Leader | April 22 | 2015

• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 • VOLUME 82 • NO. 36 • 2 SECTIONS A hero you!ve probably never heard of

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ADGL CJ@F )EC>97G OSCEOLA - The 14th-annual Osceola Empty Bowls Project will take place on Wednesday, May 6, in the Osceola High School Commons. Bowl picking starts at 5 p.m., and a student-led hunger presentation will be held from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m., in the auditorium. Guests choose a handmade bowl to use and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The bowl is O::32 E7B6 @713 / BG>71/: meal for many impoverished people. In exchange for the meal and the bowl, guests give a suggested $10 per bowl donation.

This year, along with the bowls and rice, there will be a silent auction of artwork and professional pottery, T-shirts for sale, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity booth, contests and student projects. During the presentation, students will celebrate the success of many aspects of Empty Bowls such /A &3/2 B= 332 7< B63 A16==: 27AB@71B :: >@=1332A 03<3OB Heifer International and Osceola Open Cupboard. The goal this year is $7,000. - submitted

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=B8 LCHE 6957< 5G 5@@F +5AD@9E ST. CROIX FALLS - The Falls Chamber of Commerce will kick off the spring season with an inspired evening of music, food and wine tasting, mingling, and a little beach fun at the 2015 Falls Sampler being held Friday evening, May 1, at the Polk County Fairgrounds. Cooperating with chamber members and additional restaurants, wineries, bakeries, caterers, delicatessens and brewers, the Falls Sampler will feature bitesized portions from an assortment of food and beverage vendors, including: Chateau St. Croix Winery, MarketPlace Foods, Pizza Planet, The Dalles House Bakery and Coffee Shop and The Dalles House Restaurant, St. Croix River Inn, Swanks Old-Fashioned Meats, Trollhaugen and Wild Mountain Winery.

Food tastings in the past

have ranged from prime rib au jus, hot and cold canapĂŠs to lingonberry fudge, apple crisp and wedding cake, with everything in between. Guests have the unique opportunity to meet the creators of these impressive edibles and potables, learn more about the businesses represented and select their =E< 4/D=@7B3 O<53@ 4==2A =4 B63 3D3<7<5 (= A33 B63 4C:: list of vendors go to the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at fallschamber. org/event-calendar/falls-sampler/. Music for the evening will be provided by Swing and a Miss, a local performing group like none other. It starts at their repertoire, which is built from a library of more than 1,800 tunes from the Great American songbook. This versatile group will have your tappinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; your toes and kicking up your heels to tunes ranging from todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artists to the Big Band Era and Motown hits of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s. The chamber has also negotiated the Falls Sampler discount for overnight guests the weekend of May 1-3 at a number of lodging establishments on both sides of the river. Guests may choose from quaint bed and breakfast accommodations, from Taylors Falls to Osceola, or hotels and motels in St. Croix Falls or Chisago City. Select from: Holiday Inn Express, Old Jail B&B, Pleasant Lake B&B, the St. Croix River Inn, High Woods B&B, Country B&B or the Grand Stay Hotel and Suites in Chisago City, Minn. When booking, just ask for the Falls Sampler discount. This will allow out-of-town guests to spend the night in a comfortable space and then take in additional events found on the Falls Chamber events calendar. This annual chamber fundraising event is sponsored in part by First National Community Bank, NEI Electric, Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op, Xcel Energy, Central Bank, Royal Credit Union, Linda Shober Designs and Images and St. Croix Regional Medical Center. Reservations for the 2015 Falls Sampler may be booked at fallschamber.org using PayPal or a major credit card. The Falls Sampler is open to the public and admission is $20 per person prior to the event, $25 at the door. The doors open at 5 p.m. and reservations may be made by contacting the Falls Chamber at 715-483-3580 or by booking online fallschamber.org. Membership in the chamber is open to individuals, :/@53 /<2 A;/:: 0CA7<3AA3A /<2 <=<>@=OB =@5/<7H/B7=<A =@ more information about chamber membership visit fallschamber.org. - from Falls Chamber

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<9FF &5FG9E 7CA=B; GC -/ RICE LAKE - The public is invited to attend a demonstration/presentation by Chess Master Dane Mattson on Thursday, April 23, at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake. A Simul, multiplayer game, simultaneous chess exhibition will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the UWBC Commons. At 7:30 p.m., MattA=< E6= 6/A 3/@<32 67A </B7=</: ;/AB3@ 13@B7O1/B3 4@=; the United States Chess Federation, will give a special presentation in Room 234, Ritzinger Hall.

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,!# ,-.!) 4 Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No less than a potential 60-year prison term stares at Levi C. Acre-Kendall, the 19-year-old Cambridge, "7<< ;/< E6= AB/<2A /11CA32 =4 O@AB degree reckless homicide in the Tuesday, >@7: 1@=AA @7D3@ OA67<5 27A>CB3 B6/B turned into the violent stabbing death of %3B3@ ' 3::G / G3/@ =:2 4/B63@ =4 OD3 young children from St. Croix Falls.

The Friday, April 17, visitation services for Kelly were held just a few blocks and several hours removed from Acre-Kendallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial court appearance before Judge Molly GaleWyrick in Polk County Circuit Court, where she set a $125,000 cash bond, and prepared to bind him over for trial at press time.

While some of the details have slowly emerged in the tragic culmination of tempers, #6G: 4C6 "6?52== numerous questions remain over the dispute that led to the confrontation, where Kelly and a friend reportedly went from Minnesota Interstate Park to Wisconsin Interstate Park in St. Croix Falls to settle a dispute that had begun hours earlier between the river OA63@;3< <2 E67:3 B63 O</: @3AC:B =4 B63 27A>CB3 was the loss of a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and murder 16/@53A /5/7<AB / B33< E6= :/B3@ P32 E7B6 friends after the stabbing, multiple details remain unclear, including why Kelly and his friend elevated the dispute by crossing over to confront Acre-Kendall and others, as well as what occurred at the scene of the crime.

Park homicide details emerge stepped in and told them to cool down.

The accounts of what happened next are varied, as Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend reported to police that he heard Kelly tell him he saw the defendant pull out a knife, and as the other members of the group stood around / 1/@ 3::G B63< B=:2 67A 4@73<2 B63G K6/2 to go.â&#x20AC;?

Reports from the defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends suggested that Kelly and Acre-Kendall tussled as the defendant got into his car and tried to leave, stating that Kelly tried to pull him from the car and that he was stabbed.

Kelly and his friend headed toward their car quickly, when he noticed Kelly buckled over and stating he had been stabbed. He collapsed and fell to the ground, as his friend had to break a car window to get a cell phone.

It was about 9:45 p.m. when the 9-1-1 call came in, and while Kelly was transported to St. Croix Regional Medical Center just a short distance away, the heavy bleeding from the deep chest wound proved too damaging. Unable to save his life, they pronounced Kelly dead at 10:35 p.m.

County Sheriff Peter Johnson stated.

(6=A3 E7B<3AA3A E3@3 /0:3 B= O:: 7< some of the missing details and did assist police in apprehending their wanted man.

K B B67A >=7<B E3N@3 B@3/B7<5 B63; /A witnesses, rather than suspects,â&#x20AC;? Steffen A/72 K CB B6/BNA AC0831B B= 16/<53 L Steffen said the three men who were on the scene with Acre-Kendall have coop- District Attorney Dan Steffen, on erated to the point that they have turned other men on the scene over the vehicle used, as well as their cell phones and other evidence of the scene.

K :: B6@33 E3@3 D3@G 1==>3@/B7D3 ;=@3 tling coaching and other activities, Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so than the defendant,â&#x20AC;? Steffen said. :743 E/A 13:30@/B32 E7B6 />:=;0 A33 @3lated story in Sports section) as the com+FC?:?8 9:>D6=7 :?

It was a short time after the witness calls munity responded, in kind, donating over and investigators zeroing in on the defen- $80,000 by press time to an online funddant that Acre-Kendallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney called raising site, all meant to assist his grievto say he would turn himself in to police ing family. Kelly leaves behind a wife and OD3 167:2@3< C<23@ /53 on the afternoon of Thursday, April 16.

Reported threats to Acre-Kendallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life meant police kept his name a relative se- +96 5676?52?E Acre-Kendall faces up to 60 years in cret until just prior to his initial appearance before Judge GaleWyrick, where he >@7A=< 74 1=<D71B32 =4 O@AB 235@33 @319was brought in shackled and wearing jail less homicide, and while the criminal orange scrubs to a full courtroom on Fri- complaint notes accounts from his friends that apparently suggest that he was being day, April 17.

As he was informed of the charges, Stef- dragged from his car by Kelly when he +96 DFDA64ED 7=66 fen asked for a $200,000 cash bond, noting used the knife, and suggested that he After the stabbing, Acre-Kendall and the seriousness of the crime and calling might have acted in self-defense, prosecuA3D3@/: =4 67A 4@73<2A P32 B63 A13<3 E7B6 1@3 3<2/:: K/ A3@7=CA P756B @7A9 L AB/B- tors have not commented on that aspect.

Recent media reports suggest that some >=:713 /A97<5 4=@ B63 >C0:71NA 63:> B= O<2 ing that he only turned himself in to the the suspects a short time later, noting % ' K 031/CA3 >=:713 E3@3 /0=CB B= people in the defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family lay some of the blame on Kelly, and suggest that the the vehicles, descriptions of the men and apprehend him.â&#x20AC;? even that one had a golden-colored large Acre-Kendall was represented by pub- whole incident could have been avoided dog, Gunner, as well as Minnesota license :71 2343<23@ @7/< ';3AB/2 /B B63 O@AB if he and his friend had not raised it to the plates. appearance, until he has an attorney next level by crossing the river to confront A search of the crime scene revealed lit- who can practice in Wisconsin. Smestad them.

In the week since the tragedy, several ter from Acre-Kendallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group, including noted his client had hired an attorney two paper receipts from a local gas station and turned himself in, and the judge set a friends and relatives of Kelly have sugand even from a chain store, for one of the $125,000 cash bond and strict no-contact gested the opposite, that it was AcreKendall who escalated the event to the ;3<NA OA67<5 :713<A3 orders to the other defendants. homicide point, and that it was his behavWhile authorities were closing in on GaleWyrick set a preliminary hearing +96 4C:>:?2= 4@>A=2:?E ior and threats that led to the tragic end.

Acre-Kendall, several of his friends had for shortly after press time, where prosAccording to the criminal complaint As questions linger on the cause or reacalled a lawyer to seek advice, and othecutors present a portion of the evidence O:32 0G B63 %=:9 =C<BG '63@744NA 3sons for the clash, the end result is that ers who recognized the descriptions to the judge to prove they have enough partment, the incident began when Kelly at least one life has been lost and another /<2 / 4@73<2 E3@3 OA67<5 7< (/G:=@A /::A contacted authorities in Isanti County to to bind him over for trial, allowing a pos- may be lost to incarceration, with dozens sible plea.

Minn., at Minnesota Interstate Park when identify the defendant. of others affected in the wake.

Polk County District Attorney Dan Stefthey got into an argument of some sort with a group of three men on the Wiscon- fen said he received a call from one of the +96 G:4E:> (A story on details of the stabbing initially Whatever the subject of disagreement A7< A723 =4 B63 >/@9 E6= E3@3 /:A= OA6- parties as investigators were using retail appeared on our website on Friday, April 17. store video, names on receipts and secE/A 7< B63 1@=AA @7D3@ OA67<5 /@5C;3<B 7B ing.

See leadernewsroom.com for any updates on The argument escalated later, when ondary connections to close in on Acre- led to the tragic loss of life, and as services this morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (April 22) preliminary hearKendall. for Kelly were held on Saturday, April 18, Kelly and his friend drove to the WisconK E/A =< B63 >6=<3 E7B6 B63 1=<- at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church ing). sin side of the river and confronted the cerned citizens) when our investigator in Balsam Lake, the accolades, praise and others. That was when Kelly and Acrewas closing in to his home,â&#x20AC;? Steffen said. picture of the victim became clear.

Kendall became engaged in a heated conK+3 6/2 3D3@GB67<5 0CB / </;3 L %=:9 Noted for his longtime volunteer wresfrontation, when one of the other men

â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re treating them as witnesses, rather than suspects ... but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subject to change.â&#x20AC;?

Burnett votes for motor-free Gandy ! ) *!'34Staff writer BURNETT COUNTY - After a long discussion in a crowded room, at a meeting that began with several comments from the public, Burnett County supervisors essentially called an end to all motorized use, even for special events, of the Gandy Dancer Trail.

In the summertime, the Gandy is already exclusively designated for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1=::31B7D3:G 1/::32 KB63 A7:3<B A>=@BA L such as walking, running and biking.

However, organizations like a classic car club and a veterans group have historically received permission to host special

Clarification A story titled Village administrator resigns at Frederic in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of the Inter-County Leader stated that village treasurer Jennifer Phernetton is the only full-time person in the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s /2;7<7AB@/B7D3 =4O13 (63 >=A7B7=< =4 D7:lage clerk is also full time, although village clerk Kristi Swanson has been using the Family and Medical Leave Act and has been unable to work full time. Joan Sederlund, whose part-time administraB7D3 =4O13 >=A7B7=< E/A B3@;7</B32 :/AB week, said in a phone interview that she 6/A 033< E=@97<5 OD3 2/GA / E339 A7<13 shortly after she started with the village /:;=AB OD3 G3/@A /5= '63 A/72 A63 6/A been working about 35 hours a week on a regular basis. According to Swanson, B63 3;>:=G33 ;/<C/: 23O<3A 4C:: B7;3 /A 30 or more hours per week. The Leader submitted a request for open records, and payroll records show that Sederlund was paid an average of 29 hours per week between Jan. 1 and April 22, 2015.

possible.

Coincidentally, a request from the veterans organization for a permit to hold its third-annual UN Peace Day Ride arrived at the same time. So forestry and parks Administrator Jake Nichols drafted an amendment to the master plan, and the Natural Resources committee approved it in March. Seeking to limit such specialuse permits, Nichols had recommended B6/B <= ;=@3 B6/< OD3 E=C:2 03 /D/7:/0:3 annually, one per month for each summertime month, and never issued for hol72/G E3393<2A =@ E63< 7< 1=<P71B E7B6 another event involving activities allowed under normal use.

31/CA3 OD3 >3@;7BA />>3/@32 B= 03 /< increase over the two activities already allowed, silent-sports enthusiasts saw the proposed master plan revision as a threat.

C2>:?8 E96 :DDF6 A@D:E:G6=J Concerned that increased motorized use of the trail would result in safety issues and damage to the trail, silent-sports enthusiasts were encouraged to call or write to their town supervisors and of E H2D DE2?5:?8 C@@> @?=J 2E E96 +F6D52J AC:= FC?6EE @F?EJ @2C5 >66E:?8 2D DFA6C O17/:A /B 0=B6 C@<3BB /<2 %=:9 1=C<G:D@CD 5632E65 2>6?5:?8 E96 2?5J 2?46C >2DE6C A=2? E@ :?4=F56 >@E@C:K65 FD6 7@C DA64:2= ties. Although an email titled Save the 6G6?ED $+/+ 4 ! * +!(5 Gandy! from Anytime Fitness owner Dan Campion contained some factual inaccuracies, it urged supporters to frame the events that involve the use of motorized used. The DNR letter pointed out that issue positively. Cautioning all users to vehicles. Back in February, the DNR sent Burnett Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan did not allow for purchase a trail pass, Campion instructed / :3BB3@ B= C@<3BB =C<BG =4O17/:A 1/::7<5 summertime motorized use of the trail, >3=>:3 B= K>=AB >71BC@3A =4 G=C@A3:4 =< A=attention to the fact that such permission nor did it outline a procedure for grant- cial media whenever you use the Gandy has not been properly handled. ing motorized use on a temporary basis. /<13@ (@/7: L K63:> =@5/<7H3 ;=@3 A7:3<B The state owns the trail. However, in K(63@34=@3 L /A B63 :3BB3@ AB/B3A K74 G=C A>=@BA 3D3<BA L KB/93 2/G B@7>A B= :=1/: a cooperative relationship between the receive future event applications ask- businesses on the Gandy and tell them DNR and county governments, it is the ing to use motorized vehicles on the trail G=C CA32 B63 /<2G B= 53B B63@3 L /<2 Oresponsibility of each county to manage during the summer-use season, please </::G K/:E/GA 03 1=C@B3=CA B= B63 (* and maintain the portions of the trail that understand that the department will not motorized community.â&#x20AC;? fall within its boundaries. Part of that re- be able to approve them.â&#x20AC;? The letter also Courtesy was, in fact, a prevailing elsponsibility includes having a master plan advised that the county could change the See Gandy, page 4 =< O:3 B6/B @35C:/B3A 6=E B63 B@/7: ;/G 03 master plan in order to make permission

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Polk County Board supports fallen officer

Sends message to governor and trail master plan to committeeÂ

,!# ,-.!) 4 Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Polk County Board of Supervisors met in their regular session on Tuesday, April 21, and while they discussed several controversial issues, their action was quick, brief and relatively unanimous in the few items they considered.

At the top of the list was a resolution to honor the law enforcement services and citizenship of the late Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deputy Michael Seversen, who died =<3 G3/@ /5= O</::G AC11C;07<5 B= /< /AA/7:/<BNA 0C:let, exactly 23 years after he was paralyzed in a Burnett County shoot-out.

The action was part of formal resolution outlining the revered local deputy, who earned numerous accolades and honors that ranged form The Purple Heart to a Medal of Valor and more, as he is soon to be honored in even more ceremonies, honoring his memory.

Seversenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory is set to be formalized at the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial in Madison on May 8, and in Washington, D.C., several days later.

The resolution noted his battles and leadership, where he continued his law enforcement career in every avenue he could pursue, from working with youth to public speaking and to public service.

Seversen died on April 14, 2014, at the age of 50, with a memorial service several days later that was so large, it outgrew the St. Croix Falls High School and required video monitoring in a neighboring gymnasium for the hundreds of attendees.

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A copy of the resolution will be sent to President Obama, Gov. Walker and Wisconsin state legislators, on behalf of county residents.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all certainly indebted to his (Seversenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) service.â&#x20AC;?

- Polk Board Chair William Johnson

annually for many years and a relatively new event, the Day of Peace Veterans Ride, which allows disabled and other veterans to ride ATVs on the >6C:42? #68:@? :DEC:4E @> trail for one day. >2?56C !:> 92A:? @776C65 FA 9:D DFA Unlike a recent A@CE 7@C 2? 2??F2= -6E6C2?D 2J +- b o a r d meeting C:56 @? E96 2?5J 2?46C +C2:= 92A:? where several peoDA@<6 E@ E96 '@=< @F?EJ @2C5 @7 *F ple spoke against A6CG:D@CD @? +F6D52J AC:= 6 $+ the two motorized /+. 4 -!# -./!* events, the board heard only support for the veterans ride and a permanent change to allow it by American Legion District Commander Jim Chapin, who discussed the event and said he was on the ride last year, and found it K/ ;=D7<5 3D3<B L K @=23 B63 B@/7: E7B6 / +=@:2 +/@ D3B :/AB G3/@ L 6/>7< A/72 K <2 67A 3G3A :7B C> L 6/>7< 3<1=C@/532 / K>3@;/<3<B A=:CB7=<L B= B63 BE= events, so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go continually make their case.

K!3BNA @3A=:D3 B67A =<13 /<2 4=@ /:: L 6/>7< A/72 The board voted to send the entire master plan to com;7BB33 4=@ @3D73E /<2 />>@=D/: =4 /<G ;=27O1/B7=<A E7B6 B63 O</: ?C3AB7=< B= B63< 5= 0/19 034=@3 B63 4C:: board. â&#x20AC;˘ The board was unanimous in their stand against pro? @E96C 3@2C5 24E:@? visions in Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed biannual 2015-2017 state â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved a resolution sending the issue budget, which includes major reforms in the Aging and of the Gandy Dancer Trail Master Plan to committee for Disability Resource Centers across the state. review.

The issue was a hot topic among supervisors, and sevThe issue came to light in February, when the state eral of them offered their support for the status quo, and DNR said they would no longer allow limited motor- leveled broad negative comments about the proposal, ized use for two events until all affected counties in both with several of them suggesting it was absolutely the Minnesota and Wisconsin addressed the issue directly in wrong way to present services to aging and disabled the master plans. citizens.

The issue is that the state will no longer allow temK B E=C:2 B=B/::G 4@/1BC@3 B63 & L AB/B32 'C>3@D7porary permits on a special event basis for two events, A=@ !/@@G 3>A3< K+3N@3 /A97<5 B63 !357A:/BC@3 B= 53B A>317O1/::G / D7<B/53 1/@ 3D3<B B6/B 6/A =11C@@32 =<13 some sense back in this program ... instead of decimat-

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Supvr. Patricia Schmidt agreed, and called the sweeping 16/<53A K < /Btempt) to privatize the whole situation '@=< @F?EJ *FA6CG:D@C #2CCJ !6A ... youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got private companies lobbying D6? @FE=:?65 9:D 4@?46C?D 23@FE 2 to take this over, be- @G .2=<6C AC@A@D2= E@ AC:G2E:K6 2?5 cause they can make 492?86 E96 8:?8 2?5 :D23:=:EJ )6 D@FC46 6?E6CD 24C@DD E96 DE2E6 money off it.â&#x20AC;?

She said it would eliminate local control and decisions, and would break what works.

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The board agreed with Jepsen and Schmidt, voting unanimously on a resolution opposing Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ADRC changes. â&#x20AC;˘ Johnson and Administrator Dana Frey informed the board that both Polk and Burnett counties were the subject of a Light Detection and Ranging topographical mapping survey last week.

The technology is slowly expanding across the state, as they uses laser pulsing to measure the ground in three dimensions.

LiDAR information and mapping can be used for ev3@GB67<5 4@=; P==2 >:/<3 ;/>>7<5 B= H=<7<5 /<2 :/<2 use issues, but may not be available for some time, due to the amount of data being processed.

St. Croix County was mapped similarly last year, but the data is still not available. â&#x20AC;˘ Once again, there were several comments and informal discussions about the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arnell Memorial Hu;/<3 '=173BG A>317O1/::G /0=CB 1C@@3<B >=:7173A /0=CB euthanization, and whether the county could adopt strict K<= 97::L >=:7173A

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trail a lot.â&#x20AC;? Citing the fact that the trail is the only safe place for kids to ride bikes, Campion talked about maintaining a diversity =4 B=C@7A; K ::=Eing motorized use is a slippery slope.â&#x20AC;?

When it came time for supervisors to debate the issue, the room was clearly divided. Chairman Don Taylor introduced the subject by ??F2= ,% '6246 2J ):56 @C82?:K6C reminding supervi 9C:D *@H6C A=62565 H:E9 DFA6CG:D@CD A=@A B6/B KB63 0=/@2 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 2==@H >@E@C:K65 FD6 6I went on record a 46AE:@?D @? E96 2?5J 7@C 6G6?ED =:<6 couple of years ago E96 5:D23=65 G6E6C2?D C:56 6 $+/+. 4 to keep the Gandy ! * +!(5 for silent-sports use.

This amendment was a recommendation by the DNR to include a process B= 5@/<B 3F13>B7=<A B= B63 @C:3 L #716=:A B@732 B= A7;>:74G ;/BB3@A 0G AB/B7<5 KB67A 7A essentially the process weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve used in the past, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just 7< E@7B7<5 <=E L "=AB AC>3@D7A=@A 7<PC3<132 0G 1=<#:DE @7 AC@D 2?5 4@?D versations with constituents who may have been under In her list of pros the impression that this vote represented an expansion and cons regarding of motorized use on the trail, seemed prepared to vote the decision, Karen Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; master plan revisions down; although some of Howe told super- B63; /2;7BB32 B63G 43:B 1=<P71B32 /0=CB 6/D7<5 /:@3/2G visors that voting set precedent by allowing special events in the past. to allow any moK+3N2 03 @3;7AA 74 E3 >C::32 B63 @C5 =CB 4@=; C<23@ torized use would our vets given all the planning thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken place,â&#x20AC;? said result in confusion 3<3 $:A=< K+3 A3B / >@31323<B 0G /::=E7<5 7B 7< B63 about proper use past, but I sympathize with those that want to keep it of the trail, which silent.â&#x20AC;? would increase illeRepresenting the opposing point of view, Richard Angal use.

23@A=< A/72 K B67<9 E3N@3 ;/97<5 / ;=C<B/7< =CB =4 / It was Campion mole hill here. I live right next to the trail, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probwho wrapped up ably used it more than anyone in the building. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the public com- think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much to ask to have special events a couple ;3<B A31B7=< K+3 of afternoons a year.â&#x20AC;? <GB7;3 7B<3AA Things got complicated once the board realized it are kind of the hub could revise Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; amendment. It was Taylor who of the silent-sports AC553AB32 B6/B B63 :/<5C/53 B6/B E=C:2 /::=E KC> B= community,â&#x20AC;? Cam- OD3L 3D3<BA 03 16/<532 B= @3/2 KC> B= BE= L < / 1=<4CA>7=< A/72 K$C@ ing but allowable display of protocol, another supervisor members use that

ement of all the comments registered by the public on both sides of the debate at the Tuesday, April 21, supervisors meeting. Those who spoke in favor of Nicholâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed master plan amendment were limited to supporters of the disabled veterans ATV ride concerned about maintaining their ability to host the event. Silentsports enthusiasts conveyed a more long-term vision for the preservation and use of the trail for a broader audience. Following are portions from the public comments portion of the meeting: K E/<B B= B6/<9 G=C 4=@ /::=E7<5 CA B= 6=:2 B67A 3D3<B L A/72 D3BA @723 =@5/<7H3@ 6@7A '=E3@ K*3B3@/<A Park is right next to the Gandy Trail. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a kinship there. I urge you to support the amendment.â&#x20AC;?

K(67A 7A <=B CA D3@ACA B63; L =443@32 6/<2/ ::7=BB with a desire to show veterans due honor and respect.

K(67A 7A /0=CB E6/B B63 B@/7: 7A 4=@ @3/::G 2= <=B B67<9 that ATVs and bicycles can be on the same trail.â&#x20AC;?

Another veterans ride organizer, Richard Costerisan, 3F>:/7<32 B63 >C@>=A3 =4 B63 @723 K$< '3>B3;03@ we celebrate the UN International Day of Peace and offer veterans the opportunity to enjoy some camaraderie with other veterans. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very controlled event. For two years, there has not been any damage to the trail.â&#x20AC;? !/B3@ 7< B63 ;33B7<5 #716=:A 1=<O@;32 B6/B <=<3 =4 the special events have ever caused damage to the trail.

Damage, he said, usually results from illegal use of the trail in the springtime when the ground is soft and wet.

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amended Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amendment to Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plan amendment, making 2015 the final year that exceptions would be allowed. When B63 D=B3 E/A O</::G called, some supervisors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem clear on what they were voting for.

A roll call vote on the 2015 termination was close but passed; the limitation to two special events was less close, but also passed. With the two added clauses, the master plan amendment was approved by a large majority.

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That sentiment was echoed by Campion and Elliott.

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K*3@G 6/>>G L ::7=BB /2232 K B E/A / 5@3/B 27A1CAsion, and I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a win-win for everybody.â&#x20AC;?

The veterans did not feel like winners. To them, the vote to allow just one more year felt like a minimal concession.

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K+3N@3 6/>>G E3 53B B= 6/D3 =C@ @723 B67A G3/@ 0CB disappointed that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to move it,â&#x20AC;? added Sowers.

Another vet explained that most of the trail alternatives are not suitable for this kind of group ride, espe17/::G 4=@ =:23@ 27A/0:32 >3=>:3 K (* B@/7:A /@3 B== rough and rugged; and too dusty. Most of our disabled vets canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle it.â&#x20AC;? $4O17/:A 7< %=:9 =C<BG D=B32 (C3A2/G 3D3<7<5 B= send the same issue to committee for a total master plan review.

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Luckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Street is new home ,!# ,-.!) 4 Staff writer LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; There is a new business on Main Street in downtown Luck, as Flying Pie Pizza moves from a stand-alone building on Hwy. 48 to 111 Main Street between Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northern Bar and Luck Shoe & Saddlery.

The take-and-bake pizza business opened up at their new location on Friday, April 10, in a former space that has been everything from a thrift store to a recording studio to a storage room.

With a history going back even further, Flying Pie has been under the operation of locals Jamie Melin and Brandi Marek for over seven years, and with the new location, they will also expand their menu

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to include sub sandwiches and lunch specials.

(63@3 /@3 <= 3F1CA3A 4=@ <=B O<27<5 them open, as the new shop will be open seven days a week, from 10 a.m, to 9 p.m., offering up take-and-bake pizzas, beverages and more.

K +3 B/93 >@723 7< A3@D7<5 C> 075 B7;3 taste with a small-town touch,â&#x20AC;? Melin A/72 K(63 1=<13>B 7A B= ;/93 :743 / :7BB:3 easier, allowing you to grab supper and bring it home, making it at your convenience.â&#x20AC;?

Flying Pie Pizza will celebrate a week of grand reopening at their new home starting Sunday, April 26, through Saturday, May 2. They will offer specials and signups to win door prizes. Call-in orders are taken at 715-472-4343.

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sense of humor. In general, students are enthusiastic about the fundraiser because of its entertainment value. Organizers appreciate the way this fundraiser involves the community and calls attention to the cause. In this case, the fundraiser is all about defraying travel expenses for the 54 students and 24 adults going on the June band trip to Washington, D.C. According to event coordinator Amye "/<53< B67A 7A B63 O@AB G3/@ B6/B '7@3< 756 '16==: 6/A 2=<3 B63 P/;7<5= 4C<2@/7A3@ A =4 B63 ;722:3 =4 >@7: KE3 have sold four insurance policies and P=1932 3756B :/E<A E7B6 ;=@3 A1632uled,â&#x20AC;? Mangen said.

Because the fundraiser could run until the end of the school year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still B7;3 B= KP=19L A=;3=<3 G=C 9<=E =@ 0CG an insurance policy for yourself.

More information is available by calling the Flamingo Hotline at 715-566-1101 or on the Siren school website at siren.k12. wi.us.

Round one of Polk County Zoning Ordinance completed

Reviewed at 16 meetings of conservation committee

property committee, the predecessor of the conservation committee, 14 months ago on Feb. 12, 2014.

The new ordinance is a combination of two existing ordinances, Comprehensive ,!## !-.%# , 4 Staff writer Land Use and Shoreland Protection. It !' " ! J (63 O@AB @3D73E =4 will regulate land use and development the draft Polk County Zoning Ordinance of all shoreland properties in the county has now been completed. The conserva- and the zoning and land use in the towns tion committee of the county board com- that adopt the ordinance. pleted its review of the 71-page document at its meeting Wednesday, April 15. The :?2= C6G:6H 24E:@?D ordinance review has been on the agenda On the last day of the review, the comof the committee for 16 meetings, starting mittee covered the bunkhouse and camplast Sept. 17. grounds sections, both of which are new The committee will next ratify changes areas of regulation and revisited a prior it made to the draft over the past eight issue. months and make other adjustments. The The bunkhouse regulation covers DNR has been monitoring the shoreland sleeping-only structures without cooking protection portion of the ordinance and facilities. While no changes were made, may make suggestions on compliance the discussion allowed Warren Nelson with DNR regulations. The conserva- to make another plea for the acceptance tion committee will then approve a new =4 KB7<G 6=CA3A L #3:A=< A/72 B6/B B63A3 O</: 2@/4B B= A3<2 B= B63 1=C<BG 0=/@2 4=@ minihouses are the coming thing in Cali/2=>B7=< (63 O@AB O</: 2@/4B 1/;3 B= B63 fornia. Tiny houses have less than 430

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of those homes, would require a land use permit. Three of the six committee members say they now or formerly operated 0CA7<3AA3A 4@=; =4O13A 7< B637@ 6=;3A K 2=<NB 1/@3 E6/B / >3@A=< 2=3A 7< B637@ 6=;3 L 3/< =6/<A3< A/72 K(67A @35C:/B7=< 2=3A <=B B/:9 /0=CB B@/4O1 What is the intent of this regulation?â&#x20AC;?

The committee members talked about home-based professionals who telecommute and about businesses where customers come to homes in residential areas.

The committee decided to add a section that would regulate businesses in-home B6/B 53<3@/B3 B@/4O1 0CB <=B @35C:/B3 B63 home operations of other professionals.

With that, the committee adjourned until May 6. The ordinance may come to the county board for adoption in July.

After that the 24 town governments in the county will have a year to decide if they wish to adopt it. At that point the Polk County Zoning Ordinance will become law.

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because there will be a water-utility upgrade starting this month in Siren, and the water utility will have to absorb the costs of the upgrade in the coming years.

Another area to watch, according to Kortas, was the TID 2 repayment schedule. The TID 2 district covers the Main Street/Hwys. 35/70/First Avenue busi $!,%'' /((!, 4 Staff writer ness district and the southeast neighborSIREN - Village auditor Tom Kor- hood near the ballpark and Capeside tas was at the Siren Village meeting on Cove. It was formed in 2004 and for many Thursday, April 9, to talk about the vil- years held a healthy balance, to the point :/53NA O</<13A <=E B6/B B63

/C27B that it was designated as a donor fund for 7A 1=;>:3B3 $D3@/:: B63 D7::/53 O<7A632 the struggling TID 1 district that covers 2014 under budget and the fund balance the industrial park. Now, however, with is at a healthy level. However, he pointed the recent decrease in property values in out a couple of items to be aware of. the TID 2 district, the village board my One item was the water utility. Kor- need to tap considerable general funds to tas mentioned that many municipalities make the $165,465 loan payment for TID across the state lost money in their water 2 in 2016 if property values do not change utilities in 2014 because of the harsh 2013- much.

2014 winter. The Siren water utility spent In 2014 the TID 2 collected $110,465 in $37,238 more in operating and main- property taxes and $12,837 in special astenance expenses in 2014 compared to sessments.

2013, largely because of numerous water On a more positive note, Kortas felt that freeze-ups and a frozen main. As a result, the village taxpayers may be able to abthe water utility showed a loss of $16,564 A=@0 B63 D7::/53NA A6/@3 =4 / <3E O@3 6/:: in 2014 despite a rate increase that went without raising taxes if the full impact into effect early in 2014. waits until 2017 when there is a drop in The 2014 loss was less than the $24,471 scheduled debt payments. loss recorded in 2013, but Kortas advised keeping a close eye on the water utility

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Operation Round-Up grant recipients for spring 2015 are: 1. Lien Elementary School, $950, to purchase books for their summer reading program.

2. Yellow Lake Food Distribution, $1,500, to purchase food for monthly distribution in Webster.

3. Rowdy Red Hat Mamas of NW Wisconsin, $500, to assemble Comfort Kits for women in crisis at local emergency rooms.

4. Community Referral Agency, $1,000, to upgrade the play area for children in a domestic violence shelter.

5. Siren Chamber of Commerce, $500, to help install an electronic sign at Crooked Lake Park for community notices.

6. Polk County Home & Community Education, $1,000 , to purchase books for young children through Head Start program.

7. Burnett Washburn Radio Association, $500, to upgrade equipment on radio towers and ensure reliable emergency communication.

8. Endeavors Adult Development Center, $1,000, to purchase an automatic elec-

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to support their summer youth programs Friday, April 24, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in music, the arts and literacy.

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13. Grantsburg Revitalization OperaDB43 >8; tion, $500, to promote natural resources with trail maps, signage and information Thank You â&#x20AC;˘ Many Thanks â&#x20AC;˘ !"#$%&'() â&#x20AC;˘ Many Thanks â&#x20AC;˘ !"#$%&'()&â&#x20AC;˘ Many Thanks â&#x20AC;˘ Thank You kiosk @3AA3@ $A13=:/ /@O3:2 7@3 Asociation, $1,000, to purchase equipment and supplies for decontamination of hazardous materials.

15. Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW, Amery Post 7929, $500, to promote patriotism in Also thank you to all patrons for their support.

Amery Schools, mark veterans graves and offer relief program for Polk County vetPaper Worx F&A Dairy Abrahamson Nurseries erans and families.

Paradise Pizza Federated Co-op Alibi Bar 16. Central Burnett County Fair AssoParts City Festival Theatre Andrie Electric ciation, $500, to help build grandstand Peterson Distribution Fireworks Forever Action Services bleachers.

First National Community Bank Polaris Baribeau Implement 17. Mental Health Task Force of Polk Radio Shack, Amery Fox Ranch Beef Bending Branches RCU Bank Frontier Ag & Turf Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ace Hardware County, $1,000, to develop a website for Robyn Foster Fur Get Me Nots Birch Street Bar enhanced outreach and program awareRosenbauer Glenn Thompson Bob Thompson ness.

Row Sewer Service Grandstrand Funeral Home Boss Equipment #=<>@=OB =@5/<7H/B7=<A 7<B3@3AB32 7< Super America, St. Croix Falls Hauge Dental Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outdoor Power applying for a grant or co-op members Shipping & Handling Ida Maeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BP, St. Croix Falls whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to round their bill up in supShipwreck Boat Works Indigo Iris Nat. Foods Bremer Bank, Amery port of Operation Round-Up may contact Slumberland, Amery J. Kessler Jeweler Byrnes Law Office 800-421-0283 or PolkBurnett.com. The St. Croix Auto Body Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Repair CARQUEST next application deadline is June 1. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from St. Croix Cinema Joyful Morning Celebration Party Rentals Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative St. Croix Library Kassel Tap Central Bank

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CENTURIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Polk-Burnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Operation Round-Up awarded $13,450 to 17 community organizations at its Wednesday, April 1, meeting. Funding for Operation Round-Up is donated by members of Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative who round their monthly electric bill up to the next even dollar amount. Grant recipients are selected quarterly by a committee of 1= => ;3;03@A E7B6 O</<17/: 2=</B7=<A /E/@232 B= <=<>@=OB =@5/<7H/B7=<A B6/B improve our local quality of life. Community support is a core value of PolkBurnett Electric Cooperative.

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But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got qualities that trump itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our responsibility. The Bible tells /:: =4 B6=A3 K<313AA7B73AL >3=>:3 E/<B CA 7< /;3A K&3:757=< B6/B =2 from a large city ... generosity and loy- our Father accepts as pure and faultalty. To me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth more than a less is this: to look after orphans and city zoo, a megamall or even a $975 widows in their distress â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;? And also %A/:; K 343<2 B63 E3/9 /<2 million football stadium.

You see, here in St. Croix Falls, peo- the fatherless; uphold the cause of the ple take care of others. They step up poor and the oppressed.â&#x20AC;?

I hate that terrible things happen.

- in big ways. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve witnessed it, and But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thankful that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have received it.

A few years ago, when a family ex- to go through them alone. God shows >3@73<132 / O@3 /<2 :=AB 3D3@GB67<5 us his love through his people. And the community came together and St. Croix Falls has demonstrated once provided them with food, clothing again that we can be the hands and and funds to start over again. When feet of Christ.

If you would like to contribute to the a young boy went missing, people Peter Kelly Family, go to: gofundme. in this town dropped everything to search for him. When cancer came com/s7y8rg4?pc=14_tw_1 via @goand took away, the St. Croix Falls area fundme. shared, cared and came alongside.

Leanne Waterworth Our family personally experienced St. Croix Falls this heart and soul of the community when our sons were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. People came with food, gifts and donations â&#x20AC;Ś for months. They loved on us, prayed for us and did whatever we asked or needed. Five hundred people from our community came to our house for On April 28, our communities will a kiddie carnival and helped us raise =D3@

B= O<2 / 1C@3 (63 A16==: once again come together online for 24 staff, students, our friends and neigh- hours of giving. Every donation made bors, business owners, churches and on giveSCV.org will help to qualify local government all showed their participating organizations, such as support in big ways. It was over- the Community Referral Agency and whelming. And it continues, nearly ;/<G =B63@ <=<>@=OBA A3@D7<5 B63 'B Croix Valley, for prize money and two years later.

This week, our small town is taking awards.

GiveBIG St. Croix Valley is a woncare of its own in a big way as tragedy derful opportunity for community has struck once again.

On Monday of this week, I was AC>>=@B3@A =4 <=<>@=OBA A3@D7<5 'B at the park with some other mom Croix Valley and Polk County to learn friends. School had just let out and more about the work of the area nonthe beautiful weather beckoned our >@=OBA /<2 B= 2=</B3 B= 4C@B63@ B637@ kids to play on the playground. So work in our communities.

Last year the Community Referral we let them. We smiled in the sunshine and marveled at the scene of a Agency provided 4,790 bed nights beautiful baby girl learning to walk in of shelter to survivors of domestic the spring grass. Just a day later that violence and their children. Shelter baby girl along with her four brothers was provided to 289 adults and 124 and mama would lose their daddy in children. This represents the largest a tragic and unexpected killing which number of annualized bed nights in has stunned our community. We our 36-year history.

CRA also provided nonshelter serare shocked. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand. vices to 231 women, 60 children and We are sad and mad and confused.

And yet the heart â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the strong, will- seven men. Nonshelter services may ing heart of our town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; keeps beating include advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education,

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assistance in court, assistance with restraining orders, parenting, needs assessment and budgeting. The Community Referral Agency provides coordination on behalf of clients with county programs such as the victim witness coordinators, public health, law enforcement and county social services. Later this spring, CRA will begin offering a Safe Exchange Program at the justice center in Balsam Lake.

On April 28, please remember to 57D3 B= B63 =@5/<7H/B7=< A =4 G=C@ choice. This is your opportunity to assist those agencies whose mission and service is something you are committed to and you know the dollars you give will stay in our communities.

Ann Frey Executive director Community Referral Agency Inc. Milltown

/<5G =F + , HD GC Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be clear about what the Shelter Community Action Team is doing hanging outside the Arnell Memorial Humane Society shelter in Amery. If you think we are here to bash the shelter you are wrong.

We are making an effort to inform citizens of Polk County that there are safer alternatives than our current shelter provides to rehome their pets and to reunite lost pets with their owners. Over the past couple of years, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve attempted several different ways, at several different times, to convince the AMHS, to no avail, that no-kill organizations are here to help our communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pets. We would like to work together with our shelter to provide these services. However, our attempts are consistently rejected by shelter management.

From a business perspective we know that we must target our market as economically as possible. So we asked ourselves, where does the public feel it should be able to turn for assistance with rehoming and reuniting pets? The answer is the humane society.

Our job is to give citizens of our county access to information about available alternatives for caring for their companion animals. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just what we are doing.

This is America. The free-market system demands that the public have choices. Businesses that provide those choices should not be assaulted with derogative comments while doing their job. Comments like go home, get a life, shame on you and enough already.

We do not come into your place of business and harass you.

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ing more money to charter and voucher schools that are not being held to the On a recent trip to England, Gov. same level of accountability as public Walker embarrassed himself when he schools. He has demonized public schoolwas asked if he believes in evolution. He teachers and has damaged our public avoided giving a straight answer so that schools, all to get the Republican nominaclihe would not offend his fundamental tion for president. He is a denier of cli religious-school people that he needs to ;/B3 16/<53 /<2 67A 0C253B @3P31BA 7B Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget would eliminate educa educaget nominated for president.

But the Walker budget has done worse B7=< /<2 A173<B7O1 @3A3/@16 4C<27<5 4@=; damage to Wisconsin by taking away the DNR, clearly favoring ignorance over ;=<3G 4@=; >C0:71 A16==:A >3@ knowledge. Walker has cut taxes, mostly pupil in the 2016 school year) and giv- on the rich, which has left Wisconsin with

/ 07::7=< 23O17B < 1=<B@/AB =C@ <3756 < 1=<B@/AB =C@ <3756bor, Minnesota, has a $2 billion surplus.

Minnesota raised taxes on the wealthy.

But Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends, like the Koch Brothers, did well here.

Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies have been bad for Wisconsin, but just think what he could do if he gained control of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. His wealthy friends would be happy as the middle class disappears and America becomes a Third World naB7=< 1=<AB/<B:G O56B7<5 E/@A "/G03 E3 need an amendment to the Constitution

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t is crunch time for the state budget, and an alternative plan released in mid-April should add to the public debate on key issues.

The plan, developed by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, challenges key ideas in Gov. Scott Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-year spending proposal. It came just as a new Marquette University public opinion poll showed Walker had only a 41-percent favorable rating.

The key elements of the alternative plan are accepting $345 million in federal money to expand Medicaid and halting the expansion of an agriculture and manufacturing tax-credit program passed as >/@B =4 +/:93@NA O@AB 0C253B 7<

The tax-credit program will cost $285 million a year when it is fully implemented in 2017. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $156 million more than was projected in 2011. The alterna alternative plan notes the credit plan already on the books will eliminate state taxation for ;/<G ;/<C4/1BC@7<5 O@;A /<2 1CB AB/B3 taxes by 95 percent on others.

The numbers have been used before.

*E2E6 2A:E@= %6HD=6EE6C &5GG )CAA9E Walker himself used them in a trademission speech in Germany. The credits will just about eliminate Wisconsin taxes on manufacturing operations, the governor said.

The councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper said the Walker budget plan focuses on a shrinking manufacturing economic sector. Another downside of the manufacturing tax break is that it has no provision tying the help to either job retention or job growth, the council noted. The document emphasizes the goal is not to eliminate the manufacturing credit but to slow its growth.

Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget proposal calls for a

$127 million reduction in state aid to public schools and a $300 million cut in state support for the University of Wisconsin System. Both ideas are very unpopular with Wisconsin citizens, according to the new poll conducted by the Marquette University Law School. The councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan would eliminate both of those cuts and make other changes.

The local school aid reduction is opposed by 78 percent of those polled.

Poll director Charles Franklin said that 7A /< K3G3 1/B167<5 :3D3: =4 =>7<7=< L B also raises questions about the Republican push to expand support to private schools.

The governor blamed his low ratings on the media coverage of his budget ideas, saying the press has not been accentuating the positive.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a familiar response from politicians when things arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going well. But his popularity might be saved when new tax-revenue estimates are released. Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler said he expects the estimates will be higher.

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be changed based on the sale price. As Assessors have guidelines to follow when assessing property. New construction and remodeling may change the value of your property. Contact the proper town or village assessor as soon as possible if HEB9GG C ,E95FHE9ERF C::=79 buildings have been torn down, if there 6/A 033< O@3 2/;/53 =@ AB=@; 2/;/53 :/<2 0/A32 =< 7BA CA3 (67A 1:/AA7O1/B7=< 7A as these may affect your assessed value BURNETT COUNTY - Each town and important as it affects the assessed value for the next year. If the assessed value of village hires an assessor to place a value =4 B63 >@=>3@BG AA3AA;3<B 1=23 1:/AA7O- a property has changed, the assessor will on all taxable real estate and personal cations are residential, commercial, man- notify the owner of the change at least property. State law requires assessors to ufacturing, agricultural, undeveloped, 15 days prior to the board of review. If 03 13@B7O32 0G B63 +7A1=<A7< 3>/@B;3<B agricultural forest, productive forestland the assessor has done a revaluation, the =4 &3D3<C3 0G >/AA7<5 B63 13@B7O1/B7=< and other. notice will be given at least 30 days prior The assessed value is based on the to board of review. The notice will have exam. State law requires each municipality to assess property within 10 percent of property as of Jan. 1 of each year. If there information on the change in value plus 4C:: D/:C3 /B :3/AB =<13 3D3@G OD3 G3/@A is a sale during the year, the assessor the date, time and place of the open book 4C:: D/:C3 /B :3/AB =<13 3D3@G OD3 G3/@A (63 /AA3AA=@ 1:/AA7O3A 3/16 >/@13: =4 will review the sale. The sale of property and board of review. The notice will also does not mean the assessed value will Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Understanding the property tax process can be confusing, so Burnett County will be offering a series of articles to be published in the Leader over the next few weeks to help inform taxpayers of the basic process of assessments, tax bills, delinquent taxes, tax deeds and the sale of tax-deed property

Harsdorf legislation focuses on reform, modernization

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everal bills that I have authored this session received action in the state Legislature recently, including three bills that were signed into law by the governor last week. As in past legislative sessions, most of the legislation I introduce is based upon input and suggestions I receive from area residents, small-business owners, and :=1/: =4O17/:A A3397<5 B= ;/93 AB/B3 5=Dernment more effective by eliminating unnecessary red tape and enacting commonsense reforms.

Two of the bills that were signed into law address concerns brought to my attention by small businesses in our area.

Senate Bill 37 modernizes state law to accommodate a new business model @343@@32 B= /A K>/7<B /<2 A7>L B6/B 7A expanding into Wisconsin. Paint-andsip establishments are new and popular venues that provide a unique arts en entertainment experience where family and friends can get together for a fun time of painting and socializing while

E9 :DEC:4E *6?2E6 +<9=@5 !5EF8CE: enjoying a glass of wine. There are several paint-and-sip establishments just across the river in Minnesota and one recently opened in Hudson. However, their growth in Wisconsin has been hampered by outdated restrictions in AB/B3 :/E ' ;/93A 1:/@7O1/B7=<A B= the statutes that will encourage further growth of these businesses in our state.

The second bill that was signed into law, Assembly Bill 11, repeals an antiquated mandate on newspaper publishers in Wisconsin. Previously, newspaper publishers were required to use a certain percentage of recycled newsprint in their newspapers, even though advances in recycling have provided better and more effective uses of recycled newsprint such as egg cartons.

Additionally, this mandate, which only

affects newspapers printed in our state, was enacted at a time when the recycling rate of newspapers was a fraction of what it is today. Both SB 37 and AB 11 were passed with bipartisan support in the state Legislature.

Another bill that I have authored in prior sessions and co-authored this session, Assembly Bill 10, was also signed into law. AB 10 provides individuals that are victims of harassment or stalking from someone living in another state with the ability to obtain a restraining order in Wisconsin. With the increased use of social media and the Internet in harassment and stalking, it is becom becoming more common that an individual affected by these crimes may live in another state from the perpetrator. AB 10 updates state law to allow an indi individual subject to harassment to petition a Wisconsin court for relief through a restraining order regardless of where the offender resides.

Two other legislative proposals that I have authored based upon input from :=1/: =4O17/:A 6/D3 @313<B:G @3137D32 public hearings in the state Senate. Senate Bill 40 was brought to my attention 0G B=E< =4O17/:A 7< =C@ /@3/ /<2 A339A

Accepting federal Medicaid money as part of Obamacare is not a new idea.

Democrats have suggested it could dra dramatically ease the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget crunch.

Walker, who wants to be the next president of the United States, said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the federal government can afford to continue the expanded Medicaid.

As the state budget drama unfolded in the Capitol, another tax-break idea 4=@ 0CA7<3AA E/A 037<5 P=/B32 B E=C:2 end the property tax on business equipment. Republican sponsors of the bill A/72 7B E=C:2 A/D3 0CA7<3AA O@;A /0=CB $270 million. The costs would be shifted to residential property, with the largest impact being felt in cities and villages, /11=@27<5 B= ;C<717>/: =4O17/:A Even with a 2020 start date, the new tax-break idea for business may seem strange given the current budget crunch.

But it has a lot better chance of passing the Republican-controlled Legislature than the budget ideas of the Council on Children and Families.

have information on the procedures to be used if the owner wants to object to the assessment.

Questions concerning the assessed value of property need to be directed to the proper town or village assessor. Open book allows a taxpayer to ask questions of the assessor. If a taxpayer does not agree E7B6 B63 /AA3AA32 D/:C3 =@ B63 1:/AA7O1/tion of a property, the board of review 7A E63@3 B= O:3 /< =0831B7=< =<B/1B B63 proper town or village clerk for more in in4=@;/B7=< =< O:7<5 /< =0831B7=< B= B63 /Asessed value of a property with the board of review.

to provide the opportunity for local governments to recover unpaid bills for providing ambulance services. Currently, unpaid bills for ambulance calls fall onto taxpayers of a community, and SB 40 provides another option for local governments to seek recovery for these costs. In response to a suggestion by an area town clerk, I have introduced '3</B3 7:: E6716 A339A B= OF / AB/B3 law that requires local clerks to process absentee ballot requests within 24 hours of receipt. This means that state law requires that local clerks, even those serving part-time in small communities, ;CAB B@/D3: B= B63 ;C<717>/: =4O13 /<2 mail absentee ballots on Sundays. SB 47 would essentially allow clerks to send absentee ballots on Mondays instead.

Both of these bills received hearings and are pending before committees in the state Senate.

What are your suggestions for reforming or modernizing Wisconsin laws?

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n a return trip from Florida this spring, we deviated from our usual route to travel through downtown Milwaukee. Though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived in Wisconsin for 36 years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never been there.

I love large bodies of water, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve al always been intrigued by this city on the shores of Lake Michigan.

My initial reaction coming into downtown was surprise, the skyline was much smaller than the major city I frequent most often, Minneapolis. Sur Surprising because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always thought of Milwaukee as more of a big city than Minneapolis. Turns out my impressions were about 50 years out of date. Back in 1960, Milwaukeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population was close to 750,000, making it one of the largest cities in the country. By contrast, Minneapolis was home to around 480,000 that same year.

Both cities have seen population declines since the 1960s, but Milwaukeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numbers have declined more steeply, and the Twin Cities metropolitan area has grown at a much faster rate and is now almost twice the size of greater Milwaukee. Not that size matters. I saw a lot to like in our sprint through Mil Milwaukee including charming, well-kept neighborhoods and a lot of interesting old-world architecture, all against the backdrop of that beautiful blue lake to the east.

Our little whirlwind tour got me thinking about other differences between Wisconsin and our neighbor to the west. I grew up in Minnesota and still have family there but have spent virtually all of my adult life in Wisconsin, so in some sense Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always strad-

Investing in expanded broadband and cell phone coverage in Northern Wisconsin

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ne of the most disappointing things I hear when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m traveling around the 25th Senate District is that someone has an idea for a new or expanded business, but they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it work in Northern Wisconsin because of a lack of access to high-speed Internet and spotty cell phone coverage. Improving access in underserved areas, especially here in the north, is one of my top priorities as your new state senator. I was proud to support efforts by my Democratic colleagues on the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee to target resources to improved broadband access in our communities.

The committee took up issues in the proposed state budget related to utili utilities this week. My colleagues offered an

+96 G:6H 7C@> 96C6 Steve Pearson dled the border. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been easy to do most of that time since the two states seemed to share a lot of similarities, that is until they diverged sharply in 2010. So I decided to take a quick look at where the two states stand by some 1=;;=< ;3/AC@3A OD3 G3/@A :/B3@ First, the obvious things. Minnesota has a Democratic governor, Mark Dayton, who currently enjoys an approval rating of 54 percent. By contrast, Scott Walker is a Republican who in the Marquette University Law School poll released last Thursday had the support of just 41 percent of his constituents, down from 49 percent a few months ago. Kind of surprising given all the buzz about Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential prospects, but the poll-takers found that many of his current proposals including cuts in funding for the UW System and K-12 education are deeply unpopular with the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents.

Over in Minnesota, Dayton raised taxes on the top 1 percent of earners.

Then, after balancing the budget, he used the remaining new revenue to boost funding for K-12 school and postsecondary education, at the same time introducing universal all-day kindergar kindergarten and increased access to early childhood education. In Wisconsin, Walker cut taxes for most including those of the wealthiest 1 percent, then paid for the tax cuts by eliminating tax credits for

E9 :DEC:4E *6?2E6 #5B9G 9J@9L amendment that would have increased funding for broadband expansion grants by a modest but crucial $7.5 million per year. Even more importantly, it would have reserved these new funds for counties with high unemployment and limited broadband access. The motion would have doubled funding available for broadband expansion grants.

I had high hopes that our effort to increase funding for broadband would be successful. Our neighbors in Minnesota recently invested nearly $20 million in rural broadband expansion. Unfortunately, our reasonable proposal was re rejected by majority Republicans on the O</<13 1=;;7BB33

low-wage workers and ending collec collective bargaining rights for public unions, in effect consigning them to lifelong wage stagnation. The resulting slow economic growth has led to a reduction in funding for K-12 education by 15 per percent and the proposed $300 million cut to the UW system.

Since education is correlated with overall job and wage growth, you might expect to see some differences between the two states. And, in fact, from March of 2011 to March of 2014, Minnesota created 20,000 more jobs than Wisconsin and the gap has widened since then.

Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate stands at 3.7 percent, lower than its pre-recession level while Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is 4.8 percent. Both states have seen more rapid declines in joblessness in the past six months than at any time since the Great Recession.

Minnesota recently raised the minimum wage to $9.50 and included a provision that would make it increase /CB=;/B71/::G E7B6 7<P/B7=< < +7Aconsin, Walker has resisted any increase in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minimum wage, which AB/<2A /B /<2 :/AB 4/:: 4=C<2 K<= reasonable causeâ&#x20AC;? for the complaint that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constitute a living wage. And there are other wage disparities as well.

(63 ;=AB @313<B O5C@3A 4=@ ;/<C4/1BC@ing jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Minnesotans on average make $600 more per month than workers in Wisconsin.

The health-care issue provides some of the most stark contrasts between the two states. Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Minnesota elected to set up a state health-care exchange and to expand Medicaid coverage up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

Wisconsin rejected the Medicaid expan expansion, 100 percent of which would have been reimbursed by the federal govern;3<B 4=@ B63 O@AB B6@33 G3/@A /<2 >3@cent through 2020, and refused to set up a state exchange.

These contrasting approaches have produced drastically different healthcare outcomes for the two states.

Minnesota currently has the lowest insurance rates in the country according to the Department of Commerce Commissioner. Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uninsured rate stood at twice that of Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7< O5C@3A @3:3/A32 /B B63 3<2 =4

and because we rejected the funds for Medicaid expansion, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shelling out $150 million more health-care dollars to cover 85,000 fewer Wisconsinites. <2 O</::G 7< / 1=;>/@7A=< =4 B63 BE= states by Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Rankings, Minnesota placed sixth while Wisconsin ranked 23rd. Obesity, adult smoking and diabetes rates, and the incidence of low birth-weight babies were all higher in Wisconsin.

Elections have consequences, and when the voters in Wisconsin and Minnesota chose divergent paths back in 2010, and again in 2014, it appears we were also choosing a different set of outcomes. The mostly friendly rivalry between the two states has seen each of them lead in different areas over time, but in recent years, observers have begun to see a widening gap by many measures with Wisconsin falling behind Minnesota. If the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval ratings are any indication, a sizable majority of Wisconsinites are starting to question the direction weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re headed. It remains to be seen how that new-found dissatisfaction will be expressed.

If you live in the north, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experi experienced the frustration of suddenly losing a connection on your cell phone or having to wait while your home computer A:=E:G 2=E<:=/2A / O:3 2@=>>32 1/:: when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking with your daughter or waiting for a photograph of your grandchild to load is irritating. For a business, a missed call or a delay in re receiving information can be the difference between success and failure. And in some cases, it has important conse consequences for our health and safety.

Last Sunday my husband had severe chest pains at our new home 30 miles south of Ashland, where we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cell phone coverage. A windstorm had knocked out our power and our landline wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working. I had to drive over a mile away to a spot where I knew I could get cell phone reception in order to call the hospital. We were lucky. We got to the hospital, and my husband was transported to Duluth for surgery and is recovering quickly. Others may not be so lucky.

Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for jobs, for communica-

tion or for health and safety, we need to make investments that will give the citizens of northern Wisconsin affordable and reliable access to communications and the Internet. New revenue estimates for Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget are due to come out soon. We may be able to afford to make some targeted investments in those areas of the state that need it most. And legislative Republicans have shown a willingness to make changes in the budget the governor originally proposed. These things give me hope that we can increase investment in northern Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure, whether it is broadband, cell phone towers, roads or bridges. As the budget process goes forward, I will continue to support efforts to secure a fair share of state resources for the people in northern Wisconsin.

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance with any state issue. I can be reached via phone toll-free at 800-4696562 or by email at sen.bewley@legis. wi.gov.

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State veterinarian says wild birds are suspected to be spreading virus ,! )) $*--*1 4 WPR News '( ( + J (E= ;=@3 >=C:B@G P=19A 6/D3 B3AB32 >=A7B7D3 4=@ 07@2 PC 7< +7A1=<A7< 0@7<57<5 B63 <C;03@ =4 1=<O@;32 1/A3A 7< B63 AB/B3 B= B6@33 According to a news release from Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, B63 /4431B32 P=19A 1=;>@7A3 ;7F32 0@332 0/19G/@2 birds in Juneau County and 126,000 turkeys at a JennieO Turkey Store facility in Barron County.

In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that chickens at an egg-laying facility in Jefferson County had been found to be infected with the virus.

Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state veterinarian, Dr. Paul McGraw, said the lethal virus does not seem to be spreading from one affected farm to another.

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In each case, the farms were quarantined immediately and the remaining birds &?6 @7 E96 .:D4@?D:? 7=@4<D :?764E65 will be euthanized.

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poultry specialist Ron Kean said the poultry industry is worried.

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"C:B7>:3 =CB0@3/9A =4 /D7/< 7<PC3<H/ 6/D3 @313<B:G occurred in states including Iowa and Minnesota, among others. According to the Associated Press, the H5N2 strain of the virus has led to the euthanization of around 2 million birds since early March.

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Kooyenga said he understands there are times when police have a use for military vehicles, but he said he has concerns with the militarization of police.

The use of military vehicles and equipment by police has come under more public scrutiny since they were deployed in a standoff with protesters in Ferguson, Mo., last year.

The plan passed on a unanimous vote.

$ 1) *$)-*) 4 WPR News STATEWIDE - The state would regulate local police departmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; use of military vehicles under a measure that has passed the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget committee.

The plan would require Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to get approval from the state before they acquire weapons and machines from the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surplus military property program. When police use this equipment, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to explain why, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be policies in place for what happens if they misuse military equipment. @==9O3:2 &3>C0:71/< &3> /:3 ==G3<5/ 7A / D3Beran of the Iraq War where, he said, soldiers were most effective when they got out of military vehicles and

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When Gov. Scott Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget initially proposed getting rid of the Local Govern;3<B %@=>3@BG <AC@/<13 C<2 :=1/: =4O17/:A /A932 :/E;/93@A B= @31=<A723@ A/G7<5 the move would make it harder to buy insurance and drive up their premiums. State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, told Republicans they should listen.

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Finance Committee Co-Chair John Nygren, a Republican from Marinette, said it makes more sense for private insurers to handle it.

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'@== =:?E@? 9@=5D A@:?E =625 @G6C .2=<6C :? 9JA@E96E:42= AC6D:56?E:2= >2E49FA Marquette poll also finds Walker dropping to 41-percent approval rating $ 1) *$)-*) 4 WPR News MILWAUKEE - The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows that if the election were held today, Wisconsin voters would overwhelmingly choose Hillary Clinton over Gov. Scott Walker to be the next U.S. president.

The Marquette poll found 52 percent of eligible Wisconsin voters would support Hillary Clinton, compared to 40

percent who said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d vote for Walker.

Marquette Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charles Franklin emphasized that the numbers showed where the candidates were lining up at the start of the race, and that Clinton was leading B63 &3>C0:71/< O3:2 7< =B63@ AB/B3A B== K B B67A D3@G 3/@:G AB/53 =4 B63 1/;>/75< </B7=</: >=::ing has consistently showed her with about the same kind of edge that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing against practically all of the Republican candidates here in Wisconsin,â&#x20AC;? said Franklin.

The results came in the same survey that found Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval rating had dropped to 41 percent in Wisconsin, @G *4@EE .2=<6C M the lowest itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been since Marquette started polling in Janu :==2CJ =:?E@? $+/+ 4 $+/+ 4 #! '% )+-! ary of 2012. (!3 * !- -!#!

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Superiorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kestrel Aircraft is merging with New Mexico-based Eclipse Aerospace to form ONE Aviation. Kestrel was expected to create 600 jobs, but it has yet to start commercial production of its plane. The company has also struggled paying back loans from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Superior planning director Jason Serck said the city also kicked in around $2.5 million.

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Roughly 40 people are employed by Kestrel in Superior. Serck said those jobs are expected to remain in the city.

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The two teams of three students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences were offered up challenges: to design an eco-village and an independent living or senior housing facility.

Glacier Ridge is a 25-plus-acre, underdeveloped property with utilities that fell victim to the housing collapse, and had just a few homes ever constructed.

The two groups outlined their two proposals with visual programs, and tried to best address the challenges each offering gave them, from sustainability to handicapped accessibility to costs and community development.

The senior housing plan would focus on independent living, and would offer

SCF Plan Commission dreams big landscaping, construction and energy usage.

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While the presentations were well received, the class offering had several commissioners wanting to see even more, and maybe a more broad approach to low-income, realistic options.

The commission took no action on the issue, but encouraged continued options and suggestions.

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The eco-village plan focused on sustainability and low energy use across the board, including a solar garden array to share the costs, as well as low-impact

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The bike rack plan is the brainchild of Dr. Steve McCormack, who has solicited donations from local business sponsors for the artistic, powder-coated bike racks made by the Dero Company, at a cost of approximately $300 each.

McCormack said he has had 23 commitments, and said his goal was to order 25 of the racks, for placement across the city.

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The commission was split on the colors, supporting both blue and green, and gave the suggestion the thumbs-up, although it was unclear the next step on the proposal.

Grantsburg veterinarian gives up great creatures to focus on the small

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Palmquist.

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Rescue operated by The Palmquists expanded services to Tammi Larson. equine, bovine and other large animals.

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Create Your Own Business Plan competition is now open BURNET COUNTY - In an effort to promote economic growth and sound business planning, UW-Extension and the Burnett County Development Association are co-sponsoring the 2015 Create Your Own Business Plan competition.

Participants must submit a complete 0CA7<3AA >:/< E7B6 O</<17/: >@=831B7=<A /<2 1/A6 P=E /</:GA7A #3E 0CA7<3AA3A and existing businesses that are looking to expand qualify. As part of the process, participants must also provide an in-person presentation to the judges.

The judges not only select a winner, but provide feedback on how the plan can be made better and provide other resources for the participant.

Along with the fun of winning the contest, the winner receives up to $2,500 cash to implement the plan. The deadline for the contest is Sept. 15, 2015. Participants

can also sign up for a free business plan workshop held on Wednesday, May 6, 4:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30 p.m., in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center. Participants must preregister by May 1. Contact Mike Kornmann for more information at 715-349-2979 or mike.kornmann@ces. uwex.edu. Past winners include Lean On Me Home Care, Square One Pizza, The Granary, A&H Storage and Northwoods Lumber. The mission of the Burnett County Development Association is to create economic opportunities for residents, businesses and communities of Burnett County. Their board has geographic representation and includes members from the banking and utility industries. - submitted

veterinary care and donates the money for the animal feed for Larsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rescue animals. In turn, Larson volunteers at Frederic Veterinary Clinic once a week.

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Dr. Greg and his staff will continue to provide veterinary care for dogs, cats and horses at all three locations, as well as at clients homes.

The clinics offer vaccinations, surgeries, in-house labs, X-rays, ultrasounds, dentistry, electrocardiograms, nutrition counseling, hospitalization, electronic records and an online catalog to patients.

Through continuing education seminars, Dr. Greg Palmquist and his staff provide their clients and patients with the latest in veterinary medicine.

Presently relief veterinarians from the Twin Cities are helping provide veterinary care at the three clinics. The Palmquists plan to hire another veterinarian in the near future to help Dr. Greg care for the small animals.

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Siren FCCLA state competition a success with two headed to nationals in Washington, D.C. SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Siren Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students competed at the state leadership conference in Wisconsin Dells from April 13-15.

At the conference students competed in Students Taking Action with Recognition Events, which are events that are based on the Family and Consumer Education %@=5@/; '7@3< 6/2 OD3 ABC23<BA E6= competed at the conference this year and were able to take home one silver medal

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Allie Webster and Riley Anderson competed in the Chapter Service Project - Disand four gold medals overall. This was >:/G 1/B35=@G (67A 7A B63 O@AB B7;3 B6/B B63 O@AB G3/@ 4=@ 4=C@ =4 B63 ABC23<BA B= Webster and Anderson have competed compete in STAR Events, which makes in a STAR Event. They decided that they it an even bigger accomplishment. The wanted to lead the Pink Week fundraiser

A16==: G3/@ E/A B63 O@AB G3/@ that FCCLA did in October to raise funds that Siren had FCCLA in the high school, for two families in Siren. So they used and they made a decision to offer the mid- this chapter service project to compete in dle school students the opportunity to be the STAR Event. For the competition they a part of FCCLA beginning this school had to give a 10-minute oral presentation about the events that took place during year to expand their chapter.

Brach Christianson competed in Culi- Pink Week which had to include a plannary Creations, which is an event in which ning process page, budget, time line, etc.; he had to decorate two cupcakes. Besides and they also had to make a display with

pictures of the event and other related information. Anderson and Webster put a lot of work into the planning of this event, and it paid off for them. They received gold medals for their work with Pink Week, which was a big accomplishment with many competitors in their category.

Rylee Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien competed in the Recycle and Redesign category. She is a seventh5@/23@ /<2 7B E/A /:A= 63@ O@AB G3/@ 1=;peting in STAR Events. The Recycle and Redesign category allows students to use their creativity to make a product out of something used. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project was the Go Green Game Gear bag, and she made a reversible bag out of an old Siren Dragons sweatshirt and T-shirt. Besides showing her bag, she also had to display 63@ >@=831B 1=AB >/53 ;/B3@7/: >@=O:3 page, project time log, and project plan<7<5 >/53 '63 /:A= 6/2 B= 57D3 / OD3 minute presentation about the steps she took to complete her bag and other pertinent information. For Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts she received the only gold medal in her category, which makes her a national ?C/:7O3@ '63 E7:: 03 1=;>3B7<5 /B B63 FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., in July. Only the top

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Emily Stiemann, who is a junior, competed in Fashion Construction. Some of you may remember that Stiemann competed in this category last year, and she went to nationals in San Antonio, Texas, last July. This year Stiemann constructed a red dress with her theme being Red Carpet Ready. She made a display board which included pictures, project time log, 1=AB A633B ;/B3@7/: >@=O:3 /<2 >@=831B >:/<<7<5 >/53 'B73;/<< /:A= 5/D3 / OD3 minute presentation about the construction of her dress and details important to her project. She received a gold medal for 63@ K&32 /@>3B &3/2GL 2@3AA 'B73;/<< received a very high score, which also ;/93A 63@ / </B7=</: ?C/:7O3@ 'B73;/<< will be competing in the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., as well.

The FCCLA participants will have their projects on display at ENCORE on Tuesday, April 28, for anyone interested in seeing their projects up close. ENCORE will be held at the Siren School with displays at 6 p.m., and performances beginning at 7 p.m.

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" !!($+# J $<3 =4 B63 ;=AB 274O1C:B things for parents who have lost an infant is never being able to see what their child would be like at age 2 or 12 or 22. Always in mind is a picture of that little baby, with no way of knowing what his or her laughter would have sounded like, whether he would have Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for music, or Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic abilities. <=B63@ 274O1C:B B67<5 A/72 3< /<2 Deanna Wheeler, is not hearing their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name except, maybe, among some very close family and friends â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the pain =4 <=B 037<5 9<=E< /A K&7D3@NA ;=; L =@ K&7D3@NA 2/2 L River Wheeler was just 6 days old when he died May 6, 2009, with no real cause or explanation. Ben and Deanna woke up B6/B ;=@<7<5 B= O<2 67; C<@3A>=<A7D3 He was gone, another victim of sudden infant death syndrome.

Working through their loss, grief and pain, which is an ongoing process, the +633:3@A /@3 O<27<5 63/:7<5 /<2 AC>>=@B through their friends, family and the community, and through The Compassionate Friends and Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge, two organizations that help people cope with the loss of a loved one.

They realized early on that they needed B= 6=<=@ B637@ O@AB0=@< A=< 0G 63:>7<5 =B6ers who are facing the unimaginable, and by making a difference in their own community. They realized that they could, in fact, use their own loss to love and care for others.

On Saturday, May 2, the Wheelers will host the sixth-annual Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally, an event that keeps Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name alive and helps many other individuals and fami:73A AB@C55:7<5 E7B6 274O1C:B B7;3A 3< Deanna and their 5-year-old son, Asher, think of it as a huge birthday party for River.

More than $50,000 has been raised so far, and the Wheelers goal for 2015 is another $10,000. The board of directors for Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally splits these funds three ways: part 5=3A B= (63 =;>/AA7=</B3 @73<2A "/plewood and Clear Lake chapters), part goes to Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge near Danbury; and part goes toward local projects and needs through Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uplift Program.

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Like a pebble tossed into a pond, the effects of Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally go wide.

Thanks to Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uplift, Milltown skateboarders have a park right in their own community where they can practice their art and show it off. The park opened in 2010 and a shelter was added last year.

The ramps have been used so much that they need repainting, which will hopefully 03 2=<3 B67A A>@7<5 K(63G E3@3 7<AB/::32 4=@ &7D3@NA O@AB 07@B62/G L A/72 3/<</ K(63G /@3 E3:: :=D32 /<2 E3:: CA32 L A bike rack, with the Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally wings, is being designed and built by Schaffer Manufacturing, and will also be installed at the skate park sometime this spring.

Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uplift funds, just in 2014, also went to purchase a piece of play equipment that will be installed at one of the village parks, to build and install a Little Free Library in the village, support Kids Night Out, help purchase bleachers for Bering Park, plus provide $2,000 for local needs.

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Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally also provides funds for The Compassionate Friends, a nationwide organization that offers support to families bereaved by the death of a child.

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They spent a week there in the year after and have completed for the event is SaturRiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, then again, more recently, day, April 25. with their 5-year-old son Asher. As a family, the Wheelers volunteer at Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge regularly. They make meals to serve to the families staying there, work on the buildings and grounds, and provide craft and programming supplies.

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Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rally will be held at the Mill(63 +633:3@A @7<5 =4 7<PC3<13 A>@3/2A town Community Center Saturday, wider, though. Their time at Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge May 2. Events include a 5K run and a often includes connecting with the people one-mile Walk to Remember, kids acwho are there for hope and healing, having B7D7B73A / :7D3 /C1B7=< /<2 @/4P3 a deep understanding that comes from a The day starts at 9 a.m. with registracommon bond. tion for the 5K run and a freewill breakOne family they met returned to Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast provided by Suzy Qâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The Walk to F?5D 7C@> ):G6CPD )2==J AFC492D65 E9:D Remember will take place immediately DE2EF6 ?@H :? 7C@?E @7 E96 7:C6 92== 9@?@C:?8 Lodge on the anniversary of their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after the race, and the race awards will 925 2?D6? 2 $:==E@H? 7:C67:89E6C H9@ 5:65 death and, providentially, the Wheelers were there at the same time. They had be presented at 10:15 a.m. !2?

2E 286 returned to a place where they had found Runners and walkers are encourreal understanding, and they had returned aged to preregister for the event at rivThe Wheelers continue to experience help with a load of supplies for Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge. ersrally.org, where you can also order and healing as they attend support group They said that the Wheelers desire to give T-shirts. meetings. back to Faithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge had touched a chord A freewill lunch provided by Hackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K BNA B63 =<3 >:/13 B6/B 1/< 1=C<B =< in their own hearts, and awakened a rewill start at 11 a.m., with a variety of hearing Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name every month,â&#x20AC;? said alization that part of their healing would kids activities taking place from 10:30 3/<</ K+3N@3 M&7D3@NA "=;N /<2 M&7D- come from helping others. a.m. to noon. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities inerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dad.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We remember each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chilDoing something helpful for others in a cluded a box maze, hula-hooping and a dren. Everyone is known by the child they painful situation, they said, helped them bouncy house. lost.â&#x20AC;? be productive through the anticipation The live auction will start at noon, This fall the Midwest regional confer- =4 /<2 B63 /@@7D/: =4 / D3@G 274O1C:B 2/G with the grand-prize drawing for a ence for The Compassionate Friends will They also have established their own nonP/B A1@33< (* =@ / 7<2:3 7@3 63:2 /B

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A coach remembered SCF head coach & / (' $# ( & !!,-' ! # "% ( $# ( #(' +& '( # %&$ & " ,.2 !!#!,4Staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The tragic death of Peter Kelly last week shocked the entire St. Croix Falls community, including the school district and wrestling program where Kelly dedicated and volunteered much of his free time. For head wrestling coach Dan Clark, the loss went well beyond the wrestling mat as he and Kelly were close friends. Clark spoke to a dozen or more wrestlers the morning after Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, so they could hear the news directly from him. While giving his wrestlers the bad news, Clark asked them to raise their hands if they had been coached

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Kelly was born and raised in St. Croix Falls and was a freshman in high school 2C@7<5 :/@9NA O@AB G3/@ /A 63/2 1=/16 =4 the Saints wrestling team. But Clark had known Kelly most of his life. He was a classmate with Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older brother and A/72 3::G E/A B63 K:7BB:3 5CGL E6= E=C:2 often tag along.

After a successful high school wrestling career, Kelly went on to wrestle and play football at Rochester Community College.

He moved back to the area after college, and got involved with the wrestling program right away.

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Clark said, and added that Kelly was very active in his church, and always had his kids with him as they grew old enough to tag along. Clark said he and Kelly would =4B3< 6C<B /<2 OA6 B=53B63@ =@ 3::G would come and pick up Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kids to 5= 6C<B7<5 =@ OA67<5 74 63 E/A<NB /0:3 B= take them.

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That was his dream deal.â&#x20AC;?

During the winter months, Kelly was highly active with the Saints wrestling program. Clark explained that Kelly would wake up at around 4 a.m., log 10 hours at Andersen Windows and go straight to wrestling practice.

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From 4-6 p.m., Kelly helped coach the high school team, and when everyone else went home, the youth practice began, and Kelly would stick around to coach them until around 7:30 p.m., before heading home.

Along with being a youth volunteer wrestling coach, Kelly was the head

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Cameron 8, St. Croix Falls 5 CAMERON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saints softball came up just short again in another close conference loss to Cameron Monday, April 20, during a blustery, cold wintry mix. The Comets jumped out to an early lead with 4=C@ @C<A 7< B63 O@AB 7<<7<5 /<2 E3<B C> 6-2 after three innings.

Frederic/Luck 15, Siren/Webster 4 The Saints pair of runs came off a HanFREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frederic/Luck worked nah Matteson RBI double and RBI single their way to another conference win over from Katie Kopp. The Saints got to within the Storm softball team Monday, April 20, B6@33 @C<A 7< B63 B=> =4 B63 O4B6 7<<7<5 battling less than favorable, windy and with help from an RBI single by Kopp. cold conditions. Frederic/Luck was able An error and passed ball helped give St. B= O<7A6 =CB B63 5/;3 7< OD3 7<<7<5A =4 Croix Falls some life in the top of the sevwork, and will get set for their next con- enth inning but that would be all for the ference matchup against Cameron, who Saints, who dropped to 1-3 in conference has a solid pitcher and has hit the ball well play. early this season. The game is at Frederic beginning at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 23.

Unity 17, Webster/Siren 12 WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity and Webster/ Shell Lake 9, St. Croix Falls 7 Siren fast-pitch teams piled on the runs SHELL LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saints fast-pitch came during a conference game Thursday, close to getting a big conference win at April 16, but Unity was able to sneak out Shell Lake Thursday, April 16, but fell the 17-12 victory. short. The Saints trailed 9-6 heading into Unity was in control early with an 11-0 the top of the seventh and got within two lead through three innings, but the Storm runs off a Kalli Christenson RBI single but 1/;3 AB=@;7<5 0/19 E7B6 OD3 @C<A 7< B63 wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. bottom of the fourth inning, and after six St. Croix Falls had four hits including innings Webster/Siren trailed by six, bea 2 for 4 performance from Hannah Mat- fore getting one run in the bottom of the teson, who also drove in two runs during seventh, then Unity closed the door for B63 '/7<BA 4=C@ @C< O4B6 7<<7<5 good.

Webster/Siren had eight hits on the night with Emily Howe and Shawnee Merrill each getting a pair of hits.

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About a month ago, the High Flyers program had as many as seven kids who ?C/:7O32 4=@ / B@7> B= B63 AB/B3 B=C@</ment in Madison. Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, who Clark said was their best wrestler by far, was expected to go to state as well. Everyone expected his son to go, but he ended up not qualifying.

Despite his son not making it to state, Clark said Kelly used up his own time and money, and went down to Madison to coach the seven kids who did make it to state.

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Along with the wrestling program, during the summer months.

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Kelly was recognized in 2011 for his volunteer efforts when awarded with the District 1 Wisconsin Youth Wrestling Coach of the Year. In a 2011 article that appeared in the Leader, Kelly extended gratitude to his wife for allowing him to spend the endless hours at practices, coaching and spending 12-hour days on Saturdays during winter wrestling tournaments.

K 4 N; <=B 1=/167<5 433: :793 N; ;7AAing something,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said in the article.

He was quick to point out that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about the recognition or the money, but a satisfaction in knowing he made a difference in a young kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. While Kelly said that he enjoyed working with the older kids, it was the youth wrestlers that were his favorite to coach, mostly because 63 5=B B= A33 KO@ABAL <3/@:G 3D3@G G3/@ J / E@3AB:3@NA O@AB B@=>6G O@AB B/932=E< =@ / O@AB D71B=@G K(= A33 B63 @3/1B7=< 7BNA >@3BBG <3/B L Kelly said.

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1/;>/75< /A conference champs, while advancing to the sectional championship. Only one individual was able to advance, sophomore =@2/< <CBA=< E6= 3<232 C> O<7A67<5 sixth at state. Knutson is back with the Pirates and already got off to a good start, winning two tournaments, including a meet in Barron Wednesday, April 15, with an 18-hole score of 73.

The Pirates look a bit different this season under new head coach John Addison, who replaced Tom Hullander. Addison is working with a smaller roster this season, with Knutson leading the way, along with a few newcomers to the game.

K B 7A /:E/GA 4C< B= A33 6=E B63 >:/Gers who are new to the game progress as the season goes on. We have two ex16/<53 ABC23<BA -/</ D/<=D/ /<2 "/</ Takada) on the team who had never touched a golf club, but who are already driving the par 3s. Its fun to watch,â&#x20AC;? Addison said. &=C56:G 4=C@ =@ OD3 ;3;03@A =4 B63 team are learning the game of golf for the O@AB B7;3 7<1:C27<5 :/93 3<A3< /<2 "/F =@973E71H E6= 227A=< A/GA /@3 K>719ing up the game really quickly.â&#x20AC;? He said Cody Glonek could be a nice addition to the team as well.

There are two seniors on the team including Drew Alderman, who shot an 83 in Barron and is nipping at Knutsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heels, while Nathaniel Krause is another strong golfer according to Addison.

K /D7<5 0=B6 <CBA=< /<2 :23@;/< step up as leaders for the team has been fun to watch. They make practices fun,â&#x20AC;?

Addison said.

The Unity golf team will be another conference contender who will hope to make a run this season, as they placed

third at regionals behind Grantsburg last season. They return senior letter-winners Tanner Amhrein, Jordan Lowe and Ben Traynor. Seniors Connelly Helms and junior Marcus Qualle also return with varsity experience.

Unity head coach Larry Stencil says he has 17 boys out for golf this spring, and all are working hard to improve, learn rules and develop course management.

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After several seasons with just a handful of golfers, the Luck/Frederic golf team, coached once again by Rick Giller, will have something to build on in the next few years. They have two juniors and two sophomores, but nine freshmen who are off to a good start to the season. The Cardinals competed in Barron alongside )<7BG :/AB +32<3A2/G /<2 O<7A632 E7B6 an overall score of 402, while Unity shot a score of 400.

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Leading the way to start the season for Luck/Frederic is Brant Rowe, a freshman who is shooting in the 40s. He is part of a set of triplets on the team, with his brothers Austin Rowe and Chase Rowe, who spend a lot of time trying to improve their game on the golf course. Luke Woltz and Jordan Erickson also competed at Barron B= 63:> :3/2 B63 /@27</:A B= B637@ O</: overall score of 402.

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The St. Croix Falls golf team also competed in Barron on Wednesday, scoring a total of 453. Leading the way for St. Croix Falls in Barron was Reagan Hoverman,

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K$C@ B3/; <C;03@A 933> 1@33>7<5 up and kids are getting excited about golf. The team this year is a great group of kids and am excited that they have a motivation to improve every day. This is so much fun to see them take ownership in their team,â&#x20AC;? said Shawn Gudmunsen, who is in his 14th season of coaching Saints golf, as either a head coach or assistant. He said most of the varsity is back again this season, which includes Kuenkel, Hoverman and Joe Ward. Players to watch according to Gudmunsen include Belisle and senior Louis Sellman.

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Despite a great start to the spring golf season the weather took a bit of a sharp turn Tuesday, April 21, with snow covering much of the ground. Grantsburg, Luck/Frederic, Unity and St. Croix Falls E3@3 3F>31B32 B= >:/G B637@ O@AB 1=<43@ence match in Grantsburg. That match was canceled and rescheduled to Monday, April 27. On Thursday, April 23, teams are scheduled to meet at the Luck =:4 =C@A3 B= >:/G B63 O@AB 1=<43@3<13 match of the season, beginning at 4 p.m.

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Local athletes chosen to play are Frederic seniors Austin Kurkowski and Lara Harlander, and senior Mariah Rohm of St. Croix Falls.

Kurkowski will be among 10 other athletes who will be playing for the Division 5 North All-Star team, which is being coached by Jason Sargent of Clear Lake, Kent Kindschy and Jon Bussewitz of Turtle Lake and New Auburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Keenan Dahl.

The Division 5 North team will take on the 10 best players from the south, with the game being played Saturday, June 20, starting at 12:30 p.m. Kurkowski helped lead the Vikings this season to a regional title and averaged a team-leading 15.1 >=7<BA >3@ 5/;3 3 O<7A632 B63 A3/son scoring 393 points, with 45 steals, 28 blocks, 66 assists and 173 rebounds.

Harlander was selected to the Division 5 North squad, which is coached by John Hermeier and Jason Schultz of Northwood, and Keith Koslowski of Wautoma.

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Rohm was selected to play with the Division 3 North All-Star team, which is

scheduled for Friday, June 19, at 9 a.m.

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Runs were at a premium against the Lakers, who held the Saints scoreless through two innings before Tyler Henk hit a oneout single in the leadoff spot, and facing two outs, Jacob Jacobson hit an RBI single.

Brady Leahy had another big night on the mound for St. Croix Falls, going the distance and allowing just two hits, with 11 strikeouts and four walks. The Saints

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outs and no walks. It was also a night in which the Saints bats came alive after getting just four hits the night before in Shell Lake.

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St. Croix Falls totaled seven hits with Leahy going 3 for 4 with a triple and driving in three runs. Jacob Jacobson went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Tyler Henk and Alex Johnson both had singles.

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They remain 4-0 in conference action along with Grantsburg, who is also 4-0.

The two teams will face off this Thursday, April 23, at St. Croix Falls starting at 5 p.m.

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That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prevent some pretty good baseball that featured good defensive plays by both teams and a key inning for Luck/Frederic, who got out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning and scored another three runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead. Austin Hamack stole home in the third inning and Trevor Dexter, who had a big night going 3 for 4, doubled to drive in a run. Devyn Ellefson also hit an RBI double in the third to give L/F a lead they never surrendered.

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Siren/Webster had their chances with runners at the corners in the top of the third, but a groundout ended the inning.

S/W totaled eight hits in the game with Taran Wols, Brett Richison, Jeff Carroll, Ryan Curtis, Travis Krenzke, Bailey Mangen, Jordan Larson and Dade McCarthy all getting hits.

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Pirate bats stay hot in win over Luck/Frederic & #(' )& & !! ' $& &)#' # .&'( ## # Grantsburg 15, Luck/Frederic 0 ,.2 !!#!,4Staff writer LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The game got away from the Luck/Frederic baseball team quickly on Thursday, April 16, as they faced Grants0C@5 7< B637@ O@AB 6=;3 5/;3 =4 B63 A3/son. The Pirates entered the game 5-0 and jumped on L/F early as they piled on 10 @C<A 7< B63 B=> =4 B63 O@AB B E/A / @=C56 start for the L/F defense with three errors, and the Pirates took advantage of the mistakes.

K /A30/:: 7A / 1@/HG 5/;3 '=;3B7;3A things fall into place, sometimes things fall apart. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in both situations plenty of times,â&#x20AC;? said coach Pete Johnson.

Tristan Brewer led the game off with a 2=C0:3 7< B63 O@AB 7<<7<5 /<2 =A6 :=D3@ had an RBI single. With two outs, the Pirates were still able to capitalize with Carter Lee and Corey Sandberg both hitting two-run singles, but misplays and tough breaks for L/F were the story of B63 O@AB 7<<7<5 Luck/Frederic lefty Zach Schmidt ':C2E6 D6?:@C @C6J *2?536C8 C624ED 27E6C =2F?49:?8 2 8C2?5 D=2> @G6C E96 =67E 7:6=5 76?46 2?5 started the game on the mound and man/532 B= A3BB:3 7< /4B3@ B63 O@AB 7<<7<5 0CB E96 A:?6 EC66D :? E96 E@A @7 E96 7@FCE9 :??:?8 *2?536C8 7:?:D965 7@C H:E9 D:I ) D 5FC:?8 E96 4@?76C6?46 82>6 +9FCD52J AC:= 6 $+/+. 4 -/4 !!#!the damage was done early.

K./16 '16;72B 7A / 5==2 >7B163@ E6= got a couple of tough breaks tonight,â&#x20AC;?

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The Pirates were able to score one more run in the third off an RBI double by Andrew Coy, and nailed the game down for good in the top of the fourth with Sandberg connecting for a grand slam.

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K+3 67B B63 0/:: E3:: /5/7< B=<756B L Pirates defense, and several nice plays by K /:2E7< 7A <=B / >:/13 4=@ B3/;A E7B6 Johnson said, adding that Dakota Schultz Coy throughout the week. attention problems ... there are planes tak- >7B1632 $ 7< 67A O@AB D/@A7BG AB/@B ing off, people parachuting, trains rumZach Tebow was the starting Pirates Grantsburg 18, Baldwin-Woodville 6 bling past, and the sun affects half of the pitcher with eight hits allowed and four BALDWIN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Pirates pounded out defense,â&#x20AC;? said Pirates coach Pete Johnson. walks. Schultz had a pair of strikeouts 14 hits and scored 18 runs in a nonconAndrew Coy and Corey Sandberg each with two walks and allowed one hit and ference test against Baldwin-Woodville had three hits and Carter Lee and Buggert <= 3/@<32 @C<A B6@=C56 B63 O</: B6@33 7<Friday, April 17. Despite a bit of a rocky each had two hits. Grantsburg gained a nings. start, allowing the Blackhawks to get to a 5-4 lead in the second inning and never :3/2 /4B3@ B63 O@AB 7<<7<5 B63 %7@/B3A looked back.

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Pirates score 17, dismantle Frederic/Luck Grantsburg 17, Frederic/Luck 0 *.. *""( )4Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grantsburg girls fastpitch continued on a tear, dominating Frederic/Luck in Frederic 17-0, Thursday, April 16. Livi Tucker started the game for Grantsburg, and the Pirates pitching was as usual, striking out six and surrendering one hit to F/L freshman Brooklyn Petersen.

Umpires had a wide strike zone and also called a few illegal pitches. They even gave a warning to longtime Grantsburg 1=/16 'B3D3 =6<A=< E6= 1=;;3<B32 K think the last time I got a warning was in an eighth-grade game back in the mid1990s.â&#x20AC;?

The warning came from a called foul tip that was caught and seemed to be a discrepancy over the ruling of whether a runner can advance.

Frederic/Luck senior Emily Warren got the start and was relieved by freshman Cassidy Chenal. F/L senior Lara Harlander had a big base hit off of Grantsburg reliever Cassidy Lee. The Miller sisters, Katie and Megan, both contributed a pair of hits to lead the Pirate offense.

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Grantsburg girls set school record in 4x800 relay #(' $,' # &!' ( .&'( ( & # #* ( ,.2 !!#!,4Staff writer SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The weather wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only bright spot in Siren on Thursday, April 16, at their home track invitational that featured nine different teams. The Grantsburg girls 4x800-meter relay team, which features Hallie Jensen, Meg Rod, Violet Ohnstad and Brittanie Blume, was successful in setting a new school record in the 4x800-meter relay, with a time of 11:01.56. The previous record was set by Natalie Peterson, Jackie Kratchmer, Nicole Kingston and Jenny Huff in 1997.

The Saints girls and boys also had a 5==2 <756B =< B63 B@/19 B/97<5 O@AB >:/13 in the points totals. The girls scored 185.75 points compared to second-place Siren who had 83 points. Girls highlights included Saint Megan Kerkow with second place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.09, followed by Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anna Bradley in third place. In the 1,600-meter run, :C;3 E/A O@AB 4=@ @/<BA0C@5 E7B6 / time of 6:01.26, with Madison Eighmy in second for the Saints. Sirenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Josie Taylor was fourth in the event.

In the 4x200-meter relay the Saints took O@AB E7B6 @/13 :37< :G @3G 00G Kubesh and Kerkow completing a time of 1:57.76. The Saints 4x100-meter relay team E/A O@AB E7B6 / B7;3 =4 "3;03@A of that team included Klein, Bille Webb, Frey and Kerkow. Siren was third in the event with Harriet Koball, Lizzie Stanford, Ana Otamendi and Abby Kosloski notching a time of 1:02.52. The Saints F

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The girls high jump was won by Ashlee Rightman with a height of 5 feet. Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sierra Fjorden was second and Webb of St. Croix Falls was third. Rightman was third in the long jump with 13-03, and in

the discus, Sirenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope Peterson took O@AB E7B6 / 27AB/<13 =4 '7@3<NA ;G Stanford and Zoe Emery were in third and fourth place respectively. Emery took second in the shot put with a throw of 29-00, and Emma Wondra and Joleen Gravelle of St. Croix Falls were third and fourth respectively. In the triple jump, '=>673 :37< E/A O@AB E7B6 / 27AB/<13 =4 32-00.50, and Ava Pouliot of Unity was

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Eagles win over Siren/Webster, split in Amery Grantsburg 6, Shell Lake 0 ,.2 !!#!,4Staff writer WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity baseball team had a good night of hitting against Siren/ Webster Thursday, April 16, for their second conference win of the season. The Eagles had eight hits overall and piled on 14 runs in the win, with Billy Anderson, Logan Bader and Phillip Sorensen each getting a pair of hits. Bader and Sorensen both drove in a pair of runs and were backed by starting pitcher Nate Heimstead, who allowed three earned runs on OD3 67BA E7B6 B6@33 E/:9A /<2 / AB@793=CB Anderson pitched one inning with no hits allowed.

K B E/A <713 B= >CB A=;3 @C<A =< B63 board early after being shut out on Tuesday. The approach we took at the plate was a complete 180,â&#x20AC;? said Eagles coach Matt Humpal.

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by Paul Sargent, who went three innings with six strikeouts, four walks and two earned runs.

doubles and the Eagles pitching was solid in their win over Glenwood City during the Amery tournament Saturday, April 18. Bader was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Phillip Sorensen went 2 for 5, while Austin Donahue was 2 for 4 in the Eagles win.

K C<B3@ 8=@23< E/A =CBAB/<27<5 =< the mound, giving up one hit over four 7<<7<5A L A/72 1=/16 "/BB C;>/: K B seemed like every time Glenwood City might get back in it, we had a great defensive play to get us out of a jam.â&#x20AC;?

Dylan Ruck pitched the final three frames, allowing one hit with two runs, three walks and four strikeouts. Glenwood Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only two runs came in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Amery 9, Unity 3 AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unity baseball trekked the short distance south to Amery for a tournament on Saturday, April 18, with their O@AB 5/;3 3<27<5 7< /B / :=AA B= ;3@G K F13::3<B 2343<A3 93>B CA 7< B63 5/;3 early but in the end, we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come up with the big hits to keep it close,â&#x20AC;? said Eagles coach Matt Humpal.

Unity had nine hits in the game with Dylan Ruck going 3 for 4. Phillip Sorensen was 2 for 2 with a walk. Beau Helin pitched well for Amery with eight strikeouts and two walks through seven innings.

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third in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:42.36. In the 4x100-meter relay, Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andy Hartshorn, Jaeger Staeven, Gauge Premo-Blume and Tony Britton took second, with a time of 47.90.

Siren was third in the event with Martin, Oustigoff, Cook and Wegner posting a time of 48.94.

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Bigger fish, better limits should set stage for for strong fishing opener '($& + !! , #)" &' ' # # & # , & .' &, ')&* ,' MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With less than two weeks B= 5= C<B7: B63 53<3@/: A3/A=< OA67<5 opener Saturday, May 2, Wisconsin De De>/@B;3<B =4 #/BC@/: &3A=C@13A OA63@73A experts are reporting many reasons for optimism.

Statewide trout populations appear healthy, largemouth bass numbers re re;/7< AB@=<5 /<2 /< /<B717>/B32 B6@33 OA6 daily bag limit for walleye in Ceded Territory waters will mean new opportuni opportunities for anglers in all regions of the state. #& OA63@73A 07=:=57ABA A/G B63 E/@;3@ weather so far this spring has moved up the timetable for spawning activity stateE723 E7B6 A3D3@/: @7D3@A P=E7<5 7<B= Green Bay reporting historically strong runs of walleye that have drawn early season anglers from throughout the Midwest.

K C@7<5 =C@ 3:31B@=47A67<5 AC@D3GA in an hour and a half we were getting 250 walleye and the average size was 22 inches at least,â&#x20AC;? said Mike Donofrio, / #& OA63@73A B3/; AC>3@D7A=@ 0/A32 7< %3A6B75= K+3ND3 033< A337<5 A7;7 A7;7lar numbers and size structure on the Menominee, Peshtigo, Oconto and Fox Rivers - these are historically high numbers and continue a trend weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen for B63 >/AB OD3 G3/@A %3=>:3 6/D3 033< :7<B63 >/AB OD3 G3/@A %3=>:3 6/D3 033< :7< ing up along the shores and given the low gas prices, people are driving from Iowa, Minnesota and all over Wisconsin. Local 6=B3:A 6/D3 033< O::32 L The early season on major tributaries to Green Bay started March 2 and runs to "/G E7B6 / =<3 OA6 2/7:G 0/5 :7;7B 0CB the action has been drawing anglers eager for the experience. After spawning, the OA6 BG>71/::G ;=D3 =CB =4 B63 @7D3@ /<2 begin looking for food - good news for an-

glers who will be working the shoreline in the weeks ahead.

K(63A3 OA6 /@3 D=@/17=CA >@32/B=@A /<2 they put on the feedbag after spawning,â&#x20AC;? =<=4@7= A/72 K < /227B7=< B= B63 E/::3G3 we are also hearing reports of very good 0@=E< B@=CB OA67<5 =< @33< /G E63@3 the season is continuous). Between the walleye and the brown trout, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shaping up to be a great spring and summer.â&#x20AC;?

Anglers also have much to look forward to in northern Wisconsin, where a new three-walleye daily bag limit is an anB717>/B32 B= 03 7< 34431B 4=@ B63 O@AB B7;3 on most lakes and rivers in the Wisconsin Ceded Territory. The rule replaces the previous system of annually adjusted bag limits with equally protective minimum length and slot limits to manage angler harvest of adult walleye at levels that can be supported over time, said Mike Vogel VogelA/<5 #&NA <=@B6 27AB@71B OA63@73A AC>3@visor.

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7<163A NN *=53:A/<5 A/72 K(63 723/ 03hind the protected slot is to help conserve walleye that are just entering their prime spawning years. The three-bag limit was developed in response to angler feedback seeking more consistency throughout the Ceded Territory.â&#x20AC;?

The daily bag limits of three walleye apply to an individual lake. An angler can go to another water and harvest an addiB7=</: BE= OA6 B= ;33B B63 B=B/: 2/7:G 0/5 :7;7B =4 OD3 7< +7A1=<A7< E/B3@A =Eever, the angler cannot have more than B6@33 OA6 7< B637@ 7;;327/B3 >=AA3AA7=< /<2 ;CAB B/93 B63 B6@33 OA6 6/@D3AB32 4@=; B63 O@AB :/93 0/19 B= / 6=CA3 =@ 1/07< before traveling to the next lake.

In west central and southwest Wisconsin, anglers interested in trout will O<2 :/@53@ OA6 B67A G3/@ /:B6=C56 =D3@all numbers are down from their recent historic highs, said Heath Benike, a DNR OA63@73A =>3@/B7=<A AC>3@D7A=@ 0/A32 7<

Black River Falls.

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Bass anglers also will have reason to cheer as largemouth bass populations are running at or near historic highs, Benike said.

K 4 G=C /@3 / 0/AA /<5:3@ B63 :/@53 :/@53mouth bass populations have never been stronger,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Largemouth bass populations have become so abundant in some waters that :/@53;=CB6 0/AA OA67<5 @35C:/B7=<A 6/D3 been liberalized in an effort to encourage 6/@D3AB =4 A;/:: AC@>:CA OA6 7< B63 >=>C-

lation. It should be noted that there is a catch-and-release season for smallmouth bass in parts of northern Wisconsin that runs from May 2 to June 19.

(63 53<3@/: +7A1=<A7< OA67<5 A3/A=< runs from May 2, 2015 to March 6, 2016, however a variety of local and speciesA>317O1 @C:3A ;/G />>:G (= :3/@< ;=@3 /0=CB AB/B3E723 OA67<5 @35C:/B7=<A D7A7B 2<@ E7 5=D /<2 A3/@16 OA67<5 @35C:/tions. For a complete calendar, search OA67<5 A3/A=< 2/B3A Wisconsin residents and nonresidents G3/@A =:2 =@ =:23@ <332 / OA67<5 :713<A3 B= OA6 7< /<G E/B3@A =4 B63 AB/B3 &3A7dents born before Jan. 1, 1927, do not need a license and resident members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty are entitled B= =0B/7< / 4@33 OA67<5 :713<A3 E63< =< furlough or leave. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from dnr.wi.gov

Supreme Court ruling could mean the return of night hunting for Chippewa tribes ' $#' # ' ## & )#( # ( # ( ' #

sider, and today, the Supreme Court let the ruling stand.

Chairman of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mic Isham called it a victory for tribal sovereignty.

K BNA 8CAB A=D3@375<BG ;3/< B63 AB/B3 '!) * !,#4WPR News of Wisconsin, they go out and they make STATEWIDE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Wis Wis- rules such as, they can hunt wolves at 1=<A7< =4O17/:A E6= E/<B B= 1=<B7<C3 night, or whatever, and here every time the ban on night deer hunting for the the tribes try to make changes to our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chippewa tribes. Meanwhile, off-reservation codes, the state tries to tribal leaders are welcoming the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get in the way,â&#x20AC;? Isham said.

Isham is also the chairman of the decision.

The ban on night deer hunting has Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife been in effect since 1991, when U.S. Commission.

The appeals court noted that four District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that it was too dangerous. Last year, the 7th other states allow tribal night hunts.

Court of Appeals ordered her to recon-

Recent â&#x20AC;&#x153;red flag warningsâ&#x20AC;? underscore National Wildfire Prevention Week message MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On the heels of WisconA7<NA 3/@:G /<2 /1B7D3 E7:2O@3 A3/A=< B6/B 7<1:C232 B63 :/@53AB E723A>@3/2 @32 P/5 E/@<7<5 7< 231/23A AB/B3 O@3 1=<B@=: 3F>3@BA E3:1=;3 +7:2O@3 %@3D3<B7=< +339 April 19-25 as a well-timed reminder for homeowners to delay burning when spring clearing their properties.

K 7@3 A3/A=< 7A 63@3 /<2 7B 1/;3 E7B6 a vengeance, quickly and widespread across the state,â&#x20AC;? said Catherine Koele, E7:2O@3 >@3D3<B7=< A>317/:7AB E7B6 B63 Wisconsin Department of Natural Re ReA=C@13A K$<13 B6/B A<=E 1=D3@ 27A/>pears and we see a short stretch of warm and windy days, our vegetation dries out and that puts us on high alert for wildO@3A L +7:2O@3 %@3D3<B7=< +339 7A / </B7=</: annual observance when state and federal E7:2O@3 >@=B31B7=< >@=5@/;A @3;7<2 17B7E7:2O@3 >@=B31B7=< >@=5@/;A @3;7<2 17B7 H3<A =4 B63 2/<53@A =4 E7:2O@3 /<2 6=E B= help prevent them.

Prevention was the message of the day on April 15 when 39 Wisconsin counties E3@3 C<23@ 3FB@3;3 O@3 2/<53@ /<2 / @32 P/5 E/@<7<5 E/A 7;>:3;3<B32 (67A 6/>pened again on April 18, but limited to OD3 13<B@/: 1=C<B73A :: 0C@<7<5 >3@;7BA within areas of the state where DNR has >@7;/@G O@3 1=<B@=: @3A>=<A707:7BG E3@3 suspended and the DNR asked the public

B= /D=72 7<B@=2C17<5 /<G O@3 7< B63 =CBB= /D=72 7<B@=2C17<5 /<G O@3 7< B63 =CB doors due to the dangerous conditions.

K(67A E/A B63 :/@53AB E723A>@3/2 231:/ration of this type in decades,â&#x20AC;? Koele said.

In addition, the DNR has been proactive and suspending DNR burning permits off and on in recent weeks, depending on the conditions.

K C@< >3@;7BA /@3 / >@=D3< O@3 >@3D3<K C@< >3@;7BA /@3 / >@=D3< O@3 >@3D3< B7=< B==: L =3:3 A/72 K(63G 3<1=C@/53 the public to burn legal materials, such as leaves, brush and pine needles, when conditions are safe.â&#x20AC;?

conditions improve.

== :E E2<6D :D @?6 6>36C E@ DE2CE 2 H:=57:C6 Jolene Ackerman, DNR wildland-urban interface specialist said the theme for Wildfire Prevention Week focuses on ember awareness. Embers left behind 4@=; 230@7A >7:3A 1/;>O@3A =@ 6=B 1=/:A 4@=; E==2AB=D3A =@ O@3>:/13A 1/< /:: @397<2:3 /<2 AB/@B / E7:2O@3 K ;03@A 1/< @3;/7< 6=B 4=@ 2/GA 3D3< E339A A= 7BNA 7;>=@B/<B B= ;/93 AC@3 O@3A are completely out,â&#x20AC;? Ackerman said.

249 52JPD 7:C6 E9C62E The campaign also encourages the pub56E6C>:?65 62C=J lic to take the necessary steps to improve =3:3 A/GA E7:2O@3 3F>3@BA 5/B63@ 3/@:G their homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chances of survival, without to consider the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risks statewide.

O@3O56B3@ 7<B3@D3<B7=< 7< B63 3D3<B =4 / K /16 ;=@<7<5 B63 E3/B63@ 4=@31/AB E7:2O@3 comes in and we assess the moisture K"/G03 G=C 2=<NB 0C@< E6716 7A 5@3/B L levels of the fuels and vegetation on the A63 A/GA K CB 7BNA 7;>=@B/<B B= @3;3;03@ ground, which is tied to recent rainfalls,â&#x20AC;? B6/B / E7:2O@3 1/< 6/>>3< /A / @3AC:B =4 / =3:3 A/72 K(67A /::=EA CA B= ;/93 23- downed power line or sparks from a rail17A7=<A /0=CB B63 O@3 2/<53@ :3D3: /<2 @=/2 /<2 74 G=C :7D3 7< / O@3 >@=<3 /@3/ whether to allow the general public to your home and property could be at risk.â&#x20AC;? burn vegetative yard waste with DNR < B63 C<4=@BC</B3 3D3<B / E7:2O@3 2=3A permits.â&#x20AC;? occur, tiny embers carried by the wind Anytime fire is set outdoors, Koele can rain down on a home like an ember said, it places lives, property and natural blizzard. They seem harmless, but em emresources at risk. And, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only op- bers are a real threat. Managing the area tion. The DNR recommends considering around the home plays a big role in the alternatives to burning or waiting until :793:76==2 =4 7B AC@D7D7<5 / E7:2O@3

K+7B6 B63 <713@ E3/B63@ ;=@3 >3=>:3 are headed to their cabins nestled in the woods, getting outside and cleaning up around their properties and possibly burning those materials,â&#x20AC;? Ackerman said.

D J@FC 9@>6 @C 423:? H:D6 E@ 7:C6 Ackerman said taking deliberate steps B= ;/93 / 6=;3 =@ 1/07< KO@3E7A3L 1/< sound like a daunting task, but that the key is to create defensible space around all the buildings on the property by limit7<5 B63 /;=C<B =4 P/;;/0:3 D353B/B7=< debris and manmade objects that can be1=;3 M4C3:N 4=@ / E7:2O@3 K =1CA =< B63 :7BB:3 B67<5A :793 1:3/<ing debris from your roof and gutters and C<23@ 2319A ;=D7<5 G=C@ O@3E==2 >7:3 away from the house, raking the lawn and removing all dead vegetation. A simple way to approach the work is by prioritizing by season and focusing on the things that you can do in any given weekend.â&#x20AC;? %3=>:3 1/< O<2 =CB 74 / 6=;3 E=C:2 survive a wildfire by searching the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for keyword K3;03@L B= B/93 / 6=;3=E<3@ A3:4 /AA3AA;3<B =@ B63 ;=AB 1C@@3<B O@3 2/<ger and burning permit restrictions, enter 93GE=@2 O@3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from dnr.wi.gov

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MULTIFAMILY SALE 12846 Carl Berg Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Grantsburg, WI

Friday, April 24, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m. - Noon Household; furniture; collectibles; antiques; new items; name brands; Barbie & John Deere toys; movies; exercise equipment; bikes; outdoor items & bake goods.

Something for Everyone!

7 miles south of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 or 8 miles north of Cushing, then 1.5 miles east on Carl Berg Rd. Watch for signs!!

No Early Sales!

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

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,%- %'' /!, 4 Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pets of all sizes, shapes and 97<2A 1=C:2 03 4=C<2 PG7<5 1@/E:7<5 6=>>7<5 jumping and running about the Grantsburg Community Center last Saturday, April 18.

Pet owners were at their pride-and-joysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sides, parading around the center, checking out displays by local and national vendors, picking up free treats people and pets, signing up for door prizes and taking advantage of the low-cost vaccination clinic offered at the event.

The pet fair was sponsored by Grantsburg Animal Hospital, Wild River Veterinary Clinic and the Frederic Veterinary Clinic, owned and operated by Gregg and Kathy Palmquist.

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This was the third-annual pet fair and judging by the large parade of pets and people attending the very popular event, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to be back next year.

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#@42= 49FC496D E28 E62> @? 665 $J *E2CG:?8 9:=5C6? 6G6?E Greg Marsten | Staff writer OSCEOLA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No less than 625 local volunteers dug in to hand-pack just under 140,000 meals in an impressive â&#x20AC;&#x153;MobilePackâ&#x20AC;? event for Feed My Starving Children on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, at Hope Evangelical Free Church, just outside of Osceola.

The teams of volunteers were all part of a nondenominational local contingency that included members of seven churches and one school, with each group committing to raise over $3,000 in the last year to contribute toward the FMSC cause, a cause that also includes an annual MobilePack extravaganza that is part assembly line, part restaurant, part religious retreat, with a little bit of dance party and celebration thrown in as dessert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had over 100 teens here on Friday evening, you could hardly hear yourself think. ... It was great!â&#x20AC;? yelled a grinning Debby Hill, local FMSC chair, over the din of the packing event on Saturday, April 11.

The teams of volunteers at the Saturday MobilePack were from all generations, and seemed to become a giant machine of sorts as they dug into their shifts of meticulous measurement, packing, sealing, assembly, even labeling, all while wearing plastic gloves and hair nets, to meet FDA approval. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean and healthy, (the food assemblage process) and would pass for food going to our own schools,â&#x20AC;? Hill said.

The giant pallets of ingredients are wheeled across the parking lot via donated skid steer, and in less than two hours, come out as pallets of carefully measured meal packs, bound for wherever they are needed for a disaster or general starvation, made edible with simple boiling water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food is totally nutritious, easily digestible and made for kids who might be )78B CA08;4A 5D;; >5

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cannot eat normal food. According to FMSC, a single bag of food provides highly nutritious meals for six children, and costs around $1.32 to produce, with 92 percent of all donations to FMSC going directly toward the food program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rice, dry veggies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; carrots and other dried veggies, and then a soy protein and a vitamin mix,â&#x20AC;? Hill said of the so-called MannaPacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It sort of tastes like chicken, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not chicken, because there are lots of vegetarian groups.â&#x20AC;?

Hill is well versed in all aspects of the FMSC organization, and as the chair of the Polk County chapter, she and others have expanded the efforts far beyond the walls of Bethesda Lutheran Church of Dresser, which took over as the core group four years ago, hav having been held in Amery prior to that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food is totally nutritious, The ever-expanding FMSC very nearly went easily digestible and made for away, after it lost its home and sponsor several kids who might be suffering years ago. However, there were still some funds in the local kitty and a group from Bethesda Lufrom starvationâ&#x20AC;? - Debby Hill theran decided to take up the cause, instead of seeing the previous efforts go to waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used the (leftover) money from our area, and said weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do it,â&#x20AC;? Hill recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had about six weeks to assemble it all.â&#x20AC;? : - <5:/4 @41 3>;A< C-? -.81 @; N:0 - C->14;A?1 2;> @41 <-/75:3 ?53:10 A< 1:@4A : - <5:/4 @41 3>;A< C-? -.81 @; N:0 - C->14;A?1 2;> @41 <-/75:3 ?53:10 A< 1:@4A siastic local volunteers and somehow leveraged donations for other things needed to make it happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to do it again the next year, but we needed a place,â&#x20AC;? Hill said, pointing out that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no ordinary place they needed for the MobilePacks, as they require wide 0;;>? ?@>;:3 O;;>? -:0 ;@41> >1=A5>191:@? 2;> @41 18-.;>-@1 -89;?@ 5:0A?@>5-8 8;-05:3 of food and meals.

Three years ago, Hope Evangelical Free Church came on board, which is where the FMSC recent event was held. Hope joined Bethesda, along with teams from Alliance Church of the Valley in St. Croix Falls, Assumption Catholic Church of East Farmington, the Osceola Community Church, and two other Dresser churches, New Life Christian Community Church and Peace Lutheran, as well as a team from St. Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School in Somerset.

All of the volunteer teams committed to raise $3,000 and provide volunteers for the shifts needed to assemble the meal packs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every church did it,â&#x20AC;? Hill said proudly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And they all did it in different ways, but yeah, they did it on their own.â&#x20AC;?

Any extra money raised is then rolled over for next year, and assists to offset costs that are not donated, such as the giant rolls of plastic needed to almost shrink-wrap the sanctuary at Hope Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So much is donated, but that plastic, yeah, that is our biggest expense right now. It /;?@? -.;A@ @; /;B1> @41 O;;> L 588 ?-50 K 2 C1 /;A80 N:0 ?;91;:1 @; /;B1> @4-@ ...â&#x20AC;?

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program opportunities for youth including creativity 483-3387 for more information and a camps for ages 5-12, held in several locations, and Con- performance schedule. servatory for Young Performers: Improv for YOUth, for Also, check out your local library ages 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18. to see when Festival will be in house The creativity camps are environmentally themed, offering a mini creativity camp. These multiarts day camps offered in St. Croix Falls the weeks minicamps are free and are a great of July 6-10 and Aug. 3-7; Clear Lake, July 13-17; Grants- opportunity for your child to be inburg, July 20-24; and in Luck, Aug. 10-14. Creativity troduced to the arts, and they typicampers experience joy in exploring their unique, cre- cally run about an hour.

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Festival Theatre is able to offer afwill work in four artistic disciplines each day including fordable youth programs thanks to visual arts, drama, literary arts and creative movement. their lead corporate sponsor, Royal Youth will participate in book making, storytelling, Credit Union. Festival has also repoetry, journaling, playacting, imaginative prop play, ceived funding from the St. Croix drama exercises, vocal technique, kinesthetic expression, Valley Foundation and the Wisconsin drawing, painting, sculpture and puppetry.

Arts Board, with funds from the state Featuring teaching artists from around the country of Wisconsin. High Test Travel is also who perform in Festival Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer repertory, a supporting sponsor of Improv for these camps emphasize solid instruction in proper tech- YOUth. nique and a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal satisfaction with his/her For more information or to register work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe learning through the arts develops for creativity camps or conservatory individuals that are team players, innovative thinkers, auditions, contact the Festival Themultiversed interpreters and compassionate, tolerant -@>1 .;D ;2N/1 -@

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After many successful years of Sew Good Improv on Friday nights at Festival Theatre, there has been much interest in opportunities for youth actors to learn about and practice improv. Combining this interest with the Festival Theatre Conservatory for Young Performers means an in-depth learning experience for performers ages 12-18 and a whole lot of fun for the audience. Auditions will be held Wednesday, April 29, from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and Thursday, April 30, from 5-6 p.m. Check out Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4BC8E0; )740CA4 8B >554A8=6 2A40C8E8CH 20<?B 8= (C A>8G 0;;B A0=CB1DA6 0=3 !D2: C78B BD<<4A

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Hill was initially concerned that they would not have enough rice for their MobilePack event, so they treated

what rice they had very carefully. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had no extra, and had to conserve it,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But somehow, we did it. When it was all done, we truly felt like we were feeding the 5,000 (with loaves -:0 N?41? L She said the FMSC teams will learn of the fate of their packed meals in the next three weeks or so, after a full semitrailer left the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church parking lot, bound for an eventual distribution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could go to a disaster, if there is one in the next few weeks, or it will probably go to Haiti or the Philippines,â&#x20AC;?

Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start planning for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packing ... oh, and one person put in a $1,000 donation, even!

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go a long ways.â&#x20AC;?

Hill said that while they are already starting to plan for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MobilePack event, they already know that the April 2016 event will put the Polk County group

over an FMSC milestone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With our next pack, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go over half a million meals,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty impressive.â&#x20AC;?

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HSBC to hold spaghetti dinner WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Humane Society of Burnett County will be holding its annual ?<-341@@5 05::1> >-2O1 -:0 ?581:@ -A/@5;: Saturday, April 25, 4-7 p.m., at the Webster Community Center. %-2O1 @5/71@? 9-E .1 <A>/4-?10 2>;9 volunteers or at the shelter during regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., for $3 per ticket or six for $15. First prize is $1,000 and second prize is $500.

This year they are offering gluten-free, vegetarian and regular spaghetti, salad and an antipasto plate. Clover Meadow is sponsoring and preparing this meal.

For more information, contact HSBC at 715-866-4096 or email hsbc@centurytel.net. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with submitted information

ENCORE program is Tuesday at Siren SIREN - The Siren High School will be presenting their annual ENCORE evening on Tuesday, April 28. ENCORE gives stu students and the public a chance to see and hear projects that have been created as part of student coursework throughout the school year. Student works from art, business and information technology, FACE, FCCLA, tech ed, as well as other classes, will be displayed in the commons area and are open for viewing at 6 p.m.

In the auditorium at 7 p.m., there will be students performing vocal and instrumental solo and ensemble pieces, and state forensics students will be presenting their selections.

There will also be a community dinner from 4:30-6 p.m. Soup, sandwiches, desserts and refreshments will be served at that time, and there will be a freewill donation for the dinner with proceeds ben ben1N@5:3 8;/-8 /4->5@51?

This is free and open to the public and a great way to see and hear what the stu students are achieving. You will be amazed by the quality and workmanship. It is hoped you will join in celebrating the excellence of student work in the Siren High School. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Siren Schools

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;To live life, you have to almost dieâ&#x20AC;?

by Evelyn Carlson

love a good legend. What may begin with a grain of truth often grows into a storyline that stretches imagination and becomes bigger than life. Truth is twisted and eventually lost in the telling and retelling of a good story. Eventually the origin of the story is lost and all that remains are â&#x20AC;&#x153;legends and lies.â&#x20AC;?

In the formative years of our country we were awash with heroes and villains and those who seemed bigger than life.

Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James and many others are the stuff of legend. Real people who lived real lives and did real things became tall tales and bedtime stories. If we were capable of returning to those days we would likely N:0 <1;<81 C4; ?@>A33810 C5@4 A:/1>tainty, questioned their decisions and wondered if they were making the right decisions. Looking back through time 5@ .1/;91? 052N/A8@ @; ?1<->-@1 >1-85@E from legend, truth from lies.

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his was such a lonely road, one I had never traveled before. I certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the turn ahead.

Fear was not a consideration for me.

Yet I really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I was feeling, or even what I should be feeling. I should be feeling something, shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I? It was inconceivable that this could be happening to me but it was. How very strange I felt. Yet after a while I was accepting of the fact that life for me was about to have or could have a drastic change.

Strange also to me was that I shed no tears. Why? I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. Maybe I felt there were enough tears shed already. Maybe I felt I needed to draw on inner strength for myself and the others to hold onto. Maybe I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accepting yet to what was happening to me.

I found myself looking at things from a different perspective, especially with family and friends. I have always felt a great love for them, but now that love was so much more intense. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose it and I certainly was not ready to say goodbye to it. I absorbed every feature, every movement. It was important that I know so much more about each one of them. I held their laughter close to me. I prayed for strength for us all.

I love my life. I love awakening to the morning with my love by my side.

I love those little hands that latch onto mine, these grandbabies so full of

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Most of the outbreaks have been in large-scale turkey farms but there are an increasing number of chicken <>;0A/1>? N:05:3 @41 05?1-?1 5: @415> O;/7? -? C188 At this point, there are more ques questions than answers, with the animal health experts at a loss as to how the virus got here, how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spreading from farm to farm so quickly and how it is getting into enclosed turkey barns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far our investigations havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found an answer to that,â&#x20AC;? says Bill Hartmann, state veterinarian for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.

They know it can be spread by wild birds as they migrate through the state, but you would think wild turkeys and other birds would get sick too. According to the DNR, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found any dead wild turkeys or raptors that may have fed on infected birds.

For the poultry producer, they not only have to deal with infected birds dying but the only way to get rid of the virus is to kill all the surviving birds

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I am fortunate to say I know a young man who is a real actor in the entertainment business. His current position is an actor in the new Fox series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leg â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legends and Lies.â&#x20AC;? He and many others are bringing some of these legends to life through this miniseries that airs on

life.

I need, oh Lord, I want to continue to share in their lives. I want to see my brown-eyed peanut grow into the beautiful person I know she will become. I want to share with my two super fel fellows the great things that life has in store for them.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like that word, Cancer. I am very frightened by it. It is not a com2;>@5:3 C;>0 @ ?;A:0? ?; N:-8 C;:der â&#x20AC;Ś is it?

I remember that morning wander wandering around the house. Each room held so many memories. I found myself looking and touching items that I have always enjoyed. Am I saying goodbye to these things? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. As I was going out the door, my neighbor was sitting on her deck. No goodbye was said, just a quiet smile as we looked into each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes. Leaving the driveway, passing neighboring homes, was I silently saying goodbye to them too?

Lying in a bed with my family stand standing around me, I am absorbing their faces, pulling on their strength, for I know I desperately need it now. A door 5? ;<1:5:3 N:0 /-:M@ ?-E 3;;0.E1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;see you laterâ&#x20AC;? comes from lips instead.

I feel a kiss on my cheek; that door now closes.

Another door opens. Bright lights

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50A<8=6 Roger Strom as well. For some, it may be up to two years before they are back in production and losses to the turkey industry are well over $16 million, and growing.

The government will reimburse them for the noninfected birds they have to kill, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the farmer that has to absorb the costs of the birds that actually die from the disease. Minnesota lawmakers are now looking at some kind of disaster program to help those farmers get back on their feet.

Dollarwise, the economic impact will be felt long after the disease has been dealt with. Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turkey industry exports to about 50 countries and 40 have already put import bans on turkey from the U.S. as a whole or on Minnesota and other infected states individually. In the months ahead, a lot of time and money is going to be spent on ef efforts to convince those customers that is

Sunday evenings on Fox. While he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the lead roles yet, I have enjoyed watching him playing poker with Doc Holliday and unfortunately meeting an untimely end by the same legendary character. Last week, I watched him saunter down the staircase in a Western saloon and attack the likes of Wild Bill Hickok. Unfortunately for his character, Wild Bill prevailed and he was shot in the leg. Two weeks in a row, he has suf suffered at the hands of legends. Such is the life of an actor.

N>?@ 91@ A?@5: A/4-:-: -? - friend of my girls. He was in need of a place to sleep, and through the goodness of my children he ended up in my home. I found him likable, charming, friendly and always ready for a laugh.

He attended Webster High School and his favorite activity was imitating his gym teacher. He even developed a You'A.1 B501; 0;/A91:@5:3 @45? 5:OA1:/1 on his life. But it is hard to be an actor in Webster, and Austin was destined for bigger things.

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hurt my eyes; strangers are now gath gathered around me. I think, these are the ones who will decide my plight. I pray, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Lord guide their hands, and please watch over me today.â&#x20AC;?

I slowly awake. Loving eyes looking down are connecting with mine. Smiles form on greeting faces, one saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be OK.â&#x20AC;? As my eyes close, once again I feel a soft kiss upon my cheek, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now you have a good sle ep.â&#x20AC;?

Opening eyes to little greeting faces, precious grandbabies are here. What an amazing awareness it is to be sharing life. It is such a wonderful feeling knowing that my God has truly blessed this day. ? /;:@5:A1 0;C: @45? >;-0 N:0 that it is no longer lonely. There are several hands holding mine. This road will involve constant challenges; at times scary, but I expect mostly excit exciting. There are bound to be some barriers, but I know that I have a new strength that will carry me through. I am looking forward to being able to enjoy every sunrise and sunset and to never stop looking for those incredible rainbows. Life holds so much more meaning to me now.

About the writer: Evelyn Carlson lives in a vintage Trade Lake homestead. She is especially fond of writing poetry and prose for special occasions for her family and community.

Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carousel, a revolving menagerie of pieces for your enjoyment, is created by participants in Carolyn Wedinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Write Right Now WITC Community Education classes in Frederic and Luck.

safe to resume buying U.S. poultry.

As you would expect, people are wondering if they can get sick too.

While there are other, more aggressive ?@>-5:? ;2 .5>0 OA @4-@ 4-B1 /-A?10 ?5/7ness and death in other countries, the H5N2 strain we are dealing with poses very little threat to humans. According @; 41-8@4 ;2N/5-8? -:0 @41 *;>80 1-8@4 Organization, the risk of people catch catch5:3 @41 OA 5? B1>E 8;C -:0 1B1: @4;?1 working with the birds on a daily basis arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting sick. Ed Ehlinger, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health has been reassuring the pub public that â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not a public health risk or food safety risk.â&#x20AC;?

Animal health experts say warm weather should stop the spread of the disease, but for the farmer it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end there. They not only have to deal C5@4 @41 4A31 N:-:/5-8 8;??1? -:0 3; through the process of rebuilding their business but because the disease has 5:N8@>-@10 @41 >135;: @41E C588 .1 ;: â&#x20AC;&#x153;high alertâ&#x20AC;? for the next several years with the increased potential for another outbreak. â&#x20AC;Ś Jusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sayinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

F;:- @; N:5?4 45? 10A/-@5;: *4581 @41>1 he became an actor and stuntman at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Tucson,â&#x20AC;? a Wild West show. This eventually led to his participation in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legends and Liesâ&#x20AC;? series produced by Bill Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly on Fox. I decided to do an Internet search for the famous Buchanan. Typing his name I found an Austin B. that was a Ph.D. candidate in Texas, (not him), a profes professional poker player, (also not him) and - N/@5;:-8 /4->-/@1> ;: - 0-E@591 ?;-< opera â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Life to Liveâ&#x20AC;? (really not him). He does have his own YouTube channel â&#x20AC;&#x153;AustinisGoâ&#x20AC;? and on that he does a parody of his favorite gym teacher among other things.

He may not play a lead role but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fault him for trying. I am proud of him and his efforts. He is trying to make 45? C-E 5: - 052N/A8@ 5:0A?@>E ?4;C business. Give him a thumbs-up on his Facebook page or his YouTube channel.

Because someday he might just be a legend and that is no lie.

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Local woman returns home to open equine therapy center in honor of friend BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; At age 13, Kristi Hart knew what she wanted to do with her life. But it took 20 years, a couple of close friends and divine intervention to bring her dream to fruition.

Seventh-graders in the Unity School District, Hart and her best friend, Cassie Gilbertson, were infatuated with horses and fantasized about starting their own equine therapy center. Toward the end of the 1993-94 school year, however, their dream of opening a business together suffered a crushing blow when Cassie passed away in a freak accident.

Hart turned to their common bond to deal with the grief and began spending more and more time with horses, which led her to a farm in Amery where she boarded her horse and met her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horse Mom,â&#x20AC;? Patti Andersen. Two decades later Hart, Andersen and another of Andersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boarders, Karole Lee, have come together to use their horses to help others deal with the challenges in their lives by opening Quarter Moon Acres Equine '41>-<E 1:@1> J @41 N>?@ 2-/585@E ;2 5@? kind in Polk County. *41: ->@ N>?@ 91@ :01>?1: :01>sen convinced her to join the Apple River Riders Drill team which was the beginning of an unbreakable bond between the two women. Throughout her high school years, Hart continued to ride with Andersen on the drill team and volunteered at the Polk County special education school in Balsam Lake.

Following high school graduation, life separated Hart and Andersen for more than a decade as college, work, marriage and motherhood took her around the country â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Rice Lake to Kanab, Utah, to Menomonie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but they continued to stay in touch.

While in Menomonie, Hart heard about a strong-willed mare in the Green Bay area that needed a home. The horse, named Cassidy, occasionally went by the nickname Cassie, and Hart had to have her, sensing that her friend was reaching out to her once more. A little rough around the edges, Cassidy challenged ->@ J :;C - /1>@5N10 B1@1>5:->E @1/4:5cian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to put her years of animal behavior

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experience to use. Seeing the potential in Cassidy, Hart picked the brains of a couple of other trainers, including her cousin/riding buddy, Kate (Lehman) Keenan of Springbrook â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a two-time world champion in the reined cow-horse arena.

In 2009, Hart returned the favor for the other trainer, Chris Vinson, of Boyceville, who was starting up the North Central Region of Extreme Cowboy Racing through the Extreme Cowboy Association. To top it off, Hart used Cassidy as one of the horses to test the competition obstacle courses and run demonstrations.

Then, in the spring of 2014, Andersen called Hart and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey! I have a business endeavor Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like you to go in on with me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like you to open an equine therapy center with me.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just kind of brought everything full circle,â&#x20AC;? Hart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have met Patti, if I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost Cassie.â&#x20AC;?

So last summer, Hart drove up from Menomonie a few times to help run lessons while Andersen got the ball rolling on setting up the Christian-based :;:<>;N@ .A?5:1?? 1> N>?@ /851:@ C-? a boy in his 20s with autism and Down syndrome â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who rarely spoke. Nervous to be in a new situation, the boy used sign language to ask his mother to go to the bathroom. Much to his surprise and delight, Hart signed back. The body language of the horse and sign language of his instructor combined to put a smile on the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face that could not be erased.

After that experience, the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is the king of the world while on the back of his horse. â&#x20AC;Ś His sensory defensiveness melts away for the night. â&#x20AC;Ś.

He talks to me all the way home, with animation in his voice and pride in his tone.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fell in love,â&#x20AC;? Hart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pureness of what a horse can do for anybody. â&#x20AC;Ś Watching a child that is very noise

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hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an incident that, while not directly associated with the original Forts Folle Avoine of 1802-05, made an enormous impact on the Metis nation in 1849. While that event didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a marvelous example of how local history has tentacles that reach out geographically, giving meaning to the observation that local history is never wholly isolated and is tied to the broad scope of history.

Some of you might recall that a key player in the Folle Avoine story was a fellow named John Sayer, a chief owner-operator of the Montreal-based North West Company, whose network of trading posts stretched across the waterways of North America, including the Folle Avoine country. Traders were, in practice, guests of the tribes. Many of the fur traders had Indian wives - as did Sayer, whose wife Obemau-unoqua was Ojibwe. And of course many had offspring. One of Sayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, John Jr., in turn had an Ojibwe wife and had children who were considered Metis (mixed Indian/white ancestry). Eventu-88E @41 1@5? 2;>910 - 05?@5:/@ 2-> OA:3 nation of their own, even developing a unique language called Michif, which I wrote about a few weeks back.

In 1849, a fellow named Pierre Guillaume Sayer became a national hero to the Metis nation. His Folle Avoine connection? Yes, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the grandson of the trading couple who lived here in 1803-04, and in the Lake Superior region for two decades before that. Some biographies list Pierre Guillaume (Peter William in English) as Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, but his more likely father was John Jr., according to a family descendant who has

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Woodswhimsy the gnome been tracing the geneaology. The actual birth dates range from 1779 to 1803, a result of imprecise record-keeping.

Modern historians get quite hysterical trying to piece together exact dates, especially when trying to cobble together the who/what/why of family sagas.

All right, long story short, the young Sayer stayed in the region after his grandparents headed back east, working as a voyageur and trader in the North West Company, then for the Hudson Bay Company after those outN@? 91>310 5:

1 85B10 5: - B->51@E of places, from what is now northern Minnesota/North Dakota to presentday Alberta; but he appears to have ?1@@810 5:@; - O;A>5?45:3 ?195:;9-05/ group of Metis around what we now call Winnipeg. The mixed-blood Metis created their own way of life, much of it centered around the buffalo hunts of that region. The furs from those hunts were carted off to markets, no longer by canoe, but by oxcart, to places like St. Paul. And a player in that trade was none other than our own Mr. Guillaume Sayer (he seems to have dropped using Pierre along the way).

Guillaume Sayer married Josette, herself a mixed-blood Metis daughter of trader Alexander Frobisher. Their children too, blended into the distinct Metis culture which had grown out of its European/Indian heritage.

The buffalo hunts and the resultant trade were loosely organized, for the

sensitive come to the barn and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take his earmuffs off fast enough â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a child that very rarely speaks, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got him laughing and giggling. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re arguing about whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our favorite character in a movie. To watch all of that completely melt away, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome.â&#x20AC;?

By mid-September, Hart and her husband had switched jobs and moved their family to Amery to help get the program off the ground.

Looking back at her seventh-grade year, Hart said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is what we were going to do. I still have the notebook that has the barn design, arena design, trails through the woods and cart track so that people in wheelchairs could just drive behind the horses. It was all laid out.â&#x20AC;?

While those original plans needed some 9;05N/-@5;: ->@M? /;:N01:@ @4-@ -??51 is smiling down on her and Quarter Moon Acres right now.

Quarter Moon Acres, located on Andersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in rural Amery, is set to run lessons on Tuesday nights, starting on May 12. Not a career move anyone can live off of yet, all three founders will continue to work their full-time jobs as well. A 501(C)

:;:<>;N@ $A->@1> ;;: />1? 9A?@ rely on volunteers and donors to help make the therapy center a success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to charge for the use of the horses,â&#x20AC;? Andersen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The therapy center leases the horses. We need three to four volunteers per client per session. Once a client gets a horse, we want to keep them together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with the side walkers and leader to maintain consistency.â&#x20AC;?

QMA held their first volunteer orientation on April 21 at the Polk County Government Center in Balsam Lake and is currently seeking monetary donations as well as items such as boots, helmets, ?-0081? -:0 ;2N/1 ?A<<851? '; N:0 ;A@ more about Quarter Moon Acres or how you can help, visit quartermoonacres. weebly.com. Monetary donations can be contributed through a gofundme account established at gofundme.com/rqrd8s. submitted

most part. But this situation was at odds with the Hudson Bay Company, which claimed a monopoly on all commerce in an area covering much of central North America. But, in practice, conditions trumped the formality and they mostly looked the other way. For a while.

But in 1849, the HBC decided to clamp down on the supposed violations of their monopoly. The decision was made to arrest a principal rival involved in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;illegalâ&#x20AC;? trade, and use him as an example of their determination to exercise their legal right as they interpreted it. The violater they chose for that lesson? One Mr. Guillaume Sayer. The court - controlled by the Hudson Bay Company, tried and convicted Sayer, and then ... well, the courtroom was surrounded by hundreds of armed Metis chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Le commerce est libre!â&#x20AC;? or free trade, which prompted the judge to waive the sentence entirely and save the peace. The HBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point may have been made, but the Metis community also won recognition of its way of life.

Later developments did indeed result in its suppression, but for the time being Guillaume Sayer was the hero of the Metis nation.

Sayer is still remembered as one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;founding fathersâ&#x20AC;? of the Metis. While its history falls under the radar of many, their saga had an enormous impact on what later happened in western Canada. And it all centered around a player with direct ties to the Folle Avoine story, a tale linking people, languages and entire ways of life into a heritage far beyond the merely local.

Cycling back to 2015, Forts Folle Avoine Historical Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter hours are still in effect. The visitors center is open Wednesdays-Fridays, and the research library runs on Wednesdays.

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SCVF announces Valley Arts Initiative grant awards HUDSON - The St. Croix Valley Foundation is honored to announce the recipients of their most recent competitive grant program. This spring, the St. Croix )-881E ;A:0-@5;: -C->010 @;

:;:<>;N@ organizations in Wisconsin and Minnesota through its Valley Arts Initiative grants program. Funded projects range from classical music to Improv for Youth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from ?A991>@591 ->@? N89 -:0 9A?5/ 21?@5B-8? @; .53 .-:0 music preservation.

The St. Croix Valley Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valley Arts Initiative is built on a combination of public funds and private contributions. In 2015, SCVF received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, and they matched that with contributions from individuals in the region interested in the arts. In addition, this year the SCVF received funding from the Hugh J. Andersen Foundation to support this worthwhile program.

The SCVF provides donors with the opportunity to create or add to their Valley Impact Funds for causes that are closest to their hearts. The foundation has funds addressing a variety of causes including the arts, music education, health and wellness, the environment and animals. The advantage of these funds is their mission 5? A:/4-:35:3 E1@ @41E >19-5: /A>>1:@ -:0 O1D5.81 !; one can guess tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues or know which organizations can best address those issues at that time.

However, through their Valley Impact Funds and their competitive grants programs, the SCVF places grant dollars in the most capable hands at the right time, in perpetuity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The St. Croix River region has been blessed by donors who want to see a rich and varied climate for the arts,â&#x20AC;? said Andy Kass, SCVF Board member and grants

and programs committee chairperson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an honor to see our donorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wishes spring to life each year through these grants.â&#x20AC;?

The most recent grant recipients include Festival Theatre, Polk County, $2,500 for the Festival Theatre Conservatory for Young Performers: Improv for YOUth; The Phipps Center for the Arts, St. Croix County, $2,500 for What We Need is Here 2015 Artist Seminar Series and related projects; Friends of the St. Croix County Fairplex, St. Croix County, $260 for the St. Croix County Fair; Canvas Health Inc., Washington County, Minn., $1,000 for Jamminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Art 2015; Music Saint Croix, Washington County, Minn., for fall concerts 2015 - Song of the Earth; St. Croix Valley Chamber Chorale, Washington County, Minn., $2,500 for Christmas concerts - I Sing the Birth; Franconia Sculpture Park, Chisago County, Minn., $2,500 for 2015 Art and Artists Festival; Square Lake Productions, Washington County, Minn., $1,400 for 2015 Square Lake Film and Music Festival; ArtReach St. Croix, Washington County, Minn., for Fanning the >1-@5B1 8-91 -9<N>1 ;:B1>?-@5;:? -.;A@ >@ Big Band Rescue - Via ArtReach St. Croix, Washington County, Minn., $2,340 for Big Band Rescue; and St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra, Washington County, Minn., $1,000 for concert with world renown Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors.

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50 years ago Oscar Peterson was elected the new village president, or mayor, in Frederic. Wallace Early, current mayor, had declined to run for re-election. Other new ;2N/1>? C1>1 %-E ;-@? @>A?@11 ->8 1:?;: /81>7 Robert Thorsbakken, treasurer; A.S. Jensen, assessor; and Henry Ogren, constable.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Residents of the Grantsburg area were getting ready for the Burnett County Centennial Jamboree by taking square-dancing lessons at the Catholic church. The instructor was Francis Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;A style show was planned for April 10 at Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store, Danbury, presented by Carmel and Stella Cameron, with 45 local models, and music provided

by Linda Jotblad.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Neil R. Martin opened a Montgomery Ward catalog store in the Anton K. Pedersen building in Luck, which at one time housed the Christenson Grocery store.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Dr. James Fitzsimmons, a family doctor, opened a new clinic in Siren.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Dreher, from Webster, opened a new store in Siren called House of Bargains.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Ray Ellis was the new mayor of Siren, and George Burford was re-elected as mayor of Webster.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Webster school play was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teen Antics,â&#x20AC;? with Skip Tagg as Woody, Virginia Lindquist as Patsy, and Jim Bancroft as Norby.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;From 1945, now 70 years ago: Memorial services were held at Zion Lutheran Church of Bone Lake for Howard Sogge, who was killed in action in France Sept. 8, 1944.

Also, Dr. R.G. Arveson won the election for Frederic Village president, defeating H.J. Hunt.

40 years ago Nurses Agnes Chatham and Virginia Bergstrom were on night duty on April 4 at the United Pioneer Home in Luck when they were confronted by armed and masked robbers who tied them up in the basement and asked them where the drugs were kept. The robbers escaped with a large quantity of drugs, but they were mostly medications for high blood pressure, kidney ailments and the like.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Anna Aebleskiver, Inga Lefse, Kaarin Krumkake, Tekla Kaffee Klatch and Olga Fruitsoup, aka Charlie Hedberg, Ed Matz, Larry Olson, Bumps Hvambsal and Phil Knuf, respectively, were @41 /;:@1?@-:@? 5: @41 5?? A@1N?7 <-31-:@ -@ - 2A:0raiser for the Frederic Hospital. The pageant â&#x20AC;&#x153;brought down the house,â&#x20AC;? with the audience â&#x20AC;&#x153;moved to tears â&#x20AC;Ś they laughed till they cried.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Debby Sheerin was the Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow from Webster High School.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Navy Seaman Apprentice Mark S. Halvorson, an ocean systems technician and the son of Betty Turner of rural Siren, reported for duty at the U.S. Naval facility on Guam.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Conservation Warden -91? 8-:53-: ;2 &5>1: C;: @41 -?7188 !;E1? 2Nciency Award, also known as the Outstanding Warden Award, a state honor bestowed upon one warden per year.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Bill and Lucille Sheets were the new owners of the Frederic IGA Store, purchasing it from Maynard and Alice Anderson.

20 years ago Cub Scout Pinewood Derby winners at Frederic included Josh Chaplin, best design; Ben Schommer, most original; Tim L. Java, best color, and race win:1>? 599E !1A9-:: N>?@ #1@1> 1:: ?1/;:0 -:0 Andy Carlson, third. The regatta race winners were '>-B5? #E71 N>?@ -:0 &4-:1 11/>;2@ ?1/;:0 J -> Swanson, 29, a Frederic resident, would compete in the Mrs. Wisconsin pageant in Racine May 6-7.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Murder suspect Michael Church, wanted for the murders of Delphine, Michael and Gregory Gallus in Fridley, Minn., was hiding out in a cabin on Pine Lake in the Town of Bone Lake. He held two people, Dale Nei and Larry Mroszak, hostage for three hours before taking a sleeping bag and walking into the woods, where Church was later captured after a shootout with police, on April 7.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Orilla Kunze, of Luck, was given a birthday party at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Frederic, with about 80 friends and relatives attending, to celebrate her 100th birthday.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Frederic prom royalty included King Andy Peterson, Queen Jessica Young, with attendants Leah Viacara, Caroline Cox, Brooke Erickson, Rob Jensen, Jeremy Chell and Kevin Jensen. Donny Rogers, Kelly Swenson, Mary Ryan and Zach Anderson were little royalty.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The village of Siren planned a special election on June 6 for village president, because the only candidate, Robert Lee, the current president, was inadvertently left off of the ballot for the spring election on April 4.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Burnett County Development Association sponsored a workshop for local merchants to help them prepare and plan for the opening of the Walmart store in St. Croix Falls and possibly another in Pine City, Minn.

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Luck FCCLA students attend state conference LUCK - Luck students Pearl Crowe, Alaura Lemieux, Jenni Holdt and Nicole Dittbrenner accompanied FCCLA adviser Renee Gavinski to the FCCLA state leadership conference in Wisconsin Dells Monday through Wednesday, April 13-15. The theme for the conference was FCCLA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Together We Are: Active, Stronger, Healthy and Ready Family Leaders. Among other things, the conference was celebrating the 70th year of FCCLA in Wisconsin.

The conference began with meetings C5@4 @41 ?@-@1 ;2N/1> /-:050-@1? A>ing the opening session, keynote speaker 571 ;:-4A1 2;A:01> ;2 @41 :;:<>;N@ R5 Walk A Mile foundation, spoke on the subject of respect, bullying and diversity. His mission is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to help young <1;<81 N:0 @41 -:?C1>? @4-@ ->1 -8>1-0E inside themselves and to help them to N:0 @41 /;A>-31 @; 2-/1 C4-@1B1> 5@ 5? @4-@ is holding them back from experiencing greatness.â&#x20AC;?

Students and teachers had the opportunity to participate in a variety of breakout sessions including Setting Goals to Equip and Empower Young People;

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'11: '>-2N/ &-21@E #>;3>-9? -:0 0visers Only â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Best Practices Regarding Trips, Recruitment and Retainment, and Integrating Programs. There were also behind-the-scenes tours of the Kalahariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professional kitchen, pastry department and/or water park.

In addition to serving as their schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delegates, many students also spent time competing in the state-level STAR events competitions. Competition categories included child services; fashion construction or design; hospitality, tourism and recreation; culinary food art; FCCLA creed speaking; culinary knife skills; interior design; job interview; life event planning; career investigation; elderly services; childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature; sports nutrition; and recycle and redesign.

'41 5:?@-88-@5;: ;2 @41 :1C ;2N/1>? -:0 the presentation of scholarships were the highlights of Tuesday eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing general session. Wednesday morning the conference concluded with the presentation of the STAR events awards. Jenni Holdt and Nicole Dittbrenner each earned silver medals for their scores on the food production, terminology and math exam. Alaura Lemieux earned a gold medal in culinary creations, cake decorating, and placed second overall in the state for that category. Pearl Crowe earned a gold medal in the pastries and baked goods category and placed second overall in the state. - submitted

Luck art students take first in state competition LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck art teacher Kyle Clemins is very proud of his students. The students recently competed in the Wisconsin )5?A-8 >@? 8-??5/ -:0 @;;7 N>?@ <8-/1 5: state competition.

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ticipants and a few newcomers, including a foreign exchange student. Almost all of the team was juggling a vicious amount of extracurricular activities such as the spring play, forensics, solo ensemble and sports. Cleminsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team was willing to go the extra mile, studing during lunch and creating their projects in the few precious hours between their other commitments. After winning the regional competition at UW-Stout in 1:;9;:51 ;: >50-E ->/4 - N>?@ in Luck history, they moved on as a team to state competition in Madison on Friday, April 10. All their hard work and months of preparing paid off. Luck had @41 3>1-@ 4;:;> ;2 @-75:3 N>?@ <8-/1 -@ @41 state level against a very talented pool of students from across the state. For a school whose whole student body is smaller than some of the class sizes of other schools they competed against, this was a great honor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pride of seeing my students walk across the stage and receive their trophy was truly a memorable moment,â&#x20AC;? said Clemins. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team included Rachel Sanford, Heather Lane, Elisa Scherfel, Kim Demydowich, Katherine Cherveny, Derek Rennicke, Jes Pedersen, Tanner Nielsen, Jordan Hendrickson, Pearl Crowe, Alaura Lemieux and Chelsea Pitts.

Clemins hopes that more high school art teachers from the area will take on this challenge because it is a great opportunity for the students. If any art teacher is interested in VAC, they may contact Clemins at kylec@lucksd.k12.wi.us. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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Habitat participant in giveBIG St. Croix Valley 2015 Arianna Schultz | WRHFH POLK COUNTY - You can make a difference in the lives of local families in just one day.

On Tuesday, April 28, you can have the chance to give back to your community during a 24-hour long donation event called giveBIG St. Croix Valley. This year, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity will be participating in giveBIG, again.

Last year, during giveBIG, many re remarkable donors came together to raise $4,682.64 for Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity. Because of these donations and because of a generous matching donorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift, a total of $9,296.97 was donated to Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission of eliminating poverty housing.

These funds were secured and used to 418< N:5?4 @41 ;4:?;: 2-958E #>;A8D family and the Andersen family homes this past winter.

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asked to help meet their giveBIG St. Croix Valley goal of $5,000. If Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is able to meet @45? N:-:/5-8 3;-8 @41E C;A80 .1 -.81 @; purchase kitchen cabinets and appliances for the home that they are building in the 2015 build season.

There are many families who need safe and affordable housing in Polk, Burnett, Washburn and Rusk counties.

With your help, they can fulfill their dream of homeownership. A gift to Wild River Habitat for Humanity is an invest investment in the future. Once the home is complete, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity sells the family the home with an affordable, zero-interest mortgage. The money from the mortgage goes into a revolving fund that will be used to help additional families in all four counties.

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is crucial to a community. By working alongside the selected partner families, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity part partners to build homes for those who need a hand up, not a hand out. These homes cost nearly $100,000 each to build, but paying for a mortgage isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only thing that Habitat families have to contribute.

Each homeowner is required to contrib contribute between 300 and 500 hours of sweat equity, meaning they have to donate time by building their home, working in the ofN/1 -@ *580 %5B1>? -.5@-@ 2;> A9-:5@E or by volunteering in the ReStore.

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to become homeowners themselves, starting an upward spiral.

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity proves that decent housing can be a path out of poverty for families in need of a hand up. Internationally, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 5 million people through home construction, rehabilitation and repairs and by increasing access to improved shelter. Please consider supporting Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday, April 28, during the giveBIG St. Croix Valley event so that they can continue their mission of eliminating poverty housing in Burnett, Polk, Rusk and Washburn counties. For more information or to donate during giveBIG, go online to givescv.org and search Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity or send by mail to 2201 Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Osceola Wellness Fair and Garden Show set for Saturday "& " &<>5:3 5? ;2N/5-88E 41>1 Now is the perfect time to start planning E;A> O;C1>.10? -:0 B13351 3->01:? -? well as focusing on your overall health.

Learn about all these and more at the seventh-annual Osceola Wellness Fair and Garden Show Saturday, April 25.

Central Insurance, Osceola Medical Center and the Osceola School District are co-sponsoring this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show, held at Osceola High School from 7:30 a.m. to noon. This free event will offer many family-fun activities including horticulture, health screenings and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, as well as nutritional and gardening seminars from local experts.

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Conserve water by shutting off the water when brushing your teeth. If you are one of those people that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about how much water your sink it putting out, you will probably leave your water running while you brush your teeth. The average person will turn on the water, rinse off toothbrush, put toothpaste on toothbrush, brush teeth, spit a couple of times, brush a little more, rinse toothbrush off, use a

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So now we are up to a single person brushing their teeth uses 1,098 gallons of water to brush a their teeth every month! Now there are 365.25 days in

GCA4<4 !D=27 "0:4>E4A B4<8=0A Do you want to prepare healthy and tasty fast food in less time than it takes to order carryout? Would you like to feel energized in the afternoon instead of reaching for a coffee or pop? How about tossing out the chips or cookies in your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch box? Lutz returns to explain how to prepare an easy and versa versatile foundation for eating that can make packing lunch for you and your family a breeze. Handouts with ideas and plans will be provided. a year, so how many gallons of water does a single person use a year while brushing their teeth? The answer is, 13,129 gallons a year!

Another idea, make a green pact â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as a family; bond through your Earthfriendly efforts by making a concerted effort to go green as a family this Earth Day. Gather together and decide which go-green tasks most interest each member of the family. For example, encourage the fashion-savvy members of your family to repurpose older clothing into new styles using current trends (and a sewing machine) as inspiration; or if someone in the family is a constant overuser of paper towels and other disposables, encourage them to cut back on their habit by switching to reusable and/or cloth products. Encouraging one another and keeping one another accountable is a fun way to go green as a family. Each Earth Day, you can look back on the difference a year has made, and start a new green pact for the next

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The American Red Cross will also have a booth and blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments are still available at the OsceolaExpo.com.

The show is also offering two grandprize giveaways: a Fit Bit, $100 value, courtesy of the Wellness Fair and Garden Show, and a holistic health coaching session, $120 value, courtesy of True Health Naturopathic Medicine.

Plan to attend this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show. Make it a fun, family outing and take the next step toward your familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and wellness.

Mark April 25 on your calendar. For more information, description of activities and list of vendors, visit OsceolaExpo.com.

Also that day, the ninth-annual Healthy Heart 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m.; and a free kids run is at 9:15 a.m. For more race details, visit healthyheart5k.com or call 715-294-5736. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Osceola Medical Center

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Recycle! Yes please do it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it is the law. While 2014 numbers are still being calculated, in 2013 Washburn County alone collected over 650 tons of recyclables. We are continuing to col collect more each year and I predict the 2014 numbers will be high as well. That number doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even include tires, ap<85-:/1? OA;>1?/1:@ .A8.? ?/>-< 91@-8 computers, or the hazardous waste we are keeping out of the environment.

The 2015 household hazardous waste schedule is online at nwrpc.com, click the Environmental Services link to access information. If you have any of the above-mentioned items you need to dispose of please give me a call and @;31@41> C1 C588 N:0 - ?-21 ;<@5;: @4-@ works. Contact Jen Barton at jbarton@ nwrpc.com, or call at 715-635-2197.

Thanks for all your efforts and keep up the awesome work you do to keep our area just the way it is.

PCGS announces upcoming meetings LUCK - The Polk County Genealogy So Society April business meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, at the Luck Historical Society Museum in Luck. There are several topics up for discussion iconcerning Polk County Fair judges that are needed for genealogy ex exhibits, long-term direction for space needs in the research room, tour of Osceola 1@4-:5- 5:1>-8 &<>5:3? 95/>;N89 >118? of local newspapers from Wisconsin State Historical Society and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genealogy Road Roadshowâ&#x20AC;? personality George Nelson.

The April program, a refresher course using online genealogy websites such as Ancestry.com Ancestry.com, is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Both the business meeting and the program are at the same location, Luck Historical Society building.

Mark your calendars for the Monday, vation. The May program will teach you Any and all people interested in fam family history research including straight-line May 18, meeting which will be held one how to convert your scrapbook to a softgenealogy; local cemetery history; Polk week early due to Memorial Day obser- cover book. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted County Civil War veterans history; Polk County veterans of World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and recent Middle East wars; family farm memories, local Polk County cheese factories and their history; local Polk County railroad his@;>E 8;/-8 #;87 ;A:@E <;?@ ;2N/1 45?@;>E RICE LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sears of Rice Lake is manager. and other histories Polk County families recycling all appliances free of charge '41 ?1>B5/1 C588 418< N88 - 3-< 812@ C5@4 are interested in, should consider joining every day of the year - with no purchase the closing of two major recyclers. them for this interesting meeting. required. Appliances being accepted in inPeople with items to recycle can bring Someone of the genealogy society memclude refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, them to the store at 2800 College Drive in bership will be on hand to assist anyone microwaves and water heaters.

Rice Lake. interested in doing family history reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be offering this recycling op opAnyone with questions can contact search in the research room of the Luck tion to everyone with no catch,â&#x20AC;? noted Wamboldt at 715-234-2113. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with subHistorical Society building, which will be Adam Wamboldt, owner and general mitted information open at noon on Monday, April 27.

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14th-annual Earth Arts Spring Art Tour set UPPER ST. CROIX VALLEY - The members of Earth Arts will be opening their studios for their 2015 Spring Art Tour held on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Art lovers can take a self-guided tour through the Upper St. Croix Valley visiting 28 tour stops with over 45 artists at Artist Studios and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tour Oases.â&#x20AC;? This is a once-a-year opportunity to visit with the artists and take home some beautiful art 2;> 4;91 ;> ;2N/1 '41 &<>5:3 >@ ';A> 5? 4180 -::A-88E ;: @41 N>?@ C1171:0 ;2 -E -:0 21-@A>1? A:5=A1 4-:0made artwork, artist demonstrations and conversations.

Visitors will enjoy sculpture, painting, pastel, pottery, glass, garden art, woodcarving, handmade furniture, N.1> ->@ 61C18>E /8;@45:3 95D10 9105- 2;>310 5>;: metal art and photography. Also joining the Spring Art Tour are 12 Tour Oases locations, including cafĂŠs, ice cream and coffee shops, theaters, libraries, specialty shops, art centers and galleries.

Earth Arts offers a brochure that includes the studio locations and artists information with corresponding numbers on the map. Along the tour itself, large â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Tourâ&#x20AC;? signs in red letters will direct visitors to the studios. For those making a weekend of it, various lodging and dining options throughout the area are included in the brochure and on the map. The Polk County Information Center can also assist travelers with ideas.

Earth Arts is an organization that brings together artists and growers for the purposes of mutual support, networking, organizing and promoting special events.

Earth Arts is an open forum and welcomes all interested parties working in all artistic media, as well as producers from nurseries, orchards and farms in the area. For more information about Earth Arts, its members and the Spring Art Tour visit earthartswi.org.

Brochures with a map may also be obtained at participating artists studios, oases and at the Polk County Information Center, located at the corner of Hwys. 8 and 35 in St. Croix Falls or, by calling their toll-free number 800-222-7655.

Participating artists: Julie Adams riversidestudioart. com; Mark Buley markbuley.com; Dorie Cronin clay-

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spinners.com; Tree Croyle facebook.com/treecroylemosaics; Cindy Cutter cindycutter@lakeland.ws; Cynthia DeMar Studio11CreativeArts.com; David DeMattia sleepingdragonstudios.com; Earl Duckett ducknest. us; Patricia Duncan patriciaduncanart.com; Hannah Fawver threesisterstudio.com; LaRae Fjellman massagefengshui.com; Kristina Fjellman kristinafjellman.com; Wendy Frank etsy.com/shop/wendyandfamily; Gypsy Moon Botanicals gypsymoonbodycare.com; Bonnie Hagen bluesprucestudio.com; Brian Hall oakleafbuilding@yahoo.com; Sister Kristine Haugen hermitagearts. com; Win Herberg poetrypottery.com; Linda Iwazsko liwaszko@gmail.com; Keppers Pottery kepperspottery. com; Jan Killian woolyfrogarts.com; Dick Lee geezer@ amerytel.net; Luhrs/Bjornson Artworks leifandmeg@ gmail.com; Marchese Design Studio etsy.com/shop/ marchesedesignstudio; Mohnsen Creek Antler facebook.com/MohnsenCreekAntlercraft; Cynthia Nelson

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Frederic Art Center to showcase seven artists Earth Arts Spring Art Tour is May 2 and 3 FREDERIC - Frederic Arts will again sponsor local and regional artists including painters, jewelers and photographers during the St. Croix Valley Earth Arts Spring Art Tour, a sure sign of spring.

The venue is the Frederic Art Center (the old Legion Hall) at 310 Lake Ave. South, across from Coon Lake Park. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just two blocks east off Hwy. 35 and has plenty of parking. Watch for the signs. You can talk with the artists and take in the visual assortment of wonderful things for sale in an easy and relaxed atmosphere. Refreshments will be served. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibitors will be Kay Thorsbakken, oil painting; Tree Croyle, mosaics; Joan Worth, jewelry; Jimmy Springett, acrylic painting; Kelly Nelson, jewelry; Dave Grossman, wood; and Jill Norman, jewelry and photography.

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The fundraiser for the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dollars For Scholars program was such a must-see event the cast gave two performances, both playing to packed houses.

An Italian dinner was served between shows with proceeds also going to the DFS fund.

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The day was warm and sunny, a far cry from last Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s snowy weather!

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Growers are invited to Wood Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual open house Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, for more planting tips and ideas and to see the cool growing happening in the hothouses. Information on upcoming gardening seminars at the garden center can be found at woodrivergardenstore. com.

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These short plays are all comedy or comedy dramas, focusing mainly on language and wordplay, existentialist perspectives on life and meaning, and the complications involved in romantic relationships.

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Fourteen St. Croix Falls High School students make up the cast: Jeremy Cermin, Rebecca Nelson, Olivia Peer, Jeremiah Peer, Solomon Falls, Henry Klein, Jolene Gravelle, Maria Oachs, Steven Lot-

tin, Matt LaMirande, Dio Aluni, Emma Wondra, Jasper Herman and Clover Stanzi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a lot of fun working with these dynamic young performers; watching them take on comic timing with David Ivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; incredible wit, is a gift,â&#x20AC;? says Johnson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It leaves me laughing after rehearsal and we are excited to share it with the public.â&#x20AC;?

Tickets for this high school play can be purchased at the door $5 for adults and $3 for students.

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Musicians hit sweet notes and advance to state contest LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thirty-six students from Luck High School recently competed in a total of 47 entries at the regional solo and ensemble contest. Twenty-one students in a total of 21 separate entries earned the necessary scores to advance them to the state solo and ensemble competition. That contest will be held at the University of Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eau Claire on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2.

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Luck were: Angela Gore, vocal solo; Steven Holdt, vocal solo; Elisa Scherfel, vocal solo; Sam Nelson, vocal solo; Angela Gore, musical theater; Sam Nelson and Reilly Giller, vocal duet; Angela Gore, Brooklyn Petersen, Alyssa Foeller, Isabelle Jensen, Sydney Paulson, Emily Warren, Tasian Arjes, Reilly Giller and Hailey Foeller, vocal triple trio; Tanner Nielsen, jazz piano solo; Jordan Hendrickson, trombone solo; Billy Lipoff, saxophone solo; Tanner Nielsen, piano solo; Michael Delany, tuba solo; Tanner Nielsen, marimba solo; Meredith Thompson, saxophone solo; John Dikkers, multiple percussion solo; Tanner Nielsen, multiple percussion solo; Billy Lipoff, Erin Frank and Meredith Thompson, saxophone trio; and Jordan Hendrickson, Jake Aguado, Nick Aguado and Michael Delany, miscellaneous brass quartet. Senior Tanner Nielsen was awarded a special best-insite recognition for his multiple percus-

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Logan Grey, vocal solo; Reilly Giller, vocal solo; Kelsey Paulson, vocal solo; Sydney Paulson, musical theater; Reilly Giller, musical theater; Brooklyn Petersen and Isabelle Jensen, vocal duet; Lindsay Mattson, clarinet solo; Steven Holdt, saxophone solo; Jacob Aguado, trombone ?;8; -:0 '-?5-: >61? OA@1 ?;8; &-9 Nelson earned a third in Class for his musical theater solo. ;3-: !519-: 1->:10 - N>?@ 5: 8-?? on his vocal solo, as did Isabelle Jensen on her piano solo. Austin High earned a second in Class B for a vocal solo, and Matt Lane earned a second in Class C for his baritone saxophone solo.

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May is Mental Health Month

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more about the therapist or services availableâ&#x20AC;? stated Erb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we want to hold this resource fair. So that people know what help is available out there and have a chance to meet several providers in person to choose the one that can best meet their needs.â&#x20AC;?

Anyone interested in knowing more about mental health services in our area is invited for a light continental breakfast and conversation with area mental health providers on Wednesday, May 6, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the main campus of Amery Hospital and Clinic. If you are a mental health provider that would like to participate, or you would like more information on the Mental Health Fair, please contact Linda Slaikeu at 715-268-0069.

For more information on May is Mental Health Month, visit Mental Health Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at mentalhealthamerica.net/may. - submitted

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AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Addressing mental health Before Stage 4â&#x20AC;&#x201D;this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme for May is Mental Health Monthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; calls attention to the importance of addressing mental health symptoms early, identifying potential underlying causes, and planning an appropriate course of action on a path toward overall health. May is Mental Health Month was started 66 years ago by Mental Health America, to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of good mental health for everyone.

Mental health conditions should be treated long before they reach the most critical points in the disease processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;before Stage 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we think about cancer, heart disease or diabetes, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait years to treat them,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Colleen Erb, clinical psychologist, and program director for the Behavioral Health Center at Amery Hospital and Clinic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We start before Stage 4â&#x20AC;&#x201D;we begin with prevention. So why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we do the same for individuals who are dealing with potentially serious mental illness? This Mental Health Month, we are encouraging everyone to learn the signs, ask for help if needed, address symptoms early, and plan an appropriate course of action on a path towards overall health.â&#x20AC;?

One of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition is to take a mental health screening.

Mental Health America has online screening tools at mhascreening.org. MHA has also developed a series of fact sheets available on its website, mentalhealthamerica. net/may, on realizing the critical importance of addressing mental health early, recognizing the risk factors and signs of mental illness and how and where to get help when needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are fortunate here in Amery to be able to provide outpatient services to clients of all ages, along with our intensive outpatient program for adults 45 and older, and our acute short stay inpatient unit for adults over 45 who are experiencing severe symptoms due to mental illness or various forms of dementia. But nothing breaks my heart more than hearing about someone who could 4-B1 .1:1N@10 2>;9 ;A> ?1>B5/1? .A@ 050:M@ 7:;C @4-@ they existed,â&#x20AC;? states Erb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hear people say all the time

that we need more mental health services in our area, but unfortunately, too often, the problem is that people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware of the services that already exist and how to access them.â&#x20AC;?

With that in mind, the Behavioral Health Center is hosting a Mental Health Resource Fair on Wednesday, May 6, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in Room ABC at the main campus of Amery Hospital and Clinic in honor of Mental Health Month. Mental Health providers from the area will be available to talk with the public regarding the kinds of services they provide and how to get started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When feelings and emotions get overwhelming, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to know what to do,â&#x20AC;? Erb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, these early symptoms might not ever become serious. Like a cough, they often go away on their own and are nothing to fear. But sometimes, they are a sign of something more severe and shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ignored. Taking a screening or @-875:3 @; E;A> 0;/@;> 5? @41 N>?@ ?@1< @; <>;@1/@ E;A> mental health.â&#x20AC;?

Research shows that by ignoring symptoms, we lose 10 years in which we could intervene in order to change peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives for the better. During most of these years most people still have supports that allow them to succeedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;home, family, friends, school and work. Intervening effectively during early stages of mental illness can save lives and change the trajectories of people living with mental illnesses.

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Thomas Robert Kozitza passed peacefully in his sleep on April 8, 2015, in Andover, Minn.

He was 75 years old.

Tom married Jackie Brettner in 1962 and to this marriage they had a daughter, Michelle Marie Kozitza Schmidt (Keith) and grandson, Dalton Thomas William Schmidt.

He then entered into marriage in 1973 to June and to this marriage three children were born: Chris, Kenton and Angie.

No services are planned.

Corinne Duncan, 89, of Amery, Wis., passed away Monday, March 16, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz., her winter home for more than 35 years. She passed peacefully with her family present after being in hospice care for two weeks.

Corinne Normae Duncan was born Sept. 8, 1925, in Marshall, Minn., to Andrew and Olga Hatlestad. She had eight brothers and three sisters. The family moved to St. Croix Falls, Wis., where Corinne and her brothers attended school. During high school, at a local dance, she met her future husband, Delbert, from Frederic, Wis. That was the beginning of many years of old-time dancing events the two of them thoroughly enjoyed.

Corinne and Delbert started their 64-year marriage farming in Clam Falls. They moved to the Twin Cities and eventually would own a variety store in Roseville, Minn. After being in the retail business for several years, Corinne changed vocations and became an executive secretary. She worked for PAR Systems in Shoreview, Minn., for more than 20 years. During this same time, her husband, Delbert, opened a Montgomery Ward catalog agency in Amery. On Saturdays, she would come to Amery and help him in the business, befriending customers with her warm smile. In 1987 they would retire and move to the home she and Delbert built on Hwy. 8, a parklike setting they maintained for 20 years.

She is survived by her loving family, daughter, Sharon (Gary) Roehm, of Vadnais Heights, Minn.; grandsons, Steve (Jodi) Roehm, of New Hope, Minn. and Scott (Kayo) Roehm, of Shoreview, Minn.; great-grandchildren, Cora, Linnea, Merritt and Jackson; brother, Ralph (Delores) Hatlestad, of Ephrata, Wash.; also many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert, in 2007, seven brothers and three sisters.

A memorial service honoring her life was held on Saturday, April 18, at Balsam Lutheran Church, Amery. #-?@;> -@@ &-->19 ;2N/5-@10 -:0 A8-5:1 1>38A:0 C-? organist. A private family interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Frederic, at a later date.

Maude Carol Dahlberg, 82, of Grantsburg, Wis., went home to be with her Lord on April 17, 2015.

Maude was born in St. Paul, Minn., to Burt and Dora Veach on Jan. 12, 1933. She married Mark Dahlberg in St. Paul, Minn., on June 16, 1956. She had been a nurse at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul and was a librarian at the Grantsburg Library for over 20 years.

Maude loved spending time with family and friends. She was a great cook, host, enjoyed gardening and travel. Mark and Maude traveled to Egypt and Israel, toured Europe, and many areas of the U.S. They also cruised to Alaska, the Caribbean, and the Panama Canal. Maude was an active church member and enjoyed being involved with the Republican Party, supporting many political candidates and hosting fundraising events. Maude was a devoted Christian wife, mom, grandma and a recent great-grandma. She took great pride in caring for her husband, children, and her cat.

She was loved deeply and we will miss her welcoming smile and warm personality.

Maude was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her loving husband, Mark; children, David (Julie) Dahlberg, Steven (Robert L. Mackean) Dahlberg, Lynn (Keith) Anderson and Laura Dahlberg; grand/4580>1: :0>1C %;?-:: -48.1>3 -@4>E: N-:/G Jason Spadanuta-Castello) Dahlberg, Derek Anderson, Nicole Anderson and Mitchell Anderson; and greatgrandchild, Brianna Dahlberg.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 22, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Grantsburg, from 5-8 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted at Faith Lutheran Church, Grantsburg, on Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., with Pastor Emery John?;: ;2N/5-@5:3 #-88.1->1>? ->1 :0E -48.1>3 '59 -:dro, Derek Anderson, Jay Landro, Mitchell Anderson and Dana Dahlberg. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Grantsburg. Arrangements were entrusted to SwedbergTaylor Funeral Home Grantsburg. Online condolences may be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

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LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ten Luck seventh- and eighth-grade vocal musicians joined approximately 200 of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talented sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade choral students on Friday, April 10, as a part of Shell Lake Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth-annual Middle Level Honors Choir.

The students had the opportunity to work with featured director Paul Gulsvig in an all-day choral workshop. A recently retired educator of 33 years from Onalaska, Gulsvig is a heavily sought-after clinician, conductor and adjudicator. He provided a positive, energetic and motivational experience for the students in

the middle level honors choir.

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Mary M. Melter, 54, of Waukesha, Wis., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 10, 2015.

Mary was born Nov. 7, 1960, to Lawrence and Elizabeth Conroy. She was born and raised in Webster, Wis., and graduated from Webster High School. Mary was a longtime employee of Marquette University Dental School and had many dear friends there. She was also very active in various theater groups including the Waukesha Civic Theater and the Lake Country Players as well as groups in Pewaukee, Hartland and Oconomowoc.

Mary will be missed by her daughter, Corinne Witz; her grandchildren, Joshua Witz and Caroline Witz; her siblings, Craig (Mary) Conroy, Pat Trott, Nancy Conroy, Clare Conroy and Charles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chuckâ&#x20AC;? Conroy; her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honeyâ&#x20AC;?

Jose Uribe; her card group; her theater families; nieces, nephews and a host of family and friends.

The visitation for Mary will be held Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. until the Time of Remembrance at noon at Cesarz, Charapata and Zinnecker Funeral Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188. : 851A ;2 O;C1>? 919;>5-8? @; @41 2-958E ->1 -<<>1/5ated.

Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Cremation and Pre-Planning Services is serving the family. For online obituary or to leave a condolence, please visit WaukeshasFuneralHome.com, or call 262-542-6609.

Esther Mohnsen, 99 years, 18 days, passed away April 13, 2015, at the United Pioneer home in Luck, Wis. Esther Lorraine Shafer was born March 26, 1916, to Merle Eva (McWilliams) Shafer and William Aaron Shafer in Douglas, Alaska. She graduated from Douglas High School.

She married Bennie Mohs in 1937 in Juneau, Alaska. To this union four children were born, Ernest, Shirley, Melvin and Velma. They left Alaska in 1940 and came to Wisconsin in 1946 from Montana. ?@41> C-? .-<@5F10 -:0 /;:N>910 5: @41 ,5;: Atheran Church of Bone Lake in 1954. She married Johannes L. Mohnsen on Nov. 26, 1963. Esther and Jo4-::1? 2->910 @;31@41> 4A:@10 -:0 050 8;@? ;2 N?45:3 5: the 20 years of their happy life together. Esther married Ervin Mickelson on April 18, 1984. They did lots of traveling and enjoyed their families and friends. Esther enjoyed Ervinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children as if they were her own.

Esther is survived by her three children, Ernest and wife Rita Mohs of Illinois, Shirley Martin of Comstock, Wis., and Melvin and wife, Marilyn Mohs, of Illinois.

She is also survived by six grandchildren, Scott and wife, Anna Martin, of Frederic, Wis., Matthew Martin, of Comstock, Sarah and husband, Mike Peterson, of Frederic, Jackie and husband, Garrett Williams, of Illinois, Kimberly and husband, Ron Miller, of Tennessee, and Paula and husband, Leo Maslow, of Siren, Wis. Esther is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren She was preceded in death by daughter, Velma Podabinski, and son-in-law, Harvey Martin; husbands, Bennie Mohs, Johannes Mohnsen and Ervin Mickelson; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Shafer; two brothers and one sister.

Funeral services were held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Friday, April 17, with Pastor Arveda â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fred051L 5>7 ;2N/5-@5:3 1%;E A/7 C-? B;/-85?@ C5@4 ->gie Nelson as organist. Esther was laid to rest at Bone Lake Cemetery following the service. Pallbearers were Aaron Martin, Stephen Martin, David Nye, Bradley Maslow, Daniel Gustafson and Duane Lindh.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home in Luck, 715-472-2444.

Timothy Daggy Sr. Timothy Daggy Sr., 65, of Webster, Wis., formerly of Lexington, Minn., died April 11, 2015.

He was born Aug. 13, 1949, in St. Paul, Minn., to Frederick and Grace (Schons) Daggy. He married Roberta Lee in Sioux Falls, S.D., June 13, 1994.

Tim proudly served our nation in the U.S. Navy. Tim was a custodian at the Webster Schools for over 20 years, ';C: ;2 -/7?;: N>1N34@1> -:0 /;:stable. He was also one of the founders of North Sand Lake, Lake Association.

'59 8;B10 .-?1.-88 4A:@5:3 -:0 N?4ing. A great day included just being on the waters of North Sand. Tim was a giving person, who would always lend a hand with a stranded boater or lost pontoon.

Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of family was the center of his life. His children and grandchildren were blessings which he talked about and shared with anyone who would listen. Tim loved his pets and devoted himself to their care. He was very proud of his Irish heritage, which also made it easy to laugh joke and tease.

Tim was preceded in death by parents, Frederick and Grace; brother, Tom; and sister, Sandy.

He is survived by his loving wife, Roberta; children, Rachel (Stuart) Heule, Tim (Sonja) Daggy, Tara (Daniel) Begin, Kelly Daggy, Andrea Nack, Robert (Jennifer) Nack and Jeremy (Julie) Nack; three sisters, Gretchen (Pat) Ellis, Nikki (Jerry) Wamhoff and Susan (Jim) Towley; one sister-in -law, Jan Daggy; one brother, Chris (Regina) Daggy; 10 grandchildren, Tahlia, Xander, Chloe, Ben, Solace, Kiera, Madeline, Luke, Ethan, Felicity and one more on the way due in November; many nieces and nephews.

Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 25, at 11 a.m., with visitation 10-11 a.m., at Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary Catholic Church 28460 CTH H, Webster.

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, 715-866-7131, swedberg-taylor.com.

Thomas Edward Peters Thomas Edward Peters, 83, died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at the United Pioneer Home in Luck, Wis. Tom was born Dec. 6, 1931, in St. Francis, Minn., the son of Elijah Thomas Peters and Lydia Elizabeth (Ott) Peters.

Thomas served in the United States Army and Marine Corps during the Korean War era. Following his military service, he traveled around the country working odd jobs until he came to reside with his aunt and uncle, John and Eunice Ott, on their family farm in Cushing, Wis. He resided on the farm with John and Eunice, their children and grandchildren until the spring of 2014 when he came to live at the United Pioneer Home.

Tom enjoyed his daily Scripture readings and devotionals, listening to music, watching movies, telling stories and keeping all updated on the weather.

He is survived by cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 18, at Luck A@41>-: 4A>/4 C5@4 @41 %1B %-8<4 '4;9<?;: ;2N/5-@ing. Military Honors were presented at the Cushing Cemetery following the church service.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, 715-472-2444 and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550.

Jane Lynn Sheehan Jane Lynn Sheehan of Milltown, Wis., died April 10, 2015. She was 66 years old.

Jane was born in Cloquet, Minn., Jan. 30, 1949. She graduated from Cloquet High School in 1967. Jane spent the later years of her life as a beloved grandmother, committed to restoring and preserving the original homestead on the Sheehan Century Farm, and was an active and valued member of the Milltown Lutheran Church.

To those who knew and loved her, she will always be remembered as a loving person and a best friend, with a sense of wit and humility.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Mildred Bottila; and husband, Patrick Sheehan.

She is survived by two sons, Terrence Luke of St. Paul, Minn., and Preston Luke of Soldotna, Alaska; two stepdaughters, Sarah Villanueva of Portland, Ore. and Jennifer Epperly of Seattle, Wash.; sister, Janis (Ken) Spieler of Cloquet, Minn.; grandchildren, aunt, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Service was held at St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery, Centuria, Wis., on April 20, followed by a church luncheon at Milltown Lutheran Church. An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, 715-472-2444 and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550.

Patricia A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patâ&#x20AC;? Goodrie Patricia A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patâ&#x20AC;? Goodrie, age 82, of Webb Lake, formerly of Minneapolis, Minn., died Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Pat was raised in Columbia Heights, Minn., and graduated from Columbia Heights High School, where she was a drum major for the band. She was united in marriage to Bernard Paul Goodrie Jr. on Oct. 23, 1954, in Columbia Heights. They resided in Minneapolis until moving to Webb Lake, Wis., after Bernardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement. Pat enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and trying her luck at the casino. Her greatest enjoyment came from raising her daughters and caring for her family.

She is survived by her loving husband of over 60 years, Bernard; her daughters, Susan (Greg) Main, Karen (Mike) Read and Lynn (Larry) Root; her grandchildren, Angela, Andrew, Alex, Nicole and Alyssa; her great-grandchildren, Ellen and Genevieve; her sister, Gloria Durst; and many dear family members and friends.

Pat is preceded in death by her parents, George and Beda (nee Anderson) Mearis; and her sister, Jeanne Kornivich.

Patâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was celebrated with a funeral service on Monday, April 20, at Scalzo-Taylor Chapel, 306 Rusk Street in Spooner, where a visitation also took place. Pastor Russ 11<1> ;2N/5-@10 :@1>91:@ 2;88;C10 5: !;>@41>: *5?consin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner.

For additional information please contact Scalzo-Taylor Chapel in Spooner at 715-635-8919 or scalzo-taylor. com.

Theodore William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theoâ&#x20AC;? Nelson Theodore William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theoâ&#x20AC;? Nelson, 75, of Hertel, Wis., passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015.

Theo was born in Spooner, Wis., on July 9, 1939, a son of the late Leonard S. and Myrtle (Taylor) Nelson. He was educated in local public schools and was a 1957 graduate of Luck High School. He attended college classes in Superior, Wis., and Pendleton, Ore. Theodore was inducted into the U.S. Air Force on May 28, 1957. He was primarily assigned to the 4631st Support Squadron ADC, and was honorably discharged on May 26, 1961.

Theo was a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. He worked in various positions, including Youth Coordinator, for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin at the Hertel location. He was a founding member of AMVETS Post 1993 in Hertel, and was co-founder of the Wild Rice Pow-Wow held annually in Danbury, Wis. '41;0;>1 1:6;E10 4A:@5:3 -:0 N?45:3 .;C85:3 -:0 playing softball; and when he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play any longer, he became a softball coach. He also loved playing cards at Papa Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Hertel on Saturday evenings. Theo was a loving and caring person. He was very amiable and had a great sense of humor. He loved socializing and making new friends.

Preceding him in death are his parents, Leonard and Myrtle Nelson; a grandson, Aaron Wayne Madison; two brothers, Ronald Nelson and Kenneth Nelson; and a sister, Nancy Smith.

Theo is survived by his four children, Kathleen Joann (Paul) Knoop, Theodore William Nelson, Jr., Jeffery Allen !18?;: -:0 '41>1?- E>@81 !18?;: NB1 3>-:0/4580>1: Jolene Mau (Bert Barnes), Breanna Madison (Luke Scheffel), Michael Madison (Shelly Belgarde), Thomas Lee Nelson and Trey Allen Nelson; six great-grandchildren, Braeden, Ariene, Camran, Ava, Mia and Alyah; and a great-grandson who is due June 1.

Also surviving are two brothers, Leroy (Janet) Nelson and Robert (Sharon) Nelson; sister-in-law, Sharon Nelson (wife of Ronald); brother-in-law, Raymond Smith; his former wife, Darlene (nee: Cairns) Butler; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family of Theodore William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theoâ&#x20AC;? Nelson received relatives and friends at the St. Croix Tribal Center, Hwy. 70, Hertel, Wis., on Tuesday, April 14. The funeral service was conducted at the tribal center Wednesday, <>58 C5@4 >-:/5? &;:31@-E ;2N/5-@5:3 -:0 5/4-18 Taylor assisting. Burial with full military honors was held at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner, Wis. Pallbearers were Don Taylor, Frank Taylor, Thomas Nelson, Trey Nelson, Mike Madison, Dustin Reynolds, Troy Nelson and Leroy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maxâ&#x20AC;? Nelson, Jr.Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.

Peter S. Kelly Peter S. Kelly, 34, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., died Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Peter was born June 27, 1980, in St. Croix Falls to Mike and Sharon Kelly.

He graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1998. He attended Rochester Community College. On May 4, 2006, he married his wife, Christie, in Las Vegas. For the past 14 years, he has been employed at Andersen Windows as an initial quality specialist. In his 2>11 @591 #1@1 1:6;E10 4A:@5:3 N?4ing, trapping, wrestling, football, softball and coaching.

Peter was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bob and Bette Kelly and Edward Werner and Janell Burke; uncle, Richard Kelly; and aunt, Sarah Rauchbauer. He is survived by wife, Christie; sons, Kellen, Payton, Miles and August; daughter, Molly; parents, Mike and Sharon; siblings, Michelle, Patrick (Angelic), Joseph (Nicole), Michael (Margaret), and Bridget; brothers and sistersin-law, Craig and Sarah Reichel; mother-in-law, Gail Reichel; nephews, Joshua Kelly and Wyatt Riechel; and nieces, Catalina and Sara Kelly.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, April 18, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. Interment was in St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery.

Arrangements by Grandstand Funeral Home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Edling Chapel grandstrandfh.com.

THANK YOU

How does one begin to say THANK YOU to a whole community? Our family is overwhelmed by the love and support weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received during the worst week of our lives. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d especially like to thank the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dept. and all members of law enforcement who were involved; also our parish family at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, your loving support gives us strength & comfort.

Our son, Peter Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, tragic death has left our entire family devastated and heartbroken. Our focus now is on Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife and children, helping them adjust to whatever â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? looks like now. Please know how much we appreciate everything.

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Find a healthy balance when making media choices for kids Q: How do we establish workable media standards for our teenagers? I understand the importance of teaching thoughtful discernment, but sometimes I feel the need for more solid guidelines in order to gauge the merits of movies, television programs and music. Can you suggest anything?

Jim: Personally, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea to avoid extremes. Some moms and dads choose to lay down the law: No movies.

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balance between the two. Put your ideas into writing and develop a â&#x20AC;&#x153;family enter entertainment constitution.â&#x20AC;? Where possible, include suggestions from the kids â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this will ensure their buy-in and ownership of the parameters. Once the document has been drafted, post it on your refriger refrigerator door. Make it clear that it applies to all members of the family. Stick to your guns when violations occur.

Where music is concerned, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wise to remember that styles can be deceptive.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entirely possible for harder genres to offer up positive messages, while some mellower musicians dump all sorts of lyrical sewage on their fans. Try not to be swayed purely by personal prefer preference. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get distracted by the style or look of the messenger. Instead, take a close look at the ideas being conveyed. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Q: My spouse doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get along with my parents and siblings. This has led

mom and dad have always enjoyed hosting big family get-togethers, especially during the holidays, but things have gotten so bad that my spouse is no longer willing to participate in these gatherings. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired of dealing with the tension. Can you suggest a solution?

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you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So God granted him what he requested.â&#x20AC;? (1 Chronicles 4:10) We may want to enlarge our territory like Jabez requested. It may be as simple as acceptance by someone we love, or better health, or money enough to travel. We have only to determine what it will cost us. We may decide the cost is too great and want to resist the changes needed to bring it about. We may decide to remain forever in a dead-end job, a toxic relationship, or an unsupportable lifestyle.

Such decisions did not enter the mind of Jabez. His bold prayer is evidence that, like the birds of the air that stake out their territory, he was not a defeat defeatist. Like the great men before him who

>2DB >= C74 50<8;H Jim Daly scribing is extremely common, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solve it. I suggest you sit down together and discuss it in a rational manner. Find a time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe over coffee or after dinner at a nice restaurant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when you can lay your concerns on the table. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital that the two of you come to a meeting of the minds over this issue. Relationships with extended family are an important part of every marriage. This is something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to face together if you want to build a marital relationship that will go the distance.

You may be able to work out a com compromise. Why not skip certain holidays or plan alternatives to the family gatherings every other year? You could tell your parents that you and your spouse have decided to spend a quiet Thanksgiving or Christmas with your own immediate family this year. This could remove some of the stress and make it easier to face the next big get-together.

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placed their trust in God for success, he, too, faced obstacles with passion and strength.

Notwithstanding that some changes are unavoidable, we, too, can face our foes with courage and with the assur assurance that God will answer our prayer.

Lord, thank you for answered prayer.

With boldness, we ask you to keep us from giving up as we enlarge our territory of opportunities. Show us how to succeed in our desire to serve you through our talents, time and treasures - no matter the cost. In Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@ gmail.com.

gathering, but stay at a local hotel rather than at your parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home. Explain that while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to seeing them, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also like to have some time and space to yourselves. Then, if the family get-together becomes unbearable for you or your spouse, you can always es escape to your hotel room. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, president of Focus on the Family and host of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Focus on the Familyâ&#x20AC;? radio program. Catch up with him at jimdalyblog.com or at facebook.com/DalyFocus. Copyright 2014 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995. International copyright secured.

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NOW!"TUES!#$% St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Silent auction fundraiser for giveBIG St. Croix Valley at the senior center, 715-755-3364.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Pre-K & kindergarten registration at Unity. Call 715825-2101, ext. 3500 for a time.

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

Luck

â&#x20AC;˘ Polk County genealogy meeting at the museum, 5:30 p.m.

Siren

â&#x20AC;˘ Northland Beekeepers Club meeting at the government center, room 165, 7 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Lyme disease education and support at Our Saviorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

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Frederic

â&#x20AC;˘ Elementary Family Safety Night at the school, 5:30 p.m., unity.k12.wi.us.

Balsam Lake

â&#x20AC;˘ Kindergarten Circus at the elementary school, 6:30 p.m., 715-327-4221.

Leader Land â&#x20AC;˘ giveBIG challenge match, 715-485-9500, givescv. razoo.com/story/Interfaithpolk.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group, 2 p.m. at the medical center, 715-220-3193.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary School open house, 5-8 p.m., 715-327-4956.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ 4th- thru 6th-grade spring concert at the school, 7 p.m., 715-472-2152.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Republican Party meeting at the government center, 7 p.m., 715-349-2859. â&#x20AC;˘ ENCORE dinner/viewing/performance at the high school. Dinner 4:30-6 p.m., viewing 6 p.m., performance 7 p.m.

Milltown

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at the community center, 1-4 p.m., 715-485-8600. â&#x20AC;˘ Author Sara DeLuca at the library, 6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

Rice Lake

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

Meal & fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100. â&#x20AC;˘ Spring Gathering of Friends at Interstate Park, featuring live raptors. Kids 6 p.m., all ages 7 p.m., 715-4833747. â&#x20AC;˘ Lunch at the senior center, 715-483-1901.

â&#x20AC;˘ Demo 5:30 p.m., presentation 7:30 p.m. by chess master Dane Mattson at UW-Barron County, 715-234-8176, ext. 5438.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Citizens Patrol meeting at the government center, jury room, 7 p.m.

Webster

St. Croix Falls

â&#x20AC;˘ Food & Friends Community Dinner at the Baptist church, 5 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Jay Ungar & Molly Mason at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

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Webster â&#x20AC;˘ 3-on-3 basketball tourney at the school, 715-866-8210, aharrison@webster.k12.wi.us.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Preschool Roundup. 715-327-4221 to register.

Grantsburg

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â&#x20AC;˘ 4th- & 5th-grade concert at the school, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., 715-463-2531. â&#x20AC;˘ Ticket order deadline for May 2 Whitetails Unlimited banquet, 715-689-2233, 800-274-5471.

â&#x20AC;˘ Imagine No Malaria fundraiser walk starting from Holy Trinity United Methodist Church. Registration 8:30 a.m., walk 9:30 a.m., tinyurl.com/INMWalkCenturia.

Laketown

â&#x20AC;˘ Friends of the Library spring gala with author Eileen Goudge, 6 p.m., 715-463-2244.

â&#x20AC;˘ Pancake supper at Laketown Lutheran Church, 5-7 p.m.

Grantsburg

St. Croix Falls

Luck

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;All in the Timingâ&#x20AC;? play at the elementary school, 7:30 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Deadline to register for auditions at Festival Theatre for Conservatory for Young Performers: Improv, on April 29 & 30, festivaltheatre.org, 715-483-3387.

â&#x20AC;˘ Cash for Cancer thrift sale at Home and Away Ministries, 8 a.m.-noon.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice at Trinity Lutheran Church, 10 a.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Door Cafeâ&#x20AC;? play at The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715483-3387.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Kinder Kamp (Kindergarten Roundup). 715-327-4221 to register. â&#x20AC;˘ Preschool Roundup. 715-327-4221 to register. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Time Travelerâ&#x20AC;? play at the elementary school, 7 p.m.

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Osceola

â&#x20AC;˘ Wellness fair & garden show at the high school, 7:30 a.m.-noon, osceolaexpo.com.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ 500 card tournament at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Spooner â&#x20AC;˘ Grape-pruning workshop at the ag research station, 10 a.m.-noon Register: 715-635-3506.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once Upon a River,â&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Humane Society of Burnett County fundraiser dinner at the community center, 4-7 p.m., 715-866-4096.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Volunteer lunch for nutrition program at the senior center, 11:45 a.m.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ Local poets Kelly Green, Jodi McLain & Debbie Trantow reading at the library, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY#&Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Spring program, 4th & 5th grades, elementary school, 6:30 p.m., 715-327-4221.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Lake Country Pedalerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bicycle Club meeting at the library, 5:30 p.m., facebook.com/lakecountrypedalers.

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Rice Lake

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spikeâ&#x20AC;? at Northern Star Theatre, 7 p.m., 715-736-4444.

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