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Autistic man still missing

Women awarded $1.4 million

Autistic man from Minnesota has been missing since Sunday evening

Lawsuit brought against security firm and guard who posted stolen photos on Internet PAGE 3

GRANTSBURG - Where is Keith Kennedy?

The 25-year-old autistic man from Minnesota remained missing Wednesday nearly three days after walking away from the Trade Lake Camp south of Grantsburg - apparently into the rugged, wooded acreage surrounding the camp.

Hundreds of law enforcement personnel and volunteers are searching the area, including Keith’s parKeith Kennedy ents, Bruce and Linda Kennedy.

Complicating matters is the fact that

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Transition time in Burnett Co.

District Attorney race depends on judgeship appointment by governor PAGE 7

An update on this story will be posted at www.the-leader.net Kennedy may not be responding to people calling his name or may be hiding, due to his autism.

Kennedy also needs antirejection medication he has been taking since having a kidney transplant several years ago, his father being the donor. Authorities are concerned

School board will support new pool Operations funding remains an open issue at Frederic PAGE 11

See Search, page 2

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Woman airlifted following deermotorcycle crash Two cycles hit deer

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Jessica Glover gets a nose kiss from one of the kittens she and her family brought to the petting zoo for Burnett Dairy’s dairy day. The zoo was a popular attraction for Friday’s dairy day visitors with youngsters of all ages lining up to pet baby bunnies, goats, rabbits, kittens and puppies. More photos in Currents section. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

O UT DO O RS Friday the 13th unlucky for bear and cubs

C UR R E NT S F E A T UR E It’s a super toy!

Keith Kennedy is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt and blue jeans. He may not answer to his name if found. Anyone with information is asked to call the Burnett County Sheriff’s office at 715-349-2128. Those interested in helping with the search may call the camp at 715-488-2690.

Lau g h in g a t ou rs e lv e s w i t h M ar y Ma c k Webster graduate Miki Budge, aka Mary Mack, uses her Wisconsin experiences in her jokes as she competes on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”

by Gary King WEBSTER - It’s not like her entire comedy routine focuses on where she grew up but her jokes about Wisconsin have helped launch Mary Mack’s career into the national spotlight.

“Wisconsin is just a taxiderm-ish kind of place,” she says in her young girl’s voice. “It’s hunting season year-round - it doesn’t matter if it’s dead - you can shoot it twice.”

Mack - better known locally as Miki Budge, daughter of Mike and Jan Budge and a 1993 graduate of Webster High School - made it into the finals on NBC’s reality TV show “Last Comic Standing.”

Her appearance on last Thursday’s episode created a buzz in her old hometown of Webster. The local people are starting to tune into the series in which comedians audition to prove how funny they are in

Miki Budge, aka comedian Mary Mack, posed on Mallard Lake for the cover of her latest CD, “Either you wake up or you don’t.” Her Web site marymackcomedy.com offers links to purchase the CD and to her myspace page. - Special photo

See Mary Mack, page 3

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Search/from page 1 that the lack of those drugs and antianxiety medicine has put him at higher risk, along with the possible onset of dehydration.

Each passing hour puts him more at risk - and volunteers are turning out to help in any way possible. Nearly 200 volunteers from Minnesota and Wisconsin responded on Monday.

Kennedy has been attending the camp for three years. He arrived at noon on Sunday and, after eating in the dining hall, he was expected to return to the bunkhouse with approximately 12 other campers around 8:30 p.m.

Personnel at the camp, upon discovering his disappearance, attempted to find him themselves. They contacted the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department at 8:55 p.m. to ask for help.

A search dog, using the scent from Kennedy’s toothbrush, lost the trail at a road bordering the 80-acre camp which specializes in programs for handicapped adults.

A search plane and ATVs were being used in the search, but concerns of how Kennedy would react to the noises prompted officials to turn to horses instead.

Kennedy, who lives in a group home in Shoreview, Minn., and visits his parents every weekend, knows to speak only four words. He loves to run, cook and be read to. His favorite book is “Curious George.”

"I'm trying to hold up because everyone here is working so hard and being so nice," Kennedy’s mother, Linda, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "I'm so wanting him to be found. I realize he might not survive this. ... It's just awful. It's the worst. It's unreal. We love him so much." - Gary King with information from Star-Tribune, Burnett County Sheriff’s Department

Authorities marked off areas on a map that have een searched near the 80acre Trade Lake Camp as of Wednesday morning. Below, volunteers have been responding tothe search effort, including one anonymous donor who told the manager of Holiday in Grantsburg to send whatever is needed to the camp site and that they would pay for it. Bug spray and water are in high demand. - Photos by Priscilla Bauer

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Local EMS personnel were among those out searching and organizing search efforts to find Keith Kennedy on Monday morning along CTH 0 in the town of Anderson, south of Grantsburg. - Photo by Gary King

Forklift incident comes to court SIREN – Thomas R. Sterger, 55, of Webster, had his initial appearance at the Burnett County Courthouse on Wednesday, June 11. He is charged with two counts of battery to a workforce development employee, felony H, and two counts of disorderly conduct, misdemeanor B, for an incident nearly two years ago when two fire inspectors attempted to inspect his worm farm in Jackson Township.

After denying the inspectors access to the business, he attempted to remove the pickup the fire inspectors were in with a forklift.

In 2006, Sterger also denied the fire inspector access to his business, and a search warrant was obtained to inspect the property.

This time, when Sterger again denied access to the fire inspectors, Thomas Heenan and James Reynolds, they told him they would be back with a search warrant. They were filling out reports in the truck when a woman came out to them and told them not to leave. Thinking the Sterger had reconsidered his refusal to allow them access to the business, they waited. Sterger approached the truck with a forklift and lifted the front end of the truck off the ground. Heenan, who was driving, was able to put the truck in reverse and escape without harm.

Burnett County District Attorney Ken Kutz said the reason for the lengthy delay between the incident in 2006 and the initial appearance in 2008 is that the district attorney’s office is severely understaffed, and he has simply not gotten to it until now.

The preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 6. – Sherill Summer

Man faces charge of physical abuse to child POLK COUNTY – A 25-year-old Amery man faces charges of physical abuse of a child following an incident Tuesday, June 10.

According to a criminal complaint, Patrick J. Larsen got into a struggle with a 13-year-old and the teenager ended up with a large mark on his side. The teenager told authorities that when he was asked

by Larsen to do some cleaning, he said he would do it later. He said Larsen pushed him through a doorway and he began pushing back in self-defense. He said Larsen then grabbed him around the waist and knocked him to the ground, causing a three- to four-inch mark which was bruised and very swollen.

Larsen told authorities he told the teen to clean a fish tank and the teen said he would do it when he felt like it. He said they began struggling, the teen struck him in the face/neck area and that he bearhugged the teen to stop the struggle when they both slipped on a rug in the kitchen area and hit the floor. – with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Department

Motorcycles collide with deer; one airlifted POLK COUNTY – A 36-year-old rural Dresser woman was airlifted from the site of a motorcycle-deer accident Sunday, June 15, at 3 p.m. on 40th Street, one-third mile north of Hwy. 48.

Heidi L. Viebrock was driving a 2001 Harley Sportster southbound on 40th when she struck a deer and tipped over. A second motorcycle, a 2004 Suzuki Volusia, driven by Troy Kralewski, 36, rural New Richmond, was following Viebrock, and ended up hitting the deer also and Viebrock’s downed motorcycle before also tipping over on the asphalt road.

Life Link Helicopter responded to the scene to transport Viebrock to a Twin Cities hospital. Neither motorcycle rider was wearing a helmet, according to the police report. – Gary King with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Department

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Women awarded $1.4 million

by Gregg Westigard POLK COUNTY – Ten women have been awarded $1.4 million for damages in a lawsuit against Troy C. Schmidt, New Richmond, and Securitas Security Services, Madison.

The court ruled that Schmidt, while employed as a security guard by Securitas, stole employee identification photographs, altered them, and posted them on Internet pornographic Web sites. The ruling was issued June 6 by St. Croix County Circuit Judge Eric Lundell. An appeal of the ruling was filed on June 16.

Judge Lundell issued a 21-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from which all the following information was taken. Parties in the case declined comment pending appeal.

Securitas was contracted to provide security services for Polaris Industries and employed Schmidt as the senior security officer for the Polaris plants in Osceola and St. Croix Falls. The 10 women worked for Polaris directly or indirectly. Schmidt had access to the employee photographs used for identification badges. He downloaded the digital photos from the company computer, altered them, and posted them on his Web site. Schmidt also posted copies of photos of family members he took from the desks of two employees.

Polaris was named a party in the case when it was filed, but was dismissed as a defendant prior to the trial.

The online postings were discovered on Friday, Oct. 29, 2005, and brought to the attention of Polaris. Polaris management immediately conducted an electronic computer search and traced the photos to Schmidt. The results were gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and Polaris called a meeting with Securitas officials on Nov. 2.

Schmidt was called to that meeting, acknowledged posting the photos, and was immediately terminated by Securitas regional manager Kip Sandoz.

Schmidt was also told that he should remove the images from the Web sites and his computer. He was also told that the incident should be kept quiet,

that he should not discuss it with anyone, and that if he removed the pictures from his Web site, criminal charges would not be pursued.

The court ruled that Securitas failed to use ordinary care in supervising the follow-up to Schmidt’s actions. It held that Securitas should have notified the Osceola Police Department, the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing which issued Schmidt his private security guard license, and Schmidt’s other employers including the University of Wisconsin River Falls and the city of River Falls Police Department. Securitas should also have attempted to take possession of Schmidt’s computer equipment and notify Internet service providers to have the posted material deleted.

The court stated that this was deliberate inaction on the part of Securitas which led to additional injury and suffering for the plaintiffs. It also stated that the inaction by Securitas impeded the criminal investigation of Schmidt.

It said that law enforcement could have taken action to preserve evidence and secure Schmidt’s computer if it had been notified.

“In over 30 years as a prosecutor and now judge, this court cannot recall an instance in which an investigation into such serious misconduct was opened and closed so quickly,” Lundell writes.

“Both Securitas and Polaris contributed to this chilling effect that effectively thwarted a criminal investigation by law enforcement.”

Calling Schmidt’s conduct criminal in nature, the court has referred the matter to the St. Croix County District Attorney for further investigation.

Two suits were brought against Schmidt and Securitas. One includes seven women, Shannon Aubart, Amelia Cran, Tina M. Dixon, Julie J. Gross, Tami L. Majewski, Lisa Christenson and Brenda Johnston. The other suit includes three women, Mary Pat Geddes, Lori Maypark and Marcia Lynn See, who suffered a greater degree of distress. If the ruling is upheld after the appeal, the first group would divide $400,000 and the second would split $1 million.

Former cop pleads guilty POLK COUNTY - Former Osceola Police Officer Michael R. Jarvey will be sentenced in August on two felony counts.

Jarvey entered pleas to two of seven charges he faces last week in Polk County Circuit Court. He pled no contest to misconduct in office/acting with excess authority, a felony, and guilty to a felony charge of possess firearm contrary to injunction.

A sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 19 in Judge Robert Rasmussen’s courtroom.

Other charges against Jarvey - a second count of misconduct in office, a charge of fourth-degree sexual assault, a charge of operating a firearm while intoxicated and a second count of possess firearm contrary to injunction, were dismissed on the prosecutor’s motion.

Judge Rasmussen ordered a presentencing investigation. The two felony counts are punishable by up to 13-1/2 years in prison.

Jarvey, 42, now of DePere, was charged with sexually groping a minor female under the guise of a legal search while working as an Osceola police officer and investigating an underage drinking party in 2005. No complaint was made, police Chief Tim Lauridsen told the Leader in August of 2007. He said he would have terminated Jarvey if that had been an issue. Two of the charges stemmed from an internal investigation initiated by Lauridsen in

September of 2006: possession of a firearm while intoxicated and one count of misconduct in office.

The other charges came from an outside investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation after Jarvey resigned from the Osceola department on Sept. 25, 2006.

Lauridsen requested the state investigation.

The first investigation of Jarvey occurred when a 911 call was received from a citizen claiming to have seen Jarvey on Sept. 1, 2006, drinking at least five alcoholic drinks at Adventures restaurant in Osceola ,while wearing a handgun in a holdster, a silver badge and a set of handcuffs. An employee told police she served Jarvey one margarita and three beers while he was seated at the bar.

There was also concern by Lauridsen when he learned Jarvey was allegedly trying to create a fictitous police department. The forgery charge accused Garvey of created the “Big Lake Police Department.”

The fourth-degree sexual assault charge stemmed from an allegation Jarvey touched an eighth-grade girl under the guist of a legal search in the summer of 2005. According to the complaint, the girl said that none of her friends were searched and that Jarvey often called her “hot stuff.” - Gary King with information from Polk County records and Leader file story

Mary Mack/from page 1 hope of winning $250,000 and a talent deal with NBC. Mack said in a phone interview that the experience on “Last Comic Standing” wasn’t the best, particularly in the final competition in Las Vegas.

“I hated it,” she said. “They made us have roommates and mine...was not very enjoyable. Then they stop letting me eat off the snack table.”

Locked up in a room with “little people,” Mary Mack Mack felt both they and herself were being a bit exploited. “I thought this is not the kind of show I want to be involved with.”

Since there were no snacks she turned to the bar for a small drink.

“I’m not a drinker but I had a real good time on the last show on TV. I did one joke in three minutes and I was a bit tipsy - all because I was so angry. So if people notice...”

Mack says despite not winning the grand prize on the show (her next taped episode is set to air July 26) and the bad experience, it has all led to some better shows and offers.

She’ll appear on Comedy Central’s “Live from Gotham,” airing July 25.

“The makeup on that show was free,” she says. “I don’t really wear a lot of makeup so I had this lady keep putting makeup on me - I asked ‘what does this do?’“ “Please tell people I don’t normally wear that much makeup.”

Mack is funny on stage and on the phone, too, her voice lending to her comedic talent.

“I know what you’re thinking,” she said to one audience. “Is she going to use that voice through the whole show?

You’re thinking ‘she sounds like a 5-yearold and yet she has the body of a fourthgrader.’“ Mack’s parents and five siblings are mentioned in her shows, also, and, according to Mack, take it all in stride.

“I got this package in a Victoria’s Secret box one Christmas,” she said. “I freaked out because my family doesn’t go there we all look like we’re ready to haul wood.”

Her mother’s comment about retirement - “Either you wake up or you don’t” - is the title of her new comedy CD. Mack splits her time these days between California and Minneapolis.

She’s been featured on the nationally syndicated "Bob and Tom Radio Show," XM Satellite Radio's National Lampoon Comedy Network, and in Minnesota's Polka Spotlight. After winning the 2005 California's Funniest Female Contest, Mack went on to appear in the Vancouver Comedy Fest (2007) and HBO's Andy Kaufman Awards (2007).

Her success has actually kept her in touch with old friends and relatives - and even some classmates.

She was recently doing a radio station interview when she received an e-mail from a former classmate, Mike Getty.

“I totally forgot that I had been called a class clown in my yearbook,” she said.

“He (Mike) made me sign his yearbook again because he was the other class clown.”

“I didn’t think I was funny, but other people did,” she said of her school years.

Mack said her mother recently was in the hospital in Duluth to have a heartrelated operation. She was able to visit her at the hospital because she was performing at a venue nearby.

“I told the audience my mom’s artery was 90 percent blocked with EZ Cheese because of our poor Wisconsin diets.”

Mack plays the clarinet and played for four years in a Polka band in Tennessee before entering the world of standup comedy. She manages to get back home and play one musical gig a year with her former band teacher, Dan Zimmer, at Danbury’s Oktoberfest each August.

No matter how big her success, Mack says her small-town touch will likely always remain.

As she has said while on stage...”can I get anybody anything? I have a hotdish in the trunk of my car.”

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Retirees total 233 years of service at Unity School District Board gets visit from Rep. Ann Hraychuck at June meeting

by Marty Seeger BALSAM LAKE – During the May meeting, the Unity School District Board of Education approved the retirements of seven more of its faculty members. It brought the year-end total to eight retirees who dedicated a total of 233 years of service to the Unity School District.

Among those who have retired include high school math teacher of 36 years, Mike Morris, high school tech ed. teacher of 33 years; Brent Mathson, elementary counselor of 23 years; JoAnne Lilyquist, elementary teacher of 36 years; Joey Nelson, middle school teacher of 35 years; Chuck Holicky, talented and gifted teacher of 16 years; Nancy Glaim, elementary physical education teacher of 37 years; Jackie Reynolds of 37 years and high school principal of 36 years, Bill Alleva.

“Every single one of them made a lasting impression and deep impact on the Unity School District, students and community,” said Superintendent Brandon Robinson. “I think we just want to share our appreciation for what they’ve done for students, and the leadership they’ve provided over the years.”

The Unity School Board got back to business Tuesday, June 10, and approved the hiring of Principal

Jason Cress. On Thursday, June 5, the district went into a closed session to interview three finalists, ultimately deciding on Cress for the job. That still leaves seven more positions will need to be filled, before the school year begins in the fall.

“It has an impact on the organization, because you’re looking to fill a lot of positions fairly quickly, so this summer proves to be very busy,” Robinson said.

One of the main highlights of the June 10 meeting was a visit from Rep. Ann Hraychuck, who spoke to the board regarding current issues the Legislature regarding education and the funding of education.

Some of the issues discussed included what schools have no control over, such as the cost of power and fuel; in turn making budgeting difficult. The schools funding formula, Hraychuck said, is actually beneficial to the district because of the high property value and low-income ratio. Open enrollment was also discussed, and it was noted that has not been working well for Unity.

Since taking office, Hraychuck has held quarterly meetings and invites school superintendents in the district to discuss issues impacting their schools.

“It’s always nice to have an opportunity to talk to your representative and kind of give them some background information on how the legislative process impacts schools,” Robinson said. Robinson added that

Hraychuck always does a nice job of listening to constituents, and the board appreciated the opportunity to share its ideas and perspectives.

Support staff master agreement The support staff master agreement was approved by the board of education after the support staff had ratified it. Robinson says that all collective bargaining agreements are up to date.

Language and Spanish curriculums The language arts curriculum committee and Spanish curriculum committee made presentations to the board regarding their curriculums. They presented what they’ve done including the things have been going well with students. The committee has made it a very rigorous educational process, but relevant according to Robinson.

For Spanish, this is the second year the program has been growing immensely and enrollment of students has grown as well. Spanish teacher Cynthia Johnson has agreed to fill the need as a full-time position. The past two years have been part time.

The language arts committee focused on reading achievement and what they’re doing in the classroom regarding teaching and reading.

Centuria utility commissioner recognized for service CENTURIA - Glenn Melin, Centuria utility commissioner, was recognized for his 34 years of service to the public power industry recently.

Melin received the 2008 Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin Gold Pillar of Public Power Award at a statewide public power conference last week in Stevens Point, hosted by MEUW, a statewide trade organization that represents Wisconsin’s communityowned electric utilities.

The Pillars of Public Power Award recognizes members of public power community governing bodies who have served their communities at least 10 years.

In Centuria, the utility commission has oversight responsibility for the community-owned utility and its operations.

“Public power in Wisconsin depends on its citizen leaders like Glenn. It’s just a small way we recognize utility commission members for all their dedication

and support of public power in Wisconsin,” said Scott Meske, MEUW’s associate director.

Centuria Municipal Electric Utility is a public power utility serving approximately 360 customers in the village of Centuria since 1946.

MEUW provides safety training, legislative and regulatory services for Wisconsin’s 82 community-owned electric utilities since 1928. – submitted

Centuria Utility Commissioner Glenn Melin receives MEUW’s Gold Pillar of Public Power Award from Zak Bloom, Waupun Utilities general manager, at a recent state conference for public power utilities in Stevens Point. – Photo submitted

WWII Veterans raise funds to go to Washington, D.C. BALSAM LAKE – Forty-seven World War II veterans and their wives will have the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C., from Nov. 9-14. The veterans come from many surrounding towns including Amery, Balsam Lake, Centuria, Luck, Milltown, Siren, St. Croix Falls and Webster.

The Veterans have collected $11,000 through fundraising, but will still need $25,000 for their trip.

Over the next few months, several fundraisers are planned.

A 5K run/walk will take place on Sunday, July 6, during Balsam Lake’s Freedom Festival. Registration will be from 7–7:45 a.m. at Pine Park in Balsam Lake.

The walk will begin at 8 a.m. The finish line is at the Balsam Lake Beach. The top five males and top five females will each receive gifts from REI Sports.

Registration forms may be picked up at all area libraries.

Other fundraising events are a horse-apple toss in Centuria on July 12, a pig roast at the United VFW

Sunshine Gardens offers advice

Joann Gray (kneeling) loves to play in the dirt with her shrubs and perennials. Gray is the owner of Sunshine Gardens, a nursery three miles west of Hwy. 87 on Evergreen Road. She moved to the Barons three years ago from Minnesota to play in the dirt and make things grow. And with a passion for healthy plants and real concern for her customers, she is serving the growing needs of plant lovers in Polk and Burnett counties. She invites anyone to stop by for free advice on how to make home and yard even more beautiful.

For more information, call Gray at: 715-488-2864. – Photo by Wayne Anderson

6856 on Hwy. 46 out of Milltown, on July 19, big band music at Lakeview Event Center in Siren on Aug. 2, a spaghetti feed and raffle at VFW 6856 on Aug. 31 and a WWII dance at the Milltown Amercian Legion on Sept. 13.

The VFW Auxiliary 6856 is currently selling raffle tickets for an ATV and trailer, reclining chair, shotguns, Weber grill and patio furniture. Milltown American Legion is also raffling off a 1917 rifle for this event. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted info

Expeditionary fighter exchange

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Members of the Iowa and Wisconsin Air National Guard assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tow an F-16 Fighting Falcon to its appropriate hardened aircraft shelter, June 13. Aircraft and personnel from the Iowa and Wisconsin Air National Guard will return to the U.S., after being in Iraq for four months; F16s and airmen from the South Dakota and New York Air National Guard have arrived to take their places. Rotating fighters helps reduce the amount of time the aircraft are exposed to the hot and dusty weather of Iraq, which can wreak havoc on the planes’ components. - U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

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Students doing well-academically in Webster Schools

by Carl Heidel WEBSTER – According to the Webster school principals, recently compiled standardized test results show that students in the Webster school system are “holding their own.” Principals Jeff Walsh, from the elementary school, and Tim Widiker, middle and high schools, shared this information with the school board at its meeting Monday night, June 16.

Walsh and Widiker explained that each year WKCE tests (standardized tests required by the Wisconsin DPI), are administered to students to measure academic ability in basic core subjects.

A preliminary comparison of this year’s results with results from previous years and with results from statewide testing show that Webster’s students are slightly above average when compared to similar school systems in the state.

In discussing the results, both principals pointed out that comparisons of classes within the Webster system have to be done carefully. Comparing results of eighth-grade classes from one year to the next would be like “comparing apples to oranges,” said Widiker.

Comparisons can be made, however, between the performance of an individual class from year to year, e.g., last

New kindergarten teacher Jessica Monarski was introduced to the Webster School Board at its Monday, June 16, meeting. Monarski is a recent graduate from UW-Stout, where she majored in early childhood education. - Photo by Carl Heidel year’s seventh-graders, who are this year’s eighth-graders.

Both principals emphasized that the

analysis of the results is not complete.

Full analysis is a complex task, and the plan is to create teams to do the analysis. Widiker indicated that the results of that larger study would be used in making instructional adjustments as needed.

In another item, after extended discussion, the board decided to discontinue the practice of the schools paying for student-athlete physical exams. Until now, the district has paid the full cost of the required exams for athletes in school sports from the sixth grade on up, a bill that amounted to $7,215 in April this year.

Noting that the cost for these exams was “quite a chunk of change,” Superintendent Jim Erickson indicated that he knew of no other school systems in the region that pay for these exams.

He said that in his experience, the Webster system is the only one he is aware of that picks up the full tab.

Some of the board members commented that the Ingalls Family Medicine Clinic, which has been giving these physicals, always returns money from these exams to the schools in the form of scholarships. They expressed appreciation for this generosity and were concerned that their decision not

impact negatively on the scholarship support.

When discussion turned to the question of the ability of all student athletes to afford to pay for the physical, several board members expressed the hope that various agencies would assist students who found the payment difficult. One of the groups mentioned was the Webster Athletic Association.

During principals reports, Walsh indicated that the beginning of summer school went well. Approximately 200 kindergarten through eighth-grade students signed up for this program, a new offering from the schools this year.

The summer school will consist of two, two-week sessions separated by a week off. Classes will be held Monday through Thursday, and Fridays will be for field trips.

In other business: • Erickson presented the first reading of various proposed policy statements; • the board granted a year’s leave of absence to teacher Terry Day; • and the board hired Jeff Roberts as the varsity girls basketball coach, replacing Greg Widiker who retired from the job.

Rep. Hraychuck awarded fellowship for Midwestern Leadership Institute MADISON – State Rep. Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, was recently selected to participate in the the Council of State Governments’ 14thannual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development. She was one of only four legislators from Wisconsin chosen to take part in this training program.

“I am honored to have been chosen to attend this leadership institute. This is a wonderful way to continue developing my skills as a leader, and I know that this educational opportunity will make me a stronger representative for the 28th Assembly District,” said Hraychuck.

Hraychuck will meet with 36 lawmakers from Wisconsin and 10 other Midwestern states and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan during the five-day institute. BILLD is held at the University of Wisconsin’s Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, and courses and seminars are taught by La Follette faculty, Midwestern legislative leaders and professional development experts.

In addition to courses designed to develop leadership skills, the program analyzes a variety of public policy issues, including education, energy and corrections.

“The Bowhay Institute is one of the

premier leadership training programs in the nation,” says Iowa Rep. J. Scott Raecker, who serves as co-chair of the institute’s steering committee. “The Legislatures in the region have benefited greatly from the skills their members have gained through this unique educational experience.”

The program is funded through grants from foundation and corporate sponsors and an in-kind contribution provided by The Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Office. The council is a national, nonpartisan organization that assists state government by providing research assistance, professional development opportunities,

interstate consulting services and suggested state legislation.

“Learning is a lifelong process, and I am looking forward to going back to school. As I told the Unity High School Class of 2008 in my commencement speech last month, ‘Continue to do your homework, always searching for a better way, no matter what path you choose to follow.’ Well, I am living by those words, and in August I’ll be spending five days attending class, doing homework, and learning new ideas,” said Hraychuck. – from the office of Rep. Hraychuck

Harsdorf business tour spans Senate District NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – Wisconsin state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf has spent the first part of 2008 touring businesses throughout northwestern Wisconsin to listen and learn more about their challenges and successes.

“It is exciting to see the entrepreneurial spirit helping build family-supporting jobs here in our local communities,” said Harsdorf.

Harsdorf has toured a range of businesses in all five counties of the 10th

Senate District in sectors such as manufacturing, technology and agriculture.

All together, she will have visited nearly 40 businesses since January.

“As a state lawmaker, I believe we must be especially sensitive to any obstacles or burdens posed by government, as well as looking for opportunities to partner with job providers to help economic growth,” said Harsdorf.

“Affordable health care, tax relief, and infrastructure have been highlighted as

critical to our region’s economic growth.”

Harsdorf indicated that legislative priorities for economic development include offering reinvestment incentives, creating border incentive grants to compete with Minnesota, and expanding the Wisconsin Growth Agenda to utilize the higher education opportunities available. Likewise, Harsdorf has helped form a committee to look into establishing a regional health care coop-

erative to lower costs and expand benefits for small businesses and their employees.

For businesses that would like to invite Harsdorf for a tour or be included on the contact sheet for the prospective regional health care cooperative, please call her at 800-862-1092 or send an e-mail to: Sen.Harsdorf@ legis.wi.gov. – from the office of Sen. Harsdorf

Balsam Lake water ski show to perform BALSAM LAKE – Twin Cities River Rats Water Ski Show Team will perform a ski show in front of Paradise Landing Restaurant in Balsam Lake, on Saturday, June 28, at 7 p.m.

The Twin Cities River Rats will be packing their bags and coming to Wisconsin to perform their first-ever show on Balsam Lake. The show is free and fun for all ages. Spectators are encouraged to bring a blanket or chair to sit on the lawn in front of Paradise Landing.

Based in Minneapolis, the Twin Cities River Rats incorporate music, themed skits, actors, announcers and talented skiers doing stunts, jumps, human pyramids, barefooting and doubles every Thursday on the Mississippi River.

The Twine Cities River Rats Water Ski Show Team is a 100-percent-volunteer organization. With over 100 members ranging from 6 years to over 60 years old, the team members participate in all aspects of the show, from skiing to boat driving, from announcing to rolling

ropes. Members participate in boat driver “certification” programs and are trained in basic water first aid and safety skills.

The River Rats compete each year in various ski show competitions. For younger members, just learning to ski, the team has a junior development team, which teaches kids how to safely ski and swim in the Mississippi River.

The junior development team puts on a mini ski show one-half hour before the River Rats perform.

The River Rats are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and accept donations. Concessions, souvenir program books, apparel and memorabilia are available for sale at every home show.

Bring a blanket or chair to sit on.

Parking is free. People interested in joining the team, or becoming a sponsor can contact Janelle Broesch or visit the Web site at www.tcriverrats.com. – submitted

Teen pregnancy down in Wisconsin STATEWIDE – Wisconsin is bucking a trend on teen pregnancy. Across the nation, more teens are giving birth, while Wisconsin’s teenage birthrate declined 14 percent. That decline is not evenly distributed, and there’s an indication that older teens are having more children.

Health officials were hopeful after a long, steady decline in teen births across the U.S. Then a large government survey from the Centers for Disease

Control showed a nationwide spike: the first increase in 15 years.

Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s teen birthrate declined, and health officials in Milwaukee and Dane counties say the age of teen mothers is rising.

However, there are less-encouraging trends. In Dane County, public health Dr. Mamadou Ndiaye says about 20 percent of all African-American teen girls get pregnant. Ndiaye says there is some decrease, but the problem is still

there, and there is a risk for that young mother who, in a certain way, is still a child.

In Milwaukee, the high rate of teen pregnancy has gotten national attention. Once fourth-worst, it’s now seventh. A doctor who works at the downtown health center says she’s troubled that some teens have more than one baby. Dr. Wendi Ehrman runs the Milwaukee Adolescent Health Program. She says they are seeing more

repeat pregnancies with the older girls.

She says it is a concern that young women who already have kids are having another child quickly, within one or two years.

State data from 2006 shows about 2 percent of teen moms in Wisconsin had more than one child. – Wisconsin Public Radio (Shamane Mills)

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No small miracle

by Priscilla Bauer WEBSTER –Nate Walker held his two month old daughter in his arms as he and wife Bethany made a lap around the Webster track Friday evening, Jun 13. And though she doesn’t know yet little Lillian Glory is a constant reminder to her parents, miracles can happen.

Walker, the honorary chairperson for this year’s Burnett County Relay for Life joined with other survivors Friday evening in support of all those who have been affected by cancer. “I relay because I am fortunate to have survived when others didn’t.”

Walker, who has been cancer free for the past five years, has even more to smile about these days when two months ago Walker and Bethany were blessed with their miracle baby.

Everything pointed to a bright future for Walker and his fiancée Bethany in 2001. Then at age 22 just after graduating from college Walker was diagnosed with Osteo Sarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer.

Walker had a fist sized bone tumor at the end of his right femur which had already started to spread to his lungs.

Walker and Bethany went ahead with their plans as he underwent nine months of chemotherapy treatment. Six days after the couple married, during surgery to remove the rest of the tumor and do a knee replacement (which doctors hoped to perform instead of amputation) more tumors were found growing into his blood vessels. The tumors which had been unaffected by the chemotherapy meant amputation was now the only option.

Immediate amputation was recommended, doctors determining that if they waited six months the amputation would be at the hip. It was Bethany who made the difficult decision to go ahead

A family affair. Nate Walker, his wife Bethany and two month old daughter, Lillian Glory, who they call their miracle baby, joined with others in raising awareness about cancer at the Burnett County Relay for Life last Friday evening, June. Walker, the honorary chairperson for the event, along with his wife were also part of the Bethany Lutheran church at Branstad Relay team.

– Photos by Priscilla Bauer with the amputation.

Five weeks later nine tumors in Walker’s lungs were removed and more chemotherapy followed. . Then after 16 months of being cancer free Walker had another reoccurrence in the lung and underwent more surgery. That was five years ago, and since then Walker has remained cancer free.

And here’s where that miracle comes in. The Walkers were told by doctors they probably wouldn’t be able to have children due to all of Nate’s extensive chemotherapy treatments. So the couple decided they would adopt. Two months into the process, Bethany learned she was pregnant. Lillian Glory Walker was born 10 weeks ago and is indeed a miracle.

In Walker’s opening remarks he told

Relay participants he was just happy to be there. “It is very meaningful for me, as two people I met who were diagnosed with the same type of cancer as mine have died.

Walker said he relays to raise money and awareness in the hope no one else will have to go through what he has. “If even one person has cancer we’re not doing enough and I hope we can do a little tonight to change that in the coming years,” Walker told the audience.

As the young couple continued their lap around the track their miracle baby was content in her father’s arms, unaware of just how special this evening was for her parents but definitely feeling how special she was to them.

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Nate Walker held his infant daughter, Lillian Glory, as he and wife Bethany walked around the Webster track during the Burnett County Relay for Life Friday evening. The Walkers are not only proud parents but very thankful ones as well. After Walker underwent chemotherapy for a tumor in his knee several years ago and losing his leg to the disease, the couple was told there wasn’t much chance they could have children of their own. Their daughter is proof miracles do happen.

Singers needed POLK COUNTY - Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County invites you to join their choir for the Memory Days Concert in Centuria.

Choir practice will be Monday, June 23, at 7 p.m., Fristad Lutheran Church, Centuria. Other performers are needed too. For further information contact Linda Iwasko at 755-3554 or 294-4775.

Mark your calendar to attend the concert on Saturday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at Fristad Lutheran Church in Centuria. A freewill donation will be taken at the concert to support Interfaith Caregivers work with elderly and disabled.

Please join the preformers and audience. – from Interfaith Caregivers

Fair Registrations due Friday, June 20

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Larsen Auto Center grand opening

The owners of Larsen Auto Center in Spooner, Craig Solum and Terry Larsen.

Photos by Larry Samson

This classic corvette was one of many that were present at the Larsen Auto Center Classic Corvette and Muscle Cars Grand Opening held Saturday, June 14, in Spooner. Over 550 came to see the car show and view the cars on the lot.

WEBSTER – The Central Burnett County Fair entry registrations are due this Friday, June 20. Fair books are available at area banks; Burnett County Library in Webster; UW-Ext. Office in Siren; Burnett County Sentinel, Grantsburg Public Library and Kozy Kitchen in Grantsburg. The fair book has all the information: rules, registration form and the amount of prize money you could win! You can also check out www.CentralBurnettCountyFair.org for information on grandstand and horse events. The site lists entertainment, event, and judging schedules, as well as the wristband specials, the rules and waiver forms for the truck and tractor pull and demo derby. The Central Burnett County Fair will be July 2 - 5 in Webster. Plan on bringing the family to catch the fun at the fair over the Fourth of July weekend. - submitted.

Follow the Leader.

The staff of Larsen Auto Center in Spooner are (L to R) mechanic Ken Nelson, sales representative Tim Neid, sales manager Jared Kidder, owner Terry Larsen, sales representative John Parker and business manager Patty Kelly.

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Health insurance: 1. Government’s responsibility 2. Personal responsibility 3. A little of both

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airly or not, presidential candidate Barack Obama has been criticized for F his campaign rhetoric about hope being “hollow and vapid,” - too many

bumper sticker oratories, if you will.

But his Father’s Day address - to a church audience in Chicago - caught the ear of many cynics, some of whom might now be taking a second look at the candidate.

Obama addressed the issue of father absenteeism among blacks - and in general. It would be satisfying to think his message hit home with fathers of all races.

“Any fool can be a father,” he said in his speech, a sound bite out of a rather extensive look at the social problems brought on by the lack of a dad.

“They (absent fathers) have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men,” he said. “We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception...what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child. It’s the courage to raise one.”

He pointed to his own failures as a father, to his own family’s problems and reminded his audience that children growing up without fathers are “five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime - and 20 times more likely to end up in prison.”

He didn’t blame the the lack of government programs or racial injustice. He pointed at individual responsibility and community support.

But his critics found problems with this speech, too, saying Obama is “channeling Bill Cosby” and turning against his own community.

Obama likely won’t take the same heat as Cosby did. At this point in history - the man holds a special power, or license, to explore his personal feelings in front of a national audience - even if it’s perceived as being critical of perhaps his strongest base.

The Father’s Day message also called for less “sitting around and watching Sportscenter” as an excuse for spending time with kids - and noted the pomp and circumstance surrounding eighth-grade graduation deserves a “so what?” - because high school graduation is the very least we need to expect.

It also pointed out that we should push our kids more into the libraries.

Insight and substance from a presidential candidate that many will see as being courageous - and one we can all take note of, regardless of our heritage.

Neighbor to neighbor

County residents should be proud.

Burnett Polk County officials have obviously been watching the progress of

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President George Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 president@whitehouse.gov

Governor Jim Doyle 115 East, State Capitol Bldg.

Mailing address: P.O. Box 7863 Madison, WI 53707 wisgov@mail.state.wi.us Congressman David Obey 7th Congressional District 2462 Rayburn Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20515 or Wisconsin office: Federal Building Wausau, WI 54401 (715) 842-5606 Rep. Ann Hraychuck 28th Assembly 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. Frank Boyle 73rd Assembly District Room 221 North State Capitol P.O. Box 8952 Madison 53708 E-mail: Rep.Boyle@legis.state.wi.us

Senator Sheila Harsdorf 10th Senate District State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 (608) 266-7745 • (715) 2321390 Toll-free - 1-800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us

Rep. Mary Hubler 75th Assembly District Room 7 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952 Madison, WI 53708 or 1966 21-7/8 St. (Hawthorne Lane), Rice Lake 54868 (715) 234-7421• (608) 266-2519 rep.hubler@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

Senator Robert Jauch 25th Senate District Room 19 South State Capitol P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 E-mail: Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov Congressman Ron Kind 3rd Congressional District 1713 Longwirth Office Bdg. Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-5506 888-442-8040 (toll-free) ron.kind@mail.house.gov

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Burnett County’s Restorative Justice program be – and has decided it’s time to emulate its neighbor to the north.

Of course, restorative justice systems have been around awhile – and Burnett County didn’t invent it. But the county has, with key people and hard work, shown how successful the program can - in just two short years.

The program aims at prevention through simple but logical steps.

It includes using prisoners for free labor - community service to instill some pride with prisoners, convey payback - and, of course - save money. It also includes bringing perpetrators and their victims together face to face with the hope of bringing more understanding to both parties of the impact of crime – the fear involved and the damage done. Convicted drunk drivers who have made horrific impacts on other lives are invited to speak to other OWI offenders in hope of making an impact to stop future tragedies. The program has been extremely successful, to the point where there aren't enough prisoners to meet the demand.

The Polk County Criminal Justice Collaborative Council is seeking community members to help make what it hopes will be similar success in establishing and operating a restorative justice system. (See story elsewhere).

The public is asked to attend the meeting at the Justice Center in Balsam Lake at 1005 W. Main Street, community room, on Thursday, July 10, at 6 p.m. for an informational meeting regarding this innovative program that will benefit everyone in Polk County.

Persons attending will hear about Burnett County’s success.

The effort by Polk County is good for the justice system locally and it’s also a good example of more cooperation and less competition between local government entities, whether they be counties, towns, cities or villages.

It’s getting better all the time...

music venues just keep getting better.

L ocalThere’s a thriving music scene for young people in St. Croix Falls these days (Planet Supply downtown, which offers antiques/junk for sale along with live music, has been reviewed as “one of the coolest music venues around.”) not to mention the concerts at the Overlook Deck, across from Festival Theatre. The theater itself does its part on the music scene – bringing outstanding live music to the area. Leon Redbone takes the stage there this September.

Family Days offers some outstanding live music this weekend and the buzz is that Sunday afternoon’s performance in the park following the parade (Davina and the Vagabonds) is not to be missed.

The Lamar music festival is mid-August and other community celebrations throughout the summer offer other great opportunities for great music. Keep an eye on the Advertisers and the Leader for listings.

Also in August, the third-annual Ignite Concert – at Siren’s Crooked Lake Park – will present BarlowGirl, three sisters who rock in the music and Christian sense. The locally organized Ignite says it puts ministry first and says BarlowGirl “has a heart for ministry, especially regarding sexual purity” which the sisters share from the stage at their concerts. A refreshing message in a world inundated with sexual messages that most parents are in dismay over – and rightfully so.

Congratulations to the local folk who keep our local music venues alive and vital. It’s up to the rest of us to make the most of it - especially the outdoor music - in this short, short summer.

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L e a d e r F O R U M Letters t o t h e e d i t o r Music on the Overlook Thanks to sponsorship by St. Croix Auto Body and the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce, we were treated to a wonderful Music on the Overlook concert on Friday, June 13. The UW-River Falls Jazz Saxaphone Ouintet played for nearly two hours and included pieces by Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie.

A beautiful, breezy, but sunny evening provided a great start to our outdoor music series. Next up is the Juggernauts on Friday, June 20. Bring your friends and come prepared for fun.

Leif Bjornson, Board of Directors, St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce St. Croix Falls

Fishing contest I would like to recognize the Lions Club that put on the 14th-annual Kids Are First Fishing Contest at Half Moon Lake on June 7.

As a Minnesotan- the gas prices didn’t deter us, or the three other families who came with us! This event is run fantastically, and all of our kids had a blast.

This was our third year participating, and we plan on returning next year as well!

Kristi Hayden Burnsville, Minn.

L.O. Simenstad Nursing Home in Osceola will close. - Photo by Tammi Milberg

Too little time to save nursing home

In 1933 - the year the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association was born, there were ads for local entertainment, including an ad for the Auditorium movie theatre in Frederic. The cooperative, publishers of the Inter-County Leader and the Advertisers, is marking its 75th year of providing local news and advertising.

The steering committee for Save Our Nursing Home is grateful for the overwhelming response and support of the public in their efforts. Here is what we have been able to accomplish so far: We contacted several of the same parties already contacted by the medical center and others. Some declined the offer, told us why, and gave us valuable information we were able to use in making our plans. Several expressed sincere interest but after a period of time withdrew abruptly for unnamed reasons.

We gathered information from multiple sources and found that small nursing homes can be self-sustaining. We gathered detailed information on the business aspects of nursing homes. We had experts evaluate the structure and needs of the present building. We investigated and evaluated possible uses for the present building.

Using this information, we developed workable business plans and located qualified people to fill the necessary positions to run the nursing home.

However, because we were not brought to this battle until the process of closing of the nursing home had begun, our time was very, very limited.

Too limited to: • make arrangements to continue operating the nursing home in the present location • negotiate the necessary collaboration between the hospital board and village board to make mutually beneficial use of the building.

• develop the financial and operational details to be sure that our promises to the public could be completely fulfilled For that reason, we will not continue in our attempt to keep the Simenstad Nursing Home open at its present site.

It will close.

Osceola can have a nursing home in the future. It would require that the license for the beds be turned over to a licensed facility in Wisconsin with a written agreement to hold them for Osceola. This process is in the hands of the board of the medical center. Without the license for the beds it is not possible to open a nursing home again. It would require that either our community or another senior-care provider be willing to build a nursing home within the next 12 to 18 months and make use of the bed license.

As a steering committee, we have worked very hard to save the nursing home and to be sure that we are now making a good decision. We take great pride in our community. This community did not throw up their hands and bemoan their fate when the company that had made a commitment to care for the nursing home residents abandoned them. We are fighting a good fight. We can take pride in who and what we are as a small, caring community dedicated to providing personal, loving care to each of our citizens at all stages of life.

The citizens of this area have made very clear their overwhelming desire for nursing care in Osceola and their willingness to assist in making this part of the Field of Dreams a reality. We invite the board of the medical center to immediately participate with the citizens committee in continuing our effort to bring all phases of senior care, including nursing care, to Osceola.

Let us begin!

John Jenkins, chairperson steering committee, Save Our Nursing Home Osceola

Program a success What a joy to watch the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2008 from the Frederic High School, including the first graduate from their newly developed CD program, Laura Richter.

You may recall, many of us parents were very saddened by the closing of the Polk County Special Education School last spring and skeptically looked ahead to the new program being developed in Frederic.

As our children have now completed their first year, I want to congratulate the administration, the school board, the staff, and fellow students for making it a great year! Our students have been accepted well and have also added their own special flair to the halls of the Frederic High School. I wish to thank the community also for extending their hand of friendship to the students in

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their school-to-work program.

The kids have worked at many area businesses and have gained a great deal of knowledge and work experience in doing so. It is a great joy to a parent when their student wants to go to school and is actually disappointed when they have to miss for whatever reason. I especially want to encourage other parents out there, who may have their child in a school district without a specialized CD program, to check into our program at Frederic. You would be amazed at the opportunities that are being offered to them.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions abut the program.

Thank you, once again.

Bob and Lorraine Warwas Frederic

Doors to church closed for good!

There has been so much wondering and speculation in town, I thought it would be best if I wrote a letter that would explain, once and for all, what has happened to the little church at Indian Creek.

On Dec. 24, 2007, we held our last official service at the Lorain United Methodist Church. We published that fact in the paper and were grateful so many of you came to say goodbye that night. I am so sorry that some of you missed that opportunity.

We originally had wanted to move the church, intact, to Whispering Pines United Methodist Camp on Spirit Lake, but when Whispering Pines declined the offer, we had to go back to the drawing board. We then thought we would be able to offer the artifacts to the families, however in compliance with the IRS and licensing boards we found that we would need to give the artifacts to another nonprofit enterprise. Thus, all of the altar area furniture, as well as the pictures, clocks, collection plates and two of the stained-glass windows were given to sister church St. Luke’s United Methodist Church to set up an alternate worship area in the Fellowship Hall.

The remaining four windows and the pews went to the United Pioneer Home in Luck for their new chapel area.

The monies that we had collected for the moving of the church to Whispering Pines is in a separate account with St. Luke’s and if any of you who so graciously donated would like your money back, we must be notified by July 1, 2008 when the remainder of the money will be donated to Whispering Pines. We are donating the money designated to build a chapel there in the future. Therefore, if we do not hear from you we will assume that you want your money to go to that end.

Monies that remained in the treasury were used to pay the apportionments that Lorain still owed to the conference, and to pay for the utilities and insurance until the building is burned.

I hope this has cleared up any misinformation that has been going around, and I pray that you will let the members of Lorain alone, as this has been an extremely pain-filled time for the members.

Pastor Freddie Kirk St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Frederic

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don’t know about the rest of you, but I have had it with these snakes on this plane—Oops, wrong line. I have had it with the doom and gloom that finds its way into our living rooms, office computers and radio stations.

Seems like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about a new drug, new illness or global warming attributed disaster. What gives?

I feel like the kid in the movie “Live Free or Die Hard,” when he tells Bruce Willis the government feeds the media negative information to inject fear into everyone so they will go out and spend money. What do we spend money on?

Products that are supposed to make us feel and look better, and that’s not all we are being fed.

It’s kind of a weird column to write because I am the media, and I don’t promote stories about how we are all going to suffer because Al Gore made a movie.

(Pun intended. Come on. I think global warming is a myth. There. I said it—let the letters to the editor from green people everywhere come flying in at me.

But first, let me just add this: Is the earth changing? Of course it is. It is like the rest of us, it’s getting older and things don’t work the way they used to.)

I was prompted to write this column after getting an e-mail from Clean Wisconsin stating that the floods in the southern part of the state are proof of the warnings we have heard about global warming. How can anyone prove that? I’m curious. Have we not had an unusually cold spring this year?

Where’s the global warming? I’m still

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I am not condemning medI may ramble a bit as my frusical research, because there are tration fluctuates between many drugs that help people these issues: global warming with health problems: real and miracle drugs. Bear with health problems.

Not me, if you can. headaches, heartburn, runny Glaciers are melting. I don’t nose, or other ailments our disagree. Any ice cube no matgrandparents didn’t seem to ter how big will eventually have any trouble living with, melt over time: the bigger the but now we do.

Tammi ice cube, the longer the melt Shouldn’t medical research Milberg time (i.e. thousands of years). be working on the big disIt’s not global warming. It’s scieases—you know cancer, diaence. Let me also say I don’t betes, Alzheimer’s? have enough information to prove there Why is money and time being spent is or isn’t global warming. My point in on little things that the population has saying it’s a myth is that no one else can survived all this time without taking a prove it either. pill for?

So, with each new natural disaster it Besides, if you hear the list of possible automatically goes to global warming as side effects at the end of the commercial, the reason. It’s like we have found a it seems like having a little headache or scapegoat for bad weather…all except stuffy nose is better than the side effect for the unusually low temperatures here of nosebleeds, stomach and bowel irritabecause IT’S NOT WARM. Maybe I tion, dry mouth, dizziness, constipation, should make a movie about global fever, flatulence, etc. I’d rather take a freezing because when you need to run glass of water for the headache and a your heater and wear a jacket in June, Kleenex pack for the runny nose and even in Wisconsin, something is wrong. wait it out. I mean, good luck staying at Back to my other beef: medications work with all those side effect issues and illness. The pitches for pills to cure going on. What kind of pill gives you any ailment we all seem to be inundated symptoms you didn’t have before takwith. Seems like every other commercial ing it anyway? is about a prescription drug for some Don’t forget that other area of new ailment, or asking you to have some- drug promotions: weight loss. If it isn’t thing checked by your doctor because that you’re unhealthy, it’s that you’re you could have a disease you don’t overweight, and therefore, unhealthy. know about. Wow. Where were all these New diet pills and programs crowd the diseases years ago? My goodness, how airwaves and Internet as well. Did you did people survive in the days before realize in one commercial slot time on Advair, Boniva, Cialis, Claritin, Flonase, your TV at home, you could see a preImitrex, Levitra, Lipitor, Lunesta, scription drug plug, a diet or weight Nasonex, Prilosec, Valtrex, Viagra, loss plug and a fast food/restaurant

plug? Is it any wonder we are overweight or think something is wrong with us?

First we see a drug that can help us feel better. Ooh. Then, we see people in model-shaped bodies plugging a diet pill. Ahh. Finally, with no hope of attaining that body and now feeling worse about ourselves, we are shown the food commercial, which basically says, “Heck with it. Even if you’re not hungry, just go eat something and you’ll forget about everything!”

But then, within moments of stuffing our face and feeling “better” we see a commercial about global warming and any hope of a happy day with good news has just been shot and buried.

We never hear about nice weather, or someone saying hey, I just feel healthy and I’m not even taking any pills and I don’t think the world is going to end.

I think Americans need to toughen up and quit pushing the global warming panic button. Didn’t we go through that whole “the world is going to end” mentality during the cold war? No doubt that was a scary time, but what did we get out of being afraid to live? We missed out on living.

We need more study before blaming disasters on global warming. We need positive messages, not more invented pills for treating depression. We need to tough out the small uncomfortable stuff and concentrate on the illnesses that need and deserve our full attention. In other words, skip the headache medicine and cure cancer!

Bottom line: We need less doom and gloom.

Area Ne ws at a Glance Blake returns to tribal council

ONAMIA, Minn. – Incumbent Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin was re-elected in the Band’s general election on Tuesday, June 10. The win gives Benjamin her third four-year term as chief executive. Benjamin received 634 votes to Marge Anderson’s 412 votes.

Benjamin was elected to her first term in 2000. Prior to that, she served as the Band’s commissioner of administration from 1989 to 1997, senior vice president of administration and finance at Grand Casino Hinckley, and in several other positions with the Mille Lacs Band. She has also served the Indian community through numerous boards and organizations at the local, state and national levels.

As chief executive, Benjamin leads the Band’s executive branch that implements Band laws and administers programs and services. In the District I representative race, Sandra Blake defeated incumbent Alicia Skinaway, 468 to 217. Blake previously served in this post from 2000-2004, and most recently has been the Band’s executive director of education. – from the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa

Close call for helicopter pilot

ALMENA – Helicopter pilot Jon Bautista of Scott’s Helicopter Service of Le Sueur, Minn., was thanking his lucky stars Friday morning when he escaped without injury after the helicopter he was piloting struck a power line northwest of Almena on 15-1/2 Ave. Bautista said he was spraying a wheat field on the north side of the road when he struck a power line leading from the road to a town of Almena residence. “I saw the line and then the window exploded,” Bautista said. The helicopter, which weighs approximately 1,800 pounds, cut through the power line, pulling down a power pole. Bautista was able to maintain control of the aircraft and set it down next to the road about a block

away from where the accident happened.

“I was very lucky the line broke and did not get tangled in the rotors,” Bautista said. A crew from Barron Electric replaced the downed line and pole, and the helicopter was lifted onto a flatbed trailer and hauled away for repairs. – Barron NewsShield

Sheldon man dies in farm accident

LADYSMITH – A rural Sheldon man lost his life Monday afternoon, June 9, in a farming accident. Herman Dean Abbiehl, 62, died after he was run over by a loaded feeder wagon, according to Rusk County Coroner Annette Grotzinger. He was apparently trying to jump onto the wagon when the accident happened, the coroner said. She said he and a son were just entering a field, hauling silage for the cows. Rusk County Sheriff David Kaminski said that at 5:28 p.m., the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call reporting a farming accident at a place on Cemetery Road in the township of Marshall in the southeast portion of Rusk County. The Sheldon ambulance, Sheldon First Responders, Sheldon Fire Department, and the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene. Emergency personnel arrived and found that Abbiehl had been run over by a feeder wagon being pulled by a tractor.

Abbiehl was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. She said the death was due to head trauma . The accident was investigated by the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Rusk County coroners. – Ladysmith News

Government threat ends in suicide

PINE CITY, Minn. – The man who authorities believe had made threatening phone calls directed at public officials was found dead. An apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound was the cause of the death of Jeffrey Edwin Rostad, 42, of

Cambridge, according to a news release from the Isanti County Sheriff’s Department. He was found shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, in his residence off 301st Avenue Northeast in Cambridge. Chief Deputy Russ Monson said investigators had an idea of who the caller might be, based on a history of threats. Their suspicions were confirmed when a neighbor reported finding Rostad’s truck on his property. He also found what appeared to be a suicide note.

Monson said Rostad lived alone, and was apparently estranged from his family. This ends the investigation into threatening phone calls made Thursday, June 12. At approximately 9 a.m., Isanti County Court Administration received a call from a man described as “very irate,” according to the news release. Shortly thereafter, Isanti County dispatchers “took a call from a crisis phone line from a very upset person,” according to a release from the city of Isanti. The person making the call said he was going to harm “Isanti public officials,” the news release states, and then kill himself. He did not make clear whether those officials were city or county workers. As a precaution, Isanti City Hall went into lockdown until 3:45 p.m.

The Isanti County Government Center also had increased security presence into Friday, June 13. All doors were locked except for the main entrance, where a guard stood watch. No incidences were reported at either government building. – Pine City Pioneer

Investigation continues

RICE LAKE – The investigation continues into an incident that put a law enforcement officer in the hospital with serious injuries early Thursday, June 5. Dennis J. Nelson, 22, of Cameron, was walking west on the north side of the Allen Street bridge overpass at 1:22 a.m. when he somehow went over the railing of the bridge, fell

about 27 feet and landed on the roadway of Hwy 53. Police think that he may have been the victim of a hit-and-run. A motorist on Hwy. 53, who saw the man lying on the highway, alerted authorities via cell phone. Nelson suffered a broken left arm, several broken left ribs, fractures to his lower back and multiple fractures to his pelvis. When Rice Lake police officers, Barron County Sheriff’s Department deputies and an ambulance crew arrived on scene, they found Nelson in obvious pain but conscious. Because of fog, Nelson could not be airlifted to an Eau Claire hospital and was taken there by ambulance.

“Nelson can’t remember anything about the incident beyond walking on the overpass. The next thing he knew, he was lying on the highway,” said Nelson’s fiancee, Victoria Meyer, of Cameron. “It’s amazing he wasn’t hit by a vehicle on Hwy. 53,” said Rice Lake Police Department investigator Chris Fitzgerald. That her fiancé survived the incident is a miracle, Meyer said. “He’s expected to make a complete recovery,” she said. “It’s just going to take time and support from his family and friends.” Rice Lake investigators don’t think the incident was related to Nelson’s work as a part-time officer at the Cameron Police Department and part-time deputy at the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department, said police Chief John Sommerfeld. Nelson was at Jaybird’s bar at 202 N. Wilson Ave. in Rice Lake with friends when he decided to walk home instead of driving, said Meyer. Results of a blood alcohol test were not available.

Anyone with information regarding the incident or who was on Allen Street during the time of the incident is asked to call the Rice Lake Police Department at 715234-2116. A donation fund for Nelson has been set up at Dairy State Bank. A benefit is being planned, with more information to follow, Meyer said.

– Rice Lake Chronotype

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Link trial: CEO testifies Defense set to start this week

by Regan Kohler SHELL LAKE — Judge Eugene Harrington said Wednesday, June 11, that the plaintiffs' side in the Link Snacks, Inc. case was expected to be done this week, with defendant Jay Link's side then beginning.

The lawsuit involves Link Snacks CEO Jack Link and his son Troy Link, one of the shareholders and directors of the company, against his other son and former Link Snacks director Jay Link.

Jay Link was fired from the company in 2005, and after being sued by his father and brother for the value of his shares, at around $35 million, Jay Link filed a countersuit.

The jury trial began in late May, and

testimonies have been given by Jack Link’s side.

Witnesses have included Troy Link, Link Snacks employees, directors of the company’s New Glarus and South Dakota branches and a Friboi representative. Friboi is a Brazil-based meat company that had been working with Link Snacks around the time Jay Link left.

Through testimonies given, it was said Jay Link

Jack Link, CEO of Link Snacks, was called to the stand Tuesday, June 10. – Photo

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had met with Friboi representatives after he was fired from Link Snacks, negotiating for a partnership with them himself.

Jay Link also testified as an adverse witness for the plaintiffs. Through this, a witness from the opposing side is cross-examined, giving no testimony to his own attorney, and can only answer in the affirmative or negative.

Tuesday afternoon, June 10, Jack Link took the stand. The CEO spoke in his testimony of the shares he gave to each of his sons, his management expectations and his son’s changing attitude over time. Link said his son often went against his directions or was overspending, and told people Jack was retiring. Jack Link said he had no intentions of retiring, as he loves his job and wants to stay in the business.

Link said his son had created a plan,

which was shown during the trial as an exhibit, naming himself and his brother as co-CEOs, and listing Jack Link in name only. Seeing it still made him angry to that day, he said.

Friday, June 13, video depositions were given, and Monday, June 16, University of Wisconsin-Madison business professor Jack Nevin was called to estimate the amount of damages brought upon Link Snacks by the alleged interference of Jay Link in two companies: Friboi and the International Food Company. Nevin also offered an estimate for the alleged breach of fiduciary duty in the contract by Jay Link to the company and damages accrued.

Totaled, the losses from IFC, Friboi and the breach of fiduciary duty were in the high millions.

The case is slated to go into early July, at least.

School board will support new pool

by Gregg Westigard FREDERIC – The Frederic School Board voted Monday night to support the efforts of the Friends of the Pool group to build a new outdoor swimming pool.

The motion came at the start of the board meeting Monday night, June 16, after a long discussion about what should be covered by the motion. Maria Ammend had urged that the board take action on a new pool before the Friends group starts to raise money for the project.

“The question is, if the Friends raise the money, will the school district take the pool?” Ammend said. “The Friends think it has always been a school pool.

Do you want it?”

Discussion leading up to the motion included the role of Frederic village

with the pool and the issue of who should pay for the operation of the pool.

“Has the village been asked about the pool?” board member Shari Matz asked Ammend. “I think of it as a village pool.

I would like to see a collaborative effort.”

“No, it’s a school pool,” Ammend responded. “The Friends have not asked the village.”

District Administrator Jerry Tischer said the pool operating costs are paid by the community education fund on the levy, a fund that is not limited by the state aid formula. He thought that this fund could continue to pay pool costs, even if the new pool was off the school grounds.

Board member Marilyn Sederlund added that the village has paid some of

the pool costs, including the water for the pool.

The wording of the motion responding to Ammend’s request started by saying the district would “operate” a new pool and changed to saying it would “accept” the pool before the board acted on the final wording to “support the efforts” to build a new pool.

Present pool The board also talked about repairing the present pool.

Sederlund said she wants the board to look at repairing the pool and reopening it next summer. She said her understanding was that the board closed the pool for 2008 with that goal in mind.

Tischer said he is awaiting details on what repairs would be required. Polk

County health inspector Brian Hobbs has been preparing a fix it list of pool issues that violate codes. That list should be available for the next board meeting.

Once the district knows if the present pool could be repaired, the board would need to obtain costs estimates for that job. Hobbs had also suggested that the district ask its insurers and attorney about the liability of reopening the pool.

In the end, Ammend said the Friends of the Pool will now raise money for a new, outdoor school pool. Sederlund said she wants a committee of interested people to look at the issues involved in repairing the present pool for use next summer.

Transition time in Burnett County District attorney race depends on governor’s judgeship appointment

by Gregg Westigard BURNETT COUNTY – Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is in the process of appointing a new Circuit Court Judge for Burnett County.

Who he appoints, and when he announces that appointment, will have an affect on the Burnett County District Attorney election in November.

Candidates for district attorney must file for that office by July 8. At present, it is not known who will be the district attorney after Aug. 1. And that affects who might want to seek the office.

Present Burnett County Circuit Court Michael Gableman has been elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and will take his new seat Aug. 1. The governor will appoint Gableman’s successor and is interviewing the two persons who have applied, Burnett County District Attorney Ken Kutz and Burnett County corporation counsel David Grindell.

Those interviews were scheduled for last Friday, June 13, but were cancelled by the governor due to the flood emergency in southern Wisconsin. A new interview time has not been set.

If the governor appoints Kutz to the judgeship, Kutz would resign as district attorney and the governor would appoint someone to that position.

However, the new district attorney

appointment would only be for the remainder of the present term through December.

This is where the timing of the governor’s appointments, both for the judgeship and the district attorney office is important. The district attorney’s position will be on the ballot in November.

Candidates must file by July 8. If Kutz is not appointed judge, he would need to file for re-election by that date. If he is appointed judge, a newly appointed district attorney would need to file by July 8 to be on the ballot for re-election.

The ballot possibilities are broad. If the governor does not announce the judicial appointment by July 8, Kutz will need to decide if he will be on the November district attorney ballot. If he

files and is appointed judge, his spot on the ballot will be for an office he does not want. If Kutz does not file and is not appointed, he would need to run for district attorney as a write-in or be out of a job in January.

Persons who would like to be district attorney and would not want to challenge Kutz would need to decide whether to file for a seat that might be open. And a newly appointed district attorney who was appointed after July 8 might not be on the ballot.

It is all very confusing. Local attorneys will be watching the governor’s announcements over the next few weeks.

Unity Schools hire new principal BALSAM LAKE – After the retirement of former Principal Bill Alleva of 36 years, the Unity Board of Education approved the hiring of new Principal Jason Cress, during the monthly June meeting. Cress is excited about his new opportunity.

“I am excited to be returning to Polk County as Unity High School principal.

It is an honor to succeed Bill in the position, and I look forward to working with the board of education, my fellow administrators, staff, students, parents and the Unity community,” Cress said.

The new principal is happy to be back near home, as he grew up in the Clear Lake area. He attended UW-River Falls out of high school and earned a degree in agricultural education. He went on to teach high school and middle school agriculture for eight years at the Chippewa Falls School District before receiving his master’s degree in education administration from UW-Superior.

years.

During the final year of his tenure, Cress served as the local school-to-work coordinator and charter school administrator. He looks forward to meeting

everyone in the Unity community and having everyone meet his family as well. - Marty Seeger with information from the Unity School District

Mother charged with contributing to delinquency of her son

Jason Cress was hired as the new principal at the Unity School District to replace Bill Alleva, who retired after 36 years with the district. Photo submitted He was then hired as the associate high school principal in Denmark, Wis., and held that position for the past two

SIREN – A mother and son campfire near Crex Meadows was disrupted when police discovered that the mother had supplied the 15-year-old boy marijuana.

Police checked on a parked vehicle on East Refuge Road on Saturday, May 17, and discovered Elizabeth J. T. DoveSimmon, 44, Frederic, and her son.

They were reportedly going to cook hot dogs and have fun.

The juvenile told police that they had smoked marijuana two or three times

prior to this time and that DoveSimmon had provided the marijuana on each occasion.

Dove-Simmon was arrested and charged with manufacturing or delivering THC, felony I; intentionally contributing to the delinquency of a child, misdemeanor A, and possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor U. The initial appearance was held Wednesday, June 11. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16. – Sherill Summer

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St. Croix Falls Library reaches one-third of $1 million goal ST. CROIX FALLS– The St. Croix Falls Public Library Board is honored to announce: On March 30, the Otto Bremer Foundation awarded the St. Croix Falls Public Library a $100,000 matching challenge grant.

The St. Croix Falls Public Library has the opportunity to raise $50,000 by March 30, 2009, which will be matched, dollar for dollar, by the Bremer Foundation!

Then, beginning April 1, 2009, the St. Croix Falls Public Library will be able to repeat the effort to raise another $50,000, which the Bremer Foundation will again match, dollar for dollar.

The Otto Bremer Foundation is a charitable trust that authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Otto Bremer arrived in the United States from Germany in 1886. Over the next 35 years, he became a successful banker and a deeply involved citizen. In 1944, Bremer’s knowledge and concern for the strengths and hardships of the rural and immigrant experience, coupled with his commitment to country banks, lead to the formation of the Otto Bremer Foundation. In creating a foundation, Bremer sought to insure the perpetuation of the Bremer Banks and the ultimate return of his personal wealth to his family of communities. Sixty-plus years later, the Otto Bremer Foundation continues to honor Bremer’s wishes by carrying out his expressed interests and concerns. As a major shareholder of Bremer Financial Corporation, the foundation gives priority to communities where Bremer Banks are also present.

In accordance with the principles set forth in his trust agreement, the mission of the Otto Bremer Foundation is to assist people in achieving full economic, civic and social participation in and for the betterment of their communities.

Beneficiaries must reside in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, or North Dakota, with preference given to those in regions served by Bremer banks.

At the successful conclusion of the Otto Bremer Foundation Challenge Grant, $200,000 will have been raised

Kids from the St. Croix Falls area watch as Bob Nichols updates the bib-lio-meter. Each book represents about $30,000. – Photo submitted for the new library. That amount is onefifth of the way toward the capital campaign goal of one million dollars.

A great way to double giving Who is we? “We” is everyone in the city of St Croix Falls, as well as citizens of the surrounding townships. Citizens of all ages and all circumstances recognize the value of a community library as a source of information, inspiration, and delightful, relaxing entertainment.

The operating budget for the library, according to Wisconsin Statutes, comes from the annual municipal operating budget and from a required percentage of county funds. The St. Croix Falls Public Library is a member of a large group of public libraries in western Wisconsin named MORE–My Online Resource. This means a great cost savings to taxpayers because every member of each library can check out items from all of the MORE libraries collec-

tions.

Currently, the St. Croix Falls Public Library has a $1,000,000 capital campaign under way. This effort began Nov. 5, 2007, with a kickoff event which raised $8,000! The purpose of the capital campaign effort is to raise enough money to remodel one-half of the existing, vacant Holiday building into a public library that will meet the current and future needs of St. Croix Falls and surrounding community. The other half of the building has been sold to a private party who will develop a state-ofthe-art dental facility.

A group of community volunteers is currently working to encourage and welcome private donors to make major gifts as a lasting legacy; successfully apply for, and be funded, by various private foundations and governmental resources; meet, present to, and work with local and area businesses to determine how each of them can be part of the new library project; and welcome each and every individual donor to give to this community effort.

Volunteers are available to meet with various community groups to provide information about the new library, as well as answer questions and mutually brainstorm! No new tax money will be used for the new library facility.

Citizens can keep track of the fundraising progress by noticing the rising number of colored books on the ...bib-li-ometer.” attached to the west side of the vacant Holiday building in downtown St. Croix Falls.

Everyone is welcome to visit the present St. Croix Falls Public Library to: • check out books, magazines, movies, CDs • use the Internet services • request assistance from the library staff such as checking job postings, or long-distance learning from one of the area’s colleges and technical schools • read a daily paper and/or a current magazine • check out the display of design ideas for the new library! –submitted by the St. Croix Falls Library

Salad luncheon held at SCRMC

CEO of St. Croix Regional Medical Center Lenny Libis pours coffee for salad luncheon attendees on Friday, June 13.

The St. Croix Falls High School commons was buzzing with the annual St. Croix Regional Medical Center Hospital Auxilliary Salad Luncheon, Friday, June 13. – Photos by Tammi Milberg

Self-serve lines, including an express line for people who had come to the salad luncheon on their lunch break, were constantly busy and moving.

The RiverBank introduces the latest in banking technology – mobile banking OSCEOLA – The RiverBank has announced the introduction of the latest king of banking technology…mobile banking. Instant information of every kind is becoming a daily part of American life. It’s no surprise today’s banking customer would want immediate access to account information.

Mobile banking delivers information

anywhere, anytime to Internet equipped cellular and smartphones.

“Now customers can access balances view transactions, transfer funds between accounts, even receive alerts, all from the convenience of their cell phone” said Greg Meyer, director of marketing for the RiverBank.

“Mobile banking is accessible from

just about anywhere – it’s the ultimate on-demand service. It’s an important next step in banking convenience,” Meyer said. “We believe mobile banking will grow even faster than online banking due to the rapid acceptance of cellular-based Internet access.”

It’s a free service for online banking customers of the RiverBank, providing

easy, fast and inexpensive ways to manage their bank accounts on the go.

Mobile banking offers multiple layers of security and advanced encryption to keep data transmission safe. No extra software is needed to use mobile banking. - submitted

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2008 All-Leader Baseball Team

by Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld LEADER LAND – There was plenty of talent to choose from this year from the seven area baseball teams within our seven-school coverage aera.

Kudos to the Luck Cardinals for making it far into the playoffs, and the

Pirates for etching out a solid bid for the conference championship. This year might be the first time a father-son choice made the All-Leader team.

Harry Severson-Dickinson and dad Wayne Dickinson had a great season.

We look forward to seeing the combo next year. No doubt there will be anoth-

er fine crop of freshman and sophomore players moving up in the ranks in the coming years in the West Lakeland Conference.

Batting averages, coaches comments and just observing the talent the area has to offer played a big role in our choices this season as they always do.

Thank you to all of the coaches and players who make our jobs fun, and to the communities who support their local teams. Good luck to the seniors who played their final year of baseball.

Hopefully it was a memorable high school career!

First team MVP, pitchers, infield, outfield, coach and most improved

Harry Severson-Dickinson Luck / Junior First pitcher • MVP

Kevin Johnson Grantsburg / Senior Second pitcher

Jake Larcom St. Croix Falls /Senior Catcher

Casey Hatten Luck / Senior Outfield

Gus Koecher St. Croix Falls / Sophomore Outfield

Aaron Schmidt Unity / Senior Outfield

Wayne Dickinson Luck Coach

Ryan Flaherty Unity / Senior Infield

Mitchell Klatt Luck / Senior Infield

Trent Bonneville Grantsburg / Junior Infield

Adam Daniels Siren-Webster / Senior Infield

Thane Larson Grantsburg / Senior Most Improved

Second team pitchers, infield, outfield, coach and rookie

Trygve Chinander St. Croix Falls / Senior First pitcher

Ethan Cook Frederic / Sophomore Second pitcher

Jordan Gross Luck / Senior Catcher

Justin Bader Unity / Senior Outfield

Kanan Hackett Frederic / Senior Outfield

Christian Hall Siren-Webster / Sophomore Outfield

Pete Johnson Grantsburg Coach

Trae Gehl Frederic / Freshman Infield

Ben Larson Grantsburg / Junior Infield

Cameron Hughes Siren-Webster / Senior Infield

Jamison Gross Luck / Junior Infield

Josh Larcom St. Croix Falls / Sophomore Rookie of the Year

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 10 p.m. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

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Blue A’s split with Grantsburg Legion

Luck takes Unity in both games Grantsburg 4, St. Croix Falls 2 St. Croix Falls 14, Grantsburg 4

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – The Grantsburg Legion team traveled to St. Croix Falls to play the Blue A’s Tuesday, June 17, taking the first game 4-2.

The Blue A’s held onto a 2-1 lead after the first inning until Brent Myers hit a two-RBI single for Grantsburg in the top of the third inning to give them a 3-2 lead. Grantsburg grabbed another run in the fourth inning, and the Saints threatened in the bottom of the fifth inning with runners at the corners with two outs, but couldn’t capitalize.

In the second game the Blue A’s piled on the runs to take a 14-4 victory. It was 14-0 going into the last inning, and pitcher Josh Larcom was throwing a no hitter.

“Which none of us realized because he had walked some guys,” said Blue A’s coach Scott Lindholm.

But then in the fifth inning Larcom had some trouble with control, giving up walks and hitting four Grantsburg batters. Lindhom had no choice but to take him out, even though the righthander allowed no hits.

“When he throws strikes he’s very very good, but we hit the ball really well,” said Lindholm.

The Blue A’s had 16 hits in 27 at bats and Gus Koecher and Matt Vold had went 3 for 4. Nick Johnson went 2 for 2 and the first four batters in the lineup scored three times.

Luck 10, Unity 5 Luck 4, Unity 1 LUCK – Luck chalked up two more wins, 10-5 and 4-1, against Unity Tuesday, June 17.

Unity started with the lead in the first game 2-1, but soon gave it up to Luck when they scored seven runs in the second and third innings.

Luke Nelson pitched for Unity, while Harry Severson-Dickinson took the mound for Luck.

Brady Flaherty and Drew Walker each got two of Unity’s five hits. Nelson hit the other.

Luck had seven hits during the first game.

In the second game victory 4-1, Luck had three hits and four strikeouts. Unity had four hits but couldn’t bring enough runs in with their six strikeouts. – Brenda Sommerfeld

A Luck runner leads off third base in an attempt at reaching home plate before a foul ball was called.

Josh Larcom had a solid four innings for the Blue A’s on Tuesday, June 17. – Photo by Marty Seeger

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Blue A’s third baseman Ben Anderson tagged out Grantsburg’s Ben Larson in the game played Tuesday, June 17. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Unity’s Eric Goulet is tagged out at home plate during the first inning of the second game on Tuesday, June 17. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

••• FREDERIC – On Sunday, June 29 the Frederic Golf Course is offering a free opportunity for youth to enjoy a day on the golf course. Anyone up to 18 years of age with a paying adult will be able to play for free.

The opportunity runs from 1 - 5 p.m. and those who wish to participate must call ahead to reserve their tee time. - Marty Seeger with information from FGC ••• SIREN – The 12th-annual junior high 14U boys baseball invitational is being held at the Siren Ballpark on June 20-21. Fourteen teams will be competing. - with information from Mike Murphy ••• LUCK – The Cumberland at Luck Legion baseball game can be heard on WXCE 1260 AM at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19.

••• MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers games featured on WXCE 1260 can be heard on the following dates: The June 19 game against Toronto can be heard at 1 p.m. The Baltimore at Brewers series can be heard June 20-22 at 7, 6 and 1 p.m.

The June 23 and 24 games against the Braves are being broadcast at 6 p.m. and the June 25 game against the Braves begins at noon.

••• MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Twins games featured on WLMX 104.9 FM can be heard on the following dates: The June 19 Washington at Twins game begins at noon. The Arizona at Twins series on June 21, 22 and 24 begins at 6 p.m., 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively. The Twins at San Diego games on June 24 and 25 begin at 9 p.m. both nights.

••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4 p.m. on Tuesdays to go in Extra Points! – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2008 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld

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More Legion teams crankin’ out games Cumberland 2, Grantsburg 0 Cumberland 6, Grantsburg 2 GRANTSBURG – Cumberland took both games during their matchup with Grantsburg, 2-0 and 6-2, Friday, June 13.

Grantsburg played the games missing many of the older players, not giving them much experience on the field.

Trent Bonneville pitched the first game for Grantsburg giving up only two runs and striking out nine.

Grantsburg couldn’t get the offense going, even with only two strikeouts.

The batters got four hits of the Cumberland pitcher, but couldn’t bring in a run. Trent Bonneville and Jake Ryan each had two of the four hits.

During the second game, Brent Myers started out pitching for Grantsburg.

Myers gave up four runs in the first inning in the 6-2 loss.

Grantsburg scored in the final inning to get their two runs against Cumberland. – Brenda Sommerfeld

Baldwin 3, Unity 1

by Marty Seeger BALDWIN – After their scheduled game against Cumberland was cancelled Thursday, Unity Legion baseball managed to get a doubleheader in on Friday, June 13 against Baldwin. The team lost both games with the first coming as a 3-1 loss.

Solid pitching from the Baldwin team proved to be their strongest asset of the game as Unity batters struck out a total of 11 times in five innings. The bats showed some life though in the first inning as Brady Flaherty hit a solo home run to give Unity their only lead of the game. Baldwin scored twice in the first inning off a homer and single.

Baldwin scored again in the third inning, and managed to hold Unity to just two hits coming from Flaherty and a Drew Walker single in the fifth. Luke Nelson pitched in the game allowing five hits to go along with three strikeouts.

Baldwin 8, Unity 0 BALDWIN – Unity bats fell silent again in game two of legion baseball on Friday, June 13. Derek Jorgenson produced the only hit of the game in the first inning after a Brady Flaherty walk.

Unity managed to connect with the ball but couldn’t seem to get anything to fall. The team struck out only a total of four times.

Flaherty pitched the second game and allowed six hits total, with two coming in the second inning. Five runs were scored in the inning to fuel the Baldwin 8-0 win.

Somerset 6, St. Croix Falls 5 SOMERSET – The Blue A’s split another series on Friday, June 13, when they played Somerset . The split put the team to a season record of 6-3. Josh Larcom, Matt Vold and Cory Gebhard each had a pair of hits in the one run loss, with Gebhard picking up three RBIs in the process and a triple. Vold had two stolen bases in the game. Gus Koecher and Nick Johnson picked up the teams other two hits for a total of

Luck Legion catcher Harry Severson-Dickinson tags out an Amery runner at home plate on Friday, June 13. – Photo by Marty Seeger eight for the team.

The game was tied going into the third inning but Somerset broke through with one run in the third to propel the win.

Nathan Gravesen started the game for the A’s and pitched three of the five innings allowing six hits five earned runs and had two strikeouts. Marcus Campbell pitched the game in the following two innings and allowed no hits, no runs and fanned four.

A Cumberland player tagged out Thane Larson as he tried to steal second base. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

St. Croix Falls 9, Somerset 7 SOMERSET – Nine hits helped the Blue A’s to victory on Friday, June 13, as well as a set of five innings on the mound from Josh Larcom. The righthander allowed seven runs with just three of them earned, along with five walks and four strikeouts.

Gus Koecher had two hits in the game along with two RBIs and two doubles.

Will Ball and Larcom each had two hits and as well to go along with a pair of RBIs each. Sam Schmidt put himself into position to score with his three stolen bases. Schmidt scored twice in the game.

The Blue A’s scored twice in the first inning and three times in the second despite Somerset picking up four in the second inning. Somerset picked up two runs in the third, but the Blue A’s played one step ahead for the win.

Luck Legion Friday results AMERY – The Luck Legion team played in Amery on Friday, June 13, leaving it at a 6-6 tie in the first game, and then losing the second game by a score of 9-4. In the first game Luck jumped out to an early 5-0 lead scoring one in the first and then four runs in the second. Three walks were drawn in the first inning and a sac fly helped score the first run of the game.

In the second inning Luck’s runs came with three hits and three RBIs. But Amery came back in the third inning with a pair of runs, and three in the fourth inning. Tie the game. Luck started the top of the fifth inning with an infield hit followed by a walk. An infield single from Brady Klatt, and a fielders choice RBI sealed a 1-0 lead.

Amery came back to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, but the teams moved on to the next game after a short rain delay. No stats were available for the second game, but Luck lost that game 9-4.

Osceola 8, St. Croix Falls 7 OSCEOLA – The St. Croix Falls Blue A’s split wins with Osceola on Thursday, June 12, at home. The first game proved to be a tight one as Osceola pulled out the one run victory in five regulation innings.

Nick Johnson went on a hitting spree for the A’s going 4 for 4 and with one RBI. Matt Vold also had a nice outing going 3 for 3 with three RBIs. Marcus Campbell had a pair of hits with one RBI. Matt Vold pitched five innings and allowed 10 hits and 10 runs with eight of the runs being earned. He had seven walks and four strikeouts in the loss.

St. Croix Falls 6, Osceola 2 OSCEOLA – The Blue A’s bounced back in the second game of the evening on Thursday, June 12 with a four run inning in the first. Matt Vold led the team with two hits including a triple and one RBI. Will Ball, Marcus Campbell, Sam Schmidt and Josh Larcom each added a hit with Ball and Schmidt picking up one RBI apiece.

Ball took the win on the mound allowing just three hits and the two earned runs. He had seven strikeouts and only walked two.

Luck Legions Brady Klatt tries to avoid getting out by Amery’s pitcher at home plate. – Photo by Marty Seeger

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WINGS goes beyond needs for athletes dent at a very young age, pushing her front teeth out of place. Her teeth were not growing back properly, so WINGS helped to find an orthodontist and paid two-thirds of the costs to help the girl get braces.

“We still use band and athletics as our baseline, but it is far more reaching than that,” Miles explained.

This year the WINGS benefit, at Luck Golf Course, hosted 36 four-person teams in the afternoon, and seven fourperson teams that golfed in the morning. There were an extra 65 steak dinners served, and about 40 volunteers who helped out.

The Miles family hopes that WINGS will continue to grow, and spread the good message that began with their son Mark.

“He was a very compassionate young man, and I think that’s what’s really driving us, is to promote his compassion and to keep that compassion going,” Miles said

Second-annual benefit held at Luck Golf Course

by Marty Seeger LUCK – After losing their son Mark in 2006, Craig Miles and the Miles family started the WINGS program to promote one of the truly great gifts their son had, which was his love and compassion for all those around him. WINGS stands for Whatever Individual Needs Gear or Supplies.

Since Mark was in band and athletics, the Miles family used that as a basis to help get WINGS off the ground. Those in need financially to help support the costs of participating in athletics and band have had the support of WINGS already, but in just its second year, the WINGS benefit has been going beyond just that.

“Our No. 1 philosophy statement is to promote kindness in the diversified world that we live,” said Miles, who spoke to a large crowd of golfers just prior to the start of the benefit on Monday, June 16.

“It’s not about us, its about the kids that we help,” he said.

While WINGS is careful to keep those they assist anonymous, Miles recalled a couple of stories about how WINGS has helped surrounding communities.

Included was one of how WINGS helped a young girl who had an acci-

LEFT: It seemed as if there was a pair of golfers for every cart at the Luck Golf Course on Monday, June 16. Golfers attended the WINGS (Whatever Individual Needs Gear or Supplies) second-annual benefit to raise funds for area athletes who might not be able to afford gear to participate in sports. The benefit is held in memory of former Unity athlete Mark Miles. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Craig Miles spoke to a crowd of eager golfers anxious to get out on the golf course in support of WINGS. Miles spoke of how WINGS has gone beyond just helping those in need of athletic gear or other needs, such as band.

Miles also talked about his late-son Mark, and how his heart went out to anyone in need, as well as his compassion for others.

A bag of homemade chocolate cookies was handed out to each golfer as they teed off from hole No. 1 on the Luck Golf Course. Cookies were provided by the mothers of Craig and Cathy Miles. Pictured (L to R) are: Al Arndt, Joan Will, Mike Morris, Bonnie Miles and Bill Alleva.

McConkey to compete with Athletes in Action basketball SUPERIOR – Former Bemidji State and Webster High School women’s basketball player Nancy McConkey will play with Athletes in Action basketball in Africa before the Beijing Olympics.

The AIA team will be composed of NCAA Division 1 and 2 players.

McConkey and the AIA team will play Mali, the No. 1 ranked team in Africa. Mali will be playing the United States at the Olympics on Aug. 13. AIA will also play Senegal and other national teams in Africa. They will be in Africa from the middle of July through the middle of August.

While involved with this team, McConkey will have the opportunity to tell others about her Christian faith, opponents and fans alike.

Based in Xenia, Ohio, AIA has been sending men’s and women’s teams out for almost three decades, often playing

nationally ranked teams on their exhibition tour.

McConkey graduated from Bemidji State with a major in psychology in the spring of 2007. She has worked at HRC Mental Health in Superior and will enter graduate school at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work in the fall.

While playing for Bemidji State, McConkey scored 930 points, shooting 48-percent from the field. She was on target to go over 1,000 points but had to deal with two injuries during her final two years. During her senior year, she had broken her shooting hand while rebounding. She received a Northern Sun Intercollegiate all-conference player title during her sophomore season.

McConkey had started out playing at Maranatha and Webster high schools.

During her senior year at Maranatha,

she averaged 18 pointes and 5.7 rebounds per game. McConkey had 1,324 career points and 626 rebounds during her high school years. She was named the Daily Telegram’s Player of the Year during her senior year of 200203 and was on the Duluth News Tribune’s all-area team.

Besides playing basketball, McConkey also ran in the Wisconsin state cross-country championships for three years while attending Webster High School. – submitted

LEFT: Nancy McConkey, former Webster High School athlete, played for Bemidji State and now has the opportunity to go overseas to Africa in the Athletes in Action program. – Photo courtesy of Bemidji State

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Granstburg seniors compete in all-star series STEVENS POINT – Grantsburg fastpitch softball players Alyssa Ryan and Michelle Davidsavor ended their senior seasons on a high note playing in the annual senior all-star series on June 9-10 in Stevens Point.

Both girls played on the same Division 3 team at Zenoff Park, with Ryan playing second base and Davidsavor taking to the outfield. A total of 140 seniors were named to 12 different teams in Divisions 1-4, with each division having three teams named Red, White and Black. Both Grantsburg starters played two games with the Division 3 Black team, earning one win and one loss.

In the first game, team Black lost to team Red in seven innings 3-0.

Davisdsavor had one of the team’s five hits of the game in two at bats, while Ryan went 0-2.

Team Black came back with a 5-4 win in seven innings against team White in an afternoon game, and Ryan landed a hit in three at bats and also scored once.

Each team was able to play two games in the series within their division.

Ryan and Davidsavor were nominat-

ed for this recognition by their head coach Don Bjelland, and selected by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association. It is said that head coaches must be current members of the association to nominate players. Each player met with their coaches and had a practice during the afternoon on June 9. In the evening they were recognized at a banquet with their families, and all games were played on June 10.

Davidsavor and Ryan both received first-team, all-conference honors this season, with Davidsavor also receiving an all-state honorable mention for her role in the outfield. Ryan received the WIAA scholar athlete award recently, which is handed to just 12 boys and 12 girls from across the state.

For more information about the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association go to www.wfsca.org. – Marty Seeger with submitted information from WFSCA Grantsburg seniors Michelle Davidsavor (Left) and Alyssa Ryan played in Zenoff Park in the annual senior all-star series in Stevens Point June 9 and 10. – Photo submitted

Junior Golf a huge success at FGC Local coaches and others lend hand to youth golfers

by Marty Seeger FREDERIC – The Frederic Golf Course ran its first junior golf clinic with a lot of success June 9-12. Despite the weather conditions on a couple of the days, it didn’t seem to deter the 68 youth ages, 7 to14, from participating.

Coordinator and Luck High School golf coach Rick Giller stated that the golf clinic was a “huge success.” Seven other instructors helped out with the clinic including R.J. Severude, Chuck Holicky, Ron Steen, Kelly Steen, Noah Thatcher, Dylan Fultz and Carson Giller.

The youth golfers were divided up into four different stations to help them work on their putting, chipping, pitching and full swing. The golfers got opportunities to play on the golf course as the clinic ran for about two hours each day.

Sixty-eight youth took part in the junior golf clinic held at the Frederic Golf Course June 9-12. Age groups ranged from 7 to 14. – Photos

Chipping was one of the skills the children learned during the clinic.

Unity High School golf coach Chuck Holicky shows a youngster a golfing technique.

Ciarra Delozier swings at the ball during the youth golf clinic.

Luck High School golf coach Rick Giller was one of the instructors helping out during the junior golf clinic June 9-12.

Youth, ages ranging from 7 to 14, had a chance to watch Luck High School coach Rick Giller demonstrate a swing.

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Slow-pitch softball milk tournament in Milltown

MILLTOWN – The 31st-annual youth slow-pitch softball milk tournament was held Friday, June 13 – Sunday, June 15. There were 275 youth participants on the 22 teams.

Between the three days, there were 130 gallons of milk consumed. Friday, the Badger State Taxidermy team won the milk trophy, drinking 121 glasses.

The Jolly Builders won the trophy on Saturday with 212 glasses. By Sunday, the Jolly Builders only had to drink 68 glasses to win the milk trophy because the milk supply ran out.

Balsam Lake Hardware came from the losing bracket to win first place in the senior boys double elimination. The Subway team took second and Wieser

The Balsam Lake Hardware senior boys team came from the loser’s bracket to win first place at the Milltown slow-pitch softball tournament.

The Subway senior boys team took second place during the slow-pitch softball milk tournament June 13-15.

The Wieser Concrete senior boys took third place in the milk tournament held in Milltown over the weekend.

The Badger State Taxidermy junior boys team came in first during their double-elimination tournament. They also won the milk trophy on Friday.

The TL Enterprises junior team took second place at the Milltown slowpitch milk tournament.

Concrete took third.

The Lucky Ducks took first in the senior girls tournament with Subway Balls Out coming in second and Art Anderson Realty in third.

The Badger State Taxidermy took first place in the junior boys double elimination competition followed by TL Enterprises in second place.

Second-, third- and fourth-graders took part in the pee wee round robin tournament. Hawkins Sewer came in first place and Jolly Builders took second. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information

The Lucky Ducks took first in the senior girls competition during hte Milltwon milk tournament. – Photos submitted

The Subway Balls Out senior girls team took second place while competing in the slow-pitch softball milk tournament in Milltown June 13-15.

The Art Anderson senior girls team received a third-place plaque after competing in the milk tournament.

The Hawkins Sewer pee wee team took first place out of four teams during the milk tournament held in Milltown.

The Jolly Builders pee wee team took second place in the milk tournament and took milk trophies both Saturday and Sunday.

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Triple Crown for Mulrooney, course record for Krueger Frederic Lions Bicycling Classic, Frederic High School, Saturday, June 14 Men’s Division

Tim Mulrooney, Minneapolis, Minn., won his third consecutive Frederic Lions Classic Bike Race on Saturday, June 14. – Photo by William Johnson FREDERIC – A steady head wind didn’t keep Laura Krueger, Minneapolis, Minn., from setting a new women’s course record at the Frederic Lions Classic Bicycle Race, Saturday, June 14.

Krueger, riding for the Birchwood Café racing team, covered the 28-mile course in one hour, 16 minutes and 35 seconds. The course record was held by Sheryl Golin, Medina, at 1:18:20, set in 2007. Krueger averaged 21.9 mph.

In the men’s race, Tim Mulrooney, Minneapolis, Minn., made it three in a row, with another blistering 28-mile effort, clocking in at 1:03:32. Mulrooney set the course record at 1:00:52 in 2007, but paid the price of riding the final eight miles into winds gusting to 20 mph. Mulrooney averaged 26.4 mph.

The 21st-edition of the Lions Classic Bike Race had several local riders.

Arthur W. Martin, Frederic, 1:38:11; Dan Johnson, Frederic, 1:29:59; William F. Johnson IV, Frederic, 1:39:11; Daniel Logan, Osceola, 1:10:26; Wendi Kazeks, Osceola, 1:30:53 and Marva Sahs, Spooner, 1:32:50.

At the awards ceremony, Martin was recognized for having ridden all 21 of the Frederic Lions bicycle races, and David Goetzinger, Dubuque, Iowa, was given a special award for having ridden over 300,000 miles, and participating in 500 bike-related races since 1982.

Goetzinger has ridden at least 15 races in Frederic. – submitted

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Last Name, First Mulrooney, Tim Bentzler, Tristian Stein, Matt Peterson, Bob LaVick, Gregory Logan, Daniel Lowry, Frank Chapin, Scott Krska, Gary Schmidt, Kyle Mrdzinski, Tim Colbeth, Jeff Mataya, Darryl Goetzinger, David Wehrley, Steve Kosfeld, Bill Worland, Mike Hanson, Hugh Pedersen, John Davis, Randy Phelps, Nathan Swanson, Bob Rau, Matt Schroeder, Richard Ferrell, Charlie Ross, Dan Barabe, Bob Bibeau, Dan Maki, Robert Purdy, Rich Johnson, Daniel Trench, Bob Pritzl, Bryan Martin, Arthur Johnson, William Johnson, Auldon McNatt, Dobbin

City, State Minneapolis, MN Chippewa Falls, WI Northfield, MN Barron, WI St. Paul, MN Osceola, WI New Auburn, WI Hayward, WI North St. Paul, MN Catawba, WI Chippewa Falls, WI Lakeland, MN Mount Horeb, WI Dubuque, IA Verona, WI St. Paul, MN Rhinelander, WI Minnetonka, MN Eau Claire, WI Eau Claire, WI De Pere, WI Eau Claire, WI Star Prairie, WI Viroqua, WI Minneapolis, MN Waconia, MN Hudson, WI Pengilly, MN Hudson, WI River Falls, WI Frederic, WI Excelsior, MN Eau Claire, WI Frederic, WI Frederic, WI Stillwater, MN Middleton, WI

Time 01:03:32.7 01:06:55.6 01:09:10.5 01:09:45.2 01:09:57.5 01:10:26.1 01:10:29.9 01:11:06.6 01:11:26.5 01:11:57.0 01:13:01.1 01:13:12.4 01:14:13.2 01:14:41.9 01:14:42.8 01:15:36.7 01:16:58.8 01:17:55.0 01:18:04.7 01:18:45.0 01:18:49.9 01:19:33.7 01:19:59.5 01:20:28.6 01:22:26.8 01:24:48.4 01:26:53.8 01:28:07.9 01:28:33.0 01:29:49.4 01:29:59.0 01:30:16.6 01:32:26.2 01:38:11.0 01:39:11.0 01:41:26.4 01:43:47.3

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Sixth-grade baseball tourney at Siren Ballpark SIREN – The Siren Ballpark hosted the 12th-annual sixth-grade (ages 12 and under) boys baseball invitational on June 13-15. The Amery AA team took first place going 3-0; Osceola B took second place, (2-1); St. Croix Falls took third, (2-1); Siren, (2-1), took fourth; Frederic, (1-2) took fifth; Grantsburg, (12), came in sixth; Cyclone baseball took seventh, (1-2); and Luck grabbed the eighth spot, (0-3).

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took first place, (3-0); Blooming Valley, (2-1) came in second; Barron, (2-1) third place; Tri City, (2-1), took fourth; Osceola A came in fifth, (1-2); East Twins took sixth, (1-2); Graffix Shoppe, (1-2), placed seventh; and Grantsburg finished eighth, (0-3). - Marty Seeger with information from www.sirenballpark.net

Results of the baserunning competition included (L to R): third place, Chase Ellingson and Jake Gunderson; first place, Logan Hamack and Karsten Petersen; second place, James Easland and Brian Gilbert. – Photos submitted

Karsten Petersen of Luck was the overall champ in the AA baserunning competition at Siren Ballpark during the sixth grade boys baseball invitational.

Athletes from the Grantsburg AA team took third place The St. Croix Falls AA team took third place at the Siren Ballpark during the 12th-annual sixth-grade, 12 in the around the horn contest at the sixth-grade boys and under, boys baseball invitational, which took place baseball invitational. Pictured are (L to R): Jackson Gerber, Jordan Knutson, Josh Glover and Drew Alderman.

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by Terry Lehnertz ST. CROIX FALLS – New. That was the theme at Kopellah Speedway last Friday, June 13, as all six racing divisions had at least three drivers making their first appearance of the season. All the new faces brought the total car count to a season-high 80 cars on a perfect night for racing. The newcomers found some stiff competition waiting for them, however, as only one of the 24 newbies managed to find the winner’s circle.

As they often do, the WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Series Modifieds capped off the show with one of their signature burn-burners. Mike Mueller, Stacy, Minn., shot to the front from his outside pole starting position and looked very strong in the opening laps.

A pair of early cautions tested the mettle of Mueller, with hot-shoes like Jason Miller, Jason Schill, Kevin Adams and the Kelley brothers nipping at his heels for the restarts. And while Mueller may have been up to the task, at about the one-third mark, his No. 87 no longer was. A broken rear suspension slowed him enough to allow Adams to sneak by, then Schill, and eventually Miller.

Once out front, Adams jumped up to his customary high groove with intent of collecting another sticker for his No. 40. Fellow throttle-stomper Jason Schill was in no mood to just settle for second.

Still looking for his first feature win of the season, Schill hounded the Cameron, native for the duration. With just a few circuits remaining, Schill pulled off a slide job and bolted to the point, only to have Adams return the favor a half-lap later. As the pair exited turn four for the final time, it was a dead heat – and for the second consecutive race, Adams eked out the win – besting Schill by less than a car length.

Miller rode home third as Mueller willed his crippled ride home in fourth ahead of Scott Splittstoesser.

Afterwards, Schill conceded, “we’re still trying to figure out these hard tires, but we’re getting closer. It was still a fun race!”

Matching that excitement, at least early on, was the WISSOTA Super Stocks. Tim Baxter, Luke Strandlund, John Remington, Cory Davis, Brent Kobs and Dan Gullikson were all vying for the top spot in the opening laps.

With just a few laps in, it was Baxter running high and Davis down low for the lead, when along came Gullikson bisecting the two and making a threewide pass for the lead. Once out front,

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Welcome to Kopellah Gullikson left the three wide racing behind him, as there were good battles for position throughout the field. At the checkers, though, it was Gullikson picking up his first win at Kopellah since opening weekend, by a comfortable margin. Remington crossed the line second, with Davis in third and Kobs fourth. After being charged with a lap11 caution, first time visitor Dave Flynn had a very solid recovery and finished in fifth place.

Another repeat winner theme got started in the WISSOTA Street Stocks.

Chanda Fjorden Nord wasted little time in getting to the front from her secondrow starting position. Once in front, none of the boys posed a serious threat, as they were busy racing each other.

Current track points leader, and defending track champion Jeff Heintz and Jimmy Randall, Rice Lake, spent a majority of the race duking it out for the honor of chasing down Fjorden Nord.

When Randall finally settled things, it was too late to chase down the leader, and eventual winner was Fjorden Nord.

It was Fjorden Nord’s second feature win of the season, with Randall, Heintz, Dan Bork, and Andy Spofford rounding out the top five.

The first WISSOTA feature, the Midwest Modifieds, was the first to end with a first-time winner. And despite racing in jaw-dropping five-wide formation at the end of the first lap, it was also the only feature to go caution free.

Starting on the outside of the front row, and fresh off a win the previous Saturday night, Bryce Johnson shot out to the early lead. Johnson was already into lapped traffic by lap eight, and in dare-devil fashion, narrowly squeezed between two lappers to maintain the point. Behind Johnson, two drivers making their first Kopellah visits of the season, Dan Wheeler and Brandon Davis, were in a real brawl. The Davis/Wheeler duel had most of the crowd’s attention during the middle laps as the pair were never separated by more than a car length. Eventually Davis would have to settle for third as Wheeler finally cleared him and took off for Johnson. Wheeler’s RED1 was inching closer in the waning laps, and Johnson’s No. 01 even started puffing smoke with three laps remaining to add to the drama. Johnson remained strong enough to keep the always competitive Wheeler in the runner-up spot. Johnson picked up his second win of the week, but first of the season at Kopellah, ahead of Wheeler, Davis, Tim Swanson

Special Olympics State MADISON — The Special Olympics Wisconsin 2008 State Summer Games were held in Stevens Point, June 5-7.

While the annual opening ceremonies were canceled on Friday due to severe weather, state-level competition kicked off Saturday in swimming, track and field, soccer, power-lifting and the softball throw.

Two-thousand athletes from around the state qualified for the state summer games according to their recent performances at the local, regional or district tournaments. Beyond sports competition, more than 1,300 law enforcement participants from 175 law enforcement agencies took part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run®.

Participants escorted the Olympic Flame of Hope from all corners of Wisconsin, uniting in Stevens Point to kick off the Summer Games.

When taking a break from competition, athletes visited Victory Village for arts and crafts, stage performances, treats from Special Olympics Wisconsin partners, and free health

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care screenings on eyes and teeth done by volunteer doctors from across the state. Glasses and sport goggles were even ground on site for athletes in need. A Friday Fiesta Night themed Closing Ceremony wrapped up the event, allowing athletes to celebrate their hard work and dance in festive garb.

Three cheers for AJ Hawk, the 2008 official spokesperson for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Kwik Trip and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and the Mission Partners of Special Olympics Wisconsin are appreciated for the event. Special Olympics Wisconsin holds five state tournaments and more than 70 competitions per year, providing year-round sports training and competition opportunities for nearly 10,000 individuals with cognitive disabilities. For more information, visit www.specialolympicswisconsin.org or call 800-552-1324. – submitted

and Denis Czech. Dave Morgan was on hand for the first time in, “oh, three or four years.” The Rice Lake racer of 48 seasons had his No. 500 up to as high as fifth place before fading during the race’s middle stages.

The only first-time visitor to go home with a trophy on this night was Danny Richards, Mondovi. Richards took very few laps of the Kopellah Pure Stock feature to get his No. 3R from fifth to first, and cruised to a fairly easy victory.

Behind Richards, Steven Johnson crossed the line second, with last year’s Rookie-of-the-Year and current points leader, TJ LaMere, coming home third.

David Leaf finished fourth ahead of Vernon Lowe, but Lowe was eventually disqualified for losing his muffler on the track, so the position was awarded to Mike Dyrdahl – who started dead last on the field and survived the caution-filled race.

Another first-time winner got the feature races rolling in the Hornet Division. Kevin Bradwell picked up a pair of feature wins in 2007 in his black No. 35. That car is being piloted by current division points leader Jeremy Frendt this year, and Bradwell is sporting a No. 95 Lightning McQueen paint job in 2008. A few early cautions didn’t deter the McQueen/Bradwell tandem as the Luck native posted his first feature win of the season. James Gregory followed Bradwell to the stripe ahead of Frendt, while Doug Fick and Tyler English rounded out the rest of the top five.

With five rain-outs already in the books, and just four shows completed, the calendar says it’s time for midseason championships next week. Friday night, June 20, marks the annual midway point. Jeremy Frendt leads Kevin Bradwell and Pamela Lutgen by nine points in the Hornet division, while sophomore TJ LaMere holds an 11-point advantage over Mike Drydahl in the Pure Stocks. The standings are much tighter in the WISSOTA divisions. This week’s feature winner, Bryce Johnson, trails Midwest Modified points leader John Remington by six points heading into the mid-summer clash. Renewing their seasonlong battle from 2007, Jeff

Heintz holds a slim two-point advantage over multifeature winner Chanda Fjorden Nord for the Street Stocks. Last year’s Super Stock champion Dan Gullikson trails Cory Davis by just two points as well. And in the Modifieds, Shawn Kelley is only one point ahead of big brother Mike. As always, the first green flag is scheduled to fly for the mid-season championships at 7:30 p.m.

More information about the Speedway and upcoming events can be found at www.kopellahspeedway.net.

Summary: Hornets, Feature: Kevin Bradwell, James Gregory, Jeremy Frendt, Doug Fick, Tyler English, Cole Cloutier, Ryan McKenzie, Brad Schramel, Mike Prebsh, Jacob Christensen, Pamela Lutgen, Jeremy Oswald and Mark Helene Stocks, Feature: Danny Pure Richards, Steven Johnson, TJ LaMere, David Leaf, Michael Dyrdahl, Skip Lutgen, Ben Johnson, Rodney Jacobson, Krysta Swearingen, Bruce Lutgen, Matthew Skipper, Kyle Finnegan, Fabian Jackson, Steve Baker, Jesse Lutgen and Vernon Lowe WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, Feature: Bryce Johnson, Dan Wheeler, Brandon Davis, Tim Swanson, Denis Czech, Jeff Marshall, Doug Merrill, John Remington, Vince Corbin, Josh Bazey, Michael Haseltine, Mike Gibson, Dave Morgan, Cory Fogelson, Sampson Haseltine, Jake Miller, Vernon Arnt, Josh Amans WISSOTA Street Stocks, Feature: Chanda Fjorden Nord, Jim Randall, Jeff Heintz, Dan Bork, Andy Spofford, Ryan Asp, Tim Baxter, Kyle Howland, Robert Lowe and Marcus Simonson WISSOTA Super Stocks, Feature: Dan Gullikson, John Remington, Cory Davis, Brent Kobs, David Flynn, Luke Strandlund, Tim Baxter, Shane Kisling, Ken Puckett, Andy Grymala, Ed Markel and John Feirn WISSOTA Modifieds, Feature: Kevin Adams, Jason Schill, Jason Miller, Mike Mueller, Scott Splittstoesser, James Cimfl, Mike Kelly Jr. Jason Gross, Steve Lavassuer, Brady Peterson, Mike Raboin, Marc Johnson, Shawn Kelley, Al Uotinen and Tim Van Meter.

Additional motorcycle training NEW RICHMOND - Due to demand, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College has added additional motorcycle safety training classes at the Rice Lake and New Richmond WITC campuses.

This 16-hour course is approved by the Department of Transportation. It is designed to teach the beginner or experienced rider the safe techniques of riding a motorcycle. It consists of six hours of classroom and 10 hours of oncycle instruction. Students completing

and passing this course will be issued a waiver to take to the local DMV to obtain their class M license. This means the student does not have to take the motorcycle driving test at the DMV. Motorcycles are provided by WITC. Students must provide their own safety gear. Classes are offered weekdays and weekends in June and July. Visit their Web site at www.witc.edu or call 1-800-243-9482, extensions 5409 or 5410 for Rice Lake or 4221 for New Richmond. – from WITC

WEBSTER ORIOLES HAUGEN – The Webster Orioles, independant league, took a 65 loss against the Haugen Hornets on Sunday, June 15.

“We’re definately having some fun this year giving teams a scare,” coach Greg Sears said, “but hopefully we can get over the edge soon.”

The Orioles led the Hornets in the first getting three runs and Haugen only bringing

one in.

In the top of the third, Christian Hall brought in two more for Webster with a single base hit.

Haugen, however, came back with three in the fourth, one in seventh and one in the eighth. Each run scored by the Hornets was while they had two outs.

The Orioles only committed one error throughout the eight innings on defense.

Ben Nelson pitched his second complete game for Webster giving up eight hits in the eight innings.

“He (Nelson) has been a nice surprise on the mound, eating innings for us and giving us a chance to win ball games,” Sears stated. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information

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ST. CROIX RIVER BANDITS RIVER FALLS – The St. Croix River Bandits took a loss to the River Falls Fighting Fish on Sunday, June 15, 5-1.

The Fighting Fish took an early lead and the Bandits couldn’t make a comeback.

River Falls got up 4-0 in the first with a missed pop fly (Bandits only error), three walks, two singles and another walk with Jim Rochford pitching.

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one more run during the rest of the seven innings played.

Five was the number of hits St. Croix got off for the night. Their one run scored in the top of the seventh. Michael Chelberg and Jesse Hartel each singled, Steve Siqueiros walked and Curtis Roebuck hit a ground ball to shortstop.

The ground ball was a double play for River Falls, but not before a run was scored. – Brenda

GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Honkers fell victim to the Haugen Hornets on Saturday, June 14, losing 5-0.

The Hayward Tournament schedule for the weekend of Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, has been changed.

The Honkers will open the tournament playing the Hayward Hawks Friday, June 20, at 8:30 p.m. Their second and the final game will be the Honkers against the Proctor Padres on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. – Brenda Sommerfeld with information from Honkers

LEGION BASEBALL

Team St. Croix Falls Luck Unity Grantsburg

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

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Thursday, June 12 Osceola 8, St. Croix Falls 7 St. Croix Falls 6, Osceola 2 Amery 4, Grantsburg 3 Amery 8, Grantsburg 2 Friday, June 13 Cumberland 2, Grantsburg 0 Cumberland 6, Grantsburg 2 Baldwin 3, Unity 2 Baldwin 8, Unity 0 Somerset 6, St. Croix Falls 5 St. Croix Falls 9, Somerset 7 Luck 6, Amery 6 Amery 9, Luck 4 Tuesday, June 17 Grantsburg 4, St. Croix Falls 2 St. Croix Falls 14, Grantsburg 4 Luck 10, Unity 5 Luck 4, Unity 1

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Thursday, June 19 5:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls at New Richmond Cumberland at Luck Osceola at Grantsburg Somerset at Unity Friday, June 20 7:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls vs Braham at Rush City Tuesday, June 24 5:30 p.m. Unity at Osceola Cumberland at St. Croix Falls Grantsburg at Luck

INDEPENDENT BASEBALL Southwest Group

Team Grantsburg Honkers Siren Steelers Webster Orioles

Overall 4-2 0-2 0-2

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Saturday, June 14 Haugen Hornets 5, Grantsburg 0 Sunday, June 15 Haugen Hornets 6, Webster 5

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Friday, June 20 8:30 p.m. Grantsburg at Hayward Saturday, June 21 5:30 p.m. Grantsburg vs Proctor at Hayward Sunday, June 22 1 p.m.

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Overall 4-6

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Coming games Friday, June 20 7:30 p.m. at Ellsworth Saturday, June 21 4 p.m. vs. Menomonie at Oakey Saturday, June 21 1 p.m. at Hudson

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Coming games Friday, June 20 8:30 p.m. at Hayward Saturday, June 21 5:30 p.m. vs Proctor at Hayward

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Menomonie at Oakey Park-Osceola (Bandits) Sunday, June 22 1 p.m.

Bandits at Hudson

SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL Falun Church League

Team Calvary Covenant Falun Churches Siren Covenant/Bethany Siren Assembly Webster Baptist Trade Lake Baptist Faith Lutheran West Sweden/Zion Lutheran Living Hope/Grace Trade River Free Frederic Free

Overall 4-1 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 1-4 1-4 1-3 0-3 0-4

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Thursday, June 12 Siren Covenant/Bethany 19, Living Hope/Grace 0 Falun Churches 15, Siren Assembly 7 Friday, June 13 Calvary Covenant 11, Trade River Free 7 Webster Baptist 11, Faith Lutheran 8 Trade Lake Baptist 18, West Sweden/Zion Lutheran 3

Siren Ballpark Men’s League Team Sundown Church League Team Hole in the Wall Fur, Fins & Feathers Pour House 2 Chell Well Century 21 Pour House 1 Gjonnes Construction Da Crew

Overall 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4

Siren Ballpark Women’s League Team Chell Trucking/The Beehive Smith Family Eye Care Skol Bar Wizards Coyland Creek H Town Girls Mauer Construction

Overall 4-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4

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Monday, June 16 Skol Bar 15, H Town Girls 0 Smith Family Eye Care 31, Mauer Construction 4 Chell Trucking 17, Wizards 4

The kids baby mammoth run was held June 7 as a part of the National Trails Day events in St. Croix Falls. Shown are the Braund sisters, Jordan, 6, and Sierra, 4, in action. Parents are Tammi and Mike Braund of Cushing. – Photo submitted

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Unlucky Friday for sow and cubs

the net so he lowered the net into another net. Then when the three men tried to put it in the carrier, he escaped and ran for a very tall tree. One of the guys ran and scooped him into the net as he climbed.”

Bear electrocuted by transformer after climbing telephone pole

by Marty Seeger GRANTSBURG – DNR Conservation Warden Chris Spaight and a handful of other DNR officials responded to a call Friday, June 13, about a sow electrocuted after coming into contact with a transformer.

Granstburg residents Tim and Blanca Johnson awoke for work Friday morning to find that they had no electricity.

At about 5:35 a.m. Blanca discovered a bear lying motionless on the lawn and thought at first that the bear was sleeping, but both soon discovered that the bear had been killed.

“She ran back into the bedroom saying that a bear was sleeping in our yard.

I looked out through the window and here was a bear lying under our electric pole, dead,” Tim explained. He estimated the sow to be about 200 pounds.

After contacting the electric company to restore power to their home, and taking a few photos, two small cubs appeared, reluctant to leave the sow.

The electric company contacted the DNR to help capture the bears. For Spaight it was the first time he’s ever responded to something like this.

“That one was a new one to me as far as the sow climbing up the telephone pole and being electrocuted,” Spaight

Two cubs stuck close a sow that was electrocuted Friday, July 13 after climbing a telephone pole. The cubs were eventually captured and sent to a rehabilitator. - Photos courtesy of Tim Johnson said. He added that he would only be guessing as to why the sow climbed the telephone pole. One speculation is that the sow went up to try and get the cubs down off the pole and heard the noise of the transformer, and instinctively tried protecting them. Another theory from others at the scene was that the bear inspected the transformer for honey, with the buzzing noise sounding similar to a swarming bees nest.

As for the cubs, all involved had a tricky time capturing the cubs, and

afterward Spaight said they were taken to a rehabilitator.

“They were very small, but yes, it was very difficult to catch them,” Spaight said.

Johnson said later in a phone interview that; “the capture of the cubs was very exciting.” In an e-mail he described the scene.

“The game warden climbed the tree and got the first one in the net without too much trouble,” he described. “The second one kept trying to climb out of

A wildlife official begins his ascent toward the top of a large tree in an effort to rescue one of the cubs.

Fish kills expected in northwestern Wisconsin Lakes SPOONER — Biologists say conditions are ripe for fish disease outbreaks on lakes in Polk, Barron, Washburn and Burnett counties over the next few weeks. The cause is a bacteria called columnaris that is found throughout Wisconsin.

Columnaris should not be confused with the viral hemorrhagic scepticemia virus which is a new disease feared to be spreading inland from the Great Lakes. Both diseases only infect fish

species and are not a health risk to humans.

“The bacteria is most prevalent in our lakes after water temperatures reach 6570 degrees from late May to late June,” says Larry Damman, DNR fishery biologist. The bacteria levels increase after major rainfalls that supply additional nutrients on which the bacteria thrives into area lakes. VHS fish kills tend to occur at temperatures less than 60 degrees.”

Bluegill, crappies, yellow perch and bullheads, already stressed from seasonal spawning activities, are most affected by columnaris. The bacteria erode the fishes skin, causing leakage of bodily fluids and a fairly rapid death.

Although columnaris can appear to produce large-scale fish losses in a matter of several days, it usually does not have a catastrophic impact on overall fish populations, according to fishery biologists.

If anglers or landowners have additional questions or see large numbers of dead fish especially nonpanfish species like carp, largemouth bass, musky and walleye, they should contact their local DNR fisheries biologist to investigate the problem. For Barron and Polk counties call Heath Benike at 715-537-5046, and for Washburn and Burnett counties, contact Larry Damman at 715-635-4089.

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Attention boaters, fishermen, waterfowl hunters and jet ski operators in Burnett County BURNETT COUNTY – Actually, this article concerns anyone who operates a watercraft that they regularly put into and take out of county lakes. There is a new ordinance in Burnett County that makes it illegal to have plant or live invasive critters on your watercraft or trailer, when launching or transporting.

The county board has realized the dire consequences of not protecting the lakes and rivers. If exotic fish or plants get into the lakes, they can destroy the game fish that everyone enjoys catching, cause massive weed-beds that boats and swimmers cannot move through, sterilize lakes so that nothing grows there, and they can create massive, stinky, midsummer algae blooms. The end result is the loss of property values near lakes and a general loss of the tourism that the lakes bring to the county. Trying to remove these exotics, once they establish themselves in waterways, is a very costly endeavor for the state and local property owners, if possible at all.

In 2007, five of the county lakes embarked on a program to stop the transfer of invasive plants to and from lakes. The program installed video cameras at the boat ramps on Yellow, Johnson, Mud Hen, Big Wood and Lake 26 that recorded watercraft launches and allowed the reviewer to search for plants on the trailer/watercraft. These devices worked very well, and last fall, about a dozen violations were recorded.

If you read the Burnett County newspapers, you probably have read about this program. However, when reporting these violations to the DNR, they discovered the need to improve the state’s statutory language. This spring, the Burnett County Board enacted an ordinance that makes it illegal for people to have plants or aquatic animals, e.g. snails or mussels, attached to their watercraft or trailer when launching or when that unit is on any public road in the county. A violation of the new county ordinance will charge the offender with a citation of $154.50, which increas-

es with multiple violations. The DNR is currently in the process of implementing a similar statewide rule (NR 40) for probable adoption in 2009.

Sheriff Roland is enthusiastically supporting this enforcement program. The county will use citations to stop the infections of Burnett County waters this summer. Watercraft owners have been given many opportunities to educate themselves on the problem and the prevention measures. Media notices will continue this summer to educate the population. Radio announcements will address out-of-state watercraft owners, but they encourage you to spread the word to anyone coming to the county with their watercraft toys. Advise them Burnett County is serious about keeping these aquatic invasive species out of the clean county waters.

Take these simple steps: Clean all mud, plant matter, and animal matter from your watercraft and its trailer.

Check everything, since a 2-inch piece of milfoil can infect the waters. Drain

every bit of water from your bilge, fish tanks, and engine cooling system before leaving the launch site at a lake you were using. If your watercraft came from a VHS infected water, power-wash it with soap, and rinse live wells and bilge with small amounts of bleach in the wash water, which will aid in killing some infective strains. Letting your boat and trailer dry for at least five days before using it again is another method of killing off invasives.

Burnett County will have personnel at many boat launch sites this summer. If you have plants on your watercraft or trailer, you will be given a citation. For further information look at invasives at the DNR Web site www.dnr.wisconsin.gov. When you get to the invasives site search for key word “aquatic.” – article submitted by Fred Kruger, Burnett County Lakes and Rivers Association

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BarlowGirl to headline Ignite 2008 SIREN - The third-annual Ignite Concert has been announced and will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 6 until 9:30 p.m. The concert will be held at the new band shell at Crooked Lake Park in Siren.

Ignite is excited to announce BarlowGirl as the headliner act.

BarlowGirl is a huge force in the Christian music scene with several No. 1 hits including “Never Alone” and “Worthy of Praise.” They have sold over 600,000 albums, and they were the best selling new artist in 2004. The band consists of three sisters who have gained a huge following of young people, especially girls.

Undoubtedly, BarlowGirl has achieved commercial success in the Christian music genre, but that is not the only reason Ignite has connected with them. Ignite puts ministry first, and BarlowGirl has a heart for ministry, especially regarding sexual purity

which they will share from the stage at the concert.

Also appearing is LightSwitch out of Spring Valley. This band is gathering a great following and will be appearing at Higher Ground in Winsted, Minn., earlier in the day.

Ignite will also feature the Holy Spittaz, a local hip-hop duo from Webster. Peter Walsh and Brian Gibbs perform with a huge amount of energy, a great way to kick off Ignite 2008.

Tickets go on sale starting Sunday, June 22 at the Refuel event at the Espresso Cabin in Grantsburg at 7 p.m.

After that, tickets will be available at a variety of locations throughout the region or online through iTickets.com which you can access from the Web site starting on Monday, June 23. Please refer to the posters or Web site (www.igniteconcert.com) to find the closest location to you. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.

BarlowGirl, a Christian rock band from Elgin, Ill., will perform at the thirdannual Ignite concert to be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at Siren. The group consists of sisters Lauren, 23, (lead vocals, drums), Alyssa, 26, (lead vocals, bass, keyboard) and Becca, 28 (backing vocals, guitar). Tickets go on sale Sunday, June 22. – Special photo

Polk County sheriff’s report Accidents June 3, Farmington Twp., Hwy. 35, 10’ north of 10th Avenue, #1 – Molly J. Heintz, 18, New Richmond; #2 – Edward W. Brown, 56, Osceola. Unit 2 was traveling southbound on Hwy. 35. Unit 1 was stopped at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Hwy. 35, facing west on 10th Avenue. At this time, driver of unit 1 began to pull out onto Hwy. 35, driving into the path of unit 2. Driver of unit 2 braked hard, leaving skids, but could not avoid unit 1.

The front of unit 2 struck unit 1 on the passenger side. Unit 1 began to rotate clockwise, eventually tipping and rolling onto its roof. Unit 1 came to rest on its roof, facing north. Unit 2 rotated clockwise, coming to rest on the roadway, facing southwest.

Driver Heintz issued citation for failure to yield right of way.

June 3, Alden Twp., 8:40 p.m., Paulson Lake Lane, .2 mile north of Paulson Lake Drive, #1, a 15-year-old male of Osceola (operating a Kawasaki motorcycle); #2 – Mary R. Weiland, 69, Osceola. Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Paulson Lake Lane. Unit 2 was traveling northbound on Paulson Lake Lane. As unit 2 began to make a left turn into her driveway, unit 1 came up around the curve as unit 2 made the turn. Unit 1 struck the front of unit 2. The driver of unit 1 was ejected over the handlebars of the motorcycle, landing on the

hood/windshield of unit 2. Driver of unit 1 then continued off the car, landing in the southwest ditch area. Unit 1 driver was wearing a helmet, received a minor injury/no EMS. Cited for no motorcycle license.

June 4, 9:45 p.m., St. Croix Falls Twp., CTH I/80th Avenue, .6 mile west of 220th Street, Nathan J. Jones, 27, Centuria, operating a motorcycle, was eastbound on CTH I. The driver of the vehicle lost control on a curve and went off into the south ditch area, causing moderate damage. The driver was not cycle endorsed (no injuries).

June 7, 2:20 a.m., Georgetown Twp., 935 Vincent Lake Lane, .4 mile east of CTH I, Jerry Lee Borg Jr., 22, Andover, Minn., was traveling westbound on Vincent Lake Lane. Vehicle was traveling at an imprudent speed, driver could not negotiate the curve, entered the north ditch, where the vehicle hit small trees and brush. Driver cited for unreasonable speed.

June 8, 8:59 a.m., Clam Falls Twp., 90th Street, .4 mile north of CTH I, Jeremiah N. Mesecher, 17, Frederic, was traveling southbound on 90th Street. According to a passenger statement, the operator was going too fast and “screwing around” until the vehicle left the roadway to the left. Operator overcorrected and the vehicle went into a skid. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed into

the east ditch. Driver cited for a left of center, no valid driver’s license and inattentive driving. A passenger, Paige L. Hacker, 15, Luck, received a neck injury (not wearing seat belt/transported by EMS).

June 9, 4:59 p.m., Balsam Lake Twp., CTH I at 130th Street, #1 – Nicholas L. Swenson, 16, Amery; #2 – Dennis W. Sullender, 39, Dear Park. Unit 1 was stopped in the driveway of 264 CTH I, waiting to exit. Unit 1 waited for a black SUV to drive by westbound and then began to pull out, not seeing a small, red vehicle, unit 2, also traveling westbound. Unit 2 attempted to avoid the collision but observed a motorcycle traveling eastbound and had to stay in the westbound lane, resulting in a collision with unit 1. Driver of unit 1 admitted to pulling out in front of unit 2. Driver of unit 1 was cited with failure to yield right of way. Unit 2 did roll once with a final resting place on its tires. Driver of unit 2 received injuries (wearing seat belt/unknown EMS).

Other incidents May 28, Rebecca K. Erickson, RR Cushing, reported that a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which she has listed for sale while it was parked at the Cushing Ballpark, was damaged when a subject tampered with the ignition on the vehicle.

June 1, David E. Tody, RR Star Prairie, reported the theft of 500 pounds of green, aluminum

Siren police report May 28: The amount in a gas drive-off earlier in the month at Siren Auto Stop was paid.

June 2: Dennis Stanley St. Sauver, 61, Siren, was cited for speeding at 5:01 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and D’Jock Street.

Thomas P. Webb, 60, Washington, Ill., was cited for not using a seat belt at 5:16 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and D’Jock Street. Webb had been stopped because of speed.

Adam J. Gustafson, 19, Baldwin, was cited for not using a seat belt at 5:25 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and South Shore Drive.

Gustafson had been stopped and warned that passing in a turn lane is not allowed.

Jennifer A. Schiefelbein, 24, Sun Prairie, was cited for speeding at 9:05 p.m. on Hwy. 35 and Clear Lake Street.

June 4: Carl Paul Erb, 70, Maplewood, Minn., was cited for speeding at 6:42 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and South Shore Drive.

June 5: Criminal property damage was reported in the music room at Siren School. A broken-off key was found in the door lock, hand soap on piano keys, and damage to the office door.

Paul L. Metzger, 27, Hudson, was cited for not using a seat belt at 5:45 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and South Shore Drive. He had been stopped because of speed.

June 7: At 3:25 p.m., an officer was sent to investigate a possible break-in/trespassing at Siren School. A window was found partially open by two staff members. Hand lotion had been sprayed on a chalkboard, carpet, clock and part of a wall.

No other damage was noted.

There were no markings or pry marks on the window screen.

The officer saw no way of it being tampered from the outside.

June 8: Griffin Edward Myslivecek, 19, Edina, Minn., was cited for speeding at 2:25 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and South Shore Drive.

John Christopher Robichaud, 47, Arden Hills, Minn., was cited for passing in a no-passing zone at 6:39 p.m. on Hwy. 35/70 and South Shore Drive.

Trevor D. Demarre, 23, Webster, was picked up at 12:52 a.m. at a Siren residence on a probation no-drink order.

June 9: Amy Frances Brandl, 43, Minneapolis, Minn., was cited for speeding at 6:16 p.m. on Hwy. 70 and Ellis Avenue.

June 10: The Siren Police chief wrote a letter to Mark Norman, Spring Lake Park, regarding the nonreturn of three videos from Lightning Video.

Norman was given until Friday, June 20, to return the videos or

be charged with theft.

Jed Clayton Eichel, 34, Luck, was stopped because of speed but cited for operating a vehicle without stopping lights.

The incident took place at 6:46 p.m.

A black CD player, Walkman type, was found on the Gandy Dancer Trail. It is being held at the police department pending return to the owner.

June 13: Leah J. Benjamin, 28, Siren, was cited for operating after suspension and operating with a suspended license on Fourth Avenue just north of CTH B at 1:10 p.m.

Debra Jo Wright, 38, Minneapolis, Minn., was cited for speeding on Hwy. 70 by the fire hall at 6:52 p.m.

June 15: Jeffrey W. Stager, 32, Siren, was cited for operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation and operating left of the centerline at 2:40 a.m.

Lorna C. Margenau, 39, Spooner, was cited for speeding on Hwy. 70 and Nyberg Road at 2:43 p.m.

Adam M. Broten, 29, Luck, was cited for failing to stop at the stop sign on First Avenue and Works Progress Street at 8:55 p.m.

Mark William Plait, 59, Lakeville, Minn., was cited for unsafe lane deviation on Hwy. 70 and Hanson Avenue at 11 p.m.

panels from his property.

June 2, J&L Market, RR Osceola, reported that a green Ford Taurus drove away without paying for $60 in gasoline.

June 1, Jeanne Byl, RR Osceola, reported that her daughter’s Apple iPod Touch was stolen from her daughter’s vehicle while it was parked at the Byl residence.

June 4, Wayne Shirley, Bone Lake Town Chairman, reported subjects were seen damaging a dam near the bridge on 250th Avenue, Bone Lake Township.

June 5, Theresa L. Williams, RR Clear Lake, reported a burglary at her residence in which numerous tools and horse equipment were stolen.

June 5, Gary W. Morrill, RR Frederic, reported that a projectile shattered the back window of his vehicle while it was parked at his residence.

June 7, Frank B. Mevissen, RR Turtle Lake, reported that someone burglarized ministorage units at his property.

Unkown if anything is missing at this time.

June 9, a burglary occurred to the Grace Lutheran Church, RR Osceola. A door had been kicked in and subject/s searched the building. Nothing appears to be missing at this time.

June 9, two front-end loaders were vandalized while parked on Cemstone property, RR Turtle Lake.

June 9, Jane A. Austin, RR St. Croix Falls, reported the theft of two hanging containers filled with flowers from her business located at 2012 Hwy. 8.

June 9, a burglary occurred at the Laketown Lutheran Church located in rural Cushing. A lock had been broken on a door of the church and subject/s entered. An undisclosed amount of cash (not normally kept in the church) was taken.

June 10, Bruce L. Olson, Osceola, reported the theft of two copper shower assemblies from his residence. The items were recovered by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department and the reports will be reviewed by the district attorney for possible charges.

June 10, a metal cable, which blocks a driveway owned by David Tody, RR Star Prairie, was found to be cut.

June 7, Dorothy Majewski, RR Osceola, reported that her mailbox was damaged by a homemade explosive device.

June 7, Jarilyn R. PappelJohnson, Centuria, reported that her black backpack-type purse was stolen from a booth at the Kassel Tap bar, RR St. Croix

Falls, on the evening of June 7.

Some of the items that were within the purse were a Canon Power Shot digital camera, a PDA, a Motorola Razor Alltel cell phone, women’s watch and gold ring, plus cash.

June 7, Kevin Christenson, RR, Amery, reported a hit and run/property damage to his mailbox.

June 12, Randall Blomberg, Ogema, of Bloomer Logging, Inc., reported the theft of cut white birch logs, approximately 25 cord, from an area of 285th Avenue, east of CTH O. June 12, John Bourdaghs, Lake Elmo, Minn., reported that he had another burglary to his cabin located on Evergreen Avenue in rural St. Croix Falls.

He is missing two pillows; a brown leather jacket; food items (chips); a pair of gray uniform shoes; a Chicago-brand boning knife; a queen-size quilt and two twin-size quilts (all decorated with a green border and bear design).

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Burnett Co. marriage licenses Bradley D. Anderson, Daniels, and Holly Jo Carlson, Daniels, June 12.

Donald R. Larson, Grantsburg, and Theresa M. Fochs, Grantsburg, June 12

Burnett County deaths Lassie M. Tjarks, 91, Daniels Township, June 2.

Barbara Post, 74, Siren Township, May, 31.

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Burnett County criminal court Douglas A. Amundson, 47, Frederic, possess, loan or borrow another’s license, $332.50.

Adam M. Giller, 22, Frederic, possess, loan or borrow another’s license, $113.00.

Eric D. Anderson, 37, Siren, disorderly conduct, $249.00.

Lisa M. Benjamin, 26, Hinckley, Minn., disorderly conduct, $249.00.

Rhonda J. Taylor, 21, Danbury, disorderly conduct, $249.00.

Nicholas K. Smith, 18, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct, $249.00.

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Cole R. Johnson, 21, Star Prairie, OWI, $793.00, alcohol assessment, license revoked eight months.

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Burnett County sheriff’s report Accidents Town of Daniels, June 8: Dena L. Bruzek, 48, Grantsburg, reported swerving to avoid a deer while on Elbow

Lake Road. She lost control, entered a ditch and struck a tree. There were no injuries reported and moderate damage suffered by the vehicle.

Town of Meenon, June 13: Jesse J. Bergman, 31, Minneapolis, Minn., reported hitting a dog while on Hwy. 70.

There were no injuries reported and only minor damage suffered by the vehicle.

Arrests Town of Meenon, June 9: Theresa M. Kraemer, 40, Webster, was found walking northbound on Hwy. 35. She was arrested for drinking on a no-drink probation. THC and drug paraphernalia were found in her purse upon her arrest.

Village of Grantsburg, June 13: Cory D. Williams, 24, Stacy, Minn., was arrested on a Minnesota probation warrant.

Town of Meenon, June 14: Jeremy J. Johnson, 20, Webster, hit a mailbox on Peterson Road, destroying the mailbox. He left the license plate at the scene of the accident, and police made contact with him the following morning.

He was arrested him for a probation violation and issued him a citation for hit and run for the mailbox incident.

Other incidents Town of Webb Lake, June 8: Michael L. Westeen, Webb Lake, reported that the ERA office in Webb Lake was entered. A wooden board holding real estate listing was removed from the wall. The computer was used to try and access the Google Web site, but “Google” was misspelled. The incident is under investigation.

Town of Daniels, June 9: Richard A. Strait, Siren, reported a paint sprayer and cordless drill taken from a storage build-

ing. The incident is under investigation.

Town of Swiss, June 9: Harold A. Bradshaw, Danbury, reported a boat and motor and truck taken from his residence.

The truck was found at the St. Croix River in Minnesota with the ignition punched. The incident is under investigation.

Town of Grantsburg, June 9: Michael T. Reis, 16, Bemidji, Minn., reported a rifle taken from his truck. The incident is under investigation.

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Collins Financial Services Inc. vs. Patrick H. Stuart, Jr., Danbury, $1,675.23.

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Gary L. Kaefer, DDS vs.

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Polk County marriage licenses Jill Anne Ellingsworth, Osceola, and Emory Raymon Wofford, Osceola, June 9.

Caitlin Anne Ulrich, Lakeville, Minn., and Peter James Wells, Osceola, June 9.

Rosalee Anna Weinfurtner, St. Croix Falls, and Jacob Daniel Anderson, St. Croix

Falls, June 10.

Renae Lynn Levine, Beaver, and James Arnold Wahl, Beaver, June 10.

Alicia Thea Olson, Laketown, and Jacob William E. Kerber, St. Croix Falls, June 10.

Heidi Jane Johnson, Centuria, and Craig C. Johnson, Centuria, June 13.

Barbara Ann Katt, Clam Falls, and Randy Daryl Surbaugh, Clam Falls, June 13.

Cassandra Lee Espeseth, Osceola, and David Terrence Marc, Osceola, June 13.

Jeannine Marie Andren, Garfield, and Ervin Roy Moe, Apple River, June 13.

Michelle Lynn Heckathorn, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and Anthony Scott Rooper, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, June 13.

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Jeff Carley retires after 36 years at Frederic Schools

by Gary King FREDERIC – Educator.

Coach.

Lifeguard. Athletic director.

If you attended or worked at Frederic Schools over the past 36 years, you’re likely to know Jeff Carley in one of those roles - or one of the other jobs he ended up volunteering for in nearly four decades as a teacher.

Ask him which title he liked best and you won’t hear any specifics.

“They were all good ones,” he said, adding he has no regrets at all about his career - or his choice to move here in 1972, with his wife, Pat. “We were going to stay for a year or two,” he chuckled. “We found out this is a great place to live - we enjoyed raising our kids here - and this is home.”

If the years flew by for the English teacher, it’s likely because he was one of the most active - and visible - teachers at Frederic.

In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Carley took on the added duties of lifeguard at the Frederic swimming pool, giving swimming lessons and helping to manage the pool operation.

And it didn’t take long before he put his love of football to work, volunteering for an assitant coach job under then head coach Darryl Wikstrom. In the fall of 1977, he succeeded Wikstrom as head coach.

The 17 years as a football coach that followed did evoke one memory that he enjoys telling.

“My fondest memory is the old (football) field,” he said. “It was where the elementary school playground is now.”

Carley said there were no ticket takers, no fence and no scoreboard.

“I think it was Bob Weinzierl and Tom Lemieux who kept score and announced from scaffolding set up behind the bleachers. The undertaker, Ben Desjardins, would drive the ambulance to each game...it makes me smile to think of those times now...and I’ve got all kinds of those types of memo-

Jeff Carley has retired from his teaching position at Frederic Schools after 36 years. – Special photo ries.”

Carley kept busy in the school’s athletic department in other areas, also, helping coach junior high girls basketball and then taking over as athletic director in 1982 when longtime staff member Bruce Shattuck retired from that position.

Under Carley’s guidance as athletic director over the next 25 years, the school experienced considerable expansion in its sports department.

Frederic’s athletic program now includes girls softball, boys and girls hockey, boys and girls cross country, along with some additional opportunities for middle school students.

The baseball team used to play at Coon Lake Park and now has a field just north of the high school that is used only for baseball. The cinder track that surrounded the football field for many years is now covered with grass and has been replaced by an all-weather track at the high school that is considered one of the finer facilities in this area.

Early building repairs under way

Frederic artist Mike Route is currently making repairs to the half of the building he is renting from the village. It is the old Early Gas Atation building located next to Carquest on the east side of Hwy. 35. Route is currently having sod put in the front of the building. The Frederic Village Board had previously been discussing tearing down this entire building or just the half Route isn’t using as part of a TIF District project. They have since been informed of interest from people who would like to rent the other half. The board trustees have all agreed to leave the building as long as there is interest in using it. There will need to be improvements made by the village before this can happen. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

In addition, new construction has provided the Frederic Schools with new and additional gym space from earlier years. There is also a new softball field that will be available for future use on the site of the “old tennis courts” just east of the football field.

And Frederic is now a member of the Lakeland Conference, which covers most schools of medium or small size in northwestern Wisconsin while previously they were a member of the compact Upper St. Croix Valley Conference.

“Jeff was a great company man,” said high school Principal Ray Draxler, who has worked alongside Carley as a teacher and administrator for years.

“He is a Frederic person all the way and has worked hard to promote our school and students.”

Draxler said Carley worked very well with kids and was respected by students and peers alike. “ He had the unique ability to get students to be productive in his classroom and still had a lot of fun and engaging activities.”

A graduate of UW - La Crosse, Carley was hired to teach English/language arts. Over the years, he became a key member of the Frederic Schools lan-

guage arts team which focused on ways to meet the state language arts standards, making sure students are prepared in the area of communication.

At home, he and Pat raised two children, Toby and Joy, both graduates from Frederic High School and now grown with families of their own. Toby and his wife, Tammy, reside in Cumberland and are also members of the educatin profession, Toby a teacher at Luck Schools. Joy and husband, Phillip, live in the New Richmond area with their three children.

Carley also found time to volunteer as a member of the local fire association board and for other community projects.

Now there will be more time for family, community and some of his favorite outdoor activities like fishing and hunting.

He said he could have taught longer but says he’s content to leave now.

“It’s been lots of fun, but it was time to retire,” he said. “I never wanted to leave mad or disgrunted or because I was sick of it.”

And leaving is a word that refers to his job only, not his address.

“I’ll be around,” he said.

High school principal Ray Draxler and district administrator Jerry Tischer were among staff on hand to help Jeff Carley celebrate his last day as a teacher in the Frederic School District. - Special photo

Watt selected as Teacher of the Year Grantsburg High School teacher Josh Watt was recently honored by the Grantsburg Rotary Club as their pick for Teacher of the Year. Watt, an English and social studies instructor, has taught in the Grantsburg district for six years. Earlier this year, Watt was one of the 30 first-place prize winners of $60,000 in computer equipment awarded to the district through a Hope for Education Foundation grant competition sponsored by the Samsung Corporation.

Watt won the prize for the 100-word essay he wrote stating his view of the single benefit of technology in schools. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Summertime at last Summer is officially here when scenes like this are found at Crooked Lake Park in Siren.

Gabe Dugger, 6, Siren, digs in the sand on the lakeshore. – Photo by Sherill Summer Grantsburg Rotary Teacher of the Year Josh Watt and High School Principal Stan Marczak presented the Grantsburg School Board with a large check symbolizing the $60,000 computer-equipment grant Watt was awarded for the district. — Photos by Priscilla Bauer

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Frederic Queen pageant is Saturday night

FREDERIC - Seven young woman are seeking the title of Miss Frederic this year.

2007 Miss Frederic Melanie Chenal, First Princess Savanna Pearson and Second Princess and Miss Congeniality Holly Stoner will relinquist their crowns to new royalty at the culmination of Saturday evening’s Miss Frederic pageant.

The curtain rises at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 21, at the Birch Street Elementary School.

Miss Frederic 2000, Vanessa Gabrielson, will serve as mistress of ceremonies. The pageant will include a Little Miss Frederic pageant and the crowning of new little miss royalty.

Special entertainment at Saturday’s pageant will be provided by Gospel Express, Miss Frederic 2007 Melanie Chenal and 2007 Princesses Holly Stoner and Savanna Pearson.

A photogenic award will be presented to the Miss Frederic candidate chosen by audience members. Votes cost $1 each with proceeds going to the Frederic Pool Fund.

A coronation dance on Main Street follows the pageant with live music by Freeway Jam. – information and photos submitted

Adrianna Otte Parents: Tim and LuAnn Otte Talent: Vocal solo Sponsors: Leonard Knauber Repair and Friberg Sales

Candace Buck

Kelly Daeffler

Parents: David and Brenda Buck Talent: Vocal solo Sponsors: Bremer Bank and Anderson’s Maple Syrup

Parents: Bryce and Kim Daeffler Talent: Vocal solo Sponsors: Daeffler’s Quality Meats and Bernick’s Pepsi

Bobbi Jo O’Brien

Ana Miller Parents: John and Norah Miller Talent: Jazz dance Sponsors: Avalon and Subway

Parents: Bob and Heather O’Brien and Brian and Lori McCann Talent: Tap dance Sponsors: Anderson Construction and Daeffler’s Trucking

Sarah Lexen

Orianna Tesch Parents: Dr. Steve and Brenda Tesch Talent: Dance Sponsors: Drs. Hralander and Tesch and Silverstone Trucking

Parents: Kyle and Kathy Lexen Talent: Piano and vocal solo Sponsors: Rowe Funeral Home and the Medicine Shoppe

Frederic prepares for this weekend’s Family Days

The restored Soo Line Depot and Museum will play host to several events this weekend during Family Days.

The Frederic Fire Department will again hold its pork roast fundraiser from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the fire hall. - Photos by Gary King

Three days of family-oriented activities begin Friday, June 20, as the 44th-annual Frederic Family Days gets under way. Featured will be the celebration's mainstay events of a talent show and fireworks Friday evening at Coon Lake Park, a queen pageant and street dance Saturday evening and a large parade on Sunday afternoon. Treasure hunts will be held both Friday, for children under 12, and Saturday, with clues being posted in Coon Lake Park.

A Family Days button purchase is required in order to participate in the hunt. There will be the annual antique tractor show featuring old vehicles and toy tractors and an animal swap meet Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the depot. Saturday also offers a kiddie parade (see separate story in Currents) horseshoe and volleyball tournaments and a kids fishing contest at Coon Lake Park from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Entertainment Express will be the featured performer on Friday night, and Freeway Jam will provide musical entertainment at this year's coronation street dance on Main Street. A Family Days button is required for admission.

Davina and the Vagabonds will perform at the bandshell on Sunday from 2:45 to 5 p.m.

Other Family Days events include a bake and book sale at the library, slow-pitch softball tournament, petting zoo, car wash and more.

The Frederic Fire Davina and Department will again hold its the Vagabonds pork roast fundraiser from 2 to perform Sunday 8 p.m. on Saturday. at the park in Back by popular demand Frederic. will be the strawberry shortcake offered at the Frederic Area Depot and Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on

Earl’s Rides have set up along the Gandy Dancer Trail on the west end of Main Street.

They will be open Friday 5 p.m. to closing, Saturday noon to closing and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

2007 Miss Frederic Melanie Chenal, First Princess Savanna Pearson and Second Princess and Miss Congeniality Holly Stoner will play their final roles as the village’s royal representatives this weekend.

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It's a car, it's a motorcycle...it's Joe and Sally's "Super Toy"

by Priscilla Bauer GRANTSBURG – Faster than a speeding lawn mower, more fuel efficient than an ordinary car.

It’s a super recreation passenger vehicle – or is it?

Back in the ‘80s, when people would see Joe Weigkleegnet and his wife, Sally, out tooling around Bloomington, Minn. on their toy, people didn’t quite know what to think of it. People would stop, stare and ask, “What do you call that thing?”

Fast forward almost 30 years, and people are still asking the same question when they see Joe’s unusual looking vehicle.

The vehicle they called their toy was actually given a collector’s automobile license plate by the state of Minnesota back when Joe built it in 1981 - and was classified as a street-legal vehicle.

Their little “car” had many occasions to get noticed. Joe could often be seen doing a little hotdogging around their street or driving with Sally and his daughter, Joan, in local parades.

Joe, a disabled World War II veteran, made his living as a television repairman so was well acquainted with electronics equipment.

Making his living tinkering with TVs, taking them apart and putting them back together again in working order, led him to become quite the inventor. He tinkered in his garage with his own inventions, even patenting one of them - a sensor activated cane for the blind.

He also had a love of street rods and high-tech cars, racing them in the 1950s and ‘60s. So when he retired, he set to work on another of his ideas – a fuel-efficient car.

Made from spare motorcycle, automobile, snowmobile and lawn mower parts - and whatever else he had in his garage - Joe eventually came up with a vehicle that met all the requirements, including a horn and all the lights (head, signal light, brake and tail), to be safe and legal. And it was able to reach 55 miles per hour, too.

But as the years went by, the car was taken out less and less. The past few years its days were spent stored in Joe’s brother’s garage.

The glory days of drives with Joe and Sally gone forever.

Gone, that is, until about a month ago, when Joe’s niece, Maxine Handy, and her

Joe and Sally Weigkleegnet used to ride their toy around Bloomington, Minn. back in the 1980s. Joe built the car in his garage and the couple and their daughter enjoyed driving it around the neighborhood and appearing in local parades. – Special photo

Orv and Maxine Handy sit motorcycle style on their recently acquired unique means of transportation. The Handys plan to “tool “around town in their new toy which was recently classified a private passenger vehicle for licensing purposes. — Photos by Priscilla Bauer husband, Orv, acquired the car from Joe’s brother and wife, Enock and Elaine Olsen, bringing new life for the vehicle.

“We regret Joe is gone now, but we’re tickled pink to have received the car from his brother,” said Handy as she and husband, Orv, climbed onto their new car, motorcycle style.

Orv said other than giving the car’s Wisconsin (a type used in farm implement equipment) progressive engine a tune-up, and ordering a new carburetor, the car works great.

“It really needed a tune-up after sitting so long. It had only been out maybe once or twice a year in the last 10 years,” Orv explained, pointing out some of the car’s unique features, including a built in circuit board and lawn mower gas tank.

And while there has been no problem getting the car going, there has been a slight problem going anywhere with the car.

Orv said while the state of Minnesota had no problem registering the car as a street legal vehicle back when Uncle Joe drove it, registering the vehicle in Wisconsin, however, was not without some

glitches.

“The Grantsburg Police, at first, didn’t know what to call it or how to register it,” he said of their current predicament.

The vehicle was eventually dubbed a “private passenger vehicle” with Orv applying for a Wisconsin hobbyist plate. A two-month temporary license was granted to the Handys and hopefully they will get a permanent license soon.

They have also had trouble getting the vehicle insured because of the dilemma

people still have as to what to call it.

The Handys hope to resolve the insurance and licensing problems quickly, as they’d like to start taking their new vehicle out and about more. Since people saw it at Jerry Fiedler’s car show during Grantsburg’s Big Gust days they say they’ve received several offers for appearances, including Wannigan Days in St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls.

“Lots of people were talking about this car when it was on display at Fiedler’s car show. People were asking how it was made since it is so unique. And with gas prices what they are now, the car (which can get up to 50 or 60 miles to the gallon) naturally generated a lot of interest. People were asking, “Where I can get one,” said Maxine, with obvious pride in her uncle’s invention.

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The front of Orv and Handy’s new vehicle has a motorcycle windshield and handlebars but sits on a welded square-tubing frame with four wheels. Handy’s Uncle Joe Weigkleegnet built the car, which can get up to 50 miles per gallon, from old motorcycle, snowmobile, automobile and lawnmower parts.

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Relay for Life held at Webster

Cancer survivors proudly kicked-off the start of Burnett County’s Relay for Life Friday evening, June 13, taking the first lap around the Rep. Ann Hraychuck puts names of Webster track. Twenty-one teams participated in the Relay to raise loved ones lost to cancer on a luminarias at the Relay for Life in Webster Fri- money and awareness in the fight against cancer. day evening. Hraychuck later read a poem at the event’s opening ceremony Photos by to honor them and all those affected by Priscilla Bauer cancer.

The new Burnett Medical Center CEO Gordon Lewis walked with his daughter, Faith, and current and past BMC staffers at the Relay for Life in Webster Friday. Pictured with Lewis (L to R) are: Faith Lewis, Terry Giles, Mary Roen and Joan Allaman. The medical center was one of several sponsors of this year’s event.

Brad Alden’s music entertained Relay for Life participants as they walked around Webster’s track Friday evening.

Nate Walker, Burnett County’s Relay for Life honorary chairperson, joined other cancer survivors in their lap around Webster’s track Friday evening. The survivor’s lap, as it has each year of the Relay, starts the event. This year 21 teams walked through the night to raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer.

This dude was out for more than laughs at Burnett County’s Relay for Life held Friday evening in Webster. “Wal-Mart Susie” and other dudes, each representing a Relay team, were all vying for the coveted title of best dude. Contestants were judged on how they answered questions put to them by judges, who was the best dressed, best looking dude and who collected the most cash in an hour from Relay participants

Young and old came from miles around to Webster Friday, June 13, for Burnett County’s Relay for Life. Layla Visger of Centuria gives a hug to her friend, Dawson Hennessey of Grantsburg, as they wait to start walking around the track.

Handy/from page 1 As to being able to get one, it is a one-of-a-kind vehicle, well, almost. Joe did build one other, smaller vehicle, which will go to Enock’s son.

And what about the ride?

“It really rides great, “said Maxine. “It has great suspension,” added Orv. “The grandkids love taking rides, too. We just want to tool around town with it and take it to the store. I plan to put a hard saddlebag on the back to put groceries in. But we won’t be taking it out on Hwy. 70 or ever getting it up to 55 miles per hour.”

So what do you call a vehicle that is part motorcycle, part car, part snowmobile, and part lawnmower?

Well, seeing how attached the Handys have already become to their new vehicle, it’s going to have to be known now as Orv and Maxine’s new toy. And with a twinkle in her eye as she and Orv contemplated summer rides ahead, Maxine smiled and said, “And we might just take it to a few parades, too.”

A temporary Wisconsin license plate replaced the old Minnesota collector’s plate once adorning Orv and Maxine Handy’s vehicle. The Handys are waiting for a permanent hobbyist license and insurance coverage before they take their “car” out for a drive. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

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Poems by Raven Emery, Siren Middle School student, winner at of the Scholastic Writing Award contest

Aren’t Supposed to

They are to make you full of life, Not make you feel like a loner.

Friends aren’t supposed to break your heart, But help heal it.

They’re supposed to remember you, Not forget you.

Do you feel full of life when you’re around them?

They are to tell secrets to, Not to hide stuff from.

If you made a mistake, they are supposed to forgive, Not to get back at or get even with.

You are supposed to love them, Not hate them.

How do you really feel about them?

They are the hero, Not the villain They need to include you, Not exclude.

They are supposed to make you laugh and feel happy, Not filled with sorrow and crying.

Are you the hero or the villain?

Secrets I tell them everything.

While, they tell me nothing.

Should I not tell them, too?

My secrets, I share all.

Theirs, none.

Why should I tell?

They tell none Because I told one About Will and who he liked To the person.

PoCo Penners The PoCo Penners meet the second Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the county boardroom in the government center in Balsam Lake. Contact Brenda Mayer at 715-485-3571 or Iris Holm 715294-3174 for more information. - submitted

Writer’s Corner

If you cry, I cry too.

And I’ll help you, if you help me.

When you’re sad, I am blue.

When you are happy, I am filled with joy.

This will be until the very end of time.

I will try to understand your problems.

When you are gone, I will miss and remember you Until the very end of time.

When he said to.

What’s the point?!?

I will tell them nothing For they have neglected me, So I shall neglect them.

Hurt They ignore me and exclude me.

They don’t stop and say, “Hi.” When I come by they shut right up.

They don’t care, they don’t feel my pain.

I want them to feel hurt like me.

Hurt by friends.

I feel so alone and so mad!

I absolutely hate this!

Did they plan this?

When they need help They come to me.

I’m not going to help them anymore.

They whine about other people not returning phone calls.

They don’t return mine, So why should others return theirs.

Hopefully this problem Will resolve itself.

Hopefully by the end of the day.

Until the Very End You are my best friend And I am yours until the very end.

I’ll cry for you.

I want you to live forever along with me Just to keep you my friend Until the very end.

What They Thought They thought I died.

They prayed and hoped.

They almost cried.

They went wild In their seats.

I was only a child.

I was too young to die.

I was only twelve.

I could not say good-bye.

One knew I was not dead.

I was just short of breath.

“Stay down!” the one said.

I was only knocked out Lying on the gymnasium floor.

He wondered when I would be up and about.

When I came out of my unconscious state, They thanked the Lord for not taking me through the gate.

Northwest Regional Writers The Northwest Regional Writers meet at 1 p.m. the second Friday of the month either in Frederic or Grantsburg. Each month we have a topic to write about and read to the group. The following writing was read at the last meeting. Call Mary Jacobson at 715-349-2761 for more information about the organization.

Submissions should be typed, double-spaced on one side only of 8 -1/2 x 11 white paper, leaving a minimum of 1-inch margins all around. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be no more than 800 words.

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Pfannes to speak June 24 at Kennedy County Park

The welcome whistle of the Prairie 1887, Upper Osceola Prairie, came alive on Monday, Sept. 12, 1887, as the Soo Line passenger train whistle sounded the approach to the brand-new depot located in what is now known as Dresser. The track between Minneapolis and Sault Saint Marie had taken over four years to build, and the junction in the Osceola Prairie is responsible for the establishment of the town of Dresser, originally Dresser Junction. Americans have always had a love for trains, and riding the rails and passenger service did not stop with the closing of the Soo Line service, but has been revived by the Osceola Historical Society working in conjunction with the Minnesota Transportation Museum. The Polk County Historical Society has invited railroad enthusiast and Dresser Depot restorer, Bill Pfannes, to speak at their Tuesday, June 24, potluck picnic to be held at Kennedy County Park, at 6:30 p.m. Pfannes has been instrumental in bringing about the reopening on June 7 of the Dresser Depot, 47 years after it was vacated. Bring your family and a dish to pass and hear about the major role that railroads played in the development of Polk County. – Photos submitted

Genealogy group at the museum to help visitors BALSAM LAKE - Members of the Polk County Genealogical Society are at the Polk County Museum in Balsam Lake every Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. They are

there to assist with family history research, questions, information, etc. They will be at the museum on Mondays through Labor Day. Questions can be directed to

294-3447. - submitted

Polk County Alzheimer's support group to meet BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County Alzheimer’s Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday, June 24, from

1 – 3 p.m., at the Polk County Government Center in Balsam Lake. The meetings are free and open to the

public. For more information, please call Diane at 4858413. - submitted

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River Road Ramblings

collected by Russ Hanson

How we constructed our first roads

by Stanley Selin The following story is from a new translation of “Historiska Skildringar” written by L. J. Ahlstrom and published in 1924. The story is based on Ahlstrom’s first experiences in the Trade Lake woods, as he remembered them when a 15-year-old boy in 1869. This new translation by Inger Berggren and Carolyn Wedin is forthcoming in book form in the near future.

In the late winter and spring of 1869 the first road was opened into Trade Lake north of the lakes. This was done on the initiative of those who were in most need of a road, namely the Åkerlinds and Ahlströms, who had built their cabins by the creek above Little Trade Lake. Since my father several times in the late summer and autumn the year before had gone through the area, and with the help of compass and map, learned about the character of the woods and the lay of the land, he already had a rather good idea of where one could get through. From the home of Nils Jacobs, a Norwegian, who lived on the edge of the leafy wood at the prairie, it was only six or seven miles from the wading over the creek on our land, where the concrete bridge now is a little way from Pine Lake. All this stretch was still untouched by settlers, and they only had the map and compass and lay of the land to go by. Some way southeast of Nils Jacobs’ they first made a cut into the leafy wood. The road clearers were the earlier-mentioned loggers: Åkerlind, Zetterquist, my brother Andrew, and our father, and the Forsman men who were staying with us. I don’t know if there were any others. They did not try to follow any section line, but simply made way over the hills and through the valleys where it was most possible to make way.

Bushes and small trees were cleared away so that the road was broad enough for oxen and a carriage. A rather big bridge was built over a creek northeast of Little Trade Lake. Then the road went over the land north of the lake and up the long, steep hill close by, where now the missionary church stands, and in on Åkerlind’s land, across it diagonally, and onto our land, where the bridge was built over the little stream some way from the creek, and up the hill southeastward, and then down towards the creek at the wading place. I don’t know who later cleared the way from the creek southwestward over our land and up to the Rings and Karl Andersons, nor who continued the primitive road-building from the creek north and northeast toward West Sweden, but the road that was cleared then became the fifty-year-old state road that was immediately trafficked by people who came into the wilderness, more than any other road in the Trade Lake settlement.

Let us remain a couple of minutes at the ford. My father became convinced that this was the only place between the Round Lake and Little Trade Lake where one could pass over the creek without a bridge. I think he was right in this. August Magnuson drove several loads of Rings’ belongings in a little carriage with the little wild Indian pony on the new road and over this ford. He asked himself many a time afterwards

This map shows part of Trade Lake Township, with sections 13 through 30 identified. At this time, in the late 1860s and early 1870s, only trees and brush dominated the landscape. The most useful tools for those who penetrated the woods were a compass and an axe. The only landmarks were the the streams, marshes, hills and lakes. The map shows the year’s the first primitive roads were established based on the research of Clayton Jorgensen of Grantsburg. These were known as tote roads. The trees and brush were cleared within a few inches of the ground, leaving a stubble for men and animals to walk through. Some tote roads followed Indian trails, but most took the paths of least resistance. The Norwegian settlement, mentioned by Ahlstrom as being at the edge of the “leafy woods,” six or seven miles (west) of the wading place, was probably near what was later known as the Grettum area. This area was the beginning of the meadows farther west, and was sometimes called the “prairie” in early times Ahlstrom mentions “father,” several times, which refers to his father, Lars Larson Ahlstrom, who had an original homestead claim located on the northwest one-quarter of Section 22. The cement bridge referred to in the story was built much later over Trade River, but was in place before 1922.

Its mention identifies the location of the 1868 “wading place” or “ford” used for early river crossings. A “ford” is defined as a shallow place in a river or stream where a crossing can be made by wading or on horseback. The term “creek” used in this story refers to what is now called Trade River.

Swede Lake was in the Chisago Lakes area in eastern Minnesota, where many of the first Swedish immigrants passed through on their way to Trade Lake Township. how he had even dared try. Everything went well. When Ring and Mrs. Ring drove to the Norwegian settlement on the fifth of June, they had to go on this road. Those who accompanied them helped carry Mrs. Ring over, and everything went well. I almost think that Ring’s little horse made the first tracks by any beast of burden on the new road, because as far as I know, no one yet had oxen to drive. Erick Lundin did not come until July, with a couple of steer, and wagon of belongings, from Swede Lake , and had to drive over this wading place. They had a little daughter who fell sick on the ocean and was still sick, and a couple of small boys. Everything went well because friends helped them to wade across, lead the steers, and keep the load from tipping over. I don’t know how soon a bridge was built, but August Magnuson had bought oxen before this happened. His oxen were very uneven: one was very much smaller than the other, and not very strong either. Once when they came there to help out, they were going up the north bank of the creek with a loaded cart, and it looked rather dangerous. Then the little ox went down on its knees, and moaned and crept upwards, and so doing kept abreast of the big ox.

I have never seen such an ox trick before nor later. Our cabin lay about a quarter of a mile below this place, and many times we heard cries for help.

In the month of June, a family was to move into the woods. They had mainly a big pig to take with them; but if they were to put the pig on the wagon, they feared he would be shaken to death.

They had a couple of boys who found the solution. One of them remembered that he had heard a neighbor home in Sweden say that when you are going to lead a pig, you have to bind a rope around the back foot of it, and let him walk in front. And if he then does not want to go forward on the road, it will be very easy to steer him onto the road by pulling him straight with roped foot.

They had about eight miles to go, but it went well all the way, since the pig got used to obeying the rein. They saw neither bear nor wolf, and came safely to their goal before evening.

In this way, roads were constructed and then they rode on them as well as they could.

The new road was a great roundabout if one was coming from or going to the Norwegian settlement and one Saturday afternoon, probably in May, we were going to follow the compass and walk straight through the woods to the northwest towards our home up there, about eight or nine miles without once stopping. It was Åkerlind and Amandus, my father and I. We went too quickly to the north and came out in a dangerous tamarack swamp, which can be described like this: some years earlier

Amandus Akerlind, a friend of Louis (Lars) J. Ahlstrom. At the time of this story, Akerlind was almost 12 years old, and Ahlstrom was about 15. – Photo from the Selin collection. there had been such a drought so that the peat moss that had caught fire burned down to the depth of three to five feet. The trees which had not burned lay fallen helter skelter. The swamp was now full of spring water and heavy May rains. We crisscrossed over the trees as best we could. Then we discovered that the compass which we always had with us, was unsure, and the magnetic needle swayed hither and thither. The sun set while we still clambered forward over tree trunks among the swamp holes. The weather was clear, however. We were furnished with matches and gun, but had no food and we didn’t have sufficient for a decent meal when we set out on the short cut.

It was quite late by the time we came out on solid ground. When we had come some distance on the other side of the dangerous swamp the compass was certain again and a few times we stopped and struck a match, and then we took the mark of a high tree as far in front of us as we could and in this way we continued rather safely in the right direction. Finally we thought that there were cattle tracks in the soil. Now we were both hungry and tired. The next encouragement we had was the faint sound of a cow bell. But were we mistaken? No! We had heard right. But if we went where the clanging music led us, where would we come upon the road that went north and south between Knut Anderson’s and Grantsburg? This we did not know yet. Now we were on a cattle path that became more and more safe to follow. Listen! Åkerlind recognized the voice: the old man Juul is out in the woods this late and so far away looking for his oxen. In a while someone said: “Listen.” Silence. Yes, Listen: “Come Odin, come Odin, come Thor, come Thor!” Even more clearly after awhile: “Come Odin, come Odin.

Come Thor, come Thor!” These were the names of the Norwegian‘s American oxen. One of us said: “Well, our old Scandinavian Gods live here in the woods among the Indians.” We came home before midnight. We didn’t again try to take this or any other short-cut between the Norwegian settlement and Trade Lake that summer.

Volunteer training for humane society set BURNETT COUNTY - The Humane Society of Burnett County has scheduled a training session for anyone that might be interested in some kennel work, cat or dog care, office work, yardwork, dog walking or the like.

The date is Friday, June 27, noon, at the shelter. The humane society is staffed by volunteers, and though donations of supplies, food and other equipment and staples are plentiful and appreciated, the physical need for help is great.

The shelter is located just north of the Burnett County Government Center at 7347 Midtown Road between Webster and Siren. More information may be obtained by calling the shelter at 866-4096. - submitted

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Garrison Keillor on Methodists “We make fun of Methodists for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed, and also for their secret fondness Bernice for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like them … If Abrahamzon you were to ask an audience in New York City, a relatively Methodistless place, to sing along on the chorus of “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore” they would look daggers at you as if you had asked them to strip to their underwear.

But if you do this with Methodists, they’d smile and row the boat ashore and up on the beach! And down the road!

“Many Methodists are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony, a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head against that person’s rib cage. It’s natural for Methodists to sing in harmony. We are too modest to be soloist, too worldly to sing in unison. When you are singing in the key of C and you slide the A7th or D7th chords, all 200 of you, it’s an emotionally fulfilling moment. By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other.

“I do believe these Methodists, who love to sing in four-part harmony are the sort of people you could call up when you’re in deep distress. If you are dying, they will comfort you. If you are lonely, they will talk to you. And if you’re hungry, they will give you tuna salad!

“Methodists believe in prayer, but would practically die if asked to pray out loud.” Ben Worthington remembers a Thanksgiving dinner when his Father was suddenly asked by his Aunt Harriet to say the blessing. Flustered, and unprepared, he said “Dear Lord, please pardon this food and bless our sins, in Jesus’ name. Amen.” Aunt Harriet never let him live that one down, having spent so many hours in the kitchen fixing the meal.

“Methodists will usually follow the official liturgy, and will feel that it is their way of suffering their sins … You know you are a Methodist if when you watch ‘Star Wars’ and they say “May the Force be with you,” you instinctively respond “And also with you.“ “Methodists think that the Bible forbids them from crossing the aisle while passing the peace.

“Methodists believe in miracles and even expect miracles, especially during their stewardship visitation programs or when passing the plate.

“Methodists believe their pastors will visit them in the hospital, even if they don’t notify them that they are there!

“Methodists are willing to pay up to a dollar for a meal at church … They drink coffee as if it were the third Sacrament.

“You will know you are a Methodist when it’s 100 degrees outside with 90 percent humidity and you still serve coffee after the service.

“Methodists still serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical

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color of the season and think that peas in tuna casserole adds too much color.

“Methodists feel guilty if they don’t stay to clean up after their own wedding reception in the Fellowship Hall.

“You know you are a Methodist when doughnuts are a line item in the church budget, just like coffee.

“You know you are a Methodist when it takes at least 10 minutes to say goodbye.”

– Borrowed from a church newsletter (The above is not copyrighted, nor does it say “with permission of the author.”)

I became a Methodist by marriage, as my husband and his family members were all Methodists. Actually I brought a mixture of beliefs and traditions with me.

I was confirmed Danish Lutheran. My best and closest friend was Marjorie Pearl Iverson, and she invited me to come to Sunday school with her at Hartland.

After the first few Sundays, I told my parents, “It’s a very odd church as their first and last names are the same. Pastor’s name is Soren Sorensen, and our Sunday school teacher is Mrs. Jens Jensen. They are very serious about religion. In my confirmation Bible, Pastor Sorensen wrote, “May this Bible keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this Bible.” I thought that was very deep.

When I spent four years in college, I attended a Christian Science Church as it was closeby and I could walk there in high heels. Besides my current boyfriend was a member of that church. It has been described as a very optimistic denomination. I became a very positive, happy individual.

But then I married a Methodist. That was before we became United, borrowing that word from United Brethren. Then we lived in Peru, Ind., and attended the Christian Church. In South Superior we went to a Lutheran Church. It may have been Swedish Lutheran, which is where my Swedish grandmother in Ironwood, Mich., attended. Her name was Hilma Hovey. When she died, the bell tolled for her, one ring for each year of her life. She was in her 80s, so the tolling lasted a long time and one of her daughters said, “The bell tolls for Ma.” In St. Paul, I went to a Presbyterian church. In Sheboygan, we were Methodist. So all in all, I picked up a little here and a little there. My other grandmother was German Lutheran, so I have a prayer book from the church in Lake Geneva.

My friends here in Lewis know I am liberal, and that I embrace the concept of green.

When it comes to United Methodists, I always made sure we were united, not untied.

Until next week, Bernice P.S. When to comes to Garrison Keillor’s piece on Methodists, I barely recognized them from his description.

TF Historical Society plans Independence Day pie and ice-cream social TAYLORS FALLS - The Taylors Falls Historical Society invites members and guests of members to an oldfashioned family July 4 pie and ice-cream social on the lawn of the W.H.C. Folsom House, Friday, July 4. Rain date is July 5.

The evening will include: 6:30 p.m.

- An old-fashioned grilled hot dog/chip/pickle plate ($2) served until gone. Sit and sip lemonade and coffee, socialize, enjoy musical entertainment. Antique toy collection in the gazebo, lawn games for the children, buy your tickets for the raffle drawings – many great prizes to win!

7 p.m. - Pie and ice-cream time! Homemade fruit pies and ice cream (no charge) and plenty of coffee/lemonade.

7:30 p.m. - Minnesota State Historical Society honors TFHS Bill Scott. Hear about the TFHS Aug. 14 day trip/bus to the Minnesota State Historical Society/Minn. 150th exhibit/lunch. Then there will be drawings for the prizes.

8:30 p.m. - Shooting of the cannon by Sig Rimestad.

If any questions, please contact Sally Barott, TFHS program chairman, 651-257-4773, or e-mail: sallybarott@aol.com - submitted

Frederic Lioness kiddie parade set FREDERIC – The Frederic Lioness Club will be sponsoring the 26th-Annual Family Days Kiddie Parade again this year. The parade will be held Saturday, June 21. The theme for this year will be Animal Fun. They encourage children to dress as their favorite animal.

The lineup will be behind the Bremer Bank at 1 p.m., judging will be at 1:15 p.m. and the parade starts at 1:30 p.m. The parade route will start at Bremer Bank, go past the Comforts of Home and Sunrise Apartments and

proceed to the Coon Lake Park. First-, second- and third-place ribbons will be awarded for preschool, kindergarten and first grade, second and third grade, fourth, fifth and sixth grade, preschool group and groups. Goodie certificates will be given to all participants that are redeemable at the Lions food booth in the park. If you have any questions you can contact Phyllis Wilder at 715-327-8951. - submitted

Do you remember ?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago Two Frederic girls, Bonnie Fendreng and Sharon Gjonnes escaped injury when their car overturned as they were on their way to the Baptist Assembly grounds at Wood Lake on a rainy, slippery, poor-visibility evening.-Ben Hur freezers were on sale at Stop and Swap, Taylors Falls, Minn.-Specials at the Frederic Clover Farm Store included 100 lbs. of sugar at $9.98, aged cheddar cheese from 1955 at 65¢ lb. and new California potatoes at 49¢.-The Grantsburg Fair would open July 10 for four days.-Farmers should clip oat stubble soon after harvest.-A Siren couple, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rundquist, South Siren, planned to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with open house at their home on July 6.-Three cows were killed by lightning east of the Oscar Lind farm in the woods. They were discovered by Emil Stusek and Lyle Russ when they searched with a plane.-Watkins dealer now had two fly sprays on sale when the agents made their rounds.-The Model T Club would sponsor a dance at the Indian Creek Hall on July 12.The movie “Summer Love” was playing at the D’Lux Theatre, Luck.-“Snow White” was the film playing at the Auditorium Theatre, St. Croix Falls.

40 Years Ago Members of the Danbury Methodist Church dedicated the new education unit June 15 at 5:30 p.m.Tree shearing was demonstrated at the Radke Salvage Yard by a state forester.-Specials at the Frederic Clover Farm Store included 3 cantaloupe for 79¢, 2 cucumbers for 15¢ and shortening at 3-lb. can for 69¢.-A wedding dance was given at the Indian Creek Hall by Larry Hopke and Bonnie Matthys on June 15, with music by the Badger Dutchmen.-A wedding dance was given June 15 at the West Sweden Hall by Mr. and Mrs. Mishler (Donna Hanson) with music by the Freds.-Frederic Family Days were held June 21, 22 and 23.-James Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Olson was touring Europe this summer with the Modern Language Association of America. He spent six weeks touring France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. He will be a senior at UW-River Falls. He is related to the Westlunds and Staples of Lewis.Family Days queen candidates included Ann Bengston, Cora Herman, Debbie Lundquist, Cheryl Nelson, Linda Petersen, Andrea Rudell and Betty Schommer.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Store included Campbell’s soups at 6 for 99¢, potatoes at 10 lbs. for 67¢ and chuck roast at 47¢ lb.

20 Years Ago A typical lunch menu at Frederic school included a hot dog, baked beans, potato chips, vegetable sticks, cheese slice, surprise cookie, applesauce and milk.Three student speakers, Polly Dowd, Jay Gilhoi and Paul Schiebel addressed their fellow grads on graduation day, May 20.-Josie Wagner was Frederic salutatorian, Jennifer Wisse was the Frederic valedictorian, Mattias Damberg was a Swedish exchange student at Frederic, and Vincent Greener was president of the Class of 1988 at Frederic.-Obituaries included Lucille Smyth, Douglas Clausen, Agnes Nash, Eunice Hoffman, Agnes Fuller, Fred Roe, Mae Bentley, Florence Wilson, Beatrice Stoll, Mabel King, Ida Ooley, Finette (Nettie) Carnes Hanson and Joseph Durand.-A 12 pack of Pepsi or Coke was $3.79 at the Early Mart, Frederic.-The Frederic Lioness Club was planning a music and magic show.-Wild horses were up for adoption in the U.S. During the past 15 years 4,000 wild horses and burros have been adopted in the U.S.-Popple fuzz was to blame for several area fires.-Siren had 40 graduates.-Siren school adopted smoke-free rules.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER 349-2964

Siren

The squirrels have stopped being in charge of my bird yard now that the snow and cold weather has left. It is now taken over by some marauding bears. They have usually been coming in during the night, however, a few brave ones show up during the day. We have had them all sizes, from about 400 lbs. all the way down to a small one who hardly weighs 100 lbs. Even a mama bear and her two cubs have made an appearance. They can all be destructive, however, the little ones sure are cute. They look like real-live teddy bears. It’s surprising though that even in bear families, siblings usually don’t get along. Somebody always seems to want to be the boss and push the other ones around.

Saturday, June 14, the Siren Methodist Men’s Group got together and finished getting a few things into the parsonage and cleaned out the garage for Pastor Tom Cook to move in.

The Cairns, Knutsons, Larsons and Mattsons will hold a reunion on June 21 from noon to ? at the Crooked Lake Park Main Pavilion. Bring a dish to pass as lunch is potluck.

Sympathy to the family of Virginia L. Schultz who passed away May 31.

Sympathy to the family of George J. Mahalla Jr. who

Bev Beckmark

passed away June 2.

Wasn’t it just great to have those few sunny, dry days this past week. Many of us could finally get at some of the outside work.

There was a great crowd enjoying the 24th-annual dairy breakfast. No rain and it wasn’t too hot. They managed to have six dairy breeds to see – brown Swiss, Holstein, jersey, Guernsey, milking shorthorns and Ayrshires. Hard to believe some of those breeds are not as common as they used to be. The kids enjoyed the petting zoo with all the baby animals. The kittens and the baby dwarf goats seemed favorites. It was a great turnout and tribute to the late Howard Kopecky.

Congratulations to Siren’s Burnett Dairy Co-op scholarship recipients – Taylor Jotblod, Derek Meyer and Kyle Vanderhoof.

The Burnett Dairy Co-op team brought in over $1,300 at the Webster cancer walk. This was their first year participating. Great job guys.

Hope all you fathers had a great day and got to spend the day with your kids. God bless all the dads who are serving our country and therefore couldn’t spend it with their kids.

Enrollment begins June 2 to use CRP for forage MADISON - To help ease the sting of record feed prices, USDA is allowing producers to use selected acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program for haying or foraging after Aug. 2. The announcement affects 364,384 CRP acres in Wisconsin.

“Interested producers can sign up at their local Farm Service Agency offices beginning on June 2,” said Ben Brancel, Wisconsin state executive director.

Producers must have written permission and an amended conservation plan from their local FSA office before haying or grazing. No more than 50 percent of an eligible CRP field may be used for haying.

Grazing can be conducted on a field at 75 percent of the stocking rate on 100 percent of the eligible acres, or at 100 percent of the stocking rate on 75 percent of the field.

There is a $75 administration fee for modifying existing CRP contracts. This modification for critical feed use is only for 2008. All use of CRP land for forage must be completed no later than Nov. 10.

To reinforce the conservation benefits of the pro-

gram, the most environmentally sensitive lands enrolled in CRP will not be eligible for this program.

Wetlands, filter strips, and land within 120 feet of a water body are not eligible for haying or grazing.

Additionally, eligible land will not be available for haying and livestock grazing until Aug. 2, after the primary nesting season for grass nesting birds has finished.

Wisconsin producers now have 531,109 active acres enrolled in CRP. Under CRP, farmers and ranchers enroll eligible land in 10- to 15-year contracts with USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation. FSA administers CRP on behalf of CCC. Participants plant appropriate cover such as grasses and trees in crop fields and along streams. These plantings help prevent soil and nutrients from running into regional waterways and affecting water quality. The long-term vegetative cover also improves wildlife habitat and soil quality.

Additional details including fact sheets, maps and statistics are available at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ conservation. - from USDA

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Karen Mangelsen

Beth Crosby and Judy Albee visited Sue and Roger Mroszak Monday afternoon.

Diana, John, Karen and Hank Mangelsen, Lida and Don Nordquist and Donna and Gerry Hines were Monday evening visitors of Nina and Lawrence Hines. They all helped Lawrence celebrate his birthday.

Mary Jane Dunn, Marlene Swearingen, Lorri McQuade, Ruth Rydberg, Judy Albee, Lida Nordquist and Donna Hines were guests at the home of Nina Hines Tuesday afternoon. They enjoyed a time of playing cards.

Wednesday evening Judy Albee and Beth Crosby visited Judy and Greg Leonard.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen called on Roger and Sue Mroszak Thursday evening.

Karen Mangelsen visited Judy Leonard Friday morning.

Gerry, Donna, Lawrence and Nina Hines, Don and Lida Nordquist and Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Maple Grove, Minn., Saturday to attend the high school graduation open house for Justin Hines. He is Gerry and Donna’s grandson.

Sue and Roger Mroszak went to Cottage Grove, Minn., Saturday to attend the open house for grandson Blake Pederson. It was in honor of his high school graduation.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen visited Nick and Esther Mangelsen in Circle Pines, Minn., Saturday afternoon.

Isaiah LeRoy Mangelsen received the sacrament of holy baptism at Lakeview United Methodist Church Sunday morning. He is the son of Chris and Jenny Mangelsen.

Godparents are Nicole Rossow and Matt Lester. Maynard Mangelsen stood in as Matt’s proxy, because Matt is in the service in Korea.

Lida and Don Nordquist went out to eat with their children and grandchildren Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day. A large number of people attended the open house and dance for Harold Owens at Lakeside Event Center Sunday afternoon. It was in honor of his 90th birthday.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen were supper guests of Jake and Holly Mangelsen and family Sunday at their home.

April and Dave Close and family were there also, and they celebrated Father’s Day.

News from the Service Army National Guard Pfc. Brian S. Hacken has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.

Hacken graduated in 2002 from Unity High School, Balsam Lake. - submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Engagement

Seck/Route Shannon Seck and Nick Route, along with their parents, Ed and Jody Seck and Todd and Jill Route, all of Luck, are pleased to announce their engagement.

Shannon attended UW-Stout for hospitality and tourism and is currently employed at Holiday Inn in St. Paul East.

Nick attended UW-Stout for construction management and is currently employed with Parsons Electric.

The couple is planning a wedding for the fall of 2008 and are to reside in Hudson, after a honeymoon in Las Vegas, Nev. – Photo submitted

Frederic Senior Center Ardyce Knauber

Spades was played Monday with the following winners: Carmen Marek in first place, Arnie Borchert in second place, Netha Polson in third place and Willie Williams in fourth place.

Tuesday whist was enjoyed, and other cards games.

The Wednesday pokeno group enjoyed playing together and refreshments.

Thursday 500 cards was played with the following winners: Arvid Pearson in first place, Betty Schmietendorf in second place, Nina Vold in third place and David Peterson in fourth place.

Friday the group enjoyed playing pokeno and fellowship.

Saturday food, fellowship and games were enjoyed with a buffet luncheon and Father’s Day was honored.

Next Saturday, June 21, we will have sandwich and salad at noon. We encourage our members to enjoy Family Days and attend the firemen’s pork roast dinner. We appreciate the fire department and the wonderful service they provide our members. The historical society will be having their strawberry shortcake also on Saturday. Forget your diet and enjoy the day in Frederic.

Sunday is the parade and chicken barbeque, we will take in also. The weekend will be fun.

Spades will be played at 1 p.m., instead of 1:30 p.m. each Monday, starting on June 23.

If you’re tired of walking around at Family Days, stop in and have a cup of coffee and rest. Enjoy the weekend.

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LaVonne Boyer represented the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church at the annual conference held downstate, and Nancy Jappe represented the Siren United Methodist Church. It was held Sunday though Wednesday. New pastors were appointed to serve churches, now served by retiring pastors, including Pastor Steve Ward and Pastor Mark Peacock to name several. Pastor Tom Cook also attended.

Six ladies sang a special number for Father’s Day, and a human video group from Siren United Methodist Church came to offer a very moving number involving Nicole Nelson and her dad, Scott Nelson. As the expression goes, “There wasn’t a dry eye in the church.” Really a wonderful presentation.

A new program for children begins Wednesday evening at the Lewis Church. The parents are looking forward to it, and so are the kids.

Frederic Family Days will be in full force this week. Read the front page of the Indianhead Advertiser. Since Lewis now has a Frederic address, we’re involved, too, with a bake sale on Saturday at the Farmers Market in the Leader parking lot beginning at 8 a.m. This sale is sponsored by the Lewis church.

If you leave your contribution baked for the sale at church Friday evening someone will pick it up very early Saturday morning to take to Frederic. Gratitude is extended. Bake up a storm.

Bouquets on the altar were very showy on Sunday. Bouquets of iris (nicknamed poor man’s orchids) plus wildflowers, etc.

At last Wednesday’s meeting of the United Methodist Women known as the UMW, Bernice Abrahamzon read the rules that govern the residents of Afghanistan – everything from “Women shall not wander aimlessly about the streets, shall not go outside unless accompanied by a male relative, no dancing, no singing, no card playing, if a woman wears nail polish, her finger will be cut off, if anyone steals – a hand will be cut off, if this person steals again – a foot will be cut off. This is under the rule of the Taliban as described in the book “A Thousands of Splendid Suns!” There is also a rule about keeping parakeets.

The owner will be beaten and the birds will be killed. We’d Bette is a 1-year-old, tabby and white, female cat with short hair. She found herself in a precarious position this spring. She was pregnant and had lost her home due to the foreclosure crisis. So what is a mother to do? She summoned up all her charm and guile and made friends with a caring lady who owned a nice warm Arnell house. The two were soon friends Humane and Bette was rewarded with a temporary home for herself and her new Society brood. She and the kittens are now roosting at our animal shelter waiting for the transition to a permanent home. The shelter is okay, but it is no place to live long term.

Summer brings hot weather and family vacations. Your pets will be affected by both. For a healthier, happier summer for you and your pets, follow these tips: Never leave your pets in a parked car, even if the windows are open. Ten minutes could be too long on a hot day. By then, the temperature inside the car could reach 160 degrees. That’s hot enough to cause a dog to suffer heat stroke.

Pets don’t perspire as people do. They cool themselves by panting. With only very hot air to breathe, your pet could suffer permanent brain damage within moments. If emergency care is not given, your pet could die. They want to come along, but it’s much kinder to leave your pets at home with plenty of fresh, cool water and shade.

Check your pets regularly for fleas, which are common in hot weather. A colony of fleas can literally suck the

Bernice Abrahamzon

be in real trouble in our house, as we have about 30 birds.

When I’m talking on the telephone, our birds set up a real racket, and the person on the line asks, “Oh, do you have birds?” and I say, “Oh, yes, we do!”

Aren’t we fortunate to live in America, although we complain a lot.

The Northwest Regional Writers met last Friday afternoon at Big Gust Apts., Grantsburg. Present were Mary Jacobsen who picked up Eunice Kanne, Kathy Krantz, Doris Alice Ford, Russ Hanson, Dan Miller and his wonderful service dog, Buddy, Bob MacKean, Bernice Abrahamzon and Walter Pfluegel.

Russ Hanson is working on “History of Cushing” and also on Vernon Peterson’s life story. Both looking very tempting, so save your book allowance. Both a wonderful investment and what we call a good read.

The July writers club meeting will be a potluck at noon at Osceola at the usual apartment building on the second Friday in July. Bring a dish to pass and something short to read. This meeting is together with the Poco Penners writers and is an annual event. Meet at St. Dominics parking lot at 11 a.m. to carpool. Further information, contact Mary Jacobsen.

Scrabble players on Monday were saddened by the passing away of Florence White of Luck. It was very unexpected. Sympathy is extended to her family.

You must admit it’s a different kind of spring. Gardeners are replanting garden seeds to make up for “no shows.” Reports are coming in about crows eating up rows of corn.

Flowers planted around the bell monument on the church grounds were planted by Linda and MacKenna Cook. Flowers by the church sign are courtesy of Robin Peterson. Volunteers now the church lawn. How green the grass!

On Monday, LaVerne Leep celebrated her coming June birthday and the June birthday of Myrtle Johnson as Oakwood Inn, Luck. This has become an annual event. Myrtle was once a resident of Lewis before the house was purchased by Mabel Sutton. It’s a beautiful place and is for sale.

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health and vitality right out of your pet. Many a responsible pet owner is surprised to find that their pet has collected fleas during these warm summer days, while spending more time outdoors. Safe and effective flea control products for your pet can by purchased at the veterinarian clinic near you. For flea control to be effective, your pets’ entire environment must be treated.

Without the proper planning, your dream vacation could become a nightmare for your pets. If they are staying behind, make advance boarding reservations with a vet clinic or reputable kennel, pet sitter or responsible friend. Your pets should always wear collars with proper identification tags, rabies and/or license. Your pets doesn’t understand that you will be returning in a week. In their new surroundings, they may try to venture out on their own to find you and get lost in the process. This is why the ID tags and careful control are so important for your pet while you are away. On vacation with or without you, identification tags may be the only thing that helps them find their way home to you.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, Amery 715 2687387 or online: arnellhumane.org

Cloverton-Markville The hummingbirds are out in full fashion here in the little townships of Arna and New Dosey. Everyone is commenting on how many we have this summer and, of course, comments are plentiful on the abundance of mosquitoes this year also.

Weekender Mary Moser is back for her annual stay at the home she and husband Ron own in Cloverton. She and Evelyn Johnson, who now lives in Sandstone, went shopping at the Miller Hill Mall one day and enjoyed a lunch at Applebees.

Two of Darlene Merimonti’s sons came up for the weekend to help her with yard and garden work. Jim from Lakeland, and Frank from Oakdale, both enjoyed the spaghetti with Italian sausage, salad and rhubarb cake that Darlene cooked for dinner.

On Saturday, Darlene visited in Montevideo at the home of her daughter, Barb. Barb, a beautician, did Mom’s hair then they had Chinese food delivered.

Mike Lilly came up from Forest Lake and took Mom,

Clara, to the Hay Creek Outpost for her birthday dinner recently. Then, since he had not seen Bev and Joe Vink for a long time, they took a run over to the Duxbury store for a nice visit.

Marlene Mishler and Fran Levings attended the monthly meeting of the Seven County Senior Federation in Mora one day. They had lunch at Grandma’s Kitchen right in Mora.

Emma Fornengo said the laser surgery on her eye that was done last week went very well.

Ed Carlin, joined by son John and grandsons Ian and Nathan, attended the graduation of a niece in Donley last weekend.

Monday saw Mary and Frank Schaaf in Sandstone and Hinckley on business, then the next day, they went to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth to visit his sister, Louise Torrez.

Vicki Elliott, accompanied by her daughter, Candy, and granddaughter Raven, went down to Cambridge for a

wedding shower for her niece, Megan. Megan is the first one of Vicki’s nieces and nephews to get married.

Planting, planting and planting is what Peggy Coveau has been doing lately. Various trips to her mom, Gladys Robinson’s home in Webster, to daughter Alicia’s home in Maple Grove, Minn., and up to Duluth to daughter Annie’s home, have provided her with the chance to help each of them get their flower gardens started.

Peggy and husband Ken attended the wedding of Lola Royer’s granddaughter Jennifer on June 14, at Voyager Village.

On the home front, our friends, Cynthia Martz and Harry Dodge, came for lunch one day last week. I deep-fried fish and made rhubarb dumplings. Then we had a nice long visit. On our monthly “Ma and Pa Kettle go to the Big City” day, Dave and I enjoyed lunch at the Red Lobster in Canal Park, thanks to a Mother’s Day gift card from my son, Chuck, and his family.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Webster Senior Center

866-4334 Three tables full of diners enjoyed Deb’s spaghetti dinner on Monday. Kenny Anderson, Harold Peterson and Bruce Behrens stayed around afterward to play a couple of games of pool.

The Burnett County Aging Nutrition Program Project Council met on Wednesday morning at the center with Director Lois Taylor and nutritionist Sarah Miller. Those attending were Chairperson Eldora Brown, Helen Johnson, Mary Klar, Myrtle Kisselburg, Dee Troutman, Cora Sandberg, Jerry Oachs and Glenna Hauger. Dee reported that the A&H site now has a new defibrillator that they purchased with grant monies. All sites reported that things are running smoothly at the centers. The volunteer recognition dinners went well at each center and will continue next year. An election of officers was held and Dee Trautman was elected as chairperson; Mary Klar as vice chair; Glenna Hauger – Siren alternate; Jerry Oachs – A&H alternate; Eldora Brown – ex-officio member; and Mert Kisselburg – at large member. Discussion was held regarding scheduled focus groups on the use of a public transportation system in Burnett County. Meetings have been scheduled for Thursday, June 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Webster Community Center and 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. Croix Tribal Center; and Tuesday, July 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the A&H Senior Center and 5 to 7 p.m. at the Siren Senior Center. The menu for July was reviewed and approved. All the members stayed and enjoyed the chicken and dumplings dinner served by Deb. Only 11 ladies played dime bingo on Wednesday afternoon but they all had a good time and enjoyed the refreshments served by Edna Schroeder and Jane Wardean.

Thursday was a busy day for me as I first attended a fifth-grade graduation program and breakfast at Cooper

Elementary School in Superior for twin step-great-granddaughters Mattie and Ashley Chilton who are the daughters of my granddaughter Jessica and Chad Chilton. Then it was down to the Burnett County Government Center for an aging advisory board meeting, and then to our senior center where we had our monthly Dining at Five evening meal. Twenty-nine people enjoyed Deb’s beef stroganoff dinner, and especially the rhubarb pie. Deb was very thankful to have help from volunteers Gladys Beers, Lily Gleason, Mary Klar, Gladys Packer, Harold Peterson, Margel Ruck and her staff person, Carol Berglind. She was also thankful to have Bob Gleason deliver meals for Les and Mary Garbe as they went to Duluth for medical appointments. Nancy and Vern Piper returned home after wintering in Arizona and they joined us for the evening meal together with Nancy’s sister, Pat Hanson, of Webb Lake.

Sam Williamson enjoyed himself Thursday evening as he was surrounded by ladies playing golf cards: Margel Ruck, Jane Wardean, Theresa Gloege, Carol Berglind, Mary Poretti, Mert Kisselburg, Gladys Beers, Nancy O’Brien and yours truly. We had a lot of players and we had a whole lot of laughing going on! Rod and Millie Hopkins, Harold Peterson, Ken Hayes, Pat O’Brien and Gene Johnson also seemed to be having loads of fun with their pool games. It’s a good evening when it is filled with laughter amongst friends.

Margel Ruck and her mother, Olive Gehrke of Balsam Lake, attended a 50th wedding anniversary party of Margel’s sister, Charlene (Wedlund) and LaVern Saxe on Saturday, June 14, at Hixton. Also attending were Margel’s sisters Juneal and Fred Hammer of Camero, Calif., and Sharon and Carter Barker of Lynd, Minn. Lynn

Amery Senior Center

by Kari Fladwood, director

I am writing this on Friday morning, and the sun is shining, the birds are singing – it’s a nice break from all the rain we have had lately!

Our June birthday party was held yesterday, and we had a very nice time. Gratitude is extended to Mary and Danny Leslie for cooking the meal – did anyone notice the sprinkles on the cake? They were shaped like little cows – because June is Dairy Month! We also appreciate Lois Lovegren, and Wendell and Ginny Anderson for helping out, and Carol Osterloh and Roger for their musical entertainment. Elaine Solum was also here to take blood pressures.

We want to thank Matt Johnson for taking time out of his very busy schedule to hold a prescription drug seminar after the birthday dinner. He had some very interesting information that he shared with us and then opened it up for question and answers. We plan to have him come back again in the fall, so please keep that in mind.

Friends of Sharon Hayek, who passed away last December, purchased a lovely angel in her memory and asked if it could be kept at Centennial Hall, since she was director here. It is now located outside on the east side of Centennial Hall. Please stop by and take a look at it.

Thanks to Jack Hayek and Ed O’Neill for installing it.

Dave Forrest came in and greased our circuit training machines –thanks for taking care of that, Dave!

Our circuit training fitness center is open Monday through Thursday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 6 a.m.

Birth announcements Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Katelynn Fay Duxbury, born May 30, 2008, to Vanessa and Bo Duxbury, St. Croix Falls. Katelynn weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A boy, Cory Morgan Heller, born May 31, 2008, to Jessica Shipley and Raymond Heller, Frederic. Cory weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A girl, Kylie Jo Tollander, born May 27, 2008, to Ryan and Jessica Tollander, Siren. Kylie weighed 6 lbs., 5 oz.

••• A boy, Zachary William Curran, born June 2, 2008, to Misty Fast and William Curran, Milltown. Zachary weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A boy, Tate Anthony Klanderud, born May 31, 2008, to Nicki and Tony Klanderud, North Branch, Minn. Tate weighed 7 lbs.

••• A boy, Jace Scott Dale Severson, born May 31, 2008, to Scott Severson and Tonya Lundeen, Chisago City, Minn.

Jace weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz.

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Born at the Burnett Medical Center:

A girl, Gracie Mae Jost, born June 15, 2008, to Jessica M. Meyer and Anthony Jost, Grantsburg. Gracie weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Renee Chute and Rodney Meyer, Grantsburg and Terrie and Daniel Jost, Lincoln, Minn.

Great-grandparents are Jerald and Marlene Marohn, Rush City, Minn.

to noon. This is the equipment that used to be at Curves in Amery. You do not have to be a senior to be a member of the fitness center. Please call or stop by the office for details. It is only $10 a month!

Paul Seidel won first place at our weekly pool tournament, with Art Butler in second, and Carl Johnson third.

Wendell and Ginny Anderson hosted the 500 card party, with the help of Paul Seidel and Nancy Hatella. Wendell came in first, with Paul Seidel second and Art Butler won the door prize. Bea Gilbertson won first at Monday bridge, with Pauline Larson in second. Judy Strobush came in first for Wednesday bridge, with Sydney Lund second, Maybelle Binkley third, Pete Hanson fourth and Darlene Groves fifth.

We are going to start Wii bowling tournaments soon, so please watch this column, or check the Centennial Bell online at www.ameryasc.org or the flyer that comes out. If you want to join, please give us a call!

SCF Senior Center I need to get caught up after a couple of eye surgeries.

It’s a ittle hard to write when the seeing is blurred for a while.

Tuesday afternoon, June 3, domino winners were: Deloris Benson in first place, Ione Meixner in second place and Don Anderson in third place. 500 card winners were: Norm Schmeckpeper in first place, Phil Mevissen in second place, Elaine Edlund in third place and Cliff Qualle in fourth place.

Delroy and Jeanne Olson, along with Ron and Ruth Flostrand are new members who recently joined our senior center. Welcome aboard.

The big garage sale is getting nearer. It’s on June 27 and 28. See you there. Also bingo is being played every first and third Friday of the month. Come join the fun.

Thursday evening, June 4, 500 winners were: Nina Hooverman in first place, Jeannie Thomforda in second place, Arlis Rosen in third place and Olga Young in fourth place.

Respect

Respect is about valuing yourself and others. Everyone deserved to treated with dignity, no matter how different they may seem to you. When you treat others the way you would like to be treated, you are practicing respect.

Be polite to everyone you meet. Treat people and their belongings with special care. Obey your parents. Don’t talk back. Listen to the opinions of others, even if you disagree. Calmly discuss your disagreements. Let an elderly person have your seat on the bus. Be patient with someone learning something new. Make friends with people who are different than you. Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides or manners.

June 10 Tuesday domino winners were: Donna Schlosser in firs place, Don Anderson in second place and Deloris Benson in third place. 500 card winners were: Norm Schmeckpeper in first place, Ellie Schmeckpeper in second place, Don Benson in third place and Artis Brown in fourth place.

Thursday evening 500 card winners were: Cliff Qualle in first place; Elroy Petzel in second place, Phil Mevissen in third place and Don Benson in fourth place.

Mary Klar and Jim Shaw of Geneseo, Ill., will be visiting her mother, Margel, all of this week. Also coming to visit for a couple of days will be her daughter, Cheryl Smith, and children Logan and McKenna of Baldwin.

Congratulations to Matt and Sarah Olson who were married on Saturday at First Baptist Church, Webster. May you have a long, healthy, happy and successful marriage.

Ladies, in case you haven’t marked your calendar, please note that the next Ravishing Rubies Red Hat Society luncheon will be held at noon on Tuesday, June 24, at Ike Walton Lodge.

Don’t forget our Hat Contest on Wednesday, June 25, and that Deb is serving a roast beef dinner, and she has promised us pie for dessert (I hope it is rhubarb!). So call 855-5300 with your reservation.

Special thanks go to Pete Neubauer for donating a bag of rhubarb; and Dave Wardean for mowing the lawn.

Our get-well wishes and prayers go to JoAnn Zillmer, Eunice Tollander, Kathy Beyer, Barb Lemire, Sally Anderson, Sue Becker, Helen Gatten who is hospitalized in a Duluth, Minn., hospital following an infection in a broken finger; Salle Bachman, and Lynn Kern’s mother, Signe Boysen, who is having knee surgery this week. Our sympathy and prayers also go out to Nicki and Brad Quernemoen and families in the recent passing of her mother, Marion Mulcahy.

One night a father overheard his son pray, “Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.” Later that night, the father prayed, “Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.” As God’s child, today is your best day because you are totally and completely dependent upon Him. God is your only rock, your only security, your only certainty and hope. Dependency upon God means that your life is in the hands of the One who created the heavens, who designed the galaxies, who painted the sunsets, who set the earth in space, and whose hand formed every creature that walks, swims, crawls, runs or flies. Dependency upon God means that you have set your heart upon Him and put your faith in Him. God will not fail you.

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.” I John 3:1. NIV. To all you dads out there, I hope you had a Happy Father’s Day! See you at the center!

Orange Fran Krause

LaVonne O’Brien

The Orange 4-H Club participated in the Alpha Dairy Days promotion at Burnett Dairy on Friday afternoon. They also helped at the dairy breakfast at the Kopecky Farm on Saturday.

The Mark Krause family camped out and canoed along the Namekagon River Saturday and Sunday.

Grandson Mitchell Johnson has been spending almost two weeks with John and Reeny Neinstadt and Natalie Bray’s family. He returned home on Friday.

Saturday afternoon John and Reeny attended Don and Elain Kelch’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Forest Lake, Minn., and also visited with Bud and Betty Flagstad at Bethel, Minn.

Father’s Day dinner guests of Jack and Lavonne O’Brien were the Tom, Bob and Mike O’Brien familes.

Marvel Merriam and family attended the graduation party for Emily Stone at Grantsburg on Saturday.

Jack and Jeri Witzany attended graduation parties for Josh Johnson and Joey Sperling on Saturday. They spent Sunday with the Chris and Melody Witzany and family.

Maxine Stone, Ethel Daniels and Charles and Elaine Scott attended the dairy day giveaway at Alpha on Friday.

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Frederic 1918 Letter received by Laura H. Larson from her brother at the front: France, July 22, 1918. My Dear Folks: Your very nice letter of June 15 was received a few days ago. I also had one from Mr. Ellis and one from Helen, so you can see I get plenty of mail. No one can imagine the sight the following day unless they actually saw it themselves and it’s something we shall remember as long as we live. God spare our mother, father, sister and brother and all our loved ones from the terror and horror of this bloodstained land. Those at home can’t understand, no one can, and we are all glad that you can’t, for we realize too well the weight that’s on your shoulders now and you need no more. This life has been a dream to so many of us, but we are being awakened from this slumber and our dream to find the present situation staring us in the face. But God is with us, and victory will surely be ours, even though this conflict may continue for some time, and mean that we must sacrifice a large percentage of our best young men. There are hundreds of red sights, yes thousands each week, and they are not of the pleasantest either, but dismiss it from your mind because I am alright and it won’t be long before you will see me on the good old farm again.

Your loving son and brother, Carl.

Camp Grant in Rockford, Ill.

Another letter describes an operating room – six operating tables going all the time in one room. Dozens of operations, cutting the shrapnel out of all parts of the body, except the abdomen. about Betty wonderful Talk doctors. It Fenton seems as if they could a man if he was HISTORICAL save not dead and cold.

VIGNETTES Here I am at last at the assignment, and as happy as a clam in high water. Traveled by auto and it was a mighty pleasant trip. The wheat fields are plentiful and the harvest well along.

Most of the grain is cut by hand, and that means by women, girls, boys and old men. You ought to see the women work. They have women handling baggage and mail on the trains out at the depots, and they sure can rustle freight.

The town is a typical French village, stone houses, one alongside of the other, with scarcely a space between them.

This is headquarters for this division of the Y, and our office consists of two rooms. Y-huts are needed in our division to the number of about 25, but we only have 12 Y-huts at present. Just heard taps blown, so it is 10 p.m. Am sitting in my room, which is in a house owned by a French lady, and am writing by can-

Men on top of Soo Line boxcar. – Photos submitted dlelight. I spend most of the afternoon and some of the time since supper changing American money into French money for the soldiers, and believe me, it’s some job. I have charge of, and am responsible for, the money here. I changed and handed out to one man 6,632 francs and to another 1,000 francs besides many, many small lots. We have no safe as yet, so believe me, I am close to the money. I like my work, my room is fine and we have a good place to board, so have no kick to make. Daddy, War relief campaign by President Wilson to our nation, one hundred seventy million dollars, the largest single gift for which any people has ever been asked at one time. This great campaign will give us a chance to show that the men and women at home are capable of rising to the same heights of splendid cooperation as their representatives over there in France. We can plan and work together to get the money needed to serve them. The percentage of the contributions will be in the form of a liberty bond. – “Back Your Boy With a Bond.”

Gasoline and kerosene: Federal fuel administrator of Wisconsin explains request to save. The U.S. Fuel Administration finds that in regard to the conservation of gasoline, many have un-

derstood that the plan of not driving pleasure automobiles on Sundays was an order, instead of a request. It has been suggested that the result to be sought might better be gained by a card system or some other method of rationing gasoline. The request for no Sunday driving was limited to the territory east of the Mississippi because the great bulk of the country’s gasoline is obtained in the mid-continent fields, in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, while all oil and gasoline sent to the war zone is shipped from our Atlantic seaboard, and transportation is saved by conservation in the east.

In Frederic, potatoes: We will have our new potato warehouse in Frederic finished in a few days and will be prepared to buy your potatoes after the middle of next week. (September 1918) Chas. Varley & Co., by order of state board of health, all schools, churches, Sunday schools, theaters and all public gatherings will be closed for an indefinite period in the village of Frederic and the town of West Sweden to guard against the spreading of the Spanish Influenza. – from Betty Fenton, director of public relations, Frederic area Historical Society

North Sand Lake School, 1916 This photo was taken at the North Sand Lake School in the Webster area in 1916. The people shown are (L to R), front row: George Myers, G. Stafford, Floyd Cairns, Mary Cairns, Marjorie Myers, G. Stafford, Marlou Mickelson, Reva Cairns and Retta Cairns. Second row: Agnes Mickelsen, Keith Stafford, Beryl Myers, Lillian Geobbel, Kenneth Stafford, Olga and Martha Mickelsen, Anna Mattson Hanson and Mrs. McArthur. Back row: Albert Myers, Clem Brown, Mr. Geobbel, Mrs. Bown and baby, Cliff Stafford and baby, Neal McArthur, Orville Bown, Mrs. Cliff Stafford and baby, Myrtle Cairns, Mrs. G. A. Myers and Gene, Mrs. Mickelsen, Grandma Anna Myers and Isabelle, Jim Tracy, Mrs. Tracy, Carrie Messerschmidt, Mrs. Hansen and Douglas, Daisy Messerschmidt, Mrs. McArthur, Annie Cairns, Lief and Rob Cairns and Asa Stafford. – Photo submitted by Marilyn Weschnefski

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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Milltown Public Library Bigger and better than ever before The library’s used book sale during Milltown’s Fishermen’s Party is going to have more books, movies and audio books than ever before, all at cheap prices. Bring a wheelbarrow! The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28.

Gamers club Play with the new Wii until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. This is only open to high school and middle school teenagers who have a library card with under $10 in fines. During summer vacation, the Wii will be available from 3:30 until 7 p.m. every Thursday.

Help! SOS! Want to get the best books and movies first? Volunteers who donate at least one hour of labor to help set up the sale on Friday, June 27, will be invited to a preview sale from 6 to 7 p.m. that same day.

No limits on purchases! Sign up now to help out on Saturday during the sale to also receive admission to the preview sale.

Book club The next gathering of the Milltown Book Club will be Monday, July 7, at 7 p.m. This is a forum for everyone to talk about the books they love and hate, recommend books and share their passion for reading. At our July meeting, we’ll spend some time talking about books that involve water. Refreshments will be provided.

Summer reading program Catch the reading buzz at the Milltown Public Library this summer. Kids 18 and under can win awesome prizes by registering for the summer reading program. The more you read, the more you can win. Every Friday we’ll give away valuable gift certificates to local businesses, and at the end of the summer, we’ll hold a grand prize drawing for an iPod and other exciting prizes to be announced later. Also, every participant who turns in 10 reading record sheets will get a cool T-shirt. There will also be a weekly contest called Who Wants to be the Next Entymologist?

We are wireless Bring your laptops to the Milltown Public Library and enjoy our free, fast, wireless Internet access.

Summer reading program events: Free admission • Tuesday, July 1, 7 p.m.: Love and Langer Magic Show • Thursday, July 10, 11 a.m.: Bruce the Bug Guy • Saturday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m.: “A La Carte” puppet show by Circus Minimus

Story hour Milltown Public Library offers story time every Tuesday at 10 a.m. yearround. Story times are free and are designed for children under 6 and their caregivers. Each story time lasts 30 to 45 minutes and includes time to browse and check out books.

Hours Library hours are Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed The library will be closed Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5.

Amery Public Library “Stalked,” by Brian Freeman A few years ago Brian Freeman wrote his first novel, a thriller called “Immoral,” featuring a Duluth, Minn., police lieutenant called Jonathon Stride. He sent Stride to Las Vegas in his second book, “Stripped.” In Las Vegas, he met Serena Dial a local homicide detective turned private eye who now has returned to Duluth with Stride to help him face the demons that caused him to leave. Stride’s ex-partner and friend, Maggie Bei, is in trouble. Her husband is dead and Maggie is a suspect.

Jonathon can’t believe Maggie is murderer, so he starts to investigate. Maggie’s husband left a cryptic message,” I know who it is….” Stride follows a twisted trail through sex clubs and, in the meantime, Serena is being stalked by a vicious person from her past. Freeman is joining the ranks of the best crime writers with this series so if you have enjoyed John Sandford, here is another local writer who delivers the goods.

Library notes Catch the Reading Bug at the Amery Public Library is starting in June. The Amery Public Library Summer Reading Program is open to all ages. If you are a

pre-reader, stop in and sign up for the Read to Me program. If you are a reader, explore your options for counting books or pages. The summer reading program ends on Aug. 23.

Teens Read Book Group meets on Monday, June 30, to discuss “A Great and Terrible Beauty,” by Libba Bray. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join us if you are 13 for subs, pop and exciting book talk.

Otaku Club meets on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. for teens and older who like manga and anime. Stop in and check it out if you are a teen.

The Amery Public Library Fundraising Committee is promoting a game called Ameryopoly. Businesses and individuals can buy spaces on the game which then will be sold. Games can be preordered for $22 and will sell for $25 later.

Library hours Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Osceola Public Library

Clear Lake Public Library The board of trustees and the staff of the Clear Lake Public Library are pleased to announce that their library has been honored as Indianhead Federated Library System Library of the Year at the dinner and awards banquet held on Thursday, May 8, celebrating the 30th-anniversary of the system. The Indianhead Federated Library System has 57 members (53 public libraries and 4 county library services). The system is also affiliated with 165 public and parochial school libraries; 11 university/technical college libraries; 11 corporate special libraries; and many church libraries. Clear Lake Public Library was recognized for its collaboration with various area and county organizations to provide quality programming for Clear Lake and surrounding communities.

The most recent program was the offering of the six-week Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Between Fences.” Other awards received at the anniversary include: Barron County Trustee of the Year: Marge Hoyer from Rice Lake Public Library; Library Volunteer of the Year: Mildred Roberts of Deer Park Public Library; St. Croix County Trustee of the Year: Dora Marie Rohl of Roberts Public Library; Library Supporter of the

Year: Mary Ellen Fisher of the Rice Lake Public Library.

June summer reading schedule Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. - Underwater Adventure.

Thursday, June 26, 11 a.m. at the Clear Lake Elementary School - In Capable Hands Juggling Duo. Seventh-annual Friends of the Library plant and book sale The plant and book sale will be held June 27, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Many types of annuals and perennials will be for sale as well as used books.

Antarctic experience presentation The Antarctic experience presentation will be held Thursday, June 26, 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 29, 11 a.m. with David Beyl.

Regular library hours Monday: Noon - 7 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 6 p.m.; Wednesday: 3 - 9 p.m.; Thursday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday: noon 5 p.m.; and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. We can be reached by phone at 715or by e-mail at 263-2802 clearlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

St. Croix Falls Public Library Summer reading 2008 at the St. Croix Falls Public Library The library is a primary resource for fun and creative learning opportunities for school-age children over the summer months. This is an invitation to participate in this summer’s Catch the Reading Bug! Summer reading will increase reading skills and help kids discover the public library as a great place for fueling lifelong information needs. Kids of all ages can participate. If your child does not read, but you read together as a family, sign him/her up for the program.

Kids register for Catch the Reading Bug at the library. Kids determine how many books they will read or how many minutes they will read over the summer and sign a contract with the librarian stating that amount. Kids who complete their contract will win a T-shirt and be a guest of honor at our Minibeast Fest on Aug. 13. Weekly prizes and crafts will be available at the library to provide incentive.

Catch the Reading Bug programs will begin July 1.

Tuesday, July 1, 3 p.m. – Magic Show Thursday, July 10, 6 p.m. – Live Bugs, Really!

Wednesday, July 16, 6 p.m. – Swamp Things Wednesday, July 23, 6 p.m. – Wormy Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m. – Buzzzz Wednesday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m. – Spidery Wednesday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m. – Minibeasts Fest

Upcoming book sales The Friends of the Library will also be holding a huge book sale this summer during Wannigan Days, July 18 and 19.

We are accepting donations of gently used newer titles for this sale.

Saturday talk About the Book Club The book club will meet on Saturday, June 21, at 9:30 a.m., at the Buzz. The current selection is “Out Stealing Horses,” by Per Petterson. An aging loner remembers a childhood summer that marked a lifetime of loss.

Friends of the Library Wednesday, June 25, noon, meeting in the library.

Technology Free wireless is available at the library.

Also, visit the library Web site www.stcroixfallslibrary.org to get information on the building project, programs at the library and much, much more!

Story hour Listen to stories, create great art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Hours, contact The library is open from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. every day except Saturday 10 a.m.

– 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday, 715-483-1777.

Check out the library Web site and explore the links – Go to www.stcroixfallslibrary.org

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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Centuria Public Library Summer reading at Centuria Come and join the summer fun at the Centuria Public Library and play reading bingo. Beginning July 1, readers of all ages can pick up bingo cards and start reading for great prizes by entering the weekly drawings, which will be held every Monday. A grand prize drawing will be held on Monday, Aug. 18. The first 10 children to turn in a finished bingo card will receive a free daily pass to any Wisconsin State Park, forest or recreation area.

The Centuria Public Library is packed with new books for the young and old

to read. New books for adults, young adults, and children are arriving every week. Come in and check out the new books on bugs and animals. Picture story books are sitting and waiting for just the right child to check them out.

Enjoy the stories of children growing up and having fun.

Regular library hours Monday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.; Thursday: noon - 7 p.m.; Friday: closed; and Saturday: 10 a.m. - noon.

Osceola Public Library Book discussion “Water for Elephants,” by Sara Gruen will be discussed on Tuesday, June 24, 6 p.m. During the Depression, Jacob is employed as a circus veterinarian, and faces a number of challenges learning how to function in the hierarchy of the circus. Falling in love with the head trainer’s wife, Marlena, doesn’t help.

Nor does the acquisition of a no-talent elephant.

neapolis band the Chambermaids at the Millpond Park Thursday, June 26 – 3 p.m.: Bluebirds.

Find out more about these lovely birds and learn how to build your own bluebird house.

Stop in and check out the next entomologist challenges. These weekly challenges are fun, take-home activities for our young patrons. Complete them all and win a prize.

Catch the reading bug Summer reading program June schedule Thursday, June 19 – 3 p.m.: Buy Olympics Wednesday, June 25 – 6 p.m.: Family story time: Safari Scavenger Hunt Wednesday, June 25 – 7 p.m.: Min-

Hours, contact Our hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our phone number is 715-294-2310, and our Web address is www.osceolapubliclibrary.org.

Dresser Public Library Dresser Public Library is located at 117 S. Central Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

The Dresser Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting June 30, at 6:30 p.m., at the library.

Library hours Monday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday noon5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–noon and 1–7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

New books New books are arriving weekly for all ages. Stop in and spend some time browsing for these new books, as well as old favorites.

Coming up Summer Reading 2008, Catch the Reading Bug! began Tuesday, June 17.

Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, crafts and more. Registration sheets and

reading records are available at the library for this buggy series of programs.

Prizes for books read will be handed out weekly.

June 24: Julie Fox Martin, naturalist for Interstate Park, will present a program on a surprise bug.

July 1: Library “Ant-ics!”

July 10, Thursday: Jeremey Williamson from Polk County Land Conservation will be here with lots of buggy critters and water invertebrates.

July 15: Join us as we go to Dresser’s Central Park on a bug hunt.

Contact the library at 715-755-2944 which is our telephone and fax number or e-mail us at www.dresserpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Our Web site, www.dresserpubliclibrary.org has information about story times, days closed, reference links, library policy and community information.

Polk County Library Federation Gratitude is expressed to the Booksby-Mail patrons who participated in the second annual Spring into Spring reading program. There was a record number of participants this year, with 63 sending book reviews. Some of the titles enjoyed were “Dead Madonna,” by Victoria Houston, “High Profile,” by Robert Parker, “The Third Option,” by Vince Flynn, “Circle of Quilters,” by Jennifer Chiaverini and “Whitethorn Woods,” by Maeve Binchy. Polk County Library Fed-

Balsam Lake Public Library

eration appreciates your continued support.

For further information, contact the library at 715-485-8680. The director is Colleen Gifford, assistant director/youth services is Molly Kessler, and the library clerk is Stephanie Fansler.

The Polk County Library Federation is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Centuria Public Library

Balsam Lake Public Library Summer reading program Catch the Reading Bug Join us from 9 - 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month for bugs and gardening fun. Please come to the library and get a brochure on all our summer activities or call 715-485-3215.

of having a life that no one would wish on anyone, still manages to have glimpses of pleasure through many small things, including the few books that she manages to acquire (or shall we say, steal). Book club meets Wednesday, June 18, at 3 p.m. – everyone welcome.

Free wireless Internet access Find out what you need to know to connect.

Book sale Balsam Lake library annual book sale will be Saturday, July 5, during Freedom Fest Days, and we have a whole back room full of books, movies and books on tape for sale, something for everyone.

The library will gratefully take donations of books, videos, and DVDs until the Thursday, July 3.

Story time June is Dairy Month and to celebrate, story time children will be enjoying ice cream cones on Wednesday, June 25.

Please join us. Story time is at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at the library. All ages are welcome to join us for stories, crafts, music and snacks.

Book club “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak.

This is a story told by Death. An interesting point of view perhaps, but as it is set in Germany during World War II, perhaps it is entirely appropriate. It is also a story of a young girl, who in spite

Balsam Lake Public Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake. Hours are Monday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. E-mail: balWeb site samlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.

Frederic Public Library Welcome to Family Days, everyone!

Plan to visit the library’s annual Family Days bake/book sale, which will be held Friday, June 20, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also, just a few steps down the street, the Friends of the Frederic Library will be hosting a thrift sale on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former Dollar Store. Whether you are looking for books, movies, music, homemade goodies or thrift sale treasures – there is something for everyone, and we look forward to seeing you.

Catch the Reading Bug The children’s summer reading program is in full swing, but there is still time to register for events that run all summer. Each week kids fill out checklists that include reading and other activities and return them to the library.

Buggy T-shirts will be awarded to kids who complete eight checklists, and other neat prizes will be given throughout the summer. Weekly activities include family movies on Mondays at 3 p.m.; preschool story times on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; and a tweens book club that meets every other Thursday at 3 p.m.

For more information, please contact the library.

Story time does not take a vacation during the summer Preschoolers and early elementary children are invited, with their caregivers, to story time at the library on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books, activities, and fun. If you are interested in reading to the children this summer, we welcome you.

Please talk to a librarian to choose a date, and we will supply the materials.

Looking for Ice Age Trail information?

The library has 2008 copies of “The Ice Age Trail Companion Guide,” as well as “The Ice Age Trail Atlas.” Check us out for these newly updated titles.

Free wireless access available The library offers free wireless Internet access for patrons who bring in their laptops installed with wireless cards - no more waiting to use the public access computers.

Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak Street West, 715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Luck Public Library Catch the Reading Bug is the theme for this year’s summer reading program. The programs will be held Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at the library.

Come for stories, games crafts and reading bingo. Pick up your bingo cards at the library. See you Wednesdays.

The library is now taking book donations for the Lucky Days book sale.

Bring in books, games, puzzles, audio tapes, music tapes or CDs and videos.

Remember your donations are tax deductible and we will give you will be given a donation slip for your items.

Donations will be accepted until Friday, July 18, at 4 p.m.

Also the library will be having its second-annual yard sale. Donate what you don’t sell at your sale to the library. It’s tax deductible and for a good cause.

Also we would love those one of a kind treasures you no longer have room for.

Luck Library will take anything, and is looking for six special items for its raf-

fle. If you have anything to donate, call Marilyn Berg 715-472-2806 or the Luck Public Library 715-472-2770 to make arrangements for drop off.

Buy a brick and support the library and historical society. Our first order is in and will soon be in place in front of the new building. However, it is not too late to buy a brick. $100 will get your name in stone (or brick) in front of the new library/museum. You can pick up forms at the library.

Luck Book Club will be meeting at the library for the month of June. They will be discussing “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen King at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Hours Monday 1 – 5 p.m., Tuesday 1 – 8 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday 1 – 8 p.m., Friday 1- 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to noon.

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Syren Area Garden Club accepts donations SIREN – The Syren Area Garden Club is very pleased to accept a donation of $500 from Bremer Bank. The money will

Glen Meier from Bremer Bank presenting a check to Carla Phillips and Joan Jendro of the Syren Area Garden Club. – Photos submitted

be used to accomplished the first of its goals for 2008, which is to procure a sign identifying the Lilac Memory Garden on Main Street, near the Gandy Dancer Trail. The remainder of the money will be used for maintenance and upkeep and to purchase additional enhancements to this unique public garden. The gift was presented by Glen Meier, market manager for the Frederic, Siren and Danbury offices of Bremer Bank. Accepting the gift on behalf of the Syren Area Garden Club were Carla Phillips, president and Joan Jendro, secretary. Gratitude is extended to Glen Meier and Bremer Bank from the Syren Area Garden Club for their support and community service. The garden club meets the third Wednesday of each month at various sites. Any interested gardeners, regardless of knowledge or skill level are

Members of the Syren Garden Club. welcome to join. The Syren Area Garden Club is a member of the Wisconsin Fed-

eration of Garden Clubs. – submitted

Skol Bar wins Wisconsin Tavern League promotion

The Wisconsin Tavern League and the Milwaukee Brewers have a promotion for the state of Wisconsin where each tavern who enters has a chance to win 40 tickets to a Brewers baseball game. The Skol Bar, Frederic, won and took 40 people on a bus to Milwaukee for the game on Friday, June 13. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

St. Croix Chippewa to host 16th-annual powwow June 27 – 29 TURTLE LAKE – Come to watch dancers and drums from all over the Midwest compete for over $100,000 in prize money at the 16th-annual St. Croix Chippewa Contest Powwow, Friday – Sunday, June 27-29. The powwow will be held at Mak’oode Arena at the St. Croix Casino.

Grand entries are scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday, June 27; noon and 7 p.m., Saturday, June 28; and noon, Sunday, June 29.

All ages are welcome. Admission is $5 daily and $10 for the weekend. Admission is free for St. Croix tribal members, all tribal elders and children 6 and younger.

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the culture of the St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin. - submitted

Five generations

Back row (L to R): Grandma Jaraldine Livingston, great-grandpa John LaDoucer and dad Tracy James Christensen. Front row: Aidan James Christensen and great-greatgrandma Dorothy LaDoucer. – Photo submitted

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Pedals and Forks: Bean’s Country Griddle

by John Preissing BURNETT/POLK COUNTY – Our quest to bike and breakfast across Burnett County and nearby Polk County continued this past week when we ventured from Grantsburg to Frederic. Jeff and I were again joined by regular Mike Myers.

Our celebrity guest rider of the week was Jack Samuelson, an easygoing pharmacist but a killer on a bike. Our Saturday morning outing took us on a circuitous but lovely route through the Trade Lake area. It was replete with hills and beautiful vistas. Our restaurant of choice for this Saturday ride was Beans Country Griddle in downtown Frederic.

Their food and sense of humor are well regarded by locals and visitors alike.

They were the Frederic Business of the Year in 2008.

We left Grantsburg at sunrise and headed east on Hoffman Road, which turns into Crosstown, as one leaves the town of Grantsburg and enters the town of Wood Lake. I must say that one of the either charming or annoying features of Wisconsin’s rural town roads is their propensity for name changes as one crosses jurisdictional boundaries. Hoffman Road for example, was named in honor of the namesake family, which were prominent community leaders and farmers, whereas Crosstown Road’s name derives from the more practical description. In the early 1980s all town road names in Wisconsin were finalized and most of the current names were established, according to local expert, Clayton Jorgensen.

Returning to the route, we traveled from Crosstown Road east until we reached CTH M where we turned south for a short distance and then turned east on Silver Lake Road. We were on Silver Lake Road for half a mile and then headed south onto Little Wood Lake Road with the goal of swinging around the south end of Spirit Lake. The west coast of Spirit Lake is populated by many fine lake homes that sit on west side of the road, separating them from direct lake direct access. Fortunately, for the cabin owner and us, the road is mercifully quiet. Turning at the south end of the lake, we hit Wispering Pines Road, one of the steepest in Burnett County. At this point in the trip we were about an hour into our ride and ready for a big

Author John Preissing with Vonnie Anderson of Bean’s Country Griddle in Frederic. – Photo by Jeff Evenson challenge. Once reaching the top, the road meanders through verdant pastures until reaching West Sweden and CTH W. This is a picturesque way to arrive at the finest restaurant in all of West Sweden.

However, we were heading south on W with our minds set on reaching Bean’s, so the Skol Haus had to wait until another time for dinner.

While riding south on CTH M, we encountered a fellow velocipedist. We are always cheered to see others out on their bicycles. His name is Bob Rassmussen and he vacations at the Birchwood Beach Resort on Spirit Lake Road. He was enjoying his ride and was impressed with our group. He asked what our group’s name was. We were taken aback, because we don’t have a name, dues, rules, or membership forms. Just show up and ride with a good attitude.

Fortunately, W brought us the rest of the way into downtown Frederic where we went directly to Bean’s located at Oak Street and Hwy. 35. Did this overall route sound confusing to you? It was for me. It helped to have some old hands on the trip and the Burnett County Official Lodging and Camping Burnett County Map. Our total trip distance to Frederic from Grantsburg via this route was 21 miles and we averaged about 13 miles

per hour, slightly slower than for our trip to Siren. We agreed that it was the scenic rolling hills of the Trade Lake area that accounted for the slower speeds. We were also unanimous that the route was worth it.

This is a breakfast review, so let’s turn to Bean’s Country Griddle, a bustling restaurant in downtown Frederic, owned since 1982 by Bean and Vonnie (Yvonne) Anderson. The restaurant seats over 80 diners and exudes a farm-friendly atmosphere. It is famous for great service and good wit. It is home of the world famous T-shirt which proclaims, “What happens in Frederic is around town in five minutes” in a play on words from the Las Vegas slogan of “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”

The service was quick and provided by the owner, Vonnie. Cold water came fast and often, which we greatly appreciated. Following our rules, we each ordered something different. Mike went with a pancake, an egg and bacon, Jeff ordered two eggs over hard and sausage, Jack, feeling hungry, requested two eggs, hash browns and wheat toast. I went with my standard biscuits and gravy, with two eggs on the side. All the meals were modestly priced, under $5. A small but telling aspect of Beans is their use of

oversized bottles for condiments. It makes it easy to get the contents out in a hurry. Mike, always the most effusive amongst us, declared his pancake was of colossal proportions and the bacon nice and crispy. A roundabout complaint he had was that perhaps the plate was too small for the excellent portions.

Each restaurant makes their biscuits and gravy a bit different, which makes it interesting to see what will come. I was quite pleased with Beans’ version. It had sausage bits with nice creamy gravy. The eggs and hot sauce were perfect. So far, it was the best combination that I have had in the northwoods. Jeff enjoyed the sausage patty and found the eggs over hard to his liking. And, Jack said that he enjoyed his combination platter immensely, especially the hash browns.

Dualism was the philosophical theme of the trip and we encountered many examples during the day. Dualism, as Jeff explained to us, is the philosophical belief that there are normally both a benevolent and malignant aspect of things in this world. Every downhill is accompanied by an uphill; bikers face tailwinds and headwinds when they ride. As we sat in Beans we discussed what is the greatest bane to bikers. Is it the wind, hills, dogs, bugs in the teeth, cars on tight spots, or flat tires? The consensus was the wind. Even though there is always a tailwind to push you along, the headwind is a bad sign. Plus, many of us believe that the wind is constantly swirling and changing directions so that we face an unfair amount of headwinds. In this world, we believe that we face too much headwind. A final philosophical discussion we had was whether we liked waitresses that were sweet or sassy; Vonnie definitely falls into the latter category.

After much discussion we agreed that sassy was more fun and interactive.

We agreed that Beans rated five forks out of five for its excellent fare, great staff, and reasonable prices.

One recommendation that we might make is to have bigger washrooms because of the large numbers of customers that they serve.

On the way back home we are always more businesslike in our approach. Our trip back to Grantsburg was delightful though, hitting some nice hills outside of Frederic. See you on the road!

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Music on the Overlook presents The Juggernauts ST. CROIX FALLS - The Juggernauts will be performing live at the Overlook in St. Croix Falls, on Friday evening, June 20.

The Overlook is located on Washington St., across from the Festival Theater, downtown St. Croix Falls.

The Juggernauts are scheduled to entertain from 6 to 8 p.m.

This event is free to the public.

You may be asking what The Juggernauts are like.

Well, they’re like a rusty bicycle barreling along a washboard dirt road. The bumps create an exciting ride that looks as though it may get out of control. But, it takes a skilled rider to remain schweelin’—and that’s exactly how Dave Frank hammers his banjo and guitars. Dylan

Frautschi keeps the bumps thumpin’ on upright bass, and together they create a unique, neo-folk sound—like old souls fast-forward through time. The Juggernauts offer something for everyone. Bring the whole family to enjoy the fun, bumpy ride.

This concert is part of Music on the Overlook which is organized by the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce and paid for by St. Croix Falls area businesses, in the form of sponsorships. The Juggernauts are being sponsored by RedBird Music.

RedBird Music, a small, funky store located in St. Croix Falls, indicates, “Our focus is mainly acoustic instruments, but we also have some electric instruments.

RedBird also stocks the usual stuff like strings, picks,

straps, cords, books, etc. We do instrument setups and repair. We also offer lessons on banjo, guitar, bass, fiddle, mandolin and drums. For those wanting to avoid the cacophony of large stores, come and visit us. RedBird has an intimate, relaxed atmosphere and honest, personalized service.”

A complete listing of Music on the Overlook activities can be found by visiting the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce Web site: www.scfwi.com . Questions can be directed to Shelley Staeven at the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce: 715-483-3580, or by e-mail: info@scfwi.com. – from SCF Chamber

Got River? Fest this weekend GRANTSBURG - Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act at the Got River? Fest.

Wild River Outfitters, 15177 Hwy. 70, (www.wildriverpaddling.com) joins American Rivers (www.americanrivers.org) in celebrating this act that protects and preserves the St. Croix and Namekagon for future generations.

Wild River Outfitters will host the celebration on Sat-

urday and Sunday, June 21 and 22. A brief ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, to honor former Vice President Walter Mondale and the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson for their efforts in passing this federal act.

The National Park Service will be commended for their riverway management. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days, there will be a special rate canoe/kayak trip,

Nation Park Service Junior Ranger program, St. Croix Ojibwa activities, crafters, wine tasting, river song singing and drawings for a canoe trip, paddles, T-shirts, caps, etc.

Call 715-463-2254 for information. – with information from Wild River Outfitters

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New cross erected for outdoor worship at Faith Lutheran A new cross has been erected for outdoor worship at Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake. The placing of the 14-foot high, 700-lb. cross took place June 11 and will be the focal point of the church’s outdoor worship space.

Along with the rebroadcasting of worship services, the church has recently begun outdoor worships as a way of making word and sacrament ministry very public. The cross was erected in spite of the rain, said Pastor Diane Norstad, in order for it to be ready for the first outdoor worship service at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, June 15. Making the project possible were hardworking church members Bob Robinson, Tom Jones, and Duane Hendrickson. The cross can also be easily viewed from Balsam Lake as it is only a short distance from the shoreline. – Photos submitted

Anderson guest speaker at NARFE meeting News correspondent Wayne Anderson (R) was invited by Millie Erickson (L) to be the guest speaker at the Indianhead Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Thursday, June 12, at the Wildhog BBQ restaurant. Anderson spoke about his experience as an embeded journalist in Iraq last year, and how American aid is now creating a welfare situation there. Members of NARFE meet once a month for lunch to socialize and discuss legislative and benefit issues that affect retired federal workers. For more information call: 715-327-8658. – Photo by Wayne Anderson

Haskin holds free concert

Heidi Haskin held a free concert at SCF elementary auditorium on Friday, June 6. She had special guests Jon Germain, who played trumpet along with Haskin on some songs during the concert, and Will Methvin, vocals, guitar and bass, playing during intermission. – Photos submitted

Bremer Bank and Rotary Club fund Siren Band Shell

Glenn Meier (L), market manager for the Bremer banks in Frederic, Siren and Danbury, presented a $3,000 check from those banks to (L to R) DuWayne Wiberg, Joe Wacek and Kelly Hibbs at the start of the Siren/Webster Rotary Club meeting Thursday, June 12. Bremer Bank challenged the club to raise $3,000 between March and the end of May, and they would match that amount.

The club did, and the bank did. The money is earmarked for completion of the band shell at Crooked Lake Park, Siren, a project coordinated by Wiberg and Wacek, who was president of the club when the idea of a band shell was first introduced. The band shell will be turned over by the club to the village of Siren during a ceremony at the park in the morning Friday, July 4. – Photo by Nancy Jappe

Frederic Lioness Club meeting held FREDERIC – The Frederic Lioness Club held their monthly meeting at Coon Lake Park. A picnic supper was served by several members, and the picnic was complete when the group sang a couple of campfire songs. All new officers will begin their yearlong commitment of leadership on Tuesday, July 1.

Back row (L to R): Nancy Morten-Tail Twister, Phyllis Meyer, Vonnie Anderson, Sonja Java, Phyllis Wilder-secretary, Roxi White - vice president, Fran Kurkowski and June Fossum. Front row: Marie Sanborn, Lavonne Boyer, Joan Paar past president, Maria Taylor - treasurer and Carol Thompson - president. – Photo submitted

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Local pastor and husband chosen to attend Summer Collegium ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk and her husband, Harry, of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Frederic were one of 25 couples out of 180 applicants in 41 states and two countries to be chosen to attend the 2008 Summer Collegium.

The event is sponsored by the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. Applicants were carefully screened and evaluated by a team of readers, and the top 25 were chosen for the 2008 collegium. These participants serve rural, small-town, suburban and urban churches ranging in size from about 20 to 90 worshipers on an average Sunday.

The Summer Collegium is a project in support of small congregations funded

by the Making Connections initiative of the Lilly Endowment Inc. The generosity of the grant allows VTS to offer the Summer Collegium at no cost. The estimated cost for each clergy participant is over $15,000.

Participants and their spouses/partners will spend nine days at VTS learning about and renewing their appreciation for the small church by taking workshops led by small-church experts.

There will be numerous opportunities for worship and renewal.

The project is fully ecumenical, with faculty drawn from a wide variety of denominations. Keynotes for the 2008 Summer Collegium are the Rev. Dr. Anthony G. Pappas, an American Baptist

who has written extensively on life in the small church, and the Rev. Peter Bush and the Rev. Dr. Christine O’Reilly, authors of “Where 20 or 30 are Gathered: Leading Worship in the Small Church.”

Bush and O’Reilly are clergy in the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

An important part of the Summer Collegium is its emphasis on the arts as an exciting way to express faith in churches, large or small. The collegium will have two artists-in-residence present for the entire time of the conference. The Rev. Dr. John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland will lead music, and Deryl Davis, who teaches liturgical drama at Wesley Theological Seminary and the Washington National Cathedral, will

work with participants on dramatic presentations of scripture. The Summer Collegium will host a one-day SmallChurch Religious Arts Festival on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., open to the public, to celebrate storytelling and the wide variety of arts and crafts in small congregations. Both Bell and Davis will be part of the arts festival.

The Summer Collegium will continue each summer through 2010, with a different group of 25 pastors each summer.

Further information can be found on the seminary Web site, www.vts.edu/education/collegium, or by calling 703-4611760. Applications for the 2009 Summer Collegium will be available on Sept. 1, 2008. – submitted

Wannigan Days 50th-anniversary celebration in July ST. CROIX FALLS - 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of Wannigan Days.

This year’s celebration will take place Thursday – Sunday, July 17-20, and will have a 1950s theme. Wannigan Days is a multiday event that offers food, fun and a family atmosphere.

Some of the exciting events planned include a classic car show, family sock hop, kids coloring contest, an outdoor

classic movie showing and fireworks.

Wannigan Days also offers an annual parade, the Lions Clubs second-annual Tug across the St. Croix, kids activities and an open house at the National Park Service Visitors Center.

This year’s musical entertainment includes a variety of bands and venues.

The R Factor musical group, formerly Rupert’s Orchestra, will be performing

Burnett Community Library Friends of the Library Friends of the Library have been busy with fundraising activities. The Memorial Day weekend book sale netted closed to $300. Gratitude is extended to our knights in shining armor, the boys from Northwest Passage, who carried the books up and down the library basement stairs for us. Our next book sale will be on Saturday, Aug. 9, during Gandy Dancer Days. The paperbacks sell for 25¢, and the hardcover books are 50¢. A whole bag of books can be purchased for $2.

The Friends of the Library are holding their annual author’s luncheon at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, July 12, at the Webster Community Center. John Koblas, author of “Ma: The Life and Times of Ma Barker and Her Boys” will be our guest speaker.

We hope people will come to hear about the gangsters and their connection to Burnett County. The tickets for the luncheon may be purchased ahead of time for $6 at the library, or from any member of the Friends group.

on a stage placed at Thompson Parkway on Friday evening, July 18, from 9 p.m.1 a.m. There is no admission charge for this concert, due to a generous donation from the St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

A complete listing of Wannigan Days activities can be found on the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce Web site: www.scfwi.com. Parade registration

forms can also be downloaded from that site.

For additional information, or for those interested in participating in the classic car show on Saturday, July 19, please contact Shelley Staeven at the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce: 715483-3580, or by e-mail: info@scfwi.com.

– from SCFalls Chamber

Brown bears spotted

The Friends of the Library are always happy to welcome new members. In addition to fundraising efforts for the Burnett Community Library, many of our members volunteer at the library. Our meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, generally from April through October.

New Arrivals: “Brigid and Books, Ballet and Bullets”

by Katy King of Danbury.

“Every Little Thing About You, a Texas Sky and City Girl” by Lori Wick “Song of Bernadette” by Debra S. Lewis “The Truth About Angels” by Terry Law “Loving People” by Dr. John Townsend “American Heroes” by Oliver North “Conflict Free Living” by Joyce Meyer “Dawn’s Light” by Terri Blackstock “Remembered” by Tamera Alexander “Sante Fe Dead” by Stuart Woods “Hokus Pokus” by Fern Michaels

Peace Lutheran 2008 Confirmation Class

Two adorable brown bears were discovered sitting outside a local bee yard. It is unknown from where they came. Mama bear was climbing a bamboo pole with a handwritten sign stating, “We Love Honey.” Papa was sitting against a fence post with one full bottle of honey and several empty bottles on his lap. Both bears were dressed in red-plaid vests and gender-appropriate neck wear. Anyone having information about these cuddly bears, please contact your local honey authorities. – Photos by Wayne Anderson

On Sunday, May 4, 31 young people confirmed their faith at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser.

First row (L to R): Pastor Wayne Deloach, Megan Kutney, Julie Pederson, Nick Tjardes, Lydia Reardon and Haley Yunker. Second row: Brittanie Fehlen, Daniel Moris, Cody Brunclik, Kelly Brinker, Kay Iwazko, Tony Osborne, Mariah Schrock and Carmen Paulson. Third row: 2007 Intern Kirstin Kellaher, Christina Richert, Anna Smith, Andrew Salewski, Braden Bartley, Madison Johnson, Robert Shannon, Jacqy Hall, Charlie Danielson and 2008 Intern Doug Andersen. Fourth row: Ryan Franzmeier, Mark Swenson, Brett Wendorf, Erik Swenson, Kyle Yunker, Dylan Blomberg, Jacob Rademacher, Austin Memmer and Lincoln Howard. – Photo submitted

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2008 dairy breakfast held

Carol Peper, Polk County’s Fairest of the Fair, offered a hot pancake to Michael Otten, Chetek.

Phyllis Kopecky, owner of the Kopecky Farm, kept busy during the dairy breakfast making sure that coffee cups were never empty.

Alexi Gloodt, Siren, had a great time feeding the cows on the Kopecky Farm during the dairy breakfast Saturday, June 14. According to information heard at the breakfast, a cow can eat 90 pounds of food a day, and drink a bathtub full of water.

Photos by Nancy Jappe

Mark Kopecky, brother of Howard Kopecky, is shown at the microphone during the 2008 dairy breakfast in Siren Saturday, June 14. Kopecky is the agriculture extension agent for Price County. With him in the photo was Siren Princess Janey Emery. Seeing him at the breakfast was quite emotional for Howard’s widow, Phyllis, who heard her husband as she listened to Mark’s voice and saw the resemblance to Howard in his face.

Jordan Janes, the 4-1/2-year-old grandson of Paul and Marilyn Kooiker, Grantsburg, enjoyed cuddling with a warm, fuzzy bunny, part of the petting zoo at the dairy breakfast.

This little perlino, white in color because of a genetic abnormality, was subjected to quite a bit of attention during the dairy breakfast last Saturday, June 14. The perlino’s name is Blue Beaugeste. He is the fifth colt born to Blue-Blooded Ebony. The other four were buckskins.

Howard Kopecky, former Siren School agriculture teacher and one of the founders of the annual dairy breakfast 24 years ago, is buried at this site at the back of the Kopecky Farm. The dairy breakfast was held at the farm this year at Kopecky’s request, and in his memory.

Wild-rice pancakes, hot off the griddle, were the main fare during the dairy breakfast, served by (L to R): Rachael Gloodt, Jill Gloodt and Carol Peper, Polk County’s Fairest of the Fair, to Pastor Tom Cook from Lewis and Siren United Methodist churches.

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125 years celebrated with food, fun and fellowship

by Brenda Sommerfeld CLAM FALLS – The Clam Falls Lutheran Church celebrated its 125th year on Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15. On Saturday there was a program/service held at 2 p.m. with a picnic, buggy rides and old-fashioned games available after. Sunday was worship service followed by lunch.

“My three favorite f’s,” said Pastor Larry Juergensen as he closed the service on Saturday, “food, fun and fellowship.”

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

God’s words in Hebrews 13:8 were the theme of the program both for 125 years and the 100-year celebration 25 years ago. These are the words written above the chancel in the church building.

“Clam Falls has made history in God’s world and we are here to testify to that fact,” Juergensen wrote in the booklet handed out. “This celebration honors the faith of all the fathers and mothers who have shared Jesus Christ and his love.”

During Saturday’s service, three previous pastors were present to speak. Pastor Lowell Helstad, who served from 1956-1961, Pastor John Baxter, 1978-1989 and Pastor Ernie Swenson, 1990-2005.

Each shared fond memories of serving the Clam Falls congregation. Baxter, Swenson and Juergensen each told of meeting their wives on blind dates.

“None of us could find a wife without help,” Juergensen joked.

Time was given for members to share blessed memories of the church. People stood and told stories or gave thanks for many things that happened over the years, including changes to the building itself.

“We can look back at the 125 years of Clam Falls Lutheran Church and see the countless changes that Christ has made in people’s lives through the ministry of this church,” Juergensen wrote. “We can also see the many changes that Christ has made in the church building through the united hearts and hands of many members.”

Many changes have been made to the church building since it was built in 1907. – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld

Church history The church first started with pioneers organizing the congregation back on June 16, 1883. The 16 charter members, H.C. Fischer, John Bjornson, Hans Halvorson, John Halvorson, Ole Halvorson, Jorgen Erickson, Peer Paulson, Ole Sjelle, Lars Johnson, Niels Sund, P.G. Sorenson, Thore Bjornson, Karen Hanson, Peter Olson, Soren Hanson and Jens Hanson, agreed on the name Clam Falls Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Osmond Risvold, pastor of North Valley-Laketown near Milltown, drove horses 20-plus miles to help the pioneers with this organizing.

Risvold was asked to serve 10 times per year for $5 per service for the first year. The next year he was asked for only five times. These services were held mostly in member’s homes, although sometimes in schoolhouses.

In August of 1904, the Rev. Johannes Haarvei had charge of the Clam Falls parish and he demanded the congregation build themselves a church. After a meeting to elect officers, the offer of one acre of land by Ole Halvorson was accepted by the officers on Dec. 4, 1905.

Other congregation members offered lumber or logs, many donated labor and the 26’X40’ structure and 10-foot tower were built over the next two years.

The Ladies Aid was started with Mrs. Lars Johnson, Mrs. Tosten Bjornson, Mrs. Henry Dahlin, Mrs. Sam Hansen, Mrs. John Evenson, Mrs. Pete Peterson and Mrs. John Nelson in October of 1904. The Ladies Aid continues today and has accomplished many tasks in helping the church and members.

The first service in the new building was held on Nov. 7, 1907, with only rough planks resting on nail kegs to sit on and a cast-iron box stove as the source of heat. Twenty-five cents was collected from each member entering the building that day to help pay for the building costs.

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(L to R): Past Pastors were present to speak at the celebration held on Saturday, June 14. Pastor Lowell Helstad served the Clam Falls congregation from 1956 until 1961, Pastor John Baxter served from 1978 until 1989, Pastor Ernie Swenson served from 1990 until 2005, and Pastor Larry Juergensen took over in 2006 and continues to serve the Clam Falls Lutheran Church.

Darwin Brown, Frederic, offered horse and buggy rides to the attendants of the Clam Falls Lutheran Church’s 125th celebration.

A picnic was held for all to enjoy at Saturday’s celebration. Sunday there was also lunch served after the service.

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The theme of the celebration, Jesus Christ is the Same Yesterday and Today and Forever, hangs above the chancel in the Clam Falls Lutheran Church for all to see every time they enter the church. – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld

Church/continued The Rev. Haarvei, the Rev. Helleve, the Rev. Tjomsland, the Rev. Risvold, the Rev. N.L. Otterstad, the Rev. B.L. Opdahl, the Rev. T.E. Danielson, the Rev. S.L. Romsdahl, the Rev. Th. M. Bakke, the Rev. O.J. Wagnild, the Rev. S.S. Klyve, the Rev. Lindberg, the Rev. Rydell, the Rev. Geo. Strum, the Rev. E.N. Oakland, the Rev. Hans Nelson, Joel Pederson, the Rev. Arnold Olson, Pastor Marvin Johnson, the Rev. Helsted, Dick Query, Pastor Lawrence Bunde, Pastor Gabrielson, Pastor Reinhart Pedersen, Pastor Larsen, Pastor John Hopp, Pastor Baxtor, Pastor Swenson and Pastor Juergensen were the many to reside over the Clam Falls pulpit over the last 125 years.

Twelve pews were purchased for $138 in July 1917. The pay was $150 per year for the pastors at that time. The Clam Falls-Bone Lake congregations conferred with the North Valley-Laketown congregations forming a four-church parish.

In 1920, it was decided for afternoon services to be conducted in English.

Until then all church services were conducted in the Norwegian language. By 1927, the English language was the only

one used.

The church was lifted and a basement was added to the building in 1935. A new chancel and sacristy were also added. Once the basement was added, a wood-burning furnace was installed.

New Year’s Eve of 1942, the church property’s mortgage papers were burned. No mortgage has ever been obtained since.

Eleven stained-glass windows were installed and 12 more pews added in 1944 and 1945. The stained-glass window in the tower was installed in memory of Elmer Paulson. Paulson had given his life in the armed services.

Clam Falls and Zion of Bone Lake withdrew from the four-church parish with North Valley and Laketown and formed a two-church parish in 1949.

Robert Nelson’s house in Clam Falls was purchased for the pastor’s residence also that year.

Rev. Arnold Olson was the first pastor to serve the two-church parish in 1952, being paid $200 per month for his services.

In 1958, the entire inside of the church was redecorated for the 75th anniversary. The floor in the chancel was low-

ered and new chancel furniture was put in. A new altar, altar rail, baptismal font and lectern were installed.

The church put up a parking lot across the street, where the schoolhouse once was, in 1963. Ted Rud donated land to the south of the church for the cemetery.

In 1980, indoor rest rooms became a reality, replacing the outside outhouse.

Since the centennial celebration in 1983, there have been several more changes made. Pastor Baxter made $7,100 per year in 1983 instead of the

$150 the first pastor started with. New siding was put on the church, cushions were put on the pews, a lock was put on the doors, a new Wurlitzer organ was donated and a new parsonage was purchased. A new deck was built, an elevator installed, the rest room and kitchen were remodeled, a new steel roof was put on, a deacon’s bench was built, the wood floors were refinished, paint was applied to the outside and the parking lot was blacktopped.

Marie Sanborn (L) played the organ during Clam Falls Lutheran’s 125th year celebration services. Church President Rodney Chaplin (Middle) welcomed and closed the service on Saturday, June 14. Milton Johnson (Right) sang “The Church’s One Foundation” on Saturday.

People had a chance to visit with each other on the sunny Saturday afternoon after the program/service on Saturday, June 14.

Decorations, old pictures and old news articles were set up all around the church to remind the congregation of the history of the church.

Pictured (L to R): Sharon Syverson, Diana Mangelson and Ilona Juergensen performed a skit to start the program. They finished by singing “The Lutefisk National Anthem.”

Children played old-fashioned games after the 125th anniversary service from Clam Falls Lutheran on Saturday, June 14.

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Burnett Dairy's Dairy Days

Kids and kids.

Human kids were more excited about goat kids than the goats were at meeting the children. This youngster was lucky enough to pet a baby goat before it ran off.

The goats and other petting zoo baby animals were a big hit at Burnett Dairy’s Dairy Day Friday, June 13.

Six St.Croix Falls sisters snuggled baby kittens at Burnett Dairy’s Dairy Day last Friday.

Back row: Alysa, Ashley and Brittany Hankel.

Front row: Megan, Jenna and Heather Hankel.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Brothers Brady and Logan Madden from Atlanta, Ga., enjoyed sitting way up high on one of the many tractors displayed at Burnett Dairy’s Dairy Day Friday, June 13. The brothers and their family, who were visiting relatives in Grantsburg, stopped at the dairy to check out all the fun dairy day happenings.

Visitors stopping at Burnett Dairy last Friday enjoyed free cheese samples, glasses of milk and ice cream cones. The dairy treats were given out as part of the cooperative’s June dairy day celebration.

Two-year-old Hailey Ridgeway of Frederic takes a big lick of her ice-cream cone at Burnett Dairy cheese store last Friday. Hailey and her family all had a taste of summer, enjoying free cones given to customers for the store’s annual dairy day.

Grantsburg first-grader Juanna Olson smiled with delight as she held on tightly to a kitten at the petting zoo at Burnett Dairy last Friday. Kittens and other baby animals got a lot of attention from Juanna and other children stopping at the zoo, set up as part of the dairy day festivities.

The Lemieux family from Frederic picnicked at Burnett Dairy’s Dairy Day Friday. Enjoying their lunch are Josh, Hannah and Ben with parents Lori and Mike.

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Harold Owens celebrates 90 years young

During his 90th birthday party, Harold Owens, scion of the Owens Farms, Frederic, was at the door leading into the Lakeview Event Center Sunday, June 15, to welcome guests from all over the world. In this photo, he is extending a handshake and greeting to Ann Smith, a longtime local friend.

This board filled with photos encapsulates the life of Harold Owens, a farmer who took over the responsibility of his family farm at a young age, raising eight children, milking Jersey cows and passing on the responsibility for the farm to three of his sons. The Owens Farm is close to being a Century Farm, and Owens is eagerly waiting for that day to come.

Harold Owens has long been waiting for his 90th birthday party, an event celebrated at the Lakeview Event Center in Siren on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15. Friends came to greet Owens from as far away as New Zealand and Australia, and family, from the western part of the United States. “A lot of memories,” Owens said when he was asked to comment about his feelings on this special day.

This sign outside the Lakeview Event Center on Hwy. 35/70 north of Siren welcomed visitors to the 90th birthday party given for longtime local Jersey farmer Harold Owens

Photos by Nancy Jappe

22nd-annual car show held at Washburn County Fairgrounds recently

Randy Rusch of Washburn is the proud owner of this 1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk. Tailfins were the rage when this one was built. The fins underwent major changes starting out in 1956 with small fins and grew until the 1964 model year, when they were dropped. The Silver Hawk had an eightyear run, and came to an end when Studebaker closed their doors in 1963.

He showed his car at the 22nd-annual car show, swap meet, craft show and flea market, held Sunday, June 8, at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner. - Photo by Larry Samson

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News from the Pews at Pilgrim Lutheran FREDERIC – On Sunday, June 15, the fifth Sunday after Pentecost, the congregation welcomed Ava Lynn Pearson as a newly baptized member of Pilgrim. Her parents are Tarah Liljeberg and Jason Pearson. Grandparents are Craig and Patty Liljeberg and Jim and Verleen Pearson.

Please check each week in the newspaper under Coming Events to see who will be performing their special music during 9 a.m. worship services on Sunday morning. Watch for the church youth float in the Family Days Parade, which begins at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 22. The dates for Vacation Bible School have been set beginning on Sunday, Aug. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. and each evening thereafter and ending on Thursday night, Aug. 7, with a family picnic.

Mark your calendar as everyone young and old alike are invited to join them, as there will be classes, songs and activities for the children as well as the adults. The theme will be Rainforest Adventures.

For more information, call the church office at 715-327-8012 or go to the newly upgraded Web site at www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.com. – submitted

(L to R): A special song entitled “Change My Heart oh God” was sung

by Hannah Daeffler who is a student of the Frederic School system and the daughter of Brian and Konny.

She was accompanied on the piano by grandma Mary Lou Daeffler.

(L to R) Pastor Catherine Burnette and holding Ava was Anna Tesch, her sponsor. Not present was honorary godmother Kelly Dornseif.

Grantsburg School District retirement celebration

Three retiring Grantsburg School District employees were honored last Friday, June 6, at a brunch and program to celebrate their retirement. The trio has a combined 96 years of service with the school district. Kathy Bowers retired as the district’s special education teacher after 35 years, Sue Helene retires from her position as the school’s physical education teacher after 34 years, and Kathy Wistrom retires after 27 years as Grantsburg Schools food service director.

Grantsburg High School Principal Stan Marczak acted less like a principal and more like a game show host as he put Kathy Bowers, one of the retiring district staff, on the spot asking her to answer some rather personal questions. The three retirees were good sports as they participated in a spoof of the reality TV show “Moment of Truth” at their retirement program last week.

Bowers and the other retirees were hooked up to a lie detector computer simulator registering their truthfulness which made for more than a few humorous moments.

Nick Doriott benefit to be held at Webster Community Center

Grantsburg volleyball coach Bill Morrin had a turn seeing how truthful retiring food service director Kathy Wistrom would be during the “Moment of Truth” reality spoof presented during the retirement program given for Wistrom and other retirees at Grantsburg High School. Morrin, a frequent visitor to Wistrom’s kitchen, said he will miss her and the attention she gave to him and all the staff and students. When Wistrom was asked if she had ever handled food without wearing plastic gloves, she replied truthfully that she had, explaining when she started working in the kitchen some 20 years ago, gloves were not required.

WEBSTER – A benefit for Fishbowl United Sportsman’s Club young gun Nick Doriott will be held at the Webster Community Center on Saturday, June 21, at 3 p.m. Along with the food and fun, there will be raffles and door prizes, with the chance to win big game, shooting sports, waterfowl, upland game and fishing equipment.

There will also be a kids table. Raffle tickets are on sale in advance at area businesses.

Doriott is described as a stalwart hunter and trapper, fast-rising trap shooter and hard worker at the club.

He was paralyzed from the neck down last summer in an ATV-racing accident.

Doriott has learned to do a lot of things from his powered wheelchair, even hunting with both rifle and crossbow

with the assistance of new technology, and he shot two deer last fall. Doriott thoroughly enjoys life.

The benefit will help offset the costs of his medical costs and ongoing care.

Do you have seldom used, or never used, sporting equipment? The sportsman’s club is looking for guns and other sporting-related items to be donated for the event. All guns will be run through the FFL and is considered tax deductible. It is a good way to help a great kid and his family; sportsmen like us all. Cash donations are also welcome.

To submit a donation or for more information, contact Don Taylor, 8668844; Tim Maloney, 866-4649; or Julie Haines, 468-8039. – submitted

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Lamar hosts kids art camp and salsa dance lessons ST. CROIX FALLS – Summer brings more programming to Lamar, an historic center for progressive community, located in rural St. Croix Falls. This year Lamar hosts the third annual kids art camp, and for the first time, salsa dance lessons for adults, both of which will be woven into the celebrated Lamar Music Festival Aug. 15-17.

The art camp gives kids ages 7-14 access to three weeklong explorations in the arts, a important developmental experience. During the first week, July 28 – Aug. 1, kids get messy and create their own masterpieces while exploring art materials such as paint, glass, wire and found objects with artist-instructor Tiffany Paige Meyer. In addition to a creative week making art, kids will have a chance to show their work in the kids art show at the Lamar Music Festival. Barbie Luepke leads kids in a week of rhythm and dance Aug. 4-8.

Clapping, drumming, twirling, stomping, poi spinning, and endless energy invite kids to experience a world of rythm. Kids will have a chance to show their moves on the stage of Lamar during the music festival. During the final week, Aug. 11-15, kids become a part of the action with drama where they learn about acting, designing props, inventing their own costumes, and creating a play performed on the stage of Lamar Aug. 16. It’s sure to be a bunch of silly, easygoing fun taught by talented educator and kids art camp coordinator Brooke Dierkhising.

The camp is especially unique because of its venue, the historic Lamar School located at 1488 200th Street in St. Croix Falls. Lamar was built in 1905, at a time when the state mandated a schoolhouse on every section. At the height of the country schoolhouse days, Polk County was home to 144 country schools. Lamar

Luck Area Historical Society to have first meeting in new museum LUCK - Even though construction is not quite complete, the Luck Area Historical Society will have its June general meeting in the new museum on Thursday, June 26.

The completion date for the library and museum building is still on track for Friday, July 11, with the actual opening date somewhat later. It is expected the building will be open for inspection and walkthrough tours during Lucky Days, even though many of the furnishings and displays will not be in place.

Meeting business will focus on opening exhibits, Lucky Days activities and participation in the Polk County Fair schoolhouse historical exhibits.

Please note that this meeting day and date are a change from our past meetings. From now on, general meetings of the Luck Society will be on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 at the new museum on Main Street and Third Avenue. – from LAHS

This year Lamar hosts the third-annual kids art camp, and for the first time, salsa dance lessons for adults, both of which will be woven into the celebrated Lamar Music Festival Aug. 15-17. - Photo submitted is now one of only five schoolhouses still in existence that is open to the public. Kids may attend one, two, or all three art camps. The weekly schedule is Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost of the camp is $65 per week and includes instruction and supplies.

Campers will need to bring a bagged lunch. For more contact Dierkhising at information, bdierkhising@yahoo.com. To register, contact Tanna

Worrell at Unity Community Ed, 715-825-4599 or tworrell@unity.k12.wi.us.

Adults can get moving, too, with the intricate steps of Latin dance in an eight-week session taught by dancer-instructor Rocio Carlson. Carlson will teach basic steps and turns as well as short combinations for the most popular Latin rhythms. Noted Twin Cities band Salsabrosa headlines Friday Aug. 15, of the music festival and the dance classes are a chance to be ready for this joyful music. Classes are on Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m., June 24 through Aug. 12 and/or Saturdays 10-11 a.m. June 21 through Aug. 9 (skip July 19). The cost is $40 for the eight Tuesday classes and $35 for the seven Saturday classes. Drop in classes are $8 each. In addition, there will be salsa classes for couples Tuesdays July 1, 15, and 29 from 7-8 p.m. Students will learn basic and progressive step, cada otra vuelta turn and Stop ‘n Go steps. The cost is $30 per couple for the three classes. A couple is any two people enrolling together, agreeing one will dance as the leader and the other one as the follower. For further information contact Carlson at 715-825-3906. All classes take place at Lamar.

“The arts teach many of the skills, aptitudes, and values that are at the heart of America’s growing creative economy and beyond,” says Ken Robinson, senior advisor of education at the Getty Institute. However, he also notes decreasing availability of arts education of all kinds. The summer art camp for kids at Lamar gives kids access to this important developmental and fun opportunity.

At the end of the camp sessions, all campers and their families are invited to the Lamar Music Festival for a group art show and performance. Campers will donate two pieces of artwork to Lamar. – submitted

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EDUCATION VIBRATIONS

Unity Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance

Fourth quarter

Seniors Justin Bader, Angela Berthold, Briana Bielmeier, Hannah Ditlefsen, Keila Dunsmoor, Ryan Flaherty, Emily Hoehne, Ashley Hutton, Annie Jepsen, Taylor Larson, Andrea Leis, Danielle Martin, Charity Moore, Sharla Moore, Danielle Morgan, Lisa Muller, Kendra Nelson, Tim Reed, Ethan Schmidt, Amber Springer and Bryn Vollrath.

Juniors Brittany Bernier, Reina Cox, Elizabeth Ebensperger, Ashley Elfers, Jennifer Gorne, Kelsey Jensen, Stephanie Kothlow, Amanda Kuske, Julia Larsen, Raya McKenzie, Nicholas Ostman, Brittney Peters, Rebecca Pollock, Bethanie Rice, Spencer Severson, Cody Trealoff, Cailin Turner and Hannah Zahler.

Sophomores Joy Albrecht, Madeline Anderson, Tyler Bublitz, Brooke Gillespie, Timothy Hallin, Logan Hilleshiem, Luke Hilleshiem, Samantha Ince, Derek Jorgenson, Laura Krueger, Kristen Norlund, Kaylynn Olson, Karly Peckman, Katie Petzel and Matthew Picton.

Freshmen Hayla Bader, Beau Davison, Nathan Dorrance, Katherine Ebensperger, Brady Flaherty, Samuel Foight, Marisa Hacker, Dylan Hendricks, Rush Hickethier, April Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Josephine Kalenda, Jessica Kutina, Brandi Larson, Erin Mabry, Denise McKenzie, Hannah McMeekin, Dale Michaelson, Brandon Mooney, Julia Moore, Mickey Muller, Lucas Nelson, Bryana Petersin, Brady Peterson, Jessica Raboin, Haley St. Amand, Emily Stelling and Lindsey Voss.

Honorable mention

Seniors Jenielle Deiss, Cassandra Fox, Benjamin Hendricks, Rylee Johnson, Patrick Jones, Tiffany Larson, Brian Mabry, Jennifer McMeekin, Alex Peper, Lance Peper, Katelyn Radke, Brianna Schmid, Elliot St. Amand, Chad Strilzuk, Andrea Thompson, Brittany Vollrath and Eric Wester.

Juniors Samuel Bengtson, Amber Christensen, Jordyn Christiansen, Erica Gurtner, Rachael Janusch, Brittney John-

son, Stephanie Lobert, Seth McKenzie, Rebecca Milligan, Erin Owens, Abby Schlechter, Troy Voss and Benjamin Walsh.

Sophomores Amanda Bestland, Amanda Brunotte, Alec Carlson, Alexandra Davison, Joshua Eaton, Cadi Harper, Stephanie Hunter, Ariane Mattson, Dustin McKinney, Elizabeth Osborn, Cathrine Peper, Jacob Rollings-DeHaven, Monique Slate, Katelynn Swiontek, Jacob Thomfohrda, Jared Tunheim and Cynthia Wahlen.

Freshman Jacob Bengtson, Elizabeth Bethke, Tyler Brooks, Derek Campbell, Tyler Christensen, Jessica Golz, Lucas Hetfeld, Kaitlyn Johnson, Alexis Jones, Matthew Koethe, Joshua Larsen, Alison Lennartson, Justin McKenzie, Paul Mueller, Steven Olson, Michael Owen, Taylor Stenger, Jason Vlasnik, Naomi Williamson and Kathyrn Zahler.

Perfect attendance Amanda Brunotte, Annie Jepsen, Laura Krueger and Seth McKenzie.

Frederic Honor Roll Grade 7 Charles Lindberg, Emily Wells, Natalie Phernetton, McKenna Rognrud, McKenna Cook, Vince Nelson, Paige Burton, Ian Lexen, Sierra Sorensen and Larissa Houtari.

Grade 8 Christopher Hopp, Seneca Lundeen Brooks, Erik Stoner, April Halverson, Megan Amundson, Lauren Domagala, Leah Engebretson, Corissa Schmidt, Nicholas Rognrud, Alexandra Lundblade, Jordyn Siebenthal, Michelle Jensen, Bryce Williamson, Joseph Engelhart, Dayton Rivera, Autumn Schmidt, Kristina Marcyan, Michael Tesch, Maria Miller, Sara Underwood, Bradley Knauber, Allison Martin and Ray Kurkowski.

Grade 9 Samantha Nelson, Tanesha Carlson, Sarah Knauber, Daniel Halverson, Allison Anderson, Isabel Lexen, An-

thony Peterson, Jade Johnson, Josiah Lund, Sage Karl, Kayla Nelson, Vanessa Neumann, Ashley Bergeron, , Jesse Chouinard, Robert Kirk, Calla Karl, Joseph Draxler, Karry Simpson, Amanda Blok, Ryan Phernetton, Allison Gustafson, Trae Gehl and Krysta Laqua.

Grade 10 Kendra Wells, Alexsandra Lonetti, William Primm, Christine Chenal, Amanda Runnels, Joel Anderson, Haley Kurkowski, Adam Hardenbergh, Joel Knauber, Bradley Thomas, Terri McKinney, Baylee Heimstra, Marissa Nelson, Ethan Cook, Cody Hallanger, Gregory Puetz, Nicole Root, Michael Elrod, Danielle Pearce, Justin Pyke, Cathryn McConnell, Kimberly Jones, Chad Chenal, Zach Peterson and Daneille Peterson.

Grade 11 Megan Anderson, Rebecca Anderson, Adrianna Otte, Sarah Lexen, Bobbi Jo O’Brien, May Tilokruangchai, Amy Jones, Stephanie Tido, Brett Williamson, Brittany

Mortensen, Orianna Tesch, Brent Crandell, Zachary Anderson, Kelly Daeffler, Candace Buck, Amanda Robinson, David Harlander, Chelsey Chute, Peter Draxler, Rhaya Larson, Andrew Tyler, Benjamin Kanuber, Ana Miller, Corrie Pearce and Cody Gruel.

Grade 12 Megan Neumann, Haris Ghazi, Amy Soppeland, Michelle Owens, Perry Anderson, Erin Schmidt, Holly Stoner, River Karl, Samuel Halverson, Alexandria Delosier, Lisa Chelmo, Jessica Owens, Connie Yim, Melanie Chenal, Ashley Heine, Alexandra Puetz, Benjamin G. Anderson, Christi Jensen, Kyle Swenson, Peter Carlson, Dustin Gabrielson, Alyssa Fuller, Latasha Campbell, Kanan Hackett, Austin Boykin, Roy White, Kelly Wondra, Juan Polanco, Savanna Pearson and Nolan Neumann.

UW-Oshkosh hosts 65th-annual Badger Girls State June 15 - 20 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson will speak to delegates OSHKOSH – The U.S. will gain a 51st state next week when more than 750 high school girls from across Wisconsin gather for the 65th-annual Badger Girls State program.

Participants will learn about the structure of city, state and national government as well as what is expected of elected officials by inventing a mythical, new state. Organized by the American Legion Auxiliary, the nonpartisan, nonpolitical program is being held June 15-20 at the UW-Oshkosh.

Shirley Abrahamson, Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice, issued the oath of office to the newly elected BGS constitutional officers, representatives and senators at the opening convocation on June 15 at Albee Hall, 776 Algoma Blvd.

Badger State delegates, who represent more than 380 Wisconsin high schools, have the opportunity participate in activities such as journalism, parliamentary procedure, chorus, band, multimedia study and the state fair talent show. They also receive instruction in flag etiquette and citizenship responsibilities.

Delegates must rank in the upper half of their classes, have leadership qualities and be interested in government. They are selected with the cooperation of the local American Legion Auxiliary units and high school personnel.

At the end of the week, two delegates will be chosen to be senators at Girl Nation in Washington, D.C., where they, along with 96 delegates from the other 49 states, will learn about national government at Capitol Hill and the White House.

For more information about Badger Girls State, contact Jeannine Conradt, American Legion Auxiliary, at 920-986-3800.

The local 2008 Badger Girls State participants are as follows: Karen Hansen of Amery, Rachel Mullendore of Amery, Julia Larsen of Centuria, Cailin Turner of Centuria, Stephanie Morse of Clear Lake, Gina Somsen of Clear Lake, Hillary Friendshuh of Clear Lake, Rebecca Smallwood of Danbury, Rose Kopecky of Danbury, Melissa Jenssen of Frederic, Lydia BengeBriggs of Grantsburg, Laura Bowitz of Osceola, Carissa Libbenga of St. Croix Falls, Emily Muus of Siren, Jenna Wambolt of Siren, Brittany Flatten of Webster and Olivia Main of Webster.

The UW-Oshkosh has grown since its founding in 1871 to become the third-largest university in Wisconsin. With a full-time enrollment of more than 12,700 students, the university offers 74 associate, baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in the colleges of business, education and human services, letters and science and nursing. UW-Oshkosh serves as the educational, cultural and economic engine for 1.2 million citizens of northeastern Wisconsin. - submitted

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EDUCATION VIBRATIONS Academic News

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Following are students from the area who were named to the dean’s list from the spring semester of 2008 at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn. Students named to the dean’s list are recognized for superior academic performance, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

Balsam Lake Alyssa Hemingway, biology. She is the daughter of Lois Hemingway.

Clear Lake Ashley Barfknecht, psychology. She is the daughter of Julie Barfknecht and Michael Barfknecht; Andrew Wyss, art.

He is the son of R. Timothy Wyss.

••• AMES, Iowa - At Iowa State University’s spring commencement ceremonies, 3,032 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 2,505 undergraduate degrees, 317 master’s degrees, 107 veterinary medicine degrees and 103 doctor of philosophy degrees.

Amery Amanda Anne Schumacher, English, Master of Arts.

••• ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State University has announced the names of 1,525 students whose academic achievement placed them on the spring semester dean’s list.

To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Grantsburg Annie Nicole Roberts, College of Education, Elementary Education.

Webster Beth Ann Christensen, G. R. Herberger College of Business, PreBusiness; Theodore L. Huebner, College of Education, Community Psychology.

••• MADISON – Kelsey Jensen, Milltown, has been awarded the Freddy Gage Jr. Memorial Short Course Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year, according to Karen Knipschild, program manager of the Farm and Industry Short Course in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UW-Madison.

Jensen will be a first-year student in the short course program.

Knipschild indicates that students may still apply to the farm and industry short course program until Oct. 1 for the 2008-09 program. The short course program consists of two six-week sessions, two one-week sessions and one three-week session, beginning Nov. 10 and concluding March 28, 2009. Application forms are available by writing to 116 Agriculture Hall, 1450 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 by calling 608-2633918 or at Web site at www.cals.wisc.edu/students/shortCourse/.

••• DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its dean’s list for spring semester 2008. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

The five colleges within UMD are: College of Education and Human Service Professions; College of Liberal Arts; College of Science and Engineering; School of Business and Economics; School of Fine Arts Amery Casey J. Kunkel, Fr., School of Fine Arts, pregraphic Design; Jacob C. Meyer, Sr., Education and Human Service Pro., Teaching Social Studies BAA; Sampson W. Moore, Jr., College of Sci. and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering BSME; Clear Lake Jamie J. Griffin, Jr., Education and Human Service Pro., Teaching Social Studies; Melissa Hallman, So., Education and Human Service Pro., Pre-Elementary/Middle Sch. Educ.; Jacqueline L. Nilssen, Sr., College of Liberal Arts, English BA/Spanish BA Grantsburg Clarence L. Bonander Jr., Sr., Education and Human Service Pro., Psychology; Elizabeth A. Swanson, Sr., Education and Human Service Pro., Unified Early Child Stud BA Sc Osceola Nicholas J. Cox, So., College of Sci. and Engineering, Chemical Engineering; Webster Justin J. Coveau, Sr., Labovitz School of Bus. and Econ., Health Care Management BBA •••

ST. PETER, Minn. - The following local individuals were among the 589 students to graduate with bachelor of arts degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College during the school’s annual commencement exercises on Sunday, June 1.

Webster Benjamin Treichel, magna cum laude, English.

Graduating student Meagan Bachmayer of Roseville, Minn., delivered the senior address. Two hundred thirty eight students graduated with academic honors, including 28 summa cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.9 and above), 99 magna cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.7-3.899), and 111 cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.5-3.699).

••• ST. PETER, Minn. - The spring semester dean’s list at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade-point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2008.

Osceola - Collin Lehman; St. Croix Falls - Abbe Paulhe; Webster - Benjamin Treichel.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minn., that prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862

by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference. - submitted ••• NEW RICHMOND – At a time of high demand for a trained workforce to fuel Wisconsin’s economic growth, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College continues to turn out well-trained graduates earning associate degrees, technical diplomas and professional certificates. On May 16, the college held simultaneous commencement ceremonies for its Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake and Superior campuses.

The following graduate candidates received diplomas or degrees at WITC-New Richmond Commencement 2008: Balsam Lake Cory Williams, Automated Packaging Systems Technician, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Elizabeth Foeller*, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Melissa Lukoskie*, Administrative Assistant - Secretarial, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Office Support Specialist, Technical Diploma; Microsoft Office, Technical Certificate; Supervisory Leadership, Technical Certificate; Nicholas Murphy, Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician, Technical Diploma.

Centuria Elaine Gudmunsen, Medical Assistant, Technical Diploma; Jesse Turner, Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician, Technical Diploma; Kevin Schwartz, Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician, Technical Diploma; Susan Erlitz*, Therapeutic Massage, Technical Diploma.

Cushing Joshua Ayde, Machine Tooling Technics, Technical Diploma.

Dresser Barbara Brannan, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Medical Transcription, Technical Certificate; Cheryl Logan*, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Medical Transcription, Technical Certificate; Heather Wimer*, Early Childhood Education, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Heidi Viebrock, Practical Nursing, Technical Diploma; Karin Langer*, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Medical Transcription, Technical Certificate; Rachel Skramstad, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Frederic Joseph McKinney*, Motorcycle, Marine and Outdoor Power Products Technician, Technical Diploma; Spencer Wicklund*, Motorcycle, Marine and Outdoor Power Products Technician, Technical Diploma; Matthew Beecroft, Welding, Technical Diploma; Brian Bexell*, Welding, Technical Diploma; Darren Jensen*, Supervisory Management, Associate of Applied Science; Adam Memmer, HVAC, Associate of Applied Science; Jeanine Moody, Office Support Specialist; Stacy Olson, Barber/Cosmetology, Technical Diploma;

Robin Richey*, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Karen Tallmadge*, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Accounting Assistant, Technical Diploma.

Grantsburg Kevin Larsen, Supervisory Leadership, Technical Certificate; Kyle Newby*, Bricklaying and Masonry, Technical Diploma; Jeramy Schadow*, Auto Maintenance Technician, Technical Diploma; Leah Wilson, IT-Computer Support, Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Luck Amber Thompson, Accounting Assistant, Technical Diploma; Justin Eckel, Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician, Technical Diploma; Robert Gore, Motorcycle, Marine and Outdoor Power Products Technician, Technical Diploma; Wanda Christensen*, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Nicholas Dietmeier*, Dairy Herd Management, Technical Diploma; Krystal Fjorden*, Esthetician-Basic, Technical Diploma; Aubre Gregorash*, Accounting Assistant, Technical Diploma; Sanci Hulett*, Practical Nursing, Technical Diploma; Lisa Roberts*, Accounting, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Tucker S. Sorenson, Telecommunication Technologies, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Tiffany Steele*, Paramedic Technician, Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Osceola Austin Montpetit, Welding, Technical Diploma; Debra Hibbard*, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Medical Transcription, Technical Certificate; Desirae Switalla, Supervisory Management, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Jennifer Kees*, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Medical Transcription, Technical Certificate; Kim Hunt*, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Melissa Hobbs, Accounting, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Accounting Assistant, Technical Diploma; Ronelle Rixmann*, Early Childhood Education, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Sarie Kitaoka*, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Thomas Shoop, Automated Packaging Systems Technician, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Tiffany Dahl*, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Adam Goehring, Wood Technics, Technical Diploma.

Siren Scott Anderson, Wood Technics, Technical Diploma; Jamie Rand, Medical Administrative Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree.

St. Croix Falls Angie Johnson, Medical Assistant, Technical Diploma; Carolyn Christensen, Nursing, Associate of Applied Science Degree; Tina Turnock, Medical Assistant, Technical Diploma.

“As noted in a recent follow-up study, a high percentage of WITC graduates – more than 68 percent of 2007 graduates – stayed and continue to contribute to the 11-county district economy by applying their knowledge and skills,” says WITC President Charles Levine.

The WITC study indicates that 93 percent are employed within six months of graduating. Levine says. “And 74 percent are in their chosen fields, with starting salaries averaging $30,507 – a 5.7 percent increase from 2006 graduates. That’s a strong indication of future success.”

Training-related employment starting salaries based on the 2007 study are: Average annual starting salaries by degree level* are: Associate: $33,691; 2-Year Technical: $32,968; 1-Year Technical: $27,490; Short-Term: $26,712 * Source: WITC Graduate Follow-up Study 2007 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College serves the educational and career needs of more than 25,000 residents of Northwest Wisconsin each year. The college has four main campuses offering career-focused associate degree programs, technical diplomas, customized training, and a wide array of courses for personal or career enrichment. Online courses and programs are also available. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

For more information on graduates’ career success, visit www.witc.edu.

••• Shannon Vilstrup, a 2006 graduate of Frederic High School, graduated with honors Friday. May 9, in the marketing program from Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire. Vilstrup is the daughter of Tom and Lori Vilstrup. – Submitted

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Festival Theatre presents... "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on stage at Festival Theatre

Introducing Ryan Nelson As Leader Land readers know, Festival Theatre is moving into production mode for the start of their 19th theater series and the hugely popular Broadway musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which opens Thursday, June 19. A cast of six actors, under the direction of Marilyn Mays, will bring Charles Schulz’ famous Peanuts characters to life through songs, dance, and vignettes. Each week one of the cast members will be featured in this InterCounty Leader exclusive.

Ryan Nelson stars in Festival Theatre’s opening production playing the title role of our own Charlie Brown. The script for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” describes the events as, “An average day in the life of Charlie Brown.”

“Poor Charlie Brown,” Nelson replied.

“An average day? Whew! I’d hate to see what the worst day ever looked like!”

Nelson attended Southwest Minnesota State University and has a Bachelor of Arts in theater. Some of his favorite productions have been: “The Passion of Dracula,” “Pygmalion,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “Godspell” and “West

Ryan Nelson Side Story.” He has also worked for Climb Theatre, the Cockroach Theatre of Las Vegas and the Marshall Area Stage Company. This very talented vocal performer is adept at accents, impersonations and characterizations.

His singing range is (unbelievable!) from bass to soprano!

In addition to performing as the world’s favorite blockhead, Nelson will serve as a teaching artist at nearly every one of Festival’s six creativity camps, the music theater camp for teens, and he will teach classes on improvisational theatre in July and August. – from Festival Theatre

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ST. CROIX FALLS - “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” opens the 19th Festival Theatre season on Thursday, June 19, with two shows: a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7:30 evening performance which is preceded by the annual grand opening of the season, black-tie optional garden party at 6 p.m.

Festival Theatre’s production provides a musical glimpse of what everyday life is like for Charlie Brown and his friends.

Whether it’s Glee Club rehearsal or a Very Little League baseball game, we see the childhood exploits of friendship, honesty, loyalty and insecurity. Nobody can help explore the possibilities and pitfalls of life better than Charlie Brown.

Festival’s production is an excellent family outing, even for children as young as 5 years old. Music, dance, and short vignettes keep the play moving along, while costume and scenic design elements provide a bright, playful invitation to imagine life in the world of the Peanuts gang.

In addition to the directing talents of Marilyn Mays, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is supported by a stellar production team including choreographer Doug Dally, music director Stephanie Schmidt, costume design by Mary Sicora, set design by Jason Smith, and lighting design by Mark Webb.

“Charlie Brown” is the first of five plays in the 2008 Theatre Series at Festival, with “Dates with a Nut” opening on July 9, “Sea Marks” opening on Aug. 14, “Arsenic and Old Lace” opening on Oct. 9, and “A Christmas Story” opening on Nov. 29. The 2008 Season also has seven concerts remaining and a variety of special events such as “An Evening with Michael Learned” on June 27 and Leon Redbone in concert on Sept. 20.

“Charlie Brown” runs for just nine performances with 2 p.m. matinees on June 19, 22, 26 and 29 and 7:30 p.m. performances on June 19, 20, 21, 26 and 28.

Tickets for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” are $25 for adults and $12.50 for

Starring as Charlie Brown is Ryan Nelson, with Perry Thrun playing the role of the super-imaginative Snoopy.

– Special photo youth. Subscribers get a deep discount through the purchase of Flex Pass packages which are bundled with either six seats or 10 seats. Packages range in price from $105 to $185. To receive a 2008 season brochure, stop in at Festival Theatre or request one by phone or e-mail. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington Street. For more information, to order tickets or join the Festival Theatre mailing list, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002.

You may also send an e-mail to info@festivaltheatre.org or use the theatre’s Web site www.festivaltheatre.org for tickets or additional information. – from Festival Theatre

The full cast of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” during their guest appearance at a St. Paul Saints game (L to R) Perry Thrun, Jenni Aldridge, Ryan Nelson, Christian DeMarais, Lisa Bark and Thomas Rusterholz. - Special photo

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Interstate Park news Nature story time at the park

Join naturalists Julie Fox or Barb Walker at Wisconsin Interstate Park at 10 a.m. every Thursday through August for a story and activity for younger children and their parents.

The short activity following the story will reinforce the story’s nature-related theme. Please dress the children for outdoor play. Check at the park office upon arrival for the program location.

Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park Friday, June 20 3 p.m. – Find Those Fascinating Ferns. Ferns are ancient plants that reproduce without seeds. Join the naturalist for a walk on the Ravine Trail to learn how ferns grow, and to view a variety of beautiful ferns found at Interstate Park. Meet at the amphitheater located behind the Beach parking area.

Saturday, June 21 2 p.m. – Junior Ranger. Free booklets with fun activities for parents and their children entering grades K-3. Meet the naturalist on the lake side of the Beach House.

2:30 p.m. – Wisconsin Explorer. Free booklets with fun activities for parents

and their children entering grades four and up. Meet the naturalist on the lake side of the Beach House.

4 p.m. – Molten Lava and Melted Ice: The Gee Whiz Geology of Interstate Park. A hike which begins at the Pothole Trail sign.

7:30 p.m. – Good News, Bat News.

People need bats and bats need you.

Find out why and how and learn more about these fascinating yet often misunderstood mammals. Meet naturalist Julie Fox in the auditorium of the Ice Age Center.

Thursday, June 26 10 a.m. – Nature Story Time. Join naturalists Julie Fox or Barb Walker for a story and activity chosen especially for children pre-K through kindergarten and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location.

2 p.m. – Ancient Abandoned Riverbeds. Take a trip back in time on the Meadow Valley Trail. Meet naturalist Barb Walker at the Meadow Valley Trail sign near the Beach parking lot for a short hike up the valley.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. submitted

Blood goal exceeded; many first-time donors ST. CROIX FALLS - St. Croix Falls American Legion Post 143 hosted a successful Red Cross bloodmobile June 8.

With 92 potential donors, 84 units were collected exceeding the planned goal of 70.

The 14 first-time donors were: Ian Virchow, Kate Wright, Matt Jacobs, Brandyn Rudolph, Josiah Mortenson, Shelby Ayde, Travis Binkley, Samantha Wheeler, Ashley Kes, Brandi Swenson, Dustin Krueger, Dan Norgard, Ali Greenlee and Adam Offerdahl.

Making the Bloodmobile successful were: American Legion Post 143; St.

Croix Falls Lioness Club for working the canteen, MarketPlace Foods for canteen donations. Setup and take-down help came from Jr. Lindh, Marvin Casperson, Doug Anderson and Gene DeVries. Donations and help with publicity came from St. Croix Falls E.M.S.-Lifelink III, Darrell Anderson, RiverBank and Bank Mutual. Bloodmobile coordinators are Terry Anderson and Liesel Virchow.

Bloodmobile information can be found on the American Red Cross Web site at: http://givebloodgivelife.org/ The next bloodmobile is scheduled for Sept. 25. - submitted

2008 Interstate Livestock Show winners announced POLK COUNTY – Following is a list of the winners for the 2008 Interstate Livestock Show held at the Polk County Fairgrounds on June 14 are: Meat Class Judging Grand Champion Junior, Nicole Dittbrenner, Polk County Reserve Champion Junior, Nathan Burke, Polk County Grand Champion Senior, Drew Mason, Polk County Reserve Champion Senior, Koty Allen, St. Croix County Beef Grand Champion Angus, Paige Sudbrink, Polk County Grand Champion Hereford, Maddie Erickson, St. Croix County Reserve Champion Hereford, Maddie Erickson, St. Croix County Grand Champion Shorthorn, Patrick Ellison, St. Croix County Grand Champion Limousin, Ryan Peterson, Polk County Reserve Champion Limousin, Ryan Peterson, Polk County Grand Champion Simmental, Jennaye Brekke, Barron County Grand Champion Cross Breed (All Beef), Paige Sudbrink, Polk County Reserve Champion Cross Breed (All Beef), Katey Scholz, St. Croix County Champion Market Steer Light Weight, Ryan Peterson, Polk County Reserve Champion Market Steer Light Weight, Abby Sudbrink, Polk County Champion Market Steer Medium Weight, Paige Sudbrink, Polk County Reserve Champion Market Steer Medium Weight, Ryan Peterson, Polk County Champion Market Steer Heavy Weight, Josh Goglin, Polk County Reserve Champion Market Steer Heavy Weight, Jennaye Brekke, Barron County Overall Champion Market Steer, Paige Sudbrink, Polk County Overall Reserve Champion Market Steer, Ryan Peterson, Polk County Champion Pee Wee Showmanship, Abby Sudbrink, Polk County Champion Junior Showmanship, Karen Eby, Washburn County Champion Junior Showmanship, Maddie Erickson, St. Croix County Reserve Champion Junior Showmanship, Colten Maassen, Barron County Champion Intermediate Showmanship, Paige Sudbrink, Polk County Reserve Champion Intermediate Showmanship,Ryan Peterson, Polk County Champion Senior Showmanship, Hannah Haftner, St. Croix County Reserve Senior Showmanship, Andrew Miller, St. Croix County Goats Grand Champion Pygmy Goat, Jena Alling, Polk County Grand Champion Boer Goat, Abigail Sudbrink, Polk County Reserve Champion Boer Goat, Abigail Sudbrink, Polk County Champion Junior Showmanship, Abigail Sudbrink, Polk County Champion Intermediate Showmanship, Jena Alling, Polk County Champion Intermediate Showmanship, Garrison Jepsen, Polk County Poultry Grand Champion, Austin Maassen, Barron County Reserve Champion, Maggie Carter, St. Croix County Grand Champion Showmanship, Austin Maassen, Barron County

Reserve Champion Showmanship, Maggie Carter, St. Croix County Sheep Grand Champion Suffolk Ewe, Kevin Glunz, Polk County Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe, Kevin Glunz, Polk County Grand Champion Suffolk Ram, Kevin Glunz, Polk County Grand Champion Black Sheep, Anna Schoen, Eau Claire County Grand Champion Wether-style Ewe, Anna Schoen, Eau Claire County Reserve Champion Wether-style Ewe, Reese Johnston, Polk County Grand Champion Wether-style Ram, Julia Larson, Polk County Reserve Champion Wether-style Ram, Reese Johnston, Polk County Overall Grand Champion Ewe All Breeds, Anna Schoen, Eau Claire County Overall Reserve Champion Ewe All Breeds, Kevin Glunz, Polk County Overall Grand Champion Ram All Breeds, Julia Larson, Polk County Overall Reserve Champion Ram All Breeds, Kevin Glunz, Polk County Grand Champion Prospect Market Lamb, Haley Yunker, Polk County Reserve Champion Prospect Market Lamb, Paul Lowe, St. Croix County Grand Champion Medium Weight Market Lamb, Reese Johnston, Polk County Reserve Champion Medium Weight Market Lamb, Haley Yunker, Polk County Grand Champion Market Lamb, Mitchell Johnston, Polk County Reserve Champion Market Lamb, Haley Yunker, Polk County Overall Grand Champion Market Lamb, Reese Johnston, Polk County Overall Reserve Champion Market Lamb, Mitchell Johnston, Polk County Grand Champion Sheep Showmanship Pee Wee, Anna Schoen, Eau Claire County Reserve Champion Sheep Showmanship Pee Wee, Andrew Schoen, Eau Claire County Grand Champion Sheep Showmanship Junior, Nicole Dittbrenner, Polk County Reserve Champion Sheep Showmanship Junior, Karen Eby, Washburn County Grand Champion Sheep Showmanship Intermediate, Haley Yunker, Polk County Reserve Champion Sheep Showmanship Intermediate, Maddie Smith, Polk County Grand Champion Sheep Showmanship Senior, Emily Petzel, Polk County Reserve Champion Sheep Showmanship Senior, Randy Bertelson, Polk County Overall Junior Shepherd Award, Nicole Dittbrenner, Polk County Overall Senior Shepherd Award, Emily Petzel, Polk County Swine Grand Champion Sow, Amy Van De Brake, Polk County Reserve Champion Sow, Amy Van De Brake, Polk County Grand Champion Market Hog, Kade Allen, St. Croix County Reserve Champion Market Hog, Kade Allen, St. Croix County Grand Champion Swine Showmanship Pee Wee, Jessica Strabel, Burnett County Grand Champion Swine Showmanship Junior, Kade Allen, St. Croix County Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship Junior, Emily Gross, Polk County Grand Champion Swine Showmanship Intermediate, Abby Culver, Polk County Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship Intermediate, Kim Culver, Polk County Grand Champion Swine Senior, Amy Van De Brake, Polk County

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OBITUARIES Harold (Skip) James Lynch Harold (Skip) James Lynch, age 77, of Taylors Falls, Minn., died Tuesday, June 10.

Skip was born Jan. 25, 1931, to Harold and Sophie Lynch. He was raised in Stillwater, Minn. Skip was a member of the American Legion for over 50 years. He was an avid outdoorsman all his life.

Skip is survived by sisters, MaryAnn (Dick) Schnell, Plymouth, Minn., Barbara (Ben) Borash, Little Falls, Minn.; brother, Michael (Lucy) Lynch, Edina, Minn.

Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, June 14, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Taylors Falls, Minn.

He will be dearly missed by his family, friends and hunting buddies.

Memorials to the family.

John G. Zasada John G. Zasada, of Clayton, died unexpectedly on June 15, 2008.

John was a proud Vietnam War hero and received numerous awards that include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with 3rd Oak Cluster and Combat Infantry Badge. John was an avid fisherman and member of the VFW, American Legion and DAV. John was preceded in death by his parents, John and Vernajean and uncle, Jerry G. Nelson.

He is survived by wife Connie; children, Lisa Lane, John Jeffery (Mani), Nathan Blayle (Tracy), Joshua (Nicole Streich) and Chance; many grandchildren; brother, Ted (Connie); sisters, Janice Renfro, Connie Lockwood and Roseann (Mark) Lyczak; many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, June 19, 11 a.m., at Church of St. Matthew, with interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, 4-8 p.m. at Sandberg Funeral Home, 2593 E. 7th Ave., No. St. Paul, Minn.

The Sandberg Family Funeral and Cremation was entrusted with the arrangements.

Florence Joan White

Grace Hope McKinley

Florence Joan White, 77, of Luck, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at United Hospital, surrounded by family.

Florence was born on March 20, 1931, in Chicago, to John and Bernice White.

Florence married Robert Poplawski White, April 25, 1951. They remained in the Chicago area, raising three children, until August of 1973, when they moved to Siren. They ran a resort east of Siren and Florence worked at Capeside Cove Nursing home for several years. In 1984, they moved to Frederic, where they purchased the Frederic Motel and remained there until 1996. They then moved to the Luck area. After her husband died, she moved to the Maple View Apartments in Luck. Florence made many friends while there.

Florence enjoyed playing Scrabble with a group that meets on Mondays. While her health permitted, she volunteered at the Pioneer Home in Luck. She loved her family and treasured the time with them, especially at Christmas. She enjoyed helping others and spending time with friends.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband; son, Robert Jr.; parents and sister, Joan.

Florence is survived by daughters, Diana (Ken) Coen and Donna Taylor; granddaughters Kim Coen, Joy (Justin) Clonkey; grandsons, Darrell and Brian Taylor; great-grandchildren Kenny, Matthew and Rachel Sanford, Acasia Clonkey; nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 21, 11 a.m., at Trade Lake Baptist Church with Pastor Andy McDaniel officiating.

Grace McKinley died at Burnett Medical Center Continuing Care Center at Grantsburg, on June 12, 2008, at the age of 92, surrounded by loving family.

Grace Hope Reeves was born March 4, 1916, in Camp, Ark., to Lewis and Olive Reeves. She married David McKinley of Traer, Iowa, in 1936. They were married for 69 years. To this union were born five children – Jane, Allen, Joyce, Daisy and Myrna. They moved to Siren in 1953, and farmed by Mud Hen Lake until 1997. They spent 20 years wintering in Texas, where they made lasting friendships. David and Grace moved to Grantsburg after selling the farm. Grace taught Sunday school for many years, was an active member of the Gideon’s Auxiliary and the Women’s Fellowship at First Baptist Church of Falun.

Grace was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brother, Russell and sisters, Fanny, Rosella, Eva and Mary.

Grace is survived by her son, Allen (Louise) McKinley of Grantsburg; daughters, Jane Sampe of Luck, Joyce (Jim) Glover of Grantsburg, Daisy McKinley of Circle Pines, Minn., and Myrna (Vernon) Bistram of Siren; as well as 18 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Fern, Georgia, Jean, Pearl and Rosiva; brothers, Roy and Louis, plus other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 17, at the First Baptist Church of Falun, with Pastors Kevin Miller and James Carmon officiating. Music was provided by soloists Jim Glover and Vernon Bistram.

Karen Miller was organist. Casket bearer were: James D. Glover, Timothy G. McKinley, David R. Pearl, Thomas A. McKinley, Dale V. Bistram and Raj A. Upadhyaya. Interment was at the Lakeview, Mud Hen Lake Cemetery in Daniels Township.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home of Webster was entrusted with the arrangements.

Mary Moen Mary Moen, 70, died June 14, 2008, at the Cumberland Extended Care Unit, as a result of the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. She had successfully defeated breast cancer twice and kidney cancer once. She had lived at her Pipe Lake home with husband Merwin and daughter Suzanne as her primary caregivers the past five years as her disease progressed.

Mary was born Aug. 18, 1937, the daughter of William and Lydia (Doster) Danniger. She grew up on the 1879 homestead farm and completed her elementary education in the Pipe Lake School. She graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1955. Mary married Merwin Moen on July 27, 1957, at Christ Lutheran Church, Pipe Lake.

Mary began her work experience at the St. Paul Companies and Weyerhaeuser Lumber after graduation.

She worked in the offices of several firms in St. Croix Falls. In 1980 she began work at the Northern Pines Center in Cumberland, retiring in 1995.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother James; and grandson Christopher.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 51 years and soul mate of 54 years, Merwin, Comstock; daughter Suzanne (J.D.) Gaudette, Coon Rapids, Minn.; son James (Tracy) Moen, St. Croix Falls; grandchildren Ashley and Taylor; brothers Paul (Karen) Danniger, Comstock, and Richard (Charlotte) Danniger, Columbus, Ohio; brother-in-law Clarence “Buzz” Moen of Minn.; sister-in-law Joyce Nelli Moen of Minn.; and by many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services were held June 17 at Christ Lutheran Church, Pipe Lake, with the Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Burial will be at Christ Lutheran Cemetery at a later date.

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OBITUARIES Gladys Violet Bergstrom Berg

George Robert Holmberg

George R. Holmberg, age 81, Gladys Violet Bergstrom a resident of Webster, died Berg of Bend, Ore., formerly of Sunday, June 8, 2008, at St. Grantsburg, died June 7, 2008.

Joseph’s Hospital in MarshShe was 91 years old. field.

Gladys Violet Bergstrom George was born Jan. 31, was born Jan. 27, 1917, the sec1927, to Esther (Wolfgram) and ond daughter of Alma (Borup) August Holmberg in Oakland Bergstrom and Henry Township.

Bergstrom.

George enlisted in the Navy Her paternal grandmother, a and was stationed in San native of Sweden, lived with Diego, Calif., in 1945, before them so Gladys’ first language being shipped out to Tsing was Swedish. The 13-acre Wisconsin farm that was her childhood home planted Too, China in 1946. George served in the Navy for over within her a love of working the soil and caring for an- 19-1/2 years, retiring as chief petty officer in 1964. He enjoyed fishing, coffee and playing dice in the mornimals.

She and her sister, Emma, completed all of their ele- ing coffee club.

George was preceded in death by his parents; daughmentary education in a one-room schoolhouse, a mile’s walk from their home. Together they moved to Grants- ter, Connie; brother, Al; sisters, Alice and Marie; and burg to attend high school, boarding with a family dur- special friend, Heredes Bach.

George is survived by his children, Wendy, Rose, ing the week, walking the 12 miles (each way) home on the weekends. From there, Gladys moved to Min- Nick, Deborah, Gwen, Robert and James; very special neapolis, Minn., for training as a nurse at Northwest- friend, Helen Rauch and family of Webster; brother, ern Hospital. She was to work as a nurse for many Lloyd Holmberg of Long Lake, Minn.; sister, Irene years both prior to beginning a family and later as her (Jerry) Gluheisen of Webster, many grandchildren, and former wife, Thelma. children moved out of the home.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 21, at June 6, 1942, Gladys married Carlton Luther Berg at Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake, the same church 11 a.m. with visitation at the funeral home from 10-11 in which she had been baptized, confirmed and reared a.m. at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor in faith. In 1944, she began her role as a pastor’s wife Roger Kampstra officiating. Music will be provided by when Carlton became pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Courtney Daniels and Fran McBroom. Interment will Church in Bayport, Minn. Carlton’s career took them follow at Oakland Cemetery, Oakland Township. Meto Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Chicago, Ill., morials are preferred to Yellow Lake Lutheran Church.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was to Auburn, Wash., Hillsboro, Ore., and Spokane, Wash.

Gladys and Carlton had four children: Carol Kris- entrusted with arrangements. tine, Steven Paul, Marita Louise and Carlton Walter (“Carlie” as a child, “Carl” when an adult). Carl had Down syndrome. Despite the 1950s practice of placing such children into institutions, Gladys and Carlton chose to raise Carlie at home. This decision would Harry C. Jones, 83 of Luck, shape the family and Gladys’ caregiving for the re- died on June 14, 2008, in Luck. mainder of her life. The couple joined the Association Harry was born on Aug. 18, for Retarded Children and were part of a nationwide 1924, in Falls City, Neb., the effort that led to legislation requiring public schools to son of Eva and Harry Jones. provide education for all children regardless of ability Harry was a longtime emor disability. It meant that Carl could attend school ployee of WCCO TV. He was until the age of 21. Gladys rejoiced to see him graduate hired before the station went with a Certificate of Recognition from Sunset High on the air, July 1, 1949, and reSchool to the standing ovation initiated by the entire mained there until his retiresenior class graduating that year. ment in 1986. He was the In retirement, Gladys moved with Carlton to Terre- director and producer of many bonne, Ore., and later to Edmonds, Wash., as they local television programs. Shows such as “Axel and his sought out sheltered workshops in which Carl could Dog,” “Carmen the Nurse,” “Clancy the Cop,” “Comwork, while continuing to live with them. They ac- edy and Classics” and many television specials were knowledged that Carl needed to become independent to his credit. Around the station he was affectionately of them. After years of being on a waiting list, Carl known as “Harry the Skunk.” went to live as part of the Lutheran Good Shepard He was inducted into The Silver Circle for Broadcast community for the disabled in Cornelius, Ore. To re- Pioneers at the 2006 Emmy Awards. main an active part of Carl’s life, Gladys and Carlton Harry loved to travel and never lost his love of learnmoved to Hillsboro, Ore., but they had opportunity to ing, movies and television. During his retirement he travel and pursue interests of their own without the re- enjoyed many springs in Tucson, Ariz. Harry was a 41sponsibility of daily caregiving. Gladys’ hands, always year resident of Blooming, Minn. Harry moved to busy, now enjoyed the more leisurely activities of cro- Luck, in 2003 to be near his daughter and her family. cheting, knitting, tatting and sewing.

Harry is preceded in death by his wife, Jo; and his In the late 1990s, Carlton began to decline into parents.

Alzeihmer’s. Gladys’ caregiver role expanded to meet He is survived by his children, Leslie (Dan) Boerboon Carlton’s increasing dependency, until his death Dec. 6, of Luck and Frederic (Cathy) Jones of Battle Ground, 2003. Thereafter, Gladys remained actively involved Wash.; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Gina) Hanson, Kimberly in son, Carl’s care.

Hanson, Jenelle (Brian) Anderson, Amanda (John) In September, 2007, no longer able to live alone, she Gonzolas, Joshua Boerboon, Alyson Jones, Kyle Jones moved to Bend, Ore., to live with daughter, Carol, and and Rachel (Scott) Chalupnik; four great-grandchildren her husband, Ronald. Gradually she relinquished her and brother, Bruce (Joyce) Jones of Edmunds, Wash. role of caregiver, learning to become the recipient of Funeral services were held at the North Valley care as her health declined.

Lutheran Church, rural Milltown, on Tuesday, June 17.

She had touched the lives of thousands of people as Pastor Maggie Isaacson officiated. A luncheon was a professional nurse, a pastor’s wife, a Sunday school served at the church following the service. teacher, an active church member, an advocate for the Visitation was at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home disabled and as a good neighbor. in Centuria. Private family interment will take place in Gladys is survived by her children, Carol and Ronald Bloomington, Minn.

Melver of Bend, Ore., Steve and Linda Berg of MinThe Kolstad Family Funeral Home, Centuria, was nesota City, Minn., Marita Berg of Yakima, Wash. and entrusted with arrangements.

Carl Berg of Forest Grove, Ore.; her grandchildren, Erik and Heather Melver of Hong Kong, China, Kirsten and John Griffin of Renton, Wash., Matthew Melver of Miami, Fla., Naomi Melver of Oakland, Lucille Helen Petersen died June 13, 2008, at the age Calif., Laura Berg of Fargo, N.D., and David Berg of of 94.

Denver, Colo.; her great-grandchildren, Aidan and Burial service will be held at the Luck Village CemeJackson Griffin, and Anika and Saskia Melver. tery on July 13, at 1:30 p.m. A celebration of her life will Funeral and Celebration of Life Service was at follow at the Luck Senior Center from 2 – 5 p.m.

Emanuel Lutheran Church in Cornelius, Ore., on June A complete obituary will be published at a later date.

11. Graveside service and interment was at Long Lake Lutheran Church in Isanti, Minn., where she was laid to rest in the Berg family plot, next to her husband.

Harry C. Jones

Lucille Helen Petersen

Ellen Amelia Fernstrom Ellen Amelia (Magnuson) Fernstrom, 90, of Ham Lake, Minn., died June 7, 2008.

She was born and raised in Alpha.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albin; son-in-law, Gene; mother, father, brothers and sisters.

She is survived by her son, Harold (Dawn); daughter, Marilyn Hatella; grandchildren, Melanie (Jerry), Keven (Jeannie), Craig, Jay, Kendall (Carrie), Kim (Tom), Jodie (Ed), Kris (Mike), and John; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Betty Magnuson and Edna Fernstrom; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 11, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, New Brighton, Minn. Interment was at Anscarius Cemetery in Grantsburg. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers.

The Miller Funeral Home, Fridley, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

Rodney Harold Krueger Rodney Harold Krueger of Grantsburg died June 13, 2008, at Burnett Medical Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg, after a long illness. He was 53 years old.

Rodney ws born April 19, 1955, in Baldwin to Lucille (Suckow) Yanish and Harold Krueger.

He is survived by his partner, Jacquelyn Anderson; children, Heather (Justin) Anderson, Robert Muellner and Jason Tacheny; brother, Randy (Mary Lynne) Krueger; and sister, Debbie Mell of Fla.; step-siblings, Brenda (Mark) Strom, Megie (Jeff) Johnson, Paula Olson, Avis Juelson and Mark Eldridge; nieces, nephews, uncles, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father; and infant brother, Gregory.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, riding his motorcycle and get-togethers with friends.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 21, at Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Jeanette "Jay" Simmons Jeanette "Jay" Simmons, 84 of Eau Claire, and formally of Star Prairie and Milltown, died June 15, 2008 ,at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

Jeanette was born to Angella and John Baptiste Liberty on Sept. 9, 1923, in Somerset. Jeanette was raised on a Somerset farm. She enjoyed talking about her childhood and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her sons Ron (Angie) Simmons of Luck, Ricky (Laurie) Simmons of Idaho and her daughters, Joette Simmons of Oregon, Sharon Larson of New Richmond and Diane (Dennis) Bierbrauer of Eau Claire. Also her sister, Darlene Jamison of Oregon; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellsworth "Al" Simmons; her brothers Lyle, Lester, Walt, Amable, William, Anges and Ernest; and her sister, Mary.

Funeral service was held Wednesday, June 18, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. Father John Drummy officiated. Music was provided by Audrey Ruck and Rita Kreuzer. Interment was at the Balsam Lake Cemetery in Balsam Lake Township, Polk County.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was entrusted with arrangements.

Delores “Lori” Beal Delores “Lori” Beal, 53, of Hampton, Minn., died June 16, 2008.

She was born July 7, 1954.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Geri McCarty; and brother, Jerry McCarty.

Delores is survived by her husband, Mike; daughter, Tammy (Mike) Zelinski of Webster; son, Gerald Krank; stepdaughter Stacy Beal; grandchildren, Tristan, Brittany, Brooklyn, Connor and Logan; siblings, Barb Babatz, John McCarty, Ruth (Dennis) Olafson, Pat (Ginger) McCarty, Mike McCarty and June Santiago; and many other relatives, in-laws and close friends.

Visitation will be held Thursday, June 19, 4 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral service. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 20, 10 a.m., at the Mueller Memorial Parkway Chapel, 835 Johnson Parkway, St. Paul, Minn. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

The Mueller Parkway Chapel, St. Paul, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

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CHURCH NEWS Open house and dedication set

The family of Marvin H. Westrom and The Wilderness Fellowship Ministries invites the community to an open house and dedication of the new Marvin H. Westrom Memorial Prayer Cabin on Sunday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. with a short program at 3 p.m. Construction of the single-level cabin with fireplace, hickory floors, cupboards, and light scounces handmade by Westrom’s grandson, began in the fall of 2006 and was completed and open for use in the fall of 2007. The cabin was funded by Louise (Westrom) Klawitter, along with family and friends of Westrom. The Wilderness is located at 21897 Spirit Lake Rd. W. Please use the CTH M entrance which is 4.3 miles south of Hwy. 70 on CTH M, or 2.3 miles north of Hwy. 48 on CTH M. Turn on Wilderness Road and follow signs for Westrom Dedication. For more information please call 715-327-8564. – Photo submitted

ABC Express Preschool holds graduation

ABC Express Preschool held graduation at Luck Lutheran Church, for parents and friends. If anyone is interested in enrolling a child for the fall class (3- to 5-year-olds) beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 2, they may call Paula at 715-472-8207. – Photo submitted

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CHURCH NEWS Hasty words spell trouble My grandmother whirled through life. Always in a hurry, she made every moment count.

She planned her minutes care- Sally Bair fully, never wasting time or motions. Indeed, she was a ETERNAL firm believer in the term Haste PERSPECTIVES Makes Waste.

When we’re working, we all try to use our time productively. It’s good to plan our days so we can save gas, time, and human energy. We gather the utensils and ingredients we need before starting to make a cake, the outdoor tools before planting, and the carpenter tools before hanging a picture.

Hasty thoughts, words, and actions, on the other hand, cause waste. They also can produce prejudice, greed, intolerance, and a whole mess of other unsavory attitudes. How often have we heard jokes about all women being gossips?

How often have we known people who believe that all teens are troublemakers…all ministers are after our money…all church members are hypocrites?

We all tend to have prejudicial thoughts at times. Such thoughts come from our past experiences or teachings. We cling to them as if they’re the truth. But in reality, most of the time we believe such lies too hastily. Instead of taking time to learn the truth, we put labels on people, places, and things.

Psalm 116:11 says: “I said in my haste, all men are deceitful and liars.” When someone lies to us, it’s tempting to think that everyone else is a liar, too. If only we’d take the time to think! If only we’d see that not everyone who attends church is a hypocrite, not all women gossip, and not all teens are troublemakers.

When some scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery to Jesus and asked if he would agree with Moses’ law that she be stoned to death, he said, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”

(John 8:7) Not that Jesus left her off the hook, because he told her to “go and sin no more.” But the lesson is that we should not judge others hastily. Jesus also said, “First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”

(Matthew 7:5) We must be mindful of our hasty thoughts and words. If we’re not, they truly can spell trouble.

Lord, help us to see others with the eyes of Jesus— lovingly, compassionately, as he has dealt with us.

Point out our own sins so we will not be tempted to point our fingers at the sins of others. In Jesus’ name, amen.

(Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com or check out her BLOG at http://bairbonesblog.blogspot.com.

simply not so, provided that we are aiming for God’s best. Paul said, “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him” (2 Cor. 5:9). We need to resolve to aim for God’s best.

We often remark about wanting what’s VISUALIZE God’s Best. Do we “see” best for others or for ourselves. But as frail, best?

Are we like Barnabas who, when God’s finite creatures, we often do not know what he had seen the grace of God, was made glad? is best. And sometimes, we don’t do what is (Acts 11:243-24).

Many of us are simply too best either. What we should really desire is near-sighted spiritually (2 Pet. 1:5-11). How that all might have God’s best. Here are four we need to soak in God’s word as it speaks of principles to apply in order to really h-a-v-e Garret those who won great victories due to their what is best from God’s point of view. faith.

How we need to pray for an attitude that Derouin HOPE For God’s Best. God’s word says, will cause us to better “see life” through the “But I will hope continually, and will yet praise eyes of confident, victorious faith (1 John 5:4, You more and more” (Psalm 71:14). Do we eaTHE 13-15).

God’s grace can be “seen” everywhere; gerly anticipate and earnestly expect the best? How often we fail to hope for the best. PREACHER’S our attitude says a lot about our vision.

EXPECT God’s Best. “Now faith is the subWe become cynical, negative, and bitter stance of things hoped for, the evidence of things over life. But “now” abides “faith, hope, and not seen” (Heb. 11:1). As Christians, we believe love” (1 Cor. 13:13). That means we are to be “all things work together for good to them that love faithful, hopeful and full of love right now!

Lord” (Rom.8:28).

No good thing will He the Our hope is described in Scripture as “livwithhold from those who walk uprightly (Psalm ing” (1 Pet. 1:3), (Tit. 2:13), “good” (2 Thess. 2:16), “bet84:11; Rom. 8:32).

We have every reason for optimism ter” (Heb. 7:19), “sure and steadfast” (Heb. 6:18-19), and because of the greatness of the God we are privileged “saving” (Rom. 8:24). How right the Psalmist was to to partner with.

By hoping, aiming, visualizing and declare, “Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we expecting as we ought, we really can h-a-v-e God’s hope in You” (Psalm 32:22). As Christians, we have best! (Written By Mike Vestal) great reason to hope for the best.

If readers have questions or simply wish to know AIM For God’s Best. Many people have no goals, more about the Church of Christ, we would like to inlow goals, or “so-so” goals rather than truly aiming vite them to call 715-866-7157 or stop by the church for God’s best. Perhaps the lingering effects of the past at 7425 W. Birch St. in Webster. Sunday Bible building or the threat of failure keeps us from aiming at the class begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 bull’s eye of what God wants us to have (cf. Phil. 3:12a.m.

We also meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Of14). Some even view any form of ambition or goal setfice hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. ting as being unbecoming to Christians. But this is noon.

How to H-A-V-E God's Best "blessed"

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Confirmation class of Shepherd of the Valley

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, – Missouri Synod, of St. Croix Falls, has announced its confirmation class of 2008. Shown (L to R) are: Jenna VanSoelen, Sasha Lundgren, Pastor Mark Schoen, Jessica Berganini and Andrew Hegge. – Photo submitted

Peace Lutheran Church awards scholarship DRESSER – When John S. Larson passed away, he left a monetary gift to Peace, to be used for educational purposes. The money was invested and the proceeds from that investment are used each year to award scholarships. To be eligible to apply, you must be a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser.

The main criterion for selection is active involvement in the work and mission of the church. Applicants write a scholarship application that includes a list of activities they have been involved in as well as a This year the scholarships, ranging from $750 to 1,000, were personal faith statement. Scholarships are awarded to, shown in no particular order, Trygve Chinander of not renewed automatically, but recipients St. Croix Falls, Chelsea Benitz, Jonathan Haley, Hannah are welcome to reapply each year. - submit- Koehler and Mallory Swenson, all of Osceola. – Photo submitted ted

Home Field Advantage - Making a difference, starting at home Home Field Advantage to benefit Frederic community FREDERIC - As Frederic area youth learned in 2005, the most difficult, and yet most rewarding, place in the world to do a mission project is at home – right here in Frederic.

With that awareness, youth from Frederic area churches will be joining together in what is being called

Home Field Advantage. Home Field Advantage is a youth mission project serving Frederic and the surrounding area beginning July 27. The goal of this project is to share the love of God in practical ways with people right here in their own community. Special attention will be given to the needs of the elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged.

During the Home Field Advantage week, youth will be involved in a variety of service projects including yard and house work, light construction, painting, window washing, planting, firewood preparation, garbage

removal, etc.

The week will conclude on Aug. 2 with a community party to which everyone from the area is invited. There will be food, games and entertainment.

If Home Field Advantage could serve you or someone you know, please call Dan or Beth Graf at 715-6534215 or complete a service request card that will be available soon at local businesses and churches. - submitted

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CHURCH NEWS Mother’s relationship with father influences children Q: My wife works hard to teach my sons to respect me as their father, and that makes my job with them easier. Even when she is upset with me, she never lets the kids know about it. Don't you think that is generous of her?

DR. DOBSON: She's not only generous – she's a wise woman, too. Mothers can help bond the generations together or they can drive a wedge between them. This concept was expressed beautifully in a book entitled "Fathers and Sons" by Lewis Yablonsky. The author observed that mothers are the primary interpreters of fathers' personality, character and integrity to their sons.

In other words, the way boys see their fathers is largely a product of the things their mothers have said and the way they feel about their husbands. In Yablonsky's case, his mother destroyed the respect he might have had for his father. This is what he wrote: "I vividly recall sitting at the dinner table with my two brothers and father and mother and cringing at my mother's attacks on my father. 'Look at him,' she would say in Yiddish. 'His shoulders are bent down, he's a failure. He doesn't have the courage to get a better job or make more money. He's a beaten man.' He would keep his eyes pointed toward his place and never answer her. She never extolled his virtues or persistence or the fact that he worked so hard. Instead she constantly focused on the negative and created an image for his three sons of a man without fight, crushed by a world over which he had no control.

"His not fighting back against her constant criticism had the effect of confirming its validity to her sons.

And my mother's treatment and the picture of my father did not convey to me that marriage was a happy state of being, or that women were basically people. I was not especially motivated to assume the role of hus- Dr. James band and father myself from by obDobson servations of my whipped father."

My overall research clearly supports that the mother is the basic filter and has enormous significance in the father-son relationship. Though Yablonsky did not say so, it is also true that a father can do great damage to his wife's relationship with their children. Very early on I found that when I was irritated with Shirley for some reason, my attitude was instantly picked up by our son and daughter. They seemed to feel, "If Dad can argue with Mom, then we can too." It became clear to me just how important it was for me to express my love and admiration for Shirley.

However, I could never do that job of building respect for my wife as well as she did for me! She made me a king in my own home. If our son and daughter believed half of what she told them about me, I would have been a fortunate man. The close relationship I enjoy with Danae and Ryan today is largely a product of Shirley's great love for me and the way she "interpreted" me to our kids. I will always be grateful for her

FOCUS ON THE

FAMILY

for doing that!

••• Q: Having a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can paint a pretty bleak picture. Is there anything good you can tell us?

DR. DOBSON: There are some advantages to having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In a sense, even the word "disorder" is misleading because the syndrome has many positive features. As Time reported, "(ADHD adults) see themselves as creative; their impulsiveness can be viewed as spontaneity; hyperactivity gives them enormous energy and drive; even their distractibility has the virtue of making them alert to changes in the environment. Kids with ADHD are wild, funny and effervescent. They have lots of life." Let's not forget, also, that ADHD can be treated successfully in many cases.

••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from "Solid Answers" and "Bringing Up Boys," both published by Tyndale House.

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JUNE 18, 2008 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 35

Dairy Month celebrated in Polk County ST. CROIX FALLS - The Polk County Junior Holstein Association celebrated June is Dairy Month at MarketPlace Foods in St. Croix Falls on Saturday, June 14.

One dozen junior members who live on dairy farms, or are active with a dairy project, spent Saturday scooping ice cream to MarketPlace patrons.

The ice cream and cones were generously donated by MarketPlace, and young customers also received farm coloring books, cow erasers and “I Love Milk” pencils from the Polk County Dairy Promotion Committee and Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. – with submitted information

Carol Peper, Centuria, serves double duty as Polk County Fairest of the Fair.

Two young ladies enjoy their ice-cream cones. - Photos submitted

Chris Rassier, Osceola, serves ice cream with a smile.

Mary Johnson, Cushing, serves a chocolate cone.

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JUNE

THURS. - SUN./19 - 21 Centuria

• Rummage sale at Fristad Lutheran Church.

Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

THURSDAY/19 Amery

Coming events

• Game Day at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Balsam Lake

• Rep. Hraychuck listening session at the village hall, noon-1 p.m., 888-529-0028.

Osceola

• Auditions for “Ole and Lena’s Wedding” at the ArtBarn, 6:30-8 p.m., 715-294-2787.

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise, 10 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.; 500 cards & Dominos, 12:30 p.m., at the senior center.

• Polk County Historical Society potluck picnic at Kennedy County Park, 6:30 p.m., 715646-1447.

• “Talking with Michael Leanerd” presented at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 888-887-6002.

Siren

• Burnett County Republican Party meets in Room 162 at the Government Center, 7 p.m.

Frederic

• DNR Boating Safety Class at the elementary school, 12:30-3 p.m., call 715-485-8300, deputy Tammi Larson.

• 500 cards played, 6:30 p.m., at the senior center.

• Support group for people with bipolar disorder and depression at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. Call 715-327-4436 for more info.

Webster

• Rep. Hraychuck listening session at the village hall, 3-4 p.m., 888-529-0028.

• Foods & Friends community dinner at Grace United Methodist Church, 5-6 p.m.

WED. - SAT./25 - 28 Osceola

Luck

• “Dancing the Cows Home,” at the ArtBarn, 7:30 p.m., 715-294-2787.

St. Croix Falls

• Neighborhood Mass, potluck meal at Smoland Prairie Bed & Breakfast, 6 p.m., 715327-8119.

WEDNESDAY/25

• Monthly birthday potluck at the senior center, 6 p.m.

• American Legion & Auxiliary #255 meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

Alpha

• Exercise, 10 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.; blood pressures, 11:30 a.m.; general meeting & potluck, 12:30 p.m.; 500 cards, 6:30 p.m., at the senior center.

• “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Festival Theatre, 2 and 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387.

• Infant/Child CPR Class at the Polk County Red Cross office, 5:30-9:30 p.m., preregistration required, 715-485-3025.

FRI. & SAT./20 - 21

• Pokeno played, 1 p.m., at the senior center.

Frederic

• Garage sale, proceeds go to Frederic Free Church Camp Scholarships, Fri. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-noon. Corner of Birch & Hwy. 35.

St. Croix Falls

• Relay for Life event, at high school track,6:30 p.m.-sunrise. Opening ceremony 6 p.m.

FRI. - SUN./20 - 22 Frederic

• Frederic Family Days. Fri., St. Luke’s Methodist Church lunch at the Family Days café, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., fireworks; Sat., Antique Tractor show, Strawberry Shortcake at the Depot Museum, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fire department pork feed at the hall, 2-8 p.m.; Sun., parade, petting zoo.

Scandia, Minn.

• “Dancing the Cows Home,” at the Gammelgarden Museum, 7 p.m., 651-433-5053.

Webster

• “Yellow River Echoes: A Living History Fur Trade Experience” at Forts Folle Avoine, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., www.theforts.org, 715-866-8890.

FRIDAY/20 Balsam Lake

• Shooting Stars 4-H Club bake sale at the Farmers Market, 3-5:30 p.m. or sold out.

Cumberland

• Dale’s Twin Pines truck pull, 7 p.m., 715822-2554.

Frederic

• First-annual Friends of the Library thrift sale at the former Dollar Store, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-327-4979.

• Pokeno played, 1 p.m., at the senior center.

• Spaghetti dinner benefit for Marty Niles at the high school, 3:30-7:30 p.m., 715-472-8644, 715-327-4221.

St. Croix Falls

• Bingo, 1 p.m., at the seior center.

• Music on the Overlook presents The Juggernauts at the Overlook Deck, 6-8 p.m., 715-4833580.

Balsam Lake

Frederic

Grantsburg Elementary students enjoyed some end-of-the-school-year fun, with one of their favorites being Wacky Hair Day. Third-grader Cassidy Lee and first-grader Gracie Gerber got lots of laughs, looking like they went to the same stylist for their wacky braids. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

SAT. & SUN./21 & 22 Grantsburg

• Got River? Fest held at Wild River Outfitters, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-463-2254.

St. Croix Falls

• 4th-annual Fete Des Fleurs Festival at Chateau St. Croix Winery, 715-483-2556.

SATURDAY/21 Amery

• An Evening of Music for the King of Instruments at The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., 715-258-6811.

Frederic

• Food, fellowship at noon. Bingo & cards to follow & afternoon coffee at the senior center.

• Bake sale at the Inter-County Leader parking lot, 8 a.m. Sponsored by Lewis Methodist Church.

• Bone Lake Zion Lutheran Church volleyball, 4 p.m., potluck picnic at 6 p.m. and campfire & singing at 7:30 p.m., 715-472-2062.

Milltown

• Unity Class of 1993 reunion at Hack’s Pub, 763-607-4022, 715-222-6903.

St. Croix Falls

• 5th-annual Neil McKenzie Fishing Derby on Deer Lake, 9 a.m., 715-485-3362, 715-6462060.

Siren

• Lions & Lioness yard sale drop-off day, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-349-2400.

Trade Lake

• Lake Improvement Association meeting at the town hall, 9 a.m.

SUNDAY/22 Balsam Lake

• Interfaith Caregivers fundraiser concert at Our Lady of the Lakes Church, 7 p.m., 715-4839263.

Cushing

• Sterling Settlers Potluck Picnic at the community center, noon, 715-488-2729 or 715-4882320 for more info.

• Schimpps at Christian Retreat Center, 7 p.m.

Listen to Ann Bell on piano 15 minutes before.

Frederic

• Marty Niles run/walk fundraiser at the elementary school, registration 7 a.m., start 9 a.m.

• Ashlen Petersen special music at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 9 a.m. worship service.

St. Croix Falls

• Butterfly House open house, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

MONDAY/23 Frederic

• Spades, 1 p.m., at the senior center.

St. Croix Falls

• Art Group, 9:30 a.m., at the senior center.

Spooner

• Tractor safety program at Spooner Agricultural Research Station, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 715-6353506 or 800-528-1914.

TUESDAY/24 Amery

• Pool tournament at the senior center, 9 a.m.

Balsam Lake

St. Croix Falls

• Friends of the Library meet at the library at noon.

Siren

• Rep. Hraychuck listening session at the village hall, 5-6 p.m., 888-529-0028.

THURSDAY/26 Balsam Lake

• First Aid Class at the Polk County Red Cross office, 5:30-8:30 p.m., preregistration required, 715-485-3025.

Frederic

• 500 cards played, 6:30 p.m., at the senior center.

• Support group for people with bipolar disorder and depression at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. Call 715-327-4436 for more info.

Hertel

• Transportation task force meeting at the Tribal center, 5-7 p.m., 715-349-7600, ext.

1229.

Luck

• Meeting of the Luck Area Historical Society to be held at the new museum, 7 p.m.

Milltown

• Rep. Hraychuck listening session at the village hall, noon-1 p.m., 888-529-0028.

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise, 10 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.; 500 cards, 6:30 p.m., at the senior center.

• Historical Society meeting at National Parks Headquarters, 7 p.m., 715-483-3580.

Webster

• Polk County Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at the government center, 1-3 p.m., 715485-8413.

• Adult CPR Class at the Polk County Red Cross office, 5:30-9:30 p.m., preregistration required, 715-485-3025.

• Transportation task force meeting at the community center, 1-3 p.m., 715-349-7600, ext.

1229.

• Ravishing Rubies Red Hat Society luncheon at Ike Walton Lodge, noon.

FRI. & SAT./27 &28

Luck

• 10th-annual Trash & Treasures Sale at Lakeside Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Danbury

• Music in the Park at Centennial Pavilion, Glory Train, 6:30 p.m.

A&H