‘Follow the Leader’
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INTER-COUNTY June 20, 2007 2 sections • Vol. 71 • No. 43 8,000 copies
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WINGS to lift area students, athletes
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Sunday visitor
Miles family starts program to help less fortunate students and athletes Page 15
Crowned Miss Frederic
Home safe Estimated 100 volunteers showed up to help look for missing 8-year-old, autistic girl Page 3
DA cancels inquest Inquest for alleged murder victim will still be held Page 3
Melanie Chenal was crowned Miss Frederic last Saturday evening. She is the daughter of Dave and Nancy Chenal. More photos in Currents section. Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld
Baby remains hospitalized Six-week-old girl struck by softball at tournament Page 3
I N S I D E The story of the Reed School
Charles Johnson of Trade Lake snapped this photo of a red-tailed hawk that landed on his porch and lingered for at least two hours on Sunday. Johnson said the bird had made an apparent attempt to fly through the living room window before landing on the porch. He was able to get within six feet of the bird to snap this shot. This bird is known to have great visual acuity which is believed to be eight times greater than that of a human, according to Wikepedia.com. This hawk’s behavior seemed strange as it demonstrated little fear of man. – Photo by Charles Johnson
Oak Forest Center breaks ground for housing
CURRENTS FEATURE
Luck grad author of “Knitting for Peace” Page 10
FREDERIC — Ground breaking was held Sunday, June 10, for a 16-unit motel-style addition to Oak Forest Center located four miles southeast of Frederic, marking the second phase of development at the adult retreat center. The housing addition will accommodate up to 96 people, hosting civic,
church, governmental, and private groups. Rooms will be able to comfortably sleep up to six for dorm-style accommodations and family arrangements, but will also allow for private lodging for couples retreats. Once known as the old Cragwood
See Oak Forest, page 11
Governor’s Fishing Opener comes to Amery Inside this section
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Oak Forest Center.