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• WED., DECEMBER 3, 2014 • VOLUME 82 • NO. 16 • 2 SECTIONS Measuring the trip

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),567 5($' LUCK - A 61-year-old rural Luck woman was released earlier this month from the burn unit at Regions Hospital in St. Paul after suffering severe burns to her hand, back and face in a house explosion that occurred Wednesday, Nov. 5. The woman’s son, Peter Miller, said she is healing from skin grafts on the back of both hands and EDFN RI KHU QHFN 6KH ZDV RQH RI Ă€YH SHRSOH LQFOXGLQJ WZR \RXQJ FKLOGUHQ ZKR VXIfered injuries and smoke inhalation from an apparent liquid propane explosion at the family’s trailer home in the Town of Bone Lake. The home was uninsured. “We have been getting support from many people in Wisconsin and Minnesota, so I’d like to send a great big thank-you to those people,â€? noted Miller. A site has been established on youcaring.com for anyone wishing to donate to the family. Thus far more than $2,000 has been raised, with a $10,000 goal. The site’s address is: youcaring.com/ help-a-neighbor/help-the-miller-family-following-home-explosion/258853#.VHPovfy5zKi.facebook. - Gary King with submitted information ••• RICE LAKE - The public is invited to a forum on issues concerning the health and well-being of residents in Barron and Polk counties on Monday evening, Dec. 8. The forum will take place at 6 p.m. in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall on the UW-Barron County campus. This forum is hosted by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences core course titled Creativity and Problem-Solving, taught by professors Mary Hoeft and Julie Tharp. According to Hoeft, members of the student panels carefully UHVHDUFKHG WKHLU WRSLFV DQG LGHQWLĂ€HG PHQWRUV LQ %DUURQ DQG 3RON &RXQW\ ZKR ZRUNHG with them to assure that their research was accurate, current and relevant. Engaging with mentors and serving the community are essential elements of the BAAS degree. A few of the topics students will address include methamphetamine use, bullying of LGBTQ students, hiring challenges faced by rural schools, and the need for residents WR KDYH Ă X VKRWV )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ FRQFHUQLQJ WKH QHZ IRXU \HDU EDFFDODXUHDWH degree now being offered at the UW-Barron County, contact Deb Neuheisel at 715-2348176, ext. 5445. - from UWBC ••• STATEWIDE - Problem gamblers in Wisconsin can now connect with the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling online. With the launch of its new website earlier this year, WCPG is now offering a live chat option through its website wiproblemgamblers.org. “It’s important for problem gamblers to be able to reach us in as many ways as possible,â€? said Rose Gruber, WCPG executive director. If it is an emergency, the person is asked to call Wisconsin’s Problem Gambling Helpline (800-GAMBLE-5), which is available 24/7. The WCPG is funded by a public awareness grant from the state of Wisconsin and additional funding from donors, including Wisconsin Native American tribes. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling helpline at 800-GAMBLE-5 for FRQĂ€GHQWLDO KHOS - from WCPG

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2WHND WR VSHDN DW 1HZ +RSH FKXUFK GRANTSBURG - Benjamin Oteka from northern Uganda will be speaking in Grantsburg at New Hope Lutheran Church on Sunday, Dec. 7, at their 9:30 a.m. service and then again after their fellowship hour. Oteka will also be sharLQJ DW WKH :LOGHUQHVV )HOORZship at the fellowship center on Sunday from 6:30 - 8 p.m., with a time of fellowship and dessert following. Oteka is a guest and friend of local missionary Diane Brask. Oteka was born in a mud hut in an African village in northern Uganda. At the age of 10, he had a dramatic encounter with Jesus during which Jesus called him to tell everyone he could about him. Immediately following that experience a spark was ignited in Oteka’s %HQMDPLQ 2WHND IURP QRUWKHUQ heart to reach everyone he 8JDQGD ZLOO VSHDN DW 1HZ +RSH could for Jesus. He started /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK LQ *UDQWVEXUJ right in his own small, Ugan- 6XQGD\ PRUQLQJ 'HF DQG DW WKH dan village. People in Uganda :LOGHUQHVV )HOORZVKLS RQ 6XQGD\ and South Sudan know Oteka HYHQLQJ z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG as the one with the guts to give the invitation to “come, alive or deadâ€? to his crusade meetings. He wants everyone to come and see the active display of love and power by the only living God. The preaching of God’s word, followed by miracles, brings hundreds of thousands to salvation wherHYHU KH JRHV ,Q $IULFD KH LV NQRZQ DV ´Ă€UH OLJKWHUÂľ IRU WKH move of God, and a vessel of God’s miracles. His desire wherever he travels in the world is to awaken the church to the power and presence of God and see people put their trust in him. Oteka speaks in churches, conferences, seminars and leadership training venues. He speaks to political leaders, ministers, pastors and bishops on national levels, regarding the role of the church in national transformation. A love offering will be taken for Oteka and his work in Uganda – with submitted information

7R SHUIRUP IRU 3UHVLGHQW 2EDPD DULUTH, Minn. — An Ojibwe linguist and St. Scholastica faculty member was in Washington, D.C. this week because his children were selected to sing for President Obama at the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference. Michael Sullivan, assistant professor of Ojibwemowin at St. Scholastica and an Anishinaabe linguist from the Lac Courte Oreilles band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Wisconsin, traveled to the U.S. Capitol with his wife and two of his sons, 10-year-old Niizhoo and 7-year-old Preston. The boys have become very well established on the powwow circuit, Sullivan said, and Niizhoo even has his own CD. “They’ve been singing since before they could walk,� Sullivan said. They were scheduled to perform two traditional Ojibwe 6XOOLYDQ DQG VRQV 3KRWR IURP songs Wednesday morning, &66 Dec. 3, during the opening of the conference. Sullivan hopes to have plenty of video and photos to share of the experience for a colloquium he is VFKHGXOHG WR SUHVHQW DW S P )ULGD\ 'HF LQ 7RZHU Hall, Room 4119, on campus. The talk will focus on the preservation of the Ojibwe language. The D.C. conference will be held at the Capital Hilton and will give leaders from 566 federally recognized tribes a chance to speak to President Obama and members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs. - from CSS

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Duo accused of assisting in party rape

Men from St. Croix County face over 100 years each in prison

hol party,â€? as a teen’s parents were out of town. It was shortly after it started, around midnight, when Hoglund and Perry arrived, bringing more alcohol. They ended up drinking with several teens, three of Greg Marsten | Staff writer them were 14, 15 and 16 years old. The AMERY – A 22-year-old New Rich- two youngest teens went to sleep in the PRQG DQG DQ \HDU ROG 5LYHU )DOOV PDQ basement rec room, and a short time later, face between eight and nine charges each, the teen who lived at the home noticed IRXU RI WKHP IHORQLHV LQFOXGLQJ Ă€UVW GH- that Perry and Hoglund were gone. As he went to the basement, he turned gree sexual assault - assisting in an assault and second-degree sexual assault of on the lights and found the two men holda child, as well as other charges ranging ing down the 14-year-old, seminaked girl, from battery to witness intimidation, bur- as one sexually assaulted her. He yelled glary and theft, after a September house at them to stop and instead the two men party in Amery where the duo are alleged “threw him around the roomâ€? in a physito have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old cal altercation and threatened him, statgirl in the basement after an underage ing they would kill him if he told anyone. However, he was able to get the girl updrinking party. Demetrius Hoglund, 22, New Rich- stairs, where he found her clothing and mond and Kevin S. Perry II, 18, River got her away from the crowd. In the nar)DOOV ZHUH UHFHQWO\ FKDUJHG LQ 3RON rative, the victim was described as “hugCounty Circuit Court, and face the po- ging and crying on himâ€? as he took her tential of up to a combined 115 years in upstairs. The victim later described her attempts prison each on all counts. According to the criminal complaint, to call for help, with the men covering her the incident took place in the early-morn- mouth. She also recalled the confrontaing hours in late August, when several tion that ended her assault. Perry and Hoglund returned to the people showed up for a “juvenile alcoparty, and “acted like nothing happened,â€?

according to the statement by the resident who witnessed the assault. Eventually, the duo got into an argument with another person at the party, and had taunted him all night. Eventually WKDW PDOH JRW LQWR D Ă€JKW ZLWK 3HUU\ DQG several of the attendees got involved. Eventually, another guest broke the Ă€JKW XS ZKLFK LV ZKHQ WKH SKRQH UDQJ “Spooking them all.â€? Perry and Hoglund left the scene, and eventually so did the other guests. The juveniles then drove down the road a short ways and parked. It was less than an hour ODWHU WKDW WKH WHHQV QRWLFHG Ă DVKOLJKWV LQ the now-dark and vacant party house. It is believed that Perry and Hoglund returned to the house after everyone else left, attempting to steal items. However, the complaint does not state what they allegedly stole. The teen who lived in the home returned less than an hour later, with some of the underage guests. The two 14- and 15-year-olds were put to sleep on the couch, but hid in the closet when law enforcement arrived. The complaint also noted evidence discovered at the scene included girls underwear and other clothing, a girls shoe, belt, pullover sweater and two pairs of socks,

as well male underwear, a condom wrapper and an unopened condom. It is also noted that the next day, both Perry and Hoglund called the teen who lived at the home, the one who caught them, and they had allegedly threatened him and asked him to “testify for them,� and told him they couldn’t go to jail, because Hoglund said he had a child. Perry and Hoglund face a total of eight and nine charges, respectively, with Hoglund having an additional misdemeanor battery charge, apparently in relation to the confrontation when discovered. The two were charged after a Polk County Sheriff’s Department investigation, which led to the criminal complaint. Both men are free on $1,000 bonds with court orders not to have contact with any of the parties. Hoglund is set to make an initial appearance on Monday, Dec. 8, while Perry is set to have a scheduling conference at the same time, where preliminary hearings are likely to be set, which is where the judge will decide if enough evidence exists to move the cases ahead to trial.

Former police officer faces more charges

Including Burnett County charges of burglary and theft

:$83$&$ &2817< )RUPHU :DXSXQ SROLFH RIĂ€FHU %UDGOH\ - <RXQJ IDFHV yet more charges, including those of burglary and theft in Burnett County. Young, 44, was arrested in Burnett County on Aug. 6, 2013, after being VRXJKW E\ IHOORZ :DXSXQ RIĂ€FHUV DQG other law enforcement agencies across the state after burglarizing a Green Lake County restaurant and stealing a vehicle. Young still faces charges in Waupun

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County for alleged actions he took prior to that day, including burglary - building or dwelling, criminal damage to property and theft movable property under $2,500 on Jan. 25, 2012, to Ted’s Grandview Supper Club in WKH YLOODJH RI )UHmont; and charges of burglary-build-

ing or dwelling, criminal damage to property, and theft - movable property under $2,500 on Dec. 12, 2012, to the same supper club. A hearing is set in Waupaca County for Jan. 7, 2015, at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, in Green Lake County, Young has a plea hearing set for Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. and a sentencing date set for Dec. 22 at 3 p.m. He faces charges of attempted burglary of Ted’s Piggly WigJO\ LQ 0DUNHVDQ - DQG 7 )RRGV LQ %HUOLQ and Walkers Kollerville Restaurant near Green Lake. In all there are seven charges he faces; burglary building or dwelling, possession of burglarious tools, take and

drive vehicle without consent, two counts of burglary - building or dwelling, criminal damage to property over $2,500 and REVWUXFWLQJ DQ RIĂ€FHU Last month in Barron County, Young pleaded guilty to taking and driving a vehicle without consent. He was found guilty and is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 17. In Burnett County, Young faces charges of burglary - building or dwelling, and theft of movable property. No court date has been set. Young resigned from the Waupun Police Department after his arrest. - Gary King with information from wiscnews.com

Frac sand operation fined again Gary King | Leader editor NORTH BRANCH, Minn. - Tiller Corp., which owns and operates a processing and shipment center for silica sand in North Branch, Minn., and also operates D PLQH QHDU *UDQWVEXUJ KDV EHHQ ÀQHG for exceeding pollution standards for the second time in two years. 7KH FRPSDQ\ ZDV DOVR ÀQHG D \HDU DJR for failure to obtain required air-quality permits before starting construction of its North Branch facility.

According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Tiller’s most recent violation, at its North Branch facility, will UHVXOW LQ D Ă€QH RI LQ OLJKW RI ´PXOtiple violationsâ€? of the facility’s air quality permit and also for exceeding nighttime noise limits. In 2012, the Maple Grove, Minn.-based company, along with Energy Partners, DJUHHG WR SD\ D Ă€QH RI ZLWKRXW admitting liability, after silica sand leaked from a berm at the Soderbeck mine near Grantsburg into nearby wetlands and a

FUHHN WKDW à RZV LQWR WKH 6W &URL[ 5LYHU The mine, owned by Energy Partners and operated by Tiller, is located about 100 feet outside the perimeter of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. At the North Branch facility, tests showed the company exceeded limits for particulate matter, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and sulfur dioxide. Tiller had a total of 25 emissions violations as well as four noise violations. $ORQJ ZLWK SD\LQJ WKH ÀQH 7LOOHU KDV agreed to modify emissions controls and

mitigate noise. A Tiller spokesperson said two pieces of equipment that were directly related to the emissions violations have been removed. Tiller’s North Branch trainload facility is in the process of being sold to Lansing Trade Group of Overland, Kan., pending a rewrite of a conditional use permit with the city of North Branch. Tiller has expectations the deal would be completed by the end of this year.

Hwy. 48 accident claims life of Radisson man

POLK COUNTY - A 49-year-old Radisson man lost his life and a 75-year-old Cumberland man was seriously injured when a semi truck passed through a stop sign, crashing into a pickup truck. The accident occurred just before noon on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The driver of the semi truck, Ronald Jay Ebert, 55, St. Paul, Minn. said he applied his brakes but experienced a mechanical

problem and was unable to stop. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, the man who lost his life, Ricky R. Gauthier, was a passenger in a pickup truck operated by Allan L. Sierstad, traveling west on Hwy. 48 in the Town of McKinley when a commercial truck with dry van box operated by Ebert, traveling south on CTH E, passed through the stop sign.

The impact moved both vehicles off the roadway into the southwest ditch. Removing Sierstad and Gauthier from the pickup truck required a lengthy extrication process, according to a sheriff’s department release. Gauthier was transported by ground ambulance to Cumberland Hospital where he later died of his injuries. Sierstad was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital for treatment of his injuries. His condition is unknown at press time. The crash remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s and MediFDO ([DPLQHU¡V RIĂ€FHV 7KH\ DUH EHLQJ assisted by Wisconsin State Patrol Motor

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The background and the victims The entire incident took place on 400acre plot of land in the Town of Meteor, in rural Sawyer County, at property coowned by victims Robert Crotteau and Terry Willers, who had organized the deer gun opening weekend annual hunting event, with a group of about 15 people. While the events of that day are disputed still, it all started when Vang went hunting with two friends, wandered onto the 400-acre plot and began hunting. It HQGHG ZLWK D YROOH\ RI JXQĂ€UH When the dust settled, six men and women had died, with two more injured: Robert Crotteau, 42, died from a gunshot wound to the back. He was the owner of a Rice Lake-based concrete business. He was married with three children, including another victim, Joey Crotteau, 20, who also worked at the family business. The younger Crotteau died from four gunshot wounds to the back. Allan Laski, 43, was also shot in the back, three times. Laski was manager of a Rice Lake area lumberyard. He was a married father of three. Jessica Willers, 27, was also shot in the back, twice. She was engaged to be married and worked as a nurse, having recently moved to Green Bay. Denny Drew, 55, initially survived a gunshot wound to the stomach, but later died in the hospital. He was a car salesman in Rice Lake. His friend, Mark Roidt, 28, also perished after being shot in the head. Two others were wounded in the shooting, and would later go on to testify in the trial against Vang. One was Lauren HesHEHFN D PDQDJHU DW D 5LFH /DNH )RUG GHDOership. He was related to another victim, Denny Drew, who was his brother-in-law. Hesebeck was shot once in the shoulder. Terry Willers, co-owner of the property, survived after being shot in the neck. He is the father of victim Jessica Willers and worked with Crotteau at his concrete business. The events of that morning are troubling, sad and unlike anything ever in this area. But the facts are clear in the criminal complaint, which attempted to explain why and how the shootings occurred.

7KH Ă€UVW QRWHV (DUO\ RQ ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIĂ€FLDOV UHDOized that the Vang incident was more than just a “hunting accident,â€? as it quickly became a notable and incendiary incident that went far beyond the headlines, which called it things like a “rampage in the woods.â€? The incident was quickly picked up by national and even international media, and had all eyes on the investigation, which provided a detailed look into the events of that day. In the investigation, it is noted that one of the two co-owners of the land, Terry Willers, is the person who initially saw Vang. Willers saw the St. Paul hunter sitting in one of the property’s deer stands, and used a two-way radio to ask others in the party if anyone should be in the stand. None of the crew knew Vang and nobody was out in that area hunting at that time, on that the second day of the deer JXQ VHDVRQ :LOOHUV Ă€UVW DSSURDFKHG 9DQJ and told him to leave the property at 394N

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The shootings In the investigation, it is noted that Terry Willers and Hesebeck both said that after Vang walked away, no one followed him. It stated that Terry Willers “... began walking through the woods toward the cabin while the other individuals turned the ATVs around to head back to the cabin. Hesebeck stated that he looked back and saw the defendant about 20-30 yards away with his back turned doing something with KLV Ă€UHDUP DQG WKHQ VDZ WKH VFRSH RQ WKH defendant’s gun drop off ... Robert Crotteau then yelled out for someone to get the defendant’s hunting license number and the number was yelled out and Terry Willers wrote down the (hunting license) number on (the dust) of his ATV. The defendant did not reply to Robert Crotteau but continued walking.â€? The complaint describes the next few moments vaguely, but the message is clear: “Hesebeck then saw the defendant WXUQ DQG SRLQW KLV ULĂ H DW :LOOHUV ZKR was about 25 yards away from Hesebeck. Hesebeck and Terry Willers stated that at WKDW SRLQW 7HUU\ :LOOHUV XQVOXQJ KLV ULĂ H and held it in front of his body but did not point it at the defendant and yelled for the defendant to put the gun down and get out of here. Hesebeck and Terry Willers stated that the defendant then started shooting. Terry Willers stated he dived to the ground and heard one round hit near him and then a second round struck him in the neck and exited his shoulder and that the shot paralyzed him. “... Terry Willers stated that he then KHDUG DGGLWLRQDO VKRWV Ă€UHG DQG VDZ 'HQnis Drew on the ground. Hesebeck stated that he jumped off the ATV and heard multiple shots and to his right saw Drew down and behind him saw Roidt down,â€? the complaint stated. Vang’s account was quite different, and the testimony at trial later would not clear much of it up. “ (Vang) again replied that he didn’t say anything. (Vang) stated he continued walking about another 10 yards when he looked back again and saw the man with WKH ULĂ H SRLQWLQJ DW KLP Âľ In the complaint, Vang told investigators that he then dropped into a crouch position and “shot at the defendant but missed. (Vang) then removed the scope IURP KLV ULĂ H DQG VKRW WZLFH DW WKH PDQ ZLWK WKH ULĂ H ZKR GURSSHG WR WKH JURXQG

The defendant then saw the other men run toward the ATVs, which had gun cases, and he thought they were going for guns. (Vang) stated he then started to shoot at the men near the ATVs and saw two or three more men fall to the ground.â€? 1RQH RI WKH JXQ FDVHV KDG ULĂ HV LQ WKHP DQG 9DQJ ZDV QHYHU LQMXUHG LQ WKH JXQĂ€UH which primarily came from his Saiga. Investigators note that, “Lauren Hesebeck also stated that after Terry Willers, Drew and Roidt were shot, he attempted to hide behind an ATV but the defendant appeared at the ATV and shot at him three times as he scrambled around the ATV and that the third shot hit him in the shoulder. After being shot and collapsing, Hesebeck heard additional shots.â€? Vang told police that he, “saw a man running through the woods toward the cabin yelling for help and ran after him and shot at him two or three times. (Vang) stated that the man was not armed but that he thought the man was going for help or a gun. (Vang) stated that when he was about 15 to 20 feet away from the man he shot him in the back.â€? Hesebeck said that after he was shot, he attempted to assist both Terry Willers and Drew and radioed for help. The complaint then refers to Vang’s description of what happened next, “The defendant stated he observed three men approach on an ATV and stated that they ZHUH DOO DUPHG ZLWK ULĂ HV VR KH GLG QRW shoot at them. As the men approached, the defendant stated he turned his reversLEOH FRDW IURP RUDQJH WR FDPRXĂ DJH DQG UHORDGHG KLV Ă€UHDUP Âľ The next few minutes are unclear, but the complaint points again to Vang’s testimony and relies on his take of the scene for description: “(Vang) stated that he observed another ATV approaching with two people and that the driver had a gun on his shoulder. (Vang) then began to run and the ATV drove past the defendant and stopped about 10 to 15 feet away ... (Vang) stated that the people on the ATV saw him and one man removed the gun from his shoulder with one hand while he kept his other hand on the ATV handlebars.â€? Vang told investigators that he then “shot three or four times and both people fell off the ATV onto the ground. Based upon ... examination of the scene, the two persons described were Allan Laski and Jessica Willers, whose bodies were found lying at the edge of an ATV trail 50 to 60 yards away from the scene of the original shootings.â€? Both Jessica Willers and Laski were unarmed. Hesebeck also stated that after hearing the shots after the second ATV approached, Vang returned near his location, and that he stated that he was shocked he was still alive. “Hesebeck stated that prior to that he KDG REWDLQHG 7HUU\ :LOOHU¡V ULĂ H DQG DIWHU (Vang’s ‘You’re still alive?’) statement he dived behind a dirt hill. Hesebeck also stated that after making the statement 9DQJ Ă€UHG RQFH RU WZLFH DW KLP DQG WKDW Hesebeck shot at the defendant once, after which the defendant turned and ran away. (Vang) stated that after shooting the two people on the ATV, he started running back to the area of the original shooting and saw one of the men still standing and that (Vang) then yelled, ‘You’re not dead yet?’ ... (Vang) states that he then shot one more time in the direction of the man but did not know whether he hit him or not. The defendant stated he continued to run down the ATV trail.â€? Vang returned to the woods, and after walking for a while, decided he did not want to shoot anyone else. He told police he dumped his remaining ammunition in a swamp and heard helicopters overhead. He assumed they were searching for him, so he decided to turn himself in. He ran into another hunter, Walter Cielsak, who had no idea what had happened. Vang reportedly told him he was lost and needed help. Cielsak brought him by ATV to his truck, and later ran into a DNR warden, telling the warden he found a man who was lost, asking the warden, “Can you help him?â€? The license number scribbled in the dust on the ATV matched Vang’s, and the warden persuaded Vang to turn himself in

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The follow-up The criminal complaint noted that Vang was discovered still holding his empty 6DLJD ULĂ H DV KH OHIW WKH ZRRGV 9DQJ KDG been a longtime game hunter, and told investigators the other hunters had sworn at him and used racial slurs as they told him to leave. The complaint also noted that Vang made an unusual claim initially, telling investigators that he did not shoot any of the hunters. “The defendant stated that the first hunter he saw who had a gun took the defendant’s gun and shot the others and then forced the defendant to walk to each of the bodies. The defendant later changed his story.â€? Vang then claimed that he was shot at Ă€UVW ZKLFK SURPSWHG KLV UHDFWLRQ 7KDW question was never truly answered, but his attorneys would later fall back on that during the trial as his self-defense. The complaint also pointed to the provocation issue, but disputed it, and that came up at trial later, as well. The complaint noted that: “Terry Willers and Hesebeck stated that at no time did anyone touch the defendant, make any threatening gestures, or threaten to shoot the defendant.â€? In Vang’s second version recounting the incident, the complaint gets to the self-defense claim: “(Vang) stated that he walked about 15 to 20 yards away from the other hunters and turned around and saw the PDQ ZKR KDG D ULĂ H ZDONLQJ WRZDUG WKH RWKHU KXQWHUV WDNH WKH ULĂ H RII KLV VKRXOder and take it into his hands. The defendant stated he then heard someone yell, ‘What did you say?’ (Vang) stated he replied, ‘I didn’t say anything,’ and the other person responded, “I saw you give me the Ă€QJHU ¡¾ Whether that was the trigger or not is unclear. As to what provoked Vang, it is never stated, but later in the trial, it would be suggested that Vang heard several racial slurs and felt threatened. While the events after the confrontation are disputed, it is noted that four of the eight victims were shot in the back, and three of these four were hit by multiple rounds.

The trial In a rare prosecutorial move, Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager chose to be the lead prosecutor, along with special prosecutor Roy Korte. Vang was represented by Milwaukee attorneys Steven Kohn and Jonathan C. Smith, who both provided their services pro bono. The defense attempted to have the trial moved from Sawyer County, due to a blitz of media coverage, and numerous incidents of racism and what they referred to as “revenge actionsâ€? against the Hmong. That motion was denied by Judge Norman Yackel, who agreed to have an outside jury from Dane County hear the case. Chai Vang’s trial was held in Sawyer County and started on a Saturday morning, using a bused-in jury of 10 women and four men. “This is the gun the defendant used to kill six people and wound two others,â€? Korte noted early on, showing the black Saiga. He would later argue that Vang shot the eight victims in rage, not self-defense, and repeatedly pointed to them being essentially unarmed. Kohn repeatedly stated that Vang was “a victim of racial slurs ... the hunters surrounded him as he attempted to walk away and then shot at him.â€? Kohn suggested that racism was a trigger, but never really noted much of that racism during the later testimony. “It is a trial that has to do with a very small number of individuals and what happened between them on Nov. 21, 2004,â€? Kohn said. After almost a week of testimony, the trial wrapped up later the next week. The jury returned on Sept. 20, 2005, and UHWXUQHG VL[ JXLOW\ YHUGLFWV IRU Ă€UVW GHJUHH homicide, with two more guilty charges IRU DWWHPSWHG Ă€UVW GHJUHH KRPLFLGH At a subsequent sentencing hearing on Nov. 8, 2005, Yackel listened as over a dozen people made impact statements 6HH $ GHFDGH ODWHU SDJH

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be scheduled for more shifts during 2015 than they were in 2014. “(Police chief) Tom Thompson recomPHQGV WKH SDUW WLPH SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV VFKHGule for 2014 consists of six to seven shifts in the summer and three to four shifts in the winter,â€? said committee member Glen Jones, “and on duty for all holiday weekends and celebrations.â€? The chief is going to meet with the ofĂ€FHUV VDLG -RQHV DIWHU ZKLFK WLPH D PRUH detailed schedule will be reviewed. The recommendation comes out of a Nov. 19 meeting of the committee, where members of the public gave some suggestions. According to Jones and the minutes of the meeting, residents asked WKDW RIĂ€FHUV VSHQG PRUH WLPH SDWUROOLQJ 3ROLFH GHSDUWPHQW The public protection committee, in Pine Park, Serenity House and other “hot agreement with the police chief, is rec- spots.â€? 5HVLGHQWV ZRXOG DOVR OLNH RIĂ€FHUV WR LQRPPHQGLQJ WKDW SDUW WLPH SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV

Mary Stirrat | Staff writer %$/6$0 /$.( ³ )RXU RI VHYHQ VHDWV on the Balsam Lake Village Board will be up for election next April, and at its Monday, Dec. 1, meeting the board set the village caucus for Monday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. The caucus, where village residents can nominate candidates for the 2015 village ERDUG EDOORW ZLOO EH KHOG DW WKH ÀUH KDOO Seats up for election are those held by Trustees Vera Bollinger, Josh Hallberg and Keith Swenson. Also up for election is the seat of village president, held by Geno D’Agostino. Each position on the board carries a two-year term.

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SCF city budget flat adjusted amount from the library move and building construction costs from several years ago. The item is pointed to at every audit as a sort of “asteriskâ€? that needs to be addressed. The council agreed to address the issue and seemed to suggest they would write the debt off against the city reserves, in essence paying themselves off by reducing their available future reserves by the $47,000 amount. ´:KDWHYHU PHDQV LV PRVW HIĂ€FLHQW Âľ Blesi suggested. “I think it makes sense to just pay it off.â€? “We’ve got to clean it (the paper debt) up, though,â€? stated Alderperson Lori Erickson. The council also noted that they were able to reduce the city’s law enforcement budget by approximately $40,000 over ODVW \HDU GXH WR UHGXFHG EHQHĂ€W SD\RXWV The council moved several years ago to 7KH 6W &URL[ )DOOV &RPPRQ &RXQFLO ILQDOL]HG WKHLU EXGJHW DW D KHDULQJ RQ 0RQGD\ 'HF make policy changes to avoid the large 7KH\ GLVFXVVHG WKH SURSRVHG FKDQJHV ZLWK FLW\ $GPLQLVWUDWRU -RHO 3HFN IRUHJURXQG z 3KRWR one-time payouts possible upon retireE\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ ment, instead paying those amounts off over four years, at $8,764 per year. and medium-sized commercial property tions, across the board. In the end, “This is the sponsorship for 2015 the council rates were shown. One of the most marked increases in events,â€? Blesi said. “No more, no less.â€? was unaniOther adjustments include a decrease in mous in apvaluation occurred at the Holiday Inn Express, which saw their valuation go from city cemetery maintenance and an adjust- proving the $2.451 million up to $3.518 million, essen- ment to city projects. Ă€QDOL]HG tially increasing their property taxes by The council also pointed to the long-dis- budget, which cussed $47,000 “paper debtâ€? from the city s t a y e d from just over $50,000 up to $74,000. a t /DUU\ % 3HWHUVRQ 7RZQ RI Peck also noted that the 2015 budget library, which is believed to have been an $883,552. 'DQLHOV GLHG 1RY includes more money for transportation projects, which should increase their state aids in the future, as well as for improving the city utility shop, which is in need RI PDMRU LPSURYHPHQWV DQG HQHUJ\ HIĂ€%HWW\ ( )HVNH 2VFHROD 9LUJLQLD / 2OVRQ +D]HO $ )XOOHU $PHU\ GLHG ciency upgrades. GLHG 1RY )UHGHULF GLHG 1RY The discussions also stressed the addi- 1RY :DOWHU + 5RGNH 7RZQ RI (DUO $ *RUUHV $PHU\ GLHG 5RVHPDULH %UDDW] 6W &URL[ WLRQ RI D VSHFLĂ€F OLQH LWHP IRU SDUNV DQG *DUILHOG GLHG 1RY 1RY recreational property maintenance, which )DOOV GLHG 1RY 5RJHU ' 0DUNXV /XFN 0DH 0 )ULEHUJ 6W &URL[ had not been in past budgets. GLHG 1RY “I think it’s money well spent,â€? stated )DOOV GLHG 1RY Blesi. The council also discussed the event sponsorship budgeting, and how it is nondebatable for 2015, meaning they /XFLOOH - -HZHOO 7RZQ RI 'DQLHOOH 0 +HLOLJ 2VFHROD %ORRPLQJWRQ 0LQQ LVVXHG 1RY cannot adjust contributions for things like DQG -RVKXD ' -RKQVRQ 2VFHROD :HVW 6ZHGHQ DQG 0LFKDHO - Wannigan Days, Music on the Overlook, LVVXHG 1RY (PLO\ / +RHKQH $PHU\ DQG 6ZDQVRQ 7RZQ RI :HVW 6ZHGHQ Autumnfest or other festivals or events. 3DWULFLD ' %HDQ %ORRPLQJWRQ %UDQGRQ 5 0HDVQHU $PHU\ LVVXHG 'HF The levels are the same as the 2014 alloca- 0LQQ DQG 5LFKDUG 6 3HWHUVRQ LVVXHG 'HF

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Rural Wisconsinâ€? awards given out this year by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, two went to local projects - one at WebVWHU DQG RQH DW 6W &URL[ )DOOV :HEVWHU¡V LQQRYDWLYH XVH RI :L )L on school buses was recognized for addressing a couple of needs. )LUVW WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU VWXGHQWV who spend literally hours on the bus daily, some up to three hours D GD\ WR XVH WKH EXV :L )L WR GR some homework on their way to DQG IURP VFKRRO 7KH :L )L LV DOVR available for students traveling on buses to athletic events or co-curricular activities. Of particular note here is the fact that Webster School District has a high percentage of low-income families - households that cannot afford to have Internet access at home. Since today’s world revolves around online access, particularly learning institutions, the extension RI :L )L WR VFKRRO EXVHV LV VLPSO\ D smart move. Students can use that otherwise idle time to complete schoolwork, do research and collaborate on projects. “With students completing school work before coming home, families have more time to spend together,â€? a news release from the Wisconsin DPI noted. Old-school thinkers will be mumbling and grumbling about how this is a waste of time and won’t be used properly and why can’t kids read a book instead and, well ... that about sums up the stagnant thinking that has some people still naturally imposing their childhood

on their own children. Nothing against pioneer living, but pioneer thinking, we’d hope, will eventually prevail. Hats off to Webster School District and the local Verizon representative who made the implementation of this outstanding project possible. $QG LQ 6W &URL[ )DOOV D VHYHQ year collaborative effort by the 6W &URL[ )DOOV (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO Library and a group of retirees and concerned community members RI D JURXS FDOOHG 5HDGLQJ )ULHQGV DORQJ ZLWK WKH QRQSURĂ€W JURXS Northern Waters Literacy, has KHOSHG \RXWK LQ 6W &URL[ )DOOV DQG Dresser to learn and love to read. During the school year the school library and classroom teachers pair students who struggle with reading with a “reading friendâ€? for a weekly one-on-one session to enjoy books. Additionally each week, 45 volunteers come to the school to read and listen to each youngster in a class. That momentum continues through summer months as NWL trains volunteer tutors to work with students. The project is titled It Takes a Village: Learning and Loving to Read. There is no other cause we can think of that is more worthy than helping children learn to read. And to see this kind of innovation in terms of cooperation between community groups is inspiring. Accepting Webster’s award from state Superintendent Tony Evers in mid-November were Webster School Administrator Jim Erickson, the school district’s building and grounds and transportation director

Brian Sears, technology coordinator LeAnn Christensen and district media specialist Carrissa Kammeyr. (See page 2 for photo). Accepting HWKH DZDUG IRU WKH 6W &URL[ )DOOV SURMHFW ZHUH 5HDGLQJ )ULHQGV PHPbers Marilyn Brissett-Kruger, Al Kruger and Barb and Mark Boyken, NWL Executive Director Jill Leahy and elementary school librarian Rita Platt. Other projects included the Eleva-Strum Community Support Network, which provides needy children with backpacks of food, a project similar to one that has been used in Burnett and Polk counties; a recycling program at the Hurley School District involving the instalODWLRQ RI D ERWWOH ÀOOHU WR UHGXFH WKH use of plastic bottles, along with a school garden to promote health options in the lunch line; a manufacturing academy in the Mondovi and Durand school districts, with the local Chippewa Valley Technical College offering use of their programs and manufacturing lab; D FROODERUDWLYH HIIRUW LQ )ORUHQFH County toward a complete makeover of the community library on a limited budget, and A Little Dirt Never Hurt, a project led by the %URGKHDG :LV ))$ IRU VWXdents who learned about traditional gardening and alternative gardening such as planting blueberries in bales of peat moss. Seven outstanding projects, most involving collaboration between schools and community groups and volunteers. Our neighborhood should be proud to lay claim to two of those award-winning seven.

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West Lakeland boys face another tough conference Early indications oČ”er no clear favorites Marty Seeger|Staff writer )5('(5,& ² 7KH UDFH WR WKH :HVW /DNHland Conference title for boys basketball teams this winter will be a battle for every team as many are bringing back winning attitudes and several starters who helped turn out successful seasons last year. As with every high school team there’s usually some turnover, but many underclassmen itching for a spot on the varsity roster. )RU WKH )UHGHULF 9LNLQJV WKH\ UHWXUQ PXFK RI WKHLU VWDUWLQJ OLQHXS DIWHU Ă€Qishing 6-6 in the conference and ending their season against Siren in the regional playoffs. Two senior starters and a junior return this season including Austin Kurkowski, who averaged 10 points per game with seven rebounds. He also earned all-conference honors, along with senior Zach Schmidt, who averaged 10 points per game with 12 rebounds. Speedy junior Roman Poirier was also a starter and averaged 13 points per game. The Vikings also bring back several other players with varsity experience including seniors Irric Erickson, Greg Peterson and junior Austin Ennis. Other Vikings seniors include Mark Olson and Zane Matz. “I think Luck and Unity will have good teams this year, but every conference game is a battle. There are a lot of good players and coaches around, so we have to be ready for every game,â€? said coach Ryan Lind, who is in his seventh year as the varsity head coach and has led the Vikings to a number of great seasons, and this year could prove to be another PHPRUDEOH RQH IRU )UHGHULF DV DQ\WKLQJ can happen. Lind said some of the strongest aspects of the Vikings will be ballhandling, speed, shooting, transition and defense, but a lack of overall size could be a weakness. “I am very excited about the opportunity to coach a great group of studentDWKOHWHV )URP ZKDW , FDQ WHOO VR IDU WKLV seems to be a good, hardworking group of coachable kids,â€? Lind said.

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/XFN &DUGLQDOV LUCK – The Cardinals were regional champions last season but their season ended in sectionals at the hands of Drummond 27-23. It’s a new year for Luck but a lot of familiar faces will return to give the conference title another shot, and a possible playoff run as they’ve seen in previous seasons under coach Rick Giller. The Cardinals lost some key seniors to graduation, but bring back talented 6-foot-6-inch junior Noah Mortel, who led the Cardinals in rebounding and points on a number of occasions last season. Senior Trent Strapon is another proven leader and point guard while Trevor Dexter, 6 feet, 2 inches, and Sam Nelson, 6-5, both seniors, logged quality varsity minutes last season. Juniors Nick Mattson, 6-1, and Taylor Hawkins, 6-2, each contributed minutes to the varsity and could step into

••• 683(5,25 ² )RUPHU /XFN EDVketball standout John Denny is a sophomore this season with the UWSuperior Yellowjackets men’s basketball team. Denny has contributed in all eight of the team’s games this season where they’re currently 5-3 overall. Denny had 13 points and went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the YellowMDFNHWV Ă€UVW ZLQ RI WKH VHDVRQ RYHU WKH University of Minnesota – Crookston. He scored three points during their most recent 96-62 win over St. Scholastica including three rebounds and one assist. Denny is teammates with former Clayton player, and current sophomore Zach Schradle who had 12 points in the win over St. Scholastica. Junior Ty Ketz, also of Clayton, scored 10 points. – with information from uwsyellowjackets.com ••• SOMERSET – Bruce Larson of Somerset High School has been named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association /Green Bay Packers Coach of the Year. Larson recently completed his 16th season as the head coach of the Somerset football program. The 6SDUWDQV Ă€QLVKHG FDSSHG RII E\ a 28-16 victory over Little Chute High School in the WIAA Division 4 State Championship at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Nov. 20. Larson is a 1982 graduate of Spring Valley High School. After high school, he attended the University of WisFRQVLQ 5LYHU )DOOV ZKHUH KH SOD\HG football. Upon graduating in 1986, /DUVRQ WRRN KLV Ă€UVW FRDFKLQJ SRVLWLRQ as an assistant for the offensive line at Somerset before being promoted to head coach in 1999. He is also the school’s physical education teacher. In recognition of the honor, the Packers will award a $2,000 donation to the Somerset football program. Larson will be presented with the award at the Packers home game against the Detroit Lions on Dec. 28, and honored RQ -DQ DW WKH :)&$ $OO 6WDWH EDQTXHW LQ WKH /DPEHDX )LHOG $WULXP – from packers.com ••• LEADER LAND – The Grantsburg at Amery boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 9, can be heard on 1260 AM beginning at 7:15 p.m. The Frederic at Luck girls and boys basketball JDPHV RQ )ULGD\ 'HF FDQ EH KHDUG RQ )0 EHJLQQLQJ DW S P $OO high school games can also be found online at msbnsports.net. The Saturday, Dec. 6 Wisconsin versus Ohio State football game can be heard at 7 p.m. on 1260 AM. The Jets at Vikings 1)/ JDPH LV EHLQJ EURDGFDVW RQ )0 EHJLQQLQJ DW QRRQ DQG WKH Falcons at Packers JDPH LV RQ )0 Monday, Dec. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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ketball players that they were,â€? Sherrer said. “I feel much more comfortable this year.â€? The Tigers, according to Sherrer, had a really good offseason, getting involved in a basketball league in Spooner. They’ve been working hard in the weight room and showing up at open gym during the summer. ´)LUVW GD\ RI SUDFWLFH ZH MXPSHG ULJKW into it. Started off right where we left off last year,â€? Sherrer said. Last year the Tigers started coming toJHWKHU JLYLQJ D IHZ WHDPV Ă€WV WRZDUG WKH end, including Unity, who they trailed by just two points heading into the fourth quarter. The Tigers return several players who either started or had a lot of time on varsity last season including seniors Dade McCarthy, Bailey Weeks, Sean Martinez, Shawn Stevens and Billy Cooper. Sherrer said that he expects juniors Grant PresWRQ 7DWH )RKUHQNDPP DQG 3DXO 6DUJHQW to gain a lot more time on the court this season as well. “Pretty excited about where we’re going to stand. It’s going to be pretty tough, another tough conference this year,â€? he said, adding that the team is “guard-heavy.â€? He said that taking care of the basketball and making good decisions could be a strength but he’s not sure how the team stacks up on the inside game. Either way, Sherrer feels like the Tigers have the chance to be more competitive. “I think our program is heading in the right direction. We’re going to be much better than we were last year.â€?

6W &URL[ )DOOV 6DLQWV 67 &52,; )$//6 ² 6DLQWV FRDFK &KDG Hall is entering his fourth season as head coach and appears to have another solid rotation to look forward to for the 2014-15 season. “Excited to just get the games going ... guys have been working hard in practice and did a nice job over the offseason. We are also excited with the mix of upper and lower classes,â€? Hall said, adding that there is a handful of new faces on varsity. The Saints return two senior players who have started the past three seasons, including Jacob Jacobson, who was an all-conference honorable mention at point guard. He averaged 10 points per game with four assists and is regarded as the best Saints shooter. Niko Neumann, a 6-foot-2-inch all-around player, is returning after scoring over 11.5 points per game with eight boards and 4.5 assists last season. He was an allconference honorable mention the past WZR VHDVRQV 0DUN :DPSĂ HU LV DQRWKHU returning senior who started in several games since his sophomore year. “Mark, like Niko, can play multiple positions but he primarily works in the post and guards players much taller than him. He is a good defender with an even better work ethic,â€? Hall said, and added that the team has several other players coming back who had limited varsity minutes, but are battling for a spot on the varsity roster. That includes four seniors, four juniors and two sophomores. “All four of the juniors and both sophomores were able to get some varsity minutes last year,â€? Hall said. “Alex Johnson received the most and averaged two points and two rebounds, with Brady Leahy and Wyatt Bergmann posting similar numbers when they saw the varsity Ă RRU $OO RI WKH MXQLRUV DQG VRSKRPRUHV led the JV to a 12-8 record last year.â€? The Saints also have four seniors new to varsity, including 6-foot-4-inch Louis SellPDQ IRRW LQFK -D\ )RUVPDQ IRRW 10-inch Jake Knight, and 5-foot-11-inch Sean Haasnoot. 6LUHQ 'UDJRQV 6,5(1 ² 7KH 'UDJRQV Ă€QLVKHG ZLWK wins last season and have a lot to look forward to this year as they bring a solid group of athletes back who have plenty of experience at the varsity level. The Dragons made it to the regional championship last season but fell in a close game to Luck. They also lost a pair of major contributors to graduation, including 1,000-point scorer David St. John and starter Jared Emery. But the Dragons have talented point guard Aaron Ruud, who is only a junior, as well as seniors Nathan Martin, Michael Kosloski and 6-foot-5-inch Bryce Highstrom. Other juniors include Josiah Wegner, Logan Allen and Neil Ostigoff, who helped make big contributions to the Dragons success in 2013-14.

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WR D ZLQ LQ WKHLU Ă€UVW JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ Siren led 15-9 at halftime but with two minutes to go, they trailed by three. Siren senior Emily Howe was able to sink a 3-pointer to tie the game and the Dragons hit their free throws to help keep their 3-point lead. Turtle Lake shot a 3-pointer at the buzzer to try and tie but missed. Caitlynn Daniels led the Dragons with 17 points and the defense held Schneider to 16 points. The Turtle Lake senior had DJDLQVW )UHGHULF LQ D SUHYLRXV JDPH Karsten thought Ashlee Rightman and Laurel Kannenberg did a nice job keeping Schneider contained. “We have a lot of work to do to get to where I think we can get. We could be a great team by the end of the year, but we have to continue to work hard and together as a team,â€? Karsten said.

6LUHQ 7XUWOH /DNH SIREN – The Dragons won a close game against a talented Turtle Lake team Tuesday, Nov. 25. “We played OK. They have a great player in Taylor Schneider,� said Siren coach Ryan Karsten, who coached Siren

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On our website: Tuesday night sports coverage See leadernewsroom.com The Prediction King started out with a disappointing 3-3 record two weeks ago, so opted to take a week off for soul-searching, meditation and deer hunting. “ I needed to step away from prognosticating for a week in order to regain my focus,� he said, citing once THE SWAMI again his excellent 2014 football season. He also added that he will include insightful and clever commentary with each prediction starting next week. “Watch for alliterations, metaphors and possibly a little bit of chain-jerking,� he warned.

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noted that Luck held a six-point lead at KDOIWLPH EHIRUH %D\Ă€HOG FDPH EDFN WR take the lead in the third quarter, 28-27. “We held them to two free throws in that quarter and came away with a hardfought win,â€? Messar said. Raelyn Tretsven had 13 points for the Cardinals followed by eight from Jenni Holdt, Angela Gore and Paige Runnels each had seven, Olivia Nielsen, two and Emma Pedersen, one. Gore and Pedersen had 13 and seven rebounds respectively. Gore also had four assists.

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Wisconsin’s nine-day deer hunting season at a glance

MADISON – With new rule changes this year, deer hunters throughout Wisconsin embraced the excitement of another nine-day gun deer season. A continued commitment to safe hunting led to an all-time low for recorded hunting incidents during the nine-day season. “Deer hunters throughout the state have been excellent partners in not only learning new rules, but passing on tradiWLRQV WR \RXWK DQG Ă€UVW WLPH KXQWHUV RXW there in the woods,â€? said Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp. “As always, we put safety Ă€UVW DQG WKH HIIRUWV RI KXQWHUV WR GR WKH same led to a banner year for safe hunting in Wisconsin.â€?

in 2013. The doe kill dropped 88 percent, with 281 killed in 2014 and 2,340 in 2013. Kevin Wallenfang, DNR big game ecologist, said the northeast and southern counties saw buck kills that were virtually unchanged compared to 2013. The largest GHFOLQH LQ EXFN KDUYHVW Ă€JXUHV ZDV REserved in the far northern counties, where it decreased by 18 percent compared to 2013. This area also saw a 58-percent decrease in antlerless harvest. This was a designed reduction in antlerless harvest in an attempt to increase deer numbers in WKH 1RUWKHUQ )RUHVW =RQH 2YHUDOO VWDWHwide antlerless harvest saw a 21-percent decline from 2013. Western counties saw a decrease in buck harvest of roughly 8 percent, with the bulk of the decline seen in counties 3UHOLPLQDU\ KDUYHVW VXPPDU\ 7KLV \HDU¡V SUHOLPLQDU\ KDUYHVW Ă€JXUHV that are farthest north within the region indicate a total of 191,550 deer harvested. and/or counties that include portions of The overall buck harvest of 90,336 was WKH &HQWUDO )RUHVW =RQH A breakdown of harvest by DNR region down roughly 8 percent. Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa have seen a similar decline and county is available in portable document format on the DNR website. in overall harvest in 2014. Preliminary nine-day harvest numIn Polk County, preliminary totals show a 19-percent increase in bucks killed, bers are collected through a call-around with 2,302 bucks harvested in 2014 and survey of over 600 deer registration sta1,930 in 2013. The doe kill increased by tions all across Wisconsin and likely will 4 percent with 3,477 in 2014 and 3,338 in increase when all registration tags are of2013. The buck kill in Burnett County de- Ă€FLDOO\ FRXQWHG creased 3 percent, with 1,244 bucks killed in 2014 and 1,282 in 2013. The number of $OO WLPH ORZ IRU UHFRUGHG KXQWLQJ LQFLGHQWV During the nine-day hunt, a total of antlerless deer killed in Burnett County dropped 73 percent, with 431 killed in three confirmed shooting-related inci2014, compared to 1,626 in 2013. Wash- dents were reported – this is an all-time burn County also showed a decline. A low. 16-percent decline in the number of bucks “Over 1 million hunters have attended killed, with 1,245 in 2014 and 1,484 killed a hunter education course since 1967, and

ZLWK WKDW PDQ\ KXQWHUV NQRZLQJ WKH ÀUHarm safety rules we will continue to see a safer hunting tradition in Wisconsin,� said Jon King, DNR conservation warden and hunter education administrator. More than 28,000 students complete the hunter safety program every year, thanks to the work of more than 4,100 volunteer hunter education instructors. Before the hunter education course started, hunter fatalities during the season often reached double digits.

+XQWHUV DVNHG WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ RQOLQH VXUYH\V The Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey is still active until the end of all deer seasons and wildlife managers are asking hunters to send in a report of what they saw during the just completed nine-day gun hunt and during any hunting trips they make through the end of all deer hunting seasons. This information provides valuable data biologists use to improve population estimates for Wisconsin’s deer herds and other species. )RU DGGLWLRQDO LQIRUPDWLRQ VHDUFK NH\words “deer hunter wildlife.â€? December county Deer Advisory Council meetings will be open to the public for any additional comments as the councils Ă€QDOL]H WKHLU UHFRPPHQGDWLRQV 7R YLHZ a meeting schedule, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “CDAC.â€? An online survey is also available through Dec. 5 for those who are unable to attend their county’s meeting and would like to provide feedback. OLFHQVH VDOHV

7KH GHSDUWPHQW¡V OLFHQVH VDOHV RIĂ€FH reported 608,711 gun deer and 226,872 archer and crossbow (not including upgrades) licenses sold through midnight on Nov. 30, which signaled the close of the 2014 nine-day deer hunt. Deer license and tag sales will continue through additional hunting seasons. Approximately 38,000 licenses were issued to hunters 12 years of age or older who were purchasing a license to hunt GHHU IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH RU WR WKRVH KXQWLQJ IRU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH LQ \HDUV )HPDOH deer hunters have continued to increase in number, and accounted for 35 percent of adults and 36 percent of juniors who SXUFKDVHG D Ă€UVW WLPH UHVLGHQW JXQ GHHU license.

$GGLWLRQDO GHHU KXQWLQJ RSSRUWXQLWLHV FRQ WLQXH WKURXJK 'HFHPEHU There are additional opportunities to hunt deer in Wisconsin after the close of the nine-day season. The muzzleloader season is currently open through Dec. 10. The late archery season is also under way and continues until Jan. 4, 2015. There is DOVR D &HQWUDO )RUHVW DQG &HQWUDO )DUPland antlerless hunt Dec. 11-14, and a 6RXWKHUQ )DUPODQG =RQH KROLGD\ KXQW which runs from Dec. 24 through Jan. 5. It is important to note that the gun deer season for metro subunits continues through Dec. 10, and archery through Jan. 31. – from dnr.wi.gov

Deadline to apply for bear, spring turkey permits is Dec. 10 MADISON - Wild turkey and black bear hunters have until close of business on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to apply for available permits for 2015 hunting seasons.

%ODFN EHDU In 2014, interest in Wisconsin bear hunting continued to grow. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received 108,271 applications. Although wait times may reach several years for some zones, statewide hunter success rates remain high and have been roughly 50 percent on average. Bear hunters can apply for a permit or purchase a preference point for future use. In order to retain accumulated preference points, bear permit applicants must apply at least once during any consecutive three-year period, or all previously accumulated preference points will be lost. If a zone is selected at the time of purFKDVH DQG D KXQWHU LV VHOHFWHG LQ WKH )HEruary drawing, preference points will be reset to zero, even if they do not purchase the harvest permit. Those who draw sucFHVVIXOO\ ZLOO EH PDLOHG D FRXUWHV\ QRWLÀcation shortly after the drawing. It is each hunter’s responsibility to be aware of drawing status and whether or not they were selected to purchase a license. Successful applicants may purchase a 2015 Class A bear license beginning in early March 2015. 7KH VHDVRQ VWUXFWXUH IRU WKLV \HDU V EHDU KXQW LV DV IROORZV Zone C (dogs not permitted): • Sept. 9 to Oct. 13 - with aid of bait and all other legal methods not using dogs. All other zones (use of dogs permitted during part of season): • Sept. 9-15 - with aid of dogs only; • Sept. 16 to Oct. 6 - with aid of bait, dogs and all other legal methods; and • Oct. 7-13 - with aid of bait and all other legal methods not using dogs.

6SULQJ WXUNH\ VHDVRQ The 2015 spring turkey season will begin April 11-12 with the annual spring turkey youth hunt. The regular turkey season will begin the following Wednesday, April 15, and will consist of six VHYHQ GD\ WLPH SHULRGV ZLWK WKH ÀQDO SHriod closing May 26. A permit drawing will take place in late December or early January. Successful permit applicants will receive a postcard by late January 2015. Applicants may also check their drawing status online through the online licensing center beginning in late January. When sales for the 2015 license year begin March 4, permit winners may purchase their required 2015 spring turkey license, which is $15 for Wisconsin residents and $60 for nonresidents, and 2015 Wild Turkey Stamp, $5.25. Each permit (also known as a carcass tag) will be printed at the time of purchase. Conservation Patrons and Senior Citizen Recreation Card holders are required to purchase a turkey license or stamp when they go to pick up their permit. Leftover permits following the initial drawing for 2015 spring turkey season will be available for purchase in late March. Turkey hunters are reminded that inperson turkey registration stations are no longer available in Wisconsin. Turkeys can be registered online or via telephone at 888-HUNT-WIS. <RXWK WXUNH\ KXQW $SULO DQG The seventh-annual spring turkey youth hunt will be held April 11-12, the weekend prior to the opening of the regular spring turkey season. In conjunction with the Mentored Hunting Program, the spring turkey youth hunt will be open to resident and nonresident youth hunters ages 10-15. A hunter HGXFDWLRQ FHUWLÀFDWH RI DFFRPSOLVKPHQW LV not required for spring turkey youth hunt

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squad (truck) was sold at a shortfall from what we were anticipating,â€? stated village President Bryan Beseler. The West Avenue project was part of the village’s Local Road Improvement Greg Marsten | Staff writer DRESSER – The Dresser Village Board Project granting from the state. According to Gilbert, the changes basimade several adjustments and bookkeepcally mean that the road repair projects LQJ FKDQJHV WR WKHLU Ă€QDOL]HG EXGJHW at their regular monthly meeting Monday, where the funds were pulled from will be 'HF WR SD\ IRU D VKRUWIDOO LQ WZR VSHFLĂ€F diverted to the 2015 budget and should areas, by diverting unspent money in sev- not affect any road projects. eral areas to pay for two areas that were ,Q RWKHU YLOODJH ERDUG EXVLQHVV underfunded. • During the public comment portion of “We reallocated money in the 2014 budget,â€? stated village clerk Jodi Gilbert, who the Dresser Village Board meeting, two of noted that the village did not receive as the co-owners of land included in the promuch as they were hoping for on their posed Blue Rock Quarry, Jeanne Rochford old squad truck trade-in toward the new and Cindy Thorman, read prepared statesquad truck the village bought earlier this ments on the proposal, the same property that was part of a high-level lawsuit inyear. The other underfunded line item was volving the county and Kraemer Mining, this year’s West Avenue road reconstruc- several years ago in the Town of Osceola. The Kraemer group is no longer intion project, where the village came up volved in the proposal as ownership has almost $12,000 short. “We thought about putting it in the partially changed on the land, and three 2015 budget,â€? Gilbert said, adding that local couples are pushing to have the land the board moved to adjust several areas annexed out of the Town of Osceola and where they had money in several 2014 ac- into Dresser, which has more liberal mining ordinances. counts. Rochford said she welcomed “... any Those adjustments were made to the crack sealing for $4,900 and to Main Street opportunity to any person who would patching for $5,000. They also used $800 like to respectfully talk to me about their of unspent police vehicle maintenance concerns regarding a new quarry,â€? she and operating cost money to pay the un- said, stating that the proposed quarry “... has more of a buffer zone than the existderfunded squad car costs. “We were hoping to have a surplus to ing (Dresser Trap Rock) quarry.â€? Rochford said she had “no intentions cover the LRIP project, and the previous

of changing the lifestyle we have in this community.â€? The proposal has not yet been slated for RIĂ€FLDO FRQVLGHUDWLRQ E\ WKH ERDUG EXW Rochford pushed for a resolve, “... With the help of this (Dresser Village) board, I would hope we can come to a solution that will be good for everyone in regard to opening a new quarrying operation that plans to share royalties with the village of Dresser,â€? she said, addressing the lack of DQ RIĂ€FLDO UHTXHVW ´<RX KDYH SUHYLRXVO\ stated that we have not been added to the agenda because we have not entered a formal annexation request. I fear putting a formal request to the board for annexation for the purpose of a quarry will result in an immediate vote without a discussion about the desires of the landowners and the desires of the village.â€? Rochford said all the group wants “is to enter into a discussion,â€? suggesting that past preregistered agenda items “have not required a motion or action from the board.â€? Once again, because the statements were made in the public comment portion of the meeting, the board could not RIĂ€FLDOO\ DGGUHVV WKH OHWWHU Another co-owner, Cindy Thorman, also read from a prepared statement about the proposed quarry, “The Dresser Trap Rock Company has been here for over 100 years. It has not ruined your village or our community.â€? Thorman noted the impacts of the existing quarry, as well as its proximity to the

YLOODJH ZKLOH DOVR SRLQWLQJ WR WKH EHQHĂ€WV of mining, “The DNR has registered our property as a valuable natural resource for the state of Wisconsin. They do not consider this quarry as ruinous ... but UDWKHU EHQHĂ€FLDO WR ERWK WKH DUHD DQG WR the state with jobs and economic growth.â€? She added that they were “Excited as landowner families to potentially share RXU QDWXUDO UHVRXUFH DQG SURĂ€WV ZLWK WKH community of Dresser.â€? ‡ 7KH ERDUG Ă€QDOL]HG WKH PLOO UDWH at $7.489502 for the tax roll that will be SD\DEOH LQ PDWFKLQJ WKH Ă€QDOL]HG budget numbers approved last month. Overall, he said the residents should see a decrease of approximately $48.88 per $100,000 of equalized home value. • The board approved moving just over $24,000 in delinquent resident utility account and special charges to the 2014 tax roll. The number is nearly twice what has been diverted last year and allows the village a tool to collect those fees through taxes and county action, instead of using a collection agency or shutting residents off. *LOEHUW VDLG WKH YLOODJH QRWLĂ€HV UHVLdents in the fall of how much they owe on their delinquent accounts, then they can add up to a 10-percent penalty. “That way, they can start the fourth quarter (of 2014) with a zero balance,â€? Gilbert said, adding that if they don’t pay their taxes, another process begins. “It is a larger amount than usual.â€?

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to allow that other evidence. That change is up against a veritable logjam of cases in the Polk County Circuit Court, which meant no choice but a spring trial date, which is now set for jury selection on Greg Marsten | Staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The trial set to re- March 2 and testimony running all week solve dozens of charges against a local in GaleWyrick’s courtroom. As noted previously, there are several horse ranch owner will take place in the Ă€UVW ZHHN LQ 0DUFK LQVWHDG RI WKH Ă€QDQFLDO DQG RWKHU LPSOLFDWLRQV DVVRFLated with further trial delays, primarily originally scheduled dates this month. 0LFKDHO )HLVW 0LOOWRZQ VWDQGV DF- in court-mandated animal health complicused of four felony charges of mistreat- ance checks and the inherent cost to the ment of animals - causing death, on top Polk County Sheriff’s Department and of another 30 misdemeanor charges of veterinary personnel, which mUst conintentional mistreatment and intention- tinue until the case is concluded. It also means the many dozens of anially failing to provide food after a 2013 investigation into his Otter Creek Ranch, mals under observation will need to endure the winter, which some have sugoutside of Milltown. The trial was originally scheduled to gested may have led to the initial malstart in October, but was delayed due to nourishment issues and allegations last VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ LFWV DQG RWKHU UHDVRQV year. including due to a ruling by Judge Molly GaleWyrick to allow the submission %DFNJURXQG 7KH FDVH DJDLQVW )HLVW LV UHODWHG WR DQ H[of supposedly similar allegations, and tensive investigation with the assistance hence, other witnesses, into the trial. Details on the substance of those “other of veterinary professionals, where he is actsâ€? remain unclear, but reportedly in- alleged to have underfed or intentionally volve investigations into abuse charges mistreated horses of all ages, to the point outside Polk County that never led to WKDW IRXU IHORQ\ FKDUJHV ZHUH Ă€OHG DORQJside 30 similar misdemeanor charges. criminal charges but were investigated. The charges emerged in late November The judge noted during a recent hearing that as many as 10 allegations go back DIWHU FRQFHUQV R) DQLPDO ZHOIDUH OHG as far as 2003, and may be as recent as to a compliance check, ensuring the animals in question were being watered and 2012. The pool of potential witnesses ex- fed adequately. That welfare check by county authoripanded with her granting of the motion

ties led to the 34 criminal charges, based on allegations of malnutrition and mistreatment. The four felonies relate to the fact that four horses were found dead in WKHLU VWDOOV )HLVW KDG RYHU KRUVHV RQ the ranch at the time, as well as dozens of other small animals and livestock. Necropsy results on the dead horses were inconclusive, but suggested that the

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County Sheriff Peter Johnson. The broken-up drug buy did lead to several charges, including an attempted robbery charge against Nathaniel Kline, )ULGOH\ 0LQQ DV ZHOO DV PDULMXDQD and paraphernalia possession charges against Tekell Jackson, 17, who is also IURP )ULGOH\ The driver of the vehicle in question was also charged with operating while intoxicated. Miguel Diaz, 17, Blaine, Minn., told police he did not know about the atWHPSWHG UREEHU\ SODQ DQG ZDV GHĂ€DQW RQ the allegation. Kline is facing a felony robbery with use of force charge and is free on a $2,500 bond, with a hearing set for mid-January. Jackson faces two misdemeanor drug charges and made an initial court appearance on Tuesday, Dec. 2, but no future hearing dates were set.

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The  regular  Monthly  Village  Board  Meeting  will  be  held on  Monday,  December  8,  2014,  at  7  p.m.,  at  the  Village  Hall,  107  Hope  Road  W.  Agenda will  be  posted  at  the  Village  Hall. Kristi  Swanson 3 Clerk

(Nov.  26,  Dec.  3,  10) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF DONNA  MAE  SCHLOSSER Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  14  PR  84 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed. 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  decedent’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

)LQG XV RQ )DFHERRN IDFHERRN FRP LQWHUFRXQW\OHDGHU (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

NOTICE (Dec.  3,  10,  17) The  December  meeting  of  the  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Village  Board  of  Siren  will  be  CIRCUIT  COURT held  Thursday,  December  4,  POLK  COUNTY 2014,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  Village  Hall.  Agenda  posted. Royal  Credit  Union, Ann  Peterson a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  Clerk-­Treasurer credit  union, 3 200  Riverfront  Terrace (Nov.  26,  Dec.  3,  10) Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Plaintiff, CIRCUIT  COURT vs. POLK  COUNTY Angela  M.  Mazaika AnchorBank,  fsb, P.O.  Box  13 Plaintiff, Nelson,  Wisconsin  54756, vs. Central  Bank Deborah  J.  Riegel,  Unknown a  Minnesota  banking  Spouse  of  Deborah  J.  Riegel,  corporation, Jake  L.  Riegel,  Unknown  2104  Hastings  Avenue Spouse  of  Jake  L.  Riegel, Defendants. Newport,  Minnesota  55055,

NOTICE  OF  FORECLOSURE  SALE Case  No.:  14CV160 Case  Code:  30404 Judge:  Jeffery  L.  Anderson PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  NOTICE  OF by  virtue  of  a  Judgment  of  FORECLOSURE  SALE Foreclosure  entered  September  By  virtue  of  a  Judgment  of  29,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  Foreclosure  and  Sale  entered  in  $197,489.47,  the  Polk  County  the  above-­entitled  action  on  July  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  28,  2014,  the  undersigned  Sher-­ property  at  public  auction  as  fol-­ iff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  lows: will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  DATE/TIME:  January  6,  2015,  at  front  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  10  a.m. Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  PLACE:  Foyer  Area  of  the  Polk  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin   County  Justice  Center,  1005  54810  on  the  3rd  day  of  West  Main  St.,  Suite  900,  February,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m.,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. the  real  estate  and  mortgaged  TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  premises  directed  by  the  must  be  paid  to  the  Sheriff  at  Judgment  to  be  sold,  therein  sale  in  cash  or  by  certified  described  as  follows:   check.   Balance  due  within  10  days  of  court  approval.  A  parcel  of  land  in  the  North-­ Purchaser  is  responsible  for  east  Quarter  of  the  Northwest  payment  of  all  transfer  taxes  Quarter  (NE  1/4  of  NW  1/4),  and  recording  fees.   Sale  is  Section  Thirty-­three  (33),  AS  IS  in  all  respects  and  sub-­ Township  Thirty-­three  (33)  ject  to  all  liens  and  encum-­ North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  brances. West,  City  of  Amery,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  described  DESCRIPTION:  A  parcel  of  land  in  the  Northwest  1/4  of  the  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a  Northeast  1/4  and  in  point  595  feet  East  and  10  feet  (Nov.  19,  26,  Dec.  3) Government  Lot  2  of  Section  North  of  the  Southwest  corner  25,  Township  34  North,  Range  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN of  the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  18  West,  described  as  follows:   CIRCUIT  COURT Northwest  Quarter,  Section  Commencing  at  the  North  1/4  POLK  COUNTY 33,  Township  33  North,  Range  corner  of  said  Section  25;Íž  16  West  in  the  City  of  Amery;Íž  IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  thence  North  89   deg.  59’  11â€?  thence  East  200  feet;Íž  thence  ESTATE  OF East  25.92  feet;Íž  thence  South  North  320  feet;Íž  thence  West  NANCY  S.  MITTECO 01  deg.  51’  49â€?  West  385.46  200  feet;Íž  thence  South  320  Notice  to  Creditors feet;Íž  thence  South  32  deg.  36’  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning. (Informal  Administration) 18â€?  East  179.18  feet;Íž  thence  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  217  Case  No.  14  PR  85 South  52  deg.  12’  03â€?  East  Broadway  Street,  Amery,  WI. 418.54  feet;Íž  thence  South  49  PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: TERMS  OF  SALE:  Cash. deg.  51’  12â€?  East  209.90  feet;Íž  1.  An  application  for  informal  DOWN  PAYMENT:  A  deposit  of  thence  South  42  deg.  53’  16â€?  administration  was  filed. 10%  of  sale  price  to  be  depos-­ East  159.54  feet;Íž  thence  2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  ited  in  cash  or  by  certified  South  80  deg.  East  100  feet;Íž  birth  March  10,  1952,  and  date  check  with  the  Sheriff  at  the  thence  South  30  deg.  East  92  of  death  December  24,  2012,  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  to  be  feet;Íž  thence  South  03  deg.  21’  was  domiciled  in  Anoka  County,  paid  by  cash  or  certified  check  11â€?  West  165.5  feet;Íž  thence  State  of  Minnesota,  with  a  mail-­ within  ten  days  after  confir-­ South  4  deg.  10’  33â€?  West  ing  address  of  3587  115th  Ave.  mation  of  sale. 311.30  feet  to  the  point  of  NW,  Coon  Rapids,  MN  55433. Dated  this  1st  day  of  Decem-­ beginning;Íž  thence  North  80  3.  All  interested  persons  ber,  2014. deg.  39’  59â€?  West  215.09  feet,  waived  notice. more  or  less,  to  a  point  which  4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  Peter  M.  Johnson, is  North  52  deg.  14’  27â€?  East  claim  against  the  decedent’s  Polk  County  Sheriff 194.39  feet  from  the  estate  is  February  16,  2015. Donald  R.  Marjala  -­  Lawyer Northwest  corner  of  Lot  4  of  5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Spangler  Flory,  LLP Baker’s  Subdivision  of  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ P.O.  Box  1165 Hungerford  Point;Íž  thence  sam  Lake,  Wis.,  Room  500. Eau  Claire,  Wis.  54702-­1165 North  20  deg.  14’  42â€?  West  (715)  830-­9771 Jenell  L.  Anderson 102.45  feet;Íž  thence  North  06  Attorneys  for  Plaintiff  Probate  Registrar deg.  51’  12â€?  West  41.05  feet;Íž  November  6,  2014 Pursuant  to  the  Fair  Debt  Col-­ thence  North  23  deg.  21’  12â€?  Lection  Practices  Act  (15  U.S.C.  Chris  Anderson West  90.27  feet;Íž  thence  North  Section  1692),  We  are  required  HEYWOOD,  CARI  &  05  deg.  13’  02â€?  West  53.12  to  state  that  we  are  attempting  ANDERSON,  S.C. feet;Íž  thence  North  89  deg.  44’  to  collect  a  debt  on  our  client’s  816  Dominion  Drive,  Suite  100 37â€?  East  324.88  feet;Íž  thence  behalf  and  any  information  we  Hudson,  WI  54016 South  04  deg.  10’  33â€?  West  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  715-­386-­5551 311.30  feet  to  the  point  of  >5(?37 Bar  No.:  1041095 >5(?37 purpose. beginning.   Said  land  being  in  the  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. NOTICE  -­  SIREN  SANITARY  DISTRICT  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1369  TOWN  OF  SIREN  BOARD  MEETINGS Hungerford  Point,  St.  Croix  The  Siren  Sanitary  District  will  hold  their  monthly  Board  Falls,  WI  54024  The  common  Meeting  on  Thursday,  December  11,  2014,  at  6:30  p.m.  The  address  is  for  reference  pur-­ meeting  will  be  held  at  the  Siren  Town  Hall.  Immediately  follow-­ poses  only. ing  the  Sanitary  District  Meeting,  the  Town  of  Siren  will  hold  Peter  Johnson their  monthly  Board  Meeting  at  approximately  6:45  p.m.  The  Polk  County  Sheriff agenda  will  be  posted.  If  you  wish  to  be  on  the  agenda,  please  Drafted  by: call  Mary  Hunter,  Clerk. 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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› Âś ´ :HVW 639.80  feet  to  the  center  line  of  Otis  Street;Íž  thence  North  Ă› 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› 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› Âś (DVW IHHW WKHQFH 6RXWK Ă› Âś (DVW 126.00  feet;Íž  thence  South  Ă› 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› 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› Âś ´ West  70.00  feet;Íž  thence  North  Ă› Âś :HVW IHHW WKHQFH 1RUWK Ă› Âś :HVW IHHW to  a  point  in  the  Easterly  right  of  way  line  of  Otis  Street;Íž  WKHQFH 1RUWK Ă› Âś (DVW DORQJ said  Easterly  right  of  way  line  64.94  feet;Íž  thence  North  Ă› 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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The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  Plan  Commission  will  hold  a  pub-­ lic  hearing  at  6  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  December  10,  2014,  at  the  Town  Hall  at  1305  200th  Street  &  U.S.  Hwy.  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin.  Written  evidence,  testimony  or  comments,  if  any,  must  be  delivered  in  person  or  by  mail  to  the  Town  Hall. Dan  Klocker  requests  a  special  exception  for  a  kitchen  and  bath  retail  store  at  1978  U.S.  Highway  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024.  The  property  is  located  in  Section  35,  T34N,  R18W. Jim  Alt,  Zoning  Administrator 3 >5(?37

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NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  that  at  an  election  held  in  the  Village  of  Webster,  on  Tuesday,  April  7,  2015,  the  following  offices  are  to  be  elected  to  succeed  the  present  incumbents  listed.  All  terms  are  for  two  years  beginning  on  Tuesday,  April  21,  2015. Office Incumbent Village  President Jeff  Roberts Village  Trustee Tim  Maloney Village  Trustee Darrell  Sears Village  Trustee Kevin  Weis NOTICE  IS  FURTHER  GIVEN,  that  a  village  caucus  for the  purpose  of  nominating  candidates  to  appear  on  the  spring  election  ballot  for  the  above-­listed  offices  will  be  scheduled during  the  month  of  January  2015.  Notice  of  the  scheduled  date  of  the  caucus  will  be  given  at  least  five  days  before  the  caucus. Done  in  the  Village  of  Webster  on  Dec.  31,  2014 3 Patrice  Bjorklund,  Clerk >5(?37

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NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  that  at  an  election  to  be  held  in  the  Village  of  Frederic,  on  Tuesday,  April  7,  2015,  the  following  officers  are  to  be  elected,  for  a  term  of  two  years,  to  succeed  the  present  incumbents  listed.  The  vacated  seat  is  for  a  one-­ year  term.  Terms  beginning  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  April. Office Incumbent Village  President William  Johnson Village  Trustee John  Boyer Village  Trustee Maria  Ammend Village  Trustee Jamie  Worthington Village  Trustee Vacant  Seat NOTICE  IS  FURTHER  GIVEN,  that  a  village  caucus  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  candidates  to  appear  on  the  spring  election  ballot  for  the  above-­listed  offices  will  be  scheduled  during  the  month  of  December.  The  caucus  will  be  held  on  a  date  no  sooner  than  January  7,  and  not  later  than  January  28,  2015.  Notice  of  the  scheduled  date  of  the  caucus  will  be  given  at  least  five  days  before  the  caucus. Done  in  the  Village  of  Frederic  this  18th  day  of  Nov.,  2014. 3 >5(?37 Kristi  Swanson,  Village  Clerk

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NOTICE  OF  SPRING  ELECTION TOWN  OF  EUREKA April  7,  2015 Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  an  election  to  be  held  in  the  Town  of  Eureka  on  Tuesday,  April  7,  2015,  the  following  offices  are  to  be  elected  to  succeed  the  present  incumbents  listed.  The  terms  are  for  two  years  beginning  on  Tuesday,  April  21,  2015. Office Incumbent Chairman Gene  Krull Supervisor Gary  Gudmunsen Supervisor James  Johnson Treasurer David  Anderson 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  scheduled  for  a  date  which  will  be  announced  at  a  later  date. Melody  Jacobs,  Eureka  Town  Clerk 3 >5(?37

NOTICE  OF  SPRING  ELECTION TOWN  OF  SIREN Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  an  election  to  be  held  in  the  Town  of  Siren  on  Tuesday,  April  7,  2015,  the  following  offices  are  to  be  elected  to  succeed  the  current  incumbents  for  two  years  beginning  on  Tuesday,  April  21,  2015. OFFICE INCUMBENT Town  Board  Chairperson DuWayne  Wiberg Town  Board  Supervisor Philip  Stiemann Town  Board  Supervisor Bert  Lund Town  Treasurer Judy  Johnson Town  Clerk Mary  Hunter Notice  is  hereby  given  that  a  Town  Caucus  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  candidates  to  appear  on  the  Spring  Election  Ballot  of  the  above  offices  will  be  scheduled  during  the  month  of  December.  The  Caucus  will  be  held  on  a  date  not  sooner  than  the  first  Tuesday  and  not  later  than  the  last  Tuesday  of  the  month  of  January,  2015.  Notice  of  the  scheduled  date  of  the  caucus  will  be  given  at  least  five  days  before  the  caucus. Done  in  the  Town  of  Siren  on  Nov.  24,  2014 3 >5(?37 Mary  Hunter,  Clerk

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behind the wheel. He was very still but Anita could tell he was alive. “He saw me and pulled himself up on the steering wheel - I yelled to him, “No, don’t move - I’m getting help!â€? A 911 dispatcher asked Anita her location and she realized she had no idea where she was. She went to a farm just down the road and got the address. EMS was on the scene in short order, she said, and one of the workers climbed Gary King | Leader editor onto the car’s hood and yelled, “Hey buddy, how you doing?â€? FREDERIC/RUSH CITY, Minn. - Mark Mark did his best to respond and Anita Baker is warming up to the idea of being said it was at that moment she knew her home for Christmas ... literally. husband was going to be OK. The 55-year-old Frederic man has spent Pine County Sheriff’s Investigator Rick the past two weeks under the care of docGiese was at the scene that morning and tors at North Memorial Hospital after his said the car was “extremely hard to seeâ€? body temperature dropped to 89 degrees, 7KH %DNHUV 6K\OD 0DUN DQG $QLWD SOD\ FDUGV DW WKH UHKDELOLWDWLRQ XQLW RI 1RUWK 0HPRULDO 0HGL from the road - 560th Street - which goes the result of plunging into the the frigid FDO &HQWHU DV 0DUN FRQWLQXHV GDLO\ WKHUDS\ IRU K\SRWKHUPLD DQG D WUDXPDWLF EUDLQ LQMXU\ 3KRWRV straight and then dips down to a bridge waters of Rock Creek when his car slid off VXEPLWWHG before going up a hill. an icy road in Pine County, Minn. ,QYHVWLJDWRU *LHVH VDLG KLV IHOORZ RIĂ€Baker spent four hours in the water cer, Sgt. Dan Kunz, donned a cold weather - barely able to move and unnoticed by memory remains a bit “sketchy,â€? accord- 7KH UHVFXH Mark’s rescue depended on his wife’s (dry) suit and went into the water to help ing to his wife, Anita. But she and daughSDVVLQJ WUDIĂ€F He was airlifted from the scene to a ter Shyla are grateful for his progress so GHWHUPLQDWLRQ WR Ă€QG KLV PLVVLQJ YH- Mark out of the car. It took nine men to Twin Cities area hospital where it was far - signs he is getting stronger every day hicle, and the memory of a friend, which carry Mark up the steep, snowy embankdiscovered he suffered a traumatic brain - and they remain hopeful for a homecom- JXLGHG KHU LQ Ă€QGLQJ KHU KXVEDQG DQG ment to a waiting ambulance, which in ultimately, saving his life. turn transported him a short distance to injury. Doctors say the hypothermia he ing before Christmas. It all began on Tuesday, Nov. 18, with the farmhouse where an air ambulance It’s a story that could have been tragic experienced may have kept the physical injury from getting worse. He’s experi- had Mark not been discovered when he a phone call at 7:20 a.m. from the Min- had landed in the driveway, ready to take nesota State Correctional Facility at Rush him to the hospital. enced weakness on his left side and his was. City, Minn., where Mark works as a corGiese said Mark was not able to comUHFWLRQDO RIĂ€FHU 7KH\ WROG $QLWD WKDW KHU municate much due to his condition. husband had not shown up for work. Anita said she was able to make eye “I did what anyone else would do - I contact with him as they carried him on went to look for him - I thought I’d be a stretcher. pulling him out of the ditch,â€? she said. “I said ‘I love you, honey,’ and he could But her search turned up nothing. 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Don relayed directions for the shortcut Once at North Memorial, Mark’s temand Anita set out on her search again, try- perature was gradually raised from 89 ing one road unsuccessfully before com- to 98.6 degrees, the process taking seven ing to another road, which had a bridge. hours. “When I crossed the bridge I noticed “Recovery looks to be a long, slow prowhat could have been (vehicle) tracks in cess ahead,â€? Anita noted. “He’s in physithe snow - I hesitated but then got out of cal therapy every day now.â€? my car and followed the tracks.â€? And then she saw Mark’s car, half- $ VHFRQG OLIH submerged in Rock Creek as the temperaAs Mark sat in the icy water of Rock ture hovered just above zero. Mark was Creek unable to get free, cars passed over the bridge, unable to spot him. How much longer he could have survived those conditions is speculation but Anita says she thinks he was found just in time. 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enjoy the feeling of being part of a family here. I found myself walking around town, talking to people I didn’t know, leaving my car behind and saving gas. I rode my country bike around town and kids I didn’t even know rode along with me. The Gandy Dancer Trail two blocks away felt like another gift. When I was married there was always a sharing of things we would participate in. Now I need please only myself with good friends and pursuing goals I choose. While still living in the Barrens I started attending Carolyn Wedin’s community ed writing and Drama in the North Woods classes. Through these groups I met and found many good friends and like minds. Continuing with the writing classes, I have IRXQG P\ YRLFH DQG FRQĂ€GHQFH From my past experiences in the Barrens I have learned to enjoy quiet time to think, the money saved from not buying “stuff,â€? eating fresh foods in season and the joy of giving. And now , GR KDYH D SLDQR , DP VDWLVĂ€HG RQ DOO counts. About the writer: Wilma Gray is a new resident of Luck from the Barrens, a 73-year-old widow with a lot of stories. Writer’s Carousel, a revolving menagerie of pieces for your enjoyment, is created by participants in Carolyn Wedin’s Write Right Now WITC Community Education classes in Frederic and Luck

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Old-time medicine Few things cause as much consternation as facing change, especially when we don’t really know what to expect as a result of the change. This is our situation as we are in the midst of the implementation of health-care reform, whatever that may be. This isn’t meant to be a political statement for or against changes in the way our medical system operates but it is meant to highlight the fact that change in any form can be FKDOOHQJLQJ DQG GLIĂ€FXOW WR DFFHSW /DVW week I wrote about health care reform and this is somewhat in response to some of the comments I received. There is an old song that has been sung in many churches across America titled “Old-Time Religion.â€? It was likely written by someone who was frustrated or certainly concerned about the manner in which people were worshiping at church. If you take that same idea and apply it to health-care reform you might come up with the concept of “Give me some of that old-time medicine.â€? So I thought that I would dig back into the history of medicine and bring up some of that old-time medicine and see if we were better off.

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production every year because farmers FDQQRW Ă€QG ODERU WR KDUYHVW HYHU\WKLQJ they grow. This order will not change that.â€? Without special provisions for immigrant farm workers there is a fear of serious farm labor shortages that would not only impact crop farmers but the meat processing and dairy industries that rely heavily on an immigrant workforce. Over the past several years, there have been several “document raidsâ€? by Immigration and Custom Enforcement RIĂ€FLDOV ZKR VKRZHG XS DW GDLU\ IDUPV and meatpacking facilities looking for illegal immigrants. Chris Galen, senior vice president of the National Milk Producers Federation, says, “We would like to believe there will be fewer document raids and one interpretation of the president’s executive order is that ICE “shouldn’t be hassling people who are just going to work.â€? Jim Mulhern,

SUHVLGHQW DQG FKLHI H[HFXWLYH RIĂ€FHU IRU NMPF, added, “The executive action announced by the White House will not solve the current or future needs of dairy farmers. We still need congressional action, in the form of comprehensive legislative reform of our broken immigration system.â€? Legal experts say the president didn’t change the agricultural worker visa program because he doesn’t have the authority to make such changes through an executive action. It’s up to Congress to make those changes by passing a law. Unfortunately, that’s going to mean both the House and Senate will have to take action with support from both Republicans and Democrats to get the job done. ‌ Jus’ sayin’

within days or weeks of the onset of the disease. One of the early treatments included the “oat cure,â€? which was simply a mixture of 8 ounces of oats and 8 ounces of butter. The patient was instructed to eat this every two hours and hope for the best. If that treatment didn’t work then you could always rely on the whiskey and black coffee remedy. An equal mixture of each was also given to the patient every two hours. I am sure it was successful at reducing any pain but again no one actually survived the treatment. Many, many years ago Hippocrates believed people were composed of blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. However since then we have GLVFRYHUHG PRUH WKDQ IRXU EDVLF Ă Xids within our makeup. Cancer was thought to be due to an excess of black bile but no one really understood the process. Despite the realization of the seriousness of cancer in its many forms, few treatment options were available or effective. The Egyptians had one of the most troubling options, what was GHVFULEHG DV WKH Ă€UH GULOO :KLOH LW ZDV HIIHFWLYH DW LQĂ LFWLQJ SDLQ DQG IHDU LQWR the patient, it was palliative at best. The really interesting tidbits of health care come from ancient Rome. Hyena

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Falls until the end of November and then she will be moving to Burnsville and assisting at DeLaSalle High School in the Cities where they also have a graphic design department. We wish you well, Melissa! We’re always looking for new members who are service oriented and enjoy good fellowship. We’re part of a much larger organization comprised of over 1.2 million members worldwide. Our motto is Service Above Self and we strive to improve the world at the local, regional and international level. For more info, visit us online at SCFrotary. org, or meet us for a free lunch at the Dalles House on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. 7KH %2:/,1* * 7URSK\ UHFLSLHQW WKLV ODVW ZHHN ZDV 'DZQ 0LHONH RQH RI RXU QHZHU PHPEHUV 0LHONH ZDV UHFRJQL]HG IRU KHU WLUH OHVV ZRUN ZLWK WKH 5RWDU\ <RXWK ([FKDQJH SUR JUDP z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG

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Luck scholarship fundraiser features lasagna and raffle LUCK - The annual scholarship fundraiser for Luck seniors who continue their education after graduation will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Luck School cafeteria and commons in conjunction with the Luck-Frederic doubleheader basketball games. The supper will be a satisfying meal which includes lasagna, garlic bread, salad, dessert and beverages. It is sponsored by Larsen Auto Center and coordinated by Amy Aguado, Luck Community Education director and Ione Barron, food service director. The meal will be served in the cafeteria from 5-7:15 p.m. at a cost of $5 per person, and $3 for children ages 8 and younger. 7KH UDIĂ H SUL]HV IRU WKH VFKRODUVKLS IXQGUDLVHU ZLOO EH on display in the commons and tickets will be for sale DW HDFK RU VL[ IRU 7KH UDIĂ H GUDZLQJ ZLOO EH KHOG during halftime of the varsity boys game. This year’s UDIĂ H SUL]HV LQFOXGH D KDQGPDGH TXLOW QDPHG ´&DOLFR and Chintz,â€? donated by Donna Pedersen; an octagon picnic table designed by Herschel Brown; a four-pack of tickets to the St. Croix Falls Festival Theatre; a meat package from grass-fed red Angus, including steak, roast and ground beef donated by Mike Miles and Barb .DVV VL[ FHUWLĂ€FDWHV IURP /XFN *ROI &RXUVH IRU KROHV each, golf cart included; two ski lift tickets and two snow

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Frederic’s Ron Svoboda was named to the Chequamegon Bay Football Honor Roll.–Frederic football coach Bob Berquist shot a 12-point buck that was attached by its antlers to an 8-point buck that it had tangled with earlier. The smaller buck was dead, with an antler puncture to the skull, and Berquist’s prize had dragged the other deer around for an estimated day and a half. He removed the head from the body of the 8-pointer and brought in the 12-pointer with the antlers still locked in combat.–Dr. Donald Schwab would be joining the staff of the Frederic Clinic and moving to Frederic with his wife and two children.–Marjorie Hill and Ray Schallenberger were married at Clam Falls Lutheran Church on Sept. 12.–Scott Paulsen, 8, from )UHGHULF WRRN Ă€UVW SODFH LQ KLV GLYLVLRQ LQ WKH WKLUG level of the punt, pass and kick competition, which was held in Minneapolis at the Metropolitan Stadium during halftime of the Vikings-Rams game.–Frederic eighth-grader Linda Peterson wrote a poem, “Color Is ...â€? which was chosen for publication in Read Magazine, a publication of the American Education Association.–Change of Command ceremonies were held at the St. Croix Falls High School as Lt. Col. Everett Binford turned over command of the Osceola Air Force Station to Lt. Col. James P. Howard.

40 years ago The Bartz family of Indian Creek was in the news, as Roberta Bartz had been chosen employee of the month by Holiday Inns; and her brother, Airman Michael Bartz, was leaving for a three-month tour of overseas duty on Nov. 10, so many family members gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bartz for an early Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 9 to see him off.–First Lt. Lon Hansen, from Luck, was scheduled to compete in the Strategic Air Command elite bombing and navigation competition at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.–Nancy Smith, editor of the Frederic High School newspaper, the Golden Nugget, won honorable mention in the Congressman’s Cup competition at the fall conference of the Wisconsin Chippewa Valley School Press Association.–The Klinkhammer Award for Outstanding Leadership was presented to Staff Sgt. Steven Lane, of Lewis, after completing his course at WKH 1RQ &RPPLVVLRQHG 2IĂ€FHUV /HDGHUVKLS 6FKRRO DW Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.–“Papillonâ€? was playing at WKH :HEE 7KHDWUH LQ :HEVWHU DQG ´$PHULFDQ *UDIĂ€WLÂľ at the D’Lux Theatre in Luck.–The Grantsburg PTA planned to show a slide presentation called “UFOs From Outer Space,â€? accompanied by taped commentary by Robert D. Barry, director of the 20th Century UFO Bureau, Collingswood, N.J.–Glenn Matz, a senior at Stout University, suffered crushed vertebrae in a skiing accident.–Karen Krause and James Friberg, both 19, were Burnett County representatives to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.

20 years ago The Frederic 6-12 School got a jukebox in the commons area to provide entertainment for the students during the noon hour. They were also considering organized sports competitions and other options.–There was a party planned for gymnastics coach Jane Wisse at the Frederic Country Club as she was retiring from coaching, after a very successful career. The Frederic Vikings gymnastics teams had gone to state eight years in a row, from 1985-1992, becoming state champions in 1991 and taking second at state four times.–Sixteenyear-old Shawn Merrill, of Balsam Lake, died on Nov. 26 from injuries he suffered in a car accident on Nov. 23.–From Bernice Abrahamzon’s Behind the Signpost, “The Ideal Employee: He (or she) is 25 years old with 25 years of experience and works for $25 a day.â€?–Sean Hickey, of Frederic, married Carrie Briones, of Slinger, on Nov. 12 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Menomonie.–Airman Matthew C. Cole graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.–Army Pvt. Rachel A Freer completed basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.–The poster contest winners for the Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Contest were, second and third JUDGH $OOLVRQ .UDXVH :HEVWHU Ă€UVW SODFH 5XVVHOO Cook, Danbury, second, and Jessica Jones, Webster, third; fourth through sixth grade, Amber Frost, Webb /DNH Ă€UVW SODFH 3DPHOD 'HUYHWVNL 6LUHQ VHFRQG DQG Christa Anderson, Siren, third; seventh through ninth JUDGHV (PLO\ /RRPLV *UDQWVEXUJ Ă€UVW 9LFWRULD /HSage, Grantsburg, second, and Sarah Harmon, Grantsburg, third.

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employees hold events throughout the year to help raise additional contributions. To date, the foundation has raised more than $7.6 million. On any given night, over 10,000 Minnesotans are homeless, according to Wilder Center research. The problem continues to grow. The number of Minnesotans who were homeless increased 6 percent between 2009 and 2012. Nearly half of homeless people are under age 21, and one-third are children with their families. For more information about the Edina Realty Foundation, visit edinarealty.com or contact the Edina Realty St. Croix Falls RIĂ€FH DW RU WKH (GLQD 5HDOW\ 6LUHQ RIĂ€FH DW ² from Edina Realty Foundation

Rivertown Holiday events scheduled this weekend ST. CROIX FALLS - St. Croix Falls will hold its annual celebration of the holiday season this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7, with three opportunities to see Santa, three open houses downtown and a full schedule of events for families to enjoy. Participants can explore and shop the downtown stores on both sides of the river, enjoy good food at the restaurants and also at the St. Croix Valley Senior Center and bring the kids for a quality visit with Santa. Local businesses are offering festival specials, listed on the Falls Chamber of Commerce website, fallschamber.org. Rivertown Holiday brings together three impressive and decorated Main Street venues, community groups, youth, local business owners, volunteers

and vendors, all with a desire to support and enjoy these river communities at this most wonderful time of year. Rivertown Holiday events on Friday, Dec. 5, include the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association open house at 107 N. Washington St. from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; and the St. Croix Falls Historical Society and Falls Chamber of Commerce joint open house at the Baker Building, 106 S. Washington St., from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday’s events include open houses at the Baker Building from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; and The Wood Shop second-annual open house featuring craftsman James Van Hoven and his period Windsor chairs at 103 S. Washington St., from 9 a.m. – 3

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Northern Waters Literacy expresses gratitude for old and new gatherings will provide opportuPOLK COUNTY - The end of a year nities for early literacy developis upon us and soon we will embark ment through play by increasing on a new one. Northern Waters Literacy would like to share with everyone attention span, memory, creativity and language and vocabulary the things they are grateful for, both skills. They also will encourage a new and old. foundation for logical mathematiFirst of all, they have a new name. FDO WKLQNLQJ VFLHQWLĂ€F UHDVRQLQJ As of this past summer 2014, they and problem solving. Donations became Northern Waters Learning. for new or gently used Legos of They wanted their name to reflect all sizes are being accepted at the their newly revised and broader mission statement, which is EmpowerSCF library, elementary school or ing People to Change Their Life. They 1:/¡V RIĂ€FH aren’t just about literacy and helping The heartbeat of NWL is its people learn to read. Their students volunteers. Every week, many come with a variety of backgrounds hardworking volunteer tutors are and goals to accomplish. Math and pouring their minds into planning Ă€QDQFH OHDUQLQJ (QJOLVK EHFRPLQJ D $ VWXGHQW SURXGO\ GLVSOD\V KLV /HJR FUH lessons and their hearts into buildU.S. citizen, making good life choices, DWLRQ DW D 1RUWKHUQ :DWHUV /HDUQLQJ /HJR ing relationships with their stugaining job skills, parenting skills and %ORFN 3DUW\ 7KLV QHZ SURJUDP SURYLGHV dents. One such volunteer came to forming positive relationships are RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU HDUO\ OLWHUDF\ GHYHORSPHQW them as a referral with the hope to give back. His name is Karl and he some of the examples that come from WKURXJK SOD\ 3KRWRV VXEPLWWHG is the manager of Express Employtheir tutor and learner matches. They feel like the word “learningâ€? includes all of these things. ment Professionals in St. Croix Falls. Fluent in Spanish, They are incredibly grateful for the continued sup- he was interested in using his language skills to help othport and funding they have received which helps them ers. He made a perfect match for Adan, a Spanish-speakcarry out their mission. The Otto Bremer Foundation has ing man from Mexico who desperately needed to learn once again granted Northern Waters Learning a gener- (QJOLVK DV D VHFRQG ODQJXDJH :KHQ $GDQ Ă€UVW FDPH ous award, this time $45,000. And the Hugh J. Andersen WR 1:/ KH KDG YHU\ ORZ FRQĂ€GHQFH +H FRXOG XQGHUFoundation has graciously bestowed them with $12,000. Northern Waters Learning will continue to work diligently to help their communities in Polk County to learn DQG SURVSHU 7KHVH IXQGV ZLOO VXSSRUW D VPDOO \HW HIĂ€cient part-time staff of four for the next 18 months. Jill Leahy, executive director, has been with NWL for eight years. Other employees include Leanne Waterworth, program director; Katie Folkstad, outreach director; and Lisa Robinson, early childhood educator. Together they keep the various programs and projects running such as the popular Play-n-Learn classes, library story hour, the 80-plus tutor/learner pairs and the new Legos and Literacy program, aka Lego Block Parties. This latest idea was piloted during the St. Croix Falls 2014 Autumnfest as a creativity contest. Kids were invited to enter free activities such as chalk-drawing or Lego-building contests. The event was incredibly successful and from it, NWL is collaborating with the St. .DUO OHIW D 1RUWKHUQ :DWHUV /HDUQLQJ YROXQWHHU LV XVLQJ KLV Croix Falls Public Library to start an ongoing Legos 6SDQLVK VSHDNLQJ VNLOOV WR KHOS $GDQ OHDUQ WKH (QJOLVK ODQ and Literacy program called Lego Block Parties. These JXDJH

stand some English, but could barely speak or write it. $W WKH ÀUVW PHHWLQJ ZLWK KLV YROXQWHHU WXWRU $GDQ ZDV very nervous. But as soon as Karl introduced himself in Spanish, Adan’s eyes lit up! The two of them began to exchange stories in Spanish and a bond was formed. Karl and Adan have been meeting two times per week since )HEUXDU\ $V RI 2FWREHU $GDQ LV QRZ FRQÀGHQW DQG DEOH to communicate in English with co-workers and supervisors at work. Adan even earned a raise, partly because of his improved English skills. His goal is to return to coaching soccer and to teach again, just as he used to do in Mexico. As we enter the season of giving, NWL can’t think of a better gift than sharing one’s time and talent with those in need. If you’d like to learn more about how you can offer this precious gift as a volunteer tutor, contact Northern Waters Learning at 715-405-7323, or visit their website, northernwatersliteracy.org. – from NWL

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“Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skatesâ€? now open ST. CROIX FALLS - This past weekend, Festival Theatre’s holiday production of “Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skatesâ€? had its dazzling opening, complete with a packed house and a Saturday night “afterglowâ€? after-party that featured live music from Frederic High School’s bell choir and food from Dresser’s Village Pizzeria. Now, the cast and crew of “Hans Brinkerâ€? look forward to sharing this insightful story with public audiences and school groups throughout the month, XQWLO LWV Ă€QDO VKRZ RQ 6XQGD\ 'HF The story by Mary Mapes Dodge and adapted by James L. Walker is set in early 19th century Holland. As the show opens, the father has fallen from the dikes in a storm and for 10 years sat insensible in the Brinker home, leaving the mother and the two children struggling to make ends meet. Neighborhood children mock the Brinker children’s poverty. The industrious and honorable young Hans yearns to participate in December’s great ice-skating race on the canal. He and his younger sister, Gretel, have little chance of winning on their handmade wooden skates, but with a little hope and hard work, Hans aims to purchase a set of steel skates that will aid him in chasing down the illustrious prize. But Hans’ and Gretel’s father has fallen very ill, and the teQDFLRXV \RXQJ PDQ PXVW Ă€UVW Ă€QG D ZD\ to have his father seen and helped by the famous surgeon, Dr. Boekman. This story is neither quaint nor outdated. Poverty remains a reality all

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Irene Bugge | Special to the Leader LUCK - A snowy owl plummeted from the evening sky on silent plumage like a star in free fall, then banked abruptly on outspread wings, skimming our windshield. Road weary at the end of a 12-hour day counting birds in the annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count in Luck, my husband, Robin, and I, suddenly forgetting our fatigue, watched this owl glide to a stop in a snow-covered cornĂ€HOG FDPRXĂ DJHG ZKLWH RQ ZKLWH &KULVWPDV FRXQWV DUH Ă€OOHG ZLWK ZRQGHU DQG magical moments like this sighting. Logging a 12-hour day locating, identifying and counting every bird within a designated territory can be exhausting. Yet every year, dedicated enthusiasts return to participate in this century-old tradition. While Santa receives a lot of press for keeping a list and checking it twice, most are unaware that the meticulous list keepers, counters and compilers who participate in counts contribute to the longest running citizen science project in the world. 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Counters also listen for the black-capped dedicated volunteers. chickadee’s “chicka-dee-dee-deeâ€? and the “yank, yankâ€? 8QOLNH WKH Ă€UVW FRXQW KHOG RQ 'HF WRGD\ RUJDQL]HUV of the whitebreasted nuthatch. in each 15-mile circle select one date between Dec. 14 and Spotters watch for movement along the sides of roads, Jan. 5 to host the event. Many people participate in more VKDGRZV WKDW PLJKW LQGLFDWH ELUGV LQ Ă LJKW RU ELUGV than one count each year. gathered at open water and bird feeders. If your mind Kelly McKay, a Midwesterner from Iowa, as docuZDQGHUV \RX PD\ PLVV D Ă RFN RI FHGDU ZD[ZLQJV Ă RDWmented in the 104th American Birds Annual Report, ing above bare tree branches, executing a precisely chocompleted 23 counts in one season. McKay claims that reographed ballet. You may fail to see the shadows cast he did not sleep for 398 consecutive hours (16 days) and by a solitary, soaring bald eagle; or pass by trumpeter dashed from one scheduled count to the next in several swans, Canada geese and mallards enjoying sanctuary different states. I suspect that reindeer were involved. in a small patch of moving water. A typical Wisconsin count begins with volunteers asStationary bird feeders are harder to miss. Many peosembling for a quick breakfast meeting. Everyone has SOH OLYLQJ LQ WKH /XFN FLUFOH JLYH Ă€HOG VXUYH\RUV SHUPLVarrived on time and many have begun listening for owls sion to visit their backyard feeders. Others volunteer to en route. The atmosphere in the room blends the anticicount at home. 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As the crew of Christmas bird counters enters the meeting room, hats, warm coats and layers are peeled off. Everyone has hat hair and red noses that rival Rudolph. Like old friends eager to catch up, they listen enthusiastically to each team’s sightings and share their own. Afternoon-only volunteers are warmly welcomed into WKH Ă RFN DV WHDPV UHFRQĂ€JXUH WR FRPSOHWH WKH FRXQW $V SDUWLFLSDQWV UHWXUQ WR WKH Ă€HOG WKH\ DUH UHPLQGHG WKDW Ă€QDO WDOOLHV QHHG WR EH GHOLYHUHG DW GD\¡V HQG WR WKH RUganizer for compilation and forwarding to the National Audubon Society. And while counters anticipate that there will be less bird activity in the afternoon, we all know that at any moment, there is the possibility of the unexpected gift of sighting a bird like the snowy owl. For information about participating in local Audubon )HPDOH ZKLWH EUHDVWHG QXWKDWFK Society Christmas Bird Counts, contact gaylordnelsonaudubon.org/events/ or robinmaercklein@gmail.com.

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Richard Harry Mosher, 95, of Webster, Wis., died quietly at Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, Wis., on Nov. 23, 2014, with his sweet wife of nearly 72 years at his bedside. He was born on Nov. 16, 1919, in Chicago to Frank Henry and Hazel Elizabeth Mosher and grew up in the Chicago area, graduating from Oak Park High School. He had one brother, Robert (Shirley) Mosher; and one sister, Patricia (Red) Mosher Lienberger. Richard enlisted in the Army during WWII, and served in six campaigns, including the Anzio Beachhead in Italy, where an average of 300 soldiers died every single day. After the war he came back to the wife he had married only two weeks before receiving his orders. She had loved, prayed and supported him through those 2-1/2 years of separation. They began their family of seven while he attended Wheaton College in Illinois and Grand Rapids Seminary in Michigan. He took his family aboard the SS Independence and crossed the ocean back to the land he had learned to love during the war. He and his wife, Beverly, served the Lord as missionaries to the Italian people for 35 years. The early years were in church planting, but he also managed the bookstore and publishing house where he was instrumental in translating and printing Christian literature into Italian. He also volunteered time at the Christian Servicemen’s Center with the American military personnel stationed there for a couple of years or temporarily on leave from their ships in the port of Naples. He retired in Webster where he thoroughly enjoyed the country life. He could often be seen splitting wood and making stacks of wood or kindling for winter readiness. He continued to serve the Lord in the local church and to support missionaries overseas. Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Beverly Jean; their seven children, Lawrence (Johanna) Mosher, Dale (Nancy) Mosher, Dawn Perrin, Paul (Maddalena) Mosher, Rita (Sixto) Molina, Jonathan (Linda) Mosher and Melody (John) Murray; their 21 grandchildren, Brian (Claudia) Mosher, Timothy (Marci) Mosher, Cynthia (Ben) Lee, Kristen (Tom) Ryan, Phillip Mosher, Rachel Molina, Mathew (soon Sally) Molina, Benjamin (Victoria) Molina, Andrew (soon Jillian) Molina, Jonathan (Tanya) Mosher Jr., Jeremiah Mosher, Jessica Mosher, Judson Mosher, Jonah Mosher, Tiringo Mosher, Mahileet Mosher, Bizhuan Mosher, Stephanie Murray, Lesley (Maxswell) Hackett, Riley Murray and Evan Murray; their 15 great-grandchildren: Nathan Mosher, Aaron Mosher, Eli Mosher, Harmony Mosher, Josiah Mosher, Faith Mosher, Zachariah Mosher, Hope Mosher, Daniel Lee, Caleb Lee, Micah Lee, Gabriel Molina, Samuel Molina, Madilyn Mosher and Jeremiah Mosher II.

John Brickman, 74, a caring father and grandfather, a kind and giving friend and an admired co-worker, will be deeply missed by those who were blessed to know him. After a sudden and recent decline in his health caused by cancer, John died peacefully in Apple Valley, Minn., on Nov. 24, 2014. John Henry Brickman was born Sept. 18, 1940, in Springbrook, Wis. John enjoyed playing golf, reading books, playing cards and making people laugh. He was very proud of his naval service to our country and was an active member of the VFW. John was known as a hard worker, and for 33 years he was a respected employee of H. Brooks & Company. After his retirement he began working at Frederic Liquor in Wisconsin. He was known and loved by the customers for his warm smile, friendliness and high-quality customer service. John worked at Frederic Liquor for as long as his health would allow. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 11 a.m., at Crosswalk Community Church, 505 Old CTH W, Frederic, Wis. 54837. A celebration of his life will be at Doc’s Pub and Eatery, 305 Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 from 1 to 3 p.m. following the service. A private family interment will be held in the spring. John will be forever remembered for his kindness, generosity, work ethic and sense of humor. He will be deeply missed by those who loved him.

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Patricia Louise Hahn, 71, of Kiowa, Okla., died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at her home. Pat was born Sept. 18, 1943, to Mary Alice and Louis Fredericks in Minneapolis, Minn. She attended Frederic School and graduated with the Class of 1961. Pat married Ronald Hahn on Jan. 20, 1962. To this union, four children were born, Valerie, Kimberly, Tammy and Tonya. Pat traveled with Ron while he was in the military from Alaska to Texas to Germany and other various states. Ron retired in 1978 and made their home in Cushing, Wis. Pat worked various jobs, Northern Metals, Springs Inn, Carlson Machine, Sportsman’s Bar and Walmart. She loved going to the casino, traveling, gardening, knitting, playing computer games and putting puzzles together. Pat is survived by her four daughters, Valerie (Tom) Cox, of Kiowa, Okla., Kimberly (Steve) Wright, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., Tammy Hahn (Russell Blume) and his son Zachery and Tonya Plunkett of Frederic, Wis.; grandchildren, Patrick Cox, Claire Cox, Morgan Wright, Jeremiah Stringer-Hahn, MaKayla Hahn, Alexis Plunkett and Nickolas Plunkett; sisters, Donna Neider and husband, Bob, of Eden Prarie, Minn., and Mary Matson of North Glenn, Colo.; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Alice and Louis Fredericks; husband, Ronald Hahn; twin brothers; sister, Wanda Pratt; father and mother-in-law, Robert and Amy Dickenson. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 28, at the Grandstrand Funeral Home – Edling Chapel. Interment was in the Northern Wisconsin Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Spooner, grandstrandfh.com.

/RUL $QQ 0F4XD\ SDVVHG DZD\ DW KHU KRPH LQ Woodland, Wash., on Nov. 13, 2014. Lori was born March 25, 1961, in Grantsburg, Wis., to .HQQHWK 0F4XD\ DQG (OHDQRU -RKQVRQ 0F4XD\ Lori spent her early years with her family on a farm near Cushing, Wis., later moving with the family to a larger farm by Eureka Center. In 1978 she moved with her sister, Gayle, and her children, Nikole and Matt, to Vancouver, Wash. She graduated from Columbia River High School in 1979. $IWHU FRPSOHWLQJ D FHUWLĂ€FDWH DW &ODUN &RPPXQLW\ &ROlege, Lori went to work at the Landerholm Law Firm as a paralegal, working there for 28 years. She loved her work and the people she worked with, counting many as good friends. /RUL¡V IUHH WLPH ZDV VSHQW LQ KHU EHDXWLIXO Ă RZHU JDUdens at her home in Woodland, often with a glass of wine and the bliss of nature. She was an avid reader, rarely missed doing the daily New York Times crossword puzzle, and kept on top of world affairs, never shying away from stating her opinion on those things she was most passionate about. She was also a devoted, lifelong Green Bay Packers fan. However, her greatest joy in life was spending time with her beautiful daughter, Erin (Johnny) Chavez and adorable grandchildren, Bishop and Eva, whom she loved with all her heart! Lori is also survived by sisters, Karen (Gary) Johnson, &KHU\O 6FRWW 2OVRQ DQG %HWK 1LFN &RUQLHO 0F4XD\ DOO RI &XVKLQJ EURWKHUV &DOYLQ 0F4XD\ RI *UDQWVEXUJ .HYLQ &DURO\Q 0F4XD\ RI 7UXWK RU &RQVHTXHQFHV N.M.; many special aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, numerous other relatives, and many, many dear friends. +HU SDUHQWV .HQQHWK DQG (OHDQRU -RKQVRQ 0F4XD\ sister, Gayle and brother-in-law, Gene Olson preceded Lori in death. A Celebration of Life to share cherished memories of /RUL ZDV KHOG DW WKH 6XPPLW *URYH /RGJH 5LGJHĂ€HOG Wash., on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Marcella I. Weis, 92, a resident of Webster, died Nov. 25, 2014. Marcella was born on Oct. 6, 1922, in Harrisburg, S.D., to Fred and Marie Oppold. She married Romane Paul William Weis on Feb. 15, 1943, in Oakland, Calif. Seven children were born to this union, Steven Paul, Suzanne Marie, Kathleen Mary, Joanne Elizabeth, Keith Allen, Cynthia Jean and Kevin Charles. Their family lived in South Dakota from 1947 to 1953, then moved to New Carlisle, Ind., until 1958. In December 1958 they moved to Webster and have made it their home since. Marcella attended primary school in Harrisburg, S.D., and Cathedral High School in Sioux Falls. She went on to attend Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D., receiving her two-year degree in education. During World War II, she worked at Moore’s Shipyards in Oakland, Calif., supporting the war effort. For three years, she taught elementary school in Indiana before moving to Wisconsin. She also worked as a cashier at Wayne’s Market in Webster for 20 years. Marcella enjoyed reading, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, playing cards and traveling. She loved her family dinners, get-togethers and spending time with grandchildren. In her later years, she spent many hours sitting in her rocking chair on her front porch enjoying the sunshine. She was preceded in death by her husband, Romane; son, Steven Paul; son-in-law, Bill Schneider; her parents; sisters, Dorothy Fischenich and Betty Schaeffer; and brother, Jim Oppold. She will be sadly missed by her children, Suzanne Schneider of Rush City, Minn., Kathleen (Larry) Houman of Danbury, Joanne (Ron) Beaulieu of Shrewsbury, Mass., Keith (Margaret) Weis of Andover, Minn., Cynthia (David) O’Brien of Oak Grove, Minn., and Charlie (Sue) Weis of Webster; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren with one due in December; along with many other relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Mike Tupa as celebrant. Interment was at St. John’s Cemetery, Webster. Her grandchildren were the pallbearers for her service. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Donna Mae (Nelson) McWilliams Donna Mae (Nelson) McWilliams, 82, passed away into the arms of Jesus on Friday, July 11, 2014, at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, Wis. For many days prior to passing she talked of and was looking forward to her heavenly home - “the Pearly Gates.â€? Donna was born May 8, 1932, in Bonetrail, N.D., to Helen (Fougner) and Adolph Tilman Nelson. Her maternal grandmother, a midwife, delivered her. She moved with her family at the age of 4 to a farm south of Baudette, Minn., in Spooner Boone Township. Nephew Darrell and Doris Nelson now own and operate the farm. Donna walked 2-1/2 miles with her siblings to the Hagen Country School. Then she attended Baudette High School, graduating with the class of 1950. She was active in the band and played taps on her trumpet at several Memorial Day services. Donna worked on the farm, oftentimes helping KHU GDG DQG EURWKHU ZLWK WKH Ă€HOG ZRUN GULYLQJ KRUVHV and tractor, haying, cultivating, etc., and she worked hard with joy all her life and passed that work ethic to her children to pass down to the generations. After graduation, Donna moved to the Minneapolis area and worked at several clerical jobs, including the ofĂ€FH RI 9HWHUDQV $IIDLUV IRU WKH 8 6 $LU )RUFH 6KH PHW Tom McWilliams and married him in Duluth, Minn., in the 1950s. They spent some time in New York when Tom was in the U.S. Army and then moved back to the Twin City area in the late ‘50s. Their two children, son, Paul, and daughter, Yvonne, were a real blessing and comfort to her, especially in the last years of her life as her health declined and family members moved farther away from Minnesota and Wisconsin to be with their families. Donna and Tom moved then to Centuria, Wis., where they owned and operated a farm. After selling the farm, Donna remained in that area and settled in St. Croix Falls and then Luck, Wis. Donna was outgoing, friendly and loved talking and laughing with all wherever she was and she developed many lasting friendships over the years. Donna is survived by her children, Paul McWilliams of Gainsville, Texas, and his children, Kevin, Donna and Jeff and their children, and Yvonne Gurule of Rio Rancho, N.M., and her daughters, Sara and Jessica, and their families, now of Las Vegas, Nev. Donna is also survived by her sisters, Ardella and her husband, Danny Salin of Faribault, Minn., Rosalyn (Rosie) Erickson of Aurora, Neb., Janice Sadler of Sterling, Ark., brother, LaVerne (Vern) Nelson of Orr, Minn., and California, and sisterin-law, Carol Nelson of Minneapolis. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as many friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, Adolph and Helen Nelson; stillborn infant brother, sister, Bernadine (Bernie) and husband, Uno Saline; brothers, Jasper Nelson and Harvey Nelson and his wife, Jewell; brother-in-law, Daryl Jose, sister-in-law, Judy Nelson; brother-in-law, Harold Erickson, nephew, Gerald Nelson; and nieces, Bonnie Salin Eistrager and Judy Nelson Loftis. According to Donna’s wishes her remains were cremated and will be interred with her mother and father in Baudette at a later date. Donna’s favorite hymn is “To God Be the Glory.â€? Smile in her memory when you next sing that song. Blessed be the memory of Donna Mae (Nelson) McWilliams. Arrangements by the Grandstrand Funeral Home – Edling Chapel.

Thomas G. Engel Thomas G. Engel, 73, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Tom was born in Waseca, Minn., to Gordon O. and Lois H. (Sheldon) Engel. As a child he spent much of his time on the Sheldon family farm in Woodville, Minn., later moving to Owatonna where he graduated from Owatonna High School in 1959 and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. After graduating from Stout State College in 1964 and serving for six years in the Army National Guard, he spent his career as an industrial engineer. Tom devoted countless hours to his community through service on the St. Croix Falls City Council, the Polk County Renewable Energy Committee, the Polk County Board of Supervisors and numerous other avenues of civic engagement. For 28 years Tom was an active, charter member of the St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls Rotary Club, serving as president and treasurer and being recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow. A supportive husband and dedicated father, Tom always made himself available for his loved ones. He loved to troubleshoot and execute various projects at the family cabin, “Engelhaven,â€? where he also enjoyed grousehunting, sitting on the swing, and the quiet of the lake. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon and Lois Engel. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Vicki; daughters, Kacia (Troy Fiesel) Engel, M.D., and Keeli (Andrew) Edwards; grandchildren, Lydia Fiesel, William Edwards and Franklin Edwards; sisters, Betty (Don) Sazama and Sue (Bill) Jennings; sister-in-law, 6KHU\O /LQGKROP DQG Ă€YH QHSKHZV DQG RQH QLHFH A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 5, at Alliance Church of the Valley in St. Croix Falls. A private family interment will take place at a later date. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDO FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH to Alliance Church of the Valley. Arrangements by the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola. Condolences may be left online at grandstrandfh.com.

Melvin Elliott Sr. Melvin Elliott Sr., 78, of Markville, Minn., passed away at Elderwood of Hinckley on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2014. Services are pending at this time. Please check the funeral home website, swedberg-taylor.com, for updated information or call 715-866-7131. The family is being served by Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home and Crematory, Webster, Wis.

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Horace (Hoyd) Calvin Wells Horace (Hoyd) Calvin Wells, 91, died peacefully in Ankeny, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 2014. Hoyd is survived by his wife, Nadine; children, Dianne (John) Blanding, Bonnie Wells, Dan (LuAnn) Wells, Judi (Pat) Kinsella, Jeanne Alden (Dave), HLJKW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG ÀYH JUHDW grandchildren. He is also survived by stepchildren, Connie (Pat) Mortale, Candace (Bob) Clark, Trudy (Bill) Mitchell, Abbie Cory; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; ÀYH EURWKHUV DQG VLVWHUV ,OHQH 'HORQJ Bob (Delores) Wells, Max (Sherry) Wells, Lynn Wells and Linda Wells along with many other extended family members. +H ZDV SUHFHGHG LQ GHDWK E\ KLV ÀUVW ZLIH /D9RQQH and seven brothers and sisters. Hoyd was born Aug. 13, 1923, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, to Ida and Nile Wells. He enlisted in the Marines during ::,, DQG VHUYHG LQ WKH 6RXWK 3DFLÀF WKHQ ZDV KRQRUDEO\ discharged with a Purple Heart. Hoyd married LaVonne Jaycox on July 11, 1946, and farmed in Iowa until 1952. They moved to Cushing, Wis., and farmed until retirement in 1994. He prided himself on raising some of the best beef cattle in Polk County, Wis. When not farming, he enjoyed owning many beautiful horses and taking them out on the local riding trails. His love of horses led him to volunteer for many years with the Polk County Mounted Police Department. In his retirement years, he wintered in Arizona from 1997 to present where he continued to ride his horses for many years. He also met his current wife, Nadine Barnhill, while living in Arizona. They married in May 2004, and resided in Ankeny and Apache Junction, Ariz. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Horace’s life. Visitation in Iowa was at the Ankeny Funeral Home in Ankeny on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The funeral will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Cushing, with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, at the Grandstrand Funeral Home, 941 Hwy. 35 Osceola, WI 54020. Flowers and memorials can be sent to Grandstrand Funeral Home. The preferred memorial is First Lutheran Church, Cushing. Online condolences may be posted at grandstrandfh. com.

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Kenneth L. Olson, 79, Webster, joined the love of his life, his wife, Bernadine, on Nov. 24, 2014, as he departed this life, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the Twin Cities, surrounded by his family. Ken was born Oct. 29, 1935, to Axel and Frieada “Dolly� Olson. Ken was employed at North States in Siren. Ken enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged. When he returned to Webster from his military duties in France, he took employment at Penta Wood Products in Siren. He married Bernadine Neinstadt in February 1973. They made a life together in Webster. The couple had one son, Lance, born Jan. 1, 1974. Ken was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bernadine; brothers, Melvin and Lowell; sister, Betty; brothers-in-law, Preston Curtis Sr., Martin Moser and Donald Hokanson; nephews, Dennis Glimpse and Ronald Hokanson. He is survived by son, Lance; grandson, Tyrel; brothers, Raymond (Irene) Olson and Harlo “Butch� (Barbara) Olson; sisters, LaVonne “Bonnie� Olson, Leona “Onie� Curtis, Janet “Tootie� Hokanson and Linda Barrett; brother-in-law, John (Reeny) Neinstadt; and numerous nieces, nephews, other family and many friends. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m., at the Webster Community Center. Honorary pallbearers are Larry Staples, Steve Curtis, Preston Curtis Jr., Scott Moser, Ty Olson, John Neinstadt, Bud Flagstad and Kyle Werdier. Arrangement were made by Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster.

Phyllis E. Weber, 85, Spooner, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at Benedictine Living Center in Spooner. Phyllis was born on May 19, 1929, to William and Elizabeth (Blood) Washkuhn in Shell Lake. She graduated from Shell Lake High School and worked at both the Spooner and Shell Lake hospitals. Phyllis married Joseph Weber on Feb. 15, 1945, in Spooner. He passed away Oct. 21, 1996. She was a member of the Spooner United Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing and volunteering at the church. Phyllis is survived by her daughters Connie (Kurt) Henning, Hayward, Vikki (Ray) Amundson, Frederic, and Shelly (Mark) Sundeen, Spooner; grandchildren, Gina (Scott) Christianson, Hayward, Jennifer (Chad) Thorhaug, Hayward, Spencer (Kelly) Sundeen, Ashland, Mackenzie (Andrew) Miller, Savage, Minn., and Seth (Susan) Sundeen, Elk Mound; great-grandchildren, Adam, Emily, Darien, Bryce, Brittny, Carter, Rylee, Gavin, Brady, Charlotte and Paige; brothers, Bob Washkuhn, Shell Lake, Buck (Trudy) Washkuhn, Spooner, and John (Marcia) Washkuhn, Lynxville; and sister-in-law, Loretta Washkuhn, Shell Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe; and brothers Arnold Washkuhn, Eugene Washkuhn and Francis Washkuhn. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m., at the Spooner United Methodist Church with 3DVWRU -DFN 6WDUU RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 9LVLWDWLRQ ZLOO EH RQH KRXU prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Spooner Cemetery in the spring of 2015. The Dahl Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.

Pearl M. Burnett, 89, of Siren, Wis., died peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning, Nov. 23, 2014, at the United Pioneer Nursing Home in Luck. Pearl was born Oct. 26, 1925, to Anton and Mary Johnson of Lewis, Wis. She graduated from Frederic High School in 1943. In 1950 she married Jimmy V. Burnett. To this union three childredn were born. She was a stay-at-home mom until her youngest child entered school. She was a typesetter for the InterCounty Leader for many years and later worked for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn., where she retired in 1991. Pearl and Jim became snowbirds and lived in their RV traveling to Arizona and Utah until Jim became ill and passed away in 1995. She then lived with her daughter, Cathie, until illness forced her to the Pioneer Home. Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Scott Johnson and Robert Johnson; and two sisters, Elaine Sax and Belle King. She is survived by her son, Clayton (Connie) Burnett; daughters, Connie (Larry) Magnuson and Cathie Burnett; grandchildren, Patrick Boettcher II and Collette Boettcher; stepgrandchildren Trevor and Travis Demarre; two great-granddaughters, Audrey and Adalynn; brother, Barry Johnson; sister, Fern Prescott; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved little dog, Wiley. A Celebration of Life is planned for the spring of 2015 at Coon Lake Park, Frederic, per her wishes. The Cremation Society of Minnesota assisted with arrangements.

Vivian Hoffman Vivian Hoffman, 101, of Dresser, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Center. Vivian was born April 28, 1913, to Albert and Ellen +HQGULFNVRQ LQ 'UHVVHU 6KH ZDV EDSWL]HG DQG FRQÀUPHG at Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended school in Dresser and graduated from St. Croix Falls High School. She was active as a young girl in singing in the choir, belonging to the Girls Club and teaching Sunday school. After working in a local restaurant and in St. Paul, Minn., she went to Chicago, Ill., where she was employed at Douglas Aircraft as an inspector. Vivian then worked for several years for a company that made small parts for string instruments. On Aug. 26, 1939, Vivian married John Hoffman of Chicago. They bought a home and lived in Chicago for many years. Due to John’s ill health, they retired and moved to Vivian’s hometown of Dresser. Vivian always loved children and provided baby-sitting in and out of her home as long as she could. Upon returning to Dresser, she rejoined Bethany Church, which became Peace Lutheran Church. She continued to be a member of Peace until her death. Following the sale of her home, Vivian lived in Clear Lake and Monticello, Minn., for seven years with Jeff and Alicia Brust and their children. She began residing in the Good Samaritan Center in 2013 at the age of 100. Vivian was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; sisters, Rose Culver and Helen Larson; brothers, Earl, Russel and Donald Hendrickson. She is survived by her sister, Marilyn Lechman; numerous nieces and nephews; and the Brust children. Funeral services are Thursday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Bethesda Cemetery. Arrangements by the Grandstrand Funeral Home grandstrandfh.com.

Leona M. Patterson Leona M. Patterson, nee Freer, 89, of Centuria, Wis., passed away peacefully at Sophie’s Manor of Centuria on Nov. 26, 2014. Leona was an avid gardener, seamVWUHVV DQG ÀVKHUZRPHQ 6KH ZDV DOVR a longtime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Fristad Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by parents, VanBuren and Trea Freer; husband, Edwin; son, Gerald; brothers, Ray, Leon, Russell and Wilbur; and sister, Karen. She is survived by children, Judy (Robert) Tourville, Faye (Rich) Tourville, Dan (Dolores) Patterson, Greg (Kim) Patterson and Carmen Patterson; 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and sister, Mae Greenhalgh. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Fristad Lutheran Church in Centuria. An online guestbook is available at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, 715-472-2444, and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown.

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Virginia Leona Olson, 102, went to meet her Heavenly Father Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, surrounded by her family at Comforts of James R. Prell, “Jim/Bud,â€? 77, forHome, Frederic, Wis. merly of Oakdale, Minn., and GrantsVirginia was born Oct. 31, 1912, the burg, Wis., passed away Nov. 28, youngest of 14 children to Hilma and 2014, at Comforts of Home in HudSever Hanson in Grantsburg, Wis. son, Wis. She graduated from Grantsburg High He was preceded in death by son, School and remained on the family Mark; parents, Jim and Mabel; and farm helping and caring for her parbrother-in-law, Ken McKee. ents. She married Irving Olson in He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joan; sons, Mike (Patti) and Tom (Brooke); daugh- 1938 and moved to his home in the Town of Laketown ter-in-law, Michelle; seven grandchildren; sisters, Bonnie and helped with farming. After 55 years of marriage, (Ken) McKee and Joanne (Orlo) Coleman; sisters-in-law, he passed away in 1994. To this union six children were Marilyn (Wally) Sickler and Donna Wiecks; and nieces born, Kenneth, Wayne (Debbie), David, Renee St. Louis (Andrew Edgell), Linea (Glenn) Mortenson and Brian and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, (Karen). She was a member of the Atlas United Methodist at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at Swedberg7D\ORU )XQHUDO +RPH :HEVWHU ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPR- &KXUFK DQG WKH 80: 6KH ORYHG KHU EHDXWLIXO Ă RZHU rials are preferred to Alzheimer’s Research Center, 22512 JDUGHQV DQG VSHQW WLPH Ă€VKLQJ EDNLQJ ORWV RI FRRNLHV Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 or Adoray cooking and doing needlework. She was a follower of Hospice, 2231 Hwy. 12, Ste. 201, Baldwin, WI 54002. The sports but especially loved the grandchildren’s basketfamily appreciated the staff at Comforts of Home and ball games. She and Irving traveled to Europe, Alaska, Adoray Hospice-Baldwin for the excellent care he re- Hawaii and many other states and wintered in Florida ceived. Online condolences can be made at swedberg- for several years. She is survived by her children, 19 grandchildren, 34 taylor.com. great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irving; her parents, her siblings and one grandson. Donald Edward Lemire, born Oct. 16, 1929, to Howard Memorial services were held at the Atlas United Methand Emma (Peterson) Lemire in Minneapolis, Minn., died odist Church on Saturday, Nov. 29. Nov. 24, 2014, in his Webster, Wis., home. The family would like to express their gratitude to all Husband, father, scholar (Roosevelt the caregivers and nurses for the wonderful care their High Salutatorian, ‘46), U.S. Army vetmother received at Comforts of Home. eran, poet, golfer, deist, logician, roMemorials are preferred to the Atlas United Methodist mantic, quirky enigma and much more Church. to those who knew and loved him. An online guestbook is available at rowefh. In his working life he was employed com or wicremationcenter.com. Arrangements are enby the state of Minnesota, the Mintrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, 715-472-2444, neapolis Star, J.C. Penney’s, Daytonand the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in MillHudson Corp., Munsingwear and R.J. town, 715-825-5550. Carroll Co. In retirement, Don served as a substitute teacher in several Burnett County schools and worked part time for Northwest Passage. Survived by the love, care and devotion he gave to his bride of 60 years, Barbara (White); the pride in his James Eugene Braatz, 88, of St. Croix Falls, Wis., passed children, Bradley (Kristen Christensen), Susan (Ronald) away peacefully on Nov. 25, 2014, in the presence of Wohlfarth, Steven (Susan) and Nancy (Gary Moore) Har- family and friends. He was preceded in death by wife, bour; and the love of his grandchildren, Richard, Michael, Rosemarie Vezina Braatz (Gawlitta); parents, Robert and Leah and Tera. Mertie Braatz; and brother, Robert Braatz Jr. Also survived by the stars and factoids he pointed out, He is survived by sister, Geraldine Paczkowski (Mike); E\ WKH ELUGV KH LGHQWLĂ€HG DQG IHG DQG WKH ´GLUW\ ELUGVÂľ VRQ 'DPLDQ %UDDW] 'DYH GDXJKWHU 0\UWLD *UHIĂ€Q he tailgated, by the poems he wrote and the books he (Bill); and stepchildren, Liesel Virchow (Jeff), Martin read (especially Cyrano de Bergerac), by his handyman Vezina (Carrie), Richard Vezina (Susan) and Bill Vezina projects and the worn-out tools (see Kipling) he repaired (Sue); as well as many grandchildren. The family extends with wire and duct tape, and by his frustration with the their gratitude to Myrna Westen for the care and friendGophers, the Twins and the Vikings. ship she provided to both Jim and Rose for many years. Already missed is his subtle humor, his logical proJim was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., on Sept. 19, 1926, QRXQFHPHQWV KLV ZROĂ€VK JULQ KLV HQF\FORSHGLF NQRZO- and grew up in Jamestown N.D. He joined the Navy in edge, the stroke-by-stroke accounts of every golf hole he 1942, and his travels, both in an out of the military, took ever played, and the sense that he was carefully watching him all over the world. He retired as the public affairs HYHU\WKLQJ DQG WDNLQJ LW DOO LQ WR EH Ă€OHG DZD\ DQG SXOOHG RIĂ€FHU DW WKH 6W 3DXO RIĂ€FH RI WKH 8 6 $UP\ &RUSV RI out at appropriate (or not) moments. Engineers in 1984. He spent his retirement years writing Donald’s family is planning a memorial service for a books and manuscripts, long-distance bicycling and carlater date. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg- ing for his dogs and cats. He had a true compassion for Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Webster. cats and provided a warm home for many strays. MemoOnline condolences may be expressed at swedberg-tay- rials are preferred to CatTown Rescue Inc. or Farm, Feral lor.com. and Stray Inc.

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singers praised God through song. God entered their midst, bringing victory without their lifting a bow. Praising God during the good times is great. Praising him during the bad times is even better because, by our faith, he will act on our behalf for victory. In his perfect way. In his perfect time. God doesn’t want us to be “fairweather� worshipers. Like children singing in the rain, we can praise him, knowing. Lord, we praise and thank you during good and bad, knowing you are in our midst to bring the best solutions to our circumstances. Cause us to praise you in all things. In Jesus’ name, amen. Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@ gmail.com.

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341 Keller Ave. N. • Amery, Wis.

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

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster, Wisconsin

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World-class cuisine without the high prices.

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Rated R, 108 Minutes Fri.-Sat.: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun.: 1:00, 3:30 & 6:00 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:20 p.m.;

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Grilled Chicken Salad, mixed greens with your choice of vinaigrette. $7 Grilled Chicken Alfredo with penne pasta.................................$9 Pulled Pork Sandwich with adobo sauce and house fries................$8 1/4-Lb. Pat LaFrieda Hamburger with house fries.....................$7 Homemade “Mac ‘N Cheese,� Cellentani pasta in a white cheddar and Gruyere sauce...............................................................$5 This menu is served daily from 4-6 p.m. 18% gratuity added for parties of 8 or more. $2 charges for split plates. Limit 4 credit cards per check, please.

Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 4-9 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 4-10 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

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Frederic • Drop-off donations for Lioness Club’s mitten tree at Bremer Bank.

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Webster • Holiday bazaar at school, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-349-7040.

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Amery

Amery

• Holiday stroll.

• Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m. • Book sale at the library, 4-7 p.m.

Dresser

Balsam Lake

• Service of Remembrance at Peace Lutheran, 1:30 p.m. • All-you-can-eat breakfast at VFW,, 8 a.m.-noon.

• Family movie at the library, “Earth to Echo,â€? 4:30 p.m., 715-485-3215.

Frederic

Dresser

• Children’s program at St. Luke’s, 10:30 a.m. service.

• Book sale at the library, 4-7 p.m.

Grantsburg

Frederic

• Wolf ecology workshop at Crex, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Preregister 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

• 4K-1st-grade holiday program at the school, 6:30 p.m. • Health Insurance Marketplace help at the library: info 5-6 p.m., enrollment help 5-8 p.m., 715-485-8525.

Luck • UPH Christmas Tea, 2-4 p.m., 715-472-2164.

Luck

Siren

• Kindergarten through 3rd-grade concert, 7 p.m.

Webster • Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-866-8151.

FRIĆ & SATĆ /Ĺ— & Ĺ˜ Luck • Luck Holiday Experience. Fri. tree lighting 6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. Usborne book sale; Sat. craft expo, Santa and kids workshop, Santa/holiday train and holiday village & horsedrawn wagon rides, luckwisconsin.com.

Osceola • Valley Christian School bake sale at Hope Evangelical Free Church. Fri. 3-7 p.m., Sat. 4:30-6 p.m., 715-2943373.

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Cushing

• Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.

• Santa & pictures at the community center, 9 a.m.-noon.

Frederic

• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $20 donation. Open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m.

• Woodland Chorale and St. Croix Valley Orchestra perform “Messiahâ€? at the high school, 7:30 p.m., frederic.k12-wi.us, scvorchestra.org. • Primetime monthly get-together at Crosswalk Community Church, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

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Webster

• Santa Day at Endeavors Greenhouse, 2-6 p.m., 715825-4769.

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Centuria • Christmas boutique at Bergmann’s Country Junction. Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Luck • Holiday art sale at Cafe Wren. Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., thecafewren.com, 715-472-4700.

Shell Lake • “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Cornerâ€? at the Quam. Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., titw.org, 715468-4387.

FRIDAY/ŗ Amery • )LUH GHSW PHDW UDIà H at Club 53, 6:30 p.m., 715-2688921.

Balsam Lake • Flu shots at the health department, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 715485-8500.

St. Croix Falls

• Chamber Christmas with Santa & goodies at Village Park, 5-7 p.m., 715-986-2241.

• The Big Bundle Up, drop off coats, mittens, etc. at the information center. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

Siren • Santa Day at the school, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Santa skate at the rink, 6:30-8:30 p.m., community choir Christmas concert at Bethany Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. 715-3498399, siren.k12.wi.us. • Girl Singers of the Hit Parade Christmas Show at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org. • Holiday boutique at Dancing Dragonfly Winery, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 715-483-9463.

• The Big Bundle Up, drop-off location at Siren Tourism Info Center/The Lodge at Crooked Lake.

• Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431. • The Latch (breastfeeding moms group) meeting at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576.

10 a.m., 715-294-2310. • Hope Around the World global & mission-focused bazaar 4:30 p.m., concert 6 p.m. at Hope Church, hefc. org. • PTA Ho Ho Holiday Expo at the intermediate school, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Christmas at the Fort. Music, sleigh rides, Santa, bake sales, etc. Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-866-8890, theforts.org.

St. Croix Falls • Rivertown Holiday, breakfast at the senior center both days, lunch Sat., Santa at the library & senior center, etc., fallschamber.org.

SATURDAY/Ĺ˜ Amery • Book sale at the library, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Atlas • Old-Fashioned Christmas at Atlas United Methodist Church. Christmas coffee, craft/bake sale, 9 a.m.1 p.m.

Balsam Lake • Holiday auction 1 p.m., luncheon noon, at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church on CTH I, 715-485-3363.

Centuria • Cozy Country Christmas, 4 p.m. at village hall, chili cook-off, 4 p.m. at 5 J’s, parade 5 p.m.

Danbury Dresser • Book sale at the library, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Frederic • Christmas in Frederic. Santa at the library, 9 a.m.noon, craft fair at Affordable Quality 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Ladies Buttons and Bows Christmas Tea at Crosswalk Community Church, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-4020. • Christmas cookie walk at St. Luke’s Methodist Church, 9-11:30 a.m.

Grantsburg • Carnivore tracking workshop at Crex, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Preregister at 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org. • Christmas craft & gift sale at the community center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., noon lunch, 715-463-5723. • Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doors open 8 a.m., 715-463-5699. • Santa at the library, 9 a.m.-noon.

Lewis • Lewis Jam - Bluegrass, gospel & country music at Lewis United Methodist Church, 6-9 p.m. • Holiday craft & bake sale & lunch at the Methodist church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Lindstrom, Minn. • Woodland Chorale and St. Croix Valley Orchestra perform “Messiahâ€? at Trinity Lutheran Church, 7:30 p.m., scvorchestra.org.

Luck • Santa at Junque in the Trunk, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. • Cookie walk at West Denmark parish hall, 10 a.m.4 p.m.; craft show at the Dane school.

Osceola • Vintage sled show swap meet, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Potting’s Bar, 715-294-4640. • Up-cycle wooly sweaters workshop at the library,

• Community choir Christmas concert at Bethany Lutheran Church, 3 p.m. 715-349-8399, siren.k12.wi.us.

St. Croix Falls • Gift sale at Marchese Design Studios, local artists & craftsmen, 813 Hamilton St., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. • Woodland Chorale and St. Croix Valley Orchestra perform “Messiahâ€? at Alliance Church of the Valley, 3 p.m., scvorchestra.org. • “Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skatesâ€? at Festival Theatre. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387.

MONDAY/Ś Balsam Lake • Final county deer advisory council meeting at the government center, 7-9 p.m.

Frederic • 2nd- & 3rd-grade holiday program at the school, 6:30 p.m., frederic.k12.wi.us. • GAPS support meeting at Marek Chiropractic, 7 p.m., 715-327-4253, marekchiro.com.

Grantsburg • Middle school concert at school, 7 p.m., 715-463-2455.

Luck • Sixth- through eighth-grade concert, 7:30 p.m., lucksd.k12.wi.us.

TUESDAY/ś Amery • Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

Balsam Lake • 6th-grade band/choir concert at Unity School, 7 p.m., 715-825-3515.

St. Croix Falls • Baby and Me at the medical center, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY/œŒ Frederic • Children’s program at St. Luke’s, 5 p.m.

Dresser • GriefShare, support group for those grieving a death, at the New Life Christian Community, 6:30 p.m., 715-5571431.

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