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WEEKEND WATCH • Wild Rice Powwow @ Danbury • Community club’s garage sale @ Webb Lake • Theatre @ SCFalls • Brat & corn feed @ Balsam Lake • Family Play Day @ Interstate Park • Antiques appraisal @ The Forts • Fish fry/corn feed @ Milltown • Music On The Overlook @ St. Croix Falls • Pie and ice-cream social @ Grantsburg • See Coming events

Former sheriff and state Rep. Ann Hraychuck makes the case to county supervisors PAGE 6

78-year-old in “good� shape following disappearance

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Victim leads police to drug cache

One man’s trash Siren Lions annual Labor Day weekend sale requires a heap of work to maintain legend status

by Mark Fox Special to the Leader SIREN - “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.�

No truer words have been spoken when it comes to the Siren Lions/Lioness Annual Labor Day weekend sale at Crooked Lake Park in Siren. The clubs are preparing for their 15th sale which is their biggest fundraiser of the year. Doors open at 8 a.m. sharp on Friday, Aug. 30, with nothing being sold prior to that time.

The Lions and Lioness clubs accept “almost anything� throughout the year from the community and store these donations at their 7,000-square-foot shed. They do not accept white goods/appliances, computers or television sets.

A 2,000-square-foot addition was built last fall to help with the ever-increasing space required for donations. Items are stacked more WKDQ IHHW KLJK DQG VKHOYHV DUH ÀOOHG WR FDpacity. By the time of the sale, there is never any room left. Members help to unload donations from cars and trucks and trailers on Saturday mornings throughout the fall, spring

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SPORTS Locals compete at Cooperstown

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&RQFHUW DGGHG WR IDOO VFKHGXOH ST. CROIX FALLS - Festival Theatre is happy to announce an exciting addition to the 2013 Music Series. A concert featuring the contemporary acoustic sound of cellist Ed Willett and vocalist Cheryl Leah, as the duet Chance, is set for Saturday, Sept.

14, at 7:30 p.m. Chance coalesced in Los Angeles, a joining of two musicians with wildly diverse backgrounds.

Their music is a hybrid of R&B, jazz and classical influences and training. Cellist/vocalist Willett has recorded and performed with many artists, including Lalo Schifrin, John Williams, Herb Alpert and many more. In addition to touring with Chance, Willett tours with pop/rock icon Rickie Lee Jones. Leah has recorded and performed with jazz legDuet Chance ends Herbie Hancock and Miroslav Vitous as well as with singing legend Robert Goulet. For many years, Chance was a featured component of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tent Show Radio,â&#x20AC;? a weekly Wisconsin Public Radio show recorded live at Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier summer music festival, Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua.

One of the few voice and cello duos in the world, this has been called a truly rare and exciting musical experiment.

Their work is intricate, strong and undiluted. To hear a sample of Chance go to festivaltheatre.org/chance. Other concerts in Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall Music Series lineup include bluegrass favorite Monroe Crossing on Sept. 21, folk singer Claudia Schmidt with guitarist Dean Magraw on Oct. 19, and Sirens of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s, with Colleen Raye, on Nov. 2. Tickets sell quickly so early reservations are recommended for all of these events. Tickets can be purchased online at festivaltheDWUH RUJ E\ FDOOLQJ WKH ER[ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH DW RU HPDLOLQJ ER[RIĂ&#x20AC;FH#IHVWLYDOWKHDWUH RUJ from Festival Theatre

Tourism council announces new visitor guide POLK COUNTY - The Polk County Tourism Council has retained the services of 5 Star Marketing to produce the ofĂ&#x20AC;FLDO 3RON &RXQW\ 9LVLWRU *XLGH DFFRUGLQJ WR :LOOLDP Johnson, president of the tourism council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Visitor Guide is an integral part of our marketing campaign to attract visitors here,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It showcases the best of Polk County from outdoor recreation and DWWUDFWLRQV WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;QH DUWV DQG HQWHUWDLQPHQW Âľ 7KH 9LVLWRU Guide will be printed four-color on high-gloss stock for maximum appeal. 5 Star Marketing is a specialty publisher of visitor guides, maps and other promotional material for chambers of commerce as well as visitor and convention bureaus. 5 Star Marketing also produces and distributes dozens of brochures for clients along with its Action and Home Showcase magazines.

Under the guidance of the tourism council, the company will do both the sales and editorial content for the visitor guide, which will have a press run of 25,000 copies. The company will also distribute 5,000 copies of the Visitor Guide in the east central and Hwy. 29 regions of its distribution network.

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WEBSTER/FREDERIC - Two Habitat homes will be dedicated in one day on Sunday, Aug. 25.

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Possible resolution in sight for deputies grievance hearing?

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;After more than half an hour of discussion in closed session, the administration committee emerged to declare that no action was taken and there is no comment regarding the status of the wrongful-termination grievance hearing and rumored settlement with Thad Osborne and Travis Thiex. Osborne and Thiex have been on paid leave for nearly a year pending the outcome of arbitration.

Last month there was confusion when it was initially reported that all parties had reached a settlement before an arbitrator on July 22. That claim was later disputed by county ofĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV $W ODVW UHSRUW WKHUH ZDV a draft of a settlement prepared by union attorney Andrew Schauer and forwarded to ofĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV E\ FRXQW\ DWWRUQH\ /RUL Lubinski but it had not been signed.

Further speculation resulted from the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s change in policy regarding outside employment of its deputies, many of whom pick up part-time shifts for local municipalities.

Recently, Osborne was hired E\ WKH YLOODJH RI 6LUHQ WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKH void created by the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new rule.

County Administrator Candace Fitzgerald and board Chair Don Taylor declined to comment on the closed session, but Taylor added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can say that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to a resolution very soon.â&#x20AC;?

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Polk supervisors vote 13 to 10 to end 45-year-old program

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Polk County Boardroom was packed WR RYHUĂ RZLQJ 7XHVGD\ QLJKW Aug. 20, when the county board of supervisors voted 13 to 10 to end the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home health care program.

Most of those in the audience were opposed to eliminating the program, having been wellserved by the county and feeling skeptical that private agencies will offer the same level of services, particularly to those who cannot afford to pay.

But the program has been runQLQJ DW D GHĂ&#x20AC;FLW WKDW KDV FRVW county taxpayers $1.1 million over the past decade, not including its budget allotment, and there are four private agencies WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKH KROH OHIW E\ WKH FORVXUH of Polk County home health.

The county is not mandated to provide the services, and those in favor of ending the program commented that the county should not be in competition with private business.

The resolution approved by the board calls for the phase-

County home care to close

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Audience members and board members alike who wanted to keep the program noted that none of the four private agencies operating in Polk County use a

sliding-fee scale based on ability to pay. None take charity cases, where no payment is expected for services rendered.

The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program has both a sliding-fee scale and takes those unable to pay. There are typically three or so charity cases at any given time.

The resolution authorizes the county administrator to phase out the program â&#x20AC;&#x153;assuring that

no current client of this program may be denied services as a result of this change, making monthly reports to the Polk County Board of Supervisors.â&#x20AC;?

In addition, the administration is to develop a method to track home-care placements to identify any unmet need for services, reporting his findings to the board each September.

However, Supervisor Harry Johansen pointed out, there is no plan in place at this time to care for those who might â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall through the cracks.â&#x20AC;? Such a plan might evolve, he said, but it is not in place right now.

Both Johansen and county Administrator Dana Frey referred to the affordable health-care act, or Obamacare, noting that the full implication of national health care is unknown. Each person will be required to have insurance, and all insurance will be required to include home care, said Frey, but how it will really look is a question.

Saying he was a native of California, Supervisor Warren Nelson likened the situation to when Nancy Pelosi said that Obamacare needed to be passed before its contents could be known. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re voting on something we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read yet,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know 6HH +RPH FDUH SDJH

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Dave Dahlberg, of Northwestern, said they believed the problem was on the section of transmission line between Williams Road and North Alpha Road. They isolated that section of line and fed the Alpha substation and surrounding area customers from Frederic, and the Grantsburg, Hoffman and PolkBurnett Grantsburg substations and surrounding customers from their Rock Creek, Minn., source until the problem could EH GHWHUPLQHG DQG Ă&#x20AC;[HG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company

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Ron Sicard walked out of the woods Monday morning after disappearing from a group home two days earlier

BURNETT COUNTY - It was a happy ending that may have deĂ&#x20AC;HG WKH RGGV RI QDWXUH LI ZKDW appears to be true turns out to be the entire story.

Ron Sicard, a 78-year-old man, was reported missing from the Countryside Acres Assisted Living facility at CTH T and C in rural Burnett County on Saturday morning, Aug. 17. Search efforts began about 8 a.m. and eventually involved personnel IURP PRUH WKDQ D GR]HQ DUHD Ă&#x20AC;UH departments, law enforcement, including K9 units and search planes.

Sicard, who has dementia and diabetes and needed a cane to maintain his balance after having a toe amputated several years ago - and who was sporting a cast after breaking his wrist in a fall about three weeks ago, survived spending two days and nights the wilderness and came out of the woods in what authorities described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;good

anyone who may have seen or had contact with Sicard this past weekend, and anyone having additional information should contact the Burnett County SherLII¡V 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH DW The scope of the search for Sicard is apparent in the list of agencies thanked by the Burnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department in a news release issued this week:

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He was taken by North Memorial Ambulance to an area hospital where he was listed in â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodâ&#x20AC;? condition.

According to authorities, someone heard him calling for help Monday morning and he was located in the woods, about a thousand yards from the facility, an area which had been searched.

Speculation that Sicard, who has a history of wandering off, was given a ride or shelter during that two-day period was not FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG E\ 6KHULII 'HDQ 5Rland, who said only that the matter remains under investigation.

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Supervisor Larry Jepsen also felt that the question of how to serve â&#x20AC;&#x153;charity casesâ&#x20AC;? has not been addressed. Census Ă&#x20AC;JXUHV VKRZ WKDW WKH SRSXODWLRQ LV DJLQJ he said, and it is reasonable to expect that the number of charity cases will increase proportionately. The demand for home health care will increase, he said, and just as someone looked to the future 47 years ago when the county program was established, the board should prepare for the future needs of the aging population.

Supervisor Brian Masters, who along with Rick Scoglio submitted the resolution to phase out the program, said that elimination of the program did show that the board was looking to the future.

There is no money to continue covering losses, he said, and no place to get it.

The budget, agreed Supervisor Gary Bergstrom, is so tight that there is no breathing space. Other programs that, if cut, could provide that breathing space,\ are mandated and cannot be eliminated.

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Prior to board discussion on the resolution to phase out the program, Frey spoke to the supervisors regarding the initial reasons for looking at the home-care program.

In the fall of 2012, he said, the board of health requested he do an evaluation of the program. His research showed that there are enough agencies with enough resources to meet the need if the county closes its program. In May, a joint meet-

ing between key personnel in the county program and the private agencies was held, and later that same month Masters introduced a resolution to eliminate the county program.

Frey said he had hoped for a dialogue about the program, including discussion on the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in home health in whatever form was most effective. If the county was to continue providing services, there would need to be different ways to deliver those services in order to

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reduce costs.

Instead, Frey said, talk turned to individuals â&#x20AC;&#x153;falling through the cracks.â&#x20AC;? This in turn led to a reduction in referrals. The number of clients dropped from 100 to the current 60.

Had the discussion remained at the policy level, Frey said, focusing on the need and whether the county program is the best way to meet that need, referrals would have remained constant.

Including Polk, 12 of Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 72 counties operate a home health-care program, Masters told the board. Six of those are operated with no tax dollars. Polk County, he said provides the largest tax subsidy of the 12, even though it is not one of the larger counties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is Polk County so unique,â&#x20AC;? asked Supervisor Herschel Brown, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow what 50 counties have already done?â&#x20AC;?

Rather than voting by roll call, the supervisors voted by ballot on whether to approve the resolution to phase out the county home-care program.

Voting in favor of the closing were Supervisors Masters, Scoglio, George Stroebel, Brown, Dean Johansen, Kim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Tom Engel, James Edgell, Tom Magnafici, Kristine Kremer-Hartung, Bergstrom, Patricia Schmidt and Johnson.

Opposed were Harry Johansen, Jepsen, Kathryn Kienholz, Jared Cockroft, Nelson, Craig Moriak, Marvin Caspersen, Jay Luke, Russell Arcand and Chairman William Johnson IV.

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Local health department prepares for October Obamacare rollout

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Local health departments are in a pinch. Under the Affordable Care Act, the inaugural open enrollment period for all health-care insurance options is scheduled to begin Oct. 1. Preparing for that is a challenge given that the federal government still isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready, systems may not be up and running until late September and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been little to no training to date.

According to Burnett Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of health and human services, Katherine Peterson, the state has told workers that

â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wrong door,â&#x20AC;? which means that her department is doing everything it can to learn a whole new language in order to at least be able to answer peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questions. This new language includes words like marketplace, also sometimes referred to as the exchange, which refers to the list of insurance carriers and plans available; and words like navigator, which refers to a person or organization that has been trained to help others reYLHZ WKHLU RSWLRQV DQG DSSO\ IRU EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV Technically, the local departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only real responsibility is to determine eligibility and process applications for

Medicaid and Medicare, which is undergoing a number of changes as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We anticipate that a lot of Badgercare recipients will go to the marketplace due to changes in program eligibility,â&#x20AC;? Peterson explained to the administration committee on Monday, Aug. 19. In a subsequent interview, Peterson noted that anyone currently enrolled in a program will be QRWLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ PDLO DERXW SRVVLEOH FKDQJHV and what actions may need to be taken.

Because of the anticipated workload, Peterson was asking for approval to make VRPH FKDQJHV LQ VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ Petersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan is to hire a new limited-

Siren Lions sale/from page 1 and summer months in preparation for the Friday-Sunday Labor Day weekend event. Members also go to local homes to pick up donated goods throughout the year.

Once the donations arrive, the Lioness Club members begin the huge task of organizing and pricing them, and arranging items for potential sale. Donations include clothing, books, household items, furniture, sporting goods, bicycles, exercise equipment and tools. Most of it is usable, but many things are sold as-is. The Lions make sure all electrical items such as fans, lamps, radios and microwaves work prior to selling them. Larger items such as riding lawn mowers, boats and trailers are often donated as well.

Four days prior to the event, the Lions build about 30, 4-ft. by 16-foot tables using sheets of plywood supplied by Johnson Lumber to place items for sale.

There are about 30 large picnic tables at the park, and these are also used for placing sale items. Everything is moved from the storage shed to the park by members using trailers, pickups or in their cars. It is about a seven-mile trip. It takes three days to get everything moved to the park.

Volunteers from local high school sports teams, Northwest Passage and a

few requiring community service help with both the move and the sale itself.

Furniture and clothing are sold under two large 1,200-square-foot open pavilions donated by the Siren Lions for the Park for the community to enjoy throughout the year. Items are placed on tables, under tables, next to tables, in large piles, around trees or any free space that can be found in the large 3-acre park. It is quite a spectacle.

During the Friday through Sunday Labor Day weekend sale, the Lions and Lioness sell-sell-sell! The Lions also operate their concessions trailer and sell hundreds of bratwurst and hot dogs and other goodies to hungry garage-salers.

The Lioness also sell baked goods. Some Lions sell, some load purchased items, VRPH GLUHFW WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F VRPH FRRN ZKLOH RWKHUV MXVW KHOS WKH WKRXVDQGV RI YLVLWRUV Ă&#x20AC;QG their treasures. By late Sunday afternoon, whatever has not sold is offered for free!

But, buyer beware: the greatest treasures have already been discovered and sold well before then. Any remaining clothing is donated to local charities, while leftover books are donated to local libraries or schools. One lucky person always takes any plates and glasses left to use as target practice, while another usually

hauls away any metal items for recycling or scrap metal. Anything still at the park on Labor Day is then thrown into a large dumpster and hauled away. The tables are disassembled, litter picked up and then everyone rests.

3URFHHGV The sale usually nets over $25,000 each year which is shared by the Siren Lions and Lionesses. The Lions make donations to the teams and clubs who helped with the sale, and the rest goes back to the community during the coming year.

Each year the sale gets bigger and better, and although everyone is exhausted after the long week, members start accepting donations the day after Labor Day for next year. The Lions and Lionesses always start with an empty shed UHDOL]LQJ LW ZLOO EH RYHUĂ RZLQJ ZLWK QHZ treasures by next Labor Day. It is a community event and everyone eagerly anticipates the sale each year.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Fox is the current president of the Siren Lions Club.

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term employee to help with the seasonal need to facilitate the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program, which would free up another staff person to help handle the anticipated workload. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The WHEAP program requires less training,â&#x20AC;?

Peterson explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grant money to cover the cost of the position.

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Grantsburg School Board approves more 1:1 technology devices for students

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Grantsburg School Board voted unanimously at its Monday, Aug. 12, meeting to put more 1:1 technology devices in the hands of district students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technology has been a part of our strategic plan for 20 years,â&#x20AC;? commented Superintendent Joni Burgin after the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval to accept bids, which will give more students access to iPad and Chromebook tablets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s woven into the teaching and learning of our school district. Students learn better using technology and it helps each student to better reach his/her potential,â&#x20AC;? Burgin added.

Burgin said applied research done by the district over the past two years on students use of the devices indicated they were on task (evidence of engagement) PRUH RI WKH WLPH DQG KDG OHVV RIĂ&#x20AC;FH UHferrals for other issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When learning is more personalized, students are more motivated to learn and so they learn more,â&#x20AC;? said Burgin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As educators we want to give students every opportunity to engage and maximize their learning.

We want passionately engaged students and teachers.â&#x20AC;?

Burgin said over the years technology KDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ H[SDQGHG RSSRUWXQLWLHV for Grantsburg students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Due to the synergy with our online charter school (iForward), and our brick and mortar schools, we offer online and hybrid learning op-

tions for students. We have done this for 12 years. Technology has changed how we teach because it is a more engaging and interactive process for the learners.

As a small rural school, technology has allowed us to offer our students experiences, courses, teachers and programs that we cannot staff by ourselves.â&#x20AC;?

According to Burgin each school building is in year three of a three-year long-range improvement plan with one component being the purchase of the 1:1 ratio technology learning devices for each student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the past two years we have made good progress on the three-year school improvement plans but funding has limited the implementation of our goal of the 1:1 student learning devices,â&#x20AC;? Burgin noted.

Burgin listed the technology progress that has been made over the past two years which includes iPads for most VWDII Ă&#x20AC;YH L3DGV LQ PRVW RI WKH HOHPHQWDU\ school classrooms, and iPads for each student in two grades at the middle school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Several district teachers and administrators have also presented at state tech conventions because of the expertise they have developed. There are many teacherleaders in each school building,â&#x20AC;? said Burgin, who stressed the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong commitment to providing professional development opportunities for staff.

Burgin said money to equip more students with learning devices would come

IURP Ă&#x20AC;VFDO \HDU \HDU HQG IXQGV â&#x20AC;&#x153;These year-end funds are available due to a successful year for iForward, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6-12 charter school. By this action the school board will complete the three year improvement plan for each school building,â&#x20AC;? added Burgin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our computer labs are aging. We would rather place a tech device in the hands of each student so students and teachers do not need to compete for tech resources,â&#x20AC;? said Burgin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The existing labs will be used to augment the iPads and Chromebooks.â&#x20AC;?

Burgin said Grantsburg would not be going with a BYOD approach (bring your own device) as some districts have. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have taken into consideration the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50 percent free and reduced lunch percentage. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to have access to more rigorous technology opportunities.â&#x20AC;?

Bids awarded by the school board included replacement of student desktops with Chromebooks in Little Pirate classrooms, the purchase of four additional iPads for four kindergarten classrooms, the purchase of iPads for each student in grades 1-6, Chromebooks for each student in grades 7-8, and laptops for each student in grades 9-12.

Global Gov/Ed was awarded the bid as low bidder from four competitive bids for the laptops. The Google Chromebook bid was awarded to NewMind Group and the

iPads were purchased from Apple with the district given the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education discount. The total cost for all devices was $357,177.

,Q RWKHU ERDUG EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the Citon IT contract for a second year of services for iForward technology and remote phones. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the resignation of Kathy Roen, Little Pirates teacher, and to waive the contractual penalty, due to family reasons. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the iForward staff contracts for teachers and support staff for 2013-2014 as presented by iForward Principal Billy Beesley and to allow Dr. Burgin to approve additional contracts as needed.

The board approved the student/parent handbooks for iForward, Grantsburg High School, Grantsburg Middle School and Grantsburg Elementary/Nelson schools. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $457,000 the general obligation refunding bond. The motion approved bonds for UHĂ&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ DW SHUFHQW WKURXJK 8 6 Bank, which will result in a net savings of $9,200 to taxpayers, off the debt service levy. â&#x20AC;˘ The board was given updates on the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community education, the Senior Tax Exchange Program, and afterschool programs.

Amery woman alleged to have assaulted disabled neighbor

Police had also been called the previous night

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A physically disabled man is claiming that his 49-year-old female neighbor threatened to kill him and physically assaulted him after he became entangled in a chain that restrained the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog.

The incident is alleged to have occurred in the morning hours on Saturday, Aug. 17, at a home on Hwy. 46, near Amery.

According to the probable cause report Ă&#x20AC;OHG E\ WKH 3RON &RXQW\ Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, the man stated that he was outside when he became entangled in the neighbor womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog chain, and as he complained to her about the %HFN\ /HH situation, the woman %HGQDU] approached him and threatened him, and then proceeded to slap him on the face and push him to the ground. He said she

then called him a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crippled (expletive)!â&#x20AC;?

The woman was named as Becky Lee Bednarz, 49, and reportedly had numerous police respond to a similar run-in with the same neighbor on the previous evening, apparently for a similar confrontation.

In her statements to police, Bednarz disputes the claims and said she was on the other side of the yard when the man became tangled, and that he had come up behind her and thrown her to the ground for no apparent reason. She later told police that the man had punched her as well. +RZHYHU WKH UHVSRQGLQJ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU VWDWHV

that her story changed several times during the course of their interview, and that she said out loud as she was being escorted to the police car that she was going to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kill that bast_ _ _!â&#x20AC;?

She was also reportedly very loud and boisterous with police and was uncooperative during the investigation.

Bednarz was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and is scheduled to appear before Judge Molly GaleWyrick on Sept. 3, where she will set bond and possibly schedule a preliminary hearing on the matter.

Faster, better technology in freshly painted Frederic schools

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frederic students will return to freshly painted school buildings in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The buildings look great.

Bright,â&#x20AC;? said Principal Ryan Fitzgerald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They look fabulous,â&#x20AC;? said Principal Kelly Steen.

And when they start their studies, WKH VWXGHQWV ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;QG WKDW WKHLU DFFHVV to learning is faster and better. Over the summer, the Frederic School District completed a major technology upgrade. And the entire school has been painted, with added color and new banners. Reports on the fresh look and modern technology were highlights of the monthly meeting of the Frederic School Board Monday, Aug. 19.

Frederic teacher Carrie Petersen started the meeting with a report on the just-completed Summer Saunters program which brought a group of grade-school students

onto the Ice Age Trail for two days of hiking and learning followed by a swim.

The Saunters program is a way to reduce summer learning loss, build lifelong healthy living habits and mitigate â&#x20AC;&#x153;naWXUH GHĂ&#x20AC;FLW GLVRUGHU Âľ 3HWHUVHQ WROG WKH board. She said the program, which operates at basically no cost to the district, is a fast-pace nature learning experience which also gets kids physically active and unplugged. Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal for 2014 is to involve more students and teachers and to take longer trips. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best way to get exercise ever,â&#x20AC;? one of the students told Petersen.

7HFKQRORJ\ SURMHFW The technology project, a major investment designed to bring the classrooms up to date for modern learning, is almost completed and will be set to go when classes start in September, Administrator Josh Robinson said. The project touched

almost all the technology in the district.

7KHUH LV QRZ D Ă&#x20AC;EHU RSWLF FRQQHFWLRQ EHtween the two school buildings. There are new computer programs, and all 110 computers in the district have been rebuilt and upgraded. There is a new phone system. All this means much faster access to programs and access to many more learning experiences beyond the school walls, Robinson said.

Frederic students will now be allowed to access that learning using their own electronic devices under a new policy approved by the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In an effort to put students at the center and empower them to take control of their own learning, the district will allow students to use personal digital learning devices in school for educational purposes,â&#x20AC;? the new Bring Your Own Device policy starts out. This allows students to use their own wireless portable electronic equipment including laptops, net books, tablet computers and

smartphones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This technology canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be excluded anymore,â&#x20AC;? Robinson told the board. He said that many kids are now using their phones at school. The new responsibleuse policy allows better control and is more compliant with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology systems.

Robinson told the board that the 201213 school year just ended appears to be under budget. The district is waiting for new enrollment numbers, but the total enrollment may have stabilized and started WR LQFUHDVH )LQDO Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO Ă&#x20AC;JXUHV IRU WKH coming year will be ready for the district annual meeting Monday, Sept. 23.

With that, the Frederic schools are ready for the students on opening day Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Clear Lake man faces strangulation, assault and drug charges

Victim leads police to drug cache

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CLEAR LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 28-year-old Clear Lake man is facing felony strangulation and suffocation charges, on top of several misdemeanor drug charges after he is alleged to have sexually and physically assaulted a woman he had been having a relationship with in recent months.

According to a report from the Clear Lake Police Department, the victim called

police on the evening of Friday, Aug. 16, stating that Jared Hanacek, 28, Clear Lake, had sexually assaulted her multiple times, after she had repeatedly told him to stop.

She said he had become angry with her -DUHG +DQDFHN and had forced himself on her in multiple ways, in spite of her repeated calls to stop, that he was hurting her.

The woman said Hanacek became even

more angry with her as she protested, and that he had put his hands around her neck and tried to strangle her at one point, PDNLQJ LW GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW IRU KHU WR EUHDWKH DQG making her light-headed.

She said the two had smoked marijuana together several times and were having sexual relations when he had become violent for no apparent reason.

Police were told that Hanacek had a sizable amount of marijuana, as well as paraphernalia at his residence, which led police to execute a search warrant at his Clear Lake address. That search yielded approximately 4 ounces of marijuana, as

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well as several pieces of paraphernalia.

Hanacek was charged with felony strangulation/suffocation, as well as misdemeanor marijuana and paraphernalia possession.

He appeared before Judge Jeffery Anderson on Monday, Aug. 19, where he set a $200 cash bond and scheduled his next court appearance for Sept. 16. Hanacek can have no contact with the victim in any way and must not commit any new crimes as part of his bond.

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Interpretation of shoreland ordinance brought into question

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A resolution regarding the way the Polk County shoreland zoning ordinance is interpreted and applied drew a lot of attention but no action at the Tuesday, Aug. 20, meeting of the county board of supervisors.

Referred to the land information committee for consideration and possible recommendation, the resolution may or may not ever return to the full county board.

It may come back as is or with changes, it may be thrown away, or it may be incorporated in the ordinance with no further action by the full board.

Submitted by Supervisor Tom MagniĂ&#x20AC;FL WKH UHVROXWLRQ LV LQ UHVSRQVH WR ZKDW some see as an overly stringent board of adjustment, unwilling to allow development or improvement in shoreland areas.

0DJQDĂ&#x20AC;FL¡V UHVROXWLRQ ZKLFK KH QRWHG was not an amendment to the shoreland ordinance but rather legislative policy, states many provisions of the shoreland ordinance can fairly have more than one interpretation. Choosing the more restrictive interpretation can negatively affect the local economy, jobs and local businesses.

If the resolution is eventually passed, it states that the new policy will be to interpret in favor of the direction â&#x20AC;&#x153;that would most likely lead to economic activity, job creation and retention, growth, development and an increased tax base,â&#x20AC;? unless it could damage surrounding property or natural resources.

According to local contractor Chris Nelson, who spoke on the issue during the

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More and more often the issues are going to court to be resolved, he said.

Susan Grothe, who owns property on Half Moon Lake, said she spent more than a year and thousands of dollars to get a variance to build a garage on her property. The space was there, she said, but WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC;JXUDWLRQ RI WKH SURSHUW\ UHTXLUHG the variance. She eventually won an appeal and was able to build the garage.

Jeff Peterson, member of the board of adjustments, argued that Nelson exaggerated the number of denials issued by the board. So far this year, nine permits were granted with conditions, five granted with no conditions, two denied, one tabled and one referred back to the zoning administrator.

Last year, six were granted, another 16 were granted with conditions, and 10 were denied. In 2011, two permits were granted with no conditions, 31 with conditions, and six were denied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Nelson is on a one-man crusade to destroy the board of adjustment,â&#x20AC;? Peterson said.

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The board of adjustment must consider hardship, the public good and the physical property when granting a variance, he said. Hardship, according to the

ordinance, means whether the property would be useless without the requested change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the BOA denies a permit,â&#x20AC;? said Marilyn Nehring, chair of the BOA, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we do so to protect our lakes.â&#x20AC;? Both she and Peterson pointed out that the zoning ordinances, including the shoreland ordinance, are being rewritten, and that the proper process to make a change would have been to go through the zoning committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every single project we turn down has a devastating result,â&#x20AC;? argued Adam Jarchow of the Town of Apple River. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Polk County is in a job crisis. We simply can not take any job or any growth opportunity for granted.â&#x20AC;?

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On a voice vote of the board, with several dissenting, the resolution was referred to the land information committee.

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2WKHU EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ By a vote of 16 to 6, the board adopted a new fee schedule for budgetary purposes. â&#x20AC;˘ Administrator Dana Frey reported that the county received the GovernPHQW )LQDQFH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ 'LVWLQguished Budget Presentation Award. To be eligible the budget presentation must meet nationally recognized guidelines.

Polk County is only the 10th county in Wisconsin to receive the award, and it is the smallest county in Wisconsin to receive it, said Frey. â&#x20AC;˘ A public hearing on the 2013-2018 county plan for library services was held prior to the regular county board meeting.

The plan was approved unanimously by the board. â&#x20AC;˘ Board members were invited to a Small Town Downtown Forum to be held in Luck Thursday, Sept. 19. The forum, one of three held around the state, will focus on improving the vitality and economic health of small communities.

Hraychuck urges Burnett County to join DEC program

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;After 32 years LQ WKH 3RON &RXQW\ VKHULII¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FH PDQ\ of which were spent as a sensitive crime scene investigator before being elected as one of two female sheriffs in the state, Ann Hraychuck saw her share of drug-reODWHG FULPH VFHQHV 0RUH VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ VKH witnessed the damaging effects of drug use, production and dealing on children who live in homes under investigation.

In law enforcementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zeal to get the bad guys, the children were quickly removed from the homes and turned over to relatives or social services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we went into a crime scene,â&#x20AC;?

Hraychuck explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was drugs-

guns-money. The procedure was to get the kids out of there, but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capture names, dates of birth or any information so we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow up.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often said that drug use is a victimless crime. Given overcrowding in U.S. jails, that philosophy is contributing to the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent attempts to decriminalize drug use. Hraychuck sees it differently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drugs are not a victimless crime,â&#x20AC;?

Hraychuck told the county board of supervisors at the Thuesday, Aug. 15, meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids are in danger. They are at risk.â&#x20AC;?

Back in the 1990s, three small children died when a home meth lab exploded in California. The event served as a wake-

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Perfects coming out of my mouth are few and far between. I prefer to reserve that utterance for something truly welldeserving of the word.

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For some of our group it had been a year since seeing each other at our 40th reunion at the UW-River Falls homecoming last fall. So being together again was almost perfect.

Looking out at the lake from the balcony of our Yellow Lake Condos, feeling the cool evening breeze, made everyone but me say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This weather is

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The Friday evening sunset pontoon ride with the very capable and knowledgeable Captain Marie inspired many near perfect photos of the sky as it changed hues from gold to orange.

The sounds of laughter as old friends joked with each other by the light of an almost full moon shining on the water made for more than a few almost perfect moments, too.

Klaus Nieder, who with his wife, Ingrid, have been welcoming visitors to the event since its start 13 years ago, greeted our group warmly as we arrived at Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oktoberfest.

Shouting out, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oi!, Oi!, Oi! Tiki-taki, tiki-takiâ&#x20AC;? while raising glasses with folks from the community (some whom Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known almost as long as my old

college friends) as the polka music played on and on made Oktoberfest almost perfect.

And there was that hug from Klaus very, very close to perfect.

Sunday morning sitting out on the deck at the Yellow Lake Lodge we thrilled when another college friend unexpectedly arrived.

Listening to my old friends as they reminisced about our college days and planned our next reunion, I said to myself, this time together was almost perfect.

And as we drove off, headed in all directions, it occurred to me the only thing that could have made this weekend perfect would have been to have all our absent and lost friends with us. Now that would have been perfect, indeed.

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Johnson explained that using this fund EDODQFH WR FRYHU WKH FRPLQJ \HDU¡V GHĂ&#x20AC;FLW will reduce that rate to 18 percent, below the recommended level and potentially damaging to the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit rating.

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The kids feel abandoned and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no one for them to talk to.â&#x20AC;? Hinze said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the answer, but suggested that more staff involvement in the hiring process might yield better retention.

The second area of concern had to do with what she called â&#x20AC;&#x153;unethical practices that have led to mistrustâ&#x20AC;? of the school board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We, as a community, need to hold board members accountable,â&#x20AC;? Hinze said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect integrity from our board.â&#x20AC;?

Hinze went on to read the following paragraphs from the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handbook, section 205, regarding board member ethics (adopted from state and national school board codes): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avoid being placed in a position of FRQĂ LFW RI LQWHUHVW DQG UHIUDLQ IURP XVLQJ 6FKRRO YROXQWHHU 7HUUL +LQ]H UDLVHV WZR FRQFHUQV DERXW VFKRRO OHDGHUVKLS DW 6LUHQ my board position for personal or partisan gain. Take no private action that will 6FKRRO V DQQXDO PHHWLQJ compromise the board or administration ÂŤ 5HPHPEHU DOZD\V WKDW P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG spring 2014 elections, the district would greatest concern must be the educational start receiving additional revenues in welfare of the students attending the pub2015. lic schools.â&#x20AC;?

For property owners in the district, the Hinze encouraged the board to add referendum would mean paying an addi- language to the policy to make it clear tional $101.16 annually for every $100,000 what the consequences are for violating worth of property value. On top of pro- it, and to help guide community members posed increases from the county to help through a documented procedure for raisfund the $4.5 million communications ing a concern or submitting a complaint. project and possible municipal increases, In other business, the school elected the referendum could be a tough sell. As new members to the Wall of Honor comJohnson put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really up to the local mittee. Johnson will replace Peggy Ryan electors to decide what they want to do in the administratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position, Peggy and if they want the school to continue (at Moore will serve a one-year term as board its current level of quality).â&#x20AC;? member, and Diane Lund was voted into Trust in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership be- a three-year term as a community memcomes a key issue for constituents. Re- ber. garding that point, district parent and The next regular school board meeting school volunteer Terri Hinze addressed is Monday, Aug. 26. the board with two areas of concern. The Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRQFHUQ KDG WR GR ZLWK VWDII WXUQover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This last year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had key personnel leave which makes instability for the students,â&#x20AC;? Hinze said.

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District Administrator Scott Johnson began the budget hearing with a quick update on all the repairs necessitated E\ WKH VFKRRO Ă&#x20AC;UH RYHU D \HDU DJR ´,W took considerably longer than anyone thought,â&#x20AC;? Johnson commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the good news is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting done and getting done right.â&#x20AC;? After only a partial list of items that were replaced or rebuilt, Johnson summed up the $2.6 million job by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 99 percent FRPSOHWH DQG UHFRYHUHG IURP WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased to say that with the exception of a $5,000 deductible, our insurance covered all of it.â&#x20AC;?

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The board approved a budget for the VFKRRO \HDU ZLWK D GHĂ&#x20AC;cit, which will be paid for by dipping into the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fund balance. In the face of declining enrollment, declining federal and state aid and rising costs, the school board determined that it could do no PRUH WR UHGXFH H[SHQVHV ZLWKRXW VDFULĂ&#x20AC;Fing program quality or jeopardizing the welfare of its students. The only other option is to try to raise revenues. Given expected costs and reduced property valuations, the district has set the mill rate for 2013-2014 at 11.62855. The district valuation has dropped 9.6 percent since 2010, and the mill rate has increased by 9.6 percent since 2010 to compensate for it. Raising the mill rates in this case will not yield increased revenue. ´,Q RUGHU WR HYHQ SDVV D GHĂ&#x20AC;FLW EXGget, you have to have a healthy fund balance,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said, giving a nod to the board for its efforts to keep the district in

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We are currently seeking individuals and local businesses to sponsor our fundUDLVHU E\ GRQDWLQJ LWHPV RU JLIW FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;cates for our silent auction or prizes for our games. Items can be dropped off at Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Second Hand store or call 715349-7253.

Over the past four years, Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Shelf has grown from serving 50 families to serving an average of 150 families per month, with a total of over 1,700 visits in 2012. Your sponsorship will help assure the success of Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Shelf. Please also mark your calendars to attend this Taste of Siren event and bring along a food item to receive a free carnival game ticket.

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Too far backward Over a year ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced it was seeking to revise NR115, the state administrative code that sets minimum standards for county shoreland zon-

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With all of this good news, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that Gov. Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive moves to improve our business climate in an effort to put Wisconsinites back to work are yielding successful results.

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by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer YELLOW LAKE - Tim and Shonnah McIntyre were poised to become empty nesters as their youngest child graduated from high school this past spring. This can often be a time to try something new, and the McIntyres wasted little time in Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ VRPHWKLQJ QHZ WR WU\ 7ZR GD\V after the graduation, they purchased Oakland Store.

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into the store in years past. A trip into the store now becomes both a journey down memory lane and the makings of a new memory. It is the sort of thing that adds richness to life on the lake.

Whatever the reasons to stop by Oakland Store, a good time to stop by would Since Oakland Store is a convenience be this Saturday, Aug. 24. The McIntyres store, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry everything, but will be having a grand opening / cusWKH 0F,QW\UHV DUH Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ WKDW WKHUH DUH tomer appreciation event with drawings, people who value their time at the lake in-store specials, snacks and more. For so much that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to take directions or more information, call 715the time to go to town or hassle with the 866-7315.

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World Championship Snowmobile Watercross creates positive rippling effect GRANTSBURG - The 37th watercross event, held only one short month ago on Memory Lake in Grantsburg, may now be just a memory to some.

But for others, the rippling effects of this long-standing tradition in the community, sponsored by the Grantsburg Hockey Association, will continue to be felt throughout the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether a Grantsburg resident or a visitor to the area, undoubtedly youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard of or witnessed this event,â&#x20AC;? said GHA President Rick Quimby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surprisingly, however, not everyone really understands what watercross actually does in terms of helping sustain the community.â&#x20AC;? $FFRUGLQJ WR 4XLPE\ GLIIHUHQW QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W JURXSV and over 700 kids received funds after working over 2,000 hours at the 2013 event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These groups all use this event as one of their main fundraisers for the year, bringing to realization the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true purpose,â&#x20AC;? explained Quimby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to focus more on the number of kids and QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W JURXSV DFWXDOO\ VHHLQJ WKH GLUHFW HIIHFWV RI WKLV event,â&#x20AC;? said Quimby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I decided this year to give a brief summary for all those wondering and possibly questioning, Why do we have this event and what does it really do for our community?â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Burnett County Tavern League is sponsoring its sixth-annual Safe Ride Foundation Golf Tournament on Sunday, Aug. 25 at Voyager Village Golf Course. The four-person scramble begins with a 1 p.m. shotgun start, and costs $75 per person, and has up to $10,000 in hole-in-one prizes, as ZHOO DV IRU Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH DQG IRU seventh, 14th and 21st place. A dinner will also follow. Anyone interested can sign up at Krisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pheasant Inn or call for more details, 715-349-5755. The tourQDPHQW SURFHHGV KHOS EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WKH 6DIH Ride Program, which helps provide safe rides home from taverns in Burnett County. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with submitted information â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dale Anderberg of Forest Lake, Minn., shot a hole-in-one at the Fox Run Golf Course in Webster on Saturday, Aug. 17. Anderberg used a pitching wedge on hole No. 8, at 106 yards. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with submitted information â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Friday, Aug. 23, Osceola at St. Croix Falls football game is being broadcast on 104.9 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Hayward at Amery football game is being broadcast on 1260 AM beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23. The Saturday, Aug. 24 Luck versus Northwood football game at Rice Lake can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 4 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ RICE LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The 2013 racing season will conclude Saturday, Aug. 31 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday, Sept. 1, with a two-night special at the Rice Lake Speedway.

Six classes of cars will have the opportunity to race over the weekend with the headline event being Sunday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feature races. There will also be special events on Saturday including the highest paying Pure Stock race in speedway history. The Rice Lake Speedway is a third-mile banked track located one mile north of Rice Lake, midway between state Hwy. 48 and Barron CTH SS. The track phone number is 715-236-2002. For more information, check the speedway website at ricelakespeedway.net or call Dave Adams at 715-205-2861 or Mitch Hansen at 715-205-1122. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from Ed Reichert â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Friday, Aug. 23, Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers game can be heard on 105.7 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers game is being broadcast on 104.9 FM on Sunday, Aug. 25, beginning at 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger

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by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BARRON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The fall girls golf season is already under way with St. Croix Falls and Luck/Unity traveling to the Barron Invitational last Friday, Aug. 16. There were 19 teams competing in a scramble format, with New Richmond coming out on top, followed by Osceola and Eau Claire North in second and third, respectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very impressed with how well the girls did. They changed the rules this year and every team had to use three drives from each golfer so no one golfer could carry the team,â&#x20AC;? said first-year Luck/Unity coach Chuck Holicky, who took over after former coach Ron Steen resigned last fall.

Holicky is a well-known coach in the area, spending more than 25 years coaching both boys golf and girls basketball at Unity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our girls really supported each other very well. They all contributed at different times during the round and had a lot of fun,â&#x20AC;? Holicky added.

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conference.

On Thursday, St. Croix Falls will be competing in Hammond at Pheasant Hills Golf Course, while Luck/Unity will travel to Hayward. Both matches begin at 9 a.m.

1RUWKZHVWHUQ WRXUQDPHQW MAPLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck/Unity competed at a tournament hosted by Northwestern on Tuesday, Aug. 20, where the team took third place overall. Northwestern was the overall winner with a score of 186. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids did some good things, especially off the tee, but our short game and putting need some serious improvement.

We need some real focused practice time.

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after a wild and ultracompetitive main event. The late models were able to utilize a wide swath of the Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clay in the inaugural event, and drivers seemed as pleased with the action as the fans afterward.

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S U M M E R FHS alumni homecoming set for September Old-timers remember the day when the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming celebration was geared equally toward students and returning alumni.

Those days will return to Frederic on Saturday, Sept.

28, in the form of a THE SPORTS dance and gala that is sure to appeal to alumni of all ages. Watch future editions of the InterCounty Leader for details.

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of former Vikings football stars such as Jim Prodger, Larry Petersen, Larry Linder and Luke Java appear onstage as performing musicians at the gala.

Incidentally, our 2013 football Vikings will host Grantsburg in the homecoming game on Sept. 27. And as a long-ago homecoming button once stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fry the Grantsburgers!â&#x20AC;?

More local nostalgia Spies working the backstreets of Frederic report that a prominent local ERRVWHU LV ZRUNLQJ RQ WKH GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLYH year anniversary story about Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1964 trip to the single-class WIAA state basketball tournament. The female scribe hopes to offer the story to the Inter-County Leader as the anniversary approaches. And did you know that Leader publisher Doug Panek was one RI WKH VWDUWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;YH RQ WKDW WHDP"

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Congrats to the BT Kudos to the Bon Ton slow-pitch softball team for putting the wraps on the 2013 Siren league championship.

The title brings back memories of the BTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glory days of the 1980s when thenproprietor Harry Skow sponsored a bevy of trophy-winning teams. The Bon Ton is back!

Strange and curious The saga of Milwaukee Brewers fan favorite Ryan Braun grows stranger every day. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if things grow far worse for the disgraced Sudsville slugger before they get better.

Additional actions and penalties could come from major league baseball, Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s management and/or the civil courts. One has to feel especially sorry Schmidt looking good for the parents who bought Braun jerseys For quite a few years, rural Clam Falls for their little children and now have to native John Schmidt was one of the explain the truth to those wide-eyed linchpins who held the Siren slow-pitch youngsters. Seventeen years ago some of league together. Though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepped those parents, who were then children, away from those often-thankless duties had to deal with the news that their allthese days, spies say Schmidt remains world Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, LQ Ă&#x20AC;QH IRUP DQG IHWWOH DQG VWLOO FORVHO\ was addicted to painkillers. follows the proceedings at the local ball â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amateur sports are betterâ&#x20AC;? bumper yard. stickers should be issued.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;crunch timeâ&#x20AC;? for the Prediction King, as he embarks on his annual seven-month clairvoyant journey into the realm of high school football and basketball.

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Cumberland 24, Grantsburg 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Pirates come up short in the Island City.

Unity 28, Spring Valley 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Eagles will have a good season.

Webster 20, Clayton 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This will be a bit of a shocker.

Frederic 33, Elmwood-Plum City 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; It will be the start of another playoff run for the blue and gold.

Siren 40, Bruce 35 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fast times on the synthetic turf at Rice Lake.

Luck 52, Northwood-Solon Springs 40 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Another track meet, as is often the case in eight-man football.

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It was slightly possible we had both become a bit delusional at this point and dehydration may have been the culprit.

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Crex Meadows and Burnett County Cooperative Extension launch 4-H outdoor skills club GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, in partnership with Burnett County Cooperative Extension Service, will kick off the 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2014 4-H Outdoor Skills Club on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Each meeting will offer a myriad of natural resource related topics including forestry, aquatic science and outdoor education.

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youth with an introduction to hunting, youth ages 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, free of charge. &UH[ 0HDGRZV :$ LPSURYHV VFLHQWLĂ&#x20AC;F shooting and conservation projects. The literacy through nationally recognized outdoor skills program at Crex has been z WRSLFV DQG GDWHV formal and nonformal science and conservation education programs. For more a commitment to provide long-term mentoring support to students and their â&#x20AC;˘ Sept. 10: Survival Lessons From Na- information concerning the 4-H Outdoor Skills Club, please contact Kristi Pupak, parents in Northwest Wisconsin. Led by ture wildlife conservation educator at 715-463WDNR staff, the programs offer the opâ&#x20AC;˘ Oct. 8: Biologist in Training portunity to learn and try out new skills.

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DNR plans to increase pheasant stocking in 2013 POYNETTE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plans to release 75,000 pheasants on 92 public properties across the state in 2013. These stocking levels are up from 54,000 pheasants released on 70 public properties in 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The additional properties stocked this year will allow hunters to explore DQG Ă&#x20AC;QG VXFFHVV RQ SURSHUWLHV WKH\ PD\ not have hunted in the past,â&#x20AC;? said Bob Nack, DNR Poynette game farm man-

ager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly something special about a fall pheasant hunt, and being able to expand opportunities for our pheasant hunters is very exciting.â&#x20AC;?

The pheasant-stocking program is largely supported by pheasant hunters through the purchase of pheasant stamps, according to Nack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being able to increase stocking levels translates directly into more recreational opportunities for the hunters who support the program,â&#x20AC;? said Nack.

Great Northern Outdoors Bass Fishing League Standings Week 14 Sponsored by Great Northern Outdoors and BLC Well Drilling in Milltown

Standings 1. Young Guns, 126 lbs., 5 oz.

2. Fish Whisperer, 121 lbs., 15 oz.

3. Main Dish, 110 lbs., 6 oz.

4. 46 Store, 109 lbs., 4 oz.

5. Bon Ton 1, 95 lbs., 6 oz.

6. Countryside Inn, 92 lbs., 10 oz.

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9. Luck Sport Marine, 89 lbs., 9 oz.

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17. Bon Ton II, 55 lbs., 8 oz.

18. Whiskers, 44 lbs., 1 oz.

Big bass/Big bag weekly winner: Big bass: Young Guns, 3 lbs., 14 oz.

Big bag: Fish Whisperer, 11 lbs., 2 oz.

Fish weighed: 54

The department will be releasing pheasants on 22 new properties in traditional pheasant range. In addition to the new properties, most properties stocked in the past will see increases in the number of pheasants released. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By stocking this way, we are aiming to evenly distribute hunting pressure on public hunting grounds while also providing opportunities in new areas that can support the birds and are accessible to urban residents,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Walter, DNR upland game bird specialist.

Of the 22 new properties, 14 are located in southern Wisconsin, seven in eastern Wisconsin and one in northwestern Wisconsin. Properties were selected based on the amount of pheasant-hunting cover and proximity to large population centers.

A 2013 stocking information sheet and property maps can be found by visiting the DNRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website and searching keywords â&#x20AC;&#x153;pheasant stocking.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited about the increase in

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pheasant production and look forward to an exciting fall pheasant-hunting season,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Vic Connors, Friends of Poynette Game Farm president. The department partners with Friends of Poynette Game )DUP D QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W JURXS GHGLFDWHG WR VXSporting quality pheasant-hunting opportunities through a stocking program.

To further increase hunting opportunities, DNR also cooperates with conservation clubs enrolled in the Cooperative Day-old Chick Program. Through the program, the conservation clubs raise the pheasant chicks and then release them on local public hunting grounds and private lands open to public pheasant hunting.

In 2013, the department provided 36,250 rooster chicks to 34 clubs.

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Lazy Luck Cabins given the go-ahead to operate on Big Butternut

&RQFHUQV DGGUHVVHG The conditional use permit and the contract that renters will be required to abide by at Lazy Luck Cabins adequately address this and the other concerns, according to the board.

Whenever one or more of the cabins are rented, said the Lindstroms, a proprietor will be on-site. With the exception of running to the grocery or some other errand, VDLG WKH /LQGVWURPV HLWKHU WKH\ RU WKHLU VRQ DQG KLV Ă&#x20AC;DQFpH ZLOO EH DW WKH SURSHUW\ ZKHQ RQH RI WKH FDELQV LV RFcupied. They will be available by cell phone at all times.

5HJDUGLQJ SDUNLQJ DQG WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F FRQFHUQV WKH SURSHUW\ will conform to village ordinances, which require two off-road parking spaces per cabin. No parking will be allowed on the road. The board and the Lindstroms discussed the possibility of parking boat trailers at the public landing if necessary.

7R DOOHYLDWH QRLVH DQG WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F SUREOHPV WKH /LQGVWURPV have included in the rental contract a quiet time from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Alcohol will be allowed in the cabins but

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The property and business, he said, is an investment for them. They want to keep it looking natural and well cared for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would bring revenue into the village,â&#x20AC;? he pointed out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want things to survive and get better you have to support your local economy.â&#x20AC;?

There was no additional discussion about the effect of the business on property values, but the village has a room tax on businesses such as Lazy Luck Cabins and Luck Country Inn. Revenue from the room tax is used to fund tourism promotion.

Lazy Luck Cabins will also be required to hook into the low-pressure sewer system that was installed several years ago, and will be required to meet all health codes.

The current septic tank can be used until hookup to the low-pressure system can be done, but the switch must be made by June 1, 2014.

Complaints will be handled by the police department immediately, with the option to revoke the conditional use permit if deemed necessary.

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WDQW WUHDVXUHU WR Ă&#x20AC;OO LQ RQO\ ZLWK WKH DEVHQFH RI YLOODJH treasurer Kevin Kress. â&#x20AC;˘ With Trustee Mike Broten absent from the meeting and Trustee Ross Anderson voting against, the board approved the borrowing of $250,000 and loaning it to Northland Ambulance Service for the purchase of the former Hardwood Store on Hwy. 35. The loan will come from Bremer Bank with a 3.75-percent interest rate, to be repaid in 10 years. â&#x20AC;˘ The board voted to allow the planning commission to hold zoning-related public hearings and make a recommendation to the village board, which will eliminate one step in the process. â&#x20AC;˘ Public works director Seth Petersen informed the board that some segments of blacktop will not be replaced as part of the water looping project. To stay within budget, the board voted to eliminate the resurfacing of the alley between West Street and Main Street, behind Natural Alternative. A bid from Rande Giller for concrete work was approved at $54 per yard and $25 per linear foot for curb and gutter. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the $72,000 tax refund to United Pioneer Home as agreed upon earlier this year. UPH will be loaning the money to the village as it continues its efforts to recoup the property taxes it was assessed. â&#x20AC;˘ The board voted to use the room tax fund to pay the next six monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salary of tourism director Elaine Ogilvie, who receives $583 per month. The village has control over 30 percent of the room tax revenue, although it must be spent on tourism. The board also voted to continue last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice of paying for half the tourism website maintenance fee, at $112.50.

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The neighbors might not all like it, but visitors to the Luck area will soon have a new choice for lodging. Last Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the recommendation of the plan commission, the village board voted to grant a conditional use permit for the operation of four rental cabins on Big Butternut Lake.

Trustee Mike Broten was absent from the meeting, and Ross Anderson voted against granting the permit. Board President Peter Demydowich and Trustees Bob Determan, Becky Rowe, Alan Tomlinson and Phil Warhol voted in favor.

Earlier this year John and Karen Lindstrom, doing business as Arrow Creek Real Estate, purchased the quarter-acre lake lot on South Shore Drive. The property has four cabins that the previous owner used for personal and family use, but the Lindstroms hope to soon open those cabins to guests under the name Lazy Luck Cabins. Each of the four cabins can accommodate four people, and they hope to begin hosting guests later this year.

Eight letters from neighbors opposing the idea were presented to the board during a public hearing just prior to last Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular board meeting. Their concerns, discussion by the board indicated, are adequately addressed by stipulations in the conditional use permit and in the contract that the Lindstroms will have with their guests.

Several concerns were expressed, including the possibility of declining values of the surrounding properties, and increased noise in what is a residential area. There ZRXOG DOVR EH DGGLWLRQDO WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F RU SDUNLQJ RQ WKH QDUURZ road, creating a safety hazard for children in the area or for allowing emergency vehicles to get through. ´:HHNO\ UHQWDO RI WKH FDELQV ZRXOG DGG PRUH WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F on our street that has many young children playing beWZHHQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKUHH UHVLGHQFHV EHIRUH WKH FDELQV Âľ ZURWH Ed and Jody Seck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would add more noise from people vacationing and of course wanting to have a good time.

It would add more parking along our narrow street that has no shoulder. We feel it would affect the value of our property in a negative way as well.â&#x20AC;?

Pat and Jennifer McCabe, explaining that they were â&#x20AC;&#x153;adamantly againstâ&#x20AC;? the establishment of a vacation rental property, echoed some of the Secks concerns, as did Susan Gilhoi, Jody Bronson and Mark Nielsen, Dan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe, Bradley Litz, Kyle Johansen, and Gary and Jessica Mortel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;South Shore Drive is a peaceful residential neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? wrote the Mortels, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we want it to stay that way.â&#x20AC;? Saying that there are small children in the area WKDW FRXOG EH HQGDQJHUHG E\ WKH DGGLWLRQDO WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F DQG the presence of strangers, the Mortels also expressed concern for their own family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With people coming in and out every week next door, it would be all too easy for someone to hit one of our nieces and nephews, or our neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children.â&#x20AC;?

Johansen pointed to the difference between the previous owner, having family stay in the cabins, and the current plan to rent the cabins by the week or month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Running them as weekly or monthly rental cabins is a very different situation,â&#x20AC;? he wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and one I do not support.

7KHUH LV DOUHDG\ D VXUSULVLQJ DPRXQW RI WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F RQ WKH road from people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live there, he said, and more WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F GXH WR UHQWDOV ZLOO RQO\ EULQJ PRUH 7KLV LQFUHDVHV KLV FRQFHUQ IRU KLV Ă&#x20AC;YH FKLOGUHQ -RKDQVHQ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the current property owners on South Shore are basically known by each other,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having different â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;unknownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; people in the neighborhood on a weekly basis really takes away our secure feeling of living in this great, loose-knit community.â&#x20AC;?

Dan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe, another property owner near what will be Lazy Luck Cabins, said his family would not be as comfortable leaving their place unintended if â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsidersâ&#x20AC;? were brought into the neighborhood.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe also pointed out that renters often do not have the same concern for the environment as property owners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a neighbor,â&#x20AC;? he wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is always a concern regarding the renters that come and go with no investment in the quality of the life at the lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As owners we are invested in the neighborhood and the neighbors around us. When there are renters there is no investment in the community and a higher risk of problems.â&#x20AC;? This risk, said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe, increases if the property owner is not on-site with the renters 100 percent of the time.

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LUMBERYARD & HARDWARE INVENTORY: Approx. 10,000 Bd. Ft. Pine, Aspen, Basswood. PRIMITIVES & COLLECTIBLES: JD 112 Patio-Model Blue And White Garden Tractor; Galloway 5 h.p., Dbl. Open Flywheel Gas Engine; Counter-Model Scale.

NOTE: This is a retirement auction after two generations in the lumberyard/sawmill business. There will be a large quantity of items that will be sold that are not listed. We will probably be selling in two rings. Bring a trailer and your bidding partner to cover your interest!

TERMS: All items to be paid for in full after becoming the buyer and auctioneer deems â&#x20AC;&#x153;sold.â&#x20AC;? Cash, cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check, personal check or credit card (MasterCard, Visa and Discover. A convenience fee of 5% on purchases under $1,000 and 3% on purchases over $1,000, on debit or credit charges.) For credit, contact your loaning institution prior to auction. Nothing to be removed until paid for and settlement must be made by end of auction. Everything sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is.â&#x20AC;? You are responsible for your purchases after you become the buyer. Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with picture ID required to register for bidding number. Due to liability, NO DOGS (other than service animals) allowed. Statements made by auctioneer at auction take precedence over any printed material.

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Kaefer Dental offers a challenging active involvement in a high pace progressive organization, where your opportunity to fully utilize your experience and excellent communictions skills are a given.

Seeking a high energetic mature individual, who has a positive attitude with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and who will provide superior patient care.

Please Submit Resume If You Meet The Following Qualifications: 1- to 2-yr. dental receptionist/medical receptionist experience. Is knowlegable with Eaglesoft, Microsoft Word/Excel and email.

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Central  Bank, a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 304  Cascade  Street P.O.  Box  188 Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020, Plaintiff, vs.

Eric  L.  Kisler 2194  90th  Avenue Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020,

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Tricia  L.  Kisler 2194  90th  Avenue Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020, John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants.

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WEBSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT Job Title: Full-time position Job Description: Successful applicants must be able to perform regular maintenance duties including lifting, sweeping, etc.

Qualifications: Valid Wisconsin driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, able to work around students and demonstrate aptitude to complete assigned responsibilities.

Compensation: $14.82 per hour, medical and dental insurance available.

How to Apply: Applications are due by August 30, 2013, 4 p.m.

Applications are available at the District Office or online at www.webster.k12.wi.us.

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Also, looking to add to our Teacher Substitute pool.

For more information, please contact Terri Moritz, Director at 715-349-2195, Ext. 5246 Application, resume, credentials and references can be sent to: Terri Moritz St. Croix Tribal Head Start 24663 Angeline Ave. Webster, WI 54893 APPLICATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013 Native American preference will be given.

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BURNETT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Burnett County, Wisconsin, located in beautiful Northwestern Wisconsin, is currently seeking candidates for the position of County Administrator. This position is responsible for all County Administration functions in a rural county with a population of 15,000 and an annual budget of approximately $22 million. Ideally, candidates will have demonstrated experience in all facets of public administration for a minimum of five years, including budget preparation and administration, supervisory management, fiscal management and public relations. A minimum of a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in public Administration, Finance, Business Administration or a related field, followed by relevant experience or an equivalent combination thereof. Compensation package based upon qualifications and experience. To apply, please send or email a resume along with letter of interest indicating salary requirements to: Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Attn.: Myron Schuster, 1400 South River Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (email: mschuster@nwrpc.com). Resu 3 mes must be received by September 6, 2013.

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Duties will include: Daily receipts, A/R, A/P, payroll & quarterly reports.

Benefits include: 401(k), health insurance, vacation pay and holiday pay.

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PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ ment  entered  in  the  above-­ entitled  action  on  March  8,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sell  the  following  described  real  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  September  12,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ ance  due  and  owing  on  the  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  by  the  Court.

PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI   54810.

LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Se-­ ven  (7),  Plat  of  Pleasant  Hol-­ low,  located  in  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  (NW  1/4  of  NW  1/4),  Section  Twenty-­One  (21),  Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  Town  of  Osceola,  Polk  County.

(FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ lieves  that  the  property  address  is  2194  90th  Avenue,  Osceola,  Wisconsin).

Dated:  July  22,  2013.

Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  DRAFTED  BY: ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 (651)  439-­2951 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16272 >5(?37

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Frederic 715-327-4236 Siren 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls 715-483-9008 (Aug.  21) ST.  CROIX  TRIBAL  COURT In  The  Interest  Of: D.R. a  child.

Case  No.  13-­CW-­25 SUMMONS (BY  PUBLICATION) TERMINATION  OF PARENTAL  RIGHTS TO: To  All/Known  Fathers Please  take  notice  that  a  hear-­ ing  on  the  Petition  for  the  ter-­ mination  of  your  parental  rights  to  a  child  conceived  on  or  around  July  2012,  probably  in  Burnett  Co.,  in  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  and  born  on  March  11,  2013,  at  Spooner  Health  System  in  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  will  be  held  as  fol-­ lows: Date:  September  10,  2013.

Time: Â 10 Â a.m.

Place:  St.  Croix  Tribal  Court,  St.  Croix  Tribal  Center,  Hertel,  Wisconsin.

You  have  the  right  to  be  rep-­ resented  by  legal  counsel  at  your  own  expense.

Failure  to  appear  at  the  hear-­ ing  may  result  in  termination  of  your  parental  rights.

Dated:  August  14,  2013.

Erin  Fowler Petitioner  Or  Representative St.  Croix  Indian  Child  Welfare  Department Erin  Fowler,  Director Tammy  Swanson,  Tribal  Attorney 24663  Angeline  Ave. Webster,  WI  54893 >5(?37

ZONING ORDINANCE DRAFT RELEASED FOR REVIEW A 1st draft of the updated Polk County Zoning Ordinance, including the former Comprehensive Ordinance and Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, is now available for public review at the Polk County website: www.co.polk.wi.us (click the link on the bottom right-hand side of the homepage), in the Land Information Office and by request to Tim Anderson, Polk County Planner at (715) 485-9225 or tim.anderson@co.polk.wi.us.

These ordinances regulate the uses available to landowners on their property in each district, as well as setbacks, height, and lot sizes. They also prevent incompatible land uses from existing next to each other and help protect your property rights. This revision is to modernize provisions that are in some cases over 40 years old and, as required by State law, update the shoreland zoning regulations and make all zoning consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Polk County adopted this plan in late 2009, and this draft is the result of a process began at that time.

Public participation was provided through a Citizen Advisory Committee, with the Town Comprehensive Plans and citizen surveys also providing valuable input into this process.

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(Aug.  7,  14,  21) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Royal  Credit  Union, a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  credit  union, 200  Riverfront  Terrace Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Pauline  C.  Susla 1979A  Fern  Valley  Road Dresser,  Wisconsin  54009, Michael  A.  Susla, through  his  heirs 1979A  Fern  Valley  Road Dresser,  Wisconsin  54009, Central  Bank, a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 2104  Hastings  Avenue Newport,  Minnesota  55055, John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants.

Case  Type:  30404 Case  No.  13CV50 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ ment  entered  in  the  above-­enti-­ tled  action  on  May  30,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wiscon-­ sin,  will  sell  the  following  de-­ scribed  real  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  September  5,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ ance  due  and  owing  on  the  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  by  the  Court.

PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI   54810.

LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  LOTS  THIRTEEN  (13),  FOURTEEN  (14),  AND  THE  SOUTH  10  FEET  OF  LOT  FIFTEEN  (15)  BLOCK  THREE  (3),  C.H.  JOHNSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  ADDITION  TO  THE  CITY  OF  AMERY,  POLK  COUNTY,  WISCONSIN. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ lieves  that  the  property  ad-­ dress  is  224  Riverside  Boule-­ vard,  Amery,  Wisconsin).

Dated:  July  16,  2013.

Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  DRAFTED  BY: ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 651-­439-­2951 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16626 >5(?37

(Aug.  21,  28,  Sept.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY In  re  the  Custody  and  Physical  Placement  of: T.A.J. SANDRA  L.  HOFF Petitioner and TONY  A.  JOHNSON Respondent.

Case  No.  07  FA  113 SUMMONS THE  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN To: Sandra  Hoff 1555  State  Rd.  48 Frederic,  WI  54837 You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  respondent  named  above  has  filed  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  against  you.

Within  45  days  after  August  21,  2013,  you  must  respond  with  a  written  demand  for  a  copy  of  the  Motion  for  Legal  Custody  and  Physical  Placement.  The  demand  must  be  sent  or  deliv-­ ered  to  the  court,  whose  address  is  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  St.,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810  and  to  Rob  Wertheimer,  respondentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney,  whose  address  is  516  2nd  St.,  Hudson,  WI  54016.  You  may  have  an  attorney  help  or  represent  you.

If  you  do  not  demand  a  copy  of  the  Motion  within  45  days,  or  appear  at  the  hearing  which  is  set  for  Friday, Oct.  4,  2013,  at  2:00  p.m.,  the  court  may  grant  judgment  against  you  for  the  legal  action  requested  in  the  Motion  for  Legal  Custody  and  Physical  Placement,  and  you  may  lose  your  right  to  object  to  anything  that  is  or  may  be  incor-­ rect  in  the  Motion. A  judgment  may  be  enforced  as  provided  by  law.

Dated:  August  16,  2013 WERTHEIMER  LAW  OFFICES,  SC Attorneys  for  Plaintiff /s/  Rob  Wertheimer Rob  Wertheimer State  Bar  No.  1019174 516  2nd  St. Hudson,  WI  54016 715-­381-­1273 >5(?37

(Aug. Â 14, Â 21, Â 28) STATE Â OF Â WISCONSIN CIRCUIT Â COURT POLK Â COUNTY CIVIL Â DIVISION WELLS Â FARGO Â BANK, Â N.A. Plaintiff vs.

DANIEL Â D. Â WENSHOLZ Â A/K/A Â DANIEL Â WENHOLZ;Íž Â UNKNOWN Â SPOUSE Â OF Â DANIEL Â D. Â WENHOLZ Â A/K/A Â DANIEL Â WENHOLZ;Íž Â ANCHORBANK, Â FSB;Íž Defendants

(Aug.  21,  28,  Sept.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY PennyMac  Loan  Services  LLC  as  servicer  for  PennyMac  Corp.

Plaintiff vs.

RONALEE  M.  FENSKE,  et  al.

Defendant(s) Case  No:   12  CV  551 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE

(Aug.  14,  21,  28) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Central  Bank, a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 304  Cascade  Street P.O.  Box  188 Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020, Plaintiff, vs.

Eric  L.  Kisler 2194  90th  Avenue Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020,

PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  March  7,  NOTICE  OF  ADJOURNED  Tricia  L.  Kisler 2013,  in  the  amount  of  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE 2194  90th  Avenue $47,771.39,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  Case  No.  12  CV  649 Osceola,  Wisconsin  54020, the  described  premises  at  public  Case  Code  No.  30404 John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  auction  as  follows: PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  TIME:  September  17,  2013,  at  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants. by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ 10:00  a.m. closure  entered  on  April  16,  TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ Case  Type:  30404 2013,  in  the  amount  of  iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  Case  No.  12CV460 $102,721.60,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  NOTICE  OF the  described  premises  at  public  following  terms: FORECLOSURE  SALE auction  as  follows: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  TIME:  August  6,  2013,  at  10:00  PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  money  order  at  the  time  of  a.m. sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  ADJOURNED  TIME:  September  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  12,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. failure  to  pay  balance  due  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  ment  entered  in  the  above-­ TERMS: entitled  action  on  March  8,  to  plaintiff.

1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  2.)  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  bal-­ all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ Wisconsin,  will  sell  the  following  ance  due  within  10  days  of  described  real  property  at  public  brances. confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  auction  as  follows: to  pay  balance  due  will  result  the  property,  either  in  person  DATE/TIME:  September  12,  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  tiff.

2013,  at  10:00  a.m. the  sheriff  department  in  the  TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  2.  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  brances. in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ right  to  request  the  sale  be  3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  ance  due  and  owing  on  the  declared  as  invalid  as  the  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  sale  is  fatally  defective.

Transfer  Tax  from  the  pro-­ by  the  Court. ceeds  of  the  sale  upon  con-­ PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  firmation  of  the  court.

Center  at  1005  W.  Main  County  Justice  Center,  1005  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  County  Justice  Center,  1005  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  3  of  Certi-­ Lake,  WI   54810.

West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Fied  Survey  Map  No.  1352,  LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Lake,  WI  54810. recorded  in  Volume  6  of  Certi-­ Three  (3)  of  Certified  Survey  fied  Survey  Maps,  Page  168,  PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  Map  No.  5401  recorded  in  Document  No.  476730,  locat-­ Outlot  Ninety-­Six  (96)  of  the Volume  24  of  Certified  Survey  ed  in  Government  Lot  3,  Sec-­ Outlot  Plat  of  Village  of Maps  on  Page  86  as  Docu-­ tion  28,  Township  33  North,  Osceola,  Polk  County,  Wis-­ ment  No.  731211,  being  part  of  Range  16  West,  in  the  City  of consin the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  Amery.  TAX  KEY  NO.:  165-­00507-­0000.

Northeast  Quarter  (NE  1/4  of  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  407  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  519  NE  1/4),  Section  Nineteen  Riverside  Boulvard,  Amery,  WI  3rd  Ave.  W,  Osceola,  Wis.  (19),  Township  Thirty-­two  (32)  54001.

54020.

North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  TAX  KEY  NO.:  201-­00829-­0000.

West,  Town  of  Farmington,  Adam  C.  Lueck Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

State  Bar  No.  1081386 Dated  this  5th  day  of  August,  Attorney  for  Plaintiff (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ 2013.

230  W.  Monroe  St.,  Suite  1125 POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Chicago,  IL  60606 lieves  that  the  property  is  Polk  County  Sheriff Phone:  312-­541-­9710 located  in  Farmington,  Wisconsin,  and  the  PID  is  022-­ Johnson,  Blumberg  &  Asso-­ Dustin  A.  McMahon 00929-­0300). ciates,  LLC,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. attorney  and  is  attempting  to  State  Bar  No.  1086857 Dated:  July  22,  2013. collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 Peter  Johnson information  obtained  will  be  262-­790-­5719 Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  used  for  that  purpose.

Wisconsin Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ >5(?37 peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ DRAFTED  BY: man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. attorney  and  is  attempting  to  14985  60th  Street  North collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  Stillwater,  MN  55082 information  obtained  will  be  (651)  439-­2951 used  for  that  purpose.  2921603 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16272 >5(?37 >5(?37 ;/, ;6>5 6- (773, 90=,9 0: (**,7;05. )0+: ;6 :/6<3+,9 [O (]L IL[^LLU [O HUK [O :[YLL[Z IV[O TOWN  OF  LUCK  -­  BIDS  WANTED ZPKLZ [V Âť -VY ZWLJPMPJ KL[HPSZ JVU[HJ[ LP[OLY +H]L BLACKTOPPING >H[LYTHU H[ VY 9PJR :JVNSPV H[ 22  feet  wide  by  2  in.  deep,  compacted. :LHSLK IPKZ HYL [V IL Z\ITP[[LK I` :LW[ W T [V The  Town  of  Luck,  Luck,  WI,  will  accept  bids  for  the  following: [OL ;V^U *SLYR H[ < : /PNO^H` (TLY` >0 South  of  300th  Ave.,  1.4  miles  on  140th  St.  Bids  must  be  )PKZ ^PSS IL VWLULK H[ [OL YLN\SHY TVU[OS` TLL[PUN [V IL received  no  later  than  September  10,  2013.

OLSK :LW[ 3 K >5(?37 Further  details  may  be  obtained  by  calling  Town  Clerk  Lloyd  Nelson,  715-­472-­2037.

The  Luck  Town  Board  reserves  the  right  to  reject  any  or  all  bids.

PUBLIC  HEARING  NOTICE Lloyd  Nelson,  Clerk 3 >5(?37

BID NOTICE -­ TOWN OF APPLE RIVER LRIP PROJECT BID REQUEST POLK COUNTY

Village  of  Frederic Citizen  Participation  Plan  Amendment  Hearing (Handicapped  Accessible) Village  Hall  -­  107  Hope  Road  West Monday,  September  9,  2013 6:35  p.m.

The  Village  of  Frederic  will  hold  a  public  hearing  before the  Village  Board  at  6:40  p.m.  at  the  Village  Hall,  107  Hope  Road  West,  Frederic,  Wisconsin,  on  September  9,  2013.  The  purpose  of  this  hearing  is  to  amend  the  Citizen  Partici-­ pation  Plan  for  the  Village  of  Frederic.  The  Citizen  Participation  Plan  provides  for  and  encourages  citizen  participation  within  the  Village,  with  particular  emphasis  on  participation  by  per-­ sons  of  low  and  moderate  income,  affording  citizens the  opportunity  to  participate  in  the  planning  and  implemen-­ tation  of  Community  Development  Block  Grant  funded  ac-­ tivities.  In  addition,  this  plan  will  allow  the  Village  to  guide the  public  involvement  efforts  of  the  Village  as  they  apply  for  and  administer  community  Development  Block  Grant  Pro-­ jects.

The  citizens  of  the  Village  of  Frederic  are  urged  to  attend  and  participate  in  this  meeting.

Information  relating  to  the  Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposed  Citizen  Participation  Plan  may  be  obtained  at  the  Village  Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Office,  Village  Hall,  107  Hope  Road  West,  Frederic,  WI,  during  the  hours  of  9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.,  Monday  through  Friday.

Persons  needing  additional  accommodations  should  contact  Kristi  Swanson  at  715-­327-­4294.

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PUBLIC  HEARING  NOTICE VILLAGE  OF  FREDERIC Village  Hall  -­  107  Hope  Road  West Monday,  September  9,  2013 6:45  p.m.

The  Village  of  Frederic  will  conduct  a  public  hearing  regarding  its  proposed  application  for  Community  Development  Block  Grant  -­  Public  Facilities  Program  (CDBG-­PF)  funds.  The  public  is  invited  to  attend  to  learn  about  the  CDBG  program,  to  help  identify  additional  community  development  needs  and  to  comment  on  the  activities  proposed  to  be  included  in  the  CDBG  application.

The  agenda  for  the  public  hearing  is: 1. Identification  of  total  potential  funds 2. Eligible  CDBG  activities 3. Presentation  of  identified  community  development  needs 4. Identification  of  any  community  development  needs  by  public 5. Presentation  of  activities  proposed  for  CDBG  application,  including  potential  residential  displacement.

6. Citizen  input  regarding  proposed  and  other  CDBG  activities.

Residents  of  the  Village  of  Frederic  are  encouraged  to  attend,  especially  residents  with  low  to  moderate  incomes.

The  meeting  room  is  handicapped  accessible.

Persons  needing  additional  accommodations  should  contact  Kristi  Swanson  at  715-­327-­4294.

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NOTICE

TOWN OF LAKETOWN The Monthly Board Meeting Will Be Held Tues., Aug. 27, 2013, At 7:30 p.m. At The Cushing Community Center Agenda: Call to order; clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report; treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report; open forum; road report; pay bills & review correspondence; audit of books; adjourn.

Patsy Gustafson, 3 Town Clerk

(Aug.  14,  21,  28) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Specialized  Loan  Servicing,  LLC  as  servicer  for  The  Bank  of  New  York  Mellon  fka  The  Bank  of  New  York,  as  Trustee  for  the  Certificate  Holders  of  the  CWABS,  Inc.,  Asset-­Backed  Certificates,  Series  2006-­18 Plaintiff vs.

LAURA  HAAS,  et  al.

Defendant(s) Case  No:   12  CV  611 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  March  6,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $119,638.92,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  10,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  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  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective.

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  The  following  described  real  estate  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  a  parcel  of  real  estate  located  in  the  Southwest  Quarter  of  the Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  SE  1/4)  of  Section  Twenty-­one (21),  Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West  and  described  as  fol-­ lows:  Commencing  at  the Northwest  Corner  of  the Southwest  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  SE  1/4)  of  Section  Twenty-­one (21),  thence  South  on  the West  line  of  said  SW  1/4  SE 1/4  22  Rods,  thence  due  East  to  the  West  Line  of  Old  State  Highway  46  as  laid  out  prior  to 1948,  thence  North  along  the West  Line  of  said  Old  State  Highway  No.  46  to  the  North  Line  of  said  Forty,  thence  West  on  the  North  Line  of  said  Forty  to  the  point  of  beginning.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  821  Wisconsin  Avenue,  Amery,  WI  54001 TAX  KEY  NO.:  032-­00604-­0000 Dated  this  24th  day  of  July,  2013. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Sara  M.  Schmeling Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086879 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2899427 >5(?37

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Leader staff writer â&#x20AC;&#x153;I drove across Wisconsin with my kids ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; It is just after sunlast summer,â&#x20AC;? he said, mentioning that it rise on a brisk August morning near Wismay be one of the more beautiful routes, consinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s western edge. The last whispers in part, because of the wildness and dediof fog are fading from the valleys and mocation to the trail expansion. raines of Wisconsin Interstate Park with â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it may be overgrown in spots,â&#x20AC;? spikes of sunlight through the trees. he said casually, mentioning some of the As beginnings go, the scene could PRUH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WUDYHUVHV KH¡V KDG VR IDU hardly be much more inviting or delicate such as in 2001, when he crossed Nevada for a gentle saunter on the Ice Age Trail ... and set a record doing it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the or for a brisk, 50-mile-per-day run across most grueling, by far. Giant rocks, and the entire state. the heat. But every state has its own chalThat is exactly what Brian Stark is hitchlenges.â&#x20AC;? ing up to do for the next few weeks, just Stark has kept video and photo diaries like he has 29 times previously, crossing in recent years, as the technology has over half of the states in the union by foot, become much more mobile and reliable. unassisted, armed only with mobile gear He relies on batteries for these tools, and and his thoughts. sleeps in hotels on occasion, if anything Stark is standing beside a pile of rocks for the bed and the electricity.

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His wife, Lydia, has been one of his said as Dale and Bonnie DeClerqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toy- plain fun, so he embarked on the venture ota pulls away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They let me stay at their and researched a path that would cover biggest advocates, and was the one who 7KH SUREOHPV Running across all 50 states by the time house last night before the start, in a real 4,800 miles of the nation, coast to coast: noted that Stark had already run so many 7KH $PHULFDQ 'LVFRYHU\ 7UDLO +H Ă&#x20AC;UVW states with the Appalachian and Ameri- he is 50 years old is not an easy task, and bed. They were great.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about as much of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;support took that trail in 1998, when he started in can Discovery Trail treks, so he might as his work schedule does allow for extended ventures. crewâ&#x20AC;? as Stark has for his ambitious goal Delaware and jogged his way all the way well keep going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on track to do it, but I need to keep â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knows itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of me, of who I of running across all 50 states by the time across America to California, ending on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. am,â&#x20AC;? he said with a genuine smile, paus- the pace up,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The run, itself, is he is 50 years old. +H KDG KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW PRPHQW RI QRWRULHW\ D ing as he looked out over the spectacular the training.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wisconsin and Michigan will be numAt 41 years old, he will have 18 states to EHU DQG Âľ KH VD\V FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQWO\ QRWLQJ short time later when, after running for basalt cliffs of Interstate Park above the St. that he is 41 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really looking VHYHQ VWUDLJKW PRQWKV KH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG DO- Croix River, â&#x20AC;&#x153;unless thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some life in- do in nine years, meaning he has to cover most literally - on the TV show â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Price surance policy I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about!â&#x20AC;? two states each year, and some of them forward to this one!â&#x20AC;? is Right,â&#x20AC;? where legendary TV host Bob are exceptionally large.

Barker gave him the third degree as his ´, QHHG WR GR WKH ZKROH 3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F 1RUWKThe history ZHVW 7H[DV $ODVND DQG HYHQ DOO Ă&#x20AC;YH LVStark is not some guy who just ran out name was chosen to be a contestant on the lands of Hawaii,â&#x20AC;? he said. of things to do and decided to run across venerable game show.

His plan includes doing some of the Stark described that experience as althe U.S., one state at a time. No, he has a states during the winter, which has its loving wife and family with two young most surreal, how shocked the usually own challenges, and he has committed to daughters in Tucson, Ariz., and a solid job smooth Barker was as he read, and then reread Starkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s T-shirt that said he ran cross Alaska using the famous Iditarod as a schoolteacher.

4,800 miles to be on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Price is Right.â&#x20AC;?

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He just takes the â&#x20AC;&#x153;what I did on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Bob Barker) stopped the show like â&#x20AC;&#x153;I plan on doing it in the winter,â&#x20AC;? he summer vacationâ&#x20AC;? assignment a little eight times to clarify it,â&#x20AC;?

Stark said with a added, admitting that he may need to be more seriously than most of his students. armed for that venture, since some of the But his tale goes back over two de- smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He kept asking me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, let me get wildlife may not be as receptive as Bob cades to high school in Indiana, where this right, you really ran across the United Barker. he discovered distance running, and had States?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was pretty funny!â&#x20AC;?

Stark helped his cause with Barker Stark has to be careful on his route, and completed his 10,000th mile by the time who is also a noted pet-neutering advowhile the biggest problem is usually runhe graduated. He attended college in ning out of water, he has been hit with Hanover, Ind., and rewarded himself at cate - as the host also saw the back of his bad weather, insects, ankle twists, sickgraduation with a distance run on the sce- T-shirt, which added that Stark had his ness and other maladies along the way. nic Appalachian Trail, where he covered cat neutered, as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generally, I start early in the day, beStark won a collection of teddy bears on 14 states and over 1,200 miles in 1995. fore the heat gets too bad,â&#x20AC;? he said of his the show, as well as a $3,000 trip to CanHe was hooked. routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then I can take a little break The starry-eyed Hoosier capitalized on ada. He likely became one of Barkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allmidday, and get back into it as the day his ability to not only run long distances, time favorite guests as Stark mentioned winds down. A little siesta can be great, but to do it with a backpack. He even off camera how he recalled watching the though!â&#x20AC;?

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He has numerous stories of people who have stopped and helped, contributed, fed or housed him for the night, and he has had some notable send-offs along the way, including one in Nebraska, where over a dozen Gallup Company employees took their own time to not only throw him a party, but ran with him for several miles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was great, really great,â&#x20AC;? he said, smiling again at the cliffs of Minnesota.

Stark often will arrange to do school or class presentations on his stops, and they are among some of the few truly planned events he must meet on his route. He was hoping to do a presentation at St. Croix Falls schools, but the schedule didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jibe with the start of the school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it really is a highlight for me, meeting the kids and telling my story,â&#x20AC;? he said, 6WDUN WRRN D IHZ PLQXWHV WR H[SORUH WKH ID adding that he gave a presentation in Ari- PRXV SRWKROHV RI ,QWHUVWDWH 3DUN zona where several of the kids became distance runners because of his presentation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I talked with a teacher later, and she is no ordinary jog, buddy!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Another critter also stole his heart for a said the kids kept talking about running across the state! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiring for me.â&#x20AC;? spell during one of his American Discovery Trail saunters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, I had a kitten come out of a corn7KH ZHLUG WKLQJV Stark has seen plenty of bizarre things Ă&#x20AC;HOG LQ .DQVDV MXVW RXW RI WKH EOXH Âľ KH and had a number of unique run-ins said with an animated smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I carried along the way, and some of them involve the little guy for three miles to a farmcritters, but not the â&#x20AC;&#x153;pack a gun and avoid house. I began to say, you know what, I the bearsâ&#x20AC;? type of encounters, in fact, could have a cat with me!â&#x20AC;?

Another time, he was shocked to see quite the opposite. two deer get cornered on a bridge in Misâ&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the best was when I had a dog souri.

Watching him on the trail, the two that met me on a trail in Ohio. He ran by stunned deer were trapped with an apmy side for nine miles straight!â&#x20AC;? he said with a grin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kept telling him, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, this proaching semi truck, and werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite sure what to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They dove off the bridge into the river!â&#x20AC;? Stark said, shaking his head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really something to see!â&#x20AC;?

He said he is most inspired by the generosity and well-wishers who frequent his journey. A couple of hours after he left Interstate Park, he took video of meeting some of the employees and volunteers at the Natural Alternative Cooperative in Luck, where they shared a potluck lunch with him, and later on the road to CumEHUODQG ZKHUH D IDPLO\ VKDUHG Ă \ VWULSV wishes and even a knit bracelet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was this nice family that just pulled over to cheer me on,â&#x20AC;? he said in his trip notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty great!â&#x20AC;?

Later in Cumberland, he was treated as a true celebrity at Nezzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Bar and Grill, where they not only covered his dinner but drove him to a motel.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for that!â&#x20AC;? he exclaimed.

His plan is to cross much of the state on the Ice Age Trail, but he is headed for the Badger Ferry in Manitowoc to get to Michigan. His schedule allows for a few slowdowns, but not much, as he has just 17 days to go from St. Croix Falls to Lake Huron.

He looks at his GPS watch and is obviously itching to leave, as his 8 a.m. departure time is now history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK,â&#x20AC;? he assures, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not NASA here!â&#x20AC;?

His impromptu send-off crew this time is noted local marathoner Eric Olson of Luck, as well as Indianhead Chapter of the Ice Age Trail member Wanda Brown, who gives him a short tour of the park and trail as they chat about Starkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People like you inspire me,â&#x20AC;? Olson tells Stark, as the duo talks marathons, with Olson approaching his 50th in the next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just like that you set out to do it, and that you can do it! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing,â&#x20AC;?

Brown said with a shake of her head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes it seem doable for normal people.â&#x20AC;?

Brown showed off the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pothole features, cliffs and extraordinary trails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh my,â&#x20AC;? Stark said as he looked at the cliffs, thinking the trail started far down in the parking lot below. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This, this is spectacular! What a place to start!â&#x20AC;?

He allows himself a few spare minutes to scout the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beauty before he heads for the trail, checking his GPS watch again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth starting a little late,â&#x20AC;? he said with a nod. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow, what a place!â&#x20AC;?

Olson takes him aside as they leave, and hands him some folded cash. ´<RXU Ă&#x20AC;UVW OXQFK LV RQ PH Âľ KH ZKLVpers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing is just great.â&#x20AC;?

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:K\ GR WKLV" Time for questions was running out as hundreds of miles of the Badger State loomed ahead, but the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why do this?â&#x20AC;? query seems obvious.

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With a few of the giant states still looming on his schedule, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning on completing his state-running venture by crossing tiny Rhode Island sometime in 2022, as he turns 50, after some of the Northwest and the gargantuan states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, Rhode Island should be a nice, gentle, little stroll!â&#x20AC;? he joked as he headed back to the trailhead, shook hands with his visitors and said his goodbyes. +H VHWV KLV ZDWFK RQH Ă&#x20AC;QDO WLPH DQG jumps right into it, running hard as he hits KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW KLOO ZDYLQJ EDFN DW WKH JURXS

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Because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there, because I can, or even to see the country from the perspective of the settlers. ... However, until you walk into the lives of countless people who offer a hand, a couch or a compliment to a total stranger, well, no answer will satisfy the curious.â&#x20AC;?

Maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Starkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible state-running venture is such a special journey, because the answer might very well be at the end. Or maybe the journey, itself, is the answer.

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You can follow Brian Starkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state-runner journey on the Web at statesrunner.blogspot. com or on Facebook at â&#x20AC;&#x153;The States Runner,â&#x20AC;? where he provides links, photos, videos and real-time updates.

Photos by Greg Marsten

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Photographerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase: Eugene Sikorski DULUTH, Minn. - Webster photographer Eugene Sikorski captured the majesty of the tall ships when they arrived in Duluth for the tall ships festival there dur-

ing the last week in July. The tall ships are reproductions of 18th- and 19th-century sailing vessels and their masts can reach a few stories high. The ships draw

thousands of spectators during the days they are at dock and sailing in the Duluth Harbor. Sikorskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work often features the beauty of Lake Superior as well as the beauty of Burnett County. Samples of his work (Sikorski Photography) can be seen at his Facebook page.

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Till next time, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carrie

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Warsâ&#x20AC;? poster with the quote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do or do not. There is no try.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Knightâ&#x20AC;? poster went above the TV along with another â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? poster and, of all things, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toy Story 3â&#x20AC;? poster. The Harry Potter canvas, which was the classiest dĂŠcor among the posters, went above the couch so they looked distinguished and well-read. Several SRVWHUV RI 'ZLJKW IURP ´7KH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHÂľ with quotes from the show were sprinkled anywhere there was blank wall space. Luckily they had a gigantic map of the world, but the United States was in the middle and there were two Indias and the tape wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold it up so they left it alone.

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Story 3.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This one is just about a man in a mask pretending to be bad, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is really just about a man crying about his dad, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Toy Story 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is about growing XS Âľ %\ WKH WLPH WKH\ ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG WKHLU walls looked like a poster machine threw up on them. By all means, the walls were not boring or blank, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say it was the furthest thing from a Pottery Barn magazine.

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go of some things and hanging on to others, I was struck with an inLast weekend my family held a long teresting thought: overdue yard sale. Yard sales are healthy On a very basic Chris Wondra things. They allow us to let go of things level, our beliefs that are no longer of useâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;things weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve and our stuff are outgrown. Some of us are much better at related in prodoing this than others. We all have our found ways. %RWK GHĂ&#x20AC;QH XV own unique relationship with the stuff support us and that passes through our lives.

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had bad knees; using them to exercise was just not possible.

Fast forward 10 years or so after the birth of our second daughter and Lisa decided to get back into shape by spending some time at the local gym. She started using the treadmill. Little by little she discovered that she could in fact run. And run she did. Countless 10Ks and 5Ks and seven marathons later sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still going strong. Today her activity has expanded into trail running, biking, cross-country skiing, and who knows what else. I lose track. %XW LW¡V QRW RQO\ KHDOWK EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV VKH¡V gained by re-examining this belief. There DUH DOVR SULFHOHVV VRFLDO EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV 6KH¡V met a lot of people doing these things and made a lot of new friends. Now, friends are interesting things. They can be very supportive in often unimaginably valuable ways. For example, one of Lisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biking friends gave us just the right advice at just the right time and saved us thousands of dollars on a domestic repair. How can you predict or quantify the value of stuff like that?

All stemming from a belief about what was possible with her knees.

My argument here is that stuff is like that too. A childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike or swing set can

support hours of outdoor fun and activity. The interesting thing here is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re often not aware of when we outgrow things. The bike and the swing set have become too smallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so used to seeing them, having them, working around them, that we keep them, unaware of what might be possible with the empty space they would leave behind.

Annual yard sales or spring-cleaning rituals give us the gumption to overcome the inertia of things that have been sitting too long. Purging unused and outgrown items from our closets, garages and basements gives us the opportunity to look at stuff and space with fresh eyes, allowing us to imagine, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What if ... â&#x20AC;? again.

Though perhaps a bit more challenging, revisiting our beliefs and consciously choosing what suits can be just as important. Jettisoning cumbersome beliefs opens space in our lives for possibilities that may just be hidden behind a pile of cognitive clutter.

Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, Chris Wondra is just another Wisconsin public schoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learn on Facebook and Twitter, or email Wondra at: mrwondra@weteachwelearn.org.

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Families can expect a great time if they attend the Family Fun Night on Friday, Aug. 30, from 5 until 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have kind of changed it this year to be more educational and informational,â&#x20AC;? stated Adam Lundberg, Family Fun Night chairperson. Free hot dogs, drinks and games will still be available. Lundberg expects Smokey Bear to be present along with Eddie the Eagle of the GunSafe Program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a night for the kids and families,â&#x20AC;? he said. Donations from local businesses like the Shell Lake Library, Shell Lake State Bank and Mc'RQDOG¡V ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;OO WKH QLJKW $OWHUQDWLYHO\ LI \RX DUH more into big trucks and tractors, the truck pull, taking place at 7 p.m. on Friday night, is probably more to your taste. ´7KLV LV RXU WKLUG DQQXDO WUXFN SXOO EXW LW LV RXU Ă&#x20AC;UVW evening truck pull,â&#x20AC;? said Aaron Nielsen. Thanks to the installation of new lights down at the Tiptown track,

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the truck pull can take place into the night. At only $5 to get in for kids age 12 and up with free admission for younger kids, it is a reasonable way to spend a fun night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of just having trucks, we will also be having what they call smoker tractors, they are real hot rod pulling tractors,â&#x20AC;? stated Nielsen. Food and drinks will be available throughout the night, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and it should be a real good show this year,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Saturday is packed with activities and events taking place all day, culminating in the street dance at 8 p.m. with music by Those Guys. At 11 a.m. on Saturday be sure to catch the garden tractor pull, which is free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is basically lawn mowers that are souped-up with fancy tires and loud exhaust,â&#x20AC;? said Nielsen. The garden tractor pull is just like a regular tractor pull, except they pull smaller loads than the regular-sized tractors.

The car show will take place on Sunday with cars setting up at noon on Main Street after the grand parade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is nice to see the car show on Main Street because of the historical side of Main Street â&#x20AC;Ś it is just the perfect spot to have it,â&#x20AC;? said Lundberg.

The new Polk County Information Center would be dedicated on Aug. 21. Gov. Tommy Thompson, Rep. Harvey Stower and Sen. Alice Clausing were invited to speak.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;An open house and dedication ceremony for the new Frederic 6-12 School would take place Aug. 22, with several speakers, including Rep. Harvey Stower, Sen. Alice Clausing, Principal Robert Berquist and Superintendent Reginald Gobin, solos by high school students Corrie Fuda and Heather Bosak, and tours of the new building.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;New teachers at Luck included Cheri Olson, Marie Ohnstad and David Kopetsky.â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vernon Nyberg, 80, Siren, died on Aug. 14. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;There was a ground-breaking ceremony for the addition to the Webster Elementary School, which was scheduled to be completed in a year; and Horton Manufacturing would put up a building in Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial park.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Births at St. Croix Valley Memorial Hospital included April Elaine, born to Larry and Debra Johnson, Centuria, on Aug. 6; and Ashley Marie, born to Lawrence and Mary Bergeron, Frederic, on Aug. 9.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;New staff members at Unity School included Aleta Anderson, Sharon Dowd, Carol Brown, Jennifer Peterson, Andrew Andress, Lisa Baumann, Luann White and Michele Wood.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Siren Lionesses installed new member Jean Simons on Aug. 17.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Siren Senior Center Gratitude is extended to all the people who are sharing things from their gardens. We are all enjoying beans, cucumbers and many other items. Thanks again for remembering the seniors.

Our 500 winners were Nona Severson,

Anke Olesen, Virginia Wasserman, Tony Rutter and Steve Wenthe. Spades winners were Rich Hustad, Arnie Borchert, Darleen Groves, Barb Geske and Mary Sicard.

Next week I should have some more

Nona Severson dates to remind you of things coming up as we will have our monthly meeting.

The news from the center this week is very scarce.

Hope to see you at the center.

St. Croix Valley Senior Center Tuesday started out with our exercise session, after which we played Skip-Bo. In the afternoon games were played. Bill McGrorty and Donna Schlosser were the winning team in Hand and Foot. Doug Ohotto, Delores Benson and Don Anderson were the winners in Dominos. In 500 cards, the winners were Norma Lundgren, Helen Dagestad and Ron Flostad.

Wednesday we celebrated the August birthdays with cake and ice cream. We spent time just sitting and visiting.

Thursday Cribbage was played in the afternoon. In the evening, 500 was played with the winners Arleen Wendt, Don Anderson and Joan Arnold.

Friday Bridge was played in the morning. In the afternoon Bingo was held. In

Frederic Community Ed To register contact Ann Fawver: 715327-4868 or email fawvera@frederic.k12. wi.us. For updates check out our web page at frederic.k12.wi.us/pages/community-ed.html.

Beginning Guitar: Ages 6 to 96 are welcome. Parent/child, grandparent/ child any duo may share a guitar. Mondays, Sept. 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 21, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Fee: $60. Instructor: Terri Stoner. If you need information on purchasing a guitar, email Terri: terri.greathealth@bluetie.com Register by Sept. 5.

Building Better Health A & B: Mondays, Sept. 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept. 16, 7:15-8:15 p.m.

Building Better Health A & B: Mondays, Oct. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 14, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Fee: $6. Due at registration. Instructor: Terri Stoner. Register by Sept. 5. Prerequisite to the following: Building a Strong Immune System: Monday, Oct. 21, 7-8 p.m.

Healthy Weight Management: Monday, Oct. 28, 7-8 p.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health: Monday, Nov 4, 7-8 p.m.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health: Monday, Nov. 11, 7-8 p.m. Fee: $6 per class or $30 for six classes paid with your registration. Instructor: Terri Stoner. Save your place in class by Oct. 1.

Dance by Andrea: Tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop for girls and boys, age 18 months â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18 years old. Classes begin September!

Affordable monthly rates and family discounts. Held at Frederic Elementary School on Mondays and Tuesdays. Contact Andrea Lundquist for more information including cost and class times at 715-327-8650 or dancewithandrea@gmail. com.

Yoga: Ongoing classes beginning TuesGD\ 6HSW S P &DOO WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH IRU location and fee information. Instructor: Sandra King.

Clogging Class: Mondays, beginning Sept. 9 at Frederic Elementary. For fee information or questions, contact: Sherclog@yahoo.com Instructor: Sheryl Baker, RCC. Email & Paper & Docs (Oh, my!) Dig out from piles of paper, bills, emails, and computer documents: Tuesday, Oct. 1. Fee: $15. Call CE to register by 9/20.

Instructor: SOS -Susi McCune.

Computers for Seniors or Beginning Users: Mondays, Oct. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov. 4, 6 to 8 p.m. Instructor: Dawn Harlander. Fee: $22.33 /62-plus $4.

Art for Youth: Mondays, Oct. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28, 3:15-5:15 p.m. grades one-three; Tuesdays, Oct. 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 29, 3:15-5:15 p.m.; grades

four â&#x20AC;&#x201C; six at Frederic Elementary. Fee: $36 plus material fee of $5. Instructor: Hannah Fawver Roode.

Kids & Cash: Since When is Allowance a Bad Word?: Avoid the typical Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO KDVVOHV RI SDUHQWLQJ ZKLOH WHDFKing your children money management skills they can use for life. Thursday, Oct. 10. Fee: $15 Call CE to register by Sept.

30. Instructor: SOS -Susi McCune.

Drama in the North Woods: Mondays, Oct. 14 - Nov. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fee: $10. Instructor: Carolyn Wedin.

Write Right Now! This class will support and inspire you! Tuesdays, Oct. 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov.19, 4 to 6 p.m. Fee: $10. Facilitator: Carolyn Wedin.

Baby-sitting: Tuesdays, Oct. 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 29, 3:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:15 at Frederic Elementary. Fee: $22.33. Instructor: Emily Karl.

Mosaic Wall Mirror or Word-Art Plaque: Thursdays, Oct. 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24, 6 p.m.

Fee: $25. Plus materials ranging in price from $9 to $20 depending on the size. Instructor: Peggy Ingles.

Scrapbooking Workshop: Saturday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Frederic Elementary. Lunch is on your own. Fee: $10.

Facilitator: Denielle Knauber.

Managing Your Land for Wildlife: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Fee: $20 includes materials. Instructor: Neal W. Chapman.

Mosaic Plant Stand or Serving Tray: Thursdays, Nov. 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 21. Fee $25. Plus materials: $15 for tray and $20 for plant stand. Instructor: Peggy Ingles Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education: Frederic High School: Orientation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

Classes - Sept. 30 - Oct. 28, Mondays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. Registrations are through Safe Start (safestartdrivingschool.com).

Ongoing classes and activities Zumba: $P\ 7LQPDQ FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG =XPED instructor. Fall schedule begins Wednesday, Sept. 4; Sundays 5 p.m. Fee: $5 per class. Classes held in the Frederic Elementary School gym. Contact Amy Tinman at jatinman@hotmail.com or 715566-2478.

Weight Watchers: Contact Amy Tinman at jatinman@hotmail.com for information.

Walking: At the Birch Street Elementary School. Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday, 7-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. No Fee. Sign in/out .

Basketball: Open gym at Frederic High School on Sunday nights starting at 6 p.m. Contact Ryan Lind at 920-573-1059 or by email at lindr@frederic.k12.wi.us.

Frederic Senior Center The weatherman says more hot weather for this week and maybe a little rain.

The Spades winners were Ellis Erickson, Doug Harlander, Marilyn Niles and Lorna Erickson.

The 8-bid winner was Sandy Hickey.

The 500 winners were Lorna Erickson, Ellis Erickson, Dave Peterson and Lorraine Hansen.

Our center is for rent for any type of party.

Remember that we play Spades Monday at 1 p.m., Dime Bingo Thursday at 1 p.m. and 500 Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

I hope to see you at the center.

Marian Edler

the evening a speaker was at the center to kick off the energy fair that was held at the fairground on Saturday.

We want to extend our gratitude to Bob, Ray and Charley, who have brought fresh produce for us all to enjoy.

Stop in the center and pick up a schedule. We would love to have you join us.

Births Born at Burnett Medical Center: A girl, Jaleigh LaRae Frazee, born Aug. 12, 2013, to Denielle Mattson and Jack Frazee, Danbury.

Grandparents are Jack and Janet Frazee, Danbury; Wade Mattson of Luck and Stephanie VanderVelden of Brook Park, Minn. Great-grandparents include Doloris Kolodziejski of Harris, Minn., Charles and Diane Meissner of Florida and Mary Ann Mattson of Colorado. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Born at Osceola Medical Center: A boy, Evon Santiago Otero, born Aug., 12, 2013, to Angela Bracht and Gustavo Otero, Osceola. Evon weighed 8 lbs. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center: A boy, Jamison Joseph Collins, born Aug. 4, 2013, to Jennifer Kettler and Joseph Collins, Webster. Jamison weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ A boy, Kason Loyal Lee McQuay, born Aug. 6, 2013, to Danielle McQuay, Luck.

Kason weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ A boy, Anders William Nellessen, born Aug. 8, 2013, to Mary Peterson and Branden Nellessen, Osceola. Anders weighed 6 lbs. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ A boy, Silas Porter Dahl, born Aug. 10, 2013, to McKenzie and Brandon Dahl, Frederic. Silas weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ A boy, Jaxston James Goumas, born Aug. 12, 2013, to Britney Anderson and Aristiotle Goumas, Blaine. Jaxston weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ A girl, Lilah Vianna Sondrol, born Aug. 12, 2013, to Anne and Chris Sondrol, Balsam Lake. Lilah weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz.

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it folks, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m betting fall is trying to sneak in early this year; if so, can winter be that far behind? All you have to do is take a good look at Mother Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handiwork.

Some of the maple and birch trees have started to get their fall colors. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather has been one to remember, snow on the 11th of May, a cold raining spell that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to want to end. Oh, we have had a few hot summer days but they were few and far in between this year. Look out folks, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m betting Old Man Winter is going to throw us a good old-fashioned winter.

I now believe Sissy, my little scaredy-cat cub, and the other little fella are more than likely from the same mother. They have been in together several times lately. They even had a good old-fashioned rough-and-tumble wrestling match in the bird yard just before dark last week. They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mad, they were just like a couple of puppies or kittens in a litter. They stayed in our bird yard long enough for the darkness to block out our VLJKW $OO WRR VRRQ WKH\ ZLOO KDYH WR Ă&#x20AC;QG D warm place to sleep away the winter months.

I know bears can cause problems but these little guys sure make watching the wonders of nature enjoyable. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope they make the winter.

Sympathy to the family of John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;?

Gary Krentz who passed away Aug. 6.

The Burnett Youth Hockey Association ZLOO EH KROGLQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQQXDO JXQ DQG sports show on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Siren Lodge Center Arena. For more info call Chad Lessard at 715-733-0380 The August Food and Friends Community Dinner will be held on Aug. 27 at the Siren Covenant Church from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Come early as the food goes fast. , KDYHQ¡W VHHQ RQH PRQDUFK EXWWHUà \ LQ bear country this year and not many bumblebees either. However there seems to be a bumper crop of those nasty yellow jackets and wasps. My bee traps seem to be full most of the time.

Mark your calendars folks, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just about here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the most gigantic yard sale from here to Timbuktu. The annual Siren Lions/ Lioness huge Labor Day yard sale. It starts Friday, Aug. 31, and goes through Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Crooked Lake Park. This is the one you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss! Let me tell you, if you have been looking for something and FDQ¡W Ă&#x20AC;QG LW , EHW \RX FDQ KHUH 1HZ LWHPV are brought in daily so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss any day.

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Support group to meet WEBSTER - The Polk Burnett Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group will be invited to participate in a hollerinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contest on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m., when speech therapist, Erik Belgum, SUHVHQWV WLSV IRU RYHUFRPLQJ VSHHFK GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOties commonly associated with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease.

Location for this meeting will be the Webster Public Library. The group meets alternately on the last Thursday of each month between Webster and the Burnett Medical Center at Grantsburg. Belgum provides speech therapy through several different health agencies in the St. Croix Valley area.

According to his resume, he lives in Shafer, Minn., with his wife, two pigs, some goats and a chicken. Members of the group are encouraged to bring something to read aloud. For further information about the Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group, call Bev at 715-689-2350. - submitted by Pat Solomoson

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Johnson is chair of the theater department at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. She had the opportunity to work with several of her former students while at Festival which she describes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a real treat!â&#x20AC;? Kaltwasser, the play-

wright; Andrew Benson, the costume de- small way.â&#x20AC;? Johnson worked as an actor signer; and Stephanie Seward, an actor at Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop. in â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Untoward The sketch writing and Generation!â&#x20AC;? were all improv training helped Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students at prepare her to view new St. Ambrose. scripts with a discerning Johnson says eye. Erich Peltz, an actor some of her favorite in â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Untoward Generation!â&#x20AC;? says that Johnson memories as a director have been when is a triple threat, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaltwasser, Benson, energetic, exciting and intelligent.â&#x20AC;? and Seward have Four performances are been cast in leading left to see Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s direcroles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can sit back tion of Kaltwasserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new in the dark theater play, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Untoward and breath freely, Generation!â&#x20AC;? The show knowing that the pro&RU\ -RKQVRQ duction is in excellent closes the weekend of Sept. hands.â&#x20AC;?

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One-act play contest results announced ST. CROIX FALLS - On Wednesday, Aug. 14, at St. Croix Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls, one of those wonderful events took place where both the audience and the actors were engaged, entertained and moved. Staged readings of WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDOLVWV IURP )HVWLYDO¡V RQH DFW SOD\ writing contest were performed before a live audience, and then the plays were ranked and awarded the prizes of $100, $50 and $25. $IWHU FRPSOHWLQJ WKH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WDVN RI QDUURZLQJ D Ă&#x20AC;HOG RI SOD\V WR WKUHH (with a fourth as a bonus), judges were IDFHG ZLWK WKH HTXDOO\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WDVN RI ranking the plays presented. After the Ă&#x20AC;QDO WKUHH ZHUH UHDG WKH DXGLHQFH DQG the reading committee ranked the plays.

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Strong of Los Angeles, Calif. This play, about a young couple who sneak into Elvis Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom while on tour at his home, is a wonderful look at reODWLRQVKLSV IDPH DQG XOWLPDWHO\ Ă&#x20AC;QGing peace. It sparkles with humor, wit, snappy dialogue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and an Elvis seeking a heroic way to get unstuck from waking up every morning in his bathroom after overdosing and dying the night before.

Second: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Matched,â&#x20AC;? by Kat Meads of Ben Lomond, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Matchedâ&#x20AC;? is a beautifully written trip into the head of a woman who relives and tries to make VHQVH RI KHU UROH LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH DW WKH LQVWLWXtion that killed Zelda Fitzgerald and several other patients. The play has three actors playing Zelda, the socialite abandoned at the institution by her husband; the woman who thinks she might have, DQG ZKR PD\ KDYH VWDUWHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH DQG the nurse and doctor whose concern is to

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The fourth play presented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steering Into the Skid,â&#x20AC;? by Arnie Johnston and Deborah Ann Percy of Kalamazoo, Mich., did not qualify for ranking in the contest because it was selected for a stage production after it was submitted but before Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. Nevertheless, the reading commit-

tee asked the playwrightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; permission to present this play and they graciously consented. Presented in 12 deceptively simple scenes representing the passage of 12 months, it tracks the progression of the husband Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mental deterioration and his wife Amandaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s realization and acceptance of his, and her, changed lives.

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FREDERIC - Longtime art teacher and choir and students and area residents were among director at Frederic High School Greg Heine the many admirers to walk through his exhibit KHOG KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW DUW H[KLELW LQ )UHGHULF WKLV SDVW and visit with him. He gave a demonstration on weekend, Aug. 17 and 18, in conjunction with Saturday of a mixed media technique using watercolor paper, synthetic spider webbing, waterthe Frederic Arts and Crafts Fair.

Heine has always had an interest in visual proof inks and water.

Heine did not have prices on his pieces, but is and performing arts. He started with an associate degree in graphic communication - com- interested in selling some of his art. Interested mercial art from Wisconsin Technical Institute people are encouraged to contact him by phone in La Crosse, worked for Crescent Printing as at 715-371-0205. - with submitted information a designer and pasteup artist and at Montgomery Ward as a display artist before returning to school for music education with a vocal emphasis and an art education minor.

He graduated from UWPlatteville in 1979 and began teaching at Frederic High School as the 7-12 choir director. In 1981 he started teaching art in the school district.

He continued his education in the arts at various UW campuses and eventually obtained his Master of Education- professional development degree from UW-La Crosse.

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by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer DANBURY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Shouts of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tiki-taki, tiki-taki, Oi!, Oi!, Oi!â&#x20AC;? had the crowd reaching for their beer steins at the Danbury Lions Oktoberfest, Saturday, Aug. 17.

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mountain-dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some controversy surrounding this book, so pick up your copy at the library and join us for a great conversation. New members are always welcome.

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7KLV VXPPHU \RX GXJ LQ DW WKH OLEUDU\ DQG KDG ORDGV RI IXQ Gratitude is extended for the great community support to Franconia Sculpture Park, Kelley Hagenbuch, Minnesota Interstate State Park, SCF farmers market, local Pokemon experts, Randy Korb, Julie Karsky, the Borchert/Notermanns, our library teen interns, our drop-in volunteers, the Friends of the SCFPL, Dresser and Osceola libraries and you. We are looking forward to a great fall season at the library. )UDQFRQLD DW WKH OLEUDU\ See sculptor Peter Moralesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ambleâ&#x20AC;? streetside bench/ sculpture plus fabulous book puppets made by local kid artists on display in the library. Check it out. &RPPXQLW\ FROODERUDWLRQ Comic and Graphic Arts Cookbook â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With grant support from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, the SCFPL presents community-submitted artwork and recipes on

display through the end of the summer. Look for the cookbook in 2014.

&RPSXWHU TXHVWLRQV" One-on-one computer help will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Call to schedule your appointment at 715-483-1777. &KHFN RXW WKH ZHEVLWH It has up-to-date information on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at the library and other useful library tools you can use at home, stcroixfallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook. +RXUV FRQWDFW The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and new extended Saturday hours, 10 D P WR S P 3KRQH (PDLO VFĂ LEUDU\#VWcroixfallslibrary.org. Online: stcroixfallslibrary.org. The library will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.

Balsam Lake Public Library 2XWGRRU PRYLH There will be a free movie shown outdoors at the Balsam Rod and Gun Club, Saturday, Aug. 31, at dusk. Free admission, donations accepted, concessions available.

Bring your own blanket, chair and bug spray. :HHNO\ VWRU\ WLPH Join us for story time Wednesdays at 10 a.m. We will

have stories, crafts and snacks.

7HHQ 7KXUVGD\V Every Thursday at 4 p.m., activities and snacks. $GXOW ERRN FOXE Book club meets the third Wednesday of the month.

Call or check the website for book title and meeting time.

&KHFN RXW RXU ZHEVLWH Our website is balsamlakelibrary.org. Like us on Facebook or email us at library@balsamlake.org. Our phone number is 715-485-3215. Our hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Milltown Public Library 8SFRPLQJ HYHQWV 0LOOWRZQ V RXWGRRU PRYLH Bring your own blanket, bug spray and enjoy a free IDPLO\ IULHQGO\ PRYLH XQGHU WKH QLJKW VN\ 7KH ODVW Ă&#x20AC;OP of the summer will be shown Friday, Aug. 30, at dusk at the Milltown Community Center/Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park. More details at the library or on the library website. We will also draw the summer reading program grand prize winners!

Back-to-school party â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for our back-to-school party. Hula hooping for kids and families at Bering Park. Pinto Bella Hoops uses custom-made adult and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoops to teach and share hoop dance, aerobics and laughter. Light refreshments will be available beginning at 6 p.m.

Ongoing events Computer basics Open lab for beginners is available on Mondays at 1 and 2 p.m. Sign up for an hour-long session at the circulation desk or call 715-825-2313.

Morning story time Morning story time is held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

Join the group for a half hour of stories, singing and fun.

Designed for toddlers and preschool-age youth.

Create and Connect This program is held every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and is an all-ages art and social night. A great night for the whole family to choose stories together, to exercise creative energies and to maybe even hear a story or two.

Building project information Stay up to date with information on our website (go to the building projects link in the lower right-hand corner).

Fundraising committee meeting dates, events, building

and fundraising progress are updated there frequently.

Hours and information Phone: 715-825-2313, open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Email milltownpl@milltownpubliclibraryorg. Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi are served every day.

Besides the myriad of books in all genres and reading levels, the library also has oodles of movies, books on audio and even e-books and e-audiobooks.

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Beyond paper If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reduce or reuse your waste, the next step is to try recycling it. The following guidelines cover most everyday materials.

Plastic containers (milk, detergent, juice, water, etc.): All plastic containers you purchase should be marked with a recycling code, usually on the bottom.

All RCC drop boxes and all Allied Waste Services customers can currently recycle all 1-7 coded plastics.

Glass: Glass bottles must not be mixed with other types of unrecyclable glass such as windows, light bulbs, mirrors, glass tableware, Pyrex, or auto glass.

Clear glass is the most valuable.

Corrugated and boxboard cardboard: Residents can drop their cardboard at one of Recycling Control Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 cardboard dumpsters. Boxboard consists of boxes like cracker, cereal and any other type of box. Again, to remind everyone, contaminated cardboard, such as a greasy pizza box, is not acceptable.

Please break down all boxes. These boxes are to be utilized by residents only, no business waste is acceptable.

Newspapers: The entire paper, including inserts, is acceptable, just remove any plastic or product samples.

Phone books: All 15 recycling sites in the two-county area, as well as Allied customers, collect phone books for recy-

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Waxed-cardboard cartons (milk, juice): Cartons with plastic spouts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often found on juice containers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; can now be recycled, and so can cardboard milk containers.

Mixed paper: This is any type of paper QRW VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ PHQWLRQHG DERYH 7KH paper must be clean, dry and free of food, most plastic, wax and other contamination. Due to technology, plastic window envelopes and staples are generally OK. Plastic-laminated paper such as fast-food wrappers, juice boxes and pet-food bags canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be recycled.

Aluminum, tin, steel and bimetal food-grade containers are all acceptable.

Rinsing is not required but is desired.

7R VXP LW XS WKLQN Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHIRUH \RX purchase. How will I recycle this? Can someone else possibly use this when I am through with it? We all need to do our part to help protect resources and it starts with you. Questions can be answered by contacting Jen at jbarton@ nwrpc.com or 715-635-2197. You can also check out our website at nwrpc. com.

For college students, it pays to stay focused on finances BURNETT COUNTY - Paying for a college education is a major investment for most families. But by staying on top RI Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO PDWWHUV DQG IROORZLQJ VRPH basic guidelines, students and their parents can get the best return on their investment.

The UW-Madison Center for Financial Security and Danielle Ganje, Burnett County 4-H/Youth & Family Development educator, has some tips.

Avoid potential delays in receiving your aid by checking in with your VFKRRO¡V Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DLG RIĂ&#x20AC;FH 0DNH VXUH they have the latest version of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is available at fafsa.ed.gov, and any other required paperwork.

Start thinking about applying for scholarships before you receive your tuition bill. Scholarships are available year-round. You can get information on VFKRODUVKLSV IURP \RXU VFKRRO¡V Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DLG RIĂ&#x20AC;FH RU VHDUFK RQOLQH DW VWXGHQtaid.ed.gov. Federal loans often have ORZHU LQWHUHVW UDWHV DQG PRUH Ă H[LEOH UHSD\PHQW RSWLRQV &KHFN WKRVH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DW direct.ed.gov.

Borrow only what you need to get through school but enough to complete your degree in a timely way with the best grades you can. The National Direct Student Loan Data System, nslds. ed.gov, can help you track of all your federal loans. If you have private loans, check with your lender.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall into the credit-card trap or run up borrowing, says Ganje. Also donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t assume you can pick up extra jobs

to pay for living expenses, especially if doing so distracts from your studies.

Student discounts abound. Be sure to ask about them to see if you can get a better price on major items such as computers, airline tickets and more. Local businesses and restaurants also often have student discounts.

Take advantage of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available for free or reduced cost on campus. Use the health center, athletic facilities and meal plans. Enjoy free recreational events such as concerts, movies on campus or sporting events.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said often, but daily trips to the coffee shop can add up over time. Try making your own coffee and limit outof-pocket expenses. In addition, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll likely eat more healthful food than if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the habit of ordering a pizza or going out for fast food.

Keep track of your spending. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to lose focus on what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually spending. See if what you actually spend matches your budget. There are a number of smartphone applications that can help you keep track.

Make a budget and stick to it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By staying focused on your money ZKLOH \RX¡UH LQ VFKRRO \RX ZLOO DYRLG Ă&#x20AC;nancial pitfalls and be a better student,â&#x20AC;? says Ganje. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember, you are laying the groundwork for a successful future ² Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DQG RWKHUZLVH Âľ To learn more about smart ways to manage your money, contact the Burnett University of Wisconsin-Extension ofĂ&#x20AC;FH DW EXUQHWW XZH[ HGX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Burnett County Extension

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3RON &RXQW\ PDUULDJHV Nichole M. Keller, Braham, Minn., and Jared S. Lucht, Braham, Minn., issued Aug. 11, 2013.

Kelly A. Commerford, St. Croix Falls, and Benjamin M. Sabel, St. Croix Falls, Aug. 11, 2013.

Laura A. Betker, Corcoran, Minn., and Bryan R. Kubes, Corcoran, Minn., issued Aug. 11, 2013.

Jamie K. Jorgenson, Dresser, and Adam W. Herberg, Franconia, Minn., issued Aug. 14, 2013.

Becki K. Nyhagen, Osceola, and Bradley T. Zeuli, Osceola, issued Aug. 14, 2013.

Andrea J. Aldrich, Woodbury, Minn., and Tyler R. Pilz, Luck, issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Rebekah L. Anderson, Clear Lake, Minn., and Joshua J. Linder, Clayton, issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Heather M. Peterson, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Rodney M. Marek, Brooklyn Park, Minn., issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Jennifer A. Neihart, Maplewood, Minn., and Kelly D. Plante, Maplewood, Minn., issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Miranda N. Pearson, Apple River, and Bradley J. Easland, St. Croix Falls, issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Michelle R. Johnson, Buffalo, Minn., and Mitchell W. Schweiss, Brownton, Minn., issued Aug. 15, 2013.

Parents can ease teens transition to new school year %851(77 &2817< 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ RI school can evoke a variety of emotions for parents and students alike. For students, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to see old friends, start new classes and participate in school activities. Parents are hoping that their child will be successful and thrive in the new school year.

Getting the school year off to a good start can make life less stressful for both parents and teens and can help set the stage for success, says Stephen Small, human development and family relations specialist with UW-Extension and professor in the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology.

Small offers some suggestions for parents to help ease the transition back to school.

Help your teen adjust to a new sleep schedule. During the summer many teens prefer to sleep in during the day and stay up late at night. When school starts, teens have to adjust their sleep schedules. This transition can PDNH WKH VWDUW RI VFKRRO PRUH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW LI LW¡V done suddenly, leading to morning battles DQG GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOWLHV FRQFHQWUDWLQJ DW VFKRRO %Hcause it takes several weeks for the body to adjust to a new sleep schedule, encourage your teen to begin his or her new bedtime routine well before school starts. You might suggest that they set their alarm 15 minutes earlier every other day until school begins.

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Make sure there is a place to record assignments that your teen will have access to at home. Designate a homework area equipped with adequate light and supplies. Try to minimize distractions, for example, no TV, video games or loud music. Work on designing a regular schedule for homework, even if it varies by day of the week due to extracurricular activities.

Discuss your expectations in terms of study hours, screen time, TV, cell phones, bedtime and other issues. For those you consider negotiable, involve your teen in setting expectations together. The clearer the ground rules and the more involved your child is in setting them, the more likely he or she will abide by them.

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Ask your child about his or her goals for the new school year. For example, does your teen want to try out for a new sport? Get involved in a new extracurricular activity? Make new friends? Improve grades in math? Help your child think about what they can do and how you can help to achieve those goals.

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Luck community blood drive a success LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck is a community that comes together to make an event work, and the recent community blood drive was a success. There were 53 donors and 39 units of whole blood collected, 13 units from people who gave double reds for a total of 52 units of lifesaving blood. Sue Jensen of Luck, a faithful donor, received her 20-gallon pin.

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3RON &RXQW\ GHDWKV Marcella J. Erickson, 77, Amery, died July 20, 2013.

Myrna L.C. Thomas, 90, Frederic, died July 25, 2013.

Helen L. Slaughter, 90, Maplewood, Minn., died Aug. 2, 2013.

Mariia Hordienko, 97, Siren, died Aug. 3, 2013.

Steven J. Tolzman, 62, Town of Farmington, died Aug. 3, 2013.

John A. Weiberg, 75, Town of Vance Creek, died Aug. 3, 2013.

Pearl L. Burton, 85, Osceola, died Aug. 5, 2013.

Mary K. Shaleen, 54, Town of Farmington, died Aug. 9, 2013.

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OBITUARIES Ellen M. Bohn

Jane Berg Gjonnes

Angeline P. Sperling

Ellen M. Bohn (nee Grunnes), 82, of Oak Creek, died July 25, 2013.

Ellen was born July 22, 1931, in the Town of Dewey, to Stanley and Elma Grunnes. When she was 3 years old, they moved to Webster. She attended Perida Elementary and Webster High School, graduating in 1950. She worked in Minneapolis, Minn., and attended North Central Bible Institute.

She was a member of the Siren Assembly of God Church. She was also a cashier at Walgreens for 18 years and a dedicated member of Oak Creek Assembly of God. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Herman Schmechel; and her husband, Gordon Bohn.

She is survived by her children, Sharee Bohn, Craig (Lori) Bohn and Marcia (Pat) Davis; brother, Donald (Eleanor) Grunnes; sisters, Bethel Lammert and Anna Mae (Phil) Gerber; grandchildren, Joshua, Nicole, David and Caitlyn; and nieces, nephews and other friends and relatives.

A memorial service was held July 30 at Oak Creek AsVHPEO\ RI *RG ZLWK WKH 5HY 0DUN 0F.LQVWU\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDWLQJ Inurnment was at Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Molthen-Bell & Sons Funeral Home of Milwaukee was entrusted with arrangements.

Jane Berg Gjonnes, 96, of Frankfort, Ky., formerly of Byron and Oregon, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.

Jane was born on Feb. 26, 1917, in Luck, to Carl and Florence (Carlson) Hammerstrom.

She graduated from Luck High School on May 17, 1935. She married Albin Berg on Nov. 3, 1945. He preceded her in death in 1982. Jane married her good friend, Harold Gjonnes, in 1996, and he preceded her in death in 1997.

In addition to Albin and Harold, Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Florence Hammerstrom; infant sister, Rachel Helen; and granddaughter Mandy Sutherlin.

Jane is survived by her children, Sarah (Charles) Harlow of Salt Lake City, Utah, Rachel (Steven) Burdge of Orlando, Fla., Carl (Marilyn) Berg of Oregon, Ill., Jeanne (James) Martin, Frankfort, and Daniel (Rhonda) Berg of Gallup, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Fern Baard of Madison; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and good friends.

Jane was a loving mother, grandmother and friend who will be remembered for her kind and gentle spirit and her deep and abiding love of her Lord and savior. We celebrate that she is now in his loving arms.

Funeral services were held at the Atlas United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Memorials can be made to the Atlas United Methodist Church or the Franklin County Senior Center in Frankfort. Arrangements were entrusted to the Harrod Brothers Funeral Home, Frankfort. Online condolences can be made to harrodbrothersfuneralhome.com.

Angeline P. Sperling, 90, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Superior.

Angeline was born on Oct. 5, 1922, in Pine City, Minn., WKH GDXJKWHU RI -RKQ DQG 7KHUHVD 3URIĂ&#x20AC;W 7KH IDPLO\ OLYHG in Hinckley, Minn., for several years and later moved to .LQJVGDOH 0LQQ ZKHUH 0U 3URIĂ&#x20AC;W EXLOW D KRXVH DQG WKH family made their home.

She married Thomas E. Sperling on Dec. 27, 1941. She worked as an electrical tester for Western Electric Company in St. Paul, Minn., and later in Duluth, Minn. She was an active member of the Roman Catholic Church and was inducted into the Secular Servite community in 1961.

Tom and Angeline owned a grocery store in Cloverton, Minn., and later moved to Duluth, Superior, Danbury, 5LFH /DNH DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ WR :HEVWHU 7KH VSHQW WKHLU ZLQWHUV in Bisbee, Ariz., or Mission, Texas.

Angeline will be long remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was also a talented musician, often assigned as organist for the parishes in which she lived, and she had a music ministry to area nursing homes with her button accordion.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom; her parents; her brothers, Patrick, Delbert and Howard ProfĂ&#x20AC;W DQG D VLVWHU (OVLH 3URIĂ&#x20AC;W +DLQHV Angeline is survived by her children, Barbara (Tom) Dickenson, Thomas Sperling Jr., Tim (Barbara) Sperling, Terry (Barbara) Sperling, Todd (Debbie) Sperling, Joe (Julie) Sperling, Scott Sperling and David Sperling; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Mass was held Saturday, Aug. 17, at St. John the Baptist Parish, Webster. The Rev. Fr. Michael J. Tupa was celebrant. Inurnment was in St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery.

Downs Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. To sign the online guestbook or send condolences, please visit downsfh.com.

Alexander (Jake) Gerald Stewart, age 90, passed away on Aug. 15, 2013, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center after a courageous 10-year battle with inclusion body myositis.

Jake was born on Jan. 17, 1923, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the last of nine children born to Alexander Hannah Stewart and Mary Scott Stewart.

When he was 8 years old he moved with his family to Racine, where his father served as minister at the Racine Union Tabernacle Church (Racine Bible Church). Jake was a graduate of Park High School. He enlisted in the Marines in 1942 and VHUYHG DV D FRUSRUDO RQ WKH 866 *XDP LQ WKH 3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F GXUing WWII. He married Joyce Elaine Kammerer on April 22, 1950, and together they had two daughters, Pamela and Nancy. He was employed at Belle City Malleable and Iron Co./Racine Steel Castings for 42 years.

Jake was a loving, attentive husband and father, and enjoyed the companionship of a large and wonderful circle of friends. He chased par on the golf course, enjoyed HQGOHVV KRXUV Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ IRU WKH HOXVLYH PXVNHOOXQJH DQG savored a good joke and a dry martini. Jake had an eye for invention and designed many items that helped him adapt when his muscles began to fail. His appreciation of music was legendary.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Stewart, and will be sorely missed by his surviving family, daughters, Pamela Scheible (Steven) of Eau Claire and Nancy Stewart (Jeff Peterson) of Luck; grandchildren, Mark Scheible of Madison, Lindsey Dahlke (Brian) of Windsor, Colo., Jacob Scheible of Wausau and Arianne Stewart Peterson of Cumberland; great-grandchildren Carson and Breckyn Dahlke and Payton Scheible; nephew, Lee Kammerer of Racine, and many other nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff at Comforts of Home in Frederic for their loving care of Jake and his family over the last two years.

A private ceremony for immediate family will be held in Arbor Vitae, Wis. The family requests memorials to 7KH 0\RVLWLV $VVRFLDWLRQ LQ OLHX RI Ă RZHUV The Myositis Association, 1737 King St., Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314 Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com . Please refer to these websites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-3274475 or 715-825-5550.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

John Irvin Hermstad John Irvin Hermstad, 88, died Aug. 3, 2013, in Cumberland. He was born Dec. 23, 1924, to Justin and Ellen Hermstad in the Town of Bone Lake. In grade school, there were too many children named John, so he decided to be called by his middle name, Irvin.

Irvin farmed all his life along with his father, Justin.

They milked Holstein cows. In 1977, Irvin married Delores Friis. Delores went from being a city girl to a farm wife. They continued farming until 1955, when they sold the farm and moved across the road to a new house on the west side of Ward Lake.

Irvin, through the years, served on many local boards in the community including Polk County Fair Board, United Pioneer Home in Luck, Bone Lake Town Board, Holstein Breeders of Polk County and Frederic bowling league. He was also a Zion Lutheran Church of Bone Lake member and council member. He bought a John Deere Gator, on which he would often be seen â&#x20AC;&#x153;cruising the neighborKRRG Âľ VR LW LV RQO\ Ă&#x20AC;WWLQJ WKDW KH GLHG VLWWLQJ RQ KLV *DWRU Irvin is survived by his wife, Delores; sister, Cecelia (Roland) Renstrom; nephews, Dean (Marilyn) Renstrom, Gerald Renstrom, Mark (Emily) Renstrom; grandnephews, Paul Renstrom, Joel Renstrom, Kevin Renstrom and Jesse Renstrom; and grandniece, Brita Renstrom.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Zion LuWKHUDQ &KXUFK RI %RQH /DNH ZLWK WKH 5HY 0LNH )LVN RIĂ&#x20AC;ciating. Music was provided by vocalists Julie Hendricks and Britta Hibbs, and the organist was Sandy Hibbs. Interment was at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Bone Lake.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown were entrusted with the arrangements.

Glendora (Glenna) Hauger There will be a memorial service for Glendora (Glenna) Hauger on Friday, Aug. 30, at the Siren Methodist Church. Visitation is at 10 a.m. and the service at 11 a.m. Glenna passed away on July 8, 2013, in Los Banos, Calif.

Dale Swanson Dale Swanson of Milltown, formerly of Hudson, passed away on Aug. 15, 2013, after a month of battling health problems.

He was born July 17, 1943.

Dale graduated from Hudson High School in 1961 and married high school sweetheart Shelby Kees in 1963. During their marriage, they became foster parents to several foster children. Due to his career in electrical wholesale and fostering, they relocated from Hudson to Minneapolis, Eau Claire and later Centuria. This marriage later ended in divorce.

Beginning in 1965, Dale joined the National Guard in Company B based in New Richmond and Headquarters Company in Eau Claire. During his 13 years of service, he achieved the rank of staff sergeant and received many acclamations leading the food service teams.

Upon completion of his service, he found work in a variety of service industries and later found his true calling, helping customers in local hardware stores spanning from Dresser to Frederic.

In 2004 he met Dawn Anderson and her four children, and later married into the family in 2008. During their time together, they enjoyed several activities ranging from camping and canoeing, to mini golf, bowling and traveled from Alaska to Florida.

In the course of his 70 years, Dale appreciated hunting, Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ FXUOLQJ ZDWFKLQJ WKH *UHHQ %D\ 3DFNHUV JROĂ&#x20AC;QJ shooting trap and singing karaoke (yes, karaoke).

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Frances Swanson; sister, Pamela â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pennyâ&#x20AC;? Swanson; and dogs, Mutch and Maise. He is survived by his wife, Dawn; stepchildren, Brian Mapes, Angie Mapes, Tess Anderson and Billy Anderson; brother, Duane (Beth) Swanson; sister, Patricia Laughnan; cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.

Memorial services were held at Milltown Lutheran Church, Milltown, on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Please refer to these websites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444 or 715-825-5550.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the St. Croix Tribal Council, Kolstad Funeral Home, St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake, Lee Staples and numerous family and friends for all your condolences, assistance and support during our loss.

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

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

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

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes.

Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Pastor Paul Peterson, Cell # 715-566-3758 Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Traditional Service 10 a.m.; Last Sunday of the month outdoor service 10 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, 8:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt, 218-371-1335 715-327-4461 Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion 1st Sun. FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG Mark Hendrickson, Interim Pastor, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN, 651-465-5265 Trad. Wor. - 8:30 a.m.; Cont. Wor. - 11 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Elaine Silpala, cushingparish.org 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Worship & Holy Communion - 9 a.m.; GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA 877 190th Ave., CTH G, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun. of each month GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715-416-3086, 715-327-8384, Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter - 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791; Pastor Bill Schroeder Fall/winter schedule (Sept.-May) Sunday Worship 10 a.m. w/communion; Sunday School 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Elaine Silpala, cushingparish.org Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; lucklutheran.org (June-Aug.) Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN Pastors Mel Rau & Maggie Isaacson 113 W. Main St.. W., 715-825-2453 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gâ&#x20AC;?

Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Jody Walter Church Phone 715-327-8608 Sun. Wor. - 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Andrea Fluegel Sun. Wor. 9:00 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; Email: leslie56@centurytel.net SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-8223001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 June 2, 2013 - Sept. 15, 2013 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion twice month.

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services at 8 & 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Wor. 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Wor. 7 p.m.

Communion - 1st & Last Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 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) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST - UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - UPPER ST. CROIX FALLS Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker 715-463-2624 Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST 7520 Water St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER 26503 Muskey Ave., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m., Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST htslumc@gmail.com 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST 3482 115th St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST osceolawiumc.org; oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Kathy Huneywell Sunday Early Risers Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX FALLS Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship Serv. - 10 a.m.; Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC 100 Linden Street, Frederic Pastor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freddieâ&#x20AC;? Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Serv. 5:15 p.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST 24025 1st Ave. So., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Wor. - 10:15 a.m.

(Nursery available) TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Ken Sohriakoff 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. William Brenna, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Sunday 8:30 a.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake Rev. John A. Drummy; Pastor - 715-405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.

ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept.-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. William Brenna 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Justin Hosking, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Morning Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 933 248th St., Osceola Pastor Dave Williams Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church & Nursery provided TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 1816 108th St., CTH I Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:30 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; fbcamery.org; Email: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN 715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Assoc. Pastor Dan Mielke Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery provided) GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cure for the Common Churchâ&#x20AC;?

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., Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST Pastor David Prince 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

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

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX 523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN; holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Serv. 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 201 Hwy. 35, Dresser (formerly The Boulevard) Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982; Office 715-417-0945 Sunday Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Nursery available.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES QUAKER MEETING 715-866-5016 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-5645 Chaplain Alan Hagstrom alan.hagstrom@myomc.org MyOmc.org/specialtyserv 1chapel.php Chapel open daily for meditation.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

Worship and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COMMUNITY CHURCH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faith on Purposeâ&#x20AC;? (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-553-1800, Pastor Rick VanGundy Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Every Monday Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake old courthouse, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Moms in Prayer, First Baptist, Amery, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 715-268-5408.

Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Open Topic support group, 6:30 p.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Polk County.

Christian 12-Step Recovery group at Faith Lutheran Church, Balsam Lake, 7-8 p.m., 715-566-4215.

Every Tuesday Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 7 p.m.

Sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-2617233 for location, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Domestic violence and sexual assault support group, 5:15 p.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Burnett County.

Every Wednesday Free playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m., 715-557-0630.

Every Thursday

The Latch breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576.

Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10-11:30 a.m.

Every Friday Domestic violence support group, 10-11 a.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Polk County.

Every Saturday AA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.

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Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 162 in the government center. â&#x20AC;˘ Food and Friends community dinner will be held at Siren Covenant Church 5-6 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Wonderland Snowmobile Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garage sale at their building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett-Washburn Local Work Group, NCRS, meeting at the USDA Service Center, 9 a.m., 715-635-8228, ext. 3.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley.

Meal and fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100. â&#x20AC;˘ Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group at the medical center, 1-3 p.m., 715-483-0431.

â&#x20AC;˘ 40th St. Croix Tribe Wild Rice Powwow. Two miles west of Danbury on Hwy. 77.

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WEDNESDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x161; Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Becoming an Outdoor Family Program, nature hike, at Crex, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Foreignerâ&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715-4833387.

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Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Lyme disease education and support at Our Saviorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

Centuria â&#x20AC;˘ Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-485-3363.

Danbury â&#x20AC;˘ Garden tea at the Forts, 1 p.m., theforts.org, 715-8668890.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Citizen Patrol meeting at the government center, jury room, 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Sign-up 1:30 p.m., distribution 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park at the band shell: Sonny Winberg, 6:30-8:30 p.m., visitsiren.com

FRIĆ & SATĆ /Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2022; & Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2013; Cumberland â&#x20AC;˘ Youth hockey truck & tractor pull at 500 8th Ave. Register 5 p.m., tractor pull 6 p.m., truck pull 7 p.m.

Webb Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Community clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garage sale at the town hall, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

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FRIDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2022; Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Red Cross blood drive at Georgetown Lutheran, 12:306:30 p.m., 800-733-2767.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Music on the Overlook: Aerosmith Tribute, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com â&#x20AC;˘ Sew Good Improv at Festival Theatre, 9-10 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org â&#x20AC;˘ Story time at the library for preschoolers and families, animal tails, 10 a.m., 715-483-1777.

SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2013; & Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2014; Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Trapper education class at Crex. Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org

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SATURDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2013; Danbury â&#x20AC;˘ Antique & collectibles appraisal at the Forts, 1-4 p.m., theforts.org, 715-866-8890.

Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Brat & corn feed at Faith Lutheran Church, 4-7 p.m.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Xcel gymnastics open house/sign up for gymnastics from 10 a.m.-noon, xcelgymnasticsgrantsburg.com.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Wisconsin Polk/Burnett Farmers Union meeting at Oakwood Inn, 11 a.m.

Markville, Minn. â&#x20AC;˘ Free corn and bratfest at Zion Church, 4-7 p.m.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ Fish fry/corn feed at Bering Park, 4 p.m. till gone.

Range â&#x20AC;˘ Apple River Fire & Rescue pancake breakfast at the Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW D P

vice at Laketown Lutheran Church, 10:30 a.m.

Farmington â&#x20AC;˘ Fall festival at Assumption Catholic Church, 11 a.m.4 p.m.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Annual pie & ice-cream social at Central United Methodist Church, noon-2:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;May Contain Nuts - Back-To-School Specialâ&#x20AC;? by the choir students at the high school, 7 p.m.

Laketown â&#x20AC;˘ Indianhead Chorus at Laketown Lutheranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10:30 a.m. service.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Recognition-blessing service for Burnett County emergency service providers at the fairgrounds, 3 p.m.

Potluck following at community center. â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Tavern League Golf Tournament at Voyager Village. 1 p.m. shotgun start, 715-349-5755.

MONDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2DC; Balsam Lake

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â&#x20AC;˘ Adoption support group, Unity High School band room, 7:15 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Beef pasture walk at Bashaw Valley Farm, 10 a.m.noon, 715-635-3506, 715-520-2112.

â&#x20AC;˘ Bread distribution at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2-6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Family Play Day at Interstate Park, 10 a.m.-noon 715 IULHQGVRĂ&#x20AC;QWHUVWDWHSDUN RUJ

Trade Lake â&#x20AC;˘ 6ORSS\ MRH GLQQHU EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IRU .\OH .DWK\ /H[HQ at Trade Lake Baptist Church, 4-7 p.m.

SUNDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2014; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ 0HDW ORDI GLQQHU UDIĂ H at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Polk/Burnett Beekeepers annual picnic at Ron Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, 1325 140th Ave., 715-268-9416.

Cushing â&#x20AC;˘ Variety music at Skonewood, 6:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Indianhead Chorus to perform during worship ser-

Falun Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Polk County Genealogy Society basic class at the museum, 10-11:30 a.m. Meeting 1-3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2122; Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Polk County Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group at social services building, 715-483-3133. â&#x20AC;˘ Historical society meeting at the museum, 7:15 p.m., 715-268-6578.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday Chat monthly session at the senior center for caregivers. 12:30-2 p.m., 877-485-2372, adrcnwwi.org

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ .LGV 1LJKW 2XW at the community center, 6-8 p.m., 715825-3500.

â&#x20AC;˘ Dog hike at Crex, 5-6:30 p.m., crexmeadows.org, 715483-3387.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group meeting at the library, 2 p.m., 715-689-2350.

FRIĆ Ĺ&#x2018;SUNĆ / AUGĆ Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x2019;Ĺ&#x2018;SEPTĆ Ĺ&#x201C; Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Lions/Lioness yard sale at Crooked Lake. Starts 8 a.m. sharp, 715-349-2400.

FRIDAY/Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x2019; Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Wolf-howl program at Crex Meadows, 7:30 p.m., 715463-2739.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hotel Transylvaniaâ&#x20AC;? at Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park/community center, 8:30-10:30 p.m., milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715-825-2313.

SATURDAY/Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201C; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry at Congregational Church. Register 8:30 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Free outdoor movie at Balsam Rod and Gun Club.

Bring chair/blanket, dusk, balsamlakelibrary.org, 715485-3215.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ 5693 GHDGOLQH IRU 6DW 6HSW .QLWWLQJ &URFKHW Extravaganza, 715-653-2619, 715-653-2510.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Youth hockey gun & sport show at The Lodge Center Arena, setup 6-9 a.m., show 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-733-0380.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Craft & bake sale at Lakeside Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.2 p.m.

SATĆ & SUNĆ / AUGĆ Ĺ&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201C; & SEPTĆ Ĺ&#x201C; Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Arts & crafts show at Voyager Village. Sat. 9 a.m.4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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