Leader | July 16 | 2014

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WED., JULY 16, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 48 • 2 SECTIONS

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STATEWIDE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a project involving the University of Wisconsin - Madison and Farmers Market Coalition to better track sales at farmers markets and to collect other information that could be useful to vendors and communities. Farmers markets have a rich history with political, social and economic overtones, says Alfonso Morales, an associate professor of urban and regional planning at UW-Madison. “We know that farmers markets were very important in the United States at the turn of the last century,â€? said Morales. “We know they increased in importance, though, during the late 1960s and ‘70s as middle-class consumers became interested in alternatives to grocery stores.â€? There are now more than 8,000 farmers markets in the United States, but their impact on communities is largely unknown. Morales and the Farmers Market Coalition will work with nine markets in three regions of the U.S. to develop an online tool to measure economic, social and environmental impacts. He said the way consumers get food continues to change. “There are a number of different branches, number of activities or ways to buy food or consumer goods that serve the various needs people have,â€? said Morales. “Our work is documenting that (evolution) but also fostering it.â€? Morales hopes an academic approach to measuring the impact of farmers markets will enhance market credibility and enable better decision making on where to locate markets and what to sell. – Shamane Mills, WPR ••• STATEWIDE - More scientists and advocacy groups are urging that a chemical ingredient called triclosan be removed from some household soaps and cleaning products, partly due to concerns about the chemical getting into surface waters like the Great Lakes. Minnesota recently decided to ban triclosan from most personal care and cleaning products by the year 2017. The Canadian Environmental Law Association would like more Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to do the same, not just for triclosan but also for a related chemical, triclocarban. Arizona State University professor Rolf Halden has been tracking the issue and last week joined the Canadian group on a conference call to share his concerns. “Triclosan and triclocarban are detectable in blood and urine in the general population of North America, and in 97 percent of U.S. breast milk samples tested for these chemicals,â€? said Halden. Halden said that the chemicals have also been found in lakes, rivers and streams, and sewage sludge-amended agricultural soil and even on occasion in drinking water and food. Halden says studies have shown that triclosan can be converted to highly chlorinated dioxins, which are potential cancer-causers. Paul DeLeo of the American Cleaning Institute, which represents manufacturers of chemicals and cleaning products, said most of the triclosan that goes down the drain is later removed. “Certainly in the United States, wastewater treatment removes a very high portion of the material, so that the traces that end up being released into the environment are very small,â€? said DeLeo. DeLeo said he nevertheless expects more companies will reformulate their products and not use triclosan. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may decide soon whether to make companies prove that their anti-microbial soaps are any better than using soap and water and are safe for long-term use. ² &KXFN 4XLUPEDFK :35

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Jazz artist Sophia Shorai headlines Friday at MOTO ST. CROIX FALLS - One of the Twin Cities classiest jazz artists, Sophia Shorai, and her trio will grace the Overlook Riverview stage on Friday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. A singer with equal parts heart, charm and individuality, Shorai has been a mainstay on the Minneapolis jazz VFHQH IRU WKH SDVW SOXV \HDUV :LWK Ă€YH VHOI UHOHDVHG DObums under her belt, she mixes old classics, modern revivals and her own pop gems with ease and soul. Shorai has FROODERUDWHG ZLWK PDQ\ RI WKH 0LGZHVW¡V Ă€QHVW DQG PRVW celebrated musicians and has garnered international vocal recognition through commercials, television shows DQG Ă€OPV Shorai will be with her band and will play a variety of classic lounge and jazz tracks that will appeal to all ages. Sir Smoke A Lot barbecue is doing Chicagojazz-themed Italian beef sandwiches and other fare. Music On The Overlook happens in downtown St. Croix Falls on Fridays at 6:30 p.m., June through August, and features one to three bands each date. MOTO is 6RSKLD 6KRUDL held at the Overlook Riverview deck and stage across the street from Festival Theatre and is free to the public and features a variety of food vendors. People are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair or a blanket to sit on and enjoy the show. There is a special kids and family dance party on Saturday, July 26, at 6 p.m. If there is rain all shows go to The Dalles House. In addition to food on-site at the Overlook, rest rooms, beer, wine and coffee are available at the Festival Theatre during each show. MOTO draws crowds from 300 to 1,500 people so please arrive early to get a good seat and get a bite to eat. Drive safely near the Overlook and be respectful of the city grounds. For a full schedule of MOTO events, visit their website at musicontheoverlook.com, stcroixfallsevents.com or call 612-385-4598. ² ZLWK VXEPLWWHG LQIRUPDWLRQ

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LAS VEGAS - Great Northern Union, a Twin Cities-based men’s a cappella chorus, recently earned a third-place bronze medal at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s international chorus contest. At the contest, the chorus performed their ballad, “This Heart of Mine,� and a Midwest-themed version of “Winter Wonderland,� complete with an ice-skater and snow. They scored a 94.5-percent average, a performance that ranks among the top 10 scores of all time. The contest was held Friday, July 4, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Dallas-based Vocal Majority claimed the top prize in the contests with a superb 96.8-percent average score. Local members of Great Northern Union include Kyle Weaver of Osceola; Albin Peterson and Charles Peterson of Turtle Lake; and David Ficocello and Jeremy Westin of Cumberland. – submitted

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Marlin Bakken II faced up to 60 years in prison

Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU BALSAM LAKE – Marlin J.P. Bakken II, 40, Clear Lake, will serve seven years in prison with an additional 15 years of extended supervision after being sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court by Judge Jeffery Anderson on Tuesday, July 15. He faced the potential of up to 60 years in prison on the felony charge of repeated sexual assault of the same child after a March plea agreement that averted a jury trial. The case involved Bakken’s sexual assault of a female relative several times over a three-year period, although as the sentencing hearing showed, how many times the girl was actually assaulted remains unknown. Polk County authorities first filed charges against Bakken in May 2013, alleging the repeated sexual assault of the child over a period of time from Jan. 1, 2008, to Oct. 6, 2011, while the girl was alone with him. She was approximately 4 years old when the assaults apparently Ă€UVW RFFXUUHG DQG LV QRZ Bakken was the lone sitter of the child at the time, and in the criminal complaint, investigators detail the troubling allegations, where Bakken was accused of rubbing his genitals on the child’s private area several times. The allegations came to light when the girl was reprimanded for having been disciplined at school for a sexual incident involving a similar-aged female classPDWH 6KH WROG VFKRRO RIĂ€FLDOV VKH ZDV confused why she and her friend got in trouble for doing the same thing Bakken had done with her. “He was the caretaker, entrusted at the time to take care of her,â€? Polk County prosecutor Dan Steffen said at the sentencing hearing. “And what does he do? He takes off her pants and has sexual intercourse with her. And she says he does it a lot.â€? Several aspects of the case came under scrutiny during the sentencing hearing, including moments of serious disagree-

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ment, as Steffen questioned a secondary sentencing investigation, paid for by the defense, outside the Wisconsin Department of Corrections presentence investigation that is meant to give assistance to WKH MXGJH RQ D Ă€QDO SHQDOW\ That secondary investigation received serious scrutiny from Steffen, who noted WKDW WKH DXWKRU RI WKH Ă€QGLQJ UHFRPmended no prison time and did not think Bakken was a threat to the public. ´7KHUH DUH QXPHURXV UHG Ă DJV WKDW WKH community should be concerned about (with Bakken),â€? Steffen said. “This is a 60year felony, yet the (independent) recommendation is for no jail time? Incredible, it’s beyond the realm of possibility here.â€? The author of that report, social worker Lisa Andreas of Madison, later took to the stand to defend the report and her assessment of Bakken, noting his lack of previous criminal activity, but also taking into account Bakken’s history of sexual abuse

as a victim, since he was a child, and was likely molested by a baby sitter with a group of other children, where they were forced to take down their pants and touch each others privates. From then on, Andreas assessed, Bakken’s sexual issues snowballed into a series of sexually based contacts, and included multiple assaults and incidents with other’s, including the female relative when he was just a child. “Honestly, I made no attempt to minimize (Bakken’s crimes) ... but I don’t believe prison is the only appropriate response,� Andreas said. Regardless of Bakken’s own allegations to being a victim as a child, Steffen railed on parts of Andreas’ report, which he said was meant to make Bakken, “Look as good and as healthy as possible.� “(Bakken’s abuse of the victim) allegedly started as a way to teach her about what is ‘right touching and wrong touching,’� Steffen said with a sigh and a shake of his head. “Honestly, it sends shivers up my spine.� Steffen and Andreas both noted the cycle of sexual abuse, pointing out that Bakken had a history of similar sexual relationships with a female family member, starting when he was just 7 years old, which continued for several years later. Andreas’ report also stated that Bakken

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they continue to note the ongoing discussions regarding the sale of the so-called ESSBY Lot: “... we met with representatives from Superior Silica Sands to continue discussions on a possible future project within our ESSBY industrial park. We are exploring possible options to address various community concerns. Staff Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The status and Superior will review these opportuof the on-again, off-again, frac sand trans- nities and will report back as the discusloading station in North Branch, Minn., sions continue.â€? The North Branch Planning Commisfor Superior Silica Sand, with the controversial truck route through St. Croix Falls sion is scheduled to meet on Monday, and Taylors Falls, Minn., seems to be July 21, with the next full council meeting moving forward again, in that the city of penned for July 28. SSS CEO/President Rick Shearer reNorth Branch is planning for the project, cently said that his company is, in effect, and moving ahead with informational coming back to the table with the city of meetings and public hearings. 1R GHFLVLRQ KDV RIĂ€FLDOO\ HPHUJHG IURP North Branch after stepping away from SSS as to whether or not it will resurrect the project several weeks ago, mainly those North Branch efforts, although the due to bad publicity generated by an orissue was addressed at the latest city of ganized protest group originating in TayNorth Branch Council meeting, accord- lors Falls. Those protests included an online petiing to North Branch City Administrator tion that garnered over 3,000 signatures Bridgette Konrad, who commented on against the effort, based on concerns the council’s Monday, July 14 meeting. “The city council took no action, but DERXW LQFUHDVHG WUXFN WUDIĂ€F IRU WUDQVthey gave an update on the latest activity port of frac sand, and hence, the returnand plans for informational meetings,â€? ing empty trucks, as well, back and forth Konrad said, adding they are drafting between the company’s Barron County a developer’s agreement, as well as ad- plant and the proposed North Branch dressing issues like platting, informa- facility at the aforementioned ESSBY Intional meeting schedules and the schedule dustrial Lot. Shearer appeared on Fox TV Business for “several public hearings.â€? News on July 1, where he noted his com“The EDA (North Branch Economic pany’s commitment to grow their frac Development Authority) owns the land,â€? sand capacity dramatically by the end of she noted, adding that they are coordinating a land sale agreement. “Most of the the year. “We made the decision several months informational meetings will be in early ago to more than double our (frac sand) August.â€? On the city of North Branch website, capacity ... to more than 9.4 million tons,â€?

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“Honestly, (his crimes) send shivers up my spine� - District Attorney Dan Steffen

tried to have sex with a teen girl when he was 20 years old, but was never charged with a crime. Steffen was frank and pulled no punches on why he thought Bakken deserved nothing less than a prison sentence. “Because of the heinous, serious, disturbing facts of this case and with all the UHG Ă DJV LQ KLV EDFNJURXQG DV ZHOO DV WKH effects this abuse had on this little girl,â€? Steffen said as he recommended Bakken receive a 30-year sentence, with 15 years in prison and another 15 years on extended supervision. “I think it would be appropriate.â€? While Bakken did avoid a trial, and thus avoided forcing the victim to take the stand to clarify her recollections, Steffen repeatedly told the judge that the crime was indeed prison-worthy. “Other than the taking of a life in this state, this offense is as serious as it gets,â€? he said. Anderson used the entire morning for the sentencing hearing, and it wasn’t until early afternoon that he handed down his sentence of 22 years, with seven of those years in the state prison system, and another 15 years of extended supervision with monitoring by the Department of Corrections. Bakken must register as a sex offender, KH FDQQRW YRWH RU SRVVHVV Ă€UHDUPV DQG must participate in group therapy, as well as follow through with assessments and treatment that is recommended in his PSI. He can have no unsupervised contact with children age 17 or less and must maintain absolute sobriety during his probation. He will serve his sentence at the Dodge Correctional facility and will not be eligible for parole.

surements. “The discussions continue,� Buchite said simply.

County testing reopens South Twin Beach in Amery AMERY - The Polk County Health Department has reopened South Twin Beach in Amery. Two consecutive samples have indicated bacteria levels are at safe swimming levels. Weekly monitoring will continue through Labor Day to ensure that the unsafe bacteria levels remain at a safe level for swimmers. The health department recommends that swimmers take caution when swimming at any beach, especially after heavy rains. Bacteria counts usually rise after a rainstorm at all beaches. The most frequent sources of disease-causing microorganisms are waterfowl fecal conWDPLQDWLRQ VHZDJH RYHUĂ RZV SROOXWHG city or agricultural storm-water runoff, sewage treatment plant malfunctions, boating wastes and malfunctioning septic systems. If you are concerned about “swimmer’s itch,â€? a type of skin irritation causing a rash and itching, swimmers should rub off with a rough towel before the water dries on the skin surface. An immediate fresh shower after leaving the water is also effective. For more information about swimmingbeach monitoring and safety, you can call the Polk County Health Department at 715-485-8532 or try the Beach Watch website at epa.gov/waterscience/beaches. ² IURP %ULDQ +REEV HQYLURQPHQWDO KHDOWK specialist

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Burnett sheriff primary election Aug. 12

Sybers and Wilhelm seek November ballot spot

S y b jobs. ers says Wilhelm he would is currently bring a lot involved of knowlwith the Gregg Westigard|6WDII ZULWHU to investiBURNETT COUNTY – The Aug. 12 pri- edge gation of mary election will decide which Republi- the office. financial can candidate for Burnett County sheriff S y b e r s , c r i m e s will be on the November ballot. Chris the Siren and child Sybers and Ron Wilhelm are running for P o l i c e &KULV 6\EHUV 5RQ :LOKHOP )UDQN 7D\ORU protection the open position. The winner will face Chief for cases. The Frank Taylor, running as a Democrat, in 10 years, is November. Current Sheriff Dean Roland also chair of the Meenon Town Board, latter includes issues of child sexual aschair of the Burnett County Towns As- sault and abuse. Both areas of invesis retiring. 7KH %XUQHWW &RXQW\ 6KHULII¡V 2IĂ€FH KDV sociation and a member of the Burnett tigation include Internet crimes from a staff of about 35 people. (The number County Board. He says he actively works Ă€QDQFLDO IUDXG WR FKLOG SRUQ 7KDW EULQJV varies because of seasonal and part-time with people across the county and has the him in contact with a variety of bodies, SHRSOH 7KDW LQFOXGHV DERXW Ă€HOG RIĂ€- contacts a sheriff needs to communicate from the FBI and Wisconsin Bureau of Criminal Investigation to the local police cers and investigators, about 14 operating with the public at all levels. The sheriff needs to have good com- departments. Wilhelm says he also works the jail and 911 communications system, and four in administration, including the munications with the local police depart- closely with the county human services ments, Sybers says. He says there are not staff. He says he would come into the job sheriff and chief deputy. The Burnett County Jail has 23 beds, enough law enforcement people in the with an established level of good commubut may very temporarily exceed that FRXQW\ DQG DOO WKH RIĂ€FHUV PXVW ZRUN WR- nications and trust. Wilhelm says he has worked for six Burnumber for short-term holds, according gether. Sybers says he has a good workto Chief Deputy Scott Burns. The Mon- ing relationship with the other police nett County sheriffs and been involved in day, July 14, county inmate count, from chiefs, including the tribal police chief, six transitions. He says he could bring about a smooth transition next January the department’s webpage, shows 43 pris- and works well with all of them. Sybers says he knows budgets big and and would need no on-the-job training oners, 35 males and eight females. That is a typical number, Burns says. Of those, small and has worked with them at all IRU WKH RIĂ€FH 7KH VWDII ZDQWV WR GR D JRRG 27 were being held in Burnett County, 13 levels from his village department and job, Wilhelm says, and he will provide a were at the Polk County Jail, one was in town to the county budget. He says he has steady hand and good leadership, allowSawyer County, and two were on moni- prepared, approved and implemented ing each person a chance to develop. Wilhelm grew up in Webster and lived budgets and has always been within the tored release. in the South for 20 years including time There are primary election contests budget limits. Sybers has been involved in law en- in law enforcement in North Carolina. He on Aug. 12 for both the Republican and Democratic parties. Voters can vote in ei- forcement since 1991. He grew up in Mi- also established a motor carrier business in Texas in the 1970s, a business he still ther party primary but can not split their nong and graduated from Spooner. owns. Wilhelm says that private sector YRWH EHWZHHQ SDUWLHV DQG RIĂ€FHV experience has given him knowledge of All candidates were interviewed in per- 5RQ :LOKHOP Ron Wilhelm says he has intimate management and budgets. He returned son the week of July 7. knowledge of the Burnett County Sheriff’s to Burnett County when an opening oc2IĂ€FH ZKHUH KH KDV ZRUNHG IRU \HDUV curred in the Burnett County Sheriff’s 7KH 5HSXEOLFDQ FDQGLGDWHV Currently as sergeant/investigator, Wil- Department. &KULV 6\EHUV “I want to bring common sense back helm says he has worked in every section to the community,â€? Chris Sybers says. of the department and has good rapport )UDQN 7D\ORU Frank Taylor says he has new visions “I want to bring trust back to the depart- with all the staff. He says he can bring a ment and trust to the public. The sheriff calming effect to the department and help and ideas on where the Burnett County needs to be in communication with the the staff, which he says is well trained Sheriff’s Office can go and the backand top-notch, move forward with their ground to put that vision in place. He public and with his staff.â€?

would want to get out in the community, go into the neighborhoods, see what the needs are. He says the sheriff has an obligation to be out there talking to business owners and local police, to see what is going on. And Taylor says he has the proven record to be Burnett County sheriff. He has been the St. Croix Tribal Police chief for eight years. He says he now manages a department the same size as the Burnett &RXQW\ 6KHULII¡V Ă€HOG VWDII DQG KDV PDQaged a similar-sized budget for eight years and always been under budget. Taylor says the tribal department does not have a jail but does have its own dispatch center. He knows how to manage a staff of over 18 people with a 24/7 patrol force and communications center. As tribal police chief, Taylor says he works with a broad variety of law enforcement persons, including the FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs, sheriffs in three counties, and local police in all three counties with tribal communities. He knows how to work with people at all the levels and says he can build cooperation regionally and locally. Taylor says the Burnett County SherLII¡V 2IĂ€FH KDV JRRG VWDII DQG KH ZDQWV WR assess the skills of each deputy and build on the special talents of each of them. He wants a department where all work together and take pride in their work. But Taylor says they all are working to uphold the law and all must work within the boundaries of the law. The message should be the same for everyone; if you break the law, you are responsible. Taylor grew up in Bashaw and has been in public safety since 1993. Eight of those years were in Minnesota, working in Sherburne County and St. Paul. He said he understands the structure of large departments. He has been back in Burnett County for 10 years and says “This is my home.â€?

August primary will decide next Polk clerk of court

Bainbridge and Boettcher seeking position

Gregg Westigard|6WDII ZULWHU POLK COUNTY – The Aug. 12 primary election will decide who will be the next Polk County clerk of court. Jobie Bainbridge and Deanna Boettcher are running in the Republican primary to get the SDUW\ QRPLQDWLRQ IRU WKH RIÀFH 7KHUH LV no Democrat in the race so the winner of the primary will be unopposed on the November ballot. Incumbent Clerk of Court Joan Ritten is not running for the position she was appointed to in November 2012, replacing Lois Hoff. 7KH FOHUN RI FRXUW RIÀFH KDQGOHV DOO court documents, provides courtroom VWDIÀQJ IRU WKH MXGJHV DQG VHUYHV WKH public with many judicial services. The Polk County clerk of court has nine fulltime employees including the clerk and the chief deputy. There will be primary contests Aug. 12 for both the Republicans and Democrats but only those voting in the Republican primary can vote for the clerk of court contest. Voters cannot split their ballot in

the primary. The candidates were interviewed in person during the week of July 7.

-RELH %DLQEULGJH Bainbridge feels she would be able to PRYH LQWR WKH RIĂ€FH of Polk County clerk -RELH %DLQEULGJH of court next January with no disruptions. She says she is doing most of the job now as the chief deputy clerk of court, a position she has held for a year and a half. The clerk and chief deputy are the two salaried persons in the FOHUN RI FRXUW RIĂ€FH Bainbridge says that she works closely with Joan Ritten, the present clerk, assisting with budget preparation, reports, and hiring. In addition, the two of them are the ones who work “overtimeâ€? when a court runs past 4:30 in the afternoon and WKH KRXUO\ HPSOR\HHV LQ WKH RIĂ€FH OHDYH for the day. Bainbridge spent an additional 18 months in the department as the small claims clerk before being promoted to chief deputy.

“I have seen both sides of the court system,â€? Bainbridge says. “I was the legal secretary for John Schneider for 10 years and saw the court operations and judges from that side.â€? 'HDQQD %RHWWFKHU Bainbridge says it is important that the FOHUN RI FRXUW RIĂ€FH KDYH DOO WKH SDSHUZRUN UHDG\ IURP WKH VWDUW WR WKH Ă€QLVK and available for the judges and others. It all must be accurate, correct, timely and accessible for the court system to operate smoothly. Bainbridge says with her three years in WKH FOHUN RI FRXUW RIĂ€FH DQG WRWDO \HDUV working with the courts in Polk County, she knows the judges, the district attorQH\¡V RIĂ€FH DQG RWKHUV LQ WKH OHJDO V\Vtem. She says she loves her job, loves being in court and is committed to what she is doing.

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with the court system for 19 years and knows how important the clerk of court RIĂ€FH LV LQ NHHSLQJ WKH V\VWHP UXQQLQJ smoothly. She says she has the skills in management and the ability to keep the RIĂ€FH UXQQLQJ VPRRWKO\ Boettcher has worked as a state proEDWLRQ DQG SDUROH RIĂ€FHU IRU \HDUV 17 of those years in Polk County. That job involves close contact with the court system, the judges and the clerk of court RIĂ€FH 6KH VD\V VKH NQRZV KRZ LPSRUtant it is to have everything accurate and ready. And she says it is important to know the judges and their styles. In her present job, Boettcher sees the needs and risks of probation, the postsentencing phase of the justice system. She has been involved in restorative programs including the Criminal Justice Collaboration Council of Polk County, a project she has been involved with from the start. She was also active in establishing the Serenity House residence. Boettcher says she is ready for a new opportunity in her life. She knows the judges and the system. She is committed to serving the public. She is ready for a new challenge.

Webster prepares for the Central Burnett County Fair Sherill Summer|6WDII ZULWHU WEBSTER - The Central Burnett County Fair in Webster will be held Thursday through Sunday, July 24 - 27. These dates are right around the corner, and the Webster Village Board spent much of the board meeting on Wednesday, July 9, preparing. The most pressing problem addressed was to repair a portion of the grandstand fence that blew down in a recent storm. The board reviewed a $6,738 estimate to repair the fence from a contractor that ZDV DEOH WR ÀQLVK WKH UHSDLU LQ WLPH IRU the fair. The bid was approved. The board approved temporary bartender licenses, and the layout for the temporary fencing for the street dance and beer gardens was discussed. The board also approved opening the bathroom facilities at the fairground if some-

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Golf course referendum, administrator referred to committee Mary Stirrat | 6WDII ZULWHU LUCK — Two suggestions have been Ă RDWHG DW UHFHQW PHHWLQJV RI WKH /XFN 9LOlage Board, one having to do with hiring a village administrator and one having to do with having a referendum vote to put the golf course debt on the tax roll. Both KDYH EHHQ UHIHUUHG WR WKH Ă€QDQFH DQG SHUsonnel committee for further investigation. Last month, Sean Kinney appeared before the board to ask why there is no village administrator, since village ordinances state there will be one. He said that the village needs the consistency of a full-time administrator rather than parttime volunteer citizens trying to oversee day-to-day operations. The ordinance stating that the village will have an administrator was adopted by the board in 2008, after the hiring of /XFN¡V Ă€UVW DGPLQLVWUDWRU 7KDW DGPLQLVtrator left the village in 2012, after which a decision was made to not replace her. In 2013, village President Peter Demydowich reminded the board at its Wednesday, July 9, meeting, the board voted to have a clerk and treasurer rather than an administrator, but never changed WKH RUGLQDQFHV WR UHĂ HFW WKDW GHFLVLRQ The consensus of the board at the July 9 meeting was that an administrator, particularly a part-time administrator, could EH D EHQHĂ€W WR WKH YLOODJH +RZHYHU trustees did not want to be locked into an ordinance saying that an administrator is required. “I hate to be forced into it if it’s not something we choose to do,â€? said Trustee

Tax-forfeited lot at end of Riverwalk Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The Taylors Falls City Council tabled a measure to acquire a parcel of tax-forfeited land on River Street, just east of Maple Street, as possible future park land. The move came during the council’s regular meeting on Monday, July 14, and came about as Chisago County received the land back in a tax forfeiture. The city has the option of buying the land for its $6,700 value, which would allow them to either sell or develop the land, or they could pay $250 to convey the parcel to the city park lands, for possible future use on the city’s Riverwalk. “I like the $250 option,â€? stated council member Larry Julik-Heine. “It might some day be part of the Riverwalk.â€? In general, the council agreed on the $250 option. “It would be nice to have at the end of the Riverwalk,â€? stated Mayor Mike Buchite. “But frankly, we probably won’t be here when and if that happens.â€? The parcel is an unbuildable part of Block 11 on the bluff side of the city and may be good for a picnic table or as a spot for future, undetermined projects. But not everyone was on board for the purchase. “I’m sure it’s a good deal, but can we afford it?â€?stated Vice Mayor Ross Rivard. “It’s one more thing to mow and maintain. Where’s the money coming from?â€? The council discussed the park option EULHĂ \ EHIRUH GHFLGLQJ WR WDEOH WKH PDWter for more research, as they only have 60 days to decide if they want the land or not. According to Chisago County, the land has a market value of about $9,100, and is

Sherill Summer|6WDII ZULWHU SIREN - 2014 wasn’t going to be the year the Siren Village Board replaced the police squad car, but they ended up purchasing one anyway at the Siren Village Board meeting held Thursday, July 10. The good news is that they didn’t purchase the car because of anything catastrophic happening to the old squad car. Instead, it was because Siren Police Chief Chris Sybers was looking ahead and felt that now was a good time to purchase for a few reasons. First of all, the village now has a Dodge

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are in favor of supporting the golf course with tax dollars. According to the 2013 final audit, $95,000 in tax revenue went to support the golf course last year. Most of this is slated to be repaid later this year, but repayment is dependent on golf course income. This 2013 borrowing due to cash Ă RZ VKRUWDJHV LV QRW XQXVXDO IRU WKH JROI course, and Demydowich was asking whether the shortages should be covered by tax dollars. “I personally don’t want to make the decisionâ€? he said. “I think the people should make the decision, since it will raise taxes.â€? “I think we need to wait until September and see how the golf course does,â€? said Trustee Becky Rowe. So far, she noted, the golf course has had a good year. “We’re coming off of a really bad Ă€YH \HDUV 0D\EH JROI ZLOO SLFN XS “It may be that we don’t really need to do that.â€? Trustees Mike Broten and Alan Tomlinson were in agreement with Rowe. Demydowich pointed out that, by the time the end of the golf season comes and the bottom line is known, it will be too late to hold a referendum vote. Rowe commented that such a vote could be held next April, but Demydowich pointed out that the 2015 budget and tax levy would already be done. “It’s such a slow process,â€? he said. “I think it’s kind of reactionary,â€? said Rowe, “coming off last year’s bad year.â€? Trustee Dave Rasmussen said that the golf course has some bank notes due in

the next few years, and that it wouldn’t hurt to look at the tax impact of adding it to the tax levy. “I think we have to look at this,â€? he said. “I’m not thrilled about a referendum. We already know where that’s going. It’s a decision the board needs to make. That’s why we’re elected.â€? The general feeling was that a referendum vote would not pass, still leaving the question of whether the golf course debt should just be added to the tax levy. “Everyone will say (the golf course) is an asset,â€? said Trustee Ross Anderson, “but I have a soft spot for the 93 percent of the people in town that don’t golf. We have to keep doing the hard work and making the hard choices to make this thing work.â€? 7KLV LVVXH ZDV DOVR UHIHUUHG WR WKH Ă€nance and personnel committee.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV • The board approved a new driveway for Jensen Furniture’s storage building north of Hwy. 48. The driveway will allow delivery trucks to better access and leave the building by letting them enter the property rather than load and unload from North Avenue. An addition to the building, which will include an off-street loading dock, is being planned for later this summer. • A temporary resolution to close Butternut Avenue along the north side of the school between 7:30 and 8 a.m. every school day was made permanent.

TF considers future park land what they spent on the other pump last year. The money will come from sewer funding. • The Angel Hill National Historic Register nomination form and update project, approved in June, received three bids, with the council approving the $10,000 bid from Two Pines Resource Group of Shafer, Minn. “We applied for a bid from the state for an update of the 1970 register,â€? stated council member John Tangen. “In 1970 7KH 7D\ORUV )DOOV &LW\ &RXQFLO GLVFXVVHG WKH SXUFKDVH RI D VPDOO XQEXLOGDEOH ORW IRU SRVVLEOH (when they applied) it was four pages long. Now it requires about 200 pages.â€? IXWXUH SDUN ODQG DW WKHLU 0RQGD\ -XO\ FRXQFLO PHHWLQJ z 3KRWR E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ The city received $10,000 in granting to cover the update, which is meant to upstruction project to rebuild approximately date the 1970 nomination form and better less than one acre total. There is a level section of land on the 1,200 feet of Walnut Street from Chestnut follow the historical and archaeological parcel that could have a picnic table, and to Walnut streets, at a cost of $56,750 from documentation. minor grading could make it easier to see Prefer Paving, over a $65,904 bid from ´,W GHĂ€QHV RXU KLVWRULF UHJLVWHU DQG XSKnife River Contracting. the river from the lot. dates our boundaries, and we’ve got to The council approved the Prefer Pav- keep it current,â€? Tangen said. The council will approve or punt on the ing bid, which includes grinding and decisions at a future meeting. “It enhances the protection,â€? Buchite compacting before 3 inches of asphalt is added. applied. ,Q RWKHU FRXQFLO EXVLQHVV • The November elections mean the Buchite noted that the city did an almost council approved doing their ballot can• The council agreed to pay $2,974 for UHSDLUV WR WKH Ă€UH GHSDUWPHQW¡V 3R- identical project for a stretch of roadway vassing on the same day as their council laris Ranger, which needs transmission two years ago nearby for $10,000 less, not- meeting, Nov. 11. The meeting is Tuesing the price of oil. work and a tune-up. day, due to Veterans Day. • The council approved installing an • The West Street gully project came • William Weber was approved as a in with two bids, and they were dramati- electric meter on the existing pole near planner for the upcoming Taylors Falls cally different, with one bid being over the former MnDOT lot on Bench Street, Lodge project, a development of 10 acres where the city installs holiday lighting. three times the low bid. north of Kennedy Court. Apparently when the city acquired the The gully project was approved last Weber is a planner who worked on the month and is near the elementary school. land years ago, they did not have a meter city’ s comprehensive plan in the past and It is a joint project with the Chisago installed on the pole where they plug in. recently went on his own. “Basically, they said to put a meter up County Soil and Water Conservation The cost of this work will be passed or we’re shutting the power off,â€? Buchite through to the developer. District. The winning bid came in at $15,380 said. • The council will send a letter of The cost to put a meter on the existing support for the South Chisago County for J & S General Contracting of Osceola. There was only one other bid, and it came pole will be just under $1,500, as opposed Congregate Dining Services, which is a to installing a separate pole and meter, weekly service. in at almost $48,000. The council approved the J & S low which might cost 10 times that amount. They will send the support letter to the • The council approved the purchase of Central Minnesota Council on Aging, to bid, although the city is going to be reima new second pump for lift station No. 1 help keep the service. bursed by the soil and water district. • The council approved a road recon- from Dakota Pump, at a cost of $34,409, which was the low bid and similar to

Siren Village purchases new squad car Charger that is nearing the end of its 100,000-mile warranty. If the village purchased another Dodge Charger, all the equipment that makes up a squad car could be transferred more easily from the old to the new squad car. Plus, if the new squad were purchased this year, there would be less miles driven on the old car after the warranty was expired. 7KH Ă€QDO UHDVRQ 6\EHUV JDYH ZDV WKDW the Charger’s 2015 model had an extensive makeover, and Sybers did not want to hassle with the glitches that often come ZLWK WKH Ă€UVW \HDU¡V PRGHO DIWHU DQ H[WHQ-

sive makeover. The 2014 Charger comes in three different versions. The one selected was the eight cylinder, all wheel drive for $24,345. The village has been saving for several years to replace the squad car and was planning on purchasing one in 2015, but the $19,000 saved so far was not enough to cover the price tag of the new squad. However, it is expected that the resale of the old squad should recapture most, if not all, the difference between the amount spent and the amount saved. The village expects to take delivery of

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Woman airlifted after Hwy. 8 crash Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS – A twovehicle crash on Hwy. 8 on the afternoon of Friday, July 11, led to serious injury to the woman driving one of the vehicles, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m on Friday at the intersection of 200th Street on Hwy. 8 in the Town of St. Croix Falls. Investigation revealed that a car driven by Randi Funk, 21, Dresser, turned onto Hwy. 8 from 220th Street, into the path of a car driven by Suzanne Sullivan of Phillips. While Sullivan and a passenger in the Funk vehicle suffered only minor injuries, the same was not true for Funk, who suffered serious injury in the crash. “She did require extrication and was

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Milltown Village discusses proposed cell phone tower Marty Seeger|6WDII ZULWHU MILLTOWN – The proposed construction of a cell phone tower in the village of Milltown was discussed at the monthly board meeting on Monday, July 14. The project seemed to have caught village board members off guard as they were informed of the tower through a public notice, one of which ran in the InterCounty Leader June 4. Minnesota Tower Holdings, LLC, plans to construct a 190foot monopole (199 feet overall) at Tiger Lane, approximately 700 feet east of Industrial Avenue, according to the published public notice. The main purpose of the notice was to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, “notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking.� Comments were to be submitted to: RAMAKER, Contractor for MTH, 1120 Dallas St., Sauk City, 53583, or by emailing history@ramaker.com within 30 days of the notice. John Klatt, president and CEO of Lakeland Communications in Milltown, was on hand Monday night to discuss thoughts and concerns about the project, asking the board if the persons responsible for planning the project had made an application to the village or approval of applications. “They haven’t contacted us,� said village President LouAnn White. Klatt said he had concerns about the location of the tower, which is near the southwest corner of the village, close to Lakeland Communications, which has two antennas. One of those is aiming toward Eau Claire, and Klatt felt it could raise interference issues. He also expressed concern about how far a tower stretching close to 200 feet should be from buildings in the event that 1 tips over. It was also mentioned by White that the only ordinance the village has in place is that a structure such as this cannot exceed 199 feet. Both Klatt and White planned to look

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Man wakes woman up with shotgun to face Facing multiple felony charges Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU COMSTOCK – A woman who woke up to having a former boyfriend holding a shotgun to her face was able to escape without injury after some quick thinking, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. According to the probable cause report Ă€OHG ZLWK WKH VKHULII¡V department, the woman woke up at just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, to a gun in the face as William Sallander, 39, is accused of ordering her stay quiet and hand him :LOODP 6DOODQGHU her cell phone, which he then took apart and threw the battery across the room. The victim had apparently ended a four-year-long relationship earlier, and Sallander did not take it well. The woman told police that Sallander

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Part-time representation at full-time pay, rural Wisconsin needs better? My opponent, the lawyer Adam JarMy name is Travis Schachtner, and I am chow, is promising more of the same. He a candidate for Assembly District 28. I am RIWHQ DVNHG ZK\ , DP UXQQLQJ IRU RIĂ€FH disregards the lack of active, full-time As a veteran I believe that it is an honor rural representation by declaring that Sefor any representative to be the voice of verson has “done a great job in moving the people at any level of government. Wisconsin in the right direction.â€? Really? Because of this, I was shocked and disap- What about attempts to roadblock legispointed when I heard our current Assem- lation to require testing of newborns for bly representative, Rep. Erik Severson, heart defects? Imposing levy limits on say at a Polk County GOP event, “I’ve local governments so that they are regot a great job that I really enjoy; this is quired to go into debt just to meet their just another extra thing that I’m doing.â€? basic needs? How about cutting state

funding for public schools, a necessity to maintain a thriving rural community’s future? We create success by focusing on creating opportunities in rural Wisconsin. Opportunity is created by focusing on developing small businesses within the state and stop trying to poach already established corporations in other states. It is created by funding public schools while pushing for an expansion of technical schools that offer curriculums addressing current market needs while developing a market for the future. Finally by em-

powering, not undermining, local governments and giving them the ability to dictate how their communities grow. We have had enough part-time politics and should demand the active, full-time rural representation we deserve. I am Travis Schachtner, and I think Madison has enough lawyers already, so on Nov. 4, vote for a veteran. Travis Schachtner Somerset

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opponent this fall. “He openly says that there’s nothing wrong with a contributor to a politician asking for special favors,â€? clucked state Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee. “Schimel’s comments suggest that those with power and money will have D JUHDWHU DELOLW\ WR LQĂ XHQFH OHJLVODWLRQ Âľ charged Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne chimed in: “Schimel and his Republican friends need to focus on making our communities safer, not protecting their pay-to-play buddies and stripping voters’ access to democracy.â€? But beyond the spin, it isn’t clear that Schimel and his Democratic rivals are all that far apart. The case at hand concerned a donor who was allowed to help draft a bill that would have eased his child support burden. The lawmaker who introduced the ELOO VWDWH 5HS -RHO .OHHĂ€VFK 5 2FRQRmowoc, withdrew it after the extent of the donor’s involvement came to light. Schimel, in his email, asserted that ´SROLWLFLDQV VKRXOG QRW VROLFLW Ă€QDQFLDO VXSSRUW LQ H[FKDQJH IRU WDNLQJ VSHFLĂ€F actions.â€? He adds in an interview that he has no reason to believe this occurred; his request to One Wisconsin Now for additional evidence went unanswered.

“There was nothing that suggested there was any kind of pay to play,â€? Schimel says. “Why is it wrong for a citizen who believes they have been wronged by a law to lobby a legislator, just as all sorts of special interests do?â€? The three Democrats, in separate interviews, agree that Schimel should have done more to investigate. “It might be criminal,â€? Richards says. “At a minimum, it doesn’t pass the smell test.â€? But all three stop well short of asserting that any laws were broken. “There may not be anything,â€? Ozanne says. An investigation, Happ says, “absolutelyâ€? could have concluded that no crime occurred. In fact, the Democrats and Schimel largely agree on what conduct is against the law — money for favors, quid pro quo. The only dispute is whether Schimel looked hard enough. All four candidates say the attorney general can play an important role on isVXHV RI FDPSDLJQ Ă€QDQFH DQG SXEOLF LQtegrity. “I think it’s unfortunate we’ve seen money so permeate the process,â€? Happ says. “We’ve got to work toward restoring people’s trust.â€? Ozanne offers similar VWDWHPHQWV DERXW WKH RIĂ€FH¡V QHHG WR SURtect “the integrity of the system.â€? Richards specifically calls for more transparency from independent groups

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Three generations race for World Championship titles ing against each other. Between the two of them, they admit taking many seconds and thirds, but just coming short of the win. “I had way too many races where I was LQ Ă€UVW SODFH ORRNLQJ WRZDUG WKH ZLQ EXW then sank because my engine would fail. I gave up a lot of races that way,â€? recalls Junior. Looking back to those years, Junior chuckles when he explains the rebuilding of sleds took place in the home garage with basically no parts on the market for modifying the sled like there are now. “The industry has really evolved,â€? he said. Speaking with the utmost respect and gratitude, Junior insists his early success ZDV GXH WR KLV IDWKHU¡V KHOS DQG VDFULĂ€FHV “He always made sure I had great running machines,â€? said Junior. “One year at

The McCurdy family hopes to bring home the gold this weekend Ă? times three Kerri Harter | Special to the Leader GRANTSBURG – It’s a story nearly two decades in the making, and as the 38th annual World Championship Snowmobile Watercross approaches, one family is hoping to add an exciting chapter to their material. Brian McCurdy, Jr., better known as “Junior,â€?, from Lindstrom, Minn., comes back to the pro open class after retiring in 2012. With a second and a win from the Ă€UVW WZR UDFHV WKLV VHDVRQ KH VHHPV WR have lost nothing in the two years away. Junior’s 16-year-old son Austin shines in his second year in the semi-pro open class. With two-for-two semi-pro open titles, from Moose Lake and Brainerd last month, he will be a force to be reckoned

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The 38th-Annual World Championship Snowmobile Watercross is set for this weekend, July 18 -20, on Memory Lake in downtown Grantsburg GRANTSBURG – Racers and fans alike are gearing up for the annual World Championship Snowmobile Watercross race this weekend. Over 100 racers, including top competitors from the United States and Canada, will compete on open water in both drags and oval classes. In addition to three days of IWA racing excitement, the event offers many other huge attractions. Vintage racing (open to anyone) starts the weekend on Friday. The Pit Crew “Dash for Cashâ€? race on Saturday evening is a thrilling competition incorporating pit crew participation. Freestyle Watercross, by Six Four Industries, is an incredible snowmobile jumping show. ,Q DGGLWLRQ Ă€QG ORWV RI IDPLO\ IXQ along the lake at food and beverage vendors, displayers, wrist-wrestling competition, street dances both Friday and Saturday evenings featuring topname regional bands, and a fabulous Ă€UHZRUNV GLVSOD\ RYHU WKH ODNH 6DWXUday at dusk. The three-day event is sponsored and run by Grantsburg Youth Hockey Association and volunteers from area civic organizations and businesses. Proceeds go to fund many local youth organizations and activities. Watercross racing is sanctioned by the International Watercross Association. Visit grantsburgwatercross.com for more information and for complete schedule of events.

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••• BALDWIN – The 2014 state area A/A-Major championship of the Wisconsin chapter of the North American Men’s Fastpitch Association will be held at Millpond Park in Baldwin July 25-27. Baldwin hosted the 2007 A/A-Major and AA/AA-Major state tourneys and drew a total of 23 teams. Hosting the A/A-Major only in 2010, Baldwin attracted 14 squads. Bol’s Lanes, of the host city, will be back to defend the A/A-Major crown they captured with an undefeated run at Middleton last season. Nearby teams expected to join them at this year’s event include Dugout Bar and Grill of Cushing, Bon Ton Bar of Luck, the Athletics of La Crosse, the Orangemen of Rice Lake, and Sawdust City of Eau Claire. Squads from Appleton, Kenosha, Prairie du Chien and suburban Madison have given verbal commitments to the event. With the tournament open to teams from neighboring states as well as Wisconsin it is anticipated that some of Minnesota’s ÀQHVW EDOO FOXEV ZLOO DOVR WDNH SDUW Grumpy’s Bar of Forest City, Iowa, a 2010 participant, has also indicated an interest in returning to Baldwin. This year’s NAFA World Series will be played in Moline, Ill., from early to mid-August. – submitted ••• WEBSTER – Three golfers in just one week recorded a hole-in-one at the Fox Run Golf Course in Webster recently. Two of them came on hole No. 8, a 101-yard regulation shot. Greg Eggers of Prescott used a pitching wedge on his hole-in-one and Mark Goodson of St. Paul, Minn., used 9-iron, and both were done on the same day, Saturday, July 12. Gavin Best RI 5LFKÀHOG Minn., shot his hole-in-one on the 170yard hole No. 5, Saturday, July 5, using a 3-wood.

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tories in the same week in two different cars is nothing unusual for veteran racer Brooke Tatnell. The thrilling manner in which his 27th career UMSS win came on Friday night, July 11, at the Open Wheel Nationals certainly was not something race fans have the privilege of watching every night though. Back in the familiar white No. 14 Nelson sprinter, Tatnell put on a show for the fans coming from the 18th starting position to sit in the Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup/Rock Auto Victory Lane at the one-quarter mile St. Croix Valley Raceway ZKHQ WKH Ă€QDO FKHFNHUV ZDYHG When Tatnell forgot to scale following his heat race, it meant the “Awesome Aussieâ€? who now resides in Forest Lake, Minn., would have to come from the back in both his challenge race and the main event. Tatnell tuned up for the feature by racing from 10th to fourth in the challenge, then started 18th in the feature. The three heats for the 20 cars on hand were won by 2013 UMSS Champion Chris Graf, Altoona, Iowa, driver Carson McCarl and Cam Schafer, who was doing double duty for the weekend in both sprint car divisions. Following challenge race victories by young Gunner Cummings and versatile racer from nearby Deer Park, Rick Kobs, Graf ended up the high-point earner. Graf drew WKH Ă€YH SLOO IRU WKH IHDWXUH UDFH LQYHUW 7KLV meant that Schafer and Kobs would occupy the front row. At the drop of the green, many fans were ZDWFKLQJ 7DWQHOO Ă€JXULQJ KH ZDV JRLQJ WR be one motivated driver coming through WKH Ă€HOG .REV OHG WKH Ă€UVW ODSV DV WKH race was slowed once under caution with six laps in. Tatnell was up to seventh in just six laps. McCarl challenged Kobs for the lead following the restart and took the top spot on lap 11. Two laps later, contact on the front stretch between Kobs and the lapped car of Dave Becker saw Becker slide sideways. Rookie racer Jamey Ogston got collected in the accident, causing heavy damage to his car and Becker’s sprinter. .REV DOVR OLPSHG LQWR WKH LQĂ€HOG DUHD DV DOO three cars were out of action. Tatnell was QRZ VLWWLQJ LQ Ă€IWK SODFH 7ZR ODSV ODWHU he advanced to fourth with the leaders in sight. 7KH WKLUG DQG Ă€QDO FDXWLRQ EOLQNHG RQ with 19 laps scored for a spin in turn four. This set the stage for a six-lap shootout to the checkers between McCarl and Tatnell. On lap 21, Tatnell edged by McCarl for the lead. McCarl battled hard to regain the top spot, but Tatnell was just too strong. McCarl had to settle for second. A very impressive run by rookie Ryan Bowers saw the No. 199 car equal his career-best thirdSODFH Ă€QLVK LQ MXVW KLV WK VWDUW LQ D ZLQJHG

sprint. Graf and Schafer completed the top Ă€YH &RPPHQWLQJ DIWHU WKH UDFHV 7DWQHOO stated, “We’re committed to race at Knoxville tomorrow night, but if they rain out early enough I want to be back here and try for a weekend sweep. It’s a blast racing with these guys, and the level of competiWLRQ KDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ JRWWHQ EHWWHU VLQFH ZKHQ , Ă€UVW VWDUWHG UXQQLQJ ZLWK WKH 8066 Âľ It did not take Mike Mueller long to earn his third career UMSS Traditional sprint FDU IHDWXUH ZLQ ,Q IDFW LW WRRN MXVW Ă€YH GD\V to be exact. Coming off his second career UMSS win at Proctor Speedway last Sunday night, Mueller held off Jimmy Kouba E\ PHUH LQFKHV IRU KLV Ă€UVW 6W &URL[ 9DOley Raceway win in a nonwinged sprint and his second consecutive in the series. 7KH Ă€QLVK ZDV VR FORVH WKDW 0XHOOHU VWDWHG afterward, “I wasn’t sure that I had won until they signaled me to go to victory lane. I saw Jimmy Kouba alongside of me racing to the checkers. Wow that was a fun race.â€? Mueller was joined by his father, Herb, and crew in Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup Victory Lane to celebrate his inaugural SCVR sprint car win. With 18 nonwinged traditional sprints signed in, equaling the series record for most cars on hand, three 10 lap heats were UXQ XVLQJ WKH XVXDO SDVVLQJ DQG Ă€QLVKLQJ point system. Rookie Jon Lewerer along with Johnny Parsons III and current point leader Cam Schafer won the heats. Schafer ended up being the high-point driver, and much to his chagrin, he drew the No. 8 pill for the feature race invert. Mueller and Jake Kouba sat on the front row for the 25-lap main event. Kouba took the early lead. The race was slowed after one lap for a spin and then again after two laps for a crash in turn two. Chase Viebrock got sideways and collected Parsons and 2011 TSCS Champion Kevin Bradwell. The cars of Parsons and Bradwell sustained extensive damage in the accident and were done for the night. Viebrock restarted at the tail but only lasted one lap before he pulled off with damage sustained to his car in the crash. Jake Kouba meanwhile opened up a comfortable lead over Mueller and Rob Caho Jr. when the race went JUHHQ DJDLQ 7KH WKLUG DQG Ă€QDO FDXWLRQ Ă HZ ZLWK ODSV VFRUHG ZKHQ 6FRWW %UDQGW bounced off the turn-two wall and stopped. Caho got on the binders and pitched his car sideways but still slid into Brandt’s car. The resulting contact pinched off a header on &DKR¡V FDU DQG KH UHWLUHG WR WKH LQĂ€HOG ,W appeared that the top lane was starting to work for Caho, but his night was over. Two laps after the restart, leader Jake Kouba suddenly pulled off the turn-one exit with smoke and steam coming from his 2K

sprinter. It was later discovered that the radiator cap had come off, ending his bid for his second win. Mueller sped past, as the UDFH VWD\HG XQGHU WKH JUHHQ Ă DJ With Jake Kouba out of the race, his father, Jimmy Kouba, began closing the gap on Mueller. Soon it was a two-car battle up front. Jimmy Kouba tried several times to get by Mueller, as the pair raced clean for WKH OHDG 2Q WKH Ă€QDO ODS LW ZDV D GUDJ UDFH off turn four to the checkers with Mueller winning by the closest of margins. Kouba settled for second but during post-race tech KLV FDU ZDV GLVTXDOLĂ€HG IRU WKDW SHVN\ LOlegal carburetor booster height infraction. Feature action for night two of the Open Wheel Nationals started with what should have been thought impossible. The UMSS Traditional Sprints topped the ultra-excitLQJ Ă€QLVK RI WKH SUHYLRXV QLJKW¡V UDFH E\ stretching the tension over the entire 25 laps and including six cars in the race-long battle for the win. Following an openinglap caution, the feature ran nonstop to the checkers. The outcome was not determined until two-time and defending series champion Rob Caho Jr. of Wyoming, Minn., pulled off a last-lap, last-corner pass coming out of turn four to the checkers! Rookie driver Mike Walters had been absolutely impressive in this race, leading 24-3/4 laps of the feature only to lose out to Caho in the ZDQLQJ PRPHQWV FRPLQJ WR WKH Ă€QLVK )RU Caho, it was his fourth win of the season and 19th career TSCS triumph. In his post-race interview from victory lane, Caho stated, “I saw the two-to-go sigQDO DQG Ă€JXUHG , EHWWHU QRW EH D SDQV\ DQG get up on the steering wheel if I wanted to win this deal.â€? Get up on the wheel he did, as the high groove was to Caho’s liking as it is on many race nights. The crowd went wild as Caho powered around the top side in turns three and four while Walters held to his line that he had run the entire race about a car length or so above the bottom. For the second night in a row, the outcome was in doubt to the checkers. You just cannot get much better racing in any division for that matter, than what was witnessed by fans in the TSCS sprints at the 2014 edition of the Open Wheel Nationals. After point leader Cam Schafer and Jimmy Kouba won the heat races, Schafer earned the right to pull the invert pill. SchaIHU GUHZ D Ă€YH SLOO ZKLFK SXW 0LNH :DOters and Jimmy Kouba on the front row for the feature. The caution blinked on before one lap could be completed when Chase Viebrock, Johnny Parsons III and Jeff Pellersels tangled in turn four. All cars were able to restart, but Parsons dropped out

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Watercross/from previous page Grantsburg, my mod sled broke in drags and my dad pulled out of pro open to let me race his sled for the weekend in semi-pro open. All in all my dad could have won plenty of races if he hadn’t worried more about my racing efforts.â€? At the height of the father-son duo’s racing years, together they ran up to four different sleds in six different classes. During that time, Senior also devoted his time to serving on the IWA Board of Directors. “It was crazy busy!â€? said Junior. In 2002 Junior moved up to the pro open class and took the win at a race in Illinois the next year. “With my dad’s help I was able to not RQO\ JHW P\ Ă€UVW RYDO ZLQ HYHU EXW , DOVR JRW WKH 0F&XUG\V¡ Ă€UVW SUR RSHQ ZLQ )RU PH WKDW Ă€UVW ZLQ ZLOO DOZD\V EH WKH best memory of my dad and I racing together,â€? said Junior, acknowledging the team effort that got him there. “The look on his face when I came back to take the FKHFNHG Ă DJ ZDV DZHVRPH Âľ A few years later at a practice pond, Junior rode a Yamaha owned by his friend, past World Champion Joey Strub. Together the two built a Yamaha for Junior to race which brought him pro open yearend points titles in 2008 and 2010. “I wish I would have ridden his sled sooner!â€? laughed Junior.

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SCVR/from previous page a few laps later. The race would then run nonstop to the checkers, as Walters held a narrow lead for most of the race with six cars in the lead pack. Positions changed hands before Walters on several occasions as the laps clicked off under green. Jimmy Kouba challenged for the lead, then Caho took a peak up top, and then Schafer was in the battle. Mike Mueller and Jake Kouba also were in the lead pack. &RPLQJ WR WKH ZKLWH à DJ &DKR ZDV gaining ground up top and had moved past Schafer into second a few laps earlier. Caho roared around the high side at both ends of the track while Walters was steady and strong in the lower groove he had been running throughout the race. As Caho SRZHUHG RII WXUQ IRXU RQ WKH ÀQDO ODS the blue No. 78 slipped by the white No. 27 with the crowd cheering. Caho crossed the line about a car length ahead for the win. Walters certainly caught the attention of fans and fellow drivers with his strong performance. Schafer, Jimmy Kouba, Mueller and Jake Kouba completed the top six. Another rookie competitor, Alex Peper, also turned in a very solid effort with a VHYHQWK SODFH ÀQLVK IROORZHG E\ 9LHEURFN Josh Hendrickson and Mike Haseltine. Night two for the WISSOTA Midwest 0RGLÀHGV KDG 'DQ :KHHOHU DQG WKLUG heat race winner John Remington sitting on the front row with Remington showing the way at the start. Justin Oestreich fol-

lowed Remington through lap four, and WRRN RYHU WKH SRLQW RQ WKH Ă€IWK FLUFXLW Jason VandeKamp took over second on lap eight, followed by Mitch Weiss, Cory Crapser, Tony Schill and Jason Schill. &UDSVHU JDLQHG WKLUG DW WKH FURVVHG Ă DJV while Oestreich continued to lead over VandeKamp. Inside of 10 laps to go, the top two exchanged positions and Oestreich EULHĂ \ GULIWHG EDFN WR WKLUG When Crapser was unable to continue after a late caution, Oestreich was back up to second. At the end of 25 laps, VandeKamp claimed his second Open Wheel Nationals title and third OWN feature win over Oestreich, Jason Schill, Travis Saurer and Tony Schill. With the IRA 410 Outlaw Sprints rained out at Rice Lake Speedway, Scotty Thiel and his team decided to head over to the St. Croix Valley Raceway on Saturday, July 12, and pull their 360 sprint car out of the hauler in an attempt to repeat his Open Wheel Nationals title from last year. At the end of the night, the young Sheboygan racer once again was “The Real Dealâ€? at the quarter-mile bullring winning in his second appearance of the season with the UMSS. Thiel celebrated with his crew following his eighth career UMSS victory in Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup/Rock Auto Victory Lane to conclude the UMSS portion of the this popular annual event. Commenting after the win, Thiel stated,

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“We are racing with the IRA full time this season and running wherever we can when they don’t race. With Rice Lake raining out early, it was an easy decision to head over here and race with the UMSS at a track where we have had success in the past. The UMSS always thanks us for racing with them, and that is something we don’t always see over on the other side of the state. I have to thank my parents, my awesome crew and all of our sponsors for giving me the opportunity to drive a sprint car. It’s a blast!â€? :LWK WKH Ă€HOG SDUHG GRZQ D IHZ FDUV from the opening night due to three drivers heading to Knoxville and four cars out of action on account of crash damage or mechanical issues, the 14 cars on hand ran two heats and two Challenge races to set the lineup for their 25-lap main event. 2013 UMSS Champion Chris Graf of Glencoe ZRQ WKH Ă€UVW KHDW ZKLOH 8066 Champion Jerry Richert Jr. of Forest Lake topped the second heat. Challenge race victories went to Thiel and rookie Ryan “Showtimeâ€? Bowers of Ham Lake. Bowers FRQWLQXHV WR LPSUHVV LQ KLV Ă€UVW \HDU EHhind the wheel of a winged sprint car, and he was the high-point driver following the XVXDO GRXEOH URXQG RI TXDOLĂ€HUV %RZHUV found the pill draw to his liking when he pulled the zero pill for a straight-up start EDVHG RQ SDVVLQJ DQG Ă€QLVKLQJ SRLQWV IURP the heats and challenge races. Thiel would line up outside Bowers on the front row. Thiel left little doubt in anyone’s mind that he would be the car to beat, as he blasted to the early lead on the second start attempt following a caution on the opening lap when Cam Schafer spun in turn four. Schafer would restart tail-end and make DQ LPSUHVVLYH FKDUJH WKURXJK WKH Ă€HOG WKRXJK $ VWUHWFK RI ODSV RI JUHHQ Ă DJ racing saw Thiel pull out to a commanding lead while Graf garnered the runnerup spot on lap eight from Bowers. With Schafer coming all the way from the tail to battle Graf for second, his bid for a victory came to an end when he sat sideways in turn four with steam coming from under the hood with 22 laps scored. Thiel’s big lead was erased with Graf and Bowers now right behind him. Thiel was able to hold

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2014 spring waterfowl surveys reflect mostly good to excellent breeding populations USFWS survey shows highest UĆ SĆ waterfowl population in ŗśőyear history MADISON - Waterfowl breeding populations in 2014 are mostly good to excellent in Wisconsin and North America, according to recent surveys by state, fedHUDO DQG &DQDGLDQ ZLOGOLIH RIĂ€FLDOV The surveys were conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The USFWS survey showed the highest North American duck population estimate in the 59-year history of the survey. “While some recent variations in statelevel waterfowl surveys are difficult to interpret, overall, we have excellent news regarding waterfowl populations in North America,â€? said Kent Van Horn, DNR migratory waterfowl biologist. “Population data is good to excellent across North America with good wetland conditions to support promising local and continental duck and goose populations.â€? The full report is available by searching the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for waterfowl breeding population survey.â€? In addition to Wisconsin’s breeding population study, two additional sources of information regarding yearly waterfowl breeding conditions are used to determine fall season structure. A cooperative survey organized by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources provides annual data on Canada geese. Roughly 60 percent of Wisconsin’s regular goose season harvest is supported by Canada geese nesting in northern Ontario. $ Ă€QDO SLHFH RI VXSSOHPHQWDO LQIRUPDtion is provided by the USFWS through their breeding waterfowl survey for the northern U.S., Canada and Alaska.

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duck breeding is expected to be high overall. Wetland conditions were on the rise in all regions of Wisconsin’s breeding waterfowl survey - this should provide good brood-rearing habitat. However, ZLGHVSUHDG Ă RRGLQJ D ODWH ZLQWHU DQG irregular migration timing impacted survey conditions and created challenges in generating state population estimates. The four most abundant ducks in Wisconsin’s fall hunting harvest make up close to 75 percent of the total harvest and include mallards, wood ducks, greenwinged teal and blue-winged teal. Van Horn notes that many of the mallards and wood ducks harvested in Wisconsin come from birds that breed in Wisconsin, while about two-thirds of the blue-winged teal harvested in Wisconsin are raised in other prairie regions. Most green-winged teal migrate into Wisconsin from boreal forests in Canada. “The recent trend of wet conditions, increasing duck numbers and liberal regulations is very exciting,â€? said Van Horn. “Many older waterfowl hunters have experienced years with drought, shorter seasons and low breeding populations -with the help of many agencies, conservation organizations and hunters, we have placed ourselves in a position to enjoy great hunting all over the continent.â€? In Wisconsin, the spring waterfowl survey provided mixed results, with a total breeding population estimate of roughly 395,000 ducks. This estimate shows a decrease from 2013 and is below the long term average. “These are population estimates, not exact counts, so changes of 20 percent (whether an increase or decrease) may not UHĂ HFW DQ\ UHDO FKDQJH LQ WKH DFWXDO SRSXlation and are best viewed as trends,â€? Van Horn said. The trend in the total breeding duck population in Wisconsin has been relatively consistent the last ten years in the range of 500,000 total ducks. The mallard and wood duck portions of this state total have provided more stable contributions, while the blue-winged teal and “other duckâ€? survey estimates have been more variable. Mallards are the No. 1 duck in the fall bag, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total fall duck harvest in Wisconsin.

The 2014 continental mallard population estimate of 10.9 million is the second highest on record. The Wisconsin mallard population estimate of 159,000 is statistically unchanged from 2013 and consistent with a stable trend experienced over the past 10 years. The second most abundant duck in Wisconsin, registering at close to 20 percent of the total fall harvest, is the wood duck. The 2014 breeding population estimate of 104,000 is similar to 2013 and consistent with a stable trend experienced over the last 10 years. The continental blue-winged teal estimate of 8.5 million was the third highest for that species, while the 2014 Wisconsin blue-winged teal breeding population estimate of 34,000 is down from 2013. A trend in the state population estimate for blue-winged teal for the last 10 years is not clear, due to challenging survey issues and high annual variation in population estimates. Conservation funding and the efforts of Wisconsin’s waterfowl hunters have protected and managed wetland and upland habitats crucial to the maintenance of these breeding duck populations statewide.

total statewide goose harvest,â€? said Van Horn. According to Van Horn, two populations of Canada geese represent most of the geese in Wisconsin during the fall. Wisconsin’s locally breeding Canada geese represent over 90 percent of the goose harvest for the early season from Sept. 1-15 and about 40 percent of the harvest during the later regular goose season. Most of the remaining 60 percent of regular season goose harvest is supported by a second population of Canada geese that breed along the Hudson Bay coast in northern Ontario. Although Wisconsin shares this population with other states, it is unique in that these birds comprise over half of the state’s annual harvest. In neighboring states, like Minnesota, locally breeding birds comprise the majority of harvest. This breeding population of Canada geese appears to be at normal levels, with an estimated 2014 breeding population of 323,099. These data are similar to estimates in 2013 and the longterm average. Overall, 2014 looks to be an excellent year for duck and Canada goose populations. With survey data now available, federal and state biologists are conducting analyses and harvest projections to &DQDGD JHHVH The 2014 Wisconsin breeding Canada help form hunting season structure in the goose population estimate of 126,000 was coming weeks. As a part of this process, similar to 2013 and the average spanning DNR staff will meet with state, federal the last decade. Wisconsin’s resident and provincial agencies at the Mississippi breeding Canada goose population may Flyway Council meeting in late July. Folbe stabilizing at 120,000 after a long-term lowing the council meeting and USFWS Regulations Committee meetings, these increase. “We expect a healthy Canada goose organizations will use further coordinapopulation this fall, particularly for the tion to guide 2014 waterfowl hunting early September Canada goose season regulations. For more information, please visit dnr. 6HSW ZLWK D Ă€YH ELUG GDLO\ EDJ limit), which makes up one-third of our wi.gov and search keyword waterfowl.

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Trustee fails to regain seat on board

Luck’s financial position reviewed by auditor

Mary Stirrat | 6WDII ZULWHU LUCK — A request from former Luck Trustee Bob Determan to be reinstated to the village board failed Wednesday, July 9, to gain a majority vote, leaving Determan’s seat vacant for the time being. Trustees Mike Broten, Rebecca Rowe, and Alan Tomlinson voted against reappointing Determan to the board. In favor were Trustees Ross Anderson and Dave Rasmussen, along with board President Peter Demydowich. The tie vote meant that the request for reappointment failed. Determan submitted his resignation June 20, but later reconsidered and sought reinstatement as a board trustee. “I’m sorry, Bob,â€? Demydowich commented after the vote. “No problem,â€? responded Determan. 7KHUH DUH WZR RSWLRQV IRU Ă€OOLQJ WKH YDFDQW position. Either Demydowich can nominate an individual to the position, who would then need to be approved by a majority vote RI WKH ERDUG RU LW FDQ EH Ă€OOHG QH[W $SULO through the election process.

creased from $291,300 at the end of 2012 to $166,800 at the end of 2013, but Geyen again said that the audit numbers are a speFLÀF VQDSVKRW Expenses were up, he said, by $180,000, which impacts the village’s cash reserves. Some was planned for,

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such as the tax refund to United Pioneer Home and street project. The unassigned reserve fund, he noted, decreased to 17 percent of annual expenditures. “You want to have a minimum of 33 percent,� he said, “as a general rule of thumb.� The village debt service and water utilities, he noted, were strong, but the sewer fund continues to lose money. This will be remedied when rate increases are put in place with the upcoming wastewater treatment improvement project. Regarding the golf course, Geyen pointed out that the amount owed to the village by the golf course increased from $25,000 in 2012 to $95,000 in 2013.

A plethora of issues at Grantsburg Village Board

Gregg Westigard|6WDII ZULWHU GRANTSBURG – Plethora was the common word at the Grantsburg Village Board meeting Monday, July 14. When Police Chief Jeff Schinzing opened his report by saying he had a plethora (abundance) of things to talk about, he set the tone for the rest of the long meeting. A number of issues were talked about, including what to do with bad buildings in the village, where the bears have gone, and a complaint that there are too many police sitting outside the bars at night. All seven council members were present for the meeting.

Weigman, one of the bartenders, said the presence, with up to four cars parked in the area, was making the bar customers feel harassed. Business was down, she said. Schinzing said that the village does not have four poOLFH FDUV DQG GRHV QRW KDYH PXOWLSOH RIĂ€FHUV RQ GXW\ DW WKH VDPH WLPH +H VDLG WKDW RWKHU RIĂ€FHUV IURP WKH VKHULII¡V RIĂ€FH DQG WKH VWDWH SDWURO PLJKW EH SDUNHG QHDU WKH bars, sometimes. Council member Dale Dresel said, “I’d rather have the police nail the intoxicated drivers before they get in their cars.â€? Weigman said, “We just want a compromise. We want to make a living. And we want to work with the police.â€?

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has built a new house in Grantsburg, the only new house in the village for years, Rolloff said. He added that the house is very nice and has great new owners. Several council members praised Habitat for its work and for its screening process, calling the project a success.

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Business was never connected to city sewer Greg Marsten|6WDII ZULWHU ST. CROIX FALLS – A sewer line that was thought to have been plugged or damaged turned out to be a septic tank instead, according to St. Croix Falls City Administrator Joel Peck, as the common council approved refunding money from the past seven years for the business. Peck said they thought the business had a bad line this spring, but when they opened the ground, they found something else entirely. “It was a septic tank that was extremely full,â€? he said. The city had no idea the barbershop was not hooked up to the city sewer, so they approved going back seven years to refund for those service, which amounts to just $508. “She was paying for services that weren’t delivered,â€? Peck said, noting that the business is now hooked up to the city sewer services. The refund amount is what is allowed under state law, and they can only go back seven years, as well. In other council business: • The council approved the temporary closure of State Street for Saturday, July

SCF refunds ghost sewer line costs stipulation that the parties inform the residents nearby. The event will go until midnight and will have a DJ and dance on the plaza Aug. 23. • Two payments for the pending wastewater treatment plant project were approved for Rice Lake Construction group. The two payments are for $285,900 and $477,248. • The council approved the low bid of $7,030 from Monarch Paving to repair three areas where the city had water main breaks or work this winter. The three locations are on Vincent, Kentucky and Jefferson streets. • The council approved a $3,966 bid to upgrade the city hall phone system, from CenturyLink. • An aging, hand-held water meter reader can no longer be charged and is now unserviceable, leading to a new unit for $6,500 and a $840 master stand for charging at two locations. 6W &URL[ )DOOV &LW\ $GPLQLVWUDWRU -RHO 3HFN OHIW LQIRUPHG WKH FRPPRQ FRXQFLO RI D JKRVW VHZHU The old unit was a decade old and no OLQH WKDW ZDV QHYHU KRRNHG XS IRU D ORFDO EXVLQHVV DV WKH\ KDG D VHSWLF WDQN IURP PDQ\ \HDUV longer could be updated. DJR z 3KRWR E\ *UHJ 0DUVWHQ • Mayor Brian Blesi said the city will KDYH Ă€UH WUXFN ELGV LQ KDQG E\ -XO\ 19, as they celebrate a “mini-Wannigan ing parade downtown on Sept. 19, start- but they will not discuss the issue until Daysâ€? with a pool tournament, live band ing at 2:20 p.m., as in the past. WKHLU Ă€UVW $XJXVW PHHWLQJ ZKHQ LW ZLOO EH ‡ $ UHTXHVW IRU XVLQJ DPSOLĂ€HG PXVLF an agenda item. and craft sale. • The council approved the St. Croix on the plaza at the city library for a wedFalls High School to have their homecom- ding reception was approved, with the

Polk County Board hears condition of county

Status of jail library questioned

Gregg Westigard|6WDII ZULWHU BALSAM LAKE – The monthly meeting of the Polk County Board Tuesday, July 15, started with two questions during public comments, what happened to the jail library and the funds set aside to set it up, and how do citizens receive compensation for dog damage claims. County Administrator Dana Frey delivered his latest Condition of the County report, and the county librarians made a presentation of libraries together with a request for full funding. The meeting concluded with an

unresolved discussion on county committee operations and compensation. The question of the jail library and books for inmates was raised by Kathryn Keinholz. She said that when the county central library was closed in 2012, funds were to be directed for the continuation of the jail reading and literacy program in 2013. Keinholz said $25,000 was budgeted for that program as part of the law enforcement budget. She said the jail books program had been highly successful and asked what happened to the $25,000 and what is happening now to get books into the jail. There is no money to pay dog damage claims, Dan King, Laketown town chair,

told the board. There was recently a second expensive claim for dog damage in his town, with both claims involving the same dog, he said. But the dog license fees go to the Arnell shelter, leaving no funds to cover claims. King said Polk is the only county not paying dog claims. Public comments do not get an immediate response from the board, so followup on the comments may come at a future meeting. ´7KLV LV WKH Ă€UVW UHDOO\ SRVLWLYH ORRNing ahead in a long time,â€? Frey said. “But there are still many residents unemployed and underemployed.â€? The full Condition of Polk County report will be reviewed next week and will

be posted on the county website. The 10 county libraries are active and used by a wide variety of resident for many purposes. The residents using the libraries come from all parts of the county, but the villages pay a large share of the cost of providing services to rural residents. The county librarians are asking that the levy funding that collects money from rural residents to cover their share of library usage be increased to the full allowed amount. The board will look at this funding, called the Act 150 levy, during its budget approval in the fall.

Webster First Baptist Church adds addition

New foyer already gives space for deeper fellowship

Sherill Summer|6WDII ZULWHU WEBSTER - The First Baptist Church in Webster is more spacious now that a $120,000 addition is almost complete. It creates a new library, coatroom, coffee area and more than doubles the size of the foyer. Still left to complete is the landscaping outside and putting up directional signs inside, but already Pastor Tim Quinn is noticing the difference the addition makes each Sunday morning. “The old foyer was so small that it formed a bottleneck at the end of the service. The congregation was almost pushed out the door.� Now there is room for fellowship after

the service, and Quinn thinks church fellowship is more than just a nicety; it’s a VLJQLĂ€FDQW SDUW RI EHLQJ SDUW RI D FKXUFK body. It is his hope that now that there is more casual fellowship taking place each Sunday, it will have the space to develop into a deeper conversation, and this, in turn, can lead to a greater sense of unity within the church body so that they feel like they are part of a family. The new addition also completes a project decades in the making. After the sanctuary was built in the 1960s, a couple of additions were built to the church, but they were placed far enough away from the sanctuary that either the sanctuary or the foyer could be increased. The foyer that was replaced was intended to be temporary so it was not even attached to the sanctuary. This “temporaryâ€? foyer had been in place for at least a decade.

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TOWN OF STERLING MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held Mon., July 21, 2014, At The Cushing Community Center At 7:00 p.m.

Agenda: Clerk minutes, Treasurer report, Board vote on approval of ordinance opening town roads for ATV use, Ciitizen input, Board vote on road closure of Main Street for Cushing Fun Days held in August, Approval of operators licenses; Road maint. report, Set August agenda, Pay bills and adjournment. 609932 48L 38a Julie Peterson, Clerk (July  2,  9,  16) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Rural  American  Bank  -­  Luck n/k/a  Frandsen  Bank  &  Trust Plaintiff, vs. Diane  L.  Rudesill  a/k/a  Diane  Rudesill  a/k/a  Dianne  L.  Rudesill,  and  Rodney  R.  Egge  Sr.  a/k/a/  Rodney  R.  Egge, and Northwestern  Wisconsin  Electric  Co., Defendants. File  No.  13-­CV-­535 Case  Code  No.:  30404 Case  Type: Foreclosure  of  Mortgage NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  the  15th  day  of  January,  2014,  I  will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  on  the  24th  day  of  July,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m.,  all  of  the  following-­ described  mortgaged  premises  to-­wit: Part  of  the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (NE  1/4  SE  1/4),  Section  Twenty-­ nine  (29),  Township  Thirty-­ seven  (37)  North,  Range  Sev-­ enteen  (17)  West,  as  de-­ scribed  in  Volume  433  Rec-­ ords,  page  537,  as  Document  No.  403469,  Town  of  West  Sweden,  Polk  County,  Wis. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1603  State  Highway  48,  Town  of  West  Sweden. TERMS  OF  THE  SALE:  Cash  due  upon  confirmation  of  sale. DOWN  PAYMENT:  Ten  percent  (10%)  of  amount  bid  by  cer-­ tified  check  due  at  time  of  sale. Dated  at  Balsam  Lake,  Wis-­ consin,  this  23rd  day  of  June,  2014. Peter  M.  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin GRINDELL  LAW  OFFICES,  S.C. P.O.  Box  585 Frederic,  WI  54837 715-­327-­5561 Plaintiff’s  Attorney >5(?37

%UDQGRQ / %HOLVOH :HEVWHU IDLOXUH WR DSSHDU -XQH (July  16,  23,  30) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY FEDERAL  NATIONAL  MORTGAGE  ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs. THE  ESTATE  OF  EDGAR  M.  MILLER  JR.,  c/o  Diane  S.  Diel,  Special  Administrator;Íž  and  CAROLYN  SIMONIS  and  JOHN  DOE  unknown  spouse  of  Carolyn  Simonis  Defendants. Case  No.  14-­CV-­67 Code  No.  30404 Foreclosure  of  Mortgage Dollar  Amount  Greater  Than  $5,000.00  NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  May  9,  2014,  in  the  amount  of  $56,571.39,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  12,  2014,  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  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:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  located  at  1005  West  Main  St.,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Parcel  in  the  NW  1/4  of  the  NE  1/4,  Section  26-­37-­17,  described  as  follows: Commencing  510  Feet  East  of  the  NW  corner  of  the  NW  1/4  of  NE  1/4;Íž  thence  South  180  Feet;Íž  Thence  East  298  feet;Íž  Thence  North  180  Feet;Íž  thence  West  298  Feet  to  the  point  of  beginning,  Town  of  West  Sweden,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1338  320th  Avenue,  Town  of  West  Sweden. TAX  KEY  NO.:  048-­00603-­0000.  Peter  M.  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  WI O’DESS  AND  ASSOCIATES,  S.C. Attorneys  for  Plaintiff 1414  Underwood  Avenue Suite  403 Wauwatosa,  WI  53213 (414)  727-­1591 O’Dess  and  Associates,  S.C.,  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  and  any  information  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  If  you  have  previously  received  a  Chapter  7  Discharge  in  Bank-­ ruptcy,  this  correspondence  should  not  be  construed  as  an  attempt  to  collect  a  debt. 609692 WNAXLP

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(July  2,  9,  16) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Agenda: Clerk’s report; treasLVNV  Funding  LLC  as  urer’s report; open forum; road successor  in  interest  to  report; pay bills; and review corBeneficial  Financial  I  Inc. respondence. c/o  Messerli  &  Kramer  PA Patsy Gustafson, 3033  Campus  Drive,  Suite  250 Town Clerk 610068 48L Plymouth,  MN  55441 Plaintiff, vs. (July  2,  9,  16) Jeff  L.  Kiekhoefer STATE  OF  WISCONSIN 1247B  175th  Ave. CIRCUIT  COURT New  Richmond,  WI  54017-­6507 POLK  COUNTY Defendant(s). IN  THE  MATTER  OF  THE  SUMMONS ESTATE  OF Case  Code:  30301 CAROL  M.  ANDERSON Case  No.  14CV164 Order  Setting  Time  to  Hear  Petition  for  Administration  and  THE  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Deadline  for  Filing  Claims To  each  person  named  above  (Formal  Administration) as  a  Defendant(s): Case  No.  14  PR  54 You  are  hereby  notified  that  A  petition  for  formal  admini-­ the  Plaintiff  named  above  has  stration  was  filed. filed  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  against  you.  The  Com-­ THE  COURT  FINDS: The  decedent  with  date  of  plaint,  which  is  attached,  states  birth  July  10,  1940,  and  date  of  the  nature  and  basis  of  the  legal  death  July  24,  2011,  was  domi-­ action. Within  forty  (40)  days  of  July  ciled  in  Polk  County,  State  of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  2,  2014,  you  must  respond  with  address  of  200  Seminole  Ave.,  a  written  answer,  as  that  term  is  used  in  chapter  802  of  the  Lot  7,  Osceola,  WI  54020. Wisconsin  Statutes,  to  the  THE  COURT  ORDERS: Complaint.  The  court  may  reject  1.  The  petition  be  heard  at  the  or  disregard  an  answer  that  Polk  County  Courthouse,  does  not  follow  the  requirements  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Br.  2,  of  the  statutes.  The  answer  before  Circuit  Court  Judge,  must  be  sent  or  delivered  to  the  Jeffery  L.  Anderson  on  July  25,  court,  whose  address  is  Lois  2014,  at  8:45  a.m. Hoff  Clerk  of  Circuit  Court,  1005  You  do  not  need  to  appear  West  Main  Street,  Ste.  300,  unless  you  object.  The  petition  Balsam  lake,  WI  54810  and  to  may  be  granted  if  there  is  no  Messerli  &  Kramer  PA,  Plaintiff’s  objection. attorney,  whose  address  is  3033  2.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  Campus  Drive,  Ste.  250,  claim  against  the  decedent’s  Plymouth,  MN  55441.  You  may  estate  is  October  14,  2014. have  an  attorney  help  or  rep-­ 3.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  resent  you. Polk  County  Courthouse,  If  you  do  not  provide  a  proper  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  answer  within  forty  (40)  days,  500. the  court  may  grant  judgment  4.  Heirship  will  be  determined  against  you  for  the  award  of  at  the  hearing  on  petition  for  money  or  other  legal  action  final  judgment. requested  in  the  Complaint, 5.  Publication  of  this  notice  is  and  you  may  lose  your  right notice  to  any  persons  whose  to  object  to  anything  that  is  or  names  or  addresses  are  may  be  incorrect  in  the  unknown. Complaint.  A  judgment  may  be  The  names  or  addresses  of  enforced  as  provided  by  law.  A  the  following  interested  persons  judgment  awarding  money  may  (if  any)  are  not  known  or  rea-­ become  a  lien  against  any  real  sonably  ascertainable:  Jeffrey  estate  you  own  now  or  in  the  Sjolander. future,  and  may  also  be  enforced  by  garnishment  or  sei-­ BY  THE  COURT: zure  of  property. Jeffrey  L.  Anderson Hon.  Jeffery  L.  Anderson MESSERLI  &  KRAMER  PA June  24,  2014 Patrick  D.  Newman,  #1093942 Joel  D.  Schlitz 3033  Campus  Drive,  Ste.  250 110  Second  Street Plymouth,  MN  55441 Hudson,  WI  54016 Phone:  763-­548-­7900 715-­386-­3200 Fax:  763-­548-­7922 >5(?37 Bar  No.:  1050236 >5(?37

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(July  2,  9,  16) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Rural  American  Bank  -­  Luck n/k/a  Frandsen  Bank  &  Trust Plaintiff, vs. Diane  L.  Rudesill  a/k/a  Diane  Rudesill  a/k/a  Dianne  L.  Rudesill,  and  Rodney  R.  Egge  Sr.  a/k/a/  Rodney  R.  Egge, and Northwestern  Wisconsin  Electric  Co., Defendants. File  No.  13-­CV-­535 Case  Code  No.:  30404 Case  Type: Foreclosure  of  Mortgage NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  in  the  above-­entitled  action  on  the  15th  day  of  January,  2014,  I  will  sell  at  public  auction  at  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  on  the  24th  day  of  July,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m.,  all  of  the  following-­ described  mortgaged  premises  to-­wit: The  East  11  feet  of  Lot  One  (1)  and  the  West  35  feet  of  Lot  Two  (2),  Block  Eight  (8),  First  Addition  to  Lawson  City,  Village  of  Luck,  located  in  the  Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Northwest  Quarter  (SE  1/4  NW  1/4),  Section  Twenty-­eight  (28),  Township  Thirty-­six  (36)  North,  Range  Seventeen  (17)  West,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  105  East  North  Avenue,  Luck,  WI. TERMS  OF  THE  SALE:  Cash  due  upon  confirmation  of  sale. DOWN  PAYMENT:  Ten  percent  (10%)  of  amount  bid  by  cer-­ tified  check  due  at  time  of  sale. Dated  at  Balsam  Lake,  Wis-­ consin,  this  23rd  day  of  June,  2014. Peter  M.  Johnson,  Sheriff Polk  County,  Wisconsin GRINDELL  LAW  OFFICES,  S.C. P.O.  Box  585 Frederic,  WI  54837 715-­327-­5561 Plaintiff’s  Attorney >5(?37

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The Polk County Dept. of Administration is accepting applications for one (1) member to serve on the Indianhead Federated Library System. Persons appointed to serve on the Indianhead Federated Library System will have office of 2 years. For consideration as a prospective member of the Indianhead Federated Library System, an eligible person shall reside within the county. To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: Office of County Administrator; 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220; Balsam Lake, WI 54810; by July 21, 2014. Any questions, contact: Tammy Peterson, Dept. of Administration: 715-485-9212. 3

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The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 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 the 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.) ANDREW & MELISSA SCHRADER request a special exception to Article 8D1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a tourist rooming house. Property affected is: 1254 Leeland Ln., Lot 8, CSM #6066, part of Gov’t. Lot 2, Sec. 1/T34N/ R17W, Town of Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake (class 1). JOHN & MARJORIE GREVICH TRUST request a special exception to Article 8D4 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a rock shop. Property affected is: Across road from 235 E. Lower Pine Lake Ln., part of NE1/4 of the SW1/4, Sec. 23/T32N/R18W, Town of Alden. SHIRLEY WRUBEL requests a variance to Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a garage less than 63’ from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 1939 Long Lake Ln., part of the SW1/4 of the NW1/4, Sec. 25/T35N/R15W, Town of Johnstown, Long Lake (class 2). 609581 47-48L WNAXLP ERIC & LAURA GIESEKING/MARK BROWN request a variance to Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a shed less than 63’ from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 2926 216th St., Lot 9, Peterson & Nelson Shores, Sec. 4/T36N/R18W, Town of Laketown, Long Trade Lake (class 1).

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Burnett Dairy Co-op is currently accepting applications for a 3rd-shift Maintenance Technician. This is a full-time position, 8 p.m. - 4 a.m., with a competitive benefits package. This position performs maintenance for the cheese factory buildings, equipment and some grounds work. Applicant must be able to climb ladders, lift up to 60 lbs. and be able to spend long hours on feet. Preferred applicants will have welding experience, electrical background, fabricating and mechanical knowledge. Maintenance experience in a food manufacturing facility also preferred. Must be reliable and able to troubleshoot and work independently in a fast-paced working environment.

Applications are available at: www.burnettdairy.com/employment or you can apply for this position at the Burnett Dairy office, 11631 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 54840.

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT HEALTHCARE ANALYST

Enjoy the beautiful North Woods of Wisconsin where hiking, skiing and fishing abound. Spooner Health System (SHS) is looking for a motivated professional to become our Quality Improvement Healthcare Analyst, who will be part of the Quality Department and report to the Director of Quality Improvement. The Quality Improvement Healthcare Analyst will review, collect, analyze and display data related to organization-wide quality improvement initiatives, case management patient experiences, risk management and compliance. Responsibilities also include the management of the patient survey process including the use of external website for data exchange, data integrity and report generation. We’ve partnered with Studer Group and have made a “Commitment to Excellence� that has resulted in improved employee and patient satisfaction. Our goal is to make SHS a better place for patients to receive care, employees to work and physicians to practice medicine. If you share these principles, we encourage you to join our team. We are a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide home health services. An Associate Degree or higher in business or related healthcare field is preferred. One year of experience in data management, preferably in healthcare, is required. Individual must be able to analyze, manipulate, sort and graph data. Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and have well-developed presentation skills. Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and excellent benefit package offered.

Please send resume and salary requirements to:

Human Resources

SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 819 Ash Street, Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2111 or apply online at: www.spoonerhealthsystem.com EOE • F/M

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NOTICE  OF  PUBLIC  HEARING POLK  COUNTY CONSERVATION,  DEVELOPMENT,  RECREATION  AND  EDUCATION  COMMITTEE PROPOSED  POLK  COUNTY  ZONING  ORDINANCE  -­  A  COMPREHENSIVE  REVISED  ORDINANCE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that,  in  accordance  with  s.59.69(5)(a)  Wis.  Stats.,  the  Polk  County  Conservation,  Development,  Recreation  and  Education  Committee  will  hold  a  public  hearing  at  places,  dates  and  times  noticed  below  on  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance.  The  Committee  will  receive  and  hear  staff  recommendations  and  public  testimony,  in  verbal  and  written  format,  on  the  proposed  zoning  ordinance  during  the  noticed  places,  dates  and  times  of  the  public  hearing  set  forth  herein. The  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  is  a  comprehensive  revision  of  the  Polk  County  Comprehensive  Land  Use  Ordinance  and  the  Polk  County  Shoreland  Protection  Zoning  Ordinance.  The  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  would,  if  enacted,  repeal  the  Polk  County  Comprehensive  Land  Use  Ordinance  and  the  Polk  County  Shoreland  Protection  Zoning  Ordinance,  and  re-­enact  by  single  ordinance  a  comprehensive  revision  accordance  with  Wisconsin  Statute  Section  59.69(5)(d).  The  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance,  if  enacted,  would  effect  a  change  in  the  allowable  use  of  any  property  located  in  the  geographical  boundaries  of  Polk  County  that  is  not  within  the  incorporated  jurisdictional  limits  of  villages  and  cities  located  in  Polk  County.  If  enacted,  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  would  be  subject  to  the  town  board  approval  process  identified  in  Section  59.69(5)(d),  except  that  provisions  of  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  that  concern  the  zoning  of  shorelands  on  navigable  waters  would  not  require  approval  or  be  subject  to  the  disapproval  of  any  town  or  town  board  consistent  with  Wisconsin  Statute  Section  59.692(2)(a). In  accordance  with  Wisconsin  Statute  Section  59.69(5)(a),  the  following  are  included  as  incorporated  documents  to  this  notice  of  public  hearing: •  Proposed  Final  Draft,  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance,  dated  February  12,  2014;; •  A  map  of  the  lands  of  Polk  County  affected  by  the  comprehensive  revision;; •  The  Polk  County  Comprehensive  Land  Use  Ordinance;;  and •  The  Polk  County  Shoreland  Protection  Zoning  Ordinance. A  copy  of  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  and  any  other  document  incorporated  herein  may  be  reviewed  or  obtained  prior  to  the  public  hearing  via  the  Internet  at  the  Polk  County  Wisconsin  Home  Page  at  http://www.co.polk.wi.us,  or,  during  regular  business  hours  from  8:30  a.m.  to  4:30  p.m.,  Monday  through  Friday,  at  the  office  of  the  Polk  County  Clerk,  Polk  County  Government  Center,  100  Polk  County  Plaza,  Suite  20,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  or  at  the  Land  Information  Department,  Polk  County  Government  Center,  100  Polk  County  Plaza,  Suite  130,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin.  Copies  of  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  and  other  incorporated  documents  will  be  available  for  inspection  during  the  public  hearing. The  public  hearing  is  meant  for  the  Committee  to  receive  staff  recommendations  and  public  testimony  concerning  comments,  changes  or  amendments  to  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance.  It  is  inappropriate  during  the  pubic  hearing  to  engage  in  debate  with  the  Committee  or  Committee  members  concernng  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  or  the  public  policy  on  which  ordinance  is  founded.  During  the  public  hearing,  the  Committee  will  not  be  debating  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  or  testimony  received  during  the  public  hearing. Opportunities  will  be  given  at  the  hearings  to  submit  comments,  changes  or  amendments,  both  in  writing  or  verbally.  Also,  individuals  unable  to  make  the  hearing  dates  may  submit  written  comments  for  inclusion  into  the  public  hearing  record  by  using  the  mailing  or  email  address  at  the  end  of  this  notice.  A  link  for  this  email  will  also  be  on  the  webpage  above  for  submitting  written  comments.  Email  comments  will  be  accepted  until  4:30  p.m.  Friday,  August  15,  2014. The  public  hearing  will  be  held  over  the  course  of  three  meetings  as  noticed  herein.  This  means  the  public  hearing  will  be  conducted  as  one  rolling  hearing.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  first  meeting,  the  public  hearing  will  be  suspended  and  then  continued  to  the  subsequent  meeting  place,  date  and  time.  At  each  subsequent  meeting,  the  Committee  will  reconvene  and  continue  the  public  hearing  at  the  place,  date  and  time  of  the  subsequent  meeting  noticed  herein.  This  process  of  reconvening  and  continuing  the  public  hearing  will  continue  until  the  final  meeting  as  noticed  herein  for  the  public  hearing  has  concluded.  At  the  conclusion  of  this  last  meeting,  the  Committee  will  close  the  public  hearing. The  Committee  reserves  the  right  to  continue  the  public  hearing  to  additional  meeting  places,  dates  and  times.  In  the  event  that  the  Committee  continues  the  public  hearing  to  meetings  not  noticed  herein,  the  County  will  cause  to  be  posted  and  published  an  amended  notice  of  public  hearing  that  identifies  place,  date  and  time  of  any  meeting  to  be  held  for  conducting  the  public  hearing. The  places,  dates  and  times  of  the  public  hearing  is  as  follows: •  Monday,  August  4,  2014,  beginning  at  7:00  p.m.,  in  the  Small  Gym  at  the  Luck  High  School,  located  at  810  South  7th  Street,  Luck,  Wisconsin. •  Monday,  August  11,  2104,  beginning  at  7:00  p.m.,  at  the  Polk  County  Government  Center,  located  at  100  Polk  County  Plaza,  Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin. •  Monday,  August  18,  2014,  beginning  at  7:00  p.m.,  at  the  Dresser  Community  Hall,  located  at  115  Main  Street  West,  Dresser,  Wisconsin. Following  the  close  of  the  public  hearing,  the  Committee  will,  pursuant  to  Section  59.69(5)(b),  meet  at  a  subsequently  noticed  meeting,  take  up  a  recommendation  to  be  made  to  the  Polk  County  Board  of  Supervisors  concerning  the  enactment  of  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance. Written  comments  concerning  the  proposed  Polk  County  Zoning  Ordinance  and  changes  or  recommendations  to  the  proposed  ordinance  may  be  sent  to  County  Planner,  whose  mailing  address,  facsimile  number  and  email  address  are  noted  below. Any  and  all  written  commentary  timely  submitted  will  be  provided  to  the  Committee  in  the  course  of  the  public  hearing,  including  those  received  by  the  County  prior  to  issuance  of  this  notice.  Any  questions  that  you  might  have  concerning  this  notice  and  the  public  hearing  process  may  also  be  submitted  for  response  to  said  county  office. 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Imagining the St. Croix Valley in 2034 8 6 'HSDUWPHQW RI $UWV DQG &XOWXUH ZRUNVKRS H[SORUHV WKH IXWXUH Greg Marsten|Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Over two dozen locals took part in a unique “Imagining� session on Friday, July 11, at the St. Croix Falls Public Library, as one of just a handful of similar workshops or events being held across the nation. The Imagining workshop is part of a national effort from the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, a nongovernmental agency created during last fall’s federal government shutdown. They have no federal line items, cabinet status, use no tax dollars and do not have any real governmental authority. “We’re a new people-powered department,� stated local USDAC founding agent Carissa Samaniego, who is best known as a local artist, sculptor and educational coordinator at Franconia Sculpture Park since 2010. She is one of just 17 USDAC agents leading the Imagining sessions. “This is an act of collective imagination,� she told the group on Friday. “It’s about creating the world we want to inhabit,� added Danette Olson, who assisted as a volunteer in the local workshop.

7KH RWKHU ZRUNV Samaniego noted some of the other USDAC-sponsored events or programs taking place across the country, the last of which occurred this past weekend. She pointed to an effort in St. Paul using an abandoned, vacant lot beside a vacant warehouse building in St. Paul at Robert and 10th Street. That effort merged gardening, landscaping and public art together to create a new, different style of park, called the “Urban Flower Field.â€? Other projects include an online collaborative effort with origins in New Orleans, meant to address some of the still-vacant and recovering neighborhoods, post-Hurricane Katrina. “It’s available for access nationwide,â€? Samaniego said. “It’s about what people want to see in their neighborhoods.â€? Other noteworthy projects occurred in Alaska, including turning an old commercial building into a sort of dream chalkboard, with community members writing down their memories, thoughts and wishes for the vacant Polaris building in Fairbanks. “One 5-year-old thought it would be good to have a sort of dog hotel,â€? she said with a smile. Another project in rural Colorado, called “The Big Feed,â€? was a way to merge farmers, food producers, artists and others in an event that’s since been compared to “a family reunion meets a music festival.â€? Several other USDAC-themed projects Ă€QG ZD\V WR XWLOL]H DEDQGRQHG RU XQGHrused space, such as a former commuter

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7KH JRDOV “This is about what we want our community to look like in 20 years, and what it takes to do it,� she said. The USDAC session at the library broke the crowd into three groups, where they would reminisce, brainstorm and dream about what they missed about the past, what they like about the current times, and what they see in 20 years. The things missed were widely varied, from children’s singing in school to longgone landmarks, such as the Tin Man on Hwy. 8, to many people noting the lack of intergenerational contact, and how youth and the elderly need to make more of a connection, to preserve past ways, traditions and skills, while also adding current twists to them, and recognizing the rich

history of the region and its people. “I miss a real wannigan!� stated one of the participants, who noted that we often name things after history, but don’t really preserve it. Others pointed to skills that can be handed down, such as knitting, painting, farming and woodworking, even the community sense of pride in areas, towns or schools. Other lost items include simple kids’ games, dances, community picnics and even things like drive-in movies.

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She said one of the goals of the workshops and the USDAC is so that in 20 years, “We don’t need to do things like this,â€? that people assume we should have real input into our future, whether in education, arts, history and structures, or even in a general sense of community empowerment. She said it’s about more than just public art, it’s about starting a way to encourage people to get involved, even if it means taking steps that may cost money. Concerns about student debt, lack of community service, unemployment, even the accepted idea that cost is the main or primary factor when anything is done in public need to be addressed. She mentions a vision where students can either do voluntary military service or park maintenance and studies to offset student debts or college loans, or even enHUJ\ LVVXHV WKDW VHHP VR EDVHG RQ SURĂ€WV instead of impacts or sustainability. “We need to realize right now, what’s sacred to us?â€? she said. “We need to stop banging our heads on the door. Some of the things we’re doing just aren’t working.â€? The St. Croix Valley has become her adopted home, and she says it is ripe for the kind of USDAC-led Imagining needed to also bring economic health to the region. “There is such a rich history in this area, in the valley,â€? she said. “We should use that to enhance it, to bring back what worked, what we care about.â€?

7KH UHVXOWV The St. Croix Falls workshop used some of the suggestions for past, present and future to create signs of sorts, all based on “What if?� with a 2034-based skit performed later in the day. Some of the “what ifs?� may be fairly esoteric or tough to achieve, but some were simple, such as “What if we all showed up (to support what we have)� or asked what if public buildings paid more attention to arts and culture? The skit envisioned the lives in 2034 of a farmer, librarian, students and others, where the kids took online courses far beyond the normal curriculum, with farmers using sustainable methods to bring their foods to the locals, and much more, all of it with a real sense of attainability. While no single project or work stood out from the session, Samaniego said the results of all 17 Imaginings will be available to use and are “Just the start of a long process.� “We’re hoping they will all point us in a direction we can go,� she said, adding that there is a way for residents to become agents of change, as well, in the USDAC. $ERXW WKH DJHQW Samaniego is not a government employee, does not have a GSA-owned Ford Crown Victoria to use or any real funds, for that matter. She had to apply for the position, but is not paid. Yet the USDAC status gives the project a sense of formality that can help the causes.

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She is hoping to have other artists and general volunteers to continue with the local project, as she is about to embark on graduate school in Colorado in the coming months. But she plans to return to the valley for the summers, and hopes to stay involved from her new temporary home. “I call this my home now,â€? she said, “and I’m impressed by the passion for this region, for the arts and culture here ZH¡UH NLQG RI D YDOOH\ RI PLVĂ€WV LQ D good way.â€? She is hoping that she is able to return and possibly follow through with some of WKH Ă€QDO ,PDJLQLQJ ZRUNVKRS UHVXOWV “This is the kind of thing I want to do all the time!â€? she reiterated. Samaniego pointed to the vacant spaces in local downtowns, and how so many kids leave once they graduate, and even the local poverty levels as problems we

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Lyme support group announces meeting AMERY - Northwest Wisconsin is fortunate to have a group of caring individuals who have either had Lyme disease or know of someone who has. They strive to provide support to those who are in need of help and to assist all interested in learning more. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection passed along by the bite of an insect that, at its earliest stage, is barely the size of a poppy seed. The infection results in the activation of the immune system and creation of inà DPPDWLRQ 7KH H[FHVVLYH LPPXQH DFWLYLW\ DQG UHVXOWLQJ FKURQLF LQà DPPDWLRQ IUHTXHQWO\ OHDGV WR IDWLJXH GHSUHVsion, insomnia and anxiety. On Thursday evening, July 24, Dr. Bradley Bush from Stillwater, Minn., will present part two of the informative talk presented at their June meeting. His holistic, yet sciHQWLÀF DSSURDFK WR DGUHQDO IDWLJXH PRRG GLVRUGHUV DQG insomnia in patients suffering from Lyme disease is yet another step in their educational outreach to the communities they strive to serve. Western Wisconsin Lyme education and support group meets at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on CTH F at the south end of Amery the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join the group. If you have any questions you may call Paula at 715-268-2035 or Bonnie at 715-268-9557. – submitted

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Help the Red Cross prevent a summer shortage ST. PAUL, Minn. — The American Red Cross urges eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give to help prevent a summer blood shortage. Blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative are especially needed. The Red Cross is seeing fewer appointments at its blood-donation centers and blood drives this summer than what is needed to ensure blood and platelets continue to be available for patients. During the summer months of June, July and August, on average, about two fewer donors make an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need. This can add up to more than 100,000 fewer donations during the summer. Blood and platelet donations are needed every day for patients with many serious medical conditions. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood. Upcoming blood-donation opportunities in Polk

County include Monday, July 21, from 1:30-6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 1606 165th Ave., Centuria; and Thursday, July 31, from 3-7 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 415 Bridge Ave., Star Prairie. To learn more and make an appointment to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS.

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Day Friends program receives grant BALSAM LAKE - Day Friends Memory Care is pleased to announce that it is the recent recipient of a generous $5,000 grant from United Way St. Croix Valley. The grant funds will be designated as a scholarship fund that will be used to enable participants to attend the Day Friends Memory Care program. It will also provide assistance with respite care for family caregivers who are caring for individuals with memory loss. This year it will also provide funding for participants to enjoy active participation at the Endeavors Greenhouse and Garden Center in Milltown. Participants will be able to enjoy the atmosphere of the greenhouse as well as the opportunity to work with plants and vegetables.

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Habitat helps a family in need CENTURIA - On Saturday, July 12, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity welcomed the Martin family and the Centuria community during the Martins’ ground-breaking event for their new home on Centurion Avenue. It has been a long road for Matthew and Kayla Martin, but they are excited to put that behind them and start a new life for their family. The Martins applied for a home through WRHFH last year and are now getting excited to start building their new home this week. “It’s been great watching the Martins help out already this year. Both Matthew and Kayla have helped build their soonto-be neighbors, the Proulx and Bantz families, and now it’s their chance to start building their own home for their family,â€? said WRHFH Executive Director Eric Kube. “A church group from Hudson is volunteering to help start building the Martin home on July 14, but we still need volunteers to help.â€? Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity has accomplished a lot for Polk, Burnett, Rusk and Washburn counties. So far in 2014, :5+)+ KDV VWDUWHG WR EXLOG Ă€YH KRPHV and one rehabilitation home. The great news is it doesn’t have to stop there. Future homeowners work with Habitat to build the home with volunteers, and they pay Habitat back through an afford-

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sentations for visitors. The idea proved popular and spread to other sites representing a variety of eras. “This is the way it isâ€? replaced the “this is the way it wasâ€? approach, so to speak. Fur trade sites such as Old Fort Wilo there’s this phenonemon many liam in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Fort people call “living history,â€? blendMichilimackinac in Michigan’s U.P., ing historical research with action such and others began incorporating facets Woodswhimsy as making and wearing costumes, of “living historyâ€? into their everyday the gnome role-playing/acting, perhaps learning activities for visitors, which in turn atand demonstrating a lost art or craft. It tracted lots of people who became inattracts people from across the age spectrigued by the idea of trying to replicate trum, and often entire familes tackle it facets of what life in the past was really together. Then the hobby blossoms in like. Clubs formed and soon groups many directions, as folks delve into the came together for special events. Those the whole idea of trying to actually live myriad aspects of how life was lived held at fur trade sites in particular were similar to people from past times is a then, so they can re-create a sense of it named after the big annual event of the rather new development. now, at events like the upcoming Great fur trade era—the rendezvous. Indeed, as recently as the 1970s few Forts Folle Avoine Fur Trade RendezHistorically, only strategically located vous, which will be held Friday-Sunday, sites hosted this sort of event, as the resites such as Old Fort William, Grand enactors just weren’t around. But in that Portage and Fort Michilimackinac held July 25-27. The July rendezvous has been a staple decade, historic sites such as Colonial a rendezvous—an annual affair where Williamsburg (1700s) in Virginia and at the picturesque Yellow River site wintering crews met those bringing Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts for the entire 25-year period that the new trade goods inland from Montreal. (1620s) expanded their exhibit and reconstructed fur trading post has been But as re-created sites like Forts Folle building programs by incorporating the open. And while it draws hundreds of Avoine grew in popularity it began at“living historyâ€? approach into their pre- tracting “living historyâ€? groups whose participants and spectators annually, desire to experience KLVWRU\ Ă€UVWKDQG OHG to other rendezvous events being established. While the original Forts Folle Avoine was a small wintering site, it’s a natural for hosting a larger-type rendezvous in modern times. For starters, it’s now open in summer, the season when the original place had been abandoned so the crews could forward the winter’s furs to the Lake Superior Rendezvous points. So rather than re-create an actual event, the Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous has instead become a showplace for 0DQ\ NLGV JHW WKHLU LQWUR WR IXU WUDGH KLVWRU\ E\ WDNLQJ SDUW ZLWK WKHLU IDPLOLHV LQ WKH *UHDW )RUWV )ROOH $YRLQH 5HQGH] those “living hisYRXV 7KLV \HDU V FHOHEUDWLRQ ZLOO WDNH SODFH RQ WKH ZHHNHQG RI -XO\ 6XQGD\ PRUQLQJ RI WKH HYHQW ZLOO IHDWXUH D toryâ€? fans who love ZLOG ULFH SDQFDNH EUHDNIDVW z 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG getting together,

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This year there are four new upscale larger boxes featuring work in wood, stoneware, polymer clay and mixed media by Win Herberg and Buley from Frederic, Diane Keeler of Luck and Judy H. Paulson of New Richmond. These are priced individually for sale at each location. All the small-framed boxes are for sale using a numEHUHG JULG (DFK ER[ FRVWV 3XUFKDVHUV Ă€OO WKHLU names and phone numbers in on a numbered chart. “The Art Medley boxes are numbered randomly,â€? said Nancy Buley, exhibit curator. She continued, “When you select a number, we’ll match your name with the Art Medley box of the same number. You won’t know which box or frame you bought until you pick up your artwork at the Frederic Arts Show on Aug. 16.â€? Frames will also be available for pickup in Webster. Fresh Start Coffee Roasters owners Zac and Lisa Benson are hosting the exhibit and the reception for the third year. Coffee shop hours are Monday – Saturday, 7 /\QQ /XVVDQ RI %DOVDP /DNH FUHDWHG WKLV ELUG V QHVW VSLOOLQJ a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. For additional information about the Art Medley tour RXW RI WKH LQFK E\ LQFK ZRRG IUDPH DOO DUWLVWV XVHG IRU WKHLU and Frederic Arts events and classes, visit fredericarts. ZRUN org. – submitted

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50 years ago Judy Struck and Nancy Orgeman, of Frederic, were chosen by the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley to participate in all-states encampments, Struck at Camp Woodlawn near Redwood City, Calif., and Orgeman at Cazenovia College near Syracuse, N.Y.–Joanne Jackson, from St. Croix Falls, and Larry Anderson, from Luck, were married at the Trade Lake Baptist Church on April 25.–Mabel Larson, of Clam Falls, and Spencer Knutson, of Spooner, were married June 27 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Webster.–The Pete Peterson family of Peoria, Ill., was vacationing at the BilMar Resort on Big Clam Lake and submitted a picture to this paper of their catch from July 2, 104 bluegills.– Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Stockwell, of Bloomington, Ind., spent their honeymoon at M & B Resort on Half Moon Lake, and the happy couple sent in a picture of themselves showing off the 7-pound, 23-inch largemouth EDVV WKH\ FDXJKW RQ -XO\ ²<RXQJ SHRSOH FRQĂ€UPHG at Trade River Evangelical Free Church were Billy Burton, David Engstrand, Dennis Graves, Mary Jane Trumble, Mark Peterson and Gary Peterson.–Saralice Petersen, wife of Pastor Harald Petersen of West Denmark, Luck, entered the state Town and Country Art Show in Madison and her painting, “Matilda Jane,â€? ZDV MXGJHG DPRQJ WKH WRS Ă€YH LQ WKH VWDWH

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STILLWATER, Minn. - Members of Vallee de Croix chorus are holding their heads extra high this summer with good reason. The chorus proudly came home displaying several awards from the Northern Lights Region 6 2014 regional competition held recently in Rochester, Minn. The most treasured of the awards is the Most Improved Chorus ribbon, which attests to the hard work the chorus has put in over the last year. The chorus won this award with a record number of points. The chorus also took third-place medals in its division and fourth place overall. Vallee de Croix is a chartered chorus of 7KH 9DOOHH GH &URL[ ZRPHQ V EDUEHUVKRS FKRUXV RI 6WLOOZDWHU 0LQQ UHFHQWO\ UHFHLYHG DZDUGV Sweet Adelines International and presents several shows yearly in the commu- DW UHJLRQDO FRPSHWLWLRQ KHOG LQ 5RFKHVWHU 0LQQ z 3KRWR E\ -RQ % 3HWHUVHQ 3KRWRJUDSK\ ,QF nity. Regional competitions are held each VSULQJ ZLWK ÀUVW SODFH ZLQQHUV IURP HDFK ing year. At regional contest, each cho- music, expression and showmanship. Fifregion proceeding to the Sweet Adelines rus sings two selections for the judges teen choruses competed this year from the International competition the follow- who assess points for qualities of sound, Northern Lights Region, which envelops

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Raspberries are in season at Balsam Lake Farmers Market %$/6$0 /$.( )RU WKH ÀUVW WLPH WKLV season, Balsam Lake Farmers Market had fresh raspberries. New vendors Gloria Larsen and David Beaulieu brought the fresh raspberries. Beaulieu also had new red potatoes while Larsen had apple, crab apple and apple-tart jelly, and strawberryrhubarb and raspberry jam. Fresh raspberries are good with sugar and cream or for just eating plain. For a fresh raspberry dessert using a 9-inch

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New potatoes are so good. You may want to try them in a creamed mixture with new peas and parsley. Did you know that any potato dug before it is mature is considered a new potato? Today the potato selection for gardeners is a rainbow of colors from yellow to red to blue and gold. Vendors at the farmers market Friday, July 11, in addition to Larsen and Beaulieu were Carol Jean Smith, David Berglund,

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State inspection, bees doing well Wayne Anderson | Special to the Leader POLK/BURNETT COUNTIES - The state bee inspector buzzed around Polk and Burnett counties and determined the bee colonies here are doing a lot better than in other places. “The bees here are doing very well,â€? said Dr. Gordon Waller. “It looks beautiful, no diseases and low mite counts.â€? +H LQVSHFWHG Ă€YH DSLDULHV IURP 'DQEXU\ to Trade Lake and found no substantial problems. %XW KH GLG Ă€QG D ORW RI SUDLVH DQG UHOLHI from many local beekeepers during the inspection on Monday, July 7. “Fantastic!â€? said Vicki Schaaf, of Danbury. “Our fruit trees are the best they’ve ever been.â€? Husband Gary echoed the EHQHĂ€W ´7KLV ZDV D JRRG OHDUQLQJ H[SHULence.â€? “The inspection at my house was very HGXFDWLRQDO Âľ VDLG /LQGD 0RVKHU D Ă€UVW year beekeeper in Webster. “Watching him switching the frames (in the beehives)

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lake. The last Grantsburg Music in the Park event for the summer will be on Saturday, Aug. 16. Shotgun Johnson & the Mississippi Seven, featuring Grantsburg native Karl Wicklund, a fun band playing a mix of old- time, folk, rock and originals, will perform. Refreshments will be available by the Grantsburg Hockey Association.

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Student actors taking part in this year’s Village Players production DANBURY – Several actors in this summer’s Village Players Community Theatre production of, “Where There’s A Will, There’s A Murder,� by Michael Druce hail from Webster High School. The past and present students are already seasoned actors, having honed their dramatic skills performing in Webster High School theater productions.

Come and see these talented young performers Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, July 24, 25, 26 and 31, and Aug. 1 and 2, at 7 p.m., with Sunday matinees, July 27 and Aug. 3 at 2:30 p.m., at the Voyager Village Community Center, located on CTH A east of Webster.- submitted

Julia Summer

Summer will be a junior at Webster High School this fall. She has acted in many of the Webster High School plays. During summer vacation Summer attended a statewide drama camp in Madison where she had the opportunity to write and then give a performance, which she will be repeating at the Wisconsin State Fair. Summer says she loves to act and write and has really enjoyed being part of the “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Murder� cast, playing the role of Monica Buchanan.

Tailor Larson

Larson is 15 years old and will be a freshman at Webster High School this year. She has been in many high school productions. “Where There’s A Will, There’s a Murderâ€? ZLOO EH KHU Ă€UVW DFWLQJ H[SHULHQFH ZLWK WKH 93&7 WDNLQJ on the role of Methany Vixen, a high-strung actress. She is having a lot of fun with the cast and isn’t afraid to scream. Larson wants to become a professional actress when she grows up.

Nicole Moretter

Moretter is 16 years old and going into her junior year at Webster High School. She started her association with the VPCT back in eighth grade in the community theater’s production of “Don’t Mention My Name.â€? Moretter has performed in the Webster High School productions of “Hee Haw Hayrideâ€? and “When in 5RPH Âľ DQG DOVR SOD\HG Ă XWH IRU WKH :HEVWHU +LJK School production of “Fiddler on the Roof.â€? Moretter is playing the role of Heavenly Delight in this summer’s VPCT play and hopes to continue acting in the future. She also wishes to become a veterinarian one day but said, “For now, I just love my job at The Pet Store in Siren.â€?

Madison Main

Main grew up around the Voyager Village community until two years ago when she moved into the village of Webster and though she likes all the conveniences town life has to offer, she misses being close to the Voyager community. Though Main will be a senior next year she said she’s not quite ready to leave her childhood behind, which is why she auditioned for the VPCT production. Main said she’s been enjoying playing the character of Molly Henshaw. “This is P\ Ă€UVW 93&7 SOD\ DQG , ORYH LW Âľ Main has been in eight Webster High School plays, which she said, is how she found out what she wants to do in the future. “I want to attend art school in Chicago to become an actress,â€? voiced an excited Main. Main hasn’t decided whether she wants to pursue acting on Broadway or the big screen, “Where you can see all one’s imperfections up close and personal,â€? laughed Main. “But wherever my life takes me, I hope to have the great opportunity of putting a smile on everyone’s face!â€?

Nathanael Gatten

Gatten will be a senior next year at Webster High School. Gatten will be playing Niles Henshaw in this year’s production, which he describes as a new challenge to his acting career. Niles is the butler who feels his job is beneath him. In the past, Gatten has taken on much smaller roles, but when asked to switch roles this year, he willingly stepped in. “It was easy to ask Nathan to take on the more challenging role because he has a natural onstage presence,â€? said the director, Kitty Holmquist. Gatten plays on a summer basketball league and is a member of the Webster High School band. He enjoys basNHWEDOO Ă€VKLQJ DQG SOD\LQJ WKH WUXPSHW DQG FRUQHW

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Summer is a graduate of Webster High School and is currently attending UW-Superior working on his general coursework. Summer is taking time off from his studies to be part of the VPCT production cast, playing the character Phillip Chandlar, one of the more realistic personalities of the group. Summer was in two Webster High School plays, “When in Rome� in 2013 and “Hee Haw Hayride� in 2012. “I like playing characters that are funny.� When not playing funny characters, Summer says he loves playing games like paintball.

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Milo D. White, age 59, of Hayward, Wis., formerly of St. Croix Fall, Wis., passed away on July 11, 2014, at his home after a short battle with ALS-Lou Gehrig’s disease. Milo was one of six children born to Stuart “Stub� and Bernice Susan (Streitz) “Bunny� White. He grew up in St. Paul, Minn. In 1984, he married Jane Austin, and to this union three wonderful children were born, Adam, Andrew “Andy� and Molly. They made their home for 22 years in St. Croix Falls. While living in Polk County, Milo worked for the Inter-County Leader, Ledger Standard Press, Polk County Corrections Department and Luck Police Department. He was preceded in death by his father, Stub; brother, Mike; father- and mother-in-law, Ken and Myrt Austin. He is survived by wife, Jane; sons, Adam and his wife Kacy, and Andy; daughter, Molly; and his cherished grandson, Riley; mother, Bunny; three brothers and one sister. Memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the First Lutheran Church in Hayward, Wis., with visitation one hour prior to service, 1 to 2 p.m. Online condolences can be left at pineviewfuneralservice.com.

Orra Josephine Holin was born on March 5, 1926, in Luck, Wis., the daughter of Alvin and Madeline (Tremble) Coen. She grew up in Luck and graduated from Luck High School. On Aug. 3, 1946, she was united in marriage to Victor Holin and together they had two children. She and Victor operated the East Balsam Resort on Balsam Lake for many years. Taking care of things at the resort was a big part of her life. She also spent time as a substitute bus driver for Unity High School. Orra was an avid reader, and after selling the resort she put in many volunteer hours at the Unity School library and at the Balsam Lake Library. She enjoyed sewing and baking, often helping out at Ruby’s Bakery. She has been a longtime member of the East Balsam Baptist Church and was active there in many capacities. Besides all these activities, the most important to her was family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew her. She passed away at the Amery Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at the age of 88 years. Orra was preceded in death by her husband, Victor; her parents; one brother, Edward; and three sisters, Myrtle, Ruby and Ruth. Her surviving family members are her son, Dale Holin; daughter, Kathy (Pat) Thull; three grandchildren, Jessica, Clinton and Carly; and four great-grandchildren, Tyler, Lumiana, Caleb and Aleise. She also leaves two brothers, Larry and Robert Coen; two sisters, Alice Dau and Iva Johnson; as well as other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at 11 a.m., at East Balsam Baptist Church in rural Balsam Lake. There will be a visitation time for the hour before the service. A private family interment will be at the Bunyan Cemetery. You may sign an online guestbook and view a video tribute at williamsonwhite.com. The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family with arrangements.

Grace (Weesner) Peterson was born on Aug. 24, 1910, in Darlington, Ind., the daughter of Robert and Mabel (Peebles) Weesner. When she was 5 years old her family moved to a farm near St. Croix Falls, Wis., across the highway from Deer Lake. Besides farming, they owned cabins that they rented out by the week to vacationers, many who became their friends and returned year after year. This property is now owned by the Deer Lake Conservatory, with no buildings left there. Grace attended the Rooney School for eight years, which is now the St. Croix Town Hall. She rode horse to high school in St. Croix Falls where she graduated in 1928 as the valedictorian of her class. In 1945 the family moved into St. Croix Falls. Grace worked as the bookkeeper for Simonsen Lumber Company from 1944 until 1975 when she retired. On May 24, 1980, she married a high school classmate, Elmer Peterson, and they continued to live in her home in St. Croix Falls. They made a couple of trips to Norway and spent some winters in New Mexico. Grace enjoyed poetry and music, playing the organ for many years. She and Elmer built a home in Pondhurst in Amery in 1988. She lived there until 2005 when she moved to Golden Age Manor. Grace passed away at Golden Age Manor on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the age of 103. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer; brothers, Lowell and Erving; and one sister, Marie. She is survived by two nieces and two nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Monday, July 14, 2014, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Amery. Interment was at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery. You may sign an online guest book at williamsonwhite.com. The WilliamsonWhite Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family with arrangements.

Donald Monroe Davidson

George Mataxen, age 58, of Mineola, Texas, died July 11, 2014. Funeral service was held Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the St. Croix Tribal Center in Hertel. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster.

Richard G. Crandall Sr. Richard G. Crandall Sr., 67, of Siren, died July 7, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Dolores; and sister-in-law, Patricia. He is survived by his loving wife, Ann; daughter, Renea Baker (Sam); son, Richard Jr. (Lori); grandchildren, Krista, Alyssa, Bobby, Breanna and Willie; brothers, Gary and Jeff (Kathy); and nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, July 12, 2014, at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Webster, with Father Mike Tupa as celebrant. A private family interment will be held. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

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marriage, I faulted my husband for our problems. We tend to blame the devil for many of our failures, too. Usually when someone says, “The devil made me do it,â€? we laugh. The habit of blaming others, however, is no joking matter—whether of the devil or anyone else. Transferring blame means taking the easy way out of dealing with our faults in order to look better and soothe our guilty conscience. )DXOW Ă€QGLQJ EHJDQ LQ WKH *DUGHQ RI Eden when Adam blamed Eve for giving him the forbidden fruit, and Eve blamed the snake, representing the devil, for deceiving her. Who’s to blame when life goes awry? Is it fair to blame Adam and Eve for our sin? Our human side tells us to believe we must work hard to justify our in-

nocence. By nature, we tend to focus on people, circumstances and even on other-worldly forces, instead of on ourselves, where blame usually lies. Speaking of the devil, sin arises when we allow him opportunity for cause. We try to avoid the word sin, preferring to call it moral weakness, fault, or shortcoming. Rather, we need to avoid sin LWVHOI ´5HVLVW WKH GHYLO DQG KH ZLOO Ă HH from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.â€? (James 4:7). None of us likes to confront our sin. Apologies make us feel less than what we consider ourselves to be. We’d rather feel better about ourselves than we do about others. Jesus told a parable about a Pharisee who prayed, “God, I thank you that I am not like other men ‌ I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all

see other guys. At times, I’m so frustrated that I just want to move on. What should I do? Dr. Greg Smalley, vice president, Family Ministries: I can appreciate your struggle. While the emotions you’re wrestling with don’t make it easy, your Jim Daly decision really hinges on what you ultimately want. If you’re at a place where the play you observed, you should talk you desire and are eager to be married, with the parents of the other child and you may need to start looking elsewhere. see what can be done to prevent it from Contrary to prevailing romantic thought happening again. Be careful not to shame and what you’re probably feeling, there’s your child, and remember that punish- no such thing as “the oneâ€? when it comes ment isn’t appropriate in this situation. to a life mate. If, on the other hand, Again, the best solution is simply to you’re sold on this girl and are willing to stay current with good sex education in be patient, you can see if her heart eventhe home and enforce healthy personal tually turns. Either way, you might consider adboundaries. If you still have questions or concerns justing your current pattern of interactDERXW WKH VLJQLĂ€FDQFH RI WKLV LQFLGHQW ing with her. Any message on your part our counselors would be happy to speak that suggests you’re just hanging around with you. You can reach them at 855-771- waiting for her to see the light is counHELP (4357). The consultation and the terproductive. A man who projects a call are both free of charge, and are one KXPEOH VHQVH RI FRQĂ€GHQFH VHOI UHVSHFW of the many ways Focus on the Family is and independence is attractive and interesting to a lady, whereas a guy who acts here to serve you and your family. like his life is meaningless without her is ••• Q: I’ve been dating a woman for over a major turnoff. So what does this mean for you? For two years. I love her and want a serious relationship. She says she loves me starters, pursue activities that grow your too, but that she wants the freedom to mind and character, such as reading

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books and serving others. Look for other quality women whose company you enjoy and spend time with them. What develops may surprise you. You’d also be well-served to not be so available to the current object of your affection. There’s a real chance that, subconsciously, she’s taken your fondness for granted, and a noticeable shift in your behavior just may cause her to come your way. ••• Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, president of Focus on the Family and host of the “Focus on the Familyâ€? radio program. Catch up with him at jimdalyblog.com or at facebook.com/DalyFocus. Copyright 2014 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Distributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500. This feature may not be reproduced or distributed electronically, in print or otherwise, without written permission of Focus on the Family.

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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 :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T " ;O\YZKH` >VYZOPW W T A065 3<;/,9(5 4(92=033, 7HZ[VY ;PT -H\Z[ >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 :\UKH` >VY H T " -LSSV^ZOPW H T METHODIST

METHODIST

/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 4J2053,@ <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; 7HZ[VY (UUPL ;YPJRLY :\UKH` >VYZOPW H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS 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] *HYVS`U :H\UKLYZ" 9L] 4PRL )Y\IHRLY :\UKH` >VYZOPW :LY] H T " :\UKH` :JOVVS PZ H[ H T 5\YZLY` H]HPSHISL :; 3<2, <50;,+ -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] *HYVS`U :H\UKLYZ" 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] >PSSPHT )YLUUH :[ /^` ,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 9L] 1VOU ( +Y\TT`" 7HZ[VY 4HZZ! :H[ L]LZ W T " :\U ! H T " ;\LZ ! W T " -YP H T :HJYHTLU[ VM 9LJVUJPSPH[PVU ! H T :\U 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* -Y 3V\PZ 9LKK` 4HZZ! :H[ ! W T " :\U ! H T *HSS [OL VMMPJL MVY KHPS` OVS` KH` 4HZZ [PTLZ 044(*<3(;, *65*,7;065 .9(5;:)<9. -Y 3V\PZ 9LKK` 4HZZ! :H[ ! W T " :\U ! H T

(;3(: <50;,+ 4,;/6+0:; <77,9 :; *960? 7(90:/ 9L] *HYVS`U :H\UKLYZ" 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] *HYVS`U :H\UKLYZ" 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

:; (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

.9(*, <50;,+ >,):;,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

:; 16:,7/ *(;/630* 5VY[O 2LSSLY (]L (TLY` -H[OLY 1VOU +Y\TT` 7HZ[VY :H[ 4HZZ W T :\U 4HZZ ! H T 4HZZ >LK ;O\YZ 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* 9L] >PSSPHT )YLUUH , [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 7HZ[VY ;VT 9LH\TL :\UKH` :JOVVS ! H T " >VYZOPW ! H T >LK ! W 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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World-class cuisine without the high prices.

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Located in The Northwoods Crossing Event Center at the stoplights in Siren, WI

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Reserve/purchase tickets at: www.villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com or call 715-­259-­3982 email: theatreVPCT@gmail.com

211 Main Street, Luck, Wis. • 715-472-2578 Dining Room Hrs.: Wed. 5 - 9 p.m.; Thurs. 5 - 9 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 4:30 - 10 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Bar Opens at 3 p.m.

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Family Eye Clinic 304 1st St. So., Luck, Wis.

Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Phone (715) 472-2121 Eye health exams, glaucoma checks, foreign body removal, full line of street wear, safety and sport wear, contact lenses

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341 Keller Ave. N. • Amery, Wis.

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207 E. Madison Ave. Grantsburg, WI

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• Frederic, 715-327-4236 • Shell Lake, 715-468-2314 • Siren, 715-349-2560 • St. Croix Falls 715-483-9008

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Webster • &KULVWLDQ :RPHQ¡V &OXE After 5 dinner meeting at First Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m. RSVP to 715-566-0081.

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Danbury

Amery

• Caregivers conference at the casino. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. registrtaion, 800-236-2195, ext. 512.

• Culpepper & Merriweather Circus at North Park, 5 & 7:30 p.m. Tent raising 9:30-10 a.m., 866-BIGTOP6.

THURSDAY/Ĺ“Ĺ™

Luck • Music in the Park, Highview Bluegrass, at Triangle Park, 6:30 p.m.

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

Siren

Balsam Lake

• Burnett County Republican Party meeting at the government center, 7 p.m., 715-349-2859.

• Autism support group at the government center, 7 p.m. • Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justice center, 7 p.m., 715-327-5525. • Mad Science guy at the library, 3 p.m., 715-485-3215.

St. Croix Falls • Baby and Me at the medical center, 1:30-2:30 p.m. • Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley. Meal & fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

Frederic • Air-powered rocket workshop with Jim Lenz at the library, 6 p.m., 715-327-4979.

WEDNESDAY/Ŕŕ

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Luck

• American Legion & Auxiliary picnic at the park, 6:30 p.m.

• Culpepper & Merriweather Circus behind Wayne’s Foods Plus, 5 & 7:30 p.m. Tent raising 9:30-10 a.m., 866-BIGTOP6.

Siren • Music in the Park at Crooked Lake, Rex Cactus/Clarion & Gregg Lane, 6:30 p.m., visitsiren.com.

Webster • Burnett County Artists Reception at Main Street Coffee Shop, 5:30 - 7 p.m., fredericarts.org.

St. Croix Falls • The Latch (breastfeeding moms group) meeting at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576. • Diabetes support group at the medical center, 6-8 p.m., 715-483-0431. • 4-week expectant parents class at the medical center, 68:30 p.m., 715-483-0576, scrmc.org. • “Almost, Maineâ€? at Festival Theatre. 7:30 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

Webster • Second Harvest food distribution at Connections, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-866-8151. • Walt Fluegal, local author, at the library, 7 p.m. • Webster all-class reunion at Ike Walton Lodge. 11 a.m.-noon social, noon lunch. RSVP Wed., July 16, 715-866-7101.

FRIĆ & SATĆ /Ĺ“Ĺš & Ĺ“Ĺ› Leader Land • &DWĂ€VK FRQWHVW DQ\ DUHD ODNH 6LJQ XS DW %LJ 0LNH¡V 6LUHQ RU :LOG %LOO¡V :HEVWHU 5 p.m. Fri. till noon Sat., 715-349-2400, 715-866-4220.

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Luck • Lucky Days: sales, 5K, classic car show, FFA antique tractor show Sat., HELDIG bike show, food, music, parade Sunday, luckwisconsin.com.

FRIDAY/œŚ Amery • Music on the River, Mighty Wheelhouse Band with Niff Naffer, 5:30-7 p.m., at Michael Park, amerywisconsin. org.

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• Free bread giveaway at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.-gone.

• Burnett County 4-H Centennial Celebration at Northwoods Crossing Event Center, 6:30-11:30 p.m.. Program at 7:30 p.m., 715-349-2151.

• Polk County Fair. Horse pull Thurs., truck pull Fri., tractor pull Sat., demo Sun., polkcountyfair.com.

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• Program, MacroInvertebrate Mayhem, 1:30 p.m., 715825-2313.

St. Croix Falls • Music on the Overlook, Jazz Night, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com. • Sew Good Improv at Festival Theatre, 9 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ“Ĺ› & ŔŒ St. Croix Falls • Young performers “The Frogsâ€? at Festival Theatre. Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., festivaltheatre.org.

SATURDAY/œś Danbury • Luther Park open house & picnic, 715-656-7244. • %HQHÀW JROI WRXUQH\ IRU &KULVW\ 0F.HQ]LH 7DFNLWW at Yellow Lake Golf Course, 1 p.m., 715-566-0463.

Grantsburg • WILD Women Workshop at Crex, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Women 18 & over. Preregister, 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

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• &RYHQDQW :RPHQ¡V 0LQLVWULHV VDODG OXQFKHRQ IRRG music, enterainment by comedienne Sue Selbin, Kathy at 715-349-2486.

• Bison, beef & hog pasture walk at West Wind Family Farms on Wind Road, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-635-3506.

St. Croix Falls • Thompson Parkway Block Party.

SUNDAY/ŔŒ Cushing • Ophovn Family performs at Skonewood, 6:30 p.m.

Grantsburg • Botany Talk & Walk: Ferns & Club Mosses at Crex, 1-4 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

Siren • Webster Library Win a Wine Cellar fundraiser at Tesora, 1-4 p.m., 715-866-7697, webster.wislib.org.

Webster

THURSDAY/ŔŖ Amery • Lyme disease education & support at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

Frederic • Poet LaMoine MacLaughlin reads at the library, 7 p.m., 715-327-4979.

Siren

Frederic

• Burnett County Citizens Patrol meeting at the government center, jury room, 7 p.m. • Music in the Park at Crooked Lake, Freeway Jam, 6:30 p.m., visitsiren.com.

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• The Latch (breastfeeding moms group) meeting at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576. • Young performers “The Frogsâ€? at Festival Theatre. 2 & 7:30 p.m., festivaltheatre.org.

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Centuria

• Blood drive at Holy Trinity Methodist Church, 1:306:30 p.m., 800-733-2767.

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St. Croix Falls

Webster • 3DUNLQVRQ¡V VXSSRUW PHHWLQJ at the Webster Library, 2 p.m., call Bev at 715-689-2350.

• Open golf scramble at Siren National. Noon shotgun start, 715-349-8399, visitsiren.com.

Win a Wine Cellar fundraiser at Tesora on Sunday

Event to benefit Larsen Family Public Library’s debt reduction / endowment campaign

WEBSTER - There is a two-part campaign at the Larsen Family Public Library in Webster through the end of October. First of all, the campaign wants to reduce the library debt, currently just shy of $180,000, and it wants to set aside money LQ DQ HQGRZPHQW IXQG WKDW ZRXOG EHQHĂ€W the library in the future. A campaign event, Win a Wine Cellar, will be held on Sunday afternoon, July 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tesora restaurant in Siren. During the event participants can sample wines and appetizers and bid on silent-auction items. Plus, as the name suggests, one lucky winner will take home an assortment of wine, dubbed the “wine cellar.â€? Another winner will take home several bottles of wine. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Each ticket holder must also bring a bottle of their favorite wine to donate, and all of the donated wine becomes the grand-prize wine cellar, minus six bottles of wine that will be given to another winner. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Larsen Family Public Library in Webster and at the door. The library moved to the corner of Hwy. 35 and Main Street in Webster in August 2011, changing its name in the process

from the Burnett Community Library to the Larsen Family Public Library. Prior to 2011, the library building was a Larsen Auto Center, and it cost roughly $1,100,000 to convert the building from an auto center to a library, complete with public computers, community meeting room, study room, children’s area and more. The old library building farther down Webster’s Main Street was not handicapped accessible and it was too small to offer all that the new library offers. For several years prior to moving the library there were plans to improve the library space, although exactly how to do so was debated. After several years of fundraising there was a breakthrough when the Larsen family donated the vacant Webster Larsen Auto Center building, and the library board received a big, federal CDBG grant. There was a time when the library board thought there would be little or no gap between the cost to renovate the current building and the money raised. However, according to library board President Laura Rachford, a $200,000 USDA Rural Development Grant that was all but promised never materialized, and the library board was forced to obtain a $215,000 loan to complete the project. Currently the balance of this loan is just shy of $180,000. Rachford explains that so far, the loan payments have been made with money raised for the library move, and it is important that the library continue to make loan

SD\PHQWV VSHFLÀFDOO\ WR reduce the debt and not from the library’s operating budget because the formula the county uses to award library funding penalizes libraries for making loan payments from operating budgets. Basically the library would receive less money in future years if the Larson Family Public Library makes a loan payment from its day-to-day operating budget. Since the county provides the majority of the library’s operating budget per year, less money from the county 7KH /DUVHQ )DPLO\ 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ LV DW WKH FRUQHU RI +Z\ DQG would be devastating 0DLQ 6WUHHW LQ :HEVWHU 3KRWR VXEPLWWHG to the library’s programs. It would mean OLEUDU\ (DFK MDU ÀOOHG ZLWK VSDUH FKDQJH less books, less children’s programs, less equals one ticket in the TV drawing. money to maintain the building. Spare change can add up, but, naturally, Besides the Win a Wine Cellar event on the library is interested in larger donations Sunday, there are other ways to help re- as well. The campaign will accept cash or duce the library debt and create an endow- pledges, and all donations are tax-deductPHQW WR EHQHÀW WKH OLEUDU\ LQ WKH IXWXUH $ ible. 42-inch TV will be given away on the last More events are being scheduled, and day of the campaign, Oct 31. The only way ORRN IRU WKH SLQN à DPLQJRV )RU PRUH LQto earn a chance to win the TV is to get a formation, contact the Larsen Family PubFKDQJH MDU IURP WKH OLEUDU\ ÀOO LW WR WKH WRS lic Library at 715-866-7697. - submitted with spare change and bring it back to the

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