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Remembering Daryl

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Status of deputies grievance hearing debated PAGE 3

Waupun police officer jailed in Burnett County Suspected of burglarizing store in eastern Wisconsin PAGE 3

Man sentenced in car surfing death Sympathetic judge crafts unusual sentence PAGE 5

Bizarre assault may have been road rage Amery man facing two felony charges PAGE 4

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Summer Saunters Frederic and Luck students take to the woods as part of a special program they thought was “cool� by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer FREDERIC – “How cool is it that little kids get to be out on the trail?� “I know. And we can do this all the time.� Last week 10 Luck and Frederic grade school students took to the woods, hiking parts of the Ice Age Trail in Straight Lake State Park and

McKenzie Creek. Their 10 miles of hiking on Monday and Tuesday ended with a swim in /RQJ /DNH HDVW RI /XFN 7KH\ ZHUH WKH ÀUVW area school kids to take part in the Summer Saunters program, a statewide, hands-on activity that gets grade school students out into their natural surroundings. Monday, July 29, was spent exploring Straight Lake State Park east of Luck. Tuesday found them hiking north from CTH O to McKenzie Lake. Each day ended with a swim. Along the way, they learned about insects, good and bad plants, and trees. They found out what part of the white pine can be eaten.

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'DYLQD DQG WKH 9DJDERQGV RQVWDJH )ULGD\ ST. CROIX FALLS - It is exciting when an area musical “greatâ€? comes to St. Croix Falls. Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds are indeed jazz greats and well-traveled. Friday, Aug. 9, will feature her and the band on one of the most picturesque stages around - the Overlook Deck in downtown St. Croix Falls. Music on the Overlook, gathering crowds in the hundreds to thousands, happens Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public. The overlook is located downtown St Croix Falls across from Festival Theatre at 210 N. Washington. The environment is very kid friendly. Food is for sale at the overlook and there is coffee, beer and wine at the Festival Theatre. Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy the show - it is a local tradition. There is live improv theater and comedy at Festival Theatre following the show as well as many great restaurants and bars 'DYLQD 6RZHUV in St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls. “Davina has a great vintage sound to her jazz,â€? says MOTO coordinator Woody McBride. “Jazz is a great summertime sound and is a timeless American style that she brings decades worth of.â€? MOTO has featured live jazz for the past four years and throughout its history. With inĂ XHQFHV UDQJLQJ IURP )DWV 'RPLQR DQG WKH 3UHVHUYDWLRQ +DOO jazz band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. The band’s latest recording, 2011’s “Black Cloud,â€? was named one of the 10 best releases of the year by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Catch this one-of-a-kind live show while they are in town. MOTO returns Friday, Aug. 16, for its annual Blues & BBQ night with area favorites and Twin Cities regulars, The Undergroove (theundergroove.com), playing fresh, hot blues, funk, soul and originals. For more information on Davina and the Vagabonds, visit davinaandthevagabonds. com. For more info on MOTO, visit musicontheoverlook.com or contact the coordinator at mcbridewoody@aol.com. - submitted

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:RUOG SUHPLHUH RI SOD\ RSHQV 6DWXUGD\ ST. CROIX FALLS - Most theaters rarely have the honor of producing the world premiere of a show, but that is happening this week at Festival Theatre as “This Untoward Generation!â€? RSHQV RQ 6DWXUGD\ $XJ 7KLV LV D Ă€UVW ZRUN E\ SOD\ZULJKW Seth Kaltwasser, who has been an actor in numerous productions for Festival Theatre since 2009, as well as arts education coordinator and development associate since early 2012. “This Untoward Generation!â€? is a collection of four vignettes – four stories of emerging adults struggling to locate anchors in this ever-changing world. Where do you invest in this economically unstable market? How do you plant roots in a world fueled by unrest? At what point can the informed postmodern cynicism -RKQVRQ yield to a language of hope and faith? These are the necessary and universal questions of the untoward generation, and you are invited to join in the conversation. The play is being directed by Cory Johnson, professor and chair of the theater department at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. “This is a world premiere of a play written by a core member of the Festival Theatre company,â€? states John.DOWZDVVHU son. “It is a wonderful play performed in one act, around 95 minutes or so, that explores the current generation of young adults and their prolonged adolescence as they navigate the rough waters of emerging adulthood. It is touching, funny and ultimately entertaining. It is also a bit sophisticated; not a play that would be appropriate for children under 13.â€? Patrons have only seven opportunities to see this original production, being staged with limited seating in the street-level Elbow Room. Evening shows are Aug. 10, Sept. 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. Afternoon matinees are Aug. 11, Sept. 5 and 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets for “This Untoward Generation!â€? can be reserved online at festiYDOWKHDWUH RUJ RU E\ FDOOLQJ WKH ER[ RIĂ€FH DW - from Festival Theatre

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Fugitive officer in Burnett County Jail SIREN - A Waupun police RIÀFHU LV EHLQJ KHOG LQ WKH %XUnett County Jail after being arrested Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, for allegedly burglarizing a restaurant in eastern Wisconsin. Police Lt. Bradley J. <RXQJ ZDV arrested just %UDGOH\ <RXQJ after 5 p.m. at a residence 10 miles west of Spooner. He had OHG SROLFH RIÀFHUV RQ D FKDVH stealing two vehicles in the process. Young surrendered after a SWAT team surrounded him at the rural Spooner cabin he had allegedly broken into. Realizing he was surrounded, he called 911 and said he wanted to turn himself in. A car he allegedly stole in Rice Lake was found nearby. The arrest was made with the help of Washburn, Barron, BurQHWW DQG 'RXJODV FRXQW\ RIÀFHUV as well as the Wisconsin State Patrol, Division of Criminal Investigation and Department of Natural Resources. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Young’s supervisor said co-workers were stunned that Young may have committed the crimes. Young is suspected of breaking into the Walkers Kollerville Restaurant in Green Lake about 1 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5. OfÀFLDOV VD\ <RXQJ VWROH D SLFNXS truck in Green Lake about 3 p.m. Monday. The pickup was spotted several hours later in Barron County. Deputies chased the 1985 Toyota truck, which crashed QHDU 5LFH /DNH 7KH GULYHU à HG RQ foot into nearby woods. Young apparently stole a second vehicle near Rice Lake sometime Tuesday morning - a 1996 white Nissan Maxima. Young is a 22-year veteran of the Waupun police force and has been described as being very professional and a good supervisor. He is married with a high-schoolage child and another in college. - Gary King, with information from Minneapolis Star-Tribune and Portage Daily News

Couple from Amery seriously injured in I-94 accident ST. CROIX COUNTY - Two people from Amery were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning, Aug. 2, RQ ,QWHUVWDWH QHDU :RRGYLOOH According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Morris E. Nicholson, 68, and Lee Ann 1LFKROVRQ ZHUH LQ D SLFNXS truck pulling a camper eastERXQG RQ , DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ D P ZKHQ WKH GULYHU 0RUris, lost control. The pickup was in the lefthand lane, passing a semitrailer operating in the right lane when the pickup swerved and the driver overcorrected, which caused the camper to contact the semitrailer. The pickup and camper unit then went to the median and rolled over. Morris was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with lifethreatening injuries and Lee Ann was taken to Baldwin Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the 2001 Freightliner (semitrailer), Dennis J. Olson, 57, of Viola, was not injured. No alcohol was involved in the crash, according to the DOT. The accident remains under investigation. - Gary King with information from the DOT

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Status of deputies’ grievance hearing debated

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“It’s not unusual for someone to push for settlement in an arbitration case,â€? Fitzgerald explained. “I just wonder why - given the emotion of the case - couldn’t the attorneys cut by Jean Koelz through a lot of this earlier and Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTY—Bur- get us here sooner if settlement nett County Administrator was being considered?â€? Andrew Schauer, the WisconCandace Fitzgerald came into WKH RIĂ€FH ODWH RQ 0RQGD\ -XO\ sin Professional Police Associa22, following a doctor’s ap- tion staff attorney representing pointment and was informed WKH WZR RIĂ€FHUV LV DGDPDQW WKDW by Sheriff Dean Roland that the he and his clients reached a setgrievance hearing regarding tlement with Burnett County. Chief Deputy Scott Burns, repODVW \HDU¡V GLVPLVVDO RI RIĂ€FHUV Travis Thiex and Thad Osborne UHVHQWLQJ WKH VKHULII¡V RIĂ€FH DW for their part in a cover-up of al- last week’s public safety meetleged domestic abuse actions by ing, was equally adamant before Christopher Culvey had been county supervisors that there is no settlement. settled. With the sheriff on vacation, “What?!â€? Fitzgerald exLW¡V KDUG WR JHW FODULĂ€FDWLRQ claimed in disbelief. There was no one available for Two weeks later, Fitzgerald remains bewildered and con- FRPPHQW DW WKH VKHULII¡V RIĂ€FH fused. Back in June, after what The county’s corporate counsel was described by some as very VD\V LWV RIĂ€FH KDV QRWKLQJ WR GR upsetting testimony, it appeared with the case. Outside counsel that the county all but won the Lori Lubinsky, of Axley ProfesFDVH 7KHQ WKH RIĂ€FHUV DVNHG sionals, did not return phone for a continuance, and the hear- calls. County Board Chairman ing was scheduled to resume on Donald Taylor says he’s not really sure what’s going on but July 22. GLG FRQĂ€UP ´7KH FRXQW\ KDV

not acted on a settlement yet.â€? And the frustration is evident in Fitzgerald’s voice as she explains why she can’t really comment. “I was not consulted.â€? In response to Burns’ statement that there is no settlement, Schauer said, “The chief deputy does not speak for the county.â€? Schauer sticks by the claim that the matter is resolved. “On the morning of July 22, we shook hands on a verbal agreement,â€? Schauer asserted. “There is a draft of an agreement, but it has not been signed because the sheriff is on vacation.â€? Schauer would not comment further on the details of the proposed settlement. Both Taylor and Fitzgerald FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW WKHUH LV D GUDIW agreement, but to date there’s been no discussion about it. “I am not acknowledging it, nor am I endorsing it, because I wasn’t consulted,â€? said Fitzgerald. “I won’t sign it.â€? The confusion begs the question, Who has the authority to represent the county and authorize a settlement? According to Fitzgerald, “The sheriff has constitutional authority over public

safety and he believes this to be entirely a public safety issue. I recognize that authority, but when there are performance issues, especially dealing with union personnel, I get involved.â€? Because it’s a jurisdictional gray area, it’s unclear who needs to sign off on any settlement deal, or whether any such agreement needs approval from the administration committee or the full board to be binding. “This is going to sit until the sheriff and the chief deputy can come together,â€? Fitzgerald commented when asked about next steps. 7KDW PD\ EH GLIĂ€FXOW JLYHQ that the sheriff is on vacation this week and Burns is on vacation the week following. The irony for other members in the department who are anxious for closure may be that the placement of Thiex and Osborne on leave, pending the outcome of the grievance hearing has UHQGHUHG RWKHU RIĂ€FHUV XQDEOH WR take vacation at all, because the department is so shorthanded, and now vacation time is delaying resolution of the matter.

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details we are working on now because, without the above-mentioned reports, the information we have now is incomplete,â€? by Greg Marsten Johnson said. “Everything has Leader staff writer to be in context to everything BALSAM LAKE – The in- else before we can close the investigation behind the 2-year- vestigation.â€? old rural Centuria child, Isaiah 7KH FKLOG ZDV Ă€UVW UHSRUWHG Theis, who perished in the trunk missing to authorities at just beof a car at the family farm re- fore 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. mains an open investigation, as The family and neighbors had Polk County Sheriff Peter John- been searching the area around VRQ FRQĂ€UPHG HDUOLHU WKLV ZHHN WKH IDPLO\ IDUP DW WK 6W Johnson said there isn’t really in the Town of St. Croix Falls for a time line for releasing any fur- 1-1/2 hours prior, when the todther information, as they remain dler was last seen playing with in waiting on the full autopsy his 7-year-old brother in the report, which can take several backyard. weeks, Johnson said. Local inA massive search effort envestigators are also waiting on VXHG IRU WKH QH[W KRXUV DV WKH Ă€QDO UHSRUW IURP WKH FULPH almost 2,500 people volunteered lab. LQ VRPH FDSDFLW\ WR Ă€QG WKH OLWWOH “We won’t release any of the boy, who was tragically discov-

ered deceased at around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, in a Chevrolet Impala trunk on the property with the keys. An initial medical examiner’s report listed the cause of death as hyperthermia, literally overheating, and the early estimation was that the child died a short time after entering the trunk, as it was one of the hottest, most humid days all summer. There are still plenty of questions to be answered about the WUDJHG\ DQG WKH VKHULII¡V RIĂ€FH FRQWLQXHV WR Ă€HOG TXHULHV RQ WKH case, which garnered national attention. ´$IWHU DOO WKH UHSRUWV DUH Ă€nalized) it could generate one thousand new questions or they could give us nothing we don’t already know,â€? Johnson said. “We just have to wait.â€?

-RKQVRQ FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW WKH\ continue to seek answers on this end, as well. “In the meantime, we are inWHUYLHZLQJ SHRSOH DQG FRQĂ€UPing facts, trying to narrow time lines,â€? Johnson said. “The case has slowed now, while we wait for those reports, but it does continue.â€? Funeral services for Isaiah Theis took place on Wednesday, -XO\ DW WKH $OOLDQFH &KXUFK of the Valley in St. Croix Falls. There was also a widely attended community visitation the night prior at the Trollhaugen Convention Center in Dresser. A memorial fund with a goal of raising $20,000 for the Theis family has been established. The website is youcaring.com.

Holding the line by Jean Koelz Leader staff writer BURNETT COUNTY—Eight departments appeared before the public safety committee on Thursday, Aug. 1, to provide updates on 2013 spending to date and submit their proposed budJHWV IRU Because the county is under a state mandate to hold its budget at a 0-percent increase, there is VLJQLĂ€FDQW SUHVVXUH RQ HDFK GHSDUWPHQW WR GR OLNHZLVH RU Ă€QG another funding source for any increases since raising taxes is not an option. Most departmental budgets were comparable to 2012, or at least submitted with manageable differences. For example, the child support department and the medical examiner’s budgets were very similar to last year. There were a few exceptions, however. District Attorney Bill Norine lamented the fact that his department has dutifully submitted cost-to-continue budgets for WKH ODVW VHYHUDO \HDUV RQO\ WR Ă€QG out that the state has effectively rewarded six “squeaky wheelâ€? counties by giving them statefunded assistant district attorneys. “I’ll never do it again,â€? Norine said. “I don’t think there should be a single county in the state that should be a one-man operation. If something happens to the DA, the whole system shuts down.â€? According to Norine, Burnett County is ranked second to last in the state in terms RI VWDIĂ€QJ SHU FDVHORDG

One thing he did push for was the ability to make his office more secure. “I’d rather not be the only '$¡V RIĂ€FH LQ WKH VWDWH WKDW KDV no security,â€? Norine commented after asking for capital funds of WR LQVWDOO D FRPELQDWLRQ door lock and a pass-through ZLQGRZ ´2WKHU RIĂ€FHV LQ WKH building have glass, mine is wide open.â€? Supervisor Phil Lindeman concluded, “It’s safe to say that the whole court system is unprotected.â€? Other supervisors affirmed the need to make the offices more secure. Supervisor Gene Olson recommended against ZDLWLQJ XQWLO ´,I WKHUH¡V potential carryover, why not get the security measures taken care of now?â€? Historically, the district attorQH\¡V RIĂ€FH KDV EURXJKW LQ PRUH revenue than it spent, resulting in a net gain for the county. However, increased expenses may result in a modest loss for WKH FRXQW\ LQ The emergency management department is also seeing increased expenses along with decreased revenues. The $5 million communications project changes the appearance of next year’s budget, but after that’s factored out, the budget looks very similar to last year with the exception of a $10,000 line item added for generator fuel at the communications tower sites. The clerk of court, family court, and register in probate are all seeing increased court fees

dard. The discrepancy wasn’t discovered until an informal tour was given earlier this year and it was documented in a subsequent inspection. The result is that Burnett County will have to pay for prisoner housing at neighboring county jails, which amounts to a projected $250,000 increase. 6KHULII V EXGJHW Lindeman remarked, “This is The lengthiest budget conver- a pretty heavy hit.â€? sation came when Chief Deputy Burns indicated the county Scott Burns presented Sheriff has no choice. “If there is an inDean Roland’s $3.2 million bud- cident [in the jail], there will be get. In 2011 and 2012, the sher- a lawsuit in federal court and it iff’s department achieved will be indefensible because the VLJQLĂ€FDQW VDYLQJV E\ NHHSLQJ county will have ignored the projected expenses down. In DOC order to remove beds.â€? 2013, revenues went way down Jail sergeant Mystie Anton reand expenses are way up, forc- minded the committee that the ing the sheriff to radically county has cut housing expenses change his budget proposal for every year. “Back in 2005, our budget was over $500,000,â€? she The 15-page document under said, explaining that the county review did not include the per- used to have a stricter judge who sonnel costs, which are not re- enforced higher bonds. quired at this stage. On the Additional expenses include operational side, revenues are $50,000 for an impound lot and projected to be $50,000-60,000 PRUH IRU FRPSXWHUV less than years past and expen- security software, air cards and ditures are anticipated to be up radar units. Anton explained, more than 50 percent. Therefore, “The state has mandated that we WKH VKHULII¡V QHW EXGJHW RI have this security software and $782,285 is $238,000 greater than other measures so we can access projected spending for 2013 and state information like DMV re KLJKHU WKDQ WKH RULJLQDO cords. We’re out of compliance right now.â€? 2013 budget. The public safety committee The primary cause of the increase is the removal of nine approved all the budgets with beds from the county jail. Ap- the understanding that approval parently, the facility was ap- at this stage means the budgets proved for a certain capacity proceed to the next step of the under the Department of Com- SODQQLQJ SURFHVV $FWXDO Ă€QDO merce, but the Department of review and approval of the comCorrections has a different stan- piled budgets comes later.

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mains unclear, it report by the Amery Police Department, was suggested that police arrived at the Amery Express station and saw a man picking up a motorit started earlier cycle and another person attempting to near Hammond, by Greg Marsten move his pickup. The two were believed during a road rage Leader staff writer to be the ones involved. incident that may $0(5< ² $ FDOO UHSRUWLQJ D Ă€JKW The pickup driver was not cooperating have culminated at between two men at an Amery gas sta- DQG WROG WKH RIĂ€FHU WKDW QRWKLQJ KDG KDSthe gas station with tion is leading to a pair of felony charges pened, but witnesses said otherwise and Marciniak yelling against one of the men involved, who VDLGWKH PDQ ODWHU LGHQWLĂ€HG DV 'RXJODV threats and strik0DUFLQLDN may have been following through on an 0DUFLQLDN $PHU\ KDG EHHQ EHDWLQJ ing the motorcycle earlier road rage incident. on the motorcycle driver with an ax han- rider with an ax handle. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s dle for an unknown reason. Police continued to sort through the Department and by details provided in a While the trigger to the incident re- incident, but originally suggested misde-

meanor battery and disorderly conduct charges against Marciniak. However, the Polk County District AtWRUQH\¡V 2IĂ€FH GURSSHG WKH HDUOLHU PLVGHPHDQRU FKDUJHV DQG LQVWHDG Ă€OHG GXDO felony charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and substantial battery charges, on top of three misdemeanor charges of battery, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. Marciniak has yet to appear on the more serious, amended charges, and no court date had been set at press time.

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Summer Saunters/from page 1 They saw snakes, deer, frogs and caterpillars. They learned about erratics, kames, moraines and tunnel channels, all of which are features of the glacial history of our area. “Let’s be quiet for 10 minutes. Let’s see what we can hear.â€? Ten lively schoolkids can be quiet and listen to the sounds of birds and the stillness of the forest. They can also be so quiet ZKHQ SOD\LQJ FDPRXĂ DJH WKDW WKH UHSRUWHU walked right past them, unaware of their presence. The students out in the woods, all going LQWR WKH WKLUG IRXUWK Ă€IWK RU VL[WK JUDGHV were Cory Popham, Chase Jensen, Kaleigh King, Grace Wondra, Wyatt Petersen, Sarah Chenal, Gavin Fredericks and Gabe Chenal from Frederic plus Macy Johnson and Gage Steffen from Luck. The program was organized and led by teachers Carrie Petersen from Frederic and Megan Challoner from Luck. Luck senior Camille Marsten was the high school mentor. All 13 of them enjoyed the swims. Dean Dversdall and John Helling from the Indianhead Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance helped organize the activities and took part in the hikes. The Summer Saunters program is a statewide activity sponsored by the alliance to help get young students involved in nature and “unpluggedâ€? from their online world. Summer Saunter students from Lodi and Colfax have come to the area before, but WKLV LV WKH Ă€UVW 6XPPHU 6DXQWHU SURJUDP organized by area schools.

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coming years. The challenge is funding those needs as expenses rise faster than county revenues and state highway funding. The 2013 road construction projects are on schedule. :RUN RQ &7+ $ EHWZHHQ +Z\V DQG LV FRPSOHWHG DQG XQGHU EXGJHW 7KH SURMHFW WR ZHGJH DQG RYHUOD\ PLOHV FRVW LQ OHY\ DQG VWDWH IXQGV $QG D VDIHW\ project on CTH W north on Frederic is nearing completion. Some large pine trees have been removed and the road has been straightened, allowing a safer sight line and a place for plowed snow to go. Warndahl said the landowner along the stretch is extremely happy.

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Getting through 2013 within budget may be more of a challenge than funding the Polk &RXQW\ +LJKZD\ 'HSDUWPHQW IRU There are a couple of months of winter left this year, highway Commissioner Steve Warndahl told the highway committee Thursday, Aug. 1, and funds in the budget for 2-1/2 snow events in November and December. Warndahl said the department’s planned road projects PD\ EH IXQGHG LQ WKH EXGJHW EXW WKHUH ZLOO EH QR change in the personnel level. The long 2013 winter took its toll on the department’s winter maintenance budget. Warndahl said calling out the snowplows on May 2 was “more than weird.� Warndahl said the department is limiting expenses by delaying the replacement of retirees as long as possible. But there are unexpected costs. The department can’t keep two new Freightliner trucks running. He said the trucks, bought in 2012 and costing $163,000 and $170,000, have each made many trips out of county for service. Warndahl said the department may refurbish two older Mack trucks, each with over 200,000 miles on them, say-

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St. Paul man sentenced in car surfing death

Sympathetic judge crafts unusual sentence

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer SIREN - In an victim impact statement, Shawn Swanson’s mother spoke of her son looking forward to spending time at the cabin with some friends almost a year ago. He even told her not to worry because nothing bad happens at the cabin. Unfortunately, something bad did happen, and 21-year-old Shawn Swanson of St. Paul, Minn., died over that weekend - almost a year ago. According to the police report, BurQHWW &RXQW\ GLVSDWFK ZDV QRWLÀHG RI an injured man in the casino parking ORW RQ 6DWXUGD\ $XJ DW p.m. There they found Swanson who &ROH had suffered a severe injury to the back )RKUHQNDPP of his head and was pronounced dead at the casino. Swanson was brought to the casino by three friends. A fourth was apparently passed out after drinking much of the day. The police were able to gather that the accident causing Swanson’s death happened on nearby Glenden-

ning Road after they had stopped to go the bathroom. Two of the friends hopped on to the car instead of getting into the car. The vehicle was then driven down the road weaving side to side so the two could “car surf.â€? Swanson fell off the car. The friends had no cell reception so they drove him to the casino for help. Although it was not his vehicle, Cole Fohrenkamm, 22, St. Paul, Minn., was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. He was arrested and a blood draw found THC and a alcohol content of .116 percent. About three months later, on Nov. 28, three felony charges - homiFLGH E\ LQWR[LFDWHG XVH RI D YHKLFOH Ă€UVW GHJUHH UHFNOHVV endangering safety and homicide by negligent operation RI D YHKLFOH SOXV WZR WUDIĂ€F YLRODWLRQV ZHUH Ă€OHG DJDLQVW Fohrenkamm. Two other charges - reckless driving and OWI causing injury were added in May, 2013 for plea bargain purposes. Although the Swanson family did not want a long sentence for Fohrenkamm, he faced the possibility of a prison sentence after pleading no contest to three of the charges in May. At the sentence hearing on Wednesday, July 31, Fohrenkamm probably had no idea how sympathetic Judge Ken Kutz was to his plight until Kutz took the unusual step of telling his own story of his sister’s death in a boating accident many years ago. Kutz’s sister was also with a group of friends and alcohol was very much a factor

Bear sightings in Frederic

Cost for sewer at Habitat home brought down

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer FREDERIC — Bring bird feeders in at night, don’t leave dog or cat food outside and shut your downstairs windows, advised Frederic Police Chief Dale Johnson at the Monday, Aug. 5, meeting of the village board. Bears, particularly a sow and two cubs, have been seen in various parts of town and, according to Johnson, even entered a home on the south side of the village. “There have been reports of bears out during the daylight hours,â€? he said. Hoping to alleviate worries about birds going hungry if people take their bird feeders down, Johnson said that there is plenty of food to be found out in nature. He again encouraged residents to make sure that all animal food is inside at night, that garbage is not accessible and WKDW ZLQGRZV RQ WKH JURXQG Ă RRU EH FORVHG +DELWDW KRPH Last month, when bids on the sanitary sewer project at the Habitat for Humanity home on Benson Road came in more than double the estimates, the board voted to UHMHFW WKRVH ELGV DQG Ă€QG DQ DOWHUQDWH ZD\ WR JHW WKH MRE done. This month, village Administrator Dave Wondra told the board that state statutes allow the village to ask the public works department to do the work, and going that route will reduce the cost from last month’s bid of $81,000 down to about $20,000. “We’re going to save about $60,000 on the project,â€? Wondra told the board. The $20,000 cost includes about $8,500 in materials for the project, which consists of running a low-pressure system to the property. One house is currently being built there, with plans for several more. Habitat for Humanity will pay the assessment, passing the cost on to the homeowners as the new houses are built. The sanitary sewer project could be done as early as the end of this month. 1RUWKODQG DPEXODQFH RaeAnn Allen, director of Northland Ambulance Ser-

vice, and Roxanne White, board member, met with the board to ask for an agreement with the village stating WKDW )UHGHULF ZLOO DVVXPH LWV VKDUH RI Ă€QDQFLDO UHVSRQVLbility for a new building being purchased in Luck. According to White, the ambulance service is set to close Thursday, Aug. 15, on the former hardwood store on Hwy. 35. Wondra said that the village of Luck has agreed to hold the $250,000 loan, but is asking that each of the 11 municipalities served by the ambulance service commit to remaining with the service until the 15-year loan is repaid. The nine townships and two villages served by Northland are charged a per-resident fee for the service. Frederic’s share is about 15 percent of the total, said Wondra, so if the village backs out it would be responsible for 15 percent of the remaining payment due on the loan. “It’s a commitment to Luck,â€? he said, “that we’ll stay with the ambulance service until the debt is paid.â€? The board, with Trustee Maria Ammend absent, voted to approve the agreement.

2WKHU EXVLQHVV • The board approved the appointments of David Ammend and Lory Gustafson to the library board. • Jerry Laqua requested that a letter he wrote to the board of review be read in open session by the village board. Wondra said the board of review had forwarded it to the assessor for an opinion. Village President William Johnson IV said it will be put on the agenda for next month’s meeting. • Final amendments to the ATV ordinance were apSURYHG DQG WKH RUGLQDQFH LV QRZ LQ LWV ÀQDO IRUP 7KH new amendments state that the in-town speed limit will be 10 miles per hour, and that residents can take their ATV from their home to the approved route without being in violation of the ordinance. The ordinance will be published in this paper, then the routes will be declared open. • Changes in the way the Aging and Disability Resource Center is handling Meals on Wheels will mean a change for Frederic next month. Rather than serve a congregate meal at the senior citizen center as well as home delivering meals, meals at the senior center will now be prepackaged in the same way as the home deliveries. This is because the distribution center is being moved from Frederic to Luck, said Johnson.

in the accident. With that, Kutz crafted the following sentence. The sentence was withheld, but Fohrenkamm received a WZR \HDU SUREDWLRQ IRU 2:, /LNH PRVW ÀUVW RIIHQVH OWI sentences, he received a 30-day jail sentence with Huber release. His license was revoked for 12 months, and he must install ignition interlock for 12 months when applying for a license and undergo alcohol assessPHQW $ ÀQH RI ZDV RUGHUHG The sentence for reckless driving - causing great bodily harm was more unconventional. The sentence was withheld, and a three-year probation was given. A 30-day jail sentence was ordered, but this jail sentence is to be served over the three-year probation. Starting on the anniversary of Swanson’s death for the next three years, Fohrenkamm is to serve 10 days in jail. Also on the anniversary of Swanson’s death, he is to visit Swanson’s JUDYH DQG SODFH RU SODQW à RZHUV WKHUH +H LV WR FRPSOHWH 300 hours of community service each year of probation a quarter of these hours must be spent educating others on the consequence of drinking and driving. He also must maintain full-time employment, provide a DNA sample and not consume alcohol or drugs unless proscribed by a physician. The homicide by negligent use of a vehicle, a class G felony with a maximum sentence of a 10-year prison senWHQFH DQG RU D ÀQH ZDV GHIHUUHG IRU WKUHH \HDUV The sentence will depend on how the probation for the other charges is served. The other two felony charges were read in for sentencing purposes and dismissed, and two nonfelony charges of reckless driving and driving with a person riding illegally were dismissed outright.

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Grantsburg to clean up properties Resident bears issue not resolved by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Village Board will enforce the cleanup of properties in the village. The issue of how to deal with bears living in the village is not so easy to solve. The board held its monthly meeting Monday afternoon, Aug. 5, a week earlier than normal and starting four hours earlier than normal. Besides the properties and bears topics, the board approved an increase in water rates, discussed housing authority issues, looked at measuring sound in the village and announced a search for a new resident camper. All seven board members were present.

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resolved issue. The board rejected a resolution asking the DNR to solve the issue by reducing the bear population in northwestern Wisconsin. That resolution is being circulated to municipalities in the county board member Dale Dresel said. Dresel said people must be told to stop feeding animals and take down their bird feeders. Rolloff said that the DNR will not trap the bears in the village, and the village will not have a bear hunting season. It was pointed out that the DNR bear hunting licenses exclude killings sows and cubs. “We must live with them,� board member Rod Kleiss said.

2WKHU DFWLRQV The board approved a 3-percent insaid. “We will no longer put it off.â€? He fuse in the yard and behind the garage. crease in the village water rates to cover added that each year, Schinzing has There are also piles of refuse at the back the costs of safe water improvements to asked what he should do about property of the property at 630 North Nelson. Each the village water system. If the increase cleanup, how much time should be spent of these properties are also cited for hav- is approved by the state Public Service 3URSHUW\ FOHDQXS Grantsburg properties should look on the issue, and this should resolve the ing unhealthy, hazardous or unsightly Commission, the new rates will take efmaterials. fect with the Sept. 23 billing. more orderly in the coming months. The question. The partially disassembled mobile )RXU SURSHUWLHV ZHUH LGHQWLĂ€HG IRU LPThe village is continuing to look at board said it will enforce its ordinances on unsightly properties more strictly in mediate cleanup action, with compliance home at 659 North Nelson is cited for the issues of noise in the village, includthe future. Each year the board has pre- to be completed by Sept. 16. Letters will violating the property maintenance code. ing how many decibels should be alpared a list of nuisance properties that vi- be delivered to each property owner al- The siding has been stripped from the lowed and how to measure that decibel olate the ordinances, and each year some lowing them chances to appeal the board home and some of the furniture is in the limit. The talk on sound levels led to a actions at two village board meetings. yard. discussion on the watercross event and of the same locations are on the list. 7KH UHVLGHQFH DW 1RUWK 3LQH LV FLWHG The property next door at 661 North its sound volume. Kleiss said residents “We want to mandate Jeff (Schinzing, the police chief) to enforce the ordi- for junk vehicles, refuse and appliances Nelson is cited for four ordinance viola- leave the village during the watercress nances,â€? village President Glenn Rolloff on the property. Photos show piles of re- tions, adding off street parking and pub- weekend, saying it may be the worst day lic nuisance issues to the list of issues. If of the year for the residents. Rolloff said they want to operate a salvage yard at the the board needs to look at the monetary place, they should come to the council EHQHĂ€WV RI WKH HYHQW DQG ZKHUH WKH IXQGV and address the issue, Rolloff said. go. The issue of what noise meter to buy All four properties were on the 2012 was put off for a future meeting. ordinance violation list, and three of the A federal audit of the housing authority four were also on the 2011 list. and its funds raised some issues about the Ă€QDQFHV DQG DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ RI WKH &UH[%HDUV LQ WKH YLOODJH way housing property. Board member Val Grantsburg has three black bears with Johnson said the village board must take a cubs living in the village, board member more pro-active role in its oversight of the Diane Barton said, including a mother authority. Board members suggested that with four cubs with a den near the pool. the authority manager might need more 7KH UHSRUWHU VDZ WKH SRRO EHDU DW S P WUDLQLQJ RQ Ă€QDQFLDO LVVXHV 5ROORII VDLG last Monday, Aug. 5, walking through the the audit is both a criticism and an opgrassy area north of the pool. The wooded portunity. He added that changes at the village land, a water runoff area stretch- housing authority must be made rapidly. ing from Hwy. 70 to Madison and North There is an opening for a new resident Road, appears to be an ideal home for camper next season at the Memory Lake bears. The woods abuts school property, campground. The village will start the the cemetery, the swimming pool and the search process by asking if any of the homes on Maple Circle. The property was present campers are interested in the podonated to the village by Bruce Erickson sition. The search would then expand to in 2001 to be used as a nature area and contacting former campers and listing the educational classroom, according to the position on the DNR website. 1RUWK 1HOVRQ IDFHV IRXU RUGLQDQFH YLRODWLRQV ,W KDV EHHQ RQ WKH *UDQWVEXUJ 9LOODJH SUREOHP Nov. 12, 2001, board minutes. SURSHUW\ OLVW VLQFH How to relate to those bears is an un-

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high rate of speed on the highway in the early evening of Saturday, Aug. 3. The deputy’s radar by Greg Marsten registered the truck at Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – A high-speed at- between 108-110 mph tempt on Hwy. 87 south of Cushing led to in a 55-mph zone. The a major ticket and a fourth driving-while- deputy turned and purintoxicated ticket for a St. Croix Falls man. sued the truck for ap-DPHV 0F&XUG\ According to the probable-cause re- proximately two miles, with full lights and SRUW Ă€OHG ZLWK WKH 3RON &RXQW\ 6KHULII¡V Department, a sheriff’s deputy spotted siren, before the driver stopped. Once stopped, the deputy noticed the a northbound pickup approaching at a

driver smelled of alcohol and had glassy eyes. The driver said he did not have a legal driver’s license, and a records check showed him to be James E. McCurdy, 55, St. Croix Falls. State records indicate McCurdy has had three previous DUIs, with the latest being in 2007. He has been revoked as a driver for 16 years, since 1997, from a DUI conviction. He was also convicted of DUI in 1992. McCurdy registered a .16 blood alcohol content, which is twice the legal limit of .08 BAC. He also exhibited other clues

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Webster School Board focuses on poverty issues by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer WEBSTER - When the Webster School Board met Tuesday, July 23, it had an DJHQGD ÀOOHG ZLWK PDWWHUV UHODWHG WR %XUnett County’s poverty problems. Presentations by Citizens Against Poverty, the Salvation Army Backpack Program and consideration of school breakfast and lunch fees took up most of the meeting time. Board members were already well-acquainted with the county’s poverty problems. With a poverty rate of 17.1 percent in Burnett County, sixth highest among the counties of Wisconsin, the schools are seeing the impact of poverty on students’ ability to learn and ability to purchase school meals. The CAP presentation was intended, primarily, to bring the board members up to date on CAP activities aimed at dealing with some of the root causes of poverty in the county. One of those root causes is

the problem many county residents face, ÀQGLQJ DGHTXDWH DQG UHOLDEOH WUDQVSRUtation. And part of that problem stems from vehicles in need of repairs that their owners can’t afford. CAP proposed that the Webster Schools consider using repair services for such vehicles as part of the instruction curriculum in the high school auto mechanics classes. Under this proposal, a screening agency would refer vehicle owners to the school program, and the school would use the repair of that vehicle as an instructional tool. There would be no costs for labor for the repair for the vehicle’s owner, but the owner would be asked to cover the cost of any parts or supplies, and there is the possibility that grant funding might cover even those costs. The board members questioned whether such a process would take business away from commercial repair services already in the county. CAP said the intent is to refer to the schools only

Trio busted in shoplifting ring

Removed items and replaced with others in boxes

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – Two women and a man are facing multiple charges after they reportedly combined efforts to steal a number of expensive items from Wal-Mart in St. Croix Falls by removing less expensive items from the boxes and replacing them with more expensive merchandise. 7KH UHSRUW ÀUVW FDPH in on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, as :DOOJUHQ security personnel noticed the trio coming in early in the past and allegedly replacing the items before going through the self checkout. When police arrived, they found Christopher Truman, 22, Woodbury, Minn., and his girlfriend, Ashley Belisle, 21, Stillwater, Minn., attempting to purchase nearly $1,000 of items in much less expensive boxes. Once questioned, the duo both admitted to the action and said they had done something similar at other local Wal-Mart stores in Minnesota. In fact, Truman was facing charges from two weeks earlier for retail theft in St. Croix County. When police asked to search their vehicle they refused and were placed under arrest. They were also shopping and travel-

ing with a woman who had an outstanding felony warrant, Courtney Wallgren, 37, Lake Elmo, Minn. Wallgren was also discovered to have a methamphetamine pipe in her purse at the time of her arrest. Truman was charged 7UXPDQ with felony retail theft, misdemeanor criminal damage to property and a later search warrant led to the discovery of methamphetamine, which also led to a felony possession charge. He appeared before Judge Molly GaleWyrick on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, where she set a $5,000 cash bond and a Sept. 16 preliminary hearing. Belisle faces a similar felony retail theft charge, on top of a misdemeanor criminal damage to property charge. She appeared before GaleWyrick on Wednesday and Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 1, where she set a $5,000 signature bond, but Belisle waived a preliminary hearing for Aug. 6. She is free on bond and will have a pretrial court appearance on Oct. 1. Wallgren was extradited back to Washington County, Minn., where she must answer to a previous charge that led to her felony warrant. She still faces misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession charges and will appear in Polk County Circuit Court on Oct. 11. %HOLVOH

those persons who cannot afford existing services, and would not be likely to use them. The board referred consideration of the proposal to appropriate committees. In the matter of the backpack program, Joyce Kyle and Gladys Beers explained that this is a program sponsored by the Salvation Army to send food home with students on weekends. Since those are times when the students don’t receive free or reduced-cost meals in the schools, they sometimes don’t have adequate food IRU ZHHNHQG PHDOV DQG WKH ÀOOHG EDFNpacks provide some of the needed food. Kyle said that the program is presently furnishing food to 65 Webster School families each weekend during an eight-month period at a cost of approximately $7.50 per backpack. Total cost for the program for a year is nearly $22,000. These costs are paid for out of donations to funding drives conducted by the Salvation Army. But with a sluggish economy continuing, those donations are currently down from other years, according to Kyle and Beers. As a result, the program has had to reduce the number of food items that can be sent into the homes each week. Originally, eight or nine items were included in the packs, but now that has been reduced to only four items per family. $QG DV D IXUWKHU UHà HFWLRQ RI WKH SRYerty concerns facing the board, members devoted considerable time to setting school meal fees for the coming school

year. Normally this is a simple process, EXW VLQFH WKH IHHV SURSRVHG IRU included an increase of anywhere from 5 to 10 cents per meal, the board was KHVLWDQW WR DSSURYH IHHV UHà HFWLQJ WKH LQcrease. Superintendent Jim Erickson explained that the increase was in response to the mandate from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for Webster to raise its prices. Several board members asked why the DPI could impose the increase. Erickson said he was uncertain, but that it was probably tied in to state funding coming to the schools through the DPI. The fees, as then approved by the board, are: lunch fees for pre-K through sixth graded $1.70, grades seven through 12, $1.80, adults $2.80, and breakfast fees 85 cents. Other fees approved: for grades ÀYH WKURXJK LQFOXGH UHJLVWUDWLRQ parking permit $5 and driver’s education $100.

,Q RWKHU EXVLQHVV WKH ERDUG • granted the audit contract to Stotz and Company; • approved student insurance with Student Assurance Services of Stillwater; • approved WIAA membership reQHZDO IRU • approved budget transfers; • and accepted the resignation of Jill Norman, seventh- through 12th-grade guidance counselor.

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deal from other department heads. Frey said that he, as administrator, and the committee have limited authority over the sheriff on administrative issues. by Gregg Westigard But the committee and the county board have control of the department’s budLeader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – There was little dis- get. Frey said the committee may have cussion at the monthly meeting of the an oversight role on policies. He said the Polk County Public Protection meeting lines of involvement are not very clean Tuesday, Aug. 6, until the very end of the when dealing with the elected county ofmeeting, when the department heads had Ă€FLDOV EXW LW LV DSSURSULDWH WR DVN O’Connell quoted parts of the county’s completed their reports and left. Then county board member Jared policy which gives the committee a role Cockroft asked what role the commit- reviewing policies. He and Kienholz said tee plays relating to the sheriff’s depart- they would like to ask for the sheriff’s ment policy manuals. That question led policy manual. Luke said he had seen a lack of policies to a long discussion involving the other committee members, Jay Luke, Gary in the past. That led to a comment that a Bergstrom, Kim O’Connell, and Kath- decision not to have a written policy is a ryn Kienholz, as well as Dana Frey, the decision in itself. A question was asked about the job county administrator. The conclusion to Cockroft’s question description and role of the chief deputy. and a related question about the chief Luke said that there had been a previous deputy position seemed to be “nobody search for the job description and nothing knowsâ€? many of the answers. Cockroft, was found. Luke said there had been a a former Polk County Sheriff’s deputy, question of who controls the chief depsaid he was aware that some policies are uty, but he never had an answer. It needs required by the state. He added that for- WR EH FODULĂ€HG /XNH VDLG With lots of committee questions and mer Sheriff Ann Hraychuck had wanted an update of the policy manuals back in the response “nobody knowsâ€? from Luke +H KDG OHIW WKH GHSDUWPHQW DIWHU and Frey, the committee concluded that the issues should be looked into. that time. ´$IWHU WKH EXGJHW LV Ă€QLVKHG Âľ )UH\ Luke, a former Polk County sheriff, said that the committee relation with the said. sheriff, an elected position, is a different

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I am here again writing to encourage the county board, the health board and local citizens to support the continuation of the Polk County Home Care program. The importance of this program for the needs of all Polk County residents cannot be overstated. The nursing staff provides care to all county residents, for all tasks needed, and in all locations. I was thinking that in a couple of years the board might be made up of different HOHFWHG RIĂ€FLDOV DQG D YRWH UHJDUGLQJ Home Care also might therefore be different at that time. (I then realized that YRWLQJ RQ LVVXHV GRHV LQĂ XHQFH YRWLQJ LQ elections.) It is my sincere hope that the Home Care program will remain viable. I ask board members to vote with an attitude of respect, concern, and from the place of the value of caring for the people of Polk County. We all need this high-quality health serYLFH WR FRQWLQXH :H DOO EHQHĂ€W

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$OO WRR RIWHQ RXU HOHFWHG RIĂ€FLDOV WU\ WR balance their budgets on the backs of the poor and elderly. That is in part why I am opposed to a proposal to discontinue Polk County Home Health Care. Throughout the years this agency has been a lifesaver for hundreds of the ill, disabled, injured, veterans and, especially, elderly and poor citizens of Polk County. And while some may be able to afford hiring a private agency to provide private care, many more cannot and will end up in nursing homes at a far greater cost to taxpayers. Polk County Home Health Care helps keep Polk County residents in their homes and out of nursing homes, which in our county are either closing or downsizing. Several Polk County nursing homes have no private rooms, and the beds are so close together that roommates can almost hold hands. Those who are for eliminating this SURJUDP VD\ WKDW SULYDWH VHUYLFHV FDQ Ă€OO the gap that would occur if the program ended. The fact is, none of the private, Paula Zenker IRU SURĂ€W FRPSDQLHV RIIHU WKH VDPH OHYHO Frederic of care including sliding fee scales that the county program offers. If home care is eliminated, there will be people, some of them veterans, many of them elderly and LQĂ€UP ZKR ZLOO IDOO WKURXJK WKH FUDFNV :H DUH UDOO\LQJ DJDLQVW UHVROXWLRQ We know them, we see them and, in front of the Polk County Courthouse perhaps, we’ve even been one of them. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 9:30 a.m., just Jeff Peterson Drunken drivers come from all walks of prior to the board of health meeting, and Luck life, but they do have one thing in com- again on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m., just mon. They’ve made one of the most dan- prior to the county board meeting. Please gerous and irresponsible decisions an join us as we work to save Polk County Compassionate companion-animal operator of a potentially lethal weapon Home Health Care. Please call your can make. county board supervisor and ask him/her advocates think beyond the mind-set of Last year, 223 people died and nearly to improve this valuable program rather our current shelter structure. They put aside the failing policies and procedures 3,000 were injured in alcohol-related than end it. that have pervaded our sheltering system crashes in Wisconsin. Many of them were throughout the past decades. Our cominnocent victims who were killed or inMichael Flaherty panion animals and especially pets least jured by a drunken driver. Clear Lake likely to become adopted – the elderly, To help combat drunken driving, St. the medically challenged, the forgotten &URL[ 7ULEDO 3ROLFH RIĂ€FHUV ZLOO EH RXW LQ dogs and cats – should be housed like force from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2, which inBob’s House for Dogs or Best Friends Anicludes the Labor Day weekend, for the Since 1967, the Polk County Health Demal Society. national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over partment’s home-care program has been The no-kill alternative for companion campaign. delivering a wide variety of health-care animals is not an option in Polk County, Drunken driving is entirely preventable. So we urge you to use a designated services allowing hundreds of county res- according to our shelter. They state that GULYHU RU Ă€QG DQRWKHU ZD\ KRPH LI \RX¡UH idents to convalesce in the comfort of their “we do not and will not wish to revisit LPSDLUHG 7KH =HUR ,Q :LVFRQVLQ WUDIĂ€F own homes rather than seek more expen- this matter for consideration in the fusafety initiative also offers a free Drive sive nursing-home care. Now, because ture.â€? They believe keeping a pet conSober mobile app that can be downloaded budgets are tight and because home care tained in a cage for its lifetime is cruel is not a service that the county is required (which it is) and killing is the only option by visiting zeroinwisconsin.gov. During this crackdown on drunken to provide, some of our county supervi- for these animals that are not adoptable. drivers and throughout the year, we are sors want to do away with the program. Let’s explore how progressive shelters serious when we say, “Drive sober or get A resolution to that effect is scheduled can reduce their stressful environment by to be voted on at the Tuesday, Aug. 20, throwing out the row upon row of cages pulled over.â€? county board meeting. for dogs and cats. Sgt. Cliff Casady While it’s true that there are other proAt Bob’s House for Dogs in Eau Claire, St. Croix Tribal Police Dept. viders of these services in our county, WKH GRJV DUH QRW FRQĂ€QHG WR FDJHV ZKHUH Hertel what is not well understood is that none the only human contact they have is when

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they are fed, watered, their cages cleaned or, maybe, taken for a walk once a day. Bob’s dogs live in a homelike setting with big, spacious rooms and lots and lots of couches that provide all the comforts of home. They even have a Canine Company Program, so dogs and people can interact on a personal level at nursing homes in their neighborhoods. At Best Friends Animal Society in Utah, cats have a village of homes where they can roam freely. Life is not spent in a cage. They are living in a community home that provides safety and enrichment. It’s much like living in our own homes. Lifetime caging is not necessary if you care enough to emulate the successes of these organizations and killing is not the only option. It’s time shelters treat homeless pets like the members of the family they have become. Placing animals in stressful, foreign environments and telling the public they are not adoptable is no longer acceptable. The current shelter system is causing these animals to become unadoptable. It’s a way to condone the killing of healthy, treatable animals. It’s time we learn lessons from places like Best Friends Animal Society and Bob’s House for Dogs and change the way our homeless animals are treated. Tanya Borg Centuria

Editor’s post Is heroin use on the rise here? News of the apparent rise in heroin use not only nationwide but in rural America has permeated the media lately. ABC News aired a segment recently focusing on the matter and Wisconsin Public Radio just wrapped up a six-part series that outlines the drug’s popularity in rural Wisconsin (wprnews. org). For those living in places like Northwest Wisconsin, heroin used to - and may still-be the drug of faraway places. See full editorial at the-leader.ne, Editor’s post. Also on our website: • Polk County Fair results • Summer photo slideshow • Breaking local news • Links to local school websites • Up-to-date death notices

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Charges still pending in car surfing accident POLK COUNTY - Charges against the teen-age driver of a vehicle who inadvertently backed over a person who fell off the roof of the vehicle are still pending, according to Sheriff Pete Johnson. Ashley Wendelboe, 19, was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital after sustaining head and internal injuries in the incident which occurred the evening of July 25 just outside the Village of Clam Falls. According to a Polk County Sheriff’s

report, Adam Elder was operating a vehicle while Wendelboe and Michelle Jensen, 20, Frederic, were riding on top of the vehicle. Elder was engaging in a backing maneuver when Wendelboe fell off and was run over. What type of charge will be brought against the driver of the car has yet to be determined by the district attorney. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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writer and president of the Wichita Aero Club. Instead of buying a cost-prohibitive new plane, Franson says, most general aviation enthusiasts opt for the used route. He says an older plane can be had by Patty Murray for roughly $20,000. Wisconsin Public Radio More cost is added through what he OSHKOSH - The Experimental Aircraft $VVRFLDWLRQ DQQXDO Ă \ LQ ZDV KHOG LQ calls the three R’s: refurbishing, rebuilding and remanufacturing. 2VKNRVK -XO\ $XJ “Let’s say you paid $25,000 for an airThousands of small planes were parked RQ WKH JURXQGV SURRI WKDW Ă \LQJ KDV UH- plane that’s 30 years old and has some mained somewhat affordable over the older equipment and some things you years. But it all depends on how much want to update,â€? said Franson. “You could, for the price you paid for the airpilots want to spend. 2QH RI WKH Ă€UVW VOLFN SDYLOLRQV LQVLGH WKH plane, bring it up to a pretty good example of an airplane that’s able to operate EAA gates belonged to Piper Aircraft. “I’d say the top-of-the-line aircraft is nicely in the current environment.â€? Franson says much of the cost of new $2.2 million, approximately,â€? said Jacqueline Carlon, Piper’s director of marketing planes is in the cockpit controls which are and communication. “Then probably the QRZ JODVV GLJLWDO DQG Ă€WWHG ZLWK WKH QHZest electronic navigation systems. entry-level aircraft is about $329,000.â€? So he says manufacturers have little She said their average, brand-new plane runs a cool million. Even at that price, she incentive to build less expensive models, expected the company will get leads on but that they understand their product is pricey. WKUHH WR Ă€YH QHZ FXVWRPHUV WKLV ZHHN “I think they all recognize that in order Carlon says buyers come from all over. “We’ve had people from Mexico, people to keep the pilot population up, you have from Brazil, a lot of people from China to do a couple of things — not the least of which is make it something that’s not DQG WKH 3DFLĂ€F 5LP Âľ 3LSHU ZDV KDYLQJ RQH RI LWV EHVW Ă \ LQ only the purview of the rich man,â€? said weeks in several years. Granted, the aver- Franson. Besides the price of a plane, pilots also age attendee isn’t going to buy a millionhave to put in a lot of time meeting lidollar airplane. “The average age of a general aviation censing regulations. Then there’s the $6 DLUSODQH LV DOPRVW \HDUV ROG QRZ Âľ VD\V per gallon for fuel. But for Jeff Gehring Dave Franson, an aviation consultant, of Slinger, it’s like any other hobby; it’s

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Walker requests federal aid for flood-damaged counties by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker is asking for federal funds to reimburse communities for infrastructure repair after heavy rains in late June. FEMA inspectors visited Wisconsin

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the next decade at a rate to be set later by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. “We found it to be our best, most solid rate,â€? village President Bryan Beseler by Greg Marsten said, noting that the approved loan was Leader staff writer DRESSER – The Dresser Village Board DOVR WKH GLUHFWLRQ WKH YLOODJH Ă€QDQFH FRPPRYHG IRUZDUG ZLWK Ă€QDQFLQJ DQ DOO mittee endorsed. Other borrowing opnew water meter program at their regular tions were at variable rates, which made for less predictable budgeting. monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 5. In the coming months, the village is The board moved unanimously to borrow $152,000 at 3.25-percent inter- expected to run out of their old meters, HVW RYHU \HDUV WR Ă€QDQFH WKH XSJUDGH which contain lead in a higher-than-perThe money is being borrowed from the mitted percentage under new rules. The Wisconsin State Trust Fund and is, essen- new meters will not only be more complitially, a general obligation bond for the ant, but will also allow for remote reading via wireless system. The new meters village. Both the water and the sewer funds will will also be much more accurate and will contribute toward retiring the note over show any spikes or problems at a much earlier time, minimizing potential damage from things like frozen lines, leaks or breaks when residents are not home.

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• The board approved an ordinance amending fees for certain licenses and permits to keep in line with neighboring municipalities. • The board entertained a citizen comment about bringing electricity to Soo Line Park, so they can possibly put up holiday lights on several trees that were planted and are now reaching maturity. The issue goes to committee for consideration. • Alderperson Kristi Scheet gave an update on the recent Dresser-Osceola*DUĂ€HOG )LUH $VVRFLDWLRQ PHHWLQJ ZKHUH they voted to let the Town of Alden into WKH DVVRFLDWLRQ RYHU WKH QH[W Ă€YH \HDUV “We basically decided to just dig in and do it,â€? Scheet said, as she said one of the Ă€UVW DFWLRQV LV WR VHHN ZLOOLQJ Ă€UHĂ€JKWHUV “That’s where we’ll start, seeking volunteers.â€? She said the D-O-G association is tentatively planning to construct a sort of satellite station to accommodate Alden’s needs in the association, with the entire town to eventually be included. Currently, AlGHQ¡V Ă€UH VHUYLFH LV VSOLW EHWZHHQ VHYHUDO ORFDO Ă€UH GHSDUWPHQWV Scheet said the D-O-G association also recently purchased a new rescue boat. • The board approved a recommendation to allow Trollhaugen a building permit for a new storage shed construction, per a Dresser Plan Commission recommendation. Beseler said the move was necessary under a previous zoning change which forced plan commission review on such a project. • The next full board meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 3, instead of on Labor Day Monday.

Front desk changes at Frederic Contract settled for past school year

of school districts, the front-desk persons that deal with all the students and parents. For 31 years, Rhoda Jensen was the Frederic Elementary School secretary, the contact person for generations of Fredby Gregg Westigard eric families. Her retirement has brought Leader staff writer FREDERIC – The Frederic SchoolBoard DERXW D VKXIà H RI FKDQJHV IRU WKH GLVWULFW approved a teacher contract, set the date Lisa Jensen, daughter-in-law of Rhoda, for the annual district meeting and ap- will switch from high school secretary to SURYHG D VKXIà LQJ RI VFKRRO VHFUHWDULHV DW elementary school secretary. The district a special board meeting Monday, Aug. 5. has hired Jesseka Wink to be the new high School secretaries are the public faces school secretary.

Frederic teachers will have a 0 percent base wage change for the 2012-13 school year just completed. The contract settlement with the wage freeze was approved by the board on Monday. The district and teachers are now negotiating the wages IRU WKH FRPLQJ VFKRRO \HDU ,Q addition to wages, the district pays 88 percent of the health insurance premium and half of the teachers’ retirement fund contribution. The district annual meeting will be

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Pie social to be held at the Soo Line Depot FREDERIC - The Frederic Area Historical Society will be serving pie and refreshments at the 1901 Frederic Soo Line Depot from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17. The pie social is an annual fundraiser to help with the operation of the Frederic Area Museum. Held in conjunction with the Frederic craft fair and the North Land Ambulance fall cookout in Depot Square Park, many varieties of home-baked pies are offered. Live music will be playing, and there are adventures in history for everyone. Tour a Soo Line wide-vision caboose that is on display, check out a log cabin built in 1885 RU VHH ZKDW )UHGHULF¡V Ă€UVW OLEUDU\ ORRNHG like. The Frederic Area Museum is open

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weekends and holidays in downtown Frederic from Memorial Day weekend through leaf season in October, and has many items on display connected to the history of the area and the Soo Line Railroad that developed Northwest Wisconsin at the start of the last century. Admission to the museum is free. For more information on the Frederic Area Historical Society, how to become a member or volunteer a little time to preserve the history of Frederic, call 715-327 RU FKHFN RXW WKH GHSRW link at fredericwi.com. – submitted

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by Danielle Moe Special to the Leader SPOONER — A new required class is on the drawing table for Spooner Area School District High School students. An increase in student concern has gotten the attention of faculty at Spooner High School, resulting in the possible addition of a required health education class. &XUUHQWO\ VWXGHQWV IXOĂ€OO WKH KHDOWK HGXcation requirement in grade eight, but that may not be realistic for today’s world. “To have health all covered in middle school, yes they meet the graduation requirement, but there are a lot of new issues that arise, and we just do not have a good venue to support the students,â€? explained Jennifer Peterson, Spooner High School principal. Traditionally the school’s guidance counselor handles these issues, but the up-

surge in students looking for answers or direction has made reaching every student problematic. In an attempt to meet the demands of students the school offered Ă€YH KHDOWK H[SORUDWLRQ SUHVHQWDWLRQV GXUing the second semester of the 2012-2013 school year. “The sessions were half an hour apiece, and to everyone it seemed like we could have been there for another hour, and questions would come up after that,â€? stated Jody Eichhorst, high school family and consumer education teacher. Peterson stated the proposed course would discuss topics like nutrition, stress, relationships, substance abuse, conflict resolution and violence prevention, among many others. “I feel that if we are telling students ‘don’t do drugs and stay abstinent’ then we should also be telling them the reasons behind it. It is hard to enforce

and follow rules without understanding the whys,â€? stated Shelby Buckingham, a 2013 Spooner High School graduate. Peterson stated that a quarter credit would be completed in grade 7 while the additional quarter credit requirement would be offered to incoming SHS freshmen. An additional policy change for Spooner High School students would be offering waivers to those students that meet requirements to opt out of the required half credit in physical education. In a proposal addressed by the curriculum committee the waivers are designed for junior and senior high school students that have difĂ€FXOW\ Ă€WWLQJ DOO GHVLUHG FODVVHV LQWR WKHLU busy schedules. “I really see this making an impact for maybe one or two students on a yearly basis,â€? observed Peterson. In order to be eligible for a waiver students

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Village Players host appreciation dinner by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer DANBURY – An appreciation dinner was held for the cast and volunteers of the Village Players Community Theatre’s summer production of “Nana’s Naughty Knickersâ€? Monday, Aug. 5, at the Voyager Village Community Center. 'LUHFWRU 2OLYLD 0DLQ DQG WKH Ă€QH FDVW ZHUH UHFRJQL]HG for their talented efforts in making this year’s play a great success with attendance during the two-weekend run reaching nearly 700. Cast members Danielle Formanek and Tessa Schiller, who will be attending college this fall, were presented with $300 scholarships from VPCT Board President Ginna Laure. Laure recognized and thanked the volunteers for their help, then asked them to mark their calendars for the next VPCT production, the fall mystery dinner set for Nov. 7 and 9 at the Voyager Village restaurant. Laure said more details for making reservations and playing a part in this annual fun evening of merriment and mayhem will be revealed soon on the VPCT website and in the local media.

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Wisconsin small-town downtown forum coming to Luck Area communities invited to learn and network

town downtown forums to be held throughout the state. Information provided by the sponsors states, “These forums are intended to bring together those serving and working in and with commuby Mary Stirrat nities of populations fewer than 1,500 to Leader staff writer LUCK — Communities across the na- learn from each other through case studtion are changing, some for the better and ies, roundtables and discussion groups. “Everyone who cares about the future some for the worse. While it may seem that most of these changes are out of the of rural Wisconsin is invited to attend. FRQWURO RI WKH UHVLGHQWV ² D Ă RXQGHULQJ These forums are about sharing ideas, economy, decreasing enrollment at the learning and networking.â€? The village of Luck was asked to host local school, lack of jobs and more – developing a vision and a plan to attain the one of the forums, said Martin Dikkers, vision can mean the difference between a member of a committee formed to disthe success of the community and its fail- cuss the future of the community. Other forums are being held in Black Creek, ure. Smaller towns like those in this area in central Wisconsin, and in Darien, in have unique assets, issues and needs, so southern Wisconsin. The forum will be held at Luck Lutheran a unique opportunity is being offered to Church from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sponsors are bring together key players and interested individuals to facilitate success in local the U.S. Department of Agriculture, UWExtension, Wisconsin Downtown Action communities. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Luck will be Council, Wisconsin Economic Develophosting one of three Wisconsin small- ment Corporation and Wisconsin Rural

Partners, and experts from these agencies will be presenters and facilitators. The preliminary agenda includes a community case study, discussion of resources available to small towns and roundtable discussions on issues such as downtown real estate, improving downtowns, engaging youth, events, marketing and public relations. Particularly encouraged to attend are FRPPXQLW\ OHDGHUV HOHFWHG RIĂ€FLDOV YROunteers, business leaders, educators and local and regional economic development, civic and planning organizations. More information and registration can be found at wisconsindowntown.org or E\ FRQWDFWLQJ 'LNNHUV DW

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Marty Messar headed to WBCA Hall of Fame Induction ceremony to be held at Wisconsin Dells in October by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – Longtime Luck girls basketEDOO FRDFK 0DUW\ 0HVVDU ZLOO EH RIĂ€FLDOO\ inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this fall, after spending the past 37 years as coach of the Cardinals. The induction ceremony will be held at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells on Oct. 5. “This is the icing on the cake. This is the ultimate tribute a coach can have, is to be recognized by his peers. So it’s an extremely gratifying award,â€? said Messar, who has coached nearly 800 career games ZLWK DQ RYHUDOO UHFRUG RI +H UHDFKHG KLV WK FDUHHU YLFWRU\ LQ )HEUXary of this year but has always remained humble, and with good humor, as he’s quick to point out that he’s also lost more games than any other coach in the history of Wisconsin girls basketball. “It’s more of a testimony to longevity than any kind of excellence. My record isn’t all that outstanding, I don’t think, compared to a lot of other coaches,â€? said Messar, but there’s more to basketball than the number of games you can put in the win column year in and year out. Perhaps Messar explained it best back LQ )HEUXDU\ DIWHU ZLQQLQJ KLV WK FDreer win. “To me, coaching is just an absolute natural extension of the process of teaching. I thoroughly enjoyed my teaching in the classroom and, to me, coaching is teaching. Skill sets, strategies, life lessons, of teamwork, hustle, and hard work, sacULĂ€FH 5HDOO\ LW DEVROXWHO\ FRPSOHPHQWV what education is all about.â€? Messar came to the Luck School District in 1975 as a science teacher. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from what was then Wisconsin State University-Stevens Point in 1971, and married his wife, Sue, in 1972. Messar said that, ironically, their Ă€UVW GDWH ´RFFXUUHG RQ 0DUFK D QLJKW RI KLVWRULFDO VLJQLĂ€FDQFH QRW RQO\ LQ WHUPV RI D \HDU PDUULDJH EXW DOVR in terms of Wisconsin basketball history. That night, in the UW Field House, LaMont Weaver threw in a half-court shot at the end of regulation in the WIAA state championship game to put the game into overtime. Bernie Barkin’s Beloit team eventually claimed a double overtime victory over Ron Einerson’s Neenah team.â€? Messar joked that basketball games are still used as date nights, and Sue still remains the team statistician. Messar began his coaching career in 1976, a year after Title IX came to Wisconsin, which helped open the door to millions in the state and nation in giving girls and women more opportunities to compete in sports. According to the United States Department of Labor, Title IX es-

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••• OSCEOLA – Oakey Park in Osceola is hosting the Wisconsin Baseball Association playoffs action Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-11. The Grantsburg Honkers, a No. 1 seed, will be playing the Osceola Braves, D 1R VHHG LQ WKH ÀUVW URXQG RI WKH playoffs on Friday, Aug. 9, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Oakey Park will is also hosting the WBA state championship tournament this year, from Aug. 16-18. – Marty Seeger ••• LUCK – Luck native Aimie Jorgenson, who was featured in the July 17 Inter-County Leader for playing on the Minnesota Vixen women’s football team, competed in the semifinal round of the playoffs against the Arlington Impact on Saturday, July 20. The Vixen ended up losing a close game 7KH JDPH was played in DalAimie Jorgenson las, Texas. Jorgenson will again hope to compete next season for the Vixen, who completed their 15th season, are the longest continuously operating women’s tackle football league in the nation. Jorgenson helped lead the team this summer as a wide receiver, and it ZDV WKH ÀUVW SOD\RII DSSHDUDQFH IRU WKH Vixen in six seasons. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – There are more than a dozen former area high school athletes getting set to continue their collegiate athletic careers, or enter their ÀUVW \HDU DV D FROOHJH OHYHO DWKOHWH 6HYeral football players will hit the gridiron this fall with most regular season games beginning in early September. Some of those former area athletes will be playing football for UW-River Falls, St. Scholastica, UW-Eau Claire, Bethel College, UW-Platteville and UW-Stout to name a few. Other men and women will be getting set for the upcoming golf season, while a handful of women are focusing on volleyball. Keep an eye out on Extra Points in the coming weeks to see how these college athletes are doing this fall. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – The Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers preseason game on Friday, Aug. 9, is being broadcast on WXCX 105.7 FM beginning at 7 p.m. The Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings preseason game on Friday, Aug. 9, can be heard on WLMX )0 EHJLQQLQJ DW S P ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader E\ S P RQ 0RQGD\V WR JR LQ ([WUD Points. – Marty Seeger

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Silbernagel celebrates by Terry Lehnertz Special to the Leader ST. CROIX FALLS – After three months RI ZDLWLQJ 6W &URL[ 9DOOH\ 5DFHZD\ Ă€nally got a shot of perfect summer racing weather as they hosted their Ultimate Kids Night event on Friday, Aug. 2. On a night that was capped with loud and FRORUIXO Ă€UHZRUNV NLGV UHLJQHG VXSUHPH with free treats, driver autographs, trophies and bikes – donated by the track, the Northern Vintage Stockcar Racers and several of the track’s regular drivers. After some quickly run heat races and a driver autograph session, the pure stocks led off the feature racing with a WKULOOLQJ SKRWR Ă€QLVK 6HFRQG KHDW UDFH winner Mason McEvers and newcomer .\OH 5XQNOH SDFHG WKH Ă€OHG WR JUHHQ DQG McEvers nabbed the top spot on lap one. By the second circuit, Jake Silbernagel took over the lead and Krysta Swearingen and Ben Kaphing joined the fray a lap later. At the race’s halfway mark, it was a two-car battle between Silbernagel -DNH 6LOEHUQDJHO ZRQ WKH SXUH VWRFNV IHDWXUH UDFH DW 6W &URL[ 9DOOH\ 5DFHZD\ RQ )ULGD\ $XJ and Kaphing, with Silbernagel holding a z 3KRWRV E\ 6W &URL[ 9DOOH\ 5DFHZD\ one- to two-car-length advantage. As the OHDG GXR SDVVHG WKH ZKLWH Ă DJ .DSKLQJ got up on the wheel and pulled alongside Silbernagel. The pair was dead even out of the last turn and they remained welded together at the door handles right to the Ă€QLVK OLQH ² ZKHUH 6LOEHUQDJHO HGJHG KLV IURQW EXPSHU DFURVV WKH VWULSH Ă€UVW E\ WKH slimmest of margins. The clean-sweep win capped Silbernagel’s first career win as a pure stock pilot. Behind Kaphing, Swearingen, Runkle and “Jet Lagâ€? :LJFKHUV URXQGHG RXW WKH WRS Ă€YH The future four main event, while not quite as exciting as the pure stocks, still provided plenty of suspense. Kris Kaphing and Derek Reding brought the fours to the start with Kaphing getting the jump on Reding. Third-starting Dylan Roberts quickly worked up to second, followed closely by heat race-winner Damon Roberts. For the entire distance, the Team Rollover cars kept Kaphing within striking distance, but Kaphing stayed smooth -RVK %D]H\ HDUQHG WKH WRS VSRW LQ WKH :,6627$ 0LGZHVW PRGLILHGV and strong to the checkers, picking up his second in three weeks over Damon and Dylan Roberts, Brock Anderson and Kayla Lallier. In vintage competition, the full-bodied division win went to Greg Scheffer, who subsequently presented his trophy WR .DGHQ .REV DQG WKH VXSHU PRGLĂ€HG winning trophy went home with Nick Betterley, courtesy of race-winner Dennis Olson. 7KH Ă€UHZRUNV ZHUHQ¡W MXVW FRQWDLQHG WR the skies, unfortunately for micro sprint racer Ty Sampair. Heat-race winner Collin Olson and Sampair led the micros to green and Olson took the point, looking for his second win of the season, followed closely be Sampair. As Bryan Patrick, Allison Berger, Grant McIntosh and Sandy Traaseth spread out around the track, Sampair chased Olson continuously, never more than a handful of car OHQJWKV EDFN &RPLQJ LQWR WKH Ă€QDO VHW .ULV .DSKLQJ ZDV WKH ELJ ZLQQHU LQ WKH IXWXUH IRXUV UDFH of turns, Sampair worked under Olson but, going into turn four, his micro slid up into Olson and hopped wheels with WKH OHDGHU 6DPSDLU Ă€UVW EDUUHO UROOHG WKHQ GLG D SLURXHWWLQJ HQG RYHU HQG Ă LS landing hard on his left side. Sampair was shaken but eventually cleared by track medical observers, and both he and Olson were eliminated from the race. In the two-lap dash after the restart, Bryan Patrick bested Berger, McIntosh and Traaseth. The WISSOTA Midwest modifieds FDPH WUDFNVLGH IRU WKHLU ODS Ă€QDOH ZLWK Craig Elliot and Josh Bazey showing the way. It was Bazey who grabbed the early lead over Tony Schill and Elliot. Like they GR HDFK ZHHN WKH 0LGZHVW PRGLĂ€HGV fanned out into three separate grooves as myriad drivers determined who would get the honor of challenging Bazey. Joining Elliot and Schill were Ryan Olson, John Remington, Mitch Weiss, Kevin Marlett, Justin Oestreich and Joe Chaplin Jr. Out front, Bazey maintained about a four-car-length advantage, with Schill and Olson eventually settling into second %U\DQ 3DWULFN WRRN WKH FKHFNHUHG IODJ LQ WKH 8066 PLFUR VSULQWV UDFH and third. Schill was unable to continue after a late caution that caused still more

jumbling in the running order. After the restart, Oestreich ran as high as second for a lap, but with his right rear tire losing pressure, he began to fade while Marlett and Chaplin were coming on strong to FKDOOHQJH 2OVRQ $W WKH ÀQDO 6&95 UHG DQG ZKLWH FKHFNHUHG à DJ LW ZDV %D]H\ SLFNLQJ XS KLV ÀUVW 9DOOH\ ZLQ RI WKH VXPmer in front of Olson, Marlett, Chaplin and Weiss. The UMSS traditional sprints were the last group to race prior to the big pyrotechnics display, with Cam Shafer and .HQ %UDGZHOO EULQJLQJ WKH FDU ÀHOG WR the start. Shafer squirted out to the lead, chased by Rob Caho Jr., Johnny Parsons III, Mike Mueller and Bradwell. While the leaders mostly worked the cushion, the middle of the racing pack was seeing competitive racing in middle and lower grooves as well. A number of cautions slowed the race but, upon each restart, the reigning Open Wheel Nationals champion Shafer had the speed required to keep all challengers at bay, picking up the clean-sweep win for his second of the summer. Rounding out the rest of the top ÀYH ZHUH &DKR %UDGZHOO 3DUVRQV DQG Jimmy Kouba. The remainder of the schedule at the Valley is chock full of unique events, with a free-food encore night coming up this Friday, Aug. 9, featuring buy-one-getone-free specials on select menu items. The following week is Thunder in the Valley No. 5/Kouba Memorial with the UMSS winged sprint cars. In a recently announced schedule change, the WISSOTA street stocks have been added to Fan Apreciation Night, Friday, Aug. 23, and late-model fans are eagerly anticipating the return of WISSOTA late models to the quarter-mile for Bullring Blast No. 2 on Aug. 30. Details for these events and other happenings at the track can be found at the track’s website, SCVRaceway.com.

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note scrawled on recycled paper via a No. 2 lead pencil was recently delivered WR D /HDGHU RIÀFH 7KH QRWH LQGLFDWHG that the area’s No. 1 high school sports prognosticator – also known as The Swami – will be back for the 2013 season. The note claimed he will unveil the newest version of his tired but highly anticipated shtick in the Aug. 21 Leader. A quick check of the Leader archives indicates that the Prediction King sported a lofty 79-percent success rate last year. But it’s still baseball season And nowhere will baseball season be more evident than it will this Friday night, Aug. 9, at venerable Oakey Park in Osceola when the local favorite and undefeated league champion Grantsburg Honkers take the field versus the host Braves (refer to story in the July 31 Leader.) Sure, it’s a redundancy to again refer to Oakey Park as the best amateur baseball venue in Northwest Wisconsin, but facts are facts. In a local twist, part-time Leader contributor Garth Olson happens to serve a dual role as the team’s press secretary and director of communications and has done more than his share to keep the Osceola Braves and Oakey Park in the

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forefront. Perhaps some day the Target Field PDQDJHPHQW ZLOO VHH ÀW WR LQFOXGH D panoramic photo of Oakey Park in their display at the Town Ball Tavern. Brewers Braun banished and branded It was quite obvious to clear-thinking SHRSOH EDFN LQ DIWHU 0/% ÀUHG the arbiter who cast the deciding vote to allow Ryan Braun to escape PED suspension based on a phantasmagoric technicality) that major league baseball and commissioner Bud Selig were more determined than ever to take the next plodding step toward ridding the game of performance-enhancing drugs, aka PEDs. And now Brewers fan favorite Braun will take his permanent place among fellow baseball pariahs such as Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. It will be interesting to see and hear if Braun draws a standing ovation ZKHQ KH ÀUVW WDNHV WKH VWDJH DW 0LOOHU 3DUN LQ $SULO RI Some critics say that offending teams should be on the hook for the player’s salary (donated to charity) during the period of a player’s suspension. That’s a good point. Knowing Braun had already failed a drug test, would Brewers

management have allowed Braun to play the 2012 season without a team-imposed penalty had they known they’d have to pay out his salary to charity during a 50-game suspension which seemed from the start to be a foregone, though delayed, conclusion? Local cyclists just keep rollin’ along Frederic’s own future Wisconsin bicycling Hall of Famers Daniel Johnson and William Johnson IV (also known as “The Brothers Johnsonâ€?) competed last weekend in the grueling Grand View Firehouse 50 bicycle event near Wisconsin’s Continental Divide in southern Bayfield County. Fellow Frederic-area silent sports icon Art Martin was conspicuously absent from this year’s event which would seem to be an indicator of an uncharacteristic dearth of Leader Landers who chose to partake in this year’s classic. 1HYHUWKHOHVV 'DQLHO -RKQVRQ Ă€QLVKHG ninth overall among 121 competitors in the “Fantasy 50â€? race, leaving a host of much-younger competitors well in his wake (see complete results at White River Sports timing).

Area trap-shooting teams becoming popular RICE LAKE – The Rice Lake Warrbirds KDYH VXFFHVVIXOO\ Ă HGJHG LQWR WKH ZRUOG of shooting sports for schools. From participation to funding to competition, feedback on the new sport offered through Rice Lake Schools has been good all the way around, said Dave Frank, one of the adults helping start the Warrbirds. ´:H ZDQWHG WR JHW RXU IHHW ZHW Ă€QG RXW what we want to do and what we need to do,â€? said Frank, the team’s head coach and creator of the nickname combining the school’s sports name Warriors with the shooting sport’s targets called birds. Frank, a veteran trap shooter and member of the Brill Area Sportsman’s Club, had the idea of a youth school team for a couple of years. Joining his efforts was club President Rocky Bank, who is from southern Wisconsin where school shooting sports “is huge,â€? said Frank. Though the Warrbirds are not school sponsored, nor does the school have any funding or liability in the team, the effort to form a team of high school boys and girls was supported by Principal Curt Pacholke and assistant principal/athletics director Steve Salisbury. The invitation to join the team was answered by 26 students, freshmen through seniors. Throughout the spring, the Warrbirds practiced twice a week at the Brill club’s range and competed in several meets, including in a 166-team tournament at Burlington, in which Rice Lake placed runner-up in Class C of a 100-bird trapshooting format. “I think the kids were a little awestruck to go from practicing at their range to a big tournament. But they did well and were competitive,â€? said Frank. Team members came from all grades and with all levels of experience. More than a dozen had never shot trap before, including freshman Alex Webber, who quickly emerged as the Warrbirds top shooter. “That’s what is fun, when a kid comes rising out of nowhere, maybe somebody you’d not necessarily expect,â€? said Frank. Webber placed fourth, and another freshman, Lane Reinikainen, placed 10th in the Northern Wisconsin Clay Target Conference, which also has teams from Osceola, Hudson, Wausau, Antigo, Eagle River and Sauk Prairie. Also at the conference meet, senior Jessica Slayton, one of three girls with the Warrbirds, placed third in the girls division. Because of the team’s quick formation this season and scheduling problems, the

conference meets were competed “virtually,â€? meaning the Warrbirds shot at their own club and submitted their scores by computer on meet nights. The season ended with the conference meet at the Eau Claire Rod & Gun Club and the state meet in Waukesha. Competition is only part of what Frank is trying to offer and accomplish with the Warrbirds. The program is giving some kids an introduction to a lifetime sport, making them better shotgun hunters and stressing safety and etiquette. “First and foremost, we teach the rules of shooting etiquette, how they should handle themselves on the range. We want them to gain the respect of adults so the adults aren’t afraid to shoot with them,â€? said Frank. The head coach has six assistants as the coaching staff strives to maintain as much personal help and range overseeing as possible. Safety is a curriculum constant, building on the shooters’ safety background as many have passed a hunter safety course. Frank and his assistants are also striving to make the sport affordable and accessible to all students. “The kids don’t have to have fancy equipment. We just want them to come out to the range. We’ll help them,â€? said Frank. Some Warrbirds didn’t have their own shotguns this season, but the team had three guns available for use from its startup money through the Scholastic Clay Target Program. The SCTP provided $2,000 in an endowment fund for the new club to get shotguns, shells, eye and ear protection and other shooting-range gear. “We don’t want any kids thinking they can’t do it. We want to make it affordable,â€? said Frank. Besides the SCTP startup kit, the team has been supported by local businesses, private funds and the Brill Area Sportsman’s Club. The only cost for team members is a $15-per-year fee and small charges for targets. The team’s endowment fund, through the MidwayUSAshooting equipment company, got a bulge recently when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation gave a $10,000 scholarship to the Warrbirds. The money is placed in a fund, similar to a savings account, and used for ammunition, targets, other supplies and travel. The team can take an annual check for 5 percent of the account balance, meaning the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is giving the Warrbirds $500 a year for the life of the program. “We thought we could apply for a (RMEF) scholarship in the future. To our VXUSULVH ZH ZHUH QRWLĂ€HG WKDW ZH ZRXOG

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Public wolf-howl program offered at Crex Meadows GRANTSBURG – Have you ever heard a timber wolf howl in the wild? Crex Meadows Wildlife Area offers you the opportunity to hear the harmonious howls of the “Crex pack� while learning how to howl like one. Conduct a wolf-howling survey with a local wildlife biologist and conservation educator Labor Day weekend. Begin at Crex Meadows Visitor Center with a brief slide-show overview of wolf ecology and changing perceptions of this elusive animal. Then carpool to one or more special locations in Crex Meadows where wild wolves may answer the imitations given by staff. There, you will attempt to get the wolves to howl. Wolves usually answer but, like all wild animals, they are unpredictable and may not respond.

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NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  February  12,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $117,390.65,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  20,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms:  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.   2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encumbrances.  3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  1,  Block  2,  Baker`s  Riverside  Addition  to  the  City  of  Amery,  according  to  the  official  plat  thereof  on  file  in  the  Office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds,  Polk  County,  Wis.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  341  Broadway  Street  East,  Amery,  WI  54001. TAX  KEY  NO.:  201-­00119-­0000. Dated  this  24th  day  of  June,  2013. /s/  Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Scott  D.  Nabke Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1037979 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 >5(?37 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2837023

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(Aug.  7,  14,  21) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Royal  Credit  Union, a  Wisconsin  state  chartered  credit  union, 200  Riverfront  Terrace Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin  54703, Plaintiff, vs. Pauline  C.  Susla 1979A  Fern  Valley  Road Dresser,  Wisconsin  54009, Michael  A.  Susla, through  his  heirs 1979A  Fern  Valley  Road Dresser,  Wisconsin  54009, Central  Bank, a  Minnesota  banking  corporation, 2104  Hastings  Avenue Newport,  Minnesota  55055, John  Doe,  Mary  Roe,  and  XYZ  corporation, Defendants. Case  Type:  30404 Case  No.  13CV50 NOTICE  OF FORECLOSURE  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE,  that  by  virtue  of  that  certain  Findings  of  Fact,  Conclusions  of  Law,  Order  for  Judgment,  and  Judg-­ ment  entered  in  the  above-­enti-­ tled  action  on  May  30,  2013,  the  Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wiscon-­ sin,  will  sell  the  following  de-­ scribed  real  property  at  public  auction  as  follows: DATE/TIME:  September  5,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  10%  of  successful  bid  must  be  paid  to  Sheriff  at  sale  in  certified  funds,  with  the  bal-­ ance  due  and  owing  on  the  date  of  confirmation  of  the  sale  by  the  Court. PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI   54810. LEGAL  DESCRIPTION:  LOTS  THIRTEEN  (13),  FOURTEEN  (14),  AND  THE  SOUTH  10  FEET  OF  LOT  FIFTEEN  (15)  BLOCK  THREE  (3),  C.H.  JOHNSON’S  ADDITION  TO  THE  CITY  OF  AMERY,  POLK  COUNTY,  WISCONSIN. (FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PUR-­ POSES  ONLY:  Plaintiff  be-­ lieves  that  the  property  ad-­ dress  is  224  Riverside  Boule-­ vard,  Amery,  Wisconsin). Dated:  July  16,  2013. Peter  Johnson Sheriff  of  Polk  County,  Wisconsin THIS  INSTRUMENT  WAS  DRAFTED  BY: ANASTASI  JELLUM,  P.A. 14985  60th  Street  North Stillwater,  MN  55082 651-­439-­2951 Garth  G.  Gavenda/#16626 >5(?37

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73,(:, 56;, ;/, +(;, */(5., ;O\YZKH` (\N\Z[ ! W T 3VYHPU ;V^U /HSS Agenda: Call meeting to order. Verify publication of meeting/Roll Call. Approve minutes of previous meeting. Approve treasurer report. Motion to pay bills. Possible action by board for an agreement with Northland Ambulance, Inc. for debt commitment for loan on new building. Reports: Ambulance, Fire Dept., Roads, Comprehensive Land Use Commission, ATV Ordinance update signs/funding. Add agenda items for future meeting. Motion to adjourn. 3 H Susan E. Hughes, Clerk (July  24,  31,  Aug.  7) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY AnchorBank,  FSB Plaintiff vs ROSEMARY  ROTHBAUER,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No.  12  CV  696 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  May  16,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $43,167.13,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  20,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms:  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.   2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encumbrances.  3.)  Plain-­ tiff  opens  bidding  on  the  prop-­ erty,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. If  the  sale  is  set  aside  for  any  reason,  the  Purchaser  at  the  sale  shall  be  entitled  only  to  a  return  of  the  deposit  paid.  The  Purchaser  shall  have  no  fur-­ ther  recourse  against  the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee  or  the  Mortgagee’s  attorney. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  2,  Block  18,  Pedersen`s  Addition  to  Law-­ son  City,  in  the  Village  of  Luck,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin,  ex-­ cept  the  East  10  feet  thereof.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  101  2nd  Avenue,  Luck,  WI  54853. TAX  KEY  NO.:  146-­00223-­0000. Dated  this  26th  day  of  June,  2013. /s/  Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Stephen  A.  Smith Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1090098 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2842764 >5(?37

(July  24,  31,  Aug.  7) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY AnchorBank,  FSB Plaintiff vs  Estate  of  Robert  W.  Christiansen,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No:   13  CV  7 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  foreclosure  entered  on  May  17,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $55,067.76,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  20,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms:  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.  2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encumbrances.  3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. If  the  sale  is  set  aside  for  any  reason,  the  Purchaser  at  the  sale  shall  be  entitled  only  to  a  return  of  the  deposit  paid.  The  Purchaser  shall  have  no  further  recourse  against  the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee  or  the  Mortgagee’s  attorney. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  At  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  4,  Block  8,  Original  Plat  of  the  City  of  Amery,  Polk  County,  Wis. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  212  Harriman  Avenue  South,  Amery,  WI  54001. TAX  KEY  NO.:  201-­00421-­0000 Dated  this  25th  day  of  June,  2013. Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 /s/  Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  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  that  purpose.  2837563 >5(?37

The  regular  Monthly  Village  Board  Meeting  will  be  held on  Monday,  August  12,  2013,  at  7  p.m.,  at  the  Village  Hall,  107  Hope  Road  W.  Agenda will  be  posted  at  the  Village  Hall. Kristi  Swanson 3 Clerk (July  24,  31,  Aug.  7) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Bank  of  America,  N.A.  as  servicer  for  The  Bank  of  New  York  Mellon  FKA  The  Bank  of  New  York,  as  Trustee  for  the  Certificateholders  of  the  CWMBS,  INC.,  CHL  Mortgage  Pass-­Through  Trust  2004  14,  Pass-­Through  Certificates,  Series  2004-­14 Plaintiff vs LANE  D.  GEHRMAN,  et  al Defendant(s) Case  No.  12  CV  267 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  February  6,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $184,063.90,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  20,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms:  1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff.   2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encumbrances.  3.)  Plain-­ tiff  opens  bidding  on  the  prop-­ erty,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  That  part  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  of  North-­ east  Quarter  (SE1/4  of  NE1/4),  Section  Eighteen  (18),  Town-­ ship  Thirty-­three  (33)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  described  as  follows:  Com-­ mencing  at  a  point  on  the  north  line  of  said  40-­acre  tract,  560.75  feet  west  of  the  north-­ east  corner  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;Íž  thence  south  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract  for  a  dis-­ tance  of  135  feet  to  the  point  of  beginning  of  this  descrip-­ tion;Íž  thence  85  feet  south  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;Íž  thence  west  198  feet  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  north  line  of  said  forty-­ acre  tract;Íž  thence  south  110  feet  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;Íž  thence  302.75  feet  east  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  north  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;Íž  thence  195  feet  north  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  said  forty-­acre  tract;Íž  thence  104.75  feet  west  to  the  point  of  beginning,  Village  of  Dresser,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  421  Polk  Street  South,  Dresser,  WI  54009. TAX  KEY  NO.:  116-­00435-­0000. Dated  this  21st  day  of  June,  2013. /s/  Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2833773 >5(?37

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Job Description: K-12 Spanish Teacher 1.0 FTE Requirements: Applicants must hold or be eligible for appropriate Wisconsin teaching certification in grades K-12. Qualifications: Successful candidates must possess skills, aptitudes, and qualifications, and licensure to teach K-12 Spanish. The Frederic School District and Siren School District seek a qualified Spanish teacher to teach K-8 Spanish along with Spanish 1, 2, and 3 at the high school level. This is a 50-50 split position between the Frederic School District and the Siren School District with mornings being spent in Siren and afternoons in Frederic. The districts are 7 miles apart located along Highway 35 in northwestern Wisconsin, 75 miles north of the Twin Cities. Candidates should possess the following: 1. Effective planning and instruction that ensures high levels of critical thinking; 2. Quality assessment of learning; 3. Informational media and technology skills to facilitate student learning / engagement in a 21st century personalized learning environment; 4. Effective written and oral communication; 5. Multiple teaching practices to benefit various learning styles; 6. Emphasis on appropriate interventions and progress monitoring to support learning; 7. Knowledge of the tenets of a Professional Learning Community; 8. Positive, constructive, professional relationships with students, families, and staff while maintaining a high level of expectation; 9. Creativity, adaptability, and compliance toward assisting the district satisfy the needs of all students. Coaching and co-curricular opportunities available. Deadline: August 9th, 2013 How to Apply: Submit a district application, (available at www. frederic.k12.wi.us/district information/employmentopportunities) letter of interest, resume, copy of WI licenses, copy of transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation to: Dr. Ryan Fitzgerald, Principal 1437 Clam Falls Drive Frederic, WI (715) 327-4223 fitzgeraldr@frederic.k12.wi.us The Frederic School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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NOTICE  OF  PUBLIC  HEARING  -­  VILLAGE  OF  LUCK WASTEWATER  FACILITY  PLAN Public  notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  Village  of  Luck  will  hold  a  public  hearing  at  the  Luck  Village  Hall,  401  S.  Main  Street,  Luck,  Wisconsin  54853,  on  Wednesday,  August  14,  2013,  at  7  p.m.  to  consider  a  Wastewater  Facility  Plan. The  Wastewater  Facility  Plan  addresses  the  wastewater  col-­ lection  and  treatment  needs  at  the  Village  of  Luck.  The  public  hearing  will  include  a  discussion  of  the  wastewater  facilities  planning  process,  the  recommended  improvements,  and  the  an-­ ticipated  financial  impact  of  the  proposed  improvements  to  the  community.  The  Village  intends  to  apply  to  the  Wisconsin  De-­ partment  of  Natural  Resources  and  the  USDA  Rural  Develop-­ ment  for  funding.  At  the  public  hearing,  questions  regarding  the  Wastewater  Facility  Plan  will  be  addressed  and  public  com-­ ments  will  be  accepted  for  consideration  and  submission  to  the  Wisconsin  Department  of  Natural  Resources  and  USDA-­Rural  Development. A  copy  of  the  Wastewater  Facility  Plan  report  will  be  available  for  public  review  at  the  Luck  Village  Hall,  401  S.  Main  Street,  Luck,  Wisconsin  54853  between  the  hours  of  9  a.m.  and  4  p.m.  Monday  through  Friday.  Copies  of  the  report  may  be  obtained  from  MSA  Professional  Services,  Inc.,  1230  South  Boulevard,  Baraboo,  WI  53913  for  a  fee  of  $50  each. Written  comments  regarding  the  Wastewater  Facility  Plan  will  be  accepted  by  the  Village’s  consulting  engineer  MSA  Professional  Services,  Inc.,  15  W.  Marshall  Street,  Suite  B,  Rice  Lake,  WI  54868,  until  August  28,  2013. Dated  this  22nd  day  of  July,  2013. 3 >5(?37 Cindy  Peterson,  Clerk/Treasurer

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(July  31,  Aug.  7) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Ocwen  Loan  Servicing,  LLC  as  servicer  for  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  National  Association,  as  Trustee  for  the  Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  1,  2005,  Morgan  Stanley  ABS  Capital  I  Inc.  Trust  2005-­HE4  Mortgage  Pass-­Through  Certificates,  Series  2005-­HE4 Plaintiff vs. JANETTE  M.  BONKOSKI,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:   12  CV  572 AMENDED  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  January  21,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $119,305.36,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  August  20,  2013,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  3,  Block  1,  of  the  First  Addition  to  the  Village  of  Dresser,  as  the  same  appears  of  record  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  in  and  for  Polk  County,  Wis-­ consin,  except  the  South  100  feet  thereof  and  except  por-­ tions  deeded  for  highway  pur-­ poses;Íž  Village  of  Dresser  in  Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  202  State  Road  35,  Dresser,  WI  54009. TAX  KEY  NO.:  116-­00134-­0000. Dated  this  23rd  day  of  July,  2013. Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose.  2895496 >5(?37

Midsummer Night Party by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The Festival Theatre Company hosted a Midsummer Night Community Party on Wednesday, July 31, at the St. Croix Falls Lions Park. The event included games, a dunk tank, cake auction, music, skits, storytelling, drum circle and general fun for the whole family. Proceeds from the event went back into the theater company, which is based at the Civic Auditorium.

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Nicci’s unexpected new life by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – A trip to Wal-Mart can sometimes be stressful, even painful to the pocketbook, but for Grantsburg native Nicole Paquette, a routine shopping trip at the big box store on June 15 took a life-threatening turn. While walking down an aisle in the Chippewa Falls Wal-Mart, Paquette suddenly felt light-headed, wobbly and out of breath. “I didn’t know what was happening,â€? recalled Paquette. “I could feel my heart racing and when I took a deep breath I felt a lot of pain in my chest.â€? When the discomfort became so severe it caused Paquette to drop her shopping EDVNHW DQG FUXPEOH WR WKH Ă RRU VKH GLG what any 23-year-old would do, she called her mother. 7LQD .XHVHO Ă€UVW WKRXJKW KHU GDXJKWHU might just be having a panic attack. “I told her to take slow breaths. Then she told me she hadn’t eaten breakfast and maybe she just needed to eat something.â€? When Paquette managed to get up, she made her way to her car and drove the short distance to her apartment. But when her symptoms continued, her boyfriend, Cabe Culver, drove her to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where doctors quickly realized her condition was severe and transferred her to the emergency department.

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enlarged from its effort to push blood past Admitted to Mayo’s St. Mary’s hospital and through the clot blocking over 90 per- ICU unit, Paquette was overwhelmed as 6HH 1LFFL SDJH FHQW RI WKH EORRG Ă RZ WR ERWK WKH KHDUW teams of cardiac, vascular and thrombophilia doctors greeted her. and lungs. After looking over all her test results from St. Joseph’s and Sacred Heart, Mayo 7UHDWPHQW Paquette was immediately transferred physicians determined Paquette needed to the critical-care unit at Sacred Heart immediate surgery to remove the clot in Hospital in Eau Claire for treatment her chest. At 7 a.m. the following morning, Pawhere she was given clot-buster drugs. But when Paquette’s blood pressure quette underwent open heart/lung surplummeted and she began sweating pro- gery with doctors needing to make a fusely, doctors stopped administering foot-long incision down the center of her any more of the medication, fearing she chest, then splitting her sternum in half in order to scrape the blood clot out of the had developed abdominal bleeding. Another CT scan revealed no bleeding, area between her heart and lungs. Paquette’s family was given updates a welcome bit of news to her anxious parents and family, who had rushed from throughout the seven-hour-long procedures, and at 2 p.m. got the news Paquette Grantsburg to be by Paquette’s side. Paquette’s vital signs began improving was out of surgery and they could see her. “As I walked into Nicci’s ICU room, I by Sunday, with her heart rate down from 155 beats to 120 beats per minute (normal wasn’t expecting the sight of her lying unadult rate is 60-90 per minute) and she conscious with tubes and wires absolutely was able to sit up and visit with her fam- everywhere and a nurse sprawled across her trying to hold her down,â€? said Kuesel. ily. Her nurse explained, that due to the young age of her patient, Paquette’s body 2SHQ KHDUW DQG OXQJ VXUJHU\ QHHGHG On Monday, June 17, though she had was metabolizing the drugs very quickly stabilized, another CT scan revealed Pa- DQG VKH ZDV Ă€JKWLQJ WR UHJDLQ FRQVFLRXVquette’s condition remained critical and ness. 'RFWRUV FRQĂ€UPHG WKH VXUJHU\ ZDV D further evaluation and treatment was success and though Paquette had suffered needed. ,Q KHDOWKLHU DQG KDSSLHU WLPHV 1LFROH 3D She was transferred to Mayo Clinic in heart damage from the heavy work her TXHWWH DW KHU 8: 6WRXW JUDGXDWLRQ heart did trying to push blood past the Rochester, Minn.

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Claire for a Father’s Day celebration,â€? said the Kuesels. “Little did we know, 24 hours later we’d be back in Eau Claire at a hospital, just down the road from the very same restaurant, praying for our daughter to live.â€? “Who could have guessed Nicci, who had almost no health problems all her life, would get this rare type of blood clot,â€? reĂ HFWHG 'DQ .XHVHO

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and it didn’t involve higher education. In the 1970s we had Vietnam and Mother Earth News. ever means no for a long Richard Nixon emphatically time, a very long time. It declared, “I am not a crookâ€? means no, forever. Never has such because he also went on to say, John W. Ingalls, MD Ă€QDOLW\ WR LW WKDW ZH VKRXOG QHYHU “When the president does it, that use it lightly. In the past, never means it is not illegal.â€? It was has been incorporated into some during that time I was going to very famous quotes that are worth repeating. Perhaps grow my hair, raise chickens and live off the land. I the most famous was Winston Churchill who gave a made a bet with my high school guidance counselor speech in which the entire text was “Never give up.â€? A bit closer to home, Vince Lombardi has been quoted that “I will never go to college.â€? I was so certain of my decision that I bet a dollar and we shook hands on it. as saying, “Winners never quit and quitters never Back then a dollar was worth something; in fact, you win.â€? Albert Einstein was a bit more lighthearted in could get more than a couple of gallons of gas for a his use of never. “I never think of the future, it comes dollar. soon enough.â€? Of course there is Never-Never Land It seems my penchant for using the word never has where boys never grow up. Perhaps some wives berubbed off on some of my children. After the end of lieve their husbands are still living there. a particularly frustrating relationship during her colAs I have been going through a maturation process, lege years, one daughter emphatically declared, “I will I am less and less likely to say never. When I was QHYHU DJDLQ GDWH DQ\ FROOHJH MRFNV RYHU IHHW WDOO Âľ young and frivolous and full of energy, being more If my recollection is accurate, she is now married to absolute in my attitude and decisions was easier. I a former college basketball player who ducks when didn’t really have a clue about life. Now as I have put he goes through average doorways. When she says a few years behind me, I am more inclined to think in never, she means it. She was never, ever, going to beterms of maybe, perhaps or even I’m not sure. Back then I thought I had all the answers and now I realize I come a nurse either. My wife’s sister also had a never-never moment don’t even know the questions. during her youth. After a summer visit to Kansas Back in high school I was certain about my future

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truly loves, then a little leeway won’t hurt anybody. If he doesn’t make fun of something you are passionate about, then don’t make fun of his passions. The second most important thing: never underestimate draft day – NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL – it doesn’t matter what it is. You might think it’s a boring and endless process – which it is, I tried watching an NFL draft once – but to him, it is thrilling to watch the picks and decisions come through and it sets the stage for the coming seasons. I made the mistake one time of asking if we could go on a date during the NFL draft. “But, $EE\ 7KH GUDIW LV RQ Âľ , UROOHG P\ eyes, “Yeah but you can’t just miss one, maybe two, hours? I mean the draft lasts WZR GD\V Âľ $SSDUHQWO\ RQH PD\EH WZR hours was too much time away from the

draft because I never got that date. A true sports nut knows everything. Every player, where they went to college, what position they play, how they did last season and what they’ll be like this season. Every coach and assistant coach, team and player statistics, predictions, even what they like to do in their personal time. Not just from this year or from one sport, but many sports and JRLQJ EDFN DW OHDVW \HDUV %HFDXVH RI this, test his knowledge by impressing him. I am absolutely serious when I say that I’ve studied players or teams by watching the news, reading articles and looking up statistics just to impress him and show him I know a thing or two as well. Trust me; it makes him all the more attracted to you. But, besides all these things to remember, above all you must remember this: Sometimes the TV needs to be turned off and the sports section needs to be hidden conveniently in the garbage and the Yahoo sports page seems to be mysteriously blocked on the Internet. While his passion for sports is great and you’re

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nection until I recently read a fascinating study documenting why certain parents push their kids. You know the type: Those parents screaming irrationally from the sidelines at sporting events, or preening their 5-year-old for beauty pageants, or even the often more subtle push to become, say a mechanical engineer. ´2XU UHVHDUFK SURYLGHV WKH Ă€UVW HPpirical evidence that parents sometimes ZDQW WKHLU FKLOG WR IXOĂ€OO WKHLU XQIXOĂ€OOHG DPELWLRQVÂłIRU H[DPSOH WKDW WKH\ want their child to become a physician when they themselves were rejected for medical school,â€? says Brad Bushman, coauthor of the study, and professor of psychology at Ohio State University. The study asked parents to complete a psychological test measuring how much they saw their children as part of themselves, rather than as entirely separate people. Parents then indicated how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like “I hope my child will achieve what I wasn’t able to achieve.â€? The study showed that parents who see their children as being part of themselves are more likely to want their chilGUHQ WR IXOĂ€OO WKHLU XQIXOĂ€OOHG DPELWLRQV This was not true for those who saw their

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am marrying a sports nut. You think it’s bad enough that your boyfriend or husband has two fantasy football teams and watches ESPN every night. Mine, on the other hand, is in four fantasy football leagues, as well as baseball, NASCAR, hockey and basketball. Not too out of hand, you think. Did I mention it’s not just leagues in professional sports but college as well? Before he met me, his greatest struggle on Sundays was whether to watch NASCAR or football. Luckily, in college, he and his roommates had two TVs, side-by-side, so they could watch two different games simultaneously. There are a few things you learn when dating a sports nut. Probably the single most important thing to remember is never make fun or make light of his passion for sports. Sure, it may seem crazy or, at times, annoying that he would rather watch his favorite team play football than spend time doting on you. But, if it is something he

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Willard Lane resigned from his position as butter maker at the Atlas creamery to take over as butter maker at the West Sweden creamery.–The headline story of the Leader was Frederic’s Crazy Daze sales, promoting the tabloid section for shoppers to check out the bargains, and the subheading declared, “You will be the loser if you fail to attend.â€? The ads included one for Hagberg’s Department Store, featuring selected girls blouses, 58 cents, men’s white work socks, 17 cents, men’s dress straw hats, half off, and shoes, 99 cents and up. Route’s offered 10 pounds of sugar for 98 cents with a $5 purchase, 16-ounce cans of pork and beans, 5 cents; bananas, 9 cents per pound; and a half-gallon carton of ice cream, 49 cents. Sarah’s would have a 99-cent table with hats gloves, jewelry and more, and a rack of summer clothing on sale, and many other businesses, including Coast to Coast, Carlson’s Hardware, Rudell Motor Co. and Ben Franklin, offered specials.–Dr. R.L. Hartzell of the Grantsburg Clinic had a new associate beginning Aug. 8, Dr. Erik P. Eselius, and another doctor would be joining them in September, Dr. John F. Stageman.–The Norling Grocery store in Siren and the apartment above it were JXWWHG E\ Ă€UH ²-DQHW 6RGHUEHUJ IURP 6LUHQ JUDGXDWHG from the Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing.

40 years ago The Sugarbush Corporation, John Slater, president and George Sonnen, vice president, presented their plan for a low-density residential development, including riding stables, a golf course and clubhouse, and a maximum of 700 homes, to area residents and reporters. They had acquired 3,000 acres of land in the Towns of Luck and Bone Lake for the project.–Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peterson, Siren, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a large gathering of family and friends.–Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Daniels of Siren were serving in the military. Galen Daniels had been recently promoted to lance corporal in the Marines, and Gregory Daniels was serving in the Army, stationed in Germany.–Area students earning degrees at UW-Superior included Myrna Leef, Webster, bachelor’s; Kay Mork, Siren, bachelor’s; Thomas Scott, Siren, master’s; Margaret Orgeman, Frederic, master’s; William Keigan, Grantsburg, master’s, Diane Buggert, Grantsburg, master’s; Dale Schauls, Luck, bachelor’s; and Beulah Nelson, Cushing, master’s.–The marriage of Virginia Kaye Olson and Gerald Lunde was announced. They were married at First Lutheran Church in Cushing on June 9.–The wedding of Beth Lindberg and Clive Henty took place on June 23 at Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake.–Movies playing at local theaters included “Soylent Green,� starring Charlton Heston; “The Getaway,� starring Ali MacGraw and Steve McQueen; and at the D’Lux Theatre in Luck, “Fiddler on the Roof.�

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ST. CROIX FALLS – Two of FestiYDO 7KHDWUH¡V Ă€QHVW 6KDQRQ 0DVWHO DQG Kelsey Peterjohn, perform this weekend as Festival closes Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dreamâ€? and opens ´7KLV 8QWRZDUG *HQHUDWLRQ Âľ Shannon Mastel, a recent graduate of the College of Saint Benedict, grew up in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mastel is featured in laude from the College of Saint Benedict. ´7KLV 8QWRZDUG *HQHUDWLRQ Âľ D SOD\ RI Well-versed in the arts, Mastel is also a four vignettes written by Seth Kaltwas- writer, has experience in lighting and ser and opening at Festival Theatre this sound design, and sews. Mastel says of Saturday. Mastel is thrilled to be joining her experience in theater, “I’ve learned the Festival family. She is also playing from every character I’ve played, even Mitzi, a Folliesgirl, in “Crazy for You,â€? as a napkin in Beauty and the Beast, but and serving as a teaching artist in the I think my most meaningful role was as summer Conservatory for Youth. “This an Auschwitz survivor in a play called ‘A 8QWRZDUG *HQHUDWLRQ Âľ LV GLUHFWHG E\ Shayna Maidel.’â€? One of Mastel’s favorite unique experiCory Johnson. Mastel, whose natural comedic timing ences in theater was last summer when makes her a tour de force onstage, knew she worked for Prairie Repertory Theatre in Brookings, S.D. Offerthat she would be a pering her assistance in the former early on. She rescene shop the day they members playing a horse were consolidating their as a child and reenacting supply of paints, she got scenes from her favorite to name the new colors movie. In fourth grade they created. “I think my she performed in a play best creation was Quatitled “Tooth Fairy Acadsimodo’s Blessing, which emy.â€? “I played Molar, is not very descriptive the class nerd, and I disbut actually quite approcovered I never wanted priate.â€? to stop making people Peterjohn joins the laugh.â€? Festival Theatre sumMastel spent the last mer company from year performing in Chanhassen, Minn., and dance concerts, sketch KHU Ă€UVW VKRZ ZDV DW WKH comedy and plays. She Chanhassen Dinner Thegraduated summa cum 6KDQQRQ 0DVWHO

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WITC offers free, adult basic-education classes FREDERIC/BALSAM LAKE - Free basic-education classes for adults are available through Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in New Richmond. People may brush up on the basic skills – reading, English, grammar, science, social studies and math – needed to continue an education or enter the workforce ZLWK FRQÀGHQFH &ODVVHV DUH DOVR DSSURpriate for those who are preparing to earn their GED/HSED. Most courses are self-paced with instructor assistance, and students can enroll at any time during the fall term, which ends Dec. 12. Classes are being held at the following

locations and times: • WITC New Richmond Student Success Center with instructors Carla Cornwall and Becky Peterson. Open Mondays, 2-7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 4 p.m., and Wednesdays 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Polk County Learning Center in Balsam Lake with instructor Kessea Karl. Open Fridays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Frederic High School with instructor Kessea Karl. Open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 - 9 p.m. For more information, call 715-2466561, ext. 4257. - from WITC

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SIREN - A tall Coralburst crab apple tree was proudly planted in front of the 'LYHUVLĂ€HG 6HUYLFHV &HQWHU RQ :HGQHVday, July 17, in loving memory of Daryl Marek. “Mr. Marek was a special employee who faithfully and meaningfully worked at DSC for 38 years,â€? said Joe Wacek, director of DSC. “He was loved by all his co-workers and respected for his independence despite his mental challenges.â€? “He was always smiling and in a good mood,â€? said Wacek. “This job gave him dignity.â€? Marek passed away June 16. He was 56 years old. ´7KH Ă RZHULQJ FUDE DSSOH WUHH LV WR UHmind customers and businesses that do work with DSC, that challenged employees like Mr. Marek do make an important DQG SURĂ€WDEOH FRQWULEXWLRQ WR WKH PDUNHWplace and community,â€? said April Close, RIĂ€FH PDQDJHU DSC works closely with Catholic CharLWLHV LQ 6XSHULRU DQG 3DUNHU +DQQLĂ€Q Corp., quick coupling division in Grantsburg. Of the 75 employees at DSC, 50 have some kind of disability. But that does not

PBREA meets Aug. 15

CENTURIA - The Polk-Burnett Retired Educators Association cordially invites all retired educators and spouses, administrators and support staff to the August general meeting of the PBREA which will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Fristad Lutheran Church, located in Centuria. The group will meet at 10:30 a.m. (note the time change), have a short business

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stop them from making, with high precision, 2 0 , 0 0 0 couplers a day, with the average person earning $8.25 an hour, said Close. “This is a real factory, a factory that 'DU\O 0DUHN 6SHFLDO SKRWR just happens to help people with disabilities,� said Close. Besides couplers, DSC performs many other factory and service needs, like commercial paper shredding. For businesses interested in hiring skilled and affordable service work, call DSC at 715-349-5724.

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Summer repertoire in full swing at Festival Theatre ST. CROIX FALLS - Three plays, the Sew Good Improv Troupe, and an original piece of theater are all on the boards at Festival Theatre over the month of August in their downtown St. Croix Falls, performing arts venue. The historic Civic Auditorium, which has been the full-time home to Festival Theatre since 1996, once again has had a very active summer. The fourth production of the 2013 seaVRQ ´7KLV 8QWRZDUG *HQHUDWLRQ Âľ ZULWten by Festival’s own Seth Kaltwasser, opens Saturday, Aug. 10, and runs in rotating rep through Sept. 8. “This UnWRZDUG *HQHUDWLRQ Âľ ZLOO EH VWDJHG LQ WKH Elbow Room with only seven public performances. “Now that we have the street-level space along with the main stage performance hall, we have so much more that we can offer,â€? said board member Danette Olsen. “With 232 seats upstairs, it’s sometimes too big a space for new groups or small ensembles that prefer a club atmosphere.â€? On the main stage and in repertoire are

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Luck Habitat build to start by Jackie Thorwick Special to the Leader LUCK - The Luck Habitat build has been like a stallion in the starting gate for much of the summer, snorting and stomping and eager to be let loose. The community of Luck showed its tremenGRXV VSLULW LQ ZKHQ WKH Ă€UVW +DELWDW home was built there, coming out in force and building the home in short order. Initial steps of the 2013 Luck build were taken early this summer, the slab was poured and foundation walls put in. Habitat planned to build the Luck and Frederic homes in tandem this summer but, according to Eric Kube, executive director of Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, this summer had a mind of its own. “So many things can happen that can affect build plans,â€? Kube said, “weather, volunteer turnout, contractor schedules. Lots of times we get a good deal on services we purchase, so we take a backseat to jobs that are paying full price. We know ZH KDYH WR VWD\ Ă H[LEOH RQ VFKHGXOHV Âľ Part of the situation was that the Webster build, which had started in the fall of 2012, had moved quite slowly through the winter. This spring, Habitat decided WR VKLIW IRFXV WR JHW WKDW KRPH Ă€QLVKHG “It was important to get Dawne, Madison and Delaney in their home as soon as we could,â€? Kube said. “Those girls really need this home.â€? Dawne Summer’s granddaughters have cerebral palsy, and the trailer home they

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“Getting the sites ready for that was nutty with our long winter,� said Kube. “We had 8 inches of snow on May 2, and the Build-a-Thon started May 6. We planned to be working on both Luck and

Frederic but, unfortunately, we were only able to get one of them ready, and we had committed to using the Frederic site months before.� The Luck stallion whinnied in protest. In the fall of 2012, a group from Hudson contacted Habitat and asked if they could work on a home in Amery this summer on a weeklong mission trip. As it happened, a build was planned in Amery. Last fall a date was picked for the group to come in July of this year. The Amery build got a huge leap forward from that group. And the Luck stallion pawed the ground and snorted. The Amery home is well under way and now will be completed with local volunteers, starting as soon as the Frederic build is complete – probably late August. The Webster home is now virtually complete, and the Frederic home is close behind. Finally, the Luck stallion is going to get his chance. Members of the Luck community and surrounding areas are invited to help build this home with Tom and Julia Taylor and their 1-year-old son, Jakob. Build days in Luck will be Fridays and Saturdays starting Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Volunteers are needed to make lunches on Saturdays only. Please call 715-483-2700 if \RX ZRXOG OLNH WR KHOS RU HPDLO RIÀFH# wildrivershabitat.org, or go to wildrivershabitat.org to learn more.

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LIBRARY NEWS Frederic Public Library 6HH D ERD FRQVWULFWRU XS FORVH DQG SHUVRQDO Retired Minnesota zookeeper Jim Gerholdt will bring his remarkable reptiles Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m., to St. Luke Methodist Church in this special evening program. You’ll meet turtles, lizards, and snakes and you’ll even be able to touch a boa constrictor. There’s something for everyone at this free event. 6XPPHU UHDGLQJ ZLQGLQJ GRZQ The Dig Into Reading summer program ends Friday,

$XJ VR MRLQ XV IRU WKH Ă€QDO ZHHN RI DFWLYLWLHV IRU NLGV The movie chosen to be shown Aug. 12, at 1 p.m., will be “Rise of the Guardians.â€? The movie is 94 minutes long and rated PG. Activity time will be Tuesday at 1 S P DQG WKH SURJUDP Ă€QDOH ZLOO EH -LP *HUKROGW DQG his Remarkable Reptiles Thursday, Aug. 15. Kids are UHPLQGHG WR Ă€QLVK DQG EULQJ LQ WKHLU UHDGLQJ VOLSV IRU coupons to be put into the prize buckets, and prizes will be drawn Friday, Aug. 23.

:HGQHVGD\ PRUQLQJ VWRU\ WLPH Story time runs Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m., with stories chosen for preschoolers and young readers. Caregivers must accompany the children. This summer we will also have a Big Kids story time at 10:30 a.m., for siblings who are older than preschool age. We welcome new story time readers. Please talk to a librarian to choose a date and we will supply the materials.

(YHQLQJ ERRN JURXS WR PHHW $XJ The evening book group has chosen “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,â€? by Rachel Joyce, with discussion at the library Tuesday, Aug. 13 (note date change), at 6:30 p.m. Amazon summarizes this delightful novel as “Harold Fry, retired sales rep, beleaguered husband, <RXWK VXPPHU UHDGLQJ SURJUDP 0LGQLJKW LV WHHQ QLJKW 'LJ LQWR 5HDGLQJ 5HJLVWHU DW WKH OLEUDU\ DQ\WLPH ² Friday, Aug. 23, 9 p.m. to midnight, is teen night. Pre- passive observer of his own life, decides one morning to walk 600 miles across England to save an old friend. It you can also register for activities online at our kids and registration is required. might not work, mind you, but that’s hardly the point.â€? families page. Copies of the book are available through the library and 0RQDUFK EXWWHUIO\ GLVSOD\ $GXOW VXPPHU %RRN %LQJR 2EVHUYH WKH OLIH F\FOH RI WKH PRQDUFK EXWWHUĂ \ ZKLFK new members are always welcome. Download a card online or pick one up at the library. is on display at the library. 6KDUH WKH %RXQW\ Win a cool library mug and become eligible for the grand If you picked up Share the Bounty seeds at the library prize drawn at the end of the summer. )UDQFRQLD DW WKH OLEUDU\ See sculptor Peter Morales’ “Ambleâ€? streetside bench/ this spring, or if you planted your own seeds and your 3DUN 6HUYLFH VWRU\ WLPH sculpture plus fabulous book puppets made by local kid JDUGHQ LV QRZ RYHUĂ RZLQJ ZLWK D EXPSHU FURS SOHDVH remember to bring some of your harvest to the library There will be a special Park Service story time on Fri- artists on display in the library. Check it out. for the local food shelf. We need to keep the food shelf days, Aug. 9 and 23, at 10 a.m. stocked year-round. &RPPXQLW\ FROODERUDWLRQ )ULHQGV RI WKH /LEUDU\ 0HHWLQJ Comic and Graphic Arts Cookbook – With grant supThe Friends of the Library will be meeting this Satur- port from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, the SCFPL 6XSSRUW WKH OLEUDU\ E\ ZHDULQJ \RXU EDVHEDOO FDS The Friends of the Frederic Library are offering sturdy day, Aug. 10, at 10:30 a.m. New friends and old friends presents community-submitted artwork and recipes on ² DOO DUH ZHOFRPH display through the end of the summer. Look for the library totes and cool baseball caps, all sporting the library logo. Stop in soon for the best choice of colors. cookbook in 2014. Your purchases support the programs of the library. $UW *HHNV Cool multimedia arts and crafts for kids, grades 4 and &RPSXWHU TXHVWLRQV" One-on-one computer help will be available on Tues- &RPSXWHU FRQFHUQV" *L]PR TXHVWLRQV" up on Monday, Aug. 12, 2 p.m. The project will be ceBring in your technology questions and we will help ment steppingstone mosaics. All classes are free. Sup- days and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Call to schedule \RX Ă€QG WKH DQVZHUV :H FDQ DOVR VKRZ \RX KRZ WR plies and snacks provided. Preregister on our website, your appointment at 715-483-1777. download free e-books. If you have questions about stcroixfallslibrary.org or call 715-482-1777. terminology, Internet, email, Facebook or anything else 3UHVFKRRO VWRU\ WLPH 3RNHPRQ VWD\ DQG SOD\ Songs, stories, art and fun on Wednesdays at 10:30 computer-related, talk to us. $XJ S P 3RNpPRQ EDWWOH DQG WUDGLQJ FDUG a.m. )UHH ZLUHOHVV DW WKH OLEUDU\ WUDLQHUV XQLWH /HDUQ WR EH D PDVWHU 3RNpPRQ WUDLQHU Wireless is available 24/7 inside (and outside) of the Bring cards. &KHFN RXW WKH ZHEVLWH library. It has up-to-date information on what’s happening at 'URS LQ \RXWK DFWLYLWLHV the library and other useful library tools you can use at +RZ WR NQRZ ZKDW ZH NQRZ Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drop-in youth activites at home, stcroixfallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook. Find us on Facebook at Frederic Public Library. The the SCF farmer’s market. For details and a full schedule, website is fredericlibrary.org. Email us at library@fredvisit our website, stcrixfallslibrary.org. +RXUV FRQWDFW ericlibrary.org. Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. W., The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday $GXOW GUDZLQJ FRXUVH through Friday and new extended Saturday hours, 10 715-327-4979. Library hours are Monday through Friday Hone your drawing skills or start from the beginning a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone: 715-483-1777. Email: VFĂ LEUDU\#VW- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Story time with this adult course on the art of equine anatomy and croixfallslibrary.org. Online: stcroixfallslibrary.org. The for preschoolers is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. drawing horses. Instructor Joleen Gravelle. Mondays at library will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. 6 p.m. Call for more info.

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Balsam Lake Public Library Life on an isolated island Rathlin Island is an isolated island eight miles tip-totoe in the North Sea. It is the only inhabited island in Northern Ireland. Mary Hannahan will be sharing about her life living on Rathlin Island for the past six years. She is a holistic health coach, currently enjoying the rural life in Balsam Lake. Come hear her story Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. Her website is applesberriescherries.com.

Saturday, September 14, 2013, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Frederic High School, Frederic, WI There will be displays, demonstrations, workshops, special speakers and plenty of knitting and crochet time. A registration fee of $20.00 will include lunch and door prizes. H LW Y 3W

Outdoor movie There will be a free movie shown outdoors at the Balsam Rod and Gun Club, Saturday, Aug. 31, at dusk. Free admission, donations accepted, concessions available. Bring your own blanket, chair and bug spray. Weekly story time Join us for story time Wednesdays at 10 a.m. We will have stories, crafts and snacks. (QG RI VXPPHU UHDGLQJ Ă€QDO SDUW\ “I Dig Hidden Treasure,â€? Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. Monthly book club The adult book club’s next meeting is on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 3 p.m. The book for that day is “The Master Butchers Singing Clubâ€? by Louise Erdrich. Come and join in the conversation. :KDW¡V QHZ" We have a new book drop and we extend gratitude to the Balsam Lake Homeowners Association for making it possible. Check out our website Our website is balsamlakelibrary.org. Like us on Facebook or email us at library@balsamlakepl.org. Our phone number is 715-485-3215. Our hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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2013 Central Burnett County Fair • Rodeo! by Raelynn Hunter Leader staff writer WEBSTER - The Central Burnett County Fair Rodeo was held Friday, Aug. 2. A tribute to Rod Hopkins Sr., 89, a longtime community member and WWII veteran, was held at the start of the rodeo. +RSNLQV SUHVHQWHG WKH $PHULFDQ à DJ IRU the event as Jessie Yezek, 16, a junior at Webster High School, sang the national anthem. The evening consisted of barrel racing, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, mutton busting and cowboy poker. Sixteen women competed in the barrel-

racing event during the evening. There were 17 contestants in the bull riding event, only two bulls were ridden out of 25. The bronc riding event had three contestants, of which two placed in the standings. Mutton busting was a big hit during the evening with many local children competing. Competitors were Greyson Baxter, Jacob Grabow, Kolton Frederickson, Aiden Lamb, Josephine Richards, Joshua Formanek, Sarah Formanek, Wayne Dorn, Jashe Lee Hulbert, Jacob Carr, Ezrah Barth, Joe Carr, Mya Surdey and Gavin Surdey.

Cowboy poker was the last event of the evening, where spectators signed up to join the event. Four contestants were chosen and were asked to take a seat at a table set up in the middle of the arena. Once contestants were seated, the dealer for the card game – the bull – was released from the holding pen. The rules are simple: Stay seated or holding on to the table at all times, the last one holding the table is the winner. Competitors for the evening were Desiree Spafford, Dave Hatch, Ryan Ballard and the winner of $100 was Mitchell Mattson.

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SIREN - Welcome Home Quality Care is a new adult family home. Owners Linda Kinch and Rachel Carlson’s goal is to provide superior, individualized, quality care, WDLORUHG WR Ă€W WKH QHHGV RI HDFK RI WKHLU YDOued residents. “We are a brand-new business that stems from a desire to help the elderly maintain as much independence as possible, in a setting where assistance is available as needed,â€? said Kinch and Carlson. “We have great caregivers who are just as passionate about our goals as we are. Because we offer care to only four residents at a time, you ciently oversee the day-to-day needs and can rest assured you or your loved one will requests of their residents, their home and be our highest priority.â€? They are excited their caregivers, while assuring the highest to be able to offer this service to the Siren/ quality care. “We chose to open our home Burnett County community and to provide in a rural community to allow the residents jobs in the area. Openings for residents are a peaceful, enjoyable setting. Our home currently available. will allow families the ability to feel secure Situated just outside of Siren, Welcome about the care provided and also provide Home Quality Care is able to offer a beautithem the opportunity to relax and enjoy ful, rural setting, while being close to one the peacefulness of the lakeside setting. We of the county’s main roadways, Hwy. 70. are excited to be able to provide a comfortThere is also easy access to medical care able environment where families can feel at provided by several of the health-care fa&KDPEHU 3UHVLGHQW 'DQ (GDEXUQ OHIW DQG %RDUG 0HPEHU &UDLJ +RQH\VHWW ULJKW ZHOFRPH ease, with room to sit and visit their loved cilities located in the surrounding commu- /LQGD .LQFK DQG 5DFKHO &DUOVRQ RI :HOFRPH +RPH 4XDOLW\ &DUH WR WKH 6LUHQ &KDPEHU RI &RP ones and join in activities.â€? nities. PHUFH 6SHFLDO SKRWRV Located at 24134 Daniel Johnson Road, “We offer both private and semiprivate just outside of Siren, Welcome Home Qualrooms which are comfortable and roomy. ity Care can be contacted via their main ofas a quality assurance registered nurse. “It has been this Each room has a view of the peaceful countryside. To the south is a beautiful view of Doctor Lake, experience that inspired me to open an adult family Ă€FH SKRQH QXPEHU +20( RU HPDLOLQJ Contact@WelcomeHomeQualityCare.com. The webwhich is the summer home of a variety of wild birds in- home for the elderly. Our goal is to provide individualized care, exceeding the quality of large, nursing-home site is WelcomeHomeQualityCare.com. - from Siren cluding a pair of graceful swans.â€? Twenty-four hour, awake-at-night caregivers are care. The limiting of our numbers to only four residents Chamber of Commerce staffed to meet the needs of their residents. Assistance will provide more peris offered ranging from reminders to hands-on care for sonal attention to each tasks such as bathing, dressing, medication administra- person’s needs and tion, laundry, meal preparation, money management also provide a great working environand more. The facility is currently licensed to accept advanced ment for our caregivaged, irreversible dementia/Alzheimer’s, physically dis- ers. This factor, alone, means less caregiver abled and terminally ill residents. Welcome Home Quality Care is a family-owned busi- stress while providing ness, not a franchise. “We are following in the footsteps more resident care in a of our Grandmother, Rachel Wicklund, who owned and relaxing environment. operated Fairhaven Rest Home in Webster in the 1960s,â€? We look forward to commented Carlson and Kinch. “She and her co-owner, serving you and our Ellen Johnson, provided excellent care for people from communities.â€? the area for many years.â€? With a focus on healthy nutrition, they are planning 5DFKHO 0 &DUOVRQ $$6 an organic garden to supplement their residents’ diets. Experience in team Organic, grass-fed meats and produce raised and grown supervision and manlocally will be provided as much as possible. agement, with an acParticipation in community events is anticipated with counting background, hope to hold activities which will, in turn, be of interest will allow Carlson, :HOFRPH +RPH RZQHUV /LQGD .LQFK DQG 5DFKHO &DUOVRQ LQ WKH NLWFKHQ GLQLQJ URRP DUHD RI WKHLU to people in the area. They have a great interest in local owner/manager, to KRPH FDUH IDFLOLW\ history and invite community members to come and effectively and effishare with them. “We believe in supporting our local businesses and will do so as much as possible.â€?

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patient in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. The Red Cross, on behalf of the hospitals and patients it serves, appreciates all those who take the time to help save lives. Visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS to learn more and schedule an appointment as soon as possible. 8SFRPLQJ EORRG GRQDWLRQ RSSRUWXQLWLHV %XUQHWW &RXQW\ Monday, Aug. 19, from noon - 6 p.m. at the community center, 315 S. Robert St. in Grantsburg; or Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Covenant Church, 7686 Lofty Pines Road in Siren.

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CHURCH NEWS Faith Lutheran to celebrate August interlude

Annual Twilight Garden Tour set SPOONER — The public is invited to attend the 15thannual Twilight Garden Tour at the Spooner Agriculture Research Station on Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 4 p.m. until dusk. There will be demonstrations and displays on composting, drip irrigation, rain barrels, beekeeping, adaptive gardening techniques and straw bale and raised bed gardening. Tasting of vegetables, fresh salsa, freshgrilled and solar-oven-baked vegetables will also be offered. To celebrate 15 years as a public garden, live music will be performed by Second Wind String Band. This local musical group is sponsored by the UW-Extension North Country Master Gardener Volunteers. Invited guests include organic production scientist Erin Silva from UW-Madison’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, UW-Extension fruit and vegetable specialist Brian Smith from UW-River Falls and cerWLÀHG VRLO VFLHQWLVW 5DQG\ *LOEHUWVRQ 7KHVH VSHFLDOLVWV along with Kevin Schoessow, area agriculture development agent, and local UW-Extension Master Gardener volunteers, will be on hand to lead discussions and

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CENTER CITY, Minn. - The Christian Women’s Con- sive. Reservations and cancellations necessary by the nection invites women to a 9:30 a.m. brunch, themed Tuesday before. Call Carrie at 651-257-4741 or Velda at Getting a Rosier Outlook, on Monday, Aug. 19, at The 715-857-5573. - with submitted information Terry Clevinger, gospel country rock, played for the Swedish Village Inn in Center City, Minn. 2013 Rose Bowl After Party The special feature will Thursday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. be “Looking Through a Friday & Saturday, Aug. 16 & 17, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. Rose-colored Glassâ€? with Danbury Town Hall, Danbury, WI Bianca Rider. Music will Kerry Clevinger & Don Prozok will be ministering. They be performed by Carohave ministered all over the U.S. Physical & emotional SHELL LAKE — The NW Wisconsin four greenhouse structures. The Degners lann Rosenthal and Patty healings have happened in their meetings. Blackstad will speak about Graziers Network and UW-Extension in- own a rental storage company on the prop 3W HW “From Wreckage to Resto- vite you to a unique multienterprise beef erty with 90-plus units and lease a number ration.â€? Cost is $10 inclu- pasture walk at the Bashaw Valley Farm of billboards along the highway. The operaowned by Steve, Linda and Alyssa Degner tion hires an additional six to seven seasonal on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m.-noon. employees in the summer. The greenhouse 7KH 'HJQHUV DUH TXLWH GLYHUVLĂ€HG DQG DOVR and berries generate about 50 percent of the own the Bashaw Valley Greenhouse, which total income and the farm about 25 percent. is located to the front of the farm, seen from The Degners plan to address the challenges Hwy. 63. The pasture walk will feature ro- of direct marketing. Saturday • August 10 • 2 to 5 p.m. The address is W7402 Fox Trail Road, tational grazing of beef cattle, chicken and Register That Day & Get a $500 Discount! pig grazing as well as a discussion of the Shell Lake, 1.5 miles north of Shell Lake various other enterprises on this former and four miles south of Spooner off Hwy. 63. Watch for the sign on Hwy. 63. dairy farm. For more information, contact UW-ExThe farm contains 400 acres of gently rollLQJ JUDVV\ Ă€HOGV DQG ZRRGV 7KH 'HJQHUV tension ag Agents Otto Wiegand or Kevin rotationally graze 35 largely black Angus Schoessow at Spooner, 715-635-3506, or beef cows and 45-plus young stock on about Randy Gilbertson, 715-520-2112, at NW 100 acres divided into 10 paddocks. Beef are Graziers. — from UW-Extension grass-fed and organically raised. Almost all of the meat is sold through Holy Cross Lutheran is a K-8 school where we teach and inspire students the farm store. The Degners to reach the peak of their talents. Our small class sizes, excellent staff and are trying to reduce animal teacher aids will help each student receive maximum attention and carcass size by incorporating Lowline beef genetics. Paspersonal guidance. Achieve it all with us! ture forages include mostly native grasses with some orchard grass, clover and alfalfa. The system has largely been natural with little additional seeding or tillage, Saturday, August 10, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. but the intention is to include SPECIALS ($1/Bag) Starts At 1 p.m. winter rye for spring and fall grazing. Alyssa grazes 50 Homemade crafts and baked goods; holiday LUTHERAN SCHOOL laying hens on alfalfa and decorations; gently used clothes; furniture and grass, and a half-dozen pigs Excellence Under Christ household items; toys; books and much, much on radishes and other forbs. more. Something for everyone!! In addition to the green715.483.0934 • www.HolyCrossLS.org house and store, the DegnFreewill Offering On Most Items 815 U.S. Highway 8 • Across from Dalles Auto • Saint Croix Falls ers run about four acres of Downtown Atlas RUJDQLFDOO\ FHUWLĂ€HG EOXHEHU2110 295th Avenue/County Road B ries, raspberries, strawberries and asparagus. There are

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Virginia Rose Miller

Gary C. Bassett, 66, of Siren, died July 31, 2013. Gary was born in Mora, Minn., on June 19, 1947, to Charles and Lorraine Bassett. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two stepchildren, Daniel and Denise. Gary is survived by his wife, Genevieve; children Melissa (Cory), Scott (Shannon), and Jason (Samantha); stepchildren James (Connie), Dianne (Doug), Victoria (Mike), David, Vincent, Ann (John) and Cynthia (Andrew); his grandGDXJKWHU $OH[DQGUD VWHSJUDQGFKLOGUHQ ÀYH VWHS great-grandchildren; along with other relatives and friends. A private family service will be held. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

Virginia Rose Miller, 87, Wapakoneta, Ohio, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at her residence. She was born May 10, 1926, in Auglaize County, near New Knoxville, Ohio, the daughter of George and Emma (Griesinger) Buddemeyer. She married Charles B. Miller on June 26, 1947, and he preceded her in death in 1993. She is survived by her two daughters, Pamela (Daniel) Girtz of Little Falls, Minn.; Chandra (Robert) Hoffman of Beavercreek, Ohio; three grandchildren, Benjamin Girtz, Christopher Girtz and Sara Wical; two great-grandsons, Chase and Logan Wical. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Guy Buddemeyer and Homer Buddemyer; and a sister, Alma Buddemeyer. Virginia was a graduate of Wapakoneta High School and Ohio State University. She retired from Hughes High School in Cincinnati, where she was a home economics teacher. She enjoyed gardening, traveling and shopping for antiques. She loved spending time at her cabin in WisFRQVLQ HDFK VXPPHU 6KH ZDV FRQÀUPHG LQWR WKH &KULVtian faith on March 17, 1940, at the First United Church of Christ in New Knoxville, Ohio, the church where she grew up. Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, 200 W. Spring St., New Knoxville, Ohio. Private family burial rites will be held following the calling hours on Sunday. Condolences may be sent to Virginia’s family via Millerfuneralhomes.net

Steven John Tolzman

Steven John Tolzman, 62, of New Richmond, passed away on Aug. 3, 2013, at his home surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve was born in Amery on July 13, 1951, to William and Clara Tolzman. He graduated from Unity High School in 1970. Steve was married to Janelle Graese on Aug. 26, 1972; they were married almost 41 wonderful \HDUV DQG EOHVVHG ZLWK Ă€YH FKLOGUHQ Steve retired in 2006 from Andersen Windows after 34 years of employment. He spent much of his free time with his 13 grandchildren. Some of the hobbies he enjoyed included woodworking, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, traveling and deer hunting. But his true passion was bear hunting at the cabin in the Dairyland area with his family and friends. He was also actively involved in the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association and the Cozy Corner Trail Snow & ATV Club as trail boss and also club rep for the Northwest Trails Club of Douglas County. 6WHYH LV VXUYLYHG E\ KLV ZLIH -DQHOOH Ă€YH FKLOGUHQ Chad (Denae) Tolzman, Jeremy Tolzman, Jamie Tolzman, Kari (Burt) Kulzer and Joy (Erv) Schauer; 13 grandchildren, Mahriyah, Kaci, Kaylee, and Grace Tolzman, Brooklyn and Brenden Tolzman, Abby and Morgan Tolzman, 5HHFH DQG 5LHKOH .XO]HU (- -RUGDQ DQG -DNH 6FKDXHU Ă€YH siblings, Myrtle Peterson, Lois (Skip) Anderson, William “Billâ€? (Marlene) Tolzman, Gloria Knutson and Linda (Ed) Flanum; one sister-in-law, Barbara Tolzman; many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Steve was preceded in death by his parents, William and Clara Tolzman; siblings, Alice Knutson, Larry Tolzman, Joyce Constant and Donavon Tolzman. Mary Carol Askov, 80, died in New Richmond, on Aug. A visitation was held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at William1, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, after a short son–White Funeral Home in Amery. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 8, at Peace Lutheran Church battle with cancer. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt in Dresser. and friend. Mary was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Grand Rap- To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute, ids, Mich., to Milo Oliver and Marjorie Verna (Clark) please visit williamsonwhite.com Askov. Mary and her parents moved to a farm in Luck Arrangements were made with the Williamson-ĂĽWhite ZKHQ VKH ZDV \HDUV ROG 6KH ZDV WKH ROGHVW RI Ă€YH 0DU\ Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery. graduated from Luck High School in 1951. Mary was married to Willard Johnson for 29 years and four children were born to this union. Mary worked a variety of jobs over the years including bookkeeping, waitress, cook, store clerk, factory work, seamstress, personal home careGlenn R. Akenson, 89, of St. Croix Falls, died suddenly giver and was the co-owner with her son, Robert, of a bed on Aug. 1, 2013. and breakfast. Mary was known for her creative side in Glenn was born Jan. 20, 1924, near Red Lake Falls, crafts, sewing, quilting, gardening and her retirement was Minn., to Themen and Merlyn Akenson. He graduated spent with her passion for creating watercolor paintings. from Barron High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. She will be remembered for her kind and gentle spirit, gift Navy for two years with the 441st Communications Unit of gab and sense of humor. She enjoyed her family and LQ WKH 6RXWK 3DFLĂ€F 2Q 1RY KH PDUULHG KLV friends, art, music and travel. She was a resident of the wife, Leona, at the First Baptist Church in Barron. He Town of Scott, Burnett County, for over 40 years. Mary is worked for Simonson Lumber in St. Croix Falls for 39 survived by her children, Allan (Hazle) Johnson of New years. Glenn was active in the United Methodist church, Richmond, Carolyn (Gary) Beitel of Spooner, Robert (Tom and the American Legion Post 143. In his free time he Roycraft) Johnson, Minneapolis and Brian Johnson of HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ Ă€VKLQJ JDUGHQLQJ ZDWFKLQJ 6W &URL[ New Richmond; sisters, Marlys (Herb) Nagorske, Myrna High School sports and especially his grandchildren. Landkamer and Muriel (Dave) Bungert; grandchildren, Glenn was preceded in death by his parents; wife Jamie Johnson, Kathleen (Chad) Rauschnot, Michael Cain, Leona in 2001; brothers Leo, James, Ralph, Lester and Courtney (Javier) Ballina and Vicky Cain; as well as great- Lyle; sisters Harriet Kelgik, Arlene Konieczyn and Ardeth grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many close friends. Burns. He is survived by his son Curtis (Jill) of White She was preceded in death by her sister, Martha Skow, Bear Lake, Minn.; grandchildren Justin, Alyssa and Erica; her parents and brother-in law, Ray Landkamer. A gath- brothers Herb (Dorothy) of Rice Lake and Harvey of Minering of family and friends will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. neapolis, Minn.; sister Ruth Theis of Sauk Center, Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Cullen Crea Funeral Home, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. 307 S. Arch Ave. in New Richmond. Funeral service was held Tuesday Aug. 6, at the United Methodist Church in St. Croix Falls. Interment with military honors was at St. Croix Falls Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Grandstrand Funeral Home – Edling Chapel (grandstrandfh.com).

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David Emery Peterson Jr., 76, a resident of Grantsburg, died Aug. 4, 2013. David was born in Aitkin, Minn., to David and Monica Peterson on Jan. 17, 1937. David worked in Minneapolis at N.W. Automatic until he retired. David is survived by his wife, Jill Peterson; children and spouses, Cindy Peterson, Pam and Daryl Chock, Mark and Candy Peterson; grandchildren and spouses, Tim and Jenny Kreuser-Peterson, Heather and Aaron Olson, Madison Chock, Candace and Pat Mealey, Eugene Gonzales and Stephanie Gonzales; great-grandchildren Yasmin Gonzales, Shyla Peterson, Chloe, Tristin, Josiah and Malachi Kreuser-Peterson and Vaughn Mealey; his brother, Leland and Dorothy Erickson; along with other relatives and many friends. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Grace Baptist Church, Grantsburg. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Grantsburg Chapel. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

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Benson J. Aleck Benson J. Aleck died July 23, 2013, at the age of 74. He was born March 3, 1939, to Albert and Viola Aleck of Nixon, Nev. A graduate of Stewart Indian School, he later went on to Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla. Benson spent the majority of his life in the Midwest, living in Chicago and Burnett County. He worked in telecommunications for AT&T until his retirement. In his retirement he returned to Nixon, Nev., where he enjoyed gardening, travel and spending time with his grandchildren. He always kept up on Chicago’s sports teams. Benson is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Viola Aleck; and his siblings Doris, Edward, Allen, Ronald and Raymond; and his loving wife, Inez “Sweetie� Smith. He is survived by his children James and Michelle Emery, Michelle Renberg and Charles and Jolene AleckRoy; seven grandchildren; his three siblings, Vivian Matthews, Janette Aleck and Darrell and Delphine Ferris; as well as many nieces. Funeral services were held July 29 in Nixon, Nev., with military honors. Please visit waltonsfuneralhomes.com for pictures and more information.

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Gerda Ravnholt Bune was born and raised in a Danish community outside of Luck. She had eight brothers and sisters, Albert, Halvor, Eiler, Johanna, Reimert, Otto, Astrid and Agnes. They lived on a small farm with their heroic mother, Kristine. They all went to college and on to careers as teachers, nurses, doctors, war correspondent, domestic and foreign government service and combat in World War II. She started working at the bakery in Luck during high school. She worked her way through college as a carhop in LA, making HQRXJK PRQH\ LQ WKH VXPPHU WR Ă€QDQFH KHU VFKRRO \HDU back at Stout in Wisconsin. She taught home economics in high school, junior high, adult night classes in Minneapolis and Seattle (Shoreline and Ballard). Gerda married Bob Bune in 1953. They raised two boys, Kaj and Sven, and have enjoyed daughters-in-law Maylon and Dana, and grandchildren Quinn, Spencer and Nils, who she loved dearly, are growing to manhood now. Gerda had a world of friends and colleagues - none dearer than her great friends Trisha, Axel, Marcia and Val. Her interests included cooking for friends and family, frequently Scandinavian dishes. Many people are fans of her aebleskiver, Scandinavian meatballs, sweet soup, FRRNLHV RK WKH FRRNLHV VZLUO\ FDNH DQG KRPH EDNHG bread. She often made clothing for herself, shirts for family and friends, and sport coats for Bob. Gerda loved British TV, including “Upstairs, Downstairs,â€? “Keeping Up Appearancesâ€? and even “Doc Martin.â€? She laughed long and hard at “The Honeymoonersâ€? and “The Carol Burnett 6KRZ Âľ +HU IDYRULWH Ă€OPV LQFOXGHG ´'RFWRU =KLYDJR Âľ “The Russians are Coming - The Russians are Coming,â€? “Lonesome Dove,â€? “Ryan’s Daughterâ€? and “My Fair Lady.â€? Music was another great interest. Gerda and Bob attended the Seattle Symphony concerts together for decades as well as Cascade Symphony in Edmonds. They were in attendance whenever the Saint Olaf Choir came to town. Her travels included driving throughout Europe in 1958 with Bob in a Volkswagen bug, with The Ballard Chorale to Alaska, Europe, Israel, Scandinavia, Ireland and Britain. In later years, Gerda and Bob traveled the USA and Canada in their camper van. We had 11 days to say goodbye after we moved to Ida Culver House in Seattle. Going through the last stages ZDV OLNH ZDONLQJ GRZQ D ORQJ VWDLUFDVH ZLWK VLJQLĂ€FDQW changes on each step. Now we say goodbye to the Danish girl who touched so many hearts and minds for 84 years. Sleep well, Babe. You will stay in our hearts, always. “But our good times are all gone and I’m bound for movin’ on ... “ - “Four Strong Winds,â€? Ian Tyson “Only if she was lyin’ by me, then I’d lie in my bed once Gladys Mae Taylor (Biish Kweway), 81, of Webster, again.â€? - “Tomorrow is a Long Time,â€? - Bob Dylan died July 31, 2013, in Spooner. A memorial service will be held at West Denmark Gladys was born Oct. 19, 1931, in the Town of Sand Church in Luck at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. We will Lake to Harry and Maggie Taylor. sing some of Gerda’s favorite songs and share a few stoGladys enjoyed traveling and loved ries. the casino, especially Bingo. Memorials to West Denmark Lutheran Church: 2478 She was preceded in death by her 170th St., Luck WI 54853. Please make donations in Gerda parents, Harry and Maggie; her brothRavnholt Bune’s memory. ers, William, Joseph, Franklin, Chester This obituary is also available at funerals.coop. and Robert; and her sisters, Ruby and Bernice. She is survived by her sister, Ester Martin, along with many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. Norma E. Dalsveen, 91, of Milaca, Minn., formerly of Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Brook Park, Minn., died July 28, 2013, at Elim Home in the St. Croix Tribal Center in Hertel, Wis. with Lewis Tay- Milaca, Minn. ORU RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 7KH FDVNHW EHDUHUV ZHUH 0LNH %HOLVOH 6U Norma was born on Nov. 13, 1921, in Minneapolis, to Richard Martin, Jeremy Martin, Reuben Mixsooke, Moses Robert and Mabel Feigum. Norma was a member of the Tijernia, Bryon Belisle and Michael Taylor. The honor- Red Hatters in Pine City, Minn., and ary casket bearers were Leonard Butler, Duane Taylor Sr., a member of the Calvary Lutheran Francis Songetay, Edwin Songetay Jr., Carmen Butler and Church in Mora, Minn. Robert Reynolds. Norma was preceded in death by Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Fu- her parents; her husband Lloyd; sister neral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made Connie; and brothers Robert, Donald to swedberg-taylor.com. and Merlin. She is survived by her children, John (BJ) Dalsveen, Dave (Judy) Dalsveen, Sharryn (Timothy) Melin and Donna Anderson; her sisters, Margaret Austin, Joyce (Roy) Billmark and Nancy Gloria Weaver, 84, of Webster, passed away Aug. 1, (Don) Johnson; brothers, Russ (Terri) Feigum and Peter 2013, at Spooner Health Systems. Gloria was born in Wi- (Becky) Feigum; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandnona, Minn., on Sept. 14, 1928. Gloria was an excellent children; along with nieces, nephews other relatives and seamstress and she and her husband, Clark, owned and friends. operated Action Jacket and Jackets Plus for many years. A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 5, at SwedGloria was preceded in death by her parents, and her berg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel, with brothers Richard and Robert Ecker. She will be sadly 3DVWRU 'HDQ 2HOINH RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 0XVLF ZDV SURYLGHG E\ missed by her children, Evelyn (Todd) Roberts, Susan Dana Peterson. Arrangements were entrusted to Swed(Jim Fuller) Melton and Jon (Misty) Weaver; her grand- berg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren. Online condochildren, Andrew, Danielle, Mandy, Amy, Karlynda and lences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com. Stella; and her great-grandchildren, Garrett and Levi; as well as many other relatives and friends. A memorial gathering will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 5 – 8 p.m., at Taylor Family Funeral Home in Spooner. Arrangements were entrusted to Taylor FamWe wish to thank the Burnett County Sheriff’s Dept., ily Funeral Home, Spooner. Online condolences can be Webster Ambulance Service, Fire Dept., Burnett Medimade to scalzo-taylor.com. cal Examiner, Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, and all who assisted at the time of John’s death.

Lillian Jeannette Christensen

Helen Irene Hostvet, age 91, of Amery, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at the Amery Regional Medical Center in Amery. She was born Dec. 19, 1921, in Beadle County, S.D., to Fred and Irene (Carrington) Daugherty. She graduated from high school in Wessington, S.D., and went to teachers college, then taught in a one-room schoolhouse in the area. She enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps (Women’s Army Corps) during World War II. While serving, she met Dale Hostvet, they were united in marriage in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 23, 1944. After the war, she and Dale attended the University of Minnesota where they both graduated with degrees in journalism. Helen and Dale enjoyed a long and happy marriage and raised six children. Helen’s interests included gardening, sewing for her home and family, quilting, knitting, baking, playing bridge and enjoying the beauty of the outdoors, especially bird watching. Helen was also a community and church leader. She established New Richmond Daycare, worked for St. Croix County Health Center, New Richmond News, and Maple Manor Nursing Home and later owned a business, Dale’s Ad Shop, with her husband, in downtown New Richmond. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brothers, Ken Daugherty, George Daugherty and David Daugherty; her sisters, Beulah Goehring and Lori Johnson; and her son-in-law, Don Swanson. She is survived by her children, Judy (Joseph) Paulson, Janet (Earl) Creps, Mary (Robert) Arts, Marlin (Kay) Hostvet, Laurie Swanson and Lisa Levang; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery with Helen’s daughter and son-in-law, pastors Janet and Earl Creps, RIÀFLDWLQJ 0XVLF ZDV SURYLGHG E\ KHU JUDQGGDXJKWHU Kendra Swanson. Interment with military honors was at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner with Helen’s grandson, Seth Hostvet, playing taps. Pallbearers were Helen’s grandchildren, Nathan Paulson, Elisabeth Paulson, Jana Arts, Elisa Arts, Serena Hostvet, Seth Hostvet, Karissa Swanson, Kendra Swanson, Leif Levang and Lindsey Levang. To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute, visit williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were entrusted to the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery.

Lillian Jeannette (Eliason, Creuzer) Christensen, gardener extraordinaire, consummate seamstress, and avid recipe collector, died on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Lillian loved to garden; she was happiest when there ZDV GLUW XQGHU KHU Ă€QJHUQDLOV ZKLFK she typically and ineffectively attempted to cover with bright red polish). When not gardening, Lillian could be found at the sewing machine. For most of her adult life she was a dressmaker; she did alterations, created hundreds of quilt tops for world missions, taught sewing to family and 4-H’ers, and created colorful designer clothing for herself. Lillian also loved experimenting in the kitchen; she owned nearly every kitchen gadget sold and had a collection of more than 300 cookbooks and index boxes (too QXPHURXV WR FRXQW Ă€OOHG ZLWK UHFLSHV She was a lifelong teacher; she taught in several oneand two-room local schoolhouses in the late ‘40s, she taught Sunday school at Luck Lutheran for 50 years, and she taught sewing for the Little Butternut 4-H Club for 40 years. Lillian always wanted a red sports car but eventually settled for a picture of herself taken in front of one SDUNHG LQ D FKXUFK SDUNLQJ ORW Lillian was preceded in death by her parents, Olaf and $QQLH 6FKOHPPHU (OLDVRQ KHU Ă€UVW KXVEDQG DQG FKLOGhood heartthrob), Walter James Creuzer; and her sister, Julie Olesen. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Clyde Christensen; son, Jeff (Darlene) Creuzer; and daughters, Therese Creuzer and Laurelei Creuzer; six grandchildren. Andrea (Ryan) Lein, Robb (Ali) Esperat, Mike (Katie) Creuzer, Jennifer (Andy) Paulus, Walter Esperat, and Krista (Kevin) Jones; and nine (soon to be 10) great-grandchildren. As the eldest of eight, Lillian leaves siblings Elmer (Susan) Eliason, Paul Eliason, Leola (Jerry Kashmark) Backstrom, Beverly Sederlund, Phyllis Ratzlaff and Annette, and other loving family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held for Lillian at Luck Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. Lillian’s family will be greeting guests at the church for one hour prior to the service. To view the full obituary, please visit kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Gladys Mae Taylor

Eleanor E. Hills, 77, Danbury, passed away peacefully into the hands of the Lord. She was born in Kenosha on Feb. 9, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Hertha (Tekampe) Matrisch. Eleanor attended local schools and was a 1954 graduate of St. Catherine’s High School, Racine. In 1957, she married John Lewis and they were blessed with two children. Along with raising her family, Eleanor ZRUNHG IRU *OREH 5RRÀQJ *UHDW /DNHV 1DYDO %DVH 6XSHU Valu Grocery and the Coffee Inn, to name a few. Their marriage was later dissolved. In 1982, she met her soul mate and married Michael I. Hills; he preceded her in death in October 2007. They lived in Kenosha until 1996 when they built a house in Danbury on Michael’s family homestead. Once in Danbury, she was employed at St. Croix Casino in security and also helped Michael run H&H Trucking for many years. Eleanor was an avid bowler and Bingo player. She also enjoyed cooking and, later on in life, cross-stitch, crochet, crossword puzzles and being with family. She was very devoted to her faith and enjoyed praying the rosary daily without fail. Eleanor is survived by her son, Donald Lewis; and daughter, Deborah (Tim) Snowtala, both of Denver, Colo.; stepdaughter, Shannon Hills (Sketch) Gustafson of River Falls; grandchildren, Lyndsey and Nickolas Snowtala and Chip Gustafson, of Eagan, Minn.; her sister, Mildred Vagnoni of Kenosha; and her brother, Floyd Tekampe of Sarasota, Fla.; along with many nieces and nephews and brothers- and sisters-in-law and her guardian angels on earth, Don and Linda Weidendorff. In addition to her husband, Michael, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Edwin Matrisch and Wayne Matrisch; and a nephew, David Matrisch. Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial were held at St. Peter Catholic Church in Kenosha. Interment followed in St. George Cemetery in Kenosha.

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John Irvin Hermstad John Irvin Hermstad, 88, resident of Frederic, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Cumberland Memorial Hospital. Memorial services were held at Zion Lutheran Church in Bone Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 6, with the Rev. Mike Fisk RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 0XVLF ZDV SURYLGHG E\ RUJDQLVW 6DQG\ +LEEV and vocalists Julie Hendricks and Britta Hibbs. Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Please refer to these websites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444 or 715-825-5550. Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

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We enjoyed eating authentic Russian food in the small immigrant community of Nikolaevsk. We took a bus tour up the mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve. We watched a dog-sledding performance on the summer turf. We combed the beaches for shells and other treasures of the sea. We camped in RV parks. We did all the things tourists normally do. Nearly everything we saw became a photo-op. I often found myself viewing Alaska through a camera lens. With a turn of the camera’s zoom lens, the Dall sheep grazing on a mountainside half a mile away looked close enough to touch. A faraway glacier became as FORVH DV WKH VWDUÀVK ZH VDZ OLWWHULQJ WKH beaches. Serious campers and hikers, on the

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NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G� Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Jody Walter Church Phone 715-327-8608 Sun. Wor. - 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Andrea Fluegel Sun. Wor. 9:00 a.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays 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. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sunday Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; Email: leslie56@centurytel.net SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-8223001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st Sunday TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Communion -Every Sunday TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Fellowship 11 a.m. WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 June 2, 2013 - Sept. 15, 2013 Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Communion twice month. YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services at 8 & 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Wor. 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Wor. 7 p.m. Communion - 1st & Last Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m. DANBURY UNITED METHODIST 7520 Water St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER 26503 Muskey Ave., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m., Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST htslumc@gmail.com 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m. LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST 3482 115th St., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m. McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m. Potluck dinner 1st Sunday OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST osceolawiumc.org; oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Kathy Huneywell Sunday Early Risers Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship Serv. - 10 a.m.; Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC 100 Linden Street, Frederic Pastor “Freddie� Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Serv. 5:15 p.m. SIREN UNITED METHODIST 24025 1st Ave. So., 715-866-8646 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Wor. - 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. Carolyn Saunders; Rev. Mike Brubaker Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m. COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Ken Sohriakoff 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m. CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. William Brenna, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Sunday 8:30 a.m. CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 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, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt. OUR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake Rev. John A. Drummy; Pastor - 715-405-2253 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. SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area. Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt. ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG Fr. Louis Reddy, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept.-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. William Brenna 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m. Nursery and children’s church SIREN 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.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Justin Hosking, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Morning Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 933 248th St., Osceola Pastor Dave Williams Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. Sept.-May 8:45 a.m. Children’s Church & Nursery provided TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 1816 108th St., CTH I Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:30 a.m. EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 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; fbcamery.org; Email: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN 715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Assoc. Pastor Dan Mielke Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m. Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided. FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery provided) 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. School 10:45 a.m. GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH 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 David Prince 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 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. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor. 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

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 City, MN; holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m. NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m. FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Serv. 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 201 Hwy. 35, Dresser (formerly The Boulevard) Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982; Office 715-417-0945 Sunday Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Nursery available. NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. NORTHERN PINES QUAKER MEETING 715-866-5016 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-5645 Chaplain Alan Hagstrom alan.hagstrom@myomc.org MyOmc.org/specialtyserv 1chapel.php Chapel open daily for meditation. ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m. Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “Faith on Purpose� (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-553-1800, Pastor Rick VanGundy Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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AUGUST

Falun • Bread distribution at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2-6 p.m.

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THURSDAY/Ĺš

• Frederic USBC Bowling Assoc. meeting at Hacker’s Lanes, 7 p.m.

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St. Croix Falls

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

• Blood drive at the medical center, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 651465-5543, redcrossblood.org • Art Geeks, fourth grade and up, make a mosaic steppingstone, 2 p.m. Preregister at stcroixfallslibrary.org or 715-483-1777

Milltown • Friends of Victims of Violence support group at North Valley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233.

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• Music in the Park at the band shell: Harmonic Balance, 6:30-8:30 p.m., visitsiren.com • Northwoods Flyers Experimental Aircraft Assoc. Club meets at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.

Balsam Lake • Pioneer schooling at Lanesdale School, 715-485-9269.

TUESDAY/Ĺ“Ĺ•

St. Croix Falls • “A Midsummer Night’s Dreamâ€? at Festival Theatre. 2 & 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org

Amery • Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

Trego • NARFE, Indianhead Chapter, meeting at Trego dinner Bell, noon, 715-689-2252.

Grantsburg • Nature’s Little Explorers, 2- to 6-year-olds, at Crex, 10-11:15 a.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org

Webster • Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections, 1-3 p.m., 715-866-8151.

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Webster • Gandy Dancer Family Days: Art & crafts fair at the community center. Fri. noon-5 p.m.; Sat. breakfast 811 a.m., craft fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m., bicycle safety 10 a.m., used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Walk/run, car show, etc.

FRIĆ Ĺ‘SUNĆ /śőœœ Almelund, Minn. • Threshing show, demos, exhibits, music, etc., almelundthreshingco.org. Gates open 7 a.m.

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• Open house for adults considering returning to college, at UWBC, Meggers Hall, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-234-8024, uwbcinfo@uwc.edu

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SATĆ & SUNĆ /Ĺ“Ĺ’ & Ĺ“Ĺ“ Rice Lake

• 5K run/walk at the high school. Register 6:30 p.m., start 8 a.m., websteref.org

• Gem and mineral show and sale at the fairgrounds. Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-357-3223.

SUNDAY/Ĺ“Ĺ“

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• “This Untoward Generation!â€? at Festival Theatre. Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715-483-3387.

• Garms Family (Great Adventure) music at Skonewood, 6:30 p.m.

• Charles E. Lewis Days, car show Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., tent revival, golf tourney, etc., parade Sun. 2 p.m., 715653-4262.

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FRIDAY/Ĺ›

• Ruby’s Pantry at the Congregational Church. Doors open 8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

Amery

Milltown • “Tale of Despereauxâ€? at River’s Park/community center, dusk, milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715-825-2313.

Shell Lake • The Barley Jacks play at the Potter’s Shed, 7 p.m., 715467-4122, ThePottersShed.com • Free musical theater performance at the arts center, “A Pie-Rat’s Tale,â€? great for children 4+, 5 p.m., 715468-2414.

Spooner • Author Michael Perry will read and sign books at Jersey’s, Spooner Ice House, 7 p.m., 715-635-6811.

St. Croix Falls • Music on the Overlook: The Legendary Davina & The Vagabonds, 6:30 p.m., musicontheoverlook.com • Story time at the library for preschoolers and families, hummingbirds, 10 a.m., 715-483-1777.

Siren

Atlas • Thrift and bake sale at the Methodist church, 9 a.m.2 p.m.

Spooner

Frederic • Burnett County head injury support group at the library, 2 p.m.

Danbury • Wild rice pancake breakfast at the Forts, 8 a.m.12:30 p.m., 715-866-8890, theforts.org • Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

Balsam Lake • Poco Penners meeting at the library building, 2 p.m., 715-483-9738.

Luck • Music in Triangle Park: Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band, 6:30 p.m., luckwisconsin.com

Cushing • Legion Kids Day.

Grantsburg • Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets at Crex, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739. • 6SDJKHWWL VXSSHU VLOHQW DXFWLRQ EHQHÀW IRU 1LFFL 3Dquette at Bethany Lutheran, 5-7 p.m.

Luck • Fire department corn feed at the hall, 2-8 p.m.

Milltown • Craft expo at Julia’s Java, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Siren • Last Lions/Lioness yard sale donation drop-off day at their building, 9 a.m.-nonn, 715-349-2400.

Spooner • %HQHĂ€W IRU 0DUN ´2O\Âľ 2OVHQ at McKenzie Landing, noon-4 p.m.

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• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378.

• Family Range Day DW ,QGLDQKHDG 5Là H DQG 3LVWRO &OXE 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-635-9525, 715-635-7340.

Webster • Sand Lake town picnic at the former Dongola School/ town hall, 12:30 p.m.

MONĆ Ĺ‘THURSĆ /œŔőœŗ Grantsburg • Ages 8-12 day camps at Crex, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-4632739.

MONĆ Ĺ‘FRIĆ /Ĺ“Ĺ”Ĺ‘Ĺ“Ĺ˜ St. Croix Falls • Festival Theatre Summer Creativity Camp at the elementary school, 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org

MONDAY/œŔ Amery • Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

Balsam Lake • Mary Hannahan to speak at the library, “Life on an Isolated Island,â€? 6 p.m., balsamlakelibrary.com, 715-4853215.

Grantsburg • Becoming an Outdoor Family Program, archery/bow hunting/deer, at Crex, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org

St. Croix Falls • One-act play contest readings at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387.

THURSDAY/œŗ Balsam Lake • Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justice center, 7 p.m., 715-327-5525. • Autism support group at the government center, 7 p.m.

Frederic • Jim Gerholdt and his Remarkable Reptiles at the library 6:30 p.m., 715-327-4979.

Luck • American Legion & Auxiliary meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

Milltown

• Jazz music with Adam Bever at Bering Park, library celebration, 6-8 p.m., 715-825-2313.

Siren • Music in the Park at the band shell: Bill Bittner Memorial Dixieland Band, 6:30-8:30 p.m., visitsiren.com

St. Croix Falls • “The Foreignerâ€? at Festival Theatre. 2 & 7:30 p.m., 715483-3387, festivaltheatre.org • Diabetes support group at the medical center, 68 p.m., 715-483-0431. • Pokemon Stay & Play at the library, 4 p.m., 715-4831777, stcroixfallslibrary.org

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