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Rachel Glover and Brittanie Blume’s smiling faces show they were A-OK with being turned around and upside down while high in the air at the Grantsburg Fair. The girls gave thumbsup signs (right) as they exited the Topsy Turvy ride. More fair photos in Currents. - Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Until hope was gone Those who volunteered to search for 3-year-old Reena Mae Williams stayed until the bitter end

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer DANBURY - The house at the end of Third Avenue South was built to house the caretakers of the two hydroelectric dams in Danbury. It is surrounded by water, situated on a manmade island that was created when the Yellow River was diverted toward the two dams.

It was also the house 3-year-old Reena Mae Williams called home. Tragically, the

young girl was found dead in the waters surrounding her home by the Danbury Fire and Rescue dive team at about 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, nearly 24 hours after she was reported missing.

There are few Reena Mae Williams details yet made public about the overnight search for the 3-foot, 8-inch, blond-haired girl, but by morning the word

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Regatta this Saturday on Balsam Lake BALSAM LAKE - The Balsam Lake Regatta will be held this Saturday, Aug. 25, beginning with a noon registration followed by a captains meeting at 12:30 p.m., followed by the race. All classes of boats are welcome and there is no entry fee. The race will take place in Main Bay with the captains meeting at Ward’s Resort on Hwy. 46. People are asked to use the west launch. The regatta is open to everyone, even if they do not live on Balsam Lake. The Balsam Lake Yacht Club is offering to help beginners learn the rules of racing. For more information e-mail elliott @maillin.com. - with submitted information

Local grad among finalists in Butterfinger contest OSCEOLA - Anna Holmquist, 2008 graduate of Osceola High School and the daughter of Jeff and Julie Holmquist of Dresser, is among the top five finalists in Buttefinger’s Last Spokesperson on Earth video contest. She wrote a song, and with the help of a friend, made a video. Should she win, Butterfinger will award her $15,000 and a trip to Las Vegas. Voting goes until Aug. 27, and people may vote once a day for their favorite. To view the videos go to facebook.com/ butterfinger/app_306874046075064. To vote, people must “like” the page and then click on Holmquist’s video, ”Butterfinger, I’m Your Girl,” and vote for it by clicking the bottom in the lower righthand corner. Holmquist lives in Chicago after recently graduating from Beloit College in Beloit. Shown are Holmqist and Adam Samberg, whom she met while at a restaurant in Chinatown. Photo submitted

LEFT: Calvin Brown is shown with family members, granddaughter Abigail Brown and her father, Doug Brown (behind the wheel) after a long day of work last Thursday, Aug. 16, following the discovery of nine livestock killed by lightning early that morning. - Photos by Cathy Brown

Lightning’s second fatal strike brings total to 19 cows WEBSTER - Lightning has struck more than twice at the Calvin Peterson farm just west of Webster on CTH FF. But the strike early Thursday morning, Aug. 16, was the second time in a decade - nearly 10 years to the day - that he’s lost cattle to lightning.

Peterson reported that nine

head of his cattle, four cows and five feeder calves, were killed by lightning about 1 a.m. Thursday.

“The weather got pretty rough here,” he said, adding that it’s getting downright “spooky” the way lightning keeps zeroing in on his farm.

It was 10 years ago, Sept. 1, 2002, that Peterson lost 10 cows

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Shown is the car driven by Wendell R. Rogers, 50, Luck, following a fatal accident Tuesday morning, Aug. 21. - Photo from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Satisfaction this Friday at MOTO ST. CROIX FALLS - The USA’s No. 1 Rolling Stones tribute band will play Music on the Overlook this Friday, Aug. 24. “St. Croix Falls is rockin’ honored and thrilled to have Satisfaction join us for our exciting Music On The Overlook Summer concert series,“ says MOTO organizer Woody McBride. “Is it just my imagination or have we had some awesomely fun shows this year at MOTO? No! It’s not [my imagination] and this one with the Rolling Stones tribute will be no exception.” Visit musicontheoverlook.com for ongoing updates. If rain, the show moves to Festival Theatre across the street from the Overlook. On tour to celebrate the Stones 50th anniversary, Satisfaction hails from Louisiana and will make only a few stops in the Midwest.

The event is sponsored by St. Croix Falls’ Central Bank, Johnson Motors, Holiday Inn Express, Cyclova XC, The Copy Shop and Linatex. This highly acclaimed production showcases the most authentic cast and costuming audiences have ever witnessed. Impersonators of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and supporting cast bring a colorful performance to over 50 years of classic hits. In 2010 the show received their highest accolades ever as they were approved by the Rolling Stones to perform long-term engagements annually with the Walt Disney Corp. The group has now launched a new project titled “A Symphony For The Devil” which features the group performing with symphony orchestras around the world. - with submitted informatinon

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POLK COUNTY – A 50-yearold rural Luck man died Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, when he was ejected from the vehicle he was driving after it left the roadway and overturned.

Wendell R. Rogers was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 southbound on Round Lake Road, approximately a half mile south of 250th Avenue in the Town of Bone Lake when he failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle entered the east ditch and overturned, ejecting Rogers.

After Rogers was ejected, the vehicle continued on, crossing back over Round Lake Road before coming to rest in the west ditch. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Briefly ST. CROIX FALLS – The summer season is winding to a close and so is summer nature story time at Wisconsin Interstate Park. Don’t miss the final story time of the season at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30. Join naturalists Julie Fox and Barb Walker for a story and activity chosen especially for young children and their parents. Their final story time this summer may include special guests, live critters, sure to delight both children and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location within the park. Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8.

Nature story time is free of charge, but a state park sticker is required to enter the park. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. - submitted ••• BALSAM LAKE - The Polk County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the justice center in Balsam Lake at 7:15 p.m. This month Darcy Thompson is their presenter. She will give the history of the Underground Railroad through quilts. Could quilts have been used to signal a safe house for runaway slaves?

Could they have been used to communicate information along the Underground Railroad?

Journey back to the mid-1800s and learn what messages may have been hidden in the quilt patterns of the Civil War era.

For further information contact Muriel Pfeifer at 715-268-6578. submitted ••• MADISON – Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network stations will broadcast daily live coverage of the Republican National Convention Aug. 27-30, from 6 to 10 p.m. Live Web streaming of convention coverage will also be available at wpr.org. “We want to offer our listeners thorough and insightful reporting and analysis from the convention,” said WPR Ideas Network Director Sheryl Gasser.

“We believe our partners at WNYC and NPR, their reporters and hosts, will provide comprehensive coverage of the days’ events.” – from WPR

Tractor Drive for Cancer this Saturday GRANTSBURG - A Tractor Drive for Cancer will be held this Saturday, Aug. 25, at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area.

People wishing to take part should be at the Crex Meadows center for registration beginning at 8 a.m. The drive is free but donations will be welcomed for cancer. All proceeds will go to the Burnett County and American cancer societies.

The drive will begin at 9:30 a.m. and travel 23 miles on blacktop roads with stops along the way, returning to the Crex center on CTH D. Trucks and trailers can be left there during the drive. Tools, fuel, air tanks and portable toilets will be with on the trip. Treats will be provided at the wayside park at the north end of the meadows.

Bring food and field glasses.

Those who wish to participate should make sure their tractor can maintain an 8-mph speed and has good brakes. A peoplehauler trailer or wagon may be towed, but it will be the responsibility of the owner or driver.

Drivers must have a valid driver’s license. No alcohol on the drive.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Clayton Jorgensen at 715-463-5725. - with submitted information

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Service of closing this Sunday for Trinity Lutheran of Danbury DANBURY - Trinity Lutheran Church in Danbury is having a service of closing on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. The Rev. William Plautz will be serving as the guest preacher with the Rev. Gerald Heinecke officiating. A reception will follow at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Webster.

“The closing of Trinity Lutheran Church was a difficult decision over a period of time that the members struggled with,” Heinecke said. “So it is with great sadness they close the doors on 97 years of ministry in the north woods of Wisconsin this Sunday.”

Heinecke agreed to be interviewed about the closing of Trinity and the plight of small-town churches in America for a future article in the Leader.

Church history The Rev. Plautz once wrote, “Brothers and sisters of Trinity, may the Holy Spirit empower us to constantly thank him, the true God alone, as we use all that he has given us.”

Trinity began in 1913 before the faithful members even had a building of their own.

The original intent of Rev. Sommers and his parishioners was to have the church in Markville, Minn., where he would arrive on the train in the afternoon.

He would walk seven miles to Aspen where he would hold a meeting of about 60 people. Then, he would walk back to take a train that left the station just before 2 a.m. to return to Frederic.

This plan fell through, though, and in August of 1919, the cornerstone was laid at the current building located at the corner of Fourth Street and Center Street in Danbury. The dedication fol-

Fundraiser planned to help St. Croix Falls family who lost home in June fire ST. CROIX FALLS—In the middle of the day on June 12, Thira Cocherell and her two daughters lost everything. At least that’s how St. Croix Fire Chief Mike Dorsey described the damage caused by the fouralarm fire that engulfed the home and everything in its; “a total loss.”

Since then, the community has come together to provide some support to Cocherell; her boyfriend, Tim; and her two daughters, Addie, 8; and Penelope, 5. Efforts to collect donations and prizes are culminating in a fundraiser benefit to take place Sunday, Aug. 26, from 3-6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in St. Croix Falls.

There will be a spaghetti dinner, raffles and a silent auction with all proceeds going directly to the family to help them replace personal items that were not part of the insurance settlement. Anyone wishing to donate items for the silent auction can contact Kirk Anderson at 715-598-4129, or monetary donations can be sent to Eagle Valley Bank, 102 N. Washington St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. — Jean Koelz with submitted information

Trinity Lutheran Church in Danbury is having a service of closing on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2 p.m. – Photo submitted lowed on Dec. 11, 1919. The bell was given to the church by Nathan Cohan, I.C. Tabor and Allen Brooks. The pulpit was made and donated by the Rev. Henry Mueller. The baptismal font was handmade by Herman Guetschow. Other significant donations were made by Geo Benson, John Beneke and Lewis Larson to help set up and establish the church building.

Sallie Gerber was the organist for Trinity for many years on the old pump organ. A new Wurlitzer organ was purchased in the late 1950s. It was on this instrument that Iola Hills played for most of her 40 years of service to the church. In 1993, an electronic Rogers organ/keyboard became the church’s form of hymn accompaniment. Margel Ruck became the organist in 1994 and continues in this capacity today.

Christmastime meant special decorations and programs.

There were Christmas programs for many years involving the visiting grandchildren along with the children of the congregation.

One such program involved a Chrismon Tree with ornaments made from Styrofoam, beads and glitter. The narrators would explain what each ornament meant, and they would place them on the tree. Edith Spafford crafted the beautiful ceramic nativity set that sits atop the piano each Christmas season. Gifts of apples were given to those who attended the Christmas Eve service, donated by Russ and Ginny Estridge along with the Ladies Aid. There were candy treats for the children furnished by Marilyn Myers, along with little extras given by Laura Neubauer.

Even the Christmas trees themselves were a donation from church families; in the earlier years by the Benson and Andersen families and later years by the Buhler family through Joe Delmont and the Windy Ridge farm.

There is a story that shows how members of Trinity could help someone in need. One day when Iola Hills was leaving the church during the week, a young

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Five cases of whooping cough in Polk thus far POLK COUNTY - Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is currently widespread, with 3,496 cases in Wisconsin from Jan. 1 to July 31.

Five cases have been reported in Polk County, but neighboring St. Croix County has 48.

In light of the outbreak in Wisconsin, the Polk County Health Department is encouraging families and individuals to be on the lookout for symptoms.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, once you become infected with whooping cough, it can take one to three weeks for signs and symptoms to appear. Early symptoms are usually mild at first and resemble those of a common cold: • Runny nose • Nasal congestion • Sneezing • Red, watery eyes • A mild fever • Dry cough.

After a week or two, signs and symptoms worsen. Thick mucus accumulates inside airways, causing uncontrollable coughing. Severe and prolonged coughing attacks may: • Provoke vomiting • Result in a red or blue face • Cause extreme fatigue • End with a high-pitched “whoop” sound during the next breath of air.

Many people don’t develop

the characteristic whoop. Sometimes, a persistent hacking cough is the only sign that an adolescent or adult has whooping cough.

People experiencing any of these symptoms please contact their local medical provider.

Pertussis is diagnosed by testing a nasal (nose) swab specimen collected during the early stage of the illness.

Public health officials across the state are encouraging those not vaccinated do so. “The best defense against pertussis continues to be vaccination,” says Gretchen Sampson, Polk County health officer. “We recommend all Polk County residents check their vaccination status and schedule a visit to their health-care providers if they have not yet been immunized against pertussis.”

It should be noted that the vaccine does not guarantee that one will not get pertussis. If someone does experience pertussis after immunization, their case is usually milder.

In Polk County, pertussis containing vaccines are also available at the Polk County Health Department by calling 715-4858500 to set up an appointment.

- from Polk County Health Dept.

boy was waiting outside next to his bike. He asked for permission to sleep in the church for the night. They went over to Lewis and Irene Gerber’s house and he was given permission. In the morning, the key was found replaced under the mat along with a note of thanks. The boy was a newly confirmed Lutheran from Minneapolis. Later, Hills called his home from the address that he had given, and his mom confirmed that her son had slept in the church, and he had been given lunch as well as the chance to shower as he journeyed along his way to Duluth on his bicycle.

He took the train on the return trip, though.

The public is invited to join the members of Trinity as they celebrate the years that their church was open to witness to those in Northwest Wisconsin. One of Trinity’s former pastors, the Rev. C.W. Gade, penned in 1973, “Let us therefore strive to continue to build one another up in the faith and to serve the people of God. We have been called to be faithful! And he has given us his Word, preserved it among us, and charged us to proclaim it among the people.” - with submitted information

Danbury man in cycle accident dies ST. PAUL, Minn. – A 41-yearold Danbury man who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, Aug. 11, has died at a Twin Cities hospital, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

Jason R. Casey was ejected from the motorcycle he was riding on 290th Avenue in Polk County when he failed to negotiate a curve and was ejected from the motorcycle. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Siren man sentenced to 10 years

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer SIREN - Seventy-year-old John Quist, Siren, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison followed by five years of extended supervision for repeated sexual assault of child on Wednesday, Aug. 15. A first-degree sexual assault, three counts of seconddegree sexual assault and four bail-jumpings where read in for sentencing purposes and dismissed.

The different sexual ass a u l t s involved three different victims over John E. Quist nearly two decades. All of the incidents took place in the Town of Meenon.

His sentence orders that Quist have no contact with the victims and no contact with juveniles under the age of 18. He must submit a DNA sample and register as a sex offender. He must also attend sex offender treatment.

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Until hope was gone/from page 1 was out that she was missing and volunteers gathered at the Danbury ball field. The DNR organized teams of volunteers to search the dense blowdown near her home, shoulder to shoulder. Some volunteers brought dogs to assist the search. Danbury’s own Pardun’s Canoe Rental and the St. Croix Casino - Danbury transported search teams in shuttle buses.

The St. Croix Tribe’s casino also provided shelter tents, chairs and food for volunteers.

Also providing food was the Log Cabin Store.

Several North Memorial ambulances were stationed at the ball field. Ambulance crews tended the injuries as they arose. Most injuries were minor, but one Minneapolis teenager was stung several times by bees, and one man was transported to the hospital with chest pains.

Search volunteers unanimously described the woods as tough to walk through, and it seemed impossible to search every downed tree and upended root mass, but volunteers were driven to try anyway.

Meanwhile, the search continued along the Yellow River. The road to the house Reena lived in went past the ball field, but it was blocked off by police. The lack of official word from the search along the river only added to the frustration felt by some volunteers.

By late afternoon Wednesday, there were nearly 500 volunteers gathered to help, many hoping to join the search despite the threat of thunderstorms and approaching dusk. Many had rushed from their jobs to join the search, but no search teams were sent out after 4:30 p.m.

A little after 6 p.m., Pardun’s Canoe shuttle buses left the ball field, signaling that the search was over, for at least the night.

Without official word, it was unclear why the search was called off, but already there were rumors circulating in the crowd that the girl’s body was found in the river, rumors that proved to be accurate.

After it was apparent that the search was called off, many at the ball field left. Others remained to watch various public safety vehicles leave the scene. At about 6:20 p.m. the chairs provided by the casino were loaded up, making the wait more uncomfortable, but many still waited for some sort of official word from authorities.

Bob Hartshorn of the DNR Grantsburg station directed multiple search teams from his truck parked at the Danbury ball field. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Danbury ball field to help search for the missing child.

North Memorial Ambulance crew members tended to a search volunteer. Most of the injuries treated were minor, but there was one man who was transported to the hospital for chest pains and one teenager that was treated for multiple bee stings. - Photos by Sherill Summer

Jenna Danish, mother of Reena Mae Williams, gives a statement to several TV news stations covering the search for the missing girl in Danbury on Wednesday, Aug. 15. In her statement, she thanks everyone for their offers of support and their help in trying to find her daughter. Below, posters were distributed throughout the area during the search.

Sheriff’s statements

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland held an emotional press conference at 6:40 p.m. for all at the ball field, both media covering the story and volunteers. He announced that the body of Reena was found about 25 yards from the house in 2-1/2 to 3 feet of water, in the waters where the family boat was launched. The area where the girl was found is often referred to as the channel.

Roland acknowledged that the girl had a history of wandering and that the investigation still continues as the sheriff’s department will gather more information about the incident in coming days. Roland mentioned that the channel would be drained to help gather information, something he estimated would take half a day. An autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Roland was asked about the FBI’s presence at the scene, and he explained that it was standard procedure for them to be at all missing children cases. He also stated that other agencies were helping with the investigation and that the investigation would include door-todoor interviews with residents to find out all they can.

Roland also stated that the sheriff’s department would like to know more about a vehicle with Missouri plates that was seen camping in the area without proper camping gear, although the sheriff was quick to note that nothing yet linked the vehicle to the 3-year-old girl.

He said all the family had been notified that the body was found and that family members were with grief counselors.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland is shown giving the news nobody wanted to hear, that 3-year-old Reena Mae Willams was found dead in water 25 yards from her home.

Mother thanks volunteers

After the press conference, the mother of the missing child, Jenna Danish, gave her own statement where she thanked everyone for their offers of support and their help in trying to find her daughter.

Later, some who were at the scene when the body was found wanted to correct information given by Roland at the press conference, noting that the location of Reena when she was found was in 4 to 6 feet of water, tangled in weeds and several feet offshore, not in 2 or 3 feet of water as noted by the sheriff.

Members of the Grantsburg Fire Department were appropriately dressed for walking through thick blowdown debris in Danbury. The department was called early Wednesday morning, Aug. 15, to assist in the search for 3-year-old Reena Mae Williams. When they arrived in Danbury, dogs were still in the woods and organizers wanted as few people in the woods as possible so as to not disrupt possible scent trails. The department eventually got into the thick of the search and were still in Danbury late Wednesday afternoon. Many areas where the firefighters searched were littered with blowdown from last year’s storm. Being the true firefighters they are, they couldn’t help but comment on the fire risk the storm debris posed, especially if we have a dry winter again this year.

Autopsy shows death was natural; charges not ruled out at this time

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer DANBURY - Three-year-old Reena Mae Williams’ body was found Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 15, and an autopsy was conducted on Thursday, Aug. 16. She had water in her lungs consistent with normal signs of drowning, according to Burnett County Medical Examiner Mike Maloney.

Although the toxicology results are not in yet, the preliminary results indicate accidental drowning. Outside a couple of scratches, her body showed no sign of trauma or anything suspicious, Maloney said.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland did not know as of Tuesday, Aug. 21, if charges would be brought against the parents, Jenna Danish and Thomas Williams Jr. Roland said the investigation is moving forward; the staff is continuing to conduct interviews and is followin up on leads. The staff has also met with the district attorney’s office.

Roland believes the investigation could be complete later this week or early next week.

He asks the community at large to “let us do our job,” promising the department is taking the time to do it right.

Watch the Leader’s Facebook and Web site (the-leader.net) for updates on this story.

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Property value decline slows in Polk County

Fee schedule creates discussion

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — The state recently released the 2012 equalized value figures, and Polk County showed its smallest decline since 2008.

Polk County Administrator Dana Frey, in his report to the county board Tuesday evening, Aug. 21, said that equalized valuation in the county dropped 1.8 percent from 2011. “That’s very good compared with the rest of the state,” he said, adding that the overall decline across the state averaged 3.2 percent.

Polk County also saw better numbers than surrounding counties.

Burnett County experienced a 7-percent decline in valuation, followed by Barron County at nearly 6 percent, St. Croix County with 5.5 percent and Dunn County with 4 percent.

Some areas in southwest Wisconsin actually saw a slight increase in property values, he said, which some take to be a sign that the housing market may have turned the corner.

New construction, however, has been slight, at about 0.5 percent.

Revenue from county sales tax is good, Frey reported in response to a question from Supervisor Craig Moriak. Revenue in August, reflective of July sales, was more than $254,000, an all-time high, he said.

“We’ll easily meet our budget target,” Frey said. The 2012 budget includes $2.25 million in sales tax revenue.

Fee schedule Each year, in preparation for developing the budget for the following year, the board of supervisors reviews the schedule of fees charged for services provided by each county department.

The fee schedule presented to the board

Tuesday night listed all of the approximately 300 fees charged, indicated which fees were changing and explained the reason for the change. A few were eliminated, and some were increased slightly with the note that the increase was needed to cover actual costs.

Several supervisors took the opportunity to speak about concerns that they had or that had been brought to them about some of the fees. Dean Johansen said he would like to see the $285 fee for a driveway access off a county highway to be eliminated, as well as the $175 fee for access to a field.

The cost of installing a culvert for the access could be $1,000, he said, and the permit fee is another 25 percent of that cost.

“To me it doesn’t seem right,” Johansen said.

He also spoke against a $150 fee charged by the land information department for a permit to build an accessory building. A storage shed might cost $50, he noted, but the permit would be still be $150.

Supervisor Rick Scoglio said that this past year, three people wanted to add a ramp to make their home more accessible. Between the county permit fee of $250 and the town fee of $100, he said, it became too expensive.

“It is very hated,” he added.

Both Harry Johansen and Neil Johnson brought up concerns with the permit fee charged to churches for holding fundraiser meals. If a church holds more than three such events a year, said Johnson, they must pay for $385 license equal to a full-time restaurant. Supervisor Jim Edgell brought up the fact that the state is responsible for restaurant inspections and licensing. “They should be doing it,” he said.

Supervisors Marvin Caspersen and George Stroebel both reiterated that the fees are designed to recoup actual costs to

the county. If the costs are not covered by the user, said Stroebel, every taxpayer in the county is paying for it.

The resolution allowing the fee schedule to be used for developing the 2013 budget was approved on a voice vote, but with several supervisors opposed.

Administrator’s report Frey submitted a draft copy of a debt management policy that would govern the issuance and management of county debt.

Among other things, said Frey, adopting a debt management policy can put the county in a position to receive better interest rates. They currently have a Moody bond rating of Aa3, he said.

The county is looking to refinance an old debt that still has two years of payments, and in doing so would save about $60,000 over the two-year period. The policy is needed to finalize the refinance.

Frey also reported that Endeavors Adult Development Center has made payments on money owed to the county.

He said that $3,000 of the $36,000 fuel bill has been paid, and $2,800 of $7,200 owed for maintenance has been paid. Current rent is paid, but there is still some rent owed, according to Frey.

Other business • The appointment of Supervisor Craig Moriak as Polk County’s representative to the newly formed Community Development Block Grant Consortium was approved. Other approved appointments are Debra Peters for a five-year term to the Polk County Housing Authority; David Muller and Gary Dado to two-year terms to the renewable energy committee; Harlen Hegdal to a two-year term to the Golden Age Manor Board; and Marlin Baillargeon to a two-year term to River County Resource Conservation and Development.

• In response to a vote this past April

to reduce the size of the county board from 23 member to 15, a redistricting committee was established consisting of nine individuals from throughout the county.

Appointed were Tom Olson of the Town of Beaver, Judge Robert Rasmussen of Amery, Jim Biestle of the Town of St. Croix Falls, Jerry Willits of the Town of Sterling, Ed Gullickson of the Town of Garfield, Joanne Hallquist of the Town of Lincoln, Bill Aleva of Centuria, Brad Olson of the Town of Clam Falls and Robert Blake of the Town of Lorain.

• The board approved a resolution updating the boundaries of the Big Blake Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District, adding one new property to the district. When Supervisor Patricia Schmidt asked about the tax impact on the new property, lake district Chairperson Sam Rivers Weber said that the assessment would be $15 to $20 per year. The district encompasses all properties within 1,000 feet of the lakeshore.

• A report from Supervisor Warren Nelson that weeds are being harvested from the Apple River led to a discussion on the pros and cons of weed harvesting.

• A public hearing on a proposed ordinance establishing fees for unfunded mandated child support programs will be held at the Sept. 18 meeting of the county board of supervisors. The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. A copy of the proposed ordinance can be found at co.polk.wi.us.

• Supervisor Jay Luke reported that the federal administration has mandated that ambulance volunteers be paid minimum wage. The move is costing his local ambulance $14,000 next year, he said. The law has been on the books for several years but is now being enforced. Luke said the action was taken in order to decrease unemployment figures.

Nov. 6 referendum fi fin nalized at Luck

Changes considered for summer recreation programs

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — The Luck School Board of Education Monday night, Aug. 20, finalized plans for a Nov. 6 referendum vote where residents of the Luck School District will be asked to approve the borrowing of $1.2 million.

The resolution authorizing the borrowing states that the funds will be used for building improvements, consisting of plumbing, electrical and HVAC improvements, roofing projects, building improvements and additions (a storage shed), and the acquisition of equipment.

If approved, repayment of the debt will begin after a current loan is repaid during the 2013-14 school year. The school district can commit to the new borrowing and still allow taxpayers to see a decrease in the debt service portion of their property tax, said district Administrator Rick Palmer.

According to Palmer, taxpayers are currently paying a debt service levy of 95 cents per $1,000 of property value on money that has been borrowed. This means that taxes for the debt service on a home valued at $100,000 is $95.

Because the proposed borrowing is a smaller amount than the current one and interest rates are different, said Palmer, the debt service levy will decrease by 35 to 40 cents per $1,000 if the referendum is approved. The owner of the $100,000 property will be paying in the neighborhood of $60 for the debt service rather than $95.

“How’s everyone feel about this?” he asked school board members as they considered the resolution to authorize the referendum.

“This is exactly the way we were told to do it last time,” said board member Daryl Bazey, referring to comments from district voters during the last referendum indicating they would prefer smaller referendums timed so that one debt is repaid before another is taken on.

Besides, Bazey said, the proposed in-

The new electronic sign is installed at Luck School, waiting for programming to get the message board up and running.

The arch and supports were done gratis by Schaffer Manufacturing. “They have been a friend to Luck Schools and are very gracious to us,” said district Administrator Rick Palmer about Schaffer.

— Photo by Mary Stirrat

cludes no aesthetic projects, only needed maintenance projects.

The board also voted to hire Quarles & Brady to handle the legal aspects of the referendum and borrowing. Services connected to the referendum are estimated to cost $1,950 to $2,750. Should the referendum pass there will be additional fees for Quarles & Brady as bond counsel.

Summer recreation At the Sept. 24 annual meeting of the district, residents will hear a proposal from the school board to include summer recreation programs in the community education budget. The entire proposal would add about $7,500 to the annual community education levy, which runs lower than other schools in the area.

The school currently funds swimming lessons and junior high softball, golf and

tennis as needed, and the village funds the summer ball program for K-6 grade.

Under the new proposal, the school would oversee all the programs and hire a summer recreations supervisor. Right now, according to discussion, it is difficult to find volunteers who are willing to coach, schedule games and practices, and deal with equipment. A recreations supervisor would be responsible for scheduling and equipment, leaving the volunteer coaches to concentrate on coaching.

Testing changes Elementary teacher Ann Goldbach gave the board what she called a “heads up” regarding standardized testing. The spring tests, she said, are going to be rescored by “very different standards” in preparation of the upcoming change to national standards.

She warned the board to expect a reduction in the scores, saying that students scoring in the proficient/advanced range will most likely be sliding down.

“It’s every school in the state,” she said.

“Of all the schools in CESA, nobody was in the basement.”

Goldbach added that Wisconsin is known for having less rigorous standards than other states. Wisconsin is one of 48 states that will be switching to the national Common Core Standards in the near future, which means that students here will be scored with others across the nation instead of just the state.

In 2015, she said, every school in the 48 common core states will begin “smart testing,” using a computer to take the tests. If a student answers correctly the program will automatically go to a harder question.

If the answer is incorrect, the computer will back up to determine the level of student knowledge.

Other business • The board approved the new employee handbook that will take the place of the collective bargain agreement with teachers. “The new handbook does change such things as early retirement, sick days, how some things are paid for, and many other management rights and rules,” Palmer said later. Teacher representative Dean Roush said that the teachers have some concerns that will be presented to the board in a letter.

• The board accepted the resignation of teacher’s assistant Kathryn Dikkers, with thanks for her service to the district. Volunteer coaching assignments were approved, as well as a one-year contract with Alan Tomlinson as assistant football coach. Tomlinson has been a volunteer coach and will be trading places with Joe Wells, who had back surgery.

• Facility use requests will soon be processed online, with a link on the school’s web page, said high school Principal Mark Gobler.

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New ideas for Frederic schools

Open house for all Aug. 30

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Frederic School District parents and the public will get a chance to see what’s new at the Frederic schools and meet the new teachers when the district holds an open house at each building Thursday, Aug. 30, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Of interest to the general public, including families who home school, will be a presentation of the new alternate learning/hybrid model program at the high school. Plans for the new school year were a focus of the monthly meeting of the Frederic School Board Monday, Aug. 20.

The board also postponed setting a date for the school’s band trip to Florida, discussed the school dress code and heard that new technology is outstripping the capacity of the district’s computers.

The Frederic hybrid learning program is a new approach to reach the needs of a wide variety of area young people. Its mission is to meet the needs of all students by offering individualized learning programs. The “all” Frederic is trying to serve includes home-school students, students who want to take classes not offered onsite by the district, students who are homebound for health or other reasons, students with discipline issues, teen parents and youth with special needs.

The program will be based out of a special room in the high school and directed on-site by teacher Ethan Bergstrom.

Bergstrom’s role will be to facilitate the learning experience of each student. District Administrator Josh Robinson said, “Ethan must be an expert at working with kids, not an expert in each topic.” The core part of the program will be offered on-site afternoons at the school, though some of the learning can be off-site and anytime.

Students taking part in the hybrid program not currently enrolled at Frederic, such as home-schooled students, will have an opportunity to take part in all school activities, such as sports and music, and will have access to all school support staff, such as counselors.

Other topics The Frederic band is preparing for a trip to Florida and a chance to perform at Disneyland. The trip has been a Frederic event every four years with the students raising the funds for the travel in the interim. The board approved the 2012 trip in concept at its Monday meeting but left the date of the trip in the hands of administration. There was concern about the effect on the school curriculum if 40 percent of the high school students are gone for two days. The district is looking at the options of a trip during the school year or a trip during the summer after the classes

end.

Robinson told the board that the district is facing the need of investing in new computers to replace outmoded and slow ones. He said the current computers are setting limits on how the teachers can use the new technology available to them and setting limits on what can be done. In effect, the SMART Boards are too smart for some computers. Robinson said more details will be provided but the district may need to spend an estimated $110,000 districtwide on new computers.

The board approved new student handbooks and spent some time discussing the dress code, especially what should be included in the list of nonacceptable clothing. The board seemed to agree that appropriate dress is important but that it is important to set a standard and be consistent in the enforcement of the rules.

County board approves settlement in discrimination complaint

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The full Burnett County Board of Supervisors voted at their Thursday, Aug. 16, meeting to approve a settlement agreement in a discrimination complaint filed against the county which has been pending for the past two years.

Former Burnett County Deputy Joanna Bartosh, who resigned her position in July of 2010, filed the complaint with the Equal Rights Division in July of 2010 alleging Burnett County discriminated against her because of her gender, which is a violation of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. The Burnett County Administration Committee had already approved the settlement as recommended by the county’s

corporate counsel and submitted their recommendation for approval from the full board.

“We looked at the situation as best we could,” Supervisor Gerald Pardun told the board. “Under the circumstances of the case, drawing it out would cost the county more, so the decision was made to settle. I looked long and hard at this. It’s not something we took lightly.”

“It was a cheap settlement, right or wrong. To prolong it wouldn’t help,” stated Supervisor Gary Lundberg in agreement with Pardun’s assessment.

Some supervisors, including Supervisor Chris Sybers questioned why the board wasn’t getting all the information, eluding Sheriff Dean Roland’s response to the alleged discrimination charge by Bartosh

2012 Voyager Village Arts and Crafts show 35th anniversary WEBSTER – Voyager Village will be holding its 35th-annual Arts and Crafts show at the Voyager Village Community Center on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 2, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

They have around 100 booths for your shopping enjoyment: pottery, paintings, photographs, jewelry, quilts, clothing, table runners, place mats, floral arrangements, lawn ornaments, homemade wind socks, yard signs and homemade wooden furniture, other artists and more.

Gary Harpo, children’s author, will be signing his books.

Enjoy sampling the homemade fudge, candy, dips, salsas, meat sauces, vinegars and mustards and bring some home to savor later on.

You can purchase corn on the cob and eat it while you walk around. Smell and taste the breakfasts including aebleskiver, and lunch with lots of homemade

desserts.

Bradley Joseph will play music. He played five years with Yanni.

Pick up a good book to read at the usedbook shop.

The Voyager Village Arts and Crafts show is a nonprofit organization that started in 1977 and is run by hundreds of volunteers. They have donated over a half million dollars back to the community and to Voyager Village over the past 35 years.

Gratitude is extended to all the volunteers that make this happen.

If you belong to an organization that is in need of funds, please contact Voyager Village’s main office for an application.

Deadline for application is Sept. 1, 2012.

Enjoy a fabulous day at the fair.

The fair is located on CTH A, 12 miles east of Webster or 26 miles west of Spooner. – submitted

“that the true facts of the case were not heard.”

Lundberg replied by saying no testimony from either side was heard. “We heard no facts, the attorneys worked out the settlement. The judge said this is the best way to do it, to have the attorneys settle it.”

Supervisor Philip Lindeman noted he was concerned about comments being made concerning the case.

The board voted to approve the settlement with four supervisors casting no votes.

After the settlement was approved by the board, both county board Chairman Don Taylor and county Administrator Candace Fitzgerald were contacted as to what if any disciplinary actions and

changes would be taken within the sheriff’s department as a result of this complaint.

Taylor responded saying the questions asked had been referred to the county’s counsel and that he would try to get the answers as soon as possible.

Fitzgerald responded saying she had been advised by the county’s attorney to make no comments about this situation until it is fully closed (document signed by all parties, etc.), and thereafter the county could make a statement.

Fitzgerald said the documents are being processed, but all parties have not signed, so no comments would be coming until the closure of the case is official.

Reminder for boaters This month a billboard was installed along Hwy. 87, north of the Lions Park, St. Croix Falls, to remind boaters to “Protect Wisconsin Lakes.” The billboard was a collaborative project of the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department, Wisconsin DNR and the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership. Billboards have been used in other Wisconsin counties to remind boaters that state law requires everyone to inspect boats, trailers and equipment; remove all attached aquatic plants, animals and mud before launching/leaving the water access; and to drain water from all equipment before leaving the water access. - Photo submitted

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New elementary principal starts at Unity

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — Unity Schools earlier this month welcomed a new elementary principal, taking the reins with the departure of Wayne Whitwam.

Zach Fugate, 29, is excited to be at Unity. “I have been truly impressed with the professionalism and the friendliness of the staff,” he said. “I have been incredibly impressed with the administrative team.

I’m excited to be part of that.”

A graduate of Waunakee High School, just north of Madison, Fugate received his Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from UW-Eau Claire. He comes to Unity from Altoona, where he spent three years as an eighth-grade English teacher, a year as coordinator of the gifted and talented program and a year teaching fifthZach Fugate is Unity grade math and reading.

School’s new elementary prinAt the end of his first year cipal. — Photo by Mary Stirrat of teaching, Fugate received the Outstanding Teacher Award. “I was completely dumbfounded,” he said. “I was a new teacher, at the start of the journey. The students were amazing.”

At the end of the 2009-10 school year, Fugate was notified that, because of budget cuts, he was being bumped from his position as an eighth-grade English teacher. He was offered the position of coordinator for the K-12 gifted and talented program, where he realized how much he enjoyed working with multiple grade levels, a variety of staff, parents and systems within the school.

In addition, while he was teaching, Fugate was encouraged to pursue a degree in administration. He felt it important to gain more classroom experience, so he spent a year teaching fifth-grade math and reading, then received his master’s degree and principal licensure at UW-River Falls.

“This has been a whirlwind,” he said.

Fugate and his wife, Sara, have four children, Jocelyn is 6, Isaiah is 4, Evelyn is 3 and Uriah is 1. The final family member is a German shorthair named Dexter. Fugate is a lifelong avid Packer fan, as well as an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing, particularly trout fishing.

He and his family are looking forward to being part of the Unity community, having already found it to be a close-knit community.

As a Unity principal, Fugate said he is looking forward to working with the parents, staff and students.

“There’s a buzz and an excitement here,” he said. “I am glad to be part of it, and I’m looking forward to seeing great things happen with the kids.”

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Big Butternut Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District holds annual meeting LUCK – The Big Butternut Lake and Rehabilitations District held its 32nd-annual meeting at the Luck Municipal Hall and elected Bill Winter as the new president. Winter stated he would like to see more volunteers and more attendees at the April meeting. Jake Jensen, previous president, stated that he could not continue on the board due to personal time constraints. Members Ken Peterson and Gary Zuckweiler were elected to the board.

A presentation was given by the lake protection committee, which reviewed what they had accomplished over the past 10 years on the school shoreline.

Zuckweiler reported on the Clean Boats and Water program. Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends boats were inspected by high school students for aquatic plants and spoke to anglers and recreational boaters about Wisconsin laws pertaining to transport or prevention of invasive species. “We would like to be more aggressive; however, we have limited funds to pay the students. We could use volunteers to include more weekend inspections,” Zuckweiler stated. Canada geese are still a problem and a hunt is being looked into. The swimming beach was sprayed in 2012 and will be sprayed in 2013. The association voted to pursue a lake protection grant. The grant application will be reviewed at the April 2013 meeting. The fish report was given from a 2011 survey that Big Butternut Lake has been stocked with walleye 23 of the last 39 years.

Over 320,000 walleye have been introduced into the lake since 1973. The estimated adult population of walleye is 1,108 – 15 inches or greater constitutes an adult – with a catch rate of 13.5 fish per hour. Largemouth bass catch rate was 206.5 per hour compared to 156 per hour in 2003. Big Butternut is one of eight lakes the DNR is investigating the relationship between largemouth bass and walleye populations. The next survey will be in 2016.

The 2013 audit was discussed, as new forms will need to be completed. The association agreed to request the same tax rate. The next meeting will be in April 2013.

For any questions or additional information, contact President Bob Winter, 507-645-7395 or muddymarshfarms@msn.com. - submitted

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Brain gain

story came to us via e-mail this week, written by Bill Bishop, editor of the news site DailyYonder.com and Robert Gallardo, an assistant professor at Mississippi State’s Southern Rural Development Center.

Their story uses U.S. Census data and focuses on the rise of college graduates in Wisconsin counties, specifically Polk County.

It seems Polk County has experienced a brain gain in the last 40 years, joining the rest of the country in what has been a massive increase in the number of adults who have earned college degrees.

For example: • In 1970, 5.5 percent of those over 25 years of age had college degrees in Polk County. By 2010, 18.4 percent of adults here had completed college.

• The percentage of adults with college degrees in Polk County was less than the national average of 27.9 percent in 2010. The college-educated rate here was less than the Wisconsin average of 25.8 percent.

“The number of adults in the United States with college degrees has nearly tripled since 1970, when only 10.7 percent of adults had graduated from college,” the story notes. “But the percentage of adults with degrees in rural counties, such as Polk County, while increasing, has generally fallen behind the proportion of college-educated residents in urban counties.”

Tim Marema, vice president of the Center for Rural Strategies, the nonprofit, nonpartisan group that publishes the Daily Yonder, was kind enough to provide Burnett County statistics, also. Polk and Burnett, he noted, have similar trends in all categories. Polk is bigger - with three times the number of adults (25 and older) as Burnett.

“The only notable difference is in percent of population without high school diplomas,” Marema noted. “Polk is a bit lower. That county started lower in 1970, which could explain at least some of the difference.”

As we’ve noted before in this space, it’s difficult for smaller, rural communities to keep young, well-educated people in their communities. They seek better education - and in order to do that they leave and in all likelihood - never come back.

That’s because rural areas simply can’t provide the types of jobs they are seeking.

Despite that, there are many more college grads and more educated people among us here in rural America. That’s a good sign.

The full story, complete with links to the census data and comparisons of all counties in the state, is available on our Web site at the-leader.net.

It’s a very interesting read - and now ... how do we use that information to our advantage here in our towns?

Editorials by Gary King

Area news at a glance • Deck collapse injures many

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FOREST LAKE, Minn. - Officials report that a deck collapse happened on Saturday night, Aug. 18, in Forest Lake, Minn. The call came in at about 8 p.m. after a group of 27 people, who were posing for a picture on the deck, suddenly fell as the deck underneath them collapsed fell 12 feet to the ground. Many agencies were on-hand including the Forest Lake Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Forest Lake Fire and North Ambulance, as well as Lakes Regions Ambulance. An undisclosed number of people were sent to the hospital via ground transport. One person was airlifted by North AirCare. - redrockonair.com

School referendum passes ... barely

BARRON - Barron Area School District is already making plans to retire aging school buses, replace inefficient windows and make other repairs now that a $790,000 excess property tax levy has been approved by district voters for the next five years. District residents approved the referendum by a scant 30-vote margin, 795 yes to 765 no, at polling places in the district’s 19 municipalities. A heavy yes vote in the city of Barron, 344 yes to 197 no, helped carry the day for the referendum, which failed to pass in 12 out of 15 municipalities in Barron County. In four municipalities outside the county, the question failed with a total of 43 yes and 48 no votes tallied in the village of Ridgeland, the towns of Sioux Creek and Sand Creek in Dunn County, and the Town of Wilson in Chippewa County. “This vote helps us avoid some painful (financial) choices,” said Betty Missling, president of the Barron Area School Board. “We are hoping we can now move on with some important projects, hopefully this fall.” - Barron News-Shield

Concrete canoe passes national test

CAMERON - Building a concrete canoe sounds about as futile as making a newspaper bicycle. But Cameron native Chelsea Morgan and 30 other UW-Platteville students not only built a buoyant concrete canoe, but one that carried up to four people in multiple races. “It doesn’t seem possible, but it was really a neat experience,” said Morgan, a 2011 Cameron High School graduate. The students canoe took first place in the 2012 Midwest Regional Concrete Canoe Competition in April with Morgan helping paddle it to first place in three races. The UW-Platteville canoe also took 17th in the National Concrete Canoe competition in June. Morgan, a freshman civil engineering major, and the other students worked on the canoe weekly throughout the school year. “Thousands of hours went into working on this,” said Morgan. The students started with design work and mixing concrete. “We had to figure out how long, how wide; do engineering,” said Morgan. The concrete canoe was poured in February. Pouring consisted of three one-eighth-inch layers of concrete separated by fiberglass mesh, or tiny beads of glass. Morgan said that the mesh helps make the canoe lighter than the water, causing it to float. She said the concrete ended up consisting of a total of one-half inch of concrete. Once the canoe was formed, students installed inlays, outlays and did lots of sanding, said Morgan. Completed, the canoe measured 21.5 feet long and weighed 200 pounds. - Rice Lake Chronotype

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• Letters to the editor • Proud of community While the citizens of Burnett County suffered a sad and tragic conclusion to the search for Renna Williams last week, we can all be proud of the outpouring of support and assistance offered by residents and visitors in the area to first responders during the event. Volunteers willing to search rugged and difficult terrain showed up to assist. The casino and the St. Croix Chippewa provided enormous support in the form of food, water, supplies and transportation. Local businesses donated equipment and provided assistance.

From the 2001 tornado, the successful search for Keith Kennedy and the blowdown of 2011, Burnett County has not been a stranger to calamity. The professionalism and calm confidence demonstrated by the law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies in the area never ceases to amaze me. Numerous Burnett County employees dropped their normal duties and staffed the emergency operations center providing resource support to the search operations. Surrounding counties offered canine search teams, dive teams, equestrian search patrols and mobile communications support. State and federal agencies also responded to the call for assistance.

We can never predict when a tragedy like this will strike. It is comforting to know that our past experiences have demonstrated that Burnett County residents and visitors can work together in times of crisis for a common good. We can all be proud of that!

Rhonda Reynolds Burnett County Emergency Management director Siren

would rather they remained out of work.

Additionally, in the usual big government mentality, Bever wants more big government regulations. As we have seen already, some counties want frac mining and some do not. Those decisions should be left to the local government as they are in the best position to address local concerns.

What’s worse is the socialist language employed by Bever in describing his position. For example, in proposing new taxes and regulations on mining businesses, Bever says “we need to get the most bang for the buck for our resources.” Bever also wonders “where is our piece of the pie?” Notice Bever’s use of the word “our” in both statements. The meaning behind this is very simple (and scary). Bever wants to use the government to confiscate citizens private property. It kind of reminds you when President Obama told Joe the Plumber that he just wanted to “spread the wealth around.” And we have all seen how that’s worked out for us.

It is really hard to believe that a teacher could say such things. Surely Bever understands basic property ownership rights and laws. But, just in case Bever missed this part of basic civics, it’s pretty simple in the United States, the government does not own our property or the mineral deposits under our ground. We do. So unless the landowner has a mouse in his pocket, there is no our. The only one with any right to that sand is the landowner. Simply put, the government has no right to any piece of money made by a landowner selling sand from his or her property.

So, to answer your question, Bever, this is one piece of pie you will not get.

R. J. Hartung Dresser

Scary statements In yet another sign of Adam Bever’s socialist tendencies, in a recent article in the Osceola Sun about mining, Bever made a number of downright scary statements.

In expressing opposition to both frac sand mining and metallic mining, Bever proclaimed that the hundreds of jobs that are at stake are not worth the imaginary damage that could be caused by mining companies. That’s pretty easy for a guy wrapped in the secure cocoon of government employment to say. My guess is that the thousands of truckers, equipment operators, electricians, construction workers, railroad workers and others who could use the good jobs offered by the mining industry might disagree with Bever. At a recent job fair for the new sand processing facility east of Almena, 700 applications were submitted for just 100 jobs. Maybe Bever could explain to the fortunate 100 who landed a much-needed job that he

Here’s to new business … and jobs The two sides of mining article in my view should have been titled The two sides of business.

As the high school band teacher from the Unity School District runs for the 28 District Assembly against Erik Severson, the incumbent, there seems to be a clear division between the two on how to best deal responsibly with businesses and the community.

The challenger, according to these two Web sites, states that he thinks there are to many decisions made in Madison regarding our communities and that he would like to provide incentives for new business coming to the area. See below: According to Wisconsin Vote.org: “Too many of the decisions made in Madison do not align with the values of the people in our communities. The environment is

under attack. I believe we can do better.”

According to Bever for Assembly: “I believe in promoting environmentally friendly business and providing incentives for bringing companies into this district.”

Now according to these statements you would think that Bever would be in favor of less intervention from the state and letting the elected officials of the counties involved do their job and come up with some incentives to attract new business to the area.

According to the news article of Aug.15, however, the opposite is true and he would add more controls and get Madison even more involved with more regulations than it already is.

More control and regulations on top of control and regulations is not the way to bring new business and jobs to Wisconsin or the county and is certainly not an incentive.

To paraphrase what Severson says, when you get out of the way of business, they’re hiring people, those people are making money, the companies are making money and they all pay taxes, fees etc.

And the county and state generate revenue.

Here is to new business and jobs.

Bill Blair Osceola

Proud of amazing effort As everyone in northern Wisconsin and surrounding areas knows, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, a little 3-year-old girl named Renna Williams went missing. The outpouring of help from everyone was truly amazing. That night, there were over 100 people that came to the ballpark, and on day two, over 400. People from everywhere came to aid in the search, with dogs, horses and ATVs. The tragic ending was sad and subdued, it touched the hearts of many.

There are so many people who should be recognized. The fire departments from neighboring towns, the many police departments, some of these departments came from 100 miles away. North Ambulance Service and all EMTs and paramedics, the Danbury ambulance crew, Doreen, Tony, Tim and Kathy, who just couldn’t stay away after a long night, Joe and Mark. The Department of Natural Resources and their crews who ran all of the equipment, the Danbury Fire Department, who worked tirelessly until the end, Mark Bauer, Duane Snorek and Jerry Barber, Scott Treague who took control of the searches. Bob Hartshorn, from the DNR, who also helped coordinate searches; Anna Treague, Tiffany and Mike Meyers, and the Navy Seal, whose name I do not know, Terry Nelson, town chairman and fire department, George Costello, Kyle

Huggett, Mike Zajac, Fred Zajac, Brock, Ward Staples, Amber Jorgensen, Bobbi Davis, Michelle Young, also the crew from the power dam – they were awesome.

Cashco Lumber who made a delivery of timbers faster than I have ever seen, Steve Weirschem, what can I say. He is one takecharge person. The person on the ATV who delivered water to each of us thoroughout the day, and the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department.

Nancy Matrious stepped in so quickly to help with everything. Suzie Matrious made sure the coffee and drinks, pizza and rolls were delivered right from start, the St. Croix Tribal Council, St. Croix Casino Danbury, Dino Oustigoff, general manager, and all of the staff who worked preparing food and drinks, bringing tents, tables, chairs, the drivers of the shuttle buses. Pardun Canoe Rental supplied shuttle buses, the Log Cabin provided food and help, Dawna Butler took charge of everything at the ballpark and screening all the volunteers for any medical issues, Joanne Zillmer, and her forever cold towel, Linda Nelson, Bruce Leonard and his staff coordinated all the deliveries, and other businesses in town helped in any way they could.

And there was the diver who cradled little Renna in his arms to bring her home, you will carry this in your heart forever, but it will get better, I promise.

I am proud to live in a community where people from all faiths, cultures and beliefs can come together so quickly for one common task and then make sure they are there until the finish. Thank you to everyone, each and every volunteer, if I have not mentioned your name, it is because I do not know it, but I will always remember your face and that is what counts.

Thanks again, you were all amazing.

Linda Jorgensen Danbury

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Sens. Harsdorf and Jauch urge Minnesota governor to take action on tax reciprocity Legislators express deep concern that a reciprocity agreement may not be reached POPLAR/RIVER FALLS — Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, along with their colleagues representing districts along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans urging them to reach an agreement to reinstate the long-standing income tax reciprocity policy between the two states.

The letter expresses their deep concern that an agreement has not yet been

reached despite good-faith negotiations that have addressed the issues that led to elimination of the highly popular reciprocity program. If a new agreement is not reached by September, it would mean the earliest reciprocity could be restored would be 2014.

In February, legislators from both states and both parties met in St. Paul, Minn., and agreed that the issues causing the termination of the reciprocity agreement could be addressed to the satisfaction of both states. The consensus from that meeting was that reciprocity should be restored by January 2013. An agreement must be reached by early fall in order to be effective for the next tax year.

The lawmakers stressed that a recent proposal put forth by Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary Rick Chandler addresses the issues that led Minnesota to

terminate the agreement in 2009. Wisconsin has agreed to Minnesota’s requests for more timely payments and a new benchmark study for calculating future payments, ensuring greater accuracy and reliability.

However, due to a limitation in Minnesota income tax law that prohibits Minnesota taxpayers from claiming full credit for income taxes paid to another state, Minnesota is seeking to obtain higher payments from Wisconsin. The income-tax reciprocity agreement has never before required such a payment from Wisconsin to account for the higher taxes Minnesota residents pay in the absence of reciprocity. Wisconsin DOR officials estimate based upon a review of tax records, that Wisconsin would be obligated to pay Minnesota approximately $56 million to account for differences in the number of

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border-crossers between the states. Minnesota is seeking approximately $40 million per year more than has previously been paid or would have been paid using tax year 2010 and 2011 data.

Harsdorf and Jauch have maintained ongoing conversations with Minnesota lawmakers and are convinced that those lawmakers support the changes proposed

by Wisconsin that will result in a win-win for residents in both states. For 41 years, Minnesota and Wisconsin participated in a tax-reciprocity agreement for the benefit of taxpayers on both sides of the border. The deadline is quickly approaching to have a new agreement in place for the 2013 tax year. Failure to reach an agreement will mean thousands of taxpayers in both states will continue to see greater expense and inconvenience. — from the offices of Sen. Jauch and Sen. Harsdorf

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Tabletop disaster

Mock ammonia leak answers questions before it really counts

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer DRESSER — The disaster scenario begins at 1 p.m. on a Thursday in August.

While technically it is a surprise to most people in attendance, the event was simple, dramatic, realistic in almost every detail and extremely scary: A 5,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia tanker is bumped by a dump truck while off-loading the deadly liquefied gas outside the F & A Dairy facility in Dresser.

The high-pressure leak blossoms into a cloud that quickly tapers out, mushrooming across the sky like a small tornado, as the smell goes beyond that of a toddler’s wet diaper and approaches painful, deadly levels; an all-too-real scenario of a gas that can burn lungs, eyes and anywhere you sweat.

The gray, vaporous cloud of ammonia began to roll across the neighborhood like the smoke from a large campfire, chasing the wind and falling into crevices, low spots and seeking moisture, from birdbaths to kiddie pools to kids tears, eyes and mouths.

In a nutshell: What do you do now?

Setting the scene The pretend ammonia leak exercise was held on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Dresser-Osceola-Garfield Fire Station One in Dresser and was the latest socalled “tabletop exercise,” organized by the Polk County Emergency Management Office and conducted by Tom Grahek of Wisconsin Emergency Management.

“It’s an informal discussion in a nonthreatening situation,” Grahek tells the gathered group. “The focus is to evaluate the responses.”

It is also a chance for agencies to work together before they need to, allowing them to deal with the multitude of issues, situations, changes and questions that inevitably arise in such an emergency.

Armed only with their own experience, they will work through the disaster as it unfolds, courtesy Grahek’s PowerPointimposed scenarios, which outline the details as they change on maps, bulletins, changing weather and more.

“It’s a normal day in Dresser …” Grahek begins as the scenario leak plays out, outlining the temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction and volume of product in the tanker. From there, it becomes an exercise in response.

Phase 1 Grahek asks dozens of questions to the assembled group of F & A Dairy employees, firefighters, ambulance personnel, 911 dispatcher, even the Osceola Medical Center employee on hand to weigh in.

“Who would be notified?” Grahek asks, and the replies tumble out in succession, as the chains of command, response protocol, even the critical detail of who’s in charge become established and unfold.

The phase 1 discussion involved all those initial issues, and established the parameters of the spill, and how the F & A employees would respond.

“You would open the door (near the spill) smell it right away and hunker

Inside the D-O-G Fire Station One is where members of law enforcement, private industry, emergency response, ambulance and medical staff, private industry representatives and emergency management officials tackled a mock disaster, to better prepare for the real possibility. down,” Grahek says, establishing that the employees would now be trapped in the F & A plant, seeking shelter in the lunchroom, where they can wait out the event for who knows how long.

“Luckily, we have plenty of cheese to eat,” one of the F & A men jokes. “Maybe even a few steaks to cook up!”

While the joke lightens up the room, Grahek raises an eyebrow and nods, noting that the more than two dozen F & A employees are likely not going anywhere for some time – 12 to 18 hours, it turns out – and having food to eat, activities to occupy their time, clean water and rest rooms is no joke and could make the event more bearable in every way.

The protocol of evacuating other facilities through their public address system, and blocking off doors to keep the gas cloud out, means they are not only trapped, but are, in effect, the only witnesses to the scenario for outside agencies responding. They are the window to the scene, and Grahek points out that they are also going to be faced with the reality of developing their own pecking order of who is in charge and who should do what.

“Private industries don’t always pick up on a typical command structure,” Grahek notes. “It’s good to think about this now.”

Phase 2 – 1:03 p.m.

The list of who is notified unfolds, as 911 dispatchers call out firefighters from the Dresser-Osceola-Garfield Fire Department, as well as Kathy Poirier from Polk County Emergency Management, who is also in attendance at the excercise. Others informed are Dresser village officials, utility workers and others as they begin their strategy of not only attacking the emergency, but assessing the magnitude of the leak and the critical issue of incident management surfaces.

Grahek asks around the table who the group thinks the incident commander should be, with agreement being that the D-O-G fire chief or highest ranking fire officer is the likely person in charge of the scene. He then leaves it up to that person to decide the objectives, priorities, staging site and what possible mutual aid may be needed next.

That is also when an issue arises, where one of the “trapped” F & A workers is also a high-placed D-O-G firefighter. Grahek said that type of cross-agency situation is not all that unusual, especially in small towns with volunteer firefighters. While it may be good to have an individual like that inside the scene as a witness and potential response leader, it also means that person is not available in the incident

The mock disaster Thursday, Aug. 9, used this location at F & A Dairy in Dresser as the scene of the pretend ammonia leak. Three F & A Dairy staff members even participated in the scenario as it unfolded.

The DresserOsceola-Garfield Fire Station One is where the actual exercise occurred, and in the scenario, turned out to be a safer location than much of the mock disaster area, due to its elevation above the fake ammonia spill. – Photos by Greg Marsten command scheme.

That is when Grahek suggests the responders watch the wind direction and speed, so they know where to set their staging for an incident command post. He reminds them to watch the flags for a hint.

“By now, you’re probably getting 911 calls from neighbors,” Grahek tells the dispatcher and others. “You’re going to be getting very busy.”

The daytime reality As the cloud grows and spreads, Grahek forces the department officials to assess the reality of who can and will respond, due to it being midweek and midday, when firefighters may be most unavailable at jobs out of town.

They estimate five firefighters from the Dresser station, with another five from the Garfield station in Wanderoos would typically be on scene shortly, as well.

“That’s not bad,” Grahek says with a nod and raised eyebrow. “No, really, that’s more than I expected.”

“Upwind, upwind” They begin to assess the F & A building scene, where those trapped employees would congregate, what they would do, and also scene issues of where to put trucks, with the D-O-G Dresser Fire Station being a relatively safe staging location, due to its elevation and it being a fairly new building, and hence pretty airtight from the cloud, just in case.

“But by now, you can’t get a block from the place (F & A Dairy) because of the smell,” he informs the team. “ And the winds are beginning to swirl.”

The fire and sheriff’s departments begin to block roads around the scene, and the presence of those blockages also slows other responders and even the paged ambulances.

He informs them that some people are now complaining of having a hard time breathing.

Osceola and St. Croix Falls fire departments are then paged out to assist, the decisions are made to begin locking down the scene, planning for a possible evacuation and ultimately a shelter location, which Poirier outlines and then informs of possible sites.

Other issues surface as Grahek’s scene unfolds: What about the trailer park?

Should people be evacuated or should the public “shelter in place?”

The decision is made to call in a Level A Hazmat Response Team, but the closest one is in Eau Claire, Poirier says, as he explains the procedure for such a request, and who can make that call.

“Better sooner than later,” Poirier says, but notes that they need as many details as possible, from the physical characteristics of the spill, to whether it was a leak, spill or a crack.

“But it might be two hours before a full hazmat team arrives,” Grahek says with a shrug, while also noting that the team will

be activated and mobile quickly, collecting details and dispensing advice as they roll north.

“You can ask them, ‘What should we be doing?’ They can give you options or solutions,” he tells the crowd. “But you guys are in charge.”

To siren or not to siren?

Questions then surface on how best to inform the public, whether to use other possible delivery systems, from fire truck public address systems to calling the news media and whether to activate the village storm siren, which it is determined may be too confusing, and might have people leave their homes to look for a tornado or go to their basements, which is also where ammonia may collect.

Cell phones and the F & A Dairy employees trapped in the building can give the incident a real-time report from inside the scene, while also giving the hazmat team details on the release, so they can prepare to shut it down when they arrive.

“The (responding firefighter) rigs will tell you where the smell is strongest,” Grahek says.

But the decision on how to not only inform the public, but what to inform them, is debated for some time.

Should they “shelter in place” or evacuate? What if they are outside already or in a leaky home or trailer home? The properties of the spill, ambient weather conditions, even things like whether school is in session, all surface as the scenario grows beyond the little dairy operation parking lot neighborhood.

Phase 3 - 1:15 p.m.

The cloud grows to the south as the wind pushes it past Dresser village limits, with calls to 911 from the area of 94th Avenue.

“It’s a very visible cloud now,” Grahek tells the group, as the issue of who has the power to order an evacuation is again discussed at length, with the D-O-G Fire Department ruled as the deciders. “But nobody is saying they’re sick yet.”

At that point, the relevant news media are called, as is NOAA, so they can trigger emergency weather radios. However, issues of reality again surface: How will people with dish, satellite, cable or no TV or radio, or even laptop or computer get informed?

“There’s not just one area you need to notify,” Grahek says, noting that a sort of shotgun approach to notification is a good policy. “Everything helps!”

By now, the county highway department, local police departments and state patrol begin to assist with traffic closures and rerouting.

Phase 4 The wind begins to change as the evacuation zone spreads to a half mile out from the scene of the spill.

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Webster School Board makes final preparations for upcoming school year

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer WEBSTER—A very full agenda and a full room of guests prompted the Webster School Board to breeze quickly through routine administrative matters such as approval of minutes and payment of bills.

Five of the guests were representing the Knights of Columbus, and they came to present the school with a check in the amount of $1,426.52 to be used for the Early Childhood Disabilities Program.

For over 25 years, Knights of Columbus chapters have raised donations for people with intellectual disabilities by handing out tons of Tootsie Roll candies. The Webster Knights of Columbus worked over Memorial Weekend to raise this gift to the school.

Other guests included students and parents who came to ask the board to reconsider its June decision to temporarily cut the cheerleading program. Students made impassioned pleas for the chance to cheer, citing a long tradition at Webster and the opportunity it presents to young women who may not be compelled to join more competitive athletic programs. However, among other issues, there was much discussion about whether a team could even be assembled in time for the football season, after all, the first game is only days away.

Superintendent Jim Erickson agreed to meet with parents and students separately to discuss the issue further.

Many of the remaining guests were newcomers to the Webster School staff, who were each introduced to the board by elementary Principal Martha Anderson, high school Principal Tim Widiker, or the director of buildings, grounds and transportation, Brian Sears. Joining the staff this year will be Jason Matthys, Kathy Mahlen, Dan Swenson, Chad Bolkema,

Joe Kouba, Mike Strub, Bob Stage, Dan Cosman and Chairman Mike Washburn from the Webster Chapter of the Knights of Columbus present district Superintendent James Erickson with a donation in the amount of $1,426.52 for the Early Childhood Disabilities Program. – Photo by Jean Koelz Ryan Nesvold, Nicole McCorison and Gary Beecroft. Other staffing news included the acceptance of Scott Evosovich’s resignation and an update regarding a new reading intervention position made possible through AmeriCorps and Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction.

In other business, the board approved an agreement between the Grantsburg, Siren and Webster school districts to selfgovern the shared alternative learning center. Erickson explained that funding for ALC originally came from a grant, but as the grant funding has diminished over the years, each school has had to pay more to CESA to operate the program. Putting the governance under the local school districts will reduce costs.

Erickson also provided a report on the Educator Effectiveness Conference sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards held in early August.

Deputy State Superintendent Michael Thompson opened the conference with an overview of the state’s educator effectiveness work, which centers on four major areas: standards and instruction, assessment and data systems, school and educator effectiveness and school finance reform. “I’ve never seen a group of initiatives go this wide and this deep,” Erickson commented. “The teachers have their work cut out for them.” He added, “If you look at what’s being tossed at us, then I really like where we are as a district in terms of preparation.”

Anderson echoed that opinion later in describing her recent experience at CESA’s Star Academy, several intense days largely spent examining how to align curriculum and assessments to new core standards. “The bar has been raised,” Anderson said. “I do feel good about where we are curriculumwise,” The rest of Anderson’s report included details about the open house and community fair for all pre-K to 6th grade students and their families on Thursday, Aug. 23.

In other business, the school approved DPI’s direction to raise the lunch fees by 10 cents, and other student fees were set with no changes from prior years.

Study to evaluate groundwater impacts of frac sand mining, irrigated agriculture in Chippewa County CHIPPEWA COUNTY – The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey has begun a five-year study to evaluate the impact of frac sand mining and irrigated agriculture in western Chippewa County.

Project partners include Chippewa County and a diverse group of stakeholders, including several industrial sand mining companies, the Wisconsin Farmers Union, Trout Unlimited, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and local citizen representatives.

The project was developed in response to citizen concerns about possible cumu-

lative impacts of new sand mines and irrigation on local groundwater and stream levels.

Project goals are to: • Build a pair of soil water and groundwater flow models to evaluate the impacts of current and future water use on the hydrologic system in western Chippewa County.

• Provide results to project stakeholders and the public on a regular basis through informational presentations and a final report.

• Use the soil water and groundwater model results to explain how groundwa-

ter aquifers and connected streams are expected to respond to stressors, such as changes in landscape topography and increased pumping rates.

“This study seeks to provide sound scientific information to support informed decision-making,” says Mike Parsen, hydrogeologist with the WGNHS. “The results will be of direct value to the public, frac sand mine operators, farmers and local units of government.”

Results of the study will be shared as they become available on an annual basis and are expected to benefit other areas of western Wisconsin with similar geology

and sandstone deposits.

A full copy of the study proposal is available online at the Chippewa County Web site: co.chippewa.wi.us/images/ stories/departments/landconservatio n/documents/NMM/GW_Proposal.pdf For additional information, contact Parsen at mjparsen@wisc.edu, 608-2629419 or Paul Juckem, hydrologist with the USGS, at pfjuckem@usgs.gov, 608-8213845. - submitted

As the excercise winds down, the scope of the incident is expected to last 12 to 20 hours, and Grahek informs the group that the national media is making queries.

“They’re asking where they can get pictures, where they can set up cameras and a post. Plus, who do they talk with?” Grahek says.

Other issues surface with the extended period of time for people trapped on scene, from medical needs to food, facilities and even how to keep occupied.

“What if someone is insulin dependent?

And how do we get it to them without contaminating the rest of the people?” he asks.

While the hazmat team is now on scene, the reality of replacing people on the scene means establishing shifts to cover for everyone from firefighters to highway workers and police. Grahek suggest they begin to think about setting up shift schedules with other agencies.

“With that (5,000 gallon) capacity, you could have a pretty good cloud for up to 20 hours,” he says, as the discussion turns to the post-incident effects, from the costs to F & A Dairy for lost product, overtime, damage, etc., and the need to sweep the neighborhoods, looking for people trapped, as well as areas that need decontamination, from birdbaths to basements with open windows, ponds or other places where moisture collects, which the ammonia irritates.

Grahek notes other situations where an

emergency can have profound, and seemingly unexpected, effects such as the Interstate 35W Bridge collapse, where the volume of cell phone calls literally collapsed some of the system in Duluth, where a relay tower was overwhelmed.

“As the hours roll, the resources and priorities change,” he says, noting everything from portable bathrooms to food and drink supplies, even how to deal with pets, livestock and other incidental or possible victims.

Add that to the absolute that the disaster doesn’t shut down other things going on nearby. “Even with this disaster, you still might have that heart attack in Frederic to deal with,” Poirier said. “Or a garage fire or ...”

Hot wash After the scenario is completed, Grahek and Poirier weigh comments and questions on the scenario, or how the attendees think it went, under the guise of a “hot wash.”

“I think this was very successful, personally,” Poirier says, with almost everyone agreeing. Overwhelmingly, the results and comments are positive, as they were the previous day at a similar tabletop incident held in Clear Lake, the main difference being that that scenario involved a semi truck hauling anhydrous ammonia getting hit by a car.

But the truth is that ammonia is hauled constantly by rail and road, and accidents happen, regardless of safety precautions.

“Remember this stuff is as dangerous as chlorine gas,” Grahek said. “We can’t deal with it lightly. Take your time getting people back in.”

He also notes the environmental issues likely to come up, as well as issues of general preparedness, addressing several questions on why they don’t maintain a local hazmat team.

“They are very expensive to maintain,” Grahek says. “Equipment costs, maintenance of that equipment, training and difficult, expensive physical requirements all come into play.”

In general, the excercise was a true textbook example of WEM’s philosophy on preparedness, noted on their Web site, “...

The goal of all emergency planning is to create systems to ensure that responders from multiple services, sectors, jurisdictions and levels of government can effectively communicate, coordinate and integrate their efforts.”

“You guys are making my life and your families safer (by being at the training),” Grahek says with a nod. “I think it’s safe to say you won’t respond the same now as you would have this morning.”

Grahek says the real goal was “to get people to talk” and to make it so the “period of controlled chaos, whether it’s 10 minutes or four days, the key is to get that time down.”

Because chaos rarely follows directions, preparedness for as many scenarios as possible is key.

Disaster/from page 10 Evacuation problems surface, from coordinating mass transportation to finding bus drivers, some of whom might be trapped in the F & A building or on the fire department and unable to leave.

The decision is made to evacuate to the St. Croix Falls High/Middle School, as Poirier notes that she has key-holder contacts for all times of the year, whether school is in session or not.

The plan for treating and transporting victims begins to coalesce, as well as how to decontaminate victims or equipment on the scene, which would be necessary since the ambulances cannot transport people without that basic decontamination.

The victims would need to be stripped down and likely hosed off from the fire hydrants before they can be brought into the ambulance or hospitals. They would also have use of the St. Croix Falls Fire Department decontamination trailer, but Grahek notes the reality of departments that may not be willing to expose expensive equipment to the toxicity of the scene, such as a fire department ladder or boom truck, which could be used to hose down a scene.

“But how much is that truck worth? It looks good in pictures (hosing down a gas cloud) but is it worth the costs of decontaminating that truck afterward?” Grahek asks leadingly, as shoulders hunch and heads bob in agreement. “These are issues that really may come up.”

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Burnett County Board holds meeting at Crex Visitor Center “We are playing catch-up,” responded Lindeman. “You will be contacted by our new emergency management director, Rhonda Reynolds. “But give her a call if you haven’t heard anything. I will meet with her and see what plan we can come up with.”

“The goal was always to have this project done in 2013,” said Therkelsen. “The site acquisition process slowed the completion time down. And due to a number of factors, the system design and topology has changed dramatically complicating this process.”

Therkelsen said the original estimate was approximately $3.5 million, and that an estimate revision was still in progress and would be presented to the county soon with a full explanation of changes.

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Burnett County Board members took the show on the road, so to speak, holding their Monday, Aug. 16, meeting at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center.

The first order of business was approval by the board of the resolution designating the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot in honor of Robert C. Humphrey. The resolution states along with Humphrey’s name on the trailhead sign there will also be a safety message to bring attention to rider and trail user safety.

Board Chair Don Taylor presented a framed copy of the resolution to Rob Humphrey’s parents, Kathy and Bob Humphrey.

Rob Humphrey was killed while on an ATV ride on the trail on Aug. 16, 2008, and the trailhead designation and redesigned trail signs were part of a settlement reached between the Humphreys and the county.

Gary Therkelsen of G. J. Therkelsen and Associates, Inc. appeared before the board to give an update on the Public Safety Answering Project.

Therkelsen said there had been some misinformation circulating and that was why he asked for time on the agenda to update the board.

“Most of your current system is dumpster ready and not meeting county needs,” Therkelsen told the board. “People expect portable radios to do them some good, so portable coverage is very important.”

The primary issues, explained Therkelsen were poor performance and obsolete equipment.

Therkelsen went on to tell the board his company had provided the county with a feasibility plan in 2008, and then two years later was awarded a three-year for contract for detailed design, engineering and procurement documents.

Therkelsen said the two-way radio system included these deliverables, a revised design, engineering, licensing, plans and specifications, monitoring of construction and inspection services. Of these, the revised design and engineering have been completed with licensing and plans and specifications still in progress.

“The plans and specs are 90 percent completed,” said Therkelsen, “but we won’t make the 2013 deadline.”

Therkelsen said a narrowband waiver is being developed which will be presented to the county for signatures within a week. “The waiver,” Therkelsen explained, “would protect the county’s licenses while new towers are being constructed and save the county money.”

“There have been a lot of things going on between site owners and the county,” continued Therkelsen. “The regulatory process takes time.”

Therkelsen said the plan couldn’t be finished until the coordinating of a 911 center County board Chair Don Taylor commented the delays have actually benefitted the county.

Gary Therkelsen of G. J. Therkelsen and Associates, Inc. appeared before the board to give an update on the Public Safety Answering Project. Therkelsen said there had been some misinformation circulating and that was why he asked for time on the agenda to update the board.

Therkelsen agreed, saying the delays primarily pertained to the process of negotiation with others to either construct towers for their purposes that the county could share or to negotiate with owners of existing structures to use their sites.

“This ultimately means there are several towers the county will not need to construct saving several hundred thousand dollars,” said Therkelsen. “There are seven sites the county will share with others. If each site were only $200,000 for the tower and related expense, the savings would equal $1.4 million.”

Therkelsen said some of these co-locations opportunities were identified in the original report, but others were not.

“There are always things that can happen in a process such as this,” offered Therkelsen, citing weather as just one example. “We are still within our contractual obligations.”

When asked by board members to comment if there has been an effort to work with local cell phone providers such as Siren Telephone, Therkelsen said this system is totally different.

“We investigated local carrier towers before Siren Telephone approached us and offered their towers for the system. We met with Sid Sherstad as soon as he contacted us.”

Therkelsen said while the incentive for cell phone providers in providing services is to make money, the county has a responsibility to provide services without making any money.

“I appreciated what your firm has done,” said Supervisor Phil Lindeman.

“What I want to know about is the transition of maintenance.”

Therkelsen said while maintenance

would be the county’s responsibility, they would work with emergency management.“None of us have a clue as to what’s going on,” Supervisor Chris Sybers told Therkelsen. “Are you going to have a meeting with all involved?”

Therkelsen replied, saying once construction contracts have been secured, he would schedule meetings with those nvolved.

Grantsburg Fire Department Derek Zeiler commented that his department has received no updates from the county.

St. Croix Falls Public Library Summer reading August events for kids Wednesday, Aug. 29, Pajamas After Hours at the library, read with SCF teachers, play games and make cool stuff, 6 – 8 p.m.

Summer reading at the library Dream Big, READ Now through August, turn in your reading slips by Friday, Aug. 31, for chances to win the grand prizes. There are weekly prize drawings and activities. Pick up a schedule at the library or download a copy from the Web site.

After School Wednesdays are back!

School’s Out is SCFPL after-school program for kids 8-plus. Meet friends, get homework help and hang out at the library every Wednesday, Sept. through June. Take bus No. 9 down to the library on Wednesday afternoons with a note from your parent or guardian.

Check out our new after school clubs Kids’ Book Club first Wednesdays of the month: Sept. 5, “Wonderstruck” by Brian Selznick; Oct. 3, “Big Nate” by Lincoln Pierce (read any Big Nate book); Nov. 7, “From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” by E.L. Konigsburg; Dec. 5, “Gregor the Overlander” by Suzanne Collins.

Artists’ club Fourth Wednesdays: We’re making comics Sept. 19, Oct. 17, and Nov. 21. **All club meetings include a snack.

County board Chair Don Taylor presented a framed copy of the resolution designating the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot in honor of Robert C. Humphrey to Rob Humphrey’s parents, Kathy and Bob Humphrey. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

In other board business The board heard the rezoning petition report from the land use and information committee on denial of request for rezoning from A (exclusive agriculture) to A-2 (agricultural-residential) on the Edwin Schmuhl property located in the Town of Trade Lake.

County forestry department Administrator Jake Nichols presented the annual county forest work plan. Nichols reported in 2011 approximately 2,700 acres were harvested with roughly 575 acres lost due to the July storm. Nichols said the department plans to offer for sale a total of 2,250 acres in 2013.

“There are some unknowns out there, but over the next few years it should climb back up,” commented Nichols on future harvest numbers. “The impact isn’t that we lost a whole bunch that’s ready, but we’ve lost our future. The impact is there, but I think we will be OK.” The board also approved the ATV route for CTH FF.

Save the date and join us on Saturday, Sept.

15 On Saturday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m., an author visit with Janet Letnes Martin will be held. Letnes Martin and her college friend and co-author, Suzann Nelson, have written nine books relating to their Norwegian-Lutheran-rural background. Their book, “Growing Up Lutheran, What Does This Mean?” won the Minnesota Book Award for Humor, and is the inspiration for four “Church Basement Ladies” musical comedies. This promises to be a humorous afternoon. This event is brought to you by the Friends of the St. Croix Falls Library.

Book Sizzle! New on the Web site Check it out. Also sign up to get the library newsletter via e-mail.

Story hour Listen to stories, create art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Plant Watchers with your host, botanist/ecologist Barb Delany First Monday of each month at 6-7:45 p.m. Information about native plants and native habitats, lively observations and protecting biodiversity. Program includes outdoor hike from the library, 7 p.m. Last meeting date is Sept. 3.

Individual help for basic computer questions Mondays from 1-3 p.m., bring your own laptop; check out a library laptop or workstation. Call ahead to ensure availability.

Play Wii at the library Inquire at the circulation desk. A friend of the library donated a brand-new Wii. Used games and accessory donations in good condition are welcome.

Community meeting room is available for your organization Reserve the meeting room with our online form at stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Check out the Web site It has up-to-date information on what’s happening at the library and other useful library tools you can use at home, stcroixfallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook.

Technology Free wireless and eight public computers plus six laptops are available to use at the library. You must have a valid MORE library card in good standing.

Hours The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. Email: scflibrary@stcroixfallslibrary.org Online: stcroixfallslibrary.org.

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ABOVE: David Wicklund (center) got help from son Daniel (left) and neighbor Dave Mott (right) demonstrating how well his buzz saw running off a Ford 2N tractor worked. Wicklund’s unique saw was part of the tractor and sawing displays at the Grantsburg Fair last week, Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 16-19. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer RIGHT: J.D. Glover squared off against Jake Brown in the Grantsburg Fair’s sawing competition.

Tractor show & threshing

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LEFT: Fouryear-old Brett Bartlett of Frederic liked sitting on Grandpa Ken Knauber’s tractor displayed at the Grantsburg Fair tractor show.

RIGHT: A demonstration

by Don Chell and crew of old-time threshing drew a crowd Saturday morning, Aug. 18, at the Grantsburg Fair tractor show. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Polk County Energy Fair

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The third-annual Polk County Energy Fair took place on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls.

Over three dozen exhibitors added to a bevy of displays, demonstrations and other energy-related activities, which included innovations, technology, DIY and other ways to save money and/or produce energy or product with less energy. They also had demonstrations on ways to produce honey, maple syrup, hot water, basketry, food and more.

The event included music for the first time and was moved to just Saturday instead of all weekend. The event was a noted success.

St. Croix Falls LEFT: These three young ladies had fun playing in the dress-up area at the Polk County Energy Fair on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls.

RIGHT: This young lady honed her hulahoop skills.

Photos by Greg Marsten

L E F T: T h e demonstration tent had some quality speakers and many interested listeners.

RIGHT: The Lite House spray foam installation was a popular energyefficiency demonstration.

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Luck classes of 1946, '47 and '48 hold reunion at Hacker's

Members of the Luck High School graduating Class of 1947 met at Hacker’s Lanes Saturday, Aug. 18, for a class reunion. From left are Ottar Andreasen, Robert Peterson, Shirley (Pagh) Humburg, Grace (Kirk) Anderson, Carol (Sorensen) Sjoquist, Lola Mae (Petersen) Wiese, Mary Ann (Miller) Jorgensen, Lenore (Swanson) Wahl, Rod Horky and Dick Dakins.

Luck High School Class of 1946 in front (L to R) are Harlan Nelson, Joyce Bille and Doris Olson. In back are Russ Hermstad, Paul Lundmark, Sylvia Hansen, Karen Eisen and Jo Zaiser. Hacker’s Lanes in Frederic hosted a reunion for the classes of 1946, 1947 and 1948 on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Luck High School Class of 1948 held a reunion at Hacker’s Lanes in Frederic Saturday, Aug. 18. From left are Gene (Red) Olesen, Mary Ann (Hedegaard) Derksen, Shorty Thompson, Corrine (Halberg) Littlefield, Harry Rowe, Frances (Jenssen) Falb, Marjorie (Hermstad) Everson, Shirley (Olesen) Medchill and Al Tyler.

— Photos by Mary Stirrat

Grantsburg Fitness Center competes in Muck Ruckus

Grantsburg Fitness Center put together five teams of five to participate in the competitive division of the Muck Ruckus MS Twin Cities event on Saturday, Aug. 11. The Muck Ruckus is a 10K rough-terrain race with military-like obstacles throughout the race, involves lots of mud and raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The center had two all-men’s teams, one all-women's team and two co-ed teams. Two of their teams placed; Dirt Skirts with Natalie Doornink, Tracey Clark, Dana Frantz, Tammi Braund and Melissa Johnson took second place in their division, and the Grantsburg Stormtroopers with Dean Schultz, Jacob Wilhelm, Richard Peterkin, Ronald Juedes and Mike Toraason took third place in their division. The whole event raised a total of $500,000 for the National MS Society. Photos show (left) Bont’s Fearless Five - Tod Griffith, Jake Rademacher, Steve Meyer and Steve McNally. At right, Ron’s Girls - Dawn Beaulieu, Melissa Franklin, Ron Wilhelm, Annete Evans and Angela Covey. - Photos submitted

Frederic Class of 1972 Members of Frederic High School’s Class of 1972 gathered for their 40th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Frederic Golf Course. A total of 46 classmates were in attendance. The “It’s All About Dave” T-shirts were provided by classmate Dave Beecroft. Shown (L to R) back row: Dan Johnson, Don McKinney, Ken Hackett, Matt Olsen, Ken Ruhn, Kevin Taylor, Les Peterson, Larry Petersen, Doug Clausen, Jack Route, Jerry Shattuck, Mark Gustafson, Earl Wilson, Richard Kettula, Steve Koeneke, Scott Nelson, Richard Woodman, Jay Wondra and Kevin Louden. Middle row: Dave Beecroft, Linda Hoff, LouAnn Johnson Loomis, Donna Iverson Chell, Pam Antell Houdek, Luann Pederson Seidlitz, Brad Harlander, Sharon Olson Jensen, Lois Martin Ruhn, Carol Marek, Sue Marek Devine, Sandy Johnson Bartlett and Doreen Nahkala Coen. Front Row: Mary Schommer Niemala, Sue Anderson, LaRayne Melin Ayd, Jeanne Mattson Young, Carole Hanson Wondra, Joan Sederlund, Miriam Pederson JuVette, Colleen Melin Noonan, Virginia Tighe Benson and Bonnie Ekberg Wicklund. Missing from the photo were Miriam Early-Nelson, Lynda Bengtson Wood, Lucy Hutton Lonzarone, Dale Coen and Rick Swenson. - Photo

Efforts to decrease tobacco use among rural youth

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - A report by the American Lung Association shows tobacco use is more common in rural areas. In Wisconsin, some communities and schools are targeting rural youth to help them quit.

The report by the American Lung Association shows smoking is 23 percent more common for those who live in rural areas compared to those residing in cities. Ad-

ditionally, rural youth start using tobacco earlier than their urban counterparts do.

Donna Wininsky is with the Wisconsin chapter of the American Lung Association. She says social acceptance of smoking varies in different places. “Some of the cultural norms are from the rural and farming community: grandfather smoked, mom and dad smoke. The kids grow up with smoking. It’s what they see and what they feel as normal.”

Some Wisconsin communities are trying

to change that using a national anti-smoking program aimed at youth. The Mauston School District has worked with 125 students using the Not On Tobacco campaign. About a third of the teens quit smoking, and citations for smoking on school grounds dropped to zero by the fifth year of the program.

High cigarette taxes can also be a deterrent. However, Wininsky notes that the taxes are not the same on all tobacco products. She says, “A lot of these other prod-

ucts, including the smokeless products, are taxed much lower, so they’re a lot less expensive. Then when you couple that with candy flavors and the fruit flavors the tobacco industry is putting into them, they become some pretty attractive alternatives.”

The American Lung Association report says smokeless tobacco use is twice as common in rural areas.

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Oktoberfest

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ABOVE: Fritz and Huerta Velst visited with their friend and Oktoberfest organizer Klaus Nieder during a break in the festivities Saturday evening. The Velsts have been coming to Danbury since the annual celebration of German tradition started 12 years ago and were already talking about coming back for the 2013 Oktoberfest. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer LEFT: Jamie Knigge of Excelsior, Minne., and Friderik “Fritz” Velst of Coon Rapids, Minn., made a fine pair on the dance floor at the Danbury Oktoberfest on Saturday, Aug. 18. Neither canes, crutches nor casts could keep the two from joining in the polka party. “We can’t walk so well but we can dance,” laughed Knigge as she and her partner just keep on adancin’.

Oktoberfest organizer Klaus Nieder raised his stein for a toast with others during the annual German celebration held on Aug. 18 in Danbury. Nieder was later toasted by those attending in honor of his 75th birthday.

ABOVE & LEFT: The Bill Koncar Band provided lively polkas and waltzes and took requests for old favorites during the Oktoberfest in Danbury much to the delight of the dancers.

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Arts festival and ambulance fundraiser

Frederic

There was a large volunteer crew on hand to help prepare for the corn feed fundraiser last Saturday, Aug. 18, at Frederic’s Community Pride Park. Girls from Northwest Passage, under the direction of veteran ambulance volunteers and fundraiser coordinators Ken Hackett and Ken Ruhn (photo at right) were busy shucking the ears of corn for the cooks.

Photos by Kate Tricker

An early model ambulance, owned by St. Croix Regional Medical Center , was on display at Saturday’s ambulance fundraiser and arts fair.

Artists and crafters filled the tents opposite the restored depot and museum in downtown Frederic last Saturday, Aug. 18, as part of the annual arts festival. At left, Kelly Green greeted visitors to the Winterboo Pottery booth which showcased artwork he and Win Herberg create at their studio in Frederic. Above, owners of E & G Designs, which offers “one-of-a-kind home decor,” including personalized wine glasses, were among those showing their work.

Giant metal dragonflies were just some of the artwork displayed at the annual Frederic Arts Festival held Saturday, Aug. 18, in downtown Frederic.

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Photographer follows dream to Lambeau Field

Johnson is one of about three photographers in Wisconsin that are associated with MaxPreps, and he doesn’t get much of a profit from selling photos online or covering the local high school games. On occasion, MaxPreps has offered him the opportunity to cover a premier high school event but one particular event barely covered the cost of gas to get there.

“I don’t do it for the money, I do it for the kids. Yeah it’s nice when you’re getting paid, when you’re making money, but it’s not about that,” he said.

In the meantime, Johnson will continue to take photos at the local sporting events and, someday, he hopes to get the call to cover even more NFL games, even though he admits that it isn’t easy gaining access.

Regular-season games for many NFL teams cater to the larger media affiliations and he may need to wait awhile. Even still, just being there was a giant step in the right direction, and Johnson’s photos will simply speak for themselves.

“A lot of people say I’m a good photographer, but I don’t see myself as that,” he said. “I want to try to figure out how to get the right shot that everybody says ‘wow, that’s really a unique photo.’”

To view some of Johnson’s work, visit maxpreps.com or his Web site at hickspics.com.

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer WEBSTER – If you’ve frequented any local high school sporting event during the past three or four years, whether it be football, volleyball, basketball or track and field, there’s a good chance you’ve seen 2008 Webster graduate Josh Johnson. He’s the big guy along the sidelines and baselines, with the backwards hat, shorts and giant camera and lens attached to a monopod. There’s a big-time flash that comes along with nearly every click of the shutter button, but the end result usually turns out a pretty spectacular action photo.

Most recently, Johnson could be seen pacing the sidelines at Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers preseason game against the Browns, and loving every minute of the opportunity to photograph his favorite football team. It was also another chance to build on an already impressive portfolio of photographs that could someday lead to a job taking photographs with the NFL or other media outlet.

“It really wasn’t much of a game to watch (the Packers lost) but it was fun to take pictures and the experience of it was just awesome,” said Johnson.

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Local sports photographer Josh Johnson had reason to smile during his first opportunity to take photos of the preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns recently. – Photo by Jeannette Merten

Aaron Rodgers hits open receiver Jordy Nelson for the game’s first touchdown. – Photo by Josh Johnson

This wasn’t the first NFL game Johnson was able to photograph. His first came during a regular-season Vikings game against the Cardinals in 2010 and preseason Vikings games against the Texans, Cowboys and Saints. But going to Lambeau Field was a first, and because he’s a Packer fan at heart, it made the experience even more memorable.

“It wasn’t like I didn’t know what was going on, but it was just a totally different atmosphere,” Johnson said, adding that shaking the hand of one of his favorite players, Donald Driver, and giving high fives to Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews before and after the game was an added bonus too.

Johnson got his start taking photos mostly at the area high school sporting events for the local papers, and credited his parents for helping get much of the equipment to get him started. Camera equipment, he says, is one of the biggest reasons for his success, but Johnson definitely has an eye for action photos, wildlife, and even does weddings, senior photos and general family photos by re-

quest. The NFL experiences, though, have piqued his interest the most.

At 22 years old, Johnson is off to a great start and has built a noteworthy portfolio.

Much of that comes from his affiliation with MaxPreps, a Web-based company that features high school teams across the nation with articles, stats and everything else related to high school sports, including photos from local sporting events.

Johnson usually takes photos at an event and posts many of them on the maxpreps.com Web site, where parents or athletes can purchase the photos for a fee. He not only gets 80-percent profit from the purchased photos but keeps the property rights too. It’s basically free advertising for him, and a way to showcase his work as a sports photographer. It has also been a way to improve the quality of his photos.

“You’ve got to have every picture at 100 percent and if there’s any bit of blur, red eye, whatever, it has to be deleted because they won’t accept it,” he said. “Being affiliated with this MaxPreps has helped me become a better photographer.”

••• OSSEO – Kevin Johnson of Grantsburg pitched the win in an 11-1 victory over Whittlesey during the Wisconsin Baseball Association state quarterfinals in Osseo on Aug. 17. Johnson was drafted from the Grantsburg Honkers and played with the Haugen Knights during the tournaKevin Johnson ment. Johnson also had three hits during the victory. Haugen fell to Prescott during the state semifinals. – from Garth Olson, Valley Wire ••• LEADER LAND – The Green Bay at Cincinatti NFL football game can be heard on 105.7 FM on Thursday, Aug. 23, beginning at 6 p.m. The St. Croix Falls at Osceola football game on Friday, Aug. 24, is being broadcast on 104.9 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Luck vs. Bruce at Rice Lake eightman football game on Saturday, Aug. 25, is being broadcast on 104.9 FM starting at 1 p.m. The Amery at Hayward football game can be heard on 1260 AM beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24.

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Clay Matthews makes his way to the locker room after the first half.

Andrew Brewer makes a great diving catch for the Packers during Thursday’s Aug. 16, preseason Packers versus Browns game. Photos were taken by Josh Johnson of Webster, a local photographer following a dream to someday shoot photos in the NFL. – Photos by Josh Johnson Erik Walden makes a tackle on Browns receiver Greg Little.

Donald Driver gives the officials a dirty look after an incomplete pass where he felt there should have been a pass interference call.

Mason Crosby makes a 42 yard field goal

Jerrett Boykin splits the Browns defense for a nice gain and a Packers first down

Packers backup quarterback Graham Harrell attempts a pass after rolling right.

Jordy Nelson and D.J. Williams chest bump after Nelson scores a TD.

No. 43 M.D. Jennings and No. 50 A.J. Hawk make a tackle on the Browns Montario Hardesty.

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Eight-man jamboree set for Saturday Siren, Luck showcasing eightman football along with conference contenders

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer RICE LAKE – The Lakeland 8 Conference will be converging on Rice Lake this Saturday, Aug. 25, to kick off the new eight-man football season. The conference includes Siren, Luck, Northwood/Solon Springs, New Auburn, Birchwood, Prairie Farm, Bruce and Winter.

New Auburn will play Northwood starting at 10 a.m., Luck takes on Bruce at 1 p.m., Siren plays Winter beginning at 4 p.m., and Birchwood and Prairie Farm play the final game beginning at 7 p.m.

Luck hosted the first eight-man scrimmage of the season last Friday, Aug. 17, along with Siren, New Auburn and Prairie Farm. The game is similar to that of 11man football with exception to the number of players and the size of the football field, which is 80 yards long and 40 yards wide, as opposed to the 100 yards long by 54 yards wide, 11-man playing field.

The game of eight-man is also faster paced and typically higher scoring than 11-man football, which can make the game even more exciting, or maybe frustrating for the defenses trying to stop it.

The Lakeland 8-Man Conference is getting set to kick off the season in Rice Lake this Saturday, Aug. 18. Both Siren and Luck met last week during a scrimmage, but will be playing other teams in the Lakeland 8 Conference. Luck plays Bruce at 1 p.m., and Siren will play Winter at 4 p.m. – Photo by Marty Seeger

While eight-man football is relatively new to many people, Siren and other area teams actually played eight-man football up to the early 1960s before going to the 11-man format. With shrinking enrollment and the prospect of future enrollments dropping, Luck, Siren and many of the other area schools considered eight-man as the only option. Luck has just 22 athletes out for football this season and next year even fewer could be out for football.

Along with the Lakeland 8 Conference there are other schools in the southern part of the state who have been playing eight man. According to wissports.net they include Stockbridge, Oneida Nation, Abundant Life/Madison Country Day, Wayland Academy, Wisconsin School for the Deaf and Valley Christian. At the end of the eight-game season, the top four teams will be meeting at a neutral field at possibly UW-Stout or in Stevens Point.

The game would be played at the time 11man teams are playing in the Level 3 playoffs.

Teams making the move to eight-man football made a two-year commitment, but at the end of those two years they could option back to 11-man football. In order to be eligible for eight-man football, schools had to have fewer than an enrollment of 200 students. Close to 70 schools across the state of Wisconsin had an enrollment of 200 or less last season.

Schill gives the fans a thrill

by Josh Lehnertz and Terry Lehnertz St. Croix Valley Raceway CENTURIA – Back-to-School night at St. Croix Valley Raceway, otherwise referred to as the Crash-Tastic Smash-ORama, lived up to its billing and then some with exciting racing and thrilling stunts, powder puff, mechanics and trailer races on Friday, Aug. 17.

Clay “Wildman” Gallagher and “The Demolition Devil” Scott Turkiewicz engaged the crowd with a series of stunts that included Turkiewicz’s signature steel wall performance, a rollover and a final crash-landing car jump. Gallagher and his son, Zach (aka Captain Crash), smashed through a camper numerous times before their minivan sputtered to a stall. The night ended with the always-entertaining, carnage-riddled trailer races, won by the GTK Services “Thing 1” SUV/trailer combo driven by Ken Bessac.

Kids prizes were awarded on multiple scavenger hunts for the costumed track jester, the fun-loving former racer and track neighbor Skip Lutgen. The kids were also rewarded by yet another Jason Havel win in the pure stock division and, true to form, Havel passed out treats after his popular win.

The mind-boggling 10th consecutive win for Havel was no easy feat. As Jon Wigchers proved by besting Havel in heat race, the points leader can be beaten. The seasonlong dominance led to the introduction of a bounty on Havel. Any driver able to beat Havel would receive a $100 addition to their winner’s check, but if Havel was able to win from last place, the extra $100 would be awarded to him. In the beginning of the race it was the No. 4 of pole-starting Tony DuBois showing the fast way around the quarter mile. After a pair of cautions, it was a three-car battle between DuBois, Havel and Krysta Swearingen as the trio hit the crossed flags, three abreast. One lap later, Havel took the lead and started to pull away as Swearingen took second and gave chase.

For a few laps, Havel stretched his lead, but in the waning laps Swearingen’s No. 3 ride sprang to life. Swearingen quickly and dramatically began to reel in the leader, catching his bumper on the final turn, but she simply ran out of laps to complete her challenge. In the end, it was Havel winning by a car length over

Swearingen and pocketing the extra $100.

After Swearingen, DuBois, Wigchers and Jake Silbernagel rounded out the top five.

Next week the same bounty system will be in play with an extra $100 to the winner if it is not Havel or the bonus goes to Havel if he wins from the rear.

Next up were the North Branch Shooting Range future fours. After an openinglap caution, it was Team Rollover, Damon Roberts and Dylan Roberts, running first and second while Alex Hallin, Chris Rick, Hope Tucker and Oliver Swanson were racing four wide for third. After another quick yellow, Team Rollover was battling over which one should lead when the No. 20R of Dylan made contact with the No. 11 of Damon. As Damon Roberts chased his car up the track, Dylan and Rick snuck by, relegating Damon to third. Damon Roberts would have his night end a few laps later after coming together with Nicki DuBois leaving his ride too crippled to continue. The last half of the race finished up incident free with Roberts cruising to his second consecutive feature win in front of Rick, Swanson, Bob Carver Jr. and DuBois.

Pulling off a seemingly impossible feat, the WISSOTA Midwest modifieds upped the excitement ante even more with yet another four- and five-wide frenzied affair for the night’s largest check. Corey Fogelson and Mitch Weiss brought the field to Shaun Cimfl’s waving green and Fogelson immediately jumped to the point. Behind Fogelson, Weiss, Tony Schill, Vince Corbin, John Remington, Kevin Marlett, Jason Schill and Josh Bazey juked, jived, sliced and diced in a megadramatic battle for position. Outrunning the beehive behind him, Fogelson began to stretch his lead as the rest of the field thinned from five-wide battles down to three-wide battles. During the middle Fogelson built up a lead of nearly 50 feet, while the duo of Vince Corbin and Weiss emerged in a twocar battle for second. Eventually, that duo caught Fogelson and the duel transformed into a three-way battle for the lead. With five laps to go, Corbin finally nudged a bumper out in front of Fogelson, but Fogelson charged right back to lead the next two circuits. After a few more laps, the Tony Schill, Jason Schill, Bazey battle caught the lead group creating a new sixcar chase for the checkers. Going into turn

three on lap 19, Jason Schill powered past Fogelson and the race had its third official leader as they took the white flag. Try as he might, Fogelson could not return the favor but still managed his best finish of the season, finishing half a heartbeat behind an elated Schill. Behind the No. 11x and No. 11c, Weiss, Corbin, Bazey and Tony Schill crossed the stripe as a frenzied herd in yet another crowd-pleasing, caution-free main event.

Next Friday, Aug. 24, features the final installment of the Thunder in the Valley series at St. Croix Valley Raceway. The fifth appearance of winged sprint cars is in addition to the track’s regular classes: future fours, pure stocks, micro sprints, traditional sprints and WISSOTA Midwest modifieds. Other exciting events at western Wisconsin’s action track include the Bullring Blast! featuring WISSOTA late models and open modifieds, plus WISSOTA Midwest modifieds and UMSS traditional sprint cars on Friday, Aug. 31, The race season wraps up at The Valley with two complete shows, the Badger State There was scarcely a dry eye to be seen when – after his five-month absence – the Prediction King strode jauntily across Wisconsin Avenue and to the front door of the Leader office to deliver his first round of football predictions for the 2012 season. (Unfortunately, the door was locked so he used the night THE SWAMI deposit slot.)

“I’m really excited about eightman football coming to Luck and Siren. I seen that them games can be really high scoring,” he added in a rare instance of poor grammar.

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This week’s predictions: Grantsburg 34, Cumberland 12 – The new-look Pirates make a sparkling debut.

Championship, on Sept. 21 and 22.

Additional details for these or any other future events at St. Croix Valley Raceway can be found on the track’s Web site, scvraceway.com.

Race summary: WISSOTA Midwest modifieds feature: Jason Schill, Corey Fogelson, Mitch Weiss, Vince Corbin, Josh Bazey, Tony Schill, Kevin Marlett, Ryan Johnson, Tyler English, John Remington, Mike Haseltine, Doug Toepper, Allen Stettner, Mike Halvorsen and Greg Arnt. Pure stocks feature: Jason Havel, Krysta Swearingen, Tony DuBois, Jon Wigchers, Jake Silbernagel, Justin Rick, Greg Hallin, Mike Olson, Ben Kaphing, John Armstrong, Mason McEvers and Kyle Dahlheimer.

Future fours feature: Dylan Roberts, Chris Rick, Oliver Swanson, Bob Carver Jr., Nicki DuBois, Alex Hallin, Damon Roberts, Kris Kaphing, Hope Tucker, Payton English and Kyle Dahlheimer.

Frederic 28, Washburn-Bayfield 7 – Wissports.net indicates that the W-B team has a roster of only four players.

That’s probably not accurate, but the above prediction will be.

Osceola 20, St. Croix Falls 15 – The Saints have embarrassed the Chiefs in three of their previous four meetings. This year Osceola turns the tables.

Unity 27, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 6 – The Eagles destroyed the winless BullCats in 2011 and there’s no reason to think this year’s matchup will be any different.

Clayton 30, Webster 14 – Clayton returns their flashy quarterback and several other threats.

Luck 56, Bruce 20 – The Cards have the athletes to thrive in the eight-man system.

Winter 32, Siren 19 – Winter already has some experience dabbling in the eightman game.

The Swami cheerfully answers all emails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com.

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Anyone who was in the crowd back in 1964 and saw Frederic overcome a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat Osceola 67-60 in subdistrict basketball tournament play still remembers that night as though it were yesterday. Duane THE SPORTS Clausen, Jack Orgeman, Brad McAbee, Joe McAbee and the Leader’s very own Doug Panek were the starting five on that long-ago squadron which wound up earning a state tourney berth back in the singleclass era.

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Don’t forget Logan Spur When head football coach Ken Belanger’s Frederic Vikings locked up the conference title last October, it marked the first grid crown for FHS since 1968.

One of those players on that long-ago 1968 championship roster was none other than sophomore Larry Linder. Two years later, Linder starred as a senior halfback on the 1970 squad.

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After his football days were done, Linder donned his artistic stripes and teamed up with fellow FHS alum and former Viking cross-country mainstay Kevin Louden to form a country-rock band which was christened Logan Spur.

Logan Spur had a modicum of regional success through the 1970s before breaking up and going their separate ways.

But in 2008 — after years of Logan Spur inactivity — Louden, Linder and a cast of associates produced a reunion CD which they titled “Logan Spur ... Abandoned Tracks.” Without a doubt, “Abandoned Tracks” is a bona fide classic and it would behoove Leader readers to contact Linder, Louden or the producers at Forgotten Singer Music to acquire their own Logan Spur CD. Another complete game victory Ex-Grantsburg Pirate and current UWLa Crosse and Grantsburg Honker ace pitcher Kevin Johnson hurled a complete game gem in last weekend’s Wisconsin Baseball Association state tourney at Osseo. Johnson was a draftee of the Haugen Knights team. Johnson and the Knights won their first game of the tourney by an 11-1 margin but were eliminated in game two.

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD SIREN MEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUE Standings

Team Bon Ton Edina Realty Chell Well Pour House St. Croix Sundown Wayne’s Lake Lena True Quality Auto Body

Overall 13-2 12-3 10-5 10-5 6-9 5-10 4-11 4-11 4-12

Scores Wednesday, August 15 Sundown 11, Pour House 6 Lake Lena 13, True Quality Auto Body 12 Wayne’s 24, St. Croix 16 Bon Ton 15, Chell Well 14 Edina Realty 24, St. Croix 12

VOLLEYBALL Thursday, August 23 5 p.m.

Scrimmage at Shell Lake (Frederic, Webster) Siren at Northwood Friday, August 24 TBD UW-Stout Invitational (Luck, St. Croix Falls) Saturday, August 25 TBD UW-Stout Invitational (Luck, St. Croix Falls) Tuesday, August 28 7:30 p.m. Unity at St. Croix Falls Luck at Grantsburg Siren at Frederic Cumberland at Webster Thursday, August 30 7:30 p.m. Webster at St. Croix Falls Grantsburg at Siren Frederic at Unity

Scores Monday, August 20 Baldwin-Woodville 7, Unity/Luck 0 Ashland 7, Unity/Luck 0 Rice Lake 7, Unity/Luck 0 Upcoming Thursday, August 23 4:15 p.m. Unity at Durand Thursday, August 30 4:15 p.m. Bloomer at Unity

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Upcoming Friday, August 24 7 p.m.

Cumberland at Grantsburg Unity at Chetek Webster at Clayton St. Croix Falls at Osceola Frederic at Washburn Saturday, August 25 1 p.m.

Luck at Rice Lake 4 p.m.

Siren vs. Winter at Rice Lake Thursday, August 30 6 p.m.

Three Lakes at Luck

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Standings Team Overall 12-1 Beehive Coyland Creek 10-3 Smith Family Eye Care 10-3 7-7 Kris’ Pheasant Inn Top Spot Tavern 6-4 3-1 Trap Rock Big Butz BBQ 4-11 2-11 Maurer Construction Best Western 2-13 Scores Monday, August 20 Big Butz BBQ 13, Maurer Construction 8 Top Spot Tavern 29, Big Butz BBQ 1 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 21, Best Western 17 Smith Family Eye Care 23, Kris’ Pheasant Inn 22 Upcoming Friday, August 24 TBD St. Croix Falls at Cumberland Tuesday, August 28 9 a.m.

St. Croix Falls at Barron Wednesday, August 29 TBD St. Croix Falls at Spooner

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Upcoming Thursday, August 23 4:30 p.m. Grantsburg Invitational (Frederic, St. Croix Falls, Webster, Unity/Luck) Tuesday, August 28 3:30 p.m. Bruce Invitational (Webster, Grantsburg) 4:30 p.m Frederic Meet (St. Croix Falls, Unity/Luck) Thursday, August 30 4 p.m.

Spooner Meet (Webster, Grantsburg) 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at St. Croix Central

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Siren standout ready for next level of basketball Spies working the northern Minnesota beat say that former Siren Dragon great and thousand-point scorer Ashley Guevara will likely be in the starting five for the Vermilion Community College women’s basketball team this coming season. Vermilion is located in beautiful Ely, Minn.

Webster loses its “Mind” In his signature low-key manner, veteran Webster head boys basketball coach Randy “The Mind” Hedrick notified the school board this spring that he would be stepping away from his position at the Tigers helm. Hedrick was known for his crafty pregame planning as well as his strategic game-time adjustments and maneuvering. Behind the likes of ex-Tiger greats Paul Olesen, Brian Thill and Kevin Gibbs, he helped bring two WHS teams to the threshold of the state tourney, before bowing to Eau Claire Regis in consecutive sectional finals. And certainly Hedrick’s classy attitude and demeanor from the bench did not go unnoticed by opponents, fans and officials.

Scaled down This year the UW-Stout Bob & Steve’s BP Amoco gridrion classic will be drastically scaled back to a two-day, two-game affair. There will be one game this com-

P O R T S ing Friday evening and another on Saturday night. While several Leader Land squads have made their season-opening appearance at the kickoff gala since its inception in 2001, no local teams will be on the docket for the 2012 event.

Fastest show on turf Local football fans are both apprehensive and excited about the reappearance of eight-man football this fall. Many years ago, when some Leader columnists were beginning grade school, Siren played the eight-man game while for the Luck Cardinals it will be new territory.

Both teams will be playing in an eightman showcase event this Saturday on the artificial turf at Rice Lake High School’s state-of-the-art facility. One can’t help but wonder what former Siren 11-man greats such as Troy Lidel, Sim Lee, Roger Skold, Jeff Alden, the Oustigoff boys, Reed Tjader, Rick Anderson, Jeff “Duffy” Helene, Vayne “Boomer” Engstrom and two generations of the family D’Jock are thinking as the Dragons return to the eight-man format.

Last year, Siren coach Bill Hoefler led the green and white to their first football playoff appearance since 1983. Will lightning strike again this fall under the new eight-man format?

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Girls golfers seeing success on the links Compete in four tournaments in less than a week

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CHETEK – The girls golf season is well under way, and the Luck/Unity and St. Croix Falls golf teams met for a tournament hosted by Chetek at the Sioux Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

Avery Steen was the overall medal winner with her top performance, shooting a 41. The three-time state-qualifying senior left off where she did last season and will no doubt have her eye on another shot at state. But other Luck/Unity golfers are showing they’re hungry to compete this season, showing head coach Ron Steen that they’re ready to go this season.

“This was our first match of the year and it started out better than I expected,” said Steen, adding that it was the first time golfing Sioux Creek Golf Course.

Avery Steen Megan Bartylla followed through with a 64 and Tina Lennartson scored 65, which is close to where they left off last season.

“First-year player Jillian Klatt started out with a 67, and that was a good start for her,” said Steen.

The Luck/Unity team also has a pair of freshmen golfers, including Maddie Joy and Kerrigan Ekholm, who shot 82 and 83 respectively.

“They all had a very positive attitude, learned a lot, and enjoyed playing golf,” Steen said.

The St. Croix Falls golf team also took part at Sioux Creek with Samantha O’Brien shooting a team- leading 61. McKenzie Katzmark shot 78, followed by Lindsey Wondra, 102, Kamille Flandrena, 103, and Megan Swenson, 110.

Golfers compete at Hayward HAYWARD – On Wednesday, Aug. 15, area golfers competed at Hayward with Luck/Unity’s Avery Steen leading with a 46. Steen had three sevens on the course and coach Ron Steen said she drove the ball well but struggled on the second shot.

Megan Bartylla shot a score under 60 for the first time this season and Jillian Klatt shot a 62 for her first time, also a season

low. Freshmen Kerrigan Ekholm and Maddie Joy both shot scores under 70 for the second time this season to continue consistency.

“They both cut about 14 shots from their first match,” Steen said.

Briana Colbert played her first match of the season and shot 100.

“They are all working very hard to lower their scores,” said Steen.

The team traveled again to Hayward on Friday, Aug. 17, for an 18-hole match that hosted 14 schools. Luck/Unity finished eighth overall, and St. Croix Falls took 12th.

Steen finished third overall among more than 60 other golfers with a score of 80.

Ladysmith golf match LADYSMITH – On Monday, Aug. 20, girls golf teams competed in Ladysmith with Luck/Unity completing their best round of the season so far. Avery Steen shot a 43, followed by Tina Lennartson, 54, Jillian Klatt, 59, Megan Bartylla, 60, Maddie Joy, 68, and Kerrigan Ekholm, 73.

“The team shot a low score of 216, the best nine holes of the year,” said coach Ron Steen, which included a personal best score for Lennartson.

“She was very happy with that score. All of the girls told me that they have to work on chipping and putting. They are starting to realize that this area of their golf game is very important,” Steen said.

St. Croix Falls golfers also competed with Samantha O’Brien shooting a teamleading 57. McKenzie Smith shot 63, Megan Swenson, 71, Hayley Cermin, 73, Taylor Orton, 77, Kamille Flandrena, 91, and Lindsey Wondra, 108.

Superior golf match SUPERIOR – Avery Steen and Tina Lennartson continued a strong golf performance at a golf meet in Superior on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Steen shot a 75 over 18 holes on the day and took medalist honors.

She came out in front of the girls on the Hayward golf team, which is a tough task considering the strength of the Hurricanes team this season.

“She had only two bad holes all day,” said coach Ron Steen.

Lennartson shot a 110, which was her personal best score over 18 holes despite it being the most difficult course all season. It was a tough match, however, for Jillian Klatt, Maddie Joy and Kerrigan Ekholm, who posted scores of 124, 133 and 137 respectively. They did, however, manage to take eight to 10 strokes off the back nine after struggling through the front nine.

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I N T E R! C O U N T Y L E A D E R

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

Committed to getting word out on CWD Large crowd gathers to learn and comment in first public CWD informational meeting in Spooner

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SPOONER – When the DNR announced in early April that an adult doe tested positive for chronic wasting disease just west of Shell Lake in Washburn County, people took notice. In a short period of time, however, some believed the public began to lose interest in the devastating disease, and weren’t taking the matter seriously. Sensing the apathy of the public and the need to educate the public on CWD, a citizen-based advisory committee was formed soon after CWD was discovered to help change all that. It will not only help to educate the public, but will act as a liaison between the public and the DNR, as well as aid in a different approach toward CWD. “If you are a deer hunter, a landowner, enjoy eating venison, watching deer or managing deer, this issue will affect you,” said Steve Hemshrot, speaking to a crowd of around 250 area citizens at the Spooner High School during the first of at least three public informational meetings on CWD Tuesday, Aug. 21. Hemshrot is a resident of Shell Lake and a CWD advisory team member. The team is comprised of about seven other citizens representing counties most affected by CWD, which includes Washburn, Polk, Burnett and Barron counties. There will be two more meetings coming up in September with the first being held at The Bear Paw Company in Rice Lake on Thursday, Sept. 6, and then in Siren on Thursday, Sept. 13.

The committee has received enthusiastic support from local DNR biologists and other staff to help educate the public on CWD, and many DNR staff members were present at the meeting to help answer any questions that came up at the end of the two-hour-long meeting. It was also noted that the committee members were not handpicked by the DNR, and have the goal to help get the word out on CWD, and also work with the public to come up with ways to manage the problem.

“We, like you, are landowners, hunters and care a great deal about the future of

Cousins bags Wyoming antelope

Aaron Cousins of Centuria connected with this antelope recently with a bow near Kaycee, Wyo. – Photo submitted

Six of the members of the citizen-based CWD advisory team introduced themselves to a large crowd in Spooner. The goal of the team is to act as a liaison between the DNR and the public to provide information on CWD to come up with plans to better manage the disease. Pictured (L to R): Dave Hraychuck, Balsam Lake; Seth Bauer, Birchwood; Kathy Strong, Barronett; Barry Nielsen, Shell Lake; Joe Weiss, Spooner; and Bill Taubman, Shell Lake. – Photos by Marty Seeger our hunting heritage in this part of the committee invited guest speaker Dr. state, so we’re doing our part,” Hemshrot Bryan Richards, CWD project leader for said. the U.S. Geological Survey’s National A wealth of information was presented Wildlife Health Center in Madison. He is to the public on Tuesday night including also regarded as one of the foremost exkeys to understanding CWD, the extent of perts on CWD. Along with Richards, Mike the spread and the need for the public to Zeckmeister, DNR Northern Region provide samples for testing in the 10-mile- wildlife supervisor, and CWD wildlife bisquare radius of where the CWD-infected ologist Mark Rasmussen also presented deer was found near Shell Lake. The DNR information. hopes to sample a minimum of 875 deer Richards presented the most in-depth in that 10-mile-square area once the deer and compelling background on CWD, inseasons begin. So far, they have collected cluding how the disease spreads, what an62 deer for sampling through road kills, imals are affected and the preventative agricultural permits and special permits measures that are taken to try and slow to landowners nearest to the area where the spread and why these measures are CWD was found. Only five of those deer taken. Much of the information presented were killed by special permits to was also a way to clear up rumors and landowners, who simply wanted to get misinformation about CWD that persist deer sampled in their areas nearest to the with the general public, who held a center of where CWD was found. It also lengthy comment-and-questions period helped DNR increase sample size. None after the presentation. Much of the public of the samples so far have turned up pos- had comments or concerns on why baititive for CWD, but the DNR is still going ing and feeding was banned in the first to continue sampling and needs the pub- place, disposal of carcasses and how, or if, lic to cooperate, especially once the hunt- the disease can be transmitted to humans ing seasons are in full swing. or livestock.

The extent of CWD in the Shell Lake In the coming weeks, the Washburn area is unknown thus far but because the County Register will continue to provide disease has been found in only one deer, information on CWD, as well as provide response measures have been taken, but more information on Tuesday’s presentarather cautiously in comparison to how tion by Richards, who will not be presentthe DNR handled CWD in 2002 when it ing information at the next two meetings was discovered in southwest Wisconsin. in Rice Lake or Siren. The advisory comThere are no sharpshooters or an eradi- mittee also remains committed to keeping cation process in place, but a baiting-and- the public informed on CWD and how to feeding ban remains in effect for the approach the next step.

Washburn, Polk, Burnett and Barron Dr. Bryan Richards, CWD project leader for counties indefinitely. This includes baiting the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife with corn for hunting or viewing purposes, mineral, salt blocks and other types Health Center in Madison, is the foremost authority on CWD in the nation. He spoke to of baiting.

In order to further explain CWD and its about 250 people on Tuesday, Aug. 21, about presence on the landscape, the advisory CWD, how it spreads and much of the latest information on the deadly deer disease.

Muskie Country wraps up season on local lakes POLK COUNTY – The final weekend of tournaments for the 2012 Muskie Country Tournament Circuit will be hosted on Bone Lake Saturday, Sept. 8, and Wapogasset Lake the following Sunday, Sept.

9. Both tournaments are open to the public and still have some open spots left. The final two events are the 13th and 14th events on a schedule of 14 (one-day) tournaments for the inaugural season of the MCTC. Anglers competing at the Bone Lake and Wapogasset tournaments will be fishing not only to win the event, but to accumulate enough points to qualify for a chance to fish in musky fishing’s highest paying championship on the Eagle River Chain on Oct. 6 and 7. The top 50 finishing teams during the 2012 MCTC will qualify for musky fishing’s biggest prize at the WMT Series Championship where a first place prize could net a team $100,000 and $160,000 cash purse if minimum participation is met.

This will be the second time the WMT

Series made Bone Lake a qualifying stop on the tour, the first being June of 2007 when only two muskies over 40 inches would be registered for the event. This year will be an entirely different story, however, as the Muskie Country has adopted the WDNR’s immediate release rules and all muskies 34 inches will be scored, including the one-day tourney on Wapogasset Lake. This is sure to be welcoming news to those anglers wishing to compete on Bone Lake to rack up points to qualify for the WMT Series Championship, not to mention to win the event itself. Muskie Country is so certain that the 2012 Bone Lake and Wapogasset Lake tournaments are going to be two very exciting and entertaining events for all who compete, they have already scheduled both lakes to host qualifying events the following 2013 season. The WMT Series has bumped up the purse for its one-day events, and both the Bone Lake and Wapogasset Lake tournaments will have a

purse of $19,000 when the field of competitors reaches 75 teams. The cost to compete in an MCTC event is $370 per two-angler team for each event.

If you are interested in fishing the Bone Lake tournament you can register online, or at the pretournament Friday night registration, Friday, Sept. 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wilkins’ Bar and Resort on the west shores of Bone Lake at 1091 238th Ave. in Luck. Registration for the Wapogasset tourney will be at Waterside Bar and Grill, 1342 Lone Pine Lane, Amery, on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

The awards for the Bone Lake event will be held at Wilkins Bar and Resort at 5 p.m.

Saturday at the conclusion of the tourney, and at 5 p.m. Sunday at Waterside Bar and Grill for the Wapogasset event.

Log on to WMTSeries.com or professionalmuskieanglercircuit.com for info and an entry form or you can call 715-2774411. – submitted

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Remembering Rob Dedication of Loon Creek trailhead parking lot held for young man killed in ATV accident

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer WEBB LAKE – The photo blanket of a smiling Rob Humphrey dressed in his ATV riding outfit fluttered in the breeze as cars began arriving at the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot.

Beyond the blanket lay the woods and the trail, a place where Rob and his family loved spending time together.

Rob’s family and friends, along with Burnett County officials and county forestry and parks staff, had come to the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot near Danbury on Thursday, Aug. 16, for a special dedication in his honor.

It was a day for those who knew Rob to remember the young man who died in a terrible ATV accident on the trail four years ago to the day, Aug. 16, 2008.

And for others, who didn’t know Rob, it was a chance to learn something of the young man whose life was cut short too soon.

Rob’s best buddies, wearing T-shirts with Rob’s photo and the slogan, “It’s not what you take when you leave the world, it’s the trail you leave behind you when you go,” stood together reminiscing about the many happy times spent with their friend.

Tears welled in Rob’s parents’ and grandparents’ eyes, as the sign bearing his

The photo blanket of a smiling Rob Humphrey, dressed in his ATV riding outfit, fluttered in the breeze as cars began arriving for the dedication of the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot in memory of Humphrey. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer name was unveiled.

“We want to take this time to dedicate this trailhead. In a time like this, we look to the future with hope,” said county board Chairman Don Taylor turning towards the sign. “We look forward to advocating more towards trail safety and hope our gesture here will help.”

to be a good poem. It was my first repetition poem. It has good concrete images and has a lot of truth to it.”

“We are like many other families ATVing in this county. We love the recreation and times spent here,” continued Humphrey. “The point to this is simply, we are or were a family.”

“We were just like your families. There are many more families like us ATVing every weekend. Please continue to work on safety of trails so we can all return home safely,” urged Humphrey.

“Thank you for attending the dedication and taking the time to get know us, our family and friends.”

Later back to Rosenthal’s the Humphreys and friends shared more memories over some of Rob’s favorite foods, including his usual Friday night fare, pizza.

“We’ve been coming to Rosenthal’s for a long time. That’s why we chose to come here today because it’s a special spot for us, said Rob’s mom, Kathy. “We came here for breakfast that morning.”

“I wanted Rob to get a sense of what real life was like, to get a sense of the woods,” explained Humphrey of his decision years ago to buy a cabin in Burnett County.

Humphrey said his son was a big bass fisherman and loved snowmobiling.

“ATVing was the fill-in between fishing.

“He liked motion,” added Kathy of her son’s sports activities.

Even after the accident, the Humphreys remain, as they put it, “huge fans of Burnett County.”

“We have our hearts and souls in this place,” said Kathy. “On that day we were showing Rob what the trails were all about. We were being ambassadors of the trail that day.”

Carter Johnson, who Rob used to babysit, talked of spending time together at the Humphrey cabin. “Rob was a really nice guy. He’d do anything for anyone,” said Johnson. “I’ll miss being able to go fishing with him the most.”

Back at the trailhead, the blanket with Rob’s photo had been taken down but the sign in his memory will stand, forever a reminder of the young man who loved his family and their time together in the woods, riding the trails.

And for Rob’s family, and importantly so, the sign will be a visible reminder for all those coming to this beautiful place to ride safely.”

Note: Read friends’ comments about Rob at Legacy.com The dedication of the Loon Creek trailhead in memory of Rob Humphrey and also changes in trail usage signs were part of a settlement agreement reached between the Humphreys and Burnett County.

Rob Humphrey’s best friends, wearing T-shirts with Rob’s photo and the slogan, “It’s not what you take when you leave the world, it’s the trail you leave behind you when you go,” stood together reminiscing about happy times spent with their friend. Pictured (L to R): Chad Michavd, Travis Slaughter, Marc Heuer and Luke Michavd.

“This is very emotional to me,” said Rob’s dad, Bob Humphrey, standing in front of the sign to address the group, remembering his son’s promising life and the day it was so suddenly cut short.

“Four years ago this morning we last saw our son,” recalled Humphrey. “Our hearts go out to the family in Danbury who lost their little girl. We know the pain a family has to go through. And only when you go through this can you understand. It’s a pain deep in your soul and not the right way life should be traveled.”

“We sat down as a family at Rosenthal’s for breakfast and were watching the Olympics, commenting on how Phelps’ long arms have a positive effect on how he swims, and we chuckled. Just like any other Saturday, the day started out normal.”

“Then we mounted up, and two miles down the trail the world turned upside down.”

“Rob was the bright star of our family,” Humphrey told the group.

“I want to read you a poem our son wrote in English class. It was the first poem he wrote and it turned out to be his last.”

Hold on Hold on to Life.

Hold on to Family.

Hold on to Faith.

Hold on to Friends.

Hold on to Love.

Hold on.

Humphrey said his son critiqued the poem saying this of his first attempt at writing poetry.

“I wrote this because it was an assignment. But in the end, I think it turned out

“This is very emotional to me,” said Rob’s dad, Bob Humphrey, Thursday, Aug. 16, as he addressed the group, remembering his son’s promising life and the day it was so suddenly cut short.

Bob and Kathy Humphrey stood next to the newly erected sign dedicated to their son Rob at the Loon Creek trailhead parking lot. Rob Humphrey was killed on the trail four years to the day of the dedication ceremony. The sign will serve as a reminder to ATV riders to be safe on the trail.

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Oak wilt confirmed in northern counties Community grants may be available to combat deadly oak disease MADISON — Oak wilt, a deadly fungal disease affecting red oaks, was confirmed for the first time this summer in Lincoln, Sawyer and Vilas counties.

“Confirmed trees were located north of Tomahawk in Lincoln County, south of Hayward in Sawyer County and east of Eagle River in Vilas County,” said Brian Schwingle, DNR forest health specialist.

All three locations were in yards, and all three properties had oaks pruned or damaged in late spring.

Oak wilt is commonly found in the southern two-thirds of the state, but has been creeping north. Oak wilt has been confirmed in all Wisconsin counties except Ashland, Bayfield, Calumet, Door, Douglas, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Price, Rusk, Sheboygan, Taylor and Washburn.

“The first symptoms of oak wilt are branches with wilted leaves and leaves on the ground in summer when you wouldn’t expect to see that,” said Kyoko Scanlon, a DNR forest pathologist. “These are not the brown, dry leaves of autumn.

These are partially green to bronze-green and are not completely dry.”

Additional information about oak wilt and other forest health issues can be found online using the keyword oak wilt

at dnr.wi.gov.

Red and white oaks affected Oak wilt affects trees in both the red and white oak groups. Once a tree is infected with oak wilt, water and nutrients can’t move up from the root system, causing the tree’s leaves to wilt and fall. Eventually, oak wilt kills the tree.

“The red oak group, including northern red, northern pin and black oaks, are particularly vulnerable to oak wilt. Once symptoms become visible, a tree loses most of its leaves, typically from the top downward, and dies very quickly, often within a few weeks,” said Scanlon.

“Anyone with an oak tree that is rapidly losing its leaves may want to have the tree examined for oak wilt by an International Society of Arboriculture-certified arborist or forester or send in a sample for a laboratory test,” said Don Kissinger, a DNR urban forester. “Immediate steps should be taken to protect nearby oaks if they value those trees.”

The University of Wisconsin’s Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic can help verify the presence of oak wilt. A sample must be sent to the clinic, and a small fee is charged for the service. The clinic can be reached at 608-262-2863 or at plantpath.wisc.edu/pddc/.

Most often, oak wilt spreads from one oak to another through root grafts — connected roots between neighboring trees.

Removing a diseased or dead tree may not be enough to stop oak wilt from

spreading. Forest health experts recommend using a vibratory plow or trencher to cut through existing root grafts prior to removal of diseased trees. Contacting an urban forestry consultant to determine the best time of year and placement of the root graft barriers is a good idea, as placement will vary depending on tree size, soil type and the distance between infected and healthy trees.

“Fungicide treatment to prevent oak wilt-caused death is an option in some cases, but repeated applications are necessary to keep an oak alive,” Schwingle said.

Oak wilt is sometimes caused by insects that carry the oak wilt spores to healthy trees. To prevent oak trees from being infected with oak wilt transported by insects, it is very important not to prune or wound oak trees from April through July and to take a cautious approach through October. Pruning or injuring the tree causes the tree to release sap, which attracts the fungus-transporting insects. If tree removal, pruning or damage occurs to oak tree trunks or limbs between April and August, it is imperative to seal the wounds with some type of water-based (latex) paint. It does not have to be commercial tree-wound paint.

It’s not always oak wilt Symptoms similar to oak wilt may be caused by an infestation of the two-lined chestnut borer.

“The two-lined chestnut borer is an opportunist. It will attack weakened trees,

favoring red and white oaks more or less equally,” Scanlon said. The borer frequently shows up in areas where a forest tent caterpillar or gypsy moth outbreak or drought has weakened trees. The adult borer lays eggs under the bark. When the larvae emerge, they eat their way through the fluid-conducting tissues of the tree, stopping the flow of nutrients to the leaves.

“The leaves turn uniformly brown, but often remain on the tree for a while,” Scanlon said. “Unfortunately, an infestation of two-lined chestnut borers and oak wilt can occur at the same time on the same tree.”

Maintaining vigorous, healthy trees by watering, mulching, fertilizing and avoiding physical damage to trees is the best defense against the insect.

Help may be available Wisconsin communities may be eligible to participate in a cost-sharing program to help combat oak wilt. The Urban Forestry Grant Program is not available to individual property owners. But property owners with oak wilt are encouraged to contact their municipal forester or other local official to pursue a grant. Applications for the program are due by Oct. 1. If a community is interested in applying for a grant, contact the local Wisconsin DNR Urban Forestry coordinator. Contact information can be found at dnr.wi.gov/topic/UrbanForests/contact. html. — from WDNR

Wisconsin high on state funding of local governments Local returns on taxes paid vary widely by municipality, county MADISON — For every dollar state taxpayers send to Madison, 67 cents goes to local governments, schools and property taxpayers, and not to running state agencies and programs. “This is a ‘silver bullet’ that explains much about public finance in Wisconsin and why government here is different from most states,” observes Todd A. Berry, head of the research team at the nonpartisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. “And,” he adds, “It explains much of what is behind ongoing state fiscal challenges and the recurring tension that exists among state leaders, local officials and taxpayers.” Celebrating its 80th year, WISTAX is dedicated to nonpartisan public policy research and citizen education.

Despite the 67 cents average, 52 of the state’s 72 counties received a higher return on each tax dollar sent to Madison in 2010, according to WISTAX’s latest report,

“State funding of local government: How does Wisconsin differ from other states?”

Income- and property-poor counties generally had a higher “return,” with Menominee ($3.35 in aid for each dollar paid in state taxes), Rusk ($1.36), Ashland ($1.28) and Crawford ($1.25) counties claiming the most aid per dollar of taxes paid. In 15 counties, more state money was received by their local units of government than their residents paid in taxes.

Only 20 counties received equal to or less than the 67 cents state average. Waukesha (30.2 cents), Ozaukee (31.6 cents), Washington (42.2 cents), and Dane (43.2 cents) counties received the least; all are high-income, high-property-value counties.

Wisconsin has historically aimed to help low-income and property-poor communities provide services at average property tax rates. These return figures cited highlight the effects that state aid formulas, particularly school aid (60 percent of the all aids) had in 2010.

The WISTAX study also looked at state taxes paid and state dollars received by municipality. Among the state’s 20 most populous cities, Beloit ($1.34) and Mil-

Two test positive for swine flu

by Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Two people in Wisconsin have tested positive for a new strain of swine flu. Both are young and both contracted the disease after attending the state fair.

The Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene has confirmed two cases of a variant of swine flu known as H3N2. Jim Kazmierczak is the state public health veterinarian with the Department of Health Services. He says this strain of swine flu has been around since the 1990s, but it is behaving differently now. “What’s new here is the number of human cases between the outbreaks that have occurred this year in Indiana and Ohio primarily. There are already over 150 cases of human infections with this H3N2 virus that CDC has reported out.”

One of the cases involved a young adult from southeastern Wisconsin who worked at the state fair, and an adolescent from western Wisconsin who visited the fair.

According to Kazmierczak, health officials are monitoring the virus. He says they are not too worried because it is only jumping from pigs to people, “If it’s true that it’s not, that this H3N2 virus is not easily transmissible from person to person, I think we can expect the numbers to stay relatively low.”

Kazmierczak says people can still enjoy fairs, but they should keep food, drinks and things like baby bottles away from swine exhibits. He says high-risk populations, like infants and the elderly, should stay away.

Symptoms of the H3N2 swine flu are identical to seasonal flu including fever, nausea and lack of appetite.

waukee ($1.05) received more aid than taxes paid. Brookfield (21.1 cents), New Berlin (24.3 cents), Waukesha (33.3 cents), and Madison (37.0 cents) received the least.

The new report also shows how Wisconsin differs from other states. State aid funded 41.9 percent of 2009 local budgets (excluding federal dollars) here. Only seven states funded local budgets at higher levels.

The implications of Wisconsin’s approach to state-local finance are many and often debated. If money is the measure, it means the state budget’s first priority is subsidizing local budgets and not state programs. Only one-third of state tax dollars fund state operations, the UW System and aids to individuals. That, in turn, means that state budget problems can be passed on to local governments, as evidenced by local aid reductions over the last decade. There are also possible inefficiencies associated with one level of government aiding another; economic research has shown a link between intergovernmental aid and higher taxes. And state help in funding local services can

lead to state-local tension and issues of local control, as state officials often use the aid they share to justify mandating local action or inaction.

Wisconsin’s system of state-local finance can also lead to friction among local governments, particularly between those paying the most taxes and those receiving the most aid. High-income counties paid the most per capita, with residents of Ozaukee ($3,798), Waukesha ($3,552) and Dane ($3,011) paying an average of more than $3,000 per resident in 2010. State aid per capita was highest in Ashland ($2,300), Crawford ($2,252), Rusk ($2,239), Rock ($2,094), Trempealeau ($2,077), Buffalo ($2,069), Iron ($2,064) and Jackson ($2,041) counties.

The new report, “State funding of local government: How does Wisconsin differ from other states?” is available at wistax.org or by e-mailing wistax@wistax.org; calling 608-241-9789; or writing WISTAX at 401 North Lawn Ave., Madison, WI 53704-5033. - from WTA

Burnett Dairy Cooperative makes donation to Indianhead Community Action Agency

www.the-leader.net Stay connected to your community.

Indianhead Community Action Agency’s Crystal Meier accepted a check for over $350 from Burnett Dairy Cooperative’s CEO Dan Dowling. These funds are raised through BDC’s Fueling for Hunger campaign where $1 from each propane delivery is donated to local food shelves.

ICAA’s Connections Store Food Pantry is located in Webster. - Photo submitted

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DUI enforcement stepped up Labor Day law enforcement concentration

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County Sheriff’s Department announced their latest safe-driving campaign, which actually began on Friday, Aug. 17, and runs through Labor Day weekend.

Called Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, the campaign is meant to concentrate county law enforcement attention on drivers who may have had too much to drink with the pending end-of-summer holiday.

“It’s an unfunded program,” stated Capt. Steve Smith. “But we’re participating and will be extra vigilant.”

The effort does not add any officers to the street, but is expected to increase driving-while-intoxicated arrests, as deputies and other law enforcement officers look specifically for drivers who may be impaired.

“We’re targeting OWIs,” Smith added.

“If you don’t drive sober, you will get pulled over.”

On that note, there were several multiple and repeat DUI offenders in Polk County in the past two weeks, including a fifth offense, a fourth and three third offense arrests.

David Harrington, 52, Frederic, was arrested on the evening of Aug. 6 for his fifth-offense DUI, a felony, after a sheriff’s deputy noticed Harrington Sauvageau Zacco Hawkins him driving erratically on Hwy. of her third DUI in July, after a plea agree35 near 260th Avenue.

After performing field sobriety tests, ment with prosecutors.

Harrington was arrested with a blood alMichael Sauvageau, 55, Forest Lake, cohol content of .21, over two times the legal limit. Harrington appeared before Minn., was arrested on Aug. 9 and Judge Molly GaleWyrick the next day, charged with his third DUI, after he alwhere she set a $1,500 cash bond, with legedly crashed his motorcycle near conditions of absolute sobriety. His pre- Dresser on CTH F. The incident took place at just before 2 liminary hearing has been set for Oct. 15. a.m., and when officers arrived on the Gina Hawkins, 36, Amery, is facing mis- scene, they found Sauvageau sitting on a demeanor DUI charges for her fourth in chair at a private residence, with his mothe past five years. The arrest came about torcycle parked nearby. He admitted to after an Aug. 16 crash on Hwy. 65 in tipping the cycle over, but said he was unsouthern Polk County, near 10th Avenue. injured. Sauvageau registered a .16 BAC Hawkins claimed someone else was the after a field sobriety test, and was arrested driver, but seat-belt bruising and blood for his third DUI, with two previous conremnants near the ignition key seemed to victions in Minnesota.

He appeared before Judge GaleWyrick prove otherwise.

Hawkins denied driving, but was ar- the next day, where she set a $1,000 cash rested for her fourth DUI, with charges bond and a preliminary hearing for Oct. pending at press time. She was convicted 15.

Jeffrey Zacco, 53, Siren, was charged with his third DUI and drug possession charges on the evening of Aug. 10 after a one-vehicle rollover on Louis Hwy. 65 in southern Polk County.

Zacco claimed he swerved to miss a deer and had brake issues, which forced him to swerve and roll over. He registered a BAC of .21, and deputies also discovered marijuana and paraphernalia in the truck that rolled.

Zacco appeared before Judge Jeffery Anderson on Aug. 13, where he set a $950 cash bond, although the DUI charges were pending at press time.

Stacie Louis, 35, Grantsburg, is facing misdemeanor DUI third-offense charges after an incident on Aug. 12 in Frederic.

Louis was arrested for having an open drink in the car, as well as failing to stop at a stop sign, and is also facing misdemeanor DUI charges. She appeared before Judge Jeffery Anderson on Aug. 12, where he set a $750 cash bond, with her next court appearance scheduled for Sept. 28.

Dresser looks into the crystal ball Projects, priorities and funding take center stage

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer DRESSER – The Dresser Village Board held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 20, with two of their professional engineers, in an open discussion on the future of Dresser’s infrastructure, prioritizing those projects and how to possibly bundle them together to get the most “bang for the buck.”

“I’m hoping to have a listening session to find out what the needs are,” said Dave Rasmussen of MSA Engineering, “and possibly putting together financing bundles to address those needs.”

Rasmussen was joined by fellow engineer Clement Safranek, who has been behind similar efforts in other municipalities. The duo reviewed a recent village list of possible projects, repairs or improvement they are considering, in no particular order. That list included issues and items ranging from water tower repainting to reducing water loss and water main lines, storm drainage upgrades to a new library/municipal building.

The MSA engineers spent over an hour addressing possible bundling of the list, to prioritize and combine those needs whenever possible, and then seeking additional funding to assist with the costs.

“Our job is to guide you,” stated Rasmussen, as he and Safranek went over possible projects they might be able to bundle, such as water main and road projects, while also noting that the block grants they might be able to use to help pay for the some of the project are not always that broad and may have general project focus for a time, such as recent grant funding meant to address safe and clean drinking water.

“Health and safety is the big thing in block grants,” Safranek said, asking the village to prioritize their needs in the near future, with an eye toward water projects and other infrastructure needs, such as storm sewer, road or lift station issues, that can be combined with any grant application.

They talked at length about water system needs, especially undersized or aging lines, as well as noted system leaks that contribute to a 17-percent overall water loss.

“The Public Service Commission always gets on you to reduce that number,” Safranek said. “It’s water you’re pumping but not selling.”

He thought they would be wise to prepare plans and cost estimates on projects, so they are more or less “shovel ready” if

This failed street basin on Hwy. 35 in Dresser was one issue the Dresser Village Board addressed at their meeting on Monday, Aug. 20.

There are nearly two dozen similar basins that will all eventually need to be replaced, at a cost of $3,500 each. The failures are blamed on poor quality concrete used in the mid-1990s that did not stand up to road salt.

Clement Safranek, vice president of MSA Professional Services, showed the Dresser Village Board a list of municipalities that applied but were denied grant funding last year.

He is hoping to work with the village to stay off that list and instead be accepted for several infrastructure improvements. – Photos by Greg Marsten future grant or stimulus money becomes available or for possible bundling of projects.

“Some grants may take two years of processing,” Safranek said. However, he also talked at length about grant funding, how the likelihood is increased in low- to moderate-income areas, where at least 51 percent of the population is under a certain combined household income level.

The most recent survey of Dresser residents was in 2007, where approximately 36 percent of residents met that criteria, well under the threshold.

Safranek thinks that LMI number is almost surely higher now, due to the recession since. He also suggested they specify projects by whether they are “communitywide” or “targeted” for a specific area, population or residents. He noted it was the difference between water tower work and a neighborhood road or water line project, that may specifically benefit one

area. He suggested they may be able to survey the populations in those target areas, where they may get a higher LMI. He also thought they might get a different LMI if they went even wider with a project, for any household affected by a project.

“Maybe the first thing we should do is the survey,” stated village President Rick Flandrena, who requested surveys, and may even use village board members to assist with the door-to-door surveying.

The village will also begin to expand and refine the wish list, with priorities for things such as addressing the water losses.

But Flandrena also looked at the reality of money as a major potential stumbling block. “That’s my concern,” Flandrena said. “We may get a block grant, but we may not be able to afford our share.”

Safranek agreed that while the Dresser end of funding may be an issue, he noted that the projects will need to be done eventually, regardless of the funding, and they would be well-served to get the wheels moving. He also suggested they develop a solid five-year plan and even a 10-year plan for capital improvements, so they are prepared for possible grant funding or bundling.

“In my opinion, one of the worst things a community can do is to let things fall apart and then people move away,” Safranek said. “We promise you to get more money in grants than you’ll ever spend on engineering.”

In other board business: • The general state of the roads and other related systems were front and center with Safranek and Rasmussen’s advice at hand, including how the village should address the virtual crumbling of at least

one catch basin inlet on Hwy. 35, where the concrete on the curb and the grate is literally falling into the drain.

The basin is one of nearly two dozen along Hwy. 35 that may be suspect and are failing before their time. There is some confusion over who is ultimately responsible for the maintenance and repairs, and whether it is the state or village’s bill to pay, with each drain repair estimated at $3,500.

Safranek suggested the village document the issue at length, and then establish a contact within the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, since the erosion is likely from the use of substandard concrete, vulnerable to road salt, which was a common problem in the mid1990s when the project was performed.

“It should last longer than that,” Safranek said. “But you’ve got to start the process somewhere.”

The village will move ahead with the process and will need to repair at least one of the basins soon, regardless of the final economic responsibility.

• The board approved a driveway permit for Tenere Manufacturing, on the north end of the village on Hwy. 35, which is meant to relieve congestion when workdays end.

At issue was where certain measurements for easement, right of way and more should begin, and whether the outlet met village ordinance standards, which were somewhat vague.

The board was in agreement that they need to clean up the language to alleviate any future confusion.

“The ordinance could be made clearer, yes,” stated village attorney Tim Laux.

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Polk County circuit court Cheyenne M. Ahartz, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Daniel Alvarez Jr., Springfield, Minn., operating while revoked, $200.50.

Dwight V. Alwin, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

John A. Annuziata, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Toni K. Arcand, Cushing, speeding, $175.30.

Ryan N. Beaudry, Milltown, speeding, $175.30.

Jeremiah J. Bonse, Grantsburg, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, not guilty plea.

Matthew P. Bottlfson, Star Prairie, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Scott A. Bottolfson, Amery, operate motorcycle w/o valid license, $200.50.

Nancy L. Bradley, Balsam Lake, operating motor vehicle w/o insurance; unsafe lane deviation, not guilty pleas.

Robert L. Bruber, Lindstrom, Minn., failure to yield right of way, $175.30.

Michael D. Buss, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Austin P. Byl, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Thomas C. Cahill, Amery, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Jrobert C. Carlson, Balsam Lake, OU, $100.00.

Freddy A. Chong, Denton, Texas, speeding, $175.30.

Cassandra J. Clairmont, Andover, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Nathan K. Datt, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Brian D. Emmeck, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Daniel L. Endres, Clayton, trespass to land, $200.00.

Joshua C. Fredericks, Frederic, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Vernon R. Fredericks Jr., Frederic, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Alexander J. Friendshuh, Clear Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Kyle A. Galle, Centuria, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Gigi G. Gatehouse, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Michelle G. Gherity, Edina, Minn., inattentive driving, $187.90.

Thomas A. Gunderson, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jamie A. Hartmon, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Raymie L. Headley, Clayton, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Eric S. Higgins, Centuria, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jacob S. Hobbs, Osceola, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Steven L. Holten, Centuria, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Corey J. Kes, Balsam Lake, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea.

Cynthia R. Koehler, Osceola, speeding, $250.90.

Jane A. Kollitz, Woodbury, Minn., permit operation of a motorboat or personal watercraft by underage person, $162.70.

Ryan C. Larson, Siren, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Philip G. Laval, Amery, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Peter A. Lecander, Star Prairie, passing on hill or curve, not guilty plea.

Brent J. Lieffring, Centuria, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Michelle R. Lindberg, Centuria, speeding, $175.30.

James L. Lumsden, St. Croix Falls, fail to stop/improper stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Joseph D. H. Mabry, Balsam Lake, display unauth. vehicle registration plate, not guilty plea.

James L. Mahoney, Amery, nonregistration of auto, $175.30; operating while revoked, $200.50.

Sherri L. Martin, Dresser, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Thomas E. Mathias, St. Croix Falls, fail/have cert. number on boat, $162.70.

Robert H. Meagher, Turtle Lake, fail/yield while making left turn, $389.50.

Jacob H. Mikl, Balsam Lake, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Kari J. Milberg, Centuria, operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Jason R. Miller, Osceola, fail/transfer cert. of number or title, $200.50.

Kristina M. Molls, Amery, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Eric R. Morales, Luck, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; operating while revoked, $200.50.

Michael J. Morgan, Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Junior D. Mosay, Siren, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Shane P. Nellessen, St. Croix Falls, OWI; unreasonable and imprudent speed, not guilty pleas.

Jacob W. Nelson, Amery, placing injurious substance on highway, $200.50.

Lorne D. Olson, Turtle Lake, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Lori A. Omtvedt, Elgin, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Harlan C. Optiz, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Benjamin D. Ott, Webster, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Jenna M. Palmer, Osceola, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Steven N. Peltier, Lindstrom, Minn., operate ATV with PAC, $452.50.

April M. Peterson, Centuria, speeding, $225.70.

Anthony J. Piel, Milltown, operate w/o valid license, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Amanda R. Potting, Osceola, inattentive driving, $189.90.

Brandon C. Purintun, Cameron, operating left of centerline, $213.10; failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; inattentive driving, $187.90; transferee fail/apply new vehicle title, $175.50.

Jeffrey W. Qualle, Grantsburg, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Kathleen C. Quinn, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kirk M. Ramautar, Osceola, hit and run - property adjacent to highway, $263.50.

Woodrow M. Reindahl, Clayton, fail/yield to stop for emergency vehicle; minor transporting intoxicants; speeding, citation in another action.

Chadwick B. Rindt, River Falls, iilegal transport of aquatic plant material, not guilty plea.

Timothy M. Ring, Boyceville, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Jacob N. Rodke, Osceola, speeding, $225.70.

Ethan R. Scheffler, Menomonie, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Deseray A. Schell, Osceola, fail/yield right/way from stop sign, $175.30.

Robert L. Schmidt, Aurora, Ill., speeding, not guilty plea.

Curtiss R. Schneider, Whit Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Shelagh O. Sheeser, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Hank R. Shires, Balsam Lake, possess open intoxicants in MV, citation in another action.

Randall C. Smith, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Donald L. Stutesman, Red Wing, Minn., failure to keep vehicle under control, $221.10.

Margaret M. Sveback, Amery, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Chad S. Tolzman, Clear Lake, speeding, $175.30.

John A. Tommeraasen, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., passing vehicle indicating left turn, $213.10.

Jeremy D. Tucker, Dresser, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Thomas G. Vadnais, White Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Leigha M. Van Sickle, Frederic, OWI, dismissed.

Nicolas S. Velazquez, Rogers, Minn., inattentive driving, $189.90.

Walsh A; E. Brenizer, Luck, operating motor vehicle w/o proof insurance, $10.00.

Ellen D. Willis, Oronocco, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Teresa W. Wolfe, Danbury, speeding, $175.30.

Allen J. Wyman, Luck, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Frank A. Behning Jr., St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Neil J. Devorly, Dallas, Texas, speeding, $175.30.

Bernard P. Feldhacker, Turtle Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Mollie K. Hanson, Luck, speeding, $175.30.

Brittany M. Leibfried, Amery, operate vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Sue A. Adams-Bottolfson, Luck, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Brian L. Allen, San Jose, Calif., speeding, $452.70.

Derek R. Anderson, Armstrong, Iowa, fish without license, $192.70.

James R. Anderson, Minnetonka, Minn., riding on boat decks/gunwales, $175.30.

Stephen M. Andre, Lino Lake, Minn., speeding, $295.00.

Kathleen J. Bedford, New Hope, Minn., speeding, $200.00.

Brooks D. Berg, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Duane G. Bethke, Star Prairie, riding on boat decks/gunwales, not guilty plea.

Mark A. Bielski, Valparaiso, Ind., speeding, not guilty plea.

Kevin D. Bill, Lime Springs, Iowa, speeding, $175.30.

Alyssa B. Bishman, Andover, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Justin A. Blattner, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Carol Bloom, Dresser, drink intoxicant in motor vehicle, not guilty plea.

Hampton R. Bomershine, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael E. Bonewits, Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Sandra L. Bonney, New Richmond, speeding, not guilty plea.

Philip W. Bowe, Frederic, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Jessica R. Braatz, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Rebecca L. Braden, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

John A. Briggs, Farmington, Minn., riding on boat decks/gunwales, not guilty plea.

Keith A. Brown, New Richmond, speeding, $175.30.

Emilie K. Burton, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kevin J. Bystrom, Luck, speeding, $250.90.

Kyle L. Carlson, Osceola, fail to display registration number on boat, $169.00.

James M. Childs, New Richmond, speeding, $200.50.

Mark Clancy, Cottage Grove, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jeffrey J. Cozzi, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

James P. Cunningham, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

Alysha A. Dalbec, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00; passenger seat belt violation, $10.00.

Hannah M. Davidson, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Lyle M. Deede, Minneapolis, Minn., possess marijuana, $263.50.

Thomas J. A. Deprekel, Minneapolis, Minn., illegally jump/dive into St. Croix River, $150.00.

Sean M. Derrick, Hudson, operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Jacob R. Drehmel, Woodbury, Minn., operate personal watercraft without valid safety certificate, $200.50.

Matthew A. Dushcer, Lewis, seat belt violation, not guilty plea; speeding, $175.30.

David L. Dynes, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

Jon G. Eisele, Lake Elmo, Minn., operating boat towing skier after dark, $175.30.

Cody T. Erickson, Kimball, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Eric Linsmeier Trucking LLC, Redwood Falls, Minn., violation of special weight limits, $5,604.12.

Wayne F. Evers, Kellogg, Minn., fish without license, $192.70.

Vanory S. Farley, St. Paul, Minn., cliff jumping, $150.10.

Corey J. Fitzgerald, St. Paul, Minn., cliff jumping, $150.10.

Samuel S. Florer, Balsam Lake, speeding, $358.00.

Jessica M. Flynn, Northfield, Minn., boater speed in excess of limit, $175.30.

Quinnten J. Flynn, Cambridge, Minn., boater speed in excess of limit, $175.30.

William J. Forman, Pine City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Ashley A. Franko, Milltown, speeding, $200.50.

Joseph A. Fraser, Sandwich, Ill., operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Benjamin B. Freedman, Brooklyn Center, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Fred R. Friswold, Edina, Minn., speeding, $295.00.

Donald W. Frogner, Shafer, Minn., operating motor vehicle w/o proof o insurance, $10.00.

Mitchell S. Fuecker, Hanover, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

James R. Garey, Rice Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Derrick A. Getschel, Osceola, speeding; operate motor veh. w/o adequate muffler, not guilty pleas.

Steven L. Godmare, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jordan L. Goldberger, Eagan, Minn., cliff jumping, $150.10.

Richard D. Goulet, Amery, speeding, not guilty plea.

Kelly R. Grady, Ramsey, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Julie R. Groskreutz, Park Falls, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Amy R. Grosz, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel J. Hafner, Stillwater, Minn., operate boat w/o valid cert. number, not guilty plea.

Samuel J. Halverson, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel B. Halvorsen, St. Louis Park, Minn., operate boat w/o valid cert. number, $200.50.

Brian C. Hance, St. Louis, Mo., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeffrey P. Hansen, Shafer, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kasey Hanson, Cottage Grove, Minn., disorderly conduct, not guilty plea.

Thomas Hanson, Cottage Grove, Minn., disorderly conduct, $263.50.

John A. Harthun, Dent, Minn., interstate record of duty status, not guilty plea.

Kenneth L. Haus, Cottage Grove, Minn., riding on boat decks/gunwales, $175.30.

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Polk County marriage licenses Brittany N. Bermier, St. Croix Falls, and Anthony J. Sommer, St. Croix Falls, issued Aug. 15, 2012.

Jessica J. Johnson, Osceola, and Jeremiah D. Anderson, Dresser, issued Aug. 15, 2012.

Margaret E. Hoertsch, Town of Alden, and Jason L. Wood, Town of Alden, issued Aug. 15, 2012.

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Lance A. Otto 1230 Highway 96 West Arden Hills, MN 55112,

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Plaintiff vs.

LURA E. YOUNG; BRIAN T. HOVE; CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF 2453 STATE ROAD 35, LUCK, WI 54853; Defendant NOTICE OF ADJOURNED SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 11 CV 626 Case Code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 4, 2012, in the amount of $112,666.28, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the court.

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

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 607 recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 99 as Document No. 391515, being located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section Thirty-Two (32), Township Thirty-Six (36) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 0036-007520000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2453 State Rd. 35, Luck, Wisconsin 54853.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St. Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Sara E. Noonan, Ft. Bragg, Calif., and James L. Warren, Mendocino, Calif., issued Aug. 16, 2012.

Lindsie L.S. Miller, Onalaska, and David J. Olson, Osceola, issued Aug. 16, 2012.

FOR RENT

1-BR Basement Apt.

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. 12CV361 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on August 3, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8 AND THE WEST 8 FEET OF LOT 7, BLOCK K, FIRST ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MILLTOWN, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 105 Bank Street, Milltown, Wisconsin) Dated: August 15, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16231 567967 WNAXLP

NOTICE – DANIELS TOWNSHIP Effective July 1, 2012, all roads designated and signed for ATV use are NOW open for use by UTV. There will be NO additional signage, adding UTV to the existing signs. Town of Daniels Ordinances 1-2009 and 1-2010 specifically outline use of ATVs. YOU MUST RIDE DIRECTLY TO THE CLOSEST DESIGNATED ATV ROUTE. ANY STOPS MADE, OTHER THAN FOR EMERGENCY REASON, ARE PROHIBITED. Visit Daniels Township Web site www.townofdaniels.org Liz Simonsen, Clerk 567877 1L

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Polk County Land Information Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in the Government Center (County Boardroom), Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, to consider the following and other agenda items: WIS LAR FARMS: District change from Agricultural to Commercial. Property affected is: 1870 180th St., part of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Sec. 31/T35N/R17W, 567819 1-2L 43a,d WNAXLP Town of Milltown (.04 acre).

325

per mo.

AVAILABLE NOW! Water, sewer & garbage included.

Background check. First month’s rent and damage deposit.

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TELLER Prepare yourself for a career rather than a job!

Bank Mutual provides paid training in banking operations and great advancement opportunities!

Currently we have a flexible part-time position available at our St. Croix Falls office.

Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma or equivalent, have six months of retail sales and/or cash handling experience, and possess the ability to cross-sell bank products on a daily basis.

Visit any of our bank offices to complete an application.

Or, send or e-mail your resume to:

Attn.: Manager

Chad E. Leggett, 42, Luck, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 8.

Randy A. Lindberg, no date of birth given, Webster, warrant failure to appear, Aug. 9.

Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 27, Danbury, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 8.

Matthew C. Matrious, 23, Danbury, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 9.

James J. Pijanowski, 17, Danbury, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 7.

Joseph E. Rogers, 25, Webster, warrent - failure to appear, Aug. 9.

Sadie E. Rogers, 25, Siren, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 8.

Nicholas R. Songas, 32, Danbury, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 7.

James L. Turner, 60, Danbury, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 7.

Oscar Viveros Arreola, 21, St. Paul, Minn., warrant - failure to appeaer, Aug. 9.

Josh A. White, 27, Frederic, arrest warrant - complaint, Aug. 7.

John E. Zibell, no date of birth given, Danbury, arrest warrant complaint, Aug. 10.

DMV adds vehicle title and registration to its list of online services

612-280-7581

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Jennifer R. Otto 1230 Highway 96 West Arden Hills, MN 55112,

Downtown Centuria $

Brianna L. Bearheart, 22, Webster, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 8.

Billie J. Benjamin, 26, Sandstone, Minn., arrest warrant complaint, Aug. 7.

Charles R. Bentley, 21, Rockford, Minn., arrest warrant complaint, Aug. 10.

David R. Hubbell Sr., 48, Grantsburg, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 9.

Dalton R. Johnson, 18, Grantsburg, arrest warrant complaint, Aug. 8.

Lois A. Keenan, 24, Shell Lake, warrant - failure to appear, Aug. 8.

144 Washington St. N. St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 E-mail: careers.nwr@bankmutual.com Equal Opportunity Employer

MADISON — Now when you purchase an auto, light truck, motorcycle or SUV through a private sale, you can go online to title and register it, saving yourself a trip to the DMV. A new title application system called eMV Public can be found at wisconsindmv.gov. “Dealerships have had this convenience for a while, and now we are able to extend it to our customers who purchase vehicles through private sales,” notes Bureau of Vehicle Services Director Mitchell Warren. “More and more DMV services and transactions are moving online, and this is good news for our customers.”

The eMV Public application is available 24/7, easy to use, and your title record and license plate information are updated immediately after you complete the online application. Once complete, mail your

FLOWER SHOP FOR SALE Main Street, St. Croix Falls

50,000

$

POS system, select inventory, cooler (one-year-old compressor). Building rent includes heat/elec.

Call Sally at

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(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM DONALD TULP JR. Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 12 PR 34 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth June 16, 1931, and date of death April 1, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2901 61st Street, P.O. Box 423, Frederic, WI 54837.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 16, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar August 6, 2012 Anthony K. Berg Attorney at Law LLC 1344 Second Avenue P.O. Box 877 Cumberland, WI 54829 715-822-3455 Bar Number: 1077438 567879 WNAXLP

title, receipt and any other required documents and fees to the DMV. If you request new license plates, they should arrive within two weeks.

With eMV Public you can transfer existing valid license plates; obtain new license plates within two weeks or print 90-day temporary license plates for easy display in the back window of most vehicles.

With the addition of eMV Public, there are now well over a dozen DMV services online. “Clearly it is the way to go if you want to save time and money,” notes Warren. Aside from getting a driver’s license, just about everything else a customer needs from DMV can be done online at wisconsindmv.gov or through the mail and does not require a visit to a service center. — from WisDOT

YARD SALE S a t . , Au g . 2 5 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

1512 Lake Ave. Luck

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Samantha S. Thomas, Town of Lorain, and Craig R. Chenal, Town of Lorain, issued Aug. 12, 2012.

Katie L. Hall, St. Paul, Minn., and Benjamin P. Sundquist, St. Paul, Minn., issued Aug. 13, 2012.

Amanda M. Olson, Town of Clayton, and Jesse J. Weber, Town of Clayton, issued Aug. 13, 2012.

Burnett County warrants

Newborn & toddler girl clothing & accessories; women’s reg. & plus-size clothing; men’s XL clothing; misc. household items; & much more.

Home On Lake

2 BRs, 1 bath, 10 acres, Hobby Farm. Pets OK. Trade Lake Twp.

695/month

$

Plus deposit.

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GARAGE SALE Fri. & Sat., Aug. 24 & 25 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

10% OFF ALL Merchandise

Alley east of former U.P.H. building on Park Ave. Luck, WI 567673 42ap 1Lp Watch for signs.

Lois Baldwin, Independent Scentsy Consultant

GARAGE SALE Friday, Aug. 24, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

FOR RENT

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

Garage sales/Real estate

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NICE 2-BR, 1-BATH

HOUSE FOR RENT In Centuria

Newly remodeled, a.c., 1-car gar., pets considered w/deposit.

Available immediately

Saturday, Aug. 25, 8 a.m. - Noon

Name-brand clothes, boys up to 18 months, girls 4T preteen; bamboo furniture; 2 leather couches w/chair and ottoman; dryer (natural gas); bikes; table; toys; car seat; changing table, etc.

214 N. Polk Ave. Frederic

Not responsible for accidents!

Cash Only. 567987 1Lp

SALE One Day Only

Fri., Aug. 24 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Frederic Golden Oaks Community Room 104 3rd Ave. So.

715-483-1358

Tools; Lowrey organ with bench; portable sewing machine; humidifier; rod & reel table w/2 chairs; queen-size bedding; clothing; Christmas & household items.

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735

/mo. + deposit & utilities

POLE BARN SALE 969 Big Round Ave. • Luck, WI

Christmas; knickknacks; misc.; antiques; older electronics; 8-track tapes and cassettes, some tools and motors.

Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Aug. 23, 24 & 25 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Notices/Employment opportunities the-leader.net

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Stay connected to your community.

(Aug. 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth December 6, 1948, and date of death July 2, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1091 State Road 48, Luck, WI 54853.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 19, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room Suite 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar August 8, 2012 Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 567447 WNAXLP

Bank Office Manager St. Croix Falls

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If you have prior bank management experience, including consumer and mortgage lending, fixed annuity and other bank product sales, and staff supervision, we’d like to talk with you.

At least one year of supervisory experience in a bank office or comparable environment is required.

We offer a complete compensation package. For consideration send, fax or email your resume to: Attn: HR Manager

319 E. Grand Avenue Eau Claire, WI 54701 Fax: (715) 833-8997 Email: careers.nwr@ bankmutual.com Equal Opportunity Employer

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK R. HARVEY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 12PR38

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

ANNUAL ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION 2012-2013 In compliance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), this is notice that the Siren School District has an Asbestos Management Plan at the school district office. The plan is available for inspection by the public, parents and district employees. The district performs six-month periodic surveillance of asbestos in April and October and full reinspections every three years. For more information please contact the district office.

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT August 20, 2012

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Job Title: Reading Specialist/Math Teacher Job Description: Full-time, Long-term Substitute Qualifications: Appropriate Wisconsin Teaching Certification Requirements: Elementary experience preferred. This individual will work in an Rtl capacity with students that need intervention strategies in reading and math. The individual must be aware of the Rtl process as well as reading and math intervention strategies. The individual will work collaboratively with classroom teachers on developing strategies and systems to help with the success of those students needing interventions in reading and/or math.

How to Apply: Send letter of application, resume, credentials (three current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of license by Sept. 5, 2012.

Contact: Brad Jones, Principal Grantsburg Middle School 500 East James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2455 The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

JOB VACANCY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN INTERIM K-12 ART TEACHER

The School District of Siren has opened a search for an interim K-12 Art teacher for the first quarter of the 20122013 school year.

Qualified candidates will possess a valid Wisconsin K12 teaching certificate.

Interested applicants may apply by submitting an application to: Scott Johnson, District Administrator, School District of Siren, 24022 4th Avenue, Siren, WI 54872.

Applications are available in the Siren School District Office or on the School Board page of our Web site: www.siren.k12.wi.us.

This position will be filled as soon as possible for September 4, 2012, start date.

Please do not e-mail applications.

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for U.S. Bank, National Association, As Trustee for the Holders of the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AB1 Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN ROUX, et al Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 620 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on December 21, 2011, in the amount of $118,857.63, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 18, 2012, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) and Two (2) and the West half (W 1/2) of Lot Three (3) except the South 20 feet thereof, Block 36, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, and, the East half (E 1/2) of vacated Jefferson Street on the West side of the premises.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 303 East Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 281-00660-0000.

Dated this 13th day of August, 2012. /s/ Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 2065531 567858 WNAXLP

(Aug. 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Freddie Mac Securities REMIC Trust 2005S001 Plaintiff vs.

TIMOTHY C. CICCARELLI, et al.

Defendants Case No. 11 CV 135 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 19, 2011, in the amount of $336,774.05, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 6, 2012, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens, encumbrances and payment of applicable transfer taxes.

PLACE: In the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 22, as shown on the Plat of First Addition to Lori’s Lotus Lake Landing, filed in the Register of Deeds Office for Polk County, Wisconsin, in Envelope 30B, as Document No. 554519 and located in part of Government Lot 4, Section 21, and parts of Government Lot 2 and the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 22, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

ADDRESS: 847 207th Street, Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO: 042-01315-2200.

Dated this 31st day of July, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar #1034906 6508 South 27th Street, Ste. #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 414-761-1700 Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 567089 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF HEARING VILLAGE OF LUCK The Luck Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2012, at the Luck Municipal Building, at which time a request for variance will be heard as follows: Mark Neilson requests a variance to Section 620-78(F) of the “Zoning Code, Village of Luck, Wisconsin.” This variance is requested so that the applicant may construct a pool using a locking cover instead of the 6’ fence requirement. The property affected is Lot 21 South Shore Assessor’s Plot Local Government Lot 1.

Seth Petersen Director of Public Works 567440 52-1L WNAXLP

2009 WISCONSIN ACT 96 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL NOTICE 2012 - 2013

The Siren School District would like to inform staff, students, parents and the public of the district’s indoor environmental quality (IEQ) management plan. The plan was initially developed in 2012 and is reviewed as necessary. The plan was developed as deemed appropriate for the district. Questions and concerns should be directed to the IEQ Coordinator.

Copies of the plan are available at the district office for a fee. The district office is located at 24022 Fourth Ave. N., Siren, WI 54872.

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(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

CARY R. DIETSCHE, ROSALIE M. DIETSCHE, Defendants.

Case No. 12CV188 Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an amended judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on August 13, 2012, in the amount of $162,052.76, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 20th day of September, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Part of the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 34, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the SE Corner of said Forty where the North Line of County Trunk “F” intersects with the West Line of the Town Road that runs along the east side of said Forty; thence North 346 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; Thence North 150 feet, thence west 290.4 feet; thence South 150 feet; thence East; thence East 290.4 feet to the point of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 679 85th Street, Amery, Wisconsin.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale.

Dated this 16th day of August, 2012. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Aug. 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHOR BANK, FSB, successor to S&C Bank; Plaintiff, vs.

REVOCABLE TRUST OF KEVIN L. MCCUNE AND AMY J. MCCUNE, DATED JUNE 1, 2009, c/o Kevin L. McCune and Amy J. McCune, trustees; Defendants.

Case No. 12-CV-339 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 12, 2012, in the amount of $113,313.70, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 11, 2012, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 3822 recorded in Vol. 17 of C.S.M., Pg. 85, as Doc. No. 637998, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW 1/4 NE 1/4) and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 NE 1/4), Section Six (6), Township Thirty Five (35) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2380 175th Street, Town of Milltown.

TAX KEY NO.: 040-00149-0000.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Ave., Ste. 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Individuals interested in being placed on a call list for substitute employees are encouraged to submit a completed district application form as soon as possible. Sub lists will be created for the following positions: • Custodians • Secretaries • Paraprofessionals • Teachers • Food Service • Bus Drivers Individuals interested in applying may obtain a copy of the application form in the District Office or on the district Web site at: 567318 52-1L www.siren.k12.wi.us

POSITION OPENINGS We are growing and adding positions. Lawson Manor, a new 16-bed CBRF in Luck, WI, is looking for CNAs that are on the WI Registry

CBRF certifications are a plus, but we will provide CNA training for the CBRF certifications to the right person.

Qualified persons will be responsible, dependable, flexible, energetic, have cooking skills and food safety knowledge.

Positions to be filled: Full-time and part-time, 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. shift. Part-time 2:30 - 10:30 p.m. shift. A part-time position night shift (10:30 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.) for every other weekend with occasional shifts available during the week.

If this sounds like a position for you, please come in and fill out/pick up an application Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

United Pioneer Home

623 S. 2nd St. (junction of Butternut Ave. and S. Second St.) Luck, WI 54853 567772

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Notices/Employment opportunities Polk County deaths Robert P. Gruber, 62, St. Croix Falls, died July 29, 2012.

Lorraine K. Keniroff, 84, Balsam Lake, died July 31, 2012.

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

STEVEN J. SCHNEIDER and JANE DOE unknown spouse of Steven J. Schneider and JOHN R. SCHNEIDER and BARBARA J. SCHNEIDER husband and wife Defendants.

Case No. 11-CV-245 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 19, 2011, in the amount of $76,221.67, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 9, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 NE 1/4), and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of SE 1/4), Section 12, Township 34 North, Range 16 West, Town of Apple River, described as follows: Commencing at a 2” iron pipe monument located approximately 33 feet West of and 44 feet North of the East quarter corner of Section 12; thence South 86˚ 39’ 34” West, 218.71 feet; thence South 86˚ 42’ 28” West, 37.33 feet; thence South 78˚ 53’ 46” West, 180.70 feet; thence South 86˚ 08’ 06” West, 288.14 feet to a 1” iron pipe monument and the point of beginning; thence South 05˚ 37’ 18” West 125.96 feet to a 1” iron pipe monument; thence South 82˚ 33’ 37” West, 188.00 feet to a 1” iron pipe monument; thence North 04˚ 25’ 30” West, 252.78 feet to a 1” iron pipe monument; thence South 76˚ 43’ 33” East, 99.40 feet to a 1” iron pipe monument; thence South 56˚ 48’ 19” East, 145.21 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1649 60th Street, Town of Apple River.

TAX KEY NO.: 004-00400-0000.

Dated: August 21, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Ruth A. Arnold, 90, St. Croix Falls, died Aug. 2, 2012.

Clarence L. Johnson, 89, Osceola, died Aug. 4, 2012.

Jene M. Livingston, 51, Town of Apple River, died Aug. 6, 2012.

Elvin E. Montano, 61, Milltown, died Aug. 9, 2012.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF MILLTOWN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Review for the Town of Milltown, will meet at the MILLTOWN FIRE HALL, on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012, from 6 - 8 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing and examining the assessment roll of the real estate and personal property therein, and correcting errors in said roll whether in description of property or otherwise and to perform such other duties as imposed by law.

Please be advised on the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review to testify to the Board or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the estimate.

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT August 2012

Job Title: High School Intervention Instructor Job Description: Half-time High School Intervention Instructor for the 2012 - 2013 school year. Applicants with certification in any of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply: Reading Specialist, English/Language Arts, Math or those with special education training. This position will focus on RTI intervention strategies for high school students. This position will be considered as a long-term substitute for this school year.

Qualifications: Applicant should have the appropriate Wisconsin Certification for Reading Specialist, English/ Language Arts or Math, or special education, or ability to obtain the certification.

Requirements: Applicants must posses the dynamics to build relationships with students in order to create an atmosphere of learning and mutual respect. The ability to interact and be a contributing member of a talented teaching faculty is also desired. Technology skills and the ability to apply them in the classroom are essential to this position. Strong references for this position are essential.

Applicants need to be prepared to deal with aspects of the personal, social and academic needs of high school students. Applicants should possess the skills necessary to communicate effectively with parents in order to build educational partnerships.

This individual will work in a RTI capacity with students that need intervention strategies in reading and math. The individual must be aware of the RTI process as well as reading and math intervention strategies.

Interested applicants should be willing to take part in school and student improvement initiatives.

How to apply: Send letter of application, resume, credentials (3 current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of license by August 30, 2012. Be sure to include your e-mail address.

Contact: Stan Marczak, Principal Grantsburg High School 480 East James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2531

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(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, as assignee of The RiverBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, P.O. Box 188 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020 Plaintiff, vs.

John T. Branum 609 Third Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Melissa P. Letourneau 609 Third Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 2104 Hastings Avenue Newport, Minnesota 55055, St. Croix Regional Medical Center, Inc. 235 State Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ Corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No. 11CV617 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Amended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on August 1, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE EAST ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (123) FEET OF OUTLOT SIXTY-EIGHT (68) OF THE OUTLOT PLAT OF OSCEOLA, AS THE SAME APPEARS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN, SAID REAL ESTATE BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A STAKE 16.5 FEET NORTH AND 49.5 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN (27), TOWNSHIP THIRTYTHREE (33) NORTH, RANGE NINETEEN (19) WEST; THENCE PARALLEL WITH THE SIXTEENTH (16TH) LINE VAR. 7˚20’ EAST 360 FEET WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 155 FEET; THENCE WEST 123 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 155 FEET; THENCE EAST 123 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; VILLAGE OF OSCEOLA, IN POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 609 Third Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin) Dated: August 15, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#15836 567966 WNAXLP

The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

Frederick F. Schultz, 87, St. Croix Falls, died Aug. 10, 2012.

Gladys L. Richter, 83, Town of West Sweden, died Aug. 12, 2012.

We are hiring and looking for someone just like you!

Current openings in fast-paced plastic manufacturing facility in Turtle Lake, WI. Molding Operators, Shipping & Receiving Manager, Administrative Assistant, Customer Service, Maintenance Tech, Tooling and Quality Engineers and Senior Operations Manager.

Come see us at our upcoming Job Fairs Monday, August 27, 9 a.m. - Noon Amery Public Library, 225 Scholl Court Wednesday, August 29, 9 a.m. - Noon Somerset Public Library, 208 Hud Street Friday, August 31, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Brigham Group, 1820 10th Ave., Baldwin We hope to see you there! www.brighamgroup.com

WI Office 715-684-2375

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Title Qualifications

Custodian at Grantsburg Elementary School High School Diploma or equivalent (Preference given to those with school maintenance and supervisory skills) Hours Full time, 12-month position, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Requirements The ideal candidate for this position will be highly professional, confident and possess a great deal of energy and pride in workmanship. The person will have a sincere interest in children and be able to perform a wide array of duties while contributing to a nurturing learning environment. Must be able to work both collaboratively and independently, follow written and/or oral directions and maintain good work habits. Excellent communication skills are a must. Having proof of a stable work history will be essential.

Responsibilities Include daily cleaning and maintenance of the interior and exterior of the building. Position requires ability to utilize custodial equipment to perform duties, such as: Stripping and resurfacing floors, dry mopping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning rest rooms, snow removal and ability to stand for extended periods of time and safely lift 65 lbs.

How to Apply Send letter of application, resume, credentials (three current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of any pertinent licenses by September 10, 2012.

Contact Katie Coppenbarger, Principal Grantsburg Elementary School 475 East James Avenue Grantsburg, WI 54840 The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

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Ordinance 2012-002 Daniels Township - Burnett County Wisconsin Drug Paraphernalia/Synthetic Drugs and Cannaboids The Town Board of Daniels, Burnett County, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: DEFINITIONS: In this ordinance the definition of “drug paraphernalia” includes and incorporates by reference the definition as stated in section 961.571, Wis. Stats.

DETERMINATION: In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider the factors stated in section 961.572, Wis. Stats.

User-specific products can include glass hashish pipes, crack cocaine pipes, smoking masks, hashish bongs, cocaine freebase kits, syringes and roach clips.

USE OR POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA: No person may use, or possess with the primary intent to use or sell drug paraphernalia, to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, concert, produce, process, prepare, test analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body, a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of Chapter 961, Wis. Stats.

PENALTY: Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $25, or no more than $200.

This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by a majority vote of the members-elect of the Town Board and publication/ posting as required by law.

This ordinance, 2012-002 adopted 15th day of August 2012.

Voting Aye: 2 Voting Nay: 1 Published/Posted on Aug. 22, 2012 Christopher G. Sower, Town Chair Attest: Elizabeth Simonsen, Town Clerk 567878 1L WNAXLP

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Notices/Employment opportunities VILLAGE OF LUCK CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The Village of Luck and Village Engineering Firm, MSA, will be presenting an update on road construction and water looping projects that will be taking place in the Village of Luck during 2013.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012, 6 P.M. AT LUCK VILLAGE HALL

Note: It is possible that a quorum of the Village Board may be in attendance at this meeting to discuss information. The Village Board doesn’t intend to conduct any business at this meeting.

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Title: H.R. Contact Contact Phone Job Description: Qualifications:

Requirements:

How to apply: Employer: Job Address: Web site: Description:

Elementary Teacher Kathleen Coppenbarger 715-463-2320 50-60% FTE Speech & Language Pathologist (with potential of a 100% shared contract with the Minong School District.

Current Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction teacher certification in Speech & Language Pathology (820) preference will be given to candidates with ASHA Certification of Clinical Competency.

Student focused, understanding of the IEP team process, ability and desire to work as a team member with district and nondistrict staff, ability to interact positively and effectively with parents, students and staff.

Send letter of application, resume, credentials, including three letters of recommendation, transcripts and a copy of license.

Grantsburg School District 475 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 Same as the employer address. http://www.gk12.net.

Grantsburg School District is a K-12 School System of 1,000 students that is located in NW Wisconsin. It is located just over an hour from the Twin Cities Metro area. Grantsburg is located on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is the home of Crex Meadows Wildlife Center.

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The School District of Grantsburg does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF EUREKA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Review for the Town of Eureka of Polk County, shall hold its first meeting on the 6th day of September, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Eureka Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board.

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.

The Town of Eureka has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions for persons using information to the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability, no other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Town of Eureka Michelle Tonnar, Clerk 567784 1-2L 43-44a,d WNAXLP

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff vs.

CASSIE J. SCHROCK F/K/A CASSIE J. MOLINE, et al.

Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 628 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on January 24, 2012, in the amount of $213,196.83 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lot 18 of Certified Survey Map No. 3576 recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, page 89 as Document No. 625668 located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: The 66-footwide private ingress-egress easement as indicated on: Certified Survey Map No. 3482 recorded in Volume 15, page 249 as Document No. 619359, Certified Survey Map No. 3513 recorded in Volume 16, page 26 as Document No. 621054, Certified Survey Map No. 3505 recorded in Volume 16, page 18 as Document No. 620136, Certified Survey Map No. 3575 recorded in Volume 16, page 88 as Document No. 625667, Certified Survey Map No. 3574 recorded in Volume 16, page 87 as Document No. 625666, Certified Survey Map No. 3576 recorded in Volume 16, page 89 as Document No. 625668.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2137 192nd Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.

TAX KEY NO.: 020-00709-1800.

Dated this 9th day of August, 2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 2053930 567825 WNAXLP

(Aug. 8, 15, 22) 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.

Ralph W. Pullmann, a/k/a/ Ralph W. Pullman, 13020 East 47th Avenue Circle Denver, Colorado 80239, Adventure Investments Osceola, LLC, 1627 North 34th Street, Suite 1 Superior, Wisconsin 54880, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case No. 12CV370 Case Type: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on July 17, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: August 30, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN MILL LOT B (SOMETIMES WRITTEN SIMPLE LOT B), BEING A PART OF THE SE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SECTION 28-33-16, CITY OF AMERY, MORE PARTICULARILY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF BIRCH STREET, 337 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 6, ORIGINAL PLAT OF VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF AMERY, THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 6, 150 FEET, THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH BIRCH STREET, 75 FEET THENCE NORTH PARALELL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 6, 150 FEET, THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH BIRCH STREET 75 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 128 Birch Street East, Amery, Wisconsin) Dated this 30th day of July, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16218 567027 WNAXLP

JOB VACANCY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN K - 12 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

The School District of Siren has opened a search for a K 12 Guidance Counselor. The actual grade levels and assignments will be determined upon hiring.

Qualified candidates will possess a valid Wisconsin K - 12 Guidance Counselor certification.

Interested applicants may apply by submitting an application to: Scott Johnson, District Administrator, School District of Siren, 24022 4th Avenue, Siren, WI 54872.

Applications are available in the Siren School District Office or on the Employment page of our Web site: www.siren.k12.wi.us.

This position will be filled as soon as possible for September 4, 2012, start date. Candidates are urged to apply immediately.

Please do not e-mail applications.

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(Aug. 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor in interest by purchase from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA; Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY OLSON and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Anthony Olson; and DIERDRE NEBOSIS and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Dierdre Nebosis; and MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; Defendants.

Case No. 12-CV-107 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 3, 2012, in the amount of $154,378.25, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 4, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 25, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point that is 44 rods 5 1/2 feet West of the Southeast corner of Section 25, Township 36 North, Range 19 West; thence West 105 feet; thence North 230 feet; thence East 105 feet; thence South 230 feet to the place of beginning, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2417 250th Avenue, Town of Sterling.

TAX KEY NO.: 46-00627-0000.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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(Aug. 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Kathryn L. Johnson, through her heirs 2212 75th Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV213 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on July 27, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A parcel in the East One-half of the Southeast Quarter (E 1/2 of SE 1/4) of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, described as follows: COMMENCING at the South line of the right-of-way of County Highway “M” on the West line of said E 1/2 of SE 1/4 thence East along the South line of said right-of-way 295.2 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence South parallel with the West line of said 80 acres 295.2 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said right-of-way 319.80 feet; thence North parallel to the West line of said 80 acres 295.2 feet to the South line of said right-of-way; thence West on the South line of said rightof-way to the point of beginning, EXCEPT parcel of land described in Volume 639 of Records on page 67 as Document No. 523125; Town of Osceola in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Including the following manufactured housing unit: Lincoln Park Homes, 2000, Hud #NTA 1055196 & NTA 1055197.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 2212 75th Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin).

Dated: August 7, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16110 567476 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK TOWN OF MILLTOWN

Pursuant to s7.45, Wis. Stats., the assessment roll for the 2012 assessment year will be open for examination at the following time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Milltown Fire Hall At the open book session, instructional information and objection forms will be available. These documents will assist with scheduling a hearing before the Board of Review.

The assessor will be present and available to answer questions at the open book. Keep in mind that objection forms must be filed with the clerk of the Board of Review at least 48 hours before the Board of Review is conducted, unless the Board of Review chooses to waive this requirement.

Virgil Hansen, Town Clerk Town of Milltown 567897 1-3L 43-45a,d WNAXLP

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DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007HE6, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE6 Plaintiff vs.

TYRONE A. SHAFER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF TYRONE A. SHAFER; ANCHORBANK; BADGER LIQUOR; Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 11 CV 534 Case Code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 3, 2012, in the amount of $162,824.05, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the court.

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

Property description: Parcel 1: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 356 Recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 85 as Document No. 375846 in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Polk County, Wisconsin, being included in Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 283 Recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 12 as Document No. 367742, all being located in Government Lot 1 of Section Five (5), Township ThirtyFive (35) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Parcel 2: Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 356 Recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 85 as Document No. 375846, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, together with a Nonexclusive EaseMent 50 Feet in Width Contiguous to the North Boundary Line of that Parcel Recorded in Volume 366 on Page 168 as Document No. 358868, being part of Government Lot 1 of Section Five (5), Township ThirtyFive (35) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, together with an Easement Over and Across Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 283, Recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 12, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, for lake access; all in Government Lot 1 of Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 16 West, Polk County, Wis. TAX KEY NO.: 026-00087-0000 / 026-00088-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1080 240th Ave., Luck, WI 54853.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St. Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE The Town of St. Croix Falls will be repairing a section of River Road. Repair work to be performed will consist of a wedge overlay. Any interested parties can contact the Town Clerk at the Town Hall located at 1305 200th Street, St. Croix Falls.

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EXHIBIT A NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LUCK POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of the above-named School District, at a meeting duly called, noticed, held and conducted on August 20, 2012, adopted an initial resolution entitled: INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,200,000 Said Initial Resolution was adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the District for the public purpose of financing a school building improvement program, consisting of plumbing, electrical and HVAC improvements; roofing projects; building improvements and additions; and acquisition of equipment.

Copies of said Initial Resolution and a detailed breakdown of the school building improvement program to be financed with the proceeds of the proposed Bond issue are on file in the District Office located at 810 7th Street South, Luck, WI 54853 and may be inspected weekdays except holidays, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The School Board has called for a referendum election on the Initial Resolution to be held on November 6, 2012.

Dated August 20, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD 567988 1L WNAXLP LeRoy Buck, District Clerk (Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Emmert and Sons, Plaintiff, -andDonald L. Michaelson, Laura S. Michaelson, Capital One Bank USA, State of Wisconsin, United States of America, Internal Revenue Service, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Defendants.

Case No. 11-CV-433 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 24, 2012 in the amount of $131,101.78, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: September 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the Polk County Clerk of Courts at the time of sale in cash, cashier’s check, or certified funds from the bank (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). You must have 10% of whatever you are prepared to bid with you. The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Polk County Clerk of Courts in cash, cashier’s check, or certified funds within 10 days of the Confirmation of Sale. Failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to the plaintiff.

2. The property is sold ‘as is’ and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay all applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. Buyer to pay the cost of title evidence.

PLACE: The front lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION/PARCEL #:Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Block “D,” First

Addition to the Village of Milltown; thence North 00˚14’ East 8.0 feet on the West line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89˚44’ East 301.00 feet; thence North 00˚14’ East 146.00 feet; thence South 89˚44’ East 168 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 00˚14’ West 270 feet to the North right of way of Bering Street; then South 89˚44’ East 170 feet on said right of way; thence North 31˚50’ West 318.73 feet to the point of beginning, Except that portion described in Volume 372, page 237, Document No. 361558. And part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter corner of said Section 8; thence North 00˚05’56” West, along the North-South Quarter line, 318.91 feet; thence North 89˚55’12” West, 624.50 feet to the point of beginning, said point being 2-inch iron pipe at the intersection of the North line of Bering Street and Northwest line of Stokely Road; thence North 89˚55’12” West along the South line of said Lot 1, 49.42 feet; thence North 32˚09’18” West along the West line of said Lot 1, 319.17 feet; thence South 89˚55’12” East 78.00 feet; thence South 27˚36’28” East 304.89 feet to the point of beginning, being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1983, recorded in volume 9, page 131.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 109 Bering Street East, Milltown, Wisconsin 54848.

DATE: August 21, 2012.

Peter Johnson Polk County Sheriff The Law Office of M. E. Ludt, LLC Attorneys for the Petitioner 717 Myrtle Street West Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 (651) 430-9700 The Law Office of M. E. Ludt, LLC, is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

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Notices/Employment opportunities NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Title: H.R. Contact: Contact Phone: Job Description: Qualifications: Requirements:

How to Apply: Employer: Job Address: Web site: Description:

Teacher/tutor Kathleen Coppenbarger 715-463-2320 50% FTE Math Intervention Teacher. This is a temporary position which will end in mid-November.

Wisconsin Certification: 71-Early Childhood - Middle Childhood (Birth - age 11) or equivalent.

The ideal candidate will have excellent math skills and preferably a math minor or certification in math, experience with differentiation and supporting students in the development of essential math skills. Desire to work in a team of collaborative progressive-thinking educators focused on the development of the whole child.

Candidate must have the ability to support a safe and positive learning environment for all students.

Technology literacy is also desired.

Send letter of application, resume, e-mail address, credentials, including three letters of recommendation, transcripts and a copy of license by September 4, 2012.

Grantsburg School District 475 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 Same as the employer address. http://www.gk12.net Grantsburg School District is a K - 12 School System of 1000 students that is located in NW Wisconsin. It is located just over an hour from the Twin Cities Metro area. Grantsburg is located on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is the home of Crex Meadows Wildlife Center.

The School District of Grantsburg does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap.

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NOTICE

TOWN OF LAKETOWN The Monthly Meeting Will Be Held Tues., Aug. 28, 2012, At 7:30 p.m. At The Cushing Community Center Agenda: Call meeting to order; clerk’s report; treasurer’s report; open forum; pay bills; road report; audit books; review correspondence and adjourn.

Patsy Gustafson 567964 1L Town Clerk

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF FREDERIC NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH & BREAKFAST PROGRAMS, SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM The Frederic School District today announced its policy for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program or milk for split-session students served under the Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free and reduced price meals, or free milk if a split-session student does not have access to the school lunch or breakfast service.

FAMILY SIZE INCOME SCALE For Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals or Milk ANNUAL INCOME LEVEL MONTHLY INCOME LEVEL Family Free Reduced Price Free Reduced Price (Household) Size

Must be at or below figure listed

1 $14,521 2 19,669 3 24,817 4 29,965 5 35,113 6 40,261 7 45,409 8 50,557 For each additional household member, add +5,148

Must be at or between figures listed

$14,521.01 & 19,669.01 & 24,817.01 & 29,965.01 & 35,113.01 & 40,261.01 & 45,409.01 & 50,557.01 &

Must be at or below figure listed

Must be at or between figures listed

$20,665 27,991 35,317 42,643 49,969 57,295 64,621 71,947

$1,211 1,640 2,069 2,498 2,927 3,356 3,785 4,214

$1,211.01 & 1,640.01 & 2,069.01 & 2,498.01 & 2,927.01 & 3,356.01 & 3,785.01 & 4,214.01 &

$1,723 2,333 2,944 3,554 4,165 4,775 5,386 5,996

+5,148 & +7,326

+429

+429 &

+611

Application forms are being sent to all homes with a notice to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced price meals or free milk, households must fill out the application and return it to the school (unless notified at the start of the school year that children are eligible through direct certification). Additional copies are available at the office in each school. The information provided on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by agency or other program officials. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

To obtain free or reduced price meals or free milk for children in a household where one or more household members receive FoodShare, FDPIR or Wisconsin Works (W-2) cash benefits, list the household member and the FoodShare, FDPIR or W-2 case number, list the names of all schoolchildren, sign the application and return it to the school office.

For the school officials to determine eligibility for free or reduced price meals of households not receiving FoodShare, FDPIR or W-2 cash benefits, the household must provide the following information requested on the application: names of all household members and the adult signing the application form must also list the last four digits of his or her Social Security number or write “none” if they do not have a Social Security number. Also, the income received by each household member must be provided by amount and source (wages, welfare, child support, etc.).

Under the provisions of the free and reduced price meal and free milk policy, Phyllis Wilder, Food Service Secretary, will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he/she may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If the parent/guardian wishes to make a formal appeal, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing to: Josh Robinson, Superintendent/HS Principal, 1437 Clam Falls Dr., Frederic, WI 54837, 715-327-5630.

If a hearing is needed to appeal the decision, the policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.

If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size changes, the family should contact the school. Such changes may make the household eligible for reduced price meals or free meals or free milk if the household income falls at or below the levels shown above, and they may reapply at that time.

Children formally placed in foster care are also eligible for free meal benefits. Foster children may be certified as eligible without a household application. Households with foster children and nonfoster children may choose to include the foster child as a household member, as well as any personal income available to the foster child, on the same application that includes their nonfoster children.

The information provided by the household on the application is confidential. Public Law 103-448 limits the release of student free and reduced price school meal eligibility status to persons directly connected with the administration and enforcement of federal or state educational programs.

Consent of the parent/guardian is needed for other purposes such as waiver of textbook fees.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call toll-free 866-632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339; or 800-845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Crex celebrates land acquisition with picnic

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG — It was picnic time at Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge Sunday, Aug. 19, as donors to the land acquisition fund gathered to celebrate the most recent purchase of additional land for the refuge. The fund dollars purchased an additional 75 acres, and with two grants from the Wisconsin DNR, costs to the refuge were less than anticipated.

In addition to the celebration of the land purchase, the gathering honored Herb Behnke for his many contributions to sharp-tailed grouse and their habitat. In presenting the award, Dave Evenson, president of the Wisconsin Sharp-Tailed Grouse Association, praised Behnke for his commitment to the protection and improvement of habitat for the birds.

John Menge, treasurer of Friends of Crex, shared information about the recent purchase of additional land for the Crex refuge with money from the land acquisition fund.

Photos by Carl Heidel

With a shirt that reads “Supporting wildlife and wildlife education At Crex Meadows for over 25 years! ... friends of Crex ... Ask me how you can help” the picnic offered a good time for promoting the wildlife refuge.

The picnic drew both the oldest and the youngest donors to the land acquisition fund. Hayden Kahring (right) is the youngest at age 15 months, and Agnes Olin Peterson (left) is the oldest at age 39-plus.

Herb Behnke (right) talked about his experiences with wildlife management and development after he received an award for his contributions to sharp-tailed grouse habitat in Wisconsin from Dave Evenson (right), president of the Wisconsin Sharp-Tailed Grouse Association.

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Charlotte Heidel (left) and Lenore Behnke (right) shared a laugh during their visit.

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Frederic Arts Emerging Artist exhibit held at art center

FREDERIC - Frederic Arts hosted an Emerging Artist exhibit this past weekend, Aug. 17-19 at the Frederic Art Center on Lake Avenue.

The work of four recent area high school graduates were displayed - students who will be honing their artistic skills at college this fall preparing for careers in the arts.

A reception was held Friday evening.

The exhibit was free and open to the public.

The exhibit is part of Frederic Arts ongoing mission in the education and awareness of the arts. - with submitted information

Mackenzie Swensen, Siren High School graduate, is studying at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis. She showcased a variety of pieces including still lifes, landscapes, figure and cast drawings. Her medium is primarily oils, but she also displayed work in charcoal and pencil. “As an artist I strive for others to be able to view the world through my unique window of vision and hopefully open their eyes to hidden beauty and truth in the process.”

Swensen plans to continue her studies which includes traveling to Europe to visit museums, study the masters and immerse herself in the culture and art.

Jordyn Siebenthal, a recent graduate of Frederic High School, will be attending UWStout in the fall with a major in art education.

She displayed some of her projects in oil, watercolor/Sharpie and 3-D magazine collage that she completed in art classes in Frederic. She also has a love for airbrush painting. She believes that art is an emotion and one must paint from the heart. Siebenthal grew up around art and gained inspiration from her dad, Terry Siebenthal. She is looking forward to college and pursuing more art. “Art has always been my biggest passion.”

Cathryn McConnell, Frederic High School graduate, is a junior at UW-Stout and is currently studying studio arts (metals) and photography. She exhibited some of her metals and jewelry, along with a series of charcoal and ink drawings from her classwork experimenting with blending and splitting colors. Cat enjoys working with a variety of mediums and incorporates her life experiences into her art.

She has been an artist contributer of Frederic Arts’ Art Medley since its inception in 2010. She hopes to “share her artwork with the world.”

She is shown with her father, David McConnell.

Orianna Tesch, Frederic High School graduate, is a senior at UW-Stout studying art and multimedia design. She displayed a series of video animations, charcoal drawings, photographs and magazine collage. “In my art, I hope to create art that will bridge the gap between children and adults ... and try to expose that inner child in every viewer.” Tesch is interning as a video editor in Minneapolis while going to school. She dedicated her portion of the exhibit this past weekend to her high school teacher, Greg Heine, for helping her find the courage to pursue her art career dreams. - Photos submitted

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Nervous … but proud parents

The parents of Olympic medal-winner Megan Kalmoe answer questions they get asked about their experience in London - or wish they would get asked

by Mary Martin Special to the Leader ST. CROIX FALLS/LONDON - Our daughter, Megan Kalmoe, competed in the 2012 Olympics, and her dad and I attended her races and cheered her on from July 28-Aug. 1.

Here are answers to the questions that people ask — or I wish they would ask — about going to the Olympics as the parent of an athlete: What does it feel like to be the parent of an Olympic medalist?

This is Megan’s fifth year as a member of the United States Senior National Team, and we have been fortunate enough to see her compete in world championship races in other places around the world, including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. All of the previous races have been very exciting to watch. But nothing compares to the excitement of being the parent of an athlete who wins a medal at the Olympics!

We sat with the parents of the other ath-

Olympic tickets to the rowing events.

A piece of Olympic artwork — so glad it was a quad!

Megan Kalmoe and her parents right after she won the bronze medal. - Photos submitted letes in the boat during the races. We were all very nervous —even though there was nothing we could do. After the first two races—the heats and the repechage— there was all kinds of analysis among the parents about what it all meant. How fast were the other teams, really? Were they rowing as hard as they could, or were they holding back for the final? Were the weather and lane assignments a factor in the results?

When the women won their medals, there was an amazing mixture of emotions—pride, happiness, and tremendous joy. And there was a certain amount of relief in just having the races done and knowing the outcome. We had a great adrenaline rush for a couple of days, and then we just crashed, physically and mentally.

Did you get to spend time with Megan?

Not very much. The rowing team was

Inside the P & G House.

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sequestered before the races, so we did not see Megan or her teammates until after she won her medal. After the drug tests and the press conferences were done, a group of 18 of us had a celebratory lunch at a pub across the street from Windsor Castle. We saw her again for a few minutes the following day at the racecourse.

The third time we saw her was for a few minutes at a reception honoring the rowing athletes at the USA House in central London.

Who pays your way?

We do. Rowing parents don’t get any special breaks on transportation, tickets or lodging. The Olympic rowing team is only named a month before the beginning of the games, so travel arrangements are made on fairly short notice. I made lodging reservations back in November because I could do so without having to pay a deposit, but I did not purchase airfare until after the team was named, so the airfare was not cheap.

Are there any perks?

Yes—we had access to the Proctor and Gamble Hospitality House. Located near the Thames in central London, the P & G House provided free food, drink, 24-hour laundry service, a man cave and a fullservice salon for athletes and their designated guests from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. It was a great place to meet people, relax and have fun. This year, Proctor and Gamble also provided each athlete’s mom or mother-figure with a gift card to help defray the cost of getting to the games.

Kudos to P & G for recognizing mothers in this way—and here’s hoping that next time they recognize the dads, too!

How did you get tickets and where were your seats?

Rowing athletes receive two tickets for the days they compete, but it was unclear ahead of time where those seats were located, so most parents opted to buy tickets

in the family-and-friends section of the grandstands. Each athlete can designate a purchaser to buy up to two family-andfriends tickets. The catch on these tickets was that you had to buy a set for all eight days of rowing competition, at a cost of $1,050, even though your child would probably only compete on two or three of those days. As a result, there was lots of ticket trading and selling on the parents’ list server in the weeks leading up to the games.

Where did you stay?

The rowing venue was 25 miles west of London, and at least an hour away from the main stadiums in east London, so we chose to stay in a small town halfway between London and Eton Dorney venue where the rowing events were held. Our room was on the second story above a pub. The staff and patrons were very friendly, and as parents of an athlete, we were elevated to the status of minor celebrities at the pub—everyone likes to know someone who knows someone in the Olympics, even if they are from another country.

How did you get to the races?

Getting there to watch was a lot harder than turning on the TV to watch! We had to take a train, take a shuttle bus, walk about three-fourths of a mile on a temporary plastic sidewalk to the security area, go through airport-style security, have our tickets scanned and then walk another three-fourths of a mile to the grandstand. It took about 1-1/2 hours each way. One day, the bag of over-the-counter nutritional supplements in my backpack caught the attention of security personnel. The police said they were going to confiscate them, but then handed them back to me and walked away.

Did you go to any other events?

We attended only one other Olympic event—archery, which was fun. Tickets to other events were scarce and expensive.

At archery, security personnel confiscated my bottle of ibuprofen. The bottle had been through airport security at Minneapolis once, through security at the

See Olympic experience, page 2

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Ag Society Fair

Grantsburg

Searching for coins amongst the sawdust drew a large group of youngsters.

The carnival rides were a big hit at the Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair held in Grantsburg this past weekend, Aug. 16 - 19.

Gordy Lehman of Grantsburg restored this quilt originally created by Jo Jackson back in the 1970s. Lehman said he was presented the quilt by Barb Radke of Siren, who worked the Jo Jackson auction July 7.

Radke purchased two sets of hand-embroidered dishtowels and mixed in with the towels was a quilt top. Lehman, who is a quilt maker, purchased the backing, batting and border and finished it off. “The top is truly a work of art,” he said. Jackson’s son, Scott, of Cushing, told Lehman he remembers his mother working on the quilt blocks in the early ‘70s. Lehman had the quilt on display at the annual ag fair in Grantsburg this past week. “I’d like to extend gratitude to Barb for bringing this to me. It will be displayed in many quilt shows for the public to enjoy,” noted Lehman. “Jo, you will be remembered forever.” - Photos by Priscilla Bauer.

The dunk tank served as a way for this young man to practice his pitching skills.

Olympic experience/from page 1 rowing venue twice, and through security at the P & G House four times but, nonetheless, on that particular day the capsules in the marked bottle were deemed a security threat.

How were the crowds?

Despite all the media concerns about traffic management and security for the London Games, things went very smoothly. There were legions of uniformed volunteers and security personnel available to answer questions, provide directions and assistance, and to manage crowds. Everyone we met was extremely friendly and helpful. The Brits were quite offended by Mitt Romney’s remarks about their security and organization.

Did you do anything else while you were there?

On days we didn’t go to rowing or to social events related to rowing, we went sightseeing in London, and when the rowing events were done, we took the bus to

Mary Martin and Dean Kalmoe by the Olympic Rings on London Bridge.

spend three days in Scotland before we came home. Our kilted tour-bus driver, Marty, made our trip from Edinburgh to the Highlands and back a memorable one. When we returned to Edinburgh, my suitcase—which contained all of my Olympic souvenirs — had gone missing from the hotel. The hotel says an English guest took it by mistake and that they will get it back to me.

What’s next?

We are not certain whether Megan will be making the trip to Rio de Janeiro in 2016 or to the world championships in Korea next year, or to the world championships in between. But whether this was our last trip or just another one in the series, we have great memories of our days in London in 2012.

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A man went deer

Just for

hunting and got lost in the woods.

Remembering the universal distress signal of firing three Joe Roberts shots, he fired three shots into the air and waited.

After an hour, he fired three more shots. Another hour went by and still no one came to help.

Preparing for the next sequence, he said to himself, “I hope somebody comes this time because these are my last three arrows.”

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Last Music in the Park scheduled at Memory Lake Park GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Music Festival Society invites everyone to Music In The Park at Memory Lake Park on Saturday, Aug. 25.

Come and enjoy a mix of musical favorites with vibrant vocals from Erin Spohn and the captivating keyboarding of Grant Dawson.

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Youth Group will be serving refreshments, so come early for some good Grant Dawson eats. Serving begins at 5 p.m. followed by the performance at 7 p.m.

This will be the final Music in the Park performance of the summer. The Grantsburg Festival Music Society appreciates the great community support for this season’s Music In The Park events.

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for one more great evening of music by the lake.

Note: The rain location for this event Erin Spohn is Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. For rain location updates call 715222-2195. - submitted

We kept driving southwest,

Letters from

my cat Lucy and dog Milo and I. We ignored the large interstate highways when possible and stayed on smaller roads. As Carrie Classon we grew closer to our destination, I watched the compass waver from SW to S to W, but most of the time it stayed pinned firmly on SW. We were heading southwest across the country to a place I had never seen.

My truck is small with no backseat, so at first Lucy and Milo and I all rode together in the front cab. Lucy did not think it was reasonable that she had to remain in her cramped carrier for a 20-plus-hour ride with no view and she let me know this. I let her out of the carrier and then Milo let me know that he did not think it was reasonable that he should have to share the front seat with a cat. Instead of stretching out, he sat glumly in the passenger seat with his head resting on the windowsill, occasionally casting unhappy glances at his seatmate.

Eventually, I let Lucy ride in the back of the truck and this worked out best for all concerned. Lucy doesn’t like air conditioning and, under the topper, the back of the truck was nice and warm. I had packed my clothes in trash bags and she found a nest amidst the bags piled under my desk. I could see her peering out from under my desk, looking peacefully out the window at the passing landscape.

At night I would stop at a campground and set up my tent. The night air was cool. In Colorado, there was a storm in the night. I watched the lightning flash and heard the rain beat on my little tent, but in the morning the desert air had dried it completely.

We drove by stockyards and we drove by prisons. I

home

couldn’t help but notice how similar the two looked from a distance. We drove by a wind farm with not dozens but hundreds of windmills slowly spinning. Milo sat up and took notice as we passed beneath the giant blades.

Driving farther west, the two-lane road we were on got smaller. “No services 75 miles,” the sign read.

“No services 78 miles,” said the next sign. There was a point of interest but it didn’t look very interesting so we kept driving. The grass turned to sagebrush and the road was lined with sunflowers, daring each other to creep past the white fog line. The radio stations decreased till there were only three on the FM dial and one was a mariachi station.

Finally, the hills began to appear. The earth turned red and in the middle of a field I saw my first adobe house. It was small and abandoned with faded wooden shutters. “Adobe!” I shouted to my startled dog and turned on the radio to loud mariachi music in celebration.

As I crossed into New Mexico, clouds appeared overhead in the late afternoon. The sun was shining brightly when it began to rain. Then it poured. As I climbed up into the mountains the rain beat on my windshield. I felt welcome; I was welcomed by this rare rain in the desert under the shining sun. I crested the mountaintop and we began gliding down into the valley. I watched the pink sunset reflect against pink adobe buildings as we glided down, down into the broad valley to a place I had never seen before.

Till next time, —Carrie

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Sound like fun? It is. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your sweetheart. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy Lake of the Dalles in a whole new light.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35, just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. The event is free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. - submitted

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The days when summer begins its slow descent from the hot, sultry nights into the cool mornings of early fall, I find myself in a hap- John W. Ingalls pier mood. I love summer and all it has to offer but there is really something about fall that soothes my soul. I was born in September so that may be part of it. Apparently I didn’t want to show myself until the maples were red and the sky was a deep blue. I love the smell of crunchy brown leaves underfoot and the crispness of the autumn air.

The fall season kicks off with one of my best holidays. One of my all-time favorite holidays is Groundhog Day. It officially marks the second of February, which we all know is a red-letter day. Equally important, although less well-known, is International Bacon Day, which occurs this year on Monday, Sept. 3. Somehow Labor Day seems to get all the glory, but International Bacon Day shouldn’t be overlooked. It is somewhat like comparing Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas gets all of the glitter and glamour while Thanksgiving is often overlooked. We start hearing Christmas-shopping advertisements shortly after International Bacon Day but we never hear about Thanksgiving until about the middle of November.

Actually, I am glad these holidays aren’t celebrated

Students in 17 northwestern Wisconsin school districts will receive needed school supplies thanks to the generosity of guests and employees of the three St. Croix Casinos. From Aug. 6 through 10, casino guests and employees donating at least two school supply items at any of the St. Croix Casinos—Danbury, Hertel or Turtle Lake—received $5 in Turtle Bucks slot play. During the weeklong drive, more than 4,000 guests and employees donated school supply items. Casino personnel delivered school supplies to school districts in Barron, Burnett, Polk, St. Croix and Washburn counties on Aug. 13 and 14. Locally, Frederic Elementary School, Luck Public Schools and Unity Elementary School received school supplies on Aug. 14. Shown in photos above are St. Croix Casinos’ delivery person Liz Denniston (L) and Frederic Elementary School secretary Rhoda Jensen; Unity Elementary School Principal Zachary Fugate; and Luck Public Schools District Administrator Rick Palmer. - Photos submitted with shallowness and lack of feeling. That allows us true believers to celebrate these designated days for what they really mean. Thanksgiving isn’t Turkey Day but rather Thanksgiving MD Day. It is a day to give thanks and to be thankful for all that we have. It is hard for Madison Avenue to sell you a bunch of junk when the focus is on being thankful and spending time with friends and family. Likewise, International Bacon Day is about bacon and if you want to eat it with friends and family, that is up to you.

While you are preparing for International Bacon Day here are a few facts to help you get ready. Actually, the smell of bacon is alluring. Bacon cologne was originally invented in 1920, in Paris, by a butcher named John Fargginay. He discovered what we all know to be true today; bacon scent is more powerful than anything Calvin Klein can make up. Any woman should know that rubbing a bit of maple-cured, smoked pork fat on the neck can call their man from afar. No longer do you need to labor over “honey-do” lists and nagging. Simply rub it on and wave a bit of crispy side pork before his eyes and he will be putty in your hands. If you want to keep the magic alive, then feed him bacon and eggs for breakfast, a BLT loaded with extra bacon at lunch and of course a bacon dou-

ble cheeseburger at supper. Don’t forget to eat healthy, so a salad with bacon bits never hurts either.

Bacon has become so important to us that we often take it for granted. It has become part of our day-today lives and we tend to overlook its significance.

Each year in the U.S. we eat about 2 billion pounds of bacon, most of it at breakfast. BLTs became popular when fresh fruits and vegetables were more available to the public. Before that, we just ate bacon sandwiches. There are about 25,000 people in the United States with the last name of Bacon. Who couldn’t love a name like that?

Bacon is also part of an idiom that signifies success.

We may call the workers of the world breadwinners, but in truth we are more delighted when they bring home the bacon. How many of us remember those provocative television ads for Enjoli perfume, with the woman singing how she can “bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan and never, never let you forget you’re a man”? I don’t know if this perfume is still available, but it might have been more effective if it actually contained essence of bacon. On International Bacon Day, make sure you bring home a greeting card and some bacon because if you ask your spouse “What’s shakin’, Bacon?” but you don’t bring home the bacon, you won’t be makin’ bacon and then nothing is going to save your bacon.

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Driving Miss Daisy Driving is not one of my favorite pastimes. I would much rather let someone else take the keys and be in control of the wheel as I sit in the passenger’s seat enjoying the ride and controlling the radio. There are some that love to drive.

My younger sister, for example, loves long drives and would much rather drive everyone else around than be stuck in the back seat.

But, when I am stuck taking a long drive by myself, I do enjoy bits and pieces of it. For instance, I am one of those people you pass on the freeway that are blasting their music and singing at the top of their lungs. My mouth and face are animated, I’m beating the steering wheel to the beat, and I don’t care who sees me. However, one time I forgot my iPod so I was stuck listening to the radio where the same Katy Perry song was playing on four different stations. I turned down the radio, tired of commercials and annoying songs I can’t skip, and I started to get into a lull.

I was so zoned out and bored I started yawning. The sun was beating down and it was warm and toasty in my car. I As I write this it is Aug. 20 and it was

45 degrees on the thermometer at our house in Danbury this morning.

As I remember, these are supposed to be the “dog days of summer.” Didn’t they used to come in late August?

Here’s my theory (pass this up if you don’t care): The world is spinning so fast that the seasons are getting all mixed up. El Nino or La Nina or whatever it is has thrown everything off kilter. Spring came in spurts, summer came in June and August came in July.

That leaves us in August and not knowing what the weather will be tomorrow.

Wait! Before you say, “We never know,” I will say, we usually expect the months to be as they were when we were young. Spring came in late April or early May, summer came in mid- to late June and lasted until at least the last week in August - remember those hot August nights? School started after Labor Day, and autumn, or “fall” as we called it, began when school began.

Winter snow could come anytime after October unless you remember the 36inch snowfall of 1991. I may have that date off a bit.

We used to live in North Dakota and

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The class was focused. But for the tip-tap of fingers flying across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet.

Their assignment had been to research their astrological sign and describe in writing whether or not they thought it was a good fit.

Alice raised her hand.

“Mr. Wondra, could you read this to make sure I’m doing it right?”

“Sure.” I knelt down at her side and started reading. It didn’t take long.

“Alice. Do you have any examples from your own life in this?”

“No.” “Did you decide whether the characteristics in your zodiac sign do a good job describing you?”

“No.” “Do you have an introduction?”

“No.” I think it was at this point that I noticed she was crying.

Early in my teaching career these tears would have baffled me. I was asking questions. Her own answers were instructive. But, as I’ve discovered, most of the time there’s much more to it than

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Needless to say, they passed me, finally, and I went on with my driving.

Another shameful habit of mine is road rage. Now I never succumb to shaking my fists at people or offensive hand gestures, but nobody can hear me but myself in that car so I can yell and scream anything I want at you, and as loud as I want, and you’ll never know what I am

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by November it was minus 40 degrees.

That may be a slight exaggeration. I remember they used to close the tarmac when it reached minus 60 degrees because the jet fuel became gel by then. It was hard to fly big bombers with gel. I may get some argument about the temperatures in North Dakota, but I was there and it was darn cold and we had tons of snert. Snert is snow and dirt that blow sideways. Snow falls and the wind picks up the dirt and they blow horizontally together thus making “snert.” As a new military wife I was told to never stop a child when they blew by, because they knew where to get off.

Gratitude is extended to the Leader for printing that picture of the Herzl camp kids who came to help with our Heat a Home project. If you didn’t see it, you missed a real treat. And thank

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that. Consider the following research.

In 1991, Janel Caine, a graduate student at Chris Wondra the University of Florida, set out to determine if playing music to premature babies might stimulate improved appetites and faster growth.

What she found was that babies exposed to soft music in their cribs not only grew faster, but also had fewer complications. Additionally they were discharged an average of five days sooner than babies that were not exposed to music.

It was a fascinating and important discovery. But her findings become truly startling when broken down by gender: Baby girls exposed to music left the hospital an average of 9-1/2 days sooner than babies that were not. Baby boys exposed to music left no sooner at all.

Why? A number of recent studies

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street. More than once, I have gotten lost while using a GPS. That takes skill to do that. Sometimes I just want to let go of the wheel and sing the Carrie Underwood song, “Jesus Take the Wheel” and pray to God that Jesus really does take the wheel and drives me home.

The worst was when I passed the place I was supposed to be at without realizing it, and I got lost driving around the Cities for two hours. My gas was low, my phone was dying and I forgot to put the GPS in the car. I was crying hysterically wondering how I was ever going to get back home to my college dorm. People were staring at me and giving me concerned looks as they passed me. They probably thought someone close to me died, because that’s how bad I was crying.

Somehow, I got back safely and I told the whole story to my sister and my boyfriend, to which he told me, “From now on, you are not driving alone.”

And unless I’m just driving to Cub Foods or Target, which is just down the road from our university, he has stuck true to his word. Like I said, driving is not my forte. And thank goodness for sisters and boyfriends who care enough to drive me around.

you Herzl, we look forward to seeing you next year. It is such a joy to have you here. Who ever thought you could get 85 very well-behaved, eager-to-help young adults in the same place at the same time. It works!

Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County will have a “storage unit sale” on Saturday, Sept. 8. We are not selling storage units, we are selling what is in the four we now rent. Come and find something special that you cannot do without for a terrific price. Sept. 8, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the storage units just on the east side of Hwy. 35 and CTH U. With four storage units full, there is bound to be something you want or need. I want many things and Denny says I need nothing. With all due respect, that is such a man thing to say.

Christmas for Kids is coming fast and furious. We are fortunate to have donations that have already come in for just this project. We can’t express gratitude enough to the people who think of us and our Christmas children during the holiday season, but as everyone knows the economy is going to bring more children this year than last. We will need

more help. Please, if you are thinking of making a donation to someone for Christmas, think about the children of Burnett County. We would love to help give them the Christmas they could only dream of.

Last but not least. If you know of someone who needs help that we may be able to provide, please call us. We don’t have the manpower to go knocking on doors so we have to hear from those of you who are aware of a need. I always like to think of Burnett County first. We are one of the poorest counties in the state and there are people who are too proud to ask for help or simply fall through the cracks. There may be a way we can help them, we just have to know about them. Please call 715-8664970, someone will take your call and we will call you back. In case you get the answering machine, please leave a message. I personally guarantee you will get a response Enjoy our wonderful days and terrific sleeping weather. Be back soon.

measuring something called the “acoustic brain response” has shown that girls hear substantially better than boys—especially in the 1,000—4,000hertz range. Again, interesting data. But these findings become even more significant when linked with research suggesting that the range of sounds around 1,500 hertz is critical for understanding speech.

Among other things, this may help to explain why, on average, girls seem to pick up language skills sooner than boys. There is a lot more to say about the link between what our children hear and language development than this one column will allow. So we’ll have to revisit that specific link again later. But did you know that because boys sometimes have trouble hearing things that girls hear as loud, teachers often creatively adapt the learning environment to account for this little-known difference in gender? It’s true.

For example, since it’s true that girls can hear certain tones better than boys, teachers will often avoid placing a girl near the door because if someone is talking in the hall, she’ll have a greater chance of hearing that and being distracted. On the other hand, since teachers often give instruction from the front of the room, we often seat boys there,

where they will hear us better.

Female teachers with softer voices will often project a bit more for the boys, while men with low booming voices will tone it down so as not to overpower the girls. Being a male with a louder voice myself, I also want to avoid seating girls where they may think I’m shouting.

Men (teachers or not) also want to keep this in mind while addressing girls individually. If I use my normal tone, a girl might think I’m yelling at her. And in fact, this is exactly what happened with Alice in the computer lab.

In the end, I knelt down to eye level with her as she sat at her computer. I told Alice that I knew why she was crying. I told her that I wasn’t angry, apologized for being loud, and explained that I wasn’t “yelling” at her. When I toned it down, we began again. Almost immediately, she understood and stopped crying. And when she relaxed, we made great progress on her paper.

Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, Chris Wondra is just another Wisconsin public schoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learn on Facebook and Twitter for daily tips on learning, teaching and getting the most out of your brain.

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Something that irks me is when the slow drivers decide they’re entitled to staying in the left lane as long as they please, even when they aren’t passing anyone. As I’m passing them, in the nonpassing lane, I may yell a few things like, “Get off the road” or “Go back to drivers ed and learn how to drive.”

Those are the nice sayings. And if that doesn’t satisfy me, the first thing I look at is their license and where they’re from and that will give me a whole other list of ways to insult them. I won’t mention the things I say about Minnesotans and Iowans.

My boyfriend once experienced this anger firsthand and then said to me after the drive, “From now on, I’m driving us places.” And unless I’m driving in the Burnett County area, where the biggest traffic jam you’ll see is a tractor on the road, he has stuck true to his word.

It also doesn’t help that I am horrible at directions. The stereotype goes that women are bad at directions. Well, take that stereotype and multiply it by three and you get me. I’ve gotten lost for over an hour trying to go from the mall to the Target which was literally across the

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Shown are back row (L to R): Roger Anderson, Social Concerns Committee member; Don Haack, Spooner Education Foundation; Lisa Johnson, Restorative Justice; Brandy Horstman, Restorative Justice; Pastor Bill Schraeder, Lakeside Community Lutheran Church; Dawn Sargent, Webster Education Foundation; Danny Bennett, Luther Park and Mary Nelson, Social Concerns member. Front row: Roberta Rudiger, Social Concerns member; Marylin Anderson, President Social Concerns Committee; Barb Blodgett, Interfaith Caregivers; Carol Stoge, Regional Hospice; Ann Frey, Community Referral Agency; Dorothy Volrath, Social Concerns member; Julie Dalsveen, Northwoods Respite and Darlene Hallberg, Secretary Social Concerns. – Photos submitted WEBB LAKE – The Social Concerns Committee of Lakeside Community Lutheran Church awarded their profits from Trash and Treasures sale to worthy community organizations. On Thursday, Aug. 16, representatives of the recipient organizations were invited to the church to receive their checks and tell how their organization serves the community.

Organizations in attendance were Luther Park,

Spooner and Webster Education Foundation, Community Referral Agency, Regional Hospice, Restorative Justice, Interfaith Caregivers and Northwoods Respite (Burnett County Adult Day Care Service).

This was the 13th year of the Trash and Treasures sale.

It started out small but has grown each year. Over these years over $135,000 has been given to community organizations. – submitted

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A number of willing volunteers was needed to display a 12-foot-long albino python to a delighted audience when the program “Remnants of the Rainforest” appeared at the Frederic Library Thursday, Aug. 16. A capacity crowd enjoyed touching and learning about many creatures who live in the world’s tropical areas. The program was brought to the library by Nature’s Niche, a wildlife rescue and educational group in Stevens Point. – Photo submitted

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The front page of the Leader featured the architect’s model for the new St. Dominic Catholic Church building. The new building was expected to be ready by the middle of summer 1963, at a cost of $150,000.-The St. Dominic’s congregation had a farewell party for Father Alex Anton, who would be leaving for Ladysmith to pastor Our Lady of Sorrows church. Father Philip Stack of Superior would be replacing him.-Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Fees of Des Moines, Iowa, purchased the Standard Oil Service Station in Lewis, with plans to remodel it and to add lunch service.-Gary Sederlund, 16, Lewis, was knocked unconscious for a few moments and required six stitches at the Frederic hospital when the crank on his dad’s tractor slipped when the engine backfired, striking him on the forehead.-Wealthy Owens, Clam Falls, won a blue ribbon at the Wisconsin State Fair with her 2-year-old Jersey heifer.-Onlookers gathered at the farm of Gilmar Johnson as a group of family and friends threshed his oats with an old-time steam thresher.-Merlin Johnson was named acting administrator at Grantsburg and Russell Satterlund was named high school principal.-Louise Olson graduated from the Abbott Hospital School of Nursing Aug. 17.

40 Years Ago Dennis Oman, Siren, was on the dean’s list at UWStout.-Frank and Jeanette Renno would be opening two shops, Renno’s Photography and Jeanette’s Silver Needles, in the building that had been the Frederic Discount Store.-Donna Ellis and Tim Tjader were married on July 1.-Arlyn Brown, rural Frederic, and Lee Milligan, Luck, were awarded scholarships from the River Falls State University Foundation.-The movies showing at Luck and St. Croix Falls were “The Graduate” and “The Godfather.”-The new fire chief of the Webster Volunteer Fire Department and his wife were introduced at the Webster Firemen’s Ball. They were Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Newcombe.-Family and friends honored Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O’Brien on the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary.-Local Red Cross workers were honored at the annual meeting of the Burnett County chapter. They were Frank Snapp, Walter Jensen, Dr. Richard Hartzell and Clayton Kisby.-Obituaries included Margaret Miller, Albertha Berg, Alton Anderson, Clarence Raymo, Erwin Zillmer and Ray Petersen.-High winds during a storm moved the mobile home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Olby off of its foundation.-Young people pictured with their trophies from the Central Burnett County Fair at Webster were Kevin Krueger, Allen Melton and Campia Sorrells.-There were seven new treachers in the Frederic School District including Scott Saremba, David Ruppe, David Christensen, Ray Draxler, Jeff Carley, Gary Olby and Marlene Clay.

20 Years Ago An open house was held Aug. 18 for the new Frederic Care Center, with over 400 people attending. The program included reading letters from Gov. Tommy Thompson and from an aide to President George Bush, and speakers included Rep. Harvey Stower and Sen. Bill Berndt.-Mari and Dan Jensen opened their gardens and grounds to the public on Aug. 15-16 for a “Rose Garden Party.”-The Penta Wood Products facility west of Siren was shut down because of what state assistant Attorney General Lorraine Stoltzfus termed to be “pretty massive contamination” of groundwater and soil.-The Indianhead Chorus was holding auditions for a new boys choir at the Unity School, for boys ages 9 through the age of voice change, about seventh grade.

The director would be Al Duerkop. They expected membership to mainly be from Frederic, Luck, Unity, St. Croix Falls and Amery schools.-Trade Lake Day was held July 26 at the Swedish Mission Church, with more than 165 attending.-A Grettum School reunion was held at the home of Eunice Kanne, for the students who made up her first group for the 1926 – 1927 school year, in the one-room school.-The new high school math teacher at Frederic was Dana Glodowski.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Good sunny afternoon neighbors. I can’t believe that we haven’t had to listen to that dumb air conditioner in about a week now. It’s so much more peaceful around here and loving the weather outside now.

I wish they could grow corn on the cob yearround; I just love it – especially when it’s cooked and buttered. I keep hoping that Maya will turn her back, so I can finish her corn, but she doesn’t, and of course, fat chance that Eli will. I have to say, I really enjoy fruits and vegetables, unlike the other two who are picky. Today, we were helping Mom pick apples, she’d put two in the bucket and we’d take one. I think she was wondering what took so long to fill the bucket.

Last Thursday at the shelter, we received six, yes I said six, stray dogs in, and when Lucas arrived at work the next morning, there was one more brought in by the police department. That’s just crazy! Fortunately, five strays went home, four from the Thursday and one that had come in previously. At this rate, we’re going to need to build a bigger shelter.

Speaking of building, our friend and supporter Mike Foley and a friend of his have been busy building our new shed and it’s going to be awesome. Mike is always so good to us, and we really appreciate his ongoing support and help.

He’s just an all-around Sawyer

Happy Tails Await Arnell Humane Society of Polk County Redford is a young athlete looking for a coach.

He would make a great basketball star if only he could wrap his mouth around the ball. He has long legs, standing 24 inches at the shoulder, a mean, lean physique and a happy–go-lucky “let’s play ball” attitude. Redford came to the shelter as a stray. Best guess on his breeding includes Rhodesian Ridgeback, husky and shepherd. He is 1 year old and neutered, with microchip and rabies vaccination. Redford loves to play with toys and likes it if you join in the game. He sits for treats and enjoys weekly homeward-bound training sessions each week. Redford is a large, tall puppy with all the trimmings.

It was a quiet week at the Arnell Shelter. With few dogs available, the ones we do have, have been getting extra attention: walks, baths, grooming and training.

Cats and kittens, however, continue to be available in abundance with only one going home last week. The list of adoptable kittens grows faster

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YAPpenings Sadie great guy.

You know, we have three very sweet and generous dogs at the shelter that have donated a $1,000 prepaid credit card to help their friends. Max, Jasmine and Buddy – we love you, you’re the best and we promise that all the money will go directly to helping your fellow roommates at the inn. Big licks and tailwags from the rest of us.

Beautiful Aubrey, with her expressive eyes, is an approxi4-year-old mately hound cross. She arrived at the shelter as a stray and was not reclaimed by her owner. If you believe that the eyes are the Salem mirror of the soul, then Aubrey’s have quite a story to tell. She is a very gentle, easygoing and loving gal. Aubrey would make a wonderful companion for you.

Sawyer (formerly Chucky) was adopted from the shelter when he was a puppy and has been returned to us as his owners were both away all day and didn’t have the time for him. Needless to say than the list of kittens finding homes.

Litters of abandoned kittens arrive at the shelter daily. After a week to three weeks of rehabilitation, socialization and vaccinations, they are ready for the show floor. All of them are playful, active, Redford adorable and adoptable. Visit our kittens and fall in love with your very own rescue story.

An older pet that has provided years of unconditional love and loyalty deserves the very best from a responsible pet owner. Too often this past year, we have taken in elderly dogs and cats well into their teens. They are occasionally surrendered by their owner in hopes that we may be able to find them a home for their remaining years. A more common occurrence is that the senior dog or cat is a stray.

They show the obvious signs of having been a loved pet, good gentle manners, a plump midsection and a collar without any tags. Such was the case of Dusty, Winslow and Duke this past spring.

Siren news

715-349-2964 We had about three weeks of peace and quiet with no bears in bear country, and then Trouble blew back in town last Friday. Now Trouble isn’t a mean bear, just your average young boar out trying to show off his muscles and causing lots of mischief doing what most young bears do. Friday, about 6 p.m., I was sitting on the couch watching the news when I just happened to look out at the bird yard and saw a little paw reaching up for the bird feeder. We headed for the patio door just as he pulled it down.

I’m sure Trouble is a young boar as he is just like most human 2-year-old boys. When you tell them something, they just don’t hear you. Most of the young sows, when told to leave, usually do so. After the feeder he headed for the kiddie pool, I figured he was ready for a bath. Not so, he decided to taste it and tried to sink his teeth in it. After a shot from the power hose, he decided he wasn’t welcome so he sauntered off grumbling to himself. But he will really be a handful come spring.

Fran Krause

Even though things have been rather scarce this year, as far as food goes, they must be finding enough to eat as Trouble sure has put on weight over the summer.

Sympathy to the family of Aimee L. Elwell who passed away Aug. 3.

Art and Bev spent Saturday afternoon at the 80th birthday party for Emma Kolander. Wonderful party, many more to you, Emma.

The Grandmas Group met at the Dairy Queen in Siren last Monday for the annual ice-cream day and catch-up. Those present were Naomi Glover, Marge Peterson, Carol Juve, Marilyn Lemieux, Hazel Hahr and Erna Lueck. Bev Beckmark and Dorothy Lahners were absent.

It’s almost here, the biggest, best yard sale you have ever seen. The annual Lions/Lioness yard sale held each year in the Siren Crooked Lake Park will be held Friday, Aug. 31, through Sunday, Sept. 2.

So if you’re looking for something and can’t find it,

Orange

John and Reeny Neinstadt celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at daughter Sandy and Lamar Johnson’s home in Eau Claire over the weekend.

Their other daughter, Natalie and Bud Flagstad and family, were also present.

Visitors with Marvel Merriam on Thursday were Bill and Teresa Merriam and children from Massachusetts.

Kathryn joined Mark and Deanna Krause at

LaVonne O'Brien

Skonewood where they camped out over the weekend.

Brad and Bryan Krause and college friends returned to the Boundary Waters on Tuesday through Saturday for more enjoyment of nature.

Several Harmony HCE members attended the UW Extension project meeting titled Heart Truth for Women on Tuesday at the government center.

this 11-month-oldshepherd mix was bored. We were really surprised to see how big this handsome guy turned out to be with his expressive eyes.

He is a very big and Aubrey active young fellow and would like to have room to run and play.

Sawyer is a very happy and friendly fellow and needs someone that has the time to spend with him.

We still have kitties looking for someone to take them home. Salem and Chloe are two very sweet 10-month-old girls, Salem is a beautiful glossy black with big gold eyes, and Chloe is an inquisitive ginger with an extra toe. They came in together as a surrender, and their owner was very sad to leave them with us, but due to living conditions couldn’t keep them. She has been back to visit and Salem and Chloe knew her right away.

Don’t forget our Walk for the Animals on Saturday, Sept. 29, and also our latest and greatest newsletter should be out mid-September!

“I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.” – Doris Day Have a great week everyone. Licks and tail wags.

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time; hsburnettcty.org, 715-8664096, license No. 267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too, why don’t you like us there.

They were elderly stray dogs with foggy eyesight, worn and missing teeth, fatty tumors and graying muzzles. Another elderly dog brought to the shelter as a stray was too old and weak to walk more than 20 feet.

It happened again this past week, a Border collie mix was abandoned at our shelter, tied to the front door. She is undoubtedly 14 years or more.

Again, she is sweet and gentle. Her hindquarters quiver and shake when she stands.

It is a heartbreak that these animals are turned out when they need a caregiver’s love most of all.

Their arrival at the shelter pulls our heartstrings much harder than an adorable kitten or pup. A young dog or cat are cute, but the senior pets have character. They have given their best and are bewildered by life in a shelter. Responsible pet care lasts to the end.

Adopting a senior pet in need is a rewarding experience. Our elderly Border collie mix will be making her debut in the adoptable dog kennel this week. Any and all who would offer Ella a comfortable home to live out her days, please do apply.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society is at 185 Griffin St. East in Amery, phone 715-268-7387, or online at arnellhumane.org.

Bev Beckmark come on in, I’ll bet we will have it. Come each day as new stuff arrives each day.

Hope you all took time and went to the 135th-annual Burnett County Agricultural Fair in Grantsburg.

If there, hope you took time to look at all the 4-H items. These kids do such a great job, they really deserve all the praise we can give them. Don’t forget these young kids are our leaders of tomorrow.

The Biggs family reunion held at the Crooked Lake Park was a little smaller than usual but there was still lots of great food and a great chance to catch up on news and doings of families not in the Siren area. It’s a go for next year.

We have two does spending much of their time each evening in bear country’s front yard. Acorns are dropping like flies so they are wasting no time in getting the biggest and best before the tree rats move in. Noticed that these does also no longer have their reddish coats, they are getting more of a drab brown.

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Frederic Senior Center Dave Peterson

We are sure getting fall weather and a little more much-needed rain. More hot weather should be coming as the Minnesota State Fair starts this week.

The winners for Spades were Inez Pearson, Arnie Borchert, Margrit Ulich and Joyce Thompson. The 9Bid winners were Margret Ulick and Marlyce Borchert. The winners for 500 were Larry Anderson, Mildred Ihrig, Dave Peterson and Brittani Hughes.

The 9-Bid winner was Nona Severson.

We had the carpet cleaned last weekend and it looks great.

Remember that we play Spades at 1 p.m. Monday, 500 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Pokeno at 1 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday and Dime Bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Come see our clean carpet and have a cup of coffee. Maybe stay and play a game of pool on our new table. If you don’t know how to play, we will teach you.

Enjoy the cool weather and see you at the center.

Siren Senior Center Nona Severson

We still continue to have good crowds for our 500 cards and Spades. It is so nice to have so many people from neighboring towns come and enjoy our center. I hear they have also been having several people coming from other towns to play Dime Bingo.

Dime Bingo is played on Tuesday, 500 cards on Wednesday and Spades on Friday. All activities start at 1 p.m. Come and join in on any of the activities.

Our gardening friends are keeping us supplied with fresh things from their gardens. Dwaine and Marie Bentley have been bringing items in for us.

Virginia Martin brought in cucumbers this week.

Gratitude is extended to all of you who remember the seniors. We do enjoy your produce.

Remember to make reservations for our evening meal on Thursday, Sept. 6. Call 715-349-2845 to make reservations. This will be a special night as we will be honoring all our volunteers.

Winners at 500 were Dorothy Cronquist, Gerry Vogel, Arvid Pearson, Arnie Borchert and Barb Munger. Spade winners were Marie Bentley, Sue Newberger, Nona Severson, Susie Hughes, Steve Wenthe and Lorna Erickson.

Summer is sure going fast – next week will be Labor Day. See you at the center!

Dewey LaFollette Karen Mangelsen

Karen Mangelsen called on Florence Brewster Monday morning.

Mary Dunn, Sharon Syverson, Marlene Swearingen, Nina and Donna Hines and Diana and Karen Mangelsen were guests of Lida Nordquist Tuesday.

They enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and playing cards.

Donna Hines and Lida Nordquist visited Inez and Arvid Pearson Thursday morning.

Sue and Roger Mroszak were Friday evening visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen.

Nina Hines and Lida Nordquist went to the open house Saturday for Emma Kolander in honor of her 80th birthday.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Superior Saturday to the home of Rachel and Joe Schiff for the baptism of their daughter, Lydia Jean Schiff. Rachel is the daughter of Janet (Mangelsen) Ursin, Hank and Karen’s niece.

Lida Nordquist went to Hudson Sunday with Jan, Jim, Caleb and Hannah Schott. They joined other family members to celebrate Caleb’s birthday.

Karen Mangelsen and Patty and Mandy Close went to the Emerging Artists exhibit at the Frederic Arts Center Sunday afternoon.

Brenda Sweet and Kristie Holman visited Donna and Gerry Hines Sunday.

The McCarty picnic will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at Crooked Lake Park. The potluck meal will start at noon. Please bring a dish to pass, your own dishes and flatware and a beverage. Coffee will be provided.

All are welcome.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Engagement

St. Croix Valley Senior Center Marian Edler

Christensen/Neumann Larry and Annette Christensen are please to announce the upcoming wedding of their son, Michael Christensen, Luck, to Amanda Neumann, daughter of Carol Neumann, Champlin, Minn.

Michael is a graduate of UW-Superior with a Bachelor of Science degree in wellness fitness management. He is continuing on to earn his Master of Science degree in exercise physiology.

A Sept. 8 wedding is planned in Champlin, Minn.

– submitted

Tuesday started with our exercise. In the afternoon, games were played. Delores Benson, George Meixner and Doug Ohotto were the winners in Dominos. Marian Edler and Irene Campbell were the winners in Hand and Foot. The winners in 500 were Artis Brown, Joan Arnold and David Thelon.

Thursday we held our exercise session in the morning. In the afternoon, Cribbage was played followed by 500 cards. The winners were Dick Marttaru, Bob Norlander, Harold Richardson and Cathy Smith.

We send our get-well wishes to Vern Lundstrom, who is recuperating at the Good Samaritan following a fall and a hospital stay. We hope you are back playing cards with us. Soon.

Bingo is set for the second Friday in September, Sept. 14, at 12:30 p.m. If there is enough interest additional days will be scheduled. On the second Thursday, at 12:30 p.m. Pokeno is played. I haven’t played yet, but sounds like fun. Join us for one of these games.

The senior center is available for your special occasion for rent. Inquire at the center by calling 715483-1901 or call Joyce at 715-483-3466 for information.

A girl, Kayla Rose Handy, born Aug. 12, 2012, to Brian and Rebecca Handy, Grantsburg. Kayla weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 20-3/4 inches long.

Siblings are Sean, Austin, Ashley, Kelsey and Adam.

Grandparents are Myron Belknap, Grantsburg, Peggy Belknap, Somerset, Orvin Handy Sr., Grantsburg, and Roberta Handy, Grantsburg. Great-grandparents are Lenore Belknap, St. Croix Falls, and Helen Sulickard, Minneapolis, Minn.

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Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Aiden Scott Langermann, born Aug. 11, 2012, to Monica Langermann, Dresser. Aiden weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz.

••• A boy, Brody Oliver Bleskey, born Aug. 12, 2012, to Lisa and Ryan Bleskey, Somerset. Brody weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

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Born at St. Croix Falls Medical Center:

A boy, Timothy Michael Lundeen, born July 25, 2012, to Lindsey and Michael Lundeen, St. Croix Falls. Timothy weighed 10 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A boy, Lucas Allen Cherewan, born July 26, 2012, to Joseph and Amy Cherewan, Centuria. Lucas weighed 9 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A boy, Dillon Timothy Ray Gingras, born July 26, 2012, to Travis and Kathy Gingras, Siren. Dillon weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A girl, Jaycee Rose Talbot, born July 27, 2012, to Tiffany Talbot, Osceola. Jaycee weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz.

••• A boy, Gavin Michael White, born July 28, 2012, to Christina and Nathan White, Frederic. Gavin weighed 7 lbs.

••• A boy, Daniel Lucas Fluth, born July 28, 2012, to Karen and Scott Fluth, Dresser. Daniel weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A girl, Kinley Jo Filip, born July 30, 2012, to Megan and Kyle Filip, Milltown. Kinley weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A boy, Grant Lea Christensen, born July 31, 2012, to Erin Reber and Tracy Christensen, Dresser. Grant weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A boy, Cailean James Brewer, born Aug. 1, 2012, to Jody and Christopher Brewer, Luck. Cailean weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz.

••• A boy, Ayden Lyle Swenson, born Aug. 1, 2012, to Brandi Swenson, Dresser. Ayden weighed 5 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A boy, Drake Samuel GEH Thompson, born Aug. 6, 2012, to Robin Haaf and Aaron Thompson, Siren.

Art at the library

View local artist Walt Fluegel’s exhibit titled, “Sketches and Lines” at the library. Fluegel is a general photographer who enjoys “goofing around” with his images.

Children’s book sale

The library is holding a children’s book sale during August to raise money for children’s programming at the library. Book lovers and bargain shoppers can sift through hundreds of books during the sale.

Read for pizza

Do you have a child that could use an extra nudge to read during the summer months? The library has partnered with Grantsburg Holiday Stationstore to offer children who read 20 minutes a day, for seven days, a coupon for a free personalsize pizza. To participate, pick up reading incentive slips at the Grantsburg Library.

Library hours and information

Monday noon – 6 p.m.; Tuesday noon – 6 p.m.; Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday noon – 6 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The contact information for the library is 715-463-2244; Web site is

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Drake weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A girl, Jezzibella Lee Lindner, born Aug. 6, 2012, to Sarah Clark and Jason Lindner, Spooner. Jezzibella weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A boy, Ansel Lee Anderson, born Aug. 8, 2012, to Daniel and Tahnee Anderson, Frederic. Ansel weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A girl, Kinslee Rose Johnson, born Aug. 9, 2012, to Kevin and Jamie Johnson, Dresser. Kinslee weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz.

••• A boy, Konnar Marcus Kralewski, born Aug. 10, 2012, to Tisha Holden and Anthony Kralewski, Centuria. Konnar weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz.

••• A boy, Camden Lucas Choin, born Aug. 11, 2012, to Erin and Paul Choin, Mountain View, Calif. Camden weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.

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Born at Amery Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Zoilee Lyn Root, born July 19, 2012, to Danielle Holloman, Amery. Zoilee weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A girl, Emma Jane Schadow, born July 20, 2012, to Ellysa Frankson, Amery. Emma weighed 7 lbs., 11.1 oz.

••• A girl, Emily Elizabeth Stromback, born July 22, 2012, to Jaclyn and Brian Stromback, Amery. Emily weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A girl, Alexis Marrie Smith, born July 23, 2012, to Kirstin Joseph and Duane Smith, Clear Lake. Alexis weighed 7 lbs., 11.8 oz.

••• A boy, Landyn Michael Zacco, born July 29, 2012, to Rochelle and Jeremy Zacco, Luck. Landyn weighed 9 lbs., 11.8 oz.

••• A boy, Camden James Hugo, born July 31, 2012, to Brandy Nolen and Marcus Hugo, Amery. Camden weighed 5 lbs., 8.8 oz.

••• A boy, Athanasius Longinus Novak, born Aug. 6, 2012, to Christine and Matthew Novak, Clear Lake.

Athanasius weighed 7 lbs., 3.6 oz.

••• A girl, Katawna Justine Marie Martell, born Aug. 9, 2012, to Deanna Martell, Amery. Katawna weighed 6 lbs., 5 oz.

••• A girl, Vera Lue Michaelson, born Aug. 12, 2012, to Corinne Eldridge and Tim Michaelson, Centuria.

Vera weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A girl, Aviana Elisabeth Babcock, born Aug. 12, 2012, to Zahra Thobani and John Babcock II, Clear Lake. Aviana weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz.

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One week left to bring in your completed reading incentive slips to the Grantsburg Library for a free pizza coupon. Pictured is Lane Johnson turning in his reading incentive for a free pizza coupon. – Photo submitted grantsburg.wislib.org, and now you can follow the library on Facebook.

Milltown Public Library Morning story time is returning

Birth announcements Born at Burnett Medical Center:

Grantsburg Public Library

Join the Friends of Milltown Public Library

Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 11, morning story time is back. Join us at 10:30 a.m. for a half hour of stories, singing and fun. Designed for toddlers and preschool-aged youth.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept.

13, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone can be a member and can help in many ways.

Computer basics

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. Check out our upcoming programming and wares anytime at milltownpubliclibrary.org or stop in to browse the collections. You can also find the Milltown Public Library on Facebook and Twitter.

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.

Upcoming events Milltown’s outdoor movie

Bring your own blanket, bug spray and enjoy a free family-friendly movie under the night sky. The next film will be shown Friday, Aug. 31, at dusk at the Milltown Community Center/River’s Park lawn. More details at the library or on the library Web site.

Back-to-school party

Come to the library on Friday, Sept. 7, from 4:306 p.m., for our back-to-school bash. We will be making our very own library card holders. Bring a grown-up and sign up for your own library card. We will have food provided by Hack’s Pub and Shafer’s Cafe. Join us for fun and games to celebrate the start of the school year.

Hazardous waste and medication collection event Almost

every home and farm contains hazardous products, or products that can harm human and animal health or the environment if improperly handled. Such products include those used in cleaning, home improvements, lawn and garden care, farming, automotive care and hobbies.

Each year, exposure or accidents involving hazardous household products injure thousands of people. Because of the dangers they pose, these products require special awareness, handling and disposal. In order to protect our health and the environment, every consumer should know how to properly use, store and dispose of hazardous household products.

The Northwest Regional Planning Commissions’ NW Cleansweep household hazardous waste collection program promotes the safe use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials by educating consumers to: Identify and avoid potentially hazardous products; buy only what is needed, use it completely or share leftovers with someone who can use it; recycle those materials that can be recycled; dispose of leftover or unwanted products through hazardous waste collection facilities; choose to buy the least hazardous product to get the job done.

Washburn County will be hosting its last special mobile hazardous waste collection of the summer and all area residents are encouraged to participate. The products being accepted free of charge to households are: oil-based paints and stains; antifreeze; pesticides and herbicides; batteries, all types except regular alkaline and vehicle; household cleaners, old gasoline, cell phones; and aerosols. There will be a nominal charge for items such as fluorescent and high-density lightbulbs and oil filters. Businesses and farmers are also encouraged to participate but must register by contacting Jen at 715-635-2197 or e-mail her at jbarton@nwrpc.com. The service is free to farmers wishing to dispose of agricultural-related chemicals, with a nominal fee imposed for businesses. Again, registration is requested for both businesses and farmers.

The event is on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to

Did you know?

Play Wii at the library

The Wii room is open for business. Games and select accessories are available for use within the library. Donations of games and accessories in good condition are welcome.

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. E-mail milltownpl@milltownpubliclibrary.org. Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi are served every day.

Earth

Notes Jan Barton 1 p.m., at the hazardous waste storage site located near the Washburn County Humane Society and food pantry.

Both Burnett and Washburn County residents may utilize these collections, they are not restricted to the county residents in which the event is being held. To be eligible to use these collections you need only be a resident of one of the nine counties for which the program serves which are: Washburn, Burnett, Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas or Price. Residents of other counties should call Jen at 715-635-2197 for possible options.

Items not accepted at this event: empty or driedout paint cans; latex paint, nonhazardous and must be dried out and disposed of with regular garbage; waste oil; ammunition and explosives; asbestos; automotive batteries, alkaline batteries go in garbage; televisions; appliances; electronics; and tires. Please call Jen for locations in Burnett and Washburn counties. The Spooner recycling site, located at 1400 S. River Street, is open on Saturday during the hazardous waste collection and does accept TVs for a fee, appliances, and computer equipment.

There will also be a medications collection at this event. This is a free collection and residents are strongly encouraged to clean out their medicine cabinets and bring items into the collection event.

Both over-the-counter and prescription medication will be accepted. This medication collection event is for residents only. Medications from care facilities, home health-care businesses, coroners, etc., must find their own means in which to dispose of medications. Please contact Jen with any questions on the above collection event, and for prices on fee items at 715-635-2197, or jbarton@nwrpc.com.

This is the last hazardous waste collection of the season. The next collection for Washburn County will not be until mid-June 2013.

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Festival’s featured artists - Hunter Teasley and Maddie Sullivan ST. CROIX FALLS – Amongst the cast of 13 actors on stage for the run of “Man of La Mancha” were two local high school students.

Hunter Teasley from Somerset and Maddie Sullivan from St. Croix Falls, both of whom have been seen in a number of Youth and Family Series productions at Festival Theatre, were delighted to represent young actors and join the professional cast for this celebrated performance.

Teasley was born and raised in Somerset. As a very young child, Teasley was first drawn to acting when he performed in plays at The Minnesota Waldorf School starting in kindergarten and going through third grade. It was there he played some of his first memorable roles including the archangel Gabriel, Iron John and an evil prince. Now a high school junior equivalent, he has spent time at The Minnesota Waldorf School, St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and is currently enrolled as a homeschool student.

Apart from falling in love with performance, Teasley has always been drawn to stage combat and weaponry, yet another exciting aspect of performing in “Man of La Mancha.” This last year, he took two levels of stage combat classes at the Guthrie. He also found time to perform in two different productions of “Alice in Wonderland,” one at The Phipps and one in Festival Theatre’s Youth and Family Series. While performing “Man of La Mancha” in rep this summer, Teasley was also in “HONK!” a production of Festival Theatre’s Conservatory for Young Performers. He is currently in rehearsal for “GUARDS! GUARDS!” at the Mounds Historic Theatre.

A very busy young theater artist, Teasley has had a variety of experiences, this year and others. When asked what was the highlight of working in “La Mancha,” Teasley said, “I have enjoyed working with adult actors on a beloved musical play at my favorite theater!” He also expressed a fondness of his role, saying, “I love my current role as a wily prisoner.” Some favorite past roles have included General Ghengis Khan Schmitz in “Seussical” and Gandalf in “The Hobbit.” Both were productions of Festival’s Youth and Family Series. “ Hunter’s, and his family’s, interest and dedication have been a gift to us,” said Jaclyn Johnson, Festival associate artistic director. “He is willing to work hard, contribute and learn within the process, helping to create a great show, but it is wonderful for us to be able to embrace the interest of local youth, and helping them pursue their interests and grow as theater artists,” Danette Olsen, executive director, said of Teasley, “He has learned so much from this process.

Watching professionals at work, digging deep into scene work, script analysis and technique are things that have to be experienced to be learned. It was a pleasure to expose Hunter to that, and watch him soak it up over the past three months.”

In addition to acting, Teasley is passionate about armed stage combat and hopes to eventually train to become a certified stage-fight director soon. Teasley has a small business making and selling original handmade leather masks. In his free time, he enjoys playing music on various instruments, practicing archery, swordplay and light-saber dueling, and working on or performing in live theater.

The other youth in “Man of La Mancha” was Sullivan, who grew up in St. Croix Falls. Her first onstage perform-

Hunter Teasley and Maddie Sullivan ance was with Festival Theatre as a young child and she was very proud to be asked to join the professional cast for this summer’s production. Sullivan is entering her senior year at St. Croix Falls High School this year. Last year, Sullivan had the opportunity to study abroad with the Rotary program and spent her entire junior year of high school in Brazil.

When asked what she enjoyed most working on “Man of La Mancha,” Sullivan said, “I’ve relished the opportunity to enhance my knowledge of the stage, but to also share what an amazing message ‘Man Of La Mancha’ had in store for everyone.” She added, “It is such an inspirational show!” A performer since her young years, Sullivan has had a number of memorable roles. While her work this summer is sure to make a lasting mark on her memory, some other favorites include Emily in “Our Town,” and Milly in her high school’s production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.”

“Maddie offers such focus and commitment to each role,” said Olsen. She went on, “Maddie is engaged, dedicated and fun to watch in performance.” Jaclyn Johnson commented, “It has been a delight watching Maddie grow as an actor.

She is thoughtful, and her script and scene analysis is incredible for such a young performer. I look forward to watching her continue to grow as an actor.” Over the years and numerous productions she has been involved in, Sullivan has learned many techniques and approaches to acting. “One of the major things I have learned,” said Sullivan, “is to completely let go of your ‘norm’ and to immerse yourself and all of your emotions into your character to make it come alive!”

Sullivan is certain she will never forget the experience of working on this show.

She has truly enjoyed connecting professionally and personally with every person in the cast and crew. “They have forever changed my way of thinking about the direction I want to take after high school. Their advice means the world to me!” She hopes to pursue her theater studies in college after her graduation next year. “I am constantly craving theater time,” said Sullivan. “Any opportunity that comes my way to be onstage, I’ll be the first in line!”

“Man of La Mancha” closed last week, but readers can see other area youth in the upcoming “The Trial of Tom Sawyer,” which opens Saturday, Sept. 8. Ticketing and additional information about Festival Theatre’s Youth and Family Series and other arts education opportunities can be obtained by contacting the box office at 715-483-3387 or by visiting festivaltheatre.org. - submitted

Thank T h a n k You You On behalf of the entire Danbury Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the Community of Danbury, we would like to thank the following for their products and services during our recent search and rescue operation.

• St. Croix Casino, Hotel and • Wild Waters Bar & Restaurant Employees • Pardun Canoe Rental • Log Cabin Store and Eatery • Hill Home Center • Cashco Building Supplies • Holiday StationStore, • Wayne’s Foods Plus Webster • Town of Swiss • All Responding Agencies and All the Volunteers • Benton Septic A huge thank-you, and should we have missed anyone, please accept our sincere apologies.

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Silver bullet

Round Lake School reunion

On Saturday, Aug. 18, Cushing had its fourth-annual adult soapbox derby race. This year there were 40 entries. First place went to the Silver Bullet (In memory of Jon Hawkins), second place went to So-Cal Speedshop, third place went to Shake n’ Bake, fourth place went to Dugout Bar, Official’s Favorite went to the Batmobile and the Thanks for Coming Award went to KJ’s Eureka Bar for their spectacular finish-line crash. For more photos and info check out Cushing Adult Soapbox Derby on Facebook. - Photo submitted

Friends and former students of the one-room Round Lake School, west of Frederic on Hwy. 48, gathered Friday, Aug. 17, for lunch and good talk and memories, at the home of Meryl Bishop Walsten outside Cushing. Special guests were the daughters of two teachers at the school, Meradie Turnquist Selin, daughter of Doris Turnquist, who taught at Round Lake from 1946-48, and Betts Olson Linden, daughter of Agnes Olson, who taught there 1950-53. Olson had also been a student at the school in 1923.

The Round Lake School was founded in 1878, and the permanent schoolhouse was built in 1902. At times, there were as many as 60 students in the one room, under one teacher. A basement was dug under the building in the Depression, 1934, with labor by farmers who worked off their government feed loans. The school was integrated with the Frederic Common School District in 1951, and the last class, four pupils, graduated from the eighth grade there in 1953. Later, the building was used by the school district for sixth-graders, who were bused out from town and taught by Dorothy Glockzin, and then passed into private ownership in 1968. Shown (L to R), front row: Meryl Bishop Walsten, Martha Berglind, Evelyn Horne Wilson, Sena Borup Christopherson and Shirley Fleming Ganter. Second row: Nancy Christianson Asper, Nancy Erickson Laustsen, Maxine Mott Nolby, Carolyn Wedin, Curtis Fleming and Betts Olson Linden. Third row: Duane Lindblad, Carroll Erickson, Paul Lindblad, Trevor Lundeen, May Roberts Olinger, Ronald Lindblad, Meradie Turnquist Selin, Richard Erickson and Warren Wilson. Present but not pictured: Marcella Olson Schmidt- Photo submitted

Grantsburg classes of 1972 and 1973 reunite

The Grantsburg High School Class of 1973 took part in a combined Class of 72-73 reunion Aug. 4, at the Crex Convention Center in Grantsburg. Shown (L to R), back row: Ken Luke, Karen Wagenius Smestad, Randy Swenson, Randy Behrends, Duane Hoefs and Glenn Hanson.

Third row: Jean Epstein, Joan Epstein Johnson, Robyn Ellefson Byers, Bobby Dale, Arlu Lexen Ames and Tim Fossum. Second row: Dan Erickson, Jen Branstad Palmen, Barb Wicklund Michaelson, Janet Peterson, Gail Dahl Johnson and Candy Kopp Johnson. Front row: Dave Johnson, Janet Gronlund Hayne, Becky Satterlund Stelton, Lisa Skinner Bossany, Beth Eng Meyer, Mary Jo Hegge Swanson and Roger Swager. - Photo submitted

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The Grantsburg High School Class of 1972 took part in a combined Class of 72-73 reunion Aug. 4, at the Crex Convention Center in Grantsburg. Shown (L to R): back row: Tim Swenson, Arlen Smestad and Mike Chell. Middle row: Jean Hansen Francis, Tom Loomis, Joanne Swanberg Pahl, Shari Lysdahl Springman, Barb Meyer Benson, Steve Stelton, Jim Melin, Gene McLain and Clyde Bloyer. Front row: Jeanne Johnson Meyer, Roberta Anderson Bitler, Dick Love, Joan Barstow Strese, Mike Hegge, Nancy Gundersen Gilbertson and Janice Sandberg. Photo submitted

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Cancer care was expanded last year in western Wisconsin when Amery Regional

apy is now available at the cancer center and enables patients to be treated close to home.

As a participating member of the Cancer Center of Western Wisconsin, the health professionals of Amery Regional Medical Center understand the importance of not only diagnosing and treating patients with cancer, but trying to find ways to prevent it. They would like to encourage area residents to participate in this unprecedented opportunity to participate in this national study.

Background: • To better understand the lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer, the American Cancer Society’s Department of Epidemiology

and Surveillance Research is recruiting 300,000 adults across the U.S. and Puerto Rico for a new research study, the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3).

• Men and women who are willing to commit to the study must be between the ages of 30 and 65 and never have been diagnosed with cancer, other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer. To enroll, individuals provide a waist measurement, give a small blood sample and complete both a baseline and enrollment survey.

Over the course of the study, participants will be asked to fill out follow-up surveys every few years for the next 20-30 years.

• For more information on CPS-3, go to cancer.org/cps3 or to schedule an enrollment appointment go to CPS3StCroix.org.

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Lucky Duck winner Tammy Twedt-Close, of the Siren/Webster Rotary Club, is shown presenting a $250 check to Mick Micek, grand-prize winner in the Lucky Duck Retrieve. Two other cash prizes were awarded in addition to almost 30 gift certificates redeemable at local businesses. - Photo submitted

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Ag Society Fair parade

Grantsburg

Last Sunday’s nearly perfect weather made for parade Grand Marshal Darlene Erickson’s sweet ride with Rodney Meyer in his ’69 GTO convertible. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer Christian Stewart gave a wave as he rode the Grantsburg Fair parade route last Sunday afternoon, Aug. 19.

Don and Marlys Chell smiled and waved as their tractor for two traveled along in Sunday’s fair parade.

Miss Grantsburg Ruth Ann Pedersen and Little Miss Grantsburg Alexandra Kammeyer and their princesses greeted people along the parade route with waves and smiles.

Chance Lessard, Joey Moyer and Logan Graf (back) were having lots of fun tossing treats from the back of the pickup truck pulling the Rendezvous float.

Steve Geiger smiled as he held the wheel and grandson Brantley, who looked somewhat bewildered by all the hoopla as they headed down the parade route in a Grantsburg Fire Department truck.

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Ag Society Fair

Grantsburg

LEFT: Katie Hanson carried out a large plant at the close of the Grantsburg Fair.

The succulent secured a blue ribbon for Hanson’s friend and grower, Donna Chell.

Chell’s plant and the many other beautiful plants and flowers exhibited at this year’s fair (above) had 6-year-old Savannah Richter (below) a bit in awe as she stopped to check out the displays.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

LEFT: Friends Brody Johnson and Hunter Schroeder couldn’t resist a close encounter with one of the cows in the fairgrounds cattle barn.

Isabelle Quimby didn’t seem to mind the daily barn duty during the Grantsburg Fair last weekend, Aug. 16 - 19.

Cody Johnson checked out the chickens at the Grantsburg Fair last weekend.

Johnson and his family came from Chisago City, Minn., for a fair visit.

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Ag Society Fair

Grantsburg

Little Violet Tyberg got down to greet a goat while spending time in Grandpa Jim’s petting zoo, a favorite fair spot for youngsters of all ages.

Shilo Covey smiled as she got ready to show a Holstein steer during the Grantsburg Fair last weekend. Covey, a Wood River Beavers 4-H Club member, later received a grand champion ribbon in showmanship.

Olivia Tucker posed for a photo after showing a Jersey owned by Rick Melin. Tucker was awarded a grand championship ribbon for showing the beautiful cow, aptly named Jersey.

(LEFT and RIGHT) Baby goats too cute and cuddly to resist found their way into the arms of kids over and over again at the Grantsburg Fair petting zoo.

Brooke Beecroft showed off her grandfather’s Morgan named Taffy. “He’s an awesome little pony,” said the 13-yearold of the horse she loves to ride.

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Ag Society Fair parade

Grantsburg

The Grantsburg High School band was in fine form under the direction of the school’s new band director, Edwin Boneske.

Blake Ulmaniec (left) happily hiked the parade route holding his hockey sign high while Emma Quimby (above) rather liked having a ride on the Grantsburg Youth Hockey float.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Two-year-old Parker Doornink waited with anticipation as her sister, 5-year-old Payton, grabbed for goodies given out during the Grantsburg Fair parade on Sunday, Aug. 19.

Five-year-old Brady Gross got some help getting up a hill from his grandma, Chris Erickson of U.S. Bank, as they neared the end of the fair parade route last Sunday afternoon.

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Ag Society Fair • Talent Show

Grantsburg

Amber Pedersen had some pretty sweet accompaniment from her sister, RuthAnn, as she sang “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum. Amber took a first in the teen open division for her performance, sharing the honor with her equally talented sibling.

Abby Kosloski and Nicole Dalsveen’s performance of “Side by Side” won the downand-out-looking duo first place in the 4-H junior division at the Grantsburg Fair talent show on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Jeanne Wicklund entertained the talent show audience with Elvis tunes on her Omnichord, winning her first place in the adult open division.

Contestant Tymber King’s soaring performance of “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus gave her a first-place award in the 4-H teen division.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

LEFT: Abby Skluzacek of Pine City, Minn., made it look effortless as she sang the Beatles tune “We Can Work It Out.” Skluzacek won second place in the open teen division for her performance.

2012 Burnett County Agriculture Society Fair

EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBIT WINNERS Dairy Cattle Junior Division: Grand Champions: Brooke Quimby, Holstein; Brooke Quimby, Brown Swiss; Carter Simon, Jersey Showmanship: Brooke Quimby Best of Show: Brooke Quimby Overall Champion Dairy: Olivia Tucker

Beef Cattle Junior Division: Grand Champions: Max Lindquist, Belle Quimby, Austin Otis, Anneka Johnson and Cassidy Quimby Showmanship: Shilo Covey, Maria Oachs, Jessica Glover Best of Show: Anneka Johnson Goats Junior Division: James Glover and Mark Olson Showmanship: James Glover, Nathan Glover and Lora Glover

Cultural Arts Junior Division: Matthew Wampfler, Belle Quimby and Emily Stiemann

Home Furnishings Junior Division: Belle Quimby, Amanda Lindus and Adam Menke Open Division: Ruth Anderson and Sue Hoppe Senior Division: Yvonne Sullivan (2) and Gordan Lehman Photography Junior Division: Lucas Stiemann, Kody Menke and Jordan Webster Open Division: Terri Stellrecht, Tracey Green and Shannon Webster Senior Division: Elsie Johnson (2) and Lillian Anderson Natural Sciences Shilo Covey

Poultry Junior Division: James Glover

Computer Kendra Peterson

Rabbits Junior Division: Nathan Glover and McKenna Johnson

Booths Wood Creek 4-H Club

Plant and Soil Sciences Junior Division: Jaden Cook Open Division: Theresa Anderson Senior Division: Lillian Anderson Flowers and Houseplants Junior Division: Tyler Peterson and Shilo Covey (2) Open Class: Mark Unnasch, Donna Chell and Becky Tessman Senior Division: Annette Hanson (2) and Molly Olson Clothing Junior Division: Lucas Stiemann, Allie Webster and Emily Stiemann Open Division: Dee Swenson and Lois Anderson Knitting and Crocheting Junior Division: Olivia Kopecky, Brooke Beecroft and Brittany Beecroft Open Division: Shelly Beecroft, Yvonne Sullivan and Shelly Staeven Senior Division: Yvonne Sullivan and Lillian Anderson (2) Youth Leadership Anneka Johnson Explorers Joel Hillman and Owen Rathje

Foods & Nutrition Junior Division: Shilo Covey, Brooke Beecroft and Amanda Lindus DEMO DERBY RESULTS Friday Night (43 Entries) Powder Puff: First, Amanda Adams; second, Sarah Castellino; third, Bryon Johnson; crowd pleaser, Sarah Castellino Full-Size Cars 1979 and Older: First, Chad Bartusch; second, Mac Johnston; third, Sam Bandow; fourth, Dana Jackson; fifth, Jeremy Tucker; crowd pleaser, Sam Bandow.

Full-Size Cars 1980 and Newer: First, Johan Schmidt; second, Amanda Adams; third, Mickey Larson; crowd pleaser, Amanda Adams.

Compact Trucks: First, Travis Grubbs; second, Arianne Grubbs; third, Chris Baker; crowd pleaser, Travis Grubbs Full-Size Trucks: First, Cheryl Kitchenmaster; second, Tyler Swanson; third, Cory Gerner; crowd pleaser, Tyler Swanson Compact Car Stock: First, Tony McCarty; second, Shabana Mishler; third, Chris Mann; fourth, Ryan Johnson; crowd pleaser, Ryan Johnson Chain-Stock Class: First, Derek Gorman; second, Leonard Stock; third, Chuck Bergman; fourth, Katie Steele; crowd pleaser, Derek Gorman

Sunday Night (42 Entries) Full-Size Cars 1979 and Older: First, Chris Gray; second, Rick Kastonek; third, Dana Jackson; fourth, Kenny Cox; fifth, Sam Bandow; crowd pleaser, Dana Jackson Full-Size Cars 1980 and newer: First, Jerry Miller; second, Larry Saal; third, Al Schmidt; crowd pleaser, Larry Saal Full-Size Trucks: First, Cory Gerner; second, Aaron Siebert; third, Justin Will; fourth, Derek Craft; fifth, Chad Schumacher; crowd pleaser, Aaron Siebert Compact Car Stock: First, Jim Lindner; second, Derek Posey; third, Josh Posey; fourth, Greg Mayer; fifth, Jeff Larson; crowd pleaser, Josh Posey Chain-Stock Class: First, Chuck Bergman; second, Jon Gorman; third, Derek Gorman; crowd pleaser, Jon Gorman Tractor and Truck Pull results Trucks 5,800# Local Stock Gas: First, Jered Smith; second, Jason Spiczka; third, Kyle McQuay 6,500# Local Stock Gas: First, Jason Spiczka; second, Jered Smith; third, Kyle McQuay Tractors 3,750# Farm Improved Stock: First, Zach Johnson 5,000# Farm Improved Stock: First, Matt Schultz; second, Allen Strom; third, Dan Peper 7,000# Farm Improved Stock: First, Kenny Wicklund 9,000# Farm Improved Stock: First, Jake Jones 10,000# Farm Improved Stock Turbo: First, George Weidendorf; second, Jesse Wilson; third, Jake Jones 12,000# Farm Improved Stock: First, Mike Green; second, Seth Olson; third, Josh Jewell 16,500# Farm Improved Stock: First, John Swanson; second, Jerry Kozak; third, Anders Wicklund 22,000# Farm Improved Stock: First, Dave Lee 9,500# Turbo: First, Tanner Nettstad; second, Jesse Wilson 9,000# Classic: First, Jerry Kozak; second, Mike Strom Heartland Truck Pullers Improved stock 5,800 lbs.

First: Kenny Jensen. Second: Josh Sasse. Third: Eric VanKeuren Improved stock 6,200 lbs.

First: Kenny Jensen. Second: Josh Rauch. Third: Josh Sasse Pro stock 5,800 lbs.

First: Jason Schindler. Second: Dave VanderWeyst. Third: Jason Mann

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First: Jason Schindler. Second: Jason Mann. Third: David Brostrom Street mod 5,800 lbs.

First: Tim Carda. Second: Dave VanderWeyst.

Third: Jason Mann Street mod 6,200 lbs.

First: Jason Mann. Second: Tim Carda. Third: Dave VanderWeyst Open 5,800 lbs.

First: Tim Carda. Second: Brett Schuenke Open ,6200 lbs.

First: Brett Schuenke. Second: Tim Carda 2.6 Diesel First: Robert Kohnen. Second: Kody Luke. Third: Justin McKenzie 3.0 Diesel First: Dave Carlson. Second: Wes Kuslik. Third: Robert Kohnen Stock diesel First: Scott Popp. Second: Craig Dickey. Third: Dale Dickey Grantsburg chain saw racing results: 45 cc and under stock: First: Duane Roberts (Dolmar 420) 46 – 55 cc stock: First: Duane Roberts (Dolmar 5100) 46 – 55 cc modified: First: Scott Kunz (Stihl 026) 56 – 65 cc stock: First: Chris Olson (Dolmar 6400) 56 – 65 cc modified: First: Scott Kunz (Jonsered 2056) 66 – 75 cc stock: First: Wes Wilcox (Jonsered 2171) 66 – 75 cc modified: First: Scott Kunz (Stihl 440) 76 – 86 cc stock: First: J.D. Glover (Dolmar 7900) 76 – 86 modifie: First: J.D. Glover (Makita 6401) 87 cc and up stock: First: Jon Glover (Stihl 084) 87 cc and up modified: First: Jake Brown (Husqvarna 385) Old Iron: First: Duane Roberts (Homelite Zip) Classic: First: Andy Carlson (Stihl 041). - submitted

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Burnett County 4-H'ers perform at Wisconsin State Fair WEST ALLIS – Burnett County 4-H was well-represented at the Wisconsin State Fair by many talented youth. Lucas Stiemann, Wood Creek 4-H Club, performed three times a day from Thursday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 5, with the state 4H drama company. This select state group is comprised of over 30 high school youth who work together to write and perform original skits and songs.

Three Burnett County youth, Olivia Kopecky, Orange 4-H Club, and Allie Webster and Emily Stiemann, both of the Wood Creek 4-H Club, were selected to represent the county at the state 4-H clothing revue. They spent three days at the fair organizing shows and modeling their sewn and crocheted garments. They modeled in three shows each day. They also received hair, makeup and modeling tips from John Casablanca Modeling Agency.

Allie received a Merit Award in the best casual top or bottom garment category.

Following their clothing revue session, Emily and Allie spent three more days at the fair helping young fair-goers create projects at 4-H activity stations. Olivia was a teen facilitator at the next session of clothing revue.

On Friday, Aug. 3, the Wood Creek 4-H Club performed their play, “Hiccup for Me,” on the Ag Oasis Stage at the fair.

They performed three times that day and achieved 97 of 100 points on their performance evaluation. Two Wood Creek members, Derek Thiex and Joel Hillman, also performed three times that same day in the miniperformance area. They recited

Lucas Stiemann performing with state 4-H drama company. a choral reading achieving 98 of 100 points on their performance evaluation.

Several Burnett County youth were also selected to send project items for judging and display at the state fair. Participants included Emily Stiemann, Nicholas Webster and Jordan Webster of the Wood Creek 4-H Club and Isabelle Quimby and Alex Snyder of the Jolly H’s 4-H Club. Jordan received a Merit Award for his plant project book display. - submitted

Derek Thiex and Joel Hillman show off their Jordan Webster showing off his Merit Award ribbons. winning plant project book at the state fair.

The Wood Creek 4-H Club members are shown back row (L to R): Mandy Close, Maddie Thiex, Ben Johnson, Patty Close, Jordan Webster, Max Lindquist and Ellyn Lindquist. Front row: Rylee Nelson, Alex Peterson, Josie Taylor, Abby Hayman, Joel Hillman, Nicholas Webster, Jalynn Nelson and Derek Thiex. – Photos submitted

Emily Stiemann and Allie Webster with their sewn garments at the state fair clothing revue.

Car show

Webster

This car might not be the usual shiny old car expected at car shows. It is a 1937 Chevy in the rat rod category. Rat rods have become a national craze at car shows. Rat rods could be described as a do-it-yourself car built of discarded parts.

Last week the Leader incorrectely identified Jeff Leonard as handing a check to Mike Sperry. Instead it is Mike Sperry (R) who is handing a check to Webster Fire Chief Al Steiner (L). The money was raised by paintless dent repair specialist Jeff Leonard who works with Diamond Collision Center. He set up a booth at the Gandy Dancer Days car show in Webster and repaired a few dents to demonstrate his technique.

This 1946 International street rod was shown at the car show in Webster, Saturday, Aug. 11.

Jim Price (L) of Danbury takes the best of show trophy for his 1955 Bel Air.

Photos by Sherill Summer

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CHURCH NEWS This is the year for Home Field Advantage

FREDERIC - Home Field Advantage was a weeklong service project from July 29 - Aug. 3, sponsored by the Frederic Ministerial Association.

The goal was to provide youth, grades 7-12, with opportunities to share the love of God in practical ways to Frederic and the surrounding area. This year, over 30 youth and adults from nine area churches united to take on the mission of reaching out to the local community. The youth stayed at the Best Western in Siren where they rose early to have breakfast and a time of music and teaching. Then they made their lunches and headed out to the sites in teams to clear brush, paint, pull weeds and a variety of other tasks.

Frederic churches provided suppers, and each evening the youth participated in sports camp with many active outdoor games. The unbroken time together builds unity as a team and keeps the focus on the mission of reaching out together.

Home Field Advantage workers (L to R) front row: John Dikkers, Anna Potvin, Julia Nargis, Eli Dikkers, Taylor Zenzen, Jonah Tinman and Nathaniel Denkmann. Second row: Ben Phernetton, Peter Lund, Haley Dikkers, Jenna Laqua, Sarah Wells, Nic Hilde, Jared Lund and Jill Lund.

Third row: Greg Lund, Zach Williamson, Kali Otte, Kassi Craker, Allison Martin, Lexi Domagala, McKenna Cook, Bradley Erickson, Nels Potvin and Melody Everson. Back row: Caleb Klawitter, Bryce Williamson, Alex Richey, Blaine Clemons, David Crandell, Joe Ramsdell, Rich Hutchison, Andrew Kurkowski and Timothy Lund. Not pictured: Don McClure, Dan Nelson, Jessie Rich, Kendra Erickson and Irric Erickson.

Joe Ramsdell guides installation of garden border. – Photos submitted

Pastor Rich Hutchison oversees Caleb Klawitter and Jonah Tinman give patio furniture a new face.

Pastor Greg Lund says, “ An entirely different dynamic is created when the youth are together 24/7, and it’s this dynamic that encourages personal and spiritual growth.”

This year’s theme verse was I John 3:18 “... Let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.”

Ben Phernetton, 13, said, “It was really good to serve people and to get to know them.” Andrew Kurkowski did a fantastic job as the administrative organizer along with Lund of Crosswalk Community Church. The cooperative efforts of the churches made it all possible.

There are many opportunities all around the world for youth to share their faith in practical ways to those in need.

This is a good thing, but oftentimes the physical, emotional and spiritual needs in the local community are overlooked.

Home Field Advantage seeks to make a significant difference in the world by meeting the needs right here in our own community.

Lexi Domagala and Bryce Williamson painting.

Zach Williamson, Kali Otte, Jenna Laqua and Irric Erickson on the way to the worksite.

Church is boring? … not any more!

CUSHING – At least, they aren’t boring at First and Laketown Lutheran in Cushing.

Highview Bluegrass will begin the fall season on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 10:30 a.m., strumming through the drive-in service at Laketown Lutheran.

Opening the Sunday school year is Rally The homeowner looks on as Peter Lund Sunday, Sept. 9, which is always an excittakes care of wasp nests during the Home ing time with food and games as part of Field Advantage service project July 29 – Aug. the introduction to the year’s activities.

Special blessing will be made for two lay 3. school members and confirmation stu-

dents.

The following Saturday will be an introduction to Communion, learning the Passover meal, Jewish traditions and how we have come to know Communion. Sunday, Sept. 16, students will have their first communion.

Polka service on Sunday, Sept. 23, is a tradition at First Lutheran, and Laketown Lutheran is invited to join for rousing accordion music followed by brats and (root) beer. Join in the fun.

Finally, they close the month with the

Youth Encounter team on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30, who will be traveling to Australia, stopping by for a mini lock-in Saturday, for the Sunday school, followed

by Sunday’s outdoor drive-in music service at Laketown Lutheran at 10:30 a.m. See the team again at the Pioneer Home in Luck at 4 p.m. for a service there.

Church is just a time to join together with others, lift our voices in song and give a shout out for the Lord … not too boring anymore. - submitted

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OBITUARIES Frederick “Fritz” Schultz

Merle D. Borresen

Jene “Jeno” M. Livingston

Frederick “Fritz” Francis Schultz, 87, Centuria, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at the Comforts of Home Assisted Living Facility in St. Croix Falls.

He was born April 2, 1925, in Little Falls, Minn., the son of Anton and Julia (Shipritt) Schultz.

Fritz married Bertha Bentler in 1947.

They lived in Minneapolis until 1986 when they retired to Long Lake, Centuria.

Fritz leaves to celebrate his memory his children, Norman (Mary Jane) of Henderson, Nev., David (Ruth) of Osceola, Denise (Jerry) Spanjers of Centuria, Dennis (Karen) of Duluth, Minn., Richard (Tammy) of St. Francis, Minn.; 14 grandchildren, Shannon, Tim, Kelli, Erin, Kari, Tony, Fritz, David, Eric, Isaiah, Cassie, Heather, Brittney and Angel; 24 greatgrandchildren; siblings, Raymond (Doris), Rosie, Bernadine, Betty, Lorna (Ed) and Tony; many nieces, nephews, other loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Julia Schultz; and his wife, Bertha.

A funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. He was laid to rest at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fritz Schultz, Eric Schultz, Tony Spanjers, Kari Smith, Chaz Smith and Cassie Schultz.

To send condolences online, please visit kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria was entrusted with arrangements.

Merle Duane Borresen, 78, Luck, and currently residing in Centuria, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.

Merle was born Aug. 10, 1934, in Frederic, the son of Arnie and Melba (Peterson) Borresen.

Merle leaves to celebrate his memory, children, Bruce (Sally) Borresen of St. Croix Falls, Arlen (Mary) Borresen of Chisago City, Minn., Valerie (Jeff) Jorgenson of Luck, Bradley Borresen of Green Bay, Darla (Don) Varga of Alamo, Texas, and Christy (Dana) Drinkman of Centuria; grandchildren, Allen (Sara), Tony (Amanda), Adam, Nicholas (Danielle), Patrick, Jamie, Justine, Valynn, Felecia (Ben), Desirae, Cody and Victoria and Wyatt; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Nevaeh and Austin; sisters, Hazel and Marion; and other loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Barb; two brothers, Alden and Richard; and his sister, Bernadette.

The funeral service for Merle will be held on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m., at the Siren Assembly of God with Pastor Andy Bollant officiating. The family will be greeting visitors on Wednesday at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria from 5-7 p.m., and then again at the Siren Assembly of God from 2 p.m. until the time of service on Thursday. Merle will be laid to rest at St. John’s Cemetery in the Town of Eureka following the service. A full obituary will be published in a later edition.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Jene “Jeno” M. Livingston, 51, rural Amery/Range, passed away on Monday, Au. 6, 2012, at his home with his loving family at his side. Jeno was born on Feb. 17, 1961, in Milwaukee, the son of Charles and Betty (Tendrup) Livingston.

Jeno graduated from Unity High School in 1979. He was married to Deb Schmid on Oct. 5, 1979, and to this union three children were born.

He worked mainly as a carpenter in the construction industry for many years in Wisconsin and in Minnesota.

He enjoyed woodworking, camping, fishing, cutting wood, horses, Farmall tractors, playing with his grandchildren and spending time with his family and friends.

He will be dearly missed.

Jeno leaves to celebrate his memory his father, Charles Livingston; wife, Deb Livingston; children, Autumn (T.J.) Salazar, Nick (Jessy) Livingston and Amber “Beeper” Livingston; grandchildren, Jon, Isaiah, Crystal and Ginger; brothers and sisters: Julie, Jim and Lori, Jon and Brenda, Jerry and Pam, Charles and Paulette, Jan and Dave, Jay and Katie, Craig and Nora, Heidi and Daryl, Jodi and John; aunts, uncles, cousins and other loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty (Victor) Harkness; granddaughters, Amber and Aryal; and his godfather, Rolly Drost.

A service was held at the Linder Farm in Luck. Honorary pallbearers were Nick, Gary, J.T., Matt, Nellie and Wagner.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was entrusted with arrangements.

CHURCH NEWS Peace Lutheran group helps North Carolina residents

Eternal

perspectives Sally Bair

A servant's heart

In Memory of

Merlin Lind

Happy 70th birthday. Wish you were here.

Love you & miss you always,

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In July, Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, sent 39 youth and eight chaperones on a life-changing experience to Wilmington, N.C. While there, they donated their time, money and skills to help the residents with needed home repairs such as painting, winterizing, building wheelchair ramps and much more. Youth participants included Dylan Blomberg, Austin Blomberg, Jacqy Hall, Anna Smith, Maddie Smith, Katie Brinker, Kelly Brinker, Cody Brunclik, Brianna Brunclik, Karlee Howard, Randy Mortel, Hanna Mierow, Nicole Dannenmueller, Mitchell Gjovig, Brandon Bristow, Cody Bristow, Matt Salami, Kailey Ekstrom, Shaina Ekstrom, Brooke Fennern, Kyle Chapman, Bailey Ebert, Anthony Osborne, Bailey Carlson, Trevor Carlson, Audre Berault, Danielle Bliese, Haley Anderson, Alex Raddatz, Riley Edling, Connor Edling, Casey Swanson, Meredith Nelson, Evan Gorres, Mitchel Berg, Kailee Kazeks, Thor Riemer, Jeffrey Bursaw and Ryan Franzmeier. Chaperones were Mike Blomberg, Janelle Meyer, Angie Gehrman, Paul Smith, Aaron and Sonja Degerstrom and Brian and Tammy Breault. Photo submitted

Confi firrmation at St. Peter's

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Friends and extended family are invited to join the immediate family at the gathering. After a brief graveside service at the West Denmark Cemetery, all are invite to join Otto’s family for lunch at the West Denmark Gym Hall.

Otto Ravenholt died on March 18, 2012, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The family of Gladys Richter would like to invite family and friends to a potluck lunch at Frederic Park on Sunday, August 26, 567901 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 1Lp

Augie Rovney was confirmed by Pastor Rob Lubben in an individual confirmation ceremony at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Luck, July 28. Supporting him on this important day are his parents Bill and Kim Rovney. Each confirmand receives a candle as a symbol of light to guide them in their lives. - Photo submitted

One time while visiting the Crex Meadows wildlife refuge, I watched a family of red fox at their den. While three of the kits romped and tumbled nearby, the mother lay outside the den entrance and washed a fourth. Holding the kit still with one paw, she proceeded to lick it clean from the nose down to the pads of its paws. She worked with diligence and thoroughness, showing her mother’s heart throughout the entire process. What a delightful sight! And to think she had to do this three more times.

Most human parents also take great care with their children. Many parents go the extra mile for them, willing and content to take on necessary but lowly tasks, the type that often go unnoticed by others. I once had neighbors who farmed the old-fashioned way. They raised four children without the conveniences of a car, a tractor, inside plumbing or electricity. The father walked two miles to town for groceries, cattle feed and their other needs. With their milk checks, they gave each of their children a college education.

Their lifestyle brought derision from some townspeople but admiration from neighboring farmers who sometimes benefited from the couples’ unselfish service.

Many people in our society perform onerous tasks daily. Such people may be easily forgotten, preempted by others who offer more visible, perhaps heroic service. But they deserve as much honor and recognition for their humble acts of service—acts we might shun—as anyone else.

Our best example of humility is Jesus, who not only washed his disciples’ feet but stooped to the lowest, most loving act—dying undeservedly on the cross for our sins. His example should compel us to look for opportunities to serve others, not only with socially worthy acts but with service that may go unnoticed by others. Jesus teaches us to serve each other as the mother fox served her kits’ needs. He used foot washing as an example to show humility and a servant’s heart.

Foot washing means bending over, which is perhaps the essence of humility. Foot washing today can mean performing any acts of love that cause us to stoop lower than we’re used to—cleaning someone else’s toilet, wiping the drool from an invalid’s chin, holding a dirty child.

“Now that I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

(John 13:14) Lord, give us the will and desire to swallow our prideful attitudes and serve you by loving others in even lowly ways. Thank you for your supreme example of humility, service, and love. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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OBITUARIES

Arthur Zell Young

Eunice (Swanstrom) Gruehl

Raymond L. Weaver

Arthur Zell Young, 83, Balsam Lake, died peacefully at his home on Aug. 13, 2012, after multiple systems atrophy and dementia had taken their toll on his body and mind.

Art was born March 27, 1929, at the family home in the Town of Crystal Lake, Barron County. He was the youngest of three sons born to Zell and Louise (Fyvie) Young. Art was very proud of his Scottish heritage.

Art attended Spirit Lake country school and graduated from Cumberland High School. He was married to Dorothy Kapp and they raised for children before divorcing. He entered the Army in January of 1951; he attended jump school in Fort Bennington, Ga., and earned his parachute badge.

Art worked as a mechanic and maintenance man for Gillespie Equipment, the Heights Bowling Center, Precision Sheet Metal and Timmerman Finishing. When he wasn’t working, Art liked to hunt mule deer in the Dakotas, ducks and geese in Minnesota, and white-tailed deer in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He made one memorable trip to Colorado with his son and brother to hunt elk and got caught in an early-season snowstorm. Canadian trips provided not only fish but many fishing stories.

In 1978 he married Patty Robbins at the Fort Snelling Chapel in St. Paul. They lived in Camden where Art became the president of the local square dance club, took leather-tooling classes, learned to cross-country ski, attended Bible school and helped build a church while serving on the council and building committee. He liked the outdoors, hiking in the state parks of Minnesota, and camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and in the Black Hills. In 1980 they joined a church group on a tour to the Holy Land.

In 1986 Art realized his lifelong dream of living on his own farm after moving to a hobby farm in Milaca, Minn.

He began to participate in the Camp Courage Wagon Train rides to raise money for patient camperships. He and his Tennessee walker, Lady, did traffic control for several years. He liked to garden and raised so many vegetables that he had to learn how to can. His animals provided him with company and kept him busy. Art had horses, ponies, a donkey, chickens, ducks, geese and even a wild goose that followed him around like a dog. AllisChalmers tractors began to appear in the yard providing him with hours of fieldwork. Winters would find him creating with his scroll saw and cross-country skiing. He did several 13K runs in the Mora Vasaloppet. Again he was active in church life serving on the board and as president at Bock Lutheran Church in Bock, Minn. He also served on the board of the local food shelf in Milaca.

Farm life suited him well, he loved to have his children and grandchildren come for visits and enjoy the country.

In 2001, after Patty retired, they purchased a home in Balsam Lake. He did volunteer work for the historical society, serving on the board and cooking brats for their auctions. He also cooked brats to raise money for Interfaith Caregivers.

When Balsam Lutheran built a new church, Art would be found there every day doing whatever he could to help. Even when his health began to fail, he still wanted to be involved. Art was a cheerful, thoughtful person who always put others first. He never complained as his life became more and more restricted; he always trusted that God would carry him through any rough spots.

Art leaves to celebrate his memory, his wife, Patty Robbins of Balsam Lake; sons, Robert (Julie) Young of Circle Pines, Minn., and Wayne Zell (Denise) Young of White Bear Lake, Minn.; son-in-law, Bobby Eades of Collierville, Tenn.; brother, Martin Young of Cumberland; six grandchildren, Brandon (Courtney) Young, Cody Young, Ryan Zell (Angela) Young, Nathan Young, Andrea (Chad) Scott and Kelsey Eades; three great-grandchildren, Kaiya, Derek Zell and Kate; two foster grandchildren, Krista (Tim) Obitts and Amanda (Mark) Quarterman; cousins, Dory (Bill) Jerke and Aggie (Stu) Linabury; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Melvin; daughter, Cindy Eades; and son, Gary Young.

Private family services will be held.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements

Eunice (Swanstrom) Gruehl, 98, Grantsburg, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at the Burnett Medical Continuing Care Center.

Eunice was born in rural Grantsburg on May 8, 1914, to Oscar and Lida Swanstrom.

She attended all eight grades at Northfork School. After graduating from Grantsburg High School, she took a year of teachers training, after which she taught four years at the Spirit Lake School. In 1936, she married Fred Gruehl. They had two daughters, Janet and Barbara. From 1940-1944, Eunice and Fred lived for short periods in both Burbank, Calif., and in Minneapolis, Minn., before moving to their home north of Alpha, where Eunice lived the next 45 years.

Eunice loved her family, her church, and her God. She demonstrated her love faithfully in mostly quiet ways.

She was a stay-at-home wife and mother until 1962, when she took a job as a nurse’s aide at the Grantsburg Hospital, now Burnett Medical Center. She continued to work there for 30 years.

Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Lida Swanstrom; husband, Fred; sisters, Lucille Johnson, Lois Erickson Veidel and Verone Peterson; and brothers, Kenneth and Gordon.

She is survived by daughters, Janet of California and Barbara (Bob) Kallman of Grantsburg; sister, Grace Lord of Minneapolis; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service for Eunice Gruehl will be held at the Grace Baptist Church of Grantsburg on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2 p.m.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Raymond L. Weaver, 66, McKinley, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at his home.

He was born Dec. 1, 1945, in Cumberland, to Philip and Clarice (Wahl) Weaver, and raised in McKinley. After school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served for three years in Japan, Puerto Rico and California.

He was married in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 12, 1969, to Linda Buckley. In 1970, they moved from California to McKinley, and he started Ray’s Floor Covering, which he operated until 1992. He became maintenance supervisor at St. Croix Casino until his retirement in 2007.

Ray loved to take his boys out hunting bear and raccoon with his dogs. He also enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, camping, telling stories and spending time with friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Linda, of McKinley; two sons, Greg (Melissa) Weaver of Cumberland and Tom (Anna) Weaver of McKinley; two daughters, Wendy (Doug) Werch of Berlin and Julie (Ryan) Kreuser of South Range; 13 grandchildren, Morgan, Montana and Mitchell Weaver, Abigail, Bryce and Lauren Werch, Reid, Jocelyn, Evan, Genevieve and Ayrabella Kreuser, Greta and Griffin Weaver; sister, Rosalie Beam of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Anthony (Karen) Weaver of Rice Lake and Harold (Elaine) Weaver of Cumberland; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held at Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church in McKinley with the Rev. Neal Weltzin officiating.

Skinner Funeral Home of Cumberland was entrusted with arrangements.

Mable A. Luedtke

Michael “Mike” H. Huss

Mable A. Luedtke, 99, Grantsburg, passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at the Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg.

She was born July 4, 1913, in Minneapolis, Minn., to parents, Arnt and Helga (Iversen) Olsen. The family moved from Minneapolis, Minn., to four miles southeast of Webster by Bass Lake. When Mable was 7 years old, she moved to Grantsburg and graduated from high school there in 1932. Soon after, she began working at the Thoreson Store as the manager of dry goods, a job she very much enjoyed and spoke fondly of in her later years.

She married Lester Luedtke on Nov. 12, 1938, in St. Paul, Minn., moving to the farm settled by Lester’s father in Grantsburg. To this union three sons were born.

Mable enjoyed gardening, knitting, crocheting and was a wonderful homemaker. Mable was baptized on April 20, 1957, as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and dedicated herself to live by Bible standards and do God’s will, thus helping others come to an understanding of God’s wonderful promises.

Mable will be missed by her sons, Paul (Cheryl) and David (Roselyn); grandchildren, Joyelle, Garrett (Anne), Jace (Jennifer), Josh (Mindy), Cliff (Katie), Jacob (Varisa) and Renae; and four great-grandchildren.

Mable was preceded in death by her parents, Arnt and Helga Olsen; husband, Lester; sisters, Bernice Solie and Esther Swanberg; brother, Clarence Wagman; son, James; and granddaughter, Fauna.

Memorial services were held Monday, Aug. 20, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Siren, 7 p.m., with LeRoy Moon as speaker.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Michael “Mike” H. Huss, 76, a resident of Webster, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the Burnett Medical Center Continuing Care in Grantsburg. Mike was born Sept. 28, 1935, in Bridgewater Township, Minn., to proud parents Michael and Anna Huss.

Mike served in the United States Army during the Korean War before being honorably discharged in 1957.

He worked 10 years for Brown Printing in Waseca, Minn., before taking a position with Webb Publishing until he retired in 1988.

On Jan. 19, 2001, Mike married Carol in the Town of Oakland. Mike was a lifelong member of the American Legion and the VFW. He enjoyed the outdoors for fishing and hunting. He also enjoyed working with wood and wood burning.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers John, Frank, Ray and Don. He is survived by his wife, Carol; stepchildren, Katherine Schrautemeyer, Brian (Cheri) Macaulay and Daniel (Christie) Macaulay; grandchildren, Michelle McErwen, Micah Macaulay and Jace Macaulay; great-grandchild Ben McEwen; sisters, Josie Bauernfeind, Delores Drehmel, Mary Gray and Theresa Garlie; along with other relatives and friends.

A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 6, at Yellow Lake Lutheran Church in Danbury with Pastor Myron Carlson officiating. Music was provided by Pastor Roger Kampstra and Annette Arnold. An interment will be held at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Yellow Lake Lutheran Church or the Burnett Medical Community Care Center.

Wendell Reuben Rogers Wendell Reuben Rogers, 50, rural Luck, Round Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.

Visitation will be held at the Round Lake Community Center beginning at noon on Thursday, Aug. 23, and continue until services begin at noon on Friday, Aug. 24. He will be laid to rest at the Johnstown Township Cemetery following the service.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Earl H. Roettger Earl H. Roettger, 80, a resident of Grantsburg, died Aug. 16, 2012, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

Earl was born on Oct. 23, 1931, to Adolph and Lurenia Roettger in Stillwater, Minn.

Earl grew up in Stillwater and attended school in Hudson. He married Marilyn in Hustler on Oct. 27, 1956. Earl worked for the Wisconsin DNR as a fire warden for 36 years in Grantsburg. He enjoyed being outdoors cutting wood and deer hunting. He was a member of the Polk County Sportsmen’s Club.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Ronald.

He is survived and will be sadly missed by his wife, Marilyn; children, Kenneth (Wendy) and Brian (Cheryl); grandchildren, Jennifer and Cody; brothers, Adolph Jr. (Vianna) and Donnie (Sue); along with other relatives and many friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, from 1-3 p.m., at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Grantsburg Chapel. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Kenneth Lee Colton Kenneth Lee Colton, 55, Gilbert, Ariz., formerly of Luck, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.

A memorial service will be planned locally. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

A visitation and funeral is planned in Phoenix for Aug. 23 and 24.

Gladys L. (Harmon) Richter Gladys L. (Harmon) Richter, 83, Frederic, passed away at the family farm Aug. 12, 2012.

All family, friends and neighbors are invited to a celebration of Gladys’ life. This celebration will be held at Coon Lake Park in Frederic, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Family is requesting no memorial gifts, please. Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Please continue to check these Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

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

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CHURCH NEWS

First day of school can be trying for clingy kids Q: Our daughter starts kindergarten next week, and I’m worried about dropping her off at school that first day. She’s very attached to us and even a little clingy. We don’t want to make a scene.

Jim: The first day of school is an emotional roller coaster. Moms and dads are sometimes in tears over the fact that their baby has grown up so fast, and kids are often full of trepidation at the prospect of entering a new and unfamiliar environment.

My mom and I experienced this trauma on my first day of kindergarten.

She had to drag me through the doors kicking and screaming. But my negative reaction was short-lived. After the initial shock of that first parting, I quickly fell in love with school. I even developed a crush on my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Smith.

A little separation anxiety on the first day of school is only natural. Most kids quickly overcome their fears and look forward to going to school every day, just as I did. Hopefully, you’ve been “talking up” the experience with your daughter and helping her look forward to all the fun she’ll have learning new things and

Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Juli Slattery

meeting new friends.

If, despite your best efforts, your daughter throws a fit on that first day, the best thing you can do for her is to lovingly but firmly insist that she join the teacher and the other students. Volunteering to stay in her room beyond the appointed drop-off time will only prolong the separation trauma, not to mention disrupt the class.

Many parents are pleasantly surprised, and maybe even a little disappointed, to discover that their kids have no trouble saying goodbye on that first day of school. Rather than whimpering and acting afraid, they hug Mom and Dad and then run to their classmates without so much as looking back.

••• Q: My wife and I have been married for six years and have two small children. Overall, we have a good marriage, but my wife’s impulsive spending habits are a constant source of stress.

Every month, we have the same argument when the credit-card bill arrives.

She cries, apologizes, but then keeps spending.

Juli: Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We probably all fit that definition to some extent.

It’s clear from your description of what is happening in your marriage that your current strategy isn’t working.

Money is a very emotional topic. People spend and save money for a variety of reasons that are often rooted in emotional needs like security, comfort, relational power and validation. So, when you and your wife have your monthly credit-card bill confrontation, you are not just talking about dollars and cents.

Instead of reacting to the bill every month, it is time for you to be proactive in addressing this issue in your marriage.

Your local church may offer free financial counseling or budgeting courses. One of my favorites, which is offered nationwide, is called Financial Peace University

by Dave Ramsey. Taking this course will help you and your wife work through a budget based on principles that you can agree on. You can find out more information by going to daveramsey.com.

Because financial issues also involve emotions and relational tension, you may

want to take the additional step of seeking marriage counseling. Yes, these steps require an investment of time and effort up front. However, financial disagreement is consistently listed as a leading cause of divorce. Your marriage is worth the effort.

••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com.

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Alliance Church hosts Beth Moore's Living Proof Live on Sept. 15 ST. CROIX FALLS Area women are invited to a live simulcast day of worship and teaching presented by LifeWay and Bible teacher Beth Moore on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Alliance Church of the Valley in St. Croix Falls. Doors open at 7 a.m. and the event takes place from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event also features worship leader Travis Cottrell.

In the past, thousands of women in churches across the U.S. have participated in the Living Proof Live simulcast event.

This year’s event offers a new message to challenge and encourage both veterans and first-time participants to dig deeper into a more intimate relationship with

God. Moore’s books and studies, including “David: Seeking a Heart Like His,” “Breaking Free” and “Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman,” have been read by millions around the world, and she is known for her ability to apply biblical Scripture to everyday life.

Here’s what some church leaders had to say about the event in the past, “Our women were encouraged, built up, challenged and generally experienced a wonderful day in the Lord.” “This event helped respark a fire in our church. God planted seeds that will see benefits for years to come! God brought a revival to us.”

To purchase tickets, call Pam at the Alliance Church at 715-483-1100 or send checks for $20 each payable to Alliance Church of the Valley by Sept. 7 to Alliance Church of the Valley, 1259 Hwy. 35, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. For more information visit StCroixAlliance.com or visit ACV Women’s Ministry on Facebook. To learn more about LifeWay Women’s Events, visit lifeway.com.- submitted

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies

Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475

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HAULING

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

ALPHA BASS LAKE LUMBER • Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP

1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Dan Dowling, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 715-689-2467

WEBSTER

LUCK

CUSHING

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

VAN METER’S MEATS

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed

Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

WILD RIVER FLAGS Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

SIREN

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FREDERIC

OLSEN & SON

Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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CHURCH Church DIRECTORY Directory ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC

609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY

1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls 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

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27)

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

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 “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.; Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

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

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays facebook/OurRedeemerWebster

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

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.

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Melissa Carmack Sun. Wor. 9 a.m., Wed. Wor. 7 p.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

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

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. 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 Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 10 a.m.; Outdoor Serv. 6/24, 7/29 & 8/26, 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 - 715-653-2630; 715-327-4461 clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9 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

Pastor Victor St. George, 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 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 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. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 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

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 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 Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC

1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

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

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN - 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 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services begin at 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 School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

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

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Worship 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Worship 7 p.m.

Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

(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 Sat. Worship 7 p.m.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 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; www.lucklutheran.org (June- Aug.) Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 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

oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

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. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE

Pastor 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 - 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

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 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

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 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

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

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

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

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)

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.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

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.

Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 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

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

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

Nursery and children church

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

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

FULL GOSPEL

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 Bruce Tanner, 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 Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center

HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.

Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. 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; E-mail: 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 Tim Lindau, Youth Director Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided

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.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sunday Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

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

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

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

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

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP

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 Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Donkey baseball

Cushing

CUSHING – It was a great day for the annual donkey baseball event at the Cushing Ballpark on Sunday, Aug. 19, as part of Cushing Fun Days.

The donkey-riding event was sponsored by the Unity FFA and had teams from a local tavern and the Luck FFA alumni competing in a wiffle-ball game, all done from the backs of donkeys – and from the dirt.

The event is a challenging and dirty way to play ball, but does make for some solid entertainment and fun, with a few light bucking injuries.

No animals were injured in the playing of the game, but a few players suffered minor emotional stress and embarrassment. – Greg Marsten

This rider was able to get a throw away just before he fell off.

This young lady, from the 10ers Tavern team, used treats to try and coerce the donkey into obeying her.

Score! This rider used equine riding knowledge and technique, as well as a few dog treats, to score one of the first runs in donkey baseball on Sunday, Aug. 19, Face it, some folks never look comfortable on a during Cushing Fun Days. donkey. – Photos by Greg Marsten

This “unusual” riding style led to a run by the Luck FFA alumni team Sunday, Aug. 19, during the Cushing Fun Days wiffle-ball game.

Getting bucked off a donkey is never pretty, but usually quite entertaining to watch.

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Coming events

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

AUGUST

WEDNESDAY/29

Danbury

• Hunter’s Night Out at Countryside’s Amery Country Store, 5-7 p.m.

Amery

THURS.-SAT./23-25

THURSDAY/30

• Wonderland Snowmobile Club garage sale at their building south of Fishbowl Bar, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Balsam Lake

THURS.-SUN./23-26

• Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justice center, 8 p.m., 715-327-5525.

Cumberland

Siren

• Rutabaga Festival, games, food, car show Sat., parade Sun., cumberland-wisconsin.com.

• Music in the Park, Sonny Winberg, at Crooked Lake, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY/23

Webster

Amery

• Parkinson’s support group at the Larsen Family Public Library at 2 p.m., 715-689-2350, 715-866-8907.

• Lyme disease education and support at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

FRI.-SUN./AUG. 31SEPT. 2

Balsam Lake

• Disc golf w/an officer at Pine Park, 6-8 p.m.

Centuria

Siren

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

• Siren Lions Labor Day garage sale in Crooked Lake Park. Starts 8 a.m.

Danbury

• Historical society’s garden tea at Forts Folle Avoine, theforts.org, 1 p.m., RSVP at 715-866-8890.

Luck

• Polk County Genealogy Society meeting at the museum, 7 p.m., 715-472-2030.

Siren

• Burnett County Citizen Patrol meeting at the government center, jury room, 7 p.m.

• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Open 1:30 p.m. Distribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.

• Music in the Park, Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band, at Crooked Lake, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• “Voice of the Prairie” at Festival Theatre. 2 & 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Webster

As the final days of August are counted down, weather has remained mostly sunny and dry in Burnett and Polk counties. - Photo submitted • Balsam Lake Regatta, use west launch. Noon registration, 12:30 p.m. captains meeting, elliott@mailin.com.

Grantsburg

• Music in the Park, Grant Dawson & Erin Spohn, at Memory Lake. Refreshments 5 p.m., performance 7 p.m.

• Interpretive walk at Crex Meadows, 9 a.m., 715-4632739.

Lewis

• Youth in the Outdoors at Coyland Creek, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-653-4273.

Luck

• Workshop at the library, Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregivers Midstage, pt. 2, 1-3 p.m., 800-272-3900, alz.org/gwwi.

• Pasture walk at Anathoth Farm, 740 Round Lake Rd., 10 a.m.-noon, 715-472-8741, 715-485-8600.

FRI. & SAT./24 & 25

• Brat and corn fest at Zion Lutheran, 4-7 p.m., 715-2443565, fclauson@centurytel.net.

Webb Lake

• Community club rummage sale at the town hall, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

FRI.-SUN./24-26 Danbury

• Wild rice powwow, 1 mile west on Hwy. 77, 800-2362195.

Markville, Minn.

Range

• Apple River Fire & Rescue pancake breakfast at the fire hall, 6-11 a.m.

Siren

• ATV riders party at Crooked Lake, noon-4 p.m., 715349-5798.

St. Croix Falls

FRIDAY/24

• Scottie Miller Band at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715483-3387.

• Fish fry fundraiser at Bering Park, 5 p.m. till gone. Music

by Rex Cactus.

SUNDAY/26

• Music on the Overlook Deck, Classic Rock Night, Satisfaction, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com.

• Music by Paul Oman/Variety, a Christian artist, at Skonewood Christian Retreat Center, 6:30 p.m.

Milltown

St. Croix Falls

SATURDAY/25 Balsam Lake

Cushing

Farmington

• Fall festival and dinner at Farmington Assumption Catholic Church, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Luck

• “Drawn to the Word” worship and artistic presentation at Bone Lake Lutheran, 9:30 a.m., 715-472-2535, PaulOmanFineArt.com.

Sand Lake

• Annual picnic at the town hall, Dongola School, 12:30 p.m., 715-791-0836.

St. Croix Falls

• “Voice of the Prairie” at Festival Theatre, 2 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

MONDAY/27

FRI.-MON./AUG. 31SEPT. 3 Balsam Lake

• Girl Scouts Corn on the Curb Days. Behind Angler’s Inn. Music & drawings. Fri. 8 p.m.-?, Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.?, Mon. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

FRIDAY/31 Luck

• Blue moon family hike 70th Street parking lot, 7:30 p.m., 715-472-2248.

Milltown

• Outdoor movie at the community center, dusk, 715-8252313.

St. Croix Falls

Balsam Lake

• Music on the Overlook Deck, Wisconsin Heritage Night, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com.

• Candlelight Walk around Lake of the Dalles, Interstate Park, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3747.

TUESDAY/28

SEPTEMBER

• Adoption support group at the Unity High School band room, 7:15 p.m.

Balsam Lake

• Polk County Alzheimer’s support group at social services building, 715-483-3133.

• Polk County Historical Society meeting at the justice center, 7:15 p.m., 715-268-6578.

Siren

• Burnett County Republican Party meets in Room 162, government center, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Alzheimer’s support group at the medical center, 1-3 p.m., 715-483-0431.

• Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley. Meal and fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

Webster

• Food & Friends Community Dinner at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5-6 p.m.

• Brat & corn feed at Faith Lutheran Church, 4-7 p.m.

SAT. & SUN./1 & 2 Balsam Lake

• Corn on the Curb, 715-485-3424.

Voyager Village

• Arts and crafts fair at the community center. Sat. 9 a.m.4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-259-3714.

SATURDAY/1 Balsam Lake

• Demo derby at the fire dept. Registration 12:30 p.m., start 1 p.m. 715-268-8953.

Danbury

• Chicken BBQ and antique appraisal, 1-4 p.m. at Forts Folle Avoine, 715-866-8890.

• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 donation. Distribution 4-5:30 p.m.

ONGOING Every Day

Fair days

AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Every Monday

M a c k e n n a Johnson and Kelsey Kidder found a shady spot to rest after a carnival ride at the Grantsburg Fair Saturday afternoon. “Our heads were spinning and we just had to lay down.” – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

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.

Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery, 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 2 - 3 p.m., 715-268-5408, www.momsintouch.com Partners of Veterans women’s support group, Counseling Associates, Siren, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8575.

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

Every Tuesday

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

Every Wednesday

Women of Hope, cancer support group, at SCRMC, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 715-483-0431.

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

Every Thursday

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

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

Every Saturday

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