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Grantsburg senior Brent Myers gets a welcomed hug from an elated fan shortly after the Pirates 49-38 sectional championship win against Colfax last Saturday, March 12, in Chippewa Falls. The is just the second time in school history that a boys basketball team has won a trip to Madison. The Pirates will be playing undefeated Blair-Taylor in the state semifinal game on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Standing her ground

Sen. Harsdorf responds to recall efforts and defends Walker's reforms and supporters

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer FREDERIC – As noted in this and in many regional news outlets, Wisconsin 10th District Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, has been the subject of a recent recall effort, and while she is taking it in stride, she is also taking that recall effort very seriously and doesn't seem fazed by the sudden attention and negativity.

Going from a fairly secure spot to a suddenly well-oiled recall effort might seem like a difficult, if not morale-busting spot for the senator who has easily won re-election in recent years, but suddenly seems vulnerable, at least, and a "target" at worst.

"No, not at all," she said when asked if the about-face was a morale buster. "This is about doing what you believe is the right thing to do.

If you look back at the election last fall, I think voters sent a very clear message that they wanted us to balance the budget, get our fiscal house in order, stop the band-aid approaches of raiding funds, using the

State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, addresses unions, teachers, budget provisions, recall efforts, Democrats, outside influences and more. - Photo by Greg Marsten

credit card, and obviously there's no federal stimulus funds. They wanted us to make the tough choices and the tough decisions to get our fiscal house in order."

She is not afraid to pull punches on the efforts against her, and others she says are fighting that goal.

"What we're seeing now is that or-

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Eaglesmith coming to SCFalls

ST. CROIX FALLS - Ever since he hopped his first freight train at age 15, Fred Eaglesmith has made his home primarily on the road. That road leads to St. Croix Falls, on Saturday, March 26, for a 7:30 p.m. concert, his first in Festival Theatre’s intimate vaudeville setting. “Like so many performers, Eaglesmith’s concert at Festival is the result of one of our regular patrons urging us to book him,” said Danette Olsen, director at Festival. “It’s an honor to have this tremendous talent in our house.” Eaglesmith will perform with his band - Kori Heppner on drums and vocals, Matt Simpson on guitar, banjo, keyboards and vocals, and Justine Fisher on stand-up bass and vocals. Over the years the Juno Award-winning artist has had Martin Scorsese, James Caan and Toby Keith use his music in their film Fred Eaglesmith projects. Toby Keith scored a No. 1 hit on the bluegrass charts with “Thirty Years of Farming” and there are even Eaglesmith songs included in the curriculum at two colleges.

To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 or 888-8876002. Check the Web site at www.festivaltheatre.org where tickets are available to order online. - from Festival Theatre

K9 officer King dies at age 12

SHELL LAKE – On March 4, beloved K9 dog King died due to fluid buildup around his heart and lungs.

“We had a medical scare a few years ago when he had cancer, but an operation to remove his spleen allowed him more years but this time the problem was incurable,” said Shawn Sutherland, King’s owner and Washburn Co. Investigator. “King had been a 3-yearold stray in Minneapolis when he was found and because he was a German shepherd, he was donated to the K9 unit. We bonded immediately when we were first put together and, because neither one of us was familiar with the training, we put in 13 weeks of training and living together and getting to know each other.” King retired in 2007 when Sutherland became an investigator and Vador took his place, Washburn Co. K-9 offi- his handler being Deputy Brendon cer Sutherland and King. - Harrington. “King was a gentle, courageous and loyal partner who always Photo by Diane Dryden gave 110 percent. At the end of his day he knew he had done his very best when called to duty,” Sutherland said. See full story at www.wcregister.net - Diane Dryden, Washburn County Register

These young Siren Dragon basketball fans tried their best to fit in to the crowd during tournament action. Pictured, (L to R): Ethan Ruud, Chad Songetay Jr., Rylee O’Brien, Adam Ruud and Spencer Hinze. - Photo by Greg Marsten

Local citizens take part in Madison rally

A crowd at the state Capitol in Madison this past Saturday, March 12, was estimated at 100,000 to 200,000 in size. People packed every inch of the streets, sidewalks, lawn and even climbed into trees to get a better view of the speakers, which included Susan Sarandon, Jesse Jackson and Tony Shalhoub, star of the TV series “Monk,” as well as others.

PHOTO AT RIGHT: Local Polk County union leader and District 8 Council 40 Executive Board member, Nancy Anderson and Chris Jamieson of Pewaukee had the opportunity to meet Jesse Jackson during his visit at the rally in Madison on March 12.

PHOTO BELOW: Nancy Anderson of Cushing, Melissa McQuay of Grantsburg and Nancy Randall of Osceola posed near the heart of the protest rally in downtown Madison. - Photos submitted

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MILWAUKEE - According to an article by political analyst Bruce Murphy, published in Milwaukee Magazine this week, Democrats have reported they have already gotten more than 45 percent of the signatures needed to recall the eight Republican senators, while Republicans have declined to release any such data.

Using data from the last two elections, Murphy claims that a handful of senators are in “super safe” districts and aren’t vulnerable for recall.

Democrats looking potentially vulnerable to a recall: Jim Holperin (48.4 percent Democratic district), Dave Hansen (51.7 percent), Robert Wirch (53 percent) and Julie Lassa (55 percent).

And six Republicans could be vulnerable: Dan Kapanke (45 percent Republican district), Alberta Darling (50.8 percent), Robert Cowles (51.8 percent), Luther Olsen (52 percent), Randy Hopper (52 percent), Sheila Harsdorf (53 percent). - with information from Milwaukee Magazine ••• BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Ruby’s Pantry is consolidating the Frederic food distribution with Luck and Siren. Because of the operational costs, recent increases in cost of fuel and the closeness in proximity of the three communities it is more economically practical to reduce the number of sites to Luck and Siren. See full story on page 3 of Currents. - submitted ••• SPOONER — Sen. Bob Jauch will hold a public forum on Thursday, March 17, from 1011:30 a.m. at the Buckhorn Tavern, 105 Walnut St., Spooner, to discuss recent events with the citizens of northern Wisconsin. Jauch will make a presentation at both events and will be available for questions. This is not a rally and signs will not be allowed. Jauch will encourage a civil discussion of the issues. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. — from the office of Sen. Jauch ••• FREDERIC - Frederic Community Education and WITC will offer another round of yoga classes, starting Tuesday, March 22. Classes are held at 10 a.m. Tuesday mornings at the Frederic Elementary and 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Frederic High School. Students new and familiar to yoga are welcome – improve, strengthen and create a body with balance and peace. For further information call Sandy at 715-969-9125.

- submitted ••• POLK COUNTY - March is Women’s History Month and has been celebrated by the Polk County Historical Society for the last nine years with an honorary annual award to the woman who best embodied the spirit of historical recognition. Ardeth Clark from Clear Lake as been selected for this year’s history woman. A presentation well be held in her honor at the Clear Lake Public Library on Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. Family, friends and history enthusiast are invited to gather at 6:30 p.m. Clark helped with starting the Clear Lake High School Museum and works with her husband, Charles, as secretary/treasure of the Clear Lake Museum Chronicle. The Chronicle has often been referred to as the “heart” of the Clear Lake community.

The public is invited to attend. - from PCHS ••• POLK COUNTY - Thanks to a new program called E-Cycle Wisconsin, local residents will pay a lower fee for disposing of electronics at the Polk County Recycling Center. Based on a product stewardship approach, E-Cycle Wisconsin assigns manufacturers primary responsibility of the collection and recycling of their products.

Collaborating with an electronics recycling company and various electronics manufacturers, Polk County Solid Waste is able to offer reduced fees on electronics recycling. This is a great opportunity for the public as there are new electronics on the market every few months, oftentimes making these items obsolete in record time. In the past, patrons could pay up to $20 for an individual item to be recycled. Last fall’s statewide legislation that made electronics recycling mandatory, giving rise to E-Cycle Wisconsin, provides a significant savings to the public. This program includes televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers, fax machines and more. For personal safety, it is recommended that private or confidential information be removed, where applicable. Destroying and discarding discs from hard drives is encouraged as well. Recycling of electronics is important as such items contain mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium and chemical flame retardants, all hazardous to the environment. Moreover, electronics contain valuable materials such as precious metals, steel, glass and plastic. For a list of fees, go to the Polk County Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us. For additional information please contact the Polk County Recycling Center at 715-483-1088. - from Polk County Parks, Building and Solid Waste Dept.

Initial court appearance delayed

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Judge Kutz was district attorney when case was first investigated

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer SIREN - The initial appearance in Burnett County Court for Linda Frost, former Webb Lake town clerk, has been delayed.

During the scheduled initial appearance Wednesday, March 9, Frost’s attorney, Payal Khandhar from Spooner, pointed out that the judge sitting on the case was the county’s district attorney at the time Frost’s court case was first being investigated.

Circuit Court Judge Ken Kutz, who was serving as district attorney in mid2008, said that he would be willing to take himself off the case. “I think that would be appropriate,” Khandhar commented.

Kutz set bail at $5,000 and called the next case. According to a court source, Frost’s case goes now to the district court administration in Eau Claire, a new judge will be assigned and another initial appearance scheduled.

The 57-year-old Frost, who was the Webb Lake town clerk from April 1991 through the spring of 2007, faces three felony charges and one Class A misdemeanor charge for obstructing an officer. Two of the charges are Class 1 felonies, which each carry the possibility of a fine of not more than $10,000, a prison term of not more than three

The initial court appearance of Linda Frost, Superior, Webb Lake town clerk from April 1991 until she resigned in the spring of 2007, has been delayed until a new judge is appointed. Frost faces three felony counts of misconduct while in public office and one misdemeanor count for obstructing an officer. - Photo by Nancy Jappe

years six months, or both. One involves a charge of misconduct by doing acts in excess of her authority and the other of falsifying entries into accounting or record books while Frost was employed by the township.

A third Class H felony charge involves using money for her own use without township consent. The same fine/prison term would be possible.

The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum fine of up to $10,000, nine months in prison or both.

According to the Burnett County Court record, the case was opened in

Shake-up at human services Gjonnes retires, Falb on leave

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – There were two sudden changes in the Polk County Human Services Department late last week. Human Services Department Director Sherry Gjonnes retired, and Sheila Falb, supervisor of the economic support unit was placed on administrative leave. County Administrator Dana Frey told the county board Tuesday night, March 15, that the state

human services department was looking into issues of eligibility for state aid recipients. Frey told the Leader that the department will not appoint an interim director for the department at this time. He said he will work with the other unit leaders as a management team to lead the department.

The changes caused one department manager to change her retirement plans. Phyl Brown, assistant to the director for 10 years, had earlier announced that she was leaving the department. Brown has agreed to remain at her job until at least the end of the month to help with the transition.

F & A Dairy decertifies union

Employee action drops Teamsters

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer DRESSER – A group of employees at F&A Dairy Products in Dresser have voted to decertify their Teamsters union representation. Tim Thompson, an employee in the maintenance department, told the Leader that the decertification was approved by a vote of 21 to 11 out of a total of 38 members represented by Teamsters Local No. 662. Thompson said the decertification, initiated last September when 17 union members petitioned for the vote,

was the end of a long period of worker dissatisfaction with the union.

“They (the union) took our dues and gave us nothing,” Thompson said.

“We were tired of the union dragging its feet on contract issues.”

Thompson said that there were issues with the union negotiations on contract issues going back to 2006.

Among issues was the desire of some employees to accept a company offer of a 401(k) retirement plan in place of the union’s pension plan. Thompson said the union pension plan is underfunded, with only 65 percent of its obligation covered.

The Teamsters union had represented workers at F&A since 1968, Thompson said.

WPCA close to a phoenix

AMERY - After a report in last week’s Leader on the possible, if not likely, demise of WPCA-FM radio in Amery, due to a banking issue brought about by their loan being purchased several times under different agreements, and an antenna note buyout that left the station forced to meet unexpected court requirements of over $20,000, station manager and founder Bob Zank told the Leader that a loan had been secured, and that while they still need to raise approximately $4,000 by midweek, they are hoping their fund drives and pledges can bring the low-power FM station back from the brink.

Zank even told of a local man, who

is visually impaired, and sought out the station all by himself, feeling around the concrete-blocked structure with his cane, to find the front door and deliver a check for $500.

"That was amazingly touching and really something to see," Zank said.

The station is located at 95.7 FM, and while it is a lower power FM, it can also be heard on the Internet if you go to their Web site at wpcamusicsports.org to listen or pledge.

"I'm crossing my fingers," Zank said.

"I'm really hoping for the best."

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mid-2008 by the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Justice at the request of Sheriff Dean Roland, Kutz as district attorney and Webb Lake Police Chief Paul Johnson. Investigation of township records had been done by Daniel Thole, certified public accountant for Larson Allen Accountants, Rice Lake.

Thole’s work was turned over to Roland Feb. 15, 2008.

Looked at were quarterly IRS 941 forms from 2002 through the first quarter of 2007, township audit results and IRS 1040 forms from 2002-2007. Evidence also includes an allegedly forged document (town board minutes from Oct. 7, 1999) that authorized Frost to pay herself Advanced Earned Income Credit, along with other falsified documents, including quarterly 941 IRS forms from 2002 through the first quarter of 2007 and checks (including payment for AEIC and W-2 forms).

Car crashes into Siren building

SIREN - An elderly Frederic woman crashed her car into the Bear Den Quilt Company building in Siren on Tuesday, March 1, according to a Burnett County accident report submitted this week.

Delores Potter, 89, was parking her car in the parking lot at the quilt store, and her vehicle accelerated and crashed into the the building. Potter said she did not depress the gas pedal.

The report indicated that tire marks on the side of the building and on the wood under the tires showed that the gas pedal was depressed. Southside towing removed the car from the building but Potter drove it away. The report stated she had “possible injury.”

— with information from the Burnett County Sheriff’s Dept.

Deputy cited in crash with Dresser woman

ST. CROIX COUNTY - A St. Croix County sheriff’s deputy was issued a traffic citation on Jan. 11 after an investigation of a crash in which a 58-yearold Dresser woman was seriously injured.

Deputy James J. Haefner, 36, Hudson, was cited with using unreasonable and imprudent speed. He pleaded no contest and was fined $213.10 on March 2.

The crash occurred in Star Prairie on Oct 21. Haefner was responding to a call for assistance from another officer at the time. An investigator at a property about three miles from the crash scene had reported that a party was refusing to comply with his orders.

According to a state patrol reconstruction of the accident, Haefner was in a marked squad car driving near CTH H and Hwy. 65. He was going 50 to 54 mph, then attempted to slow as he approached a curve and stop sign on CTH H. The curve has a critical speed of about 37 mph, according to the report. Haefner’s squad went over the curb, slid through a grassy area, and hit Quenzer’s 1993 Buick LeSabre at about 35 to 39 mph. Quenzer was going 40 to 45 mph at the time.

According to a notice of claim served on St. Croix County, Quenzer received permanent injuries and lost wages because of negligent acts and omissions by Haefner.

A state patrol report in January said there was no failure of the vehicle systems to cause a loss of control, though Haefner said he felt vibrations from the rear of the car before he lost control. The squad is being re-examined.

Haefner, who received minor injuries in the crash, was on administrative leave after the accident but has returned to office duty. — with information from the St. Paul Pioneer Press

Gov. Walker signs off on budget bill

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by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - A plan to sharply curb collective bargaining rights for public employee unions in Wisconsin passed the state Assembly last Thursday evening, March 10, and was privately signed into law by Gov. Walker on Friday morning.

Protesters in the gallery of the state Assembly shouted “shame” after Republicans ended debate on the collective bargaining plan Thursday. But while Democrats and unions were disappointed with the outcome, the result was not unexpected. All but four Republicans supported the plan.

Republican Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald said the issue might seem one-sided with so many protesters in Madison, but he said it was a different story in his members districts.

“We feel it’s the right thing to do to get this state on the right track. We feel it. As passionate as you are about this argument, we are on this side as well that this is the right move for Wisconsin.”

Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca took to a bullhorn after the vote to tell the remaining crowds that Democrats would still fight this plan, now in court. Barca contends the Assembly violated its rules two weeks ago when Republicans ended session so abruptly that nearly a third of lawmakers didn’t record their votes. He also contends Republicans violated the state’s open meeting laws when they scheduled a conference committee on this plan and voted it out of committee less than two hours later before most had even seen the bill.

“Clearly, they’re improper votes.

Clearly, they flagrantly violate the rules. And that is just such a shame for the people that we all care so deeply about.”

Barca has filed a complaint with the Dane County district attorney. Outside of the Capitol and courtrooms, other Democrats were already circulating recall petitions against eight Republican senators who voted for this plan. And Republicans were circulating recalls against many of the Senate Democrats who left the state to try and stop this bill.

Harsdorf/from page 1

ganized effort by those who want to maintain the status quo," she stated. "And frankly, this is about reforming government, so we have a government that is sustainable for the taxpayers of the state."

When asked about efforts to seek public input on the controversial Budget Repair Bill and the nationally focused issue of union cuts of collective bargaining rights for most public sector employees, she stands firm, stating there was plenty of input.

"We had a 17-hour public hearing in the finance committee ... so there's been a tremendous amount of input," she said, also disputing media accounts of possible concessions between Walker and the 14 Democratic senators who left for Illinois to stall the BRP advancement.

She said, "It became evident they (The 14 Democrats) had no intention of coming back; they were simply trying to stop the process," while not specifying the details of discussions Walker had with the Democrats about a compromise on the table.

"I've been in the minority," she said, noting a bill that passed two years ago that raised taxes and had "Implications on the taxpayers ... And yes, public input is important, but frankly, this is about making tough decisions ... they are willing to resort to anything to stop the process."

She is also adamant that the minority effort to stall the process to govern - either through leaving the state or other means "hits at the heart of democracy."

"You know, voters elect who they want to represent them, and they determine ul-

Between 50 and 70 people rallied at the Polk County Government Center doors Tuesday afternoon, March 15, in protest of Gov. Walker’s actions to curtail collective bargaining rights for public employees. Area teachers and other supporters joined county workers who gathered outside as the board of supervisors met inside for a work session focused on budget, planning and negotiating issues. Folk and patriotic music by residents of Anathoth Community Farm, along with hot dogs and desserts, gave a festive flair to the rally.

- Photos by Mary Stirrat, photo at right submitted

Two people in downtown Amery collected 80 signatures in three hours on petitions to recall state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf for her support of Gov. Walker’s Budget Repair Bill. This photo was taken Thursday, Mach 10. - Photo submitted

Senators return from Illinois

by Laura Podgornik Wisconsin Public Radio SUPERIOR - Fourteen Democratic state senators returned to Wisconsin last Thursday, March 10, after leaving the state for three weeks to stall the governor’s Budget Repair Bill.

Landing Thursday afternoon at the Bong Airport in Superior, Sen. Bob Jauch says he’s happy

to be home. He says he was looking forward to seeing his wife, in particular.

But the trip home was shortlived, as he returned to Madison over the weekend to be part of a rally to support public workers and unions.

“These rights might be temporarily suspended, but they will be rightly returned to the

timately, who is in the majority, and they determine who is in the majority to lead," she said. "And I think it's a very dangerous precedent."

Harsdorf is also claiming that "political operatives are behind organizing the recall" efforts, and went further to state that her colleagues "have seen intimidation, threats ... and you know, these are just efforts to stop these reforms from being implemented."

When asked about whether the collective bargaining should have had true public forums or debates, outside the BRP, she insists that the process was followed, with a "goal to avoid massive layoffs...which is not helping our economy."

She reiterated Walker’s stance that the BRP "... was about giving local governments the tools and flexibility to deal with the budget cuts that are coming ... and avoiding the massive layoffs" As to whether the BRP and selective union issue had sufficient public debate and input, she was again adamant: "I believe there has been more public input on this bill than I've ever seen before."

She called the Democrats' leaving Wisconsin so there would be no action on the BRP "unacceptable," and insisted they "didn't want more debate."

"We have a responsibility to show up and vote," she said, and denied that the process for the Wednesday evening conference committee vote on the strippeddown union elements of the BRP was "not hasty" and insisted that the cost of collective bargaining is "real and tough out

workers of this state.”

Jauch says he has been talking with some of the high school students from Superior High, Northwestern High and Ashland High who walked out of their classrooms during the past few weeks.

“They gave us all a civics lesson on personal responsibility.

They are remarkable young

there ... and we need real government reforms."

She reiterated the governor's take on why certain unions - police and fire fighters - were excluded from the BRP bargaining eliminations, stating that they "were on the front lines," but she said it hasn't stopped them from joining the other union causes.

"It has stopped them from jumping the lines (and showing support)," she said.

"So it's not like there was any payback."

The issues of state school aid reductions are "going to vary between districts," but insisted his reforms - collective bargaining union elimination - "is going to help with those cuts that are coming."

She disputed the arguments that the many of the "generous" benefits for public sector workers are one of the few "carrots to dangle" to draw quality workers, such as in the private sector, and said "we're actually losing some good teachers under the current system."

Harsdorf was also troubled by the "fake David Koch" caller ruse on the governor, and did not believe it led to any unacceptable comments or suggestions about the "planted troublemakers," or "crushing unions." She called it "sad when you can misrepresent yourself," and said it was "obvious they had had no contact before."

The early take on the several proposed budget times was a definite point of contention, as she insisted that many of the controversial items - such as the elimination of recycling laws and reimbursements, as well as the highly controversial

women and men, and I want to meet them soon. And what strikes me as so remarkable is that in each case they knew that they would have to be held accountable, that there may be some consequence to their decision.”

"no bid" power plant sales proposal are indeed, an issue.

"We're going to be taking a look at those provisions very closely ... we have not begun to get briefing on the bills," she said. "We're taking a real close look at that."

She also insisted that money and its influences are "a real issue on both sides," and also admitted to a difficult atmosphere around the Capitol is, with the need for much more security and the general disrespect, and intimidation at times of people and businesses that support her or Walker or for those who speak out in favor of those reforms. "We should be respectful or civil, and realize that we won't always agree, but need to be civil."

When it comes to the recall efforts, she I will say that, "It's clear that it is being organized by out-of-state political operatives," and called it "another effort to stop these reforms from being implemented."

While she has no doubt that there is a large local effort, it doesn't change her approach or her message, "We're going to continue to do that in the weeks ahead."

As to the recall efforts, TV ads and other efforts to oust her or her colleagues?

"When you're in public office, you know you can't please everyone," she said. "But it's important that people are aware of the details of the reforms ... and it’s time to make some very tough choices and decisions and it’s very clear when you see the opposition, and how well-funded and organized they are."

Tracing the Tea Party DNA

MARCH 16, 2011 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 5

Did the Tea Party start in Polk County a decade ago this week?

statement arrived, to “complain a little about my taxes,” and said he was shocked at the treatment he received.

“I thought they were very arrogant and rude,” he said, which didn’t sit well with the outspoken Standing.

Contentious Pipe Lake meeting 10 years ago might be the start of a national movement

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TURTLE LAKE – While the facts will surely be called into question, and the connections are seemingly as thin as the radials on a spider’s web, there is a very real possibility that the veritable roots of the huge national political movement known as the Tea Party may have indeed started with a loosely held meeting at a converted schoolhouse in eastern Polk County on a cold Thursday evening one decade ago this week, on March 15, 2001, the Ides of March, as some of those first attendees now contend.

And they may very well be right, after all. As the only reporter in attendance at that impromptu meeting, this reporter verified the gathering in a March 22, 2001, St. Croix Falls Standard Press article called, Tea Party at Pipe Lake: Tax revolt?

Political rally? First step toward a new county board?

But the connections have rarely been traced back genetically, until now.

The first strands of the web?

Again, the strands of evidence are thin, but even the largest spider webs begins with one daring arachnid drifting across a chasm on a breeze, taking that leap and latching onto the other side, then repeating the path a little farther apart, slowly straying out a little more on each pass, until eventually the web has the strength to fight the wind and rain and work for the cause of the weaver, while that inherent strength allows the spider to weave faster and ever wider.

Current Apple River Town Board Chair and former Polk County Board Supervisor Rick Scoglio noted the anniversary this week on his Facebook social network

The connections between tea, politics and protest run deep, as history proves several times.- Photo by Greg Marsten

page, recalling that 2001 evening when three dozen to six dozen local residents held a semi-impromptu gathering at the former Pipe Lake Schoolhouse, which had been restored and converted into a private home and performance arts venue, known as the Pipe Dream Center. The center is owned by noted local musician Manfred Schonauer, who stayed silent during that meeting, serving only as an accidental host for that first gathering.

Doing his homework The meeting was hastily called together by a 60-year-old retiree named John Standing, who lived down the road from Schonauer.

“That was a long time ago,” stated Standing, now a 70-year-old widower, who still lives at the lake home that may have ironically started it all. It was the dramatically higher tax statement he received that January 2001 that fueled his later efforts.

“Yeah, for me it all began with getting a 23-percent increase in my tax levy. It was just too much [of an increase] not to say something,” he said with absolute clarity.

“So I did my homework.”

Standing recalled attending a Polk County Board meeting shortly after the

From shadows come waves After his “brush-off treatment” by the county board, Standing said he “started to make some waves,” and found others with similar tax concerns, including people like Dennis Radcliffe of rural Osceola, Rick Scoglio of Apple River and former St. Croix Falls Mayor Terry Lundgren, who helped coordinate that first Pipe Dream meeting.

The focus of the gathering was twofold, to rally against double-digit property tax increases in Polk County and also to decide a plan of action to urge that county board to meet later in the day, when “working people” could actually attend.

One of the other attendees was county board Supervisor Jim Duncan of Balsam Lake, who was quite outspoken about the way things were being run and wasn’t afraid to speak out about it. He also served as a parliamentarian of sorts, answering procedural questions on board rules, powers and the separation of the local arms of government.

“You have no idea how many meetings I‘ve sat through over the years,” Duncan said after a recent Balsam Lake Village Board meeting. “I mean it, I’ve really seen and heard it all.”

But that first meeting was essentially run by Lundgren, a smooth-talking salesman and mayor who would eventually face major legal problems that forced him from politics. But on that cold March night, he took the reins from Standing and led the protest meeting like an old-school Southern preacher, eventually encouraging members in the crowd to run for county board seats.

“We’ll be kind, we’ll be courteous, we’ll be respectful ... but we’ll be firm,” Lundgren stated with the steady flicker of the ceiling fan shadows jumping across his profile, later repeating the mantra and pleading for volunteers to run for office.

Standing did just that, as did several others in attendance that night, including

Radcliffe, Scoglio, Dwayne Rasmussen and eventually several others over the years.

“The alliance of one ...”

As noted in that March 22, 2001, article, visitors to the Pipe Dream Center that night were greeted with a painting inscribed by a quote from noted French aviator, poet and “The Little Prince” author Antoine de Saint-Exupery: “Only from the alliance of one, working with and through the other, are great things born.”

That saying never seemed to catch on with the Tea Party, but it did seem to ring true that evening, as the group traded tax statement horror stories and swelling stress over annual property tax increases, expansion of local government control and as mentioned earlier, eventually led to several of those members running for elected office, all winning in a dramatic sweep not seen since.

Standing ended up winning two county board terms and later became known more as one of the first local elected officials to fight the scourge of methamphetamine production and addiction, eventually becoming a noted spokesperson for the cause, if not even more so than for the anti-tax mission he may have accidentally started.

“That’s something I’m still really proud of,” he said solemnly of the meth program successes. “It made a real difference.”

Using your money to fight you!

Rural Frederic resident Bob Blake was also quite outspoken at that first meeting, leading his own tax story with his outrage and folksy diatribes, later spouting a line that would harken to recent anti-union battles in Madison, and language reminiscent of Gov. Scott Walker: “The only problem is, you use your money to fight them, they use your money to fight you!” Blake said when Standing asked if the fledgling group should hire a lawyer to assist with fighting property tax increases.

Blake would later run for and win a seat on the Polk County Board, eventually being elected chairman. He is also an ac-

Hoosier connections encouraged

Village board encourages residents enhanced emergency management ideas

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer MILLTOWN – The Milltown Village Board was apprised of a volunteer outreach effort by several Unity High School FFA students at their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 14. That update outlined an effort with a so-called “Sister City” program, an idea that actually began several years ago when two students made a goodwill junket to Milltown, Ind., to assist with flood cleanup efforts.

Unity senior, and reigning Miss Milltown, Brandi Larson is spearheading the effort and was involved in the first such trip to the Hoosier State as a freshman, along with Unity senior Jon Peper. Larson and Peper plan on returning to the similar-sized village next month, leaving for a three-day trip on April 11 that will include a tour of the National FFA Center in Indianapolis, as well as volunteer work in the Indiana Milltown, as well as volunteer work in municipal garden plots and a colloquial presentation to the sister-city’s village board.

They will also take tours of two schools in the area, which is split by a river and no longer has their own public school. They will stay in FFA members homes and act as ambassadors of sorts for the Wisconsin version of Milltown.

Larson and Peper will have Jeannie Alling accompany them as a chaperone and driver, and are raising much of the money for the trips themselves.

“Their town is very similar to our town,” Alling said, outlining the original trip to help with flood cleanup and volunteer recovery efforts. “Once we got down there we were treated like royalty!”

The connection was natural, she said, and led to ongoing and mutual efforts for return visits by similar groups in Indiana, to take place in 2012-2013, when the Hoosier group can enjoy some local winter activities in Wisconsin, such as snow tubing or skiing. Alling said the trip has been noted as a “truly rewarding experience” by Unity administration and teachers, and exemplifies the FFA mission and local outreach efforts.

The board was unanimous in their support and is as-

Unity FFA advisor Jeannie Alling (left) and Unity senior, and reigning Miss Milltown, Brandi Larson, outlined a plan to visit Milltown’s sister city of the same name in Indiana. The goodwill trip will begin on April 11, and has become an FFA tradition of sorts. – Photo by Greg Marsten

sembling a gift basket for the group to share with their Hoosier counterparts, including fishing lures, T-shirts, commemorative items and more. The board also assisted with individual private donations to offset the cost, which includes over $1,200 in van rental and fuel costs for the over 1,500-mile trip. The students and chaperones pay their own meals, and the Unity FFA is paying for road trip lodging, with the rest to be covered by private donations.

In other board action: •Two residents, Bob Blomgren and Pat Hyden, appeared before the board to make emergency response suggestions for the village, including an idea to allow local police to trigger emergency sirens, instead of just the sheriff’s office.

Blomgren suggested the village make efforts to equip the village community center with emergency generators, or at least a “switch” system to allow outside generators, such as form the fire department, for emergency heating or cooling for residents. The switch system would be to allow an outside power source on electric

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lines, so repair technicians are not shocked with generator power back-feeding.

Blomgren said the old siren on the village water tower should be repaired, as parts of the village are unable to hear it with high winds or during storms. He also said the old siren needs to be spooled back up or it will be worthless. Village officials said the siren works, but needs to be rewired.

“If it stands still long enough, it will rust up,” he said.

Hyden also suggested working with local utility providers and businesses to allow for an emergency generator scenario for things like the gas station, so patrons can pump fuel to power generators or to leave the area in an emergency. Hyden said he has discussed the planning idea with a local utility executive, who he said was supportive of doing a plan, but that it first needed approval from the village to pursue a plan. He also suggested applying for a grant to help with a generator purchase or for the equipment to allow such a private operation.

“It has to start here with all you people,” Hyden said.

The board engaged in a bit of discussion on the ideas with Police Chief Andy Anderson, who also noted the village’s high senior population and vulnerable mobile home park. The board was quite enthused on the idea and moved to pursue a plan, with sincere thanks to both men for their input.

• Mike Smith, new owner of the Milltown Laundromat, proposed working in conjunction with the village clean-up day to offer free car washes to village residents, an idea met with great enthusiasm by the board.

“I thought, with my being kind of new, and with the cleaning up of the town, we might as well clean up the cars, also!” Smith said, to chuckles from the crowd.

Smith will coordinate the date with village officials for free car washes for residents only, with the details to be included in the next water bill. The village may or may not coordinate their cleanup day with the event, but offered support of his idea and accolades for Smith’s efforts to make the Laundromat and car wash much more inviting. Residents would need to show their license for proof of residency.

• The board approved a $1,000 annual donation to the Milltown Cemetery.

• The board reviewed and approved their liability insurance, and later their updated health insurance policy.

They also renewed their contract with William Koepp as assessor and building inspector.

School board ratifies NUE and associate contracts

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – A special board meeting for the school district of St. Croix Falls was held Friday, March 11, to extend the NUE and associate (support) staff contracts for the school district through June 30.

The measure was taken after Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that eliminated collective bargaining rights for public employees in the state of Wisconsin.

The NUE is the Northwest United Educators union, and the associate staff contract covers the support staff employed at the schools. The contract’s extension indicates that for education staff, the contract extension to June 30, replaces Article XXIV of the 2007-2009 collective bargaining agreement. This means that rather than having the changes imposed as soon as the law is enacted to eliminate bargaining rights, the changes will apply to St. Croix Falls educational staff at the end of the fiscal year, June 30. The board, in extending this contract, approved a salary increase of 1 percent for 2009-10, and 1.5 percent for 2010-11.

Associate staff contracts are also extended to June 30 for the purpose of re-

placing the collective bargaining agreement July 1. The salary increase for those staff is a 1-percent increase effective July 1. This solidifies the term of the contract from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011.

In addition to the ratification of the contracts, the board approved a memorandum of understanding. This addresses the Budget Repair Bill with regard to retirement. The memo states that to be eligible for retirement benefits under the extended contract, the individual must have 15 years of service in the district and must be a minimum of 55 years of age. The teacher intending on retiring at the end of the 2010-2011 school year must produce intent in writing to the district administrator on or by April 6. The retiree may select from two benefit packages.

The first benefit package indicates the board will provide one year of half family health insurance premium payments for the retirement teacher for every 10 years of service to the district and one year of such insurance payments for every 30 days of unused accumulated sick leave upon retirement. The maximum is six years of such payment, or until the person is eligible for Medicare coverage, whichever comes first. A surviving spouse

may continue to receive premium payments equivalent to that received by the deceased teacher for the remainder of period of time for which the deceased teacher was eligible to receive the benefit or until the surviving spouse is eligible for Medicare coverage, whichever comes first. The retiring teacher shall make supplemental insurance payments to the district in a manner prescribed by the district.

Option two indicates the board will credit to a health reimbursement arrangement, $7,000 on behalf of the retiree on Sept. 1, and another $7,000 on Sept. 1, 2012, and $3,000 on behalf of the retiree Sept. 1, 2013. The district shall utilize a third party to administer the HRA. The administration fee for the management of the plan shall be paid by the employee; thereafter the retiree may submit written substantiation of medical expenses to the third party. The third party must dispense reimbursement to the retiree until exhaustion of the HRA. If the retiree and the retiree’s spouse die prior to exhaustion of the HRA, the dependents of the retiree may continue to submit medical expenses until exhaustion of the HRA. If the retiree, retiree’s spouse and dependents die prior to the exhaustion of the HRA, the balance

shall be retained by the third party and used to offset the district’s future HRA credits for other retirees. The benefit in this provision shall cease at Medicare eligibility with the final year of the benefit prorated based on the month the retiree will become eligible for Medicare.

Both options have further provisions stating that if a retiree chooses to take the six years of health insurance coverage from option one, but will be covered by spouse’s insurance for the 2001-2012 school year, the retiree cannot access the district paid premiums during the 20112012 school year. If the retiree’s spouse retires or resigns at the end of the 2011-2012 school year, then the retiree may begin accessing district-paid premiums and will only have five years of district paid premiums remaining.

The teacher accepting the retirement benefits under the memo waives any rights or claims as permitted by law to back pay, reinstatement or other damages.

The memo is also to be considered nonprecedential in all respects including any future negotiations between the parties regarding district retirement benefits in the professional agreement. The memorandum expires June 30.

to mental health care, increase awareness of mental health issues via educational programming and identify and address mental health issues that face our community.

The mission statement of the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County, Wisconsin is committed to: being a leader in identifying issues faced by all people affected by mental illness, facilitating improvements in mental health services, giving consumers and families a strong voice, reducing stigma and implementing recovery principles. The contact information is listed below: The Mental Health Task Force of Polk County PO Box 432 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 MentalHealthPolk.org

800-261-7233 In other business, the council heard from Carrie Clausen, who plans on writing a grant to the Wisconsin Arts Board.

The grant would cover a one-hour, once-amonth radio show featuring local flavor and stories on the radio. The grant maximum is $10,000 and it requires a match.

Clausen said that she would cover any match by in-kind and other donations if the grant is awarded so there are no city dollars used. The council authorized Clausen to pursue the grant.

The council also discussed the possible purchase of the former Falls Five cinema building downtown. The building has been vacant since the theater company moved on top of the hill. The city conducted Phase 1 of the process by going to the site and investigating the building and

grounds. The second phase required soil borings to be done to determine if the site has any contamination issues. The owner of the property, however, was not in favor of having a Phase 2 done because it could open up a can of worms in terms of selling the property. The council would have approved that step Monday night, but rather indicated they could look at studies done when the Washington Street renovation downtown happened to see if there is information regarding the theater site in the city documents, already, without pursuing a newer study. The council has not discussed in detail what the building could be used for, but they are interested in finding out about the soil and other issues of Phase 2 before moving further on any purchase offer.

date for the position of Luck village president. His papers were filed Feb. 28, said village clerk Kathy Hanson.

Naessen will be running against current village Trustee Peter Demydowich, who

accepted the nomination for the position of village president at the Jan. 12 caucus.

Four candidates are seeking to fill three trustee seats. Running for those positions are incumbents John Wilcoxon and Bob

Determan, as well as Kent Petersen and Kristine King.

Full candidate profiles will appear in a future edition of the Inter-County Leader.

able along with musical entertainment.

It’s a great time for friends, family and community groups to spend the afternoon.

Enjoy refreshments at the GHA concession stand, offering beer and food and enter raffles for a .223 cal., .22 Henry, 20 ga. over/under shotgun and Wild jerseys.

See which team’s silly costumes win the costume contest.

New at this year’s event will be the

three-ball pool tournament, which will begin each hour on the hour. Contestants can enter as many times as they like to try to beat the top score. At the end of the hour the shooter with the lowest number of shots will win the pot to be determined by the number of entries each hour.

Come and watch the bowlers and balls slipping and sliding down icy alleys. Or form your own team and get in the swing of this cool sport.

Slots are filling up but there are still good times left. This is a great fundraiser for the youth hockey program and the GHA really needs your support!

For more information and to request a slot for your bowling team, e-mail Rick Quimby at www.grantsburghockey.com or call 715-222-0085. - submitted

SCF hears from Mental Health Task Force

Still weighing cinema building purchase

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The city council for St. Croix Falls had a short agenda March 14. They heard a presentation from the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County providing them with information about who they are and what they do. The Mental Health Task Force is a grassroots, nonprofit organization of area mental health providers, social service agencies, government and law enforcement representatives, health-care facilities, and community members. Goals of the task force include: reduce stigma associated with mental health issues, improve access

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — Michael J. Naessen has filled out declaration of candidacy papers to run in the April 5 election as a write-in candi-

GRANTSBURG - That’s right, it’s time for ice bowling! The Grantsburg Hockey Association has lined up a great two-day event again this year.

The excitement on the ice starts Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the Grantsburg Hockey Rink with businesses, organizations and group adult four-person bowling teams hitting the ice for fun.

Sunday is family bowling day from noon to 3 p.m. Concessions will be avail-

Write-in files for village president It’s time for ice bowling

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Local, national housing market not out of the woods yet

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Some local foreclosure rates near worst in nation

by Jackie Thorwick Special to the Leader NATIONWIDE - The rate of foreclosures is not expected to decline this year, according to a number of sources.

Foreclosure numbers may in fact continue to rise in 2011, according to some, as mortgages in the foreclosure system get processed and if unemployment rates remain high. RealtyTrac.com, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties which gathers data of all kinds relating to housing, claimed 2011 might turn out to be the peak year for foreclosures. Others say foreclosure rates will likely rise for several more years.

Polk and Burnett counties have been hit hard by the housing crash. Foreclosure rates in 2010 were over 3.5 times what they were in 2001. The following foreclosure figures were provided by Polk and Burnett county clerks. These numbers include all foreclosure filings. Not all of these went completely through the process. Of the Burnett figures, 42 percent of the total filings for the entire decade went to a confirmation of sale, or final foreclosure.

Nationwide foreclosure figures were provided by RealtyTrac but are available only back to 2005, and they are counted a bit differently. Local figures include the total number of filings of various foreclosure-related processes. One property could have multiple filings in a certain pe-

Summer electio dates more likely

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – While there is a possibility that there may be up to 16 state senate recall elections in the coming months, the date or dates of those elections is likely to be in mid-July or later, not in June as reported last week. Recall petitions have been registered against all the 16 state senators, eight Republicans and eight Democrats, elected in 2008.

The recall committees have up to 60 days from the date they registered to collect the needed signatures, 25 percent of the vote for governor in the senate district

Lake, Dresser and Clayton. The February figures show significant decline in foreclosures, especially in St. Croix and Burnett counties.

riod and each filing is counted. The national figures represent the number of properties that had at least one foreclosure-related filing on it. Each property would only be counted once.

Apples to apples RealtyTrac.com also calculates a foreclosure rate that is the number of foreclosure actions in relation to the total number of housing units in the area. The figure is expressed as “one in every x housing units” that were subject to a foreclosure action.

The higher the number of housing units, the lower the rate of foreclosures, as in, one in every 10 housing units would mean more foreclosures taking place than one in every 100 units.

This foreclosure rate makes for a meaningful apples-to-apples comparison of different areas. The foreclosure action figure includes any property which has received a default notice, foreclosure auction notice or bank repossession. The table below lists the number of foreclosure actions in January in the worst areas in the nation, the

best areas, and in Minnesota, Wisconsin and in local counties.

Recent decline in foreclosures Nationwide, monthly foreclosure numbers declined starting last fall. The decrease was caused by banks temporarily stopping or delaying foreclosures after accusations that they were putting through large numbers without properly processing them, called robo-signing. As new procedures were put in place, the number of foreclosures began to rise again.

Last month, however, there was a significant drop in the number of foreclosures again, after federal and state officials sent a list of demands to the biggest mortgage servicers, seeking to force them to change their methods. Whether processes will be altered permanently and how that will affect foreclosure rates remains to be seen. ( See graph top and center).

Local real estate Marian Nelson of Crex Realty in Grantsburg, said that though there still are foreclosed properties available on the market, the number available for sale has declined. “Many of them have been sold,” Nelson said. She reported an increase in the last couple of weeks in people shopping for properties. Her office has made several offers on behalf of clients recently, she said, adding, “We’re starting to see competing offers, and that’s always nice!”

Overall, Wisconsin had a moderately high rate of foreclosure activity compared to the rest of the nation in January. Ten Wisconsin counties, including Polk and St. Croix counties, had high rates of foreclosures according to the rating assigned by RealtyTrac.com. St. Croix County, with one foreclosure activity in every 242 housing units, was close to California’s rate of one in 200, which was the worst in the nation.

Most of St. Croix County’s 137 foreclosure actions occurred in New Richmond (69) and Hudson (42). Polk County’s foreclosures for January took place in Amery, 13; eight each in St. Croix Falls, Osceola, and Luck; six in Balsam Lake; four in Frederic; and a few each in Centuria, Clear

Recall update

Other factors The Obama Making Homes Affordable plan has helped far fewer homeowners than was originally hoped. Many homeowners who applied for the governmentsponsored program were put into a long temporary plan with a reduced payment, only to be declined from the program, going into foreclosure after a delay. Banks, though incited to grant loan modifications, were not required to do so. If it was more lucrative for a bank to foreclose, often it would do so.

High unemployment doesn’t help when it comes to foreclosure rates. Also, a glut of homes on the market continues to keep home prices low, making it more difficult for homeowners in trouble to sell their homes. Experts say it will take several years to work through the inventory, and that we might expect the beginnings of real estate recovery in 2012, if there are no other negative factors that arise. - with information from RealtyTrac.com, the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times

in the most recent election. The signatures needed in the districts range from 11,817 to 20,973. The recall petitions against the Democrats must be filed by April 25 or 26 and those against the Republicans are due

by May 2 at the latest.

Once the signatures are collected and submitted, the filing officer at the Government Accountability Board, formerly the election board, has up to 31 days to review the petitions and certify that there are enough valid signatures to call an election.

That could take the verification process to late May or early June.

Once a petition for a recall election is verified, a recall election will be held on the Tuesday of the sixth week after certification. That could be a mid-July election.

However, that election could be a primary election if more than one person reg-

isters as a candidate for either party. If there is a primary, the general election would be held four weeks later.

There is another scenario, however. The verification could be challenged, delaying the date for calling an election.

For example, a petition registered March 2 could be turned in on May 2 and verified the first week in June. That would set an election for July 11. If that was a primary, the general election would be Aug. 8.

Kevin Kennedy, director of the GAB, said there will be an effort to hold all the recall elections on the same day. Speaking on Wisconsin Public Radio, he said that a common date for validated recall elections would cause less confusion for local election officials and make the process easier.

One recall petition in the area The recall petition against District 10 Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, Republican, is the only recall in northwestern Wisconsin.

There is a recall petition in the La Crosse area, but the other 14 potential recalls are all in the eastern part of the state, spread out from the Illinois border to the Michigan border, with five challenges in the Milwaukee area.

The petition to recall Harsdorf was registered March 2. Petitioners have until May 2 to collect the signatures of 15,744 eligible voters living in the 10th Senate District. Harsdorf received 55,816 votes in her 2008 victory, 56.4 percent of the total, defeating her Democratic Party challenger, Alison Page.

Rowsey, who holds the position of victim specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Milwaukee Field Office; Detective Dawn Jones of the Milwaukee Police Department, assigned to the Sensitive Crimes Division, Human Trafficking Task Force; and Trudee Able-Peterson, who has 30 years of experience in the field of youth service and who works as program director of Breaking Free.

Topics to be addressed include identifying what human trafficking is, who are its

victims, best practices in responding to victims and Internet safety related to trafficking. A case study of the experiences of a Wisconsin girl will be presented. This personal story will detail an experience of sexual molestation in rural Wisconsin, to a life of a runaway teen and the vulnerability of children and youth to further sexual exploitation.

Finally, an interactive workshop will show participants how youth become engaged in street life, being exposed to con-

trollers and pimps, what youth learn in this experience and how to reframe their experiences for the first responder who works with victims.

Attendees should bring their own bag lunch and enjoy some networking during your meal. A noon breakout session with Jones and Rowsey will be provided to all law enforcement officers.

The Milltown Community Center is at 301 2nd Ave., S.W. Doors will open at 8 a.m. First come, first seated. - submitted

Conference on human trafficking to be held in Milltown

Emphasis to be on trafficking in rural areas

MILLTOWN - Community Referral Agency, Inc., is presenting a one-day conference on human trafficking in rural areas on Thursday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at the Milltown Community Center. The event is open to the public and is free of charge.

Presenters will include Agent Monica

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In times of difficulty, we find ourselves wanting to find the positive. We are not a family that feels the need to express our opinions to everyone, but in this case, we feel the need to share how proud we are of the student athletes, coaches, the band, fans, parents, administrators, school board members, educators and support staff within the Unity School District.

This has been a difficult time in Wisconsin for those who work within the education field, leaving many to feel that service jobs are viewed as insignificant by the community. However, this past couple of weeks has shown the importance of not only educating students for the future, but also showing them how to have fun while demonstrating great character and sportsmanship. Character education has been a vital part of what we want the students within the district to master. This week our boys basketball team went farther in the tournament series then ever in the history of our great school. Not only is this an awesome accomplishment, but throughout this run everyone from the team to the fan base has demonstrated great sportsmanship and school pride.

If you had the privilege to watch any Unity sporting event this year, you know what we’re talking about. We have observed every sport and athlete in the district, along with the fans, demonstrating qualities we should all be proud of.

The Unity wrestling team also had an outstanding season with the athletes volunteering some of their time with prekindergarten students during the annual Dads and Doughnuts day at school.

If a student had a parent who was unable to make the event, the wrestling team filled that void and made a young child feel incredibly special. The Unity girls basketball team started a new tradition at the end of every game by leading everyone to sing the school fight song, whether they won or lost. We could add something about every sport to this letter, because they all have shown great pride and school spirit this year.

We are incredibly proud of these student athletes and the fans that followed them.

Douglas and Laura Ramich Educator, coach and parent in the Unity School District Balsam Lake

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• Where to write • President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Gov. Scott Walker Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI 53707 transition@wisconsin.gov

Congressman Sean Duffy (7th District) 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-225-3365

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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

Rep. Erik Severson (28th District) Room 6 North State Capitol Madison, WI 53708 608-267-2365 • 888-529-0028 FAX: 608-282-3628 rep.Severson@legis.state.wi.us Rep. Roger RIvard (75th District) State Capitol Room 307 North P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 608-266-2519 • 888-534-0075 rep.rivard@legis.wi.gov U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson 2 Russell Courtyard Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-5323

Sen. Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 415 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707 Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-7745 • 715-232-1390 Toll-free - 800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us

Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 8 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708 rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

I owe Polk County employees an apology. I stated a couple of weeks ago that county employees have paid 10 percent of their health insurance premiums for the last “few years.” It has been pointed out by several employees that the taxpayers have been paying 90 percent of the employee’s health insurance premiums for over 30 years. I apologize for relying on my memory of events that I thought had taken place during my first term on the county board in 2002-2003. I was wrong.

People my age should know better than to rely on their memory. I also owe an apology to Ms. Anderson. When I said that her statement that employees were paying 100 percent of their long-term disability was a “blatant lie,” it would only be a lie if she knew it wasn’t true when she said it. She may simply be unaware of the language in the contract negotiated on her behalf by the union within which she holds leadership responsibilities. I apologize for that accusation also.

As I pointed out, I have no problem with government workers. My wife and I have both been public employees and offer no apologies for that. If there are too many government workers, the problem is not with the employees, but with the legislators who created those jobs.

This effort in Madison isn’t about government workers, nor is it about protecting the middle class. FDR, an icon of the

progressive, socialist Democrat party, and George Meany—the first president of the AFL/CIO, both argued against allowing public employees to bargain collectively.

They said that if public workers were allowed to bargain collectively they would be able to leverage legislators for sweeter contracts by threatening to withhold essential public services. That’s exactly what the conflicts in Madison, Indiana, Ohio, etc., are about. Gov. Walker is stopping short of the advice of Meany and FDR. Walker is saying each work group can choose if they wish to be represented by a union. If they say yes, the union of their choosing will represent them. Individuals will be allowed to pay dues to that union if they choose.

Compulsory dues are the issue over which the union bosses are waging war.

Why should someone who wants the honor of working for the taxpayers be forced to pay dues to a political organization that then uses his money to promote a political agenda contrary to his own views?

Now we have attempts to recall senators doing their jobs in the Senate, i.e. showing for work, in hope of replacing them with senators who will only show up if they get their way. We have public employees, many of them teachers, lying about their health, to go to Madison to show support of 14 senate no-shows who have thumbed their noses at their oath of office by fleeing the state, so they can dance to the tune of their union masters That begs the question of what’s being taught in government classes in Wisconsin.

Bob Blake Rural Frederic

Town has new Web site

The town of Daniels invites the public to visit our new Web site: www.townofdaniels.org You will find a monthly calendar, local weather report and meeting agendas and minutes to help keep you informed about current issues of special interest to residents and property owners. Forms, permits and information are posted in a PDF format for you to download at your convenience from your home computer. It is our hope to increase monthly board meeting interest and attendance while providing an electronic way to stay connected as a community.

Of special note is the Candidate Corner page. All candidates for office have been asked to submit a short biography and statements about why they are running for office and what they feel are the challenges facing the township. You are reminded to exercise your right to vote on April 5.

We welcome your suggestions, questions and comments. Use the comment form and the appropriate person will respond as soon as possible.

If you have a Daniels Township story to tell, or a picture for the photo gallery, send them to: webmaster@townofdaniels.org.

Cora Sower, Webmaster Town of Daniels

Thanks for great coverage

Once again on behalf of the SCF wrestling community I would like to extend gratitude Marty Seeger and the Inter-County Leader for the great coverage you provided us this year. As always, your effort and coverage of our team is appreciated by the wrestlers, parents and fans. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

Dan Clark St. Croix Falls wrestling St. Croix Falls

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• Letters to the editor • Stop, look, listen

Like the railroad crossings, it is good advice.

Today you can get a lot of the message if you do the listen first.

It seems like if there is a political rally, protest, activist or balancing the budget, the volume gets out of hand. It’s like when the commercials come on, when it gets loud I turn off, someone is trying to push something over on you. Just like ads, TV, cell phones, free, but you have to read the fine print and see you have to agree to pay for two years’ service to get the item.

On the program “The Price is Right,” the bidder closest to the right price, without going over, gets to play.

Also on “Wheel of Fortune,” when you get a bankrupt, you lose everything.

When the federal government spends more than it has, we need to take a look at “do we really want or need” before going deeper in debt or bankrupt.

Have you listened when the news media interview the governor of Minnesota or the president and they ask a direct question, how the volume goes up?

The state of Wisconsin cannot play “Wheel of Fortune” or “The Price is Right” and balance the budget, when we have elected representatives that don’t show up for work for three weeks. They are our employees, how long would they last in our company?

Stop, it is time to stop spending and giving away. Someone has to pay.

Leo Carlson Clam Falls

Supports Anderson

As Judge Rasmussen’s judicial assistant for many years, retiring in 2010, I had almost daily contact with Jeff Anderson.

From personal experience, I note that Jeff is honest and scrupulous, knows the law, respects the law and works hard.

I am confident that Judge Jeff Anderson will be fair but tough. I believe Anderson will apply the law fairly and consistently, no matter who is appearing before him.

Anderson will be a great judge.

Sincerely, Nelda (Nel) Bishop Medchill New Richmond

Steffen an excellent choice

As people who spend a considerable amount of time each week working with District Attorney Dan Steffen, we would like to offer our support to him for Polk County Judge.

Steffen has been an excellent district attorney for Polk County. He displays himself as a professional, honest, confident, intelligent, hardworking dedicated attorney and works very hard for the Polk County taxpayers. Steffen turned the office around when he became district attorney and the office morale is at an all-time high. The staff works together to make the office as efficient and successful as it is under his direction.

Steffen’s experience as district attorney and his experience in private law make him an excellent candidate for the position of judge. He is tough when he needs to be tough and fair when he needs to be fair.

While we as his staff struggle with the thought of possibly not having him as district attorney, we know that electing Steffen as our next judge is for the greater good. He will work diligently for the taxpayers just as he has for the past five years.

We will be supporting Steffen with our vote on April 5, and we hope that you will get out and exercise your right to vote.

Belinda Cash Heidi Stenberg Cheryl Christensen Linda Hanson Colleen Carlson

Jeff Anderson for judge

What makes a good judge? Two attorneys will be on the ballot in April for Polk County’s Circuit Court judge, so we voters will elect one of two good men. It’s

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hard to choose which will carry out the duties of a judge in the wisest and prudent manner when most of us have never had to be represented by an attorney nor appear in court. However, marking the ballot for either candidate will have an impact on how the law is carried out.

Since a judge is ultimately responsible for ensuring a fair trial or hearing and ruling on the admissibility of evidence, it’s important he be unbiased. His position is nonpolitical. He is to owe no favors. A judge is to rule only on the case before him.

Since a judge spends a number of hours reading and preparing for cases before appearing in court, it’s important he has a strong work ethic. Whether or not he was a good student when attending school, is an indication of a man’s dedication to the work before him. How carefully an attorney has prepared before appearing in court is another strong indicator of work ethic. A quick review of the case is hardly adequate.

Pretrial hearings are presided over by the judge who decides if evidence is admissible and if the case merits a trial and whether or not the defendant should be held in jail or released on bail. His decisions require a thorough knowledge of the law, and as I see it, an ability to recognize how the defendant will behave. Again, knowledge and wisdom are paramount.

A judge makes other decisions, such as imposing sentences when a verdict has been reached, the amounts of compensation to be paid in civil lawsuits, as well as instructing juries on laws relevant to a case being heard. All of the many duties of a judge have utmost consequences.

That is why I am voting for Jeff Anderson for circuit court judge in Polk County.

Anderson is unbiased, hardworking, has a thorough knowledge of the law and is very thoughtful in every way. He will make a fine judge, the kind of judge we want here in our county.

Curt Schmidt Luck

Steffen best choice

I am writing about a very important judicial election to be held on Tuesday, April 5. The winner of this election will be in a position to be the Branch 2 Polk County Circuit Court Judge for many years to come. so it is vitally important that the electorate become informed and vote.

I have known Dan Steffen since he clerked for Guy Ludvigson and my wife in their Osceola law firm some 15 years ago. As a young associate in a small firm, he was expected to learn what was necessary to address the full range of legal needs that walked through the door.

While at times I’m sure it felt like a baptism of fire, he took the opportunity to gain vital experience in a wide range of legal matters. This is important because in a small county like ours, judges hear every kind of case imaginable. While most citizens have a working knowledge of criminal law, I think it is widely accepted that the complexities in the civil arena present the greater challenge for judges. We need a circuit court judge whose experience is not limited primarily to criminal law, but rather one who has been exposed to the rigors of civil litigation. Steffen is that candidate.

Perhaps more importantly, Steffen doesn’t simply talk about change; he has a proven record of actively engaging in it.

As district attorney, Steffen has participated in the establishment and implementation of evidence based practices to formulate a Criminal Justice Collaborating Council, with Drug Court and Restorative Justice Programs. He is a member of the OWI prevention committee, which is working toward the goal of reducing the significant impact that alcohol and driving has on the citizens of this county. Of particular interest to me, he sits on the Coordinated Community Response Team which successfully established a program to provide the Emergency Medicine Departments of the Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls hospitals with a specially trained nurse to address the needs of sexual assault victims. As we all know, it is one thing to talk about issues, it is another to actually do something to address them. Steffen has proven himself to be the

type of person who gets things done.

Being a judge is about more than legal experience. It is about having a judicial temperament that allows litigants to be heard in an atmosphere that encourages and promotes respect. It is about doing the work in the courtroom, but also meeting the demands of a complicated job that at its core is about public service. Dan Steffen is the candidate who has a history of such service and for that reason I am supporting him and asking that you consider doing the same. Please go to the polls on Tuesday, April 5, and in this nonpartisan election, vote for the candidate who embodies what that means.

Ken GaleWyrick Amery

Steffen: Integrity beyond reproach

I do not know what Justice Center Polk County Clerk of Court Lois Hoff has been working at, but it certainly is not the same one that I have worked at with District Attorney Dan Steffen.

Her “firsthand observations” of Steffen are so completely wrong it makes one wonder what world she works in.

Steffen’s integrity is beyond reproach.

Not only does Steffen exhibit fairness and honesty in every case he brings before the court, he shows the same qualities with his staff. You do not see a turnover in staff within the district attorney’s office as is seen in the clerk of court’s office.

If Hoff has not witnessed Steffen’s display of professional mannerism in the courtrooms, then she is not paying attention or she has not been present in court.

Steffen is always there to do his job. I can not believe that she would even make such a statement. It is simply ludicrous.

Such a statement only causes laughter because of its absurdity.

Steffen has only handled criminal cases since he became Polk County district attorney because that is his job. A district attorney does not deal with civil issues and Hoff knows that. However, prior to becoming our district attorney, Steffen was in private practice with the law office of Ludvigson and GaleWyrick in Osceola and later with Bakke-Norman in New Richmond. During his years with those firms, he handled every type of case including criminal and family law.

The last thing I would call Steffen is a “good ole boy,” if that were true, all defense attorneys would get the deals they come to his office looking for. That does not happen. I have witnessed many defense attorneys leave his office in disappointment because they could not convince Steffen to plea bargain a case.

I am sure that Steffen’s opponent for Polk County Circuit judge is a good man, but so is Dan Steffen. To say anything less of him would be dishonest.

Hoff’s letter is completely fraudulent in its facts regarding Steffen, and I urge you to vote for Dan Steffen as our next Polk County Circuit judge.

Janet Kelton Frederic

Supports Steffen for judge

Of the two Polk County Circuit Court judge candidates, Dan Steffen has a broader and deeper level of legal experiences and knowledge. He also has the intellect and character to be a judge. Equally important, is that he posses an intangible, which the military calls the “command presence” of leadership.

A local judge holds a very powerful and influential position in our community and Steffen represents a man who can be trusted to be decisive and firm yet fair.

This is why I am supporting Steffen for judge and hope that you will do the same by voting for Dan Steffen on April 5.

Charlie Wolden Frederic

Kloppenburg for Supreme Court

On April 5 a very important election will be held in Wisconsin to choose a

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Supreme Court justice. The two candidates are David Prosser, incumbent, and JoAnne Kloppenburg, challenger.

Prosser was appointed to the court in 1998 and is serving on the court today.

Prior to his appointment, he was an elected representative in the Assembly for 18 years.

JoAnne Kloppenburg graduated from law school in 1988 with honors. She was a prosecutor and a litigator for 21 years with the Wisconsin Department of Justice. She tried many cases before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Kloppenburghas taught classes at the University of Wisconsin Law School since 1990.

The true situation is, both candidates are eminently qualified to fill a seat on the Supreme Court. However, one difference really stands out. Prosser was a politician before becoming a judge. He served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1979 through 1996. Like all politicians, he relied on contributions from supporters and the Republican Party to finance his campaigns.

If a case came before Justice Prosser regarding the Republican Party or a former large contributor, would he recuse himself? I doubt it. When the Michael Gableman and Annette Ziegler ethics violations cases came before this court, he did not insist on a fair reprimand. No punishment or suspension was assessed. Prosser, Gableman and Ziegler all have long Republican Party affiliations.

Kloppenburg does not have a background of political party activity. Her extensive legal experience has been in litigation, prosecutions or teaching at UW Law School.

The necessary attributes for a Supreme Court justice are integrity, experience, independence and fairness. Kloppenburg has all of these attributes. That’s why I’m voting for her on April 5, and I’m asking you to do the same.

Paul Sexton Siren

Steffen will make a decisive judge

In my 35 years of law practice in Polk County, I have seen many judges serve the people. Some have struggled, while others have served with distinction. Decisiveness in advancing justice, I believe, is the quality most important to a judge’s success. Justice is fairness, fairness to all who appear in court.

I hired Dan Steffen to work in our law office in Osceola while he was in law school. After his graduation, he was hired as a general practice associate attorney in our office. I knew that whatever case he was handling, I could count on him to do what needed to be done in order to provide our clients with very competent representation. I have had the pleasure to observe Steffen not only as a private attorney but also as a district attorney. I believe he has the experience and determination to work effectively to manage the justice system for the citizens of Polk County.

Many years ago, a Polk County judge asked the question, “Why can’t people just get along?” Well, they can’t always get along, and that is where the judge must step forward. The judge must make a decision and keep the system moving.

The election in April is not about Republican or Democrat. It is about having the decisiveness to get things done. A judge cannot ask someone for help when a hard decision must be made. A judge must look inside, make the decision and move forward to the next case.

I believe Dan Steffen can make the tough decisions that will forcefully move the justice system forward in Polk County, and I hope you will support him in the April election.

Guy Ludvigson Webster

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• Letters to the editor • Untrue statements

I write this letter in response to last week’s campaign ad titled “Judge for Yourself” run by Dan Steffen in the Amery Free Press, the Osceola Sun, the Polk County Ledger Press and the InterCounty Leader. That advertisement stated that I have no Polk County jury trial experience, no management experience, no endorsements and no mentors. These published statements are untrue. For this reason, I write this letter.

I sought to run a campaign that is appropriate to the judicial office I seek. In so doing, I have refrained from belittling, degrading or criticizing Steffen. I do not regret this decision. While I have and will continue to campaign in a manner that befits a judicial candidate, I cannot stand silent while my experience, my choices and my professional career is unfairly and untruthfully maligned.

I address the false accusations of Steffen point by point.

Respecting jury trials, I have tried jury trials in Polk County. For those interested in confirmation of that fact, I have added the minutes from one of my Polk County jury trials to my Web site. With that said, I would like to state that I do not believe having tried a multitude of jury trials is a prerequisite to the necessary judicial temperment the public should desire in a circuit court judge. Before every jury trial is a missed opportunity to resolve the issues short of trial. Resolution without trial is often the result of a well-considered understanding of the law, legal procedures and potential outcomes. Jury trials do not build a judicial temperment: fairness, honesty and hard work are the foundations of being a judge, in my opinion.

Respecting management experience, I have managed my own practice in Polk County for the past seven years. Which, as anyone in business for themselves will quickly agree, is indeed management. I manage my calendar, my case load, my itinerary, my expenses, my advertising, my costs, my computer.

As a sole practitioner, I manage more than most managers. I managed my sole practice successfully and am proud of the practice that I built. I believe this experience has prepared me well for the position of circuit court judge. Judges in Polk County do not have a team of associates, helpers and legal assistants to manage their responsibilities. In Polk County, judges are, and should be, independent and work with limited resources. Managing my own practice has made me independent, resourceful and confident. My management experience has prepared me for the office I seek.

Respecting government experience. I am running for judge not government bureaucrat. With that said, if it matters, I do have some government experience. I did contract work for the Polk County Corporation Counsel’s Office while Robert Hachey was corporation counsel, and I did a 100-hour internship during college in the Polk County District Attorney’s Office.

As judge, I want to be free of obligations, debts, favors owed and “government experience.” As judge, I want to be able to apply the law in the absence of feeling like my difficult decision might offend some government office that I used to work with. This encourages fairness, the keystone of the office I seek. I believe my experience in government is enough to have taught me a lesson, the lesson that government experience does not build judicial temperment. Judicial temperment comes from inside the person, not from having worked for the government.

Respecting endorsements. I am especially hurt by the allegation that because I have no endorsements, I am less qualified than Steffen to be judge. Just the opposite.

I have specifically and intentionally stated that I will not seek or accept public endorsements. Should the citizens of Polk County elect me judge, I never want anyone to think that I own some debt, obligation or favor to those who may have endorsed me. I want to look people straight in the eyes and treat each according to the circumstances of that moment.

I believe that seeking public endorsements runs counter to the essence of the judicial philosophy I favor. Perhaps this

decision was politically foolish, but could I seek the office of circuit court judge in any other way?

Respecting mentors, I have worked with many fine attorneys. I have practiced law in 10 counties in Wisconsin and four counties in Minnesota. In these differing cases I have worked with opposing counsel and judges on cases involving mental health, criminal, juvenile, termination of parental rights, probate, guardianship, real estate, divorce and child custody. This diversity of experience and diversity of personalities, both from the judges and opposing counsel, have given me a wealth of knowledge and experience that far exceeds what I could ever learn from working with a small group of law firm friends.

Jeffery L. Anderson Candidate for Polk County Circuit Court judge Dresser

Anderson offers fairness, honesty

Having worked with both Jeff Anderson and Dan Steffen for many years in the circuit court system, I base my views/opinions on my firsthand observations.

Some of the reasons why I support Anderson for the next judge for Polk County are: Anderson has always exhibited fairness and honesty, two very important assets necessary to administer justice fairly from the bench – something I have questioned from time to time with Steffen as district attorney.

Anderson has always displayed a professional mannerism in and out of the courtrooms – something I can’t say I’ve see with Steffen.

Anderson will be there to do the job – something I can’t say that Steffen has done as our district attorney.

Anderson’s experience and knowledge is well-rounded – over the years he has efficiently and effectively handled all types of cases including criminal, traffic, family, probate, mental commitments, juvenile cases, termination of parental rights, etc.

Anderson has also had limited experience as an appointed supplemental court commissioner – appointed by the now retired Judge Rasmussen. Steffen has only handled criminal matters since he became our district attorney.

Anderson’s work ethics and integrity per my observations far exceed his opponents.

We don’t want a “good ole boy” on the bench, we want a “good man” and that good man is Anderson.

Please join me and give your vote for the next judge for Polk County to Anderson.

Thank you.

Lois Hoff Clerk of court, Polk County Balsam Lake

The truth about Anderson

As a retired Polk County deputy clerk of court, I was appalled by judge candidate Dan Steffen’s disregard for the truth in his “ Judge for Yourself” ad published in local papers.

According to Steffen, his opponent Jeff Anderson has “zero jury trial experience in Polk County.” This is not the truth.

While working as a Polk County deputy clerk of court, I personally observed Jeff Anderson in jury trials.

Next, Steffen speaks to his many endorsements. Steffen knows that Jeff Anderson has publicly announced he is not asking for public endorsements. I am proud of the fact that Anderson has not asked for public endorsements for his campaign. This is not a disadvantage or weakness, but a sign of a great integrity.

Steffen has based his campaign on his occupation and public endorsements. Nobody can know for sure how and why these endorsements were given. Endorsements also raise the question, if Steffen becomes a judge are any favors or promises hiding behind his endorsements.

I have known Anderson since he began practicing in Polk County. He is a man of

integrity; he is honest, knowledgeable and experienced. As a judge, he will be open, honest, fair and impartial. He comes to the bench with a clear conscience and without bias.

I also had the opportunity to know Anderson on a personal level. He is a great husband and father, with strong family values. He will be a great addition to the Polk County judicial system.

Please join me in voting on April 5 with great honor.

Diane Taxdahl Amery

Supports Anderson

I am sincerely supporting Jeffery L. Anderson for judge in Polk County. I have nothing to gain personally by this endorsement. My primary concern is the future of Polk County in this most important election.

I know the candidates in a professional capacity. Anderson is far and away the most qualified candidate. I have practiced in California as an attorney for over 36 years. I came back here for good to the great state of Wisconsin in 1995, and have practiced here since 1996 (admitted in Wisconsin 1985). In California I sat as judge pro tem for over 20 years. I have been affiliated with numerous professional and voluntary associations. I have also been recognized by the ACD in the state of Wisconsin as a top trial attorney.

Anderson, a farm boy like me, came up through the ranks. Anderson is highly experienced in all aspects of the law. I can only say this after dealing with him professionally and handling over 12,000 cases in every aspect of the law including civil, family, probate, criminal and administrative; not to mention sitting as judge pro tem on hundreds of cases. Anderson has an excellent accounting/business background to go with his ability to sustain judicial temperament, wisdom, fairness, ability, impartiality and moral commitment. Anderson is a family man and extremely experienced in dealing with adults, children and related agencies. As an attorney here in Wisconsin, I have seen many judges ask Anderson for his supporting opinions and research. He has had the answers and the judges respect him.

I was asked to run for district attorney in Polk County and chose to defer and support Daniel P. Steffen. I feel that I made a major mistake in supporting Steffen for district attorney. He appears to be attempting to bail out on his job as district attorney in his quest to become a judge.

This highly suggests that he feels being a judge would fulfill his political aspirations. He has only been a district attorney for a short period of time. His cases are stacked up and have not been completed.

He has an extremely fine staff and mega bucks have been spent during his tenure.

Steffen should finish his job as district attorney or quit. Do we want a person who quits in his elected responsibilities as judge?

We need someone with roots within Polk County. Anderson has no skeletons in his closet. He will be fair and impartial within our judicial system and can sustain judicial temperament that is so needed at this time. I urge everyone to support Anderson and vote on Election Day, Tuesday, April 5.

Kenneth S. Davis Attorney at law Amery

Be thankful

We really have a lot of greedy whiners in Wisconsin.

You know life has always been filled with ups and downs. We don’t always get our way.

All these protesters and the mess they made in the Capitol. The extra tax dollars spent to clean. Now they want a recall because they didn’t get their way. Not thinking what that will cost the taxpayers.

The teachers that cared more about themselves than their students. The turmoil that was created for parents when school had to be closed. Now makeup.

The death threats against the families of our elected officials are sick.

If you don’t like the system in the good

old U.S.A., go to Libya.

There are many working people barely making minimum wage with no benefits.

They don’t make enough to put money away for retirement.

Waitresses don’t make minimum wage.

They have to smile and wait on people and depend on tips.

People nowadays only care about themselves. Count your blessings!

Dave Osbero’s letter is a good example.

People expect other people to give and clean up after them.

They don’t think about polluting the lakes. Same way at fall festival. There are garbage cans 10 feet from people and they don’t use them. The want everyone else to clean up after them.

Be thankful for what we do have.

Martha Heiden Amery

1,50 0 jobs saved

Those layoff notices that had been sent recently to Wisconsin public employees, threatening the livelihood of hundreds of Wisconsin families, were rescinded last Friday. Why? It happened because the state Legislature and Gov. Walker enacted the budget repair law, saving 1,500 jobs.

The people of Wisconsin know that state budgets cannot be balanced with gimmicks or accounting trickery, as the previous governor would have liked people to believe. They know that keeping their own budgets balanced in tough times requires fiscal responsibility and discipline, and they expect the same of their government. That’s why they elected a Republican-led state Legislature and Republican governor in November, and those elected officials have delivered.

The taxpayers may have a difficult time working up much sympathy for publicsector employees who will now pay 12.6 percent of their health insurance premiums while private-sector employees pay nearly twice as much, 25 percent on average. At a time when many private-sector job providers have curtailed or eliminated contributions to employee retirement 401(k) plans because of the economic downturn, taxpayers may be equally unsympathetic to the requirement that public employees now pay a mere 5.8 percent of their salary toward their pensions.

Critics have charged the public employee unions were willing to make the concessions on health insurance premiums and pension contributions but should not have been subject to limitations on collective bargaining rights.

Without those limitations, however, any concessions could easily have been rolled back in a few years through collective bargaining and the budget crisis would have loomed again.

Gov. Walker has been criticized for failure to negotiate on the Budget Repair Bill.

In fact, he did reach out repeatedly to the 14 AWOL Democratic state senators who had run away from the job voters elected them to do and were holed up in Illinois.

He offered to restore collective bargaining rights on some components of the public employees compensation package, hoping to find a pathway by which the senators could come home. When it became clear that the AWOL senators were not truly interested in bargaining in good faith, there was no choice but to move Wisconsin forward without them.

Because of the tough choices made by Walker and Republican state lawmakers, 1,500 public employees still have their jobs and Wisconsin taxpayers will save billions of dollars.

Laurie Riemer

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• Letters to the editor • Love is real

The only thing that is real is love. Our everyday thinking which we call real is not as real as we may think it is. Our everyday thinking is a mixture of love and all our other beliefs and choices.

Because it is a mixture, it is not as real as the reality of pure love. All the bad things or difficulties that happen either to us personally or to society at large are not as real as we may think even though we have to cope with them real or not.

But, in the end, only love is real. All the other “junk” is not.

Karma governs the “junk.” What goes around comes around. That is how God has set it up. But be of good cheer because that means that all the things we think of as difficult or terrible such as sickness, death, injury or accident or the bad things that we do now and then are not as real as we thought. Only love, kindness, goodness and happiness are real.

Sherman Civen Cushing

Collective bargaining

I have to admit that I’m a little bit upset with Gov. Walker and the rest of my Republican representatives. Not because of the budget bill or the changes to public workers bargaining rights, but because I don’t think they are doing a very good job of explaining why collective bargaining for public unions needs to be restricted. If you are one of those people who pay attention to politics, you probably already know why, but I think most people normally just go with the flow and really just aren’t all that interested. At least not until something like this comes up that gets national attention. The problem is that these folks are undoubtedly getting their information from the mainstream media, who aren’t interested in telling the whole truth when it comes to something like this.

I’ve seen all the speeches that Walker has given, and he’s good at telling everyone what he’s doing, but until recently, I never heard him explain why, and what the end result is. You’ll never get that information on the 6 p.m. news either. They aren’t very likely to tell you the truth about collective bargaining and what it means to the taxpayer. That’s a big problem, because it does make it seem like this budget is being shoved down our throats without knowing what’s going on.

Here’s my explanation of why public unions having the right to collectively bargain is a drag on the economy and should not be allowed: When a unionized private company goes through the collective bargaining process, the owner of the company sits down across the table from the union representative, and they go back and forth until they come to an agreement. I’m not in favor of unions, public or private, but at least this process involves both sides and can be looked at as somewhat fair.

When a public organization goes to the bargaining table, the process is much much different. In this case, you, the taxpayer, is the person who signs the paycheck, but the person there representing you owes favors to the unions because they helped get him elected. The bargaining is one-sided for the most part, so all but the most ridiculous demands are put right through. What if that were not the case and you were there to represent the taxpayers best interests?

For example, when the union that represents the correction officers who can practice “sick leave stacking” were at the bargaining table, what would you have done if you were on the other side? How would that have gone over? The union rep would have said something like this: “We would like to make it possible for these correction officers to be able to call in sick to work, then come in and work the next eight-hour shift on the same day. For this, we would demand that you pay them eight hours sick pay plus time and a half (overtime) for the next eight hours for a total of 2-1/2 times pay.” What would you say? Nobody in their right mind besides maybe a correction officer would do anything but laugh in their faces on that one!

What would you say if you heard something like this from a union rep. sitting across the bargaining table? “We would like to be sure that if a teacher is caught watching porn on his classroom computer, you can’t fire him right off. You’ll

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have to spend hundreds of thousands of your money in court to get rid of him.”

What would you say to that one? Would you agree? I didn’t think so.

Over the last few weeks, while our budget has been the topic of so many conversations, I’ve talked to quite a few of my friends and acquaintances using the above examples in defense of Walker’s plans.

They start to understand why Walker is doing what he’s doing.

I just wish our Republican representatives were better at explaining their plans, but in the meantime, I hope this helps.

Jay Calhoun Luck

God bless us all

“All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven ...

A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance ... A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.” Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 Gov. Walker has taken Wisconsin into the beginning of a time of peace. Let us all work diligently to make this work, let us mold a culture that will attempt to show fairness to all workers, both public, private and those who are retired. We need to swallow our pride and our hurts and show love for our neighbors knowing full well that their intent was honest and decent.

The results of legislation that will be passed in the next four years will shape our culture for years to come, but remember, if good results are not evident you can change your representation. Most of us have tried to be fair and honest. Yes, hurtful things were stated and there will be those who gain or lose, but if this leads to a better culture, so be it. I understand I have angered some, but remember it was not personal and I, like Walker, firmly believe this will be for the common good.

Government forcing workers to belong to a union was never meant to be. Yes there was a time when it looked like a good idea, but that season has passed, and today let the private sector catch up. Walk in my shoes, for all these many past years my taxes have been used to support a union that uses dues collected to support abortion, a procedure that I loath and consider a major wrong. Isn’t this contrary to the concept of “separation of church and state”? I did what I could to change this, but I never sanctioned my representative to leave the state thereby forcing a stop to the legislative process. I apologize to those who I have offended. I reach my hand out to all and ask you to help restore this fine state to a place where we all can enjoy “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” May God bless us all.

Cletus J. Tauer Luck

Compromise is not a dirty word

As children, we compromise in order to get along with our siblings. We’d have no friends in school if we refused to compromise on the playground, in the classroom, or when playing sports. In the workplace we compromise with our coworkers and boss. Every married couple makes compromises with each other on a daily basis. Our church councils, school, village and county boards make concessions and compromise in order to solve problems. But, because of the radicalization of our political system in this country by pundits and groups such as the Tea Partiers, this type of civil discourse and willingness to get along has evaporated in the state and federal levels of our government. Instead of honoring statesmen who compromise, those who do so are shouted down, voted out, and shunned like Hester Prynne. The Scarlett Letter they wear is the letter “C.” Former Judge Robert Weisel once told me that he never voted straight ticket in any election. The reason, he said, was to prevent power from becoming centralized in any one party. He maintained that if the power shifted too much to one side, there would be no incentive to compromise on anything. Our Founding Fathers crafted a set of checks and balances to prevent overt power grabs, but when one party finds itself in power in all three branches, that balance is undermined. After observing what is happening in Wisconsin, I’m

inclined to believe he was right.

Wisconsin’s current governor is a radical right-wing Tea Party Republican. His type of governance is “my way or the highway,” and he has most of the Republican state Senators and Republican state Assemblymen following him like lemmings off the cliff. “Compromise” has been deleted from their vocabulary. It has become for them, a dirty word. Not too long ago, this country had exceptional statesmen like Gaylord Nelson, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Gerald Ford – to name a few. Can it be that we will never see the likes of them again? Is the radicalization of our politics here to stay?

It will be, if we don’t take action. When those who are in power fail to listen to the majority of the citizens they represent, play cheap tricks on the minority party, and ram through legislation by violating the state’s open meetings law, then the people must act by doing what they can to restore the balance of power. The first thing we can do is vote for Joanne Kloppenburg for state Supreme Court on April 5. Secondly, we can vote more Democrats back into office in 2012. But we can also vote to recall the Republican senators who were elected in November 2010. It’s not an option we like, but one we need to consider.

Now that we see the consequences caused by this imbalance of power, we voters must be more careful going forward. Pay attention to who pays for a candidate’s campaign ads, because if elected, that candidate will be “beholden” to that person or organization. We need to differentiate between political spin and the truth. We must demand our candidates give us verifiable facts instead of ambiguity and cute catch phrases. We need to think carefully about the consequences of the proposals a candidate is making. Do the pros outweigh the cons? We must beware of candidates who focus on only one or two issues, while ignoring all the other important issues. If the candidate is running for re-election, check his or her voting record. If he or she has voted along party lines in all things, it’s a good indication they are not interested in compromise. Never vote for someone because you’re angry at the other guy. A vote cast in anger is a reckless misuse of our voting privileges. We need to quit voting for radical politicians like Gov. Walker. Lastly, it is imperative that eligible voters go to the polls. A democracy cannot survive if only 50 percent of the eligible voters bother to vote.

If we do this, we may be able to re-establish the balance and cooperation in our government, and like the letter “A” worn

by Hester Prynne, we can change the now hated “C” from a symbol of shame, to a badge of honor.

Priscilla Fjorden Milltown

Please be aware

If the governor’s budget bill passes, it will affect a lot more things than union collective bargaining.

Proposed is moving responsibility for determining eligibility for FoodShare, BadgerCare, etc. from Counties. Coming to a county office is efficient compared to the wait times encountered in dealing with enrollment centers and perhaps the lack of training given to those workers.

This could set the stage for a plan to privatize these assistance programs. Walker, a former county executive, tried to privatize a Milwaukee County assistance program call center after a class-action suit was filed in 2008 by poor families, in reaction to lack of service. The Milwaukee County Board took over the call center and staffed it with public employees, ignoring Walker’s efforts.

A second call center for enrollment services in Madison was opened, and the state contracts with Hewlett Packard to staff it, handling program applications and case management services for BadgerCare clients. An executive from the Hunger Task Force, a Milwaukee nonprofit agency assisting applicants for aid programs is saying that the service level has not measured up. In January, the average wait time for applicants was 54 minutes on calls. A recent state study found the private-run center had a higher incidence of errors in handling applications. Its error rate was more than 3.2 percent, rather than the 1.3 percent in county-run offices.

It is believed that privatization of public services does not save money. When education and experience are taken into consideration, private employees make more money than public employees, and private companies will sacrifice quality for profit, unless closely monitored, which is a cost beyond the contract that is often overlooked. The bill repeals Wisconsin Act 89 law requiring agencies to conduct costbenefit analysis before contracting out services that cost over $25,000.

Walker’s bill severely limits the ability for the public to have any input in the changes to rules on Medicaid programs. It is believed that it also will turn away much-needed federal dollars. BadgerCare is a bipartisan supported, nationally recognized program, allowing more than 775,000 working families to purchase quality, affordable health insurance.

Other Medicaid programs for persons with disabilities and older adults have also proven their efficiency and are a valuable Wisconsin investment. A system that supports 20 percent of Wisconsin’s population deserves to have open public hearings when rules are changed.

The bill proposes to cut shared revenue payments to counties and municipalities by 10 percent in 2012. It cuts aid to counties for juvenile justice services by 10 percent.

It transfers the administration of income maintenance services from counties to the state. It reduces funding for child-care assistance to working families by about 25 percent.

The bill repeals the state recycling requirement, eliminating all funding for county and municipal recycling services.

Mary E. Thompson Luck

Budget bill, leadership and competitiveness

The budget bill and the legislative actions taken by Gov. Walker and the Republicans to get the state’s fiscal house in order on behalf of the taxpayers are truly acts of courage. I admire those who stand up against ugly despicable protests and threats to do the right thing for all Wisconsin taxpayers while setting the example of what we will have to do on the federal level. We must cut government spending.

We are painfully deep in debt at all levels of government.

Recent letters to the editor in this newspaper have cried out how cuts in education funding will destroy our ability to compete in the global markets.

This viewpoint is wrong and completely ignores the factors that make us uncompetitive.

High labor costs, high taxes (corporate, individual and estate) and high government costs are what destroy our competitiveness. To overcome our disadvantage of high labor costs, the cost of government must be cut, and we must lower the cost of capital formation by eliminating taxes on corporations and capital. The federal government alone equals more that 40 percent of our gross domestic product. Add to that the cost of state government and our total cost for government can easily go over 50 percent of our GDP. This is unsustainable, and the countries we compete with only pay 12 to 15 percent of their GDP for government.

That’s why we have a problem currently competing in the global market place.

Our country and state have tremendous advantages in technology, infrastructure, capital markets and the rule of law. We need to cut the cost of government to offset our high labor costs, so the private sector can again innovate in a profitable way. This will help us regain our economic momentum.

The proposed cuts in education will challenge those we have entrusted to run our school systems. They must figure out how to get students into science and math classes to alleviate our shortages of engineers, scientists and mathematicians. This should be the primary focus of our education system. The secondary focus should be to provide those students who don’t fit in the above areas with a solid set of problem-solving skills that would benefit any occupation they enter into. Targeting our education dollars toward those areas that historically have a high return will have to be the focus going forward.

Brian Lund Grantsburg

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C O N TAC T YO U R President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 E-mail: www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Web site: www.whitehouse.gov

Gov. Scott Walker Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI 53707 Phone: 608-266-1212 E-mail: govgeneral@wisconsin.gov Web site: www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

Rep. Roger Rivard (75th District) State Capitol Room 307 North P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53707 Phone: 608-266-2519 or 888-534-0075

E-mail: rep.rivard@legis.wi.gov Staff: Doug Lundgren Doug.Lundgren@legis.wisconsin.gov Web site: legis.wisconsin.gov/asmhome.htm (then click on Representatives home pages)

Congressman Sean Duffy (7th District) 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-225-3365

Web site: duffy.house.gov/

E-mail: Go to Web site: duffy.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Sen. Robert Jauch (25th State Senate Dist.)

Room 415 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: 608-2663510 or toll-free 800-469-6562 FAX: 608-2663580

E-mail: Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Web site: legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen25/news/

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 715-832-8492 E-mail: senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov Web site: kohl.senate.gov/

Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (10th State Senate Dist.)

State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson 2 Russell Courtyard Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-5323 E-mail: ron_johnson@ronjohnson.senate.gov No Web site at this time

Phone: 608-266-7745 715-232-1390 800-862-1092

State Rep. Erik Severson (28th District) Room 312 North State Capitol Madison, WI 53708

PH: 608-267-2365 • 888-529-0028 FAX: 608-282-3628

E-mail: rep.Severson@legis.wisconsin.gov

L E G I S L ATO R S

Web site: legis.wisconsin.gov/asmhome.htm (then click on Representatives home pages)

Burnett Co.

Polk Co.

St. Croix Co.

E-mail: sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us Web site: legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen10 Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 8 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708 PH: 608-266-0640 or 888-534-0073 FAX: 608-282-3673

E-mail: rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

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Legislative Hotline: 1-800-362-9472 • For general information on state legislature go to: legis.wisconsin.gov/contact.htm

Sen. Harsdorf: Budget Repair Bill addresses economic crisis and state deficit

STATEWIDE – The state Legislature kicked off 2011 with a special session to encourage job creation and spur economic growth. Now, Gov. Walker, as part of his Budget Repair Bill, has proposed sweeping changes to how government does business in order to balance the state budget and protect jobs. Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, says the governor’s Budget Repair Bill is the next step in an effort to protect Wisconsin taxpayers and get our state’s fiscal house in order.

“This is the first serious attempt to balance our state budget,” says Hars-

dorf. “More borrowing, raising taxes and raiding funds are no longer options. These are tough times and require tough choices.”

The governor ’s proposed two-year budget includes substantial cuts to local governments and school districts. The Budget Repair Bill gives these local governments the tools and flexibility to manage the cuts, in an effort to minimize the impact on schools and services.

“We must bring spending in line with the economic reality our state is facing in order to avoid massive layoffs and cuts in the services that are critical to

our most needy and vulnerable citizens,” says Harsdorf. “This is about reforming how we do business in order to create a government that is sustainable and one that our taxpayers can afford.”

In regards to collective bargaining, the bill was amended to ensure worker protections for public employees.

“In response to concerns raised, I worked to make sure that local government employees have the same civil service protections that state government workers have,” says Harsdorf.

Harsdorf says that the Budget Repair Bill, as well at the governor’s two-year

budget proposal, are about getting Wisconsin back on sound financial ground and rebuilding our economy.

“We can no longer wait to get Wisconsin back on track,” says Harsdorf. “The economic crisis in this state has touched every one of us, but by making the tough decisions and budgeting in a fiscally responsible way, we can get our economy moving again and get Wisconsin back to work.” - from the office of Sen. Harsdorf

Village water passes tests, chlorination ends

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by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer WEBSTER - For the first time in many months, the library projects was not at the top of the village agenda. During the short regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 9, it was simply noted that work had started on the library and that MSA professional services was supervising the project.

Another news grabber in recent weeks, the state’s Budget Repair Bill and the proposed budget, also drew scant attention during the meeting. The board was still

Airport future discussed

Currently, backpack are filled in Balsam Lake and distributed from there, but the Salvation Army is looking for other available space.

The village street cleaner is on its last legs, so to speak, although it was noted that it probably can be used to clean streets this spring. There was some discussion on the village’s options in finding a replacement and where money for a replacement might be found in the budget, but no definitive action was taken at the meeting.

absorbing the details of the proposals, but it was noted that the League of Wisconsin municipalities Web site provided good information about the likely impacts of the governor’s repair bill and proposed budget in layman’s terms. The Web site can be found at www.lwm-info.org.

The village stopped the chlorination of the village water at the end of February.

Comments were made on how much better the water tasted now that chlorination ended. At the time of the meeting, the board was still waiting for the first test results taken after chlorination had ended.

The test results came in soon after the meeting and no problem contamination was found in the water supply.

It is still not known if the state will force all villages to chlorinate water supplies in the near future.

expenses has the effect of putting a new fire station in Grantsburg on hold. Village President Roger Panek said the fire-dues issue must be resolved before any new building expense is approved. If Wood River does withdraw from the GFA, the dues for the remaining four towns and the village would increase.

The airport discussion will be another ongoing topic. The current issue is what to do with a portion of federal funds offered to the village for airport maintenance. The village could accept up to $450,000 in U. S. Department of Transportation entitlement funds. But accepting those funds would require the village to maintain the airport to federal standards for at least 20 years.

The village is now paying much of the expense of airport improvements and a portion of the annual operating expense.

Some village residents feel that the users of the airport should pay more of the annual costs and that cost should not be paid by property taxes.

A letter from Earl and Annette Mosley to the village board said that they support closing the airport during winter months to lower expenses. The Mosleys say they feel the airport is maintained only for “a handful of recreational and hobby flyers who could well afford to pay the full cost

of their pastime.”

On the other side, a group of residents including Bob Viltz and Scott Hanson spoke in favor of keeping the airport open year-round. They said a seasonal closing of the airport would send the wrong message to the flying community.

Council member Mark Dahlberg said he would like to make the airport area another industrial park to use for economic development, attracting businesses that would like to locate next to an airport.

With a variety of options to consider and a decision on what to do with $150,000 of the federal money not required until August, the council postponed action on the airport’s future for further discussion.

The village did approve accepting a loan of $441,517 to pay for utility improvements on South Oak Street from St. George Avenue to Wisconsin Avenue and to reimburse expenses for the southside water loop project. The money is available from low interest (1.32 percent) financing from the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

lated news, the council approved the replacement of two water hydrants and purchase of parts from Minnesota Pipe & Equipment for $9,812.85 to be paid from the water fund capital improvements account.

In other business, the council approved the purchase of in-street pedestrian crosswalk signs. The signs would be installed on Bench Street in the MNDOT right of way. The city already acquired a permit from MNDOT. The expense of the signs will be reimbursed from the Chisago County Public Health Department through the Walkable Communities Program. The cost of the signs totals $1,672.59 that the city will pay upfront with the acknowledgement that the city will be reimbursed in full from the Walkable Communities Program monies from Chisago County Public Health.

The council approved a training request

from zoning administrator/coordinator Larry Philips. The training is for building enduring communities and advanced planning and zoning for professional planners. The cost of the course is $60.

That plus mileage will be paid by the planning and zoning department training budget.

The council approved various amendments to the development code after the plan commission identified 10 amendments to make the code compliant with the comprehensive plan.

The board approved expenses for the community center to add a furnace and duct work to the lower level and install a humidifier on the existing furnace to preserve the wood floor. The cost is $4,245 and will be paid from the Community Center Fund to Olson’s Heating and Air Conditioning.

The council authorized staff to pursue

the water recreation cooperative acquisition and development program administered by the Minnesota DNR for potential upgrades to the north and south Lions parks. The basic terms of the program are that items included must be associated with boat access. The Minnesota DNR engineers the project, bids the project and pays 100 percent of the project and the Lions and/or city continue to maintain the parks. The joint powers agreement would be for 25 years with the possibility of Minnesota DNR helping with any major rehab work in the future.

The plans include parking-lot paving, boat-access upgrade, new dock, making restrooms ADA compliant, a kiosk for boaters, new concrete under two pavilions and miscellaneous others.

specifics on how the firm could help Luck.

However, said Handt, Stuart Lindsay of Edgehill Golf Advisors did provide her with a list of “10 or so” names that could be contacted about finding a management company for the course.

Mian, a member of the golf course commission, said he felt that using in-house staff to look for a management company would be a good way to start the process.

Avoiding the hiring of a firm to help the village will save some money, he noted.

Hopefully, said Handt, the new banners will be in place by Lucky Days.

Community club President Elaine Oglivie and secretary/treasurer Dan Valentine each submitted a resignation from their position, effective May 1. The community club is seeking candidates as well as people interested in being part of the club.

• Northland Ambulance Service is in the process of purchasing a village-owned property on North Avenue to build a new ambulance facility. Northland offered $17,000 for the property, which was foreclosed on after the owners defaulted on the village’s housing rehabilitation loan program. The offer is contingent on being able to build the facility at that location, and the first step is to seek a rezone of the property from residential to institutional.

The annual smelt fry will be held Saturday, April 9, at the fire hall.

• The board approved a revision of the job description for the director of public works that removes the title of golf course superintendent and the responsibility of overseeing the golf course grounds crew.

The salary for the public works director will be split evenly between the general fund, water fund, and sewer fund. It is currently split between those three funds and the golf course. The associate golf course superintendent, who until this time has reported to the golf course superintendent, will now report to the director of golf operations.

Other actions Shirley Schoenberger from the Salvation Army inquired about possibly using the Webster Community Center for an ongoing backpack program where backpacks full of food are sent home with students who are facing food insecurity at home.

Village says no to fire dues options

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Village Council has rejected any alterative options for paying its share of the Grantsburg Fire Association costs. The action came at the monthly board meeting that also included a long discussion on the future of the village airport. The council did approve a low-interest loan to repair sections of the village water system.

“We would be ignorant to accept a higher cost,” council member Glenn Rolloff said in making a motion to reject all the options for fire association dues.

The motion to retain the dues based on assessed equalized value was adopted by a unanimous vote.

The vote was a response to a request from the town of Wood River to change the way the operating costs of the fire department are divided. Wood River now pays a third of the costs of the GFA. The town has proposed alternate methods of allocating that cost based on population and fire department calls as well as property values. Wood River is considering joining the Siren Fire Association to lower its fire-coverage expense.

The ongoing debate of fire department

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff Reporter TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city council for Taylors Falls met March 14 with a relatively short agenda. One of the items of importance was getting new batteries for the water meters installed at residences.

The water meters installed are autoread, which save the public works crew time and money from going around reading the meters. The meters’ batteries are approaching their life expectancy of between eight and 10 years and they need to be replaced. The price for replacement batteries varies from $11 to $18 each. The public works department would install them, saving the city money. A motion was made to order 420 batteries at a cost of $11 each from Batteries Plus for a total cost of $4,620 plus tax and that expense will be paid from the water fund. In re-

Other council actions The council had another long discussion on how to get rid of a large brush pile on village land. The pile can’t be chipped be-

New water meter batteries on the way

cause it includes stumps. If it is burned, the entire pile must be burned in one day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Burn, haul, or let it rot seem to be the options. The council made no decision.

There will be another rocket launch at the airport on June 5 during Big Gust Days. Craig Bowman said the annual event will be better this year, with hobbyists launching larger rockets. The public will be invited to watch the event on the afternoon of June 5.

Rick Quimby of the Grantsburg Hockey Association reported that public use of free ice time was up this past season. He said 394 people signed up for open skating, including many families. He said offering a block of three hours on Sundays for public skating was successful and thanked the village for its support of the indoor skating rink. The village pays part of the cost of the arena and buys 30 hours of open rink time with that support.

The village hired John Dickinson, a Grantsburg elementary teacher, as the new pool manager. He should be available to manage the pool each summer, eliminating the problem of hiring and training a new manager each year.

The village is still in the process of filing a vacant secretary position. There were 60 applications for the part-time job.

Luck now seeks management company for golf course

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — Following last month’s directive to Luck Village Administrator Kristina Handt to seek proposals from firms that could help the village lease out its golf course, the Luck Village Board at its March 9 meeting considered three such proposals.

With two members absent, the board voted to direct the staff to seek out companies that could manage the golf course on behalf of the village. Trustees Marsha Jensen and John Wilcoxon were absent from the meeting. Present were board President Steve Nielsen and Trustees Peter Demydowich, Bob Determan, Hassan Mian and Phil Warhol.

During discussion of the proposals received by the village, Handt noted that two of the three were from firms that usually focus on selling golf courses rather than leasing them.

Both would assist in finding someone to lease the course, but at substantial cost.

The third firm, Edgehill Golf Advisors, has experience with lease agreements but had not yet gotten back to Handt with

Lucky Days The Luck Community Club is busy making plans for the 2011 Lucky Days celebration, July 22-24. Along with the new dates this year (fourth weekend rather than third weekend in July) is a new event.

A pedal tractor pull will be added to the activities of the weekend, joining other traditional events such as the bed races, car show, tractor pull and parade.

The community club is hoping to replace the banners that have been hanging on the light poles along Main Street, and has removed the banners from Luck’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2005.

Other business • With Jensen and Wilcoxon absent from the meeting, the board voted to approve issuing revenue bonds in an amount up to $8.5 million on behalf of Amery Regional Medical Center. The action will create no obligation on the part of the village but will allow ARMC to refinance current debt. Demydowich asked ARMC to consider adding an urgent-care facility to its Luck clinic.

• The board approved the route for the May 7 American Cancer Society walk in Luck. This is the 16th year of the walk, said organizer Patty Mattson. An estimated 100 to 150 people are expected to participate. The event has raised more than $300,000 for the American Cancer Society, said Mattson.

Too political

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Resolution to support rights of county workers tabled

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE —A resolution to support the rights of county workers was tabled by the Polk County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, March 15, after at least two supervisors said it was “too political.”

“I’d be the first to compliment all the employees of Polk County,” said Supervisor Warren Nelson, adding that he felt the wording of the resolution takes the board “from nonpartisan to partisan.”

The resolution, submitted and sponsored by Supervisor Diane Stoneking, begins by noting “rights of public employees have been the subject of significant discourse with state legislators in Madison.”

It then states that the “board of supervisors thanks the hardworking men and women for their invaluable contributions to our community.”

For the most part, Stoneking’s fellow supervisors had no problem with these portions of the resolution. Some did take issue with the final statement, “the Polk County Board of Supervisors supports the

Polk County Veteran Service Officer Rick Gates asked the board to seek state funding for the Veterans Trust Fund.

rights of all Polk County workers.”

The resolution was a late addition to the meeting agenda, requiring board approval at the start of the meeting in order for it to be discussed. It was added to the agenda by a vote of 12 to 11.

Nelson’s suggestion for taking the politics out of the resolution was to thank county workers and leave it at that. Supervisor Brian Masters agreed, asking that the resolution be amended to delete the reference to “rights of public employees” as well as the statement that the board supports the rights of all county workers.

Masters withdrew his amendment after Supervisor Kristine Kremer-Hartung offered another option.

Hartung’s amendment stated that the board “wants to assure our employees that all contracts will be honored until expiration. In the meantime, we will be developing an employee handbook with our employee policies. Our intent is to continue to offer our employees salaries, benefits and working conditions with the intent of keeping and recruiting the high quality of employees we now enjoy.”

Stoneking objected to Hartung’s proposed amendment, saying it missed the point of the original resolution that supports the rights of the workers.

What Supervisor Kathryn Kienholz said the issue boils down to is whether you be-

Tom Fornengo, president of AFSCME 744.

Supervisor Ken Sample confronted board Chairman William Johnson IV, second from left, and corporation counsel Jeff Fuge, left, about the “nonoccurance” of a requested March 3 special board meeting. Sample argued that Johson and Fuge brought up concerns about the agenda later than necessary, saying the actions prevented the will of the majority to be carried out. The meeting adjourned abruptly when those involved in the discussion took a breather. lieve that the workers have rights. “I do,” she told her fellow board members.

Masters, on the other hand, felt it came down to “being political.”

“Since when is Walker in charge of rights?” asked Stoneking. “We’re talking about basic rights for workers.”

The county’s legal counsel, corporation counsel Jeff Fuge, gave his opinion that Hartung’s proposed amendment created concerns for future collective bargaining, “which we will have in some shape or form.”

In particular, said Fuge, the issue of developing an employee handbook “opens issues of good faith” as the county and unions enter into bargaining. He suggested the statement about developing the handbook be removed from the amendment.

Supervisor Russell Arcand made a motion to table the entire resolution, saying it was premature since the impact of the state budget is unknown at this time. For that reason, he said, the county cannot promise that current contracts will be honored until they expire.

Supervisor Patricia Schmidt seconded Arcand’s motion.

A motion to table cannot be tabled and, with all supervisors present, it was approved on a voice vote. At least two supervisors opposed the motion.

In a related matter, during reports from supervisors, Warren Nelson stated that he felt “political comments” made by Polk County District Attorney Dan Steffen were out of line.

Steffen had addressed the board during the public comment period, first saying that he was not speaking for or against Gov. Walker or the elected officials. He went on to say that state budget cuts will affect the quality of candidates for the position of assistant district attorney, which in turn will jeopardize the safety of county residents.

Steffen said it was likely his office would lose two current assistant district attorneys, which are state-funded positions, because the state pays only half of what these individuals can earn as private attorneys. Their incentive, he said, is the insurance and other benefits they receive as state employees.

If they leave for private practice, Steffen said, “What I’m going to be left with is a crop of individuals to hire from who are right out of law school.” He will need to train them, then once they gain experience watch them leave for better pay.

“I’ll be left with assistant district attorneys who will not be able to protect our people,” Steffen concluded.

After saying he felt Steffen’s comments were out of line, Nelson said, “It seems to me the Polk County Board is getting caught up in politics.”

Public comments Tom Fornengo, president AFSCME Local 774, also spoke to the board during the public comment period, noting the long relationship between county supervisors and the union.

“You should all be ashamed of what Scott Walker did to you guys,” said Fornengo. He went on to say that the governor has basically told the board that it is not capable of bargaining fair contracts.

“As I look at you people,” Fornengo said, “you would still love to bargain with us because you would be fair and we

would be fair.” At the end of the day, he said, each would be able to look the other in the eye and know that they had done a good job.

Courthouse AFSCME Vice President Nancy Anderson told the board that she has been working for Polk County since 1980.

“We’ve been bargaining for a very long time,” she said. “We do agree on things.

We come to agreement on our contract, and Scott Walker says we can’t do that.”

County workers keep the roads safe, protect children, help people with heat and medical assistance, among many other things, said Anderson.

“When did we become your enemies?” she asked.

Jim Drabek of the town of Apple River shared the history of an organized protest in the mid-1880s, when workers were seeking an eight-hour workday. Militia called out and given orders to fire by thenGovernor Jeremiah Rusk shot into the crowd, killing seven.

The rights of Wisconsin workers were won with blood, said Drabek. “We use to be leaders in labor rights,” he said. “What happened to us?

“Raise my taxes,” he told the board.

“Please. Raise my taxes. I don’t want you to take away the rights of my fellow citizens just to save a few dollars on my taxes.”

One resident from the town of Milltown spoke on an issue other than government workers. Stephanie Larsen of the town of Milltown asked the board to determine whether the state or the county is responsible for managing the Gandy Dancer Trail to clear up trees from along the trail that land in her field.

She also told the board that at one point on Hwy. 35 near her home there have been 55 accidents in the past 15 years. “It’s very dangerous and needs to be fixed,” she said.

Committee reports Chairpersons of each governing committee have the opportunity to report highlights and department concerns to the rest of the board.

Supervisor Marvin Caspersen, chair of the highway committee, reported that the county has spent $273,628 more for ice control materials this winter than last.

The $4.6 million contract for work on Hwy. 8 from Wal-Mart to Hwy. 35 north has been awarded and work should begin in May. Finance committee Chair Gary Bergstrom reported that the county’s workers’ compensation rates have come down due to the county’s excellent rating.

Efforts by the safety committee and the county’s ability to get injured workers back on the job quickly were reasons Bergstrom cited for the rating.

Supervisor Dean Johansen, chair of the land and water resources committee, reported that 122 deer were donated to local food pantries last hunting season, which is about double the usual number. He also reported that complaints about bear damage has been sufficient to lead the committee to request they be removed by shooting rather than trapping.

Schmidt reported that 32,930 meals were served by the aging department in 2010. Of these, 9,991 were served at congregate sites and 23,739 were home delivered through Meals on Wheels. Average

Polk County Supervisor Diane Stoneking, representing District 16 including parts of the towns of Balsam Lake and Garfield, sought approval of a resolution acknowledging the rights of county workers. – Photos by Mary Stirrat

donations are $3.13 per meal at congregate sites and $3.45 for Meals on Wheels, while the cost of each meal is $3.59.

Other business • Supervisor Gerianne Christensen pointed out that 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the first Polk County Fair, held in 1861. The fair association is looking for memorabilia and stories about the early fairs that have been passed down.

• Frey reported that the human services director, Sherry Gjonnes, has retired. He also said there as an issue in the human services department regarding eligibility for state aid recipients and the county is working with the state to clarify the issue.

• The board approved amendments to the county’s rules of order defining roll call votes. Roll call votes can be called by the board chair or any supervisors, and either a voice vote or ballot roll call can be requested. If both are requested, a vote will be taken and majority will rule.

• The board voted to request grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to control, monitor and prevent Japanese knotwood, an invasive species that grows both on land and water. The state’s share would be $20,000 with the county putting in $6,666, primarily in staff salaries.

• The board approved a resolution seeking state funding for the Veterans Trust Fund, from which the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs gets most of its resources to help Polk County veterans.

The fund has been self-sustaining since it was established in 1947, but it is now expects to be out of funding by late 2011 or early 2012, said Polk County Veteran Services Officer Rick Gates. “We’re basically lobbying to get the state to fund veteran benefits,” Gates said. He said the fund would need $200,000 to $300,000 per year for Polk County, and $8 to $13 million statewide.

• The board voted to disburse dog license revenue according to state law, with $19,208 going to Arnell Memorial Humane Society, $4,237 to Polk County to cover expenses incurred in administering the dog license law and $890 remaining in the dog license fund.

Centuria moves forward on Habitat home

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Village lot donation needs only to be rezoned for H4H project

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CENTURIA – Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Eric Kube appeared before the Centuria Village Board on Monday, March 14, to both thank them for a donation and to give them an update on a recent land contribution, which they are hoping leads to a new, single-family home.

“We’re super excited to work with you on this project,” Kube said.

The village board recently donated a long-vacant village lot at 300 Third St., with the intention of building a singlefamily H4H home of approximately 1,0001,200 square feet. However, to keep that ball rolling, they need to start the process of rezoning the lot from B-1 General Commercial to R-2 Single-Family Residential.

Before the board vote, Kube them gave them an outline of the possible project home, and also presented information on the Wild Rivers program, past and current projects and the time line for the Centuria project, which would be the village’s first H4H project.

“We’ve just finished our 20th home, this one in Webster, and we built another home this year in Osceola,” he said. “This year, 2011, we have on the deck a home happening in Amery and then Luck and then, maybe here, depending on timing and if we can find a family.”

Kube is asking the village to assist with that search to find an eligible family and outline the criteria, guidelines and ultimately, the actual home-ownership process once the project home is completed, using almost entirely volunteer labor.

“We’re looking for someone that has the willingness to partner with us - to build the house,” he said, outlining income standards, current housing issues, and more, with H4H doing extensive background checks before they are approved for the project.

“Then, at the end of the time, we sell the home to them with a mortgage. They pay us back - it’s usually about $500 a month - which includes taxes and insurance,” he said, outlining income standards so they can actually afford those payments. “Then they pay it off. The one thing we don’t do is charge them interest ... there’s a big misconception: we don’t give these homes away.”

The Wild Rivers group is actively trying to find a family for that and other local projects, Kube said. He also detailed a few zoning issues with the board, including possibly needing a variance, but that they were excited to work with the village on issues such as the layout of the property and design standards. He said they weren’t sure if it would have a garage or not, but that the home would fit in nicely, with the surrounding homes, and will be extremely efficient, so the family can af-

ford the heating costs.

The project home must also conform to H4H design standards, which Kube described as a ranch-style house, simple in design, and said that they may use some of an existing foundation from the longago razed home on the property but that they would need to better assess that once the snow melts.

“Again, thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this!” Kube exclaimed. “It’s great to have you on board.”

The board later moved unanimously to begin the rezoning of the property to allow the project, with a public hearing to come in the near future.

In other board action: • The board approved recommending the continuation of ATV routes within the village limits, primarily to entice the neighboring Town of St. Croix Falls to continue allowing ATVs on a stretch of road between Centuria and the Long Lake boat landing - from 170th Avenue to 180th St. Centuria Police Chief Van Burch noted that the village has had very few problems with their ATV routes since first allowing them on most village streets since 2008.

• The board approved a developers agreement with Schaffer Specialty Welding for their purchase of a formerly vacant commercial venture in the village industrial park. The agreement takes effect in 2012, and allows a partial reimbursement of property taxes paid - on a sliding scale - as an incentive, and has undergone extensive review from both parties.

• Trustee Pete Englund gave an outline on a recent proposal to have all the village ordinances published on the village Web site in a table of contents PDF. However, he contacted the firm the village subcontracted with for their ordinance books, and they do not offer that format, meaning they need to find another way to go about it.

“If we want to do it, we have to do it ourselves,” Englund said, noting that it might be fairly expensive and time consuming, depending on the process of conversion. “It may have to go back to the committee.”

The board took no action on the issue.

• The board also was greeted with unclear news on the upcoming Hwy. 35 resurfacing project from First Street to Eighth Street. They were informed that a previously noted 80-percent reimbursement rate from WisDOT for additional sidewalks and crosswalks may not apply, after all.

“It’s up in the air at this point,” village President Wayne Bakke said, noting there may be exceptional costs to the village for the projects, including legal and easement work, power line relocation, infrastructure upgrades and more, possibly costing over $140,000. “We need some follow up ... it’s all sounding very wishy-washy.”

The board agreed to table the issue until the funding issue and estimates were more clear, while also seeking input from residents on the value of the project.

Governor Scott Walker and Our Legislative Representatives

Senator Sheila Harsdorf, District 10 Representative Erik Severson, District 28 Representative Roger Rivard, District 75

“After a month of delay from Senate Democrats who clearly were not negotiating in good faith, Senate Republicans acted to reform an unsustainable, broken system and move our state forward.”

“I applaud the Republican State Representatives for standing up in the face of union intimidation to do what they were elected to do – reform a broken system and give state and local governments the tools they need to deal with budget cuts and create economic growth in this state. This is a monumental step toward bringing government spending in line with what taxpayers can afford.”

Brian Schimming, Republican Party of Wisconsin 1st Vice Chairman

The Budget Repair Bill Is a Great Start to Balancing Wisconsin’s Budget and Getting our Fiscal House In Order!

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Five final layoff notices were approved by the school board for St. Croix Falls at the March 8 meeting. They were discussed when the board convened into closed session and the action on them took place when the board reconvened into open session.

A motion by Sheri Norgard was seconded by Brent McCurdy to approve the following final layoff notices: Shelly Stemmann, Bryan Ekern and Heather Wimer, 100-percent layoff, and Paul Randolph and Kurt Kaskinen, 50-percent layoff. The motion carried by majority voice vote with all members voting yes. Also approved from the closed session when the board returned to open session were the following positions: Motion by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Brent McCurdy to approve Ryan Stridde and an additional fourth coach to be named, if numbers dictate. Motion by Brent McCurdy and seconded by Mona Schmidt to approve the hiring of Chad Hall as high school assistant baseball coach. Mo-

tion by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Brent McCurdy to approve Krissa McKenzie as a third Forensics coach.

Motion by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Schmidt to approve volunteer coach Jessica Morelock for drama.

During open session, the board heard from Jeff Benoy, elementary school principal, on a reading program running through March 18, 4K registration/roundup will be on April 6, at 9 a.m., and the WKCE results. The board also heard from Pete Nusbaum, high school principal, on WKCE results and a report that Forensics did very well in competition. A report from Kathleen Willow, middle school principal, was also given to the board. Willow thanked the parents group for being active with the kids and for their continued support, announced a dance will be held March 11; a makeup dance that was canceled on Feb. 18, discussed WKCE results, discussed open house that will be held in April, and reminded the board of the Madison trip which is scheduled for the end of April with the eighth grade.

Glenn Martin, district superintendent, commented on the open enrollment numbers indicating there are 25 stu-

dents out and 26 in, adding that these are tentative numbers. He noted the policy resource guide will be available at the end of March.

In other business, a motion by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Patricia Mitchell to approve the continuation of the Blizzard girls hockey co-op for another two-year period and also to approve for Schmidt and Martin to sign off on the paperwork carried by majority voice voted. Three members voting yes, one member voted no.

A motion made by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Brent McCurdy to approve the retirement of Karen Lundgren was carried with many thanks for her years of service. A motion made by Sheri Norgard and seconded by Brent McCurdy to approve the resignation of John Gyllen was carried with many thanks for his years of service.

Martin discussed the hiring process of the middle school principal position. Committees will be formed with a variety of community members, parents, administration and board members to assist with the interviewing process as advisory committee only.

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTY - If the Wisconsin state budget proposed by Gov. Walker is approved, two of the Burnett County school districts expect to operate with a deficit in the 2011-2012 school year. Grantsburg anticipates red ink amounting to $463,154 and Webster is looking at $450,000.

Those deficit figures are over and above savings that will occur when employees increase their contributions to health and pension programs. Webster Superintendent Jim Erickson said that increase will save his district approximately $300,000, but even with that saving, the deficit remains.

And with the revenue cap that the proposed budget would put in place, the schools cannot offset that loss by levying higher school taxes. The state’s revenue limit formula determines what a school district can tax and spend per pupil, and then state equalization aid covers a portion of those expenditures.

Currently that cap gives the Webster schools $9,849.68 per pupil, and Grantsburg receives $9,391.36, but next year Webster will drop to $9,320.93 and Grantsburg will be cut to $8,900.

Siren Schools Superintendent Scott Johnson has not yet indicated expected loss figures for his schools. “I really don’t want to announce a final estimate on that amount

until I have had an opportunity to review the numbers with the school board and make any necessary announcements to staff,” he said.

Two elements of the state budget proposal work together to create those budget shortfalls for the schools.

First, the proposed budget would reduce the per-pupil revenue for all districts, and then it would eliminate the Hold Harmless funds or the “exemption for declining enrollment” these districts have been receiving.

According to Grantsburg Superintendent Joni Burgin, loss of the Hold Harmless funds and the declining enrollment exemption is a major blow. Under these formulas the state has been providing funds to offset financial losses incurred in districts experiencing declining enrollments. This aid was intended as a cushion to give schools time to adjust programs or staff to cope with the decline and the loss of revenue it generated.

But now, under the proposed state budget, both the Hold Harmless and the exemption would be eliminated completely, and the per-pupil figures would be reduced significantly. Erickson said that his district faces a reduction of $542 per student, and Grantsburg’s Joni Burgin said that her district’s loss would be $491 per student.

According to Erickson, with the loss of the declining enrollment exemption combined with the per-pupil reduction, the Webster district will lose an estimated $752,000 in revenue. Burgin said Grantsburg may lose

$642,391.

Both districts have been working hard to control costs without reducing or eliminating programs or making unnecessary staff cuts. Even with that, Erickson stated that his district’s costs have increased by 1 to 1.5 percent faster than revenue each year for the past eight years.

Both Webster and Grantsburg have determined to issue no layoff notices at this time. Both Burgin and Erickson said they wanted time to carefully examine the impact of the proposed cuts before taking action.

Johnson said, “While we are all very stunned by the governor’s budgetary proposals ... we will continue our priority of putting the best educators possible in front of our students and maintaining a top-quality school system.” He continued, “This is a time to be concerned, but not a time to panic.”

Burgin commented that the proposed cuts will “significantly impact our district and the educational services and programs we can provide for students.” She indicated that she is concerned that the students will never regain what they will lose under such changes.

“We all need to do our part,” Burgin said in commenting about the need to make financial sacrifices, “but the children should be protected. They are our future, and we are responsible for them.”

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Superintendent Joni Burgin had no new information to give when asked to comment on the status of the district’s teacher and support staff contracts after the closed session to discuss the contracts was held at the school board’s March 14 meeting.

“The board, support staff and teachers are working on a contract extension for 2011-2012,” was the extent of Burgin’s remarks regarding the contract extension negotiations.

Local unit director for Northwest United Educators Keith Lehne’s response when asked about the progress of the contract extension was even shorter, “I can’t comment.”

According to Burgin the one-year extension being worked on is still not a done deal.

Burgin said the preliminary notice of nonrenewal for teachers is May 1, due to the recent extension. For the support staff it is a two-week notice. “Letters of intent to renew contracts were sent out on March 14 to teachers per existing staffing, until budget can be finalized.”

As to what passage of the bill by the Wisconsin Legislature to end collective bargaining will mean for the district, Burgin said it is yet to be determined.

July 11 with bus transportation provided for students needing it. No transportation will be provided during Super Summer School, July 12 to Aug. 26. Classes offered during Super Summer School will include swimming lessons, gymnastics, hunting skills and DNR-Hunting Safety.

Coppenbarger said information about specific summer school offerings would be sent home with students next week.

Free breakfast and lunch will be offered this summer school session for all students. The day for Nelson School students will be from 8:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. At 12:30 p.m. they will be bused to the elementary school for hot lunch at 12:40 a.m. The school day for first- and second-graders will be from 8:20 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. with a 12:40 p.m. lunch.

The students in grades 3-12 will start at 8:15 a.m. and will begin lunch at 12:35 p.m.

When asked by school board member Russ Erickson why Grantsburg hadn’t offered breakfast and lunch during summer school before now Coppenbarger explained the district has only now become eligible for the program because over 50 percent of the elementary school-aged children qualify for free or reduced lunches. The district would not be able to offer the meals or the longer day without this program, which covers the costs of the food.

“We think this is a positive for our students and community because it allows us to offer a longer summer school day and it provides two well-balanced meals to all our students,” said Coppenbarger, who went on to explain that school letting out at 1:15 p.m. also allows students to go directly to the pool if they chose.

Coppenbarger told the board the school day will be increased by one full hour but only 30 additional minutes with teachers are claimable as the 30 minutes they spend eating are not reimbursable.

Coppenbarger said she anticipated the increase in those instructional minutes would increase the summer school’s full-time enrollment.

“I really think this is a wonderful program and hope we have even more students enroll in summer school this year because of the great classes our wonderful teachers are offering as well as the well-balanced, nutritious meal program,” Coppenbarger added.

The board then voted to approve the proposed summer school program with the addition of the breakfast and lunch programs and extension of the summer school day.

Board members were also asked to vote on several Youth Option requests by students. “This is a precedentsetting situation, Burgin told the board. “I think you as a board need to be careful.”

Burgin later explained her remarks saying fiscal resources are scarce. Through Insight School the district can offer students many classes online, thereby reducing the need to purchase classes for students.

The board voted to approve one course for each student (two students) that were not comparable to any courses the district could offer or to which it has access.

The board also voted to approve the school calendar for 2011-2012.

The school board election will be held on April 5.

In Wisconsin, no one under the age of 21 may legally possess or consume alcohol unless they are in the presence of a parent or guardian. Once they leave the presence of the parent or guardian, they may be subject to a fine if caught with alcohol in their system.

Wisconsin has zero tolerance when it comes to underage people driving after drinking. This is also known as the Not a Drop or Absolute Sobriety law. This means that while children may drink alcohol in a parent’s presence, they may not operate a motor vehicle on any road while they have alcohol in their system.

Parents will sometimes host a party where underage

people are allowed to drink. It is illegal for any adult to knowingly permit underage people other than their own children to drink alcohol.

There are many opportunities for young people to celebrate that don’t include alcohol use, including afterprom parties. Local schools have information about what is available.

It is easy for something tragic to happen. Talk to your kids and set strict limits when it comes to alcohol use. For more information, contact the sheriff’s office at 715-4858350. – from the office of the Polk County Sheriff

Burnett schools expect deficits under state proposal

Contract extension for teachers and support staff still “not a done deal”

In other board business: Grantsburg Elementary Principal Katie Coppenbarger gave an update on the plan for this year’s summer school program for the board’s approval.

Grantsburg Summer School will run from June 13 to

Sheriff outlines laws relating to alcohol use by youth POLK COUNTY – Prom time is approaching, and the Peter Johnson, Polk County sheriff, encourages all of those who participate in prom to have an enjoyable but safe one. He suggests also that parents of students talk with their children about laws pertaining to alcohol possession and consumption as well as those surrounding drinking and driving.

Keeping prom safe

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Pirates set sail for Madison!

Earn sectional championship with win over Colfax

Extra Points

Grantsburg 49, Colfax 38

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CHIPPEWA FALLS – Of all the goals set by the Pirate boys basketball team this year, the one that mattered most was finally realized against Colfax on Saturday, March 12. Grantsburg is heading to its second state tournament in school history, with their first being in 2005, when the school became the state runner-up.

“I can’t even explain how good it feels.

It’s amazing,” said senior forward Derek Bertelsen after the game.

Bertelsen scored six hard-earned points and came down with 10 rebounds in a game that featured solid defense and timely shooting. Colfax was given very few second-chance shooting opportunities as the Pirates totaled 41 rebounds, with 35 coming on defense. Junior Seth Coy had a big double-double as he battled for 16 boards to go along with 10 points, and senior Brent Myers had six boards to go along with 12 points.

“We rebounded well, we needed to rebound against this team, and that’s what won it for us really,” Bertelsen said.

In what the Pirates seniors called the toughest test of the season, they trailed 87 after the first quarter as Colfax led most of the way. The Pirates took their first 7-6 lead on two points from Coy in the final minute of the quarter, but two free throws

by Tom Wahl helped give Colfax the firstquarter lead.

“Definitely the toughest game, most physical,” Myers said. “Colfax played good defense and a lot of good players that could shoot the ball.”

The Pirates came out firing in the second quarter with two quick baskets by Myers, which included a 3-pointer and gave the Pirates a four-point lead.

Colfax countered Myers when senior Lewis Mau hit a 3-pointer and another two-point basket to take a brief lead before Grantsburg senior Trevor Thompson hit his first two points of the game on a jumper and Myers hit another 3-pointer.

Seth Coy had a double-double against Colfax with 16 rebounds and 10 points.

Second-year coach Nick Hallberg hoists up the sectional championship trophy the Pirates won on Saturday, March 12, in Chippewa Falls against Colfax. The Pirates play Blair-Taylor at the Kohl Center in Madison on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. – Photos by Marty Seeger Grantsburg took a time-out with a 17-13 two points that led to a six-point lead with lead and 4:26 to go in the first half, and 2:50 remaining in the game. The final two while Colfax managed to get within two minutes were spent on the free-throw line, points before the half ended, the Pirates where Thompson would sink 10 of 14 free won the second quarter and took a 20-17- throws. Coy shot four of seven from the line in the fourth quarter as well. halftime lead.

Colfax took an early 22-20 lead at the start of the third quarter with free throws See State/ next page from Lane Olson and a 3-pointer by Ethin Kiekhafer, but two free throws by Bertelsen tied the game, which is where it stood until Mau sunk two free throws with 3:56 remaining in the third quarter.

Colfax held the two-point lead until Thompson buried a 3-pointer with 1:40 to go and the Pirates stalled out the remainder of the third quarter to keep the onepoint, 25-24 lead.

Colfax tied the game at 25 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Bertelsen sunk two points, and junior Daniel Biorn buried a momentum-shifting 3-pointer as well as another jumper from the corner with 5:50 on the clock to help give the Pirates a 3227 lead, which was their largest of the game. It was an example of timely shooting, according to Pirates coach Nick Hallberg, especially since Biorn hadn’t taken a shot the entire game.

The Vikings were within three points with 3:08 to go in the game before Grantsburg took a time-out. Colfax then committed their sixth foul of the game, and Coy buried one of his two shots, and Thompson came out with a huge steal that led to Grantsburg senior Brent Myers takes a shot from beyond the arc against Colfax.

Myers hit two big 3-pointers against the Vikings in the second quarter.

••• CLERMONT, Fla. – The Winona State Warriors softball team is already off to a 10-0 start, and two former Grantsburg athletes left their mark in the wins. On March 7, the Warriors defeated East Stroudsburg 10-1, with help from freshman Michelle Lund, who earned her first colleMichelle Lund giate victory while pitching five innings, allowing just one run on four hits, and two strikeouts.

Senior Molly Bjelland, also of Grantsburg, knocked in four runs, which included a three-run homer.

Lund pitched her second career collegiate game during a Mollie Bjelland 5-4 win on March 9, against Seton Hill throwing three innings and allowing six hits, two runs and two strikeouts. – Marty Seeger ••• STEVENS POINT – Britta Petersen of Luck wrapped up her career with the UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team on Friday, March 11, with a 71-63 loss to George Fox University in the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 tournament. Petersen scored 19 points in a close game in which the Pointers trailed by four with 1:34 to go. The Pointers ended the season with a 27-3 record. Petersen led the team this season with 152 rebounds and averaged 5.2 per game. She averaged a teamleading 14.6 points per game, and had a total 54 steals, 15 blocks and 73 assists. – Marty Seeger with information from athletics.uwsp.edu ••• SIREN – The Siren/Webster baseball program is holding registration for interested boys in third through sixthgrades on Tuesday, March 22, at the Webster Elementary School and Siren School Commons from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The tentative start date for the youth season will be May 1, weather permitting. – Marty Seeger with submitted information ••• MADISON – The Division 4 boys state semifinal basketball game between Grantsburg and Blair-Taylor is being broadcast from the Kohl Center in Madison by WXCX 105.7 on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 6:35 p.m.

The Clayton vs. Wauzeka-Steuben semifinal can be heard on 1260 AM on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 1:35 p.m.

••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2011 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

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Pirates roll Loggers on way to sectional final

Grantsburg 50, Phillips 36

liked to, and couldn’t finish on the block like we were supposed to,” Hallberg said.

The Pirates found themselves wrapped in a close battle in the first two minutes of the game until Seth Coy capitalized on a two-and-one opportunity and gave the Pirates a 7-4 lead. Trevor Thompson had four points in the final two minutes of the first quarter, with two of the four coming off of a steal to give the Pirates an 11-6 lead at the buzzer.

A pair of 3-pointers from Dylan Edwards and Ben Jackson ignited the Loggers crowd, giving Phillips a brief lead at the start of the second quarter, but it was short-lived as the Pirates answered back with two points from Coy and another steal from Thompson, who was fouled on his way to the basket, but sunk one of two free throws.

Grantsburg took a time-out with 4:51 to

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer RICE LAKE – It wasn’t the Pirates most dominating performance of the season, but their win over the Phillips Loggers in Rice Lake on Thursday, March 10, put them another step closer to reaching the Kohl Center in Madison. The win put Grantsburg in a sectional championship game for the first time since 2005.

“It was pretty ugly, pretty sloppy. But I think it started with their big kid. He made us do things that we’re not used to doing,” said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg after the team’s win over Phillips.

Hallberg was speaking of 6-foot-6-inch senior Jesse Bejcek, who was a dominating presence under the basket, but the Pirates still were able to control the offensive rebounding in the first half, and hold Bejcek to 14 total points.

“We couldn’t get to the rack like we

Sophomore guard Connor Myers looks for an open teammate against the Loggers.

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Senior Trevor Thompson of Grantsburg drew a foul on this play after a steal during Thursday’s sectional semifinal game against Phillips on March 10. – Photos by Marty seeger

David Ohnstad had a solid game against the Loggers during the sectional semifinal.

State continued from front

“It was a tough battle. We’ve had a couple all season but they’re a really good team and we just came through in the end, played solid defense and made some free throws in the end, which was key,” Thompson said.

The Vikings tried their best at a comeback in the final two minutes, but the Pirates defense kept them off balance most of the game, and it carried into the fourth quarter. Colfax made just 11 of 56 attempts from the field and shot 14 of 20 from the free-throw line.

“I would like to think that we had something to do with it. They are a good team, and probably didn’t shoot as well as they thought they could, but our defense probably had a lot to do with it,” Hallberg said.

Final scoring showed Thompson leading with 16 points, while Biorn finished with his five, but it was a team effort with their post defense, timely shooting and rebounding, not to mention all of the hard work the players and coaches put in throughout the season and preseason.

“It’s great. Figuring all that work we put in the off-season, it finally pays off when you win this kind of a game. You couldn’t ask for any better play by our players and coach (Hallberg) coached a great game so, all in all, it’s a great feeling. We finally did it,” Myers said. “We had other small goals but this is a big goal and we finally reached it, and finally achieved what we wanted to.”

Hallberg no stranger at state Pirates head coach Nick Hallberg is in his second year as head coach of the Grantsburg basketball team, but he was with the Pirates during their only other tournament appearance in 2005, as an assistant under former Pirates coach Danny

The Grantsburg Pirate boys basketball team claps their hands in appreciation of the effort given by the Colfax Vikings during a short awards ceremony. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Judd. It was Hallberg’s first year of coaching at Grantsburg.

The Blair-Taylor Wildcats The Pirates will play at the Kohl Center during the state semifinal game against

the undefeated (26-0) Blair-Taylor Wildcats, this Thursday, March 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Wildcats, who hail from the Dairyland Conference, are appearing in their seventh state tournament, but have never

made it past the state semifinal game.

They defeated Cuba City in the sectional final, 58-48, to advance to the state tournament.

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Siren girls use double OT to beat the ‘Greens

Advance to sectional agains Mellen

the Evergreens back, and forced them into playing catch-up at every turn, with one of the best comebacks in recent memory, going from a 12-point deficit to an eightpoint lead in a stretch where they could no wrong.

But the “Greens are deep, and have as solid a bench as anyone. They tied it up before allowing the Dragons to get ahead by a 50-44 margin in the final minute, mainly on Guevara bombs and Emery drives and free throws from a foul.

But again, the Northwood girls recovered, and buried a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and the made a last-second steal and 3-pointer to deflate the Dragons like a balloon.

The game went into overtime at 50-50, and Siren trailed almost immediately, but recovered on an Emery bucket and the ‘Greens tied again, but missed the last shot for a second OT. Guevara nailed a bomb for a quick lead, but the ‘Greens recovered and tied it at 6060. With 30 seconds left, Emery drew a foul and was stellar on the free-throw line, eventually giving them a 63-60 lead, which Northwood was finally not able to tie with 10 seconds left, giving the Dragons the hard-fought victory, and a sectional shot in Hayward on Thursday evening.

Emery finished with 27 points, Guevara had 24 points in the victory, which Karsten continued to call “The greatest game he’d ever been associated with.”

“I talked to ‘em, and I said, there are no regrets, you don’t leave anything on the court! And they didn’t!” he exclaimed, with the team almost climbing the walls with excitement.

“I need to sleep for about three days,” Karsten added, just before team pictures

Siren 65, Northwood 62 (2OT)

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CUMBERLAND – The Siren Dragons advanced to the Hayward Sectionals with a thrilling, double overtime win on Saturday, March 12, at Cumberland over Northwood, 65-62.

“The best, most wonderful game I’ve ever been associated with!” exclaimed Siren head coach Ryan Karsten after his squad recovered smartly, and returned to tie and eventually take an eight-point lead for the second half of the game. “We were down and out, and they just did it.”

The Evergreens did a solid job of shutting down the Dragon scoring machines of Carley Emery and Ashley Guevara in much of the first half, leading 22-12 as the halftime whistle blew.

But the Dragons caught fire in the third quarter, with the Siren seniors producing and playing their way back into it with an impressive, 27-point third quarter. They had contributions from all of their seniors, and sophomore Brittany Coulter, who made just one shot, but it was a huge 3pointer that catapulted the squad into the driver’s seat at the end of regulation.

Karsten credited the play of Daphne Hubbell, who had several critical steals, drives and follow-ups to make it happen.

“Daphne Hubbell had the game of her life!” Karsten said, also praising Danielle Keller, who sat down all of about 30 seconds in the whole game, and was a major reason for the third-quarter turn around.

She was unstoppable on the second shots, her follow-ups and critical baskets broke

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Luck boys season ends with Lumberjacks in Hayward Drummond 49, Luck 32

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer HAYWARD – The Luck Cardinal boys finished their season with a second-half collapse in the WIAA Division 5 Sectional semifinal on Thursday, March 10, that took the wind out of their fans and left them stunned, especially after a fast start that seemed to fade away as the game moved on.

“A good first quarter, a bad second quarter and an ugly fourth quarter,” stated Luck head coach Rick Giller.

Indeed, the Cards looked like it was going to be a blowout after an explosive start. Seniors Logan Hacker and Brady Klatt played solid defense, and limited the

Cardinal sophomore John Denny (No. 12) pulls down a board against Drummond pressure.

Luck senior Logan Hacker drives inside against Carl Ohlvall of Drummond. – Photos

by Greg Marsten Drummond squad to a one-shot-and-out approach, getting a good lead as the second half approached.

That was when the ‘Jacks seemed to wake up, and they threw the alarm clock out the window, because they rode the tails of sophomore star Ben Best - who lived up to his name and finished with 29 points, almost single-handedly holding the normally offense-heavy Cards in check on both ends.

Best and crew also shut down the Mortel brothers, limiting them to a rare 10 points combined, and forcing late fouls that led to Cole Mortel’s early exit, following Klatt.

The Cards were close as the second half started, but Best and the ‘Jacks were steady and ruthless, showing their strengths, and earning the win, solidly.

“We felt good going into the fourth quarter,” Giller said. “Scoring first to go ahead by two and not much else happened. Drummond played a solid game throughout. They hit shots and played good defense.”

The Cards fell behind and with the bonus, were unable to get within striking distance again, falling 49-32.

Cardinal senior Cole Mortel threads the needle against the Drummond defense.

Luck senior Brady Klatt faced double coverage by Drummond defenders.

Notables included 10 points for Hacker, who led the squad, and eight for Klatt and Alec Mortel. Roger Steen, Cole Mortel, Evan Armour and John Denny tacked on two points each in the loss, leaving the Cards with a final season record of 20-5, and 11-1 in conference. They graduate a lot of talent, including both Mortels, Klatt, Steen, Hacker, AJ Walsh-Brenizer and Connery Johnson, leaving plenty of big shoes to fill next season.

“The players played hard all year and accomplished a lot,” Giller said. “But it’s always tough losing the last one when you think you have a good chance to win.”

Cardinal senior Roger Steen goes inside with a drive against the Lumberjacks.

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Eagles big comeback, one for the history books Unity 52, Northwestern 51

by Garth Olson The Valley Wire SPOONER – The Unity Eagles whipped up a fourth-quarter momentum tidal wave and crashed it over Northwestern’s hopes to return to state for the third straight year.

Trailing by 16 points, 37-21, with 2:58 left in the third quarter, the Eagles crafted perhaps the most thrilling comeback during the 68 years of the Spooner Sectional.

Sparked by a 20-6 Unity run in the fourth quarter, the Eagles sent the game into overtime, and won 52-51 as Unity fans washed onto the gym floor in a sea of stunned joy.

“We don’t give up,” coach Shaun Fisher said after the win. “It shows our kids have so much heart after being down by 16 points in the third quarter and to be able to play with a sense of urgency. We attacked the basket, and we stopped settling for so many outside shots.”

Unity senior Brady Flaherty started the shift in momentum with a drive to the basket and converted the foul shot, completing the old-fashioned three-point play to cut the Tigers lead to 12 points, 39-25 at the end of the third quarter.

Unity ‘s pressure defense frustrated Northwestern while Flaherty continued driving to the hoop. Back-to-back Flaherty scores cut the Tigers lead to 10 at 41-31 with just under four minutes left in regulation. With 2:40 left, Flaherty sank two free throws as the Eagles trailed by only two points, 41-39. With 20 seconds left, senior Brady Turner knocked in two pressure-packed foul shots to pull the Eagles even at 45 apiece, sending the game into overtime.

“We extended our (defensive) pressure to pick up the tempo and pace,” coach Fisher said. “If we didn’t pick up the tempo they would have just sat on the ball the whole game.”

During overtime, Turner and Flaherty hit treys matching two 3-pointers by Northwestern. Unity’s stellar defense forced another turnover and with just 4.9 seconds to play, Flaherty found himself at the foul line. Northwestern coach Dan Cowley attempted to ice Flaherty with a time-out, but in the end it was the senior co-captain who iced the improbable comeback, knocking down a free throw for the 52-51 upset victory.

The win advanced Unity to its first-ever sectional semifinal appearance.

It was hard not to cheer loudly as the Eagle boys basketball team comes to the realization that they’d upset Northwestern in the sectional semifinal game on Thursday, March 10.

Flaherty finished with a career-high 33 points, with 26 points coming in the second half. Turner added 14 while Steve Krueger scored three and Zac Johnson added two points. As unstoppable as Flaherty was, the entire Eagles defense was equally impressive.

Unity held Northwestern’s leading scorer, Tyler Forsythe who averages 18 points a game, to 12 points. Northwestern’s Justin Alexson and Dee Burse led the

Tigers with 13 points apiece. While Northwestern’s Forsythe and Ryan Santikko both fouled out in the fourth quarter, Flaherty was able to finish the game after picking up his fourth foul midway during the fourth period.

“Getting Forsythe out of the game really helped,” Fisher said. “Our fans and band were awesome, because our kids were tired; but that crowd energy picked them right up.”

Unity’s Brady Flaherty attracted a crowd of Tigers and still could not be stopped, as he scored a career-high 33 points.

Unity’s Steven Krueger gets a big hug after the Eagles big win over Northwestern. – Photos by Garth Olson “It’s kind of a miracle,” Unity senior Rush Hickethier said. “It’s how our season has gone, we just make shots when we have to.”

Northwestern outscored Unity 14-5 in the third quarter prior to the Eagles momentum takeover.

“This is one of those seasons that is so memorable and so much fun,” Fisher added. “These kids make it so enjoyable.”

Unity fans Hunter and Chloe Hermansen enjoyed Unity’s big win at Spooner.

Unity boys outgunned by Aquinas in playoff

Aquinas 63, Unity 39

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SOMERSET – The Unity Eagle boys fell one step short of Madison Saturday, March 12, after facing the juggernaut La Crosse Aquinas Blugolds in Somerset at the Division 3 Sectional final.

The contest started with the Aquinas offense exploding to a double-digit lead, and stretching to 17-2 at the end of the first quarter, in part because the Blugolds have one of the most sought-after guards in the Midwest in Bronson Koenig, a 6-2 prospect already being recruited by several teams currently competing in the Division 1 NCAA tourneys.

While Unity struggled to get back in, they started to make solid inroads, behind the aggressive play of Rush Hickethier and the inside dominance of Steven Krueger. Outside shooting expert and floor leader Brady Flaherty showed his poise and talent with a solid performance, but the Aquinas squad was too big and too talented to allow them back into the contest.

And even though the Aquinas squad soon faced foul trouble, the Blugold bench depth is legendary, garnering the nickname of the “second best team in the section.”

Unity recovered well, making a valiant attempt to get back in the game, adjusting

Unity junior Steven Krueger goes up for a jumper against the Aquinas Blugolds in Saturday’s sectional finale at Somerset. well with Krueger assisting their effort, and striding efforts from Eagle senior Xavier Foeller, who had some luck inside.

Aquinas kept a steady, double-digit lead, and briefly pulled away before the Eagles got back into the contest - or at least within 20 points. But it was too little too late, and the last few minutes went all

Unity junior Brady Turner (No. 12) looks for an outlet against the Aquinas defense. – Photos by Greg Marsten Aquinas’ way, making the score more lopsided than the game. Flaherty finished with 20 points, Krueger with 11, Hickethier four points, Foeller added three points and Zac Johnson added a stick to the cause.

“I’m very proud of our athletes, students, parents and community for their

Unity senior Rush Hickethier works inside against Aquinas guard Quinn McCartney.

hard work and support this season,” Eagle head coach Shaun Fisher said.

The Eagles finished with a 19-7 overall record, and 8-4 in conference, but their late-season performance was exemplary, and they often played beyond their expectations, giving their talented crop of underclassmen the confidence they’ll need next year to stay competitive.

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Frederic bids adieu to a tough senior core

Finishes season in loss to Northwood Northwood 76, Frederic 51

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer MINONG – Despite a strong effort from the Frederic girls basketball team, they couldn’t hold back the Evergreens in their regional semifinal loss in Minong on Friday, March 11.

Frederic coach Troy Wink said the Evergreens got off to a fast start taking an 8-0 lead in the first quarter before the Vikes came back and cut the lead to four.

“But they were able to keep coming at us in waves all night. We’d make a run, they’d counter it. Never really got rolling on defense in the first half,” Wink said.

Northwood led 22-8 after the first quarter Jade Johnson and 43-16 at the half.

The Vikings outscored the Evergreens in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overpower the Northwood lead in the first half. Wink was pleased with his girls effort in getting to the free-throw line, but they shot just 13 of 30 attempts.

“I felt our girls battled hard, which they always do. I am proud of their effort.

“On this night, Sam (Nelson) led the way scoring and on defense.

Her effort led to a standing ovation from Sam Nelson not only our crowd but

Frederic senior Vanessa Neumann stepped up late in the season to fill in for an injured player.

Her role as a Viking will be missed along with the other four seniors. – Photo by Marty Seeger

most of the Northwood crowd. Not many kids get that kind of respect on the road,” Wink said.

Nelson earned an All-Conference honorable mention this season and was an outstanding point guard for the Vikings.

Despite not being a leading area scorer, she garnered five of six votes from area coaches to be on the All-Conference team, but a three-way tie in voting sided with another player.

“Sam needed to take care of the ball, distribute it and play defense, that is what good point guards do, and Sam did that,” Wink said.

Fighting through adversity with the

season-ending injury losses of junior Maria Miller and senior Jade Johnson, (the only Viking on the All-Conference team), Nelson stepped up, with 16, 16 and 15 points in the team’s final full three games without Miller and Johnson.

“Sam made 40 3-pointers shooting 38.5 percent in doing so, on the season, I would guess maybe only Emery and Steen in our conference had more. So she wasn’t viewed as a shooter or scorer, yet she made the most 3’s in a season for me in my 11 years and had the best percent doing so,” Wink said, who had nothing but good to say about his four other seniors.

Johnson led the team in steals, was second in scoring and “put her heart and soul into the sport,” Wink said.

Senior Sage Karl was the team’s defensive specialist, who created steals and finished with 110 points this season. “And unlike other defensive specialists, Sage could score,” Wink noted.

Senior Tara Anderson may have played half the time of others but was a role player who was fourth in the team rebounding with 81.

“She defended well and was a very positive player,” said Wink.

Vanessa Neumann Sage Karl was sought after to replace Miller when she went out with injury, and getting rebound totals of eight, 17 and 15 in the final three games with eight, 13 and six points respectively. She finished with 127 boards and 101 points.

“Can’t say enough about the seniors and their leadership. Finishing with an average of 14 wins in their three years on varsity (none played as freshman).

“Our goals were for more this year, but we battled each night and, to come out of it with Tara Anderson another winning season, I am very proud of that. I am thankful for my assistant Sharon Schmidt and the work she put in this year.

“We have a nice nucleus back next year with Corissa and Maria and Lauren, so when the time is right we will do it again,” Wink said.

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go in the first half and the game remained tied at 14, but the Loggers pulled back in the lead as the Pirates got into a bit of foul trouble. With just over two minutes to go in the first half, the Pirates committed their ninth foul, but it didn’t matter much as a two-point Loggers lead was washed away with a two-and-one by Brent Myers.

Thompson then picked up his third steal of the first half and took the ball to the hoop for two points, and despite an answered bucket by the Loggers, the score remained in the Pirates favor, 21-20.

A jubilant Grantsburg cheering section celebrates after the Pirates win over Phillips. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Daniel Biorn attempts a shot from outside the 3-point line during the Pirates sectional semifinal game against Phillips.

The second half was a bit different for the Pirates as they managed to put pressure defense on the Loggers and get their offense to click a little more. Thompson hit a big 3-pointer early in the third and with over three minutes to go in the quarter, the Pirates stretched their lead to six. While Thompson and David Ohnstad both picked up their third fouls shortly after, Derek Bertelsen hit a timely 3-pointer that shot the Pirates to a 10-point lead, forcing a Phillips time-out.

“That’s kind of been what we’ve been up to here in these last few games … come out here in the second half and take control,” Hallberg said.

As the buzzer signaled the end of the third quarter, Coy picked up a hard foul under the basket, but sunk both the shot and free throw on the two-and-one to give the Pirates a 35-24 lead, which was their largest of the game.

Brent Myers gave the Pirates a 13-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter, and

the Pirates drew their ninth team foul with 6:19 still to play. The Pirates slowed things down a bit in the fourth quarter, and never allowed the Loggers to get within nine points. The Pirates shot 11 of 14 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter as well, which helped seal the win when they reached the double bonus with 1:31 left in the game. In the end, Hallberg said the win came down to defense and shooting well from the free-throw line down the stretch.

“We didn’t finish well on the offensive end but I guess if I had to pick something that we did well, I guess we hit a few free throws and good ball pressure.”

Thompson led the Pirates with 24 points, Myers 14, Coy, six, and Bertelsen and Ohnstad each had three.

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for the sectional play.

In a bizarre twist, their next opponent will not be South Shore, as that team forfeited its sectional appearance because the Cardinals would not have enough girls for Thursday’s semifinal appearance against the Dragons at Hayward.

According to an article in the Ashland Daily Press, the Mellen Granite Diggers will meet the Dragons instead. Mellen lost to South Shore in Saturday’s Ashland Regional final, 65-53. In that game, South Shore only had six girls due to most of the team being in Seattle for a school trip

Siren senior Carley Emery's eyes show her level of concentration as she works the floor in Saturday’s playoff victory.

Above: Siren head coach Ryan Karsten was as excited as anyone on his squad’s comeback and eventual playoff victory in double overtime. At Left: Siren sophomore Brittany Coulter drives around Evergreen guard Ashley Block in the Saturday, March 12, playoff game. – Photos by Greg Marsten

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SIREN – It came down to the last minute of the last home game of Carley Emery’s career, and the Luck Cardinals almost kept her at bay with a strong doubleteaming effort, but the stand-out star reached a rare milestone on Friday, March 11 when she became just the 12th girls basketball player in the state to achieve the magic 2,000 career points.

It came down to a free throw at 1:15 in the final quarter, which she buried, much to her fans delight. Because it was a WIAA playoff game, no markers or signs were allowed, but that didn’t keep her boyfriend, and three other friends and family from peeling off their shirts to reveal a green numeral of each of “2,000” characters on the boys chests.

She ended up scoring again as the clock wore down, bringing her to just under the 11th place on the state record tally.

“I’m very very happy for Carley,” Siren head coach Ryan Karsten opined, just over a year after singing her praises when she reached 1,000 points as a junior - a very

Siren 55, Luck 48

Carley Emery 2K

Dragon fans and family of Carley Emery found an interesting way to celebrate her 2,000th point last week. – Photo by Greg Marsten

rare feat, as well. “She’s only the 12th girl to ever do this in the state. She’s worked amazingly hard to get it, and I’m so proud of her, and her family and her effort to get there.”

Even Emery’s opposing coach congratulated her effort, and noted how special it was.

“On behalf of all the Luck coaches and team, we congratulate her on just a phenomenal career,” stated Luck head coach Marty Messar, who also noted that the last time it was done was superstar Jolene Anderson, the South Shore star who went on to have a sparkling collegiate career.

“I was nervous for her. Didn’t know if she would get it,” coach Karsten said.

“But again, I’m happy for her, her family.

She’s just a great kid an absolute wonderful young lady.”

Emery admitted she didn’t know she had it on the free throw, and it wasn’t until after the game that she could receive accolades, which she did.

“I was just focused on the ‘W,’” she said with a big grin.

Siren girls down Luck to advance

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SIREN – The Siren Dragons proved somewhat vulnerable to conference rival Luck in the Division 5 WIAA Regional semifinal contest on Friday, March 11, in Siren.

The Cards tried their best to keep Dragon senior star Carley Emery from scoring her 2,000th career point, and with a combination of double-teaming and solid defense, they almost pulled it off, as she needed just 11 points for the feat, but didn’t reach the magic number until there was just over a minute left in the contest.

However, by keying on Emery, they left the rest of the deadly Dragon squad more open, and Ashley Guevara made them pay, knocking down long balls like the basket was trash-can wide. She ended up with 21 first-half points, and a 14-point second quarter.

“Ashley just tore us up,” Luck head coach Marty Messar admitted.

Guevara got her squad up to a solid, 3323 halftime lead, but that soon faded, as

Siren senior Daphne Hubbell goes banzai inside for a bucket against Luck's Avery Steen. – Photo by Greg Marsten the Cards heated up their offense, cour- ished with 27 points - and the doubletesy the play of Avery Steen - who fin- whammy scoring and rebounding efforts

of senior Morgan Denny, who notched up 17 points and 11 rebounds in the loss and gave a great performance to end her career.

“I was very pleased with the intensity and effort that they showed in the game,” Messar said.

The Dragons were held to 11 points in each of the final quarters, and Luck was within three points for a spell, but even that deficit proved too much with the mighty Dragons at home.

Guevara finished with 25 points, and played like she was possessed for much of the game.

Carley Emery did reach her magic number at 1:15 in the final quarter on a free throw, which helped seal the win, 55-48, allowing the Dragons to advance to the regional finale against rival Northwood the next night.

Luck finished with an 11-13 overall record and 3-9 in conference, but with Messar at the helm, and the one-two punch of Steen and Denny, they are a squad much better than their records.

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Pirate girls season ends against Boyceville

Boyceville 49, Grantsburg 26

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer OSCEOLA – Despite a tough loss against Boyceville in the regional title game on Saturday, March 12, the Pirate girls basketball team shouldn’t hang their heads on a successful season under new head coach Adam Hale.

Kortney Morrin got the Pirates on the board in the first quarter with a short jumper with 5:19 on the clock after Boyceville got two quick baskets to start the game. Unfortunately, the floodgates opened up for the Bulldogs as they went on a 16-0 run to lead 20-0 heading into the second quarter.

“I don’t know if we had a poorer shooting game all season. I thought we did a great job executing early and getting good looks but we couldn’t buy a basket all night,” said Hale. “We shot 21 percent from the floor and that will not win ball games. Defensively we had a couple of breakdowns and gave up too many easy baskets in the first quarter to dig ourselves a huge hole. Credit Boyceville, they shot very well and cashed in our mistakes.”

The Pirates did go on a run of their own in the second quarter, getting six unanswered points from Liz Gaffney and another two from Morrin, but two quick 3-pointers from Krista Bodsberg gave Boyceville another significant lead, and the Bulldogs maintained that lead for the remainder of the game.

Hale was pleased with the performance of Morrin, who ends her career as a 1,000point shooter. Other seniors included An-

gela Gaffney, Haley Larson and Lisa Gaffney.

“It was disappointing to go out this way because I feel we didn’t play the level we are capable of and let a big opportunity slip away. I’m proud of the girls’ effort, they worked hard all season and put together a good year,” Hale said.

Morrin led with 15 points, Sam Schweiger had four, Liz Gaffney and Kylie Pewe each had two and Macy Hanson, Larson and Nicole McKenzie had one apiece.

Grantsburg 49, Spring Valley 34 GRANTSBURG – The Spring Valley Cardinal girls sure didn’t give up the fight against Grantsburg on Friday, March 11, despite producing just two wins on the season.

It was a physical contest, which is usually expected in a regional semifinal game, as the Cardinals kept it close throughout much of the first quarter and into the second quarter, trailing by seven points at halftime.

“I was happy that we got the first playoff game out of the way with the chance to play for a regional title. I thought we did a great job defensively all night of being in the right positions and forcing some tough shots. We didn’t do a good job on the boards or getting after loose balls and that let them hang around,” said Pirates coach Adam Hale.

The Pirates led by as much as nine early in the third quarter before the Cardinals cut that lead to four points with 1:30 left in the third. Grantsburg managed to open things up early in the fourth quarter, ex-

Grantsburg senior Haley Larson drives toward the basket against Boyceville.

Haley Larson suffered injury when she went up for a difficult shot late in the third quarter against Boyceville. – Photos by Marty Seeger tending their lead to 10 points, and eventually by as much as 14 points in just over a minute.

“Haley Larson had a solid night and hit some key shots when we needed them. I also thought Macy Hanson did a great job of being active and converting inside,” Hale said.

Larson had 19 points for the Pirates, Kortney Morrin, 11, Hanson, six, Kylie Pewe, four, Sam Schweiger, three, and Nicole McKenzie, Liz Gaffney and Lisa Gaffney had two apiece.

Kortney Morrin scored a team-leading 15 points against the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 12, during the regional championship game.

Liz Gaffney of Grantsburg stretches for the ball during the regional championship game against Boyceville.

Pirate Macy Hansen does her best to escape traffic as Boyceville defenders get in the way.

Lisa Gaffney tries to get ahead of a Spring Valley Cardinal dribbling toward her basket.

Lisa Gaffney pulls away from Spring Valley defenders after the Pirates forced a turnover.

Sam Schweiger gets swarmed by Cardinal defenders during the Pirates regional semifinal win on Thursday, March 10.

Kortney Morrin of Grantsburg looks to pass against Spring Valley during the regional semifinal.

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Webster girls end season in Boyceville

Boyceville 52, Webster 41

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BOYCEVILLE – While the Tiger girls basketball team gave Boyceville fits on Thursday, March 10, during the regional semifinal game, they came up short in an attempt at playing further into the playoffs.

Webster trailed 13-7 after the first quarter but managed to get within one point at halftime as the Bulldogs led 20-19.

Boyceville led by six, heading into the fourth quarter, and held on. The Bulldogs moved on to the regional final and defeated Grantsburg for the regional crown two days later.

The Tigers were loaded with nine seniors this season including Chris Stoll, Michelle Gibbs, Rachel Salas, Jayme Mitchell, Kayce Rachner, Alyssa Main, Kayla Duclon, Emily Roppe and Mary Johnson.

Junior Shauna Rein led the Tigers with 12 points, Johnson 11, Gibbs, eight,

A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Youth (3 Games) Standings: Infinite 30, JDZ 19, Brothers & Arms 16, The Three Amigos 16, Shooting Stars 15, Boss 14, Team Hambone 9, The Bowlers 9.

Girls games: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 169, Avery Steen (SS) 156, Julia Owens (B) 145.

Girls series: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 473, Avery Steen (SS) 429, Julia Owens (B) 402.

Boys games: Gary Ekholm (TH) 235, Logan Hacker (TH) 227, Kyle Hunter (TB) 187.

Boys series: Logan Hacker (TH) 625, Gary Ekholm (TH) 537, Kyle Hunter (TB) 520.

Team games: Team Hambone 565, Infinite 457, Brothers & Arms 445.

Team series: Team Hambone 1575, Infinite 1249, Shooting Stars 1249.

Monday Afternoon Senior Mixed Standings: Vultures 30, The Bears 28, Eagles 27, Swans 19.5, Cardinals 19, Badgers 19, Nite Hawks 18.5, Zebras 15.

Women’s games: Mary Young (Z) 278, Thelma Hendricks (C) 229, Pearl Noble (TB) 228.

Women’s series: Mary Young (Z) 683, Pat Bresina (TB) 655, Ruth Sorenson (C) 641.

Men’s games: Dennis Bohn (NH), Bill Cook (C) & Jack Buecksler (S) 251, Dennis Bohn (NH) 248, Bill Cook (C) 246.

Men’s series: Bill Cook (C) 708, Dennis Bohn (NH) 695, Dave Bannie (Z) 694.

Team games: Zebras 921, Vultures 902 & 890.

Team series: Vultures 2576, Cardinals 2555, Zebras 2554.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Mane Attractions 58, Hog Wild Gals 49.5, House of Wood 45.5, The Bottle Shop 41, Hacker’s Lanes 26, Bye 11.

Individual games: Heidi Skow (HW) 200, Linda Giller (HWG) 196, Karen Olson (HL) 190.

Individual series: Heidi Skow (HW) 526, Ramona Renfroe (HWG) 517, Linda Giller (HWG) 512.

Team games: Hog Wild Gals 650, Hacker’s Lanes 631, House of Wood 608.

Team series: Hog Wild Gals 1873, Hacker’s Lanes 1747, House of Wood 1701.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Yellow Lake Lodge 85, Bottle Shop 77.5, Great Northern Outdoors 70.5, SHWHORAW Co. 60, Pioneer Bar 51.5, Rural American Bank 45.5.

Individual games: Reed Stevens 254, Butch Hacker Jr. 244, Rita Bohn 243.

Individual series: Reed Stevens 658, Ken Tonsager 652, Ron Skow 611.

Team games: SHWHORAW Co. 656, Yellow Lake Lodge 636, Pioneer Bar 614.

Team series: Yellow Lake Lodge 1779, Bottle Shop 1762, Great Northern Outdoors 1740.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Jake Anderson 5x – 230.

Games 50 pins or more above average: Reed Stevens 254 (+58); Butch Hacker Jr. 241 (+58); Daryl Bazey 235 (+55).

Splits converted: 2-10: Rita Bohn.

Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Larsen Auto Center 30, Cummings Lumber 23, Skol Bar 21, Pioneer Bar 18.5, Lewis Silo 15.5, A-1 Machine 12.

Tiger senior Michelle Gibbs takes the ball in for a shot in a previous game. – File photo

by Carl Heidel

Chelsea Larson, four, and Salas, Mitchell and Roppe added two apiece. Webster ends the season with a 10-14 record overall and 4-8 in the conference.

Webster players go for the rebound against Siren earlier in the season. – File photo by Marty Seeger

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Individual games: Mike Renfroe (SB) 245, Buck Hanson (PB) 243, Mark Bohn (SB) 238.

Individual series: Mark Bohn (SB) 632, Mike Renfroe (SB) 622, Chris Rowell (PB) 597.

Team games: Pioneer Bar 1024, Skol Bar 1002, A-1 Machine 969.

Team series: Skol Bar 2788, A-1 Machine 2763, Pioneer Bar 2743.

Thursday Early Standings: Red Iron Studios 17, Fab Four 17, Grindell Law Offices 16, Wikstrom Construction 14, Hell Raisers 11, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 11, Frontier Trails 10, American Family Siren 8.

Individual games: Blake Douglas (GLO) & Lonny Pearson (HR) 283, Curtis Renfroe (RIS) 279.

Individual series: Curtis Renfroe (RIS) 761, Dave Grindell (GLO) 720, Blake Douglas (GLO) 701.

Team games: Grindell Law Offices 711, Fab Four 707, Frontier Trails 668.

Team series: Grindell Law Offices 2058, Red Iron Studios 1993, Fab Four 1939.

Games 50 or more above average: Blake Douglas 267 (+75); Dave Grindell 235 (+51); Lonny Pearson 247 (+77); Curtis Renfroe 236 (+50) & 258 (+72).

Splits converted: 4-10: Dave Bannie. 47-10: Jason Pearson.

Thursday Late Standings: Stotz & Company 23, Fisk Trucking 18.5, Hansen Farms Inc. 18, Johnson Upholstery 17, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 16.5, Women’s games: Heather Wynn 127.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn 358.

Men’s games: Larry Fisk 233, Kenneth Hackett 223, Dale Peterson 223.

Men’s series: Eugene Wynn Jr. 595, Kenneth Hackett 573, Eugene Wynn Sr. 560.

Team games: Hansen Farms Inc. 863, Fisk Trucking 841, Stotz & Company 834.

Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2483, Fisk Trucking 2479, Stotz & Company 2383.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: The Leader 54, The Pin Heads 44, The Dozers 43, Frederic Design 40, Pioneer Bar 32, Junque Art 31, Meyer’s Plus 24.

Individual games: Karen Carlson 203, Gail Linke 195, Margie Traun 192.

Individual series: Karen Carlson 556, Gail Linke 497, Pat Traun 495.

Team games: Junque Art 635, The Pin Heads 598, Pioneer Bar 589.

Team series: Junque Art 1856, The Pin Heads 1724, Pioneer Bar 1609.

Splits converted: 4-7-10: Tammy Lindberg. 2-7: Karen Carlson. 6-7-10: Paula Maslow. 5-7: Gail Linke. 4-5-7: Tammy Lindberg.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night Madness Standings: Pepie’s Gals 54, Triple Threat 50, McKenzie Lanes 47, Scottay’s Trucking 46, Mishaps 44, Eagle Lounge 40, Alleycats 40, Radio Shack 31.

Individual games: Barbara Benson 223, Melanie Erickson 209, Pam Alleva 190.

Individual series: Barbara Benson 579, Melanie Erickson 530, Debbie Swanson 475.

Team games (Handicap): Scottay’s Trucking 665, Mishaps 629.

Team series (Handicap): Scottay’s

Trucking 1801, Triple Threat 1793.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Milltown Appliance 37.5, McKenzie Lanes 37, Bogus Pumpkins 36.5, Sam’s Carpentry 36, Frederic Truck & Tractor 35.5, Edina Divas 34.5, Metal Products 30, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 25.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 213, Kelley Hill 195, Shirley Wilson 191.

Individual series: Cindy Castellano 563, Luann White 523, Toni Sloper 504.

Team games (Handicap): Edina Divas 846.

Team series (Handicap): Milltown Appliance 2435.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: What the Ek 86, The New Comers 83, Lemon Heads 77, Lamar Stars 77, Mom’s Boys 74.5, Lane Crashers 70.5, Jim’s Flooring 61, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Vicki Minnick 180, Linda Bringgold 179, Brenda Lehmann 168.

Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 484, Vicki Minnick 455, Linda Larson 417.

Men’s games: Jeff Lehmann 245, Kevin Ek 225, Glen Minnick 204.

Men’s series: Jeff Lehmann 691, Kevin Ek 618, Glen Minnick 568.

Team games: What the Ek 557.

Team series: Lemon Heads 1544.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: The Dugout 33, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 24, Steve’s Appliance 22, Dream Lawn 21, McKenzie Lanes 20, The Cobbler Shop 19, Centurview Park 13, Hack’s Pub 8.

Individual games: Randie Gustafson 263, Rick Fox 252, Doug Nelson 246.

Individual series: Rick Fox 654, Darren McKenzie 649, Doug Nelson 644.

Team games (Handicap): McKenzie Lanes 1239.

Team series (Handicap): McKenzie Lanes 3516.

Wednesday Early League Mixed Standings: Cutting Edge 70, Suzie Q’s 54, Holiday StationStore 53, Hack’s Pub 50, Amrhien Painting 48, Top Spot 46, Pro Fab 45, Bye 18.

Women’s games: Amy Eibs 199, Jeanne Kizer 194, Amy Reed 191.

Women’s series: Amy Eibs 549, Jeanne Kizer 508, Amy Reed 472.

Men’s games: Merlin Fox 225, Bob Berg 224, Mike Welling 214.

Men’s series: Bob Berg 625, Mike Welling 611, Merlin Fox 586.

Team games (Handicap): Suzie Q’s 741.

Team series (Handicap): Suzie Q’s 2137.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Tiger Express 14, Hanjo Farms 14, Davy’s Construction 12, Dalles Electrical 8, Harvest Moon 6, Edina Re-

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alty 6, McKenzie Lanes 4, Reed’s Marina 0.

Individual games: Darren McKenzie 258, Jason Schultz 240, Rich Swenson 238.

Individual series: Darren McKenzie 719, Daryn Sylvester 631, Rich Swenson 616.

Team games (Handicap): Tiger Express 1069, Hanjo Farms 1011.

Team series (Handicap): Tiger Express 3096, Reed’s Marina 2905.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Pin Busters 49, Roller Coasters 49, Happy Campers 48.5, Eureka Bombers 43.5, Fisk Trucking 43, Ten Pin Titans 38, Melonbergers 35, The In-Laws 34.

Women’s games: Kim Delaney 214, Jean Judd 191, Jan Lehmann 179.

Women’s series: Kim Delaney 530, Eileen Tomlinson 486, Dixie Runberg 474.

Men’s games: Danny Judd 236, Mike Runberg 208, Gary Warner & Erv Lehmann 204.

Men’s series: Danny Judd 597, Mike Runberg 558, Gary Warner 541.

Team games: Pin Busters 942, Happy Campers 912, Roller Coasters 911.

Team series: Happy Campers 2671, Roller Coasters 2533, Eureka Bombers 2517.

Black & Orange

Early Birds End of Season • Congratulations to Yellow River Saloon – League Champions Standings: Yellow River Saloon 34-14, The Tap 26-22, Black & Orange 21-27, Gandy Dancer Saloon 15-33.

Individual games: Lynn Toivola (T) 190, Bonnie Fischer (B&O) 184, Kay Casey (YRS) 178.

Individual series: Lynn Toivola (T) 465, Kay Casey (YRS) 458, Linda Strong (YRS) 441.

Team games: Black & Orange 841, The Tap 836, Yellow River Saloon 825.

Team series: Black & Orange 2428, Yellow River Saloon 2426, The Tap 2416.

Games 50 or more above average: Bonnie Fischer 184 (+59); Lynn Toivola 190 (+54).

Monday Night Congratulations to Glass & Mirror Works – Winner of 2nd half Standings: Glass & Mirror Works 37-7, Larry’s LP 25-19, Black & Orange 18-26, Pope’s Construction 8-36.

Individual games: Vern Nottom (B&O) 203, Larry Johnson (L) 201, Darold Hess (B&O) & Josh Johnson (L) 199.

Individual series: Vern Nottom (B&O) 538, Curt Phelps (G&MW) 533, Josh Johnson (L) 526.

Team games: Black & Orange 955, Larry’s LP 909, Glass & Mirror Works 886.

Team series: Black & Orange 2786, Larry’s LP 2691, Glass & Mirror Works 2603.

TNT Standings: Cashco 21-19, Black & Orange 21-19, Flower Power 19.5-20.5, Larry’s LP 18.5-21.5.

Individual games: Wendy Gramer (C) & Jennifer Kern (L) 181, Audrey Pardun (B&O) 178, Sue Eytcheson (FP) 170.

Individual series: Jennifer Kern (L) 487, Audrey Pardun (B&O) 470, Mary Reese (FP) 451.

Team games: Black & Orange 863, Larry’s LP 856, Flower Power 835.

Team series: Black & Orange 2475, Larry’s LP 2449, Cashco 2413.

Wednesday Night Congratulations to Black & Orange on winning 2nd half.

Standings: Black & Orange 31-13, Lions 30-14, Cashco 24-20, Northview Drive Inn 23-21, 10th Hole 18-26, Vacant 6-38.

Individual games: Monte Rinnman (C) 234, Art Bliven (L) 211, Myron Mansfield (NDI) 199.

Individual series: Mike Zajac (C) 538, Art Bliven (L) 533, Monte Rinnman (C) & Myron Mansfield (NDI) 519.

Team games: Black & Orange 948, 10th Hole 925, Northview Drive Inn 907.

Team series: Black & Orange 2740, 10th Hole 2674, Cashco 2548.

Games 50 or more above average: Monte Rinnman 234 (+62); Myron Mansfield 199 (+52).

Early Risers Congratulations to Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design on winning 2nd half Standings: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 40-8, Gandy Dancer 21-27, A+ Sanitation 20-28, 10th Hole 15-33.

Individual games: Jan Carlson (GNHD) 163, Lylah Nelson (A+) 160, Pam Dildine (10th) 154.

Individual series: Lylah Nelson (A+) 461, Jan Carlson (GNHD) 449, Pam Dildine (10th) 444.

Team games: 10th Hole 720, Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 669, A+ Sanitation 663.

Team series: 10th Hole 2041, A+ Sanitation 1961, Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 1898.

Thursday Night Standings: Lip’s 52.5-39.5, Webster Motel 51.5-40.5, Pour House 44-48, Vacant 36-56.

Individual games: Shaurette Reynolds (L) 191, Jill Wieser (WM) 178, Laura Moose (L) 161.

Individual series: Shaurette Reynolds (L) 461, Daphne Churchill (L) 457, Christine Arntson (WM) 431.

Team games: Lip’s 715, Webster Motel 669, Pour House 659.

Team series: Lip’s 2054, Pour House 1933, Webster Motel 1911.

Games 50 or more above average: Jill Wieser 178 (+64).

Denny’s Downtown Lanes

Sunday Afternoon Mixed Congratulations to Spare Us – 2nd-half winners! • 3-M’s – 1st half & year winners!

Standings: Spare Us 59, George’s Angels 43, Team Siren 41.5, 3-M’s 41, Bye 34, The Pacifiers 33.5.

Women’s games: “Trouble” Barfknecht 158, Theresa Eckstrom 150.

Women’s series: “Trouble” Barfknecht 439, Ernie Meyer 408.

Men’s games: Jim Loomis 193 & 175.

Men’s series: Jim Loomis 523, Chuck Moyer 453.

Team games: Spare Us 463 & 434 (x2) Team series: Spare Us 1331, George’s Angels 1263.

Games 50 or more above average: Theresa Eckstrom (+58).

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West Lakeland All-Conference basketball teams selected

The 2010-11 West Lakeland All-Conference Boys Basketball Team was selected recently. Pictured front row (L to R): Brady Flaherty, Rush Hickethier, Brady Turner, Zach Christenson, Elijah Hinze and Andrew Brown. Back row: Trevor Thompson, Brent Myers, Cole Mortel, Alec Mortel, Austin Elliott and James Wethern. – Photos submitted

Three Bulldogs competing at state

The Burnett County Bulldogs traveled to River Falls to wrestle at the regional state qualifier.

Nine members of the Bulldogs participated, and three members qualified to wrestle in Madison on Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26, in the state tournament. Pictured back row, L to R): Taedon Nichols, Tyrell Brande, Elliot Swenson and Colin Jeske. Front row: Dakota Schultz, Tristan Brewer, Tony Britton and Josh Glover. Not pictured but also participated: Cole Britton, Jason Peterson Jr., Kyle Ibarra and Ryan Ibarra. Brewer, Tony Britton and Glover are the three wrestlers who qualified to wrestle in Madison. All three are in eighth grade. – Photo submitted

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Luck Cardinals 11-1 20-5 Grantsburg Pirates 8-4 21-5 Unity Eagles 8-4 19-7 Webster Tigers 8-4 16-8 Siren Dragons 5-7 16-9 Frederic Vikings 2-10 8-16 St. Croix Falls Saints 0-12 2-18 Scores Thursday, March 10 (Sectional Semifinals) Grantsburg 50, Phillips 36 Unity 52, Northwestern 51 Drummond 49, Luck 32 Saturday, March 12 (Sectional Finals) Grantsburg 49, Colfax 38 Aquinas 63, Unity 39 Upcoming Thursday, March 17 (State Semifinals) 6:35 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Blair-Taylor at Madison Saturday, March 19 (State Finals) TBD

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The West Lakeland All-Conference Girls Basketball Team is pictured. Front row (L to R): Carley Emery, Ashley Guevara, Crystal Donahue, Mary Johnson and Michelle Gibbs. Back row: Sydney Geisness, Haley Larson, Kortney Morrin, Jade Johnson, Morgan Denny and Avery Steen. Not pictured, Sarah Petznick.

Blizzard girls compete with Team Wisconsin

Sam O’Brien of St. Croix Falls and Kassie Lien of Grantsburg traveled to Madison over the weekend, playing for Team Wisconsin U16 girls hockey to claim the U16 Tier I State Tournament championship trophy.

Team Wisconsin defeated Wisconsin Wild and the Madison Capitols, which allows them to move on to play in the Central Division Championship Tournament against the winning teams from Missouri and Illinois to decide who goes to the national tourney in Detroit, Mich. Team Wisconsin is made up from the top girls players from all over the state who compete before and after their regular high school season. O’Brien and Lien are members of the Blizzard varsity team. – Photo submitted

Loud and proud

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Siren Dragons 11-1 22-2 Grantsburg Pirates 8-4 15-8 St. Croix Falls Saints 6-6 13-8 Frederic Vikings 6-6 14-9 Unity Eagles 4-8 11-12 Webster Tigers 4-8 10-14 Luck Cardinals 3-9 11-13 Scores Friday, March 11 (Regional Semifinals) Siren 55, Luck 48 Grantsburg 49, Spring Valley 34 Northwood 76, Frederic 51 Boyceville 52, Webster 41 Saturday, March 12 (Regional Finals) Siren 65, Northwood 62 (2OT) Boyceville 49, Grantsburg 26 Upcoming Thursday, March 17 (Sectional Semifinals) 7 p.m.

Siren vs. Mellen at Hayward Saturday, March 19 (Sectional Finals) TBD

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Some hairstyles just ooze their support. This fan showed that during the Siren girls regional play. – Photo by Greg Marsten

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

Conservation funding threatened by budget cuts Crex Meadows Chapter of DU hosting annual banquet April 16

by Tim Spielman Contributing writer WASHINGTON, D.C. – A pot of federal money that’s helped restore wildlife habitat in northwestern Wisconsin could be trimmed dramatically as Congress attempts to keep federal government running until the end of the fiscal year in September.

A “continuing resolution” passed by the U.S. House would eliminate funding of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, grants that have been a steady funding source for habitat projects here and nationwide. The resolution also came as President Barack Obama unveiled a vision for the nation’s outdoors based largely on full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, another slated casualty under the House bill.

The money-saving resolution, HR 1, was passed by the House on Feb. 19.

More recently, a Senate bill was nearing a vote. That bill didn’t reduce funding for the LWCF, or some other conservation programs, including NAWCA. The House committee on appropriations recommended reducing the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which receives proceeds from offshore oil and gas leases, by about $350 million from FY 2010 to about $58 million – an 80- to 90-percent reduction. President Obama requested full funding for the LWCF – $900 million may be spent, by law.

Ducks Unlimited says NAWCA, currently proposed to be funded at $47.6 million, would be eliminated. Hal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican and chair of the House appropriations committee said the cuts would reduce spending for the seven months remaining in the fiscal year and would prevent a governmentwide shutdown. The total spending cuts in the House continuing resolution exceed $74 billion.

“While making these cuts is hard, we have a unique opportunity to right our fiscal ship and begin to reduce our massive deficits and debt,” Rogers said in a committee press release. “We have taken a wire brush to the discretionary budget and scoured every program to find real savings that are responsible and justifiable

Conservation programs could take a hit due to budget cuts, including ones that have helped benefit the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. – Photo by Joshua Baklund

to the American people.”

Should the Senate pass its own version of the continuing resolution, a Congressional conference committee would need to reconcile the differences. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has called the House bill “misguided.”

If it becomes law, according to Whit Fosburgh, TRCP president and CEO, “… decades of conservation gains will be undermined and sportsmen’s efforts to leave a legacy of quality hunting and fishing opportunities for future generations of

Whitetails Unlimited fundraising event scheduled

GRANTSBURG – Whitetails Unlimited is sponsoring the Burnett County Sportsmen’s Bash on Saturday, March 26, at the American Legion Hall, 108 N. Oak St., Grantsburg. This special event will feature a buffet dinner, auction and prizes with a wide array of products such as firearms, outfitter packages, hunting and outdoor-related equipment, artwork and collectibles only available at WTU events. Proceeds from this fundraising event will go toward projects that uphold WTU’s mission.

The social hour begins at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each.

Ticket order deadline is Saturday, March 19, and tickets will not be sold at the door.

To order tickets locally, call Don Chell

at 715-689-2233 or WTU National Headquarters at 800-274-5471 or go online at www.whitetailsunlimited.com.

Founded in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited is a national nonprofit conservation organization. Their mission is to raise funds in support of education, habitat enhancement and acquisition and the preservation of the hunting tradition for the benefit of the white-tailed deer and other wildlife. When it comes to the whitetail and its environment, WTU’s degree of professionalism and dedication has earned them the reputation of being the nation’s premier whitetail organization. – submitted

hunters and anglers will be destroyed.”

Ducks Unlimited says a greater concern is the benefits the conservation programs provide, compared with their costs, to taxpayers.

Dale Hall, DU’s CEO and former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pointed out in an opinion-editorial the returns seen on federal conservation investments.

Every federal dollar spent on NAWCA, he said, is matched by $3 to $4 in nonfederal money secured as matching funds.

The program, he added, “has protected and conserved more than 25 million acres of essential habitat for migratory birds …”

Hall said the federal government’s contribution to conservation each year is less than $5 billion – while pointing out that other conservation-related dollars are spent carrying out laws and regulations. “… in the effort to improve and advance conservation, the federal government is not the leader in the funding of those efforts,” Hall said. “The states and private conservationists are the leaders.”

Hall encourages Congress to, while making cuts, support federal investments that pay for themselves: “Conservation has always – and continues to – pay for itself,” he said in the release. Scott Sutherland, DU’s vice president of governmental affairs in Washington, said the possibility of reduced federal funding makes volunteer conservation work even more critical.

He also urges constituents to contact their representatives and remind them of the importance of conservation projects.

Pete Engman, wildlife manager at Crex Meadows, said there currently are projects ongoing that have been financed, in part, with NAWCA funds.

A typical example: local DNR officials apply for a NAWCA grant. If approved, groups such as Ducks Unlimited might contribute by “administering” the grant – completing the proper documentation and reports. Other organizations, such as land trusts, rod and gun clubs, and conservation groups, combine to provide the needed matching funds, often far exceeding the required 1:1 match.

The state’s stewardship funding frequently is included in the form of land acquisition funding for anticipated projects.

Dollars also have been raised for such projects over the years by such groups as the Crex Meadows Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, which, according to chapter president Mike Cole, has raised $335,000 since 1980; Ducks Unlimited, in turn, has spent over $700,000 on wetland restoration and enhancement projects at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area and other parts of Burnett and Polk counties.

Ducks Unlimited banquet set The Crex Meadows Chapter of DU will be hosting its annual banquet on Saturday, April 16, at the Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren. Call 715-488-2489 for ticket information.

Wolf wanders through Clam Falls area

Leader columnist Brooke Biedinger captured this wolf on a trail camera near the Clam Falls area recently. Biedinger said this is the first picture he’s been able to get despite having several trail cameras on his property, but he has seen tracks before. – Photo submitted

Entire elementary school travels to Great Lakes Aquarium

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DULUTH, Minn. - The whole Frederic Elementary School traveled to Duluth on Friday, March 11, to visit the Great Lakes Aquarium and the Omnimax Theater of Duluth. The theater is now officially closed, but made special arrangements for them to come up and enjoy two different films. “Under the Sea” was seen by K-3 and sixth grade and “The Mystery of the Great Lakes” was seen by fourth and fifth grades. All students had time to tour and explore the Great Lakes Aquarium and see all sorts of fascinating fish and learn about water and marine life. It was a great field trip and a great way to take their unit of study to the next level. The thematic unit ended on Tuesday, March 15, with a science fair, project display and a visit from Underwater World of the Mall of America and a shark presentation. - submitted

ABOVE: Frederic group at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minn. RIGHT: The Frederic Elementary staff pose for a picture.

BELOW: Keal Stenson, Michael Coen-Nelson, and Javin Guzman play in the waterways at the aquarium. – Photos submitted

Care center uses chamber dollars as incentive

Fifth grade in front of the William A. Irvin ship in Duluth, Minn.

Scout Dodds and Rachel Bugella at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

ST. CROIX FALLS - “We wanted to encourage consistent attendance and discourage tardiness,” said Wade Reddy, administrator, Good Samaritan Society, St. Croix Falls. “Personally, I like encouraging people more than disciplining them, so our committee decided to find a way to motivate our employees in a positive way.”

The committee’s solution was to use chamber dollars issued by the Falls Chamber of Commerce as a reward for perfect attendance and punctuality. In return for three months of perfect attendance and on-time arrival, more than 60 Good Samaritan staffers received chamber dollars good at most businesses in St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls.

“It makes you feel rewarded for not calling in,” said Dianne Loney, CNA/purchasing. “It’s nice to be rewarded for something good, rather than being talked to for something bad. I’m saving my dollars for something special.”

The care center committee dubbed its

rewards Bucks in Your Pocket and dangled before its colleagues daily a variety of opportunities for using the promised rewards. They ranged from flower bouquets to romantic getaways, hair and teeth to shoes, great food to getting in shape, beads to alarm systems, coffee to coffee mugs and legal services to gasoline – all from local businesses.

“I tell people, if you want the convenience of having local businesses close by, you need to support them,” said Cindy Stimmler, executive director, Falls Chamber of Commerce. “Good Samaritan’s program is one in which everybody wins; this brings people into local businesses and employees get rewarded for performance.” Stimmler said the number of chamber dollars used so far this year is running way ahead of last year’s record total.

The Good Samaritan Society’s committee plans to repeat its Bucks in Your Pocket incentive program again in late spring.

Some of Good Samaritan Society staff receiving $50 chamber dollar certificates for three months perfect attendance with no tardiness at a recent staff appreciation event. - Photo submitted

National Park Service announces speaker on Sigurd Olson

ST. CROIX FALLS – Interested in learning more about the St. Croix Valley’s national park? Join the National Park Service in exploring the heritage, natural wonders and communities of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway during this year’s Riverway Speaker Series. The series continues on Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., with a program focused on Sigurd Olson. It is titled “Wildness in the Soul: Sigurd Olson and the Canoe,” and will be presented by Alan Craig, curator, Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum.

Sigurd Olson, 1899-1982, was an author, environmentalist and advocate for the protection of wilderness. He grew up in northern Wisconsin, where he developed

his lifelong interest in the outdoors, and then spent more than 30 years as teacher, guide and writer near the Boundary Waters. During his life he served as president of the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society and worked tirelessly for the protection of wilderness. His books include “The Singing Wilderness,” “Listening Point” and “Reflections from the North Country.”

For Olson, travel through wildlands, nearly always in a canoe, allowed for a deeply spiritual connection to wild places.

It was this connection, which compelled Olson to fight to preserve these wild places and inspire others to do the same.

This presentation will explore Olson’s re-

lationship with the canoe and northern travel, and the tangible results of this relationship that we are lucky to enjoy today.

Save the date for this upcoming presentation On Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m. a presentation called “Monitoring Bald Eagle Chicks for the Health of the Riverway,” will be presented by Bill Route, National Park Service ecologist.

Also on April 9, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center Live Bald Eagle and Bird Display, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Junior Ranger program “Life of Riverway Bald Eagles,” will be held at 1 p.m.

All presentations are free and open to

the public. They will take place at the St. Croix River Visitor Center, 401 North Hamilton St., in St. Croix Falls.

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a unit of the National Park System, was established by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968; it is one of a group of eight rivers in the country which first received this recognition. For 255 miles, the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers flow through some of the most scenic and least developed country in the Upper Midwest.

For additional information on the Riverway, please visit www.nps.gov/sacn or call 715-483-2274. - submitted

Luck band student finalist in Young Artist Competition

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LUCK – Luck band student, David Franzel, along with approximately 40 other students from Wisconsin. entered the Kristo Young Artist Competition in Eau Claire.

Five finalists were selected by CD audition to compete for $800 and the opportunity to perform with the Chippewa Valley Symphony in March.

Franzel performed Concertino da Camera, Movement II, on his alto saxophone. The other finalists included two violinists, a harpist and a soprano voice. Although Franzel did not win the competition, he said, “It was a pleasure to be among such talented individuals with such a passion for their music.”

David Franzel performs a solo during the Luck School’s Spirit Week Talent Show. – Photo by Lori Nelson

Siren wins with most-wanted skill

Writing skills regularly top the list of qualities employers want. In that vein, Siren Schools proudly announced that four middle-schoolers recently won various recognitions in the most prestigious student writing contest in the nation—the Scholastic Writing Awards. For several years running, Siren students have earned these annual prizes. Teacher Jodi McLain Richards noted that this is the first year that students have won in the memoir category, a definite pride point because writers need to maintain a complex voice in writing an effective memoir. Other winners competed in journalism and poetry. Winners are (L to R): Hannah Skold, Amber Zak, Emily Stiemann, Allie Webster and their teacher, McLain Richards. - Photo submitted

Frederic’s Bottle Fish art project

Jonathon Fredericks, Jenna Burton, Caleb Schott and Nate Denkman show off their “bottle fish” art project. - Photos submitted

Kayla Evans posed with the puppets who visited on Wednesday last week and had an underwater message and songs.

Members of Crosswalk under the direction of Amy Tinman and Company brought them the puppet show.

Tavern League makes donations

“Very good news” for Polk finances County board starts 2012 budget process

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – “Very good news,” was Dana Frey’s opening statement to the Polk County Board at the start of his presentation Tuesday, March 15, during the afternoon work session of the monthly board meeting. The afternoon session was held in four parts.

Frey started the meeting with a report on the current financial status of the county and implications of the governor’s budget proposals. Frey’s general message was positive. He said the results for 2010, the year just ended, look pretty good, and 2011, the current year, is also looking good

so far. He said the 2012 budget will likely be balanced with reasonable adjustments.

Frey outlined the tasks for the county in the coming months as the supervisors and departments work on developing that new budget for the coming year.

After a period of reviewing the county’s mission statement and goals, the supervisors got down to business with a discussion of their thoughts on the county finances and operations. That dialogue included thoughts on Golden Age Manor, land and water resources, libraries, vehicles and property taxes. The afternoon meeting ended with a closed session on negotiating strategies for the coming contract talks.

A full review of Frey’s presentation and the supervisors comments will be in next week’s Leader.

Siren school donates blood

ABOVE: Between 20 and 25 students at Siren High School gave blood Friday, March 11, as part of the school’s second-annual blood drive. This year the drive was also opened to the public.

The photo here shows students Evan Oachs (L) and drive chair Jacob Stiemann on the table ready to donate their blood. – Photo by Amber Hall

Siren School AODA members Christina Luna (R) and Annie Li accept a check for $500 from Kris Peterson, member of the Burnett County Tavern League. The money will be matched by the state Tavern League, bringing the donation up to $1,000. The money will be used for the post-prom party April 30 to be held in Siren this year rather than going to an amusement area outside the area. The party is put on by the four-school-district Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness Partnership. “It is nice keeping the dollars at home this year and keeping business in the area,” Peterson commented. “We are happy we are able to help. Normally we don’t give as much. This should help them go a long way in whatever they are going to do.” – Photo by Nancy Jappe

Charley Klima (L), president of Kids Pro Ice Racing, received a check for $250 recently from Brad Burkhardt, representing the Burnett County Tavern League. The Tavern League check will be matched by the state Tavern League, bringing the donation up to $500. Kids Pro Ice Racing is a nonprofit youth iceracing association, with racers ages 4-14. They offer 12 race classes and race on lakes throughout west central Wisconsin, east central and central Minnesota. For more information, check their Web site at www.kidsproice.org. – Photo submitted

ReStore St. Croix Falls to open March 26

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by Jackie Thorwick Special to the Leader ST. CROIX FALLS – The new ReStore being started by Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is bustling with activity as the crew and volunteers prepare for the grand opening on March 26. The 13,000-squarefoot facility is now full of TVs, appliances, furniture, sinks and cabinets, and donations are still coming in.

The grand-opening event will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m.

Amy Matthews, host of the DIY Network’s “Sweat Equity” program will be there, and Mix 105 will broadcast live, both from 9 to 11 a.m. A free lunch provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be prepared by the Little Falls Lutheran Church. There will be lots of A new sign for the ReStore, made by River City Design, was installed on the front of the Redoor prizes, balloons and a hard-hat colStore building this past weekend. The store is holding its grand opening on Saturday, March 26. oring contest for the kids.

What is a ReStore?

The public donates unwanted, useable items to the ReStore. Donors receive a taxdeductible receipt and help keep materials out of landfills. Ongoing donations are needed to keep the store stocked.

The ReStore has one paid manager, David Sandmann. Otherwise, volunteers help run the store, cleaning, stocking and picking up donations.

When the ReStore opens March 26, it will open to the public to shop for great

Tea Party/from page 5

tive member of the current Tea Party movement and was one of the selected speakers at a May 2009 rally outside the Polk County Government Center, a rally attended by and featuring a rousing keynote speech by future U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy, R-Hayward.

Raw, sugar-free tea The actual, original tea party was a true seed of the American Revolution, an event led by a loose group of angry carpenters and colonists, some of whom dressed as Mohawk Indians and snuck aboard three ships in the dark of night in December 1773, famously dumping 342 cases of East India Company tea into Boston Harbor, all in response to a series of monopolistic tea tax policies.

That well-documented action was a crossroads and true tipping point for future American independence and became the neon moniker of tax revolt and limited government. Several limited government, as well as their opposing groups, have used twisted variations of the reference over the past three years, while the actual roots of the modern Tea Party are confusing and also disputed, they usually trace their raison d’être back to several controversial federal policy actions in recent years.

Scoglio says that some people also credit the group’s rise to a grassroots property tax revolt in parts of Iowa, which now has numerous Tea Party affiliate groups and members. He believes the common radial for that spider web of tea parties may indeed go back to that March 15, 2001, Pipe Dream meeting.

The steeping pot boils Scoglio, a self-declared Libertarian, is convinced that first meeting led to the eventual nationwide movement, and even follows the connections coherently.

“I remember, probably a year after that (first meeting), I know they did have one (a meeting) in Turtle Lake that was attended by many Barron County people, because they were intrigued by the one we started. And then some of us then went on and started to run for county board,” Scoglio said, recalling people from Green Bay, Pierce County and places beyond “were all interested in what we had done. And so they talked about how successful we were and that was very enthusiastically received.”

He recalled several members being invited to speak for their cause at an event in Pierce County, and that group became so enthused that took it one step farther.

“They actually filed with the state to become an official party, and there were some people from Iowa at that one.”

Scoglio’s evidence is indeed supported by a later note in the June 3, 2003, official minutes of the Gilman Town Board in Pierce County, which reads: “Information Only: An invitation from Pierce County TEA PARTY to next meeting featuring State Senator Sheila Harsdorf and State Representative Kitty Rhoades, who will

Local musician Manfred Schonauer opened his vintage schoolhouse home to a meeting that may have ironically sparked a nationwide movement, although he never said a word at the gathering or lent his support to the cause. He is pictured here performing at an outdoor concert in Luck in 2009. - Photo by Greg Marsten discuss spending and property taxes on July 17, 2003.”

The tying threads Scoglio said it was all tied together with a more recent run-in at a somewhat unrelated event. “Yeah, it was about a year ago, I was at a Libertarian/coffee/beer get-together at a bar in Eau Claire, and there were some Tea Party people there, and they said ‘Oh, our tea party has been going for a couple of years - we got contacted and heard about one in Pierce County,’ and they said they contacted those people and got going with that, and I told them that’s about kind of how it all started.”

He said there were some connections in between, but that it all stems from that one Pipe Dream evening.

“Yeah, it all started in Polk, then spread to Barron and Green Bay and Pierce,” he stated. “From Pierce it went to Iowa and Eau Claire and some downstate places down there, and it just kind of spread that way ... a little bit every year, until a few years ago when it started to make the national scene.”

Using Scoglio’s recollection, the Tea Party movement began to spread its radials, as the web of interest crisscrossed from Polk to Barron, Green Bay, Pierce, St. Croix and counties to the south, settling eventually with a few individuals from Iowa and points farther out - laying a foundation for later activism.

“Pierce got themselves on the map because they filed with the state, and the one in Barron resulted in an established tea party movement in St. Croix, Barron and I think it was Dunn, and I know Green Bay, also, because (Assemblyman) Frank Lasay heard about our thing, and talked, and they started a movement over there, too,” he added.

He also thinks the Iowa connection was critical. “You hear nationally a lot of people refer to Iowa as the start of the Tea Party ... and like I said, they got their start from Pierce County.”

Scoglio admits that the effort lost much of its steam in Polk County a few years later, but by then the movement had

bargains. Store hours will be Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The proceeds from the ReStore will help Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity build decent, affordable homes for those in need

spread far beyond and gathered its momentum away from this area. “By then I wasn’t really all that involved. It wasn’t doing anything anymore ... we kind of dropped out of the thing completely.”

Spreading the tea In spite of Scoglio’s “tree of origin,” several April 15 Tax Day protests had taken place even years earlier, during the midto-late 1990s, some were occasionally known to involve a traditional tea party reference.

But many right-wing media pundits credit several sources as the “spark” for dozens of organized tea party events across the nation, culminating in a series of rallies on April 15, 2009, again, Tax Day, with many in response to a web-originated call for rallies from a Seattle-based blogger named Keli Carender, who claimed no political party affiliations. Her anger with federal government spending led to a February 2009 “call to action,” according to conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, in her oft-cited “Tax Day Tea Party cheat sheet.”

North Iowa Tea Party founder Bob Johnson claims, as do many others, that the title truly emerged on Feb. 19, 2009.

“The term was first used by Rick Santelli, a CNBC financial reporter, comparing the situation today with that of our Founders and the Boston Tea Party.”

While the cause grew exponentially, and eventually used the acronym “Taxed Enough Already” to represent the TEA, the basic mission has seemingly always had the theme of lower taxes, limited government and constitutional respect, much like Standing, Scoglio and friends that evening in Polk County.

“It was really a motley group there,” Scoglio joked about one of the early meetings out of the county, where Scoglio recalled a broad mix of party affiliations, with several known Green Party activists, Democrats, Republicans and others. “I said I felt out of place being a Libertarian standing here, because nobody even knew what a Libertarian was in those days!”

The web tears in the wind?

While Scoglio is convinced of the Pipe Dream connection, Standing is, ironically, not as convinced, and thinks the Tea Party “thread” may have been broken somewhere after that 2003, early western Wisconsin growth.

“Yeah, I’m not so sure it’s the same,” he said, while admitting that he hasn’t followed those events all that closely since the passing of his wife in 2007. “I kind of lost interest. But you know, sometimes you just have to stand up and raise a stink.

You have to get loud about it and call people out. Sometimes those little things can make big waves, I guess.”

Standing said he is quite content to stay on the political sidelines now, but when prodded, he admits the group he essentially named and his “little revolt” might’ve done some “real good,” at least when it came to getting people’s attention and “new blood” on local boards.

Refrigerators, washer/dryers, and other small appliances will be for sale at the ReStore.

– Photos submitted in Burnett and Polk counties.

The ReStore is located at 2201 Hwy. 8 in St. Croix Falls in the former Fleet Supply building. It’s between MarketPlace Foods and the thrift store.

“Sure, my taxes are still high,” he said, with a little laugh and a gruff, faithful repetition of the 23-percent levy figure. “But they’ve gone down a little bit - like 25 bucks or so in the last few years. But with (falling) property values, it’s never worth what they say it is ... but that’s a problem for most of us. But really, whaddya do?”

Root causes and today’s issues Standing’s take on his taxes and his “little meeting down the road” may or may not have been that first stitch in a national tapestry of often acerbic, anti-government Tea Party revolt, a movement that while often criticized and even joked about, has admittedly upset both branches of Congress, overturned several state Houses and toppled many established political figures of both parties, while giving rise to almost cartoonlike spokespersons, at times.

The cause had its roots somewhere, so why not here?

Even if that spark wasn’t an explosion, something like it led to a dramatic policy shift that has raised the ire and attention of the American political machine and culminated with dramatic events in the Badger State and many others, that may indeed all twist back again to Wisconsin, with Walker’s still pending standoff with Senate Democrats on sweeping union policy changes.

But that tea “movement” has gone deeper still and might even culminate with threatened federal government shutdowns, policy shifts on the debt ceiling, revised U.S. currency standards, corporate bailouts and hence, skyward gold prices as a side effect to global recession.

Scoglio’s original, March 14, 2011, Facebook posting “March 15, the Ides of March, is the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the TEA Party. Actually begun in Polk County, Wisconsin, at Manfred’s Pipe Dreams, at Pipe Lake, in Johnstown, by about 75 angry taxpayers. I was in attendance along with Republicans, Democrats, Greens as well as Libertarians after consecutive years of double-digit real estate tax increases. In the following years the movement spread throughout Wisconsin and then Iowa and started becoming a national movement by 2008. Salute!”

To think it may all have started 10 years ago this week in a little restored western Wisconsin schoolhouse with big windows and a hauntingly creaky floor is utterly idyllic, strangely romantic and almost poetically appropriate, if not as purely American as country music, jazz and the smoky burnout.

But it also feeds the historic example of all politics being not only local, but strangely connected, much like a little spider web and its first spinnings, as well as that funny little saying on the Pipe Dream Center wall: “Only from the alliance of one, working with and through the other, are great things born.”

So why not here?

SCRMC offers free run/walk clinic open house April 5

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ST. CROIX FALLS – Yes, the jogging/running/outdoor exercise season is finally at hand! In anticipation of the seventh-annual City of Trails 5K Run/Walk and the Rock ’N River 10K Trail Run/Hike in early June, St. Croix Regional Medical Center is offering a free run/walk clinic on Tuesday, April 5, from 6 – 8 p.m., in its Riverbend Conference Room in the hospital building. Think of this valuable clinic as “spring training” for your running, walking, rollerblading activities and more.

Two speakers are headlining this event: SCRMC sports medicine specialist, Dr. Patrick McDonough, and podiatrist Dr. Danielle Redburn. McDonough will dis-

cuss sports nutrition and running concerns, and Redburn will address foot and ankle biomechanics and footwear considerations.

Also packed with numerous informational displays, this open house is free to anyone who’s interested in learning more about correct prejogging/running preparation for both casual and competitive running, walking and other outdoor exercise.

Open house schedule with light refreshments and giveaways.

6-6:30 p.m.: Break-out sessions/displays will be available along with various educational activities and

handouts on the following topics: • Race day etiquette and prep - Jamey Sotis MD • Training plan to prepare for 5K, 10K Beth Antoine ATC and Amy Delahaut ATC • General nutrition/hydration - Robin Herr RD • Warm-up/stretching for runners - BJ Jaquette ATC • Diabetic athletes/special populations - Megan Doble ATC • Race course map and race day process - Wanda Brown NP 6:30-7:15 p.m.: Speakers Dr. Patrick McDonough – Sports nutrition and running concerns

Dr. Danielle Redburn – Foot and ankle biomechanics and footwear considerations 7:15-8 p.m.: Break-out sessions/displays will repeat for later arrivals.

The seventh-annual City of Trails 5K and 10K events will be held in St. Croix Falls on June 4. St. Croix Regional Medical Center is a proud sponsor of this event, together with the city of St. Croix Falls and the Ice Age Trails Alliance. For more information, go to: www.cityoftrails5k.com. submitted

POLK COUNTY – Wayne Foltz, 49, Frederic, was arrested for OWI, second offense, on Sunday, March 13. Police were called that day to a home because of a man slumped behind the wheel of his truck which was running. Foltz told police he had been on his way home from Lewis early in the morning and had gotten turned around. He admitted he was drunk and he had been driving. He said

he knew the person who lived in the house where he had parked. Field sobriety tests were given and he was arrested.

Kevin Ciernia, 25, Eden Prairie, Minn., was also arrested and charged with OWI, second offense, on Sunday, March 13. A police officer clocked him going about 70 mph in a 45 mph-zone on Hwy. 8 east of Glacier Drive in St. Croix Falls. He was pulled over and the officer noted signs of

intoxication. Field sobriety tests were given, including a PBT, which registered .11, and he was arrested. He was taken to the Polk County Jail and booked.

Jerry Organ, 51, Cumberland, was arrested and charged with OWI, first offense, on Monday, March 14. He had two passengers in his truck with him. A police officer saw him crossing the centerline and swerving back to the correct lane sev-

eral times. Organ said he and his two passengers were on the way home from the Lewis bar and that he had had “a few” to drink. Field sobriety tests were given. A PBT registered .13 and he was arrested. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Jose Alvarez, Clear Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Paul J. Appel, Luck, snowmobiler refuse to stop for law-enforcement officer or GLIFWC warden, $300.00; failure to comply w/regulatory signs, $175.30; operate snowmobile on private property, $263.50; operate unregistered snowmobile, $169.00.

Derrick D. Bergren, Amery, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Lisa J. Binsfeld, Prairie Farm, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Lynn M. Bjerke, Cumberland, speeding, $175.30.

Timmothy L. Brockert, Luck, snowmobiler fail to carry registration, $175.30.

Rebecca M. Conrad, New Richmond, failure to keep vehicle under control, not guilty plea.

Timothy M. Draeger, Centuria, nonregistration of auto, etc., not guilty plea.

Matthew R. Drinkwine, Amery, operate w/o valid license; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, not guilty pleas.

Danae L. Eckwall, Clear Lake, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; failure to keep vehcicle under control, $213.10; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Kenneth C. Erickson, St. Croix Falls, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Mark R. Federation, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Kristina Z. Flom, Osceola, driving too fast for conditions, not guilty plea.

Luke A. Hedlund, St. Croix Falls, fail to yield right of way from stop sign, not guilty plea.

Marcus J. Hugo, Amery, careless operation of snowmobile, $187.90.

Carol M. Inz, Minneapolis, Minn., possess open intoxicants in MV, not guilty plea.

Jeremiah P. Johnson, St. Croix Falls, fail to display snowmobile, $162.70.

Dareck G. Juledd, Amery, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Timothy L. Larson, Frederic, failure to obey traffic officer/signal, not guilty plea.

Amanda C. Nissen, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Beth E. Parson, St. Croix Falls, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; driving too fast for conditions, $213.10.

Shirlee M. Pax, Webster, operator fail to have passenger seat belted, $10.00.

Troy D. Poff, St. Croix Falls, fail display snowmobile registration, $162.70.

Brian D. Rein, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anothy J. Richmeier, Clear Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

OWI arrests made in Polk County

Joseph E. Schmidt, Dresser, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Maxamillion R. Schostek, Balsam Lake, passing into oncoming traffic, not guilty plea.

Jamie A. Selvig, Clean Lake, driving too fast for condition, $213.10.

Ryan D. Sicard, Osceola, failure to keep vehicle under control, not guilty plea.

Wendy M. Sprick, North Branch, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael J. Stepnowski, Bethel, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Angela L. Stokes, Centuria, speeding, $175.30.

George F. Stroebel, Amery, nonregistration of other vehicle, $263.50.

Stephanie J. Teske, Centuria, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Kipp A. Peckman, Balsam Lake, permit underage operation of ATV, $162.70.

Derek S. Anderson, St. Croix Falls, OWI; operating w/PAC >=0.08 <0.15, not guilty pleas.

Jennifer M. Backes, Luck, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $213.10; failure to keep vehicle under control, $200.50.

Patrick T. Baker, Braham, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Brian K. Barden, Cold Spring, Minn., inattentive driving, $195.50.

Karie A. Bartlett, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Brett R. Becker, New Richmond, operating after rev./susp. of registration; operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, not guilty pleas.

Nochole S. Berquist, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Ashley A. Bowe, Chippewa Falls, operate after rev./susp. of registration, $175.30.

Jeffrey D. Bushendorf, Star Prairie, speeding, $175.30.

Karen J. Byers, Amery, failure to yield right of way from parked position, $175.30.

Kevin T. Callahan, Osceola, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Teri A. Carlson, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Bruce S. Carr, Clayton, knowingly operate while revoked (cause injury), $6,477.50; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

David L. Benitez, Turtle Lake, speeding, $200.50; operate w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Laura J. Carroll, Osceola, fail to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Julie A. Chock, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Deborah M. Christlieb, Stanchfield, Minn., operate snowmobile w/o trail sticker, $200.50.

Polk County circuit court

Thomas J. Coen, Balsam Lake, fish with unattended lines; fish > 3 hooks/line/baits, not guilty pleas.

John A. Coughlin, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Justin L. Davis, Chisago City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Arlen J. Degidio, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Lauire M. Dezenzo, Shoreview, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jeanie M. Drinkwine, Dresser, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, not guilty plea.

Keith Duffee, Turtle Lake, failure to provide proper holding tank agreement, $312.00.

Daniel J. Egeland, Grantsburg, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Nicholas R. Engelhart, St. Croix Falls, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Jeffrey D. Engrav, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Jenny L. Frustaglio, Turtle Lake, place/transport loaded firearm in vehicle, $258.10.

Joseph M. Galloway, Centuria, speeding, $225.70.

Daniel P. Garrity, Webster, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, not guilty plea.

Julie E. Gilbertson, Clayton, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Satnam S. Gill, Abbotsford, BC, speeding, $183.30.

Carrie Jo E. Gullickson, Clear Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Douglas W. Hagen, Woodville, speeding, $183.30.

Jeremy J. Haines, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Timothy A. Hanacek, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Troy J. Hanson, Turtle Lake, place/transport loaded firearm in vehicle, $258.10.

Joseph Harriman, Balsam Lake, placed mobile home on property w/o obtaining land use permit, $438.00.

Joshua M. Harvey, River Falls, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Milton A. Hathcock Jr., Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Elizabeth A. Hays, Osceola, speeding, $225.70; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Adelso Hernandez, Clear Lake, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Jeffrey R. Holmes, Luck, vent/side window excessive tinting, $175.30.

Terry A. Hoops, Shafer, Minn, operate snowmobile w/o trail sticker, $200.50.

Joseph A. Howe, Rochelle, Neal J. Mellon, Frederic, nonIll., interstate record of duty sta- registration of auto, $206.00. tus, $263.50.

Carolyn M. Meyer, New RichThomas A. Hullander, Cum- mond, speeding, $175.30. berland, speeding, $175.30.

Judith L. Milton, Star Prairie, Scott B. Hunt, Zimmerman, operating while revoked, Minn., speeding, $175.30. $200.50.

James D. Hutton, Luck, Patrick M. Mitchell, Anoka, group deer hunting violation, Minn., speeding, $175.30. $347.05.

Moses B. Momanyi, Amery, James D. Hutton Jr., Luck, seat belt violation; operating group deer hunting violation, motor vehicle w/o insurance; $303.30. fail/stop at stop sign, not guilty Scott W. Iverson, Amery, seat pleas. belt violation, $10.00 Gregory R. Morstad, Balsam Joseph F. Jarocki, Luck, non- Lake, operate snowmobile while registration of auto, $175.30. intoxicated; operate snowmobile Skye B. Jensen, Milltown, >55 mph during hours of darkspeeding, $175.30. ness; operate snowmobile with Gerhardt O. Jeschke, Cam- PAC, not guilty pleas.. bridge, interstate record of duty Jesse R. Moryn, Lino Lakes, status, $200.50.

Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Aaron J. Jetto, Frederic, opDerek E. Nelson, Taylors erate w/o valid license, $200.50. Falls, Minn., hunt without license, Craig D. Jewell, Houlton, $206.70. possess counterfeit registration, John N. Ngugi, Marietta, Ga., $238.30. speeding, not guilty plea.

David M. Johnson, Prairie Suzanne Noyes, St. Paul, Farm, speeding, $183.30.

Minn., operate a tourist rooming Paige N. Johnson, Clayton, house without condition use perfailure to keep vehicle under con- mit, $438.00. trol, $213.10.

Raymond H. Parnell, Amery, William M. Johnson, Min- speeding, $175.30; seat belt vioneapolis, Minn., speeding, lation, $10.00; operate w/o valid $200.50. license, $200.50.

Ann Marie K. Kammerud, Travis L. Pederson, LindStar Prairie, speeding, $175.30. strom, Minn., operate w/o valid liAllen L. Kangas, Luck, oper- cense, $200.50. ating motor vehicle w/o insurRobert T. Peters, Turtle Lake, ance, $200.50. place/transport loaded James R. Karr, New Auburn, firearm/vehicle, $258.10. speeding, $175.30.

Rosemarie K. Pontuti, OsceDavid F. Klingelhoets, Turtle ola, speeding, not guilty plea.

Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00; William M. Proulx, Stillwater, operating motor vehicle w/o Minn., operate snowmobile w/o proof of insurance, $10.00. trail sticker, $200.50.

Michael M. Kralewski, St. Dana O. Riewestahl, CumCroix Falls, operating motor ve- berland, automobile following too hicle w/o proof of insurance, close, $200.50. $10.00.

Sydney J. Risler, Centuria, David R. Larson, Frederic, seat belt violation, $10.00; operinattentive driving, $187.90. ating while suspended, $200.50.; Jeffery P. Larson, Eau Claire, operating motor vehicle w/o speeding, $175.30. proof of insurance, $10.00.

Timothy L. Larson, Frederic, Timothy L. Rodmyre, Lindoperating motor vehicle w/o strom, Minn., seat belt violation, proof of insurance, not guilty $10.00. plea.

Jordan R. Rognrud, Sean A. Loveall, Amery, Chicago, Ill., speeding, not guilty speeding, $200.50. plea.

Alec G. Lovett, Atlanta, Ga., Jarvis S. Rongstad, Osseo, speeding, $225.70.; operating speeding, $175.30; minor transmotor vehicle w/o proof of insur- porting intoxicants in motor vehiance, $10.00. cle, $263.50; operating motor Pamela L. Martin, Osceola, vehicle w/o proof of insurance, seat belt violation, $10.00; $10.00; violate absolute sobriety speeding, $175.30. law, 6-month revocation, alcohol Andrea L. Mathieu, St. Paul, assessment, attend victim imMinn., speeding, $175.30.

Shawn E. Matthys, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating motor vehicle w/o Norma H. Schnell, 91, Balproof of insurance, $10.00. sam Lake, died Feb. 7, 2011.

Justin M. McLafferty, St. Johanna Peterson, 81, FredCroix Falls, speeding, $175.30. eric, died Feb. 16, 2011.

Herbert M. Byl, 84, Luck, died Feb. 17, 2011.

Helga M. Mitchell, 71, FredJennifer J. Selander, Trade Lake, and William H. Goldman, Trade eric, died Feb. 17, 2011.

Lake, issued March 8, 2011.

Raymond P. Chaplinski, 90, Trisha M. Simon, Webster, and Justin J. Ford, Webster, issued St. Croix Falls, died Feb. 28, March 14, 2011.

2011.

Burnett County marriages

pact panel, $389.50; drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle.

Nancy E. Severson-Dickinson, St. Croix Falls, nonregistration of auto, $115.30.

Karry A. Simpson, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Joshua J. Skoug, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Drew W. Smith, Centuria, operate unregistered snowmobile, $199.00.

Gregory D. Smith, Centuria, operate unregistered snowmobile, $199.00.

Justin S. Sperl, Rochert, Minn., fail/properly maintain tires and rims, $175.30.

Mark A. Sveback, Amery, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Samantha L. Swenson, Amery, fail/yield right of way from stop sign, $175.30.

Ricky D. Templeton, Evansville, interstate record of duty status, $263.50.

Scott B. Teska, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jo Anne L. Thompson, Luck, speeding, $175.30.

Ralph D. Thompson, Exeland, speeding, $175.30.

Todd E. Torkelson, Hammond, fish >3 hooks/lines/baits, $182.70.

John D. Townsend, Chisago, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jeffery M. Triden, Harris, Minn., operate snowmobile w/o trail sticker, $200.50.

Stephen D. Tylee, Clear Lake, failure to provide proper holding tank agreement contract, $312.00.

David D. Vadner, Luck, speeding, $175.30; operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Paul T. Wagner, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Christopher M. Warner, White Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Zachary W. Weber, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00 twice.

Hubert J. Wegele, St. Paul, Minn., fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Lara J. Wood, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Michelle J. Wylie, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel J. Zemke, Almena, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Polk County deaths

Martin A. Hahn, 94, Milltown, died Feb. 26, 2011.

Harold W. Owens, 92, Frederic, died Feb. 27, 2011.

Larry E. Nystrom, 67, St. Croix Falls, died Feb. 28, 2011.

Roger W. Rixmann, 76, Farmington Township, died March 1, 2011.

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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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715-463-2541 (Mar. 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF DEVIN JAMES DAVIS By: (Petitioner): Rachel DiAnn Davis By: (Co-Petitioner): James Robert Proulx Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No.: 11-CV-59 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: A petition has been filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Devin James Davis To: Devin James Proulx IT IS ORDERED THAT: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, State of Wisconsin: Hon. Kenneth L. Kutz, Burnett County Circuit Court, 7410 County Road K, #115, Room 220, Siren, WI 54872, April 8, 2011, 8:45 a.m.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability, in order to participate in the court process, please call: 715-349-2147 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Hon. Kenneth R. Kutz Circuit Court Judge March 11, 2011

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Evan M. Tauer, 2 months, Grantsburg, Jan. 23, 2011.

Beverly Twingstrom, 80, Grantsburg, died Feb. 15, 2011.

Mariam E. Lang, 89, Grantsburg, died Feb. 17, 2011.

NURSING: Registered Nurse position open full-time PM shift. Scale for experience in place for nursing positions with benefits, health insurance, dental, life, 401(k) with company match.

PART-TIME ACTIVITY ASSISTANT Frederic Nursing & Rehabilitation Community 205 United Way, Frederic, WI 54837

Phone 715-327-4297 • Fax 715-327-4950 www.atriumlivingcenters.com

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND D. FORSLUND Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 15 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was July 5, 1939, and date of death was October 14, 2010. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 2302 160th Avenue, 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 Regis-trar, on April 6, 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 June 13, 2011.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Jenell Anderson Probate Registrar March 8, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

(Feb. 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

EDWIN C. EMERSON, Defendant.

Case No. 10 CV 378 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on October 5, 2010, in the amount of $99,390.23, I will sell 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, April 6, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., All of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lots Twenty-two (22), Twentythree (23) and Twenty-four (24), Block Two (2), Re-Survey of Syndicate Addition to the City of St. Croix Falls according to the Official Plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin.

Parcel No. 281-00840-0000 Street Address: 133 Monroe St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 TERMS OF SALE: Cash DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 18th day of November, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

(Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION POLK COUNTY BANK MUTUAL, Plaintiff, vs.

PAMELA J. MICHAELSON f/k/a PAMELA J. LARSON, Defendant.

Case No. 10-CV-722 Branch No. 1 Foreclosure of mortgage/30404 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on January 10, 2011, in the amount of $90,101.43, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction in the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on April 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., the following real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said Judgment to be sold, towit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 20, Plat of Hasta La Vista in the Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 151-00367-2000.

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 101 Ranger Ct., Milltown, WI 54858.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down in cash or certified funds (no personal checks) at sale, the balance due within 10 days of confirmation. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the Court. Said real estate is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff STUPAR, SCHUSTER & COOPER, S.C. By: Jeffrey S. Schuster Attorneys for Plaintiff 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1800 Milwaukee, WI 53203 414-271-8833

ST. CROIX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 4K REGISTRATION ONLY Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 9 a.m.

All children that will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2011, and are planning to attend 4K for the 2011-2012 school year are asked to attend. Please contact the SCF Elementary office if you have not received a registration packet, 715-4839823 Ext. 1100.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

All children that will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2011, and are not in the 4K program, must complete and return registration forms by April 15. If you did not receive a registration packet in the mail, please contact the Elementary office, 715-483-9823 Ext. 1100.

Thanks for your cooperation.

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BOOKKEEPER

The primary responsibility for this position will be assisting with monthly compilations, accounts payable and receivable and recordkeeping. This position will also assist customers regarding telecomrelated products and services requiring excellent communication skills as well as perform general office tasks such as filing, copying, faxing, etc.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in accounting/bookkeeping-related functions, a high school diploma or GED and a demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Office applications.

Qualified candidates should send or e-mail their resume by April 1 to:

SIREN TELEPHONE COMPANY Employment P.O. Box 426 Siren, WI 54872 jobapp@sirentel.net Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

(Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL J. OSBORNE, Defendant.

Case No. 10 CV 609 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 20, 2010, in the amount of $122,391.93, I will sell 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, March 31, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m., all of the following-described mortgaged premises, to-wit: TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Parcel 1: Lot Four (4) of Certified Survey Map No. 5116, recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps, page 23, as Document No. 713014, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis. Parcel 2: A perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the West 70 feet of the North 638.71 feet of the Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, over current driveway as it is now laid out and traveled.

PIN: 044-00458-0400.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2228A 150th Avenue, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 31st day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, 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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Burnett County deaths

(March 16, 23, 30)

March 13: Melissa A. Ewoldt, 23, Menomonie, was cited for operating after suspension during a stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Bradley Street at 3:24 p.m.

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Janet R. Morgan, 48, Cameron, bench warrant - failure to appear, March 7.

Jon L. Waldo, 34, Pine City, Minn., bench warrant - failure to appear, March 9.

Brian J. Vanthof, 32, Grantsburg, was cited for operating a vehicle without insurance during a stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Park Street at 11:29 p.m.

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Nancy M. Barron, 50, St. Paul, Minn., bench warrant - failure to appear, March 11.

Robbie W. Christiansen, 38, Hudson, bench warrant - failure to appear, March 9.

Burnett County warrants

March 6: Dale J. Ewert, 18, Radisson, was cited for speeding during a stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Park Street at 4:05 p.m.

March 12: Sara A. Brunton, 19, Stillwater, Minn., was cited for speeding during a stop on Hwy. 35/70 at Works Progress Street at 2:42 p.m.

Aaron S. Holmstrom, 25, Centuria, was cited for operating a vehicle without insurance during a stop at 4:03 p.m. on Hwy. 35 and Clear Lake Street.

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March 2: Jennifer J. Peterson, 40, Webster, was cited for operating while intoxicated and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration during a traffic stop on Ellis Avenue and Main Street at 1:59 a.m.

March 5: Wendy M. Tietz, 47, Grantsburg, was cited for speeding during a stop on Hwy. 70 and Hanson Avenue at 3:52 p.m.

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Siren Police Department is one of only two places in Burnett County that is used by the Wisconsin DNR for ATV, snowmobile and boat registrations. Webb Lake Marine is the other location.

This does not refer to issuance of hunting and fishing licenses.

Hours for the Siren Police Department are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Siren police report

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE VILLAGE OFFICE - 7505 MAIN STREET - WEBSTER, WISCONSIN, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011, AT 6 P.M. For the purpose of the consideration of a zoning variance for Dean and Christina Phernetton, for property address 7355 Fir Street East Parcel #191 3300 48 300. The property is zoned R-1, Single-Family Residential District. The request is to convert the existing structure from Single-Family Residential to C1 Commercial District. The Board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the request.

For additional information, please contact: Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk, 7505 Main Street West, Webster, WI 54893, Phone 715-866-4211.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LAWN CARE TECHNICIAN

Balsam Lake Pro-Lawn is a rapidly growing landscape maintenance company that maintains and installs sustainable landscapes throughout Northwest Wisconsin. We are currently looking for an experienced, dependable, hardworking technician to join our lawn care team. This position is a full-time seasonal (April - November) outdoor career, with a fast-paced work environment. *Qualifications include: Valid Wisconsin driver’s license (CDL a plus), minimum of 2 years’ commercial maintenance experience, equipment/mechanical knowledge, willingness to learn, ability to follow directions, and communication with others is ESSENTIAL. Capable of lifting 70 lbs. and working through adverse weather conditions as needed. Must be willing to work overtime and/or weekends as required. Upon successful completion of pre-employment screening, our comprehensive package includes: hourly wage, (D.O.E.), paid holidays/sick days.

To learn more about this position, please call 715-485-3131 or stop in and fill out an application.

BALSAM LAKE PRO-LAWN 915 Badger Drive Balsam Lake, WI 54810

715-485-3131

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE ASSISTANT Part Time (884 hours/year) WITC Administrative Office, Shell Lake

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking applications from qualified applicants for the position of President’s Office Assistant at WITC Administrative Office, Shell Lake.

The primary responsibilities are to: Create correspondence, verification and proofreading, assisting creating PowerPoints, doing mail merges, assisting with travel reservations and event preparations, answering the phone, greeting customers, filing, updating Web pages and policy database updates.

Qualifications include: Two years’ related postsecondary education/training OR four years’ related work experience, OR a combination of related postsecondary training/education and work experience totaling four years, knowledge of and proficiency in the use of a computer, computer applications and software such as e-mail, word processing and spreadsheet programs, ability to contribute to a team environment and the ability to keyboard 40 net words per minute.

Please note that all applicants must attend the keyboard testing session at WITC Administrative Office - Shell Lake on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.

Deadline to apply: March 21, 2011

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

For a complete list of qualifications and to apply visit our Web site at www.witc.edu/employ.

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WITC is an equal opportunity/access/employer and educator.

NOTICE OF FREDERIC SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING Frederic 7 - 12 School, Room 107 Monday, March 21, 2011 6:30 p.m.

1. Call to order 2. Opening ceremonies A. Approve agenda B. Welcoming remarks C. Audience to visitors and delegations: Middle School Band - Music in our Schools 3. Reports of officers A. Minutes from previous meetings B. Invoices and receipts C. 2010 - 11 budget D. 2011 - 12 Budget Bill update E. Board member reports/Governance 4. Reports of the administration A. Superintendent B. High School Principal C. Elementary Principal D. Buildings and Grounds E. Food Service F. Athletic update 5. Unfinished business A. Junior High Coaches 6. New business A. Personnel B. Contracts C. Open Enrollment D. Board Policy 1. Medication Dispensation 2. Fund 60 - Activity Account E. Youth Options 7. Closed Session: Wisconsin statutes 19.85 (1) (c)(f)(i): Personnel, Community Education Negotiations, Youth Options 8. Business as a result of closed session 9. Adjourn 532056 30L

(Feb. 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 1 BREMER BANK N.A. 855 Eagle Point Blvd.

P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, MN 55042, Plaintiff, vs.

Douglas Gailen Borgerson 1926 78th Street Luck, WI 54853, and Mary Ann Borgerson, a/k/a Mary A. Stute 105 South West Street Deer Park, WI 54007, and Chase Bank USA, N.A. 200 White Clay Center Drive Newark, DE 19711, and Amery Regional Medical Center 265 Griffin Street E. Amery, WI 54001, and Capital One Bank (USA) 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 250 c/o Messerli & Kramer PA Plymouth, MN 55441, and Interventional Pain Specialists of WI 2021 Cenex Dr. Rice Lake, WI 54868, and NCO Portfolio Management 1804 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230, and Bayfield Financial LLC 150 South 5th Street 1800 Fifth Street Towers Minneapolis, MN 55402 Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 474 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Code: 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 24, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, in said County, on March 24, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 2 of Ludtke’s Addition on Little Blake’s Lake, lying in Part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 26-35-16.

Together with that part of Government Lot 8, lying Westerly of Lots 2 and 3 of the Plat of Ludtke’s Subdivision on Little Blake Lake and more particularly described as that triangular portion of land lying between the streets and roadways as shown on said plat, Section 26-35-16, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN NO.: 26-1614-0.

The above property is located at 1926 78th Street, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 1st day of February, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939

(Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL E. FOUST and KAREN M. FOUST, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 811 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on January 4, 2011, in the amount of $111,661.05, 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, April 7, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Fourteen (14) of Certified Survey Map No. 5261 recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps on page 168 as Document No. 721541, said Map being Lot 14 of Certified Survey Map No. 214 recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps on page 217, as Document No. 359866, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4), Section Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Fifteen (15) West and part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4), Section Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Johnstown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 028-00625-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 1983 Long Lake Lane, Comstock, Wisconsin 54826.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 7th day of February, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, 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

Victoria C. Carr, town of Clear Lake and Sherman E. Lindsley Jr., town of Clayton, issued March 1, 2011.

Kristin L. Colassaco, village of Milltown and Patrick R. Jones, village of Milltown, issued March 7, 2011.

Sandra A. Saffert, village of Osceola and Michael A. Bowen, village of Osceola, issued March 10, 2011.

Jessica L. Pineda, city of Duluth, Minn., and Logan M. Hinzman, city of Duluth, Minn., issued March 10, 2011.

Heather A. Dimmen, town of Lincoln and Nicholaus J. Erickson, town of Lincoln, issued March 10, 2011.

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 12:30 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the board of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 12:30 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) DEBRA C. SEVERSON requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 1392 190th Ave., Lot 15, Little Narrows Assessors Plat #1, Sec 35/ T35N/R17W, town of Milltown, Balsam Lake (class 1).

THOMAS A. SCHAFFER requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 2190 W Pipe Lake Ct, Lot 6, Char Mar Estates, Vol. 571/ Pg. 807, Sec. 15/T35N/R15W, town of Johnstown, Pipe Lake (class 1).

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The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of 301 7th Street, Centuria, WI 54824.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500, before Jenell Anderson, Probate Registrar, on March 25, 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 May 23, 2011.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar February 22, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Personal Representative/ Attorney Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

LUCK KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION LUCK KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 19, AT 7 P.M. IN THE LUCK SCHOOL CAFETERIA

This evening is designed for parents only, so they may have a better understanding of the kindergarten program and details of their child’s day at school.

If your child is currently enrolled in the 4-K Program in Balsam Lake, your child will bring home a registration packet to be completed by you and returned on April 19 If your child does not go to the 4-K Program, then a packet may be picked up at the Luck Elementary School Office anytime.

Parents of those children that are not enrolled in 4-K will also need to bring their child’s birth certificate and immunization records.

A school physical will be required to attend kindergarten.

According to state law, (chapter 429, section 118.14), a child must be five years old on or before September 1, in order to go to kindergarten in the fall.

If you have questions regarding this, please call us at 715532073 30-33L 20-22a 472-2153, ext. 108.

(Feb. 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

KID’S VIEW DAY CARE INC., a Wisconsin corporation; ILENE J. LINDSKOOG; ROBIN A. KELLEY and RONNIE R. CHINANDER d/b/a CASTLE CREEK COMPANY, Defendants.

Case No. 10-CV-636 Case Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE STATE OF WISCONSIN : : SS. COUNTY OF POLK : By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on October 15, 2010, I will sell the following-described mortgaged premises at public auction in the Foyer Area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on April 20, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.: Lot Three (3), Oakcrest Business District, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Parcel No.: 281-011870003 Property Address: 815 E. U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

The property will be sold subject to all legal encumbrances.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash. 10% down in the form of cash, certified check or cashier’s check, or money order must be paid at the time of sale. No personal checks or letters of credit will be accepted. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin real estate transfer tax from the proceeds of the sale. The balance of the price shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts by cash, certified check or cashier’s check no later than 10 days after confirmation of the sale by the Court.

If the balance is not paid within that 10-day period, Bidder forfeits the down payment made.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 17th day of February, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin This Document Drafted By: Metzler, Timm, Treleven, Pahl, Beck, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Ronald F. Metzler WI Bar Member No.: 1010044 222 Cherry Street Green Bay, WI 54301-4223 920-435-9593 530750

For additional information, please write or call:

Polk County Highway Commission, P.O. Box 248 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 531797 30-31L WNAXLP 715-485-8700

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BIDS WILL BE OPENED PUBLICLY ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011, AT 9:00 A.M., AT THE POLK COUNTY HIGHWAY OFFICE.

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Any and all of the above may be used for Local Road Improvement Projects.

Contracted services on county construction projects over $25,000 are subject to prevailing wage laws.

The Highway Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to accept the bid most advantageous to Polk County.

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HUD requires that applicants must be one of the following: 55 years of age, handicapped/disabled, married or domestic partner for 2-BR unit in order to qualify for these units.

Please contact 715-463-2475 for qualifications and application.

(March 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC7 Plaintiff vs.

Saree L. Reindahl Currahee Financial LLC Arrow Financial Services, LLC Midland Funding LLC, c/o Midland Credit Management Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Intervale Mortgage Corporation Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc. Unknown Spouse of Saree L. Reindahl Defendants SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 11 CV 74 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Saree L. Reindahl/Unknown Spouse of Saree L. Reindahl.

You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after March 16, 2011 you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes.

The answer must be sent to delivered to the court, whose address is: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to Shannon K. Cummings/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C., 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield, WI 53005.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 25th day of February, 2011 Shannon K. Cummings/ Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1033710 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 266501

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213 W. Burnett Ave., Grantsburg, Wis., is now accepting applications for 1 2-bedroom unit and four single-bedroom units.

(Mar. 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY The RiverBank 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, WI 54020 Plaintiff, vs.

Upland Homes, LLC 308 SW 15th Street, Suite 25 Forest Lake, MN 55025 and Joel A. Rivard 28007 Nathan Lane Lindstrom, MN 55045 Defendants Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage/ Contract Court File No. 10-CV-685 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 28, 2010, in the amount of $132,531.52, against Upland Homes, LLC, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 4, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The properties are sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: In the foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County.

DESCRIPTION: Lot EightyThree (83) and Lot Eighty-Four (84) of Gateway Meadows, said Plat being a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE1/4 of the SE1/4), the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4 of the SE1/4), the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW1/4 of the SE1/4) and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of the SE1/4), Section TwentySix (26), Township ThirtyThree (33) North of Range Nineteen (19) West; also being a part of Outlots 169 and 170 of the Osceola Outlot Plat, Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1221 Corey Court and 1231 Corey Court, Osceola, WI 54020 Peter Johnson Polk County Sheriff MURNANE BRANDT Attorneys for Plaintiff 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 1107876 532094 WNAXLP

(Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Plaintiff, vs.

RANDY L. MCDANIEL AND CINDY S. MCDANIEL, husband and wife; and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NA; and WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

Case No. 10-CV-639 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 Code No. 30405 Other Real Estate NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 8, 2010, in the amount of $190,528.83, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 12, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lot Three (3) of Section Thirty (30), in Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, in the Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map recorded in Volume 12 of Certified Survey Maps at page 155, as Document No. 580602.

AND Part of Government Lot Three (3) of Section Thirty (30), in Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, in the Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing along the North line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 30, North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 1,273.65 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2668, recorded in Volume 12, page 155; thence continuing along said North line North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 371.53 feet to the East line of said Lot 1 and the point of beginning of the parcel to described; thence continuing along said North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 128.47 feet; thence South 02 19’ 56” East a distance of 436.08 feet; thence South 89 55’ 09” West, a distance of 133.66 feet to the East line of said Lot 1; thence along last said East line North 01 39’ 04” West a distance of 435.91 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 192 118th Street, Town of Black Brook.

TAX KEY NO.: 010-754-0100 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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(Mar. 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY The RiverBank 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020 Plaintiff, vs.

Rivertown Construction, LLC 916 248th Street Osceola, WI 54020-4208 Douglas A. Neidermire 916 248th Street Osceola, WI 54020-4208 Lori A. Neidermire 916 248th Street Osceola, WI 54020-4208 Richard E. Funk 2274 60th Avenue Osceola, WI 54020-4509 Joleen R. Funk 2274 60th Avenue Osceola, WI 54020-4509 FMF Capital, LLC 8040 Excelsior Drive Suite 200 Madison, WI 53717 Mortgagelt, Inc. 8040 Excelsior Drive Suite 200 Madison, WI 53717 and National City Bank 50 West Broad Street Suite 1800 Columbus, OH 43215 Defendants.

Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage/ Contract Court File No. 10-CV-423 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 29, 2010, in the amount of $149,521.65 against Richard E. Funk and Joleen R. Funk, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 4, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: In the foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County.

DESCRIPTION: That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4 of the SW1/4) of Section 32, Township 33 North, Range 18 West described as follows: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 3231 recorded in Volume 14 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 253 as Document No. 604680, Polk County, Wisconsin, together with a 30-foot wide access easement as described in Volume 829, Page 739 of Deeds.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2274 60th Ave., Osceola, WI 54020.

Peter Johnson Polk County Sheriff MURNANE BRANDT Attorneys for Plaintiff 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

The Village of Grantsburg Housing Authority,

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TOWN OF STERLING MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING

The monthly board meeting will be held Monday, March 21, 2011, at the Cushing Community Center at 7 p.m.

Agenda: Clerk’s minutes; treasurer’s financial report; determine action on delinquent pp taxes, update on town leases; update on boardroom ramp gate; decision regarding gravel lease; citizen concerns; approve operator licenses; decide on CPA to audit town financial books; road maintenance; set April agenda; pay bills.

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FREDERIC BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular Meeting - Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 The President, Mr. Nelson, called the regular meeting of the Frederic School District Board of Education to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2011, in the 7-12 School, Room 107.

Board members present: Mrs. Amundson, Mr. Engen, Mr. Holicky, Mrs. Matz and Mr. Nelson.

Administration present: Mr. Draxler, Mrs. Steen and Mr. Tischer.

Motion Amundson/Engen that this meeting was properly noticed. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Wink was also present for a part of this meeting.

Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the 12-20-10, regular meeting minutes. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson provided a summary of the 12-20-10, closed session minutes.

Motion Matz/Engen to approve the 11-10-10, 11-15-10 and 1117-10, closed session minutes. Motion carried 5-0.

The invoices for December 2010 were presented as follows: Regular invoices (#8914-9008 & 38562-38565).........$271,280.09 Payroll account...........................................................$188,320.67 Motion Amundson/Matz to authorize and confirm the money payments of the invoices presented. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Engen presented receipts for December 2010, totaling $707,376.32.

Mr. Tischer reviewed the 2010-11 budget and presented a working copy of the 2011-12 budget.

Mr. Tischer and members of the Board of Education will be attending the WASB Convention in Milwaukee on January 18-21.

The administration presented their goals, building and district reports. The food service and building reports were submitted.

Mr. Wink requested that the district fund the junior high football program. He also provided an update on the co-op of sports with Luck School District. The Board requested more information on both matters.

Motion Amundson/Engen to accept the resignation of Gaelyn Sears as junior high track coach. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Engen to approve the contract with Phyllis Wilder, 7-12 school aide, with the understanding that Ms. Wilder will continue her education. Her probation will begin as of September 1, 2010. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Engen to approve the 2010-11 66.30 Special Education Director agreement with Luck School District. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the 2009-2012 Teachers’ Master Agreement Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Matz/Amundson to approve a family medical leave request for Lisa Jensen based on the FMLA state and federal laws. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the purchase of a variable frequency drive for the heating equipment from the lowest bidder.

Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Matz/Engen to approve the 2011-2012 CESA #11 CESA services contract with changes noted from Mr. Tischer. Motion carried 4-0 (Mr. Holicky abstained from the vote).

The Food Service Policy was presented for a second review.

Motion Matz/Holicky to endorse a resolution for school funding.

Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson announced to members of the Board that they should consider adjourning to closed session for the purpose of negotiations, personnel matters, teacher contract and staffing.

Mr. Nelson informed the Board that the closed session would be proper and is authorized by s. 19.85 (1)(c)(f)(i) of the WI Statutes.

Motion Amundson/Matz to adjourn to closed session. Vote by roll call was unanimous to convene in closed session and the motion carried 5-0. Time: 8:02 p.m.

The regular meeting reconvened at 8:56 p.m.

Motion Amundson/Holicky to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

Time: 8:56 p.m.

Rebecca Amundson, Clerk

FREDERIC BOARD OF EDUCATION

Special Meeting - Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 The President, Mr. Nelson, called a special meeting of the Frederic School District Board of Education to order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in the 7-12 School, Room 107.

Board members present: Mrs. Amundson, Mr. Engen, Mr. Holicky, Mr. Nelson and Mrs. Matz.

Administration present: Mr. Draxler and Mr. Tischer.

Others present for this meeting: Rebecca Wendelboe, Jason Wendelboe, Garrett Wendelboe, Chad Knutson and Jason Pickering.

Motion Matz/Amundson that this meeting was properly noticed.

Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson announced to members of the Board that they should consider adjourning to closed session for the purpose of conducting an expulsion hearing for one student. Mr. Nelson informed the Board that the closed session would be proper and is authorized by s. 19.85 (1)(a) of the WI Statutes.

Motion Amundson/Matz to adjourn to closed session. Vote by roll call was unanimous to convene in closed session and the motion carried 5-0. Time: 6:31 p.m.

The regular meeting reconvened at 8:25 p.m.

Motion Holicky/Engen to expel Garrett Wendelboe from the Frederic School District. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Matz to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

Time: 8:26 p.m.

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(Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

MORRIS M LEEHEY, et al Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 973 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 16, 2010, in the amount of $71,182.97, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 30, 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, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The following described real estate in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, South 280 feet of the East 390 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, the Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2073 140th Avenue, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 044-00537-0000.

Dated this 19th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer 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 that purpose. 264579

(Mar. 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION BANK MUTUAL, Plaintiff, vs.

DAVID C. HANSON a/k/a DAVE C. HANSON, Defendant.

Case No. 10-CV-608 Branch No. 2 Foreclosure of mortgage/30404 NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on November 5, 2010, in the amount of $257,121.09, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction in the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on May 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the following real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said Judgment to be sold, to-wit: Legal description: The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 36 North, Range 15 West, in the Town of McKinley, Polk County, Wisconsin. (TAX KEY NO. 038-00292-0000 and 03800293-0000).

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2753 Polk Barron St., Cumberland, WI 54829 TERMS OF SALE: 10% down in cash or certified funds (no personal checks) at sale, the balance due within 10 days of confirmation. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the Court.

Said real estate is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff STUPAR, SCHUSTER & COOPER, S.C. By: Jeffrey S. Schuster Attorneys for Plaintiff 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1800 Milwaukee, WI 53203 414-271-8833

WEBSTER ELEMENTARY FOUR-YEAR-OLD TINY TIGER AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION ATTENTION!

Do you have a child who will be four on or before September 1? If so, it’s time to bring them to our Pre-K Tiny Tiger Registration at Webster School on March 24 & 25, by appointment!

If you have a child who will be FIVE before September 1, and entering kindergarten who did not attend the Pre-K Tiny Tiger Program, please call to schedule an appointment. Registration for your child will be with the kindergarten team on March 25.

Come and join the Tiny Tiger and Kindergarten teachers for a fun-filled session!

Parents will be registering and children will be having fun at school!

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minutes, 44 seconds West 255.61 feet to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to a point due West from the point of beginning; thence East to the point of beginning.

Parcel 4: Part of the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and part of the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507 described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence North along the East line of Stokely Road to the Southwest corner of parcel described in Volume 526 Records, Page 785, Document No. 464646; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East along the Southernmost line of said parcel and extending North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East to the Northwestern line of parcel described in Volume 564 Records, Page 625, Document No. 487944; thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to the Eastern corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence West along the North line of said parcel to the point of beginning.

AND, part of Lot Three (3) of Certified Survey Map No. 337, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 66, Document No. 373350, described as follows: Commencing at the most Northerly corner of Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 337, located in the SW1/4 of Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West in the Village of Milltown; thence South 00 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds West 542.43 feet along the Westerly right of way of Stokely Road; thence, leaving said right of way, North 31 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds West 193.38 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds East 309.41 feet; thence North 31 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds West 6.04 feet to a point on the Southeasterly right of way of the service road; thence, along said right of way, North 58 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds East 120.50 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel being more specifically located in the East 1/2 of SW1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West.

TERMS OF THE SALE: Cash due upon confirmation of sale.

DOWN PAYMENT: Ten Percent (10%) of amount bid by certified check due at time of sale.

Dated this 16th day of February, 2011, at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin John Grindell GRINDELL LAW OFFICES, S.C. Plaintiff’s Attorney P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561

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066, Document No. 489307; thence North along the East line of Stokely Road to the Southwest corner of parcel described in Volume 526 Records, Page 785, Document No. 464646; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East along the Southernmost line of said parcel and extending North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East to the Northwestern line of parcel described in Volume 564 Records, Page 625, Document No. 487944; thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to the Eastern corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence West along the North line of said parcel to the point of beginning. And other real estate.

ATTACHMENT PAGE 3: Parcel 1: Part of Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507, described as follows: A parcel of land located in the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and in the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, Thence N 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds W along the north-south quarter line, 1,101.80 feet; thence N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 300.0 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence continuing N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 205.00 feet; thence S 43 degrees, 40 minutes, 49 seconds E, 215.69 feet to a point on the northerly right-ofway line of the Soo Line Railroad; thence S 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds W along said northerly line of the Soo Line Railroad, 205.00 feet; thence N 43 degrees 40 minutes 40” W, 215.69 feet to the point of beginning.

Parcel 2: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the 1/4 line 1,101.80 feet North of the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, thence North 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds East 44.39 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel described; thence North 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds East 255.61 feet; thence South 43 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds East 215.69 feet to the Soo Line right of way; thence along the Soo Line right of way South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to the point of beginning.

Parcel 3: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Northernmost corner of a parcel of land described in Volume 528 of Records, Page 152 (Parcel 2) in the office of the Polk County Register of Deeds, thence South 47 degrees, 55

There is an opening beginning after the spring sports season for Athletic Director. The duties include scheduling events, officials, setting up event workers, coordinating event changes, establishing budgets for each sport and ordering supplies. The wages will be between $3,000 and $6,000 per year. If you are interested in applying for this position or would like more information contact Joseph Zirngibli, 24022 Fourth Avenue, Siren, WI 54872. 715-349-2277, ext. 200, or e-mail 530920 28-30L jzirngibl@siren.k12.wi.us

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(March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Rural American Bank-Luck, Plaintiff, vs.

Donald L. Michaelson aka Donald Michaelson and Laura S. Michaelson aka Laura Michaelson, et al, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 738 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 8th day of February, 2011, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 25th day of May, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: ATTACHMENT PAGE 2: Part of Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Vol. 5 of Certified Survey Maps, page 157, Document No. 445507, described as follows: A parcel of land located in the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and in the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, thence N 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds W along the north-south quarter line, 1,101.80 feet; thence N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 300.0 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence continuing N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 205.00 feet; thence S 43 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds E, 215.69 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of the Soo Line Railroad; thence S 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds W along said northerly line of the Soo Line Railroad, 205.00 feet; thence N 43 degrees 40 minutes 40” W, 215.69 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 4: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Northernmost corner of a parcel of land described in Volume 528 of Records, Page 152, in the office of the Polk County Register of Deeds, thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West 255.61 feet to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to a point due West from the point of beginning; thence East to the point of beginning.

Parcel 5: Part of the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and part of the N1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507 described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, page

Agenda: Call to order, clerk’s report, treasurer’s report, open forum, Matz subdivision, road report, pay bills, review correspondence and adjourn.

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(Mar. 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BRANCH 2 ST. CROIX COUNTY AnchorBank, FSB Assignee of S & C Bank Plaintiff vs.

David H. Railsback II Arla J. Railsback Lamperty Yards, Inc. Antczak Construction, Inc. State of Wisconsin-Department of Revenue John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 the unknown tenants of the premises located at W8389 Carlton Road Spooner, WI 54801 John Doe #3 and John Doe #4 the unknown tenants of the premises located at N5126 Greenfield Road Spooner, WI 54801 Defendants.

Case No.: 10CV822 Case Code: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on October 20, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wis., will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said county, on the 28th day of April, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 6, Plat of Big Island, except the NW 1/2 thereof, located in Government Lot 2, Section 2-34-17, Polk County, Wis. Said property is also described as the SE 1/2 of Lot 6, of Government Lot 2 of Big Island, Balsam Lake, Section 2-34-17, Polk County, Wis. 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 15th day of March, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala - Lawyer Spangler, Nodolf, Bruder & Klinkhammer, LLC P.O. Box 1165 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1165 715-830-9771 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 clients behalf and any information we obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Vintage snowmobiles line Siren streets

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Macy Bentley and Triston Ortez are shown among the original and rebuilt snowmobiles that were on display at Lee’s Sport and Saw in Siren during Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The Siren Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the event, awarded six Best of Show prizes (including $10, $15 and $25 in chamber bucks) for the three top placers in each category.

This 1972 Chaparral owned by Kevin Gustafson took first place in the snowmobile original condition showing as part of the Siren Chamber of Commerce’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. – Photos by Nancy Jappe

Herb Howe, Siren, took first place as he rode this snowmobile in the first winter I-500 Winnipeg to St. Paul four-day race in 1966. Howe participated in snowmobile racing for nine years. His machine was on display to viewers in Siren Saturday, March 12.

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Winners in the St. Pat’s Day Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Show in Siren Saturday included (L to R): Kevin Gustafson, North Branch, Minn., first-place original, ‘72 Chaparral; Leanne Gustafson, first-place restored, ‘72 Chaparral; Brittany Gustafson, second-place restored, ‘74 Chaparral; Phil Stener, Balsam Lake, third-place restored, ‘65 Ski-Doo; young Derrick Helene, shown with his dad, secondplace original, ‘81 Ski-Doo Citation; and Jim Flanigan, Siren, third-place original, ‘73 TX Starfire.

These two machines - both 1974 Chaparrals - took first and second place in the restored snowmobile category during Siren’s St. Pat’s Day celebration this past weekend. The machines are owned by the Gustafson family of North Branch, Minn.

The oldest snowmobile on display outside in Siren Saturday, March 12, was this restored 1962 Huskey owned by Tom Lloyd.

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This mural features art of all kinds including architecture of the Eiffel Tower and the famous “The Scream” painting by Edvard Munch. It took art teacher Jen Clemins two years to complete this wall in the St. Croix Falls Elementary School. – Photo by Tammi Milberg

Project was a “labor of love”

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Visitors to St. Croix Elementary School can’t miss the long-term project of art teacher Jen Clemins. “I started it and thought I could finish it in a relatively short period of time,” she said. “I ended up working on it for two years and the fact that I had a baby to deliver was pushing my deadline.”

Clemins has been the art teacher for the elementary grades at St. Croix Falls for six years. This year, she is also teaching fifth- and sixth-grade art. Clemins finished the project in July 2010. She said she wanted to add some color to the elementary school wall outside the art room while incorporating art lessons and visual recognition into the piece.

“I wanted the painting to contain something that represented what we’ve talked about in our art lessons,” Clemins said. “This showcases most of the artists we talk about. It is also a reminder to them when they see it and they can think, ‘Oh, yeah, we learned about that in art.’”

The border of the mural includes an Iris painting from Georgia O’Keefe, who students learn about in first grade, and a block-style border from French artist Piet Mondrian, who students learn about in kindergarten. There is also a target painting replicating the work of artist Jasper Johns who used cardboard and newspaper in his paintings. If you look up-close at the painting, you will see Clemins used newspaper. Johns is an artist students learn about in second grade.

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Sticking with the border of the mural, there is also a Campbell’s Soup painting that reminds students about Andy Warhol and pop art, which is studied in third and fourth grades. There is also the “Portrait of Dora Maar”

by Pablo Picasso in the border. Students study Picasso in third grade.

This has been an ambitious project for Clemins, who wanted to paint the entire mural on her own to get it as close to the original artists works as possible. “My forte in college was metal art, and painting was not my strongest suit, so this was a challenge and it tested my abilities,” she said. “My husband is the painter and I would ask him from time to time to look at the mural and tell me if it looked like I was doing things right. So I had an expert opinion as I went along. He did help me paint a sealer over the top to protect the mural when it was finished, but other than that, it was a labor of love for me to get this mural painted.”

Going back to the mural, the border has a lot of detail and lesson artists. Inside the mural are even more works tied to lessons. Artists Franz Marc’s “Blue Horses” are featured in the center. He is one of the main artists studied when it comes to animal artists. The background of Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is quite recognizable.

Students study van Gogh in kindergarten, first and third grades. As one of the most famous artists, he is a large part of the art lessons Clemins teaches. Students recognize the “Starry Night” in things outside the classroom as well, which is part of her intent in using famous works in the mural.

“It shows them that art affects more than just the classroom,” she said. “I had one student who saw the movie

‘Coraline’ and said he saw the ‘Starry Night’ in the background of that movie. Students also see the Eiffel Tower and ‘The Scream’ in cartoons and other media outside of school.”

“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the most recognized artworks and the fame this painting brings was enough for Clemins to include it in the mural. She also said she wanted students to understand architecture as an art form, which is why she placed the Eiffel Tower in the painting. Here, she said, another movie kids have seen lately, “Ratatouille” features the Eiffel Tower and students make a connection to the Eiffel Tower being in France when they see it on the mural at school.

The Eiffel Tower was the most difficult part of the mural painting. Clemins said she used special tape from an art store she visited with her husband when they returned to their college town, Menomonie, for a visit. She used the tape and cut out the Eiffel Tower design to paint it, then went back to finish painting the background through the open sky parts of the Eiffel Tower. She said it took hours just to complete one section of the structure.

While it took her longer than expected to complete, she is happy with the results and with the students’ excitement and ability to relate art to their world. “When I planned and sketched this, I highlighted the artists I liked the most, but ones that we study or the kids see on TV or outside of school. I hope that it helps kids make connections with art and their lives.”

“A Little Princess” in Webster

WEBSTER – The classic story of fortune lost and regained, “A Little Princess: The Musical” will show at the Webster High School cafetorium March 25 - 27. The Friday and Saturday performance will start at 7 p.m., and the Sunday matinee will begin at 2 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults, $2 for students and free for children under 5.

At the onset of war, the wealthy Captain Crewe sends his daughter to a boarding school with the instructions that she is to be provided with anything her heart desires. Far from being spoiled, Sara Crewe, played by Miranda Burger, is a model student and soon is known as Princess Sara. Sara’s fortunes change when news arrives of her father’s death. No longer a student, Sara is forced to become a servant at the boarding school by teachers Miss Minchin and Miss Amelia, played by Danielle Formanek and Mackenzie Koelz respectively. Fellow servant played by Tessa Schiller makes life bearable for Sara until her fortunes change yet again.

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Webster School presents “A Little Princess,” the classic story of fortune lost and regained, March 25 - 27. – Photo by Sherill Summer

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Critter Care teaches responsibility while students raise a pet

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff reporter LUCK - A couple of weeks ago a family in the Luck School District suddenly had a rat in their home.

The rat wasn’t a surprise, however, and it wasn’t a nuisance rodent, either. It was a pet named Santana brought home from school by daughter Courtney Stevens.

Courtney was one of six students in Carolyn Peterson’s sixth-grade science class to take home a pet as part of Peterson’s Critter Care program.

Critter Care allows students to learn about animals as they learn personal responsibility.

In January half of Peterson’s class were paired up in “Critter Committees,” and several weeks ago one Unity graduate Adam Pe- member of terson, son of Deb and Don each commitPeterson, was the inspira- tee was able to tion behind Carolyn Peter- take a pet son’s Critter Care program home for at Luck School. Peterson keeps. The rewent on to teach middle mainder of the school science at Athens, class is now up, where he started Critter paired Care, before he died in studying and an2007 from a diabetes-re- training other set of lated illness. pets.

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Sergeant Tunnels, a dwarf hamster, peaks out from a sleeve to see what’s going on in Carolyn Peterson’s sixth-grade classroom. – Photos submitted

Peterson modeled her program after that of her nephew Adam Peterson, a Unity graduate who became a middle school science teacher in the Athens school district. Adam died in January 2007, at age 25, of diabetes-related illness.

A number of months later, after Peterson added sixth-grade science to the classes she was teaching, a student’s persuasive speech about allowing animals in class prompted her to start a Critter Care program at Luck.

“It just made sense to me to let the students do that,” Peterson said.

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Parakeets Roxie and Stella seem a little camera shy, turning their heads away. Students (L to R) are Erin Frank, Morgan Pfaff in front, Page Runnels and Tiffany Brown.

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Critter Care has been a huge success at Luck, helping students gain confidence, practice responsibility, and learn about the animal world. It was even featured once on KARE 11’s “Cool in School” program.

Each two-person committee starts by choosing an animal from Mrs. Peterson’s list of approved pets. To prepare for caring for the pet, each committee must research the animal to learn all they can.

They must write a report that shows they have learned things like what type of cage, bedding and food the animal needs, how to handle it, what it requires for grooming and what illnesses it might be prone to.

“They have to know all of these things about their animal,” said Peterson. “It goes back to our school motto, ‘Preparing lifelong learners and responsible citizens.’

Many of these children will go on to own their own pets. If not now, it might be when their own children want one.

“This is a good way to be introduced to

caring for a pet.”

Along with the particulars of each of the various animals, the students are taught the importance of hand washing after handling the pets. They learn that although the animals might be trained as pets they can still bite so they must be handled respectfully.

After the committees have researched their animals and written their reports, Peterson is ready to purchase the pets. With some of the animals, she said, it is possible to select even gender or color or breed.

Courtney and her partner, Delani Dau, chose a rat because, as Courtney said, “It’s cute, and they have tonsils.”

Other critters chosen were a Roborovski dwarf hamster, which was named Sergeant Tunnels by committee members Rachel Sanford and Erin Engstrand. Autumn Hermansen and Austin Hamack also chose a Roborovski dwarf hamster, and theirs was christened Brandi Pipsqueak.

Two parakeets were selected, but of different colors. Morgan Pfaff and Paige Runnels requested the blue one, which they named Stella, and Erin Frank and Tiffany Brown chose a green one that they named Roxie.

The sixth Critter Committee consisted of Jacob Aguado and Graham Hershfield, who chose a guinea pig that they named Bugsy.

••• Students cannot be late for class if they want to be part of Critter Care, because if they are late they need to spend recess making up their work and wouldn’t have time to take care of their critter.

They also need to behave and get their schoolwork done, or else they receive critter checkmarks. If a student gets three critter checkmarks, he or she is off their critter committee.

In this way, said Peterson, students are taught a different level of responsibility and they are learning to get their work done in a timely and acceptable manner.

Each student is required to give up one recess a day to spend time caring for their animal, first just gaining its trust, then teaching and training it.

Giving up a recess a day doesn’t seem to bother the students. “We get to stay in that recess with our pet,” is the way that

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Santana, a rat, walks a fine line between Courtney Stevens, left, and Delani Dau. Santana now makes his home with Courtney.

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Chris Erickson, 40 years in banking and counting

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Chris Erickson stood by a board of photos highlighting her banking career in Grantsburg, greeting friends and family stopping by to congratulate the banker on her anniversary of 40 years of service.

The guest of honor at a celebration at the Grantsburg U.S. Bank on March 11, Erickson joked about her long career saying, “The 40 years is really my age, right?”

Erickson’s engaging smile and laughter filled the room as she pointed to the photo time line of herself and colleagues during those 40 years.

People who started out years ago as new customers came now as old friends to share stories and do a little reminiscing with Erickson. They also wanted to thank her for the years of service she’d given them and the community.

Erickson started her career in 1971 as a teller for the bank, back then named the First Bank of Grantsburg.

Through the years as the bank went through several transitions from First Bank to Firstar Bank and eventually to U.S. Bank, Erickson was also making transitions.

Working at one time or another at all the bank’s other area branches, Erickson held various positions including receptionist, secretary and bookkeeper.

Erickson eventually settled in as a banker at the Grantsburg branch, becoming the Grantsburg branch manager in 2005.

At 40 years and counting Erickson has no plans to retire. She does, however, plan to continue serving her customers in the same way as she has done since starting her career, with a smile and a sincere promise to take care of their banking needs.

One of the smallest and most entertaining guests at Chris Erickson’s 40th anniversary celebration at U.S. Bank was Erickson’s granddaughter, 4-month-old Brynn Christopherson.

Grantsburg U.S. Bank Manager Chris Erickson looked over a history of the U.S. Bank at Grantsburg with retired Webster branch manager, Dave Edaburn. Edaburn and other area U.S. Bank branch managers came to Grantsburg on March 11 to help Erickson celebrate her 40th anniversary at the bank.

RIGHT: U.S. Bank managers Don Gray, Greg Swanson and Chad Olson came to congratulate their friend and colleague, Grantsburg branch manager Chris Erickson, on her 40th anniversary at the bank.

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one girl put it.

Most students, upon first meeting their critters, don’t really believe it will ever become truly tame. The day they got Stella, Morgan and Paige could only gently put their hand into the blue parakeet’s birdcage.

As Stella got more comfortable with the two girls, they began to teach her how to climb up on their finger. They gently rubbed Stella’s tummy, which made her take a step up, one foot at a time.

By the time Stella went home with Morgan, she had been trained to fly to her cage.

“It’s interesting to have a bird in the house,” Morgan said. “My dog does not like the bird when it chirps. It’s cool to let her fly around the house and watch her explore her new place.”

Stella is missed by her green parakeet friend, Roxie. “It’s weird without having the other bird around for Roxie to talk to,” said Erin Frank, Roxie’s new owner. “It is so fun when she sits on my shoulder. She goes with me everywhere around the house. I love playing music because she chirps a lot.”

Animal noises sometimes became disruptive to the class, said Peterson, but students learned how to help calm and quiet

Rachel Sanford, left, and Erin Engstrand cuddle up with Sergeant Tunnels, a Roborovski dwarf hamster.

Sixth-grade science teacher Carolyn Peterson weighs Bugsy, a guinea pig being cared for

by Jacob Aguado, left, and Graham Hershfield. The animals are weighed and measured regularly. Bugsy eats about a handful of lettuce a day, said Jacob and Graham. – Photos submitted

the critters. Birdcages were covered, the rat was removed from his exercise wheel, whatever it took to allow classroom work to continue as normal.

Obviously only one member of each committee can take their critter home for keeps, but there haven’t been any disagreements about whose home it goes to, said Peterson. Often one of the committee members already has a pet, or for some reason cannot have one.

Erin Engstrand was able to take Sergeant Tunnels home, and she found out how much all the training paid off.

“We used to have a hamster,” she said, “and this one is so much more better than the other one. I can play with it all the time because it is so tame. It’s fun to come home after school and play with (Sergeant Tunnels).”

Erin and her committee partner, Rachel, are good friends, so Rachel still gets to see and play Sergeant Tunnels.

Brandi Pipsqueak, the other hamster, is now comfortably living at the home of Autumn Hermansen. Her Critter Com-

mals in Carolyn Peterson’s room for the better part of the second semester, each requiring at least a cage, food, and bedding, the Critter Care program costs Luck School nothing but garbage bags and paper towels.

A good portion of the cost is picked up

by Peterson, who set a price limit on the animals the students can choose. Guinea pigs are most expensive, at $25 each.

The rest, said Peterson, is covered by the Adam Peterson Critter Care Memorial Fund, administered by Adam’s parents, Don and Deb Peterson.

“We are so pleased that Carolyn does this each year,” said Deb Peterson. “She decided to carry on the program in honor of Adam. We are very proud of Adam and Carolyn.”

The program is still remembered by students at Athens school, said Peterson, where Adam had many animals in his classroom. He wanted to help students learn about taking on responsibility, giving them the tools to learn how to take care of a pet.

“But more than that,” said Peterson, “he helped them to learn a little about responsibility.

“It’s like a piece of Adam is still teaching.”

Carolyn Peterson’s sixth-graders at Luck now carry on his good work.

mittee partner, Austin, had a hamster in the past and said they were a lot of fun to have around. Autumn found it to be true.

“It is fun having the hamster at home,” she said, “because my family likes to play with her. We have all large animals at home, like cows, pigs and horses, so it’s fun to have a small animal in the house.”

Having a rat at home is fun, too, said Courtney, who especially likes to play with Santana while watching TV. “But I really miss having a partner,” she added. “I have to do everything myself.”

Caring for a pet is a little easier at school than at home, agreed Graham, who took Bugsy the guinea pig. Bugsy, said Graham, is surprisingly grumpy when he wakes up, and likes to stretch out a bit before becoming very sociable.

“It’s harder to maintain at home,” said Graham, “because there is no one there to Roxie, a green parakeet who was tamed and help me. At school, it was right there in trained

by Erin Frank and Tiffany Brown, gets a the classroom and easy to see and take bath in the sink in Carolyn Peterson’s sixthcare of.” grade classroom at Luck.

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TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN - Have you been hanging on the edge of your seat for the next “Broadway” show in West Sweden? Good news – you don’t have to wait much longer! The talented group of people who brought about the past performances have joined together again to create the third-annual “Broadway Comes to West Sweden.”

The performance will be Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. It will take place at Grace Lutheran Church of West Sweden, which is located at 345th Avenue and CTH W, three miles northwest of Frederic.

Many of the cast members are back from last year and there are some new, talented individuals that joined in this year. If you’ve never had a chance to see a show, what are you waiting for? Just the opportunity to see the Swedish Sisters in action makes it well worth the trip. There are also a women’s chorus, men’s chorus, children’s chorus, whole chorus and soloists.

Some of the musicals you might recognize are “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Cinderella,” “A Chorus Line,” “Showboat,” “Wicked,” “Miss Saigon,” “Rent” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

The cost to see the show is minimal. All that is asked for is a nonperishable food item for donation to the Frederic Food Shelf and a freewill offering to help defray the annual fuel expense for the church. There will be refreshments during intermission. A wonderful show and homemade goodies are a great way to spend a Saturday night!

If the original date doesn’t work for you, you can catch the show in Siren. The Siren United Methodist Church, where a few chorus and solo members come from, will be hosting “Broadway” on Saturday, April 2. Parts of the show can also be seen in Siren on Aug. 11, for the Siren Summer Music at the Bandshell, and possibly performances, not yet scheduled, at other churches as well.

What are you waiting for? Plan on attending one of the performances, and you might just find a new love of music.

The cast and crew of “Broadway” look forward to seeing everyone again this year, and hope to see some new faces as well. Please come and enjoy all of the hard work done by fellow community members. - submitted

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Two men were digging a ditch on a very hot day. One said to the other, "Why are we down in this hole digging Joe Roberts a ditch when our boss is standing up there in the shade of a tree?" "I don't know," responded the other. "I'll ask him." So he climbed out of the hole and went to his boss. "Why are we digging in the hot sun and you're standing in the shade?" "Intelligence," the boss said. "What do you mean, ‘intelligence?’”

The boss said, "Well, I'll show you. I'll put my hand on this tree and I want you to hit it with your fist as hard as you can." The ditch digger took a mighty swing and tried to hit the boss's hand. The boss removed his hand and the ditch digger hit the tree. The boss said, "That's intelligence!"

The ditch digger went back to his hole. His friend asked, "What did he say?" "He said we are down here because of intelligence." "What's intelligence?" said the friend. The ditch digger put his hand on his face and said, "Take your shovel and hit my hand."

••• Remember: To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

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maintenance as long I don’t have to do it. It seems that we are barely settled in our house and already John W. Ingalls there are areas that need to be maintained and repaired. My wife reminds me that the carpet was put in before our youngest child was born. Now she thinks we need to upgrade before our youngest graduates from high school this spring. With any luck I might be able to hold off the carpeting issue for another year or two, however I will have to address other needs.

If our carpeting is weathering the years well, our siding isn’t. Living in the north woods we appreciate our environmental beauty and like to have our home blend in with the surroundings. The house is sided in cedar which is usually a good choice in our climate. It was a great choice until we were faced with the Asian beetle plague. Every little crack and space between the cedar planks on the side of our house became packed with little orange spotted bugs. As the bugs retreated into the cracks they were assaulted by woodpeckers.

One day last summer when leaving for work I stepped out of the front door and found pieces of our house lying on the sidewalk. Chips and chunks of the siding were falling from the second story. I looked up to see multiple holes drilled into the wall by superpowered woodpeckers. For the next few days I worked at repairing the holes with nails, screws, putty and paint and then I figured out a great plan to foil those little feathered jackhammers.

That Saturday morning I went to the local sporting goods store and bought an owl decoy and a metal

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Daniel and I had been warned that Belize was a crazy city.

Before leaving, we heard from a few folks who had been to Belize, and the one thing they agreed on was that we should Carrie Classon avoid Belize City as much as possible. We walked off the tarmac in Belize to the small open-air terminal. A single conveyer lazily delivered our single bag containing snorkel fins, sunscreen and sharp implements and we headed out the door.

The dangerous city of Belize appeared to be taking a Sunday afternoon nap. Daniel and I took a cab to the water taxi terminal and we learned from our solicitous cabbie of the covetous Guatemalans and their never-ending designs on the lovely and semi-autonomous Belize.

We were relieved of our luggage as we boarded one of two boats headed to two different islands.

“How do we know our luggage will be going to the same island we are?” we naively inquired.

“What more do you need than the clothes on your back?” answered our cheerful boat captain. “This is Belize!”

We arrived on Caye Caulker over the too-blue-tobe-real Caribbean and got off the boat where we discovered our luggage had been quietly marked with tiny green tags telling it where to go. The last of our un-Belizian worries faded away and we walked off the long dock to the palm fringed shore.

We immediately met a jolly group of longtime visitors engaged in an annual competition to see who could ride a bicycle the slowest and not fall down while drinking rum punch. We were told affordable cabins could be found a bit farther down the beach.

We headed past brilliantly colored guesthouses, till we came to a line of small purple wooden houses built high on stilts right on the ocean’s edge. There

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we asked Ramon, the proprietor, if he had a cabin to rent and he told us he did, so long as we agreed to spend at least two nights. We filled out the registration and filled out the departure date as “possibly never.”

Twenty-two dollars rented a shack on stilts with a balcony that was very nearly over the ocean. Inside was a small bathroom, wooden floors and rough wood walls painted bright yellow and teal and windows on all sides to let in the ocean breeze. The curtains were decorated with a large antlered buck which I could only assume was to make Daniel, on his first trip south of the U.S., feel more at home.

There are no cars on the island; only golf carts and bicycles drive down the sand streets. The fishermen come in the afternoon with the day’s catch which is cooked up and served with a fresh fruit rum drink in brightly painted family-run restaurants decorated year-round with Christmas lights. There are backpackers on indefinite holiday, retired folks spending time off the beaten track, and some folks who look as if they arrived sometime at least a decade ago and signed the guest register, “possibly never.”

“Twenty dollars worth of lumber and a couple of strings of Christmas lights and we could open up a business,” Daniel said over breakfast as we looked out over our bright blue table at the even brighter blue sea lined in palm trees.

We thought we would spend a couple of nights and move on. But we’re too busy right now. I’m sitting on the balcony with the breeze blowing, watching the seagulls watch the pelicans. Right now, I’m thinking this is what I really need to do.

Till next time, —Carrie

Ruby’s Pantry consolidates sites

FREDERIC - Ruby’s Pantry is consolidating the Frederic food distribution with Luck and Siren. Because of the operational costs, recent increases in cost of fuel and the closeness in proximity of the three communities, it is more economically practical to reduce the number of sites to Luck and Siren.

The Luck food distribution is the third Tuesday of even months, April, June, August, etc., at noon at the Luck School bus garage.

The Siren food distribution is on the fourth Thursday of the month, every month. It starts at 2 p.m. for the months of November-April and 5 p.m. during the months of May through October. It is located at 24534 Hwys. 35/70 behind Ruby’s Second Hand and the Siren – Webster Food Shelf.

There are no income or residency guidelines. Registration starts 30 minutes prior to distribution. Ruby’s Pantry is funded by the $15 donation per participant for operational costs. Please bring two large boxes or laundry baskets for food.

Ruby’s Pantry is in its eighth year of serving rural communities with donated surplus food and goods to fight hunger and disease. It provides large quantities of food for distributions directly to families in 26 rural communities covering 16 underserved counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, distributing food to 4,000-5,000 families per month.

Ten more distribution sites are planned for 2011, increasing the distribution to 8,000-10,000 families per month. Four semi-trucks and trailers have been added to help accommodate the need. Ruby’s Pantry is a com-

plant bracket. The plan was simple. I had no desire to shoot the feathered pests because I like to listen to them poking holes in my trees and chimney. Owls are a natural enemy of the woodMD peckers, so by hanging the great horned owl decoy outside of my second-story bedroom window I would never again be awakened in the early-morning hours by a pileated wrecking ball.

I climbed to the top of my ladder and bolted the metal bracket firmly in place near the area of greatest destruction. Once the bracket was attached to the siding I hung the owl decoy from a length of nylon cord.

I was so sure of my plan that I spent the rest of the afternoon sitting in my lawn chair with a cold drink in hand waiting for unsuspecting woodpeckers to collapse from fright when they encountered the great horned owl of death. The rest of the day passed without any problems. I didn’t see any woodpeckers dying from fright but I didn’t hear the familiar pecking and pounding on my house either. Problem solved.

It was somewhere after midnight when I heard the wind gather strength and change directions. I rolled over in bed and fluffed my pillow. As I yawned and tried to regain my fading dreams I heard a clunk on the side of the house. The first clunk was followed by another and then another. Not only was I awake now but my wife also was alarmed. This wasn’t the gentle pecking of a little woodpecker, this was more like the neighbors throwing baseballs against the house, one after another. The rock-hard great horned owl had come to life in the wind and was pulverizing the outside wall next to my head. With each gust of wind he

munity food outreach program of Home and Away Ministries Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation with its distribution and outreach centers at 39404 Grand Ave., North Branch, Minn.; 138 S. Oborn St., Waupaca; 24534 State Hwys. 35/70, Siren, and its main offices at 1300 Northridge Drive, Suite 105, Pine City, Minn. For more information please see their Web site at www.rubyspantry.org, e-mail goodnews@rubyspantry.org or call 320-629-7400. - submitted

THANK YOU

The Frederic Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution team would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of the exceptional volunteers for all their hard work and dedication. We would also like to thank area businesses: The Inter-County Leader The Frederic Schools The Frederic Village Crew Subway Jericho Trucking U.S. Bank Gone Green Recycling Hacker’s Lanes Holiday Gas Jacobson Eye Clinic Cummings Lumber A-1 Septic Silverstone Trucking Clam Falls Lutheran Bass Lake Lumber Church Luck Lumber Frederic Grocery Burnett Dairy Frederic Hardware

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swung like a wrecking ball on a cable against the side of the house, whacking and cracking the hours away until in desperation I had to act.

Dressed for battle in a T-shirt, underwear and slippers, I prepared for revenge on the great horned zombie that was pounding my house. At that hour my beloved wife wasn’t going to come outside and hold the ladder so I had to devise another strategy. As I searched through my garage for ideas I was constantly interrupted by the staccato of the owl whacking my house. I came up with a plan of using an extension handle duct taped to a metal apple-picker basket. The plan was to swing the 15-foot handle with the apple picker and catch the owl so I could break the cord and pull it down. In the strong wind it was like trying to hit a swinging piñata 20 feet in the air during a hurricane. I hoped the neighbors didn’t wake up from the noise to see a deranged white-haired man in his underwear flailing around outside.

My first attempts were weak and uncoordinated but finally I connected with a strong blow to the owl. This seemed to infuriate him and he flew even harder against the house so that my equally annoyed wife yelled out the window at me to “knock it off.” I took that as encouragement to knock the owl off and I began swinging with more ferocity. Three or four more frantic blows later the owl finally succumbed to my attack and collapsed on the ground totally broken.

I returned to my bedroom and begged forgiveness at disrupting our night’s sleep. She thanked me for being so brave as to face the world in my underwear.

The wind died down and we returned to a comfortable sleep until the early morning hours. Sometime just after sunrise we were awakened to the gentle taptap of a woodpecker on the side of our house.

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River Road

How sweet it is

Maple syrup season is under way here in Northwest Wisconsin. We tapped some of our trees last weekend and by the time you read this should be all tapped out. I am trying to get all our buckets out and experiment with some new gravity tubing this year – trying to get to a 30-maple-tree hillside that has been too steep to drive and climb on with buckets. We managed to sell all of last year’s crop, so are eager for a good 2011 season – a long, drawn-out, muddy, cool spring, one that seems to never end!

Margo, Scott and I belong to the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers and to an international maple producers organization (U.S. and Canada). Every year we get reports on the new things coming along in maple syrup production and marketing. The maple process has been steadily changing from the days when Native Americans made a slash in the bark, collected the sap in birch-bark or wooden containers and boiled it without metal kettles. This direction has been twofold: to do less damage to your valuable maple tree; and to increase the efficiency and yield of the whole process.

First, some of the words we use in maple syruping: a spile or tap is a small tapered tube tapped into a drilled hole in the tree; an evaporator is a special pan for boiling sap to syrup; reverse osmosis is a filtering process that concentrates sap before boiling; air injection is the process of pumping air into the boiling sap to make it lighter in color; tapping is the process of drilling a hole and inserting a spile, tapping it in tightly with a hammer; sap is the liquid dripping out of a hole in a maple – between 2 and 6 percent sugar in maple trees; sugar shack or sugarhouse is the building where you process sap into syrup; saps are the folks who make maple syrup.

When you drill a hole 2 inches deep into a maple tree and insert a spile, you have broken the bark, the tree’s defense from bugs and disease. Trees in the maple family bleed while starting to heal the hole. The hole will drip sap for five or six weeks normally. As the season progresses, the amount of sap decreases. A lot of research has gone into trying to keep the hole viable for the whole season.

We try to tap at the last moment, when our test trees have started to drip fast enough to get a gallon or so of sap each day. Too early, and they might dry up before the season is over.

Holes stop dripping first because bacteria move in. The sweet sap with mild temperatures encourage bacteria and it clogs the flow of the sap. In the earlier days (‘50s and ‘60s), producers often used an antibacterial tablet to stick in the hole.

It gradually dissolved and killed the bacteria so the tap produced more syrup for a longer time. The pills were formaldehyde (the stuff you preserve bodies with) and outlawed because some got into the syrup (hard to call it pure maple syrup then).

Producers try to sanitize/sterilize their taps and equipment so bacteria are not introduced into the tap holes as they are drilled. A good practice is to dip the drill bit in a sanitizer (bleach and water mix) before drilling each hole. However, holes still clog up, often before sap season is over. Some producers take a slightly larger bit and redrill the holes later in the season to encourage them to run a little longer. This adds a lot of extra labor.

When producers went to vacuum, plastic tubing and plastic spiles, and left it in

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The Rambler’s great-grandfather’s family may have posed for this Currier and Ives scene from Cattaragus County, N.Y., decorating a plate in Margo’s collection of maplebilia. An unbroken line of 15 generations of the family have gone to the woods to make maple syrup each spring in America. – Photo submitted

the woods from season to season, additional bacteria problems came about.

Each year the yield of sap decreased. Researchers decided the cause was the inability to get the taps and tubing totally free of bacteria after sitting in the woods year-round. The plastic spiles are pulled from the tree after the season and sanitized and again sanitized before a new hole is drilled the following year and the old spile tapped in, but research showed enough bacteria remained to quickly reproduce and clog the holes before the end of season.

A solution for that is a “stubby” spile with a replaceable tip. Each year you replace the 1-inch removable tip (the part that is actually inside the tree) and you get something like 20 percent more flow – similar to using brand-new spiles, but at a fraction of the cost, about 20 cents per tap. The holes still clog up, but not so quickly.

Just a couple of years ago a new device, the inline check valve, was introduced as the tip of the stubby spile to prevent any backflow of sap into the tree. The check valves are a small plastic tube with a tiny ball inside that rolls back and forth. It lets sap flow out of the tree under a vacuum, but the ball rolls back to close the tap to prevent any backwards flow if the vacuum is released. When you turn off the vacuum (which you do have to do at times during the season), the tree sort of sucks back some of the sap from the spile and tube, bringing in any bacteria that might be in the outside tubing. The check valve stops this backflow. It was used experimentally by many producers last year. Their testimonials are pretty strong. “Even at the very end of the season, I was still getting sap flow on the check valve taps, long after the others dried up.” Most who tried them are planning to use them on all their vacuum taps this year. They don’t seem to do anything on the spile and bucket system.

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What this seems to mean is that in vacuum systems you can tap much earlier and be assured your holes will be useable for the full season. This is probably worth another 25 percent production increase. The check valves are now built into the replacement tip, so you get both at once, and use it only for one season.

Vacuum systems can use smaller holes in the trees (in my lifetime we have changed from eight-sixteenth, then seven-, then six- and now five-sixteenthinch diameter holes in the trees. They heal faster, and with a vacuum, get just as much sap as the bigger old taps. For holes of the same size, vacuum on the tap gives you 25 percent to 30 percent more sap than my old-style gravity feed.

After the sap, at 2 to 6 percent, comes into the sugarhouse, a reverse osmosis filter (several thousand dollars and up) can concentrate the sap to remove from 40 to 75 percent of the water, saving the same amount of fuel and time in the cooking process. Large producers are rapidly investing in these filters and can often get grants, loans and tax deductions for energy saving practices.

When you put this all together, you can expect that with a vacuum system and the check valves and best practices you can get between 1-1/2 to two times the sap (and thus syrup) per hole over the old drip-into-a-bucket method even with the smaller holes. And of course, this process becomes highly automated with the sap sucked into tanks, often at the sugarhouse. It passes through reverse osmosis and then a shorter cooking cycle before being power pressure filtered and bottled – highly automated along the way.

Some folks have gotten into maple sap production by renting their trees to another producer. If you have 40 acres of maples of decent size and close together, you might be able to rent them at 50 cents to a dollar per tap hole per year – a lot de-

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pends on the location, ease of access and quality of the forest.

You can tap trees that are in the forest programs that reduce the taxes. You can claim agricultural tax rate (much lower) for woods that are tapped. The rule of thumb is about 20 taps per acre to qualify and it is done as a business rather than a hobby. You can also have your woods in forest crop and tap the maples, another way of keeping your property taxes lower.

Visiting with Steve Anderson of Anderson Maple between Luck and Cumberland last week while picking up my supplies for the season, I asked his opinion on pricing. He told me that Pat Richter and Duane Lindh in the Luck/Frederic area have been buying sap from producers and Allan Hustad east of Cumberland. You have to ask them for the pay rate, but it is high enough that folks are renting taps and selling sap. Steve said that he will be buying syrup again this year at prices in the $20-$29 per gallon range, depending on quality. He said the prices have stayed high enough so syrup producers, bottlers and retailers are all able to make a modest profit and the customers are still buying syrup in the stores. The last few years have been pretty good, but like in all farming endeavors, there is the chance of a high production year or a low production year changing things significantly.

Margo and I are still old-fashioned and do it the traditional way. However, I can see us changing as Margo’s back and my leg gradually fall apart. Of course, our automated system will be filled with computer controllers, cameras, robotic drilling machines, self-filling bottles, Web advertising, eBay salesrooms and highly inflated prices as we become a boutique label. If all goes as planned, within five years we will be big enough so the Department of Agriculture will pay us to not produce vast quantities of syrup, just like real farmers.

Most of our maples are mature and starting to fall apart from old age, much like their owners. Each year tops blow out of them, weakened from bird and squirrel holes. There are new maples coming up all the time, some that are only 10 years from tapping size. The old trees will be sufficient for Margo and me, and the new trees should give Scott a full life of syruping, continuing an unbroken tradition of making maple syrup in the U. S. of A. since my great,g,g,g,g,g,g,g,g,ggrandpa, John Beebe, stepped ashore in 1655 at New London, Conn., built a house on the edge of the big woods and was taught how to make maple sugar by local Native Americans. I still have his handmade auger and bit (of course the wooden brace and hand-forged bit each have been replaced a few dozen times since he first made them).

We are expecting a good yield, good quality syrup, many customers and an enjoyable spring maple season. Syruping takes us out in the woods as spring arrives. We see the snow melt, the lake thaw, the birds return and court, the bears awaken and by sap’s end, the first spring flowers appear. How sweet it is.

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An Irish blessing

May the road rise to meet you; May the wind be always at your back; And may you be in heaven, an hour before the devil knows you’re gone.

(A variation of a traditional Irish blessing).

My Friend My friend, I stand in the judgment now, And feel that you’re to blame somehow.

On Earth I walked with you day by day And never did you point the way.

You knew the Lord in truth and glory But never did you tell the story.

My knowledge then was very dim.

You could have led me safe to Him.

Though we lived together on the Earth, You never told me of the second birth.

And now I stand this day condemned Because you failed to mention Him.

You taught me many things, that’s true.

I called you friend and trusted you.

But I learn now that it’s too late.

You could have kept me from this fate.

We walked by day and talked by night And yet you showed me not the light.

You let me live and love, and die.

You knew I’d never live on high.

Yes, I called you friend in life And trusted you through joy and strife.

And yet on coming to the end, I cannot now call you my friend. - by Kris Wilder

Adoption Billy was deep in thought as he blew bubbles through the metal bubble ring as he bathed. “Mommie, how was I born?” he asked.

I was rolling my hair. That question was not expected for years yet. We had three teenaged daughters when we adopted three little boys, Dennis, 7, John, 5, and Billy, 3. With their arrival I was always encountering a totally new and unexpected set of inquiries.

Suddenly I felt like I had been struck by lightning.

Tears gushed down my cheeks.

Those words: “How was I born?” I had not been a part of those precious months before his birth, nor the excitement or blissful atmosphere of his delivery. The jealousy and resentment for his natural mother was overwhelming.

“Mommie … mommie?” his quiet, determined little voice was asking, through soap bubbles, “Just how was I born? Daddy says Dennis was born pigeon-toed, so how was I born?”

“Probably with banged-up toes, Billy. You’re always falling and cutting off the ends of them and they’re bandaged all the time.

A broad, proud smile passed over his face. - by Lois Costomiris, who wrote about local history in Indiana.

National whatever Personally, I am glad February is over, as it has more national celebrations than I have patience. We all recognize Valentine’s Day, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and George Washington’s birthday. How long ago did we allow the birthdays of Honest Abe and George to be

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Bernice Abrahamzon combined into one Presidents Day? My German grandmother was very pleased to share Feb. 12 with President Lincoln, considering it a personal honor.

Along the way we added Martin Luther King Day. It is good that our black community have someone special to honor and I think all America relates to his famous quotes.

Years ago I participated in Race Relations Sunday in a radio skit in Superior.

Sharen Kaatz recently sent me her tray place mat with the activities of the month printed on each day of the month. The place mat is copyrighted which surprised me. I never before realized that place mats were off limits to any copying.

I was surprised by all the national celebrations for the month. I figure, if they are observed nationally, they are well known and in the public domain.

Were you aware of all of these February designations?

National Snack Food Month, National Time Management Month National Weddings Month Potato Lovers Month Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month Sweet Potato Month Learn Italian Month Library Lovers Month National Bird Feeding Month National Blah Buster Month National Cat Health Month National Cherry Month National Children’s Dental Health Month National Cruise Vacation Month National Fiber Focus Month National Grapefruit Month National Hot Breakfast Month National Macadamia Nut Month National Senior Independence Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month American Heart Month American History Month Bake for Family Fun Month Black History Month In Canada: Heart Month Canned Foods Month Celebration of Chocolate Month Great American Pies Month Humpback Whales Awareness Month International Embroidery Month International Boost Self-esteem Month International Expect Success Month Birthstone – Amethyst (Sincerity) Flowers – Violet (Alternate – Primrose) Colors – Light blue and yellow

My main question is, “What is left for other months in the year?” For a short month, February is overloaded.

Until next week, Bernice

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Do you remember?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago

Specials at the Frederic Co-op Supermarket included popcorn for 25¢ for a 2-lb. bag, oranges at 47¢ dozen and fish sticks at 29¢ for an 8-oz. package.Specials at Route’s Supermarket, Frederic, included nine cans of Campbell’s tomato soup for 95¢, ground beef at 2 lbs. for 89¢, grapefruit at 10 for 45¢ and carrots at 2 lbs. for 23¢.-Wallin Implement, Centuria, had specials on John Deere used machinery.-Vitamin D was very important to a well-balanced diet.-Gov. Gaylord Nelson planned to tour northern Wisconsin.-Readers were invited to attend the formal opening of the Stenberg Funeral Home, Feb. 25-26 at Amery.-Hagberg’s Store in Frederic had a full-page double spread ad on clothing for children, men and women.-Sports club at Cushing received an award.Polk County recorded the third traffic death so far this year.-There were 440 who attended the Cub Scout banquet at the Frederic High School.-Mrs. Al Doehler of Amery was named Polk County home agent.-Iverson Implement & Motor Co. was the Rambler dealer in Amery and beyond.-Frederic Auto Co. was overstocked with 45 used cars on hand.

40 Years Ago

Specials at Route’s, Frederic, included ground beef at 3 lbs. for $1.69, Wilderness pie filling at three tins for 89¢, angel food cake mix at 43¢ pkg., liver sausage at 49¢ lb.-Sportsmen made recommendations at annual fish and game hearing.-The annual meeting was set for the Webster Co-op Creamery at the Webster Community Hall on March 30 with a program, lunch, etc.-An ad for Kingsberry Homes said, “Manufactured homes are here to stay.”-A special get-acquainted day was set for April at the new Sears authorized catalogue office, Frederic, with Ken Kongshaug, owner.-Osceola planned to rebuild plant for Bellanca Aircraft.-A Grantsburg girl, Renae Paulsen, was the Burnett County champion speller.Kronlund Motors, Spooner, advertised used cars for $200 and under.-The second-annual pool tournament at the Skol Haus in West Sweden was planned for April 6.-Arvid Pearson was the agent for Arcadian Liquid in the Frederic area.-Oscar A. Peterson was running for Frederic village president.-Lawson Greenhouse advertised Easter flowers of lilies, tulips, azalea and hyacinths.-McBride Homes were advertised with office in Hertel, Wis.-The DHIA report was printed in its entirely for the month of February.

20 Years Ago

An ice-fishing house was destroyed by fire. It belonged to Delores and Gilbert Van Denheuvel and was on Big Round Lake when a fuel oil stove malfunctioned.-Cycles raced on ice at Clam Falls winter carnival.-Corn rootworm numbers were down.Farm prices were up in state.-Cattle numbers were unchanged in Wisconsin.-Sheep numbers were down.-Arlie and Ruth Johnson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 24, at the Clam Falls/Indian Creek Hall.-The 75th birthday of Edna Lawson was celebrated Feb. 24, at Luck Lutheran Church with open house from 2–4 p.m.-Webster’s contaminated wells were drawing attention.-Very little damage was incurred by a sawdust fire at Northern Mfg.-Western Wisconsin receive $13 million from U.S. Small Business Administration.-An Indian educational conference was set for March 7–9, in Wausau.-Timber harvest was allowed on tax delinquent lands.-SightFirst was allowed in Webster.-Fire destroyed a large Luck residence, the Thomey Remley house.-People were concerned about welfare abuse.-Funding came in for Kennedy Mill project.-Frederic Farm Lockers had a fruit and vegetable sale in early March.

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OLSEN & SON DRUG After three years, Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution will no longer be offered in Frederic. Ruby’s Pantry collected $15 from each person at these bimonthly distributions, 20 percent of those dollars stayed in the community to help out numerous families and various organizations in Frederic. Most recently gifts were given to the Frederic Elementary School aquarium field trip to Duluth, the Frederic High School Wall of Honor, the Frederic Community Halloween Party and Dance, Salvation Army Backpack Program and Frederic Family Pathways. Shown (L to R) are: Anita Baker, Ben Olson, Marvel Beckman, Kate Barrows and Linda Richter. Olson is receiving a donation on behalf of Family Pathways from Linda Richter, Ruby’s Pantry volunteer. – Photo submitted

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Liz is a 2-year-old black Lab/mastiff mix. She came to the shelter as a surrendered pet when financial constraints made it difficult for her owner to continue her care. Liz is a big girl. Though she was underweight when she arrived, Liz is filling out nicely with daily meals and attention. She truly is a looker. This sweetheart of a girl has the “I like everybody” traits of the Lab and the “climb in your lap” gentleness of the mastiff. She does well with other dogs and sleeps with cats. Liz stands 25 inches at the shoulder and will fill out to a healthy 120 pounds. Our big girl would love an indoor home where she can become a part of the family.

Her long-legged energy can be a force to behold, but she has a strong desire to be loved and has learned basic manners quickly at the shelter. Liz will be an exceptional pet with a ton of love to give.

As soon as two puppies and two kittens were added to our Web site/Petfinder page, they were gone. They were happily adopted by families looking to add their cute, furry energy to their homes.

Still waiting are the young to senior pets at our shelter. In the young category, we have Tilford, a 6month-old longhair buff and white kitten. He is playful and full of adventure. Jack is a 9-month-old black poodle. He is looking to venture out into the world and discover each new thing with you as his backup. Mickey is a Shetland sheepdog-mix pup.

He is 4 months old, short sable coat and floppy ears.

Sport and Nikki represent opposing ends of the age spectrum. Sport is a 1-year-old, neutered male

beagle. Nikki is a perky 11-year-old, spayed female bichon frise. They both came from the same household that could no longer care for them after their house burned to the ground. They are looking for a new start from the shelter.

The in-between category is filled with young adults with varying degrees of maturity under their collars. Coal is a 1-year-old purebred black Lab. He has a gentle personality and a willingness to learn, a great combination. Magic is a St. Bernardmix neutered male. He is burnt red with a large head and a zest for life. His happy attitude is infectious. He can make you smile with a wag of his tail and sparkle in his eye asking, “What are we going to do today? I’m game whatever it is.” Radar is a 2-year-old brown and black boxer-mix neutered male. He likes to go for rides in the car and behaves like a gentleman. McCloud, Tonka and Earl are neutered male brown tabbies. They are large, easygoing, adult felines with character all their own.

Charlotte is a blue-gray butterball of a cat. She is spayed, declawed, quiet and unpretentious. Rollo tips the scales at 19 pounds. Rollo loves everyone.

He especially loves a soft spot on the sofa.

We don’t anguish over the kittens and puppies finding new homes; they are easy to find homes for.

Our greater challenge is to find homes for the young to senior pets. Their adoption is an event that makes our day. We can’t make that happen without responsible adopters making the difference in the lives of our shelter animals. We know that you can find a pet in a number of ways. We hope you will consider the pets we have waiting. Visit our shelter Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St. East, Amery, 715-268-7387 or online: Arnellhumane.org.

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Cloverton: Viki Elliott and her sister, Michelle, attended the antique snowmobile races in Isanti, Minn.

She said some of the sleds dated back to the 1940s.

Annie Coveau, daughter of Peggy and Ken, is studying for a registered nurse degree at the Fond du Lac Community College in Cloquet, Minn., while her sister Alicia Syverson, of Missoula, Mont., is doing the same thing out there. Fran Levings and Dave Baker joined about 100 people at a rally in support of public employees in Solon Springs recently. As most of you know, Fran taught school in Solon Springs for 30 years before retiring and moving to Cloverton.

Erin Adams and Skoggin Zimmerman and the rest of the Maple Syrup Crew are back in the DNR forest getting set up for the big maple season. Fran Levings and Marlene Mishler went to Mora last week for the monthly meeting of the Seven County Senior Federation. Fran and Dave Baker joined Mel Elliott and about 60 people for a surprise 85th birthday party for Joe Vink on Saturday. Joe is in really great shape and the event was wonderful. Dennis Sherman cannot wait for the ice to be gone as he has been in the ditch once already.

Dairyland: It looks and feels like spring is just around the corner because mud season has arrived.

On Monday, the Webster High School held their seventh- to 12th-grade spring concert. Josh Baer and Ellora Schaaf took part in it. Tuesday, the Webster High School girls basketball team played in their first regional game. They beat Glenwood City in overtime, 62-56. On Friday night, they played in their second regional game, against Boyceville, but were defeated 51-44. Tuesday, Tammy Baer was surprised to learn that she had won a drawing for one of the TVs that Wayne’s Foods Plus had in their TV giveaway. Congratulations Tammy. The Dairyland Homemakers met on Wednesday at the Dairyland Town Hall for their monthly meeting. They cleaned the cupboards, sorted out quilt materials, and Dori Willett and Elva Wilson served lunch. Alec Gustafson, grandson of Judy and Alan Gustafson, went to junior high honors band in Duluth Cozy: Clint and Peg Coveau and Ron and Sharon

Proffit had dinner at John and Reann Neinstadt’s last Monday. They shared events of a recent cruise they took on The Oasis of the Seas, which has been sailing for only one year. The ship sits 90 feet in the water, holds 5,800 passengers, has a crew of 2,100, a central park, 17 elevators, numerous eating places, theaters, pools, skating rinks, and a ninehole golf course. The cruise made three ports of call, and visited an island near Haiti that is owned by the cruise lines. The one-week trip ended in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where they were happy to learn they missed the cold weather back home. Don and Annette Carlson returned recently from a three-week trip to Texas, where they visited Don’s brother Merton and wife Peggy in Van Alstyne. Next they had dinner with grandson Taylor who attends Austin College in Sherman, and then on to Galveston where they visited daughter Kristen, her husband Mark, and granddaughter Sydney. Ruth and Gary Ament of Markville, who were vacationing in Gulf Shores, Ala., drove over for the weekend and they celebrated the Mardi Gras.

On Saturday, March 5, Cozy Corner Trails, Inc. celebrated their 36th-annual booya, which was held at Hiller’s Hillside Inn. Hundreds of people attended on a beautiful March day. They came by car, by snowmobile, and by ATV. Volunteer members of the club peeled, chopped and cooked all day Friday, worked at the booya on Saturday, and cleaned up and put everything away on Sunday. Funds earned at this annual event will go toward maintenance of the John Deere 6430 groomer, the Tucker Sno-Cat groomer, and the trail system. They maintain 18 miles of snowmobile and 22 miles of winter ATV trails in Burnett County, even more miles of each in Douglas County, and a few miles into Minnesota toward Cloverton.

Markville: For our first spring tonic, Patty and I attended a wine tasting open house at Winehaven Winery in Chisago City last Saturday. Mmmmm.

Answer to last week’s question: the last drive of logs down the St. Croix River was in 1928.

Is spring here? I would like to see ground with no snow.

Tuesday was our busy day as usual. In the morning, we did our exercises and then played Skip-Bo. In the afternoon games were played. Russ Adams won in Hand and Foot. Winners in Dominos were Don Anderson, Ione White and Ione Meixner. Arnold Borchert, Charlie Mevissen, Rich Hustad, Ray Nelson and Laurice Lambert won in 500 cards.

Thursday we did not have enough for exercise so we played bowling on the Wii. We played a couple of

games of Skip-Bo. In the evening 500 cards were played. The winners were LeRoy Booth, Sue Lundgren, Shirley Sims and JoAnn. Friday morning Bridge was played.

We welcome everyone to stop in for coffee and pick up our schedule to see if there is something that would interest them. Our next monthly meeting is Thursday, March 24, with potluck at 12:30 p.m.

Bingo will be played on Friday, March 18, at 1 p.m. Carol and Laurice won the coverall on the last Bingo day.

St. Croix Senior Center

Marian Edler

Bernice Abrahamzon

Assisting Pastor Tom with Sunday services were Sylvia Schaetzel, Robin Peterson, pianist Starr Warndahl, and ushers Linda Baxter and Carol Tabot.

Several helped in the church kitchen to celebrate a birthday and goodies after Sunday services.

Quite a few signed up for the supper Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Siren UM Church before the Lenten service at 7 p.m. Lenten services are alternating between Siren and Lewis so next week on March 30, it will be 6 p.m. supper at Lewis followed by the Lenten service. There is no charge for the fellowship supper but a collection will be accepted each Lenten service for special projects.

The NW Regional Writers met last Friday in the Community Room, Sunshine Apartments, Frederic at 1 p.m. Present were Bob Mackean, Mary Jacobson, Jennifer Tahtinen, Tina Widell, Bernice Abrahamzon and Russ Hansen, back from his travels just in time to collect maple sap and start cooking. Only

six of us present.

We selected an assignment idea from the list distributed by Carolyn Wedin for April. Write on two different colors but use their names only two times in the essay, poem, letter, etc. Otherwise use description to convey what color it is. The next meeting is Friday, April 8, at Espresso Cabin, Grantsburg, at 1 p.m. Please mark calendars. We are missing some of our otherwise faithful members.

Remember, the spring writers conference is set for Saturday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Catholic church in Balsam Lake. Registration is $15 which covers speakers fees, catered lunch, etc.

Please try to attend. The state conference at Fond du Lac is coming in early May. Details later.

The UMM will meet Thursday night at the Lewis church at the usual hour.

Nice to have bare sidewalks for a while, even mud in the parking lot. Remember, April is coming.

Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

Genevieve weighed 8 lbs, 13 oz.

••• A boy, Kaleb Philip Rindal, born March 3, 2011, to Amanda McKenney and Richard Rindal, Osceola.

Kaleb weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A girl, Maci Marie Lynn Hubbell, born March 3, 2011, to Mariah Gravella and David Hubbell, Siren.

Maci weighed 5 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A girl, Lila Fern Schuh, born March 6, 2011, to Carrie and Justin Schuh, St. Croix Falls. Lila weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz.

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Births

A girl, Alana Lee Higgins, born Feb. 22, 2011, to Natalya and Eric Higgins, Centuria. Alana weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz.

••• A boy, Presley Blake Elkins, born Feb. 22, 2011, to Robert and Audrey Elkins, Hertel. Presley weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A boy, Carson Stewart Bergman, born Feb. 23, 2011, to Jacob and Charlene Bergman, Centuria.

Carson weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A boy, Mitchell Dean Perry, born Feb. 26, 2011, to Hannah and Adam Perry, Taylors Falls, Minn.

Mitchell weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A girl, Genevieve Elizabeth Ayd, born March 6, 2011, to Brandon and Carrie Ayd, Frederic.

Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Thomas James Mallery, born March 3, 2011, to Karla and Jeff Mallery, Shafer, Minn.

Thomas weighed 9 lbs., 1 oz.

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Frederic Senior Center

Hazel Hoffman

Let’s start this little article this week with a great big thank-you to all our members that help to make our center so great. The members who open and close the center, make the coffee, bring treats, help to serve and help to keep our center so very clean and neat. Also, to those who come and play cards or Pokeno, our pool players and we cannot forget the ones who just stop in to say hello.

This week we have to say get-well wishes to Fran Kurkowski and Shirley Sandquist. Fran was in the St. Croix hospital and returned home for a day and took a turn for the worse and was then transferred down to Region’s Hospital. Also, Shirley had been

doing pretty good when, somehow, she fell out of her wheelchair and got hurt and is now back at the Amery Hospital. So we all want to wish them both a speedy recovery and better days ahead.

This week’s winners in Spades were: first place, Inez Pearson; second place, Marlyce Borchert; third place, Joyce Thompson and fourth place, Arnie Borchert.

Winners in 500 were: first place, Tim Abrahamzon; second place, Hazel Hoffman; third place, Dave Peterson and fourth place, Sonja Java.

Have a great week everyone. Until we meet again.

Stars of Wii bowling this week were Judy Weiss, who had high single game with a 208 and The Strikers, who had high team game with a 700. It continues to be a fun time with lots of cheering and laughter.

There were 21 for Dime Bingo and they enjoyed the treats furnished by Jane Wardean.

There was an informational/learning meeting for Euchre players on Thursday. Nine people attended and they plan to play next week. They would like to have a few more players. Anyone who is interested, just come to the center on Thursday at 1 p.m.

We have been seeing some new faces at lunch lately. It is nice to see the group growing. Welcome to all. With the nicer weather it is easier for everyone to get around and we hope to see more enjoying the meals that Nikki prepares. Winner of the weekly drawing was Margel Ruck.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Anthony Gronsky, who passed away this week.

Keep in mind the hors d’oeurves and sweets potluck will be held Saturday, March 26. It will be the last potluck of the season. We will start them again in September.

Webster Senior Center

715-349-2964

Siren

Spring is definitely in the air here in bear country.

The birds are telling me so. The big pileated woodpeckers, we have several pairs, have been busy drumming on a large dead tree for over a week now.

I watched them as I thought maybe they were just in the process of making a new home. However, no chips and no holes. The males will drum steady, sometimes as long as a half hour. Wonder if they ever get a headache? The little chickadees, black caps, as my German grandpa used to call them, have changed their songs to more of a calling. No signs of bluebirds yet but they usually show up in Wisconsin in March so keep an eye out. They are our first summer bird to arrive. With the warmer weather the snow is rapidly disappearing, with that comes the end of snowmobiling, they had a great year this year. Still no big black critters sighted in bear country, however, the suet bag disappeared one night in the bird yard, and the tree rats weren’t able to reach it all winter. Maybe we had a large visitor overnight. Start watching your feeders, garbage cans or outside dog food, they are hungry and will

Bernie Boelter

Bev Beckmark

eat just about anything this time of year.

Congratulations to Bryn Anderson in achieving a master’s in secondary education, a great accomplishment.

Congratulations to elementary student Mollie Anderson, middle schooler Caitlynn Daniels and high schooler Brittany Mason for being chosen Siren Schools students of the week. What a super group of gals, keep up the good work.

The March Food and Friends Community Dinner will be held at the Webster Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Tuesday, March 29, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Come early as the food goes fast. This is a free meal but donations are always welcome.

If you have either a 4- or 5-year-old by Sept. 1 and you wish to register them for either prekindergarten or the regular kindergarten in the Siren School, registration is Friday, March 18. Call for an appointment at 715-349-2278, Ext. 101.

The Siren United Methodist congregation enjoyed a potato bake after services last Sunday, put on by the youth group. Great meal kids.

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Burnett Community Library

Tax forms

The IRS has discontinued mailing individual tax packages to taxpayers. But we have most of the common tax forms available here.

Family, friends, food and fun

Thanks to a totally well-organized event by the library’s fundraising committee, the March 5 event was a huge success. I think the children enjoyed it the most. Gratitude is extended to all who helped in planning, who helped during the day – 4-H, Lionesses, Moose Lodge, the Webster High School band, storytellers, Friends of the Library, library trustees, and more than I can recall – and we hope you all had a great time. Over $1,000 was raised to help complete the new library facility on the corner of Hwy. 35 and Main Street.

Larsen Family Public Library

Work has begun on the renovation of the Larsen Chevrolet building. The siding has been removed and the interior is being torn out to make room for the new. Construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of August.

Preschool story time

Two books involving flying were chosen for this Wednesday’s story time. Michelle Meadows wrote “Pilot Pups,” and to accompany her delightful story, used the up-close, action-packed illustrations of Dan Andreasen. This has a story line that small children can follow and identify with – toys being left outside and needing to be rescued. The two stuffed puppies take off in the little blue airplane sitting on the shelf to find and rescue their abandoned friends.

The pups soar and glide through the house, ducking and darting between clueless, sleepy human beings having their morning tea, over and around stacks of dirty dishes, out through a window to accomplish their mission. The vocabulary used in this book is colorful and intelligent. Meadows promises more adventures of the Pilot Pups and let’s hope she continues to use Dan Andreasen to illustrate.

Oliver Jeffers is a well-known children’s author with many awards and prizes. “Up and Down” is the fourth story in his Boy and Penguin series. The two very good, backgammon-playing friends get separated when the penguin decides he wants to fly and he wants to do it himself. After turning down modern technology, he joins a circus act to get airborne through a cannon. But at the last minute, he is waiting and watching for his friend to show up and hopefully, talk him out of it. Friendship wins the day and the penguin lands somewhat softly in the arms of his minimally drawn, stick-figured friend.

Our story time concluded with making paper airplanes, decorated with stars and accompanied with some awesome airplane sounds. Is there ever too much of a good thing?

Preschool story time is held Wednesdays, from 10:30 to 11 a.m., followed with snacks, lower level of the library, Main Street, Webster.

Adult book club

The book chosen for Tuesday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. is “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein. Summary: Nearing the end of his life, Enzo, a dog with a philosopher’s soul, tries to bring together the family, pulled apart by a three-year custody battle between daughter Zoe’s maternal grandparents and her father Denny, a race car driver.

Mystery Mayhem Book Club

The new mystery book club will meet for the first time on Monday, April 11, at 10 a.m. We will be discussing mystery books with an Easter theme and each person can choose whatever title they would like. We don’t all have to read the same book for this discussion. We will continue to meet on the second Monday of each month for more Mystery Mayhem.

To register for our first session, you can call the library at 715-866-7697. Ideas for books to read are “Aunt Dimity Detective,” “Do You Promise Not to Tell?” “Holy Terrors” and “The Good Friday Murder.”

For more details, please call Rita Luedtke at 608963-1425.

New adult fiction books

• “Treachery in Death” by J.D. Robb • “Wild Man Creek” by Robyn Carr • “Swamplandia” by Karen Russell • “Death of a Chimney Sweep” by M.C. Beaton • “Sarah’s Gifts” by Marta Perry • “Sing You Home” by Jodi Picoult • “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova • “A Heartbeat Away” by Michael Palmer • “The Union Quilters” by Jennifer Chiaverini • “Now You See Her” by Joy Fielding • “Learning to Swim” by Sara J. Henry • “Gideon’s Sword” by Douglas Preston • “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain • “The Sentry” by Robert Crais • “The Poison Tree” by Erin Kelly • “Maid to Match” by Deeanne Gist • “The Crossing: The Last Cavaliers” by Gilbert Morris • “A Measure of Mercy” by Lauraine Snelling • “No Distance Too Far” by Lauraine Snelling • “I Still Dream About You” by Fannie Flagg • “Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree” by Nancy Atherton • “Red Wolf” by Liza Marklund • “Trouble Maker” by Janet Evanovich • “Fadeaway Girl” by Martha Grimes • “Agent X” by Noah Boyd • “Heartwood” by Belva Plain • “Secret Soldier” by Alex Berenson • “Secrets to the Grave” by Tami Hoag

New adult nonfiction books

• “Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook” by Dawn J. Ranck • “Spanish for Dummies” by Susana Wald

Large print

• 25 new Westerns from 2009

DVDs

Tony

Fran Krause

• “Red” • “Winter’s Bone”

Children’s books

• “Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors” by Lisa McCue • “Dave the Potter” by Laban Carrick Hill • “Going to School Around the World” by Melissa Koosmann • “Explore Earth’s Seven Continents” by Bobbie Kalman • “Spotlight on Peru” by Bobbie Kalman • “The Gift of the Inuksuk” by Mike Ulmer • “P is for Passport” by Devin Scillian • “Harry & Hopper” by Margaret Wild • “Felicity & Cordelia: A Tale of Two Bunnies: by Lisa Jahn-Clough • “Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel” by James Patterson • “Seekers: Spirits in the Stars” by Erin Hunter • “Take Me to the River” by Will Hobbs • “In Jessie’s Shoes” by Beverly Lewis • “First Picture Dictionary” by Archie Oliver • “First 1000 Words” by Julia Haydon • “Pooh’s Snowy Day” by Lauren Cecil • “Mind Your Manners” by Samantha Brooke • “Polar Bear Cubs,” “Raccoon Cubs,” “Skunk Kits,” “Squirrel Kits,” “Tiger Cubs,” “Arctic Fox Pups,” “Beaver Kits” by Ruth Owen • “Lost City: the Discovery of Machu Picchu” by Ted Lewin • “We Are In A Book” by Moe Willems

Adult audio books

• “To Catch a King” by Jack Higgins • “Fadeaway Girl” by Martha Grimes • “Fatal Error” by J.A. Jance • “The Half Life” by Jennifer Weiner

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.

Dewey - LaFollette

Mary Dunn, Donna Hines, Lida Nordquist, Diana and Karen Mangelsen, Ruth Rydberg and Lorri McQuade were guests of Marlene Swearingen Tuesday afternoon. They enjoyed a time of visiting and playing cards.

Karen Mangelsen called on Lois Snyder Friday morning.

Don and Lida Nordquist went to Frederic Friday evening and attended the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre production of “Alice in Wonderland.” Their granddaughter, Hannah Schott, was one of the actresses in the play.

Hey everyone, how’s it going? Hope you all had a great week. Well we’ve sprung ahead in time but still no sign of spring. It was dark when I got out of bed this morning but I guess the good part is that it will stay lighter in the evening. Time change sure does mess with you and I wonder why we do it? Guess that’s a question for another day.

You should see all the squirrels, they must have heard that we have a buffet of bird seed outside.

Mom counted at least 12 gray squirrels this morning and four red squirrels so it’s kept Eli and me busy chasing. I think the woodpeckers and the squirrels have some kind of deal going as the woodpecker sprays the seeds from the feeder and the squirrels sit below and eat it … and some people think animals are dumb.

Three of my canine friends went home this week, which is awesome. Kari the corgi/beagle mix went home with a very nice family that was excited to pick her up. Brothers Skipper and Gilligan were adopted together and also went to their forever home where they have lots of room to run and play. Isn’t that great? I hear Snowden, Benjamin and Abes will be going to their new homes soon. I’ll miss them all but I’m glad they’ll have a family to call their own. All of us at the shelter love to hear how our animals are settling into their new homes so please keep us posted.

Cats, cats and more cats. We got six new kit-

Karen Mangelsen

Weekend guests of Hank and Karen Mangelsen were Larry, Celie and Baxter Mangelsen. On Saturday, they all had supper with April, Dave, Patty and Mandy Close. Then they and the Close family went to the home of Jake, Holly, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen to celebrate Grace’s fifth birthday.

Lida and Don Nordquist visited at the home of their grandson, Robb Funk, in New Richmond Sunday. They helped Robb celebrate his birthday.

Sunday afternoon visitors of Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen were Baxter, Celie, Larry, Karen and Hank Mangelsen and Duane and Tony Otis.

Laya

Born Aug. 16, 1995

YAPpenings Sadie

ties in of various colors and shades and Lucas, my friend the shelter manager, was at it again with some of the names. He named three of the kitties that came in together Brad, Angelina and Jennifer.

That Lucas, he’s such a card – good thing all of his four-footed friends love him so much. Three other kitties, Finn, Pernilla and – are you ready for this – Corn. Any guess what color Corn is?

Have you seen Magnus on our Web site? He is a purebred (unlike me) Norwegian Elkhound and about 8 years old. His owner had to leave him at the shelter, as she was moving and couldn’t take him, so Magnus would sure like to have a new forever home. There is also a cute brindle-colored pup called Laya and young Tony, a black Lab mix.

Tony kind of reminds me of Sable who was adopted not too long ago. A new black Lab called Sheba came to the shelter as a stray – they figure She’s about 6 years old. Poor girl has hip problems, which seems to cause her problems.

Jenny tells me my friends could use some stuffed animals to play with, new or gently used would be great. The puppies especially like them and play tug-of-war so you can see there could be some stuffed-animal casualities as a result.

Guess that’s it for today. Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets and watch for our newsletter coming out soon.

Licks and tailwags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org.

715-866-4096. We’re on Facebook too!

Orange

Fran Krause attended the Sarah Circle meeting at Eunice Tollander’s on Wednesday.

Sunday, Deanna and Brad Krause left for Stevens Point so Brad could look at the college. They are also visiting Sllyson and stopped to see Bryan in Eau Claire.

Ron and Sharon Profitt and Clint and Peg Coveau were Monday evening dinner guests of John and Reeny Neinstadt. John attended a gun show last

Bianca

Shelter

LaVonne O'Brien

week in Eau Claire.

The O’Brien woodpile was really shrinking, so on Thursday, Tom, Bob and Mike O’Brien restocked it.

Friday, Mary Human visited Jack and LaVonne.

Teresa Childers spent Saturday with them. Saturday evening LaVonne and Mike O’Brien attended the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland” at the Frederic Elementary School. Tylyn O’Brien played the part of the rabbit.

A Waiting Child

Bianca is a bright 15-year-old African American young woman.

She enjoys shopping, singing in the shower, swimming and fishing. She also enjoys writing, which she excels at. Bianca describes herself as being adventurous. She is in the 10th grade and does very well when she is motivated. Bianca is in need of a family who will give her praise to keep her motivated to do well in school.

When we asked her what she would like in her adoptive parents and home, Bianca said she would like a family to possess the following qualities: honesty, trust and respect, and someone to talk to and communicate with on a daily basis.

Bianca would do best in a home where she has

plenty of one-on-one time with her adoptive parents. A home with siblings would be OK as long as Bianca was able to have private bonding time with her parents.

Bianca has some family members who she would like to keep in contact with. There is no doubt that she will most benefit from a deeply committed adoptive family that can provide an environment of supportive structure as well as personalized and nurturing attention.

Bianca is very interested in finding a family and making a forever con-

nection.

For more information about Bianca, 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.

Local/area music students participate in district concert band and choir festival

WAUNAKEE – Music students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association sanctioned District Concert Band and Choir Festival hosted at Webster High School on Tuesday, March 22. During the festival, which is free and open to the public, each school’s concert ensembles will perform before a panel of adjudicators while students from other schools listen in as part of their own learning experience.

The festival will draw concert bands

and choirs from a number of area schools, including Frederic High School, Frederic Middle School, Grantsburg High School, Grantsburg Middle School, Luck High School, Luck Junior High School, Siren High School, Siren Middle School, Webster High School, and Webster Middle School.

This festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m, at Webster High School. Julie Strang, Webster High School/Middle School band director will be serving as the festival manager. - submitted

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What’s wrong with this picture? We struggle for four months in the cold and snow and stay hale and healthy and whamo, along comes some halfway decent weather and a monster bug attacks us and lays us low for over a week. That’s right, I have lost a week of my life. I have done nothing for the past seven days but lie around and sleep. I didn’t go near the computer, didn’t open a book, stayed away from the kitchen and dishes and just crawled into an unmade bed every night. Even though I really don’t feel like it I decided that I should get up and move around a little before everyone writes me off completely.

I have to report the happenings the week before last at the center first so here it is. The Tuesday Dime Bingo people had the pleasure of helping Myrna Thomas celebrate her birthday on March 1.

She and her family joined in the group and furnished a lovely birthday day cake for her, which she shared with all of the players. Happy birthday, Myrna. She is a lovely lady that has contributed many years of service to the senior community through the old center and our new one.

Our attendance at our Dining at Five dinner on the third of March wasn’t as well-attended as usual but 36 people came to dine and everyone seemed to have a good time. Jean Hill won a bag of goodies as the door prize and, besides our delicious corned beef and cabbage dinner with chocolate mint pie for dessert, CeCe made special St. Pat cookies, which she generously gave everyone to take home. Our next dinner will be April 7, and one of our favorite dinners of roast beef is the main entree so keep that on

Siren Senior Center your schedule.

Winners at 500 on March 2 were Carl Link, Millie Hartshorn, Darleen Groves, Neil Olson and Gerry Vogel. Spade winners on Friday, March 4, were Barb Munger, Dwaine Bentley, Gerry Vogel, Marge Nyberg and Darleen Grove. Muriel Todd, Inez Pearson, Anke Olesen and Barb Munger furnished treats for the players.

OK, now we’re up to date and I can report the happenings for the past week. We have purchased a new four-drawer filing cabinet, which we have been in need of for quite a while. Judy Johnson is especially pleased as she now can bring some of the records, that she has had to store at home, to the center which gives her some extra space to breathe.

We want to thank Ralph and Nona Severson for the extra efforts that they made running back and forth to the Cities to purchase it. I shudder when I think what it must have cost them in gas alone. We really appreciate all they have done for the center in the past and especially the last few months. Four of our snowbirds have flown back from the South and West and we are pleased to have them join us once again.

Nancy and Lou Jappe had to cut their vacation a little short due to a family emergency, and Tom and Doris Knopik just decided that they wanted to see all the snow for themselves.

Winners at 500 this week were Gerry Vogel, Anke Olesen, Doris Knopik, Muriel Todd and Tom Knopik.

(Aha! Now I really now why the Knopiks came back, they were running out of funds.) Spade winners were Virginia Martin, Gerry Vogel, Clara Palomaki, Arnie

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Borchert and Inez Pearson. Inez Pearson, Anke Olesen, Ron Yourchuck, Marie Bentley, Sandy Wohletz and Marge Nyberg furnished treats for players this week.

New items have been coming in for the craft room the past few weeks and Anke Olesen has it looking good. We were the recipients of a nice revolving greeting card rack from the Burnett County Aging Services. It had extended its use for them and they thought we could make good use of it. Thanks for thinking of us, as it was just what we really needed to display our cards.

Gratitude to Margaret Westlund for the three bags of treasures that she donated to the center this week. I haven’t had a chance to see any of the goodies, but I understand that some of them were purchased and left the center shortly after they were brought in.

Birthdays that we celebrated this week after our meeting on Tuesday were: Myrna Thomas, Ann Smith, Don Oltman and Helmi Larson.

Among our familiar faces that have manned the center during the week, we have had some new friendly volunteers that would like to meet all of you folks out there, so stop in and have a cup of coffee.

We are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. We play Dime Bingo on Tuesday, 500 on Wednesday and Spades on Friday. All of these activities begin promptly at 1 p.m.

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Erickson/Kusz

Shannon Erickson and Dan Kusz are happy to announce their engagement.

Shannon is the daughter of Jon and Kim Erickson of Luck, and Dan is the son of Steve and Rita Kusz of North St. Paul, Minn.

Shannon is a graduate of Luck High School.

She works as an occupational therapist at Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare.

Dan is a graduate of North St. Paul High School.

He works as an art director for Patterson Companies, Inc., Patterson Dental, and is also a professional funk and jazz saxophonist in the Minneapolis music scene.

They are planning a wedding for early November at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis. - Photo submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS – The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club has announced the March 2011 Rotary Club Students of the Month from St. Croix Falls and Osceola. They are Zach Christenson, St. Croix Falls, and Lucas Sletten, Osceola. - submitted

RIGHT: Zach Christenson, Student of the Month, with his most influential teacher, Steve Magnuson, and Rebecca Berg, Rotary president. – Photos submitted

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This is the fourth in our series of educational articles about what restorative justice is and what our agency does within the communities of Northwest Wisconsin. As spring season quickly approaches, we are faced with the multitude of projects that we need to somehow get to with our busy schedules.

It is now time to figure out how are we going to accomplish them with our limited resources in our day-to-day lives.

Our agency implemented the community service program in 2006. The concept links to restorative justice in principle in several ways: it gives the offenders the opportunity to repair the harm they have caused; it fosters a sense of social responsibility in offenders; and it allows offenders to restore themselves once again in the communities after their offense.

The participants of this program are referred from the Burnett County Jail, the court systems, Department of Corrections – Community Corrections, Burnett County Drug and Alcohol Court, and Health and Human Services – Juvenile Justice. These are all nonviolent offenders who are ordered to do community service by their sentencing, or as part of the requirements of a program they may be involved in.

To date, Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin, Inc., has coordinated and facilitated over 30,533 hours of community service to nonprofit agencies, governmental agencies, and the senior citizens yard program. An amazing number to consider is what these hours equal in value to the community… $221,364 (based on minimum wage of $7.25/hour). This program makes a significant financial and social impact in our community. Additionally, the jail inmate participants earn an hour off of their sentence for every hour they complete in

community service hours – which provides an additional savings to citizens in tax dollars of $56,203 because of community service-reduced jail sentences (1,147 days).

Worksites that utilize the community service program in our area are agencies such as Interfaith Caregivers, where participants chop and deliver wood to families of need in our community to heat their homes during the cold months.

Local villages and townships have also used community service workers to complete projects that may have otherwise been difficult to accomplish. Churches and community organizations are consistently reaping the benefits of this program to provide help for tasks such as thrift sales and cleaning projects. If your organization is interested in utilizing this program and becoming a registered worksite, please contact restorative justice.

Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin, Inc. is a nonprofit (501c3) agency that consists primarily of volunteer community members who work in many ways to help those affected by crime to find peace and healing. Please contact us at our office at 715-349-2117 for any information about this program or to make a tax-deductible donation.

Restorative Justice is excited to announce their upcoming recognition event on April 21, at 5 p.m., in room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center. The public is encouraged to attend. A public informational program will be presented along with community service worksites and community volunteers who support restorative justice programming will be recognized.

The Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin Board of Directors, volunteers and staff would also like to invite the public to our newly established Bingo Extravaganza. This monthly event will be held at in Grantsburg at the Crex Convention Center on the third Sunday each month – the first game will be held on this Sunday, March 20, at 5 – 7:30 p.m.

The next session is scheduled for April 17, fun for the whole family – kids are welcome to play with parents. There will be prizes galore. Bingo!

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BURNETT COUNTY – Welcome to Lisa Cullen, Karen Hedlund, Kitty Hultquist, Jane Gudine, Marlene Dennissen, Margaret King, Sara Rank, Barb Wilson, Cristy Carlson, Kris Muller, Raylene Anderson, Tresta Andren, Angela Blanski, Darlene Marks, Polly Henke, Rebecca Mumm, Nancy La Blanc, Tammy Jackson and Diane Gleason. All have become members since last Spring Fling. We are very excited to have you join us. We know you will find exciting opportunities to get involved with our community projects and fun things to do.

It’s Spring Fling time again; that means that the snow will stop falling soon now.

Spring Fling is on Monday, May 2.

Check with your club president for details and be sure to enter the cultural arts contest by filling out the blue form found in the newsletter and send to Kay Jacobson this year. Fifty-year members will be recognized at the meeting, as will the new members.

Our February meeting was canceled because of the storm. A short meeting was held on March 1 before the “Creating Aging-Friendly Communities” program at the government center. This program pointed out that most Americans choose to live in the same community where they have long lived. With this in mind, every community will have to adapt to an increasingly older population. So, how prepared is our community for the coming “age wave”?

The April program is “The Secret is Out-You’re a Leader” from 1-2:30 p.m., on April 5, at the Government Center. Call the Extension office or check online at www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/polk.

Slightly used children’s books will again be given away at the Polk County Fair and also the Christmas Fair at Unity School. Please donate books by bring directly to the fair booths at fair time. Public donations are welcome.

Books telling of the county country schools are for sale, through Gloria Larsen. Please call Extension office or check the Web site listed above.

The Northwest District meeting is April

12 at Grain Bin in Boyceville.

Two $600 scholarships will be offered again this year. Applicants will be selected at the next board meeting. To apply you must be a child, grandchild, or stepchild of a member of HCE and a graduating senior or present college student. Forms are available online at polk.uwex.edu/files/2010/12/highschoo lscholarship2.pdf.

Must be sent to Extension office before April 8.

Bookworm reader, Bernadette Tolan, is going on medical leave and may need someone to read for her next month.

Please call Pat at 715-488-2729 if you can help. Good luck, Bernie, on your upcoming medical experience. We’ll be thinking of you!

The next HCE county board meeting will be March 21, at 1 p.m.

Come and join us for information on how to become a member or call the Extension office. - submitted

Producing syrup from your own maple trees

LUCK — Following last year’s popular program on “The History of Maple Syrup Production,” the Luck Historical Society will follow up this year with information for new and experienced tappers.

“Producing Syrup From Your Own Maple Trees” should appeal to the new hobby producer as well as experienced commercial tappers. Tapping techniques, equipment, processing, new methods and prices will be discussed and demonstrated.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 24, at the Luck Historical Museum on Main Street and 3rd Avenue. The program ends about 8:30 p.m., with a social time following for those who choose to stay.

Admission is always free and everyone is welcome. — submitted

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I’m early getting my column to my ed-

itor this week. Who would have thought?

Usually I am late or very late. No sleep tonight, my dog was having one of those nights when nothing made her happy especially me sleeping. We are having 26 of the Arborists here today to cut wood. I have the cinnamon roll patrol. I am going to make them now before I finally forget how when my head hits the counter and I am down for the count, catching up on lost sleep. It has been a long night.

First things first, well, second. Last weekend a group of men and young kids from Grantsburg came to cut and split wood for our Heat a Home project.

These people had other things they could have done with their weekend, but they chose to help out where they were needed. Thank you and bless you.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I remember when I was in grade school that everyone wore green on St. Paddy’s Day. We didn’t know any better than to call it that. If you wore orange you were the enemy. I am not sure why, but I knew I had better not have orange on or I would be in big trouble and the kids would have made fun of me. So, I wore green right down to my underwear, not that anyone knew that, but I could brag about it to my girlfriends if anyone really dared ask. Then I went away to boarding school and we wore uniforms. No green, just navy and white. I felt like a traitor on St. Patrick’s Day. No green! If the people back home only knew. I would have been a disgrace.

I wish I could describe the gym uniforms we wore. I can still see them if I close my eyes and to this day I really, really don’t like them. No one liked them.

They were one-piece, a grey/blue color (I think it was once blue but bleached out or washed so many times it was now almost grey). They were down to our knees and hung on us the way the basketball shorts hang on the guys now. Then it was not in fashion and if anyone saw us we would have been mortified.

At the beginning and end of gym class we had to march. At first we just

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marched in formation and then I thought it would be fun to vary the direction and cross march and crisscross march and I was in trouble because I changed the procedure. I was in trouble a lot. Often I was not sure why, but there was the time I was working in the library and held a book in front of me and I fell asleep. I got detention for that. We had to go to the chapel and pray that we did not offend God by falling asleep instead of reading our lessons. Once I had enough. It was during a civics class and everyone was talking while the teacher was trying to teach us. I raised my hand and said I thought everyone was being very disrespectful for talking in class. I was right, but I got in trouble again. Expressing my opinion was not proper and once more I found myself in the chapel. I figured one of two things. Either I was praying so much I would not have to do it when I was older and could not remember the words or I was praying so much because there was no hope for me and I would spend the rest of my life praying because I was in trouble. I remember Sr. Mary Grace telling me that each of us was born with a guardian angel to guide us though life and help us make the right decisions.

She said I must have been born with a flock of angels because it would take that many just to watch that I stayed out of trouble.

Enough about me. Let’s talk about Interfaith. I was reading an article on fundraising. It stated that you should only ask for money once a year. Oops! I guess I have asked for money for every year up to 2025. Interfaith has so many projects that need money. First we need money just to keep going although we never use donations for administrative costs. Then we need some to build wheelchair ramps, and then some for the people who ask for gas or food, and then

for Christmas for Kids and then for Heat a Home. It takes a lot of money to run a nonprofit organization. We don’t make money, we give money in one way or another. We needed $4,000 to buy enough wood to keep people warm next winter.

We put flyers in the paper and made about half of that. So, what do we do?

Can we just keep one half of the people warm or hope that people donate enough wood to make up for what we can’t buy?

It is the same for Christmas for Kids. Do we not ask and hope that we can make maybe one fourth of the kids that ask for gifts happy and warm? As my grandmother would say, it is a conundrum. I think that means “problem.” All I know is that there are an awful lot of people in Burnett County that are in need and we can’t help very many who ask, if we don’t ask or remind people we need money. We do our best, but it is never enough. I keep thinking that Oprah will hear about us and think we do good things and we should have thousands of dollars or even a few hundred. Or, maybe we could win the lottery … wait,

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we don’t have enough to buy lottery tickets. There are people who have and people who don’t have. If everyone who has would just give us a little there would be less people who don’t have.

By the way, want to be on my list email list? I don’t send out a lot, but if I see something really worth passing on, I’ll send it. I never send anything that says you have to send something on to 10 people or you will have bad luck forever.

I don’t pass on things that say, “Please pass on.” My e-mail address is icburnettcounty@centurytel.net. If you are going to write and tell me you don’t like my column that is fine, I can take criticism and besides, I have a “delete” key as well as a “save” file.

Time for me to go. I once again have overstayed my welcome. Until next time, please, please, think spring. It won’t make it happen any sooner, but it is better than thinking winter.

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FREDERIC - This was the 23rd year that Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre has come to Frederic to create a professional theatrical experience for the community in one short week.

Frederic Community Education makes it all possible.

This year’s production of “Alice in Wonderland,” under the direction of PFCT’s Gavin Nachtigall and Jo Gimbel, played to crowds on Friday and Saturday evening, March 11 and 12, at the Frederic Birch Street Elementary auditorium.

The production involved dozens of students - elementary to high school - playing well-known characters in an original musical adaptation of Lewis Carrol’s classic tale by Daniel Nordquist and Deborah Pick.

Directors Nachtigall and Gimbel played The Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts. Other leads were as follows: Olivia Schauls as Alice; Tylyn O’Brien as White Rabbit; Isabelle Burton as Caterpillar; Kendra Erickson as Duchess; Sydney Domagala as Cook; Jared Lund as Cheshire Cat; Chris Kuechenmeister as March Hare; Kalyn Miller as Dormouse; Peter Lund as King of Hearts; Cade Engen as Jack of Hearts; Lara Harlander as Joker; Alexis Hufstedler as Tweedle Dum; Jenna Laqua as Tweedle Dee and Kinzie Matz as Tweedle Dummer.

Olivia Schauls played the lead role in “Alice in Wonderland.”

Photos by Becky Amundson

Isabelle Burton played the role of Caterpillar.

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Prairie Fire Director Gavin Nachtigall played The Mad Hatter in the musical production of “Alice in Wonderland,” presented by Frederic area students this past Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12. Frederic Community Ed sponsors the theater experience.

Kinzie Matz as Tweedle Dummer, Jenna Laqua as Tweedle Dee and Alexis Hufstedler as Tweedle Dum.

Olivia Schauls as Alice, Gavin Nachtigall (director) as The Mad Hatter, Kalyn Miller as the Dormouse, Chris Kuechenmeister as the March Hare.

Peter Lund played The King of Hearts (photo at left), Kendra Erickson played The Duchess (middle photo) and Cade Engen played Jack of Hearts (photo at right).

Playing the Flowers in “Alice” were (L to R) Cassidy Chenal, Shylie King, Katie Rokenbrodt, front: Lexy Doyle and Elizabeth Petersen.

The Spades: Jonathan Magnuson, Megan Williamson, Johanna Erickson, Shyla Baker, Ann Chenal, and hidden, Tess Domagala

Diamonds: Emma Karl, Mariah Coen, Kaitlin Bartlett, and hidden Shannon Erickson, Leo Chenal, Melanie Jacobsen and Harlie Kelton.

Kite Carnival and St. Pat’s parade

Siren

Klondike Kate from the St. Paul Winter Carnival (Anita McColley) sang a couple of songs during lunch at the Pour House, Siren, Saturday, March 12, to the delight of viewers Kraig Fiedler (R) and Jonathon DeRocker, both from Grantsburg.

Kylie Buck, at the Pour House Saturday, March 12, for lunch, didn’t seem to mind being decorated by one of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans.

Kites brought to Siren by members of the Minnesota Kite Society, were flown over the ice on Crooked Lake as part of the Siren St. Patrick’s Day celebration Saturday, March 12.

The society has a Web site at www.mnmkites.org for more information on their yearly activities.

King Boreas LXXV, Keith LeBlanc, and his Queen of the Snows, Madalyn Dosch, from the St. Paul Winter Carnival, made their annual visit to Siren Saturday, March 12, stopping at the Pour House for a royal lunch before walking in the parade at 2 p.m.

The Siren fire truck was the first unit to head east on Main Street for the brief St. Patrick’s Day parade in Siren this past Saturday.

Vulcanus Rex LXXIV, Tom Erickson, and his Vulcan Krewe from the St. Paul Winter Carnival once again made the trip to Siren to celebrate an early St. Patrick’s Day Saturday, March 12.

The royal party from the St. Paul Winter Carnival, headed by King Boreas LXXV and the Queen of the Snows, were warmly dressed as they walked the route for the St. Pat’s Day parade in Siren this past Saturday.

Siren always celebrates St. Patrick’s Day ahead of the actual March 17 date, with the Winter Carnival royalty having to be in St. Paul for March 17.

The weather at 2 p.m., the time of the 2011 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Siren, wasn’t the greatest, causing (L to R) Derek Highstrom, Cassie Maslow LEFT: Siren Lions Club members were on hand to take part in the St. and McCoy Maslow to huddle up under a blanket in the back of the Maslow vehicle parked along Patrick’s Day parade in Siren Saturday, March 12. the Main Street parade route.

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Two hundred runners and walkers headed out at 10 a.m. on the 5K Shamwalk/run in Siren Saturday, March 12. Each paid either a $15 preregistration or $20 on race day to take part, money that will be used for youth drug and alcohol prevention activities in the local area. – Photos by Nancy Jappe Registration for the St. Pat’s Day 5K Shamwalk/run was held in the concourse at Siren School. The fee was $15 preregistration and $20 on the day of the race Saturday, March 12. Two hundred people showed up for the event, which started and ended at the school.

Eric Olson, Luck (L), came in second, behind Josh Bentley, Siren, who ran the 5K Shamwalk/run in 18 minutes, 52 seconds.

The event held in Siren as part of the community’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration Saturday, March 12. It was co-sponsored by the Burnett County Adolescent AODA Prevention Coalition and the Family Resource Center. Bentley was way ahead of the rest of the runners and walkers as he crossed the finish line alone. The first woman in was Cate Hayman, (not pictured), who finished in 24 minutes and 43 seconds.

Eight-month-old Oliver Getts, Webster, was easily the youngest participant in the St. Pat’s Day Shamwalk/run in Siren Saturday, March 12. Oliver was accompanied by his mother, Bridget Getts (R), and his grandmother, Lori Moritz.

Oliver was born June 18, 2010, the ninth anniversary of the tornado that ripped through the Siren area.

Lil Pinero, coordinator of the Burnett County Adolescent AODA Prevention Coalition, was excited about the number of people who took part in Saturday’s 5K Shamwalk/run in Siren.

Due to weather conditions and this being the first year of the walk/run, she had been geared to expect smaller numbers than the 200 who showed up. “I am excited about the response from the community. Because of the AODA (sponsorship), we wanted to offer a healthy alternative to the St. Patrick’s Day celebration,” Pinero commented.

Heidi Jones (L), a coordinator at the Family Resource Center, Siren, and her daughter, Hannah, were on hand at Siren School Saturday to offer T-shirts to participants in the St. Pat’s Day Shamwalk/run.

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Music Lasts a Lifetime Concert

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Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Grantsburg Middle School students, Mackinzie Crandall, Myah Rooker and Elliot Swenson and their classmates played the tunes “Hot Cross Buns” and “Merrily We Roll Along” on recorders at the start of the school’s Music Lasts a Lifetime Concert.

Alaina Oachs and Jamie Michel and their fifth-grade classmates sang a musical adaptation of the United States Constitution titled “We The People” during the Grantsburg Middle School concert.

Grantsburg fourth-grader David Nelson sang out the verses of “El Quelite,” a Mexican folk song, during the Music Lasts a Lifetime Concert on held on March 11.

The Grantsburg Middle School students celebrated Music in Our Schools Month with the Music Lasts A Lifetime Concert held on March 11 in the high school auditorium.

LEFT: Claire Palmquist and her classmates played a Spanish folk song they learned in guitar classes during the sixth-grade’s performance at the middle school concert.

Stratton McKinley clapped to the song “Make A Song For My Heart To Sing” during the fifth grade’s performance at the Grantsburg Middle School concert on Friday, March 11.

Who wants pi? Frederic students celebrate a mathematical holiday

FREDERIC – Question: What do you call what happens when you cut a jacko’-lantern by its diameter?

Answer: Pumpkin Pi! Eating pumpkin pie is exactly what middle school students at Frederic School District did on Monday in Ms. Baillie’s classroom.

The Greek letter “π” pronounced “pi” has recordings as early as the 19th century B.C. Pi is defined as the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter.

With the use of computers and technology, the never-ending value of pi is calculated to over a trillion digits!

All around the world Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 at 1:59 because of the first six digits in the number pi, 3.14159.

Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Frederic in Baillie’s classroom celebrated the national Pi Day with the rest of the world. Students participated in activities that included learning more about the history of pi, singing songs about pi, memorizing pi digits and participating in pi activities.

This day is well known in Baillie’s classroom and students look forward to the day each year.

“Due to the generous pie donations from MarketPlace, Wayne’s Café and Wayne’s Grocery, I am able to plan and coordinate an educational and fun day like this for my students. I am very thankful for the generous donations from these places, and I know the kids are too,” says Ms. Baillie. - with submitted information

Eighth-grader Hanna Daeffler plays“pin the radii on the circle,” where student were blindfolded, spun, and had to try and pin the radii on the center of the circle.

Frederic eighth-grader Mark Olson and his reward. Mark broke the eighth-grade pi record and memorized 160 pi digits. Previously the record was 102 digits. The current seventhgrade record is 150 digits. - Photos submitted

Each seventh-grader took part in a coloring/creativity contest. The students were given a piece of paper with the pi symbol on it and they had 10 minutes to turn the symbol into something creative. Kinzie Matz took first place in her class with this ship creation.

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Burnett beekeepers hold fi firrst meeting of the season

by Wayne Anderson Special to the Leader

SIREN – Beekeepers in Burnett County gathered for their first meeting of 2011-2012 and initial reports show most of the overwinter bees are alive and well.

Members en masse are saying that approximately 70 percent of their colonies survived the long winter this year. That percentage is up from about 45 percent last year. Extra care was taken this year to ensure success, like feeding and medicating bees in the fall and insulating the hives to promote winter warmth.

One member devised a heating “contraption” and placed it in two hives of Russian bees. The device emits 25 watts of low-radiant heat, which provides warmth and helps keep the confined colony dry. Bees shimmer in winter to generate heat but the shimmering also produces body moisture, which can freeze and kill the bees.

But all was not healthy at the opening meeting. Continued reports of Varroa mites and the deadly disease American foulbrood raised its head again. Last year the disease was found in two apiaries. For this reason, Dr. Gordon Waller, state inspector, is coming to Burnett and Polk counties on May 5 to conduct an official inspection and help beekeepers.

To facilitate help with Varroa mites, Mite Away Quick Strips, a new Canadian pesticide, was granted an EPA Section 3 allowance and is now available for use in Wisconsin.

“It was just registered last week,” said

Jane Larson, Wisconsin agriculture department spokesperson. “Check with your local supplier and follow the label instructions.”

State officials also said there is yet “no known” report of Colony Collapse Disorder in Wisconsin, a mysterious disease attributed to the loss of bees in the U.S. and other parts of the world.

Several beginner beekeepers were present last Thursday, March 3, looking for information and mentoring.

Club members were happy to provide assistance, and suggested other expert advice like bee seminars. The University of Minnesota conducts a popular class, which can be found on the Internet at: www.extension.umn.edu/Bees/ or call Gary Reuter at 612-624-6740.

The honey season begins in May and ends in September. To ensure the bees have enough stored food for winter, club members agreed to end their honey collection the first part of August, to allow the bees more time to gather ample supplies for the long, cold winter. Starvation is a common cause of overwinter kill of colonies.

The Northland Beekeepers meet every first Thursday of the month at the Burnett County Government Center at 7 p.m. Another beekeeping meeting is held every third Thursday at the Polk County Government Center at 8 p.m. For more information on beekeeping call 715-327-5525.

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BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Loaded potato strips, cooked carrots OR tuna salad.

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LUNCH Mini corn dogs, baked beans, pretzels OR Oriental salad.

LUNCH Sub sandwich, chips, raw veggies, dip OR buffalo chicken salad.

LUNCH BBQ pork on a bun, potato salad, raw veggies, dip OR chicken-strip salad.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, french fries, peas, applesauce, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, sliced carrots, pudding, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, buttered noodles, baked beans, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, fresh veggies, fresh grapes, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, marinara sauce, baked rice, green beans, cherry Shape-up, apples, oranges, bread basket.

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BREAKFAST Cereal/bagel.

LUNCH Baked ham, cheesy potatoes, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/pancakes.

LUNCH Taco salad, tortilla chips, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Build your own sub, chips, corn, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, ham/cheese, broccoli w/cheese, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, all.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Chicken noodle or tomato soup, grilled cheese, fresh veggies, fresh fruit. Alt.: Pizza, 7-12.

SIREN

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, lettuce salad, corn, pineapple, mandarin oranges. Alt.: Orangeglazed chicken.

BREAKFAST Mini pancakes, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, oven potatoes, coleslaw, green peans, applesauce. Alt.: Meatball sub.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Sloppy joes, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, corn, peaches. Alt.: Turkey and ham sandwich.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, pretzel, steamed broccoli, veggies, apple. Alt.: Soup and sandwich.

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LUNCH Taco quesadilla, Tostitos, rice,carrots, refried Pizza dippers, rice, corn, beans, pineapple lettuce, cinnamon apple celery, tidbits, banana. slices.

Alt.: Cook’s Alt.: Cook’s choice.choice.

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BREAKFAST Cereal bar and toast.

LUNCH California burger, potato salad, green beans, fruit juice bar. Alt.: Spicy chicken patty.

BREAKFAST Waffles and sausage.

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LUNCH Corn dog, baked beans, coleslaw OR cheese soup with veggies, PBJ, applesauce.

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LUNCH Hamburger hotdish, bread stick, salad, peaches.

LUNCH Cheese pizza, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, Shape-up.

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Frederic Area American Cancer Society Walk/ Run Kickoff date set

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FREDERIC – Spring is just around the corner, we hope, and so is the Frederic Area American Cancer Society Walk/Run. Plan ahead and set aside Saturday, May 7, for this big event. The walk can be a fun family or organization activity and a healthy way to help a worthy cause.

It is also a chance for the Frederic community to rally together and support cancer survivors, help fund education, and raise money to eliminate cancer in the future.

The Finish Line is also an important way to support cancer research.

If you are unable to walk, consider supporting a walker with your donation or purchasing a tribute flag to honor a cancer survivor or in memory of a loved one. Tribute flag forms will be available at both banks in Frederic after

the kickoff.

The Frederic kickoff meeting will be held Friday, March 25, at Hacker’s Lanes at 7 a.m. Please contact Elvira Schmidt at 715-653-2684 if you would like to attend or if your team captain has not been contacted. Registration forms and additional information will at available at the meeting. Participants may choose a two-, three- or fivemile route. Refreshments will be available and each participant who raises at least $50 will receive a T-shirt.

Teams and individuals who raise over $500 will receive a team picture.

Many area Frederic businesses will be taking $1 donations for athletic shoes and displaying them in their windows or the interior of their stores.

Again this year, Frederic area businesses may purchase a Sign of Hope for $35. The signs will be placed along Hwy. 35 with the name of the business. The signs are a good way to advertise and support the walk.

“The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.” The ACS offers hope, progress and answers.

For further information on the Frederic Finish Line Walk contact Schmidt at the phone number above. For cancer information and resources call 800-ACS-2345 or visit the Web site at www.cancer.org. - submitted

FREDERIC - It’s that time of year again! The Frederic High School Drama Club will be presenting its annual spring play. This time the play – “Surviving Reality” by Daniel O’Donnell – will be held the last weekend in March, a couple of weeks earlier than in the past.

After the excitement and work involved in last year’s musical, the club, under the direction of Kathy Lexen and assistant Amy Tinman, has decided to do a simpler comedy, which will provide an opportunity for the students to focus on their acting and for nonsingers to have a chance to be featured. “Surviving Reality,” a hilarious two-act comedy, produced by special arrangements with Eldridge Publishing Co., is a fun vehicle for the students

to show off their talent and their hillbilly accents.

In this story, Harold Fastbuck played Ian Lexen, the devious owner of a small television station, and his co-producers, Brenda Byrd (Natalie Phernetton) and Neville Nerdstrom (Zach Williamson), decide to stage their own reality show, a show that “cannot be won.” This reality show requires the haughty Langston and Millicent Tuttleton (Erik Stoner and April Halverson) of Park Avenue, New York, to live for one month with Jasper and Nadine Hatter (Brad Knauber and Isabel Lexen), of Hog Holler, Kentucky, and their children. Little do the families know that they will also have to endure a series of challenges.

Olivia Stone (Megan Amundson) is the young, naïve di-

rector and Marlena Rivers (Frankie Knuf) is the old, botox-loving, Oscar-winning emcee whom Fastbuck has hired to head up his rigged show. Other actors include Sandra Kasper, Anna Potvin, Ben Kurkowski, Adina Stackhouse, Nels Potvin, Leah Engebretson, Katie Rokenbrodt, Kendra Erickson, Allison Martin and Amy Tinman.

Performances will be held Friday, March 25, at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 26, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 27, at 2 p.m. There will be an intermission with refreshments offered for purchase. - submitted

Frederic students to present "Surviving Reality"

Retired Educators to host Wisconsin Retirement System seminar

LUCK – The Polk-Burnett Retired Educators Association will host a free seminar for participants of the Wisconsin Retirement System on Monday, April 18, from 7 8:30 p.m. at the Luck High School, in the library, at 810 7th St. South.

The focus will be on the Wisconsin Retirement System pension benefits and options. This seminar is geared to WRS participants including teachers, administrators, support staff, spouses and school personnel who are planning to retire or are beginning to think about it.

The presenter from the Wisconsin Retired Educators Association will be Roger Byers, a former benefit specialist at the Department of Employee Trust Funds and WREA staff member.

WREA, which was organized in 1951, is a statewide association of over 13,000 members. It is recognized for protecting the public pension fund and promoting public education. With a central office in Middleton, WREA maintains a strong lobbying presence by representing the views of retired educators.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 15, to Clayton Jorgenson at 715-463-5725 or e-mail gramputt@grantsburgtelcom.net. - submitted

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Catch the WAVE

ST. CROIX FALLS - The annual membership luncheon of the St. Croix Regional Medical Center was held in the River Room at SCRMC on March 8, as members celebrated each other for their many combined achievements in 2010. Receiving the Wisconsin Award for Volunteer Excellence was high on that list of achievements and served as a catchy theme for the event decorators.

In addition to being served a nice meal by the State Street Café, the purpose of this meeting is to install the leaders of the Partners for 2011. Those leaders are Susie Jasperson, president; Renee Ryan, vice president; Vicky Phillips, secShown (L to R): Kathy Lucken, treasurer; LeeAnn Vitalis, installing officer; Vicky Phillips, retary; and Kathy Lucken, secretary; and Renee Ryan, vice president. Missing: Susie Jasperson, president. - Photo treasurer. The installing offi- submitted cer was LeeAnn Vitalis, executive director of employee services at SCRMC. Following the meal, a short business meeting and the START YOUR ENGINES installation of officers was a very informative talk by Stephen Karo, PA-C, who is one of the staff involved in Northwestern Wisconsin Car Club the pain management program at SCRMC. If you are looking for a place to volunteer, and would like to have fun while doing so, please contact Mickey at MENTS Join us on Sat., March 19, 1 p.m., REFRESRHVED 715-483-0331. - submitted E

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First Presbyterian Church, St. Croix Falls, WI Monday, March 21, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Five generation baby boom

The Beyers family is celebrating the expansion of their family’s fifth generation. Robert Beyer now has four great-greatgrandsons. Pictured are Donald and Barbara Finch (back), Robert Beyer holding Aiden Kammerud (middle) and Aiden’s mother, Tiffany Kammerud. - Photos submitted

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Local Lenten services

West Denmark Lutheran Church Lent services started Wednesday, March 9 and will continue until April 13. Each Wednesday evening supper will be served at 6 p.m., with worship beginning at 7 p.m.

••• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Webster, invites the community to a soup and sandwich supper at 6 p.m., followed by Lenten worship service at 7 p.m. A supper and service will be held each Wednesday during Lent, which began March 9 and ends April 13.

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Grace Lutheran Church of West Sweden and Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake have announced “The Seven Wonders of the Word” as the theme for this year’s Lenten season. Lenten services will alternate between Grace and Zion, with the Ash Wednesday service held at Zion. Services begin at 7 p.m. Beginning March 16, a soup supper will be served at 6 p.m. followed by worship.

••• During the Lenten season Bethany Lutheran Church of Grantsburg will be holding Wednesday evening services beginning at 6 p.m. with a soup supper, followed by worship at 7 p.m.

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Pictured are Michael Finch, Lyndsi and her son, Gannan Cihlar, Barbara Finch and Robert Beyer.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, north of Luck, is holding Lenten services that began Wednesday, March 9, and continues each Wednesday through April 20.

There will be a gathering at 6 p.m. for soup and bread. A devotional service will begin at 7 p.m. This service includes hymns, meditation and evening prayer.

••• Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, began Lent services on Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. Services will continue on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. throughout Lent.

••• St. Joseph Catholic Church, Taylors Falls, Minn., will be observing Lent with the following schedule: Daily Masses on Tuesdays through Fridays, 7:30 a.m.; confessions on Tuesdays through Fridays, 7 to 7:20 a.m.; Adoration on Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:20 a.m.; 24-hour on Fridays, 8 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Saturday. Fridays there will be Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m., Mass at 5:30 p.m. and confession at 6 p.m.

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Solveson artwork at New Hope

Michael, Dakoda, and father Cody Finch, Barbara Finch and Robert Beyer.

Christian artist Patricia Solveson (center) stands with the Rev. Myron and Lois Carlson in front of a small selection of prints of her many paintings at New Hope Lutheran. Solveson, Webster, goes to Jerusalem several months every year to work on a large mural depicting stories of the Bible. The 300-foot mural is located in a historic cemetery, where Jews, Christians and Muslims visit. Through her artistry she tells of her love of Christ and his salvation offered to all. – Photo Wayne Anderson

Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

Praise in the process

Praise and thanks go hand in hand. It’s in our na-

ture to thank someone for a gift after we receive it, not before. But it’s in the nature of God to cause us to praise and thank him for things yet to come.

Take the story of the exiled Israelites who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon to restore their broken temple. Imagine the work ahead. They had to clear all the rubble before laying a new foundation. Not until then could the real work begin, that of rebuilding. They decided, however, to hold a praise and worship service after they laid the foundation—before beginning to rebuild.

“They sang praises and gave thanks to the Lord: ‘for he is good, for his mercy endures forever toward Israel.’ Then all the people shouted a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.” (Ezra 3:11) Sounds backwards, doesn’t it? But this was an act of faith on their part. In essence, what they said was: “We praise you in the process of building. What you start, Lord, you finish.” Oh, to have the faith to praise and thank him for hearing our prayers even before he answers them! The Bible says that faith is the evidence of things not seen.

In contrast to this story is that of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. They celebrated once they reached the safety of the other shore. What faith did that show? Some, perhaps, but how much more if they had celebrated before they crossed over?

We are meant to praise and thank God during good times and bad. While enduring sickness, grief, abandonment, or whatever, our praises to God will give us strength to carry us through the misery. Praise brings joy, and “The joy of the Lord is our strength,” according to Nehemiah 8:10. When we lose our joy, we lose our strength. When we lose our strength, we lose our power to defeat whatever enemy we face.

Thousands of Christians have testified that praising God has not only brought them deep, abiding joy, it has changed their outlook on life and the environment around them. They then could better finish any task, face any challenge, or solve any problem.

Lord, we praise and thank you in good times and bad.

May our faith in you be strengthened through your word and Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com

Christian Women's Club to meet

GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Area Christian Women’s Club will meet on Tuesday, March 22, at 9 a.m. at the Grantsburg Senior Center, downtown Grantsburg.

The special speaker will be Dodie David from Coon Rapids, Minn., who will speak on “Fairy Tales Can Come True.” Music will be provided by Penny Bistram. The special feature will be Virginia Hennessey sharing about Smoland Prairie Homestead and what is going on there.

For reservations call Mavis Beyer at 715-463-3414. – submitted

RUBY’S PANTRY FOOD DISTRIBUTION Thursday, March 24

Anyone who gets hungry qualifies.

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Memorial service for Lipps set

FREDERIC - A memorial service honoring the lives of Marilee and Dennis Lipp will be held Saturday, March 26, 2011, at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Frederic at 11 a.m.

Visitation will be held prior to the service at 10 a.m. Marilee died Dec. 11, 2010, after succumbing to breast cancer.

Her husband, Dennis, died Jan. 13, 2002.

Norma R. Hanson

Norma R. Hanson, 84, died peacefully at the Grantsburg Continuing Care Center, with her family at her side.

Norma was born July 21, 1926, to Hans and Judith Quamme in Minneapolis, Minn. When she was 5 the family returned to her parents homeland, Bergen, Norway, where she remained until age 21. At that time her brother, Harlan, encouraged her to move to America to pursue a career.

She came to Minneapolis, Minn., where she trained to be a nurse. Along the way, she met Dorothy Hanson.

They became good friends and Norma soon visited Grantsburg where Dorothy grew up. It was there she met Dorothy’s brother Earl and in 1951, they were married and began their journey of life together for the next 59 years. Eight children were born to this union, five daughters and three sons.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents, Judith and Hans Quamme.

She is survived by her husband, Earl Hanson; children, Judy (George) Goblish, Donna (Pete) Kozumplik, John (Betsy) Hanson, James (Galina) Hanson, Sharon (Brett) Ilgen, Ronald (Brenda) Hanson, Renee (James) Hanson and Jennifer (Dave) Barington; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

The Edling Funeral Home of Grantsburg was entrusted with arrangements.

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Bernard Meyer

Bernard Meyer, 82, formerly of Luck-Frederic and Almena, died March 14, 2011, at his home in Washburn. He was born March 25, 1928, in Clayton to Henry and Catherine Meyer (Molls). Bernard married Dorothy Schiebel on June 11, 1949, in Pine City, Minn. They were parents to eight children.

Bernard wanted to teach his children to be self-sufficient, so he moved his family from the Twin Cities area to a small dairy farm between Luck and Frederic in 1964.

The Meyer family operated the small farm from 1964 until 1980. He always worked two jobs during the years of raising his family; working at gas stations, creameries, manufacturing companies and driving school bus to help supplement the family income.

His faith in Christ was very deep. He shared his enthusiasm for his faith with his family, friends and anyone interested in listening and learning from him. Bernard made rosaries for years for the missionaries in Mexico.

He also worked as a maintenance worker for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Almena for about 12 years while he and his wife lived there.

Bernard was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Dorothy; baby daughter, Joanne Elizabeth Meyer; baby grandson, Michael Meyer; brothers Roman, Ervin and Henry Meyer; and sisters Dorothy Meyer and Irene Ludwig.

He is survived by his children, Margaret (David) Ruscher, River Falls, Lucinda Breyer, Blaine, Minn.; Fred Meyer, Medford, Kim Zweber of Almena, Kay (Donald) Cederberg, Washburn, John (Robyn) Meyer, Frederic, and Nancy (Jim) Amelse, Chetek; 20 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild coming in June; sisters-in-law Goldie Meyer, Clayton, and Margaret Jorgenson, Pine River, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18, at Sacred Heart Church, Almena, with Father David Lusson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Skinner Funeral Home, Turtle Lake, and for one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Almena. Pallbearers are Kevin Ruscher, Keith Zweber, Anthony Meyer, Nicholas Shulz, Paul Ruscher, Joseph Zweber, Justin Cederberg, Jeremy Ruberg, Douglas Zweber, Adam Gindt and Kenneth Shulz.

Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland, was entrusted with arrangements.

News from the Pews

FREDERIC – Lent is a season of spiritual renewal, which began last week, Ash Wednesday, with the imposition of ashes at 7 p.m. worship. The symbol of the ashes used represents many things – God’s judgment, our repentance, spiritual cleansing and renewal. The ashes are also a reminder of who we are as human beings – created out of dust and destined to return to dust.

Lent is a 40-day season of the church year, when we focus on repentance, reflection and renewal of our spiritual lives. Every Wednesday, throughout Lent, a light supper will be served beginning at 5:15 p.m. and services will be at 7 p.m. The midweek Lenten services will be given by other Lutheran pastors of the area and their messages will be centered on “The Seven Wonders of the Word.” Everyone is invited to walk this Lenten journey together.

Spring will soon be in the air and it will be time to refurbish and update your family’s spring wardrobe as well as furnishings for your home. There is a committee working very hard on the churchwide garage sale that will be held on Saturday, April 2. Everything from “soup to nuts” will be on display and for sale – no electronics.

If you would like to donate items, they have to be in good, clean usable/working condition and you can drop them off at the church on Saturdays, March 19 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop them off using the lower back entrance of the basement of the church. If you have large items that you would like to have picked up, call Rae Lyn Neumann at 715-327-8484 and discuss it with her. There will be a freewill donation for most items, although some items will have a price on them. To make your shopping experience a pleasure, coffee, homemade bars and hot dogs will be available. Recycling is a good thing.

Pilgrim invites everyone to join them for Sunday morning worship, which begins at 10 a.m. At 9:15 a.m. there is playgroup that meets for toddlers and parents.

The children and parents sing songs as well as learn children’s Bible stories. For more information please call the church office at 715-327-8012 or go to their Web site www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org.

After worship this past Sunday, the younger generation enjoyed fellowship with one another. These cousins, Hattie Antonich and Carson Anderson, continue to do things together, as they were baptized at the same time, on April 6, 2008. – Photo submitted

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Donald “Getch” Getschel, 78, Osceola, died peacefully at Osceola Medical Center on Sunday, March 13, 2011.

He was born on Feb. 10, 1933, at the Strohbeen farm near New Richmond to Marvin and Bertha Getschel. He grew up on the Charles Getschel homestead in East Farmington.

After attending country schools, Don graduated salutatorian from Osceola High School in 1951. He met Donna Mae Olson at Richardson’s dance hall. They were married July 10, 1954. He enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Okinawa. After returning stateside, Don and Donna moved to the Twin Cities where he worked as a cab driver and gas station attendant while attending college full time.

He graduated from the U of M with a degree in civil engineering. Don took a job with Texaco and moved the family to Tulsa, Okla. After two years, he accepted a job at Great Northern Oil refinery, Rosemount, Minn., where he worked for seven years. Don took a job in Morris, Ill., for one year, and then in 1970, he returned to the family farm in Osceola where he farmed 160 acres as a hobby.

He joined Pioneer Power, Inc. St. Paul, Minn., and retired as president in 1994. Volunteering kept Don busier than ever in retirement. He was involved with Osceola United Methodist Church, Farmington town chairman, Polk County Board chairman, and many other organizations.

His love of driving put him behind the wheel for Polk County as well as for Interfaith Caregivers. Don was proud of his family and was actively involved in his children and grandchildren’s lives. He especially enjoyed following high school sports.

Don was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Bertha Getschel; and grandson, Nick Roberts.

Don is survived his wife of 56 years, Donna; children, Rhonda (Jim) Dunham, Rick Getschel, Deanna (Tom) Roberts, Darla (Brad) Traynor and David (Kourtney) Getschel; grandchildren, Andy (Sarah) Dunham, Becca (Scott) Cline, Annie Getschel, Claire Traynor, Max Traynor, Anna Traynor, Maya Getschel, Owen Getschel, Anya Getschel and Liam Getschel; three great-grandchildren; siblings, Dorothy (Jerry) Root, Mona (Arvid) Flanum and a host of nieces and nephews. Don will be also missed by his honorary brother, John Nelson, and his coffee buddies, Arland, Richard, Wayne, Lloyd, Doc, Dave, John and Rob. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, March 18, at the Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, and also one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 11 a.m., at the Osceola United Methodist Church, Osceola. Interment will be at the Oak Grove Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Christian Community Home nursing home, which is being built adjacent to the Osceola Medical Center. Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

Geraldine D. Hinzie

Geraldine D. Hinzie, 90, Danbury, died March 7, 2011.

Geraldine was born Dec. 19, 1920, in St. Paul, Minn., to Frank and Elsie Neurauter.

Geraldine married Erwin D. Hinzie in 1943. Geraldine was a gifted artist and loved to decorate cakes as a hobby.

She also decorated Easter eggs, which were liked by many people. She was a beloved mother.

Geraldine was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Elsie; her husband, Erwin; and her sister, Corrine Skiba.

She is survived by her children: Judith Hinzie, Louann (Jim) Wheeler, David (Joyce) Hinzie; grandchildren Shauna, John, Kimberly, Christopher, Colleen, Kelly, Nicole, and Sam; brother Donald (Doris) Neurauter; sisters Carol (Lee) Richert, and Gayle (Gerald) Conklin; and other family and friends.

Private services were arranged by the family.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

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Buster Gene Pomeroy

Buster Gene Pomeroy, 82, St. Croix Falls, died March 7, 2011, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., following complications from a pelvic fracture.

Gene was born in 1928 in St. Croix Falls and spent his entire life in this area.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Elaine; children, David, Donna and Debra; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

There will be no public service.

The St. Croix Valley Funeral Home and Polk County Cremation Society of St. Croix Falls were entrusted with arrangements.

EDLING FUNERAL HOME Serving our community since 1903.

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715-463-2994 715-483-3141

Agnes Svoboda, 532038 30L 20d

who passed away April 10, 1988.

The loss is something no one can explain, It’s hard sometimes to even say your name, Without a tear or a breaking heart, It’s even hard to accept we’re apart.

The days go on as they must, And in God we put our trust, That He will keep you happy and safe, Until again we see your face.

Floyd A. Hiemstra

Floyd A. Hiemstra, 63, Cumberland, died March 13, 2011, at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 22, 1947, in Platte, S.D. He was the son of Sipke and Jeanette Hiemstra.

He moved to the Cumberland area and worked for nearly 20 years at Lakeland Steel. He was married in Cumberland on April 3, 1993, to Millie Buchholz.

Floyd had a tremendous impact on the lives of all those who knew him, whether it was for a short time or a lifetime. He enjoyed farming, deer hunting, watching the Packers and spending time with his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father; son James Allen Hiemstra; stepdaughter Tammi Buchholz; brothers Ronald Hiemstra, Sipke Hiemstra Jr. and Jerry Wayne Hiemstra; and sister Rebecca.

He is survived by his wife, Millie, Cumberland; his mother, Jeanette Hiemstra, Cameron; sons Patrick (Laurel) Heimstra, Center, Colo., and their children, Patrick Henk, Richard, Chandra, Baylee and Chase; and Rick (Connie) Hiemstra, Turtle Lake, and their children, Damion Blechinger and Cordell; daughter Melissa (Peter) Dierkson, St. Paul, Minn., and their son, Hunter; stepsons Robert (Lisa) Buchholz, Luck, and their children, Amanda and Shane; and Thomas (Jenny) Buchholz, Comstock, and their children, Josh Swanson and Jason; sisters Norma Hiemstra, Barron, Shelby Otterstetter, Las Vegas, Nev., and Patty (Tom) Majerus, Emerald; sister-inlaw Sandra (Pete) Hiemstra, Annadale, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; great-grandson Shon Dean Swanson; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends, including his beloved canine companion, Abbie.

Floyd wanted to honor the following grandchildren, nieces and nephews as honorary pallbearers, who provided special care to him during his last hours, never leaving his side, attending to his every need and easing his pain on his journey to heaven: Amanda, Shane, Jason, Damion, Cordell, Ryan, Sarah and Megan Moss and Brody Measner.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 15, at Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland with the Rev. Neil Weltzin officiating.

Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland, was entrusted with arrangements.

Virginia J. Davis

Virginia J. Davis, 87, died March 7, 2011, at St. Croix Health Center in New Richmond.

Virginia was born April 6, 1923, to George and Addie Fish of Woodward, Iowa, and was preceded in death by six siblings and her husband, Wilbur Davis. Virginia and Wilbur were married in 1949. She was a longtime Des Moines resident until moving to Wisconsin 14 years ago to live with her daughter. She was a retired cosmetologist and enjoyed sewing, crafts, fishing, gardening and playing cards with family. She was active in her church.

She is survived by three daughters, Addie (Jack) Canova-Fatino, Georgia (John) Bonsness and Gloria (Dave) Batts; six grandchildren, Vince Canova, Renee Batts, Ken Batts, Eric, Nick and George Bonsness; four great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at Indianola Heights Christian Church on Saturday, March 12, in Des Moines, Iowa, with Pastor James R. Cord officiating. Music was provided by Coralee Meusburger and casket bearers were Eric Bonsness, John Bonsness, Jack Fatino, Ken Batts, Dave Batts and Vince Canova. Interment was at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Des Moines.

Memorial contributions may be made to Indianola Heights Christian Church in lieu of flowers. Friends and family may leave online condolences and also view a video tribute by visiting www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home, Amery, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Jerry L. Wilson, 69, a resident of Siren, died March 14, 2011.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 17, from 5-7 p.m., at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. A visitation will also be held Friday, March 18, from 5-8 p.m., at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. Charles City, Iowa. A funeral will be held Saturday, March 19, at 11 a.m., visitation 10-11 a.m., at the Hauser Funeral Home.

A full obituary will follow at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

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Arthur John Kruse, 79, Centuria, died Monday, March 7, 2011.

He was born on March 16, 1931, in Eureka Township to John and Mildred Kruse, the oldest of six children.

He was baptized and confirmed at the North Valley Lutheran Church and remained a member there.

He lived his entire life in the North Valley area, with the exception of the two years that he served in the Army during the Korean War. When he returned from the service, he lived with and cared for his maternal grandparents. After they passed away, he moved home to his parents farm. He was a farmer for most of his adult life.

He raised crops and beef cattle.

Arthur was a very gentle, private and giving person.

He loved his cats, John Deere tractors and his old Jeep pickup, which he enjoyed driving for many years. He was an avid hunter and supporter of the NRA, belonging to the Golden Eagle Club. He loved fishing on the St. Croix River with his brother-in-law, Bernie.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Audrey Melich and Alice Johnson.

He is survived by his brothers, Robert (Janice), Charles (Janice); sister, Shirley (Bernie) Weeks; many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held at North Valley Lutheran Church in Centuria on Thursday, March 10, with the Rev. Maggie Isaacson officiating. Music was provided by organist Mary Krull. Burial will take place in North Valley Cemetery at a later date.

Refer to the Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, www.rowefh.com and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, www.wicremationcenter.com were entrusted with funeral arrangements.

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Dad concerned son will make same marital mistakes he did

QUESTION: Our son just got married, and while he and his wife obviously love each other, I’m worried about their long-term prospects. He travels a lot, and there are so many temptations out there. How can I help him avoid the same terrible mistakes I made as a younger man?

JIM: At Focus on the Family we hear from many hurting people whose homes have been destroyed by infidelity. However, no matter how great the temptations out there, your son needs to know that disasters like this can be avoided.

You can encourage him in that regard, but it’s a battle he must fight himself.

Marriage counselor David Sanford has noted that nobody wakes up one day and suddenly decides to have an affair. Infidelity takes root in the heart and mind long before the physical act.

The opposite is also true. Marital fidelity starts well before marriage. It begins as a promise we make to ourselves – to be a person of character. Being faithful is a lifelong commitment. It means seeking the best for your spouse and your family on a daily basis, at home or on the road.

Dr. Sanford has outlined several steps

Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Juli Slattery

to help strengthen marital fidelity. These include affirming and listening to your spouse, seeking to meet her needs and setting healthy boundaries for relationships outside the home. Hopefully your son is doing these things.

On the other hand, marital fidelity weakens when you devalue or avoid your spouse, instead focusing on yourself. It might start when a husband looks at pornography online, or when a wife gets too close emotionally to a male coworker. But it always ends in heartache.

Even for those who have broken the bonds of marital trust, there is hope for healing and restoration. But the path is long and painful. It’s so much better not to start down it in the first place.

••• QUESTION: Because of the downturn of the economy, I’ve found myself the primary breadwinner in our family.

I grew up in a very traditional home, so this is an unknown for me. I can already tell it’s causing friction with my hus-

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band. What do I do?

JULI: The Pew Research Center reported that in 2007 approximately 22 percent of wives earned more than their husbands, so you’re not alone. While there’s nothing morally wrong with a wife being the primary breadwinner, it does present some unique marriage challenges. These difficulties are not often discussed because they represent traditional ideas that are not considered “PC.” Politically correct or not, the problems are real.

Regardless of who earns more money, the fundamental needs of men and women in marriage haven’t changed. A man needs to feel like a competent contributor and protector of his family. For the past several generations, the fundamental way men have measured their role as husband and father is how they provide financially. When he’s unemployed, or his wife outearns him, a husband’s confidence can take a big hit.

One of a wife’s primary needs in marriage is to feel protected by her husband.

This is echoed in the storybook romances of knights in shining armor rescuing damsels in distress. Although you may not feel like you need rescuing, your heart probably longs to rest in your husband’s strength.

When a woman outearns her husband, these primary needs can easily go unmet.

He feels useless, and she starts to resent having to carry the whole load. If by choice or necessity you continue to be the breadwinner, I recommend that you address these issues with your husband, perhaps with the help of a counselor.

Making sure that both of your emotional needs are met will determine the health of your marriage.

••• 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, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com. Copyright 2010 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Distributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500.

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Members of the Catholic Charities Bureau Board of Directors from the Burnett County area met at the recent annual meeting of the organization where they reviewed the accomplishments of the organization in the past year and elected officers for 2011. Siren attorney Adam Benson and his wife, Molly, and Christine Moeller and her husband, Peter Osterby, who reside in Webb Lake, were joined by board presidents of local affiliate organizations, such as the Diversified Services Center, in Siren, in setting priorities for the organization for 2011. Catholic Charities Bureau served over 14,000 people in need through programs in 29 northern Wisconsin communities in 2010. Benson served on the Affordable Housing Committee and Moeller, who is the director of the Siren Area Chamber of Commerce, served on the Development Services Committee of the 13-member board of directors. – Photo submitted

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO. “Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 Duane Lindh

HAULING • Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

WEBSTER

ALPHA

CUSHING

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

BASS LAKE LUMBER

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC. Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

BRUCE’S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING

• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP

Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

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1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Clif Gipp, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 • 715-689-2467

Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

SIREN OLSEN & SON Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Wrecker - Flatbed Air Conditioning & Computerized Car Service - Cold Weather Starts Webster, Wis. 715-866-4100 Days 715-866-8364 Eves.

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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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 Keith Radiske 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

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 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

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen 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) 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.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

ASSEMBLY

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

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

Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

SIREN COVENANT

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

CATHOLIC

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

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 a.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.

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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

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.

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

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 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.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EVANGELICAL

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

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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

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.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.

FULL GOSPEL

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

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

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

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.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

WESLEYAN

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

COVENANT

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

WESLEYAN

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor 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

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

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

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

FULL GOSPEL

1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 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

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

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

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.

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 Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

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.

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

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

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.

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; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries Sunday Service: 9 a.m.; All ages Sunday School 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111; 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 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson 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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Family Eye Clinic

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Every Saturday Night The Winery And Grill Proudly Announces Their New Comedy Club

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SUPPORT SUPPORT GROUPS GROUPS AND AND RESOURCES RESOURCES

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• Farm Crisis, information, 800-9422472.

• Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

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• MOPS for moms and their preschoolers, www.mops.org, 715-5541220, • Multiple Sclerosis support group, Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-282361.

• Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents of children with disabilities or special needs, 715-472-2002.

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• Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family problems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

• TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Brett Erickson has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in second grade and the son of Jeanene and Lonnie Erickson.

Brett is a responsible and caring student. He enjoys going to the Mall of America and watching tractor pulls. His favorite subjects in school are gym, art and science. Brett likes playing basketball. He wants to work on the farm when he is older.

Ann Chenal has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Dave and Brenda Chenal. Ann is conscientious, polite and has a good work ethic. She is involved in choir, plays, track, softball, volleyball and basketball. Ann enjoys going shopping, reading and hanging out with friends. She plans to go to college, possibly to become a lawyer. The greatest influence in her life is her aunt, Teri.

Seneca Lundeen-Brooks has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Tony and Lisa Lundeen-Brooks. Seneca is an individual and independent thinker with strong work ethic. He is involved in National Honor Society, farming and basketball.

Seneca enjoys hunting and hanging out with friends. His future plans are to farm and maybe attend college. The greatest influence in his life is his grandpa.

Kate Weiss has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade and the daughter of Scott and Becky Weiss. Kate is a very hardworking student who comes prepared and ready to work her hardest. She is very kind and helpful toward others. Kate loves writing, especially the process, and reading. She enjoys fishing with her dad and helping him deliver newspapers. Kate has two dogs and three cats.

LUCK

Carlie Soltau has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade and the daughter of Brian and Wanda Soltau. Carlie’s favorite subjects are spelling and music. She is a good worker and gets along well with her classmates.

Brent Myers has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Mike and Lucy Myers. Brent has good work ethic, determination, a willingness to serve and is a leader. He has over 300 hours of community service. Brent is involved in student council, Link group, football, basketball, choir, travelers, honors choirs, vocal jazz, academic decathlon and drama club. He plans to study biomedical engineering in college.

ST. CROIX FALLS

Katie Pfaff has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Jeff and Lori Pfaff. Katie is a dedicated student who is quick to help others. She always has a positive attitude and always does her best. Katie is involved in choir, band, basketball, track, softball and volleyball. She enjoys hunting, playing volleyball, shopping and hanging out with her sister. The greatest influence in her life has been her parents.

Logan Potvin has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a sophomore and the daughter of Beth and Don Potvin. Logan is an excellent student with strong writing skills.

She is a fine actress, creative, funny and easy to be around.

Logan is involved in band, drama club, forensics, quiz bowl and solo and ensemble. She enjoys singing, going for walks and keeping busy. Logan plans to attend college for psychology.

Nick Campbell has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade. Nick likes science and phy ed. His family lives out in the country where he likes to play games on Wii and play baseball with his family. When Nick grows up he wants to be a professional snowboarder because he loves adventure.

Harrison Fickbohm has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. He is in seventh grade and the son of Michael Fickbohm and Alexandra Simon. He has a twin brother, Hunter and an older sister. Harrison is involved in football and also enjoys snowboarding, skateboarding and hanging out with friends. His favorite subject is science and his favorite food is tacos. Harrison is a quiet leader and is fun to have in class.

Ashley Bollig has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Greg and Lisa Bollig. Ashley has an older sister, Liz, and a younger sister, Madalyn. She likes to listen to music, watch movies, cook, sing, run, bike, hike, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends. Ashley is in concert choir, FCCLA, track, S-Club, cross country and Pride committee.

WEBSTER

SIREN

Cody Gerhardson has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade and the son of Jeff and Laurie Gerhardson.

Cody works hard to produce quality work in all subjects. His favorite subjects are physical eduction and math. Cody is friendly and has a helpful personality. He enjoys being a Boy Scout and playing soccer. He enjoys playing video games.

Drew Alderman has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Carol and Michael Alderman. Drew is always a conscientious student who contributes to the positive atmosphere of the classroom and makes interesting and introspective additions to discussion. His favorite class is science and he is in school drum line. Drew enjoys being outdoors and playing hockey.

Michael Conrow has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of David and Lisa Conrow.

Michael is an extremely devoted student who finishes work on time, is very creative and a talented illustrator. Michael loves to fish, draw and write poetry. He would like to pursue being a mechanic once out of school. Michael is honest, fun and respectful. He admires our current president because of the many changes he has brought to the U.S.

Hannah McDowell has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in second grade and the daughter of Travis McDowell and Denise LaPierre. Hannah is a kind, considerate and hardworking student. She does her best at all times. Hannah’s favorite subject is math. She loves spending time with her family and going bear hunting.

Sophie Phernetton has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Chris and Dean Phernetton. Sophie works very hard to do her best, participates in class and helps out whenever needed. She enjoys basketball, volleyball and watching TV in her spare time.

Sophie is involved in volleyball, basketball, softball and the school play. Her favorite trips have been to Florida and she enjoys cruises.

Miranda Burger has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Erika Burger. Miranda is intelligent, inquisitive and extremely driven to learn and succeed. She has common sense, never complains and is very calm.

Miranda has done a beautiful job singing the national anthem at school sports. She is involved in plays, choir, Girl Scouts, student council, volleyball and track. Miranda enjoys singing and animals.

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Alexis Dargiewicz has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in second grade and the daughter of Nicole Dargiewicz.

Alexis is a hard worker. She is kind to others and always does her best.

Kiera Bever has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Adam and Julie Bever. Kiera is a ray of sunshine who comes to class with a smile and works very hard. She works well with others and completes her work with care and turns it in on time. Kiera has a good attitude and is a joy to have in class.

Melissa Leverty has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Jennifer and Ed Leverty. Melissa is involved in the choir and her favorite subject is history. She enjoys spending time with friends. She plans to continue her education after high school. She lives in Balsam Lake.

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Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

MARCH

Luck

THURS. & FRI./17 & 18

• Tax aides at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-2687884.

• Maple syrup meeting at the Luck Museum, 7 p.m.

• “Heroes” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Open 1:30 p.m. Distribution 2 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

Siren

THURS.-SUN./17-20

FRI.-SUN./25-27

Rice Lake

Frederic

THURSDAY/17

• Boat show at Cedar Mall.

• Drama club play at the high school, “Surviving Reality.”

Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m.

FRIDAY/25

Luck

Frederic

• Lions Bingo at the Lions/DBS Hall, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• American Legion and Auxiliary Unit 255 meeting at the village hall, 6:30 p.m. Legions 92nd birthday party, potluck.

• American Cancer Society Walk/Run Kickoff meeting at Hacker’s Lanes, 7 a.m., 715-653-2684.

SATURDAY/26

St. Croix Falls

Frederic

• Diabetes support group begins at the medical center, 6-8 p.m., 715-483-0431.

• Corned-beef and cabbage dinner at the senior center, 5 p.m., 715-483-1901.

• Freewill offering luncheon presentation on crisis pregnancies at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 715-3275119.

Grantsburg

Yellow Lake • St. Patrick’s Day parade, assemble at Gandy Dancer Saloon, noon.

FRIDAY/18 Luck

• Kickoff breakfast for Luck Area ACS Run/Walk at Oakwood Inn, 7 a.m., 715-472-2654.

Milltown

SAT. & SUN./19 & 20

• VFW Post 6856 fish fry, 4:30-7 p.m.

Cameron

• Rice Lake Rod & Gun Club gun show at the high school. Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

SATURDAY/19 Centuria

• Art & craft fair at Fristad Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Lance Lindvall showed his pride in his Luck Cardinals during the WIAA tournament action this past week. - Photo by Greg Marsten

West Sweden

Clear Lake

• “Broadway Comes to West Sweden” at Grace Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

• Polk County Historical Society recognition of Ardeth Clark at the library, 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY/20 Balsam Lake

• St. Joseph’s Day celebration/feast at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Grantsburg • Family Fun Night Bingo at Crex, 5-7:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls • “Heroes” at Festival Theatre, 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

• Breakfast at the American Legion, 8 a.m.-noon.

Siren • Burnett County Republican Party will meet in the government center, Room 162, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

MONDAY/21

• Northwestern Wisconsin Car Club Open House at Sundown Saloon, 1 p.m., 763-370-2586.

• Red Cross CNA class. Must preregister, 715-485-3025.

• Unity Eagle Booster Club meeting in elementary conference room, 6:30 p.m.

Luck

• Danish Brotherhood Society meeting at Oakwood Inn, 5:30 p.m.

Frederic Lewis

• Spaghetti dinner fundraiser for camp scholarships at Zion Lutheran Church of Bone Lake, 4-6:30 p.m.

Siren • Ruby’s Royal Serenade (girls looking for prom dresses) at Ruby’s Second Hand, 3-6 p.m., 715-349-7253.

St. Croix Falls

Balsam Lake Luck Siren

TUESDAY/22

• Tax aides at the senior center, 715-349-7810.

Amery

• “I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens,” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387.

• Tax aides at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-2687884.

• High school large groups at the school, 5 p.m.

GRANTSBURG - March is the American Legion’s birthday month, celebrating its 92nd year.

Saturday, March 12, Grantsburg’s Post 185 celebrated with a dinner and awarded

some of the members anniversaries.

Among those honored for their longtime membership was Eddie Melquist, who has been a member for more than 65 years.

St. Croix Falls • Riverway Speaker Series: Wildness in the Soul, Sigurd Olson and the Canoe at the river visitor center, 10 a.m., 715-483-2274, www.nps.gov/sacn.

• Fred Eaglesmith at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-4853387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Grantsburg • Christian Women’s Club meets at the senior center, 9 a.m., 715-463-3414.

• Ansgaari Cemetery annual meeting at Virgil and Yvonne Sullivan’s at 7 p.m.

• Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley. Meal and fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

• Boy Scout fundraiser at South Fork Sporting Club, 36:30 p.m.

• Burnett County Sportsmen’s Bash at American Legion Hall. Social hour 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Deadline for tickets March 19, www.whitetailsunlimited.com, 715-689-2233.

WEDNESDAY/23 Balsam Lake

THURSDAY/24 Amery

• Lyme disease education and support at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

Balsam Lake • Powerful Tools for Caregivers 6-week classes begin at the government center. Register by March 18, 1-3:30 p.m., 715-485-8599.

ONGOING Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Every Monday Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery, 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Every Tuesday Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

Every Thursday Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612-205-2321.

Every Friday, Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 8:15 a.m., 715-268-5408.

Grantsburg post celebrates American Legion birthday month

A special birthday cake was made to celebrate the American Legion's 92nd birthday.

Lyman E. Lang (50-year membership), Clem Beaulieu (15-year membership) and Eddie Melquist (65-plus-year membership) were among those honored at a special birthday party for the American Legion held Saturday, March 12, in Grantsburg. - Photos submitted

Special memberships recognized: 5-Year Awards: Steve Coy, Roger Hess, Paul G. Johnson, Leon Meuwissen, Daniel J. Murgaw III, Harold J. Nevin Jr., Lyman Q. Rand and Duane F. Valencour.

10-Year Awards: Corey T. Arnold, Jeffrey J. Fallstrom and Sara Moore 15-Year Awards: Terry Estlund, Virgil F. Sullivan and Eddie J. Zalesky 20-Year Award: Kenneth Haug 25-Year Awards: Duaine M. Anderson, William E. Smith and Darcy Stark 30-Year Awards: Dan V. Edaburn, Gary E.Fender, Orren Granquist, Terry L. Hedberg, Glen W. Jensen, Thomas E. Loomis

and John Meyer 35-Year Awards: Orven Amacker, John T. Bruzak Jr., Tim O. Hesla and Loran Hoffman 40-Year Award: Vernon C. Bistram Jr. 45-Year Awards: Roland Marek and Loren B. Olson 50-Year Awards: Rose Hughes and Lyman E. Lang 55-Year Awards: Lyle B. Finch and Jerry M. Schwartzbauer 65-Year Awards: Francis C. Danielson and Wilbur A. Thoreson. - submitted

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Siren girls eyeing another chance at state

Thanks tot he long ball shooting prowess of Ashley Guevara, the Dragons came from a dozen down to win in double overtime, advancing to sectional play.

The Siren Dragons posed with their Division 5, Section 1-A championship prize after their come-from-behind overtime victory Saturday in Cumberland.

Siren senior Carley Emery saved her first greeting for little Bella Day, 3, who was dressed for the occasion.

Siren senior Danielle Keller (No. 33) works inside against Luck senior Morgan Denny and Avery Steen during the regional semifinal.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Greg Marsten

Dragon senior Daphne Hubbell "had the game of her life" Saturday, according to head coach Ryan Karsten.

Siren fans of all ages love to root for their Dragons.

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Grantsburg boys basketball headed to state

Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seth Coy goes up for a jump shot against the Loggers of Phillips.

Daniel Biorn snuck into the game against Colfax, scoring two game changing baskets in the fourth quarter with a two-point jumper and 3Grantsburg senior, Trevor Thompson celebrates with the sectional championship trophy pointer. They were the first shots Biorn took the amongst a slough of fans and teammates. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Marty Seeger entire game.

The Grantsburg Pirate boys basketball team celebrated with their sectional championship trophy in hand. This is the second time in school history the Grantsburg High School has sent a team to state. The last time, was in 2005.

The Grantsburg Pirates adult section had no shortage of noise as they cheered on their home team during their sectional final against Colfax.

Grantsburg students cheer the Pirates wearing just about anything that stands out.