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Twin infants airlifted following accident

$Q HYHQLQJ ZLWK ORFDO DXWKRU 6XVDQ 6HJHOVWURP WEBSTER - The Larsen Family Public Library will host an evening with local author Susan Segelstrom on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at the library.

In 2012, Segelstrom penned â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Lasting Legacy,â&#x20AC;? a biography of Canute Anderson. This work shares historical information about the life of the courageous, visionary pioneer who founded Grantsburg and is now considered the â&#x20AC;&#x153;father of Burnett County,â&#x20AC;? having carved out his home and a community in the wilderness of northwestern Wisconsin. Her Sept. 19 presentation will feature Anderson.

Segelstrom has written many 6XVDQ 6HJHOVWURP other works of local interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 6SHFLDO SKRWR Wood Lake Village,â&#x20AC;? is about the colorful past of the Wood Lake community and the early settlers who called it home in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She also wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Mountains to the Meadows,â&#x20AC;? a biography of Ole C. Branstad, a remarkable, stalwart pioneer in the state RI :LVFRQVLQ %UDQVWDG H[HPSOLĂ&#x20AC;HG FRXUDJH DQG EUDYHU\ DV D sailor, soldier and a settler in the Branstad community, aptly named after him. Her latest endeavor in 2012, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amidst the Meadow Grass,â&#x20AC;? follows the success and demise of the Crex Carpet Company, Burnett Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest enterprise for more than two decades in the early 20th century.

Susan was born in Grantsburg, taught school for 35 years in the St. Croix Falls District and is now retired and living on Big Wood Lake. - submitted

$OFRKRO D IDFWRU VD\V VWDWH SDWURO BURNETT COUNTY - Month-old twins were airlifted to a Minnesota hospital following a one-vehicle crash Friday evening, Sept. 6, near Siren.

According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, alcohol was a factor in the accident which sent a 38-year-old Naples, Fla., woman and her three children to the hospital.

Jennifer M. Smith was driving west on Hwy. 70 near Triangle Lane in the Town of Dewey just before 6 p.m when she lost control of her vehicle, left the roadway and slammed into a large tree.

Malainey M. Smith, 3, and 1-month-old twins Mason and Milo Smith, were all in child safety seats, according to the state patrol report. They all, along with their mother, were taken to the Spooner hospital, from where the twins were airlifted.

The twins were both released Sunday morning, Sept. 8, from Gillette Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in St. Paul, and are recovering at home. The crash remains under investigation. The driver faces charges of causing injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the accident. Assisting agencies included Burnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, St. Croix Tribal Fire Department and Burnett County Highway Department. - Gary King with information from Wisconsin State Patrol and nbcnews.com

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%ULHĂ \ GRANTSBURG - The Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. in the conference room at Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg.

Featured will be Linnea Seume, social worker from BMC, who will speak and explain Advanced Directives and other information. Bring any questions.

All family members welcome to come. If you have questions, call Bev at 715-689-2350. - submitted â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ FREDERIC - The free pig roast at Crosswalk Community Church is this evening, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. The event kicks off family night for the new One Way Club (pre-K thru sixth grade) and the Refuge Student Ministries (grades 7-12).

The seasonal start date for regular programs is Wednesday, Sept. 18. Bring your friends and the whole family for supper and a fun evening together. Questions? Call 715-327-8767. - submitted â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ BURNETT COUNTY - The Village Players Community Theatre annual meeting will be held at the Voyager Village Community Center (Stables) on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 4:30 p.m.

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Polk home care phasing out

No one to be stranded

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The phaseout of the Polk County Home Care program has started. No new referrals are being accepted, and new providers are being sought for present patients. Program employees are starting the transition to new jobs. Polk County Health Department Director Gretchen Sampson provided information on the status of the home-care program after the county board approved its termination in August. The Leader interviewed her on Thursday, Sept. 5.

While present patients are being helped with their transfer of care, Sampson said that no current clients will be aban-

doned in the process. She said that this includes some of the long-term patients whose cost of care is not covered by other programs. The county accepted clients regardless of their ability to pay. While details on the ongoing service to this possible group have not been worked out, county Administrator Dana Frey has included money in the proposed 2014 county budget for continuation of services for those potential clients who are unable to obtain care from a new source.

Sampson said that immediately after the county board action in August, the program stopped taking new referrals, notified sources such as area hospitals of the new situation and informed the state of the program closure with a projected termination date of Oct. 31. All patients in the program ZHUH IRUPDOO\ QRWLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ OHWWHU

about the transition and provided with a packet of materials on other providers in the area.

The county will help each client with the transition, but Sampson said the choice will be made by each patient.

The home-care program had 75 clients on the night of the county board vote in mid-August, but 11 of those people have left as part of the normal turnover in service. The program had 64 clients as of last Thursday.

The reduction of the homecare staff has also started, Sampson said. The program had 15 employees working full and part time in June. Two registered nurses have since left, one retiring and one resigning. All casual workers, four of the group, have been let go. Sampson said there are nine program employees in transition as home care phases out. That includes four nurses,

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Sampson said there are many very long-term clients in the program and many longtime staff.

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Sampson said that no client will be abandoned in the phaseout of the Polk County Home Care program.

Minneapolis youth dies in ATV accident TOWN OF ALDEN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 12-year-old Minneapolis boy lost his life in an ATV incident on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 8, at a home in the 500 block of Round Lake Lane in the Town of Alden, according to Polk County Sheriff Pete Johnson.

According to the sheriff, Alexander Palen was riding a fullsized ATV at a private residence just after noon on Sunday, Sept.

8, when he attempted to turn the

machine around at the end of the driveway near a road and the accident occurred. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently he had been riding the machine for some time and tried to turn it around near the end of the driveway, by the ditch,â&#x20AC;? Johnson stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ditch was quite steep and it (the ATV) rolled over on top of him.â&#x20AC;?

Family members began CPR and called 911. Emergency responders from the

Siren Fire Chief Tom Howe to retire

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer SIREN - Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland announced on Monday, Sept. 9, WKDW KLV WUDQVSRUW +XEHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU &RPmander Tom Howe, will retire this November. Howe also serves as Siren Fire Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief.

At a recent public safety meeting, Ro-

land praised Howe for his exemplary service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 2001, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logged 500,184 miles and transported 4,800 inmates without incident,â&#x20AC;? Roland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done an outstanding job.â&#x20AC;? Roland invited county supervisors to help celebrate Howeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement, scheduled on the memorable date of Nov. 12 (11-12-13), by recognizing his contribution to the county.

Dresser-Osceola-Garfield Fire Department, as well as Osceola Ambulance personnel arrived a short time later.

7KH ER\ ZDV Ă&#x20AC;UVW WUDQVSRUWHG by ambulance to Osceola Medical Center and then airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul where, despite numerous lifesaving measures, the child passed away Sunday afternoon.

A preliminary investigation at the scene shows the 12-year-old

was wearing his helmet and operating the family ATV, a Polaris 850. There has been no information or evidence to show that speed or reckless operation were factors in the accident.

Agencies assisting the sherLII¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ZHUH WKH 3RON &RXQW\ 0HGLFDO ([DPLQHUV 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH WKH 'UHVVHU 2VFHROD *DUĂ&#x20AC;HOG )LUH Department, The Osceola Area Ambulance Service and the Wisconsin DNR. - Greg Marsten

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Agreement: One deputy will retire; one will return to work BURNETT COUNTY - Burnett County and the Wisconsin Professional Police Association have come to an agreement DV WKH UHVXOW RI D JULHYDQFH Ă&#x20AC;OHG E\ WZR GHSXWLHV ZKR ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;UHG LQ Sgt. Thad Osborne has agreed to retire as a deputy sheriff, effective Sept. 13.

Deputy Travis Thiex will return to work as a Burnett County deputy sheriff under certain terms to which the parties have agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The parties mutually agree that this

settlement was in their best interests,â&#x20AC;? a statement released by the Burnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department on Friday morning, Sept. 6, reads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The parties are pleased that this matter has resolved and look forward to working cooperatively with each other in the future.â&#x20AC;?

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Man pleads not guilty to arson due to mental disease or defect SIREN - Zebedee Shadis, 26, Grantsburg, was in the Burnett County Courtroom again on Friday, Sept. 6. He is charged with arson and four other charges related WR KLV DOOHJHG LQYROYHPHQW LQ D QDUVRQ Ă&#x20AC;UH in the Town of West Marshland on Aug. 16. During his arraignment hearing on Friday, Shadis pleaded not guilty due to mental disease or defect.

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to the structure. But the Grantsburg Fire Department was called again for a strucWXUH Ă&#x20AC;UH DW DERXW S P 7KLV WLPH WKH structure was fully engulfed by the time WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW DUULYHG 6KDGLV DGPLWWHG VHWWLQJ ERWK Ă&#x20AC;UHV GXUing an investigation interview. Stavneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Jeremiah, was granted a restraining order against Shadis in May of this year.

Shadis is in Burnett County custody and has been since Aug. 26. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leader incorrectly stated that he was out on bond. - Sherill Summer

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New roof approved for Milltown Village shop

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer MILLTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After months of discussion and several years of water problems, the Milltown Village Board voted Monday night, Sept. 9, to get the roof on the village shop repaired.

The board awarded the project to Green Insulation Solutions of Balsam Lake, with

seven years after that, at an estimated cost of $5,500.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ Following a closed session the board voted to increase the hours of village treasurer Amy Albrecht from 28 per week to full time. Albrecht has been with the vilODJH Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV 6KH ZLOO EH IXOO WLPH VWDUWing Monday, Sept. 16. â&#x20AC;˘ The board authorized the public works department to start the planning process for installing two new monitoring wells that will be required at the sewer plant. Cedar Corporation, engineers for the village, will be contracted to do the plan, which must be completed by January 2014. â&#x20AC;˘ Library director Deanna Wheeler 7KH 0LOOWRZQ 9LOODJH VKRS ZLOO VRRQ EH UHURRIHG z 3KRWRV E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW invited the board to the Thursday, Sept.

19, Party at the Park fundraiser. Entertainment will be provided by Bass-ically 2QFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG LW ZLOO KDYH DQ 5 YDOXH Complicated, a Unity area jazz combo a price tag of $36,000. The village will need to pay half up front, and the other of 19. A quote on a pitched roof for the comprised primarily of high school stubuilding came in at $57,800. half upon completion of the project. dents. There will be free hot dogs and The roof is at least 20 years old, said URRW EHHU Ă RDWV DV ORQJ DV WKH\ ODVW 7KH Owner Ron Goodroad explained to the board the materials and process that public works director Rick Fisher. The 5RQ *RRGURDG RZQHU RI *UHHQ ,QVXODWLRQ will be used, saying that the roof will be new one, which will be completed this party will be from 6 to 8 p.m. and is being 6ROXWLRQV RI %DOVDP /DNH WDONHG WR WKH ERDUG removed down to the subgrade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patch- fall, should be good for 10 years, at which sponsored by local businesses and indiDERXW WKH QHZ URRI KH ZLOO EH SXWWLQJ RQ WKH ing wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are too time a new seal coat will need to be viduals.

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Positive reviews for schools new security systems

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The newly installed security systems at Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three schools have been getting positive responses from parents according to reports given by the elementary, middle and high schools principals at the Monday, Sept. 9, Grantsburg School Board meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going well at the elementary school,â&#x20AC;? said Principal Jon Dallmann. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We only have two doors, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a more enclosed area.â&#x20AC;?

Middle school Principal Bill Morrin reported several parents have given him positive reviews of the new system, addLQJ WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH VWDII KDV DOVR DGDSWHG ZHOO to buzzing people into the school.

Superintendent Burgin then joked that with the new systems in place, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll no longer be able to sneak into the schools for surprise visits.

Then taking a more serious tone, Burgin held up a copy of the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crisis Response Plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan has been updated and sent to all emergency responders,â&#x20AC;?

Burgin told the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And next month there will be a practice.â&#x20AC;?

While Principal Stan Marczak commented there have been a few glitches at the high school, the consensus from the principals was that in general the systems

spring of 2014, will come from budgeted funds left over from last year.

As part of the project, the board also approved an $8,000 expenditure to take the next step of the HVAC project management contract with CESA 10.

The board accepted with thanks the resignation of board member Patty Bonneville, who has moved out of the district ,Q RWKHU ERDUG EXVLQHVV Board members introduced themselves making her ineligible to continue serving to the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new staff members at a on the board.

Burgin later stated she had contacted an welcoming reception held prior to the attorney for the Wisconsin School Board board meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are 29 new and present staff Association who informed her the board (who moved to different positions) who ZLOO QHHG WR DSSRLQW D SHUVRQ WR Ă&#x20AC;OO %RQQwill serve the district this school year,â&#x20AC;? evilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat on the board until the April 2014 election. At that time, the appointed said Ahlquist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We on the school board believe we person may run for the one year left of have one of the best districts in the na- Bonnevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term until April 2015 if they tion,â&#x20AC;? Ahlquist told the new staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now choose to do so.

At the April 2014 election there will you are part of it.â&#x20AC;?

The board approved the open enroll- be two regular three-year terms availPHQW RI VHYHQ LQFRPLQJ VWXGHQWV DQG Ă&#x20AC;YH able, plus the addition of a one-year term outgoing students for the brick and mor- Ă&#x20AC;OOLQJ RXW WKH UHPDLQLQJ WHUP RI %RQQH tar schools and the 505 iForward open en- villeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term) with the lowest vote-getter rollment students to date. The board also given the one-year term.

Burgin noted since most of the board gave Burgin the discretion to approve fuPHPEHUV GLGQ¡W Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW DERXW %RQQH ture iForward enrollments.

The board approved the low bid of villeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation until right before the $206,150 from Climate Makers of Brook- Sept. 9 meeting and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t posted, the lyn Park, Minn., to replace the middle school board will wait to make an appointment at the Monday, Sept. 23, board school HVAC controls.

Money for the project, set to begin meeting. said iForward Principal Billy Beesley in his report on the start of a new year for the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As of today, we have 505 students, 433 high school students and 72 middle school students,â&#x20AC;? said Beesley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had 126 students enroll since July 1.â&#x20AC;?

6XSHULQWHQGHQW -RQL %XUJLQ KHOG XS D FRS\ RI WKH *UDQWVEXUJ 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW V &ULVLV 5H VSRQVH 3ODQ DW WKH 0RQGD\ 6HSW VFKRRO ERDUG PHHWLQJ |(DFK EXLOGLQJ V SODQ KDV EHHQ XSGDWHG DQG VHQW WR DOO HPHUJHQF\ UHVSRQGHUV 1H[W PRQWK WKHUH ZLOO EH D SUDFWLFH } %XUJLQ WROG WKH ERDUG 3KRWR E\ 3ULVFLOOD %DXHU are working well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to hear parents are pleased with the new systems,â&#x20AC;? commented board President Dave Ahlquist.

The principals said the school year is off to good start with students already engaged in many activities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The school launch is still going on,â&#x20AC;?

It takes two/from page 1 right angle, then heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just look down at me and I instantly know, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey what do I need to do?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I give him the hand signals and get â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;er done.â&#x20AC;?

He also added that one of the biggest challenges is the manipulation of Kalmar arm. It has to be at the optimal angle to enable it to lift its maximum weight. In these cases they must realign the RTCH in order to safely move these massive containers.

Berry, a native of Grantsburg, expressed how he feels when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behind the wheel of an RTCH. Berry exclaimed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a little different, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually the biggest thing on the road.

It tops out at 23 miles per hour, which is strange in itself. Usually, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get to third gear on the road because of the top handler swing.â&#x20AC;?

He continued to explain that his primary focus is safety, which entails going slow and paying attention to his surroundings including power lines, people and other vehicles, especially when he has to turn.

As he sits in his RTCH, smiling, he speaks very highly of the monstrous vehicle that he drives on a daily basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It (RTCH) wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let you hurt it and it will not hurt itself,â&#x20AC;? excitedly exclaimed Berry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got like six computers; it locks you out before you can even break it. If anything is wrong in here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sense it and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you on this computer screen.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice!â&#x20AC;?

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Berry continued to explain how expeULHQFH SOD\V D UROH LQ WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH WKH soldiers have in their equipment, which allows them to make sound decisions.

Sleeman makes sure he is focused and alert as Berry drives his RTCH around the yards during their daily operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My job as the ground guide is to make sure that the operator does not come in contact with anything other than the ground and the Conexes, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people, vehicles, stacks of Conexes, buildings, anything like that,â&#x20AC;? said Sleeman.

He then recalled a picture he had once seen where a RTCH had driven over a civilian car and â&#x20AC;&#x153;completely crushed it, like it was a monster truck that ran over it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, if it would do that to a car,

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Almost two months into their deployment in Afghanistan, the two soldiers have built a great bond knowing that it takes two to get the job done. They both realize safety is the priority and continue to enhance their communication focus to complete their daily mission, creating a

unique and solid team. $V KH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG XS KLV FRQWDLQHU PRYHment, Sleeman reiterated his mission, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My job is to make sure that everything gets where it needs to go and, in that process, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all done safely.â&#x20AC;?

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: A video of this story can be found at the-leader.net.

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County clerk brings order to public safety meeting

Topics abound at committee meeting including replacement of retiring deputies

by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTY - It was county clerk Wanda Hinrichs who had the task of recording the chaotic proceedings at the Monday, Sept. 9, public safety committee meeting.

As committee members discussed everything from the purchase of prisoner undergarments to the process for hiring a consultant to redesign the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dispatch center, Hinrichs routinely broke into the conversation to restore order, clarify the conversation, or suggest a course of action.

This is unusual for Hinrichs, who understands that, by rule, only committee members or recognized guests can parWLFLSDWH LQ WKH PHHWLQJ XQOHVV VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F SHUmission is granted. Therefore, Hinrichs hesitated to speak each time the confusion made it impossible for her to take accurate minutes. For example, at one point the committee had, as Supervisor Gene Olson put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;two diabolically opposed motions on the table.â&#x20AC;?

7KLV ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRPPLWWHH PHHWLQJ since the recent departure of county Administrator Candace Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was rarely, if ever, actually named at the meeting; but her absence was keenly felt because a few of the agenda items had EHHQ KDVWLO\ WUDQVIHUUHG IURP KHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WR someone else. For example, emergency management director Rhonda Reynolds, who in addition to her own full-time job responsibilities is also acting as project manager for the dispatch center upgrade, has now inherited the communications project, too. %LOO IRU VHDUFK FRVWV Some of the agenda items were precedent setting, obviously making it uncomIRUWDEOH IRU VXSHUYLVRUV WR WDNH GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWLYH action. In one case, Sheriff Dean Roland presented a bill from the Town of Jackson in the amount of $1,531 for costs (primarily fuel and food) associated with a recent missing-person search and the debate grew intense. No one could remember DQ\ WRZQVKLS HYHU UHTXHVWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO assistance, and there was concern about setting a precedent that would open the county up to all kinds of obligations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every search will have a bill,â&#x20AC;? Supervisor Emmett Byrne warned.

Reynolds replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid that if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reimburse them, then the next time we have a search and we need help, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not interested.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Roland agreed that there should be some kind of budget, but disagreed with Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue to get volunteers because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the nature of what they do,â&#x20AC;? Roland claimed.

Supervisor Phil Lindeman best expressed the equivocation by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My heart says pay it, but my business sense says this is a can of worms.â&#x20AC;?

5H\QROGV LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG WKH SROLF\ LVVXH DW the root of the discussion, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reimburse the volunteers, then the next time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out there and we need food, what is our fallback position if they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t or wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help?â&#x20AC;?

Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; question opened the door for other supervisors to suggest that this matter would probably be best handled by another committee. Supervisor Ger-

warrants facility planning.â&#x20AC;?

&RVWV RI LQDGHTXDWH MDLO IDFLOLW\ The cost of the inadequate jail facility was a topic of discussion at another point in the meeting. The county was recently forced to remove nine of its 34 beds to comply with DOC standards. With only 26 beds remaining, the county often has to house prisoners elsewhere. The rental H[SHQVH IRU SULVRQHU RYHUĂ RZ KDV VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;cantly increased the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How big of an impact does cutting beds have on the budget?â&#x20AC;? Lindeman asked Roland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had 19 (prisoners) out of county as of Friday,â&#x20AC;? Roland responded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you multiply it out, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a $285,000 increase.â&#x20AC;?

Roland added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I submitted my budget, I only estimated $250,000.â&#x20AC;?

On another front, Roland was able to report resolution and forward movement that would help restore his department to full strength. Referring to the grievDQFH FRPSODLQW EURXJKW E\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV 7KDG Osborne and Travis Thiex, Roland said, 7KH URRP HUXSWHG LQ JRRG QDWXUHG ODXJKWHU DW WKH 0RQGD\ 6HSW SXEOLF VDIHW\ PHHWLQJ DV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The settlement is complete. One is reSDUWLFLSDQWV FKXFNOHG DPLG WKH FRQIXVLRQ 6KRZQ KHUH DUH 6XSHUYLVRU -HUHP\ *URQVNL DQG MDLO tiring and one is coming back Oct. 2 or 6JW 0\VWLH $QWRQ 3KRWR E\ -HDQ .RHO] 3 with limited duties.â&#x20AC;? Osborne, the reWLULQJ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU LV DOUHDG\ ZRUNLQJ IRU WKH ald Pardun suggested, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see have a void now. Rhonda - who has no Siren Police Department; and Thiex is on this move on to a level where this can be experience with this - got it thrown in her unpaid suspension until his October relooked at deeper and some policy can be lap. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to get something turn. Roland would not comment further made.â&#x20AC;? Others saw that as passing the done.â&#x20AC;? on the settlement agreement. buck. In the end, it was Hinrichs that Chell exclaimed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I know is that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve â&#x20AC;&#x153;With two people retiring, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking reminded everyone that because there is been left out of it.â&#x20AC;? that those be replaced,â&#x20AC;? Roland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I no budget for such an expense, it would Gronski responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take issue with KDYH Ă&#x20AC;YH RXWVWDQGLQJ FDQGLGDWHV Âľ 3HQGhave to go to the administration commit- that, Don. You serve on the ad hoc com- LQJ EDFNJURXQG FKHFNV 5RODQG FRXOG Ă&#x20AC;OO tee for consideration. In other words, the mittee. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been at every meeting.â&#x20AC;? both positions (deputy Glen Gramer is public safety committee could kill it but Chell claimed there were two meetings also retiring) by the middle of October. they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t approve it. that he had not been invited to, and With Stephanie Wedinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return from The whole conversation was an illustra- Gronski disagreed, explaining that there medical leave, the department will soon tion of the sometimes crippling dynamic were two conference calls with vendors be whole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We (should) have 12 road of committee structure. Sometimes there arranged by the former administrator that deputies at full force; we currently have is overlap between committees and some- Gronski was asked at the last minute to eight,â&#x20AC;? Roland summarized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s times there are voids, but there are always participate in. all said and done, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be back to full jurisdictional issues that present the risk Ultimately, the committee decided to strength.â&#x20AC;? of someone getting offended. The po- Ă&#x20AC;QDOL]H WKH 5)3 DQG NHHS LW PRYLQJ tential for defensiveness increases as the &RPPXQLFDWLRQV SURMHFW stakes on some projects get higher. No '2& UHFRPPHQGDWLRQ MDLO LQVSHFWLRQ Before the 2-1/2-hour meeting ended, one wants to be responsible for making What wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discussed at all was a Reynolds provided an update on the a big mistake, but no one wants to be left strong recommendation from the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s communications project. out, either.

Department of Corrections to separate ´7KH Ă&#x20AC;OHV ZHUH GURSSHG RII D ZHHN In discussing a request-for-proposal the dispatch center from the jail entirely. and a half ago, and I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had an opdraft for a dispatch center designer/ar- The board has spent years investigating portunity to go through them in detail,â&#x20AC;? chitect, all order was lost as supervisors options such as mergers with other counReynolds explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m handling it one weighed in with their opinions. Com- ties or relocating to the basement to sepaquestion at a time.â&#x20AC;? For example, there mittee Chair Donald Chell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My per- rate the call center from the jail, but those are questions from local electric comsonal opinion is that if this RFP passes options were repeatedly voted against panies and updates on construction of committee, we postpone this until Janu- EHFDXVH RI RQJRLQJ DQQXDO VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ FRVWV new towers owned by Mosaic, including ary.â&#x20AC;?

The newest DOC recommendation was drafts of agreements between the county Ad hoc committee Chair Jeremy Gron- contained in an Aug. 3 jail inspection reand third-party tower owners. ski joined the meeting for the discussion. port, submitted to the committee as an Reynolds was clear about her discomâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen until 2014 attachment to Rolandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly report. fort level regarding ownership of the anyway, but I see no reason to postpone The annual inspection conducted in July project without a clear reporting strucit. I would recommend that we continue gave high praise to the county for â&#x20AC;&#x153;subture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some concern on my part to do some legwork and keep it moving,â&#x20AC;? stantial complianceâ&#x20AC;? in many areas, and now,â&#x20AC;? Reynolds said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who do I go to Gronski urged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It scares me to say table applauded the efforts of Capt. Kurt Barwith these issues now that the adminisit.â&#x20AC;? thel and jail staff for the upgrades and trator isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t here?â&#x20AC;? While she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get an Supervisor Gene McLain added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The improvements made since the previous DQVZHU WKHUH ZDV DJUHHPHQW WKDW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WR KDYLQJ WKH 5)3 RXW QRZ LV WKDW inspection. However, the report was very step would be to talk to the consultant. the contractors working on the commu- clear in its recommendation regarding the Gronski was sympathetic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ad nications system are available for ques- current position of the dispatch center adhoc committee was at a point when we tions.â&#x20AC;? Roland echoed that opinion by jacent to the jail facility. needed some serious communication saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we have the technicians â&#x20AC;&#x153;As noted in previous inspection, it is with our consultant. We sent him a list of available to us, we should take advantage recommended that the dispatch operaquestions and a request to appear (with of it.â&#x20AC;? tions be removed from the jail. The cur- an update) before the supervisors back on Byrne made a point of order, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rent jail space does not meet the needs of Aug. 13. We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard a thing.â&#x20AC;? agenda says this is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;discussion.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; There the county, as you continue to be forced Reynolds conveyed that Chairman Don will be no action here today.â&#x20AC;? to contract with other counties for bed Taylor told her not to have the consultant Chell still thought that the county has space. The current jail facility is also (Therkelsen) come at this time. Gronski too much on its plate right now. lacking appropriate spaces for recreation, shook his head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I strongly recommend Gronski grew more forceful in his programs, medical functions and other that this committee get him in here.â&#x20AC;? The frustration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason this RFP is here jail support services. The lack of space county board is scheduled to meet Thurstoday is because the advisory nature of and facilities is compounded by the age day, Sept. 19, and for some people, that the ad hoc committee means we have no and condition of the jail. Many areas of wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be soon enough. authority to approve an RFP. The admin- the jail are deteriorating to a point that istrator normally writes the RFP, but we

Polk County 2014 proposed budget presented

No levy increase for smaller, more efficient county government

a decrease in the number of county employees and a solid fund balance. The full budget was presented to the county board at a special meeting Tuesday, Sept.

10. The supervisors and committees will review the budget over the next two

by Gregg Westigard months and will adopt a new budget in Leader staff writer mid-November.

The $56 million budget is a decrease of BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The proposed 2014 $779,000 or 1.4 percent from the adopted Polk County budget was released last 2013 budget. The recommended property Wednesday, Sept. 4. County Administra- tax levy is $20,984.004, a $5,550 decrease tor Dana Frey presented the 2014 Operat- from 2013. A complete detailed overview ing and Capital Budget Recommendation is presented in Freyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight-page introto the finance committee. Highlights duction, available on the Polk County include no increase in property taxes, website.

VPDOOHU DQG PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW JRYHUQPHQW While the county has about 30 depart-

ments, 89 percent of the levy goes to four departments and to paying off the county debt. Law enforcement will receive $6.9 million or 33 percent of the levy. That department is almost totally supported by the levy, which provides 93 percent of its total budget of $7.4 million. Golden Age Manor, the county nursing home, has the second-largest budget at $7.9 million but none of that is levy expense. The other departments receiving large levy allocations are human services, $3.6 million, 17 percent; highway, $3.1 million, 15 percent; and health, $847,000, 4 percent. Paying off the county debt will cost $4.2 million or 20 percent of the levy.

While law enforcement is mostly

funded by the levy and the debt is totally a levy expense, the other three large departments with levy dollars receive most of their funds from other sources including fees and state and federal aids. The largest Polk County department is human services, with a total budget of $8.7 million of which 41 percent is levy funded.

The highway budget of $6.6 million is 47 percent levy dollars, and 37 percent of the health department budget of $2.3 million comes from the levy.

0RUH GHWDLOV RQ WKH EXGJHW DQG VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ changes, including capital improvement expenditures, will be released over the coming week.

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The good, the bad and the very similar to last year

Polk County Board weighs 2014 budget

Meets as a committee of the whole

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Polk County Board of Supervisors met as a committee of the whole on Tuesday, Sept.

10, entertaining a presentation by county Administrator Dan Frey on the preliminary 2014 capital and operating budget proposal. While the board could take no action, the hour-long presentation revealed the good, the bad and the very similar for the upcoming budgetary cycle.

Frey said the board has done a good job of addressing the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future costs and kept their budgets generally in check over the past few years, as he outlined some of the factors that are expected to affect the coming budgetary cycle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slow growth is the new normal,â&#x20AC;? Frey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is expected to be a long time before we get back to a reasonable employment rate.â&#x20AC;?

Frey noted the 2008/2009 recession that dramatically affected the Gross Domestic Product and employment rates, as well as housing values, investment returns and much more, and not just here, but across the nation and beyond.

However, the hindsight portion of the presentation was not all bad when it dovetailed into the current economic outlook. ´:H VWLOO GRQ¡W KDYH LQĂ DWLRQ Âľ KH QRWHG ´%XW ZH¡UH still getting almost nothing on our investments ... but employment is inching higher.â&#x20AC;?

Frey said the trends generally show many of the positive economic indicators are showing generally good news for Polk County and the future, including a trend toward higher housing prices in the Twin Cities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that will spread this way,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that one positive item has taken him by surprise and gone above the professional predictions recently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Ă&#x20AC;JXUH WKLV RXW EXW UHWDLO VDOHV DUH ERRPLQJ Âľ Indeed, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seasonally adjusted sales tax receipts have exceeded even the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outlook by over $100,000.

The negatives or uncertainties are also weighing into his proposed budgets, primarily on how the Affordable Care Act will affect certain aspects of human service and Golden Age Manor demands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the great unknown,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that his proposal is to likely adjust health-care increases up by 6 percent, with 4 percent of that being absorbed by the county and 2 percent by employees.

He said the ACA does have a major positive eventually, in that it means more of those requiring services will be insured, but that it will cost more to insure employees, and that there may be unfunded state and federal mandates that are still up in the air.

Other possible negatives include the slow economic recovery, hopefully bottomed-out housing prices and equalized values, as well as long-term concerns on highway revenues as gasoline consumption seems to have peaked, which is how most of those highway project revenues are based.

Freyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 budget recommendations were quite similar to the 2013 budget: balanced and showing no increase in property taxes, with a net reduction of nearly six county positions and a similar-to-2013 $4.2 million debt service.

That debt service is one area where Frey thinks the peak has been reached, and he showed a graph with a VRUW RI ´PRXQWDLQ Âľ ZLWK WKH FXUUHQW Ă&#x20AC;VFDO \HDU DV WKH peak.

Frey thinks that will allow some future room for possible capital investment down the road, for items such as a new or refurbished highway structure and possibly for rehabilitation, if needed, to the current county government center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be an opportunity in a few years for capital investment,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The 2014 total expenditures and revenues would be right around $56.338 million with a proposed levy of just

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;General agreement that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather pay for blood pressure drugs than for a full coronary (procedure),â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to concentrate more on prevention.â&#x20AC;?

Frey also looked to the future in several ways, such as how the county connects with the residents and how they should begin to embrace the future on things like - Dana Frey virtual visits, text messaging and real-time video. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an example, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t text (message) 911, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take pictures and send it (to 911 emergency dispatchers) under $21 million, which is nearly identical to the 2013 when you see an accident, or send video, etcetera. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re behind the times,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that the conversion number and technically about $5,550 less.

The rough breakdown of where each taxpayer dollar is being discussed, but that it is not cheap and may cost goes was also similar to 2013, with the great bulk of the several hundred thousand dollars.

He suggested the possibility of streamlining the enmoney going to law enforcement and the court system, at about 37 percent. Other major portions of each dollar tire customer service approach, with one-stop-shopping, going to health and human services at 22 percent, debt with a sort of dispatch system for contacts with queries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about real customer service,â&#x20AC;? Frey opined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We service at 19 percent, highway at 14 percent and all remaining 8 percent of those dollars going to a variety of need to make it easy to give services ... a one-stop shop.â&#x20AC;?

He noted similar programs in places like New Orleans, services. )UH\ QRWHG WKH FRQWLQXHG VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ UHGXFWLRQV ZKLFK where they have a One Stop App system that makes acwhen factoring in the recent decision to eliminate home cess much more simple, and a Chicago program that health care, amounts 423.87 full-time equivalent employ- shows where every snowplow is in real-time. )UH\ VXJJHVWHG WKDW WKH VDYLQJV DQG HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQF\ RI VXFK ees, a reduction of almost 40 FTEs since 2008.

He also noted again the lack of return on most invest- a system would eliminate the need for separate recepments, and sought any and all possible ideas that may tionists in every county department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot we really can do ... in the way we interoffer a better return.

Frey also speculated that the county is likely to see a act,â&#x20AC;? Frey said.

As for what is next in the county budget process, the reversal of the dramatic loss in property values, which has amounted to over 19 percent since 2008, among the ERDUG DSSURYHG WKH SUHVHQWDWLRQ DV D Ă&#x20AC;OLQJ RI WKH SURposed budget, while also noting that the various govworst in the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to believe weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the bottom,â&#x20AC;? he said, add- erning committees will review the process and make ing that the county is slowly starting to see an interest in recommendations to the full board in each department, construction starts for the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect a more rapid WKHQ VHQG LW WR WKH FRXQW\ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFH FRPPLWWHH IRU VLPLODU UHYLHZV ZKHUH WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO GUDIW ZLOO JR EHIRUH WKH ERDUG value increase because of that (when it happens).â&#x20AC;?

He noted again that the levy impact is nearly static for by Oct. 15 for publication.

The full county board has until then for amendments the third straight year, and while Frey said it shows the Ă&#x20AC;VFDO UHVWUDLQW WKH FRXQW\ ERDUG KDV WULHG WR PDNH WKHLU DQG ZLOO DSSURYH WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO EXGJHW DW WKHLU 1RYHPEHU meeting. rule, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see that as continuing much longer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what the process is, the time frame and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re close to the end of when we can hold the levy (static),â&#x20AC;? Frey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some departments are such,â&#x20AC;? county board Chairman William Johnson IV said. strapped.â&#x20AC;?

Frey spent some time outlining the reforms in person- ,Q RWKHU ERDUG EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ The board informally discussed the upcoming imnel the county has tried to implement, to not only reduce WKH ODUJH QXPEHU RI MRE FODVVLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQV RYHU DQG FRQ- pact on reimbursement for a smaller, 15-member board, tinue to try to adjust organizational performance, in the which will occur next year at the spring elections. At name of simplicity, fairness and in the best interest of the issue is how to adjust the committee structure, reimbursement rates and even the meeting scheduling for a county and its employees.

Those changes will make for easier promotional and smaller board with fewer committees.

Several ideas have emerged, including the possibility transferring possibilities, as well as performance-based of meeting twice a month, for longer periods to eliminate pay increases, to reduce the across-the-board increases.

He noted the adjustment in entry-level position sala- pell-mell meeting times for committees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is to meet twice a month, so we fully know ULHV DV ZHOO DV D FRQYHUVLRQ RI VRPH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV LQWR VDODU\ considerations, a change in paid-time-off policy, which whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? Supervisor Patricia Schmidt sughas resulted in a major reduction in sick time, approach- gested.

Supervisor Russ Arcand noted an idea to have essening 10,000 employee hours.

Frey also recommended several changes in how the tially a committee/informational meeting day and then county approaches health insurance and wellness and an action/decision day later, but there are also questions sees things such as wellness and health screenings as of statutory elements and requirements for some committees, that county attorney Jeff Fuge will investigate being in the best interest of the county, in many ways. for some of the options.

The ideas are still being weighed, but the issue of reimbursement may also be a legal one, as they need to set those rates, without knowing how the upcoming, VPDOOHU ERDUG ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;QDOL]H WKHLU FRPPLWWHH VWUXFWXUH The discussion of having several options on reimbursement for each possibility may not meet legal standards, Fuge noted, as would the suggestion of essentially 3RON &RXQW\ making supervisors salaried employees to overcome the $ G P L Q L V W U D W R U reimbursement issue.

'DQD )UH\ XVHG â&#x20AC;˘ The board had a moment of silence to start the meetWKLV GLFHG XS GRO ing, noting the death last week of District 21 Supervisor ODU ELOO JUDSKLF WR Neil L. Johnson of Star Prairie. Services for Johnson were VKRZ URXJKO\ KRZ held in recent days.

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Take a day trip to Bayfield apple orchards with Luck Community Ed LUCK - Enjoy a day trip this fall up WR WKH %D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG DUHD /XFN &RPPXQLW\ Education is coordinating a bus trip on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to visit two apple orchards and view the fall colors surrounding Lake Superior. Croix Valley Coaches

will transport the group in cushy style.

The pickup location will be in Luck at 7:30 a.m. with other locations designated as needed. This trip date was selected to SUHFHGH %D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG¡V DQQXDO $SSOH )HVWLYDO taking place Oct. 4-6.

ADRC and UW-Extension to hold Final Affairs seminar Sept. 26 SIREN - The ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin and UW-Extension of Polk County invite residents of Burnett and Polk counties to attend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Final Affairs: A Guide to Arranging Your Personal and Legal Issues.â&#x20AC;?

This free, daylong program will focus on topics necessary in planning for the future as people grow older. The day will feature trusted professionals and community members as speakers. Those in

The day will include a visit to the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in $VKODQG OXQFK LQ %D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG ² EULQJ \RXU own and sit at a table by the shoreline, or walk to one of several restaurants close by â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and tour and taste test a variety of fruits and products at two orchards.

The cost of the trip is $35. Please reserve

your spot on the bus ASAP, as thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 30-person minimum and 44-person maximum on the motor coach bus. Contact Luck Community Education coordinator Amy Aguado at 715-472-2152, ext. 103, or email amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Luck Community Ed

attendance will gain knowledge of endof-life issues, learn communication skills and connect with community resources.

The seminar will be held Thursday, Sept.

26, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren. Preregistration is required by Sept. 19. Contact UW-Extension at 715-485-8600 for more information and to register. - from UW-Extension

Evers names 167 Title 1 Schools of Recognition MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; State Superintendent Tony Evers announced 167 Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition awards for the 2013-14 academic year. This is an honor that recognizes success in educating students from low-income families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a great way to start the school year,â&#x20AC;? Evers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By recognizing schools for their success at educating our students, we put the focus where it belongs: on our children.â&#x20AC;?

All award-winning schools receive federal Title I funding to provide services to high numbers or high percentages of economically disadvantaged children.

Schools received awards in three categories: High-achieving, high-progress and EHDWLQJ WKH RGGV EDVHG RQ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F FULWHria.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 167 Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition Award recipients include 14 high-achieving and 26 high-progress schools. Six schools earned awards in both the high-achieving and high-progress categories. Overall, 131 elementary schools, 23 middle or junior high schools and 13 high schools earned awards.

The state superintendent will host an awards program at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to further recognize Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition award recipients. Each school will receive a plaque and $500 for use by the school. During the awards ceremony, nine VFKRROV ZLOO UHFHLYH Ă DJV IRU HDUQLQJ WKH

Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition DZDUG IRU Ă&#x20AC;YH FRQVHFXWLYH \HDUV DQG Ă&#x20AC;YH schools will receive banners for earning the award for 10 consecutive years. One school, Marengo Valley School in the Ashland School District, has earned the award for all 11 years of the program.

Four local schools receiving recognition in the beating the odds category include Frederic Elementary School for the seventh consecutive year, Unity Elementary School, Webster Elementary School for WKH Ă&#x20AC;IWK FRQVHFXWLYH \HDU DQG :HEVWHU Middle School for the seventh consecutive year. Additional criteria to qualify in the beating the odds category include being in the top 25 percent of high-poverty schools in the state and having above-average student achievement in reading and mathematics when compared to schools from similarly sized districts, schools, grade FRQĂ&#x20AC;JXUDWLRQV DQG SRYHUW\ OHYHOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The staff and administration of these schools are committed to breaking the link between poverty and low academic achievement through rigorous programming and attention to student needs,â&#x20AC;?

Evers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The partnerships these schools create among teachers, parents, administrators, other school staff members and the community provide an educational environment that supports childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning so our students graduate college and career ready.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Community Care of Central Wisconsin expands to Northwest Wisconsin counties STEVENS POINT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Community Care RI &HQWUDO :LVFRQVLQ KDV EHHQ QRWLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that its response to a recent Request for Proposal to contract as a Managed Care Organization delivering managed long-term care in 11 Northwest Wisconsin counties was ranked the highest among organizations responding to the RFP. As a result, Community Care of Central Wisconsin will be offered a contract to deliver the state of Wisconsin Family Care program, effective Jan. 1, 2014, to UHVLGHQWV RI $VKODQG %DUURQ %D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn counties. NorthernBridges is the current Managed Care Organization operating the Family Care Program in this service region.

Community Care of Central WisconVLQ LV D UHJLRQDO VWDWH FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG PDQDJHG long-term care organization headquartered in Stevens Point and currently contracts with the state to deliver the Family Care program to over 3,400 north central Wisconsin residents in the counties of Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage and Wood.

According to Jim Canales, CCCWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FKLHI H[HFXWLYH RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU ´,W LV DQ KRQRU WR have our response to this RFP ranked as WKH KLJKHVW DPRQJ YHU\ KLJKO\ TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG competing organizations. Our organization views this contract as a privilege to serve residents of northwestern Wisconsin, as an opportunity to expand our Commonunity-managed long-term care model that supports elders and adults with disabilities to a broader section of Wisconsin and to strengthen our position as a managed long-term care organization in the state.â&#x20AC;?

Family Care is a state program operating in 57 Wisconsin counties that supports eligible elders and adults with physical and developmental disabilities through services and supports that encourage and increase independence and personal well-being. Nine MCOs operate throughout Wisconsin. More information about Family Care can be found at dhs.wisconsin.gov/LTCare. More information about CCCW can be found on the Web at communitycareofcentralwisconsin.org. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Community Care of Central Wisconsin

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by Bill Lueders Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism On July 30, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on newly released emails between Scott Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign staff and county aides in 2010, back when the future governor was Milwaukee County executive.

One email was from Cindy Archer, then a top county aide to Walker and his campaign staff, advising that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We may be responding too quickly,â&#x20AC;? to open records requests regarding a county parking structure collapse that killed a 15-year-old boy.

The requests were from the state Democratic Party and the campaign of Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GOP primary opponent, which presumably wanted to use the tragedy to impugn Walker. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty low motivation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walker, in a draft statement, aptly called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;disgustingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Records

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Law does not allow a requesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motives to be taken into account.

Archer, in one email, relayed that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democratic rival for governor, was taking three months to even acknowledge the receipt of records requests.

In another, she said her sense from Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign manager â&#x20AC;&#x153;is that we should be operating one step above ignoring them.â&#x20AC;? +DV LW FRPH WR WKLV WKDW SXEOLF RIĂ&#x20AC;cials in Wisconsin are in a kind of backwards race with each other to see who can take the longest to answer records requests?

That may be. Delays are a growing problem for records requesters in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council recently updated its online list of Open Government Problem Areas and put long waits at the top.

Some records custodians take much longer than others and may treat requesters differently. Delays may be indicative of disfavor, which is disappointing.

The national People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the University of Wisconsin-Madison took until

late July to complete a records request PETA made in January and paid for in February. The university is seeking a blanket exemption from the law for certain research records.

Earlier this year, I reported that the state Department of Administration took 352 days to satisfy one records request â&#x20AC;&#x201D; coincidentally concerning $UFKHU ZKR EHFDPH D WRS '2$ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO until abruptly resigning in September 2011, shortly before her Madison home was raided by the FBI (long story).

An analysis showed that DOA, on average, took 24 days to answer the more WKDQ UHTXHVWV LW UHFHLYHG LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW half of 2012. Requests from businesses were answered in an average of 17 days; those from media took an average of 56 days.

Political and advocacy groups also experienced longer waits, the analysis found.

Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Records Law states that custodians should handle records requests â&#x20AC;&#x153;as soon as practicable and without delay.â&#x20AC;? The state attorney JHQHUDO¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ZKLFK KDV VWDWXWRU\ authority to interpret and enforce the law, advises that most simple requests should receive a response within 10

working days. %XW EH\RQG WKDW WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH KDV QRW wanted to press the issue of how long is too long. In 2009, it told a requester that it was unable to say whether the 2-1/2 months he had waited for records he paid $700 for was unreasonable, since the request may have been timeconsuming.

Pretend to read my lips, 2-1/2 months is too long.

Yes, responding to records requests takes staff resources and time. But the ODZ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ LQVWUXFWV JRYHUQPHQW RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV LQ :LVFRQVLQ WKDW SURYLGLQJ access to records â&#x20AC;&#x153;is declared to be an essential function of a representative government and an integral part of the URXWLQH GXWLHV RI RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV DQG HPSOR\ees.â&#x20AC;?

In other words, â&#x20AC;&#x153;whenever we get around to itâ&#x20AC;? is not good enough.

Siren, we are able to provide this opportunity to the community. We will host a free nationwide simulcast event called Harvest America, featuring top Christian artists plus a clear gospel presentation from evangelist Greg Laurie.

On Sunday evening, Sept. 29, Harvest America will be streamlined live from

the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to hundreds of various locations across this great country. Siren Covenant will be one of the many venues hosting this exciting simulcast event on a large screen starting at 5:30 p.m.

This is a time to invite all those you have a burden in your heart for, that

might normally not come to church. We envision this as an opportunity to invite those who have a limited faith in our Lord, to have that opportunity to know him in this presentation.

Much like the Rev. Billy Graham, following Greg Laurieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life-changing proclamation of the gospel, he will give an invitation to all attendees to make their own decision. The evening will also have music by our own worship team as well as groups live from the center.

Those appearing will be The Katinas, Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp and Need to Breathe. A freewill offering will be taken.

What better way than to close a week of activities during Sirenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harvest Festival Days than to attend the Harvest America event at Siren Covenant Church? For more information about the simulcast go to harvestamerica.com.

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Health insurance: Big changes happening â&#x20AC;&#x153;What am I going to do about health insurance?â&#x20AC;? the woman at the picnic recently asked me. She had no health insurance and had several health problems.

In the next several weeks big changes are happening related to health insurance. Open enrollment will begin Oct. 1, for a new competitive Health Insurance Marketplace for small businesses and those who buy insurance on their own.

Health plans will go into effect in January 2014.

Those who have insurance through HIRSP, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-risk pool, will be required to transition to private coverage through the marketplace.

The recently passed state budget made changes to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BadgerCare program. Under those changes, parents, currently covered by BadgerCare that make over $15,500 for a couple, will receive a letter soon telling them they will lose coverage through the state and must sign up for a private plan through the marketplace.

About 90,000 people are expected to lose BadgerCare coverage by the end of this year. In the counties that make up the 31st Senate District over 4,000 people

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Senate In addition to insurance agents and brokers, there will be specially trained and are affected by this change.

But, for the woman I met at the picnic, FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG LQGLYLGXDOV ZKR WR KHOS SHRSOH the news is good. Beginning in January apply for health insurance through the people making less than $11,500 a year PDUNHWSODFH 7KHVH FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG DSSOLFDWLRQ will be eligible for the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BadgerCare counselors and licensed navigators will program. These folks should contact not only help individuals but can assist their local county health department to VPDOO EXVLQHVV SHRSOH Ă&#x20AC;QG KHDOWK LQVXUreceive instructions on how to sign up. DQFH SODQV WKDW Ă&#x20AC;W WKHLU QHHGV I recently spoke with a former busiLocal consortiums (counties working WRJHWKHU DUH VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ XS WR SUHSDUH IRU ness owner in Trempealeau County. He over 80,000 people who will be eligible always provided health insurance to his employees but found premiums very exfor BadgerCare beginning next year.

All other individuals who will be pur- pensive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was at a competitive disadchasing insurance through the Health vantage because my big box competitors Insurance Marketplace can go to Health- did not provide coverage for their emCare.gov for information. There is also ployees,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Small Business Heath Option Proa toll-free call center available to help answer questions 24 hours a day, seven gram will give small employers some days a week. The toll-free number is 800- of the advantages large employers have today. Small businesses may be able to 318-2596.

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Small employers can go to Healthcare.gov or call the special SHOP phone QXPEHU 7R Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW LI WKH\ qualify for the Small Business Health Care Tax credit, employers can visit IRS. gov for more information and resources.

As Oct. 1 approaches, people will see more education and outreach efforts in their counties and communities. I will have updated information in my SenDWH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH 3HRSOH FDQ UHDFK P\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH E\ calling 877-763-6636. I will also be putting updated information on my Senate website at legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/ vinehout The Affordable Care Act is already making it easier for people to get, keep DQG DIIRUG KHDOWK FDUH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV ,W KHOSV protect consumers from discriminatory insurance practices, allows children up at age 26 stay on their parents health insurance, provides free wellness and prevention care, and strengthens coverage for those on Medicare. And the new marketplace will give Wisconsinites answers to their questions about affordable coverage.

Mike Rust to present information on Affordable Care Art AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare. The law puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that roll out over a period of four years. Open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace begins Oct. 1, meaning that individuals and small busiQHVVHV FDQ EX\ DIIRUGDEOH DQG TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG KHDOWK EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W SODQV LQ D QHZ WUDQVSDUHQW and competitive insurance marketplace.

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Most Wisconsinites, providers, consumers and advocates alike, are confused about what is required of them under the ACA. For this reason, the Democratic Party of Polk County has

announced a public informational meeting set for Thursday evening, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in Conference Room ABC of the Amery Regional Medical Center. Presenter Mike Rust of rural Amery has been working for years to provide health-care options for Polk County residents through ABC for Rural Health and HealthWatch.

He is well-versed on the ACA and eager to share his knowledge with others.

This free event is open to the public.

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Siren Village applies for water hike needed to upgrade water utility

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer SIREN - If everything goes well, Siren Village could have between $900,000 and $1,500,000 worth of updates to the water utility for as little as $200,000 in village IXQGV Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHG DW D YHU\ ORZ LQWHUHVW UDWH The village board has already applied DQG TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG IRU D '15 6DIH 'ULQNLQJ :DWHU ORDQ 6RPH RI WKH ORDQ TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HV for principal forgiveness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; making it essentially a grant. The village board also applied for a Community Development Block Grant this month. The CDBG covers expenses not covered by the safe drinking water program and could cover up to 30 percent of the project costs.

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But there is one hitch. The water utility will technically pay for the utility upgrade over the next 20 years. Currently, the water utility is losing money, so the rates will have to be raised enough to break even plus pay for the village share of the utility upgrade.

The Siren Village Board voted to start the process to raise water rates on Thursday, Sept. 5. An application will be sent to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Service Commission, and they will recommend new water rates that will both cover the losses and pay for upgrades in a few months. A rate hike of about 28 percent will cover the current losses, and it is expected the PSC will recommend a rate increase of at least 30 percent, maybe more.

A residential home with 1,000 gallons of usage would have the bill rise from $9.91 a month to $12.88 a month with a 30-percent increase. A larger business

with a 3-inch meter and 76,000 gallons of usage now pays $220.89 a month and would pay $287.16 a month with a 30-percent increase. Naturally, the increase would be larger if the rate hike is more than 30 percent.

The sewer costs are not included in the expected rate hike. Although the sewer and water are included in the same bill, it is only the water rates that are expected to increase by at least 30 percent.

1HZ -RKQ 'HHUH ORDGHU The board voted to purchase a new John Deere loader for $147,100. After the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1999 loader is traded in, the balance will be $115,280. Of this amount, ZLOO EH Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHG IRU VL[ \HDUV DW $2.65-percent interest. The balance will be paid for with existing funds.

The loader was purchased this year to avoid an expected 8- to 10-percent increase in loader prices starting next year.

Next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s model also requires a fuel additive to operate and the village board avoids this requirement by purchasing a loader now.

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On the wish list is a second rest room at Crooked Lake Park, a rest room at Clear Lake Park and a rest room and drinking fountain near the school. The wish list also includes a new boat ramp at Clear Lake Park, a regulation disc golf course in the village and a path from the school to the southern village limits that would provide access to the ballpark and Clear Lake Park.

Edible and medicinal plants at Interstate Park ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kelley A. Hagenbuch, D.C., M.H., is a practicing herbalist in Taylors Falls, Minn. Both adults and children age 8 and older will enjoy her OLYHO\ SUHVHQWDWLRQ DQG VKRUW KLNH WR Ă&#x20AC;QG out about edible and medicinal plants that grow wild in our area. Meet at the Ice Age Center Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 a.m.

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Wisconsin considers keeping nonviolent teen offenders in juvenile court

by Gilman Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Wisconsin is moving slowly toward changing the age at which teenagers are automatically treated as adults when they commit a crime. A bill introduced recently would allow 17-yearolds who commit nonviolent crimes to be tried in juvenile court.

If it passes, the bipartisan bill would change a 1996 law that requires all 17-year-olds, no matter what their crime, be tried as adults. Wisconsin is one of only 11 states that treat teenage offenders under 18 as adults.

Former Dane County Judge Patrick Fiedler said the change the bill proposes is long overdue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe it does make our commuQLW\ VDIHU WR JLYH QRQYLROHQW Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH offending 17-year-olds a second chance,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for Wisconsin to look forward and return nonviolent 17-yearolds to juvenile court and truly give them a second chance.â&#x20AC;?

Some backers of the bill, like Milwaukee state Rep. Fred Kessler, would like to see the change affect 17-year-olds who commit both violent and nonviolent crimes. Kessler predicts this more moderate change will keep a lot of juvenile offenders out of adult prisons where they are likely to go on to become adult offenders.

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at the school at peak times,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With generally a better presence at the school.â&#x20AC;?

Blesi and Peck also noted the volunteer crossing guards at the school.

by Greg Marsten â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (the volunteers) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do Leader staff writer that,â&#x20AC;? Peck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their dedication is apST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;This project was preciated.â&#x20AC;? eight years in the coming,â&#x20AC;? St. Croix Falls Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report also noted that the pocity Administrator Joel Peck said to the lice department underwent crisis training cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common council about the approxiat the school late last month, along with PDWHO\ PLOOLRQ LQ ERQG Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ WKH members of the Osceola Police Departcouncil approved to pay for their portion ment. of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pending wastewater treatâ&#x20AC;˘ Library director Sarah Adams gave ment plant. an update on several issues, including The action came during the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible county changes to the so-called regular meeting Monday, Sept. 9, where Act 150 funding reimbursements, where they approved the bond taxes to pay for municipal library services After a short discussion, piggybacking are collected in response to rural use. on past presentations, discussions and &RQVWUXFWLRQ LV ZHOO XQGHU ZD\ RQ WKH QHZ KHDGZRUNV EXLOGLQJ IRU WKH QHZ 6W &URL[ )DOOV VHZHU Adams said she may seek a formal enseveral meetings, the council approved dorsement from the council to support a a plan to fund their $7.556 million por- SODQW z 3KRWRV E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ proposal to more fully fund such rural tion of the $11.697 million project by using state Clean Water Fund bonding at proximately 17 percent of the entire state rate digesters , and then put both of them use with an increased contribution to cover those costs. of Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point source total into the online when they are completed.

2.62-percent interest over 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our city is (currently) subsidizing that The city will begin to pay for the new Several incarnations of council have riverway, for the full length of the western discussed, debated, investigated and border. With the new plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completion WWTP facility in 2015, and will essen- (rural) use by about 30 percent,â&#x20AC;? Adams planned for a new plant, meant to reduce in the spring of 2015, that point-source tially create a dedicated account to draw said.

She also outlined several pending grant the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volume and concentration of percentage will be at approximately 3 money from over the construction phase, using the CWF bonding money. If they do programs. percent. phosphorus into the St. Croix Riverway. â&#x20AC;˘ Peck gave a brief outline on what â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently at four times the legal not use the full amount, it will not need to By approving the CWF bonding the city actually pays toward the WanniEH Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHG SURPSWO\ WKH FLW\ ZLOO EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IURP DQ LQ- limit,â&#x20AC;? Peck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;?

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end of the project is meant to gan Days celebration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All in, it comes to In a later interview, Peck noted that the centive program that will forgive $500,000 of the that $7.556 million bill, meaning actual reduction of point-source phos- be self-supporting, in essence by the cus- $12,227, but some of that we would probWKH\ DUH DFWXDOO\ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ MXVW RYHU phorous is actually much, much more tomers, by the adjusted water and sewer ably have had to do if Wannigan Days than the 14 percent that it might seem. fees. In effect, the overall city sewer rates took place or not,â&#x20AC;? he said, citing items million for the facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually much, much less. That will increase by approximately 75 percent like electrical upgrades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We found it to be the best funding soThat number for contribution includes lution,â&#x20AC;? Peck said, a comment echoed by (point-source percentage of phospho- to pay for the system, although it would rous) is exponential,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that have been much higher - as much as 112 efforts from the public works, police, no Mayor Brian Blesi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the administration has done a the new WWTP will dramatically reduce percent, had they not moved to use cur- parking signs, etc. But one of the major lot of due diligence,â&#x20AC;? Blesi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the that volume of phosphorous and also rent Tax Incremental Financing funds to costs is required by the state Department of Transportation to allow for WashingEHVW Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ SDFNDJH 2YHU \HDUV LW PDNH WKH FLW\¡V Ă&#x20AC;QDO SHUFHQWDJH RI WKDW offset a portion of the costs.

The state Public Service Commission ton Street closure of the celebration, and gets the impact to rate payers down to ac- smaller amount much less of what the forces the city to collect 110 percent of the not just the parade. ceptable levels ... but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pay more for entire state contributes.

WisDOT requires the city to have elec:KLOH WKH QHZ ::73 GRHV VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;- estimated costs of a new sewer system a while.â&#x20AC;?

The WWTP project is well under way cantly reduce the phosphorous amounts, through rate increase, which will allow tronic message boards to divert and warn and has been for some time, through Dell LW GRHV LQFUHDVH RWKHU SRWHQWLDO HIĂ XHQWV for any reduction in usage that may occur WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F PDLQO\ WUXFNV DERXW WKH GHWRXU ´7UDIĂ&#x20AC;F FRQWURO LV RQH RI WKH WUXH KLGConstruction of Eau Claire. That portion, such as sludge, which requires the city from the higher rates.

The TIF assistance for the new sewer den costs,â&#x20AC;? Blesi stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We maybe need approximately $4.14 million, is being paid to address the issue though an increased for by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sludge storage production facilities, as plant means the new adjusted rates will WR DVN LV LW WUXO\ MXVWLĂ&#x20AC;HG RU ZDQWHG Âľ â&#x20AC;˘ The council approved using Bowmar be reduced for volume charges from $7.88 which is overseeing the construction of well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our main objective is phosphorus re- down to $7.11 per 100 cubic feet of usage. Appraisals for their upcoming 2014 rethe new headworks building and also the major underground River Street infra- duction,â&#x20AC;? Peck stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we will have That fee is meant to pay for approximately valuation. The city had two bids, and the Bowmar proposal allowed for the costs to D PXFK FOHDQHU HIĂ XHQW RYHUDOO Âľ 85 percent of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall charges. structure.

7KH $UP\ &RUSV Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO HQG RI WKH 5HVLGHQWLDO Ă&#x20AC;[HG XVHU UDWHV ZLOO JR XS be spread over two years, as opposed to a The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion of the project is primarily in the existing treatment plant, SURMHFW ZDV Ă&#x20AC;UVW DSSURYHG E\ WKH 8 6 dramatically over the current rates, but major upfront cost with a reduced mainwhere they are essentially converting Congress in 2005 and is scheduled to be with the TIF assistance, they will also tenance fee later.

The city last did a comprehensive rethe system from an anaerobic digestion completed by early in 2014. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be less of an increase by approximately processing to aerobic digestion, to reduce portion of the WWTP has been debated at $2 per month. Those rates are based on valuation in 2005, and the residential the amount of phosphorus the city expels length on how to best pay their end, but meter line size, with the typical residen- valuation has likely changed or decreased with the bonding resolution approval, it tial 5/8-inch meter rates set at $9.23/ dramatically across the board since, while into the St. Croix River.

That process is meant to dramatically is on track to be completed in March 2015. month, up from the current $7.32/month, the commercial property values have held They will be able to implement the new with incremental increases as the lines in- generally steady in the city. reduce the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level of so-called pointRoger Koske of Bowmar said they source phosphorous emissions into the system seamlessly once completed, as crease in size to 4 inches, which are large would begin the process of revaluations river, which currently amounts to ap- they will essentially maintain two sepa- commercial applications.

The new WWTP headworks building is in January and would do drive-by and beginning to take shape and will have a walk-throughs of all improved properties likely life of at least 40 years, while the in the city, meaning any parcel or lot that updated plant has a shorter life expec- has a structure.

Koske said they will analyze, look at tancy, about 24 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The scary part is, about the time we buildings and walk through each propstop paying on it (the new WWTP), is erty over several months, and will also when we need to think about paying for analyze sales for actual references. Koske said they will also use the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website a new (WWTP),â&#x20AC;? Peck said.

The council was unanimous in their ap- and other resources to get the word out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll work with the city to get the proval of the resolution authorizing the word out,â&#x20AC;? he said. They will also have bond sale. ´7KLV Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ KDV EHHQ YHWWHG EDFN- WZR KRXUV RI RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WLPH HDFK PRQWK RYHU ward and forward,â&#x20AC;? Peck stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And several months, to address resident concerns or questions. again, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the appointments of Kathy Martins and Jodi Wolff ,Q RWKHU FRXQFLO EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ Police Chief Erin Murphy discussed to the city library board. Both women changes the department has in store for are school district employees, and Blesi a greater concentration of time at the St. praised their selection. Â&#x2021; 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW ZLOO KDYH DQ Croix Falls School District. Mayor Blesi and Chief Murphy met with members of RSHQ KRXVH RQ 2FW DW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH KDOO IURP the school board over the summer in re- S P 7KH\ ZLOO KDYH D OLYH NLWFKHQ Ă&#x20AC;UH sponse to a request for more visible pres- demonstration, as well as a high-angle 7KLV VLJQ VKRZV WKH QHZ ::73 LQ GRZQWRZQ 6W &URL[ )DOOV FRQVWUXFWLRQ rescue off the roof using rapelling gear ence at the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have more community policing and an example of an auto extrication.

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The ride meanders at a rolling, social pace and is designed to encourage cyclists of all ages and skill levels to participate.

Three separate routes appeal to various skill levels: 20-mile Tour de Pumpkin, 10-mile Pumpkin Pedaller, and four-mile

Family Fun Ride.

With special permission from Burnett County, a portion of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s routes include the Gandy Dancer Trail, where cyclists may observe scenic vistas of lakes, rivers and forests, as well as numerous opportunities to view wildlife. The 20mile route covers several hilly, rural, SDYHG URDGV ZLWK ORZ YROXPHV RI WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F Two rest stops will be stocked with water, URRW EHHU Ă RDWV DQG D YDULHW\ RI WUHDWV WR keep riders well-nourished along the way.

The Tour de Pumpkin begins and ends at Lodge Center Arena, 24185 1st Ave., Siren, WI 54872. Registration is from 9 to 10 a.m. Start time is 9:15 a.m. for 20mile, 10 a.m. for 10- and four-mile rides.

Registration fee is $15, Under 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; free.

Proceeds will support future educational and enrichment opportunities in the community. Details, including registration, can be found on CUEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at CUEclass.com or Facebook page, facebook. com/CommunitiesUnitedinEducation.

Volunteers are needed to make the bike

ride safe and successful. To get involved, contact CUE at 715-349-7070.

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Preliminary budget brings tax levy down $85,000

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget at Unity School ended up about $85,000 in the black, and the school board Tuesday night, Sept. 10, took the unusual step of reducing the proposed 2013-14 tax levy by that amount.

The budget is still preliminary, with some key numbers such as third-Friday enrollment and equalized property values not yet available, but the consensus of the board was that taxpayers deserved the break.

8QDXGLWHG Ă&#x20AC;JXUHV IURP WKH school year, said district Administrator Brandon Robinson, show that the district was able to return $85,000 of the $9.3 million general fund tax levy to the fund balance. This year the full levy amount is $9,596,251, but the board is choosing to levy $85,000 less than that amount. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We run some risk in underlevying,â&#x20AC;? said board member Dave Moore. To underlevy is to assess less taxes than the allowable amount.

By underlevying, the district risks losing that amount of tax revenue in future years, since the amount of revenue the district can raise in any given year is limited by the revenue of the previous year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still think we owe it to the district members to do our best,â&#x20AC;? said Moore, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and not stick it to them as much as Madison does.â&#x20AC;?

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that connects students to each other, to teachers and to resources, while doing the homework while at school with their teacher. There will be more â&#x20AC;&#x153;hybridâ&#x20AC;? coursework that integrates online with in-class learning. Students will be moving from memory work to productivity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about meeting the needs of the students,â&#x20AC;? said Robinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our students are learning to use technology in productive and responsible ways, to become innovative leaders prepared for the future.â&#x20AC;?

3DUHQW FRPSODLQWV Stephanie Larsen, parent to children who are currently at Unity and who have graduated, shared several complaints with the board.

Larsen spoke about the confusion her 8QLW\ 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW $GPLQLVWUDWRU %UDQGRQ daughter is experiencing with the golf 5RELQVRQ z 3KRWRV E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW program, which is a cooperative program with Luck. According to Larsen, there has not been enough information passed maintain that higher level.

Unity now receives less than 15 percent on to players or parents regarding times of its budget in the form of state aid. The and locations.

Her second complaint was about the district took another â&#x20AC;&#x153;hitâ&#x20AC;? this year of at least $240,000, described by accounting chlorine smell of the pool, which she declerk Shannon Grindell as the largest hit scribed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;toxicâ&#x20AC;? and which aggravates her asthma even from a distance. She in the state.

The budget will be presented to resi- VXJJHVWHG WKDW WKH VFKRRO Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW ZKDW dents of the school district at the annual other chemicals could be used.

Larsen questioned the classes being district meeting scheduled for Monday, offered at the high school and asked Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. whether the offerings were student or administration driven. She said that Ac7HFKQRORJ\ SODQ Unity is about halfway through its counting 1 should be mandatory, and that three-year technology plan, and Robinson higher-level English is needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want (students) flying provided the board with an update on the through high school and not learning use of technology in the district.

Because the plan extends three years anything,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Larsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statements were made during into the future from when it is developed, he said, it must be â&#x20AC;&#x153;forward thinkingâ&#x20AC;? to the public comment portion of the meeting and, according to policy, the board anticipate rapidly changing technology.

Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s update highlighted the cannot respond to those comments. Peways technology has been upgraded and terson said that school administration will implemented over the past year. The get back to her to discuss her questions. schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision for technology is to foster engaged and creative learners who are 2WKHU EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘The Unity community picnic and responsible users of technology and will be innovative leaders prepared for college homecoming will be held Saturday, Sept.

28, and will include games, entertainment or careers.

Over the past year, the district has pro- and informational booths. There will be a vided an iPad for every student in grades kid Zumba dance party, a bouncy house, six through 12. Elementary classrooms horse rides, wagon rides, and a petKDYH Ă&#x20AC;YH SHU FODVVURRP 7KH Ă&#x20AC;EHU RSWLF ting zoo from Otter Creek Ranch. Also network, wireless network and network planned are a remote-control air show, an infrastructure have all been upgraded. AYSO soccer kicking game and displays This year will see the completion of a from Unity Ambulance and the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to install an interactive white board department. The homecoming game is against Webster. A homecoming parade in each classroom.

The whole idea, said Robinson, is to will take place Friday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. transform the learning experience to in Centuria. â&#x20AC;˘ The school is again partnering with open doors to more meaningful learning. The district will be moving toward the Polk County Museum to have trick´à LSSHGÂľ FODVVURRPV ZKHUH WKH OHVVRQV or-treating at the museum after school are done at home through technology Thursday, Oct. 31. Following trick-ortreating a free meal will be served at

Kramer elected as Assembly majority leader

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Assembly Republicans have elected state Rep. Bill Kramer, of Waukesha, as their new majority leader.

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Kramer is not timid. As a freshman lawmaker in 2007, he alone interrupted Gov. Jim Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State of the State address to applaud a line in Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech talking DERXW UHFRUG SURĂ&#x20AC;WV E\ RLO FRPSDQLHV $V speaker pro tem, Kramer has occasionally cleared the Assembly gallery when protesters violate the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rules.

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Board member Joe Tilton abstained from voting on his hiring as a coach. â&#x20AC;˘ Robinson reported that the school newsletter, as of the latest edition, is now being printed by the Inter-County Leader.

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The Pirates fought hard in the second game. Hope Tucker had several huge saves off the net keeping the Pirates ahead, winning 25-15. The third game the Saints took the lead and kept it throughout, winning 25-18. Grantsburg came storming back in the fourth game leading all the way, winning 25-14. The Ă&#x20AC;IWK DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDO JDPH KDG WKH 6DLQWV WDNLQJ the lead with the Pirates chipping away.

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â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Frederic Knights of Columbus Council 6370 is hosting a Punt, Pass and Kick contest on Saturday, Sept. 21, on the Siren High Schol IRRWEDOO Ă&#x20AC;HOG. Boys and girls age 8-12, as of Aug. 31, 2013, are eligible to participate. as of Aug. 31, 2013. ContesWDQWV FDQ VLJQ XS DW WKH IRRWEDOO Ă&#x20AC;HOG between 9:45 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. Starting time will be at 10:30 a.m. Girls will JR Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG ER\V ZLOO IROORZ &RQWDFW Mike Murphy at 715-349-5233 or email mbmurphy@sirentel.net for more information, or visit sirenballpark.net. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ SPOKANE, Wash. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The St. Scholastica football team got their season under way against Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., on Saturday, Sept. 7. Despite a 36-7 loss, St. Croix Falls native and senior wide receiver Cory Gebhard UHFRUGHG KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW touchdown of the season, catching a 19-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback, Ian Papenheim. Gebhard led the Saints with five receptions for 55 yards and the touchdown. The Saints home opener begins this Saturday, Sept. 14, in Duluth, Minn., against Iowa Wesleyan. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from csssaints.com â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ BEMIDJI, Minn. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; College sophomore and Frederic graduate Tony Peterson is listed as a running back for the Bemidji State football team this season, and Colton Tretsven of Grantsburg is entering his freshman year with the Beavers as an offensive lineman. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from bsubeavers.com â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Friday, Sept.

13, Prescott at Somerset football game can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Ellsworth at Amery football game is being broadcast on 1260 AM beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Sunday, Sept.

15, Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers game will be broadcast on 105.7 FM beginning at noon. The Sunday, Sept. 15, Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears game can be heard on 104.9 FM, beginning at noon. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete playing collegiate sports in 2013 who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been mentioned, send us an email or call and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take it from there. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger

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Volleyball continued :HEVWHU 6LUHQ WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Webster Tigers volleyball team remained undefeated with a win over Siren on Tuesday, Sept. 10, by scores of 25-17, 25-10, 23-25 and 26-24.

Raelyn Tretsven had 10 kills while Alex Holmstrom had nine. Marissa Elliot had 13 digs and Holmstrom had three blocks.

Emily Howe and Lizzie Stanford each had seven kills for the Dragons and HatWLH .REDOO KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH $XEULDQQDK /DUVRQ had 16 assists, and Larson, Howe and Koball each had three serving aces. )UHGHULF 6SRRQHU LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frederic volleyball won two out of three games over Spooner during a triangular held at Luck on Tuesday, Sept.

10. The scores were close, at 26-24, 19-25 and 16-14. Carly Gustafson had two kills and Lara Harlander and Lexi Domagala each had one. Harlander and Gustafson each had three aces, Brooke Claeys had four digs, Gustafson had three blocks and Makayla Arthurs and Brandi Bahr each had two assists. /XFN )UHGHULF LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Cardinals took care of Frederic in three sets on Tuesday, Sept. 10, during a triangular held at Luck. Scores were 25-8, 25-11 and 25-14. Bella Nelson led Luck with 13 kills, while Jenni Holdt had nine, and Hailey Foeller and Camille 0DUVWHQ HDFK KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH NLOOV )RHOOHU KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH DFHV DQG 7HVVD &OHPHQVRQ KDG assists. Nelson and Clemenson each had Ă&#x20AC;YH GLJV DQG :KLWQH\ 3HWHUVHQ DQG .DWLH Pfaff each had four digs.

For Frederic, Lexi Domagala had three kills and Carly Gustafson had two.

Brooke Claeys had three digs, Gustafson two blocks and Brandi Bahr had three assists. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger

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/XFN 6SRRQHU LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck beat Spooner in two games during the triangular held at Luck on Tuesday, Sept. 10, by scores of 25-14, 25-11. Bella Nelson had 10 kills, Hailey )RHOOHU Ă&#x20AC;YH DQG &DPLOOH 0DUVWHQ KDG one block. Whitney Petersen had six digs and four aces and Tessa Clemenson had 16 assists. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marty Seeger $OH[ +ROPVWURP RI :HEVWHU VSLNHV WKH EDOO RYHU WKH QHW DJDLQVW WKH 'UDJRQV RQ 7XHVGD\ 6HSW z 3KRWRV E\ -RVK -RKQVRQ 0D[3UHSV

Luck/Unity golfers battle the heat again Monday damage and play on,â&#x20AC;? said coach Chuck Holicky.

Last Thursday, Sept. 5, Luck/Unity traveled to Barron to take on Barron and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser. Maddie Joy led

by Marty Seeger the Luck/Unity golfers with a score of Leader staff writer 54, and Breanna Kohnen of Chetek-WeyLUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Luck/Unity golf team erhaeuser was the overall medalist with hosted Cumberland and Superior at the a score of 46.

Luck Golf Course on Monday, Sept. 9, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls are starting to post some and once again battled through heat. more consistent scores, however, we are Luck/Unity lost the match and Emily An- still letting a hole or two get away from derson of Cumberland was the medalist us. It was a good effort by the girls,â&#x20AC;? with a 47.

Holicky said.

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StĆ Croix Falls takes sixth at Hammond

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193, followed by Osceola, 202, Somerset, 207, St. Croix Central, 209, Prescott, 220, St. Croix Falls, 257, Ellsworth, 259, Baldwin-Woodville, 263, and Amery, 285.

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Katzmark with a score of 60, followed by Taylor Jacobson, 63, Hayley Cermin, 66, Megan Swenson, 68, and Kamille Flandrena, 71.

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Grantsburg fights back from 13-point deficit

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Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde appeared at

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wild-eyed monster, Mr. Hyde, appeared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I challenged our players at halftime and, even after allowing a quick score, they came right back and never quit. I was really proud of the way they responded and it feels great to start the conference season with a win.â&#x20AC;? Hale was also very complimentary of defensive coordinator John Dickenson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought coach Dickinson did a great job adjusting by changing defensive schemes and our guys finally started playing assignment football against the option.â&#x20AC;?

Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Gaffney rushed for a seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-best 162 yards and a big touchdown. Pirates offense scorched Flambeau for 422 total yards. Leading the Pirate reFHLYHUV ZDV $XVWLQ 7KRUHHQ ZKR KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH catches for 79 yards and a touchdown, IROORZHG E\ -RVK *ORYHU ZKR FDXJKW Ă&#x20AC;YH passes for 52 yards and a touchdown.

Hale is still hoping for a complete game. ´,W ZDV D WDOH RI WZR KDOYHV ,Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW Flambeau came out strong, and we had a ton of missed assignments on defense and missed opportunities for big plays on offense.â&#x20AC;? Dickenson added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bill King had two sacks and Corey Sandberg had DQRWKHU %URG\ %RQQHYLOOH KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH WRWDO tackles and registered our only takeaway, an interception. After giving up a lot of yardage and having many blown assignments, the defensive line and lineEDFNHUV UHDOO\ VWHSSHG XS DQG Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG the game strong, holding Flambeau to RQO\ WKUHH Ă&#x20AC;UVW GRZQV LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI while playing assignments sound.â&#x20AC;? Andrew Coy led the Pirates in tackles with six followed by Chandler Witzany with Ă&#x20AC;YH WDFNOHV WZR EHKLQG WKH OLQH RI VFULPmage and two forced fumbles.

Frederic stopped by Cameron in first conference test

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by Marty Seeger just 100 yards rushing to the Comets, who Leader staff writer FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Frederic football team PDQDJHG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG VRPH VXFFHVV WKURXJK made a statement in their opening drive the air. Heinsohn was 11 of 13 for 170 of the game against returning Lakeland yards with the touchdown and threw no North champion Cameron on Friday, interceptions.

Frederic was able to put up over 300 Sept. 6. The Vikings marched right down WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG DQG VFRUHG WR WDNH D OHDG EXW yards rushing and control the clock much Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense clamped down tight, of the way. They even forced three Comet and so did Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense, but it was turnovers, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t convert those a late second-quarter score by the Comets yards into points. that proved the offensive difference in the game.

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Area runners compete at Spooner invite SCF competes at StĆ Croix Central

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SPOONER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Tigers, Pirates and Vikings competed at the Spooner Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 5, with the Grantsburg boys taking second place overall with a score of 75 points, while Northwestern ended with a team score of 58. The Webster boys took eighth overall RXW RI WHDPV EXW %LOO\ &RRSHU Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG sixth overall with a time of 18:43. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great night for a race. I really like the Spooner course. It is a challenging course with the hilly terrain, but what goes up must come down so there are some places to recover. It is a nice mix of open and wooded trails. Runners get a VHQVH RI DFFRPSOLVKPHQW DIWHU Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ D challenging course such as Spooner,â&#x20AC;? said Webster coach Roy Ward.

Cooper had one sophomore and four seniors ahead of him including Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jacob Ohnstad who was second overall with a time of 17:31. First-place Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHU 'DQLHO 3HGHUVRQ RI 6SRRQHU KDG a time of 17:20.

Pirate junior Richard Schneider took eighth overall with a time of 18:47, and senior Erland Olson took 10th with a time of 19:05.

For the girls, it was Grantsburg in eighth place overall. They were led by Hallie Jensen with a time of 18:36. Mimi Thompson of Frederic was 14th overall with a time of 18:53.

For the Tigers, Emilie Pope led the team with a time of 22:26, and Teagan Hollis

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0DUN :DPSĂ HU DOVR KDG D VROLG UDFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ WK RYHUDOO â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mark looked strong, and he was agJUHVVLYH RXW WKHUH , KRSH WKLV Ă&#x20AC;JKWHU DWtitude that has sparked in him this week continues. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to lead to some great rewards for him,â&#x20AC;? Clemins said.

The girls were led by Sophie Klein, who took second overall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She ran with the front pack for the entire race. They started to spread out a bit by the last half mile, but she and the leader KDG D VKRZVWRSSLQJ Ă&#x20AC;QLVK 0\ QH[W WKUHH runners, Erica Bergmann, Madalyn Bollig DQG &- %DVDFNHU DOO KDG RXWVWDQGLQJ Ă&#x20AC;Qishes as well, with each of them catching two to four runners in the last 100 meters of the race. Whitney Oachs, Madison Eighmy and Abby Kubesh ran as a solid SDFN DQG JOLGHG DFURVV WKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK OLQH DOO :HEVWHU V %LOO\ &RRSHU ILQLVKHG D VROLG UDFH in a row,â&#x20AC;? Clemins said.

LQ 6SRRQHU IRU WKH 7LJHUV WDNLQJ VL[WK SODFH 7R Ă&#x20AC;QLVK WKH HYHQLQJ D PDVFRW UDFH RYHUDOO was held with Henry Klein representing the Saints, where he completed his second High School on Thursday, Sept. 5, and successful race of the evening, according LPSURYHG FRQVLGHUDEO\ RYHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR to Clemins. meets of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The highlight of the night was probâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The boys team had a phenomenal ably the mascot race that was run at the night of races, placing them fourth over- end of the invite. Only three teams parall,â&#x20AC;? said coach Jennifer Clemins. ticipated in it, and representing us was Henry Klein took first overall out Henry Klein in some angel wings (since of 138 runners, pulling ahead after ZH GRQ¡W KDYH DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO PDVFRW WKLV LV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW PLOH DQG Ă&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ VHFRQGV what we threw together last minute). He DKHDG RI WKH VHFRQG SODFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHU %UHQ- SUDQFHG LQWR D VHFRQG SODFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK 1H[W don Gearhart also had a solid finish year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to remember to bring a LQ Ă&#x20AC;IWK SODFH VWDUWLQJ RXW D ELW VKDN\ white robe and halo,â&#x20AC;? Clemins said. according to Clemins, but made it count near the middle part of the race.

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Webster hosts home invite Madalyn Bolig, St. Croix Falls, Nicole Nelson, Frederic, Kendra Bramsen, Unity/ Luck and Kiera Bever, Unity/Luck.

For the boys Jacob Ohnstad of Grantsburg continues to run strong and came in Ă&#x20AC;UVW RXW RI UXQQHUV ZLWK D WLPH RI Henry Klein was second with a time of

by Marty Seeger 17:17, and following them in the top 10 Leader staff writer WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Webster hosted a small in- were Erland Olson of Grantsburg, Billy YLWDWLRQDO RQ 7XHVGD\ 6HSW ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;YH Cooper, Webster, Richard Schneider, teams scoring for the girls, and the Saints Grantsburg, Brendon Gearhart, St. Croix FRPLQJ LQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH IROORZHG E\ *UDQWV- Falls, Andrew Schrooten, Webster, Mark burg, Unity/Luck, Shell Lake and Web- :DPSĂ HU 6W &URL[ )DOOV (OL 9RV %HQster. Frederic also competed but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kowski, Unity/Luck and Austin Baker, Unity/Luck. have enough to qualify as a full team.

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Siren crushes Birchwood

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Scores Ĺ&#x2013;Ĺ&#x201D; points in the Ă&#x17E;rst quarter

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Keenan Cook was Sirenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive leader with 13 tackles and two fumble recoveries. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jock had six tackles, Bryce

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Luck stomps New Auburn as the team has produced some big wins Logan Hamack, 35-yard run by Strapon, on the road, and did the same last week 4-yard run by McGinnity and 5-yard TD against New Auburn on Friday, Sept. 6. pass from Strapon to McGinnity.

The Cardinals racked up 402 yards on The only score allowed by the Cardioffense, while holding the Trojans to just /XFN 1HZ $XEXUQ 37 yards of offense, to take a 46-6 halftime lead.

by Marty Seeger Trent Strapon opened the game for Leader staff writer Luck with a 24-yard pass play to Noah NEW AUBURN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Cardinals foot- Mortel to give Luck the 8-0 lead with 5:46 EDOO WHDP KDV KDG WR SOD\ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKUHH OHIW LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW TXDUWHU DQG VFRUHG DJDLQ games of the season on the road and will with just over a minute remaining on a be making it their fourth in a row when 2-yard TD run by Connor McGinnity. they travel to Birchwood this Friday, Luck scored four more times in the second Sept. 13. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter much, however, quarter that included a 47-yard TD run by Logan Hamack Trent Strapon

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Strapon ran for 163 yards on 18 carries with two touchdowns, and Hamack had 106 yards on 10 carries. McGinnity had two touchdowns and 53 yards on eight carries.

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by Marty Seeger an Eagles pass but a roughing-the-passer Leader staff writer penalty resulted in a 15-yard gain for the BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity football Eagles. On the next play, Johnson conWHDP ZRQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ nected with Justin Bradley on a 21-yard and handed the Saints another loss with pass to the end zone to help put the Easolid defense on Friday, Sept. 6, at Unity gles up to 6-0 at the end of the half. +LJK 6FKRRO ,W ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRQIHUHQFH It was tough going for both teams, ofJDPH IRU ERWK WHDPV ORRNLQJ IRU WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW fensively, in the third quarter but on the win of the season, but the Eagles held on Ă&#x20AC;UVW SOD\ RI WKH IRXUWK TXDUWHU -RKQVRQ tight throughout the evening. was able to connect with Logan Bader on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hats off to our defense; they were able a 29-yard pass play to help put the Eagles to contain a very strong St. Croix Falls up 12-0. running back and get us a shutout,â&#x20AC;? said Despite the Eagles lead, the Saints were Eagles coach Dave Anderson. never out of the game. At one point early in the fourth quarter, Neuman ran a punt 45 yards to the Eagles 15-yard line, only to get stuffed by the Eagles defense. Later in the game, Neuman made another big play on a 30-yard catch to the Eagles 11yard line but on the next play, the Saints fumbled and the Eagles recovered to prevent the Saints comeback.

For the Eagles, Johnson had a 20-yard interception return and Bader and Cash Hickethier each recovered fumbles. Also on defense, Tevin Anderson was in on 17 tackles to lead the Eagles, followed

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14 carries and Ruck with 77 yards on 19 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Offensively, we were able to move Saints senior Drew Dumke to the Eagles carries.

25-yard line, but the Eagles didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow the ball well, but we made some big misThe Saints were working with a new the Saints to budge and took over on takes when we would get into the red quarterback on Friday with freshman zone. Our goal is to improve each week downs.

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Webster stays undefeated in win over Lake Holcombe/Cornell Hosts Frederic this Friday in Ă&#x17E;rst conference test :HEVWHU /DNH +ROFRPEH &RUQHOO

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LAKE HOLCOMBE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Webster Tigers are out to a 3-0 start to the season after beating Lake Holcombe/Cornell on Friday, Sept. 6. It was the last nonconference game of the season for Webster as they prepare to enter conference play against a Frederic team still looking for WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZLQ RI WKH VHDVRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Offensively, we improved this week.

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plain too much about that, but there are still things we need to clean up before next week,â&#x20AC;? said Webster coach Jovin Kroll.

The Webster ground game was solid, again, as Aaron Dietmeier ran for 173 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns, while Alex Hopkins had 159 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown. Ryan Curtis had three touchdowns and had 43 yards on 14 carries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our offensive line blocked better this

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week. They are on an upward trend right now. It was nice to see better blocking from our running backs this week, as ZHOO 2XU GRZQĂ&#x20AC;HOG EORFNLQJ ZDV EHWWHU and, consequently, some 15- to 20-yard runs became long touchdowns,â&#x20AC;? Kroll said.

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They scored three more times in the third quarter. Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense managed to hold Lake Holcombe/Cornell to 136 yards of total offense, and Max Norman helped lead the defense with seven tackles along with Cliff Benjamin. Ryan Curtis was credited with 6.5 tackles, followed by Shawn Stevens, 4.5, Dietmeier and Vinny Larson, 3.5 and Hopkins, three. Stevens and Oudy Weber each had one sack in the game.

The Tigers will get a big test when they

enter conference play against Frederic this Friday, Sept. 13, and while Kroll is pleased with the start, he knows thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more to accomplish this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for our kids thus far. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been down the last couple years, so starting 3-0 is a nice change that shows what happens when you work hard in the weight room and play aggressively on WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG 7KH PHVVDJH WKRXJK LV WKDW we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieved anything against a conference foe yet, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of work to be done,â&#x20AC;? said Kroll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frederic is a program that has beaten us soundly in recent years. To have a chance, we have to avoid the turnovers we had against Lake Holcombe. We also need to eliminate senseless penalties. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re continuing on the right path, but we must continue to improve as the quality of our opponents increases.â&#x20AC;?

Saints volleyball sweeps Frederic for easy victory WebsterĆ&#x201A; Luck continue to win 6W &URL[ )DOOV )UHGHULF

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Saints made easy work of the Frederic Vikings volleyball team on Thursday, Sept. 5, by scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-8.

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The Vikings will be hosting Webster on Thursday, Sept. 12, and the Saints will be traveling to Luck. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m.

:HEVWHU 8QLW\ WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Tigers volleyball team jumped out to a 2-0 conference start with a convincing win over Unity on Thursday, Sept. 5. Scores were 25-9, 25-22 and 25-15.

Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raelyn Tretsven led the team with nine kills, followed by Alex HolmVWURP Ă&#x20AC;YH .HQQD *DOO DQG -HQQD &XUWLV each had two and Ashley Davis had one.

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Thursday VB/from previous page Christina Weis had 18 assists and Davis, Weis and Jenna Curtis each had two aces.

Holmstrom had four blocks on the night.

/XFN 6LUHQ SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Cardinals earned a sweep LQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRQIHUHQFH JDPH RI WKH VHDson against Siren on Thursday, Sept. 5, by scores of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-16. Backed by 20 assists from Tessa Clemenson and Ă&#x20AC;YH VHUYLQJ DFHV IURP -HQQL +ROGW WKH Cards were able to end the game with ease, but coach Jen Nelson says the team still has a lot to work on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not one of our best games,â&#x20AC;? Nelson VDLG ´:H GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ KDYH D IHZ LVVXHV ZH need to work out. Siren has some servers that really gave us trouble.â&#x20AC;?

Reilly Giller added three aces to the game and Bella Nelson led with 17 kills, followed by Angela Gore with eight kills, Hailey Foeller, five, Camille Marsten, three, and Clemenson and Holdt each had two.

Nelson and Whitney Petersen each had 12 digs, Foeller and Clemenson, nine, Katie Pfaff had six and Gore and Holdt each had three. Giller also added two.

No stats were available at press time from Siren.

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CUMBERLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity/Luck tennis team cruised to victory over Bloomer on Thursday, Sept. 5, winning every match except for the No. 4 singles match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloomer is currently in a rebuilding year, and many of their players are beginners. The weather was perfect, and we were there until 8:30 p.m. because Bloomer only has three courts, but luck-

ily they do have lights so dusk was not a factor,â&#x20AC;? said Unity/Luck coach Stefany Getty.

The coach added that the match of the night was with the No. 1 doubles team, Sierra Thomfohrda and Cass Hanson, who won in just two sets, 6-2, 6-1. The Eagle No. 2 doubles team also won in two

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This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games: Grantsburg 30, Unity 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Pirates will have little trouble with the Eagles.

Flambeau 38, St. Croix Falls 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Saints stay in their winless rut.

Elmwood-Plum City 40, Shell Lake 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leader Landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new neighbors to the east are manhandled by EPC Prairie Farm 77, Siren 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Prairie Farm has emerged as an 8-man juggernaut.

Clear Lake 35, Lake Holcombe-Cornell 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Warriors just might be the best small-school team in Polk County.

Luck 69, Birchwood 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be close.

Webster 20, Frederic 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Facing an 0-3 team, the 3-0 Tigers might be RYHUFRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW 7KLV ZRQ¡W EH DQ HDV\ ZLQ for the black â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; orange.

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OUTDOORS ATVs â&#x20AC;˘ BIRDING â&#x20AC;˘ BOATING â&#x20AC;˘ CAMPING â&#x20AC;˘ FISHING â&#x20AC;˘ HIKING â&#x20AC;˘ HUNTING â&#x20AC;˘ RECREATIONAL VEHICLES and reality would again set in. The trip was already nearing the end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to leave,â&#x20AC;? Del said, In a matter of just a and I agreed. We both could have stayed few hours, we had esthere for a while longer, so we did, all the caped to a place where while listening, and talking of the fun it it seemed nobody had had been, even just for the few hours that been for weeks, maybe we navigated the river by canoe. years. A tiny island 'HO Ă RDWHG WKH VWUHWFK D IHZ WLPHV RYHU in the middle of nosummer with larger groups, but most of where, surrounded by the time heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done it alone. The only stiphundreds of acres of XODWLRQ RI GRLQJ D ULYHU Ă RDW E\ \RXUVHOI Marty woods, and the low is that you need two vehicles. One perSeeger gurgle of the stream son to follow you to the entry point and that hugged the island drop the boat off, then follow you to the from the left and right. next bridge where you plan to end the The The island was no bigtrip, and take you back again to the entry ger than a small car, point where you begin your journey.

Bottom covered in white sand With so many twists and turns in the Line and gravel along the river, the drive to and from each bridge edges with thick, green typically takes as few as 15 minutes. The vegetation. The narĂ RDW GHSHQGLQJ RQ ZKLFK VHFWLRQ \RX rowest side was about choose, could take up to six hours. Our 3-feet, with the other churning a deep stretch of river on Sunday, Sept. 8, only pool, but barely 20 feet wide. My Uncle took a few hours.

Del and I had stopped there for a moWe continued to wade into the water, ment to stretch our legs, crack a beer and on and around the island, investigatsimply listen to the sound of the water ing deer tracks and those of other small and surrounding wilderness. mammals, while also making a few casts â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much farther do you think we into the two pools of water around it. have?â&#x20AC;? I asked.

Del missed a smallmouth bass on one of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, not far I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think, but then KLV FDVWV EXW WKH Ă&#x20AC;VK ZHUHQ¡W LQWHUHVWHG again, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. The river changes after that, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d so dang much,â&#x20AC;? Del responded. already boated four smallmouth bass on It was a bummer for the both of us as the trip down, courtesy of the uncle, who we contemplated where we were exactly, acted as my personal guide for the Sunbut we had a general idea, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like day afternoon and scolded whenever I LW :H¡G EHHQ Ă RDWLQJ D VPDOO VHFWLRQ RI touched a paddle. the Hay River somewhere south of the ´3XW WKDW WKLQJ GRZQ DQG Ă&#x20AC;VK , JRW LW Âľ Dunn County line for the better part of At the beginning of the float, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d WKUHH KRXUV DQG 'HO KDG Ă RDWHG LW VHY- missed at least two good-sized smallies eral times already over the summer. He likely pushing 16 inches, and another knew it would only take a few hours, so that I spoke often about for the rest of we knew, somewhere in the next half the trip, as it likely measured closer to 20 hour or so, the gray railings of the bridge LQFKHV ,W ZDV D FODVVLF Ă&#x20AC;VKHUPDQ¡V JXHVV where he parked his truck would appear, EXW WKH WUDQVOXFHQW ZDWHU PDNHV Ă&#x20AC;VK HDV\

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While there were but a few deep pools DORQJ WKH ULYHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;VK ZHUH IRXQG MXVW about everywhere, and the biggest of the day, an 18-inch beauty, was caught on a cast in roughly three feet of crystalclear water. It was a spot that certainly GLGQ¡W VHHP OLNH LW ZRXOG KROG D Ă&#x20AC;VK WKDW size, but as often is the case in any river, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always room for surprises.

7KH Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ ZDV D FKDOOHQJH DQG , ZDVQ¡W VXUH KRZ DQ\RQH Ă RDWLQJ DORQH FRXOG Ă&#x20AC;VK HYHU\ SRRO HIIHFWLYHO\ EXW D week earlier, Del had boated three smallies on a loner trip, likely missing many more along the way because of the faster moving water that occurs often on this stretch. There are other obstacles as well, including downed trees and shallow water where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re forced to wade in and pull the boat to deeper water, but the cool water felt nice with the muggy, overcast weather. ,W KDG EHHQ D ORQJ WLPH VLQFH ,¡G Ă RDWHG the Hay River. Growing up as a kid, my dad and I frequently took trips together, and often with Del. Every trip was an adventure and something new to see was around every bend. On Sunday, along with the good fishing, a good-sized buck, still in velvet, crossed the river, and around another bend, Canada geese H[SORGHG WR WKH DLU DQG D ODUJH Ă RFN of wood ducks soon followed. A green heron seemed to follow slightly ahead of the canoe the entire way, and eagles could be heard screeching along some of the ancient sandstone bluffs that helped guide the river farther south.

And before we knew it, the trip was

7KH DXWKRU ZLWK DQ LQFK VPDOOPRXWK EDVV FDXJKW RQ D UHFHQW IORDW WULS RQ WKH +D\ 5LYHU z 3KRWR E\ 'HO 6HHJHU over. In what felt like a matter of minutes, we plopped ourselves in the canoe and departed mini-island, only to spot the gray railings of the bridge a short WLPH ODWHU 6RPH Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ WULSV DUH MXVW WRR VKRUW EXW DV 6HSWHPEHU IDGHV WKH Ă&#x20AC;VKing will likely improve, and I can foresee another trip like it, but hopefully it lasts much longer than the few hours we spent there on Sunday.

Mudhen Lake Sportsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club celebrates 40 years SIREN - In 1973, the level of Mudhen Lake was very low and property owners were very concerned. A meeting was held at the Daniels Town Hall to organize a group to approach the DNR. A number of people talked about a spillway that would set a minimum level. Some fundraisers were held to get money for the project.

7HG 6KRTXLVW ZDV HOHFWHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SUHVident. Shoquist and others met with the DNR. There was controversy, but it was resolved in time to form a Lake Rehabilitation District to deal with the issue. The sportsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club became a support group and continued to work with the Town of Daniels to maintain Lindberg Park. The town does the mowing. The club does exterior building maintenance and also does beach cleanup, posts, signs, picnic tables, painting and buoys.

Over the years, the club has held IXQGUDLVHUV VXFK DV GDQFHV PHDW UDIĂ HV and brat sales. Funds that were raised allowed the club to give annual conservation scholarships to graduates from local schools. Funds have also been donated to

other local service providers.

The club is a good way to get to know your neighbors. Meetings have been held four times a year at members homes. Entering a team in the Siren Bed Races has been fun for lots of guys and gals. EnWHULQJ D SDUDGH Ă RDW HYHU\ \HDU KDV EHHQ a challenge but lots of fun. Dan Heintz and his crew have built most of the reFHQW Ă RDWV DQG XVXDOO\ IROORZ WKH SDUDGH theme. Lots of cardboard and paint are XVHG LQ FRQVWUXFWLRQ 6HYHUDO Ă RDWV KDYH EHHQ EXLOW RYHU $79V $Q DQQXDO Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ contest is held with a traveling trophy.

The year is ended with a picnic. Club members want to keep Mudhen Lake the great lake that it is and enjoy every day they live there. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Mudhen Lake Sportsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 0HPEHUV RI 0XGKHQ /DNH 6SRUWVPDQ V &OXE VKRZQ IURQW URZ / WR 5 DUH 'RQQD %UHNNHQ $OLFH +RIIPDQ 'LDQH +HLQW] 9RQQLH $QGHUVRQ 6KHLOD )DJHUVWURP DQG &LQG\ +DXJHQ %DFN URZ / WR 5 %RE %UHNNHQ 7RP +RIIPDQ 'DQ +HLQW] -HII )DJHUVWURP 0RUU\ :HVWSKDO DQG &DO +DXJHQ z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG

Stakeholder group may influence panfishing regulations

by Danielle Moe Special to the Leader MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Saturday, Sept. 14, a SDQĂ&#x20AC;VKLQJ DGYLVRU\ JURXS FRQVLVWLQJ RI DQJOHUV Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ LQVWUXFWRUV FRQVHUYDWLRQ group representatives, bait shop owners and the Conservation Congress will take place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The stakeholder group is one more opportunity for us to gather public input to help create a management plan IRU LQODQG ZDWHUV Âľ VD\V -RDQQD *ULIĂ&#x20AC;Q the Department of Natural Resources Ă&#x20AC;VKHULHV ELRORJLVW OHDGLQJ WKH SODQQLQJ

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The stakeholder meeting will take place on the UW-Stevens Point campus in the Dreyfus University Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. While the meeting is open to the public, there will be no formal opportunity for public input.

$FFRUGLQJ WR WKH '15 SDQĂ&#x20AC;VK LV WKH PRVW FRPPRQO\ FDXJKW Ă&#x20AC;VK LQ :LVFRQsin. The results of a 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey indicate that 75 SHUFHQW RI DQJOHUV LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG WKHPVHOYHV as panfish anglers, and in a separate statewide mail survey done in the 20062007 license year, anglers reported keepLQJ PLOOLRQ SDQĂ&#x20AC;VK RI PLOOLRQ WRWDO Ă&#x20AC;VK FDXJKW

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BAZAAR Saturday, Sept. 21,

9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Lefsa Bake Sale Crafts

MILLTOWN Lunch LUTHERAN CHURCH Garden

Homemade Pies Too!

Quilts

*A Variety Of Fun Baskets To Win*

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 17th-ANNUAL

SALE

Fri.,Sept. 13, 2013, 4 - 7 p.m.

AND

Sat., Sept. 14, 2013, 8 - 11 a.m.

Bag Sale & Reduced Prices

Faith Lutheran Church

421 South Russell Street, Grantsburg, WI 54840 Bargains for Everyone & Great Prices!!!

LARGE variety of household items; clothing (infant to adult); books and much, much more!

Food Stand

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(Friday, Faith Social Action will be providing supper beginning 4 p.m.)

(Saturday, fresh-baked cinnamon rolls for breakfast served by Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Social Action beginning at 8 a.m.)

PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on March  19,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $71,960.63,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  October  8,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  bal-­ ance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;͞  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ tiff.

2.  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax  from  the  pro-­ ceeds  of  the  sale  upon  con-­ firmation  of  the  court.

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

PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  Outlot  â&#x20AC;&#x153;74â&#x20AC;?  of  the  Assessorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Plat  of  the  Village  of  Clear  Lake  formerly  known  as  Outlot â&#x20AC;&#x153;71â&#x20AC;?  of  the  Outlot  Plat  of  the Village  of  Clear  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  113-­00293-­0000 PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  149  3rd  Street,  Clear  Lake,  Wis-­ consin  54005.

Adam  C.  Lueck State  Bar  No.  1081386 Attorney  for  Plaintiff 230  W.  Monroe  St.,  Suite  1125 Chicago,  IL  60606 Phone:  312-­541-­9710 Johnson,  Blumberg  &  Associ-­ ates,  LLC,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

2 GARAGE SALES

the-leader. net

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 14 & 15 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Danbury at the Tribal Community Center on Riversmeet Road and at Fire #7308, Jean Songetay residence Watch for signs

MOVING SALE

Sat., Sept. 14, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

4466 Deerpath Trwy.

Hwy. A to C. Follow signs.

Danbury

GARAGE SALE

Sat. & Sun., Sept. 14 & 15 and Sat. & Sun., Sept. 21 & 22 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Lots of wedding decorations.

729 N. Hamilton St. Croix Falls (by the river)

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NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE Case  No.  12  CV  748 Case  Code  No.  30404

(Aug.  28,  Sept.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF CARTER  M.  PETERSON Order  Setting  Time  to  Hear  Application  and  Deadline  for  Filing  Claims (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  13  PR  69 A  petition  for  formal  administration  was  filed.

THE  COURT  FINDS: The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  March  20,  1947,  and  date  of  death  August  9,  2013,  was  domiciled  in  Polk County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  408  Tower  Road,  #200,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024.

THE  COURT  ORDERS: 1.  The  petition  be  heard  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  BR  1,  before  Circuit  Court  Judge  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick,  on  (Date)  10-­18-­ 13  at  (Time)  2  p.m.

You  do  not  need  to  appear  unless  you  object.  The  petition  may  be  granted  if  there  is  no  objection.

2.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  November  29,  2013.

3.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  500.

4.  Heirship  will  be  determined  at  the  hearing  on  petition  for  final  judgment.

5.  Publication  of  this  notice  is  notice  to  any  persons  whose  names  or  addresses  are  un-­ known.

Please  check  with  person  named  below  for  exact  time  and  date.

BY  THE  COURT: Hon.  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick August  19,  2013 Adam  C.  Benson,  Attorney  at  Law BENSON  LAW  OFFICE,  LTD. P.O.  Box  370 Siren, WI  54872 Telephone  Number 715-­349-­5215

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Partial List: New & old furniture = Dressers, couches, tables w/chairs, antique oak table; luggage; tools; yard and garden; linens; collectibles; holiday; books; Red Hat stuff; sewing = serger, fabric, notions; adult clothing, all sizes; dishwasher; aluminum boat; 25 h.p. outboard motor, much more!

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Numerous tools; air compressor with 2 nail guns; 3 h.p. table saw; radial arm saw; round table with 2 chairs; hutch; numerous house 3W hold items.

FOR RENT Newly Remodeled 2-BR Apartment Downtown St. Croix Falls $

475

per mo.

AVAILABLE OCT. 1

Water, sewer & garbage included.

On-site laundry.

Background check. First monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent and damage deposit.

612-280-7581

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HUGE POLE BARN SALE

(Sept. Â 11, Â 18 Â & Â 25) STATE Â OF Â WISCONSIN CIRCUIT Â COURT POLK Â COUNTY CIVIL Â DIVISION BANK Â OF Â AMERICA, Â N.A. Plaintiff vs.

TABITHA Â F. Â LAWRIMORE Â A/K/A TABITHA Â LAWRIMORE;Íž Defendants

FOR RENT 1-BR Apartments In Balsam Lake

Clean, quiet, manager on site. Water, sewer & garbage included. No pets, no smoking.

425/mo.

450/mo. with gar. + deposit $ With All Utilities Paid 550/mo. $

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PARKWAY APTS. 715-485-3402 Cell: 715-554-0780 3W H KW

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise â&#x20AC;&#x153;any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.â&#x20AC;? Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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the-­leader.net (Aug.  28,  Sept.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Royal  Credit  Union, Plaintiff, vs.

Greg  D.  Mattson,  Corrine  L.  Mattson,  AnchorBank,  fsb,  Central  Bank,  Willard  Bartush,  State  of  Wisconsin  Department  of  Workforce  Development,  Marc  Boyer,  Kelley  Boyer,  John  Doe,  Mary  Roe  and  XYZ  Corporation, Defendants.

NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE Case  No.:  12CV229 Case  Code:  30404 Judge:  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  Judgment  of  Fore-­ closure  entered  March  13,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $147,291.63,  the  Polk  County  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  October  1,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

PLACE:  Polk  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Office,  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.  Pur-­ chaser  is  responsible  for  pay-­ ment  of  all  transfer  taxes  and  recording  fees.  Sale  is  AS  IS  in  all  respects  and  subject  to  all  liens  and  encumbrances.

DESCRIPTION:  Part  of  Outlot  65  of  the  Village  of  Osceola,  described  as  follows:  Com-­ mencing  at  the  Northwest  cor-­ ner  of  Outlot  65  of  Outlot  Plat  of  Osceola  as  the  same  appears  on  the  file  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  for  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  thence  East  on  North  line  of  said  Outlot  a  distance  of  210  feet,  thence  South  on  a  line  parallel  to  West  line  of  said  Outlot  to  a  point  which  is  16  feet  from  South  line  of  said  Outlot  measured  by  a  line  with  the  West  line  of  said  Outlot  thence  West  to  a  point  on  West  line  of  said  Otulot  16  feet  North  of  Southwest  corner  of  said  Outlot  and  thence  North  to  place  of  beginning,  Village  of  Osceola,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  612  Summit  Street,  Osceola,  WI  54020.

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Peter  Johnson, Polk  County  Sheriff Drafted  by: ECKBERG,  LAMMERS,  BRIGGS,  WOLFF  &  VIERLING,  PLLP Nicholas  J.  Vivian  (#1047165) Amanda  E.  Prutzman  (1060975) Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 430  Second  Street Hudson,  WI  54016 715-­386-­3733 Eckberg  Lammers  is  at-­ tempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  behalf  and  any  infor-­ mation  we  obtain  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  If  you  are  currently  in  bankruptcy  or  have  been  discharged  in  bankruptcy,  this  is  not  an  attempt  to  collect  the  debt  from  you  personally. >5(?37

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(Sept.  11,  18,  25,  Oct.  2) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Specialized  Loan  Servicing,  LLC  as  servicer  for  The  Bank  of  New  York  Mellon  fka  The  Bank  of  New  York,  as  Trustee  for  the  Certificate  Holders  of  the  CWABS,  Inc.,  Asset-­Backed  Certificates,  Series  2006-­18 Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN  HAAS,  et  al.

Defendant(s) Case  No:   12  CV  611 AMENDED  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  March  6,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $119,638.92,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  October  17,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;͞  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.

2.)  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

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

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  The  following  described  real  estate  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  a  parcel  of  real  estate  located  in  the  Southwest  Quarter  of  the Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  SE  1/4)  of  Section  Twenty-­one (21),  Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West  and  described  as  fol-­ lows:  Commencing  at  the Northwest  Corner  of  the Southwest  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  SE  1/4)  of  Section  Twenty-­one (21),  thence  South  on  the West  line  of  said  SW  1/4  SE 1/4  22  Rods,  thence  due  East  to  the  West  Line  of  Old  State  Highway  46  as  laid  out  prior  to 1948,  thence  North  along  the West  Line  of  said  Old  State  Highway  No.  46  to  the  North  Line  of  said  Forty,  thence  West  on  the  North  Line  of  said  Forty  to  the  point  of  beginning.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  821  Wisconsin  Avenue,  Amery,  WI  54001 TAX  KEY  NO.:  032-­00604-­0000 Dated  this  6th  day  of  Septem-­ ber,  2013. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Sara  M.  Schmeling Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086879 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2985007 >5(?37

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(Aug.  28,  Sept.  4,  11,  18) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Ocwen  Loan  Servicing,  LLC  as  servicer  for  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  the  Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  1,  2005,  Morgan  Stanley  ABS  Capital  I  Inc.  Trust  2005-­HE4  Mortgage  Pass-­Through  Certificates,  Series  2005-­HE4 Plaintiff vs.

JANETTE  M.  BONKOSKI,  et  al.

Defendant(s) Case  No:   12  CV  572 AMENDED NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  January  21,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $119,305.36,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  October  1,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;͞  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.

2.)  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

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

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  3,  Block  1,  of  the  First  Addition  to  the  Village  of  Dresser,  as  the  same  appears  of  record  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  in  and  for  Polk  County,  Wis-­ consin,  except  the  South  100  feet  thereof  and  except  por-­ tions  deeded  for  highway  pur-­ poses;͞  Village  of  Dresser  in  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  202  State  Road  35,  Dresser,  WI  54009.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  116-­00134-­0000.

Dated  this  21st  day  of  August,  2013.

Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2956876 >5(?37

(Aug.  28,  Sept.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY ANCHOR  BANK,  FSB, successor  to  S&C  Bank;͞ Plaintiff, vs.

DALE  M.  BRACHT  and  JANE  DOE,  unknown  spouse  of  Dale  M.  Bracht;͞  and  PAMELA  K.  BRACHT  and  JOHN  DOE,  unknown  spouse  of  Pamela  K.  Bracht;͞ Defendants.

Case  No.  12-­CV-­759 Code  No.  30404 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage Dollar  Amount  Greater  Than  $5,000.00 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  March  20,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $95,149.56,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  24,  2013,  at  10:00  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  a.m.

TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  cer-­ tified  funds  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;͞  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.

2.  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  located  at  1005  West  Main  St.,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  One  (1)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  524,  recorded  in  Volume  3  of  Certified  Survey  Maps,  Page  16,  as  Document  No.  386158,  being  located  in  Government  Lot  4,  Section  Eight  (8),  Town-­ ship  Thirty-­four  (34),  Range  Seventeen  (17)  West,  Village  of  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  subject  to  a  perpet-­ ual  20  foot  wide  private  drive-­ way  easement  from  the  exist-­ ing  driveway  of  Lot  1,  thence  Westerly  along  the  North  boundary  of  Lot  1  for  access  to  Lot  2  of  said  Certified  Sur-­ vey  Map. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1626  165th  Avenue,  Village  of  Bal-­ sam  Lake.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  006-­00214-­0000.

Peter  M.  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  WI Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DESS  AND  ASSOCIATES,  S.C. Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 1414  Underwood  Avenue Suite  403 Wauwatosa,  WI  53213 (414)  727-­1591 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dess  and  Associates,  S.C.,  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  and  any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  If  you  have  previously  received  a  Chapter  7  Discharge  in  Bank-­ ruptcy,  this  correspondence  should  not  be  construed  as  an  attempt  to  collect  a  debt. >5(?37

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(Aug.  28,  Sept.  4,  11,  18) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Bank  of  America,  N.A.  as  servicer  for  The  Bank  of  New  York  Mellon  FKA  The  Bank  of  New  York,  as  Trustee  for  the  Certificateholders  of  the  CWMBS,  INC.,  CHL  Mortgage  Pass-­Through  Trust  2004  14,  Pass-­Through  Certificates,  Series  2004-­14 Plaintiff vs LANE  D.  GEHRMAN,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No.  12  CV  267 CORRECTED  AMENDED  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  February  6,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $184,063.90,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  October  1,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms:  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  with-­ in  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  de-­ posit  to  plaintiff.  2.)  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encumbrances.  3.)  Plain-­ tiff  opens  bidding  on  the  prop-­ erty,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective.

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  That  part  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  of  North-­ east  Quarter  (SE1/4  of  NE1/4),  Section  Eighteen  (18),  Town-­ ship  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  described  as  follows:  Com-­ mencing  at  a  point  on  the  north  line  of  said  40-­acre  tract,  560.75  feet  west  of  the  north-­ east  corner  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;͞  thence  south  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract  for  a  dis-­ tance  of  135  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning  of  this  descrip-­ tion;͞  thence  85  feet  south  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;͞  thence  west  198  feet  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  north  line  of  said  forty-­ acre  tract;͞  thence  south  110  feet  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;͞  thence  302.75  feet  east  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  north  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;͞  thence  195  feet  north  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;͞  thence  104.75  feet  west  to  the  point  of  beginning,  Village  of  Dresser,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  421  Polk  Street  South,  Dresser,  WI  54009.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  116-­00435-­0000.

Dated  this  3rd  day  of  September,  2013. /s/  Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2956688 >5(?37

NOTICE OF MEETING

TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN Notice Is Hereby Given That The Town Board Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tues., Sept. 17, 2013, At 6:30 p.m. At The Town Hall.

Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order 2. Corrections on the printed agenda 3. Clerk Report 4. Treasurer Report 5. Public Input A. Old Business - A. Salt Sand Shed Information B. Long Arm Mower Purchase C. Luedtke clearing on 150th/ 350th and other areas.

6. Employee/Hwy. Report 7. Correspondence 8. New Business 9. Review bills/vouchers 10. Set next meeting date 11. Move to adjourn Respectfully submitted,

3 Andrea Lundquist, Clerk

(Aug. Â 28, Â Sept. Â 4 Â , Â 11) STATE Â OF Â WISCONSIN CIRCUIT Â COURT POLK Â COUNTY BANK Â OF Â AMERICA, Â N.A., Â AS Â SUCCESSOR Â BY Â MERGER Â TO Â BAC Â HOME Â LOANS Â SERVICING, Â L.P. Plaintiff vs.

BARBARA   A.  QUALLE,  et  al.

Defendant(s) Case  No:   11  CV  511 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  June  25,  2012,  in  the  amount  of  $194,375.30,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  24,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m.

TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;͞  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.

2.)  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

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

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  The  East  250  feet  of  the  South  367  feet  of  Lot  1  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  2139  recorded  in  Volume  10  of  Certified  Survey  Maps  on  Page  62,  as  Document  No.  551465.  Said  parcel  is  located  in  the  Southwest  1/4  of  the  Northwest  1/4,  Section  11,  Township  34  North,  Range  17  West,  in  the  Village  of  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  690  4th  Avenue  E,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  106-­00618-­0200 Dated  this  7th  day  of  August,  2013.

Scott  D.  Nabke Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1037979 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2926394 >5(?37

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PART-TIME KENNEL HELP WANTED Please Stop By The Shelter For An Application Or Call Humane Society Of Burnett County At 715-866-4096

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NOTICE Â OF Â PUBLIC Â HEARING Â VILLAGE Â OF Â LUCK

PUBLIC  NOTICE  is  given  to  all  persons  in  the  Village  of  Luck  that  the  Village  of  Luck  Plan  Commission  will  hold  a  Public  Hearing  on  Monday,  September  30,  2013,  at  6:00  p.m.  in  the  Luck  Municipal  Building,  401  Main  St.,  Luck,  WI  54853,  at  which  time  a  petition  for  rezoning  will  be  heard  as  follows:   Lenard  Cimino  has  filed  a  petition  to  have  the  following  parcel  rezoned  from  R-­1  Residential  to  R-­2  Residential,  146-­00338-­ 000  (1203  North  Shore  Drive)  so  that  he  may  construct  a  new  residence.  All  persons  interested  are  invited  to  attend  this  hearing  and  be  heard.  Written  comments  may  be  submitted  to:  Luck  Zoning  Ad-­ ministrator,  P.O.  Box  315,  Luck,  WI  54853. 3 >5(?37

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Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative is seeking a full-time member service representative. This position will provide accurate record keeping for member accounts and interact with members in a positive proactive manner regarding their electric accounts.

The successful candidate must have a high school or equivalent diploma. An associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree or technical college certificate in a related field is preferred. Additional training pursuant to customer service will be considered highly desirable. A minimum of two yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in an office environment with public contact, bookkeeping and data processing is preferred.

Responsibilities include billing electric accounts, data entry to member accounts, account changes and adjustments, payments received, fees, deposits, disconnections and responding to member electric billing questions and complaints. The successful candidate must have a positive attitude and be a team player, be proficient with computers and 10-key, have strong verbal and organizational skills, possess the ability to perform work accurately with frequent interruptions, have considerable skill in dealing with a variety of people under difficult circumstances. Skills tests will be given if selected to interview.

Polk-Burnett offers a competitive wage and an excellent benefit package Please submit an application, cover letter and resume on or before Sept. 23, 2013 to: Executive Assistant/HR Administrator, Polk-Burnett, 1001 State Road 35, Centuria, WI 54824 or sbergmann@polkburnett.com. No phone calls, please. An application can be downloaded at www.polkburnett.com under About Us. Polk-Burnett is an equal opportunity employer.

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Custodian There is one full-time position at 40 hours per week available immediately.

Responsibilities: General maintenance and cleaning of the building and grounds. Duties will include snow removal in the winter months.

Hours: May be assigned to day shift or night shift, depending on need and availability.

Pay: Starting wage 12.71 per hour Requirements: Must be able to lift fifty pounds. Must be able to take direction, get along with others and stay on task. A valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license is required. Candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

To Apply: Send letter of application stating your qualifications, work history and references to: Don Fleischhacker, Director of Maintenance, School District of Siren, 24022

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Notices/Employment FOR  SALE  ON  SEALED  BID VILLAGE  OF  SIREN 1998  Ford  F-­250  2WD,  V8,  automatic  transmission.

Sold  as  is.

Please  submit  sealed  bids  to  Village  of  Siren,  P.O.  Box  23,  Siren,  WI  54872  by  Friday,  October  4.

Truck  can  be  viewed  at  Siren  Village  Shop,  7656  Capes  Street.  To  make  arrangements,  please  contact  Public  Works  Department  at  715-­349-­2493  during  business  hours. 3 >5(?37

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN Intermediate (WWEMS (Unity Ambulance)) - .6 FTE Hours: Minimum of 24 hours per week, depending on operational assignments.

Main responsibilities: The EMT - I/IV Tech will respond to 911 calls, provide patient care within the EMT I/IV Tech scope of practice as determined by state and national standards and transport of patients to local and regional hospitals. Conduct review of ambulance stocking per company standards.

Qualifications include: Current EMT-I/IV Tech Certification, current AHA Healthcare Provide CPR Certification, current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and ability to communicate effectively in English required. Completion of an Emergency Vehicle Operations Course within the last 2 years or able to complete the EVOC course within one month of hiring required. Minimum of one-year experience working as an EMT-I/EMT-IV, CPR Instructor Certification and experience as an volunteer ES provider preferred.

Apply online at www.westfieldshospital.com/careers

Westfields Hospital 535 Hospital Rd. New Richmond, WI 54017 E.O.E./AA

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NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view the sites and reconvene at 1:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the applicant will inform the Board of their request. (The applicant must appear at 1:00 p.m. when the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.)

AMERY FREE LUTHERAN requests a variance to Sec. XVIIIB2 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to place a sign in the right of way of County Rd F. Property affected is: 647 113th St., part of NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Sec. 31/T33N/R16W, Town of Lincoln.

THOMAS & LORA Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;HERN request a variance to Articles 11F2(b)(1)+(2) & 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to exceed an 1,100 sq. ft. footprint with an addition to side of dwelling and replace a patio, less than 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the ordinary high-water mark. Property affected is: 242 220th Ave., Lot 3, CSM Vol. 2/Pg. 181, part of Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Lot 5 & Outlot A, CSM Vol. 6/Pg. 72, Sec. 10/T35N/R15W, Town of Johnstown, Pipe Lake (class 1).

DAVID & LISA SPOTT request a variance to Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to construct a garage less than 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 2067 Bystrom Ln., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 19/Pg. 76, Sec. 22/T35N/ R16W, Town of Georgetown, Big Blake Lake (class 1).

JO A. & CHERYL J. DeGEER request a variance to Articles 11C, Table 1 & 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to construct a garage less than 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the normal highwater mark and less than 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 968 353rd Ave., Lot 2, CSM Vol. 16/Pg. 5, part of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 and SE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Sec. 4/T37N/R16W, Town of Clam Falls, Knapp Creek (class 2).

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING FREDERIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (Section 65.90)

Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Frederic School District that the budget hearing will be held at the 6-12 School Commons on the 23rd day of September, 2013, at 7 p.m. A summary of the budget is printed below. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office at 1437 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837.

Dated this 10th day of September, 2013.

Shari Matz, Clerk

FREDERIC SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2013 - 2014 Audited 2011-2012 917,545.75 708,577.42

GENERAL FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance

Audited 2012-2013 708,577.42 866,722.38

Budget 2013-2014 866,722.38 788,227.82

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Transfers-In 0.00 0.00 0.00 Local Sources 2,246,939.68 2,317,177.49 2,266,812.00 Interdistrict Payments 93,128.38 62,607.00 122,143.00 Intermediate Sources 49,528.62 7,629.00 4,500.00 State Sources 2,848,405.47 2,759,137.95 2,763,267.00 Federal Sources 297,414.41 216,595.00 179,876.00 All Other Sources 62,774.85 114,951.03 66,500.00 TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 5,598,191.41 5,478,097.47 5,403,098.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Instruction Support Services Nonprogram Transactions TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES DEBT SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

3,017,410.08 2,678,414.81 2,681,502.87 1,879,973.04 1,747,890.78 1,802,844.51 909,776.62 893,646.92 997,245.18 5,807,159.74 5,319,952.51 5,481,592.56 16,482.88 16,482.88

16,482.88 17,729.83

17,729.83 17,729.83

672,557.06

744,399.19

673,457.80

672,557.06

743,152.24

673,457.80

137,584.15 166,151.79

166,151.79 115,833.26

115,883.26 118,890.43

862,166.37

759,143.22

767,449.85

833,598.73

809,461.75

764,442.68

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0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

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0.00

300,000.00

84,500.00

0.00

300,000.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

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0.00

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314,233.96

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70,170.31 75,310.26

75,310.26 77,095.22

39,994.86

35,337.44

33,500.00

32,796.24

30,197.49

31,715.04

CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES FOOD SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES PACKAGE & COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

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0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

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0.00

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50,258.87

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107,986.28

TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND OTHER FINANCING USES GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS 7,795,104.60 6,902,763.99 7,651,529.46 Interfund Transfers - All Funds 463,991.89 466,977.43 488,670.00 Refinancing Expenditures 0.00 0.00 0.00 NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS 7,331,112.71 6,435,786.56 7,162,859.46 PERCENTAGE INCREASE - NET TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR -12.21% 11.30% PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY FUND General Fund 2,217,874.00 2,285,897.00 2,239,807.00 Referendum Debt Service Fund 646,723.00 641,423.00 640,423.00 Nonreferendum Debt Service Fund 214,175.00 106,956.00 127,027.00 Capital Expansion Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00 Community Service Fund 20,865.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY 3,099,637.00 3,054,276.00 3,027,257.00 PERCENTAGE INCREASE TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR

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NURSING IT SPECIALIST

Enjoy the beautiful northwoods of Wisconsin where hiking, skiing and fishing abound. Spooner Health System (SHS) is looking for Part-time Nursing IT Specialist. The IT Specialist will provide support of clinic information systems in the hospital and home health agency. The Specialist serves as a resource person for the daily operational issues of the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clinical systems. This position reports to the Director of IT. For the fifth time, SHS has been recognized as one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most Wiredâ&#x20AC;? facilities. This award recognizes the commitment we have in using technology to fulfill our mission to provide high quality health care to our patients. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve partnered with StuderGroup and have made a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commitment to Excellenceâ&#x20AC;? that has resulted in improved employee and patient satisfaction. Our goal is to make SHS a better place for patients to receive care, employees to work and physicians to practice medicine.

If you share these principles, we encourage you to join our team. We are a 25bed critical access hospital and provide home health services.

Successful candidate will have a current RN License for WI, Clinical information systems experience (CPSI preferred) and experience using Windows and Microsoft applications. A minimum of 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a healthcare environment and a minimum of 2 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience with personal computers.

Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and excellent benefit package offered.

Please send resume and salary requirements to:

Human Resource Director

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VILLAGE  OF  SIREN  CHANGES  IN  ORDINANCES The  following  ordinances  have  been  approved  at  the  Village  Board  on  September  5,  2013.  Copies  are  available  at  Siren  Village  Hall  for  review.  These  are  effective  upon  the  date  of  publication.  Ordinance  §520  -­  Article  II  -­  Well  Operation  and  Abandonment  and  Ordinance  §520  -­  Article  IV  -­  Cross  Connection  Control  were  the  amended  ordinances.

Signed  by  Dave  Alden,  Village  President and  Ann  L.  Peterson,  Village  Clerk/Treasurer Dated  adopted:  September  5,  2013 Date  published:  September  11,  2013 Effective  date:  September  11,  2013

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TOWN Â OF Â LAKETOWN Â NOTICE Â OF Â OPEN Â BOOK

Pursuant  to  s.  70.45,  Wis.  Stats.,  the  Town  of  Laketown  assessment  roll  for  the  2013  assessment  year  will  be  open  for  examination  on  the  19th  day  of  September,  2013,  at  the  Cushing  Community  Center,  Cushing,  from  6  to  8  p.m.  This  session  gives  the  property  owner  an  opportunity  to  meet  with  the  assessor,  ask  questions  of  the  assessor  and  look  over  their  property  assessments.

NOTICE  OF  BOARD  OF  REVIEW Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  Board  of  Review  for  the  Town  of  Laketown  of  Polk  County,  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  Sept.  26,  2013,  from  6  to  8  p.m.,  at  the  Cushing  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  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  objec-­ tion  except  at  a  session  of  the  Board.

No  person  may  appear  before  the  Board  of  Review,  testify  to  the  Board  by  telephone  or  contest  the  amount  of  assessment  unless,  at  least  48  hours  before  the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  or  at  least  48  hours  before  the  objection  is  heard  if  the  objection  is  allowed  because  the  person  has  been  granted  a  waiver  of  the  48-­hour  notice  of  an  intent  to  file  a  written  objection  of  appear-­ ing  before  the  Board  during  the  first  two  hours  of  the  meeting  and  showing  good  cause  for  failure  to  meet  the  48-­hour  notice  requirements  and  files  a  written  objection,  that  the  person  pro-­ vides  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  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estimate  of  the  value  of  the  land  and  of  the  improvements  that  are  subject  of  the  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  objection  and  specify  the  information  that  the  person  used  to  arrive  at  the  esti-­ mate.

No  person  may  appear  before  the  Board  of  Review,  testify  to  the  Board  by  telephone  or  subject  or  object  to  a  valuation;͞  if  that  valuation  was  made  by  the  Assessor  or  the  objector  using  the  income  method;͞  unless  the  person  supplies  the  Assessor  all  the  information  about  income  and  expenses,  as  specified  in  the  manual  under  Sec.  73.03(2a),  that  the  Assessor  requests.  The  municipality  or  county  shall  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  con-­ fidentiality  of  information  about  income  and  expenses  that  is  provided  to  the  Assessor  under  this  paragraph  and  shall  pro-­ vide  exemptions  for  persons  using  the  information  in  the  dis-­ charge  of  duties  imposed  by  law  or  of  the  duties  of  their  office  by  the  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  Wisconsin  Statutes.

The  Board  shall  hear  upon  oath,  by  telephone,  all  ill  or  dis-­ abled  persons  who  present  to  the  Board  a  letter  from  a  phy-­ sician,  surgeon  or  osteopath  that  confirms  their  illness  or  dis-­ ability.   No  other  persons  may  testify  by  telephone.

Respectfully  submitted, 3 >5(?37 Patsy  Gustafson,  Laketown  Town  Clerk

(Sept. Â 4, Â 11, Â 18) STATE Â OF Â WISCONSIN CIRCUIT Â COURT POLK Â COUNTY EVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

CAROL  A.  HATTON  and  JOHN  DOE,  unknown  spouse  of  Carol  A.  Hatton,  and  CAPITAL  ONE  BANK  USA,  N.A. Defendants.

Case  No.  12-­CV-­742 Code  No.  30404 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage Dollar  Amount  Greater  Than  $5,000.00  NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  March  28,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $129,212.88,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  October  1,  2013,  at  10:00  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  a.m.

TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  cer-­ tified  funds  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.  2.  Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wis-­ consin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  located  at  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Twenty-­two  (22)  of  Ringwood  Park  Addi-­ tion  to  the  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  and  the  Westerly  92.2  feet  of  the  vaca-­ ted  alley  lying  Northerly  of  the  aforesaid  lot  Twenty-­two  (22)  of  Ringwood  Park  Addition  and  the  Southerly  Ten  feet  of  the  Easterly  73.8  feet  to  the  vaca-­ ted  alley  adjoining  said  Lot  Twenty-­two  (22)  on  the  North.   PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  510  South  4th  St.,  Village  of  Luck.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  146-­00326-­0000.

Peter  M.  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  WI Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DESS  AND  ASSOCIATES,  S.C. Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 1414  Underwood  Avenue Suite  403 Wauwatosa,  WI  53213 (414)  727-­1591 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dess  and  Associates,  S.C.,  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  and  any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  If  you  have  previously  received  a  Chapter  7  Discharge  in  Bank-­ ruptcy,  this  correspondence  should  not  be  construed  as  an  attempt  to  collect  a  debt. >5(?37

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Their time to shine

by Jackie Thorwick Special to the Leader AMERY - A Habitat home is now being built in Amery at 218 Laconie Ave., next to the Habitat home built in 2011 on the same street. It will be the third Habitat home to be built in Amery since 2009.

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity has had a very ambitious schedule this year. Homes in Grantsburg, Ladysmith, Webster and Frederic are now complete. Five other homes received major repairs during an ambitious Build-A-Thon in May. The extremely late spring caused delays, which put all of the builds behind, especially one recently begun in Luck.

Luckily, the Amery home is already well under way, thanks to a group from Hudson who spent a week working on the home in July.

Also, the homeowner-to-be, Tony LeTourneau, worked in construction for years, and he and friends DQG UHODWLYHV KDYH DOUHDG\ FRPSOHWHG WKH URRĂ&#x20AC;QJ DQG concrete work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done a great job,â&#x20AC;? said Bob Babel, construction manager in charge of the job.â&#x20AC;&#x153; But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots left to do.â&#x20AC;?

7KULYHQW )LQDQFLDO LV SURYLGLQJ D VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW SRUWLRQ of the funds to build this home, making it possible for Habitat to help the LeTourneaus this year. The Thrivent funding also brings with it a deadline that other builds donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have. The goal is to have the home complete by Thanksgiving, which is expected to be a challenge. $P\ DQG 7RQ\ /H7RXUQHDX ZLWK WKHLU FKLOGUHQ ROGHVW WR Build days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 \RXQJHVW -DFRE 7\OHU -RVHSK DQG -HVVH 3KRWRV VXEPLWWHG a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteer turnout on weekdays tends to be quite a bit lower than on Saturdays. Babel is workremembers that it was Super Bowl Sunday. Her father ing at the Luck build on Saturdays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sure appreciate help from anyone who can come had called her mother and they had gone over to his home. out,â&#x20AC;? said Babel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we got there, he was locked in a room upstairs,â&#x20AC;? she says softly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We waited and waited, the cops 7KH IDPLO\ The six members of the LeTourneau family are now came, and after a long while they came and told us he living in a 2-bedroom trailer home in Osceola. This was gone.â&#x20AC;?

She and Tony met seven years ago while he was newly young family already has survived more trauma than most do in a lifetime and, yet, maintain a wonderfully recovering from heroin addiction. sunny spirit.

Amy was raised by a single mother. Her father was an 6SLULWXDO DZDNHQLQJ alcoholic, and he killed himself when she was 13. Amy Recovery from heroin addiction is a tough road. Tony credits daily attendance at Narcotics Anonymous meetings with his success. His best friend at the time, John, also was trying to get clean, but he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to meetings. John struggled terribly and he eventually killed himself. Tony says he and John had spent so much time together in his apartment that after John was gone, Tony couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand to go into it. Tony says he decided to kill himself, too. He called his mother to say goodbye, and she told him to ask God to be with him so he could go in his apartment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe what happened when I did that is that I invited God into my life,â&#x20AC;? said Tony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I opened up my apartment door again, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just OK. Everything had changed. I went from feeling hopeless to feeling OK. More than that, I felt like a little baby being embraced.

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acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For three years, Jacob needed in-patient high-dose chemotherapy for one or two weeks each month at Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital.

It was awful watching Jacob go through chemo, they say. When he was 10, he weighed as much as a n o r m a l 7RQ\ /H7RXUQHDX DW WKH EXLOG 4-year-old.

He had no hair and was very weak.

Amazingly, Jacob has said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the luckiest kid in the world. The Make-A-Wish Foundation sent him out to San Francisco to meet the MythBusters, the Green Bay Packers sent him a jersey and a football. A local restaurant, Tippecanoes, did a fundraiser and gave the family $10,000. Most of that went to expenses, but the LeTourneaus took Jacob to the mall to buy some new clothes and, that day, Jacob felt he was the kid with $10,000 in his pocket.

Jacob recently reached the one-year posttreatment milestone and remains cancer-free. His proud parents report that, with all the school he missed, he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been held back a grade and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still top of his class. They take him in once a month for checkups. Though his cancer is gone, his immune system has been compromised. ´,I WKH VWRPDFK Ă X LV JRLQJ DURXQG -DFRE ZLOO JHW LW and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get it worse than the other kids,â&#x20AC;? said Amy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes it might mean a night in the hospital.â&#x20AC;?

1HHG IRU D KRPH This family of six now is living in a two-bedroom trailer home in Osceolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robovillage. The three oldest boys share one bedroom and the youngest is in with his parents. Ceilings leak in three rooms and the plumbing doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work well. When they bought it, they planned WR OLYH WKHUH D \HDU Ă&#x20AC;[ LW XS VHOO LW DQG PRYH RQ 7RQ\ worked in construction then. That year the construction industry crashed. Tony began working as a cook, but their slim resources were used up before home improvement projects could be done. Tony is now very pleased to be working as a cook at Hazelden.

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Those interested in helping to build this home are encouraged to call 715-483-2700 or go to wildrivershabitat. org to learn more. Donations are also needed, and they may be sent to WRHFH at 2201 U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

WRHFHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest rehab project begins GRANTSBURG - On Saturday, Sept. 7, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity kicked off their latest rehab project in Grantsburg. Mike and Eva Johnson and their 7-yearold granddaughter Alecia will soon be calling this home.

The house on 222 Summit Ave. is currently owned by Wild Rivers Habitat and was previously bank-owned.

Once work on the house is completed, the Johnsons will purchase the home and help continue Habitatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cycle of service.

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home, improves the property value of a declining house, and gives new life to a local neighborhood.

Build days for the Johnsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home will be every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and volunteers are always needed. Interested volunteers can contact Kaye Herranen at 715-483-2700.

The house is at least 60 years old and has remarkable character. It features beautiful traditional woodworking, including built-in cabinets, door frames and a large bay window. Ed McRoberts, manager of Habitatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Brush With Kindness program, said the goal is to retain the unique feel of the house, yet give it some much-needed UHSDLUV DV ZHOO DV WR LPSURYH LWV HQHUJ\ HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQF\ At the kickoff ceremony several neighbors came over to welcome the Johnsons to the neighborhood, and to share some of the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. Alecia even got to spend time with a classmate, Jordan Janes, who lives in a Habitat home with his mother nearby. Jordan came to

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Jordan and Alecia became fast friends as they shared their excitement about getting new homes.

During the service Mike Johnson spoke for the whole family when he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very grateful to be getting a Habitat home, we all just feel so lucky.â&#x20AC;? But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just luck that is at play here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Johnsons will purchase their home, and put in 500 hours of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweat equityâ&#x20AC;? on their home, as well as at other Habitat projects.

The kickoff ceremony of the Grantsburg rehab was a time for the Johnsons to meet new neighbors and make new friends. And more importantly, for granddaughter Alecia, it was an opportunity for her to show off the upstairs loft that will soon become her playroom.

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Owens Farms celebrates a century

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer CLAM FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A lot changes in 100 years, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice when the most important things, like home and family, stay the same. This past Saturday, Sept. 7, the Owens family of Clam Falls was able to celebrate this very thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 100th anniversary of their family-owned farm.

More than 600 friends and family came to the party, which was held on the original property.

What started out as a 160-acre farm with cattle, dairy cows, horses and, later, even turkeys, now encompasses nearly 1,600 acres and a herd of more than 1,400 Jerseys. The third and fourth generations are working together on what is still one of the most successful farms in Polk County.

Their story begins in 1912, when Wilfred Owens purchased 160 acres from Civil War veteran J.A. Olds. Wilfred owned and operated a grocery store in central Illinois, so he had his younger brother, Kay, run the farm until Wilfred and his bride, Grace, could come north the next spring.

The young couple moved on the day that Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th president of the United States.

Over the next 10 years another 80 acres was added to the farm. The barn on the original 160 acres was replaced with a 34-stanchion barn. Besides having the largest dairy herd in the area, Wilfred bought and sold several thousand head of livestock, as well as horses that were shipped via train from out west to the Twin Cities.

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couple settled in the Portland area where they raised three children, Nora, Grace and John.

Back at Clam Falls, Harold and Agnes purchased another 40 acres. Indian Creek runs through it, and it was initially used as pasture. Now the majority of it has been converted to cropland.

In 1954, under the name Sunny Slope Farm, Harold and Agnes purchased the farm from Grace (the name of the farm was changed to Owens Farm, Inc., when the corporation was formed in 1972).

Land was added â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 240 acres in 1966, 340 acres in 1981 and 440 acres in the 1990s.

The farm now owns 1,300 acres and rents another 263 acres of cropland.

Buildings have been remodeled and added as well. A machine shop was built, two small cement silos were poured, a ORDĂ&#x20AC;QJ VKHG ZDV EXLOW DQG SDUW RI WKH barnyard was paved.

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In 1960 the family extensively remodWhen the Great Depression hit and had he not done so before the bombing eled the 1923 barn. The stanchions were other farmers were losing their land and of Pearl Harbor the purchase would have replaced with a double-six herringbone animals, Wilfred was not only able to had to wait until after the war. parlor and, against what was â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? survive but also to grow. As feed crops 3UREDEO\ WKH PRVW VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW FKDQJH practice, the cows were housed in a pole dried up and farmers began to sell their however, was Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marriage to Agnes shed rather than in stalls.

KHUGV RI WKUHH WR Ă&#x20AC;YH FRZV :LOIUHG ZDV Smith in October 1941. Agnes grew up in This was the second milking parlor in able to buy them at $6 to $8 a head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Clam Falls where her father, Marion, was WKH DUHD ZLWK WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW EHLQJ EXLOW MXVW buy them sight unseen,â&#x20AC;? said his grand- mail carrier for 48 years. two years earlier at a nearby farm. Workson, Walter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the largest farm, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was instrumental in the success shops were added along with three large number of cows, from the 1930s until the of the farm,â&#x20AC;? Walter said of his mother, silos and, later, eight bunker silos.

1990s, within a couple of hundred miles Agnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She believed in what Dad was The Owenses were milking 60 cows by radius.â&#x20AC;? doing. She drove tractor, although she the time the milking parlor was added in Wilfred and Grace had a son, Harold, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like it too much. She raised the 1960. Four years later they went over 100 and a daughter, Leila. In 1936, in the kids, milked cows, threw hay bales. It milking cows, and in 1979 they went over midst of the Great Depression, Wilfred ZDV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ D SDUWQHUVKLS Âľ 200. died and ownership of the farm was left 7KH IDUP¡V Ă&#x20AC;UVW UHJLVWHUHG -HUVH\ ZDV On this same property, in 1997, Owens in Graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands. Harold, a junior in high bought in 1943, from a farm near River Farms built a free-stall barn to hold 512 school, took over running the place.

Falls, and the next year the Owenses went cows, with an adjacent double-12-parallel The next few years brought many other DOO -HUVH\ 7KH IROORZLQJ \HDU Ă&#x20AC;UH milking parlor. By 2003 there were 420 big changes. In 1936 Grace, Harold and destroyed the brooder house. As the Ow- cows being milked, and the parlor was Leila started raising turkeys. There were enses contemplated rebuilding, the turkey expanded to a double 16. A 48-stall addisheep, steers, laying hens and a very market took a dive, and they were spared tion for fresh cows was added to the freemixed dairy herd that even included losing an investment in a new building stall barn. and new stock. some buffalo blood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t purchase any cattle for our Meanwhile, Leila married Vincent growth,â&#x20AC;? said Walter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t purAmong the biggest changes was the entrance of the United States into World â&#x20AC;&#x153;Budâ&#x20AC;? Ruhn and moved with her hus- chased an animal in 40 years. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all been War II and the effect the war had on the band to Oregon. Bud was a lumberman, our own stock. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different than a lot availability of goods. Harold was able raised in the Frederic area, and he oper- of the bigger dairies.â&#x20AC;?

Harold continued to help with the farm WR EX\ KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW QHZ WUDFWRU LQ DQG ated a small mill near Roseburg, Ore. The after it was incorporated in 1972, but they also built their â&#x20AC;&#x153;retirementâ&#x20AC;? home on the 80 acres purchased by Wilfred in 1919.

Agnes died in 2005, and Harold in 2011, just shy of the 100th anniversary of the original purchase.

Three of their sons, the third generation, now operate the farm along with their spouses: Wilfred and his wife Linda, Walter and his wife Joyce and Roger with his wife Kim. The three brothers, said Walter, tend to live by Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words of wisdom, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to either grow or you die.â&#x20AC;?

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Each has completed postsecondary education at a technical or four-year college, which the family believes is important for the future of the farm.

Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Julia, attends college and helps during the summer. In addition to the family members, there are six others who work at the farm. Five of them live in a bunkhouse on the original property.

All eight siblings were together at the 100th anniversary celebration, along with friends from as far away as New Zealand and family from Oregon and California.

Of the eight brothers and sisters, only Harlin and Margaret (McAbee) have not been actively involved in the dairy industry in their adult lives.

Their sisters, Marion Barlass and Wealthy Marschall, both own and milk Jerseys on their own farms, Marion in Janesville and Wealthy in Amery. Opal Haase, Osceola, milks a mixed herd of Jerseys and Holsteins.

Between the eight of them, there are 24 living grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. Many were at Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebration, a good indication that Owens Farms, Inc., has a bright future.

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Addie Koenig earns title of 2013 National American Miss Wisconsin WISCONSIN DELLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Addie Koenig, 9, daughter of Tawnya and Larry Koenig, Luck, has earned the prestigious title of the 2013 National American Miss Wisconsin at the stage pageant held Sunday, Aug. 25, in Wisconsin Dells.

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I used to have a dog named Moxie and, when she was given a bone, her normally Carrie Classon happy demeanor immediately vanished. With the unexpected complication of this bone, her life became worrisome. What if she were to lose this wonderful bone?

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Festival announces â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ichabod Craneâ&#x20AC;? cast ST. CROIX FALLS - So you think you know the story of Ichabod Craneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midnight ride outside Sleepy +ROORZ" 3HUKDSV \RX¡YH VHHQ RQH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP YHUsions? Perhaps youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read the original story by Washington Irving? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another version to add to your list, this fall Festival Theatre is about to turn this classic story on its head! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Festival Live Radio Hour Presents: Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horsemanâ&#x20AC;? takes place on a dark and stormy night in the year 1946 when a group of children gather around the family radio to hear a broadcast of the familiar Headless Horseman tale, but a thunderstorm knocks out the power just as Ichabodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story reaches its climax. The children rise to the occasion, however, bringing the story to life with their own imaginative ideas about how the story ought to end. This brandnew script is making its debut at Festival Theatre and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to share this story with an audience,â&#x20AC;? says director and writer Seth Kaltwasser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The play is fast-paced and charming, and always has a few tricks up its sleeves. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of laughs and surprising twists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and is being staged with a dynamic, inventive cast. This is a must-see production.â&#x20AC;?

The cast features a combination of professional guest artists and local youth actors. Guest artists include some old favorites: Ed Moersfelder, Kimberly Braun, and Darrell Johnston, alongside new favorites Ethan Bjelland and Stephanie Seward, both of whom made

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their debut in this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crazy For Youâ&#x20AC;?. The youth casts consists of nine youths: Carly Herrick and Katie Herrick from Cushing, Brita Gallagher, Liam Gallagher and Elliana Naegelen from Dresser, and Jenna Driscoll, Sidrah Edwards, Sam +RHĂ HU DQG &ODLUH 6FKDUIHQEHUJ IURP 6W &URL[ )DOOV This original adventure is a story for audience members of all ages and a perfect way to celebrate Halloween with the entire family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Festival Live Radio Hour Presents: Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horsemanâ&#x20AC;? opens on Thursday, Oct. 3, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 27. To reserve tickets, visit festivaltheatre.org or FDOO WKH )HVWLYDO 7KHDWUH %R[ 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH DW from Festival Theatre

Sjoland Sons of Norway meeting set AMERY - Sjoland Lodge 5-635, Sons of Norway, will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Amery.

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ings for important games. We get to take our favorite game-day shirts out of the back corner of our drawers, put on our treasured lucky socks or hats that have never been washed, and cheer on our beloved team. Rivalries are reborn, rookie players get their chance to shine, the old pigskin is taken out for a toss between families â&#x20AC;&#x201C; American gridiron is alive again.

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Is â&#x20AC;&#x153;College and Career Readyâ&#x20AC;? a case of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Clothesâ&#x20AC;??

The following is a guest column by teachers Rita Platt and John Wolfe These days it is almost impossible to escape the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;college and career ready.â&#x20AC;? It is the new battle cry from some corners of education, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our students must be college and career ready!â&#x20AC;? We have heard it what feels like countless times.

Say it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career and college ready!â&#x20AC;?

Say it again, but louder and with more conviction, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career and college ready!â&#x20AC;?

The idea is that by charging American schools with the task of getting all students college or career ready we will ´Ă&#x20AC;[Âľ RXU VRFLHW\ 7KH SKUDVH FRPHV RXW of the Common Core State Standards.

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Would these be the careers you would want for your children?

Well, these are the â&#x20AC;&#x153;careersâ&#x20AC;? we are getting students ready for. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, of the fastest growing jobs, 50 percent have median salaries of $25,000 or less per year, and almost 25 percent require less than a high school diploma. Meaning, in essence, that for a large percentage of American students, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do much to get them â&#x20AC;&#x153;readyâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;careers.â&#x20AC;?

That may be depressing enough. But, there is bad news for â&#x20AC;&#x153;college readyâ&#x20AC;? students, too. We all know that prices vary, but did you know that on average it costs a kid between $65,000 and $80,000 for a four-year degree? Most students leave their four-year colleges owing somewhere around $25,000.

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family gathered to cheer on our favorite teams. Packers was the team of choice for 97.5 percent of the family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two men of the family were Minnesota born and bred, and the 2-year-old had no idea what was going on, but wore a Vikings shirt and Packer socks. We pulled out all the stops and made enough appetizers to feed 30 people, desserts and drinks included.

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The key for Wierschem? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easy,â&#x20AC;? he grins, â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the people I get to work with, from the small but devoted staff to the volunteers to the visitors and the extended audience we serve. Every time I see D EXQFK RI VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG SHRSOH FRPLQJ XS IURP D WRXU I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing our job, and I know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell their friends, and the ripple effect kicks in.â&#x20AC;? Setting the tone for those good vibes is Wierschemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low-key but highly effective approach. The secret, KH VD\V LV WR ´KDYH IXQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW PDLQWDLQ D FDQ GR DWtitude, and then the rest falls into place.â&#x20AC;?

Wierschemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path to the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post grew out of his natural interest in fur trade history. An avid outdoorsman, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;caught the bugâ&#x20AC;? for those times and began to get more involved with the site itself about 15 years ago, when he and wife, Ginny began hosting the Great Forts Folle Avoine Rendezvous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun,â&#x20AC;? he recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to see that event grow from 140 campers to around 200 every July. That, plus our other events, attracts 10,000-plus visitors to the grounds each year; pretty good considering many consider our locale to be back of the boonies. But that remoteness is also a huge challenge - getting the people here, and giving them something theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll not just remember, but come back for in the future.â&#x20AC;?

Running the site has been a heady mix of ups and downs. One of the most unsettling events, Wierschem recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;was the windstorm of July 1, 2011 ... we had no choice but to quickly and methodically work our way through the debris until we could reopen the site, but it caused us to be closed almost the entire month of July that year, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still debris we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten cleared.â&#x20AC;? But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick to note the upside, noting that â&#x20AC;&#x153;We milled the downed trees and so recycled some of the destruction into a new structure - a building where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to display our collection of logging-era artifacts that have been

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That said, he also admits to some major hurdles to the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program, starting with the condition of the fur trade restoration itself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did replace the fur trade area roofs with more time-appropriate sod ones, but the bottom logs have rotted in spots and will need some restorative attention soon,â&#x20AC;? he points out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny,â&#x20AC;? he adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;already the reconstruction has outlasted the length of time the original fur trade buildings stood, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to make permanent the sort of buildings which originally were never meant for permanence.â&#x20AC;? On another front, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a challenge. We do all right with some of our fundraising events, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots of room to improve in our grand procurements - grants, for instance, getting harder to come by all the time.â&#x20AC;?

Given his druthers (and adequate funding), Wierschem would love to continue to expand the scope of â&#x20AC;&#x153;what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here for â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the fur trade interpretation ... it was only a couple years back that we got the XY building in better shape, thanks to hours of volunteer labor by our Friends of Folle Avoine crew, but we still need lots of reproduction-type material to tell that story better.â&#x20AC;? The fur trade emphasis is also told in the visitors center, where one room was transformed into a background exhibit which has garnered rave reviews from museum professionals such as the National Park Service.

Wierschem also hopes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to expand the number of fur-trade-style events and especially draw in more people who love to re-enact fur trade times.â&#x20AC;? Then again, sometimes just being around the site spurs natural intrigue, as was the case with Grantsburg High School student Hunter Jensen. Wierschem smiles as he recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the enthusiasm Hunter displayed, and how he dove into researching the placeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, especially the story of a 16-year-old voyageur-trader named George Nelson ... so much so that Hunter took to getting himself a costume together and sometimes portraying young Nelson, all the while digging into the who/what/why that is a key to interpreting history.â&#x20AC;?

Wierschem has a ton of special memories, but his favorite concerns an old voyageur re-enactor who fell down a hill, into the river, one night ... itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long story, with a weird ending, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun, funny, and sometime youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to pull up a keg at Forts Folle Avoine, and ask Wierschem for the real skinny. And that story may lead to another ... and another ... and ... did you hear the one about ... ?

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Auditions for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pinocchioâ&#x20AC;? at Luck School Sept. 23 LUCK - This is the eighth year Luck Community Education is sponsoring Prairie Fire Theatre, and its popularity continues to grow as this annual event is enjoyed by all ages. The production has roles for movers, singers, aspiring actors, and for kids who just want their Ă&#x20AC;UVW H[SHULHQFH DFWLQJ RQVWDJH /XFN 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW students will team up with two professional actors/ directors to audition, practice, and present Prairie Fire Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original musical version of classic tale, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pinocchio,â&#x20AC;? on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28.

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Rehearsals will be held the remainder of the week.

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50 years ago Town talk came from Siren, Timberland, by Mrs. Otto Nelson; Scott, from Mrs. William Derrick; White Pine-May, Ferne Bertram; Webster, Marie Hersant; Bass Lake, Milltown, Mrs. Harley Hansen; Balsam Lake, East Dresser; Mrs. Sam Lundberg; Falun, Mrs. Myron Johnson; Frederic; West Sweden, Mrs. Worthy West; North Bone Lake, Mrs. Paul Nelson; Lewis; Centuria; West Denmark, Mrs. Ervin Johanson; Wolf Creek, Mrs. Leslie Fisk; West Clayton; Cloverton, Mrs. Ida Austen; Oakland, Mrs. John Ovre; South Frederic, Mrs. E.H. Blackburn; West Frederic, Mrs. Riner Swanson; Luck, Mrs. Joe Schauls; Friendly Corners, Mrs. Eugene Pearson; North Valley, Olva Johnson; East West Sweden, Mrs. Lloyd Johnson; Atlas-Laketown, Mrs. Walter Baasch; Sterling, Mrs. V.R. Hanson; Grantsburg, Mrs. Bud Nelson; Mudhen Lake, Mrs. Ole Grudt; Wood Lake, Mrs. William Woodard; Cozy Corners, Mrs. Ivan Montgomery; Trade River, Mrs. Wm. Hoffman; Webb Lake, Minnie Krantz; North Rusk, Mrs. Henry Glowacki; Round Lake, Mrs. Walter Erickson; Clam Falls, Mrs. Russell Nelson; Twin Town, Mrs. Ed Dowd; Nye, Marylin Eveland; Balsam Lake, Betty Dernell; Joel; Dewey-LaFollette, Mrs. Henry Mangelsen; Kruger, Mrs. Lewis Clark; Karlsborg, Vella Johnson; Hertel, Mrs. Wendell Denotter; Alpha, Rita Strom; Danbury; Triangle; Yellow Lake, Johanna Melland; and Clam Lake, Mrs. Francis Tucker.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Ruth Bunker Christiansen, Frederic, was elected into membership of the American Poets Fellowship Society and was asked to act as editor in chief of their bimonthly newsletter.

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20 years ago Some beavers were a little too busy and felled trees near Spencer Lake that landed on a power transmission line, causing a power outage for about 5,000 customers in the Frederic, Cushing, Siren, Atlas, Falun, etc., area for 20 minutes to an hour. Dean Dahlberg of Northwestern Electric said the daytime outage was unusual, as the beavers usually work at night.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Indian Creek 4-H member Tiffany Larson and her horse, Shilo, won the junior high-point trophy at the Northern District 4-H Horse Show at the Washburn County Fairgrounds.â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Polk County Board member Otto Becker reported that attendance and receipts at the Polk County Fair in St. Croix Falls were up, with grandstand receipts of $27,354 and attendance of 27,278 people.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;There would be an open house at Indian Creek Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chris and LuLu Mangelsen.â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rodger Marek and Jeff Moats were awarded bowling plaques for high series and high game, respectively, from the previous season at the start of the 1993 fall bowling season.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Festival Theatre production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vincent,â&#x20AC;? starring Jonathan Smoots, would be performed at three high schools, Amery, Grantsburg and &KLVDJR /DNHV 0LQQ ²%XUQHWW &RXQW\ Ă&#x20AC;IWK DQG VL[WK graders who had participated in the DARE program spent a day at Rainbow Park near Siren.

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Will update you on a few issues.

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Thank you all for your support in the election in June. It was a trying time.

But get ready for an exciting time in change and progress. I can assure you I will keep you informed on issues. This ZLOO EH D WLPH RI SURJUHVV DQG IXOÃ&#x20AC;OOment of strong tribal commitment for \RXU EHQHÃ&#x20AC;W We have many important battles to win. Some of those on the forefront are tobacco sales, taxation and sovereignty.

We are currently working with our attorneys to settle our cigarette rebate with the state. We have a considerable amount of dollars being held because of taxation issues. Another issue we are working on is the tobacco sales. This issue is a great threat to our sovereignty.

Our nations are the only economic development business that pays taxes to the state for our gaming casino operations. We met with the governor in Lac Du Flambeau in August to discuss all the taxation and tobacco issues and the mining issue in Penokii Hills. Tribal Chairman Lewis Taylor made a strong statement that day and held to it. We continue to follow up on all of the issues, with follow-up letters and phone calls informing the state we need our

&RPPXQLW\ Phyllis Lowe funds released.

Plans are currently under way for improving and implementing energy assistance and wood-cutting plans.

As I mentioned before, a heated issue is the mining in the Penokii Hills by the Bad River Reservation. We are in our usual stance of protecting Mother Earth, our beautiful clean water and clean air, the surrounding trees and historic and sacred land. Most importantly, the wild rice beds in the Bad River Sloughs. Help us to keep the mine out and leave the beautiful land as it is. Another part of our battle was to keep the harvest of wolf from being permitted. The wolf is my clan member, a part of our family clanship. It is a terrible intrusion on our sacredness. These battles are many, but we chose the ones that will protect our sovereignty and creatures for future generations to come.

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happy to work with the new members and planning strategies for tribal administration and casino compliance.

Every day is challenging as we pay bills and review tribal members needs and requests. We need your help in cutting expenses. Our income is low, but the expenses are high. We would appreciate your help in cutting back on food vouchers and gas comps. Right now, I only help with gas assistance to the people who are ill and need medical transportation. Please help us to save money and work within a budget. Christmas is coming soon, and we will have no funds for that special assistance.

We continue to improve our workforce, but that too is increasing the hardship with additional expense for the payroll. We need to start balancing our budget.

We have a new enrollment department. New staff, new work practices, QHZ Ã&#x20AC;OLQJ V\VWHPV SHUVRQ IULHQGO\ smiling staff who are willing to help you. Please stop in and see their new RIÃ&#x20AC;FH IUHVKO\ SDLQWHG DQG UHRUJDQL]HG Proud directive by the St. Croix Tribal Council.

I was at the St. Croix Wild Rice Powwow last weekend. I was overwhelmed by tears as the oldest elders were honored. I was proud to be a part of such a

great honor ceremony. The elders were equally honored and gave us some bear KXJV DV WKH\ WKDQNHG XV 7KLV ZDV D Ã&#x20AC;UVW time for such a special honoring. Our elders deserve the best.

We just completed another year of summer work for the youth of our Nation. It was a great success. It also was a time of education, getting to know your tribe, your community, your neighbor, tribal employees and work sites. We had great fun speaking with the youth at their education group sessions.

I still have my open door policy, so stop in and see me and check our tribal operations and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to ask questions. Check on new policies, new ordinances or old ones.

Reminder: We are having a general membership meeting Oct. 1 at the Sand Lake Center. Please attend. Potluck lunch.

Until next report, thank you for another two years together. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work together and heal our communities. Always try to keep a positive attitude and a little praise of your council would be appreciated.

God bless you all.

Phyllis Lowe Vice chairwoman, St. Croix Tribe

St. Croix Falls Class of 1973 reunion

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What you get back in feeling you have done something good for someone, well, there is no other feeling like it.

I used â&#x20AC;&#x153;donationsâ&#x20AC;? quite a few times in that last paragraph and I hope I am getting my point across.

I have been up with our new puppy most of the night. I know, like any mother, I should just let her cry herself to sleep, but it upsets our other dogs. It upsets me too. I used to rock my oldest FKLOG IRU KRXUV XQWLO VKH Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ IHOO DVOHHS Of course, I was a lot younger then. I am going to try to get some rest before I get up for church and, besides, I am not sure I am making much sense any more. So, what else is new?

See you soon. Just think, the next time you hear from me we will be at the peak of the fall colors. Hard to believe. Where does the time go?

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Genealogy society plans September meeting /8&. 7KH Ă&#x20AC;IWK VHVVLRQ RI WKH 3RON County Genealogy Society Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basic Genealogy Class is set for Monday, Sept. 23, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. to meet in the Ravenholt Family History Research Center within the Luck Museum. This session will concentrate on military records and the mountain of data that these records offer to a family historian. Kathy Otto, archivist at the Area Research Center on the campus of the University of Wiscon-

Frederic community, businesses invited FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As people get busier, and more and more nonlocal goods and services become available, many small communities are looking for ways to maintain their identity and vitality. Steps can be taken, however, to ensure the future of

sin-River Falls, will be a special guest to speak on Civil War records at the state level in Wisconsin and what is available at the UWRF-ARC. Bring your curiosity, a couple of pencils and your questions about â&#x20AC;&#x153;how-toâ&#x20AC;? do family history research the old-fashioned method, learning the difference between firsthand versus suggested evidence; authentic versus duplicate materials; original or major sources ver-

sus secondary or minor sources. Complete a family group sheet adding military records as one source, to include the techniques that adhere to the standard for â&#x20AC;&#x153;developing concise, accurate and comprehensive family histories.â&#x20AC;? A break for lunch and beverage between the class and the monthly PCGS meeting is scheduled.

An invitation is extended to all PCGS members as well as those in the beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class to join the PCGS meeting fol-

lowing refreshments, also in the RRC at 1 - 3:30 p.m. Following the business meeting, a work session is scheduled.

This class will continue with lessons in family history research the fourth Monday in September, October and November at the RRC within Luck Historical Society Museum, 10 - 11:30 a.m. - submitted

Networking workshop set for Sept. 26 our local communities by strengthening ties within the private and public sectors.

Frederic-area business owners and any other interested persons are invited to attend an evening workshop Thursday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m. to look at ways of strengthening local networking opportunities. The workshop will be held in the fellowship hall at St. Dominic Catholic Church on Hwy. 35 in Frederic.

The featured speaker will be Linda Sk-

oglund, owner and president of JA Counter and Associates of New Richmond.

Skoglund, who is also a board member of the St. Croix Valley Foundation, is a very dynamic and gifted communicator.

She is a successful and visionary business owner who serves on the board of the New Richmond Vitality Initiative.

Those in attendance will also have the opportunity to join in the discussion about the formation of the Frederic Area

Community Foundation. A community IRXQGDWLRQ LV D QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W RUJDQL]DWLRQ FUHDWHG WR DVVLVW RWKHU QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;WV ZLWK WKH XQGHUVWDQGLQJ WKDW QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;WV DUH DQ LPportant part of any healthy community.

The event is free of charge. Dessert and hot beverages will be provided. For more information contact Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NaĂąez at joyridetomygoal@gmail.com. - Mary Stirrat

Fifth-annual Grantoberfest to include free activities for kids and adults

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG - Plans are wrapping XS IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;IWK DQQXDO IDOO IHVWLYDO *UDQWoberfest. It will be held at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 p.m. and is free to attend.

New for 2013, the Grantsburg Fitness Center will hold their annual Corn Cob 5K at 9 a.m. and 1K Family Fun Run at 10:30 a.m. as part of Grantoberfest. You may register online or in person. The fun run is free. Also, Burnett Dairy planted and sculpted a 7.5-acre corn maze. Open-

ing day for the maze will be Sept. 21 as part of Grantoberfest and admission will be free for this day only.

Grantoberfest offers activities for all ages. There will be a bounce house and LQĂ DWDEOH REVWDFOH FRXUVH IDFH SDLQWLQJ clown with balloon animals (10 a.m. noon) petting zoo, hayrides, mini golf, pumpkin bowling, high striker, cowmilking contest, games, crafts and more â&#x20AC;Ś all free of charge!

Many local food establishments will offer samples, and food and drinks will be available for purchase including cotton

candy, hamburgers, pizza, cheese, homemade bread, cookies, rolls, sno-cones, popcorn, mini doughnuts and more.

There will be many local vendors showcasing their goods and services.

Many activities and games will take SODFH LQFOXGLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;IWK DQQXDO .LFNEDOO Tournament. The youth division will take place in the morning and adults in the afternoon. Preregistration is required.

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games and to register, visit their website at grantoberfest.com. You may also call Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Nicki Peterson at 715-463-5988 for more details.

Grantoberfest is hosted by the Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and is supported by the following premier sponsors: Grand Casino, The Pizza Place, Indianhead Credit Union, Burnett Medical Center, Community Bank and Burnett Dairy Cooperative.

The Valley celebrates Halloween early ST. CROIX FALLS - Trick or Treat! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year again when kids dress up and ... wait a minute. The calendar still says September. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not stopping the crew at St. Croix Valley Raceway from having an action-packed, kid-centric Halloween celebration this weekend. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all happening this Saturday, Sept. 14, when the Valley hosts their unique Crash-tastic Smash-O-rama/ Halloween in September special event.

Things will get under way an hour early on Saturday, at 6 p.m. instead of the customary 7 p.m. start, with an appear-

ance by the monster truck, Heart Breaker, piloted by Kaila Savage from Albany, Minn. Heart Breaker wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be alone in the mayhem; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demolition Devilâ&#x20AC;? Scott Turkiewicz is back again this year with a few of his trademark stunts. Intermixed with all the destruction will be some racing, with three of SCVRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular racing classes in action, the pure stocks, Future Fours and UMSS micro sprints along with the Northern Vintage Stockcar Racers.

This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only the Crash-tastic SmashO-rama, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also Halloween in September.

Kids and adults are encouraged to wear

Wine-tasting event to benefit HSBC BURNETT COUNTY - Clover Meadow Winery will be hosting a wine-tasting fundraiser for the Humane Society of Burnett County this Saturday, Sept. 14, from 1-6 p.m. Accompanying Clover Meadowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own organic wines and menu, WKHUH ZLOO DOVR EH Ă&#x20AC;QJHU IRRG DQG PXVLF

Clover Meadow has a new, large enclosed area, so this event can be enjoyed rain or shine. The winery is located at 23396 Thompson Road (off of CTH. B), Shell Lake. For more information please call HSBC at 715-866-4096. IURP +6%&

their Halloween costumes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because they have some trick-or-treating to do on the racetrack with the racers and performers of the night.

Kids 15 and under are admitted for just $5 and, as always, anyone 5 years and younger is absolutely free. Also planned for Saturday are spectator drags and the

always hilarious trailer races.

Monster trucks, racing, death-defying stunts, mayhem, costumes and candy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sounds like kid heaven. Or maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just St. Croix Valley Racewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crash-tastic Smash-O-rama/Halloween in September. ² IURP 6&95

Harvest of Harmony event set AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Indianhead Chorus Annual Harvest of Harmony will be Saturday, Oct. 12, at Amery High School. Show times are 2 and 7:30 p.m.

The chorus and their local quartets are excited about sharing the musical program they have prepared for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. Their special guests for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show include Rusty Pipes, International Senior Champion quartet, and the Benson Family Singers from Minnesota.

In addition, the Amery High School music

program has been selected to receive the annual award for musical performance.

Each year a deserving school music program is selected to receive $1,500 to build up their musical program. The chorus is excited that the Amery High School choir will perform during the show. The conFHUW WKLV \HDU LV IRU WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W RI +DELWDW for Humanity, and they will be awarded a check at the show. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For tickets, call 715-483-9202. - submitted

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Siren Lioness Club honors Mary Jo Bierman SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Siren Lioness Club held their annual Honors Night Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Siren Senior Center.

Lioness Mary Jo Bierman was this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Award. Charlene Hyslop, who sponsored Bierman into the club 16 years ago, presented the award.

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Village Players Community Theatre painting presented WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bud Vasas was the winner of this delightfully daring painting featured in this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village Playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Naughty Knickers.â&#x20AC;?

Artist Dan Risinger created the original artwork especially for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? set and donated it as a door prize for one lucky theatergoer.

Donations given toward the painting giveaway were given to the Voyager Village Together for a Cure cancer research fundraiser.

The next VPCT event will be a fall dinner theater on Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 9 at the Voyager Village Restaurant.

Come and help solve a murder.

Throughout the evening, enjoy merriment and mayhem while cracking the case as an audience member or sign up to play one of the characters.

Fun-loving volunteers are needed to take roles. There are no lines to memorize; actors just have to convey a message to another cast member or to a dinner guest.

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry as to what to do; instructions will be given throughout the night.

For dinner theater info, call or email Nancy at 715-259-3982 or nanroge@centurytel.net or Joan at nwjlgill@q.com.

Please type in â&#x20AC;&#x153;murder mysteryâ&#x20AC;? in the subject line. To make prepaid reservations, call Linda at 715 259-3910 ext. 21. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Priscilla Bauer

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Can You Dig It garden workshop to be held SPOONER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Can You Dig It? Get More Plants For No Money workshop will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 6-7 p.m., at the Spooner Ag Research Station Teaching and Display Garden. UWExtension and North Country Master Gardener volunteers sponsor this outdoor hands-on workshop and discussion. There is no cost to attend. The display Garden is located on Orchard Lane, one-half mile east of the stoplights in Spooner off Hwy. 70. Watch for garden meeting signs.

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6FKRODUVKLS DSSOLFDWLRQV QRZ DYDLODEOH CENTURIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Just in time for a new school year, Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative announces that applications are now available for the Polk-Burnett Community Service Scholarship Program.

The co-op will award 36 scholarships for $1,250 to the Class of 2014, for a total of $45,000. Scholarship candidates are also

invited to participate in an essay contest for a trip to Washington, D.C. Two trips will be awarded, valued at $2,300 each.

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education at a technical school, college or university after high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our opportunity to recognize the sons and daughters of co-op members who have made a difference in the lives of others,â&#x20AC;? said Joan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fallon, Polk-Burnett communications director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1987, Polk-Burnett has awarded more than $420,000 to high school seniors. You could be one of them!â&#x20AC;?

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Sunday morning coffee walks with National Park rangers ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Enjoy the transition to autumn during the month of September with some fresh coffee, good conversation, and a healthy morning walk next to the St. Croix River. National Park rangers from the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway will lead these walks, with coffee provided, each Sunday of the month.

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also follows along the bluff edge for a distance. Meet the park ranger at the Geiger Brewery Historical Marker on the south side of Minnesota Hwy. 243 and just west of the intersection with Hwy. 35 in Osceola.

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St. Croix Falls.

and last about one to 1-1/2 hours at a leisurely pace. Uneven terrain exists in places on some of these trails, so par6XQGD\ 6HSW D P DW ticipants are asked to wear comfortable 2VFHROD %OXII 7UDLO 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO KLNH UHWXUQV WR WKLV RQH PLOH walking shoes, clothing appropriate for loop overlooking the St. Croix in antici- the weather, and to bring water, snacks pation of the seasonal change of colors or other items as needed.

These morning walks are free and open that annually sweeps through the north woods. There is a short, steep climb on to all members of the public. Walks may this trail, and it also follows along the be canceled in the event of threatening or bluff edge for a distance. Meet the park inclement weather. For more information, ranger at the Geiger Brewery Historical please call the St. Croix River Visitor CenMarker on the south side of Minnesota ter at 715-483-2274. - submitted Hwy. 243 and just west of the intersection with Hwy. 35 in Osceola.

Each walk will be on a developed trail

St. Croix Casinos fourth-annual school supply drive benefits area schools TURTLE LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Students in 17 northwestern Wisconsin school districts started out the new school year with extra school supplies thanks to the generosity of guests and employees of the three St. Croix Casinos. From Aug. 13 through 20, casino

guests and employees donating at least two school supply items at any of the St. Croix Casinos: Danbury, Hertel or Turtle Lake, received $5 in Turtle Bucks slot play. During the eight-day drive, more than 6,500 guests and employees donated

school supply items.

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by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer EAU CLAIRE - It was a bit of the traditional and a bit of the contemporary as Christians from several denominations gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church in Eau Claire last Sunday, Sept. 8. They had come for the worship service that installed the Rev. Richard Hoyme as bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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Judicatory heads from the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church also joined in the blessing.

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Sr. High grades 9 - 12 - Starts 6:15 to 7 p.m.

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CHURCH NEWS/ OBITUARIES Rob (Turner) Letinich

Emogene Gundersen

Neil Lauren Johnson

Rob (Turner) Letinich passed away in a boating accident involving his skiff on Aug. 26, 2013, in Port Townsend, Wash. He was born in Gary, Ind., Rob graduated from Siren High School in 1973. After school, Rob joined the U.S. Coast Guard where he was stationed in Willamette, Ill., and Key West, Fla. Most recently residing in Olympia, Wash., and Port Townsend, Wash., Rob was a master carpenter and avid mariner. The only thing that made Rob happier than being on the water was time with his daughter, Hannah, watching baseball and playing acoustic guitar. Rob was a very generous man with his time and talents. Always working with his hands, he was a true craftsman and created EHDXWLIXO ZRRGZRUN WKURXJKRXW WKH 3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F 1RUWKZHVW His father, Robert Letinich, precedes Rob in death. His mother, BJ Turner; his daughter, Hannah Letinich; and his brothers, Dave, Dan, Steve and Tony, survive Rob. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, in Olympia, Wash. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cure for anything is salt water sweat, tears, or the sea.â&#x20AC;? -Isak Dinesen â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;A clear mind and the ability to see with heart, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real strength.â&#x20AC;?

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Emogene Gundersen, 89, Minnetonka, Minn., resided in Grantsburg for 60 years with her husband, former Judge Harry Gundersen, and children Mike, Susan and Nancy. Emogene died Sept. 4, peacefully at her home at Sunrise Assisted Living in Minnetonka, Minn., where she lived for the last four years.

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Emogene worked at Grantsburg Hospital for 25 years, while living in Grantsburg. She was also involved in Girl and Boy Scouts as a den mother with her children. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg.

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She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Creecie Reynolds; husband, Harry Gundersen, they were married 52 years; daughter, Susan Larsen; brothers and sisters, Beatrice Reynolds, Maxine Coleman, Luis Blair, Buster Smith, John Smith, Emmett Smith, Ernest Stanley and Glen Stanley. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV PD\ EH VHQW WR WKH $PHUican Heart Association.

Visitation will be held at Edling Funeral Home in Grantsburg on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m., memorial service at 2 p.m. and luncheon at 3 p.m. at the Crex room at T-Dawgs.

Neil Lauren Johnson went to be with his Lord on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at 8:22 a.m. He was surrounded by love as he peacefully went home.

Neil was a loving husband, father and grandpa, and touched each and every life he walked into. Neil could not go anywhere without running into someone he knew. He was a business owner of Industrial Tool and Plastics for 35 years. He served on the Osceola School and fair boards and most recently as a Polk County supervisor.

Neil was a farmer his entire life and enjoyed his four-wheeler and skid steer.

He is survived by his wife, Gwen Johnson; children, Bart (Pam) Johnson, Kim (Bruce) Palmsteen, Troy (Amy) Johnson, Trent (Lori) Johnson and Milana Hallen; grandchildren, Steven, Lizzy, Danielle, Brianna, Hayley, Tate, Tanner, Tyler, Luke, Jasmine, Hunter, Austin, Jordan, Bailee and Britanee; sister, Janet (Duane) Olson; brotherin-law, Kenneth Erickson; and many loving brothers and sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Neil was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Anna Johnson; grandson, Kyle Johnson; sister, Lois Erickson; and brother, George Johnson.

A funeral service was held Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Dresser. Interment was in Bethesda Cemetery in Dresser. Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services Beebe Chapel of New Richmond.

After 5 dinner meeting set WEBSTER - All ladies of Webster, Siren and surrounding communities are invited to the Monday, Sept. 16, dinner meeting which will be held in the fellowship hall of Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. With the theme of Find a Treasure, the special feature will be a live auction with auctioneer Rhonda Erickson. Julie Macke, Webster, will present special music. The special speaker for the evening will be Marilyn Wolkowski, Baraboo, with a talk titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strength in Weakness.â&#x20AC;? Wolkowski will tell how she overcame circumstances while suffering from MS and a broken marriage.

Please join them for this evening of Christian fellowship and encouragement. Ladies may bring item(s) for the auction, but that is optional. Make your reservation by calling Jane at 715-566-0081. Cost is $10 inclusive.

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Carnival Sunday set at Siren SIREN - Carnival Sunday is set for Sunday, Sept. 22, at Bethany Lutheran. The carnival will kick off the beginning of Sunday school and will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

There will be a bouncy house, face painting, games and prizes. Children ages pre-K through sixth grade are invited to come to Bethany that day. There will also be registration for children to attend Sunday school for the year. - submitted

Immanuel Lutheran youth chosen as RiverBucks recipient ST. CROIX FALLS - Immanuel Lutheran Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth group has been chosen as the September recipient of the RiverBucks program at Central Bank. People are invited to stop by Central Bank to enjoy a cup of coffee, espresso drink or a freshly baked cookie. All donations for RiverBucks fare go to support a different St. Croix Falls youth organization each month. Stop in and enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and help Central Bank support community youth. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

First Presbyterian to hold Rally Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS - The members of the First Presbyterian Church in St. Croix Falls invite you to join them for Rally Sunday on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss this special Sunday of faith, fun and fellowship with friends. The renowned polka band will bring their special celebration of music. Loren Nelson, Bonnie Fehrenbacher, Ed Schmidt, Mike Murther and Don Rubel combine their unique talents at accordion, banjo, JXLWDU DQG YRFDOV WR JHW \RXU WRHV WDSSLQ¡ DQG Ă&#x20AC;OO \RXU heart. The members invite you to join them for a Sunday that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t soon forget. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

Grantsburg Christian Women meeting set GRANTSBURG - Grantsburg Christian Women will be meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Grantsburg Senior Center at 9 a.m.

The special feature will be a silent auction and Mary Wright will provide music.

Marilyn Wolkowski from Baraboo will be speaking on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strength in Weakness.â&#x20AC;?

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OBITUARIES Doyle J. Klein

Robert (Bob) A. Reese

Douglas Dean Whiteside

Doyle J. Klein, 69, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., died at his home Aug. 31, 2013.

He was born June 26, 1944, and raised in Frederic.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, John and Rose Shull; and mother, Yola. He is survived by daughter, Jeanine (Terry); granddaughter, Alyssa (Lars); and great-granddaughter, Addyson; sister, Carol; brothers, Don and Jim; other family members and friends.

After graduation, Doyle attended meat-cutting school in Toledo, Ohio, and worked as a butcher at hotels, meat packing plants and grocery stores in Minneapolis. Later on he changed careers and worked as a heavy equipment operator until a back injury. He then worked as a security guard and maintenance supervisor until retirement.

Doyle was an expert craftsman at woodworking and stained glass, making many beautiful things throughout the years. He always made a point to stamp his name on DOO WKH ZRRG SLHFHV KH PDGH +H HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ and camping; he won many trophies for trapshooting and bowling, but he especially loved to go up to his trailer on the lot outside of Webster - what he always referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country.â&#x20AC;?

Special thanks to his uncle, Gerald Shull, for his help DQG VXSSRUW GXULQJ WKLV GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WLPH $ PHPRULDO VHUvice was held Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Washburn-McReavy Glen Haven Chapel, Crystal, Minn. Interment was at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal.

Robert (Bob) A. Reese, 79, a resident of Webster, passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Duluth, Minn.

Bob was born on Feb. 14, 1934, in rural Webster to Frank and Edna (Kuehn) Reese. In his younger years, the family moved to the end of West Oak Street in the village of Webster where the children were able to walk to and from school, which Bob claimed was uphill both ways. He attended high school in Webster and was very active in sports. After graduation he worked at Armour Meat packaging for a few months before joining the Marine Corps. He served as a machine gunner while in Korea.

After his honorable discharge, Bob went to northern Minnesota, where he worked with his dad in the pulp woods. In 1957, he married Mary and they made their home in a logging camp for about seven years. After leaving camp, they moved back to Webster to raise their family. Bob worked for M.G. Astleford bridge builders for a few years and then became a commercial carpenter. He worked on many large projects in the Twin Cities including the Metrodome, IDS Tower and Northwest Bank, to name a few.

After retiring he had more time to do the things he enMR\HG JROI ERZOLQJ SOD\LQJ FDUGV DQG Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ +H ZDV passionate about woodworking, creating many wonderful pieces for his friends and family. Bob was an active member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Moose Lodge.

He was preceded in death by an infant son; his parents; brothers Charles (Frankie) and Larry.

Bob is survived and will be sadly missed by his wife of 56 years Mary; children, Kelly (Robin); Brad (Kim) and Jim (Linda) and Carla (John) Lannon; his siblings, Fred (Judi), Donald, Janet (Larry) Koch and Wanda (Mike) Fiddle; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 5-8 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m., with visitation 10-11 a.m., at Our Redeemer Lutheran &KXUFK ZLWK WKH 5HY -RG\ :DOWHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDWLQJ ,QWHUPHQW will be at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Douglas Dean Whiteside was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 30, 1952, to Melvin and Donna Whiteside.

They lived there until he was 8 years old; then the family bought Stonegate Resort on Devils Lake in Webster.

Doug and his brother, Mike, joined the Army in 1969, serving in the Vietnam War. He then moved to Michigan and met Sharron Cabot and Ryan was born.

Doug moved back to Danbury where he later met and married Annette Young. Matt was later born. Doug and Annette built a cabin in Alaska.

They spent every summer there where 'RXJ HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ DQG Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ Doug was a member of the Local Boilermakers Union 169.

He is survived by his sons Matt and Ryan (Melissa); and granddaughter, Rian; stepdaughter, Michell; stepson, Brad; step-granddaughters, Morgan and Jordan; sister, Cindy (Dick) Davison; brothers, Mike (Jennifer) Whiteside and Randy (Judy) Whiteside; nephews, Travis and Mike; nieces, Stephanie and Tracy; along with greatnieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Annette; parents, Mel and Donna; niece, Shaunna Whiteside; nephew, Tyler Davison; and stepdaughter, Missy.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 9, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster with Pastor 6WHYH :DUG RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDWLQJ $UUDQJHPHQWV ZHUH HQWUXVWHG WR Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Eleanor B. Nordin Eleanor B. Nordin, age 79, of St. Croix Falls, died Sept.

6, 2013.

Eleanor was born to parents Clarence and Lillian Farm on March 7, 1934, in East Chain, Minn. She grew up in the East Chain area and graduated from East Chain High School. She then graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in nursing and was a recovery nurse at the University of Minnesota for patients recovering from heart surgery. She married Jon Nordin on Aug. 10, 1963, in East Chain.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Joyce Kittelson and Delores Johnson; and brother, Elmer Farm.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jon; daughters, Beverly (Mark) Kohlrusch and Kris (Jon) Riley; grandchildren, Aaron and Carson Kohlrusch, Sadie, Kayla, and Ellysa Frankson, and Alex Riley; great-granddaughter, Emma Jane Schadow; sister-in-law, Violet Farm; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was held Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Interment will be at Peace Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are by the Grandstrand Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at grandstrandfh.com.

Duane (Bud) Lockert

Duane (Bud) Lockert, 84, a resident of Grantsburg, died Sept. 1, 2013.

Duane was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in the Town of AnGHUVRQ WR 3DOPHU DQG (OVLH /RFNHUW WKH VHFRQG RI Ă&#x20AC;YH children. He graduated in 1946 from Grantsburg High School, where he participated in football, basketball and baseball.

During the summer between his junior and senior year, he and a buddy hopped a boxcar to South Dakota looking for work. After inquiring at the local barbershop they found employment with local farmers.

After graduating from Grantsburg in 1946, Duane cut pulpwood for his father, was a butter maker at the Grantsburg creamery and ran a milk route. He then enlisted and served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the Alvin L. Mork passed away at the age of 80, after a short Korean War, spending three months on the front lines. He illness, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at his home. was honorably discharged in 1960.

Alvin was born on Jan. 15, 1933, in Frederic, to Neal In 1954, he married Julie Konvalin and to this union two and Elma Mork. Alvin was raised on children were born, Anthony (Tony) Duane and Rosemaa farm during his childhood and atrie (Rose) Julie. The family lived in New Brighton, Minn., tended school at Rock Ridge Elemenwhere Duane was employed at Astrotech until they purtary and later graduated from Frederic chased Stubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Texaco and moved to Frederic. He also High School. worked as a machinist for McNallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for a number of years Alvin was honorably discharged and as a mechanic at Lockertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shell. In his free time he enMR\HG ERZOLQJ SOD\LQJ FDUGV KXQWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ JDUGHQLQJ June B. (Barsheack) McNeal, 89, Webster, passed away after he enlisted and served two years in the United States Army. He met and watching the Packers and playing golf. He loved spending SHDFHIXOO\ RQ $XJ +HU Ă&#x20AC;QDO GD\V ZHUH VSHQW married Kay Kulbeck in 1955. To their time with his family, but his pride and joy were his grandat Countryside Acres Assisted Living Center where she XQLRQ Ă&#x20AC;YH FKLOGUHQ ZHUH ERUQ 'DUOD children. He was always willing to baby-sit and loved was loved and impeccably cared for by the entire staff Bibeau, Diane Mork, Darryl (Kay Cumdying, decorating and hiding eggs for his grandchildren to and management. mings) Mork, Donna Knoop and Dori Rivera. Ă&#x20AC;QG RQ (DVWHU PRUQLQJ :KHQ KH EHFDPH D JUHDW JUDQGSD June Barsheack was born June 8, 1924, in Chicago, Ill., During his adult years, Alvin was a master carpenter in he was referred to as the baby hog, because he wanted to to Paul Peter and Margaret (Slozis) Barsheack. She was a building construction. He continued to work in numer- hold them and the rest of us just had to wait our turn. resident of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far Southside until her joyful union ous supervisory positions. In addition, Alvin operated a In their later years, Duane and Julie moved to Siren in marriage to Fremont â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patâ&#x20AC;? McNeal, at Grace Evangeli- sawmill business. to be close to their daughter. After the loss of his wife, cal United Brethren Church in Webster, on Sept. 4, 1953.

Alvin was an avid bird-watcher and spent countless Duane moved back to his family homestead in Lindspur, Pat, with his parents, Leon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macâ&#x20AC;? and Marie McNeal, hours keeping track of the types of birds that visited his just southwest of Grantsburg. When his health began to were the builders and original owners of the well-known handcrafted feeders. He kept busy trying to outsmart the fail, he again moved to Siren, and wound up spending his Lone Pine Tavern - now The Crow Bar - on CTH A in the squirrels that persistently frequented his feeders, robbing last few months being lovingly cared for at the Continuing Town of Jackson. June and Pat both helped out at the his beloved birds of their seeds, which he did accomplish Care Center in Grantsburg.

Lone Pine in the early years of their marriage and settled LQ WKH HQG $OYLQ KDG JUHDW SDVVLRQ IRU Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ FUDSSLHV He was preceded in death by his wife, Julie; son, Anin their still-occupied home nearby on Bushey Road. discussing politics and simply visiting with those in his thony; his parents; sisters, Mermie Ormston, Muriel LoJune was preceded in death by both her parents; her community. He was very active in his retirement days geland and Mavis Mettling; his sisters-in-law, Marcella brother, Jim; and her grandson, Steven Sumner. sawing logs, gardening, hunting, driving his tractor and Bogue and Norma Carlson; brothers-in-law, Jack Ormston, June was the precious â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dollyâ&#x20AC;? of her devoted husband, carpentry projects. Alvin was never alone; at his side Edwin Ruhn, Alton Carlson and Rodney Hanson; nephews, Joe Mettling, Larry Ruhn and Russell Ruhn; and his Pat, just short of 60 years. She is survived also by two were always his rather spoiled, but deeply loved dogs. loving children, her daughter, Margaret Sumner (Mike Alvin was preceded in death by his parents. Alvin niece, Judy Coplan.

Duane is survived by his daughter, Rosemarie (Scott) Lowe) of Chicago, Ill., and her son, Mike McNeal (Cathie) will be deeply missed by his surviving wife, Kay, of 58 RI *UHHQĂ&#x20AC;HOG 0LQQ Ă&#x20AC;YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ /DXUD 'HQLV \HDUV KLV VLVWHU /DYRQQH -RKQ %R\HU KLV Ă&#x20AC;YH FKLOGUHQ Wondra; grandchildren, Chandra (Dave) Haider, Jamie Dhenin of Carlsbad, N.M., Pamela Sumner of Chicago, Darla Bibeau, Diane Mork, Darryl (Kay Cummings) (Jake) Geisler, Mandi Wondra and Troy (Whitney) LockIll., Michael (Tondi) Sumner of Minooka, Ill., Caitlyn and Mork, Donna Knoop and Dori Rivera; eight grandchil- ert; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Better Hanson; sister$OOLVRQ 0F1HDO RI *UHHQĂ&#x20AC;HOG 0LQQ IRXU JUHDW JUDQG- dren: Kayla (Rick) Ladin, Amye (Harley) Mangen, Gar- in-law, Liz Ruhn; and brother-in-law, Paul Mettling; along daughters, Danielle and Matthew Sumner, and Colette rett (Ashley) Knoop, Cody Knoop, Drew Knoop, Dayton with many other relatives and friends.

A memorial service was held on Friday, Sept. 6, at Swedand Mason Dhenin; sisters-in-law, Marion Barshack of Rivera, Mya Kaye Rivera and Colleen Knoop; six greatWebster and Leona McNeal of Hastings, Minn.; nephews, grandchildren: Zachary Petersen, Brady Mangen, Bailey berg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Grantsburg Chapel.

Mangen, Ashley Moen, Breck Mangen and Carter Knoop; Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Jim (Carol) Barshack and Paul (Patty) Barshack.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, GrantsA visitation was held Sunday, Sept. 1, at Swedberg- and by many other nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Visitation was held at Rowe Funeral home in Frederic, burg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, with Pastor Steve Ward RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDWLQJ 2QOLQH FRQGROHQFHV FDQ EH PDGH WR VZHG- on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Memorial services were held at Clam Falls Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Sept. 4, with Pasberg-taylor.com.

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Satoshi Kinoshita, 88, of Frederic, passed away on SatMya Kaye, organist was Marla McFetridge.

Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com or urday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Sophieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manor in Centuria.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Sept. 21, wicremationcenter.com. Continue to check these websites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at the at 2 p.m., at Coon Lake Park in Frederic. Military honCarl R. Nordquist, 73, of Webster died Sept. 4. A me- Rowe Funeral Home, 715-327-4475 or the Northwest Wis- ors will be rendered by the Frederic VFW following the morial service was held on Monday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. at consin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550. service. the Yellow Lake Lutheran Church. A full obituary will The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been follow. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Tayentrusted with arrangements. lor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

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June B. (Barsheack) McNeal

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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

CUSHING

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

FREDERIC

BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S QUALITY MEATS, INC.

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475

10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 - 715-689-2539

INTER-COUNTY COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSOC.

LUCK

WEBSTER

Printers & Publishers â&#x20AC;˘ Office Supplies Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COUNTRY GRIDDLE

Hwys. 35 & 48, Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Electric Servantâ&#x20AC;?

Serving Polk & Burnett Counties â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Energy Wiselyâ&#x20AC;?

VAN METERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEATS

Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making â&#x20AC;˘ 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

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N., Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed Hwy. 35 North, Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

SIREN

OLSEN & SON

Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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CHURCH Church DIRECTORY Directory ADVENTIST

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

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

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

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes.

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

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

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

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

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

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

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Fall/winter beginning Sept. 8 Sun. Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 9 a.m. Sunday School, Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt, 218-371-1335 715-327-4461 Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

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

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

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

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Worship & Holy Communion - 9 a.m.; GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA 877 190th Ave., CTH G, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun. of each month GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715-651-5363, 715-327-8384, Pastor Roger Pittman Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-977-0694; Office 715-472-2605; Sunday Wor. 8 a.m. w/Holy Communion, 10:30 a.m. w/Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays; Sunday Schl. 9:35 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sept. 15, 2013 - June 1, 2014 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.

Communion twice month.

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Service at 9:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Thurs. Wor. 4:30 p.m.

Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Bible Classes 9:30 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Roger Pittman 715-327-8384, 715-651-5363 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday METHODIST

METHODIST

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

COVENANT

COVENANT

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

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

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

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

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

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

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

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

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

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

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

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

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

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

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

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

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

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

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

ASSEMBLY

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

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

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

EVANGELICAL

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

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

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

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

BAPTIST

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

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Dr. Harry H. Buckwalter Jr., 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

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

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

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

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

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

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

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

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

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

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

FAITH COMMUNITY 7534 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Pastor Jason Peterson Services: Adult 9 a.m.; Services Sun. 10 a.m.; Children: 10:15 a.m.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 715-553-3386 Taylors Falls Community Bldg., 312 Government St., Taylors Falls, Minn.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

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

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

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Clam Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

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Danbury â&#x20AC;˘ Dairyland Outdoor Veterans Retreat, meeting at Fishbowl, 7 p.m.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Blood drive at St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Thurs. 1-7 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.1 p.m. Register at 715-327-8951.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Grantsburg Christian Women meet at 9 a.m. at the senior center. Reservations required, 715-689-2988.

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Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry at Home & Away Ministries. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. $15 cash donation appreciated. Distribution noon-1 p.m., 715-472-2535.

Dresser â&#x20AC;˘ Annual garage sales.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Chamber of commerce annual dinner and awards meeting at Northwoods Crossing, 5 p.m., 715-349-8399.

Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Fall Festival: Races, rides, parade Sat., music & food.

Webster

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â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Democrats meeting at Whitetail Wilderness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m.

Amery

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â&#x20AC;˘ Bingo at the VFW post, 7 p.m.

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Siren

â&#x20AC;˘ St. Croix Valley Beekeepers meeting at Peace Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Poverty task force meeting at the government center, Room 615, 1 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Info on Affordable Care Act at the medical center, 7 p.m., 715-557-1127.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ Friends of Victims of Violence support group at North Valley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233.

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Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Area Operation Christmas Child kickoff at Siren Covenant Church, 10 a.m., 651-765-4447.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Price of Sandâ&#x20AC;? movie to be shown at the library.

Reservations encouraged, 7 p.m., 715-483-3300.

FRIĆ & SATĆ /Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2022; & Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2013; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Gun show at the hockey arena. Fri. 3-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-607-0379.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Sale & food at Faith Lutheran Church. Fri. 4-7 p.m., Sat. 8-11 a.m.

FRIDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2022; Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Poco Penners meeting at the library building, 2 p.m., 715-483-9738.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County head injury support group at the library, 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Christian Music Night at Crosswalk Community Church, 6-8 p.m.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Scandinavian dinner at Methodist church, 4-7 p.m., 715-349-2514 or 715-866-8242.

SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2013; & Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2014; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Apple River Quilt Guild Fall Festival Quilt Show at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-268-6910, draken@amerytel.net.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Fall ball at the ballpark, 651-341-6612.

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SATURDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2013; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry at the Congregational Church. Doors open 8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

Clam Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Harvest supper at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 37 p.m.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Antique autos stopping at the depot, 10-11 a.m.

Grantsburg

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378. â&#x20AC;˘ Chance to perform at Festival, 7:30 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-8667697.

SUNDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2014; Amery

â&#x20AC;˘ Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets at Crex, 10 a.m.-noon, wild rice processing demo, 10 a.m.1 p.m., 715-463-2739. â&#x20AC;˘ Artist and Pastor Paul Oman at Bethany Lutheran Church, 3 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show at the middle school, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-268-7454.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Dancing & Elvis tribute cancer society fundraiser at Sundown, 6 p.m.-?, 715-653-2277, sundownâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;saloon.com.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Tri Your Luck Triathlon, 9 a.m., luckwisconsin.com.

Osceola â&#x20AC;˘ Feed My Starving Children Fundraiser at Hope Evangelical Free Church, 5-7 p.m.

Shell Lake â&#x20AC;˘ :LQH DQG FKHHVH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IRU WKH %XUQHWW +XPDQH Society at Clover Meadow Winery, hsburnettcty.org, 1-6 p.m., 715-866-4096.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Cornhole tourney fundraiser for youth hockey & Siren girls basketball. Preregister 8:30-9:30 a.m., 715338-2965.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Rally Day at First Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m.

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

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ After 5 Christian womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner meeting at First Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m. Call 715-566-0081 for reservation.

TUESDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2122; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Sjoland Lodge 5-635, Sons of Norway will meet at First Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justice center, 7 p.m., 715-327-5525. â&#x20AC;˘ Autism support group at the government center, 7 p.m.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Small-town Downtown Forum at the Lions hall, 12:304:30 p.m., polk.uwex.edu, 715-485-8608. â&#x20AC;˘ One-mile circle hike under the rising Harvest Moon on the Ice Age Trail, 70th St., 6:30 p.m., 715-472-2248. â&#x20AC;˘ American Legion & Auxiliary meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ Party at the park. Music by Bass-ically Complicated, 6-8 p.m., 715-825-2313.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Deadline to register for Final Affairs daylong workshop at Bethany Lutheran on Thurs., Sept. 26. Register at 715-485-8600.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Diabetes support group at the medical center, 68 p.m., 715-483-0431. â&#x20AC;˘ Free varicose vein screening at the medical center.

Call 715-483-0595 for appt. time.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Second Harvest Food Distribution at Connections, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Author Susan Segelstrom at the library, 7 p.m., 715866-7697.

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