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A lacy curtain of snow flurries surrounded the nearly 200 people who attended a candlelight vigil on Friday, Dec. 7, in downtown Milltown. The vigil took place on the street in front of the apartment where Kari Roberts was brutally murdered the week prior. The Community Referral Agency organized the event in Roberts’ memory. See complete story on page 3. - Photo by Greg Marsten

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Foot of snowfall means local trails are officially open; steer clear of thin ice, warns DNR

BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES – County snowmobile trails officially opened this week after the area received a foot of snow over the weekend, more than Local county snowmobile trails officially opened most of all last winter season.

Trails opened Monday in Bur- this week. - File photo by Gary King nett County and are set to offithem to use caution. What ice has cially open today (Dec. 12) in Polk formed on lakes is not safe nor strong County. enough to support a human or vehicle, Snowmobile clubs are out with the DNR notes. groomers in both counties, preparing for Local snowmobile trail information a season of fun for local snowmobilers (maps, etc.) can be found at burbut also for visitors, meaning a potential nettcounty.com/index.aspx?NID=364 boost to the local tourism-related busi- (Burnett County) or nesses. co.polk.wi.us/parks/snowobile.asp While snowmobilers are anxious to (Polk County) or by calling 715-485-9294 hit the trails, state officials are asking in Polk County. - Gary King

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Realistic fetal images now available GRANTSBURG - Burnett Medical Center is pleased to announce a new ultrasound system which allows expectant mothers to view 3-D and 4-D ultrasound images of their babies.

The photo-realistic fetal images produced translate into more confident results for expectant mothers. According to Deb Hammer, certified nurse midwife at Burnett Medical Center, “The biggest value to patients comes from the radiologist’s ability to see higher quality ultrasound images. The improved quality of the images allows the radiologist to better determine if the pregnancy is progressing normally or if there are abnormalities.” In addition to 3-D and 4-D fetal imaging, the new system produces general ultrasound images of higher quality and detail. “General ultrasound images, such as of the kidney, gallbladder, uterus, and veins and arteries in the arms and legs, are also more precise with the new system. This allows the radiologist to diagnose with greater confidence,” said Norah Anderson, radiographic technologist at Burnett Medical Center. The availability of the ACUSON S2000 system at Burnett Medical Center is yet another step in advancing the quality of care in the radiology department. - from BMC

Sabien’s jazz holiday concert set ST. CROIX FALLS - For jazz enthusiasts, Festival Theatre has a special event coming up on Friday, Dec. 21, when Randy Sabien brings his rockin’ jazz/blues style to town for a holiday concert. Sabien will take the stage with his violin and outstanding musicians Andy Dee, guitars/vocals, and Joe Lindzius, drums/vocals, who were both in the Warner Brothers recording group Molly and the Heymakers from Hayward. For Sabien, the term jazz violin is little more than the name of the musical genre where his recordings are found. He regularly steps beyond the boundaries of what many think of as jazz, forging headlong into the worlds of rock, blues and funk.

Currently Sabien is the founding chair of the string department at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn., offering both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in alternative string performance. When not teaching, Sabien records and performs live with an elite mix of professional jazz musicians from around the country. - submitted

Looking through a snow-covered guardrail on the Interstate Bridge between St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls, Minn., provided a frame for the winter beauty created by more than a foot of snowfall this past weekend. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9. - Photo courtesy Erik Barstow (ErikBarstow.com)

Drought recovery Web site still helping

by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - A Web site that enables Wisconsin farmers to help each other recover from this year’s drought is still going strong.

The Farmer-to-Farmer site, farmertofarmer.uwex.edu, launched in July, and so far, 10,000 tons of product such as hay, corn silage and rye have been bought and sold on it.

UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross helped create the site.

He expects farmers to continue to use it for months to come, “This is not over, it’s going to be sometime in the middle of the summer before we’re able to harvest new crops, and we don’t know what the weather will be like next summer.”

A drought-stricken cornfield. - Photo by Michael Leland/WPR There are currently more than 100 listings of feed for sale on the Farmer-To-Farmer site. Cross says the Web site could live even after next year and possibly evolve into a site that goes beyond the selling and buying of crops.

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Steve Baillargeon, of Frederic, captured this romantic road scene on his cell phone camera last Saturday, Dec. 8.

The two hearts were created at the end of Les and Betty Ellefson’s driveway. “Very cool,” Baillargeon noted, “and an hour later it had melted.” Photo submitted

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Briefly ST. CROIX FALLS – The Polk County 4-H dog project has been chosen as the December recipient of the RiverBucks program at Central Bank. Kids, their parents and friends are invited to stop by Central Bank to enjoy a cup of coffee, espresso drink or a freshly baked cookie. All donations for RiverBucks fare go to support a different St. Croix Falls youth organization each month.

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Wisconsin gets federal Race To the Top money for early childhood

by Kristen Durst Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Wisconsin will receive nearly $23 million for early childhood learning from the federal government.

The White House announced Thursday, Dec. 6, that Wisconsin is one of five states to receive Race to the Top grant funding.

The four-year grant will provide money to improve Youngstar, which is the state’s child-care provider rating system.

It will also help build an early childhood data tracking system that will link programs such as 4-year-old kindergarten, Head Start and Youngstar across three state agencies.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers says it will help agencies work together to better track a child’s progress, “It’s a long-term process, but we need to start to develop our data systems from birth through kindergarten. Right now they don’t really exist in any meaningful way, so I think that will help all the systems so that we know about the kids that our entering our system.”

The Department of Children and Families will spearhead the grant and improvements to the Youngstar system. Gov. Scott Walker said the funding is important to help identify children who are struggling and make sure they get the help they need as early as possible.

DA seeks life sentence for Youngmark

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE - Polk County prosecutor Daniel Steffen released the criminal complaint against Scott A. Youngmark, 45, Milltown, on Thursday, Dec. 6, which charges him with first-degree intentional homicide in the Nov. 30/Dec. 1 death of Kari G. Roberts, 47, Youngmark’s alleged fiancee.

Steffen is seeking a life sentence upon conviction.

Roberts was discovered dead of apparent blunt force trauma early on Saturday, Dec. 1, in her Milltown apartment.

While the complaint doesn’t reveal many details on the possible manner or reasons for the murder, it does reveal that Youngmark went to his mother’s home nearby in Milltown late on Friday, Nov. 30, or early Saturday, Dec. 1, where he revealed to her that he “did something real bad” and that he “thought he killed her.” Youngmark and Roberts reportedly shared the Milltown apartment for the last month, with his claims that they were engaged to be married.

The complaint outlines how Youngmark’s mother recalled him telling her, “I can’t believe I did this, I hope she is not dead.”

Youngmark’s mother was visiting with neighbors at the time, and he tried to persuade his mother to go back to the scene with him, but that she refused.

However, one of the neighbors did take Youngmark back to the apartment at 63 East Main St. in Milltown to see if Roberts really was dead.

“I can’t believe I did this, I hope she is not dead.”

- alleged statement of Scott Youngmark to his mother

Nearly 200 people attended the candlelight vigil Friday evening, Dec. 7, in Milltown beside the apartment building where Kari Roberts was murdered.

When they arrived, the witness noted blood on the carpet and in the kitchen, and then saw Roberts lying nude in the back bedroom, with blood on the back of her head. He checked for a pulse, but reportedly told investigating officers that the woman’s body “was ice cold.”

He also said it looked like the woman had been beaten.

The man told Youngmark he had to call the police, and that if he didn’t call them by morning that he would call them instead. Youngmark initially refused, and instead asked the man to help him move the body, which the man vehemently refused to do.

Youngmark later called 911 anonymously from his mother’s

A light veil of snow accompanied the candlelight vigil which was organized by Community Referral Agency.

apartment, at around 1:21 a.m. on Dec. 1, telling them that there was a woman who needed medical assistance at the other apartment. Police arrived a short time later to where the call had been placed, and Youngmark acted like he had no idea why they were asking him questions about Roberts.

The complaint details several inconsistencies Youngmark reportedly made in his initial statements to police, and how he eventually revealed that he had visited Roberts earlier that night, and that she had either hurt herself in an accident while using pills or had been injured or assaulted by a man named “Jeff,” whom he tried to blame her injuries on and claimed she was having an affair with while Youngmark was previously in jail.

The complaint chronicles a later investigation revealing that several of Youngmark’s clothing items were found bloodied and discarded at his mother’s apartment, as well as statements by his mother and neighbors, incriminating Youngmark, who had apparently been drinking when he was found, which was a direct violation of bond conditions from three felony cases he already has pending.

Youngmark remains in the

Scott A. Youngmark faces the possibility of life imprisonment for allegedly taking the life of Kari G. Roberts. - Photos by Greg Marsten Polk County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond from the bond violations after a Wednesday, Dec. 5, hearing before Judge Jeffery Anderson.

He is scheduled to make an initial appearance on the first-degree intentional homicide charge on Jan. 7 before Anderson, where the homicide charges will be addressed.

Youngmark has an extensive history of criminal activity going back over a quarter century, from multiple assaults to arson, burglary, thefts, DUI, violation of protection orders, sexual assault and much more, almost all of which occurred in Minnesota going back to the mid-1980s.

Friends and family took part in a candlelight vigil Friday evening, Dec. 7, outside the Milltown Post Office, which is right beside the apartment where she died. The vigil was organized by the Community Referral Agency, which is a local domestic violence shelter and advocacy group, based in Milltown.

Leader publisher has good year Cooperative holds annual meeting and dinner

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer FREDERIC – “We expect to make this paper different from the common run of papers (because) we are in business for service and not for profit and intend to carry the truth to the public regardless of whose toes get pinched.”

This statement by Bennie Bye, first editor of the Inter-County Leader, was on page one of the first issue of the Leader Nov. 2, 1933. Charlie Johnson quoted the statement at the 79th-annual meeting of the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association last Thursday, Dec. 6, at

Hacker’s Lanes, Frederic. Johnson, president of the ICCPA board of directors, said the statement is still true today.

ICCPA had total revenues of $4.8 million for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 and after expenses cleared, $63,504. Abby Williamson, auditor with Carlson Highland, told the co-op members that ICCPA has total assets of $2.8 million and no long-term debt, a situation she called extremely good. Williamson said that operating revenues and expenses have been very stable and consistent over the past three years.

Doug Panek, ICCPA manager, started his comments by pointing out that 2012 is the International Year of Cooperatives. He said that there are over 600 cooperatives in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but the

The room was full at Hacker’s in Frederic Thursday, Dec. 6, as 86 members of the ICCPA and their guests gathered for the annual meeting of the cooperative, followed by a meal. – Photos

by Gregg Westigard

Doug Panek, manager of the cooperative that publishes the Inter-County Leader, the Washburn County Register and five Advertisers, is shown with the directors of ICCPA, (L to R) Janet Oachs, Chairman Charlie Johnson, Ann Fawver, Merlin Johnson and Carolyn Wedin.

Leader is the only newspaper cooperative three-year terms on the cooperative board. that he is aware of. Panek said that the co- Oachs is a retired nurse and business operative has had a very similar year to manager who has served on the board for the previous one even though the econ- 18 years. Her grandfather, Carl Linden, omy is not growing and sales have been was a member of the original ICCPA down. He said the effect of home comput- board and her father, Leonard, was a past ers has been noticeable but people still director. Johnson, a director for 10 years, want to read the Leader as they sit with was the school superintendent at Grantsburg for 29 years. The other directors are their coffee.

ICCPA has upgraded its graphics equip- Charlie Johnson, Carolyn Wedin and Ann ment during the year, Panek said. He said Fawver.

ICCPA publishes two newspapers, the that the cooperative is keeping up with the rapid changes in technology in print- Inter-County Leader and the Washburn County Register, and five editions of Ading and in distributing information.

Johnson said that the cooperative sur- vertisers. The “yellow pages” Advertisers, vives in tough times in part because it at- now in their 45th year, have a weekly run tracts and retains good employees. He of 100,000 copies. In addition, the coopersaid that the challenge is how to utilize In- ative does commercial printing and sells office products and gifts at retail stores in ternet technology for profit.

The 86 cooperative members present re- Frederic, St. Croix Falls, Siren, and Shell elected Janet Oachs and Merlin Johnson to Lake.

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Judical race added to April ballot Candidates emerging for statewide races

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – A new contest has been added to the April 2013 election. Gregory Peterson has resigned his position as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District III. His resignation effective Nov. 30 means that the vacant position will be filled by election.

If he had resigned a day later, the governor would have appointed a replacement to serve until the 2014 election.

Peterson announced his resignation on Nov. 15, but there is already one candidate for the position listed on the Government Accountability Board Web site, Lisa Kay Stark of Eau Claire. The appeals Court District III covers all of northern Wisconsin and has three judges. The new judge will serve a six-year term starting August 2013.

The candidates are registering for the other two statewide April contests. In-

cumbent Tony Evers is being challenged

by Don Pridemore for superintendent of public education. Evers is completing his first four-year term in the position and has had a career in education. Pridemore is currently a Republican member of the state Assembly and had a career as an electronics engineer.

There will also be a contest for the state Supreme Court. Incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack is being challenged by Vincent Phillip Megna. Roggensack is completing her first 10-year term on the Supreme Court and was previously on the

Court of Appeals. Megna is identified as an “avowed anti-Walker Democrat” in a Dec. 4 Cap Times article.

The filing period for all three offices ends Jan. 2, so more candidates may register for the positions. If more than two people register for any of the positions, a primary election will be held Feb. 19 to reduce the field to two names. The spring nonpartisan election day is Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

Routine business at short council meeting Bits and pieces from Grantsburg

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The most interesting news at the Grantsburg Village Council meeting Monday, Dec. 10, was the coming retirements and changes from the board (see separate story) and those changes were not even an agenda item. The council meeting itself handled a number of small items, heard a few reports, took a “field trip” to the gym, and would have adjourned after an hour except that it needed a report from the school board meeting being held at the same time.

Roger Panek, Val Johnson, Tasha

Burlini-Olson and Earl Mosley were present for the entire meeting, just enough members to make a quorum. Glenn Rolloff was presenting an issue to the Grantsburg School Board and arrived at the council meeting after other business had been concluded. Dean Josephson also arrived when the meeting was almost over and Greg Peer was absent for the whole meeting.

The village/school business was the latest step in the rental agreement for the school district to use the community center for gymnastics. A three-year lease agreement had expired and the village and school were not in agreement on how much the school should pay the village for the space. A final agreement under which the school district will pay the village $6 per hour with a 100-hour minimum use in

2013 was agreed to by the school board Monday night. Rolloff then brought that ratification news to the village council which immediately added approval. That issue is over for a year.

The rest of the meeting covered several short items. Police Chief Jeff Schinzing reported that a snowmobile went through the ice on Memory Lake on Monday. The chief also reported that the number of pit bulls at a home in the village is down to the required maximum of three. The public works committee said that Chris Bartlett will be the new public works director, replacing Rodney Meyer when he retires Dec. 26. The airport building is locked up for the winter. A revised Fire Association agreement was approved.

The changes were required for the association to qualify for a federal loan to help

build the new fire hall. The library director asked why the library parking lot was not plowed immediately and was informed that clearing the village streets comes first. The council members are getting iPads so they won’t need to receive so many papers. The council looked at gymnastic equipment in the community room and decided that one piece of equipment was chained down to the floor too close to the exit. The equipment will be relocated.

Clayton Jorgensen received permission for a Tractor Drive for Cancer next Aug. 24. The tractors will drive from Crex Meadows through downtown Grantsburg, with police assistance.

With that, the council meeting adjourned.

Milltown Board says no to chickens, bow hunting Village also addresses library plans

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer MILLTOWN – The issues of residents having chickens and also requests to hunt deer with a bow were both shot down by the Milltown Village Board at their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 10.

The bow hunting request came last month from a village resident on the east end of the village. That resident has quite a large parcel of land and, apparently, quite a few deer. He was hoping to have the board of trustees overturn the village ordinance of discharging weapons of all kinds in village limits, to allow for seasonal bow hunting, but the request was denied by the board.

The board also denied a request from another citizen to keep chickens in their yard for eggs and as fryers. That issue has made appearances in several local municipalities and has generally been met with acceptance, with conditions. But the Milltown board moved to deny the request at this time.

“Our concern is that with chickens you might get rodents,” stated village Presi-

dent LuAnn White. “We just decided no.

We have enough trouble (controlling complaints) with dogs and cats as it is!”

White noted that some properties have very small yards, and she said the board decided not to change their current policy, which does not allow residents to have live poultry.

In other board business: • Four residents commented and voiced concerns over the recent announcement that the Milltown Library was seeking to purchase the vacant grocery store building at 108 Central Ave., along Hwy. 35, for a future library.

“We’ve had a lot of questions about it,” White said, “more having to do with the size of the (grocery) building than with the actual project.”

The library recently tendered an offer of $90,000 to purchase the former Holiday Grocery/Village Market grocery store, which was accepted by the owner. That offer includes a contingency of $20,000 in asbestos removal, mainly in ceiling and floor tiles.

Under the proposal, the village has until mid-February to raise the required $90,000 to purchase the vacant building, which offers 12,000 square feet for future expan-

sion and programming.

“There are also some concerns that it is the only piece of highway commercial property the village has left,” White said.

The village board has informed the library board that they will not increase maintenance funding in the near future, which could affect the long-range viability of library plans for a new building, a point that White was quick to point out.

“It’s going to cost a lot of money for sure (to purchase, renovate and maintain), but they have been told that the village will not increase funds,” White clarified.

“They (the library board) know they need to come up with the funds themselves.”

The building renovation costs are still only guesses, but the library board has established a building committee to tackle the fundraising issue. They are also working on applying for grants and seeking private and corporate donations to enhance any private fundraising efforts, with a focus on that mid-February purchase deadline.

That committee is comprised of four village residents and five residents of neighboring towns that are served by the library.

• The village board decided to seek bids on their property insurance plan, which

they have not done in some time. They currently use the League of Municipalities for the coverage, but are seeking private bids to compare costs.

• While there was no official action at the meeting, the village has decided not to renew their annual contract with the Polk County Aging Program to continue using the Milltown Community Center for their meals program. White said that about half a dozen people use the service, with others that have deliveries.

The cancellation takes effect at the end of the year. The program is already looking at other locations to replace the center.

White said the reasons for nonrenewal were varied, although she said it is a good service for seniors, the program has “issues that need to be addressed.” She suggested that “the issues” had mainly to do with personnel.

• The board took no action on a recent resident request to allow for private refuse collection, in part due to the village already having set their 2013 budget, which includes the costs and collection assumption for the next calendar year. “We’re not changing it at this time,” White said.

Polk forestry department run well but no timber bids Property lowers electric costs

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The Polk County Forestry Department passed an extensive DNR audit in great shape, Paul Heimstead told the county property committee Monday, Dec. 10. But a well-run department did not translate into timber sales as only two timber harvest bids were accepted. And the county continues to save money by lowering its electric energy use.

The Property Committee held its monthly meeting at the Recycling Center on Hwy. 8 in the town of St. Croix Falls.

“Polk County forestry personnel have instituted ideas and suggestions that have made the Polk County Forestry Program unique and progressive within Wisconsin,” a cover letter from the Wisconsin DNR states as it reports the results of an

audit of the county’s forestry programs for the past three years. The letter goes on to say that Polk County has an outstanding forestry program and the staff displays a positive attitude toward program improvements.

Heimstead told the committee that the “staff” mentioned is one person, county forester Jeremy Koslowski, and the audit is a credit to Koslowski’s good work as the new forestry director. Heimstead said that there are forestry problems in some counties and for Polk to get a report with commendations for program areas that were “particularly well done and worthy of mention” is a big deal for Koslowski.

But the response to the latest round of bid requests for timber sales was not successful. The minimum bid price was not met for five of the eight parcels and there were no bids on one parcel. Koslowski said there is no market for oak after the blowdown two summers ago. The parcels will be reoffered this spring and if success-

ful bids are received then, the county’s timber harvest program will still be on track.

Polk County has 17,144 acres of county forest, a mixture of oak, aspen and pine.

The county manages the forest for timber harvest on a rotating basis. The forests are open to the public for hunting and hiking, and include trails for ATVs, snowmobiles and horses. In 2011 the forest harvests generated $50,000 in revenue for the Polk County budget and paid $57,000 in severance support and road aid to the town governments where the forests are located.

Energy savings Polk County has an ongoing program of reducing energy usage and costs for the county’s buildings and vehicle fleet, a joint project of property director Deb Peterson and the Renewable Energy Committee. Monday, energy savings ideas at

the recycling center were the topic of discussion. The committee was joined by Al Bohl, an energy advisor at Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative, the service provider for the center.

Bohl said the center is already reducing its electric usage by signing on with a program where high-energy equipment is shut down at times when the power system is facing very high demand. The center is also looking at converting its old-style fluorescent lamps to new high performance lights. The energy costs for the 108 lamps would drop from $1,148 a year to $810 a year, an annual savings of $338. Polk Burnett is offering an incentive of $5 per lamp to encourage the conversion.

The recycling center has already put many energy-saving programs in place including the installation of furnaces that operate by burning waste oil, a product the center receives from the public.

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Burnett Dairy financially very strong Patrons presented with good reports at cooperative’s annual meeting

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer ALPHA – Patrons attending the Burnett Dairy annual meeting on Saturday, Dec. 8, heard good news as to the cooperative’s financial health.

“I have a fairly good report to give,” stated Roger Van Someren, of Carlson Highland of Amery, as he began his auditor’s report, though it wasn’t as good as in some years past due to the low price of cheese in relation the higher price paid for milk.

“The good thing about it is more went to the farmer,” remarked Van Someren.

Van Someren went on to report the dairy’s current assets are up $2.6 million, with inventories, mainly cheese, also up.

“The dairy’s balance sheet is changing, there’s lot’s happening,” said Van Someren. “Current liabilities are up from $11 million last year to $20 million this year. You have spent a lot for new additions, $8 million borrowed, so you have long-term debt.”

“But the dairy did $123 million in sales and general revenue or permanent capital is growing and has continued to grow.

The dairy has a really nice-looking balance sheet and is very financially strong,” added Van Someren.

Van Someren said the dairy is over 50 percent ownership with total equities at $23.5 million and total assets at $43.6 million. “That’s a 54-percent ownership ratio,” said Van Someren. “That is a great percentage.”

Van Someren ended his report saying when all was said and done the dairy’s financial picture was not much different than last year. “On the whole it was still a very good year,” noted Van Someren.

In his report, Burnett Dairy CEO Dan Dowling outlined some of the changes the dairy has undergone in the past year.

Dowling said the dairy has switched banking institutions from U.S. Bank to CoBank. “While U.S. Bank is a good consumer bank it is hit or miss on ag business.”

Dowling said Co-Bank is a larger organization that just works with cooperatives. “That’s what they do. We needed someone who understood our business and what we are trying to accomplish.

“This is a very exciting time for us,” Dowling told patrons, and then went on to explain the dairy’s four-phase plan for construction.

Dowling said the first phase had two steps. Step one was to redo the drainage system to fix flooding occurring in the cheese plant an construct and extensive roadway system with drainage.

The second step was adding a new 40,000-square-foot cooler/warehouse.

“We had to work it backwards, the plant was at 96 percent capacity but we couldn’t up production without storage so we had to build the cooler and warehouse first.”

The second phase of construction was enlarging the cheese store and adding offices. “We’ve grown and added more staff which was segmented,” explained Dowling. “Construction of the new office space allowed administration and finance staff to be together.”

Dowling said the Department of Transportation would not allow the dairy to build west without adding a turn lane, which would have cost the dairy a half million dollars. Using the old cooler space for the new cheese store and offices was the most efficient way to use the space.

“The old store wasn’t consumer friendly.

We spent a lot of time working with a group out of Chicago and came up with a

Burnett Dairy Board members Kent Krause, William Haase, Mark Knoop, Dan Scheps, John Dodds, Kevin Mathison and Randy Demulling posed for a group photo after the cooperative’s annual meeting on Saturday, Dec. 8. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Dairy CEO Dan Dowling detailed the positive effects of the major expansion the dairy has undergone in the past year. plan,” said Dowling.

“We went from 800 square feet to 6,000 square feet and the reaction from consumers has been great,” reported Dowling. “One customer who’s been coming to the store for 15 years cried when she saw the new store, saying she was so happy with what we’ve achieved. That was very rewarding to hear.”

Dowling went on to detail some of the new services and products available at the store which include the addition of hard ice cream in the new ice-cream area, and a new kitchen area where gourmet grilledcheese sandwiches and deep-fried cheese curds are made and sold.

Dowling said sales of the dairy’s own pizzas have been phenomenal since they’ve been out in the new display area.

A new wine tasting area, which was added due to customers asking for wine and cheese pairing info, has also been going very well, according to Dowling.

“We did $12,000 in wine sales last month.”

“Checkout space was the biggest issue,” said Dowling. “We added three highspeed checkout stations with built-in integrated sales. This way we can track how many of a variety of cheese we have.

“The result has been very positive. All expansions have bugs, but we’ve worked through them,” Dowling told the group.

“Sales were up 6 percent. That’s amazing considering the store looked like a war zone with the construction going on. I was shocked. It’s comforting to know our customers supported us during construction.”

Phase three of the construction involves packaging and tooling, which, according to Dowling, is important for the dairy’s continuing growth and present tooling not being up to speed.

Dowling said phase four construction, building a larger milk intake station so the dairy can receive more milk and process more cheese, has been pushed back a year

Burnett Dairy patrons heard good reports on the cooperative’s financial health at the annual meeting held on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Nelson School in Alpha.

Cheese plant manager Earl Wilson gave a report on the dairy’s cheese production and talked about the opportunities the purchase of the Cady Cheese Factory in Wilson will bring to the dairy’s cheese operation. due to the acquisition of the Cady Cheese Factory. Dowling then went into how the dairy came to purchase the Cady Cheese Factory. “It was bad timing due to our expansion but Cady Cheese just popped up,” commented Dowling.

Dowling said 90 percent of the dairy’s cheese business is in food service, restaurants with cheese sold through distributors.

“We didn’t have a sales or marketing team out there. We were only 10 percent retail. We needed to complement our profile to get closer to a 50/50 percent.”

Dowling said Cady Cheese would allow the dairy to get the food service/retail business in balance. “Cady is almost all retail so that’s going to help us.” Dowling stated Cady Cheese has another division, Cady Creek Farms, which is the factory’s marketing operation.

“When we bought Cady, we got 50 percent of Cady Creek Farms and that means we get a marketing team and sales agents on the road who work on a national basis,” Dowling explained. “Cady Cheese will be a very strong asset, and a marketing opportunity for milk trade.”

Cady will also help get Burnett Dairy’s cheeses behind the glass in deli cases.

“Weíre going to get a lot more exposure,” said Dowling. Dowling said Cady was obtained at a very favorable price of $5.2 million, much less than the cost of building more plant space.

A patron then asked Dowling who decided to purchase Cady to which Dowling answered it was a board decision.

Another patron then asked why such a large purchase like Cady shouldn’t have required a patron vote. Again Dowling deferred to the board’s authority under the dairy’s bylaws.

Dowling also addressed several questions on patronage saying $3,000 in ag patronage this year will be paid in cash but the dairy division will be paid in domestic production activities deductions.

Turning to the ag department report, Dowling said it was “the best year ever across all divisions.”

Dowling said propane gallons were down 30 percent due to warm temperatures, not less patrons, noting overall there was only a 10-percent decrease in income.

Dowling reported the ag department had $34.4 million in sales, a 19-percent increase.

As for the grain department, Dowling said it was the best year ever with 1 million bushels, double the normal one-half million. Fertilizer and feed sales also showed big growth, Dowling said, and

Roger Van Someren, of Carlson Highland Certified Public Accountants of Amery, reported the dairy had $123 million in sales and the general revenue or permanent capital is growing and has continued to grow. “The dairy has a really nice-looking balance sheet and is very financially strong,” Van Someren told patrons. the dairy was going in the right direction with regard to fuel sales.

“The hardware store did well, too, with new products added. We listened to what customers wanted,” noted Dowling.

A patron then commented on the lack of service he and others have found when bringing items in for repairs to the tire shop.

“The tire shop is a tough one,” responded Dowling. “The shop loses $80,000 a year. If we add employees it is going to be expensive and means we have to double sales to cover.” “It’s a service to the farmers,” countered the patron to Dowling’s comments.

“I understand your frustration and it’s not that we don’t care but at the end of the day we are looking at selling 3 million ñ 5 million pounds of cheese to cover the tire shop,” answered Dowling.

Cheese plant manager Earl Wilson began his report by telling patrons the plant had its poorest year even though there were record volumes in cheese, cream and whey. “Market conditions were against us,” said Wilson. He said prices were unfavorable and expenses were up in packaging, chemicals, and repairs and maintenance.

Wilson said of the last 18 months, 14 were negative, three positive, and one was even in relation to market prices, what the dairy gets for cheese and the price it pays for the milk. Wilson said the milk pool also went from $850,000 last year to $150,000 this year. “It’s a government program we ride and this year wasn’t as favorable to us as it was last year.”

On a very positive note Wilson said whey prices were very favorable due to the growth of the cheese byproduct.

“There are so many different ways to use products from whey,” said Wilson. “Four years ago we couldn’t give it away and today it’s worth 80 cents a pound for dried lactose.”

Wilson said the dairy would be watching for continuing changes in this market and keeping up with them as it could be extremely valuable to the cooperative. As to the Cady Cheese Factory purchase Wilson was excited at the possibilities it means for the dairy.

Wilson said it would help the dairy produce, more artisan cheeses, noting cheese production at Edgar will cease in January and shift to Cady. “Cady has a very nice, solid operation and staff who will all be staying on,” added Wilson.

Merlin Johnson asked Wilson if Cady and Burnett Dairy Cheese would be competing at the World Cheese Expo. Wilson assured Johnson that Burnett Dairy would continue to take honors at competitions.

The dairy’s Alpha Morning Sun pesto cheese took first place at this year’s expo.

In closing, Dowling again addressed the group, addressing any any concerns they might have about the dairy’s expansion plan and how that would affect patron’s equity. “This is a good time for Burnett Dairy to invest in growth with borrowing rates at under 2 percent,” Dowling told patrons. “And it’s a great time to invest in this market. Other parts of the country are having water and land issues. The shift is going to be to the Midwest.

In 10 years this will be a booming market. “We have world-class products we want to get out there and this is the best time to do it,” Dowling added.

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RCU to close Centuria branch Village to address vacancy, hopes to lure other branches

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CENTURIA – Word emerged to the public on Monday, Dec. 10, that the current Royal Credit Union branch in Centuria will close permanently at the end of December. The news came forward at the regular monthly Centuria Village Board meeting, as a local customer and village employee grew concerned with the closure.

“Several board members have started discussions with other banks,” stated village clerk Judi Jepsen. “So far, there isn’t much news.”

RCU purchased 11 former AnchorBank branches in June 2010, which included the Centuria location at 316 4th St. downtown. That branch offers limited services and hours currently, and is open MondayFriday, but only from 10 a.m. to noon for all services, including the drive-up lanes.

“It has an impact, for sure,” Jepsen said.

“But several (board trustees) people are hoping to find another bank to take an interest.”

The RCU branch closure is the latest in a shuffling of local financial service branches in the region, as RCU recently started an in-school branch plan for the St. Croix Falls School District. At almost the same time, Eagle Valley Bank announced the closure of their downtown St. Croix Falls branch, consolidating their efforts at their “top of the hill” St. Croix Falls location instead. Hiawatha National Bank recently moved into Osceola, occupying the former Noah Insurance office which, prior

to that, was the former RiverBank location which has since been dissolved but had moved into a new location that has since been taken over by Central Bank.

Efforts to get details on the impact of the closure from RCU were unavailable at press time.

In other board business: • There are still several remaining decisions on the downtown/Fourth Street renovation project, primarily involving the size and style of streetlights that will be used.

The village recently obtained a grant to cover $335,000 of the final tab for the Main Street project downtown, which would include redoing the pavement, curb and gutter, manholes, minor utility repairs and streetlights over a five-block stretch of Fourth Street from Hwy. 35 west to the Gandy Dancer Trail. That stretch includes 25 lights, while the village is also responsible for replacing 17 lights on Hwy. 35, all of them using the existing bases.

“They’re trying to get more samples (on light styles) before they make a decision,” Jepsen said.

The plan is to finalize the lights so the final bidding specifications can be published as soon as possible, with bids to be awarded by the end of February, and construction set to start in May, weather permitting, with completion necessary by June 30, 2013, for grant eligibility. Early rough estimates of the overall project costs have hovered at just over $1 million, depending on the lights.

The grant award is administered by the state, and is a type of Community Development Block Grant, meant to offset approximately 30.9 percent of the project

Royal Credit Union will be closing this branch in downtown Centuria in the coming weeks, leaving Centuria without a financial institution, unless the village can find a replacement tenant. - Photo by Greg Marsten costs.

The Centuria Streets Committee will go

over the lighting options in the coming weeks, to have it finalized by January for bids.

• Representatives of the Long Lake Association offered up a plan to partner of sorts with the village on their Clean Boats/Clean Water program, which is meant to educate and inform as well as monitor the landing at Long Lake, just outside the village.

The association’s proposal is to have the village assist with grant administration by putting the teen workers on the village payroll for the coming summer, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The landing monitor workers will be Unity High School students, aged 16 and over, who would monitor the landing for the weekends, at a rate of $12/hour, with the workers getting half of the pay and the remainder going to Unity Community Education.

“They want to run the payroll through the village,” Jepsen said, noting that the workers would not be eligible for benefits, but enough questions remain on issues like liability and workman’s compensation that the trustees decided to look closer before making a decision. Jepsen said they need to have a decision soon, as the grant application window for the program closes on Jan. 15.

“They need to have a letter from us (the village) stating that we’ll participate,” she added.

The board will have a decision before that application date passes.

• The board approved holiday bonus amounts of $100 for all full-time employees and $50 for part-timers, as was past practice.

Taylors Falls briefed on Chisago Chair Project “Life is Great on Highway 8” effort means to raise awareness, cash for community

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TAYLORS FALLS – The Taylors Falls City Council entertained a presentation on an innovative effort by local volunteers at their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 10.

Noel Stensrud and Brenda Palmquist, of the Chisago Lakes Area Community Foundation, outlined the new “Life is Great on Highway 8,” which is a program meant to bring communities together along the Hwy. 8 corridor, specifically including Taylors Falls to Chisago City, including Almelund and other cities along the way.

The fundraising campaign will involve using 30 oversized, customized and artistically designed Adirondack chairs, which

will have business sponsors. Called the Chisago Chair Project, they would be displayed at the sponsoring businesses for a nominal fee, with judging on each chair by a panel of people who will then pick winners of the submitted chairs.

The chairs will then be sold at auction, with the goal to raise interest for the area.

The chair project would end next fall.

The council took no action on the presentation.

In other council business: • The council held their public hearing on the proposed 2013 property taxes. Nobody spoke out for or against the proposal, which would reduce the city tax rate by approximately 2.1 percent. It would be the 10th time in the past 11 years that the city rates have been reduced.

The change from the current levy included a roundup of the city’s finalized tax levies, which included a total city tax levy of $618,251, which is reduced by 0.06 percent. In that number is the city’s gen-

eral fund levy of $297,879, which is up slightly at 0.42 percent, but with a reduced city tax rate.

The council will address and consider the final 2012 tax levy - which is what will pay for the final 2013 city budget - at their Dec. 26 meeting.

• The council considered previously tabled bid requests for the Taylors Falls Memorial Community Center upgrades.

Some of the bid specifications had to be clarified from the past review and were better categorized. The council approved the changes unanimously.

There was word that Wild River Electric will donate labor costs for the electrical work in the kitchen and bathroom. However, work to install a new gas line for the new commercial oven will be a separate contractual item from the rest of the kitchen remodel project.

Bids for the kitchen and upper bathroom project will be accepted until Thursday, Dec. 27, and awarded at the Jan. 3 council meeting.

• The council approved dissolving the task force that created the Certified Emergency Response Team, now that their training has been completed and organizational meetings have taken place.

The council also heard a recommendation to have the Taylors Falls CERT group listed and registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to assist with grant and reimbursement money in the case of disaster cleanup for the future.

The CERT group voted Gene Andersen, Sarah MacDougal and Sheryl Grote as their management team. Taylors Falls Zoning Administrator Adam Berklund was directed to complete the FEMA registration.

• Council member John Tangen said that the city’s Historic Preservation Committee would be losing one of its members at the end of the year, and they will start the search for a replacement.

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SCF School Board throws support behind unique proposal

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – A recent proposal to change the way high school students are taught received general support from the St. Croix Falls Board of Education at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

The so-called Professional Learning Community group plans were first revealed just a few months ago in a presentation by a handful of teachers. The plan has had a large involvement with staff and is being considered for the school’s junior class, possibly as soon as next year.

The PLC proposal is “seminar-based,” and would essentially turn almost half of the junior class’s class time into a fully-integrated course, for the entire year. It would integrate English, psychology, science, statistics, technology, and career and life skills into a shared environment, where the students would all meet in the same facility, with a much more cross-pollinated approach between staff.

Part of the PLC plan is to reduce teaching redundancy, in context and homework, as well as giving students more relevant types of knowledge for realworld applications in business and on the job.

The PLC is also meant to make the entire high school curriculum more relevant for the future and the growing needs of technology and constant advancements.

As noted in previous reports on the concept, many of the standards for teaching are from a different era, when students were expected to go into factories or domestic situations, and not into science and cutting edge tech careers.

He said the plan would likely include a “capstone project” for the students, either as individuals or as a class, to address “some problem addressing them right here in St. Croix Falls.”

The plan would also include a bigger focus on statistics, individual projects to assist the school community and others.

The PLC proposal is also being referred to as a seminar-style proposal, due to the large-room gathering inclusion, which is meant to make it more collegelike. But it does have a cost to the district, and previous discussion has suggested they would need funding enhancements for an additional part-time mathematics teacher, to address the addition of statistics, as well as extended summer curriculum preparation and writing, on top of the need to find appropriate large-room learning space. They have also said they would need at least a three-year commitment for plan implementation.

The board discussed where they need to go from here, including possible con-

cerns by other teachers and parents, who may need to have commitments earlier than than later.

It may be too early in the process for full board approval, but there was lots of discussion on how to show support without the outright approval, with details to be worked out.

“For the most part, I think we’re in agreement to pursue it (PLC) further,” stated board President Brent McCurdy.

“To look at (ways) to make it work. Also, the follow-ups and updates.”

Board member Sheri Norgard noted possible scheduling conflicts, and said the need to overcome several issues before the board can lend full support and approve the proposal.

“The board must support it to have the committee keep moving forward,” said high school Principal Pete Nusbaum.

The board agreed, and lent their support to the concept, with further details needed on staff impacts, building issues, programming needs, textbook cost and more.

Nusbaum agreed to work with the committee to address those concerns.

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In other board business • The board approved a proposal for emergency or disaster recovery and data corruption protection from Heartland Business Systems, for $24,000. Staff member Brian Kray outlined the proposals, which are meant to give the district emergency contingencies for data in the event of a districtwide disaster.

• The board approved a 2-percent wage increase for all support staff, retroactive to July.

• The board applauded technology teacher Paul Gilbert’s efforts for a robotics program, which included their being awarded a NASA grant in recent weeks, which amounts to about $6,500 in value.

• Due to weekend snowstorm cancellations, the high school and middle school will have a “megaconcert” for band and choir this coming Monday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m.

• Administrator Glenn Martin noted that the district was awarded an $18,000 planning grant for the Safe Routes to School program.

• Student council representatives Amy Herrick and Kamille Flandrena introduced themselves and outlined their interests and long-range plans. Herrick is a senior, while Flandrena is a junior. Both are on the student council and contributed opinions to certain matters.

There was discussion of giving the student reps a spot on the agenda for comments or ideas in the future.

The next full board meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 8, with no second meeting in that month.

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WTA offers an insightful, enlightening look at tribes

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n a new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, which consistently earns its self-proclaimed title of the “state’s oldest and most respected private government-research organization,” the complicated relationship of state and tribal governments is explored.

Kudos to the WTA for some of the insight they provide - common or at least easily accessible knowledge, most of it but information that seems to get lost in our sometimes lazy perception of the state’s 11 tribes.

When Wisconsin residents think of Native American tribes, they often think of “casinos, inexpensive cigarettes, spearfishing and powwows,” notes the latest WTA report, titled “Understanding the State-Tribal Relationship.”

That’s somewhat of a blunt assessment of our capacity to gain in-depth perception of our neighbors - neighbors with ancestry to our land that far surpasses our own. At the same time, it’s a statement that’s difficult to argue against.

People continue to ask the simple questions about why tribes do not pay state taxes and why they are exempt from hunting regulations and are able to own casinos.

The WTA report answers those questions and more, breaking down some misconceptions along the way.

Tribes are sovereign nations and aren’t required to pay most state taxes but they do contribute to the community in other ways, the report notes.

For example, some may be surprised to know that while tribes do not pay taxes, each year they jointly pay $350,000

to the state for costs related to gaming, and following the amended 2003 gaming compacts, each tribe must pay the state a percentage of its net revenue from gaming. Those payments have risen from just under $1 million in 2003 to $51.21 million in 2010.

No matter what side of the gambling argument you’re on, casino operations by the tribes contribute to employment - tribes are the largest or secondlargest employer in 10 Wisconsin counties. That includes the St. Croix Tribe’s operations in Burnett and Polk counties. The St. Croix, with a membership of 1,054 (the lowest membership of all 11 tribes in the state), employs 2,500 people.

As a historical side note, the WTA report notes that the Sokaogon Chippewa Community lost the title to its reservation in a Lake Superior shipwreck during the 1800s and therefore did not receive federal recognition nor a reservation until 1937. The St. Croix and other Chippewa bands attended treaty signings with the U.S. government in 1837 and 1842. However, St. Croix did not attend the treaty signing in 1854. As a result, the United States ceased to legally recognize the tribe and they did not gain federal recognition until 1934.

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the report: • Federal recognition of tribal sovereignty can be traced to the U.S. Constitution, which grants Congress the power to negotiate with tribes, including treaties signed with tribes. Tribes are sovereign but the federal government can supersede their sovereignty. Where tribal sovereignty stands in relation to state sovereignty, however, is difficult to determine and often litigated.

• Native Americans who live on but work off their reservation are subject to state income tax.

Those who live off reservation are subject to state income tax, regardless of whether they work on or off the reservation.

• Tribes provide services similar to county governments, the primary funding sources being federal aid and tribal money. However, some social services are partially funded with state aid. Many tribes have their own child support, elder, and economic assistance programs. They often have their own housing programs as well. Wealthier tribes may make payments to foster parents with tribal money, so a county does not administer and make these payments.

• Tribes administer nine Head Start programs and five Early Head Start programs. The Lac Courte Oreilles and

Menomonee tribes provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans and non-Natives that are not funded by state taxpayer dollars.

In the latest edition of the St. Croix Chippewa’s newspaper, The Vision, St. Croix Tribal Chairman Stuart Bearheart notes that 51 tribal casino employees earlier this year completed a training program in casino management offered by LCO College - the first of its kind among tribes nationwide. This past summer the St. Croix Tribal Education Department launched the Youth Enrichment Skills program, or YES. Tribal youth were employed at the tribe’s casinos and other area businesses, where they learned not only lifestyle skills but about the culture and language of the tribe, Bearheart noted.

The St. Croix Tribe has invested not only in education but in programs aiming at wise lifestyle choices, such as the TRAILS program and the Minochigedaa program.

As a closing note in its report the WTA notes that tribes - like state and local governments - have felt the impact of the recession and ensuing slow recovery.

With fewer people gambling during tough economic times, many tribes have experienced a decrease in revenue.

That impacts tribal and nontribal communities alike.

The complete report is available in PDF form on our Web site (theleader.net). It’s an informative and valuable read - consisting of fewer than 10 pages - yet with an insightful and informative result. - Gary King

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CWD status

It seems the Burnett County Department of Health and Human Services has come full circle. In the Nov. 21 issue of the Inter-County Leader was an article titled “Home visiting program new to Burnett County.” Where have they been for the last 50 or 60 years? Obviously, those in charge of the department have no knowledge of public health nursing or the history thereof!

The Burnett County archives hold the annual reports of the public health department over the years until the county board decided to dispense with them in favor of a financial report only. In those old reports, you will see that the priority of public health nursing was to visit new parents on a regular basis to educate and advise on the importance of good health care, immunizations, proper nutrition, parenting – all of those things listed as the goals of the “new” program in Burnett County. This home-visiting program, of course, took time and, subsequently, money. Since the health department received no state funding for these healthpromotion programs, it was decided that people could come to the government center instead. This worked for some, but not all, due to transportation or other issues. And it was not helpful for the nurses who now were not able to observe the living conditions of families and determine how best to help them. In addition, there are parents who are secure financially but know nothing about parenting. These parents did not, and do not, receive the guidance of the public health nurse.

Public health nurses have the education needed to provide guidance in the areas of good health habits and parenting for young families. They also are an excellent resource for the elderly and middle-aged people – in fact, all ages – and yet, Burnett County has never added the staff so necessary to work with people individually.

I doubt there are any more public health nurses employed in Burnett County now than there were 25 years ago. What does that say about priorities?

I wish Burnett County well with their “new” program and my hope is that they will use the skills and education of their excellent public health nursing staff wisely.

An article in the Leader recently quotes Wisconsin Public Radio stating that no new CWD cases were found in a thousand samples tested around the Shell Lake area.

I would like to appeal then to all the people in this area to help us change the ruling that keeps us now a permanent CWD unit anyway.

First of all, if we remain a CWD area fawns will always have to be euthanized instead of rehabbed. After the ruling last spring, when asked how do we do this, a quote from the biologist was, “That’s easy, you just hit them in the head and throw them in the landfill.”

A young fawn whose mother was killed on the highway near Turtle Lake last spring was picked up by a Turtle Lake officer who was trying to take it to a rehab center as it snuggled in his arms. He was ordered to kill it and throw it in the landfill. Rehab centers treat and raise orphaned and injured fawns and release them back into the wild. In studying the release of fawns, we have found the majority of them thrive and reproduce. In an area where we are known for our deer, should we be destroying our future?

A lot of our businesses depend on sales from the deer-related purchases and will take and have taken a big hit from being declared CWD. Also CWD wasn’t even found in most of the counties taking the hit from the ruling.

There is no positive benefit from being declared CWD, so please contact your congressmen and women and propose a change to this very old ruling. There have been so many things that we have learned about CWD since the old ruling and research has proven it is not transferred to humans.

Thank you, and if you have questions or don’t know how to contact your Conservation Congress or senators and reps, let me know and I will help you.

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Not one cent more The syndicated columnist George Will recently wrote an article about the disgusting use of politically correct speech codes on campuses across the country. Of course, all of these codes are enacted in

VIEWPOINTS the name of liberal buzzwords like tolerance and diversity. In Will’s article, he lays out a number of egregious examples of universities running roughshod over the rights of students who said something that didn’t agree with the liberal worldview of the growing ranks of campus administrators.

Not surprisingly, our very own liberal bastion in Madison, the University of Wisconsin, made the list of offenders.

At UW, the vice provost for diversity and climate - yes, believe it or not, that’s a real title and a real job - encouraged students to disrupt a news conference of someone who is opposed to racial preferences. In other words, a state employee encouraged students to stop another person from speaking. Why? Because she didn’t agree with the speaker’s point of view. And when it was over and the speech had been disrupted, this same government employee said the students did an awesome job. I guess at UW, diversity does not include diversity of thought.

Taxpayers should demand that not one more cent of our money be spent on the university system until these kinds of blatant violations of our rights cease. In addition, not one cent should go to fund positions like vice provost of diversity and climate.

The mission of a state university is not to brainwash our kids with liberal nonsense. It’s to train them so they can get jobs. We must demand that our legislators hold the taxpayer-funded university system accountable.

Glen Clausen Town of Black Brook

For the greater good I like the idea of incentives (Letters, Dec. 6). For example, Congress’s No. 1 responsibility is to responsibly fund the operations of our government—defense, health, energy and so on. Yet as a whole, the Congress has not passed a budget or the needed funding bills for several years. Instead, they use “continuing resolutions” again and again. One reason is uncompromising partisan bickering, another is a politically motivated effort to bypass congressional responsibility and give President Obama more flexibility to do as he chose during the past four years. Whatever the reason(s), it represents an abrogation of congressional responsibility.

I’d like to see a law that ends all congressional, including staff, pay and benefits on Oct. 1 if the budget, authorization and appropriations for the fiscal year that begins on that date have not been passed.

Congress should remain in session until those bills have been passed. No vacations, no days off, no trips home. Just work until they get the job we sent them to Washington to do done!

But, I’ll take exception to Mr. Schwartz’s final statement: “They (senators and congressmen) do not care about the rest of the country.” I believe they do care — deeply.

They just have competing visions for how best to achieve the objectives they believe are in the public interest. Sure, a few just want to get rich (have you met a poor senator?) or enjoy the prestige, though that has declined lately. Most, however, care about the American people. They want to make a positive difference.

One side generally believes government is the source of solutions. Of course, there is no such thing as government money. It all comes from taxpayers in the end. But almost every dollar confiscated through taxation is taken out of production. That’s necessary to some extent for a just society, but too much taxation depresses economic growth, and growth is essential to allow lower wage earners eventually to become higher wage earners — the American Dream.

The other side believes that a strong, dynamic business environment is the source.

“A growing economy floats all boats,” they insist. Except that financial greed and incredibly stupid tax policy over the past decade didn’t let that happen. Instead, the difference between the income of the average wage earner and top managers became obscene. Businesses and jobs moved overseas to maximize profits, much of which stayed overseas or went into conspicuous consumption — not the rising tide to float other boats.

The problem is that our senators and congressmen care, but they don’t care enough to be willing to compromise for the greater good. The answer is not government or business, it’s the right mix of both, and that requires compromise. But we keep electing politicians who won’t compromise.

Pogo got it right when he said, “I have met the enemy and it is us.”

Boyd Sutton Siren

No leaving the village for Frederic resident Winter use of ATVs, UTVs on streets to be allowed

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer FREDERIC – A Frederic resident asking that his property be removed from the village and annexed to the Town of West Sweden did not receive the support he was looking for from the Frederic Village Board when it met Monday evening, Dec. 10.

Jerry Laqua has requested that his land, located on the north side of CTH W adjacent to the golf course, be “reversed annexed” into the township. Six of the seven members of the village board are required to give approval, but the motion to grant Laqua’s request died for lack of a second.

Laqua’s reasons for wanting the change are simple. “The village can offer me absolutely zero,” he said. “I’m two miles out of town. There’s not one service out there that the village provides to other residents.”

He doesn’t use the library or park system, Laqua said, rarely uses the roads or sidewalks that the village maintains, has no water or sewer service, and does not benefit from the trees planted by the village.

“I think you get a tremendous value for your tax dollars,” said Trustee Maria Ammend. “It’s your option if you don’t choose to use them.”

Tax dollars, village Administrator Dave Wondra pointed out, are not used to provide water and sewer services. Those services are provided to users, who pay

for them via their utility bill. Even labor expended on water and sewer services and billing are covered in the utility bill, Wondra said.

Laqua also contended that his property is valued too high, and that the assessor could not find similar properties assessed at a similar amount. Taxes in the Town of West Sweden are lower than in the village of Frederic, said Laqua, and he should be allowed residency in the lower-taxed municipality, especially since he does not receive services from the village.

Since buying the property eight years ago, said Laqua, he has paid more than $30,000 in taxes. His property was annexed into the village in 1998, before Laqua bought it, when the golf course property was annexed.

When Wondra noted that Laqua had not attended the board of review, when he could have protested his property valuation, Laqua said he spoke personally with the assessor. The problem with that, said Wondra, is that there is a formal process to be followed, and it begins by going to the board of review.

As Wondra and board members indicated that leaving the village is not the answer to his concern, Laqua asked, “Why do you want me in the village? What good am I? It’s just my taxes.”

Wondra countered, saying that Laqua has been a community leader and an active member of the school board. “In small communities, good leadership is hard to find,” Wondra said. “I’m saying this with all due respect, because I do respect you.”

He suggested that Laqua consider run-

ning for the village board, using his business and board experience to find ways to help run the community more cost effectively. Making the village a more viable community is a better answer than leaving it, Wondra said.

The issue, said Wondra, is bigger than whether we should be taxed for services we don’t use. The point is being part of a community that does things for the larger good. Individuals can choose to go their independent way, further fragmenting society, or help build a community that others can benefit from.

When the motion to grant the reverse annexation died for lack of a second, Wondra said he would find out if there is a way to reconvene the board of review so Laqua’s property assessment can be looked at.

Winter ATV use The board approved changes to the village’s snowmobile ordinance that will allow ATVs and UTVs to operate on village streets like snowmobiles.

The changes will take effect once they are published in a future edition of the Leader, which is expected to occur in early January.

Among the conditions for operating snowmobiles, ATVs and UTVs on the streets of the village will be the requirement that drivers are at least 16 years of age with a valid driver’s license if operating a machine alone, having current registration displayed, and proof of insurance.

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Caucus The village caucus, where nominations to the village board are accepted, was set for Monday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Seats up for election are those of village president, currently held by William Johnson IV, and three trustees, currently held

by Maria Ammend, John Boyer and Phil Knuf.

The regular monthly meeting of the village board will be held following the caucus, at 7 p.m.

Christmas events It’s the holiday season in Frederic, and a variety of activities are being planned throughout the village.

Santa will be making appearances throughout town on Saturday, Dec. 15, starting at the senior center for breakfast with Santa from 8 – 11 a.m. From 9 to 11 a.m. Santa will be listening to Christmas wishes at the library, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Larsen Auto.

Santa loves animals, and you can get a photo of your child and their pet taken with Santa at Tammi’s Wildlife Rescue and Wellness Center (the pink house) across from Larsen Auto.

Saturday and Sunday evening is the fourth-annual Frederic community live nativity at Community Pride Park, next to the Soo Line Depot and Museum. The enactment begins at 6 p.m. each night.

The Frederic Public Library is hosting a holiday open house Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come enjoy refreshments, music, stories, poetry and the gingerbread houses.

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Added options give Unity students a postsecondary boost

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — Unity High School is stepping up its already rigorous selection of class offerings, seeking that students graduate with a Diploma Plus — a high school diploma plus a head start on their future.

High school Principal Jason Cress and high school counselor Julie Bever presented their “credit development report” to the school board Tuesday night, Dec. 11, outlining changes that will continue to challenge students to higher levels.

Cress focused on changes in Unity’s course offerings that will give students a boost as they apply to colleges as well as summer school classes to help with high school graduation requirements. The number of advance placement courses was increased to eight, and the number of transcripted credits to seven, which translates to 15 postsecondary credits.

Summer school was modified this year, said Cress, to help students recover credits they lost during the year due to failing grades. Rather than require a certain number of hours to make up the credits, students must now complete a specific amount of material. The advantage to this is that students will continue to work in the classroom during the school year, knowing they have less material to make up in the summer.

Cress also said that he is currently developing a physical education course to be

As members of the Class of 2013 are accepted into and commit to a specific college or university, a sign like this one is posted on their locker. — Photos by Mary Stirrat

offered during summer school, freeing up classroom time during the school year for other academic opportunities.

The goal of the Diploma Plus program, said Cress, is for students to graduate with a high school diploma plus something more. The “something more” includes youth option credits, advance placement courses, transcripted credits, ITV classes and the upcoming certified nursing assistant course the school will be offering.

Bever discussed several initiatives that prepare students for graduation and encourage them to pursue additional education afterward. These include senior and parent meetings to ensure all bases are covered for the students’ final year at Unity, and to answer questions regarding postsecondary options.

In addition, said Bever, a wall of future success has been established that highlights students who have been admitted to a college. “College bound” signs are placed on the lockers of students who have been accepted to and are committed to attending a specific postsecondary institution.

Another way of encouraging students to continue their education, said Bever, is to make it easier for them to work their way through the financial aid maze. A grant from Great Lakes Higher Education to help students with their free application for federal student aid has been awarded to the district, she said, which should inJulie Bever, Unity High School counselor. crease financial aid applications and funding for students.

The day of the meeting, Dec. 11, was spent in college and career preparation, she told the board. Called 3.0 Day, the theme is “Our Futures, Our CommUNITY and Our Success.”

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told the board.

The policies govern the district’s procedures, programming and operations, and are being reviewed by the administration and the board policy and programming committee. This marks the first full comprehensive review in several years, although specific policies have been addressed as needed.

Robinson also reported that the district and St. Croix Regional Medical Center continue to build their business and community partnerships. “St. Croix Regional Medical Center has been incredibly supportive of Unity High School’s ambitious new health-career programming,” he said.

The medical center worked with the district to add a new medical terminology class this school year, and will be assisting with the certified nursing assistant program that will be established for the 201314 school year. The medical center will also be hosting some early childhood/family education and parenting classes at the new Unity clinic later this winter.

Reprinted in Robinson’s report, which is available on the district Web site, is a news release from the Department of Public Instruction regarding state Superintendent Tony Evers’ new fair funding proposal. The proposal increases state aid to school districts, guaranteeing $3,000 per each student.

“I think the plan is a solid one with respect to school funding,” said Robinson.

He added that the proposal takes into consideration “unique situations” such as Unity, where high property values would indicate wealth but where poverty levels are also high.

Unity High School Principal Jason Cress Other business • The board accepted the resignation of Beth Fogarty as varsity girls tennis coach.

Approved were the hiring of Becky Amundson as early childhood aide (13 hours per week), and Jenny Arjes and Becky Frisby as 4K aides at 4.5 hours per day each.

• Upcoming holiday programs at Unity School include the third-grade music program Friday, Dec. 14, at 2:30 p.m.; the high school band and choir concert Monday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., and the Busy Bug holiday program Friday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. The high school honors band concert will be Monday, Jan. 7, at a location yet to be determined.

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Grantsburg gymnasts set for a strong season

Complete first meet of the season at Superior

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – There’s a lot of excitement surrounding Grantsburg gymnastics this year as the team looks to be stronger than ever. In 2007, the team finished in fourth place at the sectional tournament with a total score of 13.675, but coach Kathy Lund, who is in her 15th season with the Pirates, says this team has the ability to surpass that mark.

“We’re going to do really well, I believe,” said Lund, who has nearly her entire varsity lineup back from last year. In all she has eight members on the team, and possible nine, but for now she’ll have seniors RuthAnn Pedersen and Aimee Lerud and juniors Heidi Horky and Raelyn Pochman. There’s one sophomore, Heidi Schoettle, and three freshmen, Drew McNally, Amber Pedersen and Jessee Lerud.

Aimee Lerud is a returning two-time state qualifier who finished seventh at state last year in the all-around competition. Lund says it puts a lot of pressure on a competitor to repeat such a top performance, but Aimee is a fierce competitor, much like her sister, Jessee, who has club experience and several of the skills her older sister has.

“It’s a great opportunity for them to have memories of them competing together. They’re very supportive. They’re great girls. It’ll be interesting,” Lund said.

On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Pirates competed at Superior for their first meet of the season, where Jessee Lerud won the allaround competition with a score of 35.

Lund commented that the younger members of the team came out strong.

“We had some injuries during the week, made some adjustments and went into this meet with four gymnasts competing for the first time in a high school meet,” Lund said.

Along with a first-place finish in the allaround, Jessee Lerud took first place in the vault, second on the bars, first on beam and third in the floor event. Aimee Lerud took third place on the bars.

Others competing in the all-around included Horky, who placed eighth, McNally, ninth and Pochman, 10th. McNally was 12th on the balance beam, and Pochman and Schoettle took 14th and 15th respectively. Pochman and Horky tied for 11th place in the floor, and McNally and Pedersen were 13th and 14th respectively.

Horky was ninth on the uneven bars, while Pochman and McNally took 14th and 15th respectively. On the vault, Horky was 12th, followed by Pochman, McNally and Schoettle.

“They’re all working all-around, so it’s

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Grantsburg senior Aimee Lerud, a two-time state qualifier, takes to the uneven bars in Superior at the team’s first meet of the season on Saturday, Dec. 8. – Photos submitted

Grantsburg freshman Jessee Lerud took first place at a meet in Superior on Saturday, Dec. 8. pushing everybody,” Lund said, which is just one of the exciting aspects of a season that could be one of the best for Pirates gymnastics, especially since most gymnasts have left off right where they were last season, or made improvements.

“I’m excited that together they can do really well. And they work really good together, and they’re hard workers. Just a good group,” said Lund.

As far as a possible trip to state, there’s no telling what this team can do, but they’ll be going up against some pretty tough competition, including teams as big as River Falls, Rice Lake, Holmen and Arcadia. One way the team will be able to see how they stack up against the competition will be in early February, when they travel to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School for a meet. While there, they’ll see some of the competition they will likely face at the sectional meet.

The Pirates will be having two home meets this season, with their first and next meet scheduled for Friday, Jan. 4, at the Grantsburg Community Center, where they’ll host Rush City, Minn. That meet begins at 6:30 p.m. The next home meet will not be until Tuesday, Feb. 12, when they host Superior at 6:30 p.m.

Pirate freshman gymnast Drew McNally competes on the balance beam in Superior for her first varsity meet.

••• ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former Clear Lake quarterback Matt O’Connell celebrated his 20th birthday in style last Saturday, Dec. 8, helping to lead the University of St. Thomas football team to a berth in the Division 3 national title game against 10-time national champion Mount Union. The sophomore quarterback completed 14 of 23 passes for 156 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, and rushed for 59 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns, in the 28-14 semifinal win over UW-Oshkosh. The national title game will be held at Salem Stadium, Salem, Va., with kickoff at 6 p.m. CST. It will be televised nationally on ESPN U Friday, Dec. 14.

– Marty Seeger with information from tommiesports.com ••• TOWSON, Md. – UW-Superior freshman and former St. Croix Falls multisport athlete Sarah Petznick has logged a few minutes with the Yellowjackets women’s basketball team this winter. Petznick is just coming off her first season with the UW-Superior volleyball team, where former Pirate, Emily Cole also plays for the Yellowjackets. Cole is a sophomore defensive specialist on the Yellowjackets volleyball team, where she was fourth on the team in digs with 252. She is also a WIAC scholar athlete and on the dean’s list as well.

••• LEADER LAND – The Luck at Siren boys and girls basketball games on Friday, Dec. 14, are being broadcast on 104.9 FM beginning at 6 p.m. The Luck at Clayton boys and girls basketball games can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Baldwin-Woodville at Amery hockey game is on 1260 AM on Thursday, Dec. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. The Osceola at Amery girls basketball game can be heard on 1260 AM beginning at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 14. The Amery at Baldwin-Woodville girls basketball game is being broadcast on 1260 AM beginning at 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Packers at Bears NFL football game can be heard on 105.7 FM, beginning at noon on Sunday, Dec. 16. The Vikings at Rams NFL football game can be heard on 104.9 FM starting at noon on Sunday, Dec. 16.

••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete playing collegiate sports in 2012 who hasn’t been mentioned, send us an email or call and we’ll take it from there.

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Blizz girls create flurries but can’t catch Cambridge Coaching change creates new opportunities in Blizzard co-op Cambridge 3, Blizzard 2

by Scott Hoffman Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The WSFLG Blizzard girls varsity hockey team came out under a new head coach, Bill Cordell, on Thursday, Dec. 6. Coach Cordell has taken the helm, along with co-coaches Rick Quimby, Mike Alderman and Mike Taylor. Cambridge/Isanti /Mora/ Pine City came out of the gate fast and peppered Blizzard goalie Hope Tucker who made several big stops throughout the night. Cambridge finally snuck one past her midway in the first period. The Blizz seemed to have trouble with finding the open skater on many two-on-one and even three-on-one rushes. Wendy Roberts fed a nice pass to Kassie Lien for the game-tying goal just before the end of the first. Cambridge/Isanti Bluejackets came out in the second and pulled ahead on a power-play goal.

The Lady Blizz answered in the third period when Wendy Roberts scored on an assist by Ashley Dietmeier, knotting things up at two. The Bluejackets slipped another goal in midway into the third, putting them up 3-2. Blizz girls had a big flurry at the end of regulation but were not able to capitalize on a few great opportunities to tie the game in regulation.

Cordell added, “We had some great chances throughout the game, hitting the goalpost hard in the first and then having the puck going slowly through the goal crease in the third and just not able to tap it into the net. In the second period, penalties got us out of our rhythm. We pushed our players during the shorthanded situations and we got a little tired. The coaches saw some great things out of this game. Our coaching team implemented some new strategies to our game;

Ashley Dietmeier mixes it up with Cambridge/Isanti’s Kristen Eustice during a game on Thursday, Dec. 6. – Photos by Scott Hoffman forechecking and our power play were of years at the women’s Division 3 college changed the most. In just three practices level.” Cordell has lived in the Grantsburg we saw the girls applying the changes we School District since 2004 with his wife made and we had some good scoring op- Jodi, and they have three boys, Adam, 20, portunities from them. Our goalie, Hope Evan, 12, and Ryan, 8.

Tucker, made a couple of key saves in the third period to keep the game within Blizzard 9, Black River Falls 1 reach right to the end.”

GRANTSBURG – After a close loss to Cordell brings decades of hockey expe- Cambridge just a day earlier, the Blizzard rience to the Blizzard coaching table and girls blasted their way to a huge 9-1 vichas served as a referee in USA youth tory over Black River Falls on Friday, Dec. hockey. “ I maintained my certification for 7. most of the last 20 years. This referee expeDespite a brief 1-0 lead by the Tigers in rience brought me to the Minnesota State the first period, it was all Blizzard from High School League where I worked hun- then on, as Hope Tucker had 11 saves in dreds of both boys and girls games the the game as well as a breakaway stop that next 11-12 years. I also refereed a couple prevented the Tigers from scoring the rest of the way. The Blizzard tied the game on a goal from Ashley Dietmeier, with assist from Wendy Roberts.

As the first period came to a close, Abby Stevens scored her first goal to make it a 21 game on assists from Roberts and Johanna Lauer. The second period started off with Sam O’Brien finding the back of the net on a pass from Kassie Lien. Then Stevens put another one in the net on assists by Roberts and Paige Young, which made it a playmaker for Roberts. Sam O’Brien added one more before the period ended with an assist from Mackenzie Omer.

The third period added four more goals, making the final 9-1. Roberts would add Paige Johnson, No. 4, sends a pass across the front of the net flanked by No. 24, Wendy three goals for a hat trick. Amelie LeRoux Roberts and No. 14, Ashley Dietmeier. picked up one goal also. Dietmeier had

Canadian exchange student Amelie LeRoux, No. 18, was honored with the Canadian national anthem prior to the game. three assists for a playmaker and Anna Erickson and Sophie Klein would also get one assist each.

“Blizzard girls skated hard for three periods keeping BRF on their heels. After ending the first with a score of 2-1, our girls continued to put pressure on BFR and capitalize on mistakes. Hope Tucker played well, making some key saves in the second period to thwart BRF’S hopes of staying with the Blizzard,” said coach Mike Alderman.

Moose Lake 8, Blizzard 2 MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – The Blizzard girls made the trek to Riverside Arena in Moose Lake, Minn., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, but couldn’t bring home a win as they fell 8-2.

Moose Lake took control of the game early with two goals in the first period but Ashley Dietmeier scored a goal with 15:23 in the period on assist from Wendy Roberts to make it a 2-1 Moose Lake lead.

Just 6:49 into the second period, Dietmeier scored again, this time on assists from Abby Stevens and Roberts to tie the game at two goals apiece, but from then on it was all Moose Lake, who scored three goals in the second period and another three in the third to hand the Blizzard a tough loss.

Blizzard goaltender Hope Tucker had 29 saves in the game and the Blizzard peppered Kaitlyn Greene with 40 shots on goal.

Blizzard boys downed by Amery Win big at home against Becker Tuesday Amery 2, Blizzard 1 AMERY – In a Section 1 battle on Thursday night, Dec. 6, the Warrior hockey team was victorious over the Blizzard, 21. Playing at Amery Ice Arena, the Warrior victory improved their record on the season to 2-2. The Blizzard fell to 1-4.

Right from the start of the game, the Warriors had the edge in intensity. Much of the first period was played in front of the Blizzard net. The Warriors outshot the Blizzard 12-4 in the period but neither team could find the back of the net. Brandon Roufs was excellent in the net for the Blizzard, stopping all 12 shots.

“We came out with a jump in our step tonight,” said coach Tim Henningsgard. “After having a couple of weeks off,

our boys were very excited to see a team like the Blizzard.”

The Warriors kept the intensity up in the second. Just 5:51 into the period, Riley Grasser held the puck in at the blue line and Jake Mullendore beat Roufs top-shelf to give the Warriors the lead. But just 2-1/2 minutes later, the Blizzard tied the game on a quick two-on-one. Dakota Linke beat Warrior goalie Jimmy Richison. Shay Johnson had an assist on the play for the Blizzard. After a couple of unsuccessful power plays, the Warriors got another shot at the end of the period when Johnson was whistled for a slash. With 2:59 left to go in the second, Mullendore got a pass from Luke Harris, cut to the middle and shot through a screen, beating the goaltender. “This is something we do every day in practice,” Henningsgard said. “It was nice to see it pay off.”

In the third, the momentum of the game changed after Ben Scholz was whistled for a major check-from-behind penalty. Just a minute and a half into the power play, Sam Schieffer was called for a hook put-

ting the Warriors shorthanded, five on three, for a full two minutes. “This could have been the turning point of the game, but our boys stepped up to the challenge and limited the chances for the Blizzard,” Henningsgard said. “Your goalie has to be your best penalty killer and Jimmy Richison was very solid on the kill as well as the whole third period.” The Blizzard kept taking it to the Warriors but couldn’t get any pucks by Richison, ending the period with 12 saves and 22 for the game. Roufs was just as outstanding in the nets for the Blizzard. Roufs stopped 26 of the 28 shots put on him by the Warriors.

“This was a nice win for us,” commented Henningsgard. “Our boys have gone back and forth with these teams all the way through youth hockey.

It was a fun game to watch and be a part.”

– submitted

Blizzard 9, Becker 3 GRANTSBURG – The Blizzard boys hosted Becker/Big Lake in a home game played at Grantsburg on Tuesday, Dec. 11,

and came away with a big conference victory. The Blizzard scored a whopping seven goals in the first period to silence the Eagles.

Senior Bryce Ryan picked up a hat trick while senior Dakota Linke had four assists in the game. Ryan scored two goals in the first period and Matt Larson, Aaron Dietmeier, Shay Johnson, Linke and Vinny Larson each had goals in the first period.

Second period goals went to Austin Thoreen and Ryan, while Brandon Roufs had 20 saves in the win. – Marty Seeger

Bryce Ryan

Dakota Linke

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Lady Dragons grab win over Pirates Eagles, Saints get conference wins Tuesday Siren 53, Grantsburg 47

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Siren Dragon girls basketball team was victorious over Grantsburg on Tuesday, Dec. 11, which was a key conference battle for both teams.

“We came out aggressive both offensively and defensively. Unfortunately, we got into foul trouble,” said Pirates coach Kelly Hallberg.

Pirates senior Kylie Pewe powered her way to 21 points with 18 coming in the first half.

“It was a great high school game. It was Liz Brown versus Kylie Pewe in the first quarter,” said Siren coach Ryan Karsten.

The Dragons had a 21 - 20 edge after the first quarter and led 32-31 at halftime, and stretched their lead to 49-40 heading into the fourth quarter.

“Mack Smith played well and had 14 points. Liz Brown had her best game of the year so far with 15 points. I also thought Carly Good and Brittany Coulter really handled the pressure of Grantsburg very well, and when they were in the game they put us in great positions to score and succeed. They are a couple of the best guards in the conference and they showed it tonight. Emily Howe and freshman Caitlin Daniels also played their best game of the year even if it doesn’t look like it in the box score,” said Karsten.

Along with Pewe, the Pirates got 10 points from Sam Schwieger and Stacy McKenzie, four points from Macy Hanson and two from Jen Schwieger.

“Kylie did an outstanding job offensively putting up 18 points in the first half,” said Hallberg. “Macy Hanson continues to give us a solid defensive effort every night.”

Unity 72, Frederic 52 FREDERIC – The Eagle girls basketball

Siren’s Hope Peterson drives to the basket during a win for the Dragons over the Pirates on Tuesday, Dec. 11. – Photo by Mackenzie Erickson team went to the charity stripe 39 times on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in Frederic against the Vikings and put up big numbers offensively in a 72-52 conference win.

Shauna Jorgenson went 13 of 18 from the free-throw line and put up 26 points, followed by Sarah Bader with 19 points, Maddie Ramich, 13, Emily Gross, Carly Ince and Anna Ebensperger each had four and Shay Nelson had two.

The Vikings also made it to the freethrow line a bunch, but shot just 14 of 32 from the line. Lara Harlander had 14 points, Kendra Mossey, 13, Abby Brightbill, 11, Katie Simpson, eight, Carly Gustafson, four, and Natalie Phernetton, two.

Vikings coach Troy Wink said the team needs to hit more free throws and foul

less. The Vikings had 22 in all, and got off to a better start offensively. Frederic trailed 16-11 after the first quarter and trailed 37-21 at halftime, but Wink said the team relies heavily on its defense, and that’s what let the team down the most Tuesday.

St. Croix Falls 71, Webster 28 ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints girls basketball team won easily over the Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 11, scoring 17 first-quarter points and holding the Tigers to just two in the first quarter.

Jessica Rademacher had a 25-point effort for the Saints followed by a well-balanced Saints scoring attack with Sydney Geisness, Mariah Rohm and Natalie Sempf each with 10, Bailey Hansen and

Unity’s Sarah Bader makes contact with Frederic’s Katie Simpson during an Eagles win Tuesday, Dec. 11, in Frederic. – Photo by Becky Amundson Matti Gerlach each had four, and Jerrica Jones, Taylor Orton, Erica Bergmann and Megan Swenson each had two.

Webster was led by Stefani Wambolt and Angel Christiansen with seven, while Christina Weis, Alyx Hatfield and Lexi Piepho each had four and Kenna Gall finished with two points.

Pirate boys take care of the Dragons Eagles, Saints win Tuesday conference games Grantsburg 58, Siren 48

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Backed by a 25-point effort from Brady Thompson and another 17 points from Connor Myers, the Grantsburg boys basketball team managed a win over Siren on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at home.

The Pirates had a 15-8 lead after the first quarter but the Dragons were within three points at halftime as the Pirates led 26-23.

It was a close game, throughout, but the Pirates were able to pull out their second conference win of the year after a loss to Luck less than a week earlier.

“We need to clean our game up, but I have to say a wins’s a win again. It’s early in the year and we’ve got lots to figure out. It’ll be nice to finally have a practice to get some things in place. The kids and I both need that,” said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg.

Other Pirate scorers included Jacob Ohnstad with eight points, Gus Johnson, four, and Jacob Wald and Jacob Glover each had two points.

Nathan Martin had 12 points for the Dragons followed by Davey St. John with 12, Will Barr, nine, Jared Emery, eight, Reuben Mixsooke, seven, and Aaron Ruud, one.

Unity 50, Frederic 33 FREDERIC – Frederic senior Ian Lexen

The Pirate boys took care of business against the Siren Dragons Tuesday, Dec. 11.

– Photo by Mackenzie Erickson

Frederic’s C.J. Schorn waits for an inbound pass as Unity’s Dakota Ward looks to defend. – Photo by Becky Amundson powered his way to 19 points against the of the season over the Tigers on Tuesday, Eagles on Tuesday, Dec. 11, but it wasn’t Dec. 11. No game stats were available at enough as Unity came to play and avenge press time. a disappointing loss earlier in the week to St. Croix Falls.

Luck 39, Clear Lake 19 Dakota Ward led the Eagles with 20 CLEAR LAKE – The Luck Cardinal points and Oliver Raboin had 12 for Unity. boys cruised to their sixth straight win of the season and remain unbeaten on the season after defeating the Warriors of St. Croix Falls 82, Webster 44 ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints earned Clear Lake on Tuesday, Dec. 11. No game their second consecutive conference win stats were available at press time.

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LFG grapplers lose to Panthers Take fourth at Barron tournament St. Croix Central 45, LFG 26

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – The LFG wrestling team faced a solid St. Croix Central squad on Thursday, Dec. 6, and ended the night with a loss at a match held in Frederic.

Picking up wins were Alex Richey at 182 pounds, who defeated Carl Moll by an injury default, Cole Britton had a 13-4 win over Ryan Pfeifer at 113 pounds and Hunter Dodds picked up six team points on a pin over Jordan Bringgold at 126, in just one minute, 52 seconds.

At 138, Tristan Brewer had a hardfought win over Ryan Gulich with a 5-0 decision, and Tim Lund defeated Kyle Larson by a 4-0 decision. LFG’s final win of the night came by an 8-0 victory for Tony Britton, at 152, over Trent Smith. In all there were just three forfeits on the night but all three were awarded to the Panthers for a total of 18 points.

“SCC is a tough team. They are one of the only teams in the area that have a full roster,” said coach Chris Bartlett. “There was a lot of good matches. We were missing a couple of our kids and that would have helped. It makes our kids tougher, wrestling quality teams.”

LFG wrestlers taking a loss against the Panthers included Sam Pewaush, who was pinned by Brian Gibb at 170. Blain Clemons was pinned at 220. Jared Lund was pinned at 120, and Jacob Timmer was pinned at 132. Ryan Strenke wrestled strong at 285 but was defeated by a 4-0 decision.

Barron tournament BARRON – Despite missing three weight classes, the LFG wrestling team finished strong at a tournament held in Barron on Saturday, Dec. 8. The team took fourth place overall out of 12 teams, behind two schools from Division 1 and Clear Lake, who is expected to be tough to beat all season long.

Several wrestlers made it to the championship round including Alex Richey at 170 pounds. Richey won his first-ever

LFG wrestler Alex Richey had a good week of wrestling, winning his match against St. Croix Central on Thursday, Dec. 6, and then winning his first tournament championship at a tournament in Barron on Saturday, Dec. 8. – Photos by Marty Seeger

LFG’s Tony Britton came away with a win over St. Croix Central at 152 pounds with an 8-0 decision. tournament after taking first place overOthers making it to the championship all, with a commanding 14-2 win over round included Tristan Brewer at 138.

Ryan Tierney of River Falls in the champi- Brewer had two pins, a major decision onship round. Richey had three pins on win and another 2-0 decision win in the the day and one other major decision win semifinals over Andrew Colbeth, of Clear over Zach Hansen of Osceola, 15-7.

Lake, before losing the championship

LFG freshman Cole Britton had a 13-4 win over Ryan Pfeifer at 113 pounds. round to Nathan Kinneman, of River Falls, 9-2. Hunter Dodds was another LFG wrestler making the championship round at 126, where he had two pins and a major decision win before falling 7-0 to Tim Anderson, of Clear Lake.

Tony Britton was another LFG wrestler making the finals round with one pin, and three wins that each came by decision.

Britton lost in the finals to Erik Ulrich of Clear Lake, 7-0.

Josh Glover had a solid day at 160 pounds with two pins and a decision win, before dropping his final two matches of the day by pin and major decision. Tim Lund was fourth overall at 145, winning three matches, including one by pin and major decision, before losing the final two matches of the day by decision. Ryan Strenke also took fourth place at the heavyweight division. He went 1-4 in matches.

At 120, Jared Lund took sixth, and Jake Timmer was ninth overall at 132. Sam Pewaush was 11th at 182, and Blain Clemons took seventh overall.

Luck girls hold off Pirates Luck 61, Grantsburg 55

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – It was a truly hard-fought and close contest on Friday, Dec. 7 between the Grantsburg Pirate girl’s and the hosting Luck Cardinals, with the Cards emerging victorious at the end, winning 61-55.

“It was very much a team effort for us,”

An easy layup for the Pirates.

Pirate Jen Schwieger and Luck’s Camille Marsten eye a loose ball on Friday, Dec. 7. – Photos by Greg Marsten stated Luck head coach Marty Messar. bounds and seven kids had assists.”

Luck was able to fend off the scrappy “We had five kids with seven or more points. Eight kids had at least two re- Pirates, in spite of some outstanding per-

formances on their end, including 22 points by Sam Schwieger, leading all scorers. Senior Kylie Pewe added an impressive 15 points to the Grantsburg cause in the loss.

Luck’s scoring was spread wide, with Avery Steen leading the way with 21 points in the contest, followed by Camille Marsten with 11 points, Angela Gore with 9 points and 8 more for Jillian Klatt.

“Angela really stepped up big and also had seven rebounds,” Messar added. “Jillian and Angela were the difference-makers for us.”

Pirate head coach Kelly Hallberg also had good things to say about her squad.

“We had foul trouble early and that really hurt us and didn’t allow us to play our game the whole time. We have to find a way to fight through it! That is where coaching comes in and I take responsibility for it,” Hallberg said. “We did an outstanding job on the defensive end. We need to make a few adjustments but overall we did a fine job there.”

The Pirates never trailed by more than a few points, and made the final minutes truly exciting as defense, fouls, the clock and possessions all combined to make it anyone’s contest.

“I am very proud of our effort but there are things that we have to continue to work on to get the ‘W,’” Hallberg said.

“We have to limit our turnovers and we must make layups!”

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Saints boys hold on in win over the Eagles

Win first conference game in two seasons St. Croix Falls 59, Unity 54

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – It’s been two seasons since the St. Croix Falls boys basketball team has been able to record a conference victory but on Friday, Dec. 7, they were able to put that record behind with a win over Unity.

While the Saints had a commanding 198 lead after the first quarter and 13-point lead at the half, the Eagles kicked it into gear starting midway through the third.

Saints junior Andrew Erickson had a huge game and recorded his first double-double of the season with 18 rebounds, 16 of which came defensively, as well as 21 points. St. Croix Falls extended their lead to as much as 20 points in the third quarter with five minutes still to play, but the

momentum shifted quickly in the Eagles favor.

Unity senior Brandon McKenzie knocked down a 3-pointer to get things rolling and the Eagles proceeded to score seven unanswered points with two free throws from Dakota Ward, a 3-pointer by Zac Johnson and a layup from Oliver Raboin, who played his first game of the season while nursing a previous football injury.

Nick Lunde managed to put up a layup for the Saints, but Unity continued to turn the tide as Raboin knocked down a pair of free-throws, with Logan Bader snagging the second shot off the rebound and putting up two more points. Bader then stole an inbound pass and put up another two before the end of the third quarter, with the Saints leading 43-38.

Despite Unity’s efforts throughout the entire fourth quarter, the Saints never surrendered a lead. The closest the Eagles came was with about 5:35 to play, when Jacob Ruck sunk a 3-pointer while drawing a foul and free-throw opportunity. He

sunk the free throw to make it a one-point game at 47-46, but the Saints held on in a wild one for the win.

“Very excited for the kids,” said coach Chad Hall. “It was great to see the team regain their composure and get the win.

Still need to work at taking care of the basketball all four quarters. I felt we rebounded well and our two captains, Andrew Erickson and Noah Casterton, stepped up as leaders throughout the game.”

Along with Erickson’s 21 points, Lunde had 11, including a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter that kept the Saints ahead.

Niko Neuman had 13 points, four steals and four assists, followed by Casterton with nine points and 10 rebounds, Zarek Kubesh had four points and Jacob Jacobson, one. Mark Wampfler had five boards in the game.

St. Croix Falls junior Andrew Erickson had a big night against the Eagles last Friday, Dec. 7, with 21 points and 18 rebounds. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Cardinal boys outlast Pirates Luck 49, Grantsburg 45

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – The Luck Cardinals were able to fend off a scrappy and tenacious visiting Grantsburg squad on Friday, Dec. 7, at Luck, in a West Lakeland Conference duel that kept fans in their seats until the final seconds, with the Cards holding on to the victory, 49-45. The contest may be an indication of a strong conference battle this year.

Both squads played hard inside from the opening gun, and there was never more than a couple points of separating the two teams. The Pirates led at the end of the first quarter by a point, and Luck was up at the half by one.

Both squads’ defense was solid, and the two teams tangled up inside well. Luck had a distinct size advantage but the Pirates’ speed and agility also helped force loose balls and turnovers. Luck used the board as friends for second chances, which kept them up by a scant point or

two for most of the second half with Grantsburg just in their shadows.

“Tough game against a very quick Grantsburg team. Their quickness makes it tough on any team. They play good defense and drive well,” Luck head coach Rick Giller said.

The Cards defense and size made the Pirates take tougher shots, which they seemed to make more often than not.

“I thought we played pretty good defense and controlled the boards,” Giller said. “Kyle (Hunter), Evan (Armour), John (Denny) played well on defense and helped keep the ball alive on the offensive boards.”

Cardinal junior Karsten Petersen led all scorers with 18 points, followed closely by Denny with 17, with the duo becoming a true force on both ends of the court. Armour added eight points and Hunter notched six more to wrap up Luck’s offense.

“Karsten seemed to pop up with points every quarter to finish with 18,” Giller said on the junior’s emergence as one of

the top scoring players in the conference.

While Luck kept enough distance to keep the lead in the closing moments, Grantsburg showed amazing resiliency and drive, turning a several-point deficit in the final moments into a near Cinderella victory on third quarter 3-pointers, and especially a downtown bomb by senior Connor Myers that made the whole crowd sit up a little straighter.

But the contest was also a tough one for Grantsburg fans, with the death of a senior student just a few days prior. Pirate coaches noted the heavy emotions.

“It was a tough week for us, trying to get ready for this game. Basketball was pretty much secondary as it needed to be,” Pirate head coach Nick Hallberg said, eluding to the death. “I was happy to see us come out and play, although we weren’t at our best.”

But the Pirates played solidly against the much larger and deeper Luck squad.

Their defense kept the Cards working the perimeter and forced them to make every shot count. They also had some solid

shooting on the quick draws, specifically

by Myers, who led the Pirates with 16 points, and 7-9 free-throw prowess. Brady Thompson was also good with the quickdraw shooting, and added an even dozen points to the cause, including 5-7 from the line.

Jacob Wald added 11 points to Grantsburg’s tally, with Jacob Ohnstad filling in the final box with six points.

However, Ohnstad and Thompson both fouled out in the final minutes, with Wald and Myers clinging to life with four fouls for much of the final frame. In the end, the foul issue became a game breaker, with the Cards emerging on top.

Hallberg was visibly upset in the final minutes with several officials’ calls, which he referenced in his post-game comments.

“We gave ourselves a chance to win at the end. Luck was able to get opportunities at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter,” Hallberg said. “I would’ve liked to have seen us get those same chances.”

Saints girls quiet Eagles offense Siren survives challenge by Frederic St. Croix Falls 31, Unity 18

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Saints girls basketball team was tough defensively against the Eagles in their first conference test of the season, proving they’ll be a tough team to beat this season.

St. Croix Falls held the Saints to just four points in the first quarter, all of which came on 4-for-4 shooting from the freethrow line from senior Shauna Jorgenson, who was held to 11 points for the game.

Maddie Ramich scored the Eagles only layup in the second quarter and hit one more from the charity stripe as the Eagles trailed 15-7 at halftime.

Despite the defensive pressure from the Saints, the game was still well within reach for the Eagles, who trailed by just seven after Jorgenson went 3 for 3 from the free-throw line. The Saints held on though, as they completed a well-balanced scoring attack behind Jessica Rademacher’s 10 points and seven rebounds. Jerrica Jones had eight points with five steals. Taylor Orton and Erica Bergmann each had four points with Bergmann picking up three steals. Natalie Sempf had three points, two steals and seven rebounds, and Sydney Geisness had two points with four steals and a team-

Unity’s Sarah Bader looks for an open shot under the basket against the Eagles Friday, Dec. 7. – Photo by Marty Seeger leading 10 rebounds.

Along with 11 points from Jorgenson, Anna Ebensperger had four points and Ramich had three.

Webster 23, Bruce 19 WEBSTER – The Tiger girls basketball team picked up their first win of the season in nonconference action over Bruce Friday, Dec. 7. The low-scoring affair had the Tigers trailing by two points after the first quarter but a 10-10 tie at halftime.

Raelyn Tretsven had all six of Webster’s

Frederic's Kendra Mossey maneuvers in Siren traffic through Kyaisha Kettula. – Photo

by Scott Hoffman points in the third quarter, but Bruce maintained a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, where the Tigers held the Red Raiders to just two points.

“We played great defense … rebounded better,” said Webster coach Jeff Roberts.

Still a work in progress, but we continue to improve.”

Tretsven led Webster with 10 points, followed by Alexis Piepho and Stefani Wambolt each with four, Kenna Gall and Angel Christianson each had two and Christina Weis had one.

Siren 46, Frederic 32 SIREN – The Frederic Vikings gave Siren a real run for their money in the first half of a doubleheader Friday, Dec. 7.

Frederic made it look closer than the 32 to 46 score. Frederic’s Lara Harlander, who had eightpoints, and Carly Gustafson, 12 rebounds, were the first players Coach Ryan Karsten mentioned and thought “played well for them. They rebounded well and were physical.”

Karsten will be the first to admit that they may have not been playing their best ball. “I thought we were flat, and that happens when the girls overlook an opponent. We got down 12-5 in the first, but were able to battle back and lead 25-20 at the half. We shot 7-23 from the free throw line too, which hurt.”

Karsten also pointed out that they gave up 16 points in the first quarter and then with a tighter defense only gave up another 16 points the rest of the game.

“I thought Mack Smith shot the ball well and led us with 12 points. Liz Brown also had a nice game with 10 points and over 10 rebounds. Freshman Laurel Kannenberg gave us a lift in the second quarter with two points and many hustle plays.” – Scott Hoffman

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Saints wrestlers compete in Dells Duals Classic Joe Rademacher goes undefeated

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer WISCONSIN DELLS – The St. Croix Falls wrestling team made their annual trek to the Wisconsin Dells Duals Classic at the Chula Vista resort last Saturday, Dec. 8, where 26 teams from across the state competed. Each team is grouped with six other teams and the Saints had some stiff competition with Oshkosh North taking first overall, followed

by New Richmond, Melrose-Mindoro/G.E.T, Benilde St. Margaret, SCF and Portage.

The Saints won just one of their five dual matches on the day which came over Portage by a score of 46-18. In the Saints win, Dalton Langer started off the dual at 106 pounds with a 9-0 decision win. Drew Wheeler earned a pin at 120, Austin Straka picked up a victory at 132, and Dan Horn won by a pin in two minutes, eight seconds. Brian Gilbert won by a 4-2 decision at 160, and Brian Nelson had a pin in 1:34 at 182.

Joe Rademacher was the winner by pin in just 30 seconds at 195.

Rademacher was the only Saints wrestler to go throughout the enJoe Rademacher tire tournament with-

out a loss, starting with a win by a 21-4 tech fall in the first round against Mike O’Hara of Melrose-Mindoro. Rademacher had a pin in 5:49 against Benilde St. Margaret, and two more pins on the day against opponents from Oshkosh North and New Richmond. One match took just 46 seconds and the other took 1:31.

Horn was another wrestler who won all five of the matches he wrestled at 152. Horn didn’t wrestle in one of the six duals but had two pins, a 13-2 major decision and a close 9-7 victory over Austin Anderson of New Richmond.

Dan Horn

At 113, Wheeler had a good day going 4-1 in his matches. His only loss came by an 11-10 decision against Jake Allar of Benilde St. Margaret. Others picking up wins included Ryan Johnson at 285, who went 2-2 on the day. Straka had one win at 132, Gilbert had one win at 160 and Nelson had one win at 182.

AREA BOWLING RESULTS Hacker’s Lanes Sunday Night No Tap Mixed Standings: Wynners 23, Knaubers 18, Team McKinley 18, Packer Backers 13, Chuck’s Team 11, Happy Campers 11, Long Shots 10, Jeff’s Team 8.

Men’s games: Don Swanson (PB) 300, Gene Wynn Sr. (W) 298, Gene Wynn Jr. (W) 278.

Men’s series: Gene Wynn Sr. (W) 828, Don Swanson (PB) 795, Jim Murphy (LS) 772.

Women’s games: Gwen Larson (HC) 252, Yvonne Snyder (HC) 228, Heather Wynn (W) 226.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn (W) 641, Judy Bainbridge (CT) 626, Gwen Larson (HC) 572.

Team games: Wynners 913, 893 & 807.

Team series: Wynners 2613, Chuck’s Team 2253, Knaubers 2233.

Wednesday Night Early Standings: Daeffler’s Quality Meats 35.5, Lake Services Unlimited 31, Skol Bar 30, S&S Tree Bird Shoppe 26.5, Cummings Lumber 26, Pioneer Bar 24, Stotz & Co. 20, Larsen Auto Center 15.

Individual games: Jeremy Anderson (SB) 278, Mark Bohn (SB) 265, Mike Renfroe (SB) 254.

Individual series: Mark Bohn (SB) 694, Brett Daeffler (DQM) 680, Jeremy Anderson (SB) 654.

Team games: Skol Bar 1122 & 1015, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 976.

Team series: Skol Bar 3074, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 2854, S&S Tree Bird Shoppe 2758.

Thursday Early Standings: American Family Siren 42.5, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 36.5, Wikstrom Construction 33.5, Grindell Law Offices 33, Red Iron Studios 33, Hell Raisers 30.5, Kinetico 26.5, Fab Four 24.5.

Individual games: Mike Route (RIS) 267, Ed Bitler (RIS) 258, Don Swenson (HR) 233.

Individual series: Ed Bitler (RIS) 681, Mark Bohn (FF) 635, Don Swenson (HR) 612.

Team games: Red Iron Studios 681, Fab Four 638, Grindell Law Offices 635.

Team series: Fab Four 1778, Red Iron Studios 1678, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 1671.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Ed Bitler 7x = 258; Mike Route 5x = 267.

Games 50 pins or more above average: Brandon Ayd 211 (+56); Ed Bitler 258 (+52); Don Swenson 233 (+56).

Games 100 pins more above average: Mike Route 267 (+105).

Splits converted: 3-6-7-10: Ed Bitler. 67-10: Nick Skow. 5-7: Rich Tims.

Friday Night Ladies Standing: Pin Heads 69.5, Junque Art 61, SKM 58.5, The Leader 53, Frederic Design 52.

Individual games: Gail Linke & Barb Benson 211, Tammy Lindberg 204.

Individual series: Gail Linke 557, Barb Benson 544, Jen Ellefson 515.

Team games: The Leader 649, Pin Heads 644, Junque Art 616.

Team series: The Leader 1860, Pin Heads 1818, Junque Art 1750.

Splits converted: 2-7: Kim Owen. 6-7: Linda Richter.

Saturday Night Mixed League Standings: Rebel Alliance, Handicaps, Skowl, Pin Choppers, New Team, Lakers, Luck-E. Men’s games: Bruce Java 237, Jeremy Anderson 235, Ron Skow 232.

Men’s series: Ron Skow 653, Bruce Jave & Bruce Gravelle 611.

Women’s games: Rita Bohn 233 & 213,

Linda Giller 203.

Women’s series: Rita Bohn 647, Deb Ingram 532, Heidi Skow 519.

Team games: Lakers 968, Skowl 940, Lakers 939.

Team series: Lakers 2801, Skowl 2659, New Team 2605.

McKenzie Lanes Monday Night Madness Standings: Alleycats 8, Eagle Lounge 6, Bon Ton 2, Mishaps 0.

Individual game: Cathy Albrecht 176, Debbie Trombley 174, Barbara Benson 170.

Individual series: Barbara Benson 450, Cathy Albrecht 428, Debra Mattson 412.

Team games (Handicap): Eagle Lounge 680, Alleycats 616.

Team series (Handicap): Eagle Lounge 1817, Alleycats 1777.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Wolf Creek Log Furniture 40, Frederic Truck & Trailer 34, Metal Products 32, McKenzie Lanes 25, Alyeska Contracting 24.5, Milltown Appliance 20.5, Edina Divas 16, Bye 9.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 231, Marsha Guggisberg 201, Shirley Wilson 192.

Individual series: Cindy Castellano 574, Shirley Wilson 559, Marsha Guggisberg 532.

Team games (Handicap): Alyeska Contracting 862.

Team series (Handicap): McKenize Lanes 2467.

Tuesday Women’s Standings: Kindred Spirits 153, Custom Outfitter 136.5, Tomlinson Insurance 131.5, Hauge Dental 130, Country Gals 117, Kassel Tap 109, Gutter Dusters 90, LC’s Gals 85.

Individual games: Lana McKenzie 220, Norma Hauge 199, Shirley Wiswell 198.

Individual series: Lana McKenzie 566, Norma Hauge 565, Shirley Wiswell 564.

Team games: Kindred Spirits 879, Custom Outfitter 848, Hauge Dental 844.

Team series: Hauge Dental 2467, Custom Outfitter 2408, Kindred Spirits 2374.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Centurview Park 68.5, Dream Lawn 65.5, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 64.5, Steve’s Appliance 62, The Dugout 57, The Cobbler Shop 55, McKenzie Lanes 55, Hack’s Pub 52.5.

Individual games: Donny Potting Jr. 246, Darren McKenzie 245, Craig Willert 235.

Individual series: Donny Potting Jr. 708, Darren McKenzie 683, Craig Willert 651.

Team games (Hadicap): The Dugout 1195.

Team series (Handicap): Steve’s Appliance 3404.

Wednesday Early League Standings: Dalles House 68, Adamark Repair 55, Cutting Edge 50, Balsam Branch Transport 48, Gehrman Auto Body 46, Greatland Transportation 43, Suzie Q’s 28, Bye 14.

Men’s games: Jason Steffen 269, Mark Anderson 268, Merlin Fox 259.

Men’s series: Jason Steffen 726, Mark Kamish 717, Mark Anderson 693.

Women’s games: Brenda Lehmann 178, Jeanne Kizer 141.

Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 484, Jeanne Kizer 392.

Team games (Handicap): Greatland Transportation 741.

Team series (Handicap): Balsam Branch Transport 2038.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Tiger Express 32, Edina Realty 24, Davy’s Construction 20, Dalles Electrician 20, Reed’s Marina 19, Harvest

Moon 18, Hanjo Farms 18, McKenzie Lanes 9.

Individual games: Carl Hetfeld 268, Gordy Johnson 256, Nick Valentine 254.

Individual series: Nick Valentine 680, Carl Hetfeld 679, Gordy Johnson 675.

Team games (Handicap): Tiger Express 1062, Reed’s Marina 1057.

Team series (Handicap): Tiger Express 3117, Reed’s Marina 3109.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Central Bank 36, KJ’s 35, Hauge Dental 32, Hack’s Pub 30, Truhlsen Chiropractic 29.5, Bont Chiropractic 28.5, Cutting Edge Pro 27, Eagle Valley Bank 22.

Individual games: Lonnie Stowell 224, Lana McKenzie 213, Carrie Schultz 208.

Individual series: Carrie Schultz 555, Lonnie Stowell 541, Jennifer Whelan 519.

Team games: Hauge Dental 787, Cutting Edge Pro 772, Bont Chiropractic 755.

Team series: Bont Chiropractic 2229, Hauge Dental 2221, Cutting Edge Pro 2198.

Black & Orange Early Birds (End of 1st half) Standings: Yellow River Saloon 4-0, Gandy Dancer Saloon 4-0, The Tap 0-4, Black & Orange 0-4.

Individual games: Joanie Java-Hahr (GDS) 171, Kay Casey (YRS) 169, Linda Strong (YRS) 165.

Individual series: Linda Strong (YRS) 462, Claudia Peterson (B&O) and Rita Tesch (YRS) 422, Kay Casey (YRS) 418.

Team games: Gandy Dancer Saloon 956, Yellow River Saloon 942, Black & Orange 872.

Team series: Yellow River Saloon 2750, Gandy Dancer Saloon 2635, Black & Orange 2510.

Monday Night Standings: Black & Orange 31-17, Larry’s LP 24-24, Player Motorsports 2127, Ed’s Logging 20-28.

Individual games: Dean Eytcheson (EL) 178, Myron Mansfield (PM) 176, Ricky Daniels (PM) and Curt Phelps (EL) 173.

Individual series: Curt Phelps (EL) and Ricky Daniels (PM) 511, Dean Eytcheson (EL) 505, Vern Nottom (B&O) 495.

Team games: Player Motorsports 928, Ed’s Logging 906, Black & Orange 855.

Team series: Player Motorsports 2673, Ed’s Logging 2644, Black & Orange 2495.

Tuesday Tippers Standings: Main Home Services, A&H Country Market, Gob’s Gals, West Point Lodge.

Individual games: Cindy Hesik (GG) 200, Mary Scalzo (WPL) and Karen Folta (GG) 199.

Individual series: Mary Scalzo (WPL) 587, Cindy Hesik (GG) 577, Jan Budge (A&H) 553.

Team games: Gob’s Gals 762, A&H Country Market 751, West Point Lodge 731.

Team series: A&H Country Market 2168, Gob’s Gals 2120, West Point Lodge 2105.

TNT Standings: Flower Power 30-22, Cashco 29-23, Larry’s LP 25-27, Homestead Cafe 20-32.

Individual games: Jennifer Kern (L) 213, Millie Hansen (HC) 181, Kathy Vandergon (HC) 177.

Individual series: Jennifer Kern (L) 560, Mary Reese (FP) 478, Mary Ellen Smith (C) 458.

Team games: Homestead Café 937, Flower Power 865, Larry’s LP 842.

Team series: Homestead Café 2530, Larry’s LP 2419, Flower Power 2403.

Wednesday Night Standings: Cascho 35-13, Lions 32-16, Black & Orange 28-20, Zia Louisa’s 2523, Pheasant Inn 22-26, Vacant 2-46.

Individual games: Ed Phelps (ZL) 225, Monte Rinnman (C) 209, Mike Zajac (C) 204.

Individual series: Monte Rinnman (C) Fred Zajac (C) 564, Gene Ackland (ZL) 563, Ed Phelps (ZL) 550.

Team games: Black & Orange 1022, Cashco 974, Zia Louisa’s 943.

Team series: Black & Orange 2962, Cashco 2721, Zia Louisa’s 2686.

Early Risers Standings: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 3-1, Gandy Dancer 3-1, Black & Orange 1-3, 10th Hole 1-3.

Individual games: Gayle Thoreson (GNHD) 185, Lorene Breingan (GD) 160, Donna Crain (GD) 154.

Individual series: Gayle Thoreson (GNHD) 410, Carol Phelps (B&O) 402, Evie Engebretson (GNHD) 401.

Team games: Gandy Dancer 754, Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 743, 10th Hole 715.

Team series: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 2040, Gandy Dancer 2001, 10th Hole 1997.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Dolls w/Balls 32.5-11.5, Yellow River Saloon 22.5-21.5, Pour House 19-25, Rollettes 14-30.

Individual games: Kim Benjamn-Rivers (R) 173, Audrey Pardun (YRS) 157, Marisa Churchill (Dw/B) 153.

Individual series: Kim Benjamin-Rivers (R) 459, Audrey Pardun (YRS) 430, Daphne Churchill (Dw/B) 415.

Team games: Rollettes 724, Dolls w/Balls 698, Yellow River Saloon 678.

Team series: Rollettes 2042, Dolls w/Balls 2011, Pour House 1954.

Friday Afternoon Mix Standings: Tasmanian Devils 27-13, Fantastic Four 21-19, Mis-Splits 19-21, Bowling Buds 13-27.

Men’s games: Jerry Burnham (BB) 219, George Godzik (TD) 185, Brad Krueger (BB) 183.

Men’s series: Jerry Burnham (BB) 548, George Godzik (TD) 495, John Vanous (TD) 484.

Women’s games: Vicki Wier (TD) 163, Jean Thompson (M•S) 159, Laurie Lundeen (FF) 155.

Women’s series: Vicki Wier (TD) and Laurie Lundeen (FF) 424, Jean Thompson (M•S) 417, Dawn Straub (FF) 400.

Team games: Bowling Buds 854, Tasmanian Devils 846, Mis-Splits 807.

Team series: Bowling Buds 2384, MisSplits 2323, Tasmanian Devils 2317.

Denny’s Downtown Lanes Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Radio Shack 48.5, Grantsburg Sanitary 41, Boyd’s Outdoor Power 40, Wood River Pharmacy 39, Fiedler Ford 28.5, Dummy Team 13.

Individual games (Handicap): Greg Gamche 245, Mark Knoepke 229, Thomas McCarthy 219.

Individual series (Handicap): Greg Gamche 604, Mark Knoepke 591, Beau Carey 587.

Team games (Handicap): Boyd’s Outdoor Power 943, Grantsburg Sanitary 941, Fiedler Ford 935.

Team series (Handicap): Grantsburg Sanitary 2761, Radio Shack & Fiedler Ford 2737.

Frederic graduate rolls perfect game

Frederic graduate Jim Prodger, who now resides in Bloomington, Minn., bowled a perfect game on Halloween to go along with 789 series, while bowling at Cedarvale Lanes during a men’s league.

Prodger is still working toward bowling an 800-series, and since rolling his perfect game, he has come close with a 784 and 780 series. Prodger served in the Navy for 20 years before retiring, and still comes to the Frederic area to visit often. Last year he was a cowinner at a tournament held at Hacker’s Lanes. He has had four career perfect games and had a season-ending average of 223. – Leader file photo

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Siren-Luck girls clash is big ticket You won’t want to miss the Friday night, Dec. 14, girls hoop clash between co-league leaders Siren and Luck. The Dragons are feeling good after a key road win at Grantsburg.

But can Siren’s charismatic, relatively youthful coach Ryan Karsten THE SPORTS successfully match wits with legendary Luck mentor Marty Messar who is working his way toward 400 career victories? You won’t want to miss this battle!

Plenty of tickets are still available.

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Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?

News reports indicate that legally licensed Wisconsin wolf hunters continue to edge closer to attaining the state’s harvest quota of 116. State officials indicate that the season is likely to close well before the originally prescribed February end date due to hunter success.

Morning madness in Dane Town Informants working the Luck circuit report that iconic ex-Cardinal state basketball tourney performer Tyler Petersen became the most recent “sunrise basketball” player to record a slam-dunk in pickup game action in recent early-morning action in Luck’s Andy Dolny gymnasium. Further research indicates Tyler is the offspring of Luck’s living legend Ron “Ronnie” Petersen who starred for the Cards basketball team in the late 1960s and later served as a multiple conference title-winning boys coach. The elder Petersen may have been the last local big man to have mastered the unstoppable hook shot which is seldom seen today.

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Many local sports fans are in strong disagreement with Canadian rock band Rush being inducted into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2012.

1983 revisited 2013 will mark the 30th anniversary of the last boys basketball conference championship won by the Frederic Vikings. That title-winning FHS team coached by Ray Draxler included two players whose sons are playing locally today.

Current high-scoring inside/outside man Andrew Erickson, of St. Croix Falls, is the son of ‘83 Viking star Harold “Hal” Erickson. Meanwhile, Grantsburg guard Brady Thompson is the son of 1983 Frederic supersub Rick Thompson.

Labatt is not blue Spies reporting from Texas say that former WSFLG Blizzard hockey mainstay and United States Air Force enlisted

P O R T S man Steven Labatt is on the verge of graduating basic training and expects to be back in Leader Land over the Christmas holiday.

College bowl Best of luck to local favorite NCAA Division 1 teams Minnesota (6-6) and Wisconsin (8-5) as they prepare for their respective bowl appearances in the Meineke Car Care and Rose Bowl games. Meanwhile, Polk County’s own Matt O’Connell, of Clear Lake, will lead his University of St. Thomas Tommmies into the NCAA Division 3 championship game (aka the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl) on Friday, Dec. 14. O’Connell, who tormented numerous Leader Land teams during his high school career, has rushed for 906 yards and passed for 2655 in leading the Tommies to a 14-0 record.

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Frederic boys get a win over Dragons Frederic 58, Siren 45

by Scott Hoffman Leader staff writer SIREN – Friday, Dec. 7, was no sneak attack. The Siren Dragons knew the Vikings were coming to town, but were still unable fight them off. Fans were treated to a very tough, well-fought game ending 58 to 45 in favor of the Vikings.

Traveling was an issue but not as much for the Vikings as it was for the Dragons and that seemed to keep creeping up, especially for Siren in the second half. At

one point there were back-to-back-to-back turnovers because of traveling calls.

Siren seemed to be able to run with the Vikings but had trouble on the boards with Frederic holding a slight height advantage. Viking senior Ian Lexen thrived in the paint, knocking down several early baskets to keep pace with the fast-start Dragons, who will be hosting Luck this Friday, Dec. 14, for their next conference matchup. The Vikings will be heading to St. Croix Falls this Friday, Dec. 14. No game stats were available at press time for the Siren versus Frederic game.

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

Adam Chenal goes up for a big fourth-quarter rebound for Frederic. Waiting for any leftovers are Siren’s David St. John and Jared Emery and Frederic’s Austin Kurkowski, Jack Neumann and Zach Schmidt– Photo by Scott Hoffman The Prediction King compiled a solid 11-3 record in last week’s action to raise his overall mark to 25-10. That translates to a 71percent success rate. This week, the prognosticating poet will predict only next Friday’s games. “It’s been too unpredictable and too time conTHE SWAMI suming to wait until 3 a.m. for Tuesday night scores to post,” the Swami said. “So I’m going to limit this week’s slate which will thereby allow me to catch up, but also allow for more gamespecific poetry,” he added.

The Swami

PREDICTS

This week’s games Girls Grantsburg 51, Turtle Lake 39 – The Pirates can score, that’s certainly true. In the end the Lakers will be feeling quite blue.

Clayton 49, Unity 35 – After two rough years the Bears are back. They’ll easily squelch the Eagle attack.

Siren 53, Luck 41 – The Dragons take over the conference race. Not until SCF will a challenge they face.

Unity 47, Webster 34 – The Eagles need this to break their drought. At last they will taste what victory’s about.

St. Croix Falls 55, Frederic 43 – The struggling Vikes aren’t that far away. But they won’t pull off the big upset this day.

Boys Unity 66, Webster 33 – The Eagles will double the score and they find that the Tigers ain’t the same after losing their “Mind.”

Frederic 51, St. Croix Falls 49 – It’s the upset of the season so far, it’s true. Hats off to Ryan Lind and his crew.

Luck 56, Siren 43 – The Dragons swept Luck three times last year, but today the roles will reverse it is clear.

Turtle Lake 60, Grantsburg 53 – The Lakers win, but it’s no sin.

The Swami answers all e-mails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com

Standings Team Conf.

Overall Luck Cardinals 2-0 6-0 2-0 3-2 St. Croix Falls Saints Grantsburg Pirates 2-1 2-1 Unity Eagles 1-1 4-1 Frederic Vikings 1-2 2-4 0-2 0-3 Siren Dragons Webster Tigers 0-1 0-4 Scores Friday, December 7 Luck 49, Grantsburg 45 Frederic 58, Siren 45 St. Croix Falls 59, Unity 54 Tuesday, Dec. 11 Luck 39, Clear Lake 19 Unity 50, Frederic 33 Grantsburg 58, Siren 48 St. Croix Falls 82, Webster 44 Upcoming Friday, December 14 7:30 p.m. Luck at Siren (DH) Frederic at St. Croix Falls (DH) Unity at Webster (DH) Turtle Lake at Grantsburg (Middle school gym) Tuesday, December 18 7:30 p.m. Luck at Clayton (DH) Grantsburg at Braham (DH) Drummond at Siren St. Croix Falls at Osceola Amery at Unity 5:45 p.m. Webster at Birchwood (DH)

BOYS HOCKEY Team Blizzard

Standings Scores

Overall 2-4

Thursday, December 6 Amery 2, Blizzard 1 Tuesday, December 11 Blizzard 9, Becker/Big Lake 3 Upcoming Friday, December 14 7:30 p.m. Blizzard vs. Moose Lake at Moose Lake Tuesday, December 18 7:30 p.m. Blizzard vs. Legacy Christian Academy at Siren

WRESTLING

Upcoming Saturday, December 15 9 a.m.

LFG at Osceola Tuesday, December 18 5 p.m.

Unity at Glenwood City

GIRLS BASKETBALL Team St. Croix Falls Saints Siren Dragons Luck Cardinals Unity Eagles Frederic Vikings Grantsburg Pirates Webster Tigers

Standings Conf.

2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 Scores

Overall 3-0 4-1 2-2 3-2 2-3 1-2 1-5

Friday, December 7 Luck 61, Grantsburg 55 Siren 46, Frederic 32 St. Croix Falls 31, Unity 18 Webster 23, Bruce 19 Tuesday, December 11 Unity 72, Frederic 52 Siren 53, Grantsburg 47 St. Croix Falls 71, Webster 28 Upcoming Thursday, December 13 7:30 p.m. Grantsburg at Turtle Lake Unity at Clayton Friday, December 14 5:45 p.m. Luck at Siren(DH) Frederic at St. Croix Falls (DH) Unity at Webster (DH) Tuesday, December 18 5:45 p.m. Luck at Clayton (DH) 7:30 p.m. Webster at Birchwood Rush City at Frederic Webster at Birchwood (DH) 6 p.m.

Grantsburg at Braham (DH)

GIRLS HOCKEY Team Blizzard

Standings

Scores Thursday, December 6 Cambridge-Isanti, Minn. 3, Blizzard 2 Friday, December 7 Blizzard 9, Black River Falls 1 Tuesday, December 11 Moose Lake, Minn. 8, Blizzard 2 Upcoming Saturday, December 15 2 p.m.

Blizzard at Tomahawk Tuesday, December 18 5 p.m.

Blizzard at Eau Claire North

GYMNASTICS

Overall 3-4

Upcoming Friday, Jan. 4 6:30 p.m. Rush City at Grantsburg Community Center

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ATVs • BIRDING • BOATING • CAMPING • FISHING • HIKING • HUNTING • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Hunting and trapping of wolves closed in Wolf Zone 5 Only two zones remain open MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has closed wolf harvest Zone 5 to hunting and trapping of gray wolves effective 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.

Wolf harvest Zone 5 is the fourth zone to be closed this season. The harvest of wolves currently remains open in two other zones. The department will continue to closely monitor the harvest in the re-

maining zones and does expect Zone 6 to close soon. Wolf hunters and trappers should check daily for additional zone closures.

“The harvest trend in Zone 5 has been steady prior to the deer season, but has slowed down since then. Now with the quota achieved we will close the zone to any additional harvest,” said Kurt Thiede, DNR Lands Division Administrator. “This is Wisconsin’s inaugural season. We are learning much about hunter and trapper success rates that will help us draft permanent rules that continue to move the wolf population down toward goals set in

our state wolf management plan.”

“We will be considering harvest trends as we approach quotas in other zones as well. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the wolf population by 116 animals, distributed across the landscape,” said Thiede.

The state wolf harvest quota for Zone 5 was set at 23 wolves and the closure process was initiated when the 23rd wolf was harvested on Dec. 10, 2012. Wolf hunters and trappers are advised that they can continue to pursue wolves in zones 3 and 6, but are urged to watch Zone 6 closely because the zone is within one wolf of its quota.

When additional zones are closed, the Wisconsin DNR will announce such closures by news releases, notification on the Wisconsin DNR Web site, and on the wolf call-in number, 855-299-9653. It is the hunter’s and trapper’s responsibility to check for and know about zone closures.

The DNR encourages hunters and trappers to check the Web site or the call-in number daily.

For information on the wolf hunt and to view maps of zone closures, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword, “wolf.”

– from the DNR

Volunteers needed for deer capture

MADISON – Wisconsin wildlife researchers are moving into the third winter season of a five-year study into the causes of death in white-tailed deer, and they are again seeking volunteers to assist with this groundbreaking study.

A wealth of data have already been collected thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers who have helped with the capture and radio-collaring of adult deer during December and January, according to Mike Watt, the Department of Natural Resources research scientist who coordinates the project.

Volunteers are needed again and can sign up online by searching for “deer research” and clicking on the link for “wildlife and forestry research” and then selecting the “get involved” tab, or by contacting Mike Watt at 608-221-6376 or by e-

mail michael.watt@wisconsin.gov.

“For a hunter or for anyone interested in whitetail deer this is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside wildlife biologists and research scientists,” Watt said.

“Volunteers are asked to give, at a minimum, a full day in the field checking traps, taking blood and parasite samples, performing ultrasound exams to see if the does are pregnant, installing radio collars and ear tags, and releasing the animals.

This is hands-on work with live animals and for most, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

There are two study areas, one in northwest Wisconsin in the vicinity of Winter and one in east-central Wisconsin in the vicinity of Shiocton. They were chosen for the Northern forest and farmland habitat types they represent. For more informa-

tion on early research findings search the DNR website for “Wisconsin deer research news.”

Volunteers have helped researchers capture adult deer during the past two winter capture seasons. A variety of capture methods are used including drop nets, box traps and net traps. The radio collars alert researchers that the deer wearing the collar has died. Researchers then locate the dead animal and attempt to determine the cause of death.

“Determining causes of death in deer is vital to the accuracy of our deer population estimates,” Watt said “In addition to deer harvested by hunters we have a suite of predators in Wisconsin, including black bears, bobcats, coyotes and gray wolves, that may have some impact on deer. What we are less certain of are the relative roles

that each of these predators plays in deer survival.

“Hunters are encouraged to treat these deer like any other deer in the woods, ignoring a collar or ear tag and shooting if they would normally shoot it or pass on it if that is something they would normally do based on their personal hunting practices.

“The data gathered through this project will be used in fine-tuning deer survival and recruitment estimates in a variety of habitats and will also better define the roles played by hunters, predators, environment and habitat in the causes of death among deer in Wisconsin,” he said. “Having a better understanding of these factors will help biologists in determining harvest recommendations and ultimately season structures.” – from the DNR

Aeration on area lakes creates open water NORTHWEST WISCONSIN — Several lakes in Barron, Burnett, Polk and Washburn counties will have areas of open water this winter resulting from aeration systems used to sustain aquatic life, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The systems are operated by governmental units or lake groups and cause areas on the lakes to remain icefree.

“These systems help prevent winterkill of fish and other organisms by increasing

the dissolved oxygen in the water,” said Brian Spangler, DNR fisheries technician.

Snowmobilers, anglers and other lake users should use caution on these lakes because of the danger associated with open water and variable ice thickness. The open water areas should be surrounded by a fence of uprights connected by rope with reflective tape or reflectors.

The lakes with public access that have aeration systems include: Chain (North and South Twin), Desair, Kirby, Moon,

Prairie and Staples lakes in Barron County; Antler, Bass (Town of McKinley), Coon, Diamond, Camelia, King, Largon, Little Butternut, Lotus (East), McKeith, South Twin and Vincent lakes in Polk County; Green, Point and West Elbow lakes in Burnett County; Little Long (Town of Bashaw), Camp and Priceless Ponds (Town of Madge) in Washburn County. DNR officials note that operational modifications have been made to the aeration system on the north end of

Barron County’s Prairie Lake with relocation of the aerator pumps to the offshore area in front of the Veterans Park boat landing access because of the bog island relocation. The landing will be closed to access during the winter months, extra caution should be taken. — from WDNR

A pike double

Muzzleloader buck

Paul Sargent (left) caught a 17-pound, 41-inch pike while fishing with his friend Frankie DeBlase, who also caught a 38-inch pike weighing 11 pounds. The friends were ice fishing near Danbury on Sunday, Dec. 9, when they caught the fish just a half-hour apart. – Photo submitted

Randy Anderson shot a nice 11-point buck during the muzzleloader season near Dairyland, while hunting at the Anderson Camp. – Photo by Jeanine Moody

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SCF Council starts police chief process Also moves toward becoming a mountain biking destination

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The recent retirement of St. Croix Falls Police Chief Jack Rydeen has left the city in the process of finding a new top cop, and they started that process at their Monday, Dec. 10, regular council meeting.

Sgt. Erin Murphy has assumed interim chief duties, and gave an update to the council, while also opening the door to the process of finding a permanent replacement for Rydeen.

Murphy gave a departmental report, and also noted that Wal-Mart once again hired an officer to assist with Black Friday shopping pressure, for which they will reimburse the city. Several council members asked about the coverage and whether the store has their own security. Murphy noted that the chain has theft detection personnel, or asset-protection workers.

“As a result of their work is why we’re there (on police calls),” Murphy said, clarifying the special hiring of a holiday shopping officer. “For the past four or five years, Wal-Mart has asked for a police officer to be there (for Black Friday).”

Murphy also updated the council on their staff shortages, which he said were not unmanageable with Rydeen’s retirement and another officer’s vacancy.

“It’s always tough when you’re down (two officers) ... but we’re doing OK,” Murphy said.

He also noted that he has been in charge of scheduling for the past half decade, and that he had to deny some leave for the first time in recent memory.

The discussion also opened up the door later on how to address the Rydeen vacancy, with city Administrator Joel Peck circulating three job descriptions from several other similar-sized police departments, seeking council input on a job description for their future chief.

Peck said he had been working with Rydeen to craft the policy, which the city does not have currently for the chief’s position nor the sergeant’s position.

“The chief of police is unique from an officer’s position,” Peck said, noting everything from being salaried to having specific responsibilities and also the potential for more enhanced requirements.

The council then spent quite a bit of

documents on job descriptions and hopes to have a finalized document in the coming weeks, to get the process moving on a permanent replacement.

“I hope to advertise (for the vacancy) by the end of January,” Peck said, adding that Murphy and several other current officers are interested in applying for the chief’s position.

They will also review issues on residency requirements, outlining that the city has a policy that requires police officers to be able to respond within a certain time period, but that the policy has been handled on a case-by-case basis, and might include delayed requirements as people adjust to a changing housing market.

The council took no specific action.

Matt Fisk of the Woolly Mountain Bike Club made a presentation to the St. Croix Falls council on Monday, Dec. 10. – Photo by Greg Marsten time reviewing their options, and while nothing was finalized, they will review the requirements, from law enforcement credentials to schooling, a degree and whether experience can make up for a lack of a college education.

“Give us some time to absorb it,” Alderperson Loreen Morrell said.

Peck also relayed one aspect of his own criteria, which he said is hard to put into a typical category.

“What I really think is important with a chief is to be able to collaborate with anyone in the community,” Peck said. “Sitting down and having coffee with someone can go a long way ... (one of their) primary duties is to engage the citizens in St. Croix Falls in a congenial and effective manner.

You’ve got to have some people skills.”

Mayor Brian Blesi noted that Murphy has been doing the scheduling for half a decade, which he said are the kind of administrative duties he should get credit for in such an application.

“That caught my attention when he said that,” Blesi said.

Peck also said they need to come up with a job description for the sergeant’s position.

“It’s another thing we need to work on,” Peck said.

The council will review several of the

School board and village reach agreement on community center rental fee

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg School Board and the village of Grantsburg reached an agreement on the district’s rental fee for the community center when the board voted to sign the village’s proposed agreement of a $6 per hour rate at their Monday, Dec. 10, board meeting.

Village Trustee Glen Rolloff came to the meeting to discuss the village position with the board prior to the vote.

In the agreement, the district and the village agreed to collaborate on the floor cleanup. The school will give the village use of the district’s floor scrubber with the village buying the cleaning supplies and providing the manpower. In the previous rental agreement with the village, the school was responsible for the floor resurfacing.

In other board business: The board and district teachers have settled on a contract for 2012-2013.

The contract has a total base wage increase of 2.32 percent which includes the cost of base wage experience step movement for eligible teachers as well as a $41/cell increase to the salary schedule.

In addition, the board agreed to provide lane movement (for college educational credits) and also a longevity bonus of $500 to each teacher not receiving an experience step increment.

Teachers union representative Keith Lehne later had this to say on the settlement, “We were able to achieve a settlement with the board that allowed teachers to receive steps on the salary schedule. This was important to us since most of our veteran teachers have been frozen two to three times in the last several years.”

Board member Dave Dahlberg thanked Lehne during the meeting for the professional way the teachers negotiated with the board.

“In light of the comparables with schools in our region, the offer is fair and we are pleased the contract for this year is settled and in place,” commented Superintendent Burgin.

The board awarded the bid to replace 26 computers and monitors in the elementary school computer lab to low bidder Direct Technology Group at a cost of $23,426.

The board approved the contract with Luck School District for iForward enrollment. This agreement allows the Luck students to bypass the open enrollment process under a contract directly with the school district.

In the past, Grantsburg has allowed this with local school districts.

The board approved leave requests for food service manager Lara Lerud and high school science teacher Matt Berg.

In other council business: • Matt Fisk of the Woolly Mountain Bike Club gave an extensive review of activities, plans and proposals for enhanced off-road and mountain biking activities of recent time in the city, while also addressing a request to expand trail potential to several city parcels of land.

The club has grown dramatically since its inception back in 2007, and has hosted a rapidly expanding annual race that has also gained more respect among enthusiasts. Fisk noted that the Mammoth Gravel Classic had over 200 participants this time, and their sixth-annual Woolly Race had over 300 people take part, enough to move it up on the schedule from being the last race on the circuit to near the start of the season, now set for May 2013.

“It’s due to the popularity of the race,” Fisk said with a smile.

He also outlined trail-building efforts by the club, which totaled over 60 hours of invasive species removal on city land at Riegel Park to another 60-plus hours of volunteer labor for trail expansion and work to expand the city circuit.

He was hoping to get approval for the use of nine acres of land near the industrial park, as well as possibly other lands, such as bluffs along the Hwy. 8 corridor and possibly even into park service property, to expand the trail circuit, which currently uses the Gandy Dancer Trail, as well as other city land to the tune of about 6.4 miles.

Fisk said the expansion of the trail lands is an enhancement for future races, and is hoping to have the expansion in place for the coming race on May 19. He also said

the trails they build are appropriate for multiuse by hikers, as well as bikers, and that they use the trails year-round, with fat-tired bikes stretching the season across the winter.

“Mountain biking is now a year-round event,” Peck said.

Blesi praised the efforts and also said the races are the kinds of things eligible for the use of room tax money for advertisement or cost reimbursements.

“It’s a great initiative, and we very much appreciate your efforts,” Blesi said.

The council also encouraged Fisk and the Woolly crew to be a part of future land discussions with other groups, such as the Ice Age Trail committee, parks and recreation committee and NPS personnel.

“I am concerned about possible competition versus collaboration,” Blesi said.

• The council also was informed of efforts to expand trail signage within the city, which will include three large signs downtown to steer trail users. They also discussed cross-country ski trail signage, and how to possibly combine efforts on signage between disciplines.

• The council approved the purchase of a new multifunction copy machine from EO Johnson Supply, in the amount of $6,028, plus a $100 quarterly maintenance contract. It is through a state contract system, which encourages competition for prices. Peck said the copier costs were part of the current and future budgets, spread over two years.

There was some discussion on leasing versus owning, and what to do with their current, 7-year-old copier, which does not have network capability. The council discussed possibly giving to to the fire department for their use, which is somewhat limited, and is mainly for copying training materials.

“They’re using our old last copier, which is getting pretty old,” city clerk Bonita Leggitt said.

• The council approved a proposal to roll over some remaining, unused 2012 funds into the coming budget year, in part for capital outlay on larger purchases.

Peck said the rollover would enhance their ability to purchase a replacement squad car for the police department, and may be useful elsewhere, such as in the fire department.

The rollover would apply to this year only.

Golden Age Manor has good state survey Finances look positive for year

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer AMERY – Golden Age Manor, the Polk County owned nursing home in Amery, is having a positive financial year, its beds are full and the state survey found no major issues. These were the highlights of reports to the GAM governing board Tuesday, Dec. 11. The board had not met since October and will not meet again until February.

Dana Reese, GAM administrator, and county Administrator Dana Frey told the board that the nursing home finances look very positive with the year almost over. Reese said the home has one open bed and has had a waiting list for several months. While she no longer releases the details on occupancy, she said the census numbers are excellent. And while no financial figures were presented, Frey said

GAM should do well once the final figures are adjusted in late January.

The team of state nursing-home inspectors has completed its survey of GAM and Reese said it was “a really great survey.” There were no fines and the citations noted were low level, she said, and all corrected.

While the board members had praise for the survey results, Neil Johnson used the comment time at the end of the meeting to say that he is not as optimistic as some about GAM. He said there are still some unnecessary expenses at the home and things that can be done in 2013, including personnel things. Johnson said he will share his ideas directly with Reese but wanted the board to know his intentions and not do things behind the backs of the board members.

“In the past, I have heard it said in December ‘Things look good’ only to hear a different story in February.”

Burnett County warrants John W. Aguilera, 18, Webster, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Earl J. Baker, 26, Grantsburg, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Myles J. Benjamin, 27, Sandstone, Minn., arrest warrant - complaint, Dec. 4.

Nicole E. Benjamin, 33, St. Paul, Minn., failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Thomas J. Lattery, 70, Savage, Minn., failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Jose L. Chavarria, 21, Siren, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Alan D. Doriott, 29, Webster, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 6.

Mikael J. Douglas, 54, St. Paul, Minn., failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Ronald A. Hess, 30, Siren, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Michael D. Esaman, 31. Duluth, Minn., failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Sean W. Flynn, 24, St. Paul, Minn., failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Ronald A. Hess, 30, Siren, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

Zachary R. Holmstrom, 20, Rice Lake, failure to pay fine, Dec. 4.

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Polk County circuit court

Polk County deaths Jack E. Beecroft, 78, Amery, Nov. 2, 2012.

Arnold A. Handy, 82, Town of Lincoln, Nov. 15, 2012.

Kathleen M. Terhark, 68, Amery, Nov. 15, 2012.

Lawrence G. Hines, 76, St. Croix Falls, Nov. 16, 2012.

Alice M. Ziegler, 72, Town of Alden, Nov. 16, 2012.

Robert N. Beyer, 93, Siren, Nov. 17, 2012.

Evelyn M. Jurgensen, 92, Osceola, Nov. 17, 2012.

Arthur G. Kjeseth, 85, Amery, Nov. 18, 2012.

Patti A. Ditlefsen, 54, Town of Eureka, Nov. 20, 2012.

Edmund J. Brown, 90, New Richmond, Nov. 21, 2012.

Ferne I. Baker, 98, Osceola, Nov. 19, 2012.

Pearl J. Larsen, 88, Amery, died Nov. 22, 2012.

Mavis J. Olson, 72, Amery, died Nov. 25, 2012.

Husein Uzeirovic, 88, Amery, died Nov. 26, 2012.

Helen E. Hengel, 96, Osceola, died Nov. 27, 2012.

Judy A. Turbett, 62, Town of Beaver, died Nov. 30, 2012.

Polk County divorces Timothy L. Leger Jr., 33, and Tori S. Leger (nee Lee), 34.

Married October 2004. No minor children.

Steven L. Sherrard, 41, and Michelle G. Sherrard (nee Michaelson), 45. Married October 2004. Two minor children.

Joseph A. Cordie, 27, and Ashley R. Cordie (nee Wellman), 25. Married August 2006.

Three minor children.

Darcy A. Brust, 58, and Rebecca L. Brust (nee Fossum), 53. Married September 2001. No minor children.

Joseph A. Hill, 51, and Jowelyn B. Hill (nee Basea), 33.

Married April 2007. No minor children.

Andrew C. Roberts, 26, and Melissa C. Roberts (nee Moody), 25. Married July 2006.

Three minor children.

Treven J. Anderson, 24, and Katherine R. Anderson (nee Nyberg), 22. Married June 2011.

One minor child.

Chaney T. Knops, 40, and Elizabeth M. Knops (nee Tappe), 38. Married October 19996. Four minor children.

James E. Pettis, 30, and Nichole A. Pettis (nee Marcyan), 31. Married September 2009.

Three minor children.

Matthew A. Wanless Sr., 33, and Pamela J. Wanless (nee Stenger), 50. Married August 1998. One minor child.

Martin J. Baker, 35, and Elizabeth D. Baker, (nee Reed), 35.

Married March 2006. No minor children.

Mark E. Jensen, 53, and Kimberly A. Jensen (nee Luzinski), 37. Married September 2000. One minor child.

Steven J. Nadeau, 32, and Beth A. Nadeau (nee Johnson), 30. Married March 2003. Two minor children.

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N. A. (plaintiff) vs. The estate of Larry Dean Anderson; Register in Probate of Polk County Court; unknown spouse of Larry Dean Anderson (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

Citibank, N. A. (plaintiff) vs.

Peggy S. Walters, St. Croix Falls (defendant). Plaintiff claims breach of contract, seeks money judgment.

Anthony Rendle, Amery (plaintiff) vs. Kristopher Krentz; Krentz Law Firm; ABC Insurance Co. (defendants). Plaintiff alleges tort misrepresentation, seeks money judgment as a result of a divorce case.

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. of Florida (plaintiff) vs. Patricia A. Garvey and unknown spouse (defendant). Foreclosure of mortgage.

U.S. Bank N.A. (plaintiff) vs.

David D. Engstrom and unknown spouse, St. Croix Falls (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

Cach, LLC of Colorado (plaintiff) vs. Sara B. Dosch, Amery (defendant). Plaintiff claims breech of contract and seeks money judgment.

U.S. Bank N. A., Cincinnati, Ohio, (plaintiff) vs. Nickolas J. Oullette and unknown spouse, Luck (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

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Kevin W. Witham, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Megan M. Woods, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Tonya L. Zacharias, Luck, operate after revocation/suspension of registration, $175.30.

Chad J. Zezza, Clayton, fail to yield right of way from stop sign, $175.30.

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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NOTICE OF MEETING

TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN Notice Is Hereby Given That The Town Board Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tues., Dec. 18, 2012, At 6:30 p.m. At The Town Hall.

Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order 2. Clerk Report 3. Treasurer Report 4. Corrections on the printed agenda 5. Public input 6. Old business A. ATV Ordinance 7. Employee/Hwy. report 8. Correspondence 9. New business 10. Review bills/vouchers 11. Set next meeting date and set date of caucus 12. Move to adjourn Respectfully Submitted, 574994 17L Andrea Lundquist, Clerk

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT Job Vacancy

High School Dance Line/Cheerleading Advisor There is an immediate opening for a high school dance line/ cheerleading advisor.

Prior coaching/advising experience desirable, but not required.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 17, 2012 Interested parties, please contact Peggy Ryan, 7 - 12 Principal, 24022 Fourth Avenue, Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2277 Extension 200 or e-mail: pryan@siren.k12.wi.us

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Polk County civil court LVNV Funding, a successor to CitiBank (plaintiff) vs. Donna L. Williams, Osceola (defendant). Plaintiff seeks money judgment.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. of South Carolina (plaintiff) vs.

Diana H. Borisoff and unknown spouse; Midland Funding; Paul Hauge, DDS; St. Croix Regional Medical Center; LVNV Funding; Capitol One Bank – USA; Palisades Collections (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

RCU, Eau Claire (plaintiff) vs.

Jeffery W. Hanvelt, Dresser; St. Croix Regional Medical Center (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

Gregg A. Siemsen, Clayton, fail to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Barbara J. Story, Shell Lake, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Ashley R. Thill, St. Croix Falls, fail to yield while making left turn, $175.30.

Santiago Torres, Roberts, speeding, $175.30.

Katherine E. Vanda, Osceola, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; automobile following too closely, $200.50.

Michelle L. Ward, Osceola, speeding, $200.00.

William M. Welch, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Timothy A. West, Clear Lake, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Hunter L. Wikstrom, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

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Daniel P. Christianson, Hillsdale, speeding, $175.30.

Amanda S. Cook, Grantsburg, speeding, $225.70.

Stephen M. Cox, Prescott, speeding, $175.30.

David C. Crosby, New Richmond, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Jordan L. Denke, Deer Park, OU, $100.00.

Jerald B. Erickson, New Brighton, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Ryan N. Evenson Beaudry, Milltown, speeding, $200.50; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50; passing in no-passing zone, $213.10.

Michael H. Gill, Amery, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $263.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kayla M. Heacock, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Lawrence R. Hoffman, Lindstrom, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Leon A. Hutton, Frederic, fail to carry driver’s license, $150.10.

Jordan R. Johnson, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Robin A. Kelly, Dresser, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

Christopher E. Lowe, Siren, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

Christopher L. Lund, Webster, fail to yield right of way from stop sign, $175.30.

Janelle E. Lundmark, Centuria, speeding, $200.50.

Paul B. Manthey, Chisago City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael P. Melloh, St. Croix Falls, speeding, not guilty plea; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $175.30.

Melissa J. Meyer, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Brittany D. Minke, Frederic, speeding, $114.50.

Antonio U. Granados, Frederic, failure to carry driver’s license, $150.10.

Benjamin R. Pierce, Barron, speeding, not guilty plea.

Brittany A. Rau, Lindstrom, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Brianna A. Rocker, St. Croix Falls, OU, $100.00.

Andrew J. Scholz, Madison, speeding, $175.30.

Chad M. Shires, Grantsburg, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Cavalry SPV I, LLC, assignee of Bank of America of Oklahoma (plaintiff) vs. Michael Schmitz, St. Croix Falls (defendant). Plaintiff claims breach of contract, seeks money judgment.

Bank of New York Mellon for Wells Fargo, N. A. (plaintiff) vs.

Charles R. Jensen; Carol A. Jensen, St. Croix Falls (defendants). Foreclosure of mortgage.

Asset Acceptance, LLC (plaintiff) vs. John Wulf, Star Prairie (defendant). Plaintiff alleges breach of contract, seeks money judgment.

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Jaime L. Ostendorf, Amery, speeding, $225.70.

Richard A. Ottinger, Circle Pines, Minn., OU, $187.90.

James A. Otto, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kirsten M. Paar, New Richmond, operating while revoked, $200.50; failure of operator to notify police of accident, $389.50.

Richard A. Rasmussen, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Brenda K. Reyes, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

James L. Richison II, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea.

Scott D. Ritger, Broomfield, Colo., speeding, $175.30.

Jacob N. Rodke, Osceola, no catalytic converter, $175.30.

Rachael S. Schmid, Centuria, OU, $187.90.

Todd A. Succo, Frederic, unsafe passing on right, $232.00.

Michael R. Thienes, Roseville, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Megan M. Walker, Balsam Lake, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, not guilty plea.

Jessica L. Wegner, Osceola, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Jennifer L. Welf, Taylors Falls, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Tyler J. White, Milltown, OU, $263.50.

Timothy H. Wilkerson, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Milissa K. Wilson, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Song Yang, Shafer, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Hussein A. Ahmed, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Jason W. Anderson, Amery, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Mercedes R. Bengtson, Milltown, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea.

Donald W. Beseau, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Brandon J. Bielmeier, Luck, speeding, $175.30.

Anthony B. Brooks, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Richard T. Bump, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Levi R. Burton, Centerville, Minn., operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

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Judy A. Johnson, Siren, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kristin L. Johnson, Luck, improper registration of vehicle, $175.30.

Mark A. Johnson, St. Croix Falls, fail/obey traffic officer signal/order, not guilty plea.

Alan Kimlinger, Cottage Grove, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Thomas C. King, Scandia, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Eugene S. Kostiz, Balsam Lake, steering/suspension does not meet requirements, not guilty plea.

Michael L. Lamirande, St. Croix Falls, operate motor vehicle w/o adequate muffler, $175.30.

Carol M. Larson, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Stephanie L. Larson, Frederic, operate motorcycle w/o valid license, $200.50.

Don W. Lehn, Rosemount, Minn., speeding, $175.30; OWI, not guilty plea.

Jacob M. Leintz, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

James J. Lindberg, Cumberland, speeding, $175.30.

DanaJ. Lonien, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Waldo L. Lopez, speeding, not guilty plea.

Veronica Magallanes, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Michelle L. Magnuson, Webster, OU, $294.55.

Jeremy J. Maher, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Ronald E. Martin, Marine on St. Croix, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Mary C. Miller, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Steven E. Miltz-Miller, Kalamazoo, Mich., speeding, $173.50.

Darin J. Moravitz, Comstock, OU, $187.90.

Johnnie M. Morris II, Amery, fail/maintain door/hood/trunk, $175.30.

Kate M. Murtaugh, St. Croix Falls, speeding, not guilty plea.

Nathanial R. Nadeau, Grantsburg, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Sheila R. Novak, Turtle Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Ronald C. Ogren, Balsam Lake, OU, $187.90.

Kenneth I. Olson, Luck, failure to keep vehicle under control, not guilty plea.

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Mark C. Adkins, Rochester, Minn, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Jeffrey T. Alden, Siren, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

John F. Anderson, Houlton, speeding, $200.50.

Tony J. Arcand, Cushing, speeding, $295.00.

Cody S. Barnes, Taylors Falls, Minn., unclassified, $269.50.

Mark L. Bidon, Amery, automobile following too close, $200.50.

Daniel E. Boerboon, Luck, speeding, not guilty plea.

Kyle R. Bottolfson, Luck, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

Gregory S. Bowman, Luck, OU, not guilty plea.

Madison S. Colbeth, Clear Lake, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Kayla L. Couillard, Amery, speeding, not guilty plea.

Clint J. Donald, Frederic, OU, $187.90.

Coury L. Danielle, Maplewood, Minn., OU, $187.90.

Kassandra L. Draves, Dresser, nonregistration of vehicle, not guilty plea.

Kayla A. Duclon, Milwaukee, speeding, $200.50; operating while suspended, $200.50; violate absolute sobriety law, $389.50.

James D. Fredrick, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Brandon D. Hall, Amery, operating while suspended, $200.50.

William J. Hancock, Cumberland, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

Michael E. Hansen, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

David J. Hill, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Tyrone D. Hoffbeck, Milltown, OU, $269.50.

Daniel T. Holmquist, Dresser, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Zachary M. Holtz, speeding, $175.30.

Mitch S. Jensen, Milltown, OU, $263.50.

Dorothy M. Johnson, Monticello, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00; violation of child safety restraint requirements, not guilty plea.

Gregory S. Johnson, Monticello, Minn., operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Sheila R. Novak, Turtle Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Burnett deaths Ardell L. Anderson, 77, Town of Wood River, died Nov. 28, 2012.

(Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY In the matter of the name change of: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 12 CV 719 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom To: Joshua Martin Heidel Birth Certificate: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wisconsin: Molly E. GaleWyrick, 1005, West Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, January 8, 2013, 1:15 p.m.

BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge 574990 WNAXLP December 7, 2012

(Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY First Bank of Baldwin, Plaintiff v.

Barton E. Strehlo and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Defendants Case No.: 12-CV-518 Code No: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 1, 2012, in flavor of Plaintiff, First Bank of Baldwin, in the amount of $85,928.65, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 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 court 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 real estate taxes, special assessments, liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: At the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot Six (6) of Certified Survey Map No. 1132, recorded in Volume 5, Page 122, as Document No. 439241, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 16, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, including but not limited to a 1979 Rollohome, Serial No. 34276.

TAX KEY NO.: 006-00469-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1572 157th Street, Centuria, Wis. Dated this 8th day of November, 2012. /s/ Peter Johnson Polk County Sheriff Benson Law Office LLC Attorneys for First Bank of Baldwin P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 573773 WNAXLP

(Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Robin J. Schul f/k/a Robin J. Carlson 226 Meadow Lark Lane Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Leanne M. Berglund f/k/a LeAnne M. Bruggeman P.O. Box 597 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404

Case No.: 12CV397

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on November 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 110 of Sunset Meadows Planned Unit Development North Addition, Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin, previously described as follows: A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter in Section 26, Township 33 North, Range 19 West, Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin, also being a part of Outlot 168 of the Outlot Plat of said Village, also being part of Lot 7, Block 1 of the Plat of Sunset Meadows Planned Unit Development, as recorded in and for said County, described as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter Corner of said Section 26; thence, on an assumed bearing along the North/South Quarter line of said Section 26, North 00˚55’12” East a distance of 1,811.46 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence, in part along the center of a common wall of a Twin Home, North 89˚04’47” West a distance of 134.00 feet to the West line of said Lot 7; thence, along last said west line, this also being the easterly line of Meadow Lark Lane, a Village Street, North 00˚55’12” East a distance of 45.00 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot 7; thence along the north line of said Lot 7, South 89˚04’47” East a distance of 134.00 feet to the northeast corner of last said Lot 7; thence, along the east line of said Lot 7, South 00˚55’12” West a distance of 45.00 feet to the point of beginning.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 226 Meadow Lark Lane, Osceola, Wisconsin).

Dated: December 3, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin

THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16267 575004 WNAXLP

DECEMBER 12, 2012 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 21 (Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Shawna Kaye Ikola DOB: 3/27/1975 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 12-PR-55 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth March 27, 1975, and date of death October 16, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2189 88th Avenue, Osceola, WI 54020.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is February 25, 2013.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, WI, Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar November 16, 2012 David L. Grindell Grindell Law Offices, S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561 574287 Bar No. 1002628 WNAXLP

(Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a Wisconsin state chartered credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Susan C. Catlin, through her heirs 41 145th Avenue Turtle Lake, WI 54889, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 2104 Hastings Avenue Newport, Minnesota 55055, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV666 PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SUSAN C. CATLIN, THROUGH HER HEIRS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff, Royal Credit Union, a Wisconsin state chartered credit union, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after December 12, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint.

The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: November 28, 2012.

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 Joshua D. Christensen, #1089857 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16518 574873 WNAXLP

(Dec. 5, 12, 19) In the Matter of the Joyce E. Stewart 1990 Living Trust Agreement Notice to Creditors Under Wisconsin Statutes Section 701.065 The undersigned is the successor trustee of the Joyce E. Stewart 1990 Living Trust Agreement dated April 30, 1990, as amended (the “Trust”). Joyce E. Stewart’s date of birth was February 20, 1924, and her date of death was October 26, 2012.

Joyce E. Stewart died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of 107 Oak Street East, #5, Frederic, Wisconsin 54837.

In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes Section 701.065(1) all creditor’s claims must be filed with the trustee, at the address listed below, on or before April 13, 2013.

If you do not file your claim with the trustee by the date set forth above your right to be paid by the trustee or from the trust assets will be barred.

Alexander G. Stewart, Trustee 107 Oak Street East, #5 Frederic, WI 54837 574497 Date: Nov. 13, 2012 WNAXLP (Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Plaintiff, vs.

Max L. Fisk, through his heirs, 510 North Adams Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024, Michael D. Fisk 2377 81st Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Myrna J. Fisk 2377 81st Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation Defendants.

Case Type: 30304 Case No.: 12CV354 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on November 6, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: December 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: Lots Six (6), Seven (7), Block Fifty-six (56), First Addition to the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County Wisconsin, Located in Government Lot 3, Section 1934-18.

PARCEL 2: Lots Fifteen (15), and Sixteen, Block Fifty-six 56, First Addition to the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, Located in Government Lot 3, Section 19-34-18.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 510 North Adams Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin) Dated: November 15, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16107 574090 WNAXLP

NOTICE TOWN OF LAKETOWN The Monthly Meeting Will Be Held Tues., Dec. 18, 2012, At 7:30 p.m.

At The Cushing Community Center Agenda: Clerk’s report; treasurer’s report; open forum; road report; set date for caucus; pay bills & review correspondence.

Patsy Gustafson 574986 Town Clerk 17L (Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Matthew W. Anderson 2548 250th Avenue Cushing, Wisconsin 54006, Janel J. Anderson a/k/a Janel J. Swisher 2548 250th Avenue Cushing, Wisconsin 54006,

John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404

Case No.: 12CV520

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on November 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Ten (10), Block Twentythree (23), Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 337 South Adams Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin).

Dated: December 3, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin

THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16334 575002 WNAXLP

TOWN OF STERLING MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held December 17, 2012, At The Cushing Community Center At 7:00 p.m.

Agenda: Clerk minutes; Treasurer report; Update on town leases; Citizen concerns; Approve operator licenses; Discuss person for mowing cemeteries & town shop; Set caucus date; Road maint. report; Closed session for employee wage reviews; Set Jan. agenda; Pay bills and Adjourn574900 17L 7a ment.

Julie Peterson, Clerk

(Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Samantha J. Messer 130 West Deytona Street Sequim, Washington 98382, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No.: 12CV461 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on November 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Three (3), Block Two (2) Original Plat of the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 211 Polk Avenue North, Frederic, Wisconsin).

Dated: December 3, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16313 575003 WNAXLP

DIRECT-CARE PROVIDER

Northwest Passage is accepting applications for parttime fill-in staff. Locations serviced include Webster, Frederic & Spooner. Necessary skills include mentoring/counseling, modeling & supervising/ managing. Training provided, $12/hr., education & experience are preferred. Great position for professionals seeking extra work!

For more information on our programming, please see www.nwpltd.org To apply, please send a resume that includes 3 references to DebW@nwpltd.org

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Siren police report Nov. 2: Clint G. Bonniwell, 43, Siren, was cited for speeding.

Nov. 14: Hans W. Dahlberg, 20, Siren, was cited for suspended registration.

Nov. 20: Leo Maslow reported three batteries taken from a semi truck located at North States.

Nov. 20: Jose M. Chavarria, 20, Hertel, was arrested for four counts of shoplifting, two counts

of possession of controlled substances and one count possession of narcotics.

Nov. 21: David R. Hubbell, 23, Shell Lake, was cited for seat belt violation.

Nov. 22: Dakota J. Desjarlait, 19, Maplewood, Minn., was cited for failure to stop.

Nov. 27: Joseph R. Pigman, 20, Siren, was driving a vehicle

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN VACANCY NOTICE

owned by the St. Croix Tribe northbound on Hwy. 35 in the Siren Village. He was pulling a trailer carrying a vehicle owned

by Kay Friberg of Frederic. The load was not secured properly, and the vehicle owned by Friberg fell off the trailer and into the path of Christian M. Olsen, 27, Webster, who was also northbound on Hwy. 35. Pigman left the

scene of the accident, but returned soon after. No injuries were reported, but Pigman was cited with five citations: failure to secure a load, failure to notify police of accident, hit and run, obstruction and failure to render aid.

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF ANDERSON APRIL 2, 2013

Position: Educational Interpreter - K - 12, as needed.

Qualifications: Proper certification and skill level is required as an educational interpreter in Wisconsin.

Duties: The Siren School District is in search of qualified applicants interested in providing interpreting services for the deaf and hard of hearing outside of the regular school day. These duties would involve being available for extracurricular activities and events on an as-needed basis on weeknights and possibly some weekends.

Requirements: Flexible hours. Rate of pay is approximately $20/hour in accordance with the district wage schedule. These duties will begin as soon as necessary.

Application: Candidates are asked to apply immediately by sending a letter and a resume stating qualifications, experience and references to: Scott Johnson, District Administrator, School District of Siren, 24022 4th Avenue, Siren, WI 54872.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the Town of Anderson, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

Office Incumbent Town Board Chairperson Jeremy Gronski Town Board Supervisor Tim Harmon Town Board Supervisor James Ulmaniec NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled during the month of December. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than January 1, 2013 and not later than January 29, 2013. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least five days before the caucus.

Jessica King, Clerk 574739 6a 17L WNAXLP

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER

JOB VACANCY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIANS

LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE

The Frederic School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The Frederic School District seeks a strong candidate for a Middle School Math long-term substitute. Starting approximately February 9, 2013, for 12 weeks. The position includes teaching all levels of Middle School Math (grades 6-8) in a classroom setting. Additionally, academic support during intervention time is required. Working collaboratively with the Middle School Team and High School Team is necessary.

Requirements: Possess a current Wisconsin Math teaching license.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will value student learning, parent communication and staff collaboration.

How to Apply: Send letter of application, resume, transcripts, reference letters, downloadable application form from our Web site, (www.frederic.k12.wi.us/pages/jobs.html), and a copy of your license to: Mr. Josh Robinson, District Administrator Frederic School District 1437 Clam Falls Drive Frederic, WI 54837-4547

Spooner Health System Spooner Health System, located in Spooner, WI, is currently seeking a:

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Enjoy the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin where hiking, skiing and fishing abound. Spooner Health System (SHS) is looking for a Director of Education to join our Management Team. The Director will coordinate hospitalwide staff development programs, orientation, annual reviews and competency testing to ensure quality medical/surgical care is delivered to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Develops and evaluates patient education effectiveness, performs patient education when specific requests are made, provides ongoing health education for the community and facilitates support groups.

We’ve partnered with Studer Group and have made a “Commitment to Excellence” that has resulted in improved employee and patient satisfaction.

Our goal is to make SHS a better place for patients to receive care, employees to work and physicians to practice medicine. SHS was recognized as the Health Care Organization of the Month by Studer Group. Studer Group works with over 800 organizations and selects two facilities each month to receive this prestigious honor that is given to organizations that stand out from their peers as a premier example of quality health.

If you want to work for an organization that is committed to its employees, SHS is a great place to work, and we encourage you to join our team.

SHS has a lot to offer employees with our 2011 partnership results (measuring employee satisfaction and engagement) at the 94th Percentile.

SHS is a 25-bed critical-access hospital and has been recognized as one of the “Most Wired” hospitals in the U.S. This award recognizes the commitment we have in utilizing technology to improve quality and patient safety.

This is a part-time position working 56 hours per two-week pay period.

Successful candidate will have: • Registered Nurse with relevant clinical experience.

• Licensed in the State of Wisconsin.

• Teaching experience preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with all hospital disciplines.

• Certified as CPR instructor or must be willing to obtain certification within six months of receiving position.

• Possesses basic knowledge of computers and office equipment.

• Ability to work independently, effectively and innovatively.

• Maintain required licensure, registration and/or certification as required.

Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and excellent benefit package.

Please send resume and salary requirements to:

Human Resource Director

SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 819 Ash Street, Spooner, WI 54801, or apply online at: www.spoonerhealthsystem.com EOE • F/M

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The School District of Siren has opened a search for substitute custodians.

Qualifications: • Must have a high school diploma • Must be 18 years of age • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

• Must be able to perform general maintenance and custodial duties • Must be able to move classroom furniture • Must be punctual & reliable • Must pass a criminal background check Interested applicants may apply by submitting an application to: Don Fleischhacker, Director of Building & Grounds, School District of Siren, 24022 4th Avenue, Siren, WI 54872.

Applications are available in the Siren School District Office or on the School Board page of our Web site: www.siren.k12.wi.us.

Please do not e-mail applications.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JUDICIAL, COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR ELECTION April 2, 2013

STATE OF WISCONSIN

} } GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD }

SPRING ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, the following officers are to be elected:

STATE SUPERINTENDENT

ONE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, for the term of four years, to succeed the present incumbent listed, whose term of office will expire on July 1, 2013.

Tony Evers

JUDICIAL OFFICER

ONE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, for the term of ten years, to succeed the present incumbent listed, whose term of office will expire on July 31, 2013: Pat Roggensack ONE COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE, for the term of six years, to succeed the present incumbent listed, whose term of office will expire on July 31, 2013: District III Vacant NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2012, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Superintendent of Public Instruction and Judicial Officer Candidates (except multijurisdictional municipal judges) file with the Government Accountability Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

DONE in the City of Madison, this 12th day of November, 2012.

Kevin J. Kennedy, Director and General Counsel Government Accountability Board 212 E. Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 7984 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7984 608-261-2028 Wanda Hinrichs, Burnett County Clerk County Government Center, Room 150 7410 County Rd. K #105, Siren, WI 54872 574902 17L 715-349-2173 WNAXLP

Notices/Employment POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake

Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business. VI. New Business.

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Legal Assistant $18.34/hr.

District Attorney’s Office Full time 37.5 hrs./week Deadline To Apply: Dec. 18, 2012 C.N.A. - Golden Age Manor $13.12/hr. + shift differential Part-time positions available .40 for pms & .50 for nocs for PM shift (2:30 - 9 p.m.) & Night shift (10:30 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.)

Deadline To Apply: Open until filled YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, or by calling 715-485-9176. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC 575006 17L

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LUCK REGULAR BOARD MEETING Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Noon Boardroom AGENDA:

1. Call to order and seek approval of the agenda, Robert Clifton 2. Consideration of previous minutes, LeRoy Buck 3. Presentation of Vouchers, Amy Dueholm 4. Treasurer’s Report, Amy Dueholm 5. Recognition of Guests or Delegates A. Recognition of student representative, Katelyn Dinnies.

6. Administrative Reports A. Mr. Palmer B. Mr. Gobler C. Mrs. Goldbach 7. Old Business A. Second reading of “1 to 1 Computer Policy.”

8. New Business A. Approval of Para position.

B. First reading of Graduation Requirement Revision.

C. Update on Administrative structure meeting.

D. Approval of additional CESA services.

E. Any other business that may properly come before the Board.

9. Motion to convene into executive session per WI Stat 19.85(1) for discussion of employee contracts and negotiations.

10. Motion to reconvene to open session. No action on executive session.

11. Administration to host “Employee Christmas Tea” no action of any sort will be taken.

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FREDERIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting Public Notice District Boardroom at the 6 - 12 School Monday, December 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

1. Call to Order 2. Approve Agenda 3. Reports of Officers A. Minutes from Previous Meetings B. Invoices and Receipts C. Budget D. Board Member Reports/Governance 4. Persons Requesting an Audience with the Board A. iPad Presentation B. Comprehensive School Counseling Model 5. Administrative Reports A. District Administrator B. Middle/High School C. Elementary School D. Building and Grounds E. Food Service 6. New Business A. Personnel 1. Resignations/Retirements B. Policy Review C. Educator Effectiveness Update D. Technology Use Policy E. Rekey 6-12 Building Update F. Summer School 2013 G. Voluntary Benefit Options for District Employees H. M3 Health Insurance Co-op I. Dance Team J. FBLA Organization 7. Closed Session: Wisconsin Statutes: 19.85 (1) (c)(f)(i): Personnel 8. Business as a Result of Closed Session 9. Adjourn 575000 17L

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Holiday magic concert

Unity

Unity’s sixth-grade band and choir performed together Tuesday night during the annual holiday Members of the sixth-grade choir at Unity performed an Israeli dance song, “Artza Alinu,” concert. The choir is directed by Kyle Hammers, and the band by Aleta Anderson. Only flutes and at the Dec. 11 holiday concert. — Photos by Mary Stirrat clarinets were used, said Anderson, to keep the band from overpowering the voices.

Unity Middle School presented its sixth-grade holiday band and choir concert to a packed auditorium Tuesday evening, Dec. 11. Under the direction of Aleta Anderson and Kyle Hammers, the choir sang favorites such as “Jolly Old St. Nick” and “Up on the Housetop.”

WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Picturing Wisconsin’s past

Mike Cotch is shown in this June 5, 1967, photograph, holding a provoloni with other shapes of provolone cheese including salomini, salame and midget hanging from the ceiling at the Burnett Dairy Co-op in Alpha. - from the Wisconsin Historical Society

GET BACK TO NATURE

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Santa Day CUSHING — The Cushing American Legion Post No. 269 once again sponsored Santa’s appearance at the Cushing Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 8.

The group provided helpers, photos and prints, as well as snacks and bever-

Cushing

ages and a warm place for the jolly old man to get to know the local kids better.

The Legion has been doing the event for at least the last eight years, and said they enjoy having families attend and meet Santa. – Greg Marsten

Colin, 6-month-old, lived up to his shirt, which noted he was “Santa’s Little Helper.” – Photos by Greg Marsten

Three sisters, Annabel, 8, Lorelei, 1 and Emily, 6 (pictured L to R) tried to make their little sister realize that Santa is a pretty nice fella.

Little Mallory, 9 months, flashed a beautiful smile, on her first trip to Santa’s lap.

Harsdorf appointed to Senate committees MADISON - State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, has been reappointed to the state Legislature’s budget-writing committee as part of committee appointments recently announced by state Senate leadership. The committee assignments were made as the Legislature prepares for the upcoming two-year legislative session that begins in January.

“I look forward to continuing our state’s progress from last session in returning fiscal responsibility to state government and encouraging job growth and economic development,” said Harsdorf.

“I am pleased to be reappointed to the finance committee and to provide a voice for western Wisconsin as the state budget is considered.”

Harsdorf will also continue to lead on higher education issues through her appointment as chair of the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. The 10th Senate District includes UW-River Falls and UW-Stout, as well as campuses for both the Wisconsin Indianhead and Chippewa Valley Technical Colleges.

“One of the top concerns raised by

small businesses and job creators in our area is a need for skilled workers,” stated Harsdorf. “As chair of the Committee on Universities and Technical colleges, I look forward to ongoing input from employers on preparing our state’s workforce, as well as facilitating discussion on the affordability and accessibility of our colleges and universities.”

Harsdorf was also appointed to serve on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, and the Senate Committee on Energy, Consumer Protection and Government Reform.

Frederic, with frosting Frederic took on a new look following the heavy snowfall over the weekend. The bear at the Frederic Depot and Museum (photo at left) survived the storm in good shape while the trees at the Louise Fountain on Coon Lake (photos above and right) became worthy of any Christmas card scene. - Photos by Becky Amundson

“Small businesses, agriculture and tourism are vital economic drivers in our region,” Harsdorf continued. “Given the need to focus on policies that encourage job growth, I am pleased with these committee assignments that will enable me to bring attention to the economy in our rural areas and smaller communities.”

Harsdorf was also tapped to co-chair the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology and serves as the state Senate’s commissioner for the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. – from the office of Sheila Harsdorf

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Elaine Bullens credits her faith for jump starting her musical career

came more involved with an opera company in Grand Rapids, Mich., a symphony chorus where she was the soloist and a teaching job in the voice department in Kalamazoo.

by Diane Dryden Special to the Leader WASHBURN COUNTY - Elaine Bullens grew up in Alton, Ill., a town of 20,000 that’s located in downstate Illinois where three states meet - Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri.

She grew up in the Catholic faith, which, in a way, helped jump-start her musical career.

“Becoming a church musician started with playing the organ for Mass when I was in fifth grade,” she said. “This quickly became an obligation which spiraled out of control. I was not only singing, but playing five Masses every Sunday by the time I was in college. My life had turned into a rote ritual, focusing mostly on music.”

She was not only doing her church duties, she was also singing in school and at home, where, on summer evenings before they got air conditioning, neighbors would gather in the yard to listen to her practice the piano. She would even take requests through the open window, but was too shy to play directly in front of anyone yet.

Because chemistry wasn’t on the Catholic school agenda, she attended a nearby public school where she was recognized by a teacher because of her musical talent, and he was so impressed with her abilities that he arranged for her to get a full scholarship to a two-year local junior college as a music major.

After that, she spent the next four years at Southern Illinois University in order to get an official teaching degree in music, which pleased her parents because they wanted her to have something to fall back on in case the singing didn’t pan out.

Softening of the heart “Bob and I were so amazed at our compatibility that we never thought to discuss religion. He was raised Lutheran and I was raised Catholic. I thought that this was OK since we were both believers. As newlyweds, we lived in Michigan, 30 miles from the nearest Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod church. Bob started attending that congregation, but I was enjoying not ‘working’ on Sunday mornings, so my poor husband went by himself. I would feel guilty for about 10 minutes before I would turn over and go back to dreamland, I was a diva. Why would I want to go to church without a paycheck? But the Lord had a plan for my life. The church was near many wonderful restaurants with Sunday buffets.

So Bob invited me out to eat. However, I had to ride with him to church in order to eat. Bob refers to our journey as ‘intestinal evangelism.’”

“Going back to church was hard for me because my heart knew something was very wrong with my thinking, I felt defensive and out of place. I wanted to go to Communion with my husband, but I wasn’t allowed. I thought that I should check out the difference, there couldn’t be too many. I had so many things to relearn, now, according to God’s Word and not a church rule book. Change takes time, and there was a lot to undo in my thinking, but the Holy Spirit softened my heart.”

But now another turn takes place.

“I had routine ankle surgery that led to a saddle embolism. This left me on life support for two weeks. Twice Bob refused to pull the plug but kept praying.

The prognosis was that I would be severely brain damaged, paralyzed, crippled and have no energy.

“As I was slowly coming back to life, I had a lot of time to talk with God. I could barely hum two notes, and I knew there would no longer be a career in music. My entire life was changed. I kept asking myself why God spared my life. He restored my health, but professional singing, my life’s purpose, was gone!

What a different life was ahead of me.

My recovery was newsworthy to many in the community, so I was blessed with many opportunities to tell people about the power of prayer.

“God has restored my singing to about 60 percent of my professional level. How thankful I am to have so much returned to me, even though the diva sound and technique is history. My voice now sings his praises, making a joyful noise wherever and whenever the opportunity arises. Now I fully realize that everything in our lives presents an opportunity to tell people about Jesus.”

Big break But the singing and playing was panning out. She sang with a small, local opera company in high school, and throughout the next six years of school functioned for a while as the house manager of the performing arts, which meant she assisted the music director, gave private lessons and helped the singers learn their roles, so she was an intricate part of the rehearsals, as well as singing herself, becoming a very large frog in a relatively small pond. She spent two years at summer stock.

Then the big break came.

A former student of hers was now in New York doing the ballet thing, and he invited her to come to the Big Apple to ply her trade. The second day she was there, she got a church job singing in the chorus and being the soloist. Because the Waldorf was just across the street, she luncheoned there often, rubbing shoul-

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Musician Elaine Bullens believes her faith helped jump-start her musical career. She and her husband live in the Trego area and attend church in Spooner. — Photo by Diane Dryden

ders with the movers and shakers.

“Initially I supplemented both my income and my performance schedule with church and temple jobs - they hired professional church singers to lead their choir section and sing the solos. Name a denomination, and I probably have worked for it. During this time, I also started exploring the New Age movement and Eastern religions to find peace and answers. They talked about love, positive thinking and finding answers within oneself. My ego loved these ideas, so I investigated. While I didn’t practice New Age in my quest for the truth, I did experience many new ideas, including spirit guides, metaphysical meditation and mediums to the other side. I started experiencing my share of recognition, awards, and better contracts as I began working more as a professional/ classical/opera singer. But even though the life I led was exciting, I always felt something was missing.”

Exciting time It was an exciting time for this young woman in her mid-20s. She hobnobbed and worked with celebrities like Jim Nabors, Leonard Bernstein, Guy Lombardo, Tony Randall, Dustin Hoffman, Van Cliburn and Tony Bennett. She also met Willie Mays, Ed Ames and Alan J. Lerner, from Lerner and Loewe fame.

She lived across the street from John Lennon, performed before President Gerald Ford, sang solos for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She was interviewed

by Regis Philbin and performed in Carnegie Hall.

She also sang in several languages including Spanish, French, Latin, Hebrew and German. Pavarotti ruined her best

velvet dress by fully embracing her in order to kiss her, smearing his stage makeup all over her. She even dated Placido Domingo for a while during his separation from his wife, whom he later returned to.

She moved into a position on the board of directors for the Screen Actors Guild and life was good and life was full.

She starred as Diva over 25 times, her favorite opera being “Tosca.” She had racked up major points with musical performances in Paris, Yugoslavia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and Canada and eventually she moved to trendy Greenwich Village where she sang at an opera supper club for seven years while she dated the owner’s son. She also snagged a master’s degree in performing arts.

It was the two Wagner Awards, which could be thought of like getting an Academy Award, that led her to a stint in Germany. Now the scene changes dramatically. Her sister’s boss in Illinois was leaving the Baxter Lab Co., and because he had recently been divorced, her sister thought Bullens should meet him.

The relationship officially started when Bullens sent a photo to Bob in January.

Next came the phone calls; every day for two hours continuing over seven weeks straight. The party was in June, and by now Bullens was head over heels over a man she had never met.

By Labor Day, she had decided that if he hadn’t proposed by then, she would.

They were married the following March and established a home in Holland, Mich., where he had found new employment. During the next two years she commuted to New York, but the pull to the East Coast started to fade as she be-

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feeling down for so long that he finally decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist. He went there, Joe Roberts lay on the couch, spilled his guts, then waited for the profound wisdom of the psychiatrist to make him feel better.

The psychiatrist asked him a few questions, took some notes, then sat thinking in silence for a few minutes with a puzzled look on his face.

Suddenly, he looked up with an expression of delight and said, “Um, I think your problem is low self-esteem.

It is very common among losers like you.”

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Concert postponed to Monday, Dec. 17 WEBSTER - Due to the weather, the 7-12 Christmas Dinner Concert originally scheduled for Dec. 10 was canceled and rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 17.

Larsen Auto Centers sponsors the dinner fundraiser, which will run from 5-6:30 p.m., followed by the 7-12 concert at 7 p.m. Please attend and enjoy fine food and music this holiday season. - submitted

Holiday concerts set FREDERIC - The Frederic 7-12 music department is pleased to announce the schedule of popular holiday concerts. Frederic High School music students will present their concert on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. in the 7-12 performance center. Performing groups include the high school bell choirs, show choir, concert band and concert choir. Audience members are invited to perform with the concert choir on the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Music will be provided.

On Monday, Dec. 17, the music students in grades 6-8 and will present their holiday concert at 7 p.m. Performing groups include the sixth-grade bell choir, sixth-grade music, sixth-grade band, middle school bell choir, concert choir and band.

Both concerts are free of charge and open to the public.

The high school band will be selling baked goods before and after each performance. - submitted

North Valley hosts support group for friends of victims of violence MILLTOWN – Are you close to someone that is in a violent relationship? Do you wish there was something you could do to help? Do you wonder if others feel as you do?

If so, please consider attending the next meeting of the Friends of Victims of Violence support and education group. This new support group meets the second Thursday of each month at North Valley Lutheran Church from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The church is located a 1988 220th Ave., Centuria.

Sponsored by Community Referral Agency of Milltown, the group defines violence as “physical or verbal force or control exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing, or intended to cause injuries. Abusive or unjust exercise of power.”

The next meeting is Thursday, Dec. 13. This is a safe place to talk about your feelings and frustrations with people who care and can help. Call CRA at 800-261-7233 or 715-825-4414 for more information. — submitted

The Christmas letter

Cold turkey

I’m up late, baking them a cake.

I know I don’t have to bring a cake. Perhaps, by rights, they should be bringing me one. But I am baking a cake for my stuCarrie Classon dents to celebrate finishing our first semester together— their first semester in college, my first semester as a teacher.

It wasn’t without a few bumps. I had to drop two students who couldn’t make it to the 7 a.m. class and overslept one too many times. But the remaining 18 students were there, usually waiting for me in the classroom at 6:45, looking a little sleepy, but in their seats with their work done. Four of the 18 never missed a single class.

I asked them on the first day why on earth they had registered for this class, at such a dreadful hour.

They were morning people, they told me. They wanted to have all their classes back-to-back. Only one young woman admitted that had she registered by mistake. She struggled to make it on time (showing up for class one morning in something flannel that I’m almost sure were her pajamas). But she stayed in the class and turned out to be a very good writer.

I never wanted to be a teacher. I never thought it would be a satisfying way to spend my time. And so I was astonished by how deeply I cared about these 18 students and how badly I wanted them to succeed.

We all learned together. Together, we created “The Thesis Game,” and started every class with it, until my students could create a thesis of any type about anything. I made them stand every 20 minutes, after we read an article that said this was good for us. I told them that, regardless of what they did with their life, they were almost certainly going to have to write. My job was just to help them do it a little bet-

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ter. I told them that I couldn’t make their writing mistakes go away but, if we worked together, I could show them where they were most likely to go astray. I brought in examples of my own mistakes— embarrassing errors I made in my writing.

“We each have our own set of problems,” I told them, “we just have to figure out ways to work with what we have.”

And now, sooner than I imagined it possible, it is over. I will have to give them all grades and wish them well; and I will likely never know whether this experiment in college worked out for them in the end.

I hope it does.

Because there is not one of my 18 students who is not capable of succeeding in college. I watched them transform over the semester. They are working toward a future that, right now, they are just beginning to imagine.

I have no idea what they thought of me, their middle-aged, slightly hyperactive composition teacher who kept telling them how wonderful it was to write.

But I know they worked hard. Tomorrow is a celebration for all of us. No one failed the class— not any of the students nor the teacher— and I think that calls for a cake.

And after cake, we will all go our separate ways, home for the holidays, our little community of 19 disbanded. Tonight, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity my first class gave me to be a small part of their lives.

It is late. Christmas is coming. I have two candles burning— and I am baking a cake.

Till next time, —Carrie

Salvation Army seeks help in fundraising

BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - With only three weeks to reach its goal of $90,000 for Polk County and $30,000 for Burnett County, the Salvation Army is asking for more volunteers to ring the bells in its kettle campaign. To date the Army has raised approximately $25,000 in Polk and $5,000 in Burnett in the campaign.

Ringers are needed at every site from Baldwin to Hudson. If the Salvation Army is unable to raise the funds needed, it will not be able to help individuals and families in local communities.

Those willing to volunteer a couple of hours of time may call 715-485-1221 to sign up for a convenient time.

Volunteers may also register online at burnettwi. volunteerfirst.org and click on 2012 Burnett bell ringing for Burnett County or Polkwi.volunteerfirst.org and click on 2012 Polk bell ringing for Polk County.

The Salvation Army in the two-county area provides various kinds of help: rent assistance, utilities, transportation and medical assistance to families and individuals in need. It also provides milk coupons to the food pantries, and these can be redeemed at local merchants. In addition these coupons can be used in the Happy Kids Backpack Program which provides over 710 families who have children on the free or reduced school lunch programs with a backpack full of food once a week.

The Salvation Army in the local area also operates shelters for the homeless in both counties. Currently both facilities are full and there is always a waiting list.

In addition to making donations at any of the kettle sites, people may also mail tax-deductible donations to the Salvation Army of Burnett County, P.O. Box 67, Siren

helps that we held him back a few years in school so he would be more developed for sports. He Since the advent of computers, says fourth grade gets easier we have experienced a change in every year.” After reading those the way Christmas greetings are exletters you wonder why your changed. Traditional Christmas John W. Ingalls, MD own children are turning out to cards with a handwritten note are be such clumsy imbeciles. becoming less common and in their The second form of a Christmas letter often reads place are appearing computer-generated letters and like an appointment schedule at Mayo clinic. Meant to photo montages that rival professional standards. bring you glad tidings and good cheer, you actually feel Glitzy photos that are cropped, rotated and retouched to remove blemishes and wrinkles make all appear as if like sending them a sympathy card when you finish.

The most cheerful part is when you find out that Greatwe had cosmetic surgery during the past year. Almost Uncle Rupert finally got over a bad case of shingles. anyone with basic computer skills and Internet access Many of the Christmas letters we receive follow the can now plan, produce and publish cards and even professional-appearing photo books at reasonable expense. same format, usually with a similar introduction.

“Merry Christmas from the Curmudgeons. Buster While the appearance of greeting cards has changed sends his greetings too, but he won’t be out on parole considerably, the content of the traditional Christmas until June. We bought a big turkey at the Piggly Wiggly letter has remained about the same. As long as there are relatives, you will get to review in detail the medley so everyone can come over to our house for Christmas.

Cousin Fred says he won’t come ‘cause he broke his of events beginning shortly after they mailed you the Christmas letter last year. These letters often follow two dentures and will have to put everything in the blender.

We expect to have a good Christmas anyway.” primary forms. If the writer has children still in school, Following the introduction, most letters then revert to you will frequently get the proud parent perspective.

“Our wonderful children are the best at everything they a diary or journal of sorts. Sometimes it is a month-bymonth accounting of the past year but more often it bedo. Sis has been doing advanced algebra story probcomes a documentary ranging from illness to mishap or lems since she was 3 years old. She had to give up balinjury followed by the surgical reports. “In January, let lessons because she will be performing her fifth Charlie got the big promotion at work but because he piano concerto at Carnegie Hall next month. We are newas suffering from gout he got laid off and lost his job. gotiating with the school board to get her into the advanced kindergarten group next semester. Bronco is our It was good timing because with my hemorrhoid surgery and broken hip, I needed help at home anyway. It athlete. He is 6 feet tall now and has size 21 shoes. He is amazing how everything works out. With all the scored 10 touchdowns in his peewee football league. It

Salvation Army volunteers are looking for more volunteers to help ring the bells. - Photo submitted WI 54872 or the Salvation Army of Polk County, 200 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake WI 54810.

This year donations can also be made online at onlineredkettle.org/burnett for Burnett County or onlineredkettle.org/Page.aspx?pid=3874&aid=5eb55a55-9 2c7-41f7-8266-57e5415737c8&pt=1 for Polk County. submitted money we saved by not driving to work every day we decided to splurge on Valentine’s Day. With the twofor-one coupon and the senior discount if you eat dinner before 4:30, we had a real nice meal. Charlie got sick afterwards but the food poisoning only lasted a couple of days.

“We spent March and April in physical therapy after Charlie hurt his back shoveling snow. It was good that he hurt his back because his heart is bad and he shouldn’t shovel snow anyway. That man is so lucky. We spent the summer inside because I have skin cancer on my nose and shouldn’t go outside anymore and he gets hives from bug bites. We heard it was a nice summer.”

The obituaries are next, usually beginning with family members that have passed on, but it often includes friends and distant relatives as well. “If you were at Aunt Melba’s funeral in August, you might remember cousin Fester. When they were spreading Melba’s ashes on the back 40, some if it blew in his eyes. He got a bad infection and nearly went blind. Anyway, he died last week. The doctors think that the infection he got in France during the war came back. All this got us thinking, so we bought cemetery plots for each other for Christmas. I liked the spot on the hill by the big pine tree, but Charlie wants to be down in the valley. He snores so bad we have separate rooms now anyway, so what’s the difference. “ No matter how depressing the content, the letters always end on an uplifting note. “Remember to celebrate the true meaning of the Christmas season and if you are ever in the middle of North Dakota this winter, stop by and see us. We would love to see you all again.”

Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

This week is finals week. The fact that I am even writing this column in between papers and studying is a miracle in itself. For many college students across the nation, it is around that time when your diet consists of pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the hours of sleep you normally get suddenly dwindle. Terms, theories or themes you are studying or writing about become lodged in your head and suddenly it’s the only thing you can think about. These past few days I have been walking around quoting Shakespeare, “Fear no more the heat o’ the sun” and Mrs. Dalloway, “What does the brain matter, when compared with the heart?” I have plenty of other quotes stored in my head by several other authors, but I won’t bore you with them.

But finals aren’t all that bad. For one thing, you no longer have classes to attend, you just have to study for a certain test at a certain time and be done with it. Also everyone is in the same boat as

The secret link between turkeys and masters of influence “Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them.”

–Alfred North Whitehead The following story about turkeys has been brought to you by the science of ethology—the study of animals in their natural habitat.

Here goes: Mother turkeys are loving and nurturing and protective. They warm and clean and feed and do all the things that good mothers do. But there is one very odd thing about turkey mothers. All of this mothering behavior is dependent upon a very specific trigger—the “cheep-cheep” sound of the chick. If a baby turkey makes this sound, all is well. If not, the mother turkey will ignore the chick. Sometimes she will even kill it.

Of course animal behaviorists found this fascinating, so they took a replica of a polecat, the natural enemy of the turkey, and had a little fun. First, they presented the stuffed polecat to the mother turkey and, as expected, the turkey attacked it. Next, they put a little recorder inside the fake polecat. This

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chocolates Abby Ingalls you so all your friends feel your pain and you can all stay up late together and order more pizza. It also feels great to tick off your list and count down your finals after all your hard work and look forward to Christmas break just around the corner. Finals week can also almost be enjoyable if you are studying or writing about something you can get excited about – well, it might only happen to nerds like me.

However, when you are a senior, senioritis starts to kick in. You begin to slowly not care anymore, and your nights of studying start to turn into nights of going out with friends. Your brain starts to slack off and all those different subjects and classes you are studying calculate and blur into one big brain fart. I had a big one Monday.

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recorder played, you guessed it, the same cheepcheep sound that the chicks made.

Chris Wondra With the recorder on, the turkey accepted the polecat into her flock, treating it as one of her own. The scientists then turned off the recording and the turkey again attacked it. Scientists are great practical jokers.

So what have we learned?

Mother turkeys are very silly. They will kill one of their own just because it doesn’t go “cheep-cheep,” and will nurture a natural enemy just because it does. The mother turkey’s maternal instincts are on autopilot, and the button or trigger for that autopilot is the cheepcheep sound of her chicks.

These autopilot scenarios, called “fixed-action patterns,” are actually quite common in the animal world. All that’s needed to engage them is a trigger. Mating rituals, maternal instincts, migration, hibernation and nesting are

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machine because I’m in a rush?” Put this way, the students allowed the intrusion 94 percent of the time.

At first, Langer and her team thought the key persuasive trigger was the reason, “because I’m in a rush.” Just to be sure, they tried one more phrase – one without any real reason: “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine because I have to make some copies?”

Because I need to make some copies?

That’s just restating the obvious. Still, 93 percent complied with her request.

The persuasive trigger was not the reason at all. The trigger was the word “because.” That’s it. Science of influence technique No. 1: Push button labeled “because” to run compliance program.

This experiment has been repeated and the results verified hundreds of times, proving that people can be triggered to run on autopilot almost as easily as mother turkeys. Which begs the question: Who’s pushing your buttons?

“Cheep-cheep.”

Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, Chris Wondra is just another Wisconsin public schoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learn on Facebook and Twitter for daily tips on getting the most out of your brain.

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Silly animals. We humans never do anything so ridiculous, right? Actually, we do it all the time. In fact, many people seek special training and build careers in order to trigger these automatic behaviors in us. These careers are in sales, or marketing, or politics. Others just have a talent for it. They know how to push our buttons, load up the programs, and suddenly we’re standing at the checkout counter with a fistful of flowers and a guilty feeling in our gut.

He who knows the most buttons wins.

Consider the following story, brought to you by social psychologist Ellen Langer of Harvard. Langer and her team have become quite famous for what has come to be known as the copy machine study—an ingenious experiment created to measured students willingness to allow someone to cut in front of them in a line at a library copy machine.

“Excuse me,” she’d say. “I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine?”

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“Are you talking about our research seminar class?” He said to me, “You know that our final is tomorrow, right?

In the same classroom we always meet in?” Suddenly I didn’t know whether to kick myself for being an idiot or rejoice out of relief for not missing the final. At least my roommates and friends had something to laugh about that day when I told them what happened. Tuesday morning during the actual final, my professor was handing out copies of everyone’s abstract and when he got to me he smiled and said, “Glad you made it. Everyone is here this time!” I don’t know whether to blame senioritis or my lack of organization or finals week. Either way, it doesn’t matter, I only have two finals and two papers left until I am free at last!

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It was Monday morning and I awoke early and diligently for one of my 8:15 a.m. finals. After arriving to the main campus, I went straight to the classroom we normally meet in for that class. One look inside and it was full of people I had never seen before and a professor that was most definitely not my professor. After an initial panic, I swore I remembered my professor saying we were going to meet in a different classroom.

So I started to wander around campus desperately trying to find the classroom.

Twenty minutes went by and I still hadn’t found the classroom. By this point I was sweating from both power walking around each crevice of campus and panic.

I decided to calm down and that was one of those moments where I thanked God I have a smartphone now. I emailed my professor quickly and told him I couldn’t find the classroom and I swore I did the work (I had to present my abstract for my senior seminar paper), and I attached it into the e-mail.

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Honors choir concert held

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SIREN – The Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association presented its 2012 Honors choir concert at the Siren High School auditorium on Monday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. The guest director of the honors choir was Dr. Bret Amundson who is the director of choral activities at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.

There were about 100 students from Amery, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Siren, Somerset, Unity and Webster who participated in the honors choir.

The choirs of Siren, Webster, Grantsburg and Frederic also added some very nice selecWebster choir students who were chosen for the conference honors choir were (L to R): tions before the honors choir Mary Wilson, Cassidy Formanek, Marissa Elmblad, Olivia Schauls and Andrew Schrooten. performed. - submitted – Photo submitted

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New picnic tables for Siren park

The village of Siren recently purchased materials for new picnic tables at Crooked Lake Park in Siren.

The wood was painted by Restorative Justice participants, and then the tables were assembled by the Siren Lions. The tables will be placed in the park for everyone to enjoy once the weather warms up again. Photo submitted

your life and the lives of others on the road. Even if you’re lucky enough to avoid a crash, you still are risking an arrest that will cause humiliation, huge fines, possible jail time and having to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle you own, have registered in your name, or drive,” said Tretsven.

“We also take safety belt enforcement seriously. Too many drivers and passengers are seriously injured or killed while being ejected from their vehicles or tossed around violently inside them during a crash.”

The Booze and Belts mobilization is part of a statewide effort to reduce the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin.

“We urge you to make the responsible decision to buckle up and drive sober,“ said Tretsven. “But if you don’t, our intensified enforcement during the mobilization will increase your risks of getting caught.” - submitted

Cost share funding available for 2013

BURNETT COUNTY - Cost share assistance will be available in 2013 for a variety of conservation practices.

The funds for this program are provided through the Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Department, via a grant from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

This program provides funds for practices associated with management of intensive grazing, conventional agriculture, and shoreland protection and restoration.

This is a countywide program with anticipated installation dates to occur prior to Nov. 1 each year. The cost share rate in most cases is 70 percent (county pays 70 percent; landowner pays 30 percent).

Funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis determined by the date the actual cost share agreement is signed.

Applications, a full list of eligible practices and additional information are available from the Burnett County LWCD office located in Room 21 at the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 CTH K, Siren. Apply by Feb. 1, 2013, to increase the chances of having a project funded.

Technical assistance for the installation of these practices is also available. Contact the LWCD office 715-3492186 for more information. - submitted

Community food drives hosted by WESTconsin Credit Union WESTERN WISCONSIN - WESTconsin Credit Union offices are collecting nonperishable food products and cash donations for those less fortunate. Items can be dropped off at any WESTconsin location including Amery, Baldwin, Barron, Eau Claire, Hudson, Menomonie, New Richmond, Prescott, River Falls and Spring Valley. All proceeds will be delivered by the credit union to local food pantries for distribution.

Monetary donations are especially valuable because for every $1 in cash, food pantries can purchase up to $10 worth of food. The number of families in need has increased substantially in recent years, leaving food shelves less stocked than in the past. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 39,714 people in the 14 counties of

Santa was planning to visit with Frederic preschool children on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 20, at the town hall. Movies would be shown at the school, a short Laurel and Hardy comedy and one called “Where Mountains Float,” about Greenland. The chamber of commerce was also sponsoring the annual coloring contest, which would have 46 winners, 23 for coloring and 23 for drawing, covering several age groups. In addition, children could call a special phone number to hear a message from Santa, sponsored by the Frederic Telephone Co.–Irvin Hansen, Balsam Lake, was a new member of the Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative’s board of directors, replacing Henry Thrun, who had died in November.–Dale E. Swenson, 25, from Amery, was killed in a traffic accident while serving in the Peace Corps in Brazil.–Karen Romsos, 17, a member of the Timberland Beavers 4-H Club, won the Burnett County Key Award.–The Frederic High School choir would sing “Jesus Was Born This Day,” “While Angels Sing,” “Sleep Holy Child” and “Beautiful Savior,” among other songs, at the Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 16.–Sp/4 William A. Lalor spent two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Lalor, Webster, before proceeding to Fort Huachuca in Arizona, having spent the previous 15 months in Korea.–Movies at the Auditorium Theatre in St. Croix Falls were “North to Alaska,” starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger, and “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

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Luck Police Department joined Booze and Belts traffi ficc safety mobilization LUCK – To motivate motorists to drive sober and buckle up, Luck Police Department was mobilized for the statewide Booze and Belts campaign that runs through Dec. 16.

“Fatal and serious injury traffic crashes can turn a joyous holiday season into a time of tragedy,” said Chief of Police Monte Tretsven. “To prevent these needless tragedies, our officers will be out in force during the Booze and Belts mobilization. While patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours, they will arrest drunken drivers and ticket unbuckled motorists.”

During Booze and Belts and throughout the year, law enforcement agencies are cracking down on impaired and unbuckled motorists. Last year in Wisconsin, there were approximately 35,000 convictions for drunken driving and nearly 85,000 convictions for failure to fasten safety belts.

“If you drive drunk, you are seriously jeopardizing

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west central Wisconsin live in poverty with 60 percent of them being children or elderly.

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Cheese makers at Burnett Dairy won three ribbons at the World Convention of Cheese Producers in Oshkosh. Dale Olson took second place for mozzarella and third place for Colby, and Dan Glockzin won third place for mozzarella.–New officers of the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society were Si Levka, Siren, president; Vernon Peterson, Siren, vice president; Evelyn Tonkin, Markville, Minn., secretary; and Vi Coddington, Luck, treasurer.–Winner of the grand prize, $100, at the Lewis VFW stew feed was Hugo Kettula of Lewis. Shirley Kongshaug of Trade Lake won the second-place, $50 prize.–The Burnett County Board of Supervisors elected Ed Strese as the new highway commissioner.–Competitors at the first race of the winter at the Crooked Mile Raceway in Siren came from all over a five-state area and numbered around 300, but a local man, Don Kamish from Centuria, did place second in the Mod III race. Over 1,500 spectators attended, and no injuries were reported.–Building permits were approved for several structures in Frederic, bringing the total of new homes built in the village since spring to eight.–Staff Sgt. Steven E. Beaver, from Amery, was named Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer at Forbes Air Force Base, Kan.

20 years ago Frederic firefighters were called when Kevin Knauber’s combine caught fire as he was combining corn.–New Richmond attorney Tom Bell was charged with disorderly conduct after an argument with Jim Behling over whether Behling was trespassing culminated in Bell’s attempt to cut down a tree with a chain saw while Behling was in a tree stand in that tree. The dispute arose over a disagreement about the location of the property line.–The Grantsburg High School Christmas concert would be performed on Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, Dec. 13 and 14. Due to the large community response to the annual event, the music department offered free reserved tickets to the Sunday performance. Included on the program were “One Small Child” and “He is Born” by the choir and “The Glory of Christmas” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” by the band.–Boy Scout Marcus Nelson, Danbury, became an Eagle Scout on Nov. 8.–Siren third-grader Ashley Hunter won first place in a reading slogan contest sponsored by her school’s reading department.

Her slogan was Read Your Way Around The World, with an accompanying poster she drew, and she won a T-shirt.–Pfc. Tim Anderson, a 1991 Frederic graduate, was one of the 4,000 U.S. troops sent to Somalia as part of a Marine Corps mission to help starving Somalians.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Well I guess we got our first dump of snow, and it’s a winter wonderland out there. We love to play out there and the deeper the better as we can then burrow through it. When you burrow, you never know what you might bump into, it can be an adventure!

We just came inside from helping Dad plow and Mom shovel. Can you believe it, she was throwing snowballs at us! Eli was jumping up and trying to catch them in the air, but they only fell apart and so he was covered. We wrestled and rolled in the snow and just had a great time.

Mom went to the Santa Paws event hosted by Adventures Restaurant. Despite the snow and the roads, people stopped by to support my friends at the shelter and enjoy the buffet. We are grateful for Adventures and for all those people that showed up to enjoy the food and company.

It’s been busy at

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YAPpenings Sadie the shelter with a few adoptions and some pending so we’ll see what happens. The handsome and really large Sawyer was adopted this week and has a new home and friend named Riley. They already became best buddies. Olivia, Arlo, Kurt, Adam and Eve have all got approved applications on them and some nice person applied for the two kittens Jasper and Emmett. It’s so nice when they can go to a home together. I almost forgot, someone is coming to meet Paco this week, isn’t that great?

In an effort to find loving homes for the older kitties, the shelter is doing an “adoption by donation” this month. Already Suzi and Bookie have been adopted and gone to live in their new furever homes. The cats range in age from about a year to 3 years of age so lots of love and life left in these

guys and gals!

I have to tell you about Stig, he is about 1-1/2 years old, an orange and white cat that is a real clown. He rips around the office entertaining everyone and he sounds like a herd of elephants running down the hall.

Bonita He’s also been known to pounce when you walk by, trying to engage you in his playfulness. Stig is a very smart and friendly fellow, not too much seems to bother him!

Bonita is a cute 6-month-old spaniel mix, weighing a whopping 27 pounds. This black and white beauty is very playful and loves to chase a ball.

Bonita’s kind of comical because she stockpiles her toys and even when she’s out in the play yard, she puts them all outside her run door. I think in human terms, she would be called a hoarder!

Being a puppy still, Bonita needs some training, but she’s a clever girl and catches on quickly.

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It woke up Sunday morning, looked out the window to find a couple of inches of snow on the ground with more coming down. By the time it’s over the weathermen are predicting somewhere between 6 to 8 inches and maybe more. Now that’s enough snow for this gal. As far as I’m concerned that’s all we need and it can all go away as soon as the holidays are over.

School from noon to 2 p.m., so bring the family and enjoy a great meal, listen to some holiday music, let the kiddies visit with Santa or have their face painted. This event is free to all and is sponsored by the area churches and businesses.

Coming up on Monday, Dec. 17, is the Siren Middle/High School Christmas concert at 7 p.m. If you have kids or grandkids in these grades mark it down, as you don’t want to miss it.

Congratulations to elementary student Kaylee Keenan, middle schooler Connor Craine and high schooler Wyatt Honeysett for being chosen Siren Schools students of the week. What a super job, guys.

Wisconsin Interstate Park ST. CROIX FALLS – The 2013 admission stickers to Wisconsin State Parks and Forests are available now at park and forest offices and Department of Natural Resources service centers. The vehicle admission sticker provides access to more than 60 state park, forest and recreation area properties across Wisconsin. In St. Croix Falls, the 2013 admission stickers can be purchased at the Ice Age Center at Interstate Park, located one-half mile south of Hwy. 8 on Hwy. 35.

Admission stickers and trail passes are valid from the date of sale through Dec. 31, 2013. There is no increase in sticker fees for 2013. The cost is $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents.

A family with more than one vehicle registered to the same household may purchase additional state park stickers at half price. A senior citizen annual sticker

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The live trapping of tree rats continues and is very successful this month. So far this month nine have been trapped on the front deck and transported to either Dunham Lake or Mudhen Lake. We still see a bunch in back by the bird feeders though. One day’s count alone was 13 or 14, they move so fast I could have counted one or more twice.

Last Friday hubby and I enjoyed lunch and an afternoon of visiting at the home of Harold and Virgie Larson in the Webster area.

Tuesday evening, nine of the Siren Lioness board members met at the Pour House for their December meeting.

Remember this Saturday, Dec. 15, is the third-annual Christmas Community Dinner at the Siren

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joying reading it, it was a collaboration by a number of volunteers that helped put it together and get it out to you. Also, all of us at the shelter would like to thank those people that stopped by with supplies for the shelter. We are very fortunate to have such wonderful people that care for the animals as much as we all do. Without you, there would be no shelter!

If anyone has time to spare, we always welcome new volunteers; they are the backbone of the shelter and keep things going. Mom always says it’s very rewarding to belong to a wonderful organization and work alongside like-minded people. Here’s one for the volunteers that Lucas had put on our Facebook page: “Volunteers are not paid - not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.”

Have a great week everyone. Licks and tail wags.

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time; hsburnettcty.org, 715-8664096, license No. 267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too, why don’t you like us there.

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In addition to the 2013 admission sticker, there are nature-oriented holiday gifts and stocking stuffers available at the Glacier’s Gifts shop in the Ice Age Center at Interstate Park. Nature books and field guides, wildlife posters and puzzles, and a new selection of sweatshirts are offered for sale by the Friends of Interstate Park. Children’s items including nature activity books, stuffed animals and wildlife finger puppets make ideal stocking stuffers. A paid annual or lifetime membership to the Friends of Interstate Park is also an excellent gift idea. Proceeds from all sales and membership dues benefit the Friends group, a nonprofit organization that helps support the education programs at the park.

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Sympathy is extended to Judy Leonard and family due to the death of Judy’s husband, Greg. He was 75.

Sympathy is also extended to Trudy DeLawyer and family due to the death of Trudy’s husband, Tim. He was a mail carrier for a local route for many years.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Siren Thursday afternoon and attended the K-6 Christmas program at the school. Granddaughters Grace and Hannah Mangelsen were among the performers.

Other grandparents attending were Dixie and Chuck Andrea to see Samantha Rose Andrea and Melba Denotter to see Michael Williamson.

Clam River Tuesday Club met Dec. 7 at the home of Dixie Andrea. After the potluck lunch, a short meeting was held and gifts were exchanged. The next meeting will be Jan. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Lida Nordquist.

Donna Hines attended the Timberland LWMF Christmas celebration at the church Saturday afternoon.

Nina and Lawrence Hines and Sharon and Erling Syverson were guests of Diana and John Mangelsen Saturday. They enjoyed an evening of visiting and playing cards.

Chuck and Dixie Andrea hosted an open house Sunday afternoon for people to come and see their display of Dept. 56 Snow Village buildings. Their collection includes over 120 lit houses. Visitors generously donated items and money for local food shelves.

About 40 people attended.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER A waiting child

Happy Tails Await Arnell Humane Society of Polk County

Demoris Feb. 12, 1997

Demoris is a handsome 15-year-old with dark hair and brown eyes. He is a very active young man who enjoys playing sports. His favorites include football, baseball, soccer and basketball. Demoris also enjoys swimming, gardening, cooking and reading. He enjoys going to school and is very interested in going to college in the future.

Teachers describe Demoris as “a bright young man who learns easily.” Demoris has acted out physically toward peers and authority figures, but is currently interacting with teachers and students positively.

Demoris worker says, “Demoris is polite and able to carry on conversations with adults.” With the help of therapy, Demoris is working on anger and trust issues resulting from past abuse. He has learned to write and talk about what is bothering him. He also asks for help when needed. He has matured greatly and is able to leave upsetting situations to calm himself down. He often discusses adoption with his worker and would like to find a forever family.

Demoris currently does not have any serious medical problems. He does, however, take medication to help balance his mood and stay focused.

Demoris would benefit most from a structured family with consistent rules. His worker also suggests that Demoris is the oldest child in the home and that there are no pets. Demoris has been hurt repeatedly in the past and needs a family who can be patient in earning his trust. Demoris wants to feel like he belongs to and is loved by his forever family.

For more information about Demoris or other Wisconsin children waiting for adoptive homes, call Adoption Resources of Wisconsin at 414-475-1246 or 800-762-8063 or visit the Web site at www.wiadopt.org.

Frederic Senior Center Dave Peterson

It looks like our nice fall weather has come to a screeching halt. The new snow makes everything look nice and clean.

The winners for Spades were Lorna Erickson, Willis Williams, Marilyn Niles and Lillian Murphy.

The winners for 500 were Rich Hustad, Dave Peterson, Phyllis Peterson and Arnie Borchert.

We got all new lighting at the center this past week through a grant from Northwestern Electric. Our gratitude is extended, it has made our center much brighter.

Remember that we play Spades at 1 p.m. Monday, 500 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Pokeno at 1 p.m. on Friday, and Dime Bingo at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Our new players seem to enjoy our activities.

Go easy on the snow shoveling.

Hope to see you at the center.

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John and Reeny Neinstadt spent Sunday and Monday with the Lamar and Sandy Johnson family at Eau Claire.

Jack and LaVonne O’Brien were shoppers at Spooner on Tuesday.

LaVonne O’Brien enjoyed the kindergarten through second grade Christmas program at Siren that Rylee O’Brien participated in on Thursday afternoon.

The Burnett County Lions Clubs were treated to dinner at the Fort, that was sponsored by the Fort on Thursday evening. This year the Webster decorated Christmas tree won first place at the Fort.

This area of Wisconsin received 8 inches to a foot of snow on Sunday with school closed on Monday.

Luigi is a 2-year-old, neutered male black Lab mix. He is tall and lean, handsome and smart.

Luigi came to the shelter as more than half of our animals do. He was a stray. He is a young dog with enthusiasm for life and for everyone in his. Luigi likes to play fetch and is in training to “give.” He has the Lab characteristic which tells them they are happiest when they have a toy or rope to carry around, flip in the air and chase. Luigi works well for treats and has learned many commands during his stay at the shelter. He is looking for a human who will include him in their daily life and routine and continue his budding career as a companion with honors.

Hop hop hurray! Our bunny was adopted last week. Tara, the rex bunny, found a home with a family anxious to add a rabbit to their mix. We couldn’t be happier for Tara. She is a lucky bunny indeed.

Numerous adoptions have left only a few “previously adoptable” pets at our shelter. Luigi and five cats continue to wait for a forever home. The cats are: Felix, the handsome mitted tuxedo; Mitch, the soft orange and white lover boy; Lily, the all-black shorthair sweetheart; and two “tote cats,” Tab and Twyla. An entire new batch of surrendered, stray or abandoned animals have made their way to the shelter and into our adoption kennels.

New to the adoptable list are Frankie, a mediumsized black dog, very housetrained, wiggly andfriendly, with manners; Hobbs, a springer-retriever mix, handsome, crate trained, active, with manners, Cookie, a 6-year-old blue heeler spayed female; and Allie, a 2-year-old dachshund-basset hound,

gentle and kind.

New adoptable cats include: Little Miss, a 6-year-old, declawed, spayed female tortipoint Himalayan/ Persian; Axel, a 3year-old tuxedo, neutered male with suave charisma; Tinker, a 2-year-old, declawed, spayed brown tabby with large green Luigi eyes; and Helga, a 4month-old brown tabby with highlights, a huge purring motor and loving personality. A litter of five 3-month-old kittens, white, calico and tabby, are also waiting. Chip is the only boy, white and tabby. Candi, Callie and Oatmeal are diluted calico females and Carmel is white with calico tabby markings. This litter is very active and playful. They do have loud motors if you can stop the playing long enough to hear it. I guess that is what kittens do best.

As a private, open-admission animal shelter, Arnell Humane Society accepts all strays from Polk County. All strays come to the shelter with an unknown history and medical background. Most of the animals that come to the shelter as strays are relatively healthy and behaviorally adoptable, needing a moderate amount of medical treatment and behavior training. Some of the animals however, are not adoptable. They are aggressive to humans or other animals. They may have life-threatening medical conditions or behaviors, which deem them unacceptable as a household pet. It is because of our open admission status that these animals are accepted into our care.

Limited-admission shelters accept animals they are certain they will be able to adopt. As most of

these shelters prescribe to and boast of a “no-kill” policy, they do not accept aggressive, medically unstable, unsocial and often, stray animals. These animals do not fit their requirements and so are turned away.

It is a shame when open-admission shelters are bullied and ridiculed for accepting animals in need of the help no one else can or will provide. On such an emotional subject, it is easy to point a finger, twist the words and sway people’s opinions. These accusations usually come from people who have a deep love for animals but no real life experience with animal sheltering. Plans and procedures sound good on paper but the reality of caring for stray and abandoned animals is more than words and ideas on a page. Unfortunately, without adequate knowledge or information, accusations and rumors are often believed as truth. These carefully crafted attacks do a great disservice to nonprofit animal shelters and the animals in their care.

Your local, open-admission animal shelter is the best place to take a stray or abandoned pet or to surrender a pet you can no longer care for. It is at these facilities that an owner will be looking for their lost companion. The animals are given a warm, clean place to rest, recover and hopefully be reunited with their families. If they are not reclaimed or are surrendered, they are given a second chance to find the family they deserve. Obviously, to never become lost or homeless is preferred. Thank your local open-admission shelter for keeping the doors open to the reality of stray pets in need of a helping hand.

Support your local humane society with a yearend, tax-deductible donation. It will help us provide for the hundreds of lost and abandoned animals that come through our doors each year.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society is at 185 Griffin St. East in Amery, phone 715-268-7387, or online at arnellhumane.org.

Siren Senior Center I hope you have had a chance to drive through the Crooked Lake Park and enjoy all the Christmas lights. The various organizations have done a great job on all the displays.

It has been decided to have an evening meal in January. The cook has changed the day from Thursday to Wednesday. The evening meal will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 9. I have not been told what will be on the menu but if I am, I will try to pass the information on. You can call 715-349-2845 to make reserva-

tions.

The 500 winners were Ralph Severson, Gerry Vogel, Arvid Pearson, Sue Newberger and Sharon Link. The Spade winners on Dec. 7 were Nona Severson, Sue Newberger, Gerry Vogel, Inez Pearson and Roger Greeley.

By the time you read this, we will have had another potluck on Wednesday. The potlucks seems to go very well. We always have a big assortment of food and people from several towns come to enjoy

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the social life.

At this time of the year, I often wish we had a way to stop time from going so fast, as there does not seem to be as many hours in a day to get everything done.

Hope all of you are getting your shopping done and have time to relax and enjoy this festive season.

See you at the center.

Birth announcements Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A girl, Ayla Vivian Danielson, born Dec. 4, 2012, to Ricky and Lisa Danielson, Grantsburg. Ayla weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz. and was 21 inches long.

Sibling is Kinsley.

Grandparents are Rick and Sharon Danielson, Grantsburg, and Larry and Patty Kuhl, Amery.

Great-grandparents are Roger and Mary Danielson, Grantsburg, Carol Lostetter, Grantsburg, Wilfred Kuhl, Amery and Bob and Colleen Pearson, Amery.

••• A girl, Lyzel Corinne Edaburn, born Dec. 5, 2012, to Elise Eichman and Buddy Edaburn, Frederic.

Lyzel weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and was 20.5 inches long.

Grandparents are Floyd Eichman, Siren, Lisa Eichman, Frederic, and Sherry Mesecher, Grantsburg.

Great-grandparents are Gloria and Harold Edaburn, Grantsburg, and Richard Grinstead, Tucson, Ariz.

••• A boy, James Patrick Burton Jr., born Dec. 7, 2012, to James and Ashley Burton, Webster. James weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.

Siblings are Janelle and Fiona.

Grandparents are Elaine Burton, Webster, and

LuAnn Sandstrom, Grantsburg.

Great-grandparent is Marilyn Johnson, Amery.

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Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Gianni James Arthurs, born Dec. 4, 2012, to Lora Larson and Lance Arthurs, Osceola. Gianni weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz.

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Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Brinkley Rose Miller, born Nov. 19, 2012, to Jerry and Becky Miller, Osceola. Brinkley weighed 8 lbs.

••• A girl, Allie Elizabeth Finch, born Nov. 20, 2012, to Natalie and Shane Finch, Cushing. Allie weighed 7 lbs.

••• A girl, Maisey Harper Lindstrom, born Nov. 20, 2012, to Katie and Trevor Lindstrom, Forest Lake, Minn. Maisey weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A girl, Delilah Eleanor Mae Ubl, born Nov. 22, 2012, to James and Danell Ubl, Siren. Delilah weighed 9 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A girl, Lillionna Irene Holt, born Nov. 24, 2012, to

Borderline news The Borderland area had its first significant snowfall of the season last Sunday. At first, the weather service had indicated our area as the center of the worst to come, but the storm passed more to the south, dropping only about 4 inches here. Pshaw.

We don’t even wax our shovels until there is at least 6 inches.

Services for Larry Kinblom were held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Markville, Minn. The church was filled well past overflowing, as nearly everybody for miles around wanted to attend and pay his or her respects to the Kinblom family.

One high note of the services was an exceptionally moving elegy by Chris Coffin, former resident of Dairyland. We will all miss Larry.

Despite a flu shot, Dave and Sandy Drake managed to succumb to the flu last week. They made a trip to the doctor’s in Duluth, did some shopping on the way, and then came home to a warm bowl of chicken soup. They report that the worst is behind them. Meanwhile, Frank and Mary Schaaf were off to the doctor’s last Monday to see about recent back problems.

Everyone pretty much agreed that December is

Natica Chilefone and Michael Holt, Center City, Minn. Lillionna weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A boy, Jacob Lee Peterson, born Dec. 1, 2012, to Ashley and Joseph Peterson, North Branch, Minn.

Jacob weighed 9 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A boy, Jason William Anderson Jr., born Dec. 2, 2012, to Stephanie Athey and Jason Anderson, Amery. Jason weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz.

••• A girl, Sienna Aurelia Atkinson, born Dec. 3, 2012, to Christina and Gregory Atkinson, Frederic. Sienna weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.

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Born at Hudson Hospital and Clinics:

A girl, Lillian Teresa Ellingworth, born Dec. 4, 2012, to Kathryn and Wayne Ellingworth, Hudson.

Sibling is Eleanor.

Maternal grandparents are Phyllis Sticha, Scottsdale, Ariz., Wayne Bottolfson, Star Prairie.

Paternal grandparents are Jesse and Teresa Ellingworth, Osceola.

Great-grandparent is Gloria Bottolfson, Star Prairie.

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Bob Brewster hectic enough as is. Therefore, the annual area Christmas party has been transformed into a Cabin Fever Party, to be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

Please stay tuned. Time and location information will follow soon.

Redux to The Great Chicken Roundup of 2012: It took not one, but two fish nets and five family members to lasso the final known straggler chicken. She was successfully rounded up by Mark Sisterman near Grace’s Lake two weeks ago. She has joined her Bumbleberry compatriots and is doing quite well.

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LIBRARY NEWS Frederic Public Library

Santa Claus is coming to town Dec. 15 Mark your calendar and bring your camera and kids for a visit with Santa Claus and the Frederic royalty at the library Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Santa’s visit is just one of many activities going on in town Dec. 15. Stop in to pick up a flyer and learn more about what’s happening in Frederic.

Book groups meet Dec. 20 The Thursday morning book group will meet Dec. 20, at 10 a.m., to discuss “Last Child in the Woods,” by Richard Louv.

The author makes a case for raising children with an awareness and appreciation for the natural world, which includes encouraging exploration of nature in myriad ways. The evening book group will also meet Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about “Yes, Chef: A Memoir,” by Marcus Samuelsson. The following is adapted

from an Amazon.com review: “Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become a world-renowned chef.” Copies can be borrowed from the library and new members are always welcome at book discussions.

Holiday evening open house Dec. 18 Join us for a special evening Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. We will showcase the gingerbread house contest, offer holiday treats and provide door prizes.

At 7 p.m., there will be a program of music by local talent, poetry read by Debbie Trantow, and storyteller Tracy Chipman will spin a winter tale or two for us.

Come one, come all.

Milltown Public Library Computer basics Open lab for beginners is available on Mondays at 1 and 2 p.m. Sign up for an hour-long session at the circulation desk or call 715-825-2313.

Morning story time Morning story time is held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Join the group for a half hour of stories, singing and fun. Designed for toddlers and preschool-aged youth.

Create and Connect This program is an all-ages art and social night. A great night for the while family to choose stories together, to exercise creative energies and to maybe even hear a story or two.

Adult winter reading program begins Jan. 2 Adults can register at the library and earn prizes for reading all winter long. We also have Chris Seaton, a local author, visiting in January, Mark Moran’s antique appraisal in February and the Minnesota Opera coming in March. Stop by the library to pick up a calendar, visit our Web site or call for details.

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Besides the myriad of books in all genres and reading levels, the library also has oodles of movies, books on audio, and even e-books and e-audiobooks. Check out our upcoming programming and wares anytime at milltownpublicli-

brary.org or stop in to browse the collections. You can also find the Milltown Public Library on Facebook and Twitter. We also have an Amazon wish list link our Web site, you can add to our growing collection. If you shop at Amazon, follow the link on the library home page, and we will get credit for everything you buy.

Join the Friends of the Library The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. This will be the annual meeting. Anyone can be a member and can help in many ways.

Building project A pledge campaign is under way. If you would like to pledge, contribute or volunteer please contact the library at the phone number or e-mail listed below. Gratitude is extended to the Milltown Community Club, Friends of the Milltown Public Library and Schaffer Manufacturing for the contributions. Stop by the library to pick up coupons for Shafer’s Café and Cheese and More: $1 off for you equals $1 donated to the library.

Hours and information Phone: 715-825-2313, open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m-7 p.m, Friday 10 a.m-5 p.m, and Saturday 10 a.m-2 p.m.

E-mail milltownpl@milltownpublic library.org. Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi are served every day.

Burnett County plat books available

The 2013 edition of the Burnett County plat book is now available at the UW-Extension office, the county clerk’s office – both located in the Burnett County Government Center – or at select businesses throughout the county. New to this year’s edition are aerial photos and cemetery information in addition to all the information included in past years’ editions. The plat book is sponsored in part by the 4-H Leaders Association, and the proceeds benefit the 4-H programing in the county. Shown (L to R) are Emily Stiemann, who contributed to one of the cover photographs, and county 4-H director Dani Ganje. - Photo submitted

Wednesday morning story time Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to attend a lively hour of books and activities on Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Do you like to share stories with children? We welcome guest readers – please talk to a librarian.

Giving a gift to the library ‘Tis the season when many people give generously to their favorite causes and nonprofit groups. Consider the library when you make your year-end contributions – it’s as easy as writing a check and it is tax deductible. A gift of $100 or more will provide you the opportunity to have an engraved leaf with your name, or those you wish to honor, added to the donor tree plaque in the library entrance as a lasting remembrance. If you are interested in creating a donor leaf, please contact the library director to discuss your

wishes.

Computer concerns? Gizmo questions?

Bring in your technology questions and we will help you find the answers. We can also show you how to download free e-books. If you have questions about terminology, Internet, e-mail, Facebook, or anything else computer-related, talk to us.

How to know what we know Find us on Facebook at Frederic Public Library. The Web site is fredericlibrary.org.

E-mail us at library@fredericlibrary.org. Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. W., 715-327-4979. Library hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Story time for preschoolers is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Festival’s featured artists - Jessica Balts ST. CROIX FALLS – An actor who first came to Festival Theatre’s stage in 2009 to appear as Lenny in “Crimes of the Heart,” this week’s Festival featured artist is Jessica Balts. Since then, Balts has had a handful of roles at Festival, including this year’s production of “The Beatrix Potter Tales.” Balts is happy to return a second time this season to take on a number of roles in the classic holiday story, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

A Wisconsin native, Balts grew up in Dallas and got her first taste of performance at a young age. She was happy to find performance opportunities at her church, and sang her first duet with the pastor at age 3. She also recalls being in a number of Christmas plays at church including a very large part as a 5-yearold. In high school, Balts received a large role in her first production as a freshman. After teachers and the director found themselves so impressed with her audition, they changed the gender of a role to cast her. A few days after the audition, Mr. Weghorn, the senior English teacher, stopped her in the hall to say, “You, young lady, should be an actress,” and then he walked away. Balts marks the experience as a very significant and influential moment in her life. “Thanks to Mr. Weghorn and Mr. Skerhutt for making such a difference for me,” said Balts.

Since her youth, Balts has always been drawn toward the arts. Performing came naturally to her, and she also had a similar affinity for the visual arts. Both loves finally collided in college. She began college as an art major, but eventually switched to focus her studies on theater. Although she did not complete her degree, she continued and continues her education through classes and private teachers at places like The Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.

This past year has been a full one for her. In addition to performing in two shows at Festival Theatre, she also appeared in two commercials, took an acting class, directed her first play (“I really prefer acting,” added Balts), and she continues her work at two restaurants. She, like most theater artists, keeps a constant juggling of her responsibilities in the air, makes being busy look easy.

When she took the role as Violet in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” she was happy to take on the challenge. “This is a great show to be in and I really enjoy playing Violet,” said Balts. She not only loves the period and the costumes and hairstyles she gets to wear, she enjoys any opportunities that allow her to return to her home state regularly. “Plus St. Croix Falls is a beautiful little town, and I also enjoy the people I get to work with at Festival,” said Balts.

“We just love having Jessica back on Festival’s stage,” said Jaclyn Johnson, as-

sociate artistic director at Festival Theatre.

“She has a great natural stage presence, and is a great addition to any ensemble as a versatile actor and teammate, but she also enjoys working with our youth and Jessica Balts is willing to take a lead in being a strong guest artist and role model.”

Danette Olsen, festival executive director, said, “Jessica is a giving actor and supportive artist. She brings kindness and camaraderie to every process, always being a cheerleader for focused teamwork and good art, and our audiences truly enjoy seeing her perform.

We are happy to be a regular artistic home for Jessica.”

Over the years since Balts joined the ranks of professional actors, she has had a number of exciting roles to portray.

One favorite was Isabell in “Crossing Delancy,” which Balts remarked is a great role, and “I wish I could do that show again!” Some other favorites from her past include Aunt Julia in “Sabrina Fair,” Tzeitel in “Fiddler on the Roof,” and Genevive in “Sweet Genevive.”

Balts has had so many experiences in theater over the years, and remarked that an actor’s learning curve is never over.

She explained that actors are constantly learning, practicing, refining and redefining. One training session that impacted her greatly was a Method, Meisner, Lewis class. The practices she learned in that class involving intention and script analysis have been very good for her discovery as an actor. “It helped me to explore characters and create depth with characters that I didn’t know how to do before,” said Balts.

Balts is not only a versatile actor, she has many talents and skills offstage as well. When not caught up with theater or working at one of her restaurant jobs, she fills her sparse spare time with sewing, quilting, baking, reading (in particular history books), and watching the history channel. She still enjoys the visual arts, although she has not been able to find much time for it recently. Balts thinks theater has not replaced, but certainly eases, the loss of time for the visual arts, saying, “At least when I’m in a show I still feel like I’m using my creative juices!”

You can see Balts on Festival’s stage now through Sunday, Dec. 23. For ticketing information and show times, contact the Festival Theatre Box Office at 715-483-3387 or at festivaltheatre.org.

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Santa breakfast at the Legion

Grantsburg

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG - Though a temporary power outage dimmed the Christmas tree lights at the Grantsburg Legion hall last Saturday morning it couldn’t dim the holiday spirit of children and their families coming to the auxiliary sponsored Dec. 8 breakfast with Santa.

The laughter of tots excited to see

Santa decked the Legion hall with a special brightness, as one by one they took a turn on Santa’s lap to hear him ask that all-important question, “What do you want for Christmas?”

Santa’s elves were on hand, giving treat bags to the children and making parents faces light up, too, with photos of their kids and jolly old St. Nick.

Two-month-old Josephine Alice Huotari was taking her first visit with Mr. Claus in stride as the little bundle of joy sat on his lap at the Grantsburg Legion’s breakfast with Santa last Saturday.

Two-year-old Archer Hale rolled his eyes at mom’s invite to take a pancake bite.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Brothers Axel and Archer Hale smiled for their photo as they visited with Santa at the Grantsburg Legion’s breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 8.

ABOVE: Addison Peasley took time for a bite of pancake before visiting with Santa at the Grantsburg Legion on Saturday, Dec. 8.

LEFT: Kaiya Davis thought carefully about her answer when Santa asked her what she was wishing for this Christmas.

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Chorale Christmas concert

Grantsburg

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – A snowy day was not about to dampen the holiday spirit of the Grantsburg Chorale who, despite a sparse audience, went ahead with the group’s Carols for Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 9.

The chorale’s director, Linda Benge, joked in her welcome that the group had so much fun practicing together the past few months that even if no one had showed up for the concert they’d sing all the songs anyway and then go get something to eat together.

The group gave beautiful performances of traditional carols and popular Christmas songs, making those who braved the snow to attend very glad they did.

Katie Coppenbarger and Helen Anderson provided accompaniment on flute for several of the carols performed by the chorale.

Suzanne and Blaise Vitale sang solos during the chorale’s performance of “Silver Bells.”

Victoria Vitale was the featured soloist for the chorale’s Chorale member Steve Briggs sang out during rendition of “All is Well.” the chorale’s performance of “Joyeux Noel.”

Erin Spohn gave a stirring performance of “O Holy Night” as part of the Grantsburg Chorale’s Carols of Christmas concert.

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Second- and third-grade holiday concert

Frederic

Frederic second- and third-graders presented a holiday concert last Thursday, Dec. 6, under the direction of Pat Anerson. The third-graders opened the show playing several selections on their precorders. Shown above (L to R) are Justin Blechinger, Evan Nelson, Logan Hopkins, Dylan Steele, Madeline Kuesel and Scout Dodds. The holiday program also included the musical “Jingle All the Way,” by John Jacobson and John Higgins. It’s the story of Johnnie, Nellie and Susie who head out for the North Pole to meet Santa. “Just listen for the jingle in Santa’s heart.” But Santa has lost his jingle - but not the true meaning of Christmas.

Photos by Becky Amundson Isaiah Otto played Santa in the musical “Jingle All the Way,” at last Thursday evening’s holiday program at Frederic, featuring students in second and third grades.

Playing Kidsplay handbells, second-graders Traci Chenal, Jessica Blechinger, Natalie Chartrand and Donovan Larson were among those performing at Thursday’s program.

Dressed up as bells were (L to R): Natalie Chartrand, Sophia Slather and Zach Drinkwine.

Part of the chorus of singers at Thursday’s holiday program were (L to R): Duane Iverson, Mariah Lemieux (back row), Jacob Olson, Natalie Chartrand and Trista Neely.

LEFT: Santa (Isaiah Otto) greets kids who found their way to him because of the sound of jingle bells.

Shown (L to R): Makenna Engen, Scout Dodds, Santa and Sarah Chenal.

RIGHT: Performing the “Jingle Jive” were (L to R): Duane Iverson, Mariah Lemieux, Tyler Brewer, Traci Chenal and Jessica Blechinger.

Malaki Bowe (reindeer), Ellie Eklof (Mrs. Claus) and Miya Goebel (elf) were among those in featured parts in the musical “Jingle All The Way,” presented by Frederic second- and third-graders last Thursday, Dec. 6.

Justin Blechinger holds up a sign reading “Ring Your Bells.” At left is Chase Jensen.

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Elementary holiday program

Luck

During Luck’s winter holiday concert, the Kindergarteners sang “Santa’s Helpers.”

During the firstgraders performance of “Toyland Christmas,” Santa Claus, played by Ty Swenson, spent a lot of time sleeping.

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Luck Gold, Red and Cardinal cards LUCK – The Cardinal Intelligence Agency was created at Luck High School 21 years ago as a program to recognize and reward academic excellence and student achievement. Its concept is to recognize students with short-term, tangible incentives, just as is done in the world of business with employees. The incentives are earned on a quarterly basis. Depending upon a student’s grades from the previous grading period and his/her behavior during those nine weeks, the student who has chosen to be a part of this program may be enrolled as members at one of four levels.

Gold Card: This full-time regular education student has earned an A- (3.666) or above grade-point average during the preceding quarter, has one or fewer disciplinary notices, has no failing grades or incompletes, has no unexcused absences or unserved detention time, no extracurricular code violations, and no suspensions.

Red Card: This full-time regular education student has earned a B- (2.666) or above GPA during the preceding quarter, one or fewer disciplinary notices, has no failing grades or incompletes, has no unexcused absences or unserved detention time, no extracurricular code violations, and no suspensions.

Cardinal Card: This full-time regular education student has earned a C- (1.666) or above GPA during the preceding quarter, has one or fewer disciplinary notices, has no failing grades or incompletes, has no unexcused absences or unserved detention time, no extracurricular code violations, and no suspensions.

C.I.A. Card: Students earning this card are fulltime regular education students who have earned less than a C- (1.666) GPA; however, they have improved their quarterly GPA by 0.5 or more from their previous quarterly average. In addition, they can have no extracurricular code violations, no unexcused absences, no suspensions and no unserved detention time.

The number of students at any particular level may vary widely from quarter to quarter; however, once a student has chosen to participate in the

C.I.A., he/she retains the right to be a member until he/she graduates. This program offers recognition to the school’s top scholars, while serving as an incentive for all of the students at Luck High School. History has shown that the majority of students who are currently earning Cardinal or C.I.A. Cards will move up to Red and/or Gold Cards in the future.

This program seeks to move all students toward the pursuit of academic excellence.

According to the district motto, “Luck Schools prepares lifelong learners and responsible citizens.”

The Cardinal Intelligence Agency attempts to promote this goal by recognizing students’ perfect attendance and by requiring that positive behavior be one of the cornerstones of the C.I.A. program.

The Luck High School community is a community where every student can and will learn, where every student can and will graduate, where every student can and will celebrate excellence as he/she climbs the ladder toward academic success.

Gold Cards Class of 2013 Evan Armour, John Denny, Katelyn Dinnies, Kelly Fitzgerald, Taylor Joy, Hannah Karl, Brodie Kunze, Dylan Lemay, Geoffrey MaidenMueller, Logan Potvin, Kylie Rich, Alex Richey, Matt Sanford, Ryan Skow, Avery Steen and Sydney Wood.

Class of 2014 Clayton Dehmer, Haley Dikkers, Camille Marsten, Connor McGinnity, Travis Muller, Bella Nelson, Darian Ogilvie, Abbie Otlo, Whitney Petersen and Alicia Sund.

Class of 2015 Hailey Foeller, Reilly Giller, Jordan Hendrickson, Jenni Holdt, Tanner Nielsen, Jes Pedersen, Masha Todd, Emily Warren, Farrah Welch and Victoria Wood.

Class of 2016 Max Dehmer, John Dikkers, Kerrigan Ekholm, Taylor Hawkins, Maddie Joy, Nick Mattson, Emma Pedersen, Derek Rennicke and Sarah Schaar.

First-time Gold Card earners are, front row (L to R): Maddie Joy, John Dikkers and Max Dehmer. Middle row: Emma Pedersen and Kerrigan Ekholm.

Back row: Nick Mattson, Masha Todd, Taylor Hawkins, Sarah Schaar, Ryan Skow, Sydney Wood and Matt Sanford.

Missing: Derek Rennicke. – Photos submitted

First-time Red or Cardinal Card-earners are, front row (L to R): Luke Woltz, Steven Holdt, Alaura Lemieux, Sheridan Hulett and Julia Campion. Middle row: Lucas Christensen, Noah Mortel, Jared Hunter, Chris Pouliot, Lance Lindvall, Brittany Donald, Anna Christensen, Brianna Thompson and Tayler Dow. Back row: Nick Demydowich and Jordan Jones.

Red Cards Class of 2013 Jordan Bazey, Jaimee Buck, Ashley Dexter, Caleb Dyer, Brendan Fenning, Gabe Hendrickson, Austin Holdt, Kyle Hunter, Jackie LaDuke, Leah Lemay, Coty Melin, Megan Peppenger, Jillian Peterson, Jan Rozumalski, Matt Thompson, Lena Ueke-Foster, Kelcie Wilson and Tim Wortman.

Class of 2014 Megan Bartylla, Colton Branville, Lucas Christensen, Tessa Clemenson, Tayler Dow, Casey Ekholm, Samantha Gore, Logan Hamack, Brianna Schaar and Isaiah Tretsven.

Class of 2015 Robert Bobick, Kim Demydowich, Trevor Dexter, Angela Gore, Jeremiah Johnson, Kalley Lunsmann, Sam Nelson, Katie Pfaff and Jamie Preiner.

Class of 2016 Julia Campion, Anna Christensen, Nick Demydowich, Brittany Donald, Steven Holdt, Sheridan Hulett, Jared Hunter, Jordan Jones, Alaura Lemieux, Noah Mortel, Chris Pouliot, Brianna Thompson and Luke Woltz.

Cardinal Cards Class of 2013 Ashley Bottolfson

Class of 2014 Dylan Skow

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Paul Byl and Bruce Campion

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Lance Lindvall

Luck’s academic letters were presented Tuesday, Dec. 4. First-time academic letter-earners, front (L to R) are: Darian Ogilvie, Katie Pfaff, John Denny, Gabe Hendrickson and Tim Wortman. Repeat letter earners, row two: Haley Dikkers and Jillian Klatt. Back row: Bella Nelson, Alicia Sund, Avery Steen, Camille Marsten, Whitney Petersen, Karsten Petersen, Abbie Otlo and Cole Engstrand. At Luck High School, academic letters are awarded to students who have maintained a position on the district’s honor roll for three consecutive quarters. The first letter awarded is a scrolled L with an embroidered lamp of learning. For each subsequent letter, the student receives a metallic lamp of learning which can be added to his or her original letter.

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Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

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TUESDAY

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, tritaters, raw veggies, dip, oatmeal cookie OR beeftaco salad.

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LUNCH Chicken nuggets, baked rice OR salad bar w/bread stick & cracker, vegetable medley, green beans, sliced peaches, apples, oranges.

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

LUNCH Barbecue pork, bun, waffle fries, broccoli, dip OR Oriental salad.

LUNCH Beef tacos, assorted toppings, refried beans, peas OR chicken-strip salad.

BREAKFAST Bagel and PBJ. LUNCH Christmas Dinner: Salisbury steak, potatoes, gravy, cinnamon apples, corn, cookie. No salad.

LUNCH Tacos, salad, black beans, garbanzo beans OR salad bar w/bread stick & cracker, corn, pineapple tidbits, apples, oranges.

LUNCH Brunch: Pancakes, sausage links, hash browns OR salad bar w/bread stick & cracker, mini carrots, dip, juice, banana, apples, oranges.

LUNCH Chicken burger with fixings, potato wedges OR salad bar w/bread stick & cracker, cheesy broccoli, sliced pears, apples, oranges.

LUNCH Pizza, salad OR salad bar, PBJ, green beans, slushy, apples, oranges.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Sausage/omelet/toast.

LUNCH Entrees: Choose 1 - Turkey gravy OR ham/cheese on a bun, mashed potatoes, corn, lettuce blend, pineapple sauce, apple, pumpkin pie.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Entrees: Choose 1 - Mini corn dogs, corn bread, PB & J sandwich, baked beans, lettuce blend, fruit.

Combo bar.

Cinni-mini.

BREAKFAST

Pancakes.

BREAKFAST

LUNCH Pizza, baby carrots, dip OR ham salad.

EARLY RELEASE

BREAKFAST Donut holes.

LUNCH Entrees: Choose 1 - Italian dunker, dipping sauce, PB & J sandwich, broccoli, salad greens, applesauce, fresh grapes.

LUNCH Entrees: Choose 1 - Taco Tuesday, hard shell OR yogurt, bread stick, refried beans, lettuce blend, peach sauce, melon.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Entrees: Choose 1 - Chicken nuggets OR turkey/cheese on a bun, acorn squash, salad greens, pear sauce, banana.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Turkey/cheese on whole-grain fishshaped bread, black beans, lettuce salad, steamed carrots, fresh fruit, applesauce.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Nacho supreme, lettuce salad, black & refried beans, assorted veggies, pineapple tidbits/fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Spaghetti with whole-grain pasta, garlic bread, green beans, lettuce salad, assorted veggies, tropical fruit blend, fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Pancake & sausage on a stick, juice and milk.

LUNCH Sloppy joes, chips, fresh fruit, peaches, assorted veggies, peas.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Pizza with whole-grain crust, corn, assorted veggies, fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Breakfast cookie.

LUNCH Chicken patty, bun, black bean salad, green beans, mixed fruit. Alt.: Pizza burger.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, potatoes, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Turkey gravy, biscuits, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches. Alt.: Brat & fries.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Cheeseburger, potato wedges, peas, mandarin oranges. Alt.: Beef & Spanish rice.

BREAKFAST Pancakes & sausage.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, ham, cheese, broccoli, peaches. Alt.: Ravioli.

BREAKFAST Scrambled eggs, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Pepperoni pizza, lettuce salad, winter mix, applesauce, cookie.

BREAKFAST Breakfast bites.

LUNCH Grilled chicken patty, bun, sweet potato fries, veggies, fruit and milk.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, sauce, green beans, veggies, fruit and milk.

BREAKFAST Belgian waffles.

LUNCH Tacos/fajitas with chips or soft shell, veggies, fruit and milk.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfait.

LUNCH Pizza OR yogurt & bread, corn, 3bean salad, veggies, fruit and more.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, sweet potatoes, baked beans, carrots, pineapple.

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, cooked broccoli in cheese sauce, ham OR beef barley soup with veggies, PBJ, applesauce.

Pancakes.

Pancakes.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, bun OR PBJ Uncrustable, mixed vegetables, veggies, fruit and milk.

LUNCH Baked chicken, wild rice, beans, cranberries, pears.

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EARLY RELEASE

LUNCH Bacon cheeseburger, whole-wheat bun, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

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CHURCH NEWS/OBITUARIES Christian 12-step recovery group

BALSAM LAKE — If you are struggling with something that makes your life unmanageable, you are invited to explore how God, through the scriptures, can help.

Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake is hosting a Christian 12-step recovery group that meets every Monday evening from 7 to 8 p.m.

This Christian-based life recovery program will help

you overcome struggles through dependence on faith in Lois Wills, 57, Grantsburg, died Dec. 9, 2012.

God. In the book of John in the Bible, Jesus said, “I came A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A full that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.” obituary will be published at a later date.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, GrantsPeople with all types of life struggles are welcome.

Meetings are held in the church office at 305 1st Ave. burg, 715-463-6700, swedberg-taylor.com, was entrusted East in Balsam Lake, across from the beach. Call Pat at with arrangements.

715-566-4215 with any questions. — submitted

Candlelight service set

TRADE LAKE - The public is invited to join the congregation of Trade Lake Baptist Church on Sunday evening, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. for their annual candlelight service. The choir and individuals will be performing Christmas favorites. Fellowship will follow.

Sunday, Dec. 23, will be the congregation’s Christmas

continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. with Sunday School program and worship to follow at 10:15 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 25, will be the traditional Swedish Julotta service at 6 a.m. with fellowship to follow.

Everyone is welcome to all services as the church celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. - with submitted information

Service of Remembrance, Dec. 16

DRESSER - The death of a family member or close friend is difficult any time of the year. But feelings of loss can be especially heightened during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Peace Lutheran Church will hold a Service of Remembrance on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 1:30 p.m.

They will focus on remembering the blessings their loved

ones brought to their lives, and how they continue to live on within them. This special service will include lighting a candle in memory of each loved one. Anyone affected by grief is welcomed to attend. Peace Lutheran is located one-half mile northwest of Dresser on Clark Road. There will be signs posted on Hwy. 35. - submitted

Christmas/Advent church services BALSAM LAKE: East Balsam Baptist Church Christmas services. Sunday school program, Sunday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m., with birthday party for Jesus following program.

Christmas Eve service, Monday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m.

DANBURY – Danbury, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 8 a.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 8 a.m.; Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

DRESSER – Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1947 110th Ave., Christmas services. Sunday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m. Christmas pageant, 10 a.m. Christmas brunch for all. Sunday, Dec. 23, 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship, 9:40 a.m. birthday party for Jesus, 10:45 a.m. traditional worship. Monday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m. family Christmas worship, 9 p.m. candlelight Christmas worship.

EAST FARMINGTON – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Christmas and New Year holy days schedule.

Monday, Dec. 24, 11:30 p.m. carols followed by traditional Latin Mass at midnight; Tuesday, Dec. 25, 8:30 a.m.; and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. traditional Latin Mass.

FALUN – First Baptist Church Christmas services.

Children’s Christmas program, Sunday, Dec. 16, 9:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve service, Monday, Dec. 24, 4:30 p.m.

FREDERIC – Trade Lake Baptist Church Christmas services. Sunday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., annual candlelight service. Sunday, Dec. 23, 9:15 a.m. Christmas continental breakfast with Sunday school program and worship to follow at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, traditional Swedish Julotta service at 6 a.m. with fellowship to follow.

GRANTSBURG – Faith Lutheran Church’s Christmas Eve services. Monday, Dec. 24, candlelight services 4 p.m. and 11 p.m.

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Lawrence Douglas Kinblom Lawrence Douglas Kinblom, 76, of Dairyland, died Nov. 30, 2012, after lengthy illness.

He was born March 30, 1936, in Superior, to Lawrence A. and Selma Kinblom. He graduated Webster High School in 1954, enlisted in the Army and then came home and took over the family grocery store, which he operated successfully until his health forced him to retire.

He was preceded in death by both his parents; three aunts and uncles.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughter Robin; brother, Robert (Gerri) and their four sons, Jeff, Mark, Dean and Greg, their wives and families; also by another brother, Larry Clauson (Fran) and their families, Mike, Steve, Dorothy and Cindy, their wives, husbands and families. He will be sadly missed by family and Blessings at Christmas countless friends.

From Funeral services were held Dec. 5, at Zion Bethesda Lutheran Church Lutheran Church in 1947 110th Ave. • Dresser, WI 715-755-2562 Markville, Minn., and he Come Worship With Us was interred in Hillcrest Cemetery where he was Worship Schedule: given full military honors.

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SHAFER, MINN. – St. Francis Xavier Advent and Christmas schedule. Wednesday evenings: Dec. 5-19, Reconciliation 6:30 p.m. and Masses 7 p.m.; Sunday Mass 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Mass 5 p.m.; Christmas Day Mass 9 a.m.

ST. CROIX FALLS – First Presbyterian Church Christmas services. Saturday, Dec. 15. Breakfast at 9:30 a.m.

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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Christmas services. Christmas Eve candlelight service, Monday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m. Christmas Day worship service, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 9 a.m. New Year’s Eve worship service, Monday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m.

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Mass at Sacred Hearts, A&H, Monday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m.

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Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Coleman Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Coleman, 80, of Alexandria, Minn., formerly of Cambridge and Rice, Minn., and Siren, died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at her home.

She was born on June 2, 1932, in Cambridge, Minn., to James and Rebecca (Blass) Coleman. She attended Springvale Baptist Church as a child. She grew up on her parents farm near Springvale. Betty graduated from Cambridge High School in 1950. She attended Teachers College in St. Cloud, Minn., and earned an elementary teaching degree. Betty started her teaching career in Deer Creek and went on to teach in Duluth, Glenwood and Spring Lake Park spanning 23 years.

Her experience in teaching and ministry included running a home for troubled people, working as a teacher and director of the Title 1 program at the Minnesota State Reformatory for Men in St. Cloud, working with a Christian counseling and discipleship ministry, co-founding a Christian School in St. Cloud, and serving as administrator, teacher, co-founder and director of The Regeneration Center since 1982.

In 1982, Betty founded the Regeneration Center in Rice, Minn. Betty founded the center on her vision of a home where lives could be regenerated by Christ’s healing touch. The center in Rice continued operating until 1986.

The Regeneration Center moved in 1987 and found its home in Siren. The center also became the sponsoring organization for Kinship, an adult-child mentoring program. Its goal was to help people become God’s love “with skin on” to single-parent children. In 1995, Betty and the Regeneration Center moved to Alexandria. The Regeneration Center is currently active in biblical training and discipleship in the Alexandria area and has worked with local churches and other ministries to bring Freedom in Christ seminars to the Lakes Area. Betty was instrumental in the center until the very end, acting as vice president.

Betty also was a founding board member of One Heart Ministries and was given an Honor Blanket, the highest award given by the Lakota people and the Coharie Native Americans.

Betty enjoyed going for coffee and lunches, and spending time in the garden planting vegetables and flowers.

She also had a deep love for dogs and being involved in people's lives.

She is survived by her uncle, Thomas (Elaine) Coleman of Cambridge, and her numerous friends in Christ whom she met throughout her ministry in the Regeneration Center.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, James and Rebecca; and her infant brother.

A memorial service was held on Friday, Dec. 7, at the New Testament Church in Alexandria with the Rev. Peter Reishus officiating. Music was provided by Nancy Peabody, eulogy was done by Pat Grant, reader was Lois Walfrid Johnson, and a testimonial by Jim Sky. Inurnment will be in the Springvale Baptist Church Cemetery in Stanchfield, Minn., on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, 2 p.m., with a time of fellowship following the committal. Honorary urn bearers were Pat and Lori Grant.

Memorials are preferred to the Regeneration Center, regenerationcenter.org.

The Anderson Funeral Home, Alexandria, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements, andersonfuneral.net.

Bradley M. Taylor

OBITUARIES Thomas Allen Geisler

Timothy J. DeLawyer

Thomas Allen Geisler, 55, Webster, passed away Dec. 1, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Tom was born on Aug. 27, 1957, in Davenport, Iowa, to Raymond and Gladys Geisler. He was raised in the Twin Cities then moved to Webster during high school. After graduation in 1975, he was married, joined the Marines, and had four children. After he was honorably discharged from the Marines, Tom moved back to Webster and worked with the Family Amusement Games as a technician. Tom remarried in 1985 and moved to California. Ten years later, he moved back to Webster to stay. He was then employed at the St. Croix Casino for several years. Tom enjoyed hunting, fishing, agate hunting and motorcycling. He was very active in the PVA and participated in the Paralympics, where he won medals in several events.

Tom was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys; his father, Raymond; and daughter, Billie Jo Geisler.

He is survived by his daughters, Michelle (Russ) Geisler and Jody (Brent) Koerper; son, Jacob (Jamie) Geisler; sister, Jayne Geisler; nephew, Thomas Geisler; along with nine grandchildren; and many other friends and relatives.

A memorial service for Tom was held Thursday, Dec. 6, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Interment will follow at Fort Snelling with military honors at a later date. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Timothy J. DeLawyer passed away at his home in Shell Lake on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Tim was 63 years old. After a strong battle against cancer for four months, ultimately his heart wasn’t able to fight any longer.

He was born March 24, 1949, to Clarence and Bonita (Skidmore) DeLawyer. Tim married his childhood sweetheart, Trudy Mahoney, on Nov. 28, 1970. They had three children together: Erin, John and Megan.

During his life, Tim was actively involved in 4-H, FFA, choir, football, basketball and baseball. Sports continued into his collegiate years at UW-River Falls, where he played football and baseball for the Falcons. After college, Tim played one year of semiprofessional football before suffering a career-ending injury of a broken neck. Tim stayed involved in athletics by coaching all levels of baseball from Little League through American Legion, as well as home plate umpire at all levels.

Besides an extensive and rewarding life in athletics, one of Tim’s greatest enjoyments was playing Santa Claus.

Tim began his Santa career at the age of 12 at his family’s parties and within a few years was being hired to entertain at local parties and family gatherings in the Amery area. His career spanned 51 years in which he listened to the many secret wishes of children, probably his favorite “job” of them all. If you ever met Santa in Spooner, it was probably Tim. Tim wore many hats in his career, besides a Santa hat.

He was a hired farmhand for Dave Paulson; plant manager of Cenex Cooperative in Marathon City and Deerfield; sales representative for Brave Harvestore, Menomonie; and finished his career as a rural letter carrier for the USPS in Shell Lake. Tim also served on the church council, Knights of Columbus and flooded many hockey rinks at the city park.

Tim was a faithful and dedicated follower of his children’s and grandchildren’s activities and was a spectator at countless band concerts, volleyball, football, hockey, cheerleading, basketball, softball, baseball, wrestling and the county fair. He will be greatly missed and never replaced.

Tim was preceded in death by his mother, Bonita Rose; and sister-in-law, Charlene DeLawyer.

He is survived by his loving wife, Trudy; father, Clarence DeLawyer; brother, David DeLawyer; children, Erin (Dan) Seckora, John (Kim) DeLawyer and Megan (Brian) Danielsen; seven grandchildren; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 13, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Spooner. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Williamson-White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Ave. N., Amery, as well as from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the church.

Casket bearers will be Ross Anderson, Dirk Benzer, Garry Crosby Jr., Wally Gougar, John Kokesh, Allan Lawrence, Wayne Lee, Dennis Malmer, Tim Van Meter, Bryon Ogilvie, Greg Park and Mike Stoner. Interment will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Deronda Cemetery in Amery.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery, was entrusted with arrangements. To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute visit williamsonwhite.com.

Roy Wickstrom Roy Wickstrom, 89, McKinley, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Cumberland Extended Care Unit.

He was born March 6, 1923, in Cumberland, to Frederic and Estelle (Swanson) Wickstrom. Roy was raised in McKinley, graduated from Luck High School in 1941 and farmed for several years on the home farm.

He was married in McKinley, on June 15, 1946, to Mercedes Dickman, and he continued farming until 1955.

He began a career operating heavy equipment until retirement in 1985 and then worked seven more years logging with his son, Kevin. Roy loved to play baseball and was inducted into Cumberland Baseball’s Hall of Fame. He was also an avid ice fisherman.

His great joy was spending time with his family and special friends, including his canine friends.

He is survived by his wife, Mercedes of Cumberland; his children, Fred (Lou) Wickstrom of Cumberland and Karen Wickstrom, Barry (Debra) Wickstrom and Kevin (Diane) Wickstrom, all of McKinley; four grandchildren, Lesa (Mickey) Allen, Brian (Jamie) Wickstrom, Jamie (Jamie) Shaffer and Cole Wickstrom, all of Cumberland; and five great-grandchildren, Jillian Allen, Landon and Tucker Wickstrom, and Addison and Keenan Shaffer.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Eileen Hustad.

A celebration of Roy’s life was held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church, McKinley, with the Rev. Neal Weltzin officiating. Burial of cremains was in McKinley Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Lesa Allen, Brian Wickstrom, Jamie Shaffer and Cole Wickstrom.

Skinner Funeral Home of Cumberland was entrusted with arrangements.

Sandra B. Hacker

Bradley M. Taylor, 17, died Dec. 5, 2012.

Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, Dec. 11, at ImSandra B. Hacker, 59, resident of Cushing, died Saturmaculate Conception Catholic Church, Grantsburg. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Online condo- day, Dec. 8, 2012, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

Sandra was born July 26, 1953, to Walter and Gertrude lences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Teschendorf in Le Sueur, Minn.

When she was feeling better, she was very funny.

Every time she said something funny, her daughter laughed very loud and hard. Because her daughter has Crohn’s disease, she was home-schooled. Her daughter said that she was a good home-school teacher.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home Sandra is survived by her husband, Myron; and would like to invite you to a daughter, Amy; three brothers, Larry (Althea) Teschendorf, Dennis (Caroline) Teschendorf and Rick (Stacy) Teschendorf; three sisters, Geralene (Floyd) Buck, Delpha (Al Jr.) Passon and Marilyn (Harvey) Lund.

Funeral services will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Thursday, Dec. 13. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m. Pastor Ralph given in honor of your family Thompson will be officiating and organist will be Margie Nelson. Interment will follow at Laketown Cemetery. member who you have lost in the Pallbearers assisting will be Brad McAbee, Jacob recent past.

McAbee, Alan Jensen, Kenneth Calver, Ronald Simmons and John Anderson.

The “Service of Remembrance” will be Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com. Please held at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home, return to this Web site for updated information or call 301 Fourth Street, Centuria, Wisconsin, Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home, of Luck, has been entrusted with on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at 1 p.m. funeral arrangements.

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Francis A. “Fats” McKenzie Francis A. “Fats” McKenzie, 78, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

Fats was born Feb. 14, 1934, in Osceola to Thomas and Lucy McKenzie.

He attended Deer Lake, Balsam Lake and St. Croix Falls schools. He worked for Champion Aircraft and then entered the U.S. Army, serving from 1956 to 1958. On July 29, 1961, he married his wife, Marilyn, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osceola. He retired in 1994 from the Ford Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn., with 30 years of service. In his free time, he enjoyed reading history, socializing, traveling and riding his Harley.

Fats was preceded in death by his parents; and daughter, Susan Marie.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; children, Shari Black of Sioux City, Iowa, Scott (Ellen) McKenzie of Newcastle, Wyo. and Debbie (Cal) Hoople of Hudson; grandchildren, Rayn Campbell, Rhys Campbell, Cassie Rodke, Nick Ward, Jesse McKenzie, Amanda McKenzie, Alexia Hoople, Taylor Hoople, Julia Hoople and Ayden Hoople; great-granddaughter, Brylee Caster; brothers Lawrence (Yvonne) McKenzie of Chisago City, Minn., Clarence (June) McKenzie of Almelund and Leo (Dorothy) McKenzie of Braham, Minn.; sisters, Pat Parmer of Hudson and Mary (Bill) Phannes of Dresser; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 8, at Bethesda Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Osceola.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, grandstrandfh.com, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

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perspectives Sally Bair

The light of the world The sun was at our backs while my family and I walked through the John Muir State Park in northern California.

Long shadows of the park’s stately redwoods surrounded us. But my 4-yearold grandson saw only his own shadow, and he danced ahead, happily trying to step on it.

The Christmas lights that dress up houses and buildings and trees remind me of my grandson’s antics. As the lights and candles glow in the darkness, they cast shadows that flicker and dance. They’re like magnets, drawing people to enjoy them. Many towns even hold contests for the most beautifully lit homes and yards. We view them with awe, forgetting that we view them from shadowy places. Once enjoyed, we turn our backs to face the shadows.

Christmas lights are meant to be reminders of the light of God’s love when he sent his Son, Jesus, to be born on Earth. During that time, most citizens of the Mideast lived in the shadows of harsh dictators. They had little hope that their lot in life would improve.

Newlyweds must compromise on families holiday invitations Q: My wife and I got married over the summer. Her family lives three hours away, and my family lives four hours away in the opposite direction. Both families want us to come home for Christmas, and we’re literally caught in the middle. Help!

Jim: We hear from many couples who struggle with this dilemma. The wife’s parents might insist on having their little girl at home on Christmas morning. But the husband’s mom is fixing a huge turkey dinner and says she’ll be hurt if he isn’t there to share it. Just wait until you have kids -– things can get downright ugly when grandchildren are involved!

To help navigate this minefield, it’s important to remember two principles: be fair and be flexible.

When it comes to being fair, try to come up with a solution that works for both of your extended families. That might mean spending Thanksgiving with one family and Christmas with the other, and then switching off the next year.

When it comes to being flexible, think about what is in the best interests of those around you. Perhaps spending half the

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holidays on the road is not what your budget can handle right now. Don’t be afraid to tell your extended family that it’s honestly not a good idea for you to travel this year. There’s nothing wrong with you and your wife having Christmas at home and starting some traditions of your own. Just be sure to communicate your decisions early so your family members can plan accordingly. Don’t wait until the last minute to tell them.

Whatever you decide, just make sure that you and your wife are engaging in healthy communication on the subject.

Don’t let pressure from extended family members undermine the fact that you and your wife are on the same team.

••• Q: My husband and I were recently married. We’re very happy and have a great relationship, except for one thing: I don’t get along with his friends. This has led to arguments and tension between us. Is there a way to solve this problem?

Then … a sudden light from heaven brought hope and joy and awe. Such a light brought unbelievable brightness to their dark world. It even caused fear.

“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.” (Luke 2:8-9) The shepherds, accustomed to the dark and to the far-off light of stars and moon, must have fallen to the ground in utter fear as they faced the light of God’s glory. Yet, their gaze remained on the light and they hurried to Bethlehem to “see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”

(Luke 2:15) The message to the shepherds is also for us. When we turn away from the flickering, dark shadows of sin— whether a sin as big as murder or as seemingly small as pride or envy—or from life’s difficult problems, toward his glorious light, we too will find joy and freedom. We will find forgiveness and completeness. Through Christ, we will become reconciled with God, our Father in heaven.

Lord, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, the light of the world. Give us the strength and will to turn away from the shadows of sin and toward your life-giving light. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com.

Dr. Greg Smalley, executive director of marriage and family formation: Many newlyweds find themselves faced with challenges of this nature soon after the wedding, and their ability to work through them together is an important measure of the strength of their relationship. This issue can provide you and your husband with a great opportunity to learn what it means to compromise and be flexible.

You didn’t mention what it is about your husband’s friends that bothers you.

Are they engaging in behavior that is immature, irresponsible or immoral? If so, we’d suggest that your husband has a responsibility to confront this issue. He needs to ask himself whether these friendships are truly good for him and for your marriage.

However, if the issue is simply that you have different tastes and interests than your husband’s friends, we would challenge you to do the hard work of finding common ground with these folks. For example, let’s say this group loves football and monster truck rallies, things that don’t interest you in the slightest. Would you consider biting the bullet and learning a little bit about the NFL and oversized trucks, if only for the sake of your marriage? To do so would certainly represent a compromise on your part, but it

would also send a signal to your husband that you’re willing to set your interests aside once in a while for the sake of his.

Hopefully he’ll do the same thing for you on occasion, perhaps by letting his friends go to the next event without him, and instead taking you out on a quiet date.

••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the “Focus on the Family” radio program, and a husband and father of two.

Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of “Focus on the Family,” author of several books, and a wife and mother of three.

Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com. Copyright 2012 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

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BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

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.

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BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Education Hr. 9:40 a.m.; Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.;

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 9 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt 715-327-4461 Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion 1st Sun.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG Mark Hendrickson, Interim Pastor, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27)

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.; Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN - 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 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC)

877 190th Ave., CTH G, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun. of each month

5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter - 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sun. Worship 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, cushingparish.org Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; www.lucklutheran.org (Sept.-May) Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)

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.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Andrea Fluegel Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

Phone 715-327-4340, 715-416-3086, 715-327-8384 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

htslumc@gmail.com 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, cushingparish.org 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

METHODIST

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays facebook/OurRedeemerWebster

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sept. 16, 2012 - June 2, 2013 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Communion first & third Sunday of the month

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

METHODIST

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Wor. 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Wor. 7 p.m.

Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST www.osceolawiumc.org; oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Sunday Early Risers Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC 100 Linden Street, Frederic Pastor “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Wor. - 10:15 a.m.

(Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. William Brenna, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Sunday 8:30 a.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

PRESBYTERIAN

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sun. 8:30 a.m.

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. William Brenna 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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.

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

WESLEYAN

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

WESLEYAN

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

FULL GOSPEL

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.

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

EVANGELICAL

FULL GOSPEL

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Morning Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.

Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 1816 108th St., CTH I Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:30 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor. 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 Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN; holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Serv. 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

NONDENOMINATIONAL

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; fbcamery.org; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available

2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation Tim Lindau, Youth Director Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church” 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.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade 201 Hwy. 35, Dresser (formerly The Boulevard) Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982; Office 715-417-0945 Sunday Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Nursery available.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES QUAKER MEETING 715-866-5016 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “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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Sat., Dec. 15 & Sun., Dec. 16 The “enactment” starts at 6 p.m.each night in Community Pride Park next to the Soo Line Depot/Museum.

Come and enjoy the fellowship of friends, refreshments, caroling, a warm fire and a step back in time.

Sponsored by Frederic Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Neela Chadwick has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. Neela is an energetic 4-year-old in the 4K class.S he comes to school each day with enough energy and enthusiasm for the whole class. She is an excellent student that can't wait to learn.

She loves all sujects, especially free time with friends. She is kind and caring of everybody and radiates happiness with her huge smiles and hugs. When Neela grows up, she wants to be a teacher and an artist.

Shannan Erickson has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of David and Kerrie Erickson. She is involved in volleyball, basketball and dance. She enjoys playing with her brothers. Her greatest influences in her life are her parents. Shannan is funny, earns excellent grades and works very hard.

Katelyn Douglas has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Dwaine Douglas and Rachael Hanson. She is involved in track, choir, show choir, yearbook, FFA, Kinship, church youth group and works at Dairy Queen. She enjoys sleeping, listening to music and watching television. Her greatest influence in her life is her Grandma Barb. Katelyn has an outgoing personality and earns good grades.

Carson Knutson has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in third grade and the son of Alicia Knutson and Erik Knutson.

Carson is a hard worker, great leader in the classroom and is willing to help with just about anything. He is always making sure other students are included and taken care of. Carson loves baseball and basketball and would like to be a professional baseball player.

LUCK

Emily Chivers has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She always has her work done and is very helpful in the classroom. She has a great sense of humor. She is very conscientious about doing the best that she can in class. She is very organized. Emily enjoys being around her family and friends.

She likes to read and dance. She is very well liked by all her peers and is a great leader.

Sydney Paulson has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Jodi and David Christensen and Ken Paulson. She brings her energy and enthusiasm with her to class.

She helps other students when they need help. She is involved in band, choir, church, basketball, is the junior high volleyball manager and is in solo and ensemble. She enjoys hanging out with friends, reading and shopping.

Jillian Peterson has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Kris Peterson and Neil Peterson. She works hard in class and has a positive attitude. She is involved in FCCLA, dance classes, works at the school store and Dairy Queen. She enjoys four-wheeling, snowmobiling, swimming and painting. Her future plans are to attend college for business administration. Her greatest influences in her life are her sisters.

Sarah Hansen has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in fourth grade. She loves to do art and physical education.

She likes these two classes best because she loves to be creative. At home, Sarah likes to color and go out to dinner with her family. When she grows up she wants to be a police officer because she likes to help people. She will always do art on the side.

Dawson Morrison has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Robert Morrison and April Morrison. He has two brothers, one sister, two cats and a fish. He is involved in the Bigger, Stronger, Faster program and also enjoys reading and riding bikes. His favorite subject is speech. Dawson is a very determined and hard worker in his classes.

Liz Brown has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. She is the daughter of Michelle and Charles Brown. Liz currently reigns as Miss Siren and is the editor of the school newspaper. She maintains a positive attitude and has a mature and calm demeanor.

Bradon Nutter has been chosen Webster Elementary School's student of the week. He is the son of Jason and Michelle Nutter. Bradon is a hard worker who comes to school with a positive attitude each day. He is eager to learn and always willing to help others. He is a good friend to all.

Asiah Erickson has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Langley and Sherman Hess.

She is involved in soccer. She enjoys drawing, writing and swimming. She has a great work ethic. She does not give excuses for anything. Asiah is well-liked and kind to her fellow classmates. She is a very respectful student.

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Tristan Chamberlin has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Troy and Laura Chamberlin. He has a younger sister, Marissa. Tristan likes to hunt and fish and is in the wrestling program.

WEBSTER

Brady Mangen has been chosen Siren Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Amye and Harley Mangen.

Brady is always willing to help out his fellow classmates and teachers.

He is a very driven student who always strives to do his very best. He is involved in band, hockey, football and baseball. He enjoys math class, hunting, fishing and playing hockey with friends.

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Samantha Stoeklen has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Deana Adolphson and John Stoeklen.

She is compassionate, patient, courteous, encouraging, hardworking and thoughtful. She babysits. She enjoys riding horse, four-wheeling, snowmobiling, shopping, hunting and hanging out with friends and family. Her future plans are to attend college to become a social worker.

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SIREN

Emma Peterson has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in kindergarten and the daughter of Karla and Daniel Peterson. Emma is cooperative, kind and helpful to everyone. She enjoys music and writing. When she is older she would like to be a chef. The person she admires the most is Emily Stiemann.

Kaitlin Olson has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Josh and Niki Olson. She is positive, hardworking, respectful, helpful, kind, leads by example and has great manners. She enjoys writing, reading, gym, library and technology. She is involved in volleyball, basketball and choir.

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Camden Hansen has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in third grade and the son of Krista and Brett Hansen. He is a great reader and writer. Camden always has a smile on his face and a kind word for a friend. He enjoys working on the computer, watching television, playing football and going sledding. He hopes to become a scientist and inventor in the future.

Breanna Freer has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Nick and Cheryl Freer. Breanna puts forth good effort and tries her best.

She is a hard worker and participates in class. She has a friendly attitude and is a joy to have in class.

Tate Fohrenkamm has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. He is a freshman and the son of Jennifer Capistrant and Shawn Fohrenkamm. Tate is very selfconfident and determined to get good grades. He pushes himself hard and cares about understanding the material. He is involved in basketball and baseball. He enjoys golf and ice fishing.

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Coming events

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

The scene Monday, Dec. 10, after a steady day of snow on Sunday, added drama and beauty to the St. Croix River at St. Croix Falls. - Photo by Erik Barstow (barstowphotography.com)

DECEMBER THURS.-SUN./ DEC. 13-DEC. 16 St. Croix Falls

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

THURSDAY/13

Siren

• Community Christmas dinner at the school, noon2 p.m., visitsiren.com, 715-349-8399.

St. Croix Falls

• Breakfast in Bethlehem at First Presbyterian Church.

Breakfast 9:30 a.m., drama to follow, 715-483-3550.

SUNDAY/16 Dresser

• Service of Remembrance at Peace Lutheran Church, 1:30 p.m.

Frederic

Amery

• 9th- thru 12th-grade concert at the high school, 2 p.m.

Centuria

• Christmas Cabaret at Festival Theatre. RSVP by noon Sat., Dec. 15. Social 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.

Indian Creek

Balsam Lake

• Christmas party at Centennial Hall, 11 a.m., 715-2686605.

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

• Santa and his workshop at the Legion hall, 5:307:30 p.m.

Luck

• Polk County Democrats monthly meeting at Luck Country Inn, 7 p.m., 715-472-2728.

• Lions Bingo Night at their hall, 5:30-8 p.m.

Milltown

• Friends of the Library meeting at the library, 6:30 p.m., 715-825-2313.

• Friends of Victims of Violence support group at North Valley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233.

Webster

• 5th- & 6th-grade Christmas concert, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

MONDAY/17 • Polk County free legal clinic at the justice center, 715684-4545.

• Unity High School band & choir holiday concert, 7 p.m.

Frederic

• 6th- thru 8th-grade concert at the high school, 7 p.m.

Luck

• High school Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m.

Siren

• Middle/high school Christmas concert at the school, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• 7-12 choral concert at the high school, 7 p.m.

Webster

FRI. & SAT./14 & 15

• 7th thru 12th-grade Christmas concert, 7 p.m., dinner 5-6:30 p.m. at the school.

• Valley Christian School bake sale at First Baptist. Fri. 3-7 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-noon.

Clam Falls

Taylors Falls, Minn.

FRIDAY/14

TUESDAY/18 • Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Dairyland

SATURDAY/29

Frederic

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

Luck

JANUARY

• Outdoor veterans retreat, check dairylandvets.org for location.

• Holiday open house, 6:30-8 p.m., with program at 7 p.m., at the library, fredericlibrary.org.

• Ruby’s Pantry at Home & Away Ministries. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. $15 cash donation appreciated. Distribution noon-1 p.m., 715-472-2535.

Milltown

• The Compassionate Friends Chapter of the Northwoods meets at Milltown Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715553-1152, compassionatefriends.org.

St. Croix Falls

• Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley.

Meal and fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

Webster

Balsam Lake

WEDNESDAY/2 Amery

• Early-stage Alzheimer’s support group at the senior center, 10 a.m., 715-268-6605.

Frederic

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Siren

• Burnett County Poverty Task Force meeting at government center, Room 165, 1 p.m.

• Burnett County Democrats meeting at Whitetail Wilderness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m.

THURSDAY/3

THURSDAY/20

• Northwoods Flyers Experimental Aircraft Association Club meets at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.

Balsam Lake

• Autism support group at the government center, 7 p.m.

• Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justice center, 8 p.m., 715-327-5525.

Siren

SATURDAY/5 Danbury

Danbury

• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 donation. Open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m.

Grantsburg

• Feed My Sheep at Grace Church. Doors open 8 a.m., 715-463-5699.

• Second Harvest Food Distribution at Yellow Lake Lutheran Church, 4-6 p.m.

• Elementary Christmas concert, 2 p.m.

• Second Harvest Food Distribution at Faith Lutheran Church, 4-6 p.m.

Luck

• American Legion and Auxiliary Christmas party at Oakwood Inn, 6:30 p.m. Call 715-472-2850 by Dec. 17 for reservations.

Siren

• Second Harvest Food Distribution at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4-6 p.m.

• Poco Penners meeting at the library building, 2 p.m., 715-483-9738.

• Unity 3rd-grade program at the elementary school, 2:30 p.m.

Amery

St. Croix Falls

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Festival Theatre. Thurs.

7:30 p.m. 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Grantsburg Lewis

• Lewis jam, bluegrass, gospel and country music at the Methodist church, 6-9 p.m.

MONDAY/7 Clear Lake

• Compassionate Friends, Tri-County Chapter, grief support in death of a child, at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715263-2739.

ONGOING Every Day

Webster

AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

St. Croix Falls

FRIDAY/21

Webster

• Violinist Randy Sabien at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake old courthouse, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Moms In Prayer, First Baptist, Amery, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., 715-268-5408, Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Open Topic support group, 6:30 p.m. Call for location, 800261-7233, Polk County.

Christian 12-Step Recovery group at Faith Lutheran Church, Balsam Lake, 7-8 p.m., 715-566-4215.

Grantsburg

• BAAG meeting at the library, 5-7 p.m., 715-866-7697.

• Nelson Christmas program. 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

• American Legion Post 143 fish fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Auxiliary bake and craft sale 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Kindergarten thru 4th-grade Christmas program, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

SAT. & SUN./22 & 23 St. Croix Falls

SAT. & SUN./15 & 16

• “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Festival Theatre. Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Frederic

TUESDAY/25

• Live nativity community event at Community Pride Park, 6 p.m., 715-327-4143.

• Holiday Indulgence at the high school. Seating 6 p.m.

Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun., 715-463-5165 Ext. 202.

SATURDAY/15

• Christmas dinner at Centennial Hall, 12:30 p.m. RSVP to 715-268-6605.

THURSDAY/27

Free playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m., 715-557-0630.

Centuria

Centuria

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Frederic

• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Sign-up 1:30 p.m., distribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.

• Child Free Day at Glass Bar. Movies 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Santa at 1 p.m., 715-646-2674.

• Breakfast with Santa at the senior center, Santa at the library, vintage snowmobile show at the depot, Santa and sleigh rides at Larsen Auto.

A white Christmas is a sure thing this year with the recent heavy snowfall. This decorated tree at the Frederic depot was enhanced by the addition of snow. - Photo by Becky Amundson

Every Tuesday

Bingo at the Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-261-7233 for location, 6:30-7:30 p.m Domestic violence and sexual assault support group, 5:15 p.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Burnett County.

Amery

Grantsburg

Every Monday

Every Wednesday Every Thursday

Siren

The Latch breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 10:30 a.m. - noon. 715-483-0431.

Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Webster

Domestic violence support group, 10-11 a.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Polk County.

• Parkinson’s support group meeting at the library,2 p.m.

Every Friday

Every Saturday

AA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.