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by Gary King Leader editor BURNETT/WASHBURN COUNTIES - “You are allowed to take a deep breath.”

The moderator of a debate last week between Senate recall election candidates Shelly Moore and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf gave that permission to audience members, evoking laughs.

He may have summed up the tense mood not

only of some of the 300 people in attendance but of tens of thousands of 10th District Senate voters who will go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 9, to cast votes in one of the rarest of political events - the recall election.

Tuesday’s vote will bring closure to a tumultuous campaign which, along with seven other

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Storms deplete state fund July 1 storm was “one of the most costly public assistance storms in northern Wisconsin,” says Jauch PAGE 9

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The Spin Out ride became noted for its ability to force smiles and challenge gravity at the 150th Polk County Fair this past weekend. Pictured (L to R) Levi, 15, St. Croix Falls; Sharon, 17, Webster; Devyn, 17, Osceola; and Miranda, 16, Osceola. See more photos in Currents section.

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Get satisfaction at Danbury

DANBURY - Satisfaction, the International Rolling Stones Show, is coming to the St. Croix Casino Danbury Events Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. The only full-time touring show of its kind, Satisfaction has kept audiences rocking since 2001 with more than 1,500 performance dates to its credit. In 2008, they were honored to assist in the promotion of the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary film "Shine a Light," a film highlighting the Rolling Stones performance in New York City. In 2010, they were approved

by The Rolling Stones to perform a long-term annual engagement at Walt Disney World in Orlando. In July 2010, Satisfaction embarked on the first-ever Rolling Stones fan cruise from New York City to Bermuda. Persons may purchase tickets in advance for the Aug. 19 show at the St. Croix Casino Danbury Gift Shop, or buy tickets at the door on the night of the show. - from St. Croix Casino

Tom Thompson works to revive the dissolved Balsam Lake PD

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – New Balsam Lake Police Chief Tom Thompson has a mission: Bring back the department, and do it right, while focusing on the positives of the village and the department.

While he has worked for several police and sheriff’s departments over the last 29 years, from Wausau County to Minneapolis, Thompson is about as local as it gets, having been raised in St. Croix Falls. He even worked for their police department, as well as the Luck Police. Thompson got his start in law enforcement with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department as a reserve deputy.

But his local roots go even deeper.

“My family’s been in the St. Croix Falls area since the 1850s!” he said.

Thompson is admittedly excited about the opportunity to revise and redo the policies and procedures of the Balsam Lake Police Department, which was dissolved last fall after several employee incidents and procedural faux pas that left the village board with little choice but to stop and start over, nearly from scratch.

Thompson said he is looking forward to the challenge, and while he has only been on the job for a few weeks, he said the experience so far

Tom Thompson has been remarkable and better than he had hoped it could be.

“I’m loving it!” he exclaimed. “The people have been fantastic, welcoming me with open arms.”

When he isn’t working in law enforcement, Thompson is developing the organic Badger Creek Farm north of Luck, with his wife. The couple moved there last fall, hoping to grow a variety of traditional vegetables from tomatoes to eggplant to brussels sprouts and carrots, with many more coming, hoping to help out a growing local demand at restaurants and markets for pesticide-free veggies.

“It’s been a lot of work so far, “ he admitted, noting that his new police chief job means “an adjustment to the farming plans,” and admittedly more work for his wife.

But the Thompsons are hardly sitting back and retiring with a hobby farm. They have three kids in elementary school, and the chief also has a grown son from a previous marriage.

His son also has children, meaning Thompson is a grandfather, twice over.

Thompson referred to “transitions” several times, from his life working in crime prevention for the Minneapolis Police Department, to the transitions within the Balsam Lake Police Department and also into farming last fall. His new life is one that should also make his transition into his 50s worth noting.

He gave an unusual incident report at his first full village board meeting this week, where he spent much of his time noting and complimenting the July Fourth Freedom Fest planning and event management, as well as praising the well-controlled crowds and general trouble-free attitudes of people at the event.

“It was great to see such a wellplanned event,” he told the board, focusing on the positives right out of the box, and only mentioning in passing a few traffic stops and one arrest.

“My goal [in the Balsam Lake PD] is to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.”

So far, he’s lived up to that goal.

Un-fair Hot metal sizzles at Franconia

FRANCONIA, Minn. — Experience the sizzling, white-hot beauty of molten metal at Franconia Sculpture Park’s annual Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour. Not only can you watch renowned sculptors turn fiery metal into art—you can create a scratch mold that the artists will fill with metal to create your own unique cast-iron sculpture. (Molds can be purchased before or early on the day of the pour on Aug. 6.) This year, Franconia will once again host its Community Collaboration hot metal pour on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The culmination of a 10day symposium of metal artists from across the U.S., plus mold-making workshops for the public, the Hot Metal Pour is truly a community affair. In addition to watching the artists pour their large molds, attendees can purchase a flat sand mold of their own in which to create a design by incising the hardened sand with sharp tools. In keeping with the industrial—but highly festive—atmosphere of the metal pour, everyone’s favorite percussive band, Savage Aural Hotbed, will perform at 12:30, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to spend the day at the park to witness the drama of molten metal being poured, as well as to enjoy Franconia’s ongoing exhibition of monumental-scale sculptures and relax in the rural setting. - submitted

It was quite a downpour during the early afternoon hour at the Polk County Fair on Saturday, July 30.

These fairgoers made a run for it from one building to the next, using balloons as umbrellas, but it didn’t look to be working too well. – Photo by Marty Seeger

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Case against former Webb Lake clerk may not go to trial

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff reporter SIREN - “We are working on resolution without going to trial.

We are ironing out details,” commented Burnett County District Attorney Bill Norine following an arraignment hearing Wednesday, Aug. 3. Norine was referring to charges that have been filed against Linda P. Frost, former Webb Lake township clerk who now lives in Superior.

Frost is facing four charges, two felony counts of misconduct in office, one felony count of theft in a business setting and one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer. She did not appear in Burnett County Court Aug. 3, but was represented by her attorney, Payal Khandhar.

The plea entered on her behalf was not guilty on all counts.

Judge Kelly J. Thimm from Superior presided in the courtroom, having replaced Burnett County Circuit Court Judge Ken Kutz. In a previous court appearance, Khandhar pointed out that Kutz was serving as the county’s district attorney when charges were first brought forward against Frost, thus he should not be serving as judge in this case. Kutz agreed, and the hearing was dismissed until another judge was in place.

The hearing Aug. 3 was a short one. The only action taken was the setting of a status conference for Monday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m.

Fire at election office investigated LA CROSSE – Authorities say they may know this week what caused a massive fire on Saturday, July 27, that destroyed a warehouse and heavily damaged an office and apartment building next door.

According to an article posted on rivertowns.net, the blaze destroyed the regional office of We Are Wisconsin, a coalition of labor unions that’s supporting Democratic candidates in the upcoming state Senate recall elections.

The Optical Fashion business and apartments were also in that second building. A restaurant that closed early on Saturday, Fayze’s, reopened Sunday.

The local Red Cross said tenants of six apartments were displaced. As of yesterday, residents of three units had asked the agency for help.

Six firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and needed IV treatments.

Campaign staffers for Democratic challenger Jennifer Shilling reportedly had to evacuate one of the buildings. Shilling is an Assembly Democrat from La Crosse who’s running in a recall vote Tuesday, Aug. 9, against Senate Republican Dan Kapanke. - from rivertowns.net

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Cliff jumper perishes 26-year-old St. Paul man dies in St. Croix River

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Chisago County authorities have identified the 26-year-old St. Paul man who died Sunday in the St. Croix River as Nicholas P. Johns.

His body was discovered downstream after jumping from a high cliff on the Minnesota side of the river into approximately 30 feet of water.

Johns reportedly leapt from an 80-foot cliff - the highest one

around - into the waters of the St. Croix River near Rock Island.

When his friends failed to see him surface after the jump, they called 911.

The call first came in at about 4:08 p.m. on July 31, alerting several agencies. An extensive search and rescue effort involving over a half dozen agencies swept the waters south of Taylors Falls in the Town of Franconia, Minnesota.

The search included fire department and rescue personnel from Taylors Falls, Shafer, Lindstrom and the Stacy/Lent Fire Department, as well as the Na-

tional Park Service, Minnesota and Wisconsin DNR, Chisago County Sheriff’s Department, Osceola Fire, Dresser-OsceolaGarfield Fire and the St. Croix Valley EMS. Johns’ body was discovered at approximately 6:25 p.m.

“We won’t know the cause of death until the autopsy results are back,” stated Chisago County Sheriff’s Department investigator Capt. Keith Hoppe. He would not speculate on the cause of death, and whether Johns either struck an object or drowned, but he did mention that he had apparently leapt from the high-

est spot around.

“Eighty feet is an extremely high distance to fall,” Hoppe said, adding that it all depends on how he hit the water. The medical examiner’s report is expected in the coming days, which may better answer the question on the cause and manner of his death.

Services for Nicholas Johns have yet to be announced.

Authorities added the reminder that cliff jumping is illegal on both sides of the river, and is extremely dangerous, due to constantly changing river conditions.

Clear Lake woman faces neglect charges in child’s death Rickety dresser falls on and kills child

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CLEAR LAKE – A tragic incident that led to the death of an almost 2-year-old girl has resulted in felony neglect charges against the mother, Jennifer Kuhn, 25, Clear Lake.

According to the criminal complaint, which was filed in Polk County Circuit Court, the 23month-old girl, Ellaina Kuhn, died of asphyxiation after a rickety, five-drawer dresser - apparently with a TV on the top tipped over on the child as the mother slept in the early evening on July 11 at a private home in the village of Clear Lake.

Kuhn and her live-in boyfriend both work the third shift at a local manufacturing firm, and said they usually go to bed at about 10 a.m., but that she generally wakes up at noon to change her daughter’s diaper. She said

the girl usually slept in the neighboring room in a toddler bed, and if she needed something, would bang her fist on the wall to wake her.

Her boyfriend, Chad Crosby, told Clear Lake Police that he went to bed at about 10:30 a.m. that day, and that the child was playing alone on the floor. Another man lives at the home, and works the same shift as Kuhn and Crosby, but was also sleeping at the time.

Kuhn said she and Crosby were both exhausted that morning and said they did not wake up until about 5:30 p.m., and that they woke to discover the little girl under the dresser, lifeless and not breathing.

The chain of events is unclear at that point, and Kuhn said she could not operate her phone, due to her panic, and instead called her mother’s boyfriend, Chris Jackson, who is a firefighter and that he might know what to do.

Jackson told police that Kuhn was hysterical when she called,

and that he couldn’t understand what she was saying. Jackson said he went to the home immediately, and upon arrival, called 911. He said he did not know why she called him first.

Emergency workers tried to revive the girl immediately, to no effect. They rushed her to Amery Regional Medical Center, where emergency room technicians also attempted to revive her for over half an hour, but that she showed no signs of life when she arrived or at any time after that. Ellaina was pronounced dead a half hour later, at 6:27 p.m.

The investigation noted Jennifer Kuhn’s home was extremely messy, unkempt and full of garbage, including used diapers and animal feces from two large dogs. The complaint also noted the rickety condition of the dresser, which weighed nearly 50 pounds empty and likely had a 20-pound TV on top. The investigation also noted the possible additional weight of the items inside - ironically, children’s toys

and clothing - which might help explain why the girl was attempting to get into the tall piece of furniture.

Kuhn stated to police that she had not taken any drugs or medication that day, either legal or illegal, and that she has not had a drink since last November. Kuhn has no real police record, other than a few minor traffic violations.

The Polk County medical examiner’s office authorized an autopsy of Ellaina Kuhn, which revealed the cause of death to be likely asphyxiation, and that the force of the blow was so severe that it appeared to have moved the child’s heart in her chest.

Jennifer Kuhn was charged with felony child neglect - resulting in death, on July 22. If convicted, she faces up to 25 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines. She is scheduled to make an initial court appearance on Monday, Aug. 8, before Judge Molly GaleWyrick.

Frederic drug bust details emerge Arrest finally made after secret marijuana growing shed bust

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Details have now emerged on an alleged marijuana growing operation bust made over a month ago in Frederic, after the man believed to be behind the operation was finally tracked down and taken into custody.

Authorities were tight-lipped about names and details of the raid for several weeks, refusing to say who might have been involved - possibly on the fear of tipping the person off.

The bust took place at a village garage, complete with covered windows lined with tinfoil, as well as false walls and grow lights. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Polk County Circuit Court, James E. Pettis Jr., 29, Frederic, was placed under arrest in recent days after a felony arrest warrant was issued in late June.

The bust apparently came about after an anonymous tip led police to the backyard garage of a rental property on Wisconsin Avenue North in Frederic, where Pettis is alleged to have been growing the plants. Police obtained a search warrant for the location after the tips were confirmed by several witnesses.

Frederic Police led the raid with assistance from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

They executed the warrant on June 20, and found 10 full-sized marijuana plants, grow lights, timers, and blacked-out win-

dows and walls covered in reflective foil, as well as fertilizer, potting mix and drying marijuana in a bucket.

Pettis is alleged to have started the plants in the adjacent home basement, and then moved them to the garage. Authorities also believed that more plants were in the garage at one time, but may have been moved to another location or sold. Pettis was not found at the location and a felony warrant was issued for his arrest.

Acting on another tip, author-

ities found Pettis in Lewis on the morning of July 19, working on a roofing project. He was taken into custody, but only after he refused to leave the roof for over 30 minutes, telling police “there will be problems” when he comes down. After several vocal exchanges with deputies and threats of force to remove him from the roof, Pettis finally relinquished himself to custody and was placed under arrest.

He is now facing felony counts of manufacturing and delivering marijuana, under 1,000 grams, as

well as a felony drug possession charge. If convicted on both counts, he faces almost 10 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines. He may have enhancers that could add up to four years to his sentence, due to 2004 convictions for possession of marijuana and a felony stolen car conviction in 2007.

Pettis makes an initial court appearance on Monday, Aug. 8, before Judge Molly GaleWyrick.

Tuesday storm topples large tree

Wind and rain helped topple this tree in Frederic on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The tree was located on the south side of the Dollar General. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Recall vote/from page 1 senate recall campaigns across the state, has drawn national attention and raised the emotions of many to a fever pitch as discussion focused mainly on Gov. Scott Walker’s curtailment of collective bargaining rights for public employees, including teachers.

Millions of dollars have been spent by special interest groups on behalf of recall candidates statewide as the outcome of the recall elections will determine if the Republicans retain control of the state Senate.

Debates still coming

Moore, a Democrat, is a high school English teacher active on the state level in supporting teachers unions and Harsdorf, a Republican, is a dairy farmer and former ag loan officer who first served in the state Legislature and then in the Senate.

The two agreed in the final month of the campaign to meet in three face-to-face debates - two of which took place last week, the first hosted by the Hudson Patch (hudson-wi.patch.com), an online newspaper, on July 25, and the second hosted by the River Falls Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, on July 28. Links to videos of those debates can be found at the Leader’s Web site at www.the-leader.net. A third debate is scheduled for this Thursday, Aug. 4, on Wisconsin Public Radio at 5 p.m., and KSTP (Channel 5) announced Tuesday it would focus on both candidates during its “At Issue” program to be broadcast Sunday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m.

Hearing the candidates

Candidates used last week’s forums to clarify their stances on a variety of issues including Walker’s Budget Repair Bill which curtailed collective bargaining rights for teachers and other public employees, a move that sparked recall movements in Senate districts across the state and brought tens of thousands of protesters to Madison and the Capitol rotunda.

Both candidates spoke of longing for more civility in elections and government but neither shied away from attacking each other’s records and stances, particularly during a debate hosted by the River Falls Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau last Thursday, July 28.

Each candidate elicited some murmurs and a few boos following statements each made which in essence, questioned the other’s integrity or motives.

But most of the hour-long forum saw each take the opportunity to clarify their positions on issues from job creation to school funding and from affordable health insurance to promoting bipartisanship and civility in today’s hostile political environment in Wisconsin and nationwide.

Dr. Del Permann, interim pastor at Roberts United Church of Christ, moderated the forum, which offered candidates two minutes to answer each of several questions offered to both candidates. No follow up opportunities were offered the candidates but they were allowed closing statements.

Collective bargaining

On the question of the curtailing of collective bargaining, Harsdorf said it was not completely eliminated by the budget reform bill, and collective bargaining for wages for public employees was retained.

She said that while some have said there is no cost to collective bargaining, in reality that’s not true. She gave an example of a senior citizen who volunteered to be a crossing guard at his school - but the union came in and told the school they needed to pay for that position.

The same occurred when inmate labor was proposed to mow medians in one city, she added. She also mentioned the case of a union member demanding insurance cover the cost of Viagra.

The budget bill changes that, she noted.

“We’re giving tools and flexibility to local units of government,” Harsdorf said of the Walker budget bill. “So they can protect their budgets.”

She said school districts can now competitively bid for health insurance and some are already experiencing significant savings.

“We’re asking public employees to pay 12 percent (of their health insurance premiums),” Harsdorf noted. “I don’t know how many of you are self-employed who are paying 12 percent or less.”

She said she knows of one farmer who pays $1,300 a month for health coverage and that’s with a $5,000 deductible.

“Our reforms are giving tools to local governments and schools so they can manage in this tough economy and avoid mass layoffs, unlike what we are seeing in other states.”

Moore responded by saying “We are not avoiding mass layoffs. When a school district lays off every single member and then recalls some ...” She said everyone knows someone who has seen either layoffs or cuts in pay.

“Collective bargaining has been here in Wisconsin since 1959. It’s a way for people to sit down and talk with each other, it’s been about compromise and shared sacrifice.” She said it often involves issues of working conditions, the ability to decide what is taught in the classroom, prep time and safety concerns for road crews on work sites.

Moore said the Viagra story is “ludicrous” and was actually a case about a breach of contract involving a complete prescription drug program that was totally paid for by givebacks by insurance - not by taxpayers.

“But I’m not surprised my opponent doesn’t understand all ramifications of collective bargaining,” Moore said, “because at end of day what collective bargaining is about is two groups of people sitting down and respecting each other, drawing conclusions together with respect, thoughtfulness, respect, listening and compromise these are all things that have been completely lost in the current Wisconsin Legislature.”

School funding

Moderator Permann asked both candidates what options there are to provide a more even revenue stream to schools, which often have a difficult time developing long-term strategic plans due to the unpreditable state funding levels.

Harsdorf said that one of the biggest challenges is how to fund schools - shifting more of the cost from property tax to state taxpayers. She said she was part of a state Legislature that made a commitment to schools in the ‘90s to pay two-thirds of the cost for each district.

“The commitment was in place for many years and was a top priority,” Harsdorf said. “(Education) is the single largest line item appropriation - and that’s where it should be.”

The two-thirds commitment, Harsdorf said, was easier in the ‘90s when revenues were better - but the commitment was met even when budget shortfalls came along.

She said Gov. Doyle’s administration cut $660 million from schools but allowed that cost to be shifted onto property taxpayers.

She said the reforms set in place by the Walker administration were designed to help schools deal with those the cuts in state aid - and they include a property tax freeze.

When studying the Budget Repair Bill, she said, she and other legislators heard from schools, meeting with school officials, who wanted those reforms.

“They were fearful and asked how long the reforms were going to be blocked by special interests,” she said. “Without reforms they would be in a world of hurt right now.”

Moore said the measures taken back in 1993 by legislators were “arbitrary caps placed on fiscally responsible districts” and legislators were supposed to revisit the school funding system - but never did.

She said there have been numerous studies on how to better fund schools - but they have been ignored by legislators. She called the property tax model “ineffective,” and negatively affecting school districts which either have a lot of state or national land or where property values exceed the income of the people.

“They keep saying they gave us tools but it was tools to cut employees,” she said.

She said “real leadership” would have provided a school funding model that worked and helped schools in northwestern Wisconsin instead of providing money for a private school voucher program in Milwaukee.

Crowd reacts

A statement by Harsdorf was met with disapproval by some audience members

The 10th Senate District. - Special photo when she brought up the issue of Moore using her school computer at Ellsworth Schools, where she teaches, for political purposes.

Harsdorf was responding to a statement

by Moore during which she explained that she herself knows the reason for running and felt misrepresented by the information being put forth about her by the Harsdorf campaign.

“I am not misrepresenting my opponent,” Harsdorf said. “Go to moretaxes.com - those are her words, not mine go take a look. She was in Madison talking about ‘We breathe union ...’”

Harsdorf then said that Moore returned to her school and used school e-mails for political purposes.

“No government employee can use their taxpayer-funded computer for partisan political purposes,” she said. “It has nothing to do with being declared a candidate.”

(The campaigns disagree on whether Moore’s use of the computer constituted campaign e-mails, with Moore noting the e-mails predated her campaign announcement by two months).

“Then she basically dismissed it by saying she didn’t care if it was against the law - that is wrong,” Harsdorf continued. “If you have an elected official with power who doesn’t care if she’s complying with the laws - boy, I tell you - that’s a dangerous situation - but I don’t know which is worse - having an elected official who doesn’t care about the law or the rules - or someone who is teaching our kids that it doesn’t matter.”

The statement was met by murmuring, some boos and an audience member saying “Shame on you,” to Harsdorf.

Moore received somewhat the same reaction following one of her statements.

During the debate she referred to Harsdorf “giving money to her friends and saying it’s about growing jobs,” and during her closing statement questioned Harsdorf’s claim that she’s for the middle class, after passing a budget that hurts them.

She also said the Walker administration says the steps they took didn’t affect schools.

“Well, it probably would have been more honest for me to take the $6,000 pay cut I and my colleagues at Ellsworth High School accepted for next year and just write that check over to my opponent’s friends at M & I Bank - because at least that would have been more transparent.”

Her comments were met with some boos, mixed with applause.

Job creation

Asked about job creation, Moore cited

the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s report titled “Be Bold Wisconsin.” That report cites the number one priority in job creation is having a skilled workforce and talks about the need to promote a strong pre-K through12 program, along with strong tech schools and colleges.

She said Harsdorf supported creating the WEDC without any checks and balances as to how money used to fund the corporation is used.

Moore said she would support job creation programs that are innovative - not relying on the traditional manufacturing jobs - but creating “long-term, innovative, game-changing jobs that are family-sustaining - not temporary, seasonal, minimum wage-employment.”

Harsdorf responded, “We are not studying - we are actually doing.”

She said the Walker administration is focused on creating a friendly climate for job creators.

“That’s what turns our economy around,” she said.

Harsdorf said the state Department of Commerce, under the previous administration (Doyle) focused only 19 percent of its effort on creating jobs - while the department under Walker is focusing 100 percent on job creation. She said already 39,000 new jobs have been created, including 12,900 new private sector-jobs last month alone. Half of the new jobs in the United States were created in Wisconsin, she noted.

“Look at what Minnesota and Illinois are doing - chasing jobs out of their state by creating an unfriendly job climate,” Harsdorf said.

Moore later challenged Harsdorf’s statement about ‘half the new jobs in the United States’ being created in Wisconsin. Those numbers, she said, came from the McGiver Institute, “a group that uses questionable math from time to time.”

“You can’t subtract jobs created here from those created in the nation and say 50 percent,” Moore said. “That’s a leap of logic.”

Turning around the economy

Harsdorf said two things are needed to turn the state economy around - getting its fiscal house in order and growing jobs by doing what it can to keep existing businesses in the state and encouraging them to expand.

“I travel and talk with business owners some are doing ok - some want to expand - but want to know they won’t be taxed out of the state or regulated out of the state they want some affirmation we want them to be here.”

Moore said what makes a business grow is demand and when you cut the the salaries of a large number of people you end up with less demand. She said her opponent in the recall primary - Isaac Weix, a Republican who ran as a Democrat, said in a forum once that corporations don’t pay taxes - they just place that increased cost onto people who buy their goods and services.

“If corporations don’t pay taxes, why do they need tax breaks and incentives?”

Moore asked.

“It isn’t about growing jobs - it’s a simple history lesson that all of us know,” she added. “There were still people producing things in 1929 - there was just no one able to buy them.”

Moore said more family-sustaining jobs are needed - and more money in the hands of the people.

Numbers

Records show that Harsdorf has raised $434,000 and Moore $335,000 during the recall campaign. An estimated$25 million to $30 million has been raised statewide in the eight recall elections with approximately $2 million being spent in the District 10 Senate race alone, much of that on television advertising based in the Twin Cities market, which reaches western Wisconsin.

Both candidates have expressed concern about outside interests trying to influence the election through advertising.

Polls show the race is close, with a recent poll taken by the Democrats showing Moore trailing Harsdorf by three percentage points, with a margin of error of five points.

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Harsdorf, Moore cite stands on issues, reasons for running

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer SENATE DISTRICT 10 – Next Tuesday, Aug. 9, voters in most of Burnett and Polk counties will have a chance to go to the polls in the 10th Senate District recall election. They will decide whether Republican State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf should continue in office or be replaced by Democrat Shelly Moore. Polls open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m.

In Burnett County, the 10th District includes Webster and most of the towns from there south. Besides the villages of Grantsburg, Siren and Webster, that includes the towns of West Marshland, Lincoln, Meenon, Grantsburg, Wood River, Daniels, Siren, LaFollette, Dewey, Anderson, Trade Lake and Roosevelt.

All of Polk County is in the 10th District except the towns of McKinley, Johnstown and Beaver and the village of Turtle Lake.

The district also includes all or part of St. Croix, Dunn and Pierce counties.

In all, six Republican state senators face recall elections next Tuesday. The following Tuesday, Aug. 16, two Democrats in the Senate will face recall. An additional Democratic senator retained his seat in a July 19 election.

The recall process started last February and March when recall petition drives

were started against all 16 senators, eight from each party, who were elected in 2008.

An officeholder cannot face recall until one year after they last took office. The persons elected in the fall of 2010, including the other 17 senators and all of the Assembly members, could not be recalled now. The petition drives were successful in obtaining recall elections against six of the eight Republicans and three of the eight Democrats. Primary elections on July 12 and 19 decided which candidates would challenge the sitting senators.

Harsdorf’s statement: “I am facing a recall because I stood up to powerful, big-spending special interests that were driving Wisconsin into bankruptcy. We knew it wouldn’t be easy to reform government and reduce spending to live within taxpayer means, but Wisconsin has led the way. We eliminated ongoing deficits for the first time in over a decade, so our kids and grandkids will not be buried in debt. And we reformed government to avoid mass layoffs while holding the line on taxes.

“Already we are seeing the results in Wisconsin, who against the national tide is a leader in job creation. A sound, responsible state budget fosters job creation. ”Meanwhile, western Wisconsin has

Candidates field ‘lightning round” questions from the Hudson Patch Candidates ask each other a question HUDSON - Hudson Patch (hudsonwi.patch.com) editor Micheal Foley presented the following “lightning round” quick-hitting questions on high profile topics to candidates Sheila Harsdorf and Shelly Moore this past week (the complete list of questions and answers can be found at the Hudson Patch Web site.

Q: Pro-life or pro-choice?

Moore: I’m pro-child. I volunteer to work to streamline the adoption process.

I’m dedicating my life to that in my volunteer work.

Harsdorf: I support protecting life of unborn. Endorsed by Right to Life.

Q: Voter ID laws: Harsdorf: I support voter ID laws.

Over 70 percent of the population supports this, which should bring integrity to the voting process.

Moore: I want to make sure we prevent voter fraud; but I want to make sure we don’t do so at the risk of people’s rights.

Don’t want to inhibit the voter process.

Q: Conceal/carry and gun laws: Moore: My opponent likes to suggest I’m not an active outdoors person/sportsperson. I was raised as a hunter. I’m ambidextrous with a handgun. I support right to bear arms.

Harsdorf: Support conceal/carry. Was vetoed several times before this governor, but now it’s signed into law. We were one of two states without one. I believe conceal/carry is a right. Very pleased to pass the law.

Q: Marriage rights/same-sex marriage.

Harsdorf: I support traditional marriage.

Moore: Let’s leave it up to individual churches. And let’s deal with what’s important.

Q: Rural broadband: Moore: Rural broadband is critical, particularly to create jobs. Sen. Harsdorf is against that. We need to make sure we have access.

Harsdorf: This is essential. I have supported legislation that supports the private sector to expand rural broadband.

Q: What’s your position on the environment?

Moore: I was born in Wisconsin. It’s critical that we protect our environment; I’m saddened by the number of rollbacks in our current budget that would protect it better.

Harsdorf: As a hunter and fisher, I value our natural resources. Need to continue to protect and maintain the stew-

ardship fund.

Q: What’s your position on campaign finance and the amount of outside money in this election?

Moore: I’ve never run for public office.

Think the amount of outside money in this is appalling. My average donation is less than $20. Saddened that my opponent is against transparency to let people see more on campaign donations. We need to return our government to the people.

Harsdorf: I have traditionally supported campaign finance. I have more important priorities right now. We need to place our priorities on things more important than the public financing of elections.

Q: Both sides have engaged in negative campaigning. What’s your position on this?

Harsdorf: Campaigns are about issues and leadership styles. It raises questions when the state’s largest newspaper suggests fliers are false. It’s not right to scare people or mislead.

Moore: The day I announced, there was name-calling. Republicans tried to run a fake candidate. My opponent did not stand up. A real leader would have stood up and stopped this.

Harsdorf asks a question to Moore: Why did you claim the government cleared you of using school resources when you haven’t been cleared?

The Ellsworth School District did release a statement clearing me of the charges. Then they received more requests that have overwhelmed my district and making it look like it’s an ongoing investigation. That’s not telling the full truth.

The district complied and released my e-mails. Then they cleared me. My superintendent is busy dealing with budget cuts he didn’t anticipate; now he’s being forced to comply with these requests? It’s a distortion.

Moore’s question to Harsdorf: Your budget raised taxes on working poor.

How can you say you’re cutting taxes when all the evidence goes to the opposite?

Taxes were actually reduced by $24 million. My opponent is trying to scare people. The bottom line is the increases she’s talking about are paying for medical assistance that we are not receiving support from the federal level for. This was not a tax increase. My opponent has a clear record against property tax control. The current budget, without its property tax controls, would have brought a $735 property tax increase.

Candidates Shelly Moore (L) and Sheila Harsdorf. - Special photos been flooded with special interests willing to say and do anything to preserve a broken status quo. They have handpicked one of their own, a top national union activist, to run against me. If they succeed, it will be a setback for taxpayers and our democratic process if outside special interests are able to dictate our decisions. Recall petitions were circulated from outsiders as far away as New York and Michigan. Moore’s campaign is being bankrolled by outsiders as well, over 90 percent of her donors are outside this Senate district, and they have flooded the airwaves and our mailboxes with lies. Perhaps most offensive was Moore lying to seniors on health care, even as she was called out by the state’s largest newspaper.

“I will stand up for western Wisconsin against the lies, intimidation, and protests.

To get Wisconsin back on track, we cannot afford the huge property tax hikes my opponent supports. We cannot afford to tax job providers out of this state. We cannot afford to spend beyond our means any more. I made my decision to balance the budget not on what was best for the next election, but what was best for the next generation. Now I ask for your support in standing up to the big spenders that want to take us back.”

Biography: Harsdorf was born in Stillwater, Minn., in 1956 and her family moved to River Falls in 1970. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science and returned

to River Falls to become a loan officer for the Production Credit Association while farming part time on the Harsdorf family dairy farm. In 1998, she took a brief reprieve to work at home on the family farm.

Two years later, she entered the 10th District state Senate race against an eight-year incumbent. She was successful in the campaign, and now serves to represent all of St. Croix County and parts of Burnett, Dunn, Pierce and Polk counties. She currently is serving again on the legislature’s budgetwriting committee (Joint Committee on Finance), as well as the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education and Senate Committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology. In her hometown of River Falls, Harsdorf remains an active member of the Luther Memorial Church. She is a past member of the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust Board and the Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board. Additionally, she is former president of Wisconsin FFA Foundation Sponsors Board.

Moore’s statement: Statement as to why Harsdorf should be recalled: “At a time of fiscal crisis for our state, it is more important than ever that people work together and listen to each other to find solutions. But Sen. Harsdorf has voted to cut funding for our most important priorities like education, local roads, health care – all while increasing spending by over $1 billion, rolling back environmental protections and raising taxes on the working families and seniors of our district. And she did all of this while shutting people out of the democratic process – taking latenight votes and leaving no time for public debate. We need a leader who will fight for the values of the people of our communities. In the state Senate, I will work with members of both parties to balance the budget fairly, while respecting our working families, seniors and students.”

Biography: Moore is an award-winning teacher, who has taught high school in Ellsworth for 13 years. She worked her way through college at UW-Stevens Point by waiting tables and managing a bait-and-tackle shop.

After college, Moore became heavily involved at the River Falls domestic violence shelter.

1st-Annual

“Wild Whackers”

To support Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity When?

Where?

Why?

18-hole Scramble - Starting hole assigned at the event.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Register early, shotgun start 1 p.m.

Luck Golf Course, Luck, WI, 1520 S. Shore Drive To help eliminate poverty housing in Polk & Burnett counties.

Grab a foursome and come join us for a fun-filled day on the Luck Golf Course!

Golf Team: $300/team ($75.00/player) Includes golf, cart, door prizes & meal following golf.

Hold Sponsorship: $150 Team Sponsorship: $400 includes hole sponsorship & golf team for 4.

• • • •

Hole Events Hot dogs, brats and beverages will be available to purchase during the day.

Mulligans will be sold at registration: $5.00 each.

Dessert auction and more fun following golfing.

1st Prize: 4 - $25.00 Gift Certificates Luck Golf Course 2nd Prize: 4 - $15.00 Gift Certificates Luck Golf Course Random Drawing: 4 - $10.00 Gift Certificates Luck Golf Course

Don’t golf? Join us for the meal. $20.00 donation (Barbecued chicken dinner) Questions? Call Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity Office at 715-483-2700 or the Luck Golf Course at 715-472-2939 Preregistration is required by 5 p.m., Friday, August 12.

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Mayo Clinic discovers new bacterium that causes ehrlichiosis

Tick-borne infection found in Wisconsin and Minnesota ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new tickborne bacterium infecting humans with ehrlichiosis has been discovered in Wisconsin and Minnesota. It was identified as a new strain of bacteria through DNA testing conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Doctors at Mayo, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, and state and local health departments say the new species from the

ehrlichia genus can cause a feverish illness in humans. The new bacterium, not yet named, has been identified in more than 25 people and found in black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Researchers used culture and genetic analyses to identify the new species.

Ehrlichia infect and kill white blood cells and may cause fever, body aches, headache and fatigue. More severe disease may involve multiple organs such as the lungs, kidneys and brain and require hospitalization. Ehrlichiosis rarely results in death.

Four patients described in a research ar-

ticle about the discovery suffered fever and fatigue. One patient, who had already received a bilateral lung transplant, was hospitalized briefly for his illness. All four patients recovered following antibiotic treatment with doxycycline, the drug of choice for treating ehrlichiosis. Although more than 25 cases have been identified, many more have likely been missed or unreported, according to researchers.

“As the deer tick population continues to spread and increase across Wisconsin, we are likely to see increasing incidence of this new infection, just as we have seen with Lyme disease and anaplasmosis which are transmitted by the same tick

Northwest Wisconsin Gem and Mineral Society to hold annual free gem and mineral ahow RICE LAKE – Have high gas prices and government shutdowns left you looking for affordable local sources of fun summertime family activities? If you have ever picked up an interesting rock, agate, fossil or artifact and wondered about it, you can satisfy your questions by attending the free Northwest Wisconsin Gem and Mineral Society’s show and sale.

In addition to the displays, there will be demonstrations of different kinds of rocks, mineral, gems, fossils and artifacts, as well as gem faceting, wire wrapping, rock polishing and flint knapping. On

display and for sale will be raw specimens as they are found in nature, agate slabs, polished specimens, finished jewelry, fossils, rock tumblers, lapidary supplies and maybe even meteorites.

This show is designed to be an enjoyable and educational experience for the whole family. It is within easy driving distance, and it is free and open to the public. Be sure to register for the various and unique door prizes. All kids will receive a free bag of rock specimens, and there will be an activity table just for them. Food and beverages will be avail-

able for purchase. Attendees are encouraged to bring specimens and artifacts to be identified by club members.

The show is being held at UW-Barron County Campus in the student union.

The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14. Watch for signs directing you to the event. For more information, call the show chairman, Roy Wickman, at 715-357-3223 or the club president, Dave Skrupky, at 715-986-2547. - submitted

St. Croix Casino Hertel Express is 15 on Aug. 6 HERTEL – Bring your whole family to the 15th anniversary celebration at St. Croix Casino Hertel Express on Saturday, Aug. 6. Anniversary festivities will include $15,000 in cash drawings, drawings for gas discounts plus free food, music and more. Anniversary celebration hours

are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

When’s the last time you bought gas for $1.50 a gallon? You’ll have a chance at $1.50 gas at the anniversary celebratioDrawings for adults’ and children’s prizes will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Plus enjoy free sloppy joes, hot dogs, cake and

soft drinks—and music, Bingo, a surprise costume character, caricature artists, balloon artists, face painters and kids’ games.

Don’t miss a minute of the fun. - submitted

species,’’ says researcher Susan Paskewitz, Ph.D, an entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

To date, thousands of blood samples from across the United States have been screened by Mayo Clinic laboratory technologists, and the bacterium has been detected only in specimens collected from Wisconsin and Minnesota. Thousands of ticks across the country have also been analyzed, and only those from the two states have been carriers.- submitted

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Bachmann wins straw poll at fair ST. CROIX FALLS - Michele Bachmann won a straw poll taken at the Polk County Fair by the Polk County Republican Party, which posed the questions to fairgoers, “Who do you favor to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2012?”

Bachmann received 27 percent of the vote, followed by Herman Cain with 14 percent, Ron Paul with 13 percent, Tim Pawlenty with 11 percent, Mitt Romney with 11 percent, Sarah Palin with 7 percent, Rick Perry with 4 percent, Paul Ryan with 4 percent, Chris Christie with 3 percent and Jon Hunstman, Newt Gingrich and Scott Walker each receiving 1 percent of the vote. - with submitted information

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Polk audit reviewed and praised Polk audit reviewed and praised

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County audit for 2010 received words of praise from Steve Tracy of Larson Allen. The report was the main item of business for the finance committee last Wednesday, July 27. County Administrator Dana Frey also gave a short report on the 2012 budget process. A proposal for an employee recognition program had been added to the agenda and was removed. But the idea drew some commentary from a former

county board chair.

“Bottom line, this was a good year for the county,” Tracy told the committee.

“The general fund is in a much healthier position. Early implementation of new audit standards by the county has helped us. You are in good shape.”

His mention of the fund balance referred to the unassigned fund balance, the county’s reserve fund. That fund more than doubled from the close of 2009 and stood at $6.6 million at the end of 2010.

The fund had dropped each year from a high of $5.5 million in 2007 to a low of $2.9 million last year. County policy says the fund should not drop below a ratio of 20 percent of the general fund expenditures.

It had dropped to 12.3 percent but is now

Co-op members donate $14,450 to worthy causes CENTURIA – Polk-Burnett’s Operation Round-Up awarded $14,450 to 23 community organizations at its summer 2011 quarterly meeting. Funding for Operation Round-Up is donated by members of Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative who round their monthly electric bill up to the next even dollar amount. Grants are awarded quarterly by a committee of co-op members to organizations that improve the local quality of life, according to their cooperative principles.

Grant recipients for summer 2011 are: 1. Regional Hospice, $650, to provide services to individuals with terminal diagnoses.

2. Grantsburg High School boys golf, $500, to purchase equipment (nets, balls, bags and practice clubs).

3. United Way of Polk County, $650, to help fund Success by 6, early childhood program, at Osceola Medical Center and St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

4. St. Croix Falls Wrestling Club, $500, to help all team members go to summer wrestling camp, regardless of ability to pay.

5. Apple River Association, $650 to install signage for river tributaries and help with expenses to apply for 501(c)(3) status.

6. Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair, $1,000, to update electric wiring and expand electric service for outlets and lighting.

7. Centuria Public Library, $650, to purchase A/V equipment and materials to enhance library services.

8. Amery Area Senior Citizens, $650, to support health and wellness programming.

9. Hopes Journey Cancer Retreat and Wellness Center, $650, to construct a handicap-accessible shower and vanity.

10. Moms & Dads Against Meth, $650, to support Butterfly House, a transitional sober house for women in St. Croix Falls.

11. Polk County Tourism Council, $650, to purchase software to enhance Web site.

12. Webb Lake Area First Responders, $650, to replace AED pads and batteries.

13. Grantsburg School District, Transitions, $650, to prepare students for the working world.

14. St. Croix Falls Middle School Student Council, $650, to send backpacks of food home with students on weekends.

15. Friends of the Burnett Community Library, $650, to pay speaker fee for grand opening.

16. Milltown Police Department, $100, to host Annual Kids Night Out in August, with free food and activities for families.

17. River Valley Hockey Association, $650, to purchase skates, jerseys and goalie gear for kids who can’t afford equipment.

18. Unity School District, $650, to take fourth-graders on a field trip to learn about Wisconsin Native Americans.

19. Siren Dragons Volleyball, $650, to purchase uniforms for the seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball team.

20. Amery Regional Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary, $650, to provide diabetes education.

21. St. Croix Regional Medical Center Volunteer Partners, $650, to purchase physical rehab equipment and bladder scanner.

22. Osceola FFA, $650, to purchase displays and supplies for FFA Education Tent at the Polk County Fair.

23. Luck Community Education, $650, to continue publishing a school newsletter for the community.

at 29.4 percent. The auditor said This does not happen often.

The auditors noted that one issue, that of possible errors in the human service department economic support program, had been identified by the county before the audit started. There were errors relating to a supervisor who did not follow established controls and an overseer who did not review the work. Frey said that when the errors were discovered, the county called the state first and then the auditors.

In total, the county had $42 million in revenues for 2010, of which $24 million (58 percent) was from property taxes. Polk County spent $40 million. The largest part of that, $16 million, was for an auditor’s category health and human services. The audit does not break down expenses into the departments the county uses.

The 2012 budget “My job is to prepare a budget that results in the lowest cost of implementing all the programs mandated by the county board,” Frey told the committee. He is now receiving budget requests from the county departments. Those requests are being reviewed at the governing committee level during August. The county administrator’s statutory job is to deliver a proposed budget to the county board at the start of September. Then the budget belongs to the county board.

Frey said the 2012 budget should contain few surprises. He said health insurance costs for the county are still uncertain and the state has not yet set the limit on wages. Frey said there will be no increases in staffing and possibly some reductions.

He also sees no increases in programs and services. The increase in the levy should offset the increase in health insurance and may offset the state reductions in aid, Frey said.

The 2011 expenses are running below budget, Frey said. A $60,000 grant at human services was not applied for and

that revenue is gone but in general, revenues are doing better than expected. Frey said the county must look at how programs would be affected if the federal government checks stop with a default.

“We are two weeks to a month ahead of other counties in the budget process,” Frey concluded.

Recognition program Frey had added an item to the agenda on authorizing an employee recognition and awards program for the county. He then pulled the item from the agenda so there was no discussion.

However, an e-mail from former county board Chair Bob Blake to Frey was distributed at the meeting. Blake said, “I would suggest extreme caution when creating an employee awards program. I have had several encounters with this well-intentioned effort that have gone sour. The statute suggests a financial award for money-saving suggestions or outstanding performance. I have no problem with some small financial award for a suggestion that saves the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars … but when awards are given for outstanding service the first thing that comes back to haunt is the truthful observation that we expect outstanding service from all of our employees and we pay them accordingly. Making one outstanding employee happy tends to end up making several other outstanding employees unhappy. Awards are almost always greeted with ‘Why not me? I work hard too!’ “ Blake goes on to say that when he was chair, he wrote several letters of commendation to some employees who he felt had gone beyond the limits of their jobs on a large project. He asked that the letters be put in the employees’ personnel files, with the intention that the letters would be reviewed during employee evaluations.

Blake says he believes those letters were appreciated but didn’t cause disappointment or a jealous reaction from others.

Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant or co-op members who’d like to round their bill up in support of Operation Round-Up may call 800-421-0283 or visit www.PolkBurnett.com. The next application deadline is Sept. 1. – from PolkBurnett

Operation Round-Up presented a $1,000 check to the Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair. Grant funds will be used to update electric wiring and expand electric service at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds. Presenting the check to the fair board is Operation Round-Up treasurer Alma Karels, center with check, and Polk-Burnett General Manager Bill Schmidt, right. – Photo submitted

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Facts can overcome the fray

• Joe Heller •

It’s likely a stretch to suggest there are voters in the 10th Senate District still undecided about who they’ll vote for in Tuesday’s recall election, should they decide to venture down that historic path at all.

That doesn’t mean the string of debates occurring this week - during the campaign’s homestretch - are for naught. Voters - undecided or not - would be welladvised to consume the information out there. The two debates held last week are available for viewing on the Internet. We praise YouTube and electronic newspapers like the Hudson Patch, as well as community programming, and we’ll include local newspaper Web sites such as our own, www.the-leader.net, where links to the first two debates can be found.

Not to downplay print media- that’s still our mission - but print stories - even those penned by Pulitzer-grade writers - simply cannot capture the nuances of a candidate’s performance at a live debate as well as video and sound. Nothing in an untouched, continuous video stream is taken out of context - or omitted.

And we were reminded recently of the ‘sins of omission’ regarding journalism.

Most bias in journalism occurs in the form of omission, one reader reminded us.

No one can argue with that.

But what many media outlet editors attempt to do is stay above the fray - edit out the distractions and produce basic facts.

And this election has produced perhaps more fray than facts, but the forums are helping to change that, and with a minimum of straying off into character assassination.

Both candidates in the recall election have been subjected to what has become one of the more respected media institutions - and certainly the most feared PR entanglement for politicans in Wisconsin and elsewhere - PolitiFact.com.

It’s a project started by the St. Petersburg Times in Florida which quickly expanded to other newspapers, including the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Editors and reporters fact-check statements made by everyone from President Obama to governors to state senators. Small-town mayors can still fear their local paper but likely won’t make it to PolitiFact.

After doing the research, the project’s staff members assign Truth-O-Meter ratings - from true, for completely accurate statements, to “Pants on Fire” for the outright lie.

When we were children and told a “white lie” it might not have merited the same punishment as when you told the “whopper.”

But for subjects of Politifact.com, it’s hard to boast about anything less than a “completely true” rating.

And voters need to ask whether some of the rhetoric being blamed on candidates is coming from the candidate or the special interest groups on both sides financing the cartoonishly large mailers and hiring narrators who sound like movie actors.

We don't expect our candidates to be perfect humans, but we’d like them to be in control of their campaigns and straightforward with the voters.

With the knowledge that both recall candidates are productive, intelligent and good people, voters can presume to know who is in charge of much of the campaigning - and realize it's not the candidates.

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• Where to write • President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Gov. Scott Walker Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI 53707 transition@wisconsin.gov Congressman Sean Duffy (7th District) 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-225-3365 U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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

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

Sen. Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 415 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707 Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-7745 • 715-232-1390 Toll-free - 800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 8 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708 rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

Editorials by Gary King

• Letters to the editor • Service of appreciation and blessing Cutting a path through devastation was noisy. Although an eerie silence immediately followed the storm of July 1, the whining and roaring of chain saws and generators quickly became sounds of hope.

And, miraculously, sirens wailing in the distance brought comforting reassurance that they were out there— emergency service providers—fire, medical, law enforcement! They would find a way to us if we needed them.

No doubt those rushing to bring aid had left their own families and storm damage to show up where emergencies called. Emergency service providers are a gift to our communities on any day of the year and especially amidst confusion and vulnerability following a regional disaster.

Is it a coincidence that churches of Danbury have been planning a countywide Service of Appreciation and Blessing for those involved in county emergency response? For certain, it will be a perfect time for the public to show up in tribute to these people and their families.

Everyone is invited to the Webster Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 3

p.m. The service will be spiritual and celebrative, and will include a blessing of some emergency vehicles, too. Doing things the “Wisconsin way,” we’ll end with a potluck at the Webster Senior Center right after the service – just bring a dish to share, because plates, utensils and beverages will be provided from donations by some area service clubs.

This is an opportunity for our children and the child in each of us to learn more about the kind of gratitude that faces tragedy and finds blessings.

Hopefully, you will mark Aug. 28 on your calendar, and be part of a public expression of thanks and recognition, with special blessings from all faiths.

Barb Enslin Danbury

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• Letters to the editor • Helping each other After three weeks of remembering the storm that hit North Sand Lake on July 1, I have a story to share like so many hundreds of other people.

When it was over that evening it was very dark, but I could see the destruction.

I told my family that someone would find us, someone would come.

Everyone at the Hansen cabin was up early on Saturday, looking at our damage.

I’ve found out that we could drive nowhere because of trees down on Leef Road from the boat landing out to CTH A. My son-in-law, Terry, called his brother, Bob, to bring chain saws, oil and gas over to CTH A where we could meet him without our boat. Thank God for our cell phones. My family, Terry, Dale, Daniel, Joshua, Zack, Jake and Ronnie together went to help one person trying to open Leef Road. After that was done, between Mike Potter, John Grindell and their families, they worked all weekend, clearing trees and brush for their driveway.

Daniel’s two brothers and his dad came on Sunday so we were able to get a lot more done. Our family decided to all leave the cabin as there was no power and we had so many little ones here, too.

It felt like the right thing to do. We give thanks to Polk-Burnett and Northwestern for staying with the job. Some of us got power early and some of us were later, but that is the American way.

As I look back at all that got done in those two days, I praise and thank God for allowing this storm, but no one was hurt here at North Sand Lake. I also know that it was families helping each other - it wasn’t our government who came knocking on our door to see if we were all right or needed help. No sir! It was our families, neighbors and friends. That is what makes our country so special and good.

I have visited many other people and listened to stories of what happened to them. So many were worse than ours. We all agree on one thing. We can fix all that is broken and our prayers go to the family who did lose a child.

Sylvia Hansen Frederic

An invitation to a tea party Last week Robert Blake, in supporting Sheila Harsdorf in the upcoming recall election, took issue with my letter to the editor. I suggested, by example of Minnesota, that a government divided between Republicans and Democrats was likely to represent a divided people better—there has to be compromise to do anything. To get divided government, I recommended a vote for Shelly Moore.

Mr. Blake did not respectfully disagree, instead chose to call my opinion, “caterwauling” and went on to ask if I was “sickened” by the last election. I consider this a personal attack rather than a response to my opinion. At the same time he made statements that were both misleading and false as to the facts.

I am sickened by the acceptance of people like Mr. Blake as spokesmen for the Republican Party. Many of my friends and neighbors are Republicans and we can kid each other about our differing views and try to put up more signs than each other, but we don’t attack each other.

We are friends who differ in our opinions.

In the last century, I voted as often for Republicans as I did for Democrats, selecting the candidate I liked best. This century, there seems to be little room in either party for a moderate. In Minnesota, the rise of the Independence Party has provided a refuge for moderates of both par-

ties.

While Mr. Blake is entitled to an opinion, I think Republicans are ill served by his personal attacks on anyone who disagrees with him. I think Republicans should be careful when they drive away moderates. I fully expect the Tea Party folks to bolt the Republican Party in the next election and run their own candidate if they don’t get a far right-winger.

Russ Hanson Cushing

Gratitude extended I would like to take time to extend gratitude to my family, the people of Polk County, my co-workers in Public Health as well as all my friends at the Polk County Government Centers, The Chick Runners, The BYC of Bayfield, and everyone else who supported me as I climbed one of the most challenging mountains of my life, both physcially and mentally.

This wasn’t a climb about me, but rather a climb about people with a challenging disease. I went as a companion, and I came back a changed person.

What I learned on the mountain was unbelievable. I learned at 55 I still had strengths and abilities I never knew existed. I was humbled and inspired by the hopefulness and determination of my new friends with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. We all suffered forms of altitude sickness. I was nauseated for two full days, my friends with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease were as exhausted as was I, and it was at this time that some of them suffered from symptoms of their disease. But, they kept going. There was a time during the climb to the summit that I was done, lying on a rock, and begging to be left so I could sleep, I was so exhausted and oxygen de-

prived. My guide said “Susan you cannot sleep, you must get up” and he gently got me to my feet. I was able to get an energy gel from my pocket and eat it. It was at that time that a power greater than myself pushed me to continue. At one point out of nowhere I yelled out my mantra “I can, I will, I am.” It was then that I had strength enough to push to the top. The feeling for all of us was overwhelming, the emotions ran very high, from sobbing, to all of the emotions imaginable, because we made it. I was so lucky to be teamed with Gina Anderson, my companion, and Nathan, a gentle man with PD, who had electrodes in his head to control his tremors. His determination kept us all going.

He made the summit, and we all watched the sunrise with tears in our eyes. The moment will be forever etched in my heart. Nathan taught us all that whatever mountain we have to climb in our lives (we all have them), they can be conquered by having faith, trust and belief in ourselves that we can do it.

It doesn’t happen overnight. It all takes time, and if you believe it you can achieve it regardless of your challenges along the way. I am forever blessed to have taken this trip, and I wish to continue to keep this amazing story alive. This is a story of hope, inspiration and determination for us all. Again I thank you all for the love, support and prayers that made it all happen for me. I am proud to say I am a Wisconsin flatlander, and I choose to keep my feet firmly planted in this soil from this day forward.

God bless you all, hugs, Suz Thomson Also a special thanks to Mary Stirrat for writing my story and to all who donated to Gina Anderson, my companion, through the sale of CDs. She so appreciated it. It all went to her trip expenses.

Veterans unemployment rate remains high

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE – Nationally and in Wisconsin, the unemployment rate for veterans is higher than the general population.

And more soldiers could be returning home looking for jobs as 10,000 troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of this year.

The jobless rate for all military vets has been on the rise. In June it was over 13 per-

cent. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics says for the youngest vets, it’s even higher, at 28 percent or three times the general unemployment rate.

Wisconsin shows similar trends, especially among vets age 18 to 24, says Ken Grant, director of veterans services for the state Department of Workforce Development.

“With the younger generation, if you don’t have a college degree or that addi-

tional education, it is much tougher in today’s world for employers to consider you,” says Grant. “Now veterans do bring back a lot of skills … team work, being put under pressure.”

Grant says many veterans are going back to school under Wisconsin’s GI Bill. For those looking for employment, he says local job centers can help prepare applicants.

“Many of them don’t know how to pre-

pare a resume so we have skilled individuals that are trained in that. We can also provide mock interviews which are also a challenge for vets.”

The state has held nine of 14 job fairs for veterans this year. Grant says Wisconsin is also the first state in the Midwest to start an apprentice program for vets to learn welding. If they complete the 20-week program, they’re guaranteed a job somewhere in the U.S.

State Senate approves extension of unemployment benefits

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Republican state senators have approved a bill that will extend benefits for the long-term unemployed but deny them in the first week that people lose their jobs.

The vote brings the Senate in line with a bill that already passed the state Assembly, meaning a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits is now on its way to the

governor’s desk. But the plan is at odds with one senators passed on a voice vote less than two weeks ago that would have eliminated a new one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits.

Milwaukee Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor called it a flip-flop, saying Republicans only pretended to support getting rid of the waiting period because six of them face recall elections.

“What’s the deal here? Are you so inter-

ested in just keeping your own jobs that you can’t even be honest with the people?”

Taylor said to Republican lawmakers.

But Racine GOP Sen. Van Wanggard said the bottom line was that the 13-week extension of unemployment benefits would help up to 40,000 people who need it.

“It helps people who have exhausted personal resources and are worried about what to do next,” says Wanggard. “It helps people who are at the end of their rope

with their back against the wall.”

Gov. Scott Walker applauded the Senate’s vote and is expected to sign the bill.

Once he does, the extended benefits will be available immediately, including for people who were cut off back in April. The one-week waiting period won’t kick in until January. Afterward, people will have to wait seven calendar days after they lose their jobs before they can collect unemployment insurance.

Storms deplete state’s emergency cleanup fund

by Mike Simonson Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - The recent rash of severe storms across Wisconsin has caused millions of dollars in damage, and is depleting a state emergency cleanup fund.

Seven major storms across the state have left a wake of damage so far this year. Some help will come from the federal government, but other storms are bad, but not bad

enough to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency help.

State Sen. Bob Jauch’s district has been rocked by a tornado and straight-line winds, including one storm that knocked down 100,000 acres of trees, damaged hundreds of buildings and killed one person.

“So it is one of the most costly public assistance storms in northern Wisconsin in recent history,” says Jauch. “The fund that

provides help only has $1.”

So the fund will be tapped out once communities file claims. The state Disaster Assistance Fund pays communities 70 percent of the cost to clean up damage.

State Rep. Nick Milroy says his district in Douglas and Burnett counties need that help.

“In one town in my district they have upwards of a million dollars in damage.

This is a real small population center. They simply don’t have the resources to pay for the cleanup.”

Jauch and Milroy want the Legislature to add $2 million to the disaster fund. They hope that’ll happen in the September legislative session.

Proposal would mean more communication from state about voter ID

by Teresa Shipley Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE – The Department of Transportation would be required to be more upfront that IDs required for voting are free, under a bill being circulated by a Democratic state lawmaker.

Normally, an ID would cost $28. But for those people who just need an ID for voting purposes, it’s free under the new voter ID law. But Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor of Milwaukee says the law is still causing

confusion for voters.

“You can do this, but you can’t do that.

You’ve got to jump through this hoop and not that hoop,” says Taylor. “I just want to make sure that the DOT is doing the piece that complements so that the concept of whether or not you need to have an ID and whether or not you need to pay for it, that there is no confusion.”

Taylor’s bill would require the DOT to make clear in writing to anyone who goes to a Department of Motorized Vehicles cen-

ter that a free ID is available for the purpose of voting. Right now, DMV workers aren’t legally required to inform customers that the ID is free.

Kristina Boardman is the director of the DMV bureau of field services. She says getting the free ID is as simple as checking the box marked “Identification Card” on the application. She says as long as eligible people check that specific box, they can get it for free.

There’s been some controversy recently

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over the process of obtaining a free ID because of a YouTube video that shows a Wisconsin woman trying to obtain an ID for her son and encountering some confusion from DMV workers.

The Government Accountability Board says it’ll mount campaigns in early January to educate voters about the particulars of the voter ID law.

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Polk County may delay some benefit cuts Polk employee retention seen as issue

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The nonunion Polk County employees may get an extension on when the cost of paying part of their retirement contribution affects their paycheck. The personnel committee has recommended a resolution that would give the nonrepresented employees the same effective date as the union-represented employees for the benefit change.

The committee, at their meeting Thursday, July 28, also heard county Administrator Dana Frey repeat a warning that employee retention and recruitment may be a growing challenge for Polk County.

The new Wisconsin budget bill requires that most government employees pay half of their retirement benefit contribution.

The county has been paying all of the contribution into the employee retirement fund. It was a common past practice for many government units and employees unions to agree to the payment of benefits in lieu of wage increases which would be subject to the cost of Social Security and Medicare payments.

The retirement payment change goes into effect with the August pay period for some 60 nonrepresented employees and five elected officials while the employees in unions will not be affected until their contracts expire at the end of the year. The

nonrepresented group of department managers and supervisors will have 5.8 percent of their gross salary deducted starting this month. The elected officials, the county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, clerk of court, and sheriff, have a higher retirement contribution and will have 6.65 percent of their wages withheld.

The personnel committee has unanimously passed a resolution giving the affected employees supplemental pay through the end of the year to offset the amount that is being deducted now. This would give this group the same starting date as the unionized employees for the change. The resolution will go to the county board, possibly in September, and the pay adjustment would be retroactive to the August pay period.

Supervisor Russ Arcand said the resolution will keep the nonrepresented workers even with the represented workers until the start of the year. He added that the county has not been fair to the nonrepresented employees and that the resolution would be following the practice of many local villages and schools.

Supervisor Ken Sample said the money for the employees had been budgeted and no one wants to bank these savings now.

He added that the employees are the county government’s greatest asset. Sample said this is an issue of fairness and equity and is a positive action.

Frey said the resolution is budget neutral for 2011.

The nonrepresented employees have

not had a base wage increase for 2010 and 2011 while the employees with union contracts have had wage increases of just under 3 percent each of those years.

Retention and recruitment Frey started his administrator’s report by noting that the county recently lost three technical people to other employers and said it is getting harder to find higher skilled people. He used the vacant positions of Golden Age Manor administrator and human services department director as examples. Both searches have come up short of applicants and the county has started using search firms to fill the positions. Frey said that in the present economy, many professionals can’t sell their homes to make a move here. He said that jobs for spouses are an additional factor prospective applicants consider.

“We may need to be more creative in our offers,” Frey said. “It may take more to attract the applicants we need in the future. For example, we may need to pay back the losses taken on home sales.”

Back in March, Frey had raised the same concern and said then that the county may need to implement early retirement disincentives to make people want to stay on their jobs. He said the county needs succession plans that will result in orderly transitions. It has been stated that 30 percent of Polk County employees are eligible for retirement.

Other issues An ongoing discussion of whether the county needs to revise its nonrepresented employee pay scale was back on the agenda. This is the program that classifies management-type positions by grades with yearly pay increases (step increases) for each grade. Ken Sample has contended that the current grid has problems that need to be corrected and has cited new plans from St. Croix County and others as examples. The issues have been whether the county needs a full overhaul of its grid and how much that would cost. Frey said modifications could be quick but a fullblown review could take until 2013 to complete. The cost of a full or modified review is not known but Arcand mentioned that the starting point might be $40,000.

Sample said that some job responsibilities may have changed now that the county has an administrator. He added “We can’t be afraid of the possible answers” if a study is done.

Frey said that county health insurance costs may be the most expensive part of the 2012 budget, with larger increases than wages. He said that claims for 2011 are running better than 2010, when an unexpected surge in claims over the summer months reduced the insurance fund balance from about $1.7 million to under $1 million the lowest it has been since early 2004. Frey said the county is watching the balance and will know by November if an additional premium increase is needed.

Handshakes, but no hugs Polk County Board debates cuts, debt and services

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A special meeting of the full Polk County Board on Tuesday, Aug. 2, was technically described as a business meeting although from the first few minutes of its three-hour duration, it was determined to be something else, with no action allowed, no resolutions presented and without some of the typical decorum of their normal agenda.

“The intention of this meeting is discovery,” stated Supervisor Ken Sample, who was one of the people who pushed for the special meeting.

Board Chair William Johnson agreed to Sample’s request for “a more casual atmosphere,” outside the structure of Roberts Rules of Order and typical discussion limits. He agreed to let the 20 supervisors in attendance be “more freewheeling” as they held a discussion on several basic issues: County debt load relative to the county tax levy, review of a recent audit, the annual report and condition of the county, as well as priorities and any possible future action.

In the end, it was more or less an informal discussion on finances, priorities and ways to limit the county’s need to borrow money, while also airing a little opinion on what some supervisors thought was important and what they thought was either duplicative or redundant.

Sample led much of the discussion on the debt load issue, noting Polk’s ratio of operating levy versus debt levy, which he placed at 22 percent of the tax burden. He noted that at the moment, it is among the highest ratio in the state, comparing it to 10 other counties.

“I want us to avoid having to go into borrowing mode,” Sample said, noting a recent discussion on a five-year capital improvement project, that includes things like a new or refurbished highway department center, grandstands at the county fairgrounds, a new conveyer at the recycling center, and improvement to the Golden Age Manor in Amery.

Sample noted that the CIP “wish list” could go as high as $12 million over the coming years, which might add to a structural deficit, just as much of the previous debt load was being paid off.

“We need to get some sort of direction on our debt,” Supervisor Larry Voelker said. “We need to begin living within our means ... we can’t keep burdening taxpayers.”

Sample pushed for a policy on debt limits, and made his point when he took an informal straw poll asking if anyone thought the current debt was sustainable and nobody raised their hands.

But not everyone agreed with the need for a debt limit policy, as Supervisor Dean Johansen pointed out that the often-cited and criticized $15 million Justice Center the county built “hasn’t turned out to be a millstone around the neck of the county, at all.”

“Debt is only a problem if it affects your cash flow,” Johansen said, noting that they were on track to pay off the bulk of their structural debt in the coming years. “I‘m always a little leery on just making policy to either break or follow.”

Several supervisors alluded to the possible $12 million highway department center, with one person calling it “the elephant in the room,” as they discussed ways to possibly ease into the cost.

Sample suggested small cuts early, to spend down the debt and do the plan in small stages with the savings, which several supervisors seemed to support.

Supervisor Brian Masters noted that a previous referendum to build a highway building was defeated dramatically by voters several years ago, and that without a real spending discipline policy, it would be a likely repeat scenario, if tried again.

But Supervisor Kathryn Kienholz was more optimistic, noting how by 2017, “Our debt load will be half of what it is now... I think we’ll still be ok. Actually, I think we’re managing it just fine.”

Sample gave a big smile and agreed to a point.

“I think we’ve got a handshake,” Sample said. “But we’re not hugging yet.”

There were other issues on the horizon that may affect that virtual handshake, including research by Supervisor Kristine Kremer-Hartung, who pointed out possibly dramatic changes in tax collection forecasts, due to a drop in housing values.

Hartung noted the serious decline in actual purchase prices versus equalized value, and speculated that the issue might challenge typical new home buyers, as they buy homes for lower, deflated price tags, but then are unable to afford them, as they are still taxed at a higher, previous assessment.

“To me, that’s scary,” she said. “People get into homes at a good price, but can’t afford the taxes.”

Several supervisors noted that it was not a new problem, and was just the opposite in previous years, where assessed values took a while to adjust to actual market values. But it was also highlighted that regardless of home values, sale prices

or assessed values, the debt load on that property wouldn’t change, so the inherent tax numbers would be the same, which several supervisors pointed out.

The issue of the highway department building, and specifically a recent trend of cutting back on road projects to save money for services, was front and center for a good portion of the three-hour discussion.

“Face it, our biggest expense is people,” Supervisor Neil Johnson said, who suggested that service cuts “were the only way to really appease taxpayers.”

There was some discussion on tax rates, with Supervisor Herschel Brown stating that “seven of the 10 people” who talk with him think taxes are too high.

While nobody was in favor of raising the tax burden, several suggested using the status quo as a base of sorts, or as a sort of policy.

“Stabilize them, maybe, let the economy get going again,” Brown added.

While the discussion was never contentious, there were seemingly times of clarity, agreement and simple realization that the ebb and flow of debt, capital improvements and the need for things like road maintenance are a reality to deal with, at all levels.

“Let’s face it, we’re making up for mistakes that were made years ago,” Voelker opined, without really defining the “mistakes.”

While the desire to establish a so-called debt policy was not always shared, Johnson called the current policy of requiring a two-thirds majority to incur more debt, “The best debt policy around.”

There was also some loose discussion on the county’s current undesignated fund balance, which is higher than it has been in years, as well as several projected expenses, such as losses at GAM and the lime quarry, which will need to be addressed.

The board also discussed priorities, importance of services, and the need to expect the unexpected.

“If we’re going to make any serious cuts, it will have to be in services,” Supervisor Jay Luke said. “Really, I didn’t think we were in trouble before tonight!”

“We have to be aware, there’s something behind the bush that we don’t expect,” Brown said.

Supervisor Jim Edgell noted that however cuts are made, there will always be someone who is affected, upset, and will fight it, no matter how small.

“We better show up early in the morning that day!” he said.

Others concurred, but also noted recent service priority rankings, which favored

things like law enforcement and highway maintenance, but Luke said that was flawed, as they were “highly visible things,” and noted that many people himself included - have only a loose understanding on the bulk of the services, needs or ways cuts may affect residents.

“These are the kind of things we need to make the hard decisions on,” Masters said with a shrug.

“I think we cut out the programs that aren’t doing the job we need them to do,” stated Brown, who outlined his “pet peeves,” on things like regional planning costs, the Polk County Information Center, the Economic Development Council, the county library, and more, while also suggesting the county concentrate “outside the box,” on encouraging things like upscale retirement communities, to plan for a coming wave of retirees.

Others pointed to past efforts to cut, which were less than successful, on things like home medical care, which Hartung said the county supposedly cut in 2008, but never followed through on.

“Even with the resolution, it was never done,” she said, suggesting they should leave the service altogether, because it was in competition with private industry.

There was quite a bit of discussion on possible redundant or unnecessary services, ranging from prisoner reading programs to several of what Brown called his “sacred cows,” like the programs mentioned earlier.

“I think Polk County needs to shake all these people off and not pay them,” Brown said, several times. “We need to bring better jobs to Polk County.”

Chairman Johnson disputed Brown’s suggestion that tourism and promotion were a poor investment, pointing to recent state increases in tourism funding and promotion.

“Look to Madison,” Johnson said, noting how the state has recently started to reopen previously closed state visitor centers. “Even Governor Walker understands that the need for tourism.”

In the end, the board agreed to have the finance committee address a possible debt policy for the future, and each committee was directed to look at redundant or repeated services within their committee governance, but no official action was taken.

“I think we’ve done a service to our constituents,” Sample said, suggesting that it was “good to discuss, weigh and eventually address” the issues.

It was a handshake, possibly, but clearly no hugs.

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Five generations LEFT: The birth of new grandson Cameron Bradley Letch, on July Fourth, created five generations on both sides of his family.

Standing in the back from (L to R) is: Cameron’s father, Dan Letch; Cameron’s great-grandma, Ivy Letch; Cameron’s grandpa, Greg Letch; and holding Cameron is his great-greatgrandma, Helen Giller.

RIGHT: (L to R): Holding Cameron is his mom, Bethanie (Rice) Letch; Cameron’s great-grandma, Donna Nelson Holm; Cameron’s grandma, Karen Nelson Pennings; and sitting is Cameron’s greatgreat-grandma, Lila Nelson.

– Photos submitted

Three local St. Croix Falls students selected to Capital One Bowl All-American cast ORLANDO, Fla. - The Capital One Bowl halftime show is proud to announce the recent All-American selection of Denna Kurtz-Moody, Brenna Loen and Taylor Swanson from St Croix Falls High School to the official Capital One Bowl halftime performance cast.

Bowl game halftime show producers take special pride in their national performer recruiting efforts to field only a top-notch performance cast. The Jan. 2, 2012, extravaganza, held in Orlando, Fla., and broadcast nationally on ESPN-TV, will feature a sensational student pageantry presentation. Show designers are well under way with plans for what is certain to be a true once-in-a-lifetime performance experience for the students.

“The Capital One Bowl halftime show is consistently hailed as the most spectacular New Year’s Day production in the country,” executive producer Bruce Hart explains, “Only the nation’s top students who meet stringent All American cast selection criteria qualify to receive this fantastic New Year’s performance opportunity. This is by no means an

‘open call’ production.”

The Capital One Bowl football game pits two traditional gridiron powerhouses, the Big 10 and Southeastern athletic conferences, in one of the country’s most prestigious collegiate bowls. In addition to their New Year’s performance in Orlando, All-American cast members will visit many exciting attractions in beautiful Central Florida. Their six-day cast member performance tour includes excursions to Universal Orlando theme parks, and of course, Walt Disney World, including the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, Animal Kingdom or the Disney Hollywood Studios theme park.

A performance opportunity of this magnitude necessitates a great deal of fundraising and these local students are working hard to make it to Orlando for the production experience of a lifetime. If you are interested, contact Jessica Bowen at 715-483-9933 for more information about how you or your organization can help in their quest to be a part of “The Best Halftime Show in America!” - with submitted information

Good Samaritan Society of St. Croix Falls - Home Care celebrates its third anniversary since the program began. “The Good Samaritan Society saw the need for home care in Polk and Burnett counties and this team pulled together to make that happen.

I am so proud of this group,” said home care director Karen Littlefield. - submitted

Shown seated (L to R) are: Gail Johnson, board member; and Karen Littlefield; home care director. Standing: Judy Hammond, home care registered nurse; Julie Pool, board member; Diane Lechman, board member; Kris McCormack, board member; Dr. Steve Bont, board president; Dan Shober, board member; Sue Stuivenga, home care home health aide; Elaina Paulhe, home care registered nurse and Pastor Mark Woeltge, board vice president. – Photo submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS – At a recent advisory board meeting held at St. Croix Regional Medical Center on Monday, July 25, the advisory board, along with employees of the home care agency; paused from their work to celebrate a milestone, three years

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Balsam Lake board debates storm-siren rules Warnings, watches, storms and triggers discussed

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – It’s no secret that the last few months have been rich with storms, and while the village of Balsam Lake has been affected by storm damage several times in recent years - leading to another issue later - they have also taken steps to increase their ability to warn residents of impending weather.

During the regular monthly Balsam Lake Village Board meeting on Monday, Aug. 1, Trustee Mike Voltz wondered why the village’s storm sirens failed to trigger during a supposed National Weather Service tornado warning.

“I went out on my deck and could hear Centuria’s sirens, but ours never went off,” Voltz said to Fire Chief Tim Moore, who noted how they were probably not included in the warning, and were not technically affected. But the question opened greater debate about when and if the sirens should be triggered and what that criteria should be.

Trustee Josh Hallberg suggested meeting with neighboring villages to coordinate their standards, “So we can we all get on the same page, maybe?”

Current village policy is to set off storm sirens for severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings only, specific to the village, per the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, Minn. Watches are not included.

The village recently placed into service a new storm siren on the northwest edge of the village, to better reach mobile home park and lake residents.

Voltz and several of the trustees suggested it might be wise to have the sirens go off during all Polk County tornado warnings, even if the NWS doesn’t specifically include Balsam Lake.

“I’d rather err on the side of caution,” Voltz said.

The sirens can be triggered by several means, both on-site and remotely, includ-

Chief Tom Thompson (far right) is seen a few weeks ago hard at work with the Balsam Lake Public Protection Committee on revising policies and procedures in the revised department.

Also pictured (L to R): Village Trustees Chris Sondrol, Mike Voltz and Geno D’Agostino. – Photo

by Greg Marsten ing by police in a squad car, but the current policy only allows a remote police trigger if the danger is “imminent,” which can be subjective.

“There’s no way to determine that,” Trustee Caroline Rediske said.

“I agree,” Voltz added. “We’ve got these sirens, we should be using them.”

The board took no action on the issue, but, according to village clerk Lori Duncan, will address the policies in the coming weeks.

In other board action: • The board voted to withhold $5,000 of the final payment to A-1 Excavating for a street reconstruction project at Pearl Street and 2nd Avenue. The recent street, curb, gutter and sidewalk project’s final payment was due this month, but a portion will be withheld due to complaints by a resident of settling and possible misdirected flows during heavy rains, leading to localized yard flooding. The issue will be reviewed by the village crew and the appropriate committee in the coming weeks.

• Voltz proposed using village lumber he salvaged from last summer’s blow

down storm to possibly construct a picnic shelter over the dam head, near the mill pond.

Voltz said he had most of the lumber mainly old-growth pine - cut into various dimensions and lengths and that it is currently drying in his shed. “It’s really beautiful stuff!” Voltz said.

Public works director Darryl Ince also suggested using some of the lumber for an interior wall in the village library, after a proposed expansion. The wall would include the stories on the storm and the lumber.

The building committee will look into both the picnic shelter idea and the library proposal.

• The board approved the rehiring of Officer Lindsay DuBois as a part-time police officer, after a suggestion by the public protection committee.

The issue was not unanimous, as she was one of the previous officers involved in a dispute with the former police chief, which eventually led to the complete dissolving of the department and eventual review of all policies and procedures, which is still under way.

Public protection committee Chair Geno D’Agostino noted the previous issues, but said she knows the area, and also that many of the issues involved with the previous administration were not her fault.

“Even in view of past circumstances,” D’Agostino said. “... were not the direct cause of her doing that. So, we were favorable (for her rehire.)”

There was an uncomfortable silence as Trustee Josh Hallberg asked to go into a closed session to discuss the matter candidly, which they could not, since it was not noticed on the agenda.

The final vote was 4-2 in favor of DuBois’ rehire, with Hallberg and Rediske voting against.

• The board discussed issues with unclear titles, land descriptions, deeds and more related to possible CTH I culvert expansion, as they referenced several items of correspondence in regard to Northwest Wisconsin Electric ownership of some affected property. The letters suggest the need for clarification and eventual deed corrections, and were referred to the village attorney.

• Issues with large-scale commercial plumbing inspections will likely be farmed out to a licensed plumber, as Ince noted that 13 large commercial or industrial buildings may need more thorough inspections than the village currently can accomplish.

The issue will go to the proper committee for review and possible subcontracting, mainly due to back-flow protection and the expansion of complicated air and water handling systems.

• The board voted to contract with ProLawn for the 20 hanging baskets on Main Street next year, at a cost of $50 per basket.

The bid was $10 higher than one by Endeavors, which is related to the Adult Development Center. But the board decided to go with the Pro-Lawn bid due to their quality of product this year, as well as to support a local village business.

• The board approved a water line repair, culvert replacement and fire hydrant repair or replacement at 712 Old Main St., due to a suspected line leak.

EMS makes pitch to board

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer DRESSER – The village of Dresser heard from the Osceola Area Ambulance at the last board meeting in July when they requested to cover the entire village. This month, the St. Croix Valley EMS made their presentation to the village board on Monday, Aug. 1. The service is under the name Life Link until Sept. 6. The village currently has half of the population covered by Osceola and half covered by Life Link. Each charge a per capita cost for their services. The village entertained the idea of going with full coverage from Osceola Area Ambulance last month. St. Croix Valley EMS had several representatives at the meeting Monday including Dave Dobosenski, CEO for St. Croix Regional Medical Center, and John Trumble and Aaron Reinhart from the medical center.

The draft service agreement with the village was provided to the board members.

The board President Rick Flandrena indicated the village had not received much com-

munication from Life Link in the past. Reinhart told the board that the company is not for profit and will operate 24 hours with three ambulances. He explained that community services such as CPR training are offered by the group. He also indicated there is an advanced life support service as part of the ambulance service as well. “We have a much larger resource base,” he said. He asked if the board had any questions.

Flandrena reitereated that the main concern was lack of communication from the past and there were no complaints about service. He indicated that the board is beginning budgeting shortly and that the matter will be referred to a committee to digest per capita dollars and then have it come back to the board. The matter will be placed on the Thursday, Aug. 11 finance committee meeting.

In other business, the board deferred the contract for waste management to village attorney Tim Laux to send a note for renegotiation of the contract which will expire on

Dec. 31, 2011. The board also discussed development of a grievance policy due to the passage of Act 10 regarding public employees. The board agreed to turn the matter over to the public welfare committee to review existing policies and defer questions to Laux for suggestions before the committee would make a recommendation to the board. The policy is required to be in place by Oct. 1, 2011.

A request was granted to the New Life Christian Community Church for a reduction of hall rental fees after a debate on setting precedence or benefits of doing so was hashed out. The board generally does not reduce the hall rental fees for benefits and other events held at the Dresser Hall. The event by the church is a Family Fun Day to be held Sept. 17 in which a meal and kids games will be taking place. The event is nonprofit and was described by church representative Eve Bjork as an outreach for the people of Dresser.

When the matter came up, Flandrena stated that a reduction is generally not offered to

private entities. Jim Rochford Jr, board member, stated he agreed 100 percent with Flandrena in the case of a fundraiser or benefit where the hall renters are collecting money.

Rochford stated he felt this was an exception and the organization was giving to the community. Other board members agreed and the discussion compared the event to the Easter egg hunt or the Halloween party. Flandrena stated his main concern was whether the event was a benefit to Dresser or a benefit to the church. Bjork reacted by stating she could not see how this would benefit the church because it is offering a meal and games for kids, and that if the church’s benefit is the board’s thinking, they have the wrong thinking about the church. The board approved a $200 discount to the fee for the Family Fun Day with all members in favor.

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Rudiger recognized for years of service to Burnett County

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer SIREN – Rob Rudiger was recognized for her years of service at the Burnett County Health and Human Services Committee’s,Tuesday, Aug. 2, meeting.

Rudiger will retire this later this month as the county’s Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse community programs coordinator.

Fred Heffling, representing the western regional office for area administration of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, attended the meeting to present Rudiger with a commendation for her service to Burnett County.

Rudiger also received a commendation from Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Health Services Dennis Smith at the July regional coordinator meeting in Eau Claire.

Rudiger was commended for “23 years of being instrumental in the development, implementation and management of many programs to improve the lives of county residents.”

The commendation acknowledged Rudiger’s “breadth of experience spanning services to all age groups receiving behavioral health services; including crisis services, outpatient counseling, community support programs, and inpatient services.”

Rudiger, who oversaw and managed the creation of a behavioral health unit when she started work for Burnett County in 1999, has served on many community

Fred Heffling, representing the western regional office for area administration of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, presented Rob Rudiger with a commendation for her service to Burnett County at the Aug. 2 Burnett County Health and Human Services Committee meeting.

Rudiger will retire later this month as the county’s Mental Health/ AODA community programs coordinator. Rudiger was also presented with a certificate of appreciation from Health and Community Services Committee Vice Chairman Eldon Freese. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer Most recently Rudiger led the way in creating the emergency mental health crisis program and drug court in Burnett County.

Accepting her award, Rudiger told those present, “It has been my privilege to

committees throughout her career, bringing together various entities to address the needs of the county’s citizens.

“Rob you have created a behavioral health unit in Burnett County as good as any in the region,” Heffling told Rudiger.

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Rudiger was also presented with a certificate of appreciation from Health and Community Services Committee Vice Chairman Eldon Freese.

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I n c o m i n g Siren/Webster Rotary President Tammy Twedt-Close (left) presented outgoing club President DuWayne Wiberg with an appreciation plaque during the club meeting Thursday, July 28, at the Pour House, Siren.

Also during the meeting, Twedt-Close took the oath of office for her year of club presidency to come. Photo by Nancy Jappe

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Grantsburg Chorale presents “How Can I Keep From Singing”

by Priscilla Bauer Leader Staff Writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Chorale presented “How Can I Keep From Singing,” a concert of popular music and folk tunes on Sunday, July 31, in the Grantsburg High School auditorium.

The chorale, made up of 30 adult and high school students, under the direction of Linda Benge, has performed several concerts throughout the year. New members are always welcome. Those interested in joining the group should contact Linda Benge at the Grantsburg High School. Rehearsals will begin in mid-September for the group’s Christmas concert. A special afternoon of music, The Global Sing for Peace Concert, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, will be presented at 2:30 on Sept. 11 at the Grantsburg High School. The group also plans a trip to New York to perform with a large master choir at Carnegie Hall in February of 2012.

Paul Lewis and Joe Dumas were fittingly attired as they sang “While Strolling Through the Park,” during the Grantsburg Chorale’s performance of the Memory Lane medley of tunes.

Caitlin and Sarah Hunt were having fun doing the Peppermint Twist during the chorale’s Back to the ‘50s medley of tunes.

LEFT: Gordy Lewis read quotes from “Inscription of Hope,” a Russian folk tune with lyrics inspiring people to never give up hope for peace in the world. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Members of the Grantsburg Chorale and the children’s choir were having a good time dancing to the tune “The Peppermint Twist.”

The Grantsburg Chorale presented “How Can I Keep From Singing,” a concert of popular music and folk tunes on July 31 in the Grantsburg High School auditorium.

Kim Segner sang a solo during the Grantsburg Chorale’s performance of “Down to the River to Pray” from the movie, “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou.”

Michael Nelson wins international title Nelson won a nice-looking trophy and a $50 savings bond for his finish, and pulled 290 pounds to a length of 35.2 feet (a full pull is 40 feet).

“He came very close but he just couldn’t muster enough strength to get it over a couple more times,” said Ellie Nelson.

He defeated the other lone competitor in the 6-year-old age class by 4 feet. Ellie Nelson said the international event wasn’t quite as big as the national event, which has 50 or 60 kids pulling in one age group.

“I don’t think we’ll go again but it was a nice experience,” Ellie said.

Still, there are several area competitions and don’t be surprised to see Nelson at a future local event.

Balsam Lake 6-yearold takes first at international pedal pull championships

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – After taking third place during the pedal pulling state championships in Colfax last fall – which qualified him for the national competition, 6-year-old Michael went on to win it all at nationals last September. But now he can lay claim to the biggest title of all after taking first place at the international competition on Sunday, July 31, in Fairfield, Iowa.

Nelson had a nice cheering section at the international pull with his mom, dad, brother and grandpa, and was “very excited” to have won the event according to mom, Ellie Nelson, who was also a national pedal puller when she was a kid.

Michael Nelson of Balsam Lake pulls at the international level in Fairfield, Iowa.

LEFT: Michael Nelson, 6, of Balsam Lake poses next to the international pedal pulling championship trophy he won in Fairfield, Iowa, on July 31. – Photos submitted

Burnett and Polk County marriage licenses

an open intoxicant in a vehicle.

Peterson was stopped on Third Avenue and Bradley Street.

July 22: At 10:14 p.m., Jared M. Peper-Rucks, 18, Luck, was cited for operating a motor vehicle without insurance during a traffic stop on Hwy. 35 and Tewalt Road.

(July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

MEETING NOTICE

Agenda items to include: Chairman, Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer reports, Emergency Declaration; No Swimming At Boat Landing Ordinance; Road Weight Limit Ordinance; pay bills and adjournment.

Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

(Aug. 3, 10, 17)

TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 7505 MAIN STREET, WEBSTER, WISCONSIN, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011, AT 6 P.M. For the purpose of the consideration of a zoning variance for Jason Hansen dba Zia Louisa LLC, for his business located at 26708 Lakeland Avenue North, Webster, Wisconsin, Parcel #191 3300 34 100. The property is zoned C-2, Highway Commercial Business District. The request is to build a 14’ x 24’ slab addition to be 7’ from east property line located near existing variance. The Board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the request.

For additional information please contact: Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk, 7505 Main Street West, Webster, WI 54893.

Phone: 715-866-4211.

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CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A. 701 E. 60TH ST. NORTH SIOUX FALLS, SD 57117 Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA WELCH 175 230TH AVE. COMSTOCK, WI 54826-6421 Defendant(s).

Case No. 11CV337 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 1294603 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after August 4, 2011, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court whose address is 1005 W. Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake WI 54810-4410 and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: July 8, 2011. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik LLC Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 250 N. Sunnyslope Rd. Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005 Toll-Free: (877) 667-8010 Attorney for the Plaintiff

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BRANCH I POLK COUNTY Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Company 2800 South Taylor Drive Sheboygan, WI 53081, Plaintiff, vs.

Kyle M. Hawkins 2252 160th Avenue St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 Defendant.

Case No. 11 CV 435 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as a defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 45 days after August 3, 2011, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is Clerk of Court, Polk County Judicial Center, 1005 West Main Street, #300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to Thrasher, Pelish & Franti, Ltd., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 31, 13 East Eau Claire Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 45 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: July 21, 2011.

THRASHER, PELISH & FRANTI, LTD. James A. Pelish State Bar #1014596 Attorney for Plaintiff Thirteen East Eau Claire Street P.O. Box 31 Rice Lake, WI 54868 715-234-8105

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER

July 23: At 1:05 a.m., Kayla M. Bubendorf, 21, Luck, was cited for operating after suspension (third offense) in a traffic stop on Hwy. 35/70 and Main Street.

At 1:39 a.m., Andrew Cameron was picked up on a warrant during a traffic stop for having unreadable truck license plates.

July 24: At 12:28 a.m., Jenna E. Danish, 32, Redgranite, was picked up on a warrant out of Waushara County.

At 8 p.m., Muriel E. Gharis was picked up on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia (a brass pipe). Gharis was found lying in the weeds in a ditch on Hwy. 35 south of the Pine Wood Motel.

July 25: At 4:48 p.m., Keith David Kult, 46, St. Croix Falls, was picked up on a charge of bail jumping.

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

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Kipp A. Peckman, Victoria J. Peckman, Wesley Duane Hendrickson, Capital One Bank USA, Duane Gurtner, Marilyn Gurtner and Unknown Tenants, Defendants, The RiverBank, Added Defendant.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 10 CV 729 Case Code: 30404 Judge: R.H. Rasmussen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered March 1, 2011, in the amount of $403,230.62, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as follows: TIME: Sept. 8, 2011, at 10 a.m.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval.

Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

DESCRIPTIONS: Lot 7, Plat of Oak Hills Estates, Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis. Lot 8, Plat of Oak Hills Estates, Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis. Lot 15, Plat of Oak Hills Estates, Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 107 Vadnais Lane, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

111 Vadnais Lane, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 120 Vadnais Lane, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been discharged in bankruptcy, this letter is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally.

This letter serves only as notice of the commencement of a legal proceeding as required by the loan documents, state law and/ or federal law.

ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733 Attorneys for Plaintiff

The Next Meeting Of The Meenon Town Board Will Be Held On Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, At 7 p.m., At The Meenon Town Hall

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Timothy J. Eckart, Town of Swiss, and Laura E. Hakanson, Town of Swiss, issued July 12, 2011.

Jerome J. Schmidt, Blaine, Minn., and Sheri M. Lynn, Blaine, Minn., issued July 15, 2011.

Zachary L. Benson, Town of Meenon, and Lisa M. Herczeg, Town of Meenon, issued July 19, 2011.

Marvin J. Jonas, St. Cloud, Minn., and Joné R. Hibbs, St. Cloud, Minn., issued July 19, 2011.

James P. Rowell, Woodbury, Minn., and Patricia A. Knutson, Woodbury, Minn., issued July 22, 2011.

Gerald E. McFaggen, Town of LaFollette, and Ashley P. Christner, Town of LaFollette, issued July 25, 2011.

Daniel R. Forman, Grand Junction, Colo., and Lisa M. Kirchner, Grand Junction, Colo., issued July 25, 2011.

John M. Oliver, Woodbury, Minn. and Jill M. Schoenberger, Cottage Grove, Minn., issued July 29, 2011.

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. AS SERVICER FOR BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS, CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-18CB MORTGAGE-PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-18CB Plaintiff vs.

RONALD JAMES SANOSKI JR., et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 08 CV 687 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 5, 2009, in the amount of $253,098.32, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 31, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (S1/2 of NW1/4 of NW1/4), Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 882 190th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00853-0100 Dated this 7th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 273899

(June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

MELISSA OGREN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 09 CV 720 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on January 6, 2010, in the amount of $304,582.93, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 17, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin .

DESCRIPTION: Lot 7 of Certified Survey Map No. 22, recorded on May 27, 1960, in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 23, as Document No. 293873, being located in Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 36 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Bone Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, together with an easement for ingress and egress as shown on said Certified Survey Map. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1168 243rd Avenue, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 012-00813-0000.

Dated this 14th day of June, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 272678

NOTICE

TOWN OF DANIELS MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

The Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held Wednesday, August 10, 2011 At 7 p.m.

AGENDA: Minutes & treasurer report; payment of town bills and any other business properly brought before board. Agenda will be posted at Daniels Town Hall 24 hours before meeting. Visit Daniels Township Web site: www.townofdaniels.org 542708 50L Ellen M. Ellis, Clerk

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July 20: At midnight LeeAnn Gharis reported that she had lost her wallet at Four Winds Market earlier in the evening.

At 9:29 p.m., Brent Stephen Peterson, 27, Siren, was taken to Burnett County Jail on charges of operating while intoxicated (third offense) and having

William E. Miller, Maplewood, Minn., and Jaclyn M. Weyrauch, Shoreview, Minn., issued June 29, 2011.

Thomas D. Smith Jr., Town of Hunter, and Nichole A. Matrious, Town of Dewey, issued July 1, 2011.

Christopher J. Green, Town of Trade Lake, and Kari L. Doornink, Town of Trade Lake, issued July 1, 2011.

Donald H. Fair, Maplewood, Minn., and Yvonne C. Merchant, Maplewood, Minn., issued July 5, 2011.

Danny Lundholm, Town of Trade Lake, and Mary A. Peryer, Town of Trade Lake, issued July 6, 2011.

David C. Ash, Town of Scott, and Carol A. Jones, Town of Scott, issued July 7, 2011.

Calvin W. Spencer, Town of Swiss, and Trudy M. Smiley, Town of Swiss, issued July 8, 2011.

Peter R. Denn, Grantsburg, and Sarah A. Frommader, Grantsburg, issued July 11, 2011.

Burnett County marriages

Jonathan T. Mielke, Minneapolis, Minn., and Angela M. Klein, Minneapolis, Minn., issued July 27, 2011.

Leo J. Beitz Sr., Town of Scott, and Victoria L. Clepper, Town of Scott, issued July 28, 2011.

Polk County marriages

Megan A. Van Soelen, St. Croix Falls, and Thomas T. Johnson, Osceola.

Doris D. Gilmore, Town of Georgetown, and Brandon T. Olson, Town of Georgetown.

Carmen L. Sanchez-Gamer, Town of Black Brook, and David G. Haakenson, Town of Black Brook.

Kayla M. Skow, Town of Luck, and Jared J. Woody, Town of Luck.

Jesel J. Price, Town of St. Croix Falls, and Christopher M. Fasbender, Town of Georgetown.

Anne K. Osberg, Amery, and Scott T. Moore, Amery.

Samantha J. Nelson, Centuria, and Justin D. Schill, Centuria.

Courtney A. Antonson, Osceola, and Douglas A. Stuart, Osceola.

Allison C. Dahlquist, Clayton, and Benjamin M. Lannert, Clayton.

Polk County deaths William E. Weber, 66, Milltown, died July 8, 2011.

Ruby B. Jorgenson, 87, Amery, died July 15, 2011.

Elaine G. Steuernagel, 91, Amery, died July 20, 2011.

Richard A. Schutte, 81, Amery, died July 21, 2011.

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TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE MONTHLY MEETING The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall On Monday, August 8, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

Agenda: Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items New Truck Final Update Town Web Site Info Pay Bills And Look At Correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

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AUGUST BOARD MEETING DATE HAS BEEN MOVED

The Regular Monthly Board Meeting On August 11, 2011, Has Been Moved To August 23, 2011, After The Special Town Meeting, At The Eureka Town Hall

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NOTICE TOWN OF CLAM FALLS ATVs ON TOWN ROADS

The Clam Falls Town Board will vote on allowing ATVs to run on town roads at the August 10, 2011, board meeting. The meeting will be held at the town hall at 7 p.m.

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Lamar Center makes a big push Grant means a busy year ahead, with restoration as a goal

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS – Even though its official schoolyard past is gone forever, the old Lamar Schoolhouse still proudly wears the lettering for “School Dist.

No. 5” above its main entrance, even 65 years after its last student graduated.

But if a growing group of advocates, donors and volunteers have their way, the future of the Lamar Community Center is as bright as the reflection off the bank of solar collectors that heats its foundation.

“This place really does matter,” stated Kathleen Melin, a tireless advocate and director of the nonprofit organization working to restore and revitalize the cool old schoolhouse - which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982 and on the state and county equivalent since 1989.

As you’ll see, Lamar is more than just an old school building; it’s a place of significance and history on the prairie, with a history as rich as the farm fields by its side.

The capital campaign Lamar’s board of directors held a special presentation on Wednesday, July 13, to kick off a dramatic and challenging capital campaign, meant to help leverage $100,000 from the Jeffris Family Foundation. That challenge grant is meant to assist with renovation and restoration of the century-old school building.

Under the Jeffris umbrella, the Lamar Community Center must raise $200,000 in the next year to receive the grant. While it is an admittedly daunting task, the board, volunteers and fans of the idea and place are quite sure they can make it happen.

“It’s a real challenge,” stated Tom Jeffris, president of the foundation, who came up from Janesville for the event. “We’re very pleased with how it’s progressing ... but it is a challenge grant, no doubt, with a deadline of June 30, 2012.”

According to their own mission statement, the Jeffris Family Foundation is meant to “... support significant projects that strive for high preservation standards and show a strong degree of local support.”

They have been a driving force behind dozens of architecturally significant projects across the state, helping to leverage money for historical site preservation when others haven’t, ranging from the stunning Frank Lloyd Wright-designed 1958 Seth Peterson Cottage in Mirror Lake State Park to Fairlawn Mansion in Superior and several historic and technically significant industrial machines, including a lone surviving art nouveau train coach, as well as a tiny chapel in Janesville and several historic libraries - even an opera house in Stoughton.

The Jeffris support is also worth beause since they are very selective in their standards and criteria, while having been fans of the Lamar effort for almost a decade, contributing money early on to assist with architectural studies and renderings that helped lead to their ambitious long-range plan.

“We’re working to earn that money ... and we’re getting there!” stated Melin.

“It’s meant to be a catalyst,” Jeffris said later, noting that funding criteria for any project “must serve a public purpose.”

Lamar has been already been doing that for over a century.

Lamar history One hundred years ago, there was a true community of Lamar, before the railroads swayed where hamlets and towns grew. They had a post office, creamery, brickyard, general store, church and dozens of small farms, all using the historic Clam Falls Trail - which was the original highway of the region, running from the St. Croix River northeast to Clam Falls.

Like most of the region, transportation issues - the reality of horse travel on crude trails - meant students had to stay close to home for their studies, and the Lamar School blossomed from the prairie in 1905, with students gracing the school for four decades. It was one of 144

The old school wears its educational history like a proud badge.

Celebrated local artist Mary Pettis gave a stirring emotional speech on the importance of the arts, history and the passion of the Lamar community. One of her paintings can be seen behind her.

Lamar Director Kathleen Melin highlighted some of the past accomplishments, alumni and history, while also stepping into the future with grand plans for the Lamar Community Center.

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noting the bell tower and other little details that make architects perk up.

Lamar’s face may be haggard, but it has a strong profile.

schoolhouses across Polk County at the time, most of which have long since faded away or been converted to private homes.

Legend has it that the Lamar community and school were originally named in honor of an Ojibwe chief who perished in a violent battle near the current school site, even being blessed by an Ojibwe priest named Father Gordon in the 1920s. His nephew, also named Father Gordon, revised that blessing at the school’s centennial in 2005.

Originally built as a one-room school, with that quaint Italianate bell tower, locals built an addition in 1910. It was lifted for a basement and entryway in 1926, and stayed that way until 1944, when school consolidation meant kids went to either Centuria or St. Croix Falls, leaving the Lamar School without students or a true purpose.

Maybe that original blessing helped, as the locals kept the old school alive by using it as a community center, which was a rather unusual idea in the postwar buildup of the time. It was used quite a bit, and then in 1968, the Lamar-Sunshine Homemakers leased the structure from the St. Croix Falls School District and made it their home base until 1999, when they disbanded.

A few months later the district officially sold the structure and adjacent land for one dollar to a newly formed Lamar Community Center group, over 50 years after the last graduating class. That group earned nonprofit status a short time later, and the plans began to roll ever since, as have donations, ideas and enthusiasm.

“This place matters,” has been the mantra/catch phrase of the Lamar campaign, and it is one that Melin often repeats, with the solid backing of history.

The vision Yes, the vision for the Lamar community is rich and bountiful, much like the prairies beside the old Craftsman-styled schoolhouse, waking with the breezes that fluster the towering backyard trees, making them bustle and dance with ribbons of green.

Long-range plans for Lamar are to make it a glowing example of community, education, arts, sustainability and simplicity.

“The revitalization in progress combines the old and new, honoring the legacy of an agrarian past and integrating it with a community undergoing rapid change,” reads the literature on the plans. “The mission: To restore, renovate, and maintain Lamar in keeping with its unique historic character in order to build and sustain our community.”

That relevance to the past remains an important part of the future.

“When I think about Lamar, I think about history,” stated board President David Butler, the owner of GreatMats in Milltown, which has also become a model of efficiency and solar reliance. Butler and his wife, Kim, first became involved in the center when their children were involved in an educational art class a few years ago. He has become a major advocate for the center’s future, while respecting and recognizing the past.

“Going forward, Lamar needs a facelift,” Butler said, noting needed renovations in the building. “We have an opportunity to launch Lamar into its second century. This building and the land it sits on is essential to the community center.”

He called the Jeffris Family Foundation “an opportunity,” and asked for people to join them to step forward and join the effort, which includes a long list of potential projects.

The plans Just like any old school building, the Lamar building is currently quite primitive and in need of serious attention. The long-range revitalization plans include indoor plumbing and kitchen facilities, as well as handicapped accessibility and expanded work space in the lower level, all with an eye on sustainability and efficiency.

The center is already on the right track with a 2004 solar high mass array and heating system that, according to Melin, provides 50 to 70 percent of the cold-season heat, and has become a model of solar efficiency.

“And we’re told the building will never freeze,” she said.

That ability to overcome the bulk of winter heat issues means Lamar will be more useable year-round, overcoming that “start from cold” heating issue, which is one of the major hurdles of any large public space for the cold months.

The solar array has already brought forth dozens of tours, and installer Kris Schmid of Legacy Solar is a major advocate for the vision and is used to explaining the system to newcomers, even offering annual solar seminars.

“They did it at the right time,” he said, noting how they were ahead of the solar curve and used the project to leverage involvement and funding while proving a longterm commitment to the project and a sustainable Lamar future.

Architect Paul Anderson is involved with the longrange restoration plans, and while he toured the old school with Schmid, he marveled at the innate attention to craftsmanship that abounds.

“There’s cool little details everywhere!” Anderson said,

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Legacy Solar installer Kris Schmid (foreground) gave several tours on the Lamar School solar heating array, which has helped overcome one of the most important obstacles for a year-round, cold climate community center: winter heat.

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Lamar/from previous page Butler noted the historic involvement of the community, “from the first families involved who donated their labor and lumber, several times over, and for the people since who have kept it alive and thriving ... We believe in this endeavor and believe in this building,” he said.

Melin thinks Lamar’s future is “quite exciting,” and a formidable extension of the school, which for decades has been a true community center, regardless of its condition. From music festivals to community education classes to cooking, art camps, parties and maybe even a few weddings, there are few events not on the radar for the new/old school, and few dreams are as ambitious, noteworthy or blunt.

The much-celebrated Lamar Music Festival is slated for its eighth incarnation this coming Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5 and 6, on the grounds. Noted for its broad mu-

spirit is alive and well at Lamar.”

You can almost hear the kids playing innocent games of Tag, Grey Duck or Hopscotch, with chortles of laughter seeming to live in the chalky, tired paint that covers a hidden bank of windows, like lids on a sleeping giant’s thoughtful eyes.

Part of that long-range plan is to open those eyes and restore the light inside.

You can expect to see lots of news, plans, dreams and goals presented in the coming months about Lamar, and if the people behind the “dream project” have their way, you’ll be seeing lots of Lamar for centuries to come.

After all, the place matters.

The view from the south shows where long-ago covered windows were once located. Large windows will return as part of the grand restoration. – Photos by Greg Marsten sical options and artistic expressions for kids and adults, it promises to be as good as ever. Numerous local bands are appearing, as are more subdued artists and projects, with music and instruction both days, culminating in a raucous Saturday evening of music by Boiled in Lead.

Butler said the Lamar volunteers are taking up more of the vending this time around, so they can hopefully help the capital campaign, and they are looking for more volunteers to assist in several ways, as well as take in the splendor of the event.

The little Italianate bell tower is one of many unique features of the historic, Craftsman-style two-rooom school.

and to keep it as a place of gathering and celebration after its life as a school was over and to cherish the cultural continuity it provides, and now to restore it, and in doing so, to fulfill its promise as a place for experimentation and the arts. This

Opened eyes “We see evidence of creative vision breathing within these walls,” stated local artist Mary Pettis, who spoke at the July 13 event. “We see it in the ability of a pioneering community to build this school,

The Lamar Class of 1932 shows how the old schoolhouse looked with children - and windows - decades ago.

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SUMMER SPORTS INTER! COUNTY LEADER • INTER! COUNTY LEADER • INTER! COUNTY LEADER

F R E D E R I C • G R A N T S B U R G • L U C K • S T. C R O I X F A L L S • S I R E N • U N I T Y • W E B S T E R L E G I O N B A S E B A L L • A M AT E U R B A S E B A L L

St. Croix Valley Speedway celebrates grand opening

Krysta Swearingen, Kyle Hallin, Justin Rick, Steve Baker, Jon Wigchers, Mike Olson.

Pro Modifieds, Feature: Ryan Olson, Josh Bazey, Andy Jones, Mike Mueller, Zach Stewart, Allen Gessell, Vince Corbin, Ryan Johnson, Tony Schill, Lucas Milz, Dave Siercks, Mike Kyllonen, Doug Toepper, Greg Arnt, Ben Johnson, Mitch Weiss, Joe Chaplin, Myles McEvers, Jared Gorka, Kyle Finnegan, AJ Roschen Traditional Sprints, Exhibition Feature: Rob Caho Jr,. Cody Hahn, Adam Taubert, Aaron Wisch, Joseph Kouba, Kevin Bradwell, Tommy Kamrath, Jack Clark (DNS) UMSS Sprints, Feature: Andy Jones, Brooke Tatnell, Brad Barickman, Jerry Richert Jr., Cody Hahn, Scott Broty, Mike Luks, Joseph Kouba, Ronnie Erickson, Anna Kouba, Greg Gunderson (DNS), Kevin Bradwell (DNS), Jared Goerges (DNS)

Back to School Summer Slam wrestling coming to speedway Saturday, Aug. 13

by Terry Lehnertz and Greg Parent St. Croix Valley Raceway reporter/announcer ST. CROIX FALLS – With much anticipation, dirt track racing returned to the St. Croix Valley on Friday night, July 29, with the grand opening of the St. Croix Valley Raceway. Andy Jones scored an impressive victory in the headlining UMSS main event while Ryan Olson, Tony Dubois, Damon Roberts and Rob Caho also notched wins.

To mark the grand opening of the racy quarter-mile bullring, the Upper Midwest Sprintcar Series (UMSS) made its first of three scheduled appearances at the track along with the track’s standard classes, Future IVs, Pure Stocks and Pro Modifieds. The UMSS traditional sprints were also on hand for exhibition races as well as a few 500cc karts.

Several familiar faces dotted the pits and the grandstands as well as host of new competitors and fans. In addition to some racing divisions that aren’t customary to the area, the track also previewed some of its own new, unique-to-the-area customs. The most prominent and visible of these customs was the checkered flag – most often in the black and white pattern.

Not at St. Croix Valley Raceway, winners there are treated to a white and red checkered flag. Fans also got a double dose of patriotism during the show – with a traditional playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” to start the program, plus “God Bless America” was played to signal the start of the night’s feature races.

Upon completion of the qualifying races, most of them run in a caution-free manner. The Future IVs started feature competition with their 10-lap main event.

Pole sitter Kyle Dahlheimer led the opening circuit and Ben Kaphing took over on the second lap. With just three laps remaining, rookie racer Damon Roberts of Grantsburg, made what proved to be the winning move in the race to the red and white checkered flag. Damon’s older brother Dylan crossed the stripe in second, ahead of Kaphing, Joel Kruse and Chris Rick.

The Pure Stock A-main saw Kyle Hallin and Tony DeBois lead the seven-car field to the green flag. DuBois, coming off a successful rookie campaign in the Future IVs in 2010, got his eight- cylinder racing career off to a tremendous start by notching his first ever feature win. The Cottage Grove, Minn., youngster piloted the former Kevin Bradwell Chevy back into victory lane, rebranded with his familiar No. 4. But the victory was no walk in the park for DeBois, as he was dogged nearly the entire distance by track veteran chauffer Krysta Swearingen. Swearingen applied pressure high and low throughout, with DeBois answering each challenge. DuBois finally had some breathing room on the final lap as Swearingen’s front suspension broke, forcing her to will her No. 3 mount across the line still in second place. Behind Swearingen, Kyle Hallin, Justin Rick and Steve Baker rounded out the top five.

After the Pure Stocks, Mike Chaplin and Brian Richards turned some exhibition laps in their winged karts, giving area fans exposure to yet another nontraditional form of dirt racing. The other exhibition

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Andy Jones scored an impressive victory in the headlining UMSS main event. – Photo by Stan Meissner class on display was the UMSS traditional sprint cars. Just a few months into their inaugural season, eight of the wingless racers checked in to do battle at St. Croix Valley.

After blasting to the early lead from his front-row starting spot, Kevin “The Rocketman” Bradwell spun his No. 95 ride after a midrace restart, costing himself the lead and a potential win. Bradwell’s spin also collected the car of Joseph Kouba, a veteran of many years on the winged sprint car circuit who was making his wingless debut. The spin handed the lead over to another veteran winged sprint-car racer, Rob Caho Jr. After a late caution, Caho’s ride began to over-heat, but he was still able to hold off a hard-charging Cody Hahn and secure his first victory of the season in the traditional series. Adam Taubert and Aaron Wisch were the final finishers in the exhibition feature.

The penultimate event on the evening featured the headlining UMSS sprint cars with sophomore sensation Andy Jones and veteran Brad Barickman pacing the 10-car field to the green flag. Jones may have had the advantage of a pole position starting spot, but that didn’t mean he had an easy task. Leading from the start, Jones found himself fending off the talented Australian transplant Brooke Tatnell.

While Tatnell had to work his way up from his sixth-place starting slot, the race’s lone caution meant he would be restarting just off Jones’ rear bumper. With the green once again waving over the field, Jones drove the remaining laps smooth and fast, besting the more experienced racer for his fourth feature win of the summer. The win helped vault Jones up to second place in the UMSS points chase with 10 events remaining on the 2010 calendar. Commenting after the race, Jones stated, “I knew Tatnell was behind me on that caution. I just needed to keep running a smooth consistent line and not overdrive the car.

My crew gave me a strong car for the feature, and I’m really happy to win this first race at St. Croix Valley for them and my car owner to help reopen the track.” Behind Jones and Tatnell, Barickman, Jerry Richert Jr., and defending series champion

Cody Hahn rounded out the top five.

The grand reopening’s night ended with a fast and clean Pro Modified 20-lap main event. The 21-car field was paced to the green flag by Mike Mueller and Josh Bazey and would be slowed only once by the appearance of a yellow flag on lap six.

Bazey looked strong and led through the first four laps, but Ryan Olson started third and was pressuring Bazey the entire way. On the fifth circuit, Olson found the opening he was looking for and shot to the point. Once in the lead, Olson stayed there and stretched his advantage to a comfortable margin, leaving Bazey, Jones, Mueller and rookie Zack Stewart to settle thing for runner-up honors. With the dearth of cautions to slow the action, lapped traffic tested the leaders, and all passed with flying colors. Olson dominated to pick up the win ahead of Bazey, Jones, Mueller and Stewart.

The thunder returns to the valley this Friday night, Aug. 5, with the standard fare of racing divisions on hand. The Future IVs, Pure Stocks and Pro Modifieds will be joined by the Pro Stock class, along with exhibitions once again in the karts/micro sprints and UMSS traditional sprints. In mid-August, St. Croix Valley Raceway has a special Saturday night event scheduled. On Saturday, Aug. 13, the American Wrestling Federation will be on hand for a 90-minute show of high-flying wrestling in the square ring. Upon completion of the wrestling, plans are to have the grapplers don fire suits and helmets for some laps on the race track.

UMSS winged sprints will make the second of their three scheduled appearances on August 26. Gates open for each event at 5 p.m., with the first green flag flying at 7 p.m. More scheduling information may be found at the track’s Web site scvraceway.com.

Race Summary: Future IVs, Feature: Damon Roberts, Dylan Roberts, Ben Kaphing, Joel Kruse, Chris Rick, Dan Strohbach, Greg Hallin, Stephanie Lebeis, Abby Garin, Kyle Dahlmeimer, James Miller Pure Stocks, Feature: Tony DuBois,

••• ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Falls is ushering in a new face at the athletic director position. Varsity baseball coach and high school social studies teacher Paul Randolph is taking the reins in place of Kelly Anderson to help kick off the fall sports season, which is set to start as soon as this Wednesday, Aug. 3, with football. Other sports, such as girls golf, cross country, tennis and volley- Paul Randolph ball will begin in the next two weeks. Randolph said he’s excited to begin his eighth year with the St. Croix Falls School District. “It was something that I had thought I wanted to do at some point in my career. The school district presented me with the opportunity and the right circumstances to accept the position as athletic director.” – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Area high school football teams begin practices early this season, on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Typically, practices begin during the second week of August. The main reason for the early start is to eliminate the need for teams to play three games in 10 days during the playoffs near the end of the season. The WIAA also eliminated the testing and equipment day, which usually happens on the day before the actual practices begin.

Next year’s start is expected to beg on Aug. 1, but the WIAA is still in the process of changing the regular season and playoff structures. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete playing collegiate sports in 2011 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

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The Luck Lions Club hosted its annual coed softball tournament recently, with the Gross Trucking/Johnson Motors team taking first place overall. – Photos submitted The Grantsburg 14U finished with another solid season and a state title. Pictured front row: (L to R): Hope Tucker, Olivia Tucker, Katie Miller, Kenzie Omer and Alyssa Taylor. Back row: Harlei Hennessey, manager Tammy Swenson, Megan Miller, Kelsey Fiedler, coach Kevin Miller, Brooke Roufs, Taola Swenson, coach Duke Tucker, Marissa Jensen and Wendy Roberts. Not pictured: Audrey Lauer. – Photo submitted GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg’s 14U club fast-pitch team played in 10 doubleheader league games as part of the TriCounty Fastpitch League. During league games the team batted the full 14-player roster and each player learned additional aspects of the game from playing several different positions. The team finished 164 in league play.

Following the regular season games, a league tournament was held in Farmington, Minn., on July 9-10. The Grantsburg team went undefeated into the championship game, then was beaten by the Woodbury Blast twice, sending the Grantsburg girls home with a secondplace finish out of 41 teams. This was a tough loss after beating Woodbury the previous day, sending them to the loser’s bracket. The league tournament not only serves as the league championship but

also serves as a qualifier for the Minnesota Metro Fastpitch League State Tournament.

The Grantsburg girls played in the MMFL State Tournament on July 16-17.

The team went 3-0 the first day to keep their spot in the winner’s bracket, the second day they made it to the championship game undefeated again. The state championship game was won 16-4 against the same Woodbury Blast team that had beaten them in the qualifier.

The Grantsburg team pitched well, played really good defense, hit the ball well, and were able lay down several excellent bunts. All of these attributes will win games, but most importantly the players and coaches represented their community well by displaying excellent sportsmanship. – submitted

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD SOFTBALL LEAGUES

Falun Church League Team Record Siren Assembly 9-0 Calvary Covenant 8-1 Trade Lake Baptist 5-4 New Hope Lutheran 5-4 Faith Lutheran 5-4 Webster Baptist 5-4 W.Sweden/Zion Lutheran 4-4 Trade River Free 4-5 Siren Covenant/Bethany 2-6 Falun Churches 2-7 Frederic Free 0-10 Scores Thursday, July 28 Siren Assembly 19, New Hope Lutheran 7 Calvary Covenant 18, Falun Churches 11 W.Sweden/Zion Lutheran 16, Frederic Free 5 Friday, July 29 Trade River Free 14, Trade Lake Baptist 9 Webster Baptist 7, Siren Covenant/Bethany 0 Upcoming Thursday, August 4 7 p.m.

Webster Baptist vs. New Hope Lutheran W.Sweden/Zion Lutheran vs. Siren Assembly 8 p.m.

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Faith Lutheran vs. Falun Churches Friday, August 5 7 p.m.

Siren Covenant/Bethany vs. Trade Lake Baptist 8 p.m.

Calvary Covenant vs. Trade River Free Women’s Slow-Pitch Monday League Team Record Beehive 8-1 Coyland Creek 8-2 Smith Family Eye Care 8-2 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 4-5 Maurer Construction 3-7 The Rumors 3-7 Big Butz BBQ 0-10

Coming in third place during the Luck Lions softball tournament was the Denucci’s team.

The Incredibles out of Cushing took fourth place overall at the Luck Lions Club coed softball tournament recently.

Scores Monday, August 1 Smith Family Eye Care 13, Beehive 5 Coyland Creek 13, Kris’ Pheasant Inn 14 (9 innings) The Rumors 15, Big Butz BBQ 14 (8 innings) Maurer Construction 9, Big Butz BBQ 5 Men’s Slow-Pitch Wednesday League Team Record Bon Ton 8-1 Pour House 7-2 Century 21 7-2 Chell Well 6-3 Sundowners 6-3 Wayne’s 5-4 Kris’ Pheasant Inn 3-6 True Quality Auto Body 2-7 Lake Lena 1-8 JCS 0-9 Scores Wednesday, July 27 True Quality Auto Body 8, JCS 3 Wayne’s 15, Chell Well 14 Sundowners 23, Pour House 3 Century 21 27, Lake Lena 0 Bon Ton 20, Kris’ Pheasant Inn 5

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The Northwoods Electric team out of Frederic took second place during the Lions coed tournament in Luck.

AREA BOWLING RESULTS McKenzie Lanes

Summer League 2011 Standings: Don’s Boys 59, Cutting Edge Pro 54, McKenzie Lanes 43, Denny’s Downtown Lanes 42.5, Lane Brains 41,

MMCO 37, Ta-Da 37, Pee Wee’s Gals 26.5.

Women’s games: Kelly Oryan 215 Connie McKenzie 181, Toni Sloper 180.

Women’s series: Kelly Oryan 562, Toni Sloper 523, Connie

McKenzie 518.

Men’s games: John Gerhardt 257, Jim McKenzie 248, Rick Fox 246.

Men’s series: Rick Fox 672, Jim McKenzie 659, Chris Olson 637.

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

Bear kills calves, farmer takes action Incident in Polk County is second of its kind this summer

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer TURTLE LAKE – Even though the incident took place during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 10, Don Sundvall of Turtle Lake was still steaming when he stopped by the InterCounty Leader offices in Frederic late Wednesday morning, July 27. Sundvall was upset with a number of things, namely the DNR and the Polk County Sheriff’s Department for the way they handled a situation involving a huge black bear using his calf pens as a buffet line, killing two of them. After making several phone calls to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and to the Polk County conservation warden without what he thought was a satisfactory response, Sundvall took matters into his own hands. He tracked the bear along with his hired man, Mike Rouzer, and eventually killed it.

“He wasn’t going to stop at just two,” Sundvall told the Leader, adding that his wife, Fran Moore, was afraid to feed calves that morning knowing a bear could be nearby. There are about a dozen calf hutches near their home, and the bear didn’t appear to want any of the feed inside. The bear even tried getting into other hutches without success, but moved right down the line to the next pen, and succeeded in getting another calf. One calf was killed near the front door of their house.

The bear raided the hutches at some point during the night, but Sundvall became aware of it at approximately 3 a.m., while he was getting his cows ready for the morning milking. He was alarmed first by his dogs barking loudly not far from the front door of his house and it was there that he discovered the gruesome remains of the first killed calf, prompting him to make one of several phone calls to the sheriff’s department with his first call coming in at 3:26 a.m.

According to regional warden Supervisor Dave Zebro, another call came through to the sheriff’s department about six minutes later to report that a second calf had been killed.

Between 3:26 a.m. and around 4:15 a.m., Sundvall and Rouzer contacted the sheriff’s department and were given numbers for game wardens and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) through the Department of Agriculture, who handles all cases dealing with livestock depredation.

“Because wildlife is involved, people look at us as the regulating agency on those types of issues, so typically we are the first phone call on those types of depredations,” Zebro said. According to Zebro, phone calls such as these are deferred to APHIS, who has the staff and

This calf was lucky in the fact that the large black bear couldn’t manage to get through.

Notice the metal bar that bent under the pressure. Still, it didn’t stop the bruin from moving down the line and getting two other calves. One calf, (below) was dragged into a nearby field, while another was found near the front doorstep of the Sundvall home.

Warden Phil Dorn oversees the excavation of a huge, 400-plus-pound black bear killed by dairy farmer Don Sundvall north of Turtle Lake. – Photos submitted equipment to work with property owners to resolve these types of situations.

“Our department will certainly provide any assistance as well and will work with APHIS staff to address the animals nuisance problem. When Sundvall contacted the sheriff’s department they deemed the threat to be over and felt there was no need for further action at that time.”

At around 4 a.m., Sundvall made another call to the sheriff’s department asking that they come out to take pictures, but a deputy part-time game warden advised dispatch that Sundvall should call APHIS wildlife services instead and the Polk County Conservation warden. He was also advised not to kill the bear, and that APHIS would eventually try to trap the bear. Zebro said the sheriff’s department left a message with Sundvall at around 4:15 a.m., with no response. It also appeared that Sundvall did not contact APHIS, and instead took matters into his own hands.

Sundvall and Rouzer ended up tracking a bear with dogs, and Sundvall said Rouzer stumbled onto a bear in his field

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while it was still feeding on the calf.

After surprising the bear it fled the kill site, but as the bear stepped into a clearing Sundvall took two shots, hitting the bear both times. His first shot was at around 6:30 a.m. from 478 yards away.

He fired a second round moments later at around 500 yards using his .300 Remington Ultra-Mag. During their investigation the DNR noted Sundvall illegally shot across 180th Avenue, which is against state law.

After shooting the bear, Sundvall buried the animal and eventually left a message with Warden Phil Dorn. Zebro said Dorn called Sundvall at around 7 a.m., but didn’t tell Dorn that he had shot the bear initially and just advised him about the depredation. Zebro also said that Sundvall told Dorn he had no intentions to call Dorn at all, but word had gotten around the community that he had shot and buried the bear and figured the wardens would be arriving at his property so he thought he should call

Dorn.

“When he called Warden Dorn, our investigation indicated that the bear had already been killed,” said Zebro. “When he called Phil he never said ‘Hey, I shot this bear because this is what it had done,’ he stated he had a bear kill two calves last night and I need some help.”

Upon receiving the message Dorn immediately contacted APHIS trapper Chad Alberg, who in turn quickly contacted Sundvall to let him know they’d be coming down to trap the bear that morning.

“I told them not to bother,” said Sundvall. “That I already killed it. Their reply was, ‘You did what?’”

Sundvall believes they handled the entire incident as a joke, and while no charges have been filed, the Barron County district attorney’s office is reviewing the case. Sundvall could face fines of up to $5,000. Dorn also seized the bear, and one of Sundvall’s rifles.

When asked if the sheriff’s department or DNR wardens could have handled things differently, Zebro felt that the incident was handled in the best way it could have been that morning. He said that had a game warden been immedi-

See Bear killed/ next page

Swift Night Out in St. Croix Falls ST. CROIX FALLS – The Gaylord Nelson Audubon Society is hosting a chimney swift count in downtown St. Croix Falls the evening of Saturday, Aug. 6 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Swift Night Out is a continentwide effort to raise awareness about and encourage interest in chimney swifts. As summer draws to a close and the swifts have finished raising their young, these aerial acrobats begin to congregate in communal roosts prior to

their migration in the fall. St. Croix Falls counts in June and July ranged from 205 to 95. Participants will meet on the sidewalk in front of the Lucky Cup/post office and watch swifts enter the chimney across the street. Some seating is available but counters may bring a lawn chair. For more information contact Randy Korb, 715-483-2742 or rkorbbio@aol.com. – submitted

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Bear killed continued ately reached, they would have referred him to APHIS, or found a way to meet with him in the morning to help resolve the problem. Since the bear was not currently in the act of killing an animal or doing additional harm there were other avenues to address the situation than going on a bear hunt.

“Sundvall dealt with it the best way he thought he should, when we obviously believed that there was another avenue to try to resolve this so the bear doesn’t have to die and the public can try to harvest that bear under legal circumstances,” said Zebro.

So, what is the best action to take when faced with this type of situation? According to the DNR, and sheriff’s department, if a situation arises such as this one and the animal is gone, APHIS and the

department will work with the landowner in a very responsive manner to keep a similar situation from occurring again. If a bear is in the act of killing or harming an animal, pet or for personal safety, people can defend themselves or their property.

“In this situation the bear left the area and Sundvall and his companion went on a bear hunt and shot the first bear they saw,” Zebro said.

“It’s not logical, reasonable or legal to kill an animal just because it’s there, but people do have a right to protect themselves,” Zebro said, adding that APHIS is very responsive to people, and they’ll at least call you back to give you some type of advice to minimize the damage.

For incidences such as these, or other bear or wildlife problems contact APHIS at 800-228-1368.

A similar incident in June On Monday, June 13, a similar bear incident happened near the Town of Eureka, when a large bear killed a lone calf at a family home owned by Shaila and Jeremiah Johnson.

Shaila Johnson took her daughter to swimming lessons at around 1:45 p.m., but returned just under two hours later to find the fence had been knocked over.

Inside the fence had been a calf that her daughter was taking care of as part of a 4-H project. The Johnsons didn’t have any other livestock on their five-acre property, but are given a calf each year by relatives to show at the fair. A large tract of wilderness surrounds the area roughly four miles south and one mile east of Cushing.

Johnson immediately called her uncle Bob and cousin Kyle Swanson, who owns the calf, to inspect what had just

happened. The bear had taken a single but large bite out of the calf’s spine, but nothing else. Her cousin and uncle took several pictures of the scene, and were put in contact with wildlife damage specialist Chad Alberg, who is a trapper for APHIS. Alberg confirmed right away that it was a bear that had taken and killed the calf.

“We handle bear complaints throughout the year and livestock killing, but with bears it’s pretty rare,” Alberg said.

Authorities attempted to trap the bear during the following week but to no avail. Alberg said it was a one-time deal, and uneventful. Things have been relatively quiet since the first bear incident and Alberg has received no other reports of any calves being taken by bears. He also stresses that they can’t act on these kinds of cases without someone first reporting that they’ve happened.

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825/mo. + utilities + deposit Pets considered w/NR deposit Centuria Available Aug. 15 $

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Background check.

On-site laundry.

First month’s rent and damage deposit.

FOR RENT 1-BR Apartment

Quiet building & neighborhood.

No pets. References & security deposit required.

GARAGE SALE

FOR RENT

Olson Apartments

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

1-BR apartment Available now

715-483-9987

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Sat., Aug. 6

2389 170th Street, Luck Items for sale include: Clothes, girls size 3 - 4T and some adult; preschool toys; children and adult books; crib mattresses; gas wall heater and lots of other household items.

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715-463-2541 541338 37-39ap 48-50Lp

BACKYARD SALE At C l a m F a l l s Tave r n S a t u r d ay, Au g . 6

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• C l o t h e s • 2 P i c t u r e W i n d ows • Household Stuf f 542600 50Lp N o c h ec ks , pl eas e.

MOSER-HOUMAN GARAGE SALE Friday, August 5, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 6, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

LOTS of baby girl name-brand clothes NB-24 mos. - Gap, Gymboree, Place, Old Navy, Carters, etc.; boy clothes NB-3 mos.; Bumbo seat; crib bedding; play gyms; high chair; tons of women’s clothes; name-brand jeans and capris size 7-11; shoes; Coca-Cola décor; pictures; area rugs; knickknacks; end tables; lamps; books; trolling motors and much more!

From Webster, north on Hwy. 35 to County Road A east 8 miles to 27885 Moser Dr. Watch for signs.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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Valley, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Matthew A. Fauley, Osceola, fail/carry boat floatation devices, $162.70.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY FOR RENT IN LUCK, WIS.

Deluxe Twin Homes in 8th St. Court – Spacious 2-bedroom, 1-bath home includes refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and washer and dryer. Also included is an attached 2-car garage with an auto. door opener.

Monthly rent of $775 includes lawn care, garbage service and snow removal.

APARTMENT FOR RENT

FOR RENT Very nice, large, 4 BRs, 1.5

baths, fireplace/formal dining, det. 2-car gar., great yard.

Minn., fish w/o license, $192.70.

John M. Ehlers, St. Louis Park, Minn., fish w/o license, $192.70.

Philip D. Elliott, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Sean M. Elmer, Maple Grove, Minn., fish w/o license, $192.70.

Jeffery B. Essig, Chaska, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Christy J. Everson, Golden

Includes garage, water & sewer.

Kyle Johansen, 715-472-4993

715-566-0464

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2 BRs, 2 baths, 2-car attached garage with opener, deck, range, refrig. w/ice, micro/vent, dishwasher, washer & dryer, gas furnace with central air, lawn care, snow removal, weekly trash pickup and cable TV included in rent.

References and security deposit required.

Available Immediately

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GARAGE SALE STORM DAMAGE? 10858 Spirit Lake Road Grantsburg Sat., Aug. 6, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hwy. 70 to Little Wood Lk. Road, then left on Spirit Lk. Road.

Ending day care. Lots of toys, indoor and out; girl’s clothes, 18 mo. to 16 plus; adult clothing, men’s and women’s; some furniture and men’s items; 7-person hot tub, much misc.

Replacement Homes/Cabins Fast (120 days +/-) Custom Designed Special Low Pricing

HIT 2 SALES AT ONCE Atlas United Methodist Church Annual Thrift and Bake Sale Saturday, August 6

“Kids in the Park Day,” sponsored by Cushing Legion, right next door!

Holiday decorations; kids clothes; furniture and household items; toys; books; and much, much more.

Something for everyone!

Downtown Atlas 2110 295th Avenue/County Road B Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ***$1/bag last hour of the sale!*** Also - Next Door 2112 - 295th Avenue/County Road B Hours: 6 - 10 a.m.

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son, fish w/o license, $202.70.

Keith A. Davis, Center City, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Renae A. Davison, Centuria, speeding, $263.50.

Jason M. Delaire, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

John G. Denning, Racine, speeding, $225.70.

Knowl T. Douglas, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Brian S. Ehlers, Minneapolis,

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Bradley D. Chapman, Shoreview, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Curtis M. Christianson, Ham Lake, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

David L. Clark, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Thomas R. Clover, Fridley, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Louis F. Continenza, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Joy B. Coppola, Windsor Heights, Iowa, speeding, not guilty plea.

Lavonne C. Curley, Roseville, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Brad S. Danielson, Fergus Falls, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Thomas C. Datwyler, Hud-

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Peter D. Bernaciak, Roseville, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

David C. Bird, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jesse S. Bishop, Forest Lake, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00; speeding, $175.30.

Alice M. Biver, Rice Lake, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Mathew W. Boelk, North Fond Du Lac, speeding, $175.30.

Thomas R. Boley, Hudson, speeding, $175.30.

Brent R. Braber, Osceola, operate motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Cheryl K. Brotemarkle, Prior Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael O. Burns, Prior Lake, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Clayton P. Cameron, Wauseon, Ohio, speeding, $175.30.

Robert C. Carlson, Balsam Lake, dog at large, $100.00.

Michael J. Channing, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

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John W. Abell, Medina, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Nathaniel A. Ahlness, Frederic, operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

James R. Albee, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Randy L. Alling, Amery, operate motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Shaw J.B. Amundson, St. Croix Falls, fail/yield when emerging from alley, not guilty plea.

Abbie R. Anderson, New Richmond, speeding, $200.50; operate motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Mark D. Anderson, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

Steven W. Anderson, Amery, inattentive driving, not guilty plea.

Brad L. Anfinson, Osceola, operate boat w/o valid cert number, $200.50.

William D. Angell, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jamie E. Arkell, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michelle L. Backes, Lindstrom, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Dale A. Baker, Rochester, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

Neal P. Baker, Star Prairie, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Gordon J. Barbein, Albertville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Richard K. Barnard, Lino Lakes, Minn., brought in a dwelling w/o land us permit, not guilty plea.

Tyler S. Berg Freer, Hudson, speeding, not guilty plea.

24729 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872

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(July 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

NANCY JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 936 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 10, 2011, in the amount of $105,175.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 13, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The South 54 feet of Lot 6, Block 15, Third Addition to Lawson City in the Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 311 S. Main St., Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 146-00181-0000.

Dated this 19th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274735

LIBRARY POSITION OPEN

Grantsburg Public Library is looking for a local, people-oriented individual to join our staff.

Requirements: Able to work Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 6 p.m., every 3rd Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every 4th Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Computer skills required. Application forms available at the library’s front desk. No phone calls will be 542245 50L accepted. Deadline August 19, 2011.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Endeavors Adult Development Center, Inc., a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is applying for federal assistance as authorized under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 for a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation: Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program. This proposal is for funding the operating costs of transportation services to provide access to employment for low-income residents of Polk County. For additional information, please contact Diana Manning, Executive Director, Endeavors Adult Development Center, Inc, 101 150th St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, (715) 485-8764, 542603 50L dmanning@endeavorsadc.org

(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

DEBORAH JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 137 CORRECTED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 16, 2011, in the amount of $142,136.23, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 11, Plat of Hasta La Vista, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 106 Ranger Court, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 151-00367-1100.

Dated this 21st day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Benjamin J. Pliskie State Bar #1037985 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274646

Case Number: 10 CV 354 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 30, 2010, in the amount of $191,817.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 21, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 4468 filed on May 19, 2004, in Volume 20, Page 20, as Document No. 680274, being a part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 26, Township 36 North, Range 17 West, in the Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin. ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 26, Township 36 North, Range 17 West, Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 4468 filed in Volume 20, Page 20, as Document No. 680274.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1382 and 1382-A State Rd. 48, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 036-00614-0100 & 036-00614-0200 Dated this 21st day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274840

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(June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

SHARI L. HERTEL, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 09 CV 346 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 14, 2010, in the amount of $141,933.45, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 17, 2011. 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 77, Assessor’s Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 347 East Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 281-01071-0000.

Dated this 14th day of June, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 272648

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The Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet monthly in 2011. Each scheduled meeting will be on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the township hall.

For Additional Information, Call: Perry Karl 715-653-4247 Brad Olson 715-327-4614

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NOTICE

CLAM FALLS TOWNSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the following application has been received by the Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis., for a beer and/or liquor license for the ensuing year ending June 30, 2012.

ST. CROIX MOTOR SPORTS, LLC, a partnership, dba St. Croix Valley Raceway, Judy L. Strohbeen, agent, for a “Class B” beer license, NE 1/4 Section 15, 2014 160th Avenue, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Notice is further given that the above license application will be acted upon at the regular Town Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 6 p.m., at the Town Hall.

Janet Krueger, Town Clerk TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.tscf@centurytel.net 542648 50-51L WNAXLP

NURSING

A full-time registered nurse position for PMs, 2 - 10:30 p.m.

Health, life and dental available for full-time employees with paid time off accrual and 401(k) with company match.

Please call Jennie Klassa RN, DON

Frederic Nursing & Rehabilitation Community

205 United Way, Frederic, WI 54837 Phone 715-327-4297 • Fax 715-327-4950 542424 www.atriumlivingcenters.com 39a-e 50L

TOWN OF LUCK Luck Town Board Notice Public Hearing Thursday, August 11, 2011

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that during its regular business meeting on August 11, 2011, 7 p.m. the Town Board will hold a hearing on the proposed Amendment to ATV Ordinance #10 for additional ATV routes as per Town of Luck ATV route map and/or DNR-approved signage.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 542690 50-51L 40a WNAXLP

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WILSHIRE CREDIT CORPORATION, AS SERVICER FOR U.S. BANK, NA, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MLMI TRUST SERIES 2006-RM4 Plaintiff vs.

CHRISTINE A. SIMONSON, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 946 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 18, 2010, in the amount of $185,761.73, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 1, 2011. 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 25, Croixwood, in the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Lot 25, Croixwood, “A Planned Unit Development,” City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1326 East Aspen Drive, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 281-01380-2500 Dated this 7th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 273954

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

LEON E. MEWHORTER, et al.

Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF BEER AND LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION

(June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

CRAIG H. MEASNER, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 949 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 11, 2011, in the amount of $222,906.95, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 18, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lots 3 and 4, of Certified Survey Map No. 4419 recorded in Volume 19 of CSM, Page 200, as Document No. 677672, being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3643 recorded in Volume 16 of CSM, Page 156, as Document No. 629722, located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 9, Township 32 North, Range 19 West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 406 280th Street, Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 022-00209-0130 & 022-00209-0140.

Dated this 24th day of June, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 273378

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FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS

ITEM A: 1992 Ford Club Wagon Passenger Van, 179,353 miles ITEM B: 1974 Onan Commercial Generator, 676 hours ITEM C: Two (2) Huebsch Commercial Clothes Dryers Interested persons may contact Dewey Strilzuk at 715-825-3515 to view items. All items sold “as is,” no warranties. Bids must be sealed and clearly marked, “ITEM A” or “ITEM B” etc. Address sealed bids to: Brandon Robinson, District Administrator, Unity School District, 1908 150th St./Hwy. 46 North, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Bids are due Fri., Aug. 5, 2011, at noon. Bids will be opened at 1 p.m. in the Unity Board of Education Room. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids which it feels is in the best interest of the 541999 49-50L 39a,d WNAXLP District per Board of Education policy.

NURSING

Certified Nursing Assistant positions available, part time on varied shifts. Paid time off accrual and holiday pay for part-time positions. Applicant must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in Wisconsin.

Please call Jennie Klassa RN, DON

Frederic Nursing & Rehabilitation Community

205 United Way, Frederic, WI 54837 Phone 715-327-4297 • Fax 715-327-4950 542562 50L 40a-e www.atriumlivingcenters.com

TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN This is a Local Road Improvement Project The Town of West Sweden is seeking bids for Milling and 2 inches of compacted Hot Mix on 170th Street for 830’.

Starting 900’ north of CTH W. The town will add 4” of extra gravel after it is milled and also add gravel to the shoulders.

The town crew has already dug out the soft spots in the road.

Bids are due by Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by 6:30 p.m. for the town monthly meeting. The Board has the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Contact Chairman Simon Nelson at 715-653-2305 or Kevin at 715-371-1002.

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Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #15726

(July 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

DANIEL R. JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 403 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 21, 2010, in the amount of $99,977.47, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 13, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4, Section 28-3518, thence North along the forty line 300 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said forty 500 feet; thence South parallel to the East line of said forty to the South line of said forty; thence East to the point of beginning, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2155 190th Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.

TAX KEY NO.: 020-00721-0000.

Dated this 10th day of May, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Marie M. Flannery State Bar #1045309 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 270718

(July 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. AS SERVICER FOR THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWMBS, 2004-12 Plaintiff vs.

INPONG LUANGRATH, et al.

Defendant(s) AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 237 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 7, 2010, in the amount of $256,916.08, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 31, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 1753 recorded in Volume 8 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 101 as Document No. 523410, being a part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest (SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4) of Section Twenty-Two (22), Township Thirty-Two (32) North of Range Nineteen (19) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 272 270th St., Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 022-00533-0100 Dated this 14th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274422

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY LITTON LOAN SERVICING, LP AS SERVICER OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWALT, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200319CB Plaintiff Vs. ALLAN L. OPITZ, et al.

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(July 27, Aug. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Anna Elaine Kreutzian a/k/a Jensen Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 46 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth December 11, 1922, and date of death October 3, 2008, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin with a mailing address of 835 300th Ave., CTH W, Frederic, WI 54837.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 31, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse Balsam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 20, 2011 David L. Grindell GRINDELL LAW OFFICES, S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561 Bar No. 1002628 542148

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HARRIS N.A., f/k/a COMMUNITY BANK GROUP, f/k/a FORTRESS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DOUGLAS J. NEWBERG, TERRY J. NEWBERGHACKETT, JANE DOE SPOUSE, Unknown spouse of DOUGLAS J. NEWBERG and BONE LAKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Case No. 11-CV-104 Case Code 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action, and the order of the court dated on the 24th day of May, 2011, I will sell at public auction in the foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on the 30th day of August, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described premises, to-wit: Lot Three (3) of the Polk County Plat of Bone Lake Acres recorded at the Office of the Polk County Register of Deeds on March 16, 2005, in Envelope 306A of Plats as Document No. 695822. Said Plat being located in Government Lot Three (3) and the Northeast One-quarter (1/4) of the Northeast One-quarter (1/4) of Section Thirty-one (31) and the Southeast One-quarter (1/4) of the Southeast Onequarter (1/4) and the Southwest One-quarter (1/4) of the Southeast One-quarter (1/4) of Section Thirty (30), Township Thirty-six (36) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Town of Bone Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

ADDRESS: Vacant Land.

PARCEL ID#: 012 00767 0300.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check. Balance of purchase price must be paid within ten (10) days after confirmation of the sale.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 7th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County This property is sold “as is” subject to all legal encumbrances and any outstanding and accruing real estate taxes, special assessments, and penalties and interest, if any. Purchaser will be required to pay all transfer and recording fees and, if desired, the cost of title evidence.

Prepared by: Matthew J. Krawczyk SBN 1064349 Krawczyk, Duginski & Rohr, S.C. 16650 West Bluemound Road, Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 827-5800 Krawczyk, Duginski & Rohr, S.C., is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in bankruptcy of the underlying debt, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

(July 27, Aug. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT B. CHAUSSEE Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 51 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth June 21, 1943, and date of death June 29, 2011, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 312 Dairyland Avenue, Milltown, WI 54858.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 31, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 22, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 Bar No. 1003029

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Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, Clerk

(July 27, Aug. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND E. JENSON Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 53 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth October 2, 1915, and date of death December 18, 2005, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2356 210th Street, Luck, WI 54853.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 31, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 21, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 542118 WNAXLP Bar No. 1003029

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Bremer Bank, N.A., a national banking association, 8555 Eagle Point Boulevard P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042, Plaintiff, vs.

Debbie K. Nahkala 307 Woodlawn Avenue Frederic, Wisconsin 54837, Defendant.

Case Type: 30301 Case No.: 11CV427 PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO DEFENDANT, DEBBIE K. NAHKALA: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff above-named has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after August 3, 2011, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of property.

We, the undersigned, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., on behalf of Plaintiff, Bremer Bank, N.A., a national banking association, are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained from you will be used for purposes of collecting that debt. If you notify Anastasi & Associ-ates, P.A. within thirty (30) days that you dispute the validity of this debt or any portion of it, we will obtain verification of the debt and send it to you. If you do not contact us, we will as-sume the debt to be valid in its entirety. In addition, if requested by you within the thirty (30) day period, we will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor. Federal law does not require us to wait until the end of the thirty (30) day period before suing you to collect this debt. However, if you request proof of the debt or the name and address of the original creditor within the thirty (30) day period that begins with your receipt of this Summons, Federal law requires us to suspend our efforts under this legal action to collect the debt until we mail the requested information to you.

Dated: July 21, 2011.

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The Regular Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of McKinley Will Be Held On Tues., August 9, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

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Monthly Board Meeting Monday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT BRIGGS, and ANCHORBANK, fsb., Defendants Case No. 10 CV 974 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 14, 2011, in the amount of $125,899.16, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 5264 recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps, page 171 as Document No. 721566, located in part of Government Lot Seven (7) and part of Government Lot Eight (8), Section Thirty-five (35), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

A perpetual nonexclusive easement for the purposes of ingress and egress over the existing roadway that lies between the Northerly boundary of the property being conveyed as Parcel 1b and 1c, and the pond, and runs in a Westerly and Northerly direction, between two ponds, and on across the roadway as described in Certified Survey Map No. 486 recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, page 215.

PIN: 040-01289-0000.

Property Address: 1385 Kemah Drive, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 18th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

TOWN OF MILLTOWN

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Notices

NOTICE

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Zachary S. Lowe Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 52 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth 7/11/1988 and date of death 6/13/2011, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 577 216th Ave., Luck, WI 54853.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 25, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 15, 2011 Scott Lowe 2147 Circle Drive Luck, WI 54853 542423 715-857-5099 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 917 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on Feb. 12, 2010, in the amount of $120,398.51 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Aug. 30, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: LOT 9, PLAT OF JENSON’S BUTTERNUT ACRES, VILLAGE OF LUCK, POLK COUNTY, WIS. PARCEL 2: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND LAKE ACCESS OVER THE EAST 24 FEET OF LOT 23, PLAT OF JENSON’S BUTTERNUT ACRES. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1514 Lake Avenue, Luck, WI 54853 TAX KEY: 146-00413-0000 Dated this 11th day of July, 2011 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale.

Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274109 541197 WNAXLP

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REQUEST FOR BIDS REQUEST FOR BIDS

Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 272954

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 7505 MAIN STREET, WEBSTER, WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 2011, AT 6 P.M. For the purpose of the consideration of a zoning variance for Bryan Mintz dba Big Al’s Liquidations, for his business located at 26356 Lakeland Avenue South, Webster, Wisconsin, Parcel #191 3300 55 220. The property is zoned C-2, Highway Commercial Business District. The request is to move a sign closer to existing Highway 35. The Board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the request.

For additional information, please contact: Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk 7505 Main Street West Webster, WI 54893 Phone: 715-866-4211 542323 39a 50L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF LUCK PUBLIC NOTICE is given to all persons in the Village of Luck that the Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on August 22, 2011, at 6 p.m., at the Luck Village Hall, 401 Main St., to solicit comments on proposed floodplain (zoning ordinance and/or map) revisions that are required by state and federal law. These revisions govern development in mapped fllodplain areas. The proposed (ordinance/map) revisions are on file in the office of the Village Administrator.

The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in flloodplain areas and will govern uses permitted in mapped floodplains. Activities such as dredging, filling, excavation and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be restricted according to which flood zone the property is in. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be on file and open for public inspection in the office of the Village Administrator for a period of two weeks prior to this public hearing.

All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Written comments may be submitted to: Zoning Administrator, P.O. Box 315, Luck, WI 54853.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 25, 2009, in the amount of $438,473.58, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 7, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot Four (4) of certified survey map No. 2677 recorded in Volume Twelve (12), of certified survey maps, Page One Hundred Sixty-Four (164), Document No. 581439, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 SW 1/4), Section Twenty-Seven (27), Township Thirty-Two (32) North, Range Seventeen (17) West together with easements located in the South Half of the Northwest Quarter (S 1/2 NW 1/4), Section TwentySeven (27), Township ThirtyTwo (32) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, as described in Volume 518 of records, Page 211, Document No. 459339, Polk County, Wisconsin, the above property is situated in Polk County, State of Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 152 147th Street, Deer Park, WI 54007.

TAX KEY NO.: 002-007050400.

Dated this 14th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274388

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Dated this 20th day of June, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff vs.

DAVID L. DRINKWINE, BRENDA L. DRINKWINE, Defendants.

Case No. 11CV38 Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on June 30, 2011, in the amount of $277,437.08, 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 7th day of September, 2011, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 1 of CSM #3324, recorded in Volume 15 of CSM, on page 91, as Document #610025 located in part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 26, Township 33 North, Range 17 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin, except land deeded to Polk County, Wisconsin, in Volume 217 of records on page 344 as Document #293053.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 707 130th Street, Amery, Wis. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale.

Dated this 7th day of July, 2011. /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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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 16, 2011, in the amount of $181,942.40, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 18, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin .

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 4504 recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps, page 56 as Document No. 682160, being part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 32, Township 33 North, Range 17 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 628 170th Street, Osceola, WI 54020 TAX KEY NO.: 024-00672-0110.

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

MARC R. COCHERELL, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 63 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 26, 2010, in the amount of $121,427.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: September 1, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1186, recorded in Volume 6 of Certified Survey Maps, on Page 2, as Document No. 449416, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2036 150th Street, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 040-00596-0000.

Dated this 7th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 273936

BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. AS SERVICER FOR THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC10, MORTGAGE PASS-THOUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OC10 Plaintiff Vs CHRISTOPHER HEINN, et al Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 442

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK N.A. Plaintiff vs.

JANICE E. BENSON, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 152 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

(July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. AS SERVICER FOR DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006HE6, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE6 Plaintiff vs.

MELISSA C. KRUGER, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 46 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 28, 2010, in the amount of $125,407.82, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 31, 2011, 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 Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 12 of Block 2 of Horsmann’s First Addition to Village of Dresser, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 379 Horsmann Avenue South, Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 116-00241-0000.

Dated this 7th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 273940

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(June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

The Town of Lincoln will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011, on the following: 1) Hot mix blacktopping approximately 1.7 miles x 22’ wide x 21/2” thick compacted on Black Brook Road between Icehouse Bridge Road and Clark Road. 1/2 mile of this project will be a LRIP project. Shaping to be done by bidder.

2) Blacktopping approximately 100’ long x 24’ wide on Icehouse Bridge Rd., just south of Black Brook Rd. Bids will be opened by the Town Board at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Please mark the outside of your envelope: Blacktop Bid. For more information, please contact Steve Washkuhn, Town Chairman, at 715-866-4201. Mail your bid to P.O. Box 296, Webster, WI 54893.

The Town of Lincoln reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids or to accept the bid they deem most advantageous to the town and to waive any irregularities in the proposal process.

542038 49-50L 39-40a WNAXLP By order of the Lincoln Town Board

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The Town of Lincoln will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011, on the following: Approximately 3,500 yards of class 5 gravel supplied, spread and compacted to 4” thick, 26’ wide and approximately 1.7 miles long on Black Brook Road between Icehouse Bridge Road and Clark Road. The Town of Lincoln will supply a grader and operator for leveling and shaping.

Bids will be opened by the Town Board at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Please mark the outside of your envelope: Gravel Bid. For more information, please contact Steve Washkuhn, Town Chairman, at 715-866-4201. Mail your bid to P.O. Box 296, Webster, WI 54893.

The Town of Lincoln reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids or to accept the bid they deem most advantageous to the town and to waive any irregularities in the proposal process.

542036 49-50L 39-40a WNAXLP By order of the Lincoln Town Board

(July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24)

(July 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff Vs JUDITH AAMOLD, et al Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 256 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 1, 2009, in the amount of $135,172.36, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Sept. 8, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The following described real property situate in the County of Polk, and State of Wisconsin, to wit: Part of the Southwest One-Quarter of the Northwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4), Section Thirty (30), Township Thirty Five (35) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, described as follows: Commencing at the West One-Quarter corner of said Section 30, thence East along the South line of said SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 115.40 feet; thence leaving said South line North 01 Degrees 41’ 22” West along the Southerly extension of the Easterly right of way of State Highway No. 87 and along said Easterly right of way a distance of 898.89 feet to the point of beginning, thence leaving said right of way South 89 degrees 32’ 41” east 425.41 feet, thence North 00 degree 38’ 07” East, 401.9 feet, more or less, to the North line of said SW 1/4 of NW 1/4, thence Westerly along said North line 441.73 feet, more or less to said Easterly right of way of STATE Highway No. 87, thence South 01 degree 41’ 22” East along said Easterly right of way 402.2 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, containing four acres, more or less, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1976 State Road 87, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 020-007570001.

Dated this 14th day of July, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Christina E. Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale.

Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 274397

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Notices/Employment Opportunities

POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT GOLDEN AGE MANOR

LPN - Part Time (.6) $19.89/hr. plus $1 shift differential Benefit qualifying position 10:30 p.m. to 6:45 am.

Deadline to apply: Aug. 12, 2011 Laundry Aide - Limited Part time With casual housekeeping Deadline to apply: Aug. 29, 2011

$11.02/hr.

YOU MUST COMPLETE OUR POLK COUNTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For applications, complete job description & qualifications, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employee Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk County Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI, 715-485-9176 or GAM, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI, 715-268-7107. AA/EEOC 542582 50L

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MENTAL HEALTH / AODA / COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR

The responsibility of this position is to manage and supervise the Burnett County Health/Human Services Department Unit which provides a broad range of mental health, alcohol and other drug, and community support services to children, adolescents and adults.

Requires Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in County Human Services and a minimum of 3 years’ supervisory experience preferred. Mental Health crisis intervention experience preferred. Eligible to be licensed in the State of Wisconsin in one of the following: LCSW, LMFT, CSW. Valid driver’s license and access to private transportation for work related purposes.

Salary Range: $27.14 - $31.02 per hour plus excellent fringe benefits.

For further information and application material contact the Burnett County Administration/Human Resources Office, Burnett County Government Center - Room #190, 7410 County Road K, #116, Siren, WI 54872 (www.burnettcounty.com or mthalacker@burnettcounty.org. Phone: 715-349-2181, Fax: 715-349-2180). Application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2011.

542635 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 50-51L 40a,b,c

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE BURNETT COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of LaFollette of Burnett County shall hold its first meeting on the 20th day of August, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LaFollette 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 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 the 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 intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for the 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 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 of review the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate value of the land and of it the improvements that are 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 of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73-03(2a) of WI. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of LaFollette has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expense that is provided to the Assessor under the paragraph which provides exceptions to persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or 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 Sec. 19.35 (1) WI. 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 LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk

STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE BURNETT COUNTY Pursuant to s.70.45 Wis. Stats. The Town of LaFollette assessment roll for the year 2011 assessment will be open for examination on the 20th day of August, 2011, at the LaFollette Town Hall from 9 to 11 a.m. Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and Board of Review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

Notice is hereby given this 3rd day of August, 2011.

Linda Terrian, Clerk 542361 50L 40a WNAXLP

A public test of the Village of Frederic’s Sequoia Voting System will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at 2 p.m.

Kristi Swanson, Village Clerk 542692 50L WNAXLP

JOB POSTING K-12 PART-TIME ART INSTRUCTOR The following part-time position is available in the Shell Lake School District:

K-12 Art Instructor

This .50 F.T.E. afternoon art position will start with the 2011/2012 school year. This position will provide art education in grades K-12 in the Shell Lake School District and includes opportunities for additional after-school related duties. D.P.I. license, Art Education 550 will be required or capability to receive an emergency Art Education 550 license through D.P.I. To apply: Applicants must send the following: • Letter of application • Resume • Current D.P.I. license • Three letters of recommendation • Copy of official transcripts Successful applicant must pass a criminal background check, drug screen and required medical exam.

Start Date: August 26, 2011.

Application Deadline: August 12, 2011.

Submit application materials to: Mrs. Kimberly Osterhues, Pre K-6 Principal School District of Shell Lake 271 Hwy. 63 S. 542052 Shell Lake, WI 54871 49-50r,L 39-40b The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

(July 27, Aug. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Ashley Raquel Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 477 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Ashley Raquel Hankel To: Ashley Katrina Hankel Birth Certificate: Ashley Raquel Hankel In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Brittany Marie Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 478 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Brittany Marie Hankel To: Brittany Faith Hankel Birth Certificate: Brittany Marie Hankel In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Alysa May Hankel

By Petitioner: Todd Daryl Hankel

By Co-Petitioner: Mary Louise Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 479 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Alysa May Hankel To: Alysa Kristina Hankel Birth Certificate: Alysa May Hankel In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Joshua Anthony Hankel

By Petitioner: Todd Daryl Hankel

By Co-Petitioner: Mary Louise Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 480 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Joshua Anthony Hankel To: Joshua Todd Hankel Birth Certificate: Joshua Anthony Hankel

TOWN OF LORAIN - PUBLIC TESTING OF ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT

On Friday, August 5, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. there will be a public test of the electronic voting equipment which will be used at the August 9, 2011, elections. This test, open to the public, will be conducted at the Lorain Town Hall.

542694 50L WNAXLP Susan Hughes, Clerk, Town of Lorain

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF McKINLEY

In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Megan Rose Hankel

By Petitioner: Todd Daryl Hankel

By Co-Petitioner: Mary Louise Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 481 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Megan Rose Hankel To: Megan Sue Hankel Birth Certificate: Megan Rose Hankel In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Heather Lynn Hankel

By Petitioner: Todd Daryl Hankel

By Co-Petitioner: Mary Louise Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 482 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Heather Lynn Hankel To: Heather Louise Hankel Birth Certificate: Heather Lynn Hankel In The Matter Of The Name Change Of: Jenna Lynn Hankel

By Petitioner: Todd Daryl Hankel

By Co-Petitioner: Mary Louise Hankel Notice and Order For Name Change Hearing Case No. 11 CV 483 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Jenna Lynn Hankel To: Jenna Louise Hankel Birth Certificate: Jenna Lynn Hankel IT IS ORDERED THAT: These petitions will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wis.: Judge Molly E. GaleWyrick, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, Sept. 2, 2011, 3:30 p.m.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715-4589299 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge July 19, 2011

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The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Siren Town Hall. Immediately following the Sanitary District Meeting the Town of Siren will hold their monthly Board meeting at approximately 6:45 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 542021 49-50L

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Village of Frederic NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT

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NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETINGS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Open Book for the Town of McKinley will be held at the McKinley Town Hall, Hwy. 48 and 15th Street, on Friday, August 19, 2011, from 5 to 7 p.m., and that the Board of Review will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing and examining the assessment roll of real and personal property in said Town and all sworn statements and valuations of real and personal property therein, and/or correcting all errors in said roll, whether in description of property or otherwise, and to perform such other duties imposed by law.

Taxpayers may appear at this meeting and examine the assessment roll, sworn statement and valuations.

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 that 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 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 under WI Stat. Sub (3)(a), that a person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under WI Stat. Sub (6m) 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 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 of evaluation; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under WI Stat. 73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in 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 determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.19.35(1).

Dated this 28th day of July, 2011.

542547 50L WNAXLP Town of McKinley, Deborah Grover, Clerk

NORTHWEST COUNSELING & GUIDANCE CLINIC SEEKS BILLING SUPERVISOR

Be part of one of the premiere child and adolescent mental health systems in the state. NWCGC is a mental health agency that provides comprehensive, therapeutic day treatment, crisis and emergency mental health services, and outpatient mental health services in a variety of locations and school districts throughout the state.

NWCGC is currently seeking a Billing Office Supervisor. The Billing Office Supervisor reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for oversight of the billing process and supervision of billing office staff, as well as troubleshooting and assisting with processing of claims and accounts receivable. This person will also be responsible for various other billing department responsibilities such as contracting with third-party payers, credentialing clinicians, analyzing and troubleshooting reimbursements, authorizations and claims processes, and setting up new billing practices when needed. This person will play a key role as the company continually grows and adapts to industry changes.

As the Billing Office Supervisor, you will also handle collection calls on past due accounts, assist with special projects as assigned by the CFO, including, but not limited to audit tasks, budgeting, and preparing reports for senior management.

Successful applicants will have: • Excellent troubleshooting and creative problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to interact with team members, senior personnel, outside entities and customers.

• Ability to work both independently with initiative and as a part of a team.

• Ability to work with multiple priorities and adapt to frequent change.

• Exceptional organizational skills and an attention to detail.

• Effective management and supervisory skills.

• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.

Education/Experience • All applicants must have insurance billing experience with medical claims supervisory experience.

• Preference will be given to applicants with mental health billing experience.

• Preference will be given to applicants with a degree in accounting and/or medical billing.

• Knowledge and/or working experience with Microsoft Office, Excel and medical billing software. (NWCGC uses Allscripts.)

At NWCGC, we value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, life and 401(k) benefits and future growth opportunities within the organization. To learn more about our company, please visit: www.nwcgc.com.

Interested applicants should send cover letter and resume to Nick Kalambokidis, NWCGC Chief Financial Officer: Fax: 715-327-8447. E-mail: NickK@nwpltd.org.

542633 50-51L 40-41a NWCGC is an equal opportunity employer.

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NOTICE OF MEETING Village of Frederic

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF BLAINE - BURNETT COUNTY NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Review for the Town of Blaine of Burnett County shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, August 25, 2011. Open Book will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. The Board of Review will convene from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Both meetings will be held at the Northland Community Center.

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 the 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 the 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 48hour notice of an intent to file 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 ask for removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of the time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall spe-cify, 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 use to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of Blaine has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or 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 Sec. 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 Blaine Rita Ronningen, Clerk 542719 50L

RECALL ELECTION AUGUST 9, 2011

LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES A Partisan Recall Election will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, in the State of Wisconsin, Senate District 10. This notice of location and hours of polling places is published on behalf of the municipalities. Following is a list of polling place locations for Burnett County municipalities: Town of Anderson Town Hall 13808 Anderson Rd. Town of Daniels Town Hall 9602 Daniels 70 Rd. Town of Dewey Town Hall 24433 Town Hall Rd. Town of Grantsburg Town Hall 23211 State Rd. 48/87 Town of LaFollette Town Hall 24184 Malone Rd. Town of Lincoln Town Hall 9110 Perida Rd. Town of Meenon Town Hall 7396 Kruger Rd. Town of Roosevelt (Timberland Luth. Church) 20805 Cty. Rd. H Town of Siren Town Hall 7240 S. Long Lake Rd. Town of Trade Lake Town Hall 11811 Town Hall Rd. Town of West Marshland Town Hall 12259 County Rd. F Town of Wood River Town Hall 11610 State Rd. 70 Village of Grantsburg Village Hall 316 S Brad St. Village of Siren Village Hall 24049 First Ave. N Village of Webster Community Center 7421 Main St. W The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. All of the polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk: Town of Lincoln Wanda Washkuhn, Clerk 25603 Icehouse Bridge Rd. P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4201 Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 25863 E. Bass Lk. Dr. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893 Town of Roosevelt Patricia Hayden, Clerk 2997 County Rd. EE Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-2468 Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119 Town of Trade Lake Deborah Christian, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2600

Town of West Marshland Margaret A. Hess, Clerk 25161 Spaulding Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2922 Town of Wood River Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Village of Grantsburg Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson, Clerk/Treasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk/Treasurer 7505 Main St. W., P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211

NOTICE TOWN OF APPLE RIVER PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TOWN HALL MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011 542551 50L 6:30 P.M. WNAXLP Notice is given that a public test of the Edge Voting System will be conducted at the Town Hall located at 612 U.S. Highway 8 at the date, location and time specified above.

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY M. MONSON Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 55 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth November 21, 1926, and date of death March 26, 2011, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 472 95th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 4, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse Balsam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 25, 2011 Robert J. Richardson Bakke Norman, S.C. 990 Main St., Suite 200 Box 54 Baldwin, WI 54002 715-684-4545 Bar No. 1010382

JOB POSTING

.82 F.T.E. to Full-Time 5-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher

The following .82 to full-time elementary position is available in the Shell Lake School District: 5-year-old Kindergarten - Shell Lake Elementary School Start Date: 2011-12 school year.

This .82 F.T.E. to full-time elementary team-teaching position will start with the 2011/2012 school year. Applicant must hold a prekindergarten to grade-3 license (083) or a prekindergarten to grade-6 license (086) and preferably an early childhood license. Successful applicants will have a dynamic personality with excellent classroom leadership and instructional skills.

Applicants will also have excellent classroom management skills and experience with behavioral modification techniques.

To apply: Applicants must send the following: • Letter of application • Resume • WI D.P.I. license • Three letters of recommendation • Copy of official transcripts Successful applicant must pass a criminal background check, drug screen and required medical exam.

Start Date: August 26, 2011.

Application Deadline: August 12, 2011.

Submit application materials to: Mr. Jim Connell, District Administrator School District of Shell Lake 542218 271 Hwy. 63 S. 39-40b 50-51r,L Shell Lake, WI 54871 The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

NOTICE OF PARTISAN RECALL ELECTION 10TH SENATE DISTRICT LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

At the Election to be held on August 9, 2011, in Polk County, Wisconsin, the following polling place locations will be used for the municipalities indicated.

ALL Polling places will open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.

Voters must be registered before they may vote. You may already be registered.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, or registering, contact the municipal clerk prior to the election.

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

Town of Luck Town of Alden Voting at: Luck Town Hall Voting at: Alden Town Hall 135 1st Ave., Luck 183 155th St., Star Prairie Lloyd Nelson, Clerk - 715-472-2037 Judy Demulling, Clerk - 715-248-7859 Town of Apple River Voting at: Apple River Town Hall 612 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Gloria Stokes - Clerk, 715-268-9275

Town of Milltown Voting at: Milltown Fire Hall 127 Eider St., Milltown Virgil Hansen, Clerk - 715-825-2494

Town of Balsam Lake Voting at: Balsam Lake Town Hall & Shop 1494 150th Ave., Balsam Lake Brian Masters, Clerk - 715-554-2091

Town of Osceola Voting at: Osceola Town Hall 516 East Ave. N, Dresser Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk - 715-755-3060

Town of Bone Lake Voting at: Bone Lake Lutheran Church 1101 255th Ave. & Cty. I, Luck Darrell Frandsen, Clerk - 715-472-8212 Town of Clam Falls Voting at: Clam Falls Town Hall 3178 80th St., Frederic Betty L. Knutson, Clerk - 715-653-4206 Town of Eureka Voting at: Eureka Town Garage 2395 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Michelle Tonnar, Clerk - 715-646-2985 Town of Farmington Voting at: Farmington Town Hall 2647 30th Ave., Osceola Debbie Swanson, Clerk - 715-294-2370 Town of Garfield Voting at: Garfield Town Hall 690 Minneapolis St., Amery Sue Knutson, Clerk - 715-268-4414 Town of Georgetown Voting at: Georgetown Town Hall 1847 100th St./Cty. Rd. H, Balsam Lake Kristine Lindgren, Clerk - 715-857-5788

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Town of Anderson Jessica King, Clerk 2773 185th St. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-4753 Town of Daniels Ellen Ellis, Clerk 8713 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5840 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown, Clerk 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111 Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson, Clerk/Treasurer 118 E. Madison Avenue P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5600 Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531

The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, August 8, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk

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(Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIZENS COMMUNITY FEDERAL, Plaintiff, vs.

TRACY L. BRABEC, JASON A. BRABEC, ANCHORBANK, f/k/a S&C Bank Defendants.

Case No. 11CV336 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on July 22, 2011, in the amount of $165,099.65, 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 29th day of September, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 2 of CSM 14-15, Map No. 2993, a part of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 36, Township 33 North, Range 16 West (in the Township of Lincoln).

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 613 65th Street, Clear Lake, 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 1st day of August, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway 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.

Town of Laketown Voting at: Cushing Community Center 2410 241st St., Cushing Patsy Gustafson, Clerk - 715-648-5569 Town of Lorain Voting at: Lorain Town Hall 252 345th Ave., Frederic Susan Hughes, Clerk - 715-653-2629

Town of St. Croix Falls Voting at: St. Croix Falls Town Hall 1305 200th St., St. Croix Falls Janet Krueger, Clerk - 715-483-1851 Town of Sterling Voting at: Cushing Community Center 2510 241st St., Cushing Julie Peterson, Clerk - 715-488-2735 Town of West Sweden Voting at: West Sweden Town Hall 3147 3rd Ave. N., Frederic Andrea Lundquist, Clerk - 715-327-8650 Village of Dresser Voting at: Municipal Building 102 W. Main St., Dresser Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk - 715-755-2940 Village of Frederic Voting at: Frederic Village Hall 107 Hope Road, Frederic Kristi Swanson, Clerk - 715-327-4294 Village of Luck Voting at: Luck Village Hall 401 Main St. S., Luck Kathy Hanson, Clerk - 715-472-2221 Village of Osceola Voting at: Osceola High School Auditorium Neil J. Soltis, Clerk - 715-294-3498 City of St. Croix Falls Voting at: City Hall 710 State Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Bonita Leggitt, Clerk - 715-483-3929, ext. 11 542415 50L 40a,d WNAXLP

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NOTICE

TOWN OF LUCK Board Meeting Thursday, August 11 7 p.m.

Town Hall

BONE LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Saturday, August 13, 2011, 9 a.m.

Wilkins Resort, Bone Lake

Agenda: 1. Reading of the minutes 2. Act on ATV Ordinance #10 Amendment for additional ATV routes, as per Town of Luck ATV route map and/or DNR-approved signage.

3. Treasurer’s Report 4. Review and pay bills 5. Patrolman’s report Any additional agenda will be posted in the Luck Town Hall and Clerk’s Office.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk

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NOTICE

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Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order and introductions of commissioners and guests.

- Robert E. Murphy, Chairman 2. Reading and approval of minutes - Wayne Liepke, Secretary 3. Treasurer’s Report - Phil Foster, Treasurer 4. Election of Commissioners a. Report of Nominating Committee - Tim Laughlin b. Appointment of Tellers - Chairman c. Election by ballot 5. Committee Reports - Comprehensive Lake Management Plan - Phil Foster Chair/Cheryl Clemens - Consultant a. SUB-Committee Reports 1. Waterfront Runoff - Alex Chorewycz 2. Fisheries - Wayne Liepke 3. Wildlife and Natural Beauty - Karen Engelbretson 4. Evaluation and Studies - Bob Boyd 5. Water Shed - Ann Miller b. Aquatic Plant Management Plan - Bob Boyd, Chair c. Boat Safety and Buoys - Dick Boss, Chair d. Communications Committee - Newsletter & Web site - Bob Boyd, Chair e. Social Committee - Boat Parade & Social Functions Sue Schnarr, Chair f. Fireworks - Bob Boyd, Chair 6. Recognition of Volunteers 7. Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 - 2012 8. Bone Lake Township - Wayne Shirley 9. Georgetown Township - Ron Ogren 10. Polk County - Brian Masters 11. Audit of Books 2011 - Frank Schlick 12. Old Business 13. New Business 14. Adjournment *Commissioners meeting following adjournment of annual 542695 50-51L meeting to elect officers for the upcoming year.*

The August meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thurs., August 4, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

Ann Peterson 542253 Clerk-Treasurer 50L (July 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the action of Jackson County Bank v. Tracy L. Songetay et al, Polk County Case No. 10CV511, I will sell at public auction in the foyer area Polk Co. Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at 10 a.m. the following described premises, located in Polk County, Wisconsin: Lot 6, Block 2, Bretl Addition, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Property Address: 406 North Day Road, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.”

TERMS OF SALE: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale. /s/ Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County, Wisconsin James Flory Wiley Law, S.C. P.O. Box 629 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0629 Phone: (715) 835-6171

SAMPLE BALLOT NOTICE OF RECALL ELECTION AUGUST 9 2011

OFFICE OF THE BURNETT COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF BURNETT COUNTY Notice is hereby given of a partisan recall election to be held in several wards in the County of Burnett, on August 9, 2011, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

AT THE RECALL PARTISAN ELECTION Where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote shall not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. After casting his or her

vote, the elector shall leave the booth, deposit his or her folded ballots in the proper ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballots:

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Wanda Hinrichs, Burnett County Clerk

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The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Larry Holtz, owner, requests to create a minor subdivision, creating 3 lots from the 2.6 acres located in the SE 1/4 of Section 25, T34N, R 18W. The current parcel identification number is 044-00661-0000.

Alfred V. Rogers Estate, owner, requests to create a minor subdivision, creating 2 lots from the 40 acres located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 25, T34N, R 18W. The current parcel identification number is 044-01016-0000, and the property address is 1899 120th Ave., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to discuss amendments to Chapter 1 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org.

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Notices/Employment

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TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARING August 10, 2011

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MINUTES OF THE

Res. 34-11 - Resolution Of The Polk County Board Of Supervisors In Support Of Federal Funding Of Community Action Agency Programs. Motion (Jepsen/ Kienholz) to approve. Motion to approve Resolution 34-11, carried by a roll call vote 12 Yes /11 No. Resolution adopted. Voting Yes: Supvrs. H. Johansen, D. Johansen, Kienholz, Caspersen, Rattel, Moriak, Arcand, Luke, Jepsen, O'Connell, Christensen and W. Johnson. Voting No: Supvrs. Schmidt, Brown, Edgell, Masters, Sample, Nelson, Stroebel, Hartung, Bergstrom, N. Johnson and Voelker.

POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS July 19, 2011 - 6:30 p.m.

RESOLUTION 35-11

Chairman Johnson called the meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors to order at 6:30 p.m.

Roll call was taken by the Clerk, with 23 members present.

County Clerk informed the chair that notice of the agenda was properly posted in three public buildings, published in the county's legal paper and posted on the county Web site the week of July 11, 2011, and the amended agenda was posted on July 13, 2011. Corporation Counsel explained the need to suspend the rules to allow for the amending of the published agenda.

Chairman Johnson requested a motion to suspend the rules of order allowing the amended published agenda in order to go into closed session to discuss the claim of Katherine Farell. Motion (Kienholz/Schmidt) to suspend the rules of order and amend the agenda. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Motion (Masters/Jepsen) to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Introduction of George Stroebel to the county board to fill the vacancy in District 16. Motion (Luke/Masters) to confirm the appointment of George Stroebel to fill the vacancy as Supervisor for District 16. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Chairman Johnson requested consideration of those items contained under Consent Agenda: Confirmation of County Board Minutes from June 21, 2011.

Minutes approved.

Supervisor Nelson led the prayer. Chairman led the Pledge of Allegiance Public comments were offered.

Presentations were provided by Robert Rasmussen, Deanna Boettcher and Lisa Johnson to update on the OWI Prevention Committee. A presentation was given by Peter Kilde, Executive Director of West CAP and a presentation was also given by Steve Warndahl, highway commissioner, and Moe Norby on the use of the PASER program and Adopt a Highway.

The presentations were interrupted by a 10-minute break, called by the chair due to a tornado warning in the area.

Chairman's Report was given by Wm. Johnson. Finance Manager's report was given by Maggie Wickre. Administrator's report was given by Dana Frey.

Motion (Kienholz/Schmidt) to approve the Administrator's appointments of Jeff Peterson and Tim Laux to the Board of Adjustment and of Duana Bremer to the Library Federation Board of Trustees. Motion to approve appointments carried by unanimous voice vote.

Committee/Board Reports were given.

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLANNING GRANT FUNDS THE HONORABLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF POLK COUNTY: WHEREAS, farmers of Polk County are eligible for certain tax credits under Wisconsin law as a result of the County's participation in the Wisconsin farmland preservation program; and WHEREAS, in order to continue in the program the County must update its certified plan consistent with state standards and the County's comprehensive plan, adopted in 2009; and WHEREAS the County Planner is moving forward to update the farmland preservation plan so that the County may continue in the program.

WHEREAS, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting applications for grants that may be used to reimburse 50 percent of a county's costs incurred in updating the certified plan, up to a maximum grant of $30,000.

WHEREAS, through the Land Information Department, Polk County has submitted an application for a Farmland Preservation Planning Grant and has received notice from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that Polk County will be a recipient of a grant amount that will be determined in the State 2011-13 biennial budget.

WHEREAS, it is necessary for Polk County to enter into a contract with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to receive reimbursements provided through the grant; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the County to continue its participation in the Wisconsin farmland preservation program.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors accepts the grant funds that will be received through the Farmland Preservation Planning Grant.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors adopts and agrees to enter into on behalf of Polk County the Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for Farmland Preservation Planning Grant Funds, as attached hereto and incorporated herein.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the County Planner to administer the grant contract and carry out any and all responsibilities required of Polk County in compliance therewith, including, but not limited to, signing required documents as an authorized representative of Polk County.

Funding amount and source: Not to Exceed $30,000 State of Wisconsin General Purpose Revenues Administered through Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; 50-Percent Cost Share In-Kind Contributions from Land Information Department and Land and Water Resources Department.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Date Submitted to County Board: July 19, 2011.

Submitted and Sponsored by the Land Information Committee: Kim A. O’Connell, Herschel Brown, Larry Voelker Reviewed and recommended by Dana Frey, County Administrator.

Approved as to form by: Malia Malone, for Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

At its regular business meeting on July 19, 2011, the Polk County Board of Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 35-11; Resolution To Authorize An Agreement With The Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture, Trade And Consumer Protection For Farmland Preservation Planning Grant Funds, by a unanimous voice vote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.

Dated: July 25, 2011 Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.

Dated: July 25, 2011

RESOLUTION 34-11

RESOLUTION OF THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL FUNDING OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY PROGRAMS WHEREAS, West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc. (West CAP) was established in 1965 by action of county boards of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties as a Community Action Agency (CAA) under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; and WHEREAS, West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc. is one of the 16 CAAs in Wisconsin which serve to address the needs of individuals and families living near the bottom of the economic ladder by providing opportunities for economic and social advancement; and WHEREAS, West CAP creates economic opportunities for low-income people in Polk County by: • Involving low-income people and a diverse group of local community stakeholders in identifying and developing solutions to local poverty problems; • Building skills through employment training, financial education and other programs; • Assisting low-income households to build assets such as home ownership; • Developing and managing affordable housing; • Improving energy efficiency through home weatherization and energy conservation; • Providing emergency food resources to pantries and other sites and organizing activities to encourage families to incorporate family meals and cooking activities; • Creating new jobs and developing small businesses; • Responding to crisis situations, including homelessness, utility shut-offs, and other short-term needs; • Recruiting volunteers to serve the needs of community organizations and institutions; • Facilitating collaboration of services with local organizations and agencies; and • Researching and preparing funding applications to meet the needs of the community.

WHEREAS, West CAP's services in Polk County in 2010 had a total economic impact of $2,075,592 and served a total of 1,297 households; and WHEREAS, West CAP and its sister community action agencies serving the poor in Wisconsin receive federal Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funds to provide services to low-income individuals and families and CSBG funds are critical to the success of West CAP; and WHEREAS, West CAP is governed by a board of directors representing a cross section of the community consisting of: One-third are representatives of the poor, one-third are elected public officials representing the county boards, and one-third are representatives of business and community groups from the area served thereof; and WHEREAS, President Obama's budget calls for reducing funding for CSBG by 50 percent and members of Congress have proposed deeper cuts; and WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties has issued a letter of support for full federal funding of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and maintaining the program's funding formula; and WHEREAS, the Polk County Board of Supervisors believes the services and programs provided by West CAP are important to the County and the loss of any significant level of CSBG funding would be a detriment for the families and communities in the County, but also in recognition of the need to address domestic spending.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors hereby supports the funding for the Community Services Block Grant at the 2008 levels to sustain efforts to achieve economic stability for people in need for our common good.

Funding amount: No county funding.

Funding source: N/A. Date Finance Committee Advised: N/A. Finance Committee Recommendation: N/A. Effective date: Upon Passage.

Date Submitted to the Polk County Board: July 19, 2011.

Submitted and Sponsored by: Larry Jepsen.

Reviewed only by Dana Frey, County Administrator.

Approved as to form by: Malia Malone, for Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

At its regular business meeting on July 19, 2011, the Polk County Board of Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 34-11; Resolution Of The Polk County Board Of Supervisors In Support Of Federal Funding Of Community Action Agency Programs, by a simple majority vote of 12 in favor and 11 against.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.

Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AND POLK COUNTY The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DEPARTMENT) and Polk County (CONTRACTOR) enter into this agreement (AGREEMENT) to provide grant funds to cover part of the costs of preparing a farmland preservation plan required under s. 91.10(1), Stats., for the work performed over two calendar years between January 1, 2011, (start date) and December 31, 2012, (end date). Grant awards under this AGREEMENT are made in accordance with s. 91.10(6), Stats.

This document, including the attached Appendices A and B, constitutes the entire agreement between the DEPARTMENT and the CONTRACTOR. This AGREEMENT supercedes any prior communications or understandings related to the subject matter of this AGREEMENT. The parties may agree in writing to amend this AGREEMENT, prior to the ending date of this AGREEMENT.

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I. CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS: The CONTRACTOR agrees to do all the following: A. Perform or arrange for others to perform the following during the work period with a start date of January 1, 2011, and an end date of December 31, 2012: 1. Prepare a farmland preservation plan that meets the requirements under s. 91.10(1), Stats.

2. Conduct outreach and education, data collection, meetings and other planning activities needed to prepare the farmland preservation plan.

3. Ensure that the farmland preservation plan is part of any comprehensive plan adopted by the county, and is consistent with the county's comprehensive plan.

4. Submit a farmland preservation plan to the DEPARTMENT for certification under s. 91.16, Stats., by the end date of this AGREEMENT. The CONTRACTOR and all of its subcontractors agree to comply with all applicable terms of this AGREEMENT, and specifically agree that the above requirements are essential to this AGREEMENT. These essential requirements must be met, regardless of whether any additional funds are paid to the CONTRACTOR for these activities from other funding sources. The failure to perform these essential requirements is a substantial breach of this AGREEMENT, and subject to the remedies set forth in Section II. D. B. Seek payment for no more than 50 percent of the eligible costs incurred in performing this AGREEMENT, up to the maximum grant award of $30,000 (maximum grant award), for the following expenses: 1. County employees and independent contractors, including the professional services of a planning consultant.

2. The following support costs related to plan development: a. Computerized planning data, planning software and hardware only to the extent required to perform work under this AGREEMENT, but this does not authorize the purchase or lease of computer equipment including printers or general software that can be used for other purposes including routine operations.

PAGE 30 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - AUGUST 3, 2011 b. Development, purchase and documentation of data, maps and computerized information used within the plan or plan update. c. Costs related to conducting public planning sessions, meetings and hearings, including room rentals. d. Public participation and outreach activities including educational materials, citizen surveys, Internet activities and newsletters. e. Photocopying, printing and postage. f. Mileage expenses for county employees performing work on the grant activities billed at the state rate. g. Professional training for county employees related to land use planning and the Farmland Preservation Program. h. Other expenses incurred in the development and preparation of a plan that are not defined as ineligible.

The following expenses are not eligible for reimbursement: 1. Indirect costs or fees.

2. The lease, purchase or other acquisition of an interest in a vehicle or real property.

3. Planning activities and plan development costs incurred prior to the start date of this AGREEMENT. 4. Planning and development of ordinances or other actions to implement the farmland preservation plan.

5. Costs incurred by the CONTRACTOR to prepare the grant application.

6. Funds under this AGREEMENT may not be used, directly or indirectly, for lobbying purposes.

C. Submit reimbursement requests, on a DEPARTMENT-approved form, documenting eligible costs incurred in performance of this AGREEMENT. A county must submit at least one reimbursement request for work performed during each calendar year, and may submit a second request. If a county elects to submit two requests in a calendar year, the first request is limited to costs incurred during the first six months and the second is limited to costs incurred in the second six months of that year. For each year of the two-year grant period, the county may submit its first request reimbursement no sooner than July 1 of each grant year, and its final request no later than February 15, 2012, for the first calendar year of the grant and February 15, 2013, for the second calendar year. For any county employees who perform work related to this AGREEMENT, the county must have records that document the amount of staff time paid by these grant funds, the percent of time FPP work represents in relation to the employee's full appointment, and specific activities performed by the employee.

IV. FUNDING SOURCE: Grants under this AGREEMENT are awarded from an annual appropriation of GPR funds under s. 20.115(7)(dm) & (tm), Wis. Stats.

Polk County By:

John Petty Title:

Title: Administrator, ARM Division

Date:

Date: APPENDIX A STANDARD CONTRACT PROVISIONS

I. RECORDS; ACCESS: The CONTRACTOR will keep records of the CONTRACTOR's activities under this AGREEMENT; including records of all funds received and spent, and records to support the CONTRACTOR'S reimbursement requests under this AGREEMENT. The CONTRACTOR will keep financial records according to generally accepted accounting principles and practices.

The CONTRACTOR will keep these records for at least 4 years, or until the DEPARTMENT completes a final audit of the contractor's performance, whichever occurs first. In the event of a dispute involving any records, the DEPARTMENT may require the CONTRACTOR to keep those records for an additional period of time specified by the DEPARTMENT. The CONTRACTOR will make the records available to the department or its designee for inspection, audit and copying upon request. The CONTRACTOR will provide proper facilities for the inspection, audit or copying.

II. ASSIGNMENT: The CONTRACTOR may not assign, delegate or subcontract any portion of this AGREEMENT without the prior written consent of the DEPARTMENT. III. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: The CONTRACTOR is an independent contractor for all purposes, including workers' compensation, and is not an employee or agent of the DEPARTMENT or the State of Wisconsin.

Reimbursement will be provided for 50 percent of the total eligible costs documented in a reimbursement request, subject to these limitations: 1. Cumulative payments cannot exceed the maximum grant award, and 2. Regardless of the number or timing of reimbursement requests, DATCP will withhold payment of 50 percent of the maximum grant award until the CONTRACTOR submits a farmland preservation plan to the DEPARTMENT that qualifies for certification under s. 91.16, Stats.

D. Certify the following in connection with each reimbursement request: 1. The CONTRACTOR has in its possession proof of payment for each eligible cost incurred during the reporting period, including statements, invoices, time sheets, contracts, or written receipts for all supplies and services provided by contractors for this project.

2. The CONTRACTOR has in its possession proof of meeting the following matching requirement: payment of at least 50 percent of the total eligible costs identified in a reimbursement request from any combination of county levy, non state grant funds, and in-kind services including work performed by county employees but not including the work of unpaid volunteers.

3. The CONTRACTOR has implemented accounting procedures to avoid the submission of duplicate reimbursement requests to the DEPARTMENT for county employees and independent contractors who are billed for work under this AGREEMENT and the Soil and Water Resource Management grant program.

E. Maintain records as provided in Appendix A, including records documenting proof of payment. In the event this AGREEMENT is extended, the CONTRACTOR agrees to retain records for at least four (4) years after the extended end date of the AGREEMENT. The CONTRACTOR further agrees to make proof of payments and other required records available to the DEPARTMENT upon request.

F. Comply with other applicable terms of this AGREEMENT.

IV. INDEMNIFICATION: The CONTRACTOR agrees to hold harmless, defend and indemnify the DEPARTMENT and all its officers, employees and agents, against any liability or other claims resulting from the actions or omissions of the CONTRACTOR or its employees, agents or representatives.

V. NONDISCRIMINATION: In connection with the performance on work under this AGREEMENT, the CONTRACTOR agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical conditions, developmental disability, sexual orientation or national origin, as defined in section 51.01(5), Wis. Stats. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual orientation, the CONTRACTOR further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.

The CONTRACTOR agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notice of this nondiscrimination clause. The DEPARTMENT will provide the CONTRACTOR with a copy of the notice. Failure to comply with the conditions of this clause may result in the CONTRACTOR being declared an "ineligible" contractor, termination of the AGREEMENT, or withholding of payment.

VI. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: The CONTRACTOR is exempt from the requirement of submitting a written affirmative action plan.

VII. APPLICABLE LAW: The laws of the State of Wisconsin shall govern this AGREEMENT. The CONTRACTOR shall at all times comply with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations in effect during the period of this AGREEMENT. The CONTRACTOR shall not use money received under this AGREEMENT for any illegal activities.

VIII. ANTITRUST ASSIGNMENT: The CONTRACTOR and the DEPARTMENT recognize that, in actual economic practice, overcharges resulting from antitrust violations are in fact usually borne by the DEPARTMENT. Therefore, the CONTRACTOR hereby assigns to the DEPARTMENT any and all claims for such overcharges as to goods, materials or services purchased in connection with this AGREEMENT.

II. DEPARTMENT OBLIGATIONS: The DEPARTMENT agrees to do all the following: A. Pay the CONTRACTOR for costs allowed under this AGREEMENT, subject to compliance with the requirements in Section I of this AGREEMENT. The combined payments shall not exceed either 50 percent of the eligible expenses or the maximum grant award, which ever is less.

This AGREEMENT is made pursuant to legislative appropriations.

Reduction in those appropriations may be necessary due to budget shortfalls. The DEPARTMENT will notify the CONTRACTOR if a reduction in the grant amount is necessary as the result of a reduction in the legislative appropriation. In that circumstance, the CONTRACTOR may adjust the work plan commensurate with any reductions or exercise the right of termination provided in Appendix A of this AGREEMENT. B. Provide information and assistance to the CONTRACTOR and those working for the CONTRACTOR to prepare a farmland preservation plan that meets the requirements under s. 91.10(1), Stats., and qualifies for certification under s. 91.16, Stats, for the purpose of enabling the CONTRACTOR to complete the farmland preservation plan by the end date of this AGREEMENT. C. Allow for extension of this AGREEMENT only if the CONTRACTOR has secured an extension of the certification of the county's existing farmland preservation plan. The DEPARTMENT will grant an extension of this AGREEMENT for the same period as the extension granted for plan certification (in no case will the extension of this AGREEMENT exceed an additional two years). Extensions or other amendments to this AGREEMENT must be in writing and signed by authorized representatives of the DEPARTMENT and CONTRACTOR before the end date of this AGREEMENT. D. The DEPARTMENT in its sole discretion may pursue remedies for the failure to perform the requirements of this AGREEMENT specified in I.A, including the recovery of grant funds paid to the CONTRACTOR under this AGREEMENT. III. CONTACTS: Communications regarding this AGREEMENT will be directed to the following persons, or persons subsequently designated by the parties: CONTRACTOR - Tim Anderson 715-485-9279 DEPARTMENT - Lynne Hess 608-224-4637 (For assistance in plan development) Kris Modaff 608-224-4611 (For grant funds administration including reimbursement payments)

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection By:

IX. TAX DELINQUENCY: Contractors who have a delinquent Wisconsin tax liability may have their payments offset by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue.

X. LOBBYING: The CONTRACTOR may not use funds received under this AGREEMENT, directly or indirectly, for lobbying activities of any kind. Materials printed, reproduced or distributed under this AGREEMENT may not advocate a particular position on any state legislation or state agency action, nor may they encourage the recipient to contact or lobby any state legislative or agency official for lobbying purposes.

XI. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT: Either party may terminate this AGREEMENT by giving at least 30 days prior written notice to the other party. The DEPARTMENT reserves the right to cancel any AGREEMENT, in whole or in part, without penalty, due to nonappropriation of funds or the CONTRACTOR's failure to comply with this AGREEMENT. If the DEPARTMENT terminates this AGREEMENT, the DEPARTMENT's liability is limited to the actual costs incurred by the CONTRACTOR as of the date of termination, plus any termination expenses incurred with the prior written approval of the DEPARTMENT. XII. ETHICS CODE: If a state public official (s. 19.42, Stats.) or an organization in which a state public official holds at least a 10 percent interest is a party to this AGREEMENT, this AGREEMENT is voidable by the state unless appropriate disclosure is made to the State of Wisconsin Ethics Board, 44 E. Mifflin, Suite 601, PO Box 2800, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 (telephone: 608-266-8123).

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RESOLUTION 37-11

RESOLUTION CONCERNING CERTAIN BUDGETARY AND POSITION ADMINISTRATION POLICIES: TO CREATE POLICY 880, BUDGET PLANNING AND EXECUTION; TO AMEND POLICY 881 - STAFFING, BUDGET PLANNING, AND POSITION ADMINISTRATION; AND TO REPEAL POLICY 310, BUDGET OVERRUNS POLICY TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 65.90, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has the responsibility to adopt the annual budget and to approve amendments to the adopted budget as it may within its discretion determine appropriate.

WHEREAS, Policy 881, Staffing, Budget Planning, and Position Administration, provides under one comprehensive document definitions, procedures and policies for staff planning, budgeting and position administration for Polk County reflective of an organizational structure with an Administrative Coordinator under Wisconsin Statute Section 59.19; and WHEREAS, similarly, Policy 310, Budget Overruns Policy, provides budget management procedures applicable to an organizational structure with an Administrative Coordinator under Wisconsin Statute Section 59.19; and WHEREAS, the County of Polk operates with the administrative form of government recognized in Wisconsin Statute Section 59.18; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 59.18, the County Administrator is responsible for the coordination and direction of all administrative and management functions of the County, not otherwise vested by law in boards or commissions or other elected officers; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin Section 59.18, the County Administrator is responsible for the preparation and the submission of the annual budget to County Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS it is in the interest of the County that its policies conform to state law and provide for the efficient operation of county government.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors creates and adopts Policy 880, Budget Planning and Execution, as attached hereto and incorporated herein.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors repeals Policy 881, Staffing, Budget Planning, and Position Administration.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors creates and adopts Policy 881, Staffing and Position Administration, as attached hereto and incorporated herein.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors repeals Policy 310, Budget Overruns Policy.

Funding amount: N/A. Funding source: N/A. Effective date: Upon Passage.

Date Submitted to County Board: July 19, 2011.

Submitted and Sponsored by: Patricia Schmidt, Ken Sample, James Edgell and Warren Nelson.

Reviewed and recommended by Dana Frey, County Administrator.

Reviewed, recommended and approved as to form by: Malia Malone, for Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

At its regular business meeting on July 19, 2011, the Polk County Board of Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 37-11; Resolution Concerning Certain Budgetary And Position Administration Policies: To Create Policy 880, Budget Planning And Execution; To Amend Policy 881 Staffing, Budget Planning, and Position Administration; And To Repeal Policy 310, Budget Overruns Policy, by a unanimous voice vote.

Dated: July 25, 2011 William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.

Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.

Dated: July 25, 2011

Res. 35-11 - Resolution To Authorize An Agreement With The Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture, Trade And Consumer Protection For Farmland Preservation Planning Grant Funds. Motion (O'Connell/Brown) to approve.

Motion to approve Resolution 35-11 carried by unanimous voice vote.

Resolution adopted.

RESOLUTION 36-11

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CORPORATION COUNSEL FOR CY 2011 TO THE HONORABLE SUPERVISORS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF POLK: WHEREAS, during the past years, the County Board of Supervisors has resolved to authorize a legal services agreement between the Human Services Department and the Office of Corporation Counsel for the provision of legal services on termination of parental rights cases; and WHEREAS, as a result of those legal services agreements, the County improves the quality of lives of those children who have been placed in foster care by placing those children by court order in a planned living arrangement, such as adoption, guardianship or sustaining care; and WHEREAS, as a result of such legal services agreements, the County has been able to capture federal reimbursements under Title IV-E of Social Security Administration Act, thereby reducing net costs to the County that are expended for legal services in child welfare cases, which include termination of parental rights cases; and WHEREAS, the Federal Title IV-E legal reimbursement program allows reimbursement of legal services provided by the Office of Corporation Counsel based upon the personnel costs of attorneys and staff and nonpersonnel costs of the Office of the Corporation Counsel that are expended toward the provision of legal services in termination of parental rights cases; and WHEREAS, in order to continue to receive Federal IV-E reimbursements for legal services for termination of parental rights cases, it is necessary for the County to authorize on an annual basis a legal services agreement between the Human Services Department and the Corporation Counsel; and WHEREAS, entering into and implementing a legal services agreement as required for Federal Title IV-E reimbursement will allow Polk County to continue to prosecute termination of parental rights cases expeditiously and cost effectively; and WHEREAS, the Personnel Committee and the Human Services Board have recommended approval of the 2011 legal services agreement between the Human Services Department and the Corporation Counsel that directs the Corporation Counsel to provide legal services for the purposes of prosecuting termination of parental rights cases.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the Polk County Human Services Department and the Polk County Corporation Counsel to enter into a legal services agreement for the purposes of Federal Title IV-E reimbursement for termination of parental rights cases.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the authorization provided herein to the Polk County Human Services Department and the Polk County Corporation Counsel to enter into a legal services agreement for the purposes of Federal Title IV-E reimbursements for termination of parental rights cases shall be continuous and ongoing until such authorization is repealed.

Initial funding amount: $15,328 Projected 2011 County Levy Expenditures $6,131 Projected Title IV-E Program Reimbursement (40% Rate) Funding source: 2011 Approved County Levy - Corporation Counsel.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Finance Committee Advised: CY 2011 Budgetary Process.

Finance Committee Recommendation: Adoption with the CY 2011 Budget.

Date Submitted to County Board: July 19, 2011.

County board action: Adopted.

Submitted by Personnel Committee: Russell E. Arcand, Patricia Schmidt, Warren Nelson, James Edgell and Ken Sample.

Submitted by the Human Services Board: David Markert, Tim Strohbusch, Bill Alleva, Geri Christensen, Kris Hartung and John Gyllen.

Reviewed and recommended by Dana Frey, County Administrator.

Reviewed, approved as to form and recommended by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

At its regular business meeting on July 19, 2011, the Polk County Board of Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 36-11; Resolution To Authorize A Legal Services Agreement Between The Human Services Department And The Corporation Counsel For CY 2011, by a unanimous voice vote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.

Dated: July 25, 2011 Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.

Dated: July 25, 2011 Resolution 36-11 - Resolution To Authorize A Legal Services Agreement Between The Human Services Department And The Corporation Counsel For CY 2011. Motion (Schmidt/Brown) to approve. Motion to approve Resolution 36-11 carried by unanimous voice vote. Resolution adopted.

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6/1/2011 Polk County Wisconsin BUDGET PREPARATION AND EXECUTION

Policy 880

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1. Contents and scope This policy governs the preparation, submission, approval and implementation of the annual budget for Polk County, Wisconsin, under the Laws of the State of Wisconsin and subject to other relevant policies adopted by the Polk County Board of Supervisors including, but not limited to, policies on fund balance, procurement, investment, and employee compensation and benefits as well as any negotiated labor agreements.

2. Definitions For purposes of this policy, the following terms have the meanings given: a. Budget means a plan of raising and using financial resources to ensure achievement of tasks and execution of functions during a budget period. b. Budget period means one calendar year. c. Budget reserve means unassigned general fund balance as of the close of the preceding year as determined through the County's annual audit. d. Contingency account means that described in Wisconsin Statutes 59, as amended from time to time. e. Debt service means scheduled payment for principal, interest or both for a bond, loan or other similar financial obligation. f. Fiscal year means a calendar year from January 1 through December 31 of that same year. g. Budget year means the fiscal year following the current fiscal year. h. Forward year means a fiscal year following the budget year. i. Program means a systematized list of activities aimed at achieving a general goal and tasks, implementation of which is proposed and fulfilled by a spending unit in accordance with its responsibilities. j. Capital expenditure means an expenditure of greater than $5,000 on an individual item with an expected use for greater than one year.

PAGE 32 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - AUGUST 3, 2011 k. Capital budget means an accounting of nonrecurring capital expenditures of greater than $25,000 incorporated in the annual budget in the current budget year. l. Capital improvement plan means an estimate of the capital budget for the county for the budget year and four forward years. m. Forward year estimate means the estimated annual budget for any fiscal year following the budget year. n. Performance measure means an indicator that shows, in current terms, the adequacy of a program in meeting its objectives. o. Budget classification means a consolidated, systematized grouping of budget revenues and expenditures (including borrowing net of principal payment), as well as of sources of budget financing based on such features as economic essence, functional activity, organizational structure, and other features established in compliance with Wisconsin statutes and County Board policy. p. Budget balance means the difference between total resources and total expenditures in a fiscal year by fund and in total. q. Balanced budget means a budget within which total resources are greater than or equal to total expenditures. r. Structural balance means the difference between recurring expenditures and recurring revenues in any calendar year. s. Personnel costs means the sum of wages, salaries and benefits for a department or agency as defined in the chart of accounts. t. Operating costs means the sum of payments for utilities, materials other than capital expenditures, rent, travel, vehicle expenses and others as defined in the chart of accounts. u. Professional services means the cost of outside consultants or provision of services by outside agencies as defined in the chart of accounts. v. GASB means the Government Accounting Standards Board.

jected revenues from these fees and charges must be incorporated in the annual budget proposal. c. Amendment. Fees and charges may be amended as part of the consideration of the annual budget. Following adoption of the annual budget, any amendment to the fee schedule must be made in the same manner as any amendment to the annual budget.

5. Budget submission In addition to those requirements set out in Wisconsin Statutes, the proposed budget submitted by the county administrator must provide additional information for consideration by the board and meet additional requirements where possible. These include: d. Contents. This required financial information and financial information on prior year, current year, budget year, and one or more forward year estimates. a. Proposed budget balance. The budget submitted by the county administrator must be balanced and must be structurally balanced or incorporate a plan to regain a structural balance should the administrator deem it expedient to defer from a structural balance for a period of time. b. "Last dollar" levy. For purposes of budget preparation and adoption, all other revenues must be incorporated to offset expenditures prior to the inclusion of any property tax levy revenues. c. Commitment and assignment of funds. Any funds to be carried over from the current to the budget year must be expressly identified in the budget proposal. d. Grant funds. The budget must include all grant funds to the extent possible. The department head must also have available, on request, supporting documentation as to the permitted use of these funds. e. Resolution format. The proposed budget resolution must contain enabling language for any grant or other revenue recommended to be incorporated in the annual budget and for the recommended continuation of any funds assigned or committed by past County Board action.

3. Budget funds.

The draft and final budgets must be reported using the following fund structure: a. General fund i) Contents. To the greatest extent permitted by State and Federal law, accounting standards, funding agreements, County Board policy and practicality, all revenues and expenditures must be incorporated in the general fund. ii) Categorization of revenues and expenditures. General fund revenues and expenditures will be reported in the draft and final budget and in subsequent financial reports using the classifications prescribed in Wisconsin statutes section 65.90 as amended from time to time. b. Contingency fund.

The county administrator must recommend a funding level and source for a contingency fund pursuant to Wisconsin statutes as part of the annual budget recommendation, including any carryover of prior year unused resources. c. All other funds.

Funds that are required to be separate by State or Federal law, accounting standards, funding agreements, County Board policy or practicality must be combined to the extent possible and reported using the same categorization of expenditures as is required for the General Fund.

6. Public availability and fiscal transparency.

The county administrator's budget recommendation including budget narratives, a letter of transmittal, and a budget summary must be made publicly available on submission of the annual budget.

7. Capital improvement plan.

The county administrator must annually submit a capital improvement plan for all departments along with the annual budget. The capital improvement plan must provide information as to specific items to be purchased, their priority in accord with the priority set by the county board, alternatives should the purchase not occur or occur at a later date, financing options, and associated performance measures.

8. Budget review and adoption.

The following committees have the responsibility assigned them in the adoption of the annual budget. a. Governing committees. The annual budget for each department must be prepared and presented to each respective governing committee at the first meeting following its submission by the county administrator. Any governing committee may, by majority vote, recommend an amendment to the draft budget for consideration by the finance committee and the County Board. These recommendations include those on any amendment recommended by the finance committee. b. Personnel committee. The annual budget must be presented to the personnel committee at its first meeting following its submission. The personnel committee must make a recommendation to the finance committee and the County Board on wage and benefit amounts where not prescribed by negotiated labor agreements. c. Finance committee. The annual budget must be presented to the finance committee at their first meeting following its submission. The finance committee must review the recommended budget and make a recommendation to the county board as to overall amount of the budget in total and by fund and sources of financing. This recommendation must be in the form of an amendment reducing or increasing expenditures or amending overall revenue composition provided the proposed budget would remain balanced. Amendments affecting expenditure amounts for individual departments must be referred to the appropriate governing committee for their recommendation as possible prior to consideration by the County Board. The finance committee must also review amendments recommended by governing committees for compliance with the overall budget recommendation and prior to the consideration of any amendment by the full County Board. d. County Board. The County Board must consider the recommendation of the finance committee as to overall budget amount and revenue composition and every amendment proposed by governing committees or the finance committee prior to their consideration.

4. Consolidated budget.

In addition to individual budget funds as specified in this section, the county administrator must prepare a consolidated, or all funds, budget combining all revenues and all expenditures following adoption of the annual budget.

5. Budget revenues Budget revenues must be reported using all categories as required by State law and accounting practices, including but not limited to property tax levy, fees, charges, interest income, interest on delinquent taxes, grants, state aid, federal aid, and fines.

6. Budget expenditures Budget expenditures must be reported using all categories as required by State law and accounting practices, including but not limited to personnel costs, operating expenses, professional services, supplies and expenses, fixed charges, debt service, grant contribution, capital outlay and transfers.

7. Components of budget legislation Budget legislation consists of the laws of the United States of America, of the State of Wisconsin, this policy, and other financial policies adopted by the Polk County Board of Supervisors.

Section 2: Preparation and adoption of the annual budget 1. Classification and level of detail.

Proposed and final budgets must be prepared in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, specifically section 65.90 as amended from time to time in terms of classification, form and detail. In addition, budgets must also be prepared listing expenditures by program as possible. Revenues and expenditures must be separately reported and, unless specifically permitted by the county administrator and identified in the proposed budget, revenues may not be used to offset expenditures.

2. Budget calendar The county administrator must distribute a budget calendar to all agencies on or before February 1 of each year. The budget calendar must set out dates for the submission and review of budget documentation and submissions by the county administrator, the governing committees, the finance and personnel committees, and the board of supervisors.

3. Development of the draft budget The following individuals or committees have assigned responsibilities for the development of the draft budget. a. County administration. In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes section 59.18, as amended from time to time, the county administrator is responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual budget. b. Governing committees. Each governing committee is responsible for the review and approval of budgetary goals and objectives for each program administered by each department under their jurisdiction. Each committee must also review the budget request as submitted by the department and make recommendations to the county administrator on that budget request. c. Department heads. Each department head is responsible for the preparation of the budget narrative and budget request for their department as well as any analysis as requested by the county administrator, governing committee or county board. d. Finance committee. The finance committee is responsible for reviewing the overall budget context and advising the county administrator on overall budget size and resources. e. Personnel committee. The personnel committee is responsible for review of overall employee benefits and wages, with recommendation to the county administrator.

4. Fee schedule The County Board must annually adopt a fee schedule prepared by the county administrator. This schedule incorporates any local fees or charges, including fees for service, over which the county board has discretion. a. Contents. The fee schedule must include past year fee rate, current year fee rate, proposed rate, past year actual revenues, current year projected revenues and forward year estimated revenue. Where possible, the schedule must also include an estimate of the actual cost of providing the service to which the fee relates. The county administrator is responsible for prescribing the form of this report. b. Adoption. Department heads must submit sections of the fee schedule for their departments on or before July 15. The county administrator must review and make a recommendation on the proposed fee schedule prior to the August regular meeting of the county board. Once adopted, pro-

9. Budget adoption and reporting Pursuant to Wisconsin statutes, the County Board is responsible for the adoption of the annual budget. In addition to the reports required by Wisconsin statutes, the annual budget report, which must be completed within three months following adoption, must contain expenditures by program, performance measures and history, and a summary and explanation of the budget in simplified terms including major factors affecting the annual budget.

Section 3: Budget execution 1. Responsibilities for budget execution.

As provided by Wisconsin Statutes section 59.18, the county administrator is responsible for the implementation of the annual budget and enforcement of the budget policy, including any reports required under this section. Each department head is responsible for the implementation of their annual budgets and providing prompt and accurate reports on budget execution to the county administrator and to the appropriate governing committee.

2. Transfer rules.

During the execution of a budget, any department head may transfer funds within any of the following categories: operating expenditures, personnel costs, capital costs, and professional services. Any transfer in excess of $5,000 under this section must be approved by the county administrator. Any transfer in excess of $20,000 within a budget category must be approved by the finance committee, who may also authorize the transfer of funds within all budget categories for any department pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 65.90 and as possible following a recommendation by the county administrator.

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3. Reporting Each department must report at least quarterly to their governing committee on their budget execution and on progress towards their annual goals at least semiannually in a form prescribed by the county administrator. Each department must report to their governing committee on grant revenues and expenditures on a quarterly basis.

4. Budget amendments.

Except as provided in this section and as permitted by Wisconsin statutes, no funds in excess of amounts approved by the County Board in the budget may be expended without County Board approval. a. Contingency fund transfer. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 65.90, the finance committee may transfer funds from the contingency fund to any budget category subject to limitations under Wisconsin Statutes and as possible following a recommendation by the county administrator. b. County Board amendments. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 65.90, the County Board may amend the annual budget to increase or decrease any expenditure, provide for a new expenditure or amend any revenue amount subject to any restriction by State or Federal law, accounting standards, funding agreements or practicality. Any proposed amendment, where possible, must be accompanied by a recommendation from the county administrator, governing committee and finance committee prior to its consideration.

AUGUST 3, 2011 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 33 c. Midyear grant application and approval procedure. If grant funds become available at a time when inclusion in the regular budget process is impractical, the county administrator or her/his designee must approve or disapprove the application for any grant, with notification to the appropriate governing committee. On receipt of grant funds, a budget must be submitted to the county administrator and governing committee, with the department head providing supporting documentation as to the permitted use of these funds or other contractual obligations available on request.

e. Fee Reimbursement/Grant Funded positions are limited or nonlimited, full-time or part-time positions that provide patient care or perform duties specific for fulfillment of grant requirements and that are fully funded through grants, fees and/or charges.

3. Positions, how created No position may be created except as herein provided. a. Any nonlimited position must be authorized by the final annual budget resolution. b. A department head may establish emergency limited positions or expand the hours of existing part-time nonlimited positions in an emergency for a period not to exceed one hundred thirty-five (135) calendar days or the remainder of the calendar year, whichever is shorter, on approval by the county administrator and provided adequate funding is available. c. A department head may establish a limited position with the approval of the employee relations director for the remainder of the calendar year. d. The sheriff may establish a casual position with the approval of the employee relations director for the remainder of the calendar year.

In an emergency where it is not possible to receive prior approval of the employee relations director or the county administrator, a department head may establish a limited position provided such approval is received within 72 hours of that hire.

5. Year-end expenditures Unless provided by other policy, State and Federal law, grant or other funding contract, all expenditures for capital assets must be made so that delivery of that asset occurs on or before December 31 in the year in which the purchase was authorized without the permission of unless authorized by the county administrator or his/her designee.

6. Cancellation For purposes of budget execution, it is considered that all other revenues and all nongeneral fund revenues are expended to the extent possible before property tax levy funds are expended. Further, unless otherwise provided by State law, Federal law, County Board action, or a condition of funding pursuant to GASB regulations, all unspent appropriations cancel to the general fund at the close of the fiscal year.

7. Severability.

If any portion of this policy is found to be in violation of State or Federal law, contractual obligations or grant agreements that portion is to be considered null and void.

4. Limited positions, restrictions Limited employees do not participate in the County's benefits program except as provided for elsewhere in the County's personnel policy or collective bargaining agreements or as required by law. The number of hours worked may be either full time or part time. Limited positions must serve one of four major purposes: a. To fill positions that are temporarily vacated by nonlimited employees. b. To provide assistance to departments with temporary and substantial increases in workload. c. To fill a full- or part-time position for a limited period of time as part of a seasonal program or activity. d. To enable county participation in an activity for which a dedicated funding source is available.

Unless subsequently authorized by the County Board in the annual budget resolution, a limited position ends when the dedicated revenue used to fund this position is exhausted or when any contractual time limitation associated with that funding is reached. If contractual time limitation associated with a funding source is open-ended, the authorization for continuation of the position will be part of the annual budget process.

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6/1/2011 Sound Principles for Design of a Budget Policy 1. Authoritativeness: The policy should clearly assign responsibility (within the constraints of state law): The administrator prepares a draft annual budget and supporting documents; the County Board approves the annual budget after amendments; no expenditure may be made without the approval of the County Board through the budget; the administrator is responsible for the implementation of the budget and reporting on its implementation. The budget policy incorporates an amendment process to be used after the budget is adopted.

2. Annual basis: Budget authority is for a 12-month period. The policy incorporates exceptions from that rule, such as multiyear appropriations and year-end carryovers, such as nonlapsing accounts. All ongoing transactions are estimated for their one-year cost.

3. Comprehensiveness: All revenues and expenditures are included in the budget on a gross basis. Expenditures are not offset by revenues unless specified. Dedicated funds are minimal, established by action of the County Board. Contingency funds are defined in the budget policy.

4. Unity: The budget presents, and the County Board approves, all receipts and payments in the same annual budget resolution, including all capital expenditures. All new revenue measures are approved in the annual law, other than fees and charges adopted at a scheduled prior date.

5. Common pooling of revenues: All resources must belong to a common fund to the extent possible.

6. Specificity: Revenues and expenditures are approved with some detail in the budget estimates. Authorized spending is intended for particular purposes (inputs or programs/outputs).

7. Balance: Budget payments are balanced by receipts (accounting balance, cash basis). Budget expenses are balanced by budget revenues and financing (accrual basis). "Balance" is well defined and may be subject to legal limitations and further constrained to structural balance (ongoing expenditures offset by ongoing revenues).

8. Accountability: The administrator must account to the County Board for how administration and departments have met their responsibilities at least twice a year. An independent external audit body reports at least annually to the County Board on budget execution. Within administration and departments, the accountability of budget managers is clearly defined.

9. Transparency: The roles of public bodies are clear. Timely and regular financial and nonfinancial information on the budget is publicly available.

The terms used in the budget policy are clearly defined.

10. Stability: Budget and public debt objectives are framed in the context of a regularly updated medium term budget framework. The rates and bases of taxes and other charges are relatively stable.

11. Performance: The expected and recent past results (outputs and/or outcomes) of budget programs are reported in the budget document.

Reference: Modified from Ian Lienert and Israel Fainboim, Reforming Budget System Laws, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, October 2007.

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5. Fee reimbursement/Grant funded positions, procedure A department head may adjust the number, hours, and classification of approved patient care fee reimbursement funded positions and hours as needed provided that these adjustments reflect actual changes in client caseloads, resident census, and or other directly relevant criteria. The department head may reclassify these positions from limited part time to nonlimited status for the remainder of the calendar year. A department head must report adjustments to the county administrator at the time of the adjustment, and to their governing committees on a quarterly basis, on the number of such positions that exist in each department and the number of hours established for each position. A department head may adiust the number of hours and classification of grant-funded positions, with approval of the county administrator, as needed provided the changes reflect the funding and requirements of the grant.

6. Filling vacant positions Notwithstanding any other policy to the contrary, the county administrator may authorize the filling of any vacant position authorized in the annual budget resolution. The county administrator may also authorize replacing a full-time vacant position with a part-time or limited position or a full-time position at a lower pay rate grade.

Polk County Wisconsin BUDGET OVERRUNS POLICY Policy 310 Effective Date: 10-30-03

6/1/2011 Polk County Wisconsin STAFFING AND POSITION ADMINISTRATION

Policy 881 Effective Date: 2-18-93

Revision Date: 6-15-04, 6-20-06, 6-19-07, 3-11-08, 6-21-11

1. Scope This policy provides definitions for reference in other policies, governs the creation of new positions outside of the annual budget process, provides restrictions on certain positions and assigns authority for other types of positions. It is applicable to all positions within County government unless otherwise specified but does not supersede any provision in the County's labor agreements with which it may conflict.

2. Definitions For purposes of this policy: a. Position means a financially compensated employment opportunity controlled by the county and as defined by county labor agreement, contract, or similar. b. Limited position means a position with a defined ending date, either funded entirely through a grant or other dedicated revenue or limited by the type and scope of work to be performed. Types of limited positions are: i. A temporary limited position is one that does not exceed 2,080 hours in any calendar year (including extensions) for any one department. ii. A seasonal limited position is a position that fulfills a specific assignment of a recurring, well-defined nature, not to exceed six months in any calendar year. iii. An emergency limited position is an appointment to meet staffing needs of an unforeseen or critical nature. c. Full-time positions are those nonlimited positions designed for a full workweek as defined by labor contract, personnel policy, or other appropriate controlling document (such as County Board resolution or contract with outside agency). d. Part-time positions are those nonlimited positions designed to work fewer hours than a full workweek as defined by labor contract, personnel policy, or other appropriate controlling document including County Board resolution or contract with an outside agency. Part-time positions are divided into three subclassifications: i. Regular part-time positions are scheduled to work 1,020 hours or more in a calendar year. ii. Restricted part-time positions scheduled to work less than 1,020 hours in a calendar year. iii. Casual positions are limited part-time positions with an irregular or variable number of hours per year but established on a permanent basis by County Board resolution and do not exceed 600 hours in a calendar year except in the case of the sheriff's department.

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Revision Date: 3-11-08

Policy: 1. No Department Head has the authority to spend more money in a budget year than was allocated by the County Board to that department in the annual budget. The final audit will serve as the basis for determining whether the department head has exceeded the budget allocation.

2. Department Head Responsibility: The Department Head shall be the sole party responsible for fulfilling the requirements of the Department Procedures portion of the budget policy after adoption of the department budget by the Polk County Board of Supervisors. a. Department Procedures i. The Department Head shall provide the Governing Committee with information regarding the current year to date budget position of the department on no less than a quarterly basis. ii. The Department Head shall inform the Governing Committee of a potential budget overrun prior to any budget overrun. iii. The Department Head shall request that the minutes of the Governing Committee reflect that the Department Head has conformed with Department Procedures 1 and 2. iv. At no time will the Department Head spend more than the total budgeted dollar amount allocated to their department without prior approval as outlined in this policy.

3. Governing Committee Responsibility: The Governing Committee shall fulfill the requirements of the Governing Committee Procedures portion of the budget policy after adoption of the department budget by the Polk County Board of Supervisors. a. Governing Committee Procedures i. The Governing Committee shall review and address concerns regarding the current year to date budget position of the department when presented by the Department Head. ii. The Governing Committee shall review budget overrun issues and shall determine by majority vote whether the budget overrun warrants funding.

1. If funding is warranted the Governing Committee shall submit their recommendation to the appropriate governing body.

2. If funding is not warranted the Governing Committee shall instruct the Department Head to find the expense reductions necessary to stay within the adopted budget.

4. A budget is classified into three (3) major classes of budget lines as follows: Budget lines that are 000 through 199 are Class I and contain salary and fringe benefit costs; budget lines that are 200 through 799 are Class II and contain operation costs; and budget lines that are 800 and above are Class III and are budget lines for capital costs.

5. Only Public Health, Aging, Human Services or Golden Age Manor may transfer money into the Class I budget lines. Departments other than those listed may not transfer money from or into the Class I budget lines.

6. A Department Head may transfer money within Class II budget lines. No Department Head, except for Public Health, Aging, Human Services or Golden Age Manor, shall transfer money between the classes without the approval of the governing committee and the Finance Committee.

Department Heads, other than those listed above, do not have the authority to transfer money from one budget to another budget within the same department.

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Notices 7. Under the following conditions departments that operate as a proprietary fund (Highway) may exceed their allocated budget amounts provided that: a. Portions of the Departments fund balances were previously allocated for specific expenditure in a future time period. (Ex. Monies set aside as matching dollars or for delayed projects) b. The expenditure was offset by equal revenue that was not budgeted. c. The department has sufficient operating capital to cover the additional expense.

8. Court ordered activities and other emergency services (emergency detentions, detoxification, animal control cases) that result in the appropriation of unbudgeted expenses will be exempt from item II of the Budget Overrun Policy.

9. The Finance Committee, with the prior approval of the governing committee, has the authority under Section 65.90(5)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes to transfer money between all budget lines within a department's budget as well as the authority to transfer money from one budget within the department to another budget within the same department.

10. The Finance Committee has the authority, within the 10-percent limit allowed by Section 65.90(5)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes, to transfer money from the contingency fund into any budget line within a department.

11. The County Board has the authority to transfer money from one budget line to another within the department; it can transfer money from one budget within the department to another budget in the same department; it can transfer money from one department to another department; and the County Board can transfer money from the contingency fund to any other fund into a department's budget as provided by law.

12. Department Heads that do not adhere to this policy are subject to discipline pursuant to Employee Discipline Policy 716.

13. Resolution 19-92 is hereby rescinded by adoption of this policy.

Resolution 37-11 Resolution Concerning Certain Budgetary And Position Administration Policies: To Create Policy 880, Budget Planning And Execution; To Amend Policy 881 - Staffing, Budget Planning and Position Administration; and to Repeal Policy 310, Budget Overruns Policy. Motion (Masters/ Edgell) to approve. Motion (Sample/Masters) to amend Resolution 37-11 by: adding to paragraph c, page 7, line 3 to read "Impractical, the county administrator or her/his designee must approve or disapprove the". Motion to approve amendment to Resolution 37-11 carried by unanimous voice vote. Motion to approve Resolution 37-11 as amended, carried by unanimous voice vote. Resolution adopted. ( Board decided to give the newly created policy number 880) Motion (Masters/Hartung) to convene in closed session. Motion carried by roll call vote, 21 Yes, 2 No. Corporation Counsel, Jeff Fuge, Administrator Frey and County Clerk in attendance of closed session. Board in Closed Session.

Motion (Voelker/Rattel) to return to open session, carried by unanimous voice vote.

Back in Open Session Chairman call for Supervisor's Reports. Chair recognized Supervisor Arcand.

Motion (Arcand/Sample) to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:35 p.m.

STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF POLK

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I, Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk for Polk County, do hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the County Board Proceedings of the Polk County Board of Supervisors Session held on July 19, 2011.

Carole T. Wondra Polk County Clerk

NOTICE OF PARTISAN RECALL ELECTION 10TH SENATE DISTRICT AND SAMPLE BALLOTS AUGUST 9, 2011

OFFICE OF THE POLK COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given of a partisan recall election to be held in several wards in Polk County, comprising the 10th Senate District, on August 9, 2011, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for the office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, each in its proper column, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall state his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

To vote for a candidate, where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square at the right of the candidate’s name for whom he or she intends to vote. Where an optical scan system is used, the elector shall connect the arrow or fill in the oval next to the candidate’s name for whom he or she intends to vote. Where a touch screen voting system is used, the elector shall select the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote either by touching the candidate’s name or by using the keypad.

To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, where paper ballots are used, the elector shall write the name of the candidate of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. Where an optical scan voting system is used, the elector shall write the name of the candidate of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and connect the arrow or fill in the oval next to the write-in line. Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials

to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the voting booth, properly deposit the ballot, and promptly leave the polling place.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall then deposit his or her folded ballot in the proper ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit.

After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. The elector shall then insert the the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit.

After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following are samples of the official ballots:

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Carole T. Wondra, Polk County Clerk

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Harvesting the oats in rural Luck

Back to the ‘40s

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer RURAL LUCK – It was back to the ‘40s on Erv Hansen’s farm in rural Luck Sunday, July 31, as Erv, his brother Norman Hansen, his fiancée Mary Ablan, and a crew of helpers and onlookers gathered for a cutting of the oats. Erv had finished getting a 1940s Minnesota brand grain binder in working shape and ready to do its job behind a 1948 Cockshutt tractor.

The canvas conveyors were fit in place.

The binder, built about 1945 at the Minnesota state prison, was adjusted and oiled, and the crew was off. Dan Peper drove the Cockshutt he had worked with Erv to restore to like-new condition. Norman rode the binder and operated the controls. Erv walked behind, stacking the nicely tied sheaves of oats, which lets them dry in preparation for threshing.

Erv said he wanted to do the cutting with the old equipment in memory of his father, Carl George Hansen. The project has been a dream of his for years, Ablan said.

“Each year when we were young, we celebrated his birthday out in the fields

Stacking the sheaves that were cut by the grain binder. After drying, the oats will be threshed in a restored Case thresher. getting in the crops,” Erv said. “I wanted to honor him.”

Almost ready to go. The tractor is a 1948 Cockshutt restored by Erv Hansen and Dan Peper.

UMC ground breaking

Ground breaking for the new kitchen addition at Siren United Methodist Church was held after church service Sunday, July 31. Pastor Tom Cook (L) presided over the ground breaking. Ceremonial clods of dirt were turned over by church lay leader Dave McConnell and building committee Chair Barry Stewart. The addition will provide expansion for the kitchen and bathrooms to bring them up to state code and ADA standards. “This addition benefits the village of Siren in the meals the church provides and will continue to provide,” Stewart commented.

Pastor Tom Cook of Siren United Methodist Church presided over a ceremonial ground breaking for the new kitchen addition Sunday, July 31. “The ground breaking is so we can continue to be a church that feeds people,” the pastor said. The addition to the fellowship wing of the church goes out to the west of the current nursery, into what is now parking area, and involves a remodeling of the existing kitchen and bathrooms plus relocation of the nursery area.

Getting the grain binder together. The metal-wheeled rig was built at the Minnesota prison in the mid 1940s. – Photos by Gregg Westigard

The cutting is under way.

Thirsty Minnow Bar opens Saturday in Hertel

by Nancy Jappe Leader staff writer HERTEL - John Helstern, owner with his wife, Deanna, of the new Thirsty Minnow Bar, hopes his string of luck has turned in a positive direction. He's had enough trouble so far this year, starting with a fire April 18 that gutted the bar building.

Then came the July 1 straight-line-wind storm that caused $26,000 in damage on the Helstern property along Hwy. 70. The grand opening of the bar, scheduled for that weekend, had to be canceled.

According to Helstern, all kinds of damage was done on the property - a window broken, the roof taken off one side of the liquor store, a sign torn down, loss of a 20by-30-foot tent, to name just a few of the damages. And the power was off for a total of 43 hours.

"We are in full operation now," Helstern said in a phone conversation Tuesday, Aug. 2. The grand opening of the Thirsty

John and Deanna Helstern will welcome the public to the grand opening of their bar, The Thirsty Minnow, this Saturday, Aug. 6. - Photos by Jackie Moody Minnow Bar is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, from 1-4 p.m. There'll be a pig roast, free food and drawings for prizes, lots of things to tempt people to stop and see what the Helsterns have to offer.

With the bar and liquor store open, the Helsterns are turning their attention to another project - the building of a campground on the property.

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Last look - photos from the staff Little Elisa

Fairgrounds sky

The skies over the Fair Park threatened to end the fun on Saturday, but only gave a little free backlighting and a touch of rain instead. - Photo by Greg Marsten

Hay man

Little Elisa, 2, makes her way across the empty floor of the dance pavilion at the Polk County Fair as her grandmother, Kathy Brihn, follows behind. - Photo by Greg Marsten

RIGHT: Travelers on Rocky Ridge Road east of Frederic are greeted by this perfectly round, perfectly happy face. - Photo by Mary Hedlund

Sudden storm

This catamaran flipped over during the annual catamaran races at Shell Lake this past weekend, sending its two-man crew into the water. There was little the crews could do in the sudden storm. The day started out with blue skies and a nice wind for sailing. At the completion of the second race the storm hit, about half the boats made it safely to shore but those boats still in the race were too far out and had to ride the storm out, upright or capsized.

RIGHT: Hiking out to get the full use of the winds and sails in competition helps to keep the boat flat; this is not easy and requires physical stamina of the two-man crew. - Photos by Larry Samson

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Moving Wall is moving experience

by Larry Samson Register staff writer SPOONER — It was a busy weekend with the Washburn County Fair and the Moving Wall at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. It was a time for young 4-H and FFA members to make new memories and for Vietnam veterans to relive old memories.

It is called the Moving Wall because it is mobile. Two walls travel the nation to bring the Vietnam Memorial experience to those who cannot travel to Washington, D.C. It is also called the Moving Wall because you cannot help but be moved by it; 58,479 mostly young service men and women gave up their lives, making the ultimate sacrifice to the service of our country. When you walk the length of the wall, you come away with the knowing they are not a number but a name and that they have left loved ones behind. When you look at the names you see your reflection.

For those who served, their thoughts are

An OH-6 Cayuse, nicknamed Loach by the servicemen on the ground, hovers in the treetops much like it would have in Vietnam 40-50 years ago. As a light operational helicopter, it called in positions for the attack copters and gunships. Equipped with a minimal defensive armament, the two-man aircraft relied on their speed and ability to fly at treetop level as their defense.

Alyxia Johnson, a fourth-grader from Spooner, got a history lesson from her grandfather, Dave Hanson, who was stationed in Tuy Hoa, Vietnam. — Photos by Larry Samson

World War II veteran and songwriter Larry Lee Phillipson performed his own song, “No Welcome Home,” at the Moving Wall opening ceremony held Thursday, July 28, and also on Friday, July 29, at the Washburn County Fair.

The song is a tribute to the Vietnam veteran who never received the respect or honor due.

Phillipson served as a Marine in the Pacific Theater including Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima.

that it could have been them; for some it is a guilt they have carried with them. One veteran remarked that there were those who he served with that he could not remember their names and now he felt a new pain but in reality they will not be forgotten as long as memorials like this are around.

The opening ceremony was held on Thursday, July 28, at 7 p.m., when about 1,000 people gathered to hear the Shell Lake Community Band, Spooner Community Choir and the 34th ID Military Band. It was a simple ceremony with little military fanfare. Metal of Honor Recipient Gary Wetzel spoke not of himself but as a Vietnam veteran, proud of their service to their country and their feelings of returning to a country that did not seem to be appreciative. He summed it up with a simple thought, “Pride in us and us as a nation.”

In the closing ceremony of the Moving Wall that was held Sunday, July 31, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Sengbusch (L) is recognized for his work in bringing the Moving Wall to Washburn County, as the committee chairman. County Veteran Service Officer Carl Krantz and administrative assistant Lisa McNeally presented him with a plaque.

Casey Furchtenicht and Boy Scout Leader Shaun Cusick of Troop 51 received the honor of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the opening ceremony held Thursday, July 28, at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Locating and making a rubbing of the name of a loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The person may have been a husband, a father, a brother, a son or a friend.

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The wall was brought to Washburn County due to the efforts of a few volunteers and was pulled off through the efforts of many nameless volunteers. The wall was open and staffed 24 hours a day starting on Thursday, July 28, until Monday, Aug. 1, when it was torn down to be transported to Rugby, N.D.

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Centenarians honored ST. CROIX FALLS — Twelve individuals who have celebrated at least 100 years were recognized at the Polk County Fair Sunday afternoon.

Three were in attendance at the program, held just prior to the coronation of the 2011 Fairest of the Fair.

In attendance were Beatrice Domke Meyer and Arthur Noland, both 100 years old, and Lulu Jackson, 101.

Polk County Fair

Others recognized but not able to attend Sunday’s program were Dwight Brohmer, Clareese Marek, Grace Weesner Peterson, Betha Ander, Herbert Lundborg and Alice Gustafson, all 100 years old; Elizabeth Padden and Florence Anderson at 101 and Hazel Bohn, 103. — Mary Stirrat

Last month Beatrice Domke Meyer celebrated her 100th birthday, and Sunday she was recognized as one of Polk County’s centenarians. With Beatrice is her son, Bob Meyer, and his wife, Elaine. Beatrice resides at Golden Age Manor in Amery. Bob and Elaine also live in Amery.

At 101 years old, Lulu Jackson was the oldest centenarian recognized at the Polk County Fair Sunday, July 31. Lulu is a resident of the Good Samaritan home in St. Croix Falls. — Photos by Mary Stirrat Arthur Noland, 100, is a resident at Good Samaritan in St. Croix Falls. With him as he was honored as a Polk County centenarian were his granddaughter, Heidi, and great-grandaughter, Betsy.

Fairest of the Fair

Polk County Fair

Junior Fairest of the Fair contestant Sophia Egge, left, keeps her fingers crossed as the time for crowning the 2011 Junior Fairest of the Fair draws close. With Sophia (L to R) are Savanna Grant, Marie Haase, Wyatt Hase, Allegra Larson, Zoe Swanson and Torihatta Wendorf.

These four young women were each trying for the title of 2011 Polk County Fairest of the Fair. From left are Jennifer Pederson, Hannah Johnson, Abby Culver and Leah Christenson. — Photos by Mary Stirrat LEFT: Wisconsin State Fairest of the Fair Alexis Nickelotti at the Polk County Fair.

Leah Christenson, daughter of David and Connie Christenson, was crowned 2011 Polk County Fairest of the Fair. Placing the crown on Leah’s head is 2010 Fairest of the Fair Amber Hase while candidate Abby Culver watches.

The coronation was Sunday during the Polk County Fair.

Torihatta Wendorf was crowned 2011 Junior Fairest of the Fair by last year’s Junior Fairest Maria Novak. At left is candidate Zoe Swanson.

RIGHT: Leah Christenson, back, is the new Polk County Fairest of the Fair. In front are Junior Fairest of the Fair Torihatta Wendorf and Fairest of the Fair Attendant Hannah Johnson.

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It was the happi-

est day of my Aunt Mary’s life. She strode up to the church altar, kissed her husband, and closed the lid on his coffin.

I have decided to apply to graduate school.

I’ve been thinking about it for a while and I finally decided that I would like to repot my brain: put it into some fresh soil and Carrie Classon give it a chance to spread its roots. While there are no guarantees I’ll be accepted, I’ve decided I will apply and see what happens.

Making this decision felt good; it was energizing, invigorating. I learned that I would need to take a graduate entrance exam, so I bought a study book.

The book sat contentedly on my shelf for several weeks, at the end of which I was no better prepared to take the test than I had been before I bought the book. I realized drastic measures were called for: I took the book off the shelf.

Once I actually started, I discovered it wasn’t so bad. I happily filled in the little blanks on the sample multiple choice questions. I hadn’t done a multiple choice test in ... a lot of years. I rapidly filled in all the blanks and looked back on my work with satisfaction. This test taking wasn’t nearly as scary as I feared. Then I corrected the answers.

That’s when the trouble started.

I got a lot of answers wrong. I read the question wrong. I read the answer wrong. I failed to read the entire list of possible answers and picked a trick answer that, while it might have been correct in some possible context, was clearly not the “best fit.” I looked back at all my mistakes and felt like putting that book right back on the shelf.

Instead, I went out to my garden. Since I threw out my back, I had been avoiding weeding my garden. I could say it was because of back pain but the truth is my back just provided a nice excuse to ignore the tall

Letters from

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Home

Laughs Joe Roberts

••• My brother said to me, “I got in a fight over a woman last night.”

“Oh yeah,” I replied. “With who?”

My brother answered, “My wife.”

••• Based on current statistics, 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. That means the other 50 percent end in death.

••• Last week my wife lost her voice. I asked the doctor, “What can I do to help her get it back?”

The doctor thought for a minute and replied, “Try coming home drunk at 3 o’clock in the morning.”

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Community Emergency Response Team classes set GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg Community Education is offering a Community Emergency Response Team class beginning in September.

The Community Emergency Response Team program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. Training will be provided by members of the Burnett County Law Enforcement Citizens Auxiliary, utilizing online instruction, hands-on training and emergency scenarios common to the area. Class participants will have the opportunity to form a CERT chapter to serve Burnett County.

Class length would be two hours once a week for four weeks, one week off and then another four weeks beginning Tuesday evenings, Sept. 20 and 27, Oct. 4, 11 and 25, Nov. 1, 8 and 15 at the Grantsburg High School. The cost for the class is $15. The instructor is Cora Sower, BCLECA treasurer and other guest speakers. Each class will allow time for instructor, training and discussion.

For more information or to register please call Grantsburg Community Education at 715-463-5165, Ext. 160 – Cindi Throngard. Class size is limited to 20.

Additional information about CERT can be obtained at: www.citizencorps.gov/cert. - submitted

Webb Lake Men’s Club Carnival set

The nonstop partisan debates in

Cold Turkey

Congress will be decided on the backs of the middle class. The very rich have already figured out a John W. Ingalls way to get by and the poor have no way of paying enough to make a difference anyway. That leaves the middle. Congratulations. I don’t envy our nations elected officials and I could offer my opinions but I could make a mess out of it as easily as the next person.

Reflecting back on the past and how we got into this mess reminds me of parenting. At one time in my life I was actually debt free, then I graduated from high school. My father told me I owed him $180,000 for raising me to the age of 18. I laughed. He couldn’t be serious. How could anyone expect me to accumulate that much debt in such a short time and surely he must realize that it would be impossible to pay him back.

After my graduation without honors from high school I enlisted in the United States Army. It was during that time I also became engaged and married. At the age of 22 our first child was born. After the first was another. I went to medical school and learned how that happened and then we had two more. I now understand the national debt.

Till next time, —Carrie

Pet therapy comes to SCRMC

WEBB LAKE – On Saturday, Aug. 13, there will be a carnival and rib tasting at the fire hall in Webb Lake from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The carnival will include balloon darts, pony rides, golf and much more. There will be something for everyone, children, teens and adults. Several Webb Lake restaurants will be serving ribs. Other refreshments will be available.

The dunk tank will be in operation. The event is sponsored by the Webb Lake Area Men’s Club and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 403. For more information Call Bob Wirtz at 715-259-7844 or Paul Cunliffe at 715-259-7927. - submitted

Debt ceiling

weeds now threatening to overtake my wax beans. I sat down in the garden and got busy. I would make up for lost time, clear out all these pesky weeds, and be done in time for lunch. I hastily grabbed a fistful of weeds and saw, with alarm, that I had uprooted an entire bean plant, little beans and all.

A pattern had begun to emerge.

I like grand gestures, decisive action, big transformative change. There is a power and energy in saying, “Yes! I will go to grad school, build a boat, run a marathon, learn French!” I forget that what I am deciding is not simply to go and do this big exciting thing. I am deciding to dedicate enough time and energy to actually accomplish my big, exciting goal.

More slowly now, I started to weed. I examined each fistful before pulling as if it was a tricky multiple choice question. “Any beans in this bunch? Am I sure? Am I really sure?” It went a lot slower. Even with my new careful approach, another bean plant bit the dust before I got the hang of it.

But eventually, even through my gloves, I could feel the difference between the tricky weeds and my long-suffering wax beans. I started to get a feel for it and, as I got better, it did go faster.

And sometime in there, I noticed I was having fun.

I was not rushing. I was not imagining the garden weed-free before lunch. I was simply weeding, one fistful at a time. The sun was shining and I was doing something that I had decided to do— and slowly getting better.

ST. CROIX FALLS – You’ve heard of chemotherapy, massage therapy and hydrotherapy, but what about pet therapy? Last month, SCRMC began a new pet therapy program through which volunteers come to the medical center with a specially trained dog and visit patients (with their permission, of course).

The program’s first volunteer was Vickie Jensen, who is hearing-impaired and a former SCRMC employee who worked with the help of her service dog of seven years, Muffy. Jensen and Muffy, a golden retriever/cocker spaniel mix, now come to the medical center once a week to visit patients. At a recent visit, Muffy sat next to the chair of a patient receiving chemotherapy, leaning on the leg of the patient. “I’m always amazed at how Muffy just seems to know what to do,” said Jensen. Another dog, trained by Lori PeperRucks of Sunshine Service Dogs, was able to motivate a patient, who had refused to leave her hospital bed, to take a walk in the hall, and a physical therapy patient who been refusing all exercise was willing to brush a visiting dog.

Pet therapy programs have been used for some years in hospitals and nursing homes, with studies validating the health benefits to patients. Pet therapy can help lower patients blood pressure to improve heart and lung function, and decrease anxiety, depression and loneliness. Patients in hospitals and nursing homes who have regular visits from pets - whether their own or those brought in through various agencies - are also more receptive to medical treatment and nourishment.

At SCRMC, teams always check in with the nursing staff, and before a visit, a nurse asks patients if they would like a visit. Soon the program will have “welcome” cards with name and photo for each dog so patients can see what the dog looks like.

Peper-Rucks, who is based in Luck, provides each

Debt isn’t something that you plan. I can’t recall lying in bed a night dreaming how I was going to get into debt. It just happened. One minute you are thinking of ways to get ahead in MD the world and the next minute your kids need new shoes.

When I was in school shoes were cheap and you bought them at Sears. Now they have designer names with air cushions, fancy logos, celebrity endorsements and they cost 10 times as much. The worst part is that kids are growing twice as fast now days. Their feet only fit into the shoes for about 72 hours and then you have to buy new ones.

The second or third child in line will never accept hand-me-downs so you donate hundred-dollar shoes to the neighbors for 25 cents in a garage sale. I believe we have spent thousands of dollars on shoes for our children over the past 20-plus years but we have recouped about 75 cents.

School projects and sports are another major contributor to the family deficit. It usually happens on Sunday afternoon. “Dad I need something for my school project. It is due tomorrow!” A good parent wants the child to excel. After all, if the fifth grade project isn’t up to perfect standards your children might not be considered for a Harvard scholarship. As a family you complete a 190-mile round trip expedition to Minneapolis for $3 in school supplies complete

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with dinner and shopping for clothes as well. The $3.55 you spent on school supplies had expanded to $439 plus tax. The worst part is the revelation you gain from all of this. You realize that your child is on the same level as the old man. Harvard is not in your future.

After your children graduates from high school is when you graduate to the big leagues. No longer are you expected to pay for a box of crayons and some pencils. Spiral-bound notebooks are now called laptop computers. Tuition makes a bass boat and a new truck look rather cheap. Suddenly the national debt looks manageable. I think I know how our country got into the mess we are in today. We all have kids in college.

I remember one fateful night I received a frantic call.

“Dad I need $500 right away.” I paused, wondering what sort of need or problem would prompt the latenight call. “OK,” I answered. I knew it must be a course fee or books or some other essential requirement for our young scholar. “I’ll explain later. Could you just transfer the money into my account tomorrow?”

I responded as any loving and anxious parent would. I paid the money and asked questions later.

Two days later I had the opportunity to address the request. “Is everything all right?” “No problem. I bought a ticket to Mexico for spring break and I didn’t have enough to cover the ticket. I love you Dad.” I hope she doesn’t run for Congress.

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A fair fair It has been a busy last two weeks as Margo and I helped out with the July celebrations in the neighborhood. At Lucky Days, I cracked and separated 10 dozen eggs and whipped the whites so Margo could make 15 double batches of aebleskiver batter that went into 789 of those round pancakes the Danes love so much.

“Why don’t Danes eat flat pancakes like the rest of us?” I asked one of the many Danes stopping in to have a half dozen golden orbs.

“Well, it all goes back to the split in the Danish church—you know, between the Pious Lutherans up the road and the Happy Lutherans over the other way.

When they got together for a pancake breakfast, there was an argument. The Happy Lutherans added baking powder to their dough so it would be airy and light; the Pious Lutherans thought this was frivolous and quoted Deuteronomy 16:3 ‘You shall eat no leavened bread.’”

“Not only that, but there was an argument over the shape and size of the pancakes. The Pious Lutherans thought square pancakes were more befitting of religious folks and their squareness would be a testimony to the heathen in the neighborhood. The Happy Lutherans went so far as to make animal shapes for the kids.

‘Kids should know the world is hard and giving them donkey pancakes won’t help them when adversity strikes’ they said.

Even making an elephant pancake didn’t help,” continued the man who seemed quite knowledgeable about the whole thing.

“So why do they make the round ball pancakes?” I persisted.

“Well at the third Danish Lutheran synod meeting up there on Little Butternut at the old seminary in 1898, the cooler heads from both factions met to come to an agreement to prevent a church government shutdown. After three weeks of harsh words, threats, banging on the table and votes, a modest man, Abel Johannes, son of Skiver the Luck baker, found a compromise also quoting Deuteronomy 16:3 ‘seven days you shall eat matzos, the bread of affliction.’ Well, that was accepted and both congregations studied the Jewish recipe for matzo balls. They renamed the matzos ‘Aebleskivers’ after Abel who made the grand compromise,” said my Danish friend.

The controversy persists. Margo picked a bowl of raspberries and brought them to the kitchen thinking a raspberry inside a skiver would add some zest and a surprise. The public had a choice—plain or a raspberry inside. The crowd broke down into two groups.

“We always made them plain from Great-grandma’s time on. Those “Other Lutherans” might think a berry inside is OK, but not for me. The plain ones were good enough for Grandpa and Grandma, and they are good enough for me. Next thing you know people will be drinking beer and smoking and eating flavored aebleskivers for breakfast!”

“Give me all raspberry ones. Great summer flavor! Put two raspberries in mine! Bet they would go good with a red fruit wine,” said an “Other Lutheran.”

“We Swedes cook them in a cupcake pan so they won’t roll around all over the plate,” commented Ole Petersson, who had been standing nearby, “Started doing that on the ship coming over when the weather got bad.”

We rushed to get our Polk County Fair entries ready the next few days. Already

by Wednesday we had to have them in.

Margo baked and worked on getting the best maple syrup from this year’s four batches. Early was light and delicate, late was golden brown with a robust flavor.

She chose midseason with a lovely color, wonderful flavor and sparklingly clear bottle that tested perfectly on for concentration.

“How much salt should I put in the homemade butter?” asked Margo. “Less,” I replied after tasting it. “How much yel-

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I picked apples from Dad’s old orchard, picked out two of my newspaper stories and chopped them to one-third size to fit the fair requirement of 500 words, and printed out a family history booklet for the new genealogy category at the fair.

Wednesday, after entering our items, we checked and the Red Schoolhouse had many time blocks without volunteers to keep it open, so signed up for all the empty spots—about half of the time Thursday through Sunday. It is pretty easy, just greeting vistors, answering questions and helping the kids play school in old desks and surroundings. Having attended rural schools ourselves, it was easy to remember, but hard to get kids to really understand things like water pumps with a handle, pens you dipped in ink, and tying down left-handers to force them to be right-handed.

This year the homemade butter was only Margo and her nephews and nieces.

Since Mom and then brother Byron started the competition a few decades ago, the Hansons have been mostly competing amongst each other. Niece Stacy (the Cushing Bank Stacy) got grand champion on her colored butter (very yellow).

Margo got reserve grand champion on her natural-colored butter. Niece Amanda and her husband Bill each got a ribbon as did Stacy’s husband Kelly.

The Rambler was very proud when he took a break from sitting in the schoolhouse and made a quick visit to the 4-H building. “Wow! A blue ribbon on my story about my new woman doctor and a blue and grand champion on my Davy Crockett one!” he boastingly told Margo.

“Guess the judges really know good writing when they see it!”

Margo’s baking efforts (maple candy and maple cake) got blue ribbons as did one of Russ’ posters educating people about the new classifications of maple syrup coming in 2013. No longer will there be Grade A with three color levels, Grade B and Commercial. There will just be the Grade A with four color levels from very light to somewhat dark that is supposed to give you delicate to robust maple flavor levels. Commercial will not be sold as table syrup (it tastes very very strong and looks like oil that has been changed after 20,000 miles).

I picked three large, beautiful heads of dill from the garden, exactly at the stage where it should be used in pickles, and only got fourth place on them. The winner had three small heads of dill, like it had been grown in my sand garden with no fertilizer—but as Margo says, “It isn’t the size that counts.”

Friday, I helped judge the maple syrup.

There were 13 entries this year, two in junior and the rest in open class. Last year, it was pretty easy as many samples were cloudy, had sediment, and tested quite far off from the correct sugar concentration.

This year was much much harder with very good entries!

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The judge for maple syrup was from La Crosse this year. Here he uses a refractometer to see if the syrup has the correct sugar concentration. “There is not one of these that wouldn’t taste great on pancakes!” he said, having a hard time with the taste test. – Photo by the Rambler

First, we make sure that no names are shown so we don’t know whose sample we are judging. Margo’s sample was one of five identical bottles with the same color so I couldn’t tell which one it was— good because you don’t want any hint of favoritism whatever bribe the syrup maker promises you!

We had a scorecard that looked at clarity, sediment, color, concentration and finally flavor. The first four are pretty scientific and easy to judge. You hope that separates out most of the bottles so you only have to pick on flavor between a few at the end. This year it didn’t separate them out as they all were pretty good.

One bottle had crystals showing it was too thick. Three had layers of sediment (harmless minerals) that had settled on the bottom—no problem with taste or quality but an excuse to lower the rating. Two were very very dark, beyond the Grade B dark level (but actually tasted good).

The taste test first looks for off flavors–a moldy, musty, bitter or other flavor that is not maple. One sample had a buttery flavor (probably poured the hot syrup into a butter crème frosting pail or used butter to defoam while boiling). It was a good flavor, but obscured the maple flavor.

Probably the most interesting result was that color didn’t always match flavor.

When you buy maple syrup, you expect very light color to be very light flavored.

That was true. You expect medium amber to have a stronger maple flavor and dark amber to have a robust maple flavor. This wasn’t always true—some amber and dark amber were flavored in the very mild maple category.

Two years ago, talking to Steve Anderson, of Anderson Maple between Luck and Cumberland, and the foremost expert on maple everything I know, he told me about a new problem showing up in the maple world. I paraphrase him here; “We have been getting some maple syrup in that is a little too mild in maple flavor. It seems to happen when producers use heavy reverse osmosis filtering to concentrate the sap before cooking it. The maple flavor comes from the chemical changes that occur in the heating/boiling of the sap, and it appears that concentrating the sap to save on boiling time doesn’t give it time to get to a full maple flavor. I buy lots of syrup from producers who make it the traditional way and blend to get exactly the flavor I want.”

He liked our stronger flavor to mix with the weaker-flavored syrup coming from the more highly automated folks.

Well, we found exactly the same thing!

Several samples that were dark enough to have a rich maple flavor, were very very mild, almost missing the maple taste.

They were excellent looking, excellent clarity and everything, but fooled you— color should indicate flavor intensity— and that is the intention of the new grading system. This problem is going to be a serious one for maple buyers and maple sellers.

After going through the 11 bottles and

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narrowing it down, there was little difference in the top five samples, leaving the taste test to make the final cut. That is not good, because taste is really subjective.

We enlisted several onlookers who had pulled up chairs or were standing around to help us try the taste. Each had a spoon, crackers and water to cleanse the palate, and tried the different samples. All sorts of comments like buttery, mild, strong, weak, etc., were stated, but as the main fair judge said “There is not one of these that wouldn’t taste great on pancakes!”

We were only allowed three ribbons, but had two samples tied for third place.

They were perfect in clarity, concentration, sediment, but graded lower because of weak maple flavor for medium amber color. “Can’t have a tie,” said the overseer, trying to rush us along so the judge could move to the next category, so the judge just randomly picked one. Afterward, Jerry, who had watched and tasted, came forward “I helped with both those bottles.

Made it here in St. Croix Falls, but they are two different batches. You are right, they went through reverse osmosis filtering before cooking.”

Another round of tasting for the top two. The judge picked one saying “The maple flavor is wonderful, just pops right out at you compared to subtle level in the other.”

Several audience members agreed. I don’t like to say too much as Margo assures me that I haven’t got much taste in food and anything else for that matter. I mostly tasted each sample looking for the off flavors or bad flavors, but I couldn’t find any at all.

After the bottles were reshelved and labels opened, it turned out that Margo’s sample won the top prize (grand champion and blue ribbon). I immediately started feeling guilty, although I wasn’t the final judge, it sure could look bad that the wife of the judge got the top prize.

After two days of me worrying about what people might say, Margo finally told me “Last year you made me lose the blue ribbon because you overruled the judge and insisted my syrup was just a tiny tiny bit too thin, even though you couldn’t read the refractometer that finely, and now you complain about it when I do win and the real judge made the decision, not you. I will just quit putting syrup in the fair as long as you help with the judging!”

My neighbors Shirley and Gary Chappelear jumped from open class to senior class this year with their vegetables. They cleaned up on ribbons, not only because they had good displays, but there were hardly any other seniors entering things in the fair. Margo and I could go senior, but that is sort of like admitting to the world you are on the downhill slide. Gary and Shirley might be, but by golly, Margo and I might go for junior next year!.

Stop by Cushing with your Harley next Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Doc Squirt Day. If you have an old Harley in the back of the machine shed or barn, bring it a long for the swap meet. Brother Everett tells me he thinks there are still a few Harley parts under the old corncrib at Mom’s where Dad dumped them when he got married and had to give up cycling.

When Margo went over to the 4-H building and picked up my stories with the glorious blue and purple ribbons, the fair people checked the tickets and handed them to her. “You know, we only had one entry in each of the story categories this time, so it was pretty easy to give the ribbons. We gave each a blue and randomly picked one for the grand champion. Sad how few entries we get anymore, but it sure makes judging easy—didn’t even have to read them!”

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Lewis, home Seven Pines Lodge and grounds were proposed as a

state park and vetoed two times by Gov. Walter Kohler.

Had it been accepted and approved, can you imagine the growth of the little community of Lewis? The possibilities boggle the mind.

I remember in our bicentennial year, my family and I passed through the small community of Eagle, Wis., where a sign announced, “Nothing happed here in 1776.”

That’s true enough of Lewis, too, as it was all wilderness and Native Americans in those days. They were called Indians back then and call themselves that today.

But we could erect a sign saying “President Calvin Coolidge slept here” or “fished here” or “visited here.”

He, his wife, son and entourage arrived by train from Superior, where he had established his Summer White House at Central High School. Yes, he fished the Brule and our own Knapp Creek.

Evidently Charles E. Lewis invited Coolidge to come to his estate and fish for trout. It was an invitation that the president could not resist. Ever after, one of the bedrooms in the lodge was named the Coolidge Room.

President Coolidge was reportedly a man of few words. We’ve all heard the story of a woman who sat near him at a luncheon and turned on the charm and gushed, “I bet I can get you to say more than two words.”

He replied, “You lose.” He was a taciturn, dour man who enjoyed his privacy (even in the public eye).

Charles E. Lewis reluctantly lent his name to this small community now known as Lewis with three named streets, Main Avenue, Elm Street and Oak Street. If you blink while driving through on Hwy. 35, you could conceivably miss it. Altogether.

If a driver stopped in town he could see the two story hotel and tavern, the next-door tavern, the Lewis Telephone Co. with a switchboard in the entry of a private home, the Westlund Bros. Store, bar across the avenue, town garage, one-time brick bank with the bathrooms reportedly now located in the one-time vault and the church at the end of Main Avenue with a road curving around the imposing building.

Thirsty travelers would stop in the church yard and cup their hands to get a refreshing drink of water at the old pump. Visitors would sometimes rest on the church lawn, surveying the town down the length of Main Avenue.

Behind the

Signpost Bernice Abrahamzon When we moved to Lewis 50 years ago, my husband’s parents were already living here. I was happy as a lark singing on a fence post. With a church, school for eight grades, grocery stores, town hall, post office, what more could we ask?

One thing led to another: a farm on the outskirts of town, an empty barn, a good family cow, a flock of sheep, assorted chickens and ducks and geese, fields to plant, more cows, more machinery, more cows, a bigger barn, a silo, more, more, more.

I wouldn’t say it was a one-horse town because Roger Peterson had several horses.

We knew who lived in every house. There were no strangers. We even knew the names of their dogs.

Talk about small-town living, the bucolic life. We bought laying mash for chickens and grain for the cows at the Lewis Feed Mill.

We came from North St. Paul, Minn., for one summer, and that summer went so fast. So did the next 50 years!

Through the years we’ve seen a lot of people come and go, but we stayed and it became home.

There was even a daily train on the Soo Line tracks.

We could take the train to the Twin Cities or go north to the Twin Ports.

Of course, times change. The daily trains are gone.

The school turned into a bar. The feed mill was burned as a firefighting exercise. The hotel and barn burned and so did the town hall. The local telephone office was closed. So was the main store. The historic people’s church was damaged by fire, smoke and water and razed, but we built a new, one-story church. We lost our post office. Even our dump was closed. Even so, Lewis is home.

Until next week, Bernice

Gandy Dancer Days are on track with sale, food, games and music WEBSTER – Webster businesses are “all aboard” for Gandy Dancer Days, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 -13, with food, games, bands, sales and prizes.

“Each year in August, we celebrate the Webster area with a weekend for families to have fun along with the opportunity to buy local and support local businesses,” said Deb Benson. She and her husband, Stefan, Ace Hardware, are coordinating this year’s Gandy Dancer Days sponsored by the Webster Area Chamber of Commerce.

The weekend kicks off on Friday with sloppy joes and a pie and ice-cream social at Webster’s Grace United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Around town, participating businesses will display posters announcing their special sidewalk sales on both days.

Saturday is chockfull of food and fun for young and old. Start the morning off at 8 a.m. with homemade baked goods for sale by the Webster Lionesses – later they’ll also be selling sandwiches. At 9 a.m., plan to have some pancakes cooked up by the Lions Club.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., check out Main Street for all kinds of events like the Friends of the Library’s Scholastic book sale and a village fundraiser for the Webster Community dog park. Starting at 10 a.m., adults and youth can hunt for the Golden Spike. Clues are posted at Gandy Dancer Books on Main Street. Girl Scouts will have cookies and other treats for sale.

For the kids, a play castle, bike safety rodeo (ages 3-13 bring bikes and helmets), free hot dogs, chips and soda are sponsored and provided by the Webster Fire and Police departments, along with the sawdust pile (ages up to 9 years grab for candy and coins) and a duck pond game sponsored by the Webster Chamber.

The evening hours feature entertainment and partying for the adult crowd with two live bands outdoors. Big Bamboo will play at the Yellow River Saloon & Eatery starting at 8 p.m., no cover charge, while Radio City kicks off at 9 p.m. at Buddha’s Black & Orange and Man-

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50 Years Ago Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included macaroni rings at 3 8-oz. pkgs. for 29¢, sugar 10 lbs. for 95¢, cube steaks at 69¢ lb.-Specials at the Co-op Super Market in Frederic included rib steaks at 59¢ lb., watermelon at 59¢ for whole one, seedless raisins at 39¢ lb. and cabbage at 7¢ lb.-Customers could reportedly get the finest in air-conditioning at Burford Refrigeration, Webster.-Carol Peterson, Frederic, wanted to buy maple logs at $60 per M.-A livestock sale was held every Tuesday at the Frederic Livestock Sales on Hwy. 35 south of Frederic.Obituaries included Marie Aggerholm and Henry Gordon.-A Clear Lake Livestock Sales Barn was also in operation.-A waterskiing show was held July 16 at the Luck Municipal Park.-A dance was held at Yellow Lake Lodge every Thursday and Saturday with music by the Eddie Jacks Trio.-A wedding dance was held at the Traingle on Saturday, July 15, for Mr. and Mrs. Willard Haner (Beulah Arbuckle) with music

by Bud Johnson and Jack Pherneten.-The Bloodmobile was at Luck on Aug. 1.-One small headline said, “Welcome Rain.”-Carl Ahlgren brought in some potatoes to show off their size and maturity in early August.-July 23-29 was nationwide rural safety campaign.

40 Years Ago James Palmberg was pictured as an employee of Farmers State Bank Insurance Agency where there was insurance for all needs.-Traffic violations and drug possession were part of the cases in Polk County Court.-Sunrise Apts., Frederic, had a new sign at its Frederic location.-A mobile home court was planned for Siren.-Art Fossum was in a Nebraska hospital with a heart attack in July.-Specials at Anderson’s Store, Siren, included coffee at 2 lbs. for $1.49, 10-lbs. potatoes at 68¢, catsup at 23¢, pork and beans at 19¢.-Kronlund Motors, Inc., Spooner, had new car rentals.-Specials at Route’s, Frederic, included a half gallon of ice cream at 69¢, lemonade at six tins for 69¢, Kool-Aid at 10 packages for 59¢, and the store had a truckload of watermelon to sell.-Frederic Co-op Super Market had many specials including Co-op ham at 68¢ lb., wieners at 58¢ lb., pop at 10 cans for 98¢ and many coupons with cents off.-Trollhaugen opened in Dresser, starting July 9.-Burnett County 4-H members were spending a week in Washington, D.C.-Quite a few local teachers were studying during the summer at the college in Superior.-The July special at Carlson Hardware, Frederic, was a Poloron cold-pack 1-gallon jug for $1.77.-Signs in Voyager Village were destroyed and there was a reward for apprehension of the culprits.

20 Years Ago

Kids up to 9 years of age dig into the Gandy Dancer Days sawdust pile to find prizes and surprises. This year’s Gandy Dancer activities are on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer gelsen’s Home Electronics, with tickets on sale for a 55” LCD TV prize giveaway.

“We invite everyone in the Webster area to visit our downtown this weekend to celebrate summer by joining in the daytime family fun and evening entertainment,” said Benson.

For additional information, visit the Wisconsin Area Chamber of Commerce Web site: www.websterwisconsin.com; e-mail debora_benson @yahoo.com or call 715-866-8666. - submitted

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Notices were being published of various boards of review in different townships.-Shredded newsprint for livestock bedding was on sale at the Leader plant. Its good points were listed: cheaper, more absorbent, weed free, dust free, mold free, longer lasting, healthier, cleaner air, stays put, reduces breeding flies, cleaner barns, animals won’t eat it, cleaner animals and nontoxic. It is still available today and the listing of good points is quite good.-A car stolen in Milltown was found in St. Croix Falls.-The Frederic school plan called for a new 6-12 school with a referendum on that subject coming in September.-Arson was suspected in five area fires.-The Luck superintendent reported the possibility of no tax increase.Safety-belt use in cars was holding steady in state.-The F & A Dairy was planning a 2,000-head milking operation near Ubet.-A Lewis man, LaVerne Chell, was awarded the 1991 Wisconsin State Alzheimer’s Caregiver Award in May at Stevens Point. He cared for his mother, Rose, for almost 18 years.-John Behling planned to attend Georgetown University.-Cattle rustlers struck Polk County.-Congressman Steve Gunderson was pressing for help for farmers.-Wanted at Calderwood Lodge, a cook.-A kiddie parade was held at Milltown.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER

Well, another month has come and gone, the year seems to be just flying by. Before you know it, the kids will be back in school and the leaves falling. Fall is Mom’s favorite time of the year with the mild temperatures and the trees turning color.

The downside is that we get so many leaves that it’s a lot of work to blow them away. Eli and I are a big help, we like getting into the pile of leaves and playing - I wonder if Maya will like that too.

We haven’t been going on many walks the last couple of days as Mom did a face plant and has a few bruises, scrapes and sore spots. Maya thought it was game time when she was on the ground, just at her level, so she couldn’t get up because Maya was jumping all over her. I’m sure we’ll be back to regular walking in the next couple of days.

Just after telling you the great news about the adoptions last week, our pretty Penny was returned on Saturday. Sadly, her new mom was allergic to her so they couldn’t keep her. Penny is a 1-yearold Border collie mix, mostly black with white on her chest and under her chin. She is about medium in height with a big heart and wonderful personality. If you are that special person that would love her forever, please stop by and visit her.

The two animals I featured last week have both been adopted. Tonka the cat went earlier in the week and Bentley the beagle went to his new home on Saturday. Both have gone to wonderful families and I’m sure they will be very happy.

Shadow, Gato and Muffin are three wonderful animals with beautiful hearts who don’t understand

Happy Tails

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Arnell Humane Society of Polk County Lulu is a 1-year-old spayed female Boston terrier mix. She has a short black-brindle coat, perky ears and white markings on her muzzle and between the eyes, just like a Boston terrier. The “mixed” half of Lulu gives her a long tail, longer legs and a normal snout with full breathing capabilities. Lulu does not snort when she sleeps. Our little Lulu is a smart, happy girl with energy and interest in all that goes on. She is the perfect size for any household, in town or country living. She certainly has enough energy to keep up with kids and would love to accompany them in their adventures. Add her cute factor and you have the perfect pet in every category.

It was nice to visit with everyone who stopped by the Arnell Humane Society booth at the Polk County Fair. There are always happy stories of successful adoptions shared. We do love those happy endings and can’t hear enough of them.

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Little Muffin is a 9-year-old Lhaso apso that arrived together with Rosco who has since been adopted. Poor Muffin has been left alone twice now, once by her owner and again when Rosco left. If you like small dogs, she is a great one to have in your family.

My friend Jenny tells me that we need paper towels at the shelter. We go through a lot of them as my human friends are always washing their hands and use the paper towels to dry them. They must have the cleanest hands in the state of Wisconsin!

“A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.” – Helen Thomson Have a great week everyone! Licks and tailwags!

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This coming weekend, Saturday, Aug. 6, Arnell Humane Society will take part in Pet Appreciation Week at the Tractor Supply Co. store in St. Croix Falls. This national event is in appreciation of all pets and their people. There will be vendor representatives with product samples and nutritional information, fun gifts for you and your pet and Saturday-only specials. You will also have a chance to win a drawing for free pet food for one year or a $100 certificate toward a veterinarian wellness check-up. Arnell Humane Society will be there with adoptable pets and information. As always, your leashed pets are welcome at Tractor Supply Co. Join us between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6.

A few dogs and a kitten were reclaimed last week. One dog had been at our shelter for a month.

Another dog had been lost for two months and happily reunited with his hunting buddy after a week stay at the shelter. If you are missing your pet or know of someone looking for a lost pet, remember to call our shelter or check the listing of stray animals at our shelter, on the front of our building for easy after hours viewing. After the seven-day holding period, they will be put up for adoption and might not be available for reclaim.

We have three new 12-week-old male weimaraner-Great Dane mixed puppies in the adoption kennel. They are sure to be large dogs. Also available are three purebred spayed females: Wendy the Jack Russell terrier, Angie the pug, and Margo the beagle. We Lulu have new kitten arrivals and Mandy, our shorthair, declawed, all black spayed female adult, still waiting for her soul mate. Mandy is the only adult cat left from our half-price adult cat special. She is gentle and sweet. She won’t rip up your curtains or tip over your trash. Mandy likes to hang out and bat her eyelashes at you in quiet approval of a quiet day resting in your armchair.

Come to our shelter in Amery or meet us at Tractor Supply Co. in St. Croix Falls. We would love to show you our spectacular pets. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St. East, 715 268-7387 (PETS) or online: arnellhumane.org.

Lewis It was Communion Sunday at the Lewis church with Marie Nelson and LaVonne Boyer as Communion stewards assisting Pastor Tom. Lunch was served after the service by LaVonne and John Boyer.

Quite a few Lewis church members took a turn ringing bells for the Salvation Army during the past week at the Frederic Holiday Station.

Hope you looked at the full-page picture coverage of the 44th-annual gem and rock Show held at Frederic. Bernice says she didn’t realize she talked with her hands until she saw her picture. Club members were really pleased with the coverage and told the editor to that effect.

Do you have anything special to donate to the silent auction for the Charles E. Lewis Days? Marie Nelson is in charge of this activity. It has become a very special activity.

Get-well wishes to Ethel Lane, who will undergo surgery a second time. She was recuperating at the Frederic Care Center when something slipped in her hip that requires repair.

Welcome back to the area to Alice and Charles Ford who enjoyed a nice vacation in a number of places including up in the mountains, attending a family reunion and visiting Zion Park. Their garden fared well during their absence except the cabbages which some wild animals nibbled on.

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why they are no longer at home with their family. These three are safely housed at the shelter because their owners have sadly passed on, but would like nothing better than to be noticed by that special person who can Muffin provide them with their forever home. Can you be that person that will give one of these great animals a loving home?

Our beautiful Shadow has been with us since the end of March and the longest-term resident we have at the moment. She is very friendly and quite striking with her gray color and big gold eyes and when in the office, readily greets visitors when they come through the door.

Gato is a big handsome black cat of about 9 years old. I don’t know why people don’t seem to like to adopt black cats as they really have great personalities – just like Gato does. He frequently is in the office with Shadow and they have become

A dedication service was also held Sunday to celebrate the new roof on the church. The roofers were helped by Scott Nelson and his special machines, Robert Nelson, Carl Warndahl and others. Rain interrupted the roof work several times and the rest of the weather was very, very hot and humid. The work includes the two storage sheds also.

Arleen Jones visited her home area one day last week, driven around by Sandy. She stopped at her home to see her birds, cats and dog. The present occupant is caring for LeRoy’s and Arleen’s animals.

Arleen and Sandy stopped at the Abrahamzons place to catch up on news and visit, and were on their way to visit Kevin Jones.

Wonderful potluck at Sunrise community room last Monday to celebrate the birthday of Marge Ryan and then play three games of Scrabble.

A fellowship potluck was held Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Lewis church followed by the usual monthly board meeting.

Preparations are gearing up for Charles E. Lewis Days and the tent revival on the second weekend in August. Food, fellowship, entertainment with singing and musical groups, special speakers and other entertainment.

People are asking about Seven Pines Lodge. It has a caretaker but nothing has been announced as far as activities or schedules. It used to have tours of

Bernice Abrahamzon the estate and buildings, and sponsor art shows in the days of Joan and David Simpson during Charles E. Lewis Days. It is on the Register of Historic Places. Joan lost her life in a car accident returning home from art classes at Bayfield and David lives in the city and the two children are grown and on their own.

Several other owners have been in charge of Seven Pines since then. Sometimes it is operated as a private club and other times it has been open to the public. It has a fascinating history and hopes are that it will be in full operation someday again.

Members of the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society have been looking forward to a swap meet on Monday, Aug. 1, at the home of Marcy and Larry with a potluck supper at 6 p.m. They hoped for good weather for this special event.

Your correspondent forgot to mention former members Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cutler of Webster. It was Jim who made the spin board for the children’s table and the spinner still works fine. Bernice won a miniature car (no wonder collectors collect them) and a Lollipop Kid figurine from the “Wizard of Oz.” (Yes, adults can play the game too.)

A number of field trips are being planned for rock hounds and pebble pups too. Many new members with new and exciting projects.

Birth announcements Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Alaina Shae Burgstaler, born July 12, 2011, to Lakeysha Schallenberger and Dakota ClintonWayne Burgstaler, Cushing. Alaina weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A girl, Avina Azriel Wojtowicz, born July 11, 2011, to Chris and Shea Wojtowicz, Frederic. Avina weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz.

••• A boy, Elijah Leo David Trenter, born July 15, 2011, to Jeremy Trenter and Ashley Maslow, Siren.

Elijah weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A boy, Daniel Richard Shutt, born July 16, 2011, to Annie and Chris Shutt, Webster. Daniel weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz.

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Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Derek Grayson Tourville, born July 21, 2011, to Catherine Mackenzie and Ben Tourville, Dresser. Derek weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A girl, Jolene Audrey Mortenson, born July 24, 2011, to Cindy and Adam Mortenson, Osceola. Jolene weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.

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Kayla M. Skow, Luck, and Jared J. Woody, Eau Claire, are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on Saturday, Aug. 13, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Luck.

Kayla is the daughter of Janise and Dale Skow of Milltown. She is a graduate of Unity High School and UW-Eau Claire and is employed at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Jared is the son of Albert and Patricia Woody of Eau Claire. He is a graduate of North High School and CVTC and is employed at the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office.

St. Croix Senior Center Marian Edler We are open on Mondays, but seems we always start with activities on Tuesday. We had our exercise session, followed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon it was games. Winners in 500 cards were Elaine Edlund, Larry Anderson, Roger Greenly and Leone Montgomery.

Winners in Dominos were Delores Benson, Gladis Weikert and Don Anderson. Russ Adams, Bill McGrorty and Marian Edler were the winning team in Hand and Foot. Later we played a game of Ponytail.

Thursday we held our exercise session followed

by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, we played Hand and Foot. 500 cards was played in the evening. The winners were Don Benson, Chuck Magnison and Bill McGrorty.

Friday morning, Bridge was played.

In last week’s news I put the wrong date in for the birthday party. Our party is Aug. 10, at 12:30 p.m..

David Thelin will show his video of his trip to Washington, D.C., in cherry blossom time. Join us for the afternoon.

Are you planning a reception or party and need a place to hold it? We rent the senior center for such occasions. Call the center at 715-483-1901 or Joyce at 715-483-3466 for information.

Frederic Senior Center Hazel Hoffman Hello everyone from our Frederic Senior Center and wishing you all a really great week.

On Friday, July 29, at our executive meeting, we helped our new treasurer, Dave Peterson, celebrate his birthday with cake and coffee (I don’t know his age but he must be pushing close to 90). Then we all joined in and helped clean out our little shed which is named Little Willie. After we were done, Dave had a whole truckload for our local thrift shop.

Also, I hope everyone noticed the beautiful new plaque on the wall honoring our late president, Shirley Sandquist. Gratitude is extended to Betty for the great job she did for us.

A special gratitude was given to Hazel for opening every morning, making coffee and watering the flowers. Gratitude is also extended to Willis, for all his many years of doing the same job.

Also, gratitude is extended to George Eng for the beautiful flowers he donated to our center. They really bring our center to life. They really look great.

With the extra-high temperatures already this summer, the air-conditioning at the center is really appreciated. It is really great to have a place to go visit, drink coffee, eat and play cards or other games or just relax and read the paper.

Last week’s Spade winners were Willis Williams in first place, Carmen Marek in second place, Lorna Erickson in third place and Joyce Thompson in fourth place.

500 winners were Rich Husted in first place, Brittani Hughes in second place, Marlyce Borchert in third place and Larry Anderson in fourth place.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Wedding

Antonson/Stuart Courtney A. Antonson and Douglas A. Stuart, Osceola, are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Paradise Landing in Balsam Lake.

Courtney is the daughter of Michael and Deverah Koshatka of Centuria, and the late Timothy Antonson.

She is a graduate of UW-Eau Claire with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and is currently employed at Tangen Drug.

Douglas is the son of Kim Gamage, Brainerd, Minn., and Mark Stuart and Ann Stander, Sanford, Maine. He is currently employed at Menards.

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Lawrence and Nina Hines came home Monday after visiting Nancy and Steve Hagen overnight in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Bruce and Marlene Swearingen had supper with Gerry and Donna Hines Tuesday.

Rita Hiam and Karen Mangelsen visited Lois Snyder Wednesday afternoon. They helped Lois celebrate her birthday.

Donna and Nina Hines and Lida Nordquist went to Richfield, Minn., Wednesday evening. They attended a baby shower for Emily Hennagir (Nina’s granddaughter) at Sue Harrison’s home.

Lorraine Crosby, Verna Lindstrom, Lida Nordquist and Karen Mangelsen visited Mavis Viltz Thursday afternoon. They shared coffee and treats to celebrate Mavis’ birthday.

Roger Mroszak is home again after having knee surgery in Rice Lake last week.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Marlene and Bruce Swearingen Friday afternoon.

Lida Nordquist went to Eau Claire Saturday with her daughter Joleen Funk. They attended a wedding shower for Angela Stanke, fiancee of Rick Funk.

Dirk and Sandy Benzer and Hank and Karen Mangelsen joined Nick and Esther Mangelsen and other relatives and friends at the Pour House for supper Saturday night. They all helped Nick celebrate his 80th birthday.

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This week in bear country has been exciting to say the least. The does are finally bringing in their fawns to the salt lick on a regular basis. One large doe started it all on Tuesday when she brought in her twins; a doe with a single soon followed. We now have five little ones coming in, sometimes they are all in at the same time and while the moms lick up the salt the five little ones have a game of tag in the back yard. It isn’t much different than when I watched the lambs at play on the farm.

Last Friday morning as I sat talking to hubby’s aunt on the phone, our little Boston terrier went ballistic at the patio door, she now guards the backyard from there. I knew there was trouble in the bird yard, I was right, there they were, our first set of cubs, 2year-olds I’m guessing. Maybe Big Bertha’s as they are large for 2 years old but usually they don’t stay together much after 2. One had our makeshift feeder on the ground while the other laid on the ground by the tree rat’s waterer enjoying a cool drink. I gave a shout from the patio door and off they went, to the neighbors I’m betting. We now have Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb to contend with.

Last Thursday, July 28, the Siren Methodist Church got a go-ahead to start the addition on their church. Many changes are coming. A potluck lunch was enjoyed by all after the Sunday service and

Friday, Aug. 5

Hike to Horizon Rock, 10 a.m., at the Horizon Rock Trail sign across from the Pothole Trail. Meet naturalist Barb Walker for a short hike to the stone shelter at Horizon Rock – appropriately named because of the incredible view.

If the River Could Talk ... 3 p.m. at the Summit Rock Trail sign. Hear some of the fascinating history of the St. Croix River Valley on this scenic hike to the summit with Walker.

Saturday, Aug. 6

Get Outdoors! Family Play Day, 1 to 3 p.m. at the beach area at Lake O’ the Dalles. Join us for another Play Day event of fun-filled activities including Tracks, Tracks and More Tracks; Nature Building; Set It Up, Tie It On, Cast It Out! and Wildcard Games.

Fun for the entire family!

Universe in the Park, 8:30 p.m. at the Ice Age Center. An outreach program of the Space Astronomy Lab and the department of astronomy, University of Wisconsin - this special Universe in the Park presentation will be followed by a stargazing session outside, weather permitting. The indoor program will be held rain or shine. Learn about the latest discoveries and puzzles of our universe.

groundbreaking.

Coming up on Sunday, Aug. 7, is the 23rd-annual craft and quilt auction out at Luther Point Bible Camp on Big Wood Lake. A pig roast starts at 11 a.m., the farmers market will be available with lots of fresh produce, the quilt auction at 1 p.m. Come spend the day, there’s lots of fun and games for the kiddies while you check out the quilt and craft auction.

Don’t forget this weekend is Siren Summerfest starting on Thursday, Aug. 4, and ending on Sunday.

Don’t miss Brad Alden and the Crossed Paths at the band shell Thursday night, they are great. The pie social starting at 10 a.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church is a must. They have lots of great cooks in that church. A classic car show on Saturday starts at 9 a.m. The oldsters come to remember and the youngsters can’t believe there were such cars.

There is softball on Friday through Sunday for the sports-minded at the Siren Ball Park, or, if you like volleyball, stop in at either Kris’ Pheasant Inn or the Pour House, both will have games going on around 10 a.m. Finish up Saturday night by enjoying the street dance on Main Street from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Enjoy the music of Sonny Winberg and the Hillbilly Mafia. There are also lots of class reunions going on this weekend too.

Borderline news The East Pine County Wanderers met at the Cloverton Town Hall last week to elect officers and collect membership dues. The organization lost five members in the last year but gained five new members this year. Newcomers to the club are Mary Mosser, Gladys Nelson, Sharon and Ron Proffit, and Paul Raymond. Welcome to all of you. Patrice Winfield and Cheryl Wickham were re-elected to the posts of vice president and secretary respectively, while Dave Baker and Dave Drake replaced outgoing board of directors members Pam Berg and Don Mishler.

The July meeting is one of anticipation because Rosie and Jim Yaekel always furnish the door prize.

What they provide is dinner for two at their riverside cabin on Big Island Road in Wisconsin. Rosie is a great cook, and an especially marvelous baker, so this event is a wonderful treat. For the second year in a row, Mert and Gordy Peschong won this prize.

Cheryl Wickham was the only birthday person for July.

Deloris Schirmer’s son Del is participating in the Star Tribune Ride across Minnesota for MS this week. He has made 60 miles a day on his bike, starting in Owattona on Monday, and ending in Rochester, Minn., on Friday. Heat, humidity and flat tires have not helped the riders. They all deserve a great deal of praise for their efforts.

Many from the Zion Markville Church attended a

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play in Pine City at the elementary auditorium. Minister Tim Faust played Levi in the production “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

The biblical story was great, with Pharaoh acting out his part and singing dressed as Elvis. In real life he has nine children, and home schools them all.

Pat Kinblom of Cozy Corner has been serving as a juror for the past month for Douglas County in Superior. Pat reports that the case was very interesting, and she enjoyed serving. She will not be called to serve again at least until the next term in four years.

Beth Baer came home last Monday to help with some things that were damaged by the storm. Max Baer, son of Max and Deanna Baer, spent the day at the home of Karl and Tammy Baer. He helped his dad shoe his horse and helped with things that needed to be done around the place. He is here for some training, so he decided to visit with his family before leaving for the training. He lives in Germany with his wife and children.

The community vacation Bible school will be held at the Northland Community Center at 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 8 through Aug. 12. Anyone from 3 years of age to sixth grade can attend. The program will be held on Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the community center.

If you want to help, please call Tammy Baer at 715244-3635. Hope to see you there.

Academic SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana College announced that Brennan Olson, of Luck, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester of the 2010-2011 academic year.

The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who have a minimum of 10 credit hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above. – submitted

Interstate Park news Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park

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Sunday, Aug. 7

Recipe for a Pothole, 10 a.m. at the Pothole Trail sign. Join Walker for a guided hike around the Pothole Trail to learn the makings of Interstate Park’s natural wonders.

Family Fun: Snakes! 1:30 p.m. at the Ice Age Center. Meet Copper the fox snake and Bintu the ball python and learn some fascinating facts about snakes. Drop by and visit with the naturalist, and kids can bring home a crafted make-and-take snake of their own.

Monday, Aug. 8

Secrets of Eagle Peak, 10 a.m. at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Join naturalist Julie Fox for a hike to the peak. Learn the secrets of the peak and see a beautiful view of the St. Croix River Valley.

Thursday, Aug. 11

Nature story time, 10 a.m. Join Fox or Walker for a story and activity chosen especially for children pre-K through kindergarten and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location within the park. Summer nature story time will end Thursday, Aug. 25.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. Visit the Web site at www.friendsofinterstatepark.org and “Like” us on Facebook for information and upcoming events.

••• BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Normandale Community College is pleased to announce its Spring 2011 semester dean’s list. The following students enrolled in at least nine credits and have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 for courses completed in the fall semester ending this past December. Normandale congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic performance.

Dresser Katelyn Kinzer. - submitted ••• NORTHFIELD, MINN. - Elle Kaskinen of St. Croix Falls and Seth Kinzer of Dresser were among 696 students who participated in St. Olaf College’s 122nd commencement ceremony May 29. The event capped off the college’s Commencement Weekend, which included a senior art exhibit, celebration concert, banquet, and more (to see a slide show of the weekend, visit stolaf.edu/alumni).

Kaskinen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and is the daughter of Kurt and Karen Kaskinen of St. Croix Falls.

Kinzer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and is the son of Steven and Deborah Kinzer of Dresser. – submitted •••

Engagement

Nelson/Uram

Meredith L. Nelson and Nicholas J. Uram IV, Minneapolis, Minn., are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Luck Lutheran Church with a reception to follow at North Oaks Country Club.

Meredith is the daughter of Mark and Laurie Nelson, St. Croix Falls. She is a 2007 graduate of the University of Minnesota and is currently employed at General Mills in Minneapolis.

Nicholas is the son of Nick and LuAnn Uram, Naples, Fla. He is a 2006 graduate of Michigan State University and is currently employed at General Mills in Minneapolis. - submitted

Salvation Army to present disaster response training BALSAM LAKE — Each day it seems the news carries another story about a disaster, natural or manmade, that has occurred somewhere in the United States or in the world. As these disasters occur, the Salvation Army sends trained disaster volunteers to help in the recovery efforts.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Salvation Army will sponsor a training seminar titled, Spiritual Care During a Disaster Response. The training will be held at the Polk County Justice Center from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. It is suitable for disaster volunteers, clergy and anyone else who wants to help during recovery from disasters, whether on a large scale or neighborhood scale.

The training will help equip participants with tools to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of those affected by disaster. It will include a version of the Minnesota Model of Psychological First Aid, which has been enhanced to include a focus on spiritual care.

Leading the seminar will be the Rev. Bruce Ruggles, a board certified chaplain who has pastored for 21 years in United Methodist churches. Ruggles has also served as fire chaplain in Eagan, Minn., as a police chaplain for more than 10 years, and chaplain for Presbyterian Homes. He has served on a disaster mental health team providing care after Hurricanes Ike and Katrina.

The class is being sponsored by the Salvation Army of Balsam Lake. A $20 donation per person is requested to cover the cost of presenting this valuable training.

Contact Sue Ames-Lillie at 715-472-8906 or sames@lakeland.ws for more information or to register. Registration deadline is Aug. 13. - submitted

Nature story time at the park ST. CROIX FALLS – The final summer nature story time will be Thursday, Aug. 25. Join naturalists Julie Fox or Barb Walker at 10 a.m. on Thursdays through August at Wisconsin Interstate Park for a story and activity chosen especially for children pre-K through kindergarten and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location. After a fall break, the popular program will re-

sume again in winter from January through March 2012.

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 state park sticker is required to enter the park. For more information about the program call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. - submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Burnett Community Library

Join us for a Taste of Italy – spaghetti dinner and raffle on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge at 7330 State Hwy. 70. Tickets are $6 in advance – available at the library or from any Friends of the Library - or $7 at the door. Children 10 and under are free. This event is sponsored by Moose Lodge 194 and Friends of the Library in support of the new Larsen Family Public Library.

Larsen Family Public Library

We are nearing completion of the new facility. We are planning to move the books and computers on Thursday – Saturday, Aug. 18, 19 and 20, and open in our new library on Monday, Aug. 22! The grand opening is planned for Friday, Sept. 9. Details will follow.

Scholastic Book Fair

Webster Elementary School and our library are joining together to sponsor a Scholastic Book Fair during Gandy Dancer Days. It will take place at the Burnett Community Library on Saturday, Aug. 13,

A simple lifestyle My life is filled with simple pleas-

ures. Savoring that first cup of gently steeped Swedish egg coffee from my big blue enamel coffeepot. Then sneaking out onto the front deck at dawn in my nightgown to welcome the rising sun, mesmerized as the shimmering “sun dance” intensifies on the water’s surface.

I‘m a homebody. No desire to travel.

Here, I’m free to satisfy my creative urges. I like to play with words and I like to work with dough. I like to cook, but rarely follow a recipe. I pretty much create my daily menus by whatever is about to fall out of the refrigerator.

My only sister, on the other hand, is a very classy lady. Socially comfortable in any situation, she is a relaxed hostess with many friends and frequent houseguests.

Her refrigerator harbors no mystery within its depths. A bottle of fine wine and maybe a few things from the local deli. There may also be a gourmet casserole, prepared exactly according to the recipe and ready to heat while she is enjoying the cocktail hour with her guests.

My sister and I were raised during the Great Depression by frugal parents who managed to provide everything we

Since opening in 1978, Northwest Passage, a private, nonprofit agency, has provided residential treatment and assessment services for youth. Northwest Passage has been a leader in the development of programs and services for children and adolescents who are struggling with the profound impact of mental illness and severe behavioral disorders. Our mission and underlying goal have always been to provide highly individualized and comprehensive care to at-risk youth on the verge of failing out of society and facing the prospect of years of incarceration and institutionalization.

At Northwest Passage, we serve approximately 300 at-risk youth each year, and programming includes guidance, direction, individual and family counseling, social services, special education, adventure challenges, restitution and community service, vocational training, and aftercare services. Clients in the Northwest Passage programs participate in school, physical activities, life skills training, therapy and community service activities on a daily basis. We have three residential treatment programs and a facility providing 30-day

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The funding will be split in half to the Webster Elementary School and our library for purchasing children’s books. Hope to see you there!

Are you a senior citizen with low vision?

Our library will be hosting a series of classes this fall to teach a variety of basic computer skills to seniors with low vision. All materials will be presented in large-print format. I would like to get interested people registered as soon as possible so I will know how many to expect. Please contact me (Patti) if you are at all interested or if you have any questions or ideas about this, at 715-866-7697. I am hoping to hear from you soon!

Preschool story time

We meet every Wednesday all year long at 10:30 a.m. for good stories, companionship and fun!

Summer reading program

We studied Machu Picchu in Peru this week and made rain sticks that sound like the ocean! Next week we will be learning about other ancient civiliza-

A view

from the lake Pat Solomonson needed but certainly not everything we wanted. We squabbled a lot, mostly over territorial rights in the bedroom we shared. I can remember drawing an imaginary line down the center of the room to separate my space from her space.

Two years younger, she was delicate, like a little doll, with curly blond hair. I had straight brown hair and a sturdy frame, the “wholesome look,” as my grandmother used to say.

It wasn’t until we grew up, got married and started families of our own that our paths began to diverge. She and her husband made a career move to Texas some 20 years ago and it took nearly that long for me and my spouse to pay them a visit. Truth to tell, we waited until one of our kids got a job with an airline so we could fly cheap.

As the big jet landed in Austin, Texas, my sister and brother-in-law were right there to meet us. They looked fit and tan in their casual-chic Bermuda shorts.

Getting to know

clinical assessments. Passage I, located in Webster, is a residential care center for juvenile males experiencing severe psychological disorders. Clients may have a history of emotional and behavioral difficulties, mental health issues, chemical abuse, perpetration, severe academic difficulties and impaired relationships. Passage II, located on Rooney Lake in Spooner, is a shortterm, 90-day challenge based intervention program for adolescent males who have been identified as having delinquency problems, chemical abuse, psychological disorders and/or emotional turmoil.

Passage III, located in Frederic, is our facility offering intensive residential services for adolescent girls to address the need to increase self-esteem, develop healthy coping skills, promote positive relationship-building and so-

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August’s book choice, “Not Becoming My Mother”

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Mystery Mayhem book club

The meeting for the month of August will be a discussion of whatever writer, topic or book you would like to discuss. Join us on Aug. 8 at 10 a.m!

New adult fiction books

“Escape” by Barbara Delinksy “Tigerlily’s Orchids” by Ruth Rendell “Iron House” by John Hart “Buried Secrets” by Joseph Finder “Hearts Aglow” by Tracie Peterson “Portrait of a Spy” by Daniel Silva “The Bourne Dominion” by Robert Ludlum “Burnt Mountain” by Anne Rivers Siddons “Split Second” by Catherine Coulter

DVDs

“Unknown” “Red Riding Hood” “The Lincoln Lawyer”

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cial skills, and promote connection with community. The Child & Adolescent Center in Frederic is home to a very unique and comprehensive clinical assessment program for male and female clients, ages 6-17. Assessments focus on neuropsychological evaluation, family assessment, psychiatric assessment, educational and behavioral assessments, health/medical assessments, and, when necessary, chemical health assessment.

We recognize the significant value of professional collaboration; therefore, our assessments are completed in a highly integrated interdisciplinary team model that is more intensely beneficial than traditional outpatient evaluation services.

We realize that many members of our communities are unaware of the many complexities which make up our programs, and we further understand that many are interested in Northwest Passage and what its programming involves and accomplishes. Many do not know about the healing process that takes place right in our own communities and the role that members of the communities play in such process. Beyond the support children can find in

their family, we strive to teach our clients that they can find strength, support and vitality in becoming a committed member of their community.

Through our restorative justice program, residents have an opportunity to participate in significant and dynamic community service projects. These efforts can play a vital role in helping our clients see themselves, sometimes for the first time ever, as a true part of something larger. Whether it is the girls of Passage III beautifying the Ice Age Trail, the boys at Passage II cleaning up our parks and boat landings, or the boys at Passage I opening up roads and driveways after the horrific storms in the beginning of July, our clients are often unsung heroes in our communities.

We hope to highlight some of the tremendous work taking place at Northwest Passage so that you may better understand and appreciate the transformations that take place in the kids lives during their time with us. We hope you will join us on this journey of “getting to know Northwest Passage.”

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others before, had been carefully designed, thoroughly researched and painstakingly constructed. Summer visitors and even a few passersby had been guided over to the enclosure to admire its structure and hear a mini lecture about composting.

In Texas, at long last, the four of us were able to catch up on each other’s lives. Grandchildren, of course, became our first topic. Next, we inquired about their golf, their bridge club and the current status of the big corporation my brother-in-law had headed. We were also eager to hear about their recent cruise and latest trip to Europe.

My sister and I were enjoying each other’s company. The obvious differences in our lifestyles sparked a unique kind of interest in each other; a curiosity that had not been there as children with so much in common.

Over breakfast, on that last day, I got to thinking. Our visit was nearly over and we, the visitors, had not shared much about what’s going on in our lives. Could the stuff of everyday life that gets us all atwitter really be of interest to them?

Wracking my brain to come up with something, I turned to my sweetie and whispered excitedly, “Tell them about your new compost heap!”

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Then we were treated to our first look at the lush Texas hill country from the back seat of their new white Cadillac.

Moments later, we were maneuvering the curved streets of their upscale neighborhood.

Walking into their lovely home for the first time, I had to stop and just drink it all in. Matching white leather sofas, a marble dining room table, and large containers of dramatic flowers and foliage in a huge, high-ceilinged “great room.” Glass window walls overlooked a heated outdoor pool.

We had come, just that morning, from our humble abode up here in the wilds of Wisconsin. It’s the old family lake cabin, now winterized and enlarged to meet our retirement needs.

The decor? An eclectic conglomeration of garage sale treasures in a setting of unfinished projects.

Before leaving we filled our birdfeeders and pulled three loaves of homemade bread out of the freezer to take along as a hostess gift.

As my husband slid in behind the wheel of our SUV and started the car, he paused to admire his latest project, an elaborate new three-sectioned compost heap enclosure.

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Looking around our yard I wonder if you ever recover from a storm like the one we had in July. Now more than ever I can appreciate what other towns go through and how they wonder if they ever will be the same. Siren did, but 10 years later you still see evidence of the devastation the tornado left. I am still upset about the fact we did not get more help. When I called the governor’s office I was told they were not sure where Burnett County was and then I was put on hold for 20 minutes. I finally hung up and just got mad at myself for holding on that long. When I called back, I talked to the same person and he said he would look into it, I left my number, and never heard a thing from them again. Maybe someday we will get a letter signed by the governor saying “We are sorry for your loss,” and so on.

Burnett County is pulling out of the mess the storm left pretty well, although it is taking hard work and seemingly impossible hurdles to get over. I thought there might be a recovery account set up or cans at the stores so you could put money in to help people. If they were there, I did not see them.

Interfaith is doing what it can. The weather has not helped. Heat, humidity, rain and the results of all of that, bugs, have made it even harder to get things done. We are limited because of the number of volunteers we have. Still, I realize everyone either has their own cleanup or are helping a friend or neighbor.

We do need volunteers though. We are struggling through a new system for rides for those with a Forward card. It is difficult and time consuming and then not always accurate. I know one lady who was scheduled for cataract surgery, had arranged for a ride with the new system, and her ride did not show up. Something is wrong with this new system. We could not have helped because Interfaith does not have enough drivers. We are doing the best we can.

We have boundaries that we travel and

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Cares

Barb Blodgett that seems to be another problem.

Quick story. A young lady had been trying to see her surgeon to schedule surgery. She finally got a call to be there at 2 p.m. that afternoon. No friend who could drive, a car but no gas. I gave her $20 and she got to see her surgeon. We need drivers who are not always busy, but can be called on now and then.

We need people who are available to clean apartments and small houses. The cleaning is simple, it is vacuuming, dusting, bathroom and kitchen. Usually these homes are not really dirty, but the people who live in them would like to have company now and then. A friendly visit can turn into a cleaning job without much effort.

Denny and I had quite an experience the other night. We were guests of Herzel Camp for their special religious ceremony and dinner. Everyone dressed in white and there were nearly 500 children at the camp at that time.

We don’t know much about Jewish customs, but we were thrilled to be included. Everyone was so kind and the “hug committee” did their job extraordinarily well. Every once in a while someone would come to give us a hug.

We felt so special.

I had no idea of the expanse of the camp. It is huge. Well, just think of housing almost 500 and getting them into one building for dinner. I sat there with a smile on my face until my jaw hurt, but enjoying every minute of our visit. Thank you Herzel Camp, we had a wonderful time. You are very special people. JJ and Brian were our guides and explained everything to us. We would have been lost without them.

Monday of this week we will have about 60 kids from Herzel to help with storm cleanup. They have helped twice

before and it’s always a joy to be around them. They work so hard. This week I have the honor of learning to cook grilled cheese sandwiches on the grill.

I want to express gratitude to everyone for the cards and flowers, prayers and good wishes when I was not well.

At this point I feel pretty well. I am a terrible patient and if told to take it easy I do laundry. That is easy to me. I suffered more than necessary because I was not a good girl, but I cannot sit still.

I have put off my knee surgery until winter when there is less to do and more time to sit. After Christmas for Kids I am in the surgeon’s hands and he will do one knee at a time. I have heard horror stories of results of having a knee replaced, but I have also heard that it is not such a bad experience. Guess I will find out.

Speaking of Christmas for Kids, this is the beginning of panic time. I think because of the storm we will have more children this year than last. I anticipate about 500. That may be a great overanticipation, but we have to be ready. At any rate, it is time to start thinking about Christmas for Kids. This is hard to do when it is nearly 100 degrees and the humidity so high it should be raining. By the way, every time it rains now I listen for the first tree to fall. Our insurance company asked us to clear all trees that might be a threat to the house.

Still, I, the one who seldom worries, just wait. Just to be sure if I have to get the candles and flashlights.

What do I mean, I don’t worry. I am an optimist, but that still controls no one but me. That will not assure me that we will have enough money or gifts for Christmas for Kids. We are starting early, but think about it. Where did July go? It seems the time is flying by and I hardly know where it went. I know it is August because that wonderful man with the outstanding produce is in front of Webster’s Holiday station. I wait for him every year and know I will enjoy wonderful produce at a very reasonable price. Time prevents me from going to

the farmers market in Siren, so I wait for Al. Did you know that is his name?

Not Hank, that is the name of the business. Hanks produce stands are around, but we are lucky and we got Al. Eggplant, I miss eggplant. I want the large ones to fry in cracker crumbs like my mother used to do. I hope Al has egg plant this year. Ben did not do much gardening this year. He did produce some wonderful green onions, you know, the ones with the little onion bulb and green stems. I don’t care for them unless they are sliced into a salad, but Denny and Ben eat them like candy.

Ben has really got great green onions this year. I mean really great.

I have decided this is the year of the gnats. I think Ben calls them “noseeums.” Read it slow and you will get the meaning of the word. At any rate I see them, I breathe them and I eat them except for the ones that get under my glasses and annoy me as they fly in front of my vision. Aha! I have found a rather successful solution. I don’t care for Off because of the smell that follows you everywhere even in church although it is hardly noticed there, everyone is wearing it. The successful cure for these little pests are “bug b gone” wipes. That is not the real name, but just what I call them. I got them from Off and Avon. No spraying myself in the face and not a horrible smell. I would not care if it didn’t smell terrific as long as the gnats and mosquitos stay away from me. I have found both to be successful. Horse flies are another matter. The products I mentioned even help keep them away, but they are smart little critters. They eventually notice that it is me, a person, and they begin flying around my head again.

Time and space are up. Come see us Thursday, Aug. 18, at Music in the Park in Siren. I believe brats and cookies are on the menu that night.

Bless you Barb

Festival’s Featured Artists Allyce Torres and Anna Lewein ST. CROIX FALLS – Two vibrant and talented young artists, Allyce Torres and Anna Lewein, round out the vocal and dance performances of the 12 actors in Festival Theatre’s presentation of “Once Upon A Mattress.” The play, currently running at Festival Theatre, retells the old story of “The Princess and the Pea” in an updated, raucous and furiously paced musical. The sparkling talents of Torres and Lewein are showcased throughout the play in their performances of several characters.

Together with her portrayal of one of the princess contestants and a lady in waiting, Lewein has a lovely cameo appearance as “the French girl,” Maybelle.

She sparkles throughout as she sings and dances her way through the show.

Lewein is working this summer as an intern artist at Festival theatre and will be returning to the Twin Cities at the end of the summer to continue her work on a Bachelor of Arts in theater art at the University of Minnesota.

Lewein grew up in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee, and she was hooked on theater after she took her first course in a community recreation department class entitled “Musical Theater.” Some of the favorite roles she’s played are Comrade O’Brien, “1984”; Poppy “Noises Off”; Electra/Fury “Gentle Blood; a Creative Collaboration” and performing “Fur is Back,” a monologue by Eve Ensler for “A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer.”

When one watches Lewein perform, her enthusiasm and her commitment to the art are clear. As she said upon her ar-

rival at Festival Theatre: “I am stoked to be working with a professional theater company!”

Lewein recalls the first time this calling became clear to her: “One night after a reAllyce Torres hearsal for my very first show, I thought to myself, ‘Why am I doing this?

I leave before the sun is up, and I don’t get home until long after it has set. Why am I doing this?’ And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul came up to the top of my head. It said: ‘Because it’s worth it.’ And that’s when I knew there was something to this theater thing.”

Lewein’s focus is upon physical theater and that focus is clear from her performance in both dance and improv. Her interest in yoga is apparent in her physical work. Lewein’s dedication to women’s studies is reflected in her ongoing development of a production of “Hamlet” that crosses gender boundaries and explores the relationship between sexes from a new perspective. “We are delighted that Anna chose to join us for the summer,” says Jaclyn Johnson, associate artistic director at Festival Theatre. “It was clear from the moment we saw Anna at auditions that she would be an outstanding addition to the Festival family of artists.

Her sprightly enthusiasm and her strong physicality wonderfully rounded out the cast for this summer’s shows. She has been a especially delightful in her spirited work with the Sew Good Improv Company every Friday evening.”

Allie Torres, too, plays different roles in “Once Upon a Mattress”: Lady Rowena and, most strikingly, the

Nightingale of Samarkand. This moment not only showcases Torres’ strong soprano voice and range, it allows her to play with a character that is humorous and creatively unique.

Anna Lewein Although still completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting at Illinois Wesleyan University, Torres has an extensive resume’ of acting experience. A native of San Diego, Calif., Torres has played Leader of the Chorus in “Trojan Women” (IWU McPherson Theatre), Fanny in “The Wedding Band” (Shringara Theatre Co.), Sissy in “A Piece of My Heart” (RBV Theatre), the First Witch in “Macbeth” (San Diego Shakespeare Festival), and the Cook in “The Ghost Sonata” (RBV Theatre). In addition, Torres has trained with U.S. Performing Arts at UCLA, The La Jolla Playhouse, the International Baccalaureate Theatre Program, and has earned gold medals for acting with New Era School of Theatre in London and for music theater with The London Academy for the Musical and Dramatic Arts. During her sophomore year at IWU she launched her own multicultural theater company that produces shows by and for multicultural artists.

When asked to capture her arrival in theater, Torres enthusiastically replied: “When I was little, whenever my mom would have friends or family over, I would always make sure people knew I was there. I’d climb on top of tables in the center of the room and shout ‘You wanna hear me sing?’ or ‘Look what I learned to do!’ and I’d dance, sing, tell stories I’d made up, anything to get a laugh. Pretty

soon, one of my mom’s friends suggested that she put me in theater. I traded in my tabletop for a stage, and I’ve been home ever since.” She also describes herself as a “super eclectic person”: “I love history and languages and I love learning about and experiencing other cultures through studies and traveling. I’ve been a multicultural, human rights artistic advocate from the time I was teeny tiny and am devoted to making a change through the craft of theater. If I had to choose another career path, I’d be a teacher; I really do believe that children are the future and I would love to make that future a little brighter.”

Danette Olsen, executive director of St. Croix Festival Theatre, describes Torres’ contribution to Festival Theatre: “We are most pleased that Allie accepted the invitation to join us this summer. Her love for children and young people shines through her leadership with the young cast of ‘Seussical the Musical.’ It is clear that she has cultivated a deep connection with the performing arts all her life, beginning with her first performance at age 4 in a production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and her subsequent enrollment in a visual and performing arts magnet K-8 school. Allie has been on stage nearly her entire life and we are so glad she is here at Festival on our stage now.”

Festival’s production of “Seussical” runs through Sunday, Aug. 7, and “Once Upon a Mattress” through Sunday, Aug. 21. Torres and Lewein can also be seen every Friday night in the Sew Good Improv Troupe following Music on the Overlook and in the original production of “Warmth of Place” on Sunday and Wednesday evenings through Wednesday, Aug. 17. - submitted

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"Seussical" a success at Festival Theatre

ST. CROIX FALLS – Five weeks of training and rehearsal prepared nine area youths for the rigors of musical theater and audiences are raving about their performances in “Seussical the Musical” at Festival Theatre. This is the first group of young actors to experience Festival Theatre’s Youth Conservatory for Young Performers.

The conservatory process culminated in the production which will be on stage for just three more performances before it closes on Aug. 7. This production is perfect for young children ages 3 and up and families of all ages. The final performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 6 as well as 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7.

“Seussical” is a humorous musical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss library and is directed by Denise Baker. Incorporating characters and elements from 15 different Dr. Seuss books, “Seussical” allows characters that have never met within the books to meet on stage. Over the course of the show, some fall in love, some have desperate adventures and some save the world. And they all travel everywhere, from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott’s Pool to Palm Beach.

The Youth Conservatory program takes teenage performers through an in-depth experience of a preprofessional theater production from craft to performance. Jaclyn Johnson, associate artistic director at

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Festival Theatre, said of the newest arts education opportunity, “students received detailed, hands-on training and explore a breadth of information surrounding the craft of theater art making.”

Participating youth are Sarah Coppenbarger, Grantsburg; Brita Gallagher, Dresser; Gabby Khazraewazmour, Centuria; Alysse Lensing, Lindstrom, Minn.; Anna Luepke, Centuria; Noah Neault, Centuria; Fiona Nieve, North Branch, Minn.; Sydney Norcross, Lindstrom, Minn.; Bryn Soland, Chisago City, Minn.; and Hunter Teasley, Somerset.

Joining the youth on stage are some of the teaching artists affliated with the conservatory: Kimberly Braun, Mankato, Minn.; Marty Craft, Overland Park, Kan.; Anna Lewein, West Allis; Olivia Main, Webster; Jonathan Nadolny, Milwaukee; and Allyce Torres, San Diego, Calif. The faculty of teaching artists also includes Isaac Bont, Andrew Bosworth, Kathryn Cesarz, Jaclyn Johnson, Neil Powell and Josh Theis.

Tickets for the play are $13.50 for adults and $8.50 for youth and are available online at www.festivaltheatre.org, at the box office from noon to 5 p.m. each day, or by phone at 715-483-3387. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls, at 210 North Washington St. – submitted

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Talent show Stephanie Miklya of Grantsburg took top honors in the 1318 age group.

The barbershop quartet called Camel took top honors in the adult category. The quartet has had several incarnations in the past few years, and is one of the most popular acts in the talent show.

Billie Jean Webb of St. Croix Falls belted out a song to earn third place in the youngest category.

Clogger Asha Keith danced her way to top honors in the youngest age bracket of the talent show on Saturday, July 30.

Katelyn Dinnies (left) and Taylor Erickson sang a duet for their talent.

The winners in all categories were all female, a first for the Polk County talent show. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Animal barns

Market goats were a new addition to the Polk County Fair and the Quality Meats program this year. Quality Meats champions were Grand Champion Cody Brackee and Reserve Champion Hannah Brackee. Other Quality Meats participants were: Jena Alling, Kylee Olson, Jenelle Larsen, Karen Eby, Kathryn Zahler, Jessica Janusch, Brittany Kruse, Johanna Alling, Zach Tourville, Chris Lopez, Joe Larsen and Savannah Sande. – Photos by Jeanne Alling unless otherwise noted Ruby Nascene, 3, Taylors Falls, Minn., liked petHailey Lundgren really loved her calf that ting the Nigerian dwarf dairy goats on Friday she showed in Little Britches. evening. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Brandi Larson and Cassie Sturgal, Unity FFA members, exhibited their chickens at the Polk County Fair, July 28-31.

A baby llama was the center of attention in the llama tent at the Polk County Fair on Sunday morning. Don Dipprey, llama superintendent, said it was an exciting early morning when his llama Tim Wyss, Livestock Show Barn super- delivered a big intendent and Clear Lake agriculture edu- new baby boy. cator, congratulated Leah Christensen for being named Polk County Fairest of the Fair on Sunday.

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Not everyone was cooperating during the livestock judging.

The Little Red Schoolhouse had a display on Polk County Fair history, as well as other items of interest, which this couple found quite interesting.

All ages were involved in Saturday’s barn dance, which has become a fair staple, led by the band Duck for the Oyster.

Photos by Greg Marsten

“It’s green, by a femur!” Racing down the Super Slide at the Polk County Fair were Kyle Zehm, 9, Courtney Zehm, 12 and Korey Schlager, 12, all of St. Croix Falls.

Sarah Rushfeldt, the 2011 Northwestern District Honey Queen, sold glasses of honey lemonade to customers at the Polk-Burnett Beekeepers booth on Friday, July 29.

Kelsey Anderson, 14, and Heather Mourning, 14, both of Shafer, Minn., enjoyed the orchid display at the flower building.

Wayne and Vicky Fredrickson of New Richmond took a break in the heat on Friday, recalling 53 years of visiting the county fair as a couple.

2010 Fairest of the Fair Amanda Hase of Clayton was in the waning hours of her reign.

Friends Brandon and Devin of Luck showed off their matching purple hairstyles on Friday.

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It was a quite a display of horsepower on Saturday, July 30, evening, as the threat of storms never stopped the tractor pull. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Christine Wilson, Balsam Lake, rocked her grandson, Timmy, to sleep on Friday after a long day at the fair.

Students from the St. Croix County 4-H Show Choir entertained the crowd on the Red Deck Friday, July 29. The performance included a wide variety of Disney songs, soundtracks and theme songs, and proved very popular.

Fair attendance was very good on Saturday, July 30, with plenty of families making their way across the park grounds.

Katie Christenson of Luck rides the Sometimes, you just need a spot of grass to slingshot into the afternoon sky. take a break.

Photos by Greg Marsten

The Country Classics made the big tent a good place to get out of the sun and take a load off, as this man showed on Friday afternoon, July 29.

The Polk County Fair is a popular event for different generations.

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Webster native Mary Mack was forced to go improv when her act became too funny and broke her microphone. The comedian was the headliner on Friday at the big tent.

Riding the “people mover” as the evening waned turned out to be a good time for this impromptu group. Pictured (L to R): Austin, 17, Amery; Jake, 16, Amery; Riley, 16, Amery; Andrew, 13, Osceola; Luke, 13, Luck; Jack, “Older than dirt,” Brookfield; Chris, 13, Luck; Freya, 13, Balsam Lake; and Nicole, 13, Milltown. The riders sort of became friends on their slow tour around the fair park as the weather cooled.

Lotto winners? These teens are all convinced they have won a $100 million lotto prize while under hypnosis from Terry Devolt (in the foreground.)

Zane, 3-1/2 and sister Lillian, 21/12, both of Osceola, took a break from a big tent show to have some fun with the tent pole.

It may look like tragic carnage, but it’s really just a gaggle of hypnotized teens at Friday evening’s Terry Devolt Comedy Hypnosis Show.

Nothing says family fun more than pitting the guys against the girls in a little bumper car competition. The Hardina family from Turtle Lake made car crashes fun.

Pictured (L to R) Angie, Jenna, 4, Joey, 9, and Allen.

Photos by Greg Marsten

Andrew Lemieux, 10, Luck, had the Catch ‘n’ Air ride all to himself on Friday evening.

Drivers huddle around the staging area near the grandstand, looking for pull order for the Saturday night tractor pulls.

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try girl.” Her love for animals has led to an interest in veterinary medicine and volunteering at the Webster Veterinary Clinic.

Nicole says she loves anything pertaining to science.

Though this is Moretter’s first acting gig, she admits stepping onto the stage to act is something she’s always wanted to do. It was clear Nicole had been bitten by the acting bug when Bunny Day she exclaimed, after only a few rehearsals, “I love acting in this play!”

Bunny Day plays Kitty Carson. Day is a veteran Village Players Community Theatre performer, acting in four of the summer plays and directing two of them.

Day, her husband Don, and their Gordon setter, Tavish, live on Birch Island Lake in Voyage Village. The Days consider themselves very lucky to have survived the July 1 storm. Though 40 of their trees were toppled, the Days were thankful no damage was done to their home.

Besides acting, Day’s other interests include having her children and grandchildren come for visits, playing golf, belonging to several book clubs, and volunteering at Webster Elementary School.

Alec Gustafson will be playing Paul Miles. Alec is another fresh face in this season’s production. Though this is his first role in a Village Players production, Alec is no stranger to acting. The 13-year-old Webster teen has performed in the Webster High School productions of “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Lion King,” “The Sound of Music,” and “The Little Princess.” Alec has also enjoyed roles in many church plays. In addition to acting Alec likes reading. He says he’s having a fun time in his role as Paul Miles.

Kitty Holmquist is playing Wilma Chandler. Holmquist is another VPCT veteran.

Angelina Souza

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Alec Gustafson

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Holmquist and her husband, Steve, who has also helped with VPCT productions as their sound guy and more, are 19-year Voyager residents. Kitty and Steve, married 28 years, have three grown children, and are now enjoying being empty nesters (with the exception of their two dogs and two cats). The Holmquists have also hosted five exchange students.

Holmquist works from her home teaching people in other countries to speak English via the phone/Internet. Holmquist also enjoys her summer gig, working at the Voyager Club House golf shop.

Holmquist has acted in and directed several VPCT dinner theater productions, but this is her first summer production and admits to being a bit nervous at learning lines and being up on stage.

Along with her passion for theater, Holmquist enjoys playing golf, tennis and involvement in community service.

Holmquist has served on the Webster School Board, the community education board, VPCT Board, and is a member of the

First Baptist Church.

The director of “Don’t Mention My Name” is Ginna Erickson, grew up in Webster and graduated from Webster High School. Erickson acted in several high school plays and also participated in high school forensics and acting classes.

Erickson and a friend have made several independent films, several of which have been entered in film festivals. Erickson was the co-director of all the movies and also acted in some of the productions.

While attending Bethel University, Erickson directed a children’s production of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” took acting courses and worked on set design for several plays.

Erickson says along with her interest in theater and filmmaking, she loves music, art and art history. Erickson currently works at the Small Town Veterinary Practice and lives just outside of Webster with her husband, Derek, and dogs, Romy and Michele.

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VOYAGER VILLAGE – The Village Players Community Theatre’s summer production is “Don’t Mention My Name.” It is playing this weekend and next, Aug. 4 - 7 and Aug. 11-14, with shows at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Jessica Mosher is playing the role of Sylvia Dutton. This is Mosher’s first appearance in a Village Players Community Theatre production and says she is grateful for the opportunity because she loves acting.

Mosher has performed in several high school plays and has also taken an acting class in college. While the 18-year Webster resident loved her recent venture out of Wisconsin on a 9-month tour of the U.S., Mosher said she was happy to come back home to Webster. When not traveling, working or acting, Mosher can be found spending time at home with what she describes as her wonderful, very large-family. Mosher is looking forward to a future mission trip to Fiji working with the organization called Homes of Hope.

Jason Peterson plays Dexter Chandler.

Peterson is enjoying his first experience in the theater. He is pastor at the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in Danbury.

Peterson and his wife live in Danbury. Peterson says he loves spending time with the Village Players and the cast.

Angelina (Angie) Souza is playing the role of Verla Perkins. Angie Souza is no stranger to the stage. A native of Westport, Mass., Souza is enjoying retirement in Voyager Village and Florida’s West Coast.

Souza has had lead roles in many Broadway–type productions including “Fiddler on the Roof,” “ Hairspray,” “The Lion King” and “Mamma Mia.” Souza’s charismatic acting coupled with her high-energy vocal and dance routines has captivated audiences for years. When not acting Souza enjoys tennis, golf, bowling and choral singing.

Judson Mosher is playing an unnamed man. Jud Mosher has enjoyed performing in several Webster High School productions.

He played the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz” and Simba in “The Lion King.” He also participated in the dinner theater production of “Bingo Spells Murder.” Mosher will be pursuing a career in health sciences, continuing his education in a chiropractic program in Florida. Besides the thrill of acting Mosher loves the excitement of snowboarding.

Nicole Moretter is playing the role of Jane Ridgely. Moretter is one of the production’s youngest cast members. The 13-year-old, who will be going into eighth grade this fall, describes herself as an “All-American coun-

Introducing the Village Players

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St. Croix Casinos third-annual school supply drive benefi fitts area schools NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN – Students from 16 northwestern Wisconsin schools will receive needed school supplies thanks to the generosity of guests of the three St. Croix Casinos. From July 18 to 22, casino guests 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

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The Unity School District, the Luck School District and the Frederic School District received school supplies from the drive on July 25. Casino personnel also delivered the school supplies to 13 other schools in Barron, Burnett, Polk, St. Croix and Washburn counties on July 25 and 26.

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Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation completes 23 years of promoting scholarships FREDERIC – The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Frederic completed its 23rd year of promoting and supporting scholarships for graduates of Frederic High School this past spring. The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Frederic was organized in 1988 by a group of citizens with a concern for the further educational needs of Frederic graduates and awarded the first scholarships to the graduating class of 1989. CSFF is affiliated with the national Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America, founded in 1958 and headquartered presently in St. Peter, Minn. The goal of the parent organization and the goal of the local organization is to promote access to higher education by promoting student aid from the private sector and aiding in the development of a network of local foundations across the country.

It took a few years to establish the local CSFF organization and to obtain sufficient funds to carry out the mission of the local organization. The organization was primarily a fundraising organization with working funds of approximately $10,000 when it began in 1988-89.

Today, 20-plus years later, the function is primarily money management.

The organization began with a 15-member board in 1988 and presently operates with a nine-person board.

Marlys Spencer and Phil Schneider have been serving on the board since the beginning in 1988-89. Other members serving on the board during the past year include Robert Pyke, Lynn Lindh, Dianna Edling, Doug Panek, Chris Byerly, Christina Lehmann and Ray Draxler.

Schneider has been the board president since 1990 and along with Spencer, is responsible for much of the organization and paperwork associated with the organization.

Over 40 scholarships, totaling in excess of $29,000, were awarded or acknowledged this past May 22 at the Frederic graduation. Many of these were under the umbrella of the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Frederic with others being a result of regional businesses/industries or institutions. The CSFF’s organization scholarship of $1,000 was awarded to Josiah Lund. New scholarships awarded this year for the first time included two Kaye

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The two Kaye Heine Memorial Scholarships were in memory of Heine who passed away suddenly this spring; Kaye was a longtime dedicated member of the scholarship committee and put in long hours organizing scholarship information for senior students. Many of the scholarships are a result of generous donations of families in memory of loved ones who were integral parts of the Frederic schools and community. The Marty Niles Athletic Scholarships, awarded in memory of Marty who passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Jane Wisse Memorial Scholarship in memory of Jane who was a very successful teacher and coach in Frederic for many years, and the Harlan Shull Memorial Scholarship, given this year in memory of Harlan Shull, are other scholarships that have been recently added to the list of scholarships awarded each year. The total amount awarded under the CSSF umbrella since 1988 now exceeds $325,000 and has reached out to many Frederic High School graduates. In addition to its primary purpose of promoting local scholarships, the organization has helped to recognize local scholarship donors and benefactors with a program at the Frederic High School graduation each year.

It was the dream of the organization’s founders to broaden the availability of financial assistance for local graduates and further the support of young people of the community. The tremendous growth of the organization would indicate a very strong local commitment to education by past graduates, local businesses and organizations, and residents of the area. Together these individuals and institutions are helping this dream to be realized. Anyone interested in learning more about the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Frederic can do so by writing to PO Box 284, Frederic, WI 54837. Interested individuals may also contact the Frederic High School, 715-327-4223, for additional information or communicate with individual board officers and members. - submitted

Frontier Ag and Turf hosts tractor caravan

OSCEOLA – The ninth-annual Almelund Threshing Co. Tractor Caravan will begin at Frontier Ag & Turf, Osceola, on Sunday, Aug. 7.

With Al Deiss, from Centuria, leading the way, the tractor caravan will leave at 10 a.m. on its 31-mile, meandering trip to the Almelund Threshing Grounds, just southeast of Almelund, Minn. Estimated time of arrival is 3 p.m.

This year, over 100 tractors and 300 people are expected to participate.

Event co-organizer Bruce Nelson, also from Centuria, says “This is a great way to get your tractor to Almelund for the upcoming 55th-annual Almelund Threshing Show that begins the following Friday, Aug. 12.” Everyone is invited to join in the fun, no registration or reservations are needed. “Just be at Frontier Ag & Turf at 9 a.m. for coffee and donuts and be ready to depart at 10 a.m.,” Nelson added. There will be a driver’s meeting at 9:45 a.m., and all are urged to attend to learn about any last-minute changes that may come up.

Caravanners are welcome to tow “caravan floats” with built-in shade and relaxation.

Deiss will lead the group to the first “pit stop” at Crystal Ball Farms, where Tony Derosier will offer everyone a tour of his organic dairy operation, and an ice-cream

treat, made right on location.

Pit stops are planned at Shafer, Minn., and at the Amador Heritage center in Almelund.

Upon arrival at Almelund, everyone is invited to a picnic lunch. Freewill donations for the food will be accepted.

Bus transportation back to Frontier Ag & Turf will be provided.

Peterson’s Repair and Towing, Lindstrom, Minn., will provide rescue service if there are any breakdowns.

Other than the food, everything in this fun-filled day is at no cost to participants.

Caravan speed will be 8-10 mph, mobile outhouses will be provided.

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I would like to thank Terry Viebrock and the Osceola Lumber company for supplying the wood; K & S Laser Engraving for making the donation plaques, and the building crew for helping me to build the benches.

I would also like to thank the following businesses and individuals who donated a bench for my Eagle Project.

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CHURCH NEWS Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

Celebrate!

Celebration is meant for weddings, births, family reunions, holidays, holy days and any other event. In fact, there are so many celebrations across our country – especially during the summer – that we can pick almost any town and find something to celebrate.

There are Renaissance fairs, county and state fairs, and music festivals. We celebrate pumpkin harvests, rutabagas and apples. We toast famous men such as Will Rogers and Mark Twain with parades, and famous battles of the Revolutionary and Civil wars. We celebrate with parades, food, games, fireworks, fun and fellowship. There’s virtually no end to what or how we celebrate.

God’s people also celebrated victorious events.

They sang and danced after God led them across the Red Sea. They celebrated major victories over their enemies. They celebrated, and still celebrate today, the famous Passover of the Angel of Death after living under Pharoah’s rule for 400 years. They still rejoice at harvest times and other events.

Some of us today even celebrate the deaths of loved ones whom we believe have passed from this life to eternal life with Christ. Such celebration is able to minimize our sorrows for their loss and maximize the peace and joy we receive from our hope and faith in his promises.

One event we celebrate surprises me every time I read of it and partake of it – that of the Lord’s Supper.

When it came time for Jesus and his disciples to celebrate the Passover, although knowing he would soon die a cruel death, he said, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 22:15-16) This would be Jesus’ last chance to share in the earthly celebration and he made the most of it by using the unleavened bread and wine as a remembrance of himself. Thinking only of them, of their spiritual welfare, he fervently – with passionate joy – offered himself to them.

When we, too, partake of his body and blood, we’re reminded not only of his suffering and death for our sake, but we celebrate the same hope of the disciples, that of spending eternity with him. Each partaking of the Lord’s Supper should become a celebration of joy and hope and communion with him.

Lord, thank you for cause to celebrate life with family, friends and with you. May we always be mindful of your sacrifice for our sin and may we always be filled with joy that comes when we commune with you. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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ELCA churches host joint VBS

GRANTSBURG - Seven area congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America joined to host a joint vacation Bible school program at Luther Point Bible Camp July 25-28.

Altogether 64 youngsters from the congregations participated in the activities.

There was lots of time at the VBS program for making craft projects. – Photos by Carl Heidel

With plenty of sunshine, kids at the VBS program at Luther Point enjoyed a host of outdoor activities.

Churches that joined in sponsoring the program were Pilgrim in Frederic, Grace in West Sweden, Zion in Trade Lake, Bethany and Faith in Grantsburg, Bethany in Siren and Trinity in Falun.

Feedback from the event indicates that the kids loved it, and parents have also been enthusiastic about the shared activity. - submitted

Young Swedish fi fid ddlers to appear in Siren

Vikarbyns Lilla Spelmanslag will perform at Siren United Methodist Church Sunday, Aug. 7. – Photo submitted SIREN – A popular group of young Swedish fiddlers will perform in Siren Sunday, Aug. 7, as part of an Upper Midwest concert tour. Set for 6 p.m. at the Siren United Methodist Church, the concert will feature folk music from all over Scandinavia.

The Vikarbyns Lilla Spelmanslag consists of 15- to 20year-olds who attend a school devoted to the study of music in the province of Dalarna, Sweden. Several of them have previously visited this area.

Margaretha Manson, well-known throughout Sweden for her innovative techniques with young musicians, is

their director.

The fiddlers group was formed in 1996 and has since performed in parts of Scandinavia as well as Ireland, England and the United States. Their performances, enhanced by colorful Swedish costumes, appeal to audiences of all ages.

There is no admission charge but a freewill offering will be taken. Siren United Methodist Church is located one block west and one block north of the town traffic light. - submitted

Amery Congregational Church and West Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osceola, have teamed up for a summer of serving Students in Summer Stretch spend the morning serving the community and enjoying some fun fellowship time each afternoon. To date, the team has volunteered with ReStore/Habitat on Hwy. 8 in St. Croix Falls, Ministry 363, Luther Point Bible Camp in Grantsburg, Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls and the parks and rec department working on the Ice Age Trail. The program runs through Aug. 4, with a big trip to Valley Fair where 3,000-plus students and leaders from Wisconsin and Minnesota come together for the day. For more information visit www.westimmanuel.org. Photo submitted

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OBITUARIES

Thomas “Tom” Bulau Thomas “Tom” Bulau, 48, Minneapolis, Minn., died July 31, 2011, at North Memorial Hospital.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Lake Lena Community Center. Funeral service will be Thursday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m., at Lake Lena Community Center.

A full obituary will be published at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Muriel K. Petersen Muriel K. Petersen, 96, of Dresser, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. at the Trade River Evangelical Free Church.

Refer to the following Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

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

Joyce L. Liesch Joyce L. Liesch, 80, Dresser, passed away on July 30, 2011, at the Comforts of Home in St. Croix Falls, with her loving family at her side.

Joyce was born on May 14, 1931, in Loretta, the daughter of Arne and Ruth (Swanson) Christoffersen.

Joyce was a graduate of Draper High and UW-Superior, with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught fourth grade in Rhinelander before marrying Don Liesch in 1954, and became a stay-at-home mom until 1969. She taught second grade with Unity Schools from 1969-1979. She continued to substitute teach with Unity and St. Croix Falls schools for several years. She was a volunteer with the Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls, as well as a volunteer with the St. Croix Falls Hospital gift shop. She enjoyed traveling, biking, and crosscountry skiing. She was a friend to all and shared her talent of knitting and pie making with friends and family.

A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Faith Lutheran Church, Balsam Lake. Pastor Diane Norstad officiated the service. Music was provided by Megan and Nick Anders and organist was Dorene Hendrickson.

Joyce leaves to celebrate her memory, husband Donald of Dresser; children, Terry (Jeff) Benoy of St. Croix Falls, Steven (Mary Jo) Liesch of Stillwater, Minn. and Michael (Laura) Liesch of Lino Lakes, Minn.; grandchildren, Erin and Jennifer Benoy, Alexa and Anna Liesch, Ariel, Sydney and Brooklyn Liesch; sister, Dona Wilson; brother-inlaw, Harry Wilson; niece, Chris Otto; nephew, Tim Wilson; cousins and other loving family and friends.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

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Lucille Anna Mathilda (Bengtson) Hedlund, Frederic, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center at the age of 90. For the past three years she has been a resident of Frederic Nursing and Rehab, and she appreciated the love and care she was given there.

She was born on March 8, 1921, to John and Emma Bengtson in the Town of Clam Falls. She was baptized in the Clam Falls Lutheran Church and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Lewis. She entered Rocky Ridge Grade School in the fall of 1927, and graduated from Frederic High School in 1939. She worked for a year in Superior, then in 1941 started work as bookkeeper at the Frederic Farmers Co-op Exchange.

Lucille married Clarence Hedlund on June 30, 1945, quit working at the Co-op Exchange in 1946 and devoted her full time to family and helping on the farm. Clarence and Lucille had three children, Carol Mattson, Larry Hedlund and Linda Anderson.

Lucille was a hardworking farm wife, helping with chores every morning and evening, along with keeping a large garden, cooking wonderful meals, doing bookkeeping for the farm and other area businesses. In her “spare time,” she liked to crochet, read, and do countless kind things for her family, relatives and friends. Her faith was very important to her, and going to church and the church women’s activities was very meaningful to her.

In retirement, she and Clarence liked to travel, and were fortunate to take a trip to Sweden to visit family there.

She took a second trip to Sweden with her sister, niece and family after Clarence’s death. She also enjoyed being a part of the Swedish classes that Clarence taught. Over the years her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren filled her life with joy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; and her brothers, Gorden and Ernie.

Lucille leaves to celebrate her memory her children, Carol Mattson (Wes), Larry Hedlund (Renee) and Linda Anderson (Jon); grandchildren, Aaron Mattson (Brenda), Adam Hedlund (Sarah), Emily Hengst (Tom) and Katie Anderson; great-grandchildren, Isaac, Kyan, Megan and Alex; sister, Edith Mohnsen; along with many loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Funeral services were held at Grace Lutheran Church in the Town of West Sweden, rural Frederic, on Monday, Aug. 1, with the Rev. Theresa Riewestahl officiating.

Music was provided by organist Linda Anderson and vocalists Loren Nelson and Brenda Mattson. Lucille was buried next to her husband, Clarence, at West Sweden Cemetery following the service. Pallbearers assisting were Jon Anderson, Adam Hedlund, Tom Hengst, Aaron Mattson, Wesley Mattson and Bruce Mohnsen.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic, has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

David Arthur Knott Sr., 51, of Webster, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 17, 2011, with his loving family and friends at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Dave was born on March 17, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Arthur and Harriet Knott (Ericson). He was the fourth of seven children.

Throughout his life he was a security foreman. He was also a bartender and a construction/carpenter foreman.

Dave loved to ride his Harley-Davidson. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and geo-caching.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Harriet Knott (Ericson); twin nephews, Jason and Jeremy; uncle, Denny; his aunts, Bonnie and Barb; and father-inlaw, Norm.

Dave leaves to celebrate his memory his loving wife, Denise; his son, David (Sandy); daughter, Nicole (John) and beautiful grandson, Jace. He is also survived by sisters, Colleen (Bruce), Cathy (Pete), Debbie (Louie) and DeDe (Mike); brothers, Doug (Bonnie) and Dan (Patty); mother-in-law, Barb; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., with visitation from noon to 1 p.m., at Forts Folle Avoine with a luncheon to follow. There will also be a Celebration of Life held at Black & Orange in Webster at 6 p.m. for family of friends. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Kathy (Nielsen) Weigel Kathy Weigel (formerly Nielsen), 60, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011, at her home.

Kathy, a native of Luck, graduated from Luck High School in 1968. She spent most of her adult life in Madison, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in child development from the UW-Madison. She later earned a master’s in instructional technology from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. She made her home in Greenville in 1998, where she taught reading recovery for Pitt County Schools with much of her service at Sadie Salter and most recently at H. B. Sugg Elementary in Farmville, N.C. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

She is survived by daughters, Tammie (Joe) Knights of Baltimore, Md., and Jennifer Weigel of the home; granddaughter, Parker Knights; sister, Susan Bach of Osceola; brothers, Wayne Nielsen of Milltown and Alan Nielsen of Vancouver, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial gathering will be held at Rowe Funeral Home, 206 North 2nd St., Luck, on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 11 a.m.

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CHURCH NEWS

Woman’s teen son challenging stepdad’s parental authority Q: My husband and I have been married for five years. He has been a great father to my children from a previous marriage. Just within the last month, my 13-year-old has become disrespectful toward his stepdad, saying things like, “What are you going to do? You’re not my dad!” What do we do?

Juli: The behavior you’re describing is pretty common for a 13-year-old boy, whether or not he’s in a blended family.

In the early teen years, boys are prone to challenge authority as their bodies and brains develop. Often, this is done through boundary-pushing and disrespectful behavior. The added element of a stepdad may give your son even more gumption to question authority.

Don’t fall for the “you’re not my dad” trap. Your husband can calmly respond, “You’re right that I’m not your biological dad. But I care about you and you live in my house, so I expect you to honor our rules.” In addition to wanting his own way, your son may also be challenging your husband’s love and commitment to him. Encourage him not to give up or step back because of your son’s apparent rejection.

Recognize that your son is growing up.

Are his siblings younger than him?

Jim Daly

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Juli Slattery

Maybe you could give him choices and privileges that they don’t have. Let him stay up later, decorate his room, buy his own clothes with an allowance and tackle more household responsibilities.

However, within this growing autonomy, make it clear that he needs to respect your rules and authority. Instead of getting into a power struggle, determine reasonable consequences for disrespectful or irresponsible behavior.

There are many excellent resources to guide you through the teen years, including “Boundaries With Teens” by John Townsend and “Preparing for Adolescence” by James Dobson.

••• Q: My wife and I have only been married for six months, and frankly, we feel like we just get on each other’s nerves most of the time. I didn’t think the “spark” would die so soon. What should we do?

Jim: What you’re experiencing is not that unusual. Being a newlywed can be scary. No matter how strong the relation-

ship, the lofty expectations you had before the wedding rarely match the reality after you say “I do.”

My wife, Jean, and I had a rough time early in our marriage. I had come from a broken home with no healthy male role models, and Jean was dealing with depression. If not for counseling, prayer and friends, we might have withered on the vine.

You and your wife might consider meeting with a pastor or marriage counselor about your frustrations. Doing so is not an admission that there’s something seriously wrong with your relationship.

It’s a sign of your commitment to one another and your desire to make your marriage the best it can be.

I’d also recommend that you find a pair of “marriage mentors.” These are older couples with years of experience under their belts. They can offer wise counsel to young couples feeling uncertain and overwhelmed.

One note of caution: Even if you and your wife come from stable homes, don’t seek out your parents as marriage mentors. Moms and dads don’t always have the objectivity to offer unbiased advice.

According to Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, a marriage mentor is not a parent or a close friend. The Parrotts also note that marriage mentors are not “on call” for every crisis, they don’t have perfect marriages themselves, and they aren’t know-

it-alls. Rather, they’re friendly acquaintances who can model a healthy relationship and offer insights when needed.

With commitment, prayer, and the wise counsel of a couple who have stood where you stand today, there’s no reason why you and your wife can’t thrive during these early years of marriage. God bless you!

••• 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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First Baptist Church Webster

Ellesi performs at St. Luke's Ellesi, a women’s choir from Lakes Street United Methodist Church of Eau Claire, sang at St. Luke’s. Ellesi is known for its tight harmonies and joy of spreading God’s word through song. About half of the choir has been singing together for over 20 years. They have appeared throughout Wisconsin and will release their first Christmas CD this fall.

Kathy Amundson-Forsberg (top row, second from the left), daughter of Ray and Betty Amundson of Frederic, is co-director of the group. - Photo submitted

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 Duane Lindh

HAULING

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Topsoil • Track Hoe 715-554-0526 Frederic, Wis.

Printers & Publishers Office Supplies

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

R&S TRUCKING

LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS

Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

WEBSTER

ALPHA

CUSHING

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

BASS LAKE LUMBER

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed

• 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

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

Churches 6/11

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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ChurchDIRECTORY Directory CHURCH ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC

609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY

Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

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

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

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Keith Radiske Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemporary Serv. 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 10 a.m.; July 31 & Aug. 28: One Service, 10 a.m. Only

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, Adult Bible Study 8:30; Worship 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS)

Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE

faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

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 June - Aug. Sun. Worship: Traditional 8:30 a.m.; Comtemporary 10:30 a.m.

Sun., Aug. 21: One Worship Serv. 10 a.m. followed by annual meeting

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 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

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Sat. Serv. 7 p.m.; Sun. Serv. 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

510 Foster Ave. E. Pastor Ralph Thompson Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

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

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

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. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

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

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

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

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Nursery and children church

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

(Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

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

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

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

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

SIREN COVENANT

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 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 Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 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.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

Pastor - Father 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

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 Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday 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.

715-857-5411 Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:15 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; www.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 Sunday Service: 9 a.m.; All ages Sunday School 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

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

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

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

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

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

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

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

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN, hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

FAITH COMMUNITY

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

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN

28313 CTH H, A&H Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

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.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

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.

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.

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Thursday Worship 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Worship 8 & 10 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

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 & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE

Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

ST. ANNE PARISH

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

Church Phone 715-866-4111; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann 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.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

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.

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sun. Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

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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Leagues start Sept. 6 (Mon. night ladies start Aug. 29) We have openings for individuals and teams. There is a league every night of the week and we need your help to fill them. New bowlers are welcome and appreciated.

A reasonably-priced way to spend time with friends and get exercise during the long winter months!

Come on in and get a little practice with Special Open Bowling prices before leagues start. We will be OPEN Fri. night, Sept. 2, at 6 p.m. and Sat., Sept. 3, at noon.

The Fall Frederic Assoc. Meeting is Mon., Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. It’s very important for ALL League Officers to attend. We would also love to see anyone interested in joining a league - individuals, teams and anyone interested in being a sponsor for a team.

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Polk County Fair

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This boy takes a moment early in the fair on Thursday afternoon to rest beside his Jersey cow.

Several works of art, including these pictured, were exhibited at the Polk County Fair Thursday – Sunday, July 28 - 31. – Photos by Tammi Milberg

Lined up in a row for that big prize, these boys are enthralled at the midway games.

The temperature was hot and the animals were tuckered out Thursday evening at the fair. Not even spectators could disturb the deep slumber of these pigs.

Polk County Fair’s 150th anniversary Dale Wood, president of the Polk County Fair Board, speaking at the 150th anniversary celebration of the fair. — Photos by Mary Stirrat

Vivian Byl, former president of the Polk County Fair Board, shared stories about previous fairs and fair boards. Speaking during the celebration of the fair’s 150th anniversary, Byl talked about the cooperation between the county and the fair society as well as her own memories.

RIGHT: Michelle Perkins Sutton, 1995 Polk County Fairest of the Fair, gives some of the reasons that the county fair is good for families and the community.

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Coming events AUGUST

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities Clam Falls

• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

THURS.-SUN./4-7

Dresser

Siren

• Chronic illness/disability support group will meet at Peace Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-755-2515.

Voyager Village

• Music in the Park - Indianhead Chorus at Triangle Park, 6:30 p.m.

• Summerfest, car & coin show Sat., music, ribfest, tournies.

Luck

• “Don’t Mention My Name,” at The Stables, www.villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com, Thurs.-Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m.,

THURS.-SUN./11-14 Voyager Village

THURSDAY/4

• “Don’t Mention My Name,” at The Stables, www.villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com, Thurs.-Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m.,

• Crossed Paths/Brad Alden at the band shell, 6:308:30 p.m.

THURSDAY/11

• Year One: Bringing Up Baby class at the medical center, 6-7 p.m., 715-483-0431.

• Polk-Burnett Retired Educators to meet at Fristad Lutheran Church, 11:30 a.m. Call 715-268-6578 to register for meal.

Siren

St. Croix Falls

Centuria

FRI. & SAT./5 & 6

Frederic

Almena

• Interstate Park naturalist will talk about Wisconsin animals, at the library, 7 p.m., 715-327-4979.

FRI.-SUN./5-7

• Broadway comes to Siren/West Sweden at the band shell, 6:30 p.m.

• Almena Fun Days, tractor pull Fri., run/walk, truck pull, etc., Sat.

Siren

St. Croix Falls

• Lamar Festival. Fri. Viva@, Latin music, drumming and dance, 7 p.m. to midnight. Sat. noon to midnight, local and regional acts, 715-553-2116.

FRIDAY/5

A late July sun sets over a lake in a summer that has produced violent storms, an abundance of rain and record-setting heat. - Photo by Gary King

Hertel

Amery

• St. Croix Casino Hertel celebrates 15th anniversary, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Siren

Milltown

• Health & wellness expo at Centennial Hall, 9 a.m.2 p.m.

• Bethany Lutheran Church book sale and homemade pie and ice-cream social, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Fish fry and buffet at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

SAT. & SUN./6 & 7 Grantsburg

• Nature Photography Seminar at Crex Meadows. RSVP

by July 27, 715-463-2739, www.crexmeadows.org.

SATURDAY/6 Atlas

• United Methodist Church thrift and bake sale, 9 a.m.2 p.m.

• Kids in the Park Day. Free food for kids under 17, at noon.

Clam Falls

• Fun, music, fellowship and potluck dinner at Mary & Leo Carlsons, 4 p.m., Clam Falls Lutheran Neighbor to Neighbor program.

Cushing

• Doc Squirt Day, Harley bike show and swap meet.

Register at Suzy Q’s, 715-648-5223.

Danbury

• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 donation. Doors open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m.

Grantsburg

• Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doors open 8 a.m., 715-463-5699.

• Mad Scientists program at the library, 1 p.m., 715-8252313.

Siren

• Hazardous waste & medication collection at the county highway shop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-635-2197.

• Lions BBQ and rib fest at Crooked Lake Park, 11 a.m.?, 715-349-7399.

• Fishbowl Wooden Nickel Coin Club coin show at the senior center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-468-2012.

St. Croix Falls

• Author Michal J. Martin to speak on "A History of the 4th Wisconsin Infantry and Cavalry in the Civil War,” at the library, 11 a.m. 715-483-1777.

• Universe in the Park presentation at Interstate Park, 8:30 p.m., 715-483-3747.

• Humane Society Adoption Day at Tractor Supply, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-268-7387.

• Gaylord Nelson Audubon Society chimney swift count, downtown, 8:30-9:30 p.m., 715-483-2742, rkorbbio@aol.com.

Dresser

• Dresser & St. Croix Falls Area VFW Post 4186 and Ladies Auxiliary all-you-can-eat breakfast at VFW Hall, 8 a.m.-noon.

Grantsburg

• Luther Point summer celebration. Starts 10 a.m., pig roast 11 a.m., quilt auction 1 p.m.

Osceola

• Tractor caravan to Almelund begins at Frontier Ag & Turf, 10 a.m., www.almelundthreshingco.org.

Lewis

• Charles E. Lewis Days, music, food; horseshoe tournament Sat., parade Sun., 800-222-7655.

ONGOING

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

MON.-WED./8-10

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 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.

Danbury

• Day camp for boys and girls at the Fort, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-866-8890, www.theforts.org.

MONDAY/8 Amery

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

Lewis

• Parish festival at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

TUESDAY/9

Cushing

FRI.-SUN./12-14

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

• Hunters safety & archery class registration at South Fork Sporting Club, 6:30 p.m., 715-653-2544.

• Skonewood Christian Retreat Center - First Four, 6:30 p.m.

Webster

• Gandy Dancer Days, sales, food, music; pancake breakfast & bike rodeo Sat., www.websterwisconsin.com.

Siren

• Vikarbyns Lilla Spelmanslag, young Swedish fiddlers, to perform at the Methodist church, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY/7 Balsam Lake

FRI. & SAT./12 & 13

Amery

• Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

Every Monday

Every Tuesday

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

Every Thursday

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612-205-2321.

Every Friday

Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 8:15 a.m., 715-268-5408.

Every Sunday through Labor Day

Breakfast, at East Balsam Baptist Church, 7:30 a.m., 715857-5411.

Mud Hut Gifts and Rubber Stamps expands New space a place to learn, hold meetings or classes

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Table saws and other tools used to clutter the back room at Mud Hut Gifts and Rubber Stamps on Main Street in Frederic, but last November, owners Joe and Joan Paar got busy making changes.

The bulk of the work took roughly four months to complete, but their new space near the back of the store has finally taken

Joe and Joan Paar stand in their new addition at Mud Hut Gifts and Rubber Stamps in Frederic, which they hope people will use for learning, working on crafts or holding classes and meetings. – Photos by Marty Seeger

In the new whatever-you-want-to-do room, visitors can do just about anything.

shape, and is ready for use.

“This was a three-lane bowling area at one time,” noted Joe as he walked back to the newly remodeled space, which the Paars hope can be used for anyone interested in honing their crafting skills, whether it be knitting, scrapbooking or even just to hold a meeting.

“We’ve got cake-decorating classes coming in December,” Joe said.

The Mud Hut Gifts and Rubber Stamps building has worn many hats over the years, but the current business has been established in Frederic since 1997. A sign out front notes a history of the building, which was burnt down and rebuilt in

1908. It was a family market during the earlier years and a confectionary shop and bowling alley in the 1930s. It was a fun house in the late ‘70s, a trophy shop and a carpet and furniture store as well. But now, it’s a home where you can buy just about everything for creating that perfect gift card, or materials needed to craft the perfect scrapbook, or host a meeting or class on knitting, just to name a few. And, the best part is that the new room will be used as an area where people can learn for free. Joe’s wife, Joan, is happy to teach free of charge during their business hours.

“I am willing to help them for free. I can tell them real quick or they can sit down and do it,” Joan said, insisting that there’s absolutely no obligation to buy anything while you’re there.

The wood used to help expand the whatever-you-want-to-do room was purchased locally at Cummings Lumber, and Joan created all of the hand paintings herself. Shoppers can find many of their products are made in America, especially their huge selections of rubber stamps, which can’t be found just anywhere. Joan believes there are about 4,000 rubber stamp designs from 400 to 500 different companies to provide more variety. For more information call 715-327-8903.