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Mary Burke makes a swing through NW Wisconsin as she seeks the Democratic nod to run against incumbent Scott Walker next fall

Danielle Moe | Staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - On Oct. 7, Mary Burke, Madison school board member, former Wisconsin Commerce Department secretary and former Trek Bicycle executive, announced that

she would seek the Democratic nomination for governor in the fall 2014 election against incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Burke, 53, is currently the only declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and with the exception of being elected to the Madison Metropolitan School District School Board, has QHYHU KHOG D SROLWLFDO RIĂ€FH This past Sunday, Dec. 1, she attended the Washburn County Democrats holiday party held at Foxxy’s in Spooner. “It was a great opportunity to see a lot of people, get to understand the issues that are impor 6HH %XUNH SDJH

UP FRONT BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Area public school administrators called off school today (Wednesday, Dec. 4) in anticipation of more snowfall - 8 to 12 inches - throughout the day, adding to the 4 to 8 inches the area received on Monday evening. ••• STILLWATER, Minn. - A former Grantsburg High School teacher charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct involving former female students is scheduled to make his next court appearance on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 9 a.m. at the Washington County, Minn., government center. Matthew Robert Koenen, 36, developed a relationship with several female students in person, online and by text which ultimately led to sexual conduct at his Stillwater home for which he is charged, according to Washington County attorney Pete Orput. Koenen made an initial court appearance Nov. 27 at which bail was set at $200,000. According to Washington County court records, Koenen posted a noncash bond Nov. 26 with conditions that he have no contact with people under 18. The Dec. 19 KHDULQJ FDOOHG D 5XOH KHDULQJ LQ 0LQQHVRWD LV WKH ÀUVW DSSHDUDQFH E\ D GHIHQGDQW ZLWK DQ DWWRUQH\ where the defendant or their attorney will be provided with evidence. Koenen has retained an attorney, Tina H. Appleby, and will be allowed to enter only a guilty plea at the Rule 8 hearing, under Minnesota law. If he chooses to enter a not guilty plea, he must wait until an omnibus hearing is held. - Gary King with information from Washington County Attorney ••• MADISON - Sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program would be put off for a few months under a plan that cleared the Legislature’s budget committee on Monday, Dec. 2. For 72,000 parents and caretakers who earn more than the federal poverty level, the delay means they’ll get to keep their BadgerCare coverage until April 1 instead of getting dropped in January. See full story on page 5. ••• SIREN - The community choir will perform its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, December 8, at 3 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren. The choir under the direction of Jim Muus will sing both old and new Christmas hymns and gospel songs. Accompanist for the concert is Julie Strang. Choir members come from many area churches, and began practicing for the concerts in early October. Refreshments are served after the concerts by Bethany Church members. - submitted

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2QH URRP VFKRROV IRFXV RI QHZ ERRN MADISON - What was it like to attend a one-room school, to be in the same classroom as your older brother or younger sister, or to have your teacher live with your family for part of the school year? In “One Room Schools,� Susan AppsBodilly chronicles life in Wisconsin’s early country schools, detailing the experiences of the students, the role of the teacher and examples of the curriculum, including the importance of Wisconsin School of the Air radio programs. She describes the duties children had at school besides their schoolwork, from cleaning the erasers and sweeping cobwebs out of the outhouse to carrying in wood for the stove. She also tells what led to the closing of the one-room schools, which were more than just centers of learning; they also served as the gathering place for the community. AppsBodilly drew from the research compiled by her father, Jerry Apps, for his book “One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections.� Apps-Bodilly has geared her book toward young readers who will learn what students and their teacher did on cold mornings before the woodstove warmed them up. For more information go to wisconsinhistory.org/shop. - from Wisconsin Historical Society

6DOYDWLRQ $UP\ KRVWV EUHDNIDVW ZLWK 6DQWD AMERY - Salvation Army of Polk County invites the public to join them for Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Amery Intermediate School from 9 a.m. to noon. Have your picture taken with Santa then join in the fun by participating in some fun crafts and other fun things going on that day. After you’ve eaten breakfast with Santa, you can also meet some special clowns who will be making D ÀUVW WLPH DSSHDUDQFH DW WKH event. Princess Frostina and a toy soldier clown will be there. The proceeds from the breakfast go to help the Salvation Army in their efforts to raise money to help people in the local community including the backpack program in Polk County. The Salvation Army helps many families each week with the Happy Kids Backpack program. There are children in America that rely on resources such as free and reduced-price school lunch during the school year. Some RI WKRVH IDPLOLHV EHQHÀWLQJ IURP WKDW VHUYLFH DOVR EHQHÀW from the Salvation Army by receiving a backpack full of vital food items that are designed to meet the nutritional needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available such as on the weekends and school vacation. Breakfast with Santa is just another way the Salvation Army is working toward meeting the needs of children in our community and providing some holiday cheer. If you are interested in supporting the Salvation Army with the backpack program or any of the other valuable services in the community, including the Serenity Home homeless shelter in Balsam Lake, you can send your tax-deductible donation to 200 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. If you would like to help this season by donating time to ring bells in the Red kettle campaign call 715-485-1221 or log onto ringbells.org. - from Salvation Army

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tant to them,â€? Burke said in a phone interview. Of the numerous problems in today’s headlines, Burke said that the issues around jobs and access to affordable health care are the most important to people across Wisconsin. In 2007, she resigned as Wisconsin commerce secretary but, before doing so, criticized the commerce department for their lack of initiative to create jobs. Today, Burke feels the same passion and said, “I think that we do need to make sure we are being as aggressive as possible in terms of job creation ... the state needs to be more supSRUWLYH LQ WHUPV RI KHOSLQJ FRPSDQLHV Ă€QG WKH FDSLWDO WKDW they (small businesses) need to expand.â€? Burke thinks that by focusing on helping entrepreneurs, small businesses and new businesses get started, it will help to encourage Wisconsin’s struggling job market. Burke stood by her opposition to legislation passed in March of this year that lessened the powers of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, alleviating pressure on the $1.5 billion open pit mine project planned for the Penokee Hills in northern Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin Legislative documents, the 2013 Wisconsin Act 1 is written to repeal, amend, recreate and create numerous statutes within existing regulations related to ferrous metallic mining including procedures for obtaining approvals from the DNR for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation and providing penalties. “Yes, there was legislation proposed that was bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Jauch, Cullen and Schultz, which had the environment protections that would have safeguarded our air and our water and now it is pushed aside for this other legislation that did not, in fact, do that, DQG VR , ZRXOG GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDQW WR VHH WKDW OHJLVODWLRQ UHpealed,â€? she said. With a recently updated website, Burke offers an issues section which states her support for the rights of workers to collectively bargain. If elected governor, she would work with the Legislature to implement laws that would bring back collective bargaining. “We would have to bring people together to do that, and it certainly, with the current Legislature, will be challenging but that is what governors do, and that is what we have to focus on for the long term.â€? Another devisive topic is the state’s expanding school choice program, which has operated in Milwaukee for the past 20 years. The program allows low-income students in the public school system to attend private schools at $6,442 a voucher, the taxpayers expense. In 2011 the program was expanded to Racine with vouchers for 250 students, then 500 in 2012, and an unlimited number to be allowed in 2013. As an active Madison school board member, Burke feels the program should be limited to start. “Secondly, would be working with the Legislature to eliminate the provision that even allows for the 500 or 1,000 students (vouchers),â€? said Burke. She went on to iterate that research into the program has not proven its effectiveness, but research has not been proven conclusive to favor either side’s argument. Burke visited the communities of Hudson, Amery, Rice Lake and Spooner last weekend.

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they say they are just borrowing it (the vehicle), as that’s not against the law,â€? Hanson said. “It doesn’t matter who the vehicle came back to (as the registered owner) because the driver Greg Marsten | Staff writer would be issued the citation.â€? TOWN OF LUCK – Polk Sheriff Johnson does not exCounty authorities have conpect any charges to be filed Ă€UPHG WKDW WKH PDQ ZKR ZDV against the previous owner, but driving a van that went out of he questioned why someone control and crashed into a rural would leave personalized, exLuck home has perished at Repired plates on a vehicle they gions Medical Center in St. Paul. sell, especially someone whose Mark William Wright, 50, career is based on a knowledge Hastings, Minn., died several of the law. weeks ago, reportedly after his “While one normally keeps life support was ceased. The the plates associated with a ve7KH DFFLGHQW WKDW RFFXUUHG LQ 2FWREHU LQYROYHG D YDQ JRLQJ RXW RI FRQWURO hicle when you sell it, it is not cause of his death remains unclear and is a whole separate DQG VWULNLQJ D KRXVH PRYLQJ WKH KRPH RQ LWV IRXQGDWLRQ 7KH GULYHU RI WKH illegal to not do so, just stupid,â€? issue, according to the Polk YDQ 0DUN :ULJKW +DVWLQJV 0LQQ ODWHU GLHG DOWKRXJK WKHUH DUH PDQ\ Johnson said. TXHVWLRQV UHPDLQLQJ z 3KRWRV E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ County Sheriff’s Department. Wright had turned 50 years “Wright may have had a medold just four days prior to the ical issue that caused the entire the vehicle through the wind- SUR[LPLW\ WR WUDIĂ€F crash and had a long history of “There are a lot of questions driving infractions, with a numepisode. We have no informa- shield. EMTs and Luck Fire and tion about what happened until Northland Ambulance were on that need to be answered, for ber of criminal convictions over we get more information from the scene. He was transported to sure,â€? Kube said. two decades prior. In fact, he Ramsey County (Medical Ex- St. Croix Regional Medical Cenhad last been convicted of drivaminer’s Office),â€? stated Polk ter by ambulance and later was 7KH RWKHU FORXGHG LVVXHV ing after suspension and withtransferred to Regions Medical Wright was driving on a sus- out insurance two years ago in County Sheriff Peter Johnson. “Whether it counts as a fatality Center in St. Paul, where he later pended license at the time of Hastings and was under a court the crash and was not insured. order to maintain insurance if he is dependent upon whether he died. He was the only person in The van he was driving was to- was driving. died as a result of the crash or if it was a medical issue,â€? Johnson the van at the time, and it was taled and did not belong to him, Wright had convictions for stated. “For instance, if he had a unclear if he was under the in- at least it was not registered to everything from driving while heart attack and then crashed, Ă XHQFH RI GUXJV RU DOFRKRO DQG him. The vehicle was still regis- intoxicated to vehicle theft, it is not considered a fatality. authorities were unable to get tered to attorney Dennis Lieder criminal damage to property, asHowever, if the (crash) injury blood samples prior to his trans- of Webster, who has apparently sault and several convictions inport. told authorities that he sold it volving careless and aggravated caused the death, then yes.â€? to another party, who then sold driving. He had at least four The PCSD was not informed of 7KH FROOLVLRQ V LPSDFW it to Wright, although no title DUI convictions since 1991 in Wright’s death and only learned The crash with the home was transfer was ever made, to either Minnesota alone, and his license RI KLV SDVVLQJ ZKHQ QRWLĂ€HG E\ notably violent, so much so that person, and the van still wore was suspended at the time of the the press. “I’m a little distressed by it physically moved the home Lieder’s personalized license crash, and had been for several the fact that no one over there on its foundation. There were plates - expired since April - years. (Ramsey County) even thought several people in the home at when the accident occurred. Repeated queries to Lieder for :KDW QH[W IRU WKH IDPLO\" to consider telling us that he the time, although none of them FRPPHQW RU YHULĂ€FDWLRQ RQ ZKR died,â€? Johnson said. “That can were injured in the collision. Regardless of the shady cirThe house that Wright col- he allegedly sold the van to have cumstances behind the late cause some issues in itself. Some of the problems we have by liv- lided with at 2510 170th St. has yet to be returned. driver, the incident is a tragedy not been occupied since, as it “It did not come up as being on many fronts. The crash has ing in a border county.â€? 3&6' RIĂ€FLDOV DUH VWLOO ZDLW- was physically moved across the reported stolen, and there is left one man dead, and a family LQJ IRU Ă€QDO GHWDLOV RI :ULJKW¡V foundation, and the cost of re- QRWKLQJ LQ WKH Ă€OH DV WR ZKHWKHU without a home, with nobody passing, and at this point, are pair remains unclear. The Brian it was sold to him (Wright) or left to pay for the damage. unclear if there was an autopsy and April Hayes family had just borrowed to him,â€? Johnson said The dust is still technically performed. While the cause of purchased the home a short time last month. settling on several fronts of Under Wisconsin law, when Wright’s death and its cause, his death remains a question prior and reportedly did not mark, other issues of the inci- have homeowner’s insurance, someone sells a vehicle, the li- as well as other liability issues. due to issues with a woodstove. cense plates remain with the pre- The issue of what is next for the dent remain in limbo. They have had several people vious owner and do not go with Hayes family remains unclear, look over the home to see if it the vehicle. %DFNJURXQG RQ WKH FUDVK but there are several members of “It’s against the law (to keep the community trying to assist in The Mark Wright crash oc- can be repaired and are reportcurred at just before 8 p.m. in edly working with Habitat for the plates on a sold vehicle),â€? their recovery. the Town of Luck on Friday, Oct. Humanity on either repairing or stated Trooper Derrek Hanson “It’s just a bad situation, all of the Wisconsin State Patrol, around,â€? stated Mike Rozumal25, at the intersection of CTH N rebuilding the home. Eric Kube is executive direc- who cited several clauses on the ski, who is Pastor Emeritus at the and 170th Street, west of Luck by tor of Wild Rivers HFH, he said sale of a vehicle, under chapter nearby West Denmark Lutheran Little Butternut Lake. Wright was eastbound in a they are considering the circum- 341 of the Wisconsin State Stat- Church, which has assisted with 1995 Dodge Van on CTH N at stances of the tragedy, and while utes. He said it is up to the pur- donations for the Hayes family. a high rate of speed when he there are many variables, he is chasing party to transfer a title, He has been a contact for the failed to negotiate the sweeping hoping they can work some- but the party who sells a vehicle family, as they have had to rent also has some responsibility. curve at 170th Street. He failed thing out to help the family. a home in the interim, while they “It must have been quite a vio“Even selling the vehicle to a DZDLW WKH Ă€QDO YHUGLFW RQ ZKDW LV to slow down in time and lost control when the rear end of the lent crash,â€? Kube said. “It even relative, you should make a pho- next for their damaged home. tocopy (of the title transfer) right “Hopefully something good can van oversteered and went wide, (disconnected) the chimney.â€? Kube said there are several away,â€? Hanson said. “It takes happen for them.â€? striking several road signs. The accident report and skid marks issues to consider on the Hayes the liability off of the (previous) There have been donation show he apparently overcor- home, such as whether it can owner.â€? collections at the Luck School, While the law places the liabil- where one of the family’s chilrected, and the van swung be rebuilt affordably, or if they wide across the other lane of should start over from scratch, ity of a driving infraction on the dren attends school. And several WUDIĂ€F DQG LQWR WKH VLGH \DUG RI which would again cost the fam- driver of a vehicle, Hanson said local residents and neighbors that hypothetically, if the vehicle have established a relief fund the home on the corner, where ily more money. Even the safety of the loca- was stopped with expired tags, for the family to assist with their it struck the corner and then tion has come into question, and the police would not be able to costs of repair or relocation. 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Polk County justice departments going paperless

Adding teleconferencing system

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Tuesday, Dec. 3, meeting of the Polk County Public Protection Committee focused on technology changes that should improve the law enforcement and justice systems while lowering county operations expenses. The three committee members present, Jay Luke, Kim O’Connell and Kathryn Kienholz, heard reports on proposed changes WR WKH RIÀFHV RI WKH VKHULII WKH GLVWULFW DWtorney, clerk of courts, and child support agency. The Polk County Justice Center was constructed with teleconferencing systems built into some courtrooms. Those systems have never been operational and are now obsolete, county administrator Dana Frey said. New technology is available now that could lower some justice

system costs while improving operations. New court video teleconferencing equipment would allow for court appearances without the need for the sheriff’s department to transport detainees from out-of-county locations. That could save the sheriff’s department a projected $4,000 a year in overtime and transportation expenses. And the new system would allow the county to disconnect a dedicated phone line that has been in place to serve the nonfunctioning older system. That would save another $4,000 a year. The $8,000-a-year savings for the sheriff over two years would cover the estimated expense of $15,000 for the new teleconferencing system. That $15,000 would be borrowed from the county’s internal revolving loan fund which was established for projects like this. While the direct payback from the new system would reduce the sheriff’s budget, other departments would benHÀW IURP DQ LPSURYHPHQW LQ FRXUW KHDU-

ings. District Attorney Dan Steffen said it ZRXOG PDNH KHDULQJV EHWWHU IRU KLV RIĂ€FH Malia Malone, director of the child support agency, said this would solve a lot of headaches. She added that all the area hospitals now have this teleconferencing capacity. The public protection committee sent the teleconferencing proposal to the county board with its unanimous support. The teleconferencing system would reduce time transporting people to hearings. Other changes that may be coming to the county could change the appearances of the courtrooms and department RIĂ€FHV “We are going paperless,â€? Steffen told the committee. “We will not be carrying SLOHV RI Ă€OHV WR WKH FRXUWURRPV $OO FDVH information will be available on laptops. 7KHUH ZLOO EH QR PRUH VHDUFKLQJ IRU Ă€OHV LQ WKH RIĂ€FH Âľ Steffen said he and his staff visited

'RGJH &RXQW\ WKH ÀUVW :LVFRQVLQ FRXQW\ where the district attorney went paperless. He said Dodge has saved money while having all court documents immediately available for the prosecution, the defense and the judge. Steffen said all the parties can see everything once the documents are scanned into a secure online system. Besides quick access to docuPHQWV DQ DGGHG EHQHÀW LV WKH IUHHLQJ XS of storage space. Steffen said the Dodge file storage area is now an employee lounge. Clerk of court Joan Ritten said the paperless records system will be working its ZD\ LQWR KHU RIÀFH DV ZHOO 6KH VDLG WKDW in the future all court documents may be available for viewing on the circuit court access system, allowing greater access to information while reducing the volume of paper documents. Malone said child support went paperless internally several years ago.

Grantsburg School Board hears positive audit report Priscilla Bauer | Staff writer GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg School Board members were given a good audit report by school auditor Larry Stotz at the board’s Nov. 25 business meeting. “The board is responsible for this report,â€? said Stotz. “You have to take ownership of this audit.â€? Stotz then gave the ERDUG WKH Ă€QDQFLDO KLJKOLJKWV IURP WKH audit report as follows: Stotz told the board the district was down about $200,000 in state and federal revenues from last year. 7KH Ă€QDQFLDO SRVLWLRQ DV UHĂ HFWHG LQ the total net assets, increased in the curUHQW Ă€VFDO \HDU E\

“There was an increase of $1,073,083 in the governmental funds total fund balance,� Stotz told the board. “It’s unusual to see such a large increase in the fund balance. This is due to iForward funds and paying down of debts.� According to Stotz, $1,061,718 had been repaid of the principal on outstanding debt, and though it counts as an expenditure in governmental funds it reduces the debt liability in the statement of net assets. The general fund’s ending fund balance as of June 30, is $3,484, 265, which is 29.19 percent of the Fund 10 expenditures. Of this balance, $937,823 will be committed

IRU VSHFLĂ€F XVHV GXULQJ LQFOXGing SAGE carryover, technology and site maintenance projects. “So it is your opinion things are in good order?â€? asked school board PresiGHQW 'DYH $KOTXLVW ZKHQ 6WRW] ZDV Ă€Qished with his report. “Yes, we can go on Thanksgiving vacation and not worry,â€? joked Stotz.

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staff. Dahlberg said the meetings were not held for bargaining purposes but as listening sessions for the committee to hear staff issues and concerns. “The support staff appreciated the opportunity to talk to us,� commented Dahlberg, “It was a good meeting.� The board awarded Wisconsin Mechanical Company, with a low bid of $8,575, the retubing of the middle school boilers project. The board met in closed session to discuss an iForward marketing proposal with Strong Mind Media of Chandler, Ariz.

Some state residents may lose unemployment benefits at year’s end Patty Murray | Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Thousands of Wisconsin residents could lose federal unemployPHQW EHQHÀWV DW WKH EHJLQQLQJ RI WKH QHZ year if Congress doesn’t extend emergency jobless payments. A person who loses his or her job in Wisconsin is eligible for 26 weeks of VWDWH XQHPSOR\PHQW EHQHÀWV $IWHU WKDW HPHUJHQF\ IHGHUDO EHQHÀWV NLFN LQ IRU weeks. 7KH HPHUJHQF\ EHQHÀWV ZKLFK EHJDQ at the onset of the recession, are set to expire unless action is taken by the end of the month. Tamarine Cornelius is a research ana-

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lyst with the Wisconsin Budget Project, which is an arm of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. She says 24,000 VWDWH UHVLGHQWV VWDQG WR ORVH EHQHĂ€WV DV RI Jan. 1. “They’ll have their unemployment benHĂ€WV FXW RII LPPHGLDWHO\ Âľ VD\V &RUQHOLXV “Then there’s another about 42,000 people in Wisconsin who right now are receivLQJ WKH VWDWH IXQGHG EHQHĂ€WV 2YHU WKH Ă€UVW KDOI RI WKH\¡OO H[KDXVW WKH VWDWH EHQHĂ€WV DQG ZRXOG KDYH PRYHG WR WKH IHGHUDO EHQHĂ€WV EXW WKDW ZRQ¡W EH WKHUH Âľ 7KH IHGHUDO EHQHĂ€WV DUH GHVLJQHG WR EH temporary, and Congress has extended them before. Cornelius urges lawmakers

to pass another extension because, she says, the economy isn’t “back on its feet.â€? “The average unemployed worker has been looking for a job for 36 weeks which is still really elevated compared to what our normal economy holds,â€? says Cornelius. “So while it should be the goal for &RQJUHVV WR SKDVH RXW WKHVH EHQHĂ€WV DV the economy improves, the economy isn’t there yet.â€? ,I WKH IHGHUDO EHQHĂ€WV DUH QRW H[WHQGHG Cornelius says it could have a negative impact on the national economy since recipients mostly spend their checks on food and other necessities.

Western Wisconsin EMS takeover of Unity Area Ambulance Service details Greg Marsten | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Details are emerging regarding ambulance services for several municipalities and towns in the region, as the Western Wisconsin EMS begins the process of consolidation of the previously independent services. Appearing before the Balsam Lake Village Board on Monday, Dec. 2, Dave Waltz of the WW-EMS outlined a few details of the pending consolidation of what was formerly known as the Unity Area Ambulance Service. “We’re part of a consortium that owns St. Croix Valley EMS and Lakes Region (EMS),â€? Waltz told the trustees at their regular monthly meeting. “We are consolidating Unity Area Ambulance with St. Croix Valley EMS into one ambulance service.â€? Waltz said the changes should allow for “less redundancy, more cost effectiveness and better servicesâ€? with the merger, he also said they will retain all current Unity Ambulance staffers. The change will also bring an upgrade of sorts to the Milltown location, where the Unity service is currently based. “The Milltown (base) station will become a paramedic level ambulance service (with the merger),â€? Waltz said. “We DUH FRQĂ€GHQW WKH SHRSOH ZKR KDYH VHUYLFH through Unity Ambulance will be well served (under the change). For the community here, the merger means a higher

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lance Service, at the same cost of $10 per capita. He said they would then begin new contract negotiations in the spring with the affected municipalities. The current Unity Ambulance Service will be placed under the St. Croix Valley EMS marque, and Waltz said they are working with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department to make sure all dispatching services are adjusted with the changes. The service will retain ambulances at their base in Milltown and also in St. Croix Falls, and unlike current practice, the stations will be manned around the clock, and staff will not be paged out from their homes, meaning faster response times. “Staff will be with the ambulances at all times, “ Waltz said. “No more page-outs.� Waltz and several other staff are visiting all affected municipalities in the coming weeks to seek the current contract extensions, with the company eventually renegotiating with the municipalities once the merger is complete. “I believe it will be cleaner to just extend current contracts, with just a short amendment,� he said, noting that Balsam Lake Village recently signed a three-year contract extension with Unity Ambulance, but the new service did not sign on, to allow for exclusive negotiations with the municipalities they cover, which includes the villages of Milltown, Balsam Lake, Cushing and Centuria, as well as several areas in between, including the

towns of Eureka, St. Croix Falls, Balsam Lake, Milltown and Sterling. They also provide ambulance transport to the Twin Cities, when needed. Unity Area Ambulance sold their business to WW-EMS in early 2009. They are D QRW IRU SURĂ€W F FRUSRUDWLRQ WKDW was established in late 2008 as part of the Health Partners family of service operations. They have a board of directors that RYHUVHHV WKH RSHUDWLRQ DQG Ă€QDQFHV DQG are managed through the Regions Hospital EMS department with a full-time supervisor at the Unity base station in Milltown. Waltz said the expanded St. Croix Valley EMS will eventually have one operational plan, and he said the transfer should be seamless to the municipalities. In a document outlining some of the changes, the WW-EMS states that they “hope that personnel changes will be relatively minimal, although there may be some personnel changes for more efĂ€FLHQW XWLOL]DWLRQ Âľ The same document said the consortium expects the “economies of scale will permit better and enhanced overall service to the community.â€? According to company data, the WWEMS services in Polk County have had approximately 1,339 ambulance runs between 2011 and last month, averaging between 424 and 520 runs annually between the affected municipalities.

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Balsam Lake Board considers new structure

Proposed consolidation of committees, responsibilities

that several issues would also be adjusted, and that the board could still consider seniority when promoting or adjusting wages, but that it would no longer be in Greg Marsten | Staff writer the language of the handbook. Village President Geno D’Agostino BALSAM LAKE – The Balsam Lake VXJJHVWHG WKH\ EULQJ WKH Ă€QDO SURSRVHG Village Board is considering a change in changes back to the employees for rehow they manage the village’s business, view, as they had been involved in the as they outlined a proposal for reducing handbook rewrite from the start. or consolidating their current seven com“We sort of created the atmosphere by mittees down to just four committees: meeting with them three or four times in Finance, public works, public protection the spirit of creating this (handbook),â€? and public welfare. D’Agostino said. “I wouldn’t feel good 7KH FKDQJHV ZHUH Ă€UVW VXJJHVWHG HDUabout just saying ‘this is what we’re lier this year by Trustee Keith Swenson doing.’â€? and were addressed at the board of trustThe labor committee considered over ees regular monthly meeting on Monday, four dozen changes to the handbook Dec. 2. The changes were considered as in recent months of meetings, and the part of proposed changes for the upcoming village board, which may have several 0HPEHUV RI WKH %DOVDP /DNH 9LOODJH %RDUG DGGUHVVHG D SURSRVDO WR DGMXVW WKH ZD\ WKHLU FRP board passed the proposed changes, with new members after next April’s elections. PLWWHHV DUH VWUXFWXUHG DOWKRXJK WKH FKDQJHV PD\ QRW EH LPSOHPHQWHG XQWLO DIWHU D QHZ ERDUG LV D’Agostino opposed. • The board appointed election workThe streamlining of the committee re- VZRUQ LQ QH[W $SULO 3KRWR E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ ers for 2014 and also set a Tuesday, Jan. 7, quires an amending ordinance, and accaucus date. The caucus will take place at cording to Swenson, comes directly from motion failed, the board decided to con- as well as retaining wall reconstruction. WKH YLOODJH Ă€UH KDOO DW S P the League of Municipalities handbook. sider and study the changes in the comThe Cedar bid was approximately • Chamber of commerce representa“I believe that this does make some ing month, and will draft an ordinance $2,200 lower than the lone other bid, tives Glen Jones and Steve Williams outVLJQLĂ€FDQW LPSURYHPHQWV Âľ 6ZHQVRQ WROG to consider at a coming meeting, with which was from Short Elliot Henderson. lined several upcoming issues, including the board. “We would have four com- implementation likely to take place after • The board debated whether to ad- a proposal to team with the village on a mittees dealing with all village affairs, a new board is seated in April. MXVW WKHLU HPSOR\HH KDQGERRN WR UHĂ HFW Main Street banner proposal, where the all dealing with all the functions that a changes in state law regarding collective chamber would provide the concrete, ERDUG GRHV :LWK VRPH HIĂ€FLHQFLHV WR EH bargaining and how village employees banner and lines, with the village donat,Q RWKHU ERDUG DFWLRQ gained.â€? • The board approved contracting DUH FODVVLĂ€HG 8QGHU WKH FKDQJHV DOO YLO- ing two large steel poles for the project. Under the proposal, each committee with Cedar Corp. for engineering the lage employees would be considered atWilliams said they thought the vilwould have three members, and with a Mill Street improvement project plan, at will employees, and the handbook would lage’s contribution would make it more of six-member board, and a village presia price of $15,800. The proposed project UHĂ HFW WKRVH FKDQJHV ZKLOH DOVR DOORZLQJ shared responsibility for future requests, dent, it would mean each trustee would would run from CTH I to Fourth Avenue for possible changes in interpretation, if an organization wanted to create a banserve on two committees. and will consist of new concrete curb and should the Act 10 legislative changes be ner for Main Street. The board took no The board discussed the changes at gutters, asphalt and underlayment, with ruled illegal under appeal. action. length, and after a proposed adoption Village attorney Adam Jarchow noted some storm sewer work and structures,

Grantsburg sidewalks will be cleared this winter

Council reverses prior change

previous snow-removal policy took place at the Monday, Nov. 25, meeting that approved the 2014 Grantsburg budget and levy. The idea of limiting sidewalk snow removal outside the downtown area ZDV ÀUVW SURSRVHG DQG DSSURYHG DW WKH Nov. 11 council meeting as a way to save money. The plan was for the village to clear the sidewalks on only one side of

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer GRANTSBURG – All the Grantsburg Village sidewalks will be cleared of snow this winter after all. The village board has reversed a previous plan to limit snow removal on some sidewalks. The return to

North Oak Street north of the river and not clear sidewalks on several residential streets. The village would concentrate on keeping a route clear to the schools. “It would be more work to enforce the change than it would to keep clearing all the sidewalks,� public works director Chris Bartlett said. He added that the village still has a liability, even if a sidewalk is not cleared.

Village President Glenn Rolloff said the statutes say that a village cannot close sidewalks and must keep them clear. Sidewalks are an extension of streets under the statutes, therefore the village will return to its practice of clearing all the walks after winter storms. So, Grantsburg will still have cleared sidewalks.

Budget committee approves delay to pruning BadgerCare rolls Shawn Johnson|WPR MADISON - Sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program would be put off for a few months under a plan that cleared the Legislature’s budget committee on Monday, Dec. 2. For 72,000 parents and caretakers who earn more than the federal poverty level, the delay means they’ll get to keep their BadgerCare coverage until April 1 instead of getting dropped in January. GOP budget committee Co-Chair John Nygren said the postponement will help people deal with the slow rollout of Obamacare. “I wish we weren’t here today. I wish that the plan that we voted for back in June would be the law of the land moving forward. But unfortunately, the Obamacare rollout has been a disaster,� he said. The delay also means that about 83,000

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Rifle drawn in standoff with police Greg Marsten | Staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Charges are still pending against a 27-year-old rural St. Croix Falls man after he was inYROYHG LQ D YLROHQW ÀJKW ZLWK KLV IDWKHU DQG ZDV ODWHU DUUHVWHG IRU EUDQGLVKLQJ D ORDGHG ULà H DIWHU WKH GLVSXWH Michael W. Bruns, St. Croix Falls, is facing charges of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, on top of disorderly conduct charges, after an incident that is alleged to have taken place on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 26. $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH SUREDEOH FDXVH UHSRUW ÀOHG ZLWK WKH

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A revealing look at northern Wisconsin’s economy Danielle Moe | Staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Making up a third of the state, the 20-county northern region of Wisconsin fought through the two most recent recessions and fairly weak recoveries with a 5.6-percent decline in jobs in the last 13 years. 7KLV Ă€QGLQJ DQG PRUH FRPHV RXW RI D study titled “A Closer Look At Wisconsin’s Economy,â€? recently completed by The Wisconsin Taxpayer’s Alliance. 7KH QRQSDUWLVDQ QRQSURĂ€W JURXS XVHG the long-term study which began in 2000 with the intent to bring regional differences into a statewide economic perspective. From 2000 to 2012, the report explores six different regions of the state by analyzing population, jobs, personal income and earnings. By dividing the state into regions, the report also takes into account the industrial composition of each region. Unique to itself, this study’s data covers all political parties of power in Madison. In the report, WISTAX explains that “relying on short-term, statewide information ignores both long-term trends and regional differences within Wisconsin DQG LV OLNHO\ WR UHVXOW LQ Ă DZHG FRQFOXsions and less-than-ideal economic policies for the state.â€? Zeroing in on the northern region of Wisconsin, the study picks up on a longterm decline in jobs, but a slow increase to earnings. The report targets the region’s declining population and employment opportunities as the reason for possess-

ing the lowest amount of jobs, income and population in the state. “While it has increased slightly, there certainly has not been a boom in the population, and what the demographics show is a big skew towards older Americans,� said Mike Bobin, president and acting director for the Washburn County Economic Development Corporation.

Tourism hurting With the study’s findings, WISTAX questions whether the northern region’s economic front-runner, tourism, is hurting. Across the board, jobs in the information employment, construction, manufacturing and hospitality all took dives since 2000. WISTAX found that “Information employment fell 25.8 percent, nearly twice the statewide decline (-13.5 percent), construction (-28.1 percent) and manufacturing (-22.5 percent) also retreated.â€? According to the report, since 2000, the leisure-hospitality job sector dropped 1 percent due to a 14.6-percent decrease in jobs. “Wisconsin has lost so many industrial MREV RYHU WKH \HDUV Ă€UPV JRLQJ RYHUVHDV and things like that, it has had a bad effect on the state,â€? said Bobin. Jobs may be on the decline, but the study also found the region’s per capita income low, but on the rise. Regional per capita income “increased more in the north (45.0 percent) than in any other region during the past 13 years.â€? In addi-

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vocal group and part of the contemporary worship team at Bethesda Lutheran in Eau Claire. Petryk will be sharing songs of the season. All are invited to attend. — from Luck Lutheran

Caregiver support for the holidays SIREN – Welcome Home Assisted Living will be sponsoring a holiday caregiver support group meeting Thursday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. St. Croix Hospice will give a presentation titled “Caregiver Stress and the Holidays.�

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Let’s find out Many have lost loved ones during the “happiest time of the year.â€? It’s a scar, yes, but not one that can be seen with the human eye. And it’s not just those of us who dealt with death over the holidays. I have a friend who lost her 16-year-old daughter to cancer this past spring. She is coping the best she can, and it’s miserable. Another friend lost her mom in 2011, DQG KHU GDG WKLV SDVW \HDU ,W LV KHU Ă€UVW year as an adult orphan. Thanksgiving brings memories of 1990, WKH Ă€QDO KROLGD\ , KDG ZLWK 0RP DW WKH table. From there until Dec. 29, there are triggers of that long, painful month as we waited out her time together. Thanks to hospice, she died at home, as she wanted. January brings the memories of her funeral. Then I function well for several months. None of us wear badges expressing KRZ GLIĂ€FXOW WKLV VHDVRQ LV IRU XV ZLWKRXW those we have lost to physical death, and the depression and frustration is deep. Four weeks of being surrounded by shoppers who are more interested in the daily deal. It makes us angry ... we can’t buy what we want more than anything in any store. I realized that maybe I could remember that I am not alone in the empty ache I live with after all these years and if I treat everyone with kindness and compassion, perhaps I could improve the mood of not only others I encounter, but perhaps heal the ache that never goes away. To be part of the solution in a world full of problems, fear, sorrow and pain. Can we just slow down a little and not roll our eyes at the lady counting coins from her wallet? Can we just smile at the mother of a toddler having a public meltdown? Can we meet each others eyes and just smile? Can we be polite to the people who work in the stores, who have no conWURO RYHU VWDIĂ€QJ RU KDYLQJ SURGXFW RQ hand, and make them smile? If we can do that in December, which is insanity for most Americans, can we take it through the year and just live like we know that everyone is worthy of kindness and a smile? ,¡P DERXW WR Ă€QG RXW :LOO \RX MRLQ PH" Kristine Emerson Luck

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Vintage snowmobiles at the Frederic Soo Line Depot Dec. 21

FREDERIC--The Frederic Area Historical Society will host the sixth-annual Vintage Snowmobile Show at the 1901 Soo Line Depot in Frederic, Saturday, Dec. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Owners of the older snowmobiles that started the whole snowmobile recreation industry are invited to show them off and maybe take a ride on the Gandy Dancer State Recreation Trail, snow conditions permitting. Trailer parking is available. Awards will take place at 1 p.m. with unique trophies for the best pre-1970, 1971 and newer leaf spring, and best original, unrestored snowmobile. The entry fee to display a snowmobile is a modest $5 donation to the museum. The early days of snowmobiling had an impact on rural Wisconsin, and the Frederic Area Historical Society helps to keep those memories alive by hosting this annual display of vintage snowmobiles. ,Q -HII 0RDWV RI )UHGHULF FRUUHFWO\ LGHQWLÀHG brands of snowmobiles and the dealers who sold them within a 12-mile radius of Frederic to win a Name the Dealer contest. His winning list will be on display, and you can see how many you remember. Located on the Gandy Dancer State Trail, the restored 1901 Soo Line Depot serves as the Frederic Area Museum. The depot/museum is open from Memorial Day weekend through leaf season in the fall, holidays and for several special events like this during the year. The depot/museum will be open for tours, and coffee and cookies will be available during event hours. There is no admission charged for the event or the museum. Christmas in Frederic is also going on Dec. 21, so a lot of activities will be happening in town. For more information, call 715-327-4158 or 715-3274892 evenings. – submitted

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POLK COUNTY – Looking for that lastminute gift for the bicycle riders, skiers or equestrian enthusiasts on your list? 2014 state annual passes are available for holiday shopping at the Polk County Information Center in St. Croix Falls, and in Amery at the Countyside Convenience Store, Ellie’s Ice Cream and Coffee, city hall and from the Friends of the Stower 7 Lakes Trail. State trail passes are required in Polk County for bikers on the Gandy Dancer

Trail, bikers and skiers on the Stower 7 Lakes Trail and riders on some equestrian trails, 16 years of age and older. An annual state pass opens up the whole network of Wisconsin state trails that require passes. Annual passes are priced at $20 and are good for calendar year 2014. Trail pass sales generate over $10,000 a year for Polk County that is used for trail maintenance and helps offset the tax levy to lower your taxes. So, if you

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are planning to use any of the Wisconsin State Recreation trails in 2014 that require passes, it pays to buy your pass at home in Polk County. Polk County now has two bike trails and one Nordic ski trail that require a state pass. The Gandy Dancer Trail has been in operation since 1996 and is a 47-mile limestone-surfaced trail that stretches from St. Croix Falls to Danbury. It is operated by agreement with the DNR as a nonmotorized trail in the summer and a snowmobile trail in the winter. Wisconsin’s newest state trail, the

Stower 7 Lakes Trail, is a 14-mile limestone-surfaced trail running from Amery to just outside Dresser. It is a nonmotorized trail year-round offering biking, birding and hiking in the summer, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Passes for the holiday season are also available at the Polk County parks EXLOGLQJV DQG VROLG ZDVWH RIÀFH LQ %DOVDP Lake. For more information, call 800-222POLK, polkcountytourism.com or 715485-9294. – submitted

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scored two goals. Ashley Dietmeier also had two goals, and Abby Stevens and Maddy Doty each scored goals. Since that game, the Blizzard girls played three games at a tournament in Baldwin, losing to very tough opponents including St. Croix Valley and Hayward/ Spooner. Hayward/Spooner earned a state championship last year, and the Fusion won state titles from 2009-11. “Just to be able to give them each a game will be a success, but I would really like to beat them!â€? Quimby said. The Blizzard lost to Sun Prairie Co-op in their third straight loss, but it was a close one despite the Blizzard falling behind 3-1 at the start of the second period. Dietmeier got the Blizzard on the board with D Ă€UVW SHULRG JRDO DQG 5REHUWV VFRUHG LQ the second period to make it a 3-2 contest. Sun Prairie went up by two goals a short time later and held the two-goal buffer until late in the third period when Curtis hit the back of the net to make it a onegoal game before time expired. Stevens was also credited for a goal in the third period. The Blizzard will be hosting their second home game of the season on Thursday, Dec. 12, at Lodge Center Arena in Siren beginning at 7 p.m. against New Richmond. “We will have a tough season, but I think with the talent that we have we should be able to make a good run at playoff time,â€? Quimby said.

Viking girls win season opener Vikings coach Troy Wink, but even with putting up 70 points, Wink thought it could have been even better despite a few missed layups and free-throw opportunities. Lara Harlander led with 22 points while Emily Amundson was the leading rebounder with eight. Other scorers included Carly Gustafson with 15, Taylor Alseth had nine, Abigail Brightbill and Ann Chenal each had six, Amundson, ÀYH 0D.D\OD $UWKXUV IRXU DQG 1LFROH Nelson, two.

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Deer hunting bragging rights Now that Denucci’s Buck-O-Rama and the Staples Lake buck board have mostly faded into the history books, the Johnson Lumber Company buck board has emerged as one of Leader Land’s most prestigious. This year the coveted title “biggest buck�

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The “Rory� has been restored Local girls high school basketball fans are optimistic about the Unity girls basketball team’s chances this year now that ex-Eagle athlete and longtime Unity School District coach Rory Paulsen has assumed the head coach mantle. Paulsen is known not only as a gentleman, but also as a master tactician with a knack for connecting with student athletes.

Viking boys grab win over Shell Lake Nov. 26. The Cardinals led 14-12 after WKH Ă€UVW TXDUWHU DQG KHOG &KHWHN WR QLQH points in the second quarter to take a 31-21 lead at the half. But the Bulldogs outscored the Cardinals 21-12 in the third quarter and 17-12 in the fourth to hold onto the win. )UHGHULF 6KHOO /DNH Luck sophomore Noah Mortel had his Ă€UVW GRXEOH GRXEOH RI WKH VHDVRQ DQG D Marty Seeger|Staff writer FREDERIC – Shell Lake kept pace with career-high 26 points with 13 rebounds. the Vikings through three quarters on He also had three assists and three steals. Tuesday, Nov. 26, but Frederic pulled Logan Hamack had 16 points and was DZD\ LQ WKH IRXUWK TXDUWHU IRU WKHLU Ă€UVW 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. Karsten Pewin of the season. It was the Vikings sec- WHUVHQ VFRUHG Ă€YH SRLQWV 7UHQW 6WUDSRQ ond nonconference game of the year as and Nick Mattson each had three points and Taylor Hawkins had two points. Austin Kurkowski led with 17 points. ´:H DUH VWLOO WU\LQJ WR Ă€JXUH WKLQJV 3LQH &LW\ 0LQQ *UDQWVEXUJ out,â€? said Vikes coach Ryan Lind. It is GRANTSBURG – The home opener early in the year. The guys are working for the Pirate boys basketball team was hard and we will keep improving. Other scorers for the Vikings included spoiled by Pine City, Minn., on Tuesday, Ben Kurkowski and Roman Poirier each 1RY ,W ZDV DOVR WKH Ă€UVW 3LUDWHV JDPH with 10 points, while Irric Erickson and of the season. Grantsburg led 23-16 at the Zach Schmidt each scored eight. Mark half after a solid second quarter but fell Olson, Zach Kuechenmeister and Austin behind offensively in the second half. “We weren’t very good tonight, that’s Ennis each made two points. the bottom line,â€? said Pirates coach Nick The Vikings shot well from outside, PDNLQJ VL[ SRLQWHUV LQ WKH Ă€UVW KDOI ZLWK Hallberg. “We had a positive in how we Austin Kurkowski hitting three. He also played in the second quarter. We need to get better to compete with anyone we had a pair of threes in the second half. have on our schedule. There are no off nights for us. Just have to keep working &KHWHN :H\HUKDHXVHU /XFN LUCK – Luck coach Rick Giller pre- at it.â€? Jacob Ohnstad led the Pirates with 22 dicted Chetek-Weyerhaeuser to be one of the Cardinals toughest games of the points and 10 in the second quarter. Jorseason, and much of that had to do with dan Knutson scored eight, Austin Olson trying to slow the speedy Bulldogs down. had four, and Jackson Gerber and Majel However, the Cardinals played strong Schmaltz each had two points. WKURXJK WKH Ă€UVW WZR TXDUWHUV RI D QRQconference game at Chetek on Tuesday,

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The Swami Predicts A tremendous opening-week record of 7-1 catapulted the Prediction King to an 88-percent success rate to inaugurate the 201314 prognostication season. “I sometimes struggle in the first week of mostly nonconference games,â€? he said early Wednesday while boning out the third THE SWAMI of several young deer he shot during the 2013 Wisconsin Ă€UHDUP GHHU VHDVRQ “But suddenly I’m looking at a basketball season success-rate milestone!â€? he exclaimed with a beaming grin while displaying a spiral notebook which indicated 79 percent in 2009 to be his best ever.

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crown was claimed by none other than former late-1960s Grantsburg multisport great Karl Johnson. By the way: When he’s not downing splendid 8-point bucks, Johnson owns and operates Johnson Lumber Company of Falun, Wis. 2011 and 2012 JLC buck board winners were popular local sportsmen Larye Olson of Siren and Alpha native Mike Swenson.

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Boys games: Frederic 52, Unity 50 – A shocker. St. Croix Falls 66, Webster 30 – The Saints will be in the title hunt.

Siren 65, Grantsburg 51 – A rude awakening for the Pirates. St. Croix Falls 59, Frederic 53 – An entertaining game. Luck 53, Siren 45 – $ GRJÀJKW Unity 49, Webster 29 – The Eagles bounce back from their loss to Frederic. Girls games: Unity 60, Frederic 55 – Lots of points and lots of fouls. Siren 55, Grantsburg 35 – Dragons coast. St. Croix Falls 59, Webster 33 – No contest. Luck 44, Northwood 43 – The wizard and his minions steal one. St. Croix Falls 67, Frederic 44 – Vikes stay close through three. Luck 55, Siren 47 – A barn burner goes to the Cards. Amery 57, Grantsburg 29 – Tough loss for the Pirettes. Unity 50, Webster 23 – The Eagles are for real, boys and girls. The Swami answers all emails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com

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Danielle Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Eric Stone, DVM, of Northern Lakes Veterinarian Clinic in Shell Lake, donated seven neuter and three spay operations on Friday, Nov. 22. “There are many cats, kittens and puppies that end up being euthanized because they don’t have homes, so I really respect what she is trying to do,â€? Stone said. “Sheâ€? is Kathleen Schoener, and the effort is called The Winston Project. It is a progressive community-based lowcost spay/neuter initiative that Schoener hopes will effectively reduce the number of kittens born in Washburn County. “The intent for the project is that no matter the circumstance, the cats get spayed or neutered,â€? Stone explained. 5HJDUGOHVV RI Ă€QDQFLDO VWDWXV KRZ PDQ\

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At Milwaukee’s Hope House, executive director Ken Schmidt says food stamp cuts have brought more people to the shelter, since a family’s housing budget now goes toward food. “I mean, there’s only so much money. Having less money with food stamps does hurt that household budget.â€? Many homeless shelters are receiving less federal and state funds, and some RIĂ€FLDOV VD\ WKDW PRQH\ ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR decline.

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(NLUKH 9LHKPUN 6M ;OL 4PU\[LZ ;YLHZ\YLYÂťZ 9LWVY[ 9L]PL^ (UK 7H` )PSSZ 7H[YVSTHUÂťZ 9LWVY[ (U` HKKP[PVUHS (NLUKH ^PSS IL WVZ[LK PU [OL 3\JR ;V^U /HSS HUK *SLYRÂťZ 6MMPJL 3SV`K 5LSZVU *SLYR 3 (Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY BRANCH  I  Bremer  Bank  N.A. 8555  Eagle  Point  Blvd. P.O.  Box  1000 Lake  Elmo,  MN  55042, Plaintiff -­vs-­ Scott  C.  McPherson  and Twyla  M.  McPherson,  husband  and  wife 664D  270th  Avenue Frederic,  WI  54837 Centra  Care  Health  System 1200  N.  6th  Avenue St.  Cloud,  MN  56303, Defendants Case  No.  13  CV  124 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Foreclosure  of  Mortgage:  30404 By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  Judgment  of  Foreclosure  en-­ tered  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  June  2,  2013,  I  will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center  in  the  Village  of  Balsam  Lake,  in  said  County,  on  January  7,  2014,  at  10:00  o’clock  a.m.,  all  of  the  fol-­ lowing  described  mortgaged  premises,  to-­wit: Parcel  1:  Lot  One  (1)  of  Certi-­ fied  Survey  Map  No.  5219,  recorded  in  Volume  23  of  Cer-­ tified  Survey  Maps,  page  126,  as  Document  No.  719339,  located  in  Government  Lot  Five  (5),  Section  Twenty-­four  (24),  Township  Thirty-­six  (36)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West,  Town  of  Bone  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. Parcel  2:  A  20-­foot-­wide  ease-­ ment  for  ingress,  egress  and  utility  easement  for  the  benefit  of  Parcel  1  as  shown  on  Certi-­ fied  Survey  Map  No.  5219,  recorded  in  Volume  23  of  Cer-­ tified  Survey  Maps,  page  126,  as  Document  No.  719339,  located  in  Government  Lot  Five  (5),  Section  Twenty-­four  (24),  Township  Thirty-­six  (36)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West,  Town  of  Bone  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. TAX  ID  NO.:  012-­00545-­0000. The  above  property  is  located  at  664D  270th  Avenue,  Frederic,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin  54837. TERMS: 1.  10%  cash  or  certified  check  down  payment  at  time  of  sale,  balance  due  upon  con-­ firmation  by  Court. 2.  Sale  is  subject  to  all  unpaid  real  estate  taxes  and  special  assessments. 3.  Purchaser  shall  pay  any  Wisconsin  real  estate  trans-­ fer  fee. 4.  Property  is  being  sold  on  an  â€œas  isâ€?  basis  without  warran-­ ties  or  representations  of  any  kind. 5.  Purchaser  shall  be  respon-­ sible  for  obtaining  posses-­ sion  of  property. Dated  at  Balsam  Lake,  Wis-­ consin,  this  14th  day  of  Novem-­ ber,  2013. /s/Peter  M.  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin SCHOFIELD,  HIGLEY  &  MAYER,  S.C. Attorneys  for  Plaintiff Bay  View  Offices,  Suite  #100 Menomonie,  WI  54751 715-­235-­3939 >5(?37

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3$*( ,17(5 &2817< /($'(5 1(:6 6(&7,21 $ '(&(0%(5 (Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Royal  Credit  Union, a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  credit  union, 200  Riverfront  Terrace The Town Of McKinley Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, Monthly Board Meeting Plaintiff, Will Be Held On vs. Tues., Dec. 10, 2013, At Kenneth  M.  Mitchell 7 p.m. At The Town Hall 1  St.  Croix  Lofts  Drive,  Unit  102 (NLUKH ^PSS IL WVZ[LK Saint  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin  ;V^U VM 4J2PUSL` 54024, +LIVYHO .YV]LY *SLYR 4VU +LJ Patricia  L.  Mitchell ! 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Columbia,  South  Carolina  TODD  MEINKE,  et  al. Plaintiff 29223, Defendant(s) vs. Midland  Funding  LLC, Case  No:   12  CV  771 DEBRA  K.  MATTSON,  et  al. a  Delaware  limited  liability  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Defendant(s) company, PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  8040  Excelsior  Drive,  Suite  400 Case  No:   12  CV  425 by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Madison,  Wisconsin  53717,  foreclosure  entered  on  March  John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  12,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  corporation, by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  $106,008.12,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  Defendants. the  described  premises  at  public  foreclosure  entered  on  Novem-­ ber  28,  2012,  in  the  amount  of  Case  Type:  30404 auction  as  follows: $273,578.80,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  Case  No.  13CV259 TIME:  January  2,  2014,  at  10:00  the  described  premises  at  public  a.m. NOTICE  OF auction  as  follows: FORECLOSURE  SALE TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ TIME:  January  2,  2014,  at  10:00  iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  a.m. PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ following  terms: of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  Order  for  Judgment,  and  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  money  order  at  the  time  of  Judgment  entered  and  filed  in  following  terms: sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  the  above-­entitled  action  on  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  September  11,  2013,  the  Sheriff  money  order  at  the  time  of  failure  to  pay  balance  due  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  sell  the  following  described  real  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  to  plaintiff. property  at  public  auction  as  failure  to  pay  balance  due  2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  follows: will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ DATE/TIME:  December  19,  to  plaintiff. brances. 2013,  at  10:00  a.m. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  the  property,  either  in  person  brances. must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  or  via  fax  and  as  recited 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ by  the  sheriff  department the  property,  either  in  person  ance  due  and  owing  on  the  in  the  event  that  no  open-­ or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  ing  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  the  sheriff  department  in  the  by  the  Court. retains  the  right  to  request  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  the  sale  be  declared  as  inva-­ offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  County  Justice  Center,  1005  lid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  right  to  request  the  sale  be  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  defective. declared  as  invalid  as  the  Lake,  WI   54810. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  sale  is  fatally  defective. LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Nineteen  (19),  Block  Thirty-­ Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  five  (35),  Baker  and  Thomp-­ Wisconsin. Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. son  Addition  to  the  City  (fka  Village)  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  85  of  the  DESCRIPTION:  The  West  One-­ Assessor`s  Plat  of  the  City  half  of  the  Southeast  Quarter according  to  the  Official  Plat  (formerly  Village)  of  St.  Croix  (W  1/2  SE  1/4)  of  Section  One  thereof  on  file  and  of  record  in  Falls,  according  to  the  official  (1),  Township  Thirty-­six  (36)  the  office  of  the  Register  of  plat  thereof  on  file  in  the  office  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  Deeds  in  and  for  Polk  County,  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  for  West,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. Wisconsin,  being  a  part  of  the  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1837  Northeast  Quarter  (NW  1/4  of  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  144  290th  Avenue,  Frederic,  WI  South  Roosevelt  Street,  Saint  the  NE  1/4).  Section  Thirty  54837. Croix  Falls,  WI  54024. (30),  Township  Thirty-­four  (34)  TAX  KEY  NO.:  030-­00026-­0000  North  of  Range  Eighteen  (18)  TAX  KEY  NO.:  281-­01082-­0000. &  030-­00027-­0000. West;Íž  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls  in  Dated  this  18th  day  of  Novem-­ Dated  this  31st  day  of  Octo-­ Polk  County,  Wisconsin. ber,  2013. ber,  2013. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff lieves  that  the  property  ad-­ Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon dress  is  113  Roosevelt  Street,  Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin). State  Bar  No.  1086857 State  Bar  No.  1086857 Dated:  October  28,  2013. 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Peter  Johnson Brookfield,  WI  53005 Brookfield,  WI  53005 Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  262-­790-­5719 262-­790-­5719 Wisconsin Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  DRAFTED  BY: for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  14985  60th  Street  North attorney  and  is  attempting  to  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  Stillwater,  MN  55082 collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  (651)  439-­2951 information  obtained  will  be  information  obtained  will  be  Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16789 used  for  that  purpose. used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37 >5(?37 >5(?37

(Dec.  4,  11,  18) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF LUCY  R.  KAISER DOD:  September  26,  2013 Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  13  PR  93 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed. 2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  September  11,  1925,  and  date  of  death  September  26,  2013,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  1315  County  Rd.  G,  Milltown,  WI  54858. 3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice. 4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedent’s  estate  is  March  14,  2014. 5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  500. Jenell  L.  Anderson Probate  Registrar November  25,  2013 Maureen  A.  Wegleitner Wegleitner  Law 212  Commercial  St. Suite  200 Hudson,  WI  54016 715-­386-­0837 Bar  No.:  1045425 >5(?37 (Dec.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY FREDERIC  NURSING  &  REHABILITATION 205  United  Way Frederic,  WI  54837 Plaintiff(s) vs. Michael  Daulton  &  Betty  Daulton 44225  Eagles  Nest  Road Webster,  WI  54893 Defendant(s)

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(Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) 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. Mary  F.  Kelash P.O.  Box  273 Taylors  Falls,  Minnesota  55084, John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants. Case  Type:  30404 Case  No.  13CV159 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  June  12,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sell  Small  Claims  Publication  the  following  described  real  Summons  And  Notice property  at  public  auction  as  Case  No.  13SC438 follows: Publication  Summons  and  DATE/TIME:  December  19,  Notice  of  Filing 2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TO  THE  PERSON(S)  NAMED  TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  ABOVE  AS  DEFENDANT(S): must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  You  are  being  sued  by  the  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ person(s)  named  above  as  ance  due  and  owing  on  the  Plaintiff(s).  A  copy  of  the  claim  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  has  been  sent  to  you  at  your  by  the  Court. address  as  stated  in  the  caption  PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  above. County  Justice  Center,  1005  The  lawsuit  will  be  heard  in  the  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  following  Small  Claims  Court:  Lake,  WI  54810. Polk  County  Courthouse,  715-­ LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  LOT  485-­9299,  Branch  3,  Polk  Coun-­ 24,  BLOCK  27,  ORIGINAL  ty  Justice  Center,  1005  West  PLAT  OF  THE  CITY  OF  ST.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  CROIX  FALLS,  POLK  COUN-­ 54810,  on  the  following  date  and  TY,  WISCONSIN. time:  January  3,  2014,  10  a.m. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ If  you  do  not  attend  the  hear-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ ing,  the  court  may  enter  a  war-­ lieves  that  the  property  ad-­ rant  against  you  in  favor  of  the  dress  is  224  Adams  Street,  St.  person(s)  suing  you.  A  copy  of  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin). the  claim  has  been  sent  to  you  at  your  address  as  stated  in  the  Dated:  October  28,  2013. caption  above.  A  judgment  may  Peter  Johnson be  enforced  as  provided  by  law.  A  judgment  awarding  money  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  may  become  a  lien  against  any  Wisconsin real  estate  you  own  now  or  in  THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  the  future,  and  may  also  be  DRAFTED  BY: enforced  by  garnishment  or  sei-­ ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. zure  of  property. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 Janice  LaFlash-­Peterson (651)  439-­2951 Plaintiff/Attorney Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16718 November  18,  2013 >5(?37 >5(?37

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(Nov.  27,  Dec.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CENTRAL  BANK 2270  Frontage  Road  West Stillwater,  MN  55082, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES  S.  MEYER 110  Polk  Parkway St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024, J.M.  REFRIGERATION  HEATING  &  AIR  CONDITIONING  CO. 110  Polk  Parkway St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024 and GE  COMMERCIAL  DISTRIBUTION  FINANCE  CORPORATION P.O.  Box  958067 Hoffman  Estates,  IL  60195 Defendants. Case  No.  13-­CV-­172 Case  Type:  30404 Contract/Replevin/Foreclosure NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  July  17,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $685,249.45,  against  James  S.  Meyer  and  J.M.  Refrigeration  Heating  &  Air  Conditioning  Co.,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  Jan.  9,  2014,  at  10  a.m. TERMS: Pursuant  to  said  judgment,  10%  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  sheriff  at  the  sale  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds,  payable  to  the  clerk  of  courts  (personal  checks  cannot  and  will  not  be  accepted).  The  balance  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  clerk  of  courts  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds  no  later  than  ten  days  after  the  court’s  confirmation  of  the  sale  or  else  the  10%  down  payment  is  forfeited  to  the  plaintiff.   The  property  is  sold  â€˜as  is’  and  subject  to  all  liens  and  encumbrances. PLACE: In  the  foyer  area  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  in  the  City  of  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County. DESCRIPTION:   Lot  Four  (4)  and  the  East  53.35  feet  of  Lot  Three  (3)  of  CSM  No.  946  recorded  in  Volume  4  of  Certified  Survey  Maps,  page  192,  Doc.  No.  415744,  located  in  Lots  Seventy-­five  (75)  and  Seventy-­six  (76),  Assessor’s  Plat  of  the  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  being  part  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Northeast  Quarter  (NW  1/4  of  NE  1/4),  Section  Thirty  (30),  Township  Thirty-­four  (34)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  Subject  to  and  together  with  all  easements  of  record. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  132  Middle  School  Drive,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI,  54001.   PIN/Tax  ID  No.  281-­01069-­0000. Peter  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff MURNANE  BRANDT Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 30  E.  7th  Street,  Suite  3200 St.  Paul,  MN  55101-­4919 Pursuant  to  the  Fair  Debt  Collection  Practices  Act  (15  U.S.C.  Section  1692),  we  are  required  to  state  that  we  are  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  client’s  behalf  and  any  information  we  obtain  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

(Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CENTRAL  BANK,  AS  SUCCESSOR  IN  INTEREST  TO  THE  RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs. MIKBRICO  OF  WISCONSIN,  LLC,  MICHAEL  E.  MUSKE,  ABC  PARTNERSHIP,  XYZ  CORPORATION,  JOHN  DOE  AND  MARY  ROE, Defendants. Case  No.  13-­CV-­24 Money  Judgment:  30301 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage:  30404 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  Judgment  of  Foreclosure  en-­ tered  in  the  above-­entitled  ac-­ tion  on  June  21,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $255,793.89,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  or  his  authorized  designees,  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE  AND  TIME  OF  SALE:  January  2,  2014,  at  10  a.m.  TERMS  OF  SALE: 1.  Ten  percent  (10%)  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  at  the  sale  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds,  pay-­ able  to  the  Polk  County  Clerk  of  Courts  (personal  checks  cannot  and  will  not  be  ac-­ cepted).  The  balance  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  Polk  County  Clerk  of  Courts  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds  with-­ in  ten  (10)  days  after  confir-­ mation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  the  balance  due  will  result  in  the  forfeiture  of  the  down  payment  to  the  plaintiff.   2.  The  property  will  be  sold  â€œAS  ISâ€?  and  subject  to  all  liens,  encumbrances,  unpaid  real  estate  taxes  and  special  assessments. 3.  Purchaser  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  trans-­ fer  tax,  recording  fees  and  the  cost  of  title  evidence. PLACE  OF  AUCTION:  At  the  front  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center  located  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION  OF  PREMISES  TO  BE  SOLD:  Lot  One  (1)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  2045,  filed  July  18,  1996,  in  Volume  9  of  Certified  Survey  Maps,  page  193,  as  Document  No.  543460,  located  in  part  of  the  Southwest  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter  (SW  1/4  of  the  SW  1/4),  Section  Twenty-­ seven  (27),  Township  Thirty-­ four  (34)  North  of  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  2091  U.S.  Highway  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI   54024. TAX  PARCEL  I.D.  No.:  044-­ 00744-­0000. DATED:  November  5,  2013. Peter  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin David  A.  Meyer  (WI  #1068381) William  P.  Wassweiler  (MN  #0232348, admission  pro  hac  vice  pending) Lindquist  &  Vennum  LLP  Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 4200  IDS  Center,  80  South  Eighth  Street Minneapolis,  MN  55402 (612)  371-­3211 Lindquist  &  Vennum  LLP,  is  the  creditor’s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  ob-­ tained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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The  December  meeting  of  the  Village  Board  of  Siren  will  be  held  Thursday,  Dec.  5,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  Village  Hall.  Agenda  posted. Ann  Peterson Clerk-­Treasurer 3 (Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) 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. Steven  G.  Reberk 5653  Crescent  Beach  Loop Dover,  Florida  33527, Theresa  M.  Reberk 5653  Crescent  Beach  Loop Dover,  Florida  33527, 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.  13CV347 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ ment  entered  and  filed  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  October  23,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sell  the  following  described  real  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  December  19,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ ance  due  and  owing  on  the  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  by  the  Court. PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  The  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (NW  1/4  of  the  SE  1/4),  EXCEPT  the  East  One-­Half  of  the  East  One-­Half  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (E  1/2  of  the  E  1/2  of  the  NW  1/4  of  the  SE  1/4),  Section  Thirteen  (13),  Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  Town  of  Garfield,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ lieves  that  the  property  ad-­ dress  is  1839  93rd  Avenue,  Dresser,  Wisconsin). Dated:  5  November,  2013. Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  DRAFTED  BY: ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 (651)  439-­2951 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16874 >5(?37

Notices (Nov.  20,  27,  Dec.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY BRANCH  II PEOPLES  STATE  BANK, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL  S.  KEEFE, SUSAN  K.  KEEFE, POLK  COUNTY, Defendants. Case  No.  13-­CV-­319 Code  No.  30404 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  Judgment  entered  in  the  above-­ entitled  action  on  August  21,  2013,  the  undersigned,  Peter  Johnson,  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  or  his  authorized  designees,  will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin  54810,  on  December  12,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.  the  following-­described  mortgaged  premises.  The  mortgaged  pre-­ mises  described  by  said  judg-­ ment  to  be  sold  has  a  street  address  of  1694  Patterson  Court,  Centuria,  Wisconsin  54824,  bearing  a  PIN  of  006-­ 00109-­0000  and  having  the  following  legal  description: Lot  Two  (2)  of  Certified  Sur-­ vey  Map  No.  1009  Recorded  in  Volume  4  of  Certified  Sur-­ vey  Maps,  Page  256  as  Docu-­ ment  No.  423443,  Located  In  Government  Lot  One  (1),  Sec-­ tion  Five  (5),  Township  Thirty-­ Four  (34)  North,  Range  Sev-­ enteen  (17)  West,  Town  of  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. TERMS  OF  SALE:  A  down  payment  required  at  the  time  of  Sheriff’s  Sale  in  the  amount  of  ten  percent  (10%)  of  the  winning  bid;Íž  said  payment  being  made  in  the  form  of  cash,  money  order,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  check  made  payable  to  the  Polk  County  Clerk  of  Courts;Íž  balance  of  sale  price  is  due  in  full  within  ten  (10)  days  of  confirmation  of  sale  by  the  Court.  Failure  to  post  the  remaining  balance  due  shall  result  in  the  forfeiture  of  the  down  payment  to  the  Plaintiff.  Property  to  be  sold  as  a  whole  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  real  estate  taxes,  accrued  and  ac-­ cruing,  special  assessments,  if  any,  penalties  and  interest,  and  any  existing  first  in  time  mort-­ gages  or  leasehold  interests,  and  the  right  of  the  United  States  of  America  to  redeem  said  property  after  sale  within  the  period  provided  by  28  U.S.C.  Section  2410.  Purchaser  to  pay  all  transfer  and  recording  fees  and  the  cost  of  title  evidence. Peter  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin Prepared  by: Justin  J.  Bates,  Esq. Strasser  &  Yde,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1066128 P.O.  Box  1323 Wausau,  WI  54402-­1323 715-­845-­7800 >5(?37

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(Nov.  27,  Dec.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT  POLK  COUNTY Nationstar  Mortgage  LLC 350  Highland  Drive Lewisville,  TX  75067 Plaintiff vs. Karen  M.  Paulsen 256  Harrington  Drive Long  Lake,  MN  55356 Michael  J.  Tate 1796  West  White  Ash  Drive Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810 Unknown  Spouse  of  Karen  M.  Paulsen 256  Harrington  Drive Long  Lake,  MN  55356 Unknown  Spouse  of  Michael  J.  Tate 1796  West  White  Ash  Drive Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810 Defendants SUMMONS Real  Estate  Mortgage  Foreclosure Case  No:   13  CV  442 Honorable  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick Case  Code:  30404 THE  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN To  the  following  party  named  as  a  defendant  herein:  Michael  J.  Tate  and  Unknown  Spouse  of  Michael  J.  Tate You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  plaintiff  named  above  has  filed  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  against  you.  The  Com-­ plaint,  which  is  also  served  upon  you,  states  the  nature  and  basis  of  the  legal  action.  Within  40  days  after  November  27,  2013,  you  must  respond  with  a  written  answer,  as  that  term  is  used  in  Chapter  802  of  the  Wisconsin  Statutes,  to  the  complaint.  The  Court  may  reject  or  disregard  an  answer  that  does  not  follow  the  requirements  of  the  statutes.  The  answer  must  be  sent  or  delivered  to  the  Court,  whose  address  is Polk  County  Justice  Center 1005  West  Main  Street Suite  300 Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810-­9071 and  to  Dustin  McMahon/  Blommer  Peterman,  S.C.,  plain-­ tiff’s  attorney,  whose  address  is: Blommer  Peterman,  S.C.  165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 You  may  have  an  attorney  help  or  represent  you. If  you  do  not  provide  a  proper  answer  within  40  days,  the  court  may  grant  judgment  against  you  for  the  award  of  money  or  other  legal  action  requested  in  the  complaint,  and  you  may  lose  your  right  to  object  to  anything  that  is  or  may  be  incorrect  in  the  complaint.  A  judgment  may  be  enforced  as  provided  by  law.  A  judgment  awarding  money  may  become  a  lien  against  any  real  estate  you  own  now  or  in  the  future,  and  may  also  be  enforced  by  garnishment  or  seizure  of  property. Dated  this  11th  day  of  November,  2013 Dustin  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Blommer  Peterman,  S.C.  is  the  creditor’s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. 596332 WNAXLP

(Nov.  27,  Dec.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CENTRAL  BANK 2270  Frontage  Road  West Stillwater,  MN  55082, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES  S.  MEYER 110  Polk  Parkway St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024, J.M.  REFRIGERATION  HEATING  &  AIR  CONDITIONING  CO. 110  Polk  Parkway St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024 and GE  COMMERCIAL  DISTRIBUTION  FINANCE  CORPORATION P.O.  Box  958067 Hoffman  Estates,  IL  60195 Defendants. Case  No.  13-­CV-­172 Case  Type:  30404 Contract/Replevin/Foreclosure NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  July  17,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $685,249.45,  against  James  S.  Meyer  and  J.M.  Refrigeration  Heating  &  Air  Conditioning  Co.,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  Jan.  9,  2014,  at  10  a.m. TERMS: Pursuant  to  said  judgment,  10%  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  sheriff  at  the  sale  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds,  payable  to  the  clerk  of  courts  (personal  checks  cannot  and  will  not  be  accepted).  The  balance  of  the  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  clerk  of  courts  in  cash,  cashier’s  check  or  certified  funds  no  later  than  ten  days  after  the  court’s  confirmation  of  the  sale  or  else  the  10%  down  payment  is  forfeited  to  the  plaintiff.   The  property  is  sold  â€˜as  is’  and  subject  to  all  liens  and  encumbrances. PLACE: In  the  foyer  area  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  in  the  City  of  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County. DESCRIPTION:   Lot  Nine  (9)  of  Certified  Survey  Map.  No.  3382  as  recorded  in  Volume  15  of  Certified  Survey  Maps  on  page  149  as  Document  No.  613857,  formerly  being  a  part  of  Lot  7  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  3258  as  recorded  in  Volume  15  on  page  25,  lo-­ cated  in  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter  (NW  1/4  of  the  SW  1/4),  Section  28,  Township  34  North,  Range  18  West,  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  110  Polk  Parkway,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI,  54001.   PIN/Tax  ID  No.  281-­01381-­0900. Peter  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff MURNANE  BRANDT Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 30  E.  7th  Street,  Suite  3200 St.  Paul,  MN  55101-­4919 Pursuant  to  the  Fair  Debt  Collection  Practices  Act  (15  U.S.C.  Section  1692),  we  are  required  to  state  that  we  are  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  client’s  behalf  and  any  information  we  obtain  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

TOWN  OF  ST.  CROIX  FALLS Polk  County,  Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN  COMMISSION NOTICE  OF  HEARING December  18,  2013 The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  Plan  Commission  will  hold  a public  hearing  at  5:30  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  December  18,  2013,  at  the  Town  Hall  at  1305  200th  Street  and  U.S.  Hwy.  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin.  Written  evidence,  testimony  or  com-­ ments,  if  any,  must  be  delivered  in  person  or  by  mail  to  the  Town  Hall. AM  Lakeland  LLC  requests  a  minor  subdivision.  The  current  parcel  is  5.2  acres  and  will  be  divided  into  2  lots.  The  property  is  located  in  section  34,  and  the  parcel  identification  number  is  044-­00921-­0300. 3 >5(?37 Jim  Alt,  Zoning  Administrator

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The  Siren  Sanitary  District  will  hold  their  monthly  Board  Meeting  on  Thursday,  December  12,  2013,  at  6:30  p.m.  The  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  Siren  Town  Hall.  Immediately  follow-­ ing  the  Sanitary  District  Meeting  the  Town  of  Siren  will  hold  their  monthly  Board  Meeting  at  approximately  6:45  p.m.  The  agenda  will  be  posted. If  you  wish  to  be  on  the  agenda,  please  call  Mary  Hunter,  Clerk. Mary  Hunter,  Clerk,  715-­349-­5119 3 >5(?37

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NOTICE  OF  SCHOOL  BOARD  ELECTION Sec.  120.06(6)  (a)  and  (b)  NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  that  at  an  election  to  be  held  in  the  Unity  School  District  on  Tuesday,  April  1,  2014,  the  following  offices  are  to  be  elected  at  large  to  succeed  the  present  incum-­ bents  listed.  The  term  of  office  for  a  school  board  member  is  three  terms  at  three  years  beginning  on  Monday,  April  28,  2014.  Incumbents  Debbie  Ince-­Peterson  and  one  vacated  seat. NOTICE  IS  FURTHER  GIVEN,  that  an  elector  desiring  to  be  a  candidate  for  a  position  on  the  School  Board  must  file  a  Campaign  Registration  Statement  and  Declaration  of  Candidacy  at  the  Unity  School  District  Office  located  at  1908  150th  Street/Highway  46  North,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin  54810,  during  normal  business  hours,  mailed  to  the  address  noted  above,  or  filed  personally  with  the  School  District  Clerk,  prior  to  5  p.m.,  Tuesday,  January  7,  2014.  If  an  incumbent  fails  to  file  a  Declaration  of  Candidacy  by  January  7,  2014,  all  candidates  for  the  office  held  by  the  in-­ cumbent,  other  than  the  incumbent,  may  file  a  written  declaration  of  candidacy  no  later  than  72  hours  after  January  7,  2014.  NOTICE  IS  FURTHER  GIVEN,  that  if  a  primary  is  necessary,  the  primary  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  February  18,  2014.  Dated  this  26th  Day  of  November,  2013. Kelly  Bakke,  Clerk Unity  School  District 3 >5(?37

VILLAGE  OF  LUCK GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  &  ORDINANCE  PROSECUTION LEGAL  SERVICES REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS The  Village  of  Luck  is  accepting  sealed  proposals  consisting  of  seven  (7)  hard  copies  and  one  (1)  electronic  copy  (Word  or  PDF  format  on  CD)  at  the  Village  Clerk’s  Office,  401  Main  Street,  Luck,  WI  54853  until  Monday,  December  30,  2013,  at  4  p.m.,  for  the  legal  services  described  below.  Interested  parties  may  submit  proposals  for  #1,  #2  and/or  #3. #1  -­ combined  general  municipal  and  ordinance  prosecution  -­  labeled  â€œCombined  General  Municipal  &  Ordinance  Prosecution  Legal  Services.â€? #2  -­ only  general  municipal  legal  services  -­  labeled  â€œGeneral  Municipal  Legal  Services.â€? #3  -­ only  ordinance  prosecution  legal  services  -­  labeled  â€œOrdinance  Prosecution  Legal  Services.â€? Late  proposals  shall  be  returned  to  the  vendor  unopened.  Faxed  and/or  emailed  proposals  shall  not  be  accepted.  The  Board  shall  review  the  proposals  with  a  decision  anticipated  no  later  than  January  8,  2014. Attachments  #1-­4  shall  be  part  of  the  proposal;Íž  failure  to  submit  them  with  other  required  proposal  documents  shall  render  the  proposal  unresponsive.  Additional  information  submitted  shall  be  labeled  as  Attachment  #5. • Attachment  1  -­ Proposer’s  general  approach  to  providing  legal  services. • Attachment  2  -­ Proposer’s  experience  most  relevant  to  that  described  in  the  Village’s  â€œScope  of  Services.â€? • Attachment  3  -­ Resources  and  support  Proposer  would  expect  from  the  Common  Board  and/or  its  employees. • Attachment  4  -­ Changes  Proposer  would  expect  to  be  made  to  the  Village’s  Scope  of  Services  should  he/she  be  selected  to  provide  legal  services. Questions  may  be  directed  to  Village  President  Peter  Demydo-­ wich  at  715-­566-­3236  or  email  peter.demydowich@gmail.com.  Deviations  from  the  scope  of  services  and  other  aspects  of  the  â€œScope  of  Servicesâ€?  may  be  proposed,  but  shall  be  subject  to  the  risk  that  the  Village  will  reject  them  as  not  being  desired  and/or  requested. The  Village  reserves  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  proposals;Íž  request  clarification  of  the  information  submitted  and  to  request  additional  information  of  one  or  more  applicants  at  an  oral  pres-­ entation  or  interview;Íž  negotiate  changes  to  proposal(s)  which  is  deemed  most  advantageous  to  the  Village;Íž  accept  proposal(s)  based  on  any  and  all  relevant  factors  including  budgetary  re-­ strictions  and  the  Village’s  desired  level  of  service;Íž  and  accept  one  proposal  for  combined  general  municipal  and  ordinance  prosecution  legal  services  or  separate  proposals  for  separate  general  municipal  and  ordinance  prosecution  legal  services. Kevin  Kress Village  Treasurer/Interim  Clerk 3 >5(?37

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view the sites and reconvene at 10 a.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the applicant will inform the Board of their request. (The applicant must appear at 10 a.m. when the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.) DUANE & PATRICIA BUTLER request a variance to Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to construct an accessory building less than 63’ from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 1180 243rd Ave., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 1/Pg. 24, Sec. 31/T36N/R16W, Town of Bone Lake, Bone Lake (class 1). 3 >5(?37

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Festival Theatre announces 2014 season 25th year of professional theater in Polk County ST. CROIX FALLS - Festival Theatre is delighted to announce its 25th consecutive season of professional theater. Since 1990 the theater company has been producing live theater of the highest quality right here in St. Croix Falls, and the 2014 lineup promises to meet and exceed that standard. Festival’s upcoming season will be one that celebrates the classics, featuring themes and stories from ancient Greece and Rome, 17th century farce-frenzied France, 19th century Holland, and some beloved theater motifs, styles and artists of the modern era. Opening the season in June is “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,â€? written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, based on the plays of Plautus, with music by Stephen Sondheim. This show runs June 19 through Aug. 17 in rotating repertory with the other summer productions. A slave in ancient Greece, Pseudolus, is dead set on gaining his freedom through whatever means necessary. When his master leaves on a trip, his master’s son, Hero, presents Pseudolus with a deal: help him win the hand of Philia, a beautiful courtesan currently betrothed to a war hero, and he will give Pseudolus his freedom. What ensues is a raucous mix of mistaken identity, invented maladies, and mischief that won the original production Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. “Almost, Maineâ€? by John Cariani is next, running July 5 through Aug. 16 in rotating repertory. Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States - it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just ‌ almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover LQ WKH VN\ DERYH $OPRVW¡V UHVLGHQWV Ă€QG themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found and confounded. And life for the people of “Almost, Maineâ€? will never be the same. Next is “The 39 Steps,â€? adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan, running Aug. 9 through Sept. 7 in rotating repertory. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have “The 39 Steps,â€? a fast-paced whodunit, perfect for anyone who loves the magic of theater. This highly acclaimed play, awarded two Tony Awards and the Drama Desk Award, is packed with nonstop laughs, ongoing surprises, amazing comic expres-

7KH FDVW RI )HVWLYDO 7KHDWUH V SURGXFWLRQ RI |&UD]\ IRU <RX } sion, some good old-fashioned romance, and over 150 zany characters played by a ridiculously talented cast of four. The play centers on Richard Hanney, a man with a boring life who is about to embark on an extraordinary adventure after meeting a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. After she is murdered, a mysterious organization called The 39 Steps is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying Ă€QDOH $ ULRWRXV EOHQG RI YLUWXRVR SHUIRUmances and wildly inventive stagecraft, “The 39 Stepsâ€? amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure. “The Miserâ€? by Molière is the fall production, onstage Oct. 2 through Oct. 26. The elderly Harpagon obsesses over the feeling that he never has enough money, and unfortunately his obsession wreaks havoc on all around him. This includes his two children, Elise and Cleante, who are passionately in love with a valet and the girl next door, respectively. While Harpagon had arranged for them to be married to absurdly mismatched types, the two smart children plot against their frugal father until all erupts in a climactic dinner, and truths are revealed. Festival’s holiday show brings back “Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates,â€? written by Mary Mapes Dodge and adapted by James L. Walker, onstage from Nov. 29 through Dec. 28. Set in Holland in the early 19th century, a poor-but-industrious and honorable young man named Hans Brinker yearns to participate in December’s great ice-skating race on the Canal. He and his younger sister, Gretel, have little chance of winning on their handmade

wooden skates, but with a little hope and hard work, Hans aims to purchase a set of steel skates that will aid him in chasing down the illustrious prize. But Hans’ and Gretel’s father has fallen very ill, and +DQV PXVW Ă€UVW Ă€QG D ZD\ WR KDYH KLV IDther seen and helped by the famous surgeon, Dr. Boekman. “Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skatesâ€? is a story of love, ambition, community and FKDVLQJ RQH¡V GUHDPV ZKLOH Ă€JKWLQJ WR GR what is honorable and noble. A perfect show for the holiday season, this show will warm hearts of all ages, and remind audiences of the most precious gift of all, the love of family and friends. The Spring Youth & Family Theatre Series production, running March 6 through March 16, is Festival’s own adaptation of “Aesop’s Fables.â€? Sure to be a dynamic retelling of these timeless stories, this show is perfect for a wide range of ages, both onstage and in the audience. Auditions are set for Jan. 20 and 21, with an audition workshop on Jan, 18. Call or email WKH ER[ RIĂ€FH WR PDNH VXUH \RX DUH RQ WKH

Arts Education mailing list for audition notices. Finally, the Festival Theatre Conservatory for Young Performers summer production features local high school aged youth together with members of the professional summer company. Next summer’s production of Aristophanes’ “The Frogs,â€? dovetailing on the classics theme, has historical homage, hilarity and mythological adventure in one dynamic production. This show will run from July 19 through July 31 in rotating repertory. Check the website for more details on what is coming next: festivaltheatre.org. Tickets will soon be available for purchase online. Festival Theatre can be reached by phone at 715-483-3387 or by emailing boxRIĂ€FH#IHVWLYDOWKHDWUH RUJ The current holiday show, “A Christmas Story,â€? is now showing through Dec. 29, a perfect way to celebrate the season. Plan a visit soon to the historic Civic Auditorium, located at 210 North Washington St. in downtown St. Croix Falls.

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Jean Koelz |Staff writer BALSAM LAKE—Nearly 100 voices from 10 area high schools blended their talents after a day of intense instruction at Unity High School on Monday, Dec. 2. Guest director Paul Gulsvig – with the help of choir directors from Amery, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Siren, Somerset, Unity and Webster – pulled a select group of students from each school to perform four numbers together at the 2013 honors choir concert. The concert also included performances by the entire choral groups from Luck, St. Croix Falls and Unity. In addition, the directors from each school, along with a few retirees, formed an ensemble to perform a few numbers.

According to Frederic vocal music director Greg Heine, the honors choir event is a tradition that dates back at least 30 years. The 10 schools in the Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association take turns hosting the event, and three schools are featured performers each year. Student reaction to the day was unanimous; it was fun, very educational and exhausting. The day began at 8 a.m., ZLWK VROLG LQVWUXFWLRQ DQG Ă€YH WR VL[ KRXUV of actual singing. After the performance, some of the students were hoarse, but no less enthusiastic about the day. “It was never boring,â€? one student said. “He kept it fun all day.â€? Many students commented on how well Gulsvig connected with the students and how

he got them to become comfortable with each other. “He could be a motivational speaker,â€? another student said. As it turns out, he is. Heine said that this year’s director is a highly sought-after instructor and speaker. After teaching music for 33 years and retiring from Onalaska High School, Gulsvig formed a company called More Than Music, working now as a consultant, speaker and workshop leader. As host choir director, Kyle Hammers had the privilege of introducing Gulsvig WR WKH IDPLO\ PHPEHUV ZKR Ă€OOHG WKH auditorium for the concert. Summing up everyone’s impression of the workshop that preceded it, Hammers said, “It’s been an incredible day.â€?

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When I was a small child, my dream of becoming something changed almost every day. My list was endless of what I wanted to be: An actress, a singer, a comedian, an artist, a writer, a teacher, a nurse, an astronaut, a veterinarian – I wanted to be so many different things. When I ask my nieces what they want to be, it changes for them too, from a nurse, to a mom, to a ballerina, to a teacher, and all over again. I know a man who dreamed of becoming an NBA star when he was a child. He was the star of his middle school basketball team and practiced every chance he got out on his small driveway. But as he grew up, those

dreams changed into new dreams, as he realized what he loves won’t always be what he does, and what he loves also changes through time. The point is, neither my parents, nor my nieces’ parents, nor this man’s parents ever once told us, “Sorry, you can’t do that� or “That’s a horrible dream, how about this one instead.� Rather, though they knew we would change our minds or fail in trying, they believed in us. I still don’t know what my one true dream in life is. The problem with me is I have so many things I want to do before my life is over. Write a novel, travel to all seven continents, walk the El Camino de Santiago in Europe, and so much more. But I still don’t know what I want to be, per se. But as a child, your mind is so moldable, if you are told over and over, “You will never accomplish that, you will never amount to such things,� then that is what they eventually become.

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And with this turn of season, there are plenty of opportunities to explore all the Chris Wondra brain-boosting richness that holiday songs and stories provide. But what about numbers? Should we also be talking to our kids about math concepts? Are young children’s brains ready to soak this in too? Absolutely. In fact, early “number talk� is a key predictor of a child’s achievement in math once they get to school. This makes sense. Children between the ages of 14 months and 30 months are rapidly developing their vocabularies. The more often we include math or number vocabulary in our conversations with young children, the more ready they will be to expand on these in school. And yet, according to psychologist Susan Levine of the University of Chicago, early number talk is by no means common. In 2010, Levin published a study that showed large

gaps in how often families used number vocabulary. Using recordings of parents talking to their kids, Levin showed that while it was not uncommon for some children to hear number language 1,800 times a week, other kids were only hearing about two dozen number words weekly. It might not come easily, but with a little awareness, parents can easily make number talk with children more comfortable, and the holidays – with all the breaks and vacations and events surrounding the season – are actually a perfect time to begin. Here are some ideas to get you started: • Play impromptu counting games: How many ornaments are red? How many people are eating dinner? How many plates do we need on the table? • Find numbers in the environment: on signs, clocks, thermometers, channels, volume bars, calendars. • Baking and cooking provide lots of opportunities to talk about numbers, measurements, time and temperatures. • Find numbers in the weather: inches of snow, temperatures – it’s fun to track both current and average temperatures – wind speeds, hours of daylight. • Measure and estimate things like: the height of a Christmas tree compared to the ceiling and talk about the difference – how many inches do we QHHG WR FXW WR PDNH LW ÀW" +RZ ORQJ LV

that string of lights? How many lights per foot? How many lights total? • Discuss distance by counting things like steps, sidewalk sections or distances between streetlights. • Sometimes it’s fun to time events. +RZ ORQJ GRHV LW WDNH WR SXW RQ D MDFNHW or boots – or take them off and put them away? How long does it take to get to school, or shovel the walk or for the water in the dish to freeze? • It’s often fun to talk statistics with older kids via sports, players, scores and games. ‡ $QG ÀQDOO\ LQ D IROORZ XS VWXG\ Levin found that one of the most supportive kinds of number talk for young children involved counting or labeling sets of between four and 10 REMHFWV +RZ PDQ\ DSSOHV DUH LQ WKH fruit bowl? How many shirts in the laundry basket? Opportunities for word and number SOD\ DUH DOO DURXQG XV :LWK MXVW D little awareness, it’s easy and fun to work them both into the busy lives we share with our children. Making this D KDELW DQG DGMXVWLQJ WKH FRPSOH[LW\ as they grow older, pays big dividends and becomes a gift that truly keeps on giving. Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, Chris Wondra is just another Wisconsin public schoolteacher. Email Wondra at: mrwondra@weteachwelearn.org.

issue seems to be how a race wants to be known to other races. It can get complicated. By this reasoning, Indian reservation basketball teams can adopt team names or mascots like the Arrows, Apaches, Aztecs, Braves, Chiefs, Comanches, Mohawks, Red Raiders, Redmen, Reds, Savages, Seminoles, Sioux, Thunderbirds, Tribe or Warriors, but non-Indian schools or teams may not. If laws like this were approved to prohibit the use of “Indian� nicknames, they would pass from our vocabulary. What will happen to teams whose place name is American Indian? Should they be erased from our collective language? How many states, towns and river names are of Native Indian origin? Answer: More than you can count!

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Linda Lunsman, 16, of Danbury, shot a 700-pound male black bear while out deer hunting. Later in the week, she reported that she had sold the bear to L. Gregory Johnson, owner of the Danbury Super Market, who was sending it to a taxidermist and planned to GLVSOD\ LW LQ 'DQEXU\ ²-HUDOG 7MDGHU RI 6LUHQ ZDV D student at Eau Claire State College and was nominated for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship, which, if he won it, would provide support for one full year of graduate study.–The Siren senior class play would be “Off The Track,â€? a comedy. Cast members included Larry Ackland, Gary Helland, Judy Nelson, Phyllis Adamietz, Charlene Alden, Barbara Durand, Julie /LHGHU -DPHV 6FKULGHU %RE 0DUORZ 0LNH 7MDGHU *DLO Fosberg, Judy Rubin and Joy Grushus, with direction by Larry Caucutt, social science teacher.–Philip Pederson, of rural Lewis, found a radio transmitter weather-reporting instrument called a Radiosonde near his home and returned it via U.S. Mail to the U.S. Weather Bureau. It had been released from St. Cloud, Minn., on Sept. 12 and had been tracked to a height of 17 miles.–Local movie theaters featured “The Great Escapeâ€? at Frederic, “West Side Storyâ€? at St. Croix Falls, and two Disney movies at Grantsburg, “Almost Angelsâ€? and “Nature’s Strangest Creatures.â€?

40 years ago

Wallace R. Anderson won a gas grill from the Texgas Co. in a customer award drawing.–There would be a wedding dance at the Indian Creek Hall for Jim and Colleen (Melin) Noonan, with music by Dan Cynor & His Polka Band.–The Webelo Scouts of Frederic were having a paper drive, and bundled newspapers, etc., could be dropped off behind the Frederic Dairy Queen.–Laurel Evert Scott, Siren, would present an exhibition of her paintings at a gallery at UWSuperior, as the completion of her Master of Arts degree.–A story about UW-La Crosse football player Jim Shattuck, from Frederic, that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal was reprinted in this paper.–A Centuria native, Louis W. Pape, who was assistant professor of music at a college in South Dakota, was featured in this paper as a composer who had recently received a commission to write a piece for the South Dakota Music Teachers Association.–Gloria Burns of Luck bowled the highest series scored by a woman at the Frederic Rec when she rolled 173, 186 and 265, for a three-game total of 624.–St. Luke Methodist Church in Frederic was offering a day care service on Tuesdays, either morning or afternoon, so parents could shop, visit, or avail themselves of professional services in the community more easily. The charge was 25 cents.– “Charlotte’s Web� was playing at the Webb Theatre in Webster.

20 years ago

Conservation Stewardship Program offers payments Sign up by Jan. 17 for 2014 funding BALSAM LAKE - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting new applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program. Farm and forest landowners may apply by Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, for possible 2014 funding. CSP encourages agricultural producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt additional ones on their operations. Applications can be made at any time at all USDA Service Centers, but only applications received by Jan. 17 will be ranked for funding in 2014. The program is open to all farmers, regardless of size or type of operation. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, nonindustrial private forestland and tribal agricultural lands.

For the 2013 sign-up, average payments in Wisconsin were $19 per acre for cropland, $13 per acre for pasture, and $4 per acre for woodland. Payments are made DQQXDOO\ IRU HDFK RI WKH ÀYH \HDUV RI WKH FRQWUDFW &63 LV open to small and large operations, with farms already HQUROOHG UDQJLQJ IURP MXVW D FRXSOH RI DFUHV WR RYHU acres of cropland. Farmers will need to document their current and proposed conservation practices, which will be used to rank applications and determine payments. NRCS ÀHOG VWDII ZLOO DOVR FRQGXFW RQ VLWH ÀHOG YHULÀFDWLRQV RI applicants information. For more information, visit wi.nrcs.usda.gov or FRQWDFW WKH 15&6 RIÀFH DW WKH 86'$ 6HUYLFH &HQWHU IRU Polk County at 715-485-3138, ext. 6. – submitted

PCGS plans “finger foodâ€? holiday event LUCK – The end-of-the-year Polk County Genealogy 6RFLHW\¡V ´Ă€QJHU IRRGÂľ KROLGD\ HYHQW LV VHW IRU 0RQGD\ Dec. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Luck Library and Museum. Finger food from any nationality or homeland is encouraged, but is not a requirement, of course. An invitation is extended to all PCGS members and IULHQGV WR MRLQ WKH JDWKHULQJ IRU DQ DIWHUQRRQ RI IXQ DQG interesting sharing of family history successes and/or lack of the same. $W WKH HYHQW DQ XSFRPLQJ SURMHFW ZLOO EH discussed: PCGS members and friends take on the popular TV program, “Genealogy Roadshow,â€? featuring a noteworthy citizen of Polk County (living or GHFHDVHG 6XJJHVWLRQV DUH ZHOFRPH $ Ă€QDO GHFLVLRQ will be by vote of the membership. Beginning the fourth Monday, Jan. 27, the PCGS classes will once again commence, and from January through April 2014, these classes will be held in the

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The DNR would host an open house at the Swiss Town Hall concerning a proposed Danbury salmon KDWFKHU\ SURMHFW ²(PLO\ (OQRUD %\HUO\ ZDV ERUQ 1RY 13 at the St. Croix Falls hospital to Cindy Ritchey.– Webster High School students taking part in the Upper St. Croix Valley Honors Band were Jake Amundson, Carl Olson, Travis Gustafson, Derrick Woods, Jamie Moser, Jean Zimmer and Amy Eggen. The Frederic students were Allie Sahr, Marci Frandsen, Angie Puetz, Heidi Richter, Jessica Wyss, Eric McAbee and Chris Peterson.–An open house was held on Nov. 17 at the new St. Croix Tribe Group Home near Hertel.– Doug Panek, manager of the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, was awarded a “Triple Râ€? by the Wisconsin DNR for implementing a program that turned waste paper into shredded livestock bedding.– Century Telephone Company announced that they would expand some local calling areas at the end of RU LQ ²'U :LOOLDP 3LRWURZVNL ZRXOG MRLQ the staff at Luck Medical Clinic.–The home of Dan Fischer on the St. Croix River near Grantsburg burned to the ground on Thanksgiving Day.–Overall winners for the Burnett County Conservation Day tests were Stephanie Roberts, Webster, and Melissa Myers, Grantsburg. Other top scorers were Anne Lincoln, Siren; Anna Ingalls, Webster; Austin Tripp, Siren; and Anna Simonsen, Grantsburg.–Todd Miller of Frederic came to the aid of Willis Peterson, whose pickup, left in neutral, had rolled and pinned his leg. Miller used the winch on his Suburban Propane truck to move the pickup.

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ST. CROIX FALLS - Festival Theatre and the Inter-County Leader welcome to the stage six young actresses for the holiday production of “A Christmas Story.� The actresses are Catelyn Rice, 10, of Milltown; Ella Middleton, 13, of Dresser; Addie Koenig, 9, of Luck; and Sidrah Edwards, 10, Sienna Shoop, 10, and Lucy Herman, 13, of St. Croix Falls. Catelyn, who plays Esther Jane, is a soccer fanatic who fell in love with acting when she was in the show, “Cinderella.� Catelyn says her favorite part of being an actor, and the most challenging, is doing things she wouldn’t normally do. Extremely dedicated to any task she undertakes, Catelyn’s favorite quote is “If a task is once begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.� Catelyn gets to act alongside her brother, Stephen, who has been a role model for her since she was very little. Catelyn looks forward to the Christmas lights and a lit fireplace during the holiday season. She thinks everyone should see “A Christmas Story� because scenes such as the Indiana Swamps are so funny. She also says audiences will be inspired to make their own Christmas celebrations even better after seeing this play. Sidrah, who plays Shwartz, has been in four other plays including the most recent, “Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman,� at Festival Theatre. She has trained at the Walden Theatre Summer Workshop and loves drawing. Sidrah fell in love with acting during her second play, “Alice in Wonderland.� She has HQMR\HG PHHWLQJ QHZ SHRSOH WKURXJK the theater and has learned to be more patient as an actor. Sidrah’s favorite part of the show is also the Indiana Swamps scene. She says “A Christmas Story� has a lot of humor and excitement. Sidrah, whose favorite

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Grantsburg Gymnastics Club to serve supper GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Gymnastics Club will serve a barbecue pork supper Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 5-7 p.m., at the Grantsburg High School during the girls and boys basketball

doubleheader. Come and eat before the game and stay to watch the Pirates take on %UDKDP 0LQQ $OO SURFHHGV ZLOO EHQHÀW the Grantsburg gymnastics program. – submitted

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Friends of SCF Public Library to host gala event ST. CROIX FALLS - The Friends of the St. Croix Falls Public Library are planning a fundraising and viewing event to take place at the St. Croix Falls Library on Sunday, Jan. 5. The event will be a premiere party and gala to kick off the latest season, season four, of the PBS television program “Downton Abbey.� With a champagne and hors d’oeuvres

reception at 7 p.m. and a live viewing of the season premiere episode at 8 p.m., this fundraiser, with all-inclusive event tickets available in advance through the OLEUDU\ ZLOO EHQHÀW 6&)3/ SURJUDPV DQG services. For tickets or more information, contact the SCFPL by phone at 715-483 LQ SHUVRQ RU E\ HPDLO DW VFà LEUDU\# stcroixfallslibrary.org. – submitted

Jolene Brask plans to help victims of typhoon FREDERIC- Jolene Brask, daughter of Wade and Linnea Brask of rural Frederic, will leave this month for her sixth trip to the Philippines. She will be helping Paul and Margie Varberg, whose church and school in the town of Tacloban on the island of Leyte was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8. Brask graduated from Bethel College with Paul Varberg, and she has a double PDMRU RI HOHPHQWDU\ HGXFDWLRQ DQG speech communications. She has been visiting a variety of private and public VFKRRO RIĂ€FLDOV DQG KDV SURSRVHG WKHLU

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Nelson kindergarteners celebrate Thanksgiving ALPHA - The kindergarten classes of Nelson School came together to celebrate Thanksgiving in the spirit of friendship with an all-school feast on Nov. 26. The students had fun making and sharing food for the feast. Each child brought canned or fresh fruit to add to the special “friendship salad� served. Thanksgiving hats and decorations added to the festive mood. The kindergarten students of Nelson School learned what it means to be thankful and the importance of giving as they shared the festive meal together. - submitted

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Grantsburg presents Christmas concerts GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg chorale will be presenting a concert of Christmas music on Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m., in the high school auditorium. There is no charge for admission but donations will be accepted. The chorale will be presenting a variety of Christmas music, from old favorites to things that may be new to the listeners. The chorale is a volunteer organization of

TRADE LAKE SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH Saturday, December 14

Fellowship and Refreshments at 6 p.m. Program 7 p.m.

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OBITUARIES/CHURCH NEWS Kelly Nadine Schultz-Zellmer

Bruce M. Yunker

Robert W. Anderson

Kelly Nadine Schultz-Zellmer, 49, of Luck, Wis., lost her lifelong battle with diabetes on Nov. 29, 2013, at the Amery Regional Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Kelly was born Nov. 6, 1964, to LeRoy and Virginia Schultz of Frederic and was a graduate of the Frederic High School in 1983. She devoted much of her life to being a wife and mother, but also worked for a number of years DW WKH 2DNZRRG ,QQ LQ /XFN DQG HQMR\HG VSHQGLQJ WLPH taking walks and spending time with her granddaughter, $OD\QD .HOO\ ORYHG D JRRG SUDFWLFDO MRNH DOZD\V VDZ the lighter side of life and would often be able to see the humor about her own life even as it deteriorated. Kelly was preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy and Virginia Schultz; and her brother, Craig Schultz. She is survived by her husband, Kent; her son, Mitchel; granddaughter, Alayna; siblings, Chuck (Robin) Schultz, Roxanne Chasensky, Robbin Larson, Pauline Schultz, Jodi (Randy) Thomas and Jackie (Keith) Highstrom; and extended family and friends. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Rowe Funeral Home, rowefh.com, in Luck, followed by funeral services.

Bruce M. Yunker, 74, of Hayward, Wis., formerly of St. Croix Falls, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at his home. Bruce was born June 6, 1939, in (OJLQ ,OO WR %HQMDPLQ DQG *HQHYLHYH Yunker. He graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1957. On Dec. 7, 1957, he married his wife, Audrey, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Dresser, Wis. He attended WITI in Rice Lake and became a master plumber, owning and operating St. Croix Plumbing and Heating. In his IUHH WLPH %UXFH HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ ÀVKLQJ WUDYHOLQJ reading, was an avid Packers fan, snowmobiling, playing Euchre, Dirty Clubs, making lefse, potato sausage and working on his Model A. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Bernard, Bob and Donnie. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; sons, Jeff (Chris) of Grand Forks, N.D., Joel (Maureen) of St. Croix Falls, Jay (Tara) of St. Croix Falls, and James (Angela) of Stillwater, Minn.; grandchildren, Jack, Philip, Mimi, Jake, Kyle, Haley, Blake and Maryn; sisters, Bonnie (Max) Fehrenbacher and Susie (Roger) Petryk. The family greeted friends at the Grandstrand Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 30. A celebration reception was held at the Dalles House.

Robert W. Anderson, 84, died Nov. 26, 2013. Robert was born in Frederic, Wis., on Sept. 21, 1929, to Walter P. Anderson and Hannah A. “Runbergâ€? Anderson. He graduated in 1947 from Grantsburg High School. He served in the paratroopers, and was honorably discharged on the 31st of May 1961. He was a resident of Burnett County all his 84 years. Robert will be greatly missed by his family and friends in the community. He was a servant of the Lord all of his life, which showed in so many things through his life. No task that was asked, or not, of him was left undone; no IULHQG ZDV QRW KHOSHG LQ WKHLU WLPH RI QHHG +H HQMR\HG going to Grantsburg High School sports activities and was voted No. 1 fan. He talked highly of each new graduate of WKDW KLJK VFKRRO WKHLU ZHGGLQJV WKHLU QHZ MREV FROOHJHV DQG EDELHV +H ZDV D SLOODU RI WKH FRPPXQLW\ +H HQMR\HG keeping up on Facebook, for the youngest to the oldest, of KLV IDPLO\ DQG IULHQGV +H HQMR\HG WKH VXPPHU YDFDWLRQV that his family took with him at his lake home. Robert was a member of Trade Lake Baptist Church for 84 years, taught Sunday school, and was on many boards there. He was on the board of Trade Lake Swedish 0LVVLRQ &KXUFK DQG HQMR\HG UHVWRULQJ LW WR DOO LWV JORU\ of the past, the programs they had there, and helping SHRSOH Ă€QG WKHLU ORYHG RQHV JUDYH VLWHV 5REHUW ZDV a historian, of both the area and his family. He was an DFWLYH YROXQWHHU DW WKH OLEUDU\ \RX ZRXOG Ă€QG KLP RQ D snowy day, shoveling the snow from the walk, or looking up some records for someone. Robert never had a mean thing to say about anyone, he always found the best in everyone. .R]\ .LWFKHQ ZDV KLV IDYRULWH KDQJRXW \RX ZRXOG Ă€QG him there at coffee time, sometimes breakfast, sometimes supper, they all were an extension of his family. He would go visiting at the nursing home or shut-ins at least once a week. He supported many missions, he had at least one or two children in another country that were supported by him each year. So who was Robert? The kindest man you would ever meet. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Milfred Anderson; and his sister, Bernice Christensen; his nephew, Tommy; and his nieces, Sandy and Darlene. Robert is survived by three nieces, Karen, Jill and Kelli Jo; many great-nieces and nephews; and great-greatnieces and nephews; who will all miss him very much. +LV Ă€QDO UHVWLQJ SODFH LV DW WKH 7UDGH /DNH 6ZHGLVK Mission Church near his family. His service was held WKHUH RQ 'HF 3DVWRU 0\URQ &DUOVRQ RIĂ€FLDWHG WKH service. Linda Dahl played the piano and Erin Spohn was the soloist. Funeral honors were by the Grantsburg American Legion. Pallbearer was his nephew William Harrington. Gratitude is extended to Linda Mott and family, the board of the Trade Lake Swedish Mission Church, Edling Funeral Home and Kozy Kitchen for helping with the arrangements and the Burnett CCC unit staff in the care GXULQJ KLV Ă€QDO GD\V The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

John C. Lumsden John C. Lumsden Sr., 64, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., died suddenly Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. John was born July 8, 1949, at Amery, Wis., to Curtis and Pearl Lumsden. He graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1967. On March 5, 1994, he married his wife, Becky, in Virginia City, Nev. He farmed and drove truck until retiring due to health problems. John ZDV NQRZQ DV D MDFN RI DOO WUDGHV PDVWHU RI VRPH +H DOVR HQMR\HG GHHU KXQWLQJ bird-watching, teaching and mentoring his son, John Jr. John was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Faye Scheil. He is survived by his wife, Becky; daughters, Nicci Rau of Lake Park, Minn., Shelley Lumsden of Pillager, Minn., and Lynnette (Dan) Hook of Egan, Minn.; VRQ -RKQ -U RI 6W &URL[ )DOOV ÀYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ EURWKHU James (Judy) Lumsden of St. Croix Falls; sister, Janet (Karl) Knapp of Naperville, Ill.; and nieces, nephews and friends. Memorial services were Monday, Dec. 2, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Centuria, Wis. Arrangements were entrusted to the Grandstrand Funeral Home – Edling Chapel.

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Roberta Lynn Thomas Roberta Lynn Thomas, 55, of Webster, Wis., passed away Nov. 27, 2013, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Roberta was born Oct. 28, 1958, to Shirley (Taylor) and William Dozois in Chicago, Ill. Roberta worked at St. Croix Casino for many years where she was the head cashier and a shift manager. She DOVR ZDV WKH HOGHU SURJUDP GLUHFWRU 5REHUWD HQMR\HG WKH gaming industry and its traditions. Roberta was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Robert Oiyotte II; and her brother, Frank Barber. She will by sadly missed by her son, Frank Thomas III; her daughter, Tashena (Steve Miller) Dozois; her brothers, William G. Barber and William J. Barber; many nieces, nephews and other relatives, including eight grandchildren; as well as many good friends. A visitation was held at St. Croix Tribal Center on Saturday, Nov. 30. Funeral service were Sunday, Dec. 1, at the St. Croix Tribal Center in Hertel, Wis., with Lewis 7D\ORU RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 3DOOEHDUHUV ZHUH 'DYLG 6W -RKQ $GULDQ Barber, Randy Phernetton, William G. Barber, Steven Miller and Frank Thomas III. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Phernetton and Gerald McFaggen. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster Wis. Online condolences can be made to swedberg-taylor.com.

Alice M. Helman, 90, a resident of Frederic Nursing and Rehab, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck, Wis., on Friday, Dec. 6. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m. SIREN – The Operation Christmas Child collection site Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com. Please refer to this website for updated information or call Rowe at Siren Covenant Church received and shipped out 1,063 shoeboxes on Monday, Nov. 25, which will be going to Funeral Home at 715-472-2444. children in Zambia, Kenya, Madagascar and India. A huge goal was also met for the entire western Wisconsin area, which collectively received over 12,000 shoe boxes from the 14 drop-off sites and they continue to come in. Total numbers will not be known until Friday, Dec. 20, for this area. Sandi Wickman is the local area team chairman. ST. CROIX FALLS - The First Presbyterian Church Jeff Howe of Howe’s Construction and Dave Wegner invites you to an educational hour on Sunday mornings of Wegner Cabinetry, from Siren, donated the use of at 11:30 a.m. Pastor Medhat Yoakiem will be teaching their trailers to help ship the boxes from the site to the and sharing his experiences growing up as part of the Cambridge, Minn., collection center. Many volunteers Christian minority in the Muslim country of Egypt. He helped to make this year’s collection such a success. will also talk about the time of Christ through the rise of The opportunities to volunteer at the Minneapolis Islam in the Middle East and the changes there. Pastor Processing Center continue throughout the month 0HGKDW ZLOO RIIHU D ÀUVWKDQG YLHZ RI ZKDW LV KDSSHQLQJ of December. Please check the OCC website, in that part of the world, which is so different from what samaritanspurse.org/occ, for information if you are we experience here. This will be a three-week class, interested in helping this year. – submitted which began Dec. 1. Visit the church for a unique chance to have fellowship over coffee and talk with the new pastor. Bring your friends and neighbors; everyone is invited. Don’t worry LI \RX PLVVHG WKH ÀUVW VHVVLRQ FRPH WR WKH QH[W RQH )LUVW Presbyterian is the church in the pines at 719 Nevada St., St. Croix Falls. – submitted

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You’re invited to fa la la la la LINDSTROM, Minn. – There will be an 11:30 a.m. luncheon on Monday, Dec. 9, at First United Methodist Church, 30828 Irene Ave., Lindstrom, Minn., sponsored by the Christian Women’s Connection. They will be having a Christmas sing-along with Mary Strom, Dee Rebeck and Sarah Magnuson. Donna Clark will speak on “Riding Life’s Roller Coaster.� The special feature will be Christmas Rickracking. Reservations/ cancellations are necessary by the Tuesday before. Contact Carrie at 651-257-4741 or Velda at 715-857-5573. The cost is $10 inclusive. - submitted

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OBITUARIES James Jimmy Matrious Sr.

John “Jack� Welling

John “Jackâ€? Henry Welling, 79, passed away on Nov. 23, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born July 22, 1934, to Henry and Mabel (Weast) Welling in Minneapolis, Minn. During his youth, Jack lived with his parents in Darfur, Minn., and later in Minneapolis with his sister, Audrey, and her family. Jack attended high school at South and Marshal high schools in Minneapolis. In the early 1950s, his father bought property on Park Drive in Balsam Lake, Wis. They built a small cabin on the property and spent many summers there. During one summer, he met his future wife, Norma Ahlgren. They were married on June 16, 1956, in Frederic, Wis. After working at Stephens Buick and Witte Transportation in Minneapolis, Jack and Norma purchased Skylite Supper Club in Balsam Lake in January 1972. Together, Jack and Norma created a prosperous business for loyal local residents as well as cabin owners and tourists. Jack was instrumental in the development of many local events including the Balsam Lake Classic snowmobile races, the annual Easter egg hunt and the Balsam Lake Tiddlywinks Championships. After selling Skylite, Jack worked for Alcan in Centuria, Paradise Lodge in Balsam Lake and St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mabel Welling; stepfather, Vick Phillipson; nephews, Warren and John Jacobsen. Jack is survived by his wife, Norma; daughter, Marcia (Brad) Nielsen of Centuria, Wis.; sons, Michael Elaine Idella Palmer, 91, of Luck, Wis., passed away on of Balsam Lake and Matthew of Fort Myers, Fla.; Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at her home in rural Luck. Funeral grandchildren, Elizabeth, Hans and Jonathan Nielsen services for Elaine will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 11 and Taylor Welling. Also left to mourn are his sisters, a.m., at East Balsam Baptist Church. Elaine’s family will Audrey (Herman) Yates of Minneapolis and Murva greet visitors at the church one hour prior to the service. A (Don) Jacobsen of Mound, Minn.; along with sister-infull obituary will follow in a future edition. The Kolstad law, Myrtle Marschall of Amery; and many beloved Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted nieces and nephews. with arrangements. Jack touched many lives during his life. A memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 2, at Rowe Funeral Home LQ /XFN ZLWK 3DVWRU $UYHGD ´)UHGGLHÂľ .LUN RIĂ€FLDWLQJ Following the memorial service, the family shared with friends a Celebration of Life gathering at McKenzie Corley Mortenson, 83, of Cannon Falls, Minn., died on Lanes in Centuria. Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com Sunday morning, Nov. 24, 2013, at the or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements were Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon. entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home, 715-472-2444, and the His parents, Nels and Emma Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center, 715-825-5550. (Persson) Mortenson, immigrated from SkĂĽne, Sweden. Corley was born, the second to youngest of 11 children, on Nov. 20, 1930, in Shafer, Minn. He was EDSWL]HG DQG FRQĂ€UPHG DW D /XWKHUDQ church in Taylors Falls, Minn. Corley George W. Sonterre, age 77, of Webster, Wis., died served with the U.S. Army during the Nov. 23, 2013. .RUHDQ &RQĂ LFW DQG ZDV KRQRUDEO\ GLVFKDUJHG LQ George was born Sept. 24, 1936, in Nowthen, Minn., He married Verone Colleen Anderson on Sept. 7, 1957, at to Fred and Dorothy Sonterre. He served 38 years in Clear Lake, Iowa. They made their home in Randolph, the National Guard in Anoka, Minn., and was part of 0LQQ IRU \HDUV ZKHUH &RUOH\ ZDV D YROXQWHHU Ă€UHPDQ the 2nd Alarm Group with the Town of Jackson Fire for nine years. He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Department. Church in Randolph, Minn. They have been residing in He and Karen were married Feb. 9, 1957, at Mount rural Cannon Falls, Minn., for 24 years. Olivet Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minn. Corley was employed in the construction business He was preceded in death by his son, Dean; parents, until his retirement in 1984 at 54 years of age. He was a Fred and Dorothy; and sister, Laverne Cox. member of Local Union No. 132. He is survived by his wife, Karen (Karnie); their Corley loved the NASCAR races, and for many years children, Diane (Chuck) Brenigan, Dawn (Joe) Sharpe, KH HQMR\HG (ONR 6SHHGZD\ +H ORYHG WDNLQJ FDUH RI KLV Brian (Julie) Sonterre and Brent Sonterre; their cars, and he was a great mechanic. He also loved traveling grandchildren, James and Shana Brenigan, Cassie and the U.S. and abroad, and was fortunate to see where both Jacob Sharpe, Wade Jackson, Zachary, Mikalyn Sonterre of his parents were born and raised in Sweden. Other and Wade Sonterre; along with other relatives and endeavors were Norway, Alaska and China, where he friends. walked a couple of miles on the Great Wall. A memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 30, at He was preceded in death by his parents, Nels Lakeside Community Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill and Emma; eight brothers and sisters, Eddie, Helen 6FKURHGHU RIĂ€FLDWLQJ $UUDQJHPHQWV ZHUH HQWUXVWHG Hooverman, Raymond, Carl, Percy, Ruby Anderson, to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Betty Landeen and Wally. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Verone; children, com &DQG\ /HH 9RONHUW RI 1RUWKĂ€HOG 0LQQ DQG 6FRWW .LP of Randolph, Minn.; grandchildren, Chelsey Volkert of Burnsville, Minn., and Brighton Volkert of New Market, Minn.; godchild, Todd Haro of Randolph, Minn.; his best friend and brother, John (Alice) of Chisago City, Minn.; his sister, Marilyn (Roger) Landreville of Prior Lake, Clarence Henry Larson Jr., 83, of Milltown, Wis., Minn.; sisters-in-law, Rose Mortenson of Dresser and $QLWD 0RUWHQVRQ RI 6XPPHUĂ€HOG )OD KLV ORYLQJ OLWWOH passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at his home in Milltown. Clarence was born on March 7, 1930, in pug, Susie Marian; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Lundberg Knoxville, Tenn., the son of Clarence and Nellie (Lawson) Funeral Home in Cannon Falls. The funeral service Larson. A memorial service for Clarence will be held on was held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, with visitation at St. Sunday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at the Kolstad Family Funeral Mark’s Lutheran Church in Randolph, Minn. Interment Home in Centuria, Wis. Clarence’s family will greet with military honors followed at the Cannon Falls visitors at the funeral home beginning at noon. Military Cemetery. Active pallbearers were nephews, Lester, honors will be rendered following the service. For more Bruce, Doug, Brian, Clifford and Roland Mortenson. information, please visit kolstadfuneralhome.com. The +RQRUDU\ SDOOEHDUHUV ZHUH %LOO )UXHKOLQJ .HQ .QDĂ D Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements. Otto Witzman and Glenn Mortenson. Memorials are preferred to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church or donor’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls, Minn. Online condolences may be directed to lundbergfuneral.com. James Jimmy Matrious Sr., “Medwekamitishing,â€? age 75, a resident of Hinckley, Minn., died Nov. 22, 2013. James was born June 1, 1938, in Sandstone, Minn., to Henry and Mary Matrious. He and Regina were married in the Town of Ogema in Pine County, Minn. +H HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ ILVKLQJ bowling, playing softball, Bingo and gaming. He was preceded in death by his wife, Regina; his son, Donald; daughter, Lori; his parents, Henry and Mary; and sisters, Katherine and Bernice. He is survived by his children, Val Matrious and Jimbo Matrious, Jr.; brother, Larry (Cheryl) Matrious; sisters, Rudy (Gene) Salay, and Brenda (Mike) Lilly; seven grandchildren, Angela, Erica, Jessica, Shawna, Sheldon, Jackie and Jayden; six great-grandchildren, Quentin, Marcel, Malainah, Aris, Skiilar and Marcel. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Lake Lena Community Center in Sandstone. Interment followed at Lake Lena Cemetery in Ogema Township, Pine County. Pallbearers were Rodney Matrious, Harold Matrious, Dan Matrious, Joe Weinke, Gene Salay and Greg Mishler. Honorary pallbearers were Jeff Matrious and Lionel Richey. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com

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Stanley Alfred Helland Stanley Alfred Helland, 97, of Siren, Wis., died at the Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg, Wis., on Dec. 1, 2013. Stanley was born March 22, 1916, in the Town of Daniels, Burnett County, to Ole and Gurina Helland. He attended school in Siren. After graduating from high school, he worked on his family’s farm. He also worked part time for his brother, Andrew, at his service station in Siren. In 1939, he married Violette Anderson and worked in her family’s grocery store, Anderson’s Clover Farm Store, in Siren. He and Violette worked together for 40 years in that store. To this union, three sons were born, James, Gary and Mikal. During those 40 years, Stanley enlisted in the Navy for 2-1/2 years, serving on the destroyer USS Fanning. He remembered the day Gen. Eisenhower visited an aircraft carrier nearby. Several ships, including the USS Fanning, were sent to protect the carrier. The church was always a big part of Stanley’s life. He and Violette attended the First Baptist Church of Falun. For 50 years he was active in the Gideon International Organization, serving as president of the local chapter IRU VHYHUDO \HDUV +H ZDV RQH RI WKH Ă€UVW PHPEHUV RI WKH 6LUHQ )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW VHUYLQJ DV Ă€UH FKLHI IRU VHYHUDO years in the 1950s and ‘60s. Two years ago, he received a commedation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his 66-year membership in their organization. He was always proud to show everyone his award. He was on the Siren School Board for 15 years. For many years, Stan and Vi would go once a week to minister to the inmates at the Burnett County Jail. Both Stan and Vi loved to entertain. Guests never left their house hungry; the coffee was always on. Stanley was preceded in death by his parents, Ole and Gurina; his wife, Violet; brother, Andrew; sisters, Lillian Helland, Bertha Parker and Esther Fallstrom; and son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Debbie. Stanley is survived by his sons, James,(Kathy) of Webster, Mikal of Siren; six grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends; and a special friend and secretary, Sally Craven. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Falun with Pastor .UDXVH RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 7KHUH ZLOO EH D UHYLHZDO DW 6ZHGEHUJ Taylor Siren Chapel on Friday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m, and again one hour before the service. Music will be provided by Karen Miller and Dave and Carol Ahlquist. Casket bearers will be Mark Mossman, Mitchell Mossman, Kirk Staggert, Theo Staggert, Bob Blackwood, $OOHQ :RMFLN DQG 7\OHU 5D\ 0HPRULDOV DUH HQWUXVWHG to The Gideons International. Interment will be at the Lakeview Cemetery at Mudhen Lake, Town of Daniels. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, is entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences can be made to swedberg-taylor.com.

Joanne C. (Wennerberg) VanSchoonhoven Joanne C. (Wennerberg) VanSchoonhoven, 74, of rural Balsam Lake, Wis., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at the Amery Regional Medical Center in Amery, Wis., with her loving family at her side. Joanne was born on Dec. 18, 1938, in Menomonie, Wis., the daughter of Kurt and Verna (Bock) Wennerberg. Joanne attended Elmwood schools until her senior year. She graduated from Round Lake High School in Round Lake, Ill. She married Gerald VanSchoonhoven on Sept. 12, 1964, in Cadott, Wis. They farmed and raised their family in the Waverly area of Pierce County, Wis. They moved to rural Balsam Lake in their retirement years. Joanne was an avid sports fan and loved the Green Bay Packers. Joanne leaves to celebrate her memory her husband, Gerald “Tiny� VanSchoonhoven of Balsam Lake; son, Kurt (Dori) VanSchoonhoven of Elk Mound, Wis.; daughter, Katie (Joe) Manor of River Falls, Wis.; grandchildren, Jordan and Paige VanSchoonhoven, Megan and Bailey Manor; brother, John Wennerberg of Round Lake, Ill., and many other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kurt and Verna (Bock) Wennerberg; and her in-laws, Carl and Minnie (Hase) VanSchoonhoven. Joanne’s family greeted visitors on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria, Wis. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

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image of God.� (2 Corinthians 4:4) The Bible tells us that Satan holds power over the activity of the world. Those who refuse to believe in and submit to Christ as Lord and Savior of the universe remain under Satan’s power. He blinds them to the truth of the gospel. They become so used to the sin in their lives that they’d rather keep the blinders on, even though God’s love is evident and surrounds them. It becomes easy and comfortable for them to remain in the dark. None of us like our shortcomings to be exposed, sometimes even to ourselves. However, once we decide to ask Christ to remove our spiritual blinders, he will reveal to us how much

don’t know what to do. Dr. Greg Smalley, vice president, Family Ministries: I can empathize with your dilemma. It’s quite possible your mother-in-law’s behavior won’t change, Q: How can we enjoy Christmas but that doesn’t mean you always have when we have to spend so much money to dance to her tune. on presents? We’re stressed over our Jim Daly Sometime soon, it’s important that Juli Slattery finances all year, but it gets worse your husband have a chat with his mom during the holidays. Jim: I understand your frustration. of doing a good deed for a neighbor, a and dad. Simple honesty requires that This is a common complaint and real VKXW LQ RU D UHODWLYH <RX FDQ Ă€[ D PHDO they know how the two of you have challenge for many families. With Black rake leaves, clean out gutters or give a been feeling. This may be tough for )ULGD\ RIĂ€FLDOO\ LQ WKH UHDUYLHZ PLUURU “service coupon bookâ€? that they can him, especially if he’s not comfortable confronting his parents. But it’s largely hopefully these timely tips from my redeem whenever they want to. • Focus on the spiritual, not material. his responsibility to respectfully take this IULHQG Ă€QDQFLDO JXUX 5RQ %OXH ZLOO VWLOO be helpful in making this Christmas more Find fun and creative ways to counteract up with them. Meanwhile, you need to set some WKH FRPPHUFLDOLVP RI &KULVWPDV DQG Ă€QG HQMR\DEOH DQG OHVV Ă€QDQFLDOO\ VWUHVVIXO • Don’t spend more than you have. creative ways to emphasize the spiritual Ă€UP ERXQGDULHV ZLWK KLV IRONV :KHQ discussing future holiday plans, the When cash is short, it’s tempting to put VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI WKH GD\ • Build memories. Spend meaningful two of you should say something like it on the credit card and defer payment until next year. But January always time together during the weeks leading this: “Mom, we’d really love to spend VKRZV XS DQG ZLWK LW PRQWKV RI Ă€QDQFLDO up to Christmas. In the process, you’ll Thanksgiving with you this year. We pain if you don’t shop wisely and be doing more than stockpiling family need to have our plans in place and memories, you’ll be building a legacy for FRQĂ€UPHG E\ WKH Ă€UVW RI 6HSWHPEHU VR exercise restraint. can you let us know by then?â€? • Give something of lasting value. generations to come. If she can’t commit because she doesn’t ••• Who hasn’t bought the “perfectâ€? gift for Q: How do I deal with my mother-in- know what her daughter will be doing, D FKLOG RQO\ WR Ă€QG LW WRVVHG DVLGH E\ the end of Christmas Day? Discuss this law’s favoritism? Just recently, when I FDOPO\ VD\ ´-XVW OHW XV NQRZ E\ WKH Ă€UVW with your kids, reinforce a long-range invited her to spend Christmas with our of September, or we’ll need to make perspective, and explain that you want family, she said she “would have to let other plans.â€? Then stick to your guns. WKHP WR KDYH JLIWV WKH\¡OO HQMR\ IRU D ORQJ PH NQRZÂľ DIWHU Ă€QGLQJ RXW ZKDW ZDV If she doesn’t respond by the deadline, going on with her daughter’s family. go ahead and arrange something else. time. • Do something meaningful for She’s always given preference to my It’s critical that you remain unavailable VRPHRQH HOVH 0DNH D IDPLO\ SURMHFW husband’s sister and her family, and I and that you not back down if she acts

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hurt or upset. Tell her you’re sorry and that you’d love to get together with her soon. It shouldn’t take her long to get the message. If she leaves your family hanging at holiday time, she’ll simply lose out on seeing you and your kids. ••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the “Focus on the Familyâ€? radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of “Focus on the Family,â€? 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. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Distributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500. This feature may not be reproduced or distributed electronically, in print or otherwise, without written permission of Focus on the Family.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 605 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m. ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Senior Pastor Gary Russell Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes. Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m. BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Pastor Paul Peterson, Cell # 715-566-3758 Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m. BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemporary Service 8:30 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. Sunday School, Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship 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.; christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt, 218-371-1335 715-327-4461 Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m. FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG 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 Trad. Wor. - 8:30 a.m.; Cont. Wor. - 11 a.m. FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Elaine Silpala, cushingparish.org 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA 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.; GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715-651-5363, 715-327-8384, Pastor Roger Pittman Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Fall/winter schedule (Sept.-May) Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Elaine Silpala, cushingparish.org Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-977-0694; Office 715-472-2605; lucklutheran.org Sunday Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Schl. 9:35 a.m. MILLTOWN LUTHERAN Pastors Mel Rau & Maggie Isaacson 113 W. Main St.. W., 715-825-2453 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH 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.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G� Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.; OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Jody Walter Church Phone 715-327-8608 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Valerie Peterson Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m. pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; Email: 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. TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Fellowship 11 a.m. WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sept. 15, 2013 - June 1, 2014 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. 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 Service at 9:30 a.m. ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. & Adult Study 9:15 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Thurs. Wor. 4:30 p.m. Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Bible Classes 9:30 a.m. ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Roger Pittman 715-327-8384, 715-651-5363 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.,

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST - UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - UPPER ST. CROIX FALLS Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker 715-463-2624 Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:30 a.m. DANBURY UNITED METHODIST 7520 Water St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER 26503 Muskey Ave., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m., Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST htslumc@gmail.com 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m. LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST 3482 115th St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m. McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sunday Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday School 11 a.m. OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST osceolawiumc.org; oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Kathy Huneywell Sunday Early Risers Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX FALLS Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship Serv. - 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 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Serv. 5:15 p.m. SIREN UNITED METHODIST 24025 1st Ave. So., 715-866-8646 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. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m. COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Ken Sohriakoff 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 - 715-405-2253 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 Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. 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. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept.-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 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: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m. Nursery and children’s church SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Justin Hosking, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.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 933 248th St., Osceola Pastor Dave Williams Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday 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 Dr. Harry H. Buckwalter Jr., 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m. FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; fbcamery.org; Email: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN 715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation 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 Assoc. Pastor Dan Mielke 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. GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. LIVING HOPE CHURCH Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. TRADE LAKE BAPTIST Pastor David Prince, 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 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. CHURCH OF CHRIST - FREDERIC Minister Guy McCarty Frederic Senior Citizen Building Robert Rutherford, 715-419-0653 Sunday Worship 9 a.m. WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m. HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning 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 7534 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Pastor Jason Peterson Services: Adult 9 a.m.; Services Sunday 10 a.m.; Children: 10:15 a.m.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 715-553-3386 Taylors Falls Community Bldg., 312 Government St., Taylors Falls, Minn.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 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 OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-5645 Chaplain Alan Hagstrom alan.hagstrom@myomc.org MyOmc.org/specialtyserv 1chapel.php Chapel open daily for meditation.

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, 715-553-1800, Pastor Rick VanGundy Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Webster • Craft, art & bake sale at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. • Bake sale at Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.-noon. • Holiday bazaar at the high school, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715497-4389.

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• “A Christmas Storyâ€? at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 2 & 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

Centuria • “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carolsâ€? Advent/Christmas service at Fristad Lutheran Church, 715-646-2408.

THURSDAY/Ĺ—

Grantsburg

Amery

• Grantsburg chorale presents Christmas music at the high school, 3 p.m.

• Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m.

Balsam Lake

Siren

• CommUnity Harvest Workshop at Unity school, 10 a.m.2:30 p.m. Preregister for meal, 715-485-8600.

• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

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St. Croix Falls

• 2nd- & 3rd-grade holiday concert, 7 p.m.

• Meat loaf dinner at the senior center, card games to follow, 12:30 p.m.

Grantsburg • Licensed navigator speaks on Health Insurance Marketplace at the library, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-463-2244.

MONDAY/Ĺ›

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Amery

• K-3 concert at the school, 7 p.m., 715-472-2152.

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

Milltown • Friends meeting at the library, 6 p.m., 715-825-2313.

Grantsburg

St. Croix Falls

• 7th- & 8th-grade choirs & band, 5th- & 6th-grade bands & CLC holiday concert at the high school, 7 p.m.

• Love Lights ceremony at the medical center, 4 p.m., 715-483-0331.

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Webster

• 3RON &RXQW\ *HQHDORJ\ 6RFLHW\ ÀQJHU IRRG KROLGD\ event at the museum, 1-4 p.m., 715-472-2030. • 6th- to 8th-grade concert at the school, 7:30 p.m. • RSVP deadline for NARFE Thurs., Dec. 12, noon dinner, meeting at Oakwood Inn. RSVP at 715-327-8658.

• Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections, 13 p.m., 715-866-8151.

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• Middle school/high school Christmas concert, 7 p.m.

• Tree lighting ceremony at Triangle Park Gazebo, Fri. 6 p.m.; Sat. large vendor/craft expo at Home & Away Ministries, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; visit Santa at the library and Ted Anderson’s Santa Train & Holiday Village at the museum, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; horse-drawn wagon rides, pickup at the library, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Webster • 7th- thru 12-grade Christmas concert/dinner. Dinner 5 p.m., concert 7 p.m.

TUESDAY/œŒ Amery • Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

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Balsam Lake

Luck • Holiday art sale at Cafe Wren, Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., cafewren.com.

• 6th-grade band & choir concert, 7 p.m.

Spooner

• 4th- & 5th-grade holiday concert, 7 p.m.

• Night in Bethlehem at Cornerstone Church, bring item for food shelf. Fri. 6-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 4-7 p.m., 715635-9222.

FRIDAY/Ĺ˜ Amery • )LUH GHSDUWPHQW PHDW UDIĂ H at Club 53, 6:30 p.m., 715268-8921. • St. Croix Valley Orchestra concert at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7:30 p.m.

Frederic • Ladies Christmas tea at Crosswalk Community Church, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Grantsburg • Conversations about Dementia program at the medical center, noon-1 p.m. RSVP 715-463-7285, info 715651-9989.

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Milltown • Santa Day at Endeavors Garden Center, 2-6 p.m.

SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ™ & Ĺš Danbury • Christmas at Forts Folle Avoine, theforts.org. Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-866-8890.

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• Community choir Christmas concert at Bethany Lutheran Church. Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.

• Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doors open 8 a.m., 715-463-5699. • Wood duck house building workshop at Crex, 10 a.m.-noon. Preregistration required, 715-463-5398. • Christmas craft & gift sale at the community center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-463-5723.

St. Croix Falls • Rivertown Holiday weekend, events at library, senior center, Overlook Deck, etc., fallschamber.org.

SATURDAY/ř Amery • Mr. & Mrs. Claus at Amery Chevrolet; fundraiser for humane society, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-268-7387. • Book sale at the library, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Atlas • Christmas coffee, craft & bake sale at the Methodist church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Danbury • Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 donation. Open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m. • Webster library fundraiser bake sale at Forts Folle Avoine, 11 a.m. until sold out. • Gem, jewelry, bead & collectible show in the casino’s event center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lewis

• All gospel jam at Lewis Methodist Church, 6-9 p.m., 715-349-2573. • Craft & bake sale at Lewis Methodist Church, 9 a.m.3 p.m., 715-349-2573.

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• Cookie walk at West Denmark parish hall, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Siren • Christmas parade 10:30 a.m., lunch with Santa at the school, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Santa skate, 6:30-8:30 p.m., visitsiren.com • Old-fashioned Christmas at Jewel Street North, noon4 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Craft fair at the senior center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Bake/craft fair at the library, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-4831777. • Pictures with Santa at Edina Realty, 1-4 p.m.

Grantsburg • 4-H Outdoor Skills Club: Navigating Naturally, 67:30 p.m., crexmeadows.org, 715-463-2739. • Grantsburg Christian Women’s meeting at the senior center, 9 a.m. RSVP at 715-689-2988.

St. Croix Falls • Breastfeeding Basics class at the medical center, 12:30-2 p.m., 715-483-3221. • Great Expectations pregnancy session, 10 a.m.-noon, at the medical center, 715-483-3221. • 3RON &RXQW\ 5HSXEOLFDQ IUHH PRYLH ´1XOOLĂ€FDWLRQ The Rightful Remedy,â€? at the library, 6:30 p.m., 715294-4333.

WEDNESDAY/œœ Siren • Potluck at the senior center.

THURSĆ Ĺ‘SUNĆ /œŔőœŗ St. Croix Falls • “A Christmas Storyâ€? at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 2 & 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

THURSDAY/œŔ Baldwin • St. Croix Valley Beekeepers meeting at Peace Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

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