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Zoe Hoeg proudly held up her prize goldfish after winning it at the fish pond game during Webster’s Gandy Dancer Days last Saturday morning. The 6-year-old, who was visiting her grandparents in Grantsburg, was happy to be taking a new friend back home with her to Coon Rapids, Minn. More photos of Gandy Dancer Days in Currents. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

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Polk County’s third tornado of July 27 went unreported, says rural Cushing family

by Gary King Leader editor POLK COUNTY - This summer has brought a new routine into the lives of area residents.

It involves grabbing candles and

flashlights and making sure the batteries in the radio are good.

And some undoubtedly have bookmarked a weather radar Web site.

Never mind the watches and warnings - have there ever been as many tornadoes and violent storms in Burnett and Polk counties than in the past few months?

One of those storm systems struck

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HERTEL - The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin will host their 37th-annual Wild Rice Festival at the St. Croix Tribal Center Grounds in Hertel, Friday – Sunday, Aug. 2729. The tribe’s history is intimately connected to the harvest of wild rice: Nearly 600 years ago, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians arrived in the northwestern Wisconsin area after being directed to move southward from Lake Superior to the “place where there is food upon the water.” So it was that, unlike other tribes whose main crop was corn, the St. Croix’s main crop was wild rice, which grew in the lakes of Wisconsin and surrounding areas. “It’s this age-old connection to wild rice that we commemorate with this annual festival,” said St. Croix Tribal Chairman Lewis Taylor. “We invite everyone to celebrate our history and culture with us.” The centerpiece of the Wild Rice Festival is a three-day traditional powwow. Powwow grand entries will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27; at 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28; and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug 29. Drummers, singers and dancers from tribes all around the country travel to attend the powwow, which typically attracts up to 2,000 visitors.

Along with the traditional powwow, the Wild Rice Festival features craft vendors booths, native foods and prize drawings. For more information on the Wild Rice Festival, call Aimee Juan at 715-986-4777. - from St. Croix Tribe

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FREDERIC - Frederic Arts will present a stilting workshop at the Frederic arts and craft fair on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn to walk on stilts. For ages 9 to 99 - stilting isn’t just for kids anymore.

Participants will learn some basics stilting skills and address safety issues.

Each stilter must bring their own “spotters.” Kids under 18 will need a parent’s signature to attend. There is no fee but it is limited to 10 participants, so it is necessary to preregister by calling Nancy Buley at 715-3274743. Frederic Arts will also be doing henna tattoos from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Stop in the Frederic Arts booth to get a beautiful henna tattoo by Shondra Pepin. These tattoos will last up to two weeks. Many creative designs available.- Photo submitted

OSCEOLA - A lightning strike sent a large tree toppling onto the right-field fence at Oakey Park in Osceola last Tuesday night, Aug. 10. Not even the Great American Pastime has been spared by the severe storms which have hammered Burnett and Polk counties this summer, perhaps the stormiest summer on record.

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by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg community has been sending out their overwhelming support and prayers to Grantsburg Middle School student Ian Fossum and his family after a swimming accident last week left Fossum in a coma at Gillette Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

According to Ian’s Caring Bridge Web site “My Story” page, Ian became caught in some weeds while swimming with friends at Fish Lake in North Branch, Minn., where he was visiting his father, Brian Fossum.

Fossum’s friends attempted to free him but were not strong enough to do so and had to swim to shore for help.

Some older teens then swam to where the 14-year-old was entangled, freed him and brought the unconscious teen to shore.

An EMT at the scene performed CPR on Fossum for approximately 17 minutes until the ambulance arrived. It took an additional three minutes for the EMTs to get a pulse.

At this time, Fossum remains in a coma on a ventilator with doctors doing daily breathing tests to wean the teen off his ventilator.

Fossum is currently able to breathe on his own for up to two hours at a time. Doctors plan to

Grantsburg Middle School student Ian Fossum remains in a coma at Gillette Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., after a swimming accident at Fish Lake in North Branch, Minn., last week. Ian’s family picked out this picture of Ian for the paper because of his love for hunting.

“He loves hunting with his little brother Hauk, Grandpa Ray and me,” said stepdad Mike Moritz. “We are hoping when he comes out of his coma the idea of hunting season coming up will drive him to work hard in rehab.” - Special photo extend that time to four hours twice a day with the hope that by Thursday of this week, Fossum can go off the ventilator entirely.

Fossum continues to undergo tests while being closely monitored for signs he is coming out of his coma. Even the smallest response is encouraging said Fossum’s stepfather, Mike Moritz.

“He doesn’t like getting his teeth brushed and clenches his

fists when they do it. That’s a good sign,” said Moritz. “And he is responding when they test him to see if he can feel pain.”

Moritz says he and his wife, Kelly, and their family have been overwhelmed by the offers of kindness coming from people in the Grantsburg community.

“People have offered to take our kids school shopping and watch our dogs,” said Moritz.

“We just want thank everyone praying for us,” Moritz said. “We want to thank the churches, like our church New Hope Lutheran, Faith Lutheran and Siren Assembly of God for their gifts and prayers.”

The Caring Bridge Web site has been a great source of comfort for Fossum’s family. “Words just can’t describe how it makes us feel reading the messages people have left us. We look at the messages several times a day and cry each time we read them,” said Moritz Moritz said their family truly believes in the power of prayer and in miracles and continues to have faith Ian will come out of his coma soon.

If you would like to read Ian’s story and journal entries with updates on his condition or to leave a message in his guest book go to www.caringbridge.org and type Ian Fossum in the Visit a Web site box.

A fund has also been set up for Ian Fossum at Community Bank in Grantsburg where donations may be sent.

Thursday evening’s storm toppled one of the biggest trees in the Price family’s yard onto the roof of their home. The tree damaged the roof over one of the home’s secondstory bedrooms just before 10 p.m. Carpenter and contractor Greg Gautsch (shown near ladder) was repairing the roof on Friday as Jesel Price and her mother, Shelley (shown near fallen tree), monitored the situation. The Price home is located on Dans Avenue, about four miles northeast of St. Croix Falls and just off Hwy. 35. Photo by Gary King HOW TO REACH US

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• Briefly • AMERY - A dedication of the Stower Seven Lakes State Bibycle Trail will be held this Saturday, Aug. 21, at Soo Line Park.

The dedication will begin at 10 a.m. Observance of the opening of the trail will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the park. The trail is named in honor of the late Harvey Stower, former state representative and mayor of Amery. submitted ••• MADISON - The primary candidates seeking to replace Democrat Jim Doyle as governor will appear Monday, Tuesday and Monday, Aug. 23, 24 and 30 on “The Joy Cardin Show” of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network, including 88.3 WHWCMenomonieEau Claire and 88.7 WRFW/ River Falls. Republican candidates Mark Neumann and Scott Paterick will join the program on Monday, Aug. 23, from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 7:30 - 8 a.m., respectively.

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by Immaculate Conception Church. The festival will be held Sunday, Sept. 12 at the church on Hwy. 70, beginning at 11 a.m. with serving until 2 p.m. The festival will be preceded by Mass at 10 a.m., featuring special music by Gary and Pat Fender and Cathy Tweet. More information on the event will appear in next week’s Leader. - with submitted information

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O’Hare: Story on test shooting inaccurate “I did not investigate the backgrounds of the couple or officer”

by Gary King Leader editor POLK COUNTY - Candidate for Polk County Sheriff Tim O’Hare said last week’s story “O’Hare addresses rumors on shooting” contained inaccuracies and that he did not investigate the backgrounds of a Balsam Lake couple or a fellow police officer - only the rumored political connections of a 911 call and subsequent investigation.

O’Hare said he hired one investigator (not “investigators” as stated in last week’s story) to quickly put to rest rumors he had heard following an incident involving himself and a sheriff’s deputy.

The couple became alarmed in the early-morning hours of April 5 after hearing the sounds of gunshots behind the Justice Center. They called 911 and were told it was a test firing.

The test firing of the submachine-gun was done by a sheriff’s deputy under O’Hare’s command.

Officer Jennifer Hansen followed up on the complaint but issued no citation, contrary to what was reported in last week’s article.

No citation was issued, O’Hare said this week, due to the village ordinance being outdated and the incident being perceived as “political” by the village attorney at that time.

Balsam Lake’s ordinance prohibiting firing a weapon inside village boundaries was, at that time, without the law enforcement exclusion, O’Hare noted.

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“Every city and village in the county had the current ordinance in affect, except Balsam Lake,” a statement from the O’Hare campaign states. “ This exclusion states, ‘that an officer in the performance of their duties’ can fire a weapon within the city or village limits.”

Balsam Lake, said the statement, has now amended the ordinance.

If a citation had been issued, O’Hare said, it would have been a lesser fine than a speeding ticket or a stop sign violation.

“Several articles (including last week’s Leader article) merely state the weapon was ‘cleaned’ and then test fired,” O’Hare said.

“The weapon was malfunctioning, inspected and found to be assembled incorrectly. It was then cleaned, assembled correctly and then test fired.”

O’Hare reiterated that he hired

one investigator to look into the matter “solely to see if the complaints were solicited by members of the sheriff’s department.”

He repeated that there was never an investigation into the background of the couple nor the officer.

Last week’s story stemmed from a Centuria Village Board meeting in which O’Hare appeared to introduce himself and tell about his background and experience as a candidate for sheriff. At the end of a 10-minute presentation he asked if anyone had questions, specifically asking if anyone had any questions about the test firing incident and Leader reporter Greg Marsten asked a question about talk he had heard regarding the hiring of an investigator.

Centuria man charged with possession of child pornography MADISON - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned an indictment Aug. 11 against Aaron N. Hultquist, 25, Centuria.

Hultquist is charged with possessing a computer hard drive containing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

If convicted, Hultquist faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by the FBI and Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

The prosecution of the case has been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman. Gary King with information from Wisconsin Dept. of Justice

County denies claims resulting from fatal accident The driver of this Toyota SUV was issued a ticket for driving while intoxicated after rolling over on CTH N, about three-fourths of a mile west of Hwy. 35, in the town of Luck. The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12. The driver and passengers fled the crash scene, forcing authorities to call in local fire and emergency services volunteers to set up a perimeter to track them down. The driver was named as Joshua R. Tacheny, 27, Luck, and faces charges of OWI, third offense and failure to report an accident. Tacheny was located walking in a cornfield a short distance from the accident. He admitted to being the driver of the vehicle.

He told authorities someone was handing him a cell phone when he became distracted and spun into the north ditch and rolled the vehicle. He said his sister took off running and he tried to catch her but didn’t know where she went. - Photo by Greg Marsten

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — A claim for damages from a girl involved in a September 2009 accident was denied by the Polk County Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening, Aug. 17, along with a claim made by the girl’s mother.

Abbey Himlie, who was 7 years old at the time of the accident, and her mother, Re- Jeff Fuge becca Himlie, both filed claims upon Polk County earlier this year. Those claims were denied Tuesday night at the recommendation of the county’s insurance company.

According to a report in the Inter-County Leader at the time of the accident, Abbey was a

passenger on a motorcycle operated by James Hougdahl when the motorcycle veered off the road and hit a rock on CTH S. Hougdahl, 54, died at the scene. while Abbey Himlie was seriously injured and was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. The accident occurred Sept. 12, 2009.

Through her guardian ad litem, Abbey is seeking $50,000 for medical expenses, claiming her injuries were a result of Polk County. The county’s legal counsel, Jeffrey Fuge, said the claim asserts negligence on the part of the county because the county failed to remove the rock.

Abbey’s mother, Rebecca, also filed a claim against the county for $50,000, asserting that she has suffered loss of society as a result of negligence by the highway department in failing to construct, maintain and/or repair CTH S.

K-12 schools will benefit from latest federal stimulus

A normally dry creek bed near Frederic was overflowing with runoff from torrential rainfall last Thursday, Aug. 12.

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by Laura Podgornik Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Wisconsin school districts are welcoming their share of the $26 billion state aid package signed off on by the president last week. Wisconsin will get $180 million of that, which is expected to save 3,000 teaching jobs in the state.

Wisconsin Association of School Boards Director John Ashley says schools are hurting.

He says school boards are struggling to make sure they’re providing a quality education.

“You can’t spend money as a district that you don’t have, so that’s resulted in some layoffs and some larger classroom sizes.”

CESA 12 oversees 17 northern Wisconsin school districts including Ashland, Bayfield and Superior. CESA 12 Administrator Ken Kasinski says students lose when money is tight. He says many schools have had to reduce staffing levels in program areas like fine arts, music, band and art classes.

Kasinski says without the state aid money, the future is grim. He says most schools have levied the maximum amount of money they can, so they have to make cuts.

Wisconsin school districts will not know how much of the $180 million package they’ll be receiving until Gov. Doyle finalizes a plan for the money.

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Polk starts redistricting process

December may be target for board size

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Polk County has started the process of redistricting, changing the boundaries of its county board districts so that all the districts have the same population using the 2010 census results.

The new census numbers won’t be available until April, but the county must decide the size of the next board before it starts changing the district lines. Redistricting was the topic of the organizational committee at its third meeting Thursday, Aug. 12.

County clerk Carole Wondra started off

the meeting with an outline of the redistricting process. That process starts with the supervisors establishing the number of county board districts Polk County will have, Wondra said, and that decision should be made by the end of 2010. That would set the December county board meeting as the last date to establish the board size.

The Polk County Board now has 23 members. The county could keep that number or change its size up or down.

County board size was a topic during the spring elections, has been an issue in many counties and was the topic of discussion at the Thursday meeting.

“I don’t know if we have a mandate to downsize,” Supervisor Herschel Brown said. “But if we keep the same number, we

must justify it. We must show the advantage of the present size of the board.”

“With a large board, people feel they can be heard,” former board member John Bonneprise told the committee. “People want good representation. I think a 23member board and five member committees is good. It works.”

“Form follows function,” county Administrator Dana Frey said. “A small board could lead to more time demands on the supervisors, resulting in a loss of some members. A larger board allows for more debate and discussion. With more committees, there is more chance for input. You must decide what you want to do, how you want the county board to run. That leads to how you will do it.”

The organization committee decided it

will use its coming issues to study the issue of county board size and function.

Related to that, Supervisor Patricia Schmidt will draft a series of public education papers on the topic which the committee plans on presenting through news releases in the area newspapers.

The process and timeline (information presented by the county clerk) • End of 2010 - county board establishes number of districts • Early 2011- establish a redistricting committee, set guidelines • April 2011 - get official census data • June 2011 - adopt tentative plan • September 2011 - approve final plan • December 2011 - filing starts for 2012 spring county board election

Sixth redistricting for Polk County Board size has usually been 23

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – For many years, the Polk County Board (and all counties) included the chairs of each town government plus supervisors elected from each village and city. Polk County had a 37member board in the years just prior to 1966. That included the 24 town chairs, nine persons elected by the villages and two persons elected by each of the two cities.

That changed when the United States Supreme Court ruled that all electoral districts in the nation should be based on population, “one person – one vote.” Polk County set up 31 separate supervisor districts for the county board elected in 1966 and redrew the district lines after each of the following census counts. The number of board members was set at 23 for the

1974 election, increased to 25 supervisors in 1982 and dropped back to 23 for 1992 and 2002. During some of these periods, the county had two member districts (creating some confusing since there were once only 17 numbered districts but 23 supervisors). That option is not allowed now.

At first, districts followed town lines

and the populations for the districts varied widely. In 1982, one district was 23 percent above the norm and another 20 percent below the ideal size. Starting with the 1992 redistricting, the county created districts with equal population. New districts, without incumbents, were created in faster-growing areas of the county and old districts were combined in areas of

slow growth.

The 2012 election will follow lines established after the 2010 census. The county board is now deciding how many districts there will be and where the boundaries are for the districts. That decision will be made by the fall of 2011, with filing for the new districts starting Dec. 1, 2011.

Board sets the lines for the next election Voters couldn’t downsize until 2014 BALSAM LAKE – In 1965, the Legislature adopted a law allowing voters the possibility of reducing the size of a county board by putting a referendum on an election ballot. If the referendum passed, the board size would be reduced for the next county board election.

That voter option to set the size of the county board does not apply for the 2012 election. The law states that a referendum can be presented to the voters only after the board has done its mandatory redistricting and the election using those lines has taken place.

The county board draws the lines for the 2012 election by the falls of 2011. Voters have the opportunity to express their opinions on board size to the supervisors

between now and the fall of 2011. Filing for the April 2012 election starts in December 2011, using the boundaries adopted by the county board.

Only after that, prior to a county board election for 2014-16-18- or 2020, could the electors lower the size of the board by submitting a successful referendum. Gregg Westigard

Pioneer Home assessed payment in lieu of taxes

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — Wednesday evening, Aug. 11, the Luck Village Board voted to require United Pioneer Home to make a payment in lieu of taxes at an anticipated $8,800 per year.

Board President Steve Nielsen voted against the PILOT, while members Peter Demydowich, Bob Determan, Marsha Jensen, Hassan Mian, Phil Warhol and John Wilcoxon voted in favor.

Earlier this year the board considered imposing a PILOT, but the idea was voted down. Rationale for the change in position focused on the fact that the village has since acted on UPHs request to establish a Redevelopment Authority to allow taxexempt borrowing for the nursing home’s building project, which will result in additional work for the village administrator.

The RDA, which is eligible for tax-exempt borrowing, would act as “conduit borrower” for the project, passing the dollars on to UPH for the project. According to village Administrator Kristina Handt, the Internal Revenue Service has “substantially increased its audit activity” of “conduit financing,” which means the village would become directly involved in any audit.

This, said Handt, could incur “potentially significant staff costs and legal expenses.”

Nonprofits like United Pioneer Home are exempt from paying any property taxes, Handt’s report points out, but the village can legally require a payment in lieu of taxes in recognition of the services provided by the village. Oftentimes, she said, a nonprofit entity will make a PILOT to help cover the cost of fire and police protection, ambulance service, snow removal, or other services.

Several options for assessing the nursing home with a PILOT were discussed by the board, starting with examples from other cities and villages in Wisconsin.

These included a flat yearly rate, using the taxing mill rate and assessed property value, and a charge per square foot of building space.

Four additional formulas specific to United Pioneer Home were also presented, with a proposed PILOT ranging from $5,853 to $19,000. Each was based on assessed value ($6 million for nursing home, $2 million for community-based residential facility), anticipated general fund expenditures on the venture, and the village mill rate.

“I think it’s fair and reasonable that there be a PILOT charged to United Pioneer Home,” said Wilcoxon. He supported the lowest option that would result in a PILOT of $5,835.

Determan agreed, saying that it would cover actual administrative expenses that the village would incur.

Demydowich asked whether the option would cover the cost of other services provided by the village, such as fire and police protection.

Handt said that the $19,000 option took those costs into account. She added that the decision on the amount of the PILOT was strictly up to the board, and that the services would be provided regardless of whether the PILOT covered the costs.

Each of the four options, it was noted, covered different aspects of costs incurred by the village, but none covered all the costs.

Mian said he preferred going a little higher than the $5,835. He noted that $12,000 was about halfway between the highest and lowest.

“This is the one time we get to do this,” Mian said. “We shouldn’t do it too low, and we certainly shouldn’t do it too high.”

Both Wilcoxon and Jensen asked if the village could set aside the PILOT in an escrow to be used as needed to cover actual expenses, and Handt responded that it could be done through the budget process.

“I think we have to be a little realistic,” Demydowich told the rest of the board.

He said that UPH was “awesome,” but added that it utilizes a lot of village services, and that the PILOT should be enough to meet the needs of the village.

After asking each board member for their thoughts on the issue, Nielsen said he was not in favor of the higher amount.

In meetings with United Pioneer Home, he said, the figure of $6,000 seemed reasonable to both parties, and nothing higher was discussed “with serious intent.”

Mian made a motion, seconded by Demydowich, to establish a PILOT using a formula that would place the amount at just over $12,000. With only Mian and Demydowich in favor, the motion failed.

United Pioneer Home Administrator Dan Valentine, in the audience at the meeting, said that it would be “advantageous” to the nursing home if the PILOT were only on the nursing home, which is anticipated to be valued at $6 million.

Wilcoxon then made a motion to establish a PILOT taking the $6 million nursing home times the anticipated mill rate of $7.73 per $1,000 in valuation, times 19 percent to cover administrative and services costs.

This was approved by the board with only Nielsen opposed, establishing a PILOT estimated at $8,800 for United Pioneer Home.

In related business, the board approved the seven-member Redevelopment Authority appointed by Nielsen. Members are John Wilcoxon and Danette Olson for one-year terms, Hassan Mian and Cris Petersen for two-year terms, Ed Seck for a three-year term, John Klatt for a four-year term, and Tam Howie for a five-year term.

Other business • The recent audit showed that last year the village made an extra payment of $5,750 on the library loan using village rather than library funds. The library board requested that the village board forgive that amount. The item was not on the agenda and the board cannot take formal action until its Sept. 8 meeting.

• The board approved an agreement between the village and Luck Country Club outlining care and operation of the clubhouse, services provided, rent, insurance, and other issues. This is the first agreement between the two entities, said Handt.

• The annual meeting for the golf course will be Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., and the

annual meeting of the Big Butternut Lake Association is this Saturday, Aug. 21, at 9:30 a.m. at the village hall.

• Library director Jill Glover reported on a $42,000 grant the Friends of Library was awarded from Bremer Banks. The funding will be used to make accessibility improvements (see separate story).

• Following a closed-session discussion, the board approved a one-year extension to the residency clause in Handt’s employment agreement. The original agreement from 2008 stated Handt needed to be a resident of Luck within six months of being hired. She was granted a twomonth extension in April 2009, then began renting in Luck. Handt said the new extension was granted because her home in St. Paul has not yet sold. She will cease renting in Luck Oct. 1, and stay with her father in Grantsburg, she said.

Enrollment at two-year colleges expected to set a record

by Brian Bull Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Wisconsin’s public twoyear colleges look to be set for another record enrollment this year.

Applications for UW colleges are currently up 7 percent from this time last year. Admissions officials say if the pace keeps up, UW colleges 13 campuses and online program will enroll more than 14,700 students this fall, roughly 1,000 more than 2009.

Marv Van Kekerix is interim chancellor for UW colleges and Extension. He says a spike in interest during hard economic times is a traditional cycle, as people tend to look at going into school to acquire new skills and additional degrees.

UW colleges also reports financial aid applications are up nearly 41 percent from last year. It’s projected that there may also be a significant amount of Pell Grants provided as well.

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Special exception request granted despite complaints Final vote 4-3 for transient lodging

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – At the Aug. 11 meeting for the town of St. Croix Falls planning commission two public hearings took place. The first was for Monarch paving (see separate story) and the second was to consider a request for a special exception for transient lodging in a residential district.

The request was from John and Barbara Collins, who have a home at 1899 Pier Ave. on Deer Lake. The property totals 8.8 acres including a four-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling and a two-car garage. The proposal by Collins was to rent the home to persons from outside of the area looking to come to Deer Lake. Collins’ home is currently listed for sale.

The proposal came before Polk County on July 20, in which they approved the request for tourist rooming housing at the Collins property with 15 conditions. One of those conditions was that if a citation was issued, the matter would be reviewed and could result in revocation of rental privileges.

The zoning administrator for the town of St. Croix Falls, Jim Alt, stated his recommendation to the planning commission was to grant the request for one year, adopting the 15 conditions set forth by Polk County, and adding town conditions including limiting the number to one group of renters with no more than eight in a party.

Several letters from neighbors against the proposal were read into the record during the public hearing.

Comments included statements from residents who have reported they have seen or understand there is an advertisement on the Internet for the rental before it has been approved, turning the neighborhood into a business rather than residential area, and a recent complaint of a party of 18 renters of the property that resulted in a Polk County Sheriff’s citation.

Kevin and Carol Baumgart, who live in Minnesota but their home on Deer Lake neighbors the property, addressed the commission as well. They indicated renting property was permitted in January 2009 to their neighbors on the other side at 1895 Pier Ave., but the county required a privacy fence. The Baumgarts stated they felt the fence did help minimize the potential for disturbances.

They continued with their comments regarding a party that resulted in involving the sheriff’s department. “The property was rented out already and there were 18 men having a bachelor party,” said Carol Baumgart. “We counted 11 cars parked up the road, and some on our property. There were too many cars, too much noise, and while I was home alone sitting on my deck one of the men wandered into my yard and began asking me what there was to do around here. I don’t want those types of disturbances, and especially when I am alone. I was very uncomfortable. If you decide to grant this, I would request requiring a privacy fence.”

Kevin Baumgart added, “We are asking the board to deny the permit. Vacationers have a different mentality.

They want to party and hoot and holler and we come here for different reasons than that,” he said.

They handed a copy of the citation by the sheriff’s department to the commission. “We called the sheriff for several reasons including the fact we felt it was not legal for the property to be rented before permission by this board was given, and because of the excessive noise,” Kevin Baumgart said. “If you grant this, could you limit it to five people? Eight is too many.”

John Collins was in the audience and he addressed the incident with the sheriff’s department saying he had made a mistake. “A couple of guys came up to me and said they wanted to bring a couple of buddies up to go fishing. They lied and I will be more careful when renting to someone in the future. My intent is to rent it to families, not people who may trash the place. I have a valuable home that is for sale and I have no desire to rent it out to people who would depreciate the value of my

house.”

The public hearing was closed at which time the commission discussed the issue amongst themselves. “I think a lot of problems could be curtailed with a fence. I think having a fence put up right now would be a good investment on the whole thing,” said Commissioner Al Clark.

“I make a motion to approve it for one year with the county conditions and our conditions and add a minimum two-week stay, and a 6-foot wooden privacy fence on the south side of the property,” said Commissioner Dave Robinson. The motion was amended by Commissioner Mike Dorsey to remove a minimum two-week stay and the fence indicating that if the matter needed review those issues could be put in as requirements then. “I think we see how it goes and if there are no problems we don’t have to have these requirements,” Dorsey said. The amended motion was seconded. A vote to approve the amended motion removing the privacy fence and minimum length of stay passed 4-3 with Robinson, Clark and town Chair Bill Hughes voting no, and Dorsey, Mark Nelson, Frank Behning and Lee Dombrock voting in favor. This motion was just to approve the amended motion language. Then another amendment came to the motion to put the fence back in and that it be required immediately, by Clark. Robinson seconded the motion to amend the original motion to include a fence. That motion carried 5-2 with Dorsey and Nelson voting against adding the fence to the motion.

The final vote on the final motion then took place. The motion was to grant the request for special exception for transient housing at 1899 Pier Ave. for a period of one year adopting the 15 Polk County conditions, adding town conditions, limiting the number to one group of renters/family with no more than eight persons, and installation of a 6-foot wooden privacy fence to be constructed immediately from the propane tank to the edge of the concrete pad on the south side of the property. Voting in favor were Dombrock, Hughes, Clark and Behning. Dorsey, Robinson and Nelson voted against the motion. The motion carried 4-3.

Town of St. Croix Falls approves amended application from Monarch Thaemert’s site for temporary asphalt plant

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS –The town of St. Croix Falls planning commission met Aug. 11 to consider an amended application for a temporary asphalt plant in an agricultural district. The commission met nearly a month ago to consider the plant to be set up by Monarch Paving for a road project for Hwy. 87 that is funded by federal stimulus dollars to the Wisconsin DOT. At that time, with only two commissioners voting in favor, Monarch’s proposal to locate a temporary hot-mix asphalt plant at Leon Thaemert’s gravel pit west of Centuria on 200th Street was denied. The location is in the town of St. Croix Falls and the planning commission reviewed the proposal because the area is zoned agricultural and the temporary hot-mix asphalt plant would be an industrial use permit in that zone.

A public hearing took place in which Monarch presented new information on the proposal. At the last meeting, the proposal was to use sand from Thaemert’s gravel pit and mix it with recycled pavement from Hwy. 87. The sand and asphalt would be mixed at the gravel pit reclaiming about 60,000 tons of blacktop, then it would be trucked out to Hwy. 87. The Hwy. 87 project is a resurfacing of the road (top two or three inches) from St. Croix Falls north to Cushing. The total time for the project to take place would be a four-week period to take place sometime between mid-August to mid-October this year.

The new proposal included having a crusher on-site and trucking sand from Thaemert’s for the southern portion of Hwy. 87; setting up a temporary asphalt plant in Cushing in a field; clearing the field area with a bulldozer; preparing the area with a base to set up a plant; setting up an erosion barrier; restoration of the field area when the work was completed; hauling sand from a gravel pit near Cushing for the northern end; and mining the sand from Cushing [Thaemert’s sand is already mined]; all adding additional cost to the project.

While the second proposal would work, Monarch was questioned about whether the number of truck trips would be the same for neighbors of Thaemert’s pit because Monarch would still be getting sand from there,

and hauling back asphalt that would need to be recycled for the project. Mike Burns of Monarch explained that the truck trips would be the same and that the time frame of four weeks for the project would also be the same. “We would just use more trucks to get the job done,” Burns said.

“Is it fair to say the bidding was done before the permits were given?” asked Al Clark, plan commissioner.

“Yes,” replied Burns. “It was a mistake on our part because we assumed since the 1998 permit was issued and we used Thaemert’s, we could do this at Thaemert’s [without needing another permit].”

“Unfortunately we’re not here to bail out bad business decisions. We’re here for the people who live here,” Clark said.

“What’s the difference as far as trucks, noise and smell for those who live one-quarter of a mile from Thaemert?” asked Mark Nelson, plan commissioner.

“The noise level would be the same for setting up the crusher at Thaemert’s as it would be for running the asphalt plant,” said Burns. “We use a neutralizer to take care of odors when we do hot-mix.”

“So it’s fairly similar whether it’s all done at Thaemert’s or if you do option two,” Nelson concluded.

“OK, so before at the last meeting with this proposal we were talking about the smell, number of trucks and the weight of those trucks on township and Centuria roads,” said commissioner Dave Robinson. “Now we’re talking about more runs over the road?”

“When we get north of CTH N, we will stockpile the aggregate there, not storing it at Thaemert’s. You see how much we are in the hole with this [option two], so I had to look at saving some money for trucking costs.”

“This is a small, sleepy pit and we have some loads come out of there once in a while. This mass production is something we don’t want to see now or in the future,” stated Al Deiss, Centuria resident who lives on 200th Street.

The public hearing was closed. The commission discussed the issue further amongst themselves discussing the possibility to grant the request to use Thaemert’s rather than Cushing for the temporary asphalt plant.

Commissioner Lee Dombrock stated that he would like to see different routes for trucks going in and out to the job site to avoid the amount of noise to persons living near Thaemert’s.

“We’re still talking about putting a noncompliant thing

in an ag zone,” stated Clark. “We have to ask ourselves why do we even have zoning?”

“I’ve never seen an asphalt plant not in a gravel pit. To make them set this other option up is really not fiscally responsible; $180,000 on a job is what, a 10- to 20-percent overrun on cost?” Dombrock offered.

“I’m not sure what the overrun is, I don’t have the numbers, but it is over,” said Burns.

“I have a business in Centuria and I appreciate what the residents are going through, but knowing that there is no change in the noise, etc., I think it is better to do this and not punish a business and say we’re going to make an example of you,” stated Nelson.

“There is a reason we zoned this agricultural,” Clark stated. “We’re still putting an industrial use in an ag zone. I’m not particularly against this one thing, I just think we need to look at this and make sure we know what the impacts are before continuing to allow things like this to happen.”

A motion to approve Monarch’s proposal with the conditions presented at last month’s meeting and a change to condition six, using the routes proposed by Dombrock was on the table.

The motion was to approve a permit for a temporary hot-mix asphalt plant at Leon Thaemert’s with seven conditions: One: Hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (no crushing). Two: Wisconsin DOT will oversee all of the truck routes and any damage done to the routes will be repaired by Monarch. Three: The asphalt plant will only be allowed to operate from Aug. 15 to Oct. 15. Four: There will be no engine breaking allowed. Five: Monarch will take out a $40,000 bond for damages caused by the plant or associated activity. Six: The trucks would be routed as follows: full trucks will go south on 200th Street to east 8th Street, north on Hwy. 35 to west on CTH I; and empty trucks will head east on CTH I to Hwy. 35, south on 35 to 1st Street, west on 1st Street to 200th Street and south on 200th Street to the gravel pit. Seven: Any work performed outside of the set forth conditions will result in immediate revocation of the permit.

A roll-call vote was taken. Dombrock, Bill Hughes (town chair), Nelson, Frank Behning and Mike Dorsey all voted in favor of the motion. Robinson and Clark voted against. The motion carried 5-2.

New head pharmacist at Luck Pharmacy LUCK — Luck Pharmacy is pleased to announce they have hired a new full-time head pharmacist. Lucas Boe will begin transitioning into the position this week. Boe received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in Duluth and completed his community pharmacy residency in eastern Wisconsin.

Deb Roehm, current head pharmacist at Luck Pharmacy, will be working with Boe over the next two to three weeks to assist in the transition. Sept. 1 will be Roehm’s last day with the pharmacy.

Boe, originally from International Falls, Minn., is eager to become part of the Luck community and to expand patient care services to area residents. Boe has been involved in specialized diabetes care efforts and was materially involved in one of the first efforts in the Wisconsin Phar-

macy Quality Collaborative. The program, originally launched in March of 2008, focuses on a set of best practices to encourage improved medication use and patient safety.

Luck Pharmacy has been serving the pharmaceutical needs of the Luck community and surrounding areas since 1978. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pharmacy hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – submitted

Lucas Boe has been hired as head pharmacist at Luck Pharmacy, replacing Deb Roehm. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

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Webster Village employees to set example

Village employees must pull over when talking on the cell phone unless cell phone use is part of an emergency occasion

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer WEBSTER - Webster Village Board Trustee Tim Maloney brought up cell phone use by village police officers when driving at the monthly board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 11. “I have seen all of you do it; drive down the road with the cell phone hanging from your ear,” he pointed out to Police Chief Mike Spafford. Spafford conceded that village officers might use the phone when driving,

although at times Spafford insisted that it might be an emergency.

The discussion led to a new policy in the employee handbook. The trustees as a whole felt that sooner or later a state law will be passed prohibiting cell phone use while driving so the village might as well be proactive about it. Until such a law goes into effect, the village employees will simply be setting an example for the community at large. Unless it is an emergency, all village employees must pull over to talk on the cell phone.

Library update It was hoped that the bid letting might take place this month, but the library is still waiting to see if they will get a loan/grant from Rural Development. Village trustees were told by Rural Development that the village was almost assured of getting about a $150,000 grant and a

Helping out Jason Kirby (L) and his father, Al, were hard at work in the Siren Cemetery Saturday morning, Aug. 14, clearing fallen branches that came down in the recent storms. This photo was taken from along Cemetery Road. Branches had also come down on the southwestern edge of the cemetery, taking down part of the metal fence along the cemetery line. “We’re helping out,” Al Kirby said, adding that he and his son mow the grass and keep the cemetery clean and kept up. – Photo by Nancy Jappe

$150,000 loan that could be used for the library.

The low-interest, 20-year loan would be the only money that the library would have to pay back. MSA professional Dave Rasmussen explained that the Rural Development opportunity was worth waiting for. He expects that the village will learn one way or another very soon.

If the village gets the loan/grant as expected, the village will have to make sure that the bid specs meet the requirement of Rural Development.

Secondary testing for contaminaants showed that there is no new contamination of the former Larsen site where the new library will go in since the first testings. The engineers working on the project did not expect that there would be new contamination at the site, but the second round of testing was required. It is still hoped that the extent of the cleanup will

be to remove some of the topsoil where the gas pumps were located many years ago and to replace it with clean soil.

In other business The village cell phone plan will cost the village about $20 less per month. The village was paying $112 per month for all cell phones used by village employees.

Changes to the plan should result in a cell phone bill of about $91 a month. The village can make adjustments to the plan at any time.

A waiver will have to be signed by anyone wanting to use the horse arena at the fairgrounds. The waivers will be at the village office. New signs will be placed at the horse arena notifying users of the new requirement.

Wicklund wins ribbon Jeannie Wicklund of Webster won a ribbon for her performance at the Washburn County Fair talent contest in July. She sang and accompanied herself on the harpsichord. - Photo by Sherill Summer

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Population estimates released

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Polk County has grown 11.7 percent since the 2000 census and that growth rate has been proportionally equal over all parts of the county.

Information in this article is from the latest preliminary census numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Administration Demographic Services Center. The figures were released Aug. 10 and are not the official 2010 census numbers. Those will be released next April.

Population numbers dividing Polk County are looked at several different ways. Towns to villages and cities, north of Hwy. 8 to south, and western Polk to eastern. The county was looked at as four areas of equal size. And the number of county board members was compared to the population. Using each measurement, the percentages by category are almost the same using the 2010 estimate as they were in 2000.

In other words, the county has grown and the largest areas have grown the most, but there has not been a shift of population from one area to another, just equal growth in all areas. The towns (rural areas) still have 65 percent of the population. There is still about 30 percent of the population north of Hwy. 8. And the southwestern part of the county still has 43 percent of the population and 43 percent of the county board seats.

Some comparisons Areas of the county The county can be divided into four sections of almost equal area, northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast. Each section includes six towns and the villages and cities within those towns. The highest population area is the southwest section with 43.2 percent of the residents and 43.4 percent of the county board seats. The lowest population area is the northeast section with 8.3 percent of the residents and 8.7 percent of the supervisors. The population percentages for each section are almost the same now as they were in

2000.

The northwest section includes the towns of West Sweden, Sterling, Laketown, Luck, Eureka and Milltown, and the villages of Frederic, Luck and Milltown.

The northeast section includes the towns of Clam Falls, Lorain, Bone Lake, McKinley, Georgetown and Johnstown with no villages. The southwest section includes the towns of St. Croix Falls, Balsam Lake, Osceola, Garfield, Farmington and Alden, and the villages and cities of St. Croix Falls, Balsam Lake, Centuria, Dresser and Osceola. The southeast section includes the towns of Apple River, Beaver, Lincoln, Clayton, Black Brook and Clear Lake and the villages and cities of Amery, Clayton, Clear Lake and part of Turtle Lake.

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Clean Energy Exhibits - Local Food - Speakers Workshops - Children’s Tent - Barn Dance

Polk County Fairgrounds August 21 & 22, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Urban/rural Most of the residents in Polk County live in the rural areas, the 24 towns, and not in the 13 villages and cities. That split was 64.1 percent / 35.9 percent in 2000 and 65.4 percent / 34.6 percent using the 2010 estimate. Some counties are dominated by large urban areas. Polk has no population center.

West/east Much of Polk County lives along the western edge, the area closest to the Minnesota and the Twin Cities (the commuter area). The west/east breakdown is now 64.2 percent / 35.8 percent, almost identical to the numbers for 2000.

Odds and ends Six places have estimated populations of over 2,000 residents. The largest places in Polk County, using the 2010 estimated numbers, are (in order of population): Alden-2,962 residents, Amery-2,895, town of Osceola-2,822, village of Osceola-2,728, Lincoln-2,505, and the city of St. Croix Falls-2,199. There are 15 of 37 places with populations under 1,000. The smallest town is Lorain with 341 residents. The smallest village is Clayton with 572 residents.

Two places have dropped in population, according to the estimate. The town of Luck is down from 881 people to 861.

Frederic is down from 1,262 to 1,241 according to the estimate.

Statistics Section Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast

2000 population 9,098 3,437 17,272 11,572

Percent of total 22.0 percent 8.3 percent 41.8 percent 27.9 percent

2010 estimate

Percent of total

9,720 3,834 19,928 12,689

21.0 percent 8.3 percent 43.2 percent 27.5 percent

Percent of county board seats 21.8 percent 8.7 percent 43.4 percent 26.1 percent

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Some 12- to 17-year-old will be the lucky winner of this mini chopper, provided by Rapid Repair and the Milltown Police Department, as the grand prize for the Eighth-Annual Kids Night Out Block Party. The party will be Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Milltown Community Center. Kids between the ages of zero and 17 are invited for a free evening of food, games, music and prizes. The event is sponsored by the police department, area merchants and volunteers. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

Geronimo Wind Energy would like to thank all those who attended the Polk County Wind Energy open house held on August 11 at the Unity School in Balsam Lake. The feedback and comments we received from the community were positive and encouraging, and Geronimo Wind is looking forward to providing more public engagement initiatives in the future.

Thank you to the County staff members and elected officials who stopped by to learn more about our company and the community economic benefits that come from wind. Also thanks to your local coffee shop, Cafe Wren, for supplying the refreshments for this event.

If you were unable to attend the open house, be sure to visit our booth at the Polk County Renewable Energy Fair on August 21 and 22. Kyle Simmons from Geronimo will also be presenting and answering questions at the fair on Sunday the 22nd at 5 p.m.

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Others involved?

The county board seems determined to make a scapegoat of Sherry Gjonnes.

Were other persons involved in the furniture purchase? Why are they not named?

Sherry Gjonnes is deserving of an apology, not disciplinary action.

Thora Framsted Amery

Re-elect Roland

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Last week’s question

Although my wife and I are not residents of Wisconsin, we bought our place up here in 1976, and in spending five months a year at our cabin on Devils Lake, we feel like residents.

We believe that we have an interest in seeing that local government works well, particularly the office of sheriff of Burnett County. It is for this reason I would strongly urge the voters of Burnett County to re-elect Sheriff Roland.

I’ve attended candidate forums and have for years followed local news. Sheriff Roland is a fine example of a professional law enforcement officer and not a politician. The gentlemen running against him who are police chiefs of various towns seem to be fine individuals, but in my opinion none of them can come close in professional credentials and in experience to Roland. He has been particularly good in fiscal management in providing more service at less cost than previous administrations and by obtaining more than $1.4 million in grants while in office.

The sheriff has been exemplary in his handling of the more visible cases in our community and in his administration of the office. I am particularly impressed with his efforts to constantly improve the performance of the office.

I don’t want to be presumptuous in advising residents here on how to vote. But a well-functioning sheriff’s office has an immediate impact on everyone who has property and who resides in Burnett County, residents and nonresidents alike.

I believe that Roland, who was first elected in 2002 and who has performed in a credible and praiseworthy manner, should be relected. So please, cast your vote for him on Sept. 14.

Bruce J. Finne Webster Shawn Powell River Falls

To take part in our poll, go to theleader.net and scroll down to the lower left part of the screen • See front page for this week’s question

• Where to write • President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Governor Jim Doyle P.O. Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707 wisgov@mail.state.wi.us Congressman David Obey (7th District) 2462 Rayburn Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20515 or Federal Building, Wausau, WI 54401 (715) 842-5606 Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 221 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952, Madison 53708 E-mail: rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

Rep. Ann Hraychuck (28th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 8942 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: 608-267-2365 • Toll free: 888-529-0028 In-district: 715-485-3362 rep.hraychuck@ legis.state.wi.us Rep. Mary Hubler (75th District) Room 7 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 or 1966 21-7/8 St., Rice Lake 54868 (715) 234-7421• (608) 2662519 rep.hubler@legis.state.wi.us U.S. Senator Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (715) 832-8492 senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov

Senator Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 19 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 788, Madison, WI 53707 E-mail: Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Senator Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 (608) 266-7745 • (715) 2321390 Toll-free - 1-800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold SDB 40, Rm. 1, Washington, D.C. 20510 or 1600 Aspen Commons Middleton, WI 53562-4716 (608) 828-1200 senator@feingold.senate.gov

Welcome back, Coon Ocean It may have come at the expense of a few flooded basements, several washedout culverts, and a mosquito population like we have not seen in many years, but it sure has been nice to see Frederic’s signature feature—Coon Lake—come back up to a normal level.

From the early days as a holding pond for a lumber mill to being part of the premier village park system in the area, Coon Lake has helped define Frederic.

Before the aerators were installed, and the variety of fish species increased, Coon

Lake was pretty much limited to bullheads and bloodsuckers, but now has anglers catching some decent fish.

The well-embellished stories of how low the lake has been were certainly entertaining. Tales of corn planted in the middle of the lake or an impromptu baseball game played there came up. No photographs seem to have been taken of those events, but who knows?

The park board has teamed up with Polk County Land and Water Resources to study the ecosystems and condition of Coon Lake, to provide the information to put in place a lake management plan, to ensure a good future for our lake.

Part of that study resulted in the Lake Fair Education Expo being held Saturday, Aug. 21, at Coon Lake Park in Frederic, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There’s always the chance the Frederic Arts mascot, Fred the Fish, may rise from the restored depths of Coon Lake to take a prominent place in Frederic history.

William F. Johnson Frederic

75th anniversary of Social Security On Aug. 14, the 75th anniversary of the founding of Social Security will be observed. It deserves to be celebrated.

It began in the throes of the Great Depression, when more than half of the nation’s elderly were living in poverty – poorly housed, poorly fed and poorly clothed.

In today’s challenging economic circumstances, Social Security represents income security for many seniors. It provides more than half the income for 75 percent of single individuals receiving benefits and 52 percent of couples receiving benefits. In addition to retired workers, Social Security provides benefits to disabled workers and to the children and spouses of living and deceased workers.

Instead of recognizing the success of this great program, some critics wrongly blame Social Security for contributing to the mounting national debt. But Social Security is not part of the federal budget.

It is fully and independently funded through employee payroll deductions and is prohibited by law from spending money it does not have. It operates with a surplus of more than $2.5 trillion and can meet projected benefit payments through 2037.

Seniors should not have to suffer from political theatrics that threaten to reduce their Social Security benefits. Young people ought not to have to question whether Social Security will be there for them.

Let’s encourage our legislators to step up to their responsibility to protect Social Security now and secure it for future generations. Reductions in Social Security will not only be harmful to seniors, but contribute to a growing national poverty rate.

Robert J. Harman Danbury Note: The author is an AARP volunteer advocate for health and financial security

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• Letters to the editor • Reduce to zero When people choose to drive while impaired, they often think they won’t get pulled over and arrested. They also think that they won’t harm anyone. Frequently, they’re wrong - possibly dead wrong - on both counts.

The truth is that there were approximately 45,000 drunken driving convictions last year in Wisconsin. That’s a lot of impaired drivers who were wrong about getting arrested. An even sadder truth is that last year alcohol-related traffic crashes in Wisconsin killed 38 people and injured nearly 3,800. That’s a lot of impaired drivers who were wrong about not injuring or killing themselves or someone else.

As law enforcement officers sworn to protect the public, the Burnett County law enforcement agencies are very serious about combating drunken driving. That is why the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department, along with Grantsburg, Siren and Webster Police departments, will be out in force from Aug. 20 to Sept 6 for the Drunk Driving Over the Limit Under Arrest crackdown on impaired motorists.

We’re also alerting motorists that a new state law significantly increases jail time for many operating while intoxicated offenses. It also requires first-offense OWI drivers who were convicted with a blood or breath alcohol level of .15 or higher, and all repeat drunken drivers, to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle they own or have registered in their name. An IID makes drivers prove they’re sober before they can start their vehicle.

During the crackdown and throughout the rest of the year, we want everyone to drive sober, so we don’t have to make more drunken-driving arrests. Our ultimate goal is to one day reduce the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin.

Tammy Chell

Burnett Co. Highway Safety Coordinator

Siren

Immigration law

I had to write an answer to Gail Lando because she really should listen to other opinions besides government media before she writes a letter.

The Arizona law is right because officers in Arizona and Wisconsin don’t care what color we look like when they catch us breaking the law speeding or some other offense. Break a law and we must show our driver’s license or some other identification.

My husband’s family immigrated from Finland, no one showed them mercy when they were split apart. First, his father had to find a sponsor to give him a job, so he wouldn’t cost the government.

After he secured a job and bought a house, his wife and son were given visas. They were detained at Ellis Island until they proved to have no disease. Now, illegal aliens sneak across the border bringing TB and other diseases to our children in the schools. It took several months before his sisters were allowed to come home even though they were already citizens.

All we need to secure our borders is the federal government to step up and enforce the laws on the books and support the states who are doing it.

Marliss Mustonen Siren

Invasive instruction On Feb. 24, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed the controversial Healthy Youth Act into law. This bill mandates that public school students receive training on how to participate in what the state considers safe sex. This includes the explicit participatory instruction of how to use FDA-approved contraceptives, sexual alternatives, acceptance of diverse lifestyles, as well as instruction on a wide variety of sex-related topics.

Districts that once offered abstinenceonly sex education will no longer be allowed to do so. The new law does allow school districts to opt out of teaching sex education altogether, however, if they choose to offer any sex ed/human growth and development classes, they must include all aspects of sexuality as defined in the law, including contraceptive application.

Many parents across the state are responding by strongly opposing the invasive instruction through petitions and attending school board meetings. Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth is also against the new law. In a letter he sent to school districts in his county, he stated, this law “imposes troubling new mandates on school districts, requiring that you transform your current human growth and development curricula into programming that promotes the sexualization — and sexual assault — of our children. Specifically, the new law does the following: promotes the sexual assault of children; exposes our teachers to possible criminal liability; undermines parental authority; requires school districts to condone controversial sexual behavior; provides access to our children by the contraceptive industry: and may expose your district to civil litigation.

Sex education is to begin in kindergarten and continue through grade 12.

The law requires school districts to make all materials available for parental review.

In addition, parents have the right to opt their children out of sex ed/human growth and development instruction.

To receive a copy of Southworth’s letter in its entirety, e-mail us at: newlawinfo@yahoo.com.

Lee and Wendy Jensen Frederic

Over the limit ... under arrest Wisconsin is widely admired and respected for offering a high quality of life.

But we also are notorious for the shameful distinction of having a huge problem with drunken driving. In 2009, there were approximately 45,000 drunken driving convictions in Wisconsin—and they were not victimless crimes. Alcohol-related traffic crashes in Wisconsin last year killed 238 people and injured nearly 3,800.

To get drunken drivers off our roads, hundreds of law enforcement agencies from all over Wisconsin will be out in force from Aug. 20 through Sept. 6 for the Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. crackdown. During the crackdown, officers will be patrolling for longer hours and in greater numbers to combat drunken driving. And when officers stop drunken drivers, they will arrest them – no exceptions, no warnings and no second chances.

Drivers should also take heed of a new state law that significantly increases jail time for many operating-while-intoxicated offenses. In addition, the new law requires first-offense OWI drivers who were convicted with a blood or breath alcohol level of .15 or higher and all repeat drunken drivers to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle they own or have registered in their name. An IID makes convicted drunken drivers prove they’re sober before they can start their vehicle.

Responsible citizens can help prevent drunken driving by serving as a designated driver. And if you see a drunken driver on the road, call your local law enforcement agency or dial 911. With everyone’s help, we can stop the senseless devastation caused by drunken driving and make progress toward the goal of reducing the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin.

Frank Busalacchi, secretary, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation Madison

Take a closer look Last Tuesday afternoon, my dad and I made our usual Wal-Mart run after his regular doctor appointment in Minneapolis. I dropped him off at the door, lingered in the back lot awhile and called my sister to let her know what had transpired that day at his doctor visit. As I was finishing our conversation, I made my way to the handicap parking area nearest to the door I knew he would be waiting for me at so I could carry out his groceries.

I was parked there for just a few minutes, finishing my phone conversation and collecting my purse, when a man approached the van shaking his head and his finger at me and uttering a variety of unmentionables. I had no idea what was going on until a minute later he pulled up next to the van doing the very same thing.

I realized he hadn’t seen the handicap placard, which tore recently and so no longer hangs like its intended to, sitting on the dash of the car in plain sight. Even after I clearly pointed to it and hollered, “it’s right there!” he continued on with ranting at me.

Not 20 seconds later did another man approach the van. This time I couldn’t read his lips, but could see by the look on his face and the cart he decided to park right in front of my vehicle that he, too, did not see the torn hang tag in the dash of the van. I was finally free of my seat belt, but all things considered stayed in the van with the windows rolled up, and I honked the horn until he looked and could see me holding the placard in my hand. He promptly removed the cart, but only offered that it was my fault for it being invisible. No apology came after he knew without a doubt I had every right to be parked there. Not knowing whether or not I was disabled or just the driver.

My issue with this is not that someone thought they were being a good citizen by standing up for the disabled when they thought they needed it. My issue is how they did it. They were both so quick to judge me, so quick to attack, when had either of them looked at the dash they would’ve seen the tag there. The tag was completely visible in the dash. It was just not where they expected it to be.

What I want these two men to know, is that I had been in the car with my 86-yearold, disabled, veteran, father who has

been in my care for the last 10 years since my mom died, since 5 a.m. He had a doctor’s appointment at the Minneapolis VA for pre-op in hopes of having his hip replaced. What we were told instead is that he has a heart condition that needs attention, and so surgery is yet again postponed. While I was on the phone with my sister and parking in that handicapped zone, I was finally letting down and having an emotional moment, so I could keep it together around my dad, who worries all too often that he is a burden. He is not a burden. It is a privilege to have my dad in my home, living with his grandchildren and spending these years of his life with us. It was unfortunate that I was in a very vulnerable state when these confrontations occurred.

To these two men, I also thank you for taking the initiative to call someone on the carpet when you felt something was not on the up and up. I appreciate that because who you were trying to protect is my dad. However, the manner in which it was done, could’ve left an elderly, disabled man in dire straits with a cart parked in front of his car and with an emotional trauma he surely didn’t have coming.

My hope is that anyone who reads this will first and foremost realize that if you don’t have a legal right to be parked in a handicap space, you should not be there.

They are designated for a very good reason. Second, to please realize that many elderly and/or handicapped persons are taken care of by family, friends and other paid caregivers and drivers. Just because someone may look as though they have no right to be there, does not mean they aren’t there waiting on someone who does. Third, if you are someone who sees someone parked in a handicap space that you perceive does not belong there, please do not attack. Ask questions if you must, but do not attack. You have no idea if the person you are attacking is in fact handicapped and their placard happens to have fallen, is out of reach, or like my dad’s was torn and needed to be placed on the dash instead.

I also hope that one day, instead of pointing fingers, judging others and expecting the worst from people, we will learn that to live in a peaceful world we must take responsibility for ourselves and our actions, lead by loving example with integrity and honesty and remain open to the idea that what we perceive as true about a situation may not always be the truth. Perhaps all that is required is to just stop and take a closer look at the situation at hand and situations like these could be avoided.

Jeanne Rydel Daniels Webster

Political letters During these weeks of the campaign season, no letters will be published from political candidates and their immediate family, campaign managers or spokespersons, local party officials, paid consultants, public relations firms or major contributors to specific candidates or ballot measures.

• Area news at a glance • Elderly man spends night in woods DOUGLAS COUNTY - An 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient was found in Douglas County Saturday morning, Aug. 14, after a night in the woods having suffered only a few bug bites. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michelle Fritz said the man showed up outside a residence on Sans Road near South Range about 7 a.m. after close to 100 people had spent the night searching for him. The man’s identity was withheld until relatives could be notified, but Fritz said he was returned to Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8274 E. Sans Rd., South Range, after an ambulance crew checked him out.

The residence where he was found was no more than a mile from the facility, Fritz said. The sheriff’s department was called about 8:30 p.m. Friday after the patient walked out of the health center and apparently wandered into nearby woods, Fritz said. Although opening the door triggered an alarm, the facility’s employees were unable to locate the man. - Superior Telegram (superiortelegram.com)

Accidental shooting NORTH BRANCH, Minn. - A 24-yearold man remains in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head, according to a press release provided by

the North Branch Police Department.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, the police department was dispatched to a residence on Glacier Driver where officers found the man with a single gunshot wound. He was airlifted to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn., according to the release. The victim’s name is not being released at this time. Investigators from the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are assisting North Branch Police with the investigation. - redrockonair.com

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Bar challenges law MADISON – An attorney for the Pavilion-Wine Bar made good on a promise to challenge in court the constitutionality of a Hayward ordinance banning outdoor music after 10 p.m. on weekends. The suit filed Aug. 11 on behalf of the PavilionWine Bar and its owner Molly Otis, asks a federal judge to find the ordinance unconstitutional as it infringes on Otis’ First and 14th Amendment rights, is overbroad because it doesn’t define “music,” set decibel limits and has no established standards for permit seekers to meet. Sawyer County Record (haywardwi.com)

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Plan commission recommends permit for UPH project

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — United Pioneer Home is one step closer to breaking ground for its new facility after the village planning commission on Monday evening, Aug. 16 voted to recommend that the village board grant a conditional use permit for the proposed construction.

The permit is needed because the property is currently zoned single-family residential.

Plan commission members Cris Petersen, Ed Seck, John Klatt, Steve Nielsen, Bob Determan and Peter Demydowich met with members of the UPH project team to discuss the plans for the new facility.

The plans had previously been examined by Cedar Corporation, village engineer for the project, and the comments and recommendations of Cedar Corp. were reviewed by the group.

The UPH project team at the meeting included Administrator Dan Valentine, engineer Teresa Anderson from MSA and Tom Lemkuil from Community Living Solutions, the architectural firm working with UPH. One of the main issues yet to be worked out with the plans is the width of the

Tom Lemkuil of Community Living Solutions explains aspects of the plans for United Pioneer Home’s new facility. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

street and sidewalk. The nursing home and Cedar Corp. have recommended a 5to 6-foot sidewalk to accommodate walkers and motorized chairs, but the wetland on either side of the road does not allow both the sidewalk and a 38-foot-wide road.

After the meeting, village Administrator Kristina Handt said that the village is looking at a road no less than 33 feet wide, which would not allow parking on either side.

A public hearing on the application for a conditional use permit will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, just prior to the regular monthly meeting of the village board. The board will act on the permit at its meeting.

The Redevelopment Authority, created to allow tax-exempt borrowing for the project, will hold two other public hearings at 6 p.m. that same evening.

The first hearing will be on designating the new UPH property as “blighted.” The property meets the definition in state statute because the developable area is irregular due to wetlands. This designation will allow the RDA to seek tax-exempt bonds for the project.

The second hearing will be on the issuance of the bonds.

Heavy rains pool in library basement

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer MILLTOWN — Recent heavy rains have left their mark at the Milltown Public Library, and library director Jen Feske met with the village board Monday night, Aug. 16, to discuss the problems.

Water has seeped, sometimes heavily, in areas of the basement and around some of the windows, Feske told the board. The area around the coal chute is of particular concern, since it was already caving in and vegetation was growing inside the basement at that location.

She said she already runs a large dehumidifier constantly, which uses a lot of energy. Moisture and humidity cause a great deal of damage to items in the library, Feske noted, adding that there is $320,000 worth of materials there, not including the computers.

“It’s not that we wouldn’t like to fix it,” said village President LuAnn White. “We just have to get a grip on our budget.”

Feske has begun gathering estimates to make various repairs, and said she realized that the budget process is beginning now for 2011. Several ideas and companies were mentioned that she could pursue for more information. Also briefly discussed were buying the old grocery store to renovate as a library and putting a new basement under the existing library.

“The concrete walls are so old and porous,” said Mike Nutter of the village crew, “that the water just infiltrates.”

Board member Henry Studtmann added that patching can be done, but the issue might be more structural.

The board directed Feske to continue gathering information and price estimates.

In other library news, Feske told the board that MadScience will be at the library Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1:30 p.m. with a program on fire and ice. “Stick around and you can make your very own snow right in the middle of summer,” states the advertisement.

She also reminded the board that there are beginning computer classes at the library ever Wednesday at 1, 2 and 6 p.m.

Other business • River’s Run and Ride Rally and the village will be splitting a $400 donation to Kids Night Out next Tuesday evening,

Water is coming into the basement of the Milltown Public Library, raising concerns about the materials in the building and the structure itself. — Photo courtesy of Milltown Public Library

Jen Feske, director of the Milltown Public Library. — Photo by Mary Stirrat Aug. 24. The free event for kids ages zero to 17 includes free food, music, games and prizes. “It gets more popular every year,” said Police Chief Andy Anderson. “I guarantee you’ll love it.”

• The board voted to allow Milltown Karate use of the community center two nights per week for classes until the karate studio finds a new home. Milltown Karate will pay $25 per night, with classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays unless the community center is booked for another event.

• Polk County sheriff candidate Ed Collins introduced himself to the board, saying he would like to initiate a countywide neighborhood watch, reinstate the reserve officer corp, initiate Project Lifesaver for individuals with disabilities and strengthen the relationships between municipalities. Collins will run against either Tim O’Hare or Pete Johnson, whichever wins the Sept. 14 primary, in the Nov. 2 election.

• The board voted to buy a John Deere Gator at $8,877. The cost will be split equally between the village budget, the water utility and the sewer utility.

• The board declined to join the Polk County Economic Development Corporation. Membership would be $900 and consensus of the board was that it was not worthwhile.

Racial discriminatioin complaint against Shorewood

by Gil Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio SHOREWOOD - The ACLU is asking the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate a racial discrimination complaint against one of Dane County’s wealthiest communities.

The complaint against the village of Shorewood is being made on behalf of village resident Bill Thomas. He says the village’s unfairly rejected a proposal to convert a vacant office building into apartments for low-income residents.

Thomas says the village is violating the state’s comprehensive planning law by

failing to provide affordable housing.

“That’s what every municipality is supposed to do, provide for housing of every income level. It doesn’t say if you happen to have any of them living in your municipality at the moment.”

ACLU attorney Karyn Rotker says the goal is to get HUD officials to charge the

village with discriminating against lowincome minorities. In Dane County, people of color are much more likely to be low-income renters than whites are, so Rotker says the denial of the project can be seen as an act of racial discrimination.

Assembly candidates appear at cooperative-sponsored forum

by Regan Kohler Register staff writer BARRON – Barron Electric Cooperatives hosted a legislative forum Wednesday, Aug. 4, at their headquarters, for four 75th Assembly District candidates.

Republican candidates Dari McDonald, Roger Rivard and Judith Wells Espeseth, and Democrat candidate Steve Perala learned about Barron Electric’s initiatives while answering questions related to renewable energy that afternoon. Not present was Republican candidate Don Quinton, Spooner. All are running for the seat vacated by Rep. Mary Hubler, who opted not to run again.

This district includes southern Washburn County, a majority of Barron County and part of Polk County. The candidates will be on the primary election’s ballot Tuesday, Sept. 14.

The cooperative Barron Electric General Manager Dallas Sloan led the forum, which was one of the first held there, with an overview of the cooperative. He said Barron Electric has been a nonprofit rural electric supplier since 1936, serving 17,800 members in eight counties in northwestern Wisconsin. The cooperative purchases all its power from the Dairyland Power Cooperative.

“Your Assembly district lies right in the heart of our service territory,” Sloan told the candidates.

Sloan talked about a number of initiatives Barron Electric has implemented to promote energy conservation, including being part of a nationwide campaign called Our Energy, Our Future. However, he said the number of new services has been declining, and from 2002 to 2010, there has been a 50-percent rate increase due to rising coal costs and its transportation, as well as new environmental mandates from the state.

“The economy’s impacted that,” he said. “There is a price to pay for renewable energy.”

Dairyland Power’s vice president of external and member relations, Brian Rude, told the candidates he had served in both the Assembly and Senate, and thanked them for their candidacy. He said that the last Legislative session had a more active involvement in renewable energy issues than it had in many years, with a Clean Jobs Act being introduced. The bill sought to reduce energy consumption while increasing renewable energy use such as solar and wind power. Rude said the CJA was not voted upon, though it sparked lots of debate.

Rude said there is interest among Barron Electric’s members to bring nuclear energy use into the state, though a plant might not be seen, as there has been a moratorium on nuclear energy. Coal provides 70 percent of the state’s energy, he said.

Regarding members rates, Rude said that in 2000 they were the lowest in the state. Now, they are the “highest or second highest.” Therefore, Wisconsin has been expanding renewable energy use dramatically, he said.

Candidates The candidates were then asked to introduce themselves. Espeseth said she was born and raised in Barron, and received a bachelor’s degree in science education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She worked part time in Barron County’s Department of Health and Human Services before being elected as clerk of courts.

She held that position for 10 years, until she became executive director for a guardianship organization, then five years later was re-elected clerk of courts. She was recently asked to run for Assembly.

“I wanted to try to … make a difference for these constituents,” Espeseth said.

Espeseth said she has also been Barron’s town treasurer and a member of Barron Electric for many years, having served on its resolution committee.

“I know what a good job Barron Electric does of keeping their members informed,” she said.

McDonald, Birchwood, said she comes from a familyowned business background in Green Bay, and works in publishing. She has also been working on bringing interactive media to Barron County.

McDonald said she believes in working for people not only in the state, but globally, as well. She said she has an extensive political and social network.

All types of energy are so critical to businesses, McDonald said, and she has been studying renewable energy throughout the United States and Canada, traveling to different events. She also has been doing research on nuclear reactors.

“I applaud your efforts on renewable energy,” she told the Barron Electric members that day.

Perala, a graduate of Barron High School, said he majored in math at UW-Superior, and worked for years in Legislative research before returning to the area to teach high school students and coach. He said his two children were the main reason he chose to run for Assembly, as he believes the government needs to look long term into planning for renewable energy.

“I believe renewable energy is going to be the future,” Perala said.

As a coach, he said the team discussed end-of-year goals, and how to get there, which is needed for these long-term energy initiatives. He said the Legislature needs to make sure there are reliable resources to produce energy locally, and he wants to see the state invest in new technologies.

Perala said he is a big supporter of the cooperative philosophy.

Rivard, Rice Lake, said he has been self-employed for 40 years, most recently as a realtor. He said he understands businesses issues with energy, as it is “probably one of the largest things that businesses need to be successful.”

Rivard said he recently learned about coal energy’s importance and was surprised by the nuclear energy mora-

Assembly candidate Dari McDonald of Birchwood gave her reasons for running.

Assembly candidate Judith Wells Espeseth, Barron, introduced herself, and gave her reasons for running.

Assembly candidate Roger Rivard, Rice Lake, anmedia swered questions Wednesday, Aug. 4.

torium, on building such plants. He said this “makes no sense,” as the state needs to look at all forms of renewable energy.

However, Rivard said, if they move too fast, initiatives can end up costing more and industries will suffer.

Rivard said the country needs to unleash its entrepreneurial skills.

Q and A Members of Barron Electric and the media had the opportunity to ask questions of the four candidates. The first question was what their main reasons for running were.

Rivard said he was close to retirement but chose to go into politics instead. He said he thought about children and grandchildren, and was “thinking, ‘What kind of a mess are we leaving?’”

He said he wanted to have a shot at making their future better.

Perala said that the current problems didn’t happen overnight.

“We weren’t thinking long term,” he said.

As far as reasons for running, Perala said his issues were similar to Rivard’s: focusing on children’s futures, and giving them faith that the government has learned from its mistakes. He said he wants all children to have the same great opportunities he had.

McDonald said that as an American, she knows what it takes to make the country greater, and is in awe of the issues that have been presented to her in the race so far.

“All the children, especially in this country, are my kids,” she said.

McDonald said what was most inspiring to her when it came to running for Assembly was to be able to see and feel children’s spirits.

Espeseth said she agreed with making the future better for children. She said if elected, she is not going to simply focus on re-election, nor be a career politician.

“I’m going to do the right thing,” she said.

The second question asked was, since the state is going “green,” and solar and wind power might not be the best options for Wisconsin, how the candidates felt about nuclear energy, and if the state should be on the fast track with this.

Perala said that in long-term thinking, people need a bridge between now and the future. With rising coal costs, he said, “nuclear power should be on the table.”

He felt the state should move toward local generation of this type of power, then move onto local jobs and revenue. However, other resources need to be on the table, as well, he said.

McDonald said nuclear energy is absolutely a component of the not-too-distant future. She believes in general that all types of renewable energy should be researched, though the Legislature might have to take “baby steps” at this point, and watch costs.

Espeseth said she understood the Assembly tried to repeal the moratorium, but the Senate stopped this.

“It needs to be looked at again,” she said, adding that the issue should be in the state’s portfolio of energy resources. “I would be in favor of that.”

Today, there are more ways to dispose of nuclear waste than in the past, which has been an issue, she said.

Rivard said nuclear energy is important, and he would be willing to introduce a bill, if elected, to repeal the moratorium. He said other countries have been able to work well with nuclear energy.

“If they can do it, why can’t we?” he asked rhetorically.

There are other resources to look at as well, he said, such as wood pellets for firing coal generators. Wisconsin has plenty of wood resources, he added.

Rude mentioned that Dairyland Power has been exploring the wood pellet concept, and there are both advantages and disadvantages to this.

One person brought up the state mandate of everyone using 10-percent renewable energy by 2015, and 25 percent by 2025. With much of Wisconsin’s residents having income below the state average, the person wanted to know what the candidates thoughts were on this mandate.

McDonald said, “I think [those years] are obtainable.”

She said there are sources to make this happen, and that in talking with other states, they have worked together on similar mandates.

Espeseth said she is not a proponent of mandates, but it looked to her like “we’re going in the right direction” with this one.

Rivard said, “Mandate is, in my vocabulary, a bad word.”

He said the government making decisions for cooperatives makes no sense. Giving them guidance is good, but mandates, which are requirements, are not.

Assembly candidate Steve Perala, Barron, talked about long-term goals Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 4.

Brian Rude, Dairyland Power’s vice president of external and member relations, gave an overview of projects.

Perala said the government needs to make sure everyone is at the table for these discussions, including cooperatives. He said he didn’t know whether or not this mandate was obtainable, but if goals aren’t set ahead of time, they won’t be achieved.

“We need to be thinking long term,” he said.

A question was asked about the CJA, as there was a line in the bill saying utilities would need to reduce what they sell through efficiency programs by 2 percent every year, and whether the candidates would support this if it became a mandate.

Espeseth said she hadn’t researched this much, but though goals are great, she still disagrees with mandates.

Rivard said, “Once again, same.”

He said it seems the government thinks the public is incapable of knowing what it can and can’t do.

“You cannot legislate good behavior,” he said.

Guidance, yes, he said, but there are so many factors that no one can foresee.

Perala said he preferred the term “goals.”

“I fully support energy conservation,” he said.

Perala said people will get more “bang for their buck” by putting funding into it now and helping consumers understand how to conserve.

McDonald said she would work closely with groups to see if these were obtainable. When there are certain goals and restrictions, she will look at what it takes, and the advantages and disadvantages, and “ask you, ‘What do you think?’”

The candidates were asked about their thoughts on cap and trade, which is an approach to control pollution by using economic incentives for achieving reductions in pollutant emissions.

Rivard said, “I am not a fan of cap and trade. We need to go back to the basics.”

He said he is fiscally conservative, and this is a mandate that forces people to comply. He said he especially disliked “unfunded mandates.”

Perala said he was not an expert on cap and trade, but this has to be a comprehensive approach, nationally as well as globally. He said that even if cap and trade is not the answer, the world will follow America’s lead.

McDonald said she couldn’t find any positive reasons for cap and trade in her research. She said she believes the United States can be a leader in renewable energy and needs to implement global approaches.

Espeseth said, “I don’t agree with cap and trade.”

The next question dealt with taxes, asking the candidates how they would reduce them.

Perala said that in Wisconsin, the state budget must balance, as there is no deficit allowed, so cuts are necessary.

“Our No. 1 priority has to be getting people back to work,” he said, as this will get revenue back in.

McDonald said the state needs to outgrow its debt by providing more jobs. Everything is based on Wisconsin’s ability to pull itself out of debt, she said, and she knows the state can do this.

Espeseth said, “What we have to do is cut our spending.”

This is not easy, she said, but the government needs to look at exactly what is being spent. She said she is willing to hear all ideas.

Rivard said spending is exactly the problem.

“You can’t have mold without moisture,” he said.

The federal government rarely talks about cutting spending, Rivard said, but until it gets under control, there will be taxes.

Rude asked the final question, on how to stimulate and grow the economy.

McDonald said they need to look at what can be offered, and what companies can be attracted to the area. She said rules and regulations also need to be addressed, as everything needs simplification.

“It’s a shame we have let it come this far,” she said.

Espeseth said entrepreneurs need to be given confidence in that they won’t be overtaxed or overregulated.

Rivard said that Wisconsin now has more government employees than manufacturing workers, despite it being a manufacturing state, and this needs to change. He said he knew few businesses that are currently able to expand, sell out or even start up because of government regulations.

“They have no confidence in what’s going to happen tomorrow,” he said.

Perala said that the way to make a quick change is to focus locally, as the Assembly representative can control what happens in Barron County. If the focus is on expanding small businesses, this is good, he added.

After the question-and-answer session, the candidates visited Norswiss Farms, a dairy farm in Rice Lake that operates on digestor gas from cow manure.

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Pilot program for alternate home/school instructional delivery approved

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg School Board gave the go-ahead for an alternate home/school instructional delivery program as a one-year pilot program starting this fall with the new school year.

The board made their decision at their Aug. 9 meeting after hearing a presentation from parents who home school their children and a licensed educator guide (LED) who currently works for the Cameron School District in their alternate home/school instructional delivery program.

LED Chelle Barnby, who works as an independent contractor for the Cameron School District, told the board having the program in the Grantsburg District would be win-win for both home-school families and the district.

“The district would up their enrollment while the home school parents and students would get instructional materials and guidance through the supervision of the LED,” Barnby told the board.

When board members asked where funding for the program would come from, Superintendent Joni Burgin said the cost to the district to implement the pilot program will be approximately $25,000.

Burgin explained to the board this cost would be offset by open enrollment funds of $32,000, which would no longer be sent to the Cameron School District if the Grantsburg students who had previously been open enrolled in the Cameron District, were to enroll in a Grantsburg program.

Only students enrolled in a district as resident students would be eligible to participate in the alternate home/school in-

Licensed educator guide Chelle Barnby, who works as an independent contractor for the Cameron School District, addressed the Grantsburg School Board at their Aug. 9 meeting, asking the board to consider approving an alternate home/school instructional delivery program for the district’s home-schooling families. Barnby said the program would be win-win for both home-school families and the district.

Rhonda Miller and Peggy Jensen, two parents who home school their children, came to the Grantsburg School Board meeting Monday evening, Aug. 9, to ask the board to consider approval of an alternate home/school instructional delivery program. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

structional delivery program. Openenrolled students would not qualify.

Recently the state made Cameron stop their program for open-enrolled students because it was deemed Cameron did not comply with the open enrollment law and they had not established a charter school.

When board members asked Burgin if she felt a pilot program could be implemented for the district in time for the upcoming school year Burgin replied, “I think we can do it. It will be done well and it will be a program with high integrity.

That is the way we like to operate here.”

“This is your chance to serve students in your community not coming into the building,” said Barnby, who went on to stress she maintains the highest standards, following all DPI rules and state statues.

Barnby went on to explain to the board a big plus for students enrolled in this type of program is the ability for them to participate in extracurricular activities such as clubs, band and sports.

While board President Ahlquist voiced his concern at having to make an immediate decision to approve the pilot program due to the school year starting in only a few weeks, he said he was sympathetic to the parents’ request.

“I’ve been on this board for a while and people know I’m not one who likes to make quick decisions, but I think it’s worth considering. As a district we want to work with home schooling families,” commented Ahlquist. “I am sympathetic to doing something for these parents who are part of our district. I think we should do something to help you in educating your children.” ”This is a perfect opportunity to build a bridge between the school district and home schooling families,” Barnby told the board. “Families are missing out not being part of the community and the school is missing out on some of the best and brightest.”

Barnby offered her services as an inde-

pendent contractor to the district if the board approved a pilot program. Burgin said the district often hires local teachers to go into homes to teach homebound students and this would be a similar situation. Burgin said Barnby has the skill set needed to launch the pilot program since she ran the program in Siren. Burgin said Barnby would eventually need to train the district’s local teachers interested in becoming LEDs if the program expands.

Under this program parents would be able to request curriculum available through the district from an approved vendor list. According to Burgin, this way the district can ensure the materials are secular in nature and not religious. The district orders the materials for each student, with K-8 students eligible to have up to $1,500 in materials and 9-12 students up to $2,000 including software needs. Parents may also request a computer.

After hearing further comments from the parents present as to how having this program would help them and their children the board voted to approve a pilot program limited to 10 students this year.

Rhonda Miller, one of the parents present at the meeting, had this to say of the board’s decision to approve the pilot program. “The approval of this program allows us to have access to additional resources to enhance the educational experience for our children. Additionally, we see this as an opportunity to build a bridge between home-schooling families and our public school district.”

Burgin told the board more and more options are becoming available to parents for educating their children.

“Wisconsin statutes allow more educational choices for parents and many school districts are innovating more educational options. The traditional school options of the past 100 years are giving way to choice. Charter schools, virtual schools, hybrid programs (combine brickand-mortar schools with online learning),

and now a home-based option. The DPI is working hard to regulate these options that are allowed by Wisconsin statutes.

Today’s parents want more and more choices as to how they choose to educate their children,” said Burgin.

In other board business Cindi Throngard, district community educator, volunteer coordinator and senior tax exchange program program coordinator gave reports on all three programs.

Throngard reported last year’s community education program was, as she put it, “a strange animal.” Throngard blamed the economy, saying people were not as eager or able to commit to what was offered, causing her to cancel several classes and trips.

On the upside, Throngard said the volunteer program had a great group of volunteers with over 300 people helping in all three building in various ways.

The STEP program is going strong according to Throngard, who told the board more and more seniors are hearing about the merits of the program from people who have been STEP volunteers.

Participants in the program receive a check for their hours, which can only be applied to their property taxes.

“Teachers really like having the volunteers, who are matched with staff, and the volunteers like the trade-off in getting a tax credit,” said Throngard.

Throngard told the board the STEP program is so popular there is currently a waiting list.

This statement caused board member Russ Erickson to ask how much had been budgeted for the STEP program for the upcoming school year.

Throngard said there was $3,000 in the budget allowing for seven volunteers at a cap of $400 per volunteer.

Erickson then said he would like the board to consider raising the amount budgeted for the STEP program to allow more seniors to participate and to give teachers more help.

The board approved awarding technology bids for 36 middle school desktop computers, an Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Master Collection site license for the middle school and Microsoft Office 2010 licenses for the middle and elementary schools.

According to the district’s technology director, Jesse Byers, funding for the purchases will come from vouchers awarded to the district through the Microsoft Wisconsin CyPres Settlement which came out of a class-action suit settlement between the state of Wisconsin and Microsoft.

The board approved the resignation of Jackie Maslow, instructional assistant.

Burgin said prior to Maslow’s resignation the district was looking at laying off one of two assistants but will now keep the remaining assistant at full time while seeking a replacement for Maslow at this time.

The board gave approval of a teaching contract to Jill Negrete as the district speech teacher.

Polk County called paper wealthy but cash poor Frey reports on 2011 budget progress

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Polk County’s available fund balance, the cash reserve available to cover expenses, has dropped to a low point, while the county’s total assets are rising. Its fund balance has risen from $8.2 million to $10 million over the past two years. Over the same two-year period, the undesignated-fund balance (the available funds) has dropped from $5.4 million to $2.9 million. This information was a highlight of the annual audit report presented to the finance committee at its meeting Wednesday, Aug. 11.

The drop in the county’s available cash is in large part a result in the rise in delinquent property taxes. The reserve for delinquent taxes, a part of the fund balance, has risen from $2.1 million in 2006 to

$4.9 million at the end of 2009. The county annually distributes to school districts and municipalities the full share of property taxes due to them even if the taxes have not been paid. The county then carries the debt and collects the delinquent taxes over the coming years.

The cash-fund balance is a concern, county Administrator Dana Frey told the committee. He said the county is wealthy on paper but cash poor and said this makes the county budget very tight. Frey said the county must build up the undesignated-fund balance as it works on preparing a budget for 2011. The county has a policy that the fund balance must not drop below 20 percent of the total general-fund expenditures, giving the county the funds it needs to cover four months of operations. The fund balance at the end of the year was 12.3 percent, not 20 percent.

The county board drew down the fund balance last year to help fund the 2010 budget. Frey said the county can’t use the fund balance again for that purpose. He

said the fund balance will be healthy again once the economy recovers and the county collects the delinquent taxes, but that may be in a couple of years.

Frey reported that the process of preparing the 2011 budget is under way. Each department was asked to cut 1.5 percent of its levy-funded expenses, and Frey said they have done that. But he called that cut the starting point for the budget and said expenses are still too high. Frey said big cuts will still need to be made before he presents an initial proposed budget in mid-September.

The cuts will need to come out of something, such as people, Frey said. He has asked for the authority to review all staff vacancies before they are posted for hiring. At present, vacant jobs in the staffing plans can be posted for hiring automatically. Frey said the county must be tough in filling positions and look for ways to get the work done in an efficient manner.

Notes from the audit In 2009, Polk County had $41.8 million in revenues including $23 million in taxes.

It spent $41.9 million for a deficit of $143,000 (a balanced budget). The $41.8 million was down from the 2008 total of $45.5 million. The budget had grown each year from 2000 when the total budget was $25.6 million.

The county revenues are coming more from property taxes and less from intergovernmental (state and federal) funds, the two largest sources of revenue. In 2004, the county raised $17 million in property taxes (44.3 percent of the total revenue) and $14 million from intergovernmental sources (37.3 percent). Five years later, in 2009, property taxes had risen to $23 million and were 55 percent of the total while the state and federal funds had dropped to $11 million and only 27 percent of the county’s funding.

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Company looks to the public for wind farm interest

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – There was a unique open house of sorts last Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Unity Schools. For what may be the first time, a wind energy company reversed the usual process and actively sought out potential customers.

Geronimo Wind representatives realize it is “a reverse from the usual pattern,” according to Kyle Simmons, a development associate for the Minnesota-based wind energy company. Simmons is the local point man for the firm and is the man to talk with if you have what it takes to get the wind energy ball rolling.

“The standard development process involves you going in, signing up land, getting all the permitting, and then toward the end of the process, you announce it to the community on what you’re doing,” Simmons said. “Then you have this nice package with all the answers ... however, a lot of people who didn’t know about it, aren’t too excited about that.”

Simmons and several other Geronimo associates - including company President Blake Nixon - hosted the Unity forum to better gage interest among local landowners and interested parties. They explained the processes for wind energy, used displays and answered questions - some of them difficult - that will surely arise if wind development arrays actually come to Polk County.

“This is probably the first of its kind,” he confirmed. “We usually work the other way around. I think it’s unique to the industry! I have never heard of a developer coming in and having an open door community meeting about wind energy.”

Several Geronimo associates pointed to a drawn-out development plan they have for Stearns County, Minn., near St. Cloud, where they followed the usual process: Using wind maps, they sought out large landowners in those areas, solicited them for possible land rights, and then once secured, held similar forums to reveal the plans.

“Problem is, people don’t like to be left out of the loop,” Simmons said, noting that objections, concerns and even outright opposition are not uncommon using that time line. “[Some people], kind of feel left out because this has been going for a few years [without public input] so what we’re trying to do here is get everyone involved right away.”

They are hoping to reverse that flow and get people on board from the start.

Why here?

According to Simmons, the different approach can be traced almost directly back to an Inter-County Leader article from early this year, when he made a presentation to the Polk County Renewable Energy Committee about the possibility of locating wind arrays in Polk and other counties in western Wisconsin. That article noted the umbrella of the area the company had their eyes on: Loosely from the southern end of the town of Luck - south of Little Butternut Lake, along the Hwy. 35 corridor, nearly to Hwy. 8 - just north of Deer Lake, in the Town of St. Croix Falls.

That swath of land includes two villages, Milltown and Centuria, and at least three towns: Milltown, Luck and St. Croix Falls.

That swath of acreage is substantial enough, with numerous landowners and farmers, that the wind firm was “hoping they might have some interest,” Geronimo Nixon said.

Reversing the fl flo ow

Several Polk County residents are intrigued by the possibility of local wind arrays. Town of Luck business owner Stephanie Lundeen (L) talked wind with Jeff Peterson and Polk County Planner Tim Anderson. The three were discussing long-range wind options with a Geronimo Wind representative (R). - Photos by Greg Marsten Simmons is evidence of that interest, he’s become the “face” of Geronimo and will be a familiar sight at council meetings, coffee shops and at the government center, where he will likely be doing some paperwork involving zoning and building permits.

Yes, by even showing moderate interest in wind energy harvesting, Geronimo is spending some capital in checking the area out. “For us, four or five calls was a huge response!” Simmons said. “We met with the people, and they were excited about it.

That has been one of the main attractions to the area. Then we started looking at the comprehensive plan and the renewable energy committee ... all these things kept piquing our interest. “ The Unity forum was a direct result of that interest and means there may be even more folks looking to buy in to the Geronimo plan. Because of the sincere local interest, the likelihood of seeing wind arrays across northern Polk County went through the roof.

For a number of reasons, not the least of which being the county’s renewable energy committee and promotion of sustainability, renewable clean energy and new technology - incorporated into the countywide comprehensive plan - Geronimo noticed something they don’t normally see: An open door.

“That’s what initially brought us here,” Simmons said, noting that the approved policies, which some people fought hard against, were in fact quite attractive to the wind energy firm.

“That’s one of the things that brought them here, we have an energy sustainability element in our [comprehensive] plan,” stated county planner Tim Anderson, who worked the county and many towns and villages through the comprehensive plan process. “They indicate that the citizenry is ultimately for energy sustainability.”

Another draw for the wind firm is the county’s commitment to a so-called “25 by 2025,” meaning they are hoping to have 25 percent of their energy come from renewable sources by 2025. Anderson and Simmons noted that the area also has numerous entrepreneurial farmers and landowners with so-called “Natural Step” commitments for green resources and sustainability.

Yes, this is an industry that truly rewards “tree hugging.”

Where are they now?

Founded in 2004, Geronimo Wind Energy has already developed two large-scale wind farms to date: A 19 megawatt facility near Marshall, Minn., and a 20 MW array near Odin, Minn. They are looking to expand not only into Wisconsin, but eventu-

Local residents were encouraged to discuss the wind generation possibilities where they lived. Geronimo employees are hoping to have landowner inquiries of interest, instead of the usual procedure, where the company would approach prospective landowners for wind farms.

ally into Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska and even further west, into Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. They are not the giant conglomerate typically associated with energy production, instead focusing more on midsized projects of between 20 and 100 MW throughout the country, especially in the Midwest, where it is more feasible.

According to Geronimo, “wind farming” requires three basic elements: Wind, land and transmission. “The Dakotas have lots of wind, but transmission is an issue,” stated Jay Hesse, a Geronimo development associate.

They have plans for more than 4,000 MW of production - enough to power over 1.5 million homes - and are on the fast track to make it happen before the next decade.

Those three physical requirements eliminate much of the Midwest - and frankly, even much of this region - for possible locations, either due to lower or less predictable winds or few available land parcels and transmission lineage restrictions.

But that swath in northern Polk County might have what it takes: Wind, transmission capabilities and very interested landowners.

What next?

If enough prospective owners are found in the right corridors, then the company will begin an actual research of the true wind potentials by installing anemometers - essentially wind speed towers - to put actual numbers to the wind at various elevations, throughout the year and seasons.

Most of the information they have is mainly based on topographical conjecture elaborate guesswork - using terrain maps.

“The wind maps we have now are accurate to a few percentage points,” Simmons said.

That’s critical, because right now the wind-worthiness data is purely speculative and needs to be better solidified. Simmons said the next steps to put tangible numbers to the local winds needs some time.

“That might take a year or more,” he said, noting that much of the future of the wind projects are based on those numbers.

The metering will better determine local viability, and many of the usual restrictions - airports, homes, protected lands, etc., - are already noted for setbacks along with roads, waterways and existing towers. By getting accurate wind measurements in those so-called “buildable areas,” they can then clear any remaining landowner hurdles and jump to the next steps, which involves site control, economic analysis, interconnection studies and the actual permitting process. While that may sound like a lot of veritable hoops to jump through, it really only amounts to a year or two, with the eventual permitting, environmental analyses and power sales adding a couple more years to the process.

But the Geronimo reps, including the president, believe that by “reversing the process,” they’ve shortened that window dramatically.

“Getting everyone on the same page up front, is a better approach,” Simmons said.

Wisconsin changes may speed up the process Currently, the state laws do not lend themselves to wind farming in Wisconsin.

This is a state that prides itself on so-called “home rule,” or local control, where all units of local government, counties, cities, towns and villages, can exert quite a bit of control over zoning. That plays well for many things, but wind arrays are not among them.

Because of the amount of money that

would need to be invested before one single watt is “harvested,” it means huge risks, and companies like Geronimo are hesitant to jump into such a multimillion dollar venture that may be usurped by a change in a town board or new county policy that might stop a large project in its tracks.

Evidence of that occurred not that many years ago in the St. Croix Valley, several times, during expanded cellular phone tower construction - which resulted in hard tower height limits countywide, and also during a controversial wind turbine question that was front and center in the St. Croix Falls area. A proposed private local wind tower drew legal focus from the city, the National Park Service and even several environmental groups, who split over the need for renewable clean energy and the desire to keep the St. Croix River “view shed” free of unsightly towers.

After much wrangling, that wind turbine was built near the county fairgrounds, but not without causing some political bruising in the community.

That may change, as the state has pending legislation that would take away some of that local control for wind arrays, creating an “umbrella” policy that would not only lessen local control, but would free up and even encourage wind energy.

“The state is in the process of establishing uniform siting standards throughout Wisconsin,” Simmons said. “It’s in the tail end of the process ... hopefully within not too long of a time, we’ll know what the guidelines are. The more uncertainty there is, the longer everything takes, the more hesitant developers, landowners and farms are to commit to something.”

Minnesota has uniform siting standards as a state, but on a few points or two noted earlier in the Stearns County question - it has been open to interpretation.

“Even those slight cracks or that slight variations have slowed things down a lot in certain areas,” Simmons said. “So having something that’s airtight will really help Wisconsin.”

Time lines and incentives The time lines are not set in stone, and many variables can pop up and change.

But Simmons and others said that by reversing the typical process, they may have eliminated some of the potential hurdles and shortened the time lines, which can run as long as a decade from start to finish in some areas.

But where do they go from here?

“We’ll look at the feedback from this meeting, then based on that feedback, we’ll make a decision as to what type of project, how big, where it will go, that kind of thing ... then we’ll start to hammer down on some details,” Simmons said.

He said the anemometers and gauging are part of that process, which would dovetail into evaluations on where they can interconnect to the existing grid, “which can take a long time, several years,” he said.

“But then once we know that, then we can actually approach people and be a part of this project, instead of this idea of a project ... and then that starts the long process of developing a wind farm,” he said.

Simmons said the best world scenario is rare, but possible. “If everything were to go absolutely perfect, it would be in the threeto four-year window [before towers are erected] ... even a more realistic time line, is probably five to six years,” he said.

In the world of wind energy, that is a true fast track. “From a developers standpoint, a big incentive for us is just communities and counties and areas that want to host it,” he said. “That goes a long way in itself.

Just public support is great. That’s one of the reasons we’re doing this, frankly.”

Right now, this is the only area of the state with any Geronimo projects this far along, and while they have other plans in several states brewing, the reverse flow approach here is a first.

“We’re really excited,” Simmons said.

“This is really an opportunity to develop a project on what should be the gold standard, we’re not aware of it ever being done before ... so bringing everyone in this early, we’re hoping the community will embrace it, and see it as their wind farm, and see the good in it and the benefits of it, and really see it as something that can really help the community.”

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Be the Match event adds 60 names to marrow registry in support of Kallai Hokanson

16th-Annual

FREDERIC AMBULANCE CHICKEN & CORN DINNER SAT., AUG. 21, 2010 RAIN OER SHIN

Serving starts at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

RAFFLES FOR PRIZES

e k a L n o o C r i a F L a k e Frederic, WI Frederic Arts

Fun

Saturday, August 21 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This event is sponsored by the Frederic Park Board, the Frederic Public Library and the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department.

All-Day Activities: • Fish Boom Shock Display by St. Croix Tribe • Boat Classroom - Ride on a Pontoon and Learn the Secrets of Coon Lake

Informational Displays: • Invasive Species - Japanese Knotweed • Aquatic Invasive Species • Tree Planting/Emerald Ash Borer • Dragonfly Gardens - Native Plants • National Park Service • Rain Gardens • Ice Age Trail

Frederic’s 21st-Annual

Fine Fine Fair Fair

Sat., August 21, 2010 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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SIREN - Friends of Kallai Hokanson added 60 names to the national bone marrow registry and generated $270 in donations during Siren’s Summerfest weekend. A marrow registry for Be The Match Foundation was held at the Pour House Saturday, Aug. 7, and names are still being added online.

Registering to be a bone marrow donor offers the unique opportunity to give a lifesaving bone marrow transplant to someone in need. Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on the Be The Match registry to find a lifesaving donor.

Kallai Hokanson received the gift of lifesaving bone marrow Thursday, Aug. 12, less than a week after the marrow drive in Siren. Kallai was diagnosed with leukemia in March 2007. She is 11 years old, silly, soft-spoken, and very caring. She loves Jesus, her family, friends and her dog, Ruby. She is the daughter of Craig and Paula Hokanson, and has a brother, Jesse. Kallai’s dad, Craig, is a 1984 graduate of Siren High School and the northwest regional president of Johnson Bank, Rice Lake. The Hokansons live in Cumberland.

Kallai’s marrow transplant was done at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Rochester. A match for Kallai was found on the Be The Match registry before the Siren event, and her goal was to register at least 25 people for the bone marrow donor program to help other kids like her.

“We all have the power to heal and the power to help,” said event co-organizer Joan O’Fallon. “This was something positive we all could do to support Kallai and the Hokanson family. It was inspiring to see friends, neighbors, cancer survivors and their family members come out to join the effort. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and registered in person and online.”

A large show of support came from Siren’s Class of 1984, Lisa Douglas and family, and Craig Hokanson’s co-workers from Johnson Bank, said O’Fallon. “Special appreciation goes to the Pour House, Hidden Bay Graphics in Hayward for event T-shirts and WGMO and King Country radio. In addition, we thank Karen Howe of Syren General Store for her generous financial contribution and support.”

Volunteers for the registry event were Jill Hoffman, Kelly Hulleman, Diane Richison, Greg and Sue Hunter and Joan and Chuck O’Fallon, all of Siren; Shelly Johnson of Roberts; Meghan Marek of Osceola and Cheryl Paine of Hayward.

Rod Soderberg, a native of Siren and uncle of Pour House owner Greg Hunter, also participated in the event. He is a volunteer courier for the National Marrow Donor Program.

Since December 2008, Soderberg has transported bone marrow for 20 lifesaving transplants – 10 of his trips have included overseas travel. As a courier, he is responsible for picking up bone marrow from donation centers all around the globe and delivering his precious cargo to patients in need. He flies on regular commercial airlines and carries bone marrow in a small carry-on cooler. His volunteer work helps save lives for kids like Kallai and others. “I’m proud to be part of the program,” said Soderberg. “I feel good about the part I’m playing and the volunteer work I’m doing.”

You can still join the marrow registry Like Kallai, 70 percent of all people with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases who need a marrow transplant do not have a matching donor in their family. There are 10,000 people every year whose only hope for a cure is a bone marrow transplant from someone outside their family. You could be the one to save a life.

Joining the Be The Match registry is easy. Patients need donors who are between the ages of 18 and 60, willing to donate to any patient in need and meet health guidelines.

There is no cost to register and it can be done online. Be The Match will mail you a kit to swab your mouth for tissue typing. You’ll then be listed on the national registry where patients turn when they need a matching donor. If you are ever matched with someone in need of a transplant, there is no cost to donate bone marrow. The majority of bone marrow donations today are non-surgical blood donations. Donation may cause flu-type symptoms, but in most cases, donors go home the same day they donate.

To become a bone marrow donor and learn more about the national registry, visit www.BeTheMatch.com. - submitted

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A large number of Siren’s Class of 1984 became bone marrow donors in support of classmate Craig Hokanson. Shown here registering for Be The Match are (L to R): Kelly Hulleman, Connie Carlson, Kelly Heier, Jeff Alden and Joan O’Fallon. Not pictured: Marty Shutt, Shelly Roland, Rick Beedle, Greg Hunter, Polly Imme, Sean Good and Wade Wambolt. – Photo submitted

Frederic Pavilion, next to The Depot Featuring....

Grilled Chicken, Corn & More

Downtown Frederic by The Train Depot & Museum For more information, contact: Jackie Bergeron, 715-653-2338

Randy Korb’s Wisconsin Amphibians 2 p.m. at the park

Lots of unique items from crafters throughout the area!

DELICIOUS HOMEMADE PIES 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Train Depot & Museum Sponsored by the Frederic Area Historical Society

Something For Everyone Rain Or Shine Sponsored By The Frederic Area Chamber Of Commerce

AUGUST 18, 2010 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 15

Plan commission forwards approval with conditions Two-family duplex proposed in single-family home

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The city of St. Croix Falls planning commission met Aug. 16.

Several members of the commission were absent including Dan Meyers, Arnie Carlson and Michael Severson. Those in attendance were Lori Erickson, Don Anderson, Warren White and Mayor Darrell Anderson, which was sufficient for a quorum.

The meeting began with a public hearing for a request by Troy Huckell to allow for a duplex in a single-family home at 325 North Washington St. The home is currently rental property for the upstairs, but Huckell stated he would like to rent the bottom portion of the home to a single renter as a studio apartment. This would require the approval of a conditional use permit to allow for the single-family home to be converted to a duplex. The planning commission would have to endorse the idea and the final approval would be given by the city council. The area where the home is located is zoned R-2 residential, but requires a conditional use because a duplex would be considered multifamily use.

The home was previously owned by George McFaggen. Huckell purchased the property, made improvements, lived there for a period of time. He later purchased another home in the neighborhood [previously owned by Opal Johnson] for his

residence and moved out of the McFaggen home. Huckell has been renting the upper half of the McFaggen home to a family. He stated he wants to restrict the duplex rental in the lower level to a single resident and that it would be someone he knew or screened very closely.

“I rent only to people I know and work with or family,” he said. “I screen my renters very carefully and have had no problems.”

In opposition to the proposal, neighbors Al Kruger and Marilyn Brissett-Kruger stated they felt the property should remain a single-family use. Brissett-Kruger especially noted her concern for privacy with another tenant next door as well as the few years she has left to enjoy the property the way it is. She has owned the home next door at 315 North Washington St. since 1973. “Think about the 37 years of invested time and dollars to improve the property and make it a pleasant home,” she said to the commission. “Almost all of our family space is on the western side of the property. Mr. Huckell is an ambitious young man and we have a good relationship as neighbors. We are not unhappy with him, but we have relatively few years left to enjoy the home the way it is. I want to make my intentions clear that I want you to vote no on this.”

Huckell stated he felt the duplex would not interfere with the privacy of the neighbors. The public hearing was closed. The commission discussed the issue further.

“It’s a tough call, but I appreciate what Mr. Huckell is doing in purchasing these

This is the street view of 325 North Washington St. (right) and 315 North Washington St. (left).

The home on the right is proposing a duplex use in the single-family home to rent the lower level as a studio apartment. The owners of the home on the left are opposed to the city permitting such a use. – Photos by Tammi Milberg properties in town and keeping them up,” said Mayor Anderson. “I think what it boils down to is the tenant. If you find someone that is a good fit, it’s an opportunity to help him out. He’s purchased three homes in St. Croix. It all depends on who he gets as a renter.”

“You sound like a good addition to this community and I move to approve the request,” said Don Anderson.

White asked if the motion could include several conditions including Kruger and Brissett-Kruger to be part of the screening process for a tenant and a screening plan would be presented at the council meeting, that the request is approved with a one-year conditional use permit to be reviewed and renewed annually by city staff, the permit would stay with Huckell only; if he sells the property the use would go back to single-family,

and that when the request comes before the city council photos of the backyard are available.

Limiting the tenancy to one person only as the terms of the rental lease was also discussed, but the city said they would have a hard time defending that in court.

If the single renter got married and two people lived there, neither the city nor Huckell could evict the tenant.

White seconded Anderson’s motion with the four conditions added to the motion. A roll-call vote was taken with Don Anderson, White, and Mayor Anderson in favor. Erickson voted against the motion.

The plan commission’s recommendation to approve the conditional use permit for 325 North Washington St. will come before the Aug. 30 city council meeting for consideration.

Art medley fundraiser ends Friday

This is the backyard view of the two properties. In this photo the 325 home is on the left, and the 315 home is on the right. Concerns from the residents on the right about their backyard privacy were aired at the public hearing if a renter were allowed to reside in the lower level of the home on the left.

Rainbow over Siren

A rainbow arched over Siren just before 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, the promise of sunny and better weather to come following storms earlier that day and the previous evening.

This shot was taken coming into Siren from the west on CTH 70. – Photo by Nancy Jappe

The art medley display at Bremer Bank will be disassembled on Friday afternoon, Aug. 20. Hurry in now to sign up for one of the last few 6” x 6” artworks. No one knows which piece or pieces you will get when you sign up for one of the artworks donated by local and area artists and supporters of Frederic Arts. “That’s the fun of it,” said Diana Edling, a Frederic Arts Board member. All of the artworks will then be available for pickup at the Frederic Arts booth during Frederic’s Art and Craft Fair, Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

If you purchased one or more, this is the best time to get them without delay. Frederic Arts will also be selling a 17” x 11” poster of all 96 artworks. For more information please visit www.FredericArts.org – submitted

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Matt Erickson Memorial Golf Tournament set

OSCEOLA – When Matt Erickson made a decision to make a small check mark on a license application he made a huge difference in dozens of lives. Unknown to his mother and father until the evening of his death, Matt decided in high school to become a donor and has helped over 100 people (ages ranging from infants to 93 years old, from around the United States) to date with his tissue donation.

A few of Matt’s father’s friends from 3M decided to start a golf tournament in Matt’s honor. In the first tournament they flew by the seat of their pants. It snowed and rained and was about as bad as golfing weather could get. But people came back.

Now in the seventh year, the tournament has tripled in size and is spilling out of the Matt Erickson Krooked Kreek Golf Course Clubhouse near Osceola, just down the road from Polaris Industries where Matt worked as a quality engineer.

Father Carl Erickson, a recent 3M retiree, has done a little research.

“I believe most tournaments stop be-

Cancer Fund.

“Most all of the people that attend the golf tournament knew Matt and that again is a celebration to him and a remembrance. Being able to help a few persons along the way is just an extra benefit,” said Carl Erickson.

The Matt Erickson Memorial Golf Tournament is being held at Krooked Kreek Golf Course in Osceola on Saturday, Aug. 21, with registration at 11 a.m.

To reserve a team call 715-294-3673. Hole sponsor is $100, and/or $60 for individual sponsor. It includes 18 holes of golf, a cart and meal. Silent auction items are appreciated and there are also door prizes, raffles and golf skill contests. This is a four-person scramble format but individual golfers are welcome. – submitted

To date, the Matt Erickson charity has donated $6,600 in scholarships to 20 college-bound students. Pictured are Carl and Roseanne Erickson and the 2009 scholarship winners. From (L to R): Carl, Ingrid Ames, Grantsburg; Roseanne; Gina Hanzlic, Somerset; and Shelly Hammes of Cumberland. – Photos submitted tween the first and third years. Ninety stance. We continue to give more out percent-plus are done at five years. We than other fundraisers, we have been have, moreover, kept this a small tourna- told. The prizes are donated, not paid ment and given scholarships and grants from the golf fund like bigger golf to people in need for whatever circum- fundraisers. We have a 90-percent-plus return rate. We also, at $60 for golf, dinner and a cart, are the lowest-price tournament going. That is because of the aggressive donation program by Roseanne,” said Erickson.

To date, the charity has donated $6,600 in scholarships to 20 college-bound students. They have also have donated to other worthwhile causes such as the Marty Niles Family Fund a 23-year-old college student athlete who passed away almost a year ago from a brain tumor, the Logan Lewis Family Fund, named for a A long line of golf carts await their turn at Krooked Kreek Golf Course dur- 6-year-old that passed away from flu ing a previous Matt Erickson Memorial Golf Tournament. complications, and the Danielle Erickson

Scrimmages highlight start of the football season Leader Land schools travel near and far for first test of the year

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Coaches and fans will get their first real look at their respective teams when they collide with competition outside of their regular practices this Friday, Aug. 20.

In the Small Lakeland, Luck will be hosting Siren, Lake Holcombe and New Auburn. That scrimmage starts at 10 a.m., while Frederic will stick with tradition and travel to Clayton. While there they’ll likely see several area contenders in Clear Lake, Boyceville, Plum City and Turtle Lake. The scrimmage begins at 5 p.m.

The Large Lakeland teams will need to travel a bit for their scrimmages, as Grantsburg and Webster both travel to Shell Lake with a scrimmage start of 5 p.m., and St. Croix Falls travels to Baldwin for a scrimmage beginning at 10 a.m.

Unity will also be traveling out of the area as they head to Barron, beginning at 5 p.m.

There’s no shortage of smiles throughout the area football scene, as Frederic Vikings coach Ken Belanger shows at one of the Vikings first practices of the season last week. Players have since moved to wearing pads, and will put them to good use this Friday at area scrimmages. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Extra Points

••• SHELL LAKE – The Siren National Golf Course is reporting a hole-in-one that was made by Rick Denesen on Sunday, Aug. 15. Denesen is a resident of Hugo, Minn., and East Yellow River Road in Danbury. He shot the hole-inone on hole six, a 175-yard par 3 using a 9-iron. – Marty Seeger ••• FREDERIC – The Frederic Dance Team will be holding a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Frederic Fire Hall.

The dance team is self-funded and will use the money to attend future competitions and other costs. They will be performing this fall and winter at home high school sporting events. – Marty Seeger ••• MILWAUKEE – Brewers baseball can be heard on 1260 AM on the following dates and times. The Padres at Brewers games on Aug. 20, 21 and 22 begin at 7 p.m., 6 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively. The Dodgers at Brewers games on Aug. 24 and 25 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 White Sox at Twins game on Aug. 19 begins at 7 p.m. The Angels at Twins games on Aug. 20 and 21 begin at 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The Twins at Rangers games on Aug. 23, 24 and 25 begin at 7 p.m. each night.

••• GREEN BAY – The Packers at Seattle preseason football game is being broadcast on 105.7 FM on Aug. 21, beginning at 9 p.m.

••• CLEVELAND, Ohio. – The Aug. 22 Vikings at 49ers 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

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

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Luck/Unity, SCF swing into action Hit links on two consecutive outings

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – While area coaches are still trying to solidify their rosters for the season, area golf teams are busy working their way into some early competition.

The Luck Golf Course hosted the second tournament of the year already with nine teams participating out of the Middle Border Conference on Tuesday, Aug 17.

There’s something new this year with tournaments in that they’ll be holding a nine-hole scramble before going into the nine-hole match. The nine-hole match after the scramble will then be credited toward individual golfers vying for the top spot in the conference.

Ringers Are Us horseshoe league

The Ringers Are Us horseshoe league completed their first year and is inviting those interested to sign up for next year by contacting Sundown in Lewis.

Sundown was the big winner of this year’s league with 48 games won and 304 ringers. Aspen Leaf came in second winning 41 games and 151 ringers. Hideaway came in third, with 14 games won and 115 ringers, and Clam Falls was fourth with five wins and 93 ringers. – Photo by Kathy Underwood

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

Team Overall Coyland Creek (Champion) 11-1 Chell Trucking/The Beehive (3rd) 9-2 Smith Family Eye Care (2nd) 8-4 Indian Creek Tavern 5-6 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 3-8 Mauer Construction 3-8 Digger Nick 1-11 Scores Monday, August 16 Mauer Construction 14, Indian Creek Tavern 1 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 20, Digger Nick 1 Smith Family Eye Care, 8 Mauer Construction 5 Chell Trucking/Beehive 13, Kris’ Pheasant Inn 4 Smith Family Eye Care 12, Chell Trucking/Beehive 11 Coyland Creek (Champion) 17, Smith Family Eye Care 16

MEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL

Standings Team Overall Sundowners 13-2 Century 21 11-4 Pour House 10-5 God Squad 9-8 Pheasant Inn 8-7 Chell Well 7-9 Fur, Fins & Feathers/Coyland Creek 8-7 Grantsburg Sanitary 4-13 Da Crew 0-16 Scores Wednesday, August 11 Pheasant Inn 15, Pour House 8 Chell Well 23, God Squad 9 Fur, Fins & Feathers/Coyland Creek 20, Grantsburg Sanitary 15 Sundowners 19, Century 21 2 Fur, Fins & Feathers 20, Grantsburg Sanitary 15

FALUN CHURCH LEAGUE SOFTBALL Final standings Team Siren Assembly (Champion) Calvary Covenant Falun Churches Webster Baptist Trade Lake Baptist West Sweden/Zion Lutheran New Hope Lutheran Frederic Free Trade River Free Faith Lutheran Siren Covenant/Bethany

Overall 9-1 8-2 7-3 7-3 7-3 5-5 3-7 3-7 3-7 2-8 1-9

Scores Thursday, August 12 (single elimination) New Hope Lutheran 10, Faith Lutheran 1 Siren Covenant/Bethany 18, Trade River Free 3 New Hope Lutheran (win by forfeit) Siren Covenant/Bethany 13, Frederic Free 10 Friday, August 13 Siren Assembly 18, New Hope Lutheran 1 Falun Churches 15, West Sweden/Zion Lutheran 10 Calvary Covenant 21, Siren Covenant/Bethany 18 Trade Lake Baptist 21, Frederic Free 6 Saturday, August 14 Trade Lake Baptist 3, New Hope Lutheran 2 Siren Assembly 15, Siren Covenant/Bethany 7 Falun Churches 20, Siren Assembly 18 Calvary Covenant 27, Trade Lake Baptist 10 Siren Assembly 19, Trade Lake Baptist 0 Falun Churches 26, Calvary Covenant 20 Siren Assembly 13, Calvary Covenant 8 Siren Assembly 16, Falun Churches 11 Siren Assembly (Champion) 42, Falun Churches 13

MCKENZIE LANES SUMMER BOWLING LEAGUE

Team Standings Team Points MMCO 81.5 Don’s Boys 67.5 Denny’s Downtown Lanes 64.0 Ta-Da 58.0 Lakers 55.0 Cutting Edge Pro Shop 51.0 Lane Brains 50.5 McKenzie Lanes 48.5 Men’s High Scores Rick Fox, 289, scratch game Roger Tollander, 259 scratch game Gene Ackland, 258 scratch game Rick Fox, 756, scratch series Roger Tollander, 670, scratch series Gene Ackland, 669, scratch series Rick Katzmark, 477, scratch series Women’s High Scores Kelly Oryan, 214, scratch game Kelly Oryan, 203, scratch game Kelly Oryan, 181, scratch game Kelly Oryan, 598, scratch series Connie McKenzie, 490, scratch series

St. Croix Falls is working with just three golfers this season but is working on recruiting a fourth teammate to make enough to field a team. Despite the low numbers, they managed to finish in third place during the scramble the day before

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out of 10 teams. Seniors Tess Hedrick and Brittany Buss, along with freshman McKayla Swanson, round out the team thus far. Hedrick led the team with a 43 at Luck, while Buss shot a 59 and Swanson finished with a 69.

The Unity/Luck golf team was led by 2009 state qualifier Avery Steen with a 53.

Lindsey Stapel shot a 55, Emily Stelling shot 62, Karissa Giller had a 70 and Tina Lennartson finished with an 82.

Braves competing in “elite eight” this weekend OSCEOLA – The Osceola Braves advanced to the “elite eight” teams, which will travel to Tomahawk this weekend for the Wisconsin Baseball Association state finals tournament.

The Braves defeated the Cumberland Islanders 6-1 last Friday, Aug. 13. On Sunday, the Braves knocked off the top seed from the Chippewa Rivers League, the Hallie Eagles, 2-0. Braves pitchers Matt Zurbriggen and Ross Benitz each pitched a complete-game victory, without allowing an earned run, over the weekend.

Next up for Osceola will be the topranked team in the WBA, Sparta Miller, who the Braves will face on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1:30 p.m. in Tomahawk.

Sparta won state in 1998 and 2000.

The Braves are hoping for their sec-

ond state title after winning their first championship in 2003, under manager Ken Staples. Staples, along with players from the 2003 championship team – Derek Anderson, Dan Steffen, Steve Siqueiros and current Brave Dave Leske, were in attendance during last weekend’s state semifinals at Oakey Park in Osceola.

Defending 2009 state champs, the Eau Claire Bears, won state in 2008 and 2005.

The Braves are managed by first-year head coach Mike Tetzlaff and playercoach Ryan Rugg. – submitted

Osceola Duathlon has new course, date and trail runs OSCEOLA – The Osceola Duathlon announces registration is live for the Saturday, Sept. 25, Osceola Duathlon, kids duathlons and new trail runs.

New for 2010, the Duathlon course features a 5K trail run to start, 15 miles on bike and 5K trail run to finish. The 4-year old event now offers runner-only options on a wooded trail system including 10K and 5K chip-timed trail runs. An earlier race date of Saturday, Sept. 25, is expected to deliver better weather conditions and prime fall leaf colors on the St. Croix River Valley race courses.

An exciting added incentive this year for early registrations is a complimentary ticket ($17 value) for a scenic Osceola and St. Croix Valley train ride over race weekend with sightseeing and dinner-train options for the family.

Nestled in the St. Croix River Valley bluffs, the quaint and charming town of Osceola and surrounding area offers a wide array of family-oriented attractions.

During prime fall tourism season, both sides of the river are in full swing, inviting visitors to enjoy a paddleboat cruise, train or canoe ride and scenic hiking trails from Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls to Osceola.

The historic Main Street communities welcome visitors to stroll the Main Street shops and spend the weekend at a wide variety of lodging options including wellknown river valley bed and breakfasts.

“The new off-road trail runs will excite duathletes and runners as they wind through old campground trails which have been a championship high school cross-country invitational course for years,” said David Mooney, event coordinator. “The new 15-mile bike course takes full advantage of the winding rural roads and passes beside beautiful Horse Lake and Lotus Lake while overlooking forestland which should be in prime fall colors for race weekend,” Mooney added. For more information, visit www.OsceolaDuathlon.com. – submitted

River Valley Swim Club

LEFT: The River Valley Swim Club, which is a partnership between the Osceola and New Richmond Tigersharks program, participated in the Fairfax Invitational on June 26 and 27. Jillian Stokes placed in the 100-meter breaststroke, while Cole Riemer placed in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke.

RIGHT: Jillian Stokes and Autumn Timm got to participate with the Wisconsin Badger swim team in a relay. – Photos submitted

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Chasing Invasives

Part six Fleas and snails, the water devils

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The battles against invasive species have taken a decidedly sci-fi twist in recent years.

The battles prior had usually been against things easy to see or track or either cut down, burn, smother or find something to eat it. But fairly recent turns in those battles have gone to the miniature, as bifocals and even microscopes became necessary.

Yes, we’re now facing off against stuff we really can barely even see with the naked eye.

The growing threat of waterborne invasives is “much, much worse than first thought,” according to Polk County Land and Water Resources Department water quality specialist Jeremy Williamson who also carries the flag of the battle with the additional title of aquatic invasive species coordinator. He’s been tossed a whole new set of enemies in the war, and unlike typical foes, these are still being understood and assessed.

The invasions are much more extensive than first thought, and include some of the broadest swath of taxonomy imagined, from fleas to snails to mussels to carp and algae. This is literally “the kitchen sink” of invasive species, and they are all a threat where we live.

Sir Antony van Leeuwenhoek’s early microscopic discoveries, and horrors, as he first saw the active world of spermatozoa in action - his very own - and later microbes and other sorts of tiny critters, is similar to the recent shock of the hidden truths within some of our waters.

Invaders with names like Spiny Water Fleas or Chinese Mystery Snail – that may be carrying other invaders in their systems, shells or bloodstreams - have turned the battlefields from giant swaths of lake or forest acreage to tiny volumes of water and vials. The microbial, small and flea-

Spiny Water Fleas are so small, you almost need a microscope to see what they look like, but their effect on water quality is still being understood. – Photos submitted sized world of nature just became known known.

This snail species is primarily an algae as another area where we’re outflanked for the moment. Let’s look at two of these eater, and native to Asia and, as their name implies, China. waterborne threats: They have been popular in fish tanks and aquariums for decades, because they Chinese Mystery Snails Yes, they have a funny name, but their do not eat fish eggs or plants, and don’t scientific name is even more weird: Cipan- overpopulate. They are also known for gopaludina chinensis, and they may look fa- closing up if there is a water pH problem, miliar, but the goofy-sounding snails are giving aquarium owners an early indication that something is wrong a few weeks a real issue.

“The snails are everywhere!” before the fish would start to die.

But Williamson noted that while they Williamson said. “There are very few lakes [in either Polk or Burnett counties] are relatively new in the battle, we really don’t know what the consequence of these without them.”

One of the main issues with the snails is little invasives will be. They almost surely their impact, which is still relatively un- have spread through aquarium “dumps” or cleaning, and have showed up in recent years in so many bodies of freshwater, but the concerns are just now being investigated.

“Yeah, the problem is that we don’t really know what the consequences of that are yet,” he said. “I think the University of Wisconsin - Madison is working that out right now.”

Hopefully, the news on their impacts is good, and if not good, at least not as bad as some of the other potential water threats, which we know to be a real problem.

Chinese Mystery Snails are one of the latest invasive species to taint local waters.

Women and youth invited to outdoor event at South Fork FREDERIC – The South Fork Sporting Club, Polk County Sportsmen’s Club and Wisconsin DNR have partnered together to bring women and youth ages 17 and under an opportunity to experience various outdoor activities.

On Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., women and youth will have an opportunity to shoot trap, rifle, pellet guns, muzzleloader and archery. Outdoor cooking demonstrations and an opportunity to build a wood duck house or bluebird house will also be taking place, along with seminars on Pope and Young

scoring, police dog tracking, shed hunting, trapping and turkey calling and hunting. Youth must be age 10 or older to shoot the firearms.

This free event is held at the South Fork Sporting Club grounds, located east of Lewis on CTH E. Heading toward Clam Falls, turn north on 78th Street. A lunch will be provided. For more information contact Warden Jesse Ashton at 715-472-2253 or Dennis O’Donnell at 715-327-4954. – Marty Seeger with submitted information

Spiny Water Fleas This is the invasive that is small enough - less than a half-inch long - that it is hard to find. It also looks weird enough - they have one black eye and are mainly several barbs and spines on their tails - that the fear may be from the sci-fi appearance more than from the impact.

But the impact is real and just now being understood more fully.

Williamson noted the discovery of the

fleas fairly recently in Pipe Lake, and while the news was shocking, it also left them scratching their heads.

“Really, how do we deal with that?” he stated in an earlier interview.

The fleas - scientifically called Bythotrephes longimanus - are native to Northern Europe and were likely distributed across the Great Lakes through the now-controversial ballast dumping sometime in the 1980s. They are well suited for many water conditions, and can fight off predators with the spiny barbs on their spine and tail. They are zooplankton eaters, which means they are suddenly in a food chain that is already taxed for sustainability for creatures later consumed up the line by larger game fish.

They are prolific breeders, and even their eggs can survive in very cold waters, which means winters are not the answer.

Due to their odd bodies, they may get caught up in fishing apparatus, like lines, poles and hooks, and not be noticed. That can also lead to their inland spread to smaller bodies of water, and is probably how they got here lately.

The critters compete indirectly for prey with several local fish species, including panfish and perch. These small, local fish can’t feed on the spiny water flea itself because of their painful barbs. The flea’s diet of what are referred to primarily as Daphnia zooplankton means it is also in competition with baby fish, and native water flea species - yes, some fleas are normal and native.

Williamson noted the concerns that many aquatic specialists have on Daphnia zooplankton population declines in recent years, and are concerned that the “downstream effects” of the flea’s spread and the zooplankton reductions could be devastating.

“You can tell also [about a water body] by its chemistry,” Williamson said, noting that reduced zooplankton populations are “never a good sign.”

The spiny water flea is also causing serious concerns in many parts of Canada, where researcher have noted dramatic reductions in zooplankton - attributed directly to the fleas - and a few Canadian lakes have had almost complete zooplankton species elimination. Taking that essential food element out of a freshwater lake is devastating, and zooplankton are the virtual base in the aquatic food chains.

The tiny crustacean with the funny name and the one eye really does pose a serious risk to local ecosystems, and again shows the importance of diligent, managed boat, trailer and tackle cleaning and general water-sport “hygiene,” although sadly, new evidence suggest that spiny water flea eggs survive even after being dried out or eaten by other, larger fish.

So the typical methods of cleaning a boat using high pressure, passage of time or even sunlight - don’t necessarily work on these guys, proving again that the battles against invasives are never easy, convenient or expected, and as Jeanette Ranking - the first-ever U.S. congresswoman - once said: “You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.”

Let’s hope she was wrong ... or at least jumped the gun.

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

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

2. Luck Sport & Marine, 98 lbs., 6 oz.

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

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

5. Bistram Boys, 89 lbs. 3 oz.

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

7. A1 Construction, 72 lbs., 5 oz.

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

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

10. Struck/Lonetti, 61 lbs., 4 oz.

11. Harry/Leroy, 57 lbs., 4 oz.

12. Milltown Dock Marine, 54 lbs. 4 oz.

13. Jenell’s Main Dish, 52 lbs. 3 oz.

14. Mosseys, 48 lbs., 12 oz.

15. Ones/Roberts, 44 lbs., 9 oz.

16. GNO, 38 lbs., 2 oz.

17. Sinkers, 30 lbs., 2 oz.

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

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

Big bass weekly winner Week 14:

Jenell’s Main Dish, 4 lbs., 12 oz.

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Polk County hopes to keep tax levy at 2010 level Purchase of AV equipment for boardroom voted down

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — Goals and parameters are being set for the 2011 Polk County budget, and at the Polk County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Aug. 16, finance committee Chairman Gary Bergstrom told his fellow county supervisors that the committee’s goal is to keep the tax levy the same as in 2010. The 2010 general fund levy was $21 million out of a $42 budget.

“That would keep at least the county portion of property taxes the same as it was this year,” he said. Other taxing entities that take a piece of the “property tax pie” include the school district, state, technical school, and the town, village or city in which the resident lives.

One item of concern discussed at the meeting is the county’s undesignated fund balance, sometimes referred to as the “rainy day fund,” which has been declining.

County policy requires that the undesignated fund to be at 20 percent of the annual general fund expenditures. The 2008 audit showed the undesignated-fund at 16.9 percent of general fund expenditures, and the 2009 audit puts it at 12.3 percent.

“I would want a good deal of emphasis placed on the fund balance,” said Supervisor Ken Sample, who noted that the undesignated fund is $2 million less than it should be. At the same time, delinquent taxes are up $1.4 million.

In seeking a budget no higher than this year, Bergstrom acknowledged the economic situation in the county.

“This year has been pretty difficult for a lot of taxpayers in the county,” he said. Unemployment is high, and many of those who are employed are facing cuts in benefits, hours or wages.

“There’s a lot of financial pressure on people on a fixed income,” he continued. “These are tough times for the taxpayer.”

The 2010 budget, Bergstrom said, included a 5.13-percent increase in the tax levy. “It would be nice to have a reduction,” he added.

According to county Administrator Dana Frey, budget requests have been received from all county departments, and all have met the goal of a 1.5-percent reduction in levy support.

“I think there’s a real understanding of the financial difficulties,” he said of the department heads. “I’m very pleased with the kind of responsiveness we have gotten.”

The final budget, he said, will be within the state revenue cap that limits the tax levy, will be sustainable and will hopefully not push costs out into the future.

Frey said he has no authority to cut positions or programs, but on Tuesday evening the board gave him authority to review vacant positions. This gives him the opportunity to determine if there is a more cost-effective way to operate.

“It will result in some savings,” said Frey. “It can result in significant savings, or it can result in minor savings.”

Just last week, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue released the new equalized valuation for the county, showing a decrease of more than $300 million, or 6.3 percent. In the past two years, said interim finance director Maggie Wickre, property values in Polk County have dropped 10 percent.

For 2010, only Adams and St. Croix counties had a greater percentage drop in equalized property value.

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“Right now isn’t the time to invest,” agreed Supervisor Warren Nelson. “Some constituents would say maybe a lot of things being said don’t need repetition.”

Supervisor Patricia Schmidt was in favor of purchasing the equipment, saying she has wanted it since first coming on the board in 1997. “We need microphones,” she said.

“I’ve been begging for them every year.”

The finance committee, said Supervisor Ken Sample, should not make judgment calls, but should bring accurate information to the board.

“I don’t rely on the finance committee to be my moral conscience,” he said.

Masters took issue with Sample’s comments, saying that the finance committee doesn’t try to “bully” anyone. “We just don’t think it’s the right time,” he said.

In a last comment before the vote was taken, Voelker said the equipment would add the “transparency” the board is talking about, allowing constituents to see what is going on. He said the public should be able to see the “shenanigans that happen” at board meetings.

On a roll call vote, the resolution to purchase the AV equipment failed 15 to 8. Voting in favor were supervisors Patricia Schmidt, Jim Edgell, Sample, Craig Moriak, Jay Luke, Jepsen, Larry Voelker and Gerianne Christensen.

Opposed were Harry Johansen, Dean Johansen, Herschel Brown, Kathryn Kienholz, Marvin Caspersen, Wendy Rattel, Brian Masters, Russell Arcand, Warren Nelson, Diane Stoneking, Kristine Kremer-Hartung, Kim O’Connell, Bergstrom, Neil Johnson, and board Chair William Johnson IV. Other business • Supervisor Marvin Caspersen, chair of the highway committee, reported that air quality at the highway office is a continuing problem. Acknowledging that two-thirds of the tax levy is designated for personnel, Caspersen said that infrastructure cannot be ignored.

• Supervisor Larry Jepsen reported that the grand opening of the Stower Seven Lakes Trail will be this Saturday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. in Amery. “It’s a very nice walking and biking trail,” he said of the newest state trail. “Go out and use it.”

• The lime quarry committee has tentatively agreed on a candidate to take the position of quarry manager, said Supervisor Dean Johansen. County Administrator Dana Frey will continue discussions with the candidate. Johansen also said that the county has received a $27,000 claim from a Clayton man who lost three bucks to dogs, as well as increasing claims for bear damage.

Polk personnel looks at budget solutions Sample criticizes finance committee

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County Personnel Committee held a wide-ranging discussion on budget-related issues at its meeting Thursday, Aug. 12. Topics ranged from state rules on labor-bargaining policies to specific suggestions on starting wages. All five members of the committee, Russell Arcand, Patricia Schmidt, Warren Nelson, James Edgell and Ken Sample, were present. Sample made some critical comments about the finance committee.

The committee has been discussing options the county has as it enters into the next round of contract talks with the employee unions. To understand the process better, the personnel committee will host a Labor Negotiations Forum in October, with experts from the Wisconsin Counties Association explaining the statutes regulating contracts and bargaining. Neighboring counties will be invited to the forum.

The specifics included comments from Edgell on the wages for a proposed new position in the clerk of court office. He wondered why the new file clerk job would be starting at level six on the union contract scale, paying $15.57 per hour, when there are lower-wage scales available. Edgell noted that the new clerk would be replacing a $10-per-hour temporary employee. “In my world, a file clerk is as low as a job can go,” Edgell said.

County Administrator Dana Frey said he will be reviewing all vacant positions in the future.

“Reviews can result in savings without affecting operations,” Frey said. “The best time to review a job is when no one is in it. Supervisors must justify the open positions. We

will also see how long a position can stay vacant.” He added that he will look at better ways to do things and at opportunities for savings.

Sample’s comments Frey made comments on the county’s fund balance, the cash available to cover operating expenses. He noted that the audit has been drawn down and said the reserves need to be built up.

The county has a Fund Balance Policy, Sample said, that requires the county to maintain a reserve of 20 percent of operating expenditures. He said that the audit reported that the county’s fund balance was 12.3percent at the end of 2009 and 16.9 percent at the end of 2008.

The Fund Balance Policy (Policy 910) was adopted in May 2008, just two years ago.

“Our policy says that when the balance falls below 20 percent, a plan has to be made to restore the balance,” Sample said. “Finance must create a plan. It did not do it. We are short $2.3 million going into the budget. That must be made up or we must change our policy.”

“I am not happy,” Sample went on. “There was no chance for dialogue with the auditors yesterday (at the finance committee meeting). I want dialogue. We must be able to understand the audit. We need a perspective on the county funds.”

Sample said the full county board needs a presentation on the audit and information on where the county’s finances stand.

“We are put in a vacuum of ignorance by finance,” Sample concluded, adding that he thinks the finance committee doesn’t have a clue where the county is going.

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room was turned down by a vote of 15 to 8. Because the proposed purchase would have been unbudgeted, it would have required a two-thirds majority, or 16 votes in favor, to pass.

In making his arguments for the system, at an estimated cost of $60,000, Voelker said that board members, staff, administration, and members of the public have a difficult hearing the discussions Polk County Supervisor in the boardroom.

Larry Voelker The supervisors have an obligation to make decisions regarding the county and its residents, he said, and they need to hear the discussion in order to make those decisions.

The current system consists of two microphones, Voelker pointed out, and is “antiquated and inadequate.”

With modern audio/visual equipment, Voelker asserted, board meetings could be recorded and put on the county’s Web page for taxpayers to see and hear. He said that oftentimes even he would appreciate the opportunity to review the discussions and multiple amendments.

Eventually adding committee meetings to the Web would allow supervisors to be better informed about all aspects of county government, he said. In Amery, he noted, city council meetings are televised and are watched by a large group of people.

Voelker ended his plea for the equipment with the comment that the “shroud of darkness” that covers board meeting should be lifted.

Bergstrom said the finance committee had reviewed the resolution and voted not to recommend it. The cost for the proposed system is not in the budget, he said, and it should be weighed at the same time as other capital improvements.

Supervisor Brian Masters asked who would be responsible for operating and maintaining the system, adding, “Sure, we want it. But do we need it right now?”

He added that people know when the meetings are and can attend them in person rather than having them broadcast on the Web or television.

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Members of the Polk County Board of Supervisors, including Kathy Kienholz and Chair William Johnson IV, dug into purses and pockets to find a few dollars for phone cards for area servicemen.

Supervisor Diane Stoneking, behind Kienholz, initiated the collection that brought in $92. – Photos

by Mary Stirrat

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Neal’s legacy hits national magazine

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer SIREN – When Neal Erickson died in January 2009, he left his wife, Sheila, with a big responsibility – promoting the barbecue sauce he had developed and produced. Other barbecue sauces didn’t come up to his standards, and Erickson was determined to develop a sauce that pleased his own taste buds. This, he was sure, would please other taste buds as well.

Big Butz B-B-Q Sauce was the result, with an ingredient like cranberries added to give one of the sauces its special zing.

A very big smile would light up Erickson’s face when he watched people try the sauce – and give it their thumbs-up approval.

When the end of life came near for Erickson, Sheila promised him she would do the best she could to push the sauce, but she knew she couldn’t do it alone. Luckily, she hasn’t had to do that, thanks to the interest and enthusiasm of her son, Tom Porter, and daughter-in-law Shelly, who live nearby.

“I miss (seeing Neal’s smile) so much, but I know he’s around,” Sheila said recently. “We’re making his dream happen, but it’s our dream now, Tom and Shelly’s too.”

About three months ago, an e-mail came from Vanity Fair magazine, asking for a picture of the Big Butz B-B-Q Cranberry Sauce. When he saw the e-mail, Tom thought it wasn’t real, but told his mother, “What can it hurt (to send the photo)?” He sent the photo, and heard no more from the magazine.

During the first week in August, Sheila and Tom started getting e-mails of congratulations for being in Vanity Fair from followers in other parts of the country.

They went to the Vanity Fair Web site, and there was their barbecue sauce on one of the magazine’s pages.

A hard copy of the magazine wasn’t yet available on the newsstands, but when the August issue came out, it included the page with the photo and credit to Big Butz B-B-Q Sauce.

Another request, for a sample of the sauce, came in as Sheila was getting ready for July Fourth sales. Again, she and Tom couldn’t believe that this was happening.

They checked out the phone number for the lady who called from Country Living magazine. Sure enough, it was the number associated with the magazine. The woman said she wasn’t sure what they were going to do with the samples, and so far neither Sheila or Tom have heard any more from this contact. They are, however, reaching a lot of people from Tom’s

This is a close-up of the page in the August issue of Vanity Fair magazine that features Big Butz B-B-Q Sauce that is produced and marketed in Siren. – Photos by Nancy Jappe

“We would have had to put a sock in Neal’s mouth – he would be so ecstatic.” – Sheila Erickson Sheila Erickson shows the framed page from the August edition of Vanity Fair magazine that features the cranberry BBQ sauce produced by her business, Yah Butz in the Woods, Siren.

Someone from the magazine e-mailed and asked for a photo of the sauce. The next thing she knew, she and her son, Tom Porter, were getting congratulatory e-mails about the photo’s inclusion in the magazine. contacts with Twitter and Facebook.

They haven’t been doing any advertising because people have been coming to them. “We have been really fortunate and really busy, especially in this economy,” Sheila said. “We would have had to put a sock in Neal’s mouth – he would be so ecstatic.”

The Wisconsin Cranberry Growers put in an order for the cranberry sauce, which they plan to take to the Wisconsin State Fair. The sauce will be on display at the Warrens Cranberry Festival. It sells well in a store in Redding, Calif., as well as in stores in Ohio, Illinois and Georgia, 40 stores in Wisconsin, three stores in North

Minneapolis and through a distributor in Superior.

Yah Butz, the business through which Big Butz B-B-Q Sauce is produced, opened at its Siren location at the end of May 2001. The main reason Sheila started the business was to coax Neal into pursuing his dream of developing a pleasing barbecue sauce. They did a test market for the Home Sweet Home Show at the Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren, and people loved the product.

Neal and Sheila would can the sauce themselves at night in the kitchen. Then the factory attached to the business was set up. They taught Tom how to run

things in the factory. Shelly, too, gets involved and is said to be planning her own flavor of sauce. So far, she isn’t telling what that flavor will be.

Tom has always loved cooking, and took college cooking classes when he was still in high school. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has given them a lot of help and guidance. Sheila and Tom go to school every year to keep up their certification in canning and food preparation. Their business is inspected regularly. They are ready to take the business as far as it will go – all the while with the knowledge that, in so doing, they are honoring Neal and spreading his dream of producing a pretty special barbecue sauce.

For more information, check the company’s Web site at www.bigbutzbbqsauce.net.

Voyager Village Together for a Cure golf tournament fundraiser raises $8,000 for cancer research

Looking pretty in pink were Nancy Henderson, Carole DeVries , Norma Olson and Sue Olson. The annual tournament brought 112 men and women golfers out to raise money for breast and prostate cancer research.

Each year there is at least one man at the Together For A Cure Voyager Village Golf Tournament Fundraiser who dons a pink shirt in support of a friend or family member who has been touched by breast cancer. This year Dave Weiss was that guy; “My wife had breast cancer so I’m wearing it for her,”

Don Day and Dennis Larson were just two of the group of guys in blue at the Together for A Cure Voyager Village Golf Tournament Fundraiser held on Aug. 5 at the Voyager Village Golf Course and Clubhouse.

George Vespa introduced Jared Washburn, honorary committee member, at this year’s Together For A Cure Voyager Village Golf Tournament Fundraiser.

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County hears from Osceola’s Vision 600

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — What happens when a community of about 2,500 people loses an industry that employs more than 600 people?

In Osceola, within days of being notified that Polaris was pulling out most of its jobs at its Osceola plant, a task force was formed to look at drawing in new jobs, identifying the skills and training available or needed to find new employment, and to determine and meet the needs of the displaced employees.

This was some of the information given

by Osceola Village Administrator Neil Soltis to the Polk County Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening, Aug. 17.

Soltis had been invited to the board meeting to discuss the Osceola’s Vision 600, a collaboration of 20-plus agencies and individuals working together to create 600 new jobs in Osceola by the year 2012. The village’s quick response to the news is one of the reasons county board

Osceola Village Administrator Neil Soltis discusses Vision 600 with the Polk County Board of Supervisors. – Photo by Mary Stirrat

Chair William Johnson IV asked Soltis to speak with the board.

At this point, said Soltis, they are attempting to retain about 100 jobs by keeping the seat and stamping and press units at Osceola. Engine production will be going to Iowa and Minnesota, with many other lines going to Mexico.

Layoffs are to begin as early as this fall, with another wave in 2011, then ending in 2012.

“We’re really chasing a moving target,” said Soltis, referring to the lack of solid information on when the layoffs will occur.

The closing will affect the 55 communities where employees live, from Pine City, Minn., to Shell Lake, and from Menomonie to the I-35 corridor in eastern Minnesota. The workforce is actually centered 12 miles northeast of Osceola, he said.

Of the 515 permanent employees, 216 are female and 299 are male. The age of employees is mid- to late-40s.

Although the demographics and com-

munity sizes are different, said Soltis, the Vision 600 looked at Newton, Iowa, where 4,000 people were laid off when Maytag closed its plant there.

Three task forces have been created within Vision 600, consisting of an economic development task force, a workforce training task force, and a community health and welfare task force. Within the economic development task force are teams focusing on planning, the Polaris line that will remain, new company recruitment, building existing businesses and building entrepreneurship.

The process, he said, builds relationships and coordinates efforts, which strengthens economic development.

“Its an exceptional team working exceptionally hard,” Soltis told the board.

Mortgage burning at the library

Nearly two years ago, the Luck Village Board approved a $128,000 loan for the construction of the new library and museum, to be repaid within five years through pledges promised to the project. After just 23 months the loan has been repaid, and library and museum patrons celebrated by burning the mortgage. From left are project Chair Tam Howie, Marty Messar, who was president of the library board during the planning and construction phase, and Dan Beal of the Luck Area Historical Society.

Photos by Mary Stirrat

The Luck Library and Museum opened its doors in the fall of 2008. Tuesday, Aug. 10, library and museum patrons met to burn the mortgage on the building.

“Finger-licking good!” is what 4-year-old Zoe Allen seems to be thinking.

Zoe and her family came to the library/museum in Luck Tuesday evening to celebrate the burning of the building’s mortgage.

Enjoying a few minutes’ calm before Tuesday evening’s rain, these ladies helped celebrate the mortgage burning for the Luck Library and Museum.

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This weekend’s Polk County Renewable Energy Fair is first of its kind locally

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Something rare happens this weekend, Aug. 21-22, at the Polk County fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls.

Because of the collision of circumstances with three local men, and a whole host of volunteers, the first-ever Polk County Renewable Energy Fair comes to fruition.

Banking on the assertion that we all need energy of some flavor, and it may as well be cheap, affordable and locally produced, let alone sustainable and as clean as possible, a group of individuals has been planning the unique E-2010 Fair for almost a year.

“I’ve been communicating with a lot of different people, from a lot of different avenues,” Darrell Kittleson this spring. He is the progenitor and director of the committee behind the fair, which back then he said would concentrate on “wind, solar, biomass diesel, geothermal, you name it.

Any type of energy systems that is out there.”

But how times change. That focus has expanded to include all flavors of local issues beyond energy sources like photovoltaics, solar hot water, geothermal, wood, biodiesel, heat pumps and pellet stoves. It has now gone into all sorts of cool technology advanced stuff people will be talking about in the decades to come: electric cars, organic gardening, community supported agriculture and more.

“The end product turned out to be quite different,” stated E-2010 co-organizer Marlin Baillargeon. That menu now includes everything from local food, farming and production issues to home remodeling and construction that concentrates on energy efficiency, rain barrels, landscaping and even kids issues.

“It’s a grand experiment!” stated Kittleson. “We’re definitely on a learning curve.”

The idea for an energy fair came to Kittleson about two years ago. He is a former freelance engineer who also loves to tinker, and has built at least 5,000 woodstoves over the years. He was the man behind the Polk County Sesquicentennial

Call it E-2010

The three men behind the Polk County Energy Fair. Pictured (L to R) are: Jeff Peterson, Darrell Kittleson and Marlin Baillargeon. The three are standing beside a workshop Kittleson created using entirely salvaged materials. - Photos by Greg Marsten event in 2003, which drew over 5,000 people in one day to the same fairgrounds.

He’s hoping they can attract a good number of those same people who are concerned about local issues that are frankly, very cool and cutting edge.

He teamed up with Baillargeon, a retired farmer, technology laborer and county board supervisor with an eye on efficiency and money savings.

The other end of the trio is Jeff Peterson, a retired Unity schoolteacher and activist who once ran for the state Assembly and also served on the Polk County Board. He also owned a woodstove dealership decades ago in Cumberland. The two former supervisors were also instrumental in bringing the Renewable Energy Committee to fruition, which has become an example of a focus on governmental efficiency that has spread across the board and into public policy, to great effect.

But the three men walk the walk, as well. Peterson has a relatively new photovoltaic array at his home, and has been a longtime efficiency woodstove advocate.

As a county supervisor, Baillargeon advocated for a type of biomass engineering that was featured in the book “Power Shift,” by Barry Hansen. He even brought the author up to brief the county board, which eventually led to the committee that helped form the E-fair. While Hansen’s “Power Shift” ideas, a garbageto-fuel process, proved to expensive for the county to lead the way on, it did pique

One of the displays at the Energy Fair will detail a solar water heater, much like this one at Anathoth Farm, east of Luck. Mike Miles built the unit, and claims they haven’t paid to heat water for well over a decade. The system is beautifully simple, using black-painted copper pipes, essentially converted radiators on a grid, and covered with a sheet of black metal to absorb solar heat. Sunshine heats the water and a small solar panel runs a 12-volt pump for circulation. Miles will also outline his unique story of building a composting toilet at their home.

This photo was taken last summer during a tour of the famous sustainable farm.

the interest of others who have helped morph the committee into something greater than their original focus and made for a wide variety of topics at the fair this weekend.

There will be nearly 40 vendors, with numerous speakers and displays on topics like wind power and site assessments, composting, even solar ovens and bicycling, passive solar, composting toilets, new building design techniques and landscaping upgrades to help keep your yard happy and your wallet thick.

The displays along with numerous entertainers, like the popular dance band Duck for the Oyster on Saturday night, will complement the food, and there will even be games for children. They’ll also have lots of activities set up in a children’s area, with interesting workshops to keep them occupied and interested, if not outright excited.

Some of those displays and workshops are intriguing even to the people in charge. Peterson is excited to see the Geronimo wind display (see article elsewhere on that firm’s local connections) as well as Robert Ruppel, from Sun Power Biodiesel in Cumberland. His topic - “Decentralized Oilseed Production and Processing,” is so cutting edge, the committee has sent out flyers to local farmers.

“It’s about them making their own biodiesel!” Peterson said of the Sunday speaker.

Other speakers are also at the top of the

interest list, including Kris Schmid of Legacy Solar. He has become a major organizer or the event, as well as one of the cutting-edge installers of the very types of systems the fair will highlight.

Baillargeon also noted that the topics, displays, vendors, and yes, even the parking at the fairgrounds will be different.

Several local vendors are providing new and unusual offerings, even breakfasts, and that the event is large enough that a two-day pass is being offered.

“Yeah, make sure to note that you can park right there! No long walks from across the grounds,” Baillargeon said with a laugh.

Joking aside, the three organizers are pretty excited to see their vision come to fruition and are hoping that the interest is there for next year, as well.

They have some major sponsors that helped bring it the fair to life, such as Xcel Energy, River Country RC & D, Polk-Burnett Electric, Legacy Solar, Great Mats and many more, especially the Polk County Fair Society, which not only is assisting with insurance coverage and sponsorship, but helping with money handling and other technical issues the committee cannot do legally.

“They’ve really been a huge help!” Kittleson said, hoping that the event goes off hitch-free, just like the county 150th birthday party he brought to life seven years ago. “I’m still proud of that event. Nothing went wrong!”

He can only hope for such fortune.

“We’re hoping to get a good response,” Peterson said, noting that they will have questionnaires to review later and are looking for real, honest comments to make everything even better next time.

“I’m just hoping for a lot of people!”

Kittleson said.

The E-2010 Fair runs this Saturday and Sunday at the Polk County Fair Park, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., each day. There is a small entry fee, and kids under 12 are free.

Camping is available on the grounds for a small fee and parking is free.

There is a horse show on Sunday at the fairgrounds, and Kittleson said they are also encouraged to attend.

“Free entry to anyone who smells like a horse!” he joked.

Go to www.polkcountyenergyfair.com for a list of speakers, details and other information.

Pushing for new energy. Jeff Peterson, Darrell Kittleson and Marlin Baillargeon ride and run beside an exotic “tribrid” motorcycle Kittleson created over two decades ago, using parts of a riding mower, motorcycle and Massey-Harris tractor starter. The trike runs purely on a 12-volt battery, and can go up to 28 mph. The three men are the organizers of a unique renewable energy fair this weekend at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Walker defends lack of college degree

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio OCONOMOWOC - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker was asked over the weekend about his lack of a college degree. He told reporters there are plenty of people who would follow the same path he did given the state of the economy.

Walker left Marquette University before he finished his senior year to start work for the American Red Cross. A few years later he won his first election to the state Assembly. Walker was asked after a weekend debate whether his lack of a degree mattered, and what people should know about why he did not finish college.

“The bottom line is, I was offered a job.

Like any person going into their senior year, right now particularly in this economy, if they were offered a job in their senior year of college, I think most people these days would take it. That’s what I did at the American Red Cross.”

When pressed on whether he would recommend quitting college early to take a job, Walker said that’s an individual

choice. Regardless, he says he’ll push for higher graduation rates as governor.

Walker’s record stands in contrast to his opponents. Republican Mark Neumann has a master’s degree, while Democrat Tom Barrett has a law degree.

AUGUST 18, 2010 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 23

Farm Service Agency updates SPOONER — Evie Moore, county executive director of Burnett/Washburn County Farm Service Agency, has announced important upcoming program deadlines.

CRP sign-up under way: USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program has started and runs through Aug. 27. During the sign-up period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land for CRP’s competitive general sign-up at their county FSA office. Producers enrolling in CRP plant long-term, resource-conserving covers in exchange for rental payments, cost-share and technical assistance. CRP protects millions of acres of America’s topsoil from

erosion and is designed to improve the nation’s natural resources base. Participants voluntarily remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production by entering into long-term contracts for 10 to 15 years. Contracts awarded under this sign-up are scheduled to become effective Oct. 1.

2008 SURE deadline: The deadline to apply for the 2008 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program payments is Sept. 30. Producers who suffered crop production losses due to natural disasters during the 2008 crop year have the opportunity to sign up for the SURE program.

To be eligible, producers must have suffered at least a 10-percent production loss

on a crop of economic significance. In addition, producers must meet the risk management purchase requirement by either obtaining a policy or plan of insurance, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act or NAP coverage, for all economically significant crops. Applications need to be filed at the FSA office.

2010 LFP available: Producers in Washburn County are now eligible for assistance that is available for livestock grazing losses that occur due to drought during the 2010 livestock-grazing season under the Livestock Forage Disaster program.

Washburn County reached a D2 designation on the U.S. drought monitor, and eligible producers could receive

compensation for one month of LFP benefits for the widespread grazing losses.

All crops intended for grazing must have crop insurance coverage or Noninsured Assistance Program coverage for the crop year that the benefits are requested. The only exceptions to these requirements are for producers considered limited resource, socially disadvantage or beginning farmers. The 2010 LFP applications must be filed at the FSA office by Jan. 30, 2011.

Contact the FSA office for more information on any FSA programs or deadlines by calling Spooner 715-635-8228, ext. 2 or visit the Web site www.fsa.usda.gov. — from FSA

Polk County circuit court Jessica K. Ahles, Cushing, speeding, $175.30.

Andrew H. Alexander, Vadnais Heights, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Robert N. Alexander, New Hope, Minn., placing a travel trailer on a lot for greater than 14 days, $375.00.

Brenda L. Andersen, New Richmond, speeding, $175.30.

Cody A. Anderson, Somerset, speeding, $200.50.

Eric S. Anderson, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.

James L. Anderson, Clear Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rebekah L. Anderson, Clear Lake, speeding, $173.50.

James P. Arneberg, Roseville, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Karl R. Astin, Minneapolis, Minn., riding on boat decks/gunwales, $175.30.

Blake C. Ayling, Minneapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Thomas J. Bach, Edina, Minn., load boat above safe carrying capacity, $162.70; operate personal watercraft without valid safety certificate, not guilty plea.

Brian E. Bakken, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Thomas M. Balsimo, Brainerd, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Thomas D. Beard, Circle Pines, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Pamela J. Beaver, Somerset, speeding, not guilty plea.

Andrew J. Beckwith, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Belinda L. Befort, Grand Rapids, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Robert A. Benedum, Amery, speeding, not guilty plea.

Mary K. Biedrzycki, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Bikeman Performance, Osceola, display unauthorized vehicle registration plates, $238.30.

Renee M. Blinkwolt, Astoria, N.Y., speeding, $175.30.

Dylan B. Brabec, Star Prairie, fail/properly maintain tires and rims, not guilty plea.

Thomas K. Braun, Minneapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Noah E. Brittan, Balsam Lake, passing in no-passing zone, $213.50; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Kris J. Budke, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Rebecca A. Bulman, Dresser, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea.

Lindsey J. Burrs, Spooner, operate without valid license, $200.50; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $200.50.

Timothy J. Burton, Crystal, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

James S. Bush, Hanover, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Carol M. Campbell, Chula Vista, Calif., speeding, not guilty plea.

Koy E. Carlson, Amery, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Paula J. Carow, Ladysmith, speeding, $175.30.

Dustin J. Carroll, Osceola, speeding, $175.30; operate without valid license, $200.50.

Christopher J. Chapman,

Brooklyn Center, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Adrienne F. Chezik, Afton, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Theodore J. Christofore, Orlando, Fla., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Kimberly A. Clauson, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Alison L. Cochrane, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Michael L. Colaizy, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.

Isaac O. Conlan-Dvale, Minneapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Gary S. Constantineau, New Richmond, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Craig S. McCloskey, Wilmington, Del., speeding, $225.70.

Michael A. Cran, Amery, speeding, $200.50.

Sean C. Cuyun, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Robert A. Deal, Milltown, speeding, not guilty plea.

William D. Denney, Forest Lake, Minn., operate without valid license, $200.50; speeding, $200.50.

Dean E. Devries, Burnsville, Minn., operate boat without valid certificate number, $200.50.

Courtney N. Doerfler, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Catherine Donovan, Clear Lake, no land use permit for a mobile home, $438.00.

Alexander K. Dow, Chanhassen, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

David J. Edwards, Rice Lake, speeding, not guilty plea.

Lawrence L. Emert, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Wilson M. Eugster, Minneapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Anders G. Finkelson, Lincoln, Neb., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Justin J. Finklea, Forest Lake, Minn., possess marijuana on state land, $263.50.

Lola C. Fischer, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Gary F. Fix, Braham, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

John T. Fowler, Ilderton, ON, speeding, $175.30.

Gary A. French, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Alanna M. Frendt, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Amy M. Freund, Osceola, speeding, not guilty plea.

Edward J. Furney, Ellsworth, speeding, not guilty plea.

Christopher T. Garrity, New Richmond, speeding, $175.30.

Larry J. Gee, New Richmond, riding on boat decks/gunwales, $175.30.

Timothy C. Gens, Buffalo, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, $213.10.

Dennis J. Geurts, Edmond, Okla., speeding, $225.70.

Joel D. Gibson, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

James J. Glossi, New Richmond, load boat above safe carrying capacity, $175.30.

Steven J. Goebel, Winsted, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Warren T. Golla, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Wendy K. Graham, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding,

$175.30.

Joshua D. Gravdal, Rush City, Minn., interstate record of duty status, $200.50.

Nicholas R. Greaner, New Richmond, speeding, $200.50.

Laura J. Grunewald, Munster, Ind., speeding, $200.50.

Jaime M. Guiracocha, Minneapolis, Minn., litter/deposit debris on state property, $200.50.

Dawn E. Gunderson, Mahtomedi, Minn., load boat above safe carrying capacity, $175.30.

Leif G. Halverson, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Timothy J. Halverson, Woodbury, Minn., reckless driving – endanger safety, $389.50.

Brian J. Hauge, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jeremiah O. Heesch, Turtle Lake, speeding, $250.90.

Peter C. Heimberg, Alexandria, Va., speeding, $175.30.

David C. Heindl, Phillips, speeding, $175.30.

Lindsay M. Helgeson, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Eugene A. Hendricks, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Dennis L. Henke, Deer Park, speeding, $175.30.

Eric N. Hildrum, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Wayne R. Hitzemann, New Richmond, speeding, $200.50.

Alexander M. Hoffman, Richfield, Minn., possess drug paraphernalia, $169.00.

Jameson R. Hoffman, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Richard O. Hohlfeld, Holcombe, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel C. Hollar, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Melissa Honts, St. Croix Falls, operate with no valid driver’s license, not guilty plea.

William R. Hopkins, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Dominic M. Hoyos, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jeanine A. Janowski, Pine City, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Jessica L. Jerney, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jerald D. Johnson, Taylors Falls, Minn., speeding, $175.30; possess open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $263.50.

Kerri L. Johnson, Aspen, Colo., speeding, $225.70.

Gregory P. Julson, Amery, jet ski violate slow-no-wake requirement, $187.90.

Eza K. Kaiser, Barron, approaching operator fail/dim mulitbeams, $162.50.

Kody J. Kanas, Endeavor, possess marijuana on state land, not guilty plea.

Alexander M. Kanwischer, Apple Valley, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Sarah R. Kaufmann-Fink, Seattle, Wash., hunt without license, $206.70.

Shannon M. Keith, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Ryan D. Kennedy, Osceola, reckless driving – endanger safety, nonregistration of auto, not guilty pleas.

Brandon A. Kephart, Amery, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Jesse A. Kloetzke, Osceola, boater speed in excess of limit, $175.30.

Alexander Klyuch, Min-

neapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

James J. Knoebel, Hammond, speeding, $175.30.

Sarah E. Kobernick, Osceola, speeding, $225.70.

Jon J. Koebele, Mahtomedi, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Christopher J. Kornberg, Crystal, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Kaleb A. Kroells, Scandia, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jacqueline A. Kukk, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

William R. Kuras, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Colleen B. Kusske, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jeremy P. Larson, Cedar, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Peter A. Lenz, Coon Rapids, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Kyle W. Lewis, Olympia, Wash., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Robert J. Lindfors, Rice Lake, operating while suspended, $114.00.

Melina L. Linke, Grantsburg, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Raymond E. Longnecker, Mahtomedi, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Agner E. Lovo Lira, Dresser, operate without valid license, $200.50.

Andrew W. Lukas, McHenry, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Barton M. Lund, Crystal, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Timothy S. Marek, Luck, speeding, $175.30.

Timmie R. McCullough, Otsego, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Gregory L. McQuinn, Somerset, speeding, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jennifer A. Mellum, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Terry L. Mellum, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Lori J. Messner, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

William D. Methvin, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Robert L. Meyer, Osceola, load boat above safe carrying capacity, not guilty plea.

Dean A. Mielke, Avon, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Benjamin J. Miller, Shakopee, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Daniel R. Miller, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jeremy A. Miller, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Mary B. Miller, Lakeville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Heidi L. Molitor, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Asha R. Morales, New Richmond, speeding, $200.50.

Trisha J. Moreland, Golden Valley, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Daniel M. Mroszak, Clear Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Wolfgang W. Muller, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $255.70.

Heather L. Mundis, Shoreview, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Michael G. Myrah, Tomball, Texas, speeding, $225.70.

John M. Nasseff Jr., Oakdale, Minn., operate motorboat within 100 feet of dock, $187.90.

Lee M. Nelson, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Robert J. Neuman, Dresser, operate without valid license, not

guilty plea.

David R. Nordquist, Clayton, place a mobile home on a lot without a permit, $438.00.

Tara E. O’Connor, Fridley, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Travis F. Odden, Cumberland, speeding, $175.30.

Jordan G. Ohmann, Barron, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Caitlynn J. Olson, Tripoli, speeding, $175.30.

Ronald E. Palmen, North Oaks, Minn., jet ski violate slowno-wake requirements, not guilty plea.

Craig M. Paulson, Clear Lake, speeding, $123.00.

Jeffery T. Pedersen, Almena, speeding, $200.50.

Robert J. Pelkey, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Amanda K. Peterson, Eau Claire, operating while suspended, not guilty plea.

David R. Peterson, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anthony T. Phipps, Becker, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

John M. Pinola, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Tom N. Potapenko, Ramsey, Minn., cliff jumping, $150.10.

Randy E. Randall, Hudson, operate boat without valid certificate number, $200.50.

Laura Rauch, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

David J. Reddy, Seattle, Wash., speeding, $225.70.

Carrie J. Reed, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Scott A. Retallick, Phillips, speeding, not guilty plea.

Paul J. Reyburn, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Baylen C. Rifleman, Prescott, speeding, $200.50.

Beauregard E. Rivard, Taylors Falls, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Daniel J. Roberts, Red Wing, Minn., operating while revoked, $200.50.

Daryl L. Roberts, Amery, speeding, $225.70.

Patricia L. Roloff, South St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

William C. Rosacker, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Peter O. Saksvig, Lindstrom, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Erbon J. Salokar, Harris, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Nikolaus A. Sanders, Crystal, Minn., cliff jumping, $150.10.

Tracy M. Santell, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Lauren E. Sawatzke, Milwaukee, speeding, $200.50.

Dawnette L. Schmitt, Baldwin, speeding, $225.70.

Kenneth D. Schulte, St. Croix Falls, knowingly operating while revoked, $119.00.

Gregory M. Sefcik, Cottage Grove, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jeremy J. Sevelin, Eagan, Minn., operating while under influence, not guilty plea.

Matthew J. Severson, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Martin C. Shanklin, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Keith A. Simmerman, Centuria, display unauthorized vehicle registration plate, not guilty plea.

Robert R. Sloper, Milltown, speeding, $183.30.

Ellen L. Smith, Maple Grove,

Minn., speeding, $250.90.

William F. Smith, New Richmond, fail to display registration on boat, $169.00.

Benjamin S. Sontag, Hastings, Minn., operate boat without valid certificate number, $200.50.

Adam M. Spott, Hudson, inattentive driving, unreasonable and imprudent speed, not guilty pleas.

Cody J. Suckow, Centuria, speeding, $225.70.

Sandra D. Swank, Amery, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Angela R. Swanson, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Arthur C. Swanson, Moose Lake, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Michael P. Swanson, Amery, operating boat towing skier without observer, not guilty plea.

Kasey L. Swenson, New Brighton, Minn., possess marijuana on state land, $263.50.

Alysia J. Swinehart, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50; operate without valid license, $200.50.

Ernest D. Switzer, Centuria, speeding, $225.70.

Kent L. Tammel, Harmony, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Samuel J. Taylor, Chisago City, Minn., possess marijuana on state land, $263.50.

Timothy J. Taylor, Chisago City, Minn., possess marijuana on state land, $263.50.

Vincent P. Teuber, Hastings, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Sharon J. Thell, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Jeffrey R. Thene, Hudson, seat belt violation, $10.00.

James E. Thompson, Columbia Heights, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.10.

Michelle A. Thompson, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Stewart M. Tingelstad, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Todd E. Tschida, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

Brandon A. Volkert, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Patricia M. Walker, Centuria, speeding, $175.30.

Lynnanne P. Warren, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jason P. Weber, Oakdale, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Raymond C. Wells, Anthem, Ariz., operate without valid license, $200.50; speeding, $250.90.

Max W. Welton, Elk River, Minn., speeding, $295.00.

Allie J. Wendroth, Paynesville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

John E. Wolf, Dayton, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Allan C. Woodrich, Frederic, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; operate without valid license, $200.50.

Dan Worrell, St. Croix Falls, unauthorized installation/repair of system, $501.00.

Neng Yang, New Hope, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

James A. Zahnow, Balsam Lake, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Larry J. Zelinski, Turtle Lake, operate without valid license, $200.50.

Steven A. Zimmer, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

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308 East Park Ave. 41ap 52Lp Luck

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warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Peter G. Meyer, 24, Oak Dale, Minn., warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Kevin J. Newman, 53, Pine City, Minn., warrant - failure to appear, July 11.

Kami A. Rudd, 27, Siren, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 10.

Levey E. Swartz, 40, Cumberland, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 10.

Marianne R. Walters, 30, Webster, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Maxine M. Whitfield, 29, North Branch, Minn., warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Real Estate/Garage Sales 1/2 Off Everything

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elected he would only consider people with private sector experience to run the state’s major agencies.

He says there are some “really great people” in government who are well-intentioned.

“But at the end of the day, they’ve come through a system and spent their entire career there. And if you keep putting people back in office that have been there that have made their career in that area, we’re not going to change the state of Wisconsin.“ Neumann mentioned the words “career politician” repeatedly at the debate, eventually provoking a response from Walker, who’s running on his record as Milwaukee County’s executive.

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Hay for sale, small sq. bales, $2.50 ea.

Firewood, full cord or stove cord available.

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by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio OCONOMOWOC - Republican gubernatorial candidates Mark Neumann and Scott Walker argued the merits of private sector experience at a Tea Party group’s debate over the weekend. Neumann took aim at “career politicians,” while Walker touted his record in government.

Neumann has pushed

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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“I’m 42,” said Walker.

“I haven’t had much of a career in anything. But what I do bring to the table is experience.”

Experience, Walker said, in putting the government back on the side of the people.

Neumann responded that Walker actually does have a career of eight years as a state Assemblyman and eight as county executive.

“That’s an honorable profession, there’s nothing wrong with that. But that is a career that you’re establishing and we should recognize that.”

That was the extent of any fireworks. On the issues, both Neumann and Walker said they’d work to stop the federal health-care bill and stop a high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee. They also talked about the need to reduce government spending.

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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

518544 WNAXLP

Twin bed, curio cabinet, wicker furniture, doll collection, multiseasonal holiday decorations, much misc., household items.

Jeffrey S. Constance, 39, Superior, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Teana M. Corbine, 29, Siren, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Robert Dixon, no date of birth given, St. Paul, Minn., warrant failure to appear, Aug. 12.

Ryan S. Friel, 21, Webster, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 10.

Theresa M. Lange, 25, Mendota, Ill., warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Micheal M. Madsen, 30, Danbury, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 11.

Teana M. Merrill, 29, Siren,

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Sat., Aug. 21, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Burnett County warrants

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(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

(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.

Betty Jensen, 82, Grantsburg Village, July 28.

Darren J. Moyer, 50, Webster Village, Aug. 2

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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.

Rochelle J. Armstrong, town of McKinley, Jeremy M. Zacco, village of Osceola, issued Aug. 10, 2010.

Anne M. Lawson, village of Stockholm, Cody J. Gilbertson, town of Lincoln, issued Aug. 10, 2010.

Sherry M. Walz, city of St. Michael, Minn., Brian A. Wolowicz, city of St. Michael, Minn., issued Aug. 11, 2010.

Amanda L. Jensen, town of Alden, Scott A. Swanson, town of Alden, issued Aug. 12, 2010.

(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.

Kasha M. Boncada, city of Salt Lake, Utah, Christopher M. Burson, city of Salt Lake, Utah, issued Aug. 12, 2010.

Christine M. Loher, city of Eagan, Minn., Matthew J. Novak, town of Alden, issued Aug. 12, 2010.

(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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(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

Arthur C. Clarkson, 87, Luck, died July 26, 2010.

Pearl G. Anderson, 85, Luck, died July 27, 2010.

William E. Johnson Jr., 88, Osceola, died July 28, 2010.

Sharon K. Keopple, 59, Osceola, died July 30, 2010.

Ruth E. Thompson, 96, St. Croix Falls, died Aug. 1, 2010.

Carol A. Booth, 74, St. Croix Falls, died Aug. 4, 2010.

Roy J. Bollinger, 73, Balsam Lake, died Aug. 5, 2010.

Thomas T. Schwartz, 53, Clear Lake, died Aug. 6, 2010.

Polk Co. marriage licenses

518654

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.

Polk County deaths

Burnett Co. deaths

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$671.93; entry into building, oneyear probation, sentence withheld.

Craig A. Mehtala, 48, Superior, second-degree sexual assault, eight-year prison sentence followed by 25 years of extended supervision, $6,488.16 restitution, no contact with victim, provide DNA sample and pay surcharge, register as sex offender, $1,011.82.

Raynond S. Freer, 21, Danbury, operating after revocation, $500.00.

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Lawrence E. Bildeau, 26, Webster, substantial battery, three-year probation, 10-month jail sentence, Huber release granted, no contact with victim or codefendant, maintain absolute sobriety, no possession of firearms, provide DNA sample, anger management assessment, alcohol assessment, $18,195.87 restitution, $2,182.59.

Jeffrey J. Olson, 20, Webster, receiving stolen property party to a crime, four-year probation, one-year jail sentence, no contact with codefendant, no possession of alcohol or drugs, not eligible for expungement, Restorative Justice victim / offender mediation, obtain GED, alcohol assessment, find and maintain full-time employment or work community service, $140,892.35 restitution, $14,315.24; theft of movable property, one-year jail sentences, stayed, one-year extended supervisor, stayed, $95.00.

Kyle L. Frolik, 26, Rice Lake, theft of movable property, threeyear probation, sentence withheld; six-month jail sentence, Huber release at the discretion of jail, maintain full-time employment, absolute sobriety, no contact with codefendant and victim, cognitive intervention program, provide DNA sample, alcohol assessment, $4,709.31 restitution,

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Aleksandra L. Keck, 22, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $185.00.

Patrick H. Henderson, 41, Hayward, speeding, $200.50.

William J. Boettner, 41, Grantsburg, OWI, $817.50, license revoked 8 months, alcohol assessment.

Judy L. Andrea, 45, Trego, issue worthless check, $330.50, Kami A. Rudd, 27, Siren, issue worthless check, $330.50.

Wendy J. Merrill, 22, Cumberland, fail to report to jail, $500.00.

Lynann L. R. Gruel, 48, Webster, operate without valid license, $200.50.

Jay A. Bujak, 55, Danbury, disorderly conduct, $330.50.

Michael J. Kegel, 39, Siren, disorderly conduct, $500.00; possession of THC, 100 hours of community service, $500.00.

Johnathon B. Robertson, 18, Siren, resisting or obstructing an officer, $100.00, 120 days jail time – 64 days stayed; possession of marijuana, $330.50.

Bill J. Snyder, 22, Hinckley, Minn., operating while revoked, $500.00.

Jeffrey A. Helene Jr., 22, Webster, criminal damage to property, one-year probation, sentence withheld, $2,842.95 restitution, alcohol assessment, $384.40.

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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 STATE OF WISCONSIN POLK COUNTY

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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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(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

(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.

(August 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., as servicer for Bank of New York as Trustee for the Benefit of the Certificate Holders, CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-18CB Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-18CB Plaintiff vs.

RONALD JAMES SANOSKI JR., et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 687 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 5, 2009, in the amount of $253,098.32, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 2, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

PLACE: At 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (S1/2 of NW1/4 of NW1/4), Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 882 190th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00853-0100.

Dated this 10th day of August, 2010. /s/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1066197 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. (731280)

(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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(Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION 444 South Broadway Menomonie, WI 54751, Plaintiff, vs.

MARY B. GRASKI 127 45th Avenue Clayton, WI 54004, and ANDREW T. GRASKI 1091 110th Avenue Amery, WI 54001, Defendant.

Case No.: 09 CV 986 Code: 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 13, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, in said Polk County, on September 29, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4), Section Five (5), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of that parcel described in Volume 461 of Records, Page 141, Document #422429; thence North along the West line of said parcel 13 rods; thence West approximately 9.5 rods to the East line of that parcel recorded in Volume 367 Records, Page 507 as Document #359534; thence South along the East line of said parcel 13 rods; thence East approximately 9.5 rods to the Point of beginning.

PIN NO.: 032-00109-0000 The above property is located at 1091 110th Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

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, Wisconsin, this 9th 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 Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939 519059 WNAXLP

Date: August 16, 2010 Title of Position: AmeriCorps Volunteer Member 50% Responsibilities: Tutoring students grades K-3 Recruit and manage volunteers for tutoring and service-learning activities.

Coordinate service-learning projects.

Hours: 900 hours during the 2010-11 school year, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., M-F, the days students are present.

Rate of Pay: AmeriCorps members are paid throught the Department of Public Instruction and will receive approximately $297.48 every two weeks. Upon successful completion of service the part-time member will also receive an education award of $2,675 which can be used for tuition at an institution of higher learning or to pay off qualified student loans. Basic single health insurance is available.

Requirements: H.S. Diploma is required, additional education is preferable. Experience working with children is preferred.

Closing date for applications is August 30, 2010.

Contact for this position is Katie Coppenbarger, Elementary 519190 52-1L Principal.

GeminiCares, Inc. has an immediate part-time opening for an organized, energetic professional who possesses the ability to supervise our Personal Care Workers and complete RN 50- to 60-day supervisory visits and client assessments as needed in the Polk County area.

Duties will include but not limited to conducting a comprehensive assessment for individuals with longterm care needs, health assessment facilitation, complete 50- to 60-day assessments, communicate MA guidelines and follow through with required documentation.

Applicants must be a WI licensed RN (BSN preferred), possess reliable transportation, and have a good driving record, schedule hours within deadlines with help of local Liaison Supervisor and work some hours out of your home.

Preferred applicants will have prior experience with Medical Assistance, employee supervision, nursing experience with chronic-care populations or direct client care for elderly and/or disabled populations and experience working with case managers.

Wage is based on experience, and paid benefits include prorated vacation, sick and holiday.

Interested candidates should inquire at our Web site http://www.geminicares.com to download an application. Please forward application with cover letter and resume to Renee Rusteika via fax 262-644-7481 or e-mail rrusteika@geminicares.com. We value 519062 52L 42a,d diversity (EOE).

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118 Center St. • Amery, WI 54001 715-268-7980 e-mail: mentoring@polkkinship.org

Grantsburg Elementary School and Nelson Primary

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Jennifer Williams

Kinship of Polk County, Inc.

NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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Send cover letter and resume to:

519067 52-1L 42-43a,d

KINSHIP OF POLK COUNTY, a well-established nonprofit youth mentoring organization, seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual to join our growing services to the youth and families of Polk County, WI. The office is located in Amery, WI. PT position, 20 hrs/wk.

Responsibilities include are not limited to: direct service, working with families, recruitment, training and supervision of volunteer mentors, support and supervision of mentoring matches, group activities, involvement in community relations and communications to assure the highest quality service delivery to the youth and families of Polk County.

Must have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent experience, 2-3 years of nonprofit work with youth, families and volunteers.

Applications accepted thru August 30, 2010.

Kinship of Polk County, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to strengthening our workplace through diversity.

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Kinship of Polk County

Medical Assistance Personal Care Registered Nurse Supervisor

School District of Grantsburg 480 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840

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PT SERVICE COORDINATOR

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BID DEADLINE:

Friday, August 27, 2010, at 4 p.m.

Sealed Bids to be Received, Opened and Read Publicly at: Polk County Government Center 100 Polk Count Plaza – County Board Room Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810

NOTICE: Sealed Bids will be received for a Single Prime Contract for combined General Construction Work to include: Earthwork, Demolition, Electrical, Well Abandonment, Holding Tank Removal, Removal of a Single-Story Office Building, Asbestos Abatement, Removal and Relocation of a 50’ x 102’ Pole Building to a New Reinforced Concrete Foundation at the Recycling Center, Wood Framing, Removal and Replacement of Metal Siding, Flashings and Liner Panels, Finishes and Site Restoration.

Bids received after the BID DEADLINE will be returned unopened. Bids will not be accepted by fax or telephone.

Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided and in accordance with the documents prepared by: Cooper Engineering Company, Inc. 2600 College Drive, P.O. Box 230 Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868 715-234-7008 Jim Skemp P.O. Box 381 Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810 715-485-9328 Once submitted, bids shall remain firm and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening.

State Prevailing Wage Rates are applicable to this project.

Anticipated Award Date is September 1, 2010.

All work relating to the Parcel 6 – Midwest Vinyl Site must be completed before October 1, 2010.

Substantial completion of the entire project is to be within 60 days from the Notice to Proceed.

5% Bid Bond Required - Subject to forfeiture as liquidated damages.

Polk County reserves the right to accept any bid deemed in the best interest of the Owner and to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities or irregularities in any bid.

Arrangements may be made to examine or acquire Bid Documents by contacting: Debbie Peterson, Director Polk County Parks & Forestry, Buildings & Solid Waste 100 Polk Count Plaza – Suite 10 Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810 715-485-9278 Upon payment of $20.00 per set, documents may be picked up or will be mailed for an additional $5.00 mailing fee. Both fees are nonrefundable. Partial sets of bid documents will not be issued.

Owner: Polk County Recycling Center 1302 North 208th Street 519194 52L St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024

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.

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(Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROLLIE NYGREN 920 Third Ave. E Luck, WI 54853 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Informal Administration) Case No. 10 PR 56 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was October 11, 1926, and date of death was March 6, 2010. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 920 Third Ave. E., Luck, WI 54853.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before November 22, 2010.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar August 13, 2010 Carol Nygren-Zehrer Personal Representative 3064 Gettysburg Ave. N. New Hope, MN 55427 763-546-7598

(Aug. 18) To Craig Waverek, an adult male with a date of birth of August 11, 1975, who has brown hair, brown eyes, wears glasses and is 6’2” and approximately 140 pounds, and has a last known address of P.O. Box 531, Dresser, WI 54009. Be advised that a petition for termination of your parental rights to your child born on December 7, 2006, at Amery Regional Medical Center, who was conceived on approximately March 28, 2006, at 903 Magnor Lake Lane, Clayton, WI, shall be heard at the Polk County Justice Center, Branch 1, 1005 Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on September 9, 2010, at 8:45 a.m. You have the right to have an attorney present. If you desire to contest the matter and cannot afford an attorney, the state public defender may appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear and the court terminates your parental rights, either a motion to seek relief from the judgment or a notice of intent to pursue relief from the judgment must be filed in the trial court within 30 days after the judgment is entered, in order to preserve the right to pursue such relief. If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call 715-4859299. Petitioner’s attorney is: Anne E. Schmiege, Doar, Drill & Skow, S.C., 103 N. Knowles Ave., New Richmond, WI 54017, 715-246-2211. 519078 WNAXLP

(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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(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

(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

MEDIA TECHNICIAN WITC - Rice Lake Full Time (1,350 hrs./yr.)

Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a full-time (1,350 hours per year) Media Technician position at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Rice Lake Campus. Primarily an afternoon and evening position, scheduled to support the media needs of the Rice Lake Campus.

Qualifications include: Associate degree plus two years’ related work experience or four years’ related work experience; knowledge of current computer office automation software; knowledge of current office practices and procedures; excellent customer relations and communication skills; knowledge and hands-on experience of audio/video analog and digital equipment.

Deadline to apply: August 27, 2010

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

For a complete list of qualifications and to apply visit our Web site at www.witc.edu/employ.

TTY #: 888-261-8578

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NOTICE OF HEARING

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, 518677 51-52L 41a,d Town of Milltown, Balsam Lake (class 1).

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Contact Janet, 715-483-1707

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

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NOTICE FOR ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING

PUPIL NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

(Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III, Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN M. CLARK, DIANE C. CLARK, Defendants.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA c/o U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Added Defendant.

Case No. 10 CV 335 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $135,336.74 entered by the court on July 9, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate: Block 4, Staffenson’s addition to the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, except all that part of block 4 of Staffenson’s addition to the City of Amery lying south of a line described as follows: Commencing at a point on the east line of said block 4, Midway between point where the north and south ends of said block line intersects with the edge of a Apple River, thence in a westerly direction at right angles to said block line to the edge of the Apple River; together with the right to use the east 30 feet of said block 4 from Winchester Street to the above-described parcel for roadway purposes.

TAX KEY NO. 201-710-0 STREET ADDRESS: 263 Winchester, Amery, WI 54001 PLACE OF SALE: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI DATE & TIME OF SALE: October 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited to unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (262) 523-6400

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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.

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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(July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25) 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;

The Frederic School District is committed to equal educational opportunity for all pupils in the District.

It is the policy of the Frederic School District, pursuant to s. 118.13, Wis. Stats., and PI 9, that no person, on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, may be denied admission to any school in this district or be denied participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational or other program.

This policy also prohibits discrimination under related federal statutes, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color and national origin), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap).

It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent to examine existing policies and develop new policies where needed to ensure that the Frederic School District does not discriminate pursuant to federal and state law. The Superintendent shall ensure that an employee is designated annually to receive complaints filed under s.

118.13, Wis. Stats., PI 9, Wis. Admin. Code, Title IX of the Education Amendments, and Section 504 of the rehabilitation Act of 1973. That employee shall assure adoption of a complaint procedure to resolve complaints alleging violation of these laws, assure that an evaluation of the District’s compliance with s. 118.13, Wis. Stats., is completed every five years under PI 9, Wis. Admin. Code and submit Form PI-1197 to the Department of Public Instruction annually.

519279 WNAXLP 52L LEGAL NOTICE APPOINTMENTS TO THE WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD The committee to appoint members to the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College District Board will hold a public hearing at 230 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Administrative Office, located at 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI, to review the following candidates applications submitted for consideration for the following two 2-year unexpired term positions: 1) Employer Member - representing Region 6 (St. Croix County), and 2) School District Administrator Member - representing the district. Candidates must be present and must provide two written references before being interviewed to qualify for appointment to the Board.

Keith Hilts Jr. John Knight 61213 Hegstrom Rd. 10545 Whispering Pine Rd. Ashland, WI 54806 Drummong, WI 54832 Jean A. Serum Maurice Veilleux N8640 River Rd. 310 Arlene Court Trego, WI 54888 New Richmond, WI 54017 AGENDA Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE Thursday, September 2, 2010 2:30 p.m.

WITC Administrative Office 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871 Public Hearing 1. Call Public Hearing to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Establishment of Quorum 4. Determination of Compliance with Open Meetings Law and Statutory Notices 5. Determination of Names and Qualifications of the Candidates 6. Interview each Candidate 7. Testimony from the Public Regarding Candidates 8. Close of Public Hearing Appointment Committee Meeting 1. Call Public Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Establishment of a Quorum 4. Determination of Compliance with Open Meetings Law and Statutory Notices 5. Approval of the April 14, 2010, Board Appointment Committee Public Hearing and Appointment Committee Meeting Minutes 6. Approval of the June 9, 2010, Special Board Appointment Committee Meeting Minutes 7. Purpose of Meeting and Explanation of Statutes Governing District Board Appointments 8. The committee may go into closed session, in accordance with State Statutes §19.85 (1)(f), for the purpose of consideration of financial, medical, social, or personal histories information of the candidates 9. Reconvene Public Meeting 10. Appointment of District Board Members 11. Review, discuss and consider approval of changes to the Plan of Representation for the next Board Appointment Process 12. Adjournment of Public Meeting

X during the meeting to Note: President Meyer will be available answer any questions.

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Other incidents Aug. 7: Robert Hofkes, Chippewa Falls, reported an antique hammer and hatchet taken from a hunter shack. The incident is under investigation.

Aug. 13: Dion H. Brown, New Richmond, reported a tree stand taken from a cabin. The incident is under investigation.

Arrests and citations Aug. 16: Daniel B. Songetay, 31, Danbury, was arrested for a probation violation. Sean A. Smallwood, 27, Danbury was arrested for a probation violation.

(Aug. 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY The RiverBank 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, WI 54020 Plaintiff(s) vs.

Corey James Houdek 23425 Johnson Rd., Lot 38 Grantsburg, WI 54840 Defendant(s).

Small Claims Publication Summons And Notice Case No. 10SC206 PUBLICATION SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING TO THE PERSON NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(s): You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plaintiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above.

The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims Court: Burnett County Courthouse, 715-349-2147, Room 220, 7410 County Road K, #115, Siren, WI 54872, on the following date and time: September 2, 2010, 2 p.m.

If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. 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.

You may have the option to answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written answer with the clerk of court before the court date.

You must send a copy of your answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county.

If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call 715-349-2147.

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(Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Litton Loan Servicing, LP, as servicer for The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWALT, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2003-19CB Plaintiff, vs.

ALLAN L. OPITZ, et al Defendants Case No: 09 CV 917 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 12, 2010, in the amount of $120,398.51, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 6, 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.

PLACE: At 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lot 9, plat of Jenson’s Butternut Acres, Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: A nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress and lake access over the east 24 feet of Lot 23, plat of Jenson’s Butternut Acres.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1514 Lake Avenue, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 146-00413-0000.

Dated this 10th day of August, 2010. /s/ Sheriff Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (731443)

ST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN The St. Croix Tribe currently has two positions open within the Indian Child Welfare Department. Both positions will be located at the tribal center in Hertel.

Wages will be based on experience.

CST Service Coordinator: This is a grant-funded program offering

wraparound services to tribal families utilizing the Coordinated Service Team model. The Service Coordinator will work with tribal families to develop family teams that will assist families in making positive changes in their lives. The job duties will include conducting comprehensive assessments on families referred to the program and developing plans of care based on the findings of those assessments. The Service Coordinator will bring together and facilitate family teams to support the families in meeting the goals of their plans.

ICW Case Worker: The ICW Case Worker will maintain a caseload of

families affected by child abuse and neglect. Duties will include assessment, ongoing case management and other tasks related to child welfare work. This position will monitor children in out-of-home care, and is responsible for working with the tribal court to ensure the safety of children.

Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in social work or other human services related field • Wisconsin social work certification preferred • Knowledge of child welfare services • Experience working with a Native American population Native American Preference Given in Accordance with P.L. 93-638 and Amendments.

Submit Resume & Cover Letter by August 25, 2010

By Mail: St. Croix Indian Child Welfare Attn: Heather Halonie, Director 24663 Angeline Avenue Webster, WI 54893 FAX: (715)349-8665 518822 41a,b 52L E-mail: heatherh@stcroixtribalcenter.com

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Donald D. Lieder, Anderson, and Mary L. Maske, Anderson, Aug. 10.

Matthew P. Randt, Siren, and Stephanie R. Bakke, Siren, Aug. 10.

Paul D. Andrewson, New Hope, Minn., and Ardeth L. Seymour, New Hope, Minn., Aug. 13.

NOTICE

TOWN OF LAKETOWN

The Monthly Board Meeting Will Be Held Tuesday, August 24, 2010, At 7:30 p.m., At The Cushing Community Center Agenda: Roll call; clerk’s report; treasurer’s report; presentation from Geronimo Wind Energy; presentation from Ed Collins (Sheriff Candidate); open form; discuss advisory referendum; road report (discuss new mower, ditch project, access to shop keys); review correspondence; pay bills; adjourn.

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Notices/Employment Opportunities

HELP WANTED Part-Time Proofreader (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

(And Possibly Mondays During The Summer and Fill In When Needed on Thursdays and Fridays)

Seeking a dependable, quick learner to fill an opening in our Graphics Production Department.

Must be able to follow directions and work under deadline pressures. Must be able to work extended hours as necessary to meet deadlines. Attention to detail, reading, spelling, punctuation and grammar skills required. A test will be given. Some benefits.

If interested, please send resume to Human Resource Department.

INTER-COUNTY COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

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Burnett Co. marriage licenses

303 North Wis. Ave., P.O. Box 490 • Frederic, WI 54837

715-327-4236 • Fax 715-327-4870

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Partisan Primary September 14, 2010

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on election day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on election day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.

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 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 or other specified location, complete a written application and vote an absentee ballot during hours specified for casting an absentee ballot.

THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING APPLICATION TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL IS 5 P.M., ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010.

MILITARY ELECTORS SHOULD CONTACT THE MUNICIPAL CLERK REGARDING THE DEADLINES FOR REQUESTING OR SUBMITTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT. THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS 5 P.M., ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 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 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010.

ANY BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. This notice is published on behalf of Burnett County Municipalities.

Town of Trade Lake Town of Anderson Town of Meenon Deborah Christian, Clerk Jessica King, Clerk Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 2773 185th St. 25863 E. Bass Lake. Dr. Grantsburg, WI 54840 Luck, WI 54853 Webster, WI 54893 715-488-2600 715-472-4753 715-866-4893

Town of Daniels Ellen Ellis, Clerk 8713 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5840 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown, Clerk 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111

Town of Oakland Deanna Krause, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213 Town of Roosevelt Karla Mortensen, Clerk 22030 Bakker Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-645-2507 Town of Rusk Jennifer Christner, Clerk 26951 W. Benoit Lake Rd. Webster, WI 54893 715-635-3861

Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson, ClerkTreasurer 118 E. Madison Ave. P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5600

Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert, Clerk 25862 Normans Landing Rd. P.O. Box 165 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398

Town of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk 4742 County Rd. A Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8412

Town of Scott Kim Dropps, Clerk 28390 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 Office 715-635-2308

Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531

Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119

Town of Lincoln Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk 25520 Ice House Bridge Rd. P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-7580

Town of Swiss Judith Dykstra, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 157 Danbury, WI 54830 715-656-3030

Town of Union David Olson, Clerk 8637 Grover Point Rd. Danbury, WI 54830 715-866-4129 Town of Webb Lake Gail Keup, Clerk 2363 Escape Drive Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-3439 Town of West Marshland Margaret A. Hess, Clerk 25161 Spaulding Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2922 Town of Wood River Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Village of Grantsburg Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson, Clerk-Treasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Patrice Bjorklund, ClerkTreasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211

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Town of Blaine Rita Ronnigen, Clerk 33426 No Mans Trail Minong, WI 54859 715-466-4884

The Frederic School District Annual Notice of Special Educational Referral and Evaluation Procedures

Upon request, the Frederic School District is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district.

A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides.

Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child’s parent that the referral will be made.

Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability, may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides.

519280 52L WNAXLP Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Ms. Kristi Fenning, Director of Special Education, the Frederic School District, at 715-327-5630 or by writing her at the Frederic School District, 1437 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837.

(Aug. 18) To Craig Waverek, an adult male with a date of birth of August 11, 1975, who has brown hair, brown eyes, wears glasses and is 6’2” and approximately 140 pounds, and has a last known address of P.O. Box 531, Dresser, WI 54009. Be advised that a petition for termination of your parental rights to your child born on November 9, 2005, at Amery Regional Medical Center, who was conceived on approximately February 28, 2005, at 903 Magnor Lake Lane, Clayton, WI, shall be heard at the Polk County Justice Center, Branch 1, 1005 Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on September 9, 2010, at 8:45 a.m. You have the right to have an attorney present. If you desire to contest the matter and cannot afford an attorney, the state public defender may appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear and the court terminates your parental rights, either a motion to seek relief from the judgment or a notice of intent to pursue relief from the judgment must be filed in the trial court within 30 days after the judgment is entered, in order to preserve the right to pursue such relief. If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call 715-4859299. Petitioner’s attorney is: Anne E. Schmiege, Doar, Drill & Skow, S.C., 103 N. Knowles Ave., New Richmond, WI 54017, 715-246-2211. 519080 WNAXLP

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF FREDERIC NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH & BREAKFAST PROGRAMS, SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM The Frederic School District 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 or milk for split-session students served under the Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility.

Children from families whose annual income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free and reduced price meals, or free milk if a split-session student does not have access to the school lunch or breakfast service.

FAMILY SIZE INCOME SCALE For Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals or Milk Family

(Household) Size

ANNUAL INCOME LEVEL Free Reduced Price

Must be at or below figure listed

Must be at or between figures listed

MONTHLY INCOME LEVEL Free Reduced Price

Must be at or below figure listed

Must be at or between figures listed

1 $14,079 $14,079.01 & $20,036 $1,174 $1,174.01 & $1,670 2 18,941 18,941.01 & 26,955 1,579 1,579.01 & 2,247 3 23,803 23,803.01 & 33,874 1,984 1,984.01 & 2,823 4 28,665 28,665.01 & 40,793 2,389 2,389.01 & 3,400 5 33,527 33,527.01 & 47,712 2,794 2,794.01 & 3,976 6 38,389 38,389.01 & 54,631 3,200 3,200.01 & 4,553 7 43,251 43,251.01 & 61,550 3,605 3,605.01 & 5,130 8 48,113 48,113.01 & 68,469 4,010 4,010.01 & 5,706 For each additional household member, add +4,862 +4,862 & +6,919 +406 +406 & +577 Application forms are being sent to all homes with a notice to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced price meals or free milk, 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 or free milk for children for whom households receive FoodShare, FDPIR or Wisconsin Works (W-2) 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 or free milk 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 and free milk policy, Foodservice Director 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: Gerald Tischer, Superintendent, 1437 Clam Falls Dr., Frederic, WI 54837, 715-327-5630.

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 or free milk if the household income falls at or below the levels shown above, 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, 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 202519234 52L 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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Early Childhood/4-Year-Old Kindergarten Instructional Assistant

The School District of Webster has an employment opportunity for an Early Childhood/4-Year-Old Kindergarten Instructional Assistant. This is a four-day (M - Th) 30 hours per week position with eligibility for insurance benefits. Special Education Program Aide license required. Please direct applications to Martha Anderson, Principal. Applications are available online at www.webster.k12.wi.us or at the Administration Office. Deadline 518940 52L is Tuesday, August 24.

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No.WI-0029254-08-0 Permittee: Village of Frederic, Box 567, Frederic, WI 54837.

Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Frederic Village of, SWQ, NEQ, SECTION 33, T47N-R17W, West Sweden Township, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Receiving Water and Location: Brown Brook and the groundwater within the Trade River Watershed in the St. Croix River Basin, Polk County.

Brief Facility Description and Summary of Proposed Changes: The Village of Frederic owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility designed to treat 140,000 gallons per day; actual flows were 88,000 gallons per day (2007-2009). The facility will undergo an upgrade this permit term to ensure that they will continue to be able to meet limitations. The current facility consists of three lagoons operated one after another (in series).

Within these ponds naturally occurring bacteria and organisms already present in the wastewater break down the organic matter until the wastewater is able to meet discharge limits. The cleaned wastewater (effluent) is authorized to be discharged into Brown Brook or to six seepage cells. The seepage cells are designed to allow the effluent to infiltrate to groundwater.

To date, the Brown Creek discharge location has not been used and only three of the seepage cells are utilized. There are six monitoring wells adjacent to the seepage cells that are sampled quarterly to identify any localized impact that discharges may have on groundwater quality.

It is the Department’s intention to renew the permit for another term. The proposed new expiration date will be September 30, 2015. Limitations and conditions which the Department believes adequately protect the receiving waters are included in the proposed permit. Changes to the permit include: For discharges to the creek the Village requested a variance as provided in Wis. Admin. Code NR 210.07(4) and (5) to replace BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) with CBOD (Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand) limits. Submitted data fit within the required criteria and the request was granted. It was determined that water quality-based effluent limits (WQBELs) for ammonia are needed in this permit to protect aquatic life.

These limitations will become effective after the facility upgrade is complete. As part of future St. Croix Basin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) recommendations, this facility as well as others in the basin may be subject to limits that may be more restrictive. Whole Effluent Testing (WER) is used to check for possible toxicity; annual chronic (toxicity over an organisms lifespan) WET tests are required. The facility was not able to meet limitations using three of the six seepage cells. The seepage cells have been divided into two separate sample points “old” and “new” cells. The “new” cells are required to now have a 10 mg/L total nitrogen limitation, the old cells were built prior to 1990 and do not require the limit. The facility has a compliance schedule to finish their facility upgrade by December 1, 2014.

Permit Drafter: Sheri A. Snowbank, DNR, 810 Maple Street, Spooner, WI 54801, (715) 635-4131, sheri.snowbank@wisconsin.gov.

Basin Engineer: Peter Prusak, DNR, 1341 2nd Ave., Cumberland, WI 54829, 715-822-2152, Peter.Prusak@Wisconsin.gov.

Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, or to request a public hearing, may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the permit drafter’s address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on file in making a final decision regarding the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this public notice will receive a notification of the Department’s final decision when the permit is issued. Where designated as a reviewable surface water discharge permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed up to 90 days to submit comments or objections regarding this permit determination. If no comments are received on the proposed permit from anyone, including U.S. EPA, the permit will be issued as proposed.

The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if requested by any person and shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from 5 or more persons or if response to this notice indicates significant public interest pursuant to s. 283.49, Stats.

Requests for a public informational hearing shall state the following: the name and address of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the interest in the proposed permit of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the reasons for the request; and the issues proposed to be considered at the hearing.

Information on file for this permit action, including the draft permit and fact sheet (if required), may be inspected and copied at the permit drafter’s or basin engineer’s office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter or basin engineer for directions to their office location, if necessary. Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at 715-635-4131 or by writing to the Department.

Reasonable costs (usually 20 cents per page) will be charged for copies of information in the file other than the public notice and fact sheet. Permit information is also available on the Internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/ww. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to qualified individuals upon 519077 52Lp WNAXLP request.

Notices/Employment ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS POLICY

It is the policy of the Frederic School District to endorse the principle of equal educational opportunity. Toward that end, the board supports and adopts the following policy: Reasonable accommodation of a student’s sincerely held religious beliefs shall be made with regard to all examination and other academic requirements. The parent/guardian of a minor student may request accommodation in confidence by notifying the building principal or his/her designee. The student shall be permitted to make up the examination(s) or academic requirement(s) at a mutually convenient date and time or by an alternative means without prejudicial effect.

The District encourages informal resolution of complaints under this policy. A formal complaint resolution procedure is available, however, to address allegations of violations of the policy in the Frederic School District.

Any questions concerning this policy should be directed to: Superintendent Frederic School District 1437 Clam Falls Drive Frederic, WI 54837 519281 52L WNAXLP 715-327-5630

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS & POSITIONS • • • • • • • •

PBX Clerical Staff Dishwashers Bussers Table Games Staff Slot Attendants Maintenance Staff Security Staff Players Club Staff

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER

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SPECIAL EDUCATION SCREENING

The Frederic School District has an ongoing, in-school, screening program to identify pupils who may have an exceptional need. A yearly preschool screening program, open to children ages birth-4 years, is also conducted. Parents/guardians who may wish to have their child screened at any time during the school year should contact the Director of Special Education for the Frederic Public Schools. The Frederic School District provides educational opportunities for students ages 3-21, or high school graduation, with the following exceptional educational needs:

cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, speech or language disabilities, orthopaedically impaired, visually impaired, hearing impaired other health impaired, autism, traumatic brain injury.

When the Department of Public Instruction conducts special education on-site reviews in districts, one of the areas that is reviewed is the determination of whether the district has, in some form, published the above notices and thus notified parents of these rights.

NOTICE OF CHILD FIND ACTIVITY FREDERIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Frederic School District has a duty to locate, identify and evaluate all resident children with exceptional educational needs, regardless of the severity of their disability. Therefore, the school district has a special education screening program to locate and screen all children with suspected disabilities who are residents of the district and who have not graduated from high school. The school district locates and screens children in the following groups: children below school-entry age; children entering school for the first time; children currently enrolled in public and private schools; all transfer pupils; school-age children who are eligible to attend school but who are not attending school and who are residents of the district. Upon request the school district will screen any child to determine whether a special education referral is appropriate. Such a request may be made by contacting the building principal.

Annually the district conducts developmental screening of preschool children. When there is a reasonable cause to believe a child has a disability, the child is referred for evaluation by a school district IEP Evaluation Team.

A parent, physician, nurse, teacher at a state or county residential facility, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who has reasonable cause to believe that a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to report the child to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child’s parent that the referral will be made. The referral must be in writing and must include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. When the district receives the referral, after obtaining the parent’s consent, it will appoint an IEP team to evaluate the child for eligibility for special education. A referral for an IEP evaluation of a child residing in the district may be sent to the building principal.

Many educational opportunities are available in the community for children with disabilities. The school district provides special education and related services for children ages 3 to 21 with cognitive disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, autism, traumatic brain injuries, visual handicaps, hearing handicaps, speech and language handicaps, learning disabilities and emotional disturbances. The County Board provides special education and related services for children with disabilities ages birth to 3. The school district offers special education and related services for children ages 3 through 5 with significant developmental delays. The Head Start Program provides educational opportunities for qualifying 4- and 5-year-old children.

The school district maintains pupil records containing personally identifiable information gathered during screening for each child referred for an IEP evaluation. The school district maintains pupil records in the interest of students to assist in providing appropriate educational experiences. All records directly related to a student and maintained by the school district are pupil records. With limited exception, these records are confidential. Pupil records include records maintained in any way, including, but not limited to, computer storage media, video and audio tape, film, microfilm and microfiche. Records maintained for personal use by a teacher and not available to others and records available only to persons involved in the psychological treatment of a child are not pupil records. Section PI 11.37(2)(e), Wis. Admin. Code, requires school districts to maintain, as part of the pupil records of a child with a disability, parental consents for IEP team evaluation; parental consents for placement in special education; any data used by IEP teams to reach decisions, such as evaluation reports; the reports developed by IEP teams; individualized education programs (IEPs); placement offers; medical prescriptions required to substantiate any health treatment services provided by the district; medical evaluations, if used to substantiate any health treatment services provided by the district; medical evaluations, if used to substantiate determination of a disability; and any other records required under subchapter V of Chapter 115, Wis. Stats.

The school district maintains several classes of records. “Progress records” include records of grades, the course the child has

taken, the child’s attendance record, immunization records, and records of extracurricular activities. Progress records must be maintained for at least five years after the child ceases to be enrolled. “Behavioral records” include such records as psychological tests, personality evaluations, records of conversations, any written statement relating specifically to the pupil’s behavior, tests relating specifically to achievement or measurement of ability, physical health records and other pupil records that are not “progress records.” Behavioral records may be maintained for no longer than one year after the child graduates or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, unless the parent specifies in writing that the records may be maintained for a longer period of time.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records.

They are: 1) The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the school district receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal (or appropriate school official) a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The principal will make the arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the district decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

3) The right to consent of disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorized disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the district has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an educational record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the district discloses education records with-out consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Also the district discloses “directory data” without consent. Directory data means those education records which include the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently attended by the student.

4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.

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Storms/from page 1 the area on the evening of July 27 and produced not two - as initially reported - but three tornadoes - one touching down near Balsam Lake, one near Turtle Lake - and a tornado that was overlooked by the Leader in its news coverage - which struck in the town of Laketown along CTH N. “I watched the paper for reports about it but didn’t see any - and I thought there should be some record of it,” said Marlys Hedberg during a visit to the Leader office last week.

Winds picked up fast at about 7 p.m. that night, she said.

“I was trying to pull the screen door shut but it was of no use,” she noted.

“The wind slammed the door against the wall. I got inside the house and shut the inside door but later the door jamb split and broke off and the door flew open.”

Hedberg said she and her husband, LeRoy, headed to the basement when the storm struck, but by the time they got there, it was all over.

When they surfaced, 15 trees had been toppled, most of them covering their driveway.

Powerlines were on the ground. Windows in their house had broken, but the roof had sustained only missing shingles.

They learned that neighbors had sustained damage just as bad, if not worse.

The Bill Mattson farm on 220th Street lost two silo roofs.

A shed was destroyed at the home of Jerry Anderson, was also destoryed, and a barn belonging to Robert Holm on the corner of 195th Street and CTH N. The Dan Jensen farm also saw damage to a barn and several trees down.

Other homes in the tornado’s path and experiencing damage were those owned

by John Ellefson on 260th Avenue, Rollin Davison on the corner of N and 220th Street, John Elmquist and the Foerst family on the south side of Little Mirror Lake.

The day following the Tuesday-night storm, six of the Hedberg’s eight children arrived - 16 family members overall, counting spouses and grandchildren along with other relatives and friends, to help with the cleanup.

Northwestern Electric crews, along with the Laketown town crew and members of the Cushing Fire Department all responded to their home.

“We’re just so thankful for everyone’s help and we’re feeling good that nobody was hurt,” Marlys said. “And we have a better view of the lake now, with the trees gone - but it’s sad how it happened.”

Chain saws were in high demand on July 28 following one of three tornadoes that touched down in Polk County the evening of July 27. Family and friends of LeRoy and Marlys Hedberg are shown as they clear fallen pine trees at the Hedberg home in rural Cushing. - Special photo

Crews from Northwestern Electric restored power to the Hedberg home on the day following the July 27 tornado. A huge spruce tree at the end of the Hedberg’s driveway was uprooted and blew over onto the power pole, breaking it off.

At left, a row of pine trees went down together, testifying to the strength of the winds. - Special photos

Driveway washed out

The driveway of Myrvin Poirier on Clam Falls Drive east of Frederic was washed away by heavy rain last Thursday, Aug. 12, with storms in the area producing anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain within a few hours. The driveway was repaired by Pat Alden of Alden Excavating of Frederic, who is shown in the photo at right repairing one of two washouts on 320th Avenue in the town of West Sweden. - Photos by Gary King

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Hole In The Wall no more

By midafternoon on Tuesday, Aug. 17, the former Hole In The Wall Casino in Danbury had been completely razed after two days of work by St. Paul Utilities & Excavating Company. The demolition makes room for more parking area for the new St. Croix Casino Danbury complex, which recently opened to the public. According to a company supervisor, approximately 95 percent of the waste from the demolition will be recycled. Local photographer Al Holter took the photos above and below from the top of the new casino complex. The photo below was taken on Monday and the photo above was taken at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Hole In The Wall was the St. Croix Tribe’s first casino, opening approximately 20 years ago. - Photos by Al Holter

Dancing in the park

The Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band closed out the 2010 Luck Music in the Park series. The players first came together 22 years ago, when the late Siren band director, Bittner, organized gigs as fundraisers for new band These kids sent the 2010 Luck Music in the Park series out on a grand uniforms. The Dixieland band now plays in his memory and has a good time doing it. The group incorporates varnote, with dancing to the Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band. No kids were ious jazz elements and even a little music education along the way. Pictured (L to R): Brad Anderson (trumpet), hurt in the event, but several major grass stains were noted. – Photos by Greg Rachel Erickson (keyboard), Adam Bever (trombone), Joe Lindberg (string bass), Bryn Anderson (clarinet) and Marsten Bob Lindberg (drums).

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I was a teenage carhop

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – When I heard Dale’s Restaurant was being renovated into an old-fashioned drive-in complete with carhops, I started getting nostalgic thinking about my own drive-in days. I started getting nostalgic thinking about I was 15 and it was my first real job. I was thrilled to be making $1 an hour plus tips. Yes, I was a teenage carhop at Grantsburg’s first drive-in.

Back in 1959, Eldo Anderson had the idea Grantsburg should have a drive-in restaurant, so he hired Philip Selander and his brother, Paul Anderson, to build one.

Anderson’s Drive-In Restaurant opened the end of May 1959 (the carport was added later, in 1963). Food was served outside to customers by carhops and there was also a walk-up window. The menu included classic drive-in fare, soft-serve ice cream (8-percent butterfat according to Anderson) for malts, sundaes, banana splits, cones and root beer floats, and of course, hamburgers and french fries.

“I found my old drive-in checkbook and on the check stubs there were some of the carhops names,” said Anderson. “Some of the carhops in 1962-1963 were Diana and Janice Christian, Peggy Johnson, Judi Magnuson, Vicky Fish, Susan Dahl, Pat Linden, Gloria Swanstrom, Gail Erickson, and later our own Priscilla Bauer. The cooks included Minna Stupka, Fay Muellner and Fannie Borup.”

“I enjoyed the interaction with customers. I met many interesting people,” recalled Anderson of his own drive-in days.

Anderson leased the drive-in to Diana and Janice Christian and Fay Muellner during the years of 1965 to 1973. In 1973, an addition was added for inside yearround dining. Anderson ran the business until 1976 when he sold to Jon Hall. Today the drive-in is the Kozy Kitchen, owned

Anderson’s Drive-In Restaurant opened the end of May 1959 (the carport was added later, in 1963). Food was served outside to customers by carhops and there was also a walk-up window. Anderson leased the drive-in to Diana and Janice Christian and Fay Muellner during the years of 1965 to 1973. In 1973, an addition was added for inside year-round dining. Anderson ran the business until 1976 when he sold it to Jon Hall. Today the drive-in is the Kozy Kitchen, owned by Bruce and Coke Scheider. – Special photos

by Bruce and Coke Scheider.

I started working during the Fay years.

Fay Muellner was Eldo’s aunt, and ran a very tight operation. She had strict rules, and in her starched white uniform with her hair pulled back in a hairnet, Fay did indeed keep her carhops and her soda jerks hopping.

Fay believed in the “idle hands” philosophy and made sure ours never were. She seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, watching her employees’ every move.

So when there were no customers in the carport or at the walk-up window, it was a sure bet Fay would be right there putting a rag in our hands and telling us to

Fay Muellner was Eldo Anderson’s aunt. Muellner leased the drive-in from Anderson for a number of years and ran a very tight operation. Muellner had strict rules, and in her starched white uniform with hair pulled back in a hairnet, Fay did indeed keep her carhops and her soda jerks hopping, but former employees credit her with giving them a strong work ethic.

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Fay also had strict rules about portions.

When we made a cone, we had to weigh it to make sure we weren’t giving any ice cream away. I remember we’d have to weigh out baskets of frozen french fries, too, with one carhop, Linda Dale, nearly freezing her fingers after exposure to the ice-cold spuds.

Back then we thought Fay was scary and didn’t appreciate her “management style,” but looking back now, she taught us all a lot about having a good work ethic. In every job I’ve had since my

Donavan Jotblad was a favorite soda jerk at the drive-in. Known as Drive-in Don, Jotblad’s job was to get the drinks and ice-cream treats ready for the carhops to take out to the customers. He also had window duty, waiting on customers walking up for ice cream. One day he fell for a girl who came to the window for a cone.

She fell for him, too. The couple later married and still live near Siren. – Special photos

carhop days, I’d be thinking of Fay and look around to see what needed to be done. Standing around being idle just wasn’t acceptable after being trained by Fay. Fay put a cot up in the little supply shed behind the drive-in, and sometimes when it wasn’t busy she’d go there for a little nap, giving us a list of chores to be finished by the time she got back.

When we saw her head to the shed we’d say, “yes” under our breath and get our own little break from her ever-present presence.

Then when Eldo took over running the drive-in again, working at the drive-in took a turn on the fun side. Eldo enjoyed joking with his staff and customers.

Some pranks, all just good-natured fun, began happening to staff. Occasionally, even some unwitting friends got more than they bargained for when stopping in to get a bite.

Did you know pickle juice over ice looks just like Mountain Dew? One hot day, Eldo’s brother, Paul, found out when a certain carhop offered him a cold drink.

I’ll never forget the look of surprise on his face when he took a big gulp and got quite a different taste than he expected.

I worked with lots of carhops, soda jerks and cooks at the drive-in during my drive-in days and many remain good friends to this day. We still laugh at the stunts we pulled and mishaps we had to clean up and all have a favorite story to tell.

Donavan Jotblad was one of my favorite soda jerks. We all called him Drive-in Don. It was his job to get the drinks and icecream treats ready for the carhops to take out to the customers. He also had window duty, waiting on customers walking up for ice cream.

In his white shirt and paper soda jerk cap he looked pretty cute. And when a young girl came to the window one day

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Luck Fire Department Corn Feed

“Shucksters” Sabrina and Brandon help prepare some of the more than 3 tons of sweet corn served this year at the corn feed.

Caleb Nick, 7, used the roller method of Three youngsters pose atop a mountain of corn at the Luck Fire Department Corn Feed Saturday, Aug. 14. Pictured (L to R): Sabrina, Lucas and corn eating, as opposed to the row method. There is no wrong way to eat James. – Photos by Greg Marsten sweet corn at the Luck Fire Hall.

Carhop/from page 1 for a cone, she must have thought so, too, because years later she married him.

Drive-in Don was smitten that day, too.

I remember him watching her walk away and telling us all, “I’m going to marry that girl.”

At one time or another we all had our teenage crushes to deal with. We’d be hoping that certain guy or gal would stop in so we could wait on them, unless of course we had just “broken up,” then we begged for another carhop to pleeeeeeese take their order!

I ran into Drive-in Don in Siren last week, and when I told him I was writing a story about our days at the Grantsburg Drive-in he laughed, remembering one of his drive-in days stories.

“I can’t believe I took a piece out of your boyfriend Bill’s pizza and then shoved it back together. And he didn’t even get mad!” said Donavan, shaking his head.

Another friend and former carhop, Debbie (Lee) Hunter said she still has nightmares about the time she was carrying a tray full of coleslaw and tripped, sending cabbage flying all over.

And then there’s the classic carhop horror story that literally befell many a Grantsburg carhop, including me. It’s that moment when you see the tray full of food, malts and frosted mugs of root beer isn’t quite going to make it onto the car window. You watch it as if in slow motion as it starts to tip. Then before you can grab

Dale’s Restaurant in Grantsburg is being renovated into an old-fashioned drive-in complete with carhops. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer it, its over, and your customer has a lap full of malts and fries.

We used to make our own root beer syrup at the drive-in in a big vat with a spigot. When the syrup was mixed we had to transfer it to gallon jars. Well, sometimes we’d get busy and forget we were filling a jar and syrup would run over. I don’t think any of us will forget how much fun it was cleaning that sticky stuff off the floor.

I wondered where the idea of the carhop originated, so I checked the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and found this, “Carhops originated in the late 1930s when drive-in eateries were devised to draw in a more mobile society. It started as pull-up service to drugstores and eating establishments and was found to be a very effective way to draw customers. The name ‘carhop’ came from the practice of

The corn is shucked and soaked before it moves to the special steamer.

the waitress or waiter jumping up on the running board of a patron rolling into the parking lot. This car hopping showed that this particular car was that server’s car, as tips were the main income of these waiters and waitresses. Women replaced male carhops as restaurants discovered that a pretty face sold more food. ”Now carhops are only featured at a few remaining original drive-in stands and nostalgic fast-food establishments.

The few remaining drive-ins are mostly in small towns with local ownership. Sonic Drive-In still uses carhops as servers to customers, with over 3,400 restaurants available. There has been a resurgence with some franchises cashing in on the nostalgic aspect and tapping into the memories of the baby boomers.”

I’m certainly nostalgic about my own days as a teenage carhop and guess I only have one regret. I didn’t have anyone take a photo of my carhop friends and me in our carhop aprons to show people. It wasn’t just those soda jerks who were pretty cute back, then, or so I’ve been told.

I wish the new generation of carhops good luck carrying those trays full of treats. These days I’m happy just being the customer, hoping I don’t end up with a malt in my lap.

Note: I’m looking for more stories and photos from those Grantsburg Drive-In days, so if any of you former carhops and soda jerks have a story/photos e-mail them to me at cilla@grantsburgtelcom.net

Annual pie social to be held at the depot FREDERIC –The Frederic Area Historical Society is having their annual pie social, Saturday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Get there early to get your favorite piece of pie for $3.50, including beverage. It’s free to visit the museum, so stay and visit the Depot Museum.

Attention: old photos wanted of the Frederic area from early 1901 to the present. Maybe you wish to donate them and help preserve local history. Call Betty Fenton with questions, 715-327-8060. – submitted

Four men went for a job, and the first one went in.

The job assisJoe Roberts tant said, “What do you think is the fastest thing in the world?” The man said “blinking, because you just blink.” The second man went in, and he was asked the same question. He said, “thinking, because you just think.” Then the third man went in, and was asked the same question. So the man said “electricity, because when you turn the light on it just appears.” Finally, the last man went in and he was asked the same question. He said “poo, because last night I didn’t have time to blink, think or turn the light on ... I pooed myself.”

••• A couple of old golfing buddies were golfing when the one mentioned he was going to see Dr. Taylor for a new set of dentures. His buddy remarked that he had gone to Dr. Taylor a few years before. “Is that so? Did he do a good job?” “Well, I was on the course yesterday when a young fellow on the ninth hole hooked a line drive shot,” he said. “The ball was going 200 mph when it nailed me right in the buttocks. Well, that was the first time in three years my teeth didn’t hurt.”

••• A guy’s friend Randy stops him and asks, “Hey Richard! Whatcha got that case of beer for?”

“Well,” he says,” I got it for me wife, you see?”

“Wow,” exclaims Randy, “That’s what I call a great trade.”

••• My mother once told me, “Don’t spend $5 to dryclean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead.

They’ll clean it and put it on a hanger. Next morning buy it back for 75 cents.”

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Nature story time at the park

ST. CROIX FALLS – On Thursday, Aug. 26, is the final week of summer nature story time. Join naturalists Julie Fox, Barb Walker and Nancy Frank at 10 a.m. at Wisconsin Interstate Park for a story and activity chosen especially for children pre-K through kindergarten and their parents.

The final story time this summer will include a special surprise “large critter guest,” sure to delight both children and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location within the park. After a fall break, the popular program will resume again in winter from January through March 2011.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. Nature story time is free of charge, but a state park sticker is required to enter the park.

For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. submitted

Becoming grandparents Nothing prepared me for the

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role of being a grandfather. Mentally and emotionally I wasn’t ready to accept the role. Physically John W. Ingalls I wasn’t old enough, after all aren’t grandpas and grandmas old and gray and slightly bent at the knees and back? I still had years before I could realistically consider retirement, I had a daughter in high school and I still had the mind of an 18-year-old. Then I looked in the mirror. What looked back at me was a shock. I now looked like every grandfather should look. I had gray hair for that distinguished look, a lightly expanded abdomen for that successful look and hemorrhoids for that concerned look. Maybe I was ready to be a grandpa. On the other hand, my loving wife was ready for the role of grandmother but she didn’t look the part. Appearing 20 years younger than myself and sometimes mistaken for being my daughter, she was ready to embrace her grandchildren with open arms.

Grandmothers are like mothers with a little seasoning. They have the unique ability to blend together love, forgiveness and a bit of discipline into a big bowl with some sugar and it always comes out looking like warm chocolate chip cookies and cold milk. Grandmothers and food almost always go hand in hand.

Maybe that is why we eat when we experience stress because it subconsciously reminds us of the unconditional love that our grandmothers bestowed upon us.

Even today certain food smells will trigger memories

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I could not ignore what I saw this morning out my bathroom window.

The large maple tree right outside my window had a branch turning bright red right before Carrie Classon my eyes. It was like looking in the mirror and noticing new lines on my face. It’s not unexpected—or even necessarily bad—but it just isn’t what you want to see first thing in the morning.

Summer is winding down.

My dog Milo seemed to know. We went on our usual walk and he threw himself into it with even more than the usual abandon. He dove into the stream swollen with the late summer’s rain and raced through the meadow. He returned covered with the pesky green burrs that are everywhere this time of year and then collapsed under my truck for a long afternoon nap.

It is hard to believe, especially since the past two weeks have been so hot.

Even my cat, Lucy, was beginning to get tired of the heat. Lucy loves hot weather and has never quite forgiven me for moving her from Africa where the temperatures were, in her opinion, just about perfect the entire year. She removed a faceplate from one of the furnace cold air returns and went spelunking around in the cool basement ductwork, until she took a wrong turn and fell deep into the bottom of the furnace.

Lucy is stone deaf and difficult to locate once she goes missing. You cannot call her or even wake her without getting her attention by some nonauditory means, which is difficult if her eyes are closed. After a frantic search of the entire house and even a short foray around the exterior, I finally discovered her when I banged on the ductwork in the basement and woke her with the reverberations. She immediately let out a loud yowl and I located her deep in the bowels of the furnace. She was surrounded by steep sheet

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metal walls and unable to scramble out.

Luckily Daniel was there. He deftly removed a panel off the furnace and we lowered her carrier down on a rope. Lucy loves her carrier and she immediately leapt aboard this heaven-sent chariot and was lifted to safety. I fastened the cold air return firmly (if somewhat unattractively) to the wall with black duct tape and Lucy was forced to find other ways to while away the hot summer day.

But this morning I was forced to admit, summer is winding down.

Yesterday, I attended Daniel’s graduation. He received his master’s degree with a large class of largely “nontraditional” (older) students who, like him, already had careers and families and mortgages and had taken the last few years of their lives to do this difficult work of getting a degree on top of all their other responsibilities. There were lots of families there; children of the graduates, wives and husbands, and a fair number of grandchildren. There was lots of cheering and Daniel’s daughter yelled “I love you Dad!” when he approached the podium to accept his diploma.

Afterward we stood outside in the bright sunshine and took pictures and Daniel hung onto his mortarboard in the hot summer wind. It was a perfect day.

Summer is winding down, but the weather is still fine.

The end of summer is when the garden is most abundant, the sun feels the warmest, and the storms seem the most magnificent. Knowing there is a red leaf here and there, and a line or two on our faces, makes this time—these sunny days in August—that much sweeter.

Till next time, —Carrie

133rd Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair to be held Aug. 26 - 29 in Grantsburg GRANTBURG – The 133rd Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair will begin Thursday, Aug. 26 and end Sunday, Aug. 29. Thursday is entry day. Entries will be taken starting at 9 a.m. and are to be in place by 6 p.m. All entries needed to preregistered, so pick up your tags and let the fair begin.

The horse show, featuring many local riders, will begin at 6 p.m. in the horse arena. Horse and riders will partake in games of skill and fun. Come out and cheer on your favorites.

Music will be in the air from 7 to 11 p.m. Karaoke under the tent with Jeff and Gary is always a great way to spend the evening. Can’t make it Thursday? They will be back, same time, same place, Friday evening.

Friday is judging day. Judging will take place in all departments with the exception of dairy, beef and goat showing. Animal judging will start at 8 a.m. and fairhouse judging at 9 a.m. All animal showmen are encouraged to check out their judging times since they will need to be present for the judging process.

Grandpa Jim’s Animal Farm will be open Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon. Parents are encouraged to stay with their children at the animal farm. The animals can be found at the south end of the cattle barn.

Saturday brings the final day of judging. The dairy and beef show will start at 9 a.m. followed by the goat judging at 1 p.m.

A tractor show will be held out in the grandstand area.

The featured tractor of the show will be the John Deere, but other-colored tractors are invited too. Tractor games

of my grandmothers cooking up huge pots of baked beans, pancakes or big turkeys for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

While grandmothers may be identified with a certain degree MD of reverence, grandfathers are often associated with character.

Grandfathers sometimes have nicknames such as “Gramps” or “Papa” but just as likely they may be known as “Crazy Old Coot,” “Geezer” or “Old Goat.” These nicknames often reflect their own level of character development.

Grandfathers also have two other traits that set them apart from grandmothers – the ability to tell stories over and over and over again and the ability to stretch the honest truth beyond the breaking point.

Visits to Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house often follow a similar pattern. I see similarities from my childhood replayed in my children’s experiences and now with my own grandchildren as they visit us. Grandma would meet you at the door with hugs and adoring comments about your new shoes or how your haircut looked, quickly followed by comments such as, “My you kids look hungry, want something to eat?” It didn’t matter what your parents said because Grandma was going to feed you anyway. You didn’t dare to not eat because that might offend Grandma and maybe the next time she wouldn’t make your favorite cake or cookies.

Grandma was almost always the first to greet you at the door, but Grandpa was more reserved or lazy. He

will be held from 9 to 11:15 a.m. and will be on display until 1:15 p.m. A vintage show of corn cutting and threshing will happen at noon. A concession stand will be open over the noon hour in the area of the tractor show.

The fair parade, starting in the Memory Lake Park area and winding its way through the town, makes its way to the fairgrounds. The parade will start at 1:30 p.m.

Want to see some black smoke? Make your way to the grandstand for the tractor pull. This is the final pull in a six-county trophy competition. The pull will start at 5 p.m.

A free dance, featuring the local rockers known as Black Octane, will be from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Come out and dance the night away.

Sunday, the last day of the fair, will be showcasing some of the area’s local talent. A talent show, under the direction of Craig Bowman, will start at 1 p.m. There will be chainsaw races starting at 2 p.m. south of the grandstand. There is no cost to enter the competition and it is free to watch.

There will be sawdust-pile games for kids 12 and under that begin at 2:30 p.m. The fair house and animal barns close at 4 p.m. The final grandstand show features the demolition derby that starts at 6 p.m.

Earl’s Rides will, once again, be providing the entertainment on the midway. Ticket prices are 10 for $20 and available at local merchants. Special discount tickets will be available on Thursday from 5 – 9 p.m. and a wristband special on Saturday from 4 – 9 p.m.

Remember, the fair is a free gate and free parking fair, including handicapped spots, so plan to attend and enjoy the last days of summer at the fair.- submitted

would be waiting in his easy chair and would call out to you “Come here you little whippersnapper,” he would mess up your new haircut with his big hands and then pause. “Say, did I ever tell you about the time…?” You always knew what was coming because grandpas can’t remember if they told the story before and each time it was told the truth got stretched enough that it was never quite the same story anyway.

When you are in preschool or grade school you listened politely and even begged for more stories.

When you got a bit older you learned how to discreetly roll your eyes when listening to these stories.

My dad is a classic storyteller and he has told enough tall tales that I noticed it was starting to affect my children. They rolled their eyes back so much that I thought they were coming loose. One of my kids can now move her eyes independent of each other like an iguana. I guess she can thank her grandpa for that.

When I first became a grandpa it frightened me. I wasn’t old enough or wise enough to be a grandfather. I couldn’t stretch the truth and repeat myself like a real grandpa could. And then one day it happened.

My granddaughter Ella climbed up onto my lap, she gave me part of her cookie from Grandma and said, “Grandpa will you tell me a story?”

I cleared my throat, thought for a moment and then as natural as ever I began, “Did I ever tell you about the time…” I glanced down at her in time to see her smile at Grandma and then roll her eyes ever so slightly.

Next week … well, you’ll understand.

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Summer’s finest— homemade ice cream

by Doris Hanson Summer always brings back pleasant memories of when I was a child, especially those sweet, sunny days before the first day of school in the fall. Summer means midsummer, and July Fourth, and a finale on Labor Day, and picnics, and an icebox full of custard for the makings of ice cream. There were three of us kids, and we all wanted our turn at licking the dasher! What is an “icebox,” you say? Or a “dasher?” We will begin at the beginning.

Our home had not yet been connected to any electric-company line. So we had no refrigeration or electric lights. However, we did have that thing called an icebox. This was an insulated metal container, with a 12 by 16-inch door on the upper left-hand side. Dad would slide in a block of ice approximately the same size and it would cool the whole inside of this box. This ice block would last for a day, except on very hot days, when it would melt down more quickly. The melted water would drain to the back of the icebox and flow down a drain pipe into a pan underneath the icebox. If we forgot to empty this pan, we had a puddle on the floor to mop up – not any fun, but at least we had a clean floor.

There was a smaller door beneath this ice compartment where food could be stored, and to the right was a full-length door, 30 inches tall and 12 inches wide, where milk, butter, meats and other foods were kept. There were three shelves on this side.

The ice that we used was harvested in the winter from a little lake near our home. Several men would go together, and by using a special saw, rigged up a way to cut through the ice, they would work together and “make ice” to be used in the family icebox, or whatever else they would need it for the following summer.

They used bobsleds that had special sides for the purpose of hauling ice home from the lake, so they could pull the blocks from the water, and slide the blocks of newly cut ice up on the load.

Dad used his team of horses to haul the ice home from the lake. When he got his load home, there was a corner at the east end of the shed where he spread a

Having a hand cranked ice cream maker got you invited to lots of picnics in the first half of the 20th century. All it took was some fresh cream, eggs, sugar and fruit for flavor, all available at any farm without a trip to town, and a block of ice. – Photos submitted thick bed of sawdust on the ground to lay the blocks of ice on.

The first layer of sawdust was fairly thick. The blocks would be laid on with spaces between to pack sawdust all around each one of them so they would not freeze together. When one layer was set, sawdust would be spread all over it before putting on the next layer of blocks. When the stack was finished, it was about four or five blocks wide one way and about six or seven the other way and about five blocks high.

When it came time to use a block, the sawdust would be brushed off of it while being careful not to uncover any of the other blocks, and more sawdust was packed around the remaining blocks. To fit the icebox, this block had to be chopped in half by using an ice pick or ax. Then the other half was put back and covered up with sawdust again, until the next day when it, too, would be brought into the house to be used. To get blocks to the house, Dad used a wheelbarrow, with the first stop at the pump house, where he poured a pail of water on the blocks to get off the last of the sawdust.

When a special summer Sunday came, and there would be ice cream for dinner, Mother would save off some cream after they had separated the milk.

The Berglund family of Trade Lake liked homemade ice cream for their summer picnics.

People say the darndest things The other day I clearly heard Judy say, “Have you seen my shoe stretchers?” I thought it was strange she had bought a pair of shoes that don’t fit.

Being quick-witted, I suggest she could return them if they were new. I also suggested she should wear them for awhile until they were broke in. I also mentioned that for a custom fit,

Irregular Columnist Brooke Biedinger people used to soak their boots in water and wear them until they dried, although I’m not sure that is true.

After my response, she was looking at me like I had either lost my mind or

She would make a sweet custard and pour the cream into this mixture. In the meantime my brothers would get a gunnysack and a block of ice. They would chop off pieces of ice, and place them in the sack. Then with a hammer or other type of heavy tool, they would pound the ice into bits small enough to fit between the wooden bucket and the metal container that would hold the ice cream.

The custard was then poured into that metal container, where the dasher was already in place.

The dasher in the center of the metal container was connected to a gear in the housing over the wooden ice-cream bucket. The gear on the outside housing of the bucket was connected to a crank handle. After the metal container was filled with custard, the cover was put in place, the housing with the gear and the equipment was clamped into place, and the bucket was ready to pack the ice all around with rock salt sprinkled on it.

The ice was heaped on the top of the metal container as well.

Next began the long, tedious cranking of the custard to make it into ice cream.

The salt made the ice cold enough to freeze the custard, and kept the ice from melting too quickly on the beautiful, hot summer days. It was important to keep the case always full of ice with the salt, and also to keep on cranking. If one got tired, someone else would crank for a while. As the custard started to set up it would begin to get more difficult to crank. When everyone agreed that it was stiff enough to quit, they would push the ice that was on the top of the cover down along the side of the container, and then drain off some of the water that had accumulated in the bottom of the bucket.

Now it was ready to open up the container and take out the dasher, and it was that ice-cream-covered dasher that we all wanted a turn at licking. With the dasher out, the cover was replaced and more ice and salt were packed all around and on the top. Dad would bring over some grain sacks and a piece of canvas to wrap around the whole bucket and let it sit in the shade. We could hardly wait for the picnic to start, so we could eat our dinner and then have this very special treat that we all enjoyed so much.

Mom used to tell about how she would make a big picnic dinner and they would carry it across the road and down in the woods – food, ice cream, and whatever else was needed. I don’t recall ever being with on these picnics.

River Road

Ramblings Collected by Russ Hanson If I was, I was too young to remember.

The last time that I remember making custard for homemade ice cream was for a family reunion that we had over at the farm in Wood River. Grandpa John was still alive at that time, and I had told him that if he would do the inviting of relatives and friends, whoever he wanted to have come, that George and I would take care of the rest. Some of the relatives suggested we make homemade ice cream, and so we did. We had to buy the ice, and two of the ice-cream makers that were brought to the picnic were electric. Can you beat that!

Times have changed. However, the ice cream still tasted the same. Very, very good.

Mother Elsie Swanson’s Recipe for Homemade Ice Cream 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 2 beaten eggs 2 cups whipping cream 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla Combine sugar, flour, and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over low heat or in a double boiler, stirring until thick. Add small amount of hot mixture to beaten eggs, and mix well. Return to the rest of the hot mixture, cook and stir one minute. Chill. Add cream and vanilla. Freeze in two-quart or larger ice-cream freezer. Let ripen. Makes 11/4 quarts ice cream.

••• Notes from the Rambler By the time you read this we will have been on vacation a few days and are likely to be somewhere into Alberta on the Great Plains. You can follow our trip at our bslog on the Internet at riverroadrambler.blogspot.com. We are ready to see if Canadians really: Live in igloos, say “eh” a lot, mispronounce words such as “house”, or “about” as “aboot” and “hoose,” are all good at hockey, have Mounties on horseback with dogsleds, love maple syrup, and have long lines to get government health care.

For summer ice cream, you needed ice harvested in winter and stored in icehouses packed with sawdust. committed some rude act.

I plowed on saying, “I don’t think you have a set of shoe stretchers; why didn’t you try them on before you bought them? Just because they look nice doesn’t guarantee they’ll fit.”

She said, “What are you talking about?”

“You asked me where your shoe stretchers are; I was just responding.”

Between fits of laughter she said “No I didn’t” “What did you say?”

“I don’t remember” I was at Bean’s for breakfast and when I was finished I gave Vonnie my credit card. I heard her say “Do you want coffee?”

I said “No I’ve had three cups” In her soft-spoken voice she diplomatically said “DOOO YOUUU WAANT A COPYYY?” I hope nobody ever asks me if I’ve had a fit.

My e-mail address is biedingerb@wildblue.net.

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We all have talents Everyone in our local churches is valuable! Many

churches, many people, many talents.

Some can play musical instruments. Others can enjoy the result.

Some have beautiful voices and can sing. Others can hum. All can appreciate.

Some are good at praying in public. Others are equally good at praying in private.

Some are gifted with writing skills. Others can enjoy reading what they have written.

Some are very handy in the kitchen. Others prefer to organize cupboards or be responsible for hauling away the garbage and the recyclables.

Some are willing to read Scripture in public. Others are good at following along in the Bible.

Some like to “do windows.” Others prefer doing yard work.

Some are good at word processing. Others are grateful for handed-out reports, posters, etc.

Some are good teachers. Others are good at learning.

Some are outgoing and friendly. Others are shy and need encouragement.

Whatever person you are, we need all of you to make a congregation and we appreciate you, whoever you are.

Bicycle tour It’s a major event when a bicycle race or bicycle tour comes into our particular area. Quite impressive.

In the 1950s, Lewis was a convenient place to stop for a rest or a drink of water. It was quite common to see someone pumping water at the pump outside the Lewis church. The wet sidewalk was a dead giveaway as hikers or those on wheels cupped their hands to catch enough water for a refreshing drink.

Sometimes visitors sprawled on the lawn to rest a bit, too.

Did you know?

Termites have a perpetual case of indigestion. (It’s all that wood they eat.) A recent study reveals that nearly half the methane gas in the atmosphere is produced by these termites with tummy aches. Methane gas helps produce ozone and hydrogen, and also contributes to the retention of heat in the Earth’s atmosphere.

The problem is that too much retention of heat could affect climatic conditions and farming cycles.

Because of the changeover of forests to grasslands (the termites’ favorite) termites and termite gas are increasing.

How do you spell relief?

P-e-s-t-i-c-i-d-e.

Who would have thought there was such a threat from termites?

Strange conversations I said to my sons, “If young beef is called veal, young sheep is lamb, old sheep is mutton, pigs are pork, what do we call horse meat?”

“Terrible,” said my eldest son.

I was curious, because our dog Molly likes canned dog food.

What do we call horse meat? Something fancy such as equine or equus?

When I dig out old news of 40 or 50 years ago, I am surprised how often a popular grocery item is stewing hens. We don’t see them at the grocery store these days.

They don’t use old hens or old roosters. I guess

Behind the

Signpost Bernice Abrahamzon roosters die young as fryers and yes, old hens end up in the stew pot to make soup or wonderful casseroles of chicken and dumplings.

In our family we discuss a wide range of subjects from the serious to the ridiculous.

Why? Why do deer come into our gardens to nibble on bean plants, etc., instead of nice fresh grass in the woods?

We have planted and replanted beans and lettuce this year, but deer think it belongs to them. They come in to graze in the dark of night, but they come in the daytime, too!

Bouncing Bet One of my favorite wildflowers is now in bloom on the edge of our property. I think it derives its name from its habit of bouncing up here and there.

Whenever the township mows our waysides, I worry about Bouncing Bet and its future.

White vanilla Today I baked cinnamon buns and frosted them with a light icing, but I couldn’t help noticing that the vanilla colored the frosting, and it was no longer nice and white.

I used to buy clear vanilla at the dime store, but it’s no longer available. I asked and found out it comes from Mexico. Perhaps it is banned. Perhaps it is not a pure product.

If possible, wouldn’t you think it could be manufactured here in the USA? Names of quilts Recently I read a story about a collector of handmade quilts. Every quilt had a crazy name, and I hadn’t realized that, although I know I have my mother’s Double Wedding Ring quilt.

Others mentioned in the story were Drunkard's Path; Goose in the Pond; Steps to the Altar; Rob Peter, Pay Paul; French Bouquet; Burgoyne’s Quilt; Noonday Lily; Widow’s Mite.

There are probably more, perhaps crazy quilt, a hodgepodge of pieces cut into different shapes and a patchwork quilt of colors. Viewers recognize pieces of old dresses or men’s shirts.

That’s all, folks The above selections are a hodgepodge. I’m trying to find a page with nothing scribbled on it.

Writers are interested in too many subjects! I’m sorry about that.

Until next week, Bernice

$3 million, plus $2 million for improvements? Nearly a million pounds of copper wiring was used. The concrete used cost $4 per minute, and was poured 24 hours a day for a daily cost of $5,760.

As many as 300 men, some of whom were from Austria, and many horses were used in the construction of the dam.

The dam was built mainly to transmit electricity to the cities.

This and much more information will be addressed at the annual picnic on Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the D. D. Kennedy Park., located at 1914 Kennedy Mill Ave. on the south side of Hwy. 8. Bring a dish to pass. Beverages will be provided. The public is invited to attend at no charge. For more information call 715-483-3979. — submitted

Book signing cancelled for this year

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer EDINA, Minn. – An Edina book signing by author Brad Herzog had to be cancelled for this year due to the illness of the author. Herzog, who lives in California, recently came out with a book titled “turn left at the Trojan horse,” a book about some modern-day heroes (and some mythological Greek ones, too) that included a chapter about the night when Dean Roland emerged as a local hero.

Roland was chief of police in Siren when an F-3 tornado roared through town June 18, 2001. The town’s warning siren wasn’t working that night, due to a previous storm, and Roland went around the village in his squad, warning people of the tornado’s approach. Herzog heard about what happened that night and paid a visit to the village to

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50 Years Ago The pea pack was well under way at the Milltown plant, according to the front page of the July 13 issue of this newspaper.-Clifton Anderson was named head of the Houston, Texas Ag Department.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included Occident flour at 50 lbs. for $2.98, watermelons at 20-lb. average were 59¢ each, pork loin roasts were 43¢/lb. and thick-sliced bacon was 2 lbs. for 89¢.-Shorty’s Resort and a grocery were on Hwy. 70 on Clear Lake, Siren.-A grand opening and get-acquainted party were held July 15, at Centuria Hotel and Bowling Alley.-A birthday ball was held at the Ponderosa Guest Ranch on July 16, with guests invited to bring their own mugs for liquid refreshments.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included oranges at 49¢/dozen, Hills Brothers coffee at 2 lbs. for $1.33, bacon ends at 79¢ for a 5-lb. box, hams at 53¢/lb. and beef pot roast at 49¢/lb.-Obituaries included Leyton Ruhn, George Bushey, Louise Rogers, Conrad Elertson, Anna Sorenson and Rufford Maxwell.-Two Frederic District Schools were closed, including West Sweden School and the Round Lake School.-The entire Leader staff was on vacation for two weeks so the first of the vacation issues was published early as well as the second issue. It included feature articles, etc.-Farm Safety Week was observed.

40 Years Ago A wedding dance was set for Sept. 5, at Indian Creek Dance Hall for Mr. and Mrs. Steven Asper (Donna Marek).-Obituaries included L. Ernest Howey, Cheryl Goodremote, Lewis Felt, Mary Shogren and Rosmus Jensen.-Eugene Wycoff won by a slim margin in Polk/Burnett primary election.There were 50 students who enrolled in August at Polk County College.-There was a $50 reward for those persons or person who turned in a false fire report.-A Webster student, Anthony Wachewicz, 17, was the sixth traffic fatality of 1970.-The grand opening of the Pioneer Bar, Frederic, was set for Sept. 14.Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included pork and beans, 4 cans for 48¢, kidney beans, 8 cans for 98¢, Miracle Whip at 47¢/qt. and fresh carrots at 3 packages of 1-lb. each at 58¢.-Donald Hinks had an ad for landscaping, black dirt at $17.50 and topsoil at $12.50.-The 22nd Fall Festival was set for Amery on Sept. 12.-Specials at Dick’s Red Owl, Grantsburg, included pork chops at 79¢/lb., sliced bacon at 59¢/lb. and red potatoes at 20 lbs. for 87¢.-REA approved a loan for Polk-Burnett Electric.Sen. Gaylord Nelson headlined program for Dueholm testimonial.

20 Years Ago

St. Croix Dam topic for historical society annual picnic BALSAM LAKE — Jean Scheappi of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway will be speaking at the Aug. 24 annual meeting of the Polk County Historical Society. The meeting will be a picnic at the Polk County D.D. Kennedy Park, and will begin at 6:30 with a potluck dinner.

Scheappi will be presenting history of the St. Croix Falls Dam, as well as other dams in the area. Her presentation is being sponsored by the Polk County Historical Society.

The St. Croix Falls Dam is located on the St Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ray Stannard Baker, in his writing, recalls that during all of his boyhood the sound of the roaring water was always present. He remembers wakening in the middle of the night to the thunder of the rapids during the last quarter of the 1800s.

Did you know the St. Croix Falls Dam was started in 1904 and completed two years later at an estimated cost of

Do you remember?

talk to Roland in preparation for the book.

A book signing had been scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Barnes and Noble bookstore at the Galleria in Edina. However, on that day Herzog was in a Duluth hospital after a night in intensive care. He was suffering from, in his words, “a swollen, incredibly raw epiglottis, that little doorway that opens to the narrowest part of the throat – life-threatening because it can close off your airway and you need an immediate tracheotomy.”

“So, I’m disappointed that I couldn’t make the event, but I’m likely going to reschedule it for next summer – midJuly … of course, that week I’ll probably come down with some sort of spleen infection …” he quipped, indicating that he is feeling “tons better.” In the meantime, he hopes readers will get a chance to pick up a copy of the book.

A group planned to form the Frederic Historical Society.-Open house was held for the 50th wedding anniversary of Lawrence and Edna Bremer on June 23, at the Webster Community Center.-Rain stalled the Webster sewer lagoon project.-George “Mick” Sears was a new Webster trustee on the village board.-Midblock U-turns are illegal in Webster.-Oldtime country music was enjoyed Friday at Memory Lake Park, Grantsburg.-The phone system at the Webster School will be updated.-Regulations limit use of ATVs on county land.-Shredded paper was available either baled or bagged at prices from $2/bale or $1/bag at the Leader office.-A minister, the Rev. Lloyd Button of Grace Baptist Church, Grantsburg, retired.-A St. Croix Falls man drowned near Nevers Dam.-Our state has strict fireworks laws, but casual enforcement, according to a frontpage headline.-Curtis Wassberg, hospital administrator at Frederic, resigned.-Autumn Maier was queen of Milltown’s Fishermen’s Party.-A petition for school board reapportionment was presented at Frederic.-Polk County was preparing to move departments to different offices.-Tattered, worn American flags were disposed of in a special ceremony.

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Interstate Park Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park Friday, Aug. 20 Hiking the Ice Age Trail, 3 p.m., at the Pothole Trail sign. The Pothole Trail is the western terminus of the 1,200-mile-long Ice Age National Scenic Trail that spans the state of Wisconsin. Join naturalist Barb Walker and learn about the unique geology of Interstate Park, a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.

Saturday, Aug. 21 Hike to the Summit, 1 p.m., at the Summit Rock Trail sign. Join the naturalist for a relaxing hike up to the summit and learn interesting facts about the history and geology of the area as well as viewing the spectacular scenery of the St. Croix River.

Family Fun: All About Owls, 4 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. Drop by and meet Walker and Aztec, a live owl – then bring home a make-and-take owl-on-astick. Everyone is welcome. Fun for the entire family.

Sun-sational Secrets of Eagle Peak, 7 p.m., at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Hike up the trail to the peak with Walker, learn the secrets of the peak and see fantastic views of the St. Croix River Valley as the sun goes down in the West.

Sunday, Aug. 22 Summer Outdoor Family Adventure Series, 4 to 5 p.m. Trumpeter Swan Program at Crex Meadows.

Join trumpeter swan experts to learn about the fascinating natural history, current conservation status, survey techniques and management plan for these beautiful swans. The program will be held at the Crex Meadows Visitor Center. For information call 715463-2739.

SOFAS will take area residents on a variety of hikes, paddles and fun activities. Join us 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. 25 Finding Those Fascinating Ferns, 10 a.m., at the amphitheater located behind the beach parking area.

Ferns are ancient plants that reproduce without seeds. Join Walker for a walk on the Ravine Trail to learn how ferns grow and to view a variety of beautiful ferns found at Interstate Park.

Thursday, Aug. 26 Nature story time, 10 a.m. Join naturalists Julie Fox, Walker and Nancy Frank for a special story and activity to mark the last of this summer’s nature story time. We will have a surprise “large critter guest” – sure to delight children and their parents as well.

Check at the park office upon arrival for the program location within the park.

Sunday, Sept. 5 Catch and Tag a Monarch Butterfly! 1 to 3 p.m., starting at the Ice Age Center. Once again local naturalist Randy Korb will share his vast knowledge of this royal butterfly and give participants an opportunity to net and tag monarch butterflies themselves. The fee is $3 for Friends of Interstate Park and $5 for nonmembers. For registration and information call 715483-3747.

Saturday, Sept. 11 Incredible Edible Mushrooms, 1 to 3:30 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. Join Leslie Jo Meyerhoff and learn all about our local wild mushrooms. Given in two parts, the first hour will focus on identification and habitats, the second hour more on the variety of edibles as well as health benefits, cultivation, preparation and preserving your harvest. The fee for each class will be $3 for Friends of Interstate Park and $5 for nonmembers. For registration and information call 715-4833747.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. Programs are free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Annual passes for 2010 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. Daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents.

Wedding

Dewey - LaFollette Lisa Unertl and her son, Johnny, from Oregon, Wis., were recently visitors for several days at the home of Lisa’s parents, Kay and Jack Krentz.

Donna and Nina Hines, Mary Dunn, Lida Nordquist, Diana and Karen Mangelsen and Lorri McQuade were guests of Marlene Swearingen Tuesday afternoon. They enjoyed a time of visiting and playing cards.

Roger and Sue Mroszak went to Woodbury, Minn., Thursday to the home of Dick and Phyllis Ehlers. They had dinner there, did some visiting and played some cards.

Lorraine and Dean Kendall from Milaca, Minn., were guests of Lawrence and Nina Hines Thursday and Friday.

Kay Krentz visited Irene Louden Friday afternoon.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen were Friday afternoon visitors of Ray and Marge Bestler. That evening they called on Sue and Roger Mroszak.

On Saturday, Roger and Sue Mroszak visited several of Sue’s siblings at the Ebert cabin on Clam Lake.

Don and Lida Nordquist visited Nina and Lawrence Hines Sunday evening.

Siren Senior Center I have been requested by the Siren Nutrition people to please ask all of the diners that are planning to attend the next Dining at Five dinner to call 715349-2845 to put your reservation in early and inform them of their choice of lemon or apple pie for dessert. CeCe needs this information when she places her order, otherwise you will get whatever she has the most of.

I have to share my interesting experience at one of our new gaming palaces on Saturday. A friend and I decided that we would go out for dinner and donate a little money and decided that we would dine first and play the slots afterward. After eating, which I must say was very good, we discovered that there were way too many people playing and that we should come someday during the week when it wasn’t so busy. I neglected to say that we had taken advantage of the new valet parking, first time I have ever done that, and that was so convenient to just drive up and hand a nice young man the keys to your car and trot in the door. When we returned to get the car it was a little congested, a few waiting for their cars and only two attendants hustling for them, but I finally gave my ticket to one of the fellows and informed him that my car was just across from where I stood, parked in a line with the other cars so if he would give me my keys I would just hop in and drive away. He informed me that that wasn’t my car; my car was parked in the parking lot. I stood there and looked and it sure looked like my car and if I could see right it was my license number, but he insisted that it wasn’t. If I would have been smart I should have stuck around to see what he had to offer from the parking lot, but I had just had my oil changed, window fixed and a new muffler installed so I really

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wanted to drive it a little longer to get my money’s worth and besides my golf clubs were in the back and I might need them for a few more weeks this season. It seems he had another gentleman’s parking ticket in his hand and needless to say it took a little convincing that this senior knew what she was talking about and he gave me my car keys and I was on my way. Next time I think I will just park in the lot and walk the extra step.

The latest news from the Moose Lodge in Siren is that they are planning on offering Bingo on Tuesdays starting the middle of September. I think they will be very successful in their endeavor so remember to come out and have some fun. This promises to be a big-time operation with the proper equipment and also I believe refreshments and beverages will be offered.

Our condolences to Harry Ferris and family on the passing of their wife and mother.

We had nine tables of 500 on Wednesday and the winners were George Hanson, Barb Munger, Arnie Borchert, Tom Knopik and Candace Doriott. Winners at Spades on Friday were Marie Van Guilder, Mary Sicard, Candace Doriott, Anke Olesen and Marie Bentley. Mary Sicard, Marge Nyberg, Inez Pearson and Barb Munger furnished treats for the card game.

Gratitude to Corrine Root for the homemade pickles for the noon diners and cucumbers donated from Virginia Martin and Hazel Franseen.

The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily Monday through Friday. Our activities, Dime Bingo, 500 and Spades, are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 1 p.m.

Siren

Woke up early Friday morning fully expecting to see lots of tree damage in bear country from the storms going through. I was surprised to see only a few branches and twigs on the deck and front yard.

The backyard however, was another story and it wasn’t from the storms. Those big black buggers had been at it again. Now, it has always been my belief that wild critters laid low during storms; not so, I guess. They had the feeder poles literally torn out of the ground; it even looked like they had tried to drag one towards the deeper woods. My hubby says maybe they got a claw caught in it and just took off and it came loose. My birdbath was tipped over plus the empty squirrel feeder made of metal almost straightened out. Neighbor Donna Tjader told me Friday morning they too have had trouble with them, seems they have done a lot of damage in their yard over the summer.

This week’s music in the park at the Siren band shell is Bright Night and the Harmonic Balance. Remember, there is only one more scheduled event at the band shell, next week, so if you enjoy these events make sure you don’t miss it. The refreshments for this week’s event are provided by the Siren Bethany Lutheran Church Outreach Committee and profits will go to the preschool.

Sympathy to the family of Steven L. Bottineau who passed away Aug. 1.

Sympathy to the family of Doris Ferris who passed away last week.

Can you believe all the rain we have had in the area and still some of our lakes are not back up to where they should be. As a small child I remember hearing my grandfather say, “As the summer goes,

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Bev Beckmark

so does the winter.” If he’s right, get ready for more snow than this area has seen in many years. Get those snowblowers, shovels and your long underwear ready, we just might need them.

Don’t forget, all you knitters and crocheters, the Siren Lioness group has a supply of yarn in at the Siren U.S. Bank for making warm hats, mittens, kids slippers and scarves for the U.S. Bank Siren Lioness mitten tree come fall. Remember, winter isn’t that far away.

Little Laycee Glover, daughter of Daryl Glover, decided she wanted to go fishing and have her 5th birthday celebration at her grandma Naomi Glover’s house last week. Laycee and Daryl live in the Spooner area.

Those of you who are regulars to give blood, or maybe are a first-timer, mark your calendars for Tuesday, Aug. 24. This is the date set aside for the Webster/Siren community blood drive at the Webster Community Center from 1:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more info call Kathy at 715-349-5121 or Susan at 715-244-3708.

Congratulations to Walter and Norma Dake on their 50th anniversary Friday, Aug. 20. They will be celebrating on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Crooked Lake Park from 2 to 4 p.m. Stop in and wish them many more years.

Are you German or do you enjoy the German traditional foods? Then don’t miss the annual Oktoberfest in Danbury on Saturday, Aug. 21, put on by the Danbury Lions from 1 to 9 p.m. Come enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and traditions.

Sunday visitors at the Art and Bev Beckmark home were Barry and Mary Stewart.

Webster Senior Center There was lots of activity around the center this past week. Our gratitude goes out to all who took part in any of the activities.

Twenty-three people had a good time at Dime Bingo on Wednesday. We appreciate all who come and join in the fun.

There were 12 pool and card players on Thursday evening. From all the hootin’ and hollerin’ it would seem that all were having a good time.

We welcome anyone who would like to join us for

Dime Bingo on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. or for pool and cards on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. No need to call ahead, just come on in.

Twenty-eight diners enjoyed Nikki’s roast beef dinner on Thursday evening. Door prize winners were: Bernice Quernemoen, Elaine Scott, Al Niklason and Jane Wardean. The next evening meal will be Thursday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. Get your reservations in and join us.

Our appreciation goes out to all who stopped by

our table on Saturday during Gandy Dancer Days and purchased raffle tickets and/or registered to win free lunch tickets.

We are still planning Wii bowling to start in September. If interested call 715-656-3583. We also hope to have volunteers on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m., to assist anyone who would like to take advantage of any activities the Wii has to offer.

Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday,

Wiegand/Klucas Richard Otto Wiegand, originally of Cleveland, Wis., and Sheryl Casper Klucas, originally of White Bear Lake, Minn., were married at their home in rural Spooner on June 19, 2010. Lucy Basler of Webster was the officiant. Otto is the son of Louis and Mildred Wiegand of Cleveland. Sherrie is the daughter of Marlene and the late Hubert Casper of White Bear Lake. Otto works in Spooner as an agricultural agent for Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn counties with the University of Wisconsin Extension Service.

Sherrie is a psychiatric social worker for Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic in Spooner. The couple plans to take an international honeymoon later. - Photo submitted

Lewis Bernice Abrahamzon 653-4281 Members of the Good Cheer Club met last Wednesday at the home of June O’Donnell in Frederic. They celebrated their 81st year of their Good Cheer Club, several of them having attended with their mothers when they were 4 years old. Amazing!

Can any other club or organization match that record?

For the first time in years the Charles E. Lewis celebration arrived the second weekend in August and the weather did not cooperate.

It rained Friday evening so events were held inside the church with several speakers/singers, a juggler, selections sung by the Lewis Men’s Choir. Those there enjoyed the program plus the food served before and afterward.

Saturday dawned hot and windy but those there enjoyed the special bands, most generous with their time and all that energy. Also, the flea market, silent auction, greeting and meeting.

Sunday dawned cold and windy for the 8:45 a.m. outside church service held in the familiar yellow-andwhite tent and the outside lawn. Old-time hymns, a skit by Scott and Marlene, message by Pastor Tom, with assistants Sylvia Schaetzel and Dave.

Lots of hot coffee served inside after the service.

Sunday brought the flea market for the second day, scrambling for coins in the sawdust pile and other games for children of different ages with Ruth Lenz and Linda Baxter in charge of those games.

Events going on all over town. Some really good units in the 2 p.m. parade. Congratulations to all who participated in any way, car show, etc. at Sundown, trout pond set up by Boy Scouts at the former schoolhouse, food available all over and music, music, music.

Members of the Northwest Regional Writers met Friday at 1 p.m. at Espresso Cabin, Grantsburg, with eight members present, including Denis Simonsen, Alice Ford, Walter Fluegel, Bob Mackean, Boyd Sutton, Don Miller, Russ Hansen and Bernice Abrahamzon. The next meeting will be held the second Friday in September with an assignment of writing something about a year far in the future, i.e., 2080. Can you visualize that?

Back-to-school sales? Where did the summer go?

Do any schools have air conditioning?

The former longtime home of Pearle and Ray Rackman is being refurbished inside and out, and looks very nice with fresh white paint and brown trim outside.

Bernie Boelter Sept. 25, which will be the first potluck of the season. We will also draw the winners of the raffle that day.

We are planning a jewelry-making workshop in September as well. Please let me know if you are interested.

Keep your senior center active by joining in on all it has to offer, and/or give us new ideas.

See you at the center.

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Final reminder here of the annual Markville Reunion to take place at the Arna Town Hall on Aug. 21. This potluck affair will open at 11 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon. The daylong event includes karaoke and prizes.

Several people from our townships spent time staffing the booth for the Seven County Senior Federation at the Pine County Fair at the beginning of the month. Pam and Leon Berg, Darlene Merimonti, Cheryl Wickham, Evelyn Johnson, Marlene Mishler, Patrice Winfield, Fran Levings and Dave Baker all worked at least one shift.

In fact, Cheryl, Darlene and Patrice rode in the Seven-County car driven by Evelyn Johnson in the Quarry Days Parade in Sandstone, Minn.

Cheryl and Gene Wickham enjoyed the company the company of granddaughter Bailey when she came for a two-week visit.

Cheryl and Paul Fornengo also had a grandchild stay for a while when 9-year-old Evan came for three weeks. Cheryl’s son, Jeff Harmon, is living with them now while he looks for employment in the area.

We wish him good luck.

Bob Brewster and Patty Koehler loaded up some eggplant, peppers, herbs and rhubarb and took them to the annual farmers market hosted by the Whole Foods Co-op in Duluth last weekend. Interestingly enough, the first crop to sell out was the rhubarb. Mary Ellen and Steve Pearson, Webster, stopped by their booth.

It has been a series of enjoyable events for Marge and Al Wolf down in the Hastings area recently. They attended the wedding of the daughter of one of Marge’s cousins at the Buck Hill Ski Area in

Burnsville, Minn., on Saturday. Another day had them, along with a sister and brother of Marge, and their spouses, at a dinner in Hudson, followed by a tour of replicas of the Nina and Pinta. A final stop was the Dakota County Fair where granddaughter Danielle won three blue ribbons and best of show for several 4-H entries. Way to go, Danni!

On the home front, in addition to a flurry of township activities, Dave and I spent a day in Duluth and Superior shopping. We usually get to the Barnes & Noble store so I bought “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” the third in that series that is being read everywhere. Dave bought a book dealing with the loss of nature in the lives of youngsters today.

We culminated our day with a meal at the Golden Inn in Superior with friends Darlene and Jerry Schmid, Superior.

It is worth mentioning that New Dosey Township went to mail-in voting this year and I can announce that voter turnout was 49 percent, which means many more people voted than in the 2008 primary, which was held at the town hall. Head judge Vicki Elliott and I, the town clerk, went to the Pine County Courthouse to count the votes on election night.

New Dosey residents, watch for your ballots in the mail for the general election in November.

Another reminder of the first annual potluck, racing event to be held at the New Dosey Town Hall on Sunday, Aug. 29, beginning at 1 p.m. Arrange to have your grandchildren here to join in the races and bring a lawn chair if you can.

The coneflowers are blooming, wherever they are.

Frederic Senior Center Winners for 500 cards were: David Peterson in first place, Mona Severson in second place, Marlyce Borchert in third place and Willis Williams in fourth place.

Wednesday and Friday Pokeno was enjoyed.

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We will be going to the ambulance corn and chicken dinner Saturday at noon. We are very thankful for our ambulance service.

Early-morning coffee is enjoyed. Come join the group.

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Lamar Johnson is home from the hospital and doing quite well. The family members have been taking turns staying with him. Reeny and grandson Blake JOhnson came home Thursday while John stayed there. Natalie Flagstad went there Monday.

LaVonne and Jack O’Brien were shoppers at Rice Lake Tuesday. Theresa Childers and Amy spent Thursday through Saturday at their cabin and also visited Jack and LaVonne.

Jeri Witzany’s sister, Jeanne Potter, and family from Apple Valley, Minn., spent a few days this week

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Mark and Deanne Krause spent the weekend with Allyson at Fairfield, Iowa, where she has been involved with their plays this summer. Her parents saw her perform in “The Big River” which is the last play of the summer.

Fran Krause attended the 4-H leaders meeting at the government center Tuesday night. Wednesday afternoon she joined the Sarah Circle at Bethany Lutheran Church with Marge Bryant as hostess.

Grantsburg Public Library New art display

The Grantsburg Public Library is pleased that Walter Fluegel has generously allowed us to display his beautiful artwork. His work entitled "Mirror Quartets" will be on display for the next several weeks.

Stop in and see his unique work with photgraphs!

Teen Talk

Teen book club continues to move through the genre of classics. Although they are finding these books difficult to read, it has been fun learning about the authors and books that we so often hear spoken of. Last week we built marshmallow, spaghetti towers and had to solve a crossword puzzle all about classic books and their authors. Because more research was needed, they had to be sent home and upon being returned complete each member will recieve a prize! Most members continue to read the books they had last week, but the "Hardy Boys," by Franklin W. Dixon is a new one, as well as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," by Arthur Conan Doyle. Teen Talk meets weekly on Wednesday's at noon - 12:45 p.m. Teen Talk is open for all youth in sixth-12th grades.

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Youth Chess club

We are very pleased that with the generous donation from the Grantsburg American Legion of $500, we have the complete funding to begin a youth chess club in the 2010-2011 school year. All youth ages 10 and up through seniors in high school are invited! Be aware we have a limit right now of 14 members. If you are interested stop in to the library right away. We are also in need of adults that would be interested in playing, acting as chess master, or supervising. See us if you love chess.

Library hours

The library is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday noon to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 715-463-2244. Web site is grantsburg.wislib.org.

Burnett Community Library Preschool story time

Peggy Parish began writing the Amelia Bedelia series in 1963. After her death in 1988, her nephew, Herman Parish, continued this delightful series with a younger version of Amelia in “Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie.” After enjoying a colorful, autumn day and romping through fallen leaves, Amelia joins her grandfather at the local farmers market to buy Granny Smith apples to make an apple pie with Grandmother. While Grandmother’s pie is cooling, it gets eaten by voracious birds, but Amelia’s tiny, but very tasty apple pie, saves the day. This book includes Amelia’s favorite apple pie recipe, and each parent and child received a copy. Apple tasting took the place of weekly snacks; starting with the sweetest slices of Red and Yellow Delicious, to Galas and then on to Amelia’s pie apple, Granny Smith, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Our preschool story time included siblings from newborns to third- and fourthgraders and turned into a fun, partylike atmosphere on the countdown to a new school year.

Summer reading program

Thank you to Jimmy Flanigan, Clean Boats, Clean Water inspector, and Dave Ferris, Burnett County conservationist, for their wonderful presentation on invasive species during our summer reading program and a special thanks, also, to Ali Cordie, from Crex Meadows, for her wetlands presentation.

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A three-day music, dance, art and spoken word sustainable extravaganza.

Ken McKenzie; Joyce McKenzie; Meg Farrington; Kathy Clark; Falls Photo; Clayton’s Hardware Hank and Radio Shack; Rhett and Julie Neuman; Bont Chiropractic; WPR; Legacy Solar; Johnson Lumber; Two Bicycles and a Map; The Wisconsin Arts Board; The National Endowment for the Arts; Winterboo Pottery; Lake Kountry Nursery; Dancing Mountain; Tires Plus; Caitlin White; Mari Moen; Annette Holmberg; The Yoga Barn; Chateau St. Croix; F and A Dairy; Terry Peer; Mary Cassellius; Tammie Wishard; Judie Subert; The Printmill; Jody Keller; Somerset Chiropractic; Mix 105; Lucky Party Rental; Ray Standke; Reach Out and Reconnect; Fine Acres; Indian Creek Orchard; Ruth Harleen; Joyce Simmons; K and S Laser Engraving; Sign Results; Steve Swanson, Attorney; New Belgium Brewing; Brooke Dierkhising; RiverBank Insurance; St. Croix Family Dentistry; Bishop Fixture and Millwork; Bruce Bjork; Kathleen Melin; Polk County Sportsmen’s Club; El Stinko Pumping; Anathoth Community; The Valley Wire; Chiropractic Center of Highway 8; Rene Dennis Thompson; Salsabrosa; Tim Owen; Frank Rivery Garcia; Viviana Pintado; Elmar Romain; Mariano Flores; Treveris Riverin; Bailando Siempre; Joseph Tsehai; Eli Holte; Oliver Whittlef; Bethany Lichtschedl; Carrie Lamachia; Justin Anderson; Marcia Freed; Birdie Johnson; Carol Morfitt; Bobbye Sutok; Jesse River; Peter Sands; Jake Sands; Tanna Worrell; Barbie Luepke; Elaina Morley; Amanda Catherine Wirkkula; Sabyre Rae Daniels; Nick Wishard; Robert Everest Expedition; Dan Arlig; Andy Artz; Michael Bissonnette; Robert Everest; Pete Whitman; Daniel Clark; Michael Monroe; Debra; Wisco; Brian Liggett; Shawn Mathys; Tom Mangelsen; North Country Mall; George & Jolene Bergmann; Limns; Zacc Fricke; Zeke Fricke; Ira Bratzel; Matt Brunet; Jevon Sacarelos; Javier Trejo; Mike C. Johnson; Colleen Budge; John Jasperson; Jae Haile Phillips; Hannah Esparza; Dessa; Sean McPherson; Kahlil Brewington; Dustin Kyle; Joey Odegaard; Craig Peters; Mary Norenberg; Daniel Norgard; Paul Manoppo; Lisa Nelson; Lucas Radtke; Travis Coen; Edie Julik; Anna Luepke; Ella Luepke; Dan Worrell; Arianne Peterson; Kelly Sylte; Dan Sylte; Lucas Radke; Friends of Iver’s Mountain; Brent Peters; Ryan Gunderson; Craig Carlson Construction; Steve Warndahl; Melba Johnson; Karin Adams; Elizabeth Damahy; Ed Emerson; Marcia Clark; Dierdre Berg; Jefferson Clark; LuAnn Kleppe; Jason Holtz; Julie Karsky; Cynthia Rintala; Brittny Cloutier; Wendy Olney-Rattel; Don Karsky; Cassie Vogt; Rhonda Lundeen; Joe Pruski; Michelle Farah; Tyler Norenberg; Sandra Michel; Derek Shores; Marie Severance; Daniel Clark; Patti Nelson; Dorrinne Bebault; Maurine Melin; Birdie Johnson; Leann Sylvester; Dave Frank; Judy Wester; Lark Starkey; Jessica Oldenburg; Tiffany Paige; Suzanne G. River; Cole Zrostlik; Jake Hoverman; Caroline Stedman; Ann Ness; Megan Nelson; Megan Thrasher-Pierce; Jean Schermer; Holly Bergstrom; Virginia Bergstrom; Stephanie Fenton; Jennifer Ramautar; Rob Bergstrom; Pat Pearson; Mike Drury; Kate Drury; Jack Derbis; Christine Miller; Tracy Mofle; Gabe Howard; Pam Peterson; Diane Keeler; Scotty Fredell; GF Goodies; Kari Galligher; Jed Galligher; Chris Lyman; Ella Middleton; Amy Middleton; Polk County Tavern League; Kurt Liljenberg; Kevin Cassellius; Kathy Cross; Alberta Olson; Mike Johnson; Sir Smoke A Lot; Brian Anderson; Linnea Anderson; Cafe Wren; Stephanic Lundeen; Christina Carufel; Dawn Eichman; Tonya Dix; Natalie Trudeau; Julie Ann Stage; Jenelle Ruhn; Tristane Long. Many additional anonymous donors, anyone else who contributed and everyone who attended.

minutes a day, mark it off on one of our reading slips, bring in the completed slip and receive a coupon for a personal pan pizza from Holiday StationStore in Grantsburg. Also, Grantsburg Elementary students ... watch for your postcard from Mrs. Coppenbarger. Bring it in, read some books, and turn that postcard into a pool pass at the Grantsburg Pool!

We are grateful for everyone that donated books for the Gandy Dancer Days book sale, those who stopped to browse, and especially, the Northwest Passage boys who always help us carry all those books up and down the stairs before and after the sale. The Friends are busy planning a spaghetti dinner and raffle for Sept. 18. Hope to see you there.

Fibromyalgia support group

Although there were only two in attendance this month, it was a very special time to share. In September, there will be another guest speaker and we hope to have a good turnout.

Adult book club

The book club will be discussing “A Green Journey” by Jon Hassler on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m. on the lower level. Please contact the library for your copy of the book. Everyone is welcome.

Public access computers

Thanks to Web Junction’s Tech Soup, we were able to purchase new Microsoft Office 2007 programs to update our 2002 ones, at a fraction of the cost.

New adult fiction books

• “In Harm’s Way” by Ridley Pearson • “The Cold Dish” by Craig Johnson • “The Hour Game” by David Baldacci (Large Print)

New adult nonfiction books

• “2011 Getting Financial Aid” by College Board • “2011 College Handbook” by College Board • “2011 Book of Majors” by College Board • “Toe-Up Socks for Every Body” by Wendy D. Johnson • “All the Math You’ll Ever Need” by Steve Slavin • “Insights into Lyme Disease” by Connie Strasheim

New DVDs

• “Gooby” • “Star Trek Voyager – 4th Season”

New audio books

• “The Search” by Nora Roberts • “Behind the Wheel Express Spanish” • “Behind the Wheel Express Italian” • “Behind the Wheel Express French”

New children’s books

• “Clarabelle: Making Milk & So Much More” by Cris Peterson • “Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food” by Cris Peterson • “Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie” by Herman Parish

Music CDs

• “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

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– 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information, contact the library at 715-866-7697, Web site: webster.wislib.org. Online catalog: merlin.nwls.lib.wi.us/search.

St. Croix Valley Senior Center What a week of weather we just had. Hot and humid. I had 4.5 inches of rain at my house along with lots of wind. Summer is on the downward slide now.

Tuesday morning we did our chair exercises followed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon we played Dominos and 500 cards. Winners in Dominos were George Meixner, Ione Meixner and Don Anderson.

Winners in 500 were Ray Nelson, Jean Arnold, John Brown and Laurice Lambert.

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Thursday we had several for exercises. Then we played Skip-Bo. In the evening, 500 cards were played. Ray Nelson, Izzy Magnuson and LeRoy Booth were the winners. Izzy Magnuson won the 9 bid.

This coming week, on Thursday, we will have a potluck lunch at 12:30 followed by our monthly meeting. Friday at 1 p.m. Bingo will be played.

Greetings to Phil Mevissen who is a resident at the Good Samaritan home.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Rex is a 10-month-old German shepherd-Australian shepherd mix.

His story is like so many others who come to the animal shelter. He was a cute puppy from an unplanned litter, given away as a “freebie” to a young man. The young man had the lifestyle of a young man and didn’t spend much time with Rex. When the young man broke up with his girlfriend, he left Rex behind. A need for a change of living arrangements for his newest caregiver brought Rex to the shelter for a second chance. He had been shuttled from one house to another and never received the consistent care he needed as a young puppy. This is one of the most common stories told when a pet is surrendered at the shelter.

Rex missed out on important lessons as a youngster and is in the process of learning some manners at the shelter. He is still very much a puppy and that energy, combined with his size, make him a challenge to teach. The good news is that Rex is a sweetheart. He means well, he just doesn’t know it yet. As an adolescent, he only thinks about what he wants. Lucky for us, he wants our attention and treats. Rex is looking for a home with dog-training experience and perhaps an Hi, everybody! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. I am full of energy today! It’s cool out, no flies are bothering me, and my nose is working overtime sorting out all the different smells wafting around in the breeze. I want my brother to play with me, but he’s tired and is falling asleep sitting up. I don’t know why he doesn’t just put his head down if he’s that sleepy. He closes his eyes and then we wait for his head to start bobbing - and then we laugh and wake him up. After awhile, he gets disgusted and walks away for some peace. We had an adventurous day today, and he is worn out.

The reason is that we went over to visit our friends who were both rescued as puppies. They are two nice girls, and it was sort of like a double date! We went for a swim, a boat ride, and their mom even gave my brother and me a bath. That didn’t thrill me so much, but she brushed us after we dried and that felt delicious! I also learned that if you are going to get on a boat, either do it or don’t. I mean, don’t stand with your front paws on the pontoon and your back paws on the dock or else you will get longer and longer until you are forced to decide which way you are going to go. At that point, it is probably too late. I think I pulled a muscle, and then someone questioned my smarts! All in all it was a fun day, however, and my friends even gave me a big bag of their soft toys to share with my buddies at the shelter. Thanks girls, that was pretty nice!

I am proud to report that as of last Friday, I have my first pledge for

dachshund, Sally; the gentle and sweet redbone coonhound, Cord; a loving black Lab-shepherd mix neutered male; and four Walker coonhound puppies.

Fourteen adorable kittens of every shade and size are waiting for homes in the cat room: tortie, mitted tabby, orange tabby with white, calico, black tabby, gray and white, brown tabby with white, tuxedo, black and white, and pure white. How Horatio puts up with all of these youngsters is anyone’s guess. Horatio is our only available adult cat.

He is a longhair flame point Siamese mix, neutered and declawed.

Our August cat special continues with adult cats for half price and kittens, one at full price and a second at half price.

Don’t forget to place your “Picnic for Arnell Pets” order this week.

Orders for BBQ rib, grilled chicken and French loaf sub baskets are being taken by calling 715-268-6846. Pick up and pay for your basket on Sunday, Aug. 22, at Garfield Park. All proceeds from this fundraiser support the animals at Arnell Humane Society. 715-2687387 or online: arnellhumane.org.

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Await

Arnell Humane Society older dog to show him the ropes.

He has piercing blue eyes and conversation-worthy upright shepherd ears. All the better to see and hear you with in his training sessions.

Also available in the dog kennel are: Buddy, an extremely intelligent and friendly black Lab-pit bull mix; Sven, the temperamental minithe shelter’s dog walk during Harvest Fest next month - hooray!

If you missed my column last Blacky week, I explained I am getting my own sponsors to pledge me to walk and raise money for my furry pals. I’m going to walk anyway, so I may as well make myself useful. The walk is Saturday, Sept. 25, in Siren. If you would like to sponsor me, you can send a check payable to HSBC at 7347 Midtown Rd, Siren, WI 54872. (Make sure you note that it‘s for Blacky!) You can pledge any amount, and it is tax deductible. I would be tickled to have folks behind me while I help my shelter. I ate a lot of groceries when I lived there, and they took good care of me, so I’d like to give something back.

I have also been asked to request donations of another sort. It’s our Waggin’ Wagon again, and it was in for repairs. The air conditioning broke, and while that isn’t a big deal to the humans that drive it, it is to my friends that have to ride in back. The people keep cool by rolling the windows down, but when you ride in the “cargo” area, it

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can get pretty stuffy - especially when there’s a full crew going to a parade or something. If you’d like to help with the costs, you can make out a check just like above, only tell them it is for the pet taxi. Thanks!

I don’t have any new friends to talk about this week, but I am going to sound like a broken record by once again asking for some puppy food. I am beginning to get nervous! I hope we don’t take in another big litter of puppies because there won’t be enough chow to feed them! We also need some garbage bags, and our clothes dryer out in the kennel has tumbled its last load of laundry. With 19 furry bodies living at the shelter, that adds up to a lot of wash! I know people are feeling the squeeze - we are too - but any little bit folks could do to help out would be genuinely appreciated.

I can’t sit still today. So, I’m going to sign off for this time around and see how much I can pester my brother before he gets grumpy and gives me the lip curl.

I know I’m a pest, but when he gets fed up I just lick his ear and his tail starts thumping again.

He loves me. It’s all good.

Take care, everyone, and I’ll see you here next week!

HSBC is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org, 715866-4096.

Academic news

Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Brody Alan Seeger, born Aug. 10, 2010, to Nick and Missy Seeger, Grantsburg. Brody weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz. and was 19-1/2 inches long. He joins siblings Jillian, Mark and Dylan.

••• A girl, Carli An Blakeslee, born Aug. 15, 2010, to Tracy and Amber Blakeslee, Grantsburg. Carli weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. and was 19-1/2 inches long. She joins siblings Kylie, Chloe and Kenzi.

Grandparents are Joe Simon and Terri Simon, Grantsburg, Tom Blakeslee, Big Lake, Minn., and Marjie Blakeslee, Frederic.

Great-grandparents are Gerald and Bonnie Schultz, Frederic.

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Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A girl, Madilyn Jan Collison, born Aug. 12, 2010, to Ronni and Kevin Collison, Osceola. Madilyn weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz.

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WHITEWATER – The University of Wisconsin System School Library Education Consortium is pleased to announce that Abbie Thill of Turtle Lake, a teacher in the St. Croix Falls School District, has been awarded a WISE Scholarship to earn a license as a school librarian in Wisconsin.

The WISE Scholarships are supported by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Scholarship recipients will take eight courses over the next two years to become 21st century school librarians. The courses, offered through a consortium of the University of Wisconsin campuses at Whitewater, Superior, Oshkosh, Madison and Eau Claire, are largely online, with one weekend meeting each semester.

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Chittamoo – Folle Avoine’s human “red squirrel” It takes 4-1/2 hours to travel the 270 miles between Wautoma (in central Wisconsin) and Forts Folle Avoine; a long haul for any volunteer, but Ralph Woldt enthusiastically makes that journey several times each year. And has been doing so since 1994, when he stumbled upon the Fort site during one of his wife Ann‘s trips around the state on behalf of the League of Women Voters. “We stopped in at Crex Meadows, and then the Forts,” Woldt recalls. “It reminded me of my days as an archaeology student at UWOshkosh, of days gone by, digging and recording ‘junk’ in the ground. So I just started showing up.” As he still does, helping out where and when he can, especially for the historic site’s educational programs.

He still considers the drive and time to be well spent, explaining that “It’s the only public historic site in Wisconsin where there really was fur trading going on. I’m intrigued with that time when Natives and Europeans were mutually dependent on each other, instead of a clash of cultures.” He also adds, “It’s funny to think of a whole industry and era in history based on nothing more than the vanity of dandies from Europe wanting to wear pretty-looking beaver hats.”

Over the years, park staff began calling him Chittamoo. As Woldt puts it, “Someone said there was this guy [me] running around, doing a lot of things, like a little squirrel.” The Ojibwe word for red squir-

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Asked about his ability to creatively interpret fur trade history, from explaining how furs were processed to actually making replicas of trade goods, Chittamoo notes that “I’ve been reading and collecting papers and books and spending umpteen hours in museums since youth, studying the technology and lifeways of pre-European peoples in the Western Hemisphere. My curiosity about how the native tribes made and used stone tools, basketry and ceramics led to my taking several anthropology courses to widen my knowledge of historic tribal cultures.”

Chittamoo regards his activities at Forts Folle Avoine almost as if it were a “living history” lab. As he puts it, “The

portunity that couldn’t be passed up,” said Pellinen. “I made some of the strongest relationships I have whilst I was there.” This year she will graduate from Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor’s in theater arts, where last year she served as properties designer for “Into the Woods,” played Viola in “Twelfth Night,” and was the scenic designer for the premiere of “Virgin Territory” by Nikki Swoboda.

Although she played the role last year, Pellinen hopes she will have the chance to play Viola in “Twelfth Night” again. She says it is a role that has everything, “pretty girl costumes, pretty boy costumes, sword fights, and kissing. Plus it doesn’t hurt that you only have to wear the corset for five minutes!”

In “Proof,” Pellinen plays the complicated 25-year-old, Catherine, but that is not all she is doing this summer at FestiFort is a great place to meet people from all walks of life, recreating history and enjoying the opportunity to learn about the fur trade. And they let you contribute by making all kinds of old tools and native tools for them, and they don’t think you’re crazy for doing it!” Chittamoo winks as he adds that “They even let you build historic structures that might not leak.”

Asked for a favorite memory of his Forts years, Chittamoo fondly recalls that it was through a Folle Avoine friend that he met one of the region’s principal amateur archaeologists – Joe Neubauer of Pine City, Minn. Spending an afternoon with the “god” of fur trade artifact collectors and being able to personally inspect some of his finds was an enormous boost to his intrigue with that time in history. Summing up, Chittamoo beams as he says, “I mean, he was cool!”

While he still enjoys volunteering for the site, Chittamoo also hopes for some new faces to join the crew. He notes that “They really need more young blood.

Many, if not most of us, are getting ready to ‘shoot the moon in our canoes,’” a reference to old French Canadian tales about seeing flying canoes in life’s closing stages. As an old gnome, I know the feeling.

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val. She plays the ice-cream vendor and a guitar playing, mandolin strumming, singing gypsy in “To Fool the Eye.” She is also a member of Festival’s own Sew Good Improv team. As if that were not enough, on Aug. 11, she and the other members of Sew Good opened “The Elbow Room Cabaret,” an original show that was written and workshopped by Sew Good.

“Kaija is an artist who is always working,” said Danette. “She is brimming with ideas and talents. She’s a photographer, musician and visual artist. It’s been just great to have her creative energies around this summer.” When Pellinen is not busy with her artistic endeavors, she enjoys the outdoors. She loves to camp, canoe, climb and just breathe the fresh air. - submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS – “Proof,” which opened two weekends ago at Festival Theatre, is a contemporary drama that tells the story of a depressed young woman who may be a mathematical genius. When Danette Olsen, executive director at Festival, was asked how she found an actor capable of delving into deep and uncomfortable emotions and still carry the lighthearted memories of better times, she said, “Kaija Pellinen is a talented young woman. On stage she is present and subtle. Her naturalism lends itself nicely to contemporary drama, but within a repertory season, I knew the real challenge would be finding an actor with as many talents as Kaija.”

When Pellinen was 7 years old, her family left St. Paul for Virginia, Minn. The performing arts run in Pellinen’s blood.

Her father is an actor, musician and singer.

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I am about to embark on the dark world of the unknown. I am upgrading my computer. My tower is making funny noises and I am afraid I will get a message that it is about to crash so I am transferring all of my important information to my new external hard drive.

I am trying to transfer the information to the new computer. My biggest fear is that it won’t work. I have always worked (since it became available) with Windows XP. The new computer has Windows 7. If I lose one bit of information I will have lost years of work. Do you think I am scared? I am terrified.

More so than I am about the meteor that is heading toward Earth. Of course I won’t be here for the arrival of the meteor and I will be here trying to transfer information to my new computer. This is what it must feel like to have amnesia. No memory. Everything you have known and packed away in your memory, gone forever, or at least until they figure out a new treatment for memory loss. Well, Windows hopefully has figured out a new treatment for the memory that will be lost in the transition. I have put this off long enough and will venture into the future or at least the present future and Windows 7. Of course people who are not familiar with computers have no idea what I am talking about and my advice is to not read the first paragraph at all. It will probably make little sense.

I have to correct an error made in my last column. Shirley and Erich Bretschneider did not live in an 8 X 10 house, it was 18 X 20. I tried to catch it before the paper went to print, but was too late. We had some real great laughs trying to put a family of four in an 8 X 10 house. I know it is possible. My parents first house was awfully small. I slept in a dresser drawer until the socks and underwear forced me out and my parents had to buy a bigger house, or maybe it was just a bigger dresser. I don’t think they ever closed the drawer with me in it, although that might explain my fear of the dark until I was about 12.

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Barb Blodgett We lost another friend last week.

Roland (Ron) Salzmann was finally reunited with his beautiful wife who passed away not long ago. Ron was a very lonely man since her death. He missed her terribly. He used to get very cranky until I would tell him to “Stop it!” Never let it be said I don’t speak my mind. Oh yes, it might be said. I often hold my tongue, although not often enough. If someone asks if I like their new dress, hairdo or whatever is new to them, I will either say yes or nothing at all and change the subject. I am extremely good at that. Denny says I don’t hold my tongue enough. I have a terrible habit of interrupting people.

My mind thinks so fast that I often relate to something being said and speak of it before someone tells me what they are saying. Does that make sense? They are telling a story that reminds me of something and without thinking I am suddenly telling a story that reminds them of the story they are telling. I often think Denny would like to have duct tape in his back pocket to cover my mouth when I begin to do that. But because the tape is not something he just carries around, I usually just talk my way through what someone else is saying. If I have done this to you, please forgive me. I think it must come from when I was young and I used to say Mom 15 times before she noticed me.

Now I don’t wait, I just plunge forward.

Very rude and I am working on it.

I don’t do well in humid weather. I always say I can put more on in cold weather, but not take more off in warm weather. The humidity and rain we have had has made our yard a mushroom wonderland. I wish I knew which were safe to eat and which were not.

We used to have the most delightful

ladies that picked mushrooms in our pine forest. They no longer come, probably because I interrupted them when they were trying to explain the good from the bad mushrooms. There is one mushroom, not lady - about 8” in diameter all speckled with black dots. It is beautiful and surely nothing I would pick. I can picture little elves huddling under there during a rainstorm. Yes, some of us still harbor thoughts of fairy tales. Come on, admit it. I don’t still think my prince will come, he is already here, but I do believe in fairies and ghosts. The ghost at our house has made him/herself less evident. Maybe since we know he/she is really there it is no longer a pleasure playing tricks on us. That is another story and someday I will tell you all about our ghostly friend.

I am sad to say that having this job gives me little time to maintain friendships. We are so busy we have no time or are too exhausted to spend time with our friends. I feel terrible about that. I do notice that real friends can meet and no time has passed between them. It seems like we just talked yesterday, but a lot has happened in the interim. We catch up and our friendship remains solid. Those are the real friends that everyone wants and needs. I do envy those that can get together to have dinner, sit and just talk or play cards once in a while. When we retire we will just sit and talk with friends. We will let the grass grow long and not worry about the violets and Johnny-jump-ups that flood the garden and just drink lemonade and sit on the deck with friends listening to the birds. We used to do that and then Interfaith became what it is today and our lives are consumed with doing good things for people.

Speaking of Interfaith Caregivers, we are having our big fall rummage sale the 20th (from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) and 21st (from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.) of August. This is one of Interfaith’s big fundraisers and we count on people finding treasures on our rummage sale tables. Of course you can always find treasures at the bake sale. My father-in-law is the first in

line. If you want a blueberry or cherry pie you had better get here early. Those are his favorites along with the banana bread, chocolate chip cookies and everything else on the tables We almost always have something sweet in the house to appease his sweet tooth.

Sweet is not my thing unless it is cookies, brownies, cake or ice cream. Which brings me to something else. We will be selling Dilly Bars at the rummage sale.

With the goodies at the bake sale and the Dilly Bars we will have chairs and tables to sit at until you have digested the sweet stuff and can walk without running because of the sugar high.

Sugar highs are nice, it is the coming down from them that is not so nice. It usually requires a nap for me. By the way, the sale will again be held at our house at 7596 Hayden Lake Road in Danbury. Call, if you need directions 715-866-4970. (That 715 business is giving me fits).

And now that I have brought up naps, it is 3:30 a.m. and I think I need a nap before I have to start my day. Wait.

I think I have started and now I have to pause before I start again.

Enjoy the dog days of summer because you know what happens next.

Autumn! Where have the spring and summer gone? So much has happened that it made the time just fly. Autumn makes me think of winter and that makes me think of my new great-grandbaby. I can’t report what sex it is yet, but Madelyne says it is going to be a martial arts champion if the way it is kicking is any indication. The big news is coming. We will not know the baby’s name until the birth. They said they have to have some secrets. Telling me my great-grandchild’s name should not be a secret though. I should have privileges. Come to think of it, I do have the privilege of becoming the great-grandmother to the most amazing baby in the world and don’t challenge me on the “amazing” part. You can’t win.

Until next time.

Barb

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Charles E. Lewis Days

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New Lewis royalty

Dale and Penny Engebretson of Lewis take part in one of the many games that were part of Lewis Days. - Photo by Joe Schallenberger

Sarah Brunberg and Logan Williamson were crowned Little Mr. and Miss Lewis at the 2010 Charles E. Lewis Days held Satuday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15. Charles E. Lewis was a stock broker, philanthropist and “gentleman farmer” who established Seven Pines Lodge, where raising trout was one of his vocations. He helped found the community named after him. - Photo by Jessica Fredericks

Sundown Saloon Car Show

The Sundown Saloon Car Show offered a variety of vintage automobiles as part of Charles E. Lewis Days, including Tom and Wanda Johnson’s 1969 Corvette, Ed Greinke’s 1953 Ford F100 and Terry Johnson’s 1958 MG. - Photos by Gary King

The big yellow tent in front of the Lewis United Memorial Methodist Church hosted revival meetings and music during Lewis Days.

RIGHT: Bob Erickson (holding check) won the annual Lewis Days barbecue cookoff. Judges included (L to R), Teddi (last name unknown), Sue Carlson and Ray Kurkowski. - Photo by Joe Schallenberger BELOW: The Hideout won first place among entries in the Charles E. Lewis Days parade. - Photo by Gary King

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Ken, Jason, and Daniel Franzwa of Hudson looked like they’d like to hop in and take a ride in this red Chevy. Classic cars and motorcycles were on display at the Wheels and Engines show at Diamond Collision Saturday during Gandy Dancer Days in Webster.

Mike Sperry, owner of Diamond Collision, showed his ‘69 Mach I Ford Mustang during the Wheels and Engines car and motorcycle show last Saturday morning. Diamond Collision Center sponsored the new event for Webster’s Gandy Dancer Days.

One-and-one-half-year-old Gavin McMullen had a good idea; when you’re in a sawdust pile with a lot of other kids all digging for candy and coins, keep your eyes shut.

LEFT: Three-year-old Elijah Ward showed off the bag full of candy and coins he found digging in the Gandy Dancer Days sawdust pile Saturday morning.

Book lovers came to browse the selection at the Burnett Community Library’s book sale last Saturday morning. The annual sale is always a popular stop for visitors coming to Webster’s Gandy Dancer Days.

Richard Weid of Webster stood by his 1951 Henry J. Street Rod at the Wheels and Engines car and motorcycle show sponsored by Diamond Collision Center last Saturday during Gandy Dancer Days. Weid bought his car already restored four years ago and said he enjoyed displaying it at local car shows.

Webster Volunteer Fireman Dave Dropps was in the charge of grilling turkey legs at the Wheels and Engines car and cycle show held last Saturday at Diamond Collision Center. Hungry car enthusiasts attending the event gobbled up over 250 legs while checking out the classic cars and motorcycles on display.

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Webster’s Gandy Dancer Days

20 10 The Whitesidewalls performed classic rock and roll at the Gandy Dancer Days street dance on Webster’s Main Street last Friday evening.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Five Until Sunrise –The Martin Family Band hit the stage for Saturday night’s Gandy Dancer Days street dance.

Friends Aimee Rinnman and Olivia Main were having fun dancing at the Gandy Dancer Days street dance Friday evening, Aug. 13.

Webster fifth-grader Sarah Shaffer won the grand prize at the Webster Police Department’s annual Gandy Dancer Days bike rodeo. “I’ve always wanted one of them,” said Shaffer, posing by her prize. Every child attending the rodeo, held at the fire department last Saturday morning, went home with a prize.

LEFT: Carl Rachner was this year’s Golden Spike winner. “We knew it was at the Larsen building. We just couldn’t find it,” said Rachner, stating the spike’s hiding spot, inside a pipe on the building’s south side.

Michael Kelly got a lift to look inside the big fire truck from his Grandpa Chris Kelly during Gandy Dancer Days in Webster last weekend. The trucks and emergency vehicles were on display for kids and adults during the bike rodeo at the Webster Fire Hall Saturday morning.

Charles E. Lewis Days

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Local veterans led the annual Charles E. Lewis Days parade on Sunday afternoon. Parade grand marshals, Ronnie and Patty Fredericks (photo at left) rode in a yellow Jeep down Lewis’ Main Street. There was more candy per child thrown during the parade than any other parade this summer, according to one bystander. One young man (photo below) came away with a large stash of sweets. A young parade-goer (photo at right) didn’t wait long to try out her lollipop.

- Photos by Gary King

The EIO Snoriders entry in the Lewis Days parade.

Scott Hill, the designated driver for the Hideout float, waves to the parade-goers using a Viking sword.

One of several classic cars in Sunday’s parade.

Luck royalty made an appearance in the Charles E. Lewis Days parade on Sunday, Aug. 15.

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"Red, White and Tuna" an exercise in controlled chaos

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At the Roger Danielson Residence 20098 Range Line Road, Grantsburg Everyone welcome!

Darrell Johnston and Christian DeMarais with their backstage dressers, Kathryn Cesarz and Ellen Kirk. – Photos by Eileen Reich mannerisms of elderly women.

“Well, first of all, Christian and Darrell are playing to stereotype, so this allows these extremely talented men to delve completely into the physical restrictions of being octogenarians,” said Danette Olsen, executive director at Festival. “Here are two actors with impeccable comic timing and fearlessness in physical theater. Bill Perron must have had a complete blast directing them!”

“Red, White and Tuna” will be performed just three more times with two shows on Thursday, Aug. 19, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and the closing performance on Friday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m.

“Red, White and Tuna” is Flex Pass eligible for those who are (or become) subscribers to Festival Theatre, otherwise tickets for the play are $26 for adults and $13.50 for youth. For a complete schedule, see the Web site www.festivaltheatre.org or call for a season brochure.

Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls, at 210 North Washington St. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002. - submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS – In “Red, White and Tuna,” on stage through Friday, Aug. 27, at Festival Theatre, two brave actors take on the raucous challenge of playing multiple roles without sweating the quick-change fun. Though they play the parts of matronly ladies, cowboy disc jockeys, hippies and a dozen other memorable characters, Christian DeMarais and Darrell Johnston also face a gargantuan challenge in the massive, frequent and intricate wardrobe changes.

“The timing of this play requires drill-squad precision,” said Jaclyn Johnson, Festival’s production coordinator. “Christian and Darrell not only play 10 different characters each, but they also move into, out of, and back and forth between characters in madcap fashion. The demands of these changes require each actor to have an assistant backstage – a dresser – who helps keep the costume chaos under control.”

The plot of “Red, White and Tuna” is full of laughuntil-your-side-aches fun because it’s the Fourth of July in Tuna, the third-smallest town in Texas. But, that isn’t the only occasion to celebrate. Yes, there is the birthday of our nation. Then there is the impending wedding of the recently widowed Bertha Bumiller to disc jockey and local celebrity Arles Struvie. Then there is the fact that Bertha’s pregnant daughter, Charlene, is due at any minute, while her rebellious son, Stanley, just struck it rich in the New Mexico art world. But most importantly, it’s time to vote for the Tuna Class Reunion Queen! “Red, White and Tuna” is a ridiculously funny excursion into small-town Texas politics, relationships, and heated gossip.

“The most demanding challenge facing this production is that two actors are playing 20 characters,” said Bill Perron, the play’s director. “Not only are the actors required to create voices and mannerisms that will identify the characters as distinct, but they are also required to change those qualities from one character to another in a matter of moments, while physically changing costumes at the same time. The result, of course, can be hilarious.”

“Red, White and Tuna” opened at Festival Theatre on July 8 and word of mouth has been quite intense. Consistently bringing down the house are two characters: Vera Carp and Pearl Burras. Audience members marvel at how two young actors – both of them young men in their early 20s – can become so completely lost in the physical

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Frederic Community Education Collecting summer herbs. Class will be held at Round Lake Road in Luck at Anathoth on Saturday, Sept. 4, 3 – 5 p.m. Fee: $12. Instructor: Leah Wolfe.

Beginning medicine making 1. Thursday, Sept. 9, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12, plus $15 for supplies and ingredients.

Kitchen medicine. Thursday, Sept. 16, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12.

Beginning medicine making 2. Thursday, Sept. 23, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12.

Herbal approaches to Lyme disease. Thursday, Sept. 30, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12.

Beginning medicine making 3. Thursday, Oct. 7, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12, plus $12 for supplies.

Autumn roots. Thursday, Oct. 14, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12.

Beginning medicine making 4. Thursday, Oct. 21, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12, plus $15 for supplies and ingredients.

Winter warming and nutritive herbs. Thursday, Oct. 28, 6 – 8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Course fee: $12.

Easy-does-it Yoga. Tuesdays, beginning on Sept. 14, second session begins Oct. 26, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Instructor: Sandy King. Fee: $26.50/age 62-plus, $15.25.

Yoga ongoing for beginners and begin-againers. Tuesdays, beginning on Sept. 14, at the Frederic High School. Classes on ongoing, at 10 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Instructor: Sandy King. Fee: $26.50/age 62-plus, $15.25.

Introduction to home funerals and natural burials. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m., at the Frederic High School. Instructor: Lucy Basler.

Fee: $9.30/age 62-plus $4.

Cardio kickboxing – fitness. Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks beginning Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. $25 for six sessions/$40 for 12 sessions, at the Frederic High School. To register, call Tina Atkinson, 715-553-1123.

Mexican cooking. WITC 65119, class 60-308-601. Enchilada and Tres Leches Cake. Monday, Sept. 13, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Supply fee: $8. Preregistration is necessary. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Marlene.

Greek-style picnic salad and Hawaiian cheesecake bars. WITC 65121, class 60-308-601. Monday, Sept. 27, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Marlene.

Asian cooking. Egg rolls, fried rice and egg drop soup. WITC 65122, 60-308-601. Monday, Oct. 11, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Marlene.

Weekend delights – quick and easy. Soufflé with creamy meat sauce and Chanhassen chicken with Hollandaise sauce. WITC 65124, class 60-308-601. Monday, Oct. 25, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Marlene.

Swedish meatballs and Barefoot Contessa potatoes. Make a roux, which is the basic for gravy, cream sauces and soups. WITC 65131, class 60-308-601. Monday, Sept. 27, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Marlene.

Sauerkraut and salsas. WITC 64469, class 60-303-610. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62plus $7.75. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Fall foods. Root crops appetizer, a salad, a main dish and finish with dessert. WITC 64470, class 60-303-610. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Great stir-fries and skillets. Meat and potato skillet and an Asian stir-fry with recipes for variations. WITC 64471, class 60-303-610.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Fee:

$11.50/age 62-plus $7.75. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Third-annual knitting extravaganza. Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.

– 3 p.m. at the Frederic Elementary School. Join knitting enthusiasts for a fun-filled day of knitting. There will be displays, demonstrations, special speakers, catered lunch, door prizes, and yarn and supplies to purchase. A registration fee of $20 will include lunch and door prizes. Preregistration is required: Fee $20 by Aug. 27. $25 late registration. For more information contact Konnie at 715-653-2619 or Lisa at 715-653-2510 or e-mail: knittingextravaganza@live.com.

Drama in the Northwoods. History into drama and musical theater. Mondays, Sept. 20 – Oct. 25, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Wedin. Fee: $10.

Write Right Now! WITC 64474, class 42-801-402. Tuesdays, Sept. 21 – Oct. 26, 4 – 6 p.m., at the Frederic High School. A second session will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19 – Feb. 22, 4 – 6 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Wedin. Fee: $35.80/age 62-plus $4.

Knitting: Learn to knit. Basic stitches and how to read and follow patterns. Bring a pair of No. 9 knitting needles and two skeins of worsted-weight yarn to class. Instruction book, $5. Mondays, Sept.

20, 27 and Oct. 4, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Instructor: Konnie Didlo. Fee: $26.50/age 62-plus $15.25.

Tap, jazz and ballet class. Contact Andrea Lundquist (instructor) at 715-327-8650 or Ann at 715-327-4868 to sign up, beginning Sept.

13. Weekly classes held Mondays at the elementary school. 3:30 p.m. – 3- and 4-year-olds; 4:15 p.m. - kindergarten - 2nd grade; 5 p.m. - 3rd- through 5th-grades; 6 p.m. - 6th and 7th grades; 7 p.m. – 8th and 9th grades; 8 p.m. – 10th through 12th grades; $20 per month.

Mac to the future. Bring your Mac. Tips and tricks for working with OS X, installing and using applications, the built-in “i” software and anything else on your mind. Check http://bryanteaches.com for more info. Classes are on Sept. 27, 28 and 30, 6 – 9 p.m. at the Frederic High School. Instructor: Brian Knauber. Fee: $30.50, age 62-plus $4.

Frederic school begins Wednesday, Sept. 1 FREDERIC – Frederic-area grades 7 to 12 school will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 8:20 a.m. for all students.

This first day of school is a full day with noon lunch served. The length of the school day for the 2010-11 school year will be from 8:20 a.m. to 3:22 p.m.

Registration All students, grades 7 to 12 will report to the gymnasium at 8:20 a.m., the first day. Students new to the Frederic School District may enroll and register at any time, Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the 7-12 school.

School lunch The federal guidelines for free and reduced-price lunches have been revised again for the coming school year. The new guidelines and application forms for free

and reduced-price lunches have been mailed to all families with schoolchildren.

Cost per meal Noon lunches for students in grades 4K to third is $1.90, noon lunches for students in grades 4 to 6 is $2.10 and noon lunches for students in grades 7 to 12 is $2.20.

Breakfast is offered to students K-6 for $1.15 and for students in grades 7-12 for $1.50. There is a 30¢ charge for milk and juice purchased with a bag lunch or more than one milk with their meal. There is also a super-lunch option for 7 to 12 students. A super lunch has a second entrée that may be purchased for an additional $1.50.

2010-2011 grades 7 to 12 faculty Jerry Tischer, superintendent; Raymond Draxler, principal 7-12; Terry Baillargeon, social studies 7, 8, 9; Kassie

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CHURCH NEWS Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

Praising God When my boys were young, we gave them each a very pregnant ewe for a pet. On Christmas night both ewes gave birth. In the morning we delighted in watching the newborns run and jump as if they were the happiest lambs on earth. Perhaps they were.

The experience of watching young people cheering their school football team is also enough to make us smile. Exuberance is contagious. As the fans jump up and down with hands raised high and shout their team’s victories, we can’t help but join in. Parades, too, get us shouting and clapping and stomping our feet to the beat of the music emanating from local school bands. Life for all of us can be as joyful and exuberant.

Joyful exuberance also is evident in the Bible. There are many examples of joyful worship in both the Old and New Testaments. In fact, Jesus’ appearances around the countryside drew whole crowds of people who praised him with loud voices for the miracles they’d seen.

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord,” Psalm 150:6 tells us. Why, then, are we less exuberant in church on Sunday than when we’re enjoying a football game? What’s our excuse? Because our stoic Scandinavian roots won’t allow it? Because we’d embarrass family and friends if we lifted our hands—like the football fans—while singing God’s praise? Because no one else does? Is so-called respectability and decorum more important to us than praising God? How can our worship be stone-faced quiet when we ponder his greatness, the awesomeness of his love for us? Shouldn’t that be reason to shout and jump up and down like the newborn lambs and the football fans?

During the parade for Jesus, people went so far as to spread their coats on the dusty road for him—a rolling-out-the-red-carpet occasion—and shouted joyful praises loudly. But the solemn, staid, stick-in-themud Pharisees told Jesus to rebuke his followers.

Jesus answered, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19:40) Isaiah 55:12 gives us a clear picture of how nature praises God. “You shall go out with joy … the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”

What a picture of praise! The kind of exuberant praise we too can offer him. That’s just what we should be doing. Unless we’re dead.

OBITUARIES

George W. Zick

Doris Ferris

George W. Zick, 74, Webster, died Aug. 7, 2010, at Spooner Health Systems due to complications of diabetes.

George was born Feb. 15, 1936, in St. Paul, Minn., to George and Leona Zick. George worked as a head mechanic/dispatcher for over 31 years, retiring from ISD No. 622.

George was a volunteer member of the Jackson Fire Department 2nd Alarm.

George was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Diana and Shirley.

George is survived by wife, Dolores (Lori); children, Janet (Jim) Robley, Thomas (Angie) Zick, Linda (Steve) Stacey, Mary (Ron) Flipp; grandchildren, Angela, Catherine and Brandon Zick, Jennifer Robley, Michelle, Ryan, and Megan Flipp, Sarah, Ashley, Carolyn and Matthew Stacey; brother, Jerome (Susan) Zick; sisters, Delphine Peterson and LuAnn (David) Munger; uncle Fred (Bette) Holman; along with other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian burial was held Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary Catholic Church at A&H with Father Michael Tupa and Father Michael Champlin as celebrant. Music was provided by Kim Simon and the Sacred Heart Choir. Pallbearers were Angela Zick, Catherine Zick, Jennifer Robley, Megan Flipp, Sarah Stacey and Ashley Stacey. Interment was at Sunset Memorial Park in Minneapolis, Minn. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Doris Ferris, 87, a resident of Siren, died Aug. 11, 2010, at Burnett Medical Center.

Doris was born on July 18, 1923, in Siren to George and Emma Nelson.

Doris worked as a social worker for both Lutheran Brotherhood and Burnett County. Doris married Harry on Sept. 12, 1953. To this union two children were born.

She was a lifelong member of Bethany Lutheran Church.

She enjoyed embroidery, baking and loved to read such things as poetry and religion.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Fran; and brother, Donald.

She is survived by her husband, Harry; their children, David (Beth Bartol) Ferris and Patty (Gary) Johnson; and grandchildren, Reid and Chloe; fosher daughter, Lucille “Josie” Westling and her children, Rick, Debby and Ron; along with other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 16, at the Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Siren Chapel, with Pastor Steve Ward officiating. Music was provided

by Fran McBroom and Joan Daniels. Interment followed at Siren Lakeview Cemetery. Casket bearers were Wayne Johnson, Jerry Doriott, Nick Mangelsen and John Donlin. Honorary casket bearers were George “Tiny” and Doris Doriott, John and Barb Donlin and Fred and Mary Ann Stener. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Siren, was entrusted with arrangements.

Come worship in the pines ST. CROIX FALLS - On Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m., the First Presbyterian Church of St. Croix Falls will be holding an outdoor worship service.

Performing will be the Erin Prairie Folk Group.

The church is extending an invitation for everyone and asking that family, friends or neighbors join them for this service. - with submitted information

Mayberry to perform at St. Peter's

Hansen and Ammerman to perform at St. Luke's

Mike Hansen and Doug Ammerman will perform at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Frederic on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10:30 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs, as it will be held out in the courtyard, weather permitting. Otherwise it will be held indoors. Also bring a dish to pass, as the concert will be followed with potluck dinner. Everyone is welcome. Hansen and Ammerman are longtime friends from the Hinckley, Minn. area who are inspirational, musical, comical and crowd-pleasing.

They are a most unlikely combination. Hansen grew up in the Hinckley area and learned to play guitar and sing cowboy music. Ammerman grew up in Roseau, Minn., playing hockey and singing the Canadian National Anthem. Southern gospel music brought them together when Ammerman sang tenor and Hansen sang baritone as part of a Southern Gospel quartet.

They have been singing together for about nine years. They perform a variety of music and although their focus is gospel, they sometimes even sing a cowboy song or two at concerts.

They have completed three recording projects - "We'll Talk it Over," "Reflections" and "I Wanna Be A Cowboy." - Photo submitted

Howard Mayberry will be performing at St. Peter’s Lutheran’s summer mini-retreat on Thursday, Aug. 19. Mayberry, a professional entertainer for over 30 years, has performed in many venues, including Nashville. His selections will include country and folk music. The church is north of Luck on CTH B, with the performance at 7 p.m. Summertime refreshments will be served. The public is welcome to join the congregation for this special evening of music. - Photo submitted

Myrtle Melin Slaikeu Cooper Myrtle Melin Slaikeu Cooper, 88, resident of Comforts of Home in St. Croix Falls, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010.

Myrtle was born Jan. 14, 1922, the seventh of 10 children to Gustaf and Anna Melin at the Melin farm in Laketown Township. She attended first through eighth grade at Alabama Elementary, graduating from eighth grade in 1936. She graduated from Luck High School in 1940.

After high school she attended Minnesota School of Business earning a two-year degree in business. This school placed her with a firm of architects and engineers called McCenary Krafft where she was employed for 14 years.

In 1950, her sister, Irene, and Myrtle were baptized at Trinity Baptist Church in South Minneapolis, Minn. Myrtle married Merle Slaikeu on June 23, 1960, and they made their home in South Minneapolis. Merle was transferred and they moved to LaCrosse in 1962 and then moved to Osceola in 1963. They became foster parents to Alice (age 6) and Dale (age 8) Rasmussen in 1963. In 1967, Myrtle helped start a drivers ed class in Osceola. Employment in Osceola included Oakey and Oakey Abstract, Oakey and Oakey Attorney office and the Osceola Telephone Co. Merle died on July 2, 1967. On May 2, 1973, Dale and Alice were killed in a car accident driving in sleet and snow on their way to the dentist.

Myrtle continued to live in Osceola until she married Tollie R. Cooper from Oklahoma on June 15, 1980. They were married on the farm on which she was born, near Atlas in Laketown Township. They moved to Oklahoma; Tollie died Dec. 1, 1997. Myrtle moved back to Wisconsin in 2000 to her happy home and family.

She took joy in sharing and playing with her nieces. She also enjoyed life on the farm with her big family.

Myrtle was involed in the following organizations: Osceola Baptist Church, Osceola Library, Osceola Women’s Club, Polk County Health Board and the Polk County Cancer Board.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands; her parents; brothers and sisters, Eunice Asper, Ethel Anderson, Irene Anderson, Harold Melin and Wilber Melin; and foster children, Dale and Alice Rasmussen.

She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Alice Gustafson of Frederic, Rudy (Virginia) Melin of Grantsburg, Mildred (John) Lundgren of Cushing, Charles (Dorothy) Melin of Grantsburg; many nieces and nephews; and caregivers, Deb Kunze and Karrie Melin Swenson.

Funeral services were held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Saturday, Aug. 14. The Rev. Dan Slaikeu officiated and music was provided by a barbershop quartet.

Burial took place at Milltown Cemetery following the service. Pallbearers assisting were Jack Lundgren, Rick Anderson, Scott Melin, David Melin, Steve Swenson and Doug Kunze.

Online condolences may be left on the Web site at www.rowefh.com. For additional information call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck was entrusted with arrangements.

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Vicki Lynn Berlin Vicki Lynn Berlin, 48, Amery, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at the Willow Ridge Health Care Center in Amery.

She was born Oct. 27, 1961, in McHenry, Ill., to Richard and Carol (Phernetton) Cellarius. She spent part of her childhood in Webster as her mother was from Webster. Her father was a truck driver. Vicki met her husband, Greg, while they were both working at the Pleasant Valley Stock Farm in Luck, owned

by Ray and Pat Jensen. They were married on Aug. 9, 1998, and had one son, Jacob.

Vicki enjoyed being outdoors, whether it was doing farmwork, gardening, fishing or spending time with her son Jacob. She also had a love for animals and would often take in stray or injured animals.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Vicki is survived by her husband, Greg Berlin of Amery; mother, Carol Cellarius of Webster; daughters, Donya Wilson and Annetta Mouser; sons, Shane Mouser and Jacob Berlin; as well as four grandchildren.

She is also survived by brothers, Brian Cellarius of Webster; Bruce Cellarius of Wausau; and sister Cheryle (Cellarius) Dunsmuir of Estacada, Ore.; as well as many other loving relatives and friends.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the Williamson-White Funeral Home Chapel in Amery.

Condolences may be left at www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery were entrusted with arrangements.

Philip Mevissen Philip Mevissen, 72, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home following a short battle with cancer.

Philip was born in Anoka, Minn., in 1937, but lived in the St. Croix Falls area the majority of his life.

He enlisted into the Army in 1952, where he served close to three years. He then met his wife, Janice, and they married on Sept. 6, 1958, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Centuria. In addition to farming, he worked at the American Hoist before he became employed at Doboy Packaging, where he worked for over 20 years before retiring in 2000.

Phil had a passion for serving others, creating memories with his family and friends, his horses Star and Smokey, working in his garden, hunting, fishing and playing cards. He was actively involved in his church serving as Eucharistic minister and lecturer, vice president of the St. Croix Falls Senior Center and served on the board of the Kahbakong Cemetery in Taylors Falls, Minn.

He is survived by his wife, Janice Mevissen, of 52 years; seven children; 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three sisters; four brothers and many close friends.

Phil is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Bernice Mevissen; sister, Deloris Hall; brother, Mike Mevissen; and son, Randy Mevissen.

A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday Aug. 18, at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola from 5-8 p.m.

The funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 19, at 11 a.m., at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Taylors Falls.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

OBITUARIES Eugene H. Jacoby

Elaine S. Leisch

Eugene H. Jacoby, 74, resident of Greenfield, Ind., died Thursday, July 15, 2010.

He was born April 3, 1936, in Clayton, and grew up in Milltown.

Eugene was a graduate of Milltown High School, Class of 1954, and Dana College, Blair, Neb., Class of 1958. He married Marlys Carlson, also a graduate of Milltown High School in 1957.

He was employed by S.S. Kresge, founding company of K-Mart, owned a Gambles Store in Platteville, where he raised his children, and spent the remainder of his working years before retirement in the wholesale hardware business in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1998, he and his wife retired in Hot Springs Village, Ark., relocating to Greenfield, Ind., in 2005.

Over the years he was active in the Lutheran church, singing in the choir, serving as president of the church council and youth leader. He served many years as a Boy Scout leader, coached Little League baseball and in his younger years played softball on city teams. He was an avid golfer and woodworker, and loved fishing. He played trumpet in various city bands, most recently the Brandywine Wind Community Band in Greenfield, of which he was president. He was a former member of the Lions and Optimist Clubs.

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; his sons, Michael (Heidi) of Geneva, Ill., Phillip of Fishers, Ind.; mother, Alice Dawson, of Greenfield; 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, on July 24, 2010.

On Tuesday, Aug. 24, friends and family are invited to attend a graveside service at the Milltown Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. followed by a reception and visitation with the family at the Milltown Lutheran Church. Memorials may be sent to the Milltown Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 39, 113 Main St., Milltown, WI, 54858 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.

The Rowe Funeral Home, Luck, was entrusted with arrangements.

Elaine S. Leisch, 73, Amery, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at Willow Ridge.

Elaine was born Jan. 2, 1937, at Nye, to Merril and Hannah Nehring. She graduated from Osceola High School in 1955. In 1977, she married David Leisch at Center City, Minn. She worked as a real estate agent. In her spare time, she enjoyed Cribbage, crocheting, camping, cooking, fishing and cats.

Elaine was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter Pamela Greene.

She is survived by her husband, David; son, Bradley (Brenda) Viebrock; daughter, Cynthia (Steven) Waalen; son-in-law, Doug Greene; sisters, Janice Nehring and Marilynn Nehring; brother, Merril (Sandy) Nehring; grandchildren, Tony (Kris) Greene, Rick Greene, Sheena (Rick) Goltz, Taunya Trinko, Todd Trinko, Dale Trinko, Steve Waalen Jr., Jasen Waalen and Ryan Waalen; greatgrandchildren, Cora, Tori, Vince and Elliot Greene, Christian Wichelmann, Clarissa Gaaras, Eva Gaaras and Damon Trinko.

Memorial services were held Friday, Aug. 6, at the Amery Free Lutheran Church with Pastor Eric Christenson officiating.

Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com.

Vicki Schriever Vicki Schriever, 61, died after her short battle with cancer on March 6, 2010, with her family nearby.

Vicki was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 26, 1948.

Vicki was a nurse, an LPN caregiver for 40 years. She was an active member and served as a deaconess in the First Christian Church of Liano, Texas. She taught Sunday school and was a member of the Klunkers, a singing group, which performed in surrounding nursing homes which she loved to do.

Vicki was preceded in death by her son, Tony Scarpone; and mother, Donna Boland.

Vicki is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, John; her son, Patrick Scarpone; and her adopted children, Michael and Carolyn Schriever.

Graveside committal will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Greg L. Butler Greg L. Butler, 43, a resident of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Hertel, died Aug. 7, 2010.

Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 13, at the St. Croix Tribal Center, with Mr. Lee Staples officiating. Pallbearers were Mike Taylor, Jay Emery, Carmen Butler, Mitch Butler, Babe Butler, Jeff Butler and Al Oustigoff. Interment followed at the White Fish Cemetery in Sand Lake Township, Sawyer County. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

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Mary Riegel Coyte Mary Riegel was born to Dr. J.A. and Florence Riegel in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin in March of 1923. She was the youngest and only girl of the 6 to 9 children her parents raised. She met Larry Coyte at Carleton College, and after WWII came with him to Jeffersonville, Indiana, where they raised 5 children.

Mary was a vital force, with a truly open heart that welcomed everyone into her home. She loved more than anything to be in a crowd of friends, neighbors, kids and family, and usually was. She loved her community and participated at every level available.

She loved to dance and did at every chance. She was an “empowered” woman and she shared her attitude that anything is possible with her friends, children, grandchildren, and Scout troop. She would often marshall neighborhood kids, and neighborhood adults, for her projects that ranged from transplanting trees from the swamps to block parties.

Kids would come to the house for Ping-Pong and end up stuffing envelopes for the League of Women Voters. She was the neighborhood nurse for pets and children.

She boated the Grand Canyon, floated the Amazon, and toured Asia. She kept moving and doing and giving all of her rich and generous life. In doing so she cleared a path and made room for others to grow and learn and play.

She was not interested in going into a nursing home, and when that became imminent because of a fall she gracefully retired from the field.

She will be missed by her loving family - 5 children, 7 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and numerous cousins and near relatives, but not forgotten. She was unforgettable.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to The Deer Lake Conservancy, P.O. Box 1139, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

A Memorial Service will be held at Deer Lake next summer.

Time and location will be announced.

Notes to the family can be sent to David Coyte, 2223 Sycamore Ave., Louisville, KY 40206.

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Kids tire easily as they progress through puberty QUESTION: My 13-year-old daughter has become increasingly lazy in the past couple of years. She lies around the house and will sleep half a day on Saturday. She complains about being tired a lot. Is this typical of early adolescence? How should I deal with it?

DR. DOBSON: It is not uncommon for boys and girls to experience fatigue during the years of puberty. Their physical resources are being invested in a rapid growth process during that time, leaving less energy for other activities. This period doesn’t last very long and is usually followed by the most energetic time of life.

I would suggest, first, that you schedule your daughter for a routine physical examination to rule out the possibility of a more serious explanation for her fatigue. If it does turn out to be a phenomenon of puberty, as I suspect, you should “go with the flow.” See that she gets plenty of rest and sleep. This need is often not met because teenagers feel that they shouldn’t have to go to bed as early as they did when they were children. Therefore, they stay up too late and then drag through the next day in a state of exhaustion. Surprisingly, a 13- or 14-year-old actually needs more rest than when he or she was 9 or 10, simply because

Focus on the Family Dr. James Dobson of the acceleration in growth.

In summary, your daughter is turning overnight from a girl into a woman. Some of the physical characteristics you are observing are part of the transformation. Do everything you can to facilitate it.

••• QUESTION: How can parents prepare their younger children for the assault on self-esteem that is almost certain to come in adolescence? That was a tough time for me, and I want it to be easier for my kids.

DR. DOBSON: Well, one important approach is to teach boys and girls valuable skills with which they can compensate in years to come. They can benefit from learning something that will serve as the centerpiece of their self-concept during the difficult years. This would include learning about basketball, tennis, electronics, art, music or even raising rabbits for fun and profit. It’s not so much what you teach your child. The key is that he or she learns something with which to feel good when the whole world seems to be saying, “Who are

Ladies thrift shop hop Aug. 23 FREDERIC – Thrift store shopping is an easy way to reap a more plentiful harvest from the financial resources God provides. Here’s a great opportunity to give it a try. The Frederic Evangelical Free Church bus will be leaving the church parking lot at 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, with a stop at Wayne’s Foods Plus in Luck at 7:15 a.m. to pick up more shoppers. 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 will stop midday for a fast-food lunch on your own.

The bus will return to Wayne’s parking lot and the church

you and what is your significance as a human being?”

The teenager who has no answer to those questions is left unprotected at a very vulnerable time of life. Developing and honing skills with which to compensate may be one of the most valuable contributions parents can make during the elementary school years. It may even be worth requiring your carefree kid to take lessons, practice, compete and learn something he or she will not fully appreciate for a few more years.

••• QUESTION: Should schoolchildren be required to wear clothes that they dislike?

DR. DOBSON: Generally not. Children are very concerned about the threat of being laughed at by their friends and will sometimes go to great lengths to avoid that danger. Conformity is fueled by the fear of ridicule. Teens, particularly, seem to feel, “The group can’t laugh at me if I am identical to them.” From this perspective, it’s unwise to make a child endure unnecessary social humiliation. Children should be allowed to select their own clothes, within certain limits of budget and good taste.

••• QUESTION: Having a child diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can paint a pretty bleak picture. Is there anything good you can tell us?

DR. DOBSON: There are some advan-

tages to having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In a sense, even the word disorder is misleading because the syndrome has many positive features. As Time reported, “(ADHD adults) see themselves as creative; their impulsiveness can be viewed as spontaneity; hyperactivity gives them enormous energy and drive; even their distractibility has the virtue of making them alert to changes in the environment. Kids with ADHD are wild, funny, effervescent.

They have lots of life.”

Let’s not forget, also, that ADHD can be treated successfully in many cases.

••• 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

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News from the Pews at Pilgrim Lutheran

around 6 p.m. Cost for the trip: $5 for the bus, plus lunch.

If you were on board for their 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, Aug. 23, let the treasure hunt begin!!

Space on the bus is limited. To reserve your spot, please call Jan Gustafson at 715-653-4187. - submitted

In this photo, the soon-to-be newest member of Pilgrim, Sawyer Dahl, was all relaxed during the outdoor worship services this past Sunday at beautiful Coon Lake Park. There was special music and singing by the praise team. After services a potluck brunch was served. Food seems to make conversations much better, more fun and more meaningful. – Photo submitted

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

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

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies

Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

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

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

WEBSTER

ALPHA

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

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

Wrecker - Flatbed Air Conditioning & Computerized Car Service - Cold Weather Starts

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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MANUFACTURED HOMES

BUYING good used mobile homes wholesale at Town & Country Housing Bus. Hwy. 53 between Eau Claire & Chippewa Falls (715) 8341279 (CNOW)

A BIG THANK-YOU

from The Wild River Shrine Club of Burnett, Polk and surrounding counties. Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for their generous support of our Shrine Golf Outing at Fox Run Golf Course on Aug. 1.

Due to the overwhelming support, a few names were unintentionally missed in our last ad. A special thanks to: Radio Shack/Ben Franklin, Southside Auto, Fourwinds Market, ERA Parkside Realty and Chet Newman. 519154 52Lp

Peace Lutheran

Pig R ast!

Peace Lutheran Church

715-463-2370

WEBSTER EYE ASSOCIATES 715-866-4700

SEE US FOR ALL YOUR VISION CARE NEEDS. Exams, Glasses & Contacts, Foreign Body Removal, Treatment of Eye Disease www.stcroixeye.com

Mon.-Fri. • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster, Wisconsin

“Distinctive Funeral Service”

Robert L. Nelson New York Life Insurance Company 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

Visit The Leader’s Web Site:

www.the-leader.net

SHOWS AND SHOW TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL SEATS $6.50 UNTIL 6 P.M.

NANNY McPHEE RETURNS (PG) Daily: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30

VAMPIRES SUCK

Rated PG-13, 108 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

(PG-13) Daily: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00

EAT, PRAY, LOVE

EAT, PRAY, LOVE

(PG-13) Daily: 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35

Rated PG-13, 140 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.

THE EXPENDABLES (R)

INCEPTION

Daily: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13)

Rated PG-13, 148 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 3:00 & 8:00 p.m.

DESPICABLE ME

THE OTHER GUYS

VAMPIRES SUCK

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13)

Daily: 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20

(PG-13) Daily: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05

Rated PG, 95 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00 & 6:00 p.m.

Daily: 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30

Rated PG-13, 83 Minutes.

Fri. - Thurs: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

INCEPTION (PG-13)

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

CHECK WEB SITE FOR SHOW TIMES: www.evergreen-entertainment.com

Daily: 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 9:40

PPLEASE L E A S E NOTE N O T E DATE D A T E CORRECTION CORRECTION Boyceville Airport Booster Club

FLY-IN OR DRIVE-IN PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010

7 to 11:00 a.m.

Portion of proceeds to help support community programs.

Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

715-790-6160

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DANBURY LIONS

AUSTIN LAKE GREENHOUSE & FLOWER SHOP

10 TH-ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST

• 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

SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 2010 AT THE SOFTBALL FIELD

3 BLOCKS SOUTH OF MAIN STREET ON 2ND AVENUE BY TOWN HALL IN DANBURY

GATES OPEN 1 TO 9 P.M. SAME GREAT FOOD, BEER & MUSIC

Call 715-866-7261

German Bratwurst, Wieners & Pork Roast plus Ingrid’s famous sauerkraut and original German Oktoberfest Beer

FEATURING

• Commercial Printing • Office Supplies • Daily UPS Pickup • Fax & Copy Service

• Frederic, 715-327-4236 • Siren, 715-349-2560

THANK YOU

Phone 715-268-2004

Eye health exams, glaucoma checks, foreign body removal, full line of street wear, safety and sport wear, contact lenses

August 20 - August 26

24226 1st Ave. No. Siren, WI Local Movie Line 715-349-8888 Timbers1@starwire.net SHOW TIMES FOR FRI., AUGUST 20 THRU THURS., AUGUST 26

The W.I.N.G.S. Foundation would like to thank all of those involved in the W.I.N.G.S. golf outing.

For a more complete list of donations, contributions and gifting amounts, check us out at wingsontheweb.org.

Look under the golf outing section.

Thanks, Craig and Cathy Miles Chase and Kelli Hedlund

OPTOMETRIST 119 Arlington Drive Amery, Wis.

Phone (715) 472-2121

SHOWS AND SHOW TIMES

AT THE LODGE

Foundation

Dr. T.L. Christopherson

Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

2179 E. Hwy. 8 Between Tractor Supply and Wal-Mart www.evergreen-entertainment.com

THE OTHER GUYS

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304 1st St. So., Luck, Wis.

715-483-1471

Follow the Leader

Saturday, August 21, 2010, 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Family Eye Clinic

GRANTSBURG EYE ASSOCIATES

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2355 Clark Rd., Dresser • 715-755-2515

Dr. Daniel C. Satterlund

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Dan Zimmer Polka Band -

Let’s Thrive.®

Bill

Cris A. Moore, FICF, FIC

ALSO PERFORMING

Senior Financial Consultant

The Bavarian Club - S.G. Edelweiss & The St. Croix Falls Cloggers

Joel L. Morgan, FIC

Assistant Financial Associate

Matt P. Bobick Financial Associate

201 Main St. S. • Luck, WI 54853

715-472-8107 office 800-500-2936 toll-free 22854A N1-07

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The return of a lake As aptly put in a letter to the editor this week (page 8), it has been nice to see Frederic’s signature feature - Coon Lake - come back to a normal level, through record-setting rain amounts this summer. Although it was known for its practical side back in 1901 when the village formed around the lumber industry, the lake has also been a source of tranquility and fun and is the centerpiece for Coon Lake Park.

- Photos by Becky Amundson

“Now just turn your head, look at the camera ... and smile” Elijiah Ward seemed determined to get Marsadie, a Burnett County Humane Society shelter dog, to strike just the right pose with his friends, Amber LaVake and Tina Melton.

The humane society brought several dogs and cats needing homes to Webster’s Gandy Dancer Days celebration last Saturday morning. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

The Inter-County Leader Connect to your community

One more wave In one of the last community festivals of the summer, two youngsters wave at a parade - the Charles E. Lewis Days parade - held Sunday, Aug. 15, as part of that community’s annual celebration, held in honor of its namesake. - Photo by Joe Schallenberger

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Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

Coming events Photo by Gary King

AUGUST

715-483-0431, sarah.shaw@scrmc.org.

Danbury

THURSDAY/19

• Garden tea at the Forts, 715-866-8890, www.theforts.org.

• American Legion & Auxiliary Unit 255 meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

• Scouting sign-up for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts at the elementary school during open house, 56:30 p.m.

Frederic

Luck

Siren

Luck

• Bright Knight & Harmonic Balance at Crooked Lake Park orchestra shell, 7-9 p.m., 715-349-8399, www.visitsiren.com.

• Polk County Genealogical Society meeting at the museum/library, noon.

• Historical society meeting at the library/museum, subject: tractors, 7 p.m., 715-472-2030.

St. Croix Falls

• 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.

Siren

• The Power of Twang at Crooked Lake Park orchestra shell, 7-9 p.m., 715-349-8399, www.visitsiren.com.

• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Doors open 4:30 p.m., distribution 5-6:30 p.m.

FRI. & SAT./20 & 21 Cushing

FRI. & SAT./27 & 28

Danbury

• Community club rummage sale at the town hall, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 25¢ tent 7:30 a.m.

• Cushing Fun Days. Firemen’s pancake breakfast 711 a.m. Sat., games, parade, races.

Webb Lake

• 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.

FRIDAY/27 Siren

FRIDAY/20

• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715349-5923.

• River City Cloggers perform at Music in the Park by the lake, 6:30 p.m., 715-222-2195.

• Rush River Ramblers at the Overlook Deck, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com.

• “Red, White and Tuna” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Grantsburg Milltown

• United VFW Post 6856 fish fry, at 4:30 p.m. - ?

Siren

St. Croix Falls

Fall colors are finding their way into the landscape as a new season approaches. - Photo by Gary King

• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715349-5923.

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.

SAT. & SUN./21 & 22 Grantsburg

• 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.

• Music In The Park at Memory Lake, 6:30 p.m., 715-2222195.

St. Croix Falls

• Energy 2010 Renewable Energy and Resource Fair, fairgrounds, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., www.polkcountyenergyfair.com.

SATURDAY/21 Amery

• Stower Seven Lakes State Trail opening, 9 a.m.-noon, ribbon cutting 10 a.m.

Danbury

• Lions annual Oktoberfest at softball field, 1-9 p.m.

Dresser

• Pig roast at Peace Lutheran Church, 5-6:30 p.m., 715755-2515.

Frederic

• Fine arts & crafts show, by the museum, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-327-4807. Lake Fair at Coon Lake, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

• 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.

• Dance team fundraiser car wash at the fire hall, 9 a.m.1 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.

Balsam Lake

• Annual Unity Lions Roger’s Reader Fundraiser at the community center, 4-7 p.m., 715-485-3332.

Siren

• Burnett County Republican Party will meet in Room 165 in the government center, 7 p.m.

• Fox Creek Gun Club’s turkey shoot at Blacksmith Shop, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Siren

Spooner

• Youth fishing clinic at Thorson Park on Big Wood Lake, 8 a.m., 715-566-1057 or 715-463-2900.

• Fair parade day, pie & ice-cream social at Methodist church, 12:30-4 p.m.

Milltown

• 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.

St. Croix Falls

• Sidewalk Café performs at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387.

SUNDAY/22 Balsam Lake

• Annual Parish Festival at Our Lady Of The Lakes Catholic Church, Polka Mass 10 a.m., dinner 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Twilight garden tour at ag research station, 4 p.m.-dusk, 715-635-3506, 800-528-1914.

St. Croix Falls

• Open Arms invites you for food & fellowship at Alliance Church of the Valley, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

• Summer wild plant walks, meet at St. Croix Falls Overlook, 6-8 p.m., 715-483-2507, ext. 1406.

• Dance jam at the senior center, 7-8 p.m., 715-294-2060.

Webster

• Bloodmoblie at the community center, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 800-448-3543,

WEDNESDAY/25

Grantsburg

Osceola

• Summer wild plant walks at Standing Cedars Land Conservancy, 9-11 a.m., www.standingcedars.org.

Range

• Apple River Fire & Rescue pancake breakfast at the fire department, 6-11 a.m.

SUNDAY/29 Frederic

• Music by Glory Train at Skonewood Christian Retreat Center, 7 p.m.

Milltown

• Mike & Doug gospel music at St. Luke’s Methodist Church, 10:30 a.m.

• Unity Eagle Booster Club meeting in the elementary conference room, 6:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

THURS. & SAT./26 & 28

• Meridene performs at Planet Supply, 512-487-5005.

• Erin Prairie Folk Group to perform for outdoor service at First Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m., 715-483-3550.

MONDAY/23

• “Proof” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Cushing

• “Proof” at Festival Theatre, 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Frederic

• Ladies thrift shop hop. Leave the Free Church at 7 a.m., Wayne’s Foods Plus in Luck at 7:15 a.m., to shop thrift stores in the Cities, 715-653-4187.

Grantsburg

• Bloodmobile at the community center, noon-6 p.m., 800448-3543.

Spooner

• Hoop house field day at ag research station, 4-7 p.m.

715-635-3506, 800-528-1914.

TUESDAY/24 Amery

• Polk County Historical Society annual potluck picnic at D.D. Kennedy Park, 6:30 p.m., 716-483-3979.

St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

TUESDAY/31

THURS.-SUN./26-29

• Food and Friends at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5-6 p.m.

• Ag Society Fair at the fairgrounds. Demo derby, Fri. 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 6 p.m.; tractor pull, Sat. 5 p.m., parade Sat. 1:30 p.m., 715-463-2302.

WEDNESDAY/1

Grantsburg

THURS.-MON./26-30 Almena

• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall at Veterans Park.

THURSDAY/26 Balsam Lake

• Child safety seat check at the Justice Center, 3-6 p.m.,

Frederic class of 1980 The Frederic High School Class of 1980 met at Aspen Leaf on Saturday, July 31, for a dinner and conversation for their 30th class reunion. Pictured are back row (L to R): Brian Daeffler, Marlene (Lane) Nelson, Kathy (Aller) Niles, Jenell (Matz) Britton, Brenda (Pederson) Tesch, Sally (Oeffler) Miller, Susan (Krentz) Ackerman and Wayne Crandell. Middle row: Janis (Bjork) Walz, Daniel Friberg, Laura (Burdick) Rowell, Carol (Sommerfeld) Haglund, Judy Bjork, Thresha (Nyren) Russell, Jeanne (Carr) Wikstrom, Wendy (Christensen) Knauber, Janet (Jensen) Oakland, Craig Swanson, Diana (Nick) Flodin and Chuck Liesch. Sitting: Cheryl (Laqua) Hawkins, Daniel Kaiser, Robin (Olson) Hallanger and Jon Wikstrom. – Photo submitted

SATURDAY/28

Webster

SEPTEMBER Frederic

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Potluck supper at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 5:15 p.m. Every Wednesday.

Grantsburg

• Wisconsin Hunter Education Course at Crex Meadows Education Center. Sign up Sept. 1. Class days are Sept. 7 - Sept. 11, 715-463-2900.