Leader|Jan. 15|2014

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WED., JANUARY 15, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 22 • 2 SECTIONS

Frederic grad makes the front page in N.D. Currents, page 13

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Ice fishing on Bone Lake Currents Page 10

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SPORTS Curtis completes national PP&K contest

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Pioneer Home snafu costs residents big, but other costs loom big Page 4

One primary in area, scattered local contests Page 6

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Authorities hope to locate driver through eyewitness description of pickup truck Page 3

Spring election picture forming

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UP FRONT NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Temperatures rose into the 30s this past weekend, a 60-degree rise in temperature from the beginning of last week. The polar vortex that plunged Wisconsin and most of the country into extreme cold has retreated, meaning the jet stream has moved north with the cold air. Tasos Kallas, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Green Bay, says last week the jet stream dipped much farther south than it normally does. “Now the jet stream has come a little farther north,â€? he said, referring to the snowstorm early this week. “That’s what’s led to this (week’s) system coming across Wisconsin as opposed to driving down toward St. Louis and Memphis as it has in the past.â€? This week’s weather system brought snow to many areas of Wisconsin and winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour in some parts of the state. Otherwise Kallas characterizes this week’s storm as “typicalâ€? for January in Wisconsin. - with information from Patty Murray/Wisconsin Public Radio ••• ST. CROIX FALLS - Henry Brandtjen Jr., retired chairman of the board of Brandtjen & Kluge Inc., died Jan. 4 at the age of 85, following a battle with cancer. With its United States headquarters in St. Croix Falls and world headquarters in the United Kingdom, Brandtjen & Kluge Inc. has been a worldwide leader LQ WKH PDQIXFWXULQJ RI KLJK TXDOLW\ SULQW Ă€QLVKLQJ HTXLSPHQW IRU decades. The family-owned company was established in 1919 in St. Paul. Henry took over the leadership of the company in the 1960s during the rapid advancement of offset printing technology. Affectionately known as “Mr. Bâ€? to his employees and co-workers, Brandtjen was noted for his technical knowledge and passion for the printing industry. “He lived and breathed Kluge, he loved the products, customers and employees,â€? Henry’s son, Hank, president of the company, said this week. Always a believer in taking care of one’s body and a lover of the outdoors, Brandtjen never shied away from a challenge. He piloted his own plane into his Henry Brandtjen, Jr. 70s, canoed to the Arctic Circle, pedaled his bike across Europe multiple times and yearly took on the Minnesota Ironman. In 1978, he found his passion when he went heli-skiing in Canada. He continued to heli-ski until he was 75 and eventually skied over 10 million vertical feet. When diagnosed with cancer in March 2013 he immediately headed to Vail, Colo., to ski with his family. He is survived by his son, Henry Brandtjen III “Hankâ€? (Kirsten), his daughter, Julia Mitchell Fink (Michael) and four grandchildren. The entire obituary can be read at the company’s website at kluge.biz/ - Gary King

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Douglas Earl McKenzie Lester Waldmar Johnson Sharon Caroline Wolfe John Harr Jr. Orville Edward (Ed) Bechtel Jr. Richard Lee Cobenais Jr. Benjamin Robert Juarez See Obituaries, 14-15B

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