Leader | aug 13 | 2014

WED., AUGUST 13, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 52 • 2 SECTIONS

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WEEKEND watch

Wilhelm wins spot on ballot for Burnett sheriff

• Live music @ SCFalls, Osceola, Franconia • Fun Day, Soapbox Derby @ Cushing • Oktoberfest @ Danbury • Arts & crafts fair @ Frederic • Hot dog, brat & corn feed @ Frederic • Threshing bee @ Turtle Lake • Veterans fundraiser @ Danbury • Kayaking @ SCFalls See coming events for more details

Will face Frank Taylor Page 3 More primary election results INSIDE and at leadernewsroom.com

LIVES LIVED

Mary Burke appears in Siren

Susan M. (Eidam) Wettergren Duane (Buck) Harlan Hughes Donald W. Bee Leona L. Larson Wayne M. Lundquist Kathleen Harriet Alden (nee Streed) Nina May Wicklund George A. Eldridge Myrtle Kisselberg Phillip Nolan Tiffany (Otto) Cragin Betty Jean Schuchard Ralph W. Groves See Currents, pages 18-19

Democratic gubernatorial candidate makes stop in Burnett County Page 10

$1 million need Upgrades to Burnett County Jail and dispatch center eyed Page 3

Otter attack!

INSIDE

Minneapolis girl target of angry otter on Bone Lake

Letters 8A Sports 15-17A Outdoors 18A Town Talk 6-7B Coming events Back of B On the edge of common sense 4B

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*OREDO 5K\WKP )HVWLYDO VHW FRANCONIA, Minn. - Get ready for a musical trip abroad as Franconia Sculpture Park continues its Music @ Franconia series with a Global Rhythm Festival on Saturday, Aug. 16. The festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting lineup hopes to have everyone dancing to rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean, ZLWK LQĂ XHQFHV from dozens of countries and regions. The public is invited to Franconiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free outdoor concerts, surrounded by the stunning sculpture exhibition in the great outdoors. At 12:30 p.m., Pan Dimensions Steel Drums presents the pulsating rhythms of the Caribbean. At 2:15 p.m.: Greg Herriges with percussionist Michael Bissonnette. Herriges is a guitarist, bouzoukist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. At 4 p.m., Duniya Drum and Dance will take the stage. The 2014 Music@Franconia concert series continues into September with an American Roots & Country Festival on Sept. 13. See franconia.org for more information. - from FSP

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'XFN IRU WKH 2\VWHU WR SHIRUP SHELL LAKE - Duck for the Oyster will perform Friday, Aug. 29, in concert at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre.

Known for their popular dance music, this is an opportunity to enjoy the Duckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand-new stage VKRZ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQ many years. As Theatre in the Woods turns 25, so does Duck for the Oyster. Special pricing for the concert is two tickets for $25. If you come alone TITW will help you Ă&#x20AC;QG D IULHQG DW WKH GRRU WR VKDUH WKH GLVFRXQW 7KH PXVLF starts at 7:30 p.m. Reserve at titw.org or call 715-468-4387.

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:KHHOV :LQJV VHW OSCEOLA - Osceola will turn the town and airport over to its giant, end-of-summer festival, Wheels and Wings, Saturday, Sept. 6, 8 a.m.4 p.m. Focusing on core attractions that are wholesome and family friendly, the entertainment includes an aerobatics show DQG DLUSODQH Ă \ LQ along with a classic car show featuring some 750 cars and the largest radar run in the region. New this year will be a kid zone with more hands-on family activities. Aviation and car enthusiasts, and their friends and families, can enjoy a full day of entertainment, displays, mechanical art and history. This free event is located at Osceolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s airport, the L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport, just south of town on Hwy. 35. Other events on Saturday include the Rustic Road Fun Run and a craft fair in Mill Pond Park in Osceola. The 90thannual Osceola Community Fair, complete with carnival rides, live bands, and truck and tractor pulls, runs Sept. 5-7 at Oakey Park. Sunday features a community parade. For more information on Wheels and Wings and a schedule of events, go to wheelswings.com. - submitted

Shotgun Johnson & Mississippi Seven to perform GRANTSBURG - Shotgun Johnson & the Mississippi Seven, featuring Grantsburg native Karl Wicklund, return to perform for WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO 0XVLF LQ WKH 3DUN HYHQW RI the summer at Memory Lake Park in Grantsburg, Saturday, Aug. 16.

Along with local talent, Kaptain Karl, The Mississippi Seven also includes several Twin Cities musicians, including Scuffy Pucker on the banjo and Two-Dollar Bill Turner on drums. The group plays a fun mix of old-time, bluegrass and rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll, covering artists from Johnny Cash to Elvis to They Might Be Giants. Each member of

the group is a talented songwriter, so there will be plenty of catchy originals as well. Food will be available for sale beginning at 5 p.m. from the Grantsburg Hockey Association with the musical entertainment beginning at 6 p.m.

Donations, collected by a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pass of the hatâ&#x20AC;? will be greatly appreciated. Come to this fun evening of entertainment by the lake and remember to bring your blankets and lawn chairs. Rain location is Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. Call 715-222-2195 for rain location update. - submitted

Pie social at the Soo Line Depot FREDERICâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Frederic Area Historical Society will be serving pie and refreshments at the 1901 Frederic Soo Line Depot from 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 16. The pie social is an annual fundraiser to help with the operation of the Frederic Area Museum.

Held in conjunction with the Frederic Craft Fair and the North Land Ambulance fall cookout in Depot Square Park, many varieties of homebaked pies are offered. Live music will be playing, and there are ad7KH )UHGHULF $UHD +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ ventures in ZLOO KROG LWV DQQXDO SLH VRFLDO IXQGUDLVHU history for everyone. Tour a DW WKH )UHGHULF 6RR /LQH 'HSRW 6DWXUGD\ Soo Line wide- $XJ z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG

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This year there will be a special dedication of one of the original Soo Line track switches that was privately acquired when the tracks were being taken out in the late 1980s. At 1 p.m., the switch will be put on permanent display and the donors will be recognized for donating it to the historical society.

The Frederic Area Museum is open weekends and holidays in downtown Frederic from Memorial Day weekend through leaf season in October and has many items on display connected to the history of the area and the Soo Line Railroad that developed Northwest Wisconsin at the start of the last century.

Admission to the museum is free.

For more information on the Frederic Area Historical Society, how to become a member or volunteer a little time to preserve the history of Frederic, call 715327-4892, 715-327-4158 or check out the depot link at fredericwi.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from FAHS

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County Jail and dispatch center may need $1 million in improvements Jean Koelz|Staff writer BURNETT COUNTYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;At its August monthly meeting, Burnett Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public safety committee listened to a presentation regarding options to remodel or upgrade parts of the jail and emergency call center. While not technically part of the $4 million to $5 million communications project made necessary by the federal mandate to switch emergency communications to a narrowband system, much of the incoming technology will affect operations in the call center. Last NoYHPEHU FRXQW\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV FRPPLVVLRQHG consultant Ayres Associates to conduct a study and develop site design ideas for improvements that should coincide with the implementation of the new communications system.

The presentation included enhanced security measures, communications technology upgrades, recommendations to improve mechanical and electrical systems, and options for remodeling the kitchen. Unfortunately, the consultants deemed much of the current equipment DQWLTXDWHG RU LQVXIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW IRU WKH FRXQW\¡V needs.

Security recommendations were broken down into two groups. The law enforcement center (everything except the jail itself) requires $145,000 in new equipment or upgrades, including a card access system, a duress alarm for nonlawenforcement personnel who may have interactions with inmates (such as clergy or caregivers), a video surveillance system and video interrogation capabilities.

Jail security recommendations totaled $350,000, and included a new door control system, intercoms, a duress alarm system and video surveillance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your current (door control) system is dying,â&#x20AC;? said security systems consultant -HII 3URQVFKLQVNH ´,W GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ QHHGV replacement.â&#x20AC;? Pronschinske went on to stress the value of a time-stamped video surveillance system from both a liability standpoint and its use as evidence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an invaluable tool,â&#x20AC;? he said.

and costs to provide additional county VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ RU WHPSRUDU\ HTXLSPHQW GXULQJ the remodeling.

The annual inspection of the jail was conducted in July by the Department of Corrections. While the jail was approved and the summary report applauded the many improvements made by Captain Jared Woody and his staff, the overall asVHVVPHQW DIĂ&#x20AC;UPHG WKH UHFRPPHQGDWLRQV made by the consultants.

Detention facilities specialist Brad Hompe wrote in his report, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The jail continues to lack the appropriate space and facilities to meet your needs and todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $\UHV $VVRFLDWHV SURMHFW PDQDJHU DUFKLWHFW correctional practices. The current jail 7UDYLV 6FKURHGHU SUHVHQWV SRWHQWLDO MDLO NLWFKHQ design and components are outdated.â&#x20AC;?

UHPRGHOLQJ SODQV WR WKH SXEOLF VDIHW\ FRPPLW The summary continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The jail not WHH RQ 7KXUVGD\ $XJ z 3KRWR E\ -HDQ .RHO] only lacks the appropriate bed space, but is lacking appropriate space for medical services, booking, recreation, programConsultants recommended $185,000 ming and food services. The current food in mechanical and electrical upgrades, service process needs to be evaluated as and a worst-case scenario of $130,000 it is not meeting current codes and laws.â&#x20AC;? to upgrade the PSAP system (the actual Hompe also indicated that he did not equipment used to receive and process recommend housing the dispatch center 911 calls). The cost of other control room within the jail itself because it divides improvements will depend on whether staff attention. the county opts for a phased remodelCounty Administrator Nate Ehalt ing approach, a temporary relocation or ended the discussion by reminding those a permanent relocation. Overhauling the SUHVHQW WKDW FRVWV DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ IRU DQ\ control room could cost between $50,000 improvements need to be considered in to $100,000. conjunction with paying for overages on Finally, project manager/architect the communications project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The estiTravis Schroeder presented options for mated shortfall due to overruns on the remodeling the jailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen. Currently, communications project will be $300,000 Burnett County outsources all food ser- to $500,000 between actual costs and what vices. At a minimum, the kitchen would was originally borrowed,â&#x20AC;? Ehalt said. need $45,000 in upgrades to serve as a VXIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW ZDUPLQJ NLWFKHQ 7R EH D IXOO %XGJHWLQJ IRU commercial cooking kitchen would reThe entire review of both projects is quire $130,000 in new equipment and re- happening as the county sets its budget modeling. One problem is that cooking for 2015. While Ehalt expects a modest on-site would require additional ongoing increase in levy amounts, the expected VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ QDPHO\ D FRRN DQG D QXWULWLRQ- increase wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enough to cover schedist, which the budget would not accom- uled cost-of-living salary increases and modate. rising health insurance premiums. The Consultants summed up the presenta- months-long process to develop the countion by adding that the options presented W\¡V DQQXDO EXGJHW LV (KDOW¡V Ă&#x20AC;UVW VWDUW WR did not include other professional fees Ă&#x20AC;QLVK EXGJHWLQJ H[HUFLVH ZLWK WKH FRXQW\

Over the winter, department heads were asked to develop â&#x20AC;&#x153;wish listsâ&#x20AC;? where VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ OHYHOV ZHUH DVVHVVHG DQG HTXLSment needs were evaluated. The planning process continues by prioritizing LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG QHHGV DQG H[DPLQLQJ SRWHQWLDO funding sources. After spending most of June and July meeting with department heads, Ehalt asked each of them to present an ideal budget. On July 30, many of the departments that report to the public safety committee presented 2015 budget proposals that contained modest increases over 2014 and were approved by the committee to proceed to the next phase of budgeting.

However, the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department raised eyebrows when it presented a $4.16 million budget that included the addition of nine full-time positions, three new deputies, a part-time secretary, a part-time HYLGHQFH URRP FOHUN Ă&#x20AC;YH GLVSDWFKHUV and new vehicles, equipment and supplies. In a heated discussion, committee members asked Sheriff Roland to return with a more realistic budget.

At the Aug. 7 meeting, Roland and Chief Deputy Scott Burns presented the revised budget. Ehalt opened the discussion by reminding committee members that the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department had been asked before to present an â&#x20AC;&#x153;idealâ&#x20AC;? budget, and that the July draft represented Rolandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Burnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Woodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience and judgment in assessing the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. However, because limited funding makes their recommendations impossible, a new budget was requested.

Burns presented the new proposal, which totaled $3.5 million and held increases to just under 15 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got rid of all new position requests in order to get as close to last year as possible,â&#x20AC;? Burns said. Burns referred to the proposal as â&#x20AC;&#x153;bare bones.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make money for the county, we spend it,â&#x20AC;? Roland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an insurance policy.â&#x20AC;? Later Roland added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever the next sheriff is, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pray for him because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough job.â&#x20AC;?

Wilhelm wins GOP primary for sheriff; will face Taylor in November BURNETT COUNTY - Ron Wilhelm will face Frank Taylor in the November general election for Burnett County Sheriff.

Wilhelm won the spot on the ballot by defeating challenger Chris Sybers in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Wilhelm, a veteran investigator with the Burnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, defeated Sybers, Siren police chief and FRXQW\ ERDUG VXSHUYLVRU E\ DQ XQRIĂ&#x20AC;-

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Wilhelm, of Grantsburg, received strong support from his home territory, garnering 179 votes in the three village wards of Grantsburg, and 115 and 128 in the Town of Grants-

Bainbridge wins Polk clerk of court primary

Unopposed on November ballot

lic with many judicial services. The Polk County clerk of court has nine full-time employees including the clerk and the chief deputy.

Incumbent clerk of court Joan Ritten is not running for the position she was appointed to in November 2012, replacing

burg and adjacent Town of Wood River, respectively.

Voter turnout for the highly anticipated contest between Wilhelm and Sybers approached that of a general election, with more than 2,000 ballots cast.

Taylor was on Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democratic

Susan Happ wins Democratic primary for attorney general

Will face Brad Schimel in race to replace retiring J.B. Van Hollen

Erik Lorenzsonn | WPR news STATEWIDE - Susan Happ, the only female candidate in the race for attorney POLK COUNTY - Jobie Bainbridge degeneral, has been declared the winner of feated challenger Deanna Boettcher in the WKH 'HPRFUDWLF SULPDU\ IRU WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH E\ Republican primary race for Polk County the AP. clerk of court on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

As of 1:29 a.m. on Wednesday, with 8QRIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO UHVXOWV VKRZ %DLQEULGJH ZLQabout 99 percent of precincts reportning by just over 100 votes, 713 to 612, in ing, Happ had won 52.1 percent of the Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election.

-RELH %DLQEULGJH vote. State Rep. Jon Richards, D-MilwauBainbridge has served as Polk County kee, had earned 32.5 percent of the vote, chief deputy clerk of court for nearly two while Dane County District Attorney IsLois Hoff. years.

Bainbridge will be unopposed on the mael Ozanne had earned 15.4 percent of 7KH FOHUN RI FRXUW RIĂ&#x20AC;FH KDQGOHV DOO the vote. court documents, provides courtroom November ballot. - Gary King Happ, who had raised the most money VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ IRU WKH MXGJHV DQG VHUYHV WKH SXEin the race, was widely expected to win,

Quinn, Westlund, Bewley victors in primary election

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN Three spots on the November ballot for legislative seats representing Northwest Wisconsin were decided in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary election.

State Rep. Janet Bewley won the Democratic spot on the November ballot for the state Senate seat being vacated by Bob Jauch. Bewley garnered 7,703 votes, defeating challengers Thomas Ratzlaff, with 1,838, and Gary Kauther, 1,150.

Romaine Quinn defeated Ken Mandley by a margin of 3,854 to 1,819 votes for the

primary ballot, but unopposed.

Incumbent sheriff Dean Roland is not seeking re-election.

Watch the Leader and its website, leadernewsroom.com, for full fall election preview information. - Gary King

6XVDQ +DSS GHOLYHULQJ KHU YLFWRU\ VSHHFK RQ 7XHVGD\ QLJKW z 3KRWR E\ *LOPDQ +DOVWHG :35 1HZV though all three Democratic candidates had frequently struggled to differentiate themselves to voters.

Happ will go on to face Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel in the November election.

Burke wins Democratic primary for governor

Faces Walker in November

primary. In Burnett County she won by a margin of 542 to 75, BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES Mary Republican spot on the November ballot and in Polk County in the race for the 75th Assembly seat. Burke won the Democratic primary for she defeated Hulsey governor and will face incumbent Scott Quinn will face incumbent Stephen Smith. by a margin of 1,027 Kelly Westlund received 78 percent of Walker in the November general election. to 81. %XUNH WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZRPDQ WR EH QRPLthe vote in the primary contest for the Stae Sen. John Democratic spot on the November bal- nated for governor, was challenged for Lehman of Racine the Democratic spot on the ballot by Brett lot for 7th Congressional District reprewon the Democatic sentative. Westlund, who defeated Mike +XOVH\ 8QRIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO YRWH WDOOLHV VKRZ %XUNH 0DU\ %XUNH primary for Lt. GoverKrsiean by a margin of 18,326 to 5,264 soundly defeated Hulsey by a margin of nor. Lehman defeated more than 258,000 votes to approximately votes, will face incumbent Sean Duffy.

Madison activist Mary Duffy was challenged in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pri- 62,000 votes for Hulsey.

-R :DOWHUV E\ DQ XQRIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO PDUJLQ RI Democratic voters in Burnett and Polk mary but won handily, 26,052 to 3,574 counties supported Burke in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 144,484 to 116,398. - Gary King over Don Rahala. - Gary King

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No signs of Rose Marie Bly since 2009 Greg Marsten | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; It was notably chilly in Grantsburg the day before Rose Marie Bly was last seen; it had only reached the mid-60s - cool enough for a midwestern August day to be memorable.

But in reality, the details of that day and the next few to follow in this area have been scrutinized like few dates in recent memory.

Climate and astronomical records show that the last time Bly was seen it was a moonless, pitch-dark evening - an end to a day that reached a cool 72 degrees, it would get down to 43 degrees a few hours later, again, notably chilly.

The chill of her case continues with the FBI Missing Persons page, which outlines Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status in just 58 words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rose Marie Bly was last seen leaving her residence in St. Croix Falls, WI, en URXWH WR &XVKLQJ :, D GLVWDQFH RI Ă&#x20AC;YH PLOHV +HU FDU ZDV UHFRYHUHG Ă&#x20AC;YH GD\V later in Grantsburg, WI, in a parking lot typically used by truck drivers to park their tractor trailers. This parking lot is approximately 30 miles from her residence.â&#x20AC;?

Since the weeks after her disappearance, law enforcement has given very few updates or released any new information, and while rumors, website comments and opinions have multiplied in the more than 1,800 days since, the mystery deepens ... and the chill of those few days in August 2009 remains.

7KDW QLJKW According to accounts of the last night she was seen, Bly had dinner with her husband, Christopher Larson, and his father that night. She then left for a Cushing tavern to meet a cousin for drinks, and had told Larson she would be home by midnight.

Bly never met with her cousin and has not been seen or heard from since. She was reported missing that next day, Saturday, Aug. 22. Her vehicle, a white, 2001 Pontiac Grand Am four-door, was found in Grantsburg at a municipal parking lot on Aug. 26. The keys were gone and there were no signs of a struggle, forced entry, blood or frankly, that a crime has been committed.

She had little cash, no credit cards and there was no evidence indicating what had occurred. That area in Grantsburg was scoured for evidence and investigators went door-to-door, as well as using a helicopter to search the area near her rural home, but nothing was found, or at least, nothing authorities have chosen to share.

Bly is just gone, and that does not sit well with many people.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been a cold case ...â&#x20AC;? - Sheriff Peter Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say a whole lot about it,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some leads weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on. A couple of them appear to be promising. But we just have to wait.â&#x20AC;?

7KH ZDLWLQJ Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Candus Harer, has mainWDLQHG D SHUHQQLDO Ă RZHU JDUGHQ WKDW VKH her family and friends started after her daughter disappeared so long ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not pretty now, but it was beautiful this summer,â&#x20AC;? Harer said last fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve added to it every year since Rose has been gone.â&#x20AC;?

Harer continues to see the garden bloom, die and freeze, and every August she gets ready to face yet another winter with no word on her missing daughter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I can do is take one day at a time with hope and prayer,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost every day I drive by that parking lot (in downtown Grantsburg where Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car was found). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a constant reminder.â&#x20AC;?

She said she hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen many of Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends much in the years since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She had a few friends, but we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been in contact.â&#x20AC;?

Harer did say she is encouraged by interest on her daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing status, and hopes the world doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget her as time goes on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want her to be forgotten. So if anyone has any information, please call the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department,â&#x20AC;?

Harer said.

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Roberta Walton of St. Paul, Minn. Johnson said that while they know her name, they still do not know the rest of her tragic ending. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of closure for that family, but not for us,â&#x20AC;? he said, admitting that over 20 years removed from that case means WUXH FORVXUH PD\ EH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW DQG KH VDLG he worked hard to get the Walton case tied to a supposed string of abductions and murders near major highways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They said it (Waltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovery) 7KH FDVH VLQFH wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite close enough (to a highJohnson was an investigator at the time way) to be included,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said with of her disappearance, and while there have been several leads, tips and more a shrug. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But who knows, it might still be in the years since he became sheriff, the connected.â&#x20AC;?

Johnson would not go so far as to tie urgency and the devotion to the case has Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance to a similar theory, never faltered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked that case almost contin- but Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DNA has also been collected 6LQFH WKHQ XDOO\ ´ -RKQVRQ FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG ´:RUNHG DQG by the FBI and the DCI, although admitBly would be or is now 26 years old. reworked. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done several searches, tedly, with so little evidence, it is unclear She and Larson have two daughters in followed up on any piece of informa- if Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance can even be called common, both of whom were toddlers at tion we get. It is our case, and while the a crime.

In reality, having her signature DNA on the time of her disappearance.

DCI and the FBI has helped us whenever Ă&#x20AC;OH PHDQV WKH\ FDQ FURVV FKHFN HYLGHQFH 1H[W ZHHN PDUNV Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV VLQFH VKH weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve asked for it, it remains our case.â&#x20AC;? was last seen, and while the rumors have While the case continues to be a local or a scene where she may have been, or swirled, and lives have changed, the mystery, there has always been lots of truthfully, cross check any future remains search goes on, according to Polk County speculation about what happened to Bly, that are discovered.

Sheriff Peter Johnson. from reports of her having a possible â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still being actively investigated,â&#x20AC;? head injury from falling off a horse, which 7KH EDFNJURXQG While the couple had two children he stated, giving few details about the may have clouded her judgment, to being case in recent times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody is ruled abducted, to leaving on her own volition, together and were married just over six out.â&#x20AC;? to depression-fueled suicide, to a random months prior to her disappearance, it is -RKQVRQ FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG )%, DQG :LVFRQVLQ NLGQDSSLQJ WR Ă HHLQJ KHU OLIH KXVEDQG no secret that they were having marital Department of Criminal Investigations in- and two small children for a new life en- troubles that summer, and her husband had started and stopped divorce proYROYHPHQW DQG DOVR FRQĂ&#x20AC;UPHG WKDW ERWK tirely. agencies remain actively involved in the Johnson is hoping that whatever hap- FHHGLQJV WZR PRQWKV SULRU +H GLG Ă&#x20AC;OH investigation, although the discussion pened to Bly will be solved, and said re- for divorce again several weeks after she stops there. peatedly that hers is a case hanging over was last seen, a move that included court orders allowing him full custody of the ´7KLV KDV DOZD\V EHHQ DQ DFWLYH Ă&#x20AC;OH ,W the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head like few others.

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That divorce order was granted in early Johnson stated.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done,â&#x20AC;? he reiterated, later noting the Neither the DCI nor the FBI has offered recent Jane Doe identity mystery that was 2010, and court records repeatedly note up any new clues on the case, or made any solved last year, using DNA and tying it her disappearance, but follow through statements, or even added to her missing to a missing person who nobody had ever with the usual requirements of posting the notice, waiting six months and the person report, although local authorities reported missing.

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Larsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer called the divorce and ´2XU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO VWDWHPHQW LV WKDW QRERG\ versity of North Texas, Polk County auis ruled out,â&#x20AC;? Johnson stated, which is a thorities announced that a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body sole custody ruling â&#x20AC;&#x153;basic protectionsâ&#x20AC;?

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although she may petition the court, if that does occur.

And with the court action, it should also be pointed out that Bly has an active bench warrant, from a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, with a later amendment for domestic abuse, that was Ă&#x20AC;OHG WKUHH PRQWKV SULRU WR KHU GLVDSSHDUance. She pleaded not guilty in July 2009, but with her disappearance, again the courts recognize her status as a missing person, but the warrant remains.

It is very possible that the active arrest warrant may be a good thing, on the chance Bly is found alive outside of this area, and her name is entered into any law enforcement data base.

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Those posters may fade, but the facts remain: Rose Marie Bly was last seen wearing a pair of jeans, a green V-neck sweater over a white tank top, and wore D SDLU RI Ă LS Ă RS VDQGDOV ZKHQ VKH ZDV last seen. She has two young daughters who were toddlers the last time they saw their mother ... on a chilly, moonless night LQ $XJXVW Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV DJR As the years pass, and as her daughters grow up, it is not just those little girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; memories that will fade, but also others who might have a lead, clue, evidence or even a theory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The longer itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open, the less fresh those old memories become,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a big challenge.â&#x20AC;?

If you have any information, you are asked to call the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department at 715-485-8362.

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Watercross to food shelf at village board

Scott DeRocker new Grantsburg Board member

resident Diane Plain said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They like the nice setting right in town. Whole families get involved in volunteering with three generations working together. And it brings lots of money to the neighboring villages. It helps the whole area out.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I live closest to the race,â&#x20AC;? Glenn Rolloff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I listened to the music all night. I enjoyed it.â&#x20AC;?

The council concluded the discussion by approving the 2015 watercross by a 3-1 vote. The council may consider holding a referendum of the watercross in the future.

And while the watercross is set for 2015, an issue was raised that could have an effect on future races. The lake may be too shallow for the safety of the racers. That concern was mentioned by Kleiss, Dresel and Plain.

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Grantsburg Village Board covered a lot of territory in four hours Monday, Aug. 11. Topics at the monthly meeting included the watercross, the food shelf, property cleanup, the airport, razing a hazard site and a shortDJH RI Ă&#x20AC;UHĂ&#x20AC;JKWHUV 2QO\ IRXU RI WKH YLOlage board members were present, Glenn Rolloff, Diane Barton, Rod Kleiss and Dale Dresel. At the end of the meeting, the trustees appointed Scott DeRocker to the council. He replaces Val Johnson, who moved from the village, and will serve until April 2016. :DWHUFURVV UHVXOWV DQG IXWXUH The 2014 watercross had a good year, Rick Quimby reported. Attendance at the summer snowmobile race across Memory Lake was up 2,000 people, there were less incidents and arrests, many local volunteers turned out to run the event and a large amount of money was raised to VXSSRUW ORFDO QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;WV 4XLPE\ VDLG the race, now in its 38th year, was a success again.

But council member Rod Kleiss said the board needs to revisit the issue of the watercross and whether Grantsburg should continue the event. He said views of the residents should be heard on the future of watercross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this what Grantsburg wants to advertise?â&#x20AC;? Kleiss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this what we want to be? For 362 days a year, Grants-

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It does make a lot of money. But what is the real cost to the residents? I want to hear from the village people.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was here before watercross,â&#x20AC;? Dale Dresel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long ago we had an event where people came, ran a race and left.

7KHUH ZDV QR EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W WR WKH YLOODJH :DWHUcross has been a success every year. What would replace it? If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like it, get out of town for the weekend.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The racers love Grantsburg,â&#x20AC;? village

*UDQWVEXUJ )RRG 6KHOI The Grantsburg Food Shelf has shared space with the village police department in the village garage since 1999. And while the council approved letting the food shelf use a bit more space, there is a concern about the location, which is next to the police evidence impoundment area.

Police Chief Jeff Schinzing said he would like to have a more secured area for his departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storage.

Terri Anderson, the food shelf manager, said the demand for services has grown, but no other space has been found to relocate. She said the food shelf needs a heated space with utilities for the coolers, but the service has no funds and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay rent and utility costs. It needs a free space to operate from.

All agreed that long range, the food

shelf should have a space separate from the present location, a place with room to expand, and that location has not been LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG 2WKHU YLOODJH VSDFHV VXFK DV the old ambulance garage are in use or unheated. So for now, the food shelf operates out of the village police garage, a space that makes Schinzing uneasy.

Rolloff said the village needs to keep looking for a reasonable location for what Kleiss called a very important service to area residents.

%LWV DQG SLHFHV The Grantsburg Fire Department is short of volunteers, Diane Barton reSRUWHG 7KH QHZ Ă&#x20AC;UH KDOO LV JRLQJ EXW GRnations for the project are short and more fundraising ideas are needed.

The Grantsburg Airport will be having a support group. Tim Thompson, a new hangar owner, has volunteered to help set up a group to oversee the airport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to help make the Grantsburg Airport viDEOH DQG HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW Âľ 7KRPSVRQ VDLG .OHLVV will be the village board member on the group.

The village is continuing the property cleanup work. Properties at 120 West Anderson, 125 West Wisconsin, 403 South Pine and 645 North Nelson are being ordered to be cleaned up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; trash and unlicensed vehicles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or the village will do the cleanup and bill the property owners.

Clearing the Kozak property by the river is proceeding. Future actions will include a county foreclosure of the property and an order to raze the hazardous building.

Officials, parents evaluate vaccine exemptions as some diseases are resurgent

Critics say waivers might leave children exposed

vaccinate their children. Over the last four years, personal conviction waivers have increased steadily and are now at 4.3 percent. Far fewer get exemptions for religious or medical reasons.

Shamane Mills | WPR news This development has left some state STATEWIDE - More than 20 states allow parents to forgo their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school KHDOWK RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV FRQFHUQHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve certainly had situations where vaccinations for personal reasons. In Wisconsin, the number of children not getting weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had individuals with personal conshots under this exemption has grown viction waivers whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come down with steadily, but this comes at a time when the (a) vaccine-preventable disease,â&#x20AC;? said country is seeing resurgence of a disease Dan Hopfensperger, director of the Wisconsin Immunization Program. once thought eliminated: measles.

No sustained outbreaks have resulted +HDOWK RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV WU\LQJ WR HDVH FRQFHUQV about childhood vaccines say that parents because of that, but some, like Conway, who have reservations should instead fear think the personal conviction waiver is slowly chipping away at a target immunithe diseases that the vaccines prevent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, if you talk to our parents zation rate of 90 percent, which is already and grandparents, the fear of polio or the diminished by other factors: Some people fear of measles was palpable,â&#x20AC;? said James donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to vaccines or canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afConway, a professor of pediatrics at the ford them while others canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get them for University of Wisconsin School of Medi- medical reasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really starting out behind the cine.

In Wisconsin this year, there have been eight ball,â&#x20AC;? Conway said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best you college campus outbreaks of mumps, a do then is 95 percent, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s somecouple of cases of measles and in 2012, a thing that makes all of us in public health wave of whooping cough. Despite those and those of us who care for individual incidents, an increasing number of par- patients very nervous.â&#x20AC;?

Conway and others refer to this trend ents in Wisconsin are choosing not to as vaccine â&#x20AC;&#x153;hesitancy.â&#x20AC;? Some national

editorials refer to a vaccine â&#x20AC;&#x153;crisis.â&#x20AC;? Comedy Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late-night comedy show â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daily Show with John Stewartâ&#x20AC;? has skewered what it calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;an outbreak of liberal idiocy.â&#x20AC;?

A common complaint of concerned parents is that there are too many shots too soon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a notion popularized in a book

by Dr. Robert Sears. There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t studies showing delaying certain shots is safer. In fact, critics say it could just leave children vulnerable and create more doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visits.

The number of shots is only one concern for parents like Deverie and Rob Tinnen. The Madison chiropractors also are wary of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in vaccines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are things in there we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how they are going to affect kids as they grow. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too uncertain,â&#x20AC;? Deverie Tinnen said.

The couple has a 6-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter. They said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned about substances like aluminum that are put in vaccines to boost immune response. Researchers say most aluminum in the body is quickly eliminated and that infants get more of the metal through breast milk or formula than vaccines.

Studies disproving a link between vaccines and autism have made that less of a concern for the Tinnens. For now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re convinced a healthy diet and lifestyle will ward off disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eating garbage, junk food, will lower your immune system and you are more likely to be susceptible,â&#x20AC;? said Deverie Tinnen.

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This spring, measles cases in the U.S. were the highest theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in two decades, for a disease that was once conVLGHUHG HOLPLQDWHG 2IĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV EODPH WKH outbreak on low vaccination rates for diseases they said can be just a plane ride away.

Congressman wants Bakken oil stabilized before being shipped by rail

Some trains transport oil across Wisconsin

Mike Simonson | WPR news STATEWIDE - A Wisconsin congressman says that the volatile North Dakota Bakken crude oil can be made safer if only the oil and rail industries would treat it with a stabilizing process.

Crude oil production in the U.S. has increased 60 percent since 2008, from 5 million barrels per day to 8.5 million barrels, by the end of this year. Much of that LQFUHDVH LV IURP WKH %DNNHQ RLO Ă&#x20AC;HOGV The problem is transporting that oil. Pipelines canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry it all so railroads have stepped in. Some of this oil travels across Wisconsin.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin,

said that transporting that volume of oil has meant an increase in explosive derailments, but he said the risks can be reduced if the crude goes through a stabilization process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas is already doing it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required in all of the pipelines with the oil being transported there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not with the railroads in the Upper Midwest and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking why not? If it is cheap, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to do, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be another level of safeguard that makes sense to me,â&#x20AC;? said Kind, of La Crosse.

However, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that easy. Richard Stewart, University of Wisconsin - Superior transportation and logistics director, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process that removes volatiles, like ethane, butane and benzene from the crude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to do that, you have to crack the product, not fully, but you crack it to

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Still, Kind said it needs to happen in North Dakota before the crude hits the rails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My concern has always been with the railroads, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bottom line. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an opportunity to cut corners and save costs, they tend to look at that even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s detrimental to their long-term interests because if mistakes are made, if they go cheap and there is a major accident, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to cost them a heck of a lot more the day after, then the preventive steps they can take today,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Kind sent a formal request to the U.S. Department of Transportation to require Bakken oil to be stabilized before transport.

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Centuria discusses unregistered vehicles, stray dogs, at meeting

Fire department honored for a job well done

Marty Seeger|Staff writer CENTURIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Centuria Police Chief Kenneth Stanley addressed several topics with Centuria Village Board members at their monthly meeting held Monday, Aug. 11. One of the topics of discussion centered on property owners in the village who have unregistered vehicles, garbage and other debris that need to be cleaned up. Some property owners received letters giving them six weeks or longer to remove vehicles or have them registered. Those who hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t responded to the request were issued citations, and if that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generate action the village is able to show up and tow the vehicles at the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense. One particular property in the village has an unregistered vehicle, other junk, and debris from oil drums to issues pertaining to weeds and grass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look good, I think the EPA would probably have a heart attack if they went over there,â&#x20AC;? Stanley said.

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they are available. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been good with after-hours emergencies.â&#x20AC;?

Markert said when he was on the village board many years ago, the board actually instructed the sheriff to shoot any stray dogs in the village, which as one can imagine, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go over very well with village residents. Markert said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;created a bit of a crisis.â&#x20AC;? Stanley felt strongly that the police department should not take that type of action on strays or even injured animals. He said a deer in need of dispatch is slightly different, but a stray pet is a different story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that we should be in a position to destroy somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property like that,â&#x20AC;? Stanley said.

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Stanley asked the village about policies Safety and Professional Services. Deputy The property owner also has a camper- on how to handle lost or injured pets. Lost Secretary Bill Wendell along with the distrailer that is unregistered, and Stanley animals can be taken to a kennel at the WULFW FRRUGLQDWRU 5LFN 6RPPHUĂ&#x20AC;HOG SUHgave the person 30 days to get it weighed. sewer plant or a phone call can be made to VHQWHG D FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWH RI UHFRJQLWLRQ WR WKH If the camper is more than 3,000 pounds the Interstate Veterinary Clinic or village Centuria Fire Department in appreciation it must be registered. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s under 3,000 RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WR VHH LI WKH\ KDYH DQ\ IXUWKHU LQIRU- for what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done for the community. â&#x20AC;˘ Board members aired concerns about pounds it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be registered. mation about the animal. Those are typiStanley noted that the property owners FDOO\ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR FRQWDFWV SHRSOH PDNH LI speeding in the village, particularly on have begun to make improvements, such theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost a pet. Stanley asked what to Fourth Street. The speed limit is 25 mph, as mowing grass and cutting down tall do in the event of an injured animal, as a but it appears some are ignoring the speed limit. Stanley said last month the weeds. The board will be planning a pub- last resort, if it is found after hours. lic sanitation meeting to discuss the matâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Say we have an injured dog and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police staff issued 25 speeding tickets and ter further. after hours. Vets arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available. All op- will continue to enforce and keep a close â&#x20AC;&#x153;If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to comply, then letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tions are not available. Lock it up and take watch. â&#x20AC;˘ Unity High School FFA director keep on them and keep working with it to Arnell (Humane Society in Amery)?â&#x20AC;?

Jeanne Alling approached a board memthem,â&#x20AC;? said village board member Tom Stanley asked.

Village President Dave Markert said he ber about possibly donating up to 10 boxes Boettcher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to work with us and get it cleaned up I guess couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of a better place, but public for creating a raised garden somewhere in works director Tony Weinzirl noted that the village. She has several plants in the Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy going that route.â&#x20AC;?

Stanley also discussed lost-dog policies Interstate Veterinary Clinic in Centuria greenhouse that were obtained through an FFA grant. The board agreed to move with the village, which were brought to can often be reached after hours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had a problem getting ahold forward with discussing possibilities of light as a result of a dog that had to be quarantined for 10 days after it bit some- of Interstate. It costs me a little bit, but implementing the project in the future.

Tribes refuse to sit on state mining impact board

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council says any representative they send would be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Token Indianâ&#x20AC;?

tive for native tribes, but this week, council director Mike Allen said they decided against doing so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be no need for it,â&#x20AC;? said Allen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They felt like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be like a token Indian with this thing.â&#x20AC;?

Allen said it was a consensus vote. He said that the council wants the U.S. EnviMike Simonson | WPR ronmental Protection Agency and federal NORTHERN WISCONSIN - Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 Native American tribes have government involved, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and have them voted to boycott a board that would over- question this and have them put a stop see investment money from the proposed to this and see what kind of damage this Gogebic Taconite open-pit iron ore mine. mine can do for not only the tribal people, The seven-member Mining Investment but the state of Wisconsin.â&#x20AC;?

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior and Local Impact Fund Board has representatives from the mining area, includ- Ojibwe stands to take the brunt of impact LQJ ,URQ )RUHVW DQG %D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG FRXQWLHV ,W from what would be the largest iron ore does not have an Ashland County resi- mine in North America. Tribal Chairman dent, though one member works in Ash- Mike Wiggins said that since they are downstream from the mine, tribal leadland County.

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2, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trust assets that even the U.S. government understands that we need in place in order to survive into the future,â&#x20AC;? said Wiggins.

Wiggins said this committee will not have manna from heaven, only bread crumbs: â&#x20AC;&#x153;These communities are sitting there being led down a slaughterhouse canal, and the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just watching, sitting idly by.â&#x20AC;?

He said that if job creation is the goal, then the region should pursue farming and food cooperatives.

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Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Social media played a major role in bringing the robbers of the Lakes Community Co-op in Stone Lake to justice.

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address this by adopting the Fair Funding for Our Future plan. Brought forward Recently an event was held in support in 2012, this would bring how schools of the debt reduction/endowment fund are funded into the 21st century and get campaign for the Larsen Family Public money into our rural schools where it is Library. The activity took place at Tesora vitally needed.

Second, we continue with implementin Siren. Jake Mangelsen and the staff at Tesora went above and beyond in hosting ing the Common Core Standards. Wisthe event. The service provided, the qual- consin has spent nearly $25 million in ity of the menu items, the friendliness and the implementation of the Common Core Standards and to turn our back on them cooperation given were exemplary.

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Finally, we need to address the lack My gratitude to them for their participation and to all who are supporting of educational opportunities after high our libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt reduction/endowment school in District 28. By addressing this we create opportunities in three areas: fund campaign. opportunities for young adults to get training in a career of their choice, opporKarl Peterson tunities for established adults to make a Campaign committee volunteer career change and opportunities for busiWebster nesses to have a workforce that can meet their needs.

Thank you for the opportunity and remember we need a strong voice for rural Wisconsin that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back down in Madison, so on Nov. 4, vote for a veteran.

The importance of education has been central to our country since its founding.

Travis Schachtner How do we know this?

Democratic Candidate for District 28 George Washington, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing Somerset which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happinessâ&#x20AC;?

Benjamin Franklin, â&#x20AC;?An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.â&#x20AC;?

According to The Daily Signal, â&#x20AC;&#x153;More If we truly want to follow what our than half of the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inFounding Fathers intended, we start by supporting a strong education system. We spectors general (47 of 73) have joined to FDQ VWDUW WKLV E\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW IXQGLQJ RXU VFKRROV lodge a formal complaint that the Obama properly. The cuts that our schools have DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ SODFHV ÂśVHULRXV OLPLWDWLRQV¡ received in state funding undermines on their ability to uncover waste, fraud, our ability to prepare our children to be and abuse.

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actions that limit, condition, or delay access thus have profoundly negative consequences for our work: they make us less effective, encourage other agencies to take similar actions in the future, and erode the morale of the dedicated professionals that make up our staffs.â&#x20AC;?

These watchdogs include IGs from National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, The Peace Corps, the Environmental Protection Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Department of Justice and more.

What are these departments trying to hide from the IGs and the American people? It is their job to look into whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in these departments and be sure that laws are being adhered to. As House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there is anyone who should have transparency, it should be the watchdogs inside the government working for the president.â&#x20AC;? He also stated why this letter is so unprecedented saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there has never been a letter even with a dozen IGs complaining.â&#x20AC;?

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Alcohol-related fatalities have dropped in Wisconsin The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has some good news and some bad news to report about drunken driving in our state.

The good news is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making longterm progress in preventing drunken driving crashes, fatalities and injuries.

In the past 10 years, fatalities from alcohol-related crashes in Wisconsin dropped from 348 in 2003 to 185 in 2013, which is a 47-percent reduction. Injuries from alcohol-related crashes dropped from 6,445 in 2003 to 2,660 in 2013, which is a 59-percent reduction. The overall number of alcohol-related crashes dropped from 9,007 in 2003 to 4,945 in 2013, which is a 45-percent reduction The bad news is that even though drunken driving is completely preventable, too many people still get behind the wheel when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re impaired. Innocent victims are killed or injured nearly every day because of a drunken driver.

To stop this senseless tragedy on our roadways, law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be out in force from Friday, Aug. 15, through Labor Day for the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over crackdown on drunken driving.

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NOTE: For the 15th consecutive year, WISTAX researchers have prepared an annual report card assessing state performance on 33 PHDVXUHV UDQJLQJ IURP VWDWH Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHV DQG WD[ EXUGHQ WR VFKRRO RXWFRPHV DQG Ă&#x20AC;UP FUHDWLRQ 2YHU WKH SDVW Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV SHU FDSLWD SHUVRQDO income increased faster in Wisconsin than nationally. However, venture capital payouts here continue to lag the U.S.

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Iowa, 26.3 percent, and Michigan, 26.0 percent, but trailed Illinois, 31.6 percent, and Minnesota, 33.2 percent.

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Research and development is also important for generating new products and businesses. As a share of state output, Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investment in R&D, 2.21 percent, was less than the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2.86 percent, and less than surrounding states except Iowa, 2.15 percent. At the same time, however, the state produced more doctorate degrees per million residents in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, 88.0, than the country, 79.6, and Minnesota. It was only slightly behind Illinois and Michigan but trailed Iowa by a larger margin, 125.2.

Wisconsin remains one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturing leaders with 16.4 percent of 2013 jobs in that sector, a rate almost double the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 8.8 percent, and higher than all four neighboring states.

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Harsdorf receives WCA Outstanding Legislator Award MADISON - State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, was honored recently by the Wisconsin Counties Association with a WCA Outstanding Legislator Award for her work on behalf of county government during the 2013-2014 Legislative Session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sen. Harsdorf continued to be an incredible supporter of counties this past session. She supported increased funding for county land conservation and cost-sharing grants, as well as authored a legislative amendment to reduce the burden of DNA testing on county law enforcement,â&#x20AC;? said WCA Executive Director Mark D. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a real partner with counties and has a tremendous understanding of how county issues impact every citizen in our state.â&#x20AC;?

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate makes stops in Burnett County Greg Marsten | Staff writer SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Appearing before a large, enthusiastic crowd of local supporters on Friday, Aug. 8, front-running Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke addressed a variety of issues facing the region and the state at a campaign whistle stop at the Lakeview Event Center in Siren.

Burke made several prepared statements and was asked about a variety of campaign issues facing the state today, from school funding to unions, business expansion, job growth, unemployment, liquid propane supplies, campaign funding, mining and more.

She spent quite a bit of time on education issues and reiterated statements that she is adamant about education, especially in rural areas where the funding has been cut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really concerned with the direction weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going here,â&#x20AC;? she said, pointing to voucher funding in Milwaukee, which she said has been tried for two decades â&#x20AC;&#x153;with no credible evidence that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working.â&#x20AC;?

She called the possibility of voucher expansion the â&#x20AC;&#x153;greatest threat to education in Wisconsin,â&#x20AC;? while also sympathizing with educators who must deal with the constant concerns of losing students and having to cut budgets even deeper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of them are pretty lean to begin with,â&#x20AC;? she said of local school budgets, adding that approximately 200 school districts are facing budgetary cuts that may threaten the quality of their education.

Noting that she is a school board member and has worked and studied the issue for many years, she reiterated her disappointment with the way the Walker administration has dealt with things related to education, like Act 10, and its almost elimination of collective bargaining, except for just a few areas, like law enforcement.

But she also faced scrutiny on issues like campaign funding, as she has been an outspoken critic of Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising, stating that over half of which comes from outside the state, evidence of people outside Wisconsin trying to affect the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seventy percent of my money comes from the people of Wisconsin,â&#x20AC;? she said, noting that while she wishes there were further, even deeper changes in camSDLJQ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFH UHIRUP WR NHHS WKH IXQGing in-state, she admitted that until then, she would accept donations from nonWisconsin residents, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until we reform the system, yes, I will take out-of-state money. But my values are Wisconsin Ă&#x20AC;UVW Âľ

0DU\ %XUNH WRRN D IHZ PRPHQWV WR ZDON RQ WKH *DQG\ 'DQFHU 7UDLO LQ 6LUHQ RQ KHU ZD\ RXW RI WRZQ Burke was also outspoken on last winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquid propane shortages and was critical of the delay in response from Walker, stating that there were early indications of shortages being an issue â&#x20AC;&#x153;many months prior, people in the (LP) business knew it would be a problem in the fall,â&#x20AC;? she said.

She said she would have worked much more closely with the federal government during and after the LP crisis and said she would look to prevent such a â&#x20AC;&#x153;budget busterâ&#x20AC;? in the future, even if that means changing policies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not for adding red tape or regulations, unless they are needed,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that the system of heating assistance needs to be addressed better, and admitted that industry policies tend to impact lower income, elderly and renters far beyond others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need better decisions and more leadership up top in Madison,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The North Woods were hit especially hard ... and it was dangerous to try to just let it work itself out.â&#x20AC;?

Burke is not only a school board member, but is a noted business person, expanding the Trek Bicycle product offerings and markets as CEO far beyond

the state, which earned her national recognition.

She was also the Wisconsin Commerce secretary for over two years, using that Trek experience to try and expand the job growth across the state in numerous industries. She also said she is disappointed in the attitude and lack of action on addressing the minimum wage issue, which she said â&#x20AC;&#x153;works hand in hand with fairness.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As both a Trek executive and as the commerce secretary, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to study and think about how you weigh fair wages with job values,â&#x20AC;? she stated, adding her support to the bill that would increase the minimum wage to $10.10 / hour over three steps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they work hand in hand (wages and employee values) and at just $7.25/ hour, (Gov.) Walker is assuring that some people will stay on government assistance, at taxpayer expense.â&#x20AC;?

She said a steady, fair, rising minimum wage would ensure less turnover, put additional money into the economy, add production and create much less worker

turnover, meaning less training over and over for the same jobs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would help people have pride in their jobs,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just makes a lot of sense.â&#x20AC;?

Burke also addressed several issues involving mining and the outdoors, stating she would take a different approach to appointing Department of Natural Resources staff, as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would appoint someone who is a strong advocate of natural resources, committed to using science for decisions,â&#x20AC;? she said applying a similar strategy to mining issues and decisions, which she suggested have often leaned away from local control and concerns, toward the side of business interests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these decisions (in mining) may end up costing us jobs in the long run, in how they ignore science and may adversely affect things like tourism or water quality,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Burke also supported a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sane, sciencebased approachâ&#x20AC;? on things like climate change, as well, stating frankly that it really shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be controversial, that over 90 percent of scientists believe human activity is directly related to pending climate change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe it is very much attributed to human activity,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spewing chemicals into the atmosphere for years, how can it not have an impact?â&#x20AC;?

She noted how society, the public and business changed their attitudes on water pollution several years ago, and how it has worked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually, we realized that water pollution was a problem, a major problem. We changed our priorities and have since developed more common sense. I think we need to do the same on air quality,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Several polls have Burke leading Walker in the November general election, and she survived a primary challenge handily. But she is not paying that much attention to the polls, her critics or Scott Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popularity with conservatives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) a very good politician, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t underestimate him, ever,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about moving forward, like the state motto. His approach is very much politics and mine is very much business related, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where our background are different.â&#x20AC;?

Burke said the one issue that has not been driven home enough is how Wisconsin is faring in job growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been almost ignored, we need to discuss more often; among midwestern states, Wisconsin is 10th, 29th overall, and we can do better.

We must do better,â&#x20AC;? she said with a nod. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jobs get attention, but where we stand on jobs is not getting attention.â&#x20AC;?

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Railway pledges to ship more coal to avoid winter power shortage Coal headed to Genoa facility Mike Simonson | WPR news STATEWIDE - It appears a winter energy crisis for 18 Wisconsin electrical coops has been averted as BNSF Railway has pledged to ship more coal to Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse for power generation.

-XVW WZR ZHHNV DJR RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV ZLWK 'DLU\land Power said unless coal shipments were tripled to their generating plants, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to shut down their Genoa facility by the end of January.

Now, Sean Craig, Dairyland fuel supply manager, said that BNSF has pledged three additional train sets, each with about 115 carloads of coal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at a comfortable position to be FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW WKDW ZH VKRXOG QRW UXQ RXW RI coal for the winter at Genoa,â&#x20AC;? Craig said.

Dairyland supplies 18 electrical co-ops in northern, western and central Wisconsin, plus another seven in three other states. So, if Dairyland runs out of juice, more than a quarter million homes and businesses will be forced to pay much higher rates purchased on the open market.

The change comes after several state and federal legislators urged BNSF

Railway and the federal Surface Transportation Board to make shipping coal a priority. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said that BNSF has been using much of its capacity to ship the more lucrative Bakken, North Dakota crude oil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In most cases, they have exclusive access to shippers along their lines and therefore act and behave like monopolies.

Monopolies need to be appropriately regulated or we need competition,â&#x20AC;? Baldwin said.

Baldwin said she worries that the Surface Transportation Board is toothless when it comes to railroads.

However, Craig said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grateful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just really appreciate everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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The situation was made even more urgent because Dairyland gets its coal by rail, and then barge on the Mississippi River. Once the Mississippi freezes in November, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get coal until the end of winter.

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Local woman recounts rescue after van plunges into Montana stream

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Anders had a laceration to the back of his head and had bit through his lower lip. Other than that he appeared to be relatively unharmed. The Yeagers helped clean him up and gave Anders a popsicle to ease the swelling in his lip and to help calm him down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the toughest little kid Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met,â&#x20AC;?

Yeager said.

With her son now safe, Waterworth went back to the crash site to see if there was anything more that could be done.

The Yeagers were already passing out bottled water and blankets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, all there was left to do was try and comfort the victims,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of them appeared like they were going into shock, they were shivering. Some of us set up some chairs and got them to sit down.â&#x20AC;?

About that time emergency medical help from Choteau began to arrive.

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The Waterworth family was nearing mingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat belt. They tried to maneuver â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I was in a dream,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I daughter and everybody in our group the end of their vacation in Montana. The his body out of the restraints, to raise his couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it was really real. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t was devastated.â&#x20AC;?

Waterworth, Anders and three other weeklong stay at the Pine Butte Guest head above the water â&#x20AC;&#x201D; anything they think about being barefoot and soaking Ranch had been idyllic, with horseback could to rescue the friendly driver they ZHW , ZDQWHG WR UXQ IDVWHU Âś&RPH RQ passengers were taken to hospitals in rides into the mountains, fishing for had all come to know simply as Dan. Leanne, hurry up,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but I was already out Choteau and Teton County. There, Wabrook trout, swimming in the pool and â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take too long and I recognized of breath from everything that had hap- terworth was reunited with her scared relaxing with newly made friends beside that Dan was gone,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth said. pened. You just keep putting one foot in 10-year-old daughter, Ella. Another woman on the ranch tour had done her D FDPSĂ&#x20AC;UH ´$QG VR , MXVW \HOOHG Âś<RX JX\V KH¡V front of the other as fast as you can.â&#x20AC;?

Two days before they had to leave, Le- dead. Dan is dead.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The other two were â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hurt, for sure,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still best to comfort Ella as they raced to meet up with Waterworth and Anders. anne and her two youngest children, An- sort of panicking, frantically working on picking rocks out of my feet.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mom, she did everything you would ders and Ella, signed up to take a day trip the seat belt or just anything. I just felt Partway down Bellview Road Waterto tour a cattle ranch down in the valley. like, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone and so I need to focus on worth turned and looked back to where have done,â&#x20AC;? Ella told her mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She Her husband, Nathan, and their oldest other people.â&#x20AC;? her son was standing. She couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see hugged me and kissed me and held my son, Carson, stayed behind for a hike up Waterworth moved on to help two any sign of the van or any of the other hand and rubbed my back and told me it to Our Lake. women out of the shattered van and set passengers, just Anders looking small was going to be OK.â&#x20AC;?

At around 5:30 p.m., Nathan and CarTwo vans were to make the trip to the them down on the muddy bank beside and alone and doing his best to be the UDQFK 7HQ \HDU ROG (OOD URGH LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW Anders. One man in his mid-80s was brave young man he had promised his son Waterworth made it back to the Pine Butte Guest Ranch from their daylong van with a friend she had made during trapped upside-down in his seat. mother he would be. the stay at Pine Butte. Waterworth and â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard to leave him,â&#x20AC;? she admit- hike in the mountains. Neither of them â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was just like a pretzel in there, just had any idea of what had happened.

7-year-old Anders followed behind in a all bent out of shape,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth said. ted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I had to do it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a very serious car accismaller van driven by 73-year-old Dan â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just tried to work him out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; work a At the Yeager Ranch, 14-year-old GarImming and carrying seven passengers. shoulder, work a leg, work an arm out. rett Yeager was outside on a four-wheeler, dent with one fatality and your wife and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anders and I were in the very back , VDLG Âś$UWKXU ZH¡OO MXVW WDNH RXU WLPH getting a bale of hay for the horses. The son were in it,â&#x20AC;? a guest ranch staff memseat with another passenger,â&#x20AC;? Water- here, OK? We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to rush, just whole family was about to leave to attend ber told Nathan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your wife and son are worth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were driving along, and relax.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He even chuckled. He was so a rodeo in Bozeman. Had the accident OK, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty beat up.â&#x20AC;?

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Other passengers were not as sanguine â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a very long 40-minute drive What happened isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly clear, but as Arthur. Waterworth recalled one screaming,â&#x20AC;? Yeager said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was wavit appears that Imming may have suf- woman repeatedly shouting out, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need ing her arms and trying to run back to the for my husband and son,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth fered a heart attack or some other medical surgery. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to need surgery on my house. She was just screaming that she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was really scared.â&#x20AC;? emergency and lost consciousness. hand.â&#x20AC;? Others sat in stunned silence, un- needed help.â&#x20AC;?

The van careened into the oncoming able to completely absorb what had just Yeager drove his four-wheeler down *DLQLQJ SHDFH Waterworth and Anders were released lane, ran off the side of the road and down happened. to meet the distraught woman running a steep embankment. It plunged into WilWaterworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cell phone was gone, lost up the driveway. She told him there from the hospital later that evening. She ORZ &UHHN DW IXOO VSHHG DQG Ă LSSHG RYHU somewhere in the creek along with her had been a terrible accident and that she was anxious to get back to the guest ranch onto its roof, coming to rest in about 2 feet Ă LS Ă RSV ,W PDWWHUHG OLWWOH DQ\ZD\ 7KHUH needed an ambulance. Without further and let everyone know that she and Anof water. is no cell service that far up Willow Creek. question, Yeager told her to hop on so he ders were doing OK. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next day I kind of laid low and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember the feeling of rolling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took a break from Arthur and real- could take her up to the house. seeing bodies being tossed, and dust and ized we needed to get some help,â&#x20AC;? Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Once she had gotten on she told me gained some peace from the mountains,â&#x20AC;? a splash,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as worth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I carried Anders up to the there were others trapped in the van and Waterworth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard to leave on we stopped and I could see, I saw my son WRS RI WKH URDG , VDLG Âś%XGG\ , QHHG \RX that one was for sure dead or dying. I was Sunday morning. I cried a lot because we next to me. His face was bloody, but he to look for cars, and if you see any vehicle pretty shaken up,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried not to had been through a lot with these people. was crying. That was the best sound in I want you to jump up and down and show her. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want her to get shaken Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be home now, but I had a hard time leaving.â&#x20AC;? the world.â&#x20AC;? wave your arms and get their attention.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? up.â&#x20AC;?

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I placed Anders there,â&#x20AC;? Waterworth de- no reason to believe anything tragic had down to the accident scene. He yelled up VFULEHG ´+H VDLG Âś0RP Âł LV WKLV UHDOO\ happened. Perhaps Imming had taken to Darby to get the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bale loader the pastor read. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have summoned you happening or is this a dream?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? a wrong turn. Maybe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stopped to and drive it down the road in case they by name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.

Waterworth was experiencing the same watch some wildlife. At worst the second needed to move the van. sense of unreality and disbelief. It had all van might have had some mechanical â&#x20AC;&#x153;When my dad showed up the other When you pass through the rivers, they happened so incredibly fast. passengers told him they thought the will not sweep over you.â&#x20AC;?

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David Murray | Great Falls Tribune CHOTEAU, Mont. - The images are still raw; the memories still very close to the surface.

On Friday, Aug. 1, a van carrying eight people ran off Bellview Road west of &KRWHDX 0RQW Ă LSSHG RYHU DQG ODQGHG on its roof in Willow Creek. Five of the passengers were injured in the crash. The vanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driver died at the scene.

As bad as the crash was, things could have been much worse if not for the actions of Leanne Waterworth.

The partially submerged van was hard to see from any distance down the road.

There was no cell service, and except for Waterworth and her 7-year-old son, all the other passengers were in their 70s or older. Two were seriously injured.

Waterworth helped get all the surviving passengers out of the overturned vehicle, then ran barefoot down the gravel road to get help.

Now back with her husband and three children at their home in St. Croix Falls, Waterworth has largely recovered from the ordeal. She agreed to share her story with the Tribune. It is a reminder of how suddenly tragedy can strike any of us, even in the most unexpected moments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still wrestling with those images,â&#x20AC;? she said of the crash at Willow Creek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking about it is a little bit of therapy, actually.â&#x20AC;?

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Milltown prepares for Kids Night Out

Streetlight project to start in 2015 Mary Stirrat | Staff writer MILLTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Milltownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12th-annual Kids Night Out is fast approaching, marking the end of summer vacation and the start of school.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s date is Tuesday, Aug. 26, and donations for the event are coming in strong, according to a report from organizers Ed Collins and Amy Albrecht at the Monday, Aug. 11, meeting of the Milltown Village Board.

The event, held at the Milltown Community Center, is free to kids up to age 14 along with /\QQ *XQGHUVRQ RZQHU RI their parents. It drew 1LIW\ 7KULIW\ an estimated 250 children last year. Games, food and numerous rafĂ H SUL]HV GRQDWHG E\ DUHD EXVLQHVVHV DQG individuals, or purchased with donated funds, are all part of the evening. Past prizes have included games, toys, bikes and helmets, stuffed animals and pillows, backpacks, weekend stays at water parks and much more.

Collins, police chief for the village of Milltown, met with the board Monday to ask for the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual donation to

the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe the village usually puts out about $500 for prizes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatly appreciated.â&#x20AC;?

He said that $775 has been collected as of June, with additional donations since then, including a $200 gift from Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5DOO\ 7KLV LV WKH Ă&#x20AC;IWK \HDU WKDW 5LYHU¡V Rally has provided this amount.

The village budgets $500 each year for Kids Night Out, so Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; request was granted without question.

:DWHU UXQRII Lynn Gunderson, who, with his wife, owns Nifty Thrifty on Milltownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Street, came to the board to discuss putting a drain in the street to alleviate a water drainage problem by the store.

Each spring, he said, the snowmelt almost creeps in the back door. Putting in a drain to the storm sewer would take care of the problem, but it would mean digging up the street to get to the pipe.

Gunderson said he has talked with the public works director, Mike Nutter, who would like him to wait until spring to undertake the project. A contractor would be hired to dig up the storm sewer and put in the drain.

Nutter told the board that the storm sewer is about 8 feet deep, and the project is â&#x20AC;&#x153;more than feasible.â&#x20AC;? He wants to wait until spring so that the area dug up in the road would have time to settle, then be blacktopped before fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They would have to replace the sidewalk and street,â&#x20AC;? said Nutter, referring to the Gundersons, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all going to be at their expense.â&#x20AC;?

The board gave Gunderson the goahead to pursue the project in spring.

6WUHHW OLJKWLQJ Switching the streetlights in Milltown to LED will start next, the board determined, but whether just the Main Street lights or both the Main Street $P\ $OEUHFKW YLOODJH WUHD and Hwy. VXUHU LV JDWKHULQJ FDVK DQG 35 lights will SUL]H GRQDWLRQV IRU 0LOOWRZQ V be changed DQQXDO .LGV 1LJKW 2XW { 3KR is still un- WRV E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW known.

The decision to include some or all of the project in the 2015 budget came after a discussion with Nutter, who said he had spent some time talking with representatives from Focus on Energy about the options.

Nutter was told that replacing the light components with LED components would pay for itself in energy savings in 3.4 years. Current cost for operating the lights is $4,508 per year, but the LED lights would only cost about $1,174 per year.

There are 16 lights along Main Street and another 18 along Hwy. 35. Each replacement unit would be $396, plus $77 in labor to install.

According to Nutter, FOE offered two different plans to help offset some of the cost of the project. Either FOE would reduce the cost by $50 per unit, or else cover

the labor for installation. Obviously, Nutter said, covering the cost of labor would be a better deal for the village.

In addition, the electrician that would likely be contracted for the project would like to have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;trial runâ&#x20AC;? with one streetlight. FOE has offered to provide this one at a discounted price of $319, as well as pay for the labor to install it.

The board agreed to budget for the project in 2015, and do the â&#x20AC;&#x153;trial runâ&#x20AC;? if a light goes out before then.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ Police Chief Ed Collins reported that 700 miles had been put on the squad in a 24-hour period due to situations involving emergency detention for individuals with mental illness or drug dependency.

In the past there were facilities for these individuals at Cumberland, but Collins said the closest place is now Ashland. He said he has even had to transport people as far as Green Bay for a bed. The law reTXLUHV WKDW WKH LQGLYLGXDO LV Ă&#x20AC;UVW WDNHQ WR a hospital for an examination, then transferred to a detention facility. â&#x20AC;˘ The youth summer reading program has 106 registered participants that have read 826 hours this summer, library director Deanna Wheeler reported. Friday, Aug. 22, 3 p.m., is Hula Hoops at Bering Park, featuring Pinto Bella Hoops. Pinto uses custom-made adult and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoops to teach and share hoop dance, aerobics and laughter. The summer celebration will be Friday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the library, when the grand prize and other winners will be drawn. There will be music and snacks.

Dog damage claims and humane society funding

Polk County looks at the issues

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extremely frustrating to investigate a dog damage claim within three days of the damage, have the form signed by a notary and deliver it to the county clerk only to know that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in vain,â&#x20AC;? Dan King, chairman of the Town of Laketown, told the Polk County Conservation Committee Wednesday, Aug. 6. King was addressing the issue of the county dog licensing fees which he says fund the Arnell Humane Society with no funds for dog damages. King raised the same issue at the July meeting of the Polk County Board.

King told the committee that the county dog damage claim fund is currently essentially unfunded, with money collected from dog licenses going instead to Arnell.

He says this leaves Laketown with a second dog claim recently that it cannot pay.

King says his investigation shows that Polk is possibly the only county in the state that funds its humane society and not its dog damages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laketown citizens currently see very OLWWOH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IURP $UQHOO Âľ .LQJ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laketown collects approximately $700 yearly in dog fees and averages about two stray dogs delivered to Arnell per year.

At $350 per dog, Laketown is subsidizing other areas of the county.â&#x20AC;?

King suggested that the county fund Arnell, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designated humane society, using the method he says is used by many other counties. Under that method, the county collects dog license fees and pays damage claims from those fees. At the end of the year, remaining funds are transferred to the humane society. King says there are often few claims per year, and Arnell would receive almost the same funding as presently. There would just be a one-time delay in funding while the new, after-claims transfer system, goes into effect.

Committee member Dean Johansen

said that Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal may have been the intent of the county board when it GHVLJQDWHG $UQHOO DV WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO KXPDQH society in 1996 and approved its funding.

Johansen cited county board resolution 102-96.

7KH LVVXHV The discussion touched on a range of issues that have been part of an ongoing debate in Polk and other counties. There are many sides to the issues of stray animals, damages and the humane care of many kinds of animals. Here is a starting overview of concerns.

Dogs are licensed by towns and villages on a voluntary basis. Assessors once documented dog populations, but with no assessment visits, there is no longer an attempt at counting dogs in many parts of the county. The number of dog licenses paid is probably lower than the actual number of dogs in the county.

The humane society takes in all types of stray animals, from cats and dogs to exot-

ics, but only dogs are licensed. There is no other license source to cover the care of these other species.

Stray animal issues can arise anytime of the day with everyone from concerned FLWL]HQV WR SROLFH RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV ORRNLQJ IRU D place to take lost animals. The humane society offers a 24/7 service.

Major animal hoarding/abandonment issues arise. Polk County has seen cases where very large numbers of dogs and cats have been found being kept in poor conditions. Abandoned and starving horses have also been found. The cost of caring for animals in major cases such as this can be very high and is unaddressed.

Polk County has 36 municipalities, towns, villages and cities. If there was no designated shelter, each of them would QHHG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG D PHWKRG RI UHFHLYLQJ DQG sheltering strays.

The conservation committee said there is a need for further study.

Traffic Avenue project nears completion dra said should happen shortly.

2QFH ZRUN RQ WKH VWUHHW LV Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG Wondra said, work will immediately begin on the new St. Croix Regional Medical Center clinic that will be located on Main Street across Hwy. 48 from the grocery store parking lot.

7KDQN \RXV A story in the July 30 Leader reported on 60 Luck and Frederic elementary students who hiked sections of the Ice Age Trail as part of the Summer Saunters sum-

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mer school program offered by the two school districts.

About 50 members of the student group enjoyed a cookout at Coon Lake Park one day, hosted by the Indianhead Chapter of the National Scenic Ice Age Trail, and the village park board had agreed to waive the park shelter fee for that picnic.

At Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board meeting, a note from the Indianhead Chapter was circulated, thanking the park board for waiving the fee.

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Mary Stirrat | Staff writer )5('(5,& Âł $V VWUHHW ZRUN RQ 7UDIĂ&#x20AC;F Avenue nears completion, the village of Frederic approved a second pay request from contract RM Schlosser.

The second request, approved for payment at the Monday, Aug. 11, meeting of the Frederic Village Board, brings the total cost to date to just under $147,000.

Village President William Johnson IV said that there will likely be two more payments when the project is completed, which village Administrator Dave Won-

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thanked two other parties for helping out the village. The board thanked the volunteers from the newly-fored Frederic Community Resource Corporation, who cleaned up the shoreline around Coon Lake and along the Ice Age Trail in July.

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Webster celebrates Gandy Dancer Family Days â&#x20AC;¢ 2014 Jean Koelz|Staff writer

WEBSTERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The 17th-annual Gandy Dancer Family Days celebration was held in Webster on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9. Sponsored by Webster Lions and the Chamber of Commerce, the event seems to grow every year but traditionally features events on Main Street, a bike rodeo for kids, a car show, a craft fair and the hunt for the golden spike.

For the second year in a row, the Webster Education Foundation organized a 5K run/walk. The event began at Webster School at 8 a.m., with participants completing a course on the Gandy Dancer Trail.

New attractions this year included live music at Fresh Start Coffee Roasters by Pennsylvania singing group The Northside. The husband and wife team of Jay and Chelsea (Benson) Moss are combining a family visit with a chance to promote their groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new CD. More information about the band and the new digital album can be found by visiting thenorthside. bandcamp.com.

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Other Friday scrimmages include the Grantsburg Pirates who travel to Barron beginning at 11 a.m. Other teams at that event include Elk Mound and StanleyBoyd, the 2013 Division 5 state champion.

St. Croix Falls will travel to BaldwinWoodville High School on Friday, along with River Falls, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Spooner. The Webster Tigers football team is traveling to Clayton beginning at 4 p.m., along with Clear Lake, Boyceville

and Turtle Lake.

The Unity Eagles football team will play their scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in Cumberland on the new turf-surfaced Endeavor Stadium. Other teams include Amery and Colfax.

Closer to home, the Luck Cardinals will be hosting an eight-player scrimmage beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday. They host Siren, Prairie Farm and New Auburn.

Teams will have just one more week to prepare for the football opener set for on Friday, Aug. 22, beginning at 7 p.m.

Frederic plays at Elmwood/Plum City, Webster is at Clayton, Cumberland plays at Grantsburg, St. Croix Falls travels to Osceola and Unity travels to Spring Valley.

The eight-player opener is scheduled as a jamboree to be held in Rice Lake on Saturday, Aug. 23. Siren is scheduled to play Birchwood at 10 a.m., and Luck plays Bruce beginning at 4 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ ST. PAUL, Minn. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nine football graduates of Macalester College were recently named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. Among those on the list is Nolan Kriegel of Webster, who played linebacker for the Scots and is currently a graduate student in biology. The NFF honor is comprised of college football players of all divisions who maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from athletics.macalester.edu â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ RIVER FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The St. Croix Bandits lost a close 5-3 game to the Eau Claire Bears in River Falls on SaturGD\ $XJ LQ WKH %DQGLWV Ă&#x20AC;UVW :LVconsin Baseball Association playoff appearance in franchise history. The Bandits three runs came on eight hits, including a two-RBI double from Marcus Campbell during a three-run eighth inning, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough.

The Osceola Braves also lost in the opening round of the WBA playoffs in Haugen with a 10-6 loss to the Everest Merchants. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from scriverbandits.com â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Blizzard hockey registration for the upcoming season starts Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Siren rink. A new payment plan is also available this season. For more information contact Chad at 715733-0380, or for more info on upcoming registration dates and events go to burnettyouthhockey.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For the third consecutive summer, St. Croix Valley Raceway is wrapping up the year with the Bullring Blast 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO )ULday in August is reserved for the biggest, baddest, loudest and fastest cars in WISSOTA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the late models â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to descend on the St. Croix Falls quarter-mile speed plant for the annual Bullring Blast. In previous editions of the Blast, drivers and fans have used terms like â&#x20AC;&#x153;amazingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;wildâ&#x20AC;? to describe the action for this canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-miss event. On a track that is over 80 feet wide, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of room for the big cars to supply that action. All six of The Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular classes will also EH LQ DFWLRQ :,6627$ 0RGLĂ&#x20AC;HGV DQG 0LGZHVW 0RGLĂ&#x20AC;HGV 8066 7UDGLWLRQDO and Micro Sprints, and SCVRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own pure stocks and future fours/minivans. To make things even sweeter, possibly the most competitive class in all of WISSOTA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the WISSOTA Street Stocks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are also joining in on the fun.

Racing begins at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29. What better way to close up summer and kick-start the long Labor Day weekend than watching the claythumping, high-horse-powered WISSOTA Late Models tear up the track. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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WEF hosts golf tournament WEBSTER - The Webster Education Foundation hosted their second-annual scramble golf tournament at the Voyager Village Golf Club on Friday, Aug. 1. A total of 16 teams participated. This event was a fundraiser for the Webster Educa-

tion Foundation. The foundation uses funds to support enrichment programs for students in the Webster School District. Nexen contributes matching funds to WEF for all contributions and fundraisers over a three-year time span.

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SCVR/from page 13 behind him, Mastell was stretching his lead to several car lengths. With eight laps remaining, Bazey found a path around Toepper and immediately set sail after the OHDGHU $V 0DVWHOO VWDUWHG WR FDWFK WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F Bazey was closing in fast and the lead was completely gone with two laps to go. Over the last half mile, Bazey repeatedly threatened down low, but Mastell was able to respond to each attempt as he went on to ZLQ KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW FDUHHU IHDWXUH EHVWLQJ %D]H\ Toepper, Weiss and Kevin Schmidt.

For the second consecutive week, Jason Gross was dominant in the WISSOTA Modified division, working the low groove early to get by Jason Haugerud and cruising to another win. Gross had the lead by lap three, and Justin Oestreich got by Haugerud for second a few laps later and the leaders would steadily PRYH DZD\ IURP WKH UHVW RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG ,Q doing so, the top two drivers missed out on some wonderful door-to-door action.

Haugerud led a group that included Steve Lavasseur, Shawn Kelley, Keith Tourville, Scott Miller and JB Stortz. Until about halfway it was Haugerud and Lavasseur duking it out for third, but for the last several laps, the No. 22 cars put on a thriller. Haugerud ran the cushion while the No. 22JB of Stortz was powerful down low. Lap after lap after lap, the duo had the rapt attention of the crowd, failing to even notice the leader, Jason Gross, nearly FDWFKLQJ WKHP IURP EHKLQG 2YHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO eight laps, Stortz and Haugerud split time DW WKLUG ZLWK HDFK GULYHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOO\ VFRUHG in that position four times apiece. At the double checkers it was Gross picking up the comfortable win over Oestreich, with Haugerud barely edging out Stortz for third. Keith Tourville rounded out the WRS Ă&#x20AC;YH Also joining the â&#x20AC;&#x153;two-in-a-rowâ&#x20AC;? club was Cam Schafer in the UMSS Traditional Sprints. Schafer took a few laps to work past early leader Joseph Kouba, but once out front, the seasoned sprinter pulled DZD\ IURP WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG 7KH UDFH VDZ WZR UHG Ă DJV D UDULW\ IRU D FODVV WKDW IUHTXHQWO\ UXQV VDQV HYHQ D FDXWLRQ Ă DJ 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW red was for the spinning Johnny Parsons, subsequently the victim of Josh Hendricksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;nowhere to goâ&#x20AC;? dilemma when Hendrickson slammed hard into Parsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; left side. The front of Parsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was destroyed, and Parsons commented he was still â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty soreâ&#x20AC;? at the end of the evening. The second stoppage was the result of Jake Kouba bouncing into, onto, then off of a spinning Mike Mueller, tumbling upside-down in the process. Both drivers emerged unharmed, but neither car was DEOH WR FRQWLQXH 7KH Ă&#x20AC;QDO UHG Ă DJ DOVR cost Chase Viebrock a chance at a possible win, as he was reeling in Schafer on WKH ORQJ JUHHQ Ă DJ UXQ OHDGLQJ XS WR WKH stop in action. Viebrockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 50 wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the same back under green and, in fact, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Richmond Nightmareâ&#x20AC;? was IRUWXQDWH WR HYHQ Ă&#x20AC;QLVK WKH UDFH DV KH GLVcovered the all-important right rear tire was slowly losing air. With Viebrock fading due to his tire issue, Schafer cruised to the win and parked in Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maple Syrup Victory Lane for the sixth time this season. Viebrock managed to hang on to second over Rob Caho, Jimmy Kouba and Mike Walters.

Five weeks and a birthday celebration UHPRYHG IURP KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW FDUHHU 8066 0LFUR Sprint feature win, the now 12-year-old rookie Jack Berger parked his No. 19 micro in victory lane for a second time on )ULGD\ 7KH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW \RXQJVWHU VWDUWHG on the pole alongside of Scott Kobs and quickly grabbed the lead, but comfort was

22nd-annual Kouba Memorial. Princeton Speedway, in Princeton, Minn., will host the UMSS Winged and Traditional Sprints for the Ethel Kouba Memorial on Friday night, Aug. 15. The following evening, Saturday, Aug. 16, the Wings and Traditionals will return to St. Croix Valley Raceway for the Earl Kouba Memorial. The 21-year history of the event reveals that just two drivers have managed multiple titles, and the 19 drivers who have claimed top honors over the decades reads like a whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who list of area greats. All three divisions of the UMSS will be in action, with micro sprints joining their big brothers on Saturday, along with SCVR pure stocks and future fours/ minivans. Admission discounts are available for fans attending both the Friday and Saturday events. More information for this and future events may be found on the trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, SCVRaceway.com, as well as their Facebook page.

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On tap for St. Croix Valley Raceway is a rare Saturday night event when the track hosts the second night of the two-night,

Sign up to bowl FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; time to dust off the shoes and the bowling ball.

Hackerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lanes will be opening soon for open bowling and leagues. There are openings for teams and individuals on several leagues.

Monday has an afternoon, retired, mixed league. Monday night thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a three-person womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s league. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/ mixed league nights. Friday and Saturday are evening mixed. Sunday night thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a

mixed no-tap league.

Anyone can bowl; men, women, young or old. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to bowl strikes or spares. Heck, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to know how to score or even how to bowl to get started.

If you are interested in starting up a team, joining a team or substituting, call 715-327-9969 or Mark at 715-327-5645 for more information. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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Poor Ă&#x17E;shing can still be fun My face was an inch from the dry dirt while my Uncle Del laughed hysterically Sunday morning, only seconds after I was tripped up by a small stick. It was an otherwise clear but narrow path between Marty the woods and a large FRUQĂ&#x20AC;HOG DQG P\ Ă&#x20AC;VKSeeger ing pole served as my only padding as I smacked the ground.

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We were on two missions Sunday. Bait bear and eventually walk farther south in search of trout. The river where his bait pile sits wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much farther down VR ZLWK D VPDOO FRROHU FUDZOHUV Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ poles and mosquito repellent we forged ahead.

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Upon entering the water I realized the right leg of my hip-waders had a hole in it and my right foot was instantly wet. It was the second bad omen of the day, and we probably should have turned back at that point. But once we got into the river, the bugs werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t terrible and the stink of bugspray likely helped, along with the ThermaCELL mosquito repellent we carried in as added protection.

2Q P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW FDVW , ODQGHG D IDW VKLQHU and quickly tossed it back. The second FDVW ZDV D UHSHDW RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG E\ WKH IRXUWK DQG Ă&#x20AC;IWK FKXE DQG VKLQHU LW ZDV time to move on. Not even small spinners could turn away these annoying OLWWOH URXJK Ă&#x20AC;VK DQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ ZDVQ¡W looking good at all. But with trout, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always excitement of the next pool or cut-bank ahead, and this particular stream has plenty of them to choose from. However, we needed to walk, and the deeper we entered the watershed the harder it became.

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Prior to heading out into the woods that morning, I slapped on a pair of rubber gloves and sprayed every inch of my being to keep the mosquitoes at bay. The rubber gloves served as a way to keep the spray off my hands, eliminating the possibility of stinking up my lure. Del used just a bit, noting how much he hates the stuff and the smell. At around that Ă&#x20AC;UVW KRXU LW ZDV FOHDU , KDG WKH DGYDQtage over the mosquitoes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ugh, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting hammered by mosquitoes,â&#x20AC;? he said, while I smirked, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d devised a plan to get a bit closer to the river where the sun was shining and the bugs werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nearly as bad. The walking also appeared much easier closest to the water, but without warning the bottom

Aquatic Invasive Species Bridge Snapshot Day well as work to educate the public to not UHOHDVH WKLQJV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH 6QDSVKRW Day volunteers play a key role serving as our eyes on the ground, or the water as the case may be.â&#x20AC;? $IWHU UHFHLYLQJ D EULHI LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ POLK COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On Saturday, Sept. training from SCRA and Polk County 13, the St. Croix River Association and LWRD, teams of volunteers will disperse Polk County Land and Water Resources to predetermined monitoring sites on the Department will team up with the River Trade River, Apple River, Cowan Creek, Alliance of Wisconsin for a one-of-a- Horse Creek and Osceola Creek to help kind volunteer event. Statewide, nearly look for species of concern. The monitor200 volunteers will help search for in- ing sites are bridges, culverts, parks or vasive species, including escaped or in- boat landings where invasives are likely tentionally released water garden and to be introduced, intentionally or uninaquarium species that could choke rivers tentionally. After their scavenger hunt, and streams. Locally 20 volunteers are volunteers will reconvene at the SCRA RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WR UHSRUW RQ ZKDW WKH\ IRXQG DQG needed.

When asked why this event is im- enjoy light refreshments.

There will be 20 rendezvous sites portant, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources AIS monitoring co- around the state, including St. Croix Falls, ordinator Maureen Ferry explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Appleton and Minocqua. Volunteers will recent years we have discovered some monitor over 150 locations on rivers such new infestations of nonnative plants and as the Bois Brule River, Fox River, Sugar animals that were likely the result of re- River, Mississippi River, Wisconsin River leases, such as water lettuce and Loui- and more. Advanced registration is reVLDQD UHG VZDPS FUD\Ă&#x20AC;VK ,I JLYHQ WKH quired. Registration will close on Sunopportunity, these could do great harm day, Aug. 31. For a complete listing of to Wisconsin waters. It is important that rendezvous and monitoring sites and to we detect these invasive species early register for this exciting event, visit wisand eradicate them before they spread, as consinrivers.org/events. - submitted

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Despite the setback, I dried off the best I could and we continued down the river.

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Public wolf howl program at Crex Meadows GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Have you ever heard a timber wolf howl in the wild?

Crex Meadows Wildlife Area is offering you the opportunity to hear the harmonious howls of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crex Packâ&#x20AC;? while learning how to howl like one.

Conduct a wolf howling survey with local wildlife biologist and conservation educator Labor Day weekend. Begin at Crex Meadows Visitor Center with a brief slideshow overview of wolf ecology and our changing perceptions of this elusive animal. You will then carpool to one or more special locations in Crex Meadows WA where wild wolves may answer the imitations given by staff. There, we will attempt to get the wolves to howl. Wolves usually answer, but like all wild animals, they are unpredictable and may not respond.

This popular evening program is a fun and educational opportunity to lis-

ten to the unique calls of the wolf.

This program is offered on Friday, August 29. Reservations are required and easily made by calling 715-463-2739 or via email Kristina.pupak@wisconsin. gov and space is limited to 40 participants.

The program starts at 7:30 p.m. and lasts about 2-1/2 hours. The program is not recommend for children younger than four. Bring insect repellent. Dress for the weather; howling will occur except with lightning or heavy rain. Do not bring pets.

Crex Meadows encourages the public to get outdoors to learn more about Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mammals.

For complete details and updated information, visit crexmeadows.org.

For regular updates, photos, news and more, follow them on Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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Government-endorsed ALICE program to be implemented

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Mary Stirrat | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The number of violent incidents in schools and other public places increases each year, and as at-risk institutions evaluate their safety plan they are realizing that the plans are inadequate.

Unity School District is taking steps to update its district safety plan, and the school board of education heard 7KH $XJ PHHWLQJ RI WKH 8QLW\ 6FKRRO %RDUG VWDUWHG ZLWK D WRXU RI VXPPHU Tuesday evening at its regular monthly meeting what SURMHFWV DQG D ORRN DW QHZ VFKRRO HTXLSPHQW $ORQJ ZLWK WKLV YDQ WUDFWRU DQG the update will look like.

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Brittany Bosak, recently hired as a special education ALICE program. Board President Debbie Ince Petersen, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to tell you,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work.â&#x20AC;? The teacher, was also hired as Quiz Bowl adviser, and Louis school Administrator training then went on to identify ways to make the plan Colletti, high school social studies teacher, was hired as Brandon Robinson, and stronger. high school student council adviser. middle school guidâ&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a learning experience,â&#x20AC;? said Robinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ance counselor Doug learned what we need to do logistically. We came away 2WKHU EXVLQHVV Ramich also attended. knowing we had to do something immediately.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Robinson said that budget planning for the 2014-15 ALICE is an acronym Training for all staff will begin this fall, followed by school year is under way. A preliminary budget will for alert, lockdown, in- training for students â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a developmentally appropriate be presented at the September meeting of the board. form, counter and evac- way,â&#x20AC;? said Robinson. Parents, guardians and district Another 12.5-percent reduction in state aid is expected, uate, and the training residents will be kept informed. leaving the school with 10 percent of its total budget is â&#x20AC;&#x153;designed to provide Unity School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooperative effort with the coming from the state. To meet budget constraints, the comprehensive pre- sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department is being noticed by other districts in GLVWULFW KDV PDGH VRPH VWDIĂ&#x20AC;QJ UHGXFWLRQV DQG LV ORRNLQJ paredness in the event the area, according to Grimm. He said that eight schools at insurance options. of a violent intruder,â&#x20AC;? have contacted him about implementing ALICE. â&#x20AC;˘ Meal prices for students will be raised by 10 cents according to the preâ&#x20AC;&#x153;With the exception of Clear Lake,â&#x20AC;? Grimm said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we each, as mandated by the state. According to Robinsentation. It utilizes will train the other schools in Polk County.â&#x20AC;? son, the increase is required in order to qualify for aid â&#x20AC;&#x153;infrastructure, techThe procedures have been adopted by more than 900 through the National Free and Reduced Lunch program. nology, and human ac- schools, businesses, universities, hospitals and places Milk and adult meal prices will remain the same. Dave tion to increase overall of worships, and promoted by the U.S. Department of Moore approved the increases, calling them â&#x20AC;&#x153;a draco8QLW\ (OHPHQWDU\ 3ULQFLSDO student and staff safety Homeland Security as well as other governmental agen- nian dictate of the federal government.â&#x20AC;? cies and law enforcement organizations. =DFK )XJDWH H[SODLQHG WKH $/,&( and survival chances.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved changes to the policy governing VFKRRO VDIHW\ SURJUDP VD\LQJ Grimm and Fugate public participation at board meetings, following WisWKDW WKH UHFHQW WUDLQLQJ VHVVLRQ KH elaborated on each word 1HZ KRPHFRPLQJ VFKHGXOH consin Association of School Boards recommendations. of the acronym. The alert Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming and community picnic will all be The changes make public participation more orderly, DWWHQGHG ZDV |OLIH FKDQJLQJ } step is to inform as many held on the same day this year, unlike past years. said Robinson, and make it clear that the board cannot people as possible within The date is Friday, Sept. 26. Students will participate engage in dialogue during the public comment period. the danger zone about a possible threat. The informa- in the fourth-annual homecoming parade at 11 a.m., this â&#x20AC;˘ Prior to the board meeting, Robinson took board tion should be delivered in as many ways as possible. year at Balsam Lake. Following lunch at the school, stu- members on a facilities tour to see the summer projects.

In the past, according to the presentation, lockdown dents will have an early release at 1 p.m.

Areas toured included the CAD lab, the ITV classroom, was a goal, but now it will serve as an initial response The homecoming game will be Friday night, with the high school kitchen, gym and middle school computer while preparing for evacuation or possibly countering Unity Community Picnic preceding the game. The pic- lab. Outdoor areas included the elementary entrance the situation. nic will feature a grill-out and games and is free to the and playground, the track, tennis courts, bus barn, and Inform is a continuation of alert, but will include de- Unity community. Food will start being served about 5 IRRWEDOO DQG EDVHEDOO Ă&#x20AC;HOGV 7KH ERDUG DOVR VDZ FXUULFXtails on the whereabouts of the intruder. It will help p.m. lum samples and the new equipment that has been purstaff members follow the safety plan, and let the intruder chase. This includes two buses, a van, a tractor/loader know his location is being followed. and a four-wheeler.

3HUVRQQHO &RXQWHU GRHV QRW PHDQ Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ VDLG )XJDWH DQG â&#x20AC;˘ Robinson encouraged district residents to explore Eight individuals were hired for four teaching posiGrimm, but to create a distraction that will give the staff tions, two coaching positions, and two adviser positions. Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new website and to read his monthly report at time to respond.

Hired as high school English teacher is Kathryn Dik- www.unity.k12.wi.us/ Evacuate is the removal of staff and students from the kers, a Unity graduate with experience at Frederic and danger zone.

Luck. Theresa Hunter of Black River Falls, with six Grimm, with 20 years experience in law enforcement, yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teaching experience, was hired as elementary said that the ALICE program means more cooperation teacher. Also hired as elementary teacher was Brittney between the school staff, administration, law enforce- 3HWHUV 0LOOHU D IRUPHU 8QLW\ VWXGHQW LQ KHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW WHDFKment and emergency responders. It empowers the staff ing position. Damaris Campeau, with extensive technolDQG JLYHV WKHP FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH KH DGGHG ogy experience and two yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teaching experience at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best thing going for school safety,â&#x20AC;? he said. private school, was hired as middle school teacher.

In discussing the training, Fugate described it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;lifeHired as middle school football coach was Shawn Perchanging.â&#x20AC;? Ince Petersen agreed. kins, who is Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former high school football coach.

6KH VDLG WKDW GXULQJ WKH WUDLQLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VWHS ZDV WR Scott Hensiak, Unityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current band teacher, was hired act out their response to a violent incident using the as tennis coach.

Greg Marsten | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 26-year-old Osceola man is facing three felony charges and two misdemeanors stemming from his involvement in a series of construction-site burglaries that ended with his getting caught with metham PLOOLRQ DQG WKHUH DUH Ă&#x20AC;YH DUHDV RI WKH ZDWHU XWLOLW\ phetamine, as well. that will be improved. A 4-inch water main between E. Jason Diers-Leske, 26, is facing Main Street and Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jock St will be upgraded to a 6-inch two allegations of felony burglary PDLQ WKH ZDWHU Ă RZ LQWR WKH LQGXVWULDO SDUN ZLOO EH LPto a new-home construction site proved; the water main along Anderson Street west of Sherill Summer / Staff writer near Osceola, as well as to a comSIREN - The Siren Village Board received good news the highway will be looped under the highway; water mercial building in St. Croix Falls. main upgrades, curb and gutter, storm sewer and street this past week. The village was awarded a $495,500 He is alleged to have broken in Community Development Block Grant to fund a water reconstruction on a couple of blocks of Third Avenue after hours and stolen expensive DQG -DPHV 6WUHHW DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ WKH ORRSLQJ RI ZDWHU PDLQV utility upgrade. This money, along with money already tools and also stolen copper wiring received through the DNR Safe Drinking Water Pro- at Clear Lake Street and Rasmussen Street. and other items to scrap out or sell Scheduling of the project may have to work around gram, will allow the upgrade to move forward. Con-DVRQ 'LHUV /HVNH to a pawn shop.

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On Wednesday, Aug. 6, Polk however.

The DNR has determined that at least part The estimated cost of the project is slightly less than County authorities executed a search warrant at the of the project will be in areas likely to contain wild luhome of Diers-Leske, where they found several of the pine. Because the caterpillar of the Karner blue butteritems in question. Ă \ IHHGV H[FOXVLYHO\ RQ ZLOG OXSLQH ZKHUH WKHUH LV ZLOG However, the suspect himself was not present at the OXSLQH LW LV OLNHO\ WKDW WKHUH DUH .DUQHU EOXH EXWWHUĂ LHV time, and when he came home, he saw the police cars as well.

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Habitat executive director resigns

Kube presided over nonprofit during period of unprecedented growth

ST. CROIX FALLS - Eric Kube, president and executive director of Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, the Christian QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W KRPHEXLOGHU EDVHG LQ 6W &URL[ Falls, has announced his resignation effective Friday, Aug. 15. Kube, who was hired by WRHFH in March of 2010, was instrumental in its explosive growth during his four-plus-year term as its leader.

Kube says he has accepted a position as project manager for a home remodeling team at Lindus Construction based in Baldwin.

Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mantra while working at Habitat was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can we help more people?â&#x20AC;? He always looked for ways to lower the costs of the program and increase revenue, enabling the small organization to build more homes. He once said his favorite part of working at Habitat was â&#x20AC;&#x153;to tell the story of Habitat,â&#x20AC;? which (ULF .XEH H[HFXWLYH GLUHFWRU DQG SUHVLGHQW RI :LOG 5LYHUV +DELWDW IRU +XPDQLW\ KDV UHVLJQHG he did â&#x20AC;&#x201C; over and over, tirelessly visiting KLV SRVLWLRQ DIWHU D IRXU \HDU WHQXUH +H LV SLFWXUHG ZLWK ,VDLDK 0RH )UHGHULF ZKR OLYHV ZLWK KLV every local town or village board meet- IDPLO\ LQ D +DELWDW KRPH LQ )UHGHULF z 3KRWRV VXEPLWWHG ing, speaking at churches, service organizations, not to mention holding a myriad gains tax revenue and a family who needs ZLWK LQ SURĂ&#x20AC;WV JRLQJ GLUHFWO\ of one-on-one meetings.

Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm for the Habitat pro- a home gets one. Kube insisted on pur- into the Habitat for Humanity program. gram, his passionate desire to help fami- chasing building supplies from local busi- The ReStores have recycled more than lies in need and his willingness to ask nesses, whenever possible, so that would 1,500 tons of materials and now provide others to help was a magic formula. The boost the economy as well. Towns took employment for four full-time and four him up on his proposals and individuals part-time employees. small organization grew. also donated land. During Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four Overall, during Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenure, WRHFH years with WRHFH, 25 lots were donated spent $2,936,250, most of which poured ([WUHPH JURZWK including an 8-acre parcel in Frederic. right back into the community that doAt the time he was hired in 2010, Kube was willing to take on huge chal- nated the funds. Funds raised totaled WRHFH had typically built a home a lenges, as when in 2012 he arranged for $3,255,074. year since its start in 1997, with a few exWRHFH to host 200 volunteers from Teen.XEH LV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR VD\ KH GLGQ¡W GR LW ceptions when two homes were built in Serve for a frantic week of home painting. alone. Many hardworking volunteers and a year. The program budget in 2010 was Next, Kube applied, and WRHFH was staff helped turn Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s audacious goals $198,000. In 2009, a group in Polk County selected, to host a Habitat for Human- into a reality. But there is little doubt that came forward â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kube was part of it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ity Build-A-Thon in 2013, which brought WRHFH is a different organization than and WRHFH expanded its service area nearly 80 AmeriCorps members here for the one it was on the day Kube was hired. from Burnett to include Polk. And the a week, building and repairing homes, These successes brought national atSXVK ZDV RQ WR Ă&#x20AC;QG ZD\V WR KHOS PRUH followed by a second Build-A-Thon in WHQWLRQ WR WKH OLWWOH UXUDO DIĂ&#x20AC;OLDWH LQ QRUWKpeople. Methods included opening a Re2014, with another 90 AmeriCorps mem- western Wisconsin. Larry Gluth, senior Store to raise additional funds, starting bers. Each of these events required huge vice president of Habitat for Humanity the A Brush With Kindness home repair amounts of planning and organizing and International for the U.S. and Canada, program and an aggressive search for the help of many local volunteers to pull visited during the 2013 Build-A-Thon. partners in the community able to donate it off.

Jeff Pope, senior director of neighborgifts in kind, including land or materials, In March of 2011, at Kubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urging, which would bring costs down. the board agreed to open a ReStore in Kube was king of the audacious goal.

St. Croix Falls. A ReStore raises funds He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just want to lower the cost of for Habitat by selling donated furniture, building homes, he worked to receive building materials and housewares. It enough gifts in kind to cover the entire seemed a huge risk to the small organicost of the homes. Though the goal of zation at the time, as the cost of renting zero cost eluded him, gifts in kind rose a large enough space in a location that steeply, allowing the organization to would bring success is substantial. Demore than quadruple its home producbate seemed endless, and the decision WLRQ :5+)+ EXLOW KRPHV LQ LWV Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZDV Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ PDGH WR RSHQ D 5H6WRUH ZLWK12 years. In the four years since Kube RXW D KLJK OHYHO RI FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH WKDW WKH was hired, it completed another 16 new idea would succeed in this rural area. homes, not to mention helping another Kube ranks the memory of the ReStore 200 families through the A Brush With grand opening as one of his favorites.

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hood revitalization at HFHI, visited during the 2014 Build-A-Thon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tell me this,â&#x20AC;? said Pope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You served 90 families in a population of 90,000 (this year). You served one family in every thousand in your area. That is unprecedented in the entire country.â&#x20AC;?

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Greg Marsten | Staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; After months of debate, research and consideration, the St. Croix Falls Common Council PRYHG WR DXWKRUL]H VHQGLQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UH FKLHI DQG DQ XQnamed expert to Colorado in the coming weeks to scout out the possibility of buying a used 2007 unit, although it is unclear if it will affect the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to scale EDFN WKHLU Ă HHW WR MXVW WKUHH WUXFNV The council met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 11, and the bulk of the meeting was in debate about the YDULRXV DVSHFWV RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH WUXFN DQG WKH SRVVLEOH SXUFKDVH ZKHWKHU WR JR XVHG RU QHZ DQG WKH SRVVLEOH Ă&#x20AC;QDQcial impact of their decision.

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Both Anderson and Kazmierski suggested that the planning would make such decisions less painful in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I agree, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d really like that new truck, but can we afford it, really?â&#x20AC;? Alderman Jeff Huenink asked.

Between long-term debt obligation, upcoming city property revaluations and other capital improvement needs, the council eventually leaned toward a used unit, which may affect the three-truck strategy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two times to watch what you spend: when you have money and when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have money,â&#x20AC;?

Anderson said as he made the case for a 2007 Stutphen 100-foot ladder truck, currently for sale in Denver, Colo.

The unit has an asking price of $250,000, and may need an additional $50,000 in upgrades or repairs, but the city could do that with minimal tax impact, using savings and money from the sale of other trucks.

After much debate, the council approved having Fire Chief Mike Dorsey and an unnamed expert trek to Denver to do a complete review of the mechanics and value of the Stutphen, at a cost of up to $5,000.

The trek will give the council an idea if it is worth the cost, and if so, they would make an offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A truck purchase will happen,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want this to keep dragging on,â&#x20AC;? Dorsey said as the council voted unanimously to investigate the Denver truck.

Memo: Wisconsin students canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get higher ed grants because of depleted funds

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Laurel White | WPR news STATEWIDE - Thousands of Wisconsin students are being denied grants to help pay for their higher education expenses largely because there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough money to meet the demand.

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State Sen. Jennifer Shilling is the ranking Senate Democrat on the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committee on universities and technical colleges. She said the Walker administration and state Republicans are to blame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have not kept pace,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made the choice that thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not been a priority in our state budget.â&#x20AC;?

But Sherrie Nelson, the administrative policy adviser at the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Higher Educational Aids Board, which administers the grants, said funding levels havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been cut under Gov. Scott Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenure. Nelson said state

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The second step was deciding what to wear. Fashion at that time was very much dictated by English styles and, in particular, what came out of Carnaby Street in London. So, I am sure, we wore something in the style of the day. Cindy says that she actually remembers the empire dress she was wearLQJ WKDW QLJKW $OWKRXJK , GRQ¡W UHPHPEHU VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ ZKDW I wore, I do know that Cindy was right that, yes, we all wore dresses because that is what we did in 1965. We wore dresses!

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people did that. However, once the Beatles took the stage, we quickly found out that we would have to reconsider our decision. Unfortunately, it was because there was nothing else to do but scream. Everyone was screaming. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear anything besides the screaming. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk to each other because of the screaming. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit and listen to the music because of the screaming. So, we ended up screaming and laughing at each other for screaming!

For the most part we were unable to hear the music that night but there were a few times when we did hear a little.

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After about 30 minutes, it was all over. Even though there was screaming and craziness, Cindy remembers not wanting it to end and wanting to stay a lot longer. So, reluctantly, we left the stadium but with the hope that we might catch a glimpse of the Beatles somewhere or somehow. Cindy remembers us wanting to know what hotel they were staying at and wishing we could go there, but we knew that would never have happened because her dad would have drawn the line at that! I think her dad did end up driving around the stadium a little just to make us happy but, in actuality, the Beatles were probably long gone. In fact, I even read somewhere once that they were driven off in a laundry truck to the Leamington Hotel in downtown Minneapolis as soon as they were done with the concert.

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LAKESHORE LOT FOR SALE Mudhen Lake, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shore of 1/2 acre which slopes to lake. Perfect for walkout.

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For spec sheet: 715-431-0017 or mudhenlake@inbox.com

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(August  6,  13,  20) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Green  Tree  Servicing  LLC Plaintiff vs.

AMY  L.  STUDTMANN,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No:  13  CV  309 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  March  14,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $153,155.16,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  4,  2014,  at  10  a.m.

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

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

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

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  12  and  13,  Block  52,  First  Addition  to  the  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  situated  in  Government  Lot  3,  Section  19,  Township  34  North,  Range  18  West,  Polk  County,  Wis. ALSO  KNOWN  AS: Lot  12  and  13,  Block  52,  First  Addition  to  the  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  405  North  Adams  Street,  Saint  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  281-­00064-­0000  &  281-­00065-­0000.

Dated  this  2nd  day  of  July,  2014. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

(August  6,  13,  20) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY AnchorBank,  FSB Plaintiff vs.

JOEL  L.  SEGNER,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No:  13  CV  251 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  October  23,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $298,557.01,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  4,  2014,  at  10  a.m.

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

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

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

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Two  (2)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  Number  5534  recorded  in  Volume  25  Certified  Survey  Maps,  Page  11,  Document  Number  739427,  located  in  the  South-­ west  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  of  SE  1/4),  Section  Two  (2),  Township  Thirty-­five  (35)  North,  Range  Nineteen  (19)  West,  Town  of  Eureka,  Polk  County,  Wis. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  2539  230th  Avenue,  Saint  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  020-­00961-­0200.

Dated  this  21st  day  of  July,  2014. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  credit  union, 200  Riverfront  Terrace Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Robert  A.  Tonnar a/k/a  Robert  Tonnar N7040  Bumble  Bee  Road Winter,  Wisconsin  54896, Virginia  C.  Tonnar a/k/a  Virginia  Tonnar a/k/a  Virginia  Geis  Tonnar N7040  Bumble  Bee  Road Winter,  Wisconsin  54896, Central  Bank, a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 2104  Hastings  Avenue Newport,  Minnesota  55055, Theresa  A.  Beaulieu, through  her  heirs 511  5th  Street Centuria,  Wisconsin  54824, Herman  C.  Geis, N7040  Bumble  Bee  Road Winter,  Wisconsin  54896, John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants.

Case  Type:  30404 Case  No.:  14CV87 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ ment  entered  July  17,  2014,  and  filed  on  July  24,  2014,  in  the  above-­entitled  action,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sell  the  following  described  real  property  at  public  auction  as  fol-­ lows: DATE/TIME:  September  9,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m.

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

PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI   54810 LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  LOTS  TEN  (10),  ELEVEN  (11),  AND  TWELVE  (12),  BLOCK  TWELVE  (12),  ORIGINAL  PLAT  OF  THE  VILLAGE  OF  CENTURIA,  POLK  COUNTY,  WISCONSIN. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PURPOSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  believes  that  the  property  address  is  511  5th  Street,  Centuria,  Wisconsin).

Dated:  August  1,  2014.

Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  DRAFTED  BY: ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 (651)  439-­2951 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#17154 611732 WNAXLP

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(August  6,  13,  20) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE,  INC. Plaintiff, vs.

GARY  A.  JOHNSON  and  JANE  DOE, unknown  spouse  of  GARY  A.  JOHNSON and  VICKI  L.  JOHNSON  and  JOHN  DOE, unknown  spouse  of  VICKI  L.  JOHNSON, and  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Defendants.

Case  No.  13-­CV-­486 Code  No.  30404 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage Dollar  Amount  Greater  Than  $5,000 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  February  28,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $80,543.28,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  2,  2014,  at  10  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  a.m.

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

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

3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  located  at  1005  West  Main  St.,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION: The  following  described  real  estate  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin:  Part  of  the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  Northeast  Quarter  (Northeast  1/4  of  the  North-­ east  1/4),  Section  Thirty-­four  (34),  Township  Thirty-­six  (36)  North,  Range  Fifteen  (15)  West,  Town  of  McKinley,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  described  as  Lot  One  (1)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  1493,  filed  January  16,  1992,  in  Volume  7  Certified  Survey  Map,  page  70,  as  Document  No.  492455,  in  the  Office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  for  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  220  State  Highway  48,  Town  of  McKinley.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  038-­00787-­0000.

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

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(August  6,  13,  20) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY AnchorBank,  FSB Plaintiff, vs.

LORI  A.  PARDUN,  et  al Defendant(s).

Case  No:   13  CV  578 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  February  28,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $115,072.39,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  September  4,  2014,  at  10  a.m.

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

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

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

If  the  sale  is  set  aside  for  any  reason,  the  Purchaser  at  the  sale  shall  be  entitled  only  to  a  return  of  the  deposit  paid.  The  Purchaser  shall  have  no  further  recourse  against  the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee  or  the  Mortga-­ geeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney.

PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  4,  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;?  Rearrangement  of  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;?  of  Schow  and  Butts  Ad-­ dition  to  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  except  only  that  portion  designated  and  now  being  used  for  street  purposes,  and  described  as  Lake  Street,  in  said  Village  of  Luck,  and  a  parcel  of  land  in  Lot  3  of  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;?  Rearrange-­ ment  of  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;?  of  Schow  and  Butts  Addition  to  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  described  as  follows:  Com-­ mencing  at  the  Southeasterly  corner  of  Lot  3,  which  lies  North  of  Lake  Street,  thence  run  to  a  point  on  the  North  line  of  said  Lot  3,  which  is  2  feet  Southwesterly  from  the  North-­ easterly  corner  of  said  Lot  3,  thence  run  2  feet  to  the  Northeasterly  corner  of  Lot  3,  thence  run  Southeasterly  along  the  Easterly  line  of  said  Lot  3  to  the  point  of  beginning,  which  is  the  intersection  of  the  Easterly  line  of  said  Lot  3,  with  the  North  line  of  Lake  Street.  AND  a  parcel  of  land  16  feet  of  uniform  width  off  the  Westerly  side  of  Lot  5,  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A,â&#x20AC;?  Re-­ arrangement  of  part  of  Block  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;?  of  Schow  and  Butts  Addition  to  the  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1009  North  Shore  Drive,  Luck,  WI  54853.

TAX  KEY  NO.:  146-­00335-­0000.

Dated  this  3rd  day  of  July,  2014. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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(August  13,  20,  27) ST.  CROIX  TRIBAL  COURT In  the  interest  of: N.D. child.

DOB:  12/14/2013 Case  No.  13-­CW-­48 SUMMONS (BY  PUBLICATION) PETITION  FOR  INVOLUNTARY  TERMINATION  OF  PARENTAL  RIGHTS  HEARING To:  Alleged  father/all  unknown  fathers Kyle  Galle 1433  185th  Ave. Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  the  hearing  on  this  Petition  to  appoint  a  Guardian  will  be  held  as  follows: DATE:  September  9,  2014  (Tuesday).

TIME: Â 10 Â a.m.

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

At  the  hearing,  the  petitioner  will  ask  the  Court  to  enter  an  Order  granting  appointment  of  Temporary  Guardianship.

You  have  the  right  to  be  rep-­ resented  by  legal  counsel  at  your  own  expense.  You  must  also  submit  documentation  of  prior  custodial  placement.

Failure  to  respond  or  appear  at  this  hearing  may  result  in  the  petitionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obtaining  the  relief  requested.

Dated:  August  11,  2014.

Erin  Fowler,  Director St.  Croix  Indian  Child  Welfare  Department 24663  Angeline  Ave. Webster,  WI  54893 >5(?37

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3 >5(?37 The  Village  of  Luck  reserves  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids,  to  waive  any  informalities  in  the  bids  received  and  to  ac-­ cept  any  bid  which  it  deems  most  favorable.

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The Polk County Dept. of Administration is accepting applications for one (1) member to serve on the Renewable Energy Committee. For consideration as a prospective member of the Renewable Energy Committee, an eligible person shall reside within the county. To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: Office of County Administrator; 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220; Balsam Lake, WI 54810; by August 18, 2014. Any questions, contact: Tammy Peterson, Dept. of Administration: 715-485 3 9212.

(August  6,  13,  20) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF Wesley  Wayne  Tendrup Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  14  PR  56 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed.

2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  April  21,  1938,  and  date  of  death  March  30,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  1283  Clam  Falls  Dr.,  Frederic,  WI  54837.

3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice.

4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  October  31,  2014.

5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI,  Room  500.

Jenell  L.  Anderson Probate  Registrar July  21,  2014 Gregory  W.  Deckert 12912  63rd  Ave.  N. Maple  Grove,  MN  55369 763-­587-­7100 Bar  No.:  1034662 >5(?37

(Aug.  13,  20,  27) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY In  the  matter  of  the  name  change  of Anna  Marie  Cafaro Notice  and  Order  for  Name  Change  Hearing Case  No.  14  CV  258 NOTICE  IS  GIVEN: A  petition  was  filed  asking  to  change  the  name  of  the  person  listed  above: From:  Anna  Marie  Cafaro To:  Anna  Marie  Johnson Birth  Certificate:  Anna  Marie  Cafaro IT  IS  ORDERED: This  petition  will  be  heard  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin:  Judge  Jeffery  Anderson,  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI,  Sep-­ tember  16,  2014,  11:45  a.m.

If  you  require  reasonable  ac-­ commodations  due  to  a  disabil-­ ity  to  participate  in  the  court  process,  please  call  715-­485-­ 9299  at  least  ten  (10)  working  days  prior  to  the  scheduled  court  date.  Please  note  that  the  court  does  not  provide  transpor-­ tation.

BY  THE  COURT: Jeffery  L.  Anderson Circuit  Court  Judge

July  24,  2014 >5(?37

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(Aug.  13,  20,  27) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF FRANK  A.  WARNER Order  Setting  Time  to  Hear  Petition  for  Administration  and  Deadline  for  Filing  Claims (Formal  Administration) Case  No.  14  PR  63 A  petition  for  formal  admini-­ stration  was  filed.

THE  COURT  FINDS: The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  August  8,  1924,  and  date  of  death  May  17,  2013,  was  domiciled  in  POLK  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mail-­ ing  address  of  2069  Beddor  Court,  Luck,  WI  54853.

THE  COURT  ORDERS: 1.  The  petition  be  heard  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  1005  W.  Main  St.,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Br.  2,  before  Circuit  Court  Judge  Jeffery  L.  Ander-­ son,  on  September  22,  2014,  at  2  p.m.

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

2.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  November  17,  2014.

3.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  500.

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

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

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

BY  THE  COURT: Jeffery  L.  Anderson Circuit  Court  Judge August  5,  2014 Leah  E.  Boeve Remington  Law  Offices,  LLC 126  S.  Knowles  Avenue New  Richmond,  WI  54017 715-­246-­3422

Bar  No.  1081407 >5(?37

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leadernewsroom.com (Aug.  13) NOTICE  IN  REPLEVIN STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT ST.  CROIX   COUNTY Case  Code   31003 Case  No.  14-­SC-­901 To:  BEN  H.  UTECHT  &  BRIAN  W.  ZOBEL You  are  hereby  notified  that  a  summons  and  complaint  has  been  issued  to  recover  posses-­ sion  of  the  following  described  goods  and  chattels,  to  wit:  2005  CHEVROLET  SILVERADO;͞  VIN:  1GCEK19T35E255741  of  which  I,  the  plaintiff  am  entitled  to  the  possession,  and  which  you  have  unjustly  taken  and  unlawfully  detain  from  me.

NOW  THEREFORE,  unless  you  shall  appear  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  St.  Croix  County,  located  the  St.  Croix  County  Government  Center  in  the  City  of  Hudson,  State  of  Wisconsin,  on  SEPTEMBER  9,  2014,  at  11:00  a.m.  before  the  calendar  judge  or  any  other  judge  of  said  court  to  whom  the  said  action  may  be  assigned  for  trial,  judg-­ ment  will  be  rendered  against  you  for  the  delivery  of  said  prop-­ erty  to  the  plaintiff  and  for  dam-­ ages  for  the  detention  thereof  and  for  costs.

Dated  at  Milwaukee,  WI,  this  9th  day  of  August,  2014.

SANTANDER  CONSUMER  USA,  INC. Plaintiff By: Jerome  C.  Johnson,  Attorney State  Bar#  1016307 839  North  Jefferson  Street Suite  200 Milwaukee,  WI  53202 Tele:   414-­271-­5400 P.O.  No.:  1845.50 >5(?37

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NOTICE NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN  that  the  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  will  be  doing  additional  roadwork  projects  consisting  of  spray  patching  various  locations  of  approximately  a  one-­mile  piece  of  road  and  then  chip  sealing  the  one  mile  and  ditching  and  cul-­ vert  replacement.

Any  interested  parties  can  contact  the  Town  Clerk  at  the  town  hall  located  at  1305  200th  Street,  St.  Croix  Falls.

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(July  30,  Aug.  6,  13) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY JPMORGAN  CHASE  BANK,  NA Plaintiff vs.

CHRISTOPHER  J.  SHOEMANKER,  et  al.

Defendants Case  No.  13CV588 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  May  9,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $204,145.71,  the  Polk  County  Sheriff  will  sell  the  premises  described  below  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  August  19,  2014,  at  10:00  AM. TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  bal-­ ance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ tiff.

2.   Sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  isâ&#x20AC;?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens,  encumbran-­ ces,  and  payment  of  appli-­ cable  transfer  taxes  by  pur-­ chaser.

PLACE:  In  the  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  located  at  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis.  54810.

PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  The  South  198  feet  of  the  Southwest  1/4  of  the  North-­ west  1/4,  Section  9,  Township  32  North,  Range  19  West.  Said  land  being  in  the  Town  of  Farmington,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

ADDRESS:  452  280th  Street,  Osceola,  WI  54020 TAX  KEY  NO:  022-­00204-­0000 Dated  this  10th  day  of  July,  2014.

Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Cummisford,  Acevedo  &  Associates,  LLC Attorney  for  Plaintiff Mark  R.  Cummisford State  Bar  #  1034906 7071  South  13th  Street Suite  #100 Oak  Creek,  WI   53154 414-­761-­1700 Cummisford,  Acevedo  &  Asso-­ ciates,  LLC,  is  the  creditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  at-­ torney  and  is  attempting  to  col-­ lect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

TOWN  OF  ST.  CROIX  FALLS Polk  County,  Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PUBLIC  HEARING  NOTICE ON  PROPOSED  NUISANCE  ORDINANCE WED.,  AUG.  20,  2014,  7  P.M. The  Town  Board  of  the  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  will  hold  a  public  hearing  at  7  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  Aug.  20,  2014,  at  the  Town  Hall  located  at  1305  200th  Street  &  U.S.  Hwy.  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin,  for  the  purpose  of  considering  a  Nuisance  Ordinance.  Written  evidence,  testimony  or  comments,  if  any,  must  be  delivered  in  person  or  by  mail  to  the  Town  Hall.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Polk County Dept. of Administration is accepting applications for one (1) member to serve on the Board of Health and Human Services Committee. For consideration as a prospective member of the Board of Health and Human Services Committee, an eligible person must be a Registered Nurse (R.N.) and shall reside within the county. To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: Office of County Administrator, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220, Balsam Lake, WI 54810

by August 25, 2014. Any questions, contact: Tammy Peterson, Dept. of Administration, 715-485-9212.

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Position:  Seeking  a  caring  and  enthusiastic  individual  to  fill  an  elementary  position,  beginning  in  the  2014-­2015  school  year.  The  ideal  candidate  will  have  a  strong  understanding  of  devel-­ opmentally  appropriate  teaching  practices  including  curriculum  relevant  to  early  childhood  learning.  They  will  also  understand  and  incorporate  literacy  skills  into  the  daily  routine.  Knowledge  of  effective  classroom  management  is  essential.  Strong  technol-­ ogy  skills  and  a  willingness  to  work  in  a  collegial  environment  as  a  team  member  is  a  must.

Qualifications  Necessary:  Must  be  kind,  caring  and  have  a  deep  understanding  of  child  development.  Candidates  must  hold  Wisconsin  licensure  to  teach  Prekindergarten.

How  to  Apply:  Qualified,  interested  persons  should  apply  by  sending   a  letter  of  application,  district  application  (available  at  www.unity.k12.wi.us),  resume  and  copy  of  license  or  evidence  of  license  eligibility,  transcripts  and  three  (3)  letters  of  rec-­ ommendation  to: Brandon  W.  Robinson,  District  Administrator Unity  School  District 1908  150th  Street/Hwy.  46  North Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810-­7267 Deadline  for  Application:  August  15,  2014,  or  until  filled E.O.E. Unity  School  District  does  not  discriminate  on  the  basis  of  age,  sex,  race,  color,  national  origin,  religion,  ancestry,  creed,  preg-­ nancy,  marital  or  parental  status,  sexual  orientation  or  physical,  mental,  emotional  or  learning  disability.

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Part Time, 3 - 4 days/week Paper inserters are responsible for putting circular inserts together and getting the paper together with the correct inserts for distribution. Must be able to stand while working and lift 50 lbs.

Student workers are needed for after school.

Send resume or apply in person.

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Position:  One  part-­time  (.7  FTE)  position  serving  grades  9-­12,  beginning  with  2014-­2015  school  year.  Coaching  and/or  advisory  positions  may  also  be  available.

Qualifications  Necessary:  Qualified  applicants  of  high  character  should  possess  a  high  level  of  content  knowledge;;  believe  all  stu-­ dents  can  learn  and  that  teachers  play  an  active  role  in  the  learn-­ ing  process;;  display  strong  communication,  leadership  and  organ-­ izational  skills;;  enjoy  working  with  teenagers;;  be  willing  to  collabo-­ rate  with  colleagues;;  have  strong  technology  skills  as  Unity  High  School  has  a  1:1  iPad  initiative;;  and  be  dedicated  individuals  who  exhibit  a  strong  desire  to  improve  student  learning.

Requirements:  Applicants  must  have  appropriate  DPI  licensure  (701  and/or  725)  or  be  eligible  for  such  licensure.  Additional  licenses  (300,  740  and/or  745)  preferred.

How  to  Apply:  Qualified,  interested  persons  should  apply  by  sending   a  letter  of  application,  district  application  (available  at  www.unity.k12.wi.us),  resume  and  copy  of  license  or  evidence  of  license  eligibility,  transcripts  and  three  (3)  letters  of  recommen-­ dation  to: Brandon  W.  Robinson,  District  Administrator Unity  School  District 1908  150th  Street/Hwy.  46  North Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810-­7267 Deadline:  August  12,  2014 E.O.E. Unity  School  District  does  not  discriminate  on  the  basis  of  age,  sex,  race,  color,  national  origin,  religion,  ancestry,  creed,  preg-­ nancy,  marital  or  parental  status,  sexual  orientation  or  physical,  mental,  emotional  or  learning  disability.

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TOWN OF STERLING MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING

FLATBED DRIVER WANTED

The Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held Mon., Aug. 18, 2014, At The Cushing Community Center At 7:00 p.m.

Home most weekends.

Agenda: Clerk minutes, Treasurer report, Possible decision on delinquent annual town lease payments, Ciitizen input, Approval of operators licenses; Road maint. report, Set September agenda, Pay bills and adjournment.

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 13 CV 80 Code: 30404 -­ Foreclosure By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above-­ entitled action on April 5, 2013, I will sell at public auction at the main entrance lobby at the Polk County Justice Center, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, in said county on September 11, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-­wit: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 5828, recorded in Volume 26 of Certified Survey Maps, page 94, as Document No. 765306, located in Gov-­ ernment Lot Three (3), Section Six (6), Township Thirty-­three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin. and Government Lot Three (3), Section Six (6), Township Thirty-­three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Polk County, Wisconsin, EXCEPT-­ ING THEREFROM Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 5828.

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Bob Boyd | Special to the Leader RURAL LUCK - Twelve-year-old Rory Kliewer from Minneapolis was attacked by an otter while swimming in Polk Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bone Lake about noon Saturday, Aug. 9.

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ST. CROIX FALLS - When two of the four singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carlson Sistersâ&#x20AC;? receive their 50-year pins at the Sweet Adelines International Convention in Baltimore in November, the other two will be looking on, proudly.

You could say the moment will represent a crescendo in their lifelong hobby of making music together as a singing quartet.

Sisters Pat Teorey and Carolyn Ward will receive the honor for their half-century membership in the Sweet Adelines and their sisters, Jackie Hillman and Kathy Lucken will be there for moral support, not to mention some harmonizing.

The women grew up on a farm in rural Polk County, the daughters of Alert and Catherine Olson. Their musical journey, which has led them to perform together and individually at venues from county fairs to competitions throughout the United States and Europe, began around the upright piano in their living room with their mom at the keyboard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember a time we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t singing,â&#x20AC;? Teorey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;School, church choirs and, of course, Sweet Adelines. The barbershop sound got us hooked when we were in high school and grade school â&#x20AC;&#x201C; four-part harmony, ringing chords ... the best.â&#x20AC;?

The girls were introduced to the barbershop sound by Laverne Larson, the father of one of their friends, who happened to be a member of a local chapter of SPEBSQSA, the lengthy acronym for an even longer title, the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.

Lucken said by the time they were introduced to barbershop singing, she and her sister, Carolyn, were already singing in a 4-H Club quartet at the ages of 14 and 16. They were drawn to the barbershop sound and younger sisters, Pat and Jackie, soon became hooked and started their own quartet.

The girls eventually joined their four voices to create a group known locally as the Carlson Sisters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barbershop was in our lives before boyfriends, husbands or children,â&#x20AC;?

Lucken noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helped to have sung in church choirs and school choirs as soon as we were old enough and had parents who were extremely proud and supportIVE of us. Because of that support we were able to continue to enjoy our newfound world of barbershop singing.â&#x20AC;?

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years, primarily, because of the joy of singing with her sisters. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also introduced her to many others with a similar love of music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The music is wonderful, the opportunities and education in our organization are outstanding, but most of all it is the friendships. I have many lifelong friends because of Sweet Adelines and I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change that for the world. Having new leaders and new members over the years has kept it alive for me and ... there is always another song to learn, choreography to practice, costumes to sew and a script to write.â&#x20AC;?

Over the years their talent led each of them to join various singing groups and related organizations, in between the responsibilities of raising families and holding down jobs.

+RQRUHHV Teorey and Ward, who will receive special recognition in November, have been members of the now-disbanded Polk County Notes and St. Paul choruses, the Forest Lake Chorus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now Lakes Area 7KH &DUOVRQ 6LVWHUV GDXJKWHUV RI $OEHUW DQG &DWKHULQH &DUOVRQ ZRQ WKH 3RON &RXQW\ )DLU WDO Chorus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and have been steadfast memHQW VKRZ LQ DW 6W &URL[ )DOOV 7KH\ UDQJH IURP DJHV WR LQ WKLV SKRWR 6KRZQ / WR 5 bers of the Vallee de Croix Chorus for the past 19 years. They have both held adDUH &DURO\Q .DWK\ 3DW DQG -DFNLH 6SHFLDO SKRWRV ministrative positions in all the choruses they have belonged to, have served as ated, got married and held jobs. he made supper and took care of the boys. show chairpersons many times and have â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was married and a mother at 19, so The boys grew up knowing Mommy had received the Sweet Adeline of the Year to be involved in this hobby took the sup- her thing to do ... and I think this was award in both the Forest Lake and Vallee de Croix choruses. port of my husband, Gary,â&#x20AC;? Ward noted. good for them.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet Adelines opened up a whole â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monday nights were for my singing and Ward said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kept singing all these new world for me,â&#x20AC;?noted Teorey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sang in choruses and quartets, became a successful choreographer and coach in both the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizations.

I traveled the United States singing and coaching. I traveled to Switzerland, Austria and Germany, harmonizing with great friends. I have made lifetime friends through my singing and performing. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Singing with her sisters, however, is a MR\ 7HRUH\ VDLG VKH FDQ¡W Ă&#x20AC;QG ZRUGV IRU â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are my inspiration and it keeps me wanting more - more time singing with them and more years on stage with my best friends.â&#x20AC;?

Teorey and Ward have both been on the international stage four times â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in Las Vegas and Houston with the Forest Lake Chorus and in Phoenix and Detroit with the Vallee de Croix Chorus. The other two sisters sang with them at Detroit and Phoenix.

Regionally, both have been active, as well, serving as coaches and judges for quartets throughout the Upper Midwest and Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, their expertise is in the visual piece,â&#x20AC;? notes sister Lucken. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have both been on the choreography team, showmanship team and costume team. They have been visual chairs and show directors more times than Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure either of them can remember.â&#x20AC;?

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Established in 2005 by the Indianhead Chorus, the festival introduces young people to the art of barbershop harmony and the project has grown with the help of the other area choruses. It began at St. Croix Falls and changes locations every two or three years to target new areas.

The sisters each take a role in organizing, emceeing and choreographing.

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And come November in Baltimore, all four will be singing and performing in the Family Chorus.

And although sisters Lucken and Hillman wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be presented with 50-year pins they will be there to cheer on Ward and Teorey as they walk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or as Lucken put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;do cartwheelsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; across the international stage to receive the special honor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK, maybe not cartwheels but a very proud walk to receive their pin for 50 years of harmonizing the world,â&#x20AC;? she added.

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WEBSTER - â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you come, we will build it.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the buzz around Burnett County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;? is the community art project to build a largerthan-life-size replica of the famed Jordan Buck, the U.S. and 80-year world record white-tailed buck taken by Danburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Jim Jordan exactly 100 years ago on Nov. 20.

The project, one component of a countywide centennial celebration, kicks off Monday morning, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. at In A New Light Gallery on Hwy. 35, just south of Webster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really need a good showing of volunteers to get us started,â&#x20AC;? said Webster arts advocate Harriet Rice, the project manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Burnett County residents are welcome to participate. No experience is needed. This is an especially fun summer project for families, children, students and groups like 4-H,â&#x20AC;? Rice said, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have the best engineer-artist to guide us.â&#x20AC;?

That would be Christopher Lutter, a well-known Minneapolis-based theater scenic artist and master puppet builder who has designed and engineered how the buck OSCEOLA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Community Homestead of Osceola will will come together using industrial recycled and natural hold their 15th-annual pig roast/folk dance fundraiser materials. He will be on hand each day at the gallery, Monday through Friday, for instruction and guidance.

Saturday, Aug. 16, from 3-9 p.m.

Lutter has been constructing dramatic up-north wild There will be live music, animals to visit, beautiful garGHQV FUDIWV FKLOGUHQ¡V JDPHV DQG WKH FRZ SLH UDIĂ H LQ WKH animals since his days living and working in the Bayafternoon. The meal will be served from 5-7 p.m., and there Ă&#x20AC;HOG $VKODQG DUHD ´, ORYH WKLV DUHD RI :LVFRQVLQ WKLV is an exciting project, and I look forward to meeting the will be live music in the evening.

All proceeds help to fund the purchase of farmland that people who will help build the Jordan Buck,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The opportunity to building this dramatic theater is the foundation of residential and day programs for local people with developmental and other challenges at Com- sculpture is unique to Burnett County because we have munity Homestead in Osceola. Advance tickets and family the bragging rights for that record whitetail out of 1,002 rates are available. For more information or to purchase counties across the nation,â&#x20AC;? explained Rice. The Jordan tickets, call 715-294-3038, visit their website at communi- Buck replica will stand over 7 feet high, be 6 feet long tyhomestead.org or email Christine.elmquist@communi- and 3 feet around.

Daily work hours at the gallery Monday through tyhomestead.org. Community Homestead is located on 280th Street in Osceola. Call for directions or follow the Friday are 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; noon, 2-4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m. The HYHQLQJ KRXUV DUH RIIHUHG VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ VR ZRUNLQJ IRONV signs from Hwy. 35. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted have the opportunity to participate. Snacks and beverages will be available for volunteers. Although there are sign-up opportunities online, at In A New Light Gallery DQG DW WKH 6LUHQ 9LOODJH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ZDON LQV DUH ZHOFRPH Volunteers who give more than two hours of their time will be publicly recognized and receive a memento of

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Home canning information and pressure gauge testing available

SPOONER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Have you had your pressure canner dial gauge tested this year? Accuracy of the gauge can make the difference between over- or underprocessed jars in your canner.

All low-acid food, which includes all vegetables and meats, must be processed in a pressure canner to kill the spores that can cause botulism toxin in sealed jars. Botulism can be deadly.

Fruits and tomatoes may be processed in either a pressure canner or a boiling-water canner. Jams, jellies and pickles must be processed in a boiling-water canner. The open-kettle method of canning is not safe for any product. <RX FDQ Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW PRUH DERXW VDIH IRRG SUHVHUYDWLRQ DQG have your canner gauge tested at no charge, at the Twilight Garden Tour at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station from 4 p.m. to dusk on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

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Also needed are teams of two young people with upper body strength and strong legs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need some \RXQJ SHRSOH ZLWK GUDPDWLF Ă DLU WR PDNH WKH EXFN come to life,â&#x20AC;? said Rice. The construction allows for animators to stand up inside and see 360 degrees around them. People inside the buck will operate the head and tail mechanically by using rods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in being an animator, please come in to the gallery and meet Lutter. He will train volunteers once the buck is completed by Friday,â&#x20AC;? said Rice. Animators are needed for two upcoming events: the unveiling of the Jordan Buck at the annual Whitetails Unlimited banquet on Saturday, Sept. 20, and at the Crex Wildlife Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4.

After those two initial appearances, the Jordan Buck is available to the community for parades, exhibits, educational purposes and for display at businesses as an attraction.

For additional art project details, visit studionorthwoods.com or call 715-566-1356. Follow the Jordan Buck art project at Facebook.com/buildthejordanbuck. For information about other Jordan Buck Centennial activities, visit burnettcounty.com/jordanbuck100. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted 7KLV LV WKHDWHU DUWLVW &KULV /XWWHU V GHVLJQ IRU WKH -RU GDQ %XFN UHSOLFD :KHQ FRP SOHWH WKH DQLPDWHG VFXOSWXUH ZLOO VWDQG RYHU IHHW WDOO EH IHHW DURXQG DQG IHHW ORQJ ,W ZLOO EH EXLOW LQ VHFWLRQV z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG

Osceola Fun Run set for Sept. 6 OSCEOLA - Osceola Community Education is hosting the 27th-annual Osceola Rustic Road Fun Run Saturday, Sept. 6.

The fun run includes a 5K walk/run and a 10K run, a 1.8-mile fun walk and a free childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race for kids 10 and under. Run along CTH S, a Wisconsin Rustic Road route.

Registration for the 5K/10K is from 6:30 - 7:20 a.m. in the Osceola Intermediate School commons. The bus will leave at 7:30 a.m. to take runners to the drop-off point. Registration for the fun walk begins at 7:15 a.m. and the race begins at 8 a.m. Preregistration is suggested. To print a registration form, go to osceola.k12.wi.us, click on community ed on the left. Registration forms can also be picked up at any RI WKH 2VFHROD 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW RIĂ&#x20AC;FHV <RX FDQ DOVR UHJLVWHU online at Active.com. Preregistration is not needed for the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race.

For more information, call Osceola Community Education at 715-294-2127, ext. 407, or email ComEd@osceola. k12.wi.us.

The registration fee includes a T-shirt, refreshments and drawings for door prizes during the awards ceremony Saturday morning. Medals will be awarded to top runners.

Register by Sunday, Aug. 31, to ensure you receive your size T-shirt. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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Seventh-annual Knitting and Crochet Extravaganza set FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The seventh-annual Knitting and Crochet Extravaganza will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Frederic High School. There will be displays, speakers, demonstrations, vendors and plenty of knitting and crochet time.

The day includes a style show of knitted and crocheted items. Guests are also invited to bring a knitted or crocheted item to display for the day.

Jennifer Kunselman, Shell Lake, will tell how important it was in her knitting journey that others shared knitting with her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What knitting legacy are you building?â&#x20AC;? Jennifer will encourage participants to share knitting with others, building their knitting legacy.

Sharon Jensen, Frederic, will inspire guests by sharing KHU MRXUQH\ IURP Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ IRU KHU OLIH WR UHOHDUQLQJ KRZ to do most things, including knitting and crochet, since the amputation of her left arm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loose Change,â&#x20AC;? a group of women who gather at

The Yarn Bank in Taylors Falls, Minn., will perform a VNLW UHĂ HFWLQJ WKH UHODWLRQVKLSV IRUPHG DQG PDLQWDLQHG through local yarn shops.

New this year is a show-favorite hat competition and mystery scarf knit-along.

Donations of knitted or crocheted items will be accepted for charity. Vendors will be on hand with yarn, baskets and supplies to purchase.

Preregistration is required. A $20 registration fee includes a catered lunch and door prizes. For more information and to print a registration form, visit the website at knittingandcrochetextravaganza.com. Or contact Konnie at 715-653-2619 or Lisa at 715-653-2510 by Sunday, Aug. 31, to register. Late registrations are $25 and will be considered based on available space. This event is sponsored by Frederic Community Education and Frederic-area knitters. - submitted

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Nearly 60 percent of California is now in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;exceptional droughtâ&#x20AC;? category and is short more than a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of reservoir water. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 85 percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsoil moisture is nearly gone, and after three years of record low rainfall, the reservoirs that provide water for cities and farmers have half the amount of water they normally would.

El Nino was supposed to be Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saving grace, but it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened, and at this point the experts say even if El Nino did arrive, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late to bring enough rain to resaturate the land

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Roger Strom and the drought will probably continue through all of next year.

Farmers are desperate to get water for their crops and livestock, with many of them resorting to drilling deep wells costing thousands of dollars. Well drilling has doubled and tripled in the Central Valley, with well drillers running a year behind schedule.

This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a California problem.

California farmers have left half a million acres of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most productive farmland unplanted. That not only means higher grocery costs, but the

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me like a freight train! I jumped, and somehow got him by the tail. He kept tryinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to hook me and pullinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on those posts till they were leaninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in. It gave him enough slack to come clear around.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still hangingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on to his tail, but now both posts had been jerked plum outta the ground! Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spinninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m whirlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both gettinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tangled in ropes, ZKHQ KH WULSV DQG Ă LSV KHDG Ă&#x20AC;UVW FOHDQ over and slings me high enough that I sailed over the corral fence and hit the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was lucky, though. I just missed the windmill toolbox. I couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a been hurt.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They told me the cow was in the pen. They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure how long the prolapse had been out. She was a big

farm and shipping industries are expected to lose billions of dollars.

To what extent the drought can be blamed on climate change is debatable, but a drought of this magnitude has farmers in other states asking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can it happen here?â&#x20AC;?

The answer is â&#x20AC;&#x153;maybe â&#x20AC;Ś maybe not.â&#x20AC;?

The latest forecast comes from researchers at Stanford University and the National Center for Atmospheric research where they have been studying the potential impact of climate change on farming. When asked if climate change will threaten the food supply, Stanford professor David Lobell said,â&#x20AC;?The truth is that over a 10- or 20-year period, it depends largely on how fast the Earth warms, and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t predict the pace of warming very precisely. So the best we can do is try to determine the odds.â&#x20AC;?

Their models show the odds of a major

slowdown in corn and wheat production are as much as 20 times greater with climate change. The odds of reduced yields over the next 20 years are 1 in 10 for corn and 1 in 20 for wheat if we experience global climate change.

For California farmers, the odds are 100 percent that they are facing the worst drought in history and many of them may not survive.

cow, over 1,200 pounds, anyway, and she went into the chute OK. I climbed in behind her. The prolapse stuck out like a rolled up carpet somebody stuck a Chinese coolie hat on! It was a vaginal prolapse and â&#x20AC;&#x153;pointed hatâ&#x20AC;? was the HYHUWHG FHUYL[ ,W ZDV ELJ DV D GXIĂ H bag. I gave her an epidural. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A quick palpation and I felt a big calf with both feet and a nose in the birth canal. It gets worse. Now I have to do a C-section before I can even think about replacing the prolapse. Thirty minutes later weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken the calf. The cow sags in the chute, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m down in behind her to put this prolapse back in. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on my hands and knees trying to push it, the prolapse, I mean, uphill and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go.

So, I decide weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let her out and do it on the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I open the back gate â&#x20AC;Ś accidentally, she backs up one cow length and goes down. We end up actually unchaining the squeeze chute, pulling it out of the way with a tractor, then using 1â&#x20AC;? cotton

rope we drag the cow out. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m crawling over her to get my rope back. I have one boot in the open loop of the bowline knot trying to push it when she rises like a Titan missile! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m jerked under her and she drags me across the pen, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m right between her hind legs looking up at the prolapse, my head banging up DQG GRZQ DQG Ă RSSLQJ EDFN DQG IRUWK from starboard to port. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a been worse, I guess, if I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come loose when she jumped the cattle guard.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy slammed on the brakes to avoid a deer jumpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; across the road!

The horse trailer jackknifed, and we hit a guardrail. It stopped us like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d run into a boxcar full of scrap iron. My head hit the windshield on the passengerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side and left a dent in the glass big as a punch bowl! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knocked me out. Thank goodness I was wearinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; my hat.â&#x20AC;?

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utumn may loom, but folks are still focused on enjoying the summertime in a special way. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park does this by hosting a garden tea Thursday, Aug. 21, featuring such niceties as fancy tableware and elegant handpainted china, plus light but lovely fare for summer eats and appropriate libations. Not to worry, the tables (and the china) will be turned on Saturday, Oct. 11, when the rollicking Beaver Club will present a multicourse meal and dinner-theater style entertainment.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden tea is headed by Rosemary (Rosie) Yaekel and she hopes to build on her extensive experience producing similar tea events in her home area of Columbia, Ill. As she recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was president of the American Legion auxiliary in Prairie du Rocher and put together tea events to raise funds for veterans. They were big successes and lots of fun, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m eager to be able to raise funds for Forts Folle Avoine in this way.â&#x20AC;?

A member of homemakers clubs in Illinois and Wisconsin, she also bakes pies locally for Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Luncheon in Webster, and is active in several other fundraising events. As Rosie explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great fun, as I enjoy cooking and working with others, and wanted to learn more about a high tea, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called.â&#x20AC;? As she notes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A high tea is more formal and has a more structured DQG VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F PHQX 6WDUWLQJ ZLWK FROG soup, savories and desserts. I am having the cold peach soup this year but I am changing the menu around and using some of my own recipes from my own cookbook, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Just Good Eatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Local resident Sandra Conner is from England and organized the tea and dining room in the past but unfortunately she will not be with us this year. She was well acquainted with the high tea.â&#x20AC;?

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5RVLH DOVR UHĂ HFWHG RQ WKLV \HDU¡V crew, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are 20 ladies working on the tea, and a lot are new this year, as a lot of the ladies from the past nine years have retired.â&#x20AC;? But the same festive atmosphere will be in place. According to Yaekel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best thing about the tea is getting to dress up and come together with friends and meet new friends and enjoy refreshing tea and delightful food served in homemade china.â&#x20AC;? This will be the 10th anniversary of the high tea at the Forts. They have had many interesting speakers every year and this year they will have a speaker from Austin Lake Florist in Webster.

Too shy to check it out? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some tips from Rosie Yaekel to settle your nerves, if the tea doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newcomers to the tea will be offered a sip of punch on the deck of the visitors center. At 1 p.m. everyone will be escorted into the main dining area and seated at their assigned table. They will be served a cold VRXS DQG KRW WHD IROORZHG E\ FKLFNHQ salad rolls. Next will be our guest speaker followed by trays of homemade desserts. There will be an opportunity to SXUFKDVH UDIĂ H WLFNHWV IRU WZR EDVNHWV RI tea-related items. This is a chance for us to play dress-up like we use to do when we were small girls. So dig out your gloves and favorite hats and dress-up

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Garlic basil, garlic pepper, jalapeno and peasant breads were some of the different varieties that Nuthouse Breads of Webster had for sale Friday. They sound very interesting and tasty to me!

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Dick Nelson, beekeeper from Amery, discussed with me the article in the Aug. 6 Inter-County Leader.

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Pastor David Bey was installed as the new pastor of Luck Lutheran and St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran churches on July 19.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Pastor Arlen Hermodson was installed as pastor of the Milltown and North Valley Lutheran churches on July 26.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Carol Ann Wickman and Terrence Norman Mattson were married at First Lutheran Church of Arland on June 27. The bride was from Milltown.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Marilyn Pautsch and Harry Klitzmann Jr. were married at First Lutheran Church in Cushing on June 20.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Janet Linden and Ronald Oachs were married at Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake on June 13.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jean Quist and Leon Johnson were married at the Milltown Lutheran Church on June 20.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Louise Harrison Caldwell, sister of Beatle George Harrison, would appear at the Frederic Rec, along with a band called The Underbeats.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Melody Maids, of Frederic, directed by Mrs. Ray Amundson, WRRN D Ă&#x20AC;UVW DW WKH 3RON &RXQW\ )DLU WDOHQW VKRZ 7KH RWKHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH ZLQQHUV ZHUH WKH &OD\WRQ .LGV &KRLU directed by Bob Nelson, of Clayton.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Eddie Marek, 11-year-old from Falun, was recovering at home with numerous stitches after he ran into a combination screen/storm door, which broke and cut his face, arms and feet.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Youngsters Jeff and Jay Cummings crossed their familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lumberyard just south of Frederic and entered the adjacent woods in search of plant materials for a project. They discovered a bear cub sitting in a hickory tree, and made a mad dash for home when they heard a deep growl from a nearby bush. The reporter was surprised to hear of a bear so near the village.

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Site preparation was under way for the new Polk County Courthouse in Balsam Lake. The site preparation was being done by county highway department workers, as would be the roads and parking lots for the new building.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move to their new building was completed over the weekend of Aug. 10-11.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ZHHNO\ HGLWRULDO IRU $XJ ZDV WLWOHG $ 1HZ &RQĂ&#x20AC;dence, and welcomed the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new president, Gerald Ford, who became Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader when Nixon resigned.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Airman Donald A. Polaski, from Webster, completed Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Capt. Donald D. Hansen, whose mother, Mrs. Vilas Hansen, lived in Webster, completed Air Force instrument instructor school at Randolph AFB, Texas, and would return to Dover AFB, in Delaware.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Cadet William Pullin, from Luck, attended WKH $UP\ 5HVHUYH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FHUV 7UDLQLQJ &RUSV EDVLF FDPS at Fort Knox, Ky.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Airman Apprentice Nancy C. Mallin, wife of Arthur Mallin of Centuria, graduated from recruit training for women at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Fla.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Chuck and Lois Sahr, of Lewis, with help from their friends, Betty and Harold Anderson from Clam Falls, trained a pair of Brown Swiss steers, named Tom and Jerry, to pull a cart, and they took part in the Lewis Harvest Festival, with plans for more appearances.

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Greetings from your SCF/TF Rotary Club and your 2014-2015 president. Our weekly Wednesday meeting on Aug. 6 at the Dalles House was well attended and full of information and felJon Cermin lowship.

Our BOWLING/G trophy recipient this week was Rebecca %HUJ D Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DGYLVHU DW (GZDUG -RQHV ,QYHVWPHQWV in St. Croix Falls. Berg was recognized for her volunteer work as president of the board of the STAR Education Foundation. Berg was also a founding member of the STAR Education Foundation. STAR stands for Students, Teachers, Alumni and Residents, DQG WKLV QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W FKDULWDEOH IRXQGDWLRQ KHOSV WR VXSport these groups within our school system here in St. Croix Falls.

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Our speaker last Wednesday was Ken DeCubellis, CEO of Black Ridge Oil and Gas, based in the Twin Cities.

Black Ridge Oil and Gas has participated in drilling over 230 Bakken or Three Forks wells in North Dakota and Montana since 2010. DeCubellis company currently controls approximately 10,000 net Bakken and/or Three Forks acres. DeCubellis showed an educational video and then talked about the science, technology and some of the geopolitical aspects associated with current oil exploration and extraction.

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BMC announces addition of foot and nail care services GRANTSBURG - Burnett Medical Center has announced the addition of foot and nail care services through the BMC Clinic. Provided by Becky Lake, registered nurse and diabetic educator, the service will meet both routine and advanced foot care needs of patients in Burnett and neighboring counties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healthy feet are essential for healthy aging,â&#x20AC;? said Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proper and regular foot care is important for preventing complications from certain health conditions such as diabetes, but it can also alert people without those conditions to early signs of more advanced issues like poor circulation. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very excited to assist members of our communities in caring for their feet - whether they are physically unable to do so due to arthritis or visual problems, or because they need professional attention in preventing complications from certain conditions.â&#x20AC;?

The service will be offered every other Friday at BMC beginning Aug. 22, for a fee of $25 per session. Insurance ZLOO QRW EH ELOOHG IRU VHUYLFHV SD\PHQW E\ FDVK FKHFN RU credit card will be due at the time of service. $ SDWLHQW¡V Ă&#x20AC;UVW VHVVLRQ ZLOO ODVW RQH KRXU DQG UHWXUQLQJ appointments, typically scheduled every eight weeks, will last 45 minutes. At each visit, patients can receive a foot VRDN FOLSSLQJ DQG GHEULGLQJ RI QDLOV FDUH RI WKLFN QDLOV FDOOXVHV DQG FRUQV DQG D PRLVWXUL]LQJ WUHDWPHQW During the appointment, if more serious issues are idenWLĂ&#x20AC;HG UHTXLULQJ IXUWKHU DWWHQWLRQ VXFK DV LQJURZQ WRHnails, ulcerations or infection in the nails or feet, patients can be referred to one of the podiatry specialists from Maplewood Podiatry who visit BMC every Friday, or one of BMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family practice providers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are delighted BMC is offering this new service to patients,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Vincent Simone, visiting podiatrist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look forward to the opportunity to offer our expertise in addressing more advanced foot care issues that may arise.â&#x20AC;?

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Appointments for foot and nail care can be made by calling Burnett Medical Center at 715-463-5353. For more information about the foot and nail care program, please contact Lake, at 715-463-7218. - from BMC

Annual Twilight Garden Tour set SPOONER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This summer marks the 16th year that the Spooner Ag Research Station, UW-Extension and the North Country Master Gardener Volunteers have teamed up to provide the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier outdoor gardening educational event. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities will start at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, with guest speakers, displays and demonstrations available until dusk. As in the past there is no charge for this educational event.

Guest speakers are Brian Hudelson, PJ Liesch and Brian Smith. Hudelson is the director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic on the UW-Madison campus and is a regular guest on Wisconsin Public Radioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular call-in show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Garden Talk.â&#x20AC;? Liesch is an entomologist at the UW-Madison Department of Entomology

Insect Diagnostic Lab and is extremely knowledgable on both good and bad garden critters. Smith is a UW-Extension fruit and vegetable specialist from UW-River Falls who recently developed and released the new BlackIce plum variety. Smith will discuss topics related to both fruit and vegetables with emphasis on winter hardiness issues in fruit. Participates are asked to bring their garden questions and plant, insect or disease specimens with them.

Master Gardener Volunteers will have several displays and demonstrations including composting, vermicomposting, container gardening, many uses of herbs, rain barrels and others.

The popular hay-wagon rides around portions of the station property to view

the crops and sheep research facilities will be available. These short tours will be scheduled throughout the evening and will be led by Phil Holman, manager of the Spooner Ag Research Station.

There will be tasting of tomatoes and other ripe produce, fresh salsa, grilled vegetables and pepper roasting.

The Spooner Ag Research Station 7HDFKLQJ DQG 'LVSOD\ *DUGHQ LV DQ RIĂ&#x20AC;cial All-America Selections display garden and was awarded a second-place Ă&#x20AC;QLVK LQ D 1DWLRQDO /DQGVFDSH 'HVLJQ contest sponsored by AAS in 2013. The 0*9 KDYH WKHLU VLJKWV VHW RQ D Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH award in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national landscape design contest. The AAS display includes ERWK DZDUG ZLQQLQJ Ă RZHUV DQG YHJetables and incorporates creative uses of

containers in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s display.

The adaptive garden display includes displays of raised beds, containers and vertical structures to demonstrate ways to garden in small spaces and assist gardeners with limited mobility. There are several themed vegetable garden beds in addition to over 40 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.

The tour will be held at the Teaching and Display Gardens located on Orchard Lane, just east of Spooner on Hwy. 70. Watch for Garden Tour signs. For more information please contact Kevin Schoessow at 715-635-3506 or 800-5281914, or online at ars.wisc.edu/spooner/ garden.php. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from UWEX

Consider joining POES ST. CROIX FALLS - The St. Croix Falls Elementary School parent group makes a difference. The Parents of the Elementary Saints are a dynamic group of parents working together to support the elementary schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission to â&#x20AC;&#x153;help all students become independent and successful learners.â&#x20AC;?

Last year they worked together to make school more wonderful by holding a school family dance, hosting a family science night with over a dozen interactive learning stations, partnering with teachers to host a parent academy, making and providing Saints gear for students and running the Mouse House Christmas sale

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LMC. For more information please conIn addition they held fundraisers to tact the president, Corena McManus, at purchase two interactive Promethean 715-557-0635 or scf.poes@yahoo.com or whiteboards for art and special education classrooms, 25 pairs of snowshoes for the physical education department, gameEDVHG VNLOO EXLOGHUV IRU Ă&#x20AC;UVW JUDGH DQG D â&#x20AC;&#x153;kinder-gardenâ&#x20AC;? outdoor learning center for Dresser.

Please consider joining POES. The group is mighty but small. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles and grandparents are welcome. POES needs your ideas, input and help. Schools cannot do it alone.

Meetings are monthly on the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary

stop by the LMC to visit school liaison and proud POES member Rita Platt at plattri@scfschools. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

Frederic Food Shelf fundraiser FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On Saturday, Aug. 16, Bruce Coen and his team of Belgians, Titan and Goliath, will be providing horse-pulled wagon rides for the Frederic Food Shelf. The wagon rides will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until noon at the Frederic Senior Center parking lot. Adults 18 and older will be $5, children 17 and

under will be $2.50, and children under 2 are free. The proceeds from the wagon rides will go toward the purchase of food to help assist clients with food in the community. Come out to get a wagon ride pulled by Titan and Goliath to support your local food shelf and your neighbors in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

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Master Gardeners and beekeepers meet Wayne Anderson | 6SHFLDO WR WKH /HDGHU BURNETT COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The buzz on bees and vital pollination were the topics for master gardeners and beekeepers in Burnett County.

The North Country Master Gardener Volunteers organization hosted beekeepers Dave Paulson, of Webster, and Wayne Anderson, of the Frederic area. The showand-tell presentation was held Thursday, July 24, at the University of Wisconsin Spooner Agricultural Station.

The work bees do in pollinating U.S. crops is vital to that industry. A university study stated that the direct value of bee pollination to all U.S. agriculture is more than $14.6 billion.

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organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our group is aware of the important role bees perform in our food chain, as well as preserving planet Earth with the general public.â&#x20AC;?

The Master Gardenener club also extends an invitation to the public to the upcoming Twilight Garden Tour on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 4 p.m. until dusk at the display gardens east of Spooner on Hwy. 70 on Orchard Lane.

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Aquatic invasive species Snapshot Day Volunteers needed for this unique scavenger hunt

well as work to educate the public to not UHOHDVH WKLQJV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH 6QDSVKRW Day volunteers play a key role, serving as our eyes on the ground, or the water, as SPOONER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ten-year-old Levi Cooper the case may be.â&#x20AC;?

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13, will no longer have to spend three days a $IWHU UHFHLYLQJ D EULHI LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ the St. Croix River Association and Polk week in the Twin Cities receiving dialysis. training from SCRA and Polk County County Land and Water Resources DeLevi, a fourth-grader at Spooner ElemenLWRD, teams of volunteers will disperse partment will team up with the River tary School, has undergone 54 surgeries Alliance of Wisconsin for a one-of-a-kind to predetermined monitoring sites on the since being diagnosed with Prune Belly volunteer event. Statewide, nearly 200 Trade River, Apple River, Cowan Creek, Syndrome in the womb and has been sufvolunteers will help search for invasive Horse Creek and Osceola Creek to help fering from kidney disease. species including escaped or intention- look for species of concern. The monitorOn Wednesday, Aug. 6, Jody Ince Gibally released water garden and aquar- ing sites are bridges, culverts, parks and son, Spooner, donated one of her kidneys ium species that could choke our rivers boat landings, where invasive species are to Levi. and streams. Locally 20 volunteers are likely to be introduced, intentionally or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was in the elevator all by myself and unintentionally. After their scavenger needed. it hit me ... my son is receiving the gift of hunt, volunteers will reconvene at the When asked why this event is imlife ... AGAIN. Tears ... happy tears began portant, Wisconsin Department of 6&5$ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH WR UHSRUW RQ ZKDW WKH\ IRXQG to fall out of my eyes. AMAZING ... abNatural Resources AIS monitoring co- and enjoy light refreshments. solutely AMAZING! Jody Ince Gibson, There will be 20 rendezvous sites ordinator Maureen Ferry explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In words will never to be able to tell you around the state including St. Croix Falls, recent years we have discovered some how amazingly happy this makes me! new infestations of non-native plants Appleton and Minocqua. Volunteers will Hugs! You are an answer to my prayers and animals that were likely the result of monitor over 150 locations on rivers. Regand my many sleepless nights!â&#x20AC;? wrote /HYL &RRSHU LV SLFWXUHG ZLWK -RG\ *LEVRQ releases, such as water lettuce and Loui- istration will close on Sunday, Aug. 31.

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Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County receives grant BALSAM LAKE - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a blessing to our program that the United Way and their generous donors support our work.

Together we make a positive impact on residents that want to remain living independently at home,â&#x20AC;? says Karen Krupa, program director of Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County.

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vided by the United Way, Interfaith Caregivers is able to offer services at no charge to seniors, disabled adults and their caregivers. In 2013, Interfaith coordinated volunteers to help 532 clients with 8,234 services. This included many rides, visits, household chores, caregiver support and many other services. Volunteers donated 101,781 miles and 10,475 hours helping.

The program provided 6,072 rides with volunteer drivers using their own vehicles and gas including 2,037 medical rides, 2,194 rides for access to grocery stores and food shelves, 171 rides to government and legal services and 167 rides to social interaction.

Besides rides, the other services provided in 2013 included 448 friendly visits at clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes and 346 phone calls, light housekeeping 241 times and minor repairs 24 times, 52 respite care visits so family caregivers could get a break, youth groups provided 450 hours to do 65 yard projects in the spring and fall and volunteers shopped for clients 91 times and delivered items to them.

A volunteer hour in Wisconsin is worth $21.78 per hour. Interfaith Caregivers volunteers provided 10,475 hours in 2013, worth $228,145!

Currently, 17 percent of Polk County citizens are age 65 and above. Over the

next 25 years that number is projected to rise to 27 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soon one in four people in our county will be over the age of 65, including me,â&#x20AC;? jokes Krupa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grants, like those from United Way St. Croix Valley, help our program recruit, train, match and support our volunteers who are so essential to helping Polk County adults age in place at home.â&#x20AC;?

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The Dang-Its headline MOTO this Friday New album â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Lick Of Senseâ&#x20AC;? wins Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year - Madison Area Music Awards ST. CROIX FALLS - The annual country western night at Music On The Overlook in downtown St. Croix Falls has been a ton of fun each year, everything from big-name artists like Hitchville and Boss Grant to the clever cowboy-hat sun visors donated from Royal Credit Union to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headliner, a great band from way down in Madison, that has a laid-back summer style just perfect for the serenity of The Overlook Riverview Stage.

The Dang-Its are set to perform on Friday, Aug. 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can expect a lively blend of originals and classics that holler from the days of Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash,â&#x20AC;? says MOTO coordinator Woody McBride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will have all the twang you like plus the themes of Midwest living we cherish woven into the concert.â&#x20AC;?

Members of the band have also begun broadcasting a new program called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midwest Countryâ&#x20AC;? on the RFD-TB cable network. You can check out or buy their great music at dang-its.com/recordings.

Music On The Overlook happens in downtown St. Croix Falls on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. June through August and features one to three bands each date. If there is rain all shows go to The Dalles House - the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading live music bar and restaurant.

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The $16 billion bill provides money to hire and train more doctors and allow some patients to get care at private clinics. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designed to reduce long wait times across the country.

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OBITUARIES/CHURCH NEWS After 5 August dinner meeting held WEBSTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Webster/Siren Area Christian Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club After 5 invites all ladies of the community to the Monday, Aug. 18, dinner meeting at First Baptist Church in Webster at 6:30 p.m. With the theme of Where in the World Have You Been? ladies are invited to bring a souvenir or be prepared to tell about a memorable trip.

Music will be provided by Grace-full Sound, a trio consisting of Jen Haraldson, Linda Mosher and Julie Macke of Webster. Donna Yecke, of Red Wing, Minn., will be the special speaker for the evening with her talk titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It All About?â&#x20AC;? This former convention and visitors bureau sales manager will share her search for the meaning of life and what she discovered along the way.

Her blended family with her husband consists of eight children, 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Join them for an evening of Christian fellowship and encouragement. Make your reservation by calling Jane at 715-566-0081. Cost is $10 inclusive.

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Susan M. (Eidam) Wettergren, 71, of Trade Lake, Wis., and longtime resident of Hopkins, Minn., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, with her husband, Tom, by her side.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Marlys Eidam.

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Eidam of Sun City, Ariz. She will be missed greatly by her nieces, nephew, cousins, Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Pat and his siblings, Sue and Chuck and their families, and her many dear friends.

Memorial services will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic, Wis., on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 D P ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG WR WKH $PHULcan Cancer Society or charity of choice.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Refer to these websites for updated information. Arrangements have been entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic, 715-327-4475 and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550.

Duane (Buck) Harlan Hughes Jr., 69, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

Duane was born Feb. 5, 1945, in Frederic, Wis. to Duane and Kathryn (Van Pelt) Hughes. He attended school and lived in the Frederic area his entire life. Duane served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 in Germany DV D PLOLWDU\ SROLFH RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU $IWHU WKH service, he worked as a milk hauler and logger. In 1970, he married Susan Biver. They purchased a dairy farm in the Town of Lorain. For the past 20 years, Duane worked for the Praxair Welding Company.

Duane and Susan were blessed with three daughters, Susan, Patricia and Ann. Duane served his community for a period of time as town chairman. He served as a volunteer for the Friendly Corner 4-H Club as a project leader for 31 years, enjoying many Polk County fairs with daughtersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects and exhibits. Later, he worked with Patricia and her three children with their 4-H projects and exhibits. He even took time to exhibit his own garden vegetables and Ă RZHUV ZKLFK SODFHG ZHOO )DPLO\ DQG IULHQGV ZHUH KLV life. Whether it was working, playing cards or traveling with family in his Chevy truck, time was not lost. His grandchildren, Brittani, Ashleigh, Preston, Magdaline, DeLanie, Charles and Hunter all had special times with their Papa. They enjoyed trips to the national parks, from :LVFRQVLQ WR WKH 3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F 2FHDQ In Alaska, with Susan, daughter Susie, and brother 'RXJ KH ZHQW KDOLEXW Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ URGH WKH $ODVNDQ +LJKway train, and visited family members driving hundreds of miles to do sightseeing. Duane and Susan made trips to Missouri, Virginia and Kentucky to be with their daughter, Ann, while serving in the U.S. Army. They enjoyed their seasonal home in Sun City, Ariz., whenever WKH\ FRXOG 'XDQH HQMR\HG PDNLQJ PDSOH V\UXS Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ traveling, and weekly card games with his brother and IDPLO\ PHPEHUV +H HQMR\HG Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ WULSV WR &DQDGD DQG northern Minnesota. Deer hunting was an annual event with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckster,â&#x20AC;? where many bucks were shot with KLV 5HPLQJWRQ SXPS ULĂ H +H ZLOO EH PLVVHG E\ KLV family and many friends from the Holiday Station morning crew and by Burger King and Praxair customers each day.

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Duane was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Douglas and James.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Aug. 9, at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Spooner, Wis., with Father Ed Anderson as celebrant. Interment followed at the Calvary Cemetery in Spooner with military honors.

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'XULQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW PHHWLQJ )HQLPRUH ZLOO IRFXV RQ WKH prophetic gifts. During the second, he will inspire you to use your gifts in everyday circumstances, not just in Sunday morning church services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Identity leads to passion, passion leads to destiny, destiny reveals the glory of God!â&#x20AC;? stated Fenimore.

Fenimore is the director of the Plumbline Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization based on advancing the kingdom of God. The focus of the ministry is to equip the saints for the work of ministry in schools, seminars and media throughout the world. His teaching emphasizes how the Holy Spirit works in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.

He has written several books and study notes including â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voice of the Lord Thunders,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foundation for the Prophetic Ministryâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heart Standard for the Prophetic.â&#x20AC;? Fenimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching emphasizes the father heart of God, vision and destiny and spiritual gifts for advancing the lordship of Christ.

Fenimore lives in Kansas City, Mo., with his wife and three children.

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Donald W. Bee, 80, previously of Luck, Wis., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, Wis. Funeral arrangements are pending. Return to the following websites for updates to this information.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home, 715-472-2444 and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550.

Leona L. Larson Leona L. Larson, formerly of Frederic, Wis., passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at Frederic Nursing and Rehab.

Funeral arrangements are pending. Return to the following websites for updates to this information.

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Wayne M. Lundquist of Frederic, Wis., passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

Visitation will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic on Friday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral services for Wayne will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church, West Sweden, at 11 a.m.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com. Return to this website for updated information. Arrangements have been entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic, 715-327-4475.

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OBITUARIES Kathleen Harriet Alden (nee Streed) With great sadness, we share the passing of Kathleen Harriet Alden, age 99, on July 31, 2014.

Kathleen was born July 20, 1915, in Frederic, Wis., the oldest child of Cecelia Catherine (nee Vogel) Streed and Victor Alexander Streed, and a 1932 graduate of Frederic High School.

Her closest companions throughout life were her younger sisters and brother, Janet, Evelyn, Leone, Myrtle, and Douglas. Kathleen married Clifford Oscar Alden on Nov. 20, 1933. They began their married life in Frederic, in a humble dwelling dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hill Mansionâ&#x20AC;? while clearing and milling lumber on their land to build a farmstead. They acquired the International Harvester dealership in Frederic in 1945 and moved into town the following year. In addition to carLQJ IRU D JURZLQJ OLYHO\ IDPLO\ RI Ă&#x20AC;YH FKLOGUHQ .DWKOHHQ provided bookkeeping services for the local retail store, Hagbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and derived great satisfaction participating in the local quilting club, St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Methodist Church, and LWV DIĂ&#x20AC;OLDWHG ZRPHQ¡V FOXE In 1957, Kathleen and Cliff moved their family to Lindstrom, Minn., where Cliff became a valued cabinetmaker and Kathleen provided baking services for sister Evelynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rainbow CafĂŠ. Over the following years, she provided bookkeeping services for the Charles Sundberg Real Estate & Insurance Agency, Carlsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department store, and the Chisago County treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department, all the while raising their family and continuing her service to the community and First United Methodist Church. Her beloved husband, Cliff, died in 1982. In the early 1990s, Kathleen moved to Newport, Minn., to be nearer her children. She resided with her daughter, Janice, since 1999, XQWLO KHU Ă&#x20AC;QDO ZHHNV WKLV VXPPHU DW :RRGEXU\ 6HQLRU Living.

Kathleen was devoted and loving to her husband, children, grandchildren, great and great-great- grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews, and friends. Kathleen was outwardly modest, yet quite extraordinary within.

She was a voracious reader and her curiosity about the world never diminished. She remained constant in the study of holistic health care and theology. She was very resourceful and accomplished. Many have been blessed by her countless talents, be it baking, cooking, gardening, canning, sewing, knitting, crocheting, upholstering, SDLQWLQJ ZRRG UHĂ&#x20AC;QLVKLQJ ERRNNHHSLQJ WHDFKLQJ RU piano. She was an avid game player and enjoyed traveling with family and special friends. Her faith, energy, integrity and generosity served as her life foundation, earning countless friends and admirers through her quiet EXW FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQW ZD\V :H ZLOO PLVV KHU WZLQNOLQJ EURZQ eyes, incredible spirit, dignity, sense of humor and allencompassing love. Her beautiful light has been removed from us, but she will be forever treasured in our hearts and minds.

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Visitation and funeral services were held Aug. 7 and 8 at Parkview United Church of Christ in White Bear Lake, Minn. Private interment was at Maple Grove CemHWHU\ )UHGHULF 0HPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG DOO GRQDWLRQV ZLOO be given to Kathleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite charities. Arrangements handled by Kok Funeral Home, St. Paul Park, Minn., 651459-2875.

Nina May Wicklund Nina May Wicklund, 95, of Siren, Wis., born March 3, 1919, in Freya, Wis., passed away Aug. 9, 2014, in Frederic, Wis. Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Grantsburg, Wis. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Falun, Wis., Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com. Full obituary to follow.

George A. Eldridge George A. Eldridge, 63, of Bone Lake, Luck, Wis., passed away Aug. 7, 2014. Private services will be held.

An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home, 715-472-2444 and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, 715-825-5550.

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Tiffany (Otto) Cragin

Tiffany (Otto) Cragin, 35 years, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 2, 2014, after many years of heroically battling a rare cancer. Tiffany was born March 2, 1979, to parents, Darrell and Janet Otto, in St. Croix Falls, Wis., the oldest of three children, followed by brother, David Otto and sister, Shannon (Sylvester).

Tiffany grew up happily in Milltown, Wis., and earned a bachelor of science degree at St. Cloud State University, majoring in biomedical science. Continuing her education, Tiffany earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in enology at Fresno State.

Professionally, Tiffany served in the drug development, wine science and medical research industries, excelling in each of those arenas, earning a reputation for steadfast professionalism, love of learning and commitment to excellence.

Despite Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professional successes, clearly, her deepest devotion was to her loving husband, Allen, to whom she was wed, July 8, 2006, and their precious daughters, Ayla and Velia, both of whom share their motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unquenchable love for life, gentle-heartedness, humor and an unapologetic thread of irresistible naughtiness. Tiffany lives on in them, despite their present inability to recognize the depth of this truth.

In addition to family previously named, Tiffany is survived by a large, extended family, loving and supportive of Tiffany during her life and after, including many aunts, uncles, cousins and paternal grandmother, Joan Otto.

Among the innumerable evidences of Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive impact on planet Earth is the sea of friends, now brokenBetty Jean Schuchard, 80, of Centuria, Wis., passed hearted, but never broken-spirited, as so thoroughly exaway on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at the St. Croix Regional HPSOLĂ&#x20AC;HG E\ 7LIIDQ\ KHUVHOI QRW RQO\ LQ KHU EDWWOH DJDLQVW Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, Wis. Betty was born cancer, but in her battle to maintain her unique spirit of on Feb. 12, 1934, in Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of emotional generosity, empathy and mental courage. It is the sincere wish of those who knew Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deepest Arthur G. and Marie A. (Aurdal) ReyGUHDPV WKDW WKRVH VXUYLYLQJ KHU ZRXOG OLYH OLYHV Ă&#x20AC;OOHG erson. with grace for themselves and one another, respect for Betty married Lawrence Schuchard the planet and for people different than themselves, and in Minneapolis in 1956. They lived a fearless appreciation for the brevity of our shared time in the White Bear Lake, Minn., area together, here and now. where they owned and operated a A Celebration of Life was held Wednesday, Aug. 13, wholesale bait business. Upon rein the Great Hall of the Historic Union Depot, in Duluth, tirement they resided in the CentuMinn., and another will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, 1-4 ria area. She was an avid reader and p.m., at Cricketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill in Amery, Wis. loved dogs and cats.

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Ralph W. Groves, 93, passed away peacefully on Aug. A Celebration of Life was held at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria on Saturday, Aug. 9, with Pas- 4, 2014.

He was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 15, 1920. After WRU 'LDQH 1RUVWDG RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDWLQJ The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was en- high school, Ralph went on to join the U.S. Navy. After serving his country, Ralph worked many jobs. He retired trusted with arrangements. from Armour and Company. Ralph was an avid hunter during his earlier years. Eventually his love for hunting made way for his love of Bingo. He and his wife, Darleen, were regulars at the casinos and Siren Senior Center, Dorothy Ann Ludack, 82, of Centuria, passed away on where they were provided with lunch and card playing.

Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Golden Age Manor in Amery, 5DOSK LV VXUYLYHG E\ ZLIH 'DUOHHQ VLVWHU %HWW\ 3LHSHU Wis. VLVWHU LQ ODZ /RLV *URYHV VRQ -DPHV .DWK\ *URYHV Dorothy was born on July 20, 1932, GDXJKWHU -DQ )UHHVH VWHSFKLOGUHQ -LO &KXFN 3HUUHWHU to Bruno and Agnes Ziolkowski in Greg (Holly) Highstrom, Kevin Highstrom and Todd Ashland, Wis. $SULO +LJKVWURP JUDQGFKLOGUHQ -DPHV *URYHV -U She attended schools in Ashland and Todd Groves, Jennifer Ray, Melanie Kaye and Tiffany graduated from Ashland High School. .RHKQ VWHS JUDQGFKLOGUHQ /DQFH 7HUDK 5DPVGHOO She married Eugene Ludack on Aug. Richelle (Tom) Quirk, Brianne Perreten, Tiffany High2, 1957, and moved to Centuria, Wis., strom, Greg (Bree) Highstrom Jr., Lindsey (Jeff) Millard where they raised three children. Dorand Stephanie (Aaron) Miles. He is also survived by othy was an active bowler and volunseven great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandteered for many years for the Youth Sports Association. children.

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(XJHQH /XGDFN &HQWXULD VRQ 0DUN 3DWULFLD /XGDFN The family would like to invite you to a celebration of 2DNGDOH 0LQQ GDXJKWHUV /\QQ /RX +HQLJLQ :KLWH Ralphâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, which will be held at the Siren Senior CenBear Lake, Minn., and Kathryn Ludack (David Gee), Eau ter, Saturday, Aug. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. Luncheon will &ODLUH :LV JUDQGFKLOGUHQ (ULQ 6KDQH 6FKXOW] 0DW- be served. thew and Ashley Ludack, Stephanie and Justin Henigin Arrangements were made by Swedberg-Taylor Funeral DQG 7\OHU %UHDXOW EURWKHU (G 3DW =LRONRZVNL &KH\- Home Webster, Wis. HQQH :\R VLVWHU 0DUMRULH 0F0DQXV (DX &ODLUH QLHFHV nephews and other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Agnes and %UXQR =LRONRZVNL EURWKHUV 5REHUW DQG 7KRPDV =LRONRZVNL DQG KHU VLVWHU 3DWULFLD 'H%UL\Q Myrtle Kisselburg, 91, of Grantsburg, died Aug. 11, A memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Arrangements are pending at this time. Arrangeat 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in ments are entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Balsam Lake. The family will greet visitors at the church Home, Webster. A full obituary will be published later. beginning at 10 a.m., until the time of service. She will Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com. then be laid to rest at St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Cemetery in Centuria. The family wishes to invite their guests to join them for lunch and fellowship at the church following the cemetery service. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG WR WKH $UQHOO Phillip Nolan, 73, of Webster, died Aug. 11, 2014. ArMemorial Humane Society of Polk County, Wis. However, the family invites their guests to bring a plant from rangements are pending at this time. Arrangements have their homes to the service for decoration and then take been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. A full obituary will be published later. them home after the service.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com. been entrusted with arrangements.

Jerry A. Barker, age 58, a resident of Siren, died Aug. 2, 2014.

Jerry was born on Oct. 13, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Leonard and Adeline (Olson) Barker. He worked 17 years as a warehouseman at Ziegler Caterpillar in Bloomington, Minn. He was a member of the Siren VFW and the Grantsburg Legion. In his free time, he enjoyed being outdoors, huntLQJ DQG Ă&#x20AC;VKLQJ +H ZDV SUHFHGHG LQ GHDWK E\ KLV SDUHQWV D KDOI EURWKHU (UYLQ DQG D VLVWHU $QQD He is survived by his best friend and companion of 20 \HDUV .DUHQ GDXJKWHUV +HLGL /LQGHQIHOVHU DQG $QJLH 3HUU\ 7UDYLV JUDQGFKLOGUHQ .D\OHH $XVWHQ %ULFH 7 - $O\VVD $ULDQD DQG %URRNO\QQ JUHDW JUDQGGDXJKWHU 'HQO\ DQG WZR PRUH RQ WKH ZD\ VLEOLQJV %HWW\ 3DXO

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10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Train Depot & Museum Sponsored by the Frederic Area Historical Society

FUNDRAISER FOR FREDERIC FOOD SHELF

Eye health exams, glaucoma checks, foreign body removal, full line of street wear, safety and sport wear, contact lenses

Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster, Wisconsin

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Grilled Chicken Salad, mixed greens with your choice of vinaigrette. $7 Grilled Chicken Alfredo with penne pasta.................................$9 Pulled Pork Sandwich with adobe sauce and house fries.................$8 1/4-Lb. Pat LaFrienda Hamburger with house fries...................$7 Homemade â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mac â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;N Cheese,â&#x20AC;? Cellentani pasta in a white cheddar and gruyere sauce................................................................$5 This menu is served daily from 4-6 p.m.

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Shuttle Bus Available To And From St. Croix Casino

AUSTIN LAKE GREENHOUSE & FLOWER SHOP

304 1st St. So., Luck, Wis.

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Sponsored By The Frederic Area Chamber Of Commerce

Family Eye Clinic

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The Edelweiss Schuhplatter Dancers & The Riverside Cloggers

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Dr. Daniel C. Satterlund

Christopherson Eye Clinic

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Downtown Frederic Behind The Train Depot & Museum For more information, contact: Jackie Bergeron, 715-653-2338, 651-295-2314

FEATURING

Dan Zimmer Band -­ Webster, Wis. Bill Koncar -­ Minneapolis, MN

MUSIC ON THE DEPOT DECK

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Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

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â&#x20AC;˘ Christian Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connection lunch meeting at Peace Lutheran, 11:30 a.m., 651-257-4741 or 715-8575573. â&#x20AC;˘ Polk County Zoning Ordinance public hearing at the community center, 7 p.m.

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Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Blood drive at the community center, noon-6 p.m., 800733-2767.

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

Webster

Baldwin

â&#x20AC;˘ After 5 dinner meeting at First Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m. RSVP at 715-566-0081.

â&#x20AC;˘ St. Croix Valley Beekeepers meeting at Peace Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., stcroixbeekeepers.org.

Grantsburg

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â&#x20AC;˘ Grantsburg Area Historical Society ice-cream social at Emmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, part of the museum, 6:30 p.m., 715689-2350.

â&#x20AC;˘ Pioneer Schooling at Balsam Lake Lanesdale, 715472-4991.

Balsam Lake

Milltown

TUESDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x203A;

â&#x20AC;˘ Friends of Victims of Violence support group at North Valley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233.

Amery

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Northwoods Flyers Experimental Aircraft Assoc.

Club meets at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park at Crooked Lake, Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band, 6:30 p.m., visitsiren.com.

â&#x20AC;˘ Sjoland Lodge 5-635, Sons of Norway will meet at First Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m.

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St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ The Latch (breastfeeding moms group) meeting at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 39 Stepsâ&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre. 2 & 7:30 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

FRIĆ & SATĆ /Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2014; & Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2DC; Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Rummage sale at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Fri. 47 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-noon.

FRIDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2014; Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Music on the River, Kurt Jorgensen with Charlie and Chris Kroeze, 5:30-7 p.m., at Michael Park, amerywisconsin.org.

Falun â&#x20AC;˘ Free bread giveaway at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11 a.m. until gone.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ Fish fry at VFW United Post 6856, 4:30-7 p.m.

Cushing

Siren

â&#x20AC;˘ Fun Day at the community center, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and adult Soap Box Derby on Main Street.

â&#x20AC;˘ Animal Wellness Center & Wildlife Rescue celebraWLRQ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W at Siren Auction House, 1-5 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Dragons football scrap metal recycle fundraiser at the school, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-566-0280.

Danbury â&#x20AC;˘ Lions Oktoberfest, at the ballpark, 1-9 p.m., 715-2443403, burnettcounty.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Dairyland Outdoor Veterans Retreat fundraiser at Fishbowl Bar, noon-7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ The Rev. Brian Fenimore to speak at the town hall.

Potluck meal between. 4 and 7 p.m., 612-508-5978.

Franconia, Minn. â&#x20AC;˘ Global Rhythm Festival at the sculpture park, noon6 p.m., franconia.org.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Arts & crafts fair 9 a.m.-3 p.m., & pie social, 10 a.m.3 p.m. at the Depot, 715-653-2338. â&#x20AC;˘ Ambulance hot dog, brat & corn feed next to the Depot, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Horse-pulled-wagon rides at the senior center. Fundraiser for the food shelf, 8 a.m.-noon.

Grantsburg

Osceola â&#x20AC;˘ Music in Oakey Park, Familiar Looking Strangers, open 6 p.m., music 6:45 p.m.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Music on the Overlook, Country Night, The Dang-Its, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Sew Good Improv at Festival Theatre, 9 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org. â&#x20AC;˘ BBQ supper, pie & ice-cream social at St. Croix Falls United Methodist Church, 4-7 p.m.

SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2DC; & Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2122; Turtle Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Moon Lake Threshing Bee at Sollman Farm on CTH K, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, moonlakeshow.org.

SATURDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2DC;

â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park at Memory Lake, Shotgun Johnson & the Mississippi Seven, 5-7 p.m., grantsburgchamber. com. â&#x20AC;˘ Duck banding at Crex. Must preregister. Time to be determined, crexmeadows.org, 715-463-2739. â&#x20AC;˘ Land Acquisition Picnic at Crex, noon-2 p.m. RSVP to information@crexmeadows.org or 715-463-2739. â&#x20AC;˘ Apple River Conference of the Women of the ELCA fall retreat at Luther Point Bible Camp. Registration starts 8:30 a.m. Preregister - 715-268-7923.

Markville, Minn. â&#x20AC;˘ Neighborhood get-together/potluck at Arna Town Hall, 11 a.m., meal - noon.

Milltown â&#x20AC;˘ 6SDJKHWWL GLQQHU EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W IRU 'ZDLQH 'RXJODV at the community center, 5-9 p.m., 715-554-2121.

Osceola

Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Wheels & Deals farmers market & art fair, etc. 9 a.m.noon at Soo Line Park, amerywisconsin.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ Pig roast & folk dance at Community Homestead, 39 p.m., communityhomestead.org, 715-294-3038.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumâ&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre. 7:30 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715483-3387. â&#x20AC;˘ Pace of a River: Kayaking 101 at Interstate Park, 6 p.m., 715-483-3747.

Webb Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Legionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veterans picnic at Lake 26 Road & CTH H, 3 p.m.

Webster

â&#x20AC;˘ Webster all-class reunion at Sweenyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar. â&#x20AC;˘ Lions chicken BBQ at Gandy Dancer Saloon, 11 a.m. until gone, 715-866-9977.

SUNDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2122; Cushing â&#x20AC;˘ Glory Train performs at Skonewood, 6:30 p.m.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Tavern League golf tourney at Frederic, noon shotgun start, dinner at Krisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Siren, 715-3495755.

Grantsburg

â&#x20AC;˘ Botany Talk & Walk: Grasses - beginning in the Crex auditorium, 1-4 p.m., crexmeadows.org, 715-463-2739. â&#x20AC;˘ Grantsburg Chorale presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Can I Keep From Singing?â&#x20AC;? concert at the high school, 3 p.m.

Rice Lake â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sound of Musicâ&#x20AC;? at the Northern Star Theatre, 2 p.m., northernstartheatre-co.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Danbury â&#x20AC;˘ Dairyland Outdoor Veterans Retreat, meeting at Fishbowl, 7 p.m.

Dresser â&#x20AC;˘ Caregiver support group meeting at Peace Lutheran Church, 2 p.m., 715-755-2515.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ School supply distribution at Faith Lutheran Church, 3-6 p.m.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry at Home & Away Ministries. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. $20 donation. Distribution noon-1 p.m., 715472-2535. â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park, Rick & Kenny Duo, 6:30 p.m.

Osceola â&#x20AC;˘ Military family support group meeting at the community center, 6-7:30 p.m., 715-557-0557.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Community solar info meeting at Polk-Burnett, 5:30 p.m., 800-821-0283 ext. 595, polkburnett.com.

Spooner â&#x20AC;˘ Twilight Garden Tour at the ag station display gardens, 4 p.m.-dusk, ars.wisc.edu/spooner/garden.php, 715-6353506.

St. Croix Falls â&#x20AC;˘ Baby and Me at the medical center, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Burnett County Democrats meeting at Whitetail Wilderness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Blood drive at the community center, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 800-733-2767.

WEDNESDAY/Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x2019; Balsam Lake

St. Croix Falls

â&#x20AC;˘ Friends of the Library meeting, 6 p.m., 715-485-3215.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost, Maineâ&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre. 2 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ Blood drive at Luck Lutheran, 1-7 p.m., 800-733-2767.

MONĆ Ĺ&#x2018;FRIĆ /Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x161;Ĺ&#x2018;Ĺ&#x201D;Ĺ&#x201D; Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Help build the Jordan Buck at In A New Light Gallery.

Daily 10 a.m.-noon, 2-4 p.m., 6-8 p.m., 715-566-1356, studionorthwoods.com.

Luck Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Poverty task force meeting at the government center, Room 615, 1 p.m.

Siren Chamber welcomes RockIT Fitness SIREN - The Siren Chamber of Commerce welcomed their newest member, RockIT Fitness, on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Chamber President Tammy TwedtClose and board members Emily Gall and Cheryl Wheeler participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony with business owner Lisa Hobbie and Fitness members Karen Burgett, Ashley Close and Nika Taylor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started RockIT Fitness in 2013, as I was able to lose 100 pounds by working out,â&#x20AC;? said Hobbie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to help and encourage others to do the same thing. I ORYHG DWWHQGLQJ Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV FODVVHV DQG ZRUNing out at the gym, but I was ready to take the next step to instructing. So, I started my own business in 2013.â&#x20AC;?

RockIT Fitness was originally located within the Best Western Northwoods Lodge in Siren. Hobbie recently built a studio above her three-car garage at her home just north of Siren. The business name was also updated with the relocation from RockIT Fitness to now RockIT Fitness in the Woods.

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