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Judge Rasmussen stops action on Iver’s Mountain for a month PAGE 20
Military family responds
Wrong place, right time? CURRENTS, Page 2
B r e ak i n g u p o n t he M o os e
Concerned by reaction to upsidedown American flag PAGE 40
Layoffs will lower standard of education, says teacher
Duffy talks “Real World” with students Page 13
Decisions are “amputations,” not “cutting fat” PAGE 32
Final five plead guilty
Trial dates to be set in near future for those in Sonnenberg case PAGE 3
Impressions of life in America Page 2
SPORTS
First Polk traffic fatality of 2009 39-year-old Amery man loses life in rollover PAGE 3
Woman sentenced for sexual assault PAGE 2
Surgery doesn’t stop SCF grad from doing what she loves See SPORTS, inside
Siren school referendum returns PAGE 12
While river levels continued to rise in St. Croix Falls this past week, there was nothing to be seen like the dramatic breakup of ice that occurred on one tributary of the upper St. Croix River. This photo captures the scene on the Moose River in Douglas County, just before its confluence with the St. Croix River. - Photo by Al Cambronne
It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month
Blue Ribbon Campaign under way
POLK COUNTY – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month throughout the nation and, especially, throughout Polk County. We ask all county citizens to take time to reflect on what we are doing as a community to support children and families. Children don’t come with an instruction booklet and too many parents face the challenges of raising their children without the knowledge and support they need and deserve. We all have opportunities to reach out to parents in our own families, neighborhoods, place of worship and place of employment. Throughout the month of April, the Polk County Child Advocacy Referral Interagency Network Group will be promoting a countywide Blue Ribbon Campaign through various activities. You may notice blue ribbon yard signs and parenting information throughout the communities; hear information over the radio; see articles in the paper. Pick up a blue ribbon to wear at locations across the county and talk to your kids about what they heard at school. Every week in April there will be a Child Abuse Prevention Blue Ribbon Campaign event that is open to the public: Wednesday, April 1 – Blue Ribbon Yard Sign Kickoff; Tuesday, April 7, - Sexual Assault Awareness Presentation - 6 p.m. at Unity School in Balsam Lake; Wednesday, April 15 – Countywide Blue Ribbon Candlelight Vigil 6:30 p.m. at eight locations throughout the
county; Friday, April 24 - Wear Blue Day; Monday, April 27 - Dedication Service for Zachary Wolfe – 5:30 p.m. at Bering Park in Milltown.
History of Blue Ribbon
The Blue Ribbon Campaign began in Virginia in 1989 when a grandmother, Bonnie W. Finney, tied a blue ribbon to the antenna of her van to “make people wonder.” The story she told to inquisitive community members was a tragic story about the abuse of her grandchildren and ultimate brutal death of her grandson. The story of Bonnie Finney demonstrates the effect that just one concerned citizen can have on raising public awareness of child abuse and in promoting prevention. Since
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Life in America not that much different than in Germany by Priscilla Bauer GRANTSBURG - Michelle Wilde describes herself as a very shy and studious 17 year old, who says she finds living in the United States “not that much different” than life in her native Germany. Wilde attends Grantsburg High School and has been with her host family, Roger and LuAnn Woods, and their 17-year-old son, Matt, since last August. She says she really likes living with the Woods family. “They’re just like family,” says Wilde, who laughs as she admits to having the normal brother-sister fights with her host brother. Wilde says she enjoys her host family’s spontaneity, describing her own family as being very organized with everything being planned and scheduled. Wilde says she is not always as organized as her family, so likes that trait about the Woods household. She says when she returns to Germany, she will have to get used to her own family’s household style again. Wilde misses her family and friends, but stays in touch through e-mails and phone calls. She says she doesn’t like to talk to them too often, though, as she gets homesick when she does. Wilde’s family includes her mother, father, two brothers and one sister. The family lives in the village of Satzvey, near the town of Eurkirchen, which is about half an hour from Cologne, Germany, and easily reached by train. Traveling independently is one thing Wilde really misses about home. In Germany she was used to hopping on a train to Cologne by herself and here she
Woman sentenced for sexual assault by Sherill Summmer BURNETT COUNTY - A former Grantsburg resident was sentenced to nine months in jail and three years’ probation, for two counts of sexual assault, on Friday, March 27. Melissa Sunderland, 26, currently of Grasston, Minn., was originally charged with repeated sexual assault of the same child and seconddegree sexual assault, both Felony C charges, after she had inappropriate sex with a 16- Sunderland year-old. She recorded multiple incidents of sexual contact with the victim in a diary and the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department was contacted in December 2007 after her husband read the diary. In a preliminary hearing, the victim testified that he initially said no to the offers of sexual contact, but later consented. He told no one of what happened prior to being confronted after the journal recordings were discovered. The charges against Sunderland were reduced to two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, prior to Sunderland’s no contest pleas. Besides the jail sentence and the probation, Sunderland is not to consume alcohol or controlled substances without a prescription and is to follow up with alcohol and other drug assessment. She can have no contact with victim unless the order is modified by the court and is to undergo a sex offender evaluation. Restitution amounts will be determined. She will be allowed to serve her jail sentence in Pine County, Minn., at no cost to Burnett County.
about their experiences and wanted to learn just how different our culture was compared to hers. Wilde says she finds the classes here are pretty much the same as in Germany, but easier. She says there are more computers at Grantsburg High School than her school has, too. Back home Wilde is involved in her school choir and enjoys playing soccer and hockey. Wilde says it has been fun playing on a girl’s high school hockey team at the Siren Arena. She says she had mixed feelings about her decision to become an exchange student. At first asking herself why am I doing this, and then looking forward to it being fun. As to her impressions of the people she has met while in Wisconsin, Wilde had this Michelle Wilde is from Germany and to say, “The people are more friendly here. is attending Grantsburg High School They are more curious and they ask more as part of a foreign-exchange student questions.” program. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer Wilde says this has been a life experience she will not forget, and she is glad she must depend on rides from others to get made the choice to be an exchange stuwhere she wants to go. dent. “Germany’s school system is different “It has given me a better understanding than here,” Wilde says. “In Germany there of the people of America,” said Wilde. are three different school levels with stu- “America is not just places like Los dents being separated by their learning Angeles or New York. There are little abilities.” Wilde says there are no school- places like here, too.” sponsored sports in German schools, with Wilde has traveled to Colorado and sports instead played through clubs. Chicago during her U.S. visit, but would One of the main reasons Wilde wanted like to see more of the rest of the country to attend a U.S. high school was that she before returning to Germany. had heard a lot about school spirit and “I’d love to see California or New York,” wanted to experience it for herself. She she said. also talked to other exchange students
Fire destroys home in Scott Township by Sherill Summer SCOTT TOWNSHIP - Scott, Webb Lake and Jackson fire departments all responded to a early-morning structure fire in Scott Township on Saturday, March 28. The structure was already engulfed by flames when the fire departments arrived and they were not able to save the structure. The garage also caught on fire, but that building, along with all of the tools
inside, were saved. The owners, Scott and Gina Gotelaere, South Range, reportedly bought the home recently and had just finish with about $20,000 of renovations since purchasing the home. They were reportedly having problems with the furnace, and it appears that that is where the fire originated according to the Scott Fire Department investigation. No injuries were reported.
Firepot donated to Forts project
Sheriff’s office sponsors Easter egg hunt POLK COUNTY – The first-annual Polk County Sheriff’s Office Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. K-9 officer “Kaiser,” will be there for the kids. – with submitted information
The generosity continues, as businesses outside of Burnett County are contributing to the Forts Folle Avoine blacksmith project. Centaur Forge of Burlington, Wisconsin has contributed the firepot that will be used in the Forts Folle Avoine forge. The forge is being built by Webster High School students. The bellows is being built by Siren High School students. Pictured with the firepot are (L to R): Webster tech ed teachers (back) Roy Ward and Jerry Olson, and students (front) Joe Cook and JT Elmgren. - Photo submitted
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Briefly WASHBURN COUNTY - Shell Lake resident Allan J. Haesemeyer, a wellknown doctor in Shell Lake and the Spooner and Siren areas, was found by rescuers early Thursday, March 19, after spending a cold night in his canoe on the banks of the Totogatic River in northern Washburn County. Haesemeyer, an avid outdoorsman and experienced canoer, had planned a day trip on the Totogatic, wanting to take advantage of spring runoff that swells the river’s waters, but hadn’t planned on the river still being frozen halfway down his nine-mile route. The entire story can be found on the Web site of the Leader’s sister paper, the Washburn County Register, at www.wcregister.net. ••• TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS - Local author and former Leader reporter Kathleen Melin recently penned the book, “By Heart: A Mother’s Story of Children and Learning at Home.” The book was reviewed recently by Kate Tsubata. a columnist for the Washington Times. The review can be found online at www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009 / m a r / 2 2 / h o m e - s c h o o l i n g - m o t h e rshares-pitfalls-of-journey/. Melin will be a featured speaker at a meeting of the Virginia Home-Schoolers in the near future. - with information from Washington Times ••• WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Associated Press story this week notes that President Barack Obama stopped in to help honor a longtime member of Congress - House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey. Obey has been a key advocate of the president’s spending proposals and is about to begin his 41st year in Congress. Obama stunned and delighted several hundred people Monday with his unannounced stop at a Capitol Hill event for Obey, according to the article. - with information from AP ••• STATEWIDE - Commuters across Wisconsin can now easily find a carpool through an online service. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the Rideshare program has been so successful in the southeastern portion of the state that it has decided to make the program a statewide service. To find a compatible carpool, users enter their place of origin, destination and work times into the Web site (www.dot.wisconsin.gov), and contact other users via e-mail. – Wisconsin Public Radio (Victoria Caswell) ••• AMERY - The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1581 will hold a dinner meeting at noon on Thursday, April 9, at The Tac in Amery. All federal employees are welcome. Reservations may be made by calling 715268-8618 by noon on Monday, April 6. with submitted information ••• Omission: In a story on Nick Giller, published in last week’s Leader, we failed to mention Nick’s dad, Wayne Giller of Grantsburg. We apologize for the omission. ••• Death notice: Lois Heffner, formerly from Webster and Frederic, died at a care center in Wickenburg, Arizona, early Saturday morning, March 28, primarily from complications of Parkinson's disease. Heffner was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Heffner, and is survived by her current husband, Rollie Canfield, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Siren United Methodist Church in early May.
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Final five plead guilty in Sonnenberg case
Fatal rollover
The first traffic fatality in Polk County in 2009 occurred Satuday night, just before midnight, claiming the life of a 39-year-old Amery man. Kevin Adams was ejected from his 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup when he failed to negotiate a curve on CTH T at Horseshoe Drive, while northbound. Adams, according to a Polk County Sheriff’s report, was the lone occupant when the accident occurred and was not wearing a safety belt. Responding to the scene were the Turtle Lake Police Department, fire department and first responders, along with Cumberland Ambulance Service and Polk County deputies. The crash remains under investigation by the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Polk County Sheriff’s Department - with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.
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MADISON - The final five defendants in the Sonnenberg drug conspiracy pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiring to distribute, and distributing, crack cocaine on St. Croix Tribal lands. The following defendants pleaded guilty on Monday, March 30. Margrette Cobb, 28, RIce Lake; Bruce Sonnenberg, 49, Cumberland; Amanda Sonnenberg, 24, Cumberland; and Jean Sonnenberg, 52, Cumberland. Bruce Rainey, 30, pleaded guilty on March 31. Amanda Sonnenberg faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison without parole. Each of the remaining defendants face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, without parole. Visiting Judge James Moodoy, from the Northern District of Indiana, accpeted the guilty pleas and will schedule sentencing dates in the near future. The government’s proof at the guilty plea hearings established that each of the defendants worked together, and with others, to obtain and sitribute crack cocaine on tribal lands form at least January 2001 through September 2008. with information from the office of Erik C. Peterson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
Man arrested after writing check to bank for $85,000
ST. CROIX FALLS – Daryl Littell, 26, St. Croix Falls, was arrested and charged with forgery on March 28. Littell’s wife had contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Department with paperwork showing that he had allegedly opened a fraudulent account at AnchorBank, writing a check for $85,000 for deposit. He had also allegedly written a number of checks on her account, signing her name, withdrawing more than $2,500 from her account. Littell was also listed as a probation hold. -— with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department
Vehicles recovered
DUBAI, U.A.E. – John “Jack” Slausky, of Eau Claire, catches up on news from Wisconsin while in the Middle East. Besides being known around the world, Slausky is an annual fixture at the flea market in St. Croix Falls, where he sells a variety of items he picks up on his travels. – Photo Wayne Anderson
BURNETT COUNTY - On Friday, March 27, the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department received a report that a Hyundai was stolen from Gary R. Wagenius’ driveway in Grantsburg Township. Wagenius said that the vehicle was damaged from hitting a deer in a previous accident, and it was unlocked with about a half a tank of gas in the vehicle when it was stolen. He also said that a spare set of keys was kept in the glove compartment. Another truck was found in the ditch about a quarter of a mile from where the Hyundai was taken, and muddy footprints were found both in the truck and at the scene where the Hyundai was parked when it was stolen. The truck had Iowa plates and was later learned that it was reported stolen from Chisago County, Minn. The Hyundai was later found in Polk County. - Sherill Summer with information from Burnett Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
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Free clothing event DRESSER - Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser will again host its free clothing event on Monday, April 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. Free clothing - suitable for spring and summer wear - will be available to the general public. all items are clean and in good condition, having been donated by members and freinds of the church congregation. The public is asked to please comply with the hours of the clothing share and not arrive before 2 p.m. out of respect to church staff and their working schedule. The event is sponsored by the church’s Social Ministries program which is designed to reach out to area residents through a variety of public assistance services and activities. To learn more about the program and how it can help you or people you know, call the church at 715-755-2515. - Submitted
N o m i n a t i o n s s o u g ht FREDERIC - The Frederic Area Chamber of Commerce will be accepting nominations for 2009 Volunteers and Ciizens of the Year. Please call Carol Thompson at Affordable Quality at 327-4271 for information prior to April 10. - with submitted information
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Abrahamson challenged by Koschnick for State Supreme Court
by Regan Kohler STATEWIDE – Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson is running again for her Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in the Tuesday, April 7, election. She faces opposition from Judge Randy Koschnick of Jefferson County.
Abrahamson (Incumbent) Abrahamson has been on the Supreme Court for 32 years, and has been chief justice for 12 years. Originally from New York City, she has lived in Wisconsin for 50 years, and raised her family here. Abrahamson got her law degree in Indiana, and her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she has been a professor at the law school. She also has Chief Justice taught legal studies at Abrahamson Marquette University. In 1962, Abrahamson began practicing law at a small firm in Madison. She spent 15 years there, representing businesses, individuals and farmers. In 1976, she was appointed to the Supreme Court, and then was sworn in as chief justice in 1996. Abrahamson holds the honor of not only being the first woman to serve on Wisconsin’s high
court, but also the first female chief justice, according to her biography on her Web site, www.abrahamson2009.com. As a Supreme Court justice, she has written 450 majority opinions, and participated in 3,500 written court decisions. Abrahamson has received numerous honors and awards; she won UWMadison’s Distinguished Alumni award and received from the American Bar Association and American Judicature Society. She also has been mentioned in an encyclopedia on the 100 greatest American judges in this country’s history. In a telephone interview, Abrahamson said her judicial philosophy is “to judge each case one at a time, on the basis of fact and law, not a personal ideology or agenda, and not influenced by outside interests, that should be independent and fair.” Abrahamson said she is fair and independent in her decisions. “I have the support of Republicans and Democrats, and Independents in this election,” she said, adding that she also has strong support from law enforcement as well as farmers, labor unions and business leaders. Abrahamson said that one of her main issues is working to protect Wisconsin’s families and children. She appealed, in a two-strike vote, a section of the Constitution on sex offenders, asking that anyone committing two or more sexual offenses be imprisoned for life.
Abrahamson’s Web site abrahamson2009.com, lists further accomplishments and endorsements. She is endorsed by many Wisconsin sheriffs.
Koschnick (Challenger) Judge Randy Koschnick, a lifelong Wisconsin resident, did his undergraduate studies at the University of WisconsinStevens Point, earning a bachelor’s degree in science, and graduated from Hamline University’s law school in 1982. He did an internship at the Hennepin County Homicide and Sexual Assault Prosecution Unit before becoming a public defender for La Crosse and Jefferson counties in 1985. He held this position until 1999, when he was elected as judge to Jefferson Judge County’s Circuit Koschnick Court in 1999. Koschnick was reelected in 2005. He is also the deputy chief judge of Wisconsin’s Third Judicial District. Koschnick was a 2008 recipient of the Leaders in Law Award for his work on implementing changes that would save taxpayers money while enhancing public safety, according to his Web site biography
on www.koschnickforjustice.com. His Web site said that Koschnick is wellknown for a decision in the “Bloody Shirt Case,” which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. A man who beat a woman to death with a baseball bat had argued that the bloody shirt in his clothing on the night of the murder was inadmissible because he hadn’t been read his rights before answering questions. Koschnick determined it was admissible in accordance with federal and state laws. Koschnick has a reputation for being tough on crime, as his expertise lies in criminal law. He is an advocate for victims rights, and helped create the Jefferson County Victim Impact Panel, of which he is coordinator and moderator. He also works hard to protect Wisconsin’s children from being crime victims. He has a lot of support and endorsements from law enforcement officials, as well as from the National Right to Life movement and the National Rifle Association. Koschnick recently spoke at a caucus in Spooner, saying he believed judges should not legislate from the bench. He said that the incumbent candidate was the only justice to twice vote to strike down the Sexual Predator Law, which helps keep violent sex offenders behind bars. Koschnick said that violent offenders of sex crimes should not be released into the community.
State superintendent race has two candidates MADISON – Two candidates are running for the open state superintendent of public instruction’s seat on the Tuesday, April 7, ballot. Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster has stepped down, and in her place vying for the seat are Rose Fernandez and Tony Evers. Fernandez, Mukwonago, is the operations manager for RollNRack. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fernandez has ties to the Wisconsin Education Association Council, which is the state’s largest teachers union, and oversaw the pediatric trauma unit at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Fernandez’s platforms include: • A turnaround plan she introduced in place of school boards in the Milwaukee system, with a seven-member team overseeing curriculum and hiring/firing of staff. • Keeping qualified economic offer law restrictions on teacher pay, but allowing for a merit system in which school boards can alter compensation systems providing
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a pay-for-performance system. • Support of school choice, as Fernandez has both home-schooled her children and enrolled them in virtual school. Evers is the state’s deputy superintendent of public instruction. He received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from UWMadison. Evers has been involved in public education for 34 years, and for the last eight years has been in the state’s Department of Public Instruction.
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• If elected, to address the state’s high school graduation rate and provide incentives for students to graduate as well as to find partnerships between high schools and higher education institutions. The superintendent race is nonpartisan, though Fernandez has received much support from conservatives and Evers from professional educators and Democratic leaders. – with info. from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Concerts at Festival Theatre
Evers’ platforms include: • A plan for the Milwaukee Public Schools, that includes continued imple-
Blue Ribbon/from page 1 Finney first tied that blue ribbon to her van antenna in 1989, millions of people across the country have participated in Blue Ribbon campaigns. Each year, more people join the effort by wearing blue ribbons, encouraging others to wear and display them, and getting involved in community activities to “make people wonder” about the significance of the blue ribbon. “It had been so long since I sat by my grandson’s side in the hospital,” said Finney. “I knew something was wrong as I sat there, I saw fear on his face, the bruises on his body and the healing cigarette burns on his hands. His doctor did not believe my daughter’s story…’he fell in slippery water in the bathtub.’ After the ordeal at the hospital my grandson was placed into foster care for three weeks. He cried when they came to take him back to his mother. I ached for his dilemma, but I was not physically able to care for him. I never saw him again. “My 16-month old granddaughter was hospitalized after being beaten severely.
mentation of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (for consistency of instruction in schools). He is in favor of small class sizes, more after-school offerings and strong summer school programs, and has proposed appointing a monitor to oversee the federal economic stimulus dollars that come into the Milwaukee school district. • Support of repealing the QEO law, and support of current department initiatives to boost pay for nationally certified teachers.
Her leg was broken in four places and her hand was burned from the tip of her little fingers to her wrist. It was only then that the search was on for my grandson. We learned that he had been killed, wrapped in a sheet, stuffed in a toolbox and dumped into the dismal swamp three months earlier. “My grandchildren had suffered and battled so much throughout their young lives that it sickened me. My life was turned into physical and mental chaos. My efforts to understand became a plea to stop abusing children. I tied a blue ribbon on my van antenna to make people wonder. Why blue? I intend never to forget the battered, bruised bodes of my grandchildren. Blue serves as a constant reminder to me to fight for protection for our children.” For more information or how you can get involved call Community Referral Agency at 715-825-4414. Together, we can make sure it doesn’t hurt to be a child. – from Polk County Child Advocacy Referral Interagency Network Group
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Patricia Hampl and Min Kim will join Dan Chouinard at Festival Theatre for a special week of concert events in conjunction with the 39th anniversary of Earth Day. In partnership with Arcola on the St. Croix; on April 18 and 19, Festival Theatre will host “Dan Chouinard & Friends: Once Upon a River ~ Celebrating the St. Croix in Story & Song.” The signature event is a two-hour concert on Saturday evening, April 18, starting at 7:30 p.m. Developed and directed by Chouinard, the celebration includes stories by Patricia Hampl; music and stories with Prudence Johnson; harpist Min Kim; Dan Guenthner and Margaret Pennings of Common Harvest Farm; Sue Leaf, author of “Potato City”; and performance pieces by Chouinard as well. Several of the friends Chouinard has included in this performance will be making their first trip to Festival Theatre; among them, Patricia Hampl and Min Kim. Hampl is a Twin Cities author perhaps best known for her powerful memoirs such as “The Florist’s Daughter” and “Blue Arabesque,” yet it’s in her poetry that readers come to know the deep relationship she has with nature and how healing takes place through connections with the physical world. As principal harpist for the Minnesota Opera Orchestra since 2002, Min Kim also tours with Trio Callisto. She is a favorite among music festivals where producers honor the ideals of uniting the worlds of art and natural beauty, such as Aspen Music Festival and Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C. Chouinard has also created a one-hour family concert version of the performance. Designed especially for children and the adults in their lives, two matinee family concerts are being offered over the weekend - on Saturday and Sunday - at 2 p.m. each day. The family concert format is appropriate for children ages 5 and up. In addition, Chouinard will be performing at the SixthGrade Earth Day Event on April 24, which includes a special partnership between Festival Theatre and the National Park Service. Educators who work with sixth-graders should call Amy Klein at the theater for more information. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002. Check the Web site at www.festivaltheatre.org where tickets are available to order online. - Photos submitted
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Referendum meeting held in Siren
Referendum is for the kids and the financial future of the district
by Nancy Jappe SIREN – “This is about kids – offering the best in the community we can for the kids. That is it. In the long haul it is the financial future of the district,” commented Siren School District Administrator Scott Johnson during a public informational meeting on the upcoming referendum held at the school Monday, March 30. “The most important thing is getting people to the polls and getting the word out,” Johnson stressed. On the April 7 election ballot the school district is asking voters to agree to a $150,000-a-year recurring buildingmaintenance referendum. This will ensure that maintenance and upkeep is continually done to the 54,000-squarefoot addition that was put on the building 10 years ago. Funding for the maintenance so far has been done through two five-year referendums, the first for $125,000, the second for an additional $125,000 plus $125,000 for curriculum and other district improvements. The district is currently in the last year of the second five-year referendum. A request for continuation of the $250,000 referendum for another five years was defeated by 11 votes in the February primary election. This time around the district is asking for $150,000 a year to continue to maintain the 10-year-old addition. At its March 23 meeting, the Siren School Board approved a resolution stating that the district will only levy $150,000 to
exceed the revenue limit annually when it is absolutely necessary. Because the April 7 election ballot has already been certified, that additional stipulation cannot be added to the ballot. It was, however, a formal action taken by the board. The district has 10 years left to pay off the debt on the building addition. The debt payment will go up every year until the last payment of $826,200 is made in the 2018-2019 school year. After that payment is made, there will be no further debt levy to the taxpayers. Using figures from the 2007-2008 school year, the district figures the cost for maintaining the 54,000-square-foot addition at $171,000 a year. This is based on a square-foot figure of $3.17. If you take off the cost to maintain the grounds around the addition, the figure changes to $3.13 per square foot, or a total of $169,020 a year. “We have to take care of what we have,” Johnson said. “If enrollment holds steady and we take care of what we have now, there will be no need to go out and build more square footage. The taxes will go off (at the end of 10 years). That will be a big relief for taxpayers. If we don’t levy those dollars, we will have to take from the education offered to the kids or let the building go.” District bookkeeper Sharon Peterson explained that the district should maintain an amount in the fund balance that is equal to three months payment for all operating expenses to stay viable. “We are not quite there now,” she said. Kevin Swanson asked if the $250,000 (from the last referendum) was used for the purposes taxpayers voted on. “The budget is based on what it takes to operate the school. That’s the best answer,”
Johnson said. “Anything that is left over goes to the fund balance,” added school board President Dayton Daniels. When asked about the change in request from $250,000 in the primary to $150,000 recurring, Johnson explained that the board has never changed its mind, that the district would benefit from an additional $250,000. “The board felt, based on the economic times, that it was too big a pill for the district residents to swallow, and scaled down the request to go to the voters and ask for what we really need now,” he said. When asked about using the district’s fund balance to absorb the additional cost of maintaining the addition, Johnson said that the expenses projected for next year will not meet district revenue. Any deficit would then come off the fund balance. “We have worked to get that fund balance to a level very close to what is recommended to keep the district in a safe zone,” Johnson commented. “We are trying to be very careful in not getting into a pattern of spending down the fund balance. We need to keep district finances stable by keeping up the fund balance and cutting down expenses.” Johnson went on to explain that the fund balance has a lot to do with the district’s ability to borrow money and to keep up its financial ratings. Luanne Swanson asked about looking at ways to share administrative costs with other districts. Johnson said there are a lot of differences per district, specifically mentioning the difference in payment level per student and in the designation of property-rich district, which means that the state pays less per student. That possibility was acknowledged, however.
“If no referendum is passed on April 7,” Johnson said, “we will automatically have $250,000 less revenue next year than this year. We could come back in the fall and ask voters again. The board would be faced with the decision to make cuts or spend down (the fund balance). You can only last so long spending down at that rate.” He went on to talk about the cuts in the district that have been made since he came on board as administrator six years ago, talking about the small number of teachers that are on staff for each subject, and the fact that if classes are cut, students might not be able to get enough credits to graduate. “I think our district now is as stable and sound as most. We are doing pretty darn good for a district this size compared to others. The cuts we have made before put us in a pretty sound place,” Johnson said. “I think the board has done a great job in positioning ourselves to meet the situation. I don’t see this as gloom and doom. Times are tough. We are asking the district residents to stand behind the school district and fund the levy. There is light at the end of the tunnel if we can ride this out.” When talking about the need to keep district enrollment up, Johnson referred to people transferring out of the district if more cuts are made and if the district building is not safe. “I think we have a good program and an excellent teaching staff. We have everything we need to offer right now,” he said. “If referendum dollars disappear, we will have to be more conservative and smother some initiatives. We’ve got a great system in place. We have to let it go on.”
Gableman to speak at library fundraiser
GRANTSBURG - State Supreme Court Judge Michael Gableman will be the guest speaker at the fifth-annual Spring Gala for the Grantsburg Library at the Crex Convention Center located in the Gateway Plaza in Grantsburg on Saturday, April 18. Gableman was elected to the state Supreme Court for a 10-year term in 2008, with his current term expiring July 31, 2018. Prior to his election to the Court, Justice Gableman served as the circuit court judge for Burnett County, appointed in 2002 by then-Gov. Scott McCallum, and elected in 2003. The Spring Gala fundraiser event, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, will help benefit the library’s opera-
tional costs. The library moved to its present facility nine years ago after outgrowing its location in Grantsburg’s old hospital building. Since the move, patron use and the library’s inventory and services have increased each year. Besides providing the public with a large selection of reading and audiovisual materials, the library offers the community many other valuable services and programs including space for the
Former Burnett County Circuit Court Judge Michael Gableman, now a state Supreme Court justice, will be guest speaker at the fifth-annual Spring Gala for the Grantsburg Library. – Special photo
Rewind Band to perform
local book club, training and workshops, computer access and wireless Internet for laptops. The library also offers children after school and summer reading programs and a preschool reading hour. The evening will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. followed by Gableman’s presentation. Reservations can be made by contacting Mrs. Leil Hunt at 715-463-2495. – with submitted information
Siren names assistant baseball coach by Nancy Jappe SIREN – During a special meeting Monday, March 30, the Siren School Board named Jeff Roberts, Webster, as the assistant boys varsity baseball coach for the coming season. Roberts coached for the district in this position last year. Approval was given for Sheila Staples to continue as interim media center director/librarian for the fourth quarter,
meaning she will continue with the district through to the end of the school year. The board tabled a decision on resurfacing and restriping the track until their April meeting. This meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, April 27. The earlier time was set because of the Encore (fine arts) exhibits and program starting at 6 p.m.
Grantsburg recycling site moves
Band performance to feed the hungry. The Rewind Band will be in performance at the Woodlands Grill and Pub in Grantsburg Friday, April 3, and Friday, April 10, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. both nights. According to Woodlands manager Riki Rosty, there will be a cover charge of either $1 per person or a nonperishable food item. The money and the food will be contributed to the Grantsburg Food Shelf to assist in their food program. - Photo submitted
BURNETT COUNTY The Grantsburg recycling site has moved from its location in the village (on Brad Street) to the old dump site off West Benson, north of town. The hours will remain the same, which are Wednesdays 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All of the same services will be provided at this new location which includes: singlestream collection of recyclables such as tin, aluminum, newspaper and maga-
zines, glass, paper products, cardboard, and No. 1 and No. 2 plastic bottles; as well as (for a fee) appliances, computers and computer components, oil filters, tires and fluorescent lightbulbs. Other items collected free at this site include: rechargeable batteries, auto batteries and cell phones. If you have any questions regarding recycling in Burnett County please call Jen at the recycling office at 715-635-2197. – from the Burnett County Recycling Office
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Lakeland Town Board candidates share views with voters at Cushing forum Concerned constituents hear comments on Iver’s Mountain issue by Priscilla Bauer
CUSHING – One by one, Laketown Town Board candidates took their seats, and then took their turn answering prepared questions for the very interested group of Laketown residents and others attending Tuesday, March 31, night’s candidates’ forum at the Cushing Community Center. Incumbent board members Dan King and Monte Tretsven, new board hopefuls Bruce Paulson, Matt Larson and Matt Mattson, clerk candidates Jackie Thompson and incumbent Patsy Gustafson and incumbent and unopposed treasurer candidate Jill Cook were first given time to state the reason they wanted to run for a board position. Inter-County Leader reporter Gregg Westigard, who moderated the hour-long forum, followed with questions for the candidates on their qualifications and leadership skills, with each candidate responding in the preselected order determined at the start of the forum by a number drawing. But what the audience waited anxiously to hear were the responses each candidate gave to the question relating to the Iver’s Mountain issue. “What would you do as a board member in dealing with the road agreement with Mathy, keeping in mind the truck traffic that Laketown will have, and road upkeep that it will be responsible for?” asked Westigard. Before starting the forum Westigard had read from a letter from Laketown’s lawyer giving guidelines for what questions could be asked of current board members about the Iver’s Mountain situation. Westigard explained board members could not comment on certain aspects of
Candidates for the town board in Laketown who were present at Tuesday evening’s forum were (L to R), front row: Jackie Thompson, clerk candidate; Jill Cook, unopposed incumbent treasurer candidate; Dan King, incumbent board candidate and Patsy Gustafson, incumbent clerk candidate. Back row: Monte Tretsven, incumbent board candidate; Matt Larson, board candidate; Matt Mattson, board candidate; and Bruce Paulsen, board candidate. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer the issue due to pending litigation. For this reason, current board members Tretsven and King said they would not comment. Although Tretsven did make some general comments about the controversy, stating he hoped people would continue to stay involved after this issue has been resolved. “I think as a township, we have one major issue to resolve, and when we do we’ll get back to other town issues. The decisions we make today will effect future generations,” said Tretsven. “My biggest concern would be not forgetting about all the other issues because of this issue. I just don’t want to see the town board become one-dimensional,” said board candidate Larson of the Iver’s Mountain issue. “I’d like to sit down and find out more specifics. I think this is a great township. It might upset some people but we need it (gravel) for the township. Having liberties in Laketown, like not having zoning, sometimes means you end up with situations like this,” added Larson. “We have to get back to other
issues. I’m worried other important town stuff is not getting done. As far as mining goes, I want what’s best for the town as a whole, and we have to have gravel.” “On Iver’s Mountain, I’ve tried to remain neutral and look at all aspects before making a decision on it,” said candidate Paulson. “I would also like to see what the lawyers have to say.” Paulson said he has been out to the site, looked over the road situation and can see problems affecting some residents if a road agreement goes through. “The way it looks they’re going to have to redo Iver’s Mountain road,” said Paulson, who added he felt widening the road could mean the possible loss of trees in one resident’s front yard and another perhaps losing their spring-fed water supply. Board candidate Mattson said he had researched the road situation thoroughly and he, too, could see problems ahead. “If it comes to the point the mine goes through, I’ll do my best to get the best road agreement with Mathy I can. It is
going to be a touchy situation. I want my neighbors to understand I’m not standing against them, but I have to do what is in the best interest for the majority of Laketown.” In their closing remarks, the candidates expressed their commitment to Laketown and to maintaining the great quality of life and freedom residents enjoy in the township. Those attending the forum said they were glad to have had the opportunity to hear what the candidates had to say. “We’re glad the forum was held,” said long-time Laketown residents LeRoy and Marlys Hedberg, who, like others attending, said they felt it had been informative and had given them a better understanding of the candidate’s positions. Forum chairperson Pam Petersen said she organized the forum for just that reason. “I wanted residents to be better informed about the candidates before next week’s election.” See our Web site at www.the-leader.net for a full story.
Laketown residents gathered at the Cushing Community Center on Tuesday evening to hear candidates talk on issues, primarily Iver’s Mountain.
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Suspended license leads to arrest ROUND LAKE – Berwin Badhorse, 32, of Hillsdale, was arrested for obstructing a police officer in the Round Lake community east of Luck, shortly after midnight on Monday, March 30. A St. Croix Tribal police officer was patrolling the Round Lake area that night and saw a white Cadillac Seville parked in the driveway of a home with several other vehicles. The car was known to the police, and after checking, the officer found Badhorse’s license was suspended in Wisconsin. The officer parked and waited nearby and saw the Seville drive away. The officer followed the car and attempted to stop it using his emergency lights, but the car continued until arriving at an apartment. Three men quickly got out of the car after it stopped. The officer told them to get back in the car, and two of them did. Badhorse, who had been driving, allegedly continued to approach the officer. The officer took out his Taser, pointed it at Badhorse, and again told him to get in the car. Badhorse returned to the car but was “agitated,” and four more times got out of the car and approached the officer.
Badhorse told the officer he didn’t have a driver’s license but was trying to give his friends a ride home. He was arrested and charged with obstructing/resisting an officer. Later a charge of bail jumping was added. Badhorse allegedly said several times he was being “profiled” and didn’t deserve the treatment he was receiving, and told the officer several times that the officer was the “spawn of Satan” and that the officer would “burn in hell” for what he (officer) “did to him and his people.” Alcohol was noted as a contributing factor. The officer told Badhorse that if he had followed directions, he would have been issued a citation and released. Badhorse was previously charged with disorderly conduct and throwing or expelling bodily substances on Aug. 2, 2008, and has pleaded not guilty to that. That case has a final pretrial court date on July 17. The preliminary hearing for the latest charge is scheduled for April 1. – from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department
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Taylors Falls amends budget, lifts spending freeze
by Tammi Milberg TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city of Taylors Falls, faced with cuts from the state for local government aid, amended their 2009 budget and lifted the spending freeze at the March 23 council meeting. The city is anticipated to lose $45,000 in 2009 in LGA and as much as $94,000 in 2010. With the recent notice from the state about those cuts coming, the city needed to revise the budget they created for 2009, when it assumed the LGA would remain the same as past years. The budget cuts were $55,028, with a fine ax used to eliminate some budget items and reduce budget dollars in areas. The councils’ resolution included the following budget amendments: •$500 in council training and instruction reduced to $0. •$1,000 in council new equipment reduced to $0. •$1,400 in animal control reduced to $400. •No employee wage increases for city staff, city council or fire department, and no employee vacation payout in Dec. 2009 for unused vacation time, reducing those expenses by $13,000. •Reducing janitor services fees from $5,500 to $1,438 with city staff to take on cleaning duties. •Public works budget cut $5,000. •Fire department new equipment fund cut $11,076. •Sheriff’s department contract cut $7,500. •Riverwalk Trail improvements cut $5,000. •TIF District 1-3 reduction $20,000 with taxes redirected to the city. The council agreed to amend the budget with the recommended cuts, noting that while the city is lifting the nonessential spending freeze, when expenses come up on a case-by-case basis, the council should review each issue and determine if the expense is necessary or if money should be carried over to the next year’s budget. The council noted that the cuts this year are large, but they are to help offset the LGA reduction for 2010 that will
have a larger impact on the city, and that the intent is to keep taxes down for the residents by reducing the budget significantly both years.
In other business The council discussed the upcoming road projects in the city, including the county’s milling and overlay for the area of First Street from Hwy. 8, out to West Street past First Evangelical Lutheran Church, and over to Mulberry Street out to Hwy. 95 by the cemetery. Rick Greene, county commissioner was at the council meeting indicating that the county would like input from the city before the roadwork begins to see if the city would like to keep parking along the Chisago House up the hill, or change that area to allow for a turn lane. The council indicated they would take that into consideration and report back to the county before the roadwork would begin. The project is scheduled for 2009. The council also mentioned the state’s plans for redoing Hwy. 95 from North Branch to Taylors Falls this year. The council authorized the city engineer Short Elliot Hendrickson to bid out the trunk water main project. The project was bid out in August 2008, but the city rejected the bids because they came in $10,000 over the estimate. The city is going to rebid the project now due to the economy and material prices being lower and bidders being more aggressive. The project is to replace the 6-inch water main from well No. 3, east along CTH 37 with a 12-inch water main. The reason for the project is that manganese is causing a restriction in the six-inch line and causing pressure. The council agreed this is a project the city needs to have done, and felt that the bids may accurately match the estimates this time around. The estimate was roughly $148,000. The bids will be opened April 23 with awarding on April 27. Construction would take place midMay to mid-June. The council approved $450 in fees to SEH for restructuring the plans for the bidding process.
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ecognizing you have a problem, they say, is half the battle in the search for a remedy. Awareness is a key ingredient in fighting social ills like child abuse and April has been designated as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, as well as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Unfortunately both causes sometime overlap. Fortunately there are local groups working hard to bring awareness to these issues, group like Polk County’s Child Advocacy Referral Interagency Networking Group, the Community Referral Agency, the St. Croix Tribe’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program, and health departments and sheriff’s departments in both counties. In a five-part series offered by Polk County’s C.A.R.I.N.G. committee this month, there is some valuable, even disturbing information, meant to bring awareness on one of our greatest social ills - abuse and neglect of children. “Abused and neglected children are more likely to suffer from depression, self-injury, alcoholism, drug abuse, and severe obesity,” states one of the committee’s articles. “Our children are suffering. Did you know that, Polk County received 886 reported cases of abuse and/or neglect in 2008?” Involving parents in this awareness campaign to keep children safe is one of the committee’s goals. Events are planned, beginning with a Blue Ribbon Candlelight Vigil to take place countywide on April 15. As the program’s slogan notes - “It shouldn’t hurt to be a child.”
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ext Tuesday brings us to another spring election with some key local and state races on the ballot and a critical school referendum at Siren. The Leader has attempted to profile all candidates involved in local contested races and we’d like to thank the vast majority of them for showing an eagerness and professionalism in responding to our questions. It’s all part of the package of letting voters know who you are and what you might stand for. Of course, in some cases, there’s a tendency for a candidate to feel everyone knows him/her and the local paper is an annoyance that can be disregarded. That’s fine, as long as there’s some kind of willingness to realize being an elected local official means giving up a little anonymity - and then some. Our local candidates and officials serve us proud as a rule - and we can honor their dedication and sacrifice by taking part in the process ourselves not be seeking public office - but by simply going to the polls Tuesday and casting a ballot.
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If you are among the many outraged with the $165 million bonus money paid to the AIG executives, you are not alone, so am I. In my lifetime I have learned there are always two sides to a story and this is no exception. The contract agreement in the stimulus bill was not an oversight; it was pure self-serving greed. The rush to bail out AIG by Washington with $ 180 billion of taxpayer’s money had a bad odor to it right from the beginning. Washington allowed Bear Sterns to be consumed by other banks. AIG is not even a bank, so why the big bailout instead of parting them out? I have a pretty good theory that may clear some of this up. It goes like this: Treasury Secretary (tax cheat with super-intellectual powers) Geithner authored the stimulus bill with some help from other interested parties and gave it to Wisconsin’s pride and joy, David Obey. Obey rushed it through Congress (to save the nation, of course) without reading anything but the front cover. Then the stimulus moved to the U.S. Senate where Sen. (Liar/self-serving bureaucrat) Dodd made sure the language was there to allow the bonuses to AIG executives. In all fairness to Dodd, I am sure he read at least one page of the stimulus package, the page that allowed the AIG bonuses. Then in the historic move to save the country, President Obama signed it. Again in all fairness, I’m pretty confident the president read the same page as Dodd. The fact that AIG had made large campaign contributions to most of the legislators involved gives me that untrusting feeling. Could this be the stench we smell or could the motive for all these underhanded maneuvers be that AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress? That’s strange; I haven’t heard anything about the thoughtful people in Congress bailing out my pension provider to alleviate any concerns I may have about my future. If you think there were honorable intentions leading up to the AIG boondoggle, forget it. When it comes to who matters most, the taxpayer is clearly the odd man out. With people like this looking out for us, we won’t have to look too far to find someone to stab the U.S. taxpayer in the back. Herschel Brown McKinley Township
Mama D Thank you for the article on Mama D. Back in the mid-’60s, a girlfriend of mine worked for Mama D and I used to hang out there a lot. She offered motherly advice, a quick hug and a great glass of iced coffee. She touched many lives with not only her generosity but her caring nature. Steve Flattem Webb Lake
Home schooling Home-school enrollment in the state of Wisconsin overall has been on a steady decline since the 2003 – ‘04 school year to the present and accounts for less the 2 percent of school-age children. Our goal in this letter is for the public to get correct information so that accurate conclusions can be arrive at in regard to home school’s impact on the educational environment. Here are some very important facts: home school is not a threat to the government institution of public school and it is a minority group that has been on the decline for the past six years. Consequently, the home-school community is not at fault for the financial distress many school districts are experiencing. Families who home school are simply exercising their freedom of educational choice. Far more important to the financial health of a school district is fiscal responsibility; which consists of managing existing resources wisely, astute planning for the future and avoiding and/or paying
down debt. In hard financial times, some things may need to take a backseat so that the fundamental educational goals of reading, writing and arithmetic can be accomplished. Regardless of enrollment numbers, a multitude of problems can be solved by school districts through brilliant management, greater accountability and heightened frugality. There is a general misunderstanding that home-school families place a financial burden on the community because we are not producing revenue. Conversely, families that home school pay taxes for the school but do not use it. We contribute without creating expense, which is an asset to the system. In reality, we take full personal financial responsibility for our children and do not receive educational money or tax credits from the government. Home-school children are not educated at the expense of taxpayers. Our family is willing to contribute to the community without any compensation, and we are equally willing to pay our own way. We have made an important educational choice, and we are glad to accept the responsibilities that accompany it. We believe that when it comes to school, there’s no place like home … and there is nothing that can change our heart or entice us to go elsewhere. We love home schooling and so do our children. If anyone is interested in more information, we would enjoy sharing with you. We can be reached at 715-653-4114 or by e-mail: calebhsadvocate@yahoo.com. Lee and Wendy Jensen Frederic
Referendum A referendum is your opportunity to pay more in taxes than normal, and in my opinion, normal in Wisconsin is too high. On April 7 taxpayers in the Siren School District will have the opportunity to continue paying higher than normal property taxes forever or reduce the excessive amount by voting no on the Siren School referendum. Just because a person votes no does not mean they don’t support the school, it makes a statement to the school that if we have to live within our means the school should too.
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In my debut article for this column,
my focus is about how much an impact we can make on others, but also to remember a great person whom I consider a hero. A hero has to be more than its definition and certainly not a myth. Through ages of time, a hero displayed many characteristics. According to the dictionary, a hero was a mythological or legendary figure, often of divine descent endowed, with great strength or ability. This may be one that was strong, intelligent, brave and daring. Upon closer examination, many different qualities than these become apparent. Courage, honesty, selflessness and the will to try, are just a few of the overlooked qualities of a hero. True heroes are the people that you do not usually hear about. The “typical” hero was one to be thought wearing a cape and making the impossible possible. They may save one to thousands of lives. A hero is not one to gloat or take credit, but rather somebody who does it for the sake of others with humility and modesty. They are always in the shadows and never in the spotlight, and they would not have it any other way. But in today’s society, anybody is capable of being a hero. It may be the man or woman risking their life everyday, so others may live their lives freely. It may possibly be a man running into the fire, while everybody else is running out. But it could also be the parents, struggling to make ends meet, so their child may once live their life the way they hope. An everyday hero may not always do the impossible or unthinkable. They stand up for their beliefs with courage and strength. There are many people I look up to, but there is one particular person that the box at the bottom you can type in your suggestion that Polk-Burnett join Focus on Energy and let their members take advantage of all the programs currently available to customers of Xcel and Northwestern. Greg Furtman Webster
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LEED In a recent Leader story about Luck School’s qualifying for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification gave me hope that society is taking seriously the need to use energy much more efficiently. This is a big feather in the cap for the entire Luck community, and I commend everyone who helped make it happen. The article made reference to an organization called Focus on Energy, which provided the bulk of the technical and financial assistance required to make Luck’s efforts successful. This assistance was available to the Luck Schools because their electricity provider, Xcel Energy, is a participating utility in the Focus on Energy program. So is Northwestern Electric Company, which also has many customers in our area. Unfortunately Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative has thus far refused to join Focus on Energy, which means that their members – including me – miss out on all the assistance available to customers of Xcel and Northwestern. Yes, Polk-Burnett has adopted a few rebates and incentives, but nowhere near the amount of resources that would be available to their members if they joined Focus on Energy. (For more information on Focus on Energy visit http://www.focusonenergy.com/) This is the perfect time to let the PolkBurnett Board of Directors know that their members support joining Focus on Energy, as they are about to embark on a strategic planning process. Go to http://www.polkburnett.com/ and click on “Please complete our online survey.” In
Editor’s note. The writer is running for PBEC’s Board of Directors in the upcoming election, June 1. He lives in District 7, which is the cooperative’s most northeastern district.
Attractive messenger We have now learned that the War on Terror is over. The military personnel being shot at in Iraq, Afghanistan and probably in Pakistan are engaged in an “overseas contingency operation” to assure that the U.S. doesn’t suffer another “people-caused disaster” like 9/11. I am waiting to hear that illegal immigrants will now be called “people entering the United State seeking equality with U.S. citizens.” A far cry from the 1950s when President Eisenhower authorized the deportation of 3,000,000 Mexican Nationals in what became known as “Operation Wetback.” Some would have us believe that the liberal congress and the Obama Whitehouse are stumbling and out of synch in trying to carry out their agenda and that might explain the chaos and the word games. We are told that we should remain patient and they will hit their stride. I disagree. I think they are following a plan designed to destroy capitalism and American free enterprise. These Marxists believe that capitalism is unfair because people can succeed or fail. That’s just not fair. If people wished to destroy a capitalist society, how would they proceed? They would need an attractive, messenger … like Barrack Hussein Obama. They would need to gain control of the government. We have the most politically Marxist Congress in our history.
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Community Voices Ana Miller has made the most impact. On April 2, 1948, one of the strongest and most caring people was born. On July 12, 2008, Carrie J. McConnell passed away from pancreatic cancer. She is a longtime family friend, and also the best godmother anybody could ask for. She was an amazing mother to her daughter, Cathryn McConnell. If there was one person I could spend one more day with, without a doubt, it would be her. She had taught me many things about life, and to not take a single day for granted. Carrie was very loyal to her work at the Luck Medical Clinic, and helped many people on a daily basis. Even when it wasn’t asked, she was always there with a helping hand. She showed great fortitude, and was always willing to sacrifice for the ones she loved. To me, that is a definition of a hero. A hero is a leader rather than a follower, and courageous enough to seize the road not taken. So in the end, never doubt your beliefs and stay true to yourself, because you never know if you’re the hero to somebody else. ••• Ana Miller is a senior at Frederic High School and currently a certified nursing assistant at Frederic Nursing and Rehab Center. She will be attending UW-Stout and later transferring to UW-Stevens Point for nursing studies. Her hobbies include volleyball, basketball and being with friends and family. She is the daughter of John and Nora Miller They would need control of the monetary supply and distribution system. The government now controls insurance companies and the major banking institutions. They would need to destroy the financial backbone of free enterprise and create despair and frustration. They are printing money to devalue the dollar. They have created more debt than all previous presidents combined. Wall Street is in chaos. Everything in the private sector is a “crisis” that only the government can solve. Numerous White House officials have repeated the words of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s chief of staff, who reminded us that politicians should “never waste a crisis.” They manufacture a new crisis every day intent on maintaining the chaos they have created. They would need to create class envy and hatred. Witness the government outrage aimed at AIG bonuses fully known to current tax cheat treasury secretary and Democrat leaders in the House and the Senate months ago. They whipped up sentiment against those who received bonuses that Congress authorized and the President signed into law…to such a savage intensity that the recipients were stalked by Obama-controlled ACORN “volunteers” that magically showed up at their homes to engage in “people-caused disasters” against the bonus recipients. They would need to control the press. They continue to talk about reinstituting the “fairness doctrine” to silence those who disagree with them. The outcome of their mischief would be an environment that would leave people believing the only “hope for change” must come from the government because the private sector is too corrupt and unfair to be allowed to continue to exist. No—I think it has always been about destroying capitalism and the plan is right on schedule. God help us all. Bob Blake Frederic
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It’s time This issue won’t go away. I will keep sending this until I’m heard. I’ve been affected by the affects of direct smoking and secondhand smoke. Sen. Fred Risser of Wisconsin has a comprehensive smoke-free proposal that is included in the budget of Gov. Jim Doyle. Later this year, there will be a vote. I challenge Rep. Ann Hraychuck and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to come out on how they will vote when this comes before them. Myself, being a former resident of Wisconsin, someone that still enjoys visiting my former home of Frederic and other towns in the area, it’s time to get this freedom to breathe act passed. I can honestly tell you that the smoking ban in public places has been a overwhelming success in Minnesota. Every new law has its quirks, but when it went statewide in Minnesota, it served the people and the health care industry tremendously. I sent a letter to this paper a couple of years ago regarding this issue. I received a response from someone from the Siren area. He said bars and restaurants aren’t public places, they are private. Well, I’ve been to probably every bar and restaurant in Siren, never once been asked to see my membership card, so he’s way off base. The majority of people are nonsmokers. Shouldn’t the majority prevail on this
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issue? Yes, I agree to anyone’s freedom to smoke, jump off a bridge or run with the bulls in Spain, but lets have some common sense here. Passing a ban on smoking in a public place is not banning your right to smoke. All it is saying is take it outside. For some reason, some people can’t understand that. I will say that I’ve been very impressed with the smokers in Minnesota. They understand the law, and when they need to light up, they go outside. Never have heard one complaint since the ban went into affect. Sometimes I wonder how some people can actually try to justify the values of smoking. It absolutely boggles my mind. It’s time, time for Wisconsin to act on a smoke-free environment in public places. Phil Olson Oakdale, Minn. (formerly of Frederic)
Pastor responds I’m responding again to Curtis Anderson and his “liars for Jesus” degradation. If he wants to follow Darwin’s teachings, he has a perfect right to do so. The problem is that he should be able to give concrete answers as to why he believes in evolution and not attack the character of those who believe otherwise. He recommended a book by Jerry A.
A R E A Accident victim helps others at scene
ALMENA - Last week, a two-vehicle crash was reported at 11:57 p.m. March 10 in the town of Almena. A woman, identified as 19-year-old Kayla M. Hedlund of St. Croix Falls, called dispatchers and said that she had just been in a collision north of Turtle Lake on Hwy. 63. Hedlund told authorities that she had been traveling northbound on Hwy. 63 and was approaching a curve near 17th Avenue when she saw an oncoming car spin sideways and into her path. Hedlund said she was unable to completely avoid the collision, but she was able to avoid hitting the other vehicle’s front passenger area, instead striking the rear part of the passenger side. Hedlund, an EMT, exited her car after the crash and went to assist those in the other vehicle. The second vehicle was occupied by Albin and Lori Peterson of Turtle Lake. Both were initially unresponsive. Albin regained consciousness a few minutes after the crash, but did not remember the events leading up to the crash. Lori had suffered a head injury. Hedlund cared for Lori until local EMTs arrived. According to authorities, Lori
apparently lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a curve on the snow/slush-covered highway, crossing into the path of the Hedlund vehicle. Authorities indicate that the Peterson car was traveling too fast for conditions. A family friend said that Lori is currently in intensive care at an Eau Claire hospital where she is recovering from head trauma. – Barron News-Shield 10th OWI charged SAWYER COUNTY - Leonard T. Quagon, 46, Hayward, is charged by Sawyer County authorities with felony driving while intoxicated-10th offense. According to the charges, a sheriff’s deputy noticed that Quagon’s pickup was traveling at a very slow speed westbound at Hwy. 27/70 on Feb. 28. It crossed the yellow line numerous times and was swerving all over the road. Quagon tested 0.17 percent blood alcohol on a Breathalyzer at the scene and 0.15 percent on an intoximeter at the prebooking room in the jail. Quagon also is charged with driving with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration-10th offense and driving while revoked. He is on a probation hold and a $1,000 cash bond pending his next
Coyne titled “Why Evolution is True.” Let me recommend “Darwin’s Black Box” by biochemist Michael Behe who shows conclusively that Darwinian evolution is impossible. However, instead of recommending any more books, let me ask Mr. Anderson four questions that he should be able to explain if naturalistic evolution is true: (1) How can something come from nothing? (2) How can order evolve from disorder? (3) How can life emerge from nonlife? (4) Where are the transitional fossils? Maybe I can give Mr. Anderson some help. The “Big Bang” is an assumption on which naturalistic evolution depends. Therefore, he should be able to explain how from nothing, nothing comes? Something cannot be derived from absolute nothingness. Nothing only “creates” nothing. How did the universe come into existence according to evolution if nothing produces nothing? I can give Mr. Anderson the biblical way which teaches that God spoke the universe into existence out of nothing (Ps. 33:6; Heb. 11:3; 2 Peter 3:5). How about the third question. The foundation of naturalistic evolution depends on matter and energy popping into existence out of nothing. This requires that life somehow emerged from nonlife. The truth is that there is no scientific evidence that reveals that inorganic, nonliving chemicals ever evolved into
organic life. Mr. Anderson, maybe you can give an explanation according to evolution in how this is possible? Where are the transitional forms, Mr. Anderson? Darwinist claim that the fossil record reveals gradual evolution from primitive forms to complex forms with transitional phases between major groups (fish and amphibians, amphibians and reptiles, reptiles and birds/mammals). If this were true, the fossil record should contain thousands of transitional forms. The fact is that there is no support for evolution in the fossil record. However, maybe you can name 10 of them, Mr. Anderson. I doubt whether you can. No wonder Dr. Lewis Bounoure, Director of Scientific Research in France, is quoted as saying, “Evolution is a fairy tale for adults” (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1998), 11. Everywhere, nature virtually screams out for design and order (Ps. 19:16). On the other hand, anyone who claims that the universe is a product of chance is engaging in naturalistic philosophy and conjecture. Pastor Merrill Olson Webster
N E W S court appearance, April 7. Under state law, a person convicted of OWI-10th offense can be fined up to $25,000 and imprisoned up to 12-1/2 years. In a March 16 letter to Judge Yackel, sent from the county jail, Quagon requested “to get back into drug court or something to help me with alcoholism. I did good the last time I was in there and I had one slip-up that cost me my family and all I had going. I would like one more chance, please.” – Sawyer County Record Trial set for youth RICE LAKE - A plea agreement was not reached March 25, and a jury trial is scheduled for Michael M. Millermon, 17, of Rice Lake. Millermon is scheduled to stand trial in Barron County Circuit Court on Thursday, April 9, on a felony charge of possessing a firearm in a school zone. He is accused of carrying an unloaded .22-caliber handgun in his jacket pocket into the Rice Lake High School alternative school site at Bethany Lutheran Church Nov. 10. Forty-eight rounds of ammunition were found in Millermon’s backpack. – Rice Lake Chronotype
LADYSMITH - The Ladysmith Police and Fire Commission has recommended reducing police positions and compensation in advance of an anticipated city budget shortfall next year. The commission voted earlier this month to instruct Police Chief Dean Meyer to make preliminary layoff notices to the two least senior officers effective Dec. 31 this year. Such a move essentially would result in the elimination of one patrol position and the drug enforcement officer position as the department was restructured with less personnel. Meyer told the Ladysmith Common Council Monday how the staff reduction would affect his department. “If we laid two officers off we would give up our drug enforcement position and our directed patrol position,” Meyer said. “We are already in the planning process of schedule changes. We certainly hope we don’t have to do this, but we can’t afford to wait until June or July as part of your formal budget process to find out where we are going to be. It is not fair to the officers or department employees.” – Ladysmith News
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month by LeAnn Mulroy STATEWIDE – Anyone can become a victim of sexual assault - women and men, teens and children, young and old. It is a community problem. An estimated 302,100 women and 92,700 men are forcibly raped each year in the United States. In Wisconsin, about 5,700 sexual assaults were reported to Wisconsin law enforcement last year, but the actual number of assaults exceeds 15,000. More specifically, Native Americans are raped at a rate more than double that of rapes reported by all races on an annual average (All races: 2 per 1,000; Native American: 35 per 1,000). These crimes are not committed in dark places by strangers; they are committed in our schools, our workplaces, and our neighborhood and in our
homes. Nine out of 10 victims knew their assailant; and two out of 10 were related to their assailant. Most of the victims are very young, over 70 percent are under 15 years old. According to the Youth Risk Behavior SurveillanceUnited States 2003, 9 percent of high school students report being forced to have sex. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s time to think over those appalling statistics, and to think about how we may help bring about the change necessary to end sexual violence. The first and most important choice we can make is to not be silent. If you think it is not your problem, you are wrong. It is everyone’s problem. Being proactive gives you a chance to address behaviors before sexual assault occurs. Discourage victim blaming. Speak up
when someone makes a degrading comment. If you notice something that maybe inappropriate, consider if the situation demands your action. Decide if you have a responsibility to act and decide what form of action to take. Only intervene if it is a safe choice for you, and if you see immediate danger, call 911. Awareness is the key to prevention. It won’t eliminate your chances of being assaulted, but will reduce them. Trust your instincts, they are usually correct. Always let someone you trust know where you are. Take a self-defense class including awareness, assertiveness and physical techniques, it will help to empower you and minimize your chances of becoming a victim. Give your child the clear message that his or her body is their own. Talk to
your kids about healthy and unhealthy relationships. Be aware of the signs of child sexual abuse such as changes in behavior, being overly watchful, not wanting to leave a safe place, difficulty sitting or walking, nightmares or bedwetting. These are just a few of many simple steps we can take every day against sexual violence. During Sexual Assault Awareness Month decide to take a few steps to educate yourself and others. For more information, contact LeAnn Mulroy with the St. Croix Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program at 800-236-2195, ext. 5250, 715-645-0260 or 877-511-7895. – submitted by LeAnn Mulroy, St. Croix Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program
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Jobs task force holds roundtable in western Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE - Over 40 regional business and community leaders representing tens of thousands of jobs in western Wisconsin participated in a roundtable discussion with state lawmakers. Job providers from Osceola, Grantsburg, New Richmond, Somerset, Hudson, Baldwin, Menomonie, River Falls and Prescott were some of those represented at the roundtable. The roundtable focused on how the state can be a partner to help jobs thrive in western Wisconsin. “At times like these, employers cannot afford to suffer in silence. We need to be engaged,” said Quentin Schultz, owner and president of Biodiagnostics in River Falls. “Taxes, health care policy, and regulations dictated by the state can hurt or help businesses. Today’s discussion was a primer on what needs to be done and what needs to be avoided if our state’s economy is to get back on track.” Republican state lawmakers are holding a number of roundtables throughout Wisconsin to hear directly from employers as they work to put forward a projob growth alternative. “Quite frankly,
State Sens. Sheila Harsdorf, R - River Falls, and Randy Hopper, R - Fond du Lac, conducted a jobs task force with regional employers in Eau Claire. Over 40 employers participated in the roundtable discussion to talk about how the state can help with job creation in Wisconsin. - Photo submitted
the Senate Democratic-majority approach on job creation takes us in the wrong direction. In a few short weeks, they have passed bills to increase costs to employers, raise taxes on job providers, and hamper credit to small businesses,” said state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R – River Falls. “It is business as usual that has not changed to meet our new economic realities. The task force we put together in Eau Claire will build a foundation for new job-friendly policies.” Harsdorf last month laid out a jobs initiative and helped organize the western Wisconsin jobs roundtable to focus on policy alternatives. “We are not going to tax, spend, and borrow ourselves to economic prosperity,” said Harsdorf. “It is even more alarming that area state Democratic lawmakers are now championing federal efforts on check card legislation. The prospect of this legislation alone jeopardized as many as 800 jobs in Eau Claire alone. The stakes are too high for working families in western Wisconsin to continue such a job-killing agenda.” from the office of Sen. Harsdorf
After three years of planning, ADRC opens doors BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - After three years of planning and work, the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin opens its door Tuesday, April 1.
The ADRC combines several departments and agencies that have served Polk and Burnett counties and the St. Croix Tribal community. Governed by a board whose members
The ADRC staff combines specialists who previously worked for Burnett and Polk counties. Pictured (L to R) are: Angie Olson, Laura Neve, Dave Moore, Gerry Morgan, Diane Voltz, Deb Miller, John Hale, Barb Engelhart, Connie Crosby and Judy Brusletten. The ADRC board represents different needs communities in the area and includes members from the county boards. Pictured (L to R) are: Lynn Schauls, Crystal Peterson, Diane Stoneking, Patricia Schmidt, Maxine Holmes, Larry Jepsen, Ardyce Knauber, Mary Poretti, Shirley Sandquist, Mary Klar and board President Eldon Freese. – Photos by Gregg Westigard
Hraychuck, Rhoades author ID accuracy act MADISON – Wisconsin law enforcement officers would have access to photos of apprehended individuals under a bipartisan bill authored by state Reps. Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, and Kitty Rhoades, R-Hudson. “As a former county sheriff, I know that it is vital for officers on the street to know the true identity of an apprehended individual,” Hraychuck said. “With this legislation, law enforcement officers will have access to current information and a photo to make sure that the person they are talking to is in fact the person on the license— making it safer for the officer, the suspect and the general public.” Under current law, law enforcement officers can electronically access information contained on a driver’s license through Transaction Information for the Management of Enforcement system, which is administered by the Department of Justice. However, if an officer wanted to obtain a copy of a suspect’s license or ID photo, the officer would need to submit a written request to the Department of Transportation. This process can take up to two weeks to complete, making the request useless. The legislation authored by Hraychuck and Rhoades would allow law enforcement officers to access the individuals driver’s license photo, in addition to the standard license information, maintained by
the TIME system. “We should give our law enforcement officers every tool possible to make sure that they can do their job safely and efficiently,” Rhoades said. “We have the technology to make these photos available in real time. With this bill, officers will be able to immediately determine if the person is who they say they are and allow the officer to make a well-informed decision immediately.” The bill is similar to legislation authored last session which was introduced at the request of Somerset law enforcement officers who already have access to Minnesota driver’s license photos through the Minnesota version of TIME. Rhoades and Hraychuck said that the new bill has the support of a number of law enforcement groups, including Milwaukee Police Association, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association and the Wisconsin County Police Association, Wisconsin Professional Police Association, and the Wisconsin Troopers Association. “We have an opportunity to use technology to keep our streets, our communities and our law enforcement officers safe,” Hraychuck added. “This is a commonsense bill, and I look forward to working with Rep. Rhoades and my colleagues on this important legislation.” - submitted
represent the special needs of citizens in the two counties, the ADRC has a staff of nine specialists with years of experience. The ADCR will have offices in Balsam Lake and Siren, but the new
director, Laura Neve, stresses that there are no boundary lines for the agency. A full story on the ADRC will appear in next week’s paper.
Rainbow of Fun Carnival this weekend
Moms for Kids Rainbow of Fun Carnival will be in Siren on Saturday, April 4. In carnival tradition students, in Siren School’s Elementary classrooms competed in a coloring contest. This year’s winners each received free tickets to the carnival and will have their winning posters on display in the school commons. The winners are (not in order): Annisa DeMarre, Wyatt Lewin, Macy Tollander, McCoy Maslow, Jimmy Krenzke, Madison Thiex, Asia Belisle, Shawnee Phernetton, Rylee O’Brien, Lillian Schmidt, Brennan Koball, Hannah Mangelsen, Sara Baxter, Mandy Close, Abby Kosloski, Bobby Zirngibl, Noah Koball, Bayzhia Taylor, Autumn Tinman, Matthew Daniels, Emily Stiemann, Aubri Larson, Amber Hanson, Hattie Koball, Nathan Martin and Denna Kurtz-Moody. – Special photo SIREN – The Moms for Kids 20thannual Rainbow of Fun Carnival will be held Saturday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Siren school. Many games and prizes have been planned. Some door prizes available to win include a Nintendo Wii, an autographed Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson
photograph, tickets to the Minnesota Twins, St. Paul Saints and much more. Be sure to join Moms for Kids in celebrating its 20th carnival. Money raised goes toward many Siren school and community activities including bringing the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre to Siren. - submitted
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Burnett County 4-H Cultural Arts Festival
SIREN – Burnett County 4-H held its annual cultural arts festival in Siren on Saturday, March 21. 4-H members could enter in communications contests including speech, prose and poetry.
They could also be involved in drama, storytelling or demonstrations. Many supplied entries to the arts and crafts contest and the photography contest. 4-H members earn premiums for their entries in the cultural arts festival. Judges included Karen Rivers, Deb Lindau, Rick Abrahamzon, Janelle Herman, Barb Swanson and Rhonda Peterson. The Festival opened with Wood River Beavers 4-H Club and Wood Creek 4-H Club entertaining the audience with
Wood Creek 4-H’ers Mandy Close, Abby Kosloski and Patty Close perform a choral reading together. – Photos submitted
Rose Kopecky of the Orange 4-H Club entered a handmade bracelet that was chosen to be sent to the Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference Art Show. The other art show winner, with a wood lamp, was Michael Wampfler, Wood Creek 4-H Club (not pictured).
The Wood River Beavers 4-H Club members created this window on the insect world using quilling, a paper art technique.
drama productions. The following individuals then took part in one or more categories of the 4-H Cultural Arts Festival: Wood River Beavers 4-H Club: Richard Stahl, Arik Hochstetler, Jillian Schinzing, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Lewis, Nathan Lewis, Kaylynn Anderson and Jared Anderson. Two Rivers 4-H Club: Kerik Stubbe, Clare Stubbe, Cody Isaacson and Ellie Isaacson. Wood Creek 4-H Club: Jordan Webster, Allie Webster, Emily Stiemann, Lucas Stiemann, Jacob Stiemann, Mathew Wampfler, Michael Wampfler, Kody Menke, Adam Menke, Abby Kosloski, Brady Kosloski, Chelsey
Nichols, Daniel Formanek, Nicole Dalsveen, John Dalsveen, Daniel Rognrud, Max Lindquist and Ellyn Lindquist. Orange 4-H Club: Rose Kopecky, Olivia Kopecky, Sam Kopecky, Alexis Symond, Amy Sue Greiff, Brendon Bray and Brianna Bray. Jolly H’s 4-H Club: Austin Otis, Jorden Otis, Tony Otis, Mark Olson, Cora Olson, Richard Schneider, John Schneider and Stephanie Miklya. For more information on the 4-H program in Burnett County, contact Mary Pardee at 715-349-2151 or mary.pardee@ces.uwex.edu.
Gala to benefit Grantsburg Library
Federal duck stamp print part of the silent auction
The print, numbered 15/200, was donated to the auction by Riki Rosty, the new general manager of the convention center. Tickets for the event are $25 per person. For more information or to contribute an item for the auction, contact Liel Hunt at 715-463-2495 or Marge Sauerberg at 715-463-2939.
by Carl Heidel GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg’s Friends of the Library will hold their fifth-annual Spring Gala fundraiser Saturday, April 18, at the Crex Convention Center in Grantsburg, beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m., and dinner at 7 p.m.. Throughout the evening, guests will have an opportunity to participate in a silent auction with proceeds going to the library. One of the highlights in this year’s auction is a framed print of the painting by Les C. Kouba that was selected for the federal duck stamp in 1958-1959.
Paul Pederson from Grantsburg’s Friends of the Library (L) recently received a contribution for the group’s Spring Gala silent auction from Crex Convention Center general manager Riki Rosty (R). The framed print is a numbered copy of the painting by Les C. Kouba that was chosen for the 1958-1959 federal duck stamp. - Photo by Carl Heidel
School referendum on Tuesday’s ballot
by Nancy Jappe SIREN – The school district has asked that a $150,000-a-year recurring building-maintenance referendum be on the April 7 election ballot. The purpose of the referendum is to ensure that maintenance and upkeep is continually done to the 54,000-squarefoot addition put on the school building 10 years ago. Through two previous five-year referendums, district voters approved a levy of $125,000 to maintain the addition to the building. This was part of two $250,000 referendums, with the additional $125,000 going to fund curriculum and other district improvements. A referendum for renewal of that levy for another five years was narrowly defeated (11 votes) in this year’s February primary election. “People are asking ‘Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?’” commented District Administrator Scott Johnson during the March 23 school board meeting. He proceeded to explain that the
district has 10 years left to pay off the debt on the building addition and changes that were made 10 years ago. The debt payment has been set to go up each year, from $637,060 in the 2008-09 school year to the last payment of $826,200 in the 2018-19 school year. After that last debt payment is made, there will be no more debt levy to the taxpayers and, as Johnson pointed out, if maintenance and upkeep continues on the 54,000-square-foot addition, the district will have as fine a building as they have now. “That’s the light at the end of the tunnel,” Johnson commented. After discussion, the board approved a formal resolution that the district will only levy $150,000 annually to exceed the revenue limit when it is absolutely necessary. The approval motion was made by Dave McGrane, seconded by Bill Ellis. The district will be isolating the cost for maintaining the 54,000 square feet of building and grounds in making this determination. “We need to take care of that addition.
It wasn’t put in the budget at that time (the time the additions were made),” McGrane said. “The real concept to be kept in mind,” Johnson said, “is that the levy will go away. There is no sign of building expansion down the road because of
enrollment. If we spend our dollars wisely in preventive maintenance for district facilities by putting money into the building, we will have, 10 years from now, just as strong and safe a building as we have today … That’s what this is all about.”
Whispering Pines listening session to be held GRANTSBURG – A listening session on the future of two United Methodist camps slated for closure, Whispering Pines Camp on Spirit Lake outside Frederic and the camp at Byron, will be held Tuesday, April 14, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, Grantsburg. Nancy Deaner, head of the Wisconsin Conference’s retreat and camping ministries office in Sun Prairie, will be at the listening session. The official decision on whether to close and sell the Whispering Pines
and Byron camps will come during the Wisconsin Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, to be held in Appleton June 14-17. At this point, the camping and retreat ministries office has recommended the closing because of dwindling overall camp attendance and the fact that the conference owns a total of five camps, three of which would remain open if Whispering Pines and Byron are closed. – Nancy Jappe
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Sean Duffy talks “Real World” with Frederic students District attorney discusses economy with seniors by Marty Seeger FREDERIC – Ashland County District Attorney, Sean Duffy spoke to a large group of 17- and 18-year-old Frederic High School seniors on Friday, March 27. Duffy was a cast member MTV’s reality series, “Real World Boston,” and did two “Real World” versus “Road Rules” challenges. He met his wife, Rachel, on one of the challenges. Rachel was also a cast member on “Real World San Francisco.” Together they have five children, and Sean is chairman of the 7th District Republican Party. He’s also a world champion lumberjack and does commentary for ESPN’s Outdoor games. Duffy has served as district attorney since 2002 and has been on the Governor’s Pardon Board since 2003. He spent the first few minutes talking about the rights that 17- and 18-year-old students have, including the right to vote, serve on a jury, and in excluding 17 years olds, the right to take out a loan, just to name a few. But the majority of his talk, centered on politics. Speaking on the difference of the two major political parties first, Duffy quickly changed tunes to talk about the recent economic turmoil facing our country today. “Do you know how much debt we have?” Duffy asked, and after breaking it down came up with $35,000 worth of debt for every individual, including every newborn child. “Our government right now is talking about major spending programs, and to spend they’re going to have to borrow,” Duffy said. He explained how we accumulated that $11 trillion all the way from President George Washington, to George W. Bush, and in the next few years Duffy said we would be doubling that debt. “And all of you are going to be responsible to pay for it,” he said, adding that taxes will increase and leave less money for items he like shoes, iPods, computers and houses, just to name a few. Duffy discussed further the $787 billion stimulus package written by
Ashland County District Attorney Sean Duffy spoke for about an hour centering mostly on the economy. Duffy was on MTV’s “Real World Boston,” and was on at least two “Real World” versus “Road Rules” challenges. - Photos by Marty Seeger Congressman Dave Obey. The nearly $800 billion stimulus package, Duffy said, can be compared to what we’ve spent on the entire NASA space program, which totals about $850 billion. Duffy then asked the students what would be a good way to create jobs. One student said paying off business loans, while others weren’t exactly sure. Duffy broke down the stimulus package money to say that Polk County would get about $100 million in stimulus money. He listed a few of the things that are planned with that money, including a wastewater treatment plant in St. Croix Falls worth about $4.2 million, intersection projects on Hwy. 53 worth $1.9 million and a water infrastructure improvement in Cumberland, and the list went on. “How many people do you think are going to go to St. Croix Falls and go, ‘they’ve got a wastewater treatment plant, that’s awesome, I want to move there’?” he said loudly. “Is that going to happen, is that going to stimulate the economy, a wastewater treatment plant?
Create a unique Pysanky egg through Luck Community Education LUCK – Learn the ancient art of Pysanky with a Luck Community Education class! Pysanky are Ukrainian Easter eggs, decorated using melted beeswax and dyes that are applied in layers. The technique of Pysanky has been handed down through generations of the Ukrainian people. Luck School teacher Laurelei Esperat has over 20 years of experience decorating Pysanky eggs. Esperat said, “It’s a great multigenerational craft; I’ve taught mothers and daughters and grandmothers with great results. Most students have an “A-ha” moment dur-
No,” he added. Duffy admitted that a few jobs will be created to build the treatment plants and the intersections, but said it wouldn’t stimulate the economy at all. “Our Congressman Dave Obey wrote this bill and that’s how he wants to spend your money to stimulate our economy,” said Duffy and explained a little about what Republicans have proposed. That included helping private businesses, and giving more tax cuts to those businesses. “If you want to help people keep their jobs you’ve got to help people that employ them,” he said. Later he added that we’ve never seen an economy grow through government spending, and there hadn’t been a time in history where government has spent money and made money from it. “That’s why you need to be concerned, you need to know what’s going on in your community because you’ve gotta make sure you hold your politicians accountable,” Duffy said. Duffy also discussed the American International Group, Inc., and called out
Obey, saying he was the one who approved the stimulus money, but was outraged at the same time to hear bonuses were handed out to AIG’s top employees. “All of a sudden Dave Obey says, this is horrible, this is an outrage, but he was the one who said it was OK,” Duffy said. He then discussed Obey’s son Craig, who is a lobbyist for a company advocating for the National Park Service. “Guess how much they got?” asked Duffy, and told the students the NPS got $2.2 billion in stimulus money. It was then that a student asked if our government was doing anything good at all. “I think we are,” Duffy said, and added that there were some good ideas floating around out there right now, but it all comes down to what idea will win. He went on to tell students that the idea of more government control over the way people spend their money was a socialistic concept, and asked students what kind of America they’d want to grow up in. He also questioned the way in which the 1,100-page stimulus bill was passed overnight. “If they don’t even have time to read the bill, how can they represent us? If we as a public don’t have time to read a bill, how can we trust what our government is doing?” he asked, adding “I’m bringing this up because I think we have to hold our representatives accountable.” One student asked, “How can we stop them?” Duffy encouraged students to write Dave Obey a letter, or write a letter to the editor in the local newspaper and try to get informed as much as possible. Without any further questions about government, Duffy spent the remaining time talking to students about being careful about the dangers of Internet sites such as Facebook, and using cell phones to send movies, pictures and texts. Duffy used his experiences on MTV and as a district attorney to put across his message of being careful about putting your name in a public domain. “I think its important for you to be concerned about what information is being said about you and what information you’re saying about other people,” he said.
Money donated for Spirit of Education bus
ing the class when they realize how the sequence of waxing and dying produces the beautiful eggs.” The class will be held Thursday, April 2, from 6 – 8 p.m., at Luck School. The class fee is $15. Because each student will work with an open flame and permanent dyes, participants must be 12 years or older. Class size is limited to eight people, preregistration is necessary. To register, contact Amy Aguado, Luck Community Ed., at 715-472-2152, ext. 103. – submitted
Frederic FFA president and vice-president, Terri McKinney and Zach Petersen, and FFA leader Tom Wesle hand elementary principal Kelly Steen a check for the payment of the Spirit of Education bus. Donations were collected from several different area businesses. The educational bus will be in three different locations on Thursday and Friday, April 2 and 3. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld
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by Mary Stirrat MILLTOWN — Voters in Milltown have a choice for each open seat on the board. Up for election are the positions of village president and three trustees. Incumbent President LuAnn White is being challenged by former Trustee Les Sloper. The three incumbent Trustees, Paul Brooks Jr., Sam Owen Sr. and Ben Wheeler, are being challenged by Harley Lund, Jason McKenzie and Don Michaelson. Following is information provided by each candidate, with incumbents listed first. Candidates for president are first, followed by candidates for trustee. LuAnn White (Incumbent) LuAnn White has been on the Milltown Village Board for the past 15 years. She was elected in 1994 and became president after her second board meeting, when the village president resigned and she was appointed to the position. White said she is seeking re-election because there is more to be accomplished. “I really have an interest in government and I enjoy the work,” she added. The job is sometimes thankless, she said. “Someone is always upset with the decisions you make, but those are usually the people you’ll never see trying to make a difference. “If you know in your heart that you have made the fairest decision you can get through it. I always try to be fair and honest. Those are the two most important things I strive for.” She sees many positive things happening in the village that she would like to see through to completion. These include nointerest loans for downtown businesses, street repairs and filling the remaining spot in the industrial park. “We have new business prospects wanting to come to town, and I would like to finish that,” she said. “The village will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010, and I would like to be involved in that.” “We are a village without a lot of tax base,” she said, “and things get difficult for us financially sometimes. That is our biggest issue and our greatest weakness. So we try to bring in more business and bring more people into town while trying to maintain what we have.” Among other issues facing the village at this time is the need for street repairs and to repaint the watertower which is estimated at $53,000. “So,” she said, “our biggest challenge is finding the funding for such large projects.” The greatest strength of the village, White believes, lies in the village employees and current board. “We all seem to be on the same page,” she said. “The employees are very money-conscious. They all work very hard and all are working for the same cause. All keep the welfare of the village in mind when making decisions.” White is currently an insurance agent with the Jensen-Sundquist Agency in Milltown. She is on the management team for Polk County Special Olympics and is on the board of the Polk County Adult Development Center. She is also on the board for National Mutual Benefit and for Angel’s In Waiting, a nonprofit adult home. In the past, she was a board member for Community Referral Agency, a women’s shelter in Milltown. Each board includes a lot of volunteering, said White. “Being involved with these boards is an asset,” she said, “because you learn to make good decisions. You may have an idea, but if you listen to everyone’s ideas, as a board you can come up with a really great idea.” Lester Sloper (Challenger) Lester Sloper is a former board trustee seeking to be elected village president. “I had served on the village board at different times for a total of 12 years, starting in
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ELECTION PROFILES Milltown Village Board 1990,” he said. “I was on the Milltown Fire Department Board and am currently in the Milltown Community Club.” Sloper has lived in Milltown since 1980. He married Toni in 1983, and the couple has two children. Danielle is 24 years old and Brad is 22. “I would like to be active once again in the decision-making process for the village,” Sloper said. “I hope to continue to make the village grow, remain successful and a good place to live.” Paul Brooks Jr. (Incumbent) Paul Brooks has been a village board trustee for two years, having been elected in 2007. For those two years he has served on the fire association board, the personnel committee, the finance committee, public works and utilities, and waste and recycling. “I decided to run for re-election,” said Brooks, “so that I can continue to help better our village.” Other community involvement that has helped make him a strong board member include his current position as Sr. Vice Commander at the VFW United Post 6856, located in the township of Milltown. He is also a member of the American Legion Post 0254 in Milltown, the 40 & 8 Voiture Local 236 of Polk and Burnett counties, and the Milltown Fire Department. Brooks is a former Marine who believes his Marine Corps experience is an asset to the board. “Having spent 20 years in the Marine Corps,” he said, “you have to be a team player and do what is best for all, not just yourself. I try to understand both sides of any issue before making a decision in the best interest of the village.” Right now, he said the most important issues facing the village are the budget and deteriorating roads. “With both of these issues, money is tight,” he said. “We have to make tough decisions on what can wait and what can be done right now.” Among the village’s greatest strengths, said Brooks, are its volunteers. “Milltown has great volunteers,” he said, “from the fire department and the ambulance to those that help every year with the Fishermen’s Party.” Brooks and his wife, Kris, have been married 24 years. Their two children, Tyler and Haleigh, attend Unity Schools. Sam Owen Sr. (Incumbent) Sam Owen Sr. is running for his third term on the board. “I just want to see the village prosper and continue to try to grow,” he said. “I want to be active in the growth of the village.” One particular way Owen is seeking out ways to help the village grow is by working closely with Senator Russ Feingold to see what is available to the village through the economic stimulus package. He is especially interested in ways to attract new businesses to the village and would like to see Main Street grow. Owen believes that economic recovery will occur through small businesses, and sees this as a way of maintaining jobs in the area and in the country. “In some towns, their Main Street is turning into ghost towns. There are things out there,” he said regarding ways to attract business. “You just need to dig for it.” Stimulus money may also be available for street repair and other public works projects, said Owen. The recently completed comprehensive plan for the village includes a plan for future growth, which requires funding, he said. Owen is also very interested in seeing the
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skate park move forward as a place for area young people to gather. “It’s important to the youth of our community,” he said. “They need something to occupy their time.” Not only will the skate park attract skateboarders, he said, but it will also provide something for those who want to watch. Owen has been back in Milltown for the past five years, after moving from Milltown to the Cushing area in the late 1960s. While in the Cushing area he served on the Sterling Town Board. Both his mother and motherin-law were in Milltown, and Owen and his wife moved back five years ago to be closer. He was a volunteer firefighter for 37 years, at both Milltown and Cushing. He was on the board of the Cushing Fire Department for 16 years, serving as secretary/treasurer. “I know the needs and the workings of the fire department,” he said. His experience also gives him insight into public works issues, said Owen, who currently serves on the public safety and the public works committees of the village. One of the greatest strengths of the village, Owen believes, is found in the excellent public works employees, the police department and the ambulance service. The community has just about everything anyone could want in a place to live and work, include space, facilities and a workforce. However, he said, the village needs to be a little more aggressive in letting people know what it offers. He would like to see the village Web site expanded and improved as one way of getting the word out. Next year is Milltown’s 100th anniversary, he pointed out, which would be a great time to promote the village. He said he would like to see the village “beautified” for the occasion. Owen is a former tax accountant who was disabled in an accident and can no longer work. “That’s why I have the time to be available for the work of the village board,” he said. He and his wife have five children and 13 grandchildren. Because his family is close by, Owen said, he gets a good idea of what children, young adults and older adults need and want. Benjamin Wheeler (Incumbent) Ben Wheeler is seeking his third term on the Milltown Village Board. “Since I have served on the board, we and the current village president have brought business to Milltown. We have helped current businesses expand and update buildings.” His personal experiences on the board have been focused on resolving the tire pile, citizen complaints and heading up fundraising for the skate park that will be located by the community center. “We have a location to build,” Wheeler said of the skate park, “and have raised over $5,000 in one year. With continued community support and volunteers, we will make this happen for our youth.” Wheeler would like to see the village devise a plan to be able to donate to local organizations and events again. “The village cannot give to every cause,” he said, “but should be able to stand as an example of support for our community.” Right now, he said, he is trying to use local resources for updating the village welcome signs and light pole banners in celebration of the village’s 100th anniversary next year. Wheeler is a 1999 Unity graduate who, in his senior year, was awarded the Eagle Scout and earned Black Belt in American Freestyle Karate. He moved to Duluth for college that fall. “I married the love of my life, my high school sweetheart, Deanna Foerst,” he said. The couple moved back to Milltown in 2003, purchased a “fixer-upper house” in the village that he has been renovating. In 2005, he took over ownership of
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Milltown Karate, recently moving into the Milltown Business Center (former Nessar Mall). “We have doubled in size,” he said. “It is mainly youth-driven, with 55 students attending each week. We offer adult and self-defense classes also.” Wheeler was assistant manager at Holiday in Milltown from 2005-06, but is now focused on community involvement and the karate school. He is also writing in a new local monthly publication, “Falling Rock,” an outlet and form of entertainment new to Milltown. The fourth issue will be published in April. “My family is also very important,” he said. “My wife and I are expecting our first child in May and we are very excited.” Regardless of how the election turns out, said Wheeler, he hopes that everyone who is able will go out and vote. “The more votes the better,” he said. “My first term, I was elected by two votes. If Milltown will re-elect me I will do the best I can for our town.” Harley Lund (Challenger) Harley Lund was a village of Milltown trustee from 1999 until 2007. He is a lifelong resident of the Milltown area, having been born on a farm west of Milltown. He went to a country school, then to the school in Milltown. Lund said that, if elected, he would be interested in seeing what he can do to bring businesses into the village. The industrial park is almost full, he noted, but he would like to see more businesses on Main Street. He is also interested in seeing the skate park constructed and open for the youth. “We need to have a place for the young kids to go,” he said. Other than that, said Lund, he would want to support the village president in whatever responsibilities are available to him. Jason McKenzie (Challenger) Jason McKenzie is a lifetime resident of Milltown, born and raised there. He has worked at Arrow Building Center for the last seven years, is an inside sales representative and is active in the Milltown Fire Department. McKenzie said that, after being encouraged by current Trustee Ben Wheeler, he decided to run for village trustee because he wants to be more involved in the community. Being relatively young, he said he feels he would bring some new ideas to the board, and have the opportunity to serve the village for a long time. “I just want to learn things,” he said, “and find out more about the town I’m in.” McKenzie said he has no agenda to pursue as a trustee, but that he would like to see the small-business owners continue to successfully operate. He said he would be opposed to bringing in large businesses that would possibly put the smaller ones out of business. He feels it is important to support local businesses in order to keep local communities alive. “I want to keep the community together,” he said, “and keep everyone happy, as much as you can.” McKenzie feels that his lifetime residency in Milltown is one of the strongest assets he will bring to the board. He knows most of the people and gets along with them, he said, and can the perspective of someone who has been part of the community his whole life. “There’s nothing like having someone who has lived here their whole life,” he said. “Everyone teases me that I don’t go anywhere,” McKenzie said, “but I don’t need to go anywhere. Everything I need is right here in Milltown. If I didn’t like Milltown, I’d be doing something somewhere else.” Don Michaelson (Challenger)
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Four seek three open spots on Unity School Board by Mary Stirrat BALSAM LAKE — Three seats on the Unity School Board are up for election, and all three incumbents plus one challenger are seeking the positions. Voters will choose three of the four candidates — incumbents Sheryl Holmgren Kelly Kamish-Bakke and Harley Lund, and challenger Joe Tilton. The two candidates receiving the most votes will be elected to three-year terms. The candidate receiving the third most votes will complete the remaining two years of the term of Steve Glaim, who retired from the board last fall.
ELECTION PROFILES Unity School Board Sheryl Holmgren (Incumbent) Sheryl Holmgren is finishing her fourth year on the Unity School Board and is seeking re-election because she wants to help provide the best education for Unity students. “I am fortunate to be on a board that is so dedicated to quality education for its students and their future,” she said. In addition to her years with the school board, Holmgren has served on the Balsam Lake Library Board, the Polk County Library Federation Board, been involved with the Balsam Lake Community Club, church groups and as a volunteer at Unity School for six years. She has also served as volunteer coordinator at the school. “Being a volunteer at Unity,” said Holmgren, “I have seen the interaction between staff and students. I have also become aware of the needs of the school, whether maintenance or basic classroom needs. “Quality education is important to me, and our students need the best we can provide.” The most important issues facing the school at this time, said Holmgren, are retaining and increasing student enrollment and maintaining a balanced budget. Regarding student enrollment, Holmgren believes that the use of local media can be better used to promote the district in areas of curriculum, athletics, volunteer activities and extracurricular activities. Maintaining student enrollment, and therefore state aid, will assist in keeping the budget balanced, she said, without increasing taxes. The quality of the staff, both certified and support, is a great strength of the district, said Holmgren. Qualified staff combined with strong technology programs make Unity a leading school, she feels. One weakness, Holmgren added, is lack of media coverage of the many good things happening at the school. “I have enjoyed working with the current school board and the administration,” concluded Holmgren. “I hope to continue serving the community as a Unity School Board member.” Kelly Kamish-Bakke (Incumbent)
Kelly Kamish-Bakke has served on the Unity School Board since November 2008, when she was appointed to serve out the term of Steve Glaim, who retired from the board. She is running for school board because she is interested in the overall success of the school and wants to continue with an active role in that success. Standards set by the school board affect and impact the future of the students, the community and society as a whole, she said, and is both challenging and rewarding. She said she feels ready to meet those challenges. The greatest reward, Kamish-Bakke said, “will be watching our students go into the world to lead productive and successful lives as a result of educational opportunities I can help to create.” This has been her first experience serving on a board, but she has been involved in the community for many years. However, watching her father, a longtime member of the Centuria Village Board, and her husband, who has been a trustee there since 2004, has given her insight. Kamish-Bakke has been employed by United Health Group for nearly 14 years, and believes her experience there is an asset while serving on the school board. “For a majority of those years I have held leadership roles in which I have successfully managed employees, resources, budgets, projects, and timelines on a local, regional and national scale,” she said. She has also been involved in many different committees, including consumer affairs, federal and state legislation, and Positive Action. “I am an outgoing person who enjoys challenges, likes to learn, is not afraid to speak up, does well with change, and wants to work cooperatively to make a difference,” said Kamish-Bakke about additional strengths. “I am at the school daily,” she said, “and have developed what I believe to be a respectful and good working relationship with many of the staff, our principals, our superintendent,and my fellow board members. The combination of personal and professional experience, said Kamish-Bakke, provides a solid balance to the school board. Stating that there are many important issues facing the school at this time, for the purposes of this interview Kamish-Bakke said she would like to focus on three of them. At Unity, as well as across the board in most facets of life, she said, the economy and the budget is an important issue. “We need to be mindful of the budget and get creative to find ways we can reduce costs without negatively impacting student success and achievement or seeing our facilities break down,” she said. Secondly, Kamish-Bakke said, the board and district need to continue to be forward thinking in the development of curriculum and class selection at all levels. It is important to ensure that Unity students have continuity throughout their education, she said, and are well prepared for the “real life” after Unity, no matter which path they choose.
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Finally, she said, technology is an important issue. “We are in a technologically advancing world,” she said. “The importance and use of technology in our daily lives continues to increase. I believe it is critical for us to look for ways to promote and build upon these skills, not just in our students but also teachers and staff.” Advances in technology also bring difficulties, such as cyber-bullying and cyberthreats, she said. “I believe more can be done at the different school levels to help teach responsible use of the Internet and smart phones,” said Kamish-Bakke. The greatest strengths of the district, said Kamish-Bakke, would include its commitment to the students and families, the focus on curriculum, and a detailed long-range plan to help keep facilities running smoothly while being mindful of budgeting. “I believe some of our greatest strengths also include our administration and school board,” she added. “They have all contributed a great deal and work well together. Last, but not least, is our teachers. We have some wonderful teachers who go above and beyond for their students and families.” Kamish-Bakke and her husband, Wayne, have two daughters. Keegan is in second grade and Larysa is in first grade. The family enjoys backyard campfires with friends and family, and being in the outdoors exploring wildlife and nature. She also enjoys riding her Harley-Davidson on warm summer days and scrapbooking. Harley Lund (Incumbent) Harley Lund has served on the school board for the past 14 years, and his main purpose has been to see that students achieve the best education possible. “I’d like to run again to try to help students get a good education,” he said. Lund was born and raised in Milltown, attending school in Milltown before Unity was constructed. In addition to serving on the board for the past 14 years, he has also volunteered at the school for the past 14 years, helping first- and second-graders to read. He also worked at the school from 1959 to 1995, first as a bus driver, then in maintenance and operations. He was maintenance and operations supervisor for the last four years before retirement. Lund sees the Unity School District as a strong, forward-looking district. The board and school administration work closely and
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well together, he said, which enable them to make good decisions regarding the operations of the school. Lund admits to a long “to-do” list in regards to what could or should be done in the school, but knows that what can actually be accomplished is limited by the budget. The most effective way to continue moving the school in the right direction is to work together with other board members and the administration. Unity School, said Lund, is “all good things.” In particular, he noted, the school has been very progressive in utilizing technology in the classroom as well as in the general operations of the school. His background and experience with the board and the school are strengths he brings to the table, Lund feels, providing continuity and history in a time of change. Joe Tilton (Challenger) Challenger Joe Tilton is seeking a seat on the school board to help make sure the school is a fun and safe place for district children to gain a good education while keeping the taxpayers in mind. He has no past board experience, but believes his occupation gives him a firsthand look at how school systems operate. “I work in the maintenance department at a local school,” he said, “so I get to see how things are run on a day-to-day basis. Part of my job is being able to manage budgets and also oversee other employees.” This experience, said Tilton, will allow him to provide good input to the board and also enable him to question maintenance issues. “I would be able to question certain issues that come up, and be able to give good input based on experience,” he said. “I think my occupation would be a great asset to the school board.” Tilton feels that one of the most important issues facing the school district at this time is the economy. “People are losing their jobs but taxes keep going up as well,” he said. “I just want the chance to represent the taxpayers of the district.” Tilton is married and has three children in the Unity School District. His hobbies include hunting with his children and coaching basketball. He has been a volunteer coach for the youth program at Unity for many years.
Milltown/from previous page Don Michaelson (Challenger) Don Michaelson decided to run for village board after being asked by several people to do so. He served two terms on the board in the past, one as trustee and one as village president. Michaelson has long ties to Milltown. He was born in 1934 and graduated from Milltown High School in 1953. He lived in the Twin Cities for a while, and on the north shore of Lake Superior for 10 years. He has lived in Milltown for the past 30 years. He is a longtime business owner, including 30 years in Milltown as the Tire Experts, which at one time had a payroll of over $1 million per year. Although he was edged out of the distribution aspect of his business, he still has $250,000 per year payroll in the retail end of it. “I guess I’m a people person,” he said. “I’ve been in business all of my life. We’ve done a super business. We still do super in the retail business.” Michaelson feels it is very important to draw business into the village. “Every village needs more business,” he said. “We need to promote our industrial area more.
We need more jobs.” He feels he can help in that area, given his years as a business owner and employer and his connections in the business world. Right now, he said, big businesses are “squeezing the little guy out. They’re getting squeezed right out of town.” At the same time, he said, the “big guys” aren’t really providing the employment opportunities they promise, or that a variety of small businesses can
offer. “I’ll do my best to promote more business, and do my best to keep what we have here now,” he said. Milltown has a great set of public employees, Michaelson feels, and he believes it is important to foster good relations between employees and the board. His experiences have taught him not to make promises, but to always do the best he
can to make sure people get their dollar’s worth. “When you spend a dollar,” he said, “you should get a dollars worth of something in return. I will do all I can for the village of Milltown.” Michaelson has six sons, one daughter, 16 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. His wife is a registered nurse in the emergency room at Amery Hospital.
Officials warn against manure spreading
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STATEWIDE – State agriculture and water-quality officials urge Wisconsin livestock farmers to avoid spreading manure in coming days in those areas where forecasted rain and snowmelt are expected to increase the risk of runoff. While most farmers carefully manage
manure, manure spread on fields can be carried into lakes, rivers and groundwater by rain or melting snow. Farmers lose the manure as a valuable fertilizer, and the manure can cause water quality problems that can include killing fish and contaminating drinking water wells. Manure spills and runoff are required to be reported immediately to the Department of Natural Resources 24hour spill hotline, 800-943-0003.
The Polk County Land and Water Resources Department, 715-485-8699, is a source of manure management information and can help find alternatives if you are running out of storage capacity but want to avoid spreading during high-risk conditions. If manure must be applied, do not spread manure on fields where their location and slope presents a high risk of manure running off. - submitted
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Seven people seek Centuria Village Board seats by Marty Seeger FREDERIC – Centuria Village Board President Cheryl Lehman is retiring, and current Trustees Dave Markert and Wayne Bakke are vying for the spot of president this year. Michael Koshatka is the incumbent this year and is running for a spot as trustee again this year. Others running for the three trustee seats include Steve Sylvester, Eric Priebe, Gene Tourville and Pete Englund. Some of the questions asked of the candidates include why are you seeking election/re-election to the board, what do you see as the most important issues facing the village and what is your experience with serving on boards, involvement with community, education and personal background. Dave Markert (Trustee, incumbent) Dave Markert and wife Judy have been residents of Centuria for over 40 years and raised six children that attended Unity High School. Markert is a retired clinical psychologist, who was Centuria’s village president for six years in the 1970s, and was trustee for a few years during that time as well. He’s been a trustee for the village for at least the past eight years. “Cheryl [Lehman] said she absolutely wouldn’t run again, so I accepted the nomination to be village president,” Markert said. As village president, Markert says he’d like to see the new industrial park occupant get up and running to create more jobs, as well as help other businesses. He’d also like to improve the infrastructure of the village. “It would be something I would look into to keep the village going,” he said. One thing he’d like to look into is getting a system that will allow people to shop by phone for groceries. He believes it will help compete with larger market chains such as Wal-Mart and MarketPlace. “That’s an alternative that might have value,” Markert said, and added that improving the appearance of the village is another idea worth pursuing. Markert has served on several boards, including the human service board in Polk County, and Northern Bridges Board, which is an 11-county board that will be taking over responsibility for long term care services to aging, disabled and developmentally disabled people. Markert has also been a Lions Club member for 50 years and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. “I would like to see the village do things as well as possible, I feel a responsibility to help,” said Markert.
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Wayne Bakke (Trustee, incumbent) Wayne Bakke moved to Centuria in 2003 with wife Kelly, who grew up in Centuria, along with their two daughters. Bakke has been employed with Hennepin County for 26 years and is currently the crew leader for Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections. Bakke was appointed to the water and sewer committee in 2003 and was elected to trustee in 2004. In that time, he served on the water and sewer, personnel, finance and sanitation and streets committee. “I am running for the seat of president because I enjoy representing our residents and their views to the board,” Bakke stated. “I take my responsibility to our village and our residents seriously. We have seen positive progress over the past four years. As president, I would continue moving forward on the work we’ve begun as well as promote additional change and overall progress for our village.” Bakke sees the need for a long-range plan and economic growth in the village, having a tight and balanced budget, a safe community with a solid police department and community involvement and pride in the village. Bakke hopes to form a long-range planning committee to ensure provisions are made in preparation of a comprehensive village plan for guidance, direction and control of growth and development of the community, including community safety, streets and buildings, maintenance, etc. He’d also like to form a Main Street business committee, to promote Main Street business development and business growth. Bakke also wants an overall analysis of the village employee benefit package to be consistent and competitive, while being mindful of economy, the taxpayers and budget. He also hopes to hire a second permanent full-time police officer. “We have a Neighborhood Watch group, who is doing a great job. I think we as a board can do more to promote and build upon this group,” he said. Steve Sylvester (Challenger) CENTURIA – Steve Sylvester has been a resident of Centuria for 40 years, and has been approached by several people to run for Centuria Village Board over the years. He’s had to decline those nominations, because of time reasons, but now that he’s retired, and has a little extra time to dedicate himself, he thought he would try running this year. Some of the issues important to Sylvester are growth in the village, trying to attract more businesses to the area, and encouraging existing businesses to stay, and prosper. But he also understands, that it’s one of the toughest issues facing the village. “It’s a battle for them to keep surviving,” Sylvester said. Sylvester worked 37 years with Polk Burnett Electric before retiring two years ago, and served on the Centuria Electric Commission Board for about 25 years. He and his wife, LeAnn, have raised three children and are proud of their four grandchildren. “I would think everybody would want to try to see the businesses that are here, stay, if at all possible,” Sylvester said. Pete Englund (Challenger) Pete Englund, 33, grew up just outside of Centuria before moving away to college at Vermilion Community College in Ely, Minn. He received an associate’s degree and then earned a bachelor’s degree in applied science from Bemidji State University. He moved back to Centuria to be closer to family. Englund is running for the village board after being nominated by someone else. He’d like to be more involved in the community and provide a voice for the younger generation. “I think we need to have more young people involved with our community and the decisions that are made,” Englund said. Englund says one of the No. 1 issues facing the village of Centuria is growth and mitigating that growth. He’s also concerned about how taxes are being spent in the village.
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Englund currently serves on the Centuria Library Board and has done so for about one year. He volunteers his time with the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation and the Polk County Tavern League road crew. Englund is married and has two children; a boy and a daughter aged 2-1/2 and 6 months old. Gene Tourville (Challenger) Gene Tourville, 58, has been in the Centuria area for a number of years, growing up close to Lykens Road near Balsam Lake, and is a St. Croix Falls graduate. He served as the fire chief for the Balsam Lake Fire Department and was a volunteer firefighter for Centuria as well. He and wife, Mary, have lived in Centuria for about 10 years. Tourville says the biggest challenges facing the village will be getting more businesses in town, and sees the need to raise taxes to improve various projects. “It’s getting to the point that we need to fix our roads, and our sewer lines and our water lines, and they’re not cheap, so we have to start raising our taxes and somebody’s going to have to pay for it,” Tourville said. Tourville served on the church board at Faith Lutheran in Balsam Lake for two years, is the treasurer and longtime member of the Balsam Lake Bassmasters Club, and helps organize the Kinship fishing contest each year. He fishes several tournaments throughout the country, and is an avid sportsman. He and Mary have worked for Fairview Medical Center in Wyoming, Minn., for 13 years. He has two boys and girls of his own as well as two stepdaughters, and five grandchildren. “I still try to be involved with my family very much, and with the community.” When they need help I’m there for ‘em,” Tourville said. Eric Priebe (Challenger) Eric Priebe, 33, has spent nearly his entire life in Centuria, with the exception of living in Balsam Lake for three years. Priebe has been working with his dad at Interstate Auto Electric for the past 21 years, has been married to wife Erin for 11 years. The couple has two children. This is Priebe’s first time running for the village board, but he says he understands how important it is to attract businesses to the community. He feels that will be one of the biggest challenges facing Centuria. “I think the business aspect is the hardest for this town, and trying to keep businesses,” Priebe said. He says he’d like to see the industrial park take off in town and get filled up. He said it would bring in more jobs and more people would move in. “There’s a lot of vacant homes right now, hopefully that turns around,” Priebe said, but he understands too that it will be a difficult task competing with other towns dealing with the same problems. Priebe said things are moving in the right direction in Centuria and would like to keep it that way. One thing he’d like to see is keeping costs down and keeping taxes low. Priebe enjoys the outdoor sports, particularly hunting, as well as biking on the Gandy Dancer trail with family. Michael Koshatka (Incumbent) Michael Koshatka has lived in Centuria since 1995, is married with one son attending Unity High School and has two daughters, one at UW-Eau Claire, and one married. He’s worked in White Bear Lake, Minn., at Wilson Tool for 20 years. Koshatka has been a village trustee for five years and served on the personnel, planning, streets and finance committees. Last year, he helped with police department fundraisers, including the shotgun raffle and walk for security. Money raised went toward tazers and radio equipment. “If elected I will do all I can so the wood shavings plant can get up and running,” Kashatka stated. We need these jobs for the people of our village and surrounding community.” Koshatka says he will try to get new businesses and families to stay, and wants to keep the police department strong and up to date. Koshatka wants to address adding a third person to the village crew. “We will have to tighten our belts and make some tough decisions and necessary changes to accomplish this while keeping taxes down,” he said. “With all the job losses no one should have to pay more taxes.” Koshatka also added that he wants to introduce lean manufacturing methods that he learned at Wilson Tool, to get more work done and save time and money.
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Four vie to sit as trustees on Frederic Village Board Three trustee positions open, president unopposed FREDERIC – Frederic Village President Philip Knuf runs unopposed for his position this election, while four vie for three trustee positions. Incumbents running are Maria Ammend, John Boyer and William Johnson IV. John Glockzin is the only challenger for this term. – Brenda Sommerfeld Maria Ammend (Incumbent) Maria Ammend has lived in Frederic for the past 13 years and has served on the village board for the past two. She also serves on the Frederic Park Board, is the president of the Friends of the Pool organization and volunteers at the Frederic Schools. She has a strong belief in community. She feels that everyone should have the opportunity to sit on their village board. After serving these first two years, she is running for in order to continue bringing their voices of other citizens to the board. She enjoys being accessible to the community, being a resource for them and being part of the larger decision making processes that come up. Ammend feels that navigating through these economic times and looking into the future are the top issues facing Frederic. Expanding housing, coming up with recreational opportunities and attracting businesses are some of the future plan discussions she has been part of.
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ELECTION PROFILES Frederic Village Board John Boyer (Incumbent) John Boyer is a lifelong resident of Frederic. He’s a retired asbestos worker and a past business owner in Frederic. He and his wife have four children, two of which still live locally. Boyer has served on the Frederic Village Board several terms over the past years. He also has served on the Frederic Park Board, police committee and was a leader in Boy Scouts for many years. He’s a veteran who currently works with a sportsman’s club. He is running for a trustee position in order to help things continue to move ahead in Frederic. He would like to see more businesses and families move into town. He believes that getting more industry in town is one of the biggest issues Frederic faces. Keeping the tax rate down is something he would like to see. He wants to help get the swimming pool issue resolved by doing whatever is the most economical way, whether its fixing this pool or getting a new one built. William Johnson IV (Incumbent) William Johnson IV has lived in Frederic most of his life. He is a construction worker with several other part-time jobs. He has served on the Frederic Village Board for the past two years. Prior to that he served on the Polk County Board of Supervisors for 10 years. He also is
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part of the Governor’s St. Croix Area Promotion Committee and is a chair on both the Polk County Tourism Council and Gandy Dancer Trail Commission. He is the village representative for the St. Croix Valley Municipal Association, and he’s on the executive board of the Arnell Memorial Humane Society. Johnson is a member of the Frederic Park Board and Frederic Historical Society. He also volunteers for as a groomer of the Frederic ski trail. He is running for trustee for the community involvement. He feels it is an important time to keep track of what’s going on with economic situations. He feels enhancing and retaining the businesses Frederic already has is very important. He would like to see more promotion to help get people here for recreation purposes. As a part of the historical society, he is helping to come up with more recreational events to be held at the depot. He also thinks its important for the school
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and village to come together in some scenario for the new pool situation. John Glockzin (Challenger) John Glockzin was born and raised in the Frederic community. He had served on the Frederic Village Board for 12 years. He served on the Frederic Fire Department for 42 years, 25 years as fire chief. He also is a chairman of the Maple Grove Cemetery Association and Frederic Housing Authority. Glockzin is running for a trustee position after being nominated by someone at the caucus. He is unsure of who nominated him but would be happy to be a part of the board. He feels he helped straighten some issues out while serving on the board several years ago. He would like the village to be like President Obama and do some changing. He believes the village is in need of making some changes.
Chairman challenged in town of West Sweden
by Gary King TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN - Two candidates very familiar with the workings of town government in West Sweden – the six-square-mile municipality that borders the village of Frederic – are on the ballot Tuesday for the town chairman position. Incumbent chairman Dennis O’Donnell is being challenged by former town board member Simon Nelson. O’Donnell has spent the last six years as chairman of the town board. He said one of the reasons he’d like to continue as chairman is to see through a project to have the county build a salt/sand shed in the town. Although it’s a county project, the town would benefit from not having to drive to Balsam Lake to get its salt and sand for the roads. Neighboring towns would also benefit, he said.
ELECTION PROFILES West Sweden Town Board O’Donnell also said he’d like to see CTH W get fixed “or plowed up and put into corn.” Again, he noted, it’s a county-owned road, and all the town board can do is lean on the county and let their feelings be known. “We want to keep the roads drivable and get the county involved to help us get some of that giveaway money from the government and put it on W.” O’Donnell has lived all his life in the town, and his father was town chairman for several years. He and his wife, Linda, live on the farm where he grew up. He’s been a member of the Frederic Fire Association for 30 years. Nelson, who served 14 years on the town board, said he’s interested in
returning to the board Town of West Sweden but has no specific agenda in mind. He feels the maintaining of roads in the township are the most important issue right now for the town board. He said the town board can’t really do anything to improve CTH W at this time, Nelson O'Donnell except for letting the county know about its poor condition and hope Mary, raised their children. He’s been they address the issue soon. an electrical lineman with Northwest “The other roads are pretty good,” he Electric for the past 25 years. said. “But it’s important to maintain There are no other contested races in them.” the town. Clerk Lori Lundquist is retirNelson has lived in the area all his life ing after 22 years in the office. Andrea and built a home in the town of West Lundquist is the only candidate for that Sweden in 1978, where he and his wife, position.
Amy Dueholm to join Luck School Board
by Mary Stirrat LUCK — Two seats on the Luck School Board of Education, those held by Daryl Bazey and Jody Seck, are up for election next week. Bazey, who is a Luck graduate and has served on the board since 2003, is seeking another term. Seck, who has served for the past 15 years, is not seeking re-election. Amy Dueholm will be taking Seck’s place on the board as the lone candidate for the position. Following is information Dueholm provided regarding her background and interest in the board.
ELECTION PROFILES Luck School Board Amy Dueholm Amy Dueholm is a 1994 graduate of Luck High School who wants to pass on to others the benefits she received as a student at Luck. “Luck has a long history of providing a high level of quality education,” she said. “I want to do my part to ensure that level of education continues.” Dueholm has not served on the school board before, but has a background in accounting and finance that will serve the district well. After graduating from Luck
she attended UWEau Claire, receiving a Bachelor of B u s i n e s s Administration in Accounting in 1998. She then worked as an auditor for a public accounting firm in Edina for 3-1/2 years, followed by 41/2 years as an internal auditor and financial analyst. Dueholm “I am an inactive CPA,” she said, “I was the treasurer of the Luck Library/Museum Capital Campaign, and I am currently the treasurer of the Luck Library Board and secretary of my church council.” Dueholm said that, as a Luck graduate, she really believes that Luck is a great school. “I want to be part of the decisionmaking process and hope that I can contribute to helping our school maintain its high quality of teaching and produce wellrounded students.” When asked what she feels are the most important issues facing the district at this time, Dueholm responded, “Today’s environment has created challenges for organizations of all types, including Luck Schools.
But I am not running for the school board because of concerns I have, but rather to help continue a great tradition of quality education.” Luck Schools, she said, has always been perceived as having great teachers and has been known for doing a great job of education its students.
“Like many schools in our area,” she continued, “we have been impacted by declining enrollment over time and the funding challenges that result from that decline.” Dueholm resides in Luck with her husband, Eric, and enjoys being a stay-at-home mom to their two children, Britta and Anders.
Lawton: More women needed in STEM careers MADISON - Women are generally underrepresented when it comes to holding high level positions in science and technology fields. Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton told more than 600 high school girls and educators at a conference Monday that trend needs to be reversed. Lawton says in the global economy, it’s increasingly important for girls to be literate in what’s called STEM – the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. “The STEM is important because … we see that 41 percent of the highly
qualified specialists on the low rungs of the corporate career ladder in the STEM area are women, but over half of those women drop out.” Lawton adds in Wisconsin, fewer than 5 percent of bank CEOs are women. She says that makes it harder for women entrepreneurs to get the capital they need to start businesses. The Wisconsin Women’s Council sponsored the conference to teach girls about education and career opportunities in the state. – Wisconsin Public Radio (Christina Clarkson)
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Battle of the Kings chess tournament held at Luck School
The fourth-annual Battle of the Kings chess tournament was held on a warm Saturday, March 14, at Luck School. Winners of the elementary section were: First place, Derek Rennicke of Luck; second place, Curtis Whitwam of Unity and third place, Isaac Williams of Luck. Middle school winners were: First place, Ryan Skow; second place, Dylan Skow and third place, Samuel Nelson, all from Luck School. High school winners were: First place, Jesse Rennicke of Luck; second place, Casey Neisius of Amery and third place, Craig Vollendorg of Grantsburg. – Photos submitted
Derek Rennicke, Luck, placed first in the elementary school chess competition at Luck School.
Luck students travel to Wisconsin State Scholastic Chess Championships OSHKOSH – Beautiful weather helped over 330 student chess players relax between rounds at the Wisconsin State Scholastic Chess Championships in Oshkosh, March 21 through 22. Luck School students Jesse and Derek Rennicke competed in the six-round, two-day tournament against players from Milwaukee and Madison area high schools, as well as Whitefish Bay, Plymouth High and many others. Jesse Rennicke, ninth grade, brought home
the second-place trophy in the junior varsity division, beating out higher rated players for a final 5-1 score. Derek Rennicke , fifth grade, brought home the eighth-place trophy against a strong field that included students from Madison Elementary, Fox Point, Milwaukee Honey Creek Elementary and Mt. Horeb. Derek ended with a final score of four wins, one tie and one loss. – submitted
Jesse Rennicke, Luck, placed first in the high school class competition at Luck School.
Girl Scout sleepover
The Grantsburg Girl Scouts held their annual sleepover at the United Methodist Church in Grantsburg. The group had 63 girls from kindergarten up to high school participating. There were lots of crafts, activities and snacks for the evening. All the girls from Troop 52929, all in pajamas, ready for the fun.
Crissy Peterson, senior Girl Scout, is in the center of all the girls, teaching them Girl Scout songs. – Photos submitted
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Ninth-Annual Grantsburg Blood Drive GRANTSBURG – The Ninth-Annual Grantsburg Blood Drive was held on Thursday, March 19, in the Grantsburg High School gym. “We had a good turnout,” said GHS teacher and drive organizer Matt Berg. “Forty-nine units of blood were collected from the 73 people who presented, 65 of which were students.” Thirty student volunteers from the human anatomy and physiology class
also participated in the drive as a support team. The volunteers helped with setting up the gym, registering donors, providing snacks at the canteen and most importantly by giving support to donors while they were on the table giving blood.
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Student donor Annie Palmquist gets the thumbs up from blood drive collection tech Maranda Trott of Eau Claire at the GHS Blood Drive held on March 19.
Students enjoyed snacks after giving blood. Even though one of the girls admitted she almost fainted, all said they would definitely do it again because it was a good cause. This year the age requirements for giving blood were lowered from 17 to 16 years allowing for these 10th-graders to give blood.
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Webster High School opens new NHS chapter Nine inducted as first members by Carl Heidel WEBSTER - Monday night Webster High School took another big step in its drive for excellence in education as it opened its own chapter of the National Honor Society. Months of hard work by faculty advisor Brenda Larsen and the faculty council led to the induction of the nine charter members to the chapter. The inductees were Nicholas Doriott, Annie Kelby, Rose Kopecky, Mason Kriegel, Nolan Kriegel, Siiri Larsen, Allison Leef, Shaina Pardun and Breeanna Watral. And with these students came their families and friends to join in the celebration of their achievement. The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization that encourages students to excel in scholarship, service, leadership and character. Academic achievement is an important qualification for membership in this society, but good grades aren’t the full story. In addition to carrying a high grade-point average, the students must rank high in qualities of service to others and their community, and demonstrate leadership and high personal character.
Charter members of Webster High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society are front row (L to R): Annie Kelby, Siiri Larsen, Shaina Pardun and Nicholas Doriott. Second row: Breeanna Watral, Rose Kopecky, Nolan Kriegel, Mason Kriegel and Allison Leef. – Photos by Carl Heidel High school Principal Tim Widiker emphasized the challenge waiting for anyone wishing to become part of this society. He said that applicants are screened by the faculty council and by the entire teaching staff. He reported that of the 35 students eligible for membership this year, only nine survived the application process and were approved. Widiker praised Larsen for her efforts
Nicholas Doriott received his certificate of NHS membership from faculty advisor Brenda Larsen (center) as his father (left) and other inductees Shaina Pardun lit the candle reprelooked on. senting leadership.
in creating the NHS chapter. He commented that she was the driving force in the process from beginning to end. Larsen, in turn, noted that the faculty council members were also very instrumental in structuring this new chapter.
Nolan Kriegel signed the membership book that will remain with the chapter far into the future. She thanked teachers Jovin Kroll, Renee Ones, Sarah Pickering, Rick Seume and Roy Ward for serving on the council as the new NHS chapter became a reality.
Webster High Principal Tim Widiker (L) congratulated the students who were among the charter members of the new chapter of the NHS. From the left, Siiri Larsen, Allison Leef, Shaina Pardun and Breeanna Watral; and Rose Kopecky in the background.
“Don’t cut one tree, don’t bulldoze one tree”
Rasmussen stops action on Iver’s Mountain for month
by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – “Don’t cut one tree, don’t bulldoze one tree,” Polk County Circuit Judge Robert Rasmussen told Mathy Construction last Friday, March 27, as he placed a temporary injunction on any work at the Laketown Quarry/Iver’s Mountain site in Laketown. Mathy purchased the 378-acre site last June and wants to open a trap rock quarry. The plan has drawn opposition from neighbors and members of the public who want to preserve the ridge top area between Mountain Drive and CTH B. The injunction is in place at least until the next court date on April 24. Three lawsuits have been filed against
Mathy, the Laketown board, and Polk County, in an effort to stop the quarry. The Friday court date stemmed from a request for the temporary injunction in order to preserve the site until the court rules on the suits. The site must be preserved until all the issues are settled, Rasmussen said. He said that once the terrain and the forestation are altered, the damage cannot be restored. Rasmussen added that the issues could be in the court system for some time and nothing should be done that will materially change the site. “Once a tree is cut, you can’t put in back,” Rasmussen said. Use of the unpaved Mountain Drive was also an issue. The Mathy attorneys said that Mathy had no equipment on the site now. Rasmussen said that since they could not use any heavy equipment on the site until April 24 at the earliest, they had no reason to use the road for hauling equipment until then.
The legal issues are complex. Mathy Construction purchased the property in June 2008 for $1,548,857. The land, farm fields and woods was the former Asper brothers farm and had been for sale for several years. The Mathy purchase came after the company had executed a road agreement with the Laketown Town Board that allowed them to pay the cost of improving the town roads accessing the site and let them use those roads all year to move materials from the quarry. The road agreement was drafted at a meeting of the town board members that was not a posted meeting and approved at a town board meeting where the agreement was not on the agenda. The town board later said that since neither meeting was properly noticed, the agreement is void. Mathy says they bought the property based on that agreement, and claims that any attempt by the town to terminate the agreement is a breach of that
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agreement. Mathy has asked that the agreement be enforced or that they be awarded damages to cover their costs of developing the land. Mathy claims that those damages would amount to at least $500,000 plus potential cost profits. The lawsuits, filed by various property owners in the area near the quarry, relate to the legality of the road agreement, claimed flaws in a mine-reclamation permit issued by the Polk County Land and Water Department, and possible damage to the groundwater and environment of the area if the quarry is opened. Making the issue more complex is the fact that Laketown has no zoning and the town does not have the regulatory rights that zoned towns have. All this has led to a story that has involved people beyond the boundaries of Laketown. It was pointed out that people can now Google “Iver’s Mountain,” the local name for the ridge.
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by Marty Seeger RIVER FALLS – St. Croix Falls graduate, Jessica Lundgren is in her junior season with the UW-River Falls softball team, and so far so good. She currently leads the WIAC Division 3 conference in steals with 12 and has yet to be thrown out. She also holds the best batting average in the conference at .587. She was also the best base stealer in the conference last year.
Jessica Lundgren While UW-Whitewater is the defending WIAC champion, Lundgren says the young Falcons should be very competitive this season. They currently hold an 11-5 record in preseason play and have an eight-game winning streak going as of Monday, March 30. “I think we might be the team to beat in our conference,” said Lundgren, who is the only the only junior on the team this year. Only four are seniors, and 11 are freshman. Despite the great start to the season, Lundgren, in more ways than one, is just happy to be playing. Two weeks prior to the fall season last year she went for a routine physical only to find out that the general physician wouldn’t sign a release for her to play. After a series of other tests she was informed that she would need a procedure to repair two holes in her heart, with the largest being 18 mm, and the other around 9 mm. It was a shock to her and her family, who had never noticed any symptoms before. “It was amazing, I think [that] the doctors found that she didn’t get sick before she found out that she had this,” said Lundgren’s mom, Jenelle. In order to fix the holes Jenelle said there were two options including openheart surgery or another procedure, which involves running a small, long hollow tube inserted into a large vein in the inner thigh to the heart. An umbrella-like closure device is then used to cover the holes. One of the first thoughts in Lundgren’s mind was whether she’d be able to play softball again. “Coming into the season I knew that I was going to be playing a big role and I knew that I had to work hard to show a lot of people that I want to play softball…and to be hit with you can’t play, it makes it pretty difficult to deal with,” said Lundgren. Fortunately, her doctor told her that
UW-River Falls junior Jessica Lundgren is the current leader in steals in the WIAC conference and has a .587 batting average, which also leads the conference. – Photos submitted
Jessica Lundgren plows into third base on one of the many steals that made her the WIAC conference leader last year. she would be able to play again. Interestingly, her doctor also had a daughter that played collegiate softball, and understood how important it was for Lundgren to be able to play again. After the procedure, and three weeks of recovery, Lundgren was back out on the field and finished the fall season with the Falcons. Although Lundgren noted that the procedure wasn’t life threatening, it could pose problems for those very active, like her. Since the ASD procedure she’s had some inconvenience, including a time where she suffered from tunnel vision, passing out, bloody noses and bruises. Doctors prescribed Plavix, which has helped with those symptoms, but other than that she says she may have even improved physically from the surgery. “Physically I’m a lot stronger I think because I was, not knowing it, having difficulty with exercise,” Lundgren said. But beyond the physical aspects, she
says she learned a lot more from the experience. “If you don’t go through something like that, you kind of take it for granted, and I definitely don’t take it for granted anymore,” Lundgren said. She added “I guess I realized how important [softball] was to me and how much I enjoyed it.” Besides a lot of family support, Lundgren said she drew a lot of support from her head coach, Jody Gabriel. “She was cool, apart from my family she was like my No. 1 supporter,” Lundgren said. Her coach encouraged her to be stronger from the experience and to use it to her advantage. With such a young team this season, Lundgren said it has helped with her leadership abilities. “I try to help other people realize you play because you love it.” Lundgren said.
••• HICKORY, N.C. – Former Saints golfer Brenna Martens has gotten off to a great start for the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s golf team. The sophomore finished in a firstplace tie at the Lenoir-Rhyne Catawba Chick-filA Intercollegiate with a 160 (+16) on the par-72, 5,893 yard course. was Martens Brenna Martens selected to the Women’s Golf AllSAC First Team as a freshman last season. She led the Bears on Tuesday, March 31, in sixth place overall at the J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate in North Carolina. ••• ST. PAUL, Minn. – Grantsburg graduate Vanessa Moore was named MIAC field athlete of the week for the week of 2/23/09. Moore competes in track and field for Bethel University. She was named athlete of the week after posting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 55.25 in the high jump at the Vanessa Moore University of Minnesota Parents Day Open. As of that day, her jump was the ninth best in the country and it tied her for the top spot in the MIAC. ••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., – Minnesota Twins on 1260 AM can be heard on the following dates and times. The Mariners at Twins games on Monday, April 6, through Wednesday, April 8, begin at 7 p.m. each night. ••• MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers on 1260 AM can be heard on the following dates and times. The Brewers at Giants game on Tuesday, April 7, begins at 3 p.m. The Wednesday, April 8, Brewers at Giants game begins at 9 p.m. ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4 p.m. on Tuesdays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2009 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld
SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 10 p.m. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week! S P O R T S N E W S O R S C O R E S T O R E P O R T ? • P H O N E : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 2 3 6 • FA X : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 1 1 7 • E - M A I L : m s e e g e r @ c e n t u r y t e l . n e t o r b r e n d a l s @ c e n t u r y t e l . n e t
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Ashley Johnson places first in long jump by Brenda Sommerfeld SUPERIOR – The Unity Eagles track teams kicked off their spring sport competition at the Dennis Simpson Indoor Invite at UW-Superior on Friday, March 27. The girls finished fifth as a team, while the boys ended in seventh place. “I’m very happy with our results,”
2009 Dennis Simpson Invitational (3-27-09) UW-Superior Indoor Facility Girls Team Results Place Team Points 1st Esko 193.0 2nd Superior 129.0 3rd Northwestern 97.0 4th Hayward 42.0 5th Unity 37.5 6th Ashland 31.0 7th Ironwood 27.0 8th Drummond 26.5 9th Lakeview Christian 1.0
2009 Dennis Simpson Invitational (3-27-09) UW-Superior Indoor Facility Boys Team Results Place Team Points 1st Superior 138.5 2nd Ashland 125.5 3rd Northwestern 94.5 4th Esko 63.0 5th Ironwood 53.0 6th Hayward 46.5 7th Unity 46.0 8th Drummond 17.0 Individual Results (Unity finishers) 55-Meter dash - 8. Tyler Christensen, 7.21; 9. Dustin McKinney, 7.23; 12. Dustin Bazille, 7.27; 200-Meter dash - 3. Dustin McKinney, 25.29; 13. Mike Johnson, 26.18; 16. James Slate, 26.62. 400-Meter dash - 7. Zach Cardot, 59.35; 8. Rush Hickethier, 59.52; 21. Mitch Galle, 1:12.16. 800-Meter run - 16. Matt Schultz, 2:38.55; 17. Steven Anderson, 2:39.06. 3200-Meter run - 7. Steven Olson, 11:50.83. 55-Meter hurdles - 4. Xavier Foeller, 9.35; 17. Mitch Galle, 10.63; 20. Alex Livingston, 11.11. 4X200-Meter relay - 4. Unity, 1:44.07. 4X400-Meter relay - 8. Unity, 4:02.94. High jump - 3. Luke Hilleshiem, 5-06; 9. Dylan Hendricks, 5-00; 9. Steven Krueger, 5-00. Pole vault - 6. Dylan Hendricks, 10-00; 9. Luke Hilleshiem, 9-06; 11. Jared Peper, 9-00. Long jump - 4. Rush Hickethier, 18-03; 5. Dustin Bazille, 18-02; 12. Tyler Bibeau, 17-00; Triple jump - 6. Luke Hilleshiem, 35-07.5; 9. Dylan Hendricks, 33-06.5; 16. Alec Carlson, 3106.50; Shot put - 6. Joe Swanson, 41-04.5.
Steph Kothlow performs a high jump in a meet last season. During the Dennis Simpson Invitational in Superior, Kothlow took seventh place in the high jump with a 4-06. – File photo by Larry Samson girls coach Mike Bielmeier said. “It’s a good way to start out the year. Now we will see what happens outside.” The girls team had freshman Ashley Johnson placing first in the long jump, jumping 16-02. Johnson also competed in the 400-meter dash, the 4X400 relay, the 4X800 relay, with Kayla Turner, Jessica Roboin and Katherine Ebensperger, and the high jump. Sam Ince, Steph Kothlow and Ebensberger each placed in three events. Ince finished in the top 10 of the 55-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She and Katherine Ebensperger took fifth with their two other teammates, Hayla
Bader and Johnson, in the 4X400 relay. Ebensperger placed fourth in the 1600-meter run and seventh with her team in the 4X800 relay. Kothlow received fourth for the 55meter hurdles, eighth with her team, Bader, Amanda Kuske and Bryana Petersin, in the 4X200-meter relay and seventh in the high jump. The boys team had several competitors to place in the top 10. Only five placed in the top five, Dustin McKinney, Xavier Foeller, the 4X200 relay team, Luke Hilleshiem and Rush Hickethier. McKinney took third in the 200-meter dash, Foeller received fourth in the 55-
Individual Results (Unity finishers) 55-Meter dash - 8. Sam Ince, 8.27; 11. Bryana Petersin, 8.45; 21. Michelle Rindal, 9.83. 200-Meter dash - 6. Sam Ince, 29.81; 15. Bryana Petersin, 31.83; 19. Cassie Sturgul, 35.31. 400-Meter dash - 11. Ashley Johnson, 1:10.87; 12. Krystal Beckwith, 1:15.13; 14. April Johnson, 1:19.38; 800-Meter run - 12. Katheryn Zahler, 3:10.84. 1600-Meter run - 4. Katherine Ebensperger, 6:15.12. 3200-Meter run - 13. Jessica Roboin, 15:06.55. 55-Meter hurdles - 4. Steph Kothlow, 10.93; 8. Hayla Bader, 11.30. 4X200-Meter relay - 8. Unity (Hayla Bader, Amanda Kuske, Steph Kothlow, Bryana Petersin), 2:12.37. 4X400-Meter relay - 5. Unity (Katherine Ebensperger, Hayla Bader, Ashley Johnson, Sam Ince), 4:52.80. 4X800-Meter relay - 7. Unity (Kayla Turner, Jessica Roboin, Katherine Ebensperger, April Johnson) 13:04.88. High jump - 7. Steph Kothlow, 4-06; 9. Jena Christensen, 4-03; 9. Ashley Johnson, 4-03. Pole vault - 8. Bittany Bernier, 6-06. Long jump - 1. Ashley Johnson, 16-02; Jena Christensen, 14-01.75; 10. Amanda Kuske, 1302.50. Triple jump - 9. Hayla Bader, 28-01.50; 11. Jena Christensen, 27-00; 12. Amanda Kuske, 26-11.
Grades plus ringers equals dollars BALSAM LAKE – Several members of the Close Doesn’t Count Junior League horseshoe pitchers have received national recognition. The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association has a junior sanctioned league program that combines horseshoe pitching and good grades for dollars. Junior league horseshoe pitchers ages 12 to 18 are eligible for monetary awards. They must pitch in NHPAsanctioned events like leagues and tournaments. The more horseshoe events a student participates in, the more points earned
Beau Davison won the NHPA Wisconsin State Boys Championship last fall and won a $400 scholarship. He also received a champion jacket and was also recognized for his accomplishments with a $175 scholarship. – Photos submitted
Julia Larsen is a member of the NHPA Student Honor Society and was recognized for their accomplishments in 2008.
toward the scholarship awards. Good grades are combined with number of shoes pitched, with 15 national awards given each year. The 2008 season awards went to Jessica Golz and Rush Hickethier for honorable mention and members of the
Rush Hickethier (L) and Jessica Golz received honorable mentions in 2008 and are also members of the NHPA Student Honor Society. NHPA Student Honor Society. Julia Larsen is a member of the honor society and received a $125 scholarship. Beau Davison is also a member of the honor society and received a $175 scholarship. Beau Davison also won the NHPA Wisconsin State Boys Championship last fall and won a $400 scholarship. He also received a champion jacket from the WHPA. All of these monetary scholarships can be redeemed when the student enrolls in a post-secondary school. The Close Doesn’t Count Junior
League meets every Tuesday night during the months of June and July in Centuria Park. Membership is only $5 for a summer filled with fun and ringers. Opening night this year is June 2, at 6:30 p.m. Horseshoes are provided if the student does not have NHPA approved horseshoes. For more information, please call Jane at 715-485-3057. – submitted
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Siren Middle School students Sydney Erickson and Sydni Schultz, skated at the Northwoods Figure Skating Club’s Reflections on Ice 2009 ice-skating show held Saturday, March 28, in Spooner. For Erickson, this is her ninth show, and it is Schultz’s seventh appearance. — Photo by Larry Samson
Two individuals from St. Croix Falls placed at the 2009 youth state wrestling tournament last weekend Ryan including Johnson (above), 270 lbs., third place, eighth grade, and Luke Clark (below), 85 lbs., fifth place, third grade.
Luck seniors versus faculty basketball game set LUCK - The Luck Spirit Club will be hosting the annual seniors versus faculty basketball game on Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. The game will be held in the Luck School gym. Admission is by freewill donation, with the proceeds going to the new concessions stand. Following the game, there will be a 3-
A R E A Hacker’s Lanes
Sunday Afternoon Mixed Standings: Chippewa Checks 61, Mark’s Girls 54, Hot Shots 53, Gold Rush 50, Hole in the Wall 43, Sandbaggers 38, Spare-Us 37, The Gutter Busters 28. Women’s games: Dorothy Barfknecht (HS) 176, Julie Chalupsky (HITW) 168, Lori Dake (GR) & Marcy Benjamin (CC) 165. Women’s series: Cheryl Matrious (CC) 461, Julie Chalupsky (HITW) 460, Dorothy Barfknecht (HS) 451. Men’s games: Scott Morrison (GR) 236, Mark Loomis (MG) 194, Jim Loomis (SU) 193. Men’s series: Scott Morrison (GR) 614, Gary Barfknecht (GB) 492, Jim Loomis (SU) 490. Team games: Mark’s Girls 817, Hole in the Wall 795, Chippewa Checks 793. Team series: Mark’s Girls 2316, Gold Rush 2305, The Gutter Busters 2272. Games 50 or more above average: Scott Morrison (+52). Splits converted: 5-7: Lori Dake, Gary Barfknecht, Dorothy Barfknecht. 3-10: Bert Meyer. 4-10: Larry Matrious. 6-7-10: Chuck Moyer. Monday Afternoon Seniors Standings: Nite Hawks 39.5, Bears 29.5, Cardinals 27, Swans 27, Eagles 25, Badgers 24, Zebras 21.5, Bye 0. Women’s games: Ruth Sorenson 201, Lila Larson 178, Betty Schandorff 174. Women’s series: Ruth Sorenson 541, Lila Larson 466, Betty Schandorff 463. Men’s games: Dennis Bohn 214, Dick Coen 214, Roger Messer 193. Men’s series: Dick Coen 607, Dennis Bohn 564, Roger Messer 544. Team games: Nite Hawks 705, Cardinals 641, Eagles 640. Team series: Nite Hawks 1970, Cardinals 1889, Eagles 1783. Monday Night Ladies Standings: AnchorBank 71, House of Wood 64, Mane Attractions 56, The Bottle Shop 49.5, Thrivent Financial 49, Miller’s Chicks 43, Hacker’s Lanes 41.5, Bye 5.
point shooting contest, which is open to anyone. The cost to participate in this contest is $1. Since this will be the last chance to see the Class of 2009 in action on the basketball court, they hope to have a full house. - from Luck Schools
B O W L I N G Individual games: Robin Lindvall (BS) 191, Kathy Java (HL) 183, Janet Brewster (MA) 183. Individual series: Robin Lindvall (BS) 535, Rhonda Bazey (HW) 498, Susie Houston (MA) 498. Team games: Mane Attractions 701, The Bottle Shop 636, House of Wood 621. Team series: Mane Attractions 1884, House of Wood 1733, Hacker’s Lanes 1693. Tuesday Classic Standings: Hacker’s Lanes 127, Great Northern Outdoors 116.5, Yellow Lake Lodge 104.5, Bottle Shop 94.5, Olsen & Son 77, SCVH 62, Pioneer Bar 52, Reliables 39.5. Individual games: Rita Bohn 298, Curt Phelps 227, Don Hughes 223. Individual series: Rita Bohn 722, Don Hughes 641, Brian McBroom 588. Team games: Hacker’s Lanes 630, SCVH 614, Yellow Lake Lodge 579. Team series: SCVH 1777, Hacker’s Lanes 1690, Yellow Lake Lodge 1671. Game 50 or more above average: Rita Bohn (+56, +127). Series 100 or more above average: Rita Bohn (+109). Tuesday Late Standings: Terminators 39, Red Rollers 28, LCR 27, Joe Blow 25, Cushing Rollers 20, Bye 0. Individual games: Tony Hach 215, John Wallner 195, Wesley Costa 181. Individual series: Tony Hach 526, John Wallner 519, Rick Hach 474. Team games: Terminators 534, Red Rollers 529, Joe Blow 448. Team series: Terminators 1367, Red Rollers 1336, Joe Blow 1296. Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: 4 Seasons Wood Products 35, Larsen Auto Center 32, A-1 Machine 25, Lewis Silo 22, Pioneer Bar 21, Cummings Lumber 20, Skol Bar 19, Parker 18. Individual games: Norm Hansen (A-1) 248, Mike Erickson (PB) 227, Don Hughes (4S) 220. Individual series: Mike Erickson 638,
Five youth wrestlers from St. Croix Falls qualified for the state tournament in Madison set for April 27 and 28. Back row (L to R): Dan Horn, Ryan Johnson and Drew Wheeler. Front row: Luke Clark and Dalton Langer. – Photos submitted
R E S U L T S Games 50 or more above average: Val Lindahl. Splits converted: 4-7-10: Sheila Hanson. 5-10: Linda O’Donnell.
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Norm Hansen 632, Don Hughes 620. Team games: A-1 Machine 939, Lewis Silo 929, 4 Seasons Wood Producrs 927. Team series: A-1 Machine 2735, 4 Seasons Wood Products 2729, Lewis Silo 2640. Thursday Late Standings: Stotz & Company 31, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 27, Bazey Racing 23, Johnson Upholstery 22, Hansen Farms Inc. 21, Fisk Trucking 20. Individual games: Mark Bohn 219, Doug Johnson 214, Daryl Bazey 212, Individual series: Roger Fisk 617, Daryl Bazey 614, Mark Bohn 611. Team games: Bazey Racing 1002, Fisk Trucking 973, Hansen Farms Inc. 894. Team series: Bazey Racing 2935, Fisk Trucking 2656, Hansen Farms Inc. 2607. Friday Night Ladies Standings: Hole in the Wall 69, Junque Art 57.5, Frederic Design & Promotion 53, Meyer’s Plus 49, The Dozers 47.5, The Leader 46, Pioneer Bar 40, Skol Bar 30. Individual games: Karen Carlson 213, Cara Holicky 201, Val Lindahl 190. Individual series: Karen Carlson 530, Paula Domogala 520, Gail Linke 515. Team games: Skol Bar 674, Junque Art 630, Meyer’s Plus 612. Team series: Skol Bar 1949, Meyer’s Plus 1817, The Leader 1721.
Monday Night Ladies Standings: Frederic Truck & Tractor 111.5, Milltown Appliance 111, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 96, McKenzie Lanes 93.5, Sam’s Carpentry 93, Metal Products 92, Edina Divas 84, Bye 39. Individual games: Allison Magner 275, Cindy Castellano 212, Amber Duncan 211. Individual series: Allison Magner 604, Cindy Castellano 558, Amber Duncan 538. Team games: (Handicap scores) Frederic Truck & Tractor 1139. Team series: (Handicap scores) Frederic Truck & Tractor 2975. Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: Lemon Heads 74.5, Wild Boys 65.5, Jim’s Flooring 64.5, Lane Crashers 61.5, Kluge 57.5, Mom’s Boys 54.5. Women’s games: Brenda Lehmann 169, Sasha Garbow 148, Linda Larson 144. Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 455, Linda Larson 420, Sasha Garbow 375. Men’s games: Jeff Lehmann 247, Vic Garbow 210, Glen Minnick 194. Men’s series: Jeff Lemann 641, Glenn Minnick 571, Jim Lammert 508. Team games: Wild Boys 507 Team series: Lemon Heads 1424. Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Steve’s Appliance 58.5, McKenzie Lanes 56, Glass Bar 55.5, Dream Lawn 53.5, The Dugout 51, Greatland Transportation 49, Hack’s Pub 39.5, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 37. Individual games: John Gerhardt 258, Donny Potting Jr. and Roy P. Price 257, Tom McGough 246. Individual series: Roy P. Price 683, Donny Potting Jr. 672, John Gerhardt 648. Team games: (Handicap scores) Steve’s
Appliance 1174. Team series: (Handicap scores) Glass Bar 3470. Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Tiger Express 20, Edina Realty 20, Dalles Electrician 19, Davy’s Construction 17, McKenzie Lanes 16, Harvest Moon 14, Reed’s Marina 14, Hanjo Farms 8. Individual games: Darren McKenzie 268, Gordy Johnson 266, Daryn Sylvester 257. Individual series: Darren McKenzie 754, Gordy Johnson 736, Craig Willert 706. Team games: (Handicap scores) Tiger Express 1105, Dalles Electrician 1020. Team series: (Handicap scores) Tiger Express 3229, Davy’s Construction & Dalles Electrician 2955.
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TNT Standings: Larry’s LP 33-19, Flower Power 32-20, Cashco 26-26, Wild Bill’s 13-39. Individual games: Robin Willard (WB) 183, Jennifer Kern (L) 160, Carol Phelps (FP) 158. Individual series: Mary Ellen Smith (C) 444, Jennifer Kern (L) 437, Carol Phelps (FP) 434. Team games: Flower Power 848, Wild Bill’s 817, Larry’s LP 798. Team series: Flower Power 2429, Cashco 2344, Larry’s LP 2277. Splits converted: 4-7-10: Carol Phelps. Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Lip’s 36-8, Check Services 23.5-20.5, Pour House 15.5-28.5, Ben Ott Construction 13-31. Individual games: Jackie Churchill (L) 183, Angie Olson (CS) 168, Daphne Churchill (L) 167. Individual series: Jackie Churchill (L) 521, Angie Olson (CS) 443, Tooter Barnes (PH) 418. Team games: Lip’s 705, Check Services 673, Ben Ott Construction 644. Team series: Lip’s 1968, Check Services 1875, Ben Ott Construction 1866.
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Assembly hears from citizens in Spooner Focus centers on deer management by Regan Kohler SPOONER – State Reps. Ann Hraychuck and Scott Gunderson led the Assembly Fish and Wildlife Committee hearing about deer management Monday, March 30, in the Spooner Elementary School gym. Hraychuck said that these hearings were for the public to let the legislators know their feelings about the deer population, since many people may feel they are not heard at the state level. Hraychuck, who is a hunter herself, said the public is “a very important process of deer management,” to help manage the deer in a sustainable way. The public helps by registering the deer they shoot, which gives the Department of Natural Resources numbers of how many deer are out there. That night, 18 people signed up to speak to the committee, of which Hraychuck is chair. Most of the comments that night were in regard to deer baiting and agricultural tags, issued to farmers for crop damage from the animals. William Haddick, an 80-year-old hunter, said he is against baiting. Young people aren’t learning to track deer anymore, he said, as they can just wait for the deer to come. He suggested stopping baiting 10 days before hunting season and prohibiting it during the season. Many had said they see hardly any deer anymore, and Haddick said that often the deer don’t move until night, when they go to a pile of bait. “I see deer,” he said, adding that if hunters get off the stands and walk around, they will too. “If there weren’t bait piles, the deer would move around,” Haddick said. Hraychuck said that other hunters have suggested similar baiting regulations, like Haddick did, sometimes asking that baiting stop 30 days before the season. Hraychuck also said he was an inspiration, and she hoped she would still be hunting when she reached his age. Jay Cornell, Spooner, said it was nice to hear more people coming out opposed to baiting. As a teacher, he said he saw the number of young hunters dwindling, and they often hear bashing of the DNR. “We have the best DNR system in the nation,” he said. Cornell said it was a science-versus-social issue, with science making more sense. Hunting seems too
Assembly Reps. Ann Hraychuck and Scott Gunderson, members of the Fish and Wildlife Committee, heard from citizens Monday night at the Spooner Elementary School. – Photos by Regan Kohler
Wally Trudeau, Amery, was one of the speakers talking about deer management to the Fish and Wildlife Committee. L to R: Trudeau, Department of Natural Resources Warden Rick Rosen, DNR biologist Ken Jonas, committee member Stephanie Hilton, Assembly Rep. Ann Hraychuck and Rep. Scott Gunderson. easy now with baiting, he said, posing DNR monitor this more. Ostenson said he also read someno challenge to hunters anymore. Cornell said a survey was done in where that farmers can list the damage Madison, and the vote was about 10-1 in for the following year in February of the current year. However, DNR biologist favor of banning baiting. Bob Ostenson, Roosevelt, said he and committee member Ken Jonas found out one person in his area, from responded that they would not get paid 2000-09, was issued 158 agricultural unless the damage actually occurred. Hraychuck said these comments are tags to shoot deer on his farm because of crop damage. Ostenson said that deer good, because the legislators don’t have aren’t the only contributors to crop all the answers, but are now informed. A Chippewa Falls man said, “It sickdamage, and farmers can get ag tags for ens me to see what’s happening to our bear, too. Ostenson said he knew there are reg- deer herd … especially over the last ulations for these tags, and that there three or four years.” He said that in Michigan, the DNR has to be at least $1,000 worth of damage. The farmers also get money for the allows as many tags as they feel necesdamage, he said, which they should use sary on private lands. Last year, Michigan shot fewer antlerless deer to buy back what they lost. “I don’t want them to go to the casino than Wisconsin, he said. He said that next year, there will proband spend it,” he said, asking that the
ably be fewer fawns, since he did some research and found that 30,000 bears will be coming out of hibernation this spring. Baiting is not the problem, he said; it’s that there aren’t enough deer. Steve Thoe, Cumberland, said that ag tags are a problem in deer management units. They fail in that there is no response to the lesser number of deer, he said, and also safety, as people have to be careful living near these landowners allowed to kill deer for crop damage. Thoe said many pregnant does are being killed this way, and young fawns also have a slim chance of survival if their mothers are killed. “It’s just plain inhumane,” Thoe said. Also, this means youth see fewer deer, too, he said. The ag tag program is driven by money, Thoe said. If the tags can’t be eliminated, then the season length should be reduced, he said. Hraychuck said that contrary to popular thought, lobbyists in favor of these issues are not more important than the hunters themselves. Howard Nehring, who hunts in Burnett County, said feed plots on land draw deer, and once he saw 12 at once, two of which had fawns. Controlling predators is the problem, he said, and fishers are becoming a vicious killer to young deer. The fishers are easy to trap, he said, but trappers are only allowed one. Nehring said when he is hunting, he doesn’t want to have to report illegal baiters. He also will cease to shoot does, he said, as there may not be any more deer for his grandchildren. Hraychuck said that game wardens need to be kept in the field to watch for violations. Barry Bassett said there is poor administrative management when it comes to the ag tags, and it puts a price on the deer’s head for crop damage. He felt many wouldn’t participate were it not for this value on their heads. Other issues raised Monday night, on deer management, included public versus private land use for hunting, combinations of management units, overkill, more ways to get youth hunting again, winter severity and forestry. Hraychuck’s husband, Dave, who is Polk County’s delegate for the DNR Conservation Congress, said that the Earn-A-Buck Program was voted down this year. This will affect the eastern and southern zones, he said, and the youth hunts will stay the same. On April 15, senators and representatives will be hearing all the issues in Madison.
Public comment sought on Straight Lake State Park Draft plan available for public review and comment MADISON – The public will have an opportunity to review and comment on draft plans for how the state should develop and manage the Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area in Polk County. The comment period runs from April 6 to April 27, with a public information meeting set for April 23. The state Natural Resources Board
and Gov. James Doyle approved the purchase of the 2,779-acre property in 2005, with funding coming from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail Land and Water Conservation Fund. Since the property’s purchase, the Department of Natural Resources has been working to gather scientific and other information needed to guide the planning process and has been working with the public, the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation and local governing bodies to identify issues of interest and to receive comments on the vision, goals and management alternatives for the
properties. Based on this information a DNR master planning team has developed a draft Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area master plan and conducted an environmental assessment for the property. Master plans determine how a DNR property will be managed and used, how it will look, and what benefits it will provide in the future. The department also conducts environmental assessments of new properties that describe the proposed development and the affected environment and analyze the environmental impacts and possible alternatives.
The draft plan calls for a 3.5 mile extension of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and a range of recreational experiences intended to take advantage of the property’s solitude and remoteness, says Paul Kooiker, DNR public contact liaison for the Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area master plan. “These properties include two natural lakes and three manmade flowages along with 222 acres of high-quality wetlands that support a diversity of plant and animal communities,” Kooiker said. “It also includes high-
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by Regan Kohler SPOONER — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing Monday, March 23, on deer herd management units, at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station. The DNR has been holding these meetings around the state, to get public input on herd management and consolidation of the management units. Pete Engman, DNR, gave a presentation on the DMUs in northwestern Wisconsin Monday night. He discussed the harvest numbers from the 2008 hunting season and gave predictions for the next year. The all-time harvest this year, he said, was the 20th largest. Engman said they do six main surveys to determine these numbers: winter severity index, deer observation, hunter registration, aging, disease sampling and deer range. Hunters help the DNR keep track of the deer population, he said, through registration of the deer they shoot. This is how they get the numbers, and they are usually fairly accurate. “We are the guys who count the deer because of the stubs every time you register,” Engman told the audience. “I did-
n’t make [these numbers] up.” Engman said that 2008’s harvest was similar to 2002, because of the deer baiting ban the state enacted to prevent chronic wasting disease. Now, he said, CWD sampling is done, and deer have a “clean bill of health.” Engman talked about some of the DMUs predictions for the next season. Most of the gun season predictions for bucks hovered around the 1,000 mark, with less for the bow-hunting season. Sometimes hunters get more than the DNR predicts, Engman said, but the numbers are “to get you within some kind of framework.” Many are usually “plus or minus 20 percent” within the DNR’s prediction, he added. DMU 12, which includes parts of Spooner, has not met its goal since 1993, Engman said. Engman also talked about the DMU consolidation concepts, which the public had the opportunity to vote on that night. Engman said that everything heard at these meetings across the northern part of the state will be taken into consideration, and recommendations will be made and go before the main committee.
Most of the comments he has heard, Engman said, show that hunters want low quotas, though farmers with crop damage prefer higher quotas. Landowners want lower quotas, he said, because it means more deer to hunt. The consolidation concepts were recommended because the DMUs are too small, Engman said, so the deer committee and stakeholder panel studied range calculations and goal-setting criteria, boundaries and hunting seasons, to determine the best recommendations. There were five concepts for the public to vote on: • Whether or not they supported consolidating existing DMU boundaries • Whether or not they supported keeping existing boundaries • Whether or not they supported evaluation of potential benefits of DMU consolidation • To increase or decrease the deer population goal, with suggested numbers • If units should have different boundaries Any changes will go into effect for the 2010 season, Engman said.
The public commented on various matters during the hearing. One was upset with farmers who shoot deer all yearlong on their property. Another said he felt the concepts were a way to reduce staff, but Engman said they came from stakeholders, not administration. One man said that private land will probably become even more restricted, and that deer herds can’t be managed if the DNR cannot access these lands. To this, Engman commented that one thing he had not heard in Spooner, that he had heard in other counties, was private landowners referring to the herds as “my deer.” Another man commented that there are many hunters coming to Wisconsin every year, so the DNR must be doing something right. There was concern over eradicating deer completely, and Engman said that the DNR only tries to prescribe a healthy quota. People had the chance to either vote and comment that night, to do it online or to have Engman bring their votes to the committee.
Northwest Wisconsin waterways star in television show WASHBURN/POLK COUNTIES The diverse waterways of Northwest Wisconsin will be taking center stage on the next episode of “Discover Wisconsin.” The show, titled “The Experiences Within: Northwest Wisconsin and Lac Courtes Oreilles,” will air throughout the Midwest April 11 and 12. Highlights of the television special include: • Iron County: Saxon Harbor, on Lake Superior, offers top fishing, boating and kayaking – including an excursion to Superior Falls, a 90-foot wall of water that cascades over a stone face into a
lagoon. • Price County: Famous for the Flambeau River, Crazy Loon Outfitters in Phillips equips visitors for a water excursion. Many adventures begin at Smith Lake County Park & Campground. With 30 campsites, beaches and natural scenery, the park is situated on the North Fork of the Flambeau River. Over 150 miles of the Flambeau run through Price County and into Rusk County. • Barron County: A historic dam built in 1884 by a lumber company now serves as the headwaters for the Red Cedar River. The river winds 60 miles
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Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DBS Hall, 300 First Street. The hall is accessible to people with disabilities. There will be a 15- to 20 minute introductory presentation at 6:15 p.m., followed by an open-house- style discussion and listening session. Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the draft master plan and EA with DNR staff. Comments received on the draft master plan and EA will be taken into consideration by DNR as the April 2009 Draft Master Plan and EA is revised and presented to the state Natural Resources Board for approval, tentatively scheduled for June 2009. Those who are unable to attend the April 23 meeting may submit their comments via the master plan Web site. Written comments may also be submitted until April 27 by mail to: Paul Kooiker at DNR, PO Box 367, Grantsburg WI 54840-0367, by fax at 715-463-5806 or by e-mail at: paul.kooiker@wi.gov. For more information contact Paul Kooiker 715-4632897. – from the DNR
quality native forest communities that provide habitat for species of greatest conservation need, including the Cerulean warbler and red-shouldered hawk.” The April 2009 Draft Master Plan and Environmental Assessment for Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area will be available April 6 for public review and comment on the Straight Lake master planning pages of the DNR Web site. Copies of the April 2009 Draft Master Plan and Environmental Assessment will also be available April 8 at the Luck Public Library, 21 Second St., Luck; the Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. West., Frederic, the Balsam Lake DNR office, 941 Mallard Lane, #104, Balsam Lake, or by calling Kurt Dreger at 715483-3747. Public meeting in Luck April 23 Interested parties may also attend a public information meeting April 23 in the village of Luck to discuss and comment on the April 2009 Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area Draft
before emptying into the Chippewa River, and has many access points along it. • Washburn County: Jack’s Canoe Rental in Trego provides canoes, kayaks and even inner tubes to take on the challenging Namekagon River. This waterway is one of three rivers that make up the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The Namekagon is also one of eight original riverways in the National Wild and Scenic River System. • Polk County: National Park Service Park Ranger Dale Cox speaks about the National Scenic Riverway and the recreational opportunities it provides. A guided tour on a paddlewheel boat offers a scenic tour with unparalleled beauty. Many outcroppings can be viewed while on the St. Croix, including The Old Man of the Dalles, a rock formation that perfectly recreates a face. At Eric’s Bike and Canoe Rental, visitors can rent canoes and kayaks for a ride down the river. • Douglas County: The Brule River is known as the river of presidents, since five U.S. Presidents have cast a line in these waters. The Brule offers exceptional fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Brule River Canoe Rental in the town of Brule has been serving customers for over 40 years with rental equipment
and maps. • Ashland & Bayfield counties: At the top of the state is the largest of the five great lakes, Lake Superior. Heralded as a top place for sea kayaking, it’s the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area. Living Adventures in Bayfield offers kayaking lessons for all skill levels, and guided tours of shipwrecks like the Fedora. The Apostle Islands Cruise Service offers an Island Princess tour, which covers 55 miles of Lake Superior over three hours, with narration from the captain on the history of the islands. The program was made possible through funding from Northwest ITBEC - International Trade, Business and Economic Development Council, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Locally the show will be broadcast Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. on Fox Sports Net, and at 5 p.m. on WAOW TV9 Wausau and WYOW TV-34 Eagle River. (ABC.) It will also air Sunday at 5 p.m. on WQOW TV-18 Eau Claire and at 5:30 p.m. on WDIO TV-10 Superior. (ABC.) To view a clip of the episode and for more information, visit www.discoverwisconsin.com. - submitted
Youth archers learn to shoot
Great Northern Outdoors Archery League week 10 A League Kill em: 45 Team C&Z: 44 JM Electric: 42 Terrible Twosome: 36 TNT: 36 Shockers: 31 Whiz Kids: 28 James Gang: 28 Off Constantly: 18 Breezy Tee: 18 Damage Inc.: 18 H&H Performance: 16
B League GNO: 45 Johnson & Johnson: 44 Stupid Fox: 44 Jail Bait: 42 Crash: 41 Beauty & Beast: 39 Broken Arrow: 31 Merry Men: 30 Challenged: 20 Meyer: 18 Silver Slingers: 10 Men in Tights: 6
C League He Said: 58 B&E Ammo: 46 Team B: 40 She Said: 32 Robin's Hoodz: 30 Browning Blasters: 29 Swamp Busters: 22 The Cripplers: 16 Animal Lovers: 11 Litter Runts: 10
Several youth archers participated in the Great Northern Outdoors learn to shoot program in Frederic on Sunday afternoons over the winter. Pictured (L to R): Tyler Welch, Emily Amundson, Mark Siebenthal, Riley Hutton, Nicole Nelson, Kirsten Olson, Kaitlyn Olson, Austin Olson and Billy Minder. Not pictured, Greta Johnson, Austin Rowe, Brant Rowe and Chase Rowe. – Photo submitted
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Luck Village Board Below are responses to questions asked of the two candidates regarding their reasons for running for the position of president and their view of the village. In addition to a race for the seat of village president, only one of three incumbents whose seats are up for election is seeking another term. Trustee Steve Nielsen will be on the ballot to serve another term, but trustees Marilyn Berg and Jack Holdt are not running for re-election. Vying for Berg’s and Holdt’s positions on the board are Jen Nelson and Peter Demydowich. Brief introductions are below, following the profiles of the two candidates for village president. Richard Callister (Incumbent) Rich Callister was first appointed to the Luck Village Board as a trustee in 2003 to fill an existing vacancy. Two months after his appointment as trustee, he was appointed to the position of president due to the resignation of then-president Dave Rasmussen. In 2005, he was elected to a two-year term as president and then re-elected in 2007. In 2002, Callister was serving as a member of the Big Butternut Lake Management Commission and as chair of the Luck Housing Authority. He currently holds the positions of chair for the Luck Planning Commission, the micro business/façade loan program, the board of review, and the Luck Housing Authority. He also serves as an ex officio member of the water and sewer commission and the street committee. Among Callister’s accomplishments as president are the establishment of an ATV trail in the village and around the lake, helping with the 100th anniversary celebration of the village and the construction of the Centennial Gazebo in Central Park, and coordinating the village’s legal and financial responsibilities to support the Luck Library Board in construction of the new library/museum. Regarding economic development, under Callister’s time as president the village expanded the TIF districts for future economic development and established the micro loan and façade program to help renovate Main Street storefronts. He also “appointed an effective team of dedicated citizens and local business owners and managers to the Luck Planning Commission to take a proactive approach to economic development.” He negotiated labor contracts, negotiated new health insurance coverage that resulted in a first-year savings of $40,000, created the Luck Golf Course Commission and restructured the public works department. In addition, during this past year, Callister coordinated the hiring of a village administrator “to professionally manage all aspects of the village operation with the goal of increasing efficiencies of the village operation and to develop long-term planning to
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support intelligent economic development, policies and financial issues.” Callister has long been involved with the Luck Community Club and the St. Croix Municipalities Association, and has attended conferences relating to community issues sponsored by the Wisconsin League of Municipalities and by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “In addition,” he said, “my 35-year career with 3M Company has provided many opportunities to increase my management experience in the areas of factory production, customer and industrial engineering, and project management.” These included development of operating budgets and involvement with employment issues.” “Over the last six years,” Callister added, “I believe that I have demonstrated my leadership abilities as well as my work ethics that are required to effectively carry out the duties of village president. “I also believe I have gained the respect of those I work with as well as the people I represent.” Callister feels there are several important issues facing the village at this time. First is the current economic conditions, including a budget shortfall at the state level that may mean that the village will not receive all funds anticipated for 2009. This may mean some adjustments to spending during 2009, he said. “Responsible financial management and oversight will be required by the village board to monitor this important economic issue,” he said. Secondly is United Pioneer Home’s proposed building project, which will be one of the largest construction projects in the village in many years. “The involvement of the planning commission and the village board is needed to ensure all codes and requirements are met for roads and public infrastructure. Just as important is the issue to decide what to do with the old nursing home facility once the new building is occupied.” Thirdly, the planning commission will need to continue its proactive involvement to bring about new economic development by promoting possible sites for new light industrial business. Finally is the municipal golf course. “The Luck Golf Course will require close oversight by both the golf course commission and the village board,” said Callister. “Working together we must ensure the management of the golf course business stays on track and operates within its projected budget, especially under this difficult economic climate. “It is essential that sound management decisions be made to increase business revenue and maintain costs at an acceptable level. It is important that the golf course be run as a business to generate the income required for its operation without the need for possible supplemental financing from the general budget.” Luck has many assets for village residents to enjoy, Callister believes. These include “an excellent school system,” a new library, an many recreational facilities like the lake, parks, picnic areas, golf course and Gandy Dancer Trail. “Our community is well-maintained and protected by outstanding police and fire departments,” he said. “We do, however, need to develop additional affordable housing and rental properties to help attract new families to the community.” Senior housing is also needed, he added, to meet the needs of those who would like to relocate to more easily maintained housing within the village. Callister is U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam era and is retired from a 35-year career at 3M Company. He has been married to Kay for 25 years, and has four adult children and eight grandchildren. He is also
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a member of the Luck Lions Club. “I believe that with my 35 years of corporate business experience,” concluded Callister, “including supervisory and management positions, combined with six years of extensive involvement in all aspects of local government, uniquely qualify me to continue to serve the community as village president.” Nancy Webster-Smith (Challenger) Nancy Webster-Smith has lived in Luck for more than seven years, but had family in the area for much longer. She said she is running for the position of village president because, over the past year, she has felt and heard discontent from village residents. Her education, personality and background, said Webster-Smith, all focus on advocacy for people, particularly those who do not have a voice. “When I hear people feel they are not informed or are left out,” she said, “it piques my interest because of my own moral and ethical values.” A number of long-term residents encouraged her to run for the position, and she came to realize she wasn’t comfortable with the way things were. At the same time, said Webster-Smith, she believes that if she is dissatisfied with something she must move ahead to make a difference and be a voice for others. “I want to contribute,” she said, “I want to be part of the solution.” Webster-Smith has a long history of being part of solutions. She served many years and in various capacities, including as president and on the legislative committee, on the board of Minnesota Family Based Services Association. She advocated for the homeless and mentally ill through work at Catholic Charities and People, Inc., and is currently a hospital administrator in children’s mental health issues, overseeing therapeutic foster homes and inpatient programs. Because of her work and volunteer experiences, said Webster-Smith, she is used to doing foundational work, looking at the fundamentals to see what is going on and building on that. “People want someone to listen to them,” she said. “I feel people are entitled to that. Leaders have the responsibility to listen.” The current economic situation makes it imperative that people in leadership roles are forthright, she said, and willing to work together. Among the current issues facing the village, said Webster-Smith, is the need for better communication and dialoging, to better pass along information. An example of this, she feels, can be found in the recent changes in the golf course commission. “Where is the plan?” she asked. “It appears things are done randomly and rather reactively. I work in a more methodical and strategic way.” Her goal, she said, would be to bring people together before changes are made. To facilitate this, said Webster-Smith, she would hold a listening session over coffee once a month, to listen to residents and to provide information before decisions are made by the board. “I would provide availability and a presence,” she said. The village, said Webster-Smith, does not seem to have clear direction. She would like to help set clear goals and priorities, grounded in a village mission. The size of the village, the camaraderie of residents, and their involvement in community events are major strengths of the community, she said. While some might be hesitant to have a “newcomer” as village president, said Webster-Smith, she feels her objectivity would be an asset. “I won’t weigh in on issues from such an
Peter Demydowich (Candidate) Peter Demydowich and his family have been residents of Luck for the past five years. He grew up in the Minneapolis area, and was an investor in the mortgage industry for 15 years. He is currently taking some time off to explore new options and possibly start a business of his own. Moving here after living his entire life in a metropolitan area has been a big change, said Demydowich, but it has been a good change. One of the greatest strengths of the village of Luck, and one of the things he appreciates most, he said, is that it is a tightknit community. “This is a great place to raise kids,” he said. “The family values here are just awesome.” However, he said, the village needs to perk up its downtown and bring in some new opportunities. Currently the downtown doesn’t offer as much as it can, he believes. Demydowich says he has some ideas on how to make the downtown more attractive, both to businesses and to those who live and visit here. Demydowich and his wife, Christal, have two children. Nicholas is a fifth-grader at Luck and Kimberly is a sixth-grader. Jen Nelson (Candidate) Jen Nelson is a graduate of Luck High School who moved here in seventh grade. She has been back in Luck since 2001. Nelson said she decided to run for the village board because her husband, Al, greatly enjoyed his time as a trustee. “I think I have an ability to come at things from different angles,” she said, adding that she likes to question things and “think outside the box.” She also looks forward to contributing to the community. Nelson is a bead artist by trade and has a background in sports and fitness. She has 10 years’ coaching experience, and is now coaching volleyball for Minnesota Select, an elite Junior Olympic volleyball club. She is also an advocate for sitting volleyball in the Metro area, providing an opportunity for disabled individuals to participate in the sport. The activities are on a volunteer basis, she noted. Locally, Nelson is director of the Luck Volleyball Club, involving 49 children on seven traveling teams. The program is for girls age 14 and under. Her experiences as a business owner and in coaching, Nelson said, will help her on the board because they have built her ability to work with others. “I’m all about team-building,” she said, “and coming together to see how we can make things work.” The level of community involvement at Luck is one of its greatest strengths, said Nelson. All ages attend events, whether or not family members are involved, and everyone comes together to support the various activities. She feels, however, that the village could be strengthened by developing a vision and outlining goals. “What is our identity?” she said. “What do we want to be known for? I think if people knew that they would get behind it. “We also need to do a better job as a community of providing information to our residents.” As an example, Nelson pointed to the recent changes in the golf course commission. She said she feels the community would have appreciated being informed of the proposed changes and having questions answered through some type of public forum. “I think people want to know,” she said, “and people want to be involved.” Nelson is married to Al Nelson, owner of Advisor’s Mortgage in Luck. They have five children. Heather is 26, Corbin is 21, Spencer is 15, Bella is 13 and Sam is 12.
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by Priscilla Bauer GRANTSBURG - Two incumbents, Christine Erickson and Jason Burkman, are being challenged by Patty Bonneville and Jason R. Jensen Sr. for two open seats on the Grantsburg School Board.
Patty Bonneville I am a lifetime resident and graduate of Grantsburg High School. I have two sons, Trent age 18 and Brody 12. Trent will graduate from high school this spring, and Brody is in the seventh grade. For hobbies I enjoy running, spending time in the outdoors, playing Wally ball, going to the fitness center, watching sports and anything my boys are involved in. I work full time for Aurora Community Counseling in Siren. I have worked in the mental health and AODA field for the past five years managing the office. I also work on call for the crisis line two weeks per month for our agency along with Burnett/Rusk County. Previously I worked for the Grantsburg Police Department and spent nine years at the Burnett County Sentinel. Currently, I am a member of the Grantsburg Boys Basketball Booster Club setting up concessions stands, getting workers, food and whatever needs to be done. I also teach four-year-old and kindergarten Sunday school at Faith Lutheran Church. Prior to this I was Sunday school superintendent at Trinity Lutheran Church in Falun. When my boys were younger I always made a point to volunteer in their homerooms. I have chaperoned numerous field trips and attend parent-teacher’s conferences faithfully. I feel communication between every teacher and parent is crucial in our children’s education and future. I am running for Grantsburg School Board now for several reasons. First, with my oldest son graduating and heading to UWSuperior in the fall, I will have time to devote to the school board, and this has been a longtime interest of mine. Some of the most important issues I see our school board facing are balancing the budget and how to handle budget cutting. We need to keep the students best interests at heart. I also feel it is vital that someone on our school board have children that currently attend our schools. I have more than 12 years of experience with children in all grade levels, which I think is the best experience you can have. I have had the opportunity to participate in and observe the day-to-day happenings in the classroom and on the playground as well
as on the court/field, etc. I want everyone to feel they can approach me with questions or concerns from the custodial staff to the principals to the parents and students. Everyone’s job is just as important and touches our children’s lives somehow. Feel free to contact me at patty4schoolboard @live.com Jason Burkman I was born here, grew up here, work here, live here, play here, and enjoy it very much. I am a 1990 Grantsburg graduate. I played football, basketball, baseball and track. I went to the University of St. Thomas and also played football there. My wife, Tricia, and I have three young boys, two nephews, and two nieces so far (all under 6), and are very concerned about what the future holds for them. I am active in my church, where I go to Bible studies and retreats, support missions and manage the softball team. I am self-employed through Burkman’s Painting Service. I am active in the community, where I currently serve on this board of directors, am a volunteer firefighter and created a multidenominational town-league softball team called Godsquad. Our country has a fast-food society mentality that we should get what we want when we want. I noticed, during my term as board director, that we need to look at the big picture while paying attention to the smaller details. To do this, the board goals were linked together to reach our No. 1 priority. We as a district, promoted core values and character development (No. 4) which began to involve the students with the community on a personal level (No. 3). Also, increasing the district’s technological capabilities through equipment and staff development (No. 2) provided an atmosphere for our students to maximize their potential (No. 1). Grantsburg School District is now in the top 2 percentile in the nation for a quality education. This does not happen by going through the drive-thru and speeding away. It takes diligence, hard work, teamwork, perseverance and wisdom. I listen more than I talk. When I do talk, I say what I mean, and mean what I say. I am a trustworthy team player that is very interested in the welfare of Grantsburg and our kids, and will serve both well. Christine Erickson
Blank spots on ballots
New candidates in Luck, Osceola
by Gregg Westigard POLK COUNTY – With a week before the April 7 election, there are still blank spots on the ballots in the villages of Clear Lake and Turtle Lake. In the villages of Luck and Osceola, candidates are running for village president as write-in candidates. Eureka also has a write-in candidate. Clear Lake and Turtle Lake each need candidates willing to run for village trustee. The stories are the same. In each village, candidates get on the ballot uses nominating papers in December. In each villag,e an incumbent trustee chose not to run and not enough candidates filed to fill the three ballot lines. As of press time, no one had registered as a write-in candidate in either village. In some cases where no willing candidate comes forward before the election, voters write in the name of a person who does not want the office and the seat remains vacant after the election. The Luck and Osceola stories are different. In each village, candidates decided to run for village president after the ballot access period ended. Each village now has a registered write-in candidate. In the village of Luck, Nancy Webster-
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Smith is running as a write-in against incumbent President Richard Callister. Callister was the only person nominated for the position at the caucus in January. In the village of Osceola, Carrie O’Connell has registered to run as a write-in candidate for president, challenging Kathleen Demulling, the only person to file for the office in December. Incumbent village President Gary Beckmann is not running for re-election. O’Connell is also on the ballot for reelection as a village trustee. If she is elected to both positions, she will chose one office and the other position will be filled by appointment. The last write-in contest known as of press time is in Eureka. Jane Meinz was nominated for one of the two supervisor seats at the January caucus but came in fifth and did not win a ballot spot. After the caucus, one of the nominees declined the nomination, leaving one challenger, Kyle Swanson, and two incumbents, Roger W. Johnson and Jose Trejo, on the ballot for supervisor. Meinz has registered as a write-in to become the fourth candidate for the two seats. Wisconsin election law states that a person must submit a campaign registration statement as soon as intent to seek office is known. The statements are filled with the clerk for the election unit, such as the village or town clerk.
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I am a lifelong resident of the Grantsburg area. I grew up here and attended Grantsburg schools. After graduating from Grantsburg High School I worked in Minneapolis and Denver before returning to Grantsburg where I have lived and worked for U.S. Bank in Grantsburg for the past 38 years. My professional background has been the banking industry with my continuing education through the Wisconsin Bankers Association and other banking-related classes. I am currently the U.S. Bank NA branch manager in Grantsburg. My husband, Roger, and I have two married daughters who also attended Grantsburg schools and live in the area. One of my grandchildren will be attending Grantsburg School thru open enrollment. I am very active in church and other community organizations and activities. I have gained understanding and experience working on the issues facing the district as a member of the board for the past 15 years. I have seen many changes in the district as a board member. The district built a new middle school and an addition to the high school, the elementary and Nelson Schools were remodeled, and our athletic fields have been expanded. And the addition of Web-based classes, which includes Insight School of Wisconsin, has brought new learning opportunities to our students. I am proud of the academic awards and athletic achievements the district has received including an Exemplary Middle School designation for the Grantsburg Middle School by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators and the US News and World Report 2008 Bronze and 2009 Silver Best High School awards to Grantsburg High School. I feel the top issue facing our district and other area districts will be budgets. Developing and implementing tight budgets while best serving our students will be chal-
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lenging. I feel my experience on the board and my professional background in finance will be valuable in making those important future budget decisions. The school is about the children and keeping the focus on the students is the top priority. Their education and their welfare is what are most important. Jason Jensen I was born in Grantsburg and attended elementary, junior and senior high school in Milwaukee. I am married to Wanda. We have three children, who attended Grantsburg School, Stephanie, Jason Jr. ,about to graduate, and Valerie who is a sophomore this year. I have two older children from a previous marriage. I have worked in the flooring business for 10 years, running my own business the last two of those years. In 1996, we moved back to Grantsburg to raise our family. I worked in the maintenance department at the Hole in the Wall Casino, where I worked my way up to manager. I worked as casino shift manager for two years and went back to maintenance manager until 2005. Then I was hired as the chief of operations at the St. Croix Casino. I was responsible for just under 200 employees, nine departments and budgets in the millions of dollars. I resigned in August of 2007, and looked into the flooring business. November 2007 I started working at Community Living Options where I am part of a team that works with developmentally and physically disabled adults. I will stand up for all the children in our schools, and I will take the time to listen and research issues before making decisions whenever possible. If you have any questions about my qualifications or views please e-mail me at JJensenforschoolboard@hotmail.com.
Knutson will join Balsam Lake board also groundskeeper for the Polk by Mary Stirrat County Housing Authority. He is BALSAM LAKE — There is no the president of the Polk County race for the seats of either trustees Historical Society, past president or president on the Balsam Lake of Wanderoos Lions Club, and has Village Board, but village resibeen involved in many other dents will see one new face. Dave organizations. Knutson will be taking the seat of He said he decided to run for Dave Evans, who has chosen not the position of trustee again for to seek re-election. another opportunity to serve the Seats of two other trustees, Mike village. Knutson said he believes Voltz and Eugene D’Agostino, are Knutson that the village has a good set of also up for election and both employees and board members, incumbents are running unopposed. Village President Guy Williams is and that he looks forward to the opportunity to work with them. also running unopposed. “I don’t have a big agenda,” he said. “I’d Following is an introduction of the new board member, Dave Knutson, who long- just like to be there.” Right now, he said, with the recent resigterm residents will remember from an earlier nation of the police chief, one of the main term on the board. priorities of the village board will be to “get our police force intact.” He hopes to help do Dave Knutson Dave Knutson served one term on the vil- this in a way that unites the village in a prolage board in the early 1990s, during which ductive and constructive way. Secondly, said Knutson, he would like to time he helped write grants for improvements at Pine Park. He and others were able provide more opportunities for youth in the to obtain new play equipment at the park area. “I would like to see if we could get the and provide other enhancements. After his term as trustee was up, he spent skate park off the drawing board and into another three years on a committee codify- reality,” he said. “I support everything we can do for recreation for our young people. ing the village ordinances. “While on the board I’m going to try to Knutson is currently a vehicle driver for the Polk County Adult Development Center, assist with another grant or whatever to see a position he has held for many years, and is that materialize.”
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Panek unopposed for village president by Gregg Westigard GRANTSBURG – There will be six names on the ballot for next Tuesday for the three trustee positions and one name for village president. For the first time since 1995, there is a new candidate for the top village office. Village President Mark Dahlberg is stepping down from that position after serving 14 years, but he is not retiring. Dahlberg is seeking the trustee seat currently held by Roger Panek. Panek in turn is the only candidate for village president. The six candidates for trustee positions on the village board, besides Dahlberg, are incumbents Tim Tessman and Glenn Rolloff and challengers Dale Dresel, Dean Josephson, and Earl Mosley. The three remaining council members, whose terms expire in April 2010, are James O. Nelson, Dean Tyberg and Michael Langevin. The seven candidates were interviewed by telephone. They were asked what they feel is good about Grantsburg and what the challenges are for the village. Mark Dahlberg (Candidate) “Everything is good about Grantsburg,” Mark Dahlberg said. The longtime village president who is running for a council seat said Grantsburg is a very progressive village. His list of good things includes good employment opportunities, a nice residential area, a good school system, good restaurants and a “top-notch” medical center. Dahlberg added Memory Park to the list of good things, noting the hiking and skiing trails. He said the campground is always full each year. The golf course is on his list. He said that the pool is very valuable and is used by 200 to 250 kids all summerlong. And the airport is an asset to the community. Keeping the budget in balance is a challenge. Dahlberg said that the village needs to keep rebuilding streets and repairing the water and sewer systems. The question is when to do the projects and how to finance them. He noted that the village will be ordered to build a new sewer plant. Projects have been financed by borrowing, but Dahlberg said it would be good to build up reserves for future projects. The water utility is regulated by the state and required to have a reserve fund built into its rates. He would like to build a sewer reserve fund, he said. Dahlberg would like to revitalize the downtown area. He said that special tax districts have been used to help develop the industrial park and the Gateway Plaza, but the Main Street area is not in a TIF district. The village had tried to assist a developer in building an assisted living and memory loss facility near the river, but the project did not come about. Leasing the golf course worked out “very, very well”
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Dahlberg says. Improvements have been made to the course and money from the profits has been returned to the village for the past two years. Dahlberg would like to finish the Memory Park project and is disappointed that the village was not able to buy the last house on the park property. Dahlberg said he wants to stay on the council to help the new president with the transition. He said he has promoted a transparent government, where residents can learn of the good and the bad. And he praises the “talented and industrious” village staff, including the clerk and treasurer, for their part in that transparency. Dale Dresel (Challenger) “The village is overspent and broke,” Dale Dresel said. He added that the needs were there to fix the street and sewer projects that were let go for so many years but now more money is not available. The village is paying interest only now on its debt and needs to pay off what it owes now. Dresel has spent a lifetime of experience as a road contractor and says he has knowledge about finding options and sources that can benefit the village. He owned Dresel Construction, a major builder of roads, airports and other projects. The company is now run by his son but he keeps a hand in the operations. “I am definitely against raising taxes,” Dresel said. “Water and sewer projects need to be done. But we can’t spend be frivolous throwing money away. I don’t like poor people supporting the projects of rich people. This is a community that can’t be doing that.” Dresel says he has the independence to say what is on his mind. He has served on the council several times and says he will do his job for the village if elected again. “The village has the best employees,” Dresel says. “We are so fortunate to have those two girls who keep the village going.” “I say what’s on my mind,” Dresel concluded. “I’m honest. You have to be. You have to tell the truth and you have to be able to apologize when you are wrong.” Dean Josephson (Challenger) Dean Josephson and his wife were born and raised in Grantsburg. After a 26-year career in the Air Force, serving around the world, he retired and came back home. He says that Grantsburg is a friendly town with much to offer including a strong business community and industrial park. Josephson said the cleaning of Memory Lake and the development of the strip mall are positives for the village. “The streets are terrible, are in tough shape,” Josephson says. “The challenge is to find the money to do the work, while looking at the huge debt. There is no easy answer.” He says that the downtown is also in sad shape, and the village needs to work on incentives and fresh ideas to grow the downtown. Josephson says the council has done a good job with the industrial park. Josephson says he is running for trustee because the village needs a change in command. He says the leaders have done their part but not much has changed. He is not against any issues but wants to help present something new. Josephson says it is a time for new, fresh ideas. Earl Mosley (Challenger) “We moved to Grantsburg to be close to the resources we love, Crex Meadows, the Governor Knowles Forest and the St. Croix River,” Earl Mosley said. He says these resources are a draw that can attract more people to Grantsburg. “Grantsburg should be doing more attracting senior citizens to the village,” Mosley said. “We should promote this as a retirement village. We have the basic services for them, including the hospital and shopping. Seniors pay for the services they use. They pay their own freight.” He thinks the village could do more with the resources it has. He would like to see more done with the in-town trails along the river. Mosley says pedestrian and bicycle-friendly routes can be developed, safe areas for enjoying the village. Mosley thinks the village should concentrate its resources on basic services, police, fire, streets, water and sewer. Using tax money for the airport and swimming pool are issues that need to $ be looked at. He was bothGallon ered when tax money was East of Frederic on W put into the golf course. to I, 1 mile south, right “Debt doesn’t do the vilon 290th Ave. lage any good,” Mosley said. Duane & Lynn Lindh “Borrowing should be kept 715-472-2717 to a minimum. We should 481230 21-22a 32-33L hold property taxes without
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an increase.” Mosley is a retired police officer and Wisconsin parole and probation officer. He calls himself a fiscal conservative and social Liberal. He says he has the time to devote to the community if he wins. If he loses, he was more time to spend in Crex Meadows. Glenn Rolloff (Incumbent) “The economic development in Grantsburg over the decades is phenomenal,” Glenn Rolloff said. “The village has done a fabulous job bringing industry here. This is a good place to work and live.” He says the village must maintain its infrastructure but has limits on raising money. Rolloff says the state has an impact on the village by making demands and limiting funds. The village must expand in an intelligent fashion, keeping a balance between economic development and the preservation of the rural, small-town feel of Grantsburg. Rolloff says he does not want huge development on the outskirts of the village. He recognizes that there are limits to downtown development and knows that growth will happen along Hwy. 70 but wants to target growth to the lifestyle of the area. Rolloff sees challenges for Grantsburg. There are mandates to improve the water and sewer systems that must be balanced with limiting property tax increases. He says Memory Lake is a gem, but a balance must be sought between demands from the state and DNR and the cost of the projects. Rolloff grew up in the Twin Cities but says he was unaware of Grantsburg until he transferred here while working for Parker, where he is part of the management team. He was appointed to the village board last year to fill a vacancy. He says he enjoys working with the council, a group with no hidden agendas and nothing to hide. Tim Tessman (Incumbent) “Grantsburg is the best of both worlds,” Tim Tessman says. “We have a small community with a great quality of life, a great place to live. And we are in proximity to the Twin Cities. People can commute to the Metro area.” Tessman moved to the area 10 years ago with a job transfer. He was surprised at his first property tax bill and started looking into village operations and coming to council meetings. He says he discovered that the village was contentious on how it spent its money and that the bulk of the tax bill went to the schools. The biggest challenge for the village is the budget, how to balance the needs with the constraints put on by the state. But even without those constraints, Tessman sees more needs than there is money available. He says that the streets are essential to maintain and a balance needs to be reached between letting them really fall apart and raising the money for projects that increases the debt. “Street projects are pretty darn expensive,” Tessman said. He added that the village has no projects for 2009. “That will allow the village to catch its breath. We will reduce the debt by $400,000 this year because of that.” Tessman said the challenge is to make the area an attractive place for businesses and residents to relocate to while retaining what it has that is good. He favors keeping the golf course, campground, pool and airport. He would like to see more changes at the airport that can reduce costs and involve volunteers more. Tessman is in his third term on the village board, something he calls community service. He says being a trustee is made easier because of the support of the great village personnel. Roger Panek (Candidate) Roger Panek is set to become the Grantsburg village president in April, the fourth person to hold the position in 50 years. He has lived in Grantsburg for 49 years and worked most of those years for area cooperatives, first for Land O’ Lakes and then for Burnett Dairy. He served on with the volunteer fire department for 26 years, eight of them as chief. Panek says the village the village industry is a good deal for a small town. Added to that is a good school district, good churches and a good setting near the St. Croix and Crex Meadows. The challenge is keeping the streets in good repair while keeping the taxes low. “We have to borrow to keep the streets up,” Panek said. “This year we are trying to do no borrowing in 2009 and trying to pay down the debt. We have done the street projects in the proper way. I hope it stays that way.” Panek says a strength of the village is its continuity of government and its good village staff. He calls Grantsburg a very friendly town and looks forward to continuing to work with the people.
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Judicial candidates square off at courthouse
by Sherill Summer BURNETT COUNTY - Nearly three dozen people attended a forum Thursday night, March 26, in the Burnett County Courtroom to ask questions of the two candidates for Burnett County Circuit Judge. Below are both candidate’s answers to some of the questions asked at the forum. First, some background information about each candidate: Ken Kutz is the incumbent. He was appointed to the seat by Gov. Jim Doyle last year after Judge Michael Gableman was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Previously he worked in the Burnett County District Attorney’s office for 25 years. He is originally from Hibbing, Minn., and earned a degree at UM-D and a law degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. He now lives in the Grantsburg area with his wife, Pat, and has three sons. He is a part-time instructor at WITC and is active in Rotary, Restorative Justice and church. Paul Baxter is the challenger. He is currently the judicial court commissioner in Douglas County, a position he has held for over six years. Prior to that he worked in a private law practice and taught at UW-S. He also has experience in the human services. In Green Lake County he served as human service director and in Ashland County he oversaw all of the adult service programs. He currently lives in Douglas County with his wife, Elizabeth, and has family in Burnett County. He is a life member of the NRA and a member of the Burnett County Historical Society. How do you feel about stricter penalties for repeat drunk-driving offenders? Baxter said he does support stricter penalties for repeat offenders and feels that repeat offenders are now given breaks to keep them in the community, or to reduce penalties to levels similar to earlier convictions, such as the fifth-offense sentencing the same as the fourth offense, etc. He said that the Legislature is currently attempting to change sentence guidelines. Kutz said that unfortunately, unless you sentence repeat offenders to life in prison, sooner or later they will be out of custody and back into the community. If they have not had adequate treatment they will likely offend again. He supports alternative sentences that provide long-term treatment that is shown to work better than simply locking them up. How do you feel about Restorative Justice and will you be continuing the program? Baxter said Restorative Justice should not be used in every case. There are some instances the victim wants no further interaction with the defendant, which often happens when the victim is chosen at random, such as a burglary of a cabin for example. But when the victim has had a long-term relationship with the defendant in the past, and will likely continue the relationship in some form, family members for example, Restorative Justice work well. He further added that carrier criminals should not be allowed to reduce sentences or manipulate sentences with the restorative justice program.
Ken Kutz and Paul Baxter at a forum for candidates running for Burnett County Circuit Judge at the Burnett County Courthouse. - Photo by Sherill Summer Kutz outlined his experience with the Restorative Justice in Burnett County, pointing out that he was on the board of directors for the first two years. He said that Restorative Justice has been primarily used for youthful offenders for delinquent or nonviolent acts, such as break-ins and other property crimes. He agreed with Baxter that Restorative Justice is not for every case and offender. He also explained that the Restorative Justice in Burnett County is also the coordinator for the Community Service program that reduces the jail population. Community Service is about to expand the program to include people who cannot afford to pay for their fines as well. Since jail sentences do not seem to be an effective measure to prevent tribal drinking, do you have alternative approaches? Kutz said that talking with tribal members over the years, he learned that jail is not much of a deterrent because they don’t view jail as punishment. He is looking very closely at the Peacekeeper Program, a tribal justice program being developed now to address these issues on the reservations, because it might be something Burnett County can use. Baxter said he doesn’t think that Native Americans respond differently to jail sentences. However the courts have to recognize that the tribe is a sovereign nation and should work in conjunction with the tribe to create programs that are effective instead of working in isolation. What is the most important qualification for a judge? Baxter answered experience. Being a judge is not something you should take lightly when you know the impact a sentence has on people, he said. Not just experience with handling cases, but experience with working with people. Kutz stressed that you need to be able to listen to all sides, weight opinions, know the law and make decisions. Experience as a district attorney is an excellent education for judge because, as a district attorney you are not out to get someone, but looking for justice, and judges need to do the same.
Advocacy Day visit
Last month, Bob and Lorraine Warwas of Frederic visited 7th District Congressman Dave Obey’s office as part of the National Fragile X Foundation’s annual Advocacy Day. They sought Obey’s support, as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, for various public health and research priorities to help those living with a Fragile X-associated condition, including Fragile X syndrome and related conditions. Fragile X is a family of genetic conditions which can impact individuals and families in various ways and are related in that they are all caused by gene changes in the same gene called the FMR1 gene. This impairment can range from learning disabilities to more severe cognitive or intellectual disabilities. Because of the lack of awareness of Fragile X-associated conditions in the medical community, many families, including the Warwas family, have had to typically go three to four years knowing there is something wrong with their child, but not being able to fine anyone with the answer. This is why the NFXF also supports national newborn testing for Fragile X. There are almost 1 million people in the U.S. with Fragile X or at risk of developing an associated disorder – almost 20,000 here in Wisconsin. Bob and Lorraine have two sons affected by the full mutation of Fragile X, Jordan, 21, and Jarvis, 18. Shown (L to R) are Dr. Len Abbeduto, UW-Madison research psychologist; Lorraine and Bob Warwas, Rose Jahnke, member of the Southern Wisconsin FX Parent Resource Group, Obey, and Karen Falkenberg and Kathleen Baldukas, members of the SW FX Parent Resource Group. – Special photo
Are there better options for sentencing of third-level sex offenders than ankle bracelets in a rental home? Kutz said there are a variety of charges that can be filed and a whole variety of penalties, but it depends some on the prosecutor’s charging decision. All predatory sex offenders should go away for a long time, but even a third offense of a fourth-degree sexual assault maybe should not go to prison, because they clog up the system and cost tax payers money. Baxter answered that there is something wrong with the system that views that a third offense is not all that bad and allows them in the community. There is a facility that is more like a mental health detention center and is a option for serious criminals. There needs to be a program for dangerous criminals that must provide treatment and not just a holding cell. What is your position on legalizing marijuana? Baxter answered that judges don’t make law. But there are times when our best judgement of what we can do, and not do, should not be the standard that should be applied. The standard that should be used to make laws is: what can the weakest members of society can handle. We are all in this together. Kutz answered that he could not improve on Baxter’s answer and is not going to try. How can the courts help the schools and how do you address truancy? Kutz said the courts should do everything they can to help schools do their jobs. Many in front of the judge are not getting a better education. Administration in the schools asked the judge to get the kids to school and the schools will take it from there. That is why truancy is addressed. Truancy court is now held weekly to give immediate consequences, and a countywide truancy ordinance was adopted. Baxter answered that parents can also be penalized to compel them to have the children attend school. You usually can tell which children will have a problem when they are 7 or 8 because the parents are not involved with getting them to school. So pressuring the parents is important. Many penalties given for truancy are not geared for kids, because they are not looking into the future and the consequences of the penalties don’t have the intended effect. What do you feel about the increasing abuse of prescription drugs? Kutz answered that by and large the county has been fortunate, but we are starting to see it more. Where we probably see it the most is the early stages of drug court where they were using the prescription drugs as a replacement for illegal drugs and are starting to control their use there. In the criminal court it is difficult to prove and there are not specific laws to directly effect it. Baxter answered that he is seeing it a lot in younger children. They are not being prescribed the drugs, but are getting them from family, extended family or friends. There are even organized scams to get prescription drugs from recent accident victims.
Lioness Club holds Banquet
FREDERIC – On Saturday, March 21, the Frederic Lions Club held their District Governor’s Banquet complete with supper at Bean’s Country Griddle. Six Lioness Club members and their spouses were also there to hear Karl Schmid, District Governor of 27-E1, talk of his experiences in Lionism. Schmid and his wife, Judi, live in Rice Lake. The club needs good solid leadership to get the tasks done that help benefit the community and the people who live in it.
Lioness Phyllis Wilder also presented a pin to Lioness Joan Paar for the outstanding job she did as the club’s president last year.
If you would like more information about the Frederic Lioness Club, call President Lioness Carol Thompson at 327-4271. - submitted
Pictured (L to R) are Lioness Phyllis Wilder who presented a pin to Lioness Maria Taylor for 100-percent treasurer’s report. This pin is in recognition of the job Taylor has done as the Lioness Club’s treasurer for last year. Without Taylor, the club would not know what their finances were. – Photos submitted
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Three seek SCF council seat by Tammi Milberg ST. CROIX FALLS–The city council for St. Croix Falls has two open seats coming up for election and three candidates. Incumbent Brian Blesi is running unopposed. Incumbent Arnie Carlson is running for District II. Also filing for District II is Lee Uhrhammer. Candidate profiles are included below:
ELECTION PROFILES City Council SCF Brian Blesi (Incumbent) District I unopposed Background: My family moved to St. Croix Falls in 2001. We live at 831 Oregon St. I work for Target Corporation headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn. I have a leadership role maintaining over 1,700 facilities (stores, warehouses and import centers). I have been married for 18 years to Suzi. Suzi is a registered nurse employed at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. We have three children: Sam is 14 and in ninth grade, Orianna is 11 and in fifth grade, and Beau 9 is in third grade. Why are you running? I am looking forward to my second term on the SCF City Council. I am running simply to serve our community. What issues are important to the city? Issues of concern center around infrastructure that supports a great quality of life for our citizens. Rebuilding the wastewater treatment plant, updating auditorium HVAC systems and supporting other property redevelopment projects set the table for a viable sustainable community for years to come.
With voters support I will apply my experience in project management, redevelopment, facility management , and budget management to the best of my ability for the benefit of our city. Arnie Carlson (Incumbent) District II Background: Graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1956. Lived in the Twin Cities area for 40 years before retiring to St. Croix Falls in 2001. Married for 30 years to Charlene. We have two adult children and one cat. My occupation was national service and warranty manager for a major international heavy-duty vehicle parts manufacturer. I currently serve on the plan commission, WWTP project team, tourism committee, auditorium renovation team, joint city/town cooperative boundary committee and other activities as apparent of assigned. Why are you running? I am running for re-election to see the projects that are currently under way through near conclusion. Those projects include the library building, new wastewater treatment plant construction, and returning the historic auditorium theater, Festival Theatre, to a more durable and useable condition. What issues are important to the city? I hope to accomplish concluding an agreement with the town of St. Croix Falls to guide the growth of both municipalities into the near future without placing either communities resources at risk, and establish an advertising and marketing plan to draw more tourists and potential new residents to the city. It is also a pressing issue to contain budget growth and hold property taxes at or near the current level and prepare the city for growth that will come when the economy recovers.
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Lee Uhrhammer (Challenger) District II Background: Lee Uhrhammer has lived in the area his entire live. He has one son, Cody, is single, and owns Uhrhammer Insurance Agency. He’s a member of the St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls Rotary Club and has been involved with many service projects and programs with the school district. Statement: Growing up in St. Croix Falls, I played on the playground with kids that had their winter coats safety pinned together, and did not have adequate protection for their hands. Jobs were in short supply. In time, more jobs became available and kids started coming to school with better clothing. But additional local jobs are still needed. When 3,000 people applied for 300 jobs at the new Menards, it proved this fact. Rising gas prices increase the need. The city, under my leadership, encouraged Super Wal-Mart and Menards, as well as spin-off businesses, to develop here and create jobs. The city received a $5 million federal grant for a new wastewater treatment plant and a $1.2 million grant to rehabilitate the Industrial Boulevard and Hwy. 8 intersection. These are positive changes for
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Three vie for two seats on SCF School Board
by Tammi Milberg ST. CROIX FALLS–The school board for St. Croix Falls has two seats that will be elected on April 7. Incumbents Bruce Paulsen and Mona Schmidt are seeking reelection to the three-year board terms. One challenger for a seat on the board has filed, Brent McCurdy. The voters in the district will elect two persons from the three listed on the ballot. The profiles of the candidates follow:
ELECTION PROFILES SCF School Board Bruce Paulsen (Incumbent) Background: I’m a lifelong resident of Cushing, married to Jody and have four children. I am the owner and operator of Paulsen Repair Service, near Cushing. I’ve served nine years on the school board with most of that time serving on the curriculum and board policy committee. I’ve also served on the negotiations committee. Why are you running? I believe that conservative values need to be represented on the school board, which includes holding down spending as much as possible without compromising the overall education of our students. I take my oath as a school board member seriously, which reads in part, “I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Wisconsin.” I’ve always been willing to ask the tough questions, and believe that it’s better to stand alone with the truth, than to be wrong with the multitude. What issues are important to the school? One of the pressing issues facing the school board is our budget. As many of you know, Wisconsin is over $5 billion in the red, and we don’t know at this time if there will be any increase in funding per child over last year.
Mona Schmidt (Incumbent) Background: I live in Eureka Township. I am married and have four children, two of them are in college and one is in high school. When my youngest child started kindergarten, I returned to school, got a degree in genetics and cell biology, and am currently working as a molecular scientist at a small biotech company. It has been my pleasure to serve on the school board for nine years total through the years. Why are you running? I am running for school board because I feel that the education of our children is the most important investment that we will ever make. The stock market might fluctuate, but a well-educated child will have the tools to flourish in tough times. As a community education volunteer, I have learned firsthand that as this generation goes out into the workforce they may end up changing careers several times. Some of the jobs our children will have aren’t even defined yet. It is crucial that students know how to learn and how to adapt in a changing world. I would like to remain on the board and continue to make decisions based on what is best for children. What issues are important to the school? One of the most important issues, not only to our school district but to school districts nationwide, will be budget concerns. With the economy faltering, it is almost certain that there will be decreases in both state and federal aid. This shortfall should not be passed on to taxpayers because they are already struggling. There are so many people that have lost their jobs, or had their hours and pay reduced; and even those who remain employed struggle on a salary that has not kept pace with the cost of living. With this in mind, a chief concern of any school board is to find ways to save money without lowering the quality of education. It will be an even bigger challenge to find creative, but inexpensive methods, to improve education. I believe these objectives should
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be the priority of every school board during these challenging times, and I believe in the achievability of both objectives. Brent McCurdy (Challenger) I graduated from St. Croix Falls, went onto college at UW-Stout and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration. After graduating, I got a job working in the information technology field for a company in St. Paul. My wife, Sara, and I moved back into the area in 2004. I now work at St. Croix Regional Medical Center as the senior network administrator. Things worked out great, no more commute and a good, stable job in a location I love. We have three daughters, Addie (8), Emily (6) and Brianna (4). I have always had a sense of pride in the area and of course the schools. Since moving back to St. Croix Falls, many of you may have seen me helping out with some of the basketball programs. I have also coached youth baseball the past couple of summers. When my children were younger, I also helped out with the boys varsity basketball team as much as I could, serving as their summer coach in league. Why are you running? I am running for school board because I feel I truly have a vested interest in what is going on at the schools. I would like to see a program for our gifted and talented stu-
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dents, one for our special needs kids, and to be sure all our students have their special needs met. Our students should experience some of the most competitive curriculum in the region, and our graduating seniors must be prepared for secondary education as they leave SCF High School. I believe that pride comes from being successful in everything from academics and music to athletics and drama. My hope is that the students of SCF gain the same sense of pride that I have in this school. We also have to keep in mind that we are now in a state of economic flux. We must be prudent with the money we have, knowing that the economy very well could get worse before it gets better. I have the experience, education, vested interest and pride in this school district to serve you well. What issues are important to the school? Challenges for the school district now, I’d say the economy is No. 1. I didn’t realize this until I started attending meetings, but the district has to budget before they know what they’ll be getting from the state. So you have to take measures (cuts, layoffs) almost for the worse and hope you don’t have to go to that extreme. I like to consider myself conservative when it comes to spending money. My wife and I also have strong family values.
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Rosalie Kittleson receives Women’s History Month award BALSAM LAKE — March is Women’s History Month, and last week the Polk County Historical Society presented Rosalie Kittleson of rural Amery with the 2009 Women’s History Award. She is the seventh recipient of the award, which recognizes women for their outstanding contribution to the preservation of Polk County history. Kittleson has been director of the Polk County Museum in Balsam Lake, which includes the nearby one-room Lanesdale School. She has diligently worked to involve area schools and students in the museum, forming partnerships that enrich lives while helping to preserve history. One of the recent major projects has been the completion of a three-story elevator addition to the museum that makes the building, constructed as the county courthouse in 1899, more accessible. The elevator and addition were made possible with many fundraisers organized by Kittleson and her husband, Darrell. In accepting the award, Kittleson said that she has gained much through her involvement with the historical society. She recounted several stories of artifacts donated to the museum, including a 75year-old doll dress handmade by the mother of the 80-year-old donor.
Rosalie Kittleson, left, was selected to receive the 2009 Women’s History Month award from the Polk County Historical Society. The award was presented to Kittleson at the March 24 meeting of the historical society for her dedication to preserving Polk County history. She is shown with her granddaughters, Alyson (center) and Carly, of Osceola. — Photos by Mary Stirrat
Dave Knutson, president of the Polk County Historical Society, presents Rosalie Kittleson with the society’s 2009 Women’s History Month award. Each year for the past seven years the historical society has recognized a local women who has made an outstanding contribution to preserving the history of Polk County.
In her explorations of the county’s heritage, said Kittleson, she was able to walk the historic trails, ride the steamboat and learn the history of each. “It’s been just fun going through the history of Polk County,” she said. One of the most exciting elements of her years with the historical society has been its “marriage” with D.D. Kennedy Environmental Area, a county park between Amery and St. Croix Falls. The Land, Air, Soil and Water program, known as LASH,takes area students through the land, air, soil and history of the county, including a day at the pioneer school at Lanesdale School and a program on the Native American culture of the area. Students then are involved in a conservation study at D.D. Kennedy, discovering the plants, animals, food chain, water resources and other aspects of natural history. Finally, the LASH program allows students to explore the history of the county in a tour of the Polk County Museum. The big project in the works at this time, said Kittleson, is a narrated tour of the museum on DVD. Dave Kittleson, president of the historical society, and longtime member Marge Hallquist are the familiar voices on the DVD.
Rosalie Kittleson’s family was on hand to celebrate last Tuesday night when she received the 2009 Women’s History Month award. In front (L to R) are grandchildren Alyson, Carly and Adam. In back are son Ken Orton, Kittleson and daughter-in-law Kelly. – Photos by Mary Stirrat
Luck forensic students perform Luck’s state-qualifying Forensics squad members, front row (L to R): Katie Gutzmer, Ashley Overby, Brittney Danielson, Taylor Horsager, Alec Mortel, Krystal Stage, Briana Rooney and Diana Kufalk. Middle row: Carson Giller, Maren Rozumalski, James Longhenry, Chris Aldrich, Ashley Valentine, Melissa Jenssen, Jennifer Roettger, Nick Morgan and Grace Jenson. Back row: Cole Mortel, Karissa Giller, Elie Lewis, Megan Panek, Mary MaidenMueller and Brennan Olson. Missing from the picture: Nick Leal, Michael Jenssen, Peter Langeness and coach Karl Wicklund. The district Forensics contest was held at Hudson High School on Saturday, March 28. Luck’s entire team qualified for the state competition. – Photos submitted Luck’s Solo and Ensemble participants, front row (L to R): Kassi Ingram, Morgan Denny, Ashley Overby, Brittney Danielson, Ashley Valentine, Ali Lehmann, Chantale Rowley, Neal Mellon and Julie Franzel. Middle row: Brett Larson, Jerod Buck, Derek Letch, James Longhenry, Kelly Stokes, Jade Schallenberger, Rebecca Hutton and Nick Emerson. Back row: Christine Franzel, Kristine Wortman, Stephanie Stevens, Megan Panek, Mary MaidenMueller, Grace Jenson and David Franzel. Not pictured: Curtis Donald, Jordan Hall, Geoffrey MaidenMueller, Alecia Ouellette, Karissa Giller, Peter Langeness, Kylie Rich, Katelyn Dinnies, Kenny Sanford, Samantha Fenning, Tiffany Oft, choir director Janet Holdt and instrumental director Jennifer Gilhoi. The high school district Solo and Ensemble contest was held at Frederic High School all day on Tuesday, March 31.
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Luck teacher says layoffs will lower standard of education
Decisions are “amputations,” not “cutting fat”
by Mary Stirrat LUCK — The Luck School Board was asked at its regular meeting Monday evening, March 23, to reconsider its recent decision to lay off several teachers. With a dozen teachers in attendance to show support, high school English teacher Judy Wicklund read a statement about the impact the cuts will have on the quality of education Luck students receive. Speaking on her behalf and not that of other teachers or the union, Wicklund told the board, “We are on the front lines. You are the Pentagon, the generals, making decisions about supplies and personnel. But we are on the front lines. We see what is working, and what is not.” The layoffs, she said, will have a severe negative effect on the teachers’ mission. “Eliminating classes and dismantling teaching structures that work well is a solution to the financial problem we face, and is attractive, because its effect will not be immediately apparent. “But there will come a time of reckoning,” she continued, “when our students no longer come back from college and tell us how well they have succeeded, tell us they’ve tested out of or been accepted into higher-level courses. “Because it’s a few years down the road, it is easy to ignore. And then, we will have meetings to talk about how to fix what isn’t working.” While the federal government is designating additional money for special education, said Wicklund, she is making “a plea not to sacrifice our regular ed students.” “There is a great and understandable temptation to trade what works well for what is the least we can possibly do under state guidelines, in the face of desperate finances,” she said. “’Cut the fat’ has been the mantra for many years. At Luck, we ran out of fat. We are amputating. This is not cutting out cable television. This is selling the stove and refrigerator.” Wicklund said that teachers are sometimes accused of not understanding the financial difficulties of the district. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” she said, citing examples of teachers who provide materials, equipment, and supplies from their own
pockets, or spend extra hours finding needed materials at lower prices. “Finances are no small problem,” said Wicklund. “Most of us on staff, just like everyone in the community, know that in our personal lives. . . But we are not a corporation, and a financial profit is not our goal. “Our reason for existing is education: What works, what creates a fine educational climate for our students, must not be dismantled. “At this point,” she concluded, “I want it to be known that these layoffs are affecting more than the bottom line. They will affect what becomes of this institution.” School board member Daryl Bazey said that the decisions were not made lightly, but after lengthy consideration in what he called the “hardest meeting” he ever attended. “Don’t think we didn’t put thought into what we did,” he said. “There’s not much we can do except for cutting somewhere.” Board President Bob Clifton agreed, noting that “very quality” teachers were cut. “It was not an easy decision,” he said. Bazey said that declining enrollment over the past 10 years left the board with little choice. “Teaching staff wasn’t the only thing cut here either,” he added. Luck teachers have been without a
ratified contract since the beginning of the 2007 school year. Wages have not changed since the ratification of the 2005-07 contract, but increases in benefits have affected take-home pay. Following the board meeting, one teacher posed the question of why only teaching staff was laid off, and not any secretarial, bus driving, or janitorial staff. Governor’s budget The proposed state funding for schools will continue to decline under Gov. Doyle’s 2010-2011 projections, District Administrator Rick Palmer told the board. State support for schools is at about 65.8 percent for the 2008-09 school year, but it is anticipated that this will drop to 63 to 65 percent next year. It will further drop to 62 to 63 percent for the 20102011 school year. At Luck, state aid has dropped from 68 percent eight years ago to 48 percent, with taxpayers picking up the additional 20 percent. The governor also proposes to eliminate $54 million in state aid for school transportation to “patch holes” in the state budget, said Palmer. In addition, the governor is proposing that districts will decrease their tax levies by the amount they receive through the federal stimulus package for special education. The governor is
Luck teachers (L to R) Lori Nelson, Gwynne Jenson, Judy Wicklund, and Sherri Schaffer were among a dozen teachers to attend the March 23 meeting of the school board. The teachers were there to express their opposition to layoffs announced last month. — Photo by Mary Stirrat
Financial retreat held in Luck
There was a good turnout for the daylong Polk County Financial Planning Retreat last Friday, March 27, at the Oak Forest Conference Center in rural Luck. Supervisors and department heads shared ideas on how to plan for the coming budget. All but one county department head, and all but two county board supervisors took part in the all-day session. Presenters included the top management team from Barron County. The county is preparing for the start of the 2010 budget preparation process. – Photo/text by Gregg Westigard
proposing that $291 million in stimulus money will replace $291 million in state funding for education. The stimulus package funding for schools that the governor is talking about is designated for use in the special education program. His proposal will provide additional revenue to the state, but will leave districts with additional special education funding while providing less for general education. Palmer also told the board that about $47,000 could be added to Luck’s revenue calculations because it is considered a “low spending” district. This, however, would be added to the tax levy rather than coming in the form of state aid. Other business • Open enrollment applications were approved. There are 32 applications to enroll out of the district, of which only seven are current Luck students. Nineteen are requesting to enter the Luck district, of which nine are already students at Luck. Students have several months to make a final decision as to where they will attend. • District Administrator Rick Palmer said that WIAA insurance rates are expected to increase 8 percent, or about $80,000, from the current $977,000. He said that the school’s insurance representative has come up with some alternatives that could lessen the increase. • Palmer reported that Luck has been invited as a one-year guest member of New Paradigm, a consortium of schools utilizing a grant writer. Guest membership is free, but full membership is $4,500. The consortium is applying for a $121,000 grant to develop a partnership with institutions of higher learning in math and science to improve those areas. A second grant is being sought that would provide each school with $20,000 in health equipment. • The Department of Public Instruction completed an inspection of the food service program, giving high marks to the program. “There were very, very complimentary about our hot lunch program,” said Palmer. Paperwork was exact, he said, but fat needs to be reduced in a couple of menus. Compared to the state average of 56 percent, a total of 84 percent of Luck students participate in free or reduced meals. • The retirement of varsity volleyball coach Sheila Brom was accepted with many thanks for her 34 years of coaching.
Girl Scouts present Festival of Nations
More than 40 Amery Girl Scouts, 25 Luck Girl Scouts and over 25 adult leaders and volunteers planned and participated in the annual Festival of Nations event at the Amery Elementary School on March 30. Troops from Clayton and St. Croix Falls also attended to visit all the countries represented. Ireland, Spain, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Egypt, Mexico, France, Germany, Brazil and Poland were all represented at the event. Each booth had great facts about their countries, food samples, costumes, crafts, such as Egyptian face painting, and other items for all to see. The France booth even had frog legs for all to sample and the Germany and Spain representatives sang songs for the entire group! For more information about joining Girl Scouts or becoming a leader please contact Chelsey Foeller at 825-2113 or chelsey.foeller@girlscoutsrv.org. - Photo submitted
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Four arrested after bar fight in Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE – Police were called to the Cabin Bar in the village of Clear Lake about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, about a fight. Four people, all of Clear Lake, were arrested and charged, as follows: Danae Eckwall, 19, charged with disorderly conduct; Chase Gorres, 21, obstruction; Daniel Herbst, 41, battery; and Amber Herbst, 21, disorderly conduct. According to police reports, when a Clayton police officer arrived at the bar, the street was “filled with people fighting.” While the officer questioned a man who had blood on his hands, clothes and face, Eckwall came up to the officer and cursing and yelling “What does it matter?, It’s all over.” The officer told her to calm down and asked if she was involved in the fight.
Eckwall again yelled, “It don’t matter what you find out, it’s going to come down to our last name.” The officer again told Eckwall to calm down or she would be arrested. She did quiet down until Polk County police officers arrived, when she again began cursing and yelling. The officer again instructed her to calm down, but she continued cursing and yelling and was arrested. As a Polk County officer was trying to disburse the crowd, he asked Gorres if he had been involved in the fight. Gorres said he hadn’t, and the officer asked him to leave. A sober person led him away, but shortly after that he was back, talking to witnesses. He was again asked to leave. He moved a short distance away
Accidents March 5, 11 p.m., St. Croix Falls Twp., 140th Avenue, oneeighth mile W. of 208th Street, Jason C. Olsen, 33, Milltown, was eastbound on 140th Avenue. Vehicle went off the roadway and struck a utility
struck by an unknown white or gray vehicle that was pulling off of 150th Street. The unknown vehicle (unit 2) left the scene. The driver of Unit 1 left the scene before police arrival. Driver of unit 1 called for a tow truck. Tow-truck operator contacted law enforcement. As of March 20, driver of unit 1 had not contacted law enforcement and did not return phone calls. The tow-truck operator had the driver’s phone number from the caller ID. March 19, 7:45 p.m., Bone Lake Twp., CTH I/105th Street, 100’ N. of 240th Avenue, Steven C. Darsow, 57, Luck, was northbound on CTH I. Driver said he swerved to miss a skunk and lost control. The truck entered the ditch on the left side of the roadway and broke through a wire fencing. Truck continued through a large wooden fence corner post (owned by Gary P. Ehrich, Luck), before striking and destroying a small tree. Truck then struck and broke off a power pole before entering the front yard of a residence. The truck then re-entered the roadway, crossed and entered the ditch on the right side of the roadway before coming to a stop against wire fence. Driver of the truck left the scene and didn’t return. Driver contacted law enforcement the next day and reported he swerved to miss two skunks. March 19, 9:42 p.m., Amery, Baker Avenue, .1 mi. W. of Baker Terrace; #1–Denise L. Burstad, 36, Amery; #2–David L Drinkwine, 39, Amery, onduty for Amery Police Department. Unit 1 was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of traffic with no headlights on and the driver side turn signal illuminated. Unit 2, a fully marked patrol vehicle, was traveling eastbound. Both vehicles were approaching each other on Baker Avenue. Unit 2 slowed and moved over to the side of the road. Unit 1 swerved back
and returned again, telling people what he thought should happen, walking over to the police cars that had detainees in them. Gorres was allegedly told to leave eighth to 10 times and warned he would be taken to jail, but he kept returning and was arrested for obstruction. Daniel Herbst was arrested for battery after someone who was helping the bar owner clear people out of the bar said Herbst had hit him in the nose and mouth. Amber Herbst was also arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. — from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department
Polk County sheriff’s report pole. Driver left the scene and failed to report the accident. March 15, 12 a.m., Apple River Twp., CTH H/100th Street at 150th Avenue, #1–Ricky A. Mosay, 18, Luck; #2–Hit and run vehicle. Unit 1 was northbound on CTH H when it was
Burnett Co. warrants Rhea E. Kuhn, 56, Forest Lake, Minn., warrant - failure to appear, March 26.
Chris Studemann, no birth date given, Webster, warrant failure to appear, March 25.
Burnett Co. sheriff’s report Accidents March 26: John C. Phillips, 27, Grantsburg, reported that a vehicle slid into him on West Benson Road in Grantsburg Village. The suspected driver of this vehicle was found, but the driver, George H. Simon, 78, Grantsburg, was unaware of what happened. Phillips reported rib injuries from the accident. Arrests and citations March 27: Patricia A. (Davis) Hopkins, 43, Webster, was arrested on a Polk County warrant. March 30: Ashley R. Matrious, 18, Danbury, was
arrested for driving while suspended. Craig A. Stevens, 36, Danbury, was arrested on a bond violation. William L. Jones Jr., 37, Danbury, was arrested for drinking on a nodrink probation. Aaron M. Skinaway, 25, Danbury, was arrested for obstructing an officer and a bond violation. Other incidents March 25: Michael A. Buck, Washington County, Minn., reported two cordless screwdrivers, three sanders, a gas can and a toolbox with miscellaneous tools was taken from a garage. The incident is under investigation.
Siren police report March 6: A Siren PD officer was involved in a follow-up investigation on a series of thefts against Siren School students. Money was taken from a student’s coat pocket Feb. 21 and a pocketbook from another student during a college fair in Rice Lake. The case against a student suspect has been referred to the district attorney on two counts of theft. March 25: Miranda M. Spafford, 18, Webster, was cited for a seat belt violation at 8:42 p.m. on Hwy. 35 and D’Jock Street. March 26: A Siren student was fined $50 for truancy after three letters were sent to parents
regarding this. March 29: A disorderly conduct citation was given to Jacoby R. Mosher, 18, Danbury, at 6:48 p.m. following a vehicle-spinning incident. The Siren officer on duty was parked in a driveway on Cemetery Road when Mosher’s vehicle went by. The vehicle slowed down, then accelerated heavily, according to the report, causing it to spin and slide sideways on the roadway, throwing up dirt. The vehicle went out to the highway, went down the next street onto the ballpark road, then turned north on Third Avenue where it was stopped by the officer.
toward the westbound lane of traffic at the last minute, but still was close enough to side-swipe unit 2. Unit 1’s driver side mirror remained near the point of impact. Both vehicles sustained damage to the driver’s sides. Driver of unit 1 was arrested for OMVWI. March 20, 6:20 a.m., St. Croix Falls Twp., CTH Y/120th Avenue, .2 mi. W. of 190th Street, Gregory B. Brannan, 51, Dresser, was traveling westbound on CTH Y when a deer came out of the south ditch. When the driver pulled to the right, to avoid the deer, he struck a mailbox. The mailbox was not damaged, but the right front of unit 1 was. March 20, 7:37 p.m., Eureka Twp., Hwy. 87, .5 mi. N. of CTH I, Anna Zhivkovich, 43, Hastings, Minn., was northbound on Hwy. 87. Driver said she was traveling approximately 45 mph. The vehicle then traveled off the east side of the roadway off a steep ditch and into a field area. Driver said she may have hydroplaned on slush. March 20, 8:51 p.m., Balsam Lake Twp., CTH I/170th Avenue, .2 mi. W. of 120th Street, Harlene M. Fitzpatrick, 32, St. Croix Falls, was eastbound. The roadway was covered in fresh slush. Driver got caught in the slush and it pulled the vehicle into the ditch, striking a power pole. There was no visible damage to the pole. March 21, 12 a.m., village of Clear Lake, 3rd Avenue, 25’ W. of 3rd Street, hit and run vehicle was traveling eastbound on 3rd Avenue. It appeared the vehicle was intentionally driven onto the sidewalk on the south side of 3rd Avenue. After entering onto the sidewalk, the vehicle struck
a light pole, knocking it over. The vehicle did not stop and continued eastbound. The light pole was pushed into 3rd Street. There was red paint transfer on the pole. March 23, 7:18 p.m., Black Brook Twp., 55th Avenue, .2 mi. E. of CTH C/115th Street, Megan E. Olson, 17, Amery, was westbound on 55th Avenue. After negotiating a curve, the driver reached down to the floor to pick up an item. The vehicle entered the west ditch and struck a tree and fence. Other incidents March 15, Christine Kleich, Oakdale, Minn., reported the theft of a portable toilet/outhouse from the Magic Lake area of Alden Twp. March 16, several signs owned by Polk County, located on Hwy. 65 and CTH F, were vandalized with spray paint. March 19, Jerome Breault, RR Balsam Lake, reported the theft of his Strikemaster ice auger from the back of his vehicle while it was parked near Balsam Lake. March 20, Joedy Nebola, RR Amery, reported the theft of two mini-Mag lights, change and two Buck-brand hunting knives from his residence. March 20, Leon Peteler, village of Dresser, reported the theft of his car battery from his vehicle while it was parked at his residence, sometime during the evening of March 19 - March 20. March 20, Jason Lindner, RR
Luck, reported that his vehicle was vandalized while it was parked along Hwy. 8, listed for sale. March 20, Lawrence French, RR Siren, reported the theft of oak logs from his property. March 21, a 1994 Dodge Caravan owned by Beth M. Gage, RR Luck, was stolen from her residence and was recovered this same date in St. Croix County. The van did sustain a dent to its rear portion and a portable air tank is missing from the vehicle. March 21, Bruce Utne, (Edina, Minn.) Balsam Lake, reported a burglary to his lake home sometime between March 15 and March 21. Taken were several bottles of liquor and a canvas log carrier. March 22, a 1999 Ford truck was stolen from the Russell E. Johnson property in rural Dresser in the early-morning hours of this date. That same date, the truck was recovered from the Peterson Apartments parking lot, Dresser, along with the suspect, Branden J. Nellessen, 23, RR St. Croix Falls. March 25, Steve Rousselow, RR Dresser, reported the theft of his 2005 Teske “Big Max” utility trailer from his property. March 25, David Richter, RR Luck, reported the theft of several sap buckets, covers and spouts from his property.
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Elementary Teacher Kathleen Coppenbarger 715-463-2320 100% FTE Elementary Classroom Teacher Appropriate Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Certification required. Requirements: The ideal candidate will have experience with differentiation, Everyday Math and Guided Reading. Desire to work in a team of collaborative progressive thinking educators focused on the development of the whole child. Candidate must have the ability to provide a safe and positive learning environment for all students. Technology literacy is also desired. How to Apply: Send letter of application, resume, credentials, including three letters of recommendation, transcripts and a copy of license by April 20, 2009. Employer: Grantsburg School District 475 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 Job Address: Same as the employer address. Web Site: http://www.gk12.net Description: Grantsburg School District is a K-12 School System of 1,000 students that is located in NW Wisconsin. It is located just over an hour from the Twin Cities Metro area. Grantsburg is located on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is the home of Crex Meadows Wildlife Center. The School District of Grantsburg does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap.
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(April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY As Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4 Plaintiff vs. CHRISTINE A. ANDERSON, et al Defendants Case No. 08 CV 175 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 25, 2008, in the amount of $163,739.64, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 7, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens, encumbrances, and applicable real estate transfer taxes. PLACE: In the foyer o the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 4019, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, in Volume 18 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 49, as Document No. 652912. ADDRESS: 1553 230th Avenue, Milltown, WI 54858 TAX KEY NO.: 040-00111-0000 Dated this 30th day of March, 2009. Timothy G. Moore, Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo & Assoc., LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar #1034906 6508 South 27th Street Suite #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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David R. Hubbell Jr., 19, Siren, fail to stop at stop sign, $160.80. John W. Peirce, 44, Stratford, seat-belt violation, $10.00; speeding, $160.80. Michael L. McGrath, 58, Webster, nonregistration of auto, $160.80. Jimmy L. Kroon, 46, Sturgeon Lake, Minn., speedometer violation, $135.00. Sally A. Lahners, 32, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80. Betty M. Johnson, 67, Webster, exceeding speed zones, $160.80. Marilyn G. Thacker, 69, Greenwood, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Nathan J. Knetter, 23, Stratford, speeding, $160.80.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING The Annual Meeting Of The Town Of Meenon Will Be Held At The Meenon Town Hall On Monday, April 13, 2009, At 7 p.m.
Agenda Items To Include: 2008 Annual Meeting Minutes, 2008 Annual Report, Set Mill Rate for 2009, Set Date For 2010 Annual Meeting, Adjournment. Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Town Clerk
NOTICE OF MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Regular Monthly Meeting Of The Meenon Town Board Will Be Held On Monday, April 13, 2009, At The Meenon Town Hall Immediately Following The Adjournment Of The Annual Town Meeting
Call Meeting To Order, Clerk’s Report, Treasurer’s Report - Election Results & Oath Of Office - Set BOR Dates - Austin Lake Road & Other Roads - Crack Sealing, Pay Bills, Adjournment. 481693 32L 22a Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Town Clerk
POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT **Golden Age Manor** Registered Nurse $24.43 - $25.44 DOQ Full Time - 2:30 - 10:45 p.m. shift plus $1.00/hr. for CN Deadline to apply: Open until filled YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-9175, or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI 54001, 715-268-7107. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC **PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR GAM POSITIONS DIRECTLY TO GAM** 481789 32L
NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT March 25, 2009
Job Title Fifth-Grade Teacher Job Description 100% FTE Qualifications Appropriate Wisconsin Certification: Elementary Education Requirements Elementary experience preferred. Individual should have the skills to teach in an active, hands-on and student-centered approach. Background of teaching with guided reading, using a balanced literacy approach desired. Having the knowledge to differentiate instruction is a must. Ability to work as a team is desired. How to Apply Send letter of application, resume, credentials (three current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of license by April 15, 2009. Contact Brad Jones, Principal Grantsburg Middle School 500 East James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2455 The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, 481672 32-33L color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.
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(April 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY JOHN C. CLARK and DARLEYNE L. CLARK, Trustees of John C. and Darleyne L. Clark Living Trust Dated December 10, 1997 Plaintiff, vs. WADE L. GRANGRUTH Defendants. SUMMONS Case No. 09 CV 150 Case Classification No. 30404 Foreclosure of Land Contract TO: Wade L. Grangruth 1276 198th Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within forty (40) days after April 1, 2009, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is: Clerk of Court Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Steven J. Swanson 105 Washington Street South P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer within forty (40) days after April 1, 2009, the Court may grant Judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A Judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A Judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated the 30th day of March, 2009. Steven J. Swanson/#1003029 Attorney for Plaintiff 105 Washington Street South P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787
(Feb. 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Richard J. Kellogg a/k/a Rick Kellogg, Unknown Spouse of Richard J. Kellogg a/k/a Rick Kellogg, and Cemstone Products Company, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 08 CV 379 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 29th day of September, 2008, in the amount of $100,935.86, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: April 21, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: 1005 West Main Street, Ste. 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. DESCRIPTION: Lot Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24), Block Three (3), Basil’s First Addition to the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 409 Courthouse Avenue, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorneys for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2878 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.
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Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1 STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb, Plaintiff vs. Randall G. Webber and Reena C. Webber Defendants NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No.: 08 CV 477 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Robert H. Rasmussen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 8th day of October 2008, in the amount of $152,366.23, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: April 21, 2009, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: 1005 West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, Wis. 54810. DESCRIPTION: That part of the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 19, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Block 3 of Basil’s Addition to the Village of Balsam Lake; thence South 25.085 feet; thence West 65.0 feet; thence South 384.915 feet to the place of beginning; thence West 150.0 feet; thence South 100.00 feet; thence East 150.0 feet; thence North 100.0 feet to the place of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 319 Hilltop Avenue Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Timothy G. Moore, Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorneys for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2878 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 479051 WNAXLP
(April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT EAU CLAIRE COUNTY Benedict Refrigeration Service, Inc. 1003 Harlem Street P.O. Box 3008 Eau Claire, WI 54702 Plaintiff -vsLevi Carrillo, individually and d/b/a The Camelot 337 Keller Avenue Amery, WI 54001 Defendant(s) Amended Summons and Complaint Small Claims Case No. 09SC119 Claim For Money ($5,000 Or Less) 31001 SUMMONS To the Defendant(s): You are being sued as described below. If you wish to dispute this matter, you must appear at the time and place stated. If you do not appear or answer, the plaintiff may win this case and a judgment entered for what the plaintiff is asking. When to Appear/File an Answer Date: April 14, 2009. Time: 2:30 p.m. Place to Appear/File an Answer County Boardroom #2560 Eau Claire County Courthouse 721 Oxford Avenue Eau Claire, WI 54703 File papers with Clerk of Courts. /s/Kristina Aschenbrenner Clerk of Circuit Court Date Summons Issued: March 17, 2009 COMPLAINT Plaintiff’s Demand: The plaintiff states the following claim against the defendant(s): 1. Plaintiff demands judgment for: Claim for money $2,771.14 plus costs/fees of collection. Plus interest, costs, attorney fees, if any, and such other relief as that court deems proper. 2. Brief statement of dates and facts: Defendant purchased equipment and/or received service. Defendant refuses to pay balance due. Verification: Under oath, I state that the above complaint is true, except as those matters stated upon information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. Subscribed and sworn to before me on March 16, 2009. If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call: 715-839-4816. Tammy J. Cash Notary Public, State of Wisconsin My commission expires: Jan. 24, 2010. Amy M. Benedict Plaintiff March 16, 2009 715-834-3191
(April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY NOTICE IN REPLEVIN Case Code 31003 Case No. 09-SC-295 To: ROXANNE M. RAMBOW You are hereby notified that a summons and complaint has been issued to recover possession of the following described goods and chattels, to wit: 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, ID# 1G1ZT52885F225908 of which I, the plaintiff am entitled to the possession, and which you have unjustly taken and unlawfully detain from me. NOW THEREFORE, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Polk County, located in the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, State of Wisconsin, on April 20, 2009, at 3:30 p.m., before the calendar judge or any other judge of said court to whom the said action may be assigned for trial, judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to the plaintiff and for damages for the detention thereof and for costs. Dated at Milwaukee, Wis., this 30th day of March, 2009. Nuvell Credit Corporation Plaintiff By: Phillip S. Caruso, Attorney State Bar #1016072 839 North Jefferson Street Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tel.: 414-271-5400 481717 WNAXLP
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(March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIBANK, NA as Trustee for WaMu, Series 2007-HE2 Trust, Plaintiff, vs. JOSHUA MALEITZKE and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Joshua Maleitzke, and JOHN DOE and/or JANE DOE, unknown tenants, Defendants. Case No. 08-CV-352 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 30, 2008, in the amount of $402,529.47, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 5, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Ta x. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: The Northerly 100 feet of the Southerly 200 feet of that part of Government Lot Six (6) of Section Seventeen (17), and of Government Lot Four (4) of Section Eighteen (18), both in Township Thirty-five (35) North of Range Sixteen (16) West, Polk County, Wisconsin, lying between Bone Lake and the North and South Highway running through said Government Lot 4. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2100 Bone Lake Drive W, Town of Georgetown. TAX KEY NO.: 026-00707-0000. Timothy G. Moore 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 Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.
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(April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN POLK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004FFH3, Plaintiff vs. TROY D. CHRISTENSEN and JENNIFER S. CHRISTENSEN, husband and wife, and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE unknown tenants; and POLK COUNTY and DAVID HOLMDAHL; and DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF WISCONSIN, SC, and CHEMMASTER INC.; and RYAN M. BENSON and THE RIVERBANK; and LVNV FUNDING LLC, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants, and STATE OF WISCONSIN, Added Defendant. Case No. 08-CV-630 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 foreclosure entered on November 12, 2008, in the amount of $181,270.08, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 19, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 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: The East 515 Feet of the North 729 Feet of the Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wis., except the East 295 Feet of the North 362 Feet thereof, and except highway right of way. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1965 160th Street, Town of Milltown TAX KEY NO.: 40-969-0 Timothy G. Moore 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 Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.
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(April 1) NOTICE IN REPLEVIN STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Case Code 31003 Case No. 09-SC-297 To: KATHRYN S. BEVINGTON and All Creditors, Heirs and Next-of-Kin of Bruce N. Bevington, Deceased 1037 Apple River Court Amery, WI 54001 You are hereby notified that a summons and complaint has been issued to recover possession of the following described goods and chattels, to wit: 2002 SATURN S-SERIES, ID# 1G8ZH52812Z124108 of which I, the plaintiff, am entitled to the possession, and which you have unjustly taken and unlawfully detain from me. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Polk County, located in the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, State of Wisconsin, on April 20, 2009, at 3:30 p.m. before the calendar judge or any other judge of said court to whom the said action may be assigned for trial, judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to the plaintiff and for damages for the detention thereof and for costs. Dated at Milwaukee, Wis., this 30th day of March, 2009. AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff By: Jerome C. Johnson, Attorney State Bar #1016307 839 N. Jefferson St., #200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tel.: 414-271-5400
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(March 25, April 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Baked Pass - Through Certificates, Series 2005-R11, c/o American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. 2727 North Harwood Dallas, TX 75201-1515, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN N. DUXBURY and SHARON RONNENBERG, husband and wife, 121 Main Street Milltown, WI 54858, and JOHN DOE and/or JANE DOE, unknown tenants, 121 Main Street Milltown, WI 54858, Defendants Case No. 09-CV-109 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 FORTY DAY SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO: SHARON RONNENBERG, 121 Main Street Milltown, WI 54858; 312 Maple Street South Turtle Lake, WI 54889 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after March 25, 2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Polk County Courthouse 1005 West Main Street P.O. Box 549 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to O’Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is: O’Dess and Associates, S.C. 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: M. ABIGAL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 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 Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.
Case No. 08-CV-867 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage/ Contract NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 11, 2009, in the amount of $775,686.30, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 29, 2009, at 10 a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: In the foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the city of Balsam Lake, Polk County. DESCRIPTION: LOT ONE (1) OF CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP NO. 1688, RECORDED IN VOLUME 8 OF CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS ON PAGE 36 AS DOCUMENT NO. 517828, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT (28), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-FOUR (34), NORTH OF RANGE EIGH-TEEN (18) WEST, CITY OF ST. CROIX FALLS, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN; AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4) OF SECTION THREE (3), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-SIX (36) NORTH OF RANGE SEVENTEEN (17) WEST, TOWN OF LUCK, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN, EXCEPT: VOLUME 194 DEEDS, PAGE 28, DOCUMENT NO. 281079; VOLUME 498 RECORDS, PAGE 935, DOCUMENT NO. 447064; VOLUME 787 RECORDS, PAGE 47, DOCUMENT NO. 586082. PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 2149 U.S. Highway 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, 54024 and 2964 150th Street, Frederic, Wis., 54837. Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff MURNANE BRANDT Attorneys for Plaintiff 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 480189 WNAXLP
PLAN COMMISSION Meeting Wednesday, April 8, 2009 5:30 p.m. Luck Town Hall
Special joint meeting with the Luck Village Plan Commission. The meeting is open to the public. Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 481698 32L (March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT Branch 1 POLK COUNTY WESTconsin Credit Union 444 South Broadway Menomonie, WI 54751 Plaintiff vs. Joel T. Hetzel 2912 Hemingway Drive Chaska, MN 55318, and Martha E. Hetzel 2912 Hemingway Drive Chaska, MN 55318,and USA, acting through the Rural Housing Service US Department of Agriculture c/o Attorney General Western District of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53702 Defendants Code: 30404 Case No.: 08 CV 778 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on February 2, 2009, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam lake, Wisconsin, in said County, on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Thirty-six (36), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West in the Township of Lincoln, described as follows: Commencing at a point 25 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 13, Block 1, Deronda; thence running direct East 125 feet; thence due South and parallel with said Lot 13, Block 1 to the highway limits; thence following said highway limits to within a point 25 feet East of the Southeast corner of said Lot 13, Block 1; thence running due North parallel with said Lot 13 to a place of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin. The above property is located at 1285 65th Avenue (CTH F), Amery, Wisconsin. TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by court. 2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments. 3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee. 4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind. 5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property. 6. The sale of this property will be subject to the USA’s right of redemption during the twelve months subsequent to this sale. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 18th day of February, 2009. Tim Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Office, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939
(Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005AB5 C/O COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Plaintiff, vs. COLLIN J. BETTS, et al. Defendants. Case Number: 07 CV 739 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on January 9, 2008, in the amount of $160,798.98, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 23, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ), Section Three (3), Township Thirty-two (32) North of Range Nineteen (19) West, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the SW 1/ 4 of the NE 1/4 , Section 3-3219; thence proceeding North along the centerline of Highway 35 as now laid out and traveled a distance of 652 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said parcel, a distance of 265 feet to point of beginning; thence South parallel to the East line of said 40acre parcel, a distance of 322 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said 40-acre parcel, a distance 265 feet; thence North parallel to East line of said 40 acre parcel a distance of 322 feet; thence East to the point of beginning, Farmington Township in Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4), Section Three (3), Township Thirty-two (32) North of Range Nineteen (19) West, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of real estate described in Volume 202 of Deeds, page 270 in the office of the Register of Deeds for said County; thence North along the center of STH 35 at a distance of 322 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said forty, 265 feet; thence South parallel to center of said STH 35 to the North line of the land described in Volume 202 Deeds, page 270 aforesaid; thence East parallel to the South line of said forty to the place of beginning; Farmington Township in Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 559 St. Rd. 35, Osceola, WI 54020 TAX KEY NO.: 22-70-0 Dated this 26th day of February, 2009. /s/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Deborah A. Blommer State Bar #1000749 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (143819)
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The RiverBank 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020 Plaintiff, vs. LJSP, LLC 2149 U.S. Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024; and LJPP, LLC 2149 U.S. Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024, Defendants.
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LORAIN TOWNSHIP CEMETERY MEETING
Eleanor G. Freeberg, 95, March 7, 2009, Frederic Thelma L. Bainbridge, 92, March 11, 2009, Milltown Wanda L. Pratt, 71, March 11, 2009, St. Croix Falls
Barbara E. Hall, 72, March 12, 2009, Amery Stephanie E. Sessions, 43, March 12, 2009, Star Prairie Mary V. Ehn, 87, March 15, 2009, Amery
Vernon J. Carlson, 93, March 18, 2009, Luck Sandra J. Orfei, 69, March 18, 2009, Luck
CITY OF TAYLORS FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Taylors Falls Heritage Preservation Commission will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Taylors Falls City Hall, 637 First Street, in Council Chambers, beginning at 7:05 p.m., for the purpose of hearing public comment for the proposed heritage preservation designation of 431 Bench Street. The property is legally described as Lot 49, Block 10, City of Taylors Falls, Chisago County, MN. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and be heard on this matter or submit written testimony on this matter. Dated: March 26, 2009 481462 32-33L /s/ Larry Phillips, Zoning Administrator-Coordinator WNAXLP (March 25, April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Plaintiff, vs. MARIETTE E. HOEFLER, et al. Defendants. Case Number: 08 CV 531 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 11, 2008, in the amount of $334,773.42 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation. PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. Together with an undivided 1/5 interest in Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Parcel 1: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: An undivided 1/5 interest in Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2434 225th Ave., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 TAX KEY NO.: 020-01102-0150 Dated this 13th day of March, 2009. /s/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (145818)
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(Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association ND, Plaintiff, vs. David B. Holmdahl and Teresa M. Holmdahl f/k/a Teresa M. Johnson, Defendants. Case Code: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 07 CV 666 Hon. Robert H. Rasmussen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 14th day of April 2008, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: April 30, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects. PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. DESCRIPTION: EXHIBIT A Parcel 1: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 27, Township 36 North, Range 19 West. Parcel 2: The Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 27, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, except the following parcels: a. The South 10 rods of the East 5 rods thereof, b. Parcel described as commencing at the Southeast corner of said SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, thence West along the South line of said forty a distance of 783 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel of land herein conveyed, thence continuing along the said South line a distance of 210 feet, thence North at right angles a distance of 210 feet, thence East at right angles a distance of 210 feet, thence South at right angles a distance of 210 feet to the point of beginning, and c. The South 280 feet of the East 589 feet of said SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, except the East 5 rods of the South 10 rods thereof, Parcel 3: The Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, Section 28, Township 36 North, Range 19 West. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 2717 250th Ave., Cushing, WI). WARNING: There are encumbrances upon the subject property which have priority over the foreclosed mortgage. The property will be sold subject to such encumbrances. Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Stein & Moore, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 332 Minnesota St., Ste. W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 480603 WNAXLP 651-224-9683
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RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK, LLC ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION 2448 S. 102nd Street Suite 210 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Toll-Free: 888-302-4011
POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 9 a.m. Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake
(April 1, 8, 15, 2009) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Citibank (South Dakota) N A 701 E. 60th St. North Sioux Falls, SD 57117 Plaintiff, vs. Edward T. Griese 2379 150th St. Luck, WI 54853-7001 Defendant(s). Case No. 09CV89 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 654872 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after April 7, 2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 600, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated March 9, 2009. /s/Brandon E. Bowlin RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK, LLC ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION 2448 S. 102nd Street Suite 210 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Toll-Free: 888-302-4011
Annual Meeting Notice
TRADE LAKE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009 12:30 p.m. Lunch • 1:30 p.m. Meeting at the
Trade Lake Baptist Church
Agenda: I. Call To Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Report. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business: A. CDBG. VI. New Business: Long-Term Improvements. VII. Adjourn
(April 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY TARGET NATIONAL BANK 3701 WAYZATA BLVD. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 Plaintiff, vs. DONNELLA L. JOHNSON 990 MINNEAPOLIS ST. AMERY, WI 54001 Defendant(s). Case No. 09CV95 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 572364 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after 4/3/2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court whose address is 1005 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated: March 11, 2009. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK LLC ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION 2448 S. 102nd Street, Suite 210 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Toll-Free: (888) 302-4011
Do You Need: • Windows, Doors • Insulation, Roofing • Electrical, Plumbing • Heating • Or other upgrades & repairs to your home
Will be held
20750 County Road Z • Frederic (Trade Lake Twp.) • Review of 2008 business • Election of Directors • Any other business that may properly come before the meeting. DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS FOLLOWING BUSINESS MEETING All Policyholders Welcome
Virgil Hansen, Clerk 480918 21-22a,d 32-33L
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The annual meeting of the
The Town of Jackson Annual Meeting will be held at the Town Hall, 4599 County Road A, on Sat., April 18, 2009, at 10 a.m.
Monthly Board Meeting Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. Milltown Fire Hall
Village of Frederic
107 Hope Road W. Frederic, WI 54837 Tel.: 715-327-4294
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(April 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DISCOVER BANK 6500 NEW ALBANY ROAD NEW ALBANY, OH 43054 Plaintiff, vs. TERESA K. HANNAH 1770 U.S. HWY. 8, UNIT B ST. CROIX FALLS, WI 540247506 Defendant(s). Case No. 09CV158 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 514655 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after April 17, 2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court whose address is 1005 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated: March 19, 2009. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK LLC ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION 2448 S. 102nd Street, Suite 210 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Toll-Free: 888-302-4011
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(March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM F. BOKENYI and SHERRI D. BOKENYI, husband and wife; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants, DEFENDANTS. Case No. 08-CV-608 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 17, 2008, in the amount of $199,967.55, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 21, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” & subject to all legal liens & encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Lot 32 Of First Addition To Montriol Estates. Said Land Being In The City Of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 684 South Moody Road, St. Croix Falls. TAX KEY NO.: 281-1341-0000 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. O’DESS & 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 Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.
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Our File: 653988 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after April 9, 2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 600, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated March 11, 2009.
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ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM A Community Development Block Grant is available to residents of the Village for Home Repairs, Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance
HURRY, Time is Running Out.
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The annual meeting for the Town of LaFollette will be held at the town hall on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. 481687 Linda Terrian, Clerk 32L 22a
The Annual Road Inspection for the Town of Siren will be held on Fri., April 10, 2009. The meeting will be called to order at 7:30 a.m. at the Siren Town Hall. The Board will go on-site to inspect the roads and will adjourn back at the Siren Town Hall. Mary Hunter, Clerk 481644 32-33L WNAXLP
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WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING II, LLC Assignee of Bank of 101 CONVENTION CNTR, #850, LAS VEGAS, NV 89101 Plaintiff, vs. BARBARA A. SCHUETT 315 JOHNSON ST. AMERY, WI 54001-1516 Defendant(s).
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., April 13, 7 p.m. At Pour House Contact John,
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(April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT GREEN LAKE COUNTY MICHAEL P. LEHNER LEHNER LAW OFFICE P.O. BOX 236 PRINCETON, WI 54968 Plaintiff(s) -vsSTEPHEN RODWELL ASHRIDGE CONTRACTORS P.O. BOX 165 AMERY, WI 54001 Defendant(s) Small Claims Publication Summons And Notice Case No. 09-SC-52 Publication Summons and Notice of Filing TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S): You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plaintiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims court: Green Lake County Courthouse. Telephone Number of Clerk of Court: 920-294-4142. Courtroom/Room Number: 305. Address: 492 Hill Street, P.O. Box 3188. City: Green Lake. State: Wis. Zip: 54941. on the following date and time: Date: April 20, 2009. Time: 1:30 p.m. If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county. If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call: 920-294-4142. Michael P. Lehner Plaintiff/Attorney 920-295-6477 March 19, 2009 State Bar No. 1016715 Lehner Law Office P.O. Box 236 Princeton, WI 54968
TOWN OF LAFOLLETTE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
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Burning is allowed from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. only from April 1, 2009 to June 1, 2009. Patsy Gustafson 481646 Town Clerk 32-36L
NOTICE
SIREN BALLPARK MEN’S & WOMEN’S SOFTBALL LEAGUE MEETING
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TOWN OF LAKETOWN BURNING BAN
The Town of Sterling is accepting bids for 2009 blacktopping as follows: All to be 2” thick, hot and cold mix bids are accepted: 1. 260th Street 22’ x 1-1/2 miles. 2. Evergreen Ave. 20’ x 6/10 mile. For more information, contact Dave at 715-488-2452. Submit sealed bids to: Town of Sterling, 13308 Bucklund Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids to be opened at the April 20 board meeting at 7:30 p.m. 481241 32L Julie Peterson, Clerk
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TOWN OF SIREN - ANNUAL ROAD INSPECTION
The Polk County Land Information Committee is accepting applications for Board of Adjustment members. Persons interested in filling this position will need to contact Gary Spanel, Polk County Zoning Administrator at 715-485-9248. 481122 31-32L 21a,d
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF STERLING REQUEST FOR BLACKTOP BIDS
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TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARING April 8, 2009 The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Wed., April 8, 2009, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI. At that time the applicant will inform the Commission of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 6 P.M. WHEN THE COMMISSION CONVENES AT THE TOWN HALL). Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall. Family Pathways requests a SPECIAL EXCEPTION permit to run a Thrift Store in the Commercial District. The property address is 2205 U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. The property is located in the SE 1/4 of Section 29, Parcel Number 044-00814-0000. Jim Alt, Zoning Administrator 480954 31-32L WNAXLP
GOLDEN AGE MANOR REQUEST FOR BATHING SYSTEM BIDS
Golden Age Manor is requesting bids for an Apollo bathing system that includes: • Level-Glide Transfer System • Ultra-Violet Infection-Control Water Purification System • Rapid-Fill Reservoir • Automatic Cleaning and Disinfection System • Antiscalding Temperature-Control System • Four-Jet Whirlpool • Include All Costs of Installation and Disposal of Old Bathing System Please deliver bids to Administrator Gary Taxdahl, Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Court, Amery, Wisconsin 54001. Any questions, please call 715-268-7107. Deadline 481680 32L for bids is Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at 4 p.m.
TOWN OF SIREN SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT MEETING TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETING
The Siren Sanitary District will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., at the Siren Town Hall. Immediately following the Siren Sanitary District meeting the Town of Siren Board Meeting will be held at approximately 7 p.m. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk, at 715-349-5119. 481149 31-32L Mary Hunter, Clerk
TOWN OF EUREKA
Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, April 9, 2009, 7 p.m. Eureka Town Hall
Agenda: Call to order, minutes, reports and old business updates. New Business: Discuss need for mailbox & nuisance ordinances. Lynmarc of Chisago City, Inc. - Liquor License Application. Appoint alternate members for Board of Review. Fireworks control. Summer lawn care. Town Hall sign. Crewmen’s vacation schedule, Folz driveway issue. Community Referral Agency - donation request. Correspondence, citizens comment time, discussion items & announcements. Sign vouchers to authorize payment. Adjournment. 481710 32L 22a,d
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER INVITATION TO BID 5-12 SCHOOL PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE
The School District of Webster is accepting bids for parking lot maintenance to include: • Crack Sealing • Seal Coating • Line Painting Work to be done summer of 2009. All bids are to be sealed and submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009, to the School District of Webster, P.O. Box 9, Webster, WI 54893. Please direct all questions, clarifications or bid specifications to Brian Sears at 715-866-4281 or bsears@webster.k12.wi.us. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any part of a bid or all bids. 481504 32-33L VILLAGE OF WEBSTER OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Polk County Land Information Committee will hold public hearings on Wednesday, April 14, 2009, at 8 a.m. in the Government Center (1st Floor, County Boardroom), Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Committee will recess at 8:30 a.m. to view sites and will reconvene at 11 a.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, to consider the following and other agenda items: DAVID NORDQUIST requests a Special Exception from Section VIB2 & VIB12 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to operate a contractor’s storage yard and a salvage yard/recycling center for mobile homes. Property affected is: 323 Barbo Lake Rd., Pt. of NE 1/4, NE 1/4, Sec. 28/T33N/R15W, Town of Clayton. ROBERT J. & SUSAN HUGHES request a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 1338 Hungerford Point Rd., Pt. of Lot 9, Bakers Subd. Hungerford Point, Desc. V474/13, 150’, Sec. 25/T34N/R18W, Town of St. Croix Falls, Deer Lake. 481237 32-33L 22a,d WNAXLP
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM TOWN OF LAKETOWN April 7, 2009 Notice is hereby given that at an election to be held in the Town of Laketown on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, the following advisory question will be submitted to a vote of the people. Vote for one: A. Do you favor continuing legally and financially to halt Mathy Construction’s proposed mining operation in the Town of Laketown? Or B. Do you favor coming to a mutual agreement with Mathy Construction and the Town of Laketown? EXPLANATION: This is an advisory referendum. An “A” vote would favor continuing to halt Mathy Construction’s proposed mining operation. A “B” vote would favor coming to a mutual agreement with Mathy Construction. Done in the Town of Laketown, March 3, 2009 Patsy Gustafson, Town Clerk 481751 32L WNAXLP
TOWN OF DANIELS ANNUAL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2008, 7 P.M. DANIELS TOWN HALL AGENDA: 2008 minutes and annual report, legal newspaper, donations, road tour date, snowplowing fees, ambulance, cemetery, election workers acceptance for 2010/2011, set 2010 annual meeting date and any items brought before the board per statutes for annual mtg.
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“Lion King” comes alive on Webster stage Musical plays to packed house by Carl Heidel WEBSTER - When Webster High School stages its annual musical, the entire community comes flocking to the event. And this past weekend was no exception as the high school actors and actresses and their supporting crews, all led by director Nancy Meindel and musical director Julie Strang, presented Disney’s “The Lion King.” Past school musicals have created high expectations throughout the district, and the performance of “Lion King” certainly met all those expectations. With costuming and sets, the stage was a constant blaze of color, and the music made the story flow along. Actors seemed to live their characters. Chris Stoll was the regal Mandrill Shaman Rafiki as she showed Prideland the Baby Simba and then counseled the grown Simba (Jud Mosher). Jason Hendry was indeed kingly in his portrayal of Mufasa, king of the Pridelands and father of Simba, and his qualities
were nicely matched by his wife, Sarabi, (Brittany Flatten). Jan Laepple turned in a truly evil performance as Scar, Mufasa’s not-at-all-nice brother. Zazu, the Hornbill, a sassy assistant to Mufasa, came alive in the hands of Olivia Main. The Young Simba (Alex Strang) and Young Nala (Emily Flatten) showed that Webster’s theater future is in good hands. Joey Erickson as Timon the Meerkat and Marcus Nelson as Pumbaa the Warthog had the best comic lines in the musical, and they never broke character in all their nonsense. And Mosher (the grown Simba) and Billie Ingalls (the grown Nala) richly fulfilled the promise laid down by their younger counterparts. And all these main characters were nicely supported by lionesses, hyenas, birds, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, and of course, a four-person elephant. So much for the fun of “The Lion King.” Wonder what they’ll do for an encore next year.
Mufasa (Jason Hendry) and his son Young Simba (Alex Strang) confer about responsibility. – Photos by Carl Heidel except where noted
Joined by the Young Nala (Emily Flatten), the Young Simba (Alex Strang) sings “I Just Can’t Wait to be King.”
Pumbaa the Warthog (L, Marcus Nelson) expounds his ideas, much to the regret of Timon the Meerkat (R, Joey Erickson).
The Lioness chorus (L to R): Olivia Kopecky, Christina Becker, Ashley Clay Miranda Burger, sing “Shadowland” as Nala leaves the Prideland.
Zazu (Olivia Main) sounds off with the “Daily Report.”
The magician behind this year’s “Lion King,” director Nancy Meindel, accepts some tokens of gratitude from the cast: flowers, a book of 101 play scripts, a book of costume design ideas, and movies. All the gifts were given, hopefully, to inspire Meindel to tackle future productions. - Photo by Sherill Summer
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Military family concerned by reaction to its upside-down flag
by Mary Stirrat LUCK — A recent photo in another local paper has disturbed local residents, but it has also caused distress for the family that was the subject of the photo. A photo of an upside-down flag at the home of Larry and Nancy Hanson has brought negative attention to the couple, said Nancy Hanson, and the perception that they are unpatriotic. Larry is one of five generations of Hansons who served in active combat duty, she said, so nothing could be farther from the truth. The United States Flag Code (36 U.S.C. 176) states, “The flag should
never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” According to the Hansons’ viewpoint, protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, the country is in dire distress due in particular to the recent and widespread economic and financial losses across the nation. “There is nothing wrong with me hanging that in my yard,” she said. “Our country is in distress. We are sad. Period. End of conversation.” The flag has been removed because it got caught in a tree, said Hanson, and was ripped.
Since the photo ran, said Nancy, the door of their home has nearly been kicked in, they have received phone calls and mail that has made them feel threatened, and even the Prisoners of War and Missing In Action flags they have flying at the end of their driveway have been questioned. But the most hurtful thing, said Hanson, is that their patriotism has been questioned. Her husband, she said, joined the military as a volunteer during the Vietnam conflict and was in active combat during the Tet Offensive. He was only 17 and, not only did he want to serve his country, but his parents had to agree to sign for his enlistment. The fact that they signed is an indication of their own patriotism, said Hanson. Larry’s father, Albert, served in active duty during World War II, and he wasn’t the first combat soldier in the family. Albert’s father, Birger Hanson, served in combat in World War I, and his grandfather, Gustav, served in combat in the Civil War. The tradition of active service continued, said Hanson, with Larry’s son, Aaron, serving as an Airborne Ranger in Desert Storm. Hanson, herself, was a stateside M.P. during Desert Storm. “We are the most patriotic people that I know, and I know thousands of peo-
ple,” said the owner of Dalton’s and Whiskey Jake’s in Balsam Lake. While others are accusing the Hanson’s of being unpatriotic, the couple feels that there is a general loss of knowledge about what patriotism really is. For example, said Nancy, her husband was confronted in their driveway by someone asking the meaning of the “pow mee-ah” flags. She said the person was referring to the POW (Prisoners of War) and MIA (Missing in Action) flags they fly at the end of their driveway. “Our patriotism is being lost,” she said. This situation has made her uncomfortable about her safety, said Hanson, with angry people confronting her and her husband. She is especially frustrated because the person who took the photo never talked with either her or her husband. “This made us a target,” she said. “She has put my life in jeopardy for no reason. “We never meant to hurt anyone with this. Larry is an incredible human being, and his family is incredible. I want to honor my husband’s family.”
Larry Hanson of Luck is one of five generations of Hansons who served in active combat duty, dating back to the Civil War. Shown in this photo are Gustav Hanson (Civil War), Birger Hanson (World War I), Albert Hanson (World War II), Larry Hanson (Vietnam) and Aaron Hanson (Desert Storm). – Special photo
Luck to perform “The Spring Show” April 3 & 4 Luck School will present “The Spring Show” this Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4. This year’s Show boasts a lot of brand-new characters, said director Judy Wicklund, with a great deal of singing and dancing in an unusual sort of way. Shown here are The Creeps, a running theme in “The Spring Show.” The Creeps are a candyloving subculture who like math and snooping, and who struggle to get along with others. The Show is at 7:30 p.m. each night. Anyone who brings something for the food shelf will receive $1 off the admission price. — Photos by Mary Stirrat
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A s pr i ng wal k i n S tr ai gh t L ak e St at e P ar k by Gregg Westigard TOWN OF LUCK – This is a good time to take a walk in a little-visited section of the new Straight Lake State Park east of Luck. A proposed route for the future Ice Age Trail extension has just been marked though the woods north of Straight Lake. It is possible to follow the blue and yellow ribbons marking the route into a remote area with scenic views and great wildlife watching. On our hike there Sunday, we saw trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes and had a very close view of a large beaver returning to the lake from a forage. Access to this area of the park is from
An active beaver lodge with the island in the distance. – Photos by Gregg Westigard
A very old beaver stump.
the road at the corner where 280th Avenue turns north at 130th Street. This is the point where the power line divides the park into two sections. Parking is on the road, and since work crews are rebuilding the power line at present, weekday parking should be on 130th south of the Oak Forest entrance. Look for the yellow and blue ribbons on the trees south of the power line at the corner. The route heads south and east through an old forest and soon mounts a ridge with a line of large, rock outcroppings, a unique part of the park. To the south is the first view of Straight Lake. Alternate routes are marked, one circling
the ridge on the north, the other following the hillside on the south. There are views of a large beaver lodge and the island in the lake that is home to an eagle’s nest. The routes converge near the lake and cross the top of an old beaver dam before heading up the ridge again. The upper area contains many small ponds and an old red pine forest. This is a good time of the year to explore and a good place to wander. With no leaves and ground cover, a hiker can see the whole terrain. With the powerline clearing to the north and the lake to the south, there is little chance of getting lost. And the ribbons are almost always visible somewhere nearby to mark the route back to the car. It was a spring walk last Sunday. The lake was still ice covered and there were few signs of green. But we found the first tick of the season!
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A hiker follows ribbons on the marked trail above Straight Lake.
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Impromptu visit to deer classic turns into winning proposition by Priscilla Bauer ST PAUL, Minn. - Looking out at the tables of deer mounts and the crowds of people wandering the aisles of hunting outfitters and equipment booths, I wondered how I ended up at the Minnesota Deer Classic. I thought when I headed to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds a few weekends ago I was going to be checking out the newest digital photography equipment at the camera show. Seeing a lot of people dressed in camo heading into the coliseum should have been my first clue that this was perhaps not the event I was looking for. And once inside I realized the obviousness of the truth. I had been misinformed about the camera show date. But since I was here I thought, why not check out the displays and vendors. So I paid my admission, grabbed a pretzel and took a seat inside the hall. I was just sitting there eating my pretzel, trying to take it all in, when a voice came on over the loud speaker announcing it was time to draw five names for the grand prize. Hundreds of people had entered the drawing, including me, and
Wrong place, right time? like everyone else, I listened for my name. The first name was called and repeated and then the second, Priscilla Baker from Grantsburg, Wis. It was my name, well sort of. I mean how many other Priscillas could there be from Grantsburg, Wisconsin? The announcer said the first one to reach the information booth would claim the prize. I stopped chewing my pretzel and got to my feet. Luckily, I was sitting right next to an entrance, just down from where the drawing was being held, so l got there two minutes after my name was called. By now I was excited and greeted the an“I’m nouncer loudly proclaiming, Priscilla, I’m Priscilla.” Followed immediately by, “Did I win? Did I win?” After showing proper identification I was handed the grand prize, a signed David Maas wildlife print, “Reflections of Autumn Wood Ducks.” I was asked if I would pose for a photo with my print and said of course I would. I told the official taking the photo I worked for a newspaper in Frederic, and he said, great, now he would know someone to send press releases to for next year’s event. He promised to send me the photo so I could show off my big win. So I guess deciding to check out the Deer Classic turned out to be more than just OK. But there is this nagging notion
Priscilla Bauer with the grand prize, a signed David Maas wildlife print, “Reflections of Autumn Wood Ducks.” - Special photo I have, if it had been the right weekend for the camera show, would I have won some great photography equipment? Or would it have been the right place but the wrong time and I would have gone
“Canoe from my back door” Jim Kurtz will be speaker at Ice Age meeting, April 11 LUCK - Jim Kurtz walked out his backdoor, got into his canoe and paddled 18 weeks, some 500 miles, up into Canada. In his presentation he attempts to share the beauty and wonder of the land he traveled. Kurtz, a member of the Blue Hills Ice Age Trail chapter, will be at the Café Wren to tell the story, on Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. Café Wren is located on Hwy 35, just North of Luck. The presentation is part of the annual planning meeting of the Indianhead Ice Age Trail chapter. Everyone is invited to come to the presentation and to participate in the meeting. There is a year of trail use and work to be planned for. Events on the trail always bring a great variety of people together, often sharing much knowledge and experience which adds to outdoor enjoyment.
There is enormous satisfaction to be found in being part of the creation and maintenance of this national trail for anyone to enjoy now and far into the future. A highlight this year will be the construction of new trail through Straight Lake Park. Volunteers from all over will converge for five days, Sept.8 through 13, to work under the professional leadership of the IAPTF Mobil Skills Crew. The IAPTF has a very active Web site; www.iceagetrail.org, where you can learn more about or sign up for this event. A Follow the Flags Hike will be held Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. This walk will take participants along the newly flagged route in Straight Lake Park, where trail will be constructed in September. Hikers are to meet at the corner of 130th St. and 270th Avenues, north of Luck in Polk County. Yellow Ice Age Trail Event signs will direct you to the event. The walk is almost two miles long, most off-trail. A shuttle from the end of walk back to starting point will be provided.
A Follow the Flags Hike will be held Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. This walk will take participants along the newly flagged route in Straight Lake Park, where trail will be constructed in September. - Special photo
home empty handed? To paraphrase a line from one of my favorite movies, “The Matrix,” it’s that kind of thinking that’s really going to bake your noodle.
Royal Oaks
The Royal Oaks independent senior community in Osceola is now adding living with assistance. It offers customized living where persons can choose the extra help they may need such as: help with medications, bathing, dressing, bathroom assistance, meals, cleaning etc. Call Nancy at 715-294-1600 with any questions or visit The Royal Oaks for a cup of coffee and to check out the facilities, located at 304 8th Avenue East. – with submitted information
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A line of basalt rocks tops the ridge above the lake.
Trumpeter swans resting on the ice. – Photos by Gregg Westigard
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The Long Walk by Elaine Gorter Millie took her coat off the hook, thankful that her boss had said to leave early as it was so foggy. No one would be in to eat, and if they did he could handle it. At seventeen, she felt proud she had the waitress job, as the wages and tips went into her college fund. He watched her as she silently slipped out the door. She turned right and headed the four blocks home. As she stepped out into the night she thought, “Where are the lights? Wow, now I know what people mean when they say the fog is as thick as pea soup.” She batted at the fog as if it would disappear, but it was no help. As she inched along, she recalled the recent TV show she had watched called “The Murdering Whistler Who Came in the Dark Foggy Night.” Her heart picked up in beats. She wondered if someone was walking behind her, as she thought she heard a shuffling sound. She screamed
Writer’s Corner as a cat brushed past her, now her heart was beating a mile a minute. In her fright she had forgotten just where she was in counting the driveways on her way home. It had seemed such an easy plan when she left the restaurant. Let’s see, is this a white fence? Must be Mr. Adams, or is it the Gordons’ place? As he passed the post, he could have reached out and touched her, but he thought, no I will wait. Her mind was racing, it never takes me this long to walk home. Oh my, she thought, did I hear someone behind me? “Lord look over me,” she prayed. Oh, there is our house. She raced up the steps and reached for the doorknob, when she hear him say, “Hi, Sis, wait up, Mom sent me to walk you home.”
Spring is in the Air by Joyce Thompson Land awakening Throwing off its covers. Lakes of muddy water Mini rivers of melted snow Bright sunshine Warm breezes Cerulean blue sky White cotton ball clouds Gold and purple crocus Tulips and hyacinth peeking up Sweet bird songs Robins leaning on tail feathers Pulling fat earthworms from the ground
PoCo Penners The PoCo Penners meet the second Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the county boardroom in the government center in Balsam Lake. Contact Brenda Mayer at 715-485-3571 or Iris Holm 715-294-3174 for more information. - submitted
Swelling tree buds Honking geese Dingy, brown lawn turning green Thunder, lightning, rain Children outdoors Running, shouting, riding bikes Wearing sweaters and jackets Coats left behind People walking aimlessly Just enjoying being outdoors Thoughts turn to gardening Mowing lawns Picnics Fishing Reading a book in the gazebo Yes, Spring is in the air And it never comes too soon.
Northwest Regional Writers The Northwest Regional Writers meet at 1 p.m. the second Friday of the month either in Frederic or Grantsburg. Call Mary Jacobson at 715-349-2761 for more information about the organization.
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced on one side only of 8 -1/2 x 11 white paper, leaving a minimum of 1-inch margins all around. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be no more than 800 words. Submissions may be delivered to The Leader’s offices in Frederic or Siren, mailed to Box 490, Frederic, WI 54837 or e-mailed to the-leader@centurytel.net. We prefer e-mailed copy. If hand-delivered or mailed, please write "Writers’ Corner" somewhere on the front of the envelope. If e-mailed, please use "Writers’ Corner" as the subject and include the submission as body text of the e-mail. No attachments, please. Your submission to Writers’ Corner grants The Leader one-time rights to publish the item in the weekly newspaper. The author retains the copyright and all future publication rights. The Leader may edit submissions for grammar and punctuation, clarity and length. If you have any questions about this feature, please contact us at the-leader@centurytel.net or call 715-327-4236. - Editor
Frederic Run/Walk American Cancer Society kickoff meeting held FREDERIC -The kickoff meeting for the Frederic Area American Cancer Society Run/Walk was held Friday, March 27, at Hacker’s Lanes. Larsen Auto Centers, and Amery Regional Medical Center, are the corporate sponsors for the Frederic event this year. Darwyn Brown presented a check from Larsen Auto Centers, and Linda Clausen and LaRayne Ayd of the Luck Medical Clinic, representing the Amery Regional Medical Center, presented their sponsorship check. Walk sponsors help defray the costs involved in a walk, so that the money raised all goes to the American Cancer Society. Funds raised from the run/walk have helped the American Cancer Society save lives through expanding research, providing greater access to cancer information, supporting legislation to protect public health, providing access to health care, and offering programs and services to cancer patients and their families. Joan Funne is the honorary chair this year. Funne was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 and has been cancer-free since her treatments. Funne has been very supportive of the walk for a number of years, being part of the Pilgrim Lutheran Church team. The 2009 walk will be held on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Registration will be at the Birch Street Elementary School from 8 to 9 a.m. This is the third year at this site. Registration forms for the walk and tribute flag forms are available at Larsen Auto Center, Bremer and U.S. Banks,
The kickoff breakfast for the 2009 Frederic ACS Run/Walk was held Friday, March 27, at Hacker’s Lanes. Larsen Auto Centers and Amery Regional Medical Center are the corporate sponsors for the Frederic event this year. Darwyn Brown presented a check from Larsen Auto Centers, and Linda Clausen and LaRayne Ayd of the Luck Medical Clinic, representing the Amery Regional Medical Center, presented their sponsorship check. Shown (L to R), front row: Darwyn Brown, Linda Clausen, LaRayne Ayd, Elvira Schmidt, Colleen Draxler, Clarice Lindahl and Deanna McWilliams. Back row (L to R): Sylvia Hansen, JoAnn Gibbs, Nancy Hardenbergh and Phyllis Wilder. - Special photo Curves and The Medicine Shoppe. For the first time this year, online registration is available for the walk at http://community.acsevents.org/ fredericwalkrun. Preregistration is $5 and is due by Friday, May 8, to Kay Thorsbakken at Box 221, Frederic, WI 54837. Registration forms will also be available the day of the walk and will be $8. Walkers may choose a 2-, 3- or 5-mile route. Refreshments will be available at the walk and top fundraisers will be recognized. Every walker that brings in at least $50 in pledges will receive a T-shirt.
Teams that bring in $500 or more will receive a framed picture of their team. Betty MacKean has created and donated another beautiful quilt that will be raffled as a fundraiser for the ACS run/walk. Tickets on the quilt raffle are $1 or six tickets for $5. The quilt will be on display at Luck Medical Center, Curves, the Bremer and U. S. Banks and the Medicine Shoppe in Frederic and tickets will be available there or from any Run/Walk committee member. Businesses will have an opportunity to purchase Signs of Hope for $35 that will be placed along the walk route with the
Jose Cole Circus coming to Webster WEBSTER – The Jose Cole Circus will be coming to the Webster High School gym on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at U.S. Bank in Webster, Log Cabin Store and Eatery in Danbury, Burnett Diary Cheese Store in Grantsburg and Olsen and Son Drug Store in Siren, until at noon on April 18. They will also be available at the door, starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. Crystal Diamond, will engage in artistic feats of strength and agility. She is one of the many thrilling acts featured at this year’s exciting edition of the Jose Cole Circus. The Jose Cole Circus is being sponsored by the Webster/Siren girls softball program. – submitted
Crystal Diamond will be performing in the air on the Roman rings. – Photo submitted
name of the sponsoring business. Tribute flags will be available at the businesses that have the registration forms. Honor a cancer survivor or loved one by purchasing a tribute flag for $5. The flags will be displayed the day of the walk at the Birch Street Elementary School. Run/walk athletic shoes will also be available for purchase for $1 in various businesses in the Frederic area. The athletic shoes have the name of the person who purchased it and are displayed in store windows or in the interior of the business. All funds raised from the Signs of Hope, tribute flags, athletic shoes and the walk goes to the American Cancer Society. The Frederic Run/Walk committee urges you to join the fight against cancer. Join your family, friends, and neighbors on May 9, and enjoy the great out-ofdoors and a healthy, fun activity. If you are unable to walk, please consider making a donation to a walker or purchasing a tribute flag in honor of a cancer survivor, or in memory of a loved one who died of cancer. If you would like to make a donation, the checks should be made out to the American Cancer Society and may be sent to Elvira Schmidt, 3348 30th Street, Frederic, WI 54837. For further information on the walk contact Schmidt at 715-653-2684. – submitted
"Under Our Skin: The Untold Story of Lyme Disease" to be presented BALSAM LAKE – The Balsam Lake Public Library, in conjunction with Western Wisconsin Lyme Action Group, proudly presents “Under Our Skin: The Untold Story of Lyme Disease,” on Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 p.m., at the Balsam Lake Public Library. “Under Our Skin” is a powerful and often terrifying look not only at the science and politics of Lyme disease, but also the personal stories of those whose lives have been affected and nearly destroyed. From a few brave doctors who risk their medical licenses, to patients who once led active lives and can now barely walk, the film uncovers a hidden world that will astound viewers. As suspenseful and hair-raising as a Hollywood thriller, “Under Our Skin” is sure to get under yours. – submitted
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Flour mill competition by Stanley Selin Canute Anderson of Grantsburg built a gristmill along the south side of Wood River in 1865. Water from the river provided the power source for operating the machinery. Prior to this time, flour and grist were obtained at St. Croix Falls and hand carried along the River Road to Grantsburg, as the settlers had no horses or oxen yet. The new gristmill, called the Grantsburg Flouring Mill, ground course flour for making bread as well as feed for livestock, using the centuries-old millstones. By 1875, steel rollers had been invented that could grind unbleached white flour, which was considered a luxury at the time. The Grantsburg Flouring Mill was purchased by Joel A.
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View of the Hickerson Roller Mill about 1900.
Arthur and F. Gotfred Grimh shown by their sacks of Lily White flour. This is the only existing photo known to be taken inside the Trade Lake Roller Mill.
An ad by Carl Gotfred Grimh published in the Burnett County Sentinel soon after he installed new roller mills in the 1890s.
Hickerson, who installed the new roller mill machinery, hired a skilled miller, and changed the name to the Hickerson Roller Mill. The most famous product of this mill was Snow Flake flour, widely used in Northwest Wisconsin. The Hickerson Roller Mill remained at this location until 1933, when it ceased operations. A gristmill was built by the river in the village of Trade Lake in 1880 by Ira Griffen and J. E. Steele, according to old newspaper records. P. A. Sundberg was the first miller. This mill also used millstones, powered by a water turbine. After a few years, the mill property passed to Charlie Akerlind for a time, who then sold it to John Forsberg. In 1893, Carl G. Grimh, from West Sweden, purchased the mill for $1,033. By 1897, Grimh had installed new roller mill machinery and changed the name to the Trade Lake Roller Mill, advertising Patent and Choice Baker brands. C. G. Grimh had three sons, F. Gotfred, Robert and Arthur, who operated the mill after their father died. Their advertised brand was Lily White, which competed directly with Hickerson’s Snow Flake flour. This led to an exchange of friendly banter in the local newspapers. F. Gotfred Grimh wrote the following poem in April 1909 to point out why Trade Lake flour was the best. The Trade Lake Roller Mill was in operation until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. However, in its last years it was used mainly for grinding livestock feed, since heavy competition from the Minneapolis flour mills, with their bleached flour and other grain products, caused local flour milling to become unprofitable. All illustrations are from the Selin collection. “A poem is not very hard to make, When it’s nothing but a fake, Like those the Grantsburg miller used to make. But one that is honest, true and straight, That seems hard for him to make. One time he says that cream of wheat Is the choicest part of wheat, And another time it has no power, Like the bread from Grantsburg flour. But tell us why Power can so easily fly Without any bother From one thing to another.” – F. Gotfred Grimh
Poem written by F. Gotfred Grimh and published in the Burnett County Sentinel. ••• For this month the RRR column is sponsored by Anderson’s Maple Syrup. Steve has everything a maple syrup producer needs as well as everything a maple syrup producer could want! If you have a good year and extra syrup, he will buy it from you at a good price in quantities from a gallon to a semi load.
An ad in the Burnett County Journal advertising Snow Flake flour. – Photos submitted
Hickerson Roller Mill ad in the Burnett County Sentinel.
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Oh, for a nap! From time to time I take a minivacation and check into the ER at an area hospital. I know I am there for a battery of tests and personal questions, so I check all modesty at the door. I know, too, that I am in good hands, many hands, and I’d like to take a nice little nap, but the overhead lights are bright and unforgiving. Members of the crew pursue Abrahamzon their individual assignments, and a tangle of plastic tubes cover me, a nose clip and tube deliver oxygen, and a blood pressure cuff is whisked on and off my arm I wish I could relax but one of my ailments is having white coat syndrome. No matter what the doctors and technicians wear, white coat or not, there is apprehension. The doctors do ask if I’ll stay overnight and I agree. (I’ve given up arguing on that point.) I am trundled down long corridors and into a room, where my clothes disappear, exchanged for a light gown. It is open at the back although the ties are seldom tied. I am wise to them, however, and I hide my underwear. I know all my other clothes will disappear into the big maw of the laundry, even my coat. I chat for a few minutes with my roommate. She is in the hospital because she climbed on a ladder to change the wall clock to daylight saving time. She fell and broke her arm and leg, taking a china closet down with her. I am tethered to my bed with plastic tubing and wires. I pull up the soft blanket folded at the foot of the bed, shut my lights off and prepare for a nap. It is not to be, however, as a “girl” comes in and says, “I’m here to take some blood.” I tell her, “You already took it.” She is gentle but has a one-track mind. “I need more,” she says. What a blood-thirsty crew. I must be in a nest of vampires, but they don’t want my neck. It’s my arms they’re after. The beeper goes off and someone comes in to tell me, “You have to keep your arm flat or it beeps.” I watch as the clear liquid drains slowly into my arm. I am almost asleep, but someone comes in with a tray of food and I sit up on the edge of the bed. I had missed breakfast at home and missed lunch at the hospital so this food will tide me over until suppertime. How did they know I like cream of tomato soup, crackers and canned peaches? I never drink hospital coffee because at home I make such weak coffee, it’s helpless. I found out later every tray contains a glass of milk. Good for the hospital and the dairy industry. Ah, now I will take a nice little nap. But no, it’s time for more bloodletting and blood-pressure taking. I would like to walk to the bathroom but I am tied to the bed. Some things must be unplugged before I am ambulatory. I have to take my intravenous pole with me. I settle down for a nice nap. Someone comes in, “I
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need to take more blood,” she says. What are they doing with all this blood? I may be running low. Supper on a tray is very good, very attractively arranged. I can see there has been a real effort to have a good presentation. Most women notice such amenities. Family members have popped in several times, with a book for me to read and a bouquet of yellow roses. They don’t know one flower from another and I am so sleepy I take their word for it. The next day when I am released and cutting the flower stems, I see they are yellow carnations, like am armful of sunshine captured in a vase. They are miniatures and could be mistaken for miniature roses, except they’re not. The long hospital night finally turns to morning and we have hot cereal, scrambled eggs, toast, jelly, juice, a hunk of grapefruit and a glass of milk. A nice lady comes in and says, “We’ll have a shower today.” I think I am too tired but she is all set. “You will feel better after a shower,” she tells me. So off we go, down the hall. She decides to give me a shampoo. She goes into another room to get a conditioner, and a comb so I can unsnarl my hairdo. My goodness, they do everything these days. Do you remember the days when we had sponge baths in bed and they always said, “Now you can finish up by yourself”? Well, I would hope so! But these days, no matter how independent we are, how able, they want to make sure no areas are skipped. Good thing I checked my modesty at the door. One of the days, I was there, we went into refrigerated room, and I had misgivings about sliding into a big noisy tube. Glory be, I could keep my head outside. I had heard my friends talking about such tests and was a bit apprehensive. Meanwhile I had little magnets all over me. It’s not that I have a magnetic personality. There’s a kind of jelly that keeps them on, more or less. I kept picking them up but I didn’t know where to put them. When you’re in the hospital, they talk in letters or initials, and I need to have them translated, ER, RN, MRI, etc. Finally, I can go home and that is welcome news. The refrigerator is full of good food cooked by others, salads, hot dishes, sloppy joe mix (what my husband called Tidy Josephs), etc. Good friends, good fare, good reports. As a writer, I am not ready for the Last Chapter. Not yet. P.S. In order to help the economy, I am considering buying stock in a drug company. I am already a walking, talking medicine cabinet. P.S. (2) If I don’t answer the phone, I may be taking a nap. Until next week, Bernice
Bring the Balsam back to Balsam Lake BALSAM LAKE – The Balsam Lake Homeowners Association is giving away free balsam fir seedlings to celebrate Arbor Day. Saturday, April 25 pick up seedlings along with planting instructions at the Hardware Hank parking lot, between 9 a.m. and noon, on the frontage road just off Hwy. 46, west of downtown Balsam Lake. Volunteers will be distributing 1,000 seedlings, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the association need only sign in. To assure a solid growth start, there will be complete instructions for planting available. If a member of the association is unable to pick up their plant Saturday, April 25, just sign in and sign the name of the member you are representing. Limit, one per association member. “A couple of years ago, a member of the association came up with this campaign idea, Bring Back the Balsam to Balsam Lake. The board thought it would be a
wonderful thing to continue to promote the preservation and restoration of naturalness along the lake’s shoreline. The seedlings have been growing at a nursery since then. We are hoping families will begin the tradition of planting a native pine annually to celebrate Arbor Day, and inspire that up-north feeling you get with and an abundance of pines,” recalled Debbie Ironstone, vice president BLHA. “We hope there will be an enthusiastic response. We chose the balsam fir tree as a natural tie in to our lake’s name and history of the area.” The balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is the name given to a number of evergreen trees in the pine family and is native to Wisconsin. These cone-shaped evergreen trees can grow to be up to 60 feet tall. The bark on young trees is smooth and gray. As they age, the bark gets shaggy and darkens. It has fragrant needles that are short, flat, and dark green. The cones are erect, dark purple, ripening brown and disintegrating to release seeds in September. These trees are often found in nature along with black spruce, white spruce and aspen. - submitted
Shown is an old postcard taken of the Dixie Resort in Balsam Lake. – Photo submitted
Do you remember ? Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon
50 Years Ago The Siren Junior Class presented the play “No Boys Allowed” under the direction of Mrs. Pearle Rackman. The cast included John Colvin, Lois Yourchuck, Kathy Rudisell, Janice Hunter, Joe Czekalski, John Kowalski, Charlotte Dennis, Betty Lou Johnson, Donna Grindell, Shari Lund, Leslie Lindquist, Ronnie Evert, Tom England, Clarence Johnson, Betty Jean Tewalt and Janet Soderberg. Stage managers were John Rasmussen and MerLind Lind.–Karen Lindbloom was Burnett County’s champion speller. She was 12 years old.-Burnett County 4-H Window Display winners were announced.-Rock Ridge Feed Mill had clean grass seed for sale at Dresser.- A Farm Institute at Webster was held March 19.-Vesely’s Clover Farm Store at Hertel was celebrating its 10th Anniversary Sale, March 13 – 14, and advertised coffee at 59¢ a 1-lb. bag, 50-lb. bag of flour for $3.29, two lbs. bananas for 27¢, 10 lbs. of sugar at 99¢, and Delicious apples for 49¢ for a 3-lb. bag.-A free wedding dance was held at Joe’s Cross Roads, Siren, on March 14, for Dan and Wanda Shaffer.-The Frederic United Fund Drive will be made in April.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included ground beef at two lbs. for 95¢, cube steaks at 69¢ lb., celery at 19¢ stalk, tuna fish at 39¢ can and oranges at 2 dozen for 69¢.
40 Years Ago The grand opening of Don Schwartz Ford took place in Luck, March 21 – 22, 1969.-The Frederic Phone Co. may become part of a larger system.-Guns and beer took their toll in Cushing and Wolf Creek business places.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included Cheerios at 39¢ and Wheaties at 45¢ with coupons, oranges were two dozen for 89¢, grapefruit were 10 for 79¢, and sausage links were 69¢ lb.-Specials at Route’s Super Market included carrots at 9¢ a lb., pork loins at 49¢ lb. and cabbage at 7¢ lb.-A wedding dance was held March 22 at Joe’s Cross Roads for Mr. and Mrs. Ron Yourchuck (Cindy Bruss).-A year’s supply of nylons were won by Mrs. Russell Otis, Frederic, and Mrs. Sommerfeld, Clam Falls. They were awarded by Nelson’s Fairway and V Store.-Minnesota coach, Denver Crawford, would be the guest speaker at the Siren Athletic Banquet the end of March.-Bernice Abrahamzon wrote book reviews each week in the Leader, covering books from the Frederic Municipal Library.-Readers were told, “If you’re cooking on the best-looking range in town, you’re cooking with gas.”-The film “Three in the Attic” was playing at the Auditorium Theatre, SCF.-Fred Witucki, former Frederic banker, died in Hong Kong while on trip.-Employee Fern Thompson was honored at a Leader coffee party as she observed her 20th anniversary as an employee.
20 Years Ago Parts of CTHs X, O and B will be reconstructed in Burnett County.-The expected total cost was $1,082,910 for Polk County Social Services building.Harold Maier, Polk County’s register of deeds, is expected resign.-Susan Pope wrote a letter to the editor to help people of Nicaragua, a letter representing Emmaus Road Fellowship, Grantsburg.-Psychologist David Markert, PhD, was going to moderate a Unity forum for school board candidates.-Mary Nuebel told about her life as being one of volunteering, in the Eye to Eye column.-Totsaver course would be offered at Luck School.-The Cushing Hardware grew from a tinsmith shop, as described on the Business of the Week page in this newspaper.-Obituaries included Norman Lund, Janet Skuza Nack, Selma Cameron, Parnel Larson Been, John Erickson, Edwin Shern and Edward Marek.-Glenn Melin was honored at his retirement party for 40 years of service at Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative. The party was held at the Milltown Community Center.-Another obituary was that of Oscar Enstrom.-Jule Zinn celebrated her 80th birthday at the Frederic Community Village Hall. She sang Bohemian songs and the Girl Scouts danced to the music of Irene and Joe Chasensky.
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866-4334 Delicious odors were emanating from the kitchen area to hit diners as soon as they entered the center on Tuesday. Nicky was serving a roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings and it made our mouths water. Because so many people like to eat a drumstick, she is now taking the meat off of the bone so that more can enjoy it. The next date for roast turkey is Tuesday, April 14, which is our Dining at Five evening meal, so call 715-8665300 for your reservation if you want a Thanksgiving dinner in April. Effie Wester and Maxine Peterson of the Webster Lioness Club passed out literature on “Getting The Word Out About Diabetes” on Tuesday at U.S. Bank in Webster. Lions members Susan Enns and Mary Beth Cable did the same at Wayne’s Foods Plus, Webster. We were getting so used to the warm and sunny weather that it brought out many grumps and groans on Wednesday when it turned to rain and cold and then snow. Nicky’s lasagna meal made the congregate diners smile, though. After lunch, twelve ladies played dime bingo and everyone had a good time, even those that didn’t win. The refreshments were furnished by Nancy O’Brien, Hi, everybody! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. Well, I did not get to the shelter’s Adoption Day outing last Saturday. I had to work. Besides my job as the shelter’s correspondent, I am also a watchdog. Times are tough, so a dog like me has to take on whatever gig he can to earn his kibble. I am even working on a plan to give “pony” rides to small children! Anyway, my friends at the shelter told me that Adoption Day was a rousing success: Mindy, the black Lab pup, and that little sweetheart, Pretty, both had folks complete adoption applications on them; four dogs got microchipped and got new, fancy-schmancy ID tags to match; and the cats had a blast trying to climb out of their playpen. Can you imagine the scene of chasing down cats all over a huge store? Boy, that would be harder than trying to get a tree rat out of a hollow log! Some people also stopped by to say hi who have already adopted animals from us, and they said their pets were all doing wonderfully. That makes me glad. My furry friends did great at the store, and they were all wiped out and sleeping on the way back home. Thanks to the nice folks at Tractor Supply for letting us come and visit again this year. I haven’t asked for much in my last few columns, but this week I have a request. We have a thing called Star’s Fund, named after my predecessor who began this column. She was a wonderful dog who was a fixture at the shelter for a long time, until she passed on to her next life. Star’s Fund was set up for dogs and cats who come to the shelter needing medical help beyond the routine care they receive upon arrival; you know, like getting rid of worms, fleas, fixing ear infections, Lyme treatment, dequillifying porcupine victims, and that sort of thing. Star’s Fund provides money for dogs and cats needing surgery and other more serious stuff. The shelter staff has fixed up a lot of animals in the last few months, and the reserves are low. If any of you folks could see your way to making a monetary donation to Star’s Fund, it would certainly be appreciated and would go a long way in helping my friends. You can send your check to HSBC at 7347 Midtown Rd., Siren, WI 54872, or you can always stop by the shelter, too, and say hello to my pals while you’re at it. Remember, your donation is tax deductible. I’ve got two newcomers to tell you about this week - one cat, and one dog. Puddy is a young, domestic shorthair who was picked up on Herman Johnson Road near Siren. She sure is skinny, and only tipped the scales at 2-1/2 pounds when weighed. Goodness, I‘ve got sticks that weigh more than that! On the other end of the weigh scale is Beethoven. Beethoven is a St. Bernard-mix puppy who was found in Scott Twp. on Green Trail. He is 22 pounds, and a tall kid for his age of about 4 months. He is a sweet little guy, and cute too. He’s mostly white with a few brown patches, and one black eye. No, no one socked him, he just came that way. While I was at the shelter the other day, Morris, the orange tabby who has made himself the official shelter greeter, kept trying to steal my pen away from me. At first I thought he was just being a nuisance, but he was trying to send me a message. I don‘t speak cat, but I think what he was trying to tell me is that he and his other feline
and they were twice as enjoyable because she used recipes that were low in fat and calories. How much better can it get! Harold Peterson, Ken Hayes, Earl Boelter, Dave Wardean, Pat O’Brien and Gene Johnson had a lot of fun playing pool on Thursday evening. Nancy O’Brien, Jane Wardean, Margel Ruck, Theresa Gloege and Gladys Beers had an equal amount of fun playing golf cards, but I am still convinced that the guys think the women have much more fun because of all the laughter coming from their end of the building. Everyone enjoys the wide assortment of goodies that the ladies bring each time. Eighteen diners enjoyed the fish dinner served on Friday, in addition to the hilarious stories and laughter throughout the meal. We have a wonderful group of people that come to eat and play at our center, and it is all good, clean fun. I consider all of them to be part of my large extended family. Bernie Boelter and Lily Gleason won homemade baked breads in the weekly National Nutrition Month drawing. Ken Hayes, Earl Boelter, Gene Johnson and Harold Peterson enjoyed playing pool both before and after the meal. I was grateful to have Theresa Gloege stay and keep me buddies are growing restless waiting for someone to adopt them. I have to admit, all the cats at the shelter are nice kitties, with a couple of comedians thrown in, so if you are thinking about getting a cat, would you please consider Morris or one of his pals? They really need to find permanent homes. In the last week, the dogs have been flying YAPpenings off the shelves, so to speak. Doogie, Sweetie, Haily, Choco, Faith, Bosco and Lola were all getting ready to be adopted. Mindy and Pretty, too, as I mentioned earlier. Don’t fret, though, because we still have waiting dogs: George, Joey, Makwa and Cooper are four lads who are itching for a forever family, and you never know who else is going to show up from day to day! Before I go, I just wanted to share with you folks one additional bit of news. Remember last week when I talked about macaroni and the couch-eating dog? I had a lot of people ask me if that trick really worked, and according to my couch-eating friend, it does! Her mom gave her some noodles and chicken (lucky dog), and she said it worked like magic! She konked out like a light, and the furniture remained intact. So there you have it; it’s Lab tested. Ha! I decided not to follow through with my plan to garner me some mac and cheese. Pulling the stuffing out of my couch would make sleeping on it uncomfortable, and, besides, we got extra treats at home this week in honor of my brother’s 16th birthday. He wants to know if he can go for his driver’s license now. Paws on the wheel scary! Don’t be an April fool - adopt a shelter pet, they’re cool! Take care, everyone, and I’ll see you here next week. HSBC is saving lives, one at a time www.hsburnettcty.org 715-866-4096.
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company during the afternoon while the tax reps were there. We worked on putting a new puzzle together and had coffee and goodies available for anyone coming in. Faithful AARP tax aide volunteers, Mary Poretti, Dan Brown and Dave Edaburn, were at the center again on Friday to assist people with their Homestead and income tax preparation. The next, and final, AARP tax aide assistance date is scheduled for Friday, April 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. Since it is Good Friday, no nutrition meals will be prepared and served, or home-delivered. However, the center will be open the day before, Thursday, April 9, and a congregate meal will be served, and also have home-delivered meals. Special thanks go to Pat O’Brien for reinstalling the blinds on our west window, Bernie Boelter and Nancy O’Brien for donating candy to refill our candy dish; and again to Lily Gleason for all the volunteer help she has been giving Nicky in the kitchen. We are in great need of a kitchen aide and if there is anyone interested in applying, please call Tony at Experience Works 800-782-7519 to get details. Experience Works is the former Green Thumb Program.
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Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to Mercelia Studeman, Denise Brown, Alfred Jackson, Kathy Ebnet, John Nolby, Jean Torfin, Roger Knudson, and John and Sharon Okerstrom. Our thoughts and prayers also go out to Maxine Peterson and Sandy Wohlitz and families in the passing of their mother, Dorothy Jones of St. Paul, Minn. What is the criteria that defines whether a church is successful or not? Certainly it isn’t a state-of-the-art building, a multimillion-dollar budget or a big turnout on Sunday morning. Whether a church has just a few in attendance or seats stadium-size crowds, numbers are not the measure God uses for success. He looks at the heart of the church. The true measure of success is demonstrated by followers of Christ who love God and each other, and are committed to living holy lives. A small church with a big vision has greater impact than a big church with a small vision. The prophet Micah asks “What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your god?” – Micah 6:8. “If you believe in Jesus’ name, then of His church you are a part; by loving others you proclaim: ‘We are the church – we are the heart.’ “ – Unknown.
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Tim and Trudy DeLawyer helped Tim’s mother, Bonnie (Skidmore) DeLawyer, celebrate her 90th birthday recently. They had an open house for her in Deronda, where she lives. Hank and Karen Mangelsen were lunch guests of Gene and Carlotta Romsos Wednesday. Don and Lida Nordquist had supper at the home of Jim and Jan Schott Thursday evening. They then attended the spring program of grandchildren Caleb and Hannah Schott at the Frederic School. David Lester was a guest of Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen Thursday and Friday. Karen and Hank Mangelsen called on them Thursday evening.
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By the time you all read this column, we will have said goodbye to March and welcomed in the month of April. If our weather falls true according to TV weathermen, March will have come in like a lion this year and looks like it will go out the same way. Seems there is a possible storm coming Monday evening or Tuesday, so we will have to wait for spring, as it just might be a little slow in arriving this year. Art and Bev Beckmark stopped in at the home of Harold and Virginia Larson of Webster last Tuesday for a visit. Nice to have these snowbirds in the area. Don’t forget, if you have kids, there is a great event going on for them this Saturday, April 4, at the Siren School gym. The Moms for Kids have their 20th-annual Rainbow of Fun Carnival going on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event has lots of family fun, games and prizes. The Moms for Kids use the monies earned to help the community and school plus more. If you belong to the Siren Softball League, both men’s and women’s, there is a softball league meeting at the Siren Pour House on April 13, 7 p.m. If unable to attend call John at 715-349-2391. Sympathy to the family of Ruth M. Prose, who passed away March 22. Sympathy to the family of Lois Heffner, who passed away Saturday, March 28, in Arizona. Those of you who always partake of the Good Friday breakfast at the Siren Senior Center, serving starts at 7 a.m. through 11 a.m. this Friday. You can enjoy more food than you could eat for just $5, with kids under 12 just $3. See you at the center. There was a great turnout at the Burnett Dairy Co-op Appreciation Day last Wednesday, March 25; over 1,400 people were served.
Dave Close and Holly, Jake, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen visited Hank and Karen Mangelsen Saturday. Sunday visitors of Donna and Gerry Hines were Brenda, Tim and Bryce Sweet. Other visitors there during the week were Karen and Hank Mangelsen, Lida and Don Nordquist and Joleen and Richard Funk. Clam River Tuesday Club will meet Saturday, April 8, at 2:30 p.m., at the home of Lida Nordquist. This is a change of date and time. There will be a benefit for Nettie Otis Wednesday, April 11, at Madden’s Event Center in Siren. The spaghetti dinner and silent auction will run from 4 to 7 p.m. The proceeds will help Nettie with medical expenses.
Frederic Senior Center by Ardyce Knauber
Monday, March 23, Spades was played at 1 p.m., with the following winners: Vi Luke in first place, Eleanor Bonneville in second place, Ed Berdal in third place and Ellis Erickson in fourth place. Tuesday was a quiet day at the center. Morning pool table was busy and morning coffee group enjoyed time together. Wednesday Pokeno, 1 p.m., always have a good time. Thursday 500 cards at 6:30 p.m. with the following winners: Arvid Pearson in first place, Donld Weik in second place, Mickey Kilmer in third place and Larry Anderson in fourth place. Friday Pokeno was enjoyed and the executive meeting was held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday food and fellowship at noon, with card games afterward. We enjoyed meatball buffet and, of course, Clareece Marek’s dessert cake. We have coffee and refreshments at 3 p.m. Nobody leaves here hungry. Coming events: Saturday, April 4, potluck and celebration of the April birthdays. The following members have April birthdays: Verna Amundsen on April 4, Clareece Marek on April 9, Frances Kurkowski on April 20 and Marion Miller on April 23. The center is getting decorated for Easter. We wish the Dorothy LaDoucer family sympathy in the loss of Dorothy, who passed away March 30. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth and faithfulness the best relationship.
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Mitch and Kim Thomason of Woodville are happy to announce the birth of their son, Carson David, born March 12, at Hudson Hospital. Carson weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Bob and Mary Ellen Peterson of Frederic and Dave
and Mary Falk of Grantsburg. Great-grandparents are Al and Fran Scheideler of St. Croix Falls and Orville and Ruth Falk of Lincoln, Neb. •••
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653-4281 It must be spring! Members of the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society are coming out of winter seclusion and having their first meeting of 2009 on Monday, April 6, at the senior citizens center in Luck. Gather at 7 p.m. with business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Business includes paying dues, election and bragging rocks. Program: Viewing DVD of Mexican agates. Potluck snacks. Welcome to all rockhounds and pebblepups. The Lewis church was busy as ever last
week, with choir practice on Monday night, Bible study on Tuesday night, Lenten service for Lewis/Siren UM churches at Lewis proceded by a free chili supper provided by the men. The regular board meeting followed. The D.O.G.s were also there. Mike Ascher is recuperating after amputation of his foot, which refused to heal due to diabetes. Reports are that he is doing well. Pussywillows graced the altar on Sunday, March 29, courtesy of John and LaVonne
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Boyer. Another sure sign of spring. Friends in Milwaukee say the forsythia is in bloom. The choir sang during Sunday’s church service at Lewis. Pastor Tom Cook gave the message, and Allen McKinley spoke on behalf of the Gideon Society. A special collection was accepted for that purpose. Treats were served after the service by Cindy and Kerry Berdal. This week’s Lenten service will be held at the Siren UM Church at 7 p.m. preceded by a
free potluck supper. Older members recall when Allen’s father, David McKinley spoke for the Gideons. Shannon Webster entertained for husband Brian’s birthday on Sunday at their home. Both Brian’s and Shannon’s families attended the party, along with Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Imhoff, Nolan and Sarah, Sheila Staples and Rick Abrahamzon. Sheila and Rick went to an animal/bird swap at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Neilsville on Saturday.
Cloverton-Markville The East Pine County Wanderers met on Wednesday. The only item on the agenda was the presentation of the posters about our group given by new member Patrice Winfield of Wilma Township. Fran and Dave Baker brought the birthday cake and door prize. The prize, a pint of homemade maple syrup, was won by Ruth Arnent. Dave Fornengo from Markville had dropped off another pint of maple syrup and that was won by Clara Lilly. How nice of Dave to do that. There were no March birthdays. Speaking of maple syrup, Dave and his son Dave from Cloverton have quite an en-
terprise going again with their sap collection. It is a fifth-generation project for the Fornengo family, with Dave’s daughters Julia and Lydia, ages 5 and 2, going around with their dad to pick up the containers from the trees. The Fornengos are also tapping box elder trees this year. All of the syrup production is done on the property of Dave in Markville, Minn. Awhile back, Sandi and Dave Drake spent a wonderful weekend in Anoka, Minn. A main event was granddaughter Gracia and her quartet, the Sweetwater Revival, doing a program at a church in Anoka. Their daughter, Patty, is getting a puppy –
a Biewer Yorkie. The dog will never weigh more than seven pounds. Sandi had photos of the cute little creature at the senior meeting. Marge Wolf, her daughter, Heidi, and granddaughter, Danielle, were on their way to Askov the other day when they had a flat tire. Fortunately, a Pine County worker named Larry Klar stopped and changed it for them. They were very grateful. Every third Friday, Jan Streiff and expert gardener Betsy Danielson meet at the Hay Creek Outpost for lunch and flower garden planning. Last time, they had their wonderful
Rusty is a 9week-old female redbone coonhound puppy. She and her siblings, Rufus and Ruby, are purebred redbones. They were surrendered to the shelter when their guardian was unable to find responsible homes for them. All three pups are healthy and happy, well socialized and paper-trained. Cute as they can be, redbones are gentle and affectionate. They get along with everybody. They are often used for hunting but can make wonderful pets. Coonhounds are best suited for life in the country, needing daily walks and exercise. Rusty, Rufus and Ruby are ready to bond with your family. MarketPlace Foods in St. Croix Falls recently completed their annual Shelter Wish List fundraiser. Running for six weeks, the wish list fundraiser provided the Arnell animal shelter with much needed supplies to
help the animals stay healthy and happy. Brown paper bags filled with items worth $10 and $20 were available to MarketPlace shoppers for $5 and $10. Paper towels, dog biscuits and chews, bleach, cat toys, Kitten Chow, cat litter, laundry detergent and dog treats filled the bags and were delivered to the Arnell shelter. We are grateful to MarketPlace Foods and store manager Art Wisner. By doing all the legwork and providing the wish list items at cost, the animals at Arnell r e c e i v e d $2,700 worth of supplies. During these tough times for everyone, we are esp e c i a l l y thankful to the individual shoppers who thought of the animals at Arnell while shopping at
MarketPlace Foods. Arnell Memorial Hum a n e S o c i e t y, Amery 715268-7387 (PETS) or visit online: arnellhumane.org.
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omelettes, then discussed the world and made garden plans for three hours. Betsy is planning a little pond for Jan’s yard. The only thing Mary and Frank Schaaf did last week was a trip to Duluth for a medical appointment for Mary. My husband, Dave Baker, is busy framing artwork, making syrup, and painting a sign for Bumbleberry Farm these days and I am busy doing work for the township in my role as town clerk. Get involved in local government, wherever you are.
With the help of generous individual shoppers, the Shelter Wish List fundraiser at MarketPlace Foods in St. Croix Falls donated shelter supplies worth $2,700 to Arnell Memorial Humane Society. MarketPlace Foods provided the wish list items at cost and made them available for their shoppers to add to their grocery carts. MarketPlace administrative assistant, Donna Betts, is pictured with brown paper donation bags and much-needed supplies: Kitten Chow, cat toys, cat litter, bleach, paper towels, laundry detergent, dog treats and rawhide chews. – Photo submitted
Siren Senior Center Hopefully, April will bring flowers instead of (snow) showers. This is the last chance to sign up for the Dining at Five dinner that will be held on Thursday, April 2. If you haven’t called or stopped in to make your reservation, do it now by calling 715-349-2845 or 715-3497810. CeCe is planning on having your choice of two hotdishes, turkey tetrazzini and pepperoni, salad bar, vegetable, strawberry shortcake for dessert and the usual rolls, coffee and milk. Also on Thursday, April 2, there will be volunteer meetings for Ruby’s Pantry at the Covenant Church, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ruby’s Pantry is planning on being a perma-
Orange Fran Krause
LaVonne O’Brien
Wednesday Fran Krause attended the quilters group at Bethany Lutheran Church. Afterward, all the quilters were served a wonderful salad lunch by the church council in appreciation for all their work this year. A large crowd enjoyed the play “Lion King” at the Webster High School this past weekend. All the cookies were sold to raise money for dollars for scholars. Mallory Peterson returned to college after spring break. Dean, Mary Jo, Jenna and Jacob Peterson returned to Iowa after spending the weekend at their cabin. Mike Schanke returned to Appleton after spending the weekend at the Brad Peterson home. Harmony H.C.E. meeting was held Tuesday at LaVonne O’Brien’s with LaVonne and Nancy O’Brien as hosts.
nent fixture in Siren starting sometime in April and they would like interested people to assist them in this project. The center would like to thank the Siren Lioness Club, who purchased and donated a new slow cooker for our center. It will put in its first day of work at the Good Friday Breakfast. Also thanks to the Frederic Masonic Lodge, who donated four tickets to their spaghetti dinner held on March 26. We raffled them off to our senior’s and the winners were Ken Peterson and Barb Munger. The dinner was delicious. Millie Hartshorn was the winner of the weekly nutrition drawing. She received a large bag of wheat and rice products. This will be the last weekly drawing as it was held by the Burnett County Nutrition Program just for the month of March. The grand prize drawing was held on Tuesday, March 31, but we won’t know the winner of that until next week. Our Good Friday breakfast will be held on April 10. The plans have been finalized and the menu will be scrambled eggs, baked ham, biscuits and gravy, cheesy potatoes, cinnamon rolls, toast, fruit cup, juice, coffee
and milk. The cost of the tickets is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. The breakfast will be served from 7 until 11 a.m. As usual, I am always asking for things and my requests this week are empty shoe boxes, larger-size envelopes for greeting cards and Western paperbacks. Our card recycling is really rolling along with the help of Marge Nielsen and rumor has it that several more ladies are thinking about joining us. If things go as planned, we will be selling them during the farmers market this spring and summer. The cards are always on display and for sale in the center. Where else can you purchase a greeting card for 35 cents or 3 for a dollar? The monthly senior meeting will be held on April 21, beginning promptly at 9:30 a.m. We will be celebrating our April birthdays after the meeting with the usual birthday cake. People celebrating their birthdays this month are Millie Hartshorn, Fran Oltman and Marion Keith. I don’t know how old the other two gals are going to be but Millie will be celebrating her 96th. Lucky for us she is still going strong and is holding down the fort in the craft room and beating us all at cards on Wednesdays
Barb Munger and Fridays. Our Foot Lady will come to the center on April 20, and the sheet is out for reservations. She will be here from 9 a.m. to noon, so if you need her expertise call or stop in and put your name on the sheet. We had record attendance at our Dime Bingo and card games again this week and I am happy to say the fellows are coming out and playing pool in the morning. Winners at 500 this week were Gerry Vogel, Carl Link, Darlene Groves, Ron Yourchuck and Margaret Ulick. Spade winners were Ron Yourchuck, Dick Klepetka, Ed Berdal, Dorothy Cronquist and Marie Van Guilder. Our center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The nutrition dinners are served at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. It is suggested that you call a day ahead or early in the morning of the day you wish to dine at 715-349-2845. Dime Bingo is played on Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m., 500 cards on Wednesday and Spades on Friday, also starting at 1 p.m. Until next week, stay healthy.
SCF Senior Center This was a rather quiet week at our senior center. Birthday wishes for April go to Al Reeves, Ione Meixner, Junior Lindh, Jeannette Berquam and Artis Brown. It is always good to see the different groups of people that participate in our exercise program and ones that are playing cards and Dominos. Tuesday card winners were Bre Nel Ward, Laurie Lambert, John Brown, Marian Davison and Lonnie Jones. Nine bid winner was Ken Johnson. Deloris Benson, Jean McIntyre and Gladis Weikert were Domino champs.
Thursday was our March monthly meeting which followed a potluck lunch. Eloise Anderson, who with help from husband, Chet, and son, David, operates the local food shelf, spoke to us on what is offered locally to area citizens. Then Rebecca Logsten, cardiac Rrehab coordinator at St. Croix Regional Medical Center talked about heart attacks and the rehab process a patient follows afterward. Thursday evening had 18 card players with Don Benson, Elroy Petzel, Wilma Bird and Ray Nelson as winners. Bre Nel Ward won the nine bid. Five ladies went to the Hazelden-spon-
sored Women’s Expo Conference on Thursday evening. This conference will be held again on Thursday, April 2, at the Cork Center. Our thoughts this week are with Ione Meixner. Our senior center now has Internet service and PowerPoint installed, which may be used by members or anyone renting our facility. Remember to stop by for coffee and treats and visit with our volunteer members who staff the facility from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday. Copies of the monthly schedule are always available also.
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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Luck Senior Center by Kathy Mueller
Hi folks – well, I do not have anything quite as much fun as the makeup session we had last week to report on for this week. But we have had some fun visiting; a few new folks are coming in now and then. I am sure Marlene’s great soups are a great attraction for many; the fellowship is an added bonus. It’s always great to see new faces. Our craft group met on Thursday. There were five of us showing off our latest handiwork, which includes a beautiful cream-colored crocheted afghan being made by Silpa Ogren. Our next craft group meets on Thursday March 26, at 1 p.m. We will again all bring our own crafts, but will also have available the patterns for paper butterflies which I learned to make several years ago from Darlene Jensen and Ellen Jepsen. The butterflies are a cheery spring addition to our center and to anyplace in your home – and it costs nothing to make them. We will have the needed magazines, black marking pens and pipe cleaners. Come and join us! We have a crafts session every second and fourth Thursday at 1 p.m. For a few weeks, it appears that we may
have to be closed some first and fourth Wednesdays at the center. Jim and Jacquie Hutton and their daughter-in-law Maricel have been our volunteers for three Wednesdays every month for January, February and most of March. Jacquie and Maricel have also kept our bulletin board looking cheery all winter and they just put a new spring theme up–it’s cute! But they will no longer be able to be there on Wednesdays. We will still be open on every second and third Wednesday for sure, but if you are planning to come in on the first or fourth Wednesday, please call ahead of time because we may be closed. We will likely be open all Wednesdays again when all our snowbirds return from the south. We will still be open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ( plus the two Wednesdays). Board meetings are the second Wednesday of the month. Trudy, the foot lady, is there the same day. Please call the center for an appointment, 715-472-8285 Remember, our building is available for rent for your special occasions. Call us for details.
Academic news RIVER FALLS – Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 342 students following fall semester at UW-River Falls. Master’s degrees were awarded to 51 students. Students receiving degrees are listed below by hometown:
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Tax forms are available on the lower level. Preschool story time is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Craft group is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. Bring your favorite craft to work on. Adult book club is held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. On April 28, they will discuss “Murder at the Bad Girl’s Bar and Grill,” by N.M. Kelby. Remember, April 12 – 18 is National Library Week. Come in and: • Sign up for a library card • Use the public access computers • Request an interlibrary loan item • Browse our magazine section • Borrow a good movie, audio book or music CD • Bring your toddler to Wednesday story time at 10:30 a.m. • Encourage your children to read, read, read! Just a reminder – interlibrary loan books, DVDs, CDs, etc. are available for items that our library does not have in its collection. It takes a few days for transport, but it is free and you can get almost any item you want this way. The Thursday morning craft group is full due to space limits. We will have another time open for those interested in starting another crafting group, possible 5 or 6 p.m. Please contact Patti Meyer at 715-866-7697. The library will be undergoing a complete inventory during the last week in April and will be closed on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30. We hope this will not be too much of an inconvenience for anyone.
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The Friendly Corners 4-H Club met Saturday at 10 a.m., at the Lorain Town Hall. Ashleigh Hughes called meeting to order. Read minutes from last meeting. Gave treasurer’s report. Old business: delivered Christmas favors to area neighbors. New business: We will look at going over bylaws. Officers were re-elected - same as last year. We will do some fundraisers. We will look into upkeep in historical markers. Roadside cleanup has been set for May 15,
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Pioneer Memoirs This is another installment of a publication of memoirs written in 1947 by Frederic pioneer Alice Dahlin Lund. Editor by Alice Dahlin Lund
One spring I witnessed a very daring act performed by a young man who went over the rapids in a rowboat. Oooh! I held my breath as he went down. The boat was tossed and whirled around and around, finally it ducked under entirely. The riverbank was filled with people who were so quiet that it seemed uncomfortable, until the boat and Jim, the young man, came into sight again. He was sitting in the center of the boat just as straight as he went down. He landed the boat, jumped ashore and waved his hand. His mother, an Indian woman, who stood right in front of me, shouted “Whoop, my Jimmie did it.” I can well imagine how her heart swelled to have a brave son like that. We spent many afternoons playing on the rocks on the banks of the St. Croix. There was one place that was especially nice. The rocks were so flat and smooth, just like a floor. On one side there was a big rock that was shaped like a big chair, with a footstool attached, and on the right hand side there was a smooth hole like a big iron kettle, which was always filled with water, no matter how dry the weather was. We thought it sounded awful, but we called it the Devil’s Kitchen. We used to play house there and we took turns sitting in the chair and giving orders. We had a crooked stick for the one that sat in the chair, and now and then we would stir in the kettle. This spot is often visited by tourists who are there to see the places that were so marked by the glaciers that had at one time swept down from the frozen north, making holes as it moved and depositing dirt and rocks that it had carried with it, from other parts of the country. Many would not believe all this, but I think you all have studied about it when you went to school. If you have never seen this spot, do try to see it, for it is now a beautiful park and is full of interest. Of course, it is no longer a wild country and will differ from what I saw and enjoyed. In the winter we went coasting down these hills.
They were long and steep. We could coast a half mile in one stretch. It was a lot of fun, but was a little hard climbing up the hills. The fun going down made up for it. On Sundays, we went to church and Sunday school. I had my first communion in this church. I remember it well. Hunting now is considered a sport. In pioneer days, it was a necessity. They did not go out to kill an innocent animal just for the sport of it. Back in the early seventies, there were no hunting laws, and people did not kill more game than they could eat. They did not kill just to satisfy their own mind that they could find the game and shoot well. I remember in the late fall, they would dig pits in the ground and cover the top firmly around the edges and leave a weak spot in the center, covering that with green branches or something that the deer would like to eat. This would attract them and they would walk right over the pit and fall in. We had to look in these pits every day in case any person or animal could have fallen in there. When as many deer had been caught as was needed to supply food for everyone, they would fill these pits up with dirt again so nothing else could fall in them and starve to death. One fall some hunters came out from a town about 30 miles away and decided to stay until Christmas, as they found that the hunting was good. At first they lived in a tent. They had that pitched down by the creek, very close to our house. My mother baked bread for them. One day our neighbor lady came over while the hunters were out in the woods. She thought it would be fun to see their tent and see how it looked inside. She had her little boy with her. They had a big box of crackers and Mother lifted the cover and took out two crackers and gave us each a cracker. She said the hunters would not care. That was the first cracker we had ever tasted. Well, it got too cold to live in the tent, so my father helped them build a log cabin with a fireplace in it out of rocks. They were all set to give Old Man Winter a
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warm welcome when he came. One night the hunters got lost in the woods. It got dark and they had not come home, so Father said he better go out and toot the horn. The horn was made from the head of an ox and polished, with a brass ring on the small end. When they tooted in a horn like that, it could be heard a mile away. The hunters heard the tooting and answered by firing a gun. Father lit a lantern, hanging it up high, so they would know what direction to go. Once in awhile they would fire a shot to let Father know they were coming closer. A few days later an Indian came running over and wanted Father to go with him to settle a dispute between the hunters and another Indian. They both claimed they had killed the same deer. Father said the best thing to do was divide it and each take half, which they did. However, I think the Indian should have had the whole deer. He was just out to provide for himself and family. The hunters were out to get any kind of game that would bring them money. Indians as well as some of the settlers did not like it, as they needed the game for food. So after all, it was a good thing when the license laws were passed. Speaking of hunting brings to my memory an incident about 53 years ago. My brother, who was a boy about 14, and my brother-in-law, went out to hunt by torchlight one night. There were no laws to restrict them from hunting that way. They cut pinewood with much pitch in it, placed that in an iron crate and set fire to it. That would light up the forest so they could see far into the woods. The deer, being attracted to the fire would come to look at the flames. The hunter, of course, had to keep himself in the dark and wait until the deer came close enough to shoot. Care had to be taken to get a correct aim as only one shot could be fired before the hunter would have to stop and reload his gun. He carried shots, powder and caps. The ironic part was the spot chosen for this torchlight hunt was in an Indian cemetery. It was quite a large one, too. Many noted Indians were at rest there. After their burial it was the custom of the Indians to build a little house over the grave, and place in that a gun and plenty of ammunition. – With information submitted by Brian Johnson’s family. – From Betty Fenton, director of public relations, Frederic Area Historical Society.
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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Amery Public Library “Very Valentine,” by Adriana Trigiani, a book review. The Roncalli and Angelini families immigrated from Italy to Manhattan. This contemporary story concerns the Angelini Shoe Company, formed in 1903 in New York City. Now the company is being run by Teodora Angelini and her 33-year-old grandaughter, Valentine. Teodora and Valentine are the last of the craftswomen in the family to make special, handcrafted wedding shoes for the brides of Little Italy. In hard times the company has survived, but now with mounting mortgage woes and a high-ticket property under their building, they wonder if they can make it in a modern world. Valentine is juggling a romance with master chef and restauranteur Roman Falcone and the trials of the shoe company. She enters a competition to make shoes for the Bergdorf Goodman windows and must come up with the perfect shoe, which requires a trip to Italy for materials. There she meets a handsome tanner named Gianluca who complicates her life a little more. Adriana Trigiani has whipped up a sweet froth of a book about love, food and shoes. Whatever your age, “Very Valentine” will make you smile and warm your heart. Library notes Story time will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Everyone is welcome for songs and stories. Gratitude is extended to everyone who
worked at, donated to or attended Amery’s Got Talent and a big special thanks to Marv Nevala who coordinated the event. If you are doing your spring cleaning, remember that the Amery Public Library is accepting books, DVDs, videos, music CDs and magazines for our next sale. Friends of the Library book group meets on April 20, to discuss “Miss Willie” by Janet Holt Giles, at 7 p.m. Pick up a book at the circulation desk and join us. Otaku Club meets on Tuesdays; if you are 13 or older, check out this group who like gaming, manga and anime. They meet at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friends of the Library meet on April 20, at 4:45 p.m., for their board meeting. The Amery Public Library Board meets on April 6, at 6:15 p.m. for their monthly meeting. Remember that tax forms are available state, federal and Minnesota. The history group will begin meeting again in April, with Professor Herb Cederberg. If you are interested in reading three books of history and discussing them over three months; please call the Amery Area Public Library at 715-268-9340. Library hours Hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Polk County Library Federation You’re invited to a gardening lecture offered by the Polk County Library Federation. The lecture, “Mystery Container Gardening,” will be held Tuesday, April 14, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the Polk County Library Federation. Plant expert Amanda Hol from Pro-Lawn will be bringing new “mystery” plants over for our container gardens. Topics covered will be selecting containers, selecting growing mixture, selecting suitable plants, maintaining gardening containers and library resources available.
Please join us. RSVP the library at 715485-8680 or gifford@ifls.lib.wi.us. The cost will be $9.95 (you may bring your own containers if you wish). The deadline to sign up is April 7. The director of the Polk County Library Federation is Colleen Gifford, and the assistant librarian/ clerk is Tina Riley. Please call the Polk County Library Federation for more information, 715-485-8680. The Polk County Library Federation is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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St. Croix Falls Public Library St. Croix Falls Public Library building news Gratitude is extended to the city of St. Croix Falls City Council for granting the library project funds that close the funding gap between the current fundraising balance and what is necessary to complete the project. Recognizing the value of a community library and the timeliness of the project, council members voted to dedicate nontax dollars to complete the build-out of the new library. Construction will begin in the next week and finish in mid-September! Fundraising efforts continue beginning this week with an Otto Bremer Foundation Challenge Grant, where every dollar donated is matched by the foundation. Contact Sarah Adams at the library with any questions and thanks to all for the hard work and energy behind this community project. Poetry, Passion …. and Problems Plan on Poetry, Passion … and Problems – a presentation of poetry, by Carolyn Wedin, on Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m., here in the library. Wedin will take participants through A. E. Housman’s argument for poetry’s power in “Terence, This is Stupid Stuff,” and move on through poems of love, despair, death and hope. These include: Amy Lowell’s “A Decade” – “When you came, you were like red wine and honey;” Hamlet’s despairing contemplation of suicide in “To be or not to be;” and Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death/He kindly stopped for me.” Participants will be invited to share poems that are meaningful to them, including those that take the form in which we usually hear poetry today – as song. The poems Wedin discusses will be distributed as a handout. April is National Poetry Month What is National Poetry Month? National Poetry Month is a monthlong, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy
of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media— to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. They hope to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated. Shouldn’t we celebrate poetry all year round, not just in April? By all means, yes! The yearround, lifelong reading of poetry is encouraged. National Poetry Month is just one of the many programs of the Academy of American Poets. One-in-a-hundred drawing Here’s chance to win a gift certificate for a massage from Lori at Wind Song Retreat here in St. Croix Falls. Purchase your ticket at the circulation desk – $1 per chance, only 100 tickets sold. Brought to you by the Friends of the Library. Technology Free wireless is available at the library. Also, visit the library Web site www.stcroixfallslibrary.org to get information on the building project, programs at the library and much, much more! Story hour Listen to stories, create great art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Hours, contact The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday. 715-4831777. E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us. Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. Holiday hours: The library will be closed Saturday, April 11.
Frederic Public Library The library will be closed April 11 Please mark your calendars – the library will be closed Saturday, April 11. We will be open regular hours Monday, April 13. Story time at the library Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to attend story time at the library every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. The theme for April is spring, and if we cannot experience it outdoors, at least we can read and sing and dance about it! Support your food shelf in March and April During March and April, the more food or financial donations made to the local food shelf, the more money they will receive from the Feinstein Foundation, a group dedicated to alleviating hunger. When you visit the library, be sure to bring some nonperishable food items – you will help keep the food shelf stocked, and the weight of your items will count toward receiving a larger monetary donation from the Feinstein Foundation. Calling all teen poets The Polk County Library Federation is sponsoring its fifth-annual poetry contest for students in grades 6 – 12. Entry forms and rules are available at the Frederic Library, and entries must be submitted to the library by April 20. Awards will be given in two categories, and the winners will be announced at an open mike night at the Luck Library Tuesday, April 28. Please contact the library to pick up your application.
Check yourself out The next time you’re at the library, try the new self-checkout machine, available near the circulation desk. It’s easy, and you will be able to check out or renew items and be on your way in no time. Book groups to meet The Thursday morning book group will meet April 16, at 10 a.m., to talk about “Broken for You,” by Stephanie Kallos, a story of a reclusive woman whose life changes dramatically when a young boarder turns up on her doorstep. The evening book group will meet April 16, at 7 p.m., to discuss Jose Saramago’s “Blindness,” a harrowing tale of a city hit by an epidemic of “white blindness” which spares no one. Copies of both titles are available at the library, and new members are always welcome. We are the community living room Stop in and you’ll find daily and weekly newspapers, current magazines, a community bulletin board, a jigsaw puzzle in progress, fresh coffee, free wireless access for laptop users, public access computers, and comfortable seating. We can also help you find and borrow virtually anything from libraries across the nation. Get a library card and take advantage of one of the best deals in town. Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak Street West. 715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Frederic Library preschoolers recently enjoyed a picnic lunch indoors after Wednesday morning story time. – Photo submitted
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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Milltown Public Library Book club Calling all bibliophiles! The Milltown book club will gather again on March 25, at 7 p.m. No assigned books, no stodgy questions. This will be a time for book lovers to gather, share, and inspire. We’ll post all the discussed books on our Web site. Autism Awareness Month April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Milltown Library is hosting an informational night on Thursday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. We’ll begin the night by looking at homemade sensory toys and other inexpensive resources. There will also be time to ask questions of a local teacher who works with kids with autism spectrum disorders, and to talk with other families. Finally, there will be a chance to create your own toys and resources and to check out a variety of valuable materials from the library’s ASD book and video display. Story hour Join us for a special Peter Rabbit story time on Tuesday, April 7. Milltown Public Library offers story time every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., year-round. Story times are free and are designed for children under six and their
caregivers. Each story time lasts 30 to 45 minutes and includes time to browse and check out books. Perk up We now proudly offer Wren Blend coffee at the Milltown Library all day, every day we’re open! This organic, fair trade coffee tastes fantastic. Meet with friends in our coffee lounge, which now has extra seating, or surf the Web on your laptop while watching the hustle and bustle of Milltown’s Main Street. Our goal is to make your library the living room of the community – please check out and support this newest effort. We are wireless Bring your laptops to the Milltown Public Library and enjoy our free, fast, wireless Internet access. No library card necessary. Hours The library hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Sunday closed.
Polk County Library Hours Osceola Public Library Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our phone number is 715-2942310, and our Web address is www.osceolapubliclibrary.org. St. Croix Falls Public Library Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, except Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday. 715-483-1777. E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us. Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. Balsam Lake Public Libary Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake. Hours are Monday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Web site http://www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org. Centuria Public Library Monday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.; Thursday:
noon - 7 p.m.; Friday: closed; and Saturday: 10 a.m. - noon. Luck Public Library Open from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Thursday. Fridays we will be open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday we will be open from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dresser Public Library Monday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday noon–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–noon and 1–7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Amery Public Library Hours will be Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Blazing saddles I worked in health care nearly all my life. It’s amazing how many maladies have been added over the years. Some old diseases have new names to make them more politically correct. Other’s aren’t really diseases but have been labeled because they are annoying or disruptive. Attention deficit disorder is a real problem in 3 percent of females and 5 percent of males; it manifests in early childhood and appears to resolve in adulthood with coping skills. Unfortunately a lot of these kids get daily doses of Ritalin to subdue them. When I was a kid you got a spanking, or if your parents and teachers were enlightened, you were given projects to keep you busy. We now know that these unruly kids include the intellectually superior, the bored and the undisciplined; none of which require pharmaceutical intervention. Currently there appears to be an epidemic of irritable bowl syndrome. I
Story time Story time is at 11 a.m. every Wednesday, here at the library. All ages are welcome to join us for stories, crafts, music and snacks. New books in April “Deadlock” by Iris Johansen, “Color of Lightning” by Paulette Jiles, “Paula Deen’s The Deen Family Cookbook” by Paula Deen, “Fatally Flaky” by Diane Mott Davison, ”Lost Quilter: an Elm Creek Quilts novel “by Jennifer Chiaverini. April is Celebrate Poetry month and we have two new books, “Poets’ Corner: the One-and Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family” by John Lithgow and “Catching Life by the Throat: How to Read Poetry and Why” by Josephine Hart. Check us out. Food shelf We are now a food donation drop-off site for Loaves and Fishes food shelf which
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Balsam Lake Library Hours National Library Week is April 12-18, and to celebrate we will be featuring a movie “Under Our Skin: The Untold Story of Lyme Disease” shown in conjunction of the Western Wisconsin Lyme Action Group, Wednesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m., we will host a gardening presentation by local gardener Colleen Forster, with door prizes to help start your garden.
know this because I heard the commercial for Digestive Advantage on the radio. I’ve had IBS from time to time but fortunately it usually subsides with dietary diligence. Thankfully, my episodes of IBS have never coincided with my hay fever. Sneezing during an episode of IBS could cause a panic attack. I’ve seen commercials for Beano on television but they don’t use the sound effects that Digestive Advantage employs. The first time I heard the Digestive Advantage radio commercial, I thought they were playing the sound track from the campfire scene in “Blazing Saddles.”
serves Luck and Unity school district ... Each bag of food that goes to a family needs to have canned meat, canned fruit, peanut butter, a can of juice, box or bag of cereal, toilet paper and soap. Gratitude is extended to everyone who has so generously donated. Book club Our selection for April is “The Dog Says How” by Kevin Kling. In this wonderfully original collection of autobiographical stories, popular storyteller and NPR commentator Kevin Kling deftly weaves pitch-perfect scenes of childhood antics and adulthood absurdities with themes of overcoming tragedy, forging lifelong friendships, and living with disabilities in a complex world. We will be having a potluck after book club to celebrate National Library Week, and also to be ready to view the movie “Under Our Skin” at 6:30 p.m. Book club will meet at 4 pm on Wednesday, April 15. Hours Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake. Hours are Monday 10 a.m. –8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Web site: www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.
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Alternative Learning Center director receives state award things to happen locally. Roger Britton Jr., the transition job coordinator, is working out well, and things are going on in his part of the program. According to Hinze, students find it difficult to get jobs and the ones out there are on the low end of the pay scale. “Some are just happy to have a job even at minimum wage. You have got to start somewhere,” he said. Thirty students are currently involved in the alternative-learning program as referrals from the three Burnett County schools. Forty-eight students have gone through the program so far this year, some of them called super seniors, meaning seniors coming back for more work from last year. “We are learning all the time how to reach these kids,” Hinze said. He explained that through the atrisk network, there are teachers he can call to ask questions, and to know these teachers are dealing with the same problems he is. “Burnett County was one of the first (such) schools in the state in 2000,” Hinze went on. “We have been a model for the state. People call me to get advice now. I’m learning every day, all the time.” Hinze loves his job and the challenges he faces in dealing with helping the at-risk portion of the local student population achieve success. Getting state recognition is a welcome bit of frosting on the cake.
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Jason Hinze, director of the Alternative Learning Center, Siren, received recognition at the state convention of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National At-Risk Education Network in Appleton March 6. Hinze was given the Region 1 Advocate for All Children Award. – Photo by Nancy Jappe
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by Nancy Jappe SIREN – “Is it me? Is it me? It is me,” Jason Hinze said to himself as he listened to the profile of the winner of the Region 1 Advocate for All Children Award during the March 6 conference of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National At-Risk Education Network. Hinze was shocked to hear his name announced as one of six award winners, one for each of the regions in the state. “I had no idea I was nominated,” he said, adding that he was pretty happy and excited to receive this award. A colleague, Betsy Haltinner from Glenwood City, nominated Hinze for the award. “I am really honored and humbled because there are so many at-risk teachers not being recognized,” Hinze commented. “I am glad there is an organization like this to support at-risk teachers. It’s been going for five or six years. I’m glad it is out there, and that we have this support and know there are teachers dealing with the same issues we are.” Hinze has been with the Burnett County at-risk program for the past six years, and a member of NARENWICH, the acronym for the National At-Risk Education Network, for four years. He explained that the network meets once a year on a state level. At those meetings, teachers from Wisconsin who are working with at-risk students get together to learn how to become better teachers and better reach their students. “Things are going well at ALC,” Hinze said, referring to the first year of their grant, which is causing exciting
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Wormy & Squirmy... in China by Wayne Anderson “China is huge!” exclaimed Wormy, standing on the 87th floor of a glass skyscraper in the city of Hong Kong. “I’ve never seen so many people in all my life. There must be millions living here.” “Make that a million times a million, Mr. Math,” said Squirmy holding up his pocket calculator for his astonished friend. “China is home to over one billion people.” In 1982 China became the first country to have over a billion people. It’s about the size of the USA and home to lots of different people like the Hans, Tibetans and Mongols. The Hans were the first settlers, some 5,000 years ago. “This is an amazing culture,” Wormy said, thinking about the history of China. “I’ll bet they have lots of cool things to see and learn about. Don’t you think, Squirmy?” “Oh absolutely, Wormy. It will blow your mushy mind, thinking of everything they’ve done, from inventing chopsticks to building the Great Wall. China is one of the most creative civilizations in the world.” It’s true. China is quite unique in their inventions and creations. But what sets them apart from other creative cultures is they wrote it down for us. We can know firsthand – in their own handwriting. Their written language goes back 3,000 years. It’s called calligraphy. Instead of writing words and sentences, like we do in Wisconsin, the Chinese wrote things in characters, like pictures. Calligraphy is an art form. They wrote these characters with a brush on silk or paper. And in this way
A group of men pass the time with one of China’s greatest pastimes: gambling. Here they play poker and gossip about daily events
The Big Read program was a marvelous lift in our winter-blah lives, concluding in late February with an Environmental Symposium at the St. Croix Falls school. It was a delightful event of films, an awe-inspiring presentation by our neighboring Arctic explorer, Ann Bancroft (of Scandia, Minn.) – 75 degrees below zero was as low as her thermometer registered – and, to top it off, a fantastic show by our local “frog-man,” Randy Korb. Randy lives downtown on Washington (Main) Street, on the river side, which is adjacent to a creature-full pond on a valley level just below. One of his frog boarders is Blinky, who was injured by a car being parked at the curb in front of the Festival Theatre. We hope to look further into the Secret Life of Frogs by next week, after Randy returns from a frog-related trip to Madison, Wis. ••• The United Methodist Church in Taylors Falls is celebrating its sesquicentennial – complete with a greeting to visitors by “Mr. Folsom” himself, famously portrayed by Taylors Falls historian Daryl Wangen. William Folsom was a devout Methodist, a “self-made” man who came to this valley via New Brunswick and Maine, where he was taken out of school at the age of 12 to work in logging camps. He migrated – by river, of course, since there was no other transportation system in those
Wayne M. Anderson The Anderson Report they recorded their advanced civilization, A Chinese junk, saddled with car tires, sails by an telling us of how they in- enormous, colorful, floating restaurant. – Illustrations vented such things as by Jake Ryan, Kaylynn Anderson, John Schneider, paper, gunpowder, silk, Grantsburg High School. Photos by Wayne Anderson. and the compass. Made in China! Kublai Khan, king of all China. “I have to wonder how all these things The great Khan loved to hear Marco tell happened,” said Wormy. “I mean, how stories of the magical places he had been come the Chinese are so smart?” and of the unbelievable things he had “Well, they are smart,” Squirmy replied. seen, like burning rocks (coal) and cloth “But more than that, they’ve been doing that did not burn (asbestos). stuff for a long time. It takes a long time to For 17 years Marco traveled China as an come up with so many ideas. And they’ve ambassador and reported to the Khan the been thinking and tinkering with things wonders of his kingdom and of the milfor thousands of years.” lions of people there. When he returned to China’s history is divided into dynas- Venice and told his friends all he had done ties. These are periods when certain kings and seen, they did not believe him. They or “khans” ruled the people. China had thought he was just a big storyteller, even nine dynasties, where the khans ruled a a liar. central government. The dynasties are all Marco grew old and sad in Venice with gone. Today we have Modern China, his incredible memories of China. At 70 which is run by a communist government. years old, on his death bed, his friends Most everyone in the western world begged him to tell the truth about his long knows about China because of an Italian journey. Don’t die lying, they pleaded. guy named Marco Polo. He went to the But quietly, simply and truly, he told his Far East during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, dear friends, “I have not told you half of the seventh dynasty. what I saw.” “Hey, I know Marco Polo,” Wormy “I can think of one great thing to see in shouted with glee. “That’s the game we China. Can you guess what it is, play in the swimming pool. It’s like hide Squirmy?” and seek in the water.” “One great thing? Hmm … I’m up “Yeah, that’s a lot of fun,” Squirmy against the wall on this one,” Squirmy replied. “But Marco Polo was a real guy, chuckled to himself, knowing the answer. too. And you would not believe all the “I’ll say the Great Wall.” things he did in China.” The Great Wall is the pride of China. It Marco was 12 years old, living in Venice, was built during the Ming Dynasty in the Italy, when his dad and uncle took him on 15th and 16th centuries. It is made of the trip of a lifetime. rough rocks and carved stones and runs In 1271, the three Polos took off, walk- over mountains and deserts for about ing for thousands of miles and riding ex- 1,500 miles. otic animals across lush lands and dry It was built to keep the Mongol warriors desert, and hopping on and off boats sail- out. But that didn’t work out. They got in ing through fantastic seas, to Cathay. and ruled China for years. The great That’s what they called China back then. Kublai Kahn was a Mongol. Finally, after four years, they made it. “My head starts to swim when I think And the trio was greeted by the great of what all the Chinese people did,”
days – to the mouth of the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Chien, lumbering his way up to St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls. Folsom established the first business place on Bench Street in Taylors Falls, proRosemarie moted the construction of the Vezina first bridge linking these river communities, eventually building his stately home on the hillside. And, Sponsored by he built his all-important Methodist the St. Croix Falls Historical Church on a corner of his property. Society Stanley Folsom, the last of the family in Taylors Falls (his only son was a flyer killed in World War II), sold his house to the Minnesota Historical Society in 1964, when he moved to a warmer climate and where he died in 1988,at the age 97. The Taylors Falls Historical Society is charged with maintaining the house, and sponsors volunteer-led tours. ••• Another request for help in locating
Wormy said, getting a headache thinking about their 5,000 years of history. “Hey look, there’s Yue-Sing Chao. She’s a student in the Shandong Province and goes to senior school Number 7.” “You are so beautiful and I love the America,” she said with her happy, dark eyes showing kindness. In school Yue-Sing and her classmates learn English and history and, of course, math! And they enjoy a good game of tennis and basketball. But traveling is on her mind, as well. “I want to go to the New York,” she said with excitement. “The boys is very handsome and very fashion – we love them!” And she adores actress Jessica Alba, too. “She is so beautiful, and I love her in the movie.” Her good friend Michelle Lee is very practical in life and hopes for American jobs in China: “I just a hope in the next year, exports coming and more and more,” she proudly said to Wormy and Squirmy. “American people can come to China and see the new face of China, and Beijing, the capital. I think they can enjoy the time here.” And for people her age, she has the future in mind. “I hope the young teenagers work hard. And make the country much more stronger.” A fellow classmate named Angela has the little children on her mind and heart. “I just hope the children can be very happy every day,” she told the American worms. “I hope they will come to China. And when they grow up they will see China changed a lot.” She also has a hidden feeling, which she wanted to share. “I want to go America. It’s my dream,” she said with longing and hope. Old China and Modern China make a fantastic story. Some may think it’s too fantastic. “Maybe people will think we’re like Marco Polo, a couple of worms telling tall tales about incredible things in China,” Squirmy wondered and worried. He always tries to tell the truth. When they, and you, recount the many tales of China, some people may doubt you’re telling the truth. But just remember, after all the fantastic things Marco told his friends about China, it was not even half of all he saw and did. Things to remember: 1. China is the first country with a billion people. 2. Their written language goes back 3,000 years. It’s called calligraphy. 3. China’s history is divided into dynasties, where “khans” ruled the people. 4. Westerners know of China because of the adventures of Marco Polo.
Randy Korb, known as the “Frog-man,” is shown giving one of his educational presentations on frogs. – Photo courtesy The Courier News
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former residents, this from Nathan Stafford, which came to the SCF Chamber of Commerce: “Hello, I am looking for information on an artist (painter/photographer) who lived in St. Croix Falls after World War II. I know he had an art studio there in 1948, but am unsure how long he lived there. We have a painting of his and I am trying to research information about him. Is there anyone there who can assist? The artist’s name is Peter Jordan Savage.” Stafford says he met Savage and bought the painting at a Christian camp in 1956, in Santa Fe National Forest. Stafford’s address is HC 33 Box 180, Montezuma, NM 87731. His phone number is 505-425-6022.
••• Betty Fenton’s article on Pioneer Memoirs last week, written by Alice Dahlin Lund, a Frederic pioneer, mentions her working for a family in St. Croix Falls, who had a daughter named Nell … a Nell I believe I knew when I first came to St. Croix Falls. By then, she still lived in the house midway up the hill on Kentucky Street across the street from where the Presbyterian church stood, and I took a picture of her in front of the house, in 1965, when she was 87. She was born in 1878 in the big Fisk House hotel on Adams Street … her mother had ll children but four died in infancy.
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Sheriff's department offers steps to keep safe from sexual assault
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
BURNETT COUNTY – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department would like to take this opportunity to educate the citizens of Burnett County about the steps that can be taken to keep loved ones and yourself safe from harm. Sexual assault is any sexual contact between people that is unwanted, not consented to, or forced. Law enforcement can not always be present to prevent unwanted advances or attacks. It is important to always be aware of your surroundings and be mindful of the people who are in your area. Walk in groups, stay in open, welllighted areas. Know who your child is with and what they are doing, where they are going and what time they will be back home. Always trust your feelings. If you
feel uncomfortable or unsafe, leave the situation immediately and go to a safe place. In 1997, the state of Wisconsin enacted the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law. This law was created to monitor and track people convicted of sex crimes and to provide access to this information for police, victims and the general public. Currently, Burnett County has 38 known registered sex offenders living within the county limits. A Web site operated by the state http://offender. doc.state.wi.us/public/ http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/ can be accessed for information. It is very important to keep in mind that this law only applies to people convicted of these crimes. This enables the public to know who has been convicted and where they live. This is a prevention measure. More importantly, we need to know how to protect ourselves against those who commit such crimes and who have not
been identified or known to police. A sexual predator may and can be anyone, male or female, from any walk of life or profession. A sexual predator does not wear a sign telling what they are up to and usually they are very nice and friendly. In most cases, the suspect or sexual predator is known by the victim. Having this in mind, on Friday, April 3, Adam Hess, a 23-year-old white male, is being released from custody back into Burnett County. He will be living in Jackson Township with his parents. Hess’s crime was one of exhibitionist, fondling and unwanted touching. Hess had problems controlling his emotions and would assault young women at random. Hess is an unassuming, good-looking young man who does not draw attention to himself until he makes his unwanted advances. Hess has served his time, so there will be no sanctions or electronic monitoring. Because of the law of notification we are able to keep
tabs on, or at least be aware of the residency of these known offenders, but how many offenders live among us that we are not aware of? Who are they, what have they done, or worse, what are they planning to do? It is important that all of us be watchful and care for our family, friends and neighbors. It is equally important that we report suspicious activity, persons and events. Law enforcement can not prevent crimes from happening unless we have your help. We need your eyes and ears. We need your information to help us prevent and solve crimes. For more information on this topic, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections has published a booklet entitled, Staying Safe What You Can Do About Sexual Violence. Copies are available through the victim witness coordinator at the Burnett County Government Center. - submitted by the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department
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Local students receive DEKALB award LUCK – Aushleana Branville and Kasey Johnson of the Luck FFA were recently each presented with the school’s highest agricultural honor, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, which is sponsored by the Monsanto Company. Branville, the daughter of Glen and Joyce Branville, received her award for excellence in academics, leadership, and agricultural work experience. Her significant experiences and accomplishments have included: speaking contest award winner, two years, FFA president, two years; and equine production. Johnson, the daughter of Scott and Karen Johnson, received her award for excellence in academics, leadership, and agricultural work experience. Her significant experiences and accomplishments have included: organic agriculture, dairy production, and leadership opportunities. This year the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award celebrates its 62nd anniversary. Over these 62
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years, more than 162,000 high school seniors from across the country have received the award, which has become a symbol for excellence and the school’s highest agricultural honor. In 2008, over 2,500 students from high schools in 48 of the 50 states were recognized with the award. As the winners of the 2009 award, the names of Aushleana Branville and Kasey Johnson will be recorded on a permanent plaque, which will be displayed at Luck High School. Mr. Thomas Wesle is the agricultural education instructor at Luck and the FFA chapter adviser for Branville and Johnson. Monsanto, a longtime supporter of agricultural education, F.F.A., 4-H, and other farm youth organizations and initiatives, has sponsored the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, named for its brand of seed, since 1998. Monsanto is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. submitted
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MORE Reading at Luck Middle School LUCK – Middle school students at Luck will soon be reading MORE. In an effort to create a literature-rich environment, seventh and eighth grade reading teacher Marya Oft has partnered with the Luck Public Library. This partnership will allow middle school readers to use their public library card to access the public library’s online catalog to order reading materials from 46 public libraries in the MORE system. Students books will be delivered from the Luck Public Library directly to the school. Oft comments, “A critical element of enticing kids to read is to provide access to a large number of reading choices. The public library MORE system is a candy store filled with treats that will feed kids minds with genres, concepts, vocabulary and knowledge.” MORE stand for My Online REsource and is an online catalog that contains over 1.5 million books, audio books, music, movies and periodicals from the 46 libraries in western Wisconsin. Luck Library along with nine other Polk County libraries, is a member. Amery Public Library is the only Polk County library that is not a part of the MORE consortium. MORE members cooperatively share their collections with each other by creating an online database of all the libraries materials. Patrons with a MORE card can access this database by going to www.more.lib.wi.us. From there, patrons can order any book, movie, DVD, audio book, music CD, magazine or even knitting needles from any lending library. Those materials are shipped to the
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local library and checked out to each patron for free! Oft began using the public library early this past fall to order materials for her classes and found that stimulating the students to read was as easy as letting them choose their own materials. Now that the students are familiar with the MORE system and how it works, the next step is to help each one become responsible for their own library card. Each student will receive a Luck Library card, and have time during class to use it to place holds on MORE system materials. The materials will then be shipped to the Luck Public Library where they will be separated into piles for the Luck School. Oft will supervise the dispersal of materials to her readers and encourage them to use their cards responsibly. Luck Library director Jill Glover is very excited about this venture. She adds, “Mrs. Oft is incredibly passionate and creative in her efforts to promote reading. She is dedicated and works hard to encourage her students. This was her idea, and we are very happy to help make it work!” The MORE consortium is an extremely efficient system and with each library having not only the best sellers, but also collections unique to their area, it provides an incredible selection. The drawback for kids is that many can’t make it to the library to pick up selections due to bussing schedules for rural patrons and after-school activities. Others may not have Internet access at home. Being able to access the MORE consortium and retrieve and return books at school will be helpful, and will be a long stride toward creating lifelong readers. Library board President Mary Messar remarked, “This is going to be a win-win situation. It’s really a great idea.” If all goes well this pilot year, Luck Schools look forward to continuing this program in the future. - submitted
Wind energy development explored at conference APPLETON - The state of Wisconsin and the wind power industry will try to see if they can turn in the same direction, at least during a conference this week in Appleton. More wind turbines are going up in Wisconsin and elsewhere around the globe. The American Wind Energy Association says there are more than 8,000 components used in building utility-scale turbines. The state says it would like to aid more private firms in capturing some of that business. So, both the state and the association are sponsoring the conference to discuss the so-called business supply chain. Judy Ziewacz, who heads the state Office of Energy Independence, says the federal stimulus package will help the wind industry. She adds the state wants to learn how much help the manufacturers would need, and that other jobs might be created through the maintenance of turbines. Ziewacz cautions that some wind power companies bring their own technicians and installers into the state. But if Wisconsin-owned utilities own the turbines, she says there may be a better shot at jobs for Wisconsin residents. – Wisconsin Public Radio (Chuck Quirmbach)
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Milltown graduate to solo in UW-RF dance concert The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Dance Theatre will present its annual spring concert April 1- 4, at 7:30 p.m., in the Blanche Davis Theatre in Kleinpell Fine Arts Building on the UW-RF campus. Greta Nelson, a junior elementary education major from Milltown, will present a solo titled, “Don’t Listen,” to a musical score by Marty Beller. The concert will also feature the work of two guest Twin Cities choreographers, Stacy Pottinger and Bryan Gerber. Rana Kuebker of Hammond, is shown in the photo. Tickets are $5 for students, seniors and children, and $7 for adults and will be available each performance evening beginning at 6 p.m. For more information call the box office at 715-4253114. — Photo submitted
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FHS Drama Club presents "The Cow Tippers"
There have been cow-tipping incidents all over town and the Sheriff is looking for the culprits. Jackson (Dan Halverson), Vicki (Sarah Lexen) and Betty (Leah Engebretson) sneak around in order to practice their cow-tipping plan before attempting their next foray.
After taking her first bow, Vicki (Sarah Lexen) comes back out in a cow costume at curtain call.
Sheriff Drake (Haley Kurkowski), school principal Ms. Jennings (Candace Buck) and Clyde (Joel Knauber) discuss Clyde’s confession to the cow-tipping that was happening all around town. Sheriff Drake later discovers that Jackson, Vicki and Gladys were behind the activities.
Mrs. Brown (April Halverson) discovers that she didn’t know what she was in for when she went to teach at Hoke’s Bluff. She ends up teaching the children lessons while learning some of her own. She and Clyde, the janitor, end up getting married in the end.
Cloe (Adrianna Otte) and Cowboy (Brad Knauber) read Mrs. Brown’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet” while Wilma (Amanda Runnels) translates their words into sign language. Cowboy has a crush on Cloe, who tells everyone later she likes Skinny. Cowboy finds out that Wilma is the one who likes him. They end up together in the end.
Everyone came out at curtain call showing what happened to him or her. Students Eliot (Will Primm), Arena (Isabel Lexen), Gladys (Megan Amundson), Eunice (Breanna Jensen) and Winston (Bryan Meyer) show they graduated from high school.
The Frederic High School Drama Club presented “The Cow Tippers” by Eddie McPherson in three different showings over the weekend. In the play, Mrs. Brown, played by April Halverson, arrives at Hoke’s Bluff High as a new teacher who is working on her Ph.D. She is doing a one-year study of rural school life. ABOVE: Fellow teachers Deci, played by Cat McConnell and Charlotte, played by Kim Jones, speak with her before class.
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Burnett Dairy Co-op appreciates their customers Little Logan Smestad takes a bite from his big plate of food. The 31/2-year-old came with his mom to enjoy lunch at the Burnett Dairy Customer Appreciation Day held last Wednesday, March 25.
Burnett Dairy employees were ready with dividend checks for eager patrons at the cooperative’s annual customer appreciation day last Wednesday. Dividend and equity checks totaling over $1,270,000 were handed out to dairy patrons throughout the day.
A free all-day lunch was served to the crowds of patrons coming to the annual customer appreciation day held last Wednesday at Burnett Dairy Cooperative in Alpha. Patrons also came to pick up their dividend checks, register for door prizes, and check out the co-op’s appreciation day speSaying cheese and meaning it, Burnett Dairy cials. employee Andy Nelson brought more cheese for customers enjoying the free lunch, served Photos by Priscilla Bauer all day, at the co-op’s patron appreciation day last Wednesday.
Clif Gipp, Burnett Dairy’s new agriculture division manager, greeted patrons at the cooperative’s customer appreciation day last Wednesday. Gipp, who came from a position at United Farmers Co-op in Winthrop, Minn., will assume his new duties at Burnett Dairy on April 1.
Wildlife food plot open house
Burnett Dairy Co-op Agronomist Tony Ritten talked about herbicide use to the large crowd attending the wildlife food plot open house at the dairy’s agronomy building on Friday, March 27.
Official measurer Jerry Lunde was on hand to score antlers for those bringing them to the wildlife seed plot open house at Burnett Dairy in Alpha on Friday, March 27. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer
Jerry McNally talks with seed specialists Tim Bauer and Joel Hagen of Deer Creek Seed at the Burnett Dairy in Alpha last Friday evening. Those attending the wildlife food plot open house were also able to meet with dairy agronomists; seed reps and a custom seed plot installer.
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Frederic Elementary presents Summerfest program
Volunteers from the audience were asked to participate in the Aloha hop during the elementary program. After contests by the first and second grades, the audience members raced from one side of the gym to the other and back in gunnysacks.
While the second grade sang “Down at the Beach,” members of the class performed as dancers.
Richard Bugella, Bradley Lucas and Hunter Love played the fishes as the first grade sang the song, “Three Little Fishies.”
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Cameron Zappa sat in a tent, wrote a letter and begged for his parents to come and get him from camp as his classmates sang, “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.”
“Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” “Sea Cruise” and “Hit the Beach” were the songs sung by the third-grade students on Thursday night.
The second-graders took their turn during the program, performing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” “Gone Fishin’” and “Down at the Beach.” LEFT: The first-graders sang a selection of three songs during the Summerfest Grade 1-3 program held at the Frederic Elementary school on Thursday, March 26. They performed “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini,” each one in the front row holding up a swimsuit figure. They also sang “Summer Vacation” and “Three Little Fishies.” – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld
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Nellie Martinsen celebrates 100 years A large group of friends and family gathered Sunday, March 29, to celebrate Nellie Martinsen’s 100th birthday. She was born in Milltown March 29, 1909, and has lived in Milltown her entire life. Nellie Martinsen holds a framed letter from NBC’s Willard Scott congratulating her on her 100th birthday. “Loving greetings are in order for you in honor of your 100th birthday,” the letter reads. “It is with delight that I say Happy Birthday, Nellie. I ask the Good Lord to bless you and keep you in his loving care. Congratulations and fond wishes for this remarkable milestone in your life, my friend." Five generations of the Martinsen family posed for this picture at Nellie Martinsen’s 100th-birthday party Sunday. Center front is Nellie, with daughter Donna Mae (Hutton) Hoyt at front left. Back right is the third generation, Larry Hutton. Center back is the fourth generation, Brent Hutton, with his three children (L to R) Dylan, Wyatt, and Indya. Donna Mae and Dylan live in Auburn, Wash., Larry is in Buckley, Wash., and Brent, Wyatt and Indya live in Barron. — Photos by Mary Stirrat
Wishing Nellie Martinsen well on her 100th birthday is longtime friend Bruce Rowe. The birthday party was held at the Milltown Community Center, which was filled to overflowing.
Nellie Martinsen with four of her children at her 100th-birthday party at the Milltown Community Center March 29. In front with Nellie is son Jim Martinsen of Luck. Back (L to R) are daughters Linda Martinsen of Milltown, Mary Ellen Fagnan of New Richmond, and Donna Mae (Hutton) Hoyt of Auburn, Wash.
Webster kindergarten's 20th-annual Grandparents Day
Emma Doriott is shown with her great-grandmother, Iola Hills, on Grandparents Day at the Webster Schools.
Grandma Anne with Camron Tomaszewski on Grandparents Day Thursday, March 19. All grandparents received a special tour of the kindergarten rooms, viewed a program and ate icecream sundaes.
Zach Zelinski is all smiles with his two grandfathers at either side. (L to R): Ron Chekk, Zach and Marty Zelinski. – Photos submitted
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CHURCH NEWS Grantsburg High School choir visits Trinity Lutheran
Easter concert set at Siren Assembly of God SIREN - “Three Days to Glory,” an Easter concert, will be performed by the Siren Assembly of God choir at the church on Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. The cantata is written and directed by Kay Nelson and includes several familiar hymns and classical pieces. The performance is free and open to the public. Refreshment will follow in the fellowship hall of the church. Call Pastor Andy Bollant at 715-349-5750 for further information. - submitted by Carolyn Marquardt
Immaculate Conception centennial celebration continues The Grantsburg High School choir visited Trinity Lutheran Church in Falun last Sunday as part of an effort to raise funds for travel to sing in the Twin Cities. Members of the congregation were very impressed with the quality of the choir’s singing, and expressed deep appreciation for the visit. - Photo by Carl Heidel
Bone Lake Lutheran welcomes new members
Bone Lake Lutheran Church recently received several new members into their church family. Front row (L to R): Ben Hochstetler, Caroline Fredrickson and her children Hunter, Jeramiah, and Brittany Sanford, Arlene Young, Judy Christensen, and Judy and Jack Caroon. Back row: Melissa Rock and her daughter Whitney, Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, Frank and Debra Boerboon, and Ann Hraychuck. Missing from the picture is Jaymie Shogren and her son, Alex Kaphlingst. Bone Lake Lutheran Church is located at 1101 255th Avenue, five miles east of Luck on Hwy. 48, then south one-half mile on CTH I. The church offers Sunday school for ages 3 through adult and is greatly involved in local and global outreach ministries. Sunday school is at 9 a.m., fellowship time with coffee is at 10 a.m. and worship is at 10:30 a.m. Upcoming Easter Sunday worship services will be at 6:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. with a pancake breakfast served by the high school youth from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. The congregation would love to have you and your family worship with them! If you have any questions regarding Bone Lake Lutheran Church and its ministry opportunities, please call the church office at 715-472-2535 or 715-472-8153. Photo submitted
Hats off to Spring
GRANTSBURG - The Grantsburg Immaculate Conception Catholic Church continues to celebrate 100 years in 2009. The parish is celebrating with a different theme each month. January was chosen to honor the I.C. Council of Catholic Women. All women of the parish are members of the CCW. The month of February was dedicated to prayer for the parish, with Father Dennis Mullen as chair. Petitions for the parish were included in the Sunday liturgy. Laminated prayer cards with a special centennial prayer were prepared as a memento of the celebration. Parishioners were encouraged to be creative and develop their own way of remembering the parish in this month of renewal and prayer. The Knights of Columbus were honored during the month of March. This fraternal benefit society was officially chartered on March 29, 1882, in Connecticut. They have a long history of charitable service to church, country and fellow man. IC has many men who are Knights. Two beautiful oak display cases were built by the KCs and are located in the church hall. The rosary was prayed each Sunday before Mass and was lead by the KCs. The KCs served a pancake, sausage and egg breakfast on Sunday, March 29, in honor of their anniversary. The meal was served free as a thank-you to the parish for their support of KC projects. The congregation expresses gratitude to the Knights of Columbus for all their good works and pray that they will continue to grow and be an active part of the parish. from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
SCRMC offers Alzheimer’s disease support group ST. CROIX FALLS –St. Croix Regional Medical Center continues to offer a free Alzheimer’s support group for caregivers of a family member or other loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease. Sessions are led by social workers Bonnie Prazak from SCRMC and Julie Poole from Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls. Sessions usually include a speaker who will address an Alzheimer’s-related topic. Both women have extensive experience working with people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Both can also serve as excellent resources for those who want more information about this disease. SCRMC also receives Alzheimer’s information and resources through the Alzheimer’s Association. Sessions are held from 1 – 3 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month in the medical center’s learning resource center. No preregistration required, just come and join in. For more information contact: Prazak, 715-483-0272. If you are interested in upcoming programs on advanced directives/health care directives or grief support, see www.scrmc.org and click on classes\community education. - submitted
PHOTO LEFT: Women from several area churches gathered to celebrate a Hats off to Spring event at Siren Assembly of God Church Saturday, March 28. Carol Ahlquist spoke on God’s Vitamin C for healthy Christian living, the Ten Commandments, and all learned an easy way to remember them from her. The women either wore one of their own hats or one of the many hats that Sharon Marz has collected. Her hats served as the decorating theme of the brunch. Other planning committee members included Cheryl Anderson, Edie Lowe, Deb Bollant and Carolyn Marquardt. - Photo submitted
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CHURCH NEWS Be clothed in humility
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Every year I ask the Lord to help me grow in a certain Christian discipline. This year I chose humility. The Lord knows how much I need it. At times I’ve sensed pride in my attitude toward others—particularly toward certain family members whom I don’t think are as “spiritual” as they should be. “You should pray more about it,” I’ve told them. And, “Aren’t you reading your Bible every day?” And, “You need to change your attitude about …” Perspectives Without fail, later I realize my proud words have hindered rather than helped, and I must ask their—and God’s—forgiveness. In Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, the priest and Levite were too proud to help the needy victim. At times I can identify with them. This only makes it hard on my conscience. Like the priest and Levite, I easily fall into the trap of pride. But God’s Word says pride is wrong and to be avoided. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.” (1 John 2:16) What is the pride of life? Social, economic, educational, genealogical, and even “spiritual” standing; anything or anyone we elevate above God. Recently someone told me she loves her pastor and loves her church. That’s great. But as an afterthought she added, “Of course, I love God too.” God should never be an afterthought. Only when we place him above all else will there be no room for pride. It takes daily discipline to seek true humility before him and others. Pride can enter our hearts more easily than the sweet taste of honey to our lips. Pride means more than arrogance, conceit, or vanity. It means more than an excessive belief in one’s own worth or self-esteem. Pride is the precursor of such ugly attitudes or beliefs as prejudice, criticism, intolerance, lack of love, anger, hatred, unforgiveness and more. Humility, however, gives credit where it is due—to God, the gracious giver of all good things. “… be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time….” (1 Peter 5:5-6) I dare say we all could use a healthy dose of Christian humility. Lord, help us this day to wear humility like a warm, protective coat. In Jesus’ name, amen. (Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com)
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Atheistic Evolution: The appeal of evolution to people is they are hoping to find some other “god” other than the true God of creation. As Psalms 14:1 says, “The fool says in his heart, there is no God.” God said to Moses in Exodus 20:11, “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.” Notice the words “in“ and “all“. In six days God created all that was created. Atheistic man says that life has been evolving on this earth for the past 4.6 billion years, but God says that He completed everything in six days. Who are you going to believe, God or man? Webster defines the word theory as “a speculative idea or plan as to how something might be done, a mere conjecture or guess.” By using a handful of bone fragments, a piece of a skull, and a couple of teeth, evolutionary artists create a complete, hairy ape like creature to try to prove their theory. Some imagination! Our children are constantly being bombarded with this theory in school, on TV, in magazines, etc. It is presented as though it were true. If one hears something often enough and long enough, one will tend to believe it. Evolutionists have partly succeeded in passing off their unproven theory as a “proven fact”. Evolution is not scientific because it is neither observable, repeatable, nor predictable. The fossil record does not prove evolution, but it actually disproves it by showing the remains of a worldwide water laid cataclysm. In the fossil record there are no transitional forms between the different kinds even though the evolutionists have been looking very intently for them. Genesis 1:12, 21, 24 says, everything was to reproduce “according to its kind.” With all of the amazing wonders of God’s creation, man is still looking for another way it could have happened. But as Romans 1:20 says, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so they are without excuse.” Because of the wonders of God’s creation, people have no excuse for not believing in God. Theistic Evolution: Theistic evolution is a contradictory system of belief where one attempts to believe in God and at the same time attempts to believe in atheistic evolution. This is a vain attempt to try to straddle the fence. Theistic evolution is an attempt to have the long ages necessary to accommodate atheistic evolution to take place while at the same time allowing God to “mysteriously” extend His creation over 4.6 billion years.
God told Moses in Exodus 20:11, “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.” The creation took place in six literal days because God said so. Theistic evolution is a compromise of God’s word and basically infers that God lied about what He claimed to have done. In 1 Corinthians 15:45 we read that “The first man Adam became a living being.” Adam was the first man on the earth, not Plitdown Man and not Neanderthal man. After God created Eve we read in Genesis 3:20, “And Adam called his wife’s Preacher’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.” Every person now living or who has ever lived on this earth descended from Adam and Eve. Theistic evolutionists say that the Genesis account of the creation is a myth, which is what Satan wants us to believe. They feel they must somehow reinterpret Genesis chapters 1-11 to allow for the billions of prehistoric years, which evolutionists must have for evolution to even be feasible. Most theistic evolutionists also believe that the worldwide flood in Noah’s day was also a fairy tale. But we read in 2 Peter 3:5-6, “For this they willingly are ignorant of …. whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.” Can one be any worse off than to be willingly ignorant? Saying that the creation and the flood accounts were mythology is an attempt to cast doubt and discredit the Bible. If Satan can create doubt in one part of God’s word he can create doubts elsewhere. We must not compromise God’s word in order to accommodate the false views of evolution. We must hold fast to the perfect, infallible, and authoritative word of God. (Written by Ron Boatwright) If readers have questions you would like answered in this weekly column or simply wish to know more about the Church of Christ, we would like to invite you to call 715-866-7157, visit our Web site at www.burnettcountycofc.com or stop by the church building at 7425 West Birch Street in Webster. Sunday Bible class begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. We also meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Office hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. noon.
Garret Derouin The Pen
News from the Pews at Pilgrim Lutheran
Author, humorist coming to Siren SIREN – Well-known author and humorist Mary Pierce will be the speaker for the Braham District Covenant Women’s Gathering at Siren Covenant Church on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. She has written “When Did I Stop Being Barbie and Become Mrs. Potato Head?” “When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister?” and “Confessions of a Prayer Wimp.” All area women are welcome to attend. – with submitted information
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FREDERIC – Before services last Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, students, parents and Pastor Catherine spent time together to prepare the students for their first communion, which they will receive on Palm Sunday. The students had the experience of making unleavened bread from a recipe that was passed down to Pastor Catherine from a lady in her first parish, which was in Illinois. They watched a movie entitled “Grandma’s Bread” which was about making bread – “the bread will rise as Jesus rose for us.” In the movie, Grandma talked about the customs and traditions and the patience that it takes to make a special bread for special occasions. Each student received a copy of “A Place for You – My Holy Communion Book.” At the end of the class each student was asked to write a prayer in the book of what they might pray silently when they are waiting to go forward to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. The Sunday school students are busy practicing songs to be sung on Palm Sunday, April 5, at 10 a.m. worship. The confirmation students are busy practicing “The Reading of the Passion Story” which they will also present Palm Sunday. The sanctuary choir, under the direction of Joshua Rau, has been rehears-
ing for the Easter celebrations. It is the beginning of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, with services on Maundy Thursday, which is Thursday, April 9, at 6:30. The Ecumenical Service for Good Friday on April 10, at 7 p.m., at Pilgrim and on Easter Sunday, April 12, worship is at 10 a.m. and an Easter breakfast will be served in the fellowship hall of the church beginning at 8:30 a.m. The church continues to collect food and money for the local food shelf until April 30. The Feinstein Foundation has once again agreed to match dollars for money raised and items that are donated to the food Shelf here in Frederic as well as other participating food shelves in the area. What a great way to help those who have less than we have. Pilgrim Lutheran invites everyone to attend Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 9 a.m. and all children from pre-K through sixth grade are welcome to attend. On the second Sunday of the month worship is a more contemporary service which has been well received by the congregation. Check out their Web site www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org or call the church office at 327-8012 for more information. submitted
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CHURCH NEWS/OBITUARIES
Dorothy M. LaDoucer
Easter church schedules set
Milltown Lutheran Church MILLTOWN – Palm Sunday prayer and praise service, 9 a.m., with worship at 10:40 a.m.; Maundy Thursday worship at 7 p.m.; Good Friday worship service at 4 p.m.; Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. followed by Easter breakfast followed by 10 a.m. Easter worship service.
Wilderness Fellowship Ministries plans Easter Morning sunrise service FREDERIC - The Wilderness Fellowship Ministries invites you to its annual Easter Morning sunrise service, Sunday, April 12 , at 6:30 a.m. Pastor Brad Moore from Grace Baptist in Grantsburg will be sharing the message. The service will be held on the Sunrise Hill overlooking Spirit Lake at The Wilderness Fellowship. Breakfast will be served following the service in Johnson Hall. Readers are invited to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ with them. The service will meet out of doors, weather permitting. Dress accordingly. Please bring lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at the Fellowship Center/Johnson Hall at the Wilderness. The Wilderness is located at 21897 Spirit Lake Road West. Please use the CTH M entrance, which is 4.3 miles south of Hwy. 70 on CTH M. or 2.3 miles north of Hwy. 48 on CTH M. Turn on Wilderness Road. For more information please call 715-327-8564. – from WFM
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Eugene MacDarmid, 70, died March 28, 2009, in a nursing home in Monticello, Minn., where he had lived the past few years. Eugene was born April 26, 1938, to Camron and Gert (Swenson) MacDarmid. He spent his early years in Michigan and North Dakota. He attended a school for the deaf in Devils Lake, N.D. The family moved to Lake Lillian, Minn., and then to Minneapolis, Minn. Eugene was a lover of all kinds of cars and tractors. He enjoyed spending time in Wisconsin in the Trade River area, with his Swenson relatives. Due to failing health, he spent the last few years in nursing homes and hospitals, but he always kept his cheerful outlook in life. He is survived by his brother, Ronald (Della); nieces, Tammy and Terri; nephews, Tim and Ronald Jr.; greatnephews and niece, Caleb, Spencer, Mitch and Savannah; many cousins and friends. A graveside service will be held Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m., at the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
Lewis C. Ewert Lewis C. Ewert, 97, of Grantsburg, formerly of Danbury, died on Monday, March 24, 2009, at the Burnett Medical Center Continuing Care Center at Grantsburg. Lewis was born on Feb. 25, 1912, in Unity, to Carl and Hattie Ewert. He married his wife, Susan, on Dec. 21, 1943, at Grantsburg. The couple lived in Union Township until Susan entered continuing care in 1987. Lewis worked for a contractor clearing rights of way for Northern States Power Co. for many years, he was a logger and loved to fish. He also enjoyed dancing and gardening. Lewis is survived by one son, Leonard Wind of New Carlisle, Ind.; daughters, Violet Brenizer of Owen and Gertrude (Jim) Hanson of Somerset; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; sister, Violet Dewey of Mount Vernon, Wash.; other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Monday, March 30, at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, with Pastor Steve Ward officiating. Burial was at the Bluff Lake Cemetery beside his wife. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.
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St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church FRANCONIA, Minn. – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Confessions, 7 p.m. Stations/Cross, 7:30 p.m. Mass; Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. Mass, Adoration to follow until 10 p.m.; Good Friday, 7 p.m. service; Holy Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil; Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. Mass.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Reconciliation service on Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. Mass with Adoration to follow until midnight; Good Friday, 3 p.m. service; Holy Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil; and Easter Sunday, 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses.
Pilgrim Lutheran Church FREDERIC – Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m.; Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m.; Good Friday Ecumenical service at 7 p.m.; Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and Easter service at 10 a.m.
Dorothy M. LaDoucer, 84, of Frederic, died March 30, 2009, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 4, at 11 a.m., at Siren United Methodist Church. A visitation will be prior to services, from 9-11 a.m., at the church. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Webster. A full obituary will follow in a later edition. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.
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East Balsam Baptist Church BALSAM LAKE – Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. Easter Cantata is on Sunday, April 19, at 7 p.m.
Bone Lake Lutheran Church LUCK – Maundy Thursday, April 9, potluck at 6 p.m., and worship at 7 p.m.; Good Friday worship, 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday, 6:30 a.m.; breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.; worship at 10 a.m.
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Faith Lutheran Church BALSAM LAKE – Palm Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m.
Fristad Lutheran Church CENTURIA – Maundy Thursday Passover supper at Fristad Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m. Good Friday worship service at North Valley, 5 p.m.. Easter Sunday services: Sunrise service at 7 a.m.; breakfast, 8-9:15 a.m.; festival worship at 9:30 a.m.
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Yellow Lake Lutheran Church DANBURY – Good Friday services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Easter Sunday services are at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a .m.
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Church Directory ADVENTIST
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC
609 Benson Road. Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m.
LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING
Pastors Julie Brenden & Nanette Hagen Hinck Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
LUCK LUTHERAN
510 Foster Ave. E.; Mark E. Hall, Pastor Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
MILLTOWN LUTHERAN
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9 a.m. Prayer & Praise Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship Service
WORD OF LIFE CHURCH
NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 483-1357 and 755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
LIFE 24/7 - CENTURIA
309 5th Street, 715-640-1450 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Saturday 6 p.m.
LUTHERAN
LUTHERAN
BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH
1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Pastor Matt Faarem Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m. Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m. Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)
Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.
BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD
Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN
Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Pastor John Clasen; Pastoral Serv. 349-5280 Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws
Pastor Mark Richardson & Pastor Rob Lubben 1947 110th Ave., Dresser, 715-755-2562 Sun. Contemp. Wor. 8:15 a.m.; Folk & Gospel Wor., Adult Ed & Sun. Schl. 9:30; Trad. Wor. 10:45 a.m.
BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws
Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; 472-8153, Office/Kit. - 472-2535 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m.; Fellowship 10 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
CHRIST LUTHERAN
Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during school year; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun.
CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)
Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.
FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE
faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays
FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG
Pastor Arthur Bruning, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.
FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN
5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.
FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING
Pastors Julie Brenden & Nanette Hagen Hinck; 648-5323 or 648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:15 a.m.
FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA
Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER
Pastor John Siedschlag, Phone 866-5406; Church Phone 866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m; Sun. Wors. - 10 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)
2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 E-mail: peace@centurytel.net Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Bob Sinclair Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:40 a.m.; Confirmation Wed. 6 p.m.; HS Youth Wed. 6 p.m.
PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Catherine Burnette 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.; Sun. School - 9 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org
REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN
(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.
(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.
LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA
CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791Roger Pittman, Pastor Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 10 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays
METHODIST
METHODIST
ATLAS UNITED METHODIST
Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sun. School - 10:30 a.m.
DANBURY UNITED METHODIST
Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.
GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER
Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 Sat.: 4:30 p.m. St. Dominic; Sun.: 8:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception; 10:30 a.m. St. Dominic Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times
ST. ANNE PARISH
Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Pastor Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10:45 a.m., Wed. 5:45 p.m. (SeptMay), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) Sat. 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.
LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., Centuria Paul Foulke, Pastor, 715-485-3363 Sun. Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.
LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m. Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home
McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST
ASSEMBLY
Pastor Marty Nolet Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m. Pastor Bruce Stunkard Sun. Wor. 11 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Potluck dinner 1st Sunday
OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST
ASSEMBLY
10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 857-5580, Parsonage 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st Sunday
TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY
Pastor John Siedschlag Home 715-866-5405; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN
Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)
TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST
290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.
WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m. COVENANT
COVENANT
Hwy. 70 East, 689-2271 Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Communion -Every Sunday
CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA
Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.
300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School (ages 4 thru 12th grade), Fellowship, Adult Bible Class at 9:15 a.m.
WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN
Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship after service.
WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastor Ray Reinholtzen, Douglas Olson and Roger Kampstra Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sun.
ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)
Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday
Pastor Scott Sagel, 715-689-2541 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome
SIREN COVENANT
UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE
Pastor Gary Tonn Praise Time 8 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:20 a.m. CATHOLIC
CATHOLIC
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.
CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH
Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Wed. 5 p.m. (Summer), Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKES
Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday
Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.
ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE
SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY
ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE
Pastor David Almlie, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays
Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area. Mass Sun. 8:15 a.m., Thurs. 11:30 a.m. Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.
Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.
TRADE LAKE BAPTIST
Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Bible Study; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER
Minister Garret Derouin, 866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.
WESLEYAN
WESLEYAN WOODLAND WESLEYAN
Dairyland - Rev. Jack Martiny 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
FULL GOSPEL
HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET
SIREN UNITED METHODIST
TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA
LIVING HOPE CHURCH
OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morn. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services
140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 327-4436 Early Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10 a.m. Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.
716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.
Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.
EVANGELICAL
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod)
GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG
Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.
ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC
Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m. Sun. School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available
Pastor Kevin Millen Associate Pastor Jim Carmon Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m. Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.
CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.
1614 CTH, North Luck; Mark E. Hall, Pastor Office Phone 472-2605 Dial-A-Devotion 472-2345 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN
FULL GOSPEL WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST
YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC
Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LUCK
GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA
Phone 327-4340, 327-8384, 327-8090 Pastor David Almlie Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHED.
350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Wor. - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)
Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. School 9:15 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month
GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN
PRESBYTERIAN
oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Alan J. Hagstrom, 715-294-3195 Adult Class - 9 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday
ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 646-2357 Mel Rau, Pastor Sunday Worship & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:40 a.m. Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 857-5580, Parsonage - 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month
PRESBYTERIAN
Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 Mtg. @ Osceola Elementary School Sun. Service - 9:45 a.m.
SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD
EVANGELICAL
TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE
APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)
Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.
FREDERIC EVAN. FREE CHURCH
Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST
BAPTIST
EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor David Sollitt 715-857-5411 or 715-268-2651 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl.-10:15 a.m.
EUREKA BAPTIST
2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Interim Pastor, 715-483-9464 Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 11 a.m.
FAITH FELLOWSHIP
Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY
131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor Sun.: 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.; 10 - 11:15 a.m. Sun. Schl. for Pre-K to 5th 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. for middle schl. 8:30 a.m. at teen center; Sun. Schl. for high schl. 10 a.m. at teen center. Nursery avail. only during second serv.
FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN
Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Wor. 11 a.m., 7 p.m.
GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA
“The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. Schl. 10:45 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN
231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions
CHRISTIAN CENTER
CHRISTIAN CENTER EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER
1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morn. Wor. 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX
523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.
HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN Fr. Robert McMeekin, pastor 715-220-5111/hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.
NAZARENE
NAZARENE
CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Lori Ward, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.
FAITH COM\MUNITY
7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Reverend R.A. Luebke Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.
NONDENOMINATIONAL
NONDENOMINATIONAL
CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”
Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Pastor Timothy Barnes Sat. 7 p.m. prayer; Sun. Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church to 6th Grade
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Sun. Schl. 8:45 a.m.; Adult Class 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available
NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP
Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. Schl. for all ages - 9 a.m. Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.
715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.
FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER
1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Asst. Pastor Ken Janes Sun. School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.
Church Phone 715-866-4111; Rev. Merrill Olson - Pastor Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN
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ADVENTIST
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CHURCH NEWS Be honest, yet gentle with daughter about family situation QUESTION: At age 21, I became pregnant and had a baby girl. The father and I never married. My daughter is almost 3 years old now, and I know she will soon be asking questions about her daddy. How should I explain this situation to her and when should that explanation be given? DR. DOBSON: Eventually, you will want to tell your daughter the whole story about her father and describe your relationship with him, but now is not the time to do that. She must be mature and emotionally ready to deal with those details. On the other hand, you don't want to treat the subject as a dark secret that haunts the two of you. Neither do you want to be untruthful and tell yarns that will later have to be admitted. At this early stage, I'd suggest that you respond confidently and lovingly to the inevitable questions about "Daddy." When the appropriate occasions surface, begin giving her vague explanations that are based in truth but are short of the whole story. You may wish to say something like this, "Your daddy went away before you were born. He didn't want to live with me. I'm not sure why. Maybe he had some problems that made it hard to be a husband. I don't know. I'm sure if he had ever met you, he'd have loved you very much. But he left before you were born. Maybe a new daddy will come to live with us. Would you like that?"
I recognize there are potential problems with a reply of this nature, and that it may not be entirely appropriate for every case. It simply attempts to lay the foundation for the more in-depth discussions to follow. Just as important, it likely will defuse the situation early on while conveying a sense of affirmation, security and mutual reliance upon the Lord. And once you've achieved that, take a deep breath and let it rest for awhile! If you're at peace, your daughter will be, too – and there will be ample time to add detail to the picture as God directs. ••• QUESTION: The children who play with my kids in the neighborhood are familiar with terrible programs on television and cable TV. I can't believe that their parents let them watch such violent and sexualized stuff. What is the long-term consequence of this programming on children? DR. DOBSON: It is sad and very difficult to understand why so many parents fail to supervise what their kids watch. To those who let them watch anything they wish, I would pose this proposition: Suppose a complete stranger came to your door and said, "You look tired. Why don't you let me take care of your children for a day or two?" I doubt if many of you would say, "Great idea. Come on in."
That's a story Peggy Charren, president of Action for Children's Television, likes to tell. Her point is well taken. When we sit our children in front of the television set, we're giving control over them to complete strangers; and more and more, that's a risky thing to do. An increasing number of studies have found that violence on television frequently leads to later aggressive behavior by children and teenagers. One of the most conclusive studies was conducted by Dr. Leonard D. Aaron. He examined a group of children at age 8 and then again at 19 and finally at 30. Children in the United States, Australia, Finland, Israel and Poland were studied. The outcome was the same; the more frequently the participants watched violent television at age 8, the more likely they were to be convicted of crimes by age 30, and the more aggressive was their behavior when drinking. It's time for parents to control the amount and the content of television that their children are watching. The consequences of not doing so can be catastrophic. ••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from "Solid Answers" and "Bringing Up Boys," both published by Tyndale House.
Dr. James
Dobson Focus on the Family
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Siren Assembly of God Siren
Orchestra coming to Taylors Falls church, April 5 TAYLORS FALLS - The St. Croix Valley Orchestra, under the direction of Randolff Elliott, will play its spring concert this Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m., at Taylors Falls United Methodist Church. This 1861 building with outstanding acoustical fea-
tures is a perfect setting for the concert, featuring a Mozart clarinet concerto, Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 1” and Johann Strauss’ “Emperor Waltz.” Admission is by donation at the concert. The church is pleased to host this concert as part of its
sesquicentennial celebration. The church is located at 290 West Government Street next to the 1855 Folsom House Museum. – submitted
Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren
DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456
INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies
Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008
STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES
Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076
BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513
“Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”
CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME
Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475
MEDICINE SHOPPE 110 Oak Street Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4208 Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 Not Open On Saturday Duane Lindh
HAULING
• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.
LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS
Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham and Bacon Cured and Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141
WEBSTER
SIREN
CUSHING
CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES
OLSEN & SON
CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
Complete Lumber & Building Supplies Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners
HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC. Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059
Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221
ALPHA BASS LAKE LUMBER
• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766
BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP 1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis.
Feed Mill - Grain Dept. Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215
WILD RIVER FLAGS
By Willits Jerry & Pat Willits, Owners We sell flags, banners, wind socks, pennants, flag poles & accessories. Installations Available 2815 285th Ave. • Sterling Township 715-488-2729
SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME
Churches 2/09
FREDERIC
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.
Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131
BRUCE’S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING
Wrecker - Flatbed Air Conditioning & Computerized Car Service Cold Weather Starts Webster, Wis. 715-866-4100 Days 715-866-8364 Eves.
Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.
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Notices APRIL 7, 2009 TOWN OF LAKETOWN POLK COUNTY WARD 1
NOTICE OF FREDERIC SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
April 7, 2009 Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Frederic School District that on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, an election for two school board members will be held. Rebecca Amundson, Clerk March 25, 2009
MUNICIPAL POLLING PLACE Village of Frederic............................................................Frederic Village Hall, 107 Hope Road West Town of Bone Lake................................................................................Bone Lake Lutheran Church Town of Clam Falls............................................................................................Clam Falls Town Hall Town of Daniels......................................................................................................Daniels Town Hall Town of Laketown.....................................................Cushing Community Center (Cushing School) Town of Lorain...............................................................................Lorain Town Hall, 252 345th Ave. Town of Luck..............................................................Luck Town Hall, (next to Luck Medical Clinic) Town of McKinley................................................................................................McKinley Town Hall Town of Trade Lake..........................................................................................Trade Lake Town Hall Town of West Sweden.................................................................................West Sweden Town Hall The polls of each of the above polling places will be open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.
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FACSIMILE BALLOT NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION April 7, 2009 The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Unofficial ballots or a memorandum to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. After casing his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, and where paper ballots are distributed to the electors, deposit his or her folded ballots in the ballot boxes, or deliver the ballots to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The following is a facsimile of the official ballot:
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Office of the Siren School District Clerk To the Electors of Siren School District: Notice is hereby given of a special referendum election to be held in the several wards in the School District of Siren, on February 17, 2009, at which the referendum question set forth below shall be submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. On referenda questions where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square at the right of the answer which he or she intends to give. If in favor of the question, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square at the right of “YES.” If opposed to the questions, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square to the right of “NO.” On referenda, where paper ballots or lever machines are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square or depress the lever or button at the right of “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square at the right of or depress the button or lever next to “no” if opposed to the question.
(MAR. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. DAVID M. DORMAN, a single person; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR WINSTAR MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.; and HIGHLAND BANK, Defendants. Case No. 08-CV-659 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE (Foreclosure of Mortgage30404) By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on December 9, 2008, in the amount of $212,658.00, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 5th day of May, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Parcel I: Lot 13 of the Certified Survey Map #1007 filed on November 16, 1983, in the Polk County Register of Deeds office in Volume 4 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 254, being a part of the South 1/2 of Northwest 1/4, of Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 17 West. Parcel II: An undivided 1/7 interest in fee simple to the access roadway described in the Certified Survey Map #279, recorded in the Polk Register of Deeds office in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on page 8, as Document #367505, being located in said Southwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4. This property is to be used for roadway purpose only and is to be used in common with the other owners of lots which abut the roadway. Subject to
an easement reserved to the grantor in that certain Warranty Deed dated June 18, 1987, recorded June 22, 1987, in Volume 507, page 835, Document #452628. Said easement which has been reserved to the grantor and owner of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 17 West, his successors and assigns, a future nonexclusive perpetual easement for ingress and egress across the above roadway to said Northwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 for no more than 8 residential lots which may be located therein. Parcel III: Together with an easement located in the Northeast 100 feet of Lot 12 of the Certified Survey Map #1007 filed on November 16, 1983, in the Polk County Register of Deeds office in Volume 4 of Certified Survey Maps on page 254, said easement being for the purpose of access from the Northwest portion of Lot 13 to the Southeast portion of Lot 13 and to be limited to an area which is 30 feet wide and abuts on the Southeast edge of said swamp as is shown on the Certified Survey Map, Polk County, Wisconsin. TAX KEY NO.: 002-00694-0000 TERMS OF SALE: 10% DOWN CASH, MONEY ORDER OR CERTIFIED CHECK. BALANCE DUE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF CONFIRMATION OF SALE. THIS PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD AS IS AND SUBJECT TO ALL LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. /s/Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hersh Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 (262) 241-9339 State Bar No. 1016890 Velnetske The above property is located at 162 147th Street, Deer Park, Wisconsin. Hersh Law Offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose. 481076 WNAXLP
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NOTICE TOWN OF WEST SWEDEN
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A spring election will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the West Sweden Town Hall. Poll hours are 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Lori Lundquist, Clerk
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (S.120.06(8) (C) Wis. Statutes.)
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the School District of Luck that on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, an election for school board members will be held. Electors will vote in their polling places. Polls will be open at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m. Two elected at large for a threeyear term. Dated this 1st day of April, 2009. LeRoy Buck, District Clerk
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Notices
OPEN BOOK TOWN OF SIREN The Open Book for the Town of Siren will be held on Mon., April 20, 2009, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Siren Town Hall, 7240 South Long Lake Road. The assessor will be available at this time to hear any and all concerns pertaining to your property located in the Town of Siren. Please schedule an appointment by calling Associated Appraisal at 800-721-4157. Notice is hereby given this 27th day of March, 2009, by Mary Hunter, Clerk. 481645 32-34L WNAXLP
NOTICE OF ELECTION WEBSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Webster School District, Burnett County and Douglas County, Wisconsin, that on April 7, 2009, being the first Tuesday in April, the spring election of candidates for school board will be held at the polls normally used for state, local and judicial elections. The polls will be open for those hours established by each municipality. Scott Treichel, Clerk WEBSTER BOARD OF EDUCATION The following is the facsimile of the ballot:
OPEN HOUSE AND ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE The Atlas Cooperative Will Hold Its Annual Meeting Monday, April 6, 2009, At 11 A.M. At The Feed Mill.
The order of business is as follows: Call to order Reading of the minutes Reading of annual report Unfinished business New business Election of director Adjournment Lunch will be served from noon until 4:30 p.m. following the annual meeting, seed & feed reps will be on hand to discuss your needs. Door prizes will be given out. 481792 32L 22a,d NOTICE OF ELECTION
An election will be held in the Town of Bone Lake on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Bone Lake Lutheran Church. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Darrell Frandsen, Town Clerk 480980 32L WNAXLP
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2009 Trunk Water Main Improvements Taylors Falls, Minnesota SEH No. A-TFALL9901.01
Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the City of Taylors Falls until 10 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Taylors Falls City Hall, 637 First Street, Taylors Falls, Minn. 55084-1144, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of 2009 Trunk Water Main Improvements. Major quantities for the work include: Est. Quantity Unit Item Description 1,800 LF 12-inch Trunk Water Main 4 Each Furnish and Install Hydrant Bids shall be on the form provided for that purpose and according to the Bidding Requirements prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., dated March 23, 2009. The Bidding Documents may be seen at the issuing office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at: 3535 Vadnais Center Drive St. Paul, MN 55110-5196 651-490-2000 Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.sehinc.com for a fee of $20. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the BIDDING DOCUMENTS link and by entering eBidDoc™ Number 853435 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 (763-475-9600) for a fee of $25.00. Bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bids shall be directed to the City Clerk/Treasurer, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR 2009 TRUNK WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.” The City of Taylors Falls reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the City. Jo Everson City Clerk/Treasurer 481465 32-34L WNAXLP City of Taylors Falls, Minnesota
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OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE OF SIREN CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF VILLAGE OF SIREN: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the Village of Siren, on the 7th day of April 2009, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. At the spring election, where touch-screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for the write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall depress the button next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall depress the button next to “no” if opposed to the question. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. The elector may spoil a TOUCH-SCREEN ballot at the voting station, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. After an official TOUCH-SCREEN ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The following is a sample of the official ballot:
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Notices NOTICE
APRIL 7, 2009 TOWN OF GEORGETOWN POLK COUNTY WARDS 1 & 2
TOWN OF DANIELS COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
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Monday, April 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. At Tim Tjader Residence (8783 Daniels 70) AGENDA: Work on Policy Ellen M. Ellis, Clerk Submitted, March 30, 2009
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
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The following has applied for an Original Combination Class B beer and liquor license from May 1, 2009, thru June 30, 2009, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, with application now on file at the clerk’s office: Katherine Hillier, Agent Lyn-Marc of Chisago City, Inc. 2087 State Road 35 Milltown, Wis. (The Edgetown Tavern, former 10’ers Inn Between Bar.) Application will be considered at the regular monthly town board meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the Eureka Town Hall.
NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOTS April 7, 2009 OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF FREDERIC Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the Village of Frederic, on the 7th day of April 2009, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. At the spring election, where touch-screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for the write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall depress the button next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall depress the button next to “no” if opposed to the question. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. The elector may spoil a TOUCH-SCREEN ballot at the voting station, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. After an official TOUCH-SCREEN ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The following is a sample of the official ballots:
NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION
At the Spring Election to be held on April 7, 2009, in Polk County, Wisconsin, the following polling place locations will be used for the municipalities indicated. Polling places will open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Voters must be registered before they may vote. You may already be registered. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, or registering, contact the municipal clerk prior to the election. All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. City of St. Croix Falls Voting at: City Hall (Located at 710 Hwy. 35 South, intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8 & Hwy. 35 S.) Bonita Leggitt, Clerk - 715-483-3929, ext. 11 Town of Alden Voting at: Alden Town Hall (Located 1 mile east of Hwy. 65 on Cty. Rd. C & CC) Judy Demulling, Clerk - 715-248-7859 Town of Apple River 612 U.S. Hwy. 8, Range Ken Sample - Clerk, 715-268-4701 Town of Balsam Lake Voting at: Balsam Lake Town Hall & Shop (Located at 1494 150th Ave., intersection of 150th Ave. & 150th St.) Tammy J. Nelson, Clerk - 715-268-6426 Town of Bone Lake Voting at: Bone Lake Lutheran Church (1/2 mile S. of Hwy. 48, corner of Cty. Rd. I & 255th Ave.) Darrell Frandsen, Clerk - 715-472-8212 Town of Clam Falls Voting at: Clam Falls Town Hall (County Road I to 320th Avenue, east to 80th Street, then south 1/4 mile - hall on east side of street) Betty L. Knutson, Clerk - 715-653-4206 Town of Eureka Voting at: Eureka Town Hall (Located at 2111 State Rd. 87 Approx. 4 miles south of Cushing on Hwy. 87) Edna Tonnar, Clerk - 715-646-2171 Town of Farmington Voting at: Farmington Town Hall (Located 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 35 on 30th Ave.) Debbie Swanson, Clerk - 715-294-2370 Town of Georgetown Voting at: Town Hall (Located corner of Cty. Rds. H & I) Kristine Lindgren, Clerk - 715-857-5788 Town of Laketown Voting at: Cushing Community Center (Located at 2410 241st St., Cushing School) Patsy Gustafson, Clerk - 715-648-5569
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Town of Lorain Voting at: Lorain Town Hall (Located at the intersection of 20th St. & 345th Ave., next to fire hall) Susan Hughes, Clerk - 715-653-2629 Alex Till, Deputy Clerk
Town of Luck Voting at: Luck Town Hall (Located at St. Rd. 48, next to Luck Medical Clinic) Lloyd Nelson, Clerk - 715-472-2037 Town of McKinley Voting at: McKinley Town Hall (Located at Corner of Hwy. 48 and 15th St.) Deborah Grover, Clerk - 715-822-3864 Town of Milltown Voting at: Milltown Fire Hall (Located at 127 Eider St., on Hwy. 35 north of Milltown) Virgil Hansen, Clerk - 715-825-2494 Town of Osceola Voting at: Town Hall (516 East Ave. N, Dresser) Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treas. - 715-755-3060 Town of St. Croix Falls Voting at: St. Croix Falls Town Hall (Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8 and 200th St.) Janet Krueger, Clerk - 715-483-1851 Town of Sterling Voting at: Cushing Community Center (From Hwy. 87 turn by Stop-a-Sec (Cty. Rd. N), go straight onto 241st St.) Julie Peterson, Clerk - 715-488-2735 Town of West Sweden Voting at: West Sweden Town Hall (Located in Frederic, off Hwy. 48 W., on (N.) 3rd Ave.) Lori Lundquist, Clerk - 715-327-8740 Village of Dresser Voting at: Municipal Office (Located on the corner of Main St. and Central Ave., 2 blocks off of State Rd. 35) Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk - 715-755-2940 Village of Frederic Voting at: Frederic Village Hall (107 Hope Road West , 1/2 block west of Hwy. 35) Kristi Swanson, Clerk - 715-327-4294 Village of Osceola Voting at: Osceola High School Auditorium Neil J. Soltis, Clerk - 715-294-3498
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Notices ST. CROIX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Wednesday, April 8, 2009
All children that will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2009, and plan to attend kindergarten for the 2009 - 2010 school year are asked to attend Kindergarten Registration. Please contact the Elementary School office at 483-9823 if you have not received an information packet. 481429 21d 32L
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TOWN OF LINCOLN ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Hall
Agenda: Discussion regarding Adoption of Village Powers, Comprehensive Plan Discussion, Treasurer’s Financial Report March 2009, Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2008, Clerk’s Annual Financial Report 2008, Newspaper Advertising, Sale of Miscellaneous Items, Road Levy, Bounties, Cemetery Care, Salaries and Public Discussion. Respectfully Submitted, Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk 481239 32-33L 22-23a
TOWN OF BONE LAKE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Saturday, April 18, 2009 2:30 p.m. Bone Lake Lutheran Church
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SAMPLE BALLOT NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION APRIL 7, 2009
appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. The vote shall not be cast in any other manner. If an elector spoils a ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so that the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, deposit his or her folded ballots in the proper ballot box or deliver the ballots to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly. After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The following is a sample of the official ballots:
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OFFICE OF THE BURNETT COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF BURNETT COUNTY: Notice is hereby given of a nonpartisan spring election to be held in the several wards in the County of Burnett on April 7, 2009, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. At the Spring Election Where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not
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PUBLIC NOTICE Electronic Ballot Tabulation – RESCHEDULED for Following Municipalities
Under Wisconsin State Statute 5.84(1), public tests of the electronic ballot tabulation system will be held to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the April 7, 2009, Spring Election votes cast for all offices and on all measures. All tests are open to the public. Town of Daniels, April 3, 2009, at 7 p.m. - Town Hall 9602 Daniels 70 Rd, Ellen Ellis, Clerk, 715-349-5840 Town of LaFollette, April 4, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. - Town Hall - 24184 Malone Rd, Linda Terrian, Clerk, 715-349-2531 Town of Lincoln, April 4, 2009, at 10 a.m. - Town Hall 9110 Perida Rd, Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk, 715-866-7580 Town of Meenon, April 2, 2009, at 6 p.m. - Clerk’s Home 25863 E. Bass Lake Drive, Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk, 715-866-4893 Town of Sand Lake, April 2, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. - Town Hall - 5364 County Rd. X, Peggy Tolbert, Clerk, 715-866-4398 Town of Siren, April 2, 2009, at 2 p.m. - Town Hall - 7240 S. Long Lake Rd, Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 Village of Siren, April 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. - Village Hall 24049 First Ave. N, 481653 Ann Peterson, Clerk, 715-349-2273 32L WNAXLP
(Feb. 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs. SHELDON B. OSBORNE Defendant. Case Number: 08 CV 553 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on January 12, 2009, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 4856 recorded in Volume 21 of Certified Survey Maps, page 183, as Document No. 699163, located in the Southwest one-quarter of Northwest one-quarter (SW1/4 of NW1/4), Section 10, Township 36 North, Range 18 West. PIN: 030-00249-0100 TERMS OF SALE: Cash. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 19th day of February, 2009. Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787
(Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEVADA C/O SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. JANINE K. WENDT, et al Defendants Case Number: 07 CV 817 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 13, 2008, in the amount of $166,620.69 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: The Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of Section 4, Township 33 North, Range 15 West, in the Town of Clayton, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1152 40th Street, Amery, WI 54001. TAX KEY NO.: 016-000760000. Dated this 12th day of February 2009. /s/ Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Deborah A. Blommer State Bar #1000749 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (142658) 478855 WNAXLP
(April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through Rural Housing Service (RHS), successor in interest to the Farmers Home Administration 4949 Kirschling Court Stevens Point, WI 54481, Plaintiff, -vsALISHA MCDERMOTT, 2009 W. Church Road Star Prairie, WI 54026, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 08 CV 679 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virture of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above action on February 17, 2009, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction, Thursday, May 14, at 10 a.m., at the front lobby of the Sheriff’s Department at the Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, State of Wisconsin, the following described premises: The South 50 feet of the East Half of Lot W, Block 16, First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin, Tax Key No. 12800232-0000. TERMS: Cash; subject to all unpaid property taxes, special assessments, penalties and interest. Buyer to pay transfer fee and costs of sheriff’s sale. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by certified check. BALANCE DUE: Within ten (10) days of confirmation of sale. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 407 Lake Avenue, Frederic, WI 54837. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on March 26, 2009. Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Kenneth Wm. Jost Jost Law Office P.O. Box 54 Chetek, WI 54728
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(April 1, 8, 15, 2009) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Cincinnati Insurance Company and East Suburban Resources, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Shane O. Warner Defendant. SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiffs named above have filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 45 days of receiving this summons, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center, Suite 300, 1005 West Main Street, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Steven J. Pfefferle, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Terhaar, Archibald, Pfefferle & Griebel, LLP, 100 North Sixth Street, Suite 600A, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated March 20, 2009. TERHAAR, ARCHIBALD, PFEFFERLE & GRIEBEL, LLP Steven J. Pfefferle #1010754 Butler Square Building 100 North Sixth Street Suite 600A Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-573-3000 Attorney for Plaintiffs
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(April 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY OF POLK Cincinnati Insurance Company and East Suburban Resources, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Shane O. Warner Defendant SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiffs named above have filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 45 days of receiving this summons, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center, Suite 300, 1005 West Main Street, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Steven J. Pfefferle, Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is Terhaar, Archibald, Pfefferle & Griebel, LLP, 100 North Sixth Street, Suite 600A, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not provide a proper answer within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated March 20, 2009. TERHAAR, ARCHIBALD, PFEFFERLE & GRIEBEL, LLP Steven J. Pfefferle #1010754 Butler Square Building 100 North Sixth Street Suite 600A Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-573-3000 Attorney for Plaintiffs
TOWN OF SIREN - ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting for the Town of Siren will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Siren Town Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will be posted at the Siren Town Hall, U.S. Bank, O’Reilly Auto Parts and 23340 Soderberg Road. Mary Hunter, Clerk 481247 32-33L
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(March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs. STEVEN R. MCLEOD, et al. Defendants. Case Number: 08 CV 586 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 16, 2008, in the amount of $287,366.65, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 23, 2009, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 4416, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 197, as Document No. 677402, located in part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29, Township 32 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 169 100th Street, Deer Park, WI 54007 TAX KEY NO.: 010-00731-0300 Dated this 23rd day of February, 2009 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (144010)
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Notices
SPRING ELECTION APRIL 7, 2009
LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES A Partisan Election will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in the State of Wisconsin. This notice of location and hours of polling places is published in behalf of the municipalities. Following is a list of polling place locations for Burnett County municipalities: Town of Anderson Town of Blaine Town of Daniels Town of Dewey Town of Grantsburg Town of Jackson Town of LaFollette Town of Lincoln Town of Meenon Town of Oakland Town of Roosevelt Town of Rusk
Town Hall Town Hall (Northland Comm Ctr.) Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall (Timberland Luth. Church) Town Hall
13808 Anderson Rd. 1232 E. School Rd. 9602 Daniels 70 Rd. 24433 Town Hall Rd. 23211 State Rd. 48 4599 County Rd. A 24184 Malone Rd. 9110 Perida Rd. 7396 Kruger Rd. 27826 Lone Pine Rd. 20805 Cty. Rd. H 25195 County Rd. H
Town of Sand Lake Town of Scott Town of Siren Town of Swiss Town of Trade Lake Town of Union Town of Webb Lake Town of West Marshland Town of Wood River Village of Grantsburg Village of Siren Village of Webster
Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Village Hall Village Hall Community Center
5364 County Rd. X 28390 County Rd. H 7240 S. Long Lake Rd. 7551 Main Street 11811 Town Hall Rd. 9015 County Rd. F 31000 Namekagon Trail 12259 County Rd. F 11610 State Rd. 70 316 S. Brad St. 24049 First Ave. N. 7421 Main St. W.
The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. All of the polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk: Town of Anderson Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Town of Blaine Doris (Dori) Willett, Clerk 4035 Big McGraw Rd. Danbury, WI 54830 715-244-3910 Town of Daniels Ellen Ellis, Clerk 8713 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5840 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111 Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson, Clerk-Treasurer 13324 Solness Rd. P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5545
Town of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk 4742 County Rd. A Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8412 Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531 Town of Lincoln Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-7580 Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 25863 E. Bass Lake Dr. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893 Town of Oakland Deanna Krause, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213
Town of Roosevelt Karla Mortensen 22030 Bakker Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-4088 Town of Rusk Ann Stellrecht, Clerk 25304 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 715-468-2329 Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert P.O. Box 165 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 Town of Scott Kim Dropps, Clerk 28390 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2308 Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119
Town of Swiss Deborah Pohlkamp, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 157 Danbury, WI 54830 Office: 715-656-3030 Home: 715-656-4493 Town of Trade Lake Deborah Christian, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2600 Town of Union David Olson, Clerk 8637 Grover Point Rd. Danbury, WI 54830 715-866-4129 Town of Webb Lake Gail Keup, Clerk 2363 Escape Drive Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-3439 Town of West Marshland Margaret A. Hess, Clerk 25161 Spaulding Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2922
Town of Wood River Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Village of Grantsburg Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson, Clerk/Treasurer P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk-Treasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211
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PAGE 32 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - APRIL 1, 2009 (March 25, April 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY In The Matter Of The Estate Of Charles William Plaster DOD: 8/14/2007 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 09 PR 15 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was 2/11/1926, and date of death was 8/14/ 2007. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 805 Maple Leaf Court St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 All interested persons have waived notice. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before June 30, 2009 Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar March 16, 2009 Katherine M. Stewart P.O. Box 364 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-9081
NOTICE TOWN OF LAKETOWN
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION TOWN OF APPLE RIVER
The annual meeting will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 7:45 p.m. at the Cushing Community Center. The monthly board meeting will precede it at 6:30 p.m. Agendas will be posted.
Class B Beer & Class B Liquor for: Duck’s Sports Bar & Grill, Inc. with Rick T. Hanson of 474 U.S. Hwy. 8, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 as President. Business located at 1255 60th St., Amery, WI 54001. 481778 32L 22d WNAXLP
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SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND REFERENDUM APRIL 7, 2009
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At the election to be held on April 7, 2009, in the School District of Siren, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: Municipality Polling Place Municipal Clerk Village of Siren Village Offices Ann Peterson Town of Siren Siren Town Hall Mary Hunter Town of LaFollette LaFollette Town Hall Linda Terrian Town of Daniels Daniels Town Hall Ellen Ellis Town of Lincoln Lincoln Town Hall Patrice Bjorklund Town of Meenon Meenon Town Hall Suzanne Eytcheson Town of Sand Lake Sand Lake Town Hall Peggy Tolbert All polling places will be open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. Dated: March 30, 2009 480985 32L WNAXLP Signed: Bill Ellis, School District Clerk
MINUTES OF THE
exceed $1,000. Motion to amend Resolution 18-09, carried by voice vote. Resolution 18-09 was adopted by a roll call vote. 15 Yes votes, 5 No votes. Those voting no were Supvrs. Johansen, Schmidt, Brown, Stoneking and Bergstrom. Supvr. Johnson excused. Chair called for a 5-minute break. Meeting resumed.
POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION 19-09
COUNTY ROAD Y PROJECT WHEREAS, the Polk County Highway Committee has developed a long-term, 6-year improvement plan for the county roads, which contains a portion of County Road Y in that plan; and WHEREAS, the County Road Y Project is eligible for consideration for the “2009 Stimulus Package” funding and by utilizing the dollars available through this funding source it is projected to save the county citizens an estimated $500,000.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Polk County Board of Supervisors, authorizes the Highway Commissioner and the Finance Director/Internal County Auditor to retain “Professional Services” to negotiate and obtain the necessary “Right of Ways” required to complete this project. Funding amount: N/A. Funding source: Highway Capital Improvement Budget. Date Highway Committee Advised: March 5, 2009. Date Finance Committee Advised: March 11, 2009. Effective date: Upon Passage. Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel. Date Submitted to County Board: March 17, 2009. County board action: Adopted. Submitted at the Recommendation of the Highway Committee: Marvin Caspersen, Dean Johansen, Larry Voelker, Herschel Brown and Jay Luke. Res. 19-09 - County Road Y Project. Emil Norby addressed the resolution. Motion (Caspersen/Brown) to adopt Res. 19-09. Res. 19-09 was adopted by a unanimous voice vote.
MARCH 17, 2009
Chairman Beseler called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. in the West Conference Room where a presentation was made by Alan Probst in conjunction with the UW-Extension on the Roles and Responsibilities of County Government. Break for supper. Chairman Beseler called the meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors to order at 6 p.m. County Clerk informed the Chair that notice of the agenda was posted in three public buildings, mailed to all of Polk County media, published in the county’s legal paper, Tri-County and Indianhead Advertisers, and posted on the county’s Web site the week of March 9, 2009, and that the amended agenda was posted on March 9 also. Corporation Counsel verified that sufficient notice of the meeting was given. Roll call was taken by County Clerk, Carole Wondra. 21 present. Supvr. Masters was absent along with Pat Messicci who recently resigned from her position as County Supervisor. Supervisor Sample offered prayer. Chairman Beseler led the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Beseler asked for a motion to Suspend the Rules of Order, in order to accept the amended agenda which was published following the 10-day posting rule. Motion (Jepsen/Newville) to suspend the rules. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Motion (Caspersen/Dueholm) to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Motion (Arcand/Stoneking) to approve the minutes of January 20, 2009. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Public comments were given. A presentation was given by Tom Jennings and members of the Polk County Fair Society on a long-range plan for the Polk County Fairgrounds. Finance report was given by Tonya Weinert, Finance Director/Internal County Auditor.
RESOLUTION 20-09
WATER SAFETY PATROL WHEREAS, Polk County created a Water Safety Patrol for the enforcement of water safety regulations on the large number of lakes in Polk County; and WHEREAS, 75% of the total cost of such a program is funded through funds provided by the State; and WHEREAS, money for the Water Safety Patrol has been included in the Polk County Sheriff’s Department budget for 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Water Safety Patrol be continued for the calendar year 2009. Funding amount: Unknown at this time. Funding source: Dept. of Natural Resources (Approx. 75%), Law Enforcement Budget (Approx. 25%). Effective date: Upon Passage. Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel. Date Submitted to County Board: March 17, 2009. County board action: Adopted. Submitted by: Jay Luke, Ben Masters, Joan Peterson, Neil Johnson and Kim A. O’Connell. Res. 20-09 - Water Safety Patrol. Motion (O’Connell/Peterson) to adopt Res. 20-09. Sheriff Tim Moore addressed the resolution. Res. 20-09 was adopted by a unanimous voice vote. Standing Committee reports were given. Motion (Brown/Luke) to accept the following committee appointments:
RESOLUTION 18-09
TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION OF THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO POLK COUNTY FAIRGROUND LANDS WHEREAS, Industrial Tool & Plastics, Inc., has offered to sell the property located at 852 Louisiana Street, City of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, at the sale price of $153,675.64, consistent with other terms contained in the offer, which is attached and incorporated herein to Polk County; and WHEREAS, the Polk County Fair Society has incorporated the offered property into its 20-year plan; and WHEREAS, the Polk County Property, Forestry and Recreation Committee recommends adoption of the 20-year plan of the Polk County Fair Society and recommends that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorize the negotiation of the terms of this transaction. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the County Board Chairman to appoint and or hire the appropriate personnel to negotiate the terms of this real estate transaction with Industrial Tool & Plastics, Inc. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the acceptance of any offer negotiated pursuant to this resolution is subject to an contingent upon future action of the Polk County Board of Supervisors. Funding amount: Not to exceed $1,000.00. Funding source: General Fund. Date Property Committee Advised: March 2, 2009. Effective date: Upon Passage. Property Committee Recommendation: Passage. Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel. Date Submitted to County Board: March 17, 2009. County board action: Adopted. Submitted at the Recommendation of the Property Committee: Bryan Beseler and Larry Jepsen. The following offer is extended only to Polk County, Wisconsin: The property for sale is located on 852 Louisiana Street East, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024, and is a total of 5.4 acres including house and barn. The sale price for this property is $153,675.64 as figured through July 31, 2009. Buyer will be responsible for all additional costs including: closing, recordings, transfers and etc. If you have any further questions, please contact me at 715-4833086. **Please note: This property is not being held for sale only to Polk County, Wisconsin. If another buyer surfaces and is ready to purchase, the property will be sold. Res. 18-09 - To Authorize The Negotiation Of The Real Estate Transaction Of The Property Adjacent To Polk County Fairground Lands. Supvr. Johnson was excused from discussion. Motion (Jepsen/Larsen) to adopt Res. 18-09. Discussion followed. Motion (Rediske/Jepsen) to amend Resolution 18-09 to use the General Fund as the Funding Source and the Funding amount not to
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Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Supervisor reports were given. The Chairman/Administrative Coordinator Reports were given. Motion (Johnson/Bergstrom) to adjourn. Motion carried. 8 p.m. STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF POLK
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I, Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk for Polk County, do hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the County Board Proceedings of the Polk County Board of Supervisors' Session held on March 17, 2009. Carole T. Wondra Polk County Clerk
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NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOT APRIL 7, 2009
OFFICE OF THE POLK COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Polk County, on the 7th day of April, 2009, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. At the spring election, where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to “no” if opposed to the question. Where optical scan voting systems are used, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not apper on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided and fill in the oval or connect the arrow on the write-in line. On referendum questions, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the questions, or the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question. Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To
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vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall depress the button next to the “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall depress the button next to “no” if opposed to the question. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to and election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit and shall leave the polling place promptly. After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central county system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly. After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The following is a sample of the official ballots:
Carole T. Wondra, Polk County Clerk
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• Shell Lake, 715-468-2314 • St. Croix Falls 715-483-9008
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Rated PG, 94 Minutes. Fri. - Sun.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Mon. - Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.
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Fri. - Sun.: 1:10, 3:35, 6:10 & 8:30 p.m. Mon. - Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:15 p.m. All shows and show times before 6 p.m. $5.00. Shows and show times subject to change. Visit us on our Web site: www.timberstheatres.com
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Food: 3:30 - 7 Auction: 7:30 - ??
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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG
FREDERIC
Jennifer Hill has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. She is the daughter of Chuck and Karen Hill. Jennifer enjoys school and loves reading to herself, as well as reading to her classmates. Some of Jenny’s favorite sports are soccer, football and baseball. She has been a true role model for her peers. Jenny is very kindhearted and is always willing to lend a hand.
Claire Coddington has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Lonna and Jordan Coddington. Claire is quiet and reserved, but very conscientious with a very positive attitude and excellent work ethic. She enjoys jumping on trampoline, dancing, singing and reading. The greatest influence in her life is her mom.
Bradley Knauber has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a freshman and the son of Leonard and Wendy Knauber. Bradley is very talented in drama, has performed in numerous productions and enjoys the fine arts – music and drama. He is involved in youth group and golf. Bradley enjoys playing piano and juggling. He wants to be a rock star.
Abby Alderman has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in first grade and the daughter of Mike and Carol Alderman. Abby works very hard in all of her subjects and always does her very best. She has a bubbly personality and is very fun to be around. Abby enjoys art, gym and reading in school. Outside of school she enjoys swimming, playing hockey and playing outside on the swing set.
Rachel Virkus has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Randy and Diane Virkus. Rachel is a hardworking, disciplined and highly organized student. She is always well prepared, accepts academic challenges and is a self-motivated, goal-oriented student. Rachel is involved in CIA and is a CAN at the Good Samaritan Society. She enjoys outside activities and being with her family. She wants to be a nurse.
Travis Muller has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. He is in seventh grade and the son of Kierston and Tom Johnson and Steve Muller. Travis is considerate, thoughtful and stays on track even when others are distracting. He is involved in chess club and Boy Scouts. Travis is involved in baseball, football, track and helps his grandparents with Lions Club activities.
Layton Borstand has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in kindergarten and the son of Les and Lee Borstand. According to Layton, recess is the best part of school, either inside or outside. At home he enjoys playing outside with his family. On his recent trip to Florida, he loved going to the beach and finding shells and sponges. Layton is a good sharer and is very kind.
Allie Holmdahl has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Rene Lechman and David Holmdahl. Allie’s pets are her horse, Blackie and Lab, Gunner. She is involved in BFS-bigger, faster, stronger, track, cross country, basketball, student council and drama. Allie enjoys math because she likes the challenge of solving a difficult equation and being able to get the right answer.
Lisa Moylan has been chosen Siren Middle School’s student of the week. She is the daughter of Jessica Moylan. Lisa is involved in choir and softball. She is a hardworking student who enjoys spending free time with her friends. She also enjoys being outdoors and reading books.
Jessica Lysdahl has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman and the daughter of Glenn and Michelle Lysdahl. Jessica is a hardworking student with a strong desire to succeed. She pays attention to detail, is respectful and has a good sense of humor. Jessica enjoys swimming, singing, drawing and acting. She plans to attend a college for performing arts.
Jeremy Krear has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in first grade and the son of Jere Krear and Sarah Miller. Jeremy is a wonderful student. He works hard, shares with others and is respectful. After being out sick for some time, he brought a book of stickers to share with the class.
Brianna Phernetton has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Dean and Chris Phernetton. Brianna is focused and likes to get the job done right. She is fun to be around. Brianna is involved in band, choir, volleyball and hockey. She enjoys photography, swimming and shopping. The person she admires the most is Kaleiah Schiller.
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Caitlyn Olson has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman. Caitlyn enjoys listening to music, drawing and hanging out with family and friends. Caitlyn is involved in bastketball and volleyball. She is very active and is an overall great student.
WEBSTER
SIREN
Bayzhia Taylor has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fourth grade and the daughter of Mike and Dawn Taylor and Sharalanee Staples. Bayzhia strives to do the best she can and has shown improvement in her grades and attitude. She enjoys playing games and being outside. Her favorite sports are soccer, softball, football and basketball. Bayzhia wants to be a veterinarian.
Breanna Fickbohm has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman and the daughter of Angela and Chris Fickbohm. Breanna is willing to provide assistance to make the school better. She is involved in gymnastics, volleyball, track, forensics, link group and AODA. Breanna enjoys being outside, hunting, playing in the rain, the color green and working with people. She plans to attend college for forensic science.
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LUCK
Graham Hershfield has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade and the son of April Hershfield-Johnson and Paul Hershfield. Graham is a responsible student and always completes his assignments on time. He is happy and likes to have fun. Graham enjoys football, basketball and helping his grandpa make maple syrup.
Wendy Roberts has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of David and Colleen Roberts. Wendy is tremendously patient, kind to everyone and she is a great leader. She loves math and gym. Wendy is very active in hockey, fast-pitch and volleyball. She loves camping and hanging out with her friends and family.
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Jon LaMachian has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in second grade and the son of Megan Bornhoeft. Jon shows strong effort in all that he does. He is a good friend and helper to his classmates. Jon is involved in Cub Scouts and youth wrestling.
Hunter Fjorden has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Ted and Karen Fjorden. Hunter’s effort and enthusiasm are super qualities. He is kind to others and wants to do well. Hunter has taken responsibility for his education and made great strides this year.
Donnie Holmes has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Kristin and Robert Holmes. Donnie is an honorary student council member and does jobs that no one else wants and does them with a great attitude. He is very artistic and currently participating on painting a mural. Donnie is involved in art club, basketball and baseball. He enjoys art, video games, outdoor activities and writing. He plans a career in law enforcement.
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APRIL
THURSDAY/2 Amery
• Dallas Brass performs at the high school, 7 p.m., www.my.communitytickets.com.
Frederic
• Spirit of Education Space Shuttle replica open house at elementary school, 5:30-7 p.m. • 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.
Coming events
www.foreverswedish.org.
Balsam Lake
• “Taking Care of the Caregiver,” hosted by Polk County H.C.E., at the Polk County Government Center, 5:30 p.m. • Red Cross class for Adult/AED CPR review at the Red Cross office, 5:30-8 p.m., 715-4853025 or www.scvarc.org. • Sexual Assault Awareness Month speaker at Unity School auditorium, 6 p.m., 800-2617233, www.wcasa.org.
Clam Falls
Luck
• Coffee hour at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m. Everyone welcome.
• Spirit of Education Space Shuttle replica open house at the Sterling Bank, 4-5 p.m.
Frederic
Milltown
• Autism awareness information night at the library, 6:30 p.m., 715-825-2313. • American Legion Auxiliary Post 254 meets at the community center, 7 p.m., 715-825-3423.
• Eastern Star initiation and honoring 50year member, 109 United Way, 6:30 p.m. (note time change).
Siren
• Retired educators host Wisconsin Retirement Systems Seminar at the high school, 78:30 p.m., 715-268-6578, 715-463-5725.
St. Croix Falls
• Free asthma and allergies seminar at the medical center, 6:30-8 p.m., 715-294-4936.
Luck
• Ruby’s Pantry information session at the Covenant Church, 2 and 7 p.m., 715-349-5601, 320-629-7139.
Osceola
• Good Samaritan Society Auxiliary meeting, in the center community room, 1:30 p.m. • “The Wizard of Oz” at Festival Theatre, 2 and 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3837, 888-887-6002 or festivaltheatre.org. • Exercise at senior center, 10-11 a.m. • 500 cards at senior center, 6:30 p.m.
Siren
• County comprehensive plan info meeting at the government center, 1:30 p.m., 715-3492151. • The Siren School will be offering a free pancake breakfast to parents & community from 89 a.m.
FRI. & SAT./3 & 4
St. Croix Falls
Cushing
• Exercise at the senior center, 10-11 a.m. • 500 cards and Dominos at the senior center, 12:30 p.m.
• Annual Spring Bake Sale, Sterling Homemakers at the Cushing Bank, Friday, 2-5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-648-5505.
Luck
• “The Spring Show” at the high school 7:30 p.m.
St. Croix Falls
• “The Wizard of Oz” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3837, 888-887-6002 or festivaltheatre.org.
Sharon Panek of Frederic captured this spectacular scene of the falls at the hydroelectric dam at St. Croix Falls last Saturday. Steam can be seen rising, creating frost on trees lining the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River. - Photo by Sharon Panek
Dairyland
FRI.-SUN./3-5
• Cozy Corner Trails, Inc. will meet, followed by the annual meeting, in the lower level of Hillside Inn, 9:30 a.m.
• 6th-Annual Spring Home, Garden & Recreation Show at the ice arena. Fri. 5-8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-2688101.
• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, 10-11:30 a.m. $15 donation.
Amery
Dresser
• Trollhaugen Gun Show, Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-483-9190.
FRIDAY/3 Frederic
• Pokeno at the senior center, 12:30 p.m. and the monthly meeting is at 1:30 p.m.
Danbury Frederic
• Potluck and birthday celebration for month of April at the senior center, noon.
Grantsburg
• “The Wizard of Oz” at Festival Theatre, 2 p.m., 715-483-3837, 888-887-6002 or festivaltheatre.org.
• Annual Norwegian smorgasbord at the Trinity Lutheran Church, serving 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
Shafer, Minn.
• 30th-annual Luck EMT smelt fry at the fire hall. Food 3:30-7 p.m., auction 7:30 p.m., 715472-2175, 715-472-8973.
St. Croix Falls
• Bridge at the senior center, 10 a.m. • Bingo at the senior center, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY/4 Amery
• St. Croix Valley Orchestra spring concert at the Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m., www.scvorchestra.org.
Cumberland
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet, 4:30 p.m., 715-822-2015, www.rmef.org.
Frederic
Garfield
North Branch, Minn.
• Lions Club Easter Ham Bingo at the town hall, 7 p.m.
Dresser
• Dresser & St. Croix Falls Area VFW Post #4186, and the Ladies Auxiliary All-You-CanEat Breakfast at the VFW Hall, 8 a.m.-noon. • Palm Sunday Brunch at Immanuel Lutheran Church after the 10:30 a.m. service, public is welcome.
• 25th-annual spring craft & gift sale at the Legion hall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-463-2603.
• St. Croix Valley Orchestra spring concert at Spring Lake Lutheran Church, 7:30 p.m., www.scvorchestra.org.
Cushing
• Palm Sunday Service Wolf Creek Methodist Church, 8:15 a.m., with breakfast, 715-6485328.
Luck
Siren
• Moms For Kids 20th-Annual Rainbow Of Fun Carnival at the school, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Dog wash fundraiser for the Girl Scouts at The Pet and Tack Store, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-8665446.
St. Croix Falls
• Good Samaritan Society - St. Croix Valley Auxiliary bake sale, at the center, 750 E. Louisiana St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
SUNDAY/5 Balsam Lake
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month speaker at Unity School auditorium, 6 p.m., 800-2617233, www.wcasa.org.
St. Croix Falls
Taylors Falls, Minn.
• St. Croix Valley Orchestra spring concert at the Methodist Church, 3 p.m., www.scvorchestra.org.
MONDAY/6 Frederic
• Spades at the senior center, 1 p.m.
Luck
• Meeting of Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society at the senior citizen center. Gather at 7 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m. • Luck T-Ball sign-up at the village hall, 4:306:30 p.m. Grades 1 through 3, boys & girls.
Siren
• County comprehensive plan info meeting at the high school, 6 p.m., 715-349-2151.
TUESDAY/7 Amery
• The Swedish Club meets at Our Savior’s Church, 7 p.m., 715-269-5307,
WEDNESDAY/8 Balsam Lake
• Red Cross class for first aid review at the Red Cross office, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-485-3025 or www.scvarc.org.
Frederic
• Pokeno at the senior center, 1 p.m.
THURSDAY/9 Amery
• National Active and Retired Federal Emplyees Chapter 1581 dinner meeting at The Tac, noon, 715-268-8618.
Balsam Lake
• Red Cross class for infant/child review at the Red Cross office, 5:30-8:30 p.m., 715-4853025 or www.scvarc.org.
Frederic
• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.
St. Croix Falls
• Exercise at the senior center, 10-11 a.m. • 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY/10 Frederic
• Pokeno at the senior center, 1 p.m.
Grantsburg
• Northwest Regional Writers to meet at Espresso Cabin. Write on: Go fly a kite, 1 p.m.
Siren
• Good Friday breakfast at the senior center, 7-11 a.m., 715-349-7810. • Covenant Players to perform at Covenant Church, 7 p.m., 715-349-5601.
Webster
• Tax assistance for seniors and people with low incomes at the senior center, 1-4 p.m., 715-866-5300.
St. Croix Falls
• Bridge at the senior center, 10 a.m.
The wider view
St. Croix Valley photographer Erik Barstow used nine photographs to create this panoramic view, taken from the Overlook Deck area in St. Croix Falls and showing the hydroelectric dam and falls. – Photo courtesy Erik Barstow (www.erikbarstow.com)