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Celebrate Independence Day at Balsam Lake Freedom Fest

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Milltown man facing felony endangerment charge

Potential of over 20 years in prison for alleged knife threats

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SCF downtown hotel plans revealed

Site plan approved by CDA; feasibility study pending

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NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view sites and reconvene at 12:45 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 12:45 p.m. when the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.)

ROBERT & MARCIA HANSEN request a special exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a tourist rooming house. Property affected is: 2325 Woodland Shores Dr, Lot 1, CSM #2294, Vol 11/Pg 1, Sec 5/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Bone Lake (class 1), parcel 026-00153-0000.

JOHN SCHEIBEL requests a variance to Article 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a garage less than 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from side lot line. Property affected is: 2092 Pipe Lake Ln, Lot 20, Nessens Pipe Lake Shores, Sec 22/T35N/R15W, Town of Johnstown, Pipe Lake (class 1), parcel 028-00979-0000.

JOHN & LITA EVRARD request a variance to Article 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a patio & fire pit less than 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the OHWM. Property affected is: 1892 West Bone Lake Dr, part of Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Lot 2, Sec 31/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Balsam Lake (class 1), parcel 026-1285-0000.

)! * # NICOLE LOCHMANN & HEIDI JOHNSON request a variance to Article 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to have a travel trailer/building less than 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; from the ordinary high-water mark. Lot 7, Glenna Lake Vincent Plat No 1, Sec 9/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Vincent Lake (class 3), parcel 026-01447-0000.

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by John Persico

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y wife Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great-grandparents were early pioneers and residents in this area. They founded a mercantile store and a realty agency /.08 6; A52 2.?9F =.?A <3 A52 A5 02;tury. There is a Blomgren Road and many Blomgrens interred in the local cemetery and even some Blomgren :2:<?./696. 6; ?212?60 Soo Line Depot Museum.

We have a 1923 Frederic =5<;2 /<<8 D6A5 ;.:2@ of Blomgren family mem mem/2?@ D5< 96C21 52?2 .@ D299 .@ .; <91 1909 ceramic plate from the mercantile store.

Perhaps the most unique thing we ac actually own is an old wooden desk that D.@ /B69A 6; 3<? +6996.: 'A.?? who founded Frederic and named it after his son. Somehow the desk was .0>B6?21 /F .?2;P@ 4?.;13.A52? .;1 eventually passed on to her.

A few years ago, in one of the drawers we actually found a 1910 deed to the Blomgren cemetery plot. After contact contacting the Maple Grove Cemetery Association, we found that we were proud owners of 1-1/2 cemetery plots, with the deed still legal and valid after more than 100 years. Karen is going to take A52 3B99 =9<A .;1 D699 A.82 A52 5.93 =9<A Q4B?2 .; B?; D6A5 :F .@52@ D<B91 QA nicely there. $; <;2 <3 <B? ?2AB?;@ 3?<: ?6G<;. was looking for the garage door remote /BA 0<B91 ;<A Q;1 6A 5.C6;4 3<?4<AA2; D52?2 5.1 @A?.A2460.99F =9.021 6A "F house search eventually led me to the old desk, which has more drawers than you can count.

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0<=F?645A /F <?1<; '.== (< :F @B?=?6@2 <BA <3 A52 /<<8 3299 .; <91 piece of parchment with old-fashioned typed letters and the title â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Story of the Lost Frederic Treasureâ&#x20AC;?! Supposedly, a fortune in silver and gold was /B?621 6; . @A?<;4/<E ;<A 3.? 3?<: ?21/B?621 6; . @A?<;4/<E ;<A 3.? 3?<: ?21 2?60 A< 5612 6A 3?<: A52 ;16.;@ 1B?6;4 the Great Sioux Uprising of 1867. +228@ D2;A /F /23<?2 =60821 B= A52

<91 /<<8 .4.6; 5.1 A<A.99F 3<?4<AA2; the treasure. But out fell another old piece of parchment with some archaic D?6A6;4 /F =2; .;1 5.;1 A @.61 M#<A ten leagues from the lake with the rac0<<;@ A52 A?2.@B?2 /<E 6@ /B?621N #<D Frederic has a lake called Coon Lake and 10 or fewer leagues would place the treasure somewhere near Clam Falls. /24.; A< /2962C2 A52 A.92 D.@ =.@@21 from father to son and rewritten years later. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;treasure mapâ&#x20AC;? was drawn 3?<: :2:<?F /F 26A52? ?212?60 'A.?? or Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father. Alas, the map is not

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Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carousel, a revolving menagerie of pieces for your enjoyment, is created by participants in Carolyn Wedinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Write Right Now WITC Community Education classes in Frederic and Luck.

A defining moment Every generation has a moment, an event or series of events occurring D6A56; <B? 3<?:.A6C2 F2.?@ D5605 /20<:2@ 2:/<@@21 B=<; <B? @<B9@ .;1 continues to shape our thinking long 6;A< A52 3BAB?2 '<:2 12Q;6;4 :< '<:2 12Q;6;4 :<:2;A@ .?2 @A.?A96;4 /F A526? 0.A.@A?<=560 ./?B=A;2@@ .;1 @<:2 <C2?D529: B@ /F A526? 2;<?:6AF '<:2 .?2 6;@616<B@ gradually molding and shaping us in ways that are often not understood until a long while later. The attack on Pearl .?/<? .;1 A52 A?.460 9<@@ <3 <5; 2;;21F .?2 AD< @B05 2C2;A@ D5605 /F their sudden severity stopped the world 6; 6A@ A?.08@ 9A5<B45 .: @9645A9F A<< F<B;4 A< 0<:=92A29F ?2:2:/2? A52 assassination of Kennedy, most who were of that age can recall with vivid details where they were and what they D2?2 1<6;4 D52; A52 ;2D@ /?<82 A D.@ 122=9F 6:=?6;A21 <; A526? :6;1@ A changed the way they thought.

Those of my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generation were 122=9F A<B0521 /F 20<;<:60 5.?1ship. The Great Depression marked and scarred an entire generation of =2<=92 @A?B4496;4 A< :22A /.@60 ;221@ $C2?D529:21 /F =<C2?AF .;1 9.08 of resources, many were forced into soup lines and work camps to survive.

'0?6:=6;4 .;1 @.C6;4 /20.:2 @20<;1 ;.AB?2 .;1 0<;A6;B21 2C2; D52; /2AA2? economic times eventually prevailed. ".;F D2?2 B;./92 A< @5.82 A52 <==?2@sive weight of their experience during the Depression as hardship and poverty was imprinted on their daily lives.

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About the writer: John Persico is a semiretired educator and management consultant who lives in the North Woods of Wisconsin six months a year and the following six months in the arid Desert Southwest of Arizona. Besides running, swimming and eating, he loves most of all reading and writing and visiting as many fun places as he can.

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3?<;A /BA .9@< A526? 3.:6962@ .;1 3?62;1@ who rallied in support of the war effort. .: . =?<1B0A <3 A52 O @ <<1 <? /.1 12=2;16;4 <; F<B? =2?@=20A6C2 6A helped to shape and form my way of A56;86;4 D.@ ?2:6;121 <3 A56@ D5692 viewing a documentary miniseries ;<D .6?6;4 <; ## A6A921 M(52 '2C2;ties.â&#x20AC;? After years of postwar economic expansion during the 1950s, the 1960s /20.:2 . A?.;@6A6<; 6;A< 16@699B@6<;:2;A (52 :.7<? 2C2;A@ .;1 05.?.0A2?@ <; A5.A A?.460 @A.42 6;09B121 A52 #6E<; presidency, Watergate and the Vietnam War. Together these corrupted and transformed our image of government and national leadership from a general sense of trust and respect into a tangled D2/ <3 16@A?B@A 0F;606@: .;1 12026A The counterculture of that day included people such as Timothy Leary,

who encouraged us to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn on, tune in and drop outâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;think for yourself and question authority.â&#x20AC;? Widespread .;A6D.? 12:<;@A?.A6<;@ 161 7B@A A5.A /F challenging authority and unfortunately led to violence and further distrust of our government leadership. Mainstream Americans dusted off old copies <3 M+.912;N .;1 M 6C69 6@</2162;02N /F 2;?F .C61 (5<?2.B .;1 ?2A?2.A21 A< A52 0<B;A?F A< Q;1 A52:@29C2@ (52 2.A92@ /20.:2 .; 6;@A.;A 3<?02 6; =<=B 2.A92@ /20.:2 .; 6;@A.;A 3<?02 6; =<=B 9.? 0B9AB?2 "<A52? .?A5 #2D@ D.@ /<?; .;1 D2 4?2D <B? 5.6? 9<;4 .;1 painted peace signs on our Volkswa42; "60?</B@ ;<A /20.B@2 D2 ?2.99F /2962C21 6; .;FA56;4 /BA ?.A52? D2 .@ . society, had reached the point where we @A<==21 /2962C6;4 +2 @A<==21 /2962C@A<==21 /2962C6;4 +2 @A<==21 /2962C ing in authority and government and national leadership. We stopped look6;4 3<? <B? :2@@6.5 6; A52 /.99<A /<E We still listened to presidential State of the Union speeches, not for inspiration /BA 3<? ?2.@<;@ A< 16@A?B@A .;1 @.F M told you so.â&#x20AC;? '<:25<D A52 60<;60 O @ :<?=521 6;A< A52 :.A2?6.96@A60 O @ :.??21 /F get-rich-quick insider trading scandals and red silk power ties. The old god <3 @293 .D.?2;2@@ .;1 /2AA2? 96C6;4 through chemicals changed into the new reality of self-indulgence. Despite @:.992? 3.:6962@ D2 1<B/921 A52 @6G2 <3 our homes with private master suites .;1 /.A5?<<:@ 2>B.96;4 A52 @6G2 <3 2;.;1 /.A5?<<:@ 2>B.96;4 A52 @6G2 <3 2; tire homes in the 1950s.

Y2K sent a paranoiac ripple through our ranks. Despite apocalyptic predic predictions our lives resumed their normal details on the morning after. But gone was the sense that we were safe or that we 2C2? D699 /2 @.32 3A2? @B?C6C6;4 ,

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B9F 1B?6;4 A52 A6:2 <3 A52 Q?@A Forts Folle Avoine was, well, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. A holiday, that is.

The reason has everything to do with geography, history, politics and people. #<A56;4 B;B@B.9 A52?2 /BA A52F 0.; .0AB.99F /2 3B; A< 0<;@612? D52; =<;12?ing the who/what/when/why of life in another time.

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(52 0<:=.;F /<@@2@ 5.1 A526? .;;B.9 meeting and planned out the next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expeditions. As did their clerks and voyageur crews, then some great parties 2;@B21 6; 9.A2 B9F 2.?9F B4B@A /BA not earlier; not on the Fourth. $ @6:=92 2E=9.;.A6<; #< (52?2 were many nationalities involved in the fur trade, and while there were some :2?60.;@ A52 :.7<?6AF D2?2 <3 ?2;05 Canadian or British ancestry, many of them Scots. And while their loyalties to their home countries sometimes were important, many were actually more loyal to their trade life, not to colonial empires seeking to conquer the natives.

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Actually, a glance at a map of the time would suggest that this area was under American control. But to claim an area means nothing unless you occupy it, and the only peoples of this region along the St. Croix were Dakota A?6/.9 4?<B=6;4@ A< A52 @<BA5 .;1 $76/D2 6; A56@ ?246<; %9B@ <3 0<B?@2 some trading parties like those at Forts Folle Avoine, and here was a people mix derived from French Canadian, Scots, American and Metis groups. The 9.AA2? D2?2 B@B.99F <3 :6E21 ;16.; ?2;05 /9<<196;2@ 292/?.A6<;@ D2?2 more often derived from peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origins than from overt nationalism. Some :645A 2C2; /2 A2:=<?.?F . @.32 .??6C.9 a good trek, a successful season - they :645A .99 /2 :<?2 0.B@2 3<? 0292/?.A6<; A5.; A52 :<?2 :<12?; 02;A?.96G21 3<?:@ <3 5<961.F </@2?C.;02@ Meanwhile, the modern version of Forts Folle Avoine does have a few spe06.9 2C2;A@ <; A52 5<?6G<; <99<D6;4 . grand pancake morning feed on Sunday, July 5, the daily interactive tours ?2:.6; .C.69./92 2E02=A 3<? "<;1.F@ Tuesdays, throughout the summer. Also on the grounds of the historical park are a recently completed logging museum, .; @ 2?. @05<<95<B@2 . /9.08@:6A5 shop and a visitors center featuring displays telling the Folle Avoine story.

The weekend of July 24-26 will feature another running of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as the Great Forts Folle Avoine Fur Trade Ren12GC<B@ D52?26; A52 Q291@ @B??<B;1-

6;4 A52 @6A2 .?2 Q9921 D6A5 B=D.?1 <3 people reliving the fur trade heritage in a riot of fun and colorful pageantry ranging from skits to crafts to games and music and whatever they come up with. Throw in another Sunday morning pancaker on July 26 and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the makings of another memory-maker via a hearty Sunday morning food fest.

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F2.?@ K".?8 2;neman, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jenneman, owners of the Hardware Hank store in Siren, was killed in a car accident.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Candidates for the title of Miss Frederic D2?2 !6@. ;12?@<; '.;1F 7<?8 .?:. 72?;6;4 'B2 ".?A6; <9922; "B?=5F "<99F #2215.: 9602 Schmidt and Julie Schommer.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mr. and Mrs. Duane Lockert opened a new car wash in Frederic.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;David .59/2?4 ?.;A@/B?4 D.@ C6@6A6;4 #6.4.?. .99@ D6A5 56@ 3.:69F A52 ".?8 .59/2?4@ +5692 C62D6;4 the falls at night from Terrapin Point, David spotted a 5B:.; 3<?: 6; A52 D.A2? ./<BA 322A B=@A?2.: 3?<: A52 3.99@ 096:/21 <C2? . ?.696;4 A< . 92142 .;1 =B9921 Mary Camann, 20, to safety. The young woman had /22; .AA.0821 .;1 A5?<D; <C2? . 32;02 .;1 6;A< A52 water. She was taken to a hospital. David was interC62D21 /F (* ;2D@:2; .;1 56@ .0A6<;@ D2?2 ?2=<?A21 /F !<D299 (5<:.@ <; A52 ?.16< 2 ?2026C21 :2@@.42@ and commendations from people all over the country for his heroic actions.

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and had a son named Bruce in 1955. When Bruce developed kidney disease, and they had no money to pay for the medication, Eveaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor suggested she take a waitressing =<@6A6<; .A %.?.16@2 'B==2? 9B/ '52 1?<C2 A?B08 6; A52 1.FA6:2 .;1 D.6A?2@@21 6; A52 2C2;6;4 A< /BF A52 :2160.tion, and pay for day-to-day living expenses. Sadly, kidney transplants were not done at that time; and after four years of suffering, Bruce died in 1959. Their second child, Craig, D.@ /<?; 52.9A5F /BA A526? ;2EA 05691 2.; D.@ /<?; D6A5 . heart defect. Again, medicine was not as advanced as today, and Dean died 10 days later. ; A52 :61@A <3 A56@ C2. A<<8 . 7</ .A . /B@F 5<B? truck stop called Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe. She would wind up working six nights a week, while simultaneously driving truck for 52? 5B@/.;1P@ /B@6;2@@ 6; A52 1.FA6:2 '52 <3A2; 5.1 52? youngest children in the truck with her. Very few women were working outside the home, much less driving trucks.

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After Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, Evea took great solace in her church, and her faith. She also spent countless hours volunteering at church, visiting those in nursing homes, and doting on her 4?.;105691?2; .;1 4?2.A 4?.;105691?2; '52 6@ @B?C6C21 /F her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Michael, Lisa, Stacey, Tim, Heidi, Christine, Ryan, Tiffany, Kathryn Taylor, ;;2 96G./2A5 "605.29 <@2=5 2;7.:6; %.A?608 :69F B@A6; .;1 &.F. '52 6@ .9@< @B?C6C21 /F 52? /?<A52? 2;2 her children, Jim, Craig, Mark, Kathy, Scott, John and Karen.

Her son, Mark, and her grandchildren, Tiffany and ChrisA6;2 9<C6;49F 0.?21 3<? 52? D5692 @52 /.AA921 6@@B2@ ?29.A21 A< 05?<;60 </@A?B0A6C2 =B9:<;.?F 16@2.@2 .;1 52.?A 3.69B?2 '52 D.@ =?202121 6; 12.A5 /F 52? Q?@A 5B@/.;1 6: B;14..?1 her son, Bruce; her son, Dean; her son, Paul; and her love in 9.A2? F2.?@ +.??2; '<12?/2?4 Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 1, at 2 = : D6A5 C6@6A.A6<; <;2 5<B? /23<?2 A52 @2?C602 .A 6?@A .=tist Church, Milltown, Wis. She was laid to rest at Milltown Cemetery after the service on Wednesday.

Kolstad Funeral Home Centuria, Wis., kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Velva and Ernie resided on their farm in the Branstad area for the rest of their married life. After Ernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death Velva continued to live there with her daughter, Cilla, until her death at the age 97 years and 10 months. Velva and Ernie had a good marriage lasting 47 years with three 1.B45A2?@ /<?; A< A52: %.B96;2 %.A?606. .;1 %?6@0699. *29C. D.@ /.=A6G21 .;1 0<;Q?:21 .A 'A $9.3 !BA52?.; 5B?05 D5605 9.A2? /20.:2 2A5.;F !BA52?.; .;1 D.@ . 3.6A53B9 :2:/2? A52?2 .99 52? 9632 '52 D.@ A52 05B?05P@ <912@A :2:/2? *29C. /20.:2 . C242A.?6.; .3A2? ?;62P@ 12.A5 .;1 3<9lowed an active lifestyle. Always full of energy, she would /<B;1 B= .;1 1<D; AD< R645A@ <3 @A.6?@ @2C2?.9 A6:2@ .

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Throughout their marriage Velva and Ernie took trips to Florida, California, and Las Vegas, where they visited the wedding chapel where they were married. Velva also en7<F21 A?6=@ D6A5 52? 1.B45A2? 699. A< %.96@.12 <9< A< 42A =2.052@ .;1 /?6;4 A52: /.08 A< 3?62;1@ .;1 3.:ily. They also visited the Grand Canyon and Door County .;1 5.1 .; .1C2;AB?2 A< ;49.;1 '0<A9.;1 .;1 ?29.;1 Later in her life three stray cats came to live with Velva .;1 699. (5<B45 .A A6:2@ A52F 0<B91 /2 >B6A2 2E.@=2?.A6;4 7B:=6;4 <; A52 A./92 52? 86AA62@ 4.C2 52? :B05 7<F .;1 0<:3<?A *29C. D.@ . C2?F 0.?6;4 .;1 @29R2@@ =2?@<; D5< .9D.F@ =BA <A52?@ Q?@A '52 529=21 0.?2 3<? 52? :<A52? .;1 father in their declining years and Ernie during his illness.

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A memorial service for Velva was held Thursday, June 18, at Bethany Lutheran Church with interment at St. Olaf 2:2A2?F %.99/2.?2?@ D2?2 699 ;12?@<; %2A2? ?.;@tad, Jim Erickson, Jim Melin, Craig Selander and Dean Se9.;12? .;1 5<;<?.?F =.99/2.?2?@ D2?2 &.F $@A96;4 ".?8 <5;@<; 699 <5;@<; "6082F %2A2?@2; .;1 92E $@/<?; <;.A6<;@ D699 /2 :.12 6; *29C.P@ ;.:2 A< 2A5.;F !Btheran Church, St. Croix Hospice, Burnett County Humane '<062AF .;1 .?: 2?.9 .;1 'A?.F ; <;96;2 4B2@A/<<8 6@ .C.69./92 .A ?<D235 0<: ??.;42:2;A@ .?2 2;A?B@A21 A< Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic, 715-327-4475.

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Dennis Kruger, 77, passed away May 28, 2015, at Tidewell Hospice House in Port Charlotte, Fla. 2;;6@ D.@ /<?; <; =?69

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A service of words and music will take place Saturday, July 11, at 12:30 p.m., at the Yellow Lake Lutheran 5B?05 ;2.? .;/B?F .;1 D6A5 . 292/?.A6<; <3 !632 .A 82 +.98A<; !<142 <; 64 ,299<D !.82 3<99<D6;4 A52 church service. ; 962B <3 R<D2?@ . 1<;.A6<; D<B91 /2 D290<:21 A< Tidewell Hospice House, 1144 Veronica St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952.

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Sonny farmed in St. Croix County .;2 92.C2@ A< 0292/?.A2 52? :2:<?F @<; !2< .?<3<? F2.?@ D<?821 .A A52 %?.6?62 @9.;1 9F; (62AG <3 .9A<; +6@ A5?22 4?.;11.B45A2?@ .;1 #B092.? %9.;A 6; &21 +6;4 "6;; .;1 one grandson; six great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, also had worked construction in the .?9. 2;G6;2 .;1 <A52? 9<C6;4 3.:69F .;1 3?62;1@ .8<A.@ 3A2? 52 ?2A6?21 52 2;7<F21 .;2 >B<A2@ M 5.C2 5.1 . 4<<1 9632 N Q@56;4 5B;A6;4 =9.F6;4 ?6//.42 56@ Memorial services were held on Saturday, June 27, at 1<4@ A2996;4 7<82@ .;1 @=2;16;4 A6:2 the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria. She was with his family and friends. '<;;F 92.C2@ A< 0292/?.A2 56@ :2:<?F @<; 99.; <9- laid to rest at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Frederic.

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Erma Lille Espelien, 3M retiree, 84, formerly of Oak9<C6;4 3.:69F :2:/2?@ .;1 3?62;1@ 2 D.@ =?202121 6; 12.A5 /F 56@ =.?2;A@ 56@ D632 1.92 "6;; =.@@21 .D.F =2.023B99F @B??<B;121 /F 52? family on June 16, 2015. ?2;2 .;1 . @6@A2? 2AAF '5.D.;< "2:<?6.9 @2?C602@ 3<? '<;;F D699 /2 5291 <; +21;2@'52 6@ @B?C6C21 /F 52? 9<C6;4 5B@day, July 8, at 11 a.m., at Luck Lutheran Church with /.;1 <3 F2.?@ 9<F1 05691?2; %.@A<? &.9=5 (5<:=@<; <3Q06.A6;4 '<;;FP@ 3.:69F D699 .08 %.: 2&.F &</F; .C2 .;1 4?22A C6@6A<?@ .A A52 05B?05 /246;;6;4 .A . : '<;;F Susan (Lance); six grandchildren; two D699 /2 9.61 A< ?2@A .9<;4@612 56@ D632 ?2;2 .A A52 !B08 great-grandchildren; other relatives Village Cemetery following the service. The family in- and friends.

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Help us focus on you alone so we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be double-minded, unstable in faith, and tossed by lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winds and waves. In Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@ gmail.com.

A.98 ./<BA A52@2 6@@B2@ 6@0B@@ A526? 2Epectations. Discuss your expectations.

Come to a consensus on the house rules, especially involving your grandkids, and 5<D A< 5.;192 16@.4?22:2;A@ <? /?<82; rules.

6;.99F .;1 3<? A52 /2;2QA <3 .99 0<; 6;.99F .;1 3<? A52 /2;2QA <3 .99 0<; cerned, put something into writing, a @<?A <3 :6;6 0<;A?.0A A5.A 12Q;2@ .99 <3 these parameters. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, president of Focus on the Family and host of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Focus on the Familyâ&#x20AC;? 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.

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JULY

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â&#x20AC;˘ Summer Recreation Playground at the elementary playground, noon-3 p.m., 715-349-2121.

JULY

THURS!$SUN!#%$' Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Fourth celebration: Sales; Sat. boat parade, concert, amerywisconsin.org.

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Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Bake sale at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church after 10 a.m. Mass, 715-866-7321.

MONDAY#* Clear Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Compassionate Friends, Tri-County Chapter, grief support in death of a child at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715-263-2739.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Indianhead Gem & Mineral Society meeting at the senior center, 7:30 p.m.

TUES!$THURS!#+$, Taylors Falls, Minn. â&#x20AC;˘ Pioneer School at the Town House School, all-girls session. Preregister at 651-308-7790 or tfhspioneerschool@ gmail.com, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Freedom Fest:

book sale; Sun. parade, etc., balsamlakecc.com.

TUESDAY#+

THURSDAY#%

Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Cardiac support group at the medical center, 1 p.m., 715-268-0291.

Amery â&#x20AC;˘ Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Giant ice-cream sundae at Soo Line Park, noon, amerywi.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Book sale at the library, noon-7 p.m., 715--268-9340.

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

Grantsburg

Balsam Lake

â&#x20AC;˘ Little Wildlifers, 3-8 yrs., Wildlife Safari, at Crex Meadows, 10-11:30 a.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jupiter Ascending,â&#x20AC;? movie at the library, 2 p.m.

Luck

â&#x20AC;˘ VFW Post 10232 meeting at the hall, 7 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Storyteller Tracy Chipman at the library, 3:30-5 p.m., 715-472-2770, luckpubliclibrary.org.

Luck

â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park - Danville, 6:30 p.m., luckwisconsin. com.

â&#x20AC;˘ Friends of the Library meeting at the library, 6 p.m., 715-825-2313.

Osceola

Siren

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

â&#x20AC;˘ Music in the Park at Crooked Lake, 6:30 p.m., Cattail Moon Band, 715-349-8399, visitsiren.com.

St. Croix Falls

WEDNESDAY#&

â&#x20AC;˘ Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

â&#x20AC;˘ Winter Texan picnic at the Luck shelter. Potluck, noon.

Webster

THURS!$SAT!#,$--

Luck

â&#x20AC;˘ Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-866-8151.

Spooner

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â&#x20AC;˘ Rodeo. Thurs. exceptional rodeo, family night; Fri. performance; Sat. parade, performance, spoonerrodeo.com, 800-367-3306.

â&#x20AC;˘ Bake sale at Oakland Store for Webster school food backpack program, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Danbury

Centuria

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Fourth of July, Fri. street dance; Sat. 5K walk/run, parades, food, music, etc., visitsiren.com, 715-349-8399.

FRIDAY#( Danbury

â&#x20AC;˘ at the casino at dusk, 800-238-8946.

Falun â&#x20AC;˘ Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice at Trinity Lutheran Church, 10 a.m.

Frederic â&#x20AC;˘ Primetimers patriotic day potluck at Crosswalk Community Church, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ RSVP deadline for Leopold Education Project July 16 & 17, for adults, 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ Lions sale at the DBS Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures in Zambeziaâ&#x20AC;? movie at Half Moon Lake

SAT! & SUN!#) & ' St. Croix Falls

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)â&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre, 2 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

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â&#x20AC;˘ at Soldiers Field.

Balsam Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Rummage & bake sale at Faith Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ at McKenzie Landing at dusk, 715-635-2520.

Centuria â&#x20AC;˘ Pie & ice-cream social at the Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, noon-3 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Clam Falls

â&#x20AC;˘ Fourth of July parade, 2 p.m.; 9:45 p.m., 715-653-2617.

Siren â&#x20AC;˘ Pie & ice-cream social at the Siren Methodist Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Webb Lake â&#x20AC;˘ One Nation Under God - sale, auction, pig roast, eve

Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Fourth of July parade 1:15 p.m. & activities; brat feed

â&#x20AC;˘ North Sand Lake boat parade. Meet at lakeside beach on Peninsula Bay, 1 p.m., northsandlake.com.

Wolf Creek â&#x20AC;˘ Truck/tractor pull, register 10:30 a.m., pull noon, 715483-9255.

Danbury

SUNDAY#'

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Cushing

â&#x20AC;˘ at the 10th Hole/Yellow Lake Golf Course. â&#x20AC;˘ Pancake breakfast at the Masons Landmark Lodge, 7:30-11 a.m., 715-472-8356.

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Grantsburg

Danbury

â&#x20AC;˘ Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doors open 8 a.m., 715-463-5699.

â&#x20AC;˘ Wild rice pancake breakfast at the Forts, 8 a.m.12:30 p.m., theforts.org, 715-866-8890.

â&#x20AC;˘ Memory Days. Sales, food, etc. Thurs. pageant; Fri. street dance; Sat. 5K; Sun. parade, centuria-wi.org.

THURS!" SAT! & SUN!# ," -- & -% St. Croix Falls

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Shop of Horrorsâ&#x20AC;? at Festival Theatre. Thurs. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715-4833387.

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

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

Balsam Lake

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at the school, ages 5-12, 715-825-2101 ext. 1560, unity.k12.wi.us.

Grantsburg â&#x20AC;˘ Adults Older, Wiser Learning Series at Crex Meadows, 10-11 a.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

Luck â&#x20AC;˘ La Companie Fur Trade Re-enactment Company at the library, 3:30-5 p.m., luckpubliclibrary.org, 715-4722770.