WED., MARCH 19, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 31 • 2 SECTIONS
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Luck village moves cash to golf course Page 5
• Our photos of Unity’s state basketball appearance • Breaking local news • Election preview • Plus archived issues, e-edition and more leadernewsroom.com
Court appearance Former Grantsburg teacher facing sexual assault charges set to appear at omnibus hearing Page 3
WEEKEND watch • Fish fry @ Milltown • SCVO concert @ Amery • Play at St. Croix Falls • St. Patrick’s Day parade @ Webb Lake See Coming events
Busy spring expected Burnett County timber sales expected to increase after snowy winter Page 5
WISTAX study looks at school referenda voter trends Page 3
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Look of new building raises concerns, as entry to city Page 4
Burnett County revisits investment strategy Page 3
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UP FRONT FREDERIC - Bremer Bank is warning customers and noncustomers alike of voicemail and phone recordings attempting to persuade people to provide personal information, including debit card and bank account numbers and ATM PIN numbers. Many people in Burnett and Polk counties are receiving the calls, said Glenn Meier, Bremer Bank manager at Frederic, who asks people to never give their bank information over the phone, unless they initiate it themselves. “It’s known as vishing,â€? Meier said. “People are getting calls at all hours of the day and night and, in some cases, they are being told their card is nonactivated and they need to punch in their 16-digit card number to activate it.â€? Bremer is currently working to shut down the vishing attack and to determine the extent to which clients may have been affected. Meier says that if someone realizes they have given out their number to a nonauthorized person they should immediately call Bremer so that their account can be canceled to prevent any unauthorized charges. Also: Do not respond to any suspicious-looking email or any automated calls. Bremer never asks for client information through an automated voice response system or text messages. Never provide your personal information in response to an unsolicited request, whether it is over the phone or over the Internet. Contact Bremer Bank right away if you question being contacted by an unsolicited request. Never provide your password over the phone or in response to an Internet request. If you believe you have been targeted and are concerned about your information being compromised, contact the Bremer Phone Bank immediately at 800-908BANK (2265). - Gary King with information from Bremer Bank ••• GRANTSBURG – Everyone is invited to get a peek inside the Habitat rehab project in Grantsburg, which is nearing completion. Check out what your neighbors have accomplished while rehabbing this older home, get a free cup of coffee and learn more about how Habitat for Humanity works. Stop out Tuesday, March 25, from 8 to 10 a.m. The home is at 222 E. Summit Ave. - from HFH ••• NATIONWIDE - This is National Sunshine Week, a national initiative spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government and dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. The Leader offers two opinion pieces this week - one by Bill Lueders of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WisconsinWatch.org) on page 10 and one from state Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen (see leadernewsroom.com). For more general information, see sunshineweek.org.
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Reta Lee Gibson Kathyrn A. Krantz Myron A. “Mike� Coen Richard L. Ehrenstrom Willard Lee Oberg Rita (Marita) R. Christensen Dorothy Danielson Olive M. Gehrke See Obituaries, 15B
INSIDE Letters 8-9A Sports 13-19A Outdoors 20A Town Talk 6-7B Coming events Back of B Letters from home 3B Cold turkey 3B On the edge of common sense 4B This business of farming 4B
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