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No change on village board Luck village voters support incumbents in recall election PAGE 3

Fire destroys barn

A look back at the local news of 2009, Part I See CURRENTS

The NP Railroad to Grantsburg

Grantsburg, Siren and Webster fire departments worked to contain the fully engulfed barn at the Blake and Michelle Scribner residence on CTH D in Grantsburg, Saturday afternoon. See story, page 5. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

River Road Ramblings Currents, page 4

Convicted murderer’s appeal is denied

SPORTS

New study sheds light on trail users

Former Webster man’s “voluntary use of meth” led to psychosis PAGE 3

Input from trail users will affect planning of state trails PAGE 7

A “Christmas gift for the future” Tucker Lake in Burnett County is centerpiece of 208-acre wildlife sanctuary

The top 20 stories of 2009 See Sports Inside this section

BURNETT COUNTY - One special gift for the planet comes without ribbon, box or paper, but instead is wrapped in wild cranberry, fragrant meadowsweet and Labrador tea.

Tucker Lake is the centerpiece of a 208-acre wildlife sanctuary in central Burnett County that was permanently preserved last week with the assistance of West Wisconsin Land Trust.

Through a conservation agreeMore than 200 acres north of ment that will protect the property Viola Lake in Burnett County will from subdivision, development and be permanently preserved through a land trust. - Special See Preserved, page 2 photo

Former Whispering Pines property sold Local investors decide to go ahead without zoning change PAGE 3

A citizens guide to nominating caucuses

Residents to decide who will be on April ballot PAGE 4

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The woman driving this truck was waiting at the traffic light on Hwy. 8 at Glacier Drive in St. Croix Falls on Christmas Eve Day when her vehicle stalled and then started on fire. “The fire spread quickly,” said Mike Kutney of the St. Croix Falls Fire Department. “And it consumed the entire vehicle.” The woman escaped injury but the Chevy pickup was a total loss. The vehicle is registered to Joel and Catherine Schwalich of Lindstrom, Minn. Late-afternoon traffic was closed down in the northbound lane of Hwy. 8 as firefighters brought the blaze under control. Cause of the fire is unknown. Photo by Gary King

Coggs seeks lieutenant governor job

Kutz appointed to Board of Bar Examiners

MADISON - A longtime state lawmaker has formally jumped into the race for lieutenant governor. Milwaukee Democratic Sen. Spencer Coggs says he’ll run for the seat being vacated by Democratic Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton.

Coggs says his record of supporting labor is unsurpassed in Wisconsin, which will make him an at- Spencer Coggs tractive candidate to Democratic primary voters. He says if he’s elected he’ll work to create jobs. Coggs is among several candidates who’ve either declared or expressed interest in the lieutenant governor’s office. - Wisconsin Public Radio

by Sherill Summer SIREN - Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson appointed Burnett County Circuit Judge Ken Kutz to sit on the 11-member Board of Bar Examiners for two three-year terms.

Of the 11 members of the board, only three are either judges or law school faculty.

The duties of the board include conducting background checks on attorneys wishing to practice law in Wisconsin, writing and grading the semiannual bar examination and reviewing practicing attorney continuing education, all of which ensure that attorneys have the skills and character to practice law in Wisconsin.

Only attorneys that do not graduate from Wisconsin’s two law schools must Judge Ken Kuta - Photo by Sherill take the bar exam, which is a series of Summer essay questions. Kutz explained that each member of the board has areas of year, mostly in Madison. Other than reexpertise and will grade the essay ques- imbursement for travel expenses, Kutz will not receive any compensation for tions within their expertise.

The board meets six to eight times a time serving on the board.

Preserved/from page 1 improper land use, owner Marjean Hoeft has ensured a natural gift for the future that will remain wild.

After reading about West Wisconsin Land Trust in a Minneapolis, Minn., newspaper, Hoeft and her partner, Lisa Vecoli, engaged the land trust to help accomplish their conservation goals for the 50-acre wild lake and wetland complex.

“Members and supporters of West Wisconsin Land Trust are thrilled to work on efforts like this, that protect such ecologically valuable landscapes,” said Richard Gauger, executive director for the organization. “Tucker Lake fits right in with our projects on Lake 26, and Love Lake, also in Burnett County.”

Hoeft dreamed of owning and caring for a wild property since her youth, where she spent time exploring her family’s lake property in Waushara County. “I grew up with a sense of peace and tranquility, and a connection to nature,” explained Hoeft.

“Summer camp, family camping trips and the stewardship that my parents always exhibited reinforced those values.”

After an intense search for the right property, Hoeft and Vecoli were enthralled with Tucker Lake the moment they snowshoed onto the land. Standing under pine boughs in the quiet stillness, Hoeft knew that “this was the place I

The location of the preserve. could spend the rest of my life enjoying and caring for. And I also knew that West Wisconsin Land Trust would help me preserve the wilderness quality of the land.”

In a world of over-developed lakeshore and fragmented forests, the property’s importance is highlighted by its wildness.

According to Bill Hogseth, stewardship manager for West Wisconsin Land Trust, the area surrounding Tucker Lake is a maze of wetlands and upland forest. A vast expanse of peat bog and wet meadow surrounds the open water, with dense carpets of cranberry, cottongrass, Labrador tea, meadowsweet and bottle-

brush sedge. Stunted groves of black spruce and tamarack rise occasionally above the open horizon. The wetland is woven with long sinuous ridges – essentially islands of oak and pine. Beneath their cool canopy is a rich plant layer of bracken fern, northern bedstraw, bigleaved aster and American hazel.

The first snows of winter have now concealed Tucker Lake. The loons are silent and ruffed grouse wait beneath a blanket of white. Hoeft’s private conservation agreement with West Wisconsin Land Trust protects the beauty of this sanctuary for generations to come, and will benefit the creatures that inhabit the wilderness.

West Wisconsin Land Trust is dedicated to preserving western Wisconsin’s natural character, saving wild and scenic places. Since 1988, the Land Trust has conserved over 25,000 acres of farms and natural areas throughout 18 counties in western Wisconsin. West Wisconsin Land Trust is a member-supported land trust, and its 1,000 members are key to helping protect land, water and wildlife habitat through their financial commitment and volunteer involvement. To learn more about West Wisconsin Land Trust, call 715-235-8850 or visit their Web site at www.wwlt.org. - submitted

Briefly After two straight weeks of early deadlines, the Leader returns to its regular publication schedule this coming week, meaning the deadline for news copy is 4:30 p.m. Monday and for ad copy 10 a.m. Tuesday.

••• TWO HARBORS, Minn. - One of Minnesota’s top tourist destinations - Split Rock Lighthouse - will be celebrating it’s 100th birthday in 2010 and while the regular tours of the site don’t begin until May, some centennial events begin as soon as January.

“36,525 days without a shipwreck” is the slogan chosen for the special year by tourist officials. - with submitted information ••• SHELL LAKE - Washburn County is part of a nationwide effort that has sent more than a half-million prepaid calling cards to soldiers overseas. A couple of weeks ago Washburn County clerk Lynn Hoeppner was wondering what to do with her old cell phones when she came across the online company, http://cell phonesforsoldiers.com.

The company turns cell phones into calling cards for American soldiers to call their families back home. Hoeppner says with the economy, people can’t afford to send care packages so this program lets them donate to a good cause without costing them anything.

She adds that for every cell phone donated, $5 is spent on calling cards for American soldiers overseas. - Wisconsin Public Radio (Joe Cadotte) •••

POLK COUNTY - As the Red Kettle campaign comes to a close, The Salvation Army of Polk County projects that they will not reach their goal of $90,000. As of Monday, Dec. 21, approximately $40,000 had been raised. Last year, with the help of the local community, they were able to raise $80,000. “At this point it looks like we will not come close to the funds needed to support the needs of the community,” noted Duana Bremer. “Your help is needed.” Donations may be sent to: The Salvation Army, 200 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. - with submitted information ••• NATIONWIDE - Like surprises? Facebook was the third-most popular Internet destination for seniors, only topped by Google Search and Windows Media Player, according to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, using Census Bureau numbers. More? Seniors are within onetenth of a point from teens in the proportion of people who visit blogs and social networking sites. “Hey gramps! When are you going to get off the computer?” - with information from WNA ••• Drop us an e-mail telling us the best (or worst) thing that happened to you in 2009 and we may include it as part of our top 10 “good news” stories of the past year, in next week’s Leader. Our e-mail addresses are: gbking@centurytel.net or the-leader@ centurytel.net.

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Convicted murderer’s appeal is denied

Voluntary use of meth by killer led to psychosis, rules Appeals Court

by Sherill Summer SIREN - Clint Mosay, 24, formerly of Webster, appealed his first-degree reckless homicide conviction for which he is serving a 15-year prison sentence, but the Wisconsin Appeals Court upheld Judge Eugene Harrington’s 2008 decision not to grant Mosay a not-guilty-byreason-of-insanity plea .

The decision by the Wisconsin Appeals Court, released Tuesday, Dec. 22, ruled Mosay’s psychosis was caused by voluntary use of methamphetamine.

It is not contested that Mosay stabbed Ranell Johnson to death during the early morning hours of July 17, 2005, and that, at the time, Mosay suffered from psychosis at the time of the stabbing. Four examiners testified during court proceedings that Mosay’s psychosis was methamphetamine related because Mosay had reportedly consumed methamphetamine daily between his release from prison on May 1, 2005 and July 3, 2005. Mosay’s psychosis was to the extent that he contacted Burnett County law enforcement on July 3 complaining of government surveillance by agents using night-vision goggles.

Mosay was confined in jail until July 15, when he was released, and Mosay’s behavior in jail was described as “bizarre” and “paranoid.” On July 16,

Clint Mosay - File photo Mosay attended a powwow celebration where again his behavior was described as bizarre and paranoid, as was his behavior in the van immediately prior to the stabbing.

What is less clear is if Mosay consumed any methamphetamine after July 3. A drug test on July 18 showed no trace of methamphetamine or amphetamine. Mosay’s testimony after the stabbing is not consistent. He claimed both not to have used methamphetamine and to have used small amounts of methamphetamine prior to the powwow.

Wisconsin statutes provide a person is not criminally responsible if, as a result of mental disease or defect, the person lacked the capacity at the time of the criminal act either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law, but a 1972 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision, Gibson

Former Whispering Pines property sold SIREN – A group of seven local investors have purchased the former Whispering Pines property on Spirit Lake. Closing on the sale of the 171acre property took place Tuesday, Dec. 22, according to the Burnett County Register of Deeds.

The investors had sought a zoning change prior to purchase - a request that was approved by the town of Trade Lake and the county’s land use committee. The request required one final vote of approval - from the full Burnett County Board - but supervisors voted Dec. 17 to send the request back to the land use committee for further study.

That vote came after more than 20 persons opposed to the proposed land usage by the investment group spoke

out at the Dec. 17 meeting. However, the lack of a zoning change did not prevent any sale of the property.

Whispering Pines Camp has been owned by the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church since January 1953. Due to declining financial support in recent years compared to other camps owned by the conference, the decision to sell the camp, and another camp owned by the conference at Byron Center, was made at the conference’s annual meeting in Appleton in June.

The investment group had proposed a plan to create 18 lakeshore lots and 20 more lots off the lake.

The Leader plans to report more on this story in its next issue. - Sherill Summer/Gary King

Three injured in head-on collision

Mack holiday tour

v. State, ruled that a voluntary-drugged condition does not constitute a mental defect or disease under the insanity statute.

There is, however, a 1975 New Jersey Supreme Court decision that ruled the actions of someone with a pre-existing mental illness should be granted the insanity plea regardless if there was also voluntary drug use involved in an incident, and Mosay argued that because his psychosis lasted, according to one medical examiner, into Feb. 2007 and there were signs of his psychosis before his heavy methamphetamine use noted above, his psychosis was not simply a drug-induced psychosis. A Wisconsin ruling in 1978 also conceded that drug use over a long period could create permanent psychosis.

The Wisconsin Appeals Court rejected Mosay’s arguments because Mosay was never formally diagnosed with a mental illness outside his methamphetamine use, because he had recovered from his methamphetamine psychosis eventually so it was not permanent, and because all four experts agreed that Mosay’s psychosis was a result of voluntary use of methamphetamine.

Recall election: No change for Luck board Next step is caucus

by Gregg Westigard LUCK – Two incumbents were clear winners in the Luck village recall election Tuesday, Dec. 22, and will retain their seats on the village board until next April.

Marsha Jensen received 141 votes while her challenger, Donald Tomlinson, received 93. Gene Cooper received 135 votes while Richard Williams received 96. If Trustees Jensen and Cooper had been defeated, their challengers would have served the remaining three months of their two-year terms.

There will be at least one new member on the seven-member village board after April. The seats held by Jensen, Cooper and Lori Pardun will be up for election. Cooper has stated that he will not be running for re-election.

Village residents will select the candidates for the April ballot at the nominating caucus Wednesday, Jan. 13. Up to six candidates can be nominated for the three trustee positions. All village voters can take part in the caucus.

The recall election was held after 215 residents petitioned for the vote. Recall elections are a method to replace current elected officials. The present office holder, who must have served for more than a year, is named on the petition. If a recall election is held, the incumbent’s name is placed on the ballot along with the name or names of challengers for the position. There is a separate ballot

Late death notices

Webster grad Mary Mack performed her annual holiday show at the Old Gem Theater in New Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 12. The show kicked off her holiday tour which includes appearances at the Paramount Theater in St. Cloud on New Year’s Eve with comedian Louie Anderson and at the Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis with Anderson and Scott Hansen, Jan. 2. You can keep up with Mack’s career at marymackcomedy.com. - Photo by Garth Olson

A Dec. 14 head-on collision in Grantsburg Township sent three to the hospital for their injuries. According to the Burnett County Sheriff’s report, Christine A. Darsow, 59, Grantsburg, was westbound on Hwy. 70, attempting a left-hand turn into a driveway when she pulled into the path of eastbound Jillian A. Schinzing, 16, Grantsburg. An 18-year-old, Jenna Christianson from Grantsburg, was a passenger in the Schinzing vehicle. Shown above the two vehicles involved in the crash. According to the sheriff’s report, alcohol was a factor in the accident, and Darsow was issued four citations. Photo courtesy Grantsburg Police Department

Arthur J. Matson, 79, a resident of Siren, died Dec. 28, 2009. Memorial services will be Saturday, Jan. 2, at 11 a.m., visitation from 9:30 - 11 a.m., at Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren.

Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster. A full obituary will follow in a later edition. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

••• Robert W . Carlson, 78, of Grantsburg, died Dec. 27, 2009. Services are pending at this time. Arrangements are entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Homes, Webster..

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A citizens guide to nominating caucuses

Residents to decide who will be on April ballot

by Gregg Westigard BURNETT AND POLK COUNTIES Residents in most villages plus three towns will soon get to decide who will run for their boards in the April election.

Candidates for half of the six trustee seats on each village council will be nominated by caucuses during January. In addition, the three towns will nominate candidates for two of the five seats on their town boards.

Caucuses are grassroots democracy.

Every voter living in a village or town can take part in the caucus, but many caucuses have a low turnout. In some cases, less than a full slate of candidates is nominated.

Caucuses must be held between the first and last Tuesday in January. In 2010, caucuses may be held from Jan. 5 through Jan. 26. Citizens gather at a designated time, choose a chairperson for the meeting, and nominate persons to be placed on the April ballot.

Villages have six trustees who serve a two-year term so half the trustees are elected each year. Village presidents are elected in the odd-numbered years.

Nominating caucus dates set Citizens will decide who will be on the April ballot

by Gregg Westigard BURNETT AND POLK COUNTIES – Most local villages and three towns will hold nominating caucuses in January to decide who will be the candidates on the April 5 election ballot. Villages elect three of the six trustees on the village council. Towns with five-person boards will elect two of the four supervisors.

Cities and the villages not listed have used the nomination-paper process for candidate selection. Those candidates have been circulating nomination papers during December.

Listed are the dates of the caucuses and the names of the present officeholders whose seats are up in April. Caucuses are usually held in the evening (only Siren holds a daytime caucus).

Burnett County villages (three trustees in each village) Grantsburg- Jan. 11- seats held by Michael Langevin, James O. Nelson and Dean Tyberg.

Siren – Jan. 7 (daytime caucus) –

David Doty Sr., Rodolf Mothes and Luanne Swanson.

Webster – Jan. 13 – Paul Berg, Norman Bickford and Kelsey Gustafson.

The vacant seat once held by William Rock may also be on the ballot.

Polk County villages (three trustees in each village) Balsam Lake – Jan. 12 – Chris Sondrol, Jim Broome and Jeff Reed.

Centuria – Jan. 11 – LaVerne McKenzie, Dave Markert and Peter Englund.

Clayton – Jan. 6 – Robert Carlson, Scott Donath and Jonathan Bartz.

Frederic – Jan. 26 – Kerry Brendel, Jamie Worthington and Brad Harlander.

Luck – Jan. 13 – Lori Pardun, Marsha Jensen and Eugene Cooper.

Milltown – Jan. 11 – Pete Peterson, Robert J. Jones and the vacant seat once held by Dawn Ferguson.

Polk towns (two supervisors in each town) Alden – Jan. 14 – Gary Dado and John Bonneprise.

Clayton – Jan. 5 – Robert Gale and Odell Olson.

St. Croix Falls – Jan. 6 – James Beistle and Mary Lynne McAlonie.

Inventors have a sense of humor, too

The towns of Alden, Clayton and St. Croix Falls in Polk County have enlarged their town boards to four supervisors and a chair. Two of the four will be elected in April.

Nominations take place in two ways.

A common method is to use paper ballots to place a name in nomination. An alternate method is spoken nominations.

Nominees present can remove their names from consideration. A person does not need to be present to be nominated.

If the nomination process produces the number of candidates allowed for the ballot, for example six names for three trustee seats, a motion can be made to accept the nomination list as the final list.

When more than the maximum number of candidates are nominated, a vote is held to narrow the list to the allowed number.

Two candidates can be selected for each position.

In villages, three seats are open, so six candidates can be nominated by the caucus. If more than six persons are nominated, a ballot is taken. Each person present votes for three nominees and the six people with the most votes win a place on the April 5 spring election ballot.

Persons do not need to be present to be nominated but all nominees must accept the nomination within five days of notification of the caucus results. If a candidate declines the nomination, the ballot spot remains empty.

Cities and some villages use nomination papers to select candidates. Candidates in those places have been filling for office in December. A list of those nominees will be reported in early January.

No candidates in three Polk districts

Filing period ends Jan. 5

by Gregg Westigard POLK COUNTY – With less than a week left for candidates to enter the race for the Polk County board, no candidates have registered in three districts. There will be contests in at least seven districts, including one primary. Seventeen of the 23 present board members are running for re-election. And two board members have not yet entered the race.

The candidate field for the Polk County Board election had some major changes since last week. Former Supervisor Robert Blake has joined the contest.

Joan Peterson has re-entered the race.

Three more incumbents, James Edgell, Ken Sample and Gary Bergstrom, have registered for another run. And Joe Demulling has made his candidacy official.

The districts with where no one has filed are District 6 (the Milltown area), District 8 (the city of St. Croix Falls), and District 12 (the Clayton area). District 6 incumbent Kathryn Kienholz has not registered as a candidate and did not file a declaration of noncandidacy by the Monday night deadline. If she does not register, the filing period for that district will be extended until Friday, Jan. 8. The District 8 seat is now vacant with the recent resignation of Keith Rediske. In District 12, incumbent Craig Moriak announced in early December that he

would not run again.

Blake served three terms on the board from 2002 through 2008, representing District 1. He did not run for another term the last election. Blake will be running against Harry Johansen for the seat of retiring Supervisor Bob Dueholm. District 1 includes Lorain, Clam Falls, Bone Lake and a corner of West Sweden.

Peterson had announced her noncandidacy in the District 2 race. She has now re-entered the contest and will face William Johnson IV. Johnson held the seat from 1996 thru 2006 when he lost to Kay Friberg. Peterson was first elected in 2008. District 2 includes the village of Frederic and most of West Sweden.

Incumbents James Edgell in District 9 and Ken Sample in District 11 have no opponents as of now as they each seek a second term. Edgell represents Centuria and part of the town of St. Croix Falls.

Sample’s district includes Apple River and Beaver. Incumbent Gary Bergstrom has registered in District 21, Farmington, where Lowell Enerson had already filed.

Joe Demulling has registered to run for the District 21 seat now held by Neil Johnson. Johnson has not yet made his election plans known. The district is the western part of Alden. If Johnson does not register, the filing period will be extended three days for this district also.

Filing for the county board ends Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 5 p.m. The filing period in Districts 6 and 21 will extend until Friday, Jan. 8, if Keinholz and Johnson do not register to run again.

Food shelf will receive donation from sleigh parade

Local inventor Bill Kurtz of JSI Innovations, LLC at St. Croix Falls never lets an entrepreneurial opportunity go to waste. He’s created bumper stickers with the slogan “What Makes a Good Minnesota Viking Team? - A Packer Reject.”

Kurtz doesn’t often get to use his sense of humor in his innovations, which have included award-winning ideas dealing with mass transit and ranching, so this seemed like the perfect time for that. He plans on marketing them through local pubs and other public venues. - Photo by Marty Seeger

FREDERIC – It appears that the ninthannual Frederic Sleigh Parade, on Jan. 16, will be one with snow.

“In years past, we have been in want of snow at this point,” noted organizer Liz Petersen.

Petersen said the decision has been made to donate 50 percent of the freewill offering this year to the Frederic Food Shelf.

“In these difficult times that many are facing, the parade organizers felt that this would be of great help to the community,” she noted. “Each year we take up a freewill offering to help defray the expense of prize awards for the sleigh drivers and the awards meal for drivers following the parade, with 50 percent of the offering given to a worthy cause.

Please come out on Jan. 16 and support the Frederic Sleigh Parade, and the Frederic Food Shelf.”

The sleigh parade has become known as a time of nostalgia for many of the older folks, who can remember the days of sleighs being their only winter transportation.

Sleighs can be seen driving in the field behind the Frederic High School from noon till parade time at 1 p.m.

Admission is free. Parking to view the sleigh parade is behind the Frederic High School on Hwy. 35 north of Frederic.

Handicap parking is available for the elderly and handicapped people. Bring warm clothes and a camera.

“It is definitely a Currier-and-Ives photo opportunity,” Petersen notes.

Questions and reservations can be made to Petersen at 715-327-4955 or petersencarriage@centurytel.net. - with submitted information

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Despite questions, marijuana grower's charges stand

by Sherill Summer SIREN - Kenneth King, 48, Luck, had his preliminary hearing for possession with intent to sell marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at the Burnett County Government Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

The Burnett County Sheriff’s Department conducted a search warrant at his home on Oct. 1 and found a large amount of marijuana drying in an enclosed trailer. Drug paraphernalia and a trace of marijuana were found in his house.

An anonymous informant notified the sheriff’s department of marijuana plants growing in Trade Lake Township, about a mile from King’s home, in 2007. The sheriff’s department confirmed that there were about 30 plants growing in that location and set up a camera to find out who was tending the plants. The camera system failed, but plants were found in the same location the following year and again a camera system was

set up. In 2008 the camera system failed again, but plants were found again in 2009.

In 2009 the camera system showed a white male tending the plants. He was using an ATV to go from plant to plant. A still from the video was used to identify King.

As luck would have it, the day that the search warrant was to be executed, King was at the government center for other business.

Detective Julie Mead informed King that a search warrant would be used to search his residence. King told her that harvested marijuana would be found in the trailer and gave her the key to open the trailer.

King was placed under arrest and held in jail without the right to make a phone call until the search warrant was executed.

King’s attorney, Owen Williams, questioned the legality of arresting King before the search warrant was

executed and the assumption that the marijuana found would be sold and was not for personal use.

Mead explained that he was arrested because the camera system showed that he was tending the plants and an ATV track led to his home a mile away. He was not under arrest until after he gave Mead the key to the trailer. Mead also explained that law-enforcement training teaches that even the heaviest marijuana user will only go through about two pounds of marijuana a year, much less than what was found in the trailer.

The court accepted the reasoning behind the sheriff’s department’s action for the purposes of the preliminary hearing that must show only that a felony was likely committed and that the defendant is reasonably connected with the felony, not innocent or guilty.

The charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver is a class E felony with a maximum sentence of a $50,000 fine and/or a 15-year prison sentence.

Siren School alumnus and middle/high schools get national recognition

by Nancy Jappe SIREN – At the start of the Dec. 21 Siren School Board meeting, board President Dayton Daniels recognized Siren alumnus Molly Engstrom for making the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team for the second time.

Under public comments, David Lunceford asked why the meeting agenda did not include a treasurer’s report. His question was answered by district Administrator Scott Johnson. “We were advised to wait before bring the budget and finance and treasurer’s report because of the loss of the bookkeeper,” Johnson said.

“The records are being checked, on the advice of the auditor, and we deliberately delayed a report.”

Johnson explained, in a later e-mail, that asking the auditor to work with a temporary bookkeeper is a precautionary measure prior to hiring a new replacement.

“The same precautionary measures were taken when a previous bookkeeper resigned. The accuracy of all financial records is our primary concern. There has been no indication of any illegal activity by Mr. Licata (the bookkeeper whose resignation was recently accepted by the board),” Johnson said.

Chuck Awe (L), a member of the Siren Lions Club, presented a check for $1,262 to Siren Principal Jason Wilhelm during the Dec. 21 school board meeting. This money ensures that every child at the school will receive a new book during the upcoming book fair. “The donation is accepted with many thanks,” Dayton Daniels said. “We can’t say thank you enough,” Dave McGrane added.

Bill Ellis (L) suggested to district Administrator Scott Johnson that a sign recognizing the school be put at the entrances to the village. The suggestion came during the Dec. 21 Siren School Board meeting. – Photos by Nancy Jappe During the Dec. 21 meeting, Johnson reported that, for the third consecutive year, Siren junior and senior high classes were recognized by U.S. News and World report as one of the best high schools in the nation.

Siren School is one of 1,100 schools out of 21,786 in the national that is being recognized in this way. The schools will be getting a bronze medal.

The school board gave its approval to applying for a Race to the Top grant, a part of President Obama’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Only districts that sign onto the grant in the beginning will be allowed to participate. If the grant goes through, the district would then have 90 days to agree to a plan for use of the money.

Four-billion dollars would be set aside by Congress to fund this grant. Wisconsin was invited to be one of the states to participate. “It’s an opportunity to bring RRA grant money into the district,” Johnson said. He explained, however, that there is some contention about the grant in that use of student achievement data would be used in evaluation of employees.

Johnson estimates that just under $105,000 would be

received by the district, and that this figure could go up if Wisconsin gets the grant. “It’s not a done deal. There is work involved and unanswered questions,” he said, adding that the district can opt out of the grant later if the board wishes to do so.

The school board approved recommendations for Title I/ARRA programs. These included organizing a part-time volunteer coordinator for the district, contacting staff to find out which teachers could benefit from the use of this volunteer, recruiting the volunteer from the community, building camaraderie and working on student-achievement data and other curriculum areas.

In open session following closed-session discussion, Leona Wilke was approved as a new part-time bus monitor and Lisa Danielson as the new middle school girls basketball coach.

Meetings for the month are as follows: Budget and Finance – Jan. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Personnel and Negotiations – Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. Policy, Planning and Curriculum – Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Building and Grounds – Jan. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Regular school board meeting – Monday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.

Fire destroys barn in Burnett County

by Priscilla Bauer BURNETT COUNTY - The Grantsburg Fire Department responded to a barn fire Saturday afternoon at the Blake and Michelle Scribner residence on CTH D in Grantsburg.

Scribner was not home when the fire started and returned to find the barn fully engulfed in flames.

Siren and Webster fire departments were also called to assist in fighting the blaze.

According to Scribner, the structure, which was completely destroyed, was a very old handmade log barn and was not insured. Scribner said he did have insurance on the contents inside the barn. “We had tons of antiques stored in it,” said Scribner’s wife, Michelle.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Blake Scribner takes a photo of what’s left of his barn, destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Scribner was not home at the time the blaze started and returned to find his barn fully engulfed in flames. According to Scribner the structure was a very old handmade log barn and was not insured. Scribner said he did have insurance on the antiques being stored inside the barn. Grantsburg, Siren and Webster fire departments responded to the fire, which is still under investigation. - Photos by Priscilla Bauer

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FRC in Siren to offer smoking cessation classes

The Siren Police Auxiliary rang bells for the Salvation Army at Four Winds Market in Siren all day Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Shown (L to R) are Lori Heller of the Salvation Army, Siren Police Chief Chris Sybers, Siren Police Captain Steve Conrow, representing the Siren Police Auxiliary, and Duana Bremer of the Salvation Army.

- Photo by Rob Harrison

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Red Hatters donate to Interfaith Northwoods Rubies Red Hat held their Christmas meeting Tuesday at the “Shop” with Pat Randall as the hostess. Gifts were exchanged. It was decided to donate the remainder of the 2009 Treasury to the Interfaith Caregivers for their Christmas For Kids project. This year there are 541 children in Burnett County receiving gifts because of this project. Darlene Hallberg, queen mother of the Northwoods Rubies Red Hat group, presented the money to Barb Blodgett of Interfaith in Webster.

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Notification of noncandidacy deadline is here

by Sherill Summer SIREN-As of 4 p.m., Dec. 28, four Burnett County supervisors had not turned in either the signatures needed to be on the ballot for re-election or their notification of noncandidacy.

The four Burnett County supervisors are Maury Miller, Chris Sybers, Jeff Schinzing and Gene Olson.

All candidates, whether incumbent or challenging candidates, have until Tuesday, Jan. 5, to file candidacy paperwork to the Burnett County clerk’s office, but if the incumbent does not run and does not turn in the notification of noncandidacy by 5 p.m., Dec. 28, a special 72-hour window beyond

the Jan. 5 deadline opens to candidates in the district without an incumbent.

If the four candidates noted above do not file by Jan. 5, the special deadline for candidates in those districts would be Friday, Jan. 8 So far there are three contested districts in Burnett County; the incumbent Mary Falk against Dorothy Richard; incumbent Carsten (Ro) Endresen against Donald Taylor and the incumbent Harry Patneaude against Clifford (Larry) Main.

For more information on how to become a candidate, contact the Burnett County clerk’s office at 715-349-2173.

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BURNETT COUNTY - Starting in July, 2010, the state of Wisconsin will ban smoking in all public places. To help the public prepare for this, the Burnett County Family Resource Center in Siren is offering a smoking cessation class beginning Jan. 11.

Cost for the entire program is $50 (less than the cost of a carton of cigarettes). The class will run for five weekly sessions and is facilitated by Ann Bergmann. She is a former smoker herself and understands what it is like to smoke, to quit and to be smoke free. She will help participants understand their addiction, help remove roadblocks to quitting, help prepare to quit and help to live a nonsmoking lifestyle. She will also include in the classes stress management, weight control and assertive communication skills to help you succeed. The class emphasis is on long-term freedom from smoking.

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DANBURY/ST. CROIX FALLS - Can hikers, bikers, birders and horseback riders peacefully coexist with snowmobilers and ATV users on Wisconsin’s state trails?

Finding answers to that and other questions was the goal of a two-year study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

“In Wisconsin, we have many recreational users,” says Dave Marcouiller, natural resource economist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension and study co-author. “Most of the time, recreation in state parks and trails is a positive experience, but conflicts can arise when people use the same setting for widely varying recreational purposes.”

The study’s main goal was to learn how to minimize conflicts among recreational users and make the most of trail activities that complement each other, such as hiking and biking.

Marcouiller, UW-Extension educators Bob Kazmierski and Mike Kornmann, and DNR planner Jeff Prey surveyed users along a 48-mile section of the Gandy Dancer state trail from Danbury to St. Croix Falls. The Gandy Dancer was selected because it is typical of most Wisconsin trails with its crushed limestone surface over a converted rail bed. Researchers approached trail users at natural stopping points and asked them to take a short survey, which was followed up later with a mail survey. The researchers also conducted focus group interviews.

Some key findings included: • On average, trail users spent roughly $118 per visit in Polk and Burnett counties.

When expanded to annual estimates, this translates to around $3.3 million in spending that trail users bring into the area.

• Most users of the Gandy Dancer trail lived nearby or came from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

• Recreational-use pressures were highest in the summer and dominated by hikers and bikers, while winter use depended on the weather and was dominated by

Wooded worship

The wooded worship area at Bethany Lutheran Church in Branstad stands in winter’s wonderment awaiting warmer days and summer services.

- Photo by Priscilla Bauer

snowmobilers.

• In general, hikers and bikers visited the trail for exercise, and peace and quiet, while snowmobilers were motivated by enough snow and an available trail.

• Hiking and biking were generally compatible, but they competed with ATV use and hunting. Snowmobiling was a better fit with ATV use and hunting.

• Hikers and bikers tended to take part in other nonmotorized recreational activities, while snowmobilers were more apt to hunt and partake in other motorized activities.

“One of the nice things about Wisconsin trails is that they experience use which is seasonally segregated,” says Marcouiller.

“For example, people use snowmobiles only in the winter, so they aren’t as much of an issue with nonmechanized sports.”

ATV use is currently in the public eye, however, as the debate continues on whether to open up more state trails to ATV users. “ATVs and snowmobiles are important to many users,” says Marcouiller.

Another important aspect of the Gandy Dancer study is that the feedback came from trail users, rather than recreational managers. “This work extends and expands findings from the previous Wisconsin Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, or SCORP,” says Marcouiller. “Understanding user interaction will be a central issue in considering recreational use compatibility for the upcoming 2011-2016 SCORP, which will begin early next year.”

Marcouiller and his colleagues expect the study results will also have uses for managing other public lands, such as county and local parks. “This study will lead to improved management and better future development of trails and the communities around them,” he says.

For more information, a new publication about the study, “Trails and Their Gateway Communities: A Case Study of Recreational Use Compatibility and Economic Impacts,” is available from the Cooperative Extension Learning Store at http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Communi ty-C256.aspx. - from UW-Extension

BMC offers swing bed program

GRANTSBURG - Burnett Medical Center is available to take patients into the swing bed program. The Swing bed program focuses on rehabilitation and skilled nursing care to prepare patients for a safer, healthier return to their previous living situation.

Services in the Swing bed program include nursing care, rehabilitation, nutritional therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy and case management.

Our program helps patients recover from major surgery, joint replacement, vascular or abdominal procedures, a major accident or stroke. Swing bed can also help with pain management, treat wounds that are not healing, or that may need special care.

To qualify, patients must be under the supervision of a physician, required daily skilled services, and have a three day acute hospital stay prior to entering the Swing bed program.

Swing bed services are available through Medicare Part A and some other insurance also cover Swing bed services.

If you need more information regarding this valued community program, please feel free to call Linnea Seume at 715-463-7278 or 715-463-7279. - from BMC

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This week’s question: same as last week My New Year’s resolution(s) will deal with: 1. My weight 2. Unhealthy habits (smoking, etc.)

3. Family 4. Money 5. Behavior 6. All of the above 7. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions To take part in our poll, go to www.theleader.net and scroll down to the lower left part of the screen

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F O R U M Is “tough” all we got?

First, congratulations to legislators in the Assembly and Senate for passing tougher DWI laws recently.

Laws are definitely stronger now.

You’re now a felon if you find yourself convicted of a fourth DWI, rather than fifth. Repeat offenders will need to pass a Breathalyzer test every time they turn the ignition key and first-time drunk driving cases will be treated as a crime rather than a traffic ticket if there is a child passenger in the vehicle. There will also be more options in the treatment of alcoholics.

That’s progress.

Some legislators will be promoting even tougher DWI laws in the coming year.

Jailing our way out of the hard-core drunk driving problem is one way, but such a mindset - which voters support overwhelmingly - is overshadowing the treatment end. This latest legislative action also addressed treatment - but to what extent remains to be seen.

DWI courts, which give judges leeway to offer alcohol and drug treatment in exchange for reduced jail time along with other options - may sound wimpy to some compared to heavier jail time and fines - but it needs to be aggressively pursued, along with continued and increased education in our schools, in order to change our dangerous culture that fosters DWI. Polk County is in the early stages of such a court.

Courts like that cost money - but perhaps not as much as the added trial and court costs for prosecuting fourth DWI cases as felonies. The higher fines being imposed by the new laws will help cover those costs, except some state officials are saying that many offenders - perhaps those making as little as $7 an hour - aren’t able to pay present fines, let alone the newest and higher penalties.

Who pays the balance of the cost of an ignition device when the offender meets a certain poverty standard and pays only a minimum cost? Local courts don’t have a budget per se, so is the balance forwarded to local law enforcement?

Is a user fee on liquor or beer going to be imposed to help pay for the increased costs? Not likely.

National statistics show the majory of those driving under the influence and involved in a fatal crash are first-time DWI offenders - 92 percent.

That’s a number which supports spending more time and effort at the front end of the problem.

Until technology advances to the point of creating a foolproof ignition lock system, or allows the prevention of anyone with alcohol in their blood from getting behind a wheel - likely decades away - this problem will continue to be part of our lives.

Getting tougher is good.

But getting tougher and more innovative in spending the money we throw at the problem - is better.

To a giving year ahead

Views expressed on these pages or by columnists elsewhere in the paper do not necessarily represent those of the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association management or board

Where to Write

President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Governor Jim Doyle P.O. Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707 wisgov@mail.state.wi.us

Congressman David Obey (7th District) 2462 Rayburn Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20515 or Federal Building, Wausau, WI 54401 (715) 842-5606 Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 221 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952, Madison 53708 E-mail: rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

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Rep. Ann Hraychuck (28th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 8942 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: 608-267-2365 • Toll free: 888-529-0028 In-district: 715-485-3362 rep.hraychuck@ legis.state.wi.us Rep. Mary Hubler (75th District) Room 7 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 or 1966 21-7/8 St., Rice Lake 54868 (715) 234-7421• (608) 266-2519 rep.hubler@legis.state.wi.us U.S. Senator Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (715) 832-8492 senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov

Senator Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 19 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 788, Madison, WI 53707 E-mail: Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Senator Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 (608) 266-7745 • (715) 232-1390 Toll-free - 1-800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold SDB 40, Rm. 1, Washington, D.C. 20510 or 1600 Aspen Commons Middleton, WI 53562-4716 (608) 828-1200 senator@feingold.senate.gov

The news came via e-mail last week: Polk County’s Salvation Army is down in donations - from $80,000 last year to $40,000 this year.

Burnett County’s Salvation Army numbers aren’t in yet.

The lower number isn’t exactly shocking. It’s just another indicator that we’re on the same economic ride as the rest of the nation. High unemployment, tepid spending, hiring and investment. Some government officials are wanting to announce the turn of comeback corner, but we’re not seeing it here...yet.

Other local indicators are a drop in giving to charitable organizations in general.

Even the DNR deer donation program, which provides a nifty way to give to those less fortunate - is reportedly down, although other factors, such as a lower deer harvest, have been cited.

Sometimes it feels like the number of choices for giving grows each year - perhaps spreading out the donations. Food shelves have caught the attention of the public as they serve the most basic need.

But many of us are obviously cutting back. And it might be we’re giving more to churches and directly to family members in need. It will be interesting to see new census numbers as to how many combined households have been created in recent times. When the proverbial wolf is at the door, we tend to take care of those we love the most.

There’s nothing wrong with that.

With that said, we’ll put in a good word for the Salvation Army. There’s a clarity in what that veteran organization stands for - and does - with the money going to help people in need in a variety of ways. Perhaps the last-minute Christmas rush helped fill the donation buckets and boost the donation amounts.

Here’s to a new year that may help us all give a bit more - not just to our families - but to local organizations that do good for our communities.

Maybe not great, but how good was 2009?

OK. So 2009 wasn’t a great year in terms of the economy, health insurance and polar bears. And we won’t go into the reasons for the melting ice cap right now.

But if you listen close, some people are admitting - perhaps with a little guilt - that they had a great year. Some became new parents, others found love, some of us might have even found a job or received a raise. Everyone’s personal stories are different.

Every year we use the first issue of the new year to wrap up our review of the previous year - why prolong the obvious, you might ask, let’s get on with it! - and oftentimes the Top 10 Local Stories of the Year are reminders of why we won’t miss that year. The nature of the local news has taken on the ominous nature of the national news, or so it seems at times. Questionable conduct by our elected officials.

Trials involving the worst offenses. And the “how are we going to pay for that?” stories that are simply routine in covering government.

This year we’ll try to put together - aside from the obvious list - a Top 10 list of good things that occurred locally in 2009. Did your local school board or city council make a great decision?

Feel free to offer some suggestions - whether they made our newspaper or just your diary. E-mail us at the-leader@centurytel.net.

Just another quest for positive news.

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Editorials by Gary King

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CVSO rally set We’re not leaving this time.

When I moved to Burnett County in 1989 I walked into the veterans office and was welcomed by Linda Anderson and met Jim Sundquist for the first time. He helped me with the necessary paperwork to purchase my home in Frederic. This office was “my veterans office,” where I could go time to time over the years, sometimes just to visit, other times they would assist me with VA benefit stuff but it was always a special place. Soon Jim retired (thanks, Jim and Doug Stubbe took over the desk and Linda remained loyal, helpful and dedicated to helping every veteran that walked through the door.

I just read the article where they voted to move the office inspite of the veterans in attendance expressing their dissagreements about this move and was appreciative to see Don Chell was the only supervisor to vote against the move. My first thought was Don must be the only veteran on the board so I called him to say “thanks for being on our side, you must be the only veteran on the board.” He thanked me for calling him but said “No, I am not a vet, but I have a lot of friends that are and I am always on the side of the veterans.” Don gets it, Linda gets it because she lives it every day, Chris gets it because that is why he took over while Doug is currently in Iraq. When veterans go to this office it may be the first time or the 100th time but who cares, they enlisted when they felt they were supposed to, drafted when they were told it was time to serve and came home when it was over.

Many have struggled with combat-related wounds both physically and mentally for years and for some they may be talking about it for the first time and in the privacy and security of “our CVSO office” they begin the process of healing and receiving the benefits they deserve.

Now Burnett County has a board that “doesn’t get it” and wants that to happen in a wide-open office with dividers and cubicles as our veterans begin telling their stories and not knowing who is sitting on the other side listening. If you don’t believe me, ask somebody who has been there and I am sure you will get it. Then what was all that “lip service” about a handicap door, parking spots and sidewalk ramp? My granddad (WWI) told me a long time ago: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

The veterans and returning troops need that office to stay where it is. If you need the space so bad, build a new veterans building and showcase your “We Support The Troops” to the state and other counties at the groundbreaking ceremony. You can change your votes and show your support in another meeting. If you are a veteran or currently on active duty home on leave or someone that gets it - there will be a Keep the CVSO Rally on Thursday. Dec. 31, at the government center at 1 p.m. Let’s “bring in the troops” it’s now time to show them we are not going anywhere this time.

Jeff Butler Son of a sailor (WWII / Korean War Navy Veteran) Army Infantry (Vietnam Era 71-74) Project New Hope - Military family retreats volunteer.

Frederic American Legion Post 249 Amvets Post 1993 Frederic

Letters t o t h e e d i t o r

No such thing as moderate Democrat

There is no such thing as a “moderate” Democrat. When it comes to voting on defining issues like socialized medicine, which is about to take our country by storm a Democrat is a Democrat. Due to the recent election victories by Democrats there is nothing the Republicans can do to stop the socializing of medicine in our country. We hear the term “moderate” Democrat quite frequently when a Democrat is running in a conservative area. This is done to trick people into thinking that the “moderate” Democrat is not really a liberal. When push comes to shove on party issues like raising taxes and increasing the size of government all of a sudden the “moderate” Democrat becomes not so moderate.

We saw it here when Ann Hraychuck ran as a “moderate” Democrat in order to get elected and she voted right along party lines with her party to raise taxes and increased the size of government. A socalled “moderate” like Ann Hraychuck will vote against liberal issues when her vote is not needed but when her vote was needed, as in the case of the state budget, she fell right in line and it passed by one vote.

It is too bad a candidate can’t be truthful when soliciting votes for election. Our country is a center right country and these liberals would never get elected by showing who they really are. Personally, I would rather lose an election by being honest than win by not being truthful.

Come 2010 I am sure many people will not believe this “moderate” term as they have in the past.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is helping lead an effort to give an added tax incentive to hunters and meat processors who participate in food donation programs. Feingold is the lead co-sponsor of legislation introduced

by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that allows hunters to deduct any processing cost they pay for legally harvested game they donate, in addition to the value of the

Stop taxes on property The biggest crime in Wisconsin is the property tax. Incomes, home and farm values are down, unemployment and bankruptcies are up, homes and farms have to be sold, yet the property tax is increasing.

Something is wrong in Wisconsin.

Taxes must be based on income, ability to pay and fairness. Eliminating school and county property taxes would allow many new couples to afford new homes or for owners to stay in their current homes and farms, end the devaluations of real estate, and create jobs in a continual construction boom in Wisconsin.

If taxpayers monthly demand it, the governor, state senators and state representatives will reduce the property tax 85 percent to a local tax for local property-related services before the next election.

Schools and counties can be easily financed by repealing special-interest tax exemptions on property, sales and incomes that now exempt the few at the expense of the rest of us.

Democrats promised to take schools off property taxes in 1994. They now control state government and have not done it. It is time to elect new Democrats and new Republicans in 2010 that are not tainted by incumbency and special interests!

Gary Bahr Belleville

Russ Feingold U.S.

Senator

For 50 years and longer we have witnessed a massive increase in the size and scope of government. At the same time our citizenry has become far less self-sufficient. Many have become dependent. Our productivity has suffered and our industry has declined. From farm to city, huge floods of money lacquer over every problem. Whole new sets of social problems are thereby created while the demands of the subsidized become an odious clamor. We hear of a new human right- the right to the earnings and production of others. There is no moral right to the earnings of another.

Nevertheless, redistribution has become a cornerstone of this fabled democracy.

The incomes of those who work are transferred to those the government chooses to support. Nothing voluntary about it - if you don’t pay they eventually come to get you with a gun.

From that shining moral example anything goes. The government provides money to help you plant, build, learn or do nothing. When the money runs out, they borrow or print some more. There is money for any social good the bureaucrats and social architects may fancy. Waste, mal-investment and failure symptomize this destruction of capital. Endless money for endless government programs that endlessly fail. Someday the parasite will swallow the host.

The time is late. No absolution awaits our sins. The pages of history flutter in the economic winds, but we cannot make out the words. The trend remains intact.

Nothing good will come of it.

Curtis Bille Luck

Perfect introduction

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Feingold pushes tax incentive for hunters to help the hungry

Trends of trends

meat that they can already deduct. Participating processors will also benefit because their processing income would be tax exempt if paid for by a charity. The tax break applies to any wild game meat legally harvested.

“This is a win-winwin for hunters, processors and those in need,” Feingold

What a nice story on local author and dairy farmer Cris Peterson. I wouldn’t have heard about “Birchbark Brigade: Fur Trade History” if not for your piece. In fact, I bought a copy from my local bookseller and sent it to my niece in Chicago for Christmas. She’ll be spending her growingup summers with us in Danbury – and this is a perfect introduction to Northwest Wisconsin history.

Carol Walsh St. Paul, Minn., and Danbury

A complete lack of understanding During the Burnett County Board administration committee meeting Dec. 21, the moving of the veterans service office was on the agenda for a vote after the public comments were heard on the topic.

The votes were cast and the move was approved with all but one member (Don Chell) voting for the move. What the huge tragedy here is that the voices of veterans in Burnett County, including those vets on the county board, who stood up and spoke up about why moving the veterans service office would be a detriment and disservice, fell on totally deaf ears.

Don Chell openly stated that he was able to confide in many veterans at a Christmas luncheon and the bottom line was always said. “During the holiday season, helping others is on everyone’s mind. But this down economy is hurting everyone, including charitable organizations. I am working to reward hunters who generously donate their harvested game to feed the hungry, and help these organizations in a time of need. I am proud to be a part of this effort that reflects our state’s hunting tradition, as well as the generosity of Wisconsinites.”

The legislation allows hunters to deduct from their taxable income any cost they pay for processing venison or other legally harvested game that is donated to a feeding program. In Wisconsin, the cost

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the same – leave the office where it’s at!

Don listened to those that voted him onto the board and bravely cast his vote in agreement with the vets.

During the two public comment portions of the meeting, many vets were given the opportunity to voice their opinion, whether for or against the motion and neither time was a single comment from any vet in that room in favor of the move. Instead, all were adamantly against it. That alone should have sent a strong statement to the board and to the chairman who stated more than once that all comments will be taken into consideration before the motion is voted on.

If that was the case, this issue should have been put to rest once and for all and leave the office right where it’s at. Instead, the board chairman (Phil Lindeman) went on a lengthy rant about how he is not a vet but feels he is doing the right thing for all veterans of the county by giving them another resource to fall back on and have a handicapped-accessible entrance. How come, Mr. Lindeman, nobody said anything at the Dec. 21 meeting that the plan to make a handicapped-accessible entrance was shot down back on Dec. 16 due to funding and that the main entrance was found to be sufficient. This was one of your main selling points that you attempted to ram down the throats of the veterans in the audience.

How can Phil Lindeman be so bold and make any such statement when he has absolutely no idea what many of these veterans have endured both mentally and physically fighting for our freedoms.

These issues will stick with them for the rest of their lives. How is it that Phil Lindeman, Buzz Burns and Edgar Peterson (administration committee) can decide that all of the veterans and their comments were saying no to this issue, but they meant yes and voted to move the office anyway?

Is the public comments just a square that has to be checked off during the public meeting and means nothing else, because comment consideration sure didn’t come into play here. What a slap in the face to the veterans that have a position on the county board as well. The disrespect for their views and position, and lack of compassion for their anguish is sickening.

The chairman also stated that with the move, there is a potential for budget savings of around $38,000. It sounds like and is a lot to most of us but you better look around your entire complex and eliminate the waste and pork and I am sure that you would surpass this $38k savings in a hurry. I don’t believe that it’s the money or the vets’ best interest, so what is the hidden agenda for this office space that didn’t allow any compromising?

It looks as though this whole move is a blatant “back door” job of the man who is permanently assigned to the veterans service office, Doug Stubbe, who is currently preserving our freedom in Iraq.

Vets don’t ask for much but they can give you a lot in return, so if these vets feel the need to fight for this office and its location you had better sit up, listen and take notice. There are reasons for it. Follow the lead of Don Chell and listen with both ears and an open mind and you will see the need to retract the move the veterans service office.

John Larson Webster of processing a deer ranges between $60 and $90. Even in cases when the hunter does not pay for processing, such as many deer donated through the DNR program, the legislation would provide an incentive through a tax benefit to processors who participate in donation programs by making all processing income they receive from charities or the state tax exempt. In 2008, hunters donated 6,267 deer to food pantries, which provided 340,000 pounds of ground venison to needy families across the state, according to the DNR.

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Hraychuck votes to crack down on drunk driving

Reform package includes tougher penalties, preventive measures

MADISON– State Rep. Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, has voted to approve a new deal on drunk driving reform, bridging minor differences in earlier proposals. The drunk driving reform package, Senate Bill 66, which passed the Assembly on Dec. 16 with a broad bipartisan vote, enhances penalties for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and aims to prevent repeat offenses.

“Wisconsin has the highest rate of drunk driving in the nation. It’s embarrassing, it’s shameful – and it’s time we took action to stop people from getting behind the wheel when they’re intoxicated,” said Hraychuck. “I’m proud

that the Legislature came together to approve stiffer fines and more jail time for offenders. In doing so, we have sent a message that Wisconsin just won’t tolerate drunk driving anymore.”

The drunk driving reform package makes a fourth OWI offense a felony if the driver has a previous drunk driving conviction, suspension or revocation within the past five years. The bill also criminalizes a first-offense OWI if children under the age of 16 are in the vehicle.

Senate Bill 66 expands the use of ignition interlock devices, equipment that requires a driver to blow into a breathalyzer to operate a vehicle. The drunk driving reform package requires IIDs for all repeat drunk drivers, as well as first-time offenders with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 or higher.

The drunk driving reform package also includes statewide expansion of the successful Winnebago County Safe Streets pilot program, which directs some offenders into alcohol treatment programs.

“One of the most important pieces of the final drunk driving reform package is the treatment component. So many of Wisconsin’s drunk drivers are habitual offenders with serious alcohol dependency problems. To keep our streets safe, we must do more than simply locking these individuals up and throwing away the key,” Hraychuck said.

Gov. Doyle has already indicated support for the drunk driving reform package and Hraychuck hopes that the bill might be signed into law before the end of 2009. – From the office of state Rep. Hraychuck

Legislature strengthens DUI laws

MADISON - The Wisconsin State Legislature overwhelmingly voted for legislation to strengthen the state’s DUI laws by targeting repeat offenders, increasing penalties, expanding use of ignition interlock devices, and extending options for alcohol treatment. The bill is expected

Unprecedented homelessness funding announced STATEWIDE - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced a record level of homeless assistance for local communities and programs across the country. As Kirk Carapezza reports, Wisconsin will get about $21 million out of the $1.4 billion in federal aid.

Shaun Donovan is secretary of the federal housing and urban development department. He says this record-level assistance will support an unprecedented number of programs and communities. Donovan says as 2009 draws to a close, everyone knows it’s been an “extraordinarily difficult” year for families. Foreclosures, evictions, layoffs and other financial problems have caused many Americans to struggle, with many becoming homeless.

One of the several Wisconsin homeless agencies receiving money is the West Central Wisconsin Community Action Program. Greg Quinn is its director for the Families in Transition program. He says his agency will use its $434,000 grant to help homeless families transition to households, freeing up more space in shelters. Quinn says WESTCAP and other homeless programs in Wisconsin are expecting to see more households needing help in 2010. Wisconsin Public Radio (Kirk Carapezza)

to be signed by the governor.

“I am glad the Legislature took much-needed action to crack down on drunk drivers,” said state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, who supported the bill. “Drunk driving in our state poses a threat to anyone traveling on our roads and we cannot tolerate repeat offenders that are responsible for so much loss of life.”

Passage of the bill marks the first comprehensive strengthening of DUI laws in years. Under the legislation, first-time offenses with a child in the car would become criminal offenses, while ignition interlock devices would be required for all repeat offenders and those with a bloodalcohol content exceeding .15 on the first offense. The bill also adds felony level penalties for repeat offenders in ad-

dition to expanding options for county treatment programs.

“This legislation takes positive steps to curb recidivism,” said Harsdorf. “It takes a comprehensive approach to addressing drunk driving in Wisconsin, by not only targeting repeat offenders and bringing penalties in line with the threats drunk drivers pose, but also by dealing with issues of treatment and prevention.”

From 1999 to 2008, 3,196 people died in drunk driving crashes in Wisconsin, with another 67,588 people injured.

Costs to taxpayers from drunk drivers from the resulting deaths and destruction have been estimated to be well over $6.5 billion during those 10 years. - from the office of Sen. Harsdorf

Former Veterans Affairs secretary sues over dismissal STATEWIDE - The recently fired secretary of Veterans Affairs has sued the state veterans board for allegedly violating his rights as an active serviceman returning from duty.

The lawsuit by former Secretary John Scocos seeks a couple of things. For starters, his old job back. The board voted 5-0 to fire Scocos two days before Thanksgiving and two months after he returned from a second tour in Iraq.

At a press conference Dec. 10, Scocos said that the board’s actions directly violated laws that prevent employers from firing veterans returning from war.

“It is a shame and a dishonor to this state … and to our veterans … that the new board of Wisconsin Veterans Affairs believes that protections we and they demand by law of all state employers, do not apply to the board and to the secretary of the department,” Scocos said.

The lawsuit also seeks $500,000 in damages from the board. Scocos’ attorney, James Troupis, says that covers

more than just pay, investigation costs and attorney fees.

Troupis says the damages will not simply be what his client has suffered, but they will be doubled in order to send “a very clear message” to the Department of Veterans Affairs, new board members, and others that they will not be allowed to treat veterans in such a way.

Two members of the state veterans board reached after the announcement had no comment. The board has long been at odds with Scocos, especially this year after a review found the veterans home at King went over its budget and racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in questioned spending.

Scocos was appointed in a 2003 when the board was still controlled by Republican appointees. It’s now controlled by appointees of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle. - Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)

Area Ne ws at a Glance Supervisors OK use of trucks

HAYWARD - The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 17 to supply four county highway trucks and drivers free of charge to the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation to put snow down for the Main Street portion of the race course for the Feb. 24-27 Birkie Week events. The action contradicts a recent decision by the Hayward City Council, which voted to charge the Birkie Foundation for the city’s snow-moving services. ABSF Executive Director Ned Zuelsdorff said the county’s cost is about $4,000 to provide the trucks and drivers. The county pays the drivers overtime. The county highway committee felt that “the cost is not that great,” said Ken Maki. “We decided that one government entity ought to do something to promote this race.” The Birkie pays for extra personnel from the sheriff’s department.

Dale Schleeter said that the ABSF did not request any funds from the county in 2010.

“I agree it’s not a big cost, and it’s good for the county and pretty much everybody in the county,” said Jim Bassett. “But we need a policy on (use of) our vehicles.” “This is a huge event, a world event, and the county has to do something to support this,” said Fred Zietlow. Zuelsdorff said that “each dollar you provide to us, we invest to make the event better. We will have almost 1,000 more skiers here for 2010 than we did three years ago. Based on $480 per skier, that brings almost $500,000 more into the area.” - Sawyer County Record

Freight rail project

RICE LAKE - On Monday, Dec. 21, the Barron County Board reaffirmed its commitment to a joint project with Chippewa County to improve freight rail service in both those counties. The board voted 28-0 to pay its share of the local cost to buy the Union Pacific rail line from just south of Cameron to Chippewa Falls at a cost of $198,338. Chippewa County will pick up

the remaining local cost of $269,882. The state Department of Transportation would pay the remainder of nearly $2 million. In 2001 the two counties agreed to form the Wisconsin West Rail Transit Authority to preserve or restore rail service on that Union Pacific line and Canadian National lines running from just south of Cameron to Rice Lake and an east-west segment running from Cameron to Barron. Overall, the cost of buying and renovating all three lines to handle 25 mph trains will cost an estimated $16 million, with the costs shared between the DOT and the two counties. Most of Barron County’s share will be paid by a $2.45 million federal grant. - Rice Lake Chronotype

Two churches close

COUDERAY - Christmas Eve marked the end of an era when the Presbyterian churches of Couderay and Radisson ended ministries that have spanned nearly 100 years. The Radisson congregation was organized in 1912 and Couderay followed in 1915. The reasons for closure are economic and lack of membership. The final service was held at 4 p.m. Christmas Eve at Couderay with a candlelight service led by the Rev. Dr. R. A. Koenig, Jan Erickson was organist and Nancy Gerber was soloist. The public was invited to share a moment to remember and a special celebration of all that has been. - Sawyer County Record

Going to Disney World

HAYWARD — Superior defense attorney Richard Gondik said outside a courtroom last week that he and his ex-wife and his sons, including the one he is accused of assaulting, are getting along so splendidly that they are planning a spring trip to Disney World. Gondik doesn’t know if his name will be cleared of criminal charges by then, but said he expects it eventually will be. Both criminal charges against Gondik

were dropped because he was not properly served the complaints charging him with felony physical abuse of his 14-year-old son and disorderly conduct in an April incident at their Foxboro home. Sawyer County Circuit Judge Gerald Wright granted the request of Balsam Lake defense attorney Mark Biller to drop both criminal files against Gondik because he wasn’t properly summoned. Wright told Polk County special prosecutor Daniel Steffen — who is prosecuting the case upon referral from Douglas County District Attorney Dan Blank, who sought to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest — that he had 20 days to refile the charges and have them properly served.

Otherwise, he would throw the case out, the judge said. Biller expressed frustration outside the courtroom after the hearing.

“I’m very concerned about the vexation effect that these aborted attempts to commence this prosecution are having on Mr. Gondik,’’ Biller said. “I mean let’s face it, every time we have to come to court, it does wind up in the media. It cannot but have an adverse effect on him and on his family. If the state wants to prosecute him, they have to get serious about this and do it right. And in 8-1/2 months they simply haven’t managed to do that.’’ Gondik, 48, is the father of four children. He told the News Tribune that the incident escalated after the boys didn’t do the spring cleaning he had asked them to do around the house. He locked them out of the house and told them they could come back in when the job was done. He said the boys became angry and verbally abusive. One boy beat on the door with a spade and the other with a baseball bat. He said the 14year-old was accidently injured when he fell after Gondik took the bat away from him. According to the criminal complaint, Terri Gondik told a Douglas County deputy that Richard opened the door and grabbed the bat out of their son’s hand. She

said that Richard “either pushed or hit [the boy] with the bat and [the boy] fell to the ground.” She said Richard grabbed the boy by the throat and pushed him into the deck railing. She said she and her other son were yelling at the defendant to stop but he kept pushing, the complaint alleges.

Terri Gondik told the News Tribune that she doesn’t want her ex-husband prosecuted. After Tuesday’s hearing, Gondik said he and his family are getting along “wonderful, fantastic, no problems at all.

We’re planning a trip to Disney World at the spring break.’’ - Superior Telegram

Teens suspected of shooting animals

BARRON COUNTY - A 17-year-old boy has been charged and police have another suspect in the shooting deaths of three horses and five cows in Dunn and Barron counties.

Trenton Hollister, 17, Dallas, was scheduled to make his first court appearance at 10 a.m. Dec. 23 in Barron County Court on two charges of felony mistreatment of animals. He was taken into custody Monday, Dec. 21. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday morning against the other individual, a 17-year-old from Wheeler. On Nov. 30, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office received reports of three horses that had been shot during the night. Two were found dead, and a third died from injuries the following day. The same day, the Barron County Sheriff’s Office received reports of five cows being shot in Barron County. All of those animals ended up dying or had to be euthanized. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald and Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith reported in a joint press release that since the incident, investigators from both agencies have been working to solve the crimes. Investigators got a tip Monday that led to the arrests. rivertowns.net

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Public invited to end-of-life planning program LUCK - On Wednesday, Jan. 6, the Polk County Men’s Group will host an informational meeting dealing with end-of-life issues. Lucy Basler, director of the nonprofit organization Sacred Ceremonies, will talk about health-care directives, home funerals and green burials.

Those interested in learning about health-care directives are encouraged to consult the Wisconsin Department of Health Web site http://dhs.wisconsin. gov/forms/Advdirectives/index.htm to look over four state forms: Declaration To Physicians (living will); Power of Attorney for Health Care; Power of Attorney for Finances and Property and Authorization for final

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disposition. These forms can be downloaded and completed, if you choose, prior to the meeting.

Copies of the forms will be available if you are unable to download. Basler will answer questions regarding these directives.

The agenda will also include a discussion about home funerals and green burials. These topics may seem somehow “out of place” during the holiday season, but it is wise to deal with these issues well in advance, sparing loved ones problems years in the future.

The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Luck Historical Museum on 3rd and Main streets in Luck. - with submitted information

OWI third offense arrest made POLK COUNTY – A Becker, Minn., man was arrested and charged with OWI, third offense, on Dec. 26. A Polk County police officer saw John Carik, 35, driving near St. Croix Falls too fast for conditions, driving in the unplowed breakdown lane and making a very wide turn.

The officer stopped Carik and administered field sobriety tests, which he performed poorly. He tested .105 on the preliminary breath test. He was taken in for a blood test and then to the Polk County Jail.

Other OWI arrests included: Christopher Nelson, 25, was clocked going 67 miles per hour on Hwy. 8 near 170th Street on Dec. 28. He was stopped, given field sobriety tests, and arrested, charged with OWI second offense. He registered .157 on the PBT.

A new feature in 2010 will be the Artspage, a presentation of the best works we can gather from the two-county area and beyond. We will accept continuous submissions of photography, drawings, any images that can be reproduced in a newspaper, and short prose and poetry, with a mind toward appropriateness for this publication. Humorous, creative, satirical, imaginative and images that challenge, provoke and enlighten are sought. Give us your best and we’ll do the rest. Depending on the flow of submissions, this can be anywhere from a monthly to a weekly feature. We will need a healthy dose of submissions, so get out your pencils and pens, cameras and computers, brushes and whatever accoutrements you require to create your art, and get busy, please. This space could also be used for arts news, previews and reviews of arts and literary events, or profiles of/interviews with writers and artists. Only you can ensure the success of this experiment. Send images in jpeg form, short poetry, prose and bio in the body of an e-mail, to: winterboo@centurytel.net or the-leader@centurytel.net.

BONE LAKE – A new two-year contract was signed with Daryl Bazey to continue as building inspector for the town of Bone Lake. Building permits are required for all new one- and two-family dwellings, or when an alteration is planned which requires more than one-half of the present square footage of any home.

The town board is required to appoint election officials in December of odd-numbered years. The appointments are made for a two-year term, which will be from Jan. 1, 2010, until Dec. 31, 2011. Nominated to serve for the next term of office are the following qualified electors: Mariebelle Schilling, Lynn Lindh, Vicki Bell, Delores

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Breathalyzer registers .32 POLK COUNTY – D. Rex Goodrich, 53, Amery, was arrested and charged with OWI, fourth offense, on Dec. 25.

He was arrested after a report of erratic driving was called in to the police. One of the people who had called in the report had spoken with Goodrich, who was stopped on CTH H. Goodrich allegedly said he had fallen asleep, and then continued driving south.

An officer went to the address shown for the license plate number and found Goodrich in the car in the driveway, asleep. An open bottle of vodka that was three-quarters empty was in the passenger seat. Sobriety tests were given, including a breath test, which registered .32, four times the legal limit.

Goodrich had previous OWI arrests in September of 1992, July of 1994 and January of 2001. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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On Dec. 27, Michael Bloomer, Amery, was arrested and charged with OWI after a concerned citizen reported seeing a vehicle that was having trouble staying in its lane. A police officer was nearby, but in the short time it took to get to the place where the car was, it had gone in the ditch. Field sobriety tests were given and Bloomer was arrested. His PBT read .15.

On Dec. 26, Judith Aarnold was arrested and charged with OWI. Dec. 26. That day, a police officer was driving on Hwy. 87 looking for a reported vehicle in a ditch near CTH. G. At about 210th and Hwy. 87, the officer saw Aarnold’s vehicle fishtail and go in the ditch. She was given field sobriety tests, including a breath test which registered .12. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department

FREDERIC - Sephonia Cowans of Frederic is interested in forming a renters association.

The association would be a place for renters to network and support each other during disputes with landowners.

Cowans would also like to create a Web site to inform renters of their rights as tenants and to warn potential tenants of past problems with apartments or landowners.

For now, Cowans explains that the association would be for tenants in the Frederic area and nearby towns, but it could expand to more of northwestern Wisconsin, depending on who gets involved.

For more information, contact Cowans at 715-472-2400 or 651-795-1702 (cell). - with submitted information

Hermstad, Evelyn Beal, Rita Frandsen, Theresa Nelson and Carol Adleman. The first three names listed have all been recertified to serve as chief inspectors, with training provided by the town clerk.

There will be elections held in February, April, September and November of 2010.

In the fall of 2007, the Wisconsin DNR advised the town of Bone Lake that the current impoundment near the intersection of Round Lake Road and 250th Avenue must be removed or replaced with a properly permitted structure.

An advisory committee was formed to research the necessary steps to maintain the current water level along the Straight River.

At the last town board meeting on Dec. 10, the board was presented with a packet of information compiled by the advisory committee. That packet included the information given to engineering firms to generate estimates for a properly permitted dam. It also included the estimates received from four of those firms, along with the names of the property owners identified for any needed easements. Included was a possible time line, from permit application through construction and miscellaneous documents pertaining to large dams. The board was also presented with some possible questions in applying for grants should the town opt to build a dam. The town board continues to study the various options regarding the advisory committee reports. The recommendations will be presented at a future town meeting before any action is taken.

Now that the snow season is upon us again, the town board asks the citizens’ cooperation in keeping the roadways safe for all. When cleaning the snow out of your driveways, be sure to push it all the way across the road.

Do not leave piles or ridges of snow on the town road for vehicles to hit.

The board also heard a report from the town’s planning commission. Included in this report was the commission’s concern regarding its efforts to meet the community as revealed in the earlier survey results. The primary goal of the commission’s work is for Bone Lake Town to maintain its rural character (with the survey showing 97 percent in agreement). The commission is studying Polk County’s addition to their comprehensive plan, which is an element about sustainability. This is defined as attempting to meet the requirements of the current generation without compromising the ability of future citizens to meet their needs.

The directive’s goal shall be no borrowing from the future.

The planning commission is considering adding a similar sustainability element to the town’s comprehensive plan.

The next two board meeting will be at the clerk’s home on Jan. 14, with the planning commission meeting Jan. 5, at the Bone Lake Church. Both meetings start promptly at 7 p.m. – submitted by Darrell Frandsen, town clerk and Dan Beal, planning commission chairman.

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Unity FFA Day of Service on Ice Age Trail

Unity FFA’s Day of Service on the Ice Age Trail was supervised by Pete Englund, Brian Collins – Unity science department, Dean Dversdall – Straight Lake Park/Ice Age Trail Alliance and Jeanne Alling – Unity agriculture education/FFA department. The group removed trees and brush on a 300-foot stretch of the trail. – Photos by Jeanne Alling

Jade Baerg and Kaylynn Olson use teamwork to remove some of the young trees that were growing in the new portion of the Ice Age Trail during Unity FFA’s Day of Service, which was conducted this fall on the Ice Age Trail in the Straight Lake Park near Luck.

Snowshoe at Somers Lake FREDERIC – Find a new pair of snowshoes under the tree? Or maybe it’s time to dust off the pair from last Christmas, unused because of the recent snowless winters.

This year there’s snow, and the Somers Lake Snowshoe Trail is ready to go. The trail is part of the Polk County park system, and offers a total of five miles of hiking trails arranged in three loops. The shortest is about a half mile in length and very easy to hike. The outer loop is two miles long and is a bit more difficult.

A bonus feature of the outer loop is finding a park bench at the furthest point, where you can sit overlooking the relatively undeveloped Somers Lake, and rest up for the return hike.

Also close by is a geocaching site – can you find it?

The trail is located four miles east of Frederic on CTH I, 1.4 miles north of the intersection of CTH I and CTH W. For information: 800-222-POLK, 715485-9294, www.polkcountytourism. com. – from Polk County Tourism and Promotional Council

Enjoying the fruits of their labor, Unity FFA members had a chance to see part of the Straight Lake trail that had already been completed to see the difference they had made. Pictured are Jade Baerg, April Johnson, Kathryn Zahler and Kaylynn Olson. The Unity FFA has done a Day of Service activity for the past three years in the community on a day off from school.

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Burnett County sheriff's report juries were reported.

Dec. 18: Bruce R. Bremer, 47, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., was northbound on Voyager Road in Jackson Township when he lost control and hit trees. No injuries were reported. The driver was issued two citations.

Dec. 20: Amy H. Fugman, 39, Trego, was eastbound on Hwy. 70 in Siren Township when she reported hitting a deer. No injuries were reported.

Arrests and citation Dec. 16: Nancy J. Weiler, 43, Grantsburg, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Dec. 16: Curtis J. Sutherland, 21, Grantsburg, was ar-

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Dec. 16: Tracie M. Peterson, 31, Webster, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Siren Police report Dec. 21: An emergency detention of a Siren resident occurred at 4:58 p.m.

Dec. 22: A letter was sent to Theresa Kegel, Webster, regarding movies she had not returned to Siren Auto Stop.

Burnett Co. criminal court Christopher J. Planck, 28, Paradise, Mich., speeding, $175.30.

Troy D. Benson, 43, Ladysmith, issue worthless check,

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Barbara J. Gluheisen, 43, St. Croix Falls, obstructing an officer, $309.00.

Polk Co. marriage licenses Rachel R. Dufresne, Amery, and Ryan W. Witthoft, BlackBrook, issued Dec. 21, 2009.

Erin M. Schaefer, Amery, and Aaron D. Stewart, Casper, Wyo., issued Dec. 22, 2009.

Kelly L. Robinson, Centuria, and David L. Alexander, Centuria, issued Dec. 22, 2009.

Patricia J. Zenzen, Balsam Lake, and Charles A. Turner, Balsam Lake, issued Dec. 23, 2009.

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Dec. 16: Allen C. Woodrich, 54, Frederic, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Dec. 16: Christopher G. Glonek, 36, Grantsburg, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Dec. 16: Nicholas J. Bremer, 26, Grantsburg, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

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Accidents Dec. 15: Christine A. Darsow, 59, Grantsburg, was westbound on Hwy. 70 in Grantsburg Township when she collided with eastbound Julian A. Schinzing, 16, Grantsburg, An 18-year-old Grantsburg girl was in the Schinzing vehicle, and both transported to the hospital. Darsow was also transported to the hospital for a possible injury.

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by Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld Siren girls basketball makes trip to state The Siren girls basketball team made a name for the small town when they won their way into a trip to Madison as contenders in the state girls basketball tournament.

The team was undefeated up until the 49-34 loss to St. Mary Central Zephyrs in the semifinals. ”We had big eyes and a lot of nerves,” coach Ryan Karsten said. “If we would have relaxed sooner, I bet the game would have been closer. St. Mary Central played very well and we didn’t. That is what happened.”

The Dragons were unable to score in the first quarter, so the Zephyrs took a 13-0 lead and they just kept going from there, giving Siren their first and most disappointing loss of the season.

“I was proud of how my girls never gave up and continued to battle until there was zero minutes left in the fourthquarter clock,” Karsten said. “It showed that we still had pride, heart and togetherness until the end. I couldn’t be more proud of a set of girls.”

To get them to state, the Siren girls defeated Greenwood and Flambeau in the sectional tournament held in Spooner.

Getting past the Spooner games was a great accomplishment that the Dragons have been working at for several years.

The team also beat Drummond, Shell Lake and Northwood in regional games to become the regional champion.

Siren defeated every West Lakeland Conference opponent to take the conference championship.

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Grantsburg volleyball team becomes state champions After bringing home a silver ball in 2008, the Grantsburg volleyball team was bound and determined to bring home a gold ball from the 2009 state tournament. The team accomplished just what everyone predicted and became No. 1 in the state of Wisconsin in Division 3 volleyball with a 3-0 win over Cuba City in the finals and Laconia in the semifinals.

“I really didn’t think that we were going to sweep them in three,” coach Bill Morrin commented. “We played really, really well. We didn’t give them a chance to get started. We talked on the bus to make sure and bring our A game and we definitely brought our A game.”

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The Siren girls basketball team made school history by winning the sectional championship title in Spooner and making their way to the state tournament in Madison during the year 2009. – Photo by Marty Seeger

The Grantsburg volleyball team won the Division 3 state volleyball title during 2009. The Pirates finished with a 36-1 record. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer The team finished with a 36-1 record, losing one tournament game when not all players were able to be there. Otherwise they took the sectional championship over Melrose-Mindoro and rival Washburn. They beat Prescott and St. Croix Central each in three games for the regional title. They were conference champions, defeating every team in the West Lakeland Conference for a 10-0 conference record.

“We just played really well,” Morrin commented on the state semifinals. “We didn’t make many mistakes, our fundamentals were just so sound. We transitioned really well and we served really well. We kept the other team out of a system. They couldn’t get a rhythm going and it was really difficult for them to get the ball up to the net when we were serving so tough.”

Morrin’s words about the state semifinal could have described several of the team’s games during 2009.

The Grantsburg softball team won the state championship title and finished their 2009 season with a perfect 27-0 record for the first time in Grantsburg school history. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Grantsburg softball team wins state The Grantsburg Pirates softball team brought home the school’s second state championship title, with a 3-0 shutout of Laconia on the UW-Madison campus field Saturday, June 13.

“I was confident from the start of the season,” coach Don Bjelland said.

“They’re one of those types of teams.

They’ve been excited ever since I met them.”

The 2009 team recorded the school’s first-ever perfect softball season. They finished the year with a 27-0 record.

They are the state champions, defeating Laconia and Weyauwega-Fremont. They took the sectional title winning over Park Falls and Prescott. They are regional champs after their 7-2 win over St. Croix Central and they were the conference champs defeating every West Lakeland Conference opponent.

“I’m still on cloud nine,” Bjelland stated. “Everything fell into place for us.”

The team had five individual players, Lauren Romanowski, Cody Crawford, Heather Davison, Ingrid Ames and Annie Palmquist, hit out-of-the-park home runs during the season. They also defeated Division 1 team Superior, 2-0, during the season.

Players also tied records during the state tournament. Heather Davison tied with many for a record of three RBIs in one game, and she tied for four RBIs in the tournament. Michelle Lund tied with three RBIs in the tournament. Lund also tied for 14 strikeouts in a single game and 19 total strikeouts in the tournament.

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••• SIREN – There’s still time to purchase items to help send the families of the USA women’s hockey team to Vancouver, Canada, for the 2010 Olympics. USA Hockey T-shirts, red, white and blue bracelets and raffle tickets for one of five USA Hockey jerseys signed by the entire USA women’s hockey team are among the items being sold in the Siren area, other local business by Judy Engstrom, the mom of two-time Olympian and Siren native, Molly Engstrom. T-shirts, raffle tickets and bracelets are also available by calling 715-220-1715 or 715-349-7265. The Engstroms have also been selling items at Blizzard hockey games.

••• RICE LAKE – Due to recent rain and snow the Rice Lake ice racing season opener has been canceled. Ice conditions are unsafe at this time. A decision on the new start date will be made later in the week. Rice Lake ice racing is held every Saturday on the north end of Rice Lake by the Bungalow Bar. Admission is free and there is a plowed parking area around the track to enjoy the racing action from the comfort of your vehicle. – submitted ••• LEADER LAND – The Barron at Amery hockey game can be heard on 1260 AM on Tuesday, Jan. 5, beginning at 7 p.m. The Amery at New Richmond game can be heard Saturday, Jan. 2, on 104.9 FM beginning at 2 p.m.

••• GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals game is being broadcast Sunday, Jan. 3, beginning at 3:15 p.m., on WXCX 105.7 FM. ••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings game is being broadcast Sunday, Jan. 3, beginning at noon on WLMX 104.9 FM. ••• MADISON – The Merimack at Badgers college hockey game can be heard on 1260 AM beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2. The Yale at Badger hockey game is also on 1260 AM beginning at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3. The Badger men’s basketball game versus Ohio State can be heard on Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning at 1 p.m., and the Badgers at Penn State game on Sunday, Jan. 3, begins at 1 p.m. Both are on 1260 AM. ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2010 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

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WIAA football proposal There was and still is a considerable amount of discussion across the area and state, focusing on the upcoming WIAA proposal to rearrange football conferences.

Some schools have limited enrollment in comparison to much larger schools in the same conference, which makes it difficult to pull off a winning record in a conference where they’re outnumbered significantly. The WIAA came up with a proposal that would move football teams to divisional play based on enrollment, meaning there will be seven divisions with eight districts in each division and eight teams in each district.

In light of the proposal, some districts would be faced with a considerable change in the distances they’ll be traveling for football games. The district proposal shows Grantsburg to be one of the schools most affected.

“This is going to have a serious impact on the Grantsburg School District. Our students, parents and community are not used to traveling such very long distances. We are concerned that it will impact the football program – both in participation and costs,” said Grantsburg Superintendent Joni Burgin in an e- mail statement. Burgin is also concerned that the WIAA is moving too rapidly on such a big change. She said the WIAA usually gives the district a little more lead time on changes such as these. The final decision could be made as soon as the spring of 2010.

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her upcoming appearance at the 2010 Olympics will no doubt be one of the top stories of 2010.

“I think it’s sinking in,” said Engstrom the day after the announcement was made official at the Mall of America® in Bloomington, Minn.

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Raygor wins state championship Winning a state championship in any sport is a major accomplishment, and wrestling is no different. Joe Raygor of St. Croix Falls was the only champion in the Leader Land area last year as a junior at 171 lbs., and will get a shot at becoming the first-ever two-time state champion in 2010. In 2009, Raygor entered the state tournament undefeated at 40-0, and received a first-round bye before going up against senior TJ Decker of Pewaukee, 48-7, who Raygor said was much stronger than he was. It was tied at two heading into the third period, but Raygor won the match by an 8-3 decision. His next match came Friday evening against Keegan Kite of Grant/Highland, who Raygor pinned in 2:05.

In the finals, Raygor defeated Chesten Kesselhon of East Troy in a 9-2 decision.

Later that year in March, Raygor participated in the National Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and went 6-0 in a 40-man bracket.

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Frederic football makes longest playoff run For the first time in school history the Frederic Vikings football team advanced to Level 3 of the Division 7 WIAA playoffs with a thrilling 21-14 overtime win over Shell Lake on Saturday, Oct. 31.

“The energy was just unreal. We played so well, what a day!” said elated Vikings coach Ken Belanger after the win.

In nine seasons as head coach, Belanger grabbed his first-ever win over Shell Lake, which made the playoff win even sweeter. The losing streak against the Lakers began after the 1993 season when the Vikings defeated Shell Lake in a come-from-behind 19-12 victory.

As for their first-ever appearance in the Level 3 playoffs, the Vikings faced a very tough McDonell Central team, who defeated Frederic 40-13 on their way to the state championship in Madison, where they lost to Catholic Central 27-15.

Frederic ended their memorable season with a 5-3 conference record and 7-5 overall.

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The WIAA mapped out a proposal for new football divisions during 2009.

– Photo submitted Frederic girls track relay team breaks record The Viking girls 4x800meter relay team stood on the podium as they took first place with a time of 9:39.67, setting the state meet’s record. The former record was 9:39.83, set by Cochane-Fountain City back in 2002. The record-breaking relay team was made up of runners Sam Nelson, Megan Anderson, Sarah Knauber and Calla Karl.

“It was one of those things I’m going to always remember,” coach Jeff Larcom said. “I think it was the fact that, honestly, they have not been pushed all year long as a team, then they finally got into some competition that was willing to push them.”

The 4x800-meter relay team was not the only relay team of Frederic’s that placed. After breaking a school record time, the 4x100-meter relay team of Candace Buck, Tanesha Carlson, Jade Johnson and Sage Karl took first place in the event.

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Molly Engstrom was chosen as one of the 21 for the women’s Olympic hockey team. – Photo submitted Calla Karl, individually, set a school record with a 2:19.61 time in the 800meter run, taking fourth. Sage Karl took sixth in the 100-meter dash and eighth in the 200-meter dash. Johnson placed sixth in the long jump with a 16-10.75. Nelson placed ninth in the 3,200-meter run.

The team received seventh place with a total of 32 points.

“All of the girls that were competing down there, I thought they did very well,” Larcom stated. “The fact that they all made it into the finals.”

Three Viking boys competed at state.

Tony Peterson took 12th in the 110-meter hurdles, Cody Gruel finished 14th in discus and Zach Anderson took 10th in the 300-meter hurdles and 16th in the triple jump.

Engstrom on her way to Vancouver Of the 23 hockey players selected to the U.S. Women’s National Team, only 21 were be chosen to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

Among those 21 players selected to represent the nation in the 2010 games in February is 26-year-old Siren native Molly Engstrom.

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Grantsburg boys golf makes it to state The Grantsburg boys golf team capped off their season with a fourth-place finish at the state tournament in Verona. The Pirates missed a tie for third by just two strokes but compiled a team score of 697, which was two strokes ahead of fourth-place Arcadia.

“It was a lot of fun and the kids had a good time,” said coach Bruce Teigen.

Derek Sando had the team’s best scores of the two-day tournament placing seventh overall with a score of 160.

Brad Berner, Connar Goetz, Tony Folk and Kyle Johnson were the other members of the state-qualifying team, who also took the sectional championship trophy by just two strokes.

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Viking coach Ken Belanger talks with his team during the team’s Level 3 playoff game. The team was the first Frederic team to ever make it to Level 3.

The team eventually fell to McDonell Central 40-13. – Photo by Marty Seeger

St. Croix Falls Joe Raygor won the state championship wrestling title in the 171-lb. weight class as a junior. – Photo submitted

The Frederic 4x800-meter relay team set a state competition record, taking first place at Wisconsin Rapids.

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The Grantsburg boys golf team advanced to state competition in Verona where they placed fourth on the University Ridge course. – Photo submitted

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Frederic girls cross-country team’s first trip to state Frederic had never before seen a girls cross-country team make the trip to state until the year 2009, when the small team of six junior girls raced at Wisconsin Rapids after taking second at the sectional meet with first-year coach Ian Karl.

“It’s a wonderful accomplishment,” Karl said of making it to state. “You couldn’t ask for a better team to coach for the first year and this is just further proof that I walked into a very good team and hopefully helped them out.”

The Viking girls finished seventh at the Wisconsin Rapids meet. Samantha Nelson led the team with a 19th-place finish at a time of 16:10. Nelson was followed in by Sarah Knauber, who placed 37th at 16:29. Calla Karl came in 50th, Sage Karl at 119th, Tanesha Carlson finished 133rd and Jade Johnson took 146th.

“They should all be proud of what they did and should be really happy with their performance there,” Karl commented. “When you see the waves of people running to watch these kids go by it’s really exciting and inspirational for a coach and for runners alike to see all that excitement for their sport. It’s really a big deal.”

All six of the Viking runners will be back as seniors and they hope to make a reappearance at Wisconsin Rapids.

“I’m looking forward to next year,” Karl said.

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Webster boys cross country takes fourth at state The Tiger boys cross-country team tried to repeat their state champion finish from last year, but came up a little short, coming in fourth of 16 in Wisconsin Rapids. Junior runner Jack Taylor, however, finished third, medalling as an individual.

“Jack had to run hard the first mile to get him into a position to compete with top runners,” coach Roy Ward said. “He was happy with third, but has his eyes set on being the champion next year. I don’t think Webster has ever had a boy’s individual state champ.”

The other Tiger runners at state were Joey Erickson finishing 20th, Bryan Krause 23rd, Devin Greene 61st, Chaz Heinz 91st, Tim Sundstrom 112th and Brad Krause 121st.

“They gave everything they had and raced the best they could,” Ward commented. “It is an awesome feeling to have athletes that will practice and perform beyond your expectations. I guess that is why I always enjoy working with an athlete who has a lot of heart versus talent. This team had both talent and heart.”

The team did take the sectional championship title along with Lakeland Conference championship title. They have a good chance of a repeat season next year, losing only one senior, Bryan Krause.

Along with the Webster team, three individual Grantsburg runners made the trip to Wisconsin Rapids. Steven McKinley ran for the boys, finishing 56th and

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The 2009 Frederic girls cross-country team made the trip to state as a team for the first time in Viking history. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Landen Strilzuk was one of the Luck track athletes to take the trip to state.

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Dustin McKinney was one of the Leader Land wrestlers to go to state. – Photo by Marty Seeger Michelle Lund and Angela Gaffney for the girls, finishing 55th and 59th respectively.

State wrestlers back at state The Leader Land has some great wrestlers in the area, and in 2009 the crop of talent was no different. After winning first place at the Northern Badger tournament, Dustin McKinney made a spectacular run at the state tournament, but fell short of his goal of becoming a state champion at 130 lbs.

His brother Dennis McKinney also had a great wrestling season, taking second place at the Northern Badger tournament and earning his second trip to state in Madison. Dennis finished the year with a 41-8 record, and a career record of 133-38, which is the second-most wins in school history.

“I’m proud as ever of these two boys.

They represented Unity very well over the last three or four years. They’re good for the sport, they’re good kids, well liked and they’re gentlemen, and that makes me proud,” said coach Mark Ferguson.

Jake Bruns of St. Croix Falls also had a pile of career wins for the Saints wrestling team with 116. He ended his high school wrestling career with a trip to the state tournament at 125 pounds, and although he lost in the first round it was a great season for the senior.

“He’s had a very good run here and we’re proud of what he did,” said coach Dan Clark.

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Webster boys track team ties for seventh at state After taking conference, regional and sectional titles, the Webster boys track team tied for seventh place in state, taking several athletes to

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The Webster 4x800-meter relay team finished first at state. Several other Tigers also competed. – Photo submitted La Crosse to compete in eight events at the state level.

“A lot of years you’re just excited to take one or two kids down to state and the last four or five years we’ve been really blessed,” coach Jeff Postler said.

The 4x800-meter relay team took a first-place finish with a time of 8:10.95.

Jack Taylor, Nick Krinkie, Bryan Krause and Quentin Johnson made up the relay team.

Individual Webster finishers were Johnson in eighth place for the 400-meter dash, Krause eighth in the 800-meter run, Taylor sixth in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs, Krinkie eighth in the 3,200-meter run and Mason Kriegel tied for 13th in the pole vault.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Dan Pope, Krause, Kyle Godfrey and Johnson finished fifth in the state competition.

“There were some things we could have done better,” Postler commented.

“Still, taking seventh in the state with the season we had; that’s a pretty good finish.”

The girls team also sent Shaina Pardun and Reba Smallwood to compete in La Crosse for Webster. Pardun broke the school record in pole vault after she cleared 9 feet and finished ninth. The record was held by Melissa Johnston and Ashley Holmquist for 8 feet, 6 inches.

“That’s pretty exciting,” girls coach Roy Ward said. “We just went down there with the attitude that we’re going to get a year of experience in and we’re going to try to have our best day down there that we’ve had all season and she accomplished both of those things.”

Smallwood competed in the shot put, finishing 16th with a distance of 30-06.

She had thrown three feet farther at sectionals then her average throw.

Luck boys track have memorable season The Luck boys track team sent seven athletes to the state track meet in 2009, marking one of

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After winning state in 2008, the Webster boys cross-country team reappeared at the state meet, finishing in fourth. – Photo by Marty Seeger

the best seasons in school history.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve sent this many; we had a bunch of girls eight or nine years ago, but boys ... this is a modern-day record, I suppose you could call it,” said Luck coach Jeff Brenizer.

Among those competing were Arnold Gorr, Jake LaDuke, Nick Morgan, Landen Strilzuk, Brennan Olson, James Longhenry and A.J. Walsh-Brenizer.

It was also a great season for sophomore Kortney Morrin of Grantsburg, who was the lone girl competing for Division 2 teams in the Leader Land area.

She finished ninth in the high jump at state.

The Unity boys sent five boys to the state track meet in the 4x200-relay, which included Tyler Christensen, Rush Hickethier, Dustin McKinney, Dustin Bazille and James Slate. Although the boys were unable to make the finals, three of the four athletes that ran will be back again for the 2010 season.

Area Girl golfers make it to state It was a great season for the Saints girls golf team after they won both conference and regional championship trophies. Unfortunately, their run at state met a short end at the sectional meet in Amery, when they missed taking the entire team to state by just one stroke.

Saints senior Marissa Campeau competed at the state tournament as an individual. She was a four-time all conference selection and certainly wasn’t unfamiliar with state appearances.

She finished in the top 10 with a total score of 166.

Also making it to state was Luck/Unity freshman Avery Steen, who finished in a two-way tie for 17th place with a total score of 182.

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The Saints girl golfers took conference and regional championship titles. They missed taking the team to state by one stroke at sectionals. – Photo submitted

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Cards-Pirates boys basketball epic battles Basketball fans all across the Leader Land area will remember the conference basketball games between the Luck and Grantsburg boys basketball teams.

The first game of the season took place in late January, and despite a lot of basketball ahead in the season, well over 1,000 fans packed the Luck High School gym in anticipation of the conference battle.

“This is what high school basketball is all about, you get 1,000 people in a gym on a Tuesday night to watch a couple of high school teams, you can’t beat that,” Pirates coach Danny Judd said after the game.

The Cardinals held a lead throughout the entire game until Grantsburg senior Jason Jensen hit a soft jump shot from the free-throw line at the buzzer to give the Pirates a 43-42 win.

In the teams next battle in late February, the Pirates held the edge for most of the game, including a 10-point lead with under four minutes remaining.

“They outplayed us for 3-1/2 quarters,” said Luck coach Rick Giller after the game.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, they chipped away at the Pirates lead and got one final look at the basket. With 2.6 seconds to go, Brennan Olson caught an inbound pass from Carson Giller, and sunk a jump shot to give Luck the 57-56 win.

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sectional semifinal. The teams were tied for the first six innings, until Elk Mound scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning.

“We missed our chance to push some runs across in the first three innings,” Johnson commented. “Our wheels came off in the last inning. We just couldn’t put them away.”

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Cardinal and Pirate baseball regional champions Both the Luck Cardinal and Grantsburg Pirate baseball teams took a regional championship during the year 2009. Luck’s season ended against McDonell Central in the sectional finals 2-0, while Grantsburg was taken from the tournament in the semifinals by Elk Mound, 5-1.

Luck defeated the Frederic Vikings 144 to win the regional championship.

They totaled eight hits during the game.

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The two Grantsburg versus Luck boys basketball games of last season filled the gyms and were one-point games. – Photo by Marty Seeger “They picked a good time to finally all be healthy and play well,” coach Wayne Dickinson said.

After defeating Frederic for the regional title, Luck defeated Mellen 6-1 in the sectional semifinal game, but was taken out 2-0 in the final by McDonell Central.

“It was just their day,” Dickinson said of McDonell Central. “I would like to thank all of the players and coaches for all their hard work and dedication this year. It showed today. You were an exceptional baseball team today.”

The Grantsburg Pirates defeated Clayton/Turtle Lake, 9-2, to take home the program’s 28th regional championship title. It is the team’s seventh title during the 21st century.

“I’m happy,” coach Pete Johnson said.

“I’m really proud of the boys. It was a good game.”

The Pirates fell to Elk Mound 5-1 in the

The Luck baseball team won a regional championship during their 2009 season and defeated their first sectional opponent before being beat in the sectional finals. – Photo by Marty Seeger

The Grantsburg Pirates baseball team took home a regional championship but were defeated in the sectional semifinals. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Brennan Olson sets milestones Luck’s Brennan Olson will be remembered for a long time as one of the area’s best basketball players to have ever hit the hard court.

Olson made headlines throughout his career with the Cardinals, and the 2008-09 basketball season was no different.

In January, Olson was honored for reaching 1,000 career points at the Luck High School in front of over 1,000 spectators waiting to watch the first of two epic battles between the Cards and Pirates. At the time, Olson was averaging 25 points per game, 15 rebounds and had over 560 career rebounds and counting. He became the first Luck boy to ever reach the 1,000-point milestone, and did so against Shell Lake, where he also set the school record for most points in a game with 43.

In June, Olson was chosen to play in the WBCA All-Star Game in Madison, along with Grantsburg’s Trent Bonneville.

They were coached by Grantsburg’s Danny Judd.

On top of all his accomplishments on the basketball court, Olson also participated with the Luck boys track team, and set the conference high jump record in May with a jump of 6’ 4”.

Siren’s Janey Emery scores 1,000 points Senior Janey Emery was the third Siren girl in the last four years to score over 1,000 points in their high school careers. Emery’s 1,000th point was scored on Friday, Jan. 30, during the Dragons game against Webster.

Going into the game, she needed 19 points and she scored all of them in three quarters, finishing her last two with free throws. Emery wasn’t at all nervous stepping up to that line.

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Luck’s Brennan Olson set milestones during his senior year. – Photo

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Dragon Janey Emery marked her 1,000th high school point. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

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“She’s the quietest 1,000 points I think you’ll ever see,” coach Ryan Karsten said. “It was nice to get Janey the points.”

Karsten coached Emery only during the 2008-2009 season as head coach, while Jon Rudd coached her during her other three years playing on the varsity squad.

“She can play inside, she can play outside and she doesn’t force things,” Rudd said of Emery. “She always seems to let the game come to her. If they’re taking away the inside, she’ll go outside. If they’re taking away the outside, she’ll go inside.”

Emery played on varsity all four years.

As a freshman, she played with Abby Coyour and Caitlyn Flannigan, who also hit 1,000 points each. Emery was the third-leading scorer on the Dragon team behind Coyour and Flanningan as a freshman.

“Her dad, sister, brother, mom and family have made her the player she is,” Karsten commented. “Jon and I just got to sit back and watch her score 1,000.”

Softball players find themselves in hot water The local softball teams learned a lesson this year that will not be soon forgotten. At least one player for each of our Leader Land teams played in a slow-pitch softball tournament in Cushing and found out that such play is against the WIAA rules.

WIAA’s handbook states, “It is a philosophy of this Association that a student owes loyalty and allegiance to the school and team of which he/she is a member during the season of a given sport. A student becomes ineligible in a sport for the remainder of the season for competing in a nonschool game, meet or contest in the same sport during the season of practice and competition established by the school.”

Some of the teams played their players in games and later had to forfeit from playing ineligible players, while others had their players sit out until the issue was resolved.

Each school, athletic director and softball coach had to get together and decide what action to take. After discussion, most of the schools chose to write a letter to the WIAA explaining their individual situation. The letters resulted in the players being allowed to play.

The only school that didn’t write a letter was Frederic, with coach Erin Hansford stating, “I understand the rule and the point is that it is a rule. The players knew it was a rule and they chose to play anyway.”

This rule will stay in school, player and coach’s minds for at least another year after the 2009 softball incident.

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Softball players had to forfeit games after having players play in a slow-pitch tournament. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

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Blizzard girls win first match in Xmas tourney Blizzard go back and forth in victory Lady Blizzard 4, East Range 3 (OT)

by Greg Marsten SIREN – The Blizzard girls hockey team traded leads with the visiting squad from far northern Minnesota on Monday, Dec. 28. It was the first game of a three-day tournament, and the hosting Burnett squad was hoping to start on the right foot.

“It felt really good to win one in overtime,” Blizzard head coach Tim Bennett said with a sigh of relief after the match.

“We’ve had a tough time with overtimes, so far.”

The Blizzard were trailing for most of the first half of the game. They were behind 1-0 until midway through the second period, when they scored a tying goal. It wasn’t long after that they moved ahead on an Alex Lonetti goal, and the future was beginning to look much brighter.

But the visiting East Range squad from Ely refused to roll over, and tied it up a short time later, and midway through the third period, even moved ahead, 3-2.

The Blizzard rallied in the final half of the third period, and tied the game back up as their bench went wild with encouragement.

In the final minute of regulation play in the third period, the Blizzard girls kept peppering away at the busy East Range goalie, who, to her credit, was able to withstand a barrage of shots on goal by the talented Blizzard forwards, and kept the puck just inches from the stripe to send the match into overtime.

Whatever coaches Bennett, Steiner and

Blizzard senior Cody Crawford takes a backhanded shot on the East Range goalie Monday in Siren. The Blizzard are hosting a three-day tournament with teams from Superior, Northland Pines and the Iron Range.

Blizzard freshman Kassandra Lien skated her way to a hat trick on the road last week against Moose Lake.

In spite of her stellar offense, the Blizzard girls lost in overtime, 4-3. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Lien said in the break, it worked.

The fired-up Blizzard girls kept the puck on the other side of the ice almost immediately, and scored the winning goal just 87 seconds into overtime.

The Christmas Tournament runs until Wednesday, and includes teams from Northland Pines and Superior, as well.

For the Blizzard, getting the first win in their own hosting tournament is a nice start to a long couple of days of work.

Dec. 22, on the road at Moose Lake, Minn.

In spite of a hat trick from freshman forward Kassandra Lien, the Blizzard could not hang on to a lead, and the Moose Lake squad came back and tied the match in the waning moments of the third period, sending it to overtime, where the Blizzard girls had another tough break.

“I know we could skate with this team,” Blizzard head coach Tim Bennett said. “It was another very close and exciting game for us. We came out and stayed with Moose Lake in the first period, although they outshot us.”

Blizzard goalie Tiffany Meyer was able

Moose Lake 4, Blizzard 3 (OT) MOOSE LAKE – The Blizzard girls hockey team continued to make the final seconds count, and also continued to have problems in overtime, on Tuesday,

to handle that early Moose Lake attack with ease. The Blizzard scored early in the first when Lien put the first of her three goals in. Moose Lake tied it up toward the end of the first period and the game went into the second all knotted up, 1-1.

“The second period was our best,” Bennett said confidently. “We came out strong and scored twice.”

On the stick of Lien’s two more goals, the Blizzard took that 3-1 lead into the third period.

“We have a hard time finishing a game strong this year. We started out OK, but a few mental lapses allowed Moose Lake to tie up the game,” Bennett said.

There were some bright spots in that final frame: Samantha O’Brien had a breakaway in the closing seconds of the game and just missed the goal when the Moose Lake goalie checked the puck off her stick at the last second.

In the eight-minute overtime, the Blizzard girls had several good scoring chances, but couldn’t pick up the game winner. Senior Cody Crawford had a nice breakaway opportunity and just missed the upper corner of the net.

“Cody played one of her finest games,” Bennett said.

But late in the overtime, with a Blizzard player in the penalty box, Moose Lake got the game winner on a shot from the point.

“The puck took several deflections on its way to the net,” Bennett stated. “It was a disappointing end to a great game.

This is the fourth third-period lead we have given up this year. We have to find a way to stay focused for three periods.”

Somerset downs Pirate boys in preholiday match the weight off their star’s shoulders to compete with their fellow conference powers as New Richmond, Prescott and St. Croix Central have proven already with victories over the Spartans.

Grantsburg has some work to do, with losses to Webster and Somerset showing their weaknesses and strengths, but also showing they can play with some squads that are much more experienced and older. It’s up to coach Hallberg to prove that youth isn’t always wasted on the young.

Loss may hint at Middle Border Conference strength Somerset 46, Grantsburg 43

by Greg Marsten GRANTSBURG – The Somerset Spartans have their work cut out for them in their Middle Border Conference. Notoriously tough across the board, they have a typically tough Osceola Chieftains team to deal with, as well as Amery, Prescott, Baldwin-Woodville and the like, none of whom are pushovers this year, and the early-season records prove it.

That is part of the reason so many people anticipated a good match between the Spartans and the young Grantsburg Pirates. Always a tough contender in their own Lakeland division, the Pirates are facing lots of variables this year, especially a lack of seniority and starter experience. But they still manage to play with the best, and have made a habit out of surprising lesser squads.

The Tues, Dec. 22 match between the two teams proved to be worth the time away from malls, shopping and cookies, especially due to an offensive performance by Spartan Luke Buerkley, who racked up 27 points on his way to giving the Pirates one of their best looks at a standout player so far this year.

The Pirates managed to keep Brent Larson’s Somerset team in check in the first half, matching them almost point for point along the way, and actually carrying a two-point lead into halftime, 24-

Clear Lake 38, St. Croix Falls 37

Kyle Christensen of St. Croix Falls takes the ball to the hoop.

Pirate Daniel Biorn goes in for a layup in an earlier game this season.

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Buerkley kept calibrating his shooting in the second half, adding eight more points to his nine first-half points.

Buerkley kept his squad in the game, as just three other Spartans scored on the night: Ben Kieckhoefer had a field goal in each half; Brendan Weise had two 3pointers in the first half but went cold in the final frames; and Jordan Hansen spread out nine points for the game to keep the Pirates moving.

Grantsburg relied heavily on junior Trevor Thompson’s scoring to keep them in the hunt. Thompson spread out 19

points for the game, and made the only two connections at the charity stripe all night for Nick Hallberg’s Pirates. Sophomore Nolan Hanson and junior Brent Myers each added 10 points to the Pirate total, along with two each from sophomore Seth Coy and freshman Connor Myers.

But Buerkley proved to be too much all night long, and his free-throw success also helped his cause, going seven of nine, and tallying 10 points alone in the final frame for a steady Spartan victory, 46-43.

Somerset was stingy on fouls, solid from the charity stripe and relied heavily on Buerkley’s field-goal aim to hold on for a win, which they will need to stay competitive in the Middle Border. However, they will also need to take some of

by Marty Seeger CLEAR LAKE – The Saints boys basketball team dropped a nonconference game at Clear Lake last Tuesday, Dec. 22, with the score held at a one-point margin in both the first and second quarter.

The Saints tied the game heading into the fourth quarter, but the Warriors came out on top.

Kyle Christensen was held to eight points and Zach Christenson and Gus Koecher added seven points apiece, while Cory Gebhard hit for six points, Marcus Campbell for five and Austin Whittenberger had four.

The Saints next game will be at Luck on Friday, Jan. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Clayton 55, Unity 52 CLEAR LAKE – The Eagles came close to getting a win over the No. 7 ranked Division 4 Clayton Bears last Tuesday, Dec. 22. No game stats were available at press time for a complete roundup.

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Luck girls float past Shell Lake Rebounds, bench key in final game of 2009 Luck 54, Shell Lake 35

by Greg Marsten LUCK – There’s no reason to regret looking back for the Luck Cardinals girls basketball team. They have started to do some of the basics very well in recent weeks, and are poised to go into 2010 and more conference play with confidence, and a touch of experience they may not have expected. That came to fruition on Dec. 23 at home with a solid 54-35 victory over the struggling Shell Lake Lakers.

“It was a good balance,” Luck head coach Marty Messar confirmed. “Lots of playing time for everyone.”

Behind some very good board work on both ends, the Cardinals dominated in the paint, with Morgan Denny and Aleah Lemieux each notching up nine rebounds, giving each of them many second chances on the way to the victory.

Luck came out on the right note, forcing the Lakers into paint fouls that hurt early, as senior standout Steph Clark was in foul trouble just a few minutes into play, and had to spend some bench time early, further adding to her team’s struggles. The Lakers managed just 10 firsthalf points, while Luck was able to spool up 29 points and go into cruise control for the second half.

Messar played everyone, giving a few players who haven’t seen many court minutes a chance to get their groove on for the end of the year. And it seemed to work. The confidence levels began to grow and expand, as players like Maia Lehmann, Ashlyn Petersen, Sammi Schallenberger and Jade Schrock returned some quality minutes to Messar, and prepared for those times when the bench is critical.

While some of those Cardinals who normally don’t play much at all began to pass, shoot and rebound, the court seemed to open up for those who have been doing it well all season: Denny was the high scorer with 12 points, followed

Luck junior Jade Schrock drives past a Shell Lake Laker in last week’s contest at Luck. The Cardinals beat the Lakers, 54-35, and never trailed.

– Photo by Greg Marsten closely by seniors Bailee Swenson and Taryn Pilz, who racked up 11 points each.

Neither team excelled at the freethrow line, and they converted less than half of their freebies. Shell Lake had serious foul and turnover problems, as well as traveling and mental errors.

“We have lots to work on before returning to conference play,” Messar admitted. “But it was a good way to end 2009.”

But a victory is a victory, no matter how many errors were committed along the way, and the Cardinals have moved their record to above .500 at 4-3, and have a real chance at continuing their winning ways with solid board work, patient offensive prowess and a more experienced bench.

The winless Lakers may have some admittedly uphill battles ahead. While Carlo Kumpala’s team had a difficult first half, he did rally the troops a bit more in the final frame, and made the

Taryn Pilz goes up and over Shell Lake defenders on Tuesday. – Photo

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keep St. Croix Falls in front. It didn’t take long for Osceola to jump in front at the start of the second quarter scoring seven unanswered points and eventually rolling out to a 36-16 halftime lead, and holding the Saints to three points.

The Saints scored just four points in the third quarter before turning things around in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Chieftains 15-7. Olson found some openings on the court and scored six points as a result, and Sarah Petznick added four points and Marissa Campeau drained a nice 3-pointer.

Olson led the Saints with 11 points, Campeau and Petznick had seven, and Sydney Geisness added four points with nine rebounds. Cortney Rasmussen also had nine rebounds. The Saints don’t play another game until Friday, Jan. 8, when they travel to a key conference matchup against Luck, beginning at 6 p.m.

Cardinals work for every inside pass and allowed fewer second chances. They have some good talent to work with, and could actually surprise some squads that take them for granted this year.

Messar’s girls, on the other hand, have plenty of weapons to play with, and good depth at most corners. Keeping their legs and bench fresh seems to be a good strategy, and they have some of the best rebounders and inside follow-up players in the region. Combined with freshman Avery Steen’s ball handling and outside prowess and Denny, Pilz and Lemieux on the follow-ups, they could be one of the deepest contenders in the conference.

Osceola 43, St. Croix Falls 31

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – After a 9-7 firstquarter lead the Saints let their game against Osceola slip away before the start of the holiday season.

It was a back-and-forth affair in the first quarter, as Caitlyn Olson led with three points and three others on the Saints offense piled on a pair of points to

Saints freshman Sydney Geisness powers up against an Osceola player in last Tuesday night’s game. The Saints lost 43-31. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Luck boys prove to be too much for Shell Lake Preholiday contest a chance to test their half of the scoreboard at home Luck 67, Shell Lake 28

by Greg Marsten LUCK – In spite of some early-season “bumps in the road” - also referred to as “losses,” the Luck Cardinals boys basketball team has shown flashes of quality play throughout the year. From excellent outside shooting and domination of the boards on both ends, to very good defense and good patience on offense, they sometimes go through a dozen or more patient passes before settling on a shot.

It seems that all of those stars never aligned at the same time.

As the holiday break approached last week, the Cardinals seemed as close to firing on all cylinders as they have all season, racking up 67 points to Shell Lake’s 28 points before a fired-up crowd on the Card’s home court, and giving themselves a real nice present under the tree two days before Christmas.

Cardinal head coach Rick Giller was fast to spread the credit around, between

junior Alec Mortel, who fired up the crowd with some high-flying inside work and 21 points, to Carson Giller’s long-ball prowess and perfect charitystripe acumen to match his 22-point performance - his third such number all year.

“Alec was doing it all,” Giller affirmed. “Driving, posting and shooting from the outside.”

Indeed, it was an offensive marathon for the Cardinals, who spread the scoring love eight different ways, including the combined 43 points from Mortel and Giller. Also adding tallies were five points each from Cole Mortel and Brady Klatt, on top of seven points from senior Gary Ekholm. “[Ekholm] came in and gave some quality time throughout the game,” Giller stated. “Playing good defense, he also had three blocks and put in seven points.”

But it was the defense that shined brighter than any visible star that foggy night in Luck. The Cardinals handed the struggling Lakers a big old lump of defensive coal in the first half, allowing just seven points, including only a lone Bob Scheu field goal for the whole first quarter, while Luck spread 23 first quarter points five different ways.

“It was another half of good defense,”

Giller said.

Shell Lake rediscovered the inside of the net slightly better in the second half, garnering nine points in the third quarter and 12 more in the final frame. Laker senior Jordan Forsythe finished on top for his squad with nine points before fouling out in the fourth quarter, followed by fellow senior Brandon Degner’s eight notches.

But it was all Cardinals, all the time, all night long. They never looked back on their way to a huge 39-point victory that may bring them good tidings of great joy in the 2010 portion of the campaign. On top of the fine offensive performances, the Cardinals were more nice than naughty in the defensive department, managing to tally just two personal fouls in the entire second half, and keeping Shell Lake from ever going to the freebie line all night.

The Lakers may have a difficult campaign ahead, but at least they know the Cardinal drubbing was no fluke. Giller’s boys may be starting to gel as the season progresses, and their real tests are yet to come.

LEFT: Luck point guard Carson Giller goes up for a layup against Shell Lake recently. – Photo by Larry Samson

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Somerset comes from behind, twice, in victory over Blizzard boys Somerset 4, Blizzard 3

by Greg Marsten SIREN – It was the kind of game that could have gone either way. It just didn’t go the way of the Blizzard.

“We kind of dropped the ball again and just can’t find a way to play all three periods!” Blizzard boys coach Grant Nicoll said after his team’s last-moment loss to Somerset last Tuesday, Dec. 22. at home in Siren as the holiday break was about to begin.

The Blizzard came on strong, blistering the Somerset gatekeeper with 15 shots on goal to the Spartan’s three shots on goal in the first period. Those 15 shots resulted in a taste of pay dirt in the first period, with a Blizzard goal to take an early lead.

“The kids came out great. We had a 1-0 lead; it could have been more,” Nicoll said.

In the second period, the Blizzard scored a short-handed goal to make it 2-

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At Hacker’s Lanes Monday Night Ladies Standings: House of Wood 75, Hacker’s Lanes 60, AnchorBank 56, The Bottle Shop 53, Mane Attractions 47, Chicks 45.

Women’s games: Kelsey Bazey (HW) 211, Ramona Renfroe (C) 186, Joann Pomerleau (MA) 183.

Women’s series: Kelsey Bazey (HW) 581, Ramona Renfroe (C) 552, Rita Frandsen (HW) 506.

Team games: AnchorBank 640, Mane Attractions 615, Chicks 573.

Team series: AnchorBank 1843, Chicks 1704, Hacker’s Lanes 1668.

Men’s Tuesday Classic Standings: Great Northern Outdoors 122.5, Hacker’s Lanes 116, Yellow Lake Lodge 106, The Bottle Shop 104, Pioneer Bar 72.5, Olsen & Son 64.

Individual games: Brian McBroom (YLL) 279, Roger Tollander (YLL) 269, Ed Bitler (GNO) 268.

Individual series: Brian McBroom (YLL) 730, Dale Gregory (HL) 701, Ed Bitler (GNO) 696.

Team games: Yellow Lake Lodge 709, Pioneer Bar 686, Great Northern Outdoors 676.

Team series: Yellow Lake Lodge 1999, Great Northern Outdoors 1939, Hacker’s Lanes 1891.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Brian McBroom 9x = 279; Rick Bradway 8x = 256; Dale Gregory 7x = 258; Ed Bitler 6x = 268; Brett Daeffler 5x = 237.

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Blizzard freshman Matt Larson (10) skates past a Somerset defenseman in last week's match at Siren. The Blizzard lost in the final minute, 4-3. – Photo

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above average: Brian McBroom 279 (+88); Jim Wickstrom 216 (+79); Roger Tollander 269 (+77).

Series 100 pins or more above average: Brian McBroom 730 (+157); Jim Wickstrom 513 (+102).

Splits converted: 3-10: Rick Bradway. 3-4-7: Brett Daeffler.

3-6-7-10: Ed Bitler, Tom Coen.

Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Skol Bar 40, 4 Seasons Wood Products 40.5, Cummings Lumber 35, Pioneer Bar 35, Larsen Auto Center 32.5, A-1 Machine 32, Lewis Silo 23, Bye 1.

Individual games: Gene Ackland (4S) 267 & 259, Chris Rowell (PB) 254.

Individual series: Gene Ackland (4S) 732, Chris Rowell (PB) 691, Brett Daeffler (4S) 687.

Team games: 4 Seasons Wood Products 1046 & 1020, Skol Bar 1008.

Team series: 4 Seasons Wood Products 3017, Skol Bar 2875, A-1 Machine 2825.

McKenzie Lanes Monday Night Ladies Standings: Frederic Truck & Tractor 53.5, Bogus Pumpkins 49.5, Milltown Appliance 46.5, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 45, McKenzie Lanes 42.5, Sam’s Carpentry 39, Metal Products 32.5, Edina Divas 31.5.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 203, Allison Magner 195, Donna Petersen 194.

Individual series: Cindy Castellano 551, Marsha Guggisberg 539, Shirley Wilson

531.

Team games: (Handicap score) Frederic Truck & Tractor 822.

Team series: (Handicap score) Wolf Creek Log Furniture 2313.

Monday Night Madness Standings: Alleycats 12, Scottay’s Trucking 12, Radio Shack 10, Triple Threat 10, Mishaps 8, Pepie’s Gals 4, Balsam Lake Market 4, McKenzie Lanes 4.

Individual games: Jessica Clausen 203, Melanie Erickson 201, Cathy Albrecht 196.

Individual series: Jessica Clausen 511, Melanie Erickson 510, Cathy Albrecht 501.

Team games: (Handicap score) Alleycats 657, Scottay’s Trucking 627.

Team series: (Handicap score) Triple Threat 1821, Mishaps 1811.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: Wild Boys 61.5, Lamar Stars 54, Lane Crashers 51.5, Lemon Heads 51, Jim’s Flooring 42, Mom’s Boys 34.

Women’s games: Brenda Lehmann 192, Vicki Minnick 185, Sharyl Swagger 156.

Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 514, Vicki Minnick 481, Sharyl Swagger 435.

Men’s games: Blake Frenning

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“This is when the boys started to sit back and let Somerset come back into the game,” Nicoll admitted.

Somerset used an aggressive offensive attack to pepper the Blizzard defense, scoring midway through the second period, and then tying it up a short time later in the second.

The Blizzard responded again, and took a 3-2 lead into the third period. But with about five minutes left in that dreaded third frame, the Spartans tied it up again, 3-3. With 24 seconds left in the game the hungry Somerset crew scored the go-ahead goal, giving them the 4-3 win.

“We now have a tough road ahead of us,” Nicoll stated, noting that his squad entered a tournament that began on Monday, Dec. 28, putting them up against some of the top teams in the area.

“This will be a good gage of where we need to be at the end of the year in the playoffs,” he said. “Let’s hope we can find a way to put three periods together in this tournament and let it carry over into our conference run after the new year.”

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206, Cory Crowell 190, Glen Minnick 187.

Men’s series: Jeff Lehmann 532, Cory Crowell 521, Glen Minnick 515.

Team games: Lemon Heads 526.

Team series: Lemon Heads 1463.

Tuesday Women’s Day Standings: Custom Outfitter 36.5, Country Gals 34, Tomlinson Insurance 30.5, Kassel Tap 30, Gutter Dusters 21.5, Hauge Dental 20.5, B & H Builders 20, Bye 11.

Individual games: Denise Donaghue 223, Shirley Wilson 200, Jane Smith 199.

Individual series: Shirley Wilson 586, Denise Donaghue 522, Norma Hauge 510.

Team games: (Handicap score) Kassel Tap 816, Custom Outfitter 806, Tomlinson Insurance 796.

Team series: (Handicap score) Kassel Tap 2379, Tomlinson Insurance 2283, Custom Outfitter 2251.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 89, Glass Bar 85, McKenzie Lanes 75, Centurview Park 71.5, Dream Lawn 69, Hack’s Pub 64, The Dugout 58, Steve’s Appliance 48.5.

Individual games: Mike Hill 279, Darren McKenzie 270, Gene Braund 266.

Individual series: Darren McKenzie 722, Gene Braund 716, Mike Hill 707.

Team games: (Handicap score) Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 1305.

Team series: (Handicap score) Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 3668.

Wednesday Early Mixed Standings: Glass Attractions 8, Lite House 6, Hack’s Pub 6, Hendrick’s Motor 4, Suzie Q’s 4, Top Spot 2, Cutting Edge 2, Holiday StationStore 0.

Women’s games: Janice Fox 195, Kathy Braund 179, Shannon Cox 170.

Women’s series: Kathy Braund 468, Janice Fox 455, Dixie Welling 451.

Men’s series: Todd Wagner 251, Merlin Fox 236, Kevin Sherrard 230.

Men’s games: Merlin Fox 609, Gene Braund 603, Darrell Hendricks 576.

Team games (Handicap score): Lite House 715.

Team series (Handicap score): Lite House 2001.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Tiger Express 44, Davy’s Construction 33, Edina Realty 32, Harvest Moon 30, Hanjo Farms 27, Reed’s Marina 24, Dalles Electricians 22, McKenzie Lanes 12.

Individual games: Craig Willert 247, Darren McKenzie 246, Frank Jerrick 237.

Individual series: Craig Willert 726, Darren McKenzie 704, Matt Campeau 641.

Team games: (Handicap score) Tiger Express 1028, Davy’s Construction 1010.

Team series: (Handicap score) Davy’s Construction 2950, Tiger Express 2889.

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Tigers on fast track for West Lakeland crown Their home gymnasium is already festooned with various championship banners and it appears that Webster hoop coach Randy “The Mind” Hedrick has his boys ready to add another one to the impressive display. Few pundits expected the Tigers to upend both Grantsburg and Luck in the first round of action. A quick check of the Tigers schedule on wishoops.net reveals that the black and orange may not face another conference challenge until their rematch with Luck on the Cardinals floor on Jan. 29. Get your tickets early for that game. It should be a dandy.

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125-56; winning percentage of .690 Those are the career numbers for former Grantsburg head coach Danny Judd, who quietly resigned from that position last summer, leaving the Pirate program in the able hands of ex-Unity Eagle cager Nick Hallberg. No doubt there will be numerous local coaches who will pile up 125 or more victories in their coaching tenure but few—if any— will end their careers with a success rate of 69 percent or better. Fans will long remember the 2005 GHS state tournament team and the stellar starting five of Conner Graves, Ryan Hansen, Korky Morrin, Nick Larson and Aaron Goepfert.

Ex-Frederic athlete plays key role up north Former Frederic Viking Nick Geisen is the 6’5” starting center for the 5-2 Washburn Castle Guards and is averaging nine points and a handful of rebounds per game. Several Frederic fans took advantage of the opportunity to see Geisen and his cohorts perform at a holiday

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By the way, Chequamegon is the new name for the school district, which emerged when Park Falls and Glidden consolidated this year. Park Falls is perhaps best known as the hometown for former Frederic boys basketball coach and current high school principal Ray Draxler. Draxler was at the helm when Frederic won their last conference basketball title back in 1983.

P O R T S NFC North title is goal number one for Fantastic Favre When Pittsburgh wide receiver Mike Wallace deftly planted both feet in the left side of the end zone for a touchdown two weeks ago, it not only capped a valiant Steelers comeback victory over the Packers, but it also catapulted Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings to the 2009 NFC North Championship. (Tshirts are already available for sale.) If the Vikes finish at 13-3, their record will be identical to the Packers record during Favre’s last season at Green Bay. And Monday’s workmanlike victory over Chicago means that the Vikes still have an outside shot at earning the NFC’s number-one seed if the resurgent Carolina Panthers can knock off New Orleans next week. Even from 75 miles away, you’ll almost be able to hear the welcome and happy sound of the Viking horn blowing over the Metrodome loudspeakers. What a playoff atmosphere it will be! (Note: This column was written prior to Monday night’s game).

LFG wrestlers steadily improving Next tournament in New Richmond on Jan. 9

by Marty Seeger OSCEOLA – It was a long day of wrestling in Osceola on Saturday, Dec. 19, for the Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg wrestling team, but the results show a steady improvement from when they started the season.

Both Austin Eskola and Brent Johnson have been piling on the wins for LFG, as Eskola went undefeated in all five of his matches and Johnson went 4-1 overall.

“Had another good day,” coach Chris

Bartlett said of Johnson. “He is fun to watch. He goes from one move to the next without hesitating. Ran into a tough wrester his last match.” Bartlett also said he thought Eskola wrestled well, and is getting more comfortable with his shot.

Ben Ackerley had a good day going 32, and Ray Kurkowski, Evan Ryan and Lakeysha Shallenberger each had a win.

The team had one injury at the beginning of the day at 171 with Claire Erickson, who was unable to wrestle the rest of the day.

As a team the Cardinals lost all of their matches, against Osceola 64-16, St. Croix Central 51-27, Clear Lake 70-9, Shell Lake 47-16, and Boyceville 75-3. Although they lost all of the team dual matches,

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf.

Webster Tigers 3-0 Luck Cardinals 2-1 Grantsburg Pirates 2-1 St. Croix Falls Saints 1-1 Unity Eagles 1-1 Siren Dragons 0-3 Frederic Vikings 0-2 Scores Tuesday, December 22 Clayton 55, Unity 52 Clear Lake 38, St. Croix Falls 37 Luck 67, Shell Lake 28 Somerset 46, Grantsburg 43 Webster, Birchwood (no stats available) Monday, December 28 Clayton 60, Siren 39 South Shore 59, Grantsburg 53 New Auburn, Frederic (no stats available) Upcoming Monday, January 4 7:30 p.m. Unity at Chetek Tuesday, January 5 6 p.m.

Frederic at Northwood 7:30 p.m. Cumberland at Luck Blizzard

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Overall 4-0 6-2 4-3 2-4 1-5 2-5 1-4

3-5-1 Scores Tuesday, December 22 Somerset 4, Blizzard 3 Monday, December 28 Hayward 6, Blizzard 2 Upcoming Wednesday, December 30 TBD Blizzard at Rice Lake Hockey Tourney Tuesday, January 5 7 p.m. Mora, Minn., at Grantsburg

WRESTLING Upcoming

Thursday, January 7 7 p.m.

St. Croix Central at Unity Clear Lake at Frederic Saturday, January 9 9 a.m.

LFG at New Richmond Unity at New Richmond

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf.

Siren Dragons 2-0 Luck Cardinals 2-0 Frederic Vikings 1-0 Webster Tigers 1-1 St. Croix Falls Saints 0-1 Grantsburg Pirates 0-2 Unity Eagles 0-2 Scores Tuesday, December 22 Cumberland 49, Webster 45 Luck 54, Shell Lake 35 Osceola 43, St. Croix Falls 31 Monday, December 28 Baldwin-Woodville 42, Grantsburg 38 Glenwood City 56, Webster 50 Upcoming Monday, January 4 7:30 p.m. Webster at Shell Lake Cameron at Siren Tuesday, January 5 7:30 p.m. Frederic at Northwood Turtle Lake at Unity

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Lady Blizzard

Overall 4-2 4-3 4-1 2-4 2-3 1-7 0-5

4-5-1 Scores Tuesday, December 22 Moose Lake, Minn., 4, Lady Blizzard 3 (OT) Monday, December 28 Lady Blizzard 4, East Range 3 (OT) Upcoming Wednesday, December 30 2 p.m.

Lady Blizzard at Siren Holiday Tourney Saturday, January 2 1 p.m.

Lady Blizzard at Ashland Tuesday, January 5 7 p.m.

Lady Blizzard at New Richmond

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Upcoming Thursday, January 7 6:30 p.m. Grantsburg at Rush City Friday, January 8 6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Superior

Claire Erickson competes in an earlier match this year. Erickson was unable to wrestle in Osceola after being injured in his first match of the day. – File photo by Becky Amundson they were forced to forfeit an average of over six matches each time. According to Bartlett, their dual against St. Croix Central featured three LFG wrestlers, at 112, 119 and 140, who defeated opponents they lost to at the start of the season.

The Swami hit his head after falling from his tree stand on the opening day of deer season, so opted to take a few weeks off from the world of predictions. “I had just filled my third antlerless tag of the day and in my haste to get out of the stand to see if it was a buck or THE SWAMI doe fawn, a branch broke and I tumbled 25 feet from a red oak,” he said. But he claims he made some successful (though unpublished) predictions during the last two weeks, so he feels he’s now primed and ready for action. “I was 16-1 for a success rate of 94

The Swami

PREDICTS

SCF, Unity at Northern Badger RIVER FALLS – The Unity and St. Croix Falls wrestling teams will be busy on the mat at the Northern Badger tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 29-30. Results from that tournament will be in a following issue of the InterCounty Leader. percent while predicting along at home during the last two weeks in December,” he claimed unconvincingly.

This week’s predictions Boys games: Northwood 59, Frederic 42 – The Evergreens are tough this year.

Luck 62, Cumberland 48 – The Beavers have won only once but won’t be a pushover.

Unity 55, Chetek 50 – The Eagles keep the Bulldogs winless.

Girls games: Webster 44, Shell Lake 37 – The Tigers earn a tidy nonconference victory.

Siren 60, Cameron 35 – The Dragons destroy the struggling Comets Northwood 73, Frederic 54 – The Evergreens are averaging 70 points per game.

Turtle Lake 50, Unity 29 – Turtle Lake has a solid squad this year.

O UTDOOR S

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I N T E R! C O U N T Y L E A D E R

ATVs • BIRDING • BOATING • CAMPING • FISHING • HIKING • HUNTING • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

DNR tracking cougar in western Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE – Biologists with the state Department of Natural Resources have tracked what could be the same cougar through parts of St. Croix, Pierce and Dunn counties in western Wisconsin.

It is possible this is the cougar that was photographed and tracked Dec. 11 in Stillwater, Minn. That cougar was moving east, and it would have been easy for the big cat to cross the frozen St. Croix River. Tracks found in Stillwater and in St. Croix County are similar in size.

This question may be resolved as DNA samples (hair) were collected in Stillwater and in Pierce County and most recently in Dunn County. These are being sent to the Wildlife Genetics Lab in Missoula, Mont., for analysis. Results are not expected for at least two weeks.

This past Wednesday, Dec. 16, a farmer photographed cougar tracks near Spring Valley, about 25 miles east of the St. Croix River near the border of St. Croix and Pierce counties. DNR biologist Harvey Halvorsen picked up the trail on Friday and tracked the cougar for more than a mile to the Eau Galle River.

A motion-activated trail camera took a photograph of the cougar Saturday night, south and west of Downsville in Dunn County. DNR biologist Jess Carstens verified the tracks on Monday, indicating the cougar has continued to move south and east at a rate of 5 to 7 miles per day.

It had been expected that the cat would make a kill and Carstens found a cache Monday, a fawn that had been partially eaten and then covered with cornstalks from a farmer’s field. Evidence examined subsequently showed the cat likely returned to the cache overnight.

The DNR has no immediate plans to

A motion-activated trail camera took this photograph of a cougar near Downsville.

A farmer photographed cougar tracks near Spring Valley. – Photos courtesy of the DNR

A cache with a killed fawn was found near an area where the cougar had been.

capture the animal. Landowners in the lower Chippewa River Valley are being asked to be observant for signs of the cougar.

If an individual finds what appear to be cougar tracks, the best course of action is to take the highest quality photographs possible with something in the frame – a ruler is preferred but cash money will work – as a reference for measurement.

Instructions for reporting rare animal signs – and up-to-date information on cougar sightings in Wisconsin – can be found online at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mam mals/cougar/sightings.htm This information includes e-mail addresses for transmitting digital photographs.

This is the second time cougar signs have been found in this part of western Wisconsin. In May, confirmed cougar tracks were found on a farm in Pepin County.

A cougar first spotted near Milton, in January 2008, was the first confirmed instance of a wild cougar in Wisconsin since they were extirpated from the state

in the early part of the 20th century.

Biologists suspect that the handful of sightings since then are the result of male cougars dispersing from breeding populations in the Dakotas. Parts of western and southwestern Wisconsin offer ideal habitat for cougars, with heavily wooded terrain, high-ridged valleys and large deer populations. There is no evidence of breeding populations in Wisconsin.

Cougars are listed as protected in Wisconsin. It is illegal to kill a cougar except to prevent injury to a human.

Wildlife officials said there is no reason for concern as cougars typically avoid any contact with humans. While the risk of a cougar attacking a human is exceedingly small, it does exist. Officials from Arizona, which has a large population of cougars, also known as mountain lions, offer this advice:

firmly.

• Do not run from a mountain lion.

Running may stimulate a mountain lion’s instinct to chase. Stand and face the animal. Make eye contact.

• Appear larger. Raise your arms.

Open your jacket if you are wearing one.

Throw stones, branches or whatever you can reach without crouching or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly. The idea is to convince the lion that you are not easy prey and that you may be a danger to it.

• Maintain eye contact and slowly back away toward a building, vehicle or busy area.

• Protect small children so they won’t panic and run.

Fight back if attacked. Many potential victims have fought back successfully with rocks, sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, their bare hands and even mountain bikes. Since a mountain lion usually tries to bite the head or neck, try to remain standing and face the animal. – from the DNR

If you encounter a mountain lion: • Do not approach the animal. Most mountain lions will try to avoid a confrontation. Give them a way to escape.

• Stay calm and speak loudly and

Fur Fins & Feathers hosts successful toy drive MLB player Jarrod Washburn among those in attendance

by Marty Seeger SIREN – Fur Fins & Feathers Sports in Siren hosted a successful toy drive on Saturday, Dec. 19, hauling in at least six large boxes of toys and receiving about $500 in donations to help local families during Christmas.

In attendance at the toy drive was major league baseball player Jarrod Washburn, who signed autographs and greeted a packed building. Washburn has been in the majors for 11 years, and

MLB player Jarrod Washburn met with several kids during the toy drive, including Austin and Ashley Kurkowski of Frederic.

Fur Fins & Feathers held a successful toy drive recently, with help from (L to R): Chad Lessard, Bart Larson, Jarrod Washburn, Bill Hakl, Julene Hakl, Rich Bistram and Dave O’Brien. – Photos submitted was traded to the Detroit Tigers in July.

He made his major league debut with the Angels, and won a World Series with the team before being traded to the Mariners.

Also in attendance was Mathews Archery Pro-Staffer Bart Larson, who has won numerous shooting titles including a first-place finish in the Archery Shooters Association and a first place in the International Bowhunting AssociaIBO World Champion Bart Larson tion. He was an IBO World Champion in (far right) chatted with several guests 2009. Other Mathews pro-staffers inat the toy drive, including Brian Niles cluded Julene and Bill Hakl. Julene is an eight-time national champion and hus(far left) and Jeremy Appel.

Jackie Kurkowski won the antler scoring contest by getting amazingly close to the actual score of this buck.

Kurkowski guessed the pen-raised deer at 309. Officially, the rack scored 309-4/8. band Bill has won three national titles.

Dave O’Brien, official scorer for the Pope and Young, and Boone and Crockett clubs was on hand to score antler mounts for those who brought in an animal to be scored. The toy drive also featured an antler scoring competition, which was won by Jackie Kurkowski.

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Burnett County circuit court Andrew Adams III, Spooner, speeding, $200.50.

Judith C. Alcott, Mounds View, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Brian L. Alden, Webster, illegal sale of firewood, $154.50.

Jeremiah S. Anderson, Grantsburg, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Renee E. Anderson, Grantsburg, speedometer violations – speeding, $175.30.

Justin P. Barrett, Edina, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Laurence Bearhart, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Bradley M. Belisle, Hertel, operate w/o valid license; operating while suspended, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty pleas.

Debbie M. Belland, Grantsburg, dog running at large, $185.00.

Delbert G. Benjamin, Danbury, operating while under influence, operating with PAC .08 or more, operate motor vehicle after revocation, cause property damage, unsafe lane deviation, not guilty pleas.

Charles R. Bentley, Webster, speeding, license suspended 15 days, $358.00.

Jesse Bentley, Webster, underage drinking, possess., 1720, $263.50.

Barbara E. Berthiaume, Webster, cracked/damaged vehicle windshield; fail./display vehicle license plates, not guilty pleas.

Mavis J. Beyer, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Pamela R. Blahoski, Webster, sell alcohol to underage person, not guilty plea.

Jeremy J. Breiwick, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Craig L. Briggs, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Jesus I. Briseno, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Nichole R. Brown, Webster, nonregistration of auto, etc., not guilty plea.

Raymond E. Brown, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Robert B. Brown, Danbury, horn does not function, $175.30 wiper blade not clearing windshield, $175.30; vehicle rimloose/missing nut, log or B, $175.30; fail./properly maintain stop lamps, $175.30; Fail./properly maintain headlamps, $175.30; fail./properly maintain exhaust system, $175.30; fail./maintain signal indicator lamps, $175.30.

Tyrone P. Bujold, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Brian A. Busby, St. Croix Falls, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more; fail./stop at stop sign, not guilty pleas.

Raymond A. Carlson, Hertel, ATV operation on highways, $200.50.

Sharmin M. Carlson, dog running at large; delinquent dog license, not guilty pleas.

Jake A. Chaffee, Zimmerman, Minn., nonregistration of vehicle <= 10,000 lbs, $175.30.

Anthony H. Chapman, Danbury, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

John Chavarria, Fort Meyers, Fla., operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Jose L. Chavarria, Webster, underage drinking-possess., 1720, attend alcohol class, $263.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Walter R. Childers, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Mark A. Christiansen, Hinckley, Minn., disorderly conduct, $150.00.

Valerie J. Christianson, White Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jacquelyn N. Churchill, Webster, possess open intoxicants in MV, $186.00.

Richard C. Cooter, Two Harbors, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Shana L. Corbine, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Zachary S. Crocker, Grantsburg, speeding, $225.70.

Michael S. Curtis, Webster, underage drinking, possess., 1720, license suspended six months, attend alcohol class, $389.50.

Edward J. Cycenas, Siren, install waste-treatment system w/o permit, not guilty plea.

Randall S. Decker, Shafer, Minn., operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; possess open intoxicants in MV; operation w/o required lamps lighted, not guilty pleas.

Jordan M. Decorah, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Andy J. DeLosier, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mark A. Dusbabek, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Robert R. Echeverria, Danbury, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Merissa L. Edwards, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Richard F. Edwards, Harrisonburg, Va., speeding, $175.30.

Marshall B. Elson, Nisswa, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Rachael A. Emmanuel Fitzgerald, Hammond, speeding, not guilty plea.

Joan B. Erickson, Webster, fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Erickson Trucking LLC, Minong, vehicle equipment violations, group 1, $238.50; HazMat program procedures, group 1, $326.50.

Adam M. Evans, Luck, underage drinking/possess., 17-20, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Susan G. Evans, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

John D. Fendt, Solon Springs, failure to immediately tag an otter, $243.00.

Sandra D. Ferguson, Spooner, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty pleas.

Kevin J. Filip, Milltown, nonregistration of other vehicle, $263.50.

Jessica F. Forsman, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael F. Fuller, Webster, operate recreation veh. in unauth. area, $175.30.

Gilbert J. Galvan, W. St. Paul,Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Calvin L. Garbow, Sandstone, Minn., operating while suspended, $186.00.

Sheri L. Gatten, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Dylan A. Geske, Siren, possession of THC; possession of drug paraphernalia; speeding; violate absolute sobriety law, not guilty pleas.

Daniel J. Gray, Stacy, Minn., operating while under influence; operating with PCD .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

Trisha L. Griffin, Rush City, Minn., operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; unsafe lane deviation, not guilty pleas.

Kelsey E. Gustafson, Webster, cracked/damaged vehicle windshield, $175.30.

Burnett County warrants Terrel J. Jackson, 33, Luck, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 21.

Charles N. Kurkowski, 42, Frederic, failure to pay fines,

Dec. 22.

Nathan W. Pardun, 21, Danbury, failure to pay fines, Dec. 22.

Burnett County deaths Sandra E. McPheeters, 62, Siren, Dec. 3.

Nettie F. Otis, 65, LaFollette Township, Dec. 5.

Stewart N. Swanson, 99, Frederic Village, Nov. 28.

William J. Miller, 71, Grantsburg Township, Nov. 15.

Myron Dahl, 93, Grantsburg Village, Dec. 18.

Joseph C. Gutierrez, Siren, operate w/o valid license, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Richard K. Haas, Farmington, Minn., operate w/o valid license, $200.50; operating left of centerline, $213.10.

Jamie L. Halverson, Hayward, speeding, $225.70.

Jedadiah L. Hanson, Cushing, nonregistration of auto, etc, $175.30.

William C. Hess, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

James T. Hinrichs, Grantsburg, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; speeding, not guilty pleas.

Christopher D. Holmquist, Siren, nonregistration of auto etc., $175.30.

Adam K. Hosey, Park Falls, speeding, $225.70.

Michael W. Howe, East Bethel, Minn., underage drinking, possess., 17-20, $263.50.

David R. Hubbell, Siren, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Jessica M. Hubbell, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Sharon A. Hughes, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea.

Timothy S. Hughes, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea.

Jaqueob E. Huro, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Shondel R. Hyttinen, Buffalo, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Melanie L. Imme, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; unsafe lane deviation, not guilty pleas.

Kevin D. Ingalls, Webster, underage drinking, possess., – 17-20, attend alcohol class, $263.50.

Michael B. Isham, Anoka, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Eva M. Java, Frederic, speeding, $175.30.

Valerie C. Jensen, Mesa, Ariz., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Aaron T. Johnson, Savage, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Anthony J. Johnson, Danbury, ATV operate w/loaded firearm in vehicle, $213.10.

Nicholas L. Johnson, Pine City, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Stephen M. Jones, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Travis C. Jones, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct w/motor vehicle, $185.00.

Rafal A. Kawecki, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Jessica M. Keggins, Siren, speeding, $225.70.

Todd W. Kern, Danbury, seat belt violation; operate w/o valid license, not guilty pleas.

David H. King, Elk River, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Marlene M. Kufalk, Spooner, speeding, not guilty plea.

Russell Kukuk, Askov, Minn., violate Class A hwy. weight limits, $742.74.

James F. Kunesh, Onamia, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Kim J. Lalor, Webster, cause injury/operate while under influence; fail./yield right/way from stop sign, not guilty pleas.

Thomas J. Landers, Painesdale, Mich., interstate record of duty status; speeding, not guilty pleas.

Robert H. Lange, Crystal, Minn., operating left of centerline, $208.60.

Beth M. Lanoue, Tracy, Minn., ATV, operate w/o headgear, $150.10.

Larry’s LP Inc., Webster, shipments/packagings requirements, group 1; vehicle equipment violations, group 3; carriage by public highway, group 1, not guilty pleas.

Dennis L. Larsen, Danbury, speeding, $175.30.

Roland D. Larson, Spring Valley, speeding, not guilty plea.

Michael C. Liljenberg, Siren, speeding, $183.30.

Derek L. Lindemann, Webster, operating while suspended, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00; speeding, $225.70.

James L. Mahoney, Amery, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; operate motorcycle w/o valid license; knowingly operating while suspended and cause injury to another person, not guilty pleas.

Gabrielle G. Marazzo, Webster, underage drinking, possess., 17-20; possess open intoxicants in MV, not guilty pleas.

Arthur A. Marcyan, Siren, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Bradley J. Maslow, Siren, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Preston Mason, Grantsburg, underage drinking, possess., 1720, not guilty plea.

Claudette L. Matrious, Danbury, operate w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Bruce M. Mattison, Brook Park, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Patrick A. Maxwell, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea.

Bryan V. McBroom, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel G. McGuiggan, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Charlene K. Meckel, Pine City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Allen J. Meier, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct w/motor vehicle, $185.00.

Lorenzo Merrill, Isle, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Amy A. Miels, Spooner, speeding, not guilty plea.

Anne A. Miller, Pine City, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Corey R. Miner, Webster, inadequate parking brake; vehicle tires w/less than 2/32” tread; vehicle rim-loose/missing nut, log or B; equip motor vehicle w/illegal muffler; operate vehicle w/o stopping lights, not guilty pleas.

John M. Montgomery, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Keith W. Naylor, Danbury, nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Donald J. Nefs, Isanti, Minn., drink open intoxicants in MV, $200.50.

James A. Nelson, Grantsburg, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Michael D. Nelson, Danbury, speeding, $175.30.

Tyler P. Newling, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Ashley J. Oakgrove, Minneapolis, Minn., underage drinking, possess., 17-20, $263.50.

Scott E. O’Brien, Webster, operating while under influence; seat belt violation; inattentive driving, not guilty pleas.

Paul V. Olesen, Webster, underage drinking, possess., 1720, not guilty plea.

Wendy L. Ortez, Siren, disorderly conduct, $150.00.

Richard G. Orthmeyer, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Randall G. Palm, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

David A. Pardun, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Michael W. Pearson, Grantsburg, failure to license dog, $185.00.

Cara K. Peasley, St. Croix Falls, operate w/o valid license, $162.70.

Nicole M. Petersen, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Travis J. Petersen, Webster, speeding, $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rita L. Peterson, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jessica C. Petrangelo, Webster underage drinking, possess., 17-20, license suspended six months, attend alcohol class, $389.50.

David A. Pfisthner, Lake Nebagamon, license restriction violation class A, B or C vehicle, not guilty plea.

Burnett County warrants Jeremy W. Benton, 39, Grantsburg, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 18.

Daniel W. Bugg, 45, Luck, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 15.

Ronald A. Hess, 27, Siren, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 14.

David G. St. John, 36, Siren, warrant - failure to appear, Dec. 14.

Kyle C. Phernetton, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Regina L. Polaski, Webster, window not approved safety glass damaged, $175.30; cracked/damaged/poor reflect on mirror, $175.30.

Drew L. Preston, Danbury, fail./notify address change/photo license, $162,70; cracked/damaged vehicle windshield; $175.30; horn does not function, $175.30; vehicle tires of differing size/construction, $175.30; windshield wiper not functioning, $175.30.

Chenoa L. Quam, Lake Nebagamon, speeding, $175.30.

William M. Raich, Trego, deviation from designated lane; operating while under influence; operating while revoked; operating with PAC .08 or more, not guilty pleas.

Ruth A. Ralph, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Kenneth M. Rapp, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jacqueline J. Reim, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Barbara A. Renning, Webster, operating while under influence, license revoked eight months, alcohol assessment, $817.50.

Robert D. Renwick, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Amy L. Riemenschneider, St. Croix Falls, possess. of THC; possess. of paraphernalia; possess. open intoxicants in MV; operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more; operation w/o required lamps lighted, not guilty pleas.

Samuel R. Rixman, Danbury, ATV operate w/o headgear, $150.10.

Bradley D. Roettger, Cottage Grove, Minn., operate off-road dirt bike on ATV trail, $154.50.

Lauren C. Romanowski, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Sherrae L. Rosado, Hinckley, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Andrew R. Sadler, Hinckley, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Pauline Sailor, Duluth, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Sherry A. Sanders, Danbury, speeding, $225.70.

Deborah L. Saraceno, Webb Lake, speeding, $200.50.

Gregory J. Schad, Stillwater, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rachel J. Schloesser, South St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Robert J. Schmidt, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Burton C. Schueller, St. Paul, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00; speeding, not guilt plea.

Patricia A. Schueller, St. Paul, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Holly M. Schulz, Pine City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Shane P. Schwerin, Milaca, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Luke C. Selden, New Hope, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Thomas B. Smith, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Natalie N. Snyder, Plover, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; operating while revoked; operate lg. veh. after rev./susp. of registration, not guilty pleas.

Veronica L. Songetay, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Dana J. Stadler, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mary K. Stoddard, Siren, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

Aaron M. Stroot, Webster, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Brandon J. Studeman, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Christopher M. Studeman, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00; nonregistration of auto, etc., $175.30.

Marvin A. Swangstue, Webster, inattentive driving, $173.40.

George C. Swanson, Askov, Minn., fail. to stop/improper stop at stop sign, $175.00.

Krissa M. Swanson, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct, not guilty plea.

Kelly L. Tank, Webster, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Scott C. Teskey, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Scott A. Thalin, Danbury, fail./stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Russell J. Tormondson, Silver Bay, Minn., speeding, $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Pa V. Vang, Minneapolis, Minn., possess birds, etc. in excess/bag limit, $298.10.

Natalie J. Villella, Frederic, speeding, not guilty plea.

Floyd M. Visger, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jacob P. Weaver, Webster, hit and run unattended vehicle, not guilty plea.

Robert D. Wetterling, Stacy, Minn., operating while under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; unsafe lane deviation, not guilty pleas.

Duaine R. Widell, Grantsburg, license restriction violation Class D or M vehicle, not guilty plea.

Sara J. Willis, Apple Valley, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Richard J. Winget, Bloomington, Minn., inattentive driving, $187.90.

Morgan M. Wistad, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Brittany A. Woodbeck, Pepin, speeding, $175.30.

Daniel M. Yates, Shell Lake, operating left of centerline, $213.10.

Jeremiah R. Yerke, Grantsburg, duty/report accident; knowingly operating while revoked, (cause property damage); operating while revoked (rev. due to alcohol/controlled substance/refusal), not guilty pleas.

Larry J. Youness, West St. Paul, Minn., operate boat w/o lights/sunset-sunrise, $175.30.

Connor P. Young, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Michael R. Young, Webster, speeding, $175.30.

Christopher R. Youngblood, Superior, fishing by means other than hook/line, $423.90.

(Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

BRIAN L. TRIEBOLD and MICHELLE R. FALSTADTRIEBOLD Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 471 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 6, 2009, in the amount of $99,301.89, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION The West 400 feet of the North 785 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter (SW1/4 of NW1/4) of Section 17, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 006-00499-0000 STREET ADDRESS: 1556 170th Street, Centuria, Wisconsin 54824.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 3rd day of December, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson / #1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 502276 WNAXLP

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Monthly rent of $775 includes lawn care, garbage 494453 service and snow removal.

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Gregory M. Daniels, Siren, and Polly D. Imme, Siren, Dec. 23.

Kyle Johansen, 715-472-4993

Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

JEFFREY G. SWANSON and HILLS SUPER VALUE and, REMINGTON LAW OFFICES, Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 188 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on July 14, 2009, in the amount of $139,561.47, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot 8 of Certified Survey Map No. 587 recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps on page 79 as Document No. 390001, being located in the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 and W1/2 of SE1/4 of SE1/4, Section 33-36-17, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 036-00831-0000 STREET ADDRESS: 1529 240th Avenue, Luck, WI 54853 Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 19th day of November, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

(Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, Vs. LARRY F. HANSON and KATHLEEN R. HANSON, and REGIONS HOSPITAL, and TARGET NATIONAL BANK, Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 400 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on July 14, 2009, in the amount of $178,698.73, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 3228 recorded in Volume 14 of Certified Survey Maps, page 250 as Document No. 604660 located in part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of the SW1/4) of Section Twenty-four (24), Township Thirty-two (32) North of Range Eighteen (18) West, town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 002-01591-0000 Street Address: 225 185th Street, Star Prairie, WI 54026 Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 19th day of November, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

Stephanie J. Harmon, 27, Grantsburg, battery, one-year probation, sentence withheld, complete anger management program, $100.00.

(Dec. 20, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 203-8, UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2003, WITHOUT RECOURSE, c/o American Mortgage Company, Plaintiffs, vs.

THOMAS C. HUFFMAN II and DOLORES S. HUFFMAN, a/k/a Delores S. Huffman his wife; and S&C BANK, Defendants.

Case No. 06-CV-538 Foreclosure of Mortgage Amount over $5,000.00 Code No. 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 9, 2009, in the amount of $826,525.22, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 17, 2010, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Exhibit A File Number 534669 The land referred to herein is situated in the State of Wisconsin, County of Polk, City of Osceola, described as follows: PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 2 AND 3, SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, VILLAGE OF OSCEOLA, POLK COUNTY, WIS., DESCRIBED AS: PARCEL 1: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST HALF OF THE

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Burnett County civil court Voyager Village vs. Bernice J. Adamiak, Cottage Grove, Minn., $904.26.

Voyager Village vs. Mark D. Johnson, Kesota, Minn., $1,769.09.

Midland Funding LLC vs.

Cecil Ridley, Webster, $3,463.78.

Midland Funding LLC vs.

Eileen Strohbeen, Danbury, $2,591.03.

Sysco Asian Foods vs. Long Phi Vo, Grantsburg, $1,844.16.

Midland Funding LLC vs.

Bjorn D. Johnson, Grantsburg, $1,854.64.

Perfecto Fernandez Jr., 25, Barron, OWI, $691.50, license revoked six months, alcohol assessment.

Daniel W. Bugg, 45, Luck, open intoxicants, $263.50.

Ann M. Warner, 43, Cottage Grove, Minn., issue worthless check, $31.69 restitution, $213.00.

Nancy J. Babcock, 68, Danbury, issue worthless check, $249.00.

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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SOUTHWEST QUARTER (E1/2 OF SW1/4), SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, THENCE N. 01 DEGREES 34’W., 214.00 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE N. 43 DEGREES 28’E., 175.00 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N. 67 DEGREES 40’W., 270.6 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE N. 43 DEGREES 28’E., 184.0 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE S. 66 DEGREES 16’ E., 255.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE S. 43 DEGREES 28’W., 125 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SURVEY THEREOF. PARCEL 2: A PARCEL OF LAND BOUNDED ON THE EASTERLY SIDE BY THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE LAND HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED, ON THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE BY AN EXTENSION OF THE LINE ON THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF THE LAND HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED, ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE

BY AN EXTENSION OF THE LINE ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE OF THE LAND HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED, ON THE WESTERLY SIDE BY THE ST. CROIX RIVER AT LOW WATER MARK, EXCEPT THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS, SAULT STE. MARIE RAILWAY COMPANY, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SURVEY THEREOF, VILLAGE OF OSCEOLA. SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK 848 PAGE 463 (RECORDED 03/12/2001) APN: 165-727-0000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 421 Ridge Rd., Village of Osceola.

TAX KEY NO.: 165-00727-0000.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591

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Benjamin S. Leung, 71, Edina, Minn., inattentive driving, $173.40.

Dean L. Kroenke, 49, Bloomington, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Brian C. Collins, 27, Mahtowa, Minn., operate ATV off trail, $154.50.

Nathan E. Smithberg, 52, Chippewa Falls, speedometer violations, $175.30.

Derek L. Gunderson, 29, Webster, speeding, $250.90.

Michael T. Flood, 50, Mendota Heights, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

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Ira K. Werdier, 43, Webster, vehicle equipment violations, $188.30.

Cori B. Gustafson, 19, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Nace A. Sutherland, 18, Grantsburg, failure to obtain vehicle title, $200.50; illegal muffler, $200.50; operating while suspended, $200.50; operating while suspended, $186.00; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Daniel C. Wohlberg, 44, Hudson, nonregistration of vehicle, $174.80.

O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Polk County is accepting applications for the following positions: Deputy Clerk of Courts $17.28/hr.

Full Time - 37.5 hours/week Deadline to apply: Jan 4, 2010 Judicial Asst. - Branch 2 Circuit Court $17.28/hr.

Full Time - 37.5 hours/week Deadline to apply: Jan 4, 2010

JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM POLK COUNTY’S WEB SITE AT: www.co.polk.wi.us, or Polk County Dept. of Employee Relations, 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-9176. YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK COUNTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. AA/EEOC 502823 19L (Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY The RiverBank a Minnesota banking corporation, 2183 U.S. Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024, Plaintiff, vs.

FICEK INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC a Minnesota limited liability company 1255 Gun Club Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 David E. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; LaVerne J. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; Lake Area Bank a Minnesota banking corporation 1400 East Highway 96 White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No.: 09-CV-269 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the aboveentitled action on September 18, 2009, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: TIME/DATE: January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center 1005 W. Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4 of NE1/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, except the following described parcel: commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 33; thence South 00 degrees 31 minutes 14 seconds East, along the East line of said Section 33, 99.62 feet to the South R/W of U.S. Highway “8”; thence Westerly 84.72 feet along said R/W, being a curve concave to the North, having a central angle of 1 degree 38 minutes 22

seconds, a radius of 2,960.51 and whose chord bears North 89 degrees 55 minutes 56 seconds West, 84.71 feet; thence North 89 degrees 06 minutes 45 seconds West, along said South R/W, 170.07 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 06 minutes 45 seconds West, along said South R/W, 1,058.42 feet to the West line of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4; thence South 00 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds East, along the West line of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4, 1,217.86 feet to the Southwest corner of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4; thence South 89 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds East, along the South line of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4, 1,313.48 feet to the Southeast corner of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4; thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 14 seconds West, along the East line of said NE1/4 of the NE1/4, 711.82 feet; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 19 seconds West, 109.45 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the Northeast, said curve having a radius of 367.00 feet, a central angle of 51 degrees 57 minutes 28 seconds and whose chord bears North 63 degrees 10 minutes 35 seconds West, 321.52 feet; thence Northwesterly 332.81 feet along said curve; thence North 37 degrees 11 minutes 51 seconds West, 49.56 feet; thence North 52 degrees 48 minutes 09 seconds East, 43.65 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the Northwest, said curve having a radius of 333.00, a central angle of 39 degrees 45 minutes 53 seconds and whose chord bears North 20 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East, 226.50 feet; thence Northerly 231.11 feet along said curve; thence North 00 degrees 50 minutes 08 seconds East, 36.90 feet to the point of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 2102 U.S. Highway 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin) Dated this 14th day of December, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 DCA/14148 502229 WNAXLP

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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

Application for Retail Class A Liquor License to sell intoxicating liquors. To the Village Board, Village of Siren, Burnett County, Wis. The undersigned: The Gallery at Parkside Place, LLC Debra Rufsholm, President 24248 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as gift and floral shop, kitchen, office and closet.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class A Liquor License for the sale of intoxicating liquors to be used from January 7, 2010, to June 30, 2010.

Ann L. Peterson 502723 19L Village Clerk WNAXLP (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EAGLE MORTGAGE & LOAN, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

DAWN HOULISTON, et al., Defendant.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 08-CV-500 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered in the above-entitled matter, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on January 26, 2010, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises as directed by said judgment to be sold and hereinafter described as follows: The South 20 feet of Lot Fourteen (14), and all of Lot Fifteen (15), Block Twenty-four (24), City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

-andAll that part of Government Lot One (1), Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said Government Lot 1, 850 feet West of the Northeast corner thereof, said point also being the Northwest corner of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 366; thence S10˚41’13”E 573.95 feet; thence N89˚23’10”W to the Easterly right-of-way line of the town road known as River Road as the same is now laid out, constructed and traveled; running thence Northwesterly along said right-of-way line of said road to the North line of said Government Lot 1; thence Easterly along the North line of said Government Lot 1 to a point of beginning.

Property Address: 308 S. Adams, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Terms of sale are cash, unless other arrangements are made prior to sale. Down payment of 10% of the amount bid by cash or certified check with the remainder due upon confirmation of sale. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs of sale, any real estate taxes due and any real estate transfer fee. The property is being conveyed “AS IS.” Dated: Nov. 19, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Drafted by: MAIN STREET LAW OFFICES, LLC 504 Main Street, Suite 200 La Crosse, WI 54601 608-784-1355 This communication is from a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BRANCH II POLK COUNTY IMPACT SEVEN, INC. and IMPACT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION 147 Lake Almena Drive Almena, WI 54805, Plaintiffs, vs.

CARLSON PARTNERS GROUP, LLC D/B/A/ STERLING DESIGN 325 Farm Hill Green Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, and KEVIN C. CARLSON and PATRICIA J. CARLSON 325 Farm Hill Green Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, and LAMPERT YARDS, INC. 1850 Como Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, Defendants NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 09-CV-511 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 12th day of November, 2009, in the face amount of Six Hundred Eightyone Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-six Dollars and Thirty-five cents ($681,856.35), the sheriff or his assignee will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE and TIME: February 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts Office at the time of the sale in cash, cashier’s check, money order or certified funds, payable to the Clerk of Court’s Office. Personal checks cannot and will not be accepted.

The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts Office in cash, cashier’s check, money order, or certified funds, no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is,” is not available for viewing, and subject to all liens, encumbrances, and unpaid real estate taxes. The successful bidder is also responsible for payment of the real estate transfer tax fee.

PLACE: Foyer area at the Polk County Justice Center, at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 1748, recorded in Volume 8 of Certified Survey Maps on page 96, as Document No. 523148, except the South 125 feet thereof, being part of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 1171, recorded in Volume 5 of said maps on page 162, as Document No. 446043, located in the SE1/4 of the SW1/4, also known as Outlot 146 of the Assessor’s Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, and part of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4, also known as Outlot 130 of the Assessor’s Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, Section 29, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 281-01158-0400.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: The address of the premises under foreclosure is located at 931 Pine Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Dated at Balsam Lake, WI, this 14th day of Dec., 2009.

Tim Moore Polk County Sheriff Attorney William C. Gamoke Wolfgram, Gamoke & Hutchinson, S.C. Attorney for Community Bank of Central Wisconsin P.O. Box 1178 Marshfield, WI 54449 715-387-1155

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The President, Mr. Nelson, called the regular meeting of the Frederic School District Board of Education to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2009, in the 7 - 12 School, Room 107.

Board members present: Mrs. Amundson, Mr. Engen, Mrs. Matz and Mr. Nelson.

Administration present: Mr. Draxler, Mrs. Steen, and Mr. Tischer.

The following persons were also present for this meeting: Charles Holicky, Tammy Zarn, Ann Fawver, Jeff Carley, Bob Pyke and FFA members.

Motion Matz/Engen that this meeting was properly noticed.

Motion carried 4-0.

Motion Matz/Amundson to approve the appointment of Charles Holicky to fill the vacant board position through April 2010.

Motion carried 4-0.

Mr. Holicky took the oath of office and was seated on the Board.

Mr. Carley and Mr. Pyke were present to discuss the proposed WIAA football alignment proposal, and junior high WIAA membership.

Motion Engen/Amundson to approve the 10-19-09, regular meeting minutes as corrected. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Matz/Nelson to approve the 11-04-09, special meeting minutes. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson provided a summary of the 10-19-09, closed session minutes.

The invoices for October 2009 were presented as follows: Regular invoices (#7803-7884 & 38052-38117).........$358,763.37 Payroll account............................................................$181,712.22 Motion Amundson/Matz to authorize and confirm the money payments of the invoices presented. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Engen presented receipts for October 2009, totaling $20,097.46.

Mr. Tischer reviewed the 2009-2010 budget.

The administration presented building and district reports.

Reports were submitted and presented by food service, and buildings and grounds. Mrs. Fawver presented a report on the Community Education Program.

Motion Amundson/Matz to appoint Dianne Utley clerk for school board election purposes. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Engen to approve the purchase of a used floor cleaner for $2,500.00. Motion carried 4-1. Note. Mrs. Matz voted no.

Motion Matz/Engen to withdraw junior high (grades 6-8) sports affiliation from the WIAA. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson announced to members of the Board that they should consider adjourning to closed session for the purpose of negotiations and personnel matters. Mr. Nelson informed the Board that the closed session would be proper and is authorized by s. 19.85 (1)(c)(f)(i) of the WI Statutes.

Motion Amundson/Matz to adjourn closed session. Vote by roll call was unanimous to convene in closed session and the motion carried 5-0. Time: 8:37 p.m.

The regular meeting reconvened at 9:15 p.m.

Motion Amundson/Matz to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

Time: 9:16 p.m.

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(Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association ND, Plaintiff, vs.

James D. Gaudette and Cara L. Gaudette, Defendants.

Case Code: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 09 CV 407 Hon. Robert H. Rasmussen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 25th day of September, 2009, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: January 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval.

Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 DESCRIPTION: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW1/4 SW1/4) and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW1/4 NW1/4) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-five (35), North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Johnstown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East and West Quarter line of said Section Twenty-five (25), 324.0 feet East of the West One-Quarter corner of said Section Twenty-five (25); thence South parallel to the West line of said Section Twenty-five (25), 67.4 feet; thence South 78 degrees 15 minutes East 93.9 feet; thence North parallel to the West line of said Section Twenty-five (25) to the high-water mark of Long Lake; thence Westerly along the high-water mark of Long Lake to a point North of the point of beginning; thence South parallel to the West line of said Section Twenty-five (25) to the point of beginning.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 1943 Long Lake Lane, Comstock, WI) Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Stein & Moore, P.A. 332 Minnesota St., Suite W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-224-9683

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(Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6) ST. CROIX TRIBAL COURT In The Matter Of A Change Of Name For: Charles Dustin Coon (current name) an Adult NAME CHANGE NOTICE OF HEARING ADULT Case No. 09CV02 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the following date, time and place, Charles Dustin Coon (current name) will petition the St. Croix Tribal Court for a change of name to Dustin Charles Rhodes.

Date: January 7, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: St. Croix Tribal Courtroom, St. Croix Tribal Center Webster, Wis. 54893 Anyone wishing to object to the name change must appear at the date, time and place given above.

Date: December 9, 2009.

Charles D. Coon, Petitioner

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(Dec. 9, 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY LANDMARK COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

BRUNFELT PROPERTIES, INC. Defendant.

Case No. 09 CV 49 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on October 21, 2009, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 10 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgage premises, to-wit: Lots 6 and 7, Block 32, Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, located in Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 281-00617-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 123 Washington Street South, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 23rd day of November, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Dec. 30, Jan. 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUANN M. CLARK Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 09 PR 81 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was February 3, 1956, and date of death was September 6, 2008.

The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 1761 165th Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 1034, before Jenell L. Anderson, Probate Registrar, on February 2, 2010, at 10 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter.

You need not appear unless you object. The application may be granted if no objection is made.

2. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before March 31, 2010.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Please check with attorney below for exact time and date.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar December 22, 2009 George W. Benson Attorney at Law Benson Law Office LLC P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number: 1012978

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(Dec. 30, Jan. 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

Jason Richard Richter Unknown Spouse of Jason Richard Richter Defendants SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 09 CV 924 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Jason Richard Richter/Unknown Spouse of Jason Richard Richter You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after December 30, 2009, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to J. Timothy Lovett/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C. 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days from the date stated above, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 8th day of December, 2009.

J. Timothy Lovett / Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1019525 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (180898)

Notices

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(Dec. 30, Jan. 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRED T. MOLINE Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 09 PR 19 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was Dec. 28, 1940, and date of death was Jan. 5, 2009. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: Good Samaritan Center, 750 E. Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before March 31, 2010.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar December 21, 2009 Roseanne Olsen Personal Representative/ Attorney 125 Kusilek Street River Falls, WI 54022 715-821-6741

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The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 11:30 a.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the Board of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 11:30 A.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) D. SCOTT GRILL requests a variance from Article 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to keep a deck and patio closer than 75’ from the ordinary high-water mark.

Property affected is: 1833 Neibel Ln., Lot 29, Plat of Camp Neibel, Sec. 31/T35N/R16W, town of Georgetown, Balsam Lake (class 1).

JAMES ANDERSON & RONALD URNESS request a variance from Article 11F2(a)(1)+(2) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to build an addition onto existing structure which will exceed the 750-sq.-ft. footprint & be off to the side. Property affected is: 1850 Kemah Park Ln., Pt. of Govt. Lot 6, Sec. 35/T35N/R17W, town of Milltown, Balsam Lake (class 1). 502430 18-19L 8a,d WNAXLP

PT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kinship of Polk County

KINSHIP OF POLK COUNTY, a well-established nonprofit youth mentoring organization, seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual to lead and manage our growing services to the youth and families of Polk County, Wis. The office is located in Amery, WI. Part-time position, 20 hrs./wk.

Responsibilities: Oversee and manage day-to-day operation and financial development; human resources (both staff and volunteers); community relations; administration and all of its components to assure the highest quality service delivery to the youth and families of Polk County.

Must have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent and min. 2 - 3 years of nonprofit management experience.

Applications accepted through January 6, 2010.

Kinship of Polk County, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to strengthening our workplace through diversity.

Send cover letter and resume along with application to:

118 Center St., Amery, WI 54001 715-268-7980 e-mail: mentoring@polkkinship.org www.polkkinship.org to print an application (Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY The RiverBank a Minnesota banking corporation, 2183 U.S. Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024, Plaintiff, vs.

FICEK INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC a Minnesota limited liability company 1255 Gun Club Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 David E. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; LaVerne J. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; Lake Area Bank a Minnesota banking corporation 1400 East Highway 96 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No.: 09-CV-269 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 18, 2009, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: TIME/DATE: January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center 1005 W. Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: All that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin,

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Attn.: Nancy Hoppe

Kinship of Polk County, Inc.

described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast Corner of said Section 33; thence S. 00º 31’ 14” E, along the east line of said Section 33, 99.62 feet to the south R/ W of U.S. Highway “8”; thence westerly 84.72 feet along said R/W, being a curve concave to the north, having a central angel of 1º 38’ 22”, a radius of 2,960.51 and whose chord bears N. 89º 55’ 56” W., 84.71 feet; thence N. 89º 06’ 45” W., along said south R/W, 170.07 feet to the point of beginning; thence N. 89º 06’ 45” W., along said south R/W, 1,058.42 feet to the west line of said NE-NE; thence S. 00º 30’ 31” E., along the west line of said NE-NE, 1,217.86 feet to the Southwest Corner of said NE-NE; thence S. 89º 07’ 03” E., along the south line of said NE-NE, 1,313.48 feet to the Southeast Corner of said NE-NE; thence N. 00º 31’ 14” W., along the east line of said NE-NE, 711.82 feet; thence N. 89º 09’ 19” W., 109.45 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the northeast, said curve having a radius of 367.00 feet, a central angle of 51º 57’ 28” and whose chord bears N. 63º 10’ 35” W., 321.52 feet, thence northwesterly 332.81 feet along said curve; thence N. 37º 11’ 51” W., 49.56 feet; thence N. 52º 48’ 09” E., 43.65 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the northwest, said curve having a radius of 333.00, a central angle of 39º 45’ 53” and whose chord bears N. 20º 43’ 05” E., 226.50 feet; thence northerly 231.11 feet along said curve; thence N. 00º 50’ 08” E., 36.90 feet to the point of beginning.

Dated this 14th day of December, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 DCA/14148 502228 WNAXLP

Notices/ Employment REQUEST FOR BIDS ROOF PANEL REPLACEMENT SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

This project will involve the replacement of seven fiberglass roof panels in the commons area of our building. To obtain further information, please contact the Director of Buildings and Grounds at 715-349-7392 ext. 403. All bids must be submitted no later than 3 p.m. on January 21, 2010, in a sealed envelope marked (Roof Panel Bids). All mailed bids shall be sent Attention: Don Fleischhacker, Director of Building and Grounds, School District of Siren, P.O. Box 29, Siren, Wisconsin 54872.

The School District of Siren reserves the right to accept or reject any 502570 18-20L 8-10a-e and all bids.

TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF HEARING January 4, 2010 The Town of St. Croix Falls Board of Appeals will hold public hearings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2010, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. At that time the applicant will inform the Board of Appeals of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 6:30 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD OF APPEALS CONVENES AT THE TOWN HALL.) Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

John Leonard requests a VARIANCE to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance - Chapter V, Section J.4.b., size restrictions for offpremise signs. The Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum of 288 square feet per side, the applicant would like to enlarge a sign above that requirement. Property location is Section 27, T34N, R18W; Parcel Number 044-00752-0300.

Arlen Rud requests a VARIANCE to the Town’s Zoning ordinance - Chapter V, Section L.2.c., requirements for ground signs in the Commercial District. The applicant would like to place a sign closer than 20 feet from the property line. Property location is Section 27, T34N, R18W; Parcel Number 04400712-0000.

James Alt, Zoning Administrator 502467 18-19L WNAXLP (Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BOUNDARY WATERS BANK 2230 Eagle Creek Lane, Suite 1 Woodbury, MN 55129, Plaintiff, vs.

HAROLD SHARP 2225 West Orleans St., Apt. 323 Stillwater, MN 55082 KATHLEEN SHARP 2225 West Orleans St., Apt. 323 Stillwater, MN 55082 MICHAEL J. KOCH 2114 210th Street Centuria, WI 54824 PAMELA M. KOCH 2114 210th Street Centuria, WI 54824 AND JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE, Defendants.

Case No. 09-CV-476 Case Type: Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Default Judgment and Summary Judgment dated Oct. 22, 2009, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wis., will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 11th day of February, 2010, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises located in Polk County, Wisconsin, directed by said Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Default Judgment and Summary Judgment, to be sold and described as follows: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 35, Range 18, Polk County, Wisconsin.

(Street Address: 2114 210th Street, Centuria, WI 54824; PIN: 020-00366-0000) Terms of Sale: Cash or 10% of amount bid by certified check with the balance to be paid upon confirmation of sale. Sale subject to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, actually paid by the mortgagee, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law.

Dated: December 11, 2009.

Timothy Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. 502149 WNAXLP

(Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., as servicer for Bank of New York as Trustee for the Benefit of the Certificateholders, CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-18CB MortgagePass Through Certificates, Series 2007-18CB Plaintiff, vs RONALD JAMES SANOSKI, JR., et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 687 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 5, 2009, in the amount of $253,098.32, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 10, 2010, at 10:00 AM TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (S1/2 OF NW1/4 OF NW1/4), SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 18 WEST, TOWN OF GARFIELD, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 882 190th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00853-0100.

Dated this 14th day of December, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Christina E Demakopoulos State Bar #1066197 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (181338) 502273 WNAXLP

NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN

Every page in color in our

Monthly Board Meeting Monday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall

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Go to: www.theleader.net

Virgil Hansen, Clerk 502593 19-20L 9-10a,d

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE JANUARY 6, 2010 MEETING NOTICE

The monthly meeting of the Clam Falls Town Board will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda will include minutes of the last meeting; treasurer’s report; Web site status; pay bills; correspondence. Full agenda will be posted.

Betty Knutson, Clerk For The Town Board 502824 19L 9a

BURNETT & POLK COUNTY

Polk County and Burnett County are declaring December 31, 2009, as the last day that Polk and Burnett County wildlife crop damage assessments can be requested for the 2009 crop year under Wisconsin’s Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program. This date is based on the Countys’ policy for crop damage claim payments on late harvested crops. The policy states: All wildlife damage claims on row crops filed after 90% of the County’s harvest for that crop has been completed, will be denied.

Anyone seeking additional program information may contact Cindy at the Tri County Wildlife Damage Program office at 715-349-2186.

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MIKE A. JOHNSON PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE Defendants.

Case Code: PI Auto 30101 Case Number: 09 CV 894 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO MIKE A. JOHNSON: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN FORTY (40) days after January 6, 2010, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint, the demand must be sent or delivered to the Court whose address is: Clerk of Court 300 Judicial Center 1005 West Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and Timothy T. Sempf, Esq. Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis 314 Keller Ave. N., Suite 200 Amery, WI 54001 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: December 10, 2009.

NOVITZKE, GUST, SEMPF, WHITLEY & BERGMANIS Timothy T. Sempf #1019141 314 Keller Ave. N., Ste. 200 Amery, WI 54001 Phone: 715-268-6130

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NOTICE OF HEARING

(Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-CB6, Plaintiff, vs.

RONALD C. BECKWITH; and TAMMY M. BECKWITH, his wife, Defendant.

Case No. 08-CV-496 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE (Foreclosure of Mortgage30404) By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on September 3, 2008, in the amount of $118,788.50, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 18th day of February, 2010, at 10 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: The West 5 ac. of the NW1/4 of NW1/4, Section 24-35-18, Polk County, Wisconsin. Tax Key No. 020 00630 0000 Terms Of Sale: 10% down cash, money order or certified check. Balance due within ten days of confirmation of sale.

This property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. /s/TIMOTHY G. MOORE, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hersh Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-9339 The above property is located at 2088 190th Street, Centuria, Wisconsin.

Hersh Law Offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13,20) (except lots in which structures 60.00 feet; thence northwest- (Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27) exist) erly, along the arc of a curve STATE OF WISCONSIN STATE OF WISCONSIN concave southwesterly, the CIRCUIT COURT PROPERTY ADDRESS: CIRCUIT COURT long chord which bears POLK COUNTY No property address listed, POLK COUNTY N25º59’41”W, 10.17 feet and St. Croix Falls, WI THE RIVERBANK, MTT FINANCIAL, LLC, having a radius of 170.00 feet; Plaintiff, MB Development Mortgages Plaintiff, thence S52º00’00”W, 164.26 vs. vs.

Parcel #1: A Parcel of land feet; thence N62º00’00”W, Biermann Investment, LLC, a located in the NE1/4 of the 88.87 feet; thence JARIS C. JOHNSON, Wisconsin limited liability and NW1/4, SE1/4 of the NW1/4, N27º00’00”W, 383.74 feet; company, NW1/4 of the NE1/4 and thence N49º00’00”E, 136.46 DENNIS DIRKS, and M.B. Development, LLC, a SW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section feet; thence S81º14’45”E, Wisconsin limited liability 33, Township 34 North, Range 78.74 feet; thence northwest- GARY PEER, and company, 18 West, City of St. Croix Falls, erly, along the arc of a curve Polk County, Wisconsin, being concave southeasterly, the COUNTRY COMFORT, Mark P. Biermann, an individual, Defendants. further described as follows: long chord which bears Gregory R. Palen, an individual, Commencing at the West N32º42’49”E, 235.53 feet and Case No. 09 CV 231 Michael J. Seeland, an Quarter corner of said Section; having a radius of 290.00 feet; NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE individual, thence N00º14’54”W, along thence northerly, along the arc By virtue of and pursuant to a Kirtland C. Woodhouse, an the west line of said section of a curve concave northwestJudgment of Foreclosure individual, 1,322.39 feet; thence erly, the long chord which entered in the above-entitled S89º21’18”E, 1,316.24 feet to bears N32º33’49”E, 179.73 Sammon Heating & Air action on July 7, 2009, in the the southwest corner of said feet and having a radius of Conditioning, Inc., amount of $617, 885.52, I will NE1/4 of the NW1/4; thence 220.00 feet; thence Plummer Concrete, Inc., sell the described premises at N00º22’04”W, along the west N08º27’14”E, 104.33 feet; public auction at the Main Front T. Kroll’s, Inc., line of said NE1/4 of the thence N41º41’21”W, 30.71 Entrance of the Polk County Merchants Bank, NW1/4, 36.63 feet to the point feet; thence westerly along the Justice Center, 1005 West Main of beginning; thence continarc of a curve concave Biermann Amery, LLC, Street, in the Village of Balsam uing N00º23’04”W, 540.93 southerly, the long chord which Homes by Biermann Amery, Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, feet; thence easterly, along the bears S86º25’23”W, 18.26 feet LLC, on arc of a curve concave and having a radius of 300.00 Thursday, February 4, 2010, Biermann Homes Amery, LLC, northerly, the long chord which feet; thence northwesterly, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

Biermann Contracting, Inc., bears N74º41’25”E, 143.99 along the arc of a curve TERMS OF SALE: Homes by Biermann St. Croix feet and having a radius of concave northeasterly, the 1. 10% down in cash or cerFalls, LLC, 300.00 feet; thence easterly, long chord which bears tified funds at the time of along the arc of a curve N62º16’21”W, 381.75 feet and Biermann Homes Turtle Lake, sale; balance due within 10 concave southerly, the long having a radius of 350.00 feet; LLC, days of confirmation of sale; chord which bears thence S62º00’00”W, 192.54 Bernco, a Division of United failure to pay balance due N84º43’19”E, 283.80 feet and feet; thence S24º11’15”E, Building Centers, will result in forfeiture of having a radius of 350.00 feet; 149.28 feet; thence deposit to plaintiff.

Simon Electric Const. Co. Inc., thence southeasterly, along the S66º11’06”W, 84.32 feet; 2. Sold “as is” and subject to Arrow Building Center, arc of a curve concave thence S06º25’45”W, 229.81 all legal liens and encumsouthwesterly, the long chord feet; thence N85º29’20”W, Consolidated Lumber Company, brances. which bears S47º33’09”E, 143.68 feet; thence Defendants.

3. Buyer to pay applicable 305.40 feet and having a N45º57’46”W, 306.18 feet to Case No.: 09-CV-04 Wisconsin Real Estate radius of 378.28 feet; thence the point of beginning. ConTransfer Tax. Case Code: 30404 southeasterly, along the arc of taining 32.28 acres more or FORECLOSURE OF a curve concave northeasterly, less and being subject to DESCRIPTION Parcel 1: MORTGAGE the long chord which bears existing easements, The Southwest one-quarter of S51º28’02”E, 339.58 feet and EXCEPT Lots 1, 2, 3, 21, 47, 48 NOTICE OF Northwest one-quarter (SW1/4 having a radius of 365.00 feet; FORECLOSURE SALE and 49 of the Plat of Glacier of NW1/4), of Section 16, thence southeasterly along the Ridge.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by together with an easement for arc of a curve concave virtue of a judgment of forePROPERTY ADDRESS: No access over the existing drivesouthwesterly, the long chord closure entered on August 31, property address listed, St. way located on the Northeast which bears S70º34’02”E, 2009, in the amount of (a) Croix Falls, WI. one-quarter of Northeast one220.30 feet and having a $6,644,381.73 against Biermann quarter (NE1/4 of NE1/4), and radius of 734.73 feet; thence Parcel #3: Lots 1, 2, 9-30 and Investment, LLC, in the amount outlot 1, Whispering Waters, Southeast one-quarter of southeasterly, along the arc of of (b) $3,321,283.89 against MB City of Amery, Polk County, Northeast one-quarter (SE1/4 a curve concave southwestDevelopment, LLC, and in the Wisconsin, EXCEPT lots with of NE1/4) of Section 17, all in erly, the long chord which amount of (c) $4,983,739.79 structures, each of which Township 35 North, Range 15 bears S55º45’51”E, 158.54 against Mark P. Biermann, the should be a separate parcel.

West. feet and having a radius of Sheriff will sell the described PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 219 PIN: 028-00396-0000 736.26 feet; thence southeastpremises at public auction as Greenview Lane, 215 Greenerly, along the arc of a curve Parcel 2: follows: view Lane, 216 Greenview concave northeasterly, the The Northeast one-quarter of TIME: January 27, 2010, at Lane, 220 Greenview Lane, long chord which bears Northwest one-quarter (NE1/4 10:00 a.m.

224 Greenview Lane, 228 S57º53’41”E, 163.43 feet and of NW1/4), and the Northwest Greenview Lane, 300 Greenhaving a radius of 565.30 feet; TERMS: Pursuant to said judgone-quarter of Southwest view Circle, 304 Greenview thence N34º07’22”E, 159.86 ment, 10% of the successful one-quarter (NW1/4 of Circle, 308 Greenview Circle, feet; thence N68º47’02”E, bids must be paid to the sheriff SW1/4), of Section 16; 312 Greenview Circle, 316 450.09 feet; thence at the sale in cash, cashier’s The entire Northeast oneGreenview Circle, 320 GreenS90º00’00”E, 256.33 feet; check or certified funds, payquarter (NE1/4) and the Northview Circle, 324 Greenview thence S73º26’32”E, 276.24 able to the clerk of courts (pereast one-quarter of Northwest Circle, 328 Greenview Circle, feet; thence S69º50’22”E, sonal checks cannot and will one-quarter (NE1/4 of NW1/4), 332 Greenview Circle, 336 225.71 feet to the east line of not be accepted). The balance except a parcel in the NorthGreenview Circle, 340 Greensaid NW1/4 of the NE1/4; of the successful bids must be east corner thereof more fully view Circle, 344 Greenview thence S00º30’28”E, along paid to the clerk of courts in described as follows: ComCircle, 348 Greenview Circle, said east line and the east line cash, cashier’s check or certimencing at the Northeast cor352 Greenview Circle, 356 of said SW1/4 of the NE1/4 fied funds no later than ten ner of the NE1/4 of NW1/4, Greenview Circle, 239 Green244.95 feet; thence westerly, days after the court’s confirSection 17-35-15; thence view Lane, 235 Greenview along the arc of a curve conmation of the sale or else the South on the quarter line a Lane, 231 Greenview Lane, cave northerly, the long chord 10% down payment is forfeitdistance of 25 rods; thence No. Address listed for Outlot 1, which bears N82º53’41”W, ed to the plaintiff. The properWest parallel with the North Amery, WI. 315.52 feet and having a ties are sold “as is” and subsection line a distance of 35 radius of 1,538.44 feet; thence Parcel #4: Unit Numbers 5-28, ject to all liens and encumrods; thence North parallel westerly, along the arc of a brances.

Whispering Waters Condominwith the quarter line a distance curve concave southerly, the ium, City of Amery, Polk CounPLACE: In the foyer area of the of 25 rods; thence East on the long chord which bears ty, Wisconsin, EXCEPT condoPolk County Justice Center, section line a distance of 35 N78º29’07”W, 49.78 feet and minium units which have been 1005 West Main St., in the City rods to the point of beginning, having a radius of 966.01 feet; constructed, each of which of Balsam Lake, Polk County. of Section 17; thence S22º49’17”W, 115.93 should be a separate parcel.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERThe Southeast one-quarter of feet; thence S51º10’39”W, PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 211 TIES AND MANNER OF SALE: Northwest one-quarter (SE1/4 140.38 feet; thence Coves Court, 213 Coves of NW1/4), and the Northeast Biermann Investment, LLC S10º02’35”W, 145.83 feet; Court, 215 Coves Court, 217 one-quarter of the Southwest Mortgage thence S42º20’43”W, 96.68 Coves Court, 221 Coves one-quarter (NE1/4 of SW1/4), Parcel #1: The East One-Half of feet; thence N75º22’44”W, Court, 223 Coves Court, 225 of Section 17; and the Northwest Quarter (E1/2 of 326.77 feet; thence Coves Court, 227 Coves The entire Southeast oneNW1/4) and the West One-Half N33º22’59”W, 231.85 feet; Court, 366 Coves Court, 364 quarter (SE1/4), of Section 17; of the Northeast Quarter (W1/2 thence N88º20’56”W, 117.84 Coves Court, 362 Coves of NE1/4) of Section Thirtyfeet; thence southerly, along All in Township 35 North, Court, 360 Coves Court, 346 three (33), Township Thirty-four the arc of a curve concave Range 15 West, Town of Coves Court, 344 Coves (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) westerly, the long chord which Johnstown, Polk County, WisCourt, 342 Coves Court, 340 West, EXCEPT Lot 1 of Certibears S24º34’09”W, 44.51 feet consin.

Coves Court, 314 Coves fied Survey Map No. 1587 reand having a radius of 239.98 Court, 312 Coves Court, 310 PIN: 028-00394-0000, 028corded in Volume 7, on page feet; thence southwesterly, Coves Court, 308 Coves 00399-0000, 028-00406-0000, 166, as Document No. 506531, along the arc of a curve Court, 306 Coves Court, 304 028-00407-0000, 028-00408located in the N1/2 of NW1/4 concave northwesterly, the Coves Court, 302 Coves 0000, 028-00409-0000, 028and EXCEPT that part of the long chord which bears Court, 300 Coves Court, 00410-0000, 028-00414-0000, NE1/4 of the NW1/4 and S73º38’06”W, 172.86 feet and Amery, WI 028-00415-0000, 028-00419NW1/4 of NE1/4 deeded to the having a radius of 125.00 feet; 0000, 028-00420-0000, 028Timothy G. Moore State of Wisconsin, Departthence S30º56’29”W, 22.60 00421-0000 & 028-00422Polk County Sheriff ment of Transportation in the feet; thence N67º00’00”W, 0000.

MURNANE BRANDT Quit Claim Deed, dated Janua44.37 feet; thence Dated at Balsam Lake, WisAttorneys for Plaintiff ry 10, 1984, and recorded in S57º00’00”W, 172.03 feet; consin, this 7th day of DecemVolume 464 on page 82 as thence S35º23’32’W, 124.54 30 E. 7th Street, Suite 3200 ber, 2009.

Document No. 424367 and feet; thence N42º00’00”W, St. Paul, MN 55101-4919 FURTHER EXCEPTING Land 14.95 feet; thence Pursuant to the Fair Debt Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff as described in Warranty Deed S27º00’00”W, 157.74 feet; Collection Practices Act (15 Polk County, Wisconsin to MB Development, LLC, datthence southeasterly, along the U.S.C. Section 1692), we are Steven J. Swanson / #1003029 ed May 12, 2005, and recordarc of a curve concave south- required to state that we are Attorney at Law ed May 31, 2005, in Volume westerly, the long chord which attempting to collect a debt on P.O. Box 609 971 on page 934 as Document bears S34º20’33”E, 80.36 feet our client’s behalf and any 105 South Washington Street No. 699388, all property is loand having a radius of 230.00 information we obtain will be St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 cated in Polk County, Wis. feet; thence S65º43’09”W, used for that purpose.

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The Siren Sanitary District meeting will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., at the Siren Town Hall.

Immediately following the Sanitary District meeting the Town of Siren will hold a Board meeting at approximately 7 p.m. If you wish to be on the agenda please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

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VILLAGE OF FREDERIC POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN ORDINANCE NO. 2009-1 An Ordinance Repealing an Ordinance for the Establishment of a Municipal Court for the Village of Frederic and Abolishing the Same: The Village Board of the Village of Frederic do hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That certain ordinance known as “AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE VILLAGE OF FREDERIC PURSUANT TO 60:30 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES,” adopted for the purpose of establishing the Frederic Municipal Court effective May 1, 2005, is repealed.

SECTION 2: The Frederic Municipal Court is hereby abolished effective April 30, 2010.

SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption and publication as provided by law.

Dated at Frederic, Wisconsin, this 11th day of January, 2010.

Philip Knuf, Village President ATTEST: Kristi Swanson, Clerk-Treasurer 502862 19L WNAXLP (Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY The RiverBank a Minnesota banking corporation, 2183 U.S. Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024, Plaintiff, vs.

FICEK INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC a Minnesota limited liability company 1255 Gun Club Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 David E. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; LaVerne J. Ficek 884 Fox Hollow Circle Pines, MN 55014; Lake Area Bank a Minnesota banking corporation 1400 East Highway 96 White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No.: 09-CV-269 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the aboveentitled action on September 18, 2009, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: TIME/DATE: January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center 1005 W. Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: All that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE1/4 of NE1/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 33; thence South 00 degrees 31 minutes 14 seconds East, along the East line of said Section 33, 1,318.58 feet to the Northeast corner of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4, being the point of beginning; thence

North 89 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds West, along the North line of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4, 1,313.48 feet to the Northwest corner of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4; thence South 00 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds East, along the West line of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4, 528.15 feet; thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 10 seconds East, 286.34; thence North 00 degrees 34 minutes 28 seconds West, 318.69 feet; thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 13 seconds East, 853.42; thence South 00 degrees 35 minutes 25 seconds East, 79.98 feet; thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds East, 173.93 feet to the East line of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4; thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 14 seconds West, along the East line of said SE1/4 of the NE1/4, 285.18 feet to the point of beginning.

Lot Twelve (12) of Certified Survey Map No. 3996, recorded in Volume 18 of Certified Survey Maps on page 26 as Document No. 650286, located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE1/4 of NE1/4) of Section Thirtythree (33), Township Thirtyfour (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West.

Together with rights of ingress and egress in common with the abutting property owners, their heirs and assigns, over and across the 66 foot access easement as described and shown on Certified Survey Map No. 379, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on page 108, as Document No. 378754; Certified Survey Map No. 380, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on page 109 as Document No. 379003; Certified Survey Map No. 381 recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on page 110 as Document No. 379004; and Certified Survey Map No. 717, recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps on page 209 as Document No. 399750.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 2102 U.S. Highway 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin) Dated this 14th day of December, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 502230 WNAXLP DCA/14148

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winter wonderland

The grandchildren of Doug and Linda Plath of Webster created this giant snowman on Christmas Day. Shown are grandchildren (visiting from Iowa and Minnesota) Alyvia and Jacob Grabow and Rylee Reese, celebrating her first Christmas. - Photo submitted

Scenes of snowy fields could be found around the area after last weekend’s sizeable snowfall. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

A town of West Sweden snowplow moves snow off a road over the weekend, keeping up with what was a continual snowfall throughout most of the weekend. Below, snow piled up on branches, creating winter scenes the area hasn’t seen in years. At right, a rolled-up piece of fence took on a new look. - Photos by Gary King

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POLK AND BURNETT COUNTIES – As the year comes to a close, we pause to reflect on events from 2009 that made local news. This is the first half of the year 2009 in review. – compiled by Tammi Milberg

January The first baby of the new year in Polk County was born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center Jan. 1, at 9:47 a.m. Bobbi and Pedro Driscoll of Osceola welcomed their new daughter, Amaya Driscoll, at the beginning of the new year. •Unity Elementary School received a donation of Arthur books in the memory of Cody Ward, a second-grader at Unity who was killed in an accident. •Lila Rowe, Frederic, celebrated her 101st birthday. •HealthPartners purchased the Unity Area Ambulance based in Milltown. •Dustin McKinney and Dennis McKinney, Unity wrestlers and brothers, finished strong at the Northern Badger Tournament held in River Falls. •Joe Raygor, St. Croix Falls wrestler, took first place at the Northern Badger Tournament, making him the 12th champion of that tournament from St. Croix Falls High School.

•Luck Elementary Principal John Nichols retired after being with the district since 1978. •Frederic High School students performed a Swingin’ Through the Years concert. •The annual sleigh parade was held at the Frederic High School. •The first baby born in Burnett County, Dalton James Lemon, was born Jan. 6, at 8:06 a.m., to Shyla Lemon. •Long Vo and Tammy Tilleskjor opened their new business, Little Cam Ranh Bay Restaurant, featuring authentic Vietnamese food in Grantsburg.

•Honors concert and jazz bands from the local area spent a day at Siren School playing together as an ensemble and performing an evening concert. •The Leader featured weekly installments of Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild” in the newspaper for succeeding weeks in conjunction with The Big Read. •Maxine Peterson retired as the Webster librarian. •Burnett County opened its new location of the Information Center inside The Lodge at

News and views from the NW Wisconsin community

A cougar visited Burnett County in 2009. The mountain lion seems to be posing for the camera in this shot but in reality is keeping a close eye on humans who treed him north of Hertel, using dogs. The sighting of a wild mountain lion had not been documented in more than a hundred years in Burnett County, according to wildlife officials. After two failed attempts by the DNR to sedate the animal in order to place a tracking device on it, the cougar ran free. - Special photo

Crooked Lake. •Craig and Cathy Miles presented a check for $5,000 from WINGS to the St. Croix Falls School District to be put toward purchasing a softball field scoreboard. •The city of St. Croix Falls Council indicated it would increase sewer rates 12 percent. •The Siren Chamber hired Administrator Christine Moeller.

•Taylors Falls was awarded $1,000 in grant monies from Lakes State Federal Credit Union for planting trees and shrubs at Cherry Hill Park. •Taylors Falls City Council passed a resolution affirming their commitment to have Chisago County pursue the Swedish Immigrant Trail development and grant proposal. •Hunger was a major topic in January, especially in Burnett County, where food shelves and pantries were in high demand. •The village of Grantsburg developed a lake management plan for Memory Lake. •William F. “Bill” Johnson III passed away at the age of 92. He was a former teacher, WWII veteran, and was dubbed the ultimate public servant by those who knew him. •Luck Village Board members looked at submitting a lake management plan for Big Butternut Lake. •Seth Petersen was hired as the public works director for the village of Luck. •Mark Dahlberg announced he was stepping down as the Grantsburg Village president after 14 years. •A benefit for St. Croix Falls student Makayla Langer, who has dwarfism, was held to help the 13year-old get a motorized scooter to assist her with mobility issues. The scooter was presented to her at the fundraiser as an early surprise. •Burnett County Home Health Services division of the Human Services Department was voted closed by the county board via resolution effective March 1, with the idea that private providers could take over those services.

•The public reacted negatively to the appointment of Robert Blake, a former county board chair, to the Golden Age Manor Board, stating Blake was a strong supporter on the county board to sell the nursing home in Amery and should not be

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For the first time in 50 years, the Frederic Schools campus on Birch Street was without its community swimming pool in 2009 after school and village officials agreed it should be razed due to the prohibitive cost of bringing it up to state code. A community group is now raising money for a new pool project. - Photo by Gary King

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2009 - The local year in review/from page 1 on the board. •Polk County was notified it was being sued for breaching an agreement to sell Golden Age Manor to Rice Partnership and Golden Health Care and Rehabilitation after signing a purchase agreement and then having the court rule the county board had no authority to sell the county-owned nursing home. •Pat Spies, Luck, received the Outstanding Honorary Alumni award for 18 years as a principal of St. John the Baptist School in Jordan, Minn. •Frederic choir members were the recipients of an $800 grant from Polk-Burnett to help students travel to Florida and perform at Disney’s Epcot Theme Park. •Leland and Delores Rivard were the 2008 recipients of the St. Croix River Valley Stewardship Award presented at the Jan. 26 Taylors Falls City Council meeting. •Siren School Board rejected nine-man football for the 2010 season and stuck with 11-man football. •A $3 million combined residential and commercial development proposed for St. Croix Falls, financed by The RiverBank, was in foreclosure. The Bierman Investments project was for 320 lots and 55 acres of commercial development. •Whispering Pines Camp, located on Spirit Lake near Frederic closed. •Burnett County redesigned its logo and Web page. •Balsam Lake held Wint e r f e s t , i n -

cluding ice fishing, ice bowling and fourwheel-drive drag racing on Balsam Lake.

•Grantsburg students in fourth grade participated in the Great Catapult Shootout, where students learned about the physics of catapults. •Frederic held Winter Fun Day on Coon Lake with a fishing contest, frozen minigolf and snowmobiling. •The Danbury Lions Club held the 31st-annual ice-fishing contest. •Leader reporter Priscilla Bauer was presented with an award from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for first place in the spot news photo category for her dramatic photo of Keith Kennedy’s mother after hearing news of his rescue. •Rebecca Larson, Polk County Fair Association, was the winner of the Hall of Fame award for District 2 from the Wisconsin Association of Fairs Convention in Wisconsin Dells.

February Family Game Night was held at Grantsburg Elementary. •Loggers Bar and Grill owner David Kremer appeared in court on charges of diluting liquor and refilling brand bottles with less expensive liquor. •The Big Read “Call of the Wild” was celebrated at Forts Folle Avoine with dogsled rides, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

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•”The Music of Broadway Comes to West Sweden” was performed at Grace Lutheran Church in West Sweden. •Edward Jones, a financial services provider, opened a Siren office. •Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft was the keynote speaker at St. Croix Falls Elementary School in conjunction with the Big Read event to discuss her travels to the North and South poles.

•Grantsburg Schools contracted with Safe Start Driving for driver’s education classes due to the retirement of the district’s only qualified instructor, Paul Bergman. •A question from a reader about the “Lady in White” in Burnett County resurrected stories from those who have claimed to have seen the supernatural figure as they drove along a Burnett County road. • Questions about fluoride in city water were raised at a St. Croix Falls City council meeting and the council opted to keep fluoride in the water for the time being. •St. Croix Falls High School received the Spirit of Excellence Award naming them first place for the district and third place in the state.

•Greg Heine, Frederic, was named Mason of the Year for the Landmark Masonic Lodge. •Local couple Lowell and

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Colleen Duncan, Milltown, attended the “Day the Music Died” event in Clear Lake, Iowa, the crash site of music legends Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson. •The village of Luck and community prepared to celebrate the 50th annual Winter Carnival with an ice castle and other ice sculptures. •Tracy Horel, Burnett County mapping and GIS specialist, won the President’s Choice Award at the Wisconsin Land Information Association Conference held at Wisconsin Dells. •Grantsburg held Mid-Winter Sports Day with the Polar Plunge, sledding, ice fishing, and tractor races on ice.

•From the Grind Up Espresso Café opened in Siren. •Burnett County Board voted to add a forestry/recreation position.

•Cathryn Sundquist, retired, was presented with a plaque of appreciation at the Burnett County Board meeting for her 27 years as home health-care supervisor. •The Siren School referendum failed. •Clam Falls held a fishing contest on Clam Lake.

•Indian Creek hosted the fifth-annual fishing contest. •Jake Lysdahl, Grantsburg Music Festival group member, passed away and was remembered for his community involvement. •Doris Marek cele-

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Ski trails open FREDERIC – The early snow has brought something unheard of in recent years – Nordic skiing in December.

Frederic’s two ski trails, the Coon Lake Trail and the Trade River Trail, have been groomed and are in good condition for skiing. Volunteers from the Viking Ski Club were rested and ready when the snow arrived, and immediately began rolling a base that set up nicely with the following cold weather.

The Coon Lake Trail, just east of Coon Lake on Ash Street, has a little over 5 kilometers, and the Trade River Trail, 1-1/2 miles south of Frederic on 150th, has grown to about 7 kilometers. Both trails are groomed for classic and skating, with tracks set when a sufficient base is present.

Grooming is done by volunteers, and donation boxes are provided at both locations. Donations are appreciated to help with the cost of grooming and maintaining the trails.

For information on local trails: 800-222-POLK, www.polkcountytourism.com or 715-327-4294. For information on area or regional cross-country skiing trails: www.norwiski.com or www.skinnyski.com. – from Viking Ski Club, Frederic

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The other evening, I went to a holiday

set up and dozens of candles had been lit.

Then the people started to sing. celebration with friends at their lakeside It was the New Year’s Eve church service cabin. It was a cold winter night and there and, instead of being in the small Catholic was a bonfire to celebrate the ending of one church high on the hill, the people had gathyear and the start of the new. We wrote ered under the stars, over the water, and lit down things we wanted to be rid of in the candles to say their goodbye to the old year. coming year and threw the papers into the The hymns drifted to us on the night breeze, fire. It made quite a blaze. Then we hymns we knew in English, sung in Spanwatched as a small hot air balloon, with ish, the melodies drifting over to us high up candles beneath it, was released into the on the cliff on this warm winter night. On cold night sky. We were told to send our New Year’s Eve, prayers were not said inwishes up with this small balloon. The side a church with walls and a ceiling. The night was cold but there was very little prayers were said outdoors and sent wind, and the small balloon, glowing with straight up to heaven. candlelight, lifted straight up and rose diThe next morning we walked from our rectly above us, over the frozen lake.

Letters from hotel to breakfast and were met by an eerie A few years ago I went with my parents sight.

The little white men were gone. In to Mexico over the New Year. Everywhere their place was nothing but a pile of ash and we went, we saw small white men, made a few bits of scorched metal, the remains of of cloth, sitting in beat-up lawn chairs. the chairs they had been sitting on. Whatever they They were dressed like scarecrows, but they were represented was gone. seated, and their faces were made from pillowcases.

The other evening, as I watched the little balloon We were in southern Mexico, where the population is mostly indigenous people, and these little old white rising over the lake, I saw our bonfire still burning men, sitting on old canvas chairs, were a mystery to the things of the past year we wished to leave behind, and thought of the little white men in Mexico me.

Finally, I was able to ask someone and learned that who accomplished the same purpose. I remembered these stuffed men represented the old year. It was the hymns wafting on the ocean wind with nothing Dec. 31 and, at the stroke of midnight, these little old to stand between the worshipers’ lips and the big white men were going to go up in flames. (My dad open sky.

I made my wish and I watched the small balloon said he’d better keep moving this vacation. An old white guy could get in a lot of trouble this time of burn brightly. The balloon rose higher and higher until finally it was a tiny gold dot in the sky. I year if he got too comfortable.)

That night, we had dinner at a restaurant situated watched it float upward till it disappeared, straight directly on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. The sun into heaven. was down and the lights of the harbor were reflected Till next time, in the water. In the distance was the Navy pier and Carrie we saw people were on the dock. Chairs had been

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Too many things threaten health – don't let radon take its toll STATEWIDE – Seatbelts. Sunscreen. Low-sodium diets. There are many actions that people can take to stay safe and healthy. Some of them require a little bit of sacrifice, others can require a huge amount of effort.

But there’s one big action people can take to help protect their health that requires very little effort or sacrifice: radon testing.

Radon exposure kills an estimated 20,000 people in the U.S. each year – a number that could be dramatically reduced by easy, inexpensive home testing and repair.

Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas that

comes from the soil, which can accumulate in your home and can cause cancer in you and your children by entering the home through cracks and openings on the lower levels.

Many people don’t know about radon because you can’t see, smell or taste it. But exposure to radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers.

Radon levels vary around the country, but no home is free from risk. The only way to know if you are at risk for radon exposure is to test your home. Conducting a

radon test is easy and test kits are available at the Polk County Health Department for $5 ($7 by mail) during the month of January in honor of National Radon Action Month. If your home does have an elevated level of radon, a qualified radon mitigation contractor can make repairs to solve the problem and protect your family.

Life is short enough – don’t let something as easy to fix as radon make it even shorter.

For more information on this and other healthy living topics, contact the Polk County Health Department at 715-485-8500. – Polk County Health Department

Wild Rivers Habitat and Thrivent dedicate Polk County home AMERY – On Saturday, Dec. 12, a new Habitat for Humanity home was dedicated for the John and Theresa Collins family. John, Theresa and their two boys will reside at 410 Minneapolis in Amery. Eric Kube presided over the ceremony at the home, and continued with more presentations at the Lien Elementary School cafeteria.

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is grateful to the hundreds of supporters, volunteers and contributors who helped to make this home come about. Key to its success was a grant from Thrivent Builds Homes, which partnered with Habitat for Humanity and provided about 65 percent of the building costs. Significant start-up grant monies for tools, materials, gifts-in-kind and donated labor services were also contributed by many businesses, churches, groups and individuals.

Several important recognitions and presentations

The Habitat for Humanity home was dedicated for the John and Theresa Collins family on Dec. 12.

took place during the celebration.

A special volunteer was recognized for his outstanding carpentry skills and the many hours he donated on the build. Bill Faughn gratefully received the Golden Hammer award from Habitat’s volunteer coordinator, Ernie Naumann.

Debbie Manlove and Betty Bertram from the Amery Quilting Guild presented three hand-stitched quilts for the family, also.

A tree at the homesite was also dedicated in honor of the late Mayor Harvey Stower, who was an avid supporter of Habitat for Humanity in Polk County. Pat Anderson, sister of Stower, and the new Amery mayor, Mike KarDuring the dedication uschak, accepted an enplaque and a tree was dedicated in graved certificates on behalf of memory of Mayor Stower’s daughters, Kate Stower. and Liz, who were unable to attend. The plaque will be installed near the tree at the home later this spring.

The inscription reads “Dedicated in fond memory of Mayor Harvey Stower, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity.”

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is now organizing and fundraising to complete two Habitat homes in 2010, one for each county it serves, Burnett and Polk.

Please watch for news updates and check the Wild Rivers Web site for more information (www.wildrivershabitat.org).

Quilts made and donated by the Amery Quilting Guild.

They plan to keep up the effort to support needy families with a “hand up” and help to provide simple, decent, affordable housing, one family at a time. –

Volunteers working at the Habitat house during the building. – Photos submitted

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Ramblings The NP Railroad to Grantsburg

by Stanley Selin The following story is taken from the Friday, Jan. 18, 1884, issue of the Burnett County Sentinel. It describes the enthusiasm in the village of Grantsburg as they realized that their long-hoped-for railroad was a reality. The Northern Pacific Railway finally did build a branch line from Rush City, Minn., to Grantsburg in 1883. This railroad was in operation for 67 years, from 1884 until it was discontinued in 1951. The story reads: “At last our railroad is now a surety, and that for which the people have been looking for with longing eyes and yearly expecting for some time back is here. The doubters and those who sneered at the idea of a railroad to Grantsburg are now doubtless convinced that it is a reality. But we can hardly realize it yet, we have been disappointed so many times, it looks so strange to see the engine come puffing and blowing through the village; almost too good to be true. We are now connected with the outside world by a band of iron, not out of it, as we have felt many times. The people have a chance to dispose of their produce the same as other railroad towns; they have now a market nearby without going twenty or thirty miles to find one; a great boon.

This event will be celebrated as it should be on Tuesday next. The program is as follows as near as we can find out: A train will leave Grantsburg Tuesday morning to take all who wish to Rush City free, there they will meet those from outside, with the officials of the

The headline in the Sentinel announcing the opening of the Grantsburg railroad in 1884. – Photos from Selin collection

A view of an 1883 NP passenger train in the Taylors Falls, Minn., gorge.

This is an example of the type of trains used in the 1880s. road, who will come back with them, and return here about one o’clock when a dinner will be given those from outside at the Agricultural Hall, which will be fitted up for the occasion; a ball will be given in the evening, free, with the exception of the supper, given at the Lumberman’s Hotel; music by Dering’s Band. Come in everybody, and have a good time. This will be a red-letter day in the annals of Burnett County, an event long to be remembered.

Regular trains will commence running Wednesday next, but we do not know exactly what time they will come

This train was stopped at the Grantsburg depot to take on passengers.

and go, but understand they will arrive about 12:30 p.m. and depart at 1:30 p.m., and run to White Bear where change can be made to St. Paul, Minneapolis and Stillwater. It is between 16 and 17 miles to Rush City, and as the road is not ballasted, trains will not run very fast.

But there are no stations between, and they will run over in about an hour.”

The Sentinel also printed the following Railroad Notes in this issue: “An engine ran off the track just as it was coming into the village Monday, the rails having spread. The boarding cars

are now side tracked here, and will remain for several days. Several men have been at work on the timbers for the turntable for the past week, and it will ready to be put in position shortly.

(Note: Because the new railroad was a branch line into Grantsburg, the engine had to be turned around for the return trip.) The iron was not all laid Saturday as expected, there not being enough rails and ties. Trains have come in once or twice daily during the past week, to bring in material for the road. The worst places on the road between this place and the river have been fixed up, and there will be no ballasting until next summer when it will be put in proper shape.

As it is getting along in the season and a depot building cannot very well be put up, the two boarding cars now here will be fitted up and used for a depot.”

View of the turntable in Grantsburg. The inset in the upper-left corner shows the wood-burning locomotive used for the first trip from Rush City to Grantsburg in 1884.

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Remembering loved ones Almighty God, before whom stand the living and the dead, we your children, whose mortal life is but a breath, give thanks to you: For all those through whom you have blessed our pilgrimage, whose lives have empowered us, whose influence is a healing grace.

We lift up thankful hearts.

Bernice

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For the dear friends and family members, whose faces we see no more, but whose love is with us forever …

We lift up thankful hearts.

For the teachers and companions of our childhood and youth, and for the members of our household of faith, who worship you now in heaven …

We lift up thankful hearts.

For those who sacrificed themselves, our brothers and sisters who have given their lives for the sake of others …

We lift up thankful hearts.

That we may hold them all in continual remembrance, and ever think of them as with you in that city whose gates are not shut by day and where there is no night …

We lift up thankful hearts.

That we may now be dedicated to working for a world where labor is rewarded, fear dispelled, and the nations made one, O Lord, save your people and bless your heritage.

Day by day we magnify you.

And worship your name, forever and ever. Amen – Anonymous (Note: The above prayer is one of gratitude printed in one of our church bulletins. I would like to give credit to the author, but it is not credited to anyone in particular. In fact, it is apparently written by Steve Ward’s favorite writer, Anonymous. Surprising, what a volume of works is credited to him.)

The red floor One time a group of church members got together to paint the cement floor of our first church in Lewis.

The paint was bright red.

We painted in rows and were very organized about it. Ken had just said, “Watch what you’re doing.

Don’t paint yourself into a corner.”

In no time at all, we heard a dismayed, “Oh, no.” It was Belle King, and she had indeed painted herself

into a corner. She stood there, looking appropriately sorry.

It was Ken who made the sacrifice, stepped in the paint, lifting her to safety. Belle liked fun and I wouldn’t be surprised to learn she did it on purpose.

That red paint gave us lots of trouble through the years. The church basement was damp. When Deniece Peterson and Dan Noe married, the reception was held in the church basement. Deniece’s beautiful white gown was floor length and the hem picked up a red border.

And you should have seen what happened every time we mopped the floor!

Trying on hats Do you remember when Hagberg’s Store had a little hat store in one corner of the building? It was great fun to stop in to check out the few hats on display.

I loved having time to sit before the mirror and try on every hat on display. The dark blue straw, the perky little pillbox, the tam-o’-shanter style, the beret, the cloche, hats reminiscent of bygone days.

I did not buy a hat very often. I just loved to try them on. One spring, however, I bought a white hat with a brim, and the entire creation was covered with rows and rows of white lace. It made me feel like a bride again. The years magically rolled away.

It was special and I saved it for special occasions. It made a good contrast with my dark-brown hair.

Styles change however, and it seems all of a sudden women started going without hats. Their hair was piled high on top of their heads, or fluffed out at the sides. And in a moment of careless abandon I donated my precious hat to a church rummage sale.

Years went by, and it seems, and here I am a bit confused, it seems there was a display of old hats at the bank in Frederic.

One hat bore the sign “Bernice Abrahamzon’s hat.”

I think it was Leona Cummings who arranged the display, perhaps in memory of old-time Easter bonnets.

“That isn’t my hat, Leona. Mine was white with a brim and rows and rows of white lace.” I didn’t convince her.

When the Frederic Depot became a museum, the telegrapher’s window turned into a hat display with three head forms wearing eye-catching chapeaux.

The window was very fetching. I wish they’d do that kind of window again.

Hats can cover up a lot of flaws: wild hair; a few gray hairs … Attention getter! Colorful! Fun! Flirty!

And they make a woman look younger.

I wish hats would come back.

Happy New Year, Until next week, Bernice Start practicing – 2010, 2010, 2010.

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50 Years Ago Specials at Stop ‘N Swap at Taylors Falls, Minn., included RCA Whirlpool automatic washer for $188.88, RCA clothes dryer for $148.88-$158.88, Frigidaire ranges for $239.95, Ben Hur deep freezer for $279 and RCA Whirlpool ranges from $188.88.In 1959, there were 752 killed in traffic accidents in Wisconsin during first 11 months.-Burnett County Cancer Society officials included Mrs. Jack Larson, Grantsburg; Vernon Taylor, Grantsburg; Miss Lucy Wester, Webster; Mrs. Frank D’Jock, Siren.-Lazy Bar Tavern, Danbury, was robbed Sunday morning, and Sheriff Art Jenks was notified.-A Christmas program was held at the Siren Methodist Church on Sunday, with Scripture reading by Pastor Everson, a drill by Mrs. Wilson’s class of boys, “Bells of Praise,” and a reading of Christ’s birth by Bradley Alden. A song by the tiny tots. Drill by Mrs. Wilson’s girls, “Christmas Candles.” “The Christmas Story” by Mrs. Helland’s class: Penny Radke and Ann Tewalt sang a duet. A drill by Mrs. McKinley’s class titled “Christmas Star” and a drill, “In the Light of the Bethlehem Star,” by Mrs. Russell’s class.-Elizabeth Rogers of Centuria and Leonard Clark of Siren were married Dec. 5, at the Methodist Church of North Branch, Minn.-Open house was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Johnson of Grantsburg in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary.-Wisconsin led in October butter output.-Paulson’s Store, Luck, had blankets for sale from $2.98-$12.98.-Pastors in charge of local congregations were Arthur Solberg, Zion Lutheran Church, Trade Lake; Reynold Tange, Luck Lutheran Church; Lester Weko, Trade Lake Baptist Church; Arnold Hanson, Luck Assembly of God; Kenneth Abrahamzon, lay speaker, Lewis Methodist Church; G. R. Liddle, Siren Gospel Tabernacle; D.S. Ryding, Trinity Lutheran Church, Danbury; Wesley Haugen, English Lutheran Church, Grantsburg; L. Keith Hanley, St. Luke’s Methodist Church, Frederic; C. Rudolph Seastrand, Grace Lutheran Church, West Sweden.-A dance was held at Indian Creek Hall on Dec. 19.-Little Mexico, Siren, was available for holiday parties.-“The Gunfight at Dodge City” was playing at the Grand Theatre, Grantsburg.-“L’il Abner” was playing at the Frederic Theatre.-Specials at the Clover Farm Store, Frederic, included 4 lbs. bacon at $1, turkeys at 39¢/lb., lutefisk at 29¢/lb., ham at 49¢/lb., honey at $1.59 for four 16-oz. tumblers and 6 oz. instant coffee at 79¢.-Relics were wanted for the Polk County Museum.-Obituaries included Ira Willis, Mrs. Wilfred Jensen and John Larson.

20 Years Ago

First Presbyterian Church provides gifts and dinner The First Presbyterian Church of St. Croix Falls provided Christmas gifts and dinner for residents at Serenity Home. Christmas gifts and stockings were provided for all 17 residents by the church.

Representatives from the church dropped off gifts and dinner on Dec. 23.

Shown (L to R) are Cindy Newlin, Liz Esther, Joanne Schmidt Pastor Bruce Brooks and Elaine Vilwock. Special photo

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Frederic, sponsored a pancake supper on Dec. 12.-The monthly special at Carlson Hardware, Frederic, was a candy tree for $1.99. It was a crystal tree filled with foil-wrapped mints.-Obituaries included Judith Kistler, Anna Christine Dahl, George Hahr, Shirley Strenke and Gilbert White.-An auditing firm, with Roger Van Someren, specialized in cooperatives.-Bob Dueholm was a new member of the Leader board.-E.I.O. snowmobiles were going to conduct a safety course.A Falun landmark, the old Allis Chalmers building, burned.-Burnett County’s unemployment held steady at 4.1 percent.-The Grantsburg Fire Department recently installed dry hydrants.-Peggy’s Gifts and Antiques was a fun stop for shoppers at Siren.A white elephant outlet fulfilled a dream for Nick Ricci at Webster.-The Frederic gymnasts opened the season by edging River Falls.-The board authorized the Frederic Hospital to borrow $118,000.-Balsam Lake/Unity sewer problem was not yet solved.-The Luck plan called for a fishing pier and a public swimming pool.-Snub-nosed buses were recommended at Unity.-Bridge design is next step for three Polk County bridges.-New owners at the Frederic Care Center planned a nursing home expansion.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER He got stuck in a snowbank today and thrashed and wiggled until he rolled himself free.

That’s about the only time you’d notice he was missing a leg. Most people don’t realize it until they see him up close, and they almost always exclaim, wrongly, “Oh look, that dog’s only got one leg!” I know that’s not what they mean, but that’s usually how it comes out. I don’t know YAPpenings why that is.

I do know that I’ve got six new pals to tell you about, and they are all four-footed. Christmastime is always busy at the shelter, it seems. Izzy is a female domestic shorthair cat who was found on Anchor Inn Road, off of Hwy. 70. She is black and white and very

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friendly. Snow White is also a domestic shorthair, and I’m betting you can guess what color she is. She arrived just after I left, so I’m not exactly sure where she came from. Both these kitties are youngsters.

Next, onto the dogs: Wally is a pretty brown and white husky who was found at the Webster High School, dragging a chain behind him. Now, I’ve heard that school can be a real drag, but I didn’t think they put actual chains on you! Scary. Wally is guessed to be about 5 years old, and he‘s blind in his right eye. Probably from too much homework. Next is Rascal. He is a 4-month-old shepherd mix who was found on Airport Road and Old 35. He was a very scared pup when he arrived at the shelter. He’d have an accident if you approached him, but once he felt safe, he would melt in your arms. I know my friends at the shelter will take care of him and make him feel confident again. They’re good at that. Elsa is an adult basset mix who was found under a desk ... oops, I mean deck (I must still be thinking

about school!) at a residence on Deer Lake Road, north of Danbury. She is about a year old, and she’s a pretty girl. Finally, there’s Frosty. He’s a German shorthaired pointer, about 2 years old, who was found in Grantsburg Township on Hwy. 70. I think he was born with springs in his feet, because you put him outside in the play yard and, b-o-i-in-n-n-g, he pops out! I think they should have named him Underdog, not Frosty.

Speaking of snowmen, I’m looking out the window at my mom, and she’s making something in the snow. A snowman? No. A snowdog? No, not that either. My brother is laughing; he says she’s building us a giant fire hydrant made out of snow.

My problems are solved.

I’m going outside now.

Thanks for helping HSBC live to see another year, everyone, and I’ll see you here next week!

HSBC is saving lifes, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org, 715-866-4096.

Siren Senior Center house diners. On Jan. 4, we will be taking down our Christmas decorations and packing them away for another year. If you have a couple of hours to spare we would appreciate all the help we can get.

Birthdays for the month of January are Marjorie Nyberg, Corrine Root, Dorothy Cronquist and George Rydel.

As usual we will be celebrating with them after our monthly senior meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, with birthday cake.

We had a short week so the only events were Dime Bingo and 500 as the center was closed on Thursday and Friday. We will not

Birth announcements Born at SCRMC:

A boy, Landyn Richard Kuske, born Dec. 16, 2009, to Amanda Kuske, Milltown. Landyn weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.

••• A boy, Kaleb Micheal Yost, born Dec. 16, 2009, to Micheal Yost and Courtney Anderson, St. Croix Falls. Kaleb weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz.

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A girl, Irene Dixie Ogilvie, born Dec. 16, 2009, to Dawn Ogilvie, Luck. Irene weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A boy, Joshua Shadow Thompson, born Dec. 9, 2009, to Robin Haaf and Aaron Thompson, Siren. Joshua weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz.

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Frederic Senior Center

by Ardyce Knauber

Spades was played Monday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m., with the following winners: Holly Stonesifer in first place, Carmen Marek in second place, Lillian Murphy in third place and Norma Nelson in fourth place.

The morning coffee group and pool players enjoyed the morning at the center. Tuesday is whatever cards, visiting and coffee.

Wednesday Pokeno was enjoyed with re-

freshments. The center was closed on Dec. 24 and 25 and will be closed New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. No 500 cards.

We will be having our annual potluck buffet on New Year’s Day at noon, Saturday, Jan. 2, we will celebrate the birthdays at noon. The following had birthdays: Cathy Andreattl, Dane Gustafson, Donald Danielson, Robert Larsen and Arnie Borchert.

Happy New Year’s to all!

Academic news EAU CLAIRE - Commencement exercises for students at the University of WisconsinEau Claire were Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, in Zorn Arena.

Local students who received degrees and their fields of study are: Amery Corey Hartman, BBA, information systems; Kyle Paulson, BBA, management; Sarah Wienke, BBA, marketing;

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St. Croix Falls Zachary Whittenberger, BA, social studies; Unity Ashley Monness, BS, biology; Jessica Weiler, BS, communication sciences and disorders; Webster Bradley Larrabee, MSE, special education. – submitted

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Karen and Hank Mangelsen visited Jake, Holly, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen Friday evening.

Don and Lida Nordquist visited Marlene Swearingen Friday and had supper there.

Duane Otis and his family celebrated Christmas Saturday at Duane’s home.

Ryan Hanna came to the home of Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen Saturday to stay a few days for a visit.

Duane Otis called on Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen Sunday afternoon.

Guests of Kay and Jack Krentz for several days over Christmas were John, Lisa and Johnny Unertl and Sue Ackerman. Birthday of Joel Krentz and Lisa were celebrated also.

Donna and Gerry Hines went to Vadnais Heights, Minn., Wednesday to spend several days with daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Tim Sweet and family. On Thursday

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evening Brian and Jane Hines and family, Barry and Susan Hines and family and Ted and Joanne Hines came there to celebrate Christmas. Gerry and Donna returned home Saturday.

Nina and Lawrence Hines traveled to Richfield, Minn., Thursday. They celebrated Christmas with daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Colin Harrison and Nancy and Steve Hagen and their families at the Harrison home. Lawrence and Nina came home Friday.

Lida and Don Nordquist went to Frederic Thursday. They celebrated Christmas with Jan, Jim, Caleb and Hannah Schott, and Joleen, Richard, Rick, Robb and Randi Funk and Robb’s friend, Beth, at the Schott home.

Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen visited Mike and Nancy Longhenry and family on Christmas Day.

be playing Spades on Friday again this week as it falls on New Year’s Day and everyone should be home watching all of the football games. Next week, weather permitting, everything should be back to normal.

The winners at 500 were Darleen Groves, Sue Newberger, Clara Palomaki and Dave Peterson.

Regular weekly activities include Dime Bingo on Tuesday, Cribbage on Wednesday

morning, 500 Wednesday afternoon and Spades on Friday. All of the card games are played starting at 1 p.m.

This week the center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Thursday.

Everyone is welcome.

If you have any news that you would like included in our weekly column, either drop a note off at the center or call. Stay warm and healthy.

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Fran Krause

Written for this week Mike and LaVonne O’Brien attended Tylyn’s junior high Christmas concert at Frederic. On Christmas Eve, Jack and LaVonne were guests at Bob O’Brien’s and on Christmas Day Mike and Tylyn were dinner guests at Jack and LaVonne’s.

Fran Krause spent Christmas Eve with the Mark Krause family. They had turkey dinner and all attended the Baptist Church service later. On Christmas Day the Mark Krause family was at Naomi Glover’s.

Karen and Jerry Hintz, Cassie and Karl drove to Webster Sunday night after they had watched the Packer - Seattle game at Lambeau Field, Green Bay. They spent a couple days visiting the Krause’s to celebrate Christmas.

Written for last week A large crowd attended the dinner and Christmas concert at Webster High School on Monday night.

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The Harmony HCE club had their Christmas lunch at Emily’s Restaurant Wednesday.

On Thursday LaVonne O’Brien had lunch with Heather Stole in Danbury.

Mike O’Brien took his parents to the Duluth Canal Park to see the Bentleyville Tour of Lights on Thursday night. It was a beautiful display.

The Witzany family had their family Christmas celebration at the home of Patty and Mike Kringen in Big Lake, Minn., on Saturday.

Marvel Merriam drove to River Falls Tuesday to stay with Mark and Julie Freeborn in preparation for their Christmas Day celebration on Friday.

John and Reeny Neinstadt had supper at Ron and Sharon Proffits’ Friday night, and on Saturday night Reeny entertained the Flagstadts and Proffits. On Sunday night they were all at the home of Bud and Natalie Flagstad.

A Waiting Child Michael Sept. 12, 1996 Michael is a handsome young man with a glowing smile. He has several interests including watching and playing sports, playing outside with his friends and enjoying pizza. He also like to work with computers.

Michael is outgoing and personable. He is also quite active. He has a mentor and a social skills trainer whom he meets with frequently. Michael needs a forever family to encourage and model appropriate social skills and to provide him with consistency, love, safety and stability.

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Hi, everybody! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. I’m writing to you early, again, so it is Christmas Day and it’s snowing like crazy! I just came in from playing outside. That was fun - I was catching snowballs with my teeth, but they are elusive. As soon as I bite them, they disappear!

Weird. Our neighbor came over to plow the driveway and clear the yard, and he pushed away all my yellow spots! How will anyone know I live here if I happen to be inside? I barked at him to stop, but he just kept plowing. Now I’ve got to start all over again. Mom says I should be grateful, or else we wouldn’t be going anywhere in my fort on wheels.

I suppose that’s true. He’s pretty nice to us.

It’s the end of the year, and I wondered how many new friends I made at the shelter.

I did some checking, and it turns out that 257 dogs and cats came through the doors in 2009. That’s a lot of legs crossing the threshold - 1,028 legs! Well, minus two if you consider that Buckles aka Maddox and Shurcanpur are tripods. So is my brother.

Send class-member contact information to: FHSClassOf70@gmail.com or phone Sue Houston at 715-327-5581.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Killer is a 2-year-old black neutered male Pomeranian. He came to the shelter when his elderly caregiver became too ill to care for him any longer.

This happy fellow is typical Pom. His spunky personality is evident immediately.

He loves attention and is good with children.

He loves everybody and will give kisses until he is told to stop and then he is ready for a walk. Killer plays fetch and tug-of-war. He will do well in any home with enough love and attention for a pint-size Killer.

Many of our pets went home with new families for the holidays. The Reindeer kittens flew out of the shelter. Echo, Lassie, Merlin and Penelope went home. Longtime residents Maya and Meisha found perfect homes. Meisha is an 8-year-old red Labrador retriever that had been with us for two months.

Though she had energy and enthusiasm to spare, her age scared off many an adopter. In the end, she became a playmate for a younger Labrador in need of some mature guidance.

We take our hats off to the exceptional adopter who can open their home to an older dog.

They always have more love and companionship to give and make wonderful additions to a family.

With the new year nearly upon us, it is time to renew annual dog licenses. All dogs in Polk County over the age of 5 months must be licensed. A current rabies vaccination is

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Lewis Sympathy is extended to the family of John Webb. His memorial service was held at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church on Saturday, Dec. 19. The food was prepared in advance and brought in by the family, and the church ladies served it.

Get-well wishes to Carol Bohn, who fell and sustained some bruises to her ribs. Fortu-

a requirement for licensing. Many veterinary offices offer reduced prices at vaccination

clinics during this time of year. Keep an eye out for ads in the local papers for dates, times and details.

Most towns collect dog license fees with the annual real estate taxes and notices are sent in the mail.

The clerk of each town, village or city will supply each dog owner with a shiny red 2010 license for a minimal cost. In Polk County, the Arnell Humane Society is the recipient of dog license fees in return for providing care for abandoned and stray pets. So remember, when you license your dog, you are not only complying with the law, but you are providing identification for your dog if he/she is lost and you are supporting the shelter.

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nately nothing was broken.

LaVonne Boyer is still in the process of healing from her moped accident weeks ago, with therapy, etc.

Welcome home to Arleen Jones from the hospital in Grantsburg. She is due for therapy on her shoulder, which was injured in a fall.

Wishing her good healing.

South Milltown 4-H makes blankets South Milltown 4-H made blankets for those in need this winter. Members helping included: Front row (L to R): Rachel Locke, Jena Alling and Lucy Locke.

Back row: Dylan McCurdy, Brian Locke and Eric Kuske. – Photo by Jeanne Alling

As the year comes to a close and a new one comes ringing in, the thing many people in many states will probably remember is the year of the huge Christmas storm. It was definitely one of the worst storms in many years.

As you know, it started Wednesday, Dec. 23, and continued off and on through Dec. 26, at times dropping many inches of shoveling snow. I heard it told around town this one was the worst Christmas storm since the one in 1959. I remember that one well, as I got married and moved into this area on Dec. 26. We went from no snow on Christmas Day to well over 15 inches overnight on Dec. 26.

The township of Daniels can be thankful they have a dedicated road patrolman, in Jimmy Kolander. We may take for granted all the things he does to keep our roads in shape and in the winter, open, so we can go, but just get in a real jam like we did on Christmas Eve day when we were snowed in and needed to get out and to the Cities Airport. One call to Jim and he was right there and got the job done. Thanks again, Jim. Art Beckmark Jr. (Punk) of Bremerton, Wash., flew in on Christmas Eve night to

spend a few days with his parents, the Art and Bev Beckmarks. He returned home to Bremerton, on Monday, Dec. 28, in much better weather than he arrived in.

Sympathy to the family of Richard E. Bruss who passed away Dec. 17.

Sympathy to the family of Myron Dahl who passed away Dec. 18.

Sympathy to the family of Roy Heinz who passed away last week.

Christmas dinner this year at the home of Art and Bev Beckmark was smaller because of the storm. Those present for the traditional lutefisk dinner were Art (Punk) Beckmark of Bremerton, Wash., and Art’s aunt Violet Beckmark of Siren.

Congratulations to middle-schooler Whitney Plaster and high-schooler Rachel Gloodt for being chosen Siren School’s students of the week.

To all my readers, as the old year slips away and the new one rings in, I wish for you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

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K of C hold annual dinner Frederic Library Director Chris Byerly and Frederic Lions Secretary Barry Berdal.

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FREDERIC – On Dec. 22, the Frederic Lions presented a check for $500 to the Frederic Library. Director Chris Byerly stated that the library would use the funds for large-print magazines and large-print books.

These funds were made possible through money raised from the Lions Food Booth from the June 2009 Frederic Family Days. Other recent donations of funding and gifts made possible from patronage at the Lions Food Booth and other fundraising events include, but are not limited to: Frederic School Halloween get-together for area youth, Frederic Hockey Rink, United Cerebral Palsey of Northwestern Wisconsin,

Frederic Food Shelf, Youth Sports Unlimited, Frederic Pool Fund, Kinship of Polk County, Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Wisconsin Lions Eye Bank, Holiday fruit baskets for: Frederic Senior Citizens Center, Golden Oaks Apartments and Sunrise Apartments.

Anyone interested in information about the Frederic Lions and how they can help with community events, both fundraising and gift/donations, can contact Lion Barry Berdal, Frederic Lions Club, P.O. Box 411, Frederic, WI 54837, call 715-327-8247 or visit www.fredericlionsclassic.com. - submitted

Unity Lions welcome newest member

The Knights shown in the picture are Willis McLain and Dave Rudolph, both of whom received Honorary Life Member awards. – Photo submitted LUCK – The Knights of Columbus from St. Dominic and Immaculate Conception parishes temporarily put aside their daily “good works” to dine with their ladies at a festive annual dinner.

The dinner was held Dec. 12, at the Lions Club Hall in Luck.

During the course of the evening, Willis McLain and Dave Rudolph were awarded Honorary Life Membership

recognition. Also receiving honors at the dinner were Ron Kotz and Donald Lake.

The Knights are known in the area for their generous support of families in need in the communities of Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck and Siren, and nationally through their membership in the Knights organization. - submitted

New offificcers at Masonic Landmark Lodge

Unity Lions Club’s newest member is Johanna Alling, who was congratulated

by Bob RobinsonUnity Lions Club president (L) and Lions District Governor Ray Stanley. Johanna has been a Unity Leos Club member for the past seven years until she graduated last spring. “It is an honor to become a member of the Unity Lions Club,” commented Alling. “Now there are three generations of my family in the Lions (mom Jeanne Alling, and grandma Gloria Larsen). We’ve grown up helping our neighbors. The Lions Club serves those in need. I look forward to being an active member.” – Photo by Jeanne Alling

New officers for the Masonic Landmark Lodge No. 244 in Frederic for the 2010 year are, front row (L to R): SD Dean Daniels, SW Peter Johnson, WM Scott Mellon, JW John Henneman, JD Harlan Coulter. Second row: TR Dave Randall, SC Neal Chapman, SS Ted Sandstrom, JS Sean Johnson, TI Lowell McFetridge. Not pictured CH Greg Heine. Special photo

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brated her 90th birthday at the Grantsburg American Legion Hall. •Polk County highway worker Randy Vollrath, Milltown, was recognized by Polk County Highway Commissioner Steve Warndahl for his rescue efforts when, on duty plowing at Hwys. 48 and CTH I and witnessing a car sliding into a semitrailer, Vollrath delivered emergency aid to the driver and directed traffic until help arrived. •The first-annual fishing contest was held on Big Sand Lake.

•Firefighters were called to the Holiday StationStore in Grantsburg when smoke due to electrical problems was coming from the deli; damage was limited to the bakery case. •Volunteer driver mileage expense for Burnett County Human Services was up. •The bidding process for the construction/remodeling of the St. Croix Falls Public Library at the Holiday building began. •The DOT held its first meeting suggesting a roundabout as a solution to the Menards/Hwy. 8 intersection. •Stimulus dollars gave the school district of Webster hope. •Judge Eugene Harrington ruled the Polk County Board supervisors would not be fined or sanctioned for open meetings violations in connection with the sale of GAM. •Ashlyn Petersen was crowned Miss Luck during the Luck Winter Carnival. •DNA was used to solve copper theft at Osceola Quarry resulting in the arrest of two individuals. •New home construction locally showed a four-year decline. •The Grantsburg High School music department presented the Festival Concert.

•Luck students celebrated Spirit Week.

•Former Washburn County Register publisher John Friedell passed away. •A memorial plaque was placed at Burnett Medical Center in memory of Charles Tollander, near the ER where a TV was donated by Tollander’s surviving widow, Eunice. •Saints wrestler Joe Raygor won the state championship, making him the eighth state-championship winner from St. Croix Falls. •Frederic police investigated damages by BB or pellet-type guns to several windows in buildings and vehicles.

•Polk County Board member Patricia Messicci resigned her post, covering the town of Clayton and portions of Clear Lake and Lincoln.

March Balsam Lake Police Officer Sheryl Gehrman came under fire at the village board meeting following an incident with the community club. •A Grantsburg man was arrested for running Officer Joel A. Klatt off the road after fleeing an attempted traffic stop. •Kyle Hugget, 33, Danbury, accused of fatally shooting John Peach in 2008, began his trial. •Economic times forced Luck Schools to look at reductions and teacher layoffs. •The new Amery Wound Center was awarded the New Center of the Year Award by National Healing Corporation. •Nina Wicklund, Falun, celebrated her 90th birthday. •Siren girls basketball set their sights on the first trip to state. •Four vehicles went through the ice at Balsam Lake in a month. •The reported sightings of cougar in Burnett County were confirmed and a photo of the cougar appeared on the front page of the Leader.

•Three lawsuits were filed to stop the mining proposal for Iver’s Mountain. •Unity Schools held a career fair. •Roy Clark and Don Brandt were honored for making an important impact on the community of Siren by King Boreas Rex LXXIII of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

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•Siren held their annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. •Siren Dragon ladies basketball players traveled to Madison for the state tournament. •The Luck School received a LEED award for taking a “green” initiative and becoming the second district in the state to be LEED certified. •Patti Bjorklund became the new Webster Village clerk.

•Maxine Peterson was honored for 17 years as the director of the Burnett Community Library.

•The Luck Library/Museum was recognized at the state capitol as one of 10 projects listed on the Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Award.

•Local chiropractor Steven Bont’s photo was featured on the David Letterman show in a segment called “Guys who look like Dave.” •Rosalie Kittleson, Amery, was honored by the Polk County Historical Society during Women’s History Month for her contributions to preserving Polk County’s history. •The Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre and Grantsburg Community Education presented “Beauty and the Beast.” •Pierce A. Hanson, St. Croix Falls, was honored with the highest Boy Scout honor, the Eagle Scout Award. •Famous restaurateur Mama D passed away; her son Geno D’Agostino owns Angler’s Inn in Balsam Lake. •Local races for the April election were featured in the Leader in March. •Taking off in a Cessna 170 aircraft from Rush City, Minn., Chad Hardy, 32, Wyoming, Minn., made an emergency landing in a swamp in Anderson Township. •Defendants George Rainey, 29, Rice Lake; Diana Martin, 33, Webster; Andrew Sonnenberg, 26, Cumberland; Margrette Cobb, 28, Rice Lake; Bruce Sonnenberg, 49, Cumberland; Amanda Sonnenberg, 24, Cumberland and Jean Sonnenberg, 52, Cumberland pleaded guilty in charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine on St. Croix Tribal Lands from January 2001 to September 2008. •Joseph Locke, 46, was in the Polk County Jail after charges of attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, use of a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and slitting his own throat after running from authorities. •Gene Early, Frederic known for his business, Early Oil Company, passed away at the age of 78; he and his wife, Eunice, were honored as Frederic’s Citizens of the Year in 1999. •Nellie Martinsen, Milltown, celebrated her 100th birthday. •Webster kindergarten hosted the 20th-annual Grandparents Day. •Burnett Dairy Co-op served a free lunch for customer appreciation day. •Frederic High School drama presented “The Cow Tippers.” •Aushleanna Branville and Kasey Johnson, Luck FFA, were presented with the 2009 DEKALB Award. •Webster High School drama presented “The Lion King.”

•Webster High School opened a new National Honor Society chapter. •Ruth Johnson was honored for her oil painting of the First Baptist Church of Falun.

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LIBRARY NEWS Amery Public Library The New York Times publishes a list of some of the best books of the past year that were reviewed by the reviewers at the Times. The following books from the list are owned by the Amery Public Library: “The Confessions of Edward Day,” by Valerie Martin; “A Gate at the Stairs,” by Lorrie Moore; “Generosity: An Enhancement,” by Richard Powers; “Half-Broke Horses,” by Jeanette Walls; “The La Cuna,” by Barbara Kingsolver; “The Year of the Flood,” by Margaret Atwood; “Lark and Termite,” by Jayne Phillips; “Fordlandia,” by Greg Grandin; “Horse Soldiers,” by Doug Stanton; “The Wilderness Warriors: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America,”

by Douglas Brinkley; and “Methland: The Death and Life of a Small American Town,” by Nick Reding.

Library notes Story time will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. Everyone is welcome for songs and stories with Elaine.

Friends of the Library book group will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 11, to discuss “This Boy’s Life” by talented memoirist

Tobias Wolff. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join us.

The Teens Read book group meets on Jan. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., to discuss “Runemarks,” a pell-mell fantasy by Joanne Harris. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join us for a snack and book talk.

The Friends of the Library are looking for new members. They will have a potluck on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m, for members and prospective members. Mark the date on your calendar.

Amery’s Got Talent will be happening on Feb. 14, at 2 p.m. at the high school auditorium. If you have talent and would like to perform call the library at 715-268-9340 or Marv Nevala at 715-2687884.

The Friends of the Library will be having their book sale/garage sale on March 5 and 6, so remember to bring us your used books, CDs, videos, DVDs and magazine for the sale. We will be accepting garage sale items closer to the date of the sale.

Remember that the Amery Area Public Library will be having tax forms in the new year, both state and federal.

Library hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Balsam Lake Public Library Holiday hours Balsam Lake Library will be closed Friday, Jan. 1. In addition to our regular hours, we will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays starting Jan. 7.

Happy holidays.

Story time Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Stories, crafts and snacks; all ages welcome to join our lively group.

Public computers We have four computers for the public to use with high-speed Internet connection. Computers can be used for one hour; if no one is waiting you may stay on. You also can reserve computers. We have free Wi-Fi for those with laptops.

New books for January “Impact” by Douglas Preston, “Wolf at the Door” by Jack Higgins, “Watch List”

by Jeffrey Deaver, “Kisser” by Stuart Woods, “Noah’s Compass” by Anne Tyler and “Not My Daughter” by Barbara Delinski.

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Some of our favorite images of 2009 January to June

January: Eating hot dogs and playing fetch can leave you dog tired sometimes.

Such was the case for Libby, a springer spaniel whose owner was kind enough to offer up his jacket after a long, cold and windy Saturday on Clam Lake near Siren.

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July: A look of wonder on this young girl’s face was captured at the Forts Folle Avoine rendezvous.

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May: Kali Jones giggled as she bounced across the gym floor on a large ball, her long hair flying in all directions. The third-grader was one of 130 Grantsburg Elementary students jumping and bouncing as part of a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

July: Siren’s Little Miss First Princess Rylee O’Brien blew kisses to the audience as a farewell before passing on the crown to her successor during Siren’s queen pagent.

– Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

RIGHT: March - Jon Hurrell showed off his talent on the French horn during a performance of the Synergy Brass Quintet at Grantsburg Middle School. While students were entertained by Hurrell’s horn, they also loved his hair. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

2009/from page 9 Croix Winery. •Polk County held its first drug court graduation of four individuals who participated in an intense treatment program. •Election results were in: Siren referendum defeated, Molly Bently was top vote-getter for Siren School Board, Harry Patneaude defeated Larry Main for Webb Lake Town chair, tie vote for Grantsburg Village Board for Glenn Rolloff and Tim Tessman, Webster president was tied for Jeff Roberts and Tom Stusek, Patty Bonneville defeated incumbent Chris Erickson for Grantsburg School Board, Luann White was re-elected Milltown Village president over challenger Les Sloper, Wayne Bakke was voted Centuria board president by one vote over Dave Markert, Arnie Carlson and Brian Blesi were returned to their posts on St. Croix Falls City Council, incumbent Ron Ogren was voted chair of Georgetown, Amy Dueholm and Daryl Bazey were new faces on the Luck School Board, Brent McCurdy was elected to St. Croix Falls School Board, Kathy Demulling was elected to Osceola village president, Dennis O’Donnel remained at Siren, incumbents were returned to Frederic Village, write-in Nancy Webster-Smith defeated Rich Callister for Luck village president, Laketown voted to save Iver’s Mountain, Guy

Williams was returned to the village president seat for Balsam Lake, Mary Cotch defeated incumbent Roseann Anderson for Osceola School Board, and Ken Kutz was elected Burnett County judge. •St. Croix Falls student Molly Austin-White was featured on “Good Morning, America” on a segment about acupuncture. • Moose Lodge hosted an Easter egg hunt. •Grantsburg held an Easter egg hunt. •Luck firstgraders hatched chicken eggs.

•Grantsburg High School drama presented “The Foreigner.” •Frederic High School band and choir performed at Epcot Center.

•The 10th-Annual Pinko Jam fundraiser for special education was held in Grantsburg. •Clif Gipp became Burnett Dairy’s Agriculture Division general manager. •St. Croix Falls Fire Department indicated they needed members to join the department.

•The city of Taylors Falls aired concerns about Xcel Energy after hearing the company held a meeting to discuss the Chisago Powerline Project with nearby parties, neglecting to include the city of Taylors Falls in those meetings or discussions. •A Polk County Easter egg hunt was held at the Polk County Fairgrounds. •Webster High School was the site of a mock crash intended to prevent the real thing from hap-

pening. •The circus came to Webster.

•Unity and St. Croix Falls both held Blue Ribbon Week (child abuse). •A child abuse Vvigil was held at Big Butternut Lake in Luck. •The family of Cowan James Bruss, Army serving in Iraq, waited for his return to Siren after receiving the Purple Heart for being injured while in active duty. •Rebecca Fredrickson, staff support specialist/data manager for the Polk County Land Resources Department was awarded the 2009 Association of Land Conservation Employees Award. •Webster schools looked at layoffs and staff reductions after a failed referendum, declining enrollment and budget shortfalls plagued the district.

•Carolyn Hodgson became the new homecare supervisor with the Polk County Health Department. •Two men, Jonathan Oiyotte, 30, Webster, and Bradley Belisle, 31, Hertel, were charged with kidnapping a 30-year-old male who was locked in the trunk of a vehicle and called for help on his cell phone. •The Burnett County airport expansion was a go after months of planning and meetings and pending DNR approval. •Three Siren teens, Elizabeth Brown, Cassandra Mercer and Lucas Stiemann, were invited to New York City to accept medals for national award winning

writing; Brown and Mercer won silver medals for poetry and Stiemann won gold for journalism entries. •The Eclectic Thrift and Boutique opened in Frederic. •Local proms were held at Leader Land schools.

•Pastor Dorothy Sandahl was ordained and installed as the new pastor at Cushing Lutheran Church. •Luck Schools discussed the possibility of having a dormitory building for international students at the United Pioneer Home campus.

•Dresser students celebrated Arbor Day. •Jody Seck, Luck, was recognized for 18 years on the Luck School Board. •Comments from the Siren School Board meeting were aimed at asking how the morale would be improved at the school. •Polk and Burnett counties began the process of preparing for potential swine flu cases. • Grantsburg pilot Mike Schute, 48, lost his life in a single-engine aircraft crash near East River Road south of Grantsburg.

•Sixth-graders from St. Croix Falls, Osceola, Clear Lake, Clayton and Chisago Lakes participated in Earth Day in St. Croix Falls along the Gaylord Nelson RiverWalk.

•Grantsburg elementary students raised

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Grantsburg Middle School presents Music for the Holidays

The Swinging Sisters Grantsburg Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade swing choir held their candles high as the group performed “Little Boy of Mary” at the school’s Music for the Holidays concert on Dec. 14.

Amber Pedersen gets ready to sound her bell as one of the members of the middle school drumline. The group performed “Funky Christmas Shooz” at the school’s Christmas concert on Dec. 14.

Grantsburg Middle School students Sarah Coppenbarger and Bekah Curtin were soloists during the seventh- and eighth-grade choir’s performance of “Holiday Hand Jive” at the school’s Christmas concert on Dec. 14. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Students receive the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

Grantsburg Elementary students Juana Olson, McKenzie Spafford, Charlie Huen, Catherine Michaels and Hailey Peterson were excited when they saw the stacks of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” books piled high in the school’s library. Sally Craven, the school district reading specialist, wrote a grant to receive the copies of the popular Dr. Seuss holiday classic. The grant for the books came through National Book Bank distribution, part of First Book, which provides new books to children. First Book’s mission is to provide books to children, addressing the most important factor affecting literacy, which is access to books.

Last week over 400 copies arrived, enough for each Grantsburg Elementary and Nelson School student to take home a copy just in time for Christmas. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

"It All Happened in the Country" presented by Northern Lights home school Uncle Yule, played

by Shane O’Brien, sits on a milk can listening to the Christmas story. With him are Daniel, a city kid stuck in the country, played by Jared Lund, and country cousin Luther, played by Eli Marek. – Photos by Mary Stirrat

ABOVE: Northern Lights homeschool group presented “It All Happened in the Country,” a Christmas musical, on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Siren High School auditorium. Directed by Maria Potvin and Jill Lund, the play combined music, dance and script with a “Beverly Hillbillies” theme to tell the Christmas story.

RIGHT: The real Christmas story came to life for a city family who found themselves “stuck” in the “boonies” over Christmas. The Smith family of Frederic portrayed the nativity, with Anastasia as Mary, Nathanael as Joseph, Benjamin, Andrew and Timothy as the shepherds, and Sophia and Sarah as sheep. Not shown is Charissa, who played the angel, and Rebekah, who played piano.

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Annual Holiday Sweet Indulgence Christmas concert The GrantsHigh burg School ladies swing choir performed “Jingle Bell Rock” during the Sweet Ind u l g e n c e Concert at the Crex Convention Center on Dec. 20. The annual holiday community event also featured performances by school’s the band and choir.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Grantsburg High School band member Bailey Volgren performed “The First Noel” during the Grantsburg High School band and choir holiday concert held on Dec. 20 at the Crex Convention Center.

Devin Trantanella had fun posing with Santa when the jolly old fellow stopped for a visit with guests enjoying the Grantsburg High School band and choir Holiday Sweet Indulgence concert at the Crex Convention Center on Dec. 20.

Grantsburg Middle and High School handbell director, Angela Bram, directed the woodwind choir during the high school band and choir’s annual Holiday Sweet Indulgence concert at the Crex Convention Center on Dec. 20.

Centuria Cozy Country Christmas

Area royalty joined in the Centuria Cozy Country Christmas festivities earlier this month in a bowling tournament. Royalty were from Centuria, Balsam Lake, Milltown, St. Croix Falls, Cumberland and Grantsburg.

Photos by Jeanne Alling

Santa visited with the Erickson children of Centuria during the Cozy Country Christmas.

Centuria royalty met Santa during the festivities at Jim’s Barber Shop. Shown (kneeling): Katie Bestland and Jessica Golz, and standing near Santa, Jessica Raboin and Jenelle Larsen.

Sue Kellogg helped Aspen making crafts at the Centuria Library during the Cozy Country Christmas festivities.

Stories were read by Mrs. Claus during the Cozy Country Christmas at Jim’s Barber Shop, with help from the Centuria Library.

Many people come together to make the Cozy Country Christmas festivities happen. For more information about getting involved with the festivities watch for meetings early next fall.

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Doug Harlander of Frederic was presented with a Purple Heart on Memorial Day for his service during World War II. Harlander served as a naval lieutenant aboard the LST 531 when it was torpedoed by a German E-boat on the English Channel on April 28, 1944.

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The traditional aebleskiver supper was held at West Denmark Church. •St. Croix Tribe had a powwow at Siren schools.

•Jackson held the 27th-annual smelt feed.

•Frederic Elementary students collected 1,000 items for the Frederic Food Shelf.

•Local American Cancer Society Walks took place in Frederic and Luck with honorary chair for Frederic Joan Funne, and Luck honorary chairs Amy Fossum and Beth Cunningham. •The United Pioneer Home in Luck received the Excellence in Action award for the second year in a row.

•The city of Taylors Falls decided to take an initiative and reinstate the steering committee for the Chisago Project after learning the city’s representatives were left out of the loop on meetings with Xcel Energy regarding the scope of the project and hand delivered a letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission requesting an amendment to the permits to Xcel Energy.

•A 24-year-old man was taken into custody after firing shots and threatening family members in the Amery area. •An Amery man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after threatening to bring guns to his workplace and “shoot people.” •Balsam Lake Village Board discussed the possibility of geothermal heat for the village hall. •A case against Polk County Deputy Arling Olson for charges of perjury were dismissed in court. •A fire destroyed the home of Warren and Jane Schmidt of Clam Falls. •Grantsburg High School held a pops concert. •Luck Schools honored volunteers. •The Frederic Post Office collected nearly 2,000 items of food for the local food shelf in the Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive. •Noticeable changes to the Holiday building, downtown St. Croix Falls, were visible after work began on the construction and remodeling of the building for the new St. Croix Falls Public Library. •The Inter County Co-op purchased St. Croix Valley Graphics printing business. •Pastor Victor St. George was the new pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. •Frederic High School held a fine arts program.

SNAP Fitness relocated to the remodeled former city fire department building on Main Street in St. Croix Falls. •A St. Croix Falls couple were arrested for domestic disorderly conduct after police found remnants of an “exploded” diaper used during an assault in the residence. • Woody Minar, Dresser, pilot and instructor with Osceola Aero received the General Aviation Flight Instructor of the Year award at the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame banquet. •Grantsburg Girl Scouts Tiffani Moyer, Angela Heinecke, Brandy Vollmer and Jordan Buggert each received the Silver Award. •The city of St. Croix Falls honored local historian Rosemarie Vezina Braatz at a ceremony naming a city park near the fairgrounds property after her, Park Rosemarie. •Stimulus funding helped Unity School’s budget. •Two men, Joshua Meline, 28, Deer Park, and Travis Foss, 27, Amery, drowned on Lake Wapogasset when their boat capsized. •State Trooper Jorge R. Dimas, 23, Amery, was seriously injured in a crash after attempting to make a traffic stop near Frederic; Dimas later died as a result of the injuries. • Three confirmed H1N1 cases were reported in Polk County, all in the Clayton area, resulting in the closing of the school for three days. •Jeanne Daniels was named Webster’s 2009 Citizen of the Year. •Luck Schools held Moms and Muffins for elementary students and their moms. •The Frederic Senior Center hosted and “Over 90” party. •Graduations at Leader Land schools took place. •Memorial Day services were observed in Leader Land communities. •Conservation Warden Chris Spaight (Region 5) received the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association 2009 Torch Award. •Siren Schools Title I coordinator Diane Lund retired after 35 years. •The Frederic School Board agreed to be a co-owner with the village of the swimming pool. •The Polk County Board voted to deny power to the executive committee. •Siren School Board

presented a modified public comments policy. •Dollar General Store plans for a Frederic location were announced at a village board meeting. •Polk County’s budget looked to have a $3 million shortfall. •Economic downturns resulted in Chrysler pulling its franchise contracts with dealers including local dealers in Frederic, Osceola, Amery, Spooner, New Richmond and St. Croix Falls. •Osceola fifth-graders graduated from the Protecting You Protecting Me program on drug and alcohol awareness. •The Frederic Bakery expanded to a Siren location. •A poem believed to be written by Bob Dylan while attending the Herzl Camp in his youth was actually found to be a revised version of “Little Buddy,” originally written by Hank Snow, submitted at the camp by Robert (Bob) Zimmerman (Dylan). •Doug Harlander, World War II veteran, received his Purple Heart 60 years after his injury. •The annual Jane Wisse Wellness Scholarship Walk was held at Crooked Lake in Siren; Wisse was a physical education teacher at Siren who lost her life to cancer in 2006.

•Author Katy King’s new book “Brigid: Dancing in a Rowboat” was released off the presses. •Pastor John Siedschlag retired from Danbury and Webster Lutheran Misouri Synod churches. •Trade Lake was the site of a humane society fundraiser. •Trade Lake Baptist Church celebrated 140 years.

•Wayne’s Foods Plus in Danbury expanded its business. •The Grantsburg boys golf team was on its way to state. •The Trade River Winery received an initial approval for outdoor events from Burnett County.

June St. Croix Regional Medical Center hosted the annual salad luncheon at the St. Croix Falls High School commons. • Helen Hedeen celebrated her 102nd birthday at Comforts of Home in St. Croix Falls. •A group of citizens appeared at a Balsam Lake Village Board meeting requesting to enlarge the culvert on CTH I at the mill pond to allow for boat traffic from the pond to Balsam Lake and vice versa.

•Charges against Kyle Hugget for homicide were dropped following lack of evidence from voice messages that were not preserved for use during the trial; Hugget was accused of murdering John Peach in 2008. •A power outage in Grantsburg left many in the Grantsburg area without power. •An early morning crash resulted in the death of 33-year-old Gregory Johnson of Dresser. •Longtime Frederic teacher and volunteer firefighter John Hinckley passed away from cancer. •A class ring, buried for 45 years, was recovered after yard work by Gordy Lehman of Falun uncovered the ring, which was returned to its owner, Sandra (Shoquist) Tygum, of California, who lost the ring on her parents farm when she was in high school. •The St. Croix Chippewa Embroidery Shop opened in Siren. •Doris Jones, SCRMC employee, retired after 25 years. •Siren pre-K held a graduation ceremony. •The Siren High School band and choir headed for Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida to perform.

•Carissa Skifstad was crowned Miss Grantsburg 2009 during Big Gust Days.

•Gary and Rhonda Erickson celebrated 35 years of the auction business. •George Meixner retired officially from the St. Croix Falls Fire Department after 50 years of service. •Frederic girls track 4x800-meter relay team took top place at state and set a new state record. •Stacy Hopke was named Burnett County’s Officer of the Year 2009. •The Rowe Funeral Home began construction of a crematorium site on Hwy. 35 in Milltown. •The Luck Village President Nancy Webster-Smith accepted a plaque of appreciation from the Luck FFA for their support of the tractor pull. •Taylors Falls representatives win big against Xcel Energy at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearing where Xcel was ordered to cooperate with the city on the routing on CTH 20 and revegetation. •Students at Frederic rallied at a board meeting to keep Cara Casey as the school counselor and the board rescinded the layoff of her

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2009/from previous page position, Casey was then hired by Grantsburg, vacating the 7-12 counselor position with Frederic. •Frederic School Board approved the demolition of the pool. •The lights came on at the Siren Softball Field scoreboard for the first time. •A labor strike put the Danbury water and sewer construction on hold. •A fire on Twin Lake in St. Croix Falls destroyed the home of Ben and Mary Ostman. •Ray and Carol Thompson were chosen as Frederic’s Citizens of the Year. •A 22-year-old Roseville, Minn., man died after falling from a cliff at Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls. •The Burnett County Relay for Life took place in Webster. •Burnett Dairy Days was held.

•The first concert under a new band shell at Siren’s Crooked Lake Park took place.

•Alesa and Kayli Paulsen, twins and Unity High School graduates, took a trip to

Nepal. •Frederic celebrated the 45th-annual Family Days and Marissa Nelson was crowned Miss Frederic. •The Grantsburg softball team brought home the second state title in Pirates history. •Carol Pool was honored by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department with the Exemplary Community Service Award for providing highquality emergency care to law enforcement with the Unity Area Ambulance. •Unity staff Craig Miles, Joni Jensen, Pat Kastens and Sandy Schoess were presented with outstanding educator and support staff awards by the district. •The Polk County Relay for Life was held in St. Croix Falls with honorary Chairs Pat Killingsworth and Bonnie Buchley. •Ted Berkland, former director of Luther Point, author, and helper to establish Habitat for Humanity Wild Rivers Chapter, passed away. •The

Community Referral Agency in Milltown celebrated 30 years and planned a Walk-aThon for July. •Garrett Cardinal, 25, Osceola, was killed in a motorcycle accident.

•Pastor Jim Carmon, First Baptist Church in Falun, retired after spending 10 years of his ministry with the congregation. •Country singer Katie Armiger visited Osceola to get her hair done at Studio A Salon Spa on her way to perform at Somerset’s Country Splash. •An attempt to reduce the number of Polk County supervisors was postponed. •Milltown held the annual Fishermen’s Party celebration and Brandi Larson was crowned Miss Milltown. •Four St. Croix Falls Girl Scouts received their Silver Awards: Taylor Stowell, Rebecca Wampfler, Heather Gilbert and Lauren Lund. •Osceola’s Mike Levy traveled with an international peace group to the Gaza

Strip. •Christine Le Page was selected as the Grantsburg Rotary Teacher of the Year.

•The DNR sought help from anyone with information about 18 geese killed with a motor vehicle just south of CTH N and 230th Street. •Ann Goldbach took over as the new elementary principal for Luck. •A tie vote was split by St. Croix Falls Mayor Darrell Anderson to grant a liquor license to Indian Creek Winery and Grille. •Actor Bill Murray was a customer of Eric’s Bike and Canoe Rental in St. Croix Falls, taking a canoe trip with his sons. •CTH W was labeled the worst road in Polk County. •The annual Sterling Settlers Picnic was held in Cushing at the community center.

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Luck FCCLA and FACE classes hold Christmas tea LUCK – Members of Luck’s FCCLA and adviser Renee Gavinski’s FACE classes worked together to put on another memorable Christmas tea for students, faculty, members, family and friends on Friday, Dec. 18. The theme was “A James Bond Christmas” and the dress code was formal. The food included the traditional cookies and cake and some unique appetizers, as well as a punch fountain. Students were allowed to visit the school’s cafeteria, where the tea was held, for 20-minute periods and were expected to demonstrate the skills which have been emphasized in their weekly etiquette lessons. Gavinski commented, “It took a great deal of planning and lots of effort to make this event a success!”

Neal Mellon and retired FACE teacher Carol Winchell try to decide which of the appetizers to take from the tray being offered by Kyle James.

Striking a classic shoot-’em-up pose appropriate for A James Bond Christmas, are front row (L to R): Tiffany Oft, Michelle Tomlinson; back: Elie Lewis, Samantha Fenning, Jordan Lundmark and Alecia. – Photos by Lori Nelson

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CHURCH NEWS Living with the Aftermath of Christmas

We are born in God’s Kingdom

There’s the preparation for Santa, the family feasting, the TV football games and the final cleanup. There’s the trip to church on Christmas Eve. For some, there’s the celebration of the 12 days of Christmas.

Eventually the celebration of Jesus’ birth ends. For many people, all the hubbub causes an emotional (and even physical) letdown. That’s a normal reaction in any situation Perspectives that demands lots of high energy and thought. It’s true of marathon runners who spend months preparing for the race. It’s true of actors and actresses who rehearse for weeks and then face emotionally draining performances. It’s true of kids who work hard all year to receive an award, which culminates with applause and accolades.

In the world of faith, we sometimes reach heights, too.

For example, we may worship God or give selflessly to a needy cause and feel so good afterward that we want to stay forever on that peak. But soon the feeling subsides and we plummet back to Earth, so to speak—perhaps below our earlier emotional state. None of us can remain on the mountain forever; eventually we must come out of the clouds.

When we plummet, it’s tempting to believe that our “high” really didn’t happen. Or that God has left us. Or that we’ve done something wrong to warrant our fall.

Imagine how energized, how joyful Jesus felt immediately after his baptism when the Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove. He climbed a mountain and spent 40 days with his Father. What ecstasy! What joy, to spend all that time in the presence of God. Yet at the end of the time, at a vulnerable time of hunger yet elation, the devil tempted him with power, glory and physical fulfillment. Jesus passed the test. He could have experienced a letdown, but his Father gave him the strength and power to carry on his work of redeeming mankind.

We don’t need to go from mountaintop to letdown, either, even though we must return to everyday living.

We can choose to live in his strength and power by meditating on and obeying his word. Keeping our hearts open to his wisdom and grace will extend the Christmas celebration for us. Sharing the good news of the Gospel through our testimony and becoming his hands and feet through self-sacrificing acts of love can keep us from feeling let down.

“He who abides in (clings to) Me, and I in him, bears much fruit …” (John 15:5) Lord, keep us from the letdown of our celebrations by giving us the desire and will to remain in your word and your presence. In Jesus’ name, amen.

(Mrs. Bair may be reached at www.sallybair.com.)

Sally Bair Eternal

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Only when a man is born again can he enter God’s kingdom (John 3:34). Entrance into this kingdom is something to be greatly desired by all men of reason. But unless a man knows just what this kingdom of God is, he cannot be expected to seek a place in it WHAT IS THE KINGDOM - Kingdom is from the Greek word basilia and means reign or rule.

Thus we are speaking of God’s reign or rule. But a king’s reign or rule must be exercised somewhere and over someone. God’s reign is over his disciples or children. Those who do the will of the Father will inherit the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 7:21).

His kingdom is the church established by Jesus.

The Lord said, “Upon this rock I will build my church”. and in the next breath he said to Peter, “and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19); This demonstrates that the two terms are interchangeable. But why use two terms to identify the kingdom? Isn’t that confusing? Not at all! It is a common method of communication. I am a man, a son, a father, a husband, a Christian, etc. Is that confusing? Each term describes a different relationship of my life. So in heavenly matters, the word church describes the relation of God s people to the world.

We are called out of the sinful world to live with Christ. Kingdom describes the kind of government we have. The church’s is a monarchy. Christ is king with all authority (Matthew 28:18; I Timothy 6:15). The kingdom or church of God is not a church building or earthly institution. In Scripture, the word “church” always means “saved people.” Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21). God’s kingdom is Christ’s reign in the hearts of Christians.

KINGDOM OF GOD, CHRIST, HEAVEN - The careful Bible student notes that the Scriptures speak of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Christ, and the kingdom of heaven.

Rather than three different kingdoms, those terms all refer to one and the same kingdom. It is God’s Kingdom because He planned and promised it long centuries before Jesus was born of Mary (Daniel 2:44). The Father gave the kingdom unto his victorious Son (Daniel 7: 13-14), All things that the Father hath are the Son’s (John 16:15). It is the kingdom of God’s dear Son because the Father put all things in subjection to Jesus and gave him to be head over all things when he conquered death and ascended to God’s right hand (Philippians 2:9-11; Ephesians 1:20-22). Christ is now king over the kingdom and reigns on his heavenly throne (I Timothy 6:15; I Corinthians 15:24-28). It is the kingdom of heaven because it originated in heaven. Christ now reigns in heaven (Acts 2:30-36). Ultimately He will translate all His faithful subjects to the heav-

enly realm and then deliver the kingdom’s rule back to his Father (John 14:1-3; I Corinthians 15:24).

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KINGDOM God’s kingdom is of divine origin and indestructible (Daniel 2:44). It cannot be shaken (Hebrew 12:28). It is worldwide, with no national or racial boundaries (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:19). Christ said His kingdom would be established in the lifetime of those disciples who were His contemporaries (Mark 9:1). Thus the kingdom is presently in existence, and all of God’s children are citizens of it.

(Colossians 1:13; Philippians 3:20; Revelation 1:6).

Christ has all authority in his kingdom (Matthew 28: 18), and all are subject to his will as expressed in the New Testament (Matthew 28:20; John 12: 48).

Only those born again (i.e. born of water and Spirit) can enter the kingdom (John 3:3, 5). This means they must be baptized according to Christ’s will and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).

The kingdom belongs to those who have repented and become as humble little children (Matthew 18:3-4). The poor in spirit, not the proud and arrogant, shall inherit the kingdom (Matthew 5:3).

Those within Christ’s kingdom have redemption and forgiveness of sin (Colossians 1: 13). Those without the kingdom do not. God’s kingdom is of a different kind than worldly kingdoms, politics, and financial empires. The kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21). Thus wherever one may dwell, he can be a citizen of heaven’s kingdom. Christ’s disciples eat and drink at his table in his kingdom (Luke 22:29-30). This refers to the communion of the Lord’s Supper observed by members of his church. (I Corinthians 11:23-29). The kingdom is now with us on earth but will exist in heaven when this realm has passed away. When Christ comes back, He will destroy the earth with fire. (II Peter 3:10-13) but He will deliver the kingdom up to the Father (1 Corinthians 15:24). To enter that heavenly kingdom, we must work diligently to supply virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love to our faith (II Peter 1:5-1-11). The kingdom of Christ is his church (Matthew 16:18-19). One is added to the church or kingdom when he gladly receives God’s word and is baptized. (Acts 2:41, 47). This is the new birth that puts one into the kingdom of God. Have you been born again? (Written by John Waddey) If readers have questions you would like answered in this weekly column or simply wish to know more about the Church of Christ, we would like to invite you to call 715-8667157, visit our Web site (www.burnettcountycofc.com) or stop by the church building at 7425 W. Birch St., in Webster. Sunday Bible class begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. We also meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Office hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 9 a.m. - noon.

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Luck Lutheran welcomes new members New members welcomed at Luck Lutheran Church on Sunday, Dec. 13, were, front row (L to R): Christopher Flodin, Andrew Flodin, Sabrina Flodin, Candus Flodin, Josh Heidel, Debbie Root, Karen Roeber and Janet Elmquist. Back row: Diana Flodin, Darrell Flodin, Bob Sorensen, Julie Sorensen, John Roeber and John Elmquist. – Photo submitted

Baptism at Faith Lutheran

Ann Simmons and Dot Fouks, from St. John’s/Our Lady’s CCW show off mittens and hats donated by their parish members, which were later distributed to Siren and Webster elementary schools. - Special photo

Burnett Community Library

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On Sunday, Dec. 20, infant Kaydence Marie Simon was baptized into Christ’s family at Faith Lutheran along with her mother, Cassandra Simon and uncle, Anthony Simon, by Pastor Diane Norstad. It was a day to inspire all. Front row: Kaydence Simon. Second row (L to R): sponsor Melissa Mulvehill, Cassie Kaydence with Pastor Diane as she Simon and AJ Simon. Back row, Pastor Diane Norstad. Not picwas presented to her new extended tured, sponsor Marilyn Nehring. – Photos submitted church family.

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LAVA conference at Unity

Earl Lee, Frederic FFA advisor, talks to some of his FFA members at the recent LAVA conference about opportunities that they have by being involved in the FFA program.

LAVA participants included FFA members from Unity, Luck, Frederic and Clear Lake. The conference was for FFA members, conducted by FFA members as a leadership opportunity and cooperative effort between chapters. – Photos by Jeanne Alling

Donation to Loaves and Fishes Interfaith Food Pantry Bob Dueholm from Luck Danish Brotherhood Lodge 186 presents a $400 check to Vivian Brenner and Jean Seck for Loaves and Fishes Interfaith Food Pantry. The donation was made possible with $200 from the Luck D.B.S. Lodge and a matching grant from Woodmen of the World/Assured Life Association. – Photo submitted

Frederic Eastern Star supports the community

Irrigation Management workshop Jan. 6

SPOONER – An Irrigation Management workshop will be held Jan. 6, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Spooner Ag Research Station.

This workshop is intended for agriculture producers operating center-pivot, linear-move or traveling-gun irrigation systems.

Irrigation costs can greatly impact the profit potential of crops grown under irrigation.

Managing energy costs and water efficiency directly impact the bottom line. This workshop will help farmers learn how to cut energy and Carey Freer (on the left) and Ana Rideout (parwater-usage cost using the latest researchents of children enrolled in CESA Early Headstart based information and technology.

Program) are enjoying the books Frederic Eastern Phyl Riehle, children’s advocate from the Community ReferAccording to Kevin Schoessow, Spooner area Star donated to the students who participate in ral Agency, sits with toys, games and books donated to the program housed at Balsam Lake. This is an ongo- Welcome Home Shelter by members of Frederic Eastern Star. ag agent, information on irrigation scheduling, maintenance and uniformity testing as well as ing project for Frederic OES. – Photos submitted cost-share programs and energy-efficiency grant programs will be discussed.

There is no cost to attend Thank you to everyone who has helped in the loss of this workshop; however, our family, Kay, Mom & Dad. you must call the Spooner Swedberg/Taylor Funeral home for making it extremely area ag agent’s office at easy on our family during a very difficult time.

800-528-1914 or 715-635To Lewis Methodist Church and members for all your We can help with 3506 by Jan. 4, 2010 to prewonderful help. To Pastors Steve Ward and Tom Cook, register. The workshop is • Prearrangements you did a great job and it is gratefully appreciated. sponsored

by UW-ExtenThe St. Croix Tribe for the spectacular gift of food and • Traditional Services sion, UW-Madison BiologJack Swedberg, Monument & Marker Sales your warm generosity.

• On-Site Crematory ical Systems Engineering Patrick L. Taylor, Owner, Director To Terry Headley, Mary Wicklund and Greg Johnson, Department and the Wisand all who helped with the recovery and release of the • Cemetery Monuments Dennis W. Christianson, Director consin Focus on Energy beautiful eagle named Kay. A special thanks to Carl Heidel for the story that Program. touched our hearts.

The Spooner Ag Station Bless you all. is located at W6646 Hwy. The Kettula Family Webster, WI • 715-866-7131 Siren, WI • 715-349-4800 70, one-half mile east of 502595 19Lp Spooner.

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OBITUARIES Myron Dahl

Roy L. Hinze

Glenn Walter Cherry Sr.

Myron Dahl, 93, died Dec. 18, 2009, at the Burnett Medical Center.

He was born May 22, 1916, to Alice (Hegge) and Charles Dahl in Wood River Township. Due to the death of his mother when he was l3 months old, he lived and grew up with his aunt and uncle Annie and Gust Magnison in Anderson Township.

He attended Grettum School, where he completed the eighth grade. Later he completed the requirements for a G.E.D. He married Irene Dahl Aug. 16, 1941. They lived in Anderson and Wood River townships, where they operated a dairy farm. In 1977, they sold their herd of Holsteins and in 1980 moved to Siren. In 1995, they moved to their final home in Grantsburg.

He was active in the community serving on both the Grettum and Grantsburg school boards for more than 20 years. He served as treasurer of Anderson Township and as vice president of the St. Olaf Cemetery Association Board. He served on the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Board many years. Also, he was on the Branstad Creamery board many years and was instrumental in the formation of the Burnett Dairy Co-op. He received the Farmer of the Year award for Burnett County in 1960.

He helped to build Bethany Lutheran Church where he was baptized as an adult; he served on the council several terms.

In recent years he volunteered at the local food shelf.

Throughout his life he and his wife were very generous and kindhearted, taking in young people who needed a place to stay or a job.

He is survived by his children, Dee (Bob) Rosenbrook of Pennock, Minn., Sue (Curt) Fallstrom of Siren and Steve (Linda) Dahl of Grantsburg; grandchildren: Laurie (Mike) Ukestad of New Hope, Minn., Brad (Tanya) Rosenbrook, of Benson, Minn., and Carrie (Matt) Blackburn of Gilbert, Ariz.; great-grandchildren, Meghan, Sarah and Marissa Rosenbrook, Rachael and Morgan Ukestad and Kaetlyn and Tyler (Bobby) Blackburn.

He was preceded in death by his wife on Feb. 4, 2003; granddaughter, Brenda Kae Fallstom on Dec. 16, 1986; and brothers and sisters, Mamie Swanberg, Chester Dahl, Ella Miller, Bennie Dahl, Ernest Dahl, Tensie Erickson, Irene Benson, Myrtle Wagner and twin brother, Marvin Dahl.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Grantsburg. Interment will be held at a later date at St. Olaf Cemetery.

The Edling-Taylor Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Roy L. Hinze, 77, formerly of Siren, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 700 Western St. in Anoka, Minn., with visitation one hour prior to service at the church. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, from 5 – 8 p.m., at Methven-Taylor Funeral Home, 850 East Main St. in Anoka, Minn. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Anoka, Minn.

Glenn Walter Cherry Sr., 63, Clear Lake, died peacefully in the arms of his family Dec. 19, 2009.

Glenn was born in St. Paul, Minn., and served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1967. He moved to Wisconsin in 1976.

He was preceded in death by son, Athon O’Neil Cherry; mother, Betty Sammons; and father, Clarence Cherry.

He is survived by loving wife, Bonnie; children, Connie Crotty (Mike), Glenn W. Cherry Jr., Heather Hamann (Rick) and Justin Cherry (Kelly); grandchildren, Michael Crotty, Nicholas Crotty, Kristin CrottyNelson (Rich), Chandra Crotty and Zach Cherry; brother, David Cherry and sister, Sandra Welk (Mark).

Memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at the Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home in Clear Lake. There was a gathering at Glenn and Bonnie’s home following the service. Interment will be at Fort Snelling in the spring. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home of Clear Lake was entrusted with arrangements.

Eugene E. Ulbricht, 81, a resident of Centuria, died Tuesday, Dec, 22, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family after battling cancer.

Eugene was born on Dec. 2, 1928, in Horicon. He played the trombone in his high school band, was a member of the Boy Scouts, served as a church elder, he also was a master carpenter for 40 years and has been retired for 20 years. He loved to travel and lived in Arizona and Wisconsin. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Centuria.

Eugene leaves to celebrate his memory, wife, Marie Ulbricht; sister, Betty Franke; four children, Eugene Ulbricht, Roy Ulbricht, Ellyn Young and Merry Ann Barnhart; five stepchildren, Violet Jensen, Gloria McGovern, Terri Cranston, Tim Ulbricht and Ernie Burger, who preceded him in death this past July. He also is survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Centuria. The time and date of the service is pending. Eugene will be laid to rest at the Riverside Cemetery in Superior.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

James T. Peterson James T. Peterson, resident of rural Luck, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at the age of 68.

James is survived by his wife, Dolly Peterson; son, Jake Peterson; and daughter, Elaine Ogilvie.

The family will be holding private services for James.

Any updated information will appear on the funeral home Web sites at www.rowefh.com or www.wicremationcenter.com or call 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center of Milltown were entrusted with arrangements.

Viola Muriel Olson, 95, lifelong resident of Frederic, died on Dec. 24, 2009, at her residence, Comforts of Home in Frederic.

Viola was the oldest daughter of Elmer Lindh and Della (Gross) Lindh. She was born May 29, 1914, in Frederic. Soon after her birth, the family moved to a farm near Coomer, and she attended the first three grades of elementary school in the rural school at Coomer. The family then moved back to the Frederic area, where Viola finished grade school and high school, graduating in 1931. Following her high school graduation, Viola enrolled at the Normal School in St. Croix Falls and upon graduation began her teaching career in Springbrook rural school, where her first class consisted of 42 students in all eight grades. She ended her teaching career at the state graded school known as Oak Hill, near Atlas. During this time she married Clifford H. Olson. To the union was born, Gordon (Christine) of Grand Rapids, Mich., Gary (Kim) of Belleville, Carol (Ted) Fox of Akron, Ohio and Lois (Jerry) Petersen of Frederic. Viola leaves eight grandchildren: Eric Olson, Michael (Shannon) Friberg, Kathie (Dan) Stimmel, Rachel (Joe) Fabick, Stephanie (Tim) Nelson, Jennifer Nick, Destiny Petersen and Tonia (Jodi) Skaar; and seven great-grandchildren: Lauren Babcock, Marissa, Travis, Aaron, Ashley and Samantha Jo Nelson and Bradley Nick.

Viola loved children and was active in 4H and Sunday school and in later years enjoyed caring for the Lauritson girls, her own beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was also active in Ladies Aid and Homemakers. She was a founding stockholder of the Inter-County Leader Cooperative Publishing Company, and served as secretary of its board of directors for many years.

Viola lost her beloved husband, Clifford, in 1976, at which time she moved from their farm home to the newly built Golden Oaks apartments in Frederic, where she resided until March 2009 when she moved to Comforts of Home in Frederic.

Her parents and brother, Max Lindh, preceded her in death, along with two stepsisters and a stepbrother.

She is survived by her sister, Doris DiQuinzio of San Antonio, Texas; and stepsister, Margel Kuebler of Knoxville, Tenn., and many beloved nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Grace Lutheran Church in West Sweden with the Rev. Dave Almlie officiating. Music for the service was provided by Sandy Lundquist and Karen Swanberg. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Frederic next to her husband, Clifford, with Duane Lindh, Lynn Lindh, Roger Lindh, Chris Lindh, Kay Friberg, Joy Friberg, Debra Odom and Dale Odom as pallbearers.

Memorials preferred to the Habitat for Humanity.

The Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Edna A. Sorensen Edna A. Sorensen, resident of the United Pioneer Home in Luck, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at the age of 92.

She is survived by her children, Karen (Martin) Johnson and Bob (Julie) Sorensen; grandchildren, Scott Sorensen and Jackie, John Sorensen and Star, Jeremiah Johnson and Shaila, Joshua Johnson and Jennifer, Monique Schaffer and David; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ellen Johnson and Elsie Berg; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at First Lutheran Church in Cushing on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Rowe Funeral Home in Luck from 4-7 p.m. and again one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church beginning at 10 a.m.

A full obituary will follow in a future edition. Please continue to check the Web site at www.rowefh.com for updates.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Roger Odell Lebakken Roger Odell Lebakken, Eau Claire, formerly of Webster, died peacefully with family present on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. He was 69 years old.

Roger was born in Galesville on March 28, 1940, to Odell and Abbie (Thomas) Lebakken.

Roger married Carol Ann Jonas of Galesville on Aug. 15, 1964, in Trempealeau. He worked as a high school math teacher for a few years before entering the corporate world as a computer programmer. Roger retired in 2000 after 32 years with Lockheed-Martin in Eagan, Minn., and he and Carol moved to Webster. After being diagnosed with cancer in May of 2008, they moved to Eau Claire.

Roger was active with amateur radio clubs and acted as a storm spotter. He assisted with the relief efforts after the tornado in Siren. Roger enjoyed woodworking, working on his Cub Cadet garden tractors, working on computers, and fishing.

Roger is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carol; daughter, Judy (Todd) Stucky of Omaha, Neb.; son Eric (Debra) Lebakken of Edgerton, Kan.; and nephews, Tom Bielefeldt of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Richard Bielefeldt of Galesville.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Russell.

Memorial services were held Dec. 21, 2009, at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home in Eau Claire with Pastor Rolf Nestingen officiating. Burial was private.

The family requests memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, 2427 N. Hillcrest Pkwy. Suite #7, Altoona, WI 54720-2589 or online at www.cancer.org.

Charles Sherwin Carlson Charles Sherwin Carlson, 86, Frederic, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m., at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Frederic. Visitation one hour before funeral at the church.

The Rowe Funeral Home, Frederic, was entrusted with arrangements.

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CHURCH NEWS

Women must look to each other for emotional connection

QUESTION: My husband and I just moved to Arizona from Pennsylvania, and I haven't established a network of friends here yet. My family is back east, and I have no one but my husband to talk to about problems the kids are having. He is very busy, so all the "homework" is left to me. How can I deal with the feelings of loneliness and isolation as a mother?

DR. DOBSON: It is vital that you build relationships with other women that can help satisfy the needs for friendship and emotional support. Failure to do that places too great a strain on the marital relationship, which can lead to serious interpersonal problems. I'm not saying that your husband has no responsibility to help you get through this period of loneliness, but unless he is a very unusual man, he will not be able to "carry" you emotionally while earning a living and handling the other responsibilities of living.

Therefore, I recommend that you seek out women's groups that are designed to meet the needs you described. Many churches offer Bible study groups and classes that put women in touch with one another.

Other possibilities are out there, such as Mom's Day Out. For mothers of school-age children, there is a Christian ministry called Moms In Touch International, designed to bring women together to pray for their local school, its teachers, principal, school board, etc. It "bonds" them together in a common cause.

What I'm saying is that you are not alone, even in a new city. There are other women out there who need you as much as you need them. You can find each other with a little effort. It is dangerous under the cir-

cumstances you described to sit and wait for the world to come to your front door.

••• QUESTION: What can I do to help my middle child figure out who she is?

DR. DOBSON: Parents should take steps to ensure the identity of all their children but especially the child in the middle. That can be accomplished by relating to each boy or girl as an individual, rather than merely as a member of the group. Let me offer two suggestions that will illustrate what I mean.

1. It is meaningful for Dad to "date" each child, one at a time, every four or five weeks. The other kids should not be told where they are going until it is revealed by the boy or girl in retrospect. They can play miniature golf, go bowling, play basketball, eat tacos or pizza, or visit a skating rink. The choice should be made by the child whose turn has arrived.

2. Ask each offspring to design his or her own flag, which can be sewn in canvas or cloth. That flag is then flown in the front yard on the child's "special" days, including birthdays, after he has received an A in school, when he scores a goal in soccer or hits a home run in baseball, and so forth.

There are other ways to accomplish the same purpose. The target, again, is to plan activities that emphasize one child's individuality apart from his

Dr. James

Dobson Focus on the Family

identity within the group.

••• QUESTION: Is it possible to love someone and not feel it?

DR. DOBSON: It certainly is – because love is more than a feeling. It is primarily a decision. Married couples who misunderstand this point will have serious problems when the feeling of love disappears for a time. Couples who genuinely love each other will experience times of closeness, times when they feel apathetic, and times when they are irritated and cranky.

That's just the way emotions operate. What, then, will hold them steady as feelings bounce all over the landscape? The source of constancy is a commitment of the will. You simply make up your mind not to be blown off the limb by fluctuating and unreliable emotions.

••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman emeritus of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80995 (www.focusonthefamily.org).

Questions and answers are excerpted from "Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide" and "Bringing Up Boys," both published by Tyndale House. COPYRIGHT 2010 JAMES DOBSON INC., DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL UCLICK, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106; (816) 581-7500

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It's a boy! Faith Lutheran held a baby shower for Baby Jesus Faith Lutheran held a baby shower for Baby Jesus. In this now-annual event the group remembers that Jesus was born into very humble circumstances in a manger. While he is no longer a baby, there are plenty of children in the community also born into humble circumstances. All of the gifts are being donated to Polk County Human Services for children in need in the foster care system. The shower was complete with party games, prizes, punch and cake. – Photo submitted

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INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies

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

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Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

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Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 110 Oak Street Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4208 Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 Not Open On Saturday Duane Lindh

HAULING

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

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Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham and Bacon Cured and Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

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ALPHA

CUSHING

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Church Directory ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC

609 Benson Road. Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

METHODIST

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG

Emory Johnson, Interim Pastor at Siren High School Auditorium Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 483-1357 and 755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Pastor Matt Faarem Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

Rev. Jody Walter, Interim, Phone 327-8608; Church Phone 866-7191 Sun. Wors. - 9:15 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Lori Peper Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

Pastor Catherine Burnette 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Sunday Wor. - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Pastor John Clasen; Pastoral Serv. 349-5280 Sun. Schl. 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

Pastor Mark Richardson, 715-755-2562 Pastor Mike Winick 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Praise Serv. 8:15 a.m.; Heart Song Serv., Adult Ed & Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Trad. Serv. 10:45 a.m.

(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 Sun. Wor. - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE

faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Fellowship 9:45 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Wor. 11 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sun. School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 327-4436 Early Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

Pastor Scott Sagel, 715-689-2541 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE

Pastor Gary Tonn Praise Time 8 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:20 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 648-5323 or 648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:15 a.m.

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun Schl. 9:15 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 857-5580, Parsonage - 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 646-2357 Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra & Ray Reinholzen Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Wed. 5 p.m. (Summer), Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

Phone 327-4340, 327-8384, 327-8090 Pastor David Almlie Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA

CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 8 &10 a.m.; Sat. 7 p.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor David Almlie, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 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) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Paul Foulke, Pastor, 715-485-3363 Sun. Wor. - 9 a.m.

COVENANT

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School (ages 4 thru 12th grade), Fellowship, Adult Bible Class at 9:15 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Rev. Jody Walter, Interim Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 7:45 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays Hwy. 70 East, 689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

ST. ANNE PARISH

Pastor Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10:45 a.m., Wed. 5:45 p.m. (SeptMay), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) Sat. 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

CHRIST LUTHERAN

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sun. School - 10:30 a.m.

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod)

1614 CTH, North Luck Office Ph.472-2605; Dial-A-Devotion 472-2345 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.

10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 857-5580, Parsonage 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws

Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during school year; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun.

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LUCK

140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; 472-8153, Office/Kit. - 472-2535 Sun. Schl. & Adult Bible Study 9 a.m.; Fellowship 10 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

METHODIST

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home 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 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children 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

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morn. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

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 Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Bible Study; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

Minister Garret Derouin, 866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN WOODLAND WESLEYAN

Dairyland - Rev. 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. Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morn. Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

FREDERIC EVAN. FREE CHURCH

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor David Sollitt 715-857-5411 or 715-268-2651 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl.-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor Sunday Worship: 9 - 10:15 a.m. & 10:30 11:45 a.m.; Childrens church ages 3-4 Sun. Schl. for Pre-K to 5th; Sun. Schl. for Jr./Sr. high meet in teen center Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Roger Inouye Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Wor. 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. Schl. for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8:15 a.m., Thurs. 11:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHED.

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA

Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sun. 8:30 a.m.

Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

Church Phone 715-866-4111; Rev. Merrill Olson - Pastor Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

“The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. Schl. 10:45 a.m.

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN Fr. Robert McMeekin, pastor hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Lori Ward, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY

7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Reverend R.A. Luebke Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Pastor Timothy Barnes Sat. 7 p.m. prayer; Sun. Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Asst. Pastor Ken Janes Sun. School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

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Frederic High School choirs perform at Mall of America The Frederic High School choir and the 7-12 bell choirs performed at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Tuesday, Dec. 22, under the direction of music instructors Greg Heine and Pat Anderson.

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Local artist's latest success helps support work with disabled children and adults

by Nancy Jappe SIREN – Siren summer resident Rita MacDonald has added another feather in her artistic cap – acceptance of her Christmas card art into the 2009 holiday catalog put out by Courage Center, Golden Valley, Minn. The title on the card is “Winter Tree.”

“I love the beauty of winter trees and snowfalls. They evoke feelings of peace and quiet,” MacDonald stated on her application for submission of the card as a Courage Center offering to the public.

For most of her life, MacDonald has wanted to be involved in art, but other commitments kept her from seriously pursuing that dream. “As early as I can remember, I tried to ‘create’ art. I found I loved painting in high school and community education classes,” she said. “(Art) makes me happy. It’s always a challenge and not always a success.

When it is a success, I am thankful.”

MacDonald is a retired legal secretary.

She is a widow with three grown children and six grandchildren, and makes her primary residence in Stillwater, Minn. She studied art (watercolor painting) at the University of Minnesota, UW-

Photo of Tree Winter card from the Courage Cards catalog and photo of artist, Rita MacDonald.

River Falls and Century College, and attended 16 summer camps as part of UWEau Claire’s summer camps at Shell Lake. Karlyn Holman from Washburn was one of her many local and national art teachers.

MacDonald has won awards in Wisconsin Regional Arts programs (first place six times and numerous honorable mentions,) was in juried art shows for Northern Lights eight times, and won the Century College Presidential Purchase Award. She took Best of Show for the Northstar Watercolor Society in 1999, and exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair in 2008. Other awards came from Arts

West, Eau Claire, and the Bloomington Art Center in Minnesota.

Donna Pinatti, MacDonald’s sister, goes to the water “strokers” swimming

program at Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn. “She has exhibited great courage in her comeback from a major stroke 15 years ago,” MacDonald said in explaining her wish to have her card considered as a Courage card.

When asked what painting means to her, again in the application for the Courage card designation, MacDonald stated, “Painting is a joy that cannot be obtained any other way. I have an inner need to do art. I’m a paintaholic.”

Courage Center is a Minnesota-based nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center that was founded in 1928. Its goal is to advance the lives of children and adults who are dealing with barriers to their health and independence. The staff specializes in treating brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, autism and disabilities experienced by people since birth. The cards they sell, like the one created by Rita MacDonald, help to support this work. For more information, check out the Web site at www.CourageCards.org or call 1-800992-6872.

The reason for the season

Shepherds wait for the live nativity at Milltown Lutheran to begin, while they tend the flock. Luke Christensen and Alex Burton assisted with the pygmy goats that were a part of the scenery. – Photos by Jeanne Alling

The live nativity at Milltown Lutheran Church has been a tradition over the past seven years with the youth in the confirmation classes portraying the characters. This year’s characters included: Luke Christensen, Alex Burton, Alex Juleen, Olivia Nelson, Noah, Hailey Gillitzer, Heather Gillitzer, Melissa Monn, Billy Anderson and Therese Anderson.

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DECEMBER WEDNESDAY/30 Frederic

• Pokeno played at the senior center at 1 p.m.

• Family game time at the public library, 1-4 p.m., 715-327-4979.

Siren

• Cribbage at the senior center from 9-11:30 a.m.

Coming events

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

Siren

Luck

• Ruby’s Food Shelf, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 401 Main St., 6 p.m., 715-833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

St. Croix Falls

• 500 cards 6:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve potluck party at 6 p.m. at the senior center, 715-4831901.

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise 10-11 a.m., Skip-Bo 11 a.m.-noon, 500 6:30-10 p.m., at the senior center, 715-4831901, 715-483-3443.

JANUARY

FRIDAY/15

FRIDAY/1

Amery

• Potluck dinner for members and prospective members of Friends of the Library, at the library, 5 p.m., 715-268-9340.

Frederic

• Potluck at the senior center at noon. Cards, Bingo or Pokeno to follow.

Frederic

Siren

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Senior center closed.

St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

• Bridge 10 a.m.-noon, Bingo 1-3 p.m., at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

• The senior center closed.

SATURDAY/2

• Ruby’s Pantry at town maintenance building, 10-11:30 a.m. $15.

Frederic

• Birthdays of the month potluck, cards and games at the senior center.

St. Croix Falls

• Free introductory yoga class at the medical center, 9-9:45 a.m., 715-483-5158, 715-4830431.

MONDAY/4 Frederic

• Spades played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY/5 Clam Falls

• Coffee hour at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 10 a.m.

Luck

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 401 Main St., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., 715833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

The heavy snowfall over the Christmas holiday coated this windmill with ice and snow. - Photo by Gary King • Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 107 Hope Rd. W, 5 & 7 p.m., 715-833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

Spooner

• Irrigation management workshop at the Ag Research Station, 800-528-1914, 715-6353506.

THURSDAY/7 Frederic

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

• Auditions for community members for “Bye Bye Birdie” at the elementary school, 6 p.m., Kathy Lexen, 715-327-4223.

Luck

• Snowmobile safety class begins, 6:30 p.m., 715-472-2041.

St. Croix Falls

Frederic

• Youth In Harmony barbershop concert at the high school, 4:30 p.m.

Amery

• Rabies clinic, no office fee, at NW Wisconsin Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic, by appointment, 715-268-6226, www.northwestwisconsinveterinary.com.

Balsam Lake

• Baby-sitting training course at the Red Cross office, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 715-485-3025.

Frederic

• Mini buffet, cards and games at the senior center.

St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

• Northern Lakes Center for the Arts presents A Student Art Exhibit, opening night, 7:30-9 p.m., 715-268-6811.

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

SATURDAY/9

SUNDAY/10

FRIDAY/8

WEDNESDAY/6

St. Croix Falls

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-noon at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

Siren

• Dining at Five dinner at the senior center, 5 p.m., 715-349-2845.

Siren

• Exercise 10-11 a.m., Skip-Bo 11 a.m.-noon, 500 and Dominos 12:30-4 p.m., at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

Amery

• Northern Lakes Center for the Arts presents A Writers’ Forum, 715-268-6811.

• Sleigh Parade at the school, noon.

• Mini buffet, cards and games at the senior center.

• Free introductory yoga class at the medical center, 9-9:45 a.m., 715-483-5158, 715-4830431.

Osceola

• Burnett County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m., Rm. 162, in the Government Center.

SATURDAY/16 Frederic

• Exercise 10-11 a.m., Skip-Bo 11 a.m.-noon, 500 6:30-10 p.m., at the senior center, 715-4831901, 715-483-3443.

• Free seminar on sleep disorders at the medical center, 6:30 p.m., 715-294-4936.

St. Croix Falls

Frederic

• Senior center closed. No cards.

Danbury

Frederic

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 107 Hope Rd. W, 5 & 7 p.m., 715-833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

THURSDAY/14

Frederic

• Rabies clinic, no office fee, at NW Wisconsin Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic, by appointment, 715-268-6226, www.northwestwisconsinveterinary.com.

WEDNESDAY/13

• Birthday party 12:30-3 p.m. at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

THURSDAY/31

Amery

center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

Amery

Frederic

• NW Regional Writers meeting at Sunrise Apartments, 1 p.m.

• Monthly meeting at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 12:30 p.m. due to monthly meeting.

Danbury

• Beads of the Fur Trade event at Forts Folle Avoine, 715-866-8890.

MONDAY/11 Frederic

• Spades played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY/12 Frederic

• Snowmobile safety class beings, 6 p.m., 715-485-8300.

St. Croix Falls

• Chili cook-off and silent auction at the high school, 5-7:30 p.m., 715-483-9469.

• Exercise 10-11 a.m., Skip-Bo 11 a.m.-noon, 500 and Dominos 12:30-4 p.m., at the senior

Osceola

MONDAY/18 Frederic

• Spades played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Luck

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 401 Main St., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., 715-833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

St. Croix Falls

• Martin Luther King Day, Christian women 11 a.m. at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715483-3443.

TUESDAY/19 Clam Falls

• Coffee hour at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 10 a.m.

Siren

• Monthly meeting and January birthday party at the senior center, 715-349-7810.

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise 10-11 a.m., Skip-Bo 11 a.m.-noon, 500 and Dominos 12:30-4 p.m., at the senior center, 715-483-1901, 715-483-3443.

WEDNESDAY/20 Frederic

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Become a part of the 2010 Census Team, testing at 107 Hope Rd. W, 5 & 7 p.m., 715-833-6870, 866-861-2010, www.2010censusjobs.gov.

Winter concerts just around the corner ST. CROIX FALLS – The winter months won’t be quiet at Festival Theatre in 2010 as the new season of performing arts will roll into action in late January. In fact, February will be the busiest winter month on record for the performing-arts venue in downtown St. Croix Falls.

“We have a few weeks of work to do in making the street-level space ready for public events,” said Pam Koch, box-office manager. “Then we’ll get busy again for upcoming concerts.”

It all begins with Randy Sabien in concert Saturday, Jan. 23, at Festival, followed by a Saturday, Feb. 6 party at Wild Mountain as the first of many celebrations marking Festival Theatre’s 20th anniversary. Then, on Valentine’s weekend there are three days of events starting Friday, Feb. 12, with Hopelessly Romantic – an evening of music and comedy.

The Berrymans On Saturday, Feb. 13, nationally acclaimed bluegrass artist Claire Lynch and Jason Thomas will be on stage, while Sunday, Feb. 14, sees the return of Lou

John Gorka and Peter Berryman for a Valentine’s Day matinee.

The February lineup will conclude with John Gorka in concert on Saturday,

Feb. 27, and just a few weeks later the Sweet Colleens return for a St. Paddy’s event on Saturday, March 13.

Several of the winter concerts are Flex Pass eligible and tickets for all events are on sale now. To learn all about the 2010 season at Festival Theatre, request a season brochure by phone, in person or by e-mail. Season tickets are sold as Flex passes, which offer significant savings when purchasing multiple seats. Flex Passes and all tickets are available to purchase online at www.festivaltheatre.org as well as by phone during box office hours. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington St. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715483-3387 or 888-887-6002 or by e-mail to boxoffice@festivaltheatre.org. - submitted