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New governor’s priorities: “Jobs, jobs and jobs”

It’s offic ficial: Wisconsin has a new governor

Scott Walker takes oath a Wisconsin’s 45th governor proclaims “Wisconsin is open for business”

MADISON – Monday, Jan. 3, among family, friends and fellow citizens, Gov. Scott Walker was sworn in as the 45th governor of the state of Wisconsin.

“I am your servant,” Walker said. “Today, I stand before you - not as the governor of one party or anSee New governor, page 2

City administrator resigns ahead of schedule

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Finding common ground in the goose blind

Scott Walker (shown at left) is Wisconsin’s new governor following a swearing-in ceremony Monday at the State Capitol in Madison. Walker addressed a crowd in the rotunda of the capitol after taking the oath of office. - Photo courtesy Wisconsin Newspaper Association

“The good fi fig ght” ends

Or does it? A “plain speaking” visit with Dave Obey, who steps out of the limelight this week as one of the most powerful political figures in America

by Gary King Leader editor FREDERIC - Dave Obey enters private life this week after 48 years as a legislator, nearly 42 of those as northern Wisconsin’s representative in Congress.

His replacement, Sean Duffy, took the oath of office today (Jan. 5) in

Washington, D.C. The passing of that torch represents just a part - albeit a high profile one of another apparent sea change in American politics, sparked by unrest in the wake of an economic recession and a general perception that political incumbents have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to balancing budgets.

In November, American voters spoke their minds at the polls again this time pushing the pendulum heavily to the side of the GOP and Tea Party upstarts.

Obey, who announced his retirement seven months ago, has seen the political winds destroy careers and ambitions many times over but he rejects the suggestion he left because he was facing probable defeat in the recent fall

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Historical society is on the Web

ST. CROIX FALLS - In the first week of 2011, the St. Croix Falls Historical Society launched its presence on the Internet with a Web page on the Falls Chamber of Commerce Web site. The site provides information about the society, its mission, board members, contact information and, in consideration of the new techniques used for conducting research, a list of helpful Web resources and links. The Falls Chamber of Commerce unites St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls businesses and is located in the society’s Historic Baker Building at 106 S. Washington St. Initially, the society is including Web page links to Polk County Historical Society, St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota and Wisconsin state historical societies. Other interesting links include: American Heritage, National Trust For Historical Preservation, Smithsonian – History & Culture, History.com and World History. Future plans include adding links to information about the St. Croix Falls Cemetery and access to the archives of the society’s quarterly newsletter, “The Antiquarian.” Persons may visit the new Web page through the history tab on the chamber’s Web site or by going directly to: www.stcroixfallshistoricalsociety.org/. It is a great resource to learn about the society, the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota and Wisconsin histories, as well as national and international historical events and information. - from SCFHS

Outgoing Gov. James Doyle and his wife, Jessica, meet his successor Scott Walker and his wife, Tonette, before the inaugural ceremony Monday at the Capitol in Madison. - Photo courtesy Wisconsin Newspaper Association

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other; or the governor of one part of the state or another.

Today, I stand before you as the governor for all of the people in this state of Wisconsin.”

In his inaugural address, Walker established a set of priorities as Wisconsin’s chief executive and proudly declared: “Wisconsin is open for business.”

Walker outlined his plan to transform the state’s economy by lowering taxes, creating, a stable regulatory environment and reining in the size of government. He also praised the state’s workforce and encouraged business to come to Wisconsin.

“As your governor, I make this pledge,” Walker said. “I will work tirelessly to restore economic growth and vibrancy to our state. My top three priorities

are jobs, jobs and jobs,” Walker declared.

Walker outlined his pledge as follows: • “Wisconsin is open for business. We will work tirelessly to restore economic growth and vibrancy to our state. My top three priorities are jobs, jobs, and jobs.

• “We will right-size state government by ensuring government is providing only the essential services our citizens need and taxpayers can afford.

My fellow state workers, I invite you to partner with me in this necessary work.

• “We will also remain focused on the long term, creatively improving our education system so that our children can be competitive in a global marketplace.

• “We will protect our vital

natural resources.

• “And we will honor and respect the foundational role of the family in our society.”

A complete transcript of Walker’s speech can be found at Web site the www.wcregister.net. - with information from Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Spring memorial service planned for Paul Poretti, 95

WEBSTER - A memorial service will be held in the spring for Paul Poretti, 95, Webster, who died Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg.

A complete obituary will be published in a future issue of the Leader.

Man faces attempted homicide charge

Sunny sign up

FREDERIC - Where is the sun during these bleak and cold days of winter, you might ask? Well, the sign at Sunrise Apartments on Coon Lake offers a painted version. The sign was new in 2010, created by local artist Terry Siebenthal. - Special photo

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BARRON COUNTY - A 43year-old Turtle Lake man is in jail this week facing a charge of attempted first-degree homicide.

Brad Bearheart allegedly shot his wife, Jennifer, 46, at a residence just south of Turtle Lake on Thursday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m.

Jennifer was hospitalized at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn., with life-threatening injuries from two bullet wounds.

According to a report from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, Joshua Swanson, 19, called the sheriff’s department, stating that Bearheart had just taken his vehicle from him at gunpoint and fired a shot at him while he was running away. The 19-yearold male was not hurt.

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shot by her husband and that he had left the residence.

At 3:42 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Department notified Barron County that Bearheart and the vehicle were in the ditch a mile out of Barron County west of Cumberland. The Barron County Emergency Response Team, along with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, were able to talk Bearheart out of the vehicle and he was taken into custody.

Bearheart is being held in the Barron County Jail.

The Bearhearts and Swanson are residents of the Clayton area.

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SCF administrator resigns ahead of schedule

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – City of St. Croix Falls Administrator Ed Emerson was set to retire in March of 2011 after submitting an initial letter of resignation with a sixmonth notice.

That had changed the last part of December, however, when a letter to the editor surfaced in the newspaper from former Mayor Lee Uhrhammer about a notice of foreclosure on Emerson’s property located in the city. Uhrhammer’s letter made allegations that Emerson was retiring to skip out on his financial obligations to the city.

On Dec. 27, Emerson submitted a revised letter of resignation asking for his employment with the city to end effective Jan. 3, 2011.

The city council held a closed meeting Dec. 29 to consider Emerson’s resignation and approved the request.

Emerson’s letter is a matter of public record and in it he states the following reasons for retiring early.

“Recent comments of former Mayor Uhrhammer regarding my foreclosure are true and it is evident that I can no longer effectively serve as city administrator.

It is not my intent to spend these final weeks fighting old battles and causing further discredit to me or the community. I originally gave sixth-month notice with the intent of spending the remaining weeks aiding in the transition of a new administrator. It is evident that a new hire will not take place in a sufficient time period thereby making such continued service unnecessary. Please know that I have always sought to serve the city with a deep heart and good intention. I trust that St. Croix Falls is a little bit better place for my service.”

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City struggles with Habitat projects location

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The plan commission for St. Croix Falls heard a proposal from Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Eric Kube on Jan. 3. The meeting was rescheduled from the regular Dec. 21 plan commission meeting due to heavy snowfall.

The purpose of the meeting was to designate a location for the Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity project involving five homes that would be energy-efficient homes in the city. On Dec. 17, Amy Matthews, licensed contractor and DIY Network TV show host, visited the city for a press conference on the Habitat project planned for the city.

Matthews will be promoting and helping with partners for the project.

At the Jan. 3 meeting, Kube discussed several city locations that were being considered. The Rouselow property, Chinander Rock and Croixwood were all locations looked at for the project.

Kube stressed to the plan commission that in order for the cost to remain affordable for the mortgage to the new Habitat homeowner, it is best to build on donated land rather than adding a purchase-of-property cost to the construction because a mortgage cannot exceed $90,000 for each home in order to ensure it stays out of foreclosure.

Kube stated that for the reason of the city owning the Rouselow property he preferred that location for the project. He indicated that there were lot costs for the Croixwood and Chinander Rock locations as well as restrictive covenants that specify home size and garages which are not consistent with Habitat builds.

During the discussion, city clerk Bonita Leggitt pointed out that if the location were the Rouselow property it would have to be subdivided. She stated that, according to the city ordinance, any new subdivision is required to have garages. This seemed to place a damper on the Rouselow site for Habitat because they do not build garages.

Kube stated their focus is on getting families dwellings.

It was noted a conditional-use permit and planned unit development could be a way to build in the new subdivision without garages, if the plan commission and council approved that, but it would mean going against what the city code requires.

Plan commissioner Don Anderson suggested taking homes that are abandoned in the city, due to foreclosure, and remodeling them to be energy efficient to in-fill city property rather than to build new construction. Kube stated that Habitat is willing to do that if the feasibility is there to do so. “We can’t spend $80,000 on a home and only have $10,000 left for improvements to make it energy efficient, so it would depend on what the home would sell for.”

Some commissioners indicated they felt Rouselow was a good location for the project.

Commissioner Warren White stated that for quality-of-life reasons with younger families living in the homes, it would make sense to develop at the Rouselow property so that kids could walk or bike to school and families could bike or walk to stores.

“The area of Glacier Ridge has nothing there and there is not even a crosswalk for people to cross Hwy. 8 to get anywhere so the farther out the sites go the less I like them,” said White.

Maple Leaf Court, a townhome development located near the Rouselow property, is a senior housing community. Several residents of Maple Leaf Court were opposed to the Habitat project in their backyard and signed a letter asking the city not to select the Rouselow property.

Maple Leaf Court resident Bill Beatty stated, “We bought and built our home eight years ago and we were under the assumption that Maple Leaf Drive was not going to make the turn, but would go the other direction and up. Has that been scrapped? I don’t like the idea of not having garages and I’d like to see some comprehensive zoning in St. Croix Falls. The top of the hill is nice and I’d like to see it continue that way through the city.”

Beatty added he was not against the project, but that the positioning of it at Rouselow may not be the right way to do it.

The commissioners, who recalled the plans to have the road go the other direction and up thought there may be a right-ofway issue that would run through the Rouselow property, but no one knew for sure to say on the record. White did indicate the zoning for the future development on the comp plan indicated a road through Pine Street, through the industrial park, to the dump road.

Commissioner Arnie Carlson indicated that if the Rouselow land is donated, the city would have to wait 15 years to see any type of return in value on property taxes. “I’m not sure about donating city land for this,” he said. “The city is willing to, and wants to, work with Habiat, there is no question about that.”

“We are not asking for city funding for this,” said Kube.

“We are asking the city to work with us building on this property or any other property. We want to build homes and we are going to. We have communities interested in working with us and that’s not as a threat to you, but we want to move forward and start the planning process.”

“I lean more toward the Chinander Rock property because the infrastructure is already there and the covenants for garages are, I think, a necessity

in this part of the country,” said Don Anderson.

The discussion continued with no immediate or inevitable decision being reached. The plan commission directed White and Anderson to work with Kube on looking at and gathering information about potential sites to help narrow down the choices.

ReStore accepting donations In related news, Kube wanted to inform the plan commission that the ReStore settled on a location, the former Fleet Supply building on Hwy. 8 next to Family Pathways. The site negotiation had been going on for some time with the Durex building in the industrial park and with the Fleet Supply building, and the official location has been named as the old Fleet Supply building.

Donations will be accepted by ReStore manager David Sandmann on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We need donations to fill the store before we open and we hope to be open March 1, if we can get the store filled,” said Kube. “We are also looking at relocating our office here in St. Croix Falls from Luck this year, so we have a lot to do.” The number for the ReStore is 715-483-2700.

Schmidt, Roland sworn in

The Honorable Kenneth Kutz (R) administered the oath of office to Burnett County’s Clerk of Court Trudy Schmidt (L) and Sheriff Dean Roland (C), Monday, Jan. 2. Both Schmidt and Roland were re-elected to their respective offices in last fall’s election. - Photo by Carl Heidel

Polk clerk of court, sheriff sworn in

Rep. Severson takes oath

Polk County Clerk of Court Lois Hoff and Sheriff Pete Johnson were sworn into office early Monday morning, Jan. 3, by county clerk Carole Wondra. Hoff has been clerk of court for six years. Johnson is starting his first term as sheriff, replacing Tim Moore who retired after five years in the position. - Photos by Gregg Westigard

Erik Severson took the oath of office Monday, Jan. 3, in Madison to become the new state representative for the 28th Assembly District, which includes Burnett and Polk counties. Severson, R-Osceola, defeated incumbent Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, in the November election.

After taking the oath (photo at right), Severson signed the Official Register of the Assembly.

This register has been signed by every member of the Assembly since Wisconsin became a state in 1848. - Photos submitted

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“I’m simply bone tired,” the 72-year-old congressman told reporters at a May news conference.

He said only 18 of the 10,700 people who have served in the U.S. Congress since its beginning served longer than he has.

“That’s long enough,” he said.

Quoting Harry Obey’s pocket contained a copy of some Harry Truman quotes when he stopped at the Leader office in Frederic just days before the midterm election.

Obey quoting Truman, some may say, sounds like Obey quoting himself. Both men became well-known for speaking bluntly, being a bit grumpy at times and identifying with the tough Midwesterner who values truth over politeness.

“If he ever would have done the cheeky campaign bumper sticker, it would have read ‘Honest, Brutally Honest,’” said Obey’s former chief of staff, Will Stone, in an interview with Milwaukee Magazine.

Reaching the pinnacle of power in Congress, Obey likely doesn’t need the legend of Truman to get his points across. And, after all, Truman was the president who fired General Douglas McArthur, prompting a young Wisconsin boy – and future member of Congress - to write a letter addressed to the White House, chastising the president.

Obey’s mother retrieved the letter from the mailbox, worried it might get her son in trouble. Three pennies had been taped to the envelope in place of a stamp.

“Keeping the big boys honest” “Republicans admire the government of the United States so much they would like to buy it,” Obey says with a grim smile, quoting the president who occupied the White House 20 years before Obey entered Congress.

He read a few more lines from Truman, circa 1948: “They (Republicans) favor minimum wage - the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all - but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine - for people who can afford them.”

The quotes were a warm-up to an enlightening - and somewhat sobering - discussion on how things have stayed the same since Truman’s time - while at the same time getting much worse - particularly how money and partisanship in American politics have spun out of control.

The campaign visit may have felt a bit strange for him. It was his last campaign swing through the district and he wasn’t campaigning for himself but rather Julie Lassa, a young woman he admires and was hoping would take his place in Congress.

She is a woman of principle, Obey said, and someone who would have carried on his fight with dignity.

For those who might have overlooked Obey’s career, that’s the fight for the middle and lower classes - "knocking the rough edges off capitalism" and “keeping the big boys honest” as he noted in the preface to his book, “Raising Hell for Justice - The Washington Battles of a Heartland Progressive.”

Judging by the number of consecutive elections he won - 25 - most voters felt Obey was a prizefighter with a wicked uppercut.

Gridlock Obey developed a track record of working with political opposites but he’s said that publicizing that fact - especially in recent times - might have hurt the credibility of that legislator in the eyes of his or her party peers.

Although headlines say some Republicans and Democrats may be willing to at least listen to each other as the new year begins, the cold war between the two major parties is likely to create gridlock that will render anything left on President Obama’s agenda useless.

That has some Republicans cheering, yet some polls are showing Americans including a slim majority of business owners - want Republicans to work with Obama rather than roll back what Democrats have already enacted.

“What amazes me is people say ‘Why

Rep. Henry Reuss, Joan Obey, President Jimmy Carter and Dave Obey aboard Air Force One in March of 1979. - Special photo

don’t you just quit bickering and get things done?’” Obey said. “Well ... it takes two to tango.”

Obey served as the head of the House Appropriations Committee and guided the development of the fiscal stimulus package which proved unpopular, even though most economic experts say it helped avoid a much sharper downturn.

“What do you do when the economy is collapsing?” he said. “I asked the Republican leader of my committee into my office and said ‘Look - tell me what you want in this economic recovery package and what you don’t want’ - and he said ‘Dave, I’m sorry - I’ve got my marching orders - it doesn’t matter - we won’t play.’”

That story corresponds with a similar one told by President Obama to Rolling Stone magazine in October.

“I still remember going over to the Republican caucus to meet with them and present our ideas, and to solicit ideas from them before we presented the final package,” President Obama said. “And on the way over, the caucus essentially released a statement that said, ‘We’re going to all vote “No” as a caucus.’”

Obey said the filibuster, a parliamentary procedure where a lone member of the Senate can speak for hours to delay or block a vote on a proposal, has gone from being a selective tool to routine.

“In the past it was used once or twice a year,” he said. “It was used over 100 times last year to block legislation. And it’s not just the passage of legislation - now they prevent you from even taking the bill up with something called Motion to Proceed.

The public doesn’t understand how a minority can run the institution.”

The widening gap Also in Obey’s pocket are copies of newspaper articles outlining the growing disparities between the rich and poor in the United States.

“We have had the biggest ripoff of the middle class by the economic elite in the history of this country during the last six years of the George Bush administration,” he notes. “Ninety-four percent of all income growth in the country went to the richest 10 percent - everybody else got table scraps.”

That’s a big difference from when John Kennedy was president in the early 60s, he notes, when the richest of citizens realized just 10 percent of the nation’s income growth.

“It’s god-awful,” he says about the rich manipulating the system at the expense of middle-class America.

The topic of economic equality is a large - if not the largest - part of what Obey’s career has stood for, beginning when he was a young state representative in Madison, a time when he met and befriended legislators and now-larger-than-life legends in Wisconsin politics, Harvey Dueholm and Gaylord Nelson.

Obey also spoke in detail about the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity and other groups which support the Ryan Bill which would eliminate corporate tax and substitute an 8.5 percent sales tax across the board.

“They want to borrow $700 billion more in order to finance a supersize tax cut for people who make over $250,000 a year,” Obey said. Such a move, he said, would slash by two-thirds the taxes paid by the richest 10 percent of citizens.

And last year the U.S. Supreme Court loosened the rules on campaign finance

saying they violated the free speech right of corporations to engage in public debate of political issues.

“What people don’t know is that the decision said every corporation in America can spend whatever it doggone well pleases to impact a campaign, and they don’t have to tell you they are doing it anonymous - we don’t even know where the money is coming from,” Obey said.

The court made the change, he said, because new Chief Justice John Roberts belongs to the Federalist Society.

“It’s an organization of very hard right types,” Obey said. “And they don’t hesitate to get judges to change the law - that’s what judges did in this case - change a 100-year law.”

Obey said corporations and unions could not contribute money out of their general funds to any campaigns back when he started politics.

Again, Democrats and Republicans were split on the court’s decision.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell lauded the decision as “monumental.” Texas Sen. John Cornyn said he was pleased. “These are the bedrock principles that underpin our system of governance and strengthen our democracy,” he said.

From the White House, Obama called the ruling a “major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans.”

2007 autobiography Obey’s 2007 autobiography “Raising Hell ...,” tells his story best, a panorama of behind-the-scenes government workings.

He wrote it with the working title, “Like Hell,” which was his immediate response to former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson’s statement that his (Thompson’s) administration was the logical inheritor of the La Follette progressive tradition.

But Obey has pointed out that the book is much more than a response to Tommy Thompson.

And he agreed to change the title, with some gentle persuasion by his wife, Joan, who didn’t think the tone was appropriate.

In its 400 pages, Obey brings the reader along on what might be described as a Disney ride through American politics of the past four decades.

Raised in a Republican family in Wausau that struggled economically (his father “was the only person to move to Oklahoma during the Great Depression to find a job”), he knew by the seventh grade he wanted to be a lawmaker in Congress.

He would file away the lessons of growing up with his family constantly teetering on the edge of hardship for later use as a legislator.

In college in Madison, he was concluding a meeting of students for Humphrey when the door opened and in peeked Jack Kennedy, who said “I understand this is a meeting of the Young Democrats.” Obey responded they were young Democrats but they were all members of the Humphrey for President Club. Kennedy laughed and asked if he could come in anyway. He grinned, shook hands, wished them luck - “but not too much” and was gone.

Obey would cross paths with Kennedy again during that 1960 campaign, but it was Richard Nixon who would eventually give him his biggest break by appointing

then-congressman from northern Wisconsin, Melvin Laird, to a cabinet post - opening the spot for Obey to seek - and win.

Also in his book, Obey relates stories about Vietnam, Watergate, Iran-Contra, the Middle East peace treaty, Newt Gingrich, budget battles and working with the presidents.

Obey counseled Carter on how to gain the confidence of House members and President Clinton on the impeachment that threatened his presidency. And one day at a White House meeting, his explanation of why he opposed an administration proposal drew a baffling response from President Ronald Reagan that had cabinet members “looking down at their shoes” in embarrassment for the chief executive.

How many presidents did Obey work with?

“Let’s see - Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II and Obama eight,” he said, counting on his fingers.

He ranks each one in his book.

Republican Gerald Ford - the accidental president - came in number one. Obey cited Ford’s fairness and ability to heal the country in the wake of Watergate.

“About a year before he died he (Ford) came to the House floor one day just to say hi to people. I said ‘Jerry, I just finished writing my book and you’re going to be shocked to know I ranked you as the best president I ever worked with.’ He put his hand on my shoulder and said ‘Damn slim pickins, wasn’t it?’”

He laughs after telling Ford’s response.

The future Obey makes no apologies for the money he was able to get for his district through the power he achieved in Congress over the years. He’s been criticized for using earmarks - guarantees of federal spending to particular recipients - but has said it was Republicans who “snuck” earmarks into legislation and routinely dropped earmarks into bills late in the game with no notice and no disclosure - sometimes after votes had been taken.

He said Democrats reformed that process.

Republicans are now talking of banning earmarks altogether.

Obey said the money he has been able to secure for the district may not be forthcoming in years to come.

“I was in Chippewa Falls where we’ve done a lot of work with companies - really quality companies - and one company owner asked me ‘How are we going to get these projects funded now that you’re not going to be there?’ I said ‘You’re not ... you’re not.’”

It takes time, Obey said, to get in position in the right committee where you can do something substantial in terms of federal funding for your constituents.

Obey’s hometown paper, the Wausau Daily Herald, published an editorial this week, thanking the longtime congressman for his service to the state and the country. “...there aren’t, frankly, many members of Congress who are as deeply involved in both sides of the equation as Obey was,” the editorial says. “As an appropriator for virtually his entire career and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee since 2007, he had a hand in every spending decision made by the Congress. That's a lot of big, sweeping American efforts - like funding the Cold War or keeping our schools open - and it's an awful lot of quite small, granular spending programs with effects that often are confined to small areas ... he's had an incredible career.”

Obey considers himself a lucky man, a la Lou Gehrig’s famous speech, and as someone who never expected to achieve his middle-school daydream, let alone go from being the youngest person to ever serve in Congress to one of the longest lasting House members.

He doesn’t know what the future holds for him at this point - but when pressed he did agree that he would likely be involved in public life to some degree.

Likely to a higher degree, perhaps, than most retired politicians.

His parting words, coming with a firm handshake, only hinted at his future.

“I’m not the rockin’ chair type.”

Golden Age Manor starts look at future

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Federal/state support up $268,000

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer

AMERY – Where will Golden Age Manor, the Polk County-owned nursing home, be in 20 years? The GAM governing board took the first steps in looking at its future during its monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 28. The board also heard that the home’s state support will increase 43 percent for the coming fiscal period.

GAM’s longtime administrator, Gary Taxdahl, will retire next April after managing the nursing home for over 25 years.

The board is using the coming change in management as an opportunity to project where long-term care services are heading

in the next 20 years and where Golden Age Manor will fit into the future needs of the area. County Administrator Dana Frey will contract for a study.

The study will look at several areas.

First is where nursing homes fit into the total plan for the care of the elderly and others in need of care. This will include a look at assisted living facilities and home care programs. It could look at the relationship to NorthernBridges, the new program for serving the needs of elderly residents. The study will look at the 50year GAM facility in Amery, see how it fits in with future needs and what physical condition the building is in. The study will also look at the future of funding sources used to cover some of the costs of caring for elderly residents. Present financial support sources include Medicaid and the supplemental payment program.

That supplemental payment aid has just increased by $268,021 (42.8 percent). The SP money is federal dollars directed to the state and on to government-owned nursing homes to offset their operating losses.

GAM has just been informed that its SP award for the 2010-11 fiscal year starting last October will be $893,800. The award for the previous period was $625,979. Taxdahl said the increased funding is due in part to the fact that there are now three less county-owned nursing homes dividing up the money.

The SP award amount is announced each November, after the county completes it budget for the coming year. The new award of $893,800 is the highest GAM has received since 2001-02. In the past, the award has been sent to the county in three payments, half before the end of the year and two more payments

in March and June. This year almost all the money is coming in December, with a final settlement of $45,000 due in June.

Excluding the SP money, GAM’s revenue through the end of November was down slightly from the previous year ($6,144,891 versus $6,188,017) and expenses are up for the same period ($6,732,053 versus $6,216,062). That results in an operating loss through Nov. 30 of $588,162 compared to a loss of $28,045 for the same period last year. Expenses at any one time can be affected by the date of the latest payroll. Operating losses are offset by the SP money and GAM has shown a profit for the past two years after a number of years of losses that were covered by levy dollars.

WISTAX is a nonprofit, nonpartisan private research organization dedicated to citizen education.

Currently, 30 states use a redistricting process similar to Wisconsin’s. The state Legislature draws and passes new district maps, which are then sent to the governor for approval. In three states, Florida, Michigan and North Carolina, state legislators draw maps, but they do not require gubernatorial approval. Fourteen states use commissions, to varying degrees, to redistrict, WISTAX said.

Although the Wisconsin Legislature is tasked with drawing both state and congressional district boundaries, the debate is likely to focus on state Senate and As-

sembly districts. Members of Congress have historically drawn their own lines, which were then given perfunctory approval by the Legislature. After losing one congressional seat following the 2000 census, Wisconsin will retain its eight U.S. House seats over the next decade.

Redistricting has historically been contentious, with the courts resolving legislative disagreements at a cost to taxpayers of millions in attorney fees. However, 2011 will be somewhat different; for the first time since before 1960, one party controls the Legislature and governor’s office immediately following the census year. Because of lawsuits filed by both parties, the state Legislature has not redrawn its own

district boundaries since 1983. After a Republican governor and Democratic Legislature failed to approve new maps in 1981, Democrats won control of the Legislature and governorship in the 1982 elections and enacted their own maps the following year.

A free copy of The Wisconsin Taxpayer article titled Redrawing state and congressional legislative boundaries is available by visiting www.wistax.org; e-mailing wistax@wistax.org; phone 608-241-9789; or writing WISTAX at 401 North Lawn Ave., Madison, WI 53704-5033. – submitted

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There is the question of which counties should be included in a wage survey, just neighboring counties of similar size or counties in Minnesota that are part of the Twin Cities labor market? Should a study only compare Polk County compensation to other counties or to private sector wages? And should the study be limited to wages only or include benefits?

The benefit issue is a major item. Polk County pays the entire portion of the employees retirement plan, about 11 percent of the gross wage of an employee. That money goes into the state retirement fund which guarantees a pension. There is no employee match similar to the retirement plans found in many businesses. The county also pays 90 percent of the health insurance premium. A question in comparing personnel expense is whether to compare this total cost of employment or just wages.

Most county employees are represented by union contracts, and those contracts set their pay and benefits. The salaries of the six elected officials are set by resolution before the starts of their four-year terms

and cannot be adjusted. But there are an additional 62 nonrepresented employees, mostly department heads and managers.

It is the compensation of this group that has been under review by the personnel committee.

The issue is of some importance now because the nonreps are receiving no base pay increase for the second year in a row while the employees covered by union contracts will receive a base raise of just under 3 percent next year. This has resulted in some salaried nonrep employees receiving almost the same pay as the hourly employees they supervise.

The nonreps also receive annual step increases for the first eight years of their employment. But 23 of the current 62 nonrep employees are at step eight on the scale and will not receive that raise either in 2011. With health insurance premiums going up 18 percent for the county, these 23 may have a lower take-home pay next year.

County board member Ken Sample, a member of the personnel committee, has been studying the compensation of the Polk County nonrep positions in comparison to similar positions in Barron, Burnett, Dunn, Pierce and St. Croix counties.

In a series of presentations starting last summer, Sample claims that the current Polk County nonrep pay plan needs revision. He documents positions that are paid low on the comparative scale and some that are paid higher than the norm.

Sample has asked for a revised salary survey or revision.

The last Polk County salary survey was completed in August 2007 by Bjorklund Compensation Consulting. The 44-page study looked at 26 Polk County positions and compared Polk County’s compensation for those jobs to the compensation for similar jobs in up to a dozen other counties. It is that study that may be revised in part or replaced.

Release of final census counts marks start of redistricting process

State Legislature tasked with redrawing legislative and congressional boundaries

MADISON – The release of national census figures means state legislators will have to begin the decennial redistricting process. Wisconsin is one of 33 states that assigns the task of redrawing state and congressional districts to state legislators.

However, according to a new article from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, Redrawing state and congressional legislative boundaries, judges, not state legislators, have redrawn recent maps.

What is “same position”?

Polk County looks at fair pay issue

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – What is fair pay for a county management position? The Polk County Personnel Committee has been studying pay issues for many months.

Last Thursday, Dec. 30, the committee took a step toward initiating a new salary survey. It directed county Administrator Dana Frey to look at the cost of doing a limited salary study and start doing that study. [Even deciding on that directive was not a simple action for the committee.

See the side story.]

There are many factors to look at in even starting a study, and the committee spent the better part of the five-hour meeting last Thursday trying to define what should be in a new salary study.

For starters, there is the question of what is the “same position” when comparing a job in Polk County to that in another county. Do all personnel directors, for instance, have the same duties and supervise the same number of employees?

What should Frey do?

Complex decision making at personnel meeting

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – After several hours of discussion last Thursday, Dec. 30, at the personnel meeting, the committee decided it could be too expensive and time consuming to do a complete new salary survey. It would be better to authorize county Administrator Dana Frey to start a limited compensation study.

After a motion was made to approve

that action, it was noted that the committee had approved a motion at its Nov. 19 meeting authorizing Frey to start getting quotes for a new study. The committee decided it would need to rescind the Nov. 19 motion before it gave Frey a new directive.

Frey, who had been following the debate up to that point, joined the discussion.

“How can you rescind a motion on something I have already done?” Frey asked. “Should I get up and walk out of the room backward?”

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Thirty-eight new legislators, new legislative majority in 2011

GOP holds 19-14 Senate advantage, 60-38-1 Assembly majority

MADISON – After losing seats in both 2006 and 2008, Republicans picked up four state Senate and 14 Assembly seats in the 2010 elections. In the new session, the GOP holds a 19-14 seat advantage in the Senate and a 60-38-1 majority in the Assembly. A new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, New Legislature …

New Direction? recaps November election results and previews the incoming Legislature. Now in its 79th year, WISTAX is a nonprofit, nonpartisan private research organization dedicated to citizen education.

For the second consecutive legislative session, one party controls state government. This time, it is Republicans who hold both legislative houses and the governor’s office. The incoming state Senate will have eight new members, six Republicans and two Democrats. The lower house welcomes 30 new faces, five De-

mocrats and 25 Republicans, WISTAX said.

Although the Legislature will have 38 new members, gender composition changes only slightly in the new session.

Two new women were elected to the senate and six to the Assembly; due to retirements, there will be a new increase of two females. Women will hold 31, 23.5 percent, of the 132 legislative seats, a proportion slightly above the national average, 23.4 percent.

With a new state budget to be unveiled in February, state finances will be an early focus for the Legislature. State budget estimates suggest that, without corrective action, the mid-2013 state deficit could top $2 billion and possibly reach $3 billion.

The new Legislature will also be asked to redraw legislative boundaries. Although redistricting has often involved the courts, the legislature has not redrawn its own lines since 1983. 2011 will be the first time in over five decades that one party controls the Legislature and governorship directly following a census year.

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Primary contests for judicial seats

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Four file for Webster School Board

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer WEBSTER - Four persons have filed nominating petitions for two seats on the Webster School Board that are up for election in April as the terms of Terry Larsen and Sheldon Olesen expire this year.

Larsen will seek re-election, but Olesen has chosen not to run again.

In addition to Larsen, Bob R. Carlson,

by Brian Bull Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Car and truck dealers are expected to end 2010 on a high note, especially this week. And Wisconsin dealers are upbeat about that trend continuing into 2011.

The business-tracker Web site Edmunds.com says total U.S. sales of automo-

Mathew Pawlak and Jim Kopecky filed nominating petitions. Carlson and his wife own Northwest Interiors in Webster; Pawlak is the husband of Webster teacher Deb Pawlak; Kopecky is a Danbury resident and works in the Siren schools.

Interviews of all four candidates will appear in The Inter-county Leader prior to the election.

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Information on the Supreme Court candidates The Internet has become an important source for information on candidates.

Each of the four Supreme Court candidates has a Web site with biographical in-

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Candlelight Night at the Park

ST. CROIX FALLS –– The Friends of Interstate Park invite you to Candlelight Night at the Park on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 6-9 p.m.

Experience a winter evening by candlelight as hundreds of candles are lit to guide skiers, snowshoers and hikers on separate trails. Come when you can, ski at your own pace on the skyline crosscountry ski trail (intermediate level).

Snowshoers will discover the winter solitude of forest and field (snowshoes are available for use free of charge for ages 6 and up). Both trails begin at the Ice Age Center. Beginning at the camp interstate shelter, hikers can enjoy a candlelit walk beside the St. Croix River. There will be warming fires at the trailheads, and food

and refreshments available at the Ice Age Center. Bring your appetite and enjoy chili and hot dogs served by the Friends of Interstate Park.

This is an event you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendar today and plan to attend Candlelight Night at the Park on Saturday, Feb. 12.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. The event is free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Annual passes for 2011 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. Daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents. For more information about the event call 715-4833747. - submitted

Sepic says he won’t have complete sales figures until late January, but all signs suggest Wisconsin retailers are keeping busy showing off the latest models, especially in the final week of December. Sepic says it’s a welcome change after the recession, which saw sluggish sales, and auto companies ending contracts with dealers.

“We’ve had a lot to overcome, we’ve had

a number of our dealers go through arbitration this year,” said Sepic. But he also said 2010 sales increased both for new and used cars.

“We’ve seen our dealers become much more efficient over the course of the 24 months and doing more with less, just like any other business.”

Despite more “green cars” coming into the market, SUVs and trucks have largely spurred this year’s rebound. Sepic says Wisconsin sales staff are seeing many of those vehicles drive off the dealer’s lot, but says it’s up to gas prices to determine if that trend continues into the new year.

Wisconsin auto retailers enjoying better sales biles for 2010 will come to 11.5 million, which is 11 percent more than 2009. Edmunds also projects that in 2011, nearly 13 million vehicles will be sold.

That forecast pleases Bill Sepic, president of the Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association.

“We’re just very optimistic about 2011 and hoping that the recovery continues.”

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by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer MADISON/BALSAM LAKE – The filing period for the Tuesday, April 5, spring election closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, with three persons filling for the vacant Polk County Circuit Court position and four persons filing for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. With more than two persons filing for each position, a primary election will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 15, to narrow the field to two candi-

dates for each seat.

As expected, James Rennicke, Jeff Anderson and Daniel Steffen all filed their nomination papers for the Polk County seat to replace circuit Judge Robert Rasmussen, who resigned in November. The three had all announced their intention to run last month.

The seat of Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is up this year, and three persons have entered the race to challenge him. They are Joanne Kloppenburg, Marla Stephens and Joel Winnig. All four will be on the Feb. 15 primary ballot with the top two from that election facing each other April 5. The four are all from Madison or

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer DRESSER – The village of Dresser trustees held their regular board meeting Monday, Jan. 3. The filing for the April elections were accepted until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4. At the time of the meeting, all incumbents had turned in their nomination papers for re-election with no other filings recorded. Board President Rick Flandrena filed for re-election as did Trustees Greg Andrie, Jim Thanig and Rusty Norlander.

In other business, the village board was updated that the insurance company is working on the Peterson Drive sewer backup issue. The board also approved entering in the Polk County Economic De-

velopment Corporation for a year membership renewal for $732. The corporation had asked for $1 per capita as a membership renewal, but the village budgeted $732 based on what they had paid for membership in the past.

Police Officer Ryan Haass updated the board that the department will need to have updated computer software to comply with the new state reporting requirements to enter information about each traffic stop including race and other information. The software the police department has now is not compatible and Haass indicated he will have to manually enter the information until a software program is purchased and installed.

Polk caucus update

Dates for Georgetown, Laketown caucuses

POLK COUNTY – The dates for the nominating caucuses for the towns of Laketown and Georgetown have now been set. The Laketown caucus will be Tuesday, Jan. 25, preceding the regular

meeting of the town board. Georgetown has changed its caucus date to Saturday, Jan. 22.

Caucuses are the times where town residents meet to decide who will be candidates for the town offices on the spring election ballot April 5. Each town will elect a town chairperson, two supervisors, a clerk and a treasurer. - Gregg Westigard

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A 19-year-old Woodville woman is facing allegations of sexual assault of a female teen, allegedly over several months this past year, according to charges initially filed in Polk County Circuit Court in mid-December.

According to the criminal complaint, Shadiyah Knutson of Woodville was charged after an investigation seemed to support the results of a local police investigation into the matter. Authorities were informed of an alleged sexual assault and ongoing relationship between Knutson and the teen, over a several-month period while she was residing in southern Polk County. During interviews with investigators, Knutson is alleged to have admitted to and confirmed at least a portion of the

allegations.

Knutson made an initial appearance on Monday, Jan. 3, before Judge Robert Rasmussen and is now facing a felony charge related to the alleged sexual assault. The investigation apparently began when local police were told of allegations that Knutson had forced the teen into sexual situations on at least one occasion, but that the two had an ongoing relationship that lasted over eight months.

Rasmussen ordered Knutson to have no contact whatsoever with the victim, and allowed her to remain free on a $5,000 signature bond. She will have a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, again before Rasmussen.

It is the Leader policy to not identify the victim of sexual assaults, and certain facts have been withheld to shield the victim.

TAYLORS FALLS SKATING RINK APPRECIATION RAFFLE AND DINNER! SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, AT NOON Event starts at noon for open skating, cocoa and games. After a delightful afternoon on the ice, join us for a delicious dinner of ravioli with or without meat sauce and an evening of fun and prizes at the Taylors Falls Elementary School Cafeteria.

Dinner is served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Raffle and door prize drawings start at 7 p.m.

Dinner tickets can be purchased early from the TF school office (see Mary).

Raffle items include: Minnesota Wild Tickets 2 Signed Jordan Leopold Jerseys Framed Terrence Fogarty Print Mary Pettis Print and More!

Door Prizes Raffle Tickets $1 - Purchase of 10 Tickets Includes Dinner Dinner Tickets $10 Per Adult, $5 for Children 12 to 5 Years of Age, 5 and Under are Free We hope you can join us for a fun-filled evening celebrating our new hockey boards and expanded ice-skating rink!

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Amery man facing charges of baseball bat threats

Fled police on foot but found two days later

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer AMERY – Charges are expected to be filed this week against a 34-year-old Amery man for allegedly threatening several people with a baseball bat as he walked around downtown Amery just after midnight on Thursday, Dec. 30. It took several days for authorities to track the man down, but he is now facing potential charges of harassment, on top of several disorderly conduct allegations in the wake of those alleged threats.

According to police reports, Brad Gagnon is alleged to have scared several people so strongly that they did not dare leave the building they were in. The report states that Amery Police were called to address a report of a man walking around in downtown Amery, threatening people near the A&W Restaurant with a baseball bat. A man in an adjacent building identified the man as Gagnon, and when police arrived just after midnight on Dec. 30, the officer apparently saw someone meeting his description, but the man fled the scene on foot and escaped.

However, the officer did discover a cracked and battered Louisville Slugger baseball bat behind the restaurant after the chase, but no sign of the alleged perpetrator could be found.

In an interview with a witness, that per-

son described Gagnon as the perpetrator and mentioned that he had threatened several other people, as well, including a former girlfriend, whom the officer said had allegedly been battered and verbally abused by Gagnon in the past.

In a later interview, another witness also described Gagnon, stating that he had been at a local tavern, acting disruptive to patrons and that he was kicked out of the bar. The report states that Gagnon was then accused of driving past a couple walking down the street, getting out of the car and threatening them with the bat, then driving away. It is unclear from the report why he may have threatened the couple.

Amery Police were again called to a scene where Gagnon was said to have been involved, this time on Jan. 1 during a verbal argument with his former girlfriend, allegedly threatening her. By the time authorities arrived, Gagnon was again gone.

His car was discovered the next day, Sunday, Jan. 2, near that location in Amery. The deputy was able to follow boot tracks leading to a nearby apartment, where Gagnon was discovered, arrested and taken into custody. He faces at least three potential misdemeanor charges: one for harassment, and two separate disorderly conduct charges for the two incidents.

No court appearances had been scheduled as of press time.

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THANK YOU

The family of Warren Wampfler and the Siren National Honor Society would like to thank all of the local businesses and community members who gave support for the Wampfler Benefit held on Tuesday, December 14. The sense of community, and support shown to the Wampfler family was more than anyone could have imagined. A special thank-you goes to: Nouveau Salon and Day Spa DuWayne and Rose Wiberg Gary and Rhonda Erickson Olsen & Son Drug Earth Energy Heating & A.C. Karen Howe Pat Donlin Ed’s Auto Body Shop Dave and Janis Wegner Paul Peterson Fishbowl Insurance Agency Jim and Jill Gloodt Peggy’s Fashion Rack Furniture & Flooring Deb Bollant Pour House Girls Basketball Team Becky Strabel R&M Foods Got Nails and Tanning Lori Lemieux Renae Peterson Green Bay Packers Steimann Family Senior NHS Boys Holiday Station Store Webster Family Siren Antiques Inter-County Leader Koball Family Siren Bus Company Jackpine Trading Co Anderson Family Siren Dairy Queen Jan Hoehne Becky Witte Siren Dental Clinic Jarrod Washburn Acorn Pantry Siren Dollar Store Adventures Sporting Café & Pub JB Studios Photography Siren High School AODA Jeanette Laqua Allie Webster Siren High School Juniors Joan Van Swol American Family Insurance Siren Lions Club Inc. John Aguilera Amy Erickson Siren Rotary Club Johnson Lumber Anytime Fitness Siren SHE Club Kinetico/Aquarius Water Bear Den Quilt Company Siren Staff Conditioning Benson Law Office Siren Subway Best Western Northwoods Lodge Kris’ Pheasant Inn Sports Bar Siren Wood Company Lee’s Sport and Saw Bill and Ellen Ellis Siren Yearbook Staff Little Mexico Blue Collar Sales & Service Siren/Webster Baseball Main Street Café Boys Basketball Team Association Making Memories Bremer Bank Spring Creek Construction Mane Attractions Brian McBroom Mangelsen’s Satellite Cellphone Syren General Store Chattering Squirrel Café Tastefully Simple & Home Electronics Chuck’s Garage & Marine The Lodge at Crooked Lake Moose Mulligan’s Miniature Community Bank Tina Rudiger Golf Daeffler’s Quality Meats Inc Tori Moose NAPA Auto Parts Darrell and Suzanne Imhoff Waldora Farm Nexen Group Inc Dave Smith Wegner Cabinetry NHS girls Donna Tjader Yourchuck’s True Value Hardware North States Industries Dragon Den With all the support shown by the community, we hope we haven’t missed someone, but if we have, thank you. We appreciate everything.

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T H E

Although 2010 produced some seriously unique and interesting stories, there’s little room for agument that the pulling out of Osceola by Polaris Industries deserves the number one spot in ranking local stories of the year.

Among the top employers and taxpaying businesses in Polk County, Polaris opted for the lower wages of Mexico, moving to a plant across the border, basically erasing more than 500 jobs and dealing a major blow to our local economy. The company’s announcement of their plans in May drew the wrath of outgoing Congressman Dave Obey, who called the move “unpatriotic,” while reminding everyone of the federal funds he had helped secure for the company. Kudos to the village of Osceola - it’s administration, council and planners - for bringing legislators into the fold and coming up with a game plan to fill the job void as soon as possible. A ray of hope shone down when a Grafton company bought part of the Polaris operation, promising to restore 50 jobs in the community.

Number two is Obey’s retirement. Political opponents say Obey stepped down because polls showed he could not survive the massive wave of malcontent among voters with incumbents and the Tea Party movement which spearheaded and rode that wave. The 41-year congressman strongly rejected that argument, pointing to his 25 consecutive campaign wins. What will Obey’s retirement mean for us in northern Wisconsin? The next year will reveal some clues. In the meantime, we tip our hat to the congressman and wish him well in retirement - and extend best wishes to his replacement, Sean Duffy.

Number three is the Blomgren million dollar auction near Grantsburg - and before you raise your eyebrows too high for your own good, consider the fact that this event had almost every element of a good story ... as well as simply being fun. The late Mr. Blomgren was a bachelor farmer who chose to hang on to and restore old tractors and washing machines and cars and farm machines when almost everyone else was hauling them out to the “back 40” to rust into oblivion. While alive he turned down offers of big money for some of his tractors - and would give tours of his collection to schoolchildren and others.

At the auction, bidders from England, Germany, Australia and South America were among those present and online to bid as much as $100,000 for one antique tractor. It was a fun story - distracting us from our everyday lives - and in some cases, our harsh realities - if only for a brief time.

Number four is the grand opening of the St. Croix Tribe’s new casino at Danbury, almost a small miracle given the project’s shaky history in terms of securing funds to finish the project and a faltering economy. In the end it was federal backing, through stimulus funds, that sealed the financing for the project and produced more jobs from the area’s major employer - St. Croix Tribal Enterprises.

Number five is the shattering of a quiet Sunday morning in September by a ginman in Siren who shot at passing vehicles at random. Occurring just west of Hwy. 35 in the village in the midst of homes and businesses; and perhaps the impact of this story isn’t so much what happened but what didn’t happen. Witnesses attest to the fact that had he wanted to - the shooter could have killed several people, but chose to shoot the vehicles instead. The sniper was killed and an officer shot and wounded.

The cooperation of bystanders impressed Sheriff Dean Roland who said it played a crucial role in locating the sniper. Our Web site story and mass texts/e-mails on this incident - although written and posted with no official word and sketchy information - was meant to serve partly as a warning to unsuspecting travelers. The story received thousands of hits within the first few hours of being posted.

Hats off to the deputy and law enforcement for quick and brave response.

Numbers six through 10 are toss-ups - they include: • The economy. Probably the most obvious of choices for this list but it came in more than just one story - staff cutbacks, business closings, budget cuts, longer lines at the food shelves. The community’s reaction to hard times - neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers lending a hand, the Salvation Army packing knapsacks with food so children have something to eat over the weekend - it’s all part of one story.

• Republicans rule the midterm elections. Locally as nationwide, the GOP and Tea Party had a field day in November, riding a wave of voter discontent over spending and taxation in the midst of the biggest recession in decades. Strong political figures - such as Russ Feingold - bit the dust along with others nationwide due to the fact they were: a. an incumbent or b. a Democrat or c. both. Good luck to the Mr. and Mrs. Smiths who have gone to Washington. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you ...

• New faces in county government. New county board chairs were elected in Burnett and Polk counties - William Johnson IV in Polk and Don Taylor in Burnett. Add in to the mix a new administrator - Dana Frey - in Polk. Although Polk County’s board resisted change with a proposal to trim down the size of their board, they may have to face some tougher decisions in 2011 regarding finances, according to their new administrator.

• Supreme Court denial to hear Huggett case. The fatal shooting of 29-year-old John Peach of Grantsburg on Jan. 20, 2008, came to a close last year when a seconddegree intentional homicide case against the shooter - Kyle Huggett, 34, Danbury, was dropped. The case revolved around whether Huggett was justified in shooting Peach, who allegedly forced his way into Huggett’s house to confront him after the two exchanged texts and communications that may have involved references to Peach’s young son, who was living at the residence with his mother and Huggett.

The case went all the way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which denied the state’s petition for a case review. Lost cell phone messages may or may not have enabled the state to convince the court to bring the case to trial.

• Tensions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or ELCA. A 2009 vote by the ELCA national assembly dealing with matters of human sexuality resulted in some area church members lobbying their congregations to pull away from the ELCA - and some did. New churches were formed in a few instances. But 2010 also saw that repercussions were less than some had feared and others had hoped.

There were plenty of other stories - the announcment that Burnett County experienced the largest rate of poverty growth over recent years than any other county in the state, a furniture fiasco in Polk County, the smoking ban and how it is affecting local businesses, the renaming of the Amery to Dresser Trail in honor of the late Harvey and Marilyn Stower, the appearance of five area women on Oprah’s “Favorite Things” show and, of course, the weather - which shouldn’t surprise us here in Wisconsin but always does.

Here’s to better news and a happy and prosperous 2011 for us all.

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Editorials by Gary King

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• Letters to the editor • Need to amend U.S. Constitution

I agree with editor Gary King’s concern about unfunded mandates (“Taxpayer Protection,” Dec. 22, p. 8). Unfunded mandates from the federal, state, and local governments are threatening to bankrupt towns and villages, counties, states, and even the federal government itself, not to mention individual taxpayers. Government at all levels has gotten way out of hand. The Feds seem to think that they know best, about everything, and have become Big Nanny. For example, a small, vocal minority of the American people have decided to take over public education and now even the food we eat. Also, whatever your views regarding the highspeed rail issue (Milwaukee-Madison), note the attitude of the Feds—we’ll take your money and send it back to you to do what we want, not what you need. Outgoing Rep. Obey even went so far as to tell Wisconsinites (paraphrasing), if you reject what we want to give you, don’t you dare complain when we keep your money and give it to someone else. It’s time to rein in Washington’s arrogance of power.

It’s time to end unfunded mandates altogether. We need a constitutional amendment that prohibits unfunded mandates at any level of government. If a government entity believes that a mandate is essential—and if it isn’t genuinely essential, they shouldn’t be passing a law—then that entity of government must fully fund the mandate through taxes or some other form of revenue. If it can be shown that any mandate is not fully funded, then the law should be automatically voided. This would force every level of government to become more accountable for its actions and more responsible in making certain that a mandate is absolutely essential.

While we’re on the subject of amendments, we need at least two more to reinforce the founders’ belief that they were establishing a federal form of government, one in which power emanates from the governed, not a permanent political class of overseers, and that the federal government’s powers are limited—those powers not expressly granted by the people through the Constitution remain the

Eight secrets to leadership and life

Think, dream and do

You’ve heard this before - Find your passion … follow your heart … find out what makes you happy and do that ... all phrases we know.

Here are some tips to help you bring some magic into your day: 1) Find your focus: Take a moment to regroup. Find some quiet time to think or not think. Drive to the park or lakeside and have lunch with yourself. Find the “ah-ha” in what you’re doing.

2) Do what you love: This is not typically mountain-sized things, it’s the little things. If your work doesn’t make your soul sing, then find a something/ hobby that does. Keep people in your life that highlight your positives.

3) Build on your strengths: If you’re good at A-B-C, then you should do that. Too many companies place employees in work roles that don’t match their talent. This creates discomfort and lower self-confidence. Find out what area of work best fits you and have fun with it.

4) Giggle again: Laughter is good medicine and contagious. It’s simple really. Bring joy to someone’s day, plus it will make your day

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powers of the individual, sovereign states.

First, we need a constitutional amendment that limits terms in office. Otherwise, we end up with a permanent career overclass that feels it knows better than we, the people, what the people need.

Whether you are a supporter or an opponent of former Rep. Obey – and I could cite a number of added examples – no one envisioned representing the people as a permanent career. I don’t know how many years would be appropriate for term limits. There is some advantage to experience but 47 years is simply too long.

Perhaps three terms as a senator and five as a representative, with similar limits at state level, would be appropriate.

Second, we need to support the socalled Repeal Amendment, which allows two-thirds of state Legislatures (34 states) to combine to repeal laws and regulations passed by Congress or the federal administration’s rule-making bureaucracy. It’s a needed additional check and balance on Washington’s seemingly unending quest for unilateral power over the states.

These three amendments—no unfunded mandates, term limits, and states’ right of repeal—would go far toward curbing the excesses of increasing centralization of power in Washington by a tiny minority of the American people—the career politicians who collectively think that 535 men and women know better than 306 million Americans.

Boyd Sutton Siren

"Check your facts"

Thanks to editor Gary King for correcting Bruce Muehlhauser’s claim that President Obama disallowed religious symbols in the White House and renamed the Capitol Hill Christmas tree a “holiday tree.” Promoted by the likes of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and robotically repeated by their zealous followers, such phony charges – including allegations that Obama is a Muslim and not a U.S. citizen – would be laughable if it weren’t for the sad fact that about 20 percent of Americans actually believe them.

About a year ago the Leader was compelled to issue a similar correction in re-

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Maltee McMahon a little more fun. People will want to be around you then.

5) Put everything in perspective: “Your stress is not my stress.” In the whole world of problems and issues, how important is yours? If you have a small issue, handle it in a small way. What can you do to make the situation more positive?

6) Change your mood: Hot chocolate with a friend does wonders. Cheer someone else up, who may be having a low day. Thank someone. Focus on the positives and what is working well.

Do a fun, creative project with another organization. Volunteer. Music is magic.

Phone a friend. It’s really not that difficult.

7) Have a short to-do list: Make a list of things to do that are possible to do in this lifetime. Add some fun items to your list. Things that make you laugh/smile/happy.

(Source: Nonprofit World Magazine, Volume 28, Number 6. Page 3, Michelle LaBrosse.)

Nature Storytime at Interstate Park

ST. CROIX FALLS – A popular program for preschool children and their parents has started up again this winter at Wisconsin Interstate Park. Thursdays at 10 a.m., January through March, naturalist Julie Fox will share a story and activity with preschoolers and their parents at the Ice Age Center. A short activity following the story will reinforce the story’s nature-related theme. Nature Storytime will generally last between 30-60 minutes, depending on the participants. “It is a great opportunity for parents to get out to the park with

their little ones during this time of the year,” commented Fox. Participants may spend time outdoors, weather permitting, so parents should dress their children accordingly.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. Nature Storytime is free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Annual passes for 2011 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. For more information call Julie at 715-483-3747. - submitted

sponse to an equally absurd letter claiming that Obama’s health care reform bill contained language that would have initiated a program of “genocide” against America’s elderly. It‘s hard to know whether the people who write these letters actually believe this stuff or are just so intent on damaging the Obama presidency that they don’t care about the truth.

Either way they need to be held accountable.

It’s a privilege to have a letter published in the local paper. People who abuse that privilege by submitting demonstrably false statements should lose that privilege for at least a year. With such a policy in place maybe writers like Muehlhauser would be persuaded to do their own fact checking before firing off their next letter to the editor. As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not his own facts.

Fireworks

On Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m., at the government center in Siren, there will be a coalition meeting held in Rooms 162 and 163 to discuss ways to control the issues of illegal use of fireworks in this area of Wisconsin.

Most lakes in northwestern Wisconsin at some time or another have had problems with the illegal use or just plain inconsiderate use of fireworks. I would encourage all who have been affected at any time to attend this meeting.

It is our hope to begin discussion on how to curb the problem and yet keep it fair, considerate and fun for all.

Marjean Legler Trade Lake

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Barca: Democrats ready to talk jobs, build economy

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Democrats say they will have a list of bills ready for consideration next week when the new Republican governor convenes a special legislative session on the economy.

Gov.-elect Scott Walker has said he wants to create 250,000 jobs in the next four years. Democrats say they’re ready to help. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca of Kenosha says the state needs economic drivers that will work and work quickly, that includes performance-based tax cuts “We’re for tax cuts, make no mistake about it,” says Barca. “But let’s tie it to creating jobs to helping rev up our economy.”

Barca says Democrats agree with Walker that the economic situation is an emergency.

Walker has pushed several economic initiatives before officially taking office.

“The only concerns I have is the immediacy part. I mean the ideas he’s advanced so far, it’s not clear to me which of those are going to create jobs in February or March. And to me, that should be the priority … what bill is going to have immediate impact.“ Barca says the governor and Legislature should try to have 60,000 new jobs in 2011.

“And we know that private businesses are sitting on a record amount of cash right now. And they’re not moving forward with creating jobs. And so we need to help prod them.”

Barca says given the right incentives, private business will add workers.

A spokesman for Walker says he’s willing to meet with anyone regarding jobs.

Health department offers cold-weather tips

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Winter in Wisconsin brings lots of fun outdoor activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and sledding, but it also brings frigid temperatures. The health department is urging people to take precautions against extreme cold.

“When temperatures plummet, those whose bodies cannot easily regulate their temperature, such as infants and the elderly, are at increased risk of hypothermia,” said Gretchen Sampson, Polk County health officer. “Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition that causes the body’s core temperature to drop. Warning signs of hypothermia in adults include shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech and drowsiness. Infants who are suffering from hypothermia may appear to have very low energy and bright red, cold skin.”

Frostbite is another cold-weather concern, and is especially dangerous because it often happens with little warning. Numbness can occur so quickly that the individual, unaware of being frostbitten, may remain outside, increasing the chance of permanent damage. Older persons and those with diabetes are especially vulnerable to frostbite because of impaired circulation.

Frostbite occurs in three stages. Firstdegree frostbite usually causes a whitening of the skin, followed by redness, tingling and loss of feeling. In second-degree frostbite the skin turns purple and blisters begin to form.

Third-degree frostbite, which affects those subjected to severe exposure, can lead to gangrene and amputation.

Snowmobilers, skiers and ice-skaters

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should stop frequently to check exposed areas of their body for loss of feeling and other danger signs.

To prevent frostbite and hypothermia, it is important to dress warmly in windproof clothing and to go indoors when you begin to feel cold. Wear several layers of loose-fitting clothing to trap body heat. Fasten buttons or zippers and tighten drawstrings securely.

Don’t forget gloves, mittens and a hat that covers the ears. Be aware of the effects of wind chill. As the speed of wind increases, it can carry heat away from the body faster. In high wind conditions, cold-weather-related health problems are much more likely. Be sure the outer layer of clothing is tightly woven to reduce body-heat loss caused by wind.

Since cold weather puts an extra burden on the heart, if you have cardiac problems or high blood pressure, follow your doctor’s orders about shoveling or performing any strenuous exercise outside. Even otherwisehealthy adults should remember that their bodies already are working overtime just to stay warm. For these individuals it is also important to dress appropriately and work slowly when doing heavy outdoor chores.

Keep in mind that alcoholic beverages cause the body to lose heat more rapidly. If you will be spending time outside, do not ignore shivering - it is an important first sign that the body is losing heat and a signal to quickly return indoors.

For more tips on staying safe and healthy during cold weather, visit http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/win ter/ - from Polk County Health Dept.

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Balsam Lake moves forward on police revisions

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Town-hall-style meeting to be set for public input

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – In their first meeting of 2011, the Balsam Lake Village Board seemed to agree that once they have all the desired information on law enforcement options, they can hold a town-hallstyle meeting for the public to weigh in on the issue, and then move forward with police force revisions.

The village has been without municipal law enforcement since Nov. 17 when they voted to suspend police operations after personnel issues collided with policies that were not in concert with village ordinances. They have held several meetings since trying to devise a plan for future law enforcement, and have considered several options, three of which were outlined at the Monday, Jan. 3, meeting.

Public protection committee Chair Geno D’Agostino outlined discussions the committee had on Dec. 16 with now-former Polk County Sheriff Tim Moore, who weighed in on three different options for police enforcement: 1 - Status quo. Going back to a similar system to what they had with one fulltime officer and one or two part-timers, as needed, but with revised ordinances. They did not address issues of whether they would have a true police chief or an officer in charge system, which they had in the most recent incarnation.

2 - Creating a Unity Police Department.

D’Agostino said they discussed possibly combining efforts with existing police departments in Milltown and Centuria, or one or both. They have actively discussed such a plan with Centuria police and even had some positive comments from several Centuria Village officials, but Milltown’s inclusion in that discussion is relatively recent.

“There’s some obstacles to doing that,” D’Agostino mentioned on the tag-team police force possibility, without elaborating. However, in similar discussion, a few of the problematic issues have included supervision, hiring and firing control, specific costs, where to locate an office, variations in ordinances between municipalities and even on how to refer to such a department.

3 - Contracting with the county sheriff’s office. This has also been discussed at times and was reportedly considered once before, but the cost seemed prohibitive, and there were similar jurisdictional enforcement issues. However, Moore directed Polk County sheriff’s officials to come up with an estimate on such a possibility.

“It was very beneficial to have Tim [Moore] there,” D’Agostino said. “He went right through all the fat, getting to the true meat of what we want to do.”

D’Agostino said they are waiting for the PCSD estimate to come in before setting up their next meeting or any town hall forums - a format suggested by Trustee Caroline Rediske.

“That seems to be what people want,” she said. “We owe it to the public.”

Trustee Mike Voltz concurred and men-

Village of Balsam Lake trustees weigh in on carpet colors for a portion of the municipal building at their Jan. 3 meeting. Pictured, left to right: Trustees Geno D’Agostino, Chris Sondrol, President Guy Williams, Caroline Rediske and Mike Voltz. – Photos by Greg Marsten

tioned that the input format was also tried before, during police department reorganizational discussions several years ago.

“The negatives and the positives were all pointed out [at those meetings],” Voltz said. “It might eliminate a lot of the negatives ... and give us a lot more to go on when we made our decision.”

D’Agostino reminded the board that the public protection committee can only weigh the options and make a recommendation. “It’s still a full board decision,” he said.

No action or meeting dates for either the committee or for a public forum were set but will be noticed once the board receives a revised PCSD contract estimate for consideration.

In other board action: • The board unanimously approved the purchase of a new International plow/dump truck. They approved the low chassis bid of $69,771 from Boyer International with the dump box, body and plow outfitting from Monroe Equipment for $36,455 - also the low bid. The combined unit price will be $106,226, which was within budget.

The build and assembly process may take as long as six months due to the unique, short wheelbase specifications desired due to the village having so many smaller cul-de-sacs and curves to maneuver around.

• The board approved a midlevel, 14,000-square-foot roofing project for the municipal building totaling $50,030 from Fischer Company of Ellsworth. The bid includes a 20-year, 60-mil overlay roofing with no tear-off. They specified brick red coloring for the drip edge and gutters, and will receive a $3,500 discount for winter work, which was included in the final estimate and has been budgeted.

• After much discussion, the board moved to purchase two new replacement lift station pumps with pregrinders for the industrial park lift station, which also serves the Polk County Justice Center.

One of the two current pumps failed last month and rebuilding the old pump would take two months and cost $3,675,

versus $4,475 for an all-new pump, which is available in half the time.

The concern is that the pumps are of a special caliber, meant to pregrind the waste, which has been an issue with the Polk County Jail. Had the one remaining lift station pump failed, the village would need to periodically haul the waste by truck until a repair or replacement was found.

“We could burn up that $3,700 really fast!” village President Guy Williams said.

The board ultimately decided to buy two new pumps and use the remaining working pump as a backup, since it has no warranty.

• The board approved a sign permit for the new Subway restaurant under construction beside the Laundromat and dry cleaners at 218 Main St. The franchise has been in discussion for several months, and with the new wall sign approval, owner Mike Burton has agreed to also fix the current empty Laundromat pole sign to the north. The Subway sign will be just over 16 feet long.

“They’re also doing a new roof, shingles and a facelift for the whole building,”

stated project contractor Chris Nelson of Nelson Construction Services. No opening date was mentioned.

• The chamber of commerce outlined the upcoming Winterfest, set for Saturday, Feb. 5, on Balsam Lake, near the town beach. The board approved a beer license for the event.

• After a tour of the facility, the board approved a partial bid for new carpeting in a portion of the municipal building.

They approved a bid from Kemis Carpet of Luck to recarpet the job center and hallways of the building, but not the village offices. The final price is to be determined, but replacement area should amount to approximately 1,500 square feet.

• The board approved the reappointments of Denny Aubin, Glenn Schimke, Sherry DeLozier and Steve Williams to three-year terms on the planning commission. They also approved reappointing Richard Hustad and Elliot Paulsen to the zoning board of appeals, also for threeyear terms.

• Williams told the board he had signed a contract with the engineering firm Short-Elliot-Henderson to assist in an intent-to-apply grant application for upcoming water disinfection treatment upgrades required in three years.

The issue touched a hot button for trustees who were shocked to hear that the requirements may cost as much as $3 million total for all three village wells with the grant potentially absorbing half of that cost, if approved.

“This village can’t support a $3 million project!” stated Trustee Chris Sondrol.

“That’s just crazy!”

The rest of the board concurred, but also were told the numbers are not set in stone, and that the grant application is no assurance of anything, nor locks the village into anything. However, there was a lengthy discussion on the need for the chlorinated treatment system, and were told they are not alone, that several nearby municipalities may be facing similar mandates in three years.

“What do ya do? The DNR just keeps pounding on us!” Williams stated with a shrug.

There will be a new Subway restaurant franchise on Main Street in Balsam Lake. The restaurant is adjacent to the existing Laundromat at 218 Main St., a venture of Mike Burton. The village board approved the 16-foot-long wall sign at their Jan. 5 board meeting.

Frey calls cuts directive an information request

Supervisors must make budget cuts

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – On Tuesday, Dec, 21, a closely divided Polk County Board directed county Administrator Dana Frey to identify up to $3 million in county expenditure reductions. That directive was approved by a vote of 10 to 9 after a lively discussion. Last week, Frey responded to the directive at several committee meetings. His comments were made in similar words at meetings of the Golden Age Manor Board, the human services board and the personnel committee, and spelled out what he thinks the county board should do in the coming year to prepare the 2012 budget.

“I view the county board resolution as an information request,” Frey said. “I

can’t say what is more important in the county. That is not my job. That is a board decision.”

Frey added that the budget process for 2012 has already started. He and department heads are working on presenting financial information in program form, not just as line items, for easier analysis. Frey says that line item budgets don’t tell people what they are buying and what they are getting for the money. The new presentation should result in more accountability for county money.

All programs within departments are being identified. In the future, the county will look at these individual programs and not at department budgets as a whole. The new process will look at every program from several directions. Is the program mandated by the state and at what level? What is the program’s goals and objectives? What does the program cost? Is the program doing what it is supposed to do and what the resi-

dents/supervisors want it to do?

Frey says he will bring information to the county board at a special meeting in March. The committees and the entire board will then start prioritizing programs. There will be a cost/benefit analysis of every program within every county department. The supervisors will start rating each program by its goals and success in meeting those goals. The review will look at what the state requires the county to do and what the public wants from the county government. The process will measure performance and compare programs across department lines.

The result of this process will be a list of all county programs ranked by priority, with the lowest ranking programs at the top of the list.

In September, Frey will submit his recommended budget based on discussions with the department heads. At that time, the county board members will make choices on what programs to fund or cut,

balancing the amount of money to be levied against the cost of the ranked programs.

Frey says that he sees a very difficult time coming for the county in 2012. Polk County will be starting $600,000 in the hole with increases in debt expenses, health insurance and wages, plus an uncertainty about the future levels of state and federal payments for programs.

The county must start to move toward a multiyear budget, Frey said. Future budgets will be based on three things, basic fiscal discipline, doing what is important and measuring how well the county is doing.

“The board will decide what we will do,” Frey said. “It will measure program costs and results. It will take away money from low-performing programs.”

“I want to see money spent in the right way,” Frey said, “and ideally not spent at all. That is my job.”

Festival concert band and jazz ensemble is Monday at Frederic

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tant professor of music at St. Olaf, Hagedorn teaches percussion, jazz studies and world music. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in music education from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Music in percussion performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston (where he studied with Vic Firth), and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music (where he studied with John Beck). Among his performance and recording credits are two albums and tours with the George Russell Living Time Orchestra, recording with Debbie Duncan and performances with numerous jazz legends. Active as a performer in the Twin Cities, he is a member of the Pete Whitman X-Tet, Phil Hey Quartet, Out to Lunch Quintet, Low Blow and the duo SCHAG with drummer Dave Schmalenberger. Hagedorn also performs as a percussionist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Opera Orchestra. - from Frederic Schools

FREDERIC - Frederic High School is pleased to host the Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association Honors Festival Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble on Monday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. This spectacular event will showcase over 100 talented instrumental musicians from Somerset, St. Croix Falls, Osceola, Unity, Luck, Grantsburg, Siren, Webster and Frederic.

The concert band conductor is Dr. Mark Whitlock. Whitlock is director of bands and professor of music at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His responsibilities include directing the UMD symphonic wind ensemble, teaching instrumental conducting, and teaching applied trombone. Prior to his appointment at UMD, Whitlock was assistant director of bands and assistant professor of trombone at Eastern Kentucky University.

Whitlock received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Iowa State University, Master of Music in trombone performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa and the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting, also

from the University of Iowa. He is a frequent clinician throughout the country having conducted honors bands and clinics in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, West Virginia and California including the 2007 - 2008

Minnesota All-State Concert Band. Whitlock has also guest conducted and given clinics in Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Spain and Turkey.

The USCVMA Honors Jazz Ensemble will be led by Dr. David Hagedorn. Assis-

by Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio WESTERN WISCONSIN – A land trust in western Wisconsin is giving more than 1,500 acres to the state to make up for $500,000 of missing public funds. The transfer of prime natural land is being hailed as a win-win for both the trust and the state.

The West Wisconsin Land Trust is giving the state Department of Natural Resources eight parcels in Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties

to make good on $551,000 of lost public money.

The funds were part of a federal grant given to the trust and the state to purchase land, but Jane Prohaska, interim director for West Wisconsin, says that money was rolled into operating expenses instead.

“The federal grant, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant, comes with some sophisticated and complicated requirements that are appropriate for accounting for public money, but I think the systems weren’t in place at western Wis-

consin Land Trust as they should have been.”

Other than apologies to the DNR and the state, Prohaska says they’ve cleaned house and instituted a new ledger, accountant and auditor to make sure a misstep like this never happens again.

Last week, the state Natural Resources Board voted unanimously to accept the 1,500 acres, which are appraised at more than $3 million. Board member David Clausen says the state is getting some fantastic properties that more than make up

for the lost cash.

“We needed to be sure that the citizens of Wisconsin were getting their money’s worth,” says Clausen. “We didn’t want this just to get somebody off the hook.

This needed to be something that was good for the people of the state of Wisconsin.”

The most prominent of the parcels is Maiden Rock. Prohaska calls it an iconic piece along the bluff lands of the Mississippi River that will be more accessible to the public under DNR ownership.

by Glen Moberg Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Even before newly elected Seventh District Congressman Sean Duffy is sworn in, one Democrat said he was seriously considering running for the seat held for 41 years by Dave Obey.

But even he thinks Duffy may be hard to beat.

Kevin Shibilski is a former Democratic state senator from Stevens Point, a candidate for lieutenant governor and Secretary of the Department of Tourism. After leaving politics, Shibilski became a successful investment banker and now owns two resorts in the Northwoods. Shibilski almost ran for Congress this past year when Dave Obey announced his retirement. He says

he is seriously considering running in 2012 against freshman Republican Duffy.

“Now that we have business investments throughout the north, we have a new perspective I think, and we really want to see our economy rebound, and we want to see real job growth, so we would never slam the door on those who are calling to talk about the prospect of running.”

But Shibilski doesn’t think the newly elected Republican congressman will be an easy target.

“Sean Duffy won a very high energy, enthusiastic, effective campaign. If he is as

dynamic as a congressman as he was as a candidate, he will not be easy to beat in two years regardless of who runs or how much money they have.”

Shibilski says that if Duffy crafts himself as a moderate Republican in the Mel Laird mode, he will likely be re-elected. But to do that, he says Duffy must distance himself from the extreme elements of his party.

Shibilski says if he does decide to run for Congress, he would be able to spend at least $2 million of his own money to fund a campaign.

Dr. Mark Whitlock

Dr. David Hagedorn

Land trust gives state land to make up for lost funds

Duffy may already have a challenger for congressional seat

2010 State Conservation Poster Contest winners

Anna Ganje from Amery School and Devyn Ellefson from Luck School participated in the state poster contest in November 2010 at Stevens Point.

Anna placed second at the state contest in the primary division and received a plaque and Devyn (not pictured) received a participant certificate in the division.

They both placed first in the County Conservation Poster Contest and the Regional Conservation Poster Contest, which allowed them to advance on to the state contest. – Photo submitted

Operation Holiday

This year the Frederic National Honor Society has been working on a community service project, called Operation Holiday. The students collected donations, helped with fundraisers, had a cookie baking day, wrapped gift boxes and helped shop for grocery items. For fundraisers, the group held a Pajama Day and a Hat Day where the group took donations from staff and students who wanted to wear their hat or pajamas for the day.

The group was able to raise an estimated $1,800 in gifts and donations that provided gifts and meal baskets to make a better holiday season for some students and families in the school district. The National Honor Society Students of Frederic would like to extend gratitude to students and staff at the Frederic School District and to the following businesses and organizations for their support: the Frederic Booster Club, Frederic Football Club, Beehive, Daeffler’s Quality Meats, Frederic Grocery and the community support of the Frederic Lioness Mitten Tree. - Photo submitted

Wisconsin ends 2010 with fewer than 600 traffic deaths for the third straight year

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STATEWIDE - For the third consecutive year, Wisconsin had fewer than 600 traffic deaths in 2010. The last time that occurred for three years in a row was from 1942 to 1944.

Wisconsin ended 2010 with 564 traffic deaths, which is 22 more than 2009 but 112 fewer than the five-year average, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

In addition, December 2010 was the safest month of December in terms of traffic deaths in Wisconsin since World War II. A total of 38 people were killed in 35 traffic crashes last month. The five-year average for the month of December is 51 traffic fatalities.

“We are encouraged that traffic fatalities in Wisconsin are staying at levels not experienced since the early 1940s when the number of vehicle miles traveled was

miniscule compared to today,” said WisDOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb.

Traffic deaths among occupants of passenger vehicles and light trucks declined in 2010 compared with 2009 by about 4 percent from 413 to 396.

“Most of the fatal crashes involving passenger vehicles and light trucks are caused by bad driving habits and irresponsible decisions, so motorists deserve a great deal of credit for saving their own lives and lives of others by slowing down, paying attention, buckling up and driving sober,” Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent David Collins said.

Gottlieb also credited law enforcement officers, emergency medical responders, highway engineers and the entire traffic safety community for their relentless and effective efforts to prevent crashes and save lives

There are some areas of concern in traffic safety efforts. Motorcyclist fatalities increased from 84 in 2009 to 104 in 2010.

That’s an increase of approximately 20 percent. To reduce deaths and injuries from motorcycle crashes, the Wisconsin Motorcycle Safety Program will offer new and more comprehensive training courses throughout the state in 2011 for beginning, intermediate and experienced riders, while reminding all motorists to watch out for cycles “Too many motorcyclists who have not ridden for years are not aware of their limitations when they begin riding again.

They definitely need refresher training to avoid crashes caused by excessive speeds, loss of control, impaired riding, and lack of awareness of potential hazards,” Collins said.

In addition to motorcyclists deaths,

pedestrian fatalities increased from 36 in 2009 to 54 in 2010. “Although pedestrian fatalities increased significantly in one year, the 36 deaths in 2009 were strikingly low while the 2010 total was close to the five-year average of approximately 50 fatalities,” Collins said. “Nevertheless, we’re going to intensify our efforts to prevent pedestrian deaths in 2011.”

Gottlieb said, “Everyone involved in traffic safety is encouraged but certainly not satisfied with the results of the last three years. We will always remember that 564 people died in crashes last year, and many of those deaths could have been prevented. As always, our ultimate goal is to reduce the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin.” - submitted

by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio WISCONSIN DELLS - Hundreds of Wisconsin fruit and vegetable farmers are expected to meet this weekend to talk about some of the challenges in their trade in the past year.

The state’s estimated 1,700 farmers who raise and sell produce contended with rough weather, disease, and pests in 2010.

Anna Maenner, executive director of the

2011 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference, says those challenges will drive much of the conversation at the event.

“In the state of Wisconsin, when you travel from the south border to the north border, you really have different issues across the state,” says Maenner. “Where one grower may have a problem with one thing and another grower may have a perfect year, that’s kind of what we heard this

year.”

Maenner says every year is a challenging year for Wisconsin fruit and vegetable farmers. But that doesn’t keep more people from considering starting up an operation of their own. She says about 100 new farmers enter the field annually, especially during economic hard times.

“We have gotten a lot of interest from

people who have lost their position. Some may have been thinking about doing this, but a security of a job kept them in that position.”

Maenner expects about 600 farmers to attend the 2011 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference. The three-day event begins Sunday, Jan. 9, in Wisconsin Dells.

by Kristen Durst Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - 2010 was a relatively normal year weatherwise in Wisconsin, although there were a few standout events, including an unusually muggy summer and a rare October cyclone.

Jonathan Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and chair of the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, says overall it was pretty average year. But he notes that the Wisconsin summer was quite muggy, there were more tornadoes than usual, and there was a pretty remarkable cyclone- or low-pressure system in late October that scientists will be studying for quite awhile.

“Tuesday the 26th we had what turned out to be the second lowest sea level pres-

sure in a nontropical cyclone ever in the continental United States,” says Martin.

“And it happened over the midcontinent which is exceptionally unusual. So that was really quite an event. And we were able to trace its origins all the way back to the tropical Pacific. The Western tropical Pacific. Super Typhoon Megi. “ According to the National Weather Service on that day, Superior had the lowest barometric pressure ever recorded in the state, 28.39 inches. The low pressure generated an EF1 tornado in Racine and severe winds up to 68 miles per hour.

All told, the weather service reports there were 46 tornadoes in Wisconsin in 2010, including a couple of rare tornadoes in November. That’s the second busiest year for tornadoes on record in the state.

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Editors note: This week’s sports section features the top 10 sports moments from 2010, starting with No. 1.

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Molly Engstrom goes for gold Nearly four years of training came down to just 60 minutes in the gold medal game between the U.S. Women’s hockey team and Canada in late February during the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Unfortunately, the gold medal went to the Canadians for the third-straight Olympic games, ending a promising and inspiring run by Team USA. “It was really a good game,” said Rick Engstrom, father of Siren native Molly Engstrom. Rick and wife Judy were at every one of Molly’s games in Vancouver.

“Both goalies played exceptionally well, and both goals that were scored were good clean goals, no controversy.

You can’t ask for anything more than that,” Rick said.

It was a memorable run for the U.S. Women’s hockey team, who made it look easy with convincing wins over China 12-1, Russia 13-0, Finland 6-0 and Sweden 9-1. Unfortunately, Team USA was defeated in a heartbreaking 20 loss to Canada.

“Naturally she was sad that they didn’t win. That’s why they compete,” Rick said. He added later, “Like Molly said after the game, ‘hey, we just couldn’t get the fish in the boat,’” Rick said.

The two-time Olympian, who won the bronze medal during the 2006 Olympics in Torino, and the silver medal in Vancouver, will go for the gold again in 2014 during the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Russia.

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Pirates volleyball squad dominance It is tough to compare the Grantsburg Pirates volleyball team performances to any other local squad. They once again rolled over and through every opponent they faced locally, and met just one juggernaut they could not slay. That was at the Resch Center in the Division 3 state tournament finals last fall, where they fell to Racine St. Catherine’s, 3-1, for a second-place finish in Division 3.

This team has a history that tests the records and has kept local sign painters busy for years, constantly updating their accomplishments, titles and state records.

Their dominance was so strong again that just beating them in one contest of a set is considered an upset, something that occurred on Sept. 9 in Webster, and almost brought the house down for the Tigers - even though the Pirates still won the set handily, 3-1. They were so good that teams struggled to achieve little benchmarks, like scoring in double figures against them, or not getting aced was considered a battle won in a war where few teams ever really challenged them.

Under longtime head coach Bill Morrin, the Pirates cruised to a 36-1 overall record, and were a perfect 10-0 in

Molly Engstrom competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for the U.S. Women’s hockey team. – Photo by Getty Images

West Lakeland Conference play, which they won for the umpteenth time. They marched through the region, the section and the first round in Green Bay, only to meet the aforementioned Racine squad in the end.

The truth is, the Pirates don’t just have a few dominating players, they have an entire program that dominates, and while their opponents look to each graduating class as the possible end of that dominating era, they need only look down the line to their JV or middle school squads to see that the future remains bright for years to come.

That is also good news for local sign painters.

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Frederic softball field dedication It was a day long in the coming for a number of Frederic fast-pitch softball fans, who dedicated their brandnew softball diamond and park in grand fashion on April 19, with the Viking players finding they had a true homefield advantage for the first time in years, winning all but one 2010 contest at the new facility.

The new Frederic softball field is now right beside the village hockey rink, kitty-corner from the elementary school and football field. The official dedication included a barbershop quartet doing the national anthem, a flag-

bearing ceremony by the local Girl Scout troop, numerous presentations, including honors to the kids who helped pick rocks from the field for much of the previous year. The dedication ceremony noted the numerous local contractors, village residents, crew members, school officials and dozens of volunteers, whose efforts made the field possible.

The new park does have much in the way of innovation, including double-ended dugouts, made possible through a grant from the Minnesota Twins, with representative Dr. Mark Dienhart even opening the field with a presentation.

“We promote doing things the right way,” Dienhart stated. “This is a really terrific facility, and, yes, this project was done the right way!”

But it wasn’t all pomp and circumstance. The Frederic Village crew got involved beyond their hundreds of hours of preparation and building by dressing as meat products and racing blindly around the field in the great Milwaukee Brewer tradition.

The Frederic softball team welcomed everyone to their new home field with a rare perfect game of no runs, hits or errors against the Rush City Tigers. It seemed the Vikings liked their new home.

A dedication of the Frederic Vikings fast-pitch softball field was celebrated.

Grantsburg Pirates volleyball team placed second at the state volleyball tournament during 2010. – Leader file photos

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Ragor, McKinney earn state championships For St. Croix Falls wrestler Joe Raygor, the finals match at the state tournament in Madison in February was exactly eight months since he went under the knife for a serious knee injury. It was the kind of surgery that takes at least a year to recover from, yet Raygor changed his style of wrestling dramatically, and fought through emotional and physical pain to become St. Croix Falls High School’s only two-time state champion. Raygor also ended his career with over 160 wins – the most in school history.

“I probably won’t have another kid like that to coach,” coach Dan Clark said. “As far as his wrestling, he’s the best I’ve ever seen. Off the mat, just a great kid, just an allaround good kid.”

Raygor’s work ethic and dedication to the sport of wrestling earned him a career record of 167-9, yet Clark said Raygor has probably wrestled 1,000 matches in his final two seasons. For the past three years, Raygor spent two days a week at the Victory School of Wrestling in River Falls, has been taken down just 12 times and amazingly, had never given up a single-back point in all four years.

Unity’s Dustin McKinney was another area state champion in 2010 and ended a stellar career with a record of 171-17. McKinney showed a strong work ethic, self-discipline, dedication and heart on and off the mat and finally earned a state title after the ultimate goal eluded him in his previous three state appearances. McKinney currently wrestles at St. Cloud State University, and Raygor is wrestling for the University of Wyoming.

Others earning a trip to the state wrestling tournament in 2010 included Shaw Amundson of St. Croix Falls who finished his career with 112 wins and a record of 39-8 during his senior year.

Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg wrestler Austin Eskola also earned a trip to state. The 119-pounder became the first Grantsburg wrestler to advance to a state tournament since 1986.

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Pirates softball team has another stellar season The Pirates continued to dominate the spring softball scene in 2010 winning their 40th straight victory against St. Croix Falls in May and winning seven more in a row en-route to the sectional final against Arcadia.

Grantsburg dominated the playoffs in 2010, starting with Cumberland in the regional semifinal, where they recorded a 12-0 win and their 11th shutout of the season.

It was a phenomenal year for Pirates pitcher Michelle Lund, who threw a no-hitter in the game, allowing just two walks.

After winning the regional semifinal, it put Grantsburg up against St. Croix Central in the regional final, where they won a suspenseful 1-0 game that had the feel of a state championship game according to coach Don Bjelland.

In the sectional semifinals, the Pirates cruised to a 10-0 win, which marked a milestone for the softball program and the team seniors. The seniors careers are flawless on Grantsburg’s home field, losing zero games in all four years they have been part of the team. The six had only two previous losses, one at the state tournament in 2007 to Sevastopol and one in 2008 to Park Falls, former Chequamegon team, in the sectional finals.

“They have quite the accomplishments,” Bjelland said.

“It’s a great thing for them.”

Seniors included Lund, Annie Palmquist, Heather Davison, Lauren Romanowski, Cody Crawford and Sarah Wald.

Unfortunately, after winning their fifth straight regional crown and their 47th-straight victory over St. Croix Central, the Pirates amazing season came to an end in a heartbreaking loss to Arcadia in 11 innings.

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Saints wrestler Joe Raygor (back row, far left) and Unity wrestler Dustin McKinney (front, far right) took state titles during their 2010 season. – Leader file photos

Jack Taylor runs gold in cross country He spent three years trying, but Webster’s Jack Taylor finally did it back in October of 2010 in Wisconsin Rapids, winning the Division 3 cross-country championship. As a freshman, Taylor earned a trip to state with the team and finished 35th overall as an individual. As a sophomore the Tigers won the Division 3 team championship where Taylor finished sixth, and in 2009 Taylor took third, and didn’t stop training since that day. It all paid off in the end.

“I just felt relieved. I just felt like I finally accomplished something I should have and finally fulfilled it,” Taylor remarked on his feelings coming across the finish line.

Taylor has the upcoming spring track season to look forward to in 2011, but during the spring track season in 2010, Taylor also had success.

The 4x800-meter relay team broke a school record with a time of 8:06.68, taking fifth overall. The team consisted of Taylor, Chaz Heinz, Devin Greene and Brian Krause.

Taylor had a phenomenal day on the track with a secondplace finish in the 3200-meter run and a fourth place in the 800, which were big point-getters for the Tigers late in the day. Both times, 9:42.63 in the 3200 and 4:25.83 in the 1600, were personal bests.

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Bill Morrin named AVCA National Coach of the Year “Sustained excellence,” was a phrase used by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in their announcement last fall that longtime Grantsburg head volleyball coach Bill Morrin was selected as one of two 2010 AVCA National High School Coaches of the Year. AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer noted Morrin’s ability to not only build a program, but even more importantly, keep it on top. “Sustaining a program is much harder,” DeBoer said.

Morrin has been coaching at Grantsburg for 25 years and has strung together 22 consecutive conference championships, 17 consecutive regional championships and 14 sectional championships. He has marched Grantsburg to the state tournament 11 times, which has resulted in five runner-up finishes (1989, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010) and two state titles (2001, 2009). He has a career record of 841-84 in his 29 seasons as a head coach, which included an impressive 36-1 mark this season, losing only at the state final. Morrin also coached at Webster High School from 1984-86, guiding that team to state championships in both 1985 and 1986. He began his coaching career at Washburn High School, where he led the program to the state tournament in just his first season at the helm.

The Grantsburg softball team won another regional title and took their 40th straight victory during the 2010 season.

Webster’s Jack Taylor took a state championship title in cross-country.

“It’s kind of humbling actually,” Morrin said. “It’s kind of weird because you don’t look backwards. You keep looking forward to the kids that are coming through, and the young kids … you just keep working on those kids.

But it’s been an awesome ride, that’s for sure.”

Morrin said it’s been gratifying to see how the volleyball program has affected athletes and their parents in a positive way over the years, and says running a successful program took a vision of hard work, getting kids to start playing volleyball and getting the community and players to buy into the program. He was also able to coach his two daughters to a state tournament, and it’s a big reason he’s stayed on as coach in Grantsburg. “It’s been a great ride and I couldn’t be more proud of my own kids, and my other kids that aren’t mine!” he said.

The AVCA formally presented the National High School Coach of the Year award to Morrin in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 16, in conjunction with the 2010 AVCA Annual Convention. Morrin led one of the two teams in the All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition on Dec. 18 in Kansas City. That match has been relayed several times on an ESPN affiliate.

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Grantsburg volleyball coach Bill Morrin received high honors during the year, being named AVCA National Coach of the Year.

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Golfers without a conference Two local girls golf teams and a neighboring squad to the south were effectively kicked out of their conference earlier this season because, well, it was never really explained why. Regardless, those three teams - Luck/ Unity, St. Croix Falls and St. Croix Central - played conferenceless all season long, while administrators, athletic directors, coaches and others squabbled over why it happened and what to do next.

The move to axe the teams from the conference technically occurred in late 2009 after a decision by Middle Border Conference officials. However, those three weren’t told of the lopping until several months later. That delay in informing the affected schools only rubbed salt in a very open wound and took many by surprise.

“Yeah, it was a surprise,” stated Luck/Unity girls golf coach Ron Steen, “they’re only hurting the girls.”

Depending on who you asked, the situation revolved around concerns that the non-non-MBC players were going home with a large chunk of the conference bling of awards, recognition and titles, which didn’t sit well with some coaches. The problem was that none of the three schools had home conferences with a girls golf program, as demand has never warranted it.

However, the 2010 season progressed allowing the three teams to play alongside their previous opponents, but ineligible for awards or conference honors.

New Richmond athletic director Casey Eckardt only addressed the issue after an opinion piece chastised his school’s coach for being behind the decision to kick the teams out. Eckardt denied that, and said the decision was based on the MBC bylaws, issues of fairness, and only came about after several people in the MBC raised concerns about non-MBC players and teams winning all the honors and awards, leaving fewer possibilities for actual MBC players. “We have bylaws that were seeming to be ignored,” he said.

However, the MBC decision was met with disbelief by some coaches and school officials, such as at St. Croix Falls, where they went from disappointment to laughing at the breakup. “As reasons for the decision came out, reactions turned to disbelief and humor that the big Middle Border Conference schools appear to be intimidated by the smaller schools who have dominated their conference in the past several years,” stated St. Croix Falls girls golf head coach Terry Benoy.

The elimination decision has also brought the three schools closer together. They went the whole season alongside many of the same teams, but were unable to place in conference meets or be eligible for awards. So they made their own conference, which was, well, nameless, but had awards, honors and much of the pageantry of the past, with a little wink in the eye of the golfers, who used the expulsion as a motivational tool of sorts, and went on to have very good seasons.

“We just go to the meets and do our own little threeteam conference,” Steen said, noting the camaraderie on the course seemed to increase with the decision.

The issue has not been entirely settled for all three teams, but progress has been made to find conference homes for all, once and for all, with several of the coaches

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Siren too was knocked from the regional final against rival Northwood, who eventually made it to the state tournament.

Perhaps the most difficult loss of the season came during the regional semifinal game between Clayton and Frederic. The game came down to the wire, but with the Vikings down by one point with four seconds to go on the clock, the Vikings were unable to get off a final shot in the one-point loss.

“They just really believed in themselves, and the coaches and trusted us. It was a great game. I had a lot of fun. If it weren’t for losing by one it would have been just a touch better, but I don’t think you can get a much better-played game than they played,” coach Troy Wink said.

There was, however, a Cinderella ending for one area girls basketball team. The St. Croix Falls basketball team wasn’t expected to make a run in the playoffs, but managed to play inspired basketball and cruise to a regional championship win over Glenwood City. Despite a 46-32 sectional semifinal loss to Osseo-Fairchild, the Saints put up a battle throughout the entire game and ended quite a season in 2010.

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The Luck/Unity and St. Croix Falls girls golf teams played without being in a conference their entire season during the year. and officials admitting that there were mistakes made, communications lost, conference rules that were applied loosely and that personality clashes along the way may have made the issue even worse, even leading to boycotting of some schools’ meets by the three eliminated schools.

“Hopefully, everyone can learn from this experience pertaining to the importance of communication and consideration for everyone involved,” St. Croix Central athletic director Nic Been said.

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Girls basketball season has its ups and downs Cinderella moments, upsets and heartbreakers highlighted the 2010 girls basketball season, starting with the battle between the Luck Cardinals and Siren Dragons. In late February, the meeting between the two teams was a must-win situation for the Cardinals, who were looking for a share of the conference title. Their 51-48 nail-biting win over the Dragons, and the early March victory over the Frederic Vikings gave the Cardinals a share of the title, but they were soon knocked from the playoffs in the regional final by Clayton.

The St. Croix Falls Saints won a regional championship during the year.

Boys basketball teams end exciting 2010 season If you were a Webster fan, coach or player looking for the definition of “heartbreaker” last March, you found it just seconds after the sectional semifinal game in Somerset. The Tiger boys basketball team fell by just one point to a strong Eau Claire Regis team that eventually made their third appearance at the state tournament in four years. Despite what Regis had to offer in terms of talent, Webster nearly spoiled their chances at another state tournament.

The Tigers were on a winning high after their regional title victory over St. Croix Central and proved they weren’t yet ready to end the magic against the Ramblers.

With the Tigers down 49-48 with 11 seconds remaining, they managed to get off a shot, but the ball hit the back of the rim and the game was over.

“I’d like to have a couple of possessions back, but overall, it was a good high school basketball game,” said coach Randy Hedrick. “Both teams played hard and left it on the floor. We have no excuses … it was a fun run with great school and community support.”

The Luck Cardinals ended their season with their fourth consecutive conference championship, but unfortunately, their playoff hopes were dashed by rival Clayton. Siren also had a promising playoff picture, but it was quickly dashed by Drummond. The Saints managed to upset Grantsburg in the playoffs, only to lose to St. Croix Central, who was later defeated by Webster.

The Webster Tiger boys fell to Eau Claire Regis by a single point during the sectional semifinal.

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Saints wrestlers take second place at Northern Badger Finish seventh among 38 teams

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer RIVER FALLS – Among 38 competing teams at the Northern Badger wrestling tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 28-29, the St. Croix Falls wrestling team finished seventh. Among the 13 teams in Division 2, the Saints finished second overall with 216 team points, and coach Dan Clark couldn’t be more happy.

“I was very proud of the entire team,” Clark said, adding that nine of his wrestlers earned a place in the top 12, and two earned places in the top three.

“Joe and Jake Rademacher had excep-

tional tournaments placing second and third respectively. It is not very often that you see a freshman at such a high weight place so well at a big tournament,” Clark said.

At 171, freshman Joe Rademacher won by an 8-1 decision in round one over Tyler Dahl of Prescott, before pinning Cody Kostka of Osseo-Fairchild-Altoona-Augusta in 4:23. Joe Rademacher won his next two matches by a 9-3 decision win in the quarterfinals over Travis Bird of Boyceville before pinning Jake Sinclair of Barron in 4:40. His only loss came during the championship match against Ethan Hrdlicka of Cornell/Gillman by a 10-0 decision.

For Jake Rademacher at 160, his first three matches of the tournament came by victories, including one pin and an over-

Saints freshman Joe Rademacher had a solid two days of wrestling at the Northern Badger tournament, taking second place at 171.

Saints wrestler Jake Rademacher pulled out a third-place finish at the Northern Badger tournament last week at 160 pounds. – File photos by Marty Seeger

time victory over William Pederson of Northwestern in a 6-4 decision. Jake lost by a 3-1 decision in the semifinals before winning the third-place match over Justin Poirier of Osseo-Fairchild-Altoona-Augusta by a 10-0 major decision.

Among the other Saints wrestlers earning spots in the top 12 were Drew Wheeler’s seventh-place finish at 103.

Wheeler won three of his five matches, which included two pins.

At 119, James Klassen took ninth place, winning five matches including one by forfeit and another by an exciting double overtime match against Mitch Dulon of Osceola by score of 6-5. At 130, Spencer Walters finished in sixth place, winning four out of six matches by decision. He only lost two matches, including a close 4-

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Grant Simpson took ninth place overall at 140 pounds. After losing in the first round, Simpson won his next three matches, which included two pins, before losing in round four. Simpson won his final two matches of the tournament, however, with a pin and a 10-0 major decision.

Eric Segelstrom won four of his seven matches to take a 10th place overall finish at 152 pounds, and at 189, Ryan Nussbaum placed ninth, winning five matches with only two losses.

At 145, Taylor Sempf placed 12th overall with three wins on the day, rounding out a solid tournament by the Saints.

St. Croix Falls travels to Frederic this Thursday, Jan. 6, beginning at 7 p.m.

Eagles send seven to second day at Northern Badger

Alex Lennartson lands in second place

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer RIVER FALLS – The Unity wrestling team had a solid performance at the Northern Badger tournament last week in River Falls. Northern Badger is regarded as one of the premier area tournaments, where some of the best wrestling talent in the northwest come together.

There were 38 teams competing last week and among the 13 competing from Division 2, the Eagles placed fifth overall with a team score of 142.5 points. It was one of the strongest finishes for Unity at the Northern Badger tournament in recent memory, and coach Shawn Perkins was pleased with the effort.

“All of our place winners worked really hard and should be happy with the results. With a month to go we are getting kids down to weight and it’s time to really start cranking up our intensity in practice and at matches and tournaments,” Perkins said.

Sophomore Alex Lennartson had a solid day at 285, taking second place overall for

Unity sophomore Alex Lennartson has been having a great year so far, and took second place at the Northern Badger tournament last week. – File photo by Marty Seeger

his best-ever career finish. Lennartson pinned Raymond Allen of Lakeland in the first round in just 44 seconds, and won by a 10-0 major decision in round two. In the quarterfinals, he pinned Layne Benton of Trempeleau in 56 seconds. His only loss came in the finals against Cody Hegeman of Boyceville, who pinned Lennartson in 1:32.

“Alex had a fine tournament and his place shows it,” Perkins said.

Other notable performances included sophomore Zac Baxter at 125, who earned 12th place.

“I was really impressed with Zac Baxter who put together a nice first day and wrestled really well. Unfortunately day two was rough for him but I am really

proud of him,” said Perkins.

Baxter won by pin in his first match of the tournament over Boyceville’s Wyatt Hanson, before getting pinned in round two. Baxter wrestled five more times during the tournament, earning a 14-5 win over Dan Horn of St. Croix Falls and a 7-3 win over Zeb Hovde before losing the final three matches of the tournament.

Despite losing a tough match for fifth place by a score of 2-1, Dylan Hendricks held sixth place at 145. He won four of his six matches including two pins.

Luke Nelson placed seventh at 135, and Jordan Hughes also took seventh place at 171. Of his six matches, Nelson won four.

His two losses came by a close 3-2 decision to Ryan Behnke of Bruce and a 5-1 decision by Tyler Henke of Osseo-Fairchild/Altoona/Augusta.

Hughes won four of his six matches, and Jake Johnson won four of seven matches that included three pins. Also placing at the tournament was Garrett Lunsmann in 12th place at 215. Lunsmann won two matches and pinned both opponents.

Unity’s next wrestling match is at home this Thursday, Jan. 6, against Turtle

Pirate boys sweep at Glenwood tourney

Grantsburg 65, CF McDonnell Central 53

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer GLENWOOD CITY – The Grantsburg boys basketball squad made good use of their holiday break last week, winning both of their nonconference matches at a tournament in Glenwood City on Dec. 2829, first cruising past Chippewa Falls McDonnell Central by a cool dozen, and then rolling over the hosting Hilltoppers by a similar margin the next day.

The Pirates came off the blocks strong on Tuesday against the Bulldogs of Central, leading the entire way and having four players in double figures for scoring., Trevor Thompsonled witih 20 points and Brent Myers with 16 points. Connor Myers and Derek Bertelson added 11 and

10 points each, respectively.

Grantsburg pulled to a slight lead in the first quarter, and stretched it to 8 points by the half. They kept the heat on the Bulldogs enough to at least match their scoring, keeping them at arm’s length for much of the contest, finally pulling away in the final quarter for a 65-53 victory.

“We had a good balance on offense and kept the tempo where we wanted it to be for the better part of the game,” stated Pirate head coach Nick Hallberg.

Grantsburg 51, Glenwood City 38 Grantsburg exploded out of the gates in their second contest of the tournament against hosting Glenwood City, Dec. 29, racking up 16 first-quarter points to the Hilltoppers paltry two points, for a solid

lead, which they pretty well maintained through the first half.

“We had a good start and a good finish,” head coach Nick Hallberg said.

It was that big old part in the middle that was an issue for the Pirates.

Glenwood City woke from their scoring coma in the second half and reversed fortunes on the visiting the Hilltoppers outscored them 13-4 in the third frame, making it much closer than first expected and giving the stunned Grantsburg boys just a three-point lead as the final quarter began.

“We adjusted well to Glenwood’s zone,” Hallberg stated. “But we let them hang around by not taking care of the ball and missing open jump shots in the third quarter.”

The final frame was all Grantsburg and allowed the Pirates to work their scoring magic, which has been effective this season. They played the freebie card well, converting 8 of 11 free throws in the final frame and scoring a total of 20 points in the quarter, while limiting the ‘Toppers to just 10 points in the same period, assuring a Pirate win, 51-38.

“Playing back-to-back nights isn’t ideal,” Hallberg said. “But it had no effect on our kids. I was happy with their efforts.”

Grantsburg starts the second half of the season tied with Luck atop the West Lakeland Conference with 3-0 records. The Pirates move to 7-1 overall with the dual wins on their break and host Webster on Friday, Jan. 7, in a doubleheader.

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Blizzard girls shine in OT win over New Richmond

Win Siren tourney with a tie

Blizzard 4, New Richmond 3 (OT)

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SIREN – The Blizzard girls hockey team exploded for a lead, then overcame a tie score in the third period against the New Richmond Tigers. Then forced the game into overtime, where they won, 4-3.

The Blizzard roared to a lead when sophomore Kassie Lien scored off a Samantha O’Brien helper at 6:54 in the first period, which the Tigers countered 10 minutes later. The Blizzard scored the next two goals for a 3-1 lead. Tanesha Carlson used a power play and a Paige Johnson assist for a score at 9:24 in the second period, with Lien scoring again a few minutes later off an O’Brien assist at 2:28 in the third frame.

New Richmond woke up at 3:47 in the third period and again at the 12:07 mark, tying the score at 3-3, which is where it would stand at the end of regulation.

The Blizzard made the OT count, with sophomore defenseman Johanna Lauer

stuffing a shot into the Tiger net at 3:36 off a Lien assist for a big overtime win, 4-3.

The Blizzard move to 6-5-2 overall and travel to Hudson for a contest on Thursday, Jan. 6. They have little rest before hosting Chippewa Falls/Menomonie on Saturday, Jan. 8, at Grantsburg.

Blizzard 2, Superior 2 Blizzard 9, Black River Falls 0 Blizzard 7, Ashland 4 SIREN – The Blizzard girls hockey team was able to win their own Blizzard Blast tournament over the holiday break, finalizing that win by holding on for a 2-2 tie with longtime rivals Superior on Dec. 29.

“The tie gave us the lead with total points in the tournament, “ stated Blizzard head coach Tim Bennett.

The tournament featured the Blizzard and three other Wisconsin teams: Ashland, Black River Falls and Superior. Bennett said that all the tournament games were well played and close, with the exception of a Blizzard blowout, where they defeated Black River Falls in a 9-0 rout on Tuesday. The Blizzard girls had already rolled over Ashland earlier in the day by a 7-4 score.

“I was pleased at the way the Blizzard

The Lady Blizzard won their home Blizzard Blast tournament over the holiday break, defeating Black River Falls and Ashland and scoring a tie to Superior in the final. – Photo submitted

A whole lot of Blizzard girls skate past Superior forward Jordan Buhr. Blizzard players pictured are (L to R): Samantha O'Brien, Ashley Dietmeier (No. 14) and Tianna Stewart. – Photo by Greg Marsten girls played,” Bennett said. “I thought we ward Kassie Lien scored on the Spartans played our systems well and it showed off assists from O’Brien and Carlson, makwith strong victories in the first two ing it 2-2, which is where it would stand, games against Black River Falls and Ash- in spite of a flurry of shots on goal by both land.” squads in the waning minutes of the conThe hosting girls had the points lead test. going into the last game of the tourney on “Tiffany Meyer played solid in the goal Wednesday against Superior, needing for the Blizzard,” Bennett said, noting that only a tie to take home the first-place tro- her 25 saves on 27 shots was commendphy. able.

“Although we played well against Su“Even though the tie was a little bitterperior, I think we were a little complacent sweet for us, the championship was well and took them a little too lightly,” Bennett deserved by the Blizzard team,” Bennett said. “Superior played better than they said. had all season and really stepped up their Blizzard Blast Tourney results have the game against us.”

Blizzard taking first place, 2-0-1; Black That finale game was very close, with River Falls took second place with a 2-1 both teams getting excellent scoring record; Superior came in third with a 1-1chances. Tanesha Carlson got the Blizzard 1 tally and Ashland struggled with a 0-3 scoring started early in the first period, record. with a slick goal in front of the net, off a The Blizzard girls are having a big pass from behind the goal from Samantha week, playing three sectional opponents: O’Brien.

New Richmond at home on Tuesday, Jan. “It’s a play we work on all the time in 4, in Siren, then they travel to Hudson for practice,” Bennett said. “Nice to see it per- a Thursday evening game, returning fected in a game.” home for a Saturday afternoon contest in Superior came back and scored the next Grantsburg against rival Chippewa Falls two goals, taking the lead, 2-1, as the sec- at 1 p.m. The girls have a combined 5-5-2 ond period wound down. Midway record as they enter the second half of the through the third period, Blizzard for- season.

Blizzard boys fall in conference play to Mora

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 3, Blizzard 2

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer MORA, Minn. – The Blizzard boys hockey squad lost a heartbreaker to Two Rivers Conference rival Mora/HinckleyFinlayson on Tuesday, Jan. 4, falling 3-2 late in the third period for their second loss of the season.

The Blizzard drew first blood, with Matt Larson scoring off a Joe Engelhart assist with 2:10 remaining in the first period.

The Mora Mustang squad countered with a goal midway in the second frame, making the score 1-1, which is where it stood until early in the third period when Mora was able to slip one into the Blizzard net for a 2-1 lead.

The Blizzard countered with an Engelhart score off an Aaron Dietmeier helper four minutes later in the third period to tie the contest at 2-2.

But the Mora boys were able to get the lead again at the 6:23 mark with a Michael Humphrey goal for a 3-2 lead which would hold as the final score.

The Mora boys now sit atop the Two Rivers, tied points-wise with the Blizzard, but on top because of the head-to-head results. The Blizzard boys host the Legacy Christian Academy squad at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Grantsburg Ice Arena where, hopefully, they can get back on track after two straight losses.

Go 2-1 at Rice Lake tourney RICE LAKE – The Blizzard boys hockey

goal by Joe Engelhart, just a moment before regulation time expired, for a 2-1 victory.

Stoughton drew first blood, scoring early in the second period and keeping the Blizzard boys wrangled up until later in the second period, when Blizzard sophomore defenseman Dakota Linke knocked one into the Stoughton net, unassisted.

The contest was a deadlock, literally, until the final moments of the third period when Joe Engelhart snuck a shot in off a Russ Thoreen assist for the 2-1 win - with just one second remaining on the clock.

The Blizzard boys won two and lost two over the week. – File photo by Greg Marsten

team won two of their three contests in a Rice Lake tournament last week during the holiday break, rolling over Madison Memorial and Stoughton, before finally losing their first game all season to a formidable Wausau East squad, if it was any concession.

Blizzard 6, Madison Memorial 1 The Blizzard looked strong in the first game on Monday, Dec. 27, against Madison Memorial, which they won easily, 6-1.

Speedy Joe Engelhart was a stat machine, racking up a hat trick on top of three assists, for six total points. Also scoring for the Blizzard were Anthony Dietmeier,

with a pair of goals and an assist, and Aaron Dietmeier, who also scored and gave a help in the victory. Russ Thoreen was also credited with an assist in the victory.

Madison Memorial was held to just 13 shots on goal, with one second-period shot creeping past Blizzard goalie Thomas Labatt.

Blizzard 2, Stoughton 1 The Blizzard were able to keep their winning ways - just barely - in their second game of the tourney, held on Tuesday, Dec. 28, against Stoughton, with the Blizzard winning on a last-second power play

Wausau East 5, Blizzard 1 The Blizzard were just plain outgunned in their final match of the tourney on Wednesday, Dec. 29, against Wausau East, falling hard, 5-1, after trailing the entire contest.

Wausau East found their groove early, racking up a pair of goals in the first period and another in the second frame, before Blizzard sophomore forward Bryce Ryan took a helper from Joe Engelhart at the 5:34 mark in the second period to get on the board. But that would be all for the Blizzard, who were outscored for the first time all season, in spite of having a similar number of shots on goal.

Wausau East rolled two more pucks into the back of the Blizzard net before the final gun sounded, winning by a 5-1 margin and giving the Blizzard their first loss of the season and a second-place finish.

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Eagle boys drop the Panthers

Unity 59, Prairie Farm 34

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The game was almost over before it began, as the hungry and fast-shooting Unity Eagles boys basketball team quickly rolled over and through the underpowered Prairie Farm Panthers with aplomb on Tuesday, Jan. 4, outscoring them 16-2 in the first quarter alone.

In fact, it took the Panthers almost three quarters of play to match Unity’s firstquarter total. So no, it wasn’t ever close.

But the lopsided contest did give fans a glimpse of the Eagles to come, as the formidable lead allowed Unity head coach Shaun Fisher to open the doors to the bench, and let several young players run the show for a spell, and they didn’t disappoint.

Senior Brady Flaherty led the way for the Eagles with 20 points, followed by 13 from Rush Hickethier and 10 more from Steven Krueger. In all, eight Eagle players put points on the board.

The Panthers had a hard time getting any second-chance rebounds, and often were kept from getting a first-chance shot.

The Unity boys were solid on defense, allowing just 15 points total for the visitors in the the first three quarters. It wasn’t until the game loosened up in the final minutes that the Panthers got a groove at all, and went on to score 19 more, making the score seem closer than the actual contest.

Unity junior Clay Peckman drives the lane against the Panthers.

Unity sophomore Aaron Koshatka goes in for a layup against a Panther defender. – Photos

by Greg Marsten

The Eagles are now 5-2 overall and 1-2 in West Lakeland play. They will need all their defensive prowess this Friday, Jan. 7, when they travel to Luck for a doubleheader with the formidable conferenceleading Cardinals, in what promises to be a dandy contest.

Dragon boys have ups and downs in Clayton tournament Vikes fall in close game against Bruce Spring Valley 55, Siren 43 Siren 61, Boyceville 48

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CLAYTON – The Dragons boys basketball team managed to win one of two games at the holiday tournament in Clayton last week, losing to Spring Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Spring Valley has just two losses on the season and managed to hold a typically dangerous Dragons team to just three points in the first quarter, and eight points in the first half.

The Cardinals led 34-8 at the half and didn’t look back as the Dragons leading scorers, Luke Bollant and Murdock Smith, provided just eight points apiece.

The Dragons pulled out a victory against Boyceville in Clayton two days later, but got off to another slow start as they trailed 12-4 before bringing the game back to a tie just before the end of the first quarter.

After leading by 10 points at the half, Siren managed to open the game up at the start of the third quarter with a 3-pointer

by Elijah Hinze, and within the first two minutes, the Dragons led by as much as 15. Hinze led the charge with points, while Andrew Brown added 13 and Smith had 12.

Bruce 56, Frederic 54 CLAYTON – The Frederic Vikings boys basketball team managed to get one game in at the Clayton tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 28, before their second game, sched-

Siren's Murdock Smith drives to the lane during the Dragons win over the Bulldogs. – Photos by Marty Seeger

uled two days later against Winter, was canceled due to icy weather conditions.

Despite leading 18-12 after the first quarter, and 32-23 at the half, Bruce inched their way back into the game during the third quarter and eventually held onto their lead into the fourth quarter.

Vikings coach Ryan Lind remarked afterward that the team played poor defense and simply “ran out of gas in the

second half.”

Frederic made it to the line just three times, but the team had a solid performance out of Waylon Buck, who led the Vikings with 14 points. Joe Draxler had 11, Mike Tesch, eight, Robert Kirk and Trae Gehl each had six points, Adam Chenal, four, and Ian Lexen and Erik Stoner scored two apiece.

Elijah Hinze goes in for an easy layup after a steal against Boyceville. Hinze led with 26 points in the Dragons 61-48 win.

Webster boys split wins at Glenwood tourney

Glenwood City 75, Webster 72 Webster 59, McDonell Central 45

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GLENWOOD CITY – The Webster boys basketball team split wins at a holiday tournament in Glenwood City last Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 28-29.

On Tuesday the Tigers fell to the Hill-

toppers behind a solid performance by Austin Elliot, who racked up 37 points and shot 6 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Elliot had 25 points in the second half, including three points in what started out as a low-scoring affair in the first half.

The Tigers trailed 14-13 after the first quarter and fell behind by as much as eight points at the half. The Hilltoppers led by four points at the end of the third

quarter before the Tigers poured on a 26point effort in the fourth quarter, only to come up short in the end.

On the following Wednesday the Tigers redeemed themselves with a win over McDonell Central, who also fell to Grantsburg during the same tournament.

The Tigers trailed by one point after the first quarter but had a 32-28 lead at the half. The Tigers stepped up defensively in

the third quarter, allowing the Macks to score just seven points, before closing the deal in the fourth quarter.

Elliot again had the hot hand against the Macks, leading with a 22-point effort, while teammate James Wethern poured in 20 points. Josh Baer scored 11 points on the night, while Brad Krause, Taylor Heinz and Dan Dochniak added two apiece.

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Frederic sneaks out a win over Northwood

Frederic 48, Northwood 44

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – The Viking boys basketball team tussled with the Evergreens on Tuesday, Jan. 4, in a physical game that came down to an exciting end.

Both teams struggled offensively in the first quarter but opened things up a bit in the second quarter, going back-and-forth before settling on a 19-18 halftime score favored by the Vikings.

At the start of the second half, Frederic came out of the locker room with a lot more fire, getting hard-fought buckets by Trae Gehl, Adam Chenal and Joe Draxler to give them a 25-18 edge. Frederic jumped out to an 11-point lead before Northwood drained a 3-pointer, but the Vikings maintained a 33-21 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately, the Vikings lead evaporated in the fourth quarter as coach Ryan Lind noted that turnovers were the main factor late in the game. Northwood also managed to hit three huge 3-pointers in the final minutes of the game, including one with under 28 seconds to go, which brought the score to a 45-44 Frederic lead.

Free throws ended up sealing the deal for the Vikings however, as Mike Tesch went 1 for 2 from the line and Draxler

went 2 for 2 from the line with under three seconds in the game.

Draxler and Chenal led the Vikings with 12 points apiece, and Waylon Buck added 10. Gehl had seven, Tesch added five and Ian Lexen and Raif Poirer each had two points apiece.

Luck 72, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 50 LUCK– The Luck Cardinal boys grabbed a nice nonconference win after the long Christmas-break, beating ChetekWeyerhaeuser at home on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

“It looked like the first game of the year.

A little sloppy, but a win,” said coach Rick Giller, who got a solid performance from Alec Mortel, who had 27 points a majority of the rebounds on both offense and defense.

Luck led by two points after the first quarter and got out to 31-26 at the half.

They managed to put in a solid effort in the third quarter outscoring Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 24-11.

Cole Mortel came through with 16 points on the night, Brady Klatt, 11, A.J. Walsh-Brenizer, six, and Evan Armour, Logan Hacker and Roger Steen each had four points apiece.

Clear Lake 60, St. Croix Falls 54 ST. CROIX FALLS– The Saints had a tough start in an up-and-down game Frederic’s Waylon Buck releases the ball toward the basket against Northwood on Tuesday.

– Photos by Marty Seeger

Viking Trae Gehl scrambles under a Northwood player to get a loose ball.

against Clear Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 4, but managed to make a game of it.

The Saints were down 26-12 after the first quarter and 37-24 at the half. They went ahead in the third quarter by holding the Warriors to just five points, and by pulling out a nice offensive effort with 20 points, and entered the fourth quarter with a 44-42 lead. Still, Clear Lake managed to hold on behind a 25-point effort from Sterling Marlett and another 20 from Austin Donahue.

For the Saints it was a well-balanced scoring effort with Marcus Campbell leading with 13, Zach Christenson, 10, Nathan Gravesen, eight, Jared Sprieter, seven, Jace Marek, six, Ben Clausen, four, and Nick Johnson, Rob Heilig and Joe Thayer each

had two apiece.

Siren 79, Turtle Lake 42 SIREN – The Dragons clobbered Turtle Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 4, behind a 30-point effort by Elijah Hinze and 21 points from Andrew Brown. Murdock Smith was also in the double digits with his 16 points.

Siren played well defensively holding the Lakers to single digits in the first three quarters before allowing 19 points in the final quarter, which included four 3-pointers.

Also scoring for the Dragons were Luke Bollant with five, Taylor Renberg three and Seth Stoner and Will Haines each added two apiece.

Lady Vikings fall to Northwood

Saints get convincing win over Clear Lake Northwood 47, Frederic 27

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – The Vikings girls basketball team had a good nonconference test against returning state qualifier Northwood on Tuesday, Jan. 4, but couldn’t get through the evening with a victory.

The Vikings showed a solid defensive effort in the first half, keeping the game within two points after the first quarter, but despite getting some good looks at the basket, the Vikings couldn’t seem to get their shots to fall.

Midway through the second quarter, Frederic allowed the Evergreens to jump out to a 12-point lead but brought it back to eight points before the half with the help Corissa Schmidt, who shot 3 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final minute. A pair of those free throws came after Schmidt stole the ball and was fouled on the drive toward the basket.

“We played well at times,” said coach Troy Wink, who was pleased with how his team kept Northwood from gaining too much of a lead in the third quarter by keeping them to eight points, but Northwood soon started to pull away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Vikings 166.

“If we convert a couple more free throws, execute offense a little better, I like

Frederic’s Vanessa Neumann and Tara Anderson struggle with a couple of Northwood players to get possession of the basketball during their game on Tuesday. – Photos by Marty Seeger

our chances,” Wink added.

Schmidt led the Vikings offensive effort with 13 points, Tara Anderson had six, Jade Johnson, four, Maria Miller, two and Sage Karl and Vanessa Neumann each had one apiece.

St. Croix Falls 43, Clear Lake 28 ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints girls basketball team had a convincing win over Clear Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 4, powered behind Caitlyn Olson’s 13 points and a solid team effort defensively. The Saints kept the Warriors to single digits in the

Viking Maria Miller goes for a layup.

first two quarters and only 11 points in the third before only allowing four in the fourth quarter.

Natalie Sempf and Sarah Petznick had six rebounds apiece, while Alexis Erickson and Sydney Geisness each had five apiece.

Taylor Orton also had four rebounds.

Sempf and Orton both had four steals apiece as well.

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Unity girls roll through Panthers

Unity 52, Prairie Farm 29

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Unity Eagle girls basketball team had little trouble dispatching the Prairie Farm Panthers at home on Tuesday, Jan. 4, in their first contest after the holiday break - and they did it without the services of their high scorer, Crystal Donahue, who was not available to play.

While the reinvigorated Eagles thought they would have little trouble with the Panthers, the first half was much closer than expected, with the Panthers pulling ahead for the first quarter, and staying within arms’ length at the half, trailing by only five points.

Unity head coach Carol Kline admitted that was not part of their plan, “No, it wasn’t. We didn’t execute as well as we intended, so we needed to make a mental change.”

That change worked. The second half proved much more successful for the Eagles, who quickly turned their defensive attention inward and snuffed out the Panther offense much more effectively. They limited the Panthers to only eight points in the entire second half, in part, because of a punishing defense led by seniors Marisa Hacker and Hayla Bader. The Eagles were able to snuff out the Panthers plans before they even began, and refused

Unity's Hayla Bader pulls down a defensive rebound next to Prairie Farm's McKenna Anderson (No. 34).

Unity senior Hayla Bader dives for a loose ball, along with Prairie Farm senior Misty Moen (No. 11) and sophomore Kaira Tabor. – Photos by Greg Marsten

to allow them a second shot inside.

Unity also spread the scoring around, with junior Brittany Thomfohrda carrying much of the scoring load in the first half, and Hacker taking the duties in the sec-

ond half. Thomfohrda finished with 12 points, just behind Hacker’s 14 points.

“Marisa’s a tough defender,” Kline stated. “She got some steals, and turned them into points for the team.”

The Eagles scored 13 points in the final two quarters, pulling far ahead of the now struggling Panthers, and winning by a 5229 margin. Notables include 10 points for Shauna Jorgensen, and four points each for Sarah Bader, Hailey Olson and Jessica Kutina.

“We needed to erase that whole first half!” Kline joked. “It’s a tough lesson we learned. We need to get out and play the game we intended to play.”

Unity is now 5-2 overall, under Kline, and 1-1 in conference. They are on the road Friday in a doubleheader with West Lakeland Conference rival Luck on Friday, Jan. 7.

Grantsburg girls split at Glenwood tourney

Webster girls fall in two games at Glenwood City

Baldwin-Woodville 49, Grantsburg 32

A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Night I No-tap Mixed Standings: Knaubers 23, Happy Campers 21.5, Chuck’s Team 21, Packer Backers 19.5, Long Shots 17, Jeff’s Team 15.5, No Names 14, Late Comers 12.5.

Women’s games: Judy Bainbridge (LC) 254, Kathy Underwood (CT) 245, Linda Richter (LS) 236.

Women’s series: Judy Bainbridge (LC) 596, Kathy Underwood (CT) 587, Gwen Larson (HC) 522.

Men’s games: Don Swanson (PB) 300, Len Knauber (K) 300, Chris Rowell (NN) 290.

Men’s series: Don Swanson (PB) 806, Chuck Kruse (CT) 725, Len Knauber (K) 704.

Team games: Chuck’s Team 889, Jeff’s Team 818, No Names 788.

Team series: Jeff’s Team 2369, Chuck’s Team 2322, Packer Backers 2242.

Monday Afternoon Standings: Night Hawks 3, Bears 3, Eagles 2, Swans 2, Vultures 2, Cardinals 2, Badgers 1, Zebras 1.

Women’s games: Pearl Noble 191, Pat Bresina 183, Marge Traun 166.

Women’s series: Barb Austad 479, Peal Noble 477, Betty Anderson 468.

Men’s games: Dennis Bohn 225, Duan Doolittle 203, Dick Coen 194.

Men’s series: Dennis Bohn 558, Dick Coen 532, Duane Doolittle 525.

Team games: Night Hawks 727, Swans 630, Vultures 622.

Team series: Night Hawks 1972, Bears 1805, Badgers 1726.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Mane Attractions 7, Hacker’s Lanes 5, The Bottle Shop 4, Hog Wild Gals 3, Bye 2, House of Wood 0.

Individual games: Kelsey Bazey (HW) 200, Kathy Java (HL) 193, Robin Lindvall (BS) 185.

Individual series: Kelsey Bazey (HW) 549, Robin Lindvall 502, Susie Houston (MA) 497.

Team games: Hacker’s Lanes 647, The Bottle Shop 646, Hog Wild Gals 595.

Team series: The Bottle Shop 1780, Hog Wild Gals 1769, Mane Attractions 1724.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Great Northern Outdoors 145.5, Bottle Shop 117.5, Yellow Lake Lodge 113.5, SHWHORAW Co. 102.5, Pioneer Bar 88, Rural American Bank 56.

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer GLENWOOD CITY – The Grantsburg Pirate girls split their pair of games last week in Glenwood City’s holiday tournament, falling to the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks on Tuesday, Dec. 28, by a 4932 margin, but recovering well on

Wednesday for a win over the hosting Hilltoppers squad, 51-45.

Pirate senior Kortney Morrin was the high scorer for the Grantsburg girls on Tuesday with 11 points against the ‘Hawks, but even she had a hard time converting, and the Pirates were limited to just eight points in each of the four

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Individual games: Ed Bitler 265, Maynard Stevens 245, Gene Ackland 245.

Individual series: Ed Bitler 689, Butch Hacker 620, Reed Stevens 617.

Team games: Bottle Shop 640, Great Northern Outdoors 622, Pioneer Bar 621.

Team series: Bottle Shop 1766, Great Northern Outdoors 1756, Pioneer Bar 1675.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Maynard Stevens 7x = 245, Ed Bitler 6x = 265, Butch Hacker 5x = 235.

Games 50 or more above average: Maynard Stevens 245 (+67), Ed Bitler 265 (+59), Gene Ackland 245 (+55).

Splits converted: 3-6-7-10: Tom Coen.

3-10: Tom Coen, Ron Skow. 6-7-10: Rita Bohn.

Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Pioneer Bar 42, Lewis Silo 38, Cummings Lumber 32.5, A-1 Machine 32, Larsen Auto Center 24, Skol Bar 23.5.

Individual games: Chuck Kruse (CL) 246, Norm Hansen (A1) 245, Mike Renfroe (SB) 236.

Individual series: Chris Rowell (PB) 651, Mike Renfroe 624, Norm Hansen 618.

Team games: Lewis Silo 973, A-1 Machine 972, Lewis Silo 933.

Team series: Lewis Silo 2805, Pioneer Bar 2691, Skol Bar 2631.

Thursday Early Men’s Standings: Daefflers Qaulity Meats 61, Fab Four 61, Wikstrom Construction 58.5, American Family Siren 57.5, Grindell Law Offices 55.5, Frontier Trails 47.5, Hell Raisers 41.5, Red Iron Studios 33.5.

Individual games: Ed Bitler 289, Bruce Wikstrom 276, Lydell Larson 274.

Individual series: Ed Bitler 732, Brett Daeffler 707, Dennis Lieder 704.

Team games: Frontier Trails 719, Fab Four 698, Daefflers Quality Meats 693.

Team series: Frontier Trails 2042, Grindell Law Offices 1984, Hell Raisers 1950.

Consecutive strikes: Ed Bitler 7x = 279.

Other: Ed Bitler 700 series (702).

Games 50 pine or more above avg.: Ed Bitler 279 (+81), Dave Grindell 242 (+60), Dennis Lieder 233 (_61), Lydell Larson 243 (+68, Tim Pederson 224 (+52), Jason Pearson 234 (+61), Bruce Wikstrom 238 (+71).

Splite converted: 2-7-8: Mike Skow. 2-410: Brian McBroom and Lydell Larson. 310: Jim Wikstrom. 5-10: Brian McBroom.

Thursday Late Standings: Hansen Farms Inc. 41, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 35, Johnson Upholstery 35, Stotz & Company 29.5, Fisk Trucking 22.

Women’s games: Heather Wynn 154.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn 422.

Men’s games: Dale Frandsen 224, Lee Mangelsen 216, Dale Peterson 206.

Men’s series: Lee Mangelsen 602, Eugene Wynn Jr. 546, Dale Frandsen 543.

Team games: Stotz & Company 944, Hansen Farms Inc. 871, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 866.

Team series: Stotz & Company 2627, Hansen Farms Inc. 2476, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 2292.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: The Pin Heads 66, The Dozers 64, Frederic Design 62, The Leader 60, Pioneer Bar 51, Meyers Plus 49, Junque Art 47.

Individual games: Pat Traun 230, Margie Traun 191, Karen Carlson 188.

Individual series: Pat Traun 584, Karen Carlson 546, Margie Traun 529.

Team games: Junque Art 657, The Pin Heads 650, Frederic Design 614.

Team series: The Pin Heads 1920, Junque Art 1876, Frederic Design 1688.

Games 50 or more above average: Pat Traun Splits converted: 4-10: Judy Bennett. 310: Karen Carlson. 6-7: Judy Bennett. 510: Jen Ellefson.

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Monday Night Madness Standings: Mishaps 6, Eagle Lounge 6, Alleycats 4, Rodio Shack 4, Pepie’s Gals

quarters. The ‘Hawks were having better luck with the rim, stretching their lead in the second frame with 14 points.

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Individual games: Barbara Benson 223, Trish Nyren 183, Cathy Albrecht 176.

Individual series: Barbara Benson 611, Debra Mattson 468, Jessica EinbergerClau 448.

Team games (Handicap): Alleycats 658, Mishaps 640.

Team series (Handicap): Mishaps 1805, Alleycats 1721.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Sam’s Carpentry 45.4 Wolf Creek Log Furniture 40.5, Milltown Appliance 39, Edina Divas 36, McKenzie Lanes 34, Frederic Truck and Tractor 31, Bogus Pumpkins 27, Metal Products 19.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 215, Shirley Wilson 210, Toni Sloper 205.

Individual series: Shirley Wilson 579, Cindy Castellano 566, Yvone Snyder 547.

Team games (Handicap): Edina Divas 882.

Team series (Handicap): Milltown Appliance 2405.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: Jim’s Flooring 122, What the Ek 112, Lamar Stars 107, Mom’s Boys 105.5, Lemon Heads 103, Lane Crashers 95, The New Comers 81.5, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Brenda Lehmann 180, Liinda Larson 150, Barb Palmier 147.

Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 472, Linda Larson 417, Barb Palmier 402.

Men’s games: Glen Minnick 265, Kevin Ek 236, Jeff Lehmann 221.

Men’s series: Glen Minnick 632, Kevin Ek 622, Jeff Lehmann 609.

Team games: Lemon Heads 561 Team series: Jim’s Flooring 1574.

Tuesday Women’s Standings: Tomlinson Insurance 36, Cutting Edge Pro 33, Gutter Dusters 28, Kassel Tap 26.5, Hauge Dental 25, Custom Outfitter 21, Country Gals 19, LC’s Gals 15.5.

Individual games: Lonnie Stowell 222, Judy Sturgul 195, Kathy Braund 194.

Individual series: Lonnie Stowell 577, Kelley Hill 505, Kathy Braund 486.

Team games: Country Gals 828, LC’s Gals 812, Tomlinson Insurance 800.

Team series: Tomlinson Insurance 2350, Country Gals 2312, Cutting Edge Pro 2250.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: The Cobbler Shop 103,

Hack’s Pub 89.5, Steve’s Appliance 83.5, The Dugout 83.5, Dream Lawn 76.5, NelLo-Hill Farm 72.5, Centurview Park 71.5, McKenzie Lanes 60.

Individual games: Mark Kamish 269, Craig Willert 268, Ryan Wiemer 267.

Individual series: Mark Kamish 757, Craig Willert 700, Tom Moore 657.

Team games (Handicap): Dream Lawn 1282.

Team series (Handicap): Dream Lawn 3538.

Wednesday Early League Mixed Standings: Suzie Q’s 12, Cutting Edge 12, Hack’s Pub 12, Amrhien Painting 8, Pro Fab 8, Holiday StationStore 6, Top Spot 6, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Jeanne Kizer 256, Shirley Ince 179, Dixie Runberg 175.

Women’s series: Jeanne Kizer 541, Patty Walker 456, Dixie Runberg 455.

Men’s games: Merlin Fox 257, Bob Berg 215, Mike Welling 203.

Men’s series: Merlin Fox 632, Bob Berg 535, Mike Welling 519.

Team games (Handicap): Suzie Q’s 730.

Team series (Handicap): Suzie Q’s 1952.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Harvest Moon 44, Edina Realty 36, Tiger Express 34, McKenzie Lanes 34, Davy’s Construction 32, Reed’s Marina 26, Dalles Electricial 24, Hanjo Farms 24.

Individual games: Darren McKenzie 278, Jeff Henson 246, Jim McKenzie 231.

Individual series: Darren McKenzie 793, Jeff Henson 636, Dan Flaherty 633.

Team games (Handicap): Tiger Express 1055, Davy’s Construction 1018.

Team series (Handicap): Tiger Express 2961, Edina Realty 2821.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Cutting Edge Pro 70.5, Eagle Valley Bank 65, Hack’s Pub 64.5, Hauge Dental 62.5, RiverBank 62.5, Bont Chiropractic 58.5, Truhlsen Chiropractic 49.5, KJ’s 47.

Individual games: Connie Krech 228, Anita Bont 222, Holly Gutzmer 212.

Individual series: Holly Gutzmer 577, Carrie Schultz 536, Anita Bont 513.

Team games: KJ’s 816, Cutting Edge Pro 788, Bont Chiropractic 781.

Team series: Cutting Edge Pro 2270, Bont Chiropractic 2215, Hauge Dental 2095.

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LFG wrestlers get Johnson to second day at Badger

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer RIVER FALLS – The Luck-FredericGrantsburg wrestling team entered the Northern Badger tournament for the first time, getting at least one through to the second day, and finishing 11th out of 12 teams in Division 1.

“It was a little rough this year, but I see us improving in the upcoming years,” said coach Chris Bartlett, who had to enter the team on short notice, which had some kids missing out on the tournament for other family plans.

“The only way into the tournament is if someone drops out. So we had to get into this year because we don’t know when the next opportunity would be,” Bartlett said.

The best finish of the tournament was

by Brent Johnson at 130 pounds. Johnson pinned Patrick Baker of Spooner in 1:03 in the first round, but lost in round two by an 11-2 decision by Austin Moe. Johnson would end up winning three more matches during the tournament, but ended up losing to Moe again in round five of the consolation match. Johnson had a chance at seventh, but lost to Robert Ecklor of Barron.

Joe Christensen wrestled well at 189 according to Bartlett, but was one match away from making it to the second day of the tournament. Christensen had two pins

his tournament run.

J.P. Richey wrestled at 152 and Bartlett credited him for keeping the weight down over the Christmas break to do so. Richey went 1-2 on the day, winning one match by pin in just 19 seconds.

Other wrestlers earning wins included Evan Ryan, who didn’t feel well, but won an 8-3 decision at 119.

“The kids did all right, they got a taste of what a big tournament feels like. They also got to watch and see what it takes to be a good wrestler,” Bartlett said.

LFG’s next match is this Thursday, Jan. 6, against St. Croix Falls. The match is being hosted in Frederic beginning at 7 p.m.

The LFG wrestling team had the opportunity to compete at the Northern Badger tournament because another team dropped out. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

in his two wins on day one.

At 140, Ben Ackerley had a tough day, and coach Bartlett thought he’d make it to

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 3-0 7-1 Grantsburg Pirates Luck Cardinals 3-0 6-1 Webster Tigers 3-1 6-2 1-2 5-2 Unity Eagles Siren Dragons 1-2 5-3 1-3 4-4 Frederic Vikings St. Croix Falls Saints 0-4 1-7 Scores Tuesday, December 28 Bruce 56, Frederic 54 Grantsburg 65, McDonell Central 53 Spring Valley 55, Siren 43 Glenwood City 75, Webster 72 Wednesday, December 29 Grantsburg 51, Glenwood City 38 Webster 59, McDonell Central 45 Thursday, December 30 Siren 61, Boyceville 48 Tuesday, January 4 Clear Lake 60, St. Croix Falls 54 Frederic 48, Northwood 44 Unity 59, Prairie Farm 34 Luck 72, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 50 Siren 79, Turtle Lake 42 Upcoming Friday, January 7 6 p.m.

Siren at St. Croix Falls (DH) 7:30 p.m. Webster at Grantsburg (DH) Unity at Luck (DH) Saturday, January 8 2:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls at St. Croix Central Monday, January 10 7:30 p.m. Clear Lake at Webster Drummond at Siren Tuesday, January 11 6 p.m.

Frederic at Clear Lake Webster at Birchwood (DH) 7:30 p.m. Luck at Shell Lake (DH) Turtle Lake at Grantsburg Chetek at Unity St. Croix Falls at Osceola

BOYS HOCKEY

Two Rivers Conference Team Conf. Overall Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 2-0-0 4-6-0 WSFLGUS Blizzard 2-1-0 9-2-1 Minneapolis 1-0-0 8-1-1 Legacy Christian Academy 1-1-1 2-5-1 Moose Lake Area 1-1-0 7-3-0 North Branch 1-2-0 2-6-0 Pine City/Rush City 0-3-0 2-10-0 Scores Tuesday, December 28 Blizzard 2, Stoughton 1 Wednesday, December 29 Wausau East 5, Blizzard 1 Tuesday, January 4 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 3, Blizzard 2 Upcoming Saturday, January 8 3 p.m.

Legacy Christian Academy at Grantsburg Tuesday, January 11 TBD Blizzard at Moose Lake, Minn.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 2-0 5-0 Siren Dragons St. Croix Falls Saints 2-1 6-2 Frederic Vikings 2-1 5-3 2-1 3-5 Webster Tigers Unity Eagles 1-1 5-2 0-2 3-4 Grantsburg Pirates Luck Cardinals 0-3 3-4 Scores Tuesday, December 28 Glenwood City 59, Webster 41 Baldwin-Woodville 49, Grantsburg 32 Wednesday, December 29 Grantsburg 51, Glenwood City 45 Baldwin-Woodville 51, Webster 39 Tuesday, January 4 St. Croix Falls 43, Clear Lake 28 Northwood 47, Frederic 27 Unity 52, Prairie Farm 29 Upcoming Friday, January 7 6 p.m.

Webster at Grantsburg (DH) Unity at Luck (DH) 7:30 p.m. Siren at St. Croix Falls (DH) Tuesday, January 11 6 p.m.

Luck at Shell Lake (DH) 7:30 p.m. Solon Springs at Frederic Webster at Birchwood (DH) Northwood at Siren Grantsburg at Cumberland Thursday, January 13 7:30 p.m. Unity at Clear Lake

GYMNASTICS Upcoming

Thursday, January 6 6:30 p.m. Rush City, Minn., at Grantsburg Friday, January 7 6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls/Unity at Superior

GIRLS HOCKEY

WSFLGUS Blizzard 6-5-2 Scores Tuesday, December 28 Blizzard 7, Ashland 4 Blizzard 9, Black River Falls Co-op 0 Wednesday, December 29 Blizzard 2, Superior 2 Tuesday, January 4 Blizzard 4, New Richmond 3 (OT) Upcoming Thursday, January 6 7 p.m.

New Richmond at Siren Saturday, January 8 2 p.m.

Chippewa Falls/Menomonie at Grantsburg

WRESTLING

Upcoming Thursday, January 6 7 p.m.

Turtle Lake/Clayton at Unity St. Croix Falls at Frederic Friday, January 7 TBD St. Croix Falls at Chetek Saturday, January 8 9 a.m.

LFG at New Richmond Unity at New Richmond Tuesday, January 11 7 p.m.

LFG at Spring Valley Osceola at St. Croix Falls Thursday, January 13 7 p.m.

LFG at Unity

the second day. Ackerley won his first match of the tournament by a 5-2 decision, but lost the following two, which ended

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tunes on the offensive ends of the court.

While they only led by six points at the half, they stretched that lead to 15 points by the end of the third frame, making it all but impossible for the Pirates to recover.

Baldwin stretched their lead to 17 points in the final minutes, winning by a 49-32 final.

Grantsburg 51, Glenwood City 45 The Pirates recovered on Wednesday’s round of contests against the hosting Glenwood City girls. In spite of trailing by three points at the end of the first quarter, they used a pair of Haley Larson 3-pointers to regain the lead and keep it for the duration, outscoring the ‘Hilltoppers by a 16-4 margin in the second quarter.

The game was close the whole way, with the Glenwood City girls recovering a bit in the final frame, racking up 19 points to the Pirates 14.

Senior Kortney Morrin’s 17 points was the high mark for either squad followed

by Larson’s 13 and Kylie Pewe’s seven points - a number she achieved with 5-5 free throw proficiency.

But everyone who played scored on both squads, and the overall contest was quite tight, including a controversial technical foul in the fourth quarter that Pirate head coach Adam Hale felt was “not deserved,” in his opinion.

In the end, Hale’s girls held on for the win, 51-45, giving them a much-needed The Prediction King has finally returned from an extended vacation to the island of Oahu in Hawaii. “I spent a lot of time surfing and snorkeling and even learned to do the traditional hula dance.

As with polka dancing, I’d always pretended like I THE SWAMI knew how to hula.

Until this trip, that is,” he said before breaking into an impromptu demonstration. His record in his last prevacation prediction stint was a lackluster 7-4, which makes his seasonal mark 15-8 or 65 percent.

The Swami

PREDICTS

Amery takes first place at Badger RIVER FALLS – The Amery Warriors wrestling team scored 294 points among 12 teams in Division 1, earning them a first-place finish. River Falls came in second place with a score of 219.

Six Warriors earned top-five finishes including Chad Bartschenfeld’s first-place finish at 112. Gabe Paulson placed second at 145, Mitch Nichols placed third at 130, and Kyle Larson, 125, Connor Friese, 119 and Keenon Luke, 103, each took fifth overall. In sixth place was Jared Nelson at 160, taking eighth was Garrett Meagher at 140, and in 12th place was Derek Kobs at 189. boost as they head back into the second half of regular season play.

The Pirates have a 3-4 overall record, but 0-2 in conference play. They host Webster on Friday, Jan 7, and then travel to Cumberland for a nonconference match with the Beavers on Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Glenwood City 59, Webster 41 The Webster girls basketball team played a pair of games last week in Glenwood City for a holiday tournament, but couldn’t pull out a win. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, Tigers played the hosting Hilltoppers but fell behind early when they trailed 188 after the first quarter.

The Tigers only put up four points in the second quarter, but were also able to hold Glenwood City to seven. The Hilltoppers controlled much of the second half, and the Tigers fell despite a solid night offensively for Mary Johnson, who led with 16 points. Michelle Gibbs had 11.

Baldwin-Woodville 51, Webster 39 In the second game of tournament action in Glenwood City, the Tiger girl’s basketball team lost to Baldwin-Woodville on Wednesday, Dec. 29. No game stats were available at press time for points totals.

Youth Hockey

Burnett Blizzard Bantam A + B Sunday, Jan. 2

Blizzard 3, River Valley 3

Goals: Paige Young, Andrew Coy, Drew Alderman.

Assist: Carter Lee.

This week’s games:

Boys: Luck 54, Unity 44; Grantsburg 53, Webster 47; Siren 70, St. Croix Falls 49; St. Croix Central 66, St. Croix Falls 39; Siren 60, Drummond 50; Webster 49, Clear Lake 40; Webster 47, Birchwood 29; Grantsburg 80, Turtle Lake 50; Clear Lake 60, Frederic 42; Luck 71, Shell Lake 33; Unity 68, ChetekWeyerhaeuser 40; Osceola 60, St. Croix Falls 41 Girls: Luck 44, Unity 43; Webster 53, Grantsburg 43; Siren 50, St. Croix Falls 48; Frederic 68, Solon Springs 38; Grantsburg 55, Cumberland 38; Siren 57, Northwood 45; Luck 61, Shell Lake 32 The Swami answers all e-mails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com.

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

Finding common ground in the goose blind

Military veterans find solace on hunting retreat

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer ROCHESTER, Minn. – Some will never understand what it’s like to have fought in a war, but for those who have, the reintegration process from wartime to civilian life can be an ongoing battle. In many cases, the sights, sounds and horrors of war are lingering side effects that never go away.

Some veterans however, find solace in nature. Whether it’s sitting in the deer stand on a frosty morning, crisscrossing a milo field in search of pheasants, or hunkering down in a goose blind, veterans can find ways to cope.

Programs such as Project New Hope, Operation: Outdoors and Beyond and For The Veteran … By A Veteran, are just a handful of programs that continue to offer a helping hand for retired and wounded veterans, as well as those still active with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Project New Hope, for instance, offers military retreats for veterans as well as their families, and can also provide counseling. Operation: Outdoors and Beyond, founded by Jeff Butler of Frederic, helps reconnect veterans and their families to the outdoors through hunting and fishing, and For The Veteran … By A Veteran helps answer questions and provide valuable information for veterans who are retired or have been medically discharged.

On a snowy weekend in early December, these programs, in cooperation with several guides and landowners, came together to show their appreciation for 10 veterans totaling more than 120 years of military service to the country. Army, National Guard, Marines, Navy and Army reservists, including several Purple Heart recipients, participated in a goose hunt

1st Sgt. Rick Wilhelmy marches back to the goose blind with a pair of geese during a successful goose hunt.

Veterans, guides and landowners pause for a group photo after a successful Saturday goose hunt held near Rochester, Minn., in early December, 2010. The hunt was held as part of several programs that aid in the reintegration process from war to civilian life. – Photos by Jeff Butler

near Rochester, Minn., where there was no shortage of geese, and no shortage of fun.

“It was just a great weekend! The guides and veterans all just melded together into a group that felt like we all grew up together. There was no mercy in the bantering,” said Lt. Col. Doug Stubbe of Webster, who has been on at least two recent deployments to Iraq. He and his family have also been on the military retreats as part of Project New Hope, but the goose hunt seemed to serve up something more.

“Once I arrived it was the first time in years I have been able to 100-percent relax and enjoy the camaraderie and the hunting,” Stubbe said.

Getting things started The very first goose hunt was organized in December of 2009 and 1st Sgt. Rick Wilhelmy, of Siren, and a good friend, 1st. Sgt Jeff Dran, made the drive from Fort Riley, Kan., to join the rest of the goose hunters.

Shortly after that first-annual hunt, Wilhelmy went back for his third deployment to Iraq and Dran headed back to Iraq on his fifth deployment.

Stubbe had already been deployed to Iraq in 2009, but was on his way home shortly after the first-annual hunt, while two others were heading back to war.

“Almost to the day, two of my buddies went back, as one good buddy came home. Those are things you think about as a veteran,” said Butler, who served during the Vietnam War, and has been a big part in bringing Project New Hope to Wisconsin.

It wasn’t long after the first-annual goose hunt that plans were already being made for the hunt in 2010.

It wasn’t clear if Wilhelmy would be back from Iraq for the second-annual hunt, but late one night, Butler received a welcomed call from Wilhelmy, who wanted to know when the hunt was going to be. He had just gotten back from Iraq and was eager to get into the goose blind again.

This time, Stubbe and Butler would make the trip to Rochester together, and got a head start with an early bird hunt on Friday, Dec. 3, along with Wilhelmy and other veterans and guides.

Within an hour, two big honkers flew into the decoys, and Butler and Wilhelmy dropped both birds, which signaled the start of what would become a memorable weekend for all involved.

After the snowfall Friday’s half-day hunt featured eight

downed geese from two different blinds, but Saturday’s hunt proved very different.

A heavy snowfall the night before had guides brimming with excitement.

“Saturday was the best day following the snowfall on Friday night … all the guides kept telling us ‘Wait till tomorrow morning, guys,’” Butler recalled.

The guides turned out to be right. Saturday was filled with geese, laughs, and of course, a military style of banter.

“We saw so many d—- geese we were rapidly pushing our spherical objects to the wall to keep up with them,” Wilhelmy exclaimed.

The blinds were full as well, not only with geese but 10 veterans of all branches in the military, ranging in rank from lieutenant colonel, major, first sergeant and sergeants and privates.

“After a barrage of shots, Lt. Col. Doug Stubbe would jump out of the pits and go retrieve the geese,” Butler recalled. “The guides would yell ‘Hey Colonel, you don’t have to do that, that’s what we are here for and you have privates and sergeants to do that for you’ ... not Doug, it’s all about the whole hunting experience for him and he said he always enjoys playing retriever.”

There were very few quiet moments during Saturday’s hunt, but during a wait and watch moment, Wilhelmy’s phone began to ring, and to his and everyone

else’s surprise, it was his good friend, 1st.

Sgt. Dran, calling from Iraq.

After putting Dran on speakerphone, everyone was able to say hi, and guides blasted the air with their goose calls, making Dran feel as if he were right there with them, even though he was a world away from home.

“It was a highlight of the weekend,” said Butler. “Guides and landowners gave all of us one incredible, awesome weekend, but hearing Jeff and listening to him laugh from way over in Iraq was that special moment nobody will ever forget ... It got real quiet in the pits after that for a few minutes before someone finally says ‘Here they come, get ready boys, these are locked into us – take ‘em.’”

Beyond the hunt It was a highlight too, for some of those who didn’t participate in the goose hunt.

Wilhelmy is the son of Dave and Reeny Wilhelmy of Siren. From the goose hunting experience, Dave could see a marked change in his son, who has seen his share of combat while fighting in Iraq.

“When he starts talking about the goose hunt, his eyes light up. You can’t put a value on that,” Dave said. “This Project New Hope, the activities and what it’s done is unbelievable.”

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Dave has high regards for what Project New Hope and other organizations have done to help the reintegration process for troops coming back to civilian life. And if goose hunting offers an escape for troops and veterans alike, there’s certainly no shortage of people willing to help.

“Being able to take the time to help people who have done so much for our country and way of life was a very positive experience for me,” said goose guide Bob Cook. “Seeing the smiles on their faces when they were able to get a goose reminded me of why we enjoy hunting so much and being able to give that experience to those who are doing things to allow us the right to continue to do so is something I won’t forget.”

Doing their part The December goose hunt will be featured on an upcoming episode of “The Industry TV,” a program on the Sportsman Channel. Last year’s hunt was also aired on the Sportsman Channel.

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“My business is to create hunting products that teach people how to communicate with wildlife and help them be more successful in the field,” Mike Dukart said. “The reason I got involved with Project New Hope was to be a part of helping those coming back from war to transition into society as best as possible. If I can show them a good time with what I do and let them know that the American Dream is still alive and within their reach I am simply doing my part.”

For more information, to donate or find out how you can help, visit the Project New Hope Web site, founded by Bruce Billington, at www.projectnewhope.net or for information on Operation: Outdoors and Beyond visit www.outdoorsandbeyond.org. For The Veteran … By A Veteran, which was founded by Mike Mills, a retired staff sergeant wounded during the Iraq war, can be found at www.fortheveteran.com.

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LTC Doug Stubbe, Webster, takes aim from the goose pits as 1st Sgt. Rick Wilhelmy, Siren, (pictured third from front) observes and is ready for a backup shot if needed. – Photo by Jeff Butler

Opportunities abound at Crex Meadows in January

Snowshoe hike during the full moon

GRANTSBURG – Whether you’re a snowshoe enthusiast or a first-timer, this is the event for you. Join the staff at Crex Meadows in a naturalist-led snowshoe

hike through the wildlife area during the full moon. The program will begin indoors with a short presentation about the history of snowshoeing, followed by a hike through the wildlife area. You can bring your own snowshoes or borrow theirs, and they have 20 pairs available for free rental so call Ali Thomas (Cordie), Natural Resources Educator at the Crex to reserve a pair at 715-463-2739. The event

is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10, beginning at 6 p.m., and the cost is free.

Those who sign up will meet at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Center.

Special speaker at Crex GRANTSBURG – Crex Meadows is starting a new series beginning this January. Every month Crex will have an expert who specializes in furbearers, wolves,

fish, plants, birds, hiking and other natural resources-related fields give a presentation. Join them to kick off the series Tuesday, Jan. 18, 7-8 p.m., with Wisconsin Furbearer Resources, presented by Steve Hoffman, WI DNR Wildlife Biologist and Educator. This is a no-cost presentation.

For more information call 715-463-2739. submitted

Successful bow hunt

Successful opener for Schommer family

Mark Keys of Frederic shot this 10-point buck with a 17-1/2-inch spread while bow hunting. – Photo submitted

The opening weekend of the 2010 gun-deer opener was a successful one for the Gary Schommer family. From (L to R): Ryan Nafe, 17, with his 10-point buck, Lynsey Bilicke, 12, with a doe, and Jacob Bilicke, 13, with his 10-point buck. Back row (L to R): Gary Schommer, grandfather, and dad Trevor Bilicke. – Photo submitted

Ashley A. Anderson, Osceola, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

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Jane L. Fridley De-Bigit, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Daniel L. Fuhman, Stacy, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Elio L Garcia, Clear Lake, operating w/PAC>=-0.15, OWI, license revoked 12 months, 12-month ignition interlock, AODA assessment and compliance, $817.50; reckless driving - endanger safety, $389.50; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Jonathan C. Green, Superior, county municipality disorderly conduct, not guilty plea.

Kevin M. Hagen, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Peter D. Halverson, Moorhead, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

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Katrina M. Mulroy, Amery, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, not guilty plea.

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Derek C. Wallen, Apple Valley, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Eileen M. Wedin, Frederic, inattentive driving, $187.94.

Mark L. Welton, Tony, speeding, $175.30.

Eliot F. Wright, Clayton, speeding, $175.30.

Runle H. Yussuf, Barron, speeding, $175.30.

Juliana Zlatevski, Fargo, N.D., speeding, $175.30.

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NOTICE TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE MONTHLY MEETING The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall On Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

Agenda: Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items Pay bills and look at correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

TOWN OF SIREN - BOARD MEETING

The Town of Siren will hold a Board Meeting on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Siren Town Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 7 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 527769 19-20L

NOTICE OF CAUCUS TOWN OF MILLTOWN MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a caucus will be held in the Town of Milltown, on Monday, January 10, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Milltown Fire Hall, for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot to suceed the present incumbents listed. The term of office is for two years beginning on April 12, 2011.

INCUMBENT OFFICE Town Board Chairperson Harlen Hegdal Town Board Supervisor Clifford Gustafson Town Board Supervisor Christopher Nelson Town Clerk Virgil Hansen Town Treasurer Mary Sue Morris Virgil Hansen, Town Clerk 527955 19-20L 9-10a,d WNAXLP Town of Milltown

TOWN OF MEENON CAUCUS NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a town caucus will be held Monday, January 10, 2011, 7 p.m., at the Meenon Town Hall for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two (2) years beginning on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

OFFICE INCUMBENT Town Board Chairperson Chris Sybers Town Board Supervisor Randy Strese Town Board Supervisor Shawn Rachner Town Clerk Suzanna M. Eytcheson Town Treasurer Brenda Mulroy The regular monthly meeting will follow the caucus.

Suzanna M. Eytcheson Town Clerk 528099 9a 20L WNAXLP

NOTICE TOWN OF EUREKA

TOWN OF MCKINLEY PUBLIC NOTICE The Regular monthly Board meeting for the Town of McKinley will be held On Tues., Jan. 11, 2011, 7 p.m. At The Town hall. Agenda will be posted at the Town Hall.

Notice is hereby given to electors, in the Town of McKinley, that immediately following the regular mmeting, a Caucus for the purpose of nominations shall be held for the offices of Town Chairperson, two (2) Supervisors and 527951 19-20L Treasurer.

Deborah Grover, Clerk (Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the action of AgStar Financial Services, FLCA v.

James D. Fredrick, et al, Polk County Case no. 09CV850, I will sell at public auction in the main lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 10 a.m., the following described premises, located in Polk County, Wisconsin: The N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the property described in that deed filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, as Document No. 484327 in Volume 558 of Records, Page 186.

A parcel located in the N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 600 feet; thence south 245 feet; thence west 600 feet; thence north 245 feet to the point of beginning.

Property Address: 554 75th Street, Clear Lake, Wisconsin.

Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee, and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.”

Terms of Sale: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale. /s/Sheriff Tim Moore Polk County, Wisconsin James Flory Wiley Law, S.C. 21 South Barstow Street Post Office Box 629 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0629 Phone: (715) 835-6171 Fax: (715) 835-4222

Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 Meeting Starts After Town Caucus At Eureka Town Hall Agenda to be posted: 1) Eureka Town Hall 2) Eureka Town Garage 3) Eureka Clerk’s Office Agenda also posted on town Web site: www.townofeureka.org

NOTICE TOWN OF EUREKA TOWN CAUCUS

NOTICE

Thurs., Jan. 13, 2011 Town Hall 7 p.m.

Also posted on town Web site: www.townofeureka.org 528217 20L 10a,d WNAXLP

(Jan. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EVELYN JORGENSON, a/k/a C. Evelyn Jorgenson, a/k/a Clara Evelyn Jorgenson Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 10 PR 90 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was October 24, 1920, and date of death was October 22, 2010. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: Comforts of Home, 343 McKenney Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Suite 500, before Jenell Anderson, Probate Registrar, on January 24, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter.

You need not appear unless you object. The application may be granted if no objection is made.

2. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before April 4, 2011.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Please check with personal representative/attorney below for exact time and date. /s/Jenell Anderson Probate Registrar Jan. 3, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

NOTICE OF CAUCUS TOWN OF ANDERSON

January 11, 2011, 7 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, of a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, for the following offices to succeed the present incumbents. The term for town offices is for two (2) years beginning on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

OFFICE INCUMBENT Town Board Chairperson Jeremy Gronski Town Board Supervisor James Ulmaniec Town Board Supervisor Tim Harmon NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the town caucus will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Town of Anderson Hall.

Jessica King, Clerk 528269 20L 10a WNAXLP

The January meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

Ann Peterson 527996 Clerk-Treasurer 20L

NOTICE

Town of Luck

Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Agenda: 1. Reading of the minutes 2. Treasurer’s report 3. Review and pay bills 4. Patrolman’s report Any additional agenda will be posted in the Luck Town Hall and clerk’s office.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk

Polk Co. marriage license

Sandra J. Nelson, New Richmond and Keith A. Beckstrom, town of Alden, issued Dec. 25, 2010.

Brie K. Simon, village of Balsam Lake and Corbin C. Paulson, village of Luck, issued Dec. 28, 2010.

Adrianna L. Otte, Luck and Michael B. DeBoer, Luck, issued Dec. 28, 2010.

NOTICE OF MEETING Village of Frederic The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, January 10, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk 528004 20L

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

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

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Dena M. Stehr, 98, Amery, Dec. 10, 2010.

Myrtle M. Epley, 93, Lincoln Township, Dec. 16, 2010.

Carol L. Clark, 68, Clear Lake, Dec. 19, 2010.

John L. Schneider, 32, Eureka Township, Dec. 19, 2010.

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(Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUSAN E. WRIGHT Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 10 PR 86 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was January 10, 1935, and date of death was November 13, 2010.

The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 1971 60th Ave., County Road K, Osceola, WI 54020.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before March 28, 2011.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar December 17, 2010 D. Peter Seguin, Attorney 110 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-3200

Must have excellent people skills and be detail-oriented. Retail experience preferred, but not required. Flexible schedule and benefits available. Add’l. $2.50 per hour for weekend hours.

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Yard/Shipping Receiving

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Virgil Hansen, Clerk

Full-Time Cook & Caregiver for 2nd & 3rd Shift

Bureau Federation, which endorsed Walker for governor. Bruins says Brancel is a good communicator who will fight hard for farmers.

“He’s very reasonable, he does see the big picture, and I’m sure he’s excited to be part of the Walker team to help grow our economy.”

Scott Schultz is the executive director of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, which didn’t endorse a gubernatorial candidate.

Schultz says he hopes Brancel will pick up on some of the key ag issues from the outgoing Doyle administration, which includes working lands initiatives and conservation programs.

“We hope to work with him to strength the position of the Wisconsin family farmers,” says Schultz.

Brancel also served as the Wisconsin director of the USDA Farm Service Agency.

Lately he’s worked as a state liaison for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Monthly Board Meeting Monday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall

HELP WANTED

Scott Walker has announced members of his administration. This includes Ben Brancel, a longtime figure in Wisconsin farming, who’ll now lead the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, his second time as secretary as he also served under Gov. Tommy Thompson.

Bill Bruins is the president of the Wisconsin Farm

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TOWN OF MILLTOWN

by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Gov.-elect

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NOTICE

The Next Meeting Of The Meenon Town Board Will Be Held On Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, Immediately Following The Caucus Which Is Scheduled For 7 p.m.

Agenda items to include: Chairman’s, Supervisor’s and Treasurer’s reports; road report; minutes of last meeting; and approval of payment vouchers.

Respectfully submitted, Suzanna M. Eytcheson 528271 Meenon Town Clerk 20L 10a

Farm groups weigh in on DATCP appointee

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The Town of Trade Lake will hold the Town Caucus on Monday, January 24, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Trade Lake Town Hall to nominate candidates for the town offices to be voted on at the April election.

527953 Deborah L. Christian, Clerk 19-20L 9a www.tradelakewi.com

MEETING NOTICE

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TOWN OF TRADE LAKE CAUCUS

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NOTICE

Notices/Employment Opportunity

Agenda: I. Call to order. II. Election of officers. III. Minutes. IV. Financial reports. V. Operations report. VI. Unfinished business: 528011 20L A. CDBG. VII. New business. VIII. Adjourn.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT VILLAGE OF SIREN

Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Village of Siren, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held by the Plan Commission on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at 10 a.m., at the Village Hall, 24049 First Avenue, Village of Siren, Wisconsin, at the request of the Village Board on an application for a Conditional Use Permit: 23936 Highway 35; PID 07-181-2-38-16-17-2 01-000024000, (at the northeast corner of Landquist Street and Highway 35), to use the property as Residential in a C-2 Highway Commercial area.

All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. Information on the proposal is available at the Village Office at 24049 First Avenue.

Marty Shutt, Administrator January 12 & 19, 2011 528212 20-21L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF CAUCUS TOWN OF STERLING Monday, January 17, 2011 - 7 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to the electors of the Town of Sterling that a caucus will be held on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center - 2510 241st St., for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following offices to be voted on at a spring election to be held April 5, 2011: Two (2) Town Supervisors to succeed Dan Hinkel and Duane Doolittle whose terms expire. One (1) Town Chairman to succeed Tom Schweitzer whose term expires. The terms of offices are for two years beginning on April 12, 2011.

Julie Peterson, Clerk 528244 20L 10a WNAXLP

NOTICE OF CAUCUS - TOWN OF LUCK

January 11, 2011 STATE OF WISCONSIN, POLK COUNTY TOWN OF LUCK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, of a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, for the following offices to succeed the present incumbents. The term for town offices is for two years beginning on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.

OFFICE INCUMBENT Town Board Chairperson............................Dean Johansen Town Board Supervisor.................................Greg Marsten Town Board Supervisor...................................Larry Wright Constable....................................................Curtis Schmidt NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the town caucus will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at 8 p.m., in the Luck Town Hall.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 528276 20L WNAXLP

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Town of Daniels, in the County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, that a Town Caucus for said town will be held at the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 7 p.m., to nominate candidates for the different town offices to be voted for at the Town Election to be held on the first Tuesday in April of this year (2011). The Monthly Town Board Meeting will follow the Caucus.

Dated this 27th day of December 2010.

Ellen M. Ellis, Clerk Daniels Town Clerk 527703 19-20L WNAXLP

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

TANAJA L. MROSZAK, DANIEL MROSZAK, Defendants.

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, Added Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 508 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $113,333.67, entered by the court on August 19, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

The North 417.5 feet of the West 417.5 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Twenty-six (26), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 018-00519-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 148 20th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005.

PLACE OF SALE: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI. DATE & TIME OF SALE: February 23, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (262) 523-6400

NOTICE OF VILLAGE CAUCUS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Village of Webster, in the County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, that a Village Caucus for said Village will be held at the Village Hall, 7505 Main Street West in said Village on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. to nominate candidates for the different Village offices to be voted for at the Village Election to be held on April 5, 2011.

Offices to be filed with nominations are: One Village President and Three Village Trustees Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk Village of Webster Posted December 20, 2010 Published December 29, 2010 & January 5, 2011

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Thursday, January 20, 2011, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake

TOWN OF DANIELS NOTICE OF CAUCUS

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD M. POTTING, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 449 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 17, 2010, in the amount of $83,043.56, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as: Beginning at a point on North line of said forty-acre tract that is 66 rods, 6 feet West of the Northeast corner thereof, thence East on said North line 450 feet, thence South parallel with East line of said forty, 8 rods, thence West parallel with North line of said forty 450 feet, thence North 8 rods to point of beginning, except that portion lying North and East of State Trunk Highway No. 87 as now laid out and traveled across said forty, and except, that portion used as said State Trunk Highway No. 87. Also except part to State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation in Volume 970, page 32, as Document No. 697425.

PIN: 046-00906-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2465 Old State Road 87, Cushing, WI 54006.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

MARK J. DOBBERPUHL, and NICOLE L. DOBBERPUHL Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 410 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 11, 2010, in the amount of $166,928.92, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of the Fifth Addition to the Village of Dresser, located in Outlot Nineteen (19) of the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Dresser, said Plat being located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE1/4 OF SE1/4), Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West, Village of Dresser, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 116-00211-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 523 East Ave. North, Dresser, WI 54009.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

ACCOUNTANT/CPA

Stotz & Company, a CPA firm, located in Grantsburg, WI, is currently seeking a full-time, experienced CPA or Accountant.

Skills required: • Accounting skills a must, with some years of public accounting experience (or equivalent) strongly desired.

• Knowledge of public utility or government audit procedures is a plus.

• Bookkeeping.

• Computer aptitude.

• Income tax preparation.

If you possess these skills, please send letter, resume and references to:

Stotz & Company, CPA P.O. Box 55 Grantsburg, WI 54840 Fax: 715-755-4813 E-mail: bobswitalla@hotmail.com

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SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

The Siren Sanitary District meeting will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Siren Town Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 6:30 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 527768 19-20L

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 BANK MUTUAL Plaintiff vs.

DEAN A. SOMERS TERESA J. SOMERS Defendants.

Case No.: 09CV895 Case Code: 30404 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on June 8, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on the 16th day of February, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 13, Block 47, Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 344 Washington Street N., St. Croix Falls, WI. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check within ten days after confirmation of sale.

Dated this 27th day of December, 2010. /s/Timothy Moore Polk County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala, Lawyer WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff 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 obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

KRIS J. PETERSON, and CITIFINANCIAL, INC., Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 225 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 16, 2010, in the amount of $131,130.21, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Part of Lot 1, Block 16, Third Addition to Lawson City, Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 113 feet to the point of beginning of the Parcel to be described, thence continuing Southerly a distance of 64 feet, thence East to the East line of said Lot 1, thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 64 feet, thence West to the point of beginning.

PIN: 146-00184-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 404 Main Street, Luck, WI 54853.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY GREENTREE SERVICING, LLC., successor in interest to Greenpoint Credit, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY A. DICK JANE DOE, marital spouse DISCOVER CARD CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) NA MIDWEST DIESEL SERVICE ORIX FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendants.

Case No: 10 CV 443 Case Code: 30404 Case Type: Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 3rd day of August, 2010, I will sell at public auction in the front lobby/foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, County of Polk, Wisconsin on February 16, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot Fifty-six (56), Pixie Acres Mobile Home Second Addition, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX PARCEL NO.: 151-004480000.

ADDRESS: 603 Parkins Ave., Milltown, WI. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% down of amount bid in cash or certified check at the time of sale made payable to Clerk of Courts; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

SALE SUBJECT TO: Property to be sold as a whole “AS IS” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, tenant rights and leases, real estate taxes, accrued and accruing special assessments, if any, penalties and interest. Purchaser to pay all recording fees, Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax and cost of title evidence.

Dated this 10th day of December, 2010. /s/Timothy Moore Polk County Sheriff Attorney Sam Kaufman 201 S. Marr Street Fond du Lac, WI 54936

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TOWN OF CLAM FALLS CAUCUS Notice is hereby given that the town caucus will be held at the Clam Falls Town Hall at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Town residents will have the opportunity to nominate candidates for town chairperson (Gregory S. Anderson, incumbent); and two town supervisors (incumbents Robert Carlson & Guy Foltz).

MEETING NOTICE

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The monthly meeting of the Clam Falls Town Board will be held immediately following the caucus, Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the town hall. Agenda: Minutes of last meeting; treasurer’s report; driveway ordinance; road report; correspondence; pay bills; any other business to legally come before the board. A closed session will follow the monthly meeting for the purpose of discussing employee issues.

Betty Knutson, Clerk 528023 20L 10a

TOWN OF APPLE RIVER POLK COUNTY WISCONSIN

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011

NOTICE OF RABIES VACCINATION AND DOG LICENSE REQUIREMENTS Pursuant to Section 174.052, Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to all owners of dogs in Polk County that rabies vaccinations and dog licenses are required under the statutes.

Vaccination by a veterinarian against rabies of all dogs is required (Section 95.21(2)) within 30 days after the dog reaches 5 months of age and revaccinated within one year after the initial vaccination. Older vaccinated dogs must be revaccinated when the certificate expires or within 3 years of the previous vaccination. Notice is hereby further given that evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies must be presented before a license can be issued.

All dogs 5 months of age or older require a license. The minimum license fee for neutered males or spayed females is $3.00, upon presentation of evidence attesting to the same, and $8.00 for the unneutered male or unspayed female dog. Multiple dog licenses are $35.00 for the first 12 dogs and $3.00 for each additional dog.

2011 dog licenses can be obtained from your local treasurer.

Polk County Board By 528090 20L 10a,d Carole T. Wondra, Polk County Clerk

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the Town of Apple River, on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

Office Incumbent Town Board Chairperson Rick Scoglio Town Board Supervisor No. 1 Dave Waterman Town Board Supervisor No. 2 Ansel Johnson Town Clerk Tom Sykes Town Treasurer Linda Peterson NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above-listed offices is scheduled and will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m., at the town hall.

Tom Sykes, Town Clerk 528100 9d 20L WNAXLP

(Dec. 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA M. KLEIN, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 360 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 20, 2010, in the amount of $213,519.02, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 16, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 17, Plat of Chappy’s Sunrise Park Subdivision, Town of Laketown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2484 204th Street, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KAY NO.: 030-00958-0000.

Dated this 15th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Marie M. Flannery State Bar #1045309 Bloomer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (262816)

JANUARY IS NATIONAL RADON AWARENESS MONTH SHOULD I TEST FOR RADON?

Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. You can’t see, smell or taste radon, but it may be a problem in your home. Radon is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths each year. Your home traps radon inside, where it can build up. Any home may have a radon problem. This means new and old homes, well-sealed and drafty homes, and homes with or without basements. You should test for radon. Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon. Polk County serves as the Radon Information Center (RIC) for Burnett, Washburn, Douglas and Polk counties.

Polk Co. Health Dept.

ATTN.: Patty 100 Polk Co. Plaza, Ste. 180 Balsam Lake, WI 54810

715-485-8500

COUPON EXPIRES JAN. 31, 2011

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For a limited time, bring this coupon to the Polk, Burnett, Douglas or Washburn County Health Dept. for a $5 radon test kit (normally $8) or mail this coupon with your name, address, phone and $7 (includes $2 shipping) to:

Notices

PLANT FOREMAN

Weir Minerals Linatex manufactures wear-resistant components for the mining industry and has an immediate opening for a Plant Foreman at our St. Croix Falls, WI facility. Responsibilities include providing daily direction to a specific group of hourly employees. This is a management position that requires supervisory experience. The individual will review employee performance, implement disciplinary action and requires excellent organization, problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills. Qualified individuals must have graduated from high school or equivalent, have five or more years of relevant job experience, including supervisory experience, LEAN manufacturing and leadership experience, and strong computer/MRP experience. Competitive salary and benefit package.

528056 9a,d,e 20L Only current applications will be considered. Cover letter, resumes, and salary requirements must be received by January 12, 2011. E-mail to: weirlinatexjobs@yahoo.com

HELP WANTED

Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action Employer

Office Sales Coordinator/ Sales Associate Entry-Level Part-Time Position 16-24 Hours A Week

Duties include: Ordering office supplies for the store, stocking and cleaning shelves, year-end inventory, assisting customers in the front office/ store, answering phones and misc. office duties.

Must have excellent communication and customer service skills, be organized and detail oriented.

General computer knowledge and skills, cash handling experience helpful, be able to complete multiple tasks and deal with deadline pressures while remaining positive. A skills test will be given.

Application deadline January 7, 2011 Send resume to or apply in person at:

INTER-COUNTY COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Att: Human Resources Dept.

303 North Wisconsin Ave., P.O. Box 490 Frederic, WI 54837

715-327-4236 • Fax 715-327-4870 iccpaonline@centurytel.net Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5

CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP LEGAL NOTICE ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

I Gregory John, McGrath am not a legal; “person” born or naturalized in the federal “United States” I am NOT subject to the jurisdiction of the legislative nor of the legislative democracy of the federal “United States” (District of Columbia, U.S., Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa) or other territory, area or enclave “within the United States,” nor do I live on an Army base. I was not born nor naturalized a 14th Amendment citizen of, or in the District of Columbia (D.C.) therefore, I am an “alien” with respect to the federal “United States” - The term “United States” or U.S.” are NOT to be construed under any circumstances to imply or include the sovereign “50 states” comprising the “united states of America.”

I Gregory John, McGrath the natural flesh and blood man am a private national a preamble North American national domiciled on the land in Wisconsin Republic, a union state. I am Not a citizen of any federal or state corporate conglomerate government: I am a native born, nonregulated Foreign to the legislative and territorial jurisdiction of Congress. I am a nonresident alien. I am a private national, a natural, a preamble North American national. I am not willing to participate in the federal United States bankruptcy being administrated against me and my fellow Americans, without my prior knowledge or consent. Unless the specific signed and authorized American or international contract with my signature on it is presented to me as evidence of my voluntary consent, I have not knowingly, voluntarily or intentionally entered into a contract with the corporate federal/state government. If it appears I have, I must have been fraudulently led into it, and declare it was mistake or I was acting under duress or under influences such a chain of events would leave me without action or recourse. So I hereby discharge all presumed liability without prejudice pursuant to U.C.C. 3-601.3 I do not accept benefits thereof openly; if I have received a benefit it was “received” ambiguously because of the fraud in the essence. I would not have accepted a benefit if I had known the ramifications of the presumed agreement. I withdraw my signature from any and all unknown or now known government contracts that I might have entered into without being aware of all the facts. They are fraudulent because all the facts were not made known.

Left without REMEDY AVAILABLE therefore “Liability Discharged, without prejudice pursuant to UCC 1-207, 3-305 and 3-601. Any agency, State or Federal who wishes to challenge my Citizenship claim must do so within 21 day or admits that the above is true and I am correct in my claim. Any challenge must be done by certified mail to: P.O. Box 124, Danbury, Wisconsin.

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(Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY First National Bank & Trust Plaintiff vs.

James L. Henke Todd Ellertson Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 10 CV 26 Case Code 30404 By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action on April 28, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis., on the 20th day of January 2011, at 10 a.m., all of the following described premises, to wit: Parcel Ia: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 2014, Volume 9, Page 162, being located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 35 North, Range 15 West, (in the Town of Johnstown), Polk County, Wisconsin.

Parcel Ib: Together with nonexclusive rights of ingress and egress over and across the ingress-egress and utility easements as more fully depicted on Certified Survey Maps 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Parcel IIA: Part of Government Lot 1, Section 27, Range 35 North, Range 16 West (in the Town of Georgetown), Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the East boundary line of Government Lot 1, 400 feet South of the Northeast corner of Section 27; thence running South on the East boundary line of Government Lot 1,100 feet; thence running West on a course parallel with the North boundary line of Lot 1 to an intersection with the high-water mark on the shore of Blake Lake; thence following the shores of Blake Lake at a high-water mark in a Northwesterly direction to a point 400 feet due South of the North boundary line of Government Lot 1; thence running East on a course parallel with the North boundary line of Government Lot 1 to the East boundary line of Government Lot 1, which is the point of beginning; Commencing at the Northwest corner of Government Lot 10, of Section 26, Township 35 North, Range 16 West (in the Town of Georgetown), Polk County, Wisconsin; thence South along the West line of said Lot, 400 feet to the point of beginning; thence East 80 feet; thence South parallel with the West line of said Lot, 100 feet; thence West 80 feet; thence North along the West line to the point of beginning; Parcel lIB: Together with and subject to all rights, benefits and burdens of that certain driveway agreement and easement as recorded in Volume 436 of Records, Page 606, Document No. 405563.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH. (10% cash down payment at sale, balance within ten (10) days of Court approval).

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 6th day of December, 2010.

The property is located at: 794 200th Avenue, Luck, WI 54853.

Tim Moore, Sheriff Andrew J. Harrington WSB #1061492 LIDEN & DOBBERFUHL S.C. Attorneys for the Plaintiff 425 E. LaSalle Ave. P.O. Box 137 Barron, WI 54812 Telephone: 715-537-5636

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Town of Siren, in the County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, that a Town Caucus for said town will be held at the Town Hall in the said Town on January 13, 2011, at 6:45 p.m. to nominate candidates for the different town offices to be voted for at the Town Election to be held on April 5, 2011.

Mary Hunter 527770 19-20L WNAXLP Siren Town Clerk

(Jan. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY H. GJONNES Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 10 PR 89 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was September 5, 1945, and date of death was November 20, 2009.

The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 501 Birch Street East, Frederic, WI 54837. All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before April 4, 2011.

Jenell L. Anderson Register in Probate December 29, 2010 George W. Benson Attorney at Law Benson Law Office LLC P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215

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TOWN OF SIREN NOTICE OF TOWN CAUCUS

St. Croix Falls Middle School students enjoy a day of skiing

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St. Croix Falls Middle School students got to spend the last day before the holiday break at Trollhaugen skiing, snowboarding or sno-tubing Thursday, Dec. 23.

POLK COUNTY - Snowshoers on the Ice Age Trail moved at a brisk pace on New Year’s Day at Straight Lake Park, matching the brisk temperatures. The rainfall at the close of 2010 cleaned the slush and snow off the lake. Now the lakes and ponds are solidly frozen and are safe to walk on.

The IAT through Straight Lake Park was hard packed by snowshoes and traveling wildlife.

Boots alone would be fine on the trail until more snow arrives.

More snow is needed before the annual backcountry ski tour in Straight Lake Park to be held on Saturday, Jan. 15, starting at 11 a.m. Meet at the parking lot at 270th and CTH GG at the entrance to the park. The Indianhead Chapter will light a warming fire that day, with hot drinks and goodies for all those who enjoy being out and active in the winter’s light and glitter, when there is a chance of hearing the ice boom and crack. You can make your own tracks over the lake or follow a prepared route on skis or on snowshoes. — submitted

Jaylyn Barkala, eighth grade, and Sarah Rude, seventh grade, posed for a quick photo before hitting the slopes at TrollhauSt. Croix Falls students exiting the rental facility at Trollhaugen were gen Dec. 23 as St. Croix Falls Middle School armed with downhill skis ready to enjoy Winter Fun Day at Trollhaustudents celebrated Winter Fun Day. – Phogen. tos by Tammi Milberg

Winter on the Ice Age Trail

Snowshoers started out the year at Straight Lake Park on New Year’s Day. – Photos submitted

Osceola Medical Center celebrates its first baby of the New Year

Osceola Medical Center celebrated its first baby born at its birth center in 2011. Anthony John, son of Stephanie and Kyle Kampschroer of Osceola, was born Monday, Jan. 3, at 7:21 a.m.

He weighed 6 pounds, 7-1/2 ounces and was 19 inches long. Anthony was delivered

by OMC’s family physician Bonnie Rohr, MD. OMC, along with other local businesses, have created a baby basket to welcome the newest baby in the community. - Photo submitted

Shriners Christmas Party

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Each year the Wild River Shrine Club, with help from area businesses, hosts a Christmas party for area kids who are patients at Shriners Hospitals. Each child receives gifts and a visit with Santa, and as much fun as they can stand, thanks to Shriner members who arrange the party, make the food, and blow up the balloons. Sweet Tooth the Clown (shown in photo below with Santa) has become a favorite of children, who look forward to the event each December.

This year the event was postponed due to bad weather. It was held last Thursday at the Moose Lodge in Siren. - Photos by Jack Tricker-King

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2010:

A glance back Part II: July - December

In September, a Burnett County farm field became the site of an international summit of sorts when antique collectors from Europe, Canada and Australia descended on the estate of the late Morris Blomgren (inset photo). Blomgren, who died in November of 2009, could be called the ultimate collector - and his collection of antique tractors brought more than a million dollars from bidders on site and via the Internet. - Photo by Carl Heidel Compiled by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer

POLK/BURNETT COUNTIES – In the last edition of the Leader, the first six months of 2010 as featured in print were revisited. This issue closes out the year in news and photos as 2011 is ushered in.

Enjoy the look back from July thru December.

July

Pouring rain didn’t hold up runners in Siren’s Freedom Five race on July Fourth.

•Members of the Frederic High School Class of 1960 held their 50th reunion.

•Danbury celebrated Danbury Days over the Fourth of July holiday with a parade.

•Freedom Festival was celebrated in Balsam Lake with Kaitlyn MacKinnon crowned Miss Balsam Lake. •Siren cele-

brated the Fourth of July with a parade, kiddie parade and bed races. •Webster celebrated July Fourth with a parade.

•The Harold Jones Sr. family of Frederic had been searching for a missing family member, nephew Bob Arundel, whose identity was discovered, and the family reunited in Frederic. •JDB Designs, a custom furniture and woodworking business, moved to downtown Grantsburg.

•Mark Johnson, a 1985 Grantsburg graduate, was chosen as Grantsburg’s Rotary

Teacher of the Year. •Local municipalities prepared for enforcement of the smoking ban that became official in Wisconsin July 5. •Charles Wright was chosen to receive the Paul Harris Award from the Grantsburg Rotary for his many contributions to the community. •Northwestern Wisconsin Electric employees Al Madsen and John Dahlberg retired after 30 and 41 years, respectively. •A 23-year-old

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This photo, taken at the Veterans Day ceremony at the Northwest Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery near Spooner, is a solemn reminder of the men and women who have answered the call of duty and who have honorably served the country they loved. – Photo by Larry Samson

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woman was rescued after falling on the rocks at Taylors Falls, Minn., Interstate State Park. •In the heat of the summer, Big Butternut Lake was closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria. •Half Moon Beach in Milltown Township was also closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria. •Sen. Bob Jauch indicated he would seek re-election. •Nexen Group donated $36,888 to the Burnett County Library project in Webster. •Coffee Time in St. Croix Falls held a grand reopening in St. Croix Falls following their relocation downtown. •Spooner held their 57th rodeo with 2010 Rodeo Queen Emily Byerly participating in her first rodeo. •Centuria celebrated Memory Days with a car show, volleyball tournaments, parade and tractor pull. •The Central Burnett County Fair was held with midway rides, a demolition derby and animal shows. •Thirteen women ran for Miss St. Croix Falls.

•Brittney Bublitz was crowned Miss Centuria. •JLM Country Store opened in Siren. •Bruce Teigen retired as Grantsburg’s golf coach after 26 years. •Rumors Bar and Grill opened in Siren. •Sue and Elmer Eliason of Luck celebrated with their family as their farm turned 100 years old, becoming a Century Farm. •Grantsburg Airport hosted the annual fly-in pancake breakfast. •Luck celebrated Lucky Days. •A strong storm system that passed

through Siren on July 14 resulted in flooding of Hwy. 35. •An Amery woman was arrested after being urged not to drive from a tavern after drinking with her 7year-old child in the car. •Heavy rains on Hwy. 8 caused an auto accident injuring a Clayton man whose vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by a woman from Paris, France. •A 33-year-old Webster woman was charged with theft for alleged embezzlement at the Polk County Treasurer’s Office. •A state-of-the-art center for cancer treatment would be built in New Richmond. •Bill Scott was named Taylors Falls grand marshal for Wannigan Days. •Jim and Connie Talmadge were grand marshals for St. Croix Falls for Wannigan Days. •The annual Tug Across the River took place in both St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls Lions Parks. •Ahna Hoefler was crowned Miss St. Croix Falls. •Over 100 people attended the 72nd Sterling Settler’s Picnic. •DuWayne Wiberg became the Siren/Webster Rotary president. •The town of Scott revisited 100 years of history with a program appropriately titled “Scott Revisited” planned by the history club members. •An 18-year-old pedestrian from Spooner was killed when he was struck by an automobile driven by a 46year-old woman who was operating under the influence. •A 35-year-old man eluded police after violating a probation

hold by walking away from the probation and parole office in Burnett County.

Wanted for charges of possession of methamphetamines, the individual was being sought by the police. •Siren’s police chief during the F3 tornado in 2001, Dean Roland, was featured in a book about heroes written by author Brad Herzog detailing actions of the officer that stormy night. •A trumpeter swan was released near Range due to DNR and volunteer efforts to reintroduce the species back into the wild. •Troy DeSmet resigned from the St. Croix Falls School Board due to moving out of the area. •Brian Winges of Toti Holdings made a presentation to the St. Croix Falls Plan Commission for an assisted living facility proposed for the Wilberg Boulevard property. •Members of the WisCorps crew repaired the Ravine Trail at Interstate State Park. •Burnett County Jail Administrator Captain Terry Nesvold received a legislative citation for his hard work and dedication. Nesvold was also named 2010 Correctional Administrator of the Year by the American Jail Association. •Webster schools excelled in state math and reading scores. •Members of the town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission denied a temporary asphalt plant request by Monarch Paving for work to be done on Hwy. 87. •A serial rapist from Superior was sentenced in Burnett County to

25 years in prison followed by 25 years of extended supervision. Another judge in another county added 33 years to that sentence on other charges. •A rural Luck man charged with murdering his friend in Bone Lake in 2009 pleaded insanity to the homicide charge. •Four individuals were charged with cliff jumping into the St. Croix River. •Unity students participated in the Agriscience Fair in Madison. •A pontoon and boat parade took place on Devils Lake. •The Village Players Community Theatre presented “The Grandest Canyon” in Webster. •Luck fifth-grader Lindsay Mattson donated $162.50 to the Arnell Humane Society. •Katie Petzel, a Unity senior, spent a year in Russia, missing her graduation in the United States to graduate with students in Kirov, Russia.

•Balsam Lake was the scene of many downed trees and power lines throughout the village following a storm that went through the village in minutes leaving a destructive path that would take days to clean up. •The Polk County Fair was held in St. Croix Falls, serving beer in a designated beer garden. •A 19-year-old woman arguing with her father over financial issues led to an alleged stabbing of the father at a residence near Amery. •The library project in St. Croix Falls was finally

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The "Chicken Van" was one of the most popular vehicles sent off the launch ramp in August at the Moravitz Car Launch, an annual event north of Turtle Lake that drew many times the previous crowd. Even with the elaborate bodywork and extensive use of plywood '”feathers," the Chicken Van succumbed to gravity fast. No drivers to worry about, although there was extensive "beak damage" in the van's demise. - Photos by Greg Marsten

American Red Cross CPR for the professional rescuer/health-care provider course

BALSAM LAKE – The CPR course for the professional rescuer/health-care provider will be held Wednesday, Jan. 12, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Polk County Red Cross Office located in Balsam Lake.

This course is designed for individuals delivering health care and/or assuring public safety. The CPR/PR course teaches adult, child, infant CPR/AED and one- and twoperson rescuer CPR. It will also include proper use of pocket masks and bag-valv-masks. Preregistration is requested.

To register call Terry Anderson at 715-485-3025 or you can register online at www.scvarc.org/training, Classes may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.

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A repeat offender with a long criminal record was brought before the judge. The Joe Roberts judge asks, “Have you ever stolen anything?”

Thief: “Oh, now and then I suppose.”

Judge: “And where have you stolen these things?”

Thief: “Oh, here and there.”

Judge: “All right then! Lock him up, officers.”

Thief: “Hey judge, when do I get out of jail?”

Judge: “Oh, sooner or later.”

••• A lady took a duck into the veterinary clinic and said, “I think my duck is dead.”

So the veterinarian took a look at the duck, examines its heart, checks from head to tail and remarked, “Lady, your duck is dead.”

The lady said, “No, I am not so sure, can you check into it a little bit further?” So he whistled and in came his golden Labrador dog. His dog puts his paws up on the table and sniffed the duck from front to back, shook his head and left the room.

The vet said, “Lady, your duck is dead.”

The lady said: “No, no, no, I am not so sure that my duck is dead - can you triple check?”

So he whistled again and in comes his cat. The cat jumps up on the table, sniffed the duck from head to tail, shook his head and left the room. I’m sorry, lady, but your duck is dead!”

The lady said “OK, I’ll accept that the duck is dead.”

“Now how much do I owe you?”

Well, the vet said: “That will be $285.”

The lady said, “$285 for what?”

“Well,” the vet said, “The diagnostic was free, but the lab costs were $135, and the cat scan was $150.”

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Salvation Army exceeds goal

BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Exact totals won’t be known until next week, but it appears as if the Salvation Army of Polk and Burnett counties raised more than its goal of $100,000 over the recent holiday season.

Duana Bremer, director of the Salvation Army of Polk County, said approximately $80,000 was raised in Polk County and approximately $30,000 in Burnett County.

Much of that money is raised through bell ringers. A total of 89 percent of all funds raised are used to support local residents in need through rent, utility, transportation and medication assistance. - Gary King

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losses my retirement account has been changed from a 401K down to a 201K. My IRA was renamed as John W. Ingalls well. Instead of being known as an individual retirement account it is now labeled “Immediate Reduction of Allowance.”

My savings account was reclassified from an interest bearing account to a lack of interest account. The last time I received any interest it reached a grand total of 12 cents. Since they are no longer depositing interest it has become an inactive account and they charge me $5 a month to look after it. Once the recession is over my financial planner thinks we will make it all back.

Maybe that’s when he will raise his rates.

Americans are no strangers to difficult times but our economic policies have changed and will continue changing radically. No longer are we just concerned about the local economy but the global economy is intricately linked to our daily lives. If coal miners in Russia go on strike or North Korea growls at South Korea, the price of heating oil and coffee jumps and the stock market drops 200 points in an afternoon. Instead of commonsense investing practices we are now buying guns and liquor stores because in good times

I don’t bake a lot of cakes and

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that was obvious this weekend.

Daniel likes sweets and I rarely have any on hand. So when my sister gave me a wonderful box of raspberries picked from her Carrie Classon garden last summer, I resolved I would make something worthy of them. Daniel is fond of chocolate, so I found a recipe that combined chocolate cake, raspberries, pecans, whipped crea, and cream cheese, and figured I couldn’t go wrong.

But of course I could.

Lately, I have been reading and listening to lectures by the now deceased Leo Buscaglia. He was a little before my time and I only vaguely remember him as “Dr. Hug,” an exuberant man fond of hugging everyone. I have discovered there is a lot more to him. One of the things he said was that God has given us the ingredients for our life, but baking the bread is up to us.

Bread is something I know about. I learned to bake bread when I lived in Africa and was unable to get a decent loaf anywhere. I figured a smart girl like me ought to be able to bake bread as long as I could get the ingredients, so I started baking. The results were a mess.

I baked leaden, brick-like bread, tasteless dry bread, soggy shapeless bread and bread that would not come out of the pan except in tiny pieces.

Finally, after many failed attempts, I was given a recipe by my brother-in-law. It requires only flour, water, yeast and salt. It rises for a long time before it is baked in a covered pot at a very high temperature.

I have been baking this bread for three years and it has never failed. My friend Leif, the potter, makes beautiful pots just for this type of bread, and I use his pot nearly every day.

I don’t always know where the bread will end up while I am baking it, but it doesn’t matter. Maybe someone will stop by. Maybe I will give it to a friend. Maybe I will suddenly be invited somewhere. I always have bread.

So I have been thinking about Leo Buscaglia’s idea that we are all the bakers of our own life, with ingredients provided, and I think it makes a lot of sense, but it does not necessarily make things simple.

This weekend I painstakingly followed the directions and produced the tallest cake I have ever seen where no one was getting married. There was so much whipped cream between the layers, the whole thing was structurally unsound and leaned dangerously. When I presented it to Daniel (who is very good when it comes to eating well-intentioned experiments) the cake quivered and shook and looked for all the world like a raspberry-covered Tower of Pisa in an earthquake.

In this new year, there are a few things I would like to do a bit differently in my life. I have some unrealized projects and dreams that have been getting a little dusty on the shelf. It is a comfort to know that the ingredients for bringing these projects to fruition and dreams to life are already in my cupboard, but that does not mean that I won’t make a few inedible or simply ridiculous attempts before I get it right.

After the cake collapsed into a chocolate, whipped cream and raspberry pile I tasted it. In spite of its disappointing appearance, it wasn’t bad.

I’m pretty sure I have the right ingredients. I guess I’ll just have to give it another try.

Till next time, —Carrie

Otto Bremer Foundation awards program development grant to United Way St. Croix Valley

ST. CROIX FALLS – The Otto Bremer Foundation has awarded United Way St. Croix Valley a $72,415 program development grant. The grant will be used to develop giving in Polk County and bolster contributions in Pierce and St. Croix Counties through a matching grant challenge and the use of resource development managers.

“Our goal is to increase local support so that vital community services are available for everyone who needs them,” John Coughlin, United Way St. Croix Valley executive director, said.

“Our organization has grown in geographic coverage area but not in terms of staff size. We began covering Pierce County following a 2006 merger and (L to R): John Coughlin, executive director, United Way St. Croix Valley; began covering Polk County in July Heather McAbee, president/market manager, Bremer Bank New Richmond; Maltee McMahon, nonprofit resource specialist, Bremer Bank. – Photo submitted 2010,” he continued.

The new resource development manager for Polk County is Kent Tollakson. which is shared with Bremer Bank employees. In accorTollakson’s efforts are directed toward increasing the dance with the principles set forth in the trust agreepresence and effectiveness of United Way St. Croix Val- ment, the mission of the Otto Bremer Foundation is to ley within Polk County. Tollakson brings 14 years of assist people in achieving full economic, civic and social teaching experience to United Way and works part time participation in and for the betterment of their commufor United Way St. Croix Valley while also running the nities. Beneficiaries must reside in the states of MinCornerstone biblical counseling ministry under the di- nesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota or Montana, with rection of East Lincoln Alliance Church in Amery. preference given to those in regions served by Bremer “I’m really hoping that the dollar-for-dollar match banks. will spur new contributions from Polk County resiThe mission of United Way St. Croix Valley is to unite dents,” Tollakson said. communities, focus resources and inspire people to The Otto Bremer Foundation is a charitable trust, measurably improve lives in western Wisconsin. For which uses the earnings from its assets to support non- more information on United Way St. Croix Valley visit profit organizations. A majority of its assets are invested www.unitedwaystcroix.org or call 715-377-0203. - subin Bremer Financial Corporation, the ownership of mitted

people drink and in bad times they drink more. Instead of buying shares in a good company and having a long-term outlook we are pummeled by day traders who buy and sell huge MD blocks of stocks in minutes or seconds trying to make a few cents a share. It is hard to make ends meet and even harder to get ahead.

In order to respond to the financial turmoil in the world I have reallocated my retirement plan. I think our financial planner has been overly optimistic as half of our money was invested in the lottery. He said it was a mutual fund but it felt like a lottery ticket – by the time I got done scratching open the envelope it was worthless.

As soon as I get some money back I am going to give half to my wife because she really doesn’t spend much, and the rest I will diversify; a new fishing rod, a new flashlight and a big box of survival biscuits.

Children and money is another issue. If you think you have a grasp on how much it costs to raise children then you obviously don’t have any children.

Someone once wrote, “I once had six theories on raising children, now I have six children and no theories.”

That is especially true with money and children. I

have given up trying to do the math. I sent one of my children to the store with $20 to buy milk, bread and eggs. I didn’t get any change back and I owed her for gas. Recently one of my beloved children bought me a new stethoscope engraved with my name. She used my credit card.

Americans may have economic and financial problems, but we are still among the wealthiest in the world. I have a very dear friend that always reminds me, “It’s only money,” and he is absolutely right. It isn’t the money you make that matters, but it is the integrity and stewardship you display in managing the money you do have that really makes the difference. It isn’t what you do for money that gives you satisfaction; it is the volunteering and giving without any expectation of compensation that stirs your soul.

I have often repeated a saying that to me makes a lot of sense. “Don’t give until it hurts; Give until it feels good.” It isn’t the amount of dollars, or euros or pesos, in your bank account or your pocket that defines who you are. It is what you do with your money and the time you have that really makes the difference in your family, your community and your world. This year make a difference. Regardless of our income or status, employed or unemployed, we can all find ways to give until it feels good.

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King of the Wild Frontier

A friend from my early days passed away in 2010. I first met him Dec. 15, 1954, when another new friend, Uncle Walt Disney, introduced him to me. His name was Fess Elisha Parker (1924-2010), but I knew him better as Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. He died last March, but watching a year-end memorial list of folks who moved on during the year, I found myself most moved by his death.

I was five days into being 8 years old, a young man ready for a hero, when Disney presented “Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter” on Frontierland. Disney had started his program, then called “Disneyland,” just a few months earlier, showing a mix of cartoons, nature and adventure episodes. Each week we visited Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Adventureland or Frontierland for an hour on Wednesday night (yes, it started Wednesday nights), beginning in October 1954, at 7:30 p.m., for an hour (stretching our bedtimes a little).

We bought a brand-new 17-inch RCA black-and-white TV earlier in the year. Dad and Mom were convinced it would be educational for us kids, who had begged them unmercifully as we had seen one at a neighbor’s. They bought it from Rollie Nelson at the Gamble store in St. Croix Falls. Mr. Edler, the radio repairman from town, came out and installed it. He climbed to the top of our big old farmhouse and attached a mounting bracket, pipe and basic four-rod aluminum antenna high above the house. It looked exactly like two sets of cat whiskers, one behind the other.

“Have to point it toward the southwest to get the Twin Cities stations.” He ran a flat, two-wire cable down the house, put on a lightning arrester and ran it under the window into the dining room (we ate in the kitchen). He put together the basic stand, four splayed legs under a little table, unpacked the TV, put it on the stand, connected the cable and then pulled off a front panel exposing some of the insides. He plugged it in and tuned to Channel 5, then took his screwdriver and adjusted the picture (he said he was adjusting a tuning slug coil). He did the same with Channels 4 and 11 before putting the panel back on and then calling us all inside. Dad wasn’t there, but we kids and Mom hovered nearby.

“Right now you get Channels 4, 5 and 11. I think there is a new channel coming on 9 soon. Let’s try it out.” He showed us the on/off volume control knob.

He showed us the channel tuner knob that clicked its way from 2 to 13 (the first thing to wear out after just three years of four boys tuning it hard). Then he showed us the little door that tipped out revealing brightness, contrast and fine-tuning pencil-sized knobs that we could but shouldn’t adjust.

The very first show we saw was Toby Prin playing church music on a huge organ on Channel 4, WCCO. We were already fans of WCCO radio, our good neighbor with Cedric Adams giving us our news, however, the idea of TV being filled with church music was pretty worrisome to an 8-year-old whose life was already filled with religion.

Tuning to WTCN-11, we saw a scene of a small boat sailing on a huge lake. Now this was exciting! In the days of black-and-white photography, black-and-white TV seemed perfectly normal. Mr. Edler told us a few rich folks in St. Croix and Taylors Falls already had bought color televisions, but very few shows were broadcast in color, something that we might think about in a few years. Life was never the same again; all dates thereafter were measured in BTV and ATV just as history is BC and AD. When Walt Disney began his “Disneyland” show in October of that year, we quickly became fans. Mom policed our TV watching, limiting it by time and by shows, no worldly or violent shows for us.

Dad rarely watched TV, The Hansons got their first TV being in the barn to in 1954 and their favorite pro- milk cows in the early gram was Walt Disney's program. morning until 9 at night Photo from Wikipedia. – Photos coming in only for meal submitted

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Ramblings Collected by Russ Hanson Born on a mountain top in Tennessee The greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so’s he knew ev’ry tree Kilt him a b’ar when he was only three Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier

Fought single-handed through many a war Till the enemy was whipped and peace was in store And while he was handlin’ this risky chore He made himself a legend forever more Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who knew no fear

Davy Crocket was a hero to many young men of the baby boomer generation. He was played by Fess Parker who died in 2010. – Photo courtesy of Disney Internet

breaks. He watched nature from the farm, first behind his horses and then from the seat of the tractor and got his news from the barn radio blasting ‘CCO to the cows.

“I can see the Braves playing ball in my head listening to radio better than the dinky TV screen shows them live.”

Disney immediately passed the Suitable for Christian Values test. The closest to sex were the wonderful timelapse photography of unfolding flowers. Here we saw lions, elephants, tigers and strange places in real life films – television was truly being educational and improving our minds. To us, the Disney cartoons and characters like Mickey, Pluto, Goofy and Donald were all new, since movie theaters, like dances and bars, were off limits to True Christians.

Saturday mornings we mostly had to help with the chores on the farm, but sometimes we got to see cartoons or “Roy Rogers” and “Hopalong Cassidy” or “My Friend Flicka.” They were marvelous entertainment, provided upstanding moral role models in the days when the good guys just shot the guns out of the hands of the bad guys and at the end kissed the horse.

Walt Disney promised us a great adventure at the end of his Dec. 8 program. We would see “Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter” next week in Frontierland. We had no idea who Davy Crocket was, but we figured great, a cowboy show!

We were ready, tuned to WTCN, Channel 11, ABC, broadcast from its powerful transmitter high above the Twin Cities in the Foshay Tower. The show opened with Jiminy Cricket singing “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are,” in his beautiful high voice, while Tinker Bell sprinkled stardust over the screen and Disneyland introduction scenes.

The first of five Crockett shows, as described on the Internet by Wikipedia: “Creek Indian Wars: Tennessee wilderness settlers Davy Crockett and best friend George ‘Georgie’ Russel volunteer to fight with Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian War. After a victorious battle, Crockett and Russel return home over the protestations of their superiors. Returning the next season, the pair find that the pursuing American forces have reached a stalemate chasing the remnant Creek forces through the swamps.

“Georgie Russel is ambushed while scouting for the Indian positions, but Crockett is able to track the Indians back to camp. In exchange for Russel’s life, Crockett challenges Red Stick, the Creek’s remaining chief, to a tomahawk duel. Crockett emerges victorious but spares the life of Red Stick on condition he will sign the American peace treaty. “ The show introduced us to “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”

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Davy left us the song and some quotes stuck in our heads: “Grin down a b’ar,” “Be sure you're right and then go ahead,” and of course, “Bang goes Old Betsey,” the name for Davy’s long-barreled rifle.

There were moral lessons, as in the dialog: Chief Red Stick: “Why you no kill me?”

Davy Crockett: “Maybe because of another law. We have trouble living up to it, but it ain’t bad for red man or white man: Thou shall not kill.”

Later, when Davy teamed up with Big Mike Fink to fight the River Pirates, we learned about Davy: “I’m half-horse, half-alligator and a little attached with snapping turtle. I’ve got the fastest horse, the prettiest sister, the surest rifle and the ugliest dog in Texas. My father can lick any man in Kentucky ... and I can lick my father. I can hug a bear too close for comfort and eat any man alive opposed to Andy Jackson.”

We didn’t even consider asking our parents to order us a real coonskin cap like Davy’s; the $1.99 Disney wanted for his genuine (rabbit) coonskin cap was way too much. Luckily, our winter caps were fur lined, so turning them inside out and hanging on a gray squirrel tail, adding a stick for Old Betsey, and a wood lath shaped to a point got us ready for meet’n’ any b’ar that might come along.

The next day, Davy Crockett was the topic in school amongst those of us who had TV (not everyone by a long shot). I had the song in my head, and was singing it over and over. I came home and went to our big old piano, and sat down seriously for the first time, and picked out the tune after a little effort. Mom came in and listened as I played it with one finger—and by summer Marvin and I were sent off to piano lessons to a neighbor, because I had shown such talent!

Walt had been showing us previews on the TV show about his new project, Disneyland that was to open in July of 1955 in California. I didn’t get out there to see it until 30 years later, but even then, it was even more wonderful than Walt had promised. Yep, feels like I lost a real pardner when Fess Parker passed away this past year.

We are still hanging around at Pine Island for another week or so before heading south. I decided to clean out my office room of the thousand or so books that lined the walls on shelves. Goodwill got hundreds of novels, philosophy, technology, textbooks and history books, but I boxed up a hundred or so local history ones to pass on to museums. I ended up keeping my well-worn copies of Twain and Thoreau, but pretty much otherwise have decided to do my future reading off the Internet.

Most of my education was not accomplished at school, but through reading. I bought books (mostly used and cheap) to broaden my mind and understanding. I am not to the place where I have quit that, but in wanting to simplify my life a little, I made a New Year’s resolution to unburden myself of some of my things by passing them along. My hope is the books will be recycled through someone else’s education, improving their understanding of the world around them too. It is hard to give up these old friends, but like Davy, they are with me in spirit long after they have left me in body.

Happy New Year from Margo and me. http://www.tomprin.com/Toby%20Prin.html Toby Prin at the organ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQCtbFOScU ABC 1954 logo announcement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRtVBV8fY7Q&featu re=related Disney introduction Davy Crocket Song http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=TD6FlisQLEM

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Black November

When I was a young turkey, new to the coop,

My big brother Mike took me out on the stoop,

Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow, And he told me there was something that I had to know;

His look and his tone I will always remember, When he told me of the horrors of … Black November; “Come about August, now listen to me, Each day you’ll get six meals instead of just three,

And soon you’ll be thick, where once you were thin, And you’ll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin;

And then one morning, when you’re warm in your bed, In’ll burst the farmer’s wife, and hack off your head; Then she’ll pluck out all your feathers so you’re bald ‘n’ pink, And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lyin’ in the sink; And then comes the worst part,” he said not bluffing, “She’ll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing.”

Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat, I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat,

And decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked, I’d have to lay low and remain overlooked; I began a new diet of nuts and granola, High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola;

And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes, I stayed in my room doing Jane Fonda tapes;

I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half, And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed;

But ‘twas I who was laughing, under my breath, As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death;

And sure enough when Black November rolled around, I was the last turkey left in the entire compound; So now I’m a pet in the farmer’s wife’s lap; I haven’t a worry, so I eat and I nap;

She held me today, while sewing and humming, And smiled at me and said “Christmas is coming…”

– author unknown

(The above poem was in a church newsletter printed in California.)

I Found Christmas There (1972)

by Bernice Abrahamzon Christmas is all around us. I stopped at the church to drop off some packages in the middle of the day. The organist was practicing the prelude for the program, and I stood in the entry listening to the strains of “The Birthday of a King.” And I found Christmas there!

The elderly bachelor, John Edward Johnson, at the edge of town sent a letter with a $10 bill enclosed along with his best wishes. It was his annual gift to the Lewis Sunday school. He cooks on a wood range, reads by lamplight, and his refrigerator is the whole outdoors; often too cold in winter, too warm in summer. Yet he gave. He clearly believes in the importance of the church and the importance of children. And I found Christmas there!

I was only supposed to spend $1 on the exchange name on my list, but there are so few little girls in my

Behind the

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The little girl opened her present and hugged the doll.

She asked, “What’s her name?” I read the label on the sleeve. “It’s Sleepyhead,” I told her. Obviously, that didn’t sound like much of a name, so I took a closer look at the doll and added, “She looks like you. I think she must be an Amy Doll.” She beamed and nodded: “I love her,” she said, and her smile was like sunshine.

And I found Christmas there!

As the Sunday school program drew to a close, another 3-year-old, no longer able to contain her excitement, launched into a graceful, impromptu little dance, before the altar. No restraining hands reached out.

There was something spontaneous and beautiful about it, nothing sacrilegious.

In his message the next day, the minister said his first impression was that someone should stop her, but then he thought about it. If Christmas is really the celebration we claim it is, why all children should be allowed to dance with joy before the altar. And I found Christmas there!

The minister, the Rev. James Know, recounted the story of “Gift of the Magi,” and all over again, I found Christmas there!

The choir at the local high school sang, the beautiful words of “Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella.” Again, I found Christmas! When Santa Claus said, “Merry Christmas, you all,” I just assumed he was from the South Pole.

Recently, there were two very fine programs on television, “The Homecoming” and “The House Without a Christmas Tree,” and I found Christmas there!

I walked through the toy department and looked at all the new things available for children, and my eyes opened wide with amazement. I found Christmas there!

A funny card came in the mail stating, “I’m sending you a partridge in a pear tree. Be sure to put lots of newspapers under it.” And I laughed and found Christmas there!

One of our advertisers sent a big box of crisp, juicy apples and the whole Leader crew found Christmas there!

The box of pale pink divinity was a welcome gift in our home. I knew exactly how much went into it ... in time, effort and blouse. That’s right, blouse! The cook caught her blouse in the beaters while beating the hot syrup and by the time she cut her blouse out of the mixer, the candy took on additional expense. And laughing together, we found Christmas there!

Gazing up into the winter sky at night, it was difficult to believe our astronauts were walking on the moon, looking down at us. That and all the wonders of creation were almost too wonderful to comprehend.

And I found Christmas there, especially in the bright star over that way!

A smile from a stranger on the street ... a Merry Christmas over the telephone ... a letter from a friend ... a word of appreciation, a warm handshake ... a hug.

Christmas is found in so many places, in so many ways. If only we can find it. Not that it was ever lost!

We only have to look as far as our own hearts, and in the manger.

(Note: Remembering the 12 Days of Christmas, I hope you enjoy every one and a happy New Year, too.)

Until next week, Bernice

2011season tickets on sale at Festival Theatre

ST. CROIX FALLS - Festival Theatre’s 2011 season subscription sale has begun, and a special thank-you gift is available to all purchases made by Jan. 31. There are five plays in the theater series and 10 concerts in the music series during the season ahead.

“Our season subscriptions are sold through a flex pass package that allows for many options in scheduling your shows,” says Pam Koch, who leads the patron services team at Festival. “Basically, the flex pass works a bit like a coffee card and you can reserve seats far in advance or just days or hours before a show – as long as seats are still available. Flex passes are a wonderful way to save money and make a regular commitment to seeing great performing arts events throughout the entire 2011 season for the theater and music series.”

2011 is the 22nd consecutive season at Festival, and the theater series will kick off in June with “Once Upon a Mattress.” The summer months will also see “The Lady with All the Answers” on stage, welcoming back Meg Merckins as Ann Landers. For the fall, “The Mystery of Irma Vepp” will run for the month of October and “In-

specting Carol” and “A Caddie Woodlawn Christmas” will be on stage for the holidays. In addition, the youth and family theater series will offer “Cinderella” in April and “The Hobbit” in September.

Though the 2011 music series is being finalized, Festival has confirmed Neal and Leandra in February, Green Tea and Alice Peacock in June, The Sirens of the ‘60s in August, and Randy Sabien in October, among others.

Flex Pass packages are available bundled with either six seats or 10 seats with savings up to 35 percent off the single-ticket price of $26 for plays and $20 to $30 for concerts. Packages range in price from $111 to $195. For those who purchase flex passes by Jan. 31, unlimited attendance at the Elbow Room’s Summer Improv shows and a pair of complimentary tickets to Festival’s youth and family theater series are included.

Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington St. For more information, to order tickets or join the Festival Theatre mailing list, go to the Web site at festivaltheatre.org or call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002. - from Festival Theater

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Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago

Rainfall for 1960 totals 7.13 inches over normal.Building was the major activity in Frederic in 1960.John Deere Day was held at Wallin Implement on Saturday, Jan. 7, in Centuria.-Gordon Johnson fell and sprained his leg while making a dash for a tip-up while ice fishing.-Butternut Dairy Co-op made its final payment of $774.47 on indebtedness.-Specials at Coop Super Market, Frederic, included ground beef at 2 lbs. for 79¢, gelatin dessert at 4 for 29¢, pork roast at 29¢/lb., thick-sliced bacon at 2-lb. pkg. for 98¢, Polish sausage at 98¢/lb. and green beans at 5 cans for 89¢.Specials at Route’s Super Market included blueberry pie mix at three tins for $1, 50 lbs. King Midas flour at $3.19 and cake mixes were one pkg. free with the purchase of any three.-Olsen and Son, Frederic, had a big sale on vitamins with 20 to 50 percent off.-Fishbowl United Sportsmen officially opened their clubhouse.The last birth of 1960 at the Siren Hospital was that of a daughter, Carol Denise, born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nahkala of Clam Falls on Dec. 31, so they now had a family of two boys and one girl.-An editorial was titled “How the farmer doesn’t get rich.”-Maple Valley news was written by Myrtle Engen.-A free dance was held at the Indian Creek Hall on Jan. 7 in honor of the Jens Petersons 25th wedding anniversary.

40 Years Ago

Funding was approved for Burnett County Snowmobile Trails.-A crash with a fish house on Butternut Lake, Luck, on New Year’s Day injured a snowmobiler.-Assemblyman Harvey Dueholm began his seventh term in Madison.-Dennis Graveson and Carol Adamietz applied for a marriage license in Burnett County.-A Burnett County Snowmobile Club meeting was held Jan. 9, at 8 p.m., at Stuls Bar, Hertel.-Specials at Route’s Super Market included ground beef at 57¢/lb., 10 grapefruit at 49¢, Sue Bee honey at 4-lb. jar for $1.17, Wilderness cherry pie mix at three tins for $1 and cube steak at 79¢/lb.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Store included red kidney beans at 8 cans for 98¢, 3-lb. tin of Crisco at 93¢ and California oranges at 79¢/dozen.-A cherry sundae ice cream was advertised

by Gustafson’s.-The complete tax list of West Sweden was published.-Two Grantsburg men lost their lives in a Minnesota plane crash. They were brothers, Dan and Charles Norenberg.-The welfare board in Polk County accepted the union contract and advisers were appointed.-An early-morning fire destroyed the Bill Beenizek home in Lewis.-The White Bear to Siren 100 snowmobile race drew many contestants.

20 Years Ago

Polk/Burnett Electric Cooperative members received nearly $447,000.-Women for Sobriety met at St. Croix Falls.-The State Patrol stepped up enforcement of new truck driver blood-alcohol limits.-Bernice Asper, editor, wrote the end of the year review.-Teen physical dating abuse was studied.-The River Valley Medical Center addressed the subject of “chronic coughs.”-Girl Scout cookie time is here.-Dr. Catherine R. Miller, licensed psychologist, ran the Human Resources Clinic at Luck.-Polk County HomeCare wanted to hire a health aide.-According to the census bureau the U.S. population total was 249 million.-Winners of the Siren area Christmas decorating contest were Peggy’s Fashion Rack and Brian and Lori Moody.-The book “The Romance of Wisconsin Placenames,” written by Bob Gard, was catching readers’ attention.-Burnett Community Public Library was located at 24771 State Rd. 35, north at the junction of Hwys. 35N and 70E.-The question was asked of readers “Is wood heat right for you?”-Harold Anderson, longtime Centuria Village president was not seeking re-election.-Luck Village would also select a new president, as Craig Nelson announced he would not be a candidate.-Congressman Dave Obey intended to fight heating-assistance cutbacks.-Readers were advised to send or receive documents by FAX.-New construction of homes was up.

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Mandy and Patty Close stayed with their grandparents, Karen and Hank Mangelsen, from Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon.

Visitors at the home of Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen Thursday evening were Brin, Brea and Terry Williamson, Cora, Jorgan, Daya, Stephanie and Daniel Lawrence, Ethan, Nancy and Mike Longhenry

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and Hank and Karen Mangelsen. They were all there to say goodbye to Lacey Mangelsen, who returned to Florida Saturday.

Randy, Tara and Henry Mangelsen and Patty and Dave Close visited Karen and Hank Mangelsen Friday afternoon.

Donna and Gerry Hines, Lida and Don Nordquist,

A waiting child

Born Dec. 5, 1997

Emily is a cute 13-year-old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She is a sweet girl who likes to please people. Emily has a very bubbly and energetic personality.

Emily likes reading, riding her bike, swimming, doing arts and crafts and playing with her American Girl dolls.

Emily’s favorite foods are spaghetti and shrimp. She loves music, and her favorite singers are Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys and T.I. Her favorite holiday is Christmas. Emily is in the seventh grade and enjoys art and reading classes.

Emily responds best to structure and would benefit from a two-parent family, but Emily is open to having a single mother as well. A family wishing to adopt Emily would have to be patient and supportive, and have a strong support system in place. Emily has had some struggles, but with a family who believes in her, she’s likely to overcome any obstacle.

For more information about Emily, or other Wisconsin children waiting for adoptive homes, call Adoption Resources of Wisconsin at 414-475-1246 or 800-762-8063 or visit the Web site at www.wiadopt.org.

Siren Senior Center

We have never really had a lost-and-found box at the center, as our seniors have been pretty good at keeping their items on them. We have decided that maybe for the new year we should have one as we have found an interesting item and I don’t think that anyone is going to call and see if we found it, but if we put it in a box someone might secretly reclaim it.

Several weeks ago a pair of ladies black panties trimmed in black lace were found over by our fireplace. No one has claimed them thus far and if they happen to belong to someone reading this we would love to hear the story of how they ended up at the center. Anyway, they’re here for the taking.

The center has been slow these past two weeks with our short weeks and the only activities that we have had are Dime Bingo and 500. Our Dime Bingo games were well attended, but our 500 cards fell short of our usual attendance. Hopefully everyone will be back to the regular routine now.

The winners of 500 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, were Anke Olesen, Candace Doriott, Ella Gonnsen and Ralph Graves. The card players had the privilege of sharing the birthday of Marie Bentley and some of her family with cake and ice cream. Anke Olesen also brought a large can of popcorn for the players.

The Dec. 29 500 card winners were Arvid Pearson, Candace Doriott, Arnie Borchert, Anke Olesen and Gerry Vogel. Nona Severson, Marge Nyberg,

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Anke Olesen and Barb Munger furnished treats for the players that day.

Thanks to Jane Wilcox the in-house diners and home delivery people enjoyed cake from Dairy Queen last week.

The nutrition program will not be serving their usual Dining at Five dinner the month of January, as CeCe didn’t have time to prepare it, arriving home from her vacation the day before it was to be held. I believe that things should be back on schedule next month.

For seniors who are starting to think about tax preparation, the tax people will be at the center on the first and second Monday’s in March and April.

We will have more information on this later.

The senior monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and the new officers will be officially sworn in, although they started their duties on Jan. 1. Birthdays for the month of January are Marge Nyberg, Corrine Root and George Rydel.

Birthday cake will be served as usual following the meeting.

The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our activities, Dime Bingo, 500 and Spade Cards are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and join us.

Siren

Old Man Winter sure made it rough on Old Father Time this New Year’s Eve as he tried to quietly slip out of town and let the new year come in. He coated just about everything with a coating of ice, keeping both the highways and police departments busy. It made my scanner on the kitchen counter hum with activity. Think maybe there were a few other things involved as many seem to overindulge on this particular holiday. As for hubby and myself, we prefer to just sit home in the comfort of our easy chairs and enjoy the activities via the TV. It has been many years since we were some of those who are out and about in the thick of the fun and excitement.

We have a new toy in Tree Rat Hollow just for the tree rats. We were given a whirligig from Les and Maxine Lindquist and what a hoot it is. The tree rats sure put on a show trying to get to the corncobs on the three blades that revolve as soon as they try to get on them. Most of the time they are thrown off,

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only to try again and again. They are persistent however and usually find a way to get a few kernels off the cobs.

Coming up on Monday, Jan. 24, at the Siren School auditorium is a great movie for the whole family. Mark your calendars for that date so you don’t miss it. The movie is “October Sky” and it will start at 6 p.m.

Sympathy to the family of Cappy Berg-Sine who passed away Dec. 23.

How would you like to be able to enjoy a pancake breakfast with your kids at school? If so, mark your calendars for Friday, Jan. 28, as this date has been tentatively set at Siren School for such an event.

Congratulations to elementary student Arianna Buechner and high-schooler Corey Bauer for being chosen Siren School’s students of the week. Good job.

St. Croix Valley Senior Center

by Marian Edler

Another week gone with the holidays over. We waited for the predicted storm on the weekend which wasn’t too bad, but the rain made things slippery.

Tuesday started out with our exercise session followed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, games were played. Winners in Hand and Foot were Russ Adams and Bill McGrorty. Winners in Dominos were Jean McIntyre, Ione Meixner and Delores Benson. In 500 cards, the winners were Elaine Edlund, Ron Flostrand, Charlie Mevissen, Ray Nelson and Arne

Borchert.

We held our exercise session on Thursday at 10 a.m. We played Skip-Bo following. In the evening, 500 cards were played. The winners were Ray Nelson, Don Benson and Dareld Lundgren.

Friday evening, New Year’s Eve, a potluck was held at 5:30 p.m., followed by games.

Stop in for coffee. We are open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day with the coffeepot always on. Everyone is welcome.

John, Diana, Hank and Karen Mangelsen joined Sam and Lorri McQuade and Bruce and Marlene Swearingen at Marlene’s home Friday evening for a time of visiting and playing cards.

Recent visitors of Don and Lida Nordquist were Jim, Jan, Caleb and Hannah Schott.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen were guests at the home of Jake and Holly Mangelsen and family Saturday. Randy Mangelsen, Larry Mangelsen and April Close and their families were there also to celebrate Christmas.

Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Braedon Isaiah Thiex, born Dec. 29, 2010, to Kimberly Petruzzi and Trevor Thiex of Webster.

Braedon weighed 8 lbs., and was 21-1/4 inches long.

Siblings are Jordyn Petruzzi and Nathan Thiex.

Grandparents are Elleen and Jack Thiex of Hertel, Glen Baker Jr. of Webster and Becky Pemberton of Talco, Texas.

••• A girl, Madeline Cecilia Grass, born Dec. 31, 2010, to Jake and Lindsay Grass of Pine City, Minn.

Madeline weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and was 20-1/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Buz and Cea Grass of Owatonna, Minn, and Jim and Jan Tarala of Iron, Minn.

Great-grandparents are Jim and Eruss Grass of Owatonna, Minn. and Joanne Zeman of Owatonna, Minn.

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Births

A girl, Zoey Rene Stineman, born Dec. 21, 2010, to Jasmin Miller and Rob Stineman, Taylors Falls, Minn. Zoey weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz.

••• A girl, Emily Josephine Frendt, born Dec. 23, 2010, to Gretchen and Timothy Frendt, Luck. Emily weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

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Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Carter Michael Java, born Dec. 27, 2010, to Amanda and Jon Java. Carter weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Diane and Danny Johnson of Grantsburg and Shelley and Michael Java of Grantsburg. Great-grandparents are Jessie and Bob Johnson of Lindstrom, Minn., and Ken and Sonja Java of Frederic.

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We listen to weather forecasters, and sometimes they’re right, and sometimes they miss the mark, and the storm doesn’t materialize. There isn’t anything we can do about the weather, except to accept it and plan accordingly. A jam session will be held at the Lewis Church on Saturday, Jan. 8, from 6-9 p.m.

Welcome.

The Northwest Regional Writers will meet next week Friday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m., at Sunrise Apartments, Frederic. Two members with January birthdays, Mary Jacobsen and Bernice Abrahamzon, will celebrate their birthdays with a bit of something to eat. The assignment is “My lips are sealed!” (That’s a challenge!)

It was Communion Sunday on Jan. 2, at the Lewis Church. The cold weather kept some of our faithful members home, but those there lingered over the coffee cups after the service. Judy and David Mrdutt of Danbury treated with a lunch of goodies.

Happy to report that Brad Alden was in church on Sunday at Lewis. He is recovering well from back surgery several weeks ago when he had several discs fused in his back. Wishing him a complete recovery.

The sanctuary was bright with poinsettias on Sunday, along with other arrangements.

Sheila Staples spent Christmas Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Edge, Balsam Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nelson, Bayfield, were also among the dinner guests that day.

Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Brian Webster and children and Sheila were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Imhoff and children. Sheila and the Websters were New Year’s Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Gudmunsen and boys of Cushing.

Mr. and Mrs. Brad McAbee were recent visitors of Sheila Staples.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The following area residents, has been recognized for work, during the 2010 fall quarter at The Art Institutes International Minnesota, a creative design and culinary arts college located in downtown Minneapolis. Students appearing on the honors lists must be enrolled and complete 12 credits or more and meets the following corresponding designation: 4.0 GPA - president’s list; 3.7 - 3.9 GPA - dean’s list; 3.5 - 3.6 GPA - honor’s list.

Founded in 1964 as Lowthian College, The Art Institutes International Minnesota is a diverse, dynamic institution of higher education whose goal is to educate students for creative careers. The Art Institutes International Minnesota is one of The Art Institutes, a system of over 45 locations throughout North Amer-

ica, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. The Web site for The Art Institutes International Minnesota can be found at www.artinstitutes.edu/minneapolis.

Frederic Bryan Knauber, president’s list, design management, Bachelor of Science.

On Monday, Dec. 27, Spades were played with the following winners: Willis Williams in first place, Arnie Borchert in second place, Deloris Potter in third place and Norma Nelson in fourth place.

In spite of the nasty weather, a few players showed up for 500 cards on Thursday, Dec. 30, with the following winners: Barb Munger in first place, Hazel Hoffman in second place, Nona Severson in

third place and Ralph Severson in fourth place.

Our monthly meeting will be held Friday, Jan. 7, at 1:30 p.m., with two new officers: Marlys McKinny, president and Hazel Hoffman, secretary.

Birthday party potluck will be on Saturday, Jan. 8, with the following January birthdays: Dave Gustafson, Robert Larson, Donald Danielson and Cathy Andrette.

Academic news

St. Croix Falls Cortney Rasmussen, dean’s list, Web design and interactive media, Bachelor of Science; Emily Scheuermann, honor’s list, design management, Bachelor of Science. - submitted

Frederic Senior Center

Fran Krause

Orange

The John Neinstadts and the Flagstads spent Christmas at Bud and Betty Flagstads at Bethel, Minn., and then went to visit Lamar and Sandy Johnson at Cadott.

Natalie and Bud Flagstad and family had New Year’s Eve dinner with John and Reeny Neinstadt.

They spent New Year’s Day with Ron and Sharon Proffit.

Pat and Nancy O’Brien entertained the Tony O’Brien family and the Steve O’Brien family over the weekend.

Tim O’Brien visited Jack and LaVonne O’Brien on Wednesday. Later they, along with Dave and Theresa Childers, had dinner at the Pour House.

Jack and Jeri Witzany spent the weekend with

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Patty and Mike Kringer and family at Big Lake, Minn.

On Thursday night they attended the going-away party at the Grantsburg Legion in honor of their grandson, Cody Witzany, who is being deployed to Afghanistan the end of the month. Best wishes go with him.

The Krauses had two Christmas gatherings with the kids bringing all the food. For New Year’s, Deanna made her oven pizza which continued our tradition of watching the football games and eating pizza.

Karen and Jerry Hintz went to the Rose Bowl game and parade at Pasadena with alumni from UW-Madison.

TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER

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Libby is one of five 9-week-old Lab mix puppies available for adoption at Arnell Memorial Humane Society. There are three girls and two boys, some yellow, some black. They are lively and just the right age to train as loving family pets. These pups will be large adult dogs. Make one a family winter project by participating in our Puppy Socialization classes on Wednesday evenings at the shelter.

Annual Polk County dog licenses are due at the end of January. All dogs are required to have annual licenses no matter where they live, in town or in the country. A dog license notice will arrive in your real estate tax statement and licenses are attainable by mail from your town or village. Renters should contact their town or village clerk to purchase a 2011 dog license.

Upcoming events: Preschool story hour

The next preschool story hour is on Saturday, Jan. 15, 10 – 11 a.m. Theme: Superheroes. Come to hear what it takes to be a superhero. We will read stories and do activities in preparation for superhero stardom.

Youth Chess Club

Youth Chess Club will have a special Saturday session, Feb. 19, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. A fun morning of casual chess for those at all levels. Come in and play one of our in-house Youth Chess Club players. Refreshments provided.

Weekly events:

Preschool story time had special reader Katie Hutton come and read in her “penguin hat.” She read some of her favorite books. Thanks to Katie! Story time meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for stories and fun.

Youth Chess Club resumes Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Hopefully everyone is well rested and ready for some challenging play. Chess Club is open to all

Wishing you a happy New Year.

Tax forms The IRS has discontinued mailing individual tax packages to taxpayers. But we will have tax forms available here sometime after the New Year. We already have received the 1040 EZ instruction booklets.

Nexen Challenge As of Dec. 31, 2010, there have been $49,000 of donations that can be used toward this year’s Nexen Challenge. They will donate up to $30,000 of matching donations (for every $2 Nexen will match $1)!

Food for Fines amnesty During the months of November and December, the library offered the option of paying for fines with food donations to the food pantry located between Webster and Siren. On Dec. 30, the donated food was taken to the food pantry and weighed out at 120 pounds! Thanks everyone who helped make this donation possible (the food pantry was delighted.)

Preschool story time Come in from the snow and cold and join us at story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday morn-

A current rabies vaccination is required for dog licensing. A number of veterinary clinics are offering low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in January. This makes the legal requirement easy to meet. Veterinary clinics offering this service on Saturday morning, Jan. 8, without an appointment are: Star Prairie Veterinary and Clear Lake Veterinary Service. Lowcost vaccinations by appointment will be available at Northwest Wisconsin Vet in Amery, Clayton Vet Care and New Richmond Vet Clinic. All pets must be on leash or in a carrier for their safety; no exceptions. Please call the individual clinic for further details and extended dates for this once-a-year opportunity.

Funds from the Dog License Fund are used to pay dog damage claims and Arnell Humane Soci-

Story time Story time for preschoolers and their caregivers is held each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books and music and activities. The January theme is winter, and the author of the month is Jan Brett, who writes and illustrates many fine children’s books.

Await

Arnell Humane Society of Polk County

ety for taking in all stray dogs from Polk County.

Wandering pets are a public health and safety issue.

Arnell operates as the animal control facility for the county, as well as an adoption agency for unclaimed animals. In 2010, our shelter took in 792 animals, 305 dogs and 487 cats. The ability of Arnell to provide this service would be greatly compromised without the support of the Dog License Fund. You

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are supporting the animal shelter when you license your dog. It is a win-win situation for the citizens and animals of Polk County.

Libby Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin Street East, Amery, 715-268-7387 (PETS) or online: Arnellhumane.org

youth ages 10 and up on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45-5:15 p.m. Stop in sometime to see what it is all about.

Did you know...

If we don’t have the title you want, we can get it.

The Northern Waters Library System allows Grantsburg Library to share materials with other libraries in our system. So, why buy a book when you can get it for free? Go online to our Web site, stop in, or call to order the book you want. Don’t see it in our catalog?

Through Wis-Cat we are able to obtain vast amounts of additional titles not found in our Merlin Catalog.

Try it out and you will see another great way to make your card work for you!

Library hours are Monday noon – 6 p.m., Tuesday noon – 6 p.m., Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday noon – 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - noon. Library phone is 715-4632244. The Web site is http://grantsburg.wislib.org.

Katie Hutton read for preschool story time Saturday, Dec. 29. – Photo submitted

Burnett Community Library

ings and warm up with new friends.

Adult book club Our book club does not meet in December. The book we will be reading for the January meeting is “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. Summary: In Jackson, Miss., in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women, black and white, mothers and daughters, view one another. Let us know if you need a copy and we will be glad to order it for you. Everyone is welcome.

New adult fiction books • “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay • “Port Mortuary” by Patricia Cornwell • “A Secret Kept” by Tatiana de Rosnay • “Blindness of the Heart” by Julia Franck • “The Outlaws” by W.E.B. Griffin • “Secrets to the Grave” by Tami Hoag • “Deja Vu” by Fern Michaels • “Within my Heart” by Tamera Alexander • “Emperor’s Tomb” by Steve Berry • “Love Me to Death” by Allison Brennan • “The Damascus Way” by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke • “Promise Canyon” by Robyn Carr

Frederic Public Library

January book group choices The Thursday Morning Book Group will meet Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., to discuss “Still Alice,” by Lisa Genova, the novel of a respected 50-year-old professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s who is compelled to re-evaluate relationships with family and colleagues and her place in the world. The evening book group will also meet Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about “Invisible Man,” by Ralph Ellison, a novel that explores the theme of man’s search for his identity and place in society, as seen from the perspective of an unnamed black man in the New York City of the 1930s. Books are available at the library and new members are always welcome.

Happy Tails

Cleaning your bookshelves?

The library is planning its February bake and book sale, and we gladly accept donations of gently used books, movies, music CDs and audiobooks for our sale. You may drop off the materials anytime during library open hours, and we can provide a receipt for the number of items you donate. This is one of two large fundraiser book sales held at the library each year, and we appreciate your support.

Don’t forget the soup labels The library is a collection site for milk caps and labels for Frederic school projects and grocery items for the local food shelf. Be sure to include some of these items in your book bag when you visit the library.

Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. West, 715327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Story time for preschoolers is held every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

• “The Scent of Jasmine” by Jude Devereaux • “The Girl in the Gatehouse” by Julie Klassen • “In Too Deep” by Jayne Ann Krentz • “Slocum and the Trail to Tacosa” by Jake Logan • “Courting Miss Amsel” by Kim Vogel Sawyer • “In Every Heartbeat” by Kim Vogel Sawyer

New adult nonfiction books • “The Late Home Comer: A Hmong Family Memoir” by Kao Kalia Yang • “America: The Story of Us” by Kevin Baker • “Decision Points” by George W. Bush New DVDs • “Eat, Pray, Love” • “Nanny McPhee Returns” • “Despicable Me” • “Knight and Day” • “The Expendables” • “When Dinosaurs Ruled: At the Ends of the Earth” Children’s books • “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats

• “Star Wars Adventure: Luke Skywalker & the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes” by Tom Taylor • “Lego City: Build This City” by Scholastic • “Dog Loves Books” by Louise Yates • “Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert • “4th Apprentice” by Erin Hunter • “All the Seasons of the Year” by Deborah Lee Rose • “Moon Over Manifest” by Clare Vanderpool • “The Flag Keeper” by Stacy Juba • “The Wall” by Eve Bunting • “Veteran’s Day” by Rebecca Rissman • “Memorial Day” by Rebecca Rissman • “H is for Honor: a Military Family Alphabet” by Devin Scillian • “Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag” by Sarah L. Thomson

Hours and information Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information, contact the library at 715-866-7697, Web site: webster.wislib.org. Online catalog: merlin.nwls.lib.wi.us/search.

Webster Senior Center

Bernie Boelter

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that it is 2011. It seems like 2010 just flew by. We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday.

A good New Year’s resolution would be to come to the center at least once a month for lunch. The meals are excellent and the conversation lively and interesting. Stop in and pick up a menu and sign up for your favorite. Be sure to call the day before.

Wii bowling resumed on Wednesday, and it appears that the short respite didn’t affect Gladys Beers at all as she had seven strikes in a row with a high game of 246. Mixed doubles will begin next Thursday at 1 p.m. If anyone is interested, call me at 715-6563583.

What a great way to start out the New Year for Dime Bingo as there were 26 who came to play.

Kudos to Dave Wardean who engineered the installation of the new TV antenna. It works great and is enjoyed by many.

Mark your calendars for the next senior meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m.

Also for the next potluck which will be Saturday, Jan. 29.

Please call me with anything you would like to see in this column, as I want to make it interesting for everyone. It is “your” senior center and this column should represent all who come there and enjoy it.

A bit of trivia: Winter is the season when people keep the house as warm as it was in summer when they complained about the heat.

See you at the center.

LAWTON, Okla. – Army National Guard Pvt. Matthew R. Chitty has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marks-

manship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.

He is the son of Robert Chitty of Luck, and Rochelle Johnson of Amery.

Chitty graduated in 2007 from Unity High School, Balsam Lake. - submitted

News from the service

SCRMC offers Alzheimer's disease support group

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ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Regional Medical Center continues to offer a free Alzheimer’s support group for caregivers of a family member or other loved one who has the disease. Sessions are led by social workers Bonnie Prazak from SCRMC, and Julie Pool from Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls.

On Jan. 25, the special guest is Bridget Finke, an attorney who focuses her practice on estate planning, real estate and business law. She is an associate with Bakke Norman Law Offices, which serves west central Wisconsin with offices in New Richmond, Baldwin and Menomonie. Finke grew up on a dairy farm in Marathon County, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and her law degree

at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison. She is a frequent speaker on estate planning issues.

Finke will be speaking about general estate planning issues, including Bridget Finke wills and trusts, powers of attorney (health care and financial), and the impact of Wisconsin’s Marital Prop-

ST. CROIX FALLS - The winter months won’t be quiet at Festival Theatre in 2011 as the new season of performing arts rolls into action in late January. In fact, following a few quiet weeks at the performing arts venue in downtown St. Croix Falls, the landmark Vaudeville theater will become very busy again.

“We have a few weeks of work to do in putting the final touches on the 2011 season,” said Jaclyn Johnson, production coordinator. “Then we’ll get busy again for upcoming concerts, Valentine’s weekend, and the spring youth and family theater production.”

It all begins with Leo Kottke in concert Saturday, Jan. 22, at Festival, followed by Valentine’s weekend with Hopelessly Romantic, an evening of music and comedy and a Saturday, Feb. 12, concert by Neal and Leandra.

The fantastic variety show “I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” is hosted by Lori Gordon and kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 19, and then Brian Wicklund and his new band, The Barley Jacks will be on stage March 5. Fizz Kizer’s “Honky Tonk

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erty Law in estate planning. Planning for incapacity and options when incapacity occurs without prior planning will also be discussed. She will also be taking questions about other estate planning and elder law issues of concern to the group.

“There will always be plenty of opportunity in each session for everyone to talk about whatever issues or questions they personally have,” said Prazak. Both facilitators have extensive experience working with people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. They can also serve as excellent resources for those who want more information about this disease. SCRMC also receives Alzheimer’s information and resources through the Alzheimer’s Association.

Sessions are held from 1 – 3 p.m. on the

last Tuesday of each month in the lower level of the hospital in the Glacier Room.

No preregistration required—just come and join in. For more information, contact: Bonnie Prazak, 715-483-0272.

Free Advance Directives offered Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. in the lower level of the hospital building. Forms are available for Minnesota and Wisconsin throughout the medical center and at this session.

If you are interested in upcoming programs on Advanced Directives/Health Care Directives or Grief Support, see www.scrmc.org and click on “classes\community education.” - submitted

Winter concerts just around the corner

chase online at www.festivaltheatre.org as well as by phone during box office hours.

Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington St. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002 or by e-mail to boxoffice@festivaltheatre.org. - from Festival Theatre

Fred Eaglesmith

Resolve to be a lifesaver in 2011

whole blood every 56 days, up to six times a year. If you’re already a blood donor, resolve to donate one more time in 2011. If you’ve never donated, give it a try.”

With an hour of your time, you can give patients extra days, months or even years with their family and friends. To a patient, time is everything – time to laugh, time to live and time to love. Make an appointment today to donate blood.

There will be a blood donation opportunity at the Siren Covenant Church on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How to donate blood Simply call 800-RED-CROSS (800-7332767), Katie Hedlund at 715-349-5152 or

visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weight at least 110 pounds and are generally in good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

About the American Red Cross Governed by volunteers and supported

by giving individuals and communities, the American Red Cross is the single largest supplier of blood products to hospitals throughout the United States. While local hospital needs are always met first, the Red Cross also helps ensure no patient goes without blood no matter where or when they need it. In addition to providing nearly half of the nation’s blood supply, the Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster, trains millions in lifesaving skills, serves as a communication link between U.S. military members and their families and assists victims of international disasters or conflicts. – submitted by the American Red Cross

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Café” will feature Carrie Elkin on March 11, and on March 26 Fred Eaglesmith will make his first visit to Festival Theatre.

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put to bed after a mayoral tie-breaking vote at the city council meeting, making the six-year endeavor and its books closed. •A shooting in Sarona left one man dead after the alleged shooter indicated he shot someone several times in self-defense. •Rep. Ann Hraychuck announced her bid for re-election. •Amery’s Crystal Fougner won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay for the Special Olympics. •Siren celebrated Summerfest.

August

The track at Webster High School got a new surface. •The family of Zoe Emerson, Wolf Creek, carried out her last request following her untimely death to donate 400 Beanie Babies to the Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. •The new St. Croix Casino Danbury opened its doors. •An apparent domestic dispute in a moving car resulted in a woman jumping from the vehicle sustaining serious injuries in Frederic. •A New Richmond man faced charges after operating his tractor while intoxicated on a state highway resulting in a crash. •Balsam Lake trustees discussed the need for more tornado sirens following the severe storm in late July. •Three men from Danbury, Somerset and Prescott faced federal charges of transportation of stolen vehicles, conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen goods, possession of stolen goods and possession of stolen motor vehicles. •St. Croix Falls police and Polk County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic dispute at The Pines Apartments in St. Croix Falls where a deputy shot a 40-yearold male suspect armed with knives.

•Michael Spafford joined the race for Burnett County sheriff. •Flying Pie Pizza opened a second location in St. Croix Falls. •The Luck High School Class of 1960 celebrated their 50-year class reunion. •The Moravitz Car Launch took place in Turtle Lake. •The Glenn family of Luck was grateful to survive an F1 tornado at their home in Luck. •The millstone at the Overlook in St. Croix Falls was lying on the ground and believed to have been pushed from its stand by vandals. •Frederic Lions built a ramp to a home for a Frederic couple. •Sgt. Tim O’Hare, candidate for Polk Sheriff in the November election, cleared up issues regarding having a deputy fire shots near the justice center to test out a gun.

•Bethany Church at Branstad celebrated 140 years. •St. Croix Falls City Council voted not to have a gun deer season at the Wert Nature Preserve. •A North Central Power lineman was electrocuted after coming in contact with an energized line.

The Radisson man was pronounced dead at the scene where the accident took place. •Thomas Schwartz, 53, lost his life when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a pickup truck. •The storm damage in Balsam Lake in late July was ruled to be caused by a tornado by the National Weather Service. A tornado in Turtle Lake the same evening of the Bal-

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•The town of St. Croix Falls approved an amended application from Monarch Paving to set up a temporary asphalt plant during work on Hwy. 87. •A Centuria man was charged with possession of child pornography on his computer. •A Luck man fled the crash scene in Luck where his vehicle rolled over, and he was spotted later walking in a field. •Ian Fossum, 14, Grantsburg, was injured in a swimming accident that left him in a coma and he later passed away. •Another Polk County storm ripped through Luck, Frederic, Cushing and Centuria causing downed trees and damage. •Oktoberfest was celebrated in Danbury. •Ignite, a Christian-based concert, took place at Crooked Lake Park in Siren. •Cora and Jessica Bauer of Webster joined other Girl Scouts to travel to Costa Rica to help others in need. •Webster Police Department held their annual bike rodeo. •Harvey and Marilyn Stower, both deceased, were honored by family and members of the community at the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail which begins in Amery, the city Stower served as mayor for years. •The Salvation Army held a red kettle Moola for Milk Campaign. •The Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association honored Ann Hraychuck with the Legislator of the Year Award. •Mary Klar-Martin was honored for 11 years of service as president of the Webster Senior Center.

•St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Luck pulled out of the ELCA by a 41-4 vote by the 80-member congregation. •One year had passed since the disappearance of Rose Bly, rural St. Croix Falls, with no leads as to her whereabouts. •The Humane Society of Burnett County marked its 10th anniversary.

September

Members of the St. Croix Tribe hosted a Wild Rice Festival held in Sand Lake.

•Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent built a home in Webster. •The Burnett County Ag Society Fair was held in Grantsburg.

•Debra Points was named St.

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coats, but when it was minus 9 the other day I was tempted to tell them to go in the house. Even I didn’t want to go outside. Then there is the sniffing stuff. It takes forever. I try to tell them their feet are going to hurt, but they still have to sniff. I wonder if they expect something new. They were just there last night and no one has been to visit except the deer, and they only come to eat our evergreens. Those poor bushes, they are half gone by spring, and just when they actually look like bushes again it is winter and the deer come to eat.

Speaking of company, (actually I was speaking of deer and thinking of them as company) I got out of the car the other day and here stands this tiny chipmunk. I tried to tell him to go underground where he belonged, but he just stood there with his tiny paws up in front of him shivering in the cold.

He never moved when I went to the barrel (really a steel garbage can or bucket as it is fondly known around here … I don’t know what a bucket is.

It seems to be anything round that will hold something. I hate that word!) and got him some sunflower seeds. He dove right in and the last time I saw him his little cheeks were bulging so much I don’t know how he kept his mouth shut. He ran to the drainpipe, either up or down, I am not sure where he lives, and took his treasure home. I have not seen him since the storm. I don’t like to think something horrible happened. I just think he needed more food for the winter and when he got it he was content.

As 2011 is upon us I think ahead and wonder what is in store for the world, the United States, Wisconsin, Interfaith Caregivers, the Blodgett family, and that little chipmunk. I really can’t do much about the state of the world, the U.S. or Wisconsin, but I will do all in my power to see that Interfaith becomes better than ever. There are so many who need help and we will do our very best to see that their needs are met. Even the chipmunks have to eat.

Interfaith and I wish you all a wonderful new year. We now have 2011 and all of the wonder that comes with it.

I resolve to make Interfaith and myself better than in 2010. I also resolve to not write 2010 anymore. That is a resolution I may have trouble keeping. We enter 2011 together and I hope you will all stay with me. It makes it all worthwhile to know someone actually reads my article. Thanks for being my loyal readers.

Will be back soon. Blessings, Barb

Insight School of Wisconsin receives reaccreditation

GRANTSBURG— Reaccreditation was recently conferred on Insight School of Wisconsin from the Northwest Accreditation Commission, one of six regional accrediting associations in the United States.

In the official announcement by the commission, Insight School of Wisconsin was commended for its excellent report on recommendations made by the last visiting team and adding courses to improve and update its curriculum.

“Accreditation is recognition of a highquality and well-balanced educational program,” said Karl Peterson, executive director of Insight School of Wisconsin. “It ensures transferability of credits among other regionally accredited schools.”

“Insight students and their parents can

be assured that the education students receive is preparing them for success in the 21st-century workplace and service to their communities,” Peterson continued.

“We’re pleased our students will be recognized by colleges, universities and a host of other post-high-school opportunities for their academic work.”

Insight School of Wisconsin is an online, tuition-free diploma-granting public high school open to any high school student in Wisconsin. The school is made possible through partnership with the Grantsburg School District.

For more information about Insight Schools, visit www.insightwi.net or call 866-800-0027. - from Insight Schools

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Couple donates van to Habitat's new ReStore

Eric Kube (L) accepts the donation from Bob and Linda Law of St. Croix Falls of this 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette van. The van will be used for the new ReStore which is now setting up shop in St. Croix Falls. The ReStore is a retail store, affiliated with Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity in Luck, that will sell donated new and used building materials, furniture, appliances, and other household items in good condition. Funds raised are used to build affordable homes for local families in need. Please consider donating or signing up to volunteer in the store. The ReStore is now open to accept donations on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the former Fleet Supply building. Stop in or call 715-483-2700 with any questions. Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity also wishes to announce that it is now accepting applications year round for those wishing to be Habitat homeowners. If you or someone you know is in need of a decent, affordable home, please contact Habitat at 715-472-6080, or e-mail office@wildrivershabitat.org. - submitted

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A huge thank-you to all of those who gave their time, toys, clothes, food and monetary donations. It is hard to say thank you to everyone individually, so this is a collective way of saying how truly grateful Interfaith Caregivers are for every single moment or gift. The weather did not cooperate at all. Our second “giveaway day” was Saturday the 11th and the weather was horrible.

Some brave souls made it in but for those who did not we were there on Monday.

Those who volunteered deserve a standing ovation. This is a work of many hands and minds and one without the other would only make things much harder. The group works well together and gets the job done, and done beyond belief. As tired as we all are when it is over we give a sigh of relief and slap each other on the back and get started planning for next year. My fears about not having enough are gone for the time being. I am so glad a reporter wrote a great article on the Christmas for Kids project because it seemed to wake people up to the fact that the time was almost here and we were not ready. We did not have enough and were about to be really concerned if we could not pull 2010 Christmas for Kids off. We did and with great success. I am so proud of all who helped.

Every year we learn what to do and not to do next year. Next year I am staying out of where I don’t belong and let those who know what they are doing do it. Is that cheers of relief I hear from the volunteers? This year, my arthritis got the best of me, and I had to take a day off to try to get the parts of me that didn’t want to move moving again. That was probably the most productive day of the entire project. I went back to work the next day to find everything running smoothly and a chair off in the corner for me to sit in and watch experts at work.

We have a new great-granddaughter.

Her name is Kalea Christine Larson and she is amazing. Her name, Kalea, is Hawaiian and means “brightest star” and that is just what she is. I wish I could put a picture in here because she is just beautiful. She has her mother’s mouth and eyes and her father’s nose. I am one proud great-grandmother, and Denny can’t believe he is a great-granddaddy. The baby is the sweetest, smartest, most adorable baby ever, much like her mother and her grandmother and that is as far back as I will go. I take no credit except that her mother, grandmother and all of those on my side of the family have my father’s sense of humor, so she is going to be a character. After she was born Madelyne said, “Today I saw God and he gave me a daughter. What an amazing gift.”

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Some of our favorite images of 2010 July thru December

Photos taken by young men at Northwest Passage were published in a November issue of the Leader. This shot is called “Streaming Life.” “To me, this picture shows that the river is full of energy, full of life in a constrant flow.

And I fell like my life is just like the river – I have all this energy, and my life is now just beginning for the first time." – Photo by Derek, age 17

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A Tragopogon dubius, commonly known as a Goat’s beard was captured on digital film in September by Dale Anderson of Burnett County. – Photo by Dale Anderson

A sunrise through the changing fall leaves was photographed by Kelly Bakke of Centuria as she and her little girls headed out to school one morning in November. – Photo by Kelly Bakke LEFT: St. Croix Falls fifth-grader Luke Clark sported his school colors proudly in September. - Photo by Cheryl Olson

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Croix Falls St. Croix River Steward of the Year. •Luck School staff were treated to a cookout by members of Rural American Bank’s Luck branch. •Kris Palmer of Luck took 80 gift bags with school supplies to schoolchildren in Bangladesh.

•The old Luck Library building was turned into a dance studio. •Four passengers in a rollover accident in Apple River were transported for medical treatment.

•City Administrator Ed Emerson, St. Croix Falls, announced he would be retiring from the city March 18, 2011. •A man shot by a Polk County deputy in a domestic dispute in July was in custody facing a potential of seven felony charges. •The auction of Morris Blomgren’s estate, Falun, drew interest from across the world in his collection of steam engines and tractors to be auctioned off to the highest bidders. •Jonathan Weikert and his famous Shire horse, Angus, who have made the rounds in the city of St. Croix Falls, entered the Minnesota State Fair for the first time and took home the Best Americanbred Shire Gelding Award. •The Drive-In restaurant in Grantsburg, formerly Dale’s Restaurant, opened its doors. •McNally Industries in Grantsburg received an award for excellence for work done on the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System. •A

grant from Bremer for $45,000 was presented to members of North Land Ambulance. •The psychothriller film “Clear Lake, WI” was released worldwide on DVD. •Osceola celebrated Wheels and Wings and the Community Fair. •Leigha Roberts was crowned Miss Osceola. •Roni Schuler was appointed to the St. Croix Falls School Board to fill the position vacated by Troy DeSmet. •”Happy and the River,” a play tribute to Gaylord Nelson, senator and founder of Earth Day, made a debut in St. Croix Falls. •Frederic’s Charlie Wolden was named 2010 Vietnam Veteran of the Year by the Wisconsin State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America.

•An Amery couple was arrested for possession of drugs and firearms in their home. •Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Kelli A. Trumble presented the Polk County Information Center with a check for $7,355 for providing travel information and customer service to travelers. •Gary Jorgensen, Luck, was chosen to ride in the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in South Dakota. •Pete Johnson won over Tim O’Hare for the GOP spot on the Polk County sheriff’s ballot in the primary election. •Dean Roland and Frank Taylor won the primary for the Burnett sheriff’s ballot in November following the

A snowfall in November brought an abrupt end to bicycling and an unusually warm early fall. - Photo by Greg Marsten

primary election. •A Grantoberfest was held at the fairgrounds in Grantsburg including such events as a wiener dog race.

•Erwin and Meredie Danielson were Amery’s Fall Festival grand marshals.

•Marie Wothe was crowned Miss Amery 2010. •Shirley Schoenberger, Osceola, was the proud owner of a Habitat for Humanity home. •Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre presented “Sleeping Beauty” in Luck.

•Twin sisters Margaret Brown, Webster, and Mary Ann Hanson celebrated their 70th birthdays with twin sisters born on the same day and year, JoAnn Lomax and Mary Ann Mosley. The sets of twins met and developed a friendship having just a few things in common. •S&S Tree Specialists presented a gift of trees to Frederic Schools. •Meenon County Park in Siren was renamed Charles Tollander Memorial Park after deceased town Chair Tollander.

•Clam Lake Narrows was renamed Milton E. Stellrect Memorial Park after deceased town Chair and Vice Chair Stellrecht. •Homecomings were held at Leader Land schools. •In a bizarre twist of a missing person’s report turned invalid, Unity graduate Matthew Anderson, who had phoned his wife indicating he was kidnapped for ransom, was discovered in Las Vegas, Nev., after being be-

lieved to be captive and missing. •A 55year-old Clear Lake woman lost her life in a vehicle crash. •A 75-year-old Balsam Lake woman lost her life after becoming trapped by a lawn mower that pinned her underneath. •Siren celebrated Harvestfest. •St. Croix Falls celebrated Autumn Fest. • Luck Lions celebrated 50 years. •A 53-year-old New Richmond woman was found dead near the Shell Lake boat landing and foul play was suspected. •A power outage resulted in Taylors Falls City Council members holding their regular meeting by flashlight. •The United Pioneer Home facility in Luck had a groundbreaking ceremony. •Underground construction for Xcel Energy’s Chisago Project through St. Croix Falls was completed. •A 43-year-old Siren man opened fire on vehicles on Hwy. 70 and Hwy. 35 using a 12-gauge shotgun and was killed by police. •Wade Reddy, administrator for St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Society, was honored as the 2010 Health Care Advocate of the Year from the St. Croix Valley Health Care Foundation.

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Patrick and Laura Walters, owners of Clover Meadow Winery in Dewey, opened the winery to the public. •Burnett County students participated in Conservation Day. •St. Croix Falls Middle School celebrated Month of the Young Adolescent. •Crex Meadows was the site for a Fall Wildlife Festival. •High school football was in full swing as well as volleyball and cross country. •A bomb threat at Siren School resulted in emergency personnel responding and searching the school. No evidence of a bomb was located. •A Woodbury man was charged after police located several drugs in his possession including meth and marijuana. •Jennifer Williams became the new director for Kinship of Polk County. •A 55-year-old Clayton man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing and delivering marijuana after over 34 pounds were seized in a police bust. •Coon Lake was the site for a classic car show. •Chris Stevens, New Richmond, took a pumpkin he grew to the Stillwater Harvest Fest, and it boasted a world-record 1,810 pounds smashing the Guinness Book of World Records number of 1,725 pounds.

•Frederic Schools hosted five foreign exchange students from Japan, Turkey and Germany. •Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity Director Eric Kube worked on a site with former president Jimmy Carter and “Sweat Equity” host and contractor Amy Matthews. •Siren’s branch of Anytime Fitness had new owners, Kim and Dan Campion.

•With the deer hunting season in action for bow hunters, 78-year-old Roger Larsen, Luck, bagged his 50th consecutive bow buck, an 8-pointer.

•St. Croix Falls School Board approved a change for the 2011-2012 school year for the high school schedule to switch from blocks to eight-hour periods. •”In a New Light,” a program for teen boys at risk that put them on a mission of photographing the St. Croix River, culminated with a ceremony at the National Park Service Headquarters in St. Croix Falls to recognize the achievements of the steps taken by the young men to better themselves and their talents of photography that is featured in a book and in photos that will travel around the state and to Washington, D.C. •Moe Norby of Polk County’s Highway Department was credited for saving the county money in salt/sand costs by suggesting a way to use cheese salt brine, which dairies have to dispose of and can be used for road snow and ice conditions. •A 17-year-old male from Frederic faced charges of alleged felony sexual assault charges against a 13-year-old girl. •Grantsburg School boasted the lowest levy in 12 years for district taxpayers. •A 30-year-old Osceola man wanted to clear his conscience or get some things off his chest when he related information willingly to officers that he was collecting unemployment insurance illegally since 2006, bought, sold and smoked marijuana. •St. Croix Regional Medical Center unveiled plans for a new clinic at Frederic. •Dave Formanek stepped down as the Jackson Fire Department chief after 30 years.

•Lamar School, rural St. Croix Falls, received a grant for $100,000 from the Jeffris Family Foundation to help preserve the century-old school. •Frederic’s Marissa Nelson participated in the Miss Wisconsin Teen USA Pageant. •Two whitetail bucks drew attention on Hwy. 70 when the 10- and 12-pointers were locked at the antlers. The 12-pointer was already dead, and the 10-pointer died despite efforts to save it by sawing off the antlers of the 12-pointer. •Balsam Lake trustees put Officer Jennifer Hanson on leave, and there were no details to the allegations against her. •November election profiles of candidates locally and statewide were featured. •A 4-foot alligator was found in Birchwood, an unusual site for a gator. •A Star Prairie couple were arrested after being caught in an unoccupied home in Dresser with burglar tools. •A 48-year-old Sarona man posted cash bail of $100,000. He was charged with homicide after shooting and killing

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•Webster’s Jack Taylor was the Division 3 cross-country state champion. •The Frederic Sleigh Parade would be canceled without a coordinator after last year’s coordinators resigned. •Kinship of Burnett County received a $35,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. •Patricia Mitchell, St. Croix Falls School Board clerk, received an award from WASB. •Strong winds in Frederic uprooted trees causing power outages and damage. •A 61-year-old Balsam Lake man was hospitalized when his leg was injured by a combine, resulting in amputation.

November

Landslide victories for Republicans in Wisconsin were the result of the November elections. Rep. Hraychuck was defeated by Republican Erik Severson. Pete Johnson won Polk County sheriff on the Republican ticket. Dean Roland ran on the Republican ticket beating out Frank Taylor who ran as a Democrat. Scott Walker won as a Republican candidate for governor against Tom Barrett. Republican Ron Johnson defeated Sen. Russ Feingold.

Republican Sean Duffy defeated Julie Lassa for the seat vacated by Congressman Dave Obey. The election made headlines nationwide as a Republican turnover allowed for GOP control over the House while Dems held onto the Senate. •Taylors Falls re-elected Mayor Michael Buchite and Councilmen Ross Rivard (incumbent) and Mary Murphy, challenger. •Veterans Day was observed at local schools and communities honoring those who have served and those who still serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

•Grantsburg Pirates volleyball members participated in their third state final competition, winning silver. •State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers presented the Friend of Education Award to Craig and Cathy Miles, Balsam Lake, for their establishment of WINGS Foundation helping students who need gear or support to be able to participate in athletics. •A 61-year-old man from Osceola was injured as the result of a car-pedestrian accident when he was changing a tire to help a motorist and was struck by a passing motorist. He was treated for serious injuries. •Jack Sondreal, son of Amery Free Press editor Jerry Sondreal, lost his life in an auto accident where his car ended up upside down in South Twin Lake. •River Valley Hockey Mites took a trip to a Minnesota Wild game where they got to take to the ice midgame for the ultimate skating experience. •A Cumberland couple was convicted and fined over $8,400 with 12 years of revocation of hunting privileges for poaching deer and other wildlife from Indian Creek and Lorain Township. •Frederic native Bill Bosak bagged a Cape buffalo and a waterbuck on his trip to South Africa. •Ellie Goiffon, 11, Siren, was featured for the upcoming AKC/Eukanuba National Championship where she would be showing her Australian terrier, Beckham.

•St. Croix Falls High School drama presented “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.”

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•Siren Village crew member Jim Jaskolka was recognized for 25 years of service.

•Burnett County Deputy Ryan Bybee was presented with an award for valor for his role in the Siren area shooting Sept. 26. •A trial date was set for a 63-year-old Luck man who was charged with homicide, pleaded insanity and following medical tests was found fit to stand trial in February. •A Dresser man attempted to run into the woods after he was stopped in his vehicle by police, attempting to avoided a fourth OWI. Police caught up with the man who had a PBT of .12 and found to have marijuana and paraphernalia in his vehicle. •Local artist Ann Fawver and her daughter, Hannah Fawver Roode, and artist Sarah Cook approached the Luck Village Board about opening an art gallery to showcase artwork. •Polk County Judge Robert H. Rasmussen announced he was retiring. •An Osceola woman and her son were airlifted following a collision with a semi near CTH K. •A conflict between Balsam Lake Officer Jennifer Hanson and co-worker Officer Lindsay DuBois regarding allegations that Hanson made threats to DuBois’ safety on a social networking site came before a judge. The ruling indicated Hanson appeared to be venting and not actually threatening DuBois, and therefore, a restraining order requested by DuBois was denied. •Mark Peacock retired from the St. Croix Valley Health Care Foundation Board of Directors. •A winter snowstorm brought down power lines throughout the Leader area. •A Grantsburg woman lost her life after colliding with a Grantsburg school bus on Hwy. 87.

•The Luck drama club presented “The Wicked Witch Project.” •Mary Murphy was chosen as Taylors Falls’ Royal Lady of the Village for the annual Lighting Festival. •The Lund-Brown American Legion in Siren recognized 50-year members Rose Nelson, Marge Lee, Doris Kosloski, Katie Hedlund, Fay Nordin, Joan Daniels and

Pat D’Jock. •Luck and Frederic schools finalized a co-op for junior high softball and baseball beginning in the spring of 2012.

•A Lewis man was arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm when officers reported there were several untagged fawns with the heads and ears cut off and no tags. •A routine stop for speeding led an officer on a foot chase of a 23year-old Amery man who attempted to flee the officer. A K-9 was used to help track down the man and allow for his arrest. •Due to icy conditions, Hwy. 8 was closed from the bridge at the Wisconsin/Minnesota border to the top of the hill (Glacier Ridge) stoplight from 1:49 a.m. to 2:37 a.m. •Chuck Melberg, CEO of PolkBurnett Propane Services, passed away at the age of 61. •An accident in Siren in front of the government center involving three cars sent two people to the hospital for treatment. •Kari Letch, Luck, Heather Wiesner, Grantsburg, and Susan Lacek, Danbury, were chosen to be on the Oprah show for one of the “Favorite Things” tapings. •The new Scandia Clinic, owned by Osceola Medical Center, held a ribboncutting ceremony. •Janice Nelson, a Luck bus driver for 25 years, retired.

December

Amery’s Jim Korus was featured with his model replica Norwegian ship. •The history for the Enterprise building in Luck was highlighted prior to the razing of the building which was a news hub in Luck for years. •Discussion of a shared police department between Balsam Lake and Centuria took place at the Balsam Lake Village Board meeting. •James Rennicke was the first candidate to file for the open Polk County judge seat. •Centuria celebrated a Cozy Country Christmas with a parade and Santa. •St. Croix Falls celebrated River Town Holiday with Santa

and carolers. •Grantsburg hosted Santa Day. •Siren Lioness Santa Day was celebrated. •Christmas at the Forts was held.

•An Osceola man was charged with second-degree attempted homicide on a Thanksgiving Day threat that stemmed from an altercation between the man and a bartender at an Osceola bar. •Two years of probation was the sentence for a Polk County Treasurer Office employee for embezzlement. •Dresser’s Santa Day was rescheduled to the following weekend due to winter storm weather. •Rural American Bank in Luck changed its name to Frandsen Bank & Trust. •Kapco Metal Stamping purchased part of the Polaris operation, helping to keep 50-60 jobs in the local area. •Attorney Jeffrey Anderson announced his bid for the Polk County judge seat. •Webster native and comedian Mary Mack made an appearance in New Richmond for the annual Holiday Comedy Night. •Local schools held winter programs and concerts. •Dave and Gale Paulsen created a retreat center from their Scandinavian style barn called Pond View Lodge. •Polk County supervisors will stay at 23. •ICCPA held its annual shareholders meeting. •Dan Steffen announced his bid for the Polk County judge seat. •A barn and garage on Kent Lake in Burnett County was destroyed by fire. •A drug bust in St. Croix Falls led to a marijuana arrest with a street value of over $200,000.

•A Cumberland man working at Tippy Canoes in Osceola was arrested and charged with theft from the business.

•The Yvonne Menke murder case from 25 years ago still had no charges against a suspect even though police felt they had a viable suspect. The story was retold in the Leader 25 years later. •Frederic celebrated Santa Day. •Olympic rowing competitor and St. Croix Falls graduate Megan Kalmoe was featured for her World Championship rowing participation in New Zealand. •Amy Matthews, licensed

contractor and host of “Sweat Equity” on the DIY Network, came to St. Croix Falls to endorse and help facilitate partnerships in the Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity build project in St. Croix Falls for five energy-efficient homes. •Eunice Kanne, Grantsburg, celebrated her 103rd birthday.

•Burnett County posted largest rate of poverty growth, jumping from 9 percent in 2000 to 17 percent in 2010. •Plans for a roundabout to be built in 2013 at the Menards intersection in St. Croix Falls were revealed. •A Balsam Lake man was charged after being found to have counterfeit money and fake substances that he was selling as meth to supplement his income. •A Luck man tried to run from police after he was pulled over by police. The man was attempting to avoid an OWI fifth-offense charge. •An Osceola man was charged with possession of child pornography. •Polk County Restorative Justice received a check for $5,000 from Modern Woodmen of America as a match for a grant to help with programming to help victims, offenders and the community heal from the effects of crime. •The home of Dale and Sharon Johnson, Luck, was damaged by a fire. •Polk County Sheriff Tim Moore reflected on his 30 years of law enforcement as he prepared to retire. Pete Johnson, who won the Polk sheriff election in November, will take office at that time. •Polaris announced layoffs will begin in March with plans to phase out the operation over the next 18 to 24 months. •A grant to the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department for $48,627 was awarded to help with assists near tribal lands and casinos. •This closes out the year 2010.

Class ring resurfaces after 41years missing

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First lost by 1967 Unity grad in lake near Spooner

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – High school memories are often remembered in stories, yearbooks, letterman jackets, and of course, the coveted class ring. For 1967 Unity graduate Lettie (Hansen) McDonough her class ring was a privilege. Something her three brothers weren’t allowed to own. But after pleading with her father to let her get one, he eventually gave in.

“I was the only girl, so I was special to him,” McDonough said. Coming from a farming family made it even more of a precious gift.

“I don’t even remember what we paid for it, but back then it was a lot of money for us.

“I know it was over $100.

On the farm you didn’t make a lot of money in those days,” she added.

After graduation in 1967, Lettie McDonough McDonough continued to wear her class ring until the summer of 1969, when she and a group of friends headed north near Spooner during a holiday weekend to do some camping and swimming.

“I don’t know how many hours we were in the water, and we came out and were sitting around and it was like, oh, the ring’s gone,” McDonough said.

After an extensive search to find the ring in what McDonough remembered to be a fairly deep lake, the search ended without success, and she faced the reality of telling her dad what she had lost. Despite not wanting to tell him, she eventually worked up the courage to do so.

“Ohhhh, he wasn’t happy. He said, ‘why did you wear

After 41 years, Lettie McDonough's 1967 class ring still looks nearly as good as it did before she lost it. The ring was later cleaned and looks brand new. – Photo by Marty Seeger it swimming?’” McDonough recalled.

From that day on, the lost ring eventually became a distant memory.

“I never thought any more of it, because it was gone, and I mean, how do you find something in a lake, that deep?”

So, it came as a shock recently when McDonough received a phone call from Unity High School Principal Jason Cress.

“He called and said, ‘This is going to sound really strange, but I had someone contact me and said they had a class ring and it has the initials LH from the class of ‘67,’” said McDonough.

Unity’s class of 1967 had exactly 67 students, but only two had the initials LH. “Fortunately we only had two,” said Cress, adding that

it took less than a day to find out the ring belonged to McDonough, since the other Unity graduate with the initials LH, still had possession of her class ring.

So how did the ring find its way back to McDonough?

While it isn’t exactly clear when the ring was found, how it was recovered wasn’t a mystery at all.

In the early 1980s, Lyle Groth retired from the DNR fisheries department in Spooner and quickly picked up the hobby of metal detecting.

“I know he detected all around the Indianhead country and always took a detector with him when he traveled,” said Lyle’s son Craig Groth, who currently lives in Columbus.

In 2000, Lyle passed away, but Lyle’s wife, who still resides in Spooner, eventually gave several of the treasures he had found to their son Craig. It wasn’t until last fall that Craig began looking into finding the rightful owners.

“It was just a complete shot in the dark,” said Craig.

Because McDonough’s ring had “Unity” written in tiny letters at the center of the ring, Craig was able to find the Unity School Web site and e-mail Cress for help.

“It was a pleasant surprise that it had a match to it,” said Craig.

Craig also has two other class rings his dad found over the years of metal detecting, but nothing much to go on other than the schools initials, which could turn into a very long and unsuccessful search.

While it isn’t clear when or exactly where the ring was found, Craig recalled doing some metal detecting with his father on Cyclone Lake, which McDonough believes to be the same lake where she lost her ring.

McDonough said getting her ring back is still “just a shock” and has already had it cleaned to possibly wear it around again, but there’s one thing she won’t be able to do with the ring. Since her father passed away just three years ago, she won’t be able to share the good news with him.

“I wish he was around now so I could have told him, he would have been happy. My mom didn’t believe me when I told her,” McDonough said.

Grantsburg woman attends Liberty Bowl as one of America’s homecoming queens

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG - Jordan Christopherson thought it was a joke when she got the call she’d been chosen as one of “Americas Homecoming Queens” and would be representing Wisconsin with other high school homecoming queens from all across the country at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn.

After receiving the title of homecoming queen in Grantsburg, Christopherson was given a brochure from America’s Homecoming Queens National Pageant Registry from the school’s guidance

The highlight of Jordan Christopherson’s trip to the Liberty Bowl was a visit to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. “It was wonderful. A little girl came up to me and asked if I was a real princess. It was the cutest thing ever and something I will always remember.” – Special photos

Dressed in her formal and wearing her tiara, Jordan Christopherson smiled as she waited for the start of the Liberty Bowl held in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 31. United States servicemen escorted Christopherson and 106 other homecoming queens onto the field at the start of the Liberty Bowl pregame show.

counselor.

“I thought it was a joke, but my mom went crazy and sent in the application.“ About a month later, Christopherson received notice she had been chosen to represent Wisconsin at the Liberty Bowl.

While Christopherson was skeptical as to the validity of the invitation, her mother, Peggy, was eager to pursue the offer.

“Again, I thought this is a joke, but my mom checked it all out and it seemed legit. We had a week to decide, and of course my mom was ready to go no matter what.”

Peggy Christopherson did her homework and found out the “too good to be true” opportunity was indeed genuine.

Each year the AutoZone Liberty Bowl hosts a group of homecoming queens from around the country. The 50-year tradition gives young women and their families the opportunity to experience the fun and excitement of a college bowl game.

A letter of invitation was sent out to 90,000 young women and from that number 500 were selected with 107 queens at-

Jordan Christopherson was one of 107 visiting homecoming queens who rode a float down Memphis’ historic Beal Street in the Liberty Bowl Parade on Dec. 31. tending this year.

The letter of invitation Christopherson received stated queens are chosen “based on academic achievements, community activities and all-around status as an outstanding individual.”

While the expenses of traveling to Memphis and hotels were the responsibility of the queens and their families, the Christophersons decided it was a trip they wanted to make.

So on Dec. 30, Jordan and her mom found themselves in Memphis.

The three-day AutoZone Liberty Bowl event began with a homecoming queen welcome luncheon where Christopherson met the other invited queens.

The luncheon was followed by a visit to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, which Christopherson said was one of the highlights of her trip. “It was wonderful. A little girl came up to me and asked if I was a real princess. It was the cutest thing ever and something I will always remember.”

The excitement continued for the visiting homecoming queens as they rode in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade down historic Beal Street.

On game day, the queens were guests at a pregame barbeque, and during the pregame show each was introduced and escorted onto the field by a U.S. soldier.

During halftime the queens all hit the

field again to dance as the band, The OJs played.

Christopherson and her mother said in between the queens busy itinerary they did get a chance to experience some of what Memphis is famous for, Elvis impersonators walking around the streets and the smell of the best barbeque around.

“We must say that down south they are really into their college football,” commented Christopherson of her Liberty Bowl experience. “My mom just loved the bands and their unique way of putting on a show. She must have taken 50 pictures of just the bands.”

In March, Christopherson will be competing for a $10,000 scholarship through the registry. One young woman from each of the states will be picked with winners also receiving a trip to Disneyland.

“Whatever happens, we’ll take it as far as we can,” said Christopherson’s mom, adding that just the experience was worth it.

Christopherson echoed her mom’s take on their Liberty Bowl trip. “I was just happy to be selected to go to the Liberty Bowl. It was such a great experience and one I will never forget, plus I got to wear my crown again. And for thinking this was a joke, well it was the best joke I have had.”

EDUCATION VIBRATIONS

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Luck Community Education

Luck Community Education classes help keep you moving and learning during the winter months.

Check out the school Web site for a complete listing at wwwlucksd.k12.wi.us. Preregistration is required for the classes listed below. There’s a minimum number of participants needed to run each class and also a maximum number allowed.

Don’t delay to put your name on the roster. Call Amy Aquado at 715-472-2152, Ext. 103, or e-mail amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us to register.

Water aerobics. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 3 – Feb. 9, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. (class 1) or 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. (class 2). Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 4 – Feb. 10, 9 – 10 a.m. (class 3) or 10 – 11 a.m. (class 4). Instructor: Stephanie Robinson.

Course fee: $49/$26.50 ages 62-plus.

Strength training. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 3 – Feb. 9, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. Instructor: Stephanie Robinson. Course fee: $49/$26.40 ages 62-plus.

Window quilts. Tuesdays, Jan. 11 and 18, 5 - 7 p.m. Course fee: $19/$11.50 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Snowmobile safety. Thursday and Mondays, Jan. 6, 10, 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Course fee: $10.

Instructor: Don Langel.

Movement meditation (T’ai chi). Fridays, Jan. 14 – Feb., 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Course fee: $34/$19 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Luann Kleppe.

New Year, New You! Mondays, Jan. 17 - April 4,

3:45 - 5:45 .m. Course fee: $40. Instructor: Christina Atkinson.

Kickboxing or Motivated Movement. Popular vote decides. Mondays, Ja. 17 - April 4, 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Course fee: $40. Instructor: Christina Atkinson.

Write, right now. Thursday, Jan. 20 – Feb. 24, 4 – 6 p.m. Course fee: $35.80/$4 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Carolyn Wedin.

Greek Islands quilt. Saturday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.

– 2 p.m. Course fee: $24/$11.50 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Mary Wolff.

Computers: digital cameras. Thursdays and Monday, Feb. 3, 7, 10, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Course fee: $25/$4 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Mike Chalgren.

Woodworking: make a longbow. Thursdays, Feb. 4 – March 31, 6 – 9 p.m. Course fee: $94/$49 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Tony Jenson.

Basketry: round bun basket. Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, 6 – 10 p.m. Course fee: $19/$11.50 ages 62plus. Instructor: Phyllis Knutson.

Holiday heirloom painted skates. Thursday, Feb. 17, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Course fee: $25. Instructor: Linda Glenn.

Quilting: seasonal table topper. Saturday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Course fee: $24/$11.50 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Mary Wolff

Knitting and crocheting. Class No. 26797, Cat. No. 60-306-612, Fee: $34/$19 seniors. Classes will be held at the Siren High School, four Tuesdays, Feb. 1 - 22, 6 – 8 p.m. Class is limited to 10.

MS Word. Class No. 27373, Cat. No. 47-103438, Fee: $25.20/$4 seniors. Classes will be held at the Webster High School, four Tuesdays, Feb. 1, 2 and 22, 6 – 8 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Pottery. Class No. 27575, Cat. No. 60-306-685, Fee: $79/$41.50 seniors. Classes will be held at the

Webster High School, 10 Wednesdays, Feb. 2 through April 6, 6 – 8 p.m. Class limited to 10. Materials and lab fee are approximately $25. Class limited to 10.

Computers for absolute beginners. Class No. 26775, Cat. No. 47-103-403, Fee: $35.80/$4 Seniors. Classes will be held at the Siren High School, four Thursdays, Feb. 3 –24, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Tai Chi and Qi Gong intermediate. Class No. 28456, Cat. 60-807-640, Fee: $49/$26.50 seniors.

Classes will be held at the Webster Elementary School, eight Mondays, Feb. 7 through March 28,, 6:30-8 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Oil and acrylic painting. Class No. 27736, Cat. No. 60-815-600, Fee: $79/$41.50 seniors. Classes will be held at the Northwind Arts, eight Wednesdays, Feb. 9 through March 30, 5:30-8 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Mosaic glass garden gazing ball. Class No. 27787, Cat. 60-815-608, Fee: $26.50/$15.25 seniors. Classes will be held at the Webster High School, two Thursdays, Feb. 10 - 17, 6-9 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Preregistration is required on all classes listed.

Call WITC 800-243-9482, Ext. 4221 or Webster/Siren Community Ed at 715-349-7070, unless otherwise noted, to register.

Webster Community Education

Webster's Tiny Tigers

Academic news

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University has announced the names of 1,488 students whose academic achievement placed them on the fall semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Among them is . . .

Grantsburg Ashley Ann Fallstrom, College of Education, community psychology.

St. Cloud State University is Minnesota’s secondlargest university, with more than 18,000 students from 80 different nations. St. Cloud State’s undergraduate and graduate studies offer more than 60 programs, including an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration. Students choose from nearly 200 majors, minors and preprofessional programs that hold nearly every available national accreditation.

The 100-acre campus is located about an hour northwest of Minneapolis along the banks of the Mississippi River. - submitted

The 2010-2011 group of Webster Tiny Tigers. Teachers are Mrs. Lori Ward and Mrs. Amy Hoffmann. – Photo submitted

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH???

Menu LOCATION

FREDERIC

Muffin.

JANUARY 10 - JANUARY 14

MONDAY

TUESDAY

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Omelet and sausage.

LUNCH Chili cheese wrap, winter mix OR turkey salad.

LUNCH Lasagna, bread sticks, lettuce salad, ice cream. No salad.

WEDNESDAY Long john.

BREAKFAST

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Uncrustable.

LUNCH Nachos, refried beans, corn OR buffalo chicken salad.

Pancakes.

LUNCH Sloppy joes, hash browns, raw veggies, dip OR ham salad.

LUNCH Loaded potato strip (like pizza), green beans, fresh fruit OR chicken taco salad.

LUNCH Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, crackers, pickle spear, fresh veggies, dip, banana, fresh pear.

LUNCH Nachos, baked rice, sliced carrots, ice-cream bar, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, potato wedges, steamed broccoli, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, sliced peaches, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Pizza, corn, mixed fruit, oranges, bread basket.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Taco salad, tortilla chips, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut.

LUNCH Build your own sub, chips, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/egg muffin.

LUNCH Breakfast For Lunch: Pancakes/ omelet/sausage, strawberries, fresh veggies, fruit sauce. Alt.: Pizza, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Barbecues, potato smiles, green beans, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

SIREN

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, whole-kernel corn, dinner roll, lettuce salad, mixed fruit. Alt.: Cheese quesadilla.

BREAKFAST Pancake and sausage on a stick, served with syrup, juice and milk.

LUNCH Lunch Brunch: French toast sticks, cheese omelet, sausage, baked beans, veggies, trail mix, applesauce. Alt.: Chicken Alfredo.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger rice hotdish, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, carrots, pear. Alt.: Turkey/cheese/marble bread.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon tastry, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, oven potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, peaches. Alt.: Orange-glaze chicken.

BREAKFAST cerealand andtoast, toastjuice served Assorted cereal and with peanut butter, juice and milk. milk.

LUNCH rice, steamed Pizza dippers, dippers, white rice, corn, carrots, corn, baby carrots,tidbits, pineapple.

Alt.: celery, pineapple banana.

Cook’s choice.

Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Waffle and sausage.

LUNCH Chicken patty/bun, spicy potato wedges, peas, mixed fruit. Alt.: Hamburger, spicy potato wedges.

BREAKFAST Pretzel and cheese.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, tater tots, baked beans, pineapple, oranges. Alt.: Pizza dippers, marinara sauce.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Spaghetti w/meat sauce, lettuce salad, garlic toast, broccoli and pears. Alt.: Chicken Alfredo.

BREAKFAST Scrambled eggs and toast.

LUNCH Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches. Alt.: Ham and cheese.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon roll, fruit cup.

LUNCH Sloppy joe/bun, french fries, corn, mixed fruit. Alt.: Brat, french fries.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pockets.

LUNCH Salisbury steak sandwich potato rounds.

BREAKFAST French toast.

LUNCH Spaghetti, bread sticks and green beans.

BREAKFAST Breakfast bites.

LUNCH Chili cheese wrap and fries.

BREAKFAST Biscuits & gravy.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs and parsley potatoes.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, cheese sauce, ham, California-style veggies OR burrito, salad, cheese, salsa, pineapple.

LUNCH Chili dog with cheese, bun, chips, mixed fruit.

LUNCH Pizza, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, Shape-up.

GRANTSBURG Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITY WEBSTER

Waffles.

BREAKFAST

LUNCH Chicken nuggets and rice.

LUNCH Chili with toppings, corn meal muffin with honey butter, salad, pears.

and

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches.

apples,

EARLY RELEASE

They left us in 2010...

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BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Transitions in 2010 included the deaths of loved ones and friends for many of us in Burnett and Polk counties.

More than 500 deaths were reported in the Leader in 2010. Following are the names of people who left us, listed by the month they were in the paper, along with photos of a handful of perhaps some of the more familiar faces.

January

Rosalie “Rosie” Wander, Benny Skinaway Jr., Irene Nellie Fosha, Edna A. (Wicklund) Sorensen, Eugene E. Ulbricht, Arthur J. Matson, Vivian Salzmann, Charles Sherwin Carlson, Lois Elizabeth Olson, Dyan Marie Hansen Anderson Cooper, Otis A. Glenna, Dorayne Paulson, Robert W. “Bob” Carlson, Edith Gertrude Hansen, Stephen R. Powell, Darlyne D. Gustafson, Thomas Elwood Remley, Ben Dale Skinner, Lester Harold Beestman, Edna D. Johnson, Ruth Christina (Wozny) Andren, George G. Motz, James Charles Kren, Robert John “Bob” Fulkerson, Alan Payne Snyder, John Marklevits, Marilyn Marjorie Schulz, George Kaldenberg Sr., John A. Clausen, John F. Vix, Erma (Sue) Hansen, Robert E. “Bob” Anderson, Elva G. Hughes, Terry Summerall, Wayne W. Delin, Dorothy May Clark, Helen M. Berklund, Eugene (Gene) J. Lostetter, Mable Hansen, Elva Gladys “Suz” Snelson Hughes, Albert “Jerry” Neumann, Eileen J. (Mascotti) Caliguire “Scotty,” Myrtle C. Lund, Michael L. Murphy, Gustave “Skip” Otto Jr., Merle H. Hanson, Robert Earl Hilton, Dorothy P. Priebe, Doris L. Sandberg (Koskela), Donald L. Skoog, Jerry Christ Svoboda and Elmer E. Taylor.

February

William Lawrence Lauer, Alice Echo Wenthe, Edward Raymond Molamphy, Annie M. Marcyan, Alice M. Barthman, Donna Gail Bengtson, Kenneth Charles Hanson, John (JD) Whitaker, Rosella Frances Paulson, Darlene L. Raabe, Richard William Tesch, Robert Williams, Patricia Casey, William (Bill) Gallegos, Arlene P. Hanson, Kyle W. Johnson, Wayne (Butch) H. Kuhl, George Waldon LaRa Jr., Stuart Lowell Olson, Margaret Celia Paquin, Laura Louise Anderson, Dana Shalane Marek, Marjorie I. Hebron, Betty Jane Kulbeck, Helen M. Danielson Bengtson, Emily Henrietta Bollinger, Beulah Pricilla Emerson, Patrick J. White, Luella Woolson, Alvina Christine Bergren, Marion F. Norman, Alvin Gustav Frederick Mathews, Tom D. Nelson Jr., Evelyn L. Green, Samuel V. Johnson, Lorna Doone Schallenberger, Robert Campbell Muller, Matthew Larson, Verna R. Petersen, Harry Alan Beck, Oscar A. Chartrand, Emma (Kessler) Klawitter, Betty J. Kulbeck, Patrick Aaron Kurkowski and Janet E. Magnuson.

March

Annette Talbert, Jeanette Marion Ramstrom, Vernon Lindquist, Donald Erwin Sievert, William “Bill” F. Pratt, Virginia Bille, Paul Richard Moe, Florence A. Fremont, John Rollie Nygren, Lyle N. Pratt, Charles “Stretch” Tucker, Helga Amalia McClain, Remington James Dodds, Arnold C. Swanson, Dana Donald, Jane Violet Keckeissen, Carolyn Berkland, Evelyn M. Larson, Jane M. Johnson, Helen J. Clarkson, Gerald Richard Johnson, Barbara Louise Langermann, James B. Olson, Lila E. Rowe, Marvin P. Gerdesmeier, Amanda O. Rainey, Ethel A. Peterson, Riley Grant Stearns, Irene E. Springer, Marvin A. Swangstue, Ruth Barbara Walter Nelson, Teddy C. Hageman, Esther Marie Howard, Janice E. Bennett, Arlette Soderberg, Kim M. Wheeler, Betty Estridge, Linda Kaye Ihrig, Scott J. Christenson, Joseph “Joe” Jensen, Harlan J. Shull, Richard T. O’Brien, Florence Annie Wistrom Jensen Graves, Mack Duncan, Ruby M. Roberts, Michelle K. Firle, Sarah Irene Rauchbauer Chute, Mary J. Hills and Marie Haus.

April

Linda J. Jolly, Jeanne Swanson, Harvey LeRoy Quist, Roger R. Van Doorne, Earl Murray, Rosalie J. Mueller, Evelyn “Nita” J. Howland, Lyle Jack Olson, Evelyn “Jean” (nee Nelson) Christensen, Richard L. Gustafson, Rhunae L. Buskirk, Audrey N. Pomeroy, Albert G. Hendricks, Merlyn Howard Offerdahl, Carissa Jean Berhow, Michael (Mike) R. Marion, Gerald A. Knops, Eugene

“Bud” Christopherson, John “Earl” Murray, Margaret M. Block (nee Durand), Sharon Easland, Maryjane Springer, Mayme A. Pettis, Richard “Dick” E. Hensel Jr., Kenneth W. Minke, Burdette E. “Bernie” Bjorklund, Natasha Renee Merrill, Robert Bruce Young, Dick Wallis, Cheryl Alen Stock, Lila Rowe, Bertha Anna Springer, Zoe B. Emerson, John Day Whitaker, Richard T. O’Brien, Kim Gary Sundquist, Pearl L. Johnson, Howard W. Giller, John Francis Friel Sr., Elizabeth (Betty) Conroy, Eugene (Bud) Larry Christopherson, Francis “Jack” E. Phernetton, Marion L. Phernetton, Ted Allen Larson, Amy Jacobson Holdt, Roy Roger Pogue, Beatrice Pearl (Asplund) Johnson, Eleanor C. Thompson, James Hoover Flanigan, Ellen F. Martin, Donald Leonard Ayd and Norman L. Hawkins Sr.

May

Garry Haglund, Lorene McFaggen, Roger Thomas Hohenstein, Paul (Boola) Henry, David H. Gansch, Bernice Olson, Carl Chester “Chet” Johnson, Russell Edwin Scott, Violet G. Lundeen, Lyle G. Weeks, Leona M. Elden, Wilfred Oscar Wenberg, Mary K. Christensen, Mary Grace Clark, Donald James Medchill, Norma Ruth Cartwright Lunde, Agnes V. Swanson, Mary Langeness, Albert Victor Ravenholt, Michael P. Farrell, John L. Nestor, Thomas Remley, Allen McLeod Erickson, Irene D. Setter, Arthur “Art” Marcyan, Alvin (Pete) Edward Matthews, Lila Mae Joyce Tricker, Richard K. Cunningham, Katherine (Kay) V. Anderson, Roger Allen Knutson, Kelly Marie Willis, Raymond Patrick Murphy, Maxine Estelle Fluegel (Lott), Albin “Jake” Jacobson Jr., Terry Hatlestad, LeRoy Lysne, Charles LeRoy Jorgensen, Esther M. Jorgensen, Blair C. Dollery, Vida E. Johnson, Merle G. Wulf and David L. Shannon.

June

James L. Degner, Douglas L. Klatt, Paul J. Beer, Shelby J. Hanson, Walter C. Nelson, Dale Jerome Hutton, Marian Katherine (Ingalls) Mallum, Edwin “Stub” E. Ruhn, Byron Robert Bird Sr., Edward Emerson Cahill, Arthur Gross Jr., Gordon S. House, David G. Gall, LaVern E. Larson, Elizabeth (Betty) Melsheimer, Roger Duane Anderson, Vahl Jerome Brannan, Neidra (Nita) I. Peterson, Jean Noren, Evelyn A. Grandstaff Thibault, Kent Richard Spitzer, Richard W. Adams, Grace E. Edler, LeRoy Carl Anderson, Bruce E. McPheeters, Jane Kathryn (Nutter) Henrikson, Virgil Stanley White, Walter Frank Christian, Betty Ann Murrey, Gladys Katherine Mullenbach, Glenwood A. “Glen” Flodin, Beth Jane Olson, Earl B. Larson, Trudy Nylene Tjaden, James Neil McNaughton, Theresa Roberta Chadwick (Mino-Noodin-noo-Kwe), Shirley Ann Lund, Ronald James Demars, Mildred Alice Snow, Michael P. Budge, Clifford Merle Cockerham, Harry LeRoy Bottolfson, Walter C. Nelson, Rodney Ray Littlefield, Walter E. Sanford Jr., Erich O. Bretschneider, Jon K. Ormson, Judy Anne Harder, Patricia L. Antonson, Wayne Friel and Carol A. Andrews.

July

Jerry A. Olson, Elmer Nels Nielsen, Gordon Orville Tew, Paul F. Clontz Jr., Iris I. Holm, Sandra (Sandie) Marie Sahr, Brian Larry Hanson, Steven A. Godwin, Bruce W. Warner, Harriet Mae Wade, Leslie Sherman Woodman, Jack H. Brimblecom, John L. Nelson, Margaret E. Lundgren, Donna L. Manion, LTC William James Barney, Melvin R. Landin, Dolores J. Jones, Marilyn Barkalow, John Edward Stusek, Violet Eunice Hildegard Gabrielson, Merton Theodore Clark Jr., Betty Ann Nelson, Mitchell M. Tague, Evelyn Violet Olson, Deloris E. Jackson, Jerry W. Cain, Douglas Arnold Tronrud, Arthur C. Clarkson, Thomas “TJ” Beach, Matie Nell Paulson, Lloyd E. Nelson, Corinne Joy (Swanson) Harmon, Pearl G. Anderson and Ruby J. Wenberg.

August

Warren T. Klinger, Steven L. Bottineau, Paul S. Johnson, Toddy Deiss, Wayne L. McFetridge, William E. “Wild Bill” Johnson Jr., Ruth Evelyn Thompson, Roland “Ron” Salzmann, Bette Marie Pickard, Adeline Martha Larson, Mildred G. Lindberg, Sharon K. Keopple, Betty J. Jensen, Joyce Sessions, Theresa A. Renspe, Warren H. Montgomery, Marlene R. Richardson, Gregory L. Butler, Ione Bistram, Roy James Bollinger, Olga Marion (nee Hjelle) Adam, Darren J. Moyer, Mary G. Kizer, George W. Zick, Vicki Schriever, Vicki Lynn Berlin, Philip Mevissen, Elaine S. Leisch, Doris Ferris, Myrtle Melin Slaikeu Cooper, Marjorie Amelia Tangness, Carol Anne Booth, Christine M. Carpenter, Ian P. Fossum, Penny A. Teeters, Janos Babos, Lyle L. Eng, Irene M. Larson, Joanne L. Pittman, Robert “Bob” L. Rieck, Gerald Olson and Thomas Cotteleer.

September

Rodney Grant Patterson, Jack Ormston, Chris Ottmar, Ricky Lee Larson, Fr. Leslie Jerome Newville, Mary S. Cook, Russell Lester Connor, Jason Robert Swanson, Mary Theresa Coozennoy, June Joy Petersen, Suzanne “Sue” Gentle, Steven “Ozzy” F. Reed, David B. Pedersen, Lola Hinschberger, Katherine Fansler Anderson, Harold Bernard Mickelson, Mary F. Carlson, Elsie V. Cahow, Preston L. Gatten, William “Bill” Sando, Avis Cookinham, Jimmy Alan Walz, Alice Marie Mavis, Mary

K.P. “Molly” Brown, Ronald F. King, Caron L. Paulson, Calvin Everett Kjeseth, Helen A. Chatleain, Sharon Mae Tschudy-Ziegler, Roger Zorn, Phillip Clifford Qualle, Richard “Dick” Baumgarten, Sylvia Orpha Anderson, Delores Iona Cran, Clifford E. Potter, Gary Gene Nelson, Dennis “Denny” Beaupre, Robert Eugene “Gaagabe” Merrill Jr., Bert Alden Anderson, Carol Jean Christensen, Ewell James “Joe” McAbee, Karen Marie (Wies) Peterson, Rose M. Johnson, Lucy Maribel Shortess Peterson, James Francis Ammann, Arnold “Bim” Strasser Jr., Lois E. Schaaf, LeRoy “Jiggs” Cornelison, Jodie Ann Venem, Ella (Mickie) Parkins and Barbara K. Olsen.

October

John A. “Papa John” Lawson Sr., Margaret Clare Denn, Darlene Evelyn (Fryxell) Cross, Harold Douglass “Red” Cockerham, Ann E. Clark, Sheila M. Benson, Paisley Marilyn McLendon, Gertrude Meta Block Rubin, Audrey A. Nord, Arnold “Bim” T. Strasser Jr., Lillian C. Slocum, Ione J. Pratt, Charles H. Sigsworth, Calvin Wayne Peters, Patricia “Pat” K. Denotter, LaVerne L. Lauder, Lydia Mae Johnson (Christensen), Dudley Joseph Dingmann, Harry W. Wagner, Richard “Dick” Kaiser, Jeanne P. Britt, Marion A. (Cvengros) Alleva, Raymond D. Lehmann, George W. “Wilson” Sova, Iona Hilma (Jensen) Van Gundy, Dianne K. Engelhart, Jeff Aune, Vic Anderson, Eriika Jeanne Amis, Wilmer Herman Pautsch, Raymond Dale Forslund, Sandra Kolve, Ann Clark, Dorothy Curnow, Donald (Don) Johnson, Violet (Taylor) Linton, Delephene Elizabeth Johnson, Gary K. Nicol, Edwin Harlem Patterson, Evelyn Jorgenson, Verne Glenn Doolittle, Donald C. Hoffman, Reinata Anderson, Joseph David (Joe) Delmont, Florence Elaine Hoffman, James T. Lehmann, James Trigg, Donald R. Peterson, Roy Antonio Christianson and Essie Doty Eibs.

November

Gordon L. Krantz, Jack Palmer Sondreal, Dorothy M. Peterson, Lila V. Johnson, Raymond Stoklasa, Kathryn Ann Bell-Nesgoda, Ira A. Hills, Dorothea M. Jensen, Robert (Bob) Mayer, “Sally” Marcella J. Mattson, Sandra M. Hiller, Lowell Milton Aasmundrud, Joe M. Jamison, Erma M. Nelson, Beverly A. Hovey, Carl P. Springer, Anthony J. Tuynman, Steven N. Skemp, Maurice F. McAllister, Richard “Dick” S. Thorson, Susan “Sue” Marie Thompson (Anderson), Marjorie L. Wilson, Anne Mary Nykreim, Neil Walter Pierson, Walter Eugene (Gene) Fischer, Dorothy E. Mattson, Gwendolyn Alden, Esther Catherine Chelberg, Fred D. Dinger, James D. “Doug” Hallberg, Judith B. Lebeis, Judy N. Smith, Verna L. Wood, Susan D’Jock, LaVerne L. Soper, Russell N. Leef, Wilberta “Birdie” Bowman, Thomas Troy Johnson, Dr. Willard “Bill” Brett Southard, Charles Edward Melberg, Betty June Geisbauer, Edward M. Krajewski and Diana K. Kelly.

December

Judy A. Vincent, LeRoy “DeeZo The DeMon” Doan, Dale L. Borisof, Evelyn (Evie) Marie Peterson, Donald A. Sanders, Helen Mary (Mruz) Berres, Benjamin Keith Jonns, Grayce C. (Faaborg) Jensen, James Quagon, Karen Ennis, Renee D. Maki, Maribelle Anderson, Robert L. Hinschberger, Charles Lamson, Madeline H. Hanson, Michael L. Green, John Gerhardt Loescher, Barbara “Barbie” Louise Bursch, Helen G. Puls, Edna M. Haaf, Judy J. Basacker, W. Marshall Icard Sr., Donald Hiller, Leon H. Elden, Drew Kirk Chivers, Dorothy Bernice Gross, Joanne Dee Carpenter, Brian E. Williams, Martin N. Nelson, Heather Lynn Vance, Palmer Dagestad, Dena Stehr, Gregory Fred Berlin, Simon Alexander Kunshier, Diane LaRae White, Myrtle Marie (Rohl) Epley, Richard Kreutzian, Melissa S. Gabrio, Michelle J. Jones, Marilee Lipp, Bernice G. Olson, Curtis W. Johnson, Janet Ruth Blattner, Florence M. Shrider, Roland “Rollie” Canfield, Drew Alan Nelson, Phillip R. Nelson, Edna M. Haaf, Mildred Rosella Mitchell, Helen L. Hellerud, John Lee Schneider and Cappy Berg-Sine.

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ST. CROIX FALLS - The St. Croix Regional Medical Center Volunteer Partners is again offering scholarships to high school graduates and those seeking to continue their education in the field of health care.

Since the inception of the scholarship program in 1984, Volunteer Partners has awarded scholarships totaling $89,050. Funding comes from interest on trusts set up in memory of TeBina Boomgaarden and Irene Daellenbach, two auxilians and hospital employees, who devoted years of their time and talents to the betterment of the Auxiliary. The proceeds from the auxuliary's Love Lights

at Christmastime are also used for scholarships. Candidates are selected by a committee according to financial need, favorable grades, work experience, extracurricular activities, community service, quality of references and neatness of the application.

The group is accepting applications from students from the St. Croix Falls, Unity, Luck, Frederic, Siren, Webster and Osceola school districts. Students living in Taylors Falls, Minn., as well as hospital employees and their families, are also eligible. Students may pick up an application from a guidance counselor in their school district.

Applications are also available at St. Croix Regional Medical Center from the volunteer coordinator, Mickey Gebhard. You may also call or write to the hospital for an application. The deadline for the applications is April 10.

The hospital’s address is: St. Croix Regional Medical Center, Attn: Volunteer Coordinator, 235 State St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. For further information, call Mickey Gebhard at 715-483-0331. - submitted

Community jazz festival set at Unity School

BALSAM LAKE - Jazz music fans and musicians alike will have an opportunity to come together and celebrate on Jan. 22.

Unity Friends of Music will sponsor the First Annual Eagle Groove Jazz Festival on that date, beginning at noon and culminating at 6 p.m. in a dynamic Jazz Finale concert featuring a soul-satisfying selection of jazz artists.

“This is something I’ve wanted to see happen for a long time” said Adam Bever, Unity High School band director and professional trombonist for several ensembles in the area. “There are so many gifted musicians in our area, this will be a fantastic way to showcase the local jazz talent."

The Eagle Groove Jazz Festival will be a daylong event, with clinicians, classes and a contest for jazz bands and choirs. The day will begin at noon, or earlier if need be to accommodate as many jazz ensembles as possible. Music lovers are invited to attend during the day to watch the bands and choirs play, as well as participate in several jazz-oriented classes and workshops being planned. Instructors for workshops and classes include Dave Frank, a member of local band The Juggernauts and owner of RedBird Music store in St. Croix Falls, Phil Ostrander, director of bands at UW-Eau Claire, and Randy Lee, professional saxophonist and director of The Big Time Jazz Orchestra based in Duluth.

The 6 p.m. concert will begin with a jazz combo featur-

ing musicians and clinicians from the jazz festival. Next in the concert line up will be the Eagle Groove “Best Jazz Ensemble” and "Best Vocal Jazz Ensemble" as voted upon by esteemed clinicians of the festival. The final act for the evening concert will be the award-winning Unity High School jazz band, accompanied by professional guest artists Phil Ostrander and Randy Lee, as well as many of the other guest artists and clinicians.

For interested jazz bands and choirs who wish to participate in the Eagle Groove Jazz Festival, please contact Adam Bever at 715-825-2101, ext. 1300, or abever@unity.k12.wi.us. Music lovers who wish to attend the daylong activities, or just the 6 p.m. concert may purchase tickets at local businesses or at the door.

Tickets are very affordable, $5 for adults, $3 for students.

The Unity Friends of Music is an organization dedicated supporting the Milltown, WI music program at Unity $ 5x10................ 25.00 Schools. Fundraising in an $ important part of their mis10x10.............. 35.00 sion to provide trips, camps, $ 10x16.............. 40.00 instruments and unique mu$ sical experiences for aspir10x20.............. 45.00 ing young musicians. For $ 10x24.............. 50.00 more information about this $ organization, contact Adam 10x40.............. 90.00 Bever, 715-825-2131, extenCall sion 1300, 1-800-919-1195 or abever@unity.k12.wi.us or 715-825-2335 & w w w. f a c e b o o k .

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The strong heart of a tree

The wind blows hard and constantly through Iowa – at least whenever I travel through. During my last trip, sustained winds blew 35 mph with gusts to 45-50, requiring two white-knuckled hands on the wheel at all times – hour after hour. I almost expected trees to topple.

Indeed, I find it amazing that the trees on the Iowa prairie – the ones I’ve observed – stand as tall and straight as they do. The branches bend with the wind but the trunks remain steady and strong and unmovable.

A tree’s strength comes in great part from its healthy root system, but also from its inner core called the heartwood. God created the tree in such a way that every part of it has a purpose and is dependent on the other parts. Every living cell helps maintain a tree’s worth. In simple terms, its worth is evident in the oxygen it provides to the air, its shade for protection, and its beauty for enjoyment and fruit for sustenance.

As long as a tree is healthy, the assaults of prairie wind do no harm. In fact, wind serves to make it stronger. Exactly how strong is a tree? The Bible answers this by comparing a person to a tree. “Blessed is the man whose … delight is in the law of the Lord … he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither ….” (Psalm 1:3) The Living Word, Jesus Christ, makes us as strong as a tree and causes us to produce the fruit of righteousness, peace and joy. When we abide in him, the winds of life’s everyday problems and trials cannot topple us. In him we can remain as strong as a tree battered by Iowa prairie winds.

Trees were strong enough to hold Jesus at his birth and death. Imagine! Jesus was born in a manger made from a tree – a humble bed strong enough to hold the majestic Son of God. And Jesus died on a cross – made from a tree – strong enough to uphold the weight of the sins of the world.

Lord, you always look at our heart. Help our faith in you to be as strong and steady and unmovable as an Iowa prairie tree so we can provide the oxygen of your Living Word to others, protect them from evil and harm, and produce your fruit of righteousness, peace and joy. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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Visitation will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic on Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, 11 a.m. at the Siren Assembly of God Church in Siren.

This service will be preceded by a one-hour visitation beginning at 10 a.m. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com. Please continue to check the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-3274475.

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L. Evelyn Hanson Skow

L. Evelyn Hanson Skow, resident of the United Pioneer Home in Luck, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.

Visitation will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Friday, Jan. 7, from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Luck Lutheran Church on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. A one-hour visitation will precede this service beginning at 10 a.m.

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Please continue to check the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

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Francis William “Bill” Laqua III, 76, a resident of Siren, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Jan. 1, 2011, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

Bill was born on July 2, 1934, in St. Paul, Minn., to Francis and Marie Laqua. Bill attended St. Bernard’s Elementary School, and graduated from St. Agnes High School. Bill married Jeanette Hub on Nov. 10, 1956.

Bill joined the U.S. Navy Reserve working as an electronic technician. He also served on active duty for two years after the Korean Conflict. Bill was a longtime employee of Honeywell and was a private pilot flying his Cessna 150. He loved airplanes and enjoyed researching and educating himself on their history. Bill also enjoyed being a ham radio operator and serving as an emergency radio communications person for the local area. Bill had a passion for music even though he did not play an instrument but restored pipe organs. In his free time, he served on the Burnett County Board for a number of years.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents.

Bill is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Jeanette; their children, Jeanne Laqua (Terry Bernhardt), Stephen (Kathleen) Laqua, Thomas (Susan) Laqua, Karen (Jeff) Howe; grandchildren, Timothy (Lindy) Laqua, Jessica (Ryan) Marschinke, Emily Coil, Jason Laqua, Daniel (Jenny) Laqua, Matthew (Jen) Laqua, Lauren Howe, Sarah Howe; six great-grandsons; brother Jerry (Marlene) Laqua; sisters, Marie Opsahl and Kathleen Worlickey; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.

Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 7, from 5-8 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. (visitation 10-11 a.m.) at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Frederic with Father Dennis Mullen as celebrant. Interment will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Cemetery. Casket bearers are Timothy Laqua, Jason Laqua, Daniel Laqua, Matthew Laqua, Mark Laqua and Joseph Churchich. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

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James William Carmon, 79, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at his home in Oberlin, Kan., following a battle with Erdheim-Chester Disease.

A memorial service was held Dec. 23 at Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin with military rites and interment at Lund Cemetery. Notes of condolence may be sent to Pauls Funeral Home, 121 North Penn Ave., Oberlin, KS 67749 or online at paulsfh.com.

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Learning with Food, Fun and Fellowship will be meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 5, and again on Wednesday, Jan. 19. On Jan. 5, it will be a potluck supper beginning at 5:15 p.m.; at 6 p.m. the confirmation students go do their studies; the students from pre-K through sixth grade gather to sing some songs, then do a Bible study along with a coordinating craft; the adults meet and have a book study; then everyone gathers back in the fellowship hall from 7 to 7:15 p.m., to sing more songs, maybe a skit or two by the students and a closing prayer. On Jan. 19, a group will be making and serving the supper. Everyone is invited to join them for Pilgrim Family Night.

Everyone is welcome at Sunday morning worship beginning at 10 a.m. At 9:15 a.m. there is play group that meets for toddlers and parents. Parents and their children sing songs as well as learn children’s Bible stories.

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Many students sang solos and Kendra Mossey was the accompanist on the piano for all the songs. The final scene was at the manger with Carl Antonich making his first public appearance as an actor in the role of Baby Jesus. The little children gathered around the manger, welcoming the newborn king, as the little angels and teen angels sang a “Shepherd’s Lullaby.” At the end, everyone joined in singing the old hymn “Go Tell it on the Mountain.” This song is an African-American spiritual compiled by John W. Work dating back to at least 1865 and has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because its original lyric celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. The director for this musical was Terri Stoner with

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Richard “Dick” Jerome Connors, 80, Amery, died Dec. 29, 2010, at Amery Regional Medical Center.

Dick was born in Richfield, Minn., on April 20, 1930, to James F. and Lucille (Waters) Connors. He grew up in the St. Paul Midway area and graduated from Central High School. After completing high school he took a job as a mechanic.

Dick lived and worked as a mechanic in the St. Paul area, where he also raised three children. In 1980, he decided to move to Wisconsin to make his home. He was familiar with the area since he had been enjoying having a cabin on Big Blake Lake for many years prior. In 1994, Dick moved to Amery where he has been residing ever since.

Dick enjoyed playing cards with his friends, especially Cribbage. He loved to travel and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was also a member of the United Sportsman Club in West St. Paul as well as the Amery American Legion and the North America Hunting Club.

Dick was preceded in death was his parents and three brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by his son, Richard “Rick” (Stacey) Connors; daughters, Lynda Rode and Lori (Dale) Smith; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother, George Brose; and many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery. The Very Rev. John Drummy and Deacon Bud Heiser will be officiating services. Music for the service will be provided by Arlene Dado and the St. Joseph funeral choir.

Interment will be in the Amery Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the online guest book by visiting www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson – White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery were entrusted with arrangements.

Robert L. “Bob” Johnson

Robert L. “Bob” Johnson, 64, Clayton, died suddenly Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at the Amery Regional Medical Center in Amery.

Bob was born in River Falls Nov. 9, 1946. He was one of four children born to Robert and Joyce (Deal) Johnson. His birth father passed away and Joyce was married to Dennis Seekins. Together they raised the four children. He attended school in Amery and graduated with the Class of 1964.

He had enlisted in the National Guard before his graduation and served six years in the guard from 1963 to 1969. Bob was united in marriage to Bonnie Marie Lillie and together they had three children.

He worked at Andersen Windows in Bayport, Minn., for 34 years, and they made their home in Clayton. Bob enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had wonderful gardens and took immaculate care of his lawn. Bob was also an avid Packer fan supporting them no matter what. He and Bonnie were lifetime members of the Richardson Sportsman Club.

Bob was preceded in death by his birth father, Robert Johnson; and parents, Dennis and Joyce Seekins; as well as one brother, Dick Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Troy (Cindy) Johnson, Dawn Groehler and Travis (Kaija) Johnson; brother, Dan (Regis) Johnson; sister, Darla (David) Luke; four grandchildren; and other relatives and friends; and his faithful canine companion, Reggie.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Faith Lutheran Church in Clayton, with Pastor Margaret Grant officiating. Vocalist was LeAnn Selle. Organist was Carol Van Heuklom. Casket bearers were John Ahlm, Sid Thompson, Paul Flanigan, Don Kittelson, Gary Lillie and Steve Reindahl. Honorary casket bearers were Dan Johnson, Darla Luke, Travis Johnson, Leah JohnsonFreer, Troy Johnson, Dustin Groehler, Bryce Johnson, Brock Johnson, Rick Kirk, Amanda Groehler and Laverne Reindahl. Interment was at the Marsh Lake Cemetery in rural Clayton. You may sign a guest book and leave condolences for the family at www.williamsonwhite.com.

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Ann Marie Favreau Griffin, 86, Amery, died Dec. 29, 2010, at Willow Ridge, with family by her side.

Ann Marie was born to Edward and Anna Favreau (Turgeon) on Nov. 21, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minn. She attended Minneapolis North High School.

In 1943, she was united in marriage to George F. Griffin in New York City. It was wartime and George was in the Navy onboard ship, so Ann returned to Minneapolis, where she worked for Munsingwear making military hammocks and later at a company that made land mine detectors. After the war the couple moved to Amery where they made their home. Two children were born, Cynthia and Michael.

While raising her family Ann was active with the Girl Scouts and also St. Joseph Church, heading up several committees and events for the church over the years. She also enjoyed being an American Red Cross Gray Lady for 25 years, volunteering at Golden Age Manor.

Upon George’s retirement from Amery Telephone Co. in 1981, Ann and George wintered in Mesa, Ariz. There she took up painting and was a member of the Spectral Artists. Her artwork was award-winning in numerous juried shows.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Richard Favreau; sisters, Beatrice Luby and Marcella Farrell. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, George; daughter, Cynthia (Michael) Jensen; son, Michael (Kathy); grandsons, Todd Griffin (Jacki), Jeffrey Jensen (Mona) and Scott Jensen (Sara); granddaughters, Stacey Roberts, Karen Gorres (Beau) and Michelle Jensen; 13 great-grandchildren; and brother, Edward Favreau; as well as many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Jan. 3, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery. Officiating was the Very Rev. John Drummy and Deacon Bud Heiser. Music was provided by Arlene Dado and the St. Joseph funeral choir. Interment was at the Amery Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the online guest book by visiting www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home, Amery, was entrusted with arrangements.

Ruth A. Johnson

Ruth A. Johnson, 65, died peacefully, with her daughters at her side, at Burnett Medical Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg on Jan. 1, 2011, after a long battle with multiple system atrophy.

She was born on March 18, 1945, to John and Helen Green. At the age of 5, after her parents passed away, Ruth and her younger brother, Bob (two of 13 siblings), joined the Arvid and Annie Swenson family in Siren as foster children. Ruth graduated from Siren High School in 1963 and married Donald H. Johnson on July 13, 1963.

They moved to Karlsborg and raised three daughters, LaBrenda, Sheila and Debra. Ruth and Donald were married for 45 years until his death in 2009.

Ruth had many hobbies. She worked at Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center as a dietary aide. She loved to work with the children at the First Baptist Church of Falun as a Sunday school teacher and with the cradle roll.

She organized and directed many Sunday school programs. She had a special fondness for the outdoors and enjoyed many types of hunting, especially white-tailed deer (rifle and bow) and wild turkey. Ruth continued to hunt turkeys, with the help of her son-in-law, even after becoming a resident at CCC. Feeding hummingbirds was another passion of both Ruth and Donald. She also spent a lot of time tending to her beautiful flower beds.

Ruth was very artistic. She was a very talented painter, a talent she developed later in life. She continued to paint and created some of her most beautiful masterpieces after she entered CCC. She also created her own porcelain dolls, molding and painting them, and then sewing custom outfits for each one.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Johnson; parents, John and Helen Green; foster parents, Arvid and Annie Swenson; brothers Leonard Green, George Green, John (Jack) Green, Bob Green; sisters, Thelma Green, Darlene Wampole, Carol Madsen and Arlene Hanson; foster brothers Donald Swenson and Paul Swenson; along with several special in-laws and friends.

Ruth is survived by her daughters, LaBrenda Holmquist (Jeff Lindus), Sheila Robinson and Debra (Scott) Peterson; grandchildren, Christopher Holmquist, Carson Holmquist, Ryan Ophus, Chelsey Ophus, Isaac Peterson and Carolyn Peterson; two great-grandsons; sisters Evelyn Rufsholm, Barb (Erv) Moser, Freda (Dever) Green and Marie (Don) Pestka; many other in-laws, relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 5-8 p.m. at the Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes in Webster. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Falun on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. (visitation 10-11 a.m.) with Pastor Kevin Miller officiating. Ruth will be laid to rest in Karlsborg Cemetery in Lincoln Township, Burnett County. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Michael A. Sedlund

Michael A. Sedlund died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at his home at the age of 30.

Michael was born July 8, 1980, at St. Croix Falls to Ronald and Jamie Sedlund. Michael has been a resident of Karcher Foster Services in Taylors Falls, Minn., since he suffered a TBI after an accident in July of 2001.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Myrtle and James Morse; and aunt, Jan Flatum.

He is survived by his mother, Jamie Sedlund; father, Ronald Sedlund; grandparents, Donna Sandborn and Ellis Sedlund; brothers, Martin (Melissa) and Daniel; sister, Kari (Tom) Anderson; nieces, Lillian Rose Anderson and Madeline Pennings; aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Lakes Free Church in Lindstrom, Minn. There will be a private family burial. Memorials are suggested to Karcher Foster Services Inc., 6551 Main St., North Branch, MN 55056.

Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Lindstrom, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

Helen R. Lunzer

Helen R. Lunzer, 97, longtime resident of St. Paul, Minn., died peacefully Dec. 28, 2010, surrounded by her family at the United Pioneer Home in Luck.

Helen was a former employee from West Publishing where she worked as a proofreader. Helen loved playing board games and card games. She enjoyed bowling, bocce ball and crocheting. She spent the last three years at United Pioneer Home in Luck. She was very active and volunteered at the nursing home.

She was preceded in death by husband, Frank; children, Bernard, Richard, Jacqueline and Baby Boy; grandchildren, Jeffrey and Christopher; sisters, Rachel Ford and Carol Wermus; and brother, Robert Gutenkauf.

She is survived by sons, Michael (Lorraine) and Dennis (Jean); grandchildren, Michael, Edward (Shelby), Mark (Karen) and Michelle (Brent); great-grandchildren, Carson, Jeffrey, Gwen, Emily, Luke, Ashley and Ben; and sister, Bernie.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul, Minn. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

The Bradshaw Funeral Home, St. Paul, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

Dale Christave Groehler

Dale Christave Groehler, 90, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, at his daughter’s home in Bloomer.

Dale was born on Aug. 10, 1920, in Turtle Lake, the son of Gustav and Grace (Wagner) Groehler. He grew up in the Turtle Lake area and graduated from high school. In October of 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during World War II. He was proud to be a 12th Armored Division HellCat. Dale was discharged in January of 1946.

In June of that year, he was married to Marion B. Pierce and to this union four children were born. He loved gardening. As he got older the gardens got smaller, but even this last year he raised tomatoes and lettuce for his sandwiches. He enjoyed flowers almost as much as Marion, and always had a row of something blooming in his garden. Dale was an avid bird-watcher and loved caring for them. He had feeders and houses all over his yard. He and Marion enjoyed traveling in their little camper, usually taking their pet bird, Henry, with them.

Besides his wife, Marion; his parents; brothers, Jake and Verle; and sister, Freida Magler, all preceded him in death.

He is survived by his children, Juanita Fransway, Linda Hugdahl, Dale Groehler Jr. and Kevin (Debra) Groehler; sister, Marlys Balow; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren as well as other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery with Hospice Chaplain Ann Marie Swanson officiating. Music was provided by Becky and Joel Sunde. Interment of the cremains will be at a later date at Lakeview Cemetery in Turtle Lake. You may sign a guest book and leave condolences at www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Amery, was entrusted with arrangements.

LaVonne B. Nelson

LaVonne B. Nelson, 73, resident of Trade Lake Township, Luck, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg.

Visitation for LaVonne was held Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic. Burial took place at Union Cemetery in Trade Lake. Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com.

Please continue to check their Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475. Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

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Ex-wife gets involved in couple’s marriage

Q: My husband and I have been married for a 1-1/2 years, and he has a 17year-old daughter from his previous marriage. Our marriage is great except that his ex-wife calls all the time, sometimes two or three times a day. This is becoming an issue between us, especially since this woman has told people she wants my husband back. When I’ve brought this issue before my husband, he says: “What do you want me to do?

If I don’t answer the phone, there could be a problem between me and my daughter!” Please help!

Juli: Second marriages and blended families are complicated! It sounds like yours is no exception. First of all, it’s very important that you support the relationship your husband has with his ex-wife, if for no other reason than for the sake of your stepdaughter.

Research is very clear that a prime indicator for how children recover from divorce is the health of the relationship between their biological parents. You don’t want to get in the way of that.

Having said that, I understand the need for you to establish boundaries between your husband and his ex-wife.

Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Juli Slattery

Some appropriate boundaries might be that he not discuss your marriage with her or share things with her that he hasn’t first talked to you about. I highly recommend that you and your husband meet with a counselor for a few sessions to talk this through and to agree on boundaries so that this does not become a trust issue between you.

••• Q: My sister and her husband recently divorced, and she and the kids are not dealing with it well. How can I help them?

Jim: Right off the bat, I’d suggest that your sister find a pastor or counselor who can evaluate the situation and offer advice based on her unique circumstances.

Next, there are some practical steps she can take to make this difficult time a bit easier. She should consider these seven survival tips for divorced parents, courtesy of author and Focus on the Family

broadcast guest Laura Petherbridge: 1. Find a support group that offers encouragement and teaches coping skills.

You need adult camaraderie so that your child isn’t forced to be your comforter and counselor.

2. Make it clear to your kids that they had nothing to do with the divorce, and that you and your former spouse still love them. Be appropriately honest with them about the circumstances of your divorce.

3. Make changes slowly. Many people want to leave town and get a fresh start following a divorce, but that is not always wise. Divorce is hard enough on children, and if they lose the familiar sights and sounds of home, school and friends, it’s even more traumatic. Try to prevent as many of these adjustments as possible.

4. Let at least two years pass before getting involved in another relationship.

You and your kids need time to heal.

5. Allow your kids to love your ex-husband. Don’t let your own pain and insecurity damage their relationship with him. It might be tough, but for your children’s sake, refrain from negative talk about your former spouse.

6. Be sure to discipline your kids consistently. Many divorced parents feel guilty about what their kids went

through, and as a result, they tend to be more lax in their parenting.

7. Remember to let your kids be kids.

Try to keep conversations about child support, visitation and conflict with your ex at a minimum. Don’t put your kids in the center of the drama. Protect and preserve their innocence as much as possible.

••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com.

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ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

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

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Roger Kastelle 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Contemporary Serv. 8:30 a.m.; Adult Ed & Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 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, Exploring Prayer 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 3 - adult 9 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Worship Serv. 10 a.m.; Sun. School. 9 p.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN 510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. Serv. 6:30 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Parents & Toddlers 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:15 a.m.

Fellowship following service

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Interim Pastor Julie Brenden Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

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)

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

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.

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

METHODIST

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

METHODIST

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

ASSEMBLY

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

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

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

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.

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 715-857-5411 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries 1st Sunday Service: 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursury available; Sun. School for Pre-K to 5th; Sun. School for Jr./Sr. high meet in teen center 2nd Sunday Service: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.; Nursery available; Children’s church ages 3-4

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

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.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

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.

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann Sun. School - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

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.

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

(No child care available) Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Dr. Daniel C. Satterlund Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Phone (715) 472-2121

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715-472-2502

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“Distinctive Funeral Service”

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

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Visit The Leader’s Web Site:

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GARAGE SALE Saturday, January 22, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Frederic Elementary School • FOLLOW SIGNS •

DONATIONS NEEDED!!

Drop Off Any Items At… Frederic High School Until Jan. 20 Elementary School Jan. 21 During School Hours

For Info, Call Brenda Tesch, 715-327-8479

FREDERIC BOOSTER CLUB is having a

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Roast beef and ham served with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green bean casserole, cupcakes and ice cream.

Door Prizes (The dinner is in lieu of giving out holiday baskets and is co-sponsored by the BraskFossum-Janke Post Legion and Auxiliary.

Brask-Fossum-Janke American Legion

(just east of Memory Lake) 715-463-5724 • Open to the public

LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13) Fri.: 5:00, 7:00, 9:00; Sat.-Sun.: 2:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00, 7:00

Sample Yoga Class!

Saturday, January 8 9:30 - 11 a.m.

Milltown Karate, Milltown, WI

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Class size is limited. Preregistration required by January 7.

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AT THE LODGE

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Sun.: 1:00, 3:30 & 6:00 p.m.

Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:15 p.m.

YOGI BEAR

Rated PG, 83 Minutes.

Fri.-Sat.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

Sun.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.

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LITTLE FOCKERS

Rated PG-13, 98 Minutes.

Fri.-Sat.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS Legion’s Annu al Big Wood Lake Fishing Contes tFebruary 12

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5 - 7 p.m. $6 per person

Grantsburg Legion Hall Saturday, January 8, 3 p.m. until gone

Fri.: 5:10, 7:10, 9:10; Sat.-Sun.: 2:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:10, 7:10

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At Frederic High School

FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER

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Personal effects, household goods & misc. items belonging to the following: Chad Giller No. 48 & Todd Libby No. 38. 20-21Lc.

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Fri.-Sat.: 1:00 & 6:00 p.m. Sun.: 1:00 & 6:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 p.m.

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Contact Jane at 715-557-1940 or janemoo7@centurytel.net.

Jane F. Meinz, M.A. Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor

AASPEN SPEN L LEAF EAF

SUPPER CLUB

1 mile north of Frederic, WI on State Road 35 715-327-8777

Dear Town of Frederic & All Past & Future Guests of Aspen Leaf Supper Club: I apologize to announce that I must close Aspen Leaf for the rest of the winter. I am finding the lovely weather we are shoveling to be overwhelming my current income.

I will be offering an Easter Buffet on April 24 to start off the summer season. Look for ads in this paper in early April and call for reservations then.

All gift certificates will be honored in full all summer long.

Thanks to all of you who filled out the survey. I have tried some of those ideas this fall and will implement many of your comments this coming summer season.

Thanks also to every guest who visited us this past year.

I must tell all of you that your support and friendliness gave my excellent employees and me much joy in this endeavor.

See you all again when Wisconsin melts.

Lynn Eva Skoog 528300 20Lp 10ap Aspen Leaf Chef/Owner

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Oscar Lahti has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in second grade and the son of Allen and Prudence Lahti. Oscar enjoys reading, and his favorite book series is “The Magic Tree House.” His favorite subject is math. Oscar is a great friend.

He has a pet cat named Hanna.

Oscar wants to be a football player when he grows up.

Zach Schmidt has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Brad and Kelly Schmidt.

Zach is a class leader with an outgoing personality and excellent school spirit. He is responsible and has good work ethics. Zach is involved in choir, football, basketball and baseball. He enjoys sports and hunting. He plans to go to school to become a physical eduction teacher. The greatest influence in his life is his dad.

Ashley Wendelboe has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Jason and Rebecca Wendelboe. Ashley has an enjoyable personality and gets involved in school activities. She is in choir, drama club, Kinship and volleyball.

Ashley enjoys watching movies, writing and hanging out with friends. She plans to go to college and become a psychologist.

Carson Knutson has been choGrantsburg Elementary sen School’s student of the week. He is in first grade and the son of Erik Knutson and Alicia Knutson. Carson is a very good student and excellent role model. He has a great sense of humor. Carson enjoys recess, gym, library, art and music.

He enjoys playing outside. Carson had a special treat this holiday season in that he got to visit many family members and friends. He likes to take trips and stay with friends.

Jordan Jones has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. He is in seventh grade and the son of Arlan Jones and Mary Ablan. Jordan is a hard worker, always polite and comes to class with a positive attitude. He has a good sense of humor and is kind. Jordan is involved in band, football, soccer and belongs to the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society. He enjoys bowling, playing clarinet and guitar. His parents have been the greatest influence in his life.

Cain Lindquist has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Missy Lindquist. Cain has a great sense of humor as well as strong writing ability. He is involved in football. Cain enjoys ice fishing, reading, weight lifting, jogging, playing games, drawing, cooking and walking. His future plans are to attend college. The person he admires most is his mom.

Dallas Carpenter has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade and the son of Jerry and Carry Carpenter. In school, Dallas enjoys reading and math. He loves to play board games with his family, and Candyland is his favorite. Dallas likes to play football with his friends.

When he grows up he would like to be an artist because he is really good at drawing and likes splash painting.

Maccario Armstead has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Reggie and Paula Armstead. His pets are a dog, two cats and fish.

Maccario is involved in band and also enjoys playing video/ computer games. His favorite subject is math because it truly challenges his mind. Rio is a very conscientious and intelligent young man.

WEBSTER

SIREN

Lilly Johnson has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in kindergarten. Lilly arrives to school each day eager and ready to learn. She has made great gains in both reading and writing during her first quarter. Lilly is polite and respectful in and out of the classroom. She is well liked by her classmates and is always willing to help others. Lilly’s hard work and effort at school has made her indeed deserving of this award.

Ricky Capistrant has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. He is the son of Susanne and Floyd Capistrant.

Ricky demonstrates a strong work ethic while showing a positive attitude toward his learning. He was involved in the school play. Ricky enjoys drawing. His future plans include attending a technical college to receive training in cosmetology. After that he would like to receive training in New York for acting and singing.

ST. CROIX FALLS

LUCK

Emily Chivers has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fourth grade and the daughter of Aaron and Angie Chivers. Emily is friendly, cooperative and has good manners. She is responsible about her assignments. Emily is well liked by her classmates. She has been the Little Miss Luck for the past year and has really enjoyed all of the parades and teas.

Kirsten Olson has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Josh and Niki Olson. Kirsten is dependable, cheerful and a good listener. She has a great work ethic and always gets her work done. Kirsten’s favorite class is science. She is also very interested in music and is active in the school and church choirs.

Lucas Stiemann has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. He is a freshman and the son of Sheryl and Phil Stiemann. Lucas is an active member of choir, band, 4-H and his church. He will be performing as a member of the District Honors Choir. He is involved in football and track. Lucas enjoys reading and hunting. He displays the great character traits of honesty, perseverance and leadership.

Kyla Tracey has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in early childhood and the daughter of Haven and Jenny Tracey. Kyla likes to draw and do things at the art table. She is always working on projects and loves to color.

Kyla always has a smile on her face and loves to tell stories. She wants to do art when she grows up.

Jameson Matrious has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade. Jameson is a motivated student who is interested in learning and enjoyable to have in class. He works hard and actively participates in discussions. Jameson strives to do his best on his assignments. He was on the A honor roll for first quarter. Jameson is enjoyable to have in class.

Sarah Nyberg has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of James and Evelyn Nyberg.

Sarah is a classy young lady who is the kind of friend that everyone would love to have. She celebrates her friends successes and is kind and compassionate to everyone.

Sarah is involved in choir, student council, AODA, volleyball and track.

She enjoys snowmobiling and ice fishing.

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Madyson Beyer has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade and the daughter of Shylo Mallin. Madyson is a terrific role model for others. She treats her classmates and teachers respectfully and always works hard. Madyson is always positive and cheerful.

Wren Smith has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Chrystina and Bruce Smith. Wren works hard, has a positive attitude and is respectful. She has a nice smile and is making nice strides in her academics.

Kyle Kelley has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Linda and Joel Fisk and Tom Kelley. Kyle enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends. She can often be seen four-wheeling. Her favorite class is psychology. Kyle’s participation in class discussions truly adds to the learning atmosphere.

She plans to become a psychologist and/or a photographer.

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Coming events

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

TUESDAY/11

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location.

Siren

Every Monday, Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

• Red Cross blood drive at Siren Covenant Church, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 800-733-2767, 715-349-5152.

WEDNESDAY/12

Every Tuesday, Bingo at the Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Balsam Lake

Every Tuesday, Breastfeeding support group at the

• CPR for professional rescuer/health-care provider class at the Red Cross office, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-4853025, www.scvarc.org/training.

St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 715-483-0431.

Every Thursday, Narcotics Anonymous meets at

THURSDAY/13

the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612205-2321.

• Audition for community choir at the Unity school, 715825-2101 Ext. 1560.

Every Tuesday, Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-2617233 for location, 6-7:30 p.m.

Balsam Lake

FRIDAY/14

JANUARY

THURSDAY/6

Frederic

• NW Regional Writers meet at Sunrise Apts., topic: My lips are sealed, 1 p.m.

• Booster Club is having a chili dinner at the high school, 5-7 p.m.

Balsam Lake

• Red Cross infant/child review class at the Red Cross office, 5:30-8:30 p.m., 715-485-3025, www.scvarc.org.

Siren • Fish fry at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

Frederic • Audition for community choir at the high school, 6:308 p.m., 715-327-4868.

St. Croix Falls • Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

FRIDAY/7 Siren

• Fish fry at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

SATURDAY/8 Amery

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Register 79:15 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., 715-268-7390.

Grantsburg • Free Christmas dinner at the Legion hall, 3 p.m.-gone, 715-463-5724.

Indian Creek • Larry Moody Memorial Dart Tournament at Indian Creek Tavern. Sign up at 4 p.m.

Brooke Beidinger of rural Frederic took this photo of a very rare female Summer Tanager.

“The last pictures were taken on Dec. 1,” Beidinger notes. “Apparently they don’t migrate this far north and they don’t winter here. Their primary diet is bees and wasps. This one was around from early November until Dec. 1 eating suet. We assume it died unless it was able to fly south far enough to escape the frigid weather.” - Photo by Brooke Beidinger

Lewis • Lewis Jam - Bluegrass, gospel & country music at Lewis United Methodist Church, 6-9 p.m. Note date change.

St. Croix Falls • Polk County Council American Legion meeting at the American Legion Post 143, 9 a.m. Auxiliary will meet at same time and place. Oratorical contest 1 p.m.

SUNDAY/9

MONDAY/10 Frederic

• Upper St. Croix Valley Music Assoc. honor band performs at the high school, 6:30 p.m.

• Head Injury Support Group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

Frederic

• Ruby’s Pantry at the bus garage. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Distribution 10-11:30 a.m., www.rubyspantry.org, 310629-7400.

MONDAY/17 Frederic

• American Red Cross blood drive at the Frederic 7-12 performance area, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 715-327-4223 Ext. 124, bergstrome@frederic.k12.wi.us.

TUESDAY/18 Clam Falls

Luck • Audition for community choir at the high school, 6:308 p.m., 715-472-2152 Ext. 103.

Siren

Siren

SATURDAY/15

• Part 1 of four-part series on profitable hay production by UW-Extension at the government center, 6:308:30 p.m., 715-635-3506, 800-528-1914.

Whether it was a silhouette of students on the football bleachers or a blazing sunset following a round of storms, the skies of 2010 were ominous and beautiful, stormy and peaceful, sometimes all at the same time.

Taking these photos were staff reporter Greg Marsten (photo at right), Brian Chryst of St. Croix Falls (lower right) and editor Gary King (photos at left and below).

Goodbye to the skies of 2010

• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Grantsburg • Wisconsin Furbearer Resources presentation at Crex Meadows, 7-8 p.m., 715-463-2739.

Webster • Senior meeting at the senior center, 1 p.m.