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• WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2015 • VOLUME 82 • NO. 28 • 2 SECTIONS

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Deputy cited for DUI

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Luck man theatens brother with gun

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Greg Marsten | Staff writer /8&. ² $ \HDU ROG /XFN PDQ LV IDFing misdemeanor charge of endangering VDIHW\ XVH RI D GDQJHURXV ZHDSRQ DIWHU he allegedly pointed a gun at his brother after a drunken bar disagreement. According to the probable cause re-

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trieve his belongings and leave, but said that Taylor had threatened him with the gun. 3ROLFH IURP /XFN DQG 0LOOWRZQ DUULYHG on the scene a short time later, and Taylor was placed under arrest and charged with WKH PLVGHPHDQRU RQ 7XHVGD\ )HE Taylor is set to appear before a judge on March 16 for an initial appearance.

Armed robbery leads to prison sentence for Grantburg man

PTSD and alcohol abuse to be addressed during prison time, extended supervision

Sherill Summer | Staff writer 6,5(1 $W RQH SRLQW GXULQJ WKH 7KXUVGD\ )HE VHQWHQFing for armed robbery, -XGJH .XW] WROG 7RQ\ 6RGHUTXLVW *UDQWVburg, that he was not off to a good start to be a career criminal. $IWHU DOO 6RGHUTXLVW was not wearing any sort of disguise when he walked into Holiday 7RQ\ 6RGHUTXLVW Stationstore South in Siren during the early-morning hours of June 27, 2014, with an unloaded gun and

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demanded money. He was given a little RYHU 0HDQZKLOH WKH VHFXULW\ FDPeras captured several good images of the robbery in progress. +RXUV ODWHU WKH 6LUHQ 3ROLFH 'HSDUWment put security-camera footage on )DFHERRN %HFDXVH 6RGHUTXLVW ZDV ZHOO known in a neighboring village, he was VRRQ UHFRJQL]HG IURP WKH )DFHERRN SKRtos and arrested later the same day. 'HHSO\ UHPRUVHIXO 6RGHUTXLVW FRRSHUated with the investigation. Once he was charged with the Class C felony of armed robbery, he pleaded guilty as charged instead of maneuvering for a reduced charge in October. ,W LV FOHDU WKDW 6RGHUTXLVW¡V DFWLRQV DIWHU June 27 were more honorable, and this is always given consideration during sentencing. Numerous family and community members were also anxious to paint D PRUH FRPSOHWH SLFWXUH RI 6RGHUTXLVW

prior to sentencing by writing numerous OHWWHUV RI VXSSRUW RQ 6RGHUTXLVW¡V EHKDOI 7KHVH OHWWHUV GHVFULEHG KLP DV DQ ,UDT ZDU veteran who returned from overseas different from how he left and is suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The letters also describe a person who is struggling with alcohol abuse. 'XULQJ WKH VHQWHQFH KHDULQJ 6RGHUTXLVW took responsibility for what had happened and indicated that he was ready to get this behind him because he was young and still wanted to have a good life. 6RRQ DIWHU .XW] VDLG ´JRRG¾ ZKHQ KH QRWHG WKDW 6RGHUTXLVW ZDV D UHDOO\ JRRG person who did a really bad thing, but .XW] DOVR H[SODLQHG WKDW KH ZDV FRQcerned about protecting the public until 6RGHUTXLVW¡V XQGHUO\LQJ LVVXHV RI DOFRKRO DEXVH DQG V\PSWRPV RI 376' FRXOG EH addressed. 7RZDUG WKLV DLP 6RGHUTXLVW ZDV VHQ-

WHQFHG XS WR IRXU \HDUV RI SULVRQ FRQĂ€QHment. While in prison he is to complete a substance abuse program. Once the program is successfully completed, he will EH UHOHDVHG IURP SULVRQ FRQĂ€QHPHQW DQG placed on extended supervision, in part, because the psychiatric help for sympWRPV RI 376' PRVW OLNHO\ FRXOG EH PRUH easier obtained outside of prison. The program normally takes approximately two years to complete. The total years spent between prison FRQĂ€QHPHQW DQG H[WHQGHG VXSHUYLVLRQ LV eight years. 2QFH RXW RI SULVRQ 6RGHUTXLVW ZDV HQFRXUDJHG WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ YLFWLP RIfender mediation if the victim is willing, with the hopes of helping the victim recover from any lingering trauma.

Sexual assault duo bound over for trial

SUHOLPLQDU\ KHDULQJ RQ )HE ZKHUH KH ruled there was enough evidence to bind them both over for trial. Both men were arraigned a short time Greg Marsten | Staff writer later and both defendants also stood mute %$/6$0 /$.( ² 7ZR PHQ IURP 6W to the charges, meaning the court entered Croix County facing multitudes of charges not guilty pleas on their behalf. and potentially decades in prison were Trial dates have not been set, but both ERWK ERXQG RYHU IRU WULDO RQ 0RQGD\ )HE men will appear before the judge again LQ 3RON &RXQW\ &LUFXLW &RXUW DV WKH\ on May 22 for a pretrial conference. Both prepare to face a trial on allegations they PHQ UHPDLQ IUHH RQ ERQGV assisted in and participated in the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl last summer 'HWDLOV RQ WKH FKDUJHV at an underage drinking party in Amery. According to the criminal complaint, 'HPHWULXV +RJOXQG 1HZ 5LFK- the incident took place in late August, in PRQG DQG .HYLQ 6 3HUU\ ,, 5LYHU the early-morning hours when several )DOOV IDFH QLQH DQG HLJKW FULPLQDO people showed up for a “juvenile alcocharges, respectively, for the August 2014 hol party,â€? as a teen’s parents were out incidents, which led to charges of felony of town. Ă€UVW DQG VHFRQG GHJUHH VH[XDO DVVDXOW It was around midnight when Hoglund of a child, witness intimidation and bur- DQG 3HUU\ DUULYHG DQG HQGHG XS GULQNLQJ glary, as well as misdemeanor battery, with several teens. Two of the attendees theft, witness intimidation and disorderly were 14 and 15 years old. conduct charges. Hoglund has an added Later on, the two youngest teens went battery charge for his actions. to sleep in the basement rec room, and Each man faces over 100 years in prison, later the teen who lived at the home noif convicted on all charges. WLFHG WKDW ERWK 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG ZHUH They both appeared before Judge Jef- gone. IHU\ $QGHUVRQ LQ 3RON &RXQW\ &RXUW IRU D As he went to the basement, he turned

on the lights and found the two men holding the 14-year-old, seminaked girl down, as the other sexually assaulted her. The resident reportedly yelled at the duo to stop, but instead the two men “threw him around the roomâ€? in a physical alteration and threatened him, stating they would kill him if he told anyone. However, he was able to get the girl upstairs, where he found her clothing and got her away from the crowd. The complaint points to testimony from the victim describing her attempts to call for help, stating that the other defendant then covered her mouth. She also recalled the confrontation that ended her assault. 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG ODWHU UHWXUQHG WR WKH party, and “acted like nothing happened,â€? according to a witness to the assault. /DWHU 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG JRW LQWR DQ argument with another person at the party and had been taunting him all night. A short time later that male got into D Ă€JKW ZLWK 3HUU\ DQG VHYHUDO RI WKH RWKHU attendees got involved. Another guest at the home broke that Ă€JKW XS ZKLFK LV ZKHQ WKH SKRQH UDQJ “spooking them all,â€? according to the narrative.

7KDW ZDV ZKHQ 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG OHIW the scene, eventually the other guests left, as well. However, the juveniles then drove down the road a short ways and parked, and it was less than an hour later that the WHHQV QRWLFHG Ă DVKOLJKWV LQ WKH QRZ GDUN and vacant party house. ,W LV EHOLHYHG WKDW 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG returned to the house after everyone else left, attempting to steal items from the home, which is where the burglary and theft charges originate. The complaint also noted that both 3HUU\ DQG +RJOXQG ODWHU FDOOHG WKH WHHQ who lived at the home, whom they had allegedly fought with and later threatened, and ironically asked him to “testify for them,â€? and said they could not go to jail, because Hoglund said he had a child. The complaint also noted evidence discovered at the scene included girls underwear and other clothing, as well as a girl’s shoe, belt, pullover sweater and two pair of socks, as well male underwear, a condom wrapper and an unopened condom. The Leader will continue to follow the case as it advances through the courts.

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Plans to contract for bus service continue at Luck

Mary Stirrat | Staff writer /8&. ³ 7KH /XFN 6FKRRO %RDUG RI Education continues to move toward transferring its student transportation to .REXVVHQ %XVHV /WG D FRPSDQ\ WKDW SURvides bus services for schools and communities throughout Wisconsin. -RH .REXVVHQ SUHVLGHQW RI .REXVVHQ Buses, met with the board at its Monday, )HE PHHWLQJ GLVFXVVLQJ D SURSRVDO WR SURYLGH VHUYLFH IRU /XFN 8QLW\ DQG )UHGHULF VFKRROV +H VDLG KH PHW HDUOLHU LQ WKH GD\ ZLWK )UHGHULF 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW $GPLQLVWUDWRU -RVK 5RELQVRQ DQG VFKRRO ERDUG 3UHVLGHQW 5HEHFFD $PXQGVRQ DQG will be meeting with the long-range planQLQJ DQG IDFLOLWLHV FRPPLWWHH DW 8QLW\ RQ March 12. At Luck, the cost for providing in-house EXV VHUYLFH YHUVXV FRQWUDFWLQJ ZLWK .Rbussen would be virtually break-even the ÀUVW \HDU +RZHYHU GLVWULFW $GPLQLVWUDWRU 5LFN 3DOPHU ODWHU VDLG LQLWLDO ÀJXUHV did not take into consideration insurance and administrative savings that would be realized by going with contracted services. ,Q VXEVHTXHQW \HDUV WKH GLVWULFW ZLOO see greater savings as bus payments are ended and maintenance or new purchases DUH KDQGOHG E\ .REXVVHQ 6RPH RI WKH TXHVWLRQV WKDW KDYH EHHQ settled include the fact that the school

VDLG .REXVVHQ ´:H VSHFLDOL]H LQ WUDQVporting kids.â€? Current drivers would be kept and would have the opportunity to accept more assignments as the bus company begins to offer rides to events around WKH VWDWH 5LJKW QRZ VDLG .REXVVHQ WKH company provides service to a variety of things such as music festivals around the state, the Experimental Aircraft Association show in Oshkosh, church and family events, and for organizations such as the %R\ 6FRXWV DQG *LUO 6FRXWV “We try to look for that kind of work,â€? VDLG .REXVVHQ ´DQG ZRUN ZLWK FRPPXnities.â€? 6WDIĂ€QJ WKURXJK .REXVVHQ ZLOO LQFOXGH a terminal manager, two dispatchers /XFN 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW $GPLQLVWUDWRU 5LFN -RH .REXVVHQ SUHVLGHQW RI .REHVVHQ %XVHV and two to three mechanics for the three 3DOPHU { 3KRWRV E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW schools. They will handle most parent /WG calls, lifting some of that time and energy from Luck’s current transportation direc- UHGXFWLRQ DW /XFN GLVWULFWV QRW .REXVVHQ ZLOO KDYH WKH ODVW WRU KLJK VFKRRO 3ULQFLSDO %UDG :HUQHU The school is also anticipating an addisay in canceling bus routes due to bad WLRQDO FXW LQ VWDWH DLG RI weather. The district will also determine To hopefully help address some of the EXGJHW the maximum length of bus rides that will 3DOPHU GLVFXVVHG LQLWLDO LQIRUPDWLRQ UH- FRQVWDQW EXGJHW LVVXHV 3DOPHU VDLG WKDW be allowed for students going to and from garding the 2015-16 school budget, noting school administration is looking at posschool. D VWDUWLQJ GHĂ€FLW RI PRUH WKDQ VLEO\ EULQJLQJ WKH . SURJUDP LQWR WKH .REXVVHQ %XVHV ZLOO ZRUN ZLWK WKH GHVSLWH WKH RYHUULGH DSSURYHG school. This program is currently run school regarding whether to lease or WKURXJK +HDG 6WDUW DW WKH 3RON &RXQW\ by district voters. buy the buses the district now owns and +H VDLG WKDW *RY 6FRWW :DONHU KDV Early Learning Center in Balsam Lake. leases, doing whatever is best for the Discussion is in the very preliminary removed from the education budget an school. HDUOLHU FRPPLWPHQW RI LQ FDWHJRULFDO VWDJH 3DOPHU VDLG “We focus a lot on customer service,â€? aid for each student, which amounts to a

County board guests talk tourism Jean Koelz|Staff writer %851(77 &2817< :KHQ WKH ERDUG of supervisors convened their monthly PHHWLQJ RQ 7KXUVGD\ )HE WKH\ KHDUG presentations from two individuals that are heavily involved in local tourism. The Ă€UVW ZDV 6WHYH :LHUVFKHP GLUHFWRU RI WKH )RUWV )ROOH $YRLQH KLVWRULFDO VLWH DQG WKH VHFRQG ZDV (PLO\ *DOO SUHVLGHQW RI WKH Burnett County Tourism Coalition. Wierschem, uncharacteristically appearing in modern garb instead of his customary period costume, was on hand to talk about “shillings,â€? otherwise known as KLV EXGJHW *DOO ZDV WKHUH WR UHSRUW RQ the coalition’s activities and accomplishments to date. $Q\RQH ZKR KDV EHHQ RXW WR )RUWV )ROOH Avoine knows Wierschem, a knowledgeable and charismatic storyteller who is passionate about sharing this local jewel. “We are all about preserving the history of Burnett County and teaching the fur trade,â€? Wierschem said as he handed out a recap of 2014’s spending and activities. The historical society has a EXGJHW RI DSSUR[LPDWHO\ DERXW a third of it comes from county appropriations. One of the biggest budget line items is advertising, amounting to over ODVW \HDU “We’re going to drop our big billboard RQ +Z\ Âľ :LHUVFKHP VDLG $W RYHU SHU PRQWK :LHUVFKHP H[SODLQHG

between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, although there are a few big events during the offseason such as the ,QGRRU 5HQGH]YRXV 7UDGH )DLU LQ )HEUXDU\ DQG &KULVWPDV DW WKH )RUW LQ 'HFHPber. More information is available at the organization’s website, theforts.org. *DOO¡V SUHVHQWDWLRQ IURP WKH %XUQHWW County Tourism Coalition followed. Despite its name, the coalition does not represent a function of local government, but a collection of parties interested in maximizing tourism potential. The coDOLWLRQ IRUPHG LQ ZKHQ D KDQGIXO RI businesspeople gathered to address some concerns regarding why local tourism was down when the state and neighboring counties were posting gains. “We have all these great assets, “ *DOO VXPPDUL]HG WKH JURXS¡V LQLWLDO 5HSUHVHQWLQJ WKH %XUQHWW &RXQW\ 7RXULVP observations, “but we didn’t have a &RDOLWLRQ 3UHVLGHQW (PLO\ *DOO VXPPDUL]HV WKH brand.â€? Working as volunteers, the group JURXS V PDUNHWLQJ LQLWLDWLYHV LQ D SUHVHQWDWLRQ has conducted research, developed a poWR PHPEHUV RI WKH FRXQW\ ERDUG sitioning statement, formed an organization complete with bylaws and an elected “We can’t afford it anymore.â€? Although leadership team, and implemented marWKH 'DQEXU\ )RUW LV HDV\ WR JHW WR LW OLHV keting efforts. The most visible element three miles west of the highway and the is a new logo and a slogan intended to turn is often missed. Wierschem discapture the sum of what Burnett County cussed the need for noticeable directional has to offer: “Spirited waters. Inspiring VLJQDJH FORVHU WR WKH )RUW DQG QRWHG VRPH wildlife.â€? of the obstacles he’s encountered in try*DOO VD\V WKDW WKH JURXS KDV LGHQWLĂ€HG ing to work around state and local ordisix priorities: fundraising, marketing, nances. Other advertising expenses go communication with local organizations, toward promoting events held primarily HGXFDWLRQ EHDXWLĂ€FDWLRQ DQG EXVLQHVV DW-

7KH GLUHFWRU RI )RUWV )ROOH $YRLQH 6WHYH :L HUVFKHP WDONV WR %XUQHWW &RXQW\ VXSHUYLVRUV DERXW WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ V EXGJHW DQG SODQQHG DFWLYLWLHV IRU 3KRWRV E\ -HDQ .RHO] WUDFWLRQ UHWHQWLRQ %\ IXQGUDLVLQJ WKH group hopes to hire a dedicated tourism GLUHFWRU IRU WKH DUHD *DOO FRQFOXGHG KHU presentation by invited board members to the March 28 fundraising gala to be held at the St. Croix Casino in Danbury. To get more information or purchase tickets, visit burnettcountyfun.com.

Luck receives disaster assistance check Mary Stirrat | Staff writer /8&. ³ 6HSW D VHYHUH WKXQderstorm with straight-line winds of up to 60 miles an hour ripped through Luck and the surrounding area, downing power lines and trees, and leaving much of the village without power. The followLQJ GD\ YLOODJH 3UHVLGHQW 3HWHU 'HP\GRwich declared a state of emergency. At a special meeting of the Luck VilODJH %RDUG KHOG )HE 'HP\GRZLFK DFFHSWHG D FKHFN LQ WKH DPRXQW RI to reimburse the village for emergency measures taken in the aftermath of the VWRUP DV ZHOO DV IRU FOHDQXS .DWK\ 3RLULHU GLUHFWRU RI 3RON &RXQW\ (PHUJHQF\ Management, presented the check. Total damages incurred were ZLWK WKH YLOODJH UHVSRQVLEOH IRU SHUFHQW 'RQDWHG YROXQWHHU ODERU and other resources reduced the village share to about 20 percent. Luck was the hardest hit of four muQLFLSDOLWLHV LQ WKH VWRUP¡V WUDFN 3RZHU

lines and hundreds of trees were downed, a large part of the village was without power for 18 hours, and school was canceled Sept. 4 due to power outages, the danger of downed power lines and blocked roads. Emergency measures taken focused ÀUVW RQ VHFXULW\ HQVXULQJ WKH RSHUDWLRQ RI the sewer system by keeping a portable generator operating and clearing roads so emergency vehicles could get through. The second focus was on cleaning up the damage and debris. 2Q EHKDOI RI WKH YLOODJH RI /XFN YLOODJH 3UHVL GHQW 3HWHU 'HP\GRZLFK DFFHSWV D FKHFN IRU IURP .DWK\ 3RLULHU GLUHFWRU RI 3RON &RXQW\ (PHUJHQF\ 0DQDJHPHQW 7KH VWDWH GLVDVWHU DVVLVWDQFH FKHFN ZDV UHLPEXUVHPHQW IRU FRVWV LQFXUUHG LQ WKH DIWHUPDWK RI WKH 6HSW VWRUP WKDW WRUH WKURXJK WKH YLOODJH { 3KRWR E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW

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Wastewater treatment project expands at Luck

Board adds component to meet upcoming regulations

Mary Stirrat | Staff writer /8&. Âł :LWK DW OHDVW RQH ELJ TXHVtion left to be answered, the Luck Village Board last week voted to move ahead with adding a moving bed bioreactor to its wastewater treatment plant improvements. :KHWKHU WR JR ZLWK D 0%%5 FRPSRnent to address only ammonia in the disFKDUJH DW DQ HVWLPDWHG RU ZLWK one that addresses both ammonia and WRWDO QLWURJHQ DW DQ HVWLPDWHG LV yet to be decided. To fund a good portion of the additional cost, the board also voted to hire 06$ 3URIHVVLRQDO 6HUYLFHV WR DSSO\ IRU D &RPPXQLW\ 'HYHORSPHQW %ORFN *UDQW These grants are available on a competiWLYH EDVLV LQ DPRXQWV XS WR DQG last year, said MSA project engineer Dan *UHYH WKHUH ZDV PRUH PRQH\ WKDQ DSSOLcants. He added that there is no guarantee that the situation will be the same this

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nitrogen level. 7KH Ă€YH \HDU H[WHQVLRQ QRWHG YLOODJH 7UXVWHH %HFN\ 5RZH PHDQV WKDW WKH YLOODJH ZLOO EH QHHGLQJ WR LQVWDOO WKH 0%%5 DW that time, when grant opportunities and other funding sources that are now available may no longer be an option. )RU H[DPSOH WKH LQFRPH OLPLWV IRU HOLJLELOLW\ IRU D &'%* UHFHQWO\ FKDQJHG DQG Luck now falls within those limits, however, the limits will be changing annually from now on, which could mean that in Ă€YH \HDUV /XFN ZLOO QR ORQJHU PHHW WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV 7KHUH ZLOO DOVR QR ORQJHU be the option of scaling back the collection /XFN 7UXVWHHV 0LNH %URWHQ IURQW DQG 5RVV $QGHUVRQ ZLWK YLOODJH FOHUN /RUL 3DUGXQ DQG YLOODJH system to help defray the costs. “We’re just kicking the can down the 3UHVLGHQW 3HWHU 'HP\GRZLFK ULJKW URDG Âľ VDLG 5RZH year. the project scope because the system as $ GHFLVLRQ RQ ZKLFK 0%%5 WKH YLOODJH Because the grant will not cover the en- designed would handle current limits. will go with must be made within the next WLUH FRVW RI HLWKHU 0%%5 WKH ERDUG DJUHHG 5HFHQWO\ KRZHYHU ZKHQ WKH YLOODJH SXU- PRQWK RU VR *UHYH VDLG KH ZLOO EULQJ WR VFDOH EDFN WKH PLOOLRQ FROOHFWLRQ sued renewal of its wastewater permit, EDFN Ă€UP FRVWV IRU ERWK W\SHV VR WKH ERDUG system to make up the difference rather WKH :LVFRQVLQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI 1DWXUDO 5H- can make its choice. than take out more loans. This collection sources had set new ammonia limits and 9RWLQJ WR DGG WKH 0%%5 WR WKH SURMHFW system is intended to reduce the amount noted that new limits for nitrogen will be ZHUH 7UXVWHHV %HFN\ 5RZH 0LNH %URWHQ of rain water and runoff that unnecessar- forthcoming. DQG 5RVV $QGHUVRQ 9LOODJH 3UHVLGHQW ily enter the wastewater treatment facil7KH Ă€YH \HDU SHUPLW UHQHZDO ZLOO EH 3HWHU 'HP\GRZLFK YRWHG DJDLQVW DQG ity. JUDQWHG ZLWKRXW WKH 0%%5 EXW ZLWK WKH 7UXVWHH 'DYH 5DVPXVVHQ ZKR ZRUNV IRU 7KHUH LV D SRVVLELOLW\ VDLG *UHYH WKDW understanding that the ammonia lev- MSA, abstained from the vote. Trustees WKH 86'$ 5XUDO 'HYHORSPHQW ZKLFK LV els will be addressed in the next permit $ODQ 7RPOLQVRQ DQG 6HDQ .LQQH\ ZHUH DOUHDG\ SURYLGLQJ QHDUO\ PLOOLRQ LQ cycle. The timeline for addressing the ni- absent from the meeting. grants, may provide additional money to trogen levels is unknown, because Luck has unusually high, naturally occurring cover some of the cost. As currently designed, without the phosphorus levels that contribute to its new component, the project is estimated WR FRVW ,W FRQVLVWV RI LPSURYHments to the treatment facility and lift staWLRQV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI PLOOLRQ WKH PLOOLRQ LQ LPSURYHPHQWV WR WKH FROOHFWLRQ V\VWHP DQG XWLOLW\ HTXLSPHQW IRU MXVW XQGHU At this point, to fund the project, the YLOODJH LV ORRNLQJ DW LQ JUDQWV LQ ORDQV DQG IURP WKH village budget. 5HYLVLQJ WKH IDFLOLW\ SODQ WR LQFOXGH WKH 0%%5 ZLOO FRVW WR VDLG *UHYH ,Q DGGLWLRQ DSSO\LQJ IRU WKH JUDQW ZLOO FRVW The village has been working on the /XFN 7UXVWHHV 'DYH 5DVPXVVHQ DQG %HFN\ 5RZH OLVWHQ DV 06$ SURMHFW PDQDJHU 'DQ *UHYH SURMHFW ZLWK HQJLQHHU 'DQ *UHYH RI 06$ ULJKW H[SODLQV WKH LPSDFW RI FKDQJLQJ WKH SODQV IRU WKH ZDVWHZDWHU WUHDWPHQW SODQ XSJUDGHV { 3URIHVVLRQDO 6HUYLFHV IRU QHDUO\ WZR \HDUV 3KRWRV E\ 0DU\ 6WLUUDW DQG HDUOLHU RQ HOLPLQDWHG WKH 0%%5 IURP

Catholic Worker farmers from across the nation gather in Luck /8&. 0RUH WKDQ &DWKROLF :RUNHU farmers from nine states gathered on the West Denmark campus last weekend for inspiration, education, feasting and fun. The Catholic Worker Movement was VWDUWHG LQ E\ 'RURWK\ 'D\ DQG 3HWHU Maurin in New York City as an attempt to literally feed the hungry and house the KRPHOHVV GXULQJ WKH GHSWKV RI WKH *UHDW 'HSUHVVLRQ )DUPV KDYH DOZD\V EHHQ D part of this work, growing food to be used in bread lines and soup kitchens. This is the third time the farms have JDWKHUHG IURP DFURVV WKH QDWLRQ WKH Ă€UVW being in California in 2011, followed by a UHWUHDW QHDU 'XEXTXH ,RZD LQ 7KH $QDWKRWK )DUP RI /XFN KRVWHG WKLV \HDU¡V JHW WRJHWKHU )DUPHUV KDYH D OLWWOH PRUH time in the winter months to regroup and retool. The invitation to the North Woods was a risk as weather plays a huge card LQ WKH VXFFHVV RI DQ\ HYHQW LQ )HEUXDU\ 3HRSOH EUDYHG WKH HOHPHQWV DQG DUULYHG )ULGD\ )HE IURP DV IDU DZD\ DV &DOLfornia, Montana, New York and Missouri. $IWHU VXSSHU 3DVWRU /LQGD 5R]XPDOVNL led participants in the Holden Evening

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IDUPV -DFN 1HOVRQ 3DOOP\HU SURIHVVRU RI MXVWLFH DQG SHDFH VWXGLHV IURP WKH 8QLversity of St. Thomas, gave a remarkable keynote address on how to dispel despair and fear by participating in creative acts of ecological restoration and building communities based on peace and justice. A caravan of cars headed to Anathoth )DUP LQ WKH DIWHUQRRQ IRU D WRXU KLJKlighting their practices of agroecology which began in 2012. Management intensive grazing, water redistribution utilizing swales and keylines, and the use of various applications of solar energy in the buildings on the farm were examined. Back at West Denmark, the next round of homegrown meals were being prepared E\ WKH )UDQ] -DJHUVWDWWHU )DUP IURP /DNH &LW\ 0LQQ $IWHU GLQQHU .DUHQ .DXIPDQ DQG .HYLQ 0F0XOOLQ IURP 'XFN IRU WKH Oyster led a dance with several musicians attending the conference hopping on stage to complete the band. Many from the local community also came to dance making for long reel lines and a full dance Ă RRU Sunday morning was open for worship at local churches. Another fabulous lunch ZDV IROORZHG E\ /LQGVD\ 5HKEDQ RI (FR-

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Frederic School District refinances debt

Budget on track, enrollment inches up

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them nothing. Wahlen cited tobacco use as an example, saying there is more academic punishment than athletics punishment. The board can hear but not respond to public comment. 5RELQVRQ VDLG WKH DUHD VFKRROV DUH ORRNLQJ DW WKH HIfects that state budget proposals will have on local school districts. He said area superintendents are planning to meet with state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf and state 5HS $GDP -DUFKRZ LQ HDUO\ 0DUFK 5RELQVRQ VDLG WKDW rural school students don’t have the opportunities to use YRXFKHUV WR DWWHQG SULYDWH VFKRROV ,V WKLV YRXFKHUV D OHYHO SOD\LQJ ÀHOG 5RELQVRQ FRQFOXGHG .HOO\ 6WHHQ HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO SULQFLSDO VKRZHG D YLGHR RI VWXGHQWV ZRUNLQJ WRJHWKHU ÀIWK JUDGH DQG second-grade students working together and using new technology. The students are using the videos and skits to practice and learn character skills. Their response to Mr. Big Bad Attitude and his interruptions can be found RQ WKH )UHGHULF 'LVWULFW ZHEVLWH DORQJ ZLWK PDQ\ RWKHU school stories. 5\DQ )LW]JHUDOG SULQFLSDO WROG RI ÀHOG WULSV WKH students are taking, including a sixth-grade overnight at &DPS 6W &URL[ D VHYHQWK JUDGH WULS WR )RUW 6QHOOLQJ DQG DQ HLJKWK JUDGH WULS WR WKH VFLHQFH PXVHXP LQ 6W 3DXO And he said that the school is getting a coffee shop where students will be able to get coffee between classes. That LV DQ HQWHUSULVH RI WKH )XWXUH %XVLQHVV /HDGHUV VWXGHQWV

Vintage Wisconsin: Tunneling out of a Wisconsin winter Winter has long been a part of what it means to live in Wisconsin

for two weeks and snow in New Berlin reached 11 feet LQ RSHQ Ă€HOGV 7KH RQO\ SHRSOH ZKR JRW LQ RU RXW ZHUH hardy young men known as the “Snowshoe Express,â€? who carried news on foot from town to town. Winter is a part of what it means to live in Wisconsin. Some immigrants were foolishly optimistic about the ZHDWKHU WKRXJK ,Q *HUPDQ LPPLJUDQW 'U %RFN predicted that since Wisconsin was at the same latitude as Italy, he was sure the sun would melt all the snow in his new home in just a few days. Bock’s illusions were TXLFNO\ VKDWWHUHG KLV Ă€UVW ZLQWHU 2WKHUV OLNH $OEHUW * 7XWWOH RI &RQQHFWLFXW ZKR FDPH to investigate Wisconsin for a possible move, found January to be bitterly cold but assured his wife that December had been the “pleasantest month of that name he had ever seen.â€? 3URIHVVRUV DQG VWXGHQWV EHJDQ JDWKHULQJ V\VWHPDWLF ZHDWKHU REVHUYDWLRQV DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI :LVFRQVLQ LQ the 1850s. Among the students to help with the collecting was the now famous naturalist John Muir. These readLQJV EHFDPH PRUH UHJXODU LQ JLYLQJ XV ORQJ UDQJH portrait of Wisconsin’s snowy past. As well as an excellent workout from all that shoveling.

Erika Janik | WPR News STATEWIDE - This winter has brought its share of cold, if not snow on the magnitude of New England, this year. But we’ve certainly had our years of deep snow, as this image of a man tunneling out of a drift in Hurley in DWWHVWV The earliest account of a Wisconsin winter comes IURP IXU WUDGHUV ,Q 3LHUUH (VSULW 5DGLVVRQ DQG KLV EURWKHU LQ ODZ 6LHXU GH *URVHLOOLHUV VSHQW WKH ZLQWHU QHDU Lac Court Orielles with the Hurons and the Ottawas. With the ground frozen solid and the snow six feet deep, IRRG ZDV VFDUFH 7KH\ Ă€UVW DWH WUHH EDUN WKDW WKH\ ERLOHG for 2 hours to make it soft enough to chew. Then they ate their dogs. It was so cold that several of them died from exposure. 7HQ \HDUV ODWHU -HVXLW )DWKHU &ODXGH $OORXH] FRPplained of bitter cold that he said literally almost froze KLV QRVH RII 7KLV FHUWDLQO\ ZDVQ¡W :LVFRQVLQ¡V Ă€UVW ²RU last--harsh winter, though. The winter of 1881 was also really bad. That’s the year Laura Ingalls Wilder made famous in her book “The :LVFRQVLQ KDV KDG LWV \HDUV RI GHHS VQRZ DV WKLV LPDJH RI D /RQJ :LQWHU Âľ ,Q )HEUXDU\ WUDLQ VHUYLFH LQ DQG RXW RI PDQ WXQQHOLQJ RXW RI D GULIW LQ +XUOH\ LQ DWWHVWV 3KRWR IURP Milwaukee stopped, stranding city residents for four :LVFRQVLQ +LVWRULFDO ,PDJHV GD\V 6QRZ FXW 3HZDXNHH RII IURP WKH UHVW RI WKH VWDWH

Nine contested school board elections April 7

Primary narrows field in Frederic, Siren

contested school board races on Tuesday, April 7, in nine RI WKH VFKRRO GLVWULFWV LQ %XUQHWW DQG 3RON FRXQWLHV The list of candidates is now complete after the results RI WKH 6LUHQ DQG )UHGHULF SULPDULHV KDYH EHHQ YHULĂ€HG The districts with school board contests are Shell Lake, Gregg Westigard | Staff writer :HEVWHU 6LUHQ )UHGHULF /XFN 8QLW\ &OHDU /DNH &XP%851(77 $1' 32/. &2817,(6 ² 7KHUH ZLOO EH berland and Turtle Lake. There will be uncontested

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Chell, Engen, Ennis, Matz win Frederic primary

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6XSSRUW -XVWLFH %UDGOH\ In this time of partisan divide, we join together in our support of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. We share her commitment to maintaining a Wisconsin Supreme Court that is fair, neutral and nonpartisan. We strongly urge her re-election on April 7. Each of us comes from a different background. We belong to different political parties. But we all know and respect Bradley. She is intelligent, she has enormous integrity, and she believes to her core that our courts must remain free of outside special LQWHUHVW LQà XHQFHV LQ RUGHU WR IXOÀOO their role in America’s democratic system. We also know Bradley has deep :LVFRQVLQ URRWV $ QDWLYH RI 5LFKODQG Center, she and her husband raised their four children in Wausau where they still live. She cares deeply about our state and shares the values we hold dear: hard work, family, community and service to others. Bradley has served the people of Wisconsin with distinction for 20 years, making tough but fair decisions based on the law and the facts. She is a Wisconsin leader of retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s nonpartisan effort to enhance civics education and has worked tirelessly to increase understanding of how our courts work. Bradley has taken leadership roles in organizations working nationally and around the world to promote the rule of law. That’s exactly the kind of justice we want, and deserve, on our state’s highest court. We hope you will join with us in voting to re-elect Justice Ann Walsh Bradley on April 7. Sue Ann Thompson First Lady of Wisconsin, 1987-2001 5RQ .LQG Congressman for Wisconsin’s 3rd District, D-Wisconsin, 1997-Present Dale Schultz Wisconsin state senator, R-Richland Center, 1991-2015 Tim Cullen Wisconsin state senator, D-Janesville, 1975-1987, 2011-2015

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Walker calls for eliminating the state board charged with overseeing them. And Walker would shut down public access to records of university research, unless it is published or patented. AsVHPEO\ 6SHDNHU 5RELQ 9RV 5 5RFKHVWHU who famously wise-cracked that he didn’t favor university research into “ancient mating habits of whatever,â€? could then be told that evidence of such research is none of his business. )LQDOO\ WKH EXGJHW LQFOXGHV :DONHU¡V call to drug test people receiving unemployment insurance and other assistance EHQHĂ€WV Critics VD\ UHTXLULQJ SHRSOH who are down on their luck to pee into cups will cost millions of dollars. So perhaps that one belongs in the budget, after all. Bill Lueders is the Money and Politics Project director at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, WisconsinWatch. org 7KH FHQWHU SURGXFHV WKH SURMHFW LQ SDUWQHUVKLS ZLWK 0DS/LJKW The center collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, other news media and the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass CommunicaWLRQ $OO ZRUNV FUHDWHG SXEOLVKHG SRVWHG RU disseminated by the center do not necessarily UHĂ HFW WKH YLHZV RU RSLQLRQV RI 8: 0DGLVRQ RU DQ\ RI LWV DIĂ€OLDWHV

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einstating the income tax reciprocity agreement continues to be a top issue on the minds of those that live in Wisconsin and work across the river. While there is a border between our two states, those that live in our area know that we operate as a region with economic and social ties to our Minnesota neighbors. While most taxpayers affected by the agreement know the history of this issue, some background may be useful in outlining the current status of negoWLDWLRQV ,Q WKHQ 0LQQHVRWD *RY 7LP 3DZOHQW\ HQGHG WKH ORQJ VWDQGLQJ income tax reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 3DZOHQW\¡V OHWWHU WR :LVFRQVLQ RIĂ€FLDOV he cited a delay in the timing of payments between the states as the reason he Academy handed out Oscars for T best performances Sunday night, )HE EXW , KDG VHYHUDO FRQYHUVDWLRQV

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down federal help. Her Democratic opponent in 2018 would certainly note that VRPH 5HSXEOLFDQ JRYHUQRUV KDYH IDVKioned responses that allowed their states to accept the additional federal Medicaid money. One of those states was Iowa which LV WKH Ă€UVW VWDWH WR VHOHFW GHOHJDWHV WR WKH 5HSXEOLFDQ SUHVLGHQWLDO QRPLQDWLQJ convention. Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature are planning to offer a budget-bill amendment to adopt Iowa’s approach to the Medicaid money issue. It will fail because Walker isn’t going to retreat while he focuses on his presidential race. Walker’s latest budget sought to remove key phrases, dating back a century, DERXW WKH XQLYHUVLW\¡V PLVVLRQ +H Ă€UVW blamed it on aides who made a “drafting HUURU Âľ EXW Ă€QDOO\ UHWUHDWHG DV UHSRUWHUV dug into the issue. $V D IRRWQRWH IRUPHU *RY 7RPP\ Thompson noted that when he was governor for 14 years, he spent hundreds of hours scrutinizing every line of the budgets he submitted to the Legislature. )LW]JHUDOG KDV EHHQ LQ WKH VWDWH 6HQDWH

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study. Additionally, as stated by the QRQSDUWLVDQ :LVFRQVLQ /HJLVODWLYH )LVFDO Bureau, Wisconsin has offered to “split the difference� between the level of reciprocity payments each state believes is accurate. Wisconsin’s latest offer to Minnesota, made last summer, has gone unanswered to date. Disappointingly, the Minnesota DeSDUWPHQW RI 5HYHQXH LV FRQWLQXLQJ WR demand a new provision that has never before been a part of the reciprocity agreement and is not included in any reciprocity agreements Minnesota has with other states. This provision would UHTXLUH :LVFRQVLQ WR SD\ 0LQQHVRWD DQ DGGLWLRQDO SD\PHQW RI DERXW PLOOLRQ per year, based on Minnesota’s estimates. It is important to note that this payment would be in addition to the DSSUR[LPDWHO\ PLOOLRQ :LVFRQVLQ would pay Minnesota based on the difference in income tax withholdings. It is frustrating that Minnesota has made this

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SCF School Board switches hockey allegiance

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Greg Marsten | Staff writer 67 &52,; )$//6 ² 7KH 6W &URL[ )DOOV Board of Education voted to cancel their multischool cooperative agreement with WKH %OL]]DUG JLUOV KRFNH\ VTXDG LQ IDYRU RI VZLWFKLQJ WR WKH 6RPHUVHW 1HZ 5LFKmond cooperative program, in spite of a much higher cost to parents. The move came about at their regular PHHWLQJ RQ 7XHVGD\ )HE DV WKHLU WZR year contract with the Blizzard stood for UHQHZDO 7KH 6W &URL[ )DOOV JLUOV ZHUH RQH of several schools involved in the Burnett Blizzard cooperative, which plays DW HLWKHU *UDQWVEXUJ RU LQ 6LUHQ DQG KDV a well-established built-in fundraising force, reducing the amount of money it costs parents to have their daughters play. The district had a two-year contract expire and had to consider whether to renew. Several parents and players from both sides of the argument appeared at the PHHWLQJ ZLWK %OL]]DUG JLUOV FRDFK 5LFN Quimby making an appeal and answerLQJ DQ\ TXHVWLRQV RI WKH ERDUG ´$V IDU DV 6W &URL[ )DOOV JLUOV LQYROYHment, since our inception ... they’ve been a valuable addition,â€? Quimby said. “We’ve produced some very good hockey players in this area.â€? Quimby pointed to the Burnett Hockey Association’s involvement, and how they offset the bulk of the costs for each girl,

“Maybe think about where the numbers are,� stated board member Sheri Norgard, referencing that more parents favored leaving the Blizzard group. There was also discussion on the differences between WAHA and the WIAA, with the latter having a student code of conduct and restrictions for academic eligibility the WAHA program does not have. Board members debated for some time on the issue, and ultimately voted to leave the Blizzard organization and join the Somerset program, mainly due to the number of parental suggestions, which pointed to the younger player development and continuity for their daughters on a team. The new agreement would have the St. &URL[ )DOOV JLUOV MRLQLQJ WKH 6RPHUVHW SURgram, at no cost to the district.

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with major involvement and fundraising to make it affordable. The Blizzard girls program had a notably “tough season� this past year, Quimby admitted, but he said he sees a solid future with underclassmen, and said the team “greatly misses� several of the 6W &URL[ )DOOV JLUOV SOD\HUV ZKR FKRVH WR JHW LQYROYHG ZLWK WKH 6RPHUVHW 1HZ 5LFKPRQG SURJUDP ODVW VHDVRQ 6HYHUDO 6W &URL[ )DOOV JLUOV SOD\HG ZLWK WKH 6RPHUVHW VTXDG WKLV SDVW \HDU ZKLOH the Blizzard also drew girls. It was only possible because the Somerset varsity program had left the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association for a season to join the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association, due to reduced player numbers, although they will join the WIAA again next season. That arrangement will not be possible QH[W VHDVRQ DV WKH 6W &URL[ )DOOV 'LVWULFW must choose between one WIAA cooperative allegiance, either the Blizzard or the 6RPHUVHW 1HZ 5LFKPRQG VTXDG Several parents spoke on behalf of the Somerset program, mainly because they have established teams for younger female players, starting under 10 years old, while the Blizzard program mixes boys and girls until later years. %OL]]DUG JLUOV KRFNH\ KHDG FRDFK 5LFN &XUUHQWO\ 6W &URL[ )DOOV ER\V SOD\ 4XLPE\ DSSHDUHG EHIRUH WKH ERDUG DSSHDOLQJ ZLWK WKH 6RPHUVHW 1HZ 5LFKPRQG WR NHHS WKH VFKRRO LQ WKH %OL]]DUG FRRSHUDWLYH WIAA boys program, and several people noted the reduced distance to Somerset

for practice, versus playing in Siren or *UDQWVEXUJ ZKLFK LV DSSUR[LPDWHO\ miles further. “I always cringe when students drive,â€? $GPLQLVWUDWRU *OHQQ 0DUWLQ VDLG ´7KH\ %OL]]DUG MXVW KDG D WHUULEOH DFFLGHQW D few weeks ago.â€? The issue of costs was addressed only slightly, as it might cost parents as much DV DQQXDOO\ WR KDYH D GDXJKWHU SOD\ RQ WKH 6RPHUVHW VTXDG YHUVXV WR DQQXDOO\ IRU WKH %OL]]DUG While the issue before the board was only whether to change allegiance at the YDUVLW\ MXQLRU YDUVLW\ OHYHO WKH FKDQJH would likely affect girls of all ages who play, as they would also start at younger levels with whichever program the board decided to join.

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the first to speak, stating that the coach never had the opportunity to spe ak on his own behalf. He said that the parents set the stage, telling their /LVD +DPDFN WROG WKH ERDUG children not WKDW VKH ZRXOG OLNH WR VHH 5LFN to listen to *LOOHU UHWXUQHG WR KLV SRVLWLRQ him, and setDV EDVNHWEDOO FRDFK ting vague limits on ZKDW *LOOHU was allowed to say or not say without any Ă€UP ERXQGDULHV He then read a letter from another coach LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH WKDW VXSSRUWHG *LOOHU DV a coach who helped young men become better young men. The letter writer, who ZDV QRW LGHQWLĂ€HG VDLG KH IHOW IRUWXQDWH WR KDYH EHHQ DEOH WR OHDUQ IURP *LOOHU whom he believed to be one of the best coaches in the area and the state. 6HYHUDO RI WKH VSHDNHUV TXHVWLRQHG why the parents and students who supSRUWHG *LOOHU ZHUH QRW KHDUG DQG RWKHU comments were made about disgruntled parents being at the root of the problem. Todd Walters and Dan Tolan both said that at one time they sat with parents, but negative comments made them move and sit behind the bench. Both said that they GLGQ¡W KHDU DQ\ YHUEDO DEXVH IURP *LOOHU but they did hear him disciplining some of the kids. “I think he was a disciplinarian,â€? said Tolan, “and I think that’s good for kids.â€? %RWK 3DW +DPDFN DQG 'DQ -RKQVRQ DJUHHG -RKQVRQ UHSHDWHG D TXRWH WKDW KH KHDUG ZKLFK JRHV ´8QFRDFKDEOH NLGV make unemployable adults.â€? Hamack noted that the coach might yell, EXW LW ZDV QRW DW D SHUVRQDO OHYHO 5DWKHU it was to make the students be better players. :KHQ *LOOHU XVHG ZRUGV OLNH ´VWXSLGÂľ RU ´GXPE Âľ KH ZDV QHYHU FDOOLQJ D VSHFLĂ€F player by that name, but was referring to the team, said Walters, who coached with *LOOHU +H VDLG WKDW WKH ZKROH LQFLGHQW indicates that the school is letting the parents and kids run the program. “I think it’s a shame to let a coach go DW WKLV SRLQW LQ WKH VHDVRQ Âľ VDLG .DUHQ Olson, a Luck grad who played basketball and went on to play in college. She said that her son has a great deal of respect IRU *LOOHU DQG WROG KHU WKDW ZKHQ FRDFK *LOOHU \HOOHG DW D SOD\HU LW PHDQW WKH\¡UH not doing what they are supposed to be

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a parent, taxpayer, coach and educator, said, “I think a situation like this is more touchy and more serious in a smaller community.â€? A number of those who spoke concluded their comments by 5LFN *LOOHU { /XFN 6FKRRO saying they would like SKRWR to see coach *LOOHU UHturned to his position as varsity boys basketball coach. Bazey said that it would have to go through the grievance process before that could happen. He said he believed WKDW *LOOHU KDV VWDUWHG WKH SURFHVV ZKLFK will involve an impartial hearing. If the results of that are not satisfactory, said %D]H\ *LOOHU FDQ FRPH EHIRUH WKH ERDUG ,Q UHVSRQVH WR D Ă€QDO TXHVWLRQ IURP Walters, Bazey said the door is not shut RQ *LOOHU UHWXUQLQJ WR KLV FRDFKLQJ UHsponsibilities. *LOOHU ZDV QRW LQ DWWHQGDQFH DW WKH meeting. When later asked if he wanted to make a statement for the paper, he declined to comment at this time. Meanwhile, the board approved the hiring of Alan Tomlinson as varsity boys basketball coach for this year, and the hiring of Chad Eley as assistant coach.

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or delivery of amphetamines and maintaining a drug-trafficking place. WilVRQ SRVWHG D ERQG LQ :DVKEXUQ County and left the county, a violation of the law. According to the post, Wilson has a valid Wisconsin driver’s license but the WCSO doesn’t know what vehicle he may be in or driving. He is also wanted by Barron County authorities for felony

manufacture or delivery of amphetamine. Wilson was born in Illinois, has ties to &RORUDGR DQG )ORULGD DQG KDV OLYHG LQ Spooner and Shell Lake. “Wilson could be anywhere and as such we would like our )DFHERRN IULHQGV WR VKDUH WKLV ZLWK HYHU\one, no matter where they live,� writes Terry Dryden, Washburn County Sheriff.

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day, winning all three of his matches, ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW FRPLQJ DJDLQVW -DFRE %XJHOOD RI 5LFH /DNH E\ SLQ LQ PLQutes, 46 seconds. “He is making the decision to go up to 220 a great decision. He is wrestling smart RQ WKH PDW DQG KLV TXLFNQHVV LV SD\LQJ off. He is happy to have made it to state and who knows what could happen,â€? Bartlett said. ,Q WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV *ORYHU KDG DQRWKHU pin, this time against Lucas Weighart, 26-14, of Ellsworth, in 5:48, and defeated 1LFN 5XHWK RI 1HLOOVYLOOH *UHHQZRRG /R\DO E\ D GHFLVLRQ ,W ZDV KLV WK FDUHHU YLFWRU\ *ORYHU HQWHUV WKH VWDWH WRXUQDPHQW ZLWK D Ă€UVW URXQG E\H DQG ZLOO WDNH RQ WKH ZLQQHU EHWZHHQ %UDG\ .ROOHU RI 6KHER\JDQ )DOOV DQG 'DYLG 0LUDFOH of Berlin. Senior Tristan Brewer, 40-2, is heading to state for the third time in his career, this time at 160 pounds. Brewer took third place after losing just his second match of WKH VHDVRQ LQ WKH Ă€UVW URXQG E\ D GHFLVLRQ DJDLQVW (OOVZRUWK¡V -RVK +LQHV ´+H UDQ LQWR D EX]] VDZ LQ WKH Ă€UVW match of the day,â€? Bartlett said. “The kid came out very aggressive and caught Tristan off guard.â€? Brewer would move on to win his next WZR PDWFKHV RI WKH GD\ ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW

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RI 1HLOOVYLOOH *UHHQZRRG /R\DO LQ In the second-place match, Britton pinned $QGUHZ 6PLWK RI $PHU\ LQ Britton will be wrestling Thursday, )HE DW WKH VWDWH PHHW LQ 0DGLVRQ +H ZLOO EH IDFLQJ IUHVKPDQ 0D[ :DUG RI (ONKDUW /DNH *OHQEHXODK +RZDUGV *URYH 6HQLRU 7RQ\ %ULWWRQ ZDV /)*¡V fourth wrestler to earn a trip to state after taking second place at the sectional meet at 170 pounds. This is Britton’s second consecutive trip to Madison, after winning two of his three matches at sectionDOV %ULWWRQ ZRQ KLV Ă€UVW PDWFK E\ SLQ LQ VHFRQGV DJDLQVW +RZLH /XHVFKHQ 24-15, of Hayward. He won his second PDWFK RI WKH WRXUQDPHQW E\ PDMRU GHFLVLRQ DJDLQVW 7ULVWHQ 0XHOOHU RI (OOVZRUWK ,Q WKH Ă€QDOV %ULWWRQ ORVW D PDWFK WR -DNH 5XHWK RI 1HLOOVYLOOH *UHHQZRRG /R\DO “In the semis he wrestled a place winner from state last year and beat him KDQGLO\ ,Q WKH Ă€QDOV KH ORVW WR WKH VDPH kid he lost to at Northern Badger. We are KRSLQJ WKH\ ZLOO PHHW DJDLQ LQ WKH Ă€QDOV at state,â€? said Bartlett. %ULWWRQ ZLOO IDFH VHQLRU /RJDQ *RUGRQ RI /RGL LQ KLV Ă€UVW PDWFK DW VWDWH VWDUWLQJ DW S P 7KXUVGD\ )HE

Marty Seeger|Staff writer $0(5< ² 2I WKH WHDPV UHSUHVHQWHG at the Division 2 sectional in Amery on 6DWXUGD\ )HE WKH IRXU ZUHVWOHUV UHSUHVHQWLQJ /XFN )UHGHULF *UDQWVEXUJ HDUQHG HQRXJK SRLQWV WR SXW WKHP LQ Ă€IWK place overall. And all four are headed to VWDWH WKH PRVW WKH /)* ZUHVWOLQJ SURgram has ever been able to send to the state tournament. “As a coach you always tell the kids they have just as good a chance as any other kid there to make it to state. This year they took that advice and they all deFLGHG WR PDNH LW WR VWDWH Âľ VDLG /)* FRDFK Chris Bartlett. “It is going to be busy for the coaches at state, but that is a good thing. If these guys wrestle like I know they can, and don’t back down from anyone, they all could make the podium and SRVVLEO\ WKH Ă€QDOV ,W LV JRLQJ WR EH D IXQ weekend.â€? $W SRXQGV VHQLRU -RVK *ORYHU earned a sectional championship and will EH PDNLQJ KLV Ă€UVW FDUHHU WULS WR WKH VWDWH WRXUQDPHQW *ORYHU KDG DQ H[FHSWLRQDO

Frederic basketball/Continued DV 8QLW\ ZDV KHOG VFRUHOHVV DQG )UHGHULF led by 16 points heading into the fourth TXDUWHU :LQN FUHGLWHG WKHLU ]RQH GHIHQVH DQG 8QLW\¡V RIIHQVH JRLQJ D ELW FROG LQ WKH second half. “Offensively I think we moved the ball really well in the second half and we made that extra pass,â€? Wink said. Ann Chenal led the Vikings with 14 points and had nine rebounds. Emily Amundson scored a double-double with SRLQWV UHERXQGV DQG 7D\ORU $OVHWK scored 11 points with 12 assists and three steals. Nicole Nelson scored eight with two assists and four steals. :LQN KDG KLJK SUDLVH IRU KLV FRUH RI Ă€YH players who have stuck through a challenging season. With such a thin bench, the team subs very little, which means Harlander, Chenal, Amundson, Alseth and Nelson are relied upon for a lot of minutes each game. ´5HDOO\ ZH SOD\ Ă€YH DW D WLPH )LYH SHriod, unless there’s foul trouble or injury. But this group kind of knew that coming into the season, they played all summer that way, they’re a feisty bunch ‌ in a good way, you know they weren’t going to be deterred,â€? Wink said. ´, WKLQN WKDW Ă€UVW WLPH ZH ORVW WR 6LUHQ LW was motivation from them to really focus back in, knowing that regardless if anyone else beat them that we would have another crack at them and that would HTXDO FRQIHUHQFH DQG IRUWXQDWHO\ WKH\ lost to another team and that opened the GRRU IRU XV WR ZLQ LW FRQIHUHQFH RXW-

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right.â€? The Vikings will be getting another shot at Siren after their playoff win over %LUFKZRRG 7XHVGD\ )HE DQG 6LUHQ¡V win over Solon Springs. The winner will move on to the regional championship game against either Northwood or Luck 6DWXUGD\ )HE “It’ll be a great matchup I think,â€? said Wink, whose team is a No. 2 seed, while 6LUHQ JRW WKH 1R VHHG 1RUWKZRRG ORFNHG WKH 1R VHHG DQG D Ă€UVW URXQG bye in the playoffs. ´:H DOO ZDQWHG WKH 1R VHHG .QRZLQJ WKDW WKH WZR DQG WKUHH VHHG ZRXOG KDYH WR SOD\ HDFK RWKHU 8QIRUWXQDWHO\ we have three really good teams in that bracket, and as one of the coaches said we all have to play each other at some point,â€? Wink said. Only one will get to the regional championship, but the matchup between Siren DQG )UHGHULF )ULGD\ QLJKW FRXOG EH RQH people talk about for a long time. ´)LUVW JDPH ZDV JRRG 6HFRQG JDPH was great and third game could be exceptional, I don’t know. Could be a lot of IXQ IRU D JLUOV KLJK VFKRRO JDPH RQ )ULGD\ night,â€? Wink said. “Whoever wins that game, the hardest part will be that next night. Because it’s going to be emotional. Both teams want it bad. The rubber match, so to speak. But unfortunately they’re going to have to bring it again the very next night. But I’d gladly like to be in that situation, so we’ll see how that goes.â€?

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Saints senior Kyle Bastin headed to state wrestling Kyle Koshiol takes fourth Marty Seeger|Staff writer $0(5< ² 7KH 6W &URL[ )DOOV ZUHVWOLQJ team had eight competing at the sectional tournament in Amery, but only one will be making the trip to the state tournament LQ 0DGLVRQ )RU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH LQ KLV FDUHHU VHQLRU .\OH %DVWLQ ZLOO EH FRPSHWLQJ DIWHU taking second place in Amery on SaturGD\ )HE DW WKH SRXQG ZHLJKW FODVV /DVW VHDVRQ ZDV WKH Ă€UVW WLPH %DVWLQ tried wrestling, which makes his accomplishment even more impressive. “This is a very good accomplishment, especially considering that he just started the sport last year. He has continued to improve throughout the year, and his goal is not just to get there but to place in the top six,â€? said coach Dan Clark. %DVWLQ VWDUWHG WKH VHFWLRQDO LQ $PHU\ ZLWK D ZLQ RYHU 0LNH )UHXQG RI 6SULQJ 9DOOH\ (OPZRRG EHIRUH D IDOO WR D YHU\ WRXJK 'RQQ\ 5DOVWRQ of Bruce, by pin. Bastin would need to

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win his next three matches to take second SODFH VWDUWLQJ ZLWK D ZLQ RYHU -RKQ %UDJJHU RI ,QGHSHQGHQFH *LOPDQton. In the third-place match, Bastin won D GHFLVLRQ RYHU .HYLQ 5HHVH RI %ODLUH 7D\ORU )RU VHFRQG SODFH %DVWLQ ZRQ DQRWKHU GHFLVLRQ DJDLQVW 0LFKDHO Jansen, 15-12, of Ladysmith. 6HQLRU .\OH .RVKLRO ZDV WKH only other Saints wrestler to place at secWLRQDOV .RVKLRO ZUHVWOHG DW ZLQQLQJ KLV Ă€UVW PDWFK RI WKH WRXUQDPHQW E\ D SLQ in 4 minutes, 50 seconds against ChrisWRSKHU :DUQHU RI ,QGHSHQGHQFH *LOPDQWRQ .RVKLRO ORVW WR %R\FHYLOOH¡V -DPHV 3DOPHU LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV E\ D decision, before winning by pin in 2:55 in WKH FRQVRODWLRQ VHPLĂ€QDOV DJDLQVW 'DZVRQ %DUEHU RI /DG\VPLWK )RU WKLUG

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Tevin Anderson headed to state wrestling Two others end seasons at sectionals Marty Seeger|Staff writer 26(2 )$,5&+,/' ² 7KH 'LYLVLRQ sectional wrestling tournament got off to D JUHDW VWDUW IRU WKH WKUHH 8QLW\ ZUHVWOHUV FRPSHWLQJ LQ 2VVHR )DLUFKLOG 6DWXUGD\ )HE $OO WKUHH ZRQ WKHLU Ă€UVW URXQG matches, including Tevin Anderson, who is headed to state at 170 pounds for the VHFRQG \HDU LQ D URZ $QGHUVRQ SLQQHG +XQWHU $QGHUVRQ RI 3KLOOLSV LQ PLQXWH VHFRQGV DQG GHIHDWHG 5LFKLH +RWHOOLQJ RI $UFDGLD LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV E\ D GHFLVLRQ ,Q WKH Ă€QDOV $QGHUVRQ UDQ LQWR *DUUHWW Joles, of Boyceville, where he lost a 10-1 major decision, but turned things around in his fourth match of the tournament, by pinning Quint Schmidt, of Ladysmith, in 2:57 to take second place. “Tevin had a really good tournament ZLWK MXVW D ELW RI D OHWGRZQ LQ WKH Ă€QDOV +H GRPLQDWHG KLV Ă€UVW WZR PDWFKHV DQG also his fourth match. He will have a very competitive match on Thursday down in 0DGLVRQ Âľ VDLG FRDFK 6KDZQ 3HUNLQV Anderson will be wrestling junior /DQFH %XFNOHV RI 'H 6RWR LQ WKH Ă€UVW URXQG DW VWDWH VWDUWLQJ DW DURXQG

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cision. He lost the next match to Aaron 5DDEH RI /XWKHU E\ SLQ EXW FDPH EDFN to win another major decision by a score RI DJDLQVW 6HWK 3HWHUVRQ RI &KHTXDmegon. Johnson had a shot at state in the third-place match, but lost a close one, DJDLQVW $QGUHZ *XQGHUVRQ RI Cadott. Junior Jarett Davison, 14-11, was unable to make it to state at 145 pounds, but FDPH DZD\ ZLWK D Ă€UVW URXQG ZLQ E\ SLQ DJDLQVW -DURG %DLQWHU RI )ODPEHDX LQ +H DOVR KDG WZR WRXJK PDWFKHV against Max Wetzel, of Luther, and Brett Larson, of Mondovi, but lost by narrow PDUJLQV DQG UHVSHFWLYHO\ “All three boys wrestled really well. )UXVWUDWLQJ WKDW -DUHWW ORVW E\ D SRLQW LQ WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV WKDW ZLQ ZRXOG KDYH JRWWHQ KLP WR VWDWH )UXVWUDWLQJ WKDW Derek lost by a couple of points in the third-place match, that would have gotten him state. But some really positive things happened for both of those guys. We are expecting really big things from both of them next year,â€? 3HUNLQV VDLG Derek Johnson

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(Feb.  4,  11,  18,  25,  Mar.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Central  Bank,  as  successor  in  interest  to  The  RiverBank, 2104  Hastings  Avenue Newport,  MN   55055, Plaintiff, vs. Jamie  S.  Melin 209  East  3rd  Avenue Luck,  WI  54853, State  of  Wisconsin  -­  DWD 201  E.  Washington  Ave. RM.  C100 Madison,  WI  53703, Defendants. Case  No.  14-­CV-­227 Code  No.   30404 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage Dollar  Amount  Greater  Than  $10,000 NOTICE  OF  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  September  12,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $74,413.23,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  24,  2015,  at  10:00  o’clock  a.m. TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  cer-­ tified  funds  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  the  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax. PLACE:  The  front  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis.  54810. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  1  of  Certi-­ fied  Survey  Map  No.  2683,  filed  in  Volume  12  CSM,  Page  170  as  Document  No.  581799  located  in  the  Northwest  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter,  Section  28,  Township  36  North  of  Range  17  West,  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. TAX  KEY  NO.:  146-­00477-­0000. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  49  1st  Avenue,  Luck,  WI  54853. Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  WI PAIEMENT  LAW  OFFICE,  LLC Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 221  East  Myrtle  Street Stillwater,  MN  55082 651-­967-­5050 Paiement  Law  Office,  LLC  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  and  any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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successor  by  merger  to  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  N.D., Plaintiff, vs. Sarah  J.  Martin  n/k/a  Sarah  Peterson  f/k/a  Sarah  Schaar  and  Unknown  Spouse,  et  al. Defendants. Case  Classification:  30404 SUMMONS (For  Publication) Case  No.  15  CV  44 Hon.  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick THE  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN,  to  Defendants  Unknown  Spouse  of  Sarah  J.  Martin  n/k/a  Sarah  Peterson  f/k/a  Sarah  Schaar: You  are  hereby  notified  that  the  plaintiff  named  above  has  filed  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  against  you. This  is  a  real  estate  foreclo-­ sure  action.  Therefore,  within  40  days  after  February  25,  2015,  (60  days  as  to  the  United  States  of  America),  you  must  respond  with  a  written  demand  for  a  copy  of  the  complaint.  The  demand  must  be  sent  or  delivered  to  the  court,  whose  address  is  Clerk  of  Court,  Polk  County  Courthouse,  1005  West  Main  St.,  Suite  300,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810,  and  to  Ralph  Moore,  Plaintiff’s  attorney,  whose  address  is  332  Minneso-­ ta  St.,  Suite  W-­1650,  St.  Paul,  MN  55101.  You  may  have  an  attorney  help  or  represent  you. If  you  do  not  demand  a  copy  of  the  complaint  within  40  days  (60  days  as  to  the  United  States  of  America),  the  court  may  grant  judgment  against  you  for  the  award  of  money  or  other  legal  action  requested  in  the  com-­ plaint,  and  you  may  lose  your  right  to  object  to  anything  that  is  or  may  be  incorrect  in  the  com-­ plaint.  A  judgment  may  be  enforced  as  provided  by  law.  A  judgment  awarding  money  may  become  a  lien  against  any  real  estate  you  own  now  or  in  the  future,  and  may  also  be  enforced  by  garnishment  or  sei-­ zure  of  property. The  object  of  this  action  is  to  foreclose  a  mortgage  recorded  with  the  Register  of  Deeds  for  Polk  County,  Wis.,  on  June  23,  2008,  as  Document  No.  746774. Date:  February  9,  2015. STEIN  &  MOORE,  P.A. By: /s/  Kristine  K.  Nogosek Kristine  K.  Nogosek, I.D.  #1076967 Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 332  Minnesota  Street Suite  W-­1650 St.  Paul,  MN  55101 651-­224-­9683 >5(?37

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(Feb.  11,  18,  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF JOSEPH  B.  CULVER Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  15  PR  05 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed. 2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  July  13,  1935,  and  date  of  death  December  17,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  734  Highview  Court,  St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024. 3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice. 4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedent’s  estate  is  May  20,  2015. 5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis.,  Room  500. Jenell  L. Anderson Probate  Registrar February  2,  2015 Steven  J.  Swanson Attorney  at  Law P.O.  Box  609 St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024 715-­483-­3787 Bar  No.:  1003029 >5(?37

(Feb.  25,  Mar.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  N.D., Plaintiff, vs. Tony  L.  Jenson  a/k/a Tony  Lee  Jenson  and  Unknown  Spouse, Defendants. Case  Code:  30404 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE Case  No.  12  CV  565 Hon.  Jeffery  L.  Anderson PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  August  20,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  March  24,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m.  TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  the  sheriff  at  sale  in  cash  or  cashier’s  check;Íž  balance  due  in  cash  or  cashier’s  check  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale.  Pur-­ chaser  is  responsible  for  pay-­ ment  of  all  transfer  taxes  and  recording  fees.  Sale  is  AS  IS  in  all  respects. PLACE:  Front  Entrance  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. DESCRIPTION:  The  Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter,  Section  34,  Township  36  North,  Range  18  West,  Town  of  Laketown,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  2069  -­  240th  Avenue,  Luck,  WI  54853. Peter  M.  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County Stein  &  Moore,  P.A. Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 332  Minnesota  Street Suite  W-­1650 St.  Paul,  MN  55101 651-­224-­9683 >5(?37

(Feb.  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY SUMMONS  AND  COMPLAINT SMALL  CLAIMS Case  No.  15SC034 Claim  Under  Dollar  Limit  31001 (Feb.  18,  25,  Mar.  4) Eviction  31004 STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Tanglewood  Properties,  LLC CIRCUIT  COURT P.O.  Box  32 POLK  COUNTY New  Richmond,  WI  54017 IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  Plaintiff, ESTATE  OF vs. WILLIAM  JOHN  HANCOCK Mary  Olson  &  Nicholas  DOB:  November  20,  1961 Huntsinger Order  and  Notice  for  Hearing  on  226  N.  Jefferson  #5 Petition  for  Summary  Settlement St.  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024 (Formal  Administration) Defendants. Case  No.  15-­PR-­08 SUMMONS A  petition  for  the  summary  set-­ To  The  Defendant(s) tlement  was  filed. You  are  being  sued  as  described  below.  If  you  wish  to  THE  COURT  FINDS: The  decedent,  with  date  of  dispute  this  matter;͞ 1.  You  must  appear  at  the  time  birth  November  20,  1961,  and  and  place  stated;͞ date  of  death  October  12,  2014,  2.  You  may  file  a  written  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  answer  on  or  before  the  date  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mail-­ and  time  stated.  (A  duplicate  ing  address  of  2551  40th  Street,  copy  must  be  provided  to  the  Cumberland,  WI. plaintiff/attorney.) THE  COURT  ORDERS: The  petition  be  heard  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  Br.  2,  before  Jeffery  Anderson,  Court  Official,  on  April  10,  2015,  at  8:30  a.m. If  you  require  reasonable  accommodations  due  to  a  dis-­ ability  to  participate  in  the court  process,  please  call  715-­ 485-­9238  at  least  10  working  days  prior  to  the  scheduled  court  date.  Please  note  that  the  court  does  not  provide  transpor-­ tation. BY  THE  COURT: Hon.  Jeffery  L.  Anderson Circuit  Court  Judge February  9,  2015 David  L.  Grindell GRINDELL  LAW  OFFICES,  S.C. P.O.  Box  585 Frederic,  WI  54837 715-­327-­5561 Bar  No.:  1002628 >5(?37

Š If  this  box  is  checked,  in  HH  addition  to  filing  a  written  ans-­ wer,  you  must  also  personally  appear  at  the  date  and  time  stated. If  you  do  no  appear,  a  judg-­ ment  may  be  granted  to  the  plaintiff. When  To  Appear DATE:  March  10,  2015 TIME:  4:00  p.m. PLACE  TO  APPEAR: Polk  County  Courthouse 1005  West  Main  St. Suite  300 Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810 Plaintiff’s  Demand: The  plaintiff  states  the  follow-­ ing  claim  against  the  defen-­ dant(s): 1.)  Plaintiff  demands  judgment  for:  Money  $1,475.00. 2.)  Unpaid  rents,  late  fees,  util-­ ities,  service  fees,  court  filing  fees,  etc. >5(?37

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(Feb.  25,  Mar.  4,  11) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF H.  CLAYTON  GAGE DOD:  January  22,  2015 Notice  to  Creditors (Informal  Administration) Case  No.  1015  PR  10 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE: 1.  An  application  for  informal  administration  was  filed. 2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  April  13,  1923,  and  date  of  death  January  22,  2015,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  address  of  2036  135th  Street,  Milltown,  WI  54858. 3.  All  interested  persons  waived  notice. 4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  claim  against  the  decedent’s  estate  is  May  27,  2015. 5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wis.,  Room  500. Jenell  L. Anderson Probate  Registrar February  11,  2015 Brian  D.  Byrnes/Byrnes  Law  Office,  LLC 314  Keller  Avenue  North Amery,  WI  54001 715-­268-­5000 >5(?37 Bar  No.:  1032419

Notices/Employment opportunities (Feb.  11,  18,  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  ESTATE  OF ARNOLD  T.  JOHNSON DOB:  September  30,  1920 Order  Setting  Time  to  Hear  Petition  for  Administration  and  Deadline  for  Filing  Claims (Formal  Administration) Case  No.  15-­PR-­07 A  petition  for  formal  admini-­ stration  was  filed. THE  COURT  FINDS: The  decedent,  with  date  of  birth  September  30,  1920,  and  date  of  death  January  7,  2015,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mail-­ ing  address  of  Comforts  of  Home,  105  East  Oak  Street,  Frederic,  WI  54837

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THE  COURT  ORDERS: 1.  The  petition  be  heard  at  the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Br.  1,  before  Circuit  Court  Judge  Molly  E.  GaleWyrick,  on  March  27,  2015,  at  1:00  p.m. You  do  not  need  to  appear  unless  you  object.  The  petition  may  be  granted  if  there  is  no  (Feb.  18,  25,  Mar.  4) objection. 2.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN claim  against  the  decedent’s  CIRCUIT  COURT estate  is  May  20,  2015. POLK  COUNTY 3.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  Nationstar  Mortgage,  LLC Plaintiff Polk  County  Courthouse,  Bal-­ sam  Lake,  Wis.,  Room  500. vs. 4.  Heirship  will  be  determined  MICHAEL  J.  TATE,  et  al. Defendant(s) at  the  hearing  on  petition  for  final  judgment. Case  No:  13  CV  442 5.  Publication  of  this  notice  is  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE notice  to  any  persons  whose  PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  names  or  addresses  are  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ unknown. If  you  require  reasonable  closure  entered  on  October  31,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  accommodations  due  to  a  dis-­ $106,561.24,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  ability  to  participate  in  the the  described  premises  at  public  court  process,  please  call  715-­ 485-­9238  at  least  10  working  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  17,  2015,  at  10:00  days  prior  to  the  scheduled  court  date.  Please  note  that  the  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ court  does  not  provide  transpor-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  tation. consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  BY  THE  COURT: Molly  E.  GaleWyrick following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  mon-­ Circuit  Court  Judge ey  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  February  3,  2015 balance  due  within  10  days  David  L.  Grindell of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  fail-­ GRINDELL  LAW  OFFICES,  ure  to  pay  balance  due  will  S.C. result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  P.O.  Box  585 plaintiff. Frederic,  WI  54837 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  715-­327-­5561 all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ Bar  No.:  1002628 >5(?37 brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. If  the  sale  is  set  aside  for  any  reason,  the  Purchaser  at  the  sale  shall  be  entitled  only  to  a  return  of  the  deposit  paid.  The  Purchaser  shall  have  no  fur-­ ther  recourse  against  the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee  or  the  Mortgagee’s  attorney. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  8,  Plat  of  Cherrywood  on  White  Ash  Lake,  Town  of  Apple  River,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1796  West  White  Ash  Drive,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. TAX  KEY  NO.:  004-­01045-­0000. Dated  this  30th  day  of  Janu-­ ary,  2015. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Russell  J.  Karnes J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd. State  Bar  No.  1054982 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.jpeterman-­ legalgroup.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd.  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Human Resource Technician DOQ Provide  assistance  and  guidance  in  developing,  implementing  and  maintaining  human  resources  principles  and  strategies  through  technical,  operational  and  administrative  support.  Manages  the  programming  and  maintenance  of  the  human  resources  soft-­ ware  systems  in  cooperation  with  information  technology  services  and  ER  department  staff.  Serves  as  a  liaison  between  the  department  and  the  public,  applicants,  employ-­ ees  and  other  stockholders  associated  with  the  organization  by  providing  ongoing  cur-­ rent  and  accurate  human  resources  business  information  and  assistance. Full  Time  -­  40  hr./week 3 Deadline  to  apply: March  16,  2015 YOU MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For com-­ plete job description, position requirements, application and details, please visit our website at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities. AA/EEOC (Feb.  18,  25,  Mar.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Bank  of  America,  N.A. Plaintiff vs. KURT  K.  MAREK,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:   14  CV  232 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  December  15,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $84,884.76,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  17,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wiscon-­ sin. DESCRIPTION:  The  West  65  feet  of  Lot  3,  less  10  feet  off  of  the  West  side  of  Block  â€œBâ€?  of  Peterson`s  Addition  to  the  City  of  Amery,  County  of  Polk,  State  of  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  224  South  Street,  Amery,  WI  54001. TAX  KEY  NO.:  201-­00502-­0000. Dated  this  19th  day  of  Janu-­ ary,  2015 /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Amy  J.  Smith J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd. State  Bar  No.  1095174 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.jpeterman-­ legalgroup.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd.  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

(Feb.  18,  25,  Mar.  4) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Federal  National  Mortgage  Association  (“Fannie  Maeâ€?),  a  corporation  organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  the  United  States  of  America Plaintiff vs. ROBERT  NASVIK,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:  14  CV  169 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  September  5,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $102,923.26,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  17,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  mon-­ ey  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  fail-­ ure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wiscon-­ sin. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  4,  Mitchell  Addition,  Village  of  Milltown,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  304  Jaden  Drive,  Milltown,  WI  54858. TAX  KEY  NO.:  151-­00471-­0400. Dated  this  19th  day  of  Janu-­ ary,  2015 /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Russell  J.  Karnes J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd. State  Bar  No.  1054982 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.jpeterman-­ legalgroup.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd.  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view sites and reconvene at 1:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the applicant will inform the Board of their request. (The applicant must appear at 1:00 p.m. when the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.) THOMAS & NICHOLE FOX request a special exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a tourist rooming house. Property affected is: 1956 Long Lake Ct., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 4/Pg. 12, Sec. 26/ T35N/R15W, Town of Johnstown, Long Lake (class 2), Parcel 028-00692-0000. KEN HENJUM requests a special exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a tourist rooming house. Property affected is: 1625 70th St., Lot 2, CSM Vol. 7/Pg. 17, Sec. 11+12/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River, White Ash Lake (class 1), Parcel 004-00376-0000. MARK & CANDEE DEICHMAN request a special exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a tourist rooming house. Property affected is: 2425 110th St., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 1/Pg. 146, Sec. 31/ T36NR16W, Town of Bone Lake, Bone Lake (class 1), Parcel 012-00841-0000. MARK TRITT requests a special exception to Sec. VIB8 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to have a repair shop for motor vehicles and small engines. Property affected is: 1640 28th Ave., pt. of the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4, Sec. 20/T32N/R17W, Town of Alden, Parcel 002-005210000. 3 >5(?37 (Jan.  21,  28,  Feb.  4,  11,  18,  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY LAKE  AREA  BANK, Plaintiff vs. BRIAN  R.  WINGES,  TOTI  DEVELOPMENT,  LLC,  TOTI  ST.  CROIX  FALLS,  RE,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  III,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  IV,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  V,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  VI,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  VIII,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  X,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  XI,  LLC,  HUGO  COH  XII,  LLC,  MICHAEL  J.  BUSCH,  CHARLES  R.  BUSCH,  SUITE  LIVING  OF  HUGO,  LLC,  SUITE  LIVING  OF  CHAMPLIN,  LLC,  SUITE  LIVING  OF  MAPLEWOOD,  LLC,  AND  SUITE  LIVING  OF  NORTH  BRANCH,  LLC, Defendants.  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Case  No.  12-­CV-­647 Case  Code: 30404  (Foreclosure) 30403  (Other  â€“  Contracts) PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  May  13,  2014,  and  September  8,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $813,016.31,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  10,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  by  certified  or  cashier’s  check  at  the  time  of  sale,  with  the  bal-­ ance  to  be  paid  upon  confir-­ mation  of  sale,  except  that  Lake  Area  Bank  may  credit-­ bid  at  the  sale. 2.  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. PLACE:  The  front  lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. DESCRIPTION:  The  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4  of  Section  33,  Township  34  North,  Range  18  West,  except  the  following  described  parcel:  Commenc-­ ing  at  the  NE  corner  of  said  Section  33;Íž  thence  South  Ă› Âś ´( DORQJ WKH (DVW line  of  said  Section  33,  99.62  feet  to  the  South  R/W  of  U.S. Â

Highway  â€œ8â€?;Íž  thence  Westerly  84.72  feet  along  said  R/W,  being  a  curve  concave  to  the  North,  having  a  central  angle  of  P38’22â€?,  a  radius  of  2,960.51  feet  whose  chord  EHDUV 1RUWK Ă› Âś ´: 84.71  feet;Íž  thence  North  Ă› Âś ´: DORQJ VDLG 6RXWK R/W,  170.07  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning;Íž  thence  North  Ă› Âś ´ :HVW DORQJ VDLG South  R/W,  1,058.42  feet  to  the  West  line  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4;Íž  thence  South  Ă› Âś ´( DORQJ WKH :HVW line  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4,  1,217.86  feet  to  the  Southwest  corner  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4;Íž  thence  6RXWK Ă› Âś ´( DORQJ WKH South  line  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4,  1,313.48  feet  to  the  Southeast  corner  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4,  thence  1RUWK Ă› Âś ´: DORQJ WKH East  line  of  said  NE  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4,  711.82  feet;Íž  thence  1RUWK Ă› Âś ´: IHHW to  the  beginning  of  a  curve  concave  to  the  Northeast,  said  curve  having  a  radius  of  367.00  feet,  a  central  angle  of  Ă› Âś ´ DQG ZKRVH FKRUG EHDUV 1RUWK Ă› Âś ´: 321.52  feet;Íž  thence  North-­ westerly  332.81  feet  along  said  curve;Íž  thence  North  Ă› Âś ´: IHHW WKHQFH 1RUWK Ă› Âś ´( 43.65  feet  to  the  beginning  of  a  curve  concave  to  the  North-­ west,  said  curve  having  a  rad-­ ius  of  333.00,  a  central  angle  RI Ă› Âś ´ DQG ZKRVH FKRUG EHDUV 1 Ă› Âś ´( feet;Íž  thence  Northerly,  302.03  feet  along  said  curve;Íž  thence  1RUWK Ă› Âś ´( IHHW to  the  point  of  beginning,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  2102  U.S.  Highway  8,  Saint  Croix  Falls,  WI  54024. TAX  IDENTIFICATION  NOS.:  281-­01394-­0100. Dated  this  20th  day  of  Janu-­ ary,  2015. /s/Peter  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Winthrop  &  Weinstine,  P.A.  (CAC) State  Bar  No.  1077922 225  South  Sixth  Street Suite  3500 Minneapolis,  MN  55402 >5(?37 612-­604-­6649

(Feb.  11,  18,  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY OneWest  Bank  N.A. Plaintiff vs ESTATE  OF  ROGER  K.  KUSKE,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:   14  CV  274 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of foreclosure  entered  on  Decem-­ ber  3,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $95,260.43,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  10,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  A  parcel  of  land  in  the  South  1/2  of  the  North-­ east  1/4,  Section  3,  Township  34  North,  Range  18  West,  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  described  as  follows:  Commencing  on  the  East  line  of  said  Northeast  1/4,  at  a  point  that  is  1,892.5  feet  South  of  the  Northeast  corner  of  said  Northeast  1/4,  thence  South  along  said  East  line  226  feet;Íž  thence  at  a  right  angle  West  360  feet;Íž  thence  at  a  right  angle  North  226  feet;Íž  thence  at  a  right  angle  East  360  feet  to  the  point  of  begin-­ ning.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1763  200th  Street,  Centuria,  WI  54824. TAX  KEY  NO.:  044-­00054-­0000. Dated  this  5th  day  of  January,  2015 /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Amy  J.  Smith J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd. State  Bar  No.  1095174 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.jpeterman-­ legalgroup.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  J  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd.  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. 621359 WNAXLP

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(Feb.  11,  18,  25) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Ocwen  Loan  Servicing,  LLC  as  servicer  for  US  Bank,  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  GSAMP  Trust  2005-­HE6,  Mortgage  Pass-­Through  Certificates,  Series  2005-­HE6 Plaintiff vs. JOSHUA  BANTZ,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:   14  CV  102 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  June  24,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $120,860.11,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  March  10,  2015,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.  2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  per-­ son  or  via  fax  and  as  re-­ cited  by  the  sheriff  depart-­ ment  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  de-­ clared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  One  (1)  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  4809  recorded  in  Volume  21  of  Cer-­ tified  Survey  Maps,  page  136  as  Document  No.  697765,  located  in  part  of  the  South-­ west  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (SW  1/4  of  SE  1/4),  Section  Twenty-­nine  (29),  Township  Thirty-­four  (34)  North,  Range  Sixteen  (16)  West,  Town  of  Apple  River,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1037  U.S.  Highway  8,  Amery,  WI  54001. TAX  KEY  NO.:  004-­00812-­0100. Dated  this  5th  day  of  January,  2015. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Scott  D.  Nabke J.  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd. State  Bar  No.:  1037979 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.jpeterman-­ legalgroup.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  J.  Peterman  Legal  Group  Ltd.  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. 621358 WNAXLP

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BIDS  FOR  GRAVEL  CRUSHING Notice  is  hereby  given  by  the  Town  of  Blaine,  Burnett  County,  Wisconsin,  that  it  will  receive  sealed  bids  for  15,000  tons  of 3/4â€?  minus  gravel  crushing  for  Perkins  Trail  Project  until  7  p.m.  local  time  on  the  10th  day  of  March,  2015,  in  the  office  of  the  clerk,  located  at  Northland  Community  Center,  1232  E.  School  Rd.,  Danbury,  WI.  Bids  will  be  publicly  opened  and  read  at  that  time  and  date.  Bids  submitted  prior  to  this  time  may  be  mailed  to  Town  of  Blaine,  33249  Little  McGraw  Lake  Rd.,  Danbury,  WI  54830. 3

TOWN  OF  ST.  CROIX  FALLS Polk  County,  Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org

PLAN  COMMISSION  NOTICE  OF  HEARING March  11,  2015 The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  Plan  Commission  will  hold  a  public  hearing  at  6  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  March  11,  2015,  at  the  Town  Hall  at  1305  200th  Street  and  U.S.  Hwy.  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wis.  Written  evidence,  testimony  or  comments,  if  any,  must  be  delivered  in  person  or  by  mail  to  the  Town  Hall. The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  will  hold  a  public  hearing  to  discuss  proposed  amendments  to  Chapter  V  of  the  Town  Zoning  Ordinance.  Drafts  of  the  proposed  changes  are  available  at  the  Town  Hall  or  the  Town  website,  www.townofstcroixfalls.org. The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  will  hold  a  public  hearing  to  discuss  proposed  amendments  to  Chapter  III  of  the  Town  Zoning  Ordinance.  Drafts  of  the  proposed  changes  are  available  at  the  Town  Hall  or  the  Town  website,  www.townofstcroixfalls.org. The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  will  hold  a  public  hearing  to  discuss  the  proposed  Temporary  Vendor  Licensing  Ordinance.  Drafts  of  the  ordinance  are  available  at  the  Town  Hall  or  the  Town  website,  www.townofstcroixfalls.org. Jim  Alt,  Zoning  Administrator >5(?37 3

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AGRONOMY DRIVERS Burnett Dairy Co-op. Agronomy Division is currently accepting applications for the position of Agronomy Driver. Fully dependent on the weather, this is a seasonal position with full-time hours beginning in April going through June, with the possibility of continuing through the end of summer, or longer. This position entails tendering fertilizer and water and delivering fertilizer spreaders. The position is 40+ hours/week and includes weekends. Requirements: The individual must be able to work independently, climb ladders and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. An unrestricted WI Class B CDL with Tanker and Air Brakes license is required. Class A CDL preferred. Must have a clean driving record. 3 H K L

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

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Follow the Leader BOARD  MEETINGS SIREN  SANITARY  DISTRICT TOWN  OF  SIREN  BOARD  MEETINGS The  Board  meeting  for  the  Siren  Sanitary  District  will  be  held  on  March  5,  2015,  at  the  Siren  Town  Hall  at  6:30  p.m.  Immediately  following  the  Sanitary  District  Meeting  the Siren  Township  Board  Meeting  will  be  held  at  approximately  6:45  p.m.  If  you  wish  to  be  on  the  agenda,  please  call  Mary  Hunter. Mary  Hunter,  Clerk,  715-­349-­5119 3 >5(?37

ADVERTISEMENT Â FOR Â BIDS Â VILLAGE Â OF Â SIREN Â CROOKED Â LAKE Â PARK Â BATHROOMS

The  Village  of  Siren  will  receive  sealed  bids  at  Village  Hall,  located  at  24049  First  Avenue,  Siren,  WI  54872,  for  the  con-­ struction  of  Crooked  Lake  Park  Bathrooms  until  5  p.m.  on  March  12,  2015. The  bidding  documents  may  be  examined  or  received  at  Siren  Village  Hall. All  bids  shall  be  addressed  to  the  Village  of  Siren.  Name  and  address  of  the  bidder  and  project  name  for  which  the  bid  is  submitted  shall  be  marked  on  the  outside  of  the  envelope.  Bidders  shall  submit  a  certificate  of  insurance  with  their  bid.  Contact  the  Village  Clerk’s  office  for  the  bid  proposal  form. Awarded  Contracts  shall  also  be  subject  to  the  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  requirements  of  the  Wisconsin  State  Statutes  and  Minimum  Wage  Requirement. Letting  of  Contracts  will  be  subject  to  Section  66.0901,  Wisconsin  Statutes. The  Village  reserves  the  right  to  waive  any  informality  in  the  preparation  of  a  bid  or  to  reject  any  or  all  bids.  No  Bidder  may  withdraw  his  bid  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  scheduled  time  of  bid  closing. Published  by  the  Authority  of: Village  of  Siren Ann  Peterson,  Village  Clerk-­Treasurer 3 >5(?37 P.O.  Box  23,  Siren,  WI  54872 3

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BISTRO HELP - PART-TIME POSITION Burnett Dairy Cooperative is looking for part-time help to work in our Bistro. Primary position objective is to provide outstanding customer service. Must be prompt, efficient, and courteous to all customers. Must be able to take and make orders for the following: cheese trays, pizzas, sandwiches, cheese curds and all other food preparation as needed. Stock, keep seating area clean and maintain products sold in the Bistro area. Qualifications: Demonstrates excellent customer service skills and has the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Similar kitchen experience preferred. Must be able to work as part of a team in an active work environment. Position requires steady standing and some lifting. Schedule: Part-Time varied hours throughout the week, evenings and weekend. Must be able to work weekends.

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Chinese and Grantsburg students enjoy weeklong experience made possible by youth ambassadors program GRANTSBURG – Ten Grantsburg families hosted a delegation of Chinese students for a weeklong cultural exchange. The visit was coordinated through the Ameson’s Sino-American Youth Ambassadors program, an established program that coordinates exchanges between American and Chinese schools. Nine students and two teachers from China stayed with Grantsburg host families and shadowed their Grantsburg High School student “buddies� in school. In addition to experiencing school and family life in Grantsburg, the Chinese students gave cul-

tural presentations for high school students during GHS WinterNationalfest Week. The host students/families are: Delia Labatt Mary Labatt; Olivia Tucker - Duke and Roxie Tucker; Audrey Lauer - Joan and Pete Lauer; Anna Erickson - Christine and Brian Erickson; Andy and Liza Hartshorn - Joni and Bob Hartshorn; Jackson Gerber - Ted and Kelly Gerber; Camilo Volkmann - David and Wilma Volkmann; Violet and Joseph Ohnstad - Marie and Dan Ohnstad; Katie and Jeremiah JohnVRQ KRVWLQJ WHDFKHU DQG 6WHYH DQG 6DQGUD -RKQVRQ KRVWLQJ WHDFKHU submitted

Comparison between being a student at GHS and a student in China Andy and Liza Hartshorn, Violet Ohnstad and Olivia Tucker | Special to the Leader GRANSTBURG - The Chinese exchange students were from an elite college prep high school where they are taught an American curriculum of advanced placement courses and the American Common Core curriculum. Most of our Chinese students are planning to attend American universities and they learn in English. Chinese students start learning English in third grade. Chinese school days are much longer. Chinese students attend school from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m., plus Saturday mornings until noon. Their Sundays are spent studying. The Chinese students are quiet, respectful students who study hard in school. The life of a Grantsburg High School student is much simpler academically than that of a Chinese student. This is because GHS school days are not as long and GHS students learn in their own language. American students also have more time to explore electives, and interests outside of school at the end of the school day. The Chinese students have physical education, but no band, choir or electives during the day. There are no competitive sports in their school. They have QR GDQFHV ² RXUV ZDV WKH Ă€UVW KLJK VFKRRO GDQFH

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Jensen-Sundquist Agency earns highest designation GRANTSBURG — Integrity Insurance, a property and casualty carrier, is proud to announce Jensen-Sundquist Insurance Agency has earned the Leadership Circle status, the highest designation at Integrity, for their partnership in 2014. The Leadership Circle status is awarded to agencies that meet special criteria and demonstrate Integrity’s values, consistently performing at a high level for policyholders and the partnership. “We love working with the incredible team at Jensen-Sundquist Insurance Agency and are thrilled to have them be a part of the elite Leadership Circle,� said Integrity Insurance President Jill Wagner. “Jensen-Sundquist is a major contributor to our success, providing top-notch service and expertise to our policyholders. We are grateful for their commitment and partnership.� For more information on Jensen-Sundquist Insurance Agency, visit jensensundquist.com. For more information on Integrity Insurance, visit integrityinsurance.com. – with submitted information

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ReStore winter tips for local homeowners Arianna Schultz | Special to the Leader ST. CROIX FALLS - Weatherizing a home can be costly to an average homeowner. This winter is a cold one; many homeowners are looking for a cheaper way to make sure that their homes are HQHUJ\ HIÀFLHQW DQG ZDUP 7KH 6W &URL[ Falls ReStore has new items available for sale that can help any homeowner weatherize their home. Last week, the St. Croix Falls ReStore received a shipment of bundled insulation that is only $10 a bundle. Insulation keeps your home warm, but it isn’t just he impasse between port operaT tors and longshore workers on the West Coast is taking a serious toll on

U.S. agricultural exports as well as those importing goods from other countries. It’s estimated that nearly half of all U.S. maritime trade and more than 70 percent of imports from Asia go through those ports, which have been experiencing long delays since October. Leann Saunders, chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says, “It’s reached the stage of actually being a crisis, you’ve got 80 percent of your waterborne product that is going out and that equates to about $150 million per week.� Dairy exports are also feeling the impact with hundreds of containers of cheese, butter and milk powder stacked up and the lack of warehouse space now reaching a critical point.

for winter protection. Better insulation FDQ PDNH \RXU KRPH PRUH HQHUJ\ HIĂ€cient and can save you money. WRAL. com reports that homeowners can reduce their energy bills by up to 25 percent in the summer months and almost 50 percent in the winter months by simply upJUDGLQJ DQG UHWURĂ€WWLQJ LQVXODWLRQ LQWR their homes. Energy.gov reports that one of the most cost-effective ways to make your home comfortable year-round is to add insulation to your attic including the attic trap or access door. If your home feels cold

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t was cold outside. The brisk north wind slapped me in the face as I rounded the corner of my garage on my way to the woodpile. The cold stung my cheek and a tear welled up and froze on my eyelashes. It was early morning and I didn’t have enough wood split WR NHHS WKH Ă€UH EXUQLQJ IRU WKH GD\ , swung the splitting maul down hard and the frozen oak cracked. I swung again and the chunks were reduced to Ă€UHER[ VL]H TXLFNO\ 7RGD\ ZDV QR GD\ to linger unless I wanted to be frostbitten. Each piece was added to the sled and I trudged through the snow toward the house. I like cutting and splitting wood, not because I need to but because it gives me time to think and work out my frustrations. I can visualize any difĂ€FXOW\ , ZDQW DQG ZLWK D VZLQJ RI WKH D[ I can solve most any problem. However, it was early in the day and I wasn’t up to solving problems yet. I was planning my summer projects. It has been written, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,â€? but a fertile mind isn’t much different. My hands weren’t idle and my mind was busy hatching ideas and working out plans.

&ROG WXUNH\ John W. Ingalls, MD , KDG JDUGHQLQJ SODQV ÀVKLQJ SODQV camping plans, raising-chicken plans and, most importantly, getting-rid-ofthe-neighbor plans. My gardening plans are quite complicated. I expect to plant six or eight acres of soybeans, corn, clover and radishes for the deer, turkeys and pheasants that UXQ IUHH RQ RXU ODQG , KDUERU VHOÀVK motives because I hope to reduce some of those free-ranging animals into mealsized packages. It would be cheaper to import rare Japanese Kobe beef and hire D ÀYH VWDU FKHI WR SUHSDUH LW EXW WKDW wouldn’t be much fun, so I plant big JDUGHQV ZLWK ELJ SODQV 7KH ÀVKLQJ DQG camping plans have always been there from the time I was old enough to think. I will likely continue with similar summer ideas for the rest of my days. I am content to do so and there is never any harm in dreaming or planning. Raising chickens and getting rid of

or drafty, check the attic to see if there is enough insulation. If there is less than 11 LQFKHV RI ÀEHUJODVV LQVXODWLRQ D KRPHRZQHU FDQ EHQHÀW IURP SXWWLQJ PRUH LQsulation into their home. Another great way to keep your home warm in the winter is by replacing drafty windows. Last week, the St. Croix Falls ReStore received a donation of windows. WinWHU ZHDWKHU FDQ EH SULPH WLPH WR ÀQG out if your household needs a few new windows, and there are many ways that you can determine if it’s time to replace got back to normal today, it would take 45-60 days to clear out the backlog of products in storage, but the real longterm danger is that our customers will look for other suppliers if we can’t provide the goods and may, or may not, return once this dispute is over. 8SGDWH Despite the ruling of a Minnesota federal district court Jan. 27, the EPA will not be allowed to release private farmer information to anti-agriculture groups and others requesting the data under the Freedom of Information Act. The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council were successful in stopping the EPA practices by appealing the district court’s decision to dismiss their earlier lawsuit to prevent further dissemination of farmer information. This is information compiled as part the neighbors are plans that go hand in hand. I got tricked into the chicken business by my wife and now she stays in the warm house while I carry feed and water and save eggs from freezing to death on minus-25-degree mornings. It keeps me off the streets. The neighbor problem is tricky. For three years I have been trying to get rid of the neighbors. I haven’t seen them lately but I smell them every day, even in the bitter cold. I think they have become squatters under the old log pile behind the shed, next to the chicken coop. Two years ago an entire family moved under our deck. Three of the kids were the cutest skunks you would ever want to see, but I knew when they grew up to be teenagers and started having parties it was going to be trouble. I believe it is one of the teenagers who has now tunneled into the tumbledown log pile and is planning his attack on the senseless chickens. Shooting a skunk around the house is frowned upon so I have a different plan this year. I found a nonspray skunk trap and I couldn’t resist spending the $35 asking price. According to the directions, a skunk is unable to spray unless its tail is raised to the optimal height. I feel sorry

windows. If condensation appears on the inside of your window or between the windowpanes, it’s time to replace it. Another common sign is fading of furniture, carpet or drapes. The ReStore has many different types of windows, starting at $35 each. All items are donated and only last until they are sold. For information on these products as well as the new shipment of lights, couches and other household items, contact the St. Croix Falls ReStore at 715-483-2700 or go online at stcroixfallsrestore.org. of an EPA project to gather info regarding concentrated animal-feeding operations. Three years ago, the agency was forced to stop releasing those details because of farmer privacy concerns and biosecurity issues. AFBF President Bob Stallman released a statement saying, “We are pleased that farmers’ and ranchers’ personal information will be protected while we appeal the court’s decision. We disagree that the Internet age has diminished the individual’s right to protect personal information.â€? Stallman summed it up best saying, “Now, more than ever, citizens need their government to help protect their information, not gather it, tie a bow on it and send it out to anyone who asks.â€? ‌ Jus’ sayin’

for those who did the research trying to determine the optimal height. It must have been fun. The concept of the trap is basically a plastic pipe with a door that slips down behind the skunk as he or she goes inside for a snack. It sounds just a bit too good to be true. The small, metal door slips down behind the skunk and, according to the directions, the skunk will remain calm and relaxed as you transport the unsuspecting animal a few miles away to be released near someone else you would rather avoid. The trap has a small suitcase-type handle so when you pick up your skunk you can walk along like a Wall Street lawyer carrying a briefcase. There is one small catch. Because the pipe trap is enclosed and dark, you can’t see what is inside until you open the door. I suppose you could do the sniff test. You might lift the door quickly to get a fast peek and hope the optimal angle of the tail was not achieved during your inspection. Since my wife and I like to do things together I could do the catching part and she could do the inspection-and-release part. It is good to think happy thoughts about summer.

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Pennies for Patients kicks off in Osceola Now 20 years strong, efforts have exceeded $50,000 Greg Marsten | Staff writer OSCEOLA – The Osceola Elementary and Middle Schools kicked off their 20thannual Pennies for Patients campaign a few weeks back, and once again, locals are encouraged to take part in the program, which the school district has used since 1995 to raise approximately $50,000, all of it going toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Longtime organizer and enthusiast Barbara Jorgensen of rural Luck is now retired from her post as an Osceola Elementary School teacher, but she is still a substitute teacher, and has also been behind the wheel of the Pennies for Patients program for two decades, where students use the months of February or March to collect and donate as many pennies as SRVVLEOH WR KHOS ÀJKW WKH GLVHDVH ZLWK the money going to the national organizations for research and treatment. Jorgensen has led the efforts to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

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nosed and treated, all of them successfully. Those kids have since continued to work their ways through Osceola’s school system and have also become major advocates for the Pennies ... effort.

During the Pennies for Patients campaign, students raise funds in their classes by bringing in and seeking donations of pennies and more, competing for bragging rights on which class raises the most for the campaign during February. Individuals are also encouraged to donate to the cause, which funds extensive research into blood cancers of all kinds. According to the national campaign ofĂ€FLDOV WKH 3HQQLHV IRU 3DWLHQWV SURJUDP has raised well over $200 million in the past 18 years, all through donations of pocket change. “We are saving lives, not someday but today,â€? Jorgensen said proudly as she endorsed another effort. To make a cash donation to the Pennies for Patients campaign, mail a donation to Pennies for Patients, C/O Barbara Jorgensen, Osceola Elementary School, 250 10th Ave. East, Osceola, WI, 54020. All money raised in February goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Wisconsin Chapter.

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Local couple wins Siren DWF grand prize SIREN - “I never win anything,â€? was Cindy Carlson’s UHVSRQVH ZKHQ WROG WKDW VKH DQG KHU Ă€DQFH 0LNH +DDI were the winners of the 2015 Siren Destination Wedding Fair’s grand prize. In fact, she was excited to see what the basket included since she had not even looked at it the day of the show because she never wins. Carlson and Haaf were one of almost 60 couples that registered for this year’s wedding fair held Sunday, Jan. 25, at Siren’s Northwoods Crossing Event Center. They will be getting married on Oct. 3 at Coyland Creek. Carlson is from California and has worked at the St. Croix Casino in Danbury for the last 15 years. Haaf, a Siren native, also works part time at the casino. They met there and have been together for 11 years. “I usually can never be surprised,â€? Carlson noted, but she was totally astonished when Haaf proposed to her. He worked with the staff at Siren’s Northwoods Crossing Event Center to set up a private “birthday party for his sister.â€? While surrounded by family, the song “Will You Marry Me?â€? began to play, and Haaf popped the question as a huge surprise to Carlson. She admits that she is “still on cloud nine.â€? Being a city girl caught in a country heart, Carlson’s wedding dress, her attendants’ dresses and the tuxedos DOO KDYH FDPRXĂ DJH GHWDLOLQJ 2WKHU ZHGGLQJ SODQning was placed on hold until the couple came to the

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Harvey Olesen, former editor of the Frederic Star, died on Feb. 24.–Mrs. Ada Hanson, 65, died, and many businesses in Amery were damaged or destroyed, when a gasoline truck was delivering gas and a ruptured storage tank allowed many gallons of gas to spill onto the ground, which ignited and caused several explosions. Damage was estimated to be about half a million dollars.–Frederic fourth-graders Patti Hansen and Brenda Sawyer entertained guests at the Boy Scout Blue and Gold Banquet with a rendition of “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport,â€? which they sang in hillbilly costume, and played their parts “to the hilt.â€?–“A Boy Ten Feet Tall,â€? starring Edward G. Robinson, was playing at the Auditorium Theatre in St. Croix Falls.–Siren FHA girls put on a tea for their mothers. They had a short program, with a welcome by Flora Sue Hunter, a song by the girls glee club, piano solo by Melody Ackerson, and presentations by Starr Ackerson, Pat Carlson, Linda Koch, Donna Cairns, Carleen Nordin, Marilyn Savee, Dianne England and Carol Tjader.–The Luck Grade School held a FLYLF RUDWLRQ FRQWHVW :LQQHUV ZHUH Ă€UVW SODFH 5RQQLH Peterson, and second place, Julie Hendricks. Both were eighth-graders.–Wayne Melquist of Grantsburg took Ă€UVW SODFH LQ WKH 6N\ )O\HU¡V &ODVVLF MXQLRU VNL MXPSLQJ tournament at Mounds Park ski slide in Minnesota, with two jumps of 67 and 68 feet.

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Army Privates David Doriott, 19, and Gary Doriott, 18, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Doriott, rural Webster, were assigned as armor crewmen with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan.–USCV All-Conference wrestlers were Ron Lindell, Bob Olson, Bob Steffen and John Steffen, Osceola; Ken Pardun and Rick Pardun, Webster; Lyman Porter, Shawn Cain, Tom Kjeseth, John Omer and Dean Belisle, Amery; Gary Fay, St. Croix Falls; and Bruce Chell and Dan Hegge, Grantsburg.–Navy Fireman Recruit Daniel L. Bohn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorayne Paulson, Luck, graduated from recruit training and would report to Machinist’s Mate “Aâ€? School, Great Lakes, Ill.–Navy Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Stephen L. Quimby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Quimby, Luck, was promoted to that rank aboard the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier.– Navy Fireman Recruit Donald J. Marek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marek, Siren, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego.–The Inter-County Leader used their front page to advertise a big open house on Feb. 21 at their new building, with tours of the facilities, door prizes, refreshments and a chance to meet the employees and board of directors. About 1,000 visitors took the opportunity to see the QHZ SODQW ²2IĂ€FHU :LOOLDP :LOVRQ RI WKH 6LUHQ 3ROLFH offered his resignation to accept a position with the Shell Lake Police.–Former Judge Charles D. Madsen, of Luck, died on Feb. 21.

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/ WR 5 :,7& 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW RI $FDGHPLF $IIDLUV DQG 6XSHULRU &DPSXV $GPLQLVWUDWRU %RQQ\ &RSHQKDYHU VWXGHQW $OH[ 6FKURHGHU VWXGHQW &RXUWQH\ /LQGEODG VWXGHQW -XVWLQ $XVPDQ 5HS 1LFN 0LOUR\ VWXGHQW *DU\ )ORRG 6HQ -DQHW %HZOH\ ZHOG LQJ LQVWUXFWRU $OHDVKD +ODGLOHN DQG ZHOGLQJ LQVWUXFWRU 5LFN (FNVWHLQ DWWHQGHG WKH DQQXDO &HOHEUDWLRQ RI 6WXGHQW (QJDJHPHQW RQ 7XHVGD\ )HE DW WKH &DSLWRO LQ 0DGLVRQ z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG MADISON - WITC welding program students from the Rice Lake and Superior campuses attended this year’s annual Celebration of Student Engagement on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Capitol rotunda in Madison. They were among more than 60 students from all 16 Wisconsin technical colleges, who were there to discuss their service learning and showcase their programs with legislators and other visitors. More students were able to enroll in WITC’s highdemand welding program through the Wisconsin Blueprint for Prosperity initiative. Night welding sections were added at Superior and Rice Lake, which will help to bring down the wait lists and get more students through the program faster and into open positions at regional businesses. WITC students Courtney Lindblad and Justin Ausman from Rice Lake were accompanied by their instructor Rick Eckstein, and Superior students Alex Schroeder and Gary Flood were there with their instructor Aleasha Hladilek. Some of the people they were able to speak with about their careers and goals were Lt. Gov. Rebecca .OHHÀVFK 5HS 1LFN 0LOUR\ DQG 6HQ -DQHW %HZOH\ DV well as Wisconsin Technical College System President

Morna Foy. “Our students possess not only the technical skills to help employers compete and expand,â€? said Foy, “but they also consistently demonstrate the leadership skills needed to succeed in the workplace and in the community.â€? The WTCS Student Showcase is an annual event designed to increase awareness of the many ways Wisconsin’s technical college students give back to their communities as part of their educational experience. Ranked fourth best two-year college in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine, WITC serves the educational and career needs of more than 25,000 residents of northwestern Wisconsin each year. With multiple campuses, WITC offers career-focused associate deJUHH SURJUDPV WHFKQLFDO GLSORPDV VKRUW WHUP FHUWLĂ€cates, customized business training and a wide array of courses for personal or career enrichment. WITC is a member of Wisconsin Technical College System. For more information, call 800-243-WITC or visit witc.edu. :,7& LV DQ HTXDO RSSRUWXQLW\ DFFHVV DIĂ€UPDWLYH DFtion/veterans/disability employer and educator. - submitted

(XQLFH .DQQH UXUDO *UDQWVEXUJ ZDV SURĂ€OHG E\ Mary Stirrat, as Kanne was to have a book signing for her new publication, “Were They Really the Good Old Days?â€? Kanne had taught school at Trade Lake and Grettum before the Great Depression, then Branstad School, and she taught basic electricity to soldiers, employed by the Army, before World War II, then taught in Robbinsdale, Minn., Waukegan, Ill., and a year in Germany teaching Army children.–Frederic freshman Lisa Brendel won the American Legion District 12 oratorical contest in Spooner.–Gerrit Willem Lamain was scheduled to play at the Siren United Methodist Church for the dedication of their new organ. He was the organist at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in St. Paul, director for the Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra, and had been organist for Michigan Tech and the North Star hockey team.–Daniel Joseph was born to Wendy and Lydell Larson, Frederic, on Feb. 5.–The new Miss Luck was Angela Johansen, with First Princess Heidi Irish, and Little Miss Luck Heather Peterson.–The Clam Falls Winter Carnival was set for Feb. ZLWK D PHGDOOLRQ KXQW LFH Ă€VKLQJ FRQWHVW VDZdust pile, coed softball tournament, door prizes and food.–Cheri’s Country Quilting, operated by Cheri Moats out of her home, was a new member of the Frederic Area Community Association.–Corena Trumble, Cushing, Mark Hansen, Danbury, Christian Schmidt, Luck, and Joshua Benson, Siren, were recognized for outstanding scholastic performance at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the UW-Madison.

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Thank you to all of our sponsors and contestants who supported the 2nd-Annual Central Burnett County Fair Fishing Contest: Wayne’s Foods Plus; Rossow Construction; Wild Bill’s Sporting Goods; Curtis Septic; Daniel’s Plumbing; The Tap; Howe Construction; Vasatka Enterprises; A to Z Contracting; Holiday Stationstore, Webster; Hoef’s Construction; Chattering Squirrel; Kris’ Pheasant Inn; Midtown Bar; Last Call; Big Mike’s Outdoor Sports Shop; Ace Hardware; Furs, Fins & Feathers; Nexen; Subway, Siren; Hap’s Landing; Gandy Dancer Saloon; Wieser Concrete; Affordable Auto Sales; Paddyville Construction; R & R Landscapes; Maurer Power; Sam’s Trucking; Peterson Construction; Furniture & Flooring; Ike Walton Lodge; Acorn Pantry; Lee’s Sport; Wild Waters Saloon; Holiday Stationstore, Siren; Pour House; O’Reilly, Siren; Shortbus Entertainment; NAPA Auto Parts; Yellow Lake Lodge; Hopkins Sand & Gravel; Progressive Lending; Carlson Excavating; Swedberg/Taylor Funeral Home; Burnett Plumbing; Tim’s Black & Orange; Crow Bar; Anderson Construction; Ince Masonry; Adventurer’s; Tavern on Main; Yellow River Saloon; Fishbowl Bar; Jenneman’s Hardware Hank; Connor’s Service Station; Polk-Burnett Electric Company; St. Croix Casino, Danbury; 95GMO and Carla Stickland. We have a Magic Show with Allan Sands coming up on Friday, March 27, 2015, at the Webster High School. For more information, please follow us on Facebook, centralburnettcountyfair or go to our website at cbcfair.org. Advance tickets will be sold at local banks in Danbury, Webster & Siren. Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 4 - 12 and free to children 3 and under.

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SIREN - Bingo fans came ready to play at the Northwoods Crossing Event Center, Sunday, Feb. 22. The ninth-annual Hope For A Cure Basket Bingo fundraiser set a new record, raising close to $11,000, all of which goes to the American Cancer Society for the Polk-Burnett County Relay for Life and those in Burnett County diagnosed with cancer and needing assistance. The Northwoods Crossing Event Center, Tesora Restaurant and the Burnett County Sentinel sponsored this year’s basket Bingo, so named for bingo prizes of Longaberger Baskets. Longaberger Baskets were chosen as Bingo prizes because of the over $10 million the company has donated for breast cancer research from a percentage of basket sales. Event organizer Sandy Eng thanked players for their

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WHH DFFRUGLQJ WR ÀQDQFLDO QHHG IDYRUDEOH grades, work experience, extracurricular activities, community service, quality of their references and neatness of the application. A focus on volunteerism is a very important part of the application. The SCRMC Volunteer Partners are accepting applications from students from the St. Croix Falls, Unity, Luck, Frederic, Osceola, Siren and Webster school districts, and Chisago Lakes School District in Minnesota. Students living in Taylors Falls, Minn., as well as medical center staff and their families, are also eligible. Students may pick up an application from a guidance counselor in their school district. Applications are also available at St. Croix Regional Medical Center from volunteer coordinator Mickey Gebhard or online at scrmc.org/about/volunteer-partners. You may also call 715-483-0331 or write to request an application. The mailing address is St. Croix Regional Medical Center Volunteer Partners, Mickey Gebhard, 235 State St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. Applications are due April 1. – submitted

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Laketown HCE stitches with love LAKETOWN – The Laketown HCE Club has been busy making pillowcase dresses for over two years as part of their Stitches of Love project. The club has made well over 200 dresses for little girls in Haiti and Zambia. Austin Memmer delivered the dresses while on humanitarian trips to those countries in 2013 and 2014. Memmer was also the recipient of a Polk County HCE scholarship in 2012. Ruth Anderson and Laurie Bergerson of Laketown HCE also took dresses and quilts with them on a trip to Mexico. The dresses were taken to schools and orphanages in all three countries and the children loved them. Laketown HCE is still making dresses, along with quilts, which they donate to Serenity House in Balsam Lake, Community Referral Agency in Milltown and to veterans hospitals in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minn. They have also donated quilts to fundraisers and private families. The club has been making quilts for over 10 years. To date, they have given away over 175 quilts. Most of the supplies needed for their projects come from $XVWLQ 0HPPHU GHOLYHUHG SLOORZFDVH GUHVVHV PDGH E\ WKH their club members, generous people who learn of their /DNHWRZQ +&( &OXE WR OLWWOH JLUOV LQ =DPELD GXULQJ D KXPDQLWDU projects and from the club’s fundraisers. LDQ WULS LQ z 3KRWRV VXEPLWWHG To learn more about Polk County HCE clubs or to join a club in your area, contact the Polk County Extension 2IÀFH DW WKH JRYHUQPHQW FHQWHU DW – from Laketown HCE

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Swedish Club to hold Ancestry Night AMERY – The Swedish Club features its annual Ancestry Night on Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Deronda Street in Amery. Members of the public are invited to participate. A map of Sweden will be posted so the attendees can discuss the locations from which their ancestors emigrated.

Some show artifacts their families brought to the U.S. from Sweden. Examples are family Bibles, dishes or clothing. The club wants to hear stories of family and of the items on display. Further information is available at foreverswedish.net or 715-268-6134. - submitted

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First Presbyterian to hold Tuesday night teachings ST. CROIX FALLS - On Tuesday evenings during Lent, March 10, 17 and 24, members of the First Presbyterian Church will be gathering to discuss how spirituality, Christianity and religion differ and how are they the same. The sessions have been known to take off on a different, more current, subject depending upon who is there. They gather at 5:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room and enjoy a supper of soup and sandwiches or whatever someone brings that night. This is an informal gathering that usually lasts until around 7 p.m. The “church in the pines� would love to have you join them at 719 Nevada St. in St. Croix Falls. For more information, call 715-483-3550. – submitted

Luck Middle School musicians compete at solo and ensemble contest LUCK – Thirty-four Luck students recently performed in the district middle school solo and ensemble contest. They performed in a total of 52 entries including 21 vocal and 31 instrumental solos, duets or ensembles. Amy GilKRL WUXPSHW VROR DQG +DOH\ +HUPDQVHQ à XWH VROR HDFK earned special Best in Site honors. The results for the Luck students include: 6WXGHQWV LQ &ODVV % WKDW HDUQHG D ÀUVW SODFH ZHUH $P\ Gilhoi, trumpet solo; Jake Lindner, vocal solo; Amy Gilhoi, vocal solo; Katie Mattson, vocal solo; Amy Gilhoi and Grace Thoreson, trumpet and tenor saxophone duet; and Addie Musial and Katie Mattson, vocal duet. Students in Class B that earned a second place were Courtney Johnson, vocal solo; Julianna Thompson, vocal solo; and Shayla Hulett and Sierra Zuniga, vocal duet. 6WXGHQWV LQ &ODVV & WKDW HDUQHG D ÀUVW SODFH ZHUH

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Lily Hacker, Brenna Olson, Myah Nelson, Julia Olien, McKenna Delany, Tasha Adams, Ryley Hutton, Haley Hermansen, Amy Gilhoi, Kassidy Gehrke, Alexis Vadner and Rose King, vocal ensemble. Students in Class C that earned a second place were Alexis Vadner, vocal solo; McKenna Delany, vocal solo; Levi Jensen, Gage Johansen, Amy Gilhoi and Haley Hermansen, double vocal duet; Joe Lueck, Hunter Sellent, Gage Quinn and Luca Nieman, double vocal duet; Julia Olien, Rebecca White, McKenna Delany, and Tasha Adams, double vocal duet; and Myah Nelson, Brenna Olson, Kassidy Gehrke and Ryley Hutton, double vocal duet. The students were under the direction of Luck’s vocal director Janet Holdt and instrumental director Jennifer Gilhoi. - submitted

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Tom Patrick Jewell, 86, Town of Lincoln, Burnett County, Wis., passed away at his home on Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born at home on May 7, 1928, a son of the late Lucian Patrick DQG (WKHO ,UHQH 2OVRQ -HZHOO +H ZDV raised on the family farm in the Town of Lincoln, attended Black Brook and Karlsborg schools, and was proud to help his family with the responsibilities of farming and logging. He especially loved the Percheron draft horses they had on the farm. On May 9, 1964, Tom was united in marriage to Karen L. Videen at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Chisago City, Minn. Married for more than 50 years, Tom and Karen have maintained the family farm that has been in Tom’s family for over a hundred years. Besides farming, Tom drove truck for many years while working for Spangberg Manufacturing, Penta Wood Products and the Burnett County Highway Department in the Siren area. He then worked for Shafer Contracting Co. working on many road construction projects in the Twin Cities area. It was a job he truly enjoyed for nearly 30 years, making many lasting friendships. Tom was a lifelong, active member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and had a strong faith in his God, Jehovah. He was sustained until his death by the faith that guided his life as a baptized Witness of Jehovah since WKH DJH RI +H FRQĂ€GHQWO\ DZDLWV WKH GD\ ZKHQ KH LV reunited with his loved ones as promised in God’s word where Jesus stated at John 5:28,29, “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life.â€? He was a very personable, amiable person and made IULHQGV HDVLO\ +H GHĂ€QLWHO\ ZDV DQ KRQHVW UHOLDEOH DQG trustworthy man. Tom was a devoted, faithful husband, and loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren very, very much. He had a strong work ethic which he passed on to his children. Even though he worked hard and long hours with his job and maintaining the farm, he always found time for family, and especially enjoyed the “special drivesâ€? with them. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter in infancy; a brother and sister-in-law, James and Beatrice Jewell; and sisters-in-law, Arlyce Jewell and Kathleen Jewell. Tom is survived by his wife, Karen; three children, 'DZQ -HZHOO 'DU\O .LP -HZHOO DQG *D\OH .R]DN VL[ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ -HVVLFD 6KDQH &LRWWD -DFRE &KHOO 7LPothy Jewell, Joshua Jewell, Mollie Kozak and Joseph .R]DN Ă€YH JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ &RQQRU 1DRPL DQG David Ciotta, and Braylynn and Brynlee Chell. Also surviving are two brothers, William “Billâ€? Jewell (Tom’s WZLQ DQG 'DYLG /LQGD -HZHOO VLVWHUV 'RUD 5REHUW Saylor and Marriette Jewell; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The memorial service for Tom Jewell was held Sunday, Feb. 22, at Siren School auditorium. Interment will be in Karlsborg Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Webster – Siren – Grantsburg. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com. Tom’s family would like to express their gratitude to St. Croix Hospice for the care and support they provided. They also wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to Tom’s extended family and numerous friends for their visits, love and support during Tom’s illness.

,UPD / %HQVRQ :HVWULQJ RI &OHDU /DNH :LV GLHG Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Willow Ridge Health Care in Amery, Wis. Irma Lucille Benson was born Oct. 28, 1920, in Meteor, Rusk County, Wis., the daughter of Frank and Anna /XQGTXLVW 3HDN 6KH ZDV WKH IRXUWK RI ÀYH FKLOGUHQ Irma was baptized in the Lutheran faith at infancy and attended several grade schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin, graduating from Webster High School in 1938. In 1940 she was married to Paul Westring, and together they farmed his home place in Spirit Lake, Burnett County, Wis. Together they raised three children, Roger, Doris and Pauline. Irma was also active in Homemakers, 4-H, church activities DQG UDLVHG D ODUJH JDUGHQ ZLWK PDQ\ à RZHUV ,Q they moved to Frederic, Wis., where she worked as a teachers aide for 13 years and as a substitute bus driver for six years. Paul died in 1975. In 1981, Irma married Allan Benson and moved to Clear Lake, Wis. They enjoyed many years traveling, sightseeing, dancing and spending the winters in Texas. She was active in the Clear Lake VFW Auxiliary, the Clear Lake Community and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery. Allan died in 2007. Irma had been a resident of Ridgeview in Clear Lake for the past eight years. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends. Irma was preceded in death by her husbands, Paul Westring and Allan Benson; parents, Frank and Anna Peak; brothers, Ray and LeRoy; sisters, Ruth and Gladys; and granddaughters, Tricia Greinke and Natalie Yanez. She is survived by sons and daughters, Roger Westring of Dothan, Ala., Doris Westring of Amery and Pauline )UDQN <DQH] RI %ODLQH 0LQQ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 6WHSKDQ Tolan and Daniel and Lauren Yanez; and nieces, nephews, family and many friends. A memorial service was held Saturday, Feb. 21, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery with Pastor Keith 5XHKORZ RIÀFLDWLQJ DQG PXVLF E\ -R1HOO /HDGKROP and Arlen Peterson. Interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Frederic. Memorials are preferred. The Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services are handling the arrangements, clearlakefuneralhome.com.

LeRoy Arthur Nelson, 86, of the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wis., passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 21, 2015. LeRoy, or Roy as he was fondly known, was born in Spooner, Wis., on April 7, 1928, the son of the late Carl : DQG 9HUD 0D[LQH 6WLHU 1HOVRQ +H was an only child, spending his formative years in Siren, Wis., and later living in Luck, Wis., and Minneapolis. Roy served his country in the U.S. Army beginning Nov. 30, 1950, and was honorably discharged on Sept. 11, 1952. Primarily assigned to Company D, 2nd Engineering C Battalion, Fifth Army, Roy earned the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Campaign Stars. He had been a member of the American Legion, Lund-Brown Post 132 of Siren. Roy was formerly married to Lona Root. They raised four children together. He was employed as a truck driver with American Fruit and Produce Company for more than 29 years, retiring in 1985. Many folks in the area knew Roy as a member of the Grumpy Old Men Club of Siren. 5R\ ZDV DQ DYLG ÀVKHUPDQ DSSUHFLDWLQJ WKH VSRUW RQ the area lakes and the St. Croix River, and loved going LFH ÀVKLQJ +H DOVR HQMR\HG ULà H DQG ERZ KXQWLQJ RI GHHU DQG VPDOO JDPH +H KDG IRQG PHPRULHV RI ÀVKLQJ DQG KXQWLQJ ZLWK KLV VRQV DQG ÀVKLQJ ZLWK KLV JUDQGchildren. Roy also enjoyed spending time with Junior, a miniature pinscher. 6XUYLYLQJ DUH WKUHH VRQV 0LWFKHOO 1HOVRQ 1DWKDQ -LOO 1HOVRQ DQG -RH &DWK\ 1HOVRQ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG 10 great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Diana Louise, in 2009. The funeral service for LeRoy Nelson will be conducted at noon, with visitation 11 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb. 27, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, Wis., with 3DVWRU 6WHYH :DUG RIÀFLDWLQJ )XOO PLOLWDU\ KRQRUV ZLOO conclude the service followed by a fellowship luncheon. Interment will be held in Lakeview Cemetery, Siren. Pallbearers are Mitch Nelson, Nathan Nelson, Joe Nelson, Shawn Nelson, Mitchell Nelson and Craig Root. Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor. com.

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Frank Joseph Peach Sr. Frank Joseph Peach Sr., 77, of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wis., passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, Feb. 21, 2015. In keeping with Frank’s wishes, there will not be a formal service. A Celebration of Life is planned for later this year. Arrangements have been entrusted to SwedbergTaylor Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Webster, Wis. Online condolences may be expressed at swedbergtaylor.com. A full obituary will be placed in a future edition.

Margaret L. Connor Margaret L. Connor, 98, passed away Feb. 17, 2015, at Countryside Acres, Webster, Wis. A memorial service honoring Margaret’s life will be conducted at 1 p.m., friends may call after 12:30 p.m., on Sunday, March 1, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, :HEVWHU ZLWK 3DVWRU 'RXJ 2OVRQ RIÀFLDWLQJ $ IHOORZship luncheon will follow at The Lodge in Siren. In lieu RI à RZHUV PHPRULDOV WR WKH %XUQHWW &RXQW\ +XPDQH 6Rciety are appreciated. A full obituary will be placed in a future edition.

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Dorothy Gertrude Lahners Dorothy G. Lahners, 84, of the Town of Siren, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, surrounded by her children. Dorothy was born in Elmhurst, Ill., on March 13, 1930, to Walter and Maria Dorothea Mothes. Dorothy grew up in Glen Elyn, Ill. After her graduation from Glenbard High School in 1948, the family moved to the Mud Hen Lake area. Dorothy worked as a grain exchange clerk in the Twin Cities. She also was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Falun, working with the Sunday school children and youth group. On Oct. 15, 1960, Dorothy was united in marriage to Kenneth Frank Lahners of Falun. The couple raised seven children on their farm south of Siren. Dorothy was very active in the Bethany Lutheran Church, teaching Sunday school and participating in sewing circle and Bible study. She was known for her cakes and decorated PDQ\ IRU FRQĂ€UPDWLRQV JUDGXDWLRQV DQG ZHGGLQJV DV well as for the former Capeside Cove Nursing Home and the church. Dorothy served as a 4-H leader in Burnett County, most prominently as the leader of the Wood Creek 4-H Club from the 1960s to the early 1990s. She was a charter member of the Siren Ag Association and worked at its annual dairy breakfast. For many years, Dorothy worked as a cleaning lady in local motels and resorts, cabins and private residences. From 1996 to 2006, Dorothy was employed at the Inter-County Leader in Frederic. Dorothy enjoyed sewing, gardening, reading, woodworking, making puzzles, traveling, spending time with family, being at her Mud Hen Lake cabin and was a fabulous cook and baker. Dorothy held a strong Christian faith and devoted her life to serving others. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth; daughter, Sandra Dunker; two brothers, Wolfgang Mothes and Gordon Mothes. Dorothy is survived by six children, Donna Floren and husband, Don, of Royal City, Wash., Kurt Lahners of Siren, Nancy Hunter and husband, Scott, of Luck, Kent Lahners and wife, Sally, of Alpha, Kenneth Lahners and wife, Naomi, of Marquette, Mich., and Kristin Lahners of Pound, Wis.; 11 grandchildren, John Floren and wife, Muskan, David, Helen and Dorothy Floren, William and Alex Dunker, Kyle and Jared Hunter, Arik Hochstetler and Luke and Grace Lahners; two brothers, Gunther Mothes and wife, Peggy, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and Rudolf Mothes and wife, Ruth, of Siren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Services will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, with the Rev. Paul PeterVRQ RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 9LVLWDWLRQ ZLOO EH DW WKH 6ZHGEHUJ 7D\ORU Funeral Home in Siren on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. and at the church on Thursday one hour prior to services. Interment will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in the Town of Daniels.

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)(3:(4 3<;/,9(5 */<9*/ 4HPUZ *YVZZPUN (TLY` 4PSL :V\[O /^` 6U [O :[ :\U >VYZOPW ! H T " :\U :JOVVS ! H T ),(<;0-<3 :(=069 3<;/,9(5 >,3: .LUL , 1HOURL 7HZ[VY /T /^` H[ :WVVULY :\U >VY ! H T " :\U :JOVVS )PISL *SHZZLZ -VY (SS ! H T ),;/(5@ 3<;/,9(5 )9(5:;(+ 7HZ[VY 1H` ;PJRUVY TPSLZ :V VM .YHU[ZI\YN VU /^` :\U :JOS ! H T " >VYZOPW H T ),;/(5@ 3<;/,9(5 :09,5 /^` ISR 5 4HPU :[ 7HZ[VY 7H\S 7L[LYZVU *LSS 7HZ[VYHS :LY] :\U >VYZOPW ! H T " :\U :JOVVS ! H T ),;/,:+( 3<;/,9(5 +9,::,9 3*4* ^^^ IL[OLZKHS\[OLYHU ^Z 7HZ[VY 7L[LY 9PTTLYLPK [O (]L +YLZZLY *VU[ :LY] ! H T " ,K\JH[PVU OY ! ! H T " ;YHKP[PVUHS :LY] ! H T )65, 3(2, 3<;/,9(5 ISSJ'SHRLSHUK ^Z 7HZ[VY (UU -LUSHZVU TP , VM 3\JR VU /^` TP : VU 0" 6MMPJL " 7HZ[VY H T :\UKH` :JOVVS (K\S[ )PISL :[\K`" ! H T >VYZOPW" ! H T -LSSV^ZOPW" *VTT\UPVU Z[ YK :\UKH` 6M ;OL 4VU[O */90:; 3<;/,9(5 3*4: 7PWL 3HRL *;/ . ; 7HZ[VY :[L]L 4PSSLY :\U :LY] ! H T " :\U :JOS ! H T K\YPUN ZJOS `Y " JOYPZ[S\[OLYHUWPWLSHRL JVT *3(4 -(33: 3<;/,9(5 ((3* 7HZ[VY .HY` 9VRLUIYVK[ >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T -(0;/ 3<;/,9(5 )(3:(4 3(2, MHP[OS\[OLYHU'SHRLSHUK ^Z 7HZ[VY +PHUL 5VYZ[HK " *;/ 0 4PSS :[YLL[ >VYZOPW ! H T " :\U :JOS ! H T -(0;/ 3<;/,9(5 .9(5;:)<9. :\UKH` >VYZOPW ^P[O *VTT\UPVU ! H T " :\UKH` (K\S[ )PISL :[\K` ! H T -09:; ,=(5 3<;/,9(5 *OLZ[U\[ :[ ;H`SVYZ -HSSZ 45 [MS\[OLYHU VYN :\U >VYZOPW H T 4LTVYPHS +H` 3HIVY +H` -09:; 3<;/,9(5 *<:/05. 7HZ[VY 4HYPS`U *YVZZMPLSK J\ZOPUNWHYPZO VYN VY :\U >VY H T " :\U :JOS H T -90:;(+ 3<;/,9(5 *,5;<90( ,3*( /^` 4LS 9H\ 7HZ[VY :\U >VYZOPW H T .,69.,;6>5 3<;/,9(5 ,3*( [O (]L *;/ . )HSZHT 3HRL >0 -V_ *YLLR 7HZ[VY 5LHS >LS[aLU" .; 6MMPJL 7HYZVUHNL ;9 6MMPJL >VY :LY] ! H T " :\U :JOS ! H T .9(*, 3<;/,9(5 >,:; :>,+,5 7OVUL 7HZ[VY ;OVTHZ 4J:OHUUVJR >VYZOPW ! H T " :\U :JOVVS ! H T 044(5<,3 3<;/,9(5 -9,+,90* 4PZZV\YP :`UVK 7HZ[VY 1VK` 9 >HS[LY 6MMPJL! " 7HYZVUHNL! :\U :JOS ! H T " :LY]PJL ! H T 3(2,:0+, *644<50;@ 3<;/ ,3*( *;/ / TP 5 VM *;/ ( / VU / *O\YJO 6MM 7HZ[VY )PSS :JOYVLKLY :\UKH` >VYZOPW ^ *VTT\UPVU H T :\UKH` :JOVVS H T 3(2,;6>5 3<;/,9(5 *<:/05. 7HZ[VY 4HYPS`U *YVZZMPLSK J\ZOPUNWHYPZO VYN :\U >VY ! H T " :\U :JOS ! H T 3<*2 3<;/,9(5 7HZ[VY 9HSWO ;OVTWZVU 6MMPJL " S\JRS\[OLYHU VYN :LW[ 4H` :\U >VY H T ! H T " :\U :JOS H T 4033;6>5 3<;/,9(5 =PJHY (UNPL 2\[UL` 7HZ[VYZ 4LS 9H\ 4HNNPL 0ZHHJZVU" > 4HPU :[ > ! H T :\UKH` :JOS " ! >VYZOPW *VTT\UPVU Z[ YK :\UKH` VM [OL 4VU[O 5,> /67, 3<;/,9(5 */<9*/ :LUPVY 7HZ[VY ,TVY` 1VOUZVU (ZZ[ 7HZ[VY 5H[L 1VOUZ[VUL UL^OVWLS\[OLYHUJO\YJO VYN > :[H[L 9VHK .YHU[ZI\YN :\U >VY :LY] ! H T " :\U :JOS H T

569;/ =(33,@ 3<;/,9(5 7HZ[VY 4HNNPL 0ZHHJZVU TP > VM 4PSS[V^U VU ¸.¹ :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T 6<9 9,+,,4,9 3<;/,9(5 3*4: >,):;,9 7HZ[VY 1VK` >HS[LY 6MMPJL! " 7HYZVUHNL! :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T MHJLIVVR 6\Y9LKLLTLY>LIZ[LY 7,(*, 3<;/,9(5 +9,::,9 ,3*( *SHYR 9VHK +YLZZLY >0 WSJKYLZZLY VYN 7HZ[VY =HSLYPL 7L[LYZVU :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! ! H T 703.904 3<;/,9(5 -9,+,90* ,3*( 7HZ[VY 7H\S 7L[LYZVU >PZJVUZPU (]L 5 :\U >VYZOPW ! H T WPSNYPTS\[OLYHUMYLKLYPJ VYN 9,+,,4,9 ,= 3<;/,9(5 >PZJVUZPU :`UVK 7HZ[VY .LUL +L=YPLZ 5 (KHTZ :[ :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ :\U >VY ! H T " :\U :JOS ! H T :; 16/5»: ,= 3<;/,9(5 >PZ :`UVK 4PJOPNHU (]L *LU[\YPH :\U >VYZOPW ! H T " :\U :JOVVS H T :; 7,;,9»: 3<;/,9(5 3*4* *;/ ) 5VY[O 3\JR 7HZ[VY 9VI 3\IILU :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T *VU[HJ[ 3LZSPL =HSLU[PUL " ,THPS! SLZSPL 'JLU[\Y`[LS UL[ :/,7/,9+ 6- ;/, =(33,@ 3<;/,9(5 4PZZV\YP :`UVK 4HKPZVU :[ :V\[O :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ 7HZ[VY 4HYR 2 :JOVLU :\U :LY]PJL H T " :\U :JOVVS ! H T ;9050;@ 3<;/,9(5 ,3*( TP > VM *\TILYSHUK VU /^` 4J2PUSL` 7HZ[VY 5LHS >LS[aPU .; 6MMPJL 7HYZVUHNL ;9 6MMPJL >VY :LY] H T " :\U :JOS ! H T ;9050;@ 3<;/,9(5 -(3<5 /^` ,HZ[ 7HZ[VY *HYS /LPKLS >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T ;9050;@ ,=(5.,30*(3 3<;/,9(5 6:*,63( :LTPUVSL (]L *;/ 4 4HYR 2VJR 7HZ[VY :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T >,:; +,54(92 3<;/,9(5 7HZ[VYZ 4PRL 3PUKH 9Va\THSZRP TP ^LZ[ VM 3\JR VU 5 [O :[ 3\JR :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS H T -LSSV^ZOPW H T >,:; 044(5<,3 3<;/,9(5 ,3*( 9L] 9L_MVYK + )YHUK[ [O :[ 6ZJLVSH 1\UL :LW[ :\U >VY H T " *VTT\UPVU [^PJL H TVU[O @,336> 3(2, 3<;/,9(5 TP > VM /^` VU < `LSSV^SHRLS\[OLYHUJO\YJO VYN 7HZ[VYZ +V\NSHZ 6SZVU 9VNLY 2HTWZ[YH 4`YVU *HYSZVU HUK +HUU` >OLLSLY :LY]PJL H[ ! H T A065 3<;/,9(5 )65, 3(2, 3*4* TPSLZ , VM -YLKLYPJ VU > TPSLZ ZV\[O VU 0" *O\YJO! 7HZ[VY 4PRL -PZR :\UKH` :JOS (K\S[ :[\K` ! H T " >VYZOPW ! H T A065 3<;/,9(5 ,(:; -(9405.;65 >,3: 7HZ[VY 4HY[PU >LPNHUK :\U >VY ! H T " :\U :JOS H T " )PISL JSHZZ ! H T " ;O\YZ >VY ! W T A065 3<;/,9(5 4(92=033, 7HZ[VY ;PT -H\Z[ *LSS " 7HYZVUHNL >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS H T A065 3<;/,9(5 ;9(+, 3(2, 7HZ[VY ;OVTHZ 4J:OHUUVJR -LSSV^ZOPW ! H T :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T >VYZOPW H T

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

-09:; 79,:)@;,90(5 7HZ[VY 4LKOH[ @VHRPLT 5L]HKH :[ :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ -LSSV^ZOPW H T " :\UKH` >VY H T METHODIST

METHODIST

(;3(: <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; <77,9 :; *960? 7(90:/ 9L] 2YPZ 1VOUZVU" 9L] 4PRL )Y\IHRLY :\UKH` :JOVVS H T " >VYZOPW H T *,5;9(3 <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; <77,9 :; *960? 7(90:/ .9(5;:)<9. 9L] 2YPZ 1VOUZVU" 9L] 4PRL )Y\IHRLY >VY H T " :\U :JOS ! H T +(5)<9@ <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; >H[LY :[ 9L] .PS >OP[L :Y 7HZ[VY 9L] ;OVTHZ *VVR (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! H T .9(*, <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; >,):;,9 4\ZRL` (]L 9L] .PS >OP[L :Y 7HZ[VY 9L] ;OVTHZ *VVR (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY :\U :JOS ! H T :\U >VYZOPW ! H T

/63@ ;9050;@ <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; O[ZS\TJ'NTHPS JVT [O (]L *;/ 0 *LU[\YPH 7HZ[VY -YLKKPL 2PYR :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! H T 3(2,=0,> <50;,+ /,9;,3 7HZ[VY 1HJR :[HYY >VY H T " :\U :JOS K\YPUN ^VYZOPW OV\Y 3,>0: 4,4690(3 <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; [O :[ 9L] .PS >OP[L :Y 7HZ[VY 9L] ;OVTHZ *VVR (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY >VYZOPW ! H T 6:*,63( <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; VZJLVSH^P\TJ VYN" V\TJ'JLU[\Y`[LS UL[ 9P]LY :[YLL[ 6ZJLVSH 7HZ[VY 2H[O` /\UL`^LSS :\UKH` ,HYS` 9PZLYZ *SHZZ ! H T " :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T :; *960? -(33: <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; <77,9 :; *960? 7(90:/ 9L] 2YPZ 1VOUZVU" 9L] 4PRL )Y\IHRLY :\UKH` >VYZOPW :LY] H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS PZ H[ H T 5\YZLY` H]HPSHISL :; 3<2, <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; -9,+,90* 3PUKLU :[YLL[ -YLKLYPJ 7HZ[VY ¸-YLKKPL¹ 2PYR :\U >VY ! H T " >LK :LY] ! W T :09,5 <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; Z[ (]L :V 9L] .PS >OP[L :Y 7HZ[VY 9L] ;OVTHZ *VVR (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY :\U :JOS H T " >VY ! H T 5\YZLY` H]HPSHISL ;(@369: -(33: <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; > .V]LYUTLU[ :[YLL[ 9L]LYLUK +Y 9VSSHUK 9VIPUZVU :\UKH` :LY]PJL H T ^P[O U\YZLY` :\UKH` :JOVVS :LW[ 4H` H[ H T >63- *9,,2 <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; 9L] 2YPZ 1VOUZVU" 9L] 4PRL )Y\IHRLY :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! H T COVENANT

COVENANT

*(3=(9@ *6=,5(5; (37/( 7HZ[VY :JV[[ :HNSL :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T " :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! W T " ,SL]H[VY WYV]PKLK ^LSJVTL :09,5 *6=,5(5; 7HZ[VY 2LU :VOYPHRVMM 3VM[` 7PULZ +YP]L :PYLU >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS H T <50;,+ *6=,5(5; *3,(9 3(2, 7HZ[VY +HU 7LHYZVU :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T " >VYZOPW H T CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

(::<47;065 6- ;/, )3,::,+ =09.05 4(9@ 9L] (UK` (UKLYZVU :[ /^` ,HZ[ -HYTPUN[VU 4HZZ :\UKH` H T */<9*/ 6- :; 16:,7/ 7HZ[VY -H[OLY -YHUR >HTWHJO )LUJO :[ ;H`SVYZ -HSSZ :H[ =PNPS ! W T " :\U ! ! H T ;\LZ ;O\YZ ! H T 6<9 3(+@ 6- 7,97,;<(3 /,37 +HUI\Y` :[ 9K 7HZ[VY -H[OLY 4PJOHLS 1 ;\WH 4HZZ :H[ W T -YP H T :LW[ 4H` 9LJVUJPSPH[PVU HZ WLY I\SSL[PU I` HWW[ 6<9 3(+@ 6- ;/, 3(2,: )HSZHT 3HRL -H[OLY .LUL 4\YWO`" 7HZ[VY 4HZZ! :H[ L]LZ W T " :\U ! H T " ;\LZ ! W T " -YP H T :HJYHTLU[ VM 9LJVUJPSPH[PVU ! H T :\UKH` VY I` HWW[ :(*9,+ /,(9;: 6- 1,:<: 4(9@ 7HZ[VY -H[OLY 4PJOHLS 1 ;\WH *;/Z ( / *YLZJLU[ 3HRL =V`HNLY =PSSHNL HYLH 4HZZ :\U H T ;O\YZ ! H T 9LJVUJPSPH[PVU HZ WLY I\SSL[PU HUK I` HWW[ :; +64050* -9,+,90* 9L] ;VT ;OHRHKPW\YHT 4HZZ! :H[ ! W T " :\U ! H T *HSS [OL VMMPJL MVY KHPS` OVS` KH` 4HZZ [PTLZ 044(*<3(;, *65*,7;065 .9(5;:)<9. 9L] ;VT ;OHRHKPW\YHT 4HZZ! :\U ! H T :; (55, 7(90:/ 9L] (UK` (UKLYZVU *O\YJO /PSS 9K :VTLYZL[ 4HZZ :H[ W T " :\U H T H T " ;\LZ >LK ;O\YZ -YP H T :; -9(5*0: ?(=0,9 7HZ[VY -H[OLY -YHUR >HTWHJO 9LK^PUN (]L :OHMLY 45 :\UKH` H T :; 16/5 ;/, )(7;0:; 7HZ[VY -H[OLY 4PJOHLS 1 ;\WH *LKHY 4\ZRL` (]L >LIZ[LY 4HZZ :\U H T >LK ! W T :LW[ 4H` -YP H T :\TTLY :; 16:,7/ *(;/630* 5VY[O 2LSSLY (]L (TLY` -H[OLY .LUL 4\YWO` 7HZ[VY :H[ 4HZZ W T :\U 4HZZ ! H T 4HZZ >LK ;O\YZ H T

:; 16:,7/ *(;/630* 9L] (UK` (UKLYZVU , [O (]L 6ZJLVSH 4HZZLZ! :H[\YKH` W T " :\UKH` H T ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

*,5;<90( (::,4)3@ 6- .6+ 7HZ[VY +VU >PS[ZOPYL *LU[\YPH 7OVUL :\UKH` :LY]PJL! H T 6:*,63( *644<50;@ */<9*/ 7HZ[VY 3HYY` 4LKLYPJO ,K\JH[PVU +YP]L :H[\YKH` :LY]PJL ! W T " :\UKH` :LY]PJL H T *OPSK JHYL VMMLYLK H[ IV[O ZLY]PJLZ :09,5 (::,4)3@ 6- .6+ 7HZ[VY (UKYL^ )VSSHU[ :\U :JOS ! H T " 4VYU :LY] ! H T " :\WLY]PZLK 5\YZLY`" >LK ,]LUPUN >VYZOPW :LY] ! W T

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL

(773, 90=,9 *644<50;@ ,-*( 7HZ[VY 1\Z[PU /VZRPUN < : /^` (TLY` :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T " >VYZOPW ! H T *96::>(32 *644<50;@ */<9*/ 7HZ[VY .YLN 3\UK *O\YJO^VVK 3HUL" 6SK *;/ > -YLKLYPJ :\UKH` :JOVVS H T " 4VYUPUN >VYZOPW ! H T " 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK MVY HSS ZLY]PJLZ /67, ,=(5.,30*(3 -9,, */<9*/ [O :[ 6ZJLVSH 7HZ[VY +H]L >PSSPHTZ 4VYUPUN >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS :LW[ 4H` ! H T *OPSKYLU»Z *O\YJO 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK ;9(+, 90=,9 ,=(5.,30*(3 -9,, 7HZ[VY +HSL =HU+L\ZLU VY /^` .YHU[ZI\YN 4VYUPUN >VY ! H T " :\UKH` :JOS ! H T " 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK MVY HSS ZLY]PJLZ BAPTIST

BAPTIST

,(:; )(3:(4 )(7;0:; )(3:(4 32 [O :[ *;/ 0 7HZ[VY .HIL )YLUUHU LHZ[IHSZHT VYN >VY :LY]PJL H T " :\U :JOVVS ! H T ,<9,2( )(7;0:; [O (]L :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ +Y /HYY` / )\JR^HS[LY 1Y :\U :JOVVS H T " >VY :LY]PJL H T -(0;/ -,336>:/07 /^` HUK *;/ 5 3\JR )PSS 4J,HJOLYU 7HZ[VY :\U )PISL Z[\K` H T " :\U >VY H T -09:; )(7;0:; (4,9@ )YVHK^H` :[ " MIJHTLY` VYN" ,THPS! JO\YJOVMMPJL'MIJHTLY` VYN 9LN VMMPJL OV\YZ! ;\LZ ;O\YZ H T W T 7HZ[VY *OHYSPL )\[[ 3LHK 7HZ[VY" 5PJR )\KH (ZZVJPH[L 7HZ[VY :\U :LY] ! ! H T " (SS HNLZ :\U :JOS ! ! H T " 5\YZLY` H]HPSHISL -09:; )(7;0:; -(3<5 VY )YPHU 2YH\ZL 3LHK 7HZ[VY :[L]L >HYK (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY VM =PZP[H[PVU :\U :JOVVS HSS HNLZ ! H T " *O\YJO :LY] ! H T " 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK -09:; )(7;0:; 4033;6>5 7HZ[VY 4HYSVU 4PLSRL (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY +HU 4PLSRL :\UKH` :JOS ! H T " >VYZOPW H T W T -09:; )(7;0:; ;(@369: -(33: 45 3VJH[LK HJYVZZ MYVT LSLTLU ZJOVVS VU >LZ[ :[ 7HZ[VY +Y 2L]PU :JO\THUU" :\U 4VYU :\U :JOVVS MVY HSS HNLZ H T 4VYU >VYZOPW ! H T " 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK -09:; )(7;0:; >,):;,9 *O\YJO 7OVUL 7HZ[VY ;PT 8\PUU :\U :JOVVS ! H T " >VYZOPW ! H T 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK .9(*, */<9*/ 6- 6:*,63( ¸;OL *\YL MVY [OL *VTTVU *O\YJO¹ :LTPUVSL (]L 6ZJLVSH 7HZ[VY +Y 2LU[ /HYHSZVU" VY " PUMV'NYHJLJO\YJOVZJLVSH JVT :\U ! 7YHPZL >VYZOPW :LY] HT (K\S[ )PISL :[\K` ! H T *OPSKYLU»Z :\U :JOVVS ! H T .9(*, )(7;0:; .9(5;:)<9. : 9VILY[ :[ .YHU[ZI\YN :Y 7HZ[VY )YHK 4VVYL .LVYNL :LSIOLY (ZZVJ 7HZ[VY :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! H T :\UKH` :JOVVS H T 30=05. /67, */<9*/ 7HZ[VY +V\N 4J*VUULSS @V\[O 7HZ[VY *OYPZ 9HK[RL ([ .YHU[ZI\YN /PNO :JOVVS :\U :LY] ! H T " :\U :JOS H T ;9(+, 3(2, )(7;0:; 7HZ[VY +H]PK 7YPUJL :\U :JOS ! H T " >VY :LY] ! H T " 5\YZLY` WYV]PKLK " [YHKLSHRLIHW[PZ[JO\YJO VYN

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

*/<9*/ 6- */90:; >,):;,9 4PUPZ[LY .HYYL[ +LYV\PU 4\ZR` )PYJO :[ (]HPS PU VMMPJL H T UVVU ;\LZ -YP " :\U )PISL :[\K` ! H T " >VYZOPW ! H T */<9*/ 6- */90:; -9,+,90* 4PUPZ[LY .\` 4J*HY[` -YLKLYPJ :LUPVY *P[PaLU )\PSKPUN 9VILY[ 9\[OLYMVYK :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

>66+3(5+ >,:3,@(5 +HPY`SHUK 9L] (UKYLH >P[[^LY :\UKH` :JOVVS H T " >VYZOPW H T

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

>66+ 90=,9 */90:;0(5 -,336>:/07 7HZ[VY +HU :SHPRL\ TP :, VM .YHU[ZI\YN VU >PSSPHTZ 9K >VYZOPW ! H T :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T /67, -,336>:/07 6- :64,9:,; )S\MM +YP]L :LY]PJLZ HYL :\UKH`Z H[ ! H T

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

,3 :(3,4 ;>05 -(33: */90:;0(5 *,5;,9 [O (]L +YLZZLY :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T " 4VYUPUN >VY ! H T ,]LUPUN :LY]PJLZ :\U W T " >LK W T *HSS 7HZ[VY +HYY`S 6SZVU H[ MVY PUMVYTH[PVU HUK KPYLJ[PVUZ

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

/63@ ;9050;@ 69;/6+6? Z[ :[ *SH`[VU -Y *OYPZ[VWOLY >VQJPR 7HZ[VY :H[ =LZWLYZ W T " :\U 3P[\YN` ! H T /63@ *96:: 69;/6+6? */90:;0(5 4LL[PUN H[ APVU 3\[OLYHU *O\YJO 6SK ;V^UL 9K *OPZHNV *P[` 45" OVS`_ UL[ :\UKH` >VYZOPW :LY]PJL ! H T NAZARENE

NAZARENE

*(3=(9@ */<9*/ 6- ;/, 5(A(9,5, : =PUJLU[ :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ 9L] 9PJOHYK )Y\UULY :\UKH` >VYZOPW ! H T -(0;/ *644<50;@ 7LL[ :[ +HUI\Y` 7HZ[VY 1HZVU 7L[LYZVU :\UKH` >VYZOPW :LY]PJL H T W T

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

:; *960? <50;(90(5 <50=,9:(30:; -,336>:/07 5 (KHTZ :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ

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• Northland Beekeepers Assoc. meeting at the government center, 7 p.m., 715-327-5525.

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TUESĆ & WEDĆ /Ĺ• & Ĺ– Webster • AARP tax assistance at the library. 715-866-7697 for appt.

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TUESDAY/Ĺ• Amery

• Cardiac support group at the medical center, 1 p.m., 715-268-0291. • AARP tax assistance at the library, 715-268-6605 for appt.

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• Maple syruping with speaker Norman Anderson at the museum, 7 p.m.

Clam Falls

• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Milltown

Frederic

• 6HFRQG RI IRXU LQ ZRUNVKRS VHULHV IRU QRQSURÀWV at the community center, 1-4 p.m., 715-485-8600.

• Frederic Area American Cancer Society committee meeting at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 4:15 p.m., 715-6532684.

Spooner

Osceola

• 1st of 3, webinar on minimum-till, no-till systems at the Ag Station, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 800-528-1914.

• Military family support group meeting at the community center, 6-7:30 p.m., 715-557-0557.

Webster

WEDNESDAY/Ĺ–

• Lake Country Pedalers Bicycle Club meeting at the library, 5:30 p.m.

Amery

FRIDAY/Ŕř

• Early-stage Alzheimer’s support group at the senior center, 10 a.m., 715-268-6605.

Balsam Lake

Frederic

• Deadline to register for bus trip to Minnesota Children’s Museum through comm. ed, March 18, 715-8252101, depaulsen@unity.k12.wi.us.

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.

St. Croix Falls

Falun

• League of Women Voters meeting at the library, 6 p.m., 612-296-5811.

• Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice at Trinity Lutheran Church, 10 a.m.

Luck

THURSĆ & FRIĆ /Ĺ— & Ĺ˜

• Deadline to register for bus trip to Minnesota Children’s Museum through comm. ed, March 18, 715-8252101, depaulsen@unity.k12.wi.us.

• AARP tax assistance at the library. 715-463-2244 for appt.

SATĆ & SUNĆ / FEBĆ Ĺ”Ĺš & MARCH Ĺ“ Balsam Lake • High school play performance at the school. Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-825-3515.

SATURDAY/ŔŚ Danbury • Lawn-mower drags at 10th Hole, Yellow Lake Golf Course, 1 p.m., 715-866-7107.

Frederic • %HQHÀW GLQQHU VLOHQW DXFWLRQ PXVLF IRU 0DUN $QLWD %DNHU at Hacker’s. 4-7 p.m. dinner, 7-10 p.m. music.

Luck • Beekeeping class - call for place & time, 715-327-8656. • ,FH ÀVKLQJ FRQWHVW on Big Butternut, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Siren • Lions Whopper Ice-Fishing Contest at Clam Lake Narrows, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-349-2400.

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St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

• %RVV *UDQW 7KH -RKQQ\ &DVK 5HYXH SHUIRUP at Festival Theatre, festivaltheatre.org, 715-483-3387. • Open craft studio at the library, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 715-483-1777.

• Pancake breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, 1010:30 a.m., service 11 a.m. • DVD “Satan in Bible Prophecyâ€? by Dr. Mike Gendron at the library, 6:30 p.m.

Webster

• Lawn mower drags at Yellow Lake Golf Course. Checkin 11 a.m., race 1 p.m., 715-866-7107. • Fishing contest, sign up at Gandy Dancer Saloon, 715866-9977.

Wolf Creek

• PoCo Colors of Cancer Winter Olympcs at Wolf Creek Bar, 715-483-9255.

MARCH SUNDAY/œ Siren • Clam Lake Community Ice Racing, noon. Entrance at Jed’s Laker Lounge.

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MONDAY/Ĺ”

• Book sale at the library. Thurs. 4-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-268-6605.

THURSDAY/ŗ Amery • Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m.

Frederic

Balsam Lake • First night of 2-wk. hunter safety classes at Unity. Preregister online, dnr.wi.gov.

• AARP tax assistance at Golden Oaks Apts., 715-3278603 for appt.

Centuria • 1$0, &RQQHFWLRQV UHFRYHU\ VXSSRUW JURXS at Fristad Lutheran, 7 p.m., namiconnectionspolkcounty@gmail. com.

• AARP tax assistance at Millside Apts., 715-294-4243 for appt. • Colorectal cancer seminar at the medical center, 6:307:30 p.m., 715-294-4936 or myomc.org to register.

• &RPSDVVLRQDWH )ULHQGV 7UL &RXQW\ &KDSWHU JULHI support in death of a child at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715-263-2739.

• QG RI ZHELQDU RQ FRUQ K\EULGV FRUQ YDULHW\ XSdate at the Ag Station, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 800-528-1914.

• AARP tax assistance at village hall. 612-437-3560 for appt.

• Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Clear Lake

Osceola

Spooner

Siren

St. Croix Falls

Cat in the Hat visits Siren pre-K students 6,5(1 7KH 6LUHQ SUH . 'UDJRQĂ LHV KDG D IXQ family night reading Dr. Seuss books and making Dr. Seuss crafts last Thursday night, Feb. 20. They also got a visit from the Cat in the Hat. submitted

Photos by Jan Hoehne

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