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),567 5($' DANBURY/HINCKLEY, Minn. - Right on time for the snowmobile season, the Gandy Dancer Bridge across the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, east of Hinckley, has reopened, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The bridge restores use of the Gandy Dancer Trail - a popular multiuse trail connecting the St. Croix and Nemadji state forests in Minnesota with communities along the trail in Wisconsin. The monthlong reconstruction project included new decking and railings, along with improvements to the bridge’s substructure. Named for the crews that built and repaired the historic railroad grade, the 98-mile Gandy Dancer Trail begins in St. Croix Falls, crosses the river into Minnesota and runs north for 32 miles. It then crosses back into Wisconsin and continues north, where it connects with the Saunders State Trail near Superior. Minnesota’s funding for the $820,000 project came from a federal Recreational Trail Program Grant and the Legacy Parks and Trails Fund, created after voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in November 2008.

The Parks and Trails Fund receives 14.25 percent of the three-eighths percent sales tax revenue that may only be spent to support parks and trails of regional or statewide VLJQLÀFDQFH :LVFRQVLQ¡V IXQGLQJ LQFOXGHG $79 UHFUHDWLRQDO WUDLO DLGV VQRZPRELOH recreational trail aids, and the Recreational Trails Aids Program. - from northlandpress. com ••• STATEWIDE - This year’s deer harvest for the nine-day gun season was down 15 percent compared to last year. The steepest drop was up north, with harvests in Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn counties all down more than 50 percent from last year. Clarence Plansky, vice president of Wisconsin Deerhunters Inc., said the poor harvest is only partly due to the new restrictions on shooting does.

Plansky said the hunt was also hurt by snow in the north and the inability of farmers to harvest corn in the south. “The doe harvest in the northern third of the state is gone,â€? he said. “They only could shoot bucks. Plus the bad snow depth in northern Wisconsin or all the corn being up in southern Wisconsin played havoc ... because the deer stayed LQ WKH FRUQĂ€HOGV DQG GLGQ¡W FRPH RXW Âľ 7KH 'HSDUWPHQW RI 1DWXUDO 5HVRXUFHV OLPLWHG the doe harvest up north in order to rebuild the herd, which has been decimated after two harsh winters. - Glen Moberg | WPR News ••• NEW RICHMOND - The second-annual Hunger and Homelessness Summit will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the WITC Conference Center in New Richmond. Hosted by 7th District Congressman Sean Duffy, the summit aims “to bring community and government organizations together to tackle hunger and homelessness.â€? The event is free and open to the public. Lunch is served for a fee. For more information call 715808-8160. - with information from Congressman Duffy

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ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The public is invited to a very special Sunday evening event, the 2014 Holiday Special at Festival Theatre, on Sunday, Dec. 14, a fun and festive evening which Jaclyn Johnson and her team of artists have designed just for you.

This show is a yearend fundraising event including a social hour and music from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the artistic company and then a unique and lovely performance on the main stage, featuring music, sketch comedy and laughter starting at 7:30 p.m. Guests will recognize characters from )HVWLYDO 7KHDWUH the 2014 Theatre Series as they commemorate WKH \HDU ZLWK D VHDVRQDO Ă RXULVK 5693V DUH UHFRPPHQGHG and admission is a freewill donation to support Festival Theatre as they close in on their end-of-year fundraising efforts. Come and celebrate the joy of the holidays and the fun of Festival Theatre. Call 715-483-3387, visit festivalWKHDWUH RUJ RU HPDLO IHVWLYDOWKHDWUHER[RIĂ&#x20AC;FH#JPDLO FRP WR 5693 WRGD\ )HVWLYDO 7KHDWUH LV ORFDWHG LQVLGH WKH KLVWRULF Civic Auditorium in downtown St. Croix Falls, at 210 North Washington St. - from Festival Theatre

|&KDPSLRQ} WHOOV VWRU\ RI -DFNLH 1LWVFKNH GREEN BAY - A new documentary tells the story of the wife of a former football player for the Green Bay Packers and her struggle with alcohol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Champion: The Legacy of Jackie Nitschke,â&#x20AC;? premiered in Green Bay this week.

The late Jackie Nitschke was married to Lombardiera Packer Ray 1LWVFKNH 7KH Ă&#x20AC;OP¡V executive producer, Jim Rivett, said that Nitschke was the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;Packer Wifeâ&#x20AC;? to publicly acknowledge her alcoholism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live with |&KDPSLRQ} WHOOV WKH VWRU\ RI KRZ -DFNLH each other and they 1LWVFKNH EHFDPH WKH ILUVW |3DFNHU :LIH} WR RSHQO\ couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live with- DFNQRZOHGJH KHU DOFRKROLVP ,PDJH FRXUWHV\ RI out each other,â&#x20AC;? |&KDPSLRQ} WUDLOHU said Rivett. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So it was a volatile relationship.â&#x20AC;? Rivett says up to 14 people can live at the Jackie Nitschke Center for a month while they get sober. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been kind of the best-kept secret in Green Bay for a long time,â&#x20AC;? said Rivett. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their success rate is like 78 percent.â&#x20AC;? Proceeds from the documentary will help fund the center and provide two free scholarships each month. Patty Murray | WPR News

)DFHERRN SRVW KHOSV QDE ORFDO PDQ LINO LAKES, Minn. - A liquor store in Lino Lakes was robbed, but a Facebook post helped track down the suspect. It was after dark the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 2, when the man walked into Lakes Liquor with a surgical mask, a furry hat and a handgun. He quickly emptied the cash drawer, then ran out to a dark-colored pickup. He was in the store for just under 40 seconds. There were no witnesses, expect for the clerk. There was no evidence, except for the security photos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had very little to go off initially,â&#x20AC;? said Sgt. Chad Schirers. Lino Lakes police have earned a social

long for them to get around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had 70,000 views of this post,â&#x20AC;? Schirers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was shared 704 times. All of them appeared to not have much for results, except one.â&#x20AC;? The one key share was from a woman in Wisconsin, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d begun following Lino Lakes police because they so nicely helped her when she locked herself out of her car. By chance, one of her Facebook &RG\ (DWRQ DOOHJHG friends is a Wiscon- UREEHU RI D /LQR /DNHV sin state trooper, who 0LQQ OLTXRU VWRUH LV D remembered the sus- 8QLW\ JUDGXDWH pectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hat and hoodie DQG DFFRPSOLVKHG KLJK from a traffic stop VFKRRO ZUHVWOHU 6SH that same day in Bone FLDO SKRWRV Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He recognized him, said this is your guy,â&#x20AC;? Schirers said.

Police quickly tracked down Cody Eaton of Balsam Lake, who is now sitting in the Anoka County jail, charged with aggravated robbery. They also found the hat, the hoodie, and what turned out to be a BB pistol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do share law enforcement alerts, but we would not have sent one to Bone Lake, Wisconsin,â&#x20AC;? Schirers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have. It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have gone that far.â&#x20AC;? It was a stroke of investigative luck, from having one right connection who had one of KHU RZQ ´,I WKLV ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ HYHQ Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV DJR WKLV case probably would have never been solved,â&#x20AC;? Schirers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She made that connection for us. I would like to say at some point we would have had the same result, but not in a day and a half.â&#x20AC;? - KMSP TV (myfoxtwincities.com)

:HDYHU WR SHUIRUP DW 7KH 3DUN HAYWARD - WOJBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert Series at The Park returns Friday, Dec. 12, with a double bill of folk and country blues featuring Ben Weaver and Mike Munson. Show time is 7:30 p.m. The Park is located on Hwy. 63 in downtown Hayward. To celebrate the release of his highly anticipated LP, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Would Rather Be A Buffalo,â&#x20AC;? Twin Cities folk musician and poet Ben Weaver embarked on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All The Riverâ&#x20AC;? national tour in October-November, traveling by bicycle along the Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to New Orleans.

Along the way, he curated stewardship-based performances at farms, bookstores, bike shops and small music venues. Prairie restorations, river cleanups, crop mobs and other volunteerism projects were paired with music %HQ :HDYHU and poetry to form connections between audiences and the river and the surrounding landscape. Joining Weaver is his good friend, Winona, Minn., musician Mike Munson. Rooted in the country blues, 0XQVRQ LV QRWHG IRU D FRPELQDWLRQ RI VNLOOHG Ă&#x20AC;QJHUVW\OH SLFNLQJ DQG PDVWHUIXO VOLGH JXLWDU ,QĂ XHQFHG E\ WKH OLNHV RI John Lee Hooker, Howlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wolf ,and Mississippi John Hurt, his songs tell raw stories of work, travel and loss. Tickets are available at the door and are available in advance at WOJB. org or by calling 717-634-2100. - from WOJB

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This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected propane crisis averted Jean Koelz|Staff writer BURNETT COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When things run smoothly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually because people worked hard behind the scenes to make it so. In Burnett County, working in conjunction with law enforcement perVRQQHO DQG RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV DW DOO OHYHOV WKH SHUson behind the scenes is the emergency management director, Rhonda Reynolds.

Reynolds is the one who looks ahead, makes contingency plans and prevents many of the disasters that could put local residents at risk.

Anyone who lived through last winter would vote never to repeat that again.

Record cold waves coupled with fuel shortages made for a very uncomfortable season, forcing some homeowners to close up and seek shelter elsewhere. Rumors that the coming winter season could be even worse were circulating throughout the summer.

However, Reynolds appeared before the public safety committee meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5, with an encouraging report. Reynolds has been meeting reguODUO\ ZLWK LQGXVWU\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV DQG RWKHU emergency management directors in Wisconsin to develop a plan to avoid a similar crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom line is that the news is good,â&#x20AC;? Reynolds said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supplies are up and prices are down.â&#x20AC;? That is good news for the 12 million households and farms in the Midwest that rely on propane to

provide heat.

But this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rosier picture didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen by accident. On the contrary, it took a lot of planning and some hard work on communication initiatives to change the way propane is distributed and consumed. Last winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shortage was called the perfect storm: extended periods of extreme cold, a pipeline closure and heavy demand for grain drying were exacerbated even further by residents who ZDLWHG WRR ORQJ WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHLU WDQNV EHIRUH the temperatures dropped.

In a September Washington Times article, Wisconsin Propane Gas Association President Chris Tews explained that FRQVXPHUV ZKR ZDLWHG WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHLU WDQNV contributed to the shortage because it created a pent-up demand that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be met. Tews commented that the industry learned a lot last year, and took a different approach in preparing for this year.

Brandon Scholz, of the Propane Education and Research Council, echoed that sentiment in interviews by calling the situation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a huge wake-up call for the industry.â&#x20AC;? Scholzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization urged UHVLGHQWV WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHLU WDQNV DV HDUO\ DV $Xgust. And providers were more proactive in encouraging prebuys and investing in additional storage tanks. Now the council reports that as of Nov. 28, U.S. propane inventories were 25 million barrels, or 46 percent, higher than the same time last year.

The U.S. Energy Information Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Winter Fuels Outlook expands on the good news by predicting that Midwestern residents will spend 34 percent less on propane this season, in large part because prices are expected to be 24 percent lower.

As part of her report, Reynolds also provided an update on the emergency communications system. Work has begun on the ATC, formerly AT&T, tower in Webb Lake. Once the tower project is complete, FRXQW\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV ZLOO GHWHUPLQH KRZ PXFK of the budget remains to renovate the dispatch center in 2015.

Reynolds also informed the committee that the county is in a 30-day free trial of a service called â&#x20AC;&#x153;e-dispatch.â&#x20AC;? Given concerns about coverage gaps in the northeastern part of the county, more than a dozen Jackson Fire Department members are testing a service that sends automated

alerts via cell phones, landlines or other wireless devices.

E-dispatch has been providing this service to hundreds of thousands of public safety personnel throughout the U.S. and Canada since 2004. Depending on how many users are on the system, the monthly subscription rate is comparable to a cell phone family plan. According to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, the system uses a radio receiver and a computer (provided free of charge) that monitors the dispatch frequency. Information is relayed via Internet and messages are sent out as a text, YRLFH PHVVDJH DQG RU DSS QRWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ WR registered subscribers own devices.

An update on the new service can be expected at the next public safety meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.

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Former Grantsburg teacher is sentenced STILLWATER, Minn. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Former Grantsburg High School teacher Matt Koenen, 37, Stillwater, Minn., will serve 115 days in prison with 15 years of supervised probation with multiple conditions, after his sentencing in Washington County, Minn., court on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

He was given FUHGLW IRU Ă&#x20AC;YH GD\V he has already served.

Koenen, who publicly apologized to his victims at the sentencing, had agreed to a plea bargain in September, avoiding a Matt Koenen trial on dual felony charges of criminal sexual conduct - from a person in a position of authority. &KDUJHV DJDLQVW .RHQHQ ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;UVW Ă&#x20AC;OHG in November 2013 in Washington County Circuit Court, which is where the crimes were alleged to have been committed with at least two female Grantsburg students.

Koenen appeared before Judge John R. McBride, who weighed a psychosexual evaluation and presentence investigation before implementing the sentence, which includes his registering as a sex offender and likely means he will never teach students again, as he is now a convicted felon.

The plea bargain he agreed to also means a lesser sentence, since if he had been convicted on both original felony counts, he faced the potential of up to 15

years in prison and up to or including as PXFK DV LQ Ă&#x20AC;QHV RQ HDFK FKDUJH After the September plea bargain was approved by the judge, Washington County prosecutor Siv Yurichuk told The Leader she would seek at least three months of jail time and multiple penalties as part of her recommended sentence, which the judge decides, based on the PSI and prosecutor recommendations. .RHQHQ ZDV Ă&#x20AC;UVW FKDUJHG LQ ODWH 1Rvember 2013 with two felony counts of third-degree sexual conduct, by a person in authority, in Minnesota, because the assaults occurred at his Stillwater home in Washington County.

According to the criminal complaint, the charges emerged after an investigation into Koenenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior with â&#x20AC;&#x153;several female students, as young as 16 years old, with whom he developed close, often romantic relationships,â&#x20AC;? including communications with the students on several different cell phones that Koenen hid from both his spouse and others, including the other victims.

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For details of sentencing, see story at leadernewsroom.com.

Man pleads guilty to meth charge

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Couple facing meth charges Bizarre arrest in Amery

Greg Marsten | Staff writer AMERY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 25-year-old Amery woman search warrant at Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; residence in is facing a felony charge of methamphetAmery, and recovered methamphetamine, cocaine, a drug scale and pack- amine possession on top aging material. Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DNA was later of other charges after a 0$',621 ² -RKQ : 9DXGUHXLO 8QLWHG determined to be on the package contain- bizarre arrest at her home on the evening of ing the methamphetamine.

States Attorney for Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Cross faces a maximum sentence of the Western District of However, even more 20 years in federal prison. U.S. District Wisconsin, announced serious charges are in Judge James D. Peterson scheduled senthat Troy Cross, 47, store for her boyfriend, tencing for Feb. 18, 2015, at 1 p.m.

Amery, pleaded guilty The charge against Cross was the re- Shawn King, 38, FredTuesday, Dec. 9, in U.S. sult of a joint investigation conducted by eric, who was arrested District Court in Madithe Federal Bureau of Investigation, Polk after police had a conson to possessing meth6KDZQ .LQJ &RXQW\ 6KHULII¡V 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH 6W &URL[ 9DOOH\ frontation with his girlamphetamine with the Drug Task Force and Wisconsin Depart- friend, Heidi Hecht, at intent to distribute it. ment of Justice, Division of Criminal In- her home.

Cross was charged in 7UR\ &URVV According to the probable cause report vestigation. The prosecution of this case is an indictment returned Ă&#x20AC;OHG E\ WKH 3RON &RXQW\ 6KHULII¡V 'HSDUWbeing handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney by a federal grand jury Jeffrey M. Anderson. - from Department of ment, police executed a search warrant at on June 5, 2014.

Hechtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amery home, where they were 2Q $XJ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV ZLWK WKH 3RON Justice, Western District of Wisconsin searching for King.

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Hecht reportedly told police he was not there, that the person hiding in the bathroom was a man named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don,â&#x20AC;? and he had a towel holding the door closed.

Eventually, police were able to get King out of the bathroom and under arrest for several warrants, as well as various methamphetamine charges, some of which are still pending at press time.

Hecht was also taken into custody after a brief escape run, and is also facing multiple charges.

A search of the residence also turned up +HLGL +HFKW meth hidden in a tube of construction caulk, as well as nearly $2,000 in cash.

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St. Croix Falls schools referendum redux

SCF School Board votes to try again for technology override

Ryan said the video would also be so parents can better understand how the program would work in the district, but she noted that in spite of the word placePHQW LQ WKH $/,&( PRQLNHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKLQJ they would try to do is evacuate.

Greg Marsten | Staff writer The board was in agreement to further work with staff on development, ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The St. Croix Falls and middle school Principal Joe Connors Board of Education approved moving noted how he would like to â&#x20AC;&#x153;take a difforward with a second attempt at a $1.2 ferent angleâ&#x20AC;? for his school, which would million budget override referendum this include plans for where students would coming April. meet after an emergency evacuation.

The board was unanimous in the deciâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Number one is to evacuate to a safe sion at their regular monthly meeting on spot,â&#x20AC;? Connors said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get everybody Dec. 9, where they discussed the process and need for the $1.2 million referendum, 7KH 6W &URL[ )DOOV %RDUG RI (GXFDWLRQ PRYHG XQDQLPRXVO\ WR WU\ DJDLQ IRU D EXGJHW RYHUULGH away (from the situation), then count which is earmarked for technology up- UHIHUHQGXP WKLV FRPLQJ $SULO 7KH\ DUH VHHQ KHUH RQ 'HF UHYLHZLQJ WKH ILQDO ODQJXDJH RI WKH them later.â&#x20AC;?

The reference noted the difference begrades for students, and is technically TXHVWLRQ ZKLFK ZRXOG HDUPDUN DQQXDOO\ IRU VWXGHQW WHFKQRORJ\ LQ WKH IRUP RI FRPSXW WZHHQ D W\SLFDO RUGHUO\ Ă&#x20AC;UH GULOO VW\OH the same question they offered voters last HUV VRIWZDUH WUDLQLQJ DQG PDLQWHQDQFH 3KRWR E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ evacuation.

April, which would distribute the money The district is also equipping teachers DQQXDOO\ IRU Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV DW board meeting.â&#x20AC;? of the district budget, which is essentially with window punches for ground-level Technically, the referendum question In spite of failing with voters last spring, on track, year-to-date. would consider whether the school dis- the district was able to implement some of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing very well,â&#x20AC;? he said after evacuation through secure glass. They trict would be authorized to exceed state the initial plans anyway, reportedly due going over the percentages of budget will try the process out in the real world revenue limits on a nonrecurring basis by WR VDYLQJV RQ VHYHUDO URRĂ&#x20AC;QJ SURMHFWV WKH\ used versus the time line of the school on a window that already requires re$240,000 each year for the 2015-16, 2016- were undertaking. They also used some year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Budgetwise, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right on, right placement.

All three principals noted that regard17, 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-2020 school savings from their allocated fund balance where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to be.â&#x20AC;? \HDUV WR Ă&#x20AC;QDQFH SXSLO WHFKQRORJ\ to start a slow implementation of the techâ&#x20AC;˘ The board moved forward with their less of the program details, whatever situIf passed, the district would use the nology purchase. plans for the so-called ALICE program, ation arises, students are likely to follow funds for laptop computers for high â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same language as last year,â&#x20AC;? an acronym for active shooter response in teacher leads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bottom line is, if we get a crazy perschool students as well as Chromebook district Administrator Glenn Martin said a school that stands for Alert, Lockdown, son in here, we want to get the kids out FRPSXWHUV IRU Ă&#x20AC;IWK WKURXJK HLJKWK JUDG- during the discussions, and he warned Inform, Counter, Evacuate. ers, and additional sets of small comput- that due to modern technology needs, The ALICE program â&#x20AC;&#x153;teaches individ- of here, out of the situation,â&#x20AC;? elementary ers for the elementary grades, to be shared â&#x20AC;&#x153;My guess is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to do it again (in uals to participate in their own survival, Principal Jeff Benoy assured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But before or rotated among classes. Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV Âľ while leading others to safety,â&#x20AC;? accord- we can do anything, we have to get some â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also includes money for upgrades After the previous referendum failed, ing to the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. It is a bet- sort of information to the parents.â&#x20AC;?

The board took no action on the issue, and technical time,â&#x20AC;? stated board Presi- there was some concern about moving ter way to deal with such situations, and but continues to go through the impledent Roni Schuler. forward with some of the technology continues to be implemented by school The issue was a controversial one last plan in spite of voters failing to approve districts across the region and the nation. mentation process. â&#x20AC;˘ The board voted to allow for an exApril, and resulted in a very close, but the referendum, but as then board PresiThe board discussed how to best implefailing, vote, which the district staff noted dent Brent McCurdy noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;(What the ment the program for their various build- ception on the pickup/drop-off policy for would have had a lessened impact, due board approved) was a fraction of what ings, which are atypical, and may mean one route, as they will allow two students to an expired bond payment that totaled we asked for in the referendum.â&#x20AC;? they create their own video as a way to to go through a different drop-off policy, $190,000 less in annual payments.

The board is committed to supporting best inform parents of how the program using a different bus that brings them closer to their rural home, but may take The impact on taxpayers for the lat- the latest referendum, and even made it would work. est proposal was not clear at press time, part of their renewed board goals for the High school Principal Peggy Ryan longer for the students.

They will review the policy next sumand the board may choose to adjust the coming year, alongside having all board noted that they are receiving some input amount they will ask for in the coming policies indexed electronically and con- from staff, all of whom have already been mer, prior to establishment of bus routes. â&#x20AC;˘ The board and principals noted doweeks, per state law, which allows for the tinuing to monitor the progress of the trained in the ALICE program. language in the proposed referendum to so-called Junior Seminar program, by esâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to do paper runs, to see how nations and several programs they have EH DGMXVWHG IRU Ă&#x20AC;QDO UHYLHZ WZR PRQWKV tablishing benchmarks for future evalua- the whole process works, before we send in place for needy families within the district, and pointed to several generous prior to the vote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;... The board may also tion. a letter out to parents,â&#x20AC;? Ryan said. consider whether these dollar amounts or â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to do a more concrete effort They proposed a 10-minute training local business donations for gift cards and purposes for exceeding state revenue lim- for this (referendum support),â&#x20AC;? Martin video, which would have a personalized toy donations. â&#x20AC;˘ Martin noted they continue to plan LWV VKRXOG EH PRGLĂ&#x20AC;HG RU VXSSOHPHQWHG added, as the board approved the April script for the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multiple buildings. for future roof replacement, this time on LQ Ă&#x20AC;QDOL]LQJ DQ\ UHIHUHQGXP TXHVWLRQ WR voter question unanimously, 5-0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;St. Croix Falls has unique buildings,â&#x20AC;? be submitted to the public, based on the VKH FODULĂ&#x20AC;HG ´ZLWK D QXPEHU RI GLIIHUHQW a portion of the middle school and gymboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion and reports received ,Q RWKHU ERDUG EXVLQHVV circumstances. We want kids to recognize nasium. They will try to get at least two estimates before next summer. from the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration at the â&#x20AC;˘ Martin gave a brief update in the state the environment theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be in.â&#x20AC;?

Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vision for the Future on display now Gregg Westigard | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A vision of Grantsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future is now on display in the hallway of the village community center.

The drawings illustrate some of the dreams, hopes and goals that were developed last April when nearly 200 area residents spent a weekend sharing their ideas with a visiting team of 17 design professionals. The drawings, which will remain on display, turn those ideas into real visions of what Grantsburg can become.

There is a chance now for everyone to take part in the implementation of that vision. A new community group, the Grantsburg Revitalization Operation, is asking people to become involved, with any level of commitment, as Grantsburg makes that future happen. GRO is setting up subcommittees to focus on areas including natural resources, downtown

can be found on the GRO website, grograntsburg.com. Chances are you will see yourself on one of the videos if you took part in any of the April happenings.

Nicki Peterson, Grantsburg Chamber of Commerce president, says there is an opportunity for everyone, of all ages, to take part. Interested people can contact her at FRQWDFW#JURJUDQWVEXUJ FRP RU E\ FDOOLQJ WKH YLOODJH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH

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Grantsburg sesquicentennial

The village turns 150 years old in 2015

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grantsburg will celebrate its 150th birthday in 2015, and besides learning how to say and spell sesquicentennial, the Grantsburg community is starting to plan for a yearlong birthday party.

Last Wednesday, Dec. 3, a group of residents gathered at the village hall to take WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW VWHSV WRZDUG PDNLQJ D VSHcial year. Every idea will be considered, and there is a place for every person in the area to be involved.

The new Grantsburg 150! Committee of community volunteers will coordinate planning of events, but Ted Gerber, who

volunteered to chair the group, said that the real work will be carried out by area residents working in subcommittees and groups.

The dozen people who gathered to form the 150! committee were there at the LQYLWDWLRQ RI *UDQWVEXUJ 9LOODJH 3UHVLGHQW Glenn Rolloff. He led things off by saying that the Grantsburg area should celebrate all year, with ongoing activities. And Rolloff said there is a place for everyone and every group.

Many ideas were shared: a re-enactment of 1865, a parade, old-time dress days, a book and a pageant were all mentioned. Someone wondered if the Blueberry Special locomotive No. 1067 that ran to Grantsburg until the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s FRXOG EH EURXJKW XS 7KH YLOODJH Ă&#x20AC;UVWV the first phone, electricity, bank and churches might all be recognized as well

as the businesses that came and went over the years.

Rolloff mentioned that 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Anne Carlsen, the Grantsburg woman who did not let physical limitations stop her from being a national leader. Jamestown, N.D., where she spent most of her teaching career, will celebrate her, and Rolloff said there could be a tie-in celebration. There is a poster telling Dr. Carlsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story in the hallway of the community center.

The Grantsburg 150! Committee will KROG LWV Ă&#x20AC;UVW PHHWLQJ :HGQHVGD\ -DQ DW S P DW WKH YLOODJH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH *HUber said interested people are invited to attend, but he adds that the real work will be done by the subcommittees and groups that will make things happen. *HUEHU FDQ EH FRQWDFWHG DW WPJ#JUDQWVburgbank.com.

Candidates for administrator interviewed at Luck Mary Stirrat | Staff writer LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Five individuals were interviewed last Wednesday evening for the position of school administrator at Luck School District. The school is seeking a replacement for administrator Rick Palmer, who will be retiring at the end of June.

According to school board President Daryl Bazey, 12 applications were received for the job but only 10 of the apSOLFDQWV KDG WKH QHFHVVDU\ FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ Six applicants were contacted for interviews but one had already taken a different position.

Three different panels interviewed each candidate last week, said Bazey, with each interview lasting about a half-hour.

Candidates were also given a tour of the facility.

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Each member of the panels completed a written evaluation on the candidates.

The board will be meeting Monday, Dec. 15, and will hold a closed session to discuss the candidates and the evaluations.

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DATCP warns of spam scams

MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Following Cyber Monday and a strong online sales push by retailers over the Thanksgiving weekend, many people are awaiting delivery of items purchased on the Internet. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection warns consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent package delivery and â&#x20AC;&#x153;order statusâ&#x20AC;? emails and to avoid clicking links or opening attachments in these emails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is prime time for package deliveries, and criminals are taking advantage of it,â&#x20AC;? said Sandy Chalmers, division administrator for Trade and Consumer Protection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look out for emails or texts that warn you about a problem with a delivery, that ask for account information for security purposes or that ask you to open an attached shipment label in order to claim a package from D ORFDO RIĂ&#x20AC;FH Âľ These spam emails are an attempt to expose consumers to malware or to gain access to a victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal and banking information. Scammers often use the names,

logos and color schemes of major shipping companies and retailers to add legitimacy to their messages, and they may also spoof the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web address in the senderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s email address.

If you question whether an email link is legitimate, hover the mouse over the link but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t click it! At the bottom of your browser, you can view the URL where the link will take you. /RRN RXW IRU WKH IROORZLQJ UHG Ă DJV LQ \RXU LQER[ this holiday season: poor grammar and spelling errors in emails that claim to come from major organizations, sender addresses that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t match the URL for the company that supposedly sent the email, shipment emails WKDW ODFN VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FV DERXW WKH VHQGHU RU WKH SDFNDJH¡V supposed contents, messages claiming that there is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;problemâ&#x20AC;? with a shipment or your account, or emails containing threats that a package will be returned to the sender and you will be charged a fee for not responding to the message.

In actuality, there is no product waiting for delivery, and the alarming language in these emails is intended to make recipients act quickly without considering consequences. By clicking on any of the links in the email, a recipient risks downloading malware or handing over personal information to the scammers. If you receive a similar email, delete it and do not click any of the links contained anywhere in the message.

If you are expecting a shipment that may be delayed, contact the shipper directly to inquire. Some e-commerce companies offer package-tracking features right on their website. If you made an online purchase, log into your account on the site and see if these options are available. )RU DGGLWLRQDO LQIRUPDWLRQ RU WR Ă&#x20AC;OH D FRPSODLQW YLVLW the Consumer Protection Bureau at datcp.wisconsin.gov, call the Consumer Information Hotline at 800-422-7128 RU VHQG DQ HPDLO WR GDWFSKRWOLQH#ZLVFRQVLQ JRY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from DATCP

Frederic Fire Department purchases new air bags FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Frederic Fire Department has recently purchased new air bags with the money raised from the annual fundraiser they host in June during Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Days celebration. The air bags are one RI WKH WRROV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW XVHV DW UHVFXH VFHQHV 7KH air bags can be placed in tight areas and can lift or expand the opening using compressed bottled air that the Ă&#x20AC;UHPHQ VWRUH RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH WUXFNV 7KH VPDOOHU EDJ FDQ OLIW 25 tons to a height of 10 inches, and the larger bag can lift 62 tons to a height of 17 inches. They can also be combined to lift 25 tons a total of 27 inches if needed. ,Q WKH SDVW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW KDV SXUFKDVHG PDQ\ things using the fundraiser money, which include water GXPS WDQNV IRU XVH DW UXUDO Ă&#x20AC;UH VFHQHV H[KDXVW IDQV WKDW remove smoke from buildings, an infrared camera that can be used to search for people or hot spots in buildings and upgrading existing equipment to make it more adaptable to their needs.

Over the last 20 years, the Frederic Rural Fire DepartPHQW KDV EHHQ DEOH WR UHSODFH WKHLU HQWLUH Ă HHW RI YHKLFOHV and also add on to their departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building. Some of the resources that have made this possible have been WKURXJK GRQDWLRQV DQG JUDQWV 7KH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW ZDV able to secure a federal grant in 2008 to purchase 17 selfcontained breathing apparatus along with new communication radios for the trucks and portable radios for the Ă&#x20AC;UHPHQ ,Q WKH\ ZHUH DEOH WR VHFXUH DQRWKHU IHGHUDO grant for new JAWS equipment that is used at vehicle accidents to help remove trapped occupants from the vehicle.

Annually, they have applied for, and most years received, a DNR grant that they use to upgrade and reSODFH HTXLSPHQW WKDW LV XVHG IRU ZLOGODQG Ă&#x20AC;UHV 7KH\ KDYH EHHQ DEOH WR UHFHLYH Ă&#x20AC;UHĂ&#x20AC;JKWLQJ WRROV FKDLQ VDZV KHOPHWV D[HV DQG SHUVRQDO SURWHFWLYH JHDU IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UHmen. Some of the bigger items that they have received are tanks, pumps, hoses and foam for the wildland vehicles. In 2013, they were able to upgrade one of the slidein pumping units that they use to pump water out of ODNHV DQG VWUHDPV WR Ă&#x20AC;OO WKHLU ZDWHU WDQNV DW UXUDO Ă&#x20AC;UHV and to assist the DNR when needed.

Along with the grants that the department applies for, they have also received donations from other sources.

They received a donation of a Yamaha four-wheel-drive utility vehicle from a private individual, which the deSDUWPHQW Ă&#x20AC;WWHG ZLWK ZDWHU WDQNV DQG LV XVLQJ DW ZLOGODQG Ă&#x20AC;UHV :KHQ WKH\ ZHUH ORRNLQJ IRU D 879 WR DGG WR the department, Polaris donated a portion of the cost of the vehicle to help them save money and, once again, a

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z 3KRWR E\ %HFN\ $PXQGVRQ private party donated a trailer for the department to use WR WRZ WKH 879 WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH VFHQHV 2YHU WKH \HDUV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW KDV UHFHLYHG QXPHURXV RWKHU GRQDWLRQV from businesses for the annual fundraiser and cash donations from individuals.

7KH JUDQWV DQG GRQDWLRQV KHOS WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH DVVRFLDWLRQ VDYH money on the costs of the specialty equipment so they DUH DEOH WR DOORFDWH PRQH\ WR NHHS WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH WUXFNV XSGDWHG with the latest innovations and in good working order.

In 2006, the association was able to add on 100 feet to the Ă&#x20AC;UH KDOO VR WKH\ ZRXOG KDYH VXIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW URRP IRU WKH ODUJHU trucks. This created an opportunity for the department to use a portion of the old building to create a meeting URRP IRU WKHP WR XVH 8QWLO WKLV SRLQW WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUW-

ment would pull the trucks outside so they could set up DQG FRQGXFW WKHLU PHHWLQJV :LWK WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH DVVRFLDWLRQ IXQGLQJ WKH SURMHFW DQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UHPHQ GRQDWLQJ WKHLU WLPH along with assistant Chief Kevin Weinzierlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, they were able to build a meeting room that they can now also use for training purposes. )LUH &KLHI %ULDQ 'DHIĂ HU WKH PHPEHUV RI )UHGHULF 5XUDO )LUH $VVRFLDWLRQ DQG WKH PHPEHUV RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH department extend gratitude to everyone in the commuQLW\ DQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UH GLVWULFW ZKR KDYH VXSSRUWHG WKHLU HIIRUWV with the donations and participated at the annual fundraiser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without your help, we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as successful as we are.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted

Milltown prepares for clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement Mary Stirrat | Staff writer MILLTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monday evening, Dec. 8, the Milltown 9LOODJH %RDUG WRRN VWHSV WR SUHSDUH IRU WKH XSFRPLQJ UHtirement of longtime clerk Joyce Stener, whose last day on the job is Friday, Jan. 2.

The board took action in closed session to change the current position of clerk to that of clerk-treasurer, and to move current village treasurer Amy Albrecht into that position effective Friday, Jan. 2.

Also in closed session, the board voted to hire Diana 9LUNXV RI /XFN IRU WKH QHZO\ FUHDWHG SRVLWLRQ RI XWLOLW\ FOHUN RIĂ&#x20AC;FH DVVLVWDQW 9LUNXV¡ Ă&#x20AC;UVW GD\ ZLOO EH 7KXUVGD\ Dec. 18, allowing her some time to train with Stener and Albrecht before Stener retires.

$VVHVVRU LQVSHFWRU The village will have a new assessor and building inspector come 2015. Although no decision has been made on a replacement, the board voted to not renew its contract with William Koepp. Discussion indicated that the ERDUG LV QRW VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG ZLWK .RHSS¡V DYDLODELOLW\ IRU EXLOGing inspections.

Stener said that the board is discussing a possible contract with Clifford Manwiller for building inspector serYLFHV EXW QRWKLQJ LV Ă&#x20AC;QDOL]HG RQ WKLV RU RQ WKH DVVHVVRU services. /RDGHU Three bids were received for the purchase of a new loader for the public works department, reported public works employee Cory Laqua.

The board voted to accept the low bid of $85,000, including $40,000 trade-in on the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2001 loader, from John Deere for a 2015 loader.

The new loader will have a backup camera and a high lift, but no plow at this time, said Stener.

Payments will be about $18,000 a year, starting in the year following delivery of the loader. Since the equipment wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be delivered until 2015, payments will not start until 2016.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV In other business, the board voted to purchase 16 Ă RZHU EDVNHWV IRU 0DLQ 6WUHHW IURP 3UR /DZQ DW each.

Siren passes 2015 budget; gears up for summer construction Sherill Summer | Staff writer 6,5(1 7KH 6LUHQ 9LOODJH %RDUG DSSURYHG WKH budget at its regular monthly meeting held Thursday, Dec. 4. The overall budget hit a new juncture in that LW VXUSDVVHG WKH PLOOLRQ PDUN IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH 7KH total budget increased from last year by slightly over 2 percent from $996,175 to $1,016,564.

Of this amount, the largest share comes from the property tax levy which increased slightly by .07 percent from the 2014 amount of $384,143 to the 2015 amount of $384,393, a $250 total.

Because the overall assessed value of the village decreased in 2014, the mill rate is up slightly from 6.169 to 6.202. This mill-rate increase will add less than $2 to the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion of the levy on a $50,000 home.

&RQVWUXFWLRQ SODQV There will be a construction project to improve the water utility this coming summer. The ad for bids will run from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7, 2015. The village board opted to prequalify contractors prior to the bid opening scheduled for February. The project is estimated to cost about

$1,186,000.

There will likely be another construction project in the village this summer. The village board received a $20,000 Otto Bremer grant for an additional bathroom at Crooked Lake Park. There is now slightly over $45,700 set aside for the bathrooms that will be located near the bandstand. This amount is close to the estimated cost of additional bathrooms, and area civic groups have express interest in helping fund the project.

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Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax levy increases 3.4 percent

Mary Stirrat | Staff writer FREDERIC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Despite a no-increase budget for 2015, property owners in the village of Frederic will be seeing a tax levy increase of 3.4 percent.

7KH )UHGHULF 9LOODJH %RDUG DSSURYHG WKH 2015 budget at its regular monthly meeting held Monday, Dec. 8, after a public hearing with no one from the public in attendance.

The total budget is $548,400 including a $366,920 property tax levy, which is $12,041, or 3.4 percent, more than last year.

That tax levy is spread out over the property value within the village, which decreased by 1.46 percent during the past year to just over $51 million. The increased tax levy combined with the decreased property value means that property owners will be paying about 34 cents more for every $1,000 in property value.

Owners of property valued at $100,000 will be paying $718 in village taxes for 2015, compared with $685 for 2014.

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Village board considers new ordinance Gregg Westigard | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Should Grantsburg residents be allowed to raise chickens?

A proposed ordinance to permit chickens in the village became the hottest topic at the monthly meeting of the Grantsburg 9LOODJH %RDUG 0RQGD\ 'HF $PRQJ other actions at the evening meeting, the board set the caucus date for the spring election, heard an update on clearing the Kozak property by the river and said no WR D 9HUL]RQ UHTXHVW WR FKDQJH LWV FRQWUDFW The entire village board and staff was at the meeting along with eight members of the public.

Under the very thorough Grantsburg animal ordinance, only dogs, cats, potbellied pigs and up to four rabbits can be kept within village limits. Some residents now want to raise chickens. The proposed rule would permit the raising of up to six licensed hens, but no roosters, under deWDLOHG UXOHV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLQJ WKH FKLFNHQ FRRSV and yards. There are regulations on where the chicken enclosures could be. And the neighbors must give approval before any chicken permit is granted.

new construction or for debt service that is within set limits. Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax levy increase is due to increased debt service UHVXOWLQJ IURP WKH 7UDIĂ&#x20AC;F $YHQXH URDG project.

A breakdown in the tax levy shows that the general fund levy, used for general operations, is down nearly $7,000, or 9 percent. The library levy is up $1,000, and the debt service levy is up $18,000.

9LOODJH $GPLQLVWUDWRU 'DYH :RQGUD provided details about the budget, noting that state shared revenue will be $330,569 in 2015, exactly the same as it was in 2014.

Salaries for village trustees were increased $300 per year, to $1,500 annually, and the village president salary was increased from $1,500 to $3,000. These increases will go into effect as each position goes through the next election cycle.

One of the brightest notes is that cost for employee health insurance is down a total of $40,000 from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. The village responsibility to the Wisconsin Retirement System also decreased slightly.

Included in the budget information was a comparison of expenditures and employee numbers over the past eight years.

In 2007, the total budget was slightly less than $772,000, compared to a total budget of $548,400 for 2015. In 2007, the public works department had the largest share of the budget, at 33.5 percent, followed by the public works department at 29 percent.

For 2015, the public works department has 38.5 percent of the budget, compared to 27.5 for public safety.

The parks department expenditures have consistently taken about 6 percent of the budget. Public buildings and insurance accounted for 6 percent of the 2007 budget and 7.6 percent of the 2015 budget. ([SHQGLWXUHV IRU WKH FOHUN¡V RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ZHUH percent of the 2007 budget, and 6.3 percent of the 2015 budget.

Total wages paid in 2007 were $252,786.

Adding health insurance, $53,874, and retirement , $25,839, brought the total employee cost to $332,499, which amounted to 43 percent of the budget.

The 2015 budget includes $206,803 in salaries. Health insurance, $41,264, and retirement, $13,880, bring total employee costs to $261,947,which is about 48 percent of the budget.

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Chickens in Grantsburg?

Chickens should not be permitted in the village, resident Pam Plasch said during public comment. Plasch, who said she has a severe lung condition, told the council that spores from chicken droppings can travel long distances in the air and aggravate medical conditions like hers. She cited reports on the harm of allowing chickens in close residential areas.

That set off a lively debate among the board members. Diane Barton said she has heard from residents who want chickens allowed, adding that raising chickens can be a learning experience for children.

Rayna Surdey wondered what else the village might be opening the door to, noting that potbellied pigs were previously permitted. Scott DeRocker asked if pheasant, quail and other fowl would be permitted, saying why allow one fowl and not all.

Dale Dresel questioned the cost of issuing the permits and inspecting the chicken yards. He also asked what would happen if some family wants to keep a cow.

The discussion ranged on and included whether chicken yards would attract bears, raccoons and coyotes. Someone asked what would happen if the chickens escaped their pens and ran loose in the village. Police Chief Jeff Schinzing said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deal with chickens.â&#x20AC;?

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cil put the chicken ordinance issue off until the January meeting. The proposed ordinance is now on the village website, grantsburgwi.com, along with a form for sending comments.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV The 2015 village nominating caucus will be Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at 6 p.m. The positions of village President Glenn Rolloff and council members Diane Barton, Dale Dresel and Rod Kleiss are up next April. ,Q 9HUL]RQ :LUHOHVV VLJQHG D year contract with the village to place equipment on the village water tower. The company later moved its equipment to a nontaxed transmission tower and asked if WKH YLOODJH ZRXOG WHUPLQDWH WKH 9HUL]RQ lease, under which the company pays the village $1,000 a month. After several counFLO PHPEHUV ZRQGHUHG LI 9HUL]RQ ZRXOG be willing to terminate their cell phone leases without penalty, the council unaniPRXVO\ WXUQHG GRZQ WKH 9HUL]RQ UHTXHVW Council members seemed eager to make that motion.

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They will have information table & Holiday Gifts for purchase.

Burnett County Humane Society Will be in!! Come give a Dog or Cat a home for the Holidays!

Silent auction items to help our Local Nonprofits All proceeds will be split between Burnett County Humane Society, Farm Feral & Stray, Wellness Center of Siren, Tammiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wildlife Rescue.

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might come down in 2015, ending a longstanding village concern.

Sheila Meyer, village treasurer, said the total property tax levy will be down this year, with the combined mill rate dropping from 20.41 to 19.47. She said that is a savings of $100 on a $100,000 home. The biggest drop comes from the decrease in the vocational-tech tax which the state is now funding. Meyer said the school district tax is also down while the county and village taxes are about the same. The village property tax bills will be in the mail this Thursday and Friday, much earlier than in past years, she said.

The ski and snowshoe trails are ready for snow, with new signs being posted this week. The trails start by the dam in the park. Kleiss and DeRocker have been active in clearing the trail systems. Kleiss said the new classic and skate-ski trails should make Grantsburg a destination ski area.

The resignation of John Baird from the library board was accepted with thanks to him for the help he provided during the library expansion. Rolloff said Baird was a very dynamic individual who contributed D ORW +HLGL -HQVHQ ZDV DSSRLQWHG WR Ă&#x20AC;OO the unexpired term until April 2016.

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The Inter-County Leader and the Washburn County Register, both published by ICCPA, are the only co-op owned newspapers in the United States, Charles Johnson, ICCPA Board president, said in his remarks. He said the recession has been hard on things, but the co-opâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ă&#x20AC;QDQFHV KDYH UHPDLQHG VWURQJ -RKQVRQ WKDQNHG WKH members for their loyalty and said the cooperative will continue to serve the community.

The members re-elected Johnson and Ann Fawver to three-year terms on the ICCPA Board where they join continuing board members Janet Oachs, Merlin Johnson and Dick Erickson. Co-op members elect the board members at the annual meeting, with 82 members voting.

Duane Lindh and Bruce Chell were the other nominees on the ballot.

There was a special recognition for Johnson and Oachs for their respective 30 years and 20 years of service on the ICCPA Board.

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Consider Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the immigration debate swirling around President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move to shield as many as 5 million immigrants from deportation.

Walker has added Wisconsin to 16 other states that are challenging Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order and his ability to use presidential executive actions to achieve the shield. The lawsuit is being led by Texas, which has large immigrant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both legal and illegal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; populations. :DONHU LV DPRQJ SROLWLFDO Ă&#x20AC;Jures being mentioned as possible members of the Republican national ticket in 2016. Like a good, dutiful Republican, Walker has denounced Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action.

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Some 52 percent of respondents polled favored allowing those currently working in the United States to stay in their jobs and apply for citizenship. That is something that Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order would allow.

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For many of us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy this time of year to identify with Scrooge, rather than his meek employee, Mr. Cratchit, and smile when we think of lower gas prices and those amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals we snared.

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Be thankful this season. And be aware and concerned. And if possible, be involved. - Gary King

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Unemployment down in Burnett and Polk counties Sherill Summer | Staff writer WEBSTER - The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the national employment numbers for November on Friday, Dec. 5, and the Associated Press listed off all the ways the U.S. economy was improving based on those numbers.

A total of 321,00 jobs were added in November according to preliminary numbers, and the job growth in September and October were revised upward. Already 2014 is the strongest year for hiring since 1999, and there is still another month left in the year. The unemployment rate remained at a six-year low of 5.8 percent, and the economy expanded between April and September at its fastest pace in 11 years. Finally, the average hourly wage rose 9 cents. This is the biggest gain in 17 months.

The state economic data is always almost a month behind so the Wisconsin employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were released late last

month.

State unemployment dropped from 5.5 percent in September to 5.4 percent in October with a net gain of 14,434 to the ranks of the employed.

Polk County In Polk County, the unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in both September and October, and that is the lowest rate so far during 2014. Even if the rate remained the same, the number of residents looking for work fell by 5 in October to 1,099.

The size of the labor force that counts both those who are looking for work and those who are working posted its highest numbers so far this year back in June, and the highest number of residents working was recorded in July. Both numbers have been decreasing since then. The size of the labor force decreased by another 15 from September to October to 24,325, and the number of working residents fell by 10 over the same time period to 23,226.

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Burnett County In Burnett County, the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level all year, to 5.7 percent in October with 458 residents looking for work, also the lowest number all year. The size of the labor force that counts both those who are looking for work and those employed posted its highest number so far this year back in July. The size of the labor force and the number of employed residents has dropped since then. In October the Burnett County labor force dropped by 60 residents since September to 8,029. The number of employed residents dropped by 47 over the same time period to 7,618.

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Minnesota metropolitan area, a quick look at Minnesota numbers is in order.

After experiencing an unemployment rate below 5.0 percent all year, the rate dropped even further to 3.9 percent in October. A total of 10,597 jobs were created from September to October and 44,933 jobs were created from October 2013 to October 2014. The unemployment rate dropped from 4.8 percent to 3.9 percent from October 2013 to October 2014.

Even if Minnesota has a lower unemployment rate, Wisconsin can boast of more job growth. As mentioned above, Wisconsin created 14,434 jobs between September and October. Wisconsin also created more jobs from October 2013 to October 2014 with 61,208, and the unemployment rate dropped further from 6.5 percent to 5.4 percent between October 2013 and October 2014. It should be noted, however, that Wisconsin has a larger labor force than Minnesota.

Unity plans community meetings

Input sought for facilities improvement plan

Mary Stirrat | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Last month, the Unity School Board heard a report on the LQLWLDO Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJV RI D IDFLOLWLHV VWXG\ FRQducted by Kraus Anderson and DSGW Architects. The study outlined educational, programming, and maintenance needs of the district, and its presentation marked the beginning of the community input phase in the process.

At this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting of the board, held Tuesday, Dec. 9, district Administrator Brandon Robinson announced that tentative dates for three community meetings have been set.

These tentative dates are Jan. 6, 8 and 12, with meetings to be held either in the library or the auditorium.

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A second program discussed by Robin- the board, said that this Thursday is Dalson is the 21st Century Learning Center matian Day, with only 101 days of school Grant, which provides the school with left. Thursday is also Career Day. â&#x20AC;˘ Included in Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s District Ad RYHU Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV 7KHVH IXQGV DUH being used for after-school programming ministrator Report, found on the Unity for students in second through fourth School website, is a news release discussgrades. Programming includes physi- ing the 2015-17 state education budget cal education, family events, homework presented by state Superintendent Tony KHOS Ă&#x20AC;HOG WULSV DQG PRUH GHVLJQHG WR Evers. The budget would increase fundsupport learning needs in math, reading ing for schools while providing property 3URJUDPV XSGDWH tax relief. Under the plan, said RobinRobinson reviewed some of the new and science. Each of the 60 participating son, state aid to the Unity School District students receives a free evening meal. and ongoing programs at the school, notAccording to elementary Principal Zach would increase approximately 43 percent, ing both the current status and plans for Fugate, one parent noted the added ben- or $1.274 million. the future. â&#x20AC;˘ The board, with thanks for his 15 HĂ&#x20AC;W RI KDYLQJ PRUH WLPH ZLWK KHU FKLOG EHOne of the programs he discussed was years of service, accepted the resignacause when he came home his homework the physical education program grant, tion of Dave Anderson as varsity football which was awarded to the district this was done and he had already eaten. coach. Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter noted that his Robinson also talked about the status of past spring. father and both of his sons played footthe ALICE program, designed to provide Over a three-year period the grant ball at Unity. The board approved hiring students and staff with tools to survive an award will amount to $869,473, with Cory Nelson as his replacement. Also armed intruder incident.

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â&#x20AC;˘ The board adopted an administrative rule based on state law requiring new employees to have a tuberculin test.

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'DQH 6FKRRO UHWUHDW VWD\ ZLQQHU FKRVHQ LUCK - The day full of activities at West Denmark Church on Saturday, Dec. 6, included a unique contest to have an overnight stay at the newly renovated Dane School retreat/apartment.

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Popular holiday tradition in Grantsburg turns 30 Priscilla Bauer | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thirty years ago Legion Auxiliary members decided to host a Christmas craft sale.

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The 30th-annual Christmas craft and gift sale looked as festive as ever with auxiliary members greeting folks with warm smiles as they served up hot coffee, treats and lunches.

Shoppers found gifts for everyone on their Christmas list with vendors selling all manner of hand-made crafts, toys, holiday dĂŠcor, knit hats and scarvess, embroidery, jewelry and goodies at the event held at the Grantsburg Community Center, Saturday, Dec. 6.

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Priscilla Bauer | Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kids lined up early to give Santa their wish list and pose for a picture or two with the jolly old fellow at the Grantsburg Library on Saturday, Dec. 6.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Santa Day was held in the Grantsburg Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new addition, a great new space for the community to use and enjoy.

Santa had lots of elf help from the library staff, the Friends of the Library group, Grantsburg High School student volunteers, as well as colorful characters wearing festive elf hats and reindeer ears.

Olivia Jingles Elf made a special appearance at the event entertaining the children with her own special holiday spirit.

Local businesses generously donated lots of goodies for treat bags each child received after visiting with St. Nick.

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LFG wrestling program low on numbers But quality wrestlers returnĆ&#x201A; including three state qualiĂ&#x17E;ers Marty Seeger|Staff writer LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Like most teams in the Lakeland Conference the Luck/Frederic/ Grantsburg wrestling team is looking WR Ă&#x20AC;OO ZHLJKW FODVVHV WR FRQWHQG IRU WKH conference title. With a few more wrestlers, coach Chris Bartlett feels theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be tough to beat, especially with how they competed at the Rush City, Minn., tournament on Saturday, Dec. 6. With only seven wrestlers competing, the team still took fourth place overall, with four wresWOHUV WDNLQJ Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH Three of those wrestlers are returning VWDWH TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HUV LQFOXGLQJ &ROH %ULWWRQ DW 126, who pinned each of his opponents.

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The LFG wrestling team also competed against St. Croix Central Thursday, Dec. 4, but lost the dual 48-22. Winning matches on the night were Cole Britton with a 10-7 win at 126. Jared Lund pinned his opponent in 3:25 at 138, and Brewer, 160, won his match, 10-1. Tony Britton

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Saints wrestling enters rebuilding year Nine freshmen to help SCF wrestling get back to winning ways Marty Seeger|Staff writer FLAMBEAU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With only a handful of upperclassmen, no sophomores and a large freshman class, the Saints wrestling team will be rebuilding for the 2014-15 season. The Saints took two seniors to the state tournament last season including Drew Wheeler and Joe Rademacher, who won the D2 state championship at 195 pounds. Wheeler, Rademacher and WZR RWKHU VHFWLRQDO TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HUV ZHUH ORVW WR graduation, but the few coming back have potential to do some big things.

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â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ DE PERE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Division 3 St. Norbert College menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team remains unbeaten six wins overall and 4-0 in Midwest Conference play, after a string of exciting games over the past few weeks. The Green Knights won in triple overtime against conference contender Lake Forest in late November, where former Webster athlete, and Green Knight senior Austin Elliott scored 16 points with eight assists along with one block, three steals and six rebounds. Elliott totaled 23 points in a win over Ripon College Dec. 3, along with four assists, two steals and six rebounds. The Green Knights most recent win came against Grinnell College on Dec. 6, where Elliott scored 18 SRLQWV ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;YH DVVLVWV RQH VWHDO DQG seven boards. St. Norbert College will play at UW-Eau Claire this Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with information from snc.edu â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ MENOMONIE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck graduate Morgan Denny was named Offensive Player of the Year when the UWStout volleyball team announced their team awards at their annual banquet recently. Denny was a middle blocker and led the team in kills with 325 and blocks with 97 total. Denny had 39 solo blocks and 58 block assists. For her caUHHU 'HQQ\ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG ZLWK FDUHHU kills, 140 solo blocks, 226 block assists DQG WRWDO EORFNV 'HQQ\ ZDV D Ă&#x20AC;UVW team all-WIAC selection. Denny, in KHU Ă&#x20AC;QDO VHDVRQ ZLWK WKH %OXH 'HYLOV was also a team captain along with three others in 2014. The Blue Devils Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG WKH VHDVRQ DW RYHUDOO their teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best overall record since the 2004 season. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Layne Pitt, UWStout Sports Information â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A tailgate party will be held prior to the the Blizzard boys and girls hockey games Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Lodge Center Ice Arena in Siren.

The tailgate party starts at 2 p.m., at a cost of $5 per person. The Blizzard girls hockey game starts at 3 p.m., with boys to follow. Brats, hot dogs, sloppy joes and other items will be sold. Proceeds go back to the Blizzard hockey program. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ LEADER LAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The St. Croix Falls at Luck girls and boys basketball games on Friday, Dec. 12, are being broadcast on 104.9 FM, beginning at 5:45 p.m. The Birchwood at Luck girls and boys basketball games on Tuesday, Dec. 16, are on 104.9 FM beginning at 5:45 p.m. All high school games are online at msbnsports.net.

The Packers at Bills football game on Sunday, Dec. 14, can be heard on 105.7 FM beginning at noon, and the Vikings at Lions football game is on 104.9 FM, beginning at 3:25 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14.

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 11 p.m. on Tuesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

SPORTS NEWS OR SCORES TO REPORT? â&#x20AC;˘ PHONE: 715-327-4236 â&#x20AC;˘ FAX: 715-327-4117 â&#x20AC;˘ EMAIL: mseeger@leadernewsroom.com

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Unity wrestling team returns two state qualifiers Marty Seeger|Staff writer FLAMBEAU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity wrestling team has decent numbers this season with over 20 athletes vying for a varsity spot, yet with decent numbers the Eagles still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a heavyweight or a 106-pounder to make a complete varsity roster of 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I say this every year, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about Ă&#x20AC;OOLQJ WKRVH ZHLJKW FODVVHV DQG ULJKW QRZ nobody is at 106 or heavyweight,â&#x20AC;? said coach Shawn Perkins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a challenge, especially with dual matches and giving up 12 points.â&#x20AC;?

But the Eagles do return some talent, LQFOXGLQJ VWDWH TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HUV 7HYLQ $QGHUson, a senior currently at 170 pounds and junior Jarett Davison, who is at 138. The team also has three other seniors including Damon Bearhart at 145, Brad Eley, 195, and Ben Traynor, who wrestled at 220 last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have four seniors that we look to for their senior leadership, and those four

guys have been really working hard and being positive role models in the wrestling room, and we hope it pays off by the end of the year,â&#x20AC;? Perkins said, and added that the overall crew, as well as some of the freshmen, have potential. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have some growing to do, and we have some inexperience on the team, but I think by the end of the year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a pretty competitive team in our conference,â&#x20AC;? Perkins said.

The Eagles have several competitions lined up in December to improve before the Northern Badger Tournament held in River Falls Dec. 29-30. Unity competed LQ D GXDO DJDLQVW 6SULQJ 9DOOH\ EXW ORVW to the tough Cardinals squad. They also competed in Ellsworth last weekend, Saturday, Dec. 6. Derek Johnson placed sixth at 113, Anderson took third at 170 and Eley placed sixth.

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Blizzard boys fall in overtime heartbreaker to Baldwin Penalties seal the win for Blackhawks %OL]]DUG %DOGZLQ :RRGYLOOH Scott Hoffman|Staff writer GRANTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When your team is called for eight penalties youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be lucky just to stay close, but staying close was exactly what the Blizzard boys did, with a tied score going into the second period and trailing by one goal to start the third.

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Dragons hold off Cardinals for conference win Siren 28, Luck 24 Marty Seeger|Staff writer SIREN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luck coach Marty Messar said his Luck Cardinals â&#x20AC;&#x153;played with great heart, gave a great effort â&#x20AC;Ś but came up short,â&#x20AC;? during a 28-24 loss against Siren Thursday, Dec. 4. The low-scoring game is reminiscent of games past between the rival Cardinals and Dragons, who tend to Ă&#x20AC;JKW WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO VHFRQGV EHIRUH WKH JDPH is ultimately decided.

7KH &DUGLQDOV KDG WKH HGJH LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW quarter, leading 12-4, but the Dragons climbed their way back to tie it at 12 at halftime. The third quarter was another defensive battle, but Siren eventually pulled ahead by three points heading into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter was a struggle for the Cardinals offensively, as they scored just three points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat the Dragons with that type of offensive output,â&#x20AC;? Messar said, adding that he was pleased with being able to hold the Dragons to 28 points for the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our defensive intensity was excellent, but our offensive output was abysmal,â&#x20AC;? said Messar.

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The Dragons were led in points by Hope Peterson with 10, followed by Emily Howe, nine, Caitlynn Daniels, seven, and Ashlee Rightman, two.

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Viking girls win big over Cardinals The Tigers are off to a 2-0 start to the season under new head coach Andrew Harrison, but Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Unity didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come easy. It was a close game throughout as the Eagles led 10-8 after WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW TXDUWHU DQG DW WKH KDOI 7KH Eagles extended their lead heading into the fourth quarter, 33-25, but the Tigers bounced back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our game versus Webster was a tale of two halves,â&#x20AC;? said Unity coach Rory Paulsen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played very well throughRXW PXFK RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW KDOI DQG ZHUH DEOH WR go in at halftime with a seven-point lead.

Our fourth quarter was our demise as Webster outplayed us and outscored us 18-8. I think a big difference and perhaps the difference in the game was our conditioning and stamina versus Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conditioning and stamina.â&#x20AC;?

The Tigers were led by Stefani Wamboldt with 19 points followed by Christina Weis, 10, Kaitlyn Moser, eight, Katrina Staples, four, and Alexis Piepho, two.

Weis and Moser each had six rebounds, DQG :DPEROGW KDG Ă&#x20AC;YH UHERXQGV DQG four steals. Weis led with seven steals.

Unity was led by Gabrielle Foeller with nine points, followed by Jasmine Lowe, Raelin Sorensen and Emma Moore each with eight, Jessica Grams, seven and Markell Ramich, two.

SCF coasts over GrantsburgĆ&#x201A; Webster wins over Unity Frederic 45, Luck 18 Marty Seeger|Staff writer /8&. ² 7KH 9LNLQJ JLUOV EDVNHWEDOO team led a balanced scoring attack and KHOG /XFN WR MXVW IRXU SRLQWV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW KDOI )ULGD\ 'HF 7KH 9LNLQJV KHOG WKH Cardinals to just two points in the second and third quarters combined, and had a 27-4 lead heading into the third quarter.

Luck coach Marty Messar complimented WKH 9LNLQJV IRU D ZHOO SOD\HG JDPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are a very skilled and well-prepared team. Though they may lack in numbers, they do have great skills at both HQGV RI WKH Ă RRU DQG DUH ZHOO FRDFKHG Âľ Lara Harlander, Ann Chenal and Taylor Alseth had 13, 12 and 11 points respectively, followed by Emily Amundson with four, Nicole Nelson, three and Makayla $UWKXUV WZR 7KH 9LNLQJV VKRW RI from 3-point range and were 6 of 10 from the foul line. Alseth led in rebounds with QLQH DQG $UWKXUV KDG VHYHQ 7KH 9LNLQJV totaled 15 steals with Harlander getting four steals and Chenal, Alseth, Arthurs and Amundson each with two steals.

The Cardinals were led by Raelyn Tretsven with six points, and Jenni Holdt and Angela Gore each had four. Brittany Donald and Emma Pedersen had two apiece. Tretsven and Holdt each had eight boards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to quickly patch up the wounded because we have SCF as our next conference opponent on Friday,â&#x20AC;?

Messar said.

St. Croix Falls 43, Grantsburg 29 ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Croix Falls SLFNHG XS WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRQIHUHQFH ZLQ RI the season against Grantsburg Friday, Dec. 5, led by a double-double from senior Mariah Rohm with 19 points and 15 rebounds, plus two steals. St. Croix Falls built a strong lead to start the game, leading 30-11 at halftime, and never looked back.

Other points totals from the Saints included Annalise Parks with nine, Katie

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:HEVWHU 8QLW\ BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Webster girls basketball team hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won a conference game since the 2010-11 season, according to wissports.net records, but on Friday, Dec. 5, the Tigers broke that losing streak with a win over the Unity Eagles.

Spring Valley 57, Unity 45 BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Unity girls basNHWEDOO WHDP LV VWLOO ORRNLQJ IRU WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW win of the season after dropping a hardIRXJKW JDPH DJDLQVW 6SULQJ 9DOOH\ 0RQday, Dec. 8. The game was still within reach for the Eagles in the second half of the game, trailing by just six points late in the third quarter. But Unity just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to stop the Cardinals scoring attack in the loss.

The Eagles will be entering conference play this Friday, Dec. 12, when they host Grantsburg, who is also looking for their Ă&#x20AC;UVW ZLQ RI WKH VHDVRQ 7KDW JDPH EHJLQV at 5:45 p.m.

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Pirates pass conference test against the Saints Vikings win on the road over Cardinals in conference opener Grantsburg 59, St. Croix Falls 53 Marty Seeger|Staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grantsburg dug out of an early hole and held onto a big victory over the Saints Friday, Dec. 5, during the West Lakeland Conference opener for both teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a big win for us. Probably a game we wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost last year. We had a balanced attack on offense and our defense did enough to allow us to hang around to give us a chance to win,â&#x20AC;? said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg.

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With a pair of points from Jaeger Staeven and 3-pointer by Jackson Gerber, the Pirates cut the Saints lead to eight. Jordan Knutson hit a baseline jumper at the EX]]HU WR HQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW TXDUWHU DQG WKH 3LUDWHV WUDLOHG ,Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR PLQutes of the second quarter Grantsburg put themselves back on top, and held onto WKHLU OHDG WKURXJKRXW WKH UHVW RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW half, clinging to a 30-29 lead at halftime.

The Saints went on another run in the third quarter, jumping out to a 40-33 lead at one point, but Knutson and Gerber both hit timely 3-pointers to keep the Pirates close. St. Croix Falls held a fourpoint lead heading into the fourth quarter and the Saints maintained a small lead with over four minutes to go in the game, but the Pirates never trailed by more than three points. They managed to tie the game and take a brief three-point lead before Neumann tied it back up at 51 with a 3-pointer with just over two minutes to play. The game ultimately came down to the free-throw line as both teams entered the bonus. Knutson shot 8 for 8 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to help seal the win for Grantsburg. .QXWVRQ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV IRU Grantsburg and Gerber added 17, which LQFOXGHG Ă&#x20AC;YH SRLQWHUV 6WDHYHQ DGGHG 10 points, Austin Olson had four and Richard Schneider had three. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some big games coming up.

We like the challenge of our schedule, so wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it any other way,â&#x20AC;? Hall-

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SRLQW IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKUHH PLQXWHV EHIRUH WKH Eagles went on a small run, eventually OHDGLQJ DIWHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW TXDUWHU In the second quarter Dylan Ruck and Jordan Lowe both chipped in points to give the Eagles a 15-3 lead, forcing a Boyceville time-out. It worked, as the Bulldogs came together, playing a physiFDO JDPH DQG JHWWLQJ DV FORVH DV Ă&#x20AC;YH points by halftime. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about as close as the Bulldogs would get the rest of the way as Unity gradually inched their way to a sizable lead, and comfortable win. It was the Eagles third straight win, as they remain unbeaten on the year ZKLOH DQWLFLSDWLQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRQIHUHQFH game of the year, at home against Grantsburg, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Frederic 55, Luck 45 LUCK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Frederic boys basketball team won their conference opener on the road against Luck Friday, Dec. 5, with a big offensive output from both Austin Kurkowski and Roman Poirier, who had 27 points and 22, respectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew it was going to be a tough game and it was. I think at times we were playing good basketball but we had too many lulls, mistakes or just lack of intensity,â&#x20AC;? said Luck coach Rick Giller.

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W I N T E R Nervous alumni Sports fans who came of age in the latter two-thirds of the 20th century are well aware of that epic undefeated season produced by the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1972 Miami Dolphins; an unblemished 17-0 season which culminated in a Super Bowl title.

It has been well- THE SPORTS documented since then, that each year surviving members of the Dolphins gather together to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne once the last NFL team falls from the ranks of the unbeaten. In this 2014 season, Dolphins alumni such as Larry Csonka, Bob Griese and Larry Little were able to celebrate after week four as the last undefeated NFL team fell to defeat.

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Lindberg, Robert Johnson, Hal Erickson, Joel Ryan, Craig Anderson, Ricky Thompson, Jeff Ryan, Ronnie Johnson, Terry Lemieux and other members of that championship squad gather at a remote Leader Land locale somewhere around the Ă&#x20AC;UVW 6DWXUGD\ LQ )HEUXDU\ WR FRPPHPRUDWH and celebrate once the current yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of the FHS boys have been eliminated from the conference title hunt. (Reportedly the coach of that championship team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ray Draxler â&#x20AC;&#x201C; does not attend the annual event.)

But after last Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impressive FHS road victory over conference favorite Luck, it looks like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance the 1983 squad PD\ Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ UHOLQTXLVK WKH EUDJJLQJ ULJKWV WR which theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve clung for these past 32 years.

Fans are still buzzing about the defensive job of Fredericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zane Matz, not to mention the electric performances of Roman Poirier and Austin Kurkowski LQ WKH 9LNHV SRLQW win in the Andy Dolny gymnasium at Luck.

(See game story elsewhere on these pages.)

Could this be the year that the 1983 team Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ IDGHV LQWR REVFXULW\ DQG )+6 HDUQV WKDW Ă&#x20AC;UVW ER\V FRQIHUHQFH EDVNHWEDOO WLWOH LQ 32 years? Time will tell.

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Regardless, Gophers and Badgers fans alike will be gathered in front of their televisions on Jan. 1, while devouring plates heaping with ham, turkey, potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole and tater tot hotdish. Go Badgers! Go Gophers!

And later, Go Buckeyes!

Buck board winner Remember when the â&#x20AC;&#x153;buck boardâ&#x20AC;? was a regional staple during the tradition-rich :LVFRQVLQ Ă&#x20AC;UHDUP GHHU VHDVRQ" :KR can forget DeNucciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buck-o-Rama?)

Thankfully, the tradition still lives on in a few pockets of Inter-County Leader Land.

And so, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hats off to Karl Johnson of rural Mudhen Lake who claimed the crown in the annual 2014 Johnson Lumber Company *buck board. Johnson earned the title with a nice 8-pointer shot at an undisclosed location not far from Falun. Local old-timers remember Johnson as a multisport star for the Grantsburg Pirates in the late 1960s who later went on to a college baseball career as

a pitcher at the University of Minnesota.

Previous Johnson Lumber buck-board winners include former Grantsburg athletes and sportsmen Mike Swenson, Curt Meyer, Tim Michel and Kevin Miller. *Since 1942 The sun sets at last Finally the Wisconsin DNR game managers will be doing away with the costly and time-consuming pain in the, uh, neck that is the deer registration system as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known it for many years.

This is especially good news for hunters who skin and process their own deer and for those who would rather spend more time in the woods instead of wasting prime hunting time (and fuel) hauling a carcass miles to a registration station.

Of course, those of us who like that outmoded old ritual will still be allowed to drive around with our truck tailgates open and a dead deer on display (even though that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been required for years). Also, we will still be permitted to visit our favorite tavern, convenience store or sporting goods shop with our electronically registered deer in tow. And who knows â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe then a photo of our buck will hit the Internet!

Siren boys basketball off to a 3-0 start Nearly upset by Webster Tuesday Siren 47, Flambeau 35 Marty Seeger|Staff writer FLAMBEAU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Siren boys basketball team is off to a 2-0 start after a big win

over Shell Lake Tuesday, Dec. 2, followed by a 47-35 road win over Flambeau three days later, Dec. 5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not play very well physically or mentally Friday night!â&#x20AC;? said Dragons coach Jon Ruud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early foul trouble took WZR RI RXU VWDUWHUV RII WKH Ă RRU IRU WKH UHVW RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW KDOI /XFNLO\ IRU XV RXU GHfense kept us in the game until we were DEOH WR SXW RXU SOD\HUV EDFN RQ WKH Ă RRU LQ

the third quarter. The second half was a different game for us, as we stayed on the Ă RRU DQG ZH JRW WKHLU WHDP LQWR IRXO WURXble resulting in a 13-point win for Siren.â&#x20AC;?

Ruud said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a bit early to decide if their win over Flambeau, who was projected to win the East Lakeland Conference, was an indication of the type of team Siren is. But the Dragons have plenty of tests ahead throughout the month of De-

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Neil Oustigoff led Siren with 19 points against the Falcons, and Bryce Highstrom added 12. Aaron Ruud had nine points.

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Frederic 60, Birchwood 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bobcats declawed.

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Polk County Deer Advisory Council bucks forestry and biologist concerns Garth Olson|Special to the Leader BALSAM LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; During the Polk County Deer Advisory Council meeting on Dec. 8 in Balsam Lake, the council voted 3-1 to maintain the size of the deer herd. The recommendation will be given to the Department of Natural Resources Board, which determines harvest goals.

The nearly three-hour meeting included a review of the 2014 deer season, in addition to comments from the public. A total RI Ă&#x20AC;YH DXGLHQFH PHPEHUV DWWHQGHG Hunter concerns during the public comments portion of the meeting included one hunter who expressed concern that archery season is too long and additional antlerless hunting seasons have hurt gun hunters. Another hunter stated that $2 deer tags have decimated the deer population. A lengthy discussion included input from audience members that deer tags, when issued next year, should be FRXQW\ VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F WR EHWWHU PDQDJH WKH KDUvest at the county level.

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minded hunters that compared to other VWDWHV :LVFRQVLQ DQG VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ 3RON County rank high in terms of deer hunting opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Polk County is a really productive county,â&#x20AC;? Carlisle said Carlisle also explained that a recommendation to decrease the herd size didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be taken as a giant reduction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A slight reduction could promote better antler development and a healthier herd,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Forestry reps expressed concern that the deer herd should be reduced from a purely forestry perspective.

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Chuck Ajer, a hunter from Clear Lake, VWDWHG KH ZDV VDWLVĂ&#x20AC;HG ZLWK WKH UHFRPmendation to maintain the current level of Polk Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deer herd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came tonight to voice my opinion,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Polk County Forest Administrator Jeremy Koslowski was the lone council vote to recommend a decrease in the herd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The social aspect of hunting really comes out in meetings like this,â&#x20AC;? Koslowski said after the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve

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&DUOLVOH DOVR Ă RDWHG WKH LGHD WR WKH council that a recommendation to maintain the herd may actually increase the herd past carrying capacity for habitat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can be sometimes hard to harvest enough deer to control the population of a productive unit,â&#x20AC;? Carlisle said.

Warm-up in forecast could weaken ice conditions MADISON - With temperatures forecast to reach into the 40-degree range this weekend, state conservation wardens are cautioning people interested in venturing onto our frozen lakes and rivers that due to the early-season snowfall many lakes have not had enough time to form thick, safe ice for winter fun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In all likelihood, the ice looks thicker and safer - than it actually is,â&#x20AC;? said Todd Schaller, chief warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best advice to follow is no matter what the month, consider all ice unpredictable.

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ing sources she has researched in the process, and that because so much of the projects is being funded either privately or through the community, through tax incremental funding or privately (with the hotel), it gives the project a real adGreg Marsten | Staff writer vantage.

ST. CROIX FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A much-anticiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;That resonates that the project is really pated update on the proposed Civic Aumoving ahead,â&#x20AC;? she said, noting at least ditorium rehabilitation and fundraising nine possible groups interested already, efforts took center stage on Tuesday, Dec. and as many as 10 more that may be ap9, at the St. Croix Falls Common Council propriate to approach for grant funding. meeting as consultant Danette Olsen outâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to watch the horizon line very lined her efforts on both the creation of carefully.â&#x20AC;? a Historic Structure Report and the posOlsen outlined the differences between sible donors to ask to bring the project to how foundations change their scope on fruition. what they support, especially after the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come a long Great Recession of 2008. She said many way,â&#x20AC;? Olsen said as she briefed the counof those philanthropic groups â&#x20AC;&#x153;put the cil on several areas she researched, includbrakes onâ&#x20AC;? their support, and kept the ing possible donors and grant options.

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Olsen said several of the groups are â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want people to be excited about accessibility and rest rooms, as well as en- â&#x20AC;&#x153;ready for another visitâ&#x20AC;? from her or the the programming there,â&#x20AC;? Olsen said. hanced space for storage, events, staff and cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representatives to make their case â&#x20AC;&#x153;Telling the story is part of what ener- performers as part of the adjacent project. for funding, and she encouraged the â&#x20AC;&#x153;That solves many of those challenges,â&#x20AC;? council and city administration to begizes the (possible) investors.â&#x20AC;?

Olsen said the building is unique in she said, while also making potential come well-versed on the theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story many ways, including the fact that it was investors realize that the city and com- and needs, to help with the marketing of built by the community, instead of as a munity are committed to the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the rehab project. completion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How it evolved, has put us legacy type of namesake theater.

She also has completed the common â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most (other theaters of the era) were in a good place.â&#x20AC;? grant application form, which is a reShe noted that because the building is quirement for many of the foundations as built by philanthropers,â&#x20AC;? Olsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ours was built by the people, for the on the National Historic Register, they D Ă&#x20AC;UVW VWHS WRZDUG JUDQW IXQGLQJ must respect the era of construction, but people.â&#x20AC;?

Olsen also revealed a portion of a marShe also gave a brief outline of what she also said that her research has found keting plan that includes a logo with the she hopes to see inside the theater after that due to cost restraints of the time, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civic (Auditorium) Pride - The Next 100 1916, the original builders may not have Years.â&#x20AC;? the rehab project. ´,PDJLQH Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV IURP QRZ ZLWK â&#x20AC;&#x153;completedâ&#x20AC;? some of the original dreams The rehab project is likely to commence six historic windows (now hidden) made for the building, which was originally soon, so it can be completed by the 100th visible again, allowing you to see every- GHVLJQHG DV D 9DXGHYLOOH VW\OH WKHDWHU anniversary of the theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction. thing, including what is now a very ugly She said several tiny architectural details, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an aggressive time line, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll admit,â&#x20AC;? suspended ceiling,â&#x20AC;? she said as she told painting and possibly even woodworking Olsen said, adding that she is starting to RI KHU KRSH WR VHH Ă&#x20AC;[WXUHV DSSRLQWPHQWV DQG Ă&#x20AC;[WXUHV VKRXOG EH GRQH WR WKH RULJL- outline possible grant sources for the upand furniture of the built era, highlighted nal plans, instead of how it ended up. coming 2015 grant cycle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I think we â&#x20AC;&#x153;That does gives us some artistic li- need that to keep ahead of the centennial by modern comforts, â&#x20AC;&#x153;things that celebrate the era of construction. A lot of my cense ... as long as (these upgrades) are (celebration) in 2017.â&#x20AC;? sympathetic to that era from a design percharge is how do we get there.â&#x20AC;?

Mayor Brian Blesi praised her report Olsen said she sees the rehab project spective,â&#x20AC;? she said, again pointing to the and also noted that the goal of the fundbeing even more relevant and appealing reasons it is listed on the register â&#x20AC;&#x153;is more raising was to make it so the city doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t with the recently established adjacent de- cultural than architectural.â&#x20AC;? have to approach their taxpayers for anyShe said the theater rehab project over- more money than necessary for the thevelopment project for a boutique hotel/ restaurant in the vacant lots beside the all costs could approach $1.5 million, aterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rehabilitation. which she said would be her target goal theater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go to the She noted that the adjacent project will for fundraising and grant reaches. public (with a request),â&#x20AC;? Blesi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will we get that much? I would guess this (house restoration) sets the table for solve some of the foibles the theater has, because of its age and construction limits probably no,â&#x20AC;? she admitted, but she out- the next 100 years of performances.â&#x20AC;? of the time, from elevators to handicapped lined as many as 100 philanthropic fundThe city council will meet individually

with Olsen in the coming weeks for background, and will also include the Festival Theater board of directors in future approaches, as Olsen thinks that some of the grant requests would be more efIHFWLYH FRPLQJ IURP WKHP DV D QRQSURĂ&#x20AC;W organization, than from the city proper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to make it,â&#x20AC;? Blesi said with a grin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to make it happen.â&#x20AC;?

,Q RWKHU FRXQFLO EXVLQHVV â&#x20AC;˘ There was a lengthy discussion on the progress of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new wastewater treatment plant project, and a few changes suggested from the original scope of work, such as an improved roof and containment vault for the digester, which is in need of a major upgrades since its construction in 1953.

Project engineer John Herdegan gave an update on the need for the digester upgrades, as well as several other small changes they hope to have the council approve as they approach the fourth and Ă&#x20AC;QDO VWDJH RI WKH ::73 SURFHVV â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the sticky phase,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the last big hurdle to get over.â&#x20AC;?

The council quizzed Herdegan on several of the changes, and in the end approved a change order of $7,314 for several changes, with no major change orders expected in the future. â&#x20AC;˘ The council expressed regret on news that Linatex, Inc. is closing its St. Croix Falls facility next summer, leading to the loss of approximately 50 jobs. There was much discussion on the impact as well as ways the city can work to assist with not RQO\ PLWLJDWLQJ WKH HIIHFW EXW DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ tenants for the facility, which is leased. â&#x20AC;˘ Jon Cermin, of the Rotary Club, asked the city to consider a policy on how to place and possibly maintain several Little Free Libraries they have constructed, which gives people an option for a few select books at various locations, such as in parks, hospital or near the boat landing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nationwide program,â&#x20AC;? Cermin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But there are some possible issues ...â&#x20AC;?

He noted things like a possible hornetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nest, broken glass or the like, and asked the city to address that, as well as the placement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to continue to build more of these,â&#x20AC;? Cermin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we need to be sure we have a place for them.â&#x20AC;?

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks and recreation committee will address the concerns in the near future.

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Deborah  J.  Riegel,  Unknown Spouse  of  Deborah  J.  Riegel,  Jake  L.  Riegel,  Unknown  Spouse  of  Jake  L.  Riegel, Defendants.

NOTICE  OF  FORECLOSURE  SALE Case  No.:  14CV160 Case  Code:  30404 Judge:  Jeffery  L.  Anderson PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  Judgment  of  Foreclosure  entered  September  29,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $197,489.47,  the  Polk  County  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  property  at  public  auction  as  fol-­ lows: DATE/TIME:  January  6,  2015,  at  10  a.m.

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

TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  Sheriff  at  sale  in  cash  or  by  certified  check.   Balance  due  within  10  days  of  court  approval.  Purchaser  is  responsible  for  payment  of  all  transfer  taxes  and  recording  fees.   Sale  is  AS  IS  in  all  respects  and  sub-­ ject  to  all  liens  and  encum-­ brances.

DESCRIPTION:  A  parcel  of  land  in  the  Northwest  1/4  of  the  Northeast  1/4  and  in  Government  Lot  2  of  Section  25,  Township  34  North,  Range  18  West,  described  as  follows:   Commencing  at  the  North  1/4  corner  of  said  Section  25;Íž  thence  North  89   deg.  59â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  11â&#x20AC;?  East  25.92  feet;Íž  thence  South  01  deg.  51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  49â&#x20AC;?  West  385.46  feet;Íž  thence  South  32  deg.  36â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  18â&#x20AC;?  East  179.18  feet;Íž  thence  South  52  deg.  12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  03â&#x20AC;?  East  418.54  feet;Íž  thence  South  49  deg.  51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  12â&#x20AC;?  East  209.90  feet;Íž  thence  South  42  deg.  53â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  16â&#x20AC;?  East  159.54  feet;Íž  thence  South  80  deg.  East  100  feet;Íž  thence  South  30  deg.  East  92  feet;Íž  thence  South  03  deg.  21â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  11â&#x20AC;?  West  165.5  feet;Íž  thence  South  4  deg.  10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  33â&#x20AC;?  West  311.30  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning;Íž  thence  North  80  deg.  39â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  59â&#x20AC;?  West  215.09  feet,  more  or  less,  to  a  point  which  is  North  52  deg.  14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  27â&#x20AC;?  East  194.39  feet  from  the  Northwest  corner  of  Lot  4  of  Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Subdivision  of  Hungerford  Point;Íž  thence  North  20  deg.  14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  42â&#x20AC;?  West  102.45  feet;Íž  thence  North  06  deg.  51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  12â&#x20AC;?  West  41.05  feet;Íž  thence  North  23  deg.  21â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  12â&#x20AC;?  West  90.27  feet;Íž  thence  North  05  deg.  13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  02â&#x20AC;?  West  53.12  feet;Íž  thence  North  89  deg.  44â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  37â&#x20AC;?  East  324.88  feet;Íž  thence  South  04  deg.  10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  33â&#x20AC;?  West  311.30  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning.   Said  land  being  in  the  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1369  Hungerford  Point,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024  The  common  address  is  for  reference  pur-­ poses  only.

Peter  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Drafted  by: Eckberg,  Lammers,  Briggs,  Wolff  &  Vierling,  PLLP Amanda  E.  Prutzman, #1060975 Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 430  Second  Street Hudson,  WI  54016 715-­386-­3733 Eckberg  Lammers  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  behalf  and  any  information  we  obtain  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  If  you  are  currently  in  bankruptcy  or  have  been  discharged  in  bankruptcy,  this  is  not  an  attempt  to  collect  the  debt  from  you  personally.

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Laura  L.  Humphrey 1691  200th  Ave. Centuria,  WI  54824-­7124 Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Case  Code:  30301 Case  No.  14CV357

THE  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN To  each  person  named  above  as  a  Defendant(s): You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  Plaintiff  named  above  has  filed  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  against  you.  The  Com-­ plaint,  which  is  attached,  states  the  nature  and  basis  of  the  legal  action.

Within  forty  (40)  days  of   December  10,  2014,  you  must  respond  with  a  written  answer,  as  that  term  is  used  in  chapter  802  of  the  Wisconsin  Statutes,  to  the  Complain.  The  court  may  reject  or  disregard  an  answer  that  does  not  follow  the  require-­ ments  of  the  statutes.  The  answer  must  be  sent  or  deliv-­ ered  to  the  court,  whose  address  is  Lois  Hoff,  Clerk  of  Circuit  Court,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Ste.  300,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810,  and  to  Messerli  &  Kramer  PA,  Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attorney,  whose  address  is  3033  Campus  Drive,  Ste.  250,  Plymouth,  MN  55441.  You  may  have  an  attor-­ ney  help  or  represent  you.

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

MESSERLI  &  KRAMER  PA Bradley  R.  Armstrong #1096194 3033  Campus  Drive,  Ste.  250 Plymouth,  MN  55441 Phone:  763-­548-­7900 Fax:  763-­548-­7922 >5(?37

(Dec.  10,  17,  24) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Frandsen  Bank  &  Trust  formerly  known  as  Rural  American  Bank  -­  Luck, Plaintiff, vs.

Richard  J.  Lysdahl Karen  P.  Cook, Cincinnatic  Insurance  Company Equable  Ascent  Financial,  LLC fka  Hilco  Receivables,  LLC, Access, Burnett  Medical  Center Cumberland  Clinic Defendants.

NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE Case  No.:  13  CV  215 Case  Code:  30404 By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  judgment  entered  in  the  above-­ entitled  action  on  the  15th  day  of  January,  2014,  I  will  sell  at  pub-­ lic  auction  at  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  on  the  20th  day  of  January,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m.,  all  of  the  following  described  mortgaged  premises,  to-­wit: Lot  One  (1)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  4864,  Recorded  in  Volume  21  of  CSMs,  Page  191,  Document  No.  699600,  located  in  the  Northeast  Quar-­ ter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter,  (NE1/4  SE1/4),  Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter  (SE1/4  SW1/4),  Sec-­ tion  Twenty-­eight  (28),  Town-­ ship  Thirty-­seven  (37)  North,  Range  Seventeen  (17)  West,  Town  of  West  Sweden  and  in  Lot  Five  (5)  of  William  J.  Starrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Subdivision  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (NW1/4  SE1/4),  Section  Twenty-­eight  (28),  Township  Thirty-­seven  (37)  North,  Range  Seventeen  (17)  West,  Village  of  Frederic,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1554  State  Road  48,  Frederic,  WI  54837.

TERMS  OF  THE  SALE:  Cash  due  upon  confirmation  of  sale.

DOWNPAYMENT:  Ten  Percent  (10%)  of  amount  bid  by  certi-­ fied  check  due  at  time  of  sale.

Dated  at  Balsam  Lake,  Wis-­ consin,  this  20th  day  of  November,  2014.

Peter  M.  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin GRINDELL  LAW  OFFICES,  S.C. P.O.  Box  585 Frederic,  WI  54837 715-­327-­5561

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(Dec.  3,  10,  17) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY BRANCH  I ANCHORBANK,  fsb individually  and  as  assignee  of S  &  C  BANK Plaintiff vs.

ROY  F.  SLATER BETH  E.  SLATER ROBERT  ROUTE a/k/a  ROBERT  L.  ROUTE HOLLIS  ROUTE a/k/a  HOLLY  ROUTE Defendants.

Case  No:  14CV171 Case  Code:  30404

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NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE By  virtue  of  a  Judgment  of  Foreclosure  and  Sale  entered  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  July  28,  2014,  the  undersigned  Sher-­ iff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  front  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin   54810  on  the  3rd  day  of  February,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m.,  the  real  estate  and  mortgaged  premises  directed  by  the  Judgment  to  be  sold,  therein  described  as  follows:   A  parcel  of  land  in  the  North-­ east  Quarter  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  (NE  1/4  of  NW  1/4),  Section  Thirty-­three  (33),  Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West,  City  of  Amery,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  described  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a  point  595  feet  East  and  10  feet  North  of  the  Southwest  corner  of  the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  Northwest  Quarter,  Section  33,  Township  33  North,  Range  16  West  in  the  City  of  Amery;͞  thence  East  200  feet;͞  thence  North  320  feet;͞  thence  West  200  feet;͞  thence  South  320  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning.

PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  217  Broadway  Street,  Amery,  WI. TERMS  OF  SALE:  Cash.

DOWN  PAYMENT:  A  deposit  of  10%  of  sale  price  to  be  depos-­ ited  in  cash  or  by  certified  check  with  the  Sheriff  at  the  time  of  sale;͞  balance  to  be  paid  by  cash  or  certified  check  within  ten  days  after  confir-­ mation  of  sale.

Dated  this  1st  day  of  Decem-­ ber,  2014.

Peter  M.  Johnson, Polk  County  Sheriff Donald  R.  Marjala  -­  Lawyer Spangler  Flory,  LLP P.O.  Box  1165 Eau  Claire,  Wis.  54702-­1165 (715)  830-­9771 Attorneys  for  Plaintiff  Pursuant  to  the  Fair  Debt  Col-­ Lection  Practices  Act  (15  U.S.C.  Section  1692),  We  are  required  to  state  that  we  are  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  behalf  and  any  information  we  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants.

Case  Type:  30404 Case  No.:   14CV173 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Amended  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judgment  entered  and  filed  in  the  above-­ entitled  action  effective  nunc  pro  tunc  to  October  3,  2014,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wiscon-­ sin,  will  sell  the  following  described  real  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  December  30,  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:  Part  of  the  SE  1/4  of  the  NW  1/4  of  Section  33,  Township  33  North,  Range  16  West,  City  of  Amery,  Polk  County,  Wiscon-­ sin,  described  as  follows:  Commencing  at  the  South  1/4  corner  of  Section  33;Íž  thence  North  (assumed  bearing)  along  the  North-­South  1/4  Section  line  2307.20  feet;Íž  WKHQFH 6RXWK Ă&#x203A; Âś ´ :HVW 639.80  feet  to  the  center  line  of  Otis  Street;Íž  thence  North  Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW DORQJ WKH FHQWHU line  of  Otis  Street  725.15  feet  to  a  point  which  is  30  feet  PRUH RU OHVV IURP WKH ZDWHUÂśV edge  of  the  Apple  River;Íž  then  along  the  meander  line  along  WKH ULYHU 1RUWK Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW 40.81  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning  of  the  parcel  to  be  described;Íž  continuing  thence  along  the  meander  line  of  the  ULYHU 1RUWK Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW IHHW WKHQFH 6RXWK Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW 126.00  feet;Íž  thence  South  Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW IHHW WR D point  which  is  30  feet  more  or  OHVV IURP WKH ZDWHUÂśV HGJH RI the  Apple  River  and  the  end  of  the  meander  line;Íž  thence  6RXWK Ă&#x203A; Âś :HVW IHHW to  a  point  on  a  horizontal  curve;Íž  thence  Westerly  along  the  arc  of  a  curve  whose  origin  lies  to  the  North  and  whose  FKRUG EHDUV 6RXWK Ă&#x203A; Âś ´ West  70.00  feet;Íž  thence  North  Ă&#x203A; Âś :HVW IHHW WKHQFH 1RUWK Ă&#x203A; Âś :HVW IHHW to  a  point  in  the  Easterly  right  of  way  line  of  Otis  Street;Íž  WKHQFH 1RUWK Ă&#x203A; Âś (DVW DORQJ said  Easterly  right  of  way  line  64.94  feet;Íž  thence  North  Ă&#x203A; Âś :HVW IHHW WR WKH point  of  beginning;Íž  including  all  those  lands  lying  between  the  PHDQGHU OLQH DQG WKH ZDWHUÂśV edge.

(FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ lieves  that  the  property  address  is  601  Otis  Avenue,  Amery,  Wisconsin).

Dated:  November  20,   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/#17283 >5(?37

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(Dec.  3,  10,  17) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Royal  Credit  Union, a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  credit  union, 200  Riverfront  Terrace Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Angela  M.  Mazaika P.O.  Box  13 Nelson,  Wisconsin  54756, Central  Bank a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 2104  Hastings  Avenue Newport,  Minnesota  55055,

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

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2.  The  decedent,  with  the  date  of  birth  March  13,  1933,  and  date  of  death  Oct.  1,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  2080  Poplar  Lane,  Dresser,  WI  54009.

3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice.

4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  February  27,  2015.

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

Jenell  L.  Anderson Probate  Registrar November  19,  2014 Timothy  J.  Laux 204  3rd  Ave.,  Ste.  103 P.O.  Box  456 Osceola,  WI  54020 715-­294-­4161

Bar  No.  1006593 >5(?37

Bank  National  Association  ND Plaintiff, vs.

MICKIE  MILLER,  et  al.

Defendants.

File  No.  13CV153 WI12098K NOTICE  OF  SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SALE By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  Judgment  of  Foreclosure  en-­ tered  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  April  22,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $145,821.91,  I  will  sell  at  public  auction  in  the  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Cen-­ ter,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  WI  54810,  on  Jan-­ uary  20,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m.,  the  following  described  premises: Lot  Fifteen  (15),  Block  Eight  (8),  Original  Plat  of  the  City  of  Amery,  Polk  County,  Wis. TERMS  OF  SALE:  Down  pay-­ ment  of  not  less  than  ten  per-­ cent  (10%)  of  the  bid  price  in  cash,  or  certified  or  cashier  check,  balance  due  within  ten  (10)  days  after  confirmation  of  sale.  Property  will  be  sold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS  ISâ&#x20AC;?  and  is  subject  to  real  estate  taxes  and  a  third  party  purchaser  is  responsible  for  payment  of  the  Transfer  Fee. Dated  this  3rd  day  of  Decem-­ ber,  2014.

Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin Document  drafted  by: C.  Anthony  Crnic WI  Bar  No.  1090507 Klatt,  Odekirk,  Augustine,  Sayer,  Treinen  &  Rastede,  P.C. 925  E  4th  St. Waterloo,  IA  50703 Ph.  319-­234-­2530 Fax.  319-­232-­6341 Email  tcrnic@klatt-­law.com The  above  property  is  located  at:  221  Church  Ave,  Amery,  WI  54001. >5(?37

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Notices/ Employment opportunity (Dec.  10,  17,  24) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF CAROL  KJESETH Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  14PR89 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed.

2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  March  26,  1938,  and  date  of  death  September  21,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mail-­ ing  address  of  1472  60th  Avenue,  Amery,  WI  54001.

3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice.

4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  March  16,  2015.

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

Jenell  L. Anderson Probate  Registrar December  3,  2014 Peter  E.  Grosskopf Grosskopf  Law  Office,  LLC 1324  W.  Clairemont  Avenue,  #10 Eau  Claire,  WI  54701 715-­835-­6196

Bar  No.  01010288 >5(?37

(Dec.  10,  17,  24) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF JANICE  MAE  BANDA DOB:  11/6/1938 Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  14-­PR-­88 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed.

2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  November  6,  1938,  and  date  of  death  August  21,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mail-­ ing  address  of  2727  130th  Street,  Luck,  WI  54853.

3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice.

4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estate  is  March  16,  2015.

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

Jenell  L. Anderson Probate  Registrar December  3,  2014 David  L.  Grindell Grindell  Law  Offices,  S.C. P.O.  Box  585 Frederic,  WI  54837 715-­327-­5561

Bar  No.:  1002628 >5(?37

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OFFICE INCUMBENT Chairman Dan  King Supervisor Bruce  Paulsen Supervisor Monte  Tretsven Treasurer Jill  Cook Clerk Patsy  Gustafson

POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recycling  Center  Manager $23.80/hr.

Parks,  Buildings  &  Solid  Waste Responsible  for  maintaining  the  operations  of  the  Recycling  Center,  adhering  to  all  local,  state  and  federal  regulations,  including  the  DNR  rules  and  regulations  with  respect  to  solid  waste  and  recycling.

Full  Time  -­  40  hr./week Deadline  to  apply:  Dec.  19,  2014 Associate  Support  Specialist $12.48/hr.

District  Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Office Provide  general  administrative  support,  performs  receptionist,  transcription  and  clerical  duties.

Part  Time  -­  2.5  days  per  week Deadline  to  apply:  Dec.  22,  2014 3 YOU  MUST  COMPLETE  AN  ONLINE  APPLICATION  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE.  For  complete  job  description,  position  require-­ ments,  application  and  details,  please  visit  our  website  at  www.co.polk.wi.us,  Employment  Opportunities.  AA/EEOC

Welcome Home Quality Care, LLC is looking for a

Full-Time Caregiver For Our Adult Family Home In Siren Weekdays.

Second shift (2-10 p.m.).

Please call 715-349-4663 or visit www.WelcomeHomeQualityCare.com

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NOTICE  IS  FURTHER  GIVEN,  that  a  town  caucus  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  candidates  to  appear  on  the  spring  election  ballot  for  the  above-­listed  offices  will  be  sche-­ duled  at  a  regular  town  meeting  on  December  23.  The  caucus  will  be  held  on  a  date  no  sooner  than  January  6,  2015,  and  not  later  than  January  27,  2015.  Notice  of  the  scheduled  date  of  the  caucus  will  be  given  at  least  five  days  before  the  caucus.

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

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(Dec.  10) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT BARRON  COUNTY Nicholas  V.  Davis The  Law  Firm  of  Williams  &  Davis 314  Keller  Avenue  North Amery,  WI  54001 Plaintiff(s), vs.

Daniel  R.  Bruce 2118  60th  Street Luck,  WI  54853 Defendant(s).

SMALL  CLAIMS PUBLICATION  SUMMONS  AND  NOTICE  OF  FILING Case  No.  14  SC  1078 TO  THE  PERSON(S)  NAMED  ABOVE  AS  DEFENDANT(S): You  are  being  sued  by  the  per-­ son(s)  named  above  as  Plain-­ tiff(s).  A  copy  of  the  claim  has  been  sent  to  you  at  your  ad-­ dress  as  stated  in  the  caption  above.

The  lawsuit  will  be  heard  in  the  following  Small  Claims  Court:  Barron  County  Courthouse,  715-­ 537-­6265,  Branch  3,  1420  State  Hwy.  25  North,  Barron,  WI  54812,  on  the  following  date and  time:  Dec.  29,  2014,  11  a.m.  If  you  do  not  attend  the  hear-­ ing,  the  court  may  enter  a  judg-­ ment  against  you  in  favor  of  the  person(s)  suing  you.  A  copy  of  the  claim  has  been  sent  to  you  at  your  address  as  stated  in  the  caption  above.  A  judgment  may  be  enforced  as  provided  by  law.  A  judgment  awarding  money  may  become  a  lien  against  any  real  estate  you  own  now  or  in  the  future,  and  may  also  be  enforced  by  garnishment  or  sei-­ zure  of  property.

You  may  have  the  option  to  Answer  without  appearing  in  court  on  the  court  date  by  filing  a  written  Answer  with  the  clerk  of  court  before  the  court  date.  You  must  send  a  copy  of  your  Answer  to  the  Plaintiff(s)  named  above  at  their  address.  You  may  contact  the  clerk  of  court  at  the  telephone  number  above  to  determine  if  there  are  other  methods  to  answer  a  Small  Claims  complaint  in  that  county.

If  you  need  help  in  this  matter  because  of  a  disability,  please  call  715-­537-­6265.

Nicholas  V.  Davis 715-­268-­8901 Bar  No.:  1078967 314  Keller  Avenue  North Amery,  WI  54001

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The  Town  of  Georgetown  is  taking  bids  for  grinding  asphalt  in  2015.  1.2  miles  of  existing  asphalt  is  to  be  ground  on  230th  Avenue  in  the  Town  of  Georgetown.  Work  must  be  completed  by  May  31,  2015.  Please  send  all  bids  to  Town  of  Georgetown,  Attn:  Clerk,  1847  100th  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810.  For  information  and  specifications,  Please  call  Andy  Mangelsen,  Town  Supervisor,  at  715-­857-­5323.

All  bids  must  be  received  by  December  12,  2014.  Bids  will  be  opened  on  December  16,  2014,  at  the  regularly  scheduled  monthly  town  board  meeting.  Upon  acceptance  of  the   bid,  the  contractor  must  submit  a  schedule  of  when  work  will  be  com-­ pleted.

The  town  reserves  the  right  to  reject  any  or  all  bids.

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Applications are available at www.burnettdairy.com/employment Applying for the position: You can apply for this position at: Burnett Dairy Office, 11631 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 54840 or send your resume and application to jobs@burnettdairy.com.

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Special Education Aide at Grantsburg Middle School Job Description: This person will assist students at Grantsburg Middle School, support classroom instruction, supervise the playground during recesses and perform office duties as assigned.

Hours: This position is 7 hours a day, 4 days a week for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year.

Qualifications: State certification as a Special Education Aide. A two-year degree or equivalent education is necessary to meet our NCLB highly qualified standards. Experience is preferred.

Rate of Pay: Per contract schedule.

Requirements: The ideal candidate for this position will be highly professional, confident and possess a great deal of patience. He/she must have the desire and ability to work with children. The person will have a studentcentered approach; being able to perform a wide array of duties while establishing a nurturing learning environment. Must be able to work collaboratively, follow written and/or oral directions and maintain good work habits. Computer skills are preferred.

How to Apply: Complete a district application and submit a letter of interest. Please include an email address and current references in your application materials.

Position will close when filled.

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St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Methodist Church invites you to join them as they worship with their sister church, Holy Trinity (County Rd. I, Centuria), on Sunday, December 21, for the Christmas Cantata: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Came Down at Christmas.â&#x20AC;?

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Wednesday Souper Service will resume on January 7, at 5 p.m.

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1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Dan Dowling, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 715-689-2467

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STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4475

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Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making â&#x20AC;˘ Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

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

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

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

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

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Center Arena, Siren

Saturday, December 13, 2014 Starting At 2 p.m.

Ending At 6 p.m.

1. Varsity Girls vs. Chippewa Falls At 3 p.m.

2. Varsity Boys vs. Moose Lake at 5 p.m.

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Phone 715-268-2020 Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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)UHGHULF â&#x20AC;˘ 6L[WK WKURXJK WK JUDGH KROLGD\ FRQFHUW at the school, 7 p.m., frederic.k12.wi.us. â&#x20AC;˘ 5693 GHDGOLQH IRU WK WK JUDGHU NQLWWLQJ FOXE -DQ )HE at the elementary school, 715-327-4868.

6W &URL[ )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ ´+DQV %ULQNHU RU 7KH 6LOYHU 6NDWHVÂľ at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 2 & 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387.

*UDQWVEXUJ â&#x20AC;˘ 'LDEHWHV VXSSRUW JURXS PHHWLQJ at the medical center, 5 p.m., 715-463-5353 to register.

THURSDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x201C;

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â&#x20AC;˘ 1LQWK WKURXJK WK JUDGH FRQFHUW 7:30 p.m., lucksd. k12.wi.us.

â&#x20AC;˘ 6W &URL[ 9DOOH\ %HHNHHSHUV PHHWLQJ at Peace Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., stcroixbeekeepers.org.

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â&#x20AC;˘ 0LGGOH KLJK VFKRRO FRQFHUW 7-9 p.m., siren.k12.wi.us.

â&#x20AC;˘ WK WK JUDGH KROLGD\ SURJUDP at the school, 6:30 p.m., frederic.k12.wi.us.

0LOOWRZQ â&#x20AC;˘ )ULHQGV RI 9LFWLPV RI 9LROHQFH VXSSRUW JURXS at North Valley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233. â&#x20AC;˘ )ULHQGV PHHWLQJ at the library, 6 p.m. 715-825-2313.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ 1RUWKZRRGV )O\HUV ([SHULPHQWDO $LUFUDIW $VVRF &OXE PHHWV at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.

6W &URL[ )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ 7KH /DWFK EUHDVWIHHGLQJ PRPV JURXS PHHWLQJ at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576. â&#x20AC;˘ )UHH FODVV RQ &DQYD FRPSXWHU GHVLJQ WRRO 6-7 p.m., 715-483-1777.

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)UHGHULF â&#x20AC;˘ +HDG LQMXU\ VXSSRUW JURXS at the library, 2 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘ 1HOVRQ 6FKRRO &KULVWPDV SURJUDP 10 a.m. & 1 p.m., 715-463-2455.

â&#x20AC;˘ :LQWHU KROLGD\ VDOH at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715825-2313.

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6W &URL[ )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ )DZQ 'RH 5RVD¡V 6DQWD 3DZV 'D\V 6DQWD SKRWRV Sat. noon-3 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-483-3772.

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Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ )OX VKRWV at the health department, 9 a.m.-noon, 715485-8500. â&#x20AC;˘ 3RFR 3HQQHUV PHHWLQJ at the library building, 2 p.m., 715-648-5244. â&#x20AC;˘ 7KLUG JUDGH FRQFHUW at Unity School, 2:30-3:30 p.m., 715-825-3515.

)DOXQ â&#x20AC;˘ )UHH EUHDG GLVWULEXWLRQ every Friday until further notice at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.

+HUWHO â&#x20AC;˘ 6W &URL[ 75$,/6 <RXWK &RQIHUHQFH at St. Croix Tribal Gym, 9 a.m., 800-236-2195, ext. 5310.

Lewis â&#x20AC;˘ 9): 3RVW PHHWLQJ at the hall, 11 a.m.

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â&#x20AC;˘ &KULVWPDV at the Fort. 0XVLF VOHLJK ULGHV 6DQWD HWF 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 715-866-8890, theforts.org.

)DOXQ â&#x20AC;˘ &KULVWPDV FRRNLH ZDON at Trinity Lutheran Church, 911 a.m., or until sold out.

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â&#x20AC;˘ &UH[ 0HDGRZV 1DWXUH 3KRWRJUDSK\ &OXE PHHWV at Crex, 10-11:30 a.m., 715-463-2739.

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:HEVWHU â&#x20AC;˘ 8VHG ERRN VDOH at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-8667697. â&#x20AC;˘ )DPLO\ )XQ 'D\ at Fresh Start Coffee Roasters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 6DQWD VOHLJK ULGHV JRRGLHV, websterwisconsin.com. â&#x20AC;˘ &RRNLH ZDON at Grace United Methodist Church, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ 6DQWD YLVLW IRU WKH NLGV at Crow Bar, 1-3 p.m., 715866-4777.

â&#x20AC;˘ Powwow at St. Croix Tribal Gym, 1-10 p.m., 800-2362195, ext. 5310.

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â&#x20AC;˘ &KULVWPDV EDNH VDOH at Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, A&H, 9 a.m.-noon.

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6W &URL[ )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ 6DLQWV +ROLGD\ )HVW D PXVLF GHSW IXQGUDLVHU at the high school, 3:20-7:20 p.m.

:HEVWHU â&#x20AC;˘ &KULVWPDV GLQQHU 5-6:30 p.m. FRQFHUW 7 p.m., at the school.

TUESDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2DC; &ODP )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ &RIIHH KRXU at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Dresser â&#x20AC;˘ &DUHJLYHU VXSSRUW JURXS PHHWLQJ at Peace Lutheran Church, 2 p.m., 715-755-2515.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ 5XE\¡V 3DQWU\ at Home & Away Ministries. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. $20 donation. Distribution noon-1 p.m., 715472-2535.

6W &URL[ )DOOV â&#x20AC;˘ Baby and Me at the medical center, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

:HEVWHU â&#x20AC;˘ %XUQHWW &RXQW\ 'HPRFUDWV PHHWLQJ at Whitetail Wilderness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY/Ĺ&#x201C;Ĺ&#x2122; Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ )ULHQGV RI WKH /LEUDU\ PHHWLQJ 6:30 p.m., 715-4853215.

*UDQWVEXUJ â&#x20AC;˘ /LWWOH :LOGOLIHUV at Crex Meadows, 1-2 p.m., 715-4632900, crexmeadows.org.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ 3RYHUW\ WDVN IRUFH PHHWLQJ at the government center, Room 615, 1 p.m.