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Unmanned, remote-controlled vehicles - such as this “Chicken Van” - were launched off a hill near Turtle Lake last Saturday as part of the second-annual Moravitz Car Launch, an event which has grown in popularity since its inception in 2008. The event combines speed, gravity, junk cars, charity and remote controls. For the story and more photos, see this week’s Currents feature. - Photo by Greg Marsten

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff reporter TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The Walking Tour project is finished and the project came in under budget.

There were a few revisions on dates and pronunciations that needed to be made from the first release of the video in July. Those changes have been made, according to Julie Hildebrandt, director of the project. Hildebrandt presented the Taylors Falls Village Council with an update on the project at the Aug. 9 meeting.

The project, Taylors Falls history on an audiovisual tour, was made possible through a cultural heritage grant.

The project cost $6,750 to make, including narration and a script, directing of the project, and a sound and visual editor along with an Internet consultant and use of a recording studio. Hildebrandt stated some people in

See Walking Tour, page 5 RIGHT: The Taylors Falls Public Library is one of the many stops and prominent features of the new Taylors Falls Walking Tour. The tour reveals background on the city’s famous library, as well as some of the history and inspiration for a best-selling novel that it helped inspire. - Photo by Greg Marsten

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TURTLE LAKE - When weather conditions made it impossible for him to do yard work last Wednesday, Aug. 4, Terry M. of Cumberland headed to do a bit of gambling at the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake instead. He’s very glad he did. Terry won $1.5 million on his favorite slot machine. “I always play the $5 Wheel of Fortune® because it seems to pay well and I like the spin feature,” he said. However, he credited his big win to a premonition: “About two months ago I had a dream that I had won this Wheel of Fortune® jackpot, and it came true!” he said. The new millionaire went on to say he was excited to share news of his MegaJackpot® win with his family even though “they will not believe it” and said he will use his winnings to “enjoy retirement.” The total of the win was $1,582,734.

It was the second MegaJackpot® to be paid at St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake this summer and the largest paid to date. Including Wednesday’s million-dollar hit, 25 MegaJackpot® prizes totaling $8.9 million have been awarded at St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake since 1995. - with information from St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake

Huggett dismissal final Supreme Court declines further review

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced last Tuesday, Aug. 3, that they would not review the lower court’s decision to dismiss the second-degree intentional homicide charges against Kyle Huggett, 34, Danbury.

Huggett was charged with the shooting death of John Peach on Jan. 20, 2008, but Circuit Judge James Babbitt dismissed the charge in May 2009, saying the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department did not preserve two voicemail messages from Peach shortly before the shooting; one message was to Huggett and the other to Huggett’s girlfriend.

The messages were deleted by a cell phone service provider shortly after the shooting.

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A million acorns

In the 2010 Million Acorn Challenge, Great River Greening is inviting school, community and neighborhood youth groups to collect as many acorns as they can along the St. Croix River Valley between Aug. 16 and Sept. 30. The goal: 1 million acorns collected to help restore rare oak woodland forests along the St. Croix River Valley. The challenge will culminate on Oct. 2 with The Great Weigh-In Party at Franconia Sculpture Park, and accompanying acorn planting at Franconia Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area. Participating youth will join other community members from around the metro for the official acorn weigh-in, an acorn planting, free food and an opportunity to explore the amazing works of art found at this one-of-a-kind park. Prizes and eco-adventures will be awarded to the winning groups. To receive a registration packet with information on challenge rules, guidelines and acorn collection tips and techniques, or with questions, contact Mark Turbak at 651-665-9500, ext. 11 or e-mail mturbak@greatrivergreening.org. - Submitted

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STATEWIDE - The Wisconsin DNR is taking steps to try to sell more of the so-called “badger” endangered resources license plate. A Wisconsin plate featuring the gray wolf has been raising money for the state’s Endangered Resources Program for many years. This year, the state added a plate which features an American badger, eastern meadowlark, tiger swallowtail butterfly and prairie sunflower. DNR natural areas specialist Mark Martin says the recession may be affecting sales of the badger plate. The special plates are $25 a year more than the cost of a typical license renewal. Martin says state employees will soon get a flyer with their paycheck stub, reminding them about the badger plate. This fall, the DNR’s magazine will have a story about research into badgers and also mention the plate. The plates can be applied for online, or purchased at some DOT motor vehicle service centers. - Wisconsin Public Radio (Chuck Quirmbach)

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Storm included two tornados POLK COUNTY – The severe weather in the area on Tuesday, July 27, was determined to have included two tornados.

One passed through Balsam Lake from 7:16 to 7:18 p.m. A National Weather Service survey team examined the damage and declared a tornado passed from the west to the east side of Balsam Lake for three quarters of a mile.

Its path was at most 200 yards wide.

The worst damage included a small grove of large trees completely uprooted just north of Balsam Lake, two garages with all sides blown in, large trees snapped and uprooted, and a shed blown over.

Another tornado occurred that night shortly after 7:30 p.m. running from one and a half miles northwest of Turtle Lake, ending one mile northeast of Turtle Lake.

Its path ran for about three miles with maximum width of 50 yards.

Damage included a large outbuilding that was completely destroyed, roofs peeled on several homes and large tees snapped and uprooted.

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Metal artist Michael Route, owner of Red Iron Studio in Frederic, was one of more than 350 artists displaying their works at the Uptown Art Festival held this past weekend in Minneapolis. For the past 47 years, the festival has brought together professional artists, including youth artists, performers and food vendors for a three-day celebration. Route, who carries on the legacy of his father, metal artist Jon Michael Route (Jack), operates out of a downtown studio across from Bremer Bank and features his works on his Web site, redironstudios.com. - Photo by Rob Harrison

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed Babbitt’s decision in April citing that the sheriff’s department knew, or should have known, that the voice recordings would be automatically deleted by the cell phone provider at some point in time this is common knowledge. The ruling also added that the department was in a better position to preserve the evidence given its collective investigatory experience and access to necessary technical equipment.

The court of appeals also noted that there is no replacement for live recordings of the threats and such evidence would have been central to Huggett’s defense to show that his action was reasonable under the circumstances.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland objected to the idea that the sheriff’s department was at fault. “I believe that the department acted in good faith and tried to preserve the rights of both Mr. Huggett and Mr. Peach.

It was our intent to preserve all the evidence, and it was not entirely our fault that the subpoenas and search warrant did not collect all the information.”

Roland maintains that without proper permission to save the evidence, the evidence can not be used in court anyway.

Burnett County District Attorney Bill Norine contacted the Wisconsin Department of Justice following Babbitt’s dismissal, and it was the DOJ that handled the appeal process, arguing, in part, that there was other evidence that could be used to establish Peach’s mindset on the night of the shooting, and the missing evidence could be corrected in jury instructions.

Prior to the Jan. 20, 2008, shooting, Huggett and Peach had been exchanging heated text messages for a least a week. On the night of the shooting, Peach went to Huggett’s Danbury home, reportedly because he wanted to fight. Shortly before leaving from the Grantsburg area to Danbury, Peach left the voicemail messages informing Huggett and his girlfriend of his intent.

Both Huggett and his girlfriend testified that Peach sounded intoxicated in the voicemails and that they did not believe he would actually come to Danbury.

Peach arrived at Huggett’s home with two other men. He attempted to call Huggett out from the driveway, but when Huggett did not respond, Peach broke through the door. Once he entered Huggett’s home, he was shot twice in the chest by Huggett. Peach was unarmed.

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• Briefly • STATEWIDE Wisconsin Public Radio will host a forum featuring the four Republican candidates for the 75th District Assembly seat this Thursday, Aug. 12, at 5 p.m. The candidates will be facing off in the Sept. 14 primary race for a spot on the Nov. 3 ballot. They are seeking to replace retiring state Rep. Mary Hubler. Persons may log on to wpr.org for further information. - with submitted information ••• BALSAM LAKE - Holy Trinity United Methodist Church is sponsoring an AARP driver safety program to be held at the church, located at 1606 165th Ave. (CTH I), between Balsam Lake and Centuria. The class will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. AARP developed a new streamlined fourhour course to replace the former eight-hour refresher. The class will help drivers 50 years and older to improve their skills and prevent crashes. To sign up for the course, please call the Bergstrands at 715-268-9523. The fee is $14 for non-AARP members and $12 for members, who must present their membership card at registration. — submitted ••• POLK/BURNETT COUNTIES – A local reader has reported receiving what seem to be fraudulent notices through the mail that they won large sums of money, one from a Canadian company, Holden Financial Services, and another from Trustnet, a company with a Massachusetts address.

Both companies indicated the recipient has won a large sum of money and included a check for several thousand dollars. If you suspect you have been a victim of mail fraud, it can be reported at postalinspectors.uspis.gov/ forms/MailFraudComplaint.asp x. — with submitted information ••• CORRECTION: In the Love for Lilies Currents story last week, Kris Henning’s grandparents were identified as Martha and Donald Iverson. Bertha and George Iverson were her grandparents. Martha and Donald Iverson were Henning’s parents.

Both Henning’s parents and grandparents lived on the farm where she grows her lilies. We apologize for the error.

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from page 2 Initially the investigation into the death focused on the text messages the two men had exchanged leading up to the incident. However, in hindsight, two voice messages left by Peach on the night of the shooting, one left on Huggett’s phone and one left on Huggett’s girlfriend’s phone, played the more important role in subsequent court proceedings.

The voice messages were described as threatening both by Huggett and his girlfriend, Amy Kerbel, on the night of the shooting. Kerbel even played the message for law enforcement and gave them the password to retrieve messages the night of the shooting. The cell phones were confiscated for evidence by the sheriff’s department, however, the voice messages where not preserved before they were deleted.

Because the voice messages were evidence that Huggett could use in his defense, not having them preserved was a due process violation.Taken east of Dresser near Sand Lake on Wednesday night.

A stormy, sticky, searing summer

It’s the hottest, rainiest, stormiest summer on record for Burnett and Polk counties, with another tornado recorded in Polk County this past weekend (see story “Glenn family grateful after surviving F1 tornado”) bringing this summer’s total to three. More thunder showers arrived Tuesday evening, Aug. 10, in much of the area. The Frederic area recorded more than two inches of rain in an hour and a half, bringing rainfall totals to well over a foot for 2010.

These clouds were part of a storm system that moved into northern Polk County from the northwest, Tuesday evening. - Photo by Gary King

Shooting was justified, says panel More details released in events that led up to shooting of suspect by Polk Sheriff’s deputy

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – A Shooting Review Board has ruled that the Aug. 1 shooting of 40-yearold William Bokenyi during a domestic dispute in thecity of St. Croix Falls was justified.

The panel ruled that Sgt. Michael Stoffel, a 17-year veteran of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, was justified in using deadly force based on the “action, threats and weapons displayed by Mr. Bokenyi.”

The board consisted of Polk County Sheriff Tim Moore, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead, Osceola Police Chief Tim Lauridsen, Polk County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Steven Moe, Lt. Steve Smith and Deputy Joe Vierkandt.

Background details have been unsealed with the filing of 10 charges against Bokenyi. The city of St. Croix Falls man was charged with wielding knives and threatening both his wife and 10-year-old son in an Aug. 1 domestic dispute that ended with Bokenyi being shot.

Bokenyi was shot in the abdomen but will survive. He is currently in a Madison-area hospital.

Details of incident The details emerged this week with the official filing of charges against Bokenyi, who has yet to

make a court appearance on the matter because of his hospitalization.

According to the reports and narrative in the district attorney's charges, officers were called to an apartment on East Maryland St. in the city of St. Croix Falls after Bokenyi allegedly "snapped" and threatened to kill his wife and child, forcing the duo to seek refuge in a locked room, where they called the police.

By the victim's account, Bokenyi left the apartment about 6 p.m. that evening for a poker game in Minnesota, returning about two or three hours later, and becoming agitated when the woman mentioned visiting her mother for a week to assist her with post-surgery care. She stated that he became seriously depressed, cried and went to bed. The woman then told investigators that she became nervous about their son's safety, since Bokenyi would routinely sleep in the child's room with the boy.

He then allegedly began making death threats to both, asking her, "Which one of you should die first?" That was when the woman grabbed the boy and sought shelter in the locked room, and called 911, while Bokenyi retrieved a pair of kitchen knives.

The first officer on the scene was a city of St. Croix Falls police officer, who stated that he briefly saw the man through the front door, wielding two knives in his left hand, and refusing to drop them, claiming they would have to kill him first. The officer called for back up, with two other officers - both county sheriff's deputies - arriving a few moments later.

The three officers kicked the door in and found the man in the kitchen area, continually threat-

ening the woman and child, and refusing to drop his knives. The officer's report states that one of the deputies then used a taser on the man for compliance, but that it seemed to have little or "no effect," and that he in fact lunged at the officers. That was when Stoffel fired a single shot from his service revolver - apparently to the abdomen - dropping Bokenyi to the floor in pain.

Bokenyi was treated on the scene by the deputies, and an ambulance arrived a short time later, transporting him to a waiting helicopter for an airlift to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he has since been transferred to another, unnamed facility. He is expected to make a full recovery, and neither the woman or child were physically injured.

However, because there was a police officer involved in the shooting, an investigation was conducted by an outside agency, in this case the Burnett County Sheriff's Office.

Shot before by police One fact that has since emerged is that the domestic disturbance is not the first time Bokenyi has been shot by police.

Court records indicate he was also fired upon in a March 1996 domestic dispute in Ashland County during an apparently similar confrontation with authorities. He was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor and ultimately found guilty of first-degree reckless endangerment, with the two other charges being dropped in a plea agreement. His sentence from that conviction is unclear.

The latest St. Croix Falls incident has Bokenyi facing a total of seven felony charges and three misdemeanors, including another charge of first-degree reckless endangerment, Two counts

Clear Lake man dies in motorcycle accident First traffic fatality in Polk County in 2010

POLK COUNTY - A 53-yearold Clear Lake man was killed when he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving and swerved into the oncoming traffic lane and struck a pickup truck, Friday afternoon, Aug. 6.

Thomas T. Schwartz was traveling west on CTH A and had just completed the pass of another westbound vehicle when he lost control and entered the eastbound lane where he struck a 1998 Chevrolet pickup driven

by Charles A. Clark, 49, of Clear Lake. The Schwartz motorcycle then burst into flames, which

were extinguished by the Amery Fire Department.

Schwartz was ejected from the motorcycle, landing in the south ditch where he was pronounced deceased by the Deputy Polk County Medical Examiner.

Charles Clark was not injured.

It was the first fatal crash in Polk County in 2010. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Thomas T. Schwartz, 53, Clear Lake, lost his life when he lost control of his motorcycle last Friday, Aug. 6, and struck a pickup truck driven by Charles A. Clark, 49, Clear Lake. - Photos from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

of felonyintimidation, a felony count of failure to comply with a police officer, felony battery to a police officer, and a similar attempted battery charge, as well as misdemeanor disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and negligent handling of a weapon. If convicted on all 10 counts, Bokenyi faces the potential for up to more than 45 years in prison and up to or including almost $125,000 in fines.

Charges were filed on Aug. 5, although Bokenyi was still in treatment for his wounds, and has yet to make a court appearance or be transferred to Polk County custody. His wife has also filed a restraining order against him, in the event that he is released on a cash bond. That case will have a hearing on Aug. 16 before Judge Molly GaleWyrick.

That shooting review took place on Tuesday, Aug. 10.

Stoffel was placed on paid administrative leave immediately after the incident, and reportedly returned to work on Aug. 9.

Lineman electrocuted Sunday morning

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer WINTER - A North Central Power lineman was electrocuted east of Winter on Sunday morning, Aug. 8, after he came in contact with an energized line according to Mark Dalberg, president of Northwest Wisconsin Electrical Power.

North Central Power, which has its operation base in Radisson and shares a corporate base with Northwest Wisconsin Electrical Power in Grantsburg, serves southern Sawyer County.

According to Dalberg, Glenn (Chuck) Parker, 44, Radisson, was attempting to restore power after a storm swept through southern Sawyer County on Saturday night. He had been working through the night when he climbed a pole near where lines were down at about 9:30 a.m., Sunday, when the accident occurred.

Another lineman working with Parker at the time of the accident attempted CPR, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The accident is under investigation by the insurance company and the department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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2011 budget on county board agenda

Furniture issue returns

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County supervisors will have another chance to discuss options for the county’s 2011 budget when they meet Tuesday, Aug. 17, for their monthly meeting. Besides the budget discussion, the board will consider a resolution to halt the automatic filling of vacant staff positions without review. And the furniture issue returns after a short absence. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the government center in Balsam Lake and is open to the public.

The budget item is a continuation of the discussion of budget matters that preceded the July board meeting. County Administrator Dana Frey has told the supervisors that they must set the county’s goals and policies regarding the budget while it is his responsibility to pre-

pare and present a budget within their guidelines. The county board members will be looking at issues such as a levy increase limit, borrowing, staff cuts and other revenue sources.

The departments have already presented Frey with preliminary budgets that include a 1.5-percent cut in the levy portion of the department revenues. Frey will present his initial budget recommendations to the governing committees for comment by early September. A proposed budget must be adopted by the board at its October meeting and a final budget approved in November.

The staffing resolution would change the county hiring policy to conform with the statutory duties of the county administrator by giving him the authority to review and approve all vacant positions before those positions are advertised and filled. At present, vacancies of existing positions, those in the department staffing

plans, are posted for hiring automatically.

Frey has said he wants to review all open positions and have the option of recommending staffing changes.

The furniture item again addresses what to do with the unauthorized purchase of $39,268 of chairs and tables for proposed conference/training rooms. The furniture was ordered by human services Director Sherry Gjonnes in December and delivered and paid for in January. The issue has been on the agenda of a number of meetings of the county board, the human services board and the finance committee.

The agenda item at the coming meeting would give the county administrator direction on what to do with the furniture.

There are several parts of resolution of the furniture topic. The furniture would be used as part of the proposed conference/training rooms in the courthouse but setting up those rooms would involve

purchasing and installing audio and visual equipment. That expense has not been authorized. There might also be remodeling expenses to adapt rooms for training purposes, and that expense has not been presented. Finally, some supervisors have linked the furniture resolution to the question of what discipline, if any, resulted from the alleged violation of purchasing policies by Gjonnes.

Regardless of the outcome of the furniture issue, the county boardroom will be equipped for audio and visual streaming if a resolution presented by Supervisor Larry Voelker is adopted. He is proposing that the county authorize the purchase and installation of the equipment now, giving the boardroom a full multimedia upgrade. The proposed cost of his upgrade is $60,000.

The meeting is open to the public and starts with a period for public comments.

School board elects new member Extended dance season approved

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The school board for St. Croix Falls met with one member less Aug. 10. Board member Troy DeSmet resigned from the board because he moved out of the area after just being elected in April. The board normally has five seats, but was down to four.

Persons interested in being on the school board to fill the vacant seat could apply to the school district. Three applicants were named: Roni Schuler, Sue Jasperson and former school board member and board President Ken Stensven.

The board voted on paper ballots with a 4-0 vote tallied for Roni Schuler. The board passed a motion to approve

Schuler’s appointment to the board.

In other business, the board approved the dance season extension for fall and winter. The dance team performs at games in the fall and the proposal to add a winter dance season was considered by the board. The board discussed the seasons and Kelly Anderson, activities director for the school and dance coach, stated that the students who come out for fall dance are different kids than those who would come out for winter dance because there are volleyball players in the fall that would like to be in dance in the winter sports season.

The board discussed the budget. They were concerned about how to add/offer an extension to dance season, and then have to take it away if the budget is not there. The board agreed the program is a good activity for the students.

Middle school Principal Kathy Willow said, “Can we extend it for a year and evaluate the numbers after that?” The

board agreed that having the extension for one year and being able to evaluate the situation before continuing with the extended dance team season would be a better way to approach offering it without taking it away.

The board took a roll call vote. Brent McCurdy voted against it stating “only because of the budget” after his no vote.

Board members Mona Schmidt, Pat Mitchel and Sheri Norgard voted in favor.

The motion carried to have the extended dance team season for fall and winter to be evaluated in the spring of 2011.

The board approved the elementary handbook for the school year. The board also approved additional hours for Stacy Hoff, 4K teacher whose hours were shortened to half time this spring. The 4-yearold kindergarten enrollment topped 70 and elementary Principal Jeff Benoy stated that the number of students warrants increasing Hoff’s status back to full time. In

related news, the board approved adding an additional fourth-grade section. The addition results in a fourth-grade teacher who was going to move down to kindergarten being reinstated at the fourth-grade level. Benoy said the addition of the fourth-grade section will open up a kindergarten teacher position that he would like to have as a long-term substitute position for one year, to be evaluated at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

The board approved the resignation of Yvonne Snyder. Snyder served several years as a school cook. The board also approved the proposal for HVAC and the roof at the Dresser school. The board also discussed the school store location and approved its location to be the activity director’s office. The motion carried to have the store located in the activity director’s office and have the staff determine where to locate other offices.

Bail modification denied in alleged murder case Judge recuses himself from case

by Regan Kohler Register staff writer SHELL LAKE – An initial appearance was held Monday, Aug. 9, at the Washburn County Courthouse, for the defendant accused of shooting Michael T. Elliott.

Jess R. Carsello, 48, Sarona, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide last week, after being arrested on suspicion of shooting Elliott, 31, Sarona, on Sunday, July 25, at a Ripley Spur Road residence.

Carsello maintained that the alleged shooting was in self-defense, but bail was set at $1 million due to the seriousness of

the crime.

Monday morning, Carsello and his attorney, Harry Hertel, came before Judge Eugene Harrington to discuss waiver on timeliness of a trial, and a possible bail modification. Carsello waived the reading of the criminal complaint.

Harrington told the defendant he would be recusing himself as judge following the initial appearance, as he knows the victim’s family very well, and every defendant is entitled to a fair trial.

A defendant is entitled the right to a quick trial, but Hertel said his client waived the 10-day timeliness disposition due to any potential resolutions in the meantime. He asked that bail be revisited, requesting a $10,000 cash bond and Carsello to be placed under house arrest,

at his own expense, under supervision of family members, wearing an electronic monitor. Hertel said Carsello could live with family members, and remain under house arrest unless he had to appear in court, or for medical needs.

District Attorney Mike Bitney asked that the court deny the request, as the state felt that even with electronic monitoring, there was no guarantee sufficient security would be provided, “given the nature of the offense,” and that he understood some of Carsello’s family lived in Illinois.

Hertel said that Carsello’s local family members were willing to house him, and that they guarantee he would come to court as required, as they have his best interests at heart. He also said that Carsello’s former wife described him as

not being a violent person.

“He has no prior record of any kind,” Hertel said.

Harrington went through the factors for bail, which included ability to post, gravity of the offense and the penalty for the crime, which in this case has a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. He said that it is obvious Carsello has been unable to post this amount, but the complaint outlined that Elliott had been shot six times in the back, at a relatively close range. He said he believes “our bail is appropriate,” and denied the modification request.

Carsello was remanded into the custody of the Washburn County Jail.

Mannington, LLC mobile home park license approved

by Brenda Sommerfeld Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Mannington, LLC’s mobile home park license for Green Acres Mobile Home Park was denied at the June Frederic Village Board meeting due to late bills, including water and lot fees. During the August meeting on Monday, Aug. 9, the board approved the license after village Administrator Dave Wondra verified they are now current.

Wondra said the reason it was not brought to the board in July was because the lot fees were not yet taken care of, but that all late bills were paid before the Au-

gust meeting.

Trustee Kerry Brendel suggested that an understanding be made between the board and Mannington, LLC. He would like to see payments made in a timely mnner and not issue another late license anytime after June, like this year and last.

A notice from the board of this matter shall be added to the letter to Mannington, LLC that informs them of their license being approved.

Cooper Engineering Amy Kelsey, employee of Cooper Engineering, Rice Lake, visited the board

meeting. Cooper Engineering helps get projects done for villages from municipal design, water resource projects, and construction projects to airport/aviation services.

Kelsey came to the meeting to meet the village and see if her company can be of service to the community.

Other business • The certified survey map from Warren Peterson was approved by the board, changing seven lots to two off of Linden Street.

• Law enforcement asks that everyone

keep their garbage contained and no domestic animals have food put outside. Issues have been reported of wild animals, including raccoons and skunks.

• Frederic events will take place Saturday, Aug. 21. Things will take place at the park, the annual chicken feed by Northland Ambulance will be during the day and a craft fair.

• The budget process will begin the first part of September.

Stower Seven Lakes State Trail opens following limestone resurfacing AMERY - Following the completion of surfacing with crushed limestone, the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail has reopened for bicycle and pedestrian use.

The 14-mile trail runs from Amery to Dresser through rolling wooded hills, farmland and around Polk County lakes.

Bill Zager, president of the Friends of

Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, said that bicycle users need a state trail pass while hikers and other pedestrian recreationists can use the trail for free. He added that the reopening of the trail was a cooperative effort between the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Polk

County and the Friends group.

“We will officially open this newly remodeled trail on Saturday, Aug. 21, between 9 a.m. and noon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m,” Zager said. He invites anyone with an interest in hiking and biking to join in on the festivities.

Polk County Parks Director Deb Peterson said that bicyclists can purchase a state trail pass at Amery Pedal Paddle and Ski, 109 Center Ave.; Countryside Cenex Co-op, 319 Keller Ave., South; UW-Wanderoos, 1629 70th Ave., or in Star Prairie at Russell’s Sport N’ Bike, 703 Jewell St. from the DNR

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Seconds to minutes take an hour in Centuria Tempers flare over proceedings and meeting minutes

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CENTURIA – Tempers flared Monday at the Centuria Village Board meeting, as the issue of whether newer board members were especially picky over meeting minutes later snowballed into disagreements over several other issues.

The minutes became an issue when trustees Pete Englund and Dave Markert disagreed over what should and should not be in the minutes. Englund had moved to amend minutes from a previous meeting to take out references to what he called “biased opinions” about what had transpired, and also said that certain things were not necessary, such as who made seconds to motions.

“I don’t see the point of it,” Markert said.

Englund noted that he reviewed several books on Robert’s Rules of Order and other opinions on the matter, and quoted four different books that said “only precise facts - without personal opinions” should be included, that minutes are a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said at the meeting.

He cited two sentences that he noted were “biased opinions” from the previous meeting in July. He also moved to take out statements that were in the minutes, as well as who moved to second motions, and several minor language changes.

“It should not be what was said, but what action was taken at the meeting,” Englund said.

Markert objected vehemently, calling it “nit-picky,” and stating his own parliamentary experience, going back over 60 years, he called it a “waste of effort” to take out seconds, and called them “germane” to any action taken.

“I don’t think that gives you an accurate picture of what happened at the meeting, which is the purpose of the minutes,” Markert said, adding that some of the comments were essential to what the discussion entailed.

“I think there’s information in here that does reflect what happened at the meeting,” Markert said.

Englund objected to notes about comments in the minutes referencing comments made by citizens at the previous meeting, which Markert continued to push to include, unless they asked to be “off the record.”

“I think it’s a waste of time,” stated Trustee Steve Sylvester, and the five members in attendance seemed confused as to what changes were being agreed to and what was even being voted on.

They passed an amendment to the original minutes, but failed to vote on the

amended minutes.

Markert moved to have the original minutes be approved as printed, and Sylvester seconded his motion, but that motion failed, by a similar vote, 3-2.

“If this were a private organization, I would resign my position right now! I am sick of this,” Markert said, calling it “the most poorly organized village board in the state,” with Sylvester offering his support. He then said he was “sick of you guys coming up with all this crap!”

Englund raised objections to Markert’s tone, citing a general lack of respect, and said he had “valid concerns” that he thought should be addressed within Robert’s Rules of Order.

“When I see something wrong in the minutes, I want to change them,” Englund said, noting the village’s bylaws that reference Robert’s Rules.

Markert disagreed, and stated that Englund couldn’t accept that there may be others who know what they are doing, and that the concerns were unnecessary.

In the end, the board approved the previous minutes with minor changes, by a 32 vote.

Other board action: The board moved unanimously to approve a conditional-use permit for a cryptic, new operation entering the Industrial Park. Two members of the Schaffer Specialty Welding operation of Milltown Steve Schaffer and Curtis Carlson - made a short presentation about their firm’s purchase of a building previously used by a welding operation.

They said the operation would hopefully begin operations in the next two months, and ultimately may employ up to a dozen or more skilled workers. They said the long-range hope was to utilize a vacant lot beside the existing building for future operational expansion.

Schaffer noted that some work had already begun with some minor changes at the building, including the addition of a loading dock for deliveries, conference room and more “customer-friendly” entry areas.

They said the project operation would be under way at the end of September or early October, but starting with just one shift of three people.

The board welcomed the duo to the park, and approved the conditional use permit after no objections were raised in an earlier public hearing.

to replace Schneider.

Police grants Police Chief Van Burch and officer John DuBois outlined a recent state grant approval for $7,500 for equipment upgrades.

DuBois noted that the village has received “over $10,000 in equipment and grants in the past year.”

Much of the grant money will be used for installation of enhanced Mobile Data Terminals in the village squad cars, as well as the necessary training, installation and equipment for the MDT units. They will allow the officers to print, write and create crash reports, tickets, citations and even court date and appearance notifications from the vehicle, saving administration and secretarial time.

“So when you drive by, we’re not watching TV!” Burch joked.

Kudos on cleanup Trustee Ryan Davison noted during a Health and Sanitation committee report that efforts were becoming apparent in the police department enforcement of village ordinances and violations on things such as trash, junk cars and the like.

“I want to commend the police department on work they’ve done,” he said.

“I’ve had many comments from residents on how good the village is looking!”

Davison also noted that recent discussions on chicken ownership in the village may require an outside opinion, since he was an owner himself, and under village ordinance should not make decisions where he could have a direct benefit.

E-mail addresses The board approved the expansion of email addresses to individual employees.

There was some discussion on the matter, but assurances were made that it was ex-

panded so individuals can be addressed, and not just departments. Village clerk Judy Jepson said the current system was created when they had just one village office computer and minimal Internet access, and now with everyone becoming computer savvy and having their own terminals, it seemed to make sense.

Several issues on who should respond in an employee’s absence will be addressed by the personnel committee.

Board concerns aired After previous “minutes” issues raised tempers, Village President Wayne Bakke opened the floor to board concerns, to which Trustee Steve Sylvester raised several points. He said that the issues with minutes and “nit picky things” were undermining “real issues and concerns,” such as the as yet unresolved issue of the Industrial Park signage and whether Sunway Systems can have a sign on another property they do want to own.

He also raised objections to a board decision last month allowing Northwest Wisconsin Electric to back out on a previously approved purchase of five acres of land, and going with 3.5 acres instead. He and Davison disagreed over the issue, but no action was taken.

Officer event approved The board also approved a license to allow a bowling and softball benefit for former police officer Brent Johnson, who is undergoing medical issues after brain surgery. Johnson has been apart-time officer at several local police departments.

The events will take place on Aug. 28, at McKenzie’s Lanes and the Centuria ball field. They are seeking teams for the fundraising event, and people are asked to call officer Monte Tretsven for information at 715-566-1943.

Spirit Lake sunset

New attorney After the death of village attorney John Schneider in June, Centuria and several other villages were left in a scramble to find replacement attorneys.

After a thorough review of three applications from individuals and firms, they moved to hire Tim Laux of Osceola as their official attorney. Laux had already been working as their temporary attorney

Walking Tour/from page 1 town have done the tour at home. Tourist businesses are looking forward to being able to show the tour to their guests and Hildebrandt said she is looking at promoting the idea as a next step including purchasing some MP3 players to have on hand at local businesses so people can view the walking tour video while a guest in a local business. A final report on the walking tour will be presented at the next council meeting that goes to the historical society.

Hildebrandt stated there were 600 hours invested in the project from start to finish and that does not include the volunteer hours from people who came forward after July 31 to help with the fine-tuning.

The council approved the final payments for the tour with all in favor.

Anyone interested can view the tour on YouTube by going on the Internet to www.youtube.com and typing Taylors Falls walking tour in the search bar.

The council considered paving proposals for River and Second streets. This is defined as a street restoration project. The bids include sidewalk installation, road preparation work, curb, asphalt on River Street, and mill and overlay on Second Street. The council approved $38,481.20 for that project with $14,594.27 coming

from the Riverwalk fund and the rest coming from the paving fund.

The council also discussed curb and gutter for Ravine Street. The area has deteriorated, causing holes where cement used to be. The cement curb can be cut out and be replaced with asphalt. The cost is $3,162 for this and it would come from the storm water fund. The council approved the proposal from Wausau Asphalt.

The council discussed billing from the city attorney for fees incurred for the Mn/DOT building project over several years. The total bill is $15,140.75 and is due now that negotiations with Mn/DOT are complete. The city approached the Chisago County HRA/EDA to help in the expense. The HRA/EDA stated they would pay $5,000. The city contacted Patrick Kelly, attorney with Kelly and Lemmons, and Kelly indicated he would allow the city to match with $5,000, for a total bill reduction to $10,000 with the remainder of the bill being donated time by the law firm. The council indicated their appreciation to the HRA/EDA for sharing the cost and to Kelly and Lemmons for reducing the final bill and then passed a motion to pay $5,000 from the general cash reserves fund.

A sunset on Spirit Lake near Frederic. - Photo by Erik Barstow (BarstowPhotography.com)

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No deer-gun season for Wert property

Education board for visitors center approved

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The city council for St. Croix Falls rehashed the Wert deer hunt issue on Aug. 9. The issue had been sent back to the Wert committee after discussions about allowing a deer-gun hunt for persons based on volunteer hours put in at the Wert Preserve.

Councilman Paul Kuhlman read a letter aloud from the Wert chair spelling out how the volunteer time would be logged, and the limits of a maximum of eight hunters who logged the most volunteer hours would be issued permits. The volunteer time would be logged from Aug. 1 through July 30, and they would have to register before beginning volunteer time. However, since a concern from a member of the Polk County Sportsmen’s Club indicated that the deer are in the town and not out in the woods, the council discussed the need for adding a deer-gun hunt. The property is deer-herd managed with a bow season and youth/disabled hunt already. The question was raised that if the purpose of the hunt was for management of the deer population, why have another hunt when the deer population outside of the city is down. The idea was to open the property to gun hunters and have them included in the deer management. The discussions and tabling and sending back to committee issues were all put to bed at the Aug. 9 meeting when the council agreed the deer population is not a concern at this time in the Wert property and the council voted to stick to the original resolution allowing a bow and youth/disabled hunt.

headed by Kravig. Kravig indicated that the tree cutting policy and permits for cutting trees needs to be updated.

She provided examples of photos where judicious pruning could have saved or improved trees and that she felt the public works department could receive training for tree removal as part of updating the city’s policy. “It’s more sophisticated than urban forestry. Implementing this can help mitigate heating and cooling costs and adds value to property.” The item was for discussion only.

Homecoming parade The homecoming parade will be downtown on Main Street again this year. The council approved the request

by Heidi Marks, teacher at St. Croix Falls, who coordinates the parade. The parade will be on Sept. 24.

Signage at Overlook Julie Galonska, chief of interpretation and education for the National Scenic Riverway, spoke to the council about education boards to be placed at the Overlook. The signs would serve a purpose of providing education facts about the river to those who visit the Overlook while directing persons to the National Park Service Headquarters Visitors Center. She indicated there would also be signs to direct persons from the National Park Service Visitors Center to the Overlook.

“We have a wonderful visitors center just a short walk from the Overlook at the end of the Gaylord Nelson Riverwalk,” said Galonska. “People don’t realize that and we want to inform the public by putting up these display board panels.”

The panels are 36” by 24” and would be on a sled base.

They will include information about the history of the area and the river today. The display boards are also referred to as wayside exhibits. The proposal is to have three at the Overlook and a few smaller directional signs to point to the visitors center and the Overlook. The National Park Service would pay for the signs with remaining budget dollars. Galonska said she would work on sign design over the winter and the boards should be up in the spring. The council approved the concept.

St. Croix Falls High School student Nolan O’Brien was recognized at the St. Croix Falls City Council meeting Aug. 9, for his volunteer work. He is pictured on the left with former Mayor Brad Foss (R) who stated Nolan has worked tirelessly on the Yellow Bike setup, getting bikes ready. – Photo by Tammi Milberg city services took place with the council agenda considering authorizing paving streets that are not city owned.

The proposal was to pave Sunrise, Countryside and Ridgewood Drive. The streets are too narrow, according to city engineer studies, to be adopted as city streets and the weight of city plow trucks on the roads would deteriorate the roads. Residents on these streets have paid plowing fees as part of an association, but they indicate they have paid tax dollars also and have received no city services. The roadway is described as being in bad shape.

City public works Director Scott Brust submitted the proposal for paving a 1-1/2-inch cold mix for the streets at a cost of $38,889. The council discussed both sides of the issue, including that the residents there have paid city taxes for 30 years and have not received any road maintenance from the city. It was also mentioned that school buses may not drive down the roads because they are axel hazards. Councilman Debra Kravig stated she would abstain from any vote because of her connection to the proposed paving area and indicated the condition of the roadway “looks like a Mexican highway.”

The council debated on how to address the issue and indicated that since the residents have paid taxes for a number of years, the city should do something. A motion was made by Paul Kuhlman to approve the paving.

It was seconded by Councilman Arnie Carlson. A roll call vote was taken. Kuhlman and Carlson voted in favor.

Councilman Brian Blesi voted against the motion and Kravig abstained. The motion passed with a majority vote.

Paving approved A discussion about a home association’s expenses and

Tree cutting policy reviewed The city’s tree cutting policy is undergoing an update

Volunteer recognized St. Croix Falls high school student Nolan O’Brien was recognized for his volunteer hours of work on bicycles for the Yellow Bike program. Former Mayor Brad Foss headed up the free bike use in the city program recruiting donated bikes, volunteer work and bike stations throughout the downtown for persons to use. O’Brien spent countless hours working on bicycles, according to Foss, who stated at the council meeting, “I like to recognize kids that take an interest in the community and I think the city should recognize Nolan for all he’s done.”

O’Brien stated he had a lot of fun and learned a lot about bikes.

County airport advisory group to meet BURNETT COUNTY – An advisory group for the Burnett County Airport will have their first meeting this Friday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m., at the Burnett County Government Center.

The meeting is open to everyone. With the expansion of one of its runways to 5,000 feet, the airport can now officially support the arrival and departure of large propeller and small jet aircraft.

It is considered one of the premier airports in northwestern Wisconsin and has the potential to be an effective recreation and business feature for Burnett County.

The purpose of the advisory group is to provide input and guidance to the airport manager and county airport committee (infrastructure committee) regarding the future growth and effective use of the airport.

The Burnett County Airport was built in March of 1947. It is part of the national air transportation system and categorized as a general aviation airport. It currently provides service for a multitude of aircraft and a wide variety of purposes. The airport is not only used for local recreation but also for tourism, emergency medical evacuations, military maneuvers, DNR patrols, a base for power line patrols, air-taxi traffic, business shipping and corporate transportation.

The general public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting. For more information contact airport manager Jeremy Sickler at 715-349-7076. - submitted

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Keep our state representative I recently read in a local paper the profile of the emergency room doctor who is challenging Rep. Ann Hraychuck for the 28th Assembly District this year. He seems like a pretty nice fellow, but I was troubled by some of his comments. He noted that he likes his job in the emergency room because it is like “shift work.” When he is done, he’s done. That approach will not make him an effective representative, however.

As I understand it, he plans to continue his medical practice if he is elected, serving part-time in the Legislature. While legislators are paid as if it is a part-time job, in reality, those who serve in that capacity are never off the clock. The voting public expects them to be available around the clock almost 24/7. I know that Hraychuck understands this. First as sheriff and now as our representative, she has shown that she is willing to devote her energy and talents full time on behalf of her constituents.

I fear if the good doctor is elected to the Assembly, either his patients or the people of our district will be shortchanged in their Assembly representation. While the legislators from Madison and Milwaukee will work full time (with less travel time) to assure they get all they can from the legislative pie and end up with the lion’s share, we will be shortchanged as a result of part-time representation, and we certainly don’t need that.

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Duffy an outstanding candidate When you listen to Sean Duffy talk, it’s clear that he is passionate about why he’s running for Congress. He, like many of us, is genuinely concerned about the future of this country. With runaway spending and debt consuming our economy, we cannot afford to continue in the direction we are heading. Sean is a strong fiscal and social conservative who won’t bow to party leaders and compromise his values. He is running to balance the budget and create jobs.

I know Sean and he is a man of integrity. He is a great family man and a father of six. He and his wife are strongly pro-life. He is the only one in this race to receive the endorsement of Wisconsin Right to Life. Rachel and her family have been pro-life activists for years. And contrary to Dan Mielke’s falsehoods and misinformation, Sean and Rachel believe in marriage as only between one man and one woman and do not favor any government sanctioned union or arrangement that looks like traditonal marriage. They both voted for the 2006 Wisconsin amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Sean signed a clean campaign pledge, which he is honoring, and Dan did not.

Mielke is knowingly handing out very false, negative information about Sean at parades and in churches. Sean is an outstanding candidate and will help move Wisconsin and the nation in the right direction. I urge you to support him.

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Rude speeders I live in Balsam Lake and I drive to St. Paul for work every day. Every morning and every evening, I have to put up with swearing, being flipped off or cut off while driving in the 45-mph area on Hwy. 8. I see people passing me at outrageous speeds and it’s really starting to get on my nerves.

Where are the highway patrol, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies and St. Croix Falls Police while this is all happening? I never, ever see any of them in this area as I travel to and from work. They could definitely make enough money on speeding tickets to make the highways nicer and possibly lower taxes. Also, if they are not going to enforce this speed limit, then they should return it to 55 mph. I know I’m probably asking for a miracle, but something needs to be done and soon.

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My name is Shawn Powell and I am writing on behalf of Tim O'hare and his campaign for Polk County sheriff. I should let you know that I am not a resident nor am I employed by Polk County, therefore I have nothing to gain from writing this letter.

I am currently employed as a police officer and also a member of the U.S. Army.

I have had the priviliage of knowing Tim for the past six years and had the honor of serving with him in Iraq. During our tour in Iraq, Tim and I were members of a small 24- man scout/sniper platoon with the 1-128 Infantry Battalion in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Although, Tim was not my direct sergeant, I did take orders from him, as our whole platoon was very tight-kint.

Tim was always making sure that not only his soldiers, but other sergeant’s soldiers, morale and welfare were high. He went out of his way to make sure that all the soldiers of our platoon were happy and healthy to do our job at 110 percent.

Tim led soldiers when times were tough and they were being directly engaged by the enemy. I know that Tim kept his wits about him during these times and was able to make sound decisions and direct the soldiers to accomplish the mission at hand. Tim did not lose a soldier to the enemy under his leadership.

Not only did Tim lead a small section of soldiers in the platoon, he was also a captain in the Wisconsin Army National Guard where he was the commander of an entire infantry company which can consist of 130 to 150 soldiers. Tim dis-

plays a leadership style that drives those he commands to want to work for him. I am certain that Tim's leadership as a sheriff will be comparable to his leadership in the Army.

Tim has been a leader since day one, not only in the United States Military, but also in the law-enforcement community. Tim has the vision and know-how to lead the Polk County Sheriff's Office and provide the best possible service to the citizens of the county.

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• Letters to the editor • Real-speak on PTSD With the myriad consequences of nearly 10 years of successive deployments, bloody strife and inhumanity in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon, Veterans Administration and lawmakers have finally decided to take seriously the shadowy, insidious, often ignored or misdiagnosed psychological affliction knows as posttraumatic stress disorder.

Unfortunately, for many this comes too late, as suicide, accident, violence, crime and substance abuse rates among active duty and discharged servicemen and women are increasing at an alarming rate.

This is only part of the price for these wars of choice. The human and financial toll will impact generations to come.

When one enters the military or other high-risk public service profession (such as law enforcement, emergency response, security and intelligence), one is indoctrinated with the idea that the fate of the nation, the preservation of our culture and way of life and the survival of one's peers, rests upon your devotion to duty, moral commitment and quality of performance, regardless of personal cost. This concept is permanently impressed upon the psyche. This is a weighty psychological burden, and admittedly, there is an intoxicating, addictive high to this lofty sense of purpose and the personal danger that accompanies it.

As is implicit in the technical identification of the affliction, PTSD is typically not manifested while the subject is actively engaged. It begins to affect the individual when, by choice or circumstance, he/she must adapt, sometimes suddenly, to the cultural values and behavioral norms of contemporary American society.

I claim no clinical credentials, but I can speak from experience and the studied observation of others who find themselves dealing with this transition. It has been likened to being parachuted, unprepared, into a foreign country or even landing on an alien planet.

For a great many, the challenge to adapt and decompress is a daunting one, in some ways greater than anything faced while on active duty. A major change in lifestyle, priorities and structure must be dealt with. No longer is that sense of purpose and commitment clearly defined.

Past experiences, the highs and the lows, haunt the individual trying to adapt and this is the essence of the disease.

Recurring conscious-subconscious waves of involuntary recall, vividly resurrecting suppressed traumatic experiences,

sometimes surrealistic and exaggerated, are accompanied by insomnia, night sweats, normal thought disruption and knee-jerk emotional reactions. This persistent phenomena compounds frustration, disappointment and disillusionment with the civilian environment. All the negatives are brought into focus and magnified – the collective waste of time, resources and human potential, the superficialities, absurdities, trivial preoccupations of daily life; the absence of self-discipline; selfishness, materialism and conspicuous consumption; greed and political corruption; bigotry, racism and divisiveness. This metastasizing perception fosters an abnormal level of anxiety, impatience, disgust and anger and encourages withdrawal and escapism.

Without a sense of mission and purpose, one is easily overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness, futility and boredom, often leading to full-blown depression and estrangement from family, friends and society.

Decades removed from my own active services, I still wrestle intellectually and spiritually to make sense of it all, to reconcile my thoughts and find inner peace. I don't believe anyone in this predicament seeks sympathy or even a pat on the back.

Maybe PTSD causes one to see through and beyond these expressions. No matter how well-meaning and sincere the words, “Thank you for your service,” might be, they ring hollow and irrelevant. The chasm of understanding is a mile wide.

I can only advise my brethren that while counseling, professional treatment and family support might help one to cope, there's a long, hard, lonely road ahead.

If someone coming out of a high-risk environment exhibits emotional, psychological and behavioral symptoms of post -traumatic stress, get diagnosed, rated and take advantage of every VA and government benefit available. Nevertheless, the ultimate relief for the anguish must be found within.

One must ignore those who stigmatize the disorder; dig deep, redefine, reinvent, reassert oneself; find a new mission that will restore a passion for life, create a new sense of purpose founded on all one may have experienced and learned from the past, and to heck with anyone who may judge you. After all, what more do we have to risk than has already been put on the line?

Bradley E. Ayers Frederic

Nobody has closed the doors I would just like to clarify the Arizona enforcement of current immigration laws.

First, all people are subject to carrying identification at all times to provide to any law enforcement agency in this country. If you are stopped for driving infractions, suspicious behavior (deemed by the stopping officer), or any other agency including INS, you must have proof of identification or potentially be detained until such proof if provided.

It absolutely does not require that U.S. citizens carry a passport or visa or green card. That is information propagated by the Democratic Party to make everyone paranoid. This is pure, unadulterated misinformation passed down by Obama and every single million votes by granting an amnesty to every illegal immigrant in the country.

Second, I doubt it makes everyone hate everyone else. I don’t know where that notion started. It requires a tolerance of others of other cultural backgrounds. If it creates hatred in your mind, you need to question your own morals and values.

You cannot assume everyone has adopted your personal values. I spent seven years, one week per month, working in a Juarez factory. I have met some very nice, hardworking, respectable Mexican people. I have also met some of less desirable character. Some work hard, some are lazy, and some are mediocre. Mexican immigration was the most strict and corrupt agency I encountered while doing work in six different countries. The immigration official in Jaurez even tried getting me to pay $100 to enter Mexico in addition to my temporary work visa.

Thirdly, it is true that Arizona has already seen a minor exodus due to immigration laws. To say it is only those of Hispanic origin is absurd. All illegal immigrants should exit the country. If they want to come here legally, there are steps to achieve citizenship. Nobody has closed the doors to America. Racial profiling is something that Obama and the Democratic Party bring up as being the major tool utilized by all police personnel to enforce all laws in all states. It is nothing more than a cheap “trump card” issued by the Democratic Party any time someone other than white is arrested for anything.

As proof, look at Massachusetts police, the white Agricultural Department supervisor for disciplining a black female employee, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright who

OWI arrest report POLK COUNTY – Craig Olson, 61, Luck, was stopped after a police officer saw him driving erratically on Aug. 8. He was given field sobriety tests, arrested and charged with OWI. It was reportedly his third offense. His Breathalyzer registered .108.

Kody Koch, 21, Amery, was arrested and charged with OWI, second offense, on Aug. 7. Police were called to a car/motorcycle accident that evening.

Koch had left the scene of the accident but was located by a police officer. Koch said he had been in the accident but was a pas-

preached to Obama for over 20 years, the protection of the Fort Hood terrorist that is a Muslim like Obama, etc, etc. The laws have been in effect for a long time. Does it mean the law is correct: No.? Does it mean it has created hatred since its inception: No.?

Fourth, that it splits up families is true.

Anytime any person in America regardless of age, gender, religion, culture, sex, or sexual orientation, commits a crime, you risk going to prison. The splitting up families is an emotional issue only for those that encourage crime. If splitting up families is the major concern with people, become active in various organizations that help families of prisoners, prisoners, ex-convicts, and helping to rehabilitate criminals. Perhaps opening up your home to house and help rehabilitate prisoners might help avoid future families suffering through separation.

I have traveled for both work and vacation to Japan, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Australia, Lichtenstein, Wales and Scotland. I can tell you that all of those countries require that you either be a citizen (with proof such as a driver’s license) or you have a passport or visa. If you do not have proof, you risk being detained until proof can be provided or you cannot enter their country.

We are not the only country that requires identification.

The Obama administration has really mastered the misinformation, racial profiling concepts, emotional issues, etc., with a master at spinning the information into what they want it to be. Not what it really is!

Dave Wilhelmy Siren

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senger. The officer took him back to the scene of the accident where several witnesses identified him as the driver of the vehicle. Field sobriety tests were given and he was arrested. His Breathalyzer registered at .20. He had a previous OWI recorded in February, 2009.

Karl Kakuk, 19, Plymouth, Minn., was arrested for OWI, first offense, on Aug. 7, after being in a rollover accident. Sobriety tests were administered and he was charged with OWI. His Breathalyzer registered .16. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Falls more deadly than car accidents in Wisconsin

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Health officials say more people in Wisconsin are dying from falls than motor vehicle accidents or suicide.

Unintentional falls killed 918 people in 2008, nearly twice the number of people who died from car accidents, according to a new report by Wisconsin’s Health Department.

Becky Turpin, the department’s injury and violence prevention coordinator, says a couple of factors account for the gap, including an aging population, and the fact motor vehicle-related deaths are dropping.

The report says the majority of fall-related deaths involve seniors, but one group had just as many fatal spills: young

males age 14 and younger.

The health department says the injuries are costly, with 70 percent of fall-related hospitalizations and emergency room visits paid for by Medicare and Medicaid.

And for falls involving seniors, it could result in lost independence. Turpin says 40 percent of seniors admitted to a nursing home had a fall 30 days prior.

“Falls are not a normal part of aging … they can be prevented and that’s something Wisconsin is working very hard at.”

Turpin says a number of communities have fall prevention programs. She says the key components are having vision checked, exercising and creating a hazard free home where there’s less likelihood of tripping.

This new piece of play equipment, recently installed at Fort Luck Park, is just waiting for children to climb and slide on it. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

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Bethany Lutheran Church at Branstad celebrates 140th anniversary

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer BRANSTAD – It was a day of remembering the past and a day of looking to the future for Bethany Lutheran Church members as they celebrated the church’s 140th anniversary Aug. 8.

Dolores Johnson, a Bethany member for all of her 89 years, gave a history of the church, including an account of how in 1954 fire destroyed the church after lightning struck the steeple.

Johnson said after the fire Bethany’s congregation was welcomed by the English Lutheran Church (now known as Faith Lutheran) in Grantsburg to come and have joint services with them, an arrangement that continued until Bethany members rebuilt their church in 1955.

Merlin Johnson then presented some of the more humorous church service moments at Bethany during his 50 years as a member.

Johnson said he remembered receiving a stained-glass bell ornament from the pas-

Merlin Johnson recalled some of the more humorous church service moments during his 50 years as a Bethany Lutheran Church member. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Craig and Dean Selander had help from friend and fellow Bethany member Doyle Christian barbecuing the chicken for the congregation’s celebration lunch.

Former Bethany Lutheran pastor, Myron Carlson, who was invited to give the morning’s sermon, entertained those in attendance with one of his humorous recollections. Carlson, well known to the congregation as a Vikings fan, told of the Sunday some 13 years ago when he found a Packers cap sitting on the pulpit. Carlson smiled as he held up the infamous cap saying while the culprits to this day remain unknown he has suspicions as to their identities. Carlson said after the incident he formed a special subcommittee, the Bethany Patrol (BP), to investigate the incident and that it is making progress in finding the pranksters.

Grant Dawson, grandson of two of Bethany’s faithful summer visitors, Bernhard and Dagne LeVander, provided special music during Bethany Lutheran Church’s morning service celebrating the church’s 140th anniversary. The LeVanders showed their appreciation of their time at Bethany by establishing a scholarship fund for Bethany youth.

tor after he wasn’t able to get the church’s bell to ring one Sunday. “The next Sunday pastor called me to the front and I wondered what was up,” Johnson recalled.

“Pastor Carlson handed it to me saying he wanted to present me with a no-bell prize.”

Bethany’s former pastor, Myron Carlson, who was invited to give the morning’s sermon, continued to entertain those in attendance with one of his humorous recollections.

Carlson, who was well known to the congregation as a Vikings fan, told of the Sunday some 13 years ago when he found a Packers cap sitting on the pulpit.

Carlson smiled as he held up the infamous cap saying while the culprits remain unknown to this day he has his suspicions as to their identities.

In response to the prank Carlson said he organized a special church committee, the BP (Bethany Patrol) to investigate the incident. “It’s a subcommittee operating underground,” joked Carlson. “And after 13 years they’re making progress, they’ve gone through the A’s to K’s.”

“Now when I hear BP mentioned on the news I don’t think of British Petroleum I

Dolores Johnson, a Bethany Lutheran member for all of her 89 years, gave a history of the church, including an account of how in 1954 fire the destroyed church after lightning struck the steeple. think of the Bethany Patrol,” Carlson quipped.

Then on a more reflective note, Carlson turned his message to thoughts of Bethany’s past and future ministry.

“Bethany has had hundreds of faithful servants over the years and all those people have helped shaped what Bethany is today,” Carlson told the congregation.

“What a rich heritage you have here.”

Carlson said appreciating and reminiscing about the past on this special day was something to be enjoyed, then reminded members not to become stuck in the past but to look to the future of Bethany’s ministry.

Following the service members continued their anniversary celebration with a barbecued chicken lunch and anniversary cake.

Drinking and trash pickup topics lead to lively meeting

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – “We make an effort to enforce the rules,” said Mike Janke, owner of Hummers Rendezvous. “We see others not being responsible.”

“There was slander in the charges against the Legion.” said Mike Martin, 1st Vice Commander of the Grantsburg American Legion Post. “We want it stopped now.”

A lively presentation of views on drinking controls by the bars during the recent watercross was a major part of the monthly Grantsburg Village Council meeting. Besides listening to the charges and countercharges, the council voted to award the village trash/recycling contract to a different firm and again talked about ATV routes and indoor smoking.

All seven council members, Village President Roger Panek and trustees Mark Dahlberg, Dale Dresel, Val Johnson, Dean Josephson, James Nelson and Glenn Rolloff, were present for the meeting Monday, Aug. 9.

Janke’s comments were a follow-up to a letter of his in recent issues of the local newspapers (the Leader, July 28) where he praised the Grantsburg Hockey Association for sponsoring the watercross and criticized the Legion for some of their actions.

Janke addressed the council on the issue of the responsibility of the bars to keep patrons from leaving with drinks in their hands. His remarks Monday did not mention the Legion Post, one of three liquor establishment on Main Street.

Events like watercross are vital to Grantsburg and to businesses like his bar, Janke said. But he said that all the bars have to enforce the rules on drinking. That includes having a bouncer at each door who stops customers from leaving with drinks, not just warning them and allowing them to walk out. His patrons were told, “You are not leaving our place with a drink in your hand.”

Janke said that failure to enforce the rules by some could lead to an end to these special events, hurting all the bars.

“I can see a reaction coming,” Janke said.

“Because some don’t follow the rules, we could lose it all. I think we are the only one enforcing the rules. We were told we did an excellent job.”

“I know where Mike is going,” Police Chief Jeff Schinzing said. “Bars should have someone at each door. Not all do. Other places try. Mike always has security at each door.”

“We had three bouncers,” Martin said when he addressed the council. “It’s not right to put this in the paper. It’s not right to criticize veterans. We (the bar owners) all need to work together. We try to help the community. This stuff should stop now.”

Janke, Martin and most of the public attending the meeting moved out into the hallway at that point and continued to talk.

Village trash pickup On May 18, the council approved entering into a contract with Allied Waste for residential trash pickup and recycling. Allied offered a new single sort recycling program that would offer rewards based on the amount a customer recycled.

Contract negotiations between the village and Allied fell apart after three months of messaging back and forth. Monday, the council rescinded the Allied approval and approved a contract with East Central. A new contract, which will guarantee rates for two years, will be negotiated and approved at a future council meeting.

“We owe Grantsburg an apology,” Dan Jirik, Allied Waste regional general manager, told the council. “We also owe Jennifer (Zeiler, village clerk) an apology. Allied Waste is part of a large corporation. Our management at the home office in Arizona didn’t recognize issues at the local level.

This is a local program. Arizona can’t decide on a local issue.”

Rolloff and Dahlberg said Allied wanted to add clauses to the contract which would allow them to raise fees beyond the agreed 3-percent annual adjustment. They said these hidden increases were the deal breaker.

“I recycle, I’m an advocate of recycling,” Rolloff said. “But I’m not comfortable with the chance of possible automatic increases.”

Jirik said he still believes the Grantsburg offer was beneficial to village residents. He said Grantsburg and Rice Lake were to be the models for a new way to encourage and reward recycling. Janke said the average household could earn $15 to $20 a month in coupons under the plan.

“As a resident, I can have free garbage pickup with the coupons,” Josephson said as he cast the only vote against the change in service.

ATVs in the village ATV use in the village is not now allowed. The council agreed that the policy will not change. Schinzing told the council that ATV enthusiasts are looking at a future route through the village connecting ATV routes to the north and south.

“There should be no ATVs in the village, period,” Nelson said. “No one drives an ATV slow. It’s always wide open.”

The only routes through the village would be on Oak Street, the only street that crosses the river, or through Memory Park and over the bridge at the dam.

There was opposition to allowing ATVs in the campground or using the snowmobile routes. Rolloff said ATVs would tear up the snowmobile trails.

While ATVs will remain out of the village, the public works committee will look at relaxing regulations on the use of golf carts and other slow-moving vehicles in the village.

Other issues North Memorial Ambulance wants to build a new garage and crew headquarters in the village now that a contract has been approved. Gary Pearson, speaking for the ambulance service, said they want to build a three-stall garage with attached crew housing. (North Memorial now rents a small garage near the post office and houses the crew in a separate location.

North is looking at buying the vacant site the village owns west of the block where the fire hall will be built.

Saying that the “no smoking inside” state law means what it says, the village looked at a proposed smoking regulation ordinance that will agree with the new law.

Rolloff said the patrons will enforce the law and one good fine will stop establishments that are not following the ban. Dahlberg said there needs to be a clear definition of what type of outdoor smoking area is allowed for each bar. Zeiler said the bars want to be ready with their spaces before winter comes. The model ordinance will be considered at a future meeting.

Fire association dues are now assessed based on the equalized value of the six municipalities in the fire district. The town of Wood River has raised the issue of assessing dues based on use of services rather than property value. Wood River says it now pays 32 percent of the fire association expenses but receives only 21 percent to 24 percent of the service, using man-hours, number of incidents, and addresses of service as measurements. In each comparison presented, Wood River and Trade Lake would pay lower fire dues and the village would pay more (an increase of 5 percent to 19 percent). With mention that the village is the location of many calls because the hospital is located there, the council supported keeping the present valuation method of setting fire association dues.

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O'Hare addresses rumors on shooting Sheriff's candidate admits to hiring private eye in wake of controversy

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CENTURIA – Candidate for Polk County Sheriff Tim O'Hare addressed and confirmed - a persistent allegation regarding investigative actions he took in the wake of a controversial shooting incident in Balsam Lake this spring, right around when he announced his candidacy for the office of sheriff.

O'Hare was addressing the Centuria Village Board on Monday, and after introducing himself and outlining his qualifications, he sought questions from the crowd, village trustees or employees.

It was in a short, less than three-minute exchange that he later admitted to paying for a private investigation into the couple who initially called to complain about the "test fire" incident. O'Hare admitted that he also hired an investigator to look into the background of a police officer who wrote up a citation on the matter.

O'Hare was later reprimanded on the shooting matter, which involved an officer under his command test firing over three dozen rounds of a sub machine-gun behind the Polk County Justice Center in the early morning hours on April 5. That firing allegedly alarmed a nearby couple to the point that they were concerned for their safety, and called 911 to report the shooting. They were told the incident was simply a test-firing, and they should not be alarmed.

The "meet and greet" Like many candidates for higher local office, O'Hare has been going to municipalities and organizations to introduce himself and solicit their support. He was doing just such a "meet and greet" appearance before the Centuria Village Board on Monday, and after talking of his background, law enforcement and military experience and plans for the sheriff's office if he is elected, he solicited questions from the audience, to which there were initially none.

"Nobody has a question? Not any questions? Nobody even wants to ask me about the shooting in Balsam Lake? That seems to be a favorite!" He joked.

That was when this reporter asked him to address a report that he - or someone in his organization - had hired a private investigator to look into the couple that reported the shooting incident in Balsam Lake.

After a brief pause, O'Hare admitted that he had, indeed, hired private investigators to do just that, and also admitted that he had also hired a private investigator to look into the background of the police officer who filed a citation in the matter, where the shooting occurred.

O'Hare's answer

The following is Sgt. O'Hare's complete, unabridged response to that question: [Pause] "Not to look into the people that reported it - you are correct in that aspect.

"What had happened was that we got to such a level of...lets say, ah, we don't really trust some of the things that are coming from the upper level management some times, and thats' unfortunate, because of certain things, the way that certain things have gone down. So that was to provide clarity.

"There were some rumors that, ah, management had actually gone out and solicited complaints, versus having complaints come into them. And so we thought that was a little bit disturbing in nature. So we actually, I with my own money - it wasn't a lot, it was you know, um, like a hundred and fifty bucks - I actually hired a private investigator, 'cuz I know if I were to do it, it would be, that would be improper of me to actually go out and, and ask these people questions, it would look as threatening or harassing.

"So I did hire a private investigator to actually go out and, and find out if, One: If these complaints had been solicited.

Two: If, if um, ah, Jennifer Hanson, the OIC [Officer in Charge] in Balsam Lake was actually solicited to write a citation, because that was a rumor, too.

"Unfortunately our department has been, um, carried away with rumors lately, and I'll not just say lately, I'll say during this current administration, and that, that's disappointing. And one thing I know as being a commander, is you have to stop rumors right away, and I figured that would be a positive way to confirm or deny whether or not these rumors were true.

"And actually, I 'm happy to report that they did not go out and solicit complaints, and they did not go out and, um, solicit Jennifer Hanson to write a citation.

"So, we were able to quell some of those rumors. And, but it, then again, that was taken and used back at me saying I sent people out to harass these people. That's totally not the case. We're out there actually to find out if this is what happened or if something else would happen. Because again, rumors had run rampant. So we actually cleared that up, I think."

How management and O'Hare dealt with the issue The Inter-County Leader made a public records request for the background of the case several months ago, and that information was obtained on July 6th with the release of two documents: a Letter of Reprimand from the Office of the Sheriff, dated April 27, and a response from Sgt. Tim O’Hare, dated May 14. O'Hare's response was printed nearly in its entirety one month ago.

He filed his candidacy for the office of sheriff on April 16.

The Letter of Reprimand states that Balsam Lake has an ordinance that prohibits the discharge of a weapon within the village limits. It says that O’Hare should have been aware of the alarm and concern that the gun firing would have on nearby residents. That reprimand is among the least serious penalties that can be issued by management to sheriff's department employees. It was imposed against Sgt. O’Hare “for poor use of judgment.”

“I do not dispute the basic facts of this incident,” O’Hare also wrote in his response to the reprimand. “I believe it was my duty and responsibility to insure that this weapon was functional prior to return to duty.”

He later stated that “It is not illegal to fire weapons at night,” and said in his response that while the firing was called a violation of a Balsam Lake ordinance, this was not the first time a weapon had been

test fired at the location.

O'Hare called the firing "a balancing decision” in his letter, noting that due to timing issues, the testing would need to be done that night or it would not have been able to occur for nearly a week. “I thought the sound would not be an issue,” he wrote.

“The time of day, in hind sight, was not the best,” O’Hare stated in that same response letter, where he also acknowledged receipt of that reprimand with an undated signature, stating: “In regards to my continued employment I accept receipt of this letter to be reviewed by my union rep – WPPA [Wisconsin Professional Police Association].”

The interviews since In the past few months, several Leader staff members have interviewed O'Hare on campaign issues, as well as both the shooting incident and the follow-up reprimand - one of those times at great length about the shooting and reprimand.

However, never in any of those interviews or in any documentation was it revealed or even suggested that O'Hare had hired a private investigator to review the people behind the complaints, or that he had also paid to look into the background of the Balsam Lake police officer who ultimately issued the citation in the matter.

The officer who was investigated could not be reached for comment by press time.

The Leader will not name the couple who made the initial shooting complaint.

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The incident in question According to official reports, the incident in question occurred April 5, at about 1:15 a.m., Deputy Anthony Puetz had completed a cleaning of his departmentissued Colt 9 mm submachine gun, and was advised by his supervisor, Sgt. Tim O’Hare, to test fire the weapon to make sure it was functioning properly. Puetz, under the direction of O’Hare - who was also with him at the time - fired 32 rounds into the embankment south and west of the Polk County Justice Center at about 1:30 a.m., and a short time later, someone filed a citizen’s complaint.

The firing occurred within village limits, and against village ordinance 240-2(c).

Wisconsin Indian casino profits drop

by Brian Bull Wisconsin Public Rdio STATEWIDE - Profits for Wisconsin’s tribal casinos have fallen, according to a new state audit. Tribes are hopeful they’ll rebound, along with the economy.

The Legislative Audit Bureau says overall profits for Wisconsin’s 27 tribal casinos dropped roughly 9-percent over a twoyear period, from $600-million in 2007 to $543-million in 2009.

Kristina Potrykus is marketing director for the Potawatomi Casino in Carter, and is also with Native American Tourism of Wisconsin. She says a recent industry conference stressed the need for tribes to keep promoting their casinos, which help fund many tribal programs and services.

“We’re saying, `Now’s the time to strike even harder with your marketing message. Don’t decrease your marketing budget, increase it,’”, says Potrykus.

“Because we are eventually going to come out of the recession, and your mar-

It became an issue later with the Village of Balsam Lake, and resulted in public discussion of the incident and the steps taken by the sheriff's office to make sure it never happens again.

keting message is going to be all that much more stronger when everyone’s back out there, spending money.”

Potrykus adds urban casinos like those in Milwaukee and Green Bay seem to have been hit the hardest, while others in more remote areas are doing better. She calls these the “destination casinos” that are just part of a traveler’s itinerary, and not the sole purpose for leaving home.

Potrykus says rural casinos get the people that are already going up to their cabins or the lake, and those operations aren’t affected as much.

The LAB audit is based on “Class III” gaming, which includes slot machines and table games like blackjack. That’s the state of Wisconsin’s biggest revenue source from gaming. But state revenue actually increased in the same two-year period, largely due to a $60-million one-time payment from the Ho Chunk Nation in 2008.

Startled by a passing car, an eagle leaves its meal and takes flight. - Photo by Carl Heidel

Obey announces federal funding for Osceola airport WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dave Obey, D-WI, announced Tuesday, Aug. 10, that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved an additional $895,000 for improvements at Osceola’s L.O. Simenstad Airport.

“These funds will help complete the airport’s runway and terminal area project,” Obey said. “They will help pay for a new taxiway, rehabilitation of an existing taxiway, improvements to the runway and terminal access road and improvement of the hangar area access road. This will help increase safety by reducing runway crossings, it will mean smoother takeoffs and landings on the improved runway surface, and it will upgrade and extend the useful life of the taxiways and access roads.”

These projects are part of a multiyear plan to improve the airport. Obey secured the initial funds in 2005 and has helped

bring in additional funding in subsequent years.

“Airports such as the one at Osceola are an economic lifeline for the small communities, businesses and residents they serve,” Obey said. “It means that businesses are better able to get the supplies they need, get goods to market and get their people in and out and that means they are more likely to locate or expand their businesses and bring in good paying jobs to communities that don’t have a lot of options.”

According to the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, the village of Osceola has more work to do to improve fueling, lighting and weather observation systems in coming years, work that will likely be undertaken using state aid and federal formula funds. - from the office of Congressman Obey

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Vets reminded of access to vocational training

Veterans service brings in federal dollars for clients

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – “This may be a banner year in getting federal benefits for our veterans,” Rick Gates, Polk County Veterans Service officer, told the human serv-

ices board July 29.

“We have processed 240 new claims in the second quarter and brought in $557,000 in new federal benefits for our county veterans. The biggest part of that is in disability compensation.”

Veterans are eligible for vocational rehab training, Gates said. This program, which helps a vet go back to school for a new career, is especially important for people who have lost jobs in the recession.

He said the sign-up period for the vocational programs is long, 12 years. Gates

said his office is encouraging people to take advantage of the program.

Veterans also qualify for free hearing aids and glasses, Gates told the board.

These benefits can improve the quality of life for older veterans and he wants them to be aware of the opportunity.

State benefits are still minimal, Gates said. The state Veterans Affairs office is the only self-funded state department and is spending down its trust fund. He said that a new round of state VA money was released July 1 and he saw a rush for serv-

ices.

The veterans service budget is small and Gates said he was control of only 7 percent of the money. However, he was able to make the requested initial cut of 1.5 percent in his 2011 budget request.

Gates said he wants to come in under budget for the 12th straight year.

County Administrator Dana Frey told the HS board that Gates was way ahead of everybody else in getting his budget request in on time.

Lions build ramp for Frederic couple

Pat and Curt LePre of Frederic watched last week as members of the Frederic Lions Club built a deck for their home in the Green Acres Trailer Court. Pat suffers from multiple sclerosis and Curt is a disabled veteran. The ramp will enable them to safely navigate the entrance to their home. “This is fantastic,” Curt noted. “We’d never be able to do this without their help.” This was the second such ramp the Lions have built over the past month as part of their community projects program. - Photos by Gary King

Building projects, budget discussed at Unity Teacher callback possible

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — Unity School is gearing up for the 2010-11 school year, and the board of education Tuesday night discussed the ongoing energy projects, the Aug. 26 districtwide open house, and the annual budget.

This year marks the first pre-K through grade 12 open house for students, providing an opportunity to meet teachers, visit classrooms, obtain schedules, and find lockers. There will also be a chance for elementary students to have their school pictures taken.

The open house will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. The elementary, middle school, and high school principals and staff will share information about each school and its programs.

“It’s going to prove a very helpful experience for students,” district Administrator Brandon Robinson told the board.

Before the start of the meeting the school board toured the energy conservation and facility projects that are part of a $1.1 million building upgrade. Some of the projects have already begun, reported Robinson, and are slated for completion over the upcoming months.

“We’re getting into full swing on these construction projects,” he said.

Many of the projects are designed to reduce the energy and operational costs of the district, while others consist of replacing aging heating and cooling systems.

On the list of items to be completed between now and the end of October are improvements to the water system, conversion from electric to natural gas in specific systems, improvements to the pool, replacement of steam boilers with hot water boilers, and replacement of the chiller. The emergency generator will also be replaced, and a water softening system will be installed.

“We anticipate the pool will be closed for the month of September,” noted Robinson, “due to the extent of the renovations.

“Every effort is being made to ensure that the climate in the classrooms remains conducive to learning.”

Extensive cleaning, painting and repairs have also been undertaken, on a scale Robinson called “amazing.” The summer, he said, has been very focused on facilities

improvements so that the students and community members can feel proud of their school.

Budget planning is in high gear, and Robinson discussed variables that impact anticipated revenues and the tax levy.

At this point several key numbers are still unavailable, such as a final enrollment figure, the equalized property value in the district, and state aid. General state aid, he said, will be certified Oct. 15, and an additional decrease of about 13 percent is anticipated.

Since 2006, said Robinson, state aid to the district has declined 46 percent.

“That is something we’re always cognizant of, and it’s impact on our tax levy,” he said.

Teacher callback Enrollment numbers are constantly changing in the elementary school, said Principal Wayne Whitwam, and if things stay as they are now there will be no need to recall a teacher.

First grade and fourth grade are the borderline classes in terms of size, with 17 students in three of the four sections, and 18 students in the fourth. To be eligible for SAGE funding for small class size, there can be no more than 18 students per class.

SAGE funding is available only up to third grade.

In fourth, a half-time teacher means that most of the day each section has 18.5 students. For a little more than two hours, however, there are about 25 per section.

Although the district has a good handle on which students are leaving the district, said Whitwam, there is no way to know for sure if more new students will come into the district.

After a brief discussion, the board voted to give Robinson authority to recall an elementary teacher if first-grade enrollment exceeds 18 per class.

Contract settled The board ratified the 2009-10 contract with support staff, which includes a 2-percent annual wage increase.

There were also a number of language changes, said Robinson, including an increase in the probationary period from nine to 12 months. Temporary employees are now excluded from union membership, and employees must work 10 hours to become union members.

Employees under the contract continue to contribute to insurance costs, he said, and school closing policies for day and

night employees were differentiated.

Other business • At its recent budget meeting the finance committee discussed Joe Tilton’s suggestion that Unity students not be charged for admission to events. The concern was raised that students might be more often dropped off without parental supervision. The committee discussed providing Unity students with free admission to special events or as an incentive.

• The board gave final approval to the high school grading policy. The policy includes a grading scale, guidelines on the handling of unacceptable grades and incompletes, calculating grade-point average, use of extra credit, assessments, and procedures for improving student achievement.

• Changes were made to the policy governing foreign exchange students. No

longer will the number of exchange students be restricted to four, but will be at the discretion of the high school principal, with space taken into consideration. Students will be accepted for just the fall semester. High school Principal Jason Cress said there is a growing number of exchange students and host families. “I think we all see the benefit of foreign exchange students from a cultural standpoint,” he said.

• Using a model developed by the Department of Public Instruction, the board approved a harassment, bullying and hazing policy that replaces former policies.

• The board approved Carol Kline as head varsity girls basketball coach, and Shawn Perkins as head varsity wrestling coach.

Millstone at overlook vandalized

The millstone on display at the St. Croix Falls overlook was discovered off of its post and it is believed to be vandalism. The post was down on Monday, Aug. 9, but was replaced in its usual spot with a bracket to keep people from taking it down. The millstone was discovered by Dr. Fred Riegel (deceased) and was donated to the historical society, who placed the stone at the overlook. –Photos by Tammi Milberg

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by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer LUCK - St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, located in North Luck, has a second vote on whether or not to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America scheduled for later this month on Aug. 22.

Dissatisfaction with the ELCA politics, which according to council President Dale Skow have taken control of the ELCA over the years, has led to two previous votes to leave the ELCA since August 2009 when a churchwide assembly in Minneapolis voted to find a way to allow individuals in monogamous, same-sex relations to be rostered in the ELCA. “Allowing gay clergy was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” says Skow.

The first vote in December 2009 failed by one vote, but since then Luck Lutheran Church, which has shared ministers with St. Peter’s, voted to sever the partnership because they felt a full-time minister serving only their congregation would be a way to attract more members to Luck Lutheran.

As of Aug. 4, Luck Lutheran will be officially separated from St. Peter’s.

Meanwhile, the roughly 80-member St. Peter’s congregation took a second vote in early May to leave the ELCA. This vote succeeded in meeting the two-thirds majority threshold of present voting members to start the process of terminating the ELCA membership.

To leave the ELCA, the congregation must vote twice to leave the synod by a two-thirds majority of members present. Other requirements are that the two votes must be at least 90 days apart, and between votes the congregation must meet with a synod bishop. The congregation must also be accepted into another synod or church before the ELCA membership is terminated.

The St. Peter’s congregation is hoping to join the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. The synod bishop is meeting with the congregation on Aug. 16, just six days before the final vote.

Although the voting is not complete at St. Peter’s, Skow explains that the maneuvering away from the ELCA has been discussed within the congregation as a way to expand the church. “There is so much dissatisfaction with the ELCA, leaving the ELCA might be a way to bring more people to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.”

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church north of Luck. – Photo by Sherill Summer

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Chasing Invasives

Part five - EWM the lake plant that motivated the masses

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Unlike most landbased invasive species, the reality of waterborne invasive species is that we are really just now realizing the potential of the threats, and how serious the effects have become.

The most obvious offender for years has been the prominent Eurasian water milfoil, a stringy, encapsulating plant that chokes off still, freshwater lakes for almost all recreational activity, if left unchecked.

The plant was apparently first introduced to North America in the 1950s and has quickly spread across the U.S., with infestations noted in almost every state, save a few mountainous western areas, such as Montana and Wyoming.

EWM is especially dangerous and prolific because of how it can spread through broken pieces of a full plant with sprigs harboring on boats, motors, live wells, even in equipment and clothing. It is due to that easy spread that eyebrows and attention have been focused on stopping it in its tracks.

The spread became especially noteworthy several years ago when it began to appear on several “high-end” lakes in the Twin Cities Metro area, such as Lake Minnetonka. While the plant had been noted in many central and eastern Wisconsin lakes for decades, it wasn’t until it hit some of those prominent Twin Cities bodies of water that awareness spread much past Madison.

Locally, EWM has become a prominent player in land and water resource time, with massive and extensive eradication efforts taking place on several lakes in both Polk and Burnett counties.

Just last year it was discovered in Little Trade Lake of Burnett County, which includes several lakes in a chain that goes between counties, such as Long Trade and Round Lake. The EWM beds were part of a mapping project this year and are a solid example of a partnership between both counties on water quality concerns.

Eurasian water milfoil is a stringy, encapsulating plant that chokes off still, freshwater lakes for almost all recreational activity, if left unchecked. – Leader file photo Polk County Land and Water specialist EWM can be a choking carpet of waterJeremy Williamson has noted that a par- quality problems, and some smaller ticularly tough EWM hybrid was identi- ponds and lakes with the plant can be fied recently on Horseshoe Lake in Polk deemed almost unusable if not treated or County. He also noted that the EWM fight harvested. has become an solid example of combined “The key really is awareness,” he said, efforts between the two counties, the Wis- noting several variations of Clean Boat, consin Department of Natural resources Clean Water programs instituted by variand even with local lakes associations and ous organizations and meant to keep the groups with specific interests.

EWM beast at bay.

“We went to a countywide approach,” Several lakes have instituted innovative he said. “We’re trying to be smart about volunteer-based monitoring programs at it!” boat launches, and some have even gone Awareness is one of the major ways to as far as to install video camera to catch fight EWM, and Williamson and others people who do not clean off their boats or have been instrumental in making people trailer undercarriages. aware of the plant and its impact, but also Williamson was optimistic on the how to keep it from advancing on, which awareness efforts as he cited a survey can seriously affect certain water bodies. where 92 percent of people surveyed were Depending on water clarity and depth, aware of the aquatic transients.

“That’s a good start,” he said, “and an important beginning.”

Several local lakes have felt the impact of EWM infestations, and the weed has become the poster child for people who might question the need to spend tax money to fight or eradicate the pesky invasive.

Not fighting the weed, just ask a realtor or assessor as to the difference in property values between a home on an infested lake and a non-EWM lake. Property values directly affect property tax rates, which of course has a direct impact on every other homeowner or taxpayer in the county, municipality or region.

Lake property is already among the highest valued land in the area and shoulders a great bulk of tax impact. By decreasing that value, it can severely alter the general impacts.

Williamson said the issue of EWM is ongoing, and because it has such awareness, control has become a much more realistic possibility. He noted ways that some European nations, like Denmark and Sweden, have dealt with the plant in very shallow lakes, and how some lake associations have taken it upon themselves to not only monitor launches, but raise awareness across the board for future battles.

“Citizen monitoring is key,” he said.

“Lake people are well aware of the impact.”

The sad part, he said, is that infestations are oftentimes brought to their attention by concerned citizens and homeowners.

“By that time, well, it may be too late,” he said.

There are ways to treat EWM lakes, but they can be hugely expensive, such as chemical treatments, and also very timeconsuming and ongoing, such as harvesting using elaborate pontoon boat contraptions that literally rip the plant from the water.

Many noted specialists bring to light the vast sums of money that some lake associations and groups have spent to treat EWM, but could have spent a fraction of that initially on keeping the infestation in check.

Williamson said that nearly 130 lakes in the Twin Cities Metro area have

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Over 3,400 subscribe to wolf caution alert service Burnett, Dunn and Barron counties see dogs killed or attacked MADISON – More than 3,400 dog trainers, pet owners and others interested in keeping track of recent wolf activity have signed up for an e-mail or wireless service that sends out an alert when wolves attack hunting dogs or pets in Wisconsin.

Records show 3,462 subscribers now receive e-mail alerts of new caution areas and recent wolf depredations through

GovDelivery, a e-mail notification service provided by the Department of Natural Resources.

Signup is simple and only takes a few minutes. Use the search function on the DNR Web site to search for “dog depredation by wolves” and follow the simple instructions for subscribing to the alerts. It is possible to unsubscribe at any time.

The alert will be sent to a subscriber’s email and/or wireless addresses of choice and will include a link to details of 2010 depredations and a caution map based on the location of any attacks.

Alerts on other topics are also available through the GovDelivery feature. At the DNR home page select Subscribe to DNR Updates and select the topics you want to

Youth learn to fish event on Big Wood Lake GRANSBURG – A youth fishing clinic is being offered on Saturday, Aug. 28, beginning at 8 a.m., at Thorson Park, on Big Wood Lake. Youth will have the opportunity to learn tips and techniques from experienced anglers in the morning, and have a chance to put those skills to use on the water in the

afternoon.

The Wisconsin DNR will provide all of the equipment needed. For more information and to sign up contact conservation Warden Chris Spaight at 715-463-2900, or Dustin at 715-5661057. – Marty Seeger with submitted information

follow.

Caution areas “When wolves attack dogs in hunting or training situations, the DNR creates ‘wolf caution areas’ to warn hunters that a specific pack has attacked a dog or group of dogs,” explains Adrian Wydeven, DNR biologist and wolf expert. “We encourage bear hunters to exercise greater caution if they plan to train hounds or hunt bear with hounds near any caution area, especially if they are near an actual kill site and for pet owners near a kill site to keep close tabs on their pets.”

Details of wolf attacks on dogs and caution area maps are available on the DNR Web site along with additional wolf information and suggestions for avoiding un-

wanted contact with wolves.

Since Jan. 1, wolves have killed 12 and injured seven dogs. Eight of the fatal attacks have been on trailing hounds since opening of the bear trailing hound-training season on July 1. Predation on livestock has also been a problem. Livestock and pet owners have been compensated by the DNR. On July 31, a female Walker was killed in Burnett County. In March, a 12-year-old Brittany spaniel was killed in Dunn County, and a Lab/collie mix was injured by a wolf attack in the Blue Hills area of Barron County on June 6.

For more information contact Adrian Wydeven, DNR mammalian ecologist, 715-762-1363. – from the DNR

Great Northern Outdoors Bass Fishing League Standings Co-sponsored by BLC Well Drilling in Milltown Standings

1. Wiehl/Long, 99 lbs., 11 oz.

2. Laqua/Allee, 97 lbs., 6 oz.

3. Olson/Strizik, 95 lbs., 9 oz.

4. Luck Sport & Marine, 94 lbs., 4 oz.

5. Bistram Boys, 85 lbs. 0 oz.

6. Cory/Jamie, 80 lbs., 12 oz.

7. Grumpy Grandpas, 67 lbs., 6 oz.

8. BLC Well Drilling, 61 lbs., 13 oz.

9. A1 Construction, 61 lbs., 12 oz.

10. Struck/Lonetti, 54 lbs., 6 oz.

11. Harry/Leroy, 52 lbs., 12 oz.

12. Milltown Dock Marine, 50 lbs. 2 oz.

13. Mosseys, 48 lbs., 12 oz.

14. Jenell’s Main Dish, 43 lbs. 12 oz.

15. Ones/Roberts, 42 lbs., 11 oz.

16. GNO, 38 lbs., 2 oz.

17. Team Top Water, 29 lbs., 2 oz.

18. Sinkers, 28 lbs., 10 oz.

19. Hutton/Erickson, 24 lbs., 12 oz.

Big bass weekly winner Week 14:

Wiehl/Long, 5 lbs., 1 oz.

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Youth in the Outdoors a success at Coyland Creek

The National Guard was on hand with a unique obstacle course for kids to race and climb on.

Mark and Nan Lampert are a yearly favorite at the Youth in the Outdoors event, as they teach youth the basic skills of shooting with a bow and arrow. At far left is Jeff Butler of Frederic, who is responsible for the early beginnings of the popular event. At least 193 kids registered at this year’s event, held Saturday, Aug. 7. – Photos by Raelynn Hunter

LEFT:Conser vation wardens Jesse Ashton, left, and Chris Spaight, talked to youth about wildlife and laws surrounding wildlife issues. All of the animals shown were harvested illegally.

Kanan Christianson of Siren did a nice job of staying afloat during the logrolling demonstration, which was taught by professional lumberjack Geno Cummings of Frederic.

The Lake Country Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a huge supporter, and sponsor, of the annual Youth in the Outdoors event. These youth visited the RMEF booth and were in drawings all day long to win various prizes.

These youngsters learned the finer points of canoeing in one of several different ponds at Coyland Creek.

RIGHT: The local guide service, 45° North Fly Fishing Co., was on hand during the Youth in the Outdoors event to teach young people how to properly cast a fly rod.

Nolan and Carter Hilleren of Orlando, Fla., come up to the northwoods each year to escape the heat. They stay at a cabin on Spirit Lake and enjoyed the puppies at the Youth in the Outdoors.

Makenna Shannon of St. Croix Falls waited in a long line to shoot a .22-caliber rifle.

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Going back for the right reasons yards.

“I think luck rained down on those boys that day,” Anita said.

“They never said they’ve gotten that lucky before, because we could get the elk out whole, and they say they can never do that usually,” Crandell replied, adding that next year they probably won’t be so lucky.

David Crandell recalls elk hunting success in 2009

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Since October of last year, David Crandell, 16, of Frederic, has been thinking about elk hunting. That’s probably not hard to believe, considering how successful he was during his first-ever Wyoming elk hunt that he shared with his uncle and cousin last fall.

A year before his hunt took place Crandell visited Wyoming with family on a two-week camping trip in the mountains near Dubois, Wyo. His cousin Zeb and uncle Robert Clark had been living out west their entire adult lives and knew the terrain like the backs of their hands.

Camping in the mountains, and getting to faraway places on horseback was the key to Crandell wanting to go back again, but his uncle sweetened the deal by offering a

David Crandell poses next to his first cow elk that he harvested in Wyoming last fall.

Invasives continued confirmed EWM infestations, which doesn’t bode well for this area.

“Let’s face it, we’re cottage country!” he said, noting that it can take as much as five days of dry time to completely elimi-

From (L to R): Zeb Clark, David Crandell and Robert Clark stand outside of a corral where they kept their horses during their Wyoming elk hunt. – Photos submitted chance to add elk hunting to the mix.

Crandell said, describing the meadows at “My uncle said he’d pay for my elk tag the top of the mountain where they if I’d just come on out,” Crandell said. hunted on the first day. Getting there was While paying for the tag was relatively no easy task, as the hunters crept through easy due to reduced youth hunting fees, fallen timber killed by the invasion of drawing an out-of-state license is another mountain pine beetles. story. Wyoming offers elk tags at a dis“We actually had to get off of our horses count to youth hunters between the ages because it was too thick. We had to pull of 12 and 18, but Crandell applied with them along by hand,” Crandell said, but about a 20-percent chance of actually get- he wasn’t bothered by it, adding “It was ting one. The process of applying for an pretty neat ‘cause of all of the forest and elk tag begins in January, and after an- the meadows way up top.” other waiting period Crandell was finally The second day wasn’t productive eiawarded an elk tag for the 2009 season. ther, as the group rode about 21 miles on horseback up the mountain near Long Creek. Winding, gravelly trails along Three-day hunt Since Crandell was 15 at the time, his steep cliffs led them nearly 9,000 feet in elmom, Anita, was responsible for the trans- evation without an elk sighting. But hearportation to Dubois. She didn’t seem to ing of several elk being spotted near mind though as she was able to do a little Union Pass had the hunters excited for the shopping, quilt making and cooking for following day. the hunters when they returned back to Luck on their side the motel where they slept each night.

On the third day, the hunters were on Since the motel (which acted as a base camp) had a corral outside for horses, the their way to Union Pass when they spotthree hunters packed them up each morn- ted a large herd of elk, but on private ing, loaded them in the trailer and headed property. After checking the boundary for the trailhead. But the night before lines between private and public land, opening day, they drove through a snow- they continued to drive on when they storm to the top of the mountain, and spotted three more elk in a meadow near slept in the truck that night to get a jump- the roadside, only this time the elk were on public land. In a matter of minutes, the start on the first morning’s hunt.

“That day we didn’t see anything, and hunters assembled a plan, and through a that was weird because they’ve never coordinated effort, were able to fill all been through there and not seen an elk,” three elk tags from a distance of about 200 nate the EWM sprig spread threat. “And not every county has a position like mine!”

The key to keeping EWM in check is prevention, pure and simple. It is relatively easy to clean a boat of the sprigs, and boaters should also be aware of po-

tential hiding places on their rigs or trailers, such as within the frame, and how to clean those areas.

Williamson noted that some people are truly making great strides in the control of EWM, such as private efforts on Blake Lake, which he commended.

Beating the odds again Crandell drew another elk tag for the 2010 season despite the low percentage handed to out-of-state youth hunters. Although he enjoyed the good fortune of finding elk so conveniently in 2009, Crandell understands hunting isn’t always going to be that easy. More important, he understands that being successful as a hunter isn’t about getting an elk. His favorite moments didn’t include the kill as much as the giant moose he spotted, or the bighorn sheep that were high up on the mountain.

“Just riding horseback in through the mountains, right in the morning, when there’s still frost on the ground, and just the thought of a big herd up in the field,” Crandell said.

A giant statue made entirely of elk antlers stands outside of the motel where David Crandell stayed during his hunt “You try to be optimistic,” Williamson said of the EWM battles, as well as other waterborne invasive issues, some of which we are just now beginning to identify, let alone understand. “It’s easier some days than others!”

Hayward nursery to continue production this year HAYWARD — Sen. Bob Jauch, DPoplar, announced Aug. 6 that DNR Secretary Matt Frank had informed him that the DNR has decided to plant seedlings this year at the Hayward nursery. His decision reverses an earlier DNR decision to cease production at the Hayward facility.

In a letter to Jauch the secretary emphasized that he made the decision in response to the concerns that had been expressed from foresters, woodland owners, county officials and concerned citizens. He said that fumigation would begin quickly this month and seeds will be sowed that will be lifted in 2013.

The secretary also wrote that the department will be working with customers and stakeholders statewide in an additional dialogue about the future of the state nursery program. He said that the department will bring forward a statewide business plan to present to the public before the end of next year that will effectively address community concerns as the state makes necessary changes in the nursery program. “The business plan will address

all three of our facilities to ensure that under any scenario we can strategically use Hayward and the other two nurseries within the forestry program,” the secretary wrote.

Jauch emphasized that continuation of planting at the Hayward nursery will put the facility on equal footing with the other two nurseries as a statewide plan is adopted. “Forestry is the number one business in northern Wisconsin and it makes sense that before any final decision is made that all three facilities are treated as equal contributors to the long-term management of our forestry resources,” Jauch said.

“I am thrilled withSecretary Frank’s thoughtful response to the region’s request to keep the nursery in active operation until a long-term plan can be developed. The citizens should equally appreciate his responsiveness to the concerns expressed by citizens, foresters and other users. His decision clearly recognizes the importance of the hatchery to Wisconsin forest-management goals,”

said Jauch.

“This is great news for the Hayward nursery and all who depend on seedlings grown at the facility that they plant this year and continue to grow seedlings at least until 2013,” Jauch said. “However, I agree with Secretary Frank that there needs to be a thorough discussion with stakeholders to determine the long-range prospects of a statewide nursery program in current fiscal peril. The state simply cannot continue to afford to sustain a deficit in a program that has seen a twothirds reduction in demand for seedlings in 10 years.”

“The secretary and I also agree that we should use the shortfall as an opportunity to come up with a long-term plan for the nursery program that will sustain our forests long into the future. The final decision about the fate of the program is better made next year when the Legislature convenes and after all stakeholders are engaged in statewide discussion.”

The northern lawmaker said that the discussions should include options to uti-

lize containerized nursery operations.

“While a containerized nursing operation would require initial costly investment there are many long-term advantages to considering this method to assure the long-term viability and competitiveness of the state nursery program,” he said.

“Next year Wisconsin will celebrate 100 years of the first state nursery and for nearly 66 years the Hayward nursery has provided a critical part of the conservation effort. It is an important economic contributor to the regional economy and has been a strong contributing partner in the state’s successful reforestation effort. Clearly, the state of Wisconsin needs to confront the unsustainable deficits of the nursery program but the decision should be based upon a plan to sustain our forests rather than a short-term budget fix. Because of the department’s announcement, all stakeholders will now be engaged in this very important decision,” concluded Jauch. — from the office of Sen. Jauch

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Gobler elected president of Board of Control

WIAA board holds first meeting of 2010-11

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control held its first meeting of the season last week, welcoming at least one new member and electing Mark Gobler of Luck as president-elect. Gobler was the former treasurer of the Board of Control and will assume the role of president in 2011-12.

Until then, Gobler will act as a vice president to President Jim Smasal of Winneconne, and fill in the duties if Smasal is absent. Terry Reynolds of Pittsville will serve as treasurer, and Jack Klebesadel of Germantown is the newest board member.

“We had such a departure from the board when I first got on, so senioritywise, I was probably next in line,” said Gobler, who is entering his 12th year as Luck’s athletic director and high school principal.

Prior to Luck, he spent 16 years spent at the Amery School District, where he was the assistant principal and head baseball coach, as well as the athletic director, and football football coach for three seasons.

He is in his fourth year with the Board of Control.

Gobler said he “thought it’d be interesting” to take on a different role with the

Mark Gobler Board of Control, and sees it as a thankyou of sorts to the Luck School Board for allowing him to run for the Board of Control in the first place. Being president, as well as treasurer is a difficult but important position, and has a chance to bring recognition for District 1, which Gobler represents. District 1 covers a very large area that extends as far south as I-94, to Hwy 51 in the north.

Gobler said he often gets asked by other board members which schools have the best facilities to host larger WIAA events,

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD WOMEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL Standings

Team Overall Coyland Creek 11-1 Chell Trucking/The Beehive 9-2 Smith Family Eye Care 8-4 Indian Creek Tavern 5-6 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 3-8 Mauer Construction 3-8 Digger Nick 1-11 Scores Monday, August 9 Indian Creek Tavern, Chell Trucking (forfeit) Coyland Creek 23, Digger Nick 0 Smith Family Eye Care 12, Mauer Construction 4 Smith Family Eye Care 16, Kris’ Pheasant Inn 5

MEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL

Standings Team Overall Sundowners 12-2 Century 21 11-3 Pour House 10-4 God Squad 8-7 Pheasant Inn 7-7 Chell Well 6-9 Fur, Fins & Feathers/Coyland Creek 6-7 Grantsburg Sanitary 4-11 Da Crew 0-15 Scores Wednesday, August 4 Pheasant Inn 16, Chell Well 13 God Squad 23, Grantsburg Sanitary 15 Fur, Fins & Feathers/Coyland Creek 40, Da Crew 15 Sundowners 12, Pour House 3 Century 21 20, Chell Well 15

SUMMERFEST SLOW-PITCH TOURNAMENT

Standings Place Team 1st place OLeary’s Xpeditions 2nd place Harris Construction 3rd place Pilot House 4th place Donkey Punchers Other participating teams: Pour House, Sundowners, Glass & Mirror Works, St. Croix Lanes, Skeeter Electric, Fighting Salamis, Team Skinner, Cottage Grove Team.

FALUN CHURCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL

Standings Team Overall Siren Assembly 9-1 Calvary Covenant 8-2 Falun Churches 7-3 Webster Baptist 7-3 Trade Lake Baptist 7-3 West Sweden/Zion Lutheran 5-5 New Hope Lutheran 3-7 Frederic Free 3-7 Trade River Free 3-7 Faith Lutheran 2-8 Siren Covenant/Bethany 1-9 Scores Thursday, August 5 Calvary Covenant 17, Siren Assembly 12 Webster Baptist 19, Faith Lutheran 1 Trade River Free, New Hope Lutheran (forfeit) Friday, August 6 Trade Lake Baptist, Frederic Free (forfeit) Falun Churches 20, Siren Covenant/Bethany 5

MCKENZIE LANES SUMMER BOWLING LEAGUE

Team Standings Team Points MMCO 71.0 Don’s Boys 52.5 Denny’s Downtown Lanes 52.0 Cutting Edge Pro Shop 49.0 Lakers 49.0 Ta-Da 47.0 Lane Brains 44.0 McKenzie Lanes 43.5 Men’s High Scores Rick Fox, 257, scratch game Gene Ackland, 257, scratch game Gene Ackland, 248, scratch game Gene Ackland, 733, scratch series Rick Fox, 662, scratch series Mike Oryan, 628, scratch series Women’s High Scores Kelly Oryan, 223, scratch game Brenda Lehmann, 211, scratch game Lonnie Stowell, 200, scratch game Kelly Oryan, 597, scratch series Brenda Lehmann, 546, scratch series Lonnie Stowell, 519, scratch series

such as playoffs. He cited Unity’s softball field as just one example, but hinted toward others in the area that could be wellsuited to host playoff events, such as Frederic’s new softball field, which has great seating and has potential to host an upper-level playoff game. Although District 1 is the WIAA’s largest district out of the seven in the state, Gobler said he keeps in constant contact with schools in the northern part of the state to ensure that they’ve been well represented.

But aside from issues in the WIAA’s largest district, Gobler will have a number of other issues to consider when he’s president next year. Particularly those that make some board members opt out of wanting the job as president in the first place.

“One of the more unpleasant tasks of the board is to listen to appeals by students trying to regain eligibility, or schools over forfeitures and things like that, so people really don’t like to do that,” Gobler said.

Other sticky situations that have arisen involved the football district realignment that took a lot of heat last year. The proposal made sense for some schools in terms of travel to away games, but for several smaller schools it meant extended travel and added costs to schools in an already difficult economy. The Board of Control eventually rejected the football district proposal by a vote of 8-2.

“My own personal opinion was that I liked it, but overwhelmingly most people in our district did not, so I voted that way,” Gobler said.

Board members are currently looking for other ways to realign conferences, such as working with a select few number of schools instead of an entire area. While the realignment issues have taken a bit of a backseat, next year’s early start to the football season is starting to generate a few complaints. One that hasn’t caused as many complaints, however, is the board’s decision to move basketball into five divisions instead of four. This will go into effect this winter.

The WIAA has faced several challenges over the past two years, including a challenge from the Legislature with Bill AB520, and a challenge from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. But one thing Gobler hopes will change in the near future is the WIAA’s commitment to communication.

“The biggest thing that we need to do is improve communication with school districts. It’s amazing how many superintendents don’t know what’s going on,” Gobler said.

He says several of the area’s smaller schools have a close relationship with the hierarchy within the school districts, but this isn’t always the case in the larger school districts.

Gobler is excited for the opportunity to serve as president on the Board of Control next year, and hopes to meet goals that are in the best interest of the state’s high school athletes.

“I really enjoy our board members, I think we all have the same goal as to make things right for our student athletes,” Gobler said.

The membership-directed WIAA oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 506 senior high schools and 103 junior high/middle level schools. It sponsors 25 championship tournament series. For more information, visit the WIAA Web site at www.wiaawi.org or contact the WIAA office at 715-344-8580.

Extra Points

••• SHELL LAKE – Del Morgan, of rural Shell Lake, made a hole-in-one at Clam River Golf Club, on Monday, Aug. 9, on Hole No. 5, a 133yard, par 3, with a 6iron. This great feat was witnessed by Diane Morgan of Shell Lake. To reDel Morgan serve a tee time at Clam River Golf Club call 715-468-2900. – submitted ••• MENOMONIE – Former Shell Lake athlete Andrew Berlin was honored for his academics by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Qualifiers must have completed a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher, and meet the NCAA Division 3 indoor or outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard. Berlin, majoring in vocational rehabilitation, is a 2010 team captain and on the WIAC outdoor all-sportsmanship team. He throws weights for Andrew Berlin the UW-Stout track and field team. Also on the roster is sophomore Zach Anderson, a former Frederic athlete is a multi-athlete for the UW-Stout track and field team. – Marty Seeger with information from uwstout.edu ••• MILWAUKEE – Brewers baseball can be heard on 1260 AM on the following dates and times. The Diamondbacks at Brewers game begins at 1 p.m., on Aug. 12. The Brewers at Rockies games on Aug. 13, 14 and 15 begin at 8 p.m., 7 p.m., and 2 p.m., respectively. The Brewers at Cardinals games on Aug. 17 and 18 begin at 7 p.m. both nights.

••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Twins baseball can be heard on 104.9 FM on the following dates and times. The Twins at White Sox game on Aug. 12 begins at 7 p.m. The A’s at Twins games on Aug. 13 and 15 begin at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. The White Sox at Twins games on Aug. 17 and 18 begin at 7 p.m. both nights.

••• GREEN BAY – The Browns at Packers preseason football game is being broadcast on 105.7 FM on Aug. 14, beginning at 7 p.m.

••• CLEVELAND, Ohio. – The Aug. 14, Vikings at Rams game begins at 7 p.m., and can be heard on 104.9 FM. ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2010 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

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Burnett County circuit court Donald C. Abrams, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Chad L. Alden, Siren, operating while under influence; operating w/PAC, not guilty pleas.

Barbara J. Allen, New Brighton, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Tanya L. Alvarado, Balsam Lake, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

David J. Ames, Wyoming, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ingrid F. Ames, Grantsburg, operate w/o valid license, $200.50; speeding, $175.30.

Allison M. Anderson, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Dustin D. Anderson, Spooner, underage drinking-possess, $263.50, attend alcohol class.

John C. Anderson, Appleton, speeding, $175.30.

Janet E. Andresen, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeffrey J. Aronson, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kenneth R. Asher, Spring Valley, set fire w/o extinguishing fire, not guilty plea.

Rochelle M. Athey, Shoreview, Minn., fish without license, $206.70.

Benjamin J. Babcock, Siren, seat belt violation. $10.00.

Timothy J. Baer, Edina, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jennifer M. Barnaby, Superior, seat belt violation, Joel D. Barthol, Vadnais Heights, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

William J. Bearhart, Sandstone, Minn., operating while under influence, DOT license revoked 12 mos., alcohol assessment, $817.50; operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

James J. Beauclaire, Webster, operate boat w/o valid cert. number, $200.50.

Michel L. Beckett, Oakdale, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Keith A. Beckman, Fremont, speeding, $175.00.

Matthew A. Beecroft, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Robert R. Belisle Jr., Webster, operating while revoked, twice, not guilty pleas.

Joseph L. Bell, Janesville, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Bruce Bellanger, Webster, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10; possess open intoxicants in MV, $263.50; nonregistration of auto, $175.30; failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Shelby J. Benjamin, Webster, underage drinking, possess, DOT license suspended 6 mos., attend alcohol class, $389.50.

Blaise C. Bereiter, Webster, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more; operating left of centerline, not guilty pleas.

Paula S. Bernard, Edina, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Amanda J. Beskau, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Gerald O. Beth, Minnetonka, Minn., fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Douglas Bethune, Plymouth, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, $213.10.

Edward K. Bixby, Edina, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Dallas E. Blackburn, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Lawrence R. Blair, Oakdale, Minn., operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Cathleen L. Bossi, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Joseph A. Boulay, Bloomington, Minn., speeding;, $200.50.

Catlin Boyce, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, fish w/o license, $206.70.

Phillip R. Bray, Spooner, speeding, $225.70.

Natasha R. Breeden, Webster, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

Joshua J. Bremer, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mark E. Brenizer, Siren, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jay A. Bujak, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Justin A. Bunting, St. Paul, Minn., operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Craig A. Burmeister, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

James P. Burton, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Robert L. Bushey, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Tamara J. Buskirk, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Don K. Button, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Gordon J. Bye, Long Lake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Kenneth L. Caldwell, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

David L. Carder, Siren, fail./display registration on boat, not guilty plea.

Keith E. Carlson, Bloomington, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Michael W. Carpenter, Shell Lake, operating while revoked; seat belt violation, not guilty pleas.

Regalado A. Carrilo, Shell Lake, speeding, $225.70.

Lonnie M. Carter, Frederic, operating while revoked, not guilty plea; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jose L. Chavarria, Webster, underage drinking-possess, not guilty plea.

Anthony D. Chesnut, St. Paul, Minn., operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Anna M. Chicilio, Lake Elmo, Minn., operating while suspended; operate after rev./susp. of registration, not guilty pleas.

Devan C. Christensen, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Derek S. Churchill, Webster, underage drinking-possess, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Randall P. Clancy, Clayton, speeding, not guilty plea.

Susan E. Clausen, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ryan A. Clemmons, Shell Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Michael L. Clover, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joseph M. Coen, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Cody J. Coleman, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, not guilty plea.

Joseph L. Collins, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Troy A. Coveau, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Sarah O. Covey, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00; violation of child safety restraint requirements, child 4, but less than 8, $150.10.

Bruce E. Cronk, Afton, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Robert E. Dalluge, Golden Valley, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Derek J. Daniels, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kristi M. Day, Webster, speeding, $200.50; fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Rose M. DeFilippo, Webster, speeding, $225.70.

Antonio H. De LaHuerta, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00; drink open intoxicants in MV, $263.50.

Mary G. DeLawyer, Shell Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Harley A. Demarre, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Jared R. Denotter, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00; drink open intoxicants in MV, $200.50.

Matthew P. Despiegelaere, Milltown, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Deanne J. Doty, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Jacqueline D. Duncan, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

James L. Dutton, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Michael J. Dux, Lake in the Hills, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Alexander J. Dyba, Necedah, speeding, $175.30.

Tyler D. Dyson, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Gene A. Ellingsen, Balsam Lake, operate w/o valid license, $200.50; nonregistration of other vehicle, $263.50.

Dale J. Emberson, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Nathan T. Eng, Hudson, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Elizabeth K. Enoch, Hayward, speeding, $175.300.

David L. Erickson, Webster, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .02 or more; operating while revoked; seat belt violation, not guilty pleas.

Lawrence H. Espeland, Maple Grove, Minn., fail./carry boat floatation devices, $162.70.

Lindsey J. Fallstrom, Grantsburg, underage drinkingpossess, not guilty plea.

Timothy J. Fedje, Eau Claire, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kevin W. Fedler, Rapid City, S.D., speeding, $175.30.

Robert L. Finch, Siren, driving too fast for conditions, $213.10.

Steven J. Finley, transfer fail./apply new vehicle title, $175.30; fail./properly maintain exaust system, $175.30; fail/equip required mirrors, $175.30; display unauth. veh. registration plate, $238.30.

Mitchell S. Finwall, Oakdale, Minn., operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Jamie R. Fischbach, Webster, underage drinking-possess attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Renee K. Fischbach, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., drink open intoxiants in MV, $263.50; underage drinking-possess, 17-20, $263.50 Jeffrey D. Flatness, nonregistration of vehicle <=10,000 lbs., $175.30.

Jeremy F. Fleischhacker, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Micah D. Flodin, Siren, speeding, not guilty plea.

Sean W. Flynn, Spooner, speeding, not guilty plea.

Patrick J. Fohr, Lakevilla, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Andrew J. Ford, Lindstrom, Minn., operate ATV w/o working spark arrestor, $154.50.

Coleman B. Ford, Siren, speeding; operating while suspended, not guilty pleas.

Justin J. Ford, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mitchell A. Ford, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Nadine J. Ford, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Maegan M. Fornengo, Oakdale, Minn., operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Debra Fosberg, Minong, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Chad H. Fowler, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Theodore J. Fraedrich, Coon Rapids, Minn., speeding, Chad A. French, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ryan S. Friel, Webster, violate absolute sobriety law, $389.50.

Mitchell A. Frommader, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Allen J. Galazen, Cornucopia, speeding, $175.30.

Patricia M. Gamboni, New Brighton, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Gregory A. Garbow, Cumberland, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Sasha L. Garbow, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Trae A. Gehl, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Trent E. Gehrke, Somerset, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Harlen E. Gibbs, New Hope, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Cheryl M. Giblin, Somerset, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Edwin C. Gibson, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Matthew J. Gillum, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Dennis C. Goepfert, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Michael J. Goette, South St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael J. Goodyear, Edina, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid registration, $200.50.

Brandon C. Grabow, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Troy A. Green, Cumberland, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; operating while revoked, not guilty pleas.

Barton L. Gronberg, Wheaton, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Gregory H. Guettler, St. Paul, Minn., improper left turn/approach, $175.30.

Jacob J. Gunderman, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding; automobile following too closely; operating while under influence, not guilty pleas.

James K. Gunderson, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Patricia L. Haaf, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

David A. Hagen, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Gerald D. Hagen, Superior, speeding, $175.30.

Jeffrey G. Hamble-Helget, Hudson, fish w/o license, $202.70.

Lindsey L. Hammond, Danbury, speeding, $175.30.

Orvin E. Handy, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Craig A. Hawkins, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jocelyn M. Hecht, Bemidji, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Amy L. Henck, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating while suspended twice, $200.50 twice.

Patrick H. Henderson, Hayward, speeding, not guilty plea.

David R. Hendrickson, Wausau, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Priscilla M. Henk, Hayward, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jasmin N. Hernandez, Bloomington, Minn., fish w/o license, $206.70.

Bert M. Hess, Webster, possess open intoxicants in MV; deviation from designated lane; operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty pleas.

Kathleen M. Hills, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Ronald J. Hoff, Superior, speeding, $175.30.

Jeffrey P. Hollen, St. Paul, Minn., operating w/o required lamps lighted, $162.70.

Wayne E. Holmberg, Mora, Minn., speeding, $200.00.

Brandy L. Horstman, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00; fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Joseph C. Hubbell, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Theodore L. Huebner, Webster, seat belt voilation, $10.00; operating while under inflence; operating w/PAC >=0.15; speeding, not guilty pleas.

Jeremiah J. Humphrey, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Susan A. Hutchinson, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

David A. Iverson, Eagan, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

James M. Jackson, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Derek J. Jaskolka, Siren, violate absolute sobriety law, not guilty plea.

David A. Jerome, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ann E. Johnson, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Bryan S. Johnson, Milltown, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jesse V. Johnson, St. Louis, Mo., fish w/o license, $206.70.

Margaret A. Johnson, Edina, Minn., speeding, $200.05.

Randal A. Johnson, Prior Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Robin Johnson, Shell Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Sierra L. Johnson, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Steven L. Johnson, Bristol, S.D., speeding, $250.90.

Curtis B. Jones, Wyoming, Minn., ATV operate w/o headgear, $150.10.

Anthony L. Jost, Grantsburg, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Madeline H. Kadrlik, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Aarol L. Karl, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00; nonregistration of auto, etc. $175.30.

Ryan E. Keith, Siren, operating while suspended, not guilty plea.

Robert J. Kesseley, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Daniel M. Kieler, Hazel Green, ATV operation on highways, not guilty plea.

Nathan J. Kieler, Hazel Green, operate ATV w/o valid registration, $200.50.

Malinda M. King, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Todd R. Kirby, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Nicholas W. Kirchoff, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Devyn C. Kiszewski, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Richard G. Klepetka, Danbury, deposit or discharge solid waste on public or private property, not guilty plea.

Sarah A. Kline, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Robert A. Kloehn, St. Louis Park, Minn., fail. to stop/improper stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Staci M. Kopecky, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Gary W. Kosloski, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Brian N. Krueger, Slinger, speeding, $175.30; nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Dennis F. Kruger, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ryan P. Langer, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

John P. Larkin, Centuria, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anthony A. Larson, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Bryce R. Larson, Stillwater, Minn., vehicle mudguards fail/cover tires, $200.50.

Ryan C. Larson, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Shana A. Larson, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Harold E. Leffelman, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Philip J. Leonard, Grantsburg, nonregistration of auto, etc., not guilty plea.

Paul J. Lepeska, Edina, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Larry E. Lewis, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Craig A. Lien, Luck, FYR to pedestrian, bicyclist or EPAMD, not guilty plea.

Michael L. Liljenberg, Webster, operating while revoked, not guilty plea; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Valerie A. Lindahl, Danbury, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

Austin W. Linberg, Eagan, Minn., fail./have cert. number on boat, $162.70.

Shaun M. Lindus, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00; speeding, $225.70.

Greg J. Listle, Frederic, fail. report white-tail deer fence fail., $268.50.

Kevin M. Louis, St. Croix Falls, seat back requirements, not guilty plea.

Johnathan L. Lowry, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Bert S. Luedke, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Laura L. Luhm, Alpharetta, Ga., speeding, $175.30.

Dustin C. Lyon, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Trent J. Mack, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Michael M. Madsen, Danbury, operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Matthew W. Marko, Prescott, operate ATV at speed greater than 20 mpg on ATV route, $154.50.

Dennia E. Marquardt, Spooner, speeding, not guilty plea.

Michael V. Marsh, Siren, speeding, not guilty plea.

Austin G. Mattys, Bloomington, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Mark E. McDowell, Hastings, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Cyndi A. McGuire, Oregon, speeding, $175.30.

Timothy J. McIntire, Siren, seat belt violation; operating while revoked twice; not guilty pleas.

Ryan M. McKinney, Champlin, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jason J. McKnight, Siren, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty plea.

Rondal R. Meegan, Hinckley, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rodney L. Metcalf, White Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jason A. Mikula, Shell Lake, speeding twice, not guilty pleas.

Matthew J. Mildenberger, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Austin J. Miller II, Hudson, seat belt violation, $10.00.

David W. Miller, Lino Lakes, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michelle R. Miller, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jamie M. Mitchell, Danbury, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Tara L. Mitchell, Milltown, speeding, $175.30.

Larry L. Mlodzik, Cottage Grove, Minn., possession of illegal-sized fish, $222.90.

Nicole L. Moegi, St. Louis Park, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

James T. Moenck, Zumbrota, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joan K. Monn, Webster, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty pleas.

Mikala L. Moody, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Dawn M. Morrow, River Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Allan J. Mosay, Hertel and Webster, underage drinking-possess, twice, 6 months suspended lic., $389.50, alcohol assessment; license suspended 1 year, $515.50, alcohol assessment; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Travis W. Moser, Superior, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Wilbert L. Moya, Spooner, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; operating while revoked; not guilty pleas.

Dakota K. Mulroy, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Michael R. Myers, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Alex S. Nater, Eagan, Minn., daytime water skipping, $160.80.

Andrew T. Nelson, Dundas, Minn., operating boat towing skier w/o observer, $175.30.

Michael J. Nelson, Siren, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Roy M. Nelson, Cushing, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kelly J. Neuman, St. Croix Falls, operating while under the influence; operating with PAC .10 or more; operating left of centerline, not guilty pleas.

Patricia K. Newman Wynn, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Benjamin A. Nichols, North Oaks, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, $213.10.

William D. Nielsen, Eau Claire, speeding, $200.50.

Stacey J. Nordin, Sandstone, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Scott L. Nouis, Little Falls, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kenneth E. Obszarny, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Heather A. Olson, Webster, speeding, $200.50; speeding, $175.30.

Julie A. Olson, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mark C. Omer, Grantsburg, adult permit/underage drinking, not guilty plea.

Michael T. Oswell, Andover, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

James A. Owens, Webster, operate w/o valid license, $200.50; fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30; violation of child safety restraint requirements, child under 4, $175.30.

Michelle R. Packel, Siren, possess open intoxicants in MV, not guilty plea.

Dominik A. Patkowski, Harwood Heights, Ill., fail./carry boat floatation devices, $162.70.

Stephen J. Perner, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Paul M. Perzichilli, Lino Lakes, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Dylan J. Peters, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Travis J. Petersen, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Irene I. Peterson, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Juliann E. Peterson, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Keith R. Peterson, Cambridge, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Leroy M. Pfaff, Princeton, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

George E. Phelps III, Webster, operating while suspended, $200.50; hit and run, unattended vehicle, $263.50.

Kyle C. Phernetton, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Felicia K. Pigeon, Rush City, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

David J. Pinotti, Maplewood, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid safety certificate, not guilty plea.

Jennifer A. Piper, Beloit, seat belt violation, $10.00.

See Burnett circuit court, next page

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MULTIFAMILY GARAGE SALE Fri., Aug. 13 4 - 7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 14

300 Lake Ave. N. Frederic

518673 51Lp

7 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Children’s Hoyt bow; row machine; 2 infant car seat/ stroller combos; telescope; children’s clothes, girls 018 months, boys 0-12 months; adult clothing; movies; books; tires; crib; pool table; carpet shampooer; and more.

Patrick J. Root, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

James M. Rose, Suwanee, Ga., speeding, $175.30.

Ryan A. Rucker, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $295.00.

Donna K. Ruedy, Gilbert, Ariz., speeding, not guilty plea.

Robert F. Rutherford, Frederic, speeding, $200.50.

Katie M. Ruvelson, Stillwater, Minn., underage drinking-possess, $263.50.

Eric D. Salis, Potosi, operate ATV w/o working spark arrestor, $154.50.

Brian A. Sanchez, Forest Lake, Minn., ATV operation on highways, $200.50.

Beverly B. Sandberg, Grantsburg, fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Douglas A. Sanders, Bristol, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

William T. Scanlon, Proctor, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Keith A. Schuler, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Robert A. Schulz, Glenwood City, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Amber L. Schumacher, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Christopher J. Scotch, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Greggory T. Scott, Webster, license restriction violation – Class D or M vehicle, $200.50.

Andrew G. Seeger, Grantsburg, speeding, $225.70.

Robert C. Shaffer, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Thomas M. Shidaker, Buchanan, Mich., speeding, $175.30.

Mick S. Siandon, Junction City, speeding, $175.30.

Nicholas L. K. Simmons, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct w/motor vehicle, not guilty plea.

Justin J. Simon, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Trisha M. Simon, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Vaughan D. Skille, Stone Lake, speeding, $200.50.

Aaron M. Skogstad, Bloomington, Minn., passing in nopassing zone, not guilty plea.

Sean A. Smallwood, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anne L. Snider, Alexandria, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Bill J. Snyder, Hinckley, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jon D. Songetay, Danbury, seat belt violation; operating while suspended, not guilty pleas.

Melanie C. Sorensen, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Alice Sosnoski, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Jason A. Spafford, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Scott E. Spencer, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Peter J. Sperling, Chanhassen, Minn., fail./stop at stop sign, not guilty plea.

Sarah E. Stafford, Chanhassen, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Ashley M. Standly, St. Paul, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid safety certificate, $162.70; speeding, not guilty plea.

Bryan J. Standly, St. Paul, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid safety certificate, $162.50.

Amanda L. Staples, Danbury, possess open intoxicants in MV, $263.50.

Burnett County sheriff’s report Accidents Aug. 2: Scott A. McLain, 42, Frederic. was westbound on Hwy. 70 in Grantsburg Village waiting to make a left-hand turn into his business when Billy K. Smith, 41, Grantsburg, also westbound, hit him from behind. McLain was driving a customer’s vehicle at the time of the accident. Reportedly Smith was distracted with his mail. He reported a possible injury and was cited for inattentive driving. Smith did not have insurance at the time of the accident.

Aug. 6: Anthony J. Sander, 29, Andover, Minn., was east-

bound on Hwy. 70 in Grantsburg Village, stopped at the stoplight at the intersection of Hwys. 70 and 87 when David J. Goepfert, 19, Grantsburg, also eastbound, failed to see the stopped vehicle, and hit it from behind. Reportedly Goepfert was distracted by a produce vendor. He was issued a citation for inattentive driving.

There were no injuries reported.

Arrests and citations Aug. 8: David L. Mikacevich, 44, St. Paul, Minn., was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Other incidents July 31: Stephen K. Hampton, Maple Grove, Minn., reported a vollyball net taken from his property. The incident is under investigation.

Aug. 3: Douglas W. Mehsikomer, Webster, reported a picture window broken on his camper. The incident is under investigation.

Aug. 6: Anthony J. Moser, Eden Prairie, Minn., reported a utility trailer taken from his property. The incident is under investigation.

Rob S. Taylor, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Charles T. Tebow, Eagan, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Terrance W. Thielman, Spooner, ATV operation on highways, $200.50.

Bonnie M. Thomas, Siren, speeding, not guilty plea.

Matthew C. Throngard, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ross J. Tollander, Webster, illegal transportation aquatic/animals, $154.50.

David W. Tomberlin, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeremiah J. Trepczyk, Grantsburg, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Tyrone S. Tupy, New Prague, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Tina M. Turnock, Lewis, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Janet K. Tyndell, Lutz, Fla., speeding, $225.70.

Meagan M. Vanburkleo, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Michael J. Vasatka, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Ricky J. Vogelpohl, New Richmond, speeding, $175.00.

Alfred E. Walters, Ankeny, Iowa, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Chen Wang, St. Cloud, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Todd R. Warren, Grantsburg, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

The Frederic Police Department handled 164 incidents during the month of July.

Incident Amount Accident 1 Alarm 1 Animal complaint 7 Assist PCSD 1 ATV 1 Back ground check 1 Bail jumping 1 Chapter 51.15 2 Child neglect/abuse 1 Citation 4 Civil 4 Damage to property 1 Domestic abuse 1 Fire 1 Found property 1 Informational 4

Connect to your community

Juvenile 1 Medical 2 Paper service 4 Park after hours 1 Probation hold 1 Property dispute 1 Runaway 1 Sexual assault 1 Suspicious activity 2 Suspicious persons 1 Tag deer/bear 1 Theft/larceny (UCR) 3 Traffic complaint 3 Traffic enforcement 16 Underage alcohol 1 Vehicle violation 15 Warning traffic 25 Warrant arrest 1 Total 112 – submitted

Saturday, August 14, 8 a.m. - ?

306 1st Ave. S. Frederic (Follow Signs)

Entertainment center; exec. desk; Xbox & games; H.H. items; fishing rods & reels; jack stand; toys; double stroller; 2 Pack ‘N’ Goes; crib; changing table; baby swing; quality name-brand clothing - children NB-3, junior & adult and husky boys 12-14.

Too much to mention, something for everyone!

518741 51Lp

INTERFAITH CAREGIVER’S HUGE FUNDRAISER RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE

LARGE ITEMS FOR EARLY SALE - CALL 715-648-5121 OR 715-755-2759

Fri., Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 21, 518531 51-52L 41a

from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

ESTATE/ GARAGE SALE

Harvey Emerson, Janelle Johnson, Rachel Carney & Families

Fri., Aug. 13, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 14, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Location: Cushing Community Center Antiques; Christmas/holiday deco.; dehydrator; electric guitar & amp.; exercise equip.; furniture; Game Cube w/games; household items; men’s, women’s & kids clothes, all sizes; microwave; micro. stand; quilting supplies; show clothes; used tack; woodstove combo w/electric stove/oven; washer w/gas dryer; TVs; much misc.

LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY THE SCF WRESTLING CLUB BOTH FRI. & SAT.!

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All bake sale items will be marked.

Freewill offering for most rummage items.

Few items will be marked.

If you need directions, please call 715-866-4970

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Garage sales

7596 Hayden Lake Road, Danbury

Forrest A. Webber, Oak Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Craig S. Weber, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Jacole J. Welch, Tomah, speeding, $175.30.

Ashley L. Wendelboe, Siren, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Jamey S. Westman, Cedar, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Virginia L. Wilkerson, Ramsey, Minn., speeding, $201.00.

Billy J. Williamson, Lewis, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Orton H. Wisegarver, Rockford, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $206.70.

Dennis W. Young, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeffrey C. Zacco, Siren, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Toni L. Zappa, Siren, speeding, $200.50.

Zhibo Zhang, Houghton, Mich., speeding, $175.30.

Shirley A. Ziesmer, Stanchfield, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Frederic police report

• LARGE ITEMS FOR EARLY SALE - CALL 715-648-5121 OR 715-755-2759 •

Wayne L. Pitz, Mina, S.D., operate an unregistered ATV, $154.50.

Michael J. Pollock, Lakeville, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Mary V. Poppenberg, Fairbault, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jacob C. Posterick, Ham Lake, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid safety certificate; $162.70.

Matthew P. Potvin, New Richmond, operating while under influence, DOT license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment, $691.50.

Frank G. Powell, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Barry E. Preston, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Tomi Jo Quagon, Stone Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kellie R. Rademaker, Baldwin, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joseph F. Raspotnik, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea.

Daniel J. Rauscher, Vadnais Heights, Minn., ATV operate w/o headgear, $150.10.

Janet L. Reed, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joseph A. Reed, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Cynthia L. Risen, North Branch, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Rebecca J. Rivard, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Eugene T. Roatch, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jamie M. Robb, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, not guilty plea.

Jeffrey A. Roberts, Webster, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Robert L. Robinson, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jennifer L. Roettger, Roseville, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $206.70.

Anne E. Staples, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Chelsey Staples, Siren, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Christine M. Stehr, Cannon Falls, Minn., operate ATV w/o valid registration, $200.50.

Jesse A. Stenberg, Zimmerman, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeremy R. Stender, Cologne, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Stephen J. Stevens, Frederic, operating while under influence, DOT license revoked 8 months, $817.50.

Rhonda L. Stilwell, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Susan M. Stilwell, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

John L. Stoeklen, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Seth A. Stoner, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Michael O. Sullivan, Big Lake, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Dean E. Sunderland, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, not guilty plea.

Nace A. Sutherland, Grantsburg, underage drinking-possess, not guilty plea.

Trent D. Sutherland, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct w/motor vehicle, $185.00.

Croix R. Swanson, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Steven D. Swanson, Champlin, Minn., failure to yield right of way, $175.30.

Andrew W. Sylvester, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Kelly L. Tank, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Luverne E. Tatge, Fairbault, Minn., operate ATV w/o NR trail pass, $169.00.

Mia F. Taylor, Hayward, seat belt violation, $10.00.

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Siren police report July 20: Lennie Prouty, 47, Centuria, was cited for speeding at 5:18 p.m. on Tewalt Road and Hwy. 35.

July 27: Notice was sent to Davin G. Tyler, Siren, that he had 14 days notice to prove ownership on a 1993 black Chevy truck that had been in the Siren PD impound lot for over a year.

If ownership was not proven, the truck would be claimed by the PD and sold at auction.

July 30: Written warning was given to Barbara A. Branville, 42, Luck, whose vehicle had a headlight out and no insurance when it was stopped at Crooked Lake Park at 9:34 p.m.

July 31: Citations for bond violation and disorderly conduct in-

volving abusive contact against another man were issued for Mark Allen Christensen, 43, Siren, at 8 p.m.

Aug. 1: Richard M. Pearson, 51, Grantsburg, was cited at 12:23 a.m. for OWI and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration over .10 percent during a stop on Little Wood Lake Road and CTH 70.

The officer on duty provided assistance to the county for a Chevy pickup that was in the ditch on the west side of CTH W. The vehicle was partially submerged in swamp water. Its driver, Jacob Seth Meyer, 23, Grantsburg, was taken to Burnett County Jail on a charge of operating while intoxicated.

Aug. 5: Mathew L. Petersen, 20, Frederic, was cited at 4:57 p.m. at the Hwy. 35/70 junction for failing to wear a seat belt.

Aug. 7: At 1:14 a.m., a vehicle driven by Patrick R. Kurkowski, 21, Frederic, was stopped on Main Street and Ellis Avenue because it had a loud exhaust system. The vehicle’s owner, Timothy S. Nelson, 19, Frederic, was cited for underage drinking and given a five-day citation for the muffler violation, having no insurance and a windshield issue.

The Siren officer provided county assistance in the apprehension of Scott R. Woods, 63, Siren, at the Holiday Station.

Woods was picked up for OWI

Polk County circuit court

SPOONER — The Federal Highway Administration has designated the first week of August as National Stop on Red Week to remind motorists that obeying traffic signs and signals at intersections can be a matter of life or death.

“Failing to stop completely at a red light or a stop sign at an intersection is not a minor infraction,” says Captain Jeff Frenette of the Wisconsin State Patrol Northwest Region. “There are many complex movements at intersections with vehicles entering, crossing and exiting at different points. Add the element of drivers who disregard the traffic controls and the dangers increase significantly. During crashes at intersections, vehicles often are hit in the side where there is comparatively little protection for drivers and passengers. Whether on rural roads or city streets, intersections undoubtedly are some of the most dangerous places drivers encounter.”

Nationwide, approximately 20 percent of all traffic deaths each year are the result of crashes at intersections, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Failing to obey a red light, stop sign or other traffic control device at an intersection is not only dangerous — it’s also expensive. According to state law, a violation for failing to stop completely for a traffic signal, sign or marking costs $175.30 with three demerit points assessed on the driver’s record. Committing a second offense within a year costs $213.10 with three points.

“The key to preventing crashes at intersections is quite simple,” says Frenette. “Drivers must keep an alert eye on traffic moving into, through and out of the intersection. They also must obey all traffic signals and signs.

Drivers should make it a habit to stop completely on red and not race through a yellow light to beat a red light.

At a yellow light, you must stop unless you’re so close to the intersection that you can’t stop safely.” — from State Patrol

(July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2010) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb, f/k/a S & C Bank 25 West Main Street P.O. Box 7933 Madison, WI 53707 Plaintiff, vs.

Robert E. Marcum 3411 115th Street Frederic, WI 54837; Sue Marcum 3411 115th Street Frederic, WI 54837; and XYZ Corporation; ABC Partnership; Joe Doe and Mary Rowe, whose true names are unknown to Plaintiff Defendants AMENDED SUMMONS Case No. 10-CV-336 Code: 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within forty (40) days after July 28, 2010, 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 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Joseph D. Roach, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Briggs and Morgan, P.A., 2200 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

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 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: July 20, 2010 BRIGGS AND MORGAN, P.A. By: Joseph D. Roach WI License No. 1039463 Attorneys for Plaintiff 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: 612-977-8466

Nicholas A. Vanheel, South St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

John R. Wade, River Falls, speeding, $200.50.

Bradley D. Walters, North St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Matthew K. Weber, Osceola, inattentive driving, not guilty plea.

Billy J. Williamson, Lewis, speeding, $175.30.

(Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 1 WESTconsin Credit Union 444 South Broadway Menomonie, WI 54751 Plaintiff, vs.

DUANE C. SAYLES (Deceased) DIANA L. SAYLES 617 150th Street Amery, WI 54001 Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 987 Code: 30304 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 1 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on September 30, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: A parcel in the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4), Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thirty-three (33) North Range Seventeen (17) West, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4); thence South 300 feet which is the Point of Beginning of the parcel being conveyed; thence parallel to the South section line; thence North 208 feet parallel to the East section line; thence East 215 feet to the Point of Beginning of parcel conveyed, TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD, Polk County, Wis. The above property is located at 617 150th Street, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 3rd day of August, 2010.

Timothy Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menonomie, WI 54751 715-235-3939

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Intersection crashes can be prevented by obeying traffic signals

Greg W. Sillman, Amery, fail/have cert. number on boat, $148.20.

Anthony W. Sponjers, Circle Pines, Minn., riding on boat decks/gunwales, $160.80.

Rochelle J. Tacheny, Luck, permit unauthorized minor to drive, not guilty plea.

Kyle J. Truckey, Osceola, passing into oncoming traffic, not guilty plea.

Antonio G. Urbina, Frederic, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

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Peter M. Jacobson, Stillwater, Minn., improper display of ID number on boat, $162.70.

Jefferson D. Johnston, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Travis R. Love, Frederic, fail./carry boat flotation devices, $148.20.

Daniel J. MacDonald Sr., Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel T. McGlinch, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Christopher L. Miller, Golden Valley, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Shiela I. Morfitt, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

William A. Mueller, St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Marissa J. Mulvehill, Centuria, speeding, $213.10.

William C. Nacey, Amery, failure to yield right of way, $187.90.

Shawn M. Nanne, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Ashley M. Olson, Blaine, Minn., jet ski within 100’ of motorboat/skier, $160.80.

Daniel C. Peterson, Luck, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Michael D. Pontrely, North St. Paul, Minn., improper display of ID number on boat, $162.70.

Susan A. Sayeed, Luck, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jonathan E. Schwartz, Shakopee, Minn., failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Andrew L. Seliga, Cottage Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

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Dennis M. Abitz, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Christopher B. Anderson, Chippewa Falls, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Tyler F. Arcand, Dresser, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jed R. Bechel, Baldwin, seat belt violation, $10.00; drink open intoxicants in MV, $200.50.

Zackory K. Blume, St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anne L. Bowman, Coon Rapids, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Eric W. Brathol, Hammond, fail./equip. boat/battery cover; fail./carry boat flotation devices, not guilty pleas.

Kathleen M. Carlson, Balsam Lake, dog at large, $150.50.

Steven L. Carpenter, Rice Lake, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Ardus H. Crandall, Siren, fail./yield while making left turn, $175.30.

David G. Eason, Amery, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Cathy M. Ellefson, Osceola, allow dog at large, not guilty plea.

Paul E. Fjorden, Luck, operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Kayla L. Frankson, Deer Park, speeding, $175.30.

Derek J. Gustafson, Woodbury, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, not guilty plea.

Sylvia J. Hanson, Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30.

John C. Helbig, Turtle Lake, speeding, $175.30.

(fifth offense).

A $25 parking ticket was issued on a Ford Explorer that was parked on First Avenue across from the arena at 2:20 p.m.

Aug. 8: Joseph C. Hubbell, 30, Balsam Lake, was cited on First Avenue and Main Street at 1:49 a.m. for nonregistration of a vehicle.

(Aug. 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GLENWOOD ALLEN FLODIN Summary Assignment - Order for Hearing and Notice Case No. 10 PR 54 A petition has been filed for summary assignment of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was May 24, 1934, and date of death was June 18, 2010, who died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of 307 1st Avenue S., Frederic, Wisconsin 54837.

Creditors may bring an action by: 1. Filing a claim in the Polk County Circuit Court before the property is assigned.

2. Bringing a suit against the assignee(s) after the property is assigned. The right of a creditor to bring an action terminates three months after the date of publication of this order.

The property may be assigned to the creditors and persons interested on or after October 29, 2010.

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: The petition be heard and heirship be determined at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room Br 1, before Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick, Court Official, on September 7, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter.

BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge/Court Commissioner July 23, 2010 David L. Grindell, Attorney Grindell Law Offices, S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561

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July 6: Danielle M. Blessard, 23, Siren, was cited for violating the child-safety-restraint provision for children under the age of 4. Blessard was stopped at 9 p.m. on D’Jock Street and Hwy. 35. She was given a five-day notice for nonregistration of the vehicle and for having no insurance.

July 18: An additional charge was levied against Heather R. Richison, 32, Webster, after a stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Elizabeth Street at 1:18 a.m. The charge of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration over .08 percent was added to charges for OWI, operating after revocation and not using a seat belt.

(Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY North American Banking Company, Plaintiff, vs.

Cascade Falls, LLC and Commerce Financial Group, Inc., Defendants Case Code: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 10 CV 190 Hon. Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 10th day of June, 2010, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 16, 2010, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 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.

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

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1, Polk County Certified Survey Map No. 4970, of Part of Outlot 114, Outlot Plat to the Village of Osceola, and of Part of Lot 5, Block 17, Original Plat to the Village of Osceola, and of Lot 6, Block 17, Original Plat of the Village of Osceola, located in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 33 North, Range 19 West, Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 101-105 Cascade Street, Osceola, WI. Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI Stein & Moore, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 332 Minnesota St., Ste. W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 224-9683 518176 WNAXLP

BONE LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING Wilkins Resort, Bone Lake Saturday, August 14, 2010, 9 a.m.

Commissioners: Robert Murphy-Chairman, Bob Boyd-Vice Chairman, Phil Foster-Treasurer, Wayne Liepke-Secretary, Dick Boss, Ron Ogren-Georgetown Township, Brian MastersPolk County, Wayne Shirley-Bone Lake Township AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order and introductions of commissioners and guests 2. Reading and approval of minutes 3. Treasurer’s report 4. Election of commissioners a. Report of nominating committee - Tim Laughlin b. Appointment of tellers - Chairman c. Election by ballot 5. Committee reports a. Comprehensive Lake Management Plan Phil Foster - Chair Cheryl Clemens - Consultant Subcommittee reports Waterfront Runoff - Chris Moore Fisheries - Wayne Liepke Wildlife and Natural Beauty - Karen Engelbretson Evaluation and Studies - Bob Boyd b. Aquatic Plant Management Plan Bob Boyd - Chair c. Boat Safety and Buoys Dick Boss - Chair d. Communications Committee-Newsletter and Web Site Bob Boyd - Chair e. Social Committee-Boat Parade and Social Function Sue Schnarr - Chair f. Fireworks Bob Boyd - Chair 6. Budget for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 7. Recognition of Volunteers 8. Discussion of Water Ski Show 9. Bone Lake Township - Wayne Shirley 10. Georgetown Township - Ron Ogren 11. Polk County - Brian Masters 12. Audit of Books - Frank Schlick 13. Old Business 14. New Business 15. Adjournment • Commissioners Meeting Following Adjournment of Annual Meeting to Elect Officers for the Coming Year 518111 50-51L

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Regular Monthly Meeting Thursday, August 26, 2010, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments - Balsam Lake

Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business: A. CDBG. 518274 51L VI. New Business. VII. Adjourn.

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view site(s) and will reconvene at 12:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the Board of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 12:00 p.m. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) RICHARD GREGORY requests a Special Exception from Section XC1 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to build two more mini storage units. Property affected is: Lot 1, CSM #1913, Vol. 9/Pg. 60, Pt. of NE 1/4, SW 1/4, Sec. 18/T33N/R18W, Town of Osceola.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH requests a variance from Article 11E2 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance and Sec. IVB3 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to build an addition onto existing church which will be closer than 75’ from centerline of County Road G and exceed the 50% assessed value. Property affected is: 1988 220th Ave., Lot 1, CSM #5780, Vol. 26/Pg. 46, Sec. 14/T35N/R18W, Town of Eureka, pond (class 3).

NORTH LUCK RENTALS, CHRISTI HENDRICKS, requests a variance from Sec. IVB3 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to rebuild existing dwelling which was destroyed by fire and will exceed 50% assessed value. Property affected is: 2597 St. Hwy. 35, Lot 2, CSM #2639, Vol. 12/Pg. 126, Sec. 29/T36N/ R17W, Town of Luck.

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(July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, National Association, as purchaser of the loans and other assets of Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN J. NEIL and JANE DOE unknown spouse of Stephen J. Neil and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE unknown tenants; and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and STATE OF WISCONSIN, Defendants; and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Added Defendant.

Case No. 08-CV-833 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 29, 2009, in the amount of $246,336.21, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 9, 2010, at 10 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot Thirteen (13), Block Two (2), Plat of Eagle Ridge, said plat located in the East One-half of the Southeast Quarter (E 1/2 SE 1/4), Section Twenty-nine (29) and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West; Town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2211 73rd Ave., Town of Osceola.

TAX KEY NO.: 042-01317-1300.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS & 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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(Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WESTconsin Credit Union 444 South Broadway Menomonie, WI 54751 Plaintiff, vs.

TRAVIS T. SOLLAND 116 Wisconsin Avenue Centuria, WI 54824, and RUTH A. SOLLAND, f/k/a Ruth A. Doepel 116 Wisconsin Avenue Centuria, WI 54824 Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 14 Code: 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on June 10, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on September 30, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Parcel 1 (Vacant Land - to be sold first) Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 3908, recorded in Volume 17 of Certified Survey Maps, page 171, as Document No. 642861, located in the Northeast One-Quarter of the Southeast One-Quarter (NE1/4 SE/14), Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 18 West, Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN NO.: 002-01007-0100 AND Parcel 2 Block Twenty-One (21), First Addition to the Village of Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin, EXCEPT all that part of Block 21 sold to the Village of Centuria, and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Block which is 100 feet North of the Southeast corner of said Block; thence Westerly on a line parallel with and distant 100 feet Northerly from the Southerly boundary line of said Block; thence North along said Westerly boundary line of said Block to the Northwest corner thereof; then East along the Northerly boundary line to the Northeast corner thereof; thence South along the Easterly boundary line to the place of beginning; EXCEPT parcel described in Volume 154 Deeds, page 428, as Document No. 273000, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN NO.: 111-00211-0000 The above property is located at 116 Wisconsin Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 3rd day of August, 2010.

Timothy Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menonomie, WI 54751 715-235-3939

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 12, 2010, in the amount of $137,727.90, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 15, 2010, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at the time of the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the Clerk of Court. The balance must be paid to the Clerk of Court within ten (10) days of confirmation of sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds. Failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: The foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: East Half of Northwest Quarter of Southeast Quarter (E1/2 of NW1/4 of SE1/4) of Section Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Polk County, Wis., EXCEPT the South 200 feet of the West 200 feet thereof.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 432 95th Avenue, Clayton, WI 54004.

TAX KEY NO.: 016-003870000 Dated this 9th day of June, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI Thomas A. McCormack Attorney for Plaintiff 1020 10th Avenue P.O. Box 2120 Baldwin, WI 54002 715-684-2644 State Bar No. 01011884 To obtain the bid for this sale, contact Thomas A. McCormack, the creditor’s attorney who is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose.

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(July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 2010) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2007, Equifirst Loan Securitization Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1 by: Barclays Capital Real Estate, Inc., d/b/a Homeq Servicing, as its Attorney-In-Fact, Plaintiff, vs.

MARK D. FOOTE and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Mark D. Foote, Defendants.

Case No. 09-CV-688 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 January 28, 2010, in the amount of $110,331.63, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 15, 2010, 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: A parcel of land located in the Northeast Onequarter (1/4) of the Northwest One-quarter (1/4) of Section Ten (10), in Township Thirtytwo (32) North, Range Fifteen (15) West in the Town of Clear Lake, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the North line of said Section 10, in Township 32 North, Range 15 West, 412 feet East of the Northwest corner of the Northeast One-quarter (1/4) of the Northwest One-quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence running South 333 feet; thence running East 533.2 feet; thence running North 333 feet to the Section line; thence West on said Section line 533.2 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 268 50th Ave., Town of Clear Lake.

TAX KEY NO.: 018-00201-0000.

Timothy G. Moore 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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(Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

JORDAN A. CROSS and ASHLEY L. CROSS, and EUGENE S. KOSTIZ, and BANK OF AMERICA, and U.S. BANK, and CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), Defendants Case No. 10 CV 171 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursusant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on June 10, 2010, in the amount of $52,622.36, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

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

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Fourteen (14), Plat of Prairie View Hills, said Plat recorded in Envelope 293A as Document No. 678235, being located in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4), Section Four (4), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wis. PIN: 022-01211-1400.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 6th day of July, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY First Bank of Baldwin, WI 54002 990 Main Street Baldwin, WI 54002 Plaintiff, vs.

Travis W. Olson 432 95th Avenue Clayton, WI 54004 and Jody L. Olson 220 Prentice St., #3 Clayton, WI 54004 Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 09-CV-962 Case Code 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) The Amount Claimed Exceeds $5,000.00

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Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order 2. Clerk and treas. reports 3. Any corrections on the printed agenda in the newspaper.

4. Public input 5. Old business A. Set fence viewing date for French/ Beecroft B. Tractor purchase discussion C. Dodge truck proposals review 6. Employee report 7. Correspondence - Reflective sign requirements in Polk County 8. New business A. Review traffic control on 150th near Diamond Lake 9. Review bills/vouchers 10. Set next meeting date 11. Move to closed session per WI Statutes 19.85 (1)(c) re: Patrolmen duties 12. Move to adjourn Andrea Lundquist, Clerk

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Notice Is Hereby Given That The Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held On Tuesday, August 17, At 6:30 p.m., At The Town Hall

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(July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY M & I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICK C. COLLOVA and LAURIE J. COLLOVA, husband and wife; and GERALD LAVENTURE and JENNIFER L. LAVENTURE; and SPRINGBORN HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC., Defendants.

Case No. 10-CV-272 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 June 1, 2010, in the amount of $148,439.04, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 2, 2010, 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: Lot 3, Cattail Coulee, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 213 260th Street, Town of Farmington.

TAX KEY NO.: 022-01216-0300.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS & 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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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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2:00 p.m., Monday, August 16, 2010 Golden Age Manor Lower Conference Room 220 Scholl Street Amery, WI 54001-1298 Sealed bids for the project designated above will be received for and in behalf of Polk County and Golden Age Manor, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, at the location listed above, on or before the above-mentioned time and date, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Work of this contract consists of removal of approximately 70 wood windows and installation of new metal clad wood windows, various trim work including windowsills, casing and frieze board trim.

A lump sub bid will be taken for this window replacement project.

Bids shall be on the forms provided for that purpose and according to the Contract Documents prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) dated July 27, 2010.

The Bidding Documents may be seen at the issuing office of SEH located at 421 Frenette Drive, Chippewa Falls, WI 547293374 (715-720-6200), at the Polk County Government Center, Parks & Buildings Suite #10, or at Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Street, Amery, WI 54001-1298.

Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from SEH for a fee of $35 or from Polk County’s Web site. Plan holders receiving Bid Forms from sources other than SEH will not have their Bids acknowledged.

A prebid conference will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 9, 2010, at Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Street, Amery, WI. Each bid shall be accompanied by the Bidder’s Bond or Certified Check in the amount equal to at least 10 percent of the amount of the total bid, which shall be forfeited to the Owner in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a Contract.

Bids shall be directed to the Owner securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper BID FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT. The Owner reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three (3) lowest bidders for a period not to exceed 30 days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the date and time set for the opening of bids.

Bidders may be requested to submit “Contractor’s Qualification Statement.”

Bidders will be required to provide performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of bid amount.

This Work shall be subject to wages and labor standards in accordance with Wisconsin Prevailing Wages.

Bids may be submitted to: Ms. Maggie Wickre, Finance Director 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Bids are due by August 16, 2010, at 2 p.m.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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(July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY First National Bank & Trust, Plaintiff vs.

Curtis Ventures, LLC Jeffrey M. Curtis Rebecca L. Curtis Michael James Curtis Beverly Curtis & Warren Smidt The RiverBank Schannon Mortgage, Inc. Bull Dozin, Inc., Defendants.

SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 08 CV 522 Classification No.: 30303 Under and by virtue of Judgment for Foreclosure in the above-entitled action issued by the Court Aforesaid on the 31st day of July, 2009, I am commanded to sell the following described property: Barron County Real Estate: The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; the North one-half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; all in Section 8, Township 32 North, Range 14 West (in the Town of Vance Creek), Barron County, Wisconsin. Tax Key #0500800-05-000, 050-0800-17000, 050-0800-19-000.

Washburn County: Lots 3 and 4 of Certified Survey Map #3309, Volume 15 of CSM, Page 137, being part of the Northeast Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 13 West. AND, Outlot 1 of Certified Survey Map #3645, Volume 17 of CSM, Page 147, a Redivision of Outlot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3310, Document No. 311586, and Lot 9 of Certified Survey Map No. 3311, Document No. 311587, and Lots 10 and 11 of Certified Survey Map #3312, Document No. 311588, all located in the Northeast Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 13 West.

AND, Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map #3310, Volume 15 of CSM, Page 138, being part of the Northeast Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter; the Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 13 West. AND, Lot 10 of Certified Survey Map #3645, Volume 17, page 147, a Redivision of Outlot 1 of Certified Survey Map #3310, Document No. 311586, and Lot 9 of Certified Survey Map #3311,

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Document No. 311587, and Lots 10 and 11 of Certified Survey Map #3312, Document No. 311588, all located in the Northeast Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 13 West. AND, Lot 17 of Certified Survey Map #3313, Volume 15, Page 141, being part of the Northeast Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter; the Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Fractional Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 13 West.

Tax Key Numbers: 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 02-000006000 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 01-000006000 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 01-000001010 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 02-000001010 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 01-000002000 65-002-2-37-13-02-2 03-000002000 Polk County Property: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map #2392, recorded in Volume 11 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 99, Document No. 564643, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, Tax Key #040-00577-0100.

All of the real estate shall first be offered for sale as one parcel.

Thereafter, the real estate in each county will be offered for sale as one parcel. Thereafter, the parcels in each county will be sold individually. The highest bid will then be accepted as the sale price.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 25, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., on that day at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center in the foyer thereof, located in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, I will sell the above-described real estate to satisfy said judgment with interest and with costs to the highest bidder for cash.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. This is a cash sale. A certified check or bank check in the amount of 10% of the amount bid must accompany the bid with the balance due upon confirmation of the sale by the court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. The property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 8th day of June, 2010.

Tim Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

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Anna P. Oberg, city of Oakdale, Minn., and Michael G.J. Isaac, city of Oakdale, Minn., issued Aug. 4, 2010.

Andrea E. Koeppel, town of Milltown, and Gordon J. Martin, town of Milltown, issued Aug. 5, 2010.

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Polk County marriage licenses

NEEDS DETERMINATION NOTICE Northwest Passage Child and Adolescent Center is requesting to increase their bed capacity for their program at their Residential Care Center (RCC) located at 203 United Way Drive in Frederic, Wisconsin. The proposed program wishes to increase the bed capacity from 28 beds to 35 beds. The program will continue to serve the same population of youth age ranging from 6 through 17 years of age that it has been serving since 1994 in its two different programs, the Northwest Passage 30day Inpatient Assessment Program and the Northwest Passage III Program. The assessment program serves male and female children ages 6 through 17 years of age. This program serves children with issues such as mental health difficulties, emotional and behavioral difficulties, family dysfunctions, legal and court involvement, and poor functioning in school, community and family life. The assessment program is designed to provide objective information through assessments and to incorporate recommendations for treatment and strategies to support family preservation and community-based intervention efforts when appropriate to meet the child’s needs. The Northwest Passage 30-day Inpatient Program will continue to include services such as: neuropsychological evaluations, psychiatric assessment, evaluation of medications and AODA assessments.

The Northwest Passage III Program serves female youth who are ages 12 through 17 years of age. This program is a shortterm experienced-based residential treatment which includes a variety of presenting issues such as mental health difficulties, emotional and behavioral difficulties, family dysfunctions, legal and court involvement, and poor functioning in school, community and family life. The structure and design of the program provides a high impact, immediate response to young women identified as experiencing delinquency and behavioral problems. This program is designed to provide a stabilizing environment, increased self-esteem and positive problem-solving techniques. The challenges within the adventure education program teach cooperation, self-control and the fundamental need to follow rules and observe limits.

The staffing at Northwest Passage will continue to include the following: program director, assistant director, two case managers, school coordinator, educational assistant, unit coordinator, youth counselors, evening supervisor, weekend supervisor, overnight security, two neuropsychologists, pediatrician and a child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Based upon a “need determination” completed by Northwest Passage Child and Adolescent Center, Northwest Passage has identified a continued need for the assessment program and for the girls treatment program. The assessment program and the girls treatment program have had waiting lists over the last 18 months with a wait time of 8 weeks to enter the program. The RCC provides service to over 40 counties in Wisconsin. Letters from County Human Services Department were submitted in support of the needs determination request.

The Department invites the submission of written comments, factual data and reasons why the application should be granted or denied from any person within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Persons submitting written comments are asked to indicate their interest in the application and whether the individual commentators wish to be considered for party status in any later proceedings. Written comments should be sent to Bureau of Permanence and Out of Home Care, attn: Mary Morse, Division of Safety & Permanence; 201 E. Washington Ave., 518301 51-52Lp WNAXLP Room E200, Madison, WI 53708.

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 1 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

At that time each applicant will inform the Board of their request.

(THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 1 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) STEVEN & JEANNA DRINKEN request a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 726 167th Ave., Lot 1, CSM #1120, Vol. 5/Pg. 110, Sec. 11/T34N/ R16W, Town of Apple River, White Ash Lake (class 1).

JAN GUSEK requests a variance from Article 11E2 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to place a mobile home and build a garage closer than 42’ from right of way of a county highway. Property affected is: Pt. of Govt. Lot 1, V957/130, Sec. 29/ T36N/R17W, Town of Luck, Little Butternut Lake (class 1).

RICHARD & DEBORAH KEEVILLE request a variance from Article 11C, Table 1 and 12B2(e) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to keep a deck closer than 100’ from ordinary high-water mark with stairs greater than 4’ wide. Property affected is: 989 Vincent Lake Ln., Pt. of NW 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec. 9/ T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Vincent Lake (class 3).

MYRVIN CHRISTOPHERSON requests a variance from Article 11B1 & 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to replace existing dwelling with new dwelling on substandard lot less than 75’ from ordinary high-water mark. Property affected is: 1975 124th St., Lot 2, CSM Vol. 1/Pg. 76, Pt. Govt. Lot 4, Sec. 25/T35N/R17W, Town of Milltown, Half Moon Lake (class 1).

JOE DEIGNAN requests a Special Exception from Article 15B1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to excavate on 20% or greater slopes. Property affected is: 1443 188th Ave., Lot 3, CSM #2263, Vol. 10/Pg. 187, Pt. of Govt. Lot 6, Sec. 27/T35N/R17W, 518676 51-52L 41a,d Town of Milltown, Balsam Lake (class 1).

WNAXLP (Aug. 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff vs.

Phillip R. Brenizer Unknown Spouse of Phillip R. Brenizer Defendants SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No: 10 CV 518 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Phillip R. Brenizer/Unknown Spouse of Phillip R. Brenizer You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after August 11, 2010, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to Scott D. Nabke/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff`s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C. 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 28th day of July, 2010.

Scott D. Nabke/Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, vs.

AARON ROSS, VANESSA ROSS, Defendants.

AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 09 CV 001019 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 14, 2010, in the amount of $156,746.82, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Sept. 8, 2010, 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. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot Seven (7) of Certified Survey Map No. 4544, recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 96, as Document No. 683977, being a part of Government Lot 6 of Section Fourteen (14), Township Thirty-Six (36) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Town of Bone Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Together with an easement for ingress and egress to the above property over Outlot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 4347, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 128, also part of said Government Lot 6. Polk County, Wisconsin.

This easement shall terminate in the event that the said Outlot 1 is dedicated and accepted as a public highway.

TAX KEY NO: 012-00280-0700.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 785 271st Avenue, Frederic, Wisconsin 54837 f/k/a 2712 80th Street, Frederic, Wisconsin 54837.

Gunar J. Blumberg State Bar #1028987 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe Street Suite 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Burnett County civil court Voyager Village vs. David R. Buck, Hastings, Minn., $2,025.26.

Burnett Medical Center vs.

Kevin W. Christenson, Grantsburg, $645.85.

Marvin R. Peters vs. Grantsburg Family Foods, Grantsburg, $2,891.50.

Applied Card Bank vs. Cindy L. Chilson, Grantsburg, $1,944.22.

NOTICE OF FREDERIC SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING Monday, August 16, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Frederic 7 - 12 School, Room 107

1. Call to order 2. Opening ceremonies A. Approve agenda B. Welcoming remarks C. Audience to visitors and delegations 3. Reports of officers A. Minutes from previous meetings B. Invoices and receipts C. 2009 - 10 budget D. Board member reports/Governance 4. Reports of the administration A. Superintendent B. High School Principal C. Elementary Principal D. Buildings and Grounds E. Food Service 5. Unfinished business A. Maintenanace/Renovation Projects B. 2010 - 2011 Budget 6. New business A. Personnel 1. Contracts 2. Resignation B. 2010 - 11 Bids C. Roof Repair D. Resolution Establishing a Public Depository E. Resolution for Short-Term Borrowing 7. Closed session: Wisconsin statutes 19.85 (1) (c)(f)(i): Negotiations; personnel matters 8. Business as a result of closed session 518743 51L 9. Adjourn (Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ST. CROIX COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street, P.O. Box 188, Osceola, WI 54020, Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICK C. COLLOVA and LAURIE J. COLLOVA, husband and wife, 715 West Shore Drive, Somerset, WI 54025; PC COLLOVA BUILDERS, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 12555 Keller Ave. N., Hugo, MN 55038; THE COLLOVA REVOCABLE TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2002, PATRICK C. COLLOVA and LAURIE J. COLLOVA, TRUSTEES, 715 West Shore Drive, Somerset, WI 54025; ST. CROIX COUNTY ASSESSOR, c/o St. Croix County Treasurer 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016 JENNIFER L. LAVENTURE AND GERALD J. LAVENTURE, 663 – 236th Avenue, New Richmond, WI 54017; CODY PLUMBING, INC., 101 Packer Drive, Roberts, WI 54023, Defendants.

Case No.: 09 CV 1480 Polk County Case No.: 2010TJ000015 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a judgment of foreclosure was entered on March 24, 2010, and an order for judgment reducing the redemption period set forth in the March 24, 2010, Order to two months was entered on June 23, 2010, in the aboveentitled matter. Said judgment of foreclosure is in the following amount: $1,894,792.98 on 92047 Note, which note is secured by Mortgage-2, Mortgage-3 and Mortgage-4.

Pursuant to the above-referenced judgment of foreclosure, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 22, 2010, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s

check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: In the foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County.

Mortgage-2: DESCRIPTION: Lots One (1) and Two (2) of CSM No. 3857, recorded in Volume 17 of CSMs, Page 120 as Doc. No. 639661, being a part of Lot One (1) of CSM No. 1251, recorded in Vol. 6 of CSMs, Page 67, as Doc. No. 459608 and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Thirty-five (35), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 29 and XXX State Road 35, Osceola, Wisconsin, 54020. (PIN Nos. 022-00778-0000 and 02200778-0200) DESCRIPTION: Mortgage-3: Lot Thirty-two (32) Cattail Coulee, Town of Farmington, Polk, County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 200 260th Street, Osceola, Wisconsin, 54020.

DESCRIPTION: Mortgage-4: Lot Four (4) Belmont Addition to the Village of Osceola, located in part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of SE 1/4), Section Twenty-seven (27), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Nineteen (19) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 401 A Smith Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin, 54020.

Timothy Moore Polk County Sheriff MURNANE BRANDT Attorneys for Plaintiff 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 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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Burnett Co. deaths Corinne J. Harmon, 48, Trade Lake, July 19.

Marlene R. Richardson, 72, Oakland, Aug. 1.

Burnett County marriage licenses Paul G. Carlson, West Marshland, and Tanya M. Harter, West Marshland, Aug. 2.

Charles R. Martin, Webster, and Stacy R. Strasser, Webster, Aug. 6.

Dustin A. Knauff, Wyoming, Minn., and Laura M. Unger, Wyoming, Minn., Aug. 9.

Burnett County warrants Stacy L. Veal, 34, Staples, Minn., failure to pay fines, Aug. 3.

Burnett County criminal court Debra A. Contreras, no date of birth given, Sandstone, Minn., issue worthless check, $323.50.

(July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S&C Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

William T. Menne, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 09 CV 681 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 28th day of December, 2009, in the amount of $143,743.04, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: August 24, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

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.

PLACE: Foyer Area of Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the West Section line of Section 15, 230 feet North of the Southwest corner of Section 15; thence North along the West Section line of Section 15, 143 feet; thence East 237 feet; thence South 183 feet; thence West 147 feet; thence North 40 feet; thence West 90 feet to the place of beginning.

Subject to the highway right of way along the West line of this parcel. Said land being in the Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1508 150th Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorney for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2878 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 28, 2010, in the amount of $278,916.41 under Note 20212, and in the amount of $161,548.16, under Note 48992 against PC Collova Builders, Inc., the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten day after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The properties are sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: In the foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County.

DESCRIPTION: Lots One (1), Four (4), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16), County Plat of Kukowski Acres, including with each lot a 1/16th interest in Outlot One (1), County Plat of Kukowski Acres, said plat located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE1/4 of the SW1/4), Section Thirty-five (35), Township Thirty-two (32) North Range Nineteen (19) West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Lot Fourteen (14), County Plat of Kukowski Acres, and a 1/16th interest in Outlot One (1), County Plat of Kukowski Acres, said plat located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE1/4 of the SW1/4), Section Thirty-five (35), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: No Property Addresses listed (022-01213-0100, 022-012130400, 022-01213-0600, 02201213-0700, 022-01213-0800, 022-01213-1000, 022-012131100, 022-01213-1200, 02201213-1500, 022-01213-1600, 022-01213-1400, 022-012130001), Town of Farmington, WI. Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff MURNANE BRANDT Attorneys for Plaintiff 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 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 e obtain will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE OF HEARING

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street, P.O. Box 188, Osceola, WI 54020, Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICK C. COLLOVA and LAURIE J. COLLOVA, husband and wife, 715 West Shore Drive, Somerset, WI 54025; PC COLLOVA BUILDERS, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, 12555 Keller Avenue North, Hugo, MN 55038; THE COLLOVA REVOCABLE TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2002, PATRICK C. COLLOVA and LAURIE J. COLLOVA, TRUSTEES, 715 West Shore Drive, Somerset, WI 54025; POLK COUNTY ASSESSOR, c/o Polk County Treasurer 100 Polk County Plaza, Ste. 150 Balsam Lake, WI 54810; GERALD LAVENTURE AND JENNIFER L. LAVENTURE, 663 236th Avenue, New Richmond, WI 54017, Defendants.

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Notices/Employment *AMENDED* POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Polk County Government Center County Boardroom 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.

Open Session 1.

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Call to Order Evidence of Proper Notice Prayer – Supervisor Patricia Schmidt Pledge of Allegiance Consideration of Corrections to the Noticed Agenda Consideration of Corrections to the Published Minutes of the July 20, 2010, County Board Meeting 7. Public Comments, 3 minutes Per Person, not to exceed 30 minutes total 8. Chairperson’s Report 9. County Administrator’s Report *Consideration/Direction on Furniture 10. Board Discussion and Recommendations for the FY2011 Budget 11. Finance Director’s Report 12. Vision 600 Report by Neil Soltis, Osceola Village Administrator 13. Committee/Board Reports a. Highway – Supvr. Caspersen b. Finance – Supvr. Bergstrom c. Personnel – Supvr. Arcand d. Property, Forestry & Recreation – Supvr. Jepsen e. Extension, Land & Water, Lime – Supvr. D. Johansen f. Public Protection – Supvr. Luke g. Land Info – Supvr. O’Connell h. Human Services Board – Supvr. Stoneking i. Boards of Health & Aging – Supvr. Schmidt j. GAM Board – Supvr. Kienholz k. Organizational Comm. – Supvr. Brown 14. Approval of Annual Reports as presented by: Golden Age Manor and Human Services 15. Proposed Ordinances and Resolutions and Actions of the Board: (A) Resolution to Temporarily Reassign Real Property Lister to Land Information Department (B) Resolution to Disallow Claim of Abbey Himlie (C) Resolution to Disallow Claim of Rebecca Himlie (D) Resolution to Require Review and Approval of Vacant Positions by County Administrator for 2010 (E) Resolution to Equip the Polk County Boardroom with Audio and Video Equipment 16. Supervisors Reports 17. Adjourn This meeting is open to the public according to Wisconsin State Statute 19.83. Persons with disabilities wishing to attend and/or participate are asked to notify the County Clerk’s office (715-485-9226) at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time so all reasonable accommoda518570 51L 41a,d tions can be made.

(Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY United States of America acting through Rural Housing Service (RHS), Successor in Interest to Farmers Home Administration, 4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481 Plaintiff vs.

Melanie L. Harrison P.O. Box 422, Luck, WI 54853 Defendant Classification: 30404 Case No. 09 CV 507 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-captioned action on the 29th day of December, 2009, I or my designee will sell at public auction in the Foyer Area of the Polk County Judicial Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 10 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 5 and the East 20 feet of Lot 6, Block 7, Plat of Luck, Village of Luck, Polk County, Wis. PIN #: 146.00297.0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 609 Park Avenue, Luck, WI 54853.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount of bid by certified check payable to Clerk of Court at time of Sale.

BALANCE DUE: Within ten (10) days after Confirmation of Sale Hearing held on Oct. 7, 2010, payable to Clerk of Court.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 6th day of April, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C., is the creditor’s law firm and is attempting to collect a debt for the creditor. Any information the debtor provides to Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C., will be used for that purpose.

Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C. Attorney for Plaintiff, Samuel R. Cari 816 Dominion Dr., Suite 100, P.O. Box 125 Hudson, WI 54016 518562 (715) 386-5551 WNAXLP

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LUCK FREE/REDUCED MEALS

The School District of Luck today announced its policy for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The school district office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility. Children from families whose annual income is at or below Federal Guidelines are eligible for free and reduced price meals.

Application forms are being sent to all homes with a notice to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced price meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the office in each school. The information provided on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

To obtain free or reduced price meals for children for whom households receive FoodShare, FDPIR or Wisconsin Works (W-2) cash benefits, an adult member needs only to list the names of the schoolchildren, give FoodShare, FDPIR or W-2 case number for each child, sign his/her name and return the application to the school office.

For the school officials to determine eligibility for free or reduced price meals of households not receiving FoodShare, FDPIR or W-2, the household must provide the following information requested on the application: names of all household members and the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application. In lieu of a Social Security number, the household may indicate that the signer does not possess a Social Security number. Also, the income received by each household member must be provided by amount and source (wages, welfare, child support, etc.).

Under the provisions of the free and reduced price meal policy, Junellyn Anderson will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he/she may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If the parent/guardian wishes to make a formal appeal, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing to: Rick Palmer, District Administrator, 715-472-2151, Ext. 106.

If a hearing is needed to appeal the decision, the policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.

If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size changes, the family should contact the school. Such changes may make the household eligible for reduced price meals or free meals if the household income falls at or below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines, and they may reapply at that time.

In most cases, foster children are also eligible for these benefits. If a household has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for free or reduced price meals, the household should complete an application for a family of one or contact the school for more information.

The information provided by the household on the application is confidential. Public Law 103-448 does authorize the release of student free and reduced price school meal eligibility status to persons directly connected with the administration and enforcement of federal or state educational programs.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 or 202-720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Any questions regarding the application should be directed to the determining official.

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(July 14, 21, 28, Aug., 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff Vs. DANIEL W. LINDER Defendant Case No. 10 CV 130 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on April 12, 2010, in the amount of $122,184.20, and an Order Amending Judgment entered on June 29, 2010, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

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

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot 54 of the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 111-00084-0000 Street Address: 709 Polk Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824 Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 6th day of July, 2001.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 516801 WNAXLP

PART-TIME MEDICAL COORDINATOR

Northwest Passage in Webster, a residential mental health program for boys ages 12-17, is seeking a part-time (24 to 32 hours per week) Medical Coordinator. Nursing background (LPN or MA) preferred but not required. Knowledge of medications helpful. Must be detail-oriented, organized and able to work with at-risk kids. Send cover letter and resume to Bill Jury, Program Director, via e-mail to billj@nwptld.org or via fax to 715-866-8374. Mail to: Northwest Passage, 7818 518541 51-52Lp 41-42ap Moline Road, Webster, WI 54893.

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Responsibilities: • Create and maintain excellent relationships with our customers • Maintain strong knowledge base of all vehicle makes and models • Follow up on all sales leads from a variety of sources (phone, walkins, newspaper ads, referrals, etc.)

• Work with Sales Managers to ensure individual and department sales goals are met Requirements: • Superior communication and customer-service skills • Excellent follow-through • Maintaining a positive, can-do attitude • Unwavering character and integrity • Professional appearance and conduct

Interested Candidates Can Apply In Person Or Mail Resumes To:

DON JOHNSON MOTORS, INC. Attn: Todd Kane 734 West Avenue, Rice Lake, WI 54868

518771 51L 41a,c,d

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ST. CROIX FALLS NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH & BREAKFAST PROGRAMS

The School District of St. Croix Falls today announced its policy for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility.

Children from families whose annual income is at or below the Federal Guidelines are eligible for free and reduced price meals.

Application forms are being sent to all homes with a notice to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced price meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school.

The information provided on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

To obtain free or reduced price meals for children for whom households receive FoodShare, FDPIR or Wisconsin Works (W-2) cash benefits, an adult member needs only to list the names of the schoolchildren, give FoodShare or W-2 case number for each child, sign his/her name and return the application to the school office.

For the school officials to determine eligibility for free or reduced price meals of households not receiving FoodShare, FDPIR or W-2, the household must provide the following information requested on the application: names of all household members and the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application. In lieu of a Social Security number, the household may indicate that the signer does not possess a Social Security number. Also, the income received by each household member must be provided by amount and source (wages, welfare, child support, etc.).

Under the provisions of the free and reduced meal progam, Dayle Schultz will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he/she may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If the parent/guardian wishes to make a formal appeal, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing to: Glenn Martin, District Administrator, 715483-2507 ext. 1401, School District of St. Croix Falls, P.O. Box 130, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

If a hearing is needed to appeal the decision, the policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.

If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size changes, the family should contact the school. Such changes may make the household eligible for reduced price meals or free meals if the household income falls at or below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines, and they may reapply at that time.

In certain cases, foster children are also eligible for these benefits. If a household has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for free or reduced price meals, the household should complete an application for a family of one or contact the school for more information.

The information provided by the household on the application is confidential. Public Law 103-448 does authorize the release of student free and reduced price school meal eligibility status to persons directly connected with the administration and enforcement of federal or state educational programs.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 800-7953272 or 202-720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Any questions regarding the application should be directed to the determining official.

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Notices/Employment Opportunities

Accounts Receivable Clerk Full Time – 37.5 hr./week (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

$17.78/hr.

Activity Assistant $10.99/hr.

2 Part-Time Positions – 54 hr./pay period.

Alzheimer’s Unit 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m./Nursing Home – hours vary.

Both include every other weekend.

518682 51L Deadline to apply: August 24, 2010.

YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For applications, complete job description and qualifications; please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI, 54810, (715) 485-9176 or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI, 54001 (715) 268-7107. AA/EEOC

NOTICE FOR ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING (Section 120.08(1))

Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Siren, that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business, will be held in Siren School Auditorium, on the 23rd day of August, 2010, at 8 o’clock p.m.

Molly Bentley, 518710 51-52L District Clerk

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING (Section 65.90 (4))

Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the School District of Siren, that the budget hearing will be held at the Siren School Auditorium, on the 23rd day of August, 2010, at 8 o’clock p.m. The summary of the budget is printed below. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District’s office at 24022 4th Avenue, Siren, WI 54872-8114.

Dated this 9th day of August, 2010.

Molly Bentley, District Clerk

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN BUDGET PUBLICATION FORMAT FISCAL YEAR 2010 - 2011 PRELIMINARY BUDGET - AUGUST 2010

GENERAL FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Transfers-In (Source 100) Local Sources (Source 200) Interdistrict Payments (Source 300 + 400) Intermediate Sources (Source 500) State Sources (Source 600) Federal Sources (Source 700) All Other Sources (Source 800 + 900) TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Instruction (Function 100 000) Support Services (Function 200 000) Nonprogram Transactions (Function 400 000) TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDS Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES DEBT SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES OTHER FINANCING USES FOOD SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

AUDITED 2008 - 2009

UNAUDITED 2009 - 2010

BUDGET 2010 - 2011

1,407,407.29 1,616,255.07

1,616,255.07 1,558,667.72

1,558,667.72 879,412.72

0.00 3,849,593.98 180,973.46 7,768.16 1,724,740.72 586,569.74 24,821.48

0.00 3,865,220.87 193,857.00 5,406.94 1,598,063.02 535,366.19 27,016.92

0.00 4,177,532.00 256,889.00 5,699.00 1,596,852.00 476,410.00 13,500.00

6,374,467.54

6,224,930.94

6,526,882.00

2,917,512.98 2,486,783.72 761,323.06

2,920,808.46 2,531,910.11 829,799.72

3,265,244.00 2,933,265.00 1,007,628.00

6,165,619.76

6,282,518.29

7,206,137.00

0.00 0.00 931,700.93

0.00 0.00 1,057,082.89

0.00 0.00 1,130,153.00

931,700.93

1,057,082.89

1,130,153.00

148,768.44 138,697.47 637,151.53

138,697.47 131,745.14 664,990.17

131,745.14 125,226.14 691,459.00

647,222.50

671,942.50

697,978.00

116,758.51 86,933.90 255,455.89

86,933.90 79,873.23 296,844.51

79,873.23 53,248.23 286,850.00

285,280.50

303,905.18

313,475.00

5,736.29 6,829.52 45,990.79

6,829.52 3,911.28 40,089.55

3,911.28 469.28 43,100.00

44,897.56

43,007.79

46,542.00

Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

ALL FUNDS GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES - ALL FUNDS Interfund Transfers (Source 100) - ALL FUNDS Refinancing Expenditures (FUND 30) NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES - ALL FUNDS PERCENTAGE INCREASE - NET TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR

8,074,721.25 0.00 0.00 8,074,721.25

8,358,456.65 0.00 0.00 8,358,456.65

9,394,285.00 0.00 0.00 9,394,285.00

3.94%

3.51%

12.39%

3,782,660.00 637,060.00 0.00 0.00 36,000.00 4,455,720.00

3,824,730.00 664,938.00 0.00 0.00 36,000.00 4,525,668.00

4,147,047.00 690,259.00 0.00 0.00 40,500.00 4,877,806.00

2.53%

1.57%

7.78%

PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY

FUND General Fund Referendum Debt Service Fund Nonreferendum Debt Service Fund Capital Expansion Fund Community Service Fund TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY PERCENTAGE INCREASE TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR

The below listed new or discontinued programs have a financial impact on the proposed 20102011 budget: 518709 51L WNAXLP DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS FINANCIAL IMPACT ARRA-NSLP GRANT (14,659.00) NEW PROGRAMS Elementary Staff Special Education Staff-HIP Additional Hearing Impaired CESA Services ARRA Grants

FINANCIAL IMPACT

57,557.00 56,302.00 24,000.00 81,669.00

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS GOLDEN AGE MANOR

TOWN OF STERLING MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Monthly Board Meeting Will Be Held Monday, August 16, 2010, At The Cushing Community Center At 8 p.m.

Agenda: Clerk’s Minutes, Treasurer Financial Report, Update On Leases, Possible Board Decision Regarding Using An Upstairs Room For Board Room For Handicap Accessibility, Citizen Concerns, Approve Operator Licenses, Open Sealed Bids For Blacktopping 260th Street, Road Maintenance, Set September Agenda, Pay Bills.

Julie Peterson, Clerk 518547 51L 41a

LIBRARY POSITION

Circulation Desk & Youth Librarian

This is a part-time position (15 - 20 hrs./week) for evenings (Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 4 - 7 p.m.) one day (Wed. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and some weekends (rotating Sat. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.) working at the circulation desk and providing youth programming for library families, Circulation Clerk duties include detailed knowledge of library circulation software, customer service including some casual instructional tasks, shelving materials, answering reference questions and processing incoming/outgoing materials.

Youth librarian duties include planning weekly story hours, summer reading, teen events and youth collection development. Experience in education and/or child development is preferred along with a passion for reading and literature.

The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal communication skills, the ability to work independently, exercise creativity and innovation, and demonstrate a commitment to serving the public. To apply, submit a letter of application and a resume to scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us with the word “Applicant” and last name in the subject field. Only electronically submitted applications will be accepted. Deadline for application is August 13.

517772 39-40d 50-51L The position begins September 1.

NOTICE TO ABSENTEE VOTERS PRIMARY ELECTION SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 A primary election will be held in the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Any qualified elector unable to get to the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 days before the election. If voter registration is required, the elector must also be registered.

TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. Your written request must state that you will be unable to get to the polling place on election day. It must also list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk.

You can also personally go to the clerk’s office, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot.

City of St. Croix Falls Town of Alden Town of Georgetown Bonita Leggitt, Clerk Judy Demulling, Clerk Kristine Lindgren, Clerk 710 Hwy. 35 So. 183 155th St. 1913 W. Bone Lake Drive St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 Star Prairie, WI 54026 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-483-3929 Ext. 11 715-248-7859 715-857-5788 Town of Apple River Tom Sykes, Clerk 1565 60th St., Cty. Rd. D Turtle Lake, WI 54889 715-268-2534

Town of Laketown Patsy Gustafson, Clerk 2773 230th St. Cushing, WI 54006 715-648-5569

Town of St. Croix Falls Janet Krueger, Clerk 1305 200th St. St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-1851

Town of Balsam Lake Brian Masters, Clerk 1574 State Hwy. 46 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-554-2091

Town of Lorain Susan E. Hughes, Clerk Alex Till, Deputy Clerk 3340 15th St. Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-2629

Town of Sterling Julie Peterson, Clerk 13308 Bucklund Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2735

Town of Bone Lake Darrell Frandsen, Clerk 954 280th Ave. Frederic, WI 54837-5002 715-472-8212 Town of Clam Falls Betty Knutson, Clerk 3335 90th St. Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-4206 Town of Eureka Michelle Tonnar, Clerk 2077 190th Ave. Centuria, WI 54824 715-646-2985 Town of Farmington Debbie Swanson, Clerk 304 State Rd. 35 Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-2370

Town of Luck Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 1616 260th Ave. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-2037 Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, Clerk 2296 1st St. Cumberland, WI 54829 715-822-3864 Town of Milltown Virgil Hansen, Clerk P.O. Box 100 Milltown, WI 54858 715-825-2494

Town of West Sweden Andrea Lundquist, Clerk 1535 345th Ave. Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-8650 Village of Dresser Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk 102 W. Main St., P.O. Box 547 Dresser, WI 54009 715-755-2940 Village of Frederic Kristi Swanson, Clerk P.O. Box 567 107 Hope Rd. W. Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-4294

Town of Osceola Lorrain Rugroden, Clerk/Treas.

P.O. Box 216 Dresser, WI 54009 715-755-3060 The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.

The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010.

All voted ballots must be returned to the municipal clerk so the clerk can deliver them to the proper polling place before the polls close on Sept. 14, 2010.

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Paradise Landing event raises nearly $13,000

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Kinship of Polk County’s second-ever fundraising luau was deemed a success by executive director Nancy Hoppe.

The local youth mentoring organization event was held on Aug. 5 at Paradise Landing in Balsam Lake and had a number of sponsors and underwriters this year, including the Balsam Lake Homeowners Association; Johnson Motors of St. Croix Falls; Thrivent Financial; Doar, Drill and Skow law firm, as well as several other organizations that made donations of time, talent or services, such as PaperWorx of Amery, Paradise Landing, Landmark Mortgage of St. Croix Falls, Balsam Lake Pro-Lawn and even auctioneer Gary Hines helped to bring the event to fruition with a unique “dessert auction.”

“It was a huge success,” Hoppe said.

“And lots of fun!”

The luau was the second of its kind, and was a follow-up to a similar event two years ago. It included a number of donated silent auction items, a dessert auction and raffles, as well.

The event Aug. 5 had over 120 attendees and was organized by a number of local volunteers, including Dorrie Raye, Nichole Reed, Pam Alleva, Katy Johnson, Andrea Jerrick, Terry Hawkins, Sue Thomson, Kathy Reed and Kinship service coordinator Jen Williams.

Kinship has an office in Amery and has

Kinship Luau a success

Kinship of Polk County staffers worked all night to match bidder with winner in the silent auction. Pictured, left to right: Nancy Hoppe, Amy Danielson and Karalee Tollakson. a number of mentoring options, including traditional one-to-one, school and makes matches and organizes events countywide.

Kinship of Polk County service coordinator Jennifer Williams (R) was also one of the main people behind the luau fundraiser. She is seen here connecting winning bidder with winning item.

The art was plentiful at the Kinship fundraiser, as this man picked up two pieces when he was the high bidder.

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Sophie Reed (L) and Theresa Lynch took a moment to pose in their luau attire at the Kinship Luau. – Photos by Greg Marsten

On Aug. 5, the Balsam Lake Homeowners Association was very proud to be able to donate $2,500 to the Kinship of Polk County second-annual Luau Fundraiser at Paradise Landing Restaurant. The donation was used to fund all the costs of the fundraiser, which made possible the opportunity for Kinship of Polk County to raise many more thousands of dollars through the kind and generous donations of live and silent auctions items, which took place at the luau.

Representing Kinship of Polk County, Jennifer Reed Willliams noted that more than 200 young people are served annually through Kinship’s community-based and school mentoring programs. Representing the Balsam Lake Homeowners Association was Tookie Werthmann, community outreach director, who noted that “the lake association members considered this donation to be very important to the wonderful and positive work of the Kinship’s mentoring of children of Polk County. It was given with a lot of support and encouragement for all the valuable work of the volunteers of Kinship of Polk County.” Other donations of note this year by the Balsam Lake Homeowners included $700 to the Polk County Museum for their new archives room and $4,300 to the Balsam Lake Fire Department for the Balsam Lake Freedom Festival July 4 fireworks display. – Photo submitted

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Glenn family grateful after surviving F1 tornado

“Oz” arrives in the form of help from community volunteers, family, friends

by Gary King Leader editor RURAL LUCK - Be careful what you wish for.

That adage took on special meaning to Linda Glenn of rural Luck this week.

While in Kansas last Thursday, Aug. 5, returning from a trip out west, Glenn stopped at a “Wizard of Oz” memorabilia store and remarked to traveling companion Vickie Koch, “Wow, I wonder what it would be like to be sucked up in a tornado like Dorothy was - and end up in Oz? What an adventure that would be.”

Her curiosity was nearly satisfied 48 hours later when an F-1 tornado ripped through nearly a mile of countryside east of Luck, zeroing in on her family’s home on 250th Avenue.

The tornado was on the ground for approximately three minutes, according to the National Weather Service, touching down at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday and likely spending less than a minute at the Glenn home.

Glenn said she was upstairs reading when the wind took a partially open patio-type window and slammed it all the way open, against the house.

“I reached out to grab the window to shut it and was nearly sucked out of the house,” she said. “At the same time I heard my husband, Larry, shouting ‘Get down here, we’ve been hit by a tornado!’”

Larry and granddaughter Alix Wilkinson, were in the living room, watching a movie, when the tornado hit. Linda and granddaughter Sam Wilkinson were on the second floor, in bed.

Linda said the house was shaking on its foundation.

Windows on all sides of the home were open and there was a huge boom when the tornado struck. Windows were blown in and out on all sides with glass, papers, laundry and contents of the living room flying everywhere.

Sam was peppered by flying glass as she made her way to the basement. A cut on her leg had to be stitched up later at Amery Regional Medical Center.

Outside of that injury, everyone survived in fairly good shape, although emotionally stunned.

Power of storm In less than a minute the entire contents of the Glenn’s yard was blown and thrown from west to east over a hill and into an adjoining field and beyond. A John Deere riding mower was thrown 300 feet. A 10’ by 10’ utility trailer was tossed 400 feet, bouncing off a pickup truck before ending up in the branches of a giant willow tree.

Linda, a member of the local chapter of the Red Hat Society, said the Red Hat Mamas’ parade float stored at their home was picked up and dropped 25 feet away.

Porch pillars were ripped off and ended up 150 feet away.

The storm had approached from the northwest - part of a system that swept through Burnett and Washburn counties, branching off into Polk County. The tornado may have developed near the home of Kurt and Mary Hedlund of rural Clam Falls at about 11:30 p.m., according to Mary. She said she woke up and immediately knew she needed to take shelter due to the high winds.

The National Weather Service said the storm then developed into a tornado which cut a path approximately 100 yards wide, with wind speeds reaching 95 miles an hour.

“They said the ‘track’ was very short and small, and it probably touched up and down, from by Hwy. 48 just east of I Jimmy Jensen's farm - and crossed through the field, down 250th, across 95th, damaging a house on 95th and 250th, and then picking up velocity and smacking us,” noted Linda.

At the Glenn home, in the minutes following the tornado strike, it didn’t take long for help to arrive after Linda placed a 911 call.

“Within 20 minutes we were all safe,” Linda said. “We had the Polk County Sheriff’s Department here, the Luck Fire

Both the Glenns’ car and truck suffered extensive damage in the tornado.

The Glenn family of rural Luck survived an F1 tornado late Saturday evening, Aug. 7. Shown are Larry and Linda Glenn with their granddaughters Alix and Sam Wilkinson (holding puppy, Bruno). - Photos courtesy of the Glenn family

The Glenn driveway was blocked by 300 feet of fallen trees - piled 15 feet high. Powerline poles had been knocked down and live lines were on the ground.

A snowmobile trailer traveled 400 feet, striking the Glenns’ pickup truck before landing in their large willow tree.

The Glenns’ son-in-law Ted Meyers of Blaine, Minn., who owns a cabin on Blake Lake, came to the Glenns’ house early on th morning after the tornado struck. He’s holding a wheelbarrow that is crushed and a cushion from patio set, that was about 300 feet over a hill from the Glenn home.

Larry Glenn surveys some of the damage the morning after with the family’s Jack Russell Terrior, Louie. The family’s other animals, including other dogs and barn animals, all escaped harm.

Department, First Responders, Luck ambulance and the Red Cross was offering assistance,” she said. “It was amazing.”

Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative workers arrived to clear the downed lines and began work to restore the poles and power.

Alix, noted Linda, called her friend, Brandon Gutzmer in Luck. Brandon, with permission from his parents, drove out to the Glenn home, through the storm and downed trees on 95th and 250th and brought flashlights, matches and a lighter for candles, water and bandages.

“He helped us close up the house and drove the girls to the motel,” Linda noted.

He’s an amazing young man.”

“Oz” arrives The next day offered the transition that might be compared to the scene change in “The Wizard of Oz” when everything turns from black and white to color.

Volunteers showed up to help the family clean up. Members of their church Bone Lake Lutheran - and other friends brought food and began to pick up the de-

bris and save what could be salvaged.

“I counted the number of hours they spent here and it totaled 600,” Linda said.

She said two young siblings put on gloves so they could pick up every piece of glass they could find.

Such generosity represented a rainbow of hope that seemed very distant just the

night before, when Larry and Linda sat on their porch waiting for sunrise, their granddaughters safely housed in a local motel by the Red Cross, and they surveyed their yard as the sun broke over the horizon.

“I started to sob,” said Linda. “Everything looked so dismal and I really didn’t know what to do ... but I sucked it up. We were safe and I realized we were blessed.

Truly blessed.”

Family, friends and members of the Glenns’ church, Bone Lake Lutheran, helped the family in the aftermath of the F1 tornado that struck their home Saturday, Aug. 7.

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The "Chicken Van" was one of the most popular vehicles sent off the launch ramp Saturday at the Moravitz Car Launch, an annual event north of Turtle Lake that drew many times the previous crowd. Even with the elaborate bodywork and extensive use of plywood '”feathers," the Chicken Van succumbed to gravity fast. No drivers to worry about, although there was extensive "beak damage" in the van's demise. - Photos by Greg Marsten

Moravitz Car Launch draws thousands

Combining speed, gravity, junk cars, charity and remote controls

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TURTLE LAKE – If you destroy it, they will come.

If you can make a car fly in the process, well, who knows, they just might stay all day.

Arrive and stay they did for the third and latest edition of the Moravitz Car Launch, a spectacle that has grown dramatically in popularity since it began in 2008.

"We had about 500 people last year," owner Bob Moravitz said. "We're guessing about 3,000 showed up this time."

No advertising or traditional giant sponsors, no normal methods of scorekeeping, raffles, prize awarding or recognition ... and 3,000 people just show up in a converted gravel pit, with no racing, camping, demolition derby or burning stuff, only to park in a field littered with cow droppings, tall grass and biting flies to watch cars go flying off a ramp and crash.

Pretty much sums it up.

So why does it work? And most of all, why does it grow even larger?

"I don't know," stated Turtle Lake Police and Fire Chief Al Gabe with a shrug, who is also in charge of security duties.

"There's no real problems, and everyone just seems to have a good time."

"I just wanted to see a car go off a cliff!"

The car launch is Moravitz' brainchild.

He is a self-professed "guy who plays in the dirt," and owner of an excavation company north of Turtle Lake. He said the whole thing started a couple of years ago when he "really wanted to see a car drive off a cliff ... and it came out of sheer boredom, I guess!"

With few true cliffs available near Turtle Lake for sending a car off, he came up with the idea of launching junk cars off a big ramp into a giant gravel pit, first using an "elaborate" method of bricks on the gas pedal and bungee cords on the steering wheel, hooked to the doors.

"Ah, yeah. That didn't work too good,"

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Some people showed up the night before the car launch event, just to assure a prime viewing spot. Many of these rigs were assembled on the site. he admitted.

He later turned his son Rick and his friend Jake loose on the details of the project. They came up with a pretty reliable series of remote-steering and throttle controls. They found they could ride behind the cars - or trucks or bus, or motor home, semi tractor - in a juiced up ATV and drive the rig right off the ramp at very high speeds.

The event is quite a spectacle, with loud buzzers and horns to warn of a pending launch, which everybody stops and watches. In this venue, it's OK to stop someone midsentence and turn away to watch.

Bob Moravitz still does.

"I tell you, I still get a smile on my face every time they send one over!" He said with a chuckle. "They're all my favorites!"

How it's all done Moravitz calls it "shooting" the vehicles, and the "engineers" in the pits have found a pretty exciting way to make the last quarter mile of a soon-to-be-scrapped car’s life quite spectacular and entertaining. He credits a lot of people for bringing his dream to fruition, but said the uniqueness and appeal still surprises him. "It's something that just popped in a guy’s head and stuck."

In a circus of engineering that begins almost a month prior, Moravitz and crew begin by stripping the donated cars down - no airbags, extra glass or the like - and nearly draining them of fuel and preoutfitting the rigs for the remote controls, so they can be fairly easily swapped between vehicles during launch day.

He uses his excavating equipment to build the runway, ramp and pit, as well as the deep trenches that line the whole operation.

"Some of it we started months ago," he admitted.

When the vehicle's time comes, they fire it up, put it into gear and hop in the ATV, driving the decorated vehicles down a nearly quarter-mile long gravel runway and up off a giant ramp, hopefully flying off into a pit below - to the delight of thousands.

Moravitz said they pretty well ran out of remote equipment by the end of the day Saturday. They started with 21 vehicles 20 went airborne - and two, new stainless steel throttle control mechanisms and two extra remote controls, just in case.

"Even then, we were getting down there on equipment," he said. "The ramp was set maybe too high and the pit was pretty hard for the landing."

It's the kind of problem the crowd did-

The Moravitz Car Launch is the brainchild of this man, Bob Moravitz, who was asked about several launches and the "dressed up" vehicles that were sacrificed. n't seem to mind. After all, the cars may have flown further and landed harder with the changes.

"But we just about ran out of stuff!"

Moravitz admitted.

"Redneck heaven!"

Regardless of the equipment issues, Moravitz' bizarre event drew media from Montreal and even Great Britain this year.

Last year, USA Today spread the news like wildfire, and YouTube videos of past launches are hugely popular viewing. The news media was slim this year, but the crowd was so much larger it made for even better people watching than in years past, according to several returning fans.

One of them noting how "cool everyone was," even with the hot, sticky weather.

"This is redneck heaven!" stated a man named Jeff from Barron, as he peeled off his shirt and reached for a cold drinks from his cooler. "I could watch this stuff all day."

And many people do. Gabe estimated they had between 2,700 and 3,000 in total, and yet no real incidents.

"People seemed to behave pretty well," Gabe said as he gave a fast tour through the pits on his ATV. Gabe and Moravitz See Car launch, page 2

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Car launch/from page 1 both credit the volunteers and others who helped keep the event under control.

"We couldn't do this without these people," Moravitz said. "Absolutely great folks!"

Growing appeal The people seemed to have favorites that get launched. The school bus was a favorite last year, and the early 90s Pontiac Grand Am flew as far as any car all day - to the delight of the crowd. They also seemed to love the concept of the decorations on the vehicles that launch off the ramp - engines screaming as the wheels keep spinning in the air - ending with a violent "thwack" as it collides with the hard gravel pit below.

"My favorite was the chicken!" said Kiki Smith, who drove in from the Twin Cities with her husband, Jake, and met other friends and family members at the event, even bringing sandwiches, beverages and brownies to stay all day. "It's pretty crazy, huh?!"

Moravitz agreed with Smith, and said he really liked the flying chicken - which he credited to Chad Evenson and a couple of his friends.

"There's nothing like that one," Moravitz said, adding later that his absolute favorite was the end-of-the day semi-tractor launch, which needed a second take.

"That took some work," he admitted, noting that it was unladen, so they had to put tire chains on the rear wheels, which kicked up a lot of dust, which made it so the ATV "drivers" lose track of the whole rig.

"It ended up in the ditch the first time," Moravitz said, illustrating the reason for the wide trench that is dug around the runway, ramp and around the perimeter of the landing pit, in case a vehicle decides to go astray or keep going upon landing.

"Once we watered down the runway, the semi 'shoot' went just fine!" he said.

"We'd never done anything like that before!"

They like to watch Part of the fun of the car launch is the preparations people make for the event, with some of them showing up days prior for prime viewing spots.

Moravitz chuckled when he talked of how one "true redneck" neighbor - Fred Anderson - towed his old, stripped-down Winnebago Brave with the side cut off for a viewing station. He renamed the Winnie "Fredneck’s RV - Fred & Lyn's Launching Lounge," and spent the day drinking, eating junk food and laughing at the event – with the deep growl of thumping country music and a play-by-play DJ for effect.

Anderson noted how the Winnie was for sale, and reportedly took bids on the exotic rig all day. According to Moravitz,

Turtle Lake High School cheerleaders and FFA members sold food and goodies at the launch event, with a few cheerleaders even delivering "meals on wheels," or at least, brats with a golf cart.

Part of the joy of the Moravitz Car Launch is the elaborate "viewing stations" some folks set up. This former Winnebago Brave motor home was engineless and starboard-side-less, but became a popular stop for watching the action. Fred (seated in the middle) said the rig was for sale, "For any and all offers. Any offer at all and it's yours. Did I mention any offer?" - Photos

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Technicians work to overcome a fuel system problem that kept a VW Jetta from becoming a car launch "victim." The crew eventually got past the issue and practiced their own kind of "Fahrvergnügen.”

It's hard to describe the feeling of watching a tired old Chevrolet take its last journey so elegantly and violently, to the delight of so many adoring fans.

no beer or beverages as an event, and charged no gates.

They only solicited $10 donations to the "Make-a-Wish Foundation" for any extra cash, beyond expenses, and were able to give a remarkable $11,383 to the organization.

“That was really great," Moravitz said.

"Again, it's all in the people!"

But it wasn't just Make-A-Wish that benefitted: Moravitz peeled off the local groups that sold everything from chicken dinners to beverages to brats and hot dogs, even "on wheels," courtesy of a golf cart.

Turtle Lake FFA members, high school football and basketball cheerleaders, Turtle Lake youth wrestlers and the wrestling cheerleaders all pitched in and helped the cause.

"They were so good!" he said, almost choking up when he noted how those local athletes, volunteers and students didn't just take their money and run. "The next morning at 7:30, a whole batch of cheerleaders showed up to help clean the whole thing up...what more can you say about that?"

What more, indeed ... except maybe to start planning for next year, with extra cheerleaders and volunteers, even more remote controls, and maybe a shorter ramp with softer landing, and even more elaborate, decorated cars and trucks.

"Ha! I'm still recovering from this one!"

Moravitz said, "But I'll start thinking about it ..."

"He got one bid up to $7.61!"

It was probably worth that just in leftover spray paint and forgotten drinks in the cooler.

"But you've gotta move it outta here!"

Anderson joked.

The money issue Moravitz took general donations last year, and admits that he "lost some money," but hoped to cover his extra insurance and staffing costs this year - and maybe even give a little to charity. But they had no entrance or parking fees, sold

Videographers from a French-Canadian documentary crew got up close and personal with the cars as they were launched by remote control off a ramp and into a pit below.

Field of gold

A sunflower field along CTH I in Polk County was at its peak this past week as the plants matured under the August sun. - Photos by John Reed

Garden tea at the Fort set WEBSTER - Burnett County Historical Society hosts its sixth-annual garden tea at the Forts on Thursday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m.

Again this year a tasty menu of savories, sweets and fine tea will be served on china handpainted by award-winning artist Mary Ann Putzier. Hats and gloves are optional but would certainly add to the ambiance of the occasion. Punch will be served on the deck while waiting for the tea to begin.

Seating is limited so call 715-866-8890 for your reservation.

Cost is $15.

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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother Joe Roberts and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, “Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?” The first man approached him and said, “Sir, I don’t wish to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain is more than I’ve ever seen before. For whom do you mourn so deeply? A child? A parent?” The mourner took a moment to collect himself, then replied, “My wife’s first husband.”

••• Little Red Riding Hood was skipping down the road when she saw the Big Bad Wolf crouched down behind a log. “My, what big eyes you have, Mr. Wolf,” said Little Red Riding Hood. The surprised wolf jumped up and ran away. Further down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again; this time he is crouched behind a tree stump.“ My, what big ears you have Mr. Wolf,” said Little Red Riding Hood. Again the foiled wolf jumped up and ran away. About two miles down the road, Little Red Riding Hood saw the wolf again, this time crouched down behind a road sign. “My, what big teeth you have Mr. Wolf,” taunted Little Red Riding Hood. With that the Big Bad Wolf jumped up and screamed, “Will you get lost? I’m trying to go to the bathroom.”

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My Auntie Jo got married yesterday.

My aunt is in her early 70s and so is her new husband. It is a second marriage for them both, a marriage that came after careful Carrie Classon thought and the blessings of both families and their combined legion of friends. When they promised each other “the autumn” of their lives, the bridegroom and a number of the wedding guests (including me) started to cry.

Then there was a reception at the hotel, and finally everyone went swimming in the hotel pool—including the bride and groom. It was a wonderful afternoon.

Daniel came as my guest. It was the first big occasion we had attended as a couple. Daniel fumbled when a wedding guest asked, “Are you Carrie’s husband?” I heard him say no, and hesitate, and I wondered what sort of answer he would come up with. It is a bit awkward identifying someone as a “boyfriend” when they ceased to be a boy several decades ago. “Friend” is a bit ambiguous, and “lover” clearly falls in the category of too much information.

Daniel is from a few hours north, in territory where hockey is a very big deal. They have legendary coaches who lead small-town teams to feats of glory that are never forgotten by the players or the community. One of the coaches that Daniel remembers and admires had a saying Daniel is fond of repeating.

“Know your role,” he said.

At first this exhortation bothered me. It seemed synonymous with keeping in your place or not having overly ambitious dreams. But then, I am not much of a hockey player.

And I agree it’s disorienting when you’re not sure of your role. When meeting someone new, I am often asked, “What do you do?” Trying to explain my tran-

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sition from a person who had an actual job to someone who essentially putters around my small farmhouse and writes things was, for a long time, awkward. I fumbled with my answer to this seemingly harmless icebreaker.

I was unsure if I should describe what I used to do, which seemed irrelevant, or what I hoped to do, which seemed (again) like too much information.

Sometimes I would just say, “I bake bread.” It was not the answer they were looking for, but most people like bread, and it was usually enough information to get by.

As I watched my aunt and new uncle at the altar, I realized they were also assuming new roles. The ceremony signified commitment, but I think their commitment to one another had already been made. The wedding was something more.

They were identifying themselves as someone’s husband and someone’s wife. They were having these roles blessed in front of others because it is important, as Daniel says, to know our role—not just on the ice rink, but in the world, in a family, in the community.

I still do not know what my life will look like in a week or a year. I wake up in the early morning some days in a panic, wondering what the heck I am doing, what my obligations are, who I am. But I am getting more comfortable with ambiguity, and there are a few things I know already.

I am a baker of bread, a loving aunt and daughter, and a girlfriend (though not a girl). I’m the owner of a well-traveled cat and an earnest young dog. I am a gardener and a writer and, most of the time, a pretty good friend. The rest, I suppose, will come in time.

Till next time, —Carrie

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Then it’s off to some of the largest thrift stores in the Twin Cities for a day of ladies only (ages 16 and older) “treasure hunting” and surprises. They’ll stop midday for a fast-food lunch on your own. The bus will return to Wayne’s parking lot and the church around 6 p.m. Cost for the trip: $5 for the bus plus lunch.

If you were on board for the previous thrift shop trip, you‘ll remember the adventures you had in these stores. If you’ve never been inside a thrift store before, you’ll be amazed at what you can find: clothing, books, toys, home décor, crafts … all at bargain prices. Start making a list now of what you’re looking for–clothing sizes, curtain measurements, book/movie titles, etc.–and, on the 23rd, let the treasure hunt begin.

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End of the line When I approach a checkout

Cold Turkey

line in any store I have a habit of surveying which line is the shortest, which checkout clerk seems to John W. Ingalls be the most efficient and which line is moving the fastest and I always choose the wrong line. I am beginning to feel like Charlie Brown because no matter what I do, I can’t seem to win. The shortest line isn’t always the best choice and the longest line isn’t always the slowest so how do you choose? Making a choice is somewhat similar to making weekend plans based on last week’s weather forecast, it’s not very reliable. Even when there are few lines from which to pick I don’t have very good success.

Recently we had the opportunity to visit Wal-Mart at 1 o’clock in the morning. This is neither our usual shopping location nor our favored shopping hour but we happened to be traveling through the area and we needed a gallon of milk for home. Undeterred by the lack of a friendly Wal-Mart greeter at 1 a.m., I began my expedition to the far corner of the store. The aisles were vacant except for workers restocking the shelves.

They glanced at me indifferently, wondering why a white-haired man in sandals and a Hawaiian shirt would be buying milk at this hour. I took a different route on the return trek and picked up a bunch of green bananas as well.

I am sure that working as a cashier at Wal-Mart is not a terribly competitive position, and I am not dis-

The Luck High School Class of 1960 celebrated their 50th class reunion on July 17 at the Luck Country Club. Shown are back row (L to R): Arlen Mortensen, Ronald Peterson and Jim Dueholm. Fourth row: Ron Hanson, Kathy (Dversdall) Pepper, Aaron Hannemann and Carol (Brenholt) Medchill. Third row: Donna (Berg) Swanson, Dwight Swanson, Russell Berg, Wayne Olson, Judy (Jacobsen) Thrawl, Carol (Christensen) Jenssen, Susan Ott and Leslie H. Tutor Jr. Second row: Karen (Gross) Martin, Charlotte (Jensen) Francalancia, JoAnne (Lande) Christiansen, Sandy (O’Brien) Fagerberg, Dianne (Peterson) Engelhart, Mary Ellen Jepsen, Conrad Skow and Mike Larsen. Front row: Kathy (Conrad) Donald, Melva Jean (Anderson) Plath, Jeanie (Thompson) Johnson, Mary Lou (Swerkstrom) Junker, Mary (Jenssen) Berg and JoAnn (Price) Rachner. Classmates missing are: Karolyn (Hanson) Chubb, Nancy (Rasmussen) Covell, Susan (Wyatt) Erickson, Harley Johansen, Jack Olson, Raymond Ostling, Patsy (Dueholm) Shirley and Robert Tangness. – Photo submitted paraging the person or the position. Most everyone is efficient, friendly and helpful but if someone is working the late shift it may because one is slow or a new employee. My cashier was MD both. As I neared the checkout station, the only one open, someone darted in front of me, the only other customer in the entire store at 1 a.m. He wasn’t there to get milk to feed his starving children or pain relievers for a toothache. He wasn’t buying laxatives or hemorrhoid cream or any other possible urgent purchase at this hour, he was buying golf balls.

The cashier scanned the package looking for a bar code. The scanner made a beep followed by the equivalent of an electronic question or argument. Three more attempts gave the same result. She then scanned the aisles looking for a manager after explaining “I’m sorry, I’m new here.” When no help was found she and the golfer surveyed the package in question and discovered that the unusable barcode was written in Japanese, however there were other barcodes on the package to scan. Now it was time to charge $6.38 on his credit card.

The first swipe of the credit card didn’t work. Neither did the second or third. I yawned hard and turned to read the tabloids at my side. Brad Pitt was in trouble again. Aliens were having a high-level meeting at the White House and somehow JFK was still making headlines. Did you know that he was still being kept alive in a secret hospital in Dallas? Cosmo-

politan had secrets that drive men crazy. I wondered if standing in a checkout line, behind Arnold Palmer, in the middle of the night was on the list.

“This always happens to my credit card,” the golfer explained, trying to comfort the cashier.

“I’m sorry,” came the reply. “How does that make you feel?” They were starting to develop a relationship by now. I was about to answer the question for him when he responded, “Sometimes they wrap it in a thin plastic bag and run it through the scanner again.”

I was thinking maybe a shredder would work faster.

The gallon of milk in my hand was nearing room temperature, my bananas were getting ripe. Swiping the card through the plastic bag was a new trick I had never heard of before, however that didn’t work either.

“Well…” she paused, thinking, “Lets try another scanner.” As she reached for another card scanner I reached for my wallet thinking that paying for his golf balls myself would be quicker and easier than waiting for my gallon of milk to curdle. One banana had developed a brown spot. I looked again at the magazine rack. Woman’s Day magazine had an article on stress relief. Maybe I could learn something while I waited.

“There you go sir, it worked that time. You have a good night and it was so nice to talk to you.” The golfer strolled out happy and ready for his earlymorning tee time. I yawned again and paid cash. My family was going to wonder why I brought home a gallon of yogurt and some brown bananas in the middle of the night.

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Purgatory Road As I was driving over to Mom’s this week, I noticed that 270th Avenue east of Hwy. 87 was closed. “Hmm, wonder if the culvert washed out in all the rain last week?” I thought as turned and headed down “Purgatory,” the local name for the first mile east of Hwy. 87. It is the duty of neighbors to always drive through any closed roads not only to see what is going on, but as a challenge. Why have a four-wheel-drive truck with super-low, locked differential, deep tread, cable winch, flashing light bar, 2 jillion lumen cigarette lighter spotlight and rifle rack in the back window if you are going to just stay on the open roads?

I headed east, dropping down the very steep hill into a deep valley that crosses the creek that heads north to Wolf Lake (I think it goes that direction). Back in the ‘50s or ‘60s, as I remember it, this valley was filled partially and the next hill cut greatly down and the remaining smaller hills leveled out greatly. Before that, when we drove Purgatory over to visit the Swensons or Christensons, we kids thought it great fun to have Dad drive a little faster and feel the stomach flutters as we dropped down the roller-coaster hills.

As I drove up the big remaining hill, I saw a dozer on the south side of the road and a lot of work being done on that bank, but nothing on the road itself. To find out more I called Sterling Town Board member Duane Doolittle.

Sterling gets its gravel from a private pit along Wolf Creek where they have purchased gravel. Every few years, the township hires a company to come to the pit and crush gravel for the roads. This is to break up the stones and to mix the gravel with clay to make road-ready piles. The current pit has run out of nearby clay, needed to bind the loose gravel so it will set up as a hard surface. At the same time, Purgatory Road (270th Avenue) east of Hwy. 87 has one huge clay hill preceded by a deep valley that should be leveled more. The town decided to start cutting the south side of the hill down this year and haul the surplus clay to the pit area for future use. Next year the north side will be cut too and the road bed lowered 6 or more feet on top of the hill and possibly the valley filled more. The stomach thrills will be gone!

Purgatory was named by Cushing native, writer and humorist, Doc Squirt (Roy Hennings) when, in 1905, he took on the new rural free delivery post office route out of the Cushing. The roads in those days were, as Doc claimed, “excellent for air ships, but impassable for anything else.” This stretch of road was the hilliest, muddiest, and worst greasy clay stretch on his whole mail route.

From old Sterling Township records we find that in June of 1879, six Sterling residents petitioned the Sterling Town Board to lay out a road between the northeast corner and the northwest corner of Section 24, Township 36 North, Range 19 West. On July 8, at 10 a.m. at William McKain’s home, the town board met where they did “there proceed to examine personally said highway and did hear all reasons offered against laying out the same and it being our opinion that the public good will be promoted did decide to lay out said highway.” They decided to make it a 4-rod-width road – the standard of the time. It was signed by town Chairman T. F. Monty, and board supervisors Jas. Love and John Simpson.

In the 1800s, roads were built by farmers contracting to “work on the road” to pay their road taxes by work rather

Purgatory Road shows up on the 1914 plat map. Somewhere in the area was the hamlet of Petersburg. – Photos by Russ Hanson

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Since Doc Squirt named it Purgatory, the stretch of 270th Avenue east of Hwy. 87 (a few miles north of Cushing) has been the roller-coaster road for local Sterling residents. Now Purgatory’s hills futures are in limbo. than with very scarce money. They shoveled by hand, hauled gravel with a horse team and wagon, or pulled a plow or scraper or even a log to smooth the road. Sterling had several “road districts” each with a “pathfinder” appointed by the town board. Each pathfinder was responsible for keeping the roads up and tracking the work hours of the local farmers. By the early 1900s, some road districts actually bought horse-pulled road graders and hired teams and a man to grade the roads regularly. Eventually the road districts were disbanded and the town board took the responsibility for the whole township.

When it came to laying out a new road, it was usually run along section boundaries. That meant that it probably went between two adjacent farms. The first step would be for the farmers to remove their boundary fence and then set it back two rods from the actual boundary line giving them a 4-rod road. This was a lot of work and doubled the fencing required. Each side of the road would be fenced so each farmer had to put in a full-length fence instead of the shared fence they had before. They also lost the use of a 2-rod-wide strip along their boundary. Township powers let the township use the land for roads without buying it. Most of our land along rural roads includes to the center of the road, so we do get taxed on it even though we aren’t allowed to use it. In theory, we do own the trees along the ditch.

Purgatory may not have been built immediately, as the 1887 Polk County plat book does not show it. The 1914 book does and it shows it as going straight through. The mile stretch of road probably replaced a trail that wandered through the same area. Originally roads went around swamps, trees and hills as much as possible as settlers traveled to neighbors and on to town. Some signs of an older trail exist along the north side of the current road.

Purgatory crosses a few swamps and a creek. Originally it is likely that the creek was crossed with a wooden bridge or possibly just a few logs with boards over them. Concrete culverts were made on-site sometimes. Other times, you just forded the creek.

Swamps were crossed in a standard manner. First a 2- or 3-foot-deep layer of small brush (tree tops or cut brush).

Then a layer of dirt followed by a layer of logs (called corduroy—like a giant version of the ribbed cloth) and then another layer of dirt and hopefully gravel over that. Sometimes gravel was available in a nearby hill or road bank and other times had to be hauled long distances. Every year the local residents worked on their road by filling the mud holes, graveling the hills or whatever needed doing, paying their road taxes that way. Now-a-days we pay them with each gallon of gasoline we buy.

Doc Squirt delivered the mail in the rural areas around Cushing on his Harley or with his horse, Cyclone, and a buggy. He gave nicknames to everyone and everyplace, including Purgatory because people, including Doc, had to spend time stuck in the mud between the hills or the slick clay or ice on the hills while on the way to better places.

Chris Christenson told, “Squirt had quite a long route, about 22 miles, a full day for the horses. He would walk or run about a four-mile square right around the Cushing area, doubling back to the stable, in order to give the horses a rest partway on the route.”

Henry Sornson, the farmer who owned the land on the southwest part of the road, pointed out, “Those steep red clay ‘Purgatory Hills’, especially when they were wet, were sure a job for a motorcycle to get up. Squirt would carry along pails of sand when he went on the route, to help make it up those hills, and it took quite a few pails full before they were passable.”

In the 1930s Ed Wilson took over the mail route. In Doc’s newspaper columns, he liked to refer to him as “Imp” Wilson saying “Ed gets that monicker from toting mail thru Squirt’s purgatory.” If you remember your theology, an imp is a creature from the dark side.

Back in the Depression years, Joe got stuck in a big mudhole out in front of a farm. He asked the farmer if he would pull him out. “Sure, cost you a dollar.” The farmer hooked on to the Model T with his team of horses and pulled him out. “You wouldn’t think there would be any mudholes left

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Purgatory Road was approved in 1879. The 1887 Sterling plat does not show it between sections 13 and 24. The road was approved at a meeting of the township at William McKain’s home. after the last month being so dry,” commented the car owner.

“Yeah,” replied the farmer, “I’ve had to haul water most every night last week to keep it up.”

From the Christenson family history book by Shirley Christenson we read “Dad recalled driving through the purgatory hills with youngest daughter Rose standing by his side. This was long before seat belts were in the cars. It was spring and the road was very greasy and slippery. The car would swerve and slip down the one hill and Dad had to negotiate up the next one. This jostled Rose back and forth.

She saddled up closer to Dad and pulled on his face to look at her. She said, ‘Looky me Daddy. Looky me. Can’t you drive anyway?”

Rodney Swanson’s family owned land along Purgatory and they still have some of it. They lived on the east side of Bass Lake along Hwy. 87. Rodney tells me that his father and the older neighbors referred to the fields south of the new cut being made in Purgatory as “Petersburg.”

Nina Borup Malmen has written about her family and mentions “Petersburg” in the area near Bass Lake, on Purgatory Road it appears. She says, “the cost of transportation for the Borup family to come to America was furnished by a relative by the name of Peter Johnson. He was married to one of my great-grandfather’s sisters. Peter Johnson owned several farms. One of the farms was on the north shore of Bass Lake. It was later owned by Walter Gullickson. Cornering this farm was another farm (along Purgatory).

“This farm was also the site of a town which Peter Johnson built and named Petersburg. It was an average town with a mercantile store, livery stable, bank, boarding house and even a post office. Eventually a main road was established between St. Croix Falls, Cushing and Grantsburg. During the 1930s it became Hwy. 87.

“The highway bypassed Petersburg and eventually this once-thriving town faded into history with the exception of the sawmill. The acreage was eventually sold and the new owner kept the sawmill business until he lost his life in an accident.”

••• Margo is back staying with her first husband again after taking care of Mom Hanson. Mom is doing quite well and should be fully back to normal in a few more weeks. We had planned to take a trip to Seattle driving through Canada to house-sit for a cousin there. We missed the dates for that, but decided to head out there anyway. Having to visit rather than house-sit will mean a much shorter stay, but Margo needs a break from caregiving and so we are headed on the road. I plan to do all the vacation work and cooking and let her take it easy. I think we are going to use the tent and stay at parks along the way, although Margo seems to think we should use motels at least once in a while. I hate paying 60 bucks just to sleep in a strange bed (especially if it is with my own wife), so we will see how it goes.

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In early Lewis

It was 1919 and the Rev. Ernest Barber and his wife

and little boy were serving the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lewis. (Originally called the People’s Church).

The family lived in the two-story church, sleeping in the cushioned choir pews, pumping water at the front yard pump, cooking on a kerosene stove in the church kitchen in the basement. One day Charles E. Lewis stopped in to see how they were living, and asked, “Would you like to live in a real parsonage?”

“Oh, that would be grand,” replied Ernest Barber.

Charles E. Lewis was a man of action. He went right over to the Lewis State Bank and bought the banker’s house next door, to be used as a parsonage.

It was a two-story stucco house, with kitchen, dining room, living room and two bedrooms. A stone fireplace added charm and heat in the winter in the living room. Perhaps a bathroom was added in later years.

Where a building was heated with a wood furnace in early years, it was later fueled by coal or fuel oil. (The early church was fueled by a wood furnace, and wood-cutting bees were part of the chores of the early church). The church and many of the early homes had outdoor toilets or an outhouse, or biffy, in the back yard. The church had two such little houses out back.

Barber served for several years and then moved on to another charge to keep. He was followed by a long list of ministers, most of them serving several years.

Each pastor improved his position with each advancement.

Years later in the early ‘50s, Pastor and Mrs. Barber visited at the Webster Methodist Church, and Lloyd and Esther Schallenberger and I went there to meet them. It was also the wedding anniversary of Lourinda and Charles Sanford, who were both ordained, and served the four churches of Grantsburg – Siren – Lewis – Webster.

When Lourinda saw the anniversary cake, she said, “My land, it’s bigger than the one we had at our wedding.”

Pastor Barber told stories about the early Lewis church. One Sunday afternoon he went out to Seven Pines to visit Charles Lewis. As it happened, there were guests and they were playing cards at a table piled high with poker chips. Mr. Lewis was embarrassed and said to Pastor Barber, “Oh, well, we give it all back at the end of the game.” (Indicating the growing pot of money). Sure, they did!

Lewis was quick to smile when all was going well.

He enjoyed staying at Seven Pines Lodge, but his wife reportedly liked the city better as there was more to do there than in the country.

Seven Pines Lodge had an outdoor swimming pool with its name spelled out in tiles, indicating pine trees. There were leakage problems, making it hard to maintain. Children in Lewis were sometimes invited out to enjoy swimming in the luxury of a pool.

Tribute to Ruby and Hugo Kettula Our 31st Charles E. Lewis Days celebration will honor the late Ruby and Hugo Kettula, and rightfully so. They died so close together, in different locations and very suddenly, that we were all very surprised.

Both were interested in local politics.

Hugo was chairman of Clam Falls Township for a number of years, and Ruby was on our Polk County Board of Supervisors. When election time approached, Ruby came to church to ask for our support and vote.

For years, Ruby took charge of the Little Miss and Little Mr. Lewis contest, the winner determined by drawing. She was good at finding little contestants, ages 5 to 8 or in that area. She related well to children.

In the early years of Charles E. Lewis Days, she went to many business places in Lewis and surrounding towns and came back with all kinds of prizes. She wasn’t timid about asking.

Both worked hard at the Seven Pines Hatchery, delivering both live stock and fish ready for the menu.

They were used to being on the road.

They were good neighbors, reliable and responsible.

Good to talk to and good to know.

Behind the

Signpost Bernice Abrahamzon We were fortunate to count them as friends and members of our community.

The could almost become our local legends.

Rummage sale at church I thought, “What am I doing with about 40 coffee mugs? So I donated a dozen mugs to the sale, but couldn’t resist buying three different mugs. One says Whispering Pines Camp and has two evergreen trees on it. I bought it for sentimental reasons. It’s historical, too, now that the camp is gone. The second cup makes me laugh as it says, “You can always tell a Swede, but you can’t tell him much.” The third cup is fancy and says, “Plant a garden of friends.”

I heard somewhere that you don’t regret the things you buy, you regret the things you don’t buy. Like an item, pass it up, have second thoughts and go back to pick it up, and it’s gone. Yes, that happens if you’re indecisive.

By buying three different mugs, I didn’t gain much by donating a dozen mugs. (Go figure!)

I bought a little vest for the express purpose of pinning some of my pins on it including Quill and Scroll, a high school journalism pin, plus a National Honor Society pin. The latter only brought sorrow as my friends were unhappy that I received it as a junior and they received theirs as seniors. But then, I loved school. Sunday school pins, Wisconsin Regional Writers pin, Good Citizen pin, church pins, etc. They’ve all spent a long time in a jewelry box, yet they reflect my interests. I have my husband’s gold wings but they make me sad now.

Of course, I bought a few books. One is a Toddler’s Bible with bright illustrations and simple sentences. A second book contains Bible Stories for Children, at a little older age. Catch them young and perhaps they’ll be Christians for a lifetime.

Couldn’t resist “Letters in the Attic” collected by Billy Graham’s wife.

A good friend bought a book of illustrations by Rockwell used as covers for Saturday Evening Post.

She was delighted and asked why no one bought it before she arrived. I guess it was meant for her.

Such fun to find something new-to-you to cherish.

Not that I need anymore books. Our bookcases are full, some double-stacked.

Lately I’ve been giving books away after I read them. Alas, if I like a book once, sometimes I buy a duplicate, and I don’t need two copies, even if I treasure it.

Regional books written by good friends are favorites. I have all of the books written by Eunice Kanne, Arleth Lexen Erickson, Bob Becker, Ruth Bunker Christianson and her daughter, Sally Bair, all the books of our Northwest Regional Writers, Gladys Taber’s books, those by college friends, etc. They are all good friends sitting there on shelves.

Not to mention those by Jesse Stuart of Greenup, Ky., August Derleth of Sauk City, Bob Gard of Madison, etc. A lifetime of memories. Two by Alice Ford, too, and some of Katy King’s.

If you think I’m a book-a-holic, you’re right!

I won’t list them all. You’d be overwhelmed.

Until next week, Pack Rat, Bernice

Unity of the Martial Arts Tournament Students from Milltown Karate were able to take part in the first-ever tournament hosted by Brown’s Karate Academy in Rice Lake. Unity of the Martial Arts Tournament, an open tournament for all styles, disciplines and belt levels, was held July 31 at Skate City. Milltown students shown here (L to R) in back are Michelle Jorgensen (participation award), Brent Colbert (third-place adult under blue belt), and Ethan Thomas (first place in 14-17 age group under blue belt).

In front are Samantha Stryker, Billy Lipoff (second-place youth above blue belt), and Mackenzie Anderson (fourth-place blue belt). Other Milltown Karate participants not shown in the photo are Drew Jepsen (third-place adult black belt), and Eric Hillstead (third-place adult blue belt).

— submitted

Do you remember?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago F.D. Witucki, Frederic, completed 40 years of banking on July 14.-Wisconsin was one of 17 states on paying end of U.S. Aid.-Beautiful weather brought huge crowds to Frederic for special events.Field Day was held at Spooner Ag Station on July 14.-Rudell Motor Co. invited everyone to stop in at Frederic to see the new Ford Fairlane.-The Siren Jubilee ran July 15-16-17.-Windus Apparel in Frederic had an “After the 4th” summer sale of dresses with prices running from $5.95 to $13.95.-Frederic Auto Company Inc. invited people to stop in and see Chevy’s Corvair, the bestseller’s car of the year.More than 300 attended Sterling’s Old Settlers picnic.-St. John’s Catholic Church in Webster sponsored a bazaar on July 7 at the town hall.-Readers were invited to visit the Museum of Woodcarving, located in Spooner at that time.-Hardware stores had specials on Sooper-Dooper Lug-a-Jug at 87¢ each.-Camp Northland, one-quarter mile south of Hwy. 70 on east side of Big Clam Lake, Siren, advertised “kill mosquitoes with Dyna Fog jet fogger.”-A move was made to consolidate Burnett superintendent offices.–Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake celebrated its 90th anniversary July 1617.–Remodeling was under way at Stub’s Texaco Station, Frederic.

40 Years Ago Voyager Village received state approval of sewage system plans.-Both parties offered challenging candidates in the Sept. 8 primary.-Enrollment was up in Siren Schools with a total of 484 including all 12 grades.-Fabri-Tek in Amery closed briefly after bomb scare.-Log Gables owners, Brad and Loretta Wakeman, sold the business to a St. Paul couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleischacker.-The first football game in Frederic of the season would be a game between Spooner and Frederic on Sept. 4.Frederic Auto Company was inviting everyone to stop in to see the all new 1971 Vega by Chevrolet on Thursday, Sept. 10.-Specials at Route’s Super Market included Robert’s oleo at 4 lbs. for $1, Swansdown cake mixes at 4 for $1, Jell-O at 4 pkgs. for 45¢, 20 lbs. new russet potatoes for 63¢.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Store included bananas at 10¢ lb., Buttercup squash at 8¢ lb., 2 lbs. Co-op coffee at $1.53, young hen turkeys at 45¢ lb., and Campbell’s tomato soup at 7 cans for 78¢.-A steam engine and threshing reunion was set for Sept. 5-6-7 at Dresser.Kronlund Motors Inc., Spooner, invited everyone to stop in on Sept. 11 to see the Pinto, Ford’s newest better idea.-Readers were urged to win with Gene Wycoff, as state representative in the Assembly.

20 Years Ago Clam Falls Store reopened with Larry and Donna Moody and family in charge after about a year of closure.-Obituaries included Dushan Monchilovich, Estelle Kiekhoefer, Ruth Anderson, Walter Peterson, Martin Carlson Sr., Inez Sahr, Mildred Ahlgren and Barbara Pietz.-Mud Hen area was still a snag for Hwy. 70 planners.-Debby Haaf won the Miss Webster title.-The dairy breakfast was held June 16 at the farm of Niles and Marge Peterson at Fair View Farm, Siren.-Rainbow Park celebrated its fifth anniversary with hot air balloon rides. Attractions included a water slide, miniature golf, driving range, bumper boats, concessions, video arcade, volleyball and shuffleboard. It was located east of the Siren airport on Hwy. 70.-Grantsburg celebrated 125 years.-Centuria residents had a say about recycling center site.-Candidates for Miss Milltown were Patricia Hochstetler, Cheryl Darnell, Lisa McKenzie, Michelle Beauvais, Angela Norgard, Mara Matheson and Auburn Maier.-Ann Harlander became the bride of Keven Berg at Trinity Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, on June 9.-Obituaries included Floyd Lunberg. Sig’s famous prime rib was coming to the 300 Club, Frederic.-Dairy Queen was celebrating its 50th birthday.

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St. Croix Valley Senior Center Tuesday was our busiest day as usual. We exercise at 10 a.m., play Skip-Bo at 11 a.m. Then at 12:30 p.m., we played Dominos, Hand and Foot and 500 cards. The winners in Dominos were Martha Lundstrom, Olga Young and Ione White. The winning Hand and Foot team was Dottie Adams, Donna Schlosser and Darlene Cross. Winners in 500 were Pete Schlosser, Ron Flostad, Roger Greenley, Marian Davison and Audrey McMullen.

Wednesday afternoon, we had our birthday party with cake and ice cream. Many of the seniors at-

Syring/Stage Don and Julie Syring of Grantsburg wish to announce the marriage of their daughter, Krystal Ann, to Benjamin Richard Stage of Cushing, son of Rick and Darlene Stage on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. – Photo submitted

Interstate Park Friday, Aug. 13 Family Fun: Snakes! 3 p.m., at the lake side of the Beach House at Lake O’the Dalles. Meet naturalist Barb Walker and the park’s fox snake, Copper, learn some fascinating facts about snakes, and bring home a crafted make-and-take snake of your own.

Saturday, Aug. 14 Molten Lava and Melted Ice, 2:30 p.m., at the Pothole Trail sign. Join the naturalist for a relaxing hike around the Pothole Trail and learn about the gee-whiz geology of Interstate Park.

The Owl and The Mouse, 4:30 p.m., at the grassy area in the center of the North Campground. Meet naturalist Barb Walker and Aztec, her South American spectacled owl, and play a game that illustrates the exceptional hearing of some nocturnal animals that have the best hearing of any on earth. A fun activity for the entire family!

Universe in the Park, 8:30 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. An outreach program of the Space Astronomy Lab and the Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, this special Universe in the Park presentation will be followed by a stargazing session outside (weather permitting). The indoor program will be presented rain or shine. Learn about the latest discoveries and puzzles of our universe!

Sunday, Aug. 15 Summer Outdoor Family Adventure Series, 4 to 5 p.m. Little Walk on the Prairie at Wild River State Park. From washed-out riverbeds to hardwood forests, the prairies have been restored! Walk through the 5foot tall big bluestem as participants discover the plants, animals, and insects that have returned to the area. Meet at the Wild River State Park Trail Center. For more information call 651-583-2925.

SOFAS will take area residents on a variety of hikes, paddles, and fun activities.

Join them on Sundays through Aug. 29 to meet local families and make new friends as you explore some of the most treasured places in the St. Croix Valley.

Wednesday, Aug. 18 Ancient Abandoned Riverbeds, 10 a.m., at the Meadow Valley Trail sign near the Beach parking area. Meet the naturalist for a scenic hike up the valley and learn about some of the ancient geology that makes the area look like it does today.

Thursday, Aug. 19 Nature story time, 10 a.m. Join naturalists Julie Fox or Barb Walker for a story and activity chosen especially for children preK through kindergarten and their parents.

Check at the park office upon arrival for the program location within the park.

715-349-2964

Barb Munger

Winners at 500 this past week were Dave Peterson, Anke Olesen, Sue Newberger, Barb Munger and Flo Antiel. Spade winners were Mary Sicard, Ron Yourchuck, Clara Palomaki, Darlene Groves and Dorothy Cronquist.

The center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For any information on our activities please call 715-349-7810. The nutrition dinner is served at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for a suggested donation of at least $3.50. To make reservations call 715-349-2845.

See you at the center.

Siren

Still no bears sighted in bear country, however, we know they are coming in. Last Friday morning I woke up to find the bird yard in shambles. One birdhouse and its post pushed over almost to the ground, the poles for my bird feeders almost in the same shape.

The tub we use for a deer waterer tipped over and the salt block and its box on the ground. They can really make quite the mess even though there’s no food out there for them.

Heard through the grapevine that there are several bear baits around in the area of bear country, that just may be why they aren’t here during the day.

I myself don’t believe in baiting or using dogs on any animal you intend to hunt, there’s just no sportsmanship in hunting that way. Guess that’s my Native American heritage showing through. I believe in using skill and cunning strategy to hunt your prey. By using your intellectual knowledge you can outsmart them. However, they aren’t always that easy to outsmart, but this way, when you bring them down, you have really earned your trophy.

Coming up Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Siren Crooked Lake band shell is Shotgun Johnson and the Mississippi Seven. Music starts at 7 and goes till 9 p.m. Remember folks, the summer music in the park days will be coming to an end on Aug. 26, so if

Bev Beckmark

you haven’t taken the time to enjoy it, do so in the next couple of weeks. Refreshments this week by the Siren Bethany Lutheran Church.

Sympathy to the family of Betty J. Jensen who passed away on July 28.

Sympathy to the family of Roland Salzmann who passed away on July 30.

Carol Titel stopped in last week for a visit with Bev Beckmark. The afternoon was spent reminiscing about their families get-together over the years.

If I read the signs right it looks like we may have an early fall this year. There have been two small spike bucks coming to the salt lick here in bear country; guess what folks, they are already in the process of changing their coats of beautiful red to that of a more drab brown/gray one.

This Saturday, Aug. 14, is the annual summer celebration at Luther Point. Come look at all the beautiful handmade crafts and quilts for sale and auction, plus a farmers market and pig roast, so come at the start, 11 a.m., and plan on staying for the day.

The Bud Brethorst family members came for a Brethorst reunion last Saturday at the Siren Crooked Lake Park. About 30 to 40 people enjoyed the potluck lunch and visiting.

Frederic Senior Center Spades was played on Monday, Aug. 2, with the following winners: Holly Stonesifer in first place, Donald Danielson in second place, Shirley Sandquist in third place and Carmen Marek in fourth place.

Wednesday and Friday was Pokeno.

Ardyce Knauber

500 cards was played on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m., with the following winners: Rich Hustad in first place, Willie Williams in second place, Phyllis Peterson in third place, Lorraine Hansen tied with Dave Petersen for fourth place.

Saturday, the mini buffet and cards were enjoyed.

Dewey - LaFollette Sympathy is extended to the family of Ronnie Salzmann, who passed away July 30. He was 89.

Nina and Lawrence Hines visited Dean and Lorraine Kendall in Milaca, Minn., Sunday and Monday.

Karen Mangelsen called on Marlene Swearingen Monday morning.

Clam River Tuesday Club met Aug. 4 at the home of Beth Crosby with Lorraine Crosby as hostess.

The ladies spent some time planning their fall fundraiser, which is Oct. 9, and also put together the ticket packets for the quilt raffle. The next meeting will be Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Kay Krentz.

Chris Harrison was a guest of Lawrence and Nina Hines Thursday to Saturday.

Ann Srachta, Donna and Nina Hines and Lida Nordquist went to the salad luncheon and bake sale at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spooner Friday.

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tended the funeral of Mildred Lindberg. Our condolences to the family.

Thursday morning, we had exercises and played Skip-Bo. The winners of the 500 cards, which was played in the evening, were Dareld Lundgren, Don Benson and Jeanette Berquam.

Gratitude is extended to Bob and Ray who share their garden product with the seniors.

Best wishes to Phil Mevissen who is a patient at Willow Ridge in Amery.

Siren Senior Center Our center saw a lot of activity this last week with good attendance at Dime Bingo, 500 cards, Spades, Dining at Five dinner and the coin show. The Dining at Five dinner had 54 diners with the watermelon door prize going to Jim Dake.

The senior monthly meeting will be held next week on Tuesday, Aug. 17. We will be celebrating the birthdays of Glenna Hauger, Elna Wambolt, Ed Smythe and Barb Munger with our usual birthday cake. Everyone is welcome to come and sit in on the meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m.

We would like to extend get-well wishes to Myrna Thomas and Margaret Westlund.

Marian Edler

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Frederic Friday evening and attended the Bible school program of granddaughters, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen, at the Evangelical Free Church.

Don and Lida Nordquist were guests Saturday at the home of Bob and Pat Schott in Hudson. Other family members were there also to help grandson Caleb Schott celebrate his 11th birthday.

Karen Mangelsen and Lida Nordquist went to several of the gardens on the Syren Area Garden Club Tour Sunday afternoon.

A good number of people attended the Coomer Day potluck picnic at the home of Darwyn and Pam Brown Sunday.

Baxter, Larry, Hank and Karen Mangelsen went out to eat with Nick and Esther Mangelsen Sunday evening. They celebrated Nick’s birthday.

Lindholm/Sanders Paul and Lynn Lindholm, St. Croix Falls, are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke, to Louie Sanders, son of Dave and Maria Sanders, Amboy, Minn.

Brooke is a 2005 graduate of St. Croix Falls High School and a 2009 graduate of UW-River Falls, with a degree in elementary education. She is employed by the Minnesota Reading Corps in Lake Crystal, Minn.

Louie is a 2006 graduate of Maple River High School and a 2010 graduate of UW-River Falls, with a degree in soil science. He is employed as a crop consultant for SoMinn Agronomics, Hanska, Minn.

A Sept. 25, 2010, wedding is planned at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser.

The couple will reside in Vernon Center, Minn. – Photo submitted

Lewis Bernice Abrahamzon 653-4281 What a “light show” Saturday night with all the lightning and thundering! Amazing!

Saturday’s rummage sale at the Lewis church went very well. Quite a few good items left but plans are being made to recycle in different ways.

The choir sang a special number, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,” at Sunday’s service.

Birthdays being celebrated for John Glockzin, the Lenz twins, Carol Bohn and Ethan Cook. Lunch after services was a nice spread of goodies plus a big sheet cake. Best wishes to all.

This coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday at “Big Days” for Lewis with many special events. Look at the whole page in this week’s ad in the Indianhead Advertiser. Lewis has few business places left but we’re here, we’re here, we’re here. And we are looking forward to all the music, messages and amusements.

Most events will be held outside, weather permitting, although there will be piano recitals inside (well performed and restful). See schedule on full-page ad.

The invitation is extended. Come and help us celebrate Lewis, the little town where we live. Plan to eat at your choice of places. Soak up the music and words of inspiration. Come and be surprised.

The NW Regional Writers will meet this Friday at Espresso Cabin at 1 p.m. (Located near the Catholic Church, Grantsburg) with a poem/prose on “A Vacation.”

Connect to your community.

Follow the Leader.

Universe in the Park this Saturday at Interstate ST. CROIX FALLS – Don’t miss Universe in the Park, a special presentation beginning at 8:30 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Wisconsin Interstate Park. This program includes the latest discoveries and puzzles about our universe combined with a hands-on stargazing session (weather permitting). The program will

be presented, rain or shine, at the Ice Age Center.

Universe in the Park is an extremely popular outreach program of the Space Astronomy Laboratory and the Department of Astronomy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored by a grant from the NASA IDEA program.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls, on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Julie or Barb at 715-483-3747. Programs are free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. For more information about the program call Julie or Barb at 715-483-3747. – submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Webster Senior Center We have had great attendance lately for Dime Bingo and pool and cards. Everyone appreciates the goodies furnished by the ladies on both days. We always have room for more players. Dime Bingo is played on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., pool and cards on Thursday starting at 7 p.m. No need to make reservations, just come in.

The next evening meal is Thursday, Aug. 12. We hope everyone has made their reservation.

The next senior monthly meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 12:30 p.m. Please plan to attend. We would like to have your opinions and suggestions. All seniors are welcome. Let us know what you would like to have as an activity at the center.

Stop by the table by the community center on Saturday, Aug. 14, during Gandy Dancer Days. We will have raffle tickets for sale, little brochures showing what the center has to offer and August lunch menus.

Wiemer/Buck Sasha Wiemer and Jeremy Buck, both of Sheldon, are pleased to announce their engagement to be married Saturday, Sept. 4, at Coyland Creek, Frederic.

Sasha is employed at Magic Salon in Holcombe, and Jeremy is employed with General Beer Northwest, Chippewa Falls.

Sasha is the daughter of Kevin and Angie Wiemer of Sheldon, and Jeremy is the son of LeRoy and Sue Buck of Frederic. – Photo submitted

320-242-3933 Written for last week

We’ll take a look at some of the group events that have occurred out here in the little hamlets of Arna and New Dosey first.

Anticipation was high at the meeting of the East Pine County Wanderers at the end of July because this is the month that Rosie and Jim Yaekel provide the door-prize dinner at their summer home on Big Island Road. Gordy and Mert Peshchong were the winners this year. The only July birthday for the group was Cheryl Wickham. Fran Levings and Sandi Drake were re-elected to their jobs as president and treasurer, respectively. Mary and Frank Schaaf were elected to the openings on the board of directors.

The monthly business meeting of the Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department, led by Chief Mike McCullen, has discussions centering on the possibility of installing another underground cistern, improvement of the radio communication system and first responder issues. Those who attended were Dave Baker, Don Mishler, Dave Fornengo, Ed Carlin, Al Wolf, Gary and Joe Vink, Mel Elliott, Tracy Erickson and Patrice Winfield.

Marge and Al Wolf would like to extend gratitude to everyone who called, sent a card or helped in some way during Al’s recent illness. Al, as you probably know, had an unexpected heart problem at the end of June that has left him with a pacemaker. He is doing well now. Marge and Al said that they truly learned the meaning of friendship and family during this time.

After shopping in Superior last week, Mary and Frank Schaaf ate lunch at Julie’s Café .

Clara Lilly’s family met her and Pam Ellwein in Forest Lake, Minn., last week after an eye appointment for Clara. After lunch, Pam and Clara hit the road and drove over many country roads looking for the Sam’s Club down in that area.

Jim Yaekel’s brother, Jack, and a friend came up

Tony and Kim O’Brien visited Pat and Nancy last weekend.

They had returned from a two-week family vacation to Spain. Their daughter was studying there for the summer. She goes to the U of Minnesota.

LaVonne O’Brien had lunch on Monday with Doreen Murray at Emily’s restaurant. She had been spending a few days with her sister, Olive MacKlatt.

Doreen will continue to visit her sons before returning to her home in Florida.

Mark and Julie Freeborn and family spent the weekend with Marvel Merriam. It was the first time they could all be together this summer. Saturday afternoon visitors at Marvel’s were Ed and Diane Weber and girls and Helen Gravesen. On Sunday Ray and Dorothy Freeborn from River Falls stopped to visit.

LaVonne O'Brien

LaMar Johnson had heart surgery at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire last Wednesday. John and Reeny Neinstadt and Natalie Flagstad and kids spent Wednesday through Sunday with Sandy and family.

Brittany Johnson came home with Natalie Sunday night. Reeny is staying at Cadott this week.

Nancy Krause and a friend from Hastings, Minn., spent a couple of days in Duluth, Minn., when the tall ships were docked in the harbor.

Brad Krause is on a mission trip to Mexico with a group from Webster Baptist church this week.

Fran Krause was among those attending the W.E.L.C.A. retreat at Luther Point Bible Camp Saturday morning. In the afternoon she stopped for the pie social and book sale at Bethany Lutheran Church. Later she and Nancy Krause enjoyed the arts festival in Siren.

Harter/Carlson Tanya Harter and Paul Carlson, both of Grantsburg, along with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harter and Mr. and Mrs. James Carlson, are pleased to announce their engagement.

Tanya graduated from Grantsburg High School and is currently employed at U.S. Bank in Grantsburg.

Paul graduated from Grantsburg High School and is currently employed at Wood Goods in Luck.

The couple are planning an Aug. 14 wedding and will reside in Grantsburg. – Photo submitted

Cloverton-Markville from Chicago for a three-day visit recently to enjoy some good fishing time.

Sandi Drake says it is great to be home from the hospital and swing bed after her recent knee replacement. Daughter Patti Erickson, Anoka, Minn., came up to help for a few days. Sandi also made a point of saying that her husband, Dave, was also a big help and she is blessed with family and friends.

Esther and Jim Vink and other friends at the Pine Medical Nursing Home were visited by Shirley and Jerry Blokzyl again. Bob and Karen, from the cabin next door to the Blokzyl home, stopped by for a visit also.

Cheryl and Gene Wickham went to Canterbury Downs in Shakopee, Minn., for their granddaughter Bailey’s 7th birthday party. It was family day so free pony rides and face painting were part of the fun.

They were joined by sons Donald and Ron and daughter-in-law Jenny and everyone had a great time.

A group of the younger people in Cloverton took their families on a weekend camping trip to the Rock Lake campground last weekend. Dave and Mandy Fornengo, his brother Brian and wife, Casey, and his cousin Jason and wife, Erika, and all of the children enjoyed the swimming, cooking on a fire, making s’mores and all that goes along with good summer fun with kids. Little Julia Fornengo said they went swimming with their clothes on ‘cuz dad had already packed everything up.

On the home front, I went to a bridal shower for my niece, Lori Severson, on Wednesday in Wentworth. She is the daughter of my former sister-inlaw, so it was a good time to catch up with all of my former in-laws.

Get out and have fun, wherever you are.

Written for this week

It is with sadness that we report that the Hay

Pie at the Soo Line Depot FREDERIC - The Frederic Area Historical Society will be serving pie and refreshments at the 1901 Frederic Soo Line Depot from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 21.

This is an annual fundraiser to help with the operation of the Frederic Area Museum.

The Soo Line depot is the last one remaining on the railroad route that stretched from Dresser Junction to Superior. Also on display are railroad tools, and memorabilia from a bygone era. Soo

Don’t forget to register to win free lunch tickets.

Fall is sure coming fast and we will begin having potlucks again on the last Saturday of the month. The first one will be Sept. 25. We hope to see a big crowd.

If you have any questions, please call.

I have not had any response to the free telephone program sponsored by the state of Wisconsin, so I am not scheduling a workshop.

We are still looking for those who are interested in the Wii. We plan on getting Wii bowling teams together this fall. There are many other activities the Wii offers, please call me if you have questions.

Several people have asked if we are going to have another jewelry making class, so we are planning one for September or October.

The center belongs to all seniors, so please take advantage of all it has to offer. Hope to see you there.

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Fran Krause

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Line wide-vision caboose No. 137 is on display.

The museum is open from Memorial Day weekend through leaf season in the fall, and has many things on display connected to the history of the Frederic area and the railroad that developed Northwest Wisconsin at the start of the last century.

For more information on the Frederic Area Historical Societ, or to learn how to become a member call 715-327-4271 or 715-327-4892. - submitted

Fran Levings

Creek Outpost will be closing on Aug. 31. This little gas station, convenience store, café and bar has been open for four years and has provided a nice little stop-in place for many of us. Owners Vicki and Todd Elliott, due to the recession hurting their prospects, will be moving on to other endeavors.

They are not even sure yet what the future holds.

Todd works in the Twin Cities, Vicki will have her accounting certificate in November and son Clint is out of school now, so we will have to wait and see what plays out for this nice young couple. We wish them the best.

The Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department purchased a used tanker from the Kerrick Volunteer Fire Department recently. This vehicle, which will be housed in the Markville station, is in very good condition and can carry twice the amount of water that the current tanker carries.

Fire Chief Mike McCullen and firefighters Patrice Winfield, Paul Raymond, Joe Vink, Darren Heidbreder, Don Mishler, Dave Baker and Al Wolf practiced with the new tanker at the monthly training session last week.

The Cloverton Garden Club met recently to plan the all-community picnic/races event planned for Aug. 29 at the town hall. This is a potluck party with such races as the three-legged, wheelbarrow, gunnysack and foot races being planned for people of all ages. Bring a dish to pass and a lawn chair and plan to join the fun at 1 p.m.

The newly remodeled and reopened St. Croix Casino, Danbury, had a prime rib special on the opening weekend and local residents Al and Marge Wolf, Don and Marlene Mishler, Ron and Sharon Proffit and Dwayne and Karen Proffit were all on hand to eat and visit.

Mother and son team, Peg and Kenny Coveau, have a pickle-canning session each season. The project is in full swing with Ken wanting to put up at least 100 quarts this year. He provides the cucumbers and the work is done at Peg and Clint’s home.

It has finally happened! Beverly Carlin has retired.

She is busy working on the farm these days and she

recently canned 42 pints of beans. She has also canned her beets already.

Bev recently attended a wedding shower for son Dale and his fiancee, Jenny Jorgensen. The couple plan to wed on Aug. 20 in a field in Askov.

Robin Fornengo spent a two weeks in California and Washington state in July. She traveled first to Sacramento to visit her mom, Faye Sluder, and family, then she and her mom flew to Spokane for Faye’s 65th high school reunion. Robin had been born in Spokane (she left the area as a baby) so she drove to many of the homes her mom had lived in. In spite of the fact she didn’t grow up in the Spokane area, she still felt a strong affinity for it.

With at least 20 acres of oats to be put up, Ed Proffit is glad that he now has a new combine. Wife Jan, with help from Mary Mosser, had put up over 350 of those huge hay bales.

Kurt and Marlys Nelson, Cloverdale, stopped in for a visit the other day. Ed and Marlys were longtime classmates.

Marlene and Don Mishler joined Sharon (Nolan) and Doug Panek for dinner at the Wild Waters Restaurant in Danbury on Sunday.

Mary and Ron Mosser’s grandson, Holden, 13, has been with them for about a month. They have been in to Sandstone to visit with Evelyn Johnson a couple of times and son Max, with his fiancee Krista and her sons, Tucker and Jack, came for the weekend.

Deloris Schirmer’s twin granddaughters, Becky and Renee, came up to visit with both Dad Don and grandma. Becky is from Indianapolis and Renee lives in the Twin Cities.

Dave and I spent a day in Minnetonka, Minn., celebrating the first birthday of granddaughter Evelyn Iris Zelent recently. She is the child of Dave’s daughter, Leda.

Markville reunion planners are expecting a bigger than usual crowd on Aug. 21. Be sure to join the fun.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Locket is one of five coonhound-bluetick puppies still waiting for homes at the Arnell shelter. Their stray mother Annie delivered 11 pups at the shelter over Memorial Day weekend. The puppies, Locket, Agate, Emerson, Lance and Nugget, are now 10 weeks old. Their legs are long and gangly, ears are swinging in the breeze and those hound dog eyes say “I’m adorable, how can you resist?” Behind the beguiling hound dog demeanor lies a puppy full of enthusiasm and “Let me at it!” spirit. These puppies are well socialized and ready to take on the world.

We are entering the dog days of summer and what better way to enjoy them than with a picnic by the lake. Friends of Arnell Memorial Humane Society are making it happen for you at Garfield Park on Lake Wapogasset. By preordering a picnic basket filled with picnic fare, you will be supporting the animal shelter and treating yourself to a homemade picnic without the fuss.

Enjoy one of three preordered baskets. A BBQ loin back rib basket

for $30, a grilled whole chicken basket for $25 or a French loaf premium sub basket for $20. Each basket also includes two pints of homemade salad (potato, slaw, shrimp, pesto, wild rice or caprese salad ), Gramma Bernice’s rolls with butter, four beverages, plates,

Hi, everybody! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. I’ve been kind of a deadbeat dog this week because I’m just too hot! Who moved my house to the equator when I was sleeping?

It’s hot, steamy and Bug City wherever I go! I don’t even feel like eating a lot. Then, when I finally did stick my nose in my food bowl, I thought, “Hmmm, this doesn’t smell too fresh.” It wasn’t. Mom tossed it and got us a new, smaller bag that won’t get moldy before we finish it all. You’ve got to remember that our food can get yucky, too, just like that loaf of bread on your counter that gets furry and turns colors if you don’t eat it quick enough. I have enough fur on my outside, I don’t need any on my insides too.

We have a deal at home this summer, my brother and I. Mom said she would allow us one hole in the yard to lie in, and not keep filling in, if we wouldn’t go dig-crazy all over the place. We chose the area beneath our fort on wheels, except now it’s more like an in-ground pool after all the rain on Saturday. My point is that us dogs like to dig, and we don’t understand why people get mad about it - it’s just in our nature. Our yard looked like a meteor shower hit it until a tractor came and filled everything in. That’s when we were designated one spot we could use to hole dig, and now everyone is happy. If you have a digger at home and don’t know how to make him quit, maybe you could try giving him his own spot to do with as he pleases. Especially now, when it’s so hot outside. Do you know how good cool dirt feels against your hide? It’s heavenly!

I was in just that hole the other day, contemplating my paws, when I had an idea. Our annual shelter dog walk is coming up next month - Saturday, Sept. 25, to be exact, in Siren. I remembered how much

fun I had there last year, and it made me glad that we raised a lot of muchneeded cash for Blacky my furry (but not moldy) pals. I got to thinking about it and I wondered why I couldn’t get sponsors to pledge me for the walk this year. Should it matter what end of the leash the walker is on? No! So ... I have my own official pledge sheet at the shelter, and I’m looking for people to sponsor me for the shelter dog walk.

You can pledge any amount, and it doesn’t multiply depending on how far I walk. I mean, if you pledge $10 and I go nuts and walk 20 miles, you still only pay $10. Would you sponsor me? You can mail a taxdeductible check made out to HSBC to 7347 Midtown Road, Siren, WI 54872, and just note that it is a pledge for Blacky. I don’t recall ever raising money, directly myself, for my buddies, so I‘d really like to try.

I’ve got just a couple of new friends to tell you about this week, and they’re already making good use of the wading pools in the play yards.

I have a pool at home, but it looks like there is a big, purple octopus at the bottom, and it scares me, so I won‘t go in it. Anyway, the first newcomer is Olaf. He’s just a little squirt; a dachshund. I’m not sure where he was picked up, but he could’ve come in on the backs of fleas. He had a zillion of them, and his skin and hair are in rough shape. Poor guy. I know the staff will take good care of him, though,

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utensils and napkins. Also available at the park will be other goodies donated by the friends of AMHS. Four-legged friends are welcome to join the fun. Enjoy your picnic at the park or take it to your own favorite picnic spot. Complete menu brochures are available at the shelter, displayed at Dick’s Fresh Market in Amery and other local businesses.

Place your order today by calling 715-268-6846 or sending an email to AMHSpicnic@yahoo.com Baskets will be ready for pickup at Garfield Park on Lake Wapogasset CTH F, the day of the picnic, Sunday, Aug. 22, noon to 3 pm. With the generous donations of local merchants and friends of Arnell, all proceeds will benefit Arnell Memorial Humane Society. We hope to see you there.

View all of our available pets online at: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG or come to the shelter to visit: 185 Griffin St. E. Amery, Arnell Humane Society 715-268-7387 (PETS).

and get him fixed up and adoption ready. Next there’s Fang. He is a black Lab mix, but I don’t know where he was found either! (Am I a big slug this week, or what?) He came in after I left the other day, so I’m looking forward to meeting him in person. Finally, there’s Mercedes.

Mercedes is a 10-month-old girl who’s breeding particulars are a puzzle. She looks like she might be part Brittany spaniel, with corgi ears and a Jack Russell-type body. She’s very sweet, whatever her lineage is, and I know she’ll go quick to a new home.

There’s one other pup, the last of her litter, who I’d sure like to see go home soon. Martha is one of three black Lab-mix pups who have been living at the shelter. Her two sisters have got new families, but she is still waiting for her one true love. She looks pretty sad now that she’s by herself, and that makes me feel bad because she’s such a loving little ray of sunshine who just wants a human of her own.

Hmmmm, maybe I need a sister...

Speaking of puppies, we could still use some puppy food. We’ve got two puppies, no wait, three, counting Spudz, and only two bags of puppy food. That won’t last them very long. Puppy food, puppy food, I wish for puppy food. (Hey, it worked last week for a sandwich!)

I’m getting overheated and starting to fizzle. It’s so hot and muggy today that even my upright ear is droopy! Time to cool down in my hole for an afternoon snooze.

Just don’t say “dirt nap.” Yikes.

Stay cool, everyone, and I’ll see you here next week! www.hsburnettcty.org, 715-866-4096.

Births Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Oliver Ryan Clemins, born July 27, 2010, to Jennifer and Kyle Clemins, St. Croix Falls. Oliver weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A boy, Logan Wilbur Madsen, born July 31, 2010, to Karla Widell and Sam Madsen, St. Croix Falls. Logan weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A boy, Adam Michael Lund, born Aug. 5, 2010, to Anna Michand and Shawn Lund, Osceola. Adam weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz.

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Born at Amery Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Brock Michael Burhop, born June 22, 2010, to Nicole Stark and Cody Burhop, Osceola. Brock weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A boy, Zane Ryan Dombrock, born June 25, 2010, to Brieanna and Ryan Dombrock, Amery. Zane weighed 7 lbs., 2.5 oz.

••• A girl, Danica Darleen Hekrdle, born July 1, 2010, to Amy and Daniel Hekrdle, Amery. Danica weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A girl, Kayli Lea Peterson, born July 2, 2010, to Serena Goodwin and Anthony Peterson, Amery. Kayli weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz.

••• A boy, Christopher Castorena Fraire, born July 5, 2010, to Rocio Es-

pinoza and Jose Castorena, Amery. Christopher weighed 7 lbs., 8.5 oz.

••• A girl, Bella Lynn Hill, born July 6, 2010, to Kara Hill, Amery. Bella weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz.

••• A boy, Samuel Allen Anderson, born July 7, 2010, to Alisha and Jason Anderson, Clayton. Samuel weihed 8 lbs., .5 oz.

••• A girl, Alyciana Kamirra Stricklin, born July 7, 2010, to Melissa Mathieu and John Stricklin, Chetek. Alyciana weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz.

••• A girl, Sophia Kay Moskal, born July 12, 2010, to Alexandria Murtaugh and Adrian Moskal, Cumberland. Sophia weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A boy, Regan Daniel Granica, born July 20, 2010, to Heather and Carl Granica, Amery. Regan weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.

••• A boy, Carter Dean Minor, born July 22, 2010, to Samantha Minor, Turtle Lake. Carter weighed 7 lbs., 13.5 oz.

••• A girl, Esther Lucy Dietrich, born July 23, 2010, to Wendy and Mark Dietrich, Amery. Esther weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz.

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A boy, Caydyn Edwin Voght, born July 23, 2010, to Christine Voght, Amery. Caydyn weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A girl, Liliana Mae Carter, born July 23, 2010, to Nicole and Anthony Carter, Frederic. Liliana weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A girl, Olivia Grace Sobczak, born July 23, 2010, to Mariann and Kevin Sobczak, Amery. Olivia weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A girl, Rayen Jeanette Iris Whitetail, born July 27, 2010, to Deanna Martell and Mori Whitetail, Amery. Rayen weighed 8 lbs., 12.5 oz.

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Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Corbin Carl Schiefelbein, born July 19, 2010, to Dennis and Sarah Schiefelbein, Grantsburg. Corbin weighed 5 lbs., 1 oz. Corbin has a sister, Grace.

Grandparents include: Pete and Joan Lauer of Grantsburg, Greg Schiefelbein of Grantsburg and Chris and Don Knoepke of St. Paul, Minn. Great-grandparents are John and Betty Bruzek of Grantsburg and Marcella Lauer of St. Paul, Minn.

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Academic news Grantsburg Khrystyne Lindgren, junior, biochemistry; Amanda Lisiecki, junior, management; Osceola Brandi Bierbrauer, sophomore, health information management; St. Croix Falls Breanna Larson, junior, psychology.

The College of St. Scholastica has been nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report magazine for academic excellence and affordability. The college has a 95 percent placement rate for its most recent graduates. - submitted ••• LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Representing a student body of both diverse backgrounds and distinct futures, the Saint Mary Class of 2010 became USM graduates at commencement held Saturday, May 8, in McGilley Field House on the university’s Leavenworth campus.

The 2010 commencement ceremony recognized the university’s 2010 graduating class of 317 – a group composed of 154 undergraduate degree recipients and 163 graduate degree recipients. Members of the 2010 class hail from as far away as Kenya and the United Kingdom.

Grantsburg Tiffany A. Johnson, Master of the Arts in teaching.

The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic coeducational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary is located at 4100 South 4th St., Leavenworth, Kan., with additional locations in Overland Park, Shawnee, and Kansas City, Kan. Visit www.stmary.edu on the Web for more information. – submitted •••

EAU CLAIRE — Dylan Karis, Deer Park, received the Dr. Ronald N. Satz Memorial Scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the 2010-11 academic year.

Established in memory of Dr. Ronald Satz, provost and vice chancellor emeritus at UW-Eau Claire, who died in March 2006, the scholarship is awarded to a student in the upper 25 percent of his or her graduating class with a minimum composite ACT score of 25. Preference is given to a freshman who meets one or more of the following criteria: First-generation college student; immigrant to the United States or child of an immigrant; a minority or economically disadvantaged student; or a student who shows evidence of a strong commitment to social and economic justice and/or public service.

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The local recipient is: Amery Marlee Hartman. - submitted ••• MILWAUKEE – The following individuals from your area have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the spring 2010 semester. UWM is the second-largest university in the state of Wisconsin, with more than 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Osceola Joseph A. Valentine Pfannes St. Croix Falls Kristina S. Adams ••• DULUTH, Minn. – The College of St. Scholastica has named six students to its spring semester 2010 dean’s list. Students named to the dean’s list are full-time undergraduates who have attained a gradepoint average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Centuria Lindsay Turner, senior, occupational therapy; Frederic Megan Anderson, sophomore, occupational therapy; Megan Neumann, junior, biology;

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Energy 2010 fair promises global wisdom, good food and knowledgeable presenters

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer

ST. CROIX FALLS — Across the nation, on large and small scales, people are investigating ways to become more energy efficient and independent. It is seen in schools, communities, businesses and families as people seek different ways to live in a changing world.

Energy 2010 Renewable Energy and Resource Fair, taking place at the Polk County Fairgrounds Aug. 21-22, will provide an opportunity for people to learn about a variety of renewable energy products and sustainability practices.

In 2008 alone, Wisconsin sent $16 billion out of state to pay for imported energy, with a total of $24 billion spent, said planning committee co-chair Jeff Peterson.

“This is an unsustainable practice,” Peterson said, “and we need to start producing as much energy as possible from sources within the state, be it solar, wind or biomass.”

Throughout both days, highly qualified exhibitors and speakers will offer information and demonstrations on the current status of energy issues in Wisconsin and on measures that individuals and communities can take to improve our area and world.

There will also be a kids tend with

games, stories, music and toys, along with demonstrations of projects you can do at home. Saturday evening, from 7 to 10 p.m., you can enjoy an old-fashioned barn dance featuring Duck for the Oyster.

Energy 2010, with an impressive lineup of speakers and 34 exhibitors, will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Each hour between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., visitors will have a choice of two speakers. Topics include bioenergy, composting, bicycling, designing healthy habitats, solar ovens and water heating, wind, solar and geothermal energy, and sustainable food systems.

Throughout the two-day event there will be demonstrations of do-it-yourself projects such as window quilts, making a solar water heater, composting, lasagna gardening, and local food and health initiatives. At the legislators’ table, guests will have the opportunity to visit with Rep. Ann Hraychuck and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, who are also scheduled as speakers Saturday afternoon.

In a special tent set aside for kids activities, children will be able to hear stories and music, play games, learn about birds, build a solar oven, and play with interlocking and building blocks.

Local vendors, including Amery Lions, Café Wren, East African Express, gluten free goodies, the Love & Grub, and Natu-

ral Alternative will have food for sale.

Billed as two days of “local foods, renewable energy and global wisdom,” Energy 2010 is a “low-waste event” where efforts are made to reduce landfill material. Participants are asked to help in that effort by bringing their own reusable

cups, silverware and other items, and disposing of garbage, recyclables and compost materials in appropriate receptacles.

For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit www.polkcountyenergyfair.com.

River City Cloggers to perform at Grantsburg The Grantsburg Music Festival Society invites everyone to Music in the Park at Memory Lake Park on Friday, Aug. 20.

Come and enjoy entertainment by the River City Cloggers and music by the Grantsburg High School jazz band.

The band begins playing at 6:30 p.m. followed by the cloggers performance. The Grace Baptist Youth Group will be serving refreshments so come early and get some good eats.The rain location for this event is Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. For rain location updates call 715-222-2195.

The music society appreciates the great community support for Music in the Park events and invites everyone to bring their lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy music by the lake. Photo submitted

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LIBRARY NEWS

Frederic Public Library Summer reading program ends Aug. 20 Kids are encouraged to turn in their reading checklists by Aug. 27 to qualify for prizes. The library will host two family programs in August as a thank-you to the community for its support and a finale for the summer reading program.

Underwater Adventures at the library Aug. 17 Join us Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m., when the Mall of America Underwater Adventures Aquarium comes to the library with a program and live creatures of the sea. This will be a touchy-feely experience!

Frogs galore at Coon Lake Park Aug. 21 Environmentalist Randy Korb will bring his Wisconsin amphibians to Coon Lake Park at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, as part of the Coon Lake Fair. Children will experience native amphibians by holding, feeding, and listening to them.

All children will get a chance to hold the tree frogs, true frogs, toads, and salamanders—from tiny spring peepers to big bullfrogs.

Book groups to meet Aug. 19 The Thursday morning book group will meet Aug. 19, at 10 a.m., to talk about “This Water Goes North,” by Dennis Weidemann. The author was one of four Iowa farm boys who paddled 1,400 miles from Minnesota to Hudson Bay during the summer of 1979 with beaten-up old canoes and determination. The evening

Book Group will meet Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m., to discuss “The Outlander,” by Gil Adamson, the story of a young woman who flees across the West in 1903 as a new widow and her husband’s killer. New members are always welcome and invited to join us for lively conversation about books.

Amery Public Library “Innocent,” by Scott Turow Twenty years ago Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto went head to head in a court battle, a murder trial, in the novel “Presumed Innocent.” Rusty Sabich was acquited then of the murder of a young woman with whom he had been having an affair.

Sabich, now 60 years old, is an appeals court judge when his wife, Barbara, dies under mysterious circumstances. Accused of murder for the second time, Turow sets up a convoluted jury trial, which has so many twists and turns that it leaves the reader breathless.

If you haven’t read “Presumed Innocent,” read that one first. If you have read “Presumed Innocent,” enjoy Scott Turow’s tour de force judicial romp.

Is this a great community or what?

The Frederic Library acknowledges the many individuals and businesses that supported the Seventh-annual Frederic Golf Scramble Thursday, July 28, at the Frederic Golf Course. Proceeds this year were given to the programs and services of the library. The board of trustees and staff work diligently to provide a wide variety of resources and amazing customer service, and we are grateful to the community for its continued support.

Friends of the Library The Friends of the Library book group Wednesday morning story time is the liveliwill be reading “Egret Cove,” by Margaret est place in town Nava. Pick up a copy at the circulation Preschoolers and early elementary chil- desk and join us at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, dren are invited to story time at the library on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books, activities and fun.

Aug. 16.

Teens Read will begin their fall sessions with the teen read “Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join us from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a snack, for fun book talk on Monday, Aug. 30.

The last day to turn in stickers for summer reading is Wednesday, Aug. 25.

Gratitude is extended to the Rotary Club for reading at Story Time on the Road on Monday nights at 5 p.m. behind the Twin Pines Apartments. Story Time on the Road continues until Aug. 30.

Gratitude is extended to Anne Frank for sharing her juggling expertise with story time this week.

Library hours Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Story time for preschoolers is held every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

Join us Thursday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. for a visit with PJ Tracy. PJ Tracy is the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing duo P.J. and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards. Their first three novels, “Monkeewrench,” “Live Bait” and “Dead Run,” have become national and international bestsellers. Their most current book, “Shoot to Thrill,” came out in April.

For more info on PJ Tracy http://www.pjtracy.net.

Monarch Tagging, Sunday, Aug. 22, 1-3 p.m., at the library. Monarch butterflies migrate over 2,000 miles to spend the winter in Mexico. Join Randy Korb to learn about the monarchs fascinating trip, life cycle and more. Then we will drive to a local field to catch, tag and release dozens of monarchs. Randy will have wildflowers available to attract monarchs to your yard.

Check out our Web site! It has up-to-

date information on what’s happening at the library and other useful library tools you can use at home. www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Story hour Listen to stories, create art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

The community meeting room is available for your organization. Contact the library for details.

Technology Free wireless and eight public computers are available at the library.

Hours\contact The library is open 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday through Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Phone: 715-483-1777, e-mail scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us.

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In a program hosted by the Frederic Library, fur trade era enthusiasts Jeff and Carol Tabat set up an encampment on the green space across from Jeff Tabat modeled a 1800-era fur the Soo Line Depot July 29 and offered a look into trader's outfit and described the impor- life during the early 1800s. tance and use of each item of clothing.

Vonnie Anderson (R) of the Frederic Chamber of Commerce presented a check to Chris Byerly of the Frederic Public Library, with the fundraising results of the Seventh-annual Frederic Area Golf Scramble held July 28 at the Frederic Golf Course. The proceeds will support the programs and services of the library.

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New event adds "VROOOOM" to Gandy Dancer Days WEBSTER - There’s going to be “something old – something new” at Gandy Dancer Days this weekend.

The “something old” are cars and motorcycles. The “something new” is Wheels and Engines, a competitive car show on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the parking lots of Diamond Collision and neighboring businesses on Lakeland Avenue, Hwy. 35, just north of downtown Webster.

“It’s something different – something we can give back to the community,” said Judy Sperry, owner of Diamond Collision with her husband Mike, and show organizer.

“We really haven’t done anything for the public since our open house in 1999. We’ve been in business here now for 11 years.”

Sperry said she’s sent or given out more than 100 invitations to various regional car clubs and individuals. The show cars are divided into seven classes, the motorcycles into three classes, the public gets to vote, and trophies are awarded.

How many cars and motorcycles show up is driven by the weather. “That’s why some people don’t commit because if they do, and the weather is bad, then they’re driving in the bad weather and spectators don’t show up either,” said Sperry, adding “ I expect anywhere from 20 to 100 – I know, that’s quite a range!”

The car classes are:

Stock 1950s and up Street rods up to 1970s Stock muscle cars 1960s to 1970s Modified muscle cars ‘60s to ‘70s Antiques pre-‘50s Corvettes Sports compact “Stock means how it came out of the factory; street rods are modified cars; stock and modified muscle cars are ‘60s and ‘70s cars with bigger engines,” Sperry explai.

“Corvettes are in a class by themselves, and the sports compacts are little modified cars that owners ‘drift’ in.”

So, what’s “drifting”? “Drifting is where you go around different courses with modified, souped up, very fast small cars,” Sperry explained. “When the drivers get into corners, they ‘drift’ through the curves.”

As an added attraction, there will be drifting demonstrations after the car show at 3 p.m. on the former Larsen auto dealership parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Lakeland Avenue (35). “If you don’t know what drifting is, you need to come check it out,” said Sperry.

The motorcycles are classified as street bikes, drag bikes and rice cookers. (A rice cooker is a modified Japanese bike.) Under cover in the back of Mike’s shop is a 1970s Harley-Davidson drag bike Sperry says she hopes will be ready for public viewing by Saturday.

Sperry said they plan on offering food – grilled turkey legs and corn – for a freewill donation. Webster Fire Department volunteers will help cook and serve.

The public will judge the competition by voting with ballots for the best car and motorcycle in each class, so Sperry says it’s important to come early. She’ll announce the winners and award trophies around 2 p.m. For additional information, call 715-866-8934. - Information and photo submitted

Long Live the Squeezebox XXII

Stan Adler, Cumberland, performed Friday night at the Ceska Opera House. Adler has collected 58 squeezboxes, and “still counting,” he said.

Gordy (far L) and Darlene Lehman, Falun, performed the gospel song “Whispering Hope,” with drums

by Ralph Sokup, at the Ceska Opera House’s Long Live the Squeezebox XXII Friday, Aug. 6, in Haugen.

The Ceska Opera Foundation holds this fundraiser every year, with proceeds going to upkeep on the opera house and former Haugen school, which is now a museum. The Lehmans were in their 17th year performing at the squeezebox fundraiser, with Darlene on the accordion and Gordy on the stoopfa, which is German for “devil’s fiddle” and called a stump fiddle in the United States. – Photos by Regan Kohler

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RIGHT - Vern Seckora, Spooner, made his debut on the Ceska Opera House stage this year. He has played the accordion for 15 years, most recently at Spooner’s Railroad Memories Museum 20th-anniversary celebration. Seckora also plays at Spooner’s nursing home and assisted living centers.

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Six performing artists rule the roost at Festival Theatre

The Sew Good Improv actors with their short-form activity “Story, Story, Die” (L to R): Darrell Johnston, Zach Drane, Kathryn Cesarz, Kaija Pellinen and Ellen Kirk with Jaclyn Johnson in the forefront directing this scene. – Photo by Karla Jenkins ence interaction, so audiences should arrive early to hear the latest news from the troupe’s big-mouthed gossip, or to see a unicyclist and juggler, or hear the details of how this troupe formed and traveled to the river valley. Featuring a large range of music from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Cat Powers, Tom Waits, The Decemberists and many more, the cabaret storyline focuses on the lives of six vagabond per-

Hoop house fi fie eld day SPOONER — A workshop on constructing and using hoop houses for fruit and vegetable production will be held on Monday, Aug. 23, from 4-7 p.m., at the Spooner Agriculture Research Station east of Spooner on Hwy. 70. The workshop will cover basic information about growing fruits and vegetables in a hoop house along with information on site selection and tips and challenges of hoop house construction.

According to Kevin Schoessow, area agriculture development agent for UWExtension, growing and marketing fresh fruits and vegetables is a challenge in the short growing season. Hoop houses, sometimes called a seasonal high tunnel, can extend the growing and marketing season by allowing produce to start earlier and continue later in the season.

Rebecca Harbut, UW-Extension fruit crop specialist, will discuss the basic cultural practices of growing fruits and vegetables under plastic high tunnels.

Participants will see a recently constructed hoop house at the research station and learn important techniques to proper hoop house construction and design.

Information on cost-share assistance on hoop house construction will also be available.

Cost of the workshop is $5, preregistration is appreciated. This event is sponsored by Burnett, Washburn and Sawyer counties UW-Extension and the USDANatural Resource Conservation Service.

For more information and to register contact Lorraine Toman at the Spooner Area UWEX office at 715-635-3506 or 800-5281914. — from UW-Extension

Frederic School update begins Wednesday, Sept. 1 FREDERIC –The Frederic School District is in the process of getting ready for the new school year, this year scheduled to start on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The calendar adopted by the board of education calls for school to end on June 3, with graduation scheduled for May 22.

Both the Frederic K-6 and the Frederic 7-12 schools have been busy getting ready for the new school year. Projects for this summer included the development of handbooks and policies for the coming year, cleaning and maintenance projects in an effort to get rooms and grounds ready for the new school year, finalizing staff assignments and other miscellaneous projects.

A number of policies and procedures started a few years ago are still in effect for the Frederic School District. A fee policy for all extracurricular activities was initiated a few years ago and continues for this school year. All participants in activities having a cost to the district will be charged a fee for their participation. The fee is $20 for each activity with a maximum of $50 charge per family in any one year. Activities include athletics, music, clubs and other extracurricular events. The parking fee initiated a few years ago will also be continued this year. Students choosing to drive to school will be required to purchase a parking permit at the 7-12 school office. The parking permits cost $25 and families with multiple drivers and vehicles are expected to purchase multiple permits. Lunch prices have been set for the coming year and information on the lunch program, including the free and reduced federal program, will be sent to all parents in the coming weeks. Classroom assignments and secondary school schedules will also be sent to parents. Some of this information along with other information concerning the district and the start of the

school year can also be found on the school Web site (Frederic.k12.wi.us).

Even though school won’t start until Sept. 1, fall athletics are already up and running prior to students beginning classes. High school football issued equipment on Aug. 9 and began practicing on Aug. 10. The first football game is an away contest against Siren on Friday, Aug. 27.

Volleyball for high school students begins on Aug. 16. The first home volleyball game is against Northwood on Aug. 26.

Cross country is also scheduled to begin on Aug. 16. Students still interested in taking part in these activities are encouraged to do so and can get additional information by contacting the high school office, 715-327-4223. The Frederic School District will also be offering football, volleyball and cross country for junior high students.

Questions on these programs can also be answered by contacting the 7-12 office, 715-327-4223.

Parents/guardians interested in enrolling their children in the Frederic School District should stop in at the respective school offices any time, Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Teachers officially begin the school year with in-service during the week of Aug. 23, and will be available for information throughout that week. Administrative and office personnel are available throughout August to answer questions or concerns parents may have about school programs, class selection and opportunities. The administration, teaching staff and support staff are all looking forward to the 2010-11 school year with anticipation and enthusiasm. Through the joint efforts of parents, the community, and school personnel they can have a successful school year and build on successes of the past year. - submitted

formers who travel the country entertaining audiences with folklore and tall tales.

Show time is at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug 11, Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 18. Tickets are just $10 each. Seating is limited – reserve your tickets early.

The Friday night Sew Good Improv shows start at 10 p.m. and are original, fun and daring. Several other acting company members may join the core group from time to time.

“Improvisational theater is great creative exercise,” says Johnson, who has trained at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis and is a member of several improv troupes in the Twin Cities. “We get to stretch ourselves as characters, challenge our wit and timing, and have a great time creating shows that are extremely different from night to night. Audience participation is a huge part of what we do and nothing is better than an audience that is ready to come out and have a great time.”

Tickets for the improv show are $5 and can be purchased at the door or in advance. General admission seating is limited, with shows taking place in the street-level Elbow Room. Tickets are available via the Web site or at the box office. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 / 888-887-6002 or by email to boxoffice@festivaltheatre.org. submitted

Tornado visit to Wadena is planned for Wednesday, Aug. 18

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer SIREN – One day in the month of September, 2001, three months after a tornado hit Siren and the surrounding area, 24 people from the city of Comfrey, Minn., paid a special visit to Siren. They brought food, hugs, prayers and encouragement for the victims of the destructive tornado.

The people from Comfrey knew how important it is to hear from other tornado survivors following such a difficult time.

Seventy-five percent of their town was destroyed by a tornado in 1998. The people there received enough money in donations that they set aside some for other uses. One of them was sharing with people who had a similar experience.

People in Siren, after the tornado, vowed to do the same. When a tornado hit Ladysmith, people from the Siren area went over there to help. Now, with the June 17 tornado in Wadena, Minn., people in Siren are ready to make another visit to a tornado-stricken community. Wednesday, Aug. 18, is the date that has been set for the visit.

The plan is to take food over for a meal for people in the stricken area and to help for a day with the recovery effort. Deb Jaskolka, head cook at Siren School, will prepare the food for an evening meal in the school kitchen and see that it is transported to Wadena. Jaskolka asks that people with garden produce (corn, carrots,

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radishes, etc.) they are willing to donate call her at 715-349-5152.

Money to cover the cost of the meal is being provided by Lilac Press, the Siren people who wrote and published “Seasons Without Shade,” the book of memories about the tornado.

The meal will be served at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 514 First St. SE, at 5 p.m.

The turnout is expected to exceed 1,000 from this community of over 4,000 people.

Wadena is about 180 miles from Siren, a trip that will take about 3-3/4 hours.

Pastor Steve Ward, who was the pastor at Siren United Methodist Church, location of the Comfrey dinner in 2001, has been coordinating the visit. He hopes that there will be area people willing to go to Wadena to help with the tornado relief effort during the day and people who will help set up and serve the meal. Anyone who is willing to join the effort can call Ward at 715-866-4778.

He and his group of recovery workers plan to leave from Siren School at 6 a.m.

The food and workers who will be getting it ready will leave the school at 7 a.m.

Anyone who cannot make the trip but wants to donate money toward the relief effort is encouraged to do so and to indicate this to Ward, who has already received several donations. The money will pay for any rebuilding materials purchased that day. Money that is left over by the end of the day will be given to the people in Wadena for the relief effort.

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ST. CROIX FALLS – Six members of Festival Theatre’s summer acting troupe have been going far above and beyond the call of duty and having a great time preparing two distinctly different performance events. Devised for the unique staging in the Elbow Room (Festival’s street-level performance space formerly occupied by the public library), the acts are Sew Good Improv on Friday nights through Aug. 27, at 10 p.m. and “The Elbow Room Cabaret” with three performances in August.

“I am ecstatic for audiences,” said Danette Olsen, Festival’s director. “These young professionals have gladly accepted my invitation to showcase their amazing talents in our alternative performance space and as far as I’m concerned they’re hitting it out of the park! Their improv show on Friday nights is already drawing a regular crowd – it’s funny, fast-moving, and really challenging. I’ve heard bits and pieces of the cabaret and cannot wait to see it in its entirety.”

The original script for “The Elbow Room Cabaret” was prepared by Jaclyn Johnson and Kathryn Cesarz. It features the musical, vocal, and storytelling talents of the six-person ensemble cast of Johnson and Cesarz along with Darrell Johnston, Ellen Kirk, Zach Drane, and Kaija Pellinen. The show opens with actor and audi-

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Pam Aubert to start teaching dance in Siren

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer SIREN – It couldn’t have happened at a better time. Andrea Fox from Siren’s Dance Academy closed her business and was moving to Florida. Previous dance teacher Cindy Beales had already stopped teaching. Students were looking for a new teacher to train them in the art they loved.

Parents came up to Pam Aubert, introduced themselves and asked if she would consider opening a branch of her flourishing Amery dance studio in the Siren community.

Aubert’s first move was to call Fox to make sure she would no longer be offering dance lessons. “I didn’t want to step on her toes,” she said. When this was confirmed, plans were put in place for classes to start this fall.

Aubert, the daughter of Charlie (and Shirley) Albrecht and Reta Lee Milam, started dancing when she was 2 years old.

She credits her mother for getting her into dancing. Milam, who now lives in Las Vegas, Nev., had a dance studio, Reta Lee Dance Studio, in Siren in the late 1970s.

She will be coming back to help her daughter get the Siren program going.

“I have earned numerous awards from competing in pageants, baton and dance competitions throughout my life,” Aubert said. “At 5, I was chosen runner-up as Little Miss Minnesota, as well as holding the positions of head majorette at both Frederic and Webster high schools. I graduated from Amery High School in 1986.”

Aubert taught her first class when she was 12, under her mother’s guidance. She was on the staff of Reta Lee’s Academy of Performing Arts in Las Vegas, as well as modeling professionally for a number of agencies there. Each year since she returned to Wisconsin, Aubert has attended a teachers clinic to keep up with the latest methods and styles of dance.

Over 200 students are taught in Aubert’s Amery studio, which opened in

Pam Aubert, owner of Pam’s Dance Company, will be extending her Amery studio to Siren one evening a week starting in September. Aubert has been dancing since she was 2 years old, and started teaching when she was 12. Her mother, Reta Milam, is credited with getting Aubert started in this lifetime career.

1996. She plans to keep Amery as her headquarters, and teach in Siren only one day a week. For right now, she will be renting space in the Northwoods Event Center for classes running from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday evenings.

Pam’s Dance Company takes students from age 3 to teenagers. No adult instruction will be offered at first, but may be added later. Registration for classes will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Northwoods Crossing Event Center from 4 to 8 p.m. Classes will begin Thursday, Sept. 16, offering tap/combo/baton to students from age 3 through teen.

Aubert is married to Bryan Aubert, son

Pam Aubert’s students, over 200 in number in Amery, put on two shows a year, with attendance of over 1,200 people. This photo shows a group from one of the shows, dressed in their showcase outfits. – Photos submitted of Lynda and Denny Aubert who, before their deaths, lived in Siren. Pam and Bryan now live in Siren, and have two children enrolled in the Siren School District, the school from which their father graduated. Emma will be in first grade this fall, and Nathan will start kindergarten.

“I love my job. It’s the best job ever,” Aubert said. “It’s so fun. It’s an art. I think Siren needs something like this entertain-

ment activity. Dancing teaches healthy social skills, is a confidence builder and is good for the kids. I have 18 more years to retirement, and I’m willing to stay (in Siren) after my own children graduate.

Dancing is all I know. I give 100 percent to my business.”

For more information about Pam’s Dance Company and the classes that will be offered, call 715-268-9827.

Flying Pie Pizza opens SCF location

by Tammi Milberg Leader Staff Reporter ST. CROIX FALLS – Flying Pie Pizza has expanded to a second location. The Luckbased business on Hwy. 48 has been operated by Jamie Melin and Aren Gerich for nearly three years. They bought the business from Cheryl Erickson who established the Flying Pie Pizza in Luck. Flying Pie Pizza is a take-and-bake pizza restaurant. Customers call ahead or order onsite their pizza custom-made to order and they can take it home to bake at their convenience.

After operating the Luck business and seeing a large customer base from south of Hwy. 8, they decided to reach those customers and better serve them with a Hwy. 8 location. The second Flying Pie Pizza location in St. Croix Falls is in the North Country Mall. The business is located where the photo lab used to be. The space gives Flying Pie Pizza a Hwy. 8 space with a drive-up window for even easier pizza pickups.

“We decided to locate in St. Croix Falls to put out a good product for people who thought we were kind of far away in Luck

and provide a better service to our customers,” said Gerich.

The business in St. Croix Falls officially opened Aug. 9, ready with made-to-order take-and-bake food items including custom pizzas, specialty pizzas, gourmet pizzas, calzones, buffalo wings, breadsticks and sauce, personal pizzas and garlic bread. Flying Pie Pizza also expanded hours of operation this week. Both locations, in Luck and St. Croix Falls, are now open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Melin is a Unity High School graduate and Gerich is from the Hayward area. The two operated a tavern in Hayward for several years and are no strangers to customer service. They said they noticed the Flying Pie Pizza business was for sale at the time they were selling their tavern, and when the tavern sold, they bought Flying Pie Pizza.

“It made sense for us to buy it because we wanted to still have a family-owned business and the hours are more friendly for our family,” said Melin. “We want to give the customer a great product for a great price. It’s also all about convenience too for the customer.

Customers calling their take-and-bake pizza orders ahead can drive up to the window and pick it up without even leaving their car.

Flying Pie Pizza is located at the east end of the North Country Mall on Hwy. 8 in St. Croix Falls.

Flying Pie Pizza, established take-and-bake pizza in the village of Luck, has expanded to a second location in St. Croix Falls. Pictured (L to R) are Trent, Aren Gerich, Blake, Kyla, Jamie Melin and Coral. – Photos by Tammi Milberg Here they can order what they want and take it home and have it when they want.

They can put it in the fridge and take it out to make fresh rather than trying to eat a cooked pizza right away. It is easy cleanup too because the bakeable tray is disposable.”

The only changes the two have made to the business when they took over the Luck location were the homemade sauce, and purchasing all the cheese locally from Burnett Dairy in Alpha. Specials are offered continuously, so when calling in for an order, persons may want to ask if there is a special.

Melin and Gerich are no strangers to work and family. As they purchased Flying Pie Pizza in Luck, they were getting ready to add a fourth addition to their family. The family of six lives in Luck.

Gerich has been going to college as well and is student teaching in Amery and Dresser schools this fall.

“Moving to Hwy. 8 is something we began working on in mid-June. We wanted to have the opportunity to reach more of our customers, yet be close enough with the location to where we live so we can be available to be at either location handson,” said Melin.

The St. Croix Falls location employs two people. In addition to the hired staff, Melin and Gerich will be overseeing operations for both locations.

For more information or to place an order with Flying Pie Pizza, call the Luck location at 715-472-4343 or the newly opened St. Croix Falls location at 715-4833424.

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"Oh, man! Was it hot in there!"

Area firefighters complete entry-level training.

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer WEBSTER - “How long were we in there?” asked firefighter Jerry Barber from the Danbury Fire Department after he left the fires in the firefighter training trailer.

When told that it had been about 10 to 15 minutes, he said, “It seemed like forever!

Oh, man! Was it hot in there!”

Barber was one of 10 firefighters who completed their entry-level firefighter training last Thursday, Aug. 5, in Webster.

After 20 weeks of intensive three-hour sessions, both instructors and trainees began to relax as the hard and demanding work came to an end.

Webster Fire Department Chief Norm Bickford explained that this was required training for anyone wanting to be a volunteer firefighter in one of the area’s fire departments. “They can’t enter a burning structure without this,” he said. “This is not a certification program,” he continued, “but they can go on for certification in a state program.”

The site of the final training session was a special mobile training trailer from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. All the instructors also came from WITC. The trainers could create fires and smoke inside the trailer to simulate what the firefighters could experience as they entered a burning structure. Propane heaters and smoke generators poured out the ingredients of a fire. In addition there were barriers that could hinder the trainees as they worked their way through, and an interior stairway that simulated moving up a floor in a building, and then imitated a descent into a lower

William Gonzalez, Grantsburg, uses a chain saw to make an opening in the simulated roof of a burning structure.

Roy White, Frederic, learns the right way to carry an ax up a fire ladder. – Photos by Carl Heidel floor or basement.

Instructor Bill Wanner explained that As Barber indicated, it was hot in there, the lengthy program taught the firefightbut the trainees were accompanied by an ers all of the basics, everything from instructor who guided the exercise and working with ladders, hoses and hydrants maintained safety procedures. Exactly to how to carry people out of a fire, and how hot things got wasn’t certain, but how to enter and exit burning structures. guesses ran in the range of 600 to 800 de- And he praised the firefighters for their grees. commitment to the program.

That commitment was part of the talk among the firefighters as they went through their exercises, a commitment they were making to their respective fire departments and communities. The training itself was grueling and demanded full commitment to the program, but beyond that there is the ongoing commitment each firefighter makes to protect the lives and property of the people of the community.

The men represented communities all through Polk and Burnett counties, and even beyond those limits. And, as they noted, all of them are volunteers.

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After dousing fires in the burning structure, two firefighters practice the correct way to exit the building.

Ward Staples, Danbury, takes a breather after his turn inside the burning trailer.

WITC instructors confer before the training exercise begins. From left to right, Dan Becker, Bill Wanner and Dan Roeglin.

Matt Ennis, Frederic, attaches the water input hose to the Webster Fire Department pumper.

WITC instructor Bill Wanner (C) goes over the plan for the training exercise with some of the Others in the photo are (L to R): Norm Bickford, Webster Fire Department chief; Roy White, firefighters as instructor Dan Becker (R) listens.

Frederic and Tedd Farrior, Jackson.

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Water breaks out of a window in the training trailer.

Tedd Farrior, Jackson, begins to lay out the hose for fighting the fire.

The exterior of the WITC firefighting training trailer.

The training firefighters give a careful safety check to each other’s gear before anyone entered the burning trailer.

Smoke pours from an opening in the burning trailer.

Firefighters check the water pressure in their hose before facing the flames.

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Jerry Barber (L) and Ward Staples (R) of Danbury check over a hose nozzle.

Followed by their instructor, two firefighters enter the structure and immediately see flames to their left.

The back of WITC instructor Dan Roeglin’s T-shirt reads “Train as if our lives depend on it.”

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A rock and roll retreat, just for girls

Editor’s note: The following article is reprinted with permission from Minnesota Public Radio. One of the members of the Girls Rock ‘N’ Roll Retreat Camp is Freyja van der Paardt, daughter of Charity Zabel of Milltown and Eric and Bettijo van der Paardt of Balsam Lake and granddaughter of John and Anne Lindquist of Frederic, Tom van der Paardt and Ann Turner.

by Jessica Mador Minnesota Public Radio GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Being a rock star is every kid’s dream, isn’t it? The dream is real for several dozen kids this summer, thanks to Minnesota’s first rock and roll camp – for girls only.

In a soundproof basement studio at the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, a band called Hot KoolAid is rehearsing its latest song.

“You may think I’m an ordinary girl/step outside, all you hear/look at me all you see is dramatastic/smile at me my heart feels warm inside.”

The five girls who make up Hot KoolAid are between 10 and 12 years old. They come from across the Twin Cities Metro area and Wisconsin each day for the weeklong Girls Rock ‘N’ Roll Retreat Camp.

The floor of the small recording studio is a bright jumble of clothing, ponytail holders, guitar picks, homemade concert posters and buttons. If it weren’t for the amps, guitars, drums and other gear, it could be mistaken for for a sleepover. But it’s serious business.

With the help of a professional adult female musician and a junior counselor, the girls, Billie Forester, Olivia Vang, Minika Warden, Kaemella Foster and Freyja Vanderpaardt, are learning all the fundamentals of rockin’ out.

“In 40 hours, basically, they learn an instrument, they get put in a band, they write a song and they put on a concert,” said camp founder Jenny Case, who is also a well-known Twin Cities musician.

Rock practice Case says it’s a crash course in rock ‘n roll for about 70 campers over two weeks each summer. This is the camp’s fourth season.

Some campers, who range in age from 9 to 17, come with previous musical experience, and some have never even touched an instrument. Most are really shy at first and afraid to speak up.

Case says all that quickly changes.

Freyja van derPaardt (R) performs with another member of Hot Kool Aid.

The five girls who make up Hot Kool-Aid are between 10 and 12 years old. They come from across the Twin Cities Metro area and Wisconsin each day for the weeklong Girls Rock ‘N’ Roll Retreat Camp. Local resident Freyja van der Paardt is shown in the center. Photos by Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ.org “By Friday, their band rules and they’re just putting on a great concert,” she said.

The camp has no strict rules about costumes or content. The girls can write about pretty much whatever they want.

But Case says there is one important rule.

Guitar lesson “We are not allowed to apologize for making mistakes or not being good enough, which girls often do. Instead, they have to say, ‘I rock!’” said Case. “So if you hear someone else apologizing for playing the wrong chord, or they are not picking something up quickly and they say sorry, you have to say, ‘no - you rock!’”

That empowering message is clearly getting across to the members of Hot Kool-Aid. The girls say their band rocks at least as hard as any boy band.

Forester says they’re more productive in an all-girls rock camp than they would be with boys around to distract them. “[Boys] have it in their minds that they are tougher and better than girls are, so I guess putting them in a rock band camp with girls might make them think that they are in charge,” said Forester.

Camp founders hope that separating the girls from boys will empower girls at

a critical time in their development.

Hot Kool-Aid Widespread research shows that girls self-esteem often plummets in the preteen years. That’s because, experts say, negative media and peer messages can push girls to link their self-worth to their sex

Blue Star Banners presented American Legion Post 396 Commander Arlen Peterson from Indian Creek presented a Blue Star Banner to Heather Wade of Danbury, parent of Pfc. Corey Minor, to hang in a window to honor her family member who is serving in the military. Minor is stationed in Afghanistan and is involved in training the Afghan police. Corey’s father (not pictured) is Tony Minor.

Anyone who has a family member on active duty in the armed forces may call Peterson at 715-497-2222 or Bob Carlson at 715-566-1078.

The banner is provided free of charge. – Photo submitted

Arlen Peterson (R), commander of the Indian Creek American Legion Post, presented a Blue Star Banner to Haley Kurkowski (second from right) and her parents, Ray and Kordi Kurkowski.

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And this can cause them to dumb themselves down, become passive, self-conscious, image-obsessed, and depressed – and act out. Studies show girls are more likely than boys to attempt suicide, experience substance abuse and have eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.

Case got so tired of seeing girls become shrinking violets at coed rock camps that she teamed up with other female rockers to establish the first one for girls in 2006.

So far, the camp has made rock stars out of hundreds of girls, and organizers hope to expand.

During a break, all of the members of Hot Kool-Aid raise their hands when asked if they plan to keep playing music, and the general consensus is that they are all “pretty awesome. We rock!”

The camp ends Friday with two live performances. Organizers hope the confidence the girls have gained onstage will also help them stand up for themselves for the rest of their lives.

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A chance to say checkmate Grantsburg Library plans after-school chess club

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Students coming to the Grantsburg Library will soon have a chance to say “checkmate” when the library begins offering another entertainment option to middle and high school visitors this fall.

The library staff is currently in the process of organizing a chess club for sixth- to 12th-grade students.

Grantsburg librarian Janel Hutton said the library staff decided to organize the club as an option for students needing another after-school activity.

“We hope to offer the chess club Wednesday afternoons after school until 5:30 p.m.

This will provide structured entertainment within the realm of education,” said Hutton.

Hutton said she expected the club seats to be filled by the middle and high school students currently frequenting the library, but if open seats remain a notice will go

Grantsburg librarian Janel Hutton accepted a $500 check from Grantsburg American Legion Post No. 185 Commander Duane Valencour and First Vice Commander Mike Martin. The Legion’s donation will help purchase supplies needed to start an after-school chess club the library is planning to offer sixth- to 12th-grade students this fall.

out offering them to any other interested students.

Hutton said students not in the club will be allowed to come, watch, and if there is a low count of club members on a particular day, invited to participate.

“I’ve also contacted the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation for membership requirements into that organization,” said Hutton.

Hutton said the funds needed for supplies to start the chess club were not in the current library budget but a generous donation of $500 from the Grantsburg American Legion will cover the costs, allowing plans for the club to proceed.

“We can now order the floppy chess boards, chess pieces, chess clocks and scorebooks we picked out. And we will be able to get personalized chess club T-shirts for all the club members,” said an excited Hutton after receiving the donation.

Students interested in participating in the chess club and adults interested in volunteering to be club mentors can contact the library staff for further information.

Districts to share $1.3 million in educational technology grants MADISON — Educational technology projects that will impact more than 225 school districts and other local educational agencies will share $1.3 million in federal funding through the Enhancing Education through Technology grant program.

The federal grants target high-needs districts based on income levels and federal census data to help them use technology and train teachers. All grants went either to consortia that include one or more districts that have been identified as high need or to individual districts identified as high need.

“Technological literacy is required in

today’s world and has a direct connection with the skills students need for the workplace or further education,” said state Superintendent Tony Evers. “These grants will help participating schools and teachers ensure their students are ready to compete in the global economy that is increasingly driven by technology and technological innovation.”

The Enhancing Education through Technology competitive grants come from Wisconsin’s 2010-11 Title II D allocation from the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Grants are for projects during the coming school year and are based on research or are part of a research

study. In addition to focusing on educational technology’s role in raising achievement for all students, at least 25 percent of funding is for staff development.

“Both new and veteran teachers benefit from staff development that provides solid training on using the power of educational technology to deepen student learning,” Evers said “We need our teachers and school library media specialists to work together so our students are technologically literate.”

Funded projects address the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Information and Technology Literacy, target professional development for instructional

teams that include a school library media specialist and classroom teachers from the same school, and have effective plans for evaluation and dissemination of results.

CESA 11 will receive $90,000 for the school districts of the Barron Area, Boyceville Community, Clayton, Clear Lake, Cumberland, Elmwood, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Menomonie Area, Osceola, Pepin Area, Rice Lake Area, River Falls, St. Croix Falls, Siren, Somerset, Spooner Area, Turtle Lake, Unity and Webster. — from WDPI

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I returned home early after being

kicked out of the war in Afghanistan. It is hotter that heck there – in many ways.

When I arrived in country it was 127 degrees. July was the deadliest month yet for U.S. casualties, with 66 lives tragically lost.

Unknowingly, I was destined to be the bearer of more deadly news that month.

I reported on a controversial shooting incident published in The Washington Times newspaper. And for this I, and the paper, got the boot.

It’s odd. Never have I tried to follow the rules more closely and got in trouble more for it.

On July 20, tragedy struck at Camp Mike Spann, where I was embedded with a unit of the Minnesota National Guard.

That quiet morning I was, as the Nat King Cole song said, just “walking along, minding my business” when this fatal story was thrown in my face.

Standing on a corner, I suddenly saw security soldiers rush in front of me, mounting their armored vehicles and loading their .50-caliber machine guns.

Something terrible happened.

Then an Afghan ambulance quickly rounded the corner heading for the hospital. It was intense. I had the sense to pull out my video camera and steady my shaking hand, as I filmed the caring and professional off-loading of the victims of the lethal shooting.

Those young medics deserve medals of valor for the heroic way they held themselves together, focused and did their duty. I was so proud of them.

The Media Ground Rules say reporters are allowed to photograph, film and write about the horrors of war— even if military leaders don’t want it.

And being the only journalist on the base, I immediately started reporting on this breaking story.

The shooting happened on the Afghan base, next door to us. Exactly what hap-

The Anderson

Report

Wayne M. Anderson pened that day depends on whose side is telling the tale. The Afghans have a final version, and NATO is still investigating the incident.

But in a few days I pulled together a news story, interviewing an eye witness, and senior officials on both sides, and other personnel close to the investigations.

Throughout this, senior U.S. officers tried to “redirect” my reporting. Commanders are forbidden to interfere with legitimate news gathering. Yet they employed indirect interference and collaborated with Army media officials to get rid of me days before we went to press.

“I’m not opposed to disembedding him,” said a media officer in Kabul on the phone. “But we have to be v-e-r-y careful.”

The ironic thing is he didn’t know he was talking to me.

“Wayne, you’re chasing a nonstory here,” said one angry commander roaring directly at me. “This is not 1968. This is not 1968!”

The 1968 incident he was referring to is the My Lai Massacre, where hundreds of Vietnam civilians were sexually abused, tortured and killed by American soldiers.

The massacre prompted outrage around the world and increased U.S. calls to get out of Vietnam.

My reporting in northern Afghanistan was right in the middle of the Wikileaks.

Here 92,000 documents were leaked to the public exposing incidents of massive civilian casualties from “friendly fire” and a purported upcoming video of an alleged civilian massacre by U.S. soldiers.

I could not have asked for a worse en-

vironment for my bad-news story to be published.

But on July 30, my story and video ran in the Times. It told both sides of the shooting story and showed the casualties. And for that, all heck broke loose. I walked into the Public Affairs Office that morning and was immediately assaulted.

“You wrote this (expletive) s—t?!” screamed a man in my face. He refused to identify himself and continued to berate me with other expletives, as officers stood by and allowed this unbecoming conduct.

They were deeply offended by the reporting. I sensed they felt I betrayed the code of honor and stabbed them in the back.

They also claimed the video showed an “identifiable” image of a wounded soldier. It is against the media rules to identify wounded or dead, without permission.

The Times and I looked at the footage and decided it did not identify the soldier. We would never dishonor our wounded, or their families, by publishing their identity.

Army officials complained about the video, and we respected them and immediately pulled it off the Web site, pending further review.

But livid military officials were looking long, hard and fast for a way to get rid of a troublesome reporter. And they used the questionable video to kick me out in less than 48 hours. Injustice is swift.

The military says it wants reporters there to “encourage the democratic ideals of open reporting and transparency.”

Yet, when a reporter is charged with an offense, they get no proper hearing, no chance for redress, no due process, all in a rush to judgment. Democratic procedures and protections for the accused vanish—all in the face of upholding democratic ideals.

We are fighting and dying for a worthy cause in Afghanistan. And I truly sup-

Embedded reporter Wayne Anderson in body armor at Camp Mike Spann, outside Mazar-e Sharif, population 300,000, fourth largest city in Afghanistan. - Photo submitted port NATO’s efforts to establish democracy and build a new nation there. But we cannot do it without living what we preach.

I discovered an injustice for reporters goes on and on. It must stop.

I am now working with congressional leaders and officials at the Department of Defense proposing a bill of rights for reporters, for those doing their duty on the battlefield.

Before I left for the war, my pastor at New Hope Lutheran Church told me God had a “divine appointment” for me there. I never thought getting kicked out of a war and then writing a “Bill of Rights” was my destiny.

But as the Scottish Psalter wrote: “God moves in mysterious ways.”

(You can see the original Times story and discuss democracy and nation building in Afghanistan on Wayne’s Web site: www.theandersonreport.com.)

Vallee de Croix Chorus comes to St. Croix Falls The Vallee de Croix Chorus, under the direction of their new director, Derek Glenna, will be appearing on the St. Croix Falls Overlook Deck, Friday, Aug. 13. They will be appearing with the area’s Indianhead Chorus. The show starts at 6:30 p.m., so don’t be late. Also appearing on this show will be the KAMEL quartet from Osceola High School. - Photo submitted

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Annual twilight garden tour set SPOONER — The public is invited to attend the annual twilight garden tour at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station on Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 4 p.m. until dusk.

Speakers at this year’s event include Judy Reith-Rozelle, from UW-Madison West Madison Research Station; Rebecca Harbut, UW-Extension fruit crop specialist; and UW-Extension horticulture specialist Brian Smith. These specialists, along with other local UW-Extension Master Gardener volunteers, will be on hand to lead discussions and answer questions on a wide range of horticulture and gardening topics.

There are over 350 plant selections in the garden this year, both annual and perennial. Highlighted this year will be

annual flower varieties selections, coldhardy wine grapes and heirloom tomatoes. In addition, there are the familiar plantings of annual flowers, vegetables and, of course, the All-America Selections Display featuring award-winning annual flowers and vegetables from 20042010. There is also a landscaped perennial display featuring roses, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and other flowering perennials.

Several demonstrations and displays are being planned. There will be demonstrations on composting, pepper grilling and fresh salsa making. Also featured will be a demonstration of the new high tunnel hoop house under construction at the display garden. UW-Extension Master Food Preservers will be on hand to an-

St. Croix Valley sustainable communities bus tour … local solutions to meet energy needs ST. CROIX FALLS – Recent spikes in energy prices, uncertainty over future supply and concerns about the environment have brought energy issues to the forefront of policy debates and individual decision making across the country. As communities grapple with these challenges, they are also recognizing the economic opportunities surrounding local energy production.

The University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Polk County Renewable Energy Committee are working to share information about renewable energy to increase the understanding of both the opportunities and constraints so that communities can better position themselves to make wise decisions about energy use. Sustainable communities are defined as: planned, built or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability and economic sustainability.

On Thursday, Sept. 9, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., a bus tour will begin at Polk County Information Center to visit local examples

of municipal sustainability projects including: • Green building • Geothermal • Solar • Planning • Incentive programs Community education about energy use and production is a critical first step in better positioning the area to make informed decisions about opportunities while minimizing threats. The St. Croix Valley Sustainable Communities Bus Tour in September is a start. They hope to see you there taking part in the conversation.

Registration fee is $30 and includes lunch. To register, contact Polk County UWEX at 715-485-8600 or Bob Kazmierski at bob.kazmierski@ces.uwex.edu or Pete Kling at pete.kling@ces.uwex.edu.

For more information about this program, please visit: http://polk.uwex.edu/. - submitted

Red Cross Bloodmobile is coming to town again

WEBSTER – The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in the area again Monday, Aug. 23, in Grantsburg, and Tuesday, Aug. 24, in Webster. The bloodmobile will be set up at the community center in Grantsburg on the 23rd, from noon to 6 p.m., and at the Webster Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24.

“Over the summer, many of our regular donors take vacations or are busy with other summer activities,” said coordinator Katie Hedlund. “However, the need for blood remains constant, making this a great time for people who have never donated before, or who haven’t donated recently, to give it a try.”

Eligible blood donors can give blood every 56 days, so if you gave earlier this summer, you might be eligible to give again. Patients need your help. Take the

time to add “save a life” to your list of things to do.

Call 800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood-donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weighing at least 110 pounds and in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Through October, blood donors can register for a chance to win a 2011 Ford Fiesta. Visit redcrossracing.com for more information. – information submitted.

swer questions on canning and preserving fruits and vegetables.

In addition to the speakers there will be a tasting table of all available ripe vegetable varieties.

Kevin Schoessow, area ag development agent, and local Master Gardener volunteers will also be on hand to help answer gardening questions. Schoessow reminds gardeners to be sure to bring your plant and insect questions. Bring samples in plastic baggies, clearly labeled, so that if we need to get back to you with an answer, we have your name and contact information.

The demonstration garden is a joint effort between the UW-Madison Spooner Agricultural Research Station, UW-Extension and North Country Master Garden-

ers Association. The garden is free and open to the public August through September for self-guided tours. Guided tours are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.4:30 p.m. by appointment.

The garden is located north of Hwy. 70 on Orchard Lane, across from the Sheep Research Facilities at the Spooner Ag Research Station. The research station is located east of Spooner on Hwy. 70. Watch for garden meeting signs.

Check the station’s Web site for more information and a map: www.cals.wisc.edi/ars/spooner or contact Schoessow at the Spooner Area UWExtension Office at 715-635-3506 or 800-528-1914. — from UW-Extension

Sterling Bank awards $12,000 in scholarships to local graduates

Carson Giller

Taylor Horsager

POLK/BARRON COUNTIES – A dozen recent high school graduates from the area have been selected to receive $12,000 in secondary education funding from Sterling Bank. Three students each from Barron, Chetek, Luck and Rice Lake high schools were chosen by their school’s faculty or scholarship committee to receive a $1,000 award to help them pay for college tuition costs.

Throughout 2010, Sterling Bank is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The bank has a long history of supporting scholarship programs and community projects and is proud to support young people who are seeking higher education.

Sterling Bank scholarships are awarded based on an applicant’s demonstration of leadership, good judgment, work ethic and character. Also considered is their participation in scholastic and/or athletic endeavors, volunteer activities, pursuit of academic excellence and the desire to better themselves, their family and the community.

The 2010 Sterling Bank scholarship award winners include Moriah Berg, Eric Holton and Randel Peters from Barron High School. Berg will be attending UWLa Crosse where she has chosen to major in elementary education. Holton will attend UW-Superior and Peters has enrolled at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, where she will pursue a degree in the administrative assistant program.

The three scholarship winners from Chetek High School are Brandon Zeman,

Taryn Pilz

Samantha Switzer and Kirsten Bowers.

Zeman will be attending Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. Samantha Switzer is headed to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. Kirsten Bowers will attend UW-River Falls.

Carson Giller, Taylor Horsager and Taryn Pilz are the scholarship recipients from Luck High School. Giller plans to pursue a liberal arts major at the UM-Duluth, Horsager will attend the UW-Madison to study engineering and Pilz is headed to UW-River Falls.

The scholarship winners from Rice Lake High School were Hima Namboodiri, Katie Schwab and Katelyn Dorrance.

Namboodiri will be attending the University of Chicago where she intends to study to become a physician. Schwab is headed to the College of Saint Benedict where she plans to major in nutrition science and mathematics with a minor in sports science. Dorrance will attend the UW-Madison where she will major in occupational therapy.

Sterling Bank is a locally owned community bank that has served the communities of northwestern Wisconsin since 1885. It is the longest tenured bank in Barron County and among the oldest in Wisconsin. With branches in Barron, Chetek, Luck and Rice Lake, Sterling Bank is a full-service financial institution that consistently supports initiatives that benefit the community. Member FDIC. - submitted

Luck FFA tractor pull

The Fourth-annual Luck FFA/Alumni Tractor/Truck Pull was held on Saturday, July 18. Despite the rains the night before, it turned out to be another very successful event. – Photos submitted

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Grantsburg Community Education To reserve your spot call 715-463-5165, ext. 160 and mail payment to: Grantsburg High School, 480 E. James Ave., Grantsburg, WI 54840. Checks should be made out to Grantsburg Community Education. For more information, talk to Cindi Throngard at the afore mentioned number.

Indoor walking. Monday – Friday, 6 – 8 a.m. or 4 – 8 p.m. at the Grantsburg High School.

Tap and Ballet. Registration at the Grantsburg Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 9, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 16. $30 (prepaid) for nine-week session. 4:15 – 5 p.m. – Little Pirates and kindergarten; 5 – 5:45 p.m. – first and second grade; 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. – third through fifth grade.

Shoe rental is available.

Martial Arts Club. Saturdays beginning Sept. 11 through Dec. 18 (will continue through April) at the Grantsburg Elementary School Gym, 10 – 10:45 a.m. 10:45 to 11:45 for Green Stripes and above. Fee: $40/mo. or $90 for four months. Instructors: Wayne Johnson and Master Greg Garves.

Intro to Facebook. Tuesday, Sept. 28, one session, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Grantsburg High School, Room 146. Cost: $15. Instructor: Nicki Peterson.

Cake Decorating Basics. Sept. 16, 23 and 30, 6 – 9 p.m., in the Grantsburg High School, Room 109. Cost: $25 plus supplies (call for list). Instructor: Tammy Henderson.

Puppy Kingergarten. Mondays, Sept. 20 – Oct. 18, 6 – 7 p.m. at the Grantsburg Elementary School gym and outdoors.

Cost: $50/5 weeks. Instructor: Mitch Keating.

Dog Obedience Beginning. Mondays, Sept. 20 – Oct. 18, 7 – 8 p.m., at the Grantsburg Elementary School gym and outdoors. Cost: $50/5 weeks. Instructor: Mitch Keating.

Beginning Swedish. Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Oct. 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at the Grantsburg High School Room 124. Cost: $20.

Drivers Education. Monday, Sept. 20 Oct. 14, 6 – 8 p.m.

Wednesdays, 3:45 – 5:45 p.m. Cost: $75 (sent to SafeStart).

Instructor: Dorie Peterson.

Gymnastics Classes 2010. Classes held at the Grantsburg Community Center, $10 user fee to the Grantsburg Gymnastics Club. 1st – 3rd grade: Monday and Wednesday, 3:45 – 5 p.m., beginning Sept. 13 to Oct. 20. Cost $50 (payable to Grantsburg Community Education). 4th – 6th grade: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:45 – 5:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 14 – Oct. 21.

Cost: $60. 7th – 8th grade: Monday, Oct. 25 – Dec. 18; Monday, Tuesday,Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25 – Nov. 5, 3:45 – 6 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursday, Nov. 9 – Dec. 18, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Cost: $60. Intermediate and Advanced classes: Monday night advanced, Sept. 13 – Dec. 13, 6 – 7 p.m. Cost: $75.

Tuesday night intermediate, Sept. 14 – Nov. 2, 6 – 7:15 p.m.

Cost: $50. Instructor is Kathy Lund.

Boot Camp. Saturday, Sept. 18 – Oct. 9, 4 weeks, 9 – 10 a.m., at the Grantsburg Foodball Field. $60. Instructor: Natalie Doornink.

Trips Minnesota State Fair – Monday, Aug. 30 - Leave Grantsburg at 7 a.m. This trip is always a favorite and who does not love to spend the day wandering and eating their way through the “Great Minnesota Get-together!” Our bus drops us off right at the gate and picks us up there as well, no parking worries, and if you get tired you can go to the bus early. Our driver always has it running and the air on early! We need to fill the bus to make this work, so groups of four or more will get $5 off the

cost of the bus. Youth or adult groups of any kind, call to work out a price for your group! We will leave the fair by 4:30 p.m. and be home by 6 p.m. Cost: $20/person (bus only) (call for group rate). Children under 5 are free.

Historic St. Paul—Tuesday, Sept. 21. Join us as we visit some of those special places we see and hear about all the time, but have never visited. We will start our day with a tour of the James J. Hill house, see how a family lived in 1891, have a walking tour of Summit Avenue (one of the most beautiful and historic streets in the country, visit and tour the Cathedral of St. Paul, and the Minnesota State Capitol. When our touring is done we will stop for lunch/dinner on the way home. This day will be one of the most interesting and will have something for everyone. Join us. We will leave Grantsburg at 8 a.m. $42/person (includes coach, and all tours.

Lunch is on your own.

“On Golden Pond” - Thursday, Oct. 9—Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre - Join us as we visit this theater to enjoy this show.

Perched atop a bluff overlooking the city of Eau Claire, Fanny Hill is one of the premier dining and entertainment establishments in the state of Wisconsin. The unique blend of scenic beauty, award-winning dining, live theater, champagne Sunday brunch and the romantic bed and breakfast inn makes Fanny Hill a true Chippewa Valley treasure. This promises to be a great trip. Make it a “friends” day out, or a romantic getaway with your sweetheart. Coach, dinner and show are included. Dinner will be at noon, with the show to follow. Then we will head back home. Cost: $63, includes coach, dinner, show.

To register for all classes call the Community Ed office at 715-463-5165, ext. 160.

Unity Community Education To register for the following classes/events, please call or email the community ed office, 715-825-2101, ext. 1560.

Ongoing classes Water aerobics. WITC catalog 42-807-412, six-week sessions beginning Sept. 21, Nov. 2 and Jan. 11. (Please note that the August class has been canceled due to pool maintenance.) Tuesdays and Thursdays 5 to 5:45 p.m. Please note: As of June 1, Water aerobics prices are as follows: For 12 classes: $49 or $26.50 for seniors age 62 and better. For 6 classes: $26.50 or $15.25 for seniors age 62 and better.

Please write check out to WITC. Red Cross swim lessons. Lessons are offered at Unity, Saturdays for six weeks during the winter months, usually starting in January. Classes available: Infants ~ for ages 6 months to 3 years, parent or guardian gets in the water with child. Preschoolers ~ age 3-5. Red Cross levels 1-6 ~ for students ages 5 and up. Class dates and times, when established, will be placed on the community ed Web page, local newspapers and in the Eagles’ Nest newsletter.

Basic education for adults. Classes held at Polk County Job Center in Balsam Lake: Tuesdays - 1-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays - 1-4 p.m., Thursdays - 12:30-3 p.m. Cost: Free, please register by calling Polk County Job Center at 715-485-3115.

Instructor: Becky Peterson. Brush up on the basic skills that you need to continue your education or to enter the workforce with confidence: reading, English, grammar, science, social studies and math. These classes are also for those preparing to earn their GED/HSED and are self-paced with instructor assistance. You can enroll anytime.

Summer 2010 Make your own Queso Fresco! Sunday, Aug. 8, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., high school Rm. 128. Cost: $20 per individual, or $35 per family, payable to community ed. One child 6 years

and older may attend free accompanied by a paying adult. Instructor: Khaiti Kahleck, www.ltdfarm.com.

Making homemade yogurt. Sunday, Aug. 15, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., high school Rm. 128. Cost: $20 per individual, or $35 per family, payable to community ed. One child 6 years and older may attend free accompanied by a paying adult. Instructor: Khaiti Kahleck, www.ltdfarm.com.

Fresh mozzarella at home (and ricotta too!) Sunday, Aug. 22, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., high school Rm. 128. Cost: $20 per individual, or $35 per family, payable to community ed.

One child 6 years and older may attend free accompanied by a paying adult. Instructor: Khaiti Kahleck, www.ltdfarm.com.

Making old-fashioned milk soaps. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., high school Rm. 128. Cost: $20 per individual, or $35 per family. One child 6 years and older may attend free accompanied by a paying adult. Instructor: Khaiti Kahleck, www.ltdfarm.com.

Fall 2010 Hunters Safety. Date: Tuesday/Thursday, Sept. 9 to Oct. 4, plus one Saturday TBA, 7 to 9:30 p.m., at the elementary/middle school cafeteria. Cost: $10 payable to community ed on first day of class. Instructor: Jeremy Bengtson and his great volunteers!

Tumbling for kids. For ages 4 and up. Beginning Tuesdays, Sept. 21 to Nov. 2 (skip Oct. 12 for parent teacher conferences). Time: Beginners 3:45-5:15 p.m. Intermediates from 5:30-7 p.m. You are an intermediate if you can do a backbend from a standing position. Cost: $49 payable to community ed.

Registrations must be received by noon on Thursday, Sept.

16. No late registrations will be accepted. If registering by phone, please leave a voicemail, all calls will be returned for confirmation. If registering by mail, please allow one week for delivery. Location: Upper Gym. Instructor: Jolene Lindner and

Janine Fahrendorff.

Employment Transitions workshop. Mondays, Sept. 20 and. 27, 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the high school Room 128. Cost: $5/individual, $7/family, payable to community ed. Instructor: Julie Riemer, MBA, Waddell and Reed financial advisor.

Parenting – It doesn’t have to be so hard! Wednesday, Sept. 29, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Centuria Public Library. Cost: $15 per person, payable to community ed. Instructor: John Roettger, the owner of The Next Step, Life and Business Strategies. The Next Step is an accumulation of thousands of hours of study over 24 years focusing on the spiritual and psychological aspects of people in relationship to themselves and others.

Money management: Making the most of your financial future. Mondays, Oct. 4 and 11, 7 – 8:30 p.m., in the high school, Room 128. Cost: $5/individual, $7/family, payable to community ed. Instructor: Julie Riemer, MBA, Waddell and Reed financial advisor.

Plumbing basics. WITC catalog 60-410-600, class 64882.

Saturday, Oct. 9, 2:30 – 5 p.m. at the high school, Room 125.

Cost: $19 ($11.50 for seniors age 62 or better) registration fee to WITC. Instructor: Tony Worrell, Wisconsin licensed plumber.

Enough is Enough - How To Find Your Own Silver Lining Even in a Thunderstorm. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Centuria Public Library. Cost: $15 per person, payable to community ed. Instructor: John Roettger, the owner of The Next Step, Life and Business Strategies. The Next Step is an accumulation of thousands of hours of study over 24 years focusing on the spiritual and psychological aspects of people in relationship to themselves and others.

Ongoing events EVERY MON. Amery Senior Center

• Wii golf, 9 a.m.

Frederic Senior Center Luck Senior Center Siren Senior Center

• Spades, 1 p.m.

EVERY TUES.

Webster Senior Center

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m.

715-866-5300

Food Shelf

• Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• 500, 6:30 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.

• Cribbage, a.m.

• 500 Cards, 1 p.m.

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

• Mini Flea Market, 2nd Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Exercise, 10-11a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tuesday

• Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

• Dining at Five Every 2nd Thursday, 5 p.m., • Cards & Pool, 7-9 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m

• Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

EVERY MON.

TOPS

• Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

EVERY TUES.

EVERY THURS.

Meat Raffles

• Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

• Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

• Danbury Fire & Lions Club, Yellow River Saloon, 5 p.m.

EVERY WED. • Webster Chamber At The Tap, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY MON. Farmers Market

• Grantsburg, library parking lot, noon-2 p.m.,

EVERY FRI.

EVERY SAT.

• Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Spades, 1 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Food Shelf, Frederic, 2-6 p.m.

VFW Aux./Legion Aux.

EVERY MON.

EVERY THURS.

• Bingo Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 1 p.m.

715-349-7810

St. Croix Falls Senior Center

EVERY WED.

• First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

EVERY THURS.

EVERY TUES. • Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341

EVERY FRI. • Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Smitty’s Saloon, 5-7 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m.

• Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m.

• Sportsmen’s Club, Yellow River Saloon, 5 p.m.

• Webster Lioness At Dreamers, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY THURS. • Alpha, Burnett Dairy, 4-6 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 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., West Sweden Skol Haus, 7 p.m.

EVERY FRI. • Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake Market parking lot, 3-5:30 p.m.

• Eureka, 2:30-6:30 p.m.

• Falun, 4-6 p.m.

EVERY WED.

EVERY SUN.

• Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY SAT. • YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, Webster, 3-5 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Bobbie’s World, 4 p.m.

EVERY SAT. • Frederic, Leader parking lot, 8 a.m.-noon, • Siren, senior center, 1-3 p.m.

• St. Croix Falls, library plaza, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,

EVERY SUN. • Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Course, 4 p.m.

EVERY SAT. • Balsam Lake, 8-11 a.m., Unity parking lot

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CHURCH NEWS Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

Humor in tie-dye While traveling to Alaska via Canada, my friend, Kristie, and I had the dubious occasion of being interrogated at the border crossing. The officer in charge directed us into a garage-type building and closed the door. After being told to get out of the car, we each followed different officers to separate, long benches. I sat on one side of the huge room with an officer while Kristie sat on the opposite side with two officers.

The officers asked each of us many personal questions, especially about drugs, firearms and defense weapons. Later, Kristie and I shared our conversations and learned that they all repeated some questions several times. We think they were trying to catch us in a lie and suspected us—two women traveling together to Homer, Alaska—of concealing illegal contraband. But the dog that sniffed out my car must have eased their minds because they let us go.

Why did they choose us to interrogate? It appeared to be more than a random choice. I think Kristie’s tiedyed shirt and her forearm tattoos, albeit of Christian symbols, were the bright-red flags that caused them to single us out.

We laughed about the incident later. But it made me think about appearances. How often are we suspicious when we see someone with body piercings, tattoos, a guy’s long hair, or a girl’s revealing clothing?

How often do we judge others by their unkempt, littered yards or their poor grammar or uncouth language?

Conversely, there are people who look like the AllAmerican Citizen who can’t be trusted. It’s easy to judge others’ credibility and “worthiness” by the way they look or sound. Sometimes our judgments are right. But often they’re wrong, such as were those of the Canadian officers at the border crossing. (Or, perhaps Kristie and I wrongly judged them as judgmental.) As Christians, we need to avoid making judgments by appearance and language alone.

Jesus said we are not to judge others. “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged … and why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? …

First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:2-5) Jesus proved his words by accepting and loving society’s rejects, such as tax collectors, prostitutes and gentiles.

Lord, thank you for judging us by our hearts rather than by our tie-dyed shirts and tattoos. Help us to see others with a pure heart, too. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at www.sallybair.com.

News from the Pews at Pilgrim Lutheran FREDERIC – On Sunday, Aug. 1, during worship, Karen Persico was welcomed as a new member into Pilgrim’s church family. She was presented with a church directory and a copy of the church’s famous cookbook “Taste of Heaven.” Karen and her husband, John, recently moved to Frederic from White Bear Lake, Minn., and she recently retired from her job at North Memorial Hospital. Karen was baptized at Pilgrim in 1944 with her maiden name being Blomgren, and she stated she has fond memories of visiting her grandparents who lived here in Frederic.

On July 27, Pilgrim held an area shared-ministry meeting, inviting several Lutheran churches in the area to come and identify common interests and challenges and explore opportunities for shared ministry. There was good representation from the area churches, and those present wanted to move forward to the next level, so the next meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Falun.

Everyone is invited to join Pilgrim members for outdoor worship at Coon Lake Park on Sunday, Aug. 15, at 9 a.m.; it will be a contemporary service. After worship, a potluck brunch will be served; bring your own lawn chair. Services will be held at the church if there is inclement weather or if it is too hot and humid.

The next book club choice is “Ellen Foster” by Kaye Gibbons. Copies of the book are on reserve at the Frederic Public Library, so any and all who would like to join the club are more than welcome to join this group for discussion. The club will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at

Together with Friends Day Camp sends care kits to Rwanda TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Together with Friends ended the 2010 12-session day camp by assembling personal care kits for their missions project to go to the Bennetts who are World Venture missionaries in Rwanda.

On the last day, the kids were able to handpick items to package and assembled 75 care packets. The Bennetts will be able to hand deliver them to people in need in their community in Rwanda.

Each care package contains two washcloths, two toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, two soap bars, eight clothespins and a package of vegetable seeds. As kids packed their bag, they prayed for God’s blessing on the person and family who would be receiving it. In addition to the personal care kits, two smaller-size quilts were sewn from fish squares the campers designed, which will also go to Rwanda.

Gratitude is extended to each of the kids and families who donated items, and to Lindstrom Family Dentistry, Taylors Falls Dental Clinic and Kent’s Plants for their generous donations to this project and to Louise Jensen for sewing the fish squares into finished quilts. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Chisago County Chapter, provided supplemental funding for the day camp. Together

Polka service set at North Valley Lutheran CENTURIA – North Valley Lutheran Church on CTH G by 200th Street in rural Centuria is hosting a festival worship service on Sunday, Aug. 15, at 9:15 a.m. Traditional hymns will be set to polka music. The musical group is led

by Loren Nelson of Cushing. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the service. Please plan to attend to enjoy a new worship experience in your community. - submitted

Seeger Boys bluegrass band to perform

Together with Friends campers are excited to see their fish square in the two quilts that will be sent to Rwanda and given to families there. – Photos submitted with Friends Day Camp is a cooperative effort, completing its 14th year by First Baptist, First Evangelical Lutheran and United Methodist churches of TayShower lors Falls to reach out to for children and youth in the area. - submitted

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LEWIS – The Seeger Boys will perform gospel music at the Lewis Methodist Church, during the tent revival, on Saturday, Aug. 14, 1 – 4 p.m. They are powered by talent, enthusiasm and a love for straight-ahead traditional bluegrass. The Seeger Boys are a band for the whole family.

Nick Seeger and kids, Elizabeth (20), Gordon (16), Enrico (13) and Kitty (10), entertain with a medley of instruments and close harmony that will have toes tapping and hands clapping. – submitted

6:30 p.m. in the Lower Fireside Room of the church for discussion over coffee and something sweet to eat. The date has been set for Pilgrim’s everpopular annual harvest dinner which will be Saturday, Oct. 9, serving from 4 to 7 p.m., and the public is invited. The meal served is a pork loin dinner.

Pilgrim invites everyone to join Karen Persico was welcomed as a them for Sunday new member into Pilgrim’s church fammorning worship ily. She was presented with a church diservices, and the rectory and a copy of the church’s time has changed famous cookbook “Taste of Heaven.” – to 9 a.m. for the summer months. Photo submitted For more information about the church, call the church office at 715-3278012 or go to their Web site www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org. – submitted

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ABC EXPRESS PRESCHOOL LUCK LUTHERAN CHURCH

510 Foster Avenue East Luck, WI 54853 The ABC Express Preschool is now accepting registrations for the 2010-2011 school year. Classes meet at Luck Lutheran Church on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 am., for 3- to 5-year-olds.

In order to attend ABC Express Preschool, your child must be 3 years old by September 7, 2010.

To register your child or for more information, please contact Paula Hischer at 715-472-8207.

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Gregory L. Butler Gregory L. Butler, 43, died Aug. 7, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, at the St. Croix Tribal Center, Hertel.

Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 13, at 10 a.m., at the St. Croix Tribal Center, Hertel. Burial will follow at Whitefish Cemtery in Sand Lake Township, Sawyer County.

A full obituary will be published at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

Deloris E. Jackson Deloris E. Jackson, 75, resident of Milltown, formerly of Clayton, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at her residence.

Deloris was born Sept. 23, 1934, in Ely, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her son, Mickey Jackson; grandson, Shannon Zelinski; daughter, Katherine Hanson; and son-in-law, William Newman.

She is survived by her children, Doris Newman, Larry Zelinski and Rick Jackson; 19 grandchildren; many greatgrandchildren; and many brothers and sisters.

A gathering was held at Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Tuesday, Aug. 3, with Pastor Catherine Burnette officiating. Interment took place at St. John’s Cemetery, Eureka Township, following the service.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com or www.wicremationcenter.com. Please continue to check the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with arrangements.

Eugene H. Jacoby Eugene H. Jacoby, 74, resident of Greenfield, Ind., died Thursday, July 15, 2010. Eugene was formerly of Milltown.

He was preceded in death by his father, Stephen Jacoby; his grandparents, Ernest and Elsie Wenger who raised him; and stepfather, Arthur Dawson.

He is survived by his wife, Marlys (Carlson) Jacoby of Greenfield, Ind.; his sons, Michael (Heidi) of Geneva, Ill., and Phillip of Fishers, Ind.; mother, Alice Dawson of Greenfield, Ind.; and grandchildren, Anna, James, Elyse, Courtney, Megan and Spencer.

A prior celebration service of faith and life was held at St. James Lutheran Church in Greenfield, Ind., on July 24.

Friends and family are invited to attend a graveside service at the Milltown Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24, followed by a reception and visitation with the family at the Milltown Lutheran Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com or www.wicremationcenter.com. Please continue to check the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444. Memorials may be sent to the Milltown Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 39, 113 Main St., Milltown, WI, 54858. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck were entrusted with arrangements.

Ione Bistram Ione Bistram, 91, Luck, died Aug. 7, 2010, at the United Pioneer Home in Luck.

Ione was born Aug. 30, 1918, to Charles and Jessie Nordstrom. She was the second oldest of six children.

Ione worked at Stokely in Frederic and she worked at the Rainbow Café for many years.

Ione married William Bistram on July 12, 1937. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1987. To this union six children were born.

She enjoyed visiting with family and friends, watching birds, tours around the Crex Meadows and watching the deer and wild turkeys in her yard.

She is survived by four sons, Art (Pauline), Ken (Diane), Jerry (Ann) and Merlin; one daughter, Eleanore; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 16 great-greatgrandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and one sister-in-law, Delight Nordstrom.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; husband; one daughter; one grandson; one great-grandson; two brothers, Leonard and Arnold; three sisters, Helen, Verna and Dora.

A gathering of family and friends was held at the American Legion Hall in Grantsburg on Aug. 11 with interment the following day at Ekdahl Cemetery.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

OBITUARIES Mildred Gladys Lindberg

Roy James Bollinger

Mildred Gladys Lindberg, 102, St. Croix Falls, died July 30, 2010.

She was born on April 28, 1908, to Axel and Edith Lindquist of the Round Lake area. She was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake and attended the Round Lake School.

As a young adult, she worked in the Turner Hotel in Frederic. On Sept. 19, 1929, she was united in marriage at the Burnett County Fair in Grantsburg to Helge Lindberg of Frederic. They resided west of Frederic on a dairy farm where they raised their son, Wayne, and daughter, Doris.

She was an active member of the Pilgrim Lutheran Church for the past 80 years. She was also very active in starting the senior citizens center in Frederic and enjoyed being there for many years.

In 1987, after Helge passed away, she moved to St. Croix Falls to be closer to her daughter, Doris and family.

She loved to bake her favorite rye bread and cookies that she shared with many. She also made many quilts, which she enjoyed giving to couples that got married and to new babies.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Helge; son, Wayne; her parents; sisters, Agnes and Helen; and brothers, Lawrence, Morris and Milton.

She is survived by her daughter, Doris (Emery) Jones; grandchildren, Kim Jones, Kevin Jones, Craig Jones, Tom (Lynelle) Lindberg, Peter (Lana) Lindberg and Julayne (Greg) Miller; 10 great-grandchildren; and one greatgreat-granddaughter; many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Frederic on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with the Rev. Catherine Burnette officiating. Music was provided by organist Mary Lou Daeffler and soloists Virginia Sommerfeld and Dale Anderson. Burial took place following the service at Maple Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Lindberg, Peter Lindberg, Greg Miller, Kevin Jones, Craig Jones and Lucas Priestley.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com.

Please continue to check the Web site for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic, was entrusted with arrangements.

Roy James Bollinger, 73, Balsam Lake, died in his home on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, with his family at his side.

Roy was born Feb. 25, 1937, in Boone County, Ill., the son of Emily (Helmstetter) and Ray Bollinger.

Roy was raised just over the border in Sharon. He attended school in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School in 1954. He then attended one year of business college and then enlisted in the United States Navy and enjoyed a long career. He served his country from March 1956 to Oct. 1974. Roy was a Vietnam veteran as well. Roy married Vera Schulz Nov. 11, 1967. After his retirement from the Navy, he continued to work for the Navy as a civilian for 14 more years at the Great Lakes Naval Base and retired in 1988.

After his retirement, he and his wife, Vera, moved to Balsam Lake. Roy was an avid bowler; he enjoyed fishing, traveling and spending time with his family and friends. Roy will be dearly missed.

Roy leaves to celebrate his memory, his wife, Vera of Balsam Lake; daughter, Cathy Bollinger of Balsam Lake; sisters, Esther (Scott) Strey of Balsam Lake and Catherine (Tom) Albrecht of Balsam Lake; many nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Emily and Ray Bollinger.

Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 9, at Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake. Pastor Diane Norstad officiated and music was provided by Dorene Hendrickson. Full military honors were performed for Roy following the service.

Roy was laid to rest at the Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon. Pastor Tom Groth officiated the cemetery service. Casket bearers were Steve Schulz, Robert Short, Bryan Nagy, Kevan Albrecht, Roger Pearson and Carl Hetfeld. To share online condolences to Roy’s family, please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was entrusted with funeral arrangements

Wayne L. McFetridge Wayne L. McFetridge, 81, resident of Canton, S.D., formerly of Frederic, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010.

At the time of his death, he was living at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Canton, S.D., where his daughter, Arlene lived and visited often and took him on outings.

Wayne left home when he was 16 and went to work as a cook at Ft. Lewis Army Base in Washington state.

Later, Wayne worked on a farm in Yelm, Wash., where he met his wife, Delores. They were married on July 26, 1946. Later, he worked for a trucking company and traveled all over the United States. Wayne and Delores had five children.

He is survived by his children, Victor McFetridge of California, Laurel (Robert) Painter of Tacoma, Wash., Arlene Gustafson of Canton, S.D., Wendy (finance Tom Madick) Booth of Spanaway, Wash., Carol (James) Raya of California; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Bench of Washington; and brother, Lowell McFetridge, Lewis.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church in Clam Falls with the Rev. Gary Rokenbrodt officiating. Music was provided by organist Marie Sandborn and soloist, Greg Anderson.

Burial was in the Clam Falls Cemetery next to his wife, Deloris. Palllbearers for the service were Sacramento Raya, Jeff Gustafson, Jonathan Lance, Josh Anderson, Christopher Booth and Timothy Gustafson.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com.

Please continue to check the Web site for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

George W. Zick George W. Zick, 74, Webster, died Aug. 7, 2010.

Mass of Christian burial was held Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, A&H. A full obituary will be published in a future edition.

Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Marlene R. Richardson Marlene R. Richardson, 72, a resident of Oakland Township, died Aug. 1, 2010.

Marlene was born March 27, 1938, in Barron, to Raymond and Iras Berg. She married Richard on Sept.

7, 1956, in Barron. Marlene was the head cook at the Hillside Elementary School for over 20 years.

Marlene was a member of the Ideal Gang and took part in the Relay for Life. She was a member of a card club and was on a pool league. She enjoyed bowling, snowmobiling, playing horseshoes and going to garage sales.

She loved to travel and loved having people around for cooking potlucks and trying new recipes.

Marlene was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, on Dec. 16, 2005; and her parents.

Marlene is survived by her children, Robin Asfeld of Lino Lakes, Minn., and Tom (Mary) Richardson of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; her grandchildren, Shannon, Emily and Lewis and great-grandchild, Hailey; brother, Verlyn Berg of Dallas, Texas; sister, JaLayne Lindberg of Mahtomedi, Minn.; her beloved dog Foxie; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 5, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes with Pastor Cindy Glocke officiating. Interment followed at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner. Casket bearers were Howard Krueger, Chuck Houman, Bob Casey, Art Bliven, Fritz Martin and Boyd Silberg. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Joyce Sessions Joyce Sessions, 62, Webster, died July 29, 2010, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

Joyce was born Oct. 22, 1947, in Webster to Marion and Alma Phernetton. Joyce worked in the laundry department at Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center in Siren for a number of years.

Joyce was preceded in death her husband, Larry; parents; and her brother, Gene.

Joyce is survived by her sisters, Betty (Ed) Smith, Donna Massey, Carol Cellarius and Doris Sessions; longtime companion, Donn Goodearle; sister-in-law, Barbara; 13 nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes with Pastor Steve Ward officiating. Interment followed at Jackson Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Olga Marion Adam, nee Hjelle, 90, longtime resident of Osceola, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.

Olga was born Dec. 22, 1919, to Frank and Anna Hjelle, at their home in Alden Township. She was baptized and confirmed at West Immanuel Lutheran Church. As a child she attended Meadow View School.

On Nov. 11, 1944, she married Emmett Adam, her neighborhood sweetheart, at West Immanuel Lutheran Church. They celebrated 45 years of marriage and were blessed with six children.

Olga loved her church, her family, and her life on the farm. She enjoyed gardening, yard work, nature, picking raspberries and feeding the birds. She spent many hours baking bread, canning, freezing, patching overalls and reading bedtime stories.

After Olga and Emmett were married, they joined Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member and officer of the Grace Ladies Aid, the Nye Homemakers Club and was also a Pleasant Lake 4-H leader for many years.

Following their retirement from the farm, they moved to Dresser and were able to travel and loved bus tours.

Emmett died in 1990, and Olga continued to live in Dresser for 10 years. She loved her cat, Bootsie. She later moved to Royal Oaks in Osceola and then to Comforts of Home in Hudson.

Olga was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett; infant granddaughter, Erin E. Johnson; parents; brother, Ferdie and his wife Joyce; and sister-in-law, Ruth Hjelle.

She is survived by son, John (Pat) of Osceola; daughters, Judy Taylor of Hudson, Linda (Brad) Johnson of Mukwonago, Jeanne Ste. Marie of Hudson, Colleen (Lannie) Hermes of Prior Lake, Minn., and Susan (Brian) Lindberg of Star Prairie; 12 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren and one on the way; brother, Morris Hjelle; and sister, Lorraine (Elmer) Lau; nieces, a nephew, other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of Life service was held Sunday, Aug. 8, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nye, with Pastor William Staab officiating. Visitation was held at Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery, Farmington. Memorials may be given to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

Mary G. Kizer Mary G. Kizer, 86, Belvidere, Ill., died Wedneday, July 28, 2010, in Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Ill. Mary was born March 23, 1924, in Kasson, Minn., the daughter of Lloyd and Eunice (Arnold) Dickinson. She graduated from Frederic High School and attended university in Minneapolis, Minn.

Mary was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Vienna, Austria, from 1945 through 1948.

She earned a position with the civil service in Okinawa, Japan, in 1949. It was there that she met her husband, Howard H. Kizer, and the two were married Dec. 2, 1950, in Okinawa, Japan.

Mary was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where she was involved with the Sunday school program and was a member of the Ladies Guild. Mary loved Christmas and all of her pets.

Mary is survived by son, Jeffrey; nephews, Terry Tripp and Tracy and Scott Dickinson; nieces, Cindy Meister and Diane McCollom; sisters-in-law, Helen Kizer, Marilyn R. Tripp and Helen Dickinson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Susan Dickinson and brother, Jack Dickinson.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the First Presbyterian Church at Belvidere, Ill., with the Rev. Dr. Robert Kopp officiating. Military rites took place.

Memorials can be given to Alzheimer’s Research Foundation or the American Heart Association in Mary’s name. To light a candle or share a memory, please visit buckwheelerhyland.com.

The Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, Belvidere, Ill., was entrusted with arrangements.

Theresa A. Renspe

Warren H. Montgomery

Theresa A. Renspe, 74, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at her residence in Osseo, Minn.

Theresa was born Aug. 1, 1936, at New Richmond, to Louis and Sophia (Kiekhoefer) Beauvais.

She attended grade school at St. Anne’s Catholic and high school at Somerset Public School. She was united in marriage to Merlin C. Renspe on July 24, 1954.

Theresa was a homemaker and loved taking care of her family and pets. She loved watching the birds, singing and playing the tambourine, watching the Minnesota Twins, collecting angels, dancing, flower gardening, religious readings and her Bible.

She is survived by her seven children, Brenda (Mike) Smith, Susan Nelson, Greg (Michelle) Renspe, Julie (Greg) Carlson, Sherri (Tom) Knutsen, Lynn Hribar and Corynda (Mark) Thielen; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sister, Lorraine Cook; brother, Bernard Beauvais; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Merlin in 1989; parents, Louis and Sophia; six brothers, Earl, Ralph, Willis, Ronald, Lyle and Bud; and five sisters, Marcella, Laverne, Darlene, Marie and Marlene.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola with the Rev. Paul Bjorklund officiating. Music was provided by Christine Bjorklund. Serving as casket bearers were her grandsons, Brian Smith, Sean Renspe, Jonathan Renspe, Josh Nelson, Matthew Knutson and Mitchell Hribar.

Honorary casket bearers were Zachary Hribar, Grant Carlson and Ryan Thielen. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery in Farmington.

Memorials are preferred to Osseo Gardens Assisted Living in Osseo, Minn.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola was entrusted with arrangements.

Warren H. Montgomery, 89, Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at his home.

He was born Jan. 24, 1921, in Amery, to Emma (Hilbery) and Wesley Montgomery. He grew up in Deronda and farmed on the family farm, then moved to the Twin Cities where he was united in marriage to Agnes Munson. After their daughter was born, the family moved back to the Deronda area, where they operated the family dairy farm. He sold the farm in 1988 and moved to Amery.

Warren was then united in marriage to Rosie Harvieux in 1995, and the couple moved to Balsam Lake. After Rosie passed away in 1996, Warren made Clear Lake his home until he passed away. He enjoyed spending time at the lake in Clam Falls, fishing and having coffee with friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Agnes and wife Rosie.

He is survived by daughter, Mary (David) Lendosky; loving companion, Corrine Littlefield; and other relatives and friends.

A memorial service was held Friday, Aug. 6, at the Williamson-White Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Tanner officiating. Interment was at the Amery Cemetery.

Condolences may be left at www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery assisted the family with arrangements.

Darren J. Moyer Darren J. Moyer, 50, a resident of Webster, died Aug. 2, 2010, at his home.

Darren was born Sept. 13, 1959, to Ronald and Shelby Moyer. Darren had worked at Petco as a salesman and also as a shift manager at the Hole in The Wall Casino in Danbury. Darren was also a past volunteer of the Danbury Fire and Rescue as an EMT/fireman.

In Darren’s free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing and knife collecting. His most favorite pasttime was spending time with his son, Charlie.

Darren was preceded in death by his mother, Shelby; and stepmother, Mary.

He is survived by his son, Charlie; his father, Ron; siblings, Rena (Ron) Stream, Kari Rose, Cami Lawrence, Clinton (Terry) Moyer and Matt Moyer; stepsiblings, Robert (Stephanie) Exendine, Debra Soar, Michelle Higgins and Shaun Higgins; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A graveside service was held Friday, Aug. 6, at the Calvary Cemetery in Superior with Pastor Scott Brown officiating. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Steven L. Bottineau Steven L. Bottineau, 56, Siren, died Aug. 1, 2010, at his home surrounded by family.

Steven was born Nov. 20, 1953, in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Steven was a graduate of Coon Rapids High School. He has worked in the lumber industry for 30-plus years and looked forward to retiring in Siren.

He was a member of the Lake Country Riders Snowmobile Club, Pheasants Forever and the NRA. He was a lifetime member of the Ducks Unlimited and a member of the Fishbowl Gun Club. Steven was a past board member of the Twin Cities Regional Group of HCCA (Horseless Carriage Club of America) and also served as a representative for Burnett County AWSC. Steven was also a member to the T Totaler’s Model T car club. Steven was an avid outdoorsmen. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trap shooting, playing golf, antique cars and boating. His favorite pastime was spending time with family, friends and his six grandchildren.

Steven was preceded in death by his daughter, Andrea Michele.

He is survived by his wife, Rochelle; children, Steve, Joe (Missy) and Amanda (Mike); his grandchildren, McKenzie, Blake, Bridgette, Lauren, Brock and Hailey; along with other relatives and many friends.

A celebration of life was held Friday, Aug. 6, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Siren chapel, with the Rev. Ron Anderson officiating. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

In Loving Memory Of Roy D. Radke Jennie C. Radke February 4, 1906 July 14, 1976

January 13, 1908 August 10, 1991

Our loved ones were so dear. Their voices we’d love to hear.

God knew what was best and so he gave them rest.

Dearly missed by

George Radke and family Margaret Asp and family

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CHURCH NEWS Kids need to be independent before leaving for college QUESTION: My sister’s daughter went off to college at 18 and immediately went a little crazy. She had always been a good kid, but when she was on her own, she drank like a lush, was sexually promiscuous, and flunked three of her classes. My daughter is only 12, but I don’t want her to make the same mistakes when she is beyond our grasp.

How can I get her ready to handle freedom and independence?

DR. DOBSON: Well, you may already be 12 years late in beginning to prepare your daughter for that moment of release. The key is to transfer freedom and responsibility to her little by little from early childhood so she won’t need your supervision when she is beyond it. To move suddenly from tight control to utter liberty is an invitation to disaster.

I learned this principle from my own mother, who made a calculated effort to teach me independence and responsibility. After laying a foundation during the younger years, she gave me a “final examination” when I was 17 years old.

Mom and Dad went on a two-week trip and left me at home with the family car

Focus on the Family Dr. James Dobson and permission to have my buddies stay at the house. Wow! Fourteen slumber parties in a row! I couldn’t believe it. We could have torn the place apart – but we didn’t. We behaved rather responsibly.

I always wondered why my mother took such a risk, and after I was grown, I asked her about it. She just smiled and said, “I knew in one year you would be leaving for college, where you would have complete freedom with no one watching over you. I wanted to expose you to that independence while you were still under my influence.”

I suggest that you let your daughter test the waters of freedom occasionally as she’s growing up, rather than tossing her into the big wide ocean all at once. It takes wisdom and tact to pull that off, but it can be done. If you do the job properly, the time of release in six or seven years will be a gentle transition rather than a cataclysmic event.

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QUESTION: My two kids are as different as night and day. You’d never even know they were born to the same parents. One of them is having trouble in school, and the other is something of a superstar. I’m very worried about the one boy. Do some kids start out doing poorly and then catch fire?

DR. DOBSON: Thank goodness they often do. Let me give you an encouraging illustration. Several years ago I attended a wedding ceremony in a beautiful garden setting, and I came away with some thoughts about parents who are raising a child like yours.

After the minister had instructed the groom to kiss the bride on that day, approximately 150 colorful, helium-filled balloons were released into the blue California sky. Within a few seconds the balloons were just scattered all across the heavens, some of them rising hundreds of feet overhead and others cruising toward the horizon. A few balloons struggled to clear the upper branches of the trees while the show-offs became mere pinpoints of color on their journey to the sky.

How interesting, I thought, and how symbolic of children. Let’s face it. Some boys and girls seem to be born with more helium than others. They catch all the

The day will begin at 11 a.m. with quilt and craft viewing. The famous pig roast, farmers market, silent auction and canteen store will also begin. Then at 1 p.m., the live auction begins followed by a campfire worship service around 4 p.m. A day for the whole family to enjoy. The kids can go swimming, play camp games and make crafts under the supervision of the energetic summer staff. The adults can shop, eat and relax in this lakeside setting.

Luther Point’s purpose is to extend the missions of Christ’s church, serving all member congregations by enriching the Christian faith and life of each person who uses the camp and its programs through fostering learning, worship and fellowship opportunities, and through building relationships with God, others and creation. - submitted

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Luther Point summer celebration GRANTSBURG – Luther Point Bible Camp will be holding their 22nd-annual quilt and craft auction on Saturday, Aug. 14, on Wood Lake near Grantsburg. Over the years, the camp has been blessed with the outpouring of generosity during this annual celebration. The auction is one of the camp’s major fundraising events.

Last year the camp celebrated 60 years in ministry and the live auction had more than their traditional quilts; the addition of quality handcrafted items was introduced. This year the silent and live auctions will be filled with intricate handmade quilts, theme baskets, wooden chests, benches and much, much more.

New this year will be a farmers market.

Enjoy fresh produce and flowers that the campers, staff and volunteers helped to nurture and grow all summer long.

right breezes, and they soar effortlessly to the heights, while others wobble dangerously close to the trees. Their frantic folks run along underneath, huffing and puffing to keep them airborne. It is an exhausting experience.

In short, I have a word of encouragement to you and all the parents of lowflying kids. Sometimes the child who has the greatest trouble getting off the ground eventually soars to the highest heights. That’s why I urge you as parents not to look too quickly for the person your child will become.

••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman emeritus of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80995 (www.focusonthefamily.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House. Copyright 2010 James Dobson Inc., Distributed by Universal UClick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106; 816-581-7500

WEBSTER – Vacation Bible school will be held at First Baptist Church in Webster Monday through Friday evenings, Aug. 16 – 20, from 6-8:30 p.m., for boys and

girls from age 3 – sixth grade.

If you have any questions call First Baptist at 715-866-4111 or Brenda Rachner at 715-566-2659. – submitted

Christian Women's Club to meet GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Christian Women’s Club will be meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. at the Grantsburg Senior Center. Sharon Knudson from Vadnais Heights, Minn., will be the speaker, and her topic will be Starting

From Scratch! There will also be a silent auction, and everyone is encouraged to come and join in on this fun event. For reservations call Lori at 715-463-5207. with submitted information

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.

“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

WEBSTER

ALPHA

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BASS LAKE LUMBER

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

MEDICINE SHOPPE

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 110 Oak Street Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4208 Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 Not Open On Saturday Duane Lindh

HAULING

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

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME

LUCK

BRUCE’S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING

VAN METER’S MEATS

Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham and Bacon Cured and 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

• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP 1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Clif Gipp, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 • 715-689-2467

SIREN OLSEN & SON

Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

Churches 5/10

FREDERIC

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Webster, Wis. 715-866-4100 Days • 715-866-8364 Eves.

CUSHING CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

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

Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Pastor Matt Faarem Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

Pastor Mark Richardson, 715-755-2562 Pastor Mike Winick 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Contemporary Serv. 8:00 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 9:30 a.m.; Fourth Sunday of the month outdoor services at 9:30 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; 715-472-8153, Office/Kit. - 715-472-2535 Exploring Prayer 8:15 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS)

Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE

faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

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, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Interim Pastor Julie Brenden Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Worship Serv. 9 a.m.; Sat. Worship. 7 p.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. Serv. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10:45 a.m., Wed. 5:45 p.m. (SeptMay), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) Sat. 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Phone 715-327-8608; Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Emory Johnson 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Lori Peper Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Pastor Catherine Burnette 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LUCK 1614 CTH, North Luck Office Ph.715-472-2605; Dial-A-Devotion 715-472-2345 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN

(Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.; Fellowship Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship following service

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson and Roger Kampstra Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

ASSEMBLY

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

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

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.

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

EVANGELICAL

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

EVANGELICAL

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

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.

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Pastor Scott Sagel, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Praise Time 8 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:20 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 Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

FREDERIC EVAN. FREE CHURCH

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor David Sollitt 715-857-5411 or 715-268-2651 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries 1st Sunday Service: 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursury available; Sun. School for Pre-K to 5th; Sun. School for Jr./Sr. high meet in teen center 2nd Sunday Service: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.; Nursery available; Children’s church ages 3-4

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Wed. 5 p.m. (Summer), Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

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.

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.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8:15 a.m., Thurs. 11:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE

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

ST. ANNE PARISH

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.

Church Phone 715-866-4111; Rev. Merrill Olson - Pastor Sun. School - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

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 Andy McDaniel, 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. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 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 Lakes, MN hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY

7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY

Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

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

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

(No child care available) Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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ADVENTIST

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Leonard Ritchey’s

AMY TURNER BAYLE

HAPPY 50TH TO A REAL TREASURE!!

Mon.-Fri. • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster, Wisconsin

“Distinctive Funeral Service”

90th birthday Friday, Aug. 13.

Surprise him with a call or a card at 2374 LacLaBelle Rd., Carlton, MN 55718

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Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

All shows and show times before 6 p.m. $5.00.

Shows and show times subject to change.

Visit us on our Web site: www.timberstheatres.com

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All Stadium/Digital

715-483-1471

From 2 - 4 p.m.

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Robert L. Nelson New York Life Insurance Company

August 13 - August 19

Box 313 Luck, Wis. 54853 Phone

715-472-2502

NEW YORK LIFE

See us for all your printing needs.

INTER-COUNTY COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION • Shell Lake, 715-468-2314 • St. Croix Falls 715-483-9008

Daily: 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35

THE EXPENDABLES (R) Daily: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15

Daily: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05

CHARLIE ST. CLOUD (PG-13) Daily: 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25, 9:25

INCEPTION (PG-13) Daily: 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 9:40

Visit The Leader’s Web Site:

www.the-leader.net

SALT (PG-13) Daily: 7:20, 9:20

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STARTS WED., AUG. 18

VAMPIRES SUCK (PG-13)

50-51L

NOW 2 LOCATIONS!

AMERY:

SIREN:

124 Keller Ave. Amery

Northwoods Crossing Event Center Hwy. 35, Siren

ENROLLMENT DAYS

Tues., Aug. 24, 4 - 8 p.m.

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200700115 12/09

Proceeds used to purchase 517516 equipment.

39-40a,d

Pam Aubert: Owner, Director and Instructor P.D.T.A. U.S.T.A. • 715-268-9827

Senior Financial Consultant

22854A N1-07

Hamburgers, Brats, Hot Dogs, Potatoes, Pop and Beer will also be available.

PAM’S DANCE COMPANY

Cris A. Moore, FICF, FIC

715-472-8107 office 800-500-2936 toll-free

At the Luck Fire Hall All The Boiled Corn You Can Eat For $2

CHECK WEB SITE FOR SHOW TIMES: www.evergreen-entertainment.com

Let’s Thrive.®

Financial Associate

Saturday, August 14

Daily: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00

Call 715-866-7261

201 Main St. S. • Luck, WI 54853

LUCK FIRE DEPT. CORN FEED 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Daily: 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30

• WEDDING BOUQUETS • FUNERAL DESIGNS • CUT FLOWERS • GIFTS • BALLOONS • BEDDING PLANTS • POTTED PLANTS • TUXEDO RENTAL BY SAVVI • ANTLER KING PRODUCTS Hwy. 35 & “FF,” Webster Flowers Phoned Anywhere

Matt P. Bobick

518109 50-51Lp

EAT, PRAY, LOVE (PG-13)

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13)

Assistant Financial Associate

All family & friends are invited.

SHOWS AND SHOW TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL SEATS $6.50 UNTIL 6 P.M.

OPTOMETRIST 119 Arlington Drive Amery, Wis.

AUSTIN LAKE GREENHOUSE & FLOWER SHOP

Saturday, August 14 Starting at 7 p.m.

Coyland Creek, Frederic

SHOWS AND SHOW TIMES

Dr. T.L. Christopherson

Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Brenda Sommerfeld AND Aaron Martin

2179 E. Hwy. 8 Between Tractor Supply and Wal-Mart www.evergreen-entertainment.com

THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13)

• Commercial Printing • Office Supplies • Daily UPS Pickup • Fax & Copy Service

• Frederic, 715-327-4236 • Siren, 715-349-2560

Siren

Sat., August 21

Rated PG-13, 148 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Phone 715-268-2004

Eye health exams, glaucoma checks, foreign body removal, full line of street wear, safety and sport wear, contact lenses

www.stcroixeye.com

715-554-0526 or 715-566-2927

INCEPTION

Daily: 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20

Phone (715) 472-2121

SEE US FOR ALL YOUR VISION CARE NEEDS. Exams, Glasses & Contacts, Foreign Body Removal, Treatment of Eye Disease

Crooked Lake Park

Rated PG-13, 140 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13)

Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

715-866-4700

25.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 90.00

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at

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Family Eye Clinic

715-463-2370

50th Anniversary

FOR

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GRANTSBURG EYE ASSOCIATES

In Celebrating Their

Rated PG-13, 108 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

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Polk County Fair

20 10 These young tractor enthusiasts look through and compare toy tractors for sale at one of the exhibitor booths at the fair. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photo by Tammi Milberg

Photos by Jeanne Alling unless otherwise noted

Kiarra VanDeBrake was one of 59 exhibitors in the Little Britches program at the Polk County Fair. Exhibitors get to take their animals around the ring, they talked to Fairest of the Fair Amanda Haase, and then received a neat ribbon and a root-beer float certificate.

Raeann Lehman was among the young exhibitors on Sunday, Aug. 1, at the Little Britches program at the Polk County Fair.

Kristin Wyss, Clear Lake, exhibited her llama at the Polk County Fair.

Cathy Forster served as a judge for the Polk County Fair Computer Review this summer at Unity School. She questioned Eric Kuske on his projects; on how he made them, what program he used and on artistic merit in some areas.

Kuske received an exceptional on one of his computer projects.

M i n n o w races were run in the Polk County Fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education tent, Jenelle Larsen (L) of the Unity FFA is operating the race.

There were also veggie races and milk-testing stations set up on the stage area throughout the fair weekend. All of the Agriculture Education programs in Polk County had displays and educational areas available for the public to view.

Adrienne Gillman and Diane Jasperson exhibited the grand and reserve champion open class meat goats.

Neil Kline, Milltown Jolly 4-H Club showed the grand champion meat goat at the Polk County Fair.

The education tent at the Polk County fair was full of displays coordinated by the Polk County Agriculture Education departments.

From forestry to respiration rates, from aquaculture to hypnotizing animals, there truly was something for everyone. Even the animals enjoyed their stay in the education tent, including the young piglets.

Willie Boe and Bethany Markham exhibited the grand and reserve champion dairy goats.

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Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

Coming events Photo by Gary King

AUGUST

THURSDAY/19

Albino frog

WED.-FRI./11-13

Luck

Danbury

• American Legion & Auxiliary Unit 255 meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

THURS. & FRI./12 & 13

• Bright Knight & Harmonic Balance at Crooked Lake Park orchestra shell, 7-9 p.m., 715-349-8399, www.visitsiren.com.

Siren

• Day Camp at Forts Folle Avoine Historical park, 715-8668890, www.theforts.org.

St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

• “Proof” at Festival Theatre, Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

• Diabetes support group meeting/class at SCRMC atrium lobby, 6-8 p.m., 715-483-0571/0248.

• “Red, White and Tuna” at Festival Theatre, 2 & 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

THURSDAY/12 Centuria

FRI. & SAT./20 & 21

• Polk-Burnett Retired Educators meeting at Fristad Lutheran Church, 11:30 a.m., 715-268-6578.

Cushing

Dresser

• Cushing Fun Days. Firemen’s pancake breakfast 711 a.m. Sat., games, parade, races.

Milltown

• Interfaith Caregivers rummage & bake sale fundraiser on Hayden Lake Road. Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-866-4970.

Osceola

FRIDAY/20

Siren

• River City Cloggers perform at Music in the Park by the lake, 6:30 p.m., 715-222-2195.

• Indianhead Chapter of NARFE August dinner meeting at Village Pizzeria, noon, 715-689-2252.

Danbury

• North Valley Lutheran Church pie & ice-cream social at Bering Park, 7 p.m.

• Osceola Community Health Foundation hosted cruise, 715-294-5727.

Grantsburg

• Shotgun Johnson & The Mississippi Seven at Crooked Lake Park orchestra shell, 7-9 p.m., 715-349-8399, www.visitsiren.com.

St. Croix Falls

• Visit with PJ Tracy at the library, 7 p.m., 715-483-1777.

• Festival Theatre’s Riverboat Fundraising Cruise, 715483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

FRI. & SAT./13 & 14 Webster

• Gandy Dancer Days. Fire department fundraiser Fri. & Sat. Wheels & engines show & cowboy Fast Draw Sat.

FRI.-SUN./13-15 Lewis

Milltown

• United VFW Post 6856 fish fry, at 4:30 p.m. - ?

An albino frog was discovered in the yard of Don and Laurie Schmidt of rural Siren this week. Albino frogs aren’t always white; they can be pinkish or yellowish with a ghostly look, including weird-looking eyes. - Photo by Laurie Schmidt

SATURDAY/14 Amery

• St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Golf Day, 715-268-7607.

• Balsam Lutheran Church presents performers Lindley Creek, 7 p.m., 715-268-9291.

• Meeting of the NW Regional Writers at Espresso Cabin, 1 p.m.

Siren

• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715349-5923.

• First meeting of advisory group for Burnett County Airport at the Government Center, 6 p.m., 715-349-7076.

St. Croix Falls

• Indianhead Men’s Chorus and Vallee de Croix Women’s Chorus at the Overlook Deck, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com.

• Friday fish fry at the American Legion Post 143, 5:307:30 p.m.

Webster

• Pie and ice-cream social at Grace United Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-866-4370.

SAT. & SUN./14 & 15

Luck

• Fire department corn feed, 2-8 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Universe in the Park presentation at Interstate Park Ice Age Center, 8:30 p.m., 715-483-3747.

Webb Lake

• Carnival & rib tasting at the fire hall, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-259-7844, 7927.

Webster

• Book sale at the Burnett Community Library, 9 a.m.2 p.m.

SUNDAY/15 Amery

• St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Polka Mass & chicken dinner. Mass 10:30 a.m., dinner 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 715268-7607.

Cushing

• Music by Lindley Creek at Skonewood Christian Retreat Center, 7 p.m.

Danbury

Rice Lake

• Wild rice pancake breakfast at the Fort, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 715-866-8890.

St. Croix Falls

• Summer scramble at golf course. 1 p.m. shotgun start, 715-472-2939.

• Gem & mineral show at UW-Barron County. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-357-3223.

• “To Fool the Eye” at Festival Theatre, Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Centuria

• Trapper education workshop at Crex Meadows. Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 715-463-2896; after 5 p.m. 715-472-2633.

Cushing

• Energy 2010 Renewable Energy and Resource Fair at the fairgrounds, www.polkcountyenergyfair.com.

Grantsburg

FRIDAY/13 Grantsburg

SAT. & SUN./21 & 22

• American Legion & Auxiliary Post 346 monthly meeting, 7 p.m.

• Luther Point summer celebration fundraiser, 11 a.m. start.

• Children’s Story Time at First Lutheran, 9:30 a.m.

TUESDAY/17 Amery

• Sjoland Lodge 5-635, Sons of Norway meet at First Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY/21 Danbury

• Lions annual Oktoberfest at softball field, 1-9 p.m.

Dresser

Grantsburg

• Fine arts & crafts show, by the museum, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-327-4807.

• Ambulance chicken & corn dinner at the pavilion, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Pie social at the historical museum, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Luck

• 2011 Youth Mission Trip group of Bone Lake Lutheran Church garage sale/bake sale & luncheon at Luck Lions Hall (DBS), 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Polk-Burnett Wisconsin Farmers Union meeting at Oakwood Inn, 11 a.m., 715-268-9416.

• Grantsburg Christian Women’s Club meeting at the senior center, 9 a.m., 715-463-5207.

• Ladies paintball tournament at the golf course. Registration 3 p.m. Tee-off 4 p.m., 715-689-2248 or 715-6892502.

• Music in the Park - Dixieland Band, 6:30 p.m.

• Ruby’s Pantry at the bus garage. Doors open 11:30 a.m., distribution noon-1 p.m., www.rubyspantry.org, 310-6297400.

WEDNESDAY/18

Frederic

Luck

Siren

Balsam Lake

• Ignite concert featuring Superchick at Crooked Lake Park, 6 p.m., www.igniteconcert.com.

• Hazardous waste collection at the county highway shop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-635-2197.

Dresser

• Sidewalk Café performs at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387.

Sand Lake

• Champion Aircraft reunion at Pizzeria, noon, 715-7061212.

On their way to Almelund

RIGHT: Just a sampling of the tractors that lined up near the Chateau Winery north of St. Croix Falls for the trip to Almelund, Minn., this past weekend to participate in the annual threshing show.

St. Croix Falls

Balsam Lake

• AARP driver’s safety program at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 1-5 p.m., 715-268-9523.

Luck

LEFT: Sophie Lindo from Almelund, Minn., and Johnny and Josie Johnson from Eureka Center, picked out their favorite tractor - Spirit of ‘76 Case! during the Almelund Threshing Show this past weekend. - Photos submitted

Grantsburg

• Pig roast at Peace Lutheran Church, 5-6:30 p.m., 715755-2515.

• Red Cross CPR for the professional rescuer/healthcare provider class at the Red Cross office, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-485-3025.

• Town of Sand Lake annual picnic, 12:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Sharp Dressed Man at the Overlook Deck, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com.

• Danny Schmidt performs at Festival Theatre, lower level, 8 p.m., 715-483-3387.

Amery

• Polk County Sportsmen’s Club will meet at the D.D. Kennedy Park, 7 p.m.

• Tractor & diesel pickup pull at Park Chalet. Registration 4 p.m. Pull 5:30 p.m., 715-607-0384.

Balsam Lake

MONDAY/16

Clear Lake

• Charles E. Lewis Days. Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church tent revival all 3 days. Sun. car show 9 a.m. start, parade 2 p.m.

• Holy Trinity Methodist Church bake sale at farmers market in the parking lot of Balsam Lake Market & Deli.

St. Croix Falls

• Breakfast at the American Legion Post 143, 8 a.m.-noon.

Siren

• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715349-5923.

St. Croix Falls