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WE EKEN D WA TCH : • Festival Theatre open house @ SCFalls • National Day of Prayer events @ Siren & Grantsburg • Fine arts concert @ Frederic • CRA open house @ Siren • Pop concert @ Webster • ACS walk events @ Luck, Frederic • Communitywide garage sales @ Frederic

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ACS Honorary Chairs Currents feature

Possible H1N1 virus case at Clayton

School closed for three days; county waits confirmation from state lab PAGE 3

Kidnapping suspects arrested again St. Croix Tribe presents powwow Currents section

Found in alleged violation of their bond PAGE 6

Cutting staff doesn’t always mean saving money, says Fuge County agency loses more than $19,000 in state support monies PAGE 5

Another successful smelt feet at Jackson Currents section

Saints on top in West Lakeland Conference See SPORTS

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Kali Jones giggled as she bounced across the gym floor on a large ball, her long hair flying in all directions. The third-grader was one of 130 Grantsburg elementary students who spent last Friday afternoon, May 1, jumping rope for heart. Students had fun jumping and bouncing and all for a great cause, raising money for heart disease and stroke research.

More photos in Currents. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Research from the woods: Commuter to computer

by Carolyn Wedin FREDERIC - Times have certainly changed for the researcher between my recent writing of articles in the five-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of African American History that is now in the Frederic Library, Barack Obama presidentially centered on the front covers, and articles I did in the 1970s and ‘80s for a collection on American Women Writers and Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century.

Used to be one had to get to a major research library. From UW-Whitewater I had to go to Mad City, aka Madison, to the Memorial Library with all its history of ax-killings and thefts back in the dim, dusty book stacks.

Used to be one had to find a book (remember card catalogs?), put one’s hands on it, run a finger down the index, and find the right page numbers, to read the relevant parts.

Used to be to find periodical articles published over, say, a twenty year period, one had to go through twenty volumes of each of several indexes—Biography

See Research, page 15

Carolyn Wedin (R) presented a gift of the 2009 five-volume set Encyclopedia of African American History: 1896 to the Present, to the Frederic Public Library. Director Chris Byerly (L) was pleased to accept the books as a valuable addition to the library’s reference section, noting that the research covers a period of history from the age of segregation to the inauguration of Barack Obama. Wedin is the author of more than 30 articles for the encyclopedia, and she is also well-known as the instructor of many adult community education drama and literature classes. –Special photo

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Fire destroyed the home of Warren and Jane Schmidt in the town of Clam Falls Monday morning, May 4. Firefighters from the Frederic, Luck and Lorain fire departments responded to the scene just after 8 a.m. The home is located approximately a mile west of the village of Clam Falls on 80th Street, approximately a mile north of CTH I. No one was home at the time of the fire which was discovered by a neighbor. Frederic Fire Chief Brian Daeffler said Tuesday the cause of the fire had yet to be determined. A benefit for the Schmidts is set for Sunday, May 17, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Frederic. More information on the benefit will be published in next week’s Leader. - Photo by Gary King

Driver leads police on scenic high-speed chase

by Sherill Summer WEBSTER - Adam W. Spicer, 46, White Bear Lake, Minn., was arrested and taken to Burnett County Jail on Wednesday night, April 29, but before his arrest, Spicer led police on a high-speed chase that went from Webster to Danbury, back to Webster and then to Danbury once Spicer again, via the scenic route around Yellow Lake, with speeds of 100 mph reported during the chase.

The incident started at about 10:15 p.m. when Webster Police Officer Derek Petersen noticed a 1980 Pontiac Firebird with Minnesota collector plates turning north on Hwy. 35 from the Holiday Station in Webster, spinning its tires and accelerating to a high rate of speed. The vehicle was clocked at 60 mph through town.

When the vehicle was pulled over near Wild Bill’s, Spicer stepped out of his vehicle and approached the squad car asking, “Why did you stop me? I didn’t do

anything wrong.”

The officer told Spicer to return to his vehicle. He did. And then he started up the vehicle and fled, traveled north on Hwy. 35, soon reaching estimated speeds of 100 mph.

In Danbury, he turned around at the Log Cabin Store and drove south again, towards Webster.

The Burnett County Sheriff’s Department, St. Croix Tribal Police and Siren Police Department all joined the chase.

The first attempt to disable the vehicle with stop sticks was near the Northview Drive Inn in Webster, but the vehicle turned into The Granary parking lot before reaching that location. He then traveled several Webster side streets before leaving Webster, westbound on CTH FF, towards Yellow Lake. He turned onto CTH U, and the second attempt to disable the vehicle with stop sticks was at the bridge over the Yellow River on CTH U, but Spicer avoided the spiked strips. He turned north at the intersection of Hwy. 35, towards Danbury.

At Danbury Spicer turned west on Hwy. 77, towards Minnesota, and Pine County Sheriff’s Department was contacted. However, before Spicer entered

Minnesota, about two miles west of CTH F, the vehicle slowed down and drove partly into the ditch.

The chase was not quite over because Spicer was able to drive out of the ditch and head back towards Danbury, but the vehicle was stopped shortly after, in a yard on the north side of the highway.

Spicer was taken to Burnett Medical Center for a blood draw and is expected to be charged with OWI. Drug paraphernalia was also found in the vehicle.

A passenger in Spicer’s vehicle reported that he had attempted to persuade Spicer to stop, but was unable to do so.

He was not charged and was taken to a residence near Yellow Lake.

Three state charges against Spicer are pending: possession of drug paraphernalia, fleeing an officer and obstructing an officer, all felony charges. Spicer will also be charged with an estimated 10 charges through Webster Municipal Court, including OWI, criminal damage to property and many other traffic citations.

He has been released on bond.

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The intersection of Hwys. 35/70, north of Siren was the scene of a three-car accident on Monday night, May 4. Three people were transported to the hospital for their injuries. Ryan S. Friel, 19, Webster, was attempting to travel east on Hwy. 70. As he crossed the northbound lane, he drove into the path of Linda L. Jorgensen, 61, Danbury. A second collision occurred when Breeanna N. Watral, 16, Webster, also northbound, could not avoid the Jorgensen vehicle and struck the back-passenger side, causing the Jorgensen vehicle to hit the Friel vehicle a second time. Jorgensen, Friel and a passenger in the Friel vehicle, Jason Friel, 17, Webster, were all transported to the hospital. Watral and an 18-year-old Webster occupant of the Watral vehicle escaped the accident with no apparent injury. Friel was cited for failure to yield the right of way and inattentive driving. The photo at left shows Friel’s four-door Buick Skylark and Jorgensen’s Pathfinder.

The photo at right shows Watral’s Chrysler LeBaron. - Photos from Burnett County Sheriff’s Department.

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Briefly OSCEOLA - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will dedicate the Engelwood property owned by the Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy as its 600th State Natural Area at a ceremony that will take place on the property on Friday, May 8, at 1 p.m. The dedication ceremony will take place opposite 212 280th Street in the town of Farmington, six miles south of the village of Osceola. After the dedication ceremony, DNR staff and Standing Cedars representatives will be leading hikes of the property. The Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy was incorporated in 1994 with the initial purpose of protecting the 1,116-acre Engelwood property from development and the long-range goal of establishing a greenway to protect the land abutting the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. For directions to the properties managed by Standing Cedars and for use restrictions, visit the Standing Cedars Web site, www.standingcedars.org. - submitted ••• DRESSER - The National Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold a dinner meeting at noon on Thursday, May 14, at the Hog Wild on Luck’s Main Street. All federal and retired federal employees are welcome. Reservations may be made by calling 715-327-8658 by noon on Monday, May 11. - submitted ••• CORRECTIONS: The last name of Michael Shute was mispelled in last week’s story of the fatal plane crash in Burnett County. The Leader extends an apology to family and friends for the error.

••• Jessica Tills, the defendant in the mock trial, reported in last week’s Currents feature, is a senior at Siren High School, not Webster High School. The Leader apologizes for the error.

••• Late death notices Funeral services were held today, May 6, for Marion Petersen, 92. She was born and lived in Milltown and Clear Lake. She and her late husband operated the Clear Lake Hardware Store for 41 years.

••• A memorial service was held April 16 for Lu Marie Wulf Johnson, 78, who died April 13 at her home in San Antonio, Texas. She was born in the town of Balsam Lake and graduated from high school there.

••• Funeral services were held May 2 in Alpha for Donald H. Johnson, who died April 29 at Burnett Medical Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 77.

Complete obituaries will be published in an upcoming edition of the Inter-County Leader.

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Stamp Out Hunger food drive is this Saturday STATEWIDE - Rural letter carriers in Wisconsin are taking part in the only statewide food drive in the U.S., as well as the largest single-day food drive in the world.

Every customer on routes of rural mail carriers received a plastic bag to place donated food in during the week of May 2-7.

On Saturday, May 9, carriers will pick up those bags and deliver the food to their local food shelves.

The drive is sponsored by the Hunger Task Force, U.S. Postal Service, Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Piggly Wiggly. - with information from the U.S. Postal Service

Humane society relying heavily on donations

by Sherill Summer BURNETT COUNTY - Pets cost money. Ask any pet owner. And in these tough economic times the Burnett County Humane Society is noticing a difference in the way they get their animals, explains humane society President Brenda Lamson. There are more people with job changes or workers forced to be on the road more, making it unpractical to care for a pet. But the shelter is still seeing a fair amount of adoptions, possibly because pets can be a great stress reliever in these tough times as well.

Finding homes for animals is central to the humane society’s mission, naturally, but the shelter wants to make sure that the animals are healthy before they are offered for adoption. This is why each new animal is checked over by a veterinarian and held for a week before it is available for a new owner.

A trip to the vet and food for a week costs the shelter $219 for a dog. Yet the fee to adopt a dog is $175, yielding a $44 loss for the shelter, assuming that the animal is only in the shelter for one week. Many times the animals are

Expenses for operating the Burnett County Humane Society shelter totaled about $76,000 during 2008. - Special photo

sheltered longer, and the shelter will house animals until they are adopted.

The shelter does not euthanize animals.

All of these trips to the vet, food and other expenses totaled about $76,000 during 2008, and without the donations of food, detergent and bleach, the expenses could have been higher.

A portion of the dog-license fee goes to the shelter, and of course there are adoption fees, but the humane society also depends on fundraising and financial donations to keep up with expenses. Last year, the humane society received $29,000 in donations, enough to almost cover all expenses.

Lamson is not sure about 2009, however. Already the food donations are down, except for a generous donor, and it is increasingly rare for the shelter to receive needed bleach or detergent.

Still, Lamson insists that the shelter gets by.

Because animals seem to benefit from a consistent diet, Purina-brand foods are the preferred food donation.

County awaits confirmation of H1N1 virus case

Clayton Schools closed for three days

POLK COUNTY-As of Tuesday afternoon, Polk County health officials had yet to receive confirmation from the state lab of a possible case of a student at Clayton having the H1N1 virus.

Students at Clayton Schools stayed home Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and were expected to return to classes on Thursday, according to Jennifer Swenson, health educator with the Polk County Health Department.

At a news conference on Monday, Polk County Health Officer Gretchen Sampson explained the purpose of closing the school was to limit contact among children to decrease their risk of getting sick and to attempt to limit the spread of infection.

The school was being disinfected by a crew of cleaners on the days it was closed.

Meanwhile, federal health officials have gone on record saying that schools should not be closing for suspected cases of the H1N1 virus, once called the swine flu. Now they are encouraging parents to keep children with flu symptoms home from school instead.

Two other Polk County students returning from a vacation in Mexico this past week were tested for the virus.

Clayton is the only school district in the area to have closed out of concern for spread of the virus.

The Clayton student was not hospitalized and is recovering, according to Sampson.

There have been no suspected cases of H1N1 virus in Burnett County as of Tuesday.

Statewide there have been five confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus with 119 probable cases, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.

RIGHT: A chart outlining H1N1 fluc cases in Wisconsin as of Tuesday. from wpr.org

No H1N1 reported in Burnett County BURNETT COUNTY - The Burnett County Health and Human Services, with the cooperation of the St. Croix Tribal Health Clinic, are monitoring the H1N1 virus in Burnett County. As of Monday, May 4, there are been no confirmed or probable cases in Burnett County. The state of Wisconsin, however, did have five confirmed cases of H1N1 as of Tuesday.

The county Web site, www.burnettcounty.com, will be updated to provide information on any H1N1 outbreak locally. Residents may also dial 2-1-1 if they have any general

questions.

Information about the H1N1 influenza can also be found at http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov or www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu.

If influenzalike symptoms are experienced, contact a health care provider.

You will be advised if you should see a doctor and if you need to take antiviral medications.

Some precautions that can be taken to protect oneself from the outbreak include: • Wash hands often with soap and water and use an alcohol-based hand

sanitizer often.

• Cover coughs and sneezes with arm or sleeve.

• Don’t share drinking cups or straws.

• Avoid close contact with others who are sick.

• Get plenty or rest and drink clear fluids to keep from being dehydrated.

• Frequently clean commonly touched surfaced, such as doorknobs, refrigerators, telephones, faucets, etc. Sherill Summer

Two prison sentences for local man

by Sherill Summer BURNETT COUNTY - Two cars stolen in two counties on the same night in July of 2008 have resulted in two prison sentences for the Grantsburg man who stole both of them.

Jesse Perry, 26, received his second prison sentence, a two-year prison sentence followed by four years on exPerry tended supervision, on Tuesday, April 14, from Judge Ken Kutz in Burnett

County.

He was charged with take and drive without consent in Burnett County for a van that was stolen from Heidi and Peter Johnson from a Crosstown Road residence. The stolen van was recovered at 175th Street in Polk County later that night, but it was discovered that a second vehicle was taken from nearby 350 Avenue.

Perry was charged with theft of movable property in Polk County, and Judge Robert Rasmussen sentenced him to an 18-month prison sentence followed by two years of extended supervision last November.

The two prison sentences are to run

concurrently.

This is not the first time that Perry has been convicted on theft-related charges. He has been convicted of receiving stolen property, several counts of retail theft, theft of movable property in three counties since he has become an adult.

Perry is also not to drink alcohol or take illegal drugs or have drug paraphernalia in his possession. He is to be employed when he is on extended supervision or perform eight hours of community service a week and undergo alcohol treatment either in prison or while on extended supervision.

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Case against Polk County deputy dismissed

Arling Olson on paid leave since October

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – The case against Polk County Deputy Arling Olson was dismissed last Friday, May 1.

Circuit Judge Eric Lundell, in an eightpage written decision, stated that “no felony had been committed, at least not one by Olson. There is no plausible theory associated with his commission of any crime.”

Unless there is an appeal, this closes a case filled last Oct. 28..

Olson has been on paid leave from his job with the sheriff’s department since being charged with two counts, perjury and obstructing an officer. The perjury

charge was later changed to a charge of false swearing. The charges were related to a 2002 drug case, a videotaping related to that case, and a 2007-2008 Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation. (See separate stories on this page).

The perjury/false swearing charge was based on a statement Olson made under oath during a sentencing hearing in a case against Tryn Johnson on Nov. 18, 2002. A videotape of an interview with Johnson had been made in May 3, 2002. Olson was asked, during the November court hearing, if he was aware at the time that the interview was being taped. Olson answered, “I was not.” A viewing of the tape showed that the taping started while the interview was in process and shows Olson on camera during the interview.

“The videotape recording was clearly initiated by someone other than … or Olson after the interview began: an act Olson was incapable of committing,” Lundell states in his ruling. “Olson testified truthfully in this regard at Johnson’s sentencing hearing.”

The obstructing an officer charge was based on an interview with Olson conducted by Paul Sogla, a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Solga was assigned to a wide-ranging investigation, case number 07-54, which was initiated on Jan. 10, 2007. The interview took place on Jan. 22, 2007, (not Jan. 3 as stated in the criminal complaint) at Olson’s home.

During the interview, Sogla and Olson watched the May 3 video, and Olson gave Sogla information relating to the taping.

Olson stated that he did not give permission for the May 3 interview to be taped and did not know it was being taped.

During a preliminary hearing on the Olson case held March 27, 2009, Sogla was asked, “Did any of the information provided by Mr. Olson later turn out to be untrue through your investigation?’ Sogla answered “No.” Sogla was then asked, “Did any information provided by Mr. Olson make it so you could not properly carry out your functions as a police officer?” Sogla answered “No.” “As to Olson’s statements in the investigation, Agent Sogla aptly summarized this entire case by conceding that ‘nothing Arling Olson did obstructed [his] investigation,’” Lundell concludes. “There can be no other conclusion at this time.”

Olson case tied to long state investigation

Report has circulated for past year

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – The Arling Olson case, which was dismissed last week, was related, in part, to a Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation initiated Jan. 10, 2008, and closed on Feb. 4, 2008. Public record copies of the 147-page report were sent to Polk County Sheriff Tim Moore and Deputy Arling Olson on Feb. 21, 2008, by the Department of Justice.

The investigation, DOJ number 07-54, was started by a complaint sent to the DOJ, by John Carlson of Amery, “about possible misconduct in public office involving employees of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department,” according to the initiating case report. The complaint was referred to DOJ Special Agent Paul Sogla who then met with Carlson on Dec. 19, 2006. More information was received from Carlson and the investigation was initiated.

The initial complaint and documents filed by Carlson related mainly to the fall 2006 election and to the sheriff contest where Moore was a candidate. Carlson raised issues of alleged campaign violations and related issues involving Moore

and members of his campaign. The Carlson statement and documents are the first 21 pages of the report.

Sogla conducted a number of interviews in January and February 2007 as part of the investigation. Among those interviewed were Moore, plus sheriff’s department employees Arling Olson, Jared Cockroft, Cynthia Moore, Tony Grimm and Ray Joy. He also interviewed former District Attorney Mark Biller, attorney Mark Gherty, Tryn Johnson, Brady Tulgren and several local police officers.

The interviews were wide ranging as new issues arose during the initial interviews. What started out as a complaint about campaign issues expanded to include additional issues, including the taping of a Tryn Johnson interview in 2002 and the arrest of Brady Tulgren in 2003.

The Tulgren issue involved the alleged use of excessive force during his arrest. The Johnson issue involved who made the taping of the interview.

The investigation was completed by the end of February 2007, and a report on the case was sent to Polk County District Attorney Dan Steffen on April 11, 2007. That report mentioned “a complaint of criminal wrongdoing by a public official.” Two issues were identified. These were the Tul-

gren complaint of being injured during his arrest, and a complaint about the recording of the Johnson interview without consent.

Ken Kutz, Burnett County district attorney at the time, was appointed as special prosecutor for the investigation in May 2007. Kutz issued his conclusions on Dec. 18, 2007, in a three-page letter to Steffen.

“You previously requested my assistance as a special prosecutor to review criminal allegations brought against your sheriff, Tim Moore,” Kutz wrote in his review. “I do not find any charges to be warranted against Sheriff Moore.”

Kutz went on to review the reports on the Tulgren and Johnson complaints. Regarding the Tulgren issue, Kutz said that there were two versions of what happened during the man’s arrest, the statements of the officers at the scene and the statement of Tulgren. He said that officers are allowed to use force in carrying out their duties, and the issue is whether the level of force exceeded the amount necessary in the case. Kutz said that the statements of the officers “more or less coincide,” while Tulgren’s version does not coincide with any of the officers versions. He concludes that “these inconsistencies would make it impossible to meet

the criminal burden of proof.”

On the second complaint, the Johnson videotaping, Kutz starts his review by noting that two deputies, Arling Olson and Jared Cockroft, claimed that Moore and another deputy, Ray Joy, were watching the interview on a monitor where the control for the taping control was located.

Kutz noted that Olson was Moore’s opponent during the primary election and Cockroft backed Moore’s opponent in the general election. Kutz said that, “all of this would bear on their credibility in any criminal prosecution.”

Kutz then noted that Olson had later signed an evidence custody sheet for the tape for the videotape and added that a stronger case might be made against Olson than against Moore. However, Kutz adds, if Olson had made the taping and was part of it also, that action would fall under the one-party consent exception and there would be no crime committed.

After the Kutz document was received by the Department of Justice, it was recommended that the investigation be closed. It was noted that a copy of the investigation was turned over to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office for review of possible federal law violations relating to civil rights infringements.

Video of Johnson interview shows Olson on camera

Tape was part of the trial

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – Much of the Arling Olson case that charged the sheriff’s deputy with false swearing and obstruction involved an interview Olson conducted with Tryn Johnson on May 3, 2002.

Johnson had been convicted on drug charges and was awaiting sentencing. He had volunteered to provide information to Polk County officials. It was agreed that the interview would not be recorded.

It later turned out that a videotaping machine was turned on sometime during that interview and part of the interview existed on tape. One of the charges against Olson was that he knew the taping was taking place and not telling the truth during the Johnson sentencing when he denied, under oath, that he knew at the time that the interview was being recorded. Judge Eric

Lundell, in his decision to dismiss the charges against Olson, stated “it is crystal clear that [Olson] was unaware of it at the time it was recorded and had nothing to do with the recording.”

A DVD copy of the VHS videotape is now part of the investigation report. The Leader has obtained a copy of that DVD under a public records request to the Department of Justice. This is what that recording shows.

The interview with Johnson took place in a small interview room in the old jail/sheriff’s office. A long table takes up most of the room with the persons taking part in the interview sitting around the table. The camera is mounted on the wall or ceiling in the left corner of the room.

Johnson is sitting directly under the camera and only his hands and the top of his head are occasionally visible on the tape.

Next to Johnson along the left wall is John-

son’s attorney, Mark Gherty. According to the testimony of several witnesses during the trial, Gherty is sitting in the spot where an interview subject would sit during a recorded interview. He is on-camera during the entire recording. Beyond Gherty is a door. Sitting at the far end of the table is deputy Jared Cockroft. Olson is sitting on the right side of the table opposite Gherty.

District Attorney Mark Biller is sitting to the right of Johnson and is totally off-camera until the end of the interview when the five people walk out of the room.

The time of the recording is noted at the bottom of the tape. According to that timer, the recording of the interview started at 2:26. The recording shows that the interview had been in progress for some time.

Both Gherty and Olson had legal pads in front of them with a number of pages turned over. There seems to be no awareness from any of the people on camera that

the recorder is on.

The interview consists of Olson asking Johnson for information related to drug dealings that Johnson had been involved with. Olson presses for detailed answers about people and places after Johnson responds to an initial question. Cockroft has a file of papers in front of him and occasionally hands a paper to Olson. Cockroft leaves the room briefly at 2:38, 2:40 and 3:35. Olson gets a cell phone call at 2:44, leaves, and returns at 2:50. During that time, Gherty is involved in casual conversation with Biller. That is the only time when Biller is heard.

The interview continues until 3:58. Except for the exits by Cockroft and Olson, no one leaves the room during the interview.

At 3:58, the entire group stands up and leaves the room. The last one out, Biller, turns off the light.

Two investigations still open and active

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – The Leader was advised in early April that there are two ongoing investigations related to the complaint that John Carlson sent to the Wisconsin Department of Justice in December 2006.

The Leader had noted that a number of redactions were made from the 147-page report on DOJ investigation number 07-54 when that report was released in February 2008. At the time, the redactions were identified as relating to a “separate ongoing investigation.” The Leader asked if that investigation was still going on a year later.

The Leader received a letter, dated April 9, 2009, from Kevin Potter, assistant attorney general, administrator, legal services, for the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

This is part of what that letter said.

“In response to your request, a review of DCI [Division of Criminal Investigation] records has been completed. DCI case number 06-2000, and a related computer forensics case under DCI case number 07-369, have been indentified as being responsive to your request. However, DCI’s investigation under these two case numbers remains open and active at this time, while it undergoes prosecutorial review. The assigned Assistant Attorney

General advises that the prosecutorial review and decision-making process pertaining to those two DCI case files has not yet been completed and that release of these records at this time could jeopardize the integrity of that review process.”

There were six documents in the 07-54 investigation report that included deletions of multiple lines or paragraphs.

Many of the deletions seem to pertain to complaints made by Carlson about issues related to the 2006 election campaign.

Four of the deletions were made from information prepared by Carlson that initiated the investigation. The documents with the deletions include Carlson’s letter

of Dec. 21, 2006, to Special Agent Paul Sogla; Carlson’s letter of Sept. 26, 2006, to the State Election Board; Carlson’s letter of Sept. 26, 2006, to the DOJ Integrity Unit; and an undated statement made by Amery Police Officer Mark Meyer.

The fifth document with large deletions is in the report of a interview Sogla conducted with Donna Johnson on Feb. 23, 2007. Johnson was the Polk County jail nurse at the time. The interview related to a complaint by Brady Tulgren of alleged mistreatment during his arrest. This deletion may be related to medical privacy issues under HIPPA rules and not to an ongoing investigation.

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Cutting staff doesn’t always mean saving money, says counsel Employees receive praise

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – Some think that reducing staff would save the county money. In one case, at least, that did not happen. Jeff Fuge, corporation counsel for Polk County, explained the situation at the public protection committee meeting Tuesday, May 5. Other items on the agenda included praise for two employees and a review of 2008 achievements for some departments.

A vacancy occurred in the child support agency last June, Fuge told the committee. The agency did not fill the position. Keeping the position vacant has brought efficiencies within the department, Fuge said, with the remaining

staff in the seven-person office covering the increased caseload. The position will be left vacant.

This is the case where a staff cut cost the county money, Fuge explained. The agency saved $9,989 in levy dollars by not filling the spot for half of 2008. But child support expenses are reimbursed by the federal government, and the agency lost $19,358 in those reimbursements for a net loss of $9,369. The child support agency promotes the well-being of children by establishing paternity and enforcing court-ordered child support obligations.

Chad Hoag, one of the employees who works to protect these children, received praise from one of the persons paying child support. Fuge shared a letter which read in part: “I want to say ‘thank you’ for doing your job in an exceptional

manner. Working for the county child support office can’t be a very popular position, and I understand you probably encounter many more unpleasant people than appreciative people. I’m sure you have a heavy caseload, but if you handle all the clients with the same kind of attention as you have with me, your supervisors should be aware and I would like to let them know.”

The other employee receiving praise at the meeting was Brenda Everson, who retired from the sheriff’s department after 24 years of service. She was a walking encyclopedia, Chief Deputy Sheriff Steve Moe told the committee. She was the records clerk, preparing all the reports from the officers. She worked in a quiet way but was always there and remembered details on all the happenings.

Moe said she is missed by the staff.

Moe also reported that the sheriff’s department came in under budget for 2008 despite a jump in fuel costs for the last half of the year. The department ended the year $129,500 under budget despite a $41,500 increase in the fuel cost line.

The total levy for the department is $6.5 million.

Moe also shared some interesting figures on calls for service. The communications center received 38,085 calls in 2008, an average of 104 calls a day. The largest number of calls from the public was for medical emergencies, with the center receiving an average of seven medical calls a day. There were 518 fires reported. The recording system at the 911 emergency call center allows the department to maintain a record of all service calls by number and type.

Balsam Lake discusses geothermal heat for village hall

Auditor suggests water and sewer rate hikes

sam Lake’s seasonal residents would use the utilities less than the year-round residents that comprise some of the other communities.

by Mary Stirrat BALSAM LAKE — The village of Balsam Lake is stepping out into some new territory as it begins exploring the use of alternative energy to replace conventional boilers at the village hall.

The existing system needs to be replaced before next winter, and last month Trustee Mike Voltz suggested that a geothermal or solar-panel system be investigated.

As a result, Mark Adams of Balsam Lake met with the board at its May 4 meeting to present information on a geothermal heating system, which utilizes the passive solar energy of the earth to heat and cool the facility.

Five feet underground, he said, the constant heat in the earth was generated last year by the sun. Water flowing through tubes in the ground draws the heat for energy use.

According to Adams, a geothermal system for the village hall and possibly the village shop would range somewhere between $200,000 and $350,000.

Preliminary estimates indicate that a $325,000 system would pay for itself in energy savings within 10 to 12 years. At the end of 25 years, he said, a geothermal system will save more than $1 million over a conventional boiler system.

The Department of Natural Resources is easy to work with when it comes to geothermal, said Adams. “You’re not really interfering with anything,” he said.

Grants and no- or low-interest loans may be available for this type of system, Voltz told the board. Voltz is on the county’s renewable energy committee and urged his fellow board members to consider the new option.

“When you’re looking at it, I think we have to look at the long term,” he said.

“And we all know what gas is going to

Mark Adams of Adams Excavating, Balsam Lake, discusses geothermal heat with the Balsam Lake Village Board — Photo by Mary Stirrat do. It’s something I really think we should consider.”

Village audit The good news is that Balsam Lake’s general fund is in good shape, auditor Steve Scheidler told the village board Monday evening, commending the staff in the clerk’s office for the orderly way in which they maintain the records.

“The information we’ve gotten has always been in very good order,” he said.

Scheidler noted that the undesignated fund is at 66 percent of annual operating expenses, which is a healthy balance.

Revenue has exceeded expenses in increasing amounts over the past three years. The general fund tax levy has decreased, he said, but the debt levy has increased.

The not-so-good news is that the general fund has had to subsidize the water and sewer utilities, because the charges don’t generate enough to cover the expenses.

“You’re losing on operations,” Scheidler told the board. “Your sewer utility is in very poor financial condition. It’s

starting to live off the general fund.

You’re going to have to address your rates in your sewer utility.”

The last major rate increase in water utilities was in 1992, according to village clerk Lori Duncan, but simplified increases have been implemented several times. Simplified increases are allowed without going through the Public Service Commission in an amount to cover inflation.

A 2007 simplified rate increase of 3.2 percent generated about $5,000, said Scheidler. He recommended that another simplified increase be done for water utilities, at about 3.8 percent, which would generate $6,000 to $8,000.

Scheidler also recommended that the board review the needs for the sewer utility and plan an appropriate increase.

No input is necessary from the Public Service Commission for an increase in sewer rates.

Balsam Lake rates, at $87 per quarter, are lower than some of the surrounding communities, said Scheidler. Milltown, for example, is at $115 per quarter. However, said a member of the audience, Bal-

Use of village equipment The village, said President Guy Williams, has had an unwritten policy for the past 40 to 50 years that allows village employees to use the village garage and equipment on their time off.

“To my knowledge it has never been abused,” he told the board.

He suggested that the board develop a written policy regarding employee use of facilities and equipment, so “if sometime down the road somebody questions it, the board made a motion.”

When Trustee Jim Broome asked if there were any liability issues involved, Williams said he hadn’t yet researched that aspect but would check into it.

“I think we should have some official policy,” Broome said, adding that he wasn’t opposed to the idea but felt that liability and how breakdowns would be handled should be addressed.

The board will discuss the idea again next month.

Other business • The board discussed the establishment of a drug-testing policy for the fire department and decided to investigate the cost as well as any benefits regarding liability issues.

• Carol McQuillan of the Thirsty Otter appeared before the board to address rumors that she does not have a liquor license. The Thirsty Otter does have a valid license and has had it all along.

• Amplified device permits were approved for Top Spot and the Thirsty Otter.

• The board approved a $1,041 membership in the Polk County Economic Development Corporation. The membership fees represents $1 per village resident.

Nursing home to return to Osceola

OSCEOLA – A nursing home is in Osceola’s future.

The board of directors of Christian Community Homes of Hudson, voted Monday night to pursue building a senior-care and memory-care facility on the campus of Osceola Medical Center. The decision came after months of fact-finding, interviews and presentations.

“We’re excited that Christian Community Homes will be coming to our healthcare campus. This fantastic organization will help us reach our vision of providing excellent health and wellness opportunities to our senior community,”

according to Jeff Meyer, OMC CEO. The unanimous vote clears the way for CCH to begin the process of creating senior care on OMC’s campus, Meyer said. This includes drawing up plans for the new facility, submitting a proposal to the state Department of Health and securing financing.

“At this point there are many details to work out. We will be working closely with CCH to help develop a plan for all the things that need to be done for this project. This is a very exciting opportunity for OMC, CCH and our community. Their new facility combined with

our medical center will make this campus very unique and special.”

The news comes some eight months after the community saw its former nursing home close. Deep into a $23 million construction project, OMC saw its nursing-care partner walk away from the nursing home. Faced with a second construction project it could not afford, economic and political changes in the industry and failed searches for a viable new partner by OMC and community groups, the nursing home shut its doors.

“That was such a hard situation for everybody,” Meyer said. “Emotions, eco-

nomics and disappointments all came together and really tested our community.

But it was encouraging to see the amount of support in its aftermath and what is coming out of it is opportunity to provide an even better service for senior care.”

Although details of the new facility are still being developed, Meyer said, initial plans call for 40 beds for senior care and 16 additional beds for memory care.

“We are excited about this coming together and look forward to this addition to our growing health-care campus,” he said. - submitted

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Community club is now chamber of commerce

by Mary Stirrat BALSAM LAKE — With the same emphasis of sponsoring community events and promoting Balsam Lake but also looking to better assist local businesses, the Balsam Lake Community Club is changing its name to the Balsam Lake Chamber of Commerce.

The club has long been involved in Freedom Festival and other activities in the village, said President Chris Nelson, which tends to focus on Main Street businesses. It has recently been incorporating more businesses as well as individuals from throughout the village and surrounding area and now has 40 members.

“We’re trying to focus on shopping locally, supporting local businesses,” he said. “The businesses are definitely coming together and we have a lot of support. We want to keep it local, and we want to keep it positive.”

Besides the fact that it is broadening to

The newly named Balsam Lake Chamber of Commerce will be installing two of these signs on Hwy. 8 within the next month. The two icons on the far right will be replaced with one icon depicting a campsite. – Photo by Mary Stirrat include more businesses and individuals, said Nelson, the group felt that the name change adds a more professional touch.

“It just gives a little more professionalism to the club,” he said.

The chamber of commerce has been

busy designing a new village sign for Hwy. 8, preparing for Freedom Festival and presenting a $1,000 scholarship at Unity School.

The new signs, said Nelson, should be installed within the next month. He met with the village board Monday evening,

May 4, saying that the chamber will be asking the board to consider helping with the cost.

“We’ve been working on this for quite a while,” he told the board. “We thought it looked nice and clean.”

The new signs will be the same size as the old and will use the existing posts and structures.

Freedom Festival This year’s Freedom Festival will be Friday through Sunday, July 3-5. The village board approved street closings to accommodate activities over the three days.

Among the highlights for the weekend will be a band and street dance Friday night, a Saturday craft fair, Karaoke Idol contest and fireworks on Saturday, and a race-car show and the parade on Sunday.

Man arrested after threatening to shoot people at work

TOWN OF SIREN A night of drinking led to arrests for the two Webster men suspected of an April 4 kidnapping. The Burnett County Sheriff’s Department was informed that Bradley Belisle, 31, Webster, and Jonathan C. Oiyotte, 30, Webster, were drinking at a bar on Clam Lake in Siren Township.

Tallent was reportedly upset because he had heard the there were going to be layoffs at the company, a rumor that was allegedly untrue.

Tallent allegedly said he had made a list

and that he would shoot people according to the list, and named which weapons he would use. A representative of the company said some employees were frightened and afraid to come to work, and that

Kidnapping suspects arrested again

Jonathan Oiyotte

Both men are out on bond for felony kidnapping charges, and a condition of that bond is that they maintain absolute sobriety.

The two men were arrested

Bradley Belisle

shortly after leaving the bar, during the early-morning hours of Friday, April 24, on Herman Johnson Road in Siren Township.

Belisle was found with a .17 blood-al-

Tallent had violated the company’s Violence in the Workplace policy. Tallent is scheduled in court on May 26 at 2 p.m., Branch 2. - with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

cohol count, and Oiyotte had a .24 bloodalcohol count.

Both men remain in custody. – Sherrill Summer with information from the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department

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AMERY – Richard Tallent, Sr., 37, Amery, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on April 29 after threatening on April 25 to bring guns to his workplace and “shoot people.”

Thrivent Financial members generate $7.1 million for region

Not-for-profit membership organization demonstrates generosity through giving, volunteering

ST. PAUL – Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a not-for-profit financial services membership organization, Tuesday reported giving $7.1 million in charitable outreach in the eastern Minnesota – northwestern Wisconsin region in 2008.

The region encompasses 15 counties in Minnesota and 10 counties in Wisconsin.

The funding represents support from Thrivent Financial members, Thrivent Financial’s community programs and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation grants.

“At Thrivent Financial, we help our members achieve financial security, and we create programs and resources to help them demonstrate their care for others,” said Bill Reichwald, managing partner of Thrivent Financial’s eastern Minnesota – northwestern Wisconsin region in St. Paul.

As a faith-based membership organization, Thrivent Financial creates, manages and funds outreach programs that help members to support congregations, schools, nonprofits and individuals in need.

• In 2008, Thrivent Financial members in the region’s chapters gave 713,480 volunteer hours and participated in 2,334 chapter activities. In addition, local Thrivent Financial members also donated and raised funds that were supplemented by Thrivent Financial for a total impact of nearly $5.8 million.

• Through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, a four-year $125 million alliance with Habitat for Humanity,

Thrivent Financial contributed $457,837 to support the construction of seven homes in the region. Local Thrivent Financial members raised an additional $65,725 and committed 11,793 volunteer hours to help build the homes.

• Thrivent Financial awarded regional grants totaling $79,883 to Lutheran and community organizations.

• The Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation, supported by Thrivent Financial and its subsidiaries, awarded 626 grants totaling $689,592 to organizations in the eastern Minnesota – northwestern Wisconsin region.

Nationally during 2008, Thrivent Financial members raised and donated $183.6 million through Thrivent Financial’s membership programs to help individuals in need, not-for-profit organizations and Lutheran institutions.

Thrivent Financial contributed an additional $126.2 million to communities across the country through these programs. Thrivent Financial members also committed 21.3 million in volunteer hours to Thrivent-related programs that benefit others.

About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a fraternal benefit society (not-for-profit life insurer and membership organization) helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve their financial goals and give back to their communities.

Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services. It also sponsors national outreach programs and activities that support congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need.

For more information, visit www.thrivent.com. – submitted

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Back row (L to R): June Fossum, Marie Sanborn, Joan Funne, Nancy Morten, LaVonne Boyer, Fran Kurkowski and Phyllis Meyer. Front row: Joan Paar, Carol Thompson and Maria Taylor. – Photo submitted lund encountered during her courageous battle with cancer. The members also discussed how they can help with the blood drive that will be held in Frederic on May 28 and 29.

The club’s next meeting will be on Thursday, May 21, and the members will meet at the Skol Haus at 5:30 p.m. for supper, followed by a meeting at 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Apartments Community Room. If you would like more information about the Frederic Lioness Club, call President Lioness Carol Thompson at 715-327-4271. - submitted

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FREDERIC – The Lioness Club is always looking for places to enjoy good food and a time for fellowship. Usually the club supports eating establishments in the Frederic area, but last Thursday members ventured to Grantsburg to eat at the Little Cam Ranh Bay Restaurant.

With their varied menu, everyone was able to find something that they really enjoyed eating. After supper there was a meeting, and some of the topics discussed were helping with the spaghetti dinner benefit on Sunday, April 26, for medical expenses that Marilyn Seder-

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ood news and bad news comes this week in the form of various news releases and some simple observations.

First, the bad. The first-ever Wisconsin Poverty Report finds that one in seven children lived in poverty in Wisconsin in 2007. Nearly 11 percent of all of us in the state are considered impoverished.

The report, by UW-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty, tells us also that the need for food has grown substantially as the recession deepened over the last two years, and that poverty rates may have grown by nearly 2 percent in the last year and a half.

Burnett County is one of 10 northern counties, which include Washburn, Douglas, Sawyer, Rusk and Bayfield counties, with a poverty rate exceeding 12 percent. Polk is among about 20 counties statewide with a poverty rate of 10 to 12 percent.

The good news? There are people getting together to formulate plans to do something about it. The poverty report itself is meant to contribute to Wisconsin’s anti-poverty goals, which include cutting child poverty in the state drastically by the year 2020.

More good news: Burnett County has a Hunger Task Force now which meets regularly to discuss and address issues of poverty and hunger locally. Right now, coordination with other agencies and churches to address hunger issues is high on that group’s agenda.

And a news release received Monday plays a role in the poverty issue. The Northwest Wisconsin region recently received an additional $1.6 million for services for laid off workers, young people and job seekers in general. The Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program will be playing a central role in administering the funds.

There are various ways CEP helps job seekers - and those interested can call their Spooner office at 715-635-2175.

It should also be noted that despite the disparaging news on poverty in Wisconsin, our state’s poverty rate - at approximately 14 percent - is below the national average of 18 percent.

But many feel we can do better.

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Where to Write

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

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

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

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Rep. Ann Hraychuck (28th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 8942 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: 608-267-2365 • Toll free: 888-529-0028 In-district: 715-485-3362 rep.hraychuck@ legis.state.wi.us

Rep. Mary Hubler (75th District) Room 7 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 or 1966 21-7/8 St., Rice Lake 54868 (715) 234-7421• (608) 266-2519 rep.hubler@legis.state.wi.us U.S. Senator Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov

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

Some good, some not so good news

Credit card bill of rights

hether you voted for President Obama or not - whether you agree with his politics or not - you need to admit to his sheer courage in tackling credit card reform.

It puts to shame the previous presidents - over the past 30 years - who either ignored or failed in addressing this issue.

On Tuesday, the House passed a Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights – legislation that would curb fees and practices by credit card companies that critics have called unfair to consumers.

The bill would ban retroactive interest-rate increases on existing balances and require advance notice of interest-rate hikes to cardholders, among other moves.

The Senate’s version is said to be tougher - and in effect - better. It would include the House version, along with rules to ban credit card companies from increasing interest rates on customers in good standing.

According to CNN, “Banks opposed to legislation have warned it could reduce the amount of credit available and make it more costly to use a credit card.”

Hey, that’s the spirit! By all means, keep alive that image of Mr. Potter hiding the misplaced cash from competitor George Bailey’s bank.

Of course, banks deserve to make a profit and should be able to charge higher interest rates and fees or cut off credit to those who fail to make payments or those habitually late in making payments.

But their credit card rules could be simpler and more consumer-friendly. Instead, they confuse the average user and trap them in what can only be characterized as a scheme to drive up the bank’s income.

Some have compared that practice to that of a simple purse thief. That label discriminates against those of us who use wallets.

Credit cards are a critical financial tool for millions of individuals, a key part of our economy, and very profitable for banks who issue them. The average household carried a credit card balance of $10,679 last year, according to Creditcard.com.

But credit card companies last year imposed $19 billion in penalty fees, with some of that profit occurring via questionable business practices.

Some “insiders” in Washington say this legislation won’t become law for another year - and that makes us think the system is still broken and this issue may be overlooked in the end.

It’s taken too long already for this issue to be legitimately addressed on the floor of the House and Senate. It would be a shame to see it linger and fade away.

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ust a few words to commend the Community Referral Agency which operates a shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Burnett and Polk counties.

The agency has overcome some difficult times over the past few years - economic and otherwise - and has managed to not lose the vision of its mission.

And through its continued work, under the guidance of a new director, - has retained its integrity as a critical asset to our community.

We’ve seen the good work of the CRA over the past few decades in Burnett and Polk counties - and it’s good to know they remain a vital force for good.

An open house for the agency’s outreach office in Burnett County is this Friday at Siren. A good opportunity to show your support in person.

All unsigned editorials by editor Gary King

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

The poppy was adopted as The American Legion memorial flower at the national convention in 1920. In 1924, The American Legion gave complete charge of the National Poppy Program to the American Legion Auxiliary.

The American Legion Auxiliary poppies are handmade by veterans at the Poppy Shop at Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee.

The activity provides therapy as well as extra spending money for the workers. The American Legion Posts and Auxiliary Units purchase the poppies for distribution to the public on Poppy Day. The money donated by the public for the poppies constitutes a trust and is kept in a separate fund and used only for the needs of veterans and their families.

Wearing the poppy in honor of the war dead has become a tradition, thanks to “the Poppy Lady,” Moina Michael. After reading the poem, “In Flanders Fields,” several times, she made a pledge to always wear a red poppy as a sign of remembrance of those who gave their lives during WWI. Today, the poppy has the dual function of honoring the war dead and at the same time, honoring the living victims of war.

The poppies are handmade by the veterans. When you wear this little red flower, it helps keep alive the kind of patriotism so necessary in this great country of ours.

Erlene Johnson Balsam Lake

My father’s ghost still kills them Moments before my father died, his eyes narrowed to some imaginary skyline, as if scanning for one last flight of incoming ducks.

His stories from the heydays of waterfowl hunting told of endless rafts of ducks and endless boxes of shells to bring down gunnysacks full. The endless boxes of his 12-gauge shells of course were lead shot, and he scattered the marshes for over 20 years with tens or perhaps hundreds of pounds of lead pellets.

The first hint of what my father had done, all ducks hunters had done for the past 100 years, came in the late 1970s when I participated in a “lead ingestion survey” of the Great Lakes Flyway. Surprisingly, an astounding number of ducks and geese were sifting the bottom for grit to help digest food in their gizzards and unwittingly eating lead shot. One pellet was enough to begin the deadly process of fatal lead poisoning. But the introduction of steel shot in the early 1990s would cure the problem, right? No, not by a long shot.

Each year, untold millions of waterfowl continue to die from ingesting lead pellets.

Yes, my father’s ghost still kills the ducks he loved so dearly. Most go unnoticed and studies show that their carcasses soon disappear from the eyes of humans – only to show up later in the food chain in dead or drying predators and scavengers – most noticeably bald eagles.

Though the corpses of diminutive teal and plump mallards disappear quickly from the marshes, the majestic trumpeter swans tenaciously hanging on to the last threads of life draw more attention – whether in their final throws of death or their great white bodies forever still in the water.

As a duck hunter with a conscience, and conservationist, I have tried to help “rescue” lead-poisoned swans. Though it’s usually a costly and a heartrending exercise in futility, there is sometimes hope. But perhaps what is needed most in coping with our fathers’ and our own past sins in poisoning our nation’s wetlands is twofold: hunters and nonhunters alike admitting the toxic culprit and its source, then getting involved to hopefully someday solve the dilemma that kills our treasured waterfowl from miniature teal to our grand trumpeters.

Fortunately, a special program is being offered that sheds light, and perhaps a glimmer of hope, on the lethal lead poisoning of our ducks, geese and swans. It’s being held from 10 a.m. until noon on Sat-

urday, May 9, in Grantsburg, at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education Center. A compelling 1-hour film will be shown, “Mystery of the Toxic Swans,” followed by expert discussions with wildlife biologists.

Waterfowl watchers and conservationminded waterfowl hunters are invited to this public event. For more information, please contact Crex Meadows at 715-4632739 or e-mail: information@crexmeadows.org Dan Bertalan Siren

The governor’s bed tax I am in agreement with last week’s letter to the editor from Denise Olson of Willow Ridge HealthCare. Gov. Doyle is trying to tax the most frail population to fund the state deficit.

Doyle’s proposed budget is to double the nursing home bed tax for all nursing home beds in 2009/2010 from the present $75 per month to $150 per month. Then increasing it again to $170 per month in 2010/2011.

This bed tax is used to capture federal matching funds to help fund the Medicaid Trust Fund and to give nursing homes a 2percent Medicaid increase both years of the biennium. The unfortunate part is that of the nearly $50 million in new funds generated by the bed tax in 2009/2010, 68 percent is used to fund other Medicaid programs and not returned to the nursing homes. In 2010/2011 the bed tax will be $170 per month with 51 percent being used to fund other Medicaid programs. Using the funds for other Medicaid programs is considered skimming the bed tax. In the past, all the bed tax matching federal funds were return to the nursing homes. Thus many private pay residents will be taxed to pay for other Medicaid programs.

To fund the 2-percent Medicaid increase to nursing homes with the bed tax, it would have to be increased only by $25 in 2009/2010 and $45 in 2010/2011. The nursing home industry is against the bed tax and we are asking for a 3-percent Medicaid increase in each year of the biennium using new state dollars.

Another area that the state gets federal matching dollars is using the Medicaid losses of county- and municipal-owned nursing homes. In 2008/2009 the state generated about $90 million in federal funds from the government nursing home losses.

The nursing homes receive $37,100,000 and the state budgeted $37million for the Medicaid Trust Fund. Any losses that are federally matched above the $37.1 million and $37 million are returned to Golden Age Manor and other governmental nursing home. The governor is not doing that in 2008/2009. There is another $15million that is to be returned to Golden Age Manor and other governmental nursing homes, but the governor is keeping it to fund the shortfall in the Medicaid Trust Fund. He is also planning on keep $18 million in each year of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. This money should be returned to Golden Age Manor and other governmental nursing homes. These funds are badly needed to help pay for the care we provide our residents Wisconsin is one of the worst states for funding Medicaid to pay for the care of our nursing home residents. It is time the state starts to pay their share of the care of our residents and not put the burden on the private pay and the nursing homes to fund the Medicaid shortfall. Golden Age Manor’s cost to care for our residents is about $174 per resident per day. Medicaid pays Golden Age Manor $127.25 per resident per day. Golden Age Manor needs all the federal matching dollars from the losses we claim.

Now is the time to contact your legislators and tell them to fund the Medicaid program with the bed tax and the losses from Golden Age Manor and other governmental homes. Also tell them to contact the members of the Joint Committee on Finance to make these change in the state budget Rep. Ann Hraychuck’s phone number is 1-888-529-0028, e-mail Rep.hraychuck@ legis.wisconsin.gov and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf phone number is 1-800-862-1092, e-

Drown your worries in some local joe

I’ve just seen my retirement funds plunge 50 percent. But plunk down a whipped cream topped blended mocha, and, hello, I’m distracted.

The recession is no joke; job layoffs and foreclosures strain some of my own students’ families.

But it’s interesting what financial historians tell us about people’s spending habits during the Great Depression: One industry that thrived rather than died was entertainment.

More than ever, people needed the laughs they found in the movie theater and dance club. More than ever, they scrounged nickels and dimes to buy some camaraderie.

So how is the aforementioned frozen delight akin to a friend? Ahhh, location, location, location.

If you’re drinking it alongside a friend, all the better. On a daily basis in a coffee shop you can hear the world’s problems solved at the roundtable as well as friendships forged and that momentary, gleeful feeling once the joe has sunk in and someone says they’re awfully glad to see you. Cue background music: “Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot …”

I realized the other day that right smack dab during one of the scariest economic times in history we suddenly have some more great local coffee options. (Proving the historians’ assertions, are we?) I’ve personally visited three.

First is Café Wren in Luck. Not only is the Wren one of the best local hangouts for the arts (I’ll shamelessly plug their open mike nights), but the Wren responsibly serves world cuisine and delicious coffee from local and organic mail Sen.harsdorf@legis.wisconsin.gov. To find other legislators, you can Google “The Wheeler Report.”

We need everyone’s help now. Thank you.

Gary Taxdahl Administrator Golden Age Manor Amery

GOP and global warming There are reasons that the number of voters who identify as Republican is at 23 percent and falling. One is that the public is no longer buying the GOP’s “Don’t worry, be happy” approach to the very real challenges related to climate change. To their credit, most Republicans have finally stopped denying the reality of global warming; now they’re staking out the equally indefensible position that current warming trends are part of a natural cycle – even though all the science points to human causes.

Local Republican stalwart Herschel Brown added his voice to the chorus in a recent letter to the editor, repeating many of the half-truths and distortions that were frequently issued from the Bush White House. President Bush, it will be remembered, cared so much about getting at the truth of climate change that he appointed a former lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute as chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

Another effective Bush policy was to intercept and edit communications from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists to lawmakers to be sure such messages didn’t contradict the administration’s foregone conclusions about climate change.

Yes, the Earth’s climate has historically fluctuated many times between hot periods and cold due to volcanic activity and other natural phenomena. But scientists know from analyzing core samples of glacial ice (among other things) that current warming trends are happening faster – and accompanied by far higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide – than at any other time in the past two millennia. In fact, according to the Intergovernmental

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Community Voices Jodi McLain sources. The Wren fits my “new” list because they saved for and carried out a remodel that has been years in the works. They’ve also revamped their menu.

Next, I met a friend one night at the Frederic Bakery. It was Lent, so I resigned myself to a bran muffin rather than the incredible-looking Hostess cupcake knock-off that called sinisterly from inside the display case. (There was a catch with the bran muffin, though.

Smothered in caramel, friends.

Drowned! Deliciously soaked in the wonderful sweet sauce! I’ll even borrow from my text-message-mad students here to say OMG! Caramel sauce has suddenly redeemed OMG, but ROFL and POS are still banned.)

But, coffee. We’re talking coffee. The new bakery owners have installed an espresso machine. So with your sweet treats, you’ll get your gourmet coffee foreign-style, in a clear drinking glass.

Tres bien.

Finally, we’ve enjoyed the perfectly chewy choco-chip cookies at the Chattering Squirrel in Siren for some time.

The village now hosts From the Grind Up, in the Southwinds Plaza on the north end of town. I carried out an incredibly smooth latte the other day, and try their Italian sandwich. Better yet, spend your newly reduced weekly allowance on one for you and a friend.

Hey, you still gotta eat!

Panel on Climate Change, carbon dioxide levels increased five times faster from 1960 to 1999 than in any 40-year period in the Earth’s history. And global average temperatures have been rising commensurately, especially in the upper latitudes.

The IPCC, which includes leading climate researchers from around the world, has determined with 90-percent certainty that global warming is the result of human activity – “anthropogenic” to use their word.

If we follow Brown’s advice and carry on business as usual, we are setting ourselves and our offspring up for some very serious consequences, including large-scale loss of biodiversity, coastal flooding, more extreme weather events, and a whole array of new human health threats. The clock is ticking and we have precious little time to waste on specious argument. We need action to limit carbon emissions, and we need it now.

Jeff Peterson Town of Georgetown P.S. Brown’s figure of $3,000 per household for cap-and-trade was off by a factor of nearly 10; the current best estimate (from MIT economists) is $340.

Town hall meeting?

I recently received a notice that Rep. Hraychuck is hosting a couple of town hall meetings. The topics will be the Home Foreclosure Crisis and the State Budget.

She has indicated that she will provide information of the new State Task Force on Preventing Home Foreclosures and on the proposed state budget. Attendees are asked to bring their questions.

I have one simple question. Why are these meetings always held during the day when most of the affected people are at work? To attend they would have to take a vacation day or a day off without pay.

Should one conclude that she really doesn’t want to hear from the taxpaying constituents in her district?

Richard Hartung, chairman Polk County Republican Party Dresser

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Letters t o t h e e d i t o r Urgent Urgent - contact Gov. Doyle and the Wisconsin State Legislature to request they not repeal the qualified economic offer which limits increases in teacher compensation.

Under current QEO law, when a school board and the teachers union can not reach an agreement on annual compensation increase, the school board can impose QEO which limits annual compensation increase to 3.8 percent. The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance stated “The QEO, which was implemented at the same time as revenue limits, has reduced teacher compensation increases from 7.5 percent per year prior to 1994 to just over 4 percent since.”

Doyle’s proposed budget, AB-75, includes the repeal of QEO. The Legislature is working on it now and is scheduled to approve it in the near future. If QEO is repealed, you can expect your property taxes to substantially increase. Now is the time for you to take action. Send an e-mail to wisgov@gov.state.wi.us or sen.harsdorf@legis.wisconsin.gov or rep.hraychuck@legis.wisconsin.gov.

Doyle’s Web site is http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/ and the Legislature’s Web site is http://www.legis.state.wi.us/ Higher property taxes are detrimental to our economic recovery and may force more homeowners into foreclosure.

Dennis Radcliff Osceola

Stem cell debate Did you happen to watch “Oprah” on March 31, where Dr. Mahmet Oz, an Oprah regular, announced that there would be a cure for Parkinson’s disease within our life-

time and a big impact also for diabetes, heart attack victims and people who have other problems, within single-digit years?

Sitting between Dr. Oz and Oprah was actor Michael J. Fox, a victim of Parkinson’s. Fox’s crusade on behalf of using embryonic stem cells has not exactly been leavened with kind words by those who oppose ESC research on ethical grounds (it’s indefensible) and pragmatic grounds (there are far better alternatives).

So had you missed the first few minutes you would have expected another pep talk about why ESC is the answer. Not so.

Holding the brain of a 50-year-old man to illustrate his points, Oz gave a quick and helpful overview of how the brain works as well as explaining the underlying problem for people with Parkinson’s. It’s associated with a decline in the production of the brain chemical dopamine.

Then, in fine professorial form, Oz illustrated the theory behind the use of embryonic stem cells by poking a needle through the brain to the area where the ESCs would theoretically be injected. While nice in theory, in practice ESCs are (in my words) like unruly adolescents who run every which way, including the direction of causing cancers.

Then Oz said this: “Now, I’m going to say something that’s going to be a bit provocative. I think, Oprah, the stem cell debate is dead, and I’ll tell you why.”

Oz prefaced his explanation by exclaiming enthusiastically that there have been “huge amounts of change made,” the equivalent of 10 years worth of advancement in the last year. It turns out there is an orderly and productive alternative.

He never called the primary change by its real name–iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells. Instead, he showed it. Taking Fox’s hand, Oz said, “Here’s what the deal is. I can take a little bit of your skin, take

those cells, get them to go back in time, into becoming iPS cells, so thay are like they were when you were first made, and then they will start to make that dopamine; and I think those cells, because they won’t be as prone to cancer, and because they are your genes, will be the ones that are ultimately used to cure Parkinson’s.” After discussing the great improvements and eventual cure, he added, “And that’ exciting to all of us in medicine.”

Just think of all the tax dollars we could save by building cures upon the knowledge and evidence we already possess.

And it is all ethical.

You can watch the video at www.youtube.com=IDFJOzu9SyM. Bernadette L. Tolan Luck

Military spouse appreciation Friday was Military Spouse Appreciation Day, an honor initiated by President Reagan in 1984 when he proclaimed that the Friday before Mother’s Day would be Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Often at family conferences or at ceremonies, I’ve joked with families about the days when a first sergeant would tell soldiers or airmen “If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one.” I quickly follow by making it clear that those days are gone and that the modern military understands full well how important your role is in defending our great nation.

In Wisconsin, we are blessed with 10,000 soldiers and airmen who have

Pete Seeger carries us on It was some garden party. Eighteen thousand people packed into Madison Square Garden Sunday night to celebrate the first 90 years of Pete Seeger’s life.

The legendary folk singer is a living history of the 20th century’s grass-roots struggles for worker rights, civil rights, the environment and peace. Powerful, passionate performances and tributes rang out from the stage, highlighting Seeger’s enduring imprint on our society.

Bruce Springsteen opened his set with a tribute to Pete, saying, “As Pete and I traveled to Washington for President Obama’s inaugural celebration, he told me the entire story of ‘We Shall Overcome,’ how it moved from a labormovement song and, with Pete’s inspiration, had been adopted by the civil-rights movement. And that day, as we sang {This Land Is Your Land,} I looked at Pete. The first black president of the United States was seated to his right. I thought of the incredible journey that Pete had taken. ... He was so happy that day. It was like, Pete, you outlasted the b––tards, man.”

Springsteen recalled Pete’s only request for the inaugural: “‘Well, I know I want to sing all the verses (of ‘This Land

anyone else.” Seeger was blacklisted and didn’t appear on television for close to 15 years Is Your Land’). You know, I until he sang on “The Smothers want to sing all the ones that Brothers Comedy Hour.”

Woody (Guthrie) wrote, espeSeeger told me: “The Smothcially the two that get left out ers Brothers were a big, big suc... about private property and cess on the CBS television. And the relief office.’ ... That’s ... in the spring of ‘67, CBS says, what Pete’s done his whole ‘What can we do to make you life: He sings all the verses all happier?’ And they said, ‘Let us the time, especially the ones Amy that we’d like to leave out of Goodman have Seeger on.’ And CBS said, ‘Well, we’ll think about it.’ Fiour history as a people.” nally, in October they said, ‘OK, The oft-censored verses, for the you can have him on.’ And I sang this record: “In the squares of the city, under song ‘Waist deep in the Big Muddy, the shadow of the steeple / At the relief of- big fool says to push on.’... In New York, fice, I saw my people / As they stood they scissored the song out. The Smoththere hungry, I stood there whistling / ers Brothers took to the print media and said, ‘CBS ... censored Seeger’s best This land was made for you and me. song.’ ... Finally, in late January of ‘68, “A great high wall there tried to stop me / A great big sign there said private CBS said, ‘OK, OK, he can sing the property / But on the other side it did- song.’” The song tells of an Army capn’t say nothing / That side was made tain who drowned while ordering his troops deeper and deeper into a river for you and me.”

Seeger’s unflinching commitment to an obvious metaphor for U.S. involvesocial justice landed him before the ment in Vietnam.

In 1949, Pete Seeger and the great House Un-American Activities Commit“whitelisted” black opera singer and tee in 1955. He told HUAC, “I resent very much and very deeply the implica- actor Paul Robeson held a concert in tion of being called before this commit- Peekskill, N.Y., an upstate village with tee that in some way because my an active Ku Klux Klan. A vigilante mob opinions may be different from yours, stoned the crowd. Hundreds were inthat I am any less of an American than jured. Pete took rocks from that assault

volunteered to serve and are our most precious resource. I understand and appreciate the sacrifice that you and your families make when “your” soldier or airman serves our state and nation.

There are countless weekends, innumerable birthdays, anniversaries and family functions they miss because of their military service. Your commitment often extends beyond your own family as so many of our military spouses volunteer and assist other military families during deployments and are there with a smile and a helping hand. It is our culture, and it is not taken for granted.

Our military is exceptional and our National Guard has never been more valuable to this great nation. That is a testament to the courage and dedication of your soldiers and airmen, but it is much more. Without the support of you, our military spouses, our Guardsmen would not be the same force. We are connected to our communities in a way that is unique in our society and one of the strongest bonds of that connection is the support of our military spouses.

You are a source of strength for our soldiers and airmen. You are the foundations upon which our families are built.

And you, with your spirit of service and support are a key factor in the defense of our great nation.

Thank you and may God bless you on this Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Donald P. Dunbar Brigadier General (WI) Wisconsin National Guard Madison

and incorporated them into his fireplace - so that the stones meant to maim now just protect the flame.

Dear to Pete for his life has been the Hudson River, said to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. In 1966, Pete co-founded the environmental organization Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, which uses a beautiful wooden boat and an annual celebration to engage and educate people on the need to clean the Hudson and protect the environment. There is a movement to nominate Pete Seeger for the Nobel Peace Prize (see nobelprize4pete.org).

At Madison Square Garden, Pete was center stage, playing his banjo. His singing voice is faint now, after 70 years of singing truth to power. He mouthed the words to the songs, but what came out were the voices of the 18,000 people in the audience, singing out. That’s Pete’s legacy. That’s what will carry on.

••• Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column.

••• Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 750 stations in North America. She is the co-author of “Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times,” recently released in paperback.

Rep. Hraychuck to host home-foreclosure town hall meetings MADISON – State Rep. Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, will be holding two town hall meetings on May 11, in Grantsburg and St. Croix Falls, with Assembly Majority Leader Thomas Nelson, D-Kaukauna. They will be discussing the home-foreclosure crisis facing Wisconsin and encourage constituents to

also bring any questions they may have regarding Governor Doyle’s 2009-11 state budget.

“These town halls are a great way to stay in touch with my constituents. With Polk and Burnett counties having some of the highest foreclosure rates in the state, we need to find out what’s con-

tributing to this crisis, what resources are available to foreclosure victims, and what also needs to be done in the future to lessen the burden on families,” said Hraychuck.

Meetings will be held on Monday, May 11, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Grantsburg Senior Center, 118 West Madison Avenue and

E-edition.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m., St. Croix Valley Senior Center, 140 North Washington Street.

Please feel free to contact Hraychuck’s office if you have any questions about these events via phone at 888-529-0028 or e-mail at rep.hraychuck@legis.wi.gov. submitted

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14th-annual Job Shadow Day GRANTSBURG - May 1 marked the 14th-annual eighth-grade Job Shadow Day at Grantsburg Middle School.

This year, 100 percent of the eighth-graders shadowed a worker for a day, and 26 percent of the students chose to shadow for two days. As part of their comprehensive school counseling program and in conjunction with their social studies class, students learned how to contact the business and arrange their shadow experience, how to prepare interview questions and how to give presentations of their experience to their classmates.

Locations ranged from shadowing area teachers to workers at Parker, McNally’s, Community Bank, Farmers Independent Telephone Company, Burnett Medical Center, Grantsburg Marketplace, Burnett Dairy and Johnson Lumber. Students shadowed at the Grantsburg Animal Hospital, Wood River Floral, Burnett County Sheriff’s Department, Edward Jones, D.R. Tech, area farms, St. Croix Medical Center and many other locations. Some students traveled as far as Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Shoreview, Minneapolis, Rice Lake, Osceola, Duluth and beyond to learn more about the world of work.

Job Shadow Day is the culmination of a yearlong career development program for eighth-graders that includes participating in a private, individual student and parent education/career planning conference, initiating a four-year individual learning plan for high school, online career research, and preparing an online personal career portfolio to access as they plan for their high school and post-secondary education.

Gratitude is extended to all of the businesses that participated in Job Shadow Day. Without their generous participation, students would be unable to experience the world of work until much later in their educational paths. - submitted

Samantha Schuldt and Dr. Pete Magnuson from Grantsburg Animal Hospital.

Mary Flood, Paige Johnson and Dr. Dave Edling, Edling Chiropractic, Osceola.

Cody Adolphson at Anderson Auto Repair, Grantsburg.

Vicki Britton and Lea Chute, St. Croix Medical Center.

Photos submitted

Adopted a whale Sean and Brian Handy from Marketplace in Grantsburg.

AnchorBank donates $3,000 to WRHFH AnchorBank branch managers present a check to Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity.

Shown (L to R) are: Lori Pardun, Matt Hall, Rhonda Anderson, Sheri Soderquist, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity representative Marilyn Chausee, AnchorBank branch manager Tim Lindquist, Wild Rivers representative Carolyn Stone, chapter President Eric Kube and representative Marilyn Schmalz. – Photo submitted MILLTOWN - AnchorBank recently donated #3,000 to Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity. This donation will go toward the building of two homes for families and individuals who are in need of an affordable home in Polk County.

Local branch managers Tim Lindquist, Rhonda Anderson, Matt Hall, Sheri Soderquist and Lori Pardun recently joined together to present the check to Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity chapter President Eric Kube and board members Marilyn Chausee,

Marilyn Schmalz and Carolyn Stone.

“AnchorBank has been a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity for many years,” said Lindquist.

“We are delighted to help this chapter build two homes in our community this spring.”

Through AnchorBank’s charitable contribution program, Anchoring Communities Together, the bank supports various organizations statewide that focus on promoting affordable housing, economic development and financial literacy. - submitted

The Webster kindergarten collected pennies during “Ww” Week, to adopt a large Alaskan humpback whale named Aika. She has four known calves, born in 1988, 1993, 1996 and 2005, and is usually sighted on the feeding grounds of Sitka Sound.

The students in Ms. Hakanson’s, Ms. Monarskis’ and Mrs. Swenson’s classes each contributed pounds and pounds of pennies for the project and received an adoption certificate from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, during Earth Week.

The kindergartners are excited to be taking care of the Earth’s animals.

Shown (L to R): Serena Peck, Evan McKee, Kaytlyn Anderson and Tristan Benjamin. - submitted

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Taylors Falls reinstates steering committee

Closed session meeting scheduled

by Tammi Milberg TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city council for Taylors Falls passed a motion to reinstate the steering committee for the Chisago Project at the April 27 council meeting.

Recent concerns about Xcel Energy holding meetings with the intent to change the route of the powerline without notifying or inviting the cities of St. Croix Falls or Taylors Falls have led to some concerns on both sides of the river about the steering committee and activating its status again.

The committee was created in 2002

when the mediated settlement agreement was signed by both cities and the power companies of Xcel Energy and Dairyland Power for the following reasons: 1. To ensure effective communication between parties regarding the parties’ performance of the agreement; 2.

Share information between the parties regarding the applicant’s preparation of the documents that must be submitted to regulatory and governmental authorities in order to secure approval for construction of the line; and 3. Strive to achieve consensus among the parties.

While Xcel Energy was awaiting permits for the Minnesota side of the project, the steering committee remained inactive. However, the permits for the Minnesota side were secured in 2007.

Since then Xcel Energy held a meeting with several governmental agencies without the two cities in 2007. Both cities have learned of this meeting recently and have decided to send a letter to Xcel Energy expressing their disappointment in not being invited to the meeting and are activating their steering committees once again to keep all parties informed of the project and its progress.

The city of Taylors Falls had two steering committee members (one voting member and one nonvoting member).

They were then-Mayor Loren Caneday as the voting member and Vice Mayor Ross Rivard as the nonvoting member.

At the April 27 meeting, the council passed a motion to have Rivard, vice mayor, as the voting member and Cane-

day as the nonvoting member of the steering committee.

In related news, both original members of the St. Croix Falls steering committee have since left the city offices.

Former Mayor Terry Lundgren and Councilman Debra Points were the steering committee members in 2002. St. Croix Falls appointed Councilman Arnie Carlson as a steering committee member at the April 21 annual city-council meeting with the appointment of a designated steering committee to be at a later date.

The city of Taylors Falls held a special council meeting April 30 in closed session to discuss the Chisago Project.

Taylors Falls approves water main improvement

In concept, accepts agreement with HS

by Tammi Milberg TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city of Taylors Falls approved a water main improvement project and bid at the April 27 council meeting. The approval was for an area in the city where manganese is limiting the water main line of six inches in diameter to roughly three or four inches. The council bid out the project in 2008, but the bids were higher than the estimates and the city decided to reject all bids and wait on the project.

The project was rebid and the bids because of economic times came in lower.

The council received a bid for the 1,800 feet of line plus 500 more feet to eliminate the problem in the line for a cost of

Day Road reservoir resolved

by Tammi Milberg ST. CROIX FALLS–The city of St. Croix Falls held a relatively quiet council meeting April 27. The council approved the donation of $1,000 to the salad luncheon hosted by the partners of the St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

The luncheon event is held in June and is attended mostly by community members and is a fundraiser for equipment for the medical center. In the past, Thrivent has been the major donor to help with the cost of putting on the luncheon, but they have notified the partners that they do not have the funds to donate this year.

The city gladly accepted the challenge of donating to the event. Mayor Darrell An-

$154,734 from Redstone Construction Company as the low bid. The project will help the water pressure and is located near well No. three on the sewer pond road. The council approved the bid.

The council heard a request from the historical society President Sandra Berg.

Berg explained that the society is looking for a place to hold a meeting monthly and to set up a display case of artifacts that are currently housed in basements of society members. The proposed location is the Memorial Community Center basement, which has yet to be finished with the remodeling work being done on the center.

The council discussed the society’s offering of $50 monthly as a contribution to defray some energy costs of the building and the importance of having historic artifacts on display for the public to

enjoy. The council also had an offer from Berg that members of the society could donate labor to the city to help the community-center project get finished up.

The council approved the concept of the agreement with the society and will hold a meeting with them once the construction of the community center has been complete to finalize the agreement.

In other business, the council approved $3,317 to Gustafson Excavating for the cost of replacing the construction under the manhole at Chestnut and Pine Streets in the city.

•The council also approved the donation of the Hoglund property by resolution and the 2009 taxes on the property to be paid by the city out of the contingency fund. The property is along the river near the riverwalk. A sign will be placed on the property explaining the

SCF donates to salad luncheon derson said he was honored that the partners asked the city for help and indicated he would donate $200 of his mayor’s salary toward the $1,000 donation. Councilman Debra Kravig also stated she would donate $200 of her council pay toward the $1,000 donation. Kravig stated that she felt her constituents would support the council’s donation to the event and stated, “It’s for a very good cause. It’s local and it’s something that is anticipated every year.”

The motion carried to donate $1,000 to the salad luncheon with all in favor. The luncheon is June 12. The fundraiser is for an ankle brachial indexing machine for diabetic patients and for a new step cross trainer to help stroke victims with balance issues recover.

In other business, the council approved the repair to the reservoir at Day Road.

Mike Bryant, water department, said that

the DNR has been asking the city to repair the reservoir at Day Road. He discussed a bid and the concerns of the area. Bryant said that the main concern is some spaulding of the interior of the fiberglass tank and the water quality could be affected. Bryant said he would expect 10 years out of the reservoir with the work to be completed in the bid adding, “I think it’s money well spent.”

The estimate bid was $20,000 with no extra days but a $1,000 a day for additional days as needed. The council approved a cost not to exceed $23,000 (the bid with a three-day contingency). The city did advertise for bids but only received the one bid.

The motion carried.

•The council approved the wastewater treatment facilities plan amended version.

•The council tabled financing $215,000 of the library-building project. The council

donation by Dean Hoglund’s family.

•The council also approved an amended agreement to allow artwork by Sara Hanson to be displayed at the Heritage Overlook for a period of one year.

The original agreement was created in 2000 between Hanson and the city. The amendment allows the city to have more control over the property since it is city property.

•The council approved a lawn-care bid from Rivard Lawn Care for a cost of $485 per time with the council to monitor the lawn maintenance on an asneeded basis to stay within the budget.

A second bid was received from Kurt’s Lawn Care for $846.68. The council approved the low bid from Rivard with Vice Mayor Ross Rivard abstaining from the vote due to conflict of interest.

discussed bids received and indicated with monies coming in and a healthy fund balance, the city could cash flow the expenses and look at financing at a later date. The council is still committed to helping fund the gap of the library project, as they told library director Sarah Adams at the meeting. Adams said she has no red flags at this point and no concerns the city is not committed to backing the project. The council discussed the idea of a credit line as well as the loan bids to see how long the offer would be available in the meantime solutions until financing is needed.

•The council discussed a disabled gun deer hunt in the Wert Nature Preserve proposal and sent it to the Wert Nature Preserve Committee to review before the council authorizes the hunt.

Shots fired; man taken into custody

POLK COUNTY - A 24-year-old man was taken into custody early Sunday morning, May 3, after allegedly shooting a gun and threatening family members.

According to a news release from the Polk Couty Sheriff’s office, Isaac Ward became violent at about 5:30 a.m. and

one of his parents called authorities and said the family was fleeing the home.

When deputies began to arrive in the area, gunshots and yelling were heard coming from the residence. Deputies begn to evacuate neighboring homes as the incident developed. One neighbor

said he was threatened by the young man when he had gone to investigate the young man’s cries for help.

Deputies made contact with Ward and attempted to take him into custody. A physical confrontation occurred with Ward actively resisting. He was subdued

and taken to Apple River Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in the incident. He is currently being evaluated in a mental health facility. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Department

Spooner man given a prison sentence in Burnett County

by Sherill Summer B U R N E T T COUNTY - Scott Chaney, 27, Spooner, has had many sentence hearings in the Washburn County Courtroom for a multitude of charges, and was

Scott Chaney

facing four more charges of burglary to a building or dwelling from burglaries he committed in July 2008. But instead of being sentenced in Washburn County, those four burglary charges were consolidated with four Burnett County burglary-related charges from the same month.

Judge Ken Kutz sentenced him to a 42month prison sentence followed by 6-

1/2 years of extended supervision. He must also seek chemical dependancy treatment, gain full time employment when on extended supervision, not consume alcohol or illegal drugs and pay a restitution of $14,016.86.

The four Burnett County charges stemmed from a burglary of construction nailers and other tools from a construction trailer at a Webb Lake residence

that was being remodel. He also entered a shed on the property and took two long guns.

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United Pioneer Home receives Excellence in Action award for second year in a row LUCK — For the second year in a row United Pioneer Home in Luck has received the Excellence in Action award from My InnerView.

The award recognizes nursing homes that have made a commitment to continuous quality improvements and have successfully made quality a priority to better serve their customers’ and employees’ needs. It honors superior customer and workforce satisfaction in nursing homes and is based on confidential surveys from residents or families of residents.

United Pioneer Home is one of 20 nursing homes in Wisconsin to receive the award for 2008, which required a score in the top 10 percent receiving an excellent rating on the question of “What is your recommendation of this facility to others?” Nearly 4,400 nursing homes participated in 2008 and 365 received the customer award.

Last year United Pioneer Home was among 19 Wisconsin nursing homes to be recognized.

Survey questions cover areas such as overall satisfaction, quality of care, quality of service and quality of life. The survey addresses 24 specific items including commitment of family updates, respectfulness of staff, meaningfulness of activities, quality of meals and attention to resident grooming. Receiving the highest ratings at United Pioneer Home were respectfulness of staff, quality of RN/LVN/LPN care, care of staff and

United Pioneer Home Administrator Dan Valentine credits the staff at the Luck nursing home with receiving the 2008 Excellence in Action award honoring superior customer and workforce satisfaction in nursing homes. — Photo by Mary Stirrat recommendation to others.

My InnerView is an independent provider of performance-improvement solutions in the senior care profession. The nursing homes that participate do not see individual survey responses at any time. – Mary Stirrat with information from United Pioneer Home and My InnerView

Moose Lodge presents check

Oven apparently stolen from home CLAYTON – On Sunday, April 19, Nickolas Schumann, 18, Turtle Lake, was arrested for stealing an oven, as well as possession of stolen goods and damage to property.

That day a police officer was called to a home in Clayton and was told by the resident that her oven had been stolen. She also reported damage to the kitchen cupboards which apparently happened while the oven was being removed. The officer had seen an oven

matching the description of the oven taken in the back of a truck in the school parking lot all week.

The officer found the truck at Schumann’s address in Turtle Lake with the oven still in the back of it. Schumann was at home and admitted to taking the oven.

He said its owner had given him permission to take anything in the house. He acknowledged damaging the cupboards while removing the oven. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

Grantsburg Chamber welcomes businesses Grantsburg Area Chamber members: Ashleigh Olson, the Burnett County Sentinel, Mike Alderman, Jensen-Sundquist Insurance and Nicki Peterson, Trade River Winery, with Grantsburg Area Chamber President Ronda Taber, welcomed Denny’s Downtown Lanes owners Connie and Denny McKenzie to Grantsburg at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. Denny’s Downtown Lanes is located on Main Street in Grantsburg. – Photos submitted

Dick Sweet, co-chair of the community-service committee at the Burnett County Moose Lodge #1194, recently presented a check for $1,357 to Jenny Shely, fundraising coordinator for the Humane Society of Burnett County. The money, which included donations from individuals, was raised during a spaghetti supper at the Moose Lodge Saturday, April 18. Along with $500 from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the money will be used for the society’s basic operating expenses and supplies, replacing the roof, putting in sidewalks or finishing the remodeling of the back room. “We have lots of ideas,” Shely said. – Photo by Nancy Jappe

MY TAXPAYER DOLLARS PAYING FOR ABORTIONS? Grantsburg Area Chamber President Ronda Taber presented a plant to H & R Block tax associate and CPA David Switalla, H & R Block tax associate Kris PerlockCampeau, and H & R Block master tax advisor Bob Switalla during a ribbon-cutting at the new business office located in the Gateway Plaza on Hwy. 70 in Grantsburg. Grantsburg Area Chamber member Todd Engstrand of Woodlands Grille Pub was also on hand at the April 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Contact your U.S. Representative and Senators Kohl and Feingold. Urge them to protect the Hyde amendment and STOP efforts to use your tax dollars to pay for abortions.

SEN. KOHL Call 202-224-5653 Write: 330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-4903 7TH CD REP. DAVID OBEY Call: 202-225-3365 Write: 2314 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515

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Mad City Money

As classmate Derek Letch watches, senior Tim Kowalik meets with Mrs. Heather Johansen of Bella Salon and determines how much he will be spending on personal-care products during the Mad City Money simulation activity at Luck High School.

Deer Park man arrested for battery CENTURIA – Keith Howie, 48, Deer Park, was arrested and charged with substantial battery on April 29.

Police were called to a fight in progress in Centuria that day. A witness reported that the alleged victim had put a padlock on a garage door, locking Howie and others inside. The lock wasn’t latched, however, and another party was able to remove the padlock, freeing Howie.

As Howie came out of the garage, the alleged victim was reported to have attacked Howie.

After that, Howie reportedly came running out of the garage with a large pipe and hit the victim on the back of the head. The victim had a severe gash on his head with a lots of bleeding and was taken to St. Croix Regional Medical Center. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department

During the Mad City Money simulation at Luck High School, seniors Jamison Gross and Jeff Holmes grab an empty seat to look over their information sheets before starting the next round of financial-planning activities. – Photos

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Research/from page 1 Index, Humanities Index, New York Times Index—hand write notes of each article on a separate 5x7 index card; head to those stacks again to locate the multiple volumes of the periodical, then the right year, volume, page. Take notes on more index cards, or truck the volume to a copy machine and copy page by page for a fine fee.

Then, progress! Computers arrived, held safely in central offices, and one could make an appointment with a reclusive research librarian to do a computerized search, pay for the printouts, money in exchange for time.

And now? It is amazing, unbelievable, really, to do a lot of my research instantly from here where I watch the eagles fly over the creek, watch the black fisher (yes, so big that I first thought it to be a black cougar) venture out into the clearing, watch the deer snack on sprouting daffodils.

So here, in case it is helpful to someone, is a rundown on the current capabilities of our worldwide access from home via computer.

Books Most know how to do a Google Web search—put in the terms for what you are seeking at www.google.com But Google will take you to much more than these unfiltered, unedited Web sites which may or may not be useful and dependable.

At the top of the Google page, notice the list—“Images, News, Maps,” and “more.” Hit that “more” and scroll down to “Books.” Here, when I put in “George Washington Carver,” one of the subjects of my recent encyclopedia articles, I am connected in .08 seconds to information on some 2,542 books which mention this iconic, practical and idealistic agricultural chemist. And I don’t have to put on shoes and venture out to a library to find the references. Google— bless ‘em!—has often put the whole book online, and I can read “limited previews” and note the useful material right here at my desk by the west window.

Should I find some book that looks so good that I want to read the whole thing, as with Linda McMurry’s 1982 biography of Carver, the first to pop up on my Google search, I can take the next step, and order it from my friendly, helpful local librarians, through inter-library loan.

The Frederic and other Polk County libraries are part of the west Wisconsin library district called Indianhead, and the computer program used is called “More.” Thus www.more.lib.wi.us will get you to the page where you can enter your library card number and search for the book you need by author or title. Assuming it is not in the More libraries, your next step would be “Wiscat,” accessing libraries, academic, research, and public, all over the state.

What if you do not find the book anywhere in Wisconsin? Well, then, you have a next option, a site called Badgerlink, accessible from the More home page, or at www.badgerlink.org. There you can look at the “Worldcat” catalog, looking beyond our home state to the big world beyond. And it is through Badgerlink that you will also be able to get to: Periodicals These are things that come out—you guessed it!—not just once, as with a book, but periodically—daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually. The word “periodicals” includes newspapers, magazines, and journals–the latter academic and expert publications in all subject articles. Needless to say, there are thousands upon thousands of these, being published newly on a continuing basis. How to find my dear George and his peanuts in all of this print?

Well, here is where I think I will tell you something of infinite potential use which you likely do not already know or of which you do not make full use. Badgerlink is funded by the state of Wisconsin, and run through the Department of Public Instruction, or DPI, Here you can get to Wiscat or Worldcat, but you also, as a resident of the State, have free access to a wonderful, and exceedingly expensive, collection of databases to access periodical sources. It is called EBSCO. Go to Badgerlink. Under “Choose Databases,” note the many options available if you are looking for medical or business or educational information. But for our purposes, an article on Carver, we will place a check mark by “Academic Search Elite,” an index to 2,000 journals, covering all areas, updated daily.

Press “Continue,” and enter “George Washington Carver” in the search line.

Hit “Search” and I turn up 140 results— you may find more since this database is

updated daily. I can find more by checking the box that says “Also search within the full text of the article,” so any mention of Carver will come up, not just pieces specifically having him in the search terms or the title or author. I get 727 this way.

Now let’s say that I do not have the time or ability to get to a research library.

Here is where EBSCO is truly a modern miracle, for I can check the box called “Full Text” and only those articles which I can access right here on my computer, in pdf or html form, will appear on my list—something like 77 on Carver turn up that I can read right here.

Are you a believer yet? Give it a try!

The Frederic librarians are great, and it is in part to thank them for all the help they have given me that I have given the library the Oxford Encyclopedias. The library system is always able to help, but there is oh-so-much that you can do at home, too. If it would be helpful or of

interest to readers, I would be happy to do some workshops at the library on Badgerlink—let Chris Byerly know if you are interested! Let it not be said that we in the north do not know how to take advantage of what Madison gives.

Needless to say, I will be delighted if you also check out my article on George Washington Carver in Volume I of the Encyclopedia of African American History! I am sure if you do that you will find much else of interest in these tomes, not least among them, the article on our first black president. Sorry, I did not get to write that one!

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Volunteer open house and annual meeting at Festival Theatre

ST. CROIX FALLS – The annual meeting and open house for new and returning Festival Theatre volunteers will take place at the theater on Thursday, May 7, starting at 7 p.m. A broad range of opportunities exist for adults of all ages, as well as teenagers, who are interested in supporting the efforts of the only professional theater in the upper St. Croix River Valley.

“A volunteer task force has been meeting over the last year to review and update all volunteer job descriptions,” says Beth Hartman, president of Festival’s board of directors. “Whether a supporter wishes to work behind the scenes with sets, props and costumes or out in the public sector providing public relations support, ushering, or working in the Mezzanine Café, we have many areas of service available. Volunteering at Festival Theatre is a great way to learn new skills, make use

of your talents, and broaden your social life. Plus, we need help from community members to grow and thrive as a nonprofit professional theater!”

Festival Theatre Board President Beth Hartman invites volunteers into service. – Photo submitted

The annual meeting is just one hour in length and will begin promptly at 7 p.m. with a brief welcome by some of the task force members, followed by a review of all areas of volunteerism, questions and comments.

Following the annual meeting, the open house includes an opportunity to register for specific duties, including usher signup. The theater is located at 210 N. Washington Street in downtown St. Croix Falls.

To learn more about Festival Theatre, check out their Web site at www.festivaltheatre.org. Registration is not necessary for the annul meeting and open house, but it is appreciated. Call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002 for additional information or send an e-mail to boxoffice@festivaltheatre.org. - submitted

SCRMC offering digital mammograms

ST. CROIX FALLS – The diagnostic imaging department at St. Croix Regional Medical Center will begin providing digital mammograms on May 28 to help doctors better diagnose and treat breast cancer.

Digital mammography is a valuable tool for situations where traditional film mammograms don’t provide a clear picture and further evaluation is needed, especially when patients have: • dense breast tissue • multiple suspicious lesions or clusters of microcalcifications • lesions that can be felt but not detected by film mammography or ultrasound • postsurgical or posttherapeutic mass

• implants • been taking hormone replacement therapy.

Studies show that digital mammography does a better job detecting cancer in dense breasts than does traditional film mammography.

It’s important to understand that mammograms are Xrays that reveal tissue densities, and until recently, traditional mammograms have been the most-used tool to detect breast cancer and other breast abnormalities.

Dense breast tissue, however, can make film mammograms more difficult to interpret, though this does not mean they are useless for women with dense breasts.

Mammogram X-rays do not penetrate – or “see through” – dense tissues as well as they do through fat. Tumors also

are dense tissue and appear as solid white areas on the film. This can make it more difficult to detect tumors in dense breasts because they look a lot like the dense tissue that surrounds them. Hence in women with dense breasts, film mammograms are more difficult to interpret.

If you have dense breasts and your doctor detects a breast lump, he or she may recommend further evaluation of the lump – even if a mammogram is interpreted as normal. Additional tests may include an ultrasound, MRI, BSGI, and/or removal of a small amount of tissue (biopsy) for examination under a microscope Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death for women in the United States. Fortunately, death rates from breast cancer have been declining since 1990, and these decreases are believed to be the result, in part, of earlier detection and improved treatment. – from SCRMC

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Vikings slaughter Saints in second season game Luck, Grantsburg round out Tuesday wins

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Frederic 11, St. Croix Falls 5

by Brenda Sommerfeld FREDERIC – The Frederic Vikings and St. Croix Falls Saints met up on the Frederic field for their second game of the season on Tuesday, May 5. Each team has now won a game against the other.

The Saints defeated Frederic 4-3 on April 14 and the Vikings took their win on Tuesday, defeating St. Croix Falls with a wider gap, 11-5.

Neither team scored in the first inning on the Frederic field, but the Vikings rallied their second time at bat. Krysta Laqua hit a double and with an error in the Saints left field, she scored. The bases were loaded when Corissa Schmidt was walked to first, scoring the Vikings second run. Chrissy Chenal hit the ball to left field where the catch was missed.

Chenal made it to second base as three more runs were scored. Vanessa Neumann hit a triple, scoring Chenal before the next Frederic batter was thrown out at first.

St. Croix Falls retaliated in the top of the third inning, scoring five of their own runs. With one out, Rebecca Wampfler was walked to first. The next batter struck out. Abby Swenson, Emily Scheuermann and Megan Yunker each singled. Scheuermann’s hit brought Wampfler home. Alicia Chelberg hit a big shot over the Vikings right fielder to score a home run, bringing in Swenson, Scheuermann and Yunker. Amanda Larson followed with a single before the next batter was thrown out at first.

The third inning was the only scoring inning for the Saints while the Vikings managed five more runs in the next four innings. Neumann and Maria Miller each finished the game with two hits, Neumann two RBIs and Miller with one.

Scheuermann and Larson each had

Grantsburg 18, Webster/Siren 0 SIREN – The mud agreed with the Pirates as they took an 18-0 victory over Webster/Siren after a downpour on Tuesday, May 5.

Webster/Siren made only one hit on Grantsburg pitchers Michelle Lund and Jessica Hoffman. Lund pitched four innings, giving up the only hit to Siiri Larsen in the third inning. Webster/Siren was close to scoring in the fifth inning when Audrey Mulliner attempted to cross home plate but was thrown out by the left fielder to catcher.

Spring showers brought muddy waters in Siren on Tuesday night. – Photo by Scott Hoffman

Luck’s Krystal Stage touches second to get Unity’s Jordyn Christensen out. – Photo by Marty Seeger

St. Croix Falls shortstop Alicia Chelberg tosses the ball to third baseman Heather Gilbert as Frederic’s Vanessa Neumann slides into third safely after a triple. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld two hits for the Saints. Chelberg’s homer gave her four RBIs. Larson and Chenal each had 12 strikeouts at the mound for their team. Larson put five on base with walks and Chenal three.

Every other inning finished with no more than four batters at the plate for Webster/Siren.

Grantsburg scored five in the first inning, three in the fourth and nine in the fifth to take their 15th victory of the season to remain undefeated.

Sarah Wald went 3-3 at the plate, with one RBI. Ingrid Ames went 2-4 and totaled five RBIs in the game against Webster/Siren. Tiffany Meyer, Emily Cole, Gabbie Witzany and Cody Crawford each had two RBIs. Luck 12, Unity 4 LUCK – A couple of rain delays didn’t keep the Cardinals from grabbing a win over Unity on Tuesday night. It’s been a good run for the Cardinals this week after coming off a big tournament win over the weekend at home.

The Cards went quietly in the first inning but grabbed eight runs in the bottom of the second starting with a walk and a single from Hannah Melin. Two walks loaded the bases before Michelle Tomlinson smacked an infield RBI single, followed by a two RBI single from Krystal Stage. Melissa Jenssen also hit a two RBI single and Maia Lehmann hit a single before Meline batted around for her second RBI single of the inning.

“Hit the ball pretty well all around,” said Luck coach Aimie Jorgenson.

“Everyone contributed.”

Unity didn’t go quietly however as they managed a nice rally in the fourth inning with four runs. Becca Milligan and Cailin Turner each had singles and Jessica Kutina hit an RBI single, followed

by Crystal Donahue’s two RBI single.

Jenssen pitched for the Cardinals and had a great night of hitting going 4 for 4 with three RBIs. Melin went 3 for 3 and drove in two runs while Stage had two hits and also drove in a pair of runs. – Marty Seeger

••• RIVER FALLS – Former SCF athlete Jessica Lundgren was named to the second team All-Great Lakes Region team for her successful season with the Falcons softball team. She also made the all-conference first team.

The slap-hitting junior led the team with a .419 batting average, 49 runs, 16 sacrifices and 21 stolen bases. She has a career batting average of .356 and will be back for her final year. The Falcons ended the season at 27-16 overall.

••• MARSHALL, Minn., – The Winona State Warriors are currently ranked ninth in the nation, and are coming off their recent NSIC tournament championship with a 3-2 win over Southwest Minnesota State University.

This is the team’s second-straight NSIC title. Warrior center fielder, and former Grantsburg athlete Mollie Bjelland had a key play in the game.

Bjelland went 0 for 3 in a game that featured just four hits apiece for the teams, but on a hit to center a Southwest Minnesota State leadoff runner tried to tie the game by heading home, but was thrown out by a perfect throw from Bjelland to end the game. The Warriors earned an automatic bid to the Division 2 NCAA tournament which begins this weekend.

••• GRANTSBURG – The St. Croix River Bandits and Grantsburg Honkers played a thriller in their opening game of the season last Sunday, May 3. The Honkers won the game 4-3. The River Bandits next game is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at Isanti, Minn., beginning at 7 p.m.

The Honkers play the next five games on the road beginning with the Independent League opener in Cumberland on Sunday, May 17, beginning at 1 p.m. Find out more on their Web sites at www.grantsburghonkers.com, or www.scriverbandits.com.

••• LEADER LAND – The Saturday, May 9, Unity at Bruce baseball game can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 9:50 a.m. The Monday, May 11, Luck at Unity game can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 4:50 p.m. The Friday, May 8, Ellsworth at Amery and the Tuesday, May 12, Osceola at Amery baseball games can be heard at 4:50 p.m. on 1260 AM on 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 2009 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

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Saints boys hold top spot in West Lakeland Unity 7, Frederic 0 FREDERIC – The Vikings struggled to get runs across as the Eagles tallied another win on Monday night. Brady Flaherty pitched seven innings for the Eagles with three strikeouts, two walks and five hits in just 25 batters faced.

The Eagles had seven runs on seven hits with only one error. Flaherty and Jason Vlasnik each had two hits, and D.J. Larson and Seth McKenzie each had two RBIs. The Eagles had a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth, where they scored four runs on three hits and capitalized on three Frederic errors.

Defeat Grantsburg Monday at home St. Croix Falls 8, Grantsburg 4

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – With their 8-4 win over Grantsburg on Monday night, the Saints grabbed sole possession of the West Lakeland Conference with a 4-0 record and 8-3 overall record. Despite a 14-2 loss last Tuesday to the East Lakeland leading Bruce Red Raiders and their more recent loss to Chetek, the Saints are steadily improving.

“We played another consistent game,” said Saints coach Paul Randolph. “Our team is improving gradually. The goal is to peak at the end of the season and play our best ball. We are definitely headed in that direction.”

Will Ball pitched four scoreless innings and the Saints held a 3-0 lead after scoring one run in the first inning, one in the third and another run in the fourth inning. But the Pirates opened up in the top of the sixth to tie the game and eventually take a 4-3 lead.

With one out Grantsburg’s Nolan Harison walked and Trent Bonneville doubled, while Trevor Thompson hit an RBI single and Thane Larson hit a twoRBI single. Four walks were issued in the inning and despite the Pirates getting the bases loaded with two outs the Saints avoided further damage to get out of the inning with a tie. It didn’t take long for the Saints to get back into the game however, as they scored five runs in the bottom of sixth.

“We did a good job to take the lead in the top of the sixth, but St. Croix found almost every hole in our defense in the

Will Ball (center) makes the catch as Cory Gebhard (L) and Josh Larcom meet in the outfield. – Photo by Marty Seeger bottom of the sixth,” said Pirates coach Pete Johnson.

Nick Johnson hit an RBI single for the Saints, Cory Gebhard hit a two-RBI double and Ben Anderson hit a two-RBI double in the bottom of the sixth. Anderson went 3 for 4 in the game with four RBIs and Johnson went 4 for 4 with one RBI. “Maybe the most important thing that happened was the guys came back from a difficult top of the sixth. We crossed the line to what successful teams and individuals do … they believed they could,”

Frederic’s Claire Erickson is caught stealing second by Unity Derek Jorgenson as teammate TJ Larson backs up the play. – Photo by Larry Samson

Randolph said.

Bonneville and Thompson each led Grantsburg at the plate hitting 2 for 3.

Larson had one hit and pitched six innings with three strikeouts and allowed 15 hits.

Luck 17, Siren/Webster 8 SIREN – The Cardinals cruised easily past Siren/Webster on Monday evening, with Collin Svboda on the mound all seven innings. Svoboda allowed eight hits with three strikeouts, while the Luck bats were the story for much of the night.

Gary Eckholm led the Cards at the plate hitting 3 for 5, with another five Cardinals getting five hits apiece, including Jamison Gross, Mitchell Larson, Bryson Clemenson, Derek Letch and Taylor Horsager. Luck moved to 6-6 overall with the win and hold a 3-2 conference record.

“The kids are working very hard, it’s a good group to be a part of. Hopefully with continued dedication, and a little better health, the team will be able to play at a higher level,” said coach Wayne Dickinson. Ben Roedl led Siren/Webster with four hits in the game, and Shane Rossow had two hits.

Luck’s Mitchell Larson watches the ball as it comes toward the plate from Siren/Webster pitcher Jesse Hinze. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Pettersen excelling for Gophers as redshirt freshman

AJ Pettersen

by Marty Seeger LUCK – AJ Pettersen has been excelling with the Minnesota Gophers baseball team this season as a redshirt freshman. Pettersen is the son of Paul and Lisa (Berg) Pettersen. Lisa excelled as an athlete for Luck

and graduated in the early 1980s. AJ Pettersen is also the grandson of John and Nancy Pettersen of Luck.

Pettersen, a Minnetonka, Minn., native, plays shortstop for the Gophers and in early April was a co-Big Ten Player of the Week. Pettersen received the honor after his performance in a three-game series against Ohio State, in which the Gophers won two games. Pettersen batted .545 with six runs, five RBIs and went 6

for 11 at the plate. The Player of the Week honor was the first of his career.

The Gophers are currently second in the Big Ten standings with a record of 134, ahead of Ohio State at 13-5. Illinois is the Big Ten leader with a 14-4 record.

Pettersen leads the Big Ten in runs scored with 50 and has the second-highest batting average on the Gophers team with .373. His teammate Derek McCallum is the current leader in the Big Ten,

batting .402. Pettersen has 35 RBIs so far this season, 60 hits in 161 at bats, including seven doubles and has started 42 of the Gopher’s 43 games.

According to Pettersen’s grandfather, John, he’ll likely play for Mankato, Minn., this summer, which is a semipro team in the Northwood League. – with information from www.gophersports.com

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Frederic baseball wins first game in three seasons positions,” Randolph said, adding that it was the most complete game the team has played up to this point in the season.

Johnson, Gebhard and Ball each had a pair of hits, with Gebhard picking up three RBIs and Ball getting two RBIs. Brady Flaherty drove in Unity’s second run of the game and went 1 for 4.

Luke Nelson went 2 for 4 and pitched all seven innings, allowing six earned runs, nine hits and four walks, with one strikeout.

“Our team improved against a prettysolid Unity team,” Randolph said. – Marty Seeger

Grantsburg shuts out Luck Frederic 5, Siren/Webster 4

by Brenda Sommerfeld FREDERIC – The Frederic Viking baseball team had gone through a losing streak, falling to every opponent during the team’s 2007 and 2008 seasons. This season the Vikings and second-year coach Troy Schmidt lost six games before defeating Siren/Webster, 5-4, on Thursday, April 30.

Siren/Webster scored the first run of the game with their lead off batter Evan Oachs in the first inning. Their next three runs came in the third inning, starting once again with Oachs. Oachs had a single-base hit, followed by singles by Austin Elliott and Shane Rossow. Elliott was thrown out while Oachs and Rossow each scored a run. The next three batters, Ben Roedl, Spencer Peterson and Tadd Oachs, each made it on base. Roedl was thrown out, but Peterson was able to score. Donny Holmes struck out swinging for Siren/Webster’s final out in the third inning.

Frederic started the third inning down 4-0, but by the end they had tied it up.

The Vikings first two batters struck out and Claire Erickson had too, but he made it on base on an error by the catcher. The next three batters, Trae Gehl, Brady McWilliams and Joe Draxler, followed Erickson, making it to first base.

McWilliams’ single hit scored Erickson.

David Harlander hit a double to score both Gehl and catcher McWilliams’ courtesy runner Deniz Mirioglu. Ethan Cook struck out, ending the inning but not before the Vikings tied up the game, 4-4.

The final run for Frederic came in the fifth inning. Gehl was hit by a pitch, putting him at first. McWilliams was thrown

The Frederic Vikings show their excitement over their first win of the season. The Vikings defeated Siren/Webster 5-4 on Thursday night.– Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld out at first before Draxler hit a sacrifice bunt to score Gehl for the team’s fifth run. A strikeout ended Frederic’s at bat.

The Vikings didn’t allow a Siren/Webster batter to get any farther than second base in the final two innings, winning the game, 5-4.

Grantsburg 3, Luck 0 GRANTSBURG – The Luck Cardinals were shut out, 3-0, by conference opponent Grantsburg on Thursday, April 30.

“We played a pretty clean game,” Pirate coach Pete Johnson said. “We only had four hits tonight but were able to make the most of them.”

Grantsburg’s four hits came from Trent Bonneville with two and Nolan Hanson and Thane Larson each with one. Ben Larson, Hanson and Bonneville were the Pirates to cross home plate. One of the runs was scored in the third inning and the other two in the fifth.

Thane Larson pitched for Grantsburg all seven innings, giving up only two

hits, zero runs and four walks.

St. Croix Falls 6, Unity 2 BALSAM LAKE – A lead-off single from Nick Johnson and an RBI single from Cory Gebhard got things rolling for the Saints last Thursday at Unity, followed by a two-RBI single from Will Ball.

Johnson and Gebhard picked up another pair of RBIs in the second inning to give the Saints an early 5-1 lead.

“It was a well-played game with only one error recorded between the two teams,” said Saints coach Paul Randolph.

Unity picked up their first run of the game in the bottom of the first with the help of a leadoff walk from Jason Vlasnik. Derek Jorgenson singled and Luke Nelson singled to drive in the first run for the Eagles. It was a solid night of pitching for Ball, who had nine strikeouts, five hits and five walks. Both runs allowed were earned.

“Our pitcher and catcher were outstanding tonight. Lots of growth at both

Luck’s Jamison Gross slides to second before being sent back to first after his teammates hit goes foul.

Seventh inning scores Osceola a win over Grantsburg Eagles and Saints fall to nonconference opponents Osceola 2, Grantsburg 1

by Brenda Sommerfeld GRANTSBURG – Neither the Osceola Chieftains nor the Grantsburg Pirates scored a single run in their matchup on Friday, May 1, until the final inning. During the top of the seventh inning, Osceola scored two runs. Grantsburg was able to bring home one but not the two Osceola did in their 2-1 loss to the Chieftains.

“This game was well-played by both teams,” coach Pete Johnson said. “We need to find a couple more hits in our lineup. Three just ain’t gonna do it.”

Ben Larson, Trevor Thompson and Brent Myers had the three hits for Grantsburg. Dylan Marohn was the Pirate to cross home plate in the seventh inning.

Jimmy Nelson played at the mound for Grantsburg. Nelson gave up only four hits and one walk.

“Jimmy pitched really well,” Johnson said. “His only mistake was to bean a kid in the last inning. After that, a couple of hit balls found holes, and they scored.”

Somerset 4, Unity 2 BALSAM LAKE – The Eagles hosted Somerset Friday evening for a nonconference game that went in favor of Somerset. The Eagles scored two runs in their first at bat after Jason Vlasnik drew a

An Osceola runner slides home as the ball gets away from Grantsburg catcher, Ben Larson, for the Chieftains first run in the seventh inning. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld walk, and Dennis McKinney was hit by a pitch. Brady Flaherty reached base on a fielder’s choice and both Flaherty and Vlasnik scored in the inning off a wild pitch and stolen base.

D.J. Larson pitched seven innings for the Eagles, allowing two earned runs, six hits, three walks and had three strikeouts. Unity had a one-run lead until the top of the seventh inning when Somerset took the lead with three runs. – Marty Seeger Chetek 4, St. Croix Falls 2 ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints played a tough Chetek team last Friday afternoon, and despite the loss it was a wellplayed game according to the coach.

St. Croix Falls Saint Gus Koecher scores a run against Chetek Friday night.

– Photo by Marty Seeger “We really felt good about the way we played. We had no errors for the second straight game, [and] our pitcher did a great job of working fast and throwing strikes,” coach Paul Randolph said.

Chetek is currently tied for second in the Heart of the North Conference standings behind first-place Bloomer.

Neither team scored for the first three innings, but the Bulldogs struck first in the top of the fourth with two runs on two hits, including a two RBI single. The Saints responded in the bottom half of the inning with three hits. The first came as a lead-off single from Gus Koecher, followed by a two-out RBI single from Austin Whittenberger. Marcus Campbell

also hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.

“We certainly had enough threats offensively to score runs. The unfortunate aspect of this game is the number of line drives that were caught with two outs,” Randolph said.

The Bulldogs scored the final two runs of the game in the top of the sixth off four hits. Matt Vold pitched seven innings for the Saints and had two walks, five hits, four earned runs and had six strikeouts.

– Marty Seeger

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Saints get by Webster/Siren Thursday Saints pitchers throw one-hitter St. Croix Falls 6, Webster/Siren 2

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints softball team captured a 6-2 win over Webster/Siren last Thursday, April 30.

Webster/Siren got on the board with two runs in the top of the first by drawing three consecutive walks. An error and a wild pitch resulted in two runs scored by Siiri Larsen and Rose Kopecky, but it would be all Webster/Siren would get, as the Saints defense held and their bats opened up early.

St. Croix Falls scored one run on three hits in the bottom of the first starting with a double from Abby Swenson and singles from Heather Gilbert and Megan Yunker.

Down 2-1 in the third inning, the Saints got a leadoff single from Alicia Chelberg while Swenson singled and Yunker smacked an RBI single. Emily Scheuermann also hit an RBI single in

Grantsburg shortstop Ingrid Ames looks to throw the ball against Unity on Thursday. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld Saint senior Abby Swenson got tagged out by Webster/Siren catcher Samantha Kopecky last Thursday. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Frederic’s Corissa Schmidt fires a throw from shortstop. – File photo by Brenda Sommerfeld the inning to put the Saints up 4-2. Swenson hit an RBI single in the fourth inning and Yunker scored in the fifth after a leadoff single. She eventually scored with the help of a Webster/Siren error and a passed ball.

Both Swenson and Yunker led the Saints, with three hits apiece and each had an RBI. Chelberg pitched three innings for the Saints and allowed just one hit, while one earned run was allowed.

She walked six batters but struck out seven. Amanda Larson pitched the final four innings and had seven strikeouts with two walks and allowed no hits.

Frederic 5, Luck 1

LUCK – Frederic’s Chrissy Chenal had a no-hitter going until the bottom of the fourth inning last Thursday, when a double from Luck’s Taryn Pilz snapped it altogether. Pilz eventually scored on her own in the inning despite the final two batters going out on strikes.

Frederic responded in the fifth when Alex Lonetti smashed a leadoff double, followed by a one-out RBI double from Chenal. Krysta Laqua reached first on a dropped ball and Chenal scored on the play to give Frederic the 2-1 lead.

The Vikings grabbed some insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning with three runs on a hit by Chenal, who pitched all seven innings with 16 strikeouts, allowing no earned runs and walking just two batters.

Luck’s Melissa Jenssen pitched seven innings with 14 strikeouts, six hits and had six walks. Of the five runs allowed only one was earned.

“Our batting seemed the same … not much happening for us,” said Luck coach Aimie Jorgenson. “Granted, the Frederic pitcher did a nice job. We had a few errors on defense, but overall a good job, just couldn’t get the hits we needed.”

Grantsburg 18, Unity 0 GRANTSBURG – The Unity Eagles watched Grantsburg score 18 runs while they were unable to score in the 18-0 loss to the Pirates on Thursday, April 30.

Grantsburg started scoring right away in the first inning, crossing five runners over home plate. Annie Palmquist’s triple was a big help, with three RBIs, for the teams scoring rally. Their next big inning at the plate came in the third, where they scored 11.

Palmquist finished the game with four RBIs, Ingrid Ames had three, Michelle Lund, Sarah Wald, Heather Davison and Emily Cole each had two.

Michelle Lund pitched for the Pirates, striking out four and giving only one hit to the Eagles.

Unity’s one hit was by Cailin Turner in the second inning with a double. Turner was left stranded, with the next two batters getting out. – Brenda Sommerfeld Grantsburg’s Cody Crawford was tagged out at second by Unity’s Jordyn Christensen last Thursday, but the Pirates won handily, 18-0.

Cardinals get tournament win Saturday Luck 4, Hinckley 3 Luck 13, Spring Valley 8 Luck 6, Hayward 5

by Marty Seeger LUCK – It was a long day for the Cardinals last Saturday, but in the end it was worth it as they completed three games on the winning end to take the tournament championship.

Luck defeated Hayward, Hinckley/Finlayson and Spring Valley with the help of some great hitting and a solid performance from Melissa Jenssen.

“Melissa Jenssen was by far the MVP of the day,” said Luck coach Aimie Jorgenson. “She had to pitch a ton and did very well, and she also hit well.”

Jenssen had two hits in each game, and Taryn Pilz and Ali Lehmann both went deep for the Cardinals. Lehmann hit her homer in the seventh inning against Hinckley/Finlayson as the Cardinals were down 3-0. Pilz homered in the third inning against Hayward to help the Cardinals take a 5-0 lead. Hayward rallied in the seventh inning, but Luck held on to win it.

LEFT: Taryn Pilz connects with the ball in an earlier game this season.

Pilz and the Cards had hot bats over the weekend during their tournament.

– File photo by Marty Seeger

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Cheers echo for Grantsburg after three homers Webster/Siren score their most runs of season Grantsburg 12, Clear Lake 5

by Brenda Sommerfeld GRANTSBURG – Absent head coach Don Bjelland, the Pirates had taken a 2-0 lead after the first inning during their 125 win over Clear Lake on Friday, May 1.

The real excitement hit the Grantsburg players in the second inning when two Pirates hit home runs, each bringing in two runs.

Jessica Hoffman was the first to bat in the second inning. Hoffman hit a double and watched as teammate MacKenzie Ryan was thrown out at first after a grounder to shortstop. Hoffman made it home during Cody Crawford’s batting on a wild pitch. Crawford was put on base by an error from the pitcher.

Heather Davison stepped up the plate, probably not anticipating her next action. After she made contact with the ball, the crowd watched as the ball cleared the fence in left center. Davison

Grantsburg’s Heather Davison celebrates at home plate after a big home run against Clear Lake last Friday afternoon.

– Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld unless otherwise noted

Another Webster/Siren runner slides safely to third in Shell Lake – Photo by Larry Samson Jessica Hoffman was the starting pitcher for the Pirates last Friday at Grantsburg against the Warriors.

A Webster/Siren runner is safe at home in Shell Lake Friday. – Photo by Larry Samson

followed Crawford around the bases to home plate, where an ecstatic team met them.

Annie Palmquist was next to bat for Grantsburg and having hit home runs already this season, the team hoped for a re-enactment. Palmquist, unfortunately, was not thrown a pitch she could hit and was walked to first base.

Ingrid Ames took her turn, hitting the ball the same direction as Davison and watched it sail over the fence. She followed Palmquist around the bases, bringing the noise level on the field up a few decibels. Ames was greeted by her smiling and hollering teammates as she made her way home.

Clear Lake got the next two batters out. Grantsburg scored four more runs in the next four innings, including an in the park home run by Michelle Lund in the fifth inning.

Clear Lake held on to make it to the seventh inning, scoring five of their own runs during the game.

Shell Lake 22, Webster/Siren 12 SHELL LAKE – Although the Webster/Siren softball team was defeated 22-12 by Shell Lake on Friday, May 1, the up side is that they scored the most runs they

have all season. Before Friday night’s game, the most runs the Webster/Siren team had scored was six in their win against Luck. Against Shell Lake, they doubled that number.

Webster/Siren had two batting rallies, scoring five in the second inning and seven in the fifth inning. Twelve of the Webster/Siren at bats resulted in walks and eight of those batters scored runs.

The team totaled five hits, two from Rose Kopecky and one each from Megan Baasch, Kayla Duclon and Samantha Kopecky.

Shell Lake scored six in the first inning, 10 in the next four innings and six in the sixth for their 22 winning runs.

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Track results from Unity and Chisago Lakes

St. Croix Falls pole vaulter Zach Rintoul took fourth at his home meet last Thursday.

Webster’s Shaina Pardun took first place on the pole vault at St. Croix Falls last Thursday.

Unity Track Invitational (5-4-09) Girls Team Results Place Team Points 1st Frederic 204.5 2nd Unity 97.0 3rd Turtle Lake/Clayton 95.0 4th Clear Lake 70.0 5th Spooner 65.5 6th St. Croix Falls 56.0 7th Prairie Farm 51.0 8th Shell Lake 25.0 9th Webster 14.0 Individual Results ( Top area performers) 100-meter dash - 1. Sage Karl, F, 13.05; 4. Sam Ince, U, 13.61; 5. Tanesha Carlson, F, 13.76; 8.

Candace Buck, F, 14.18.

200-meter dash - 2. Amanda Blok, F, 28.41; 4.

Brianna Petersin, U, 28.42; 6. Annie Kackman, F, 29.66.

400-meter dash - 1. Calla Karl, F, 1:03.93; 7.

Kendra Well, F, 1:10.05; 8. April Johnson, U, 1:11.09.

800-meter run - 2. Sarah Knauber, F, 2:40.30; 5.

Leah Engebretsen, F, 2:47.58; 6. Brittany Rudolph, SCF, 2:55.21; 7. Meghan Smith, SCF, 2:56.69; 8. April Johnson, U, 3:03.95.

1,600-meter run - 1. Samantha Nelson, F, 5:41.15; 2. Megan Anderson, F, 5:44.32; 5. Bailey Bergmann, SCF, 6:07.49; 6. Katherine Ebensperger, U, 6:32.97.

3,200-meter run - 6. Megan Anderson, F, 15:58.26; 8. Jessica Raboin, U, 16:17.84.

100-meter hurdles - 1. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 17.71; 3. Adrianna Otte, F, 18.68; 4. Kayla Bixler, SCF, 18.89; 5. Jade Johnson, F, 19.11; 6. Steph Kothlow, U, 19.21; 7. Hayla Bader, U, 19.81; 8.

Karry Simpson, F, 20.29.

300-meter hurdles - 1. Samantha Nelson, F, 51.30; 3. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 52.50; 4. Jade Johnson, F, 56.67; 5. Adrianna Otte, F, 58.05; 6.

Steph Kothlow, U, 58.77; 7. Katheryn Zahler, U, 59.04; 8. Kayla Bixler, SCF, 59.56.

4x100-meter relay - 1. Frederic, 53.89; 3. Unity, 56.58; 5. St. Croix Falls, 59.54.

4x200-meter relay - 3. Frederic, 1:59.75; 4.

Unity, 2:00.65; 5. St. Croix Falls, 2:04.45.

4x400-meter relay - 2. Unity, 4:33.10; 4. St. Croix Falls, 4:41.98; 6. Frederic, 4:43.71.

4x800-meter relay - 1. Frederic, 10:37.64; 3. St. Croix Falls, 11:41.15.

High jump - 1. Amanda Blok, F, 5-02; 3T. April Johnson, U, 4-08; 6. Steph Kothlow, U, 4-06; 7.

Jenna Christensen, U, 4-04.

Pole vault - 1T. Brittany Bernier, L, 7-00; 3.

Becca Anderson, F, 6-06; 4T. Mackenzie Koelz, W, 6-00; 4T. Kady Meyer, SCF, 6-00; 4T. Samantha Nelson, F, 6-00; 7. Karry Simpson, F, 5-06.

Long jump - 1. Ashley Johnson, U, 15-07.25; 3.

Jenna Christensen, U, 14-09.5; 4. Candace Buck, F, 14-04; 6. Tanesha Carlson, F, 14-01.5.

Triple jump - 1. Ashley Johnson, U, 31-07.5; 4.

Candace Buck, F, 29-09; 6. Hayla Bader, U, 2900.75; 8. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 27-00.5.

Shot put - 1. Chelsea Larson, W, 29-06; 3. Allison Anderson, F, 27-10; 4. Cathryn McConnell, F, 27-09; 5. Kendra Wells, F, 27-02; 7. Sam Hill, U, 26-01.

Discus - 1. Amanda Kuske, U, 85-11; 2. Allison Anderson, F, 82-09; 3. Cathryn McConnell, F, 75.09; 6. Haley St. Amand, U, 72-00; 8. Ahna Hoefler, SCF, 70-00.

Unity’s Hayla Bader gets out in front at the St. Croix Falls Invite last Thursday. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Unity Track Invitational (5-4-09) Boys Team Results Place Team Points 1st Spooner 172.0 2nd Unity 134.5 3rd Frederic 92.5 4th Clear Lake 86.0 5th Shell Lake 70.0 6th Turtle Lake/Clayton 67.0 7th St. Croix Falls 56.5 8th Webster 10.5 Individual Results (Top area performers) 100-meter dash - 2. Dustin McKinney, U, 11.07; 6. Garett Radinzel, SCF, 11.61.

200-meter dash - 5. Dustin McKinney, U, 23.72; 6. Tyler Christensen, U, 23.83; 8. 8. Rush Hickethier, U, 24.60.

400-meter dash - 5. Ben Ackerley, F, 55.66; 5.

Jake Rademacher, SCF, 56.08; 6. Rush Hickethier, U, 56.33; 7. Tyler Christensen, U, 56.51.

800-meter run - 6. Jake Rademacher, SCF, 2:22.87; 7. Justin Ahlstrand, SCF, 2:24.23; Ryan Nussbaum, SCF, 2:24.53.

1,600-meter run - 4. Steven Olson, U, 5:14.53; 5. Joel Anderson, F, 5:14.87; 6. JT Elmgren, W, 5:16.45; 7. Alex Frey, SCF, 5:16.75.

3,200-meter run - 1. Steven Olson, U, 11:16.58; 3. Alex Frey, SCF, 11;40.27; 4. Rashaud Kelash, SCF, 11:51.89; 6. Steven Krueger, U, 12:02.88; 7.

Josiah Lund, F, 12:32.46.

110-meter hurdles - 1. Zach Anderson, F, 15.67; 2. Xavier Foeller, U, 16.92; 5. Tony Peterson, F, 17.45; 7. Alec Carlson, U, 17.91.

300-meter hurdles - 1. Zach Anderson, F, 41.04; 4. Tony Peterson, F, 44.33; 5. Zac Zelinski, SCF, 45.18; 7. Alec Carlson, U, 45.8; 8. Xavier Foeller, U, 46.40.

4x100-meter relay - 3. Unity, 46.92; 4. Frederic, 48.16.

4x200-meter relay - 3. Unity, 1:39.58; 6. Frederic, 1:55.24.

4x400-meter relay - 5. Unity, 3:49.47; 6. Frederic, 3:51.58; 7. Webster, 4:07.81.

4x800-meter relay - 2. Frederic, 9:30.79; 5. St. Croix Falls, 9:56.87; 6. Unity, 9:59.75.

High jump - 2T. Zach Anderson, F, 5-08; 4T. Robert Kirk, F, 5-06; 4T. Steven Krueger, U, 506; 7. Luke Hilleshiem, U, 5-04; 8. Jake Rademacher, SCF, 5-02.

Pole vault - 2. Luke Hilleshiem, U, 11-00; 3.

Dylan Hendricks, U, 10-06; 4. Jared Peper, U, 9-00; 5T. Cody Hallanger, F, 8-00; 7. Bryan Krause, W, 7-06; 8T. Cody Drier, W, 7-00.

Long jump - 2. Dustin McKinney, U, 19-04; 3.

Dustin Bazille, U, 19-01; 8. Joe Carpenter, SCF, 17-05.5.

Triple jump - 5. Rush Hickethier, U, 37-07.25; 7. Joe Carpenter, SCF, 57-03.25.

Shot put - 2. Joe Swanson, U, 42-02; 3. Ryan Larson, SCF, 41-11; 4. Cody Gruel, F, 40-07; 6.

John Chelmo, F, 37-07; 7. Jake Lubich, W, 3703.

Discus - 1. Joe Swanson, U, 142-06; 3. Ryan Larson, SCF, 120-03; 4. John Chelmo, F, 103-09; 6. Zach Cardot, U, 100-05; 8. Jake Lubich, W, 98-06.

Chisago Lakes Track Invitational (5-1-09) Girls Team Results Place Team Points 1st North Branch 180.5 2nd Chisago Lakes 154.0 3rd Frederic 132.0 4th Minnehaha Academy 91.0 5th Rush City 83.0 6th Columbia Heights 42.5 7th Grantsburg 33.0 8th Math & Science Acad.

3.0 Individual Results (Area performers) 100-meter dash - 1. Sage Karl, F, 13.05; 3. Candace Buck, F, 13.73; 6. Tanesha Carlson, F, 13.94; 14. Nikki Tichnor, G, 14.40; 18. Haley Burkhardt, G, 14.86.

200-meter dash - 1. Sage Karl, F, 26.83; 9. Nikki Tichnor, G, 29.59; 10. Kendra Wells, F, 30.51; 11T. Haley Burkhardt, G, 31.07.

400-meter dash - 1. Calla Karl, F, 1:02.77.

800-meter run - 3. Calla Karl, F, 2:37.46; 10. Angela Gaffney, G, 2:45.87; 13. Leah Engebretson, F, 2:57.

1,600-meter run - 4. Megan Anderson, F, 5:48.14; 5. Sarah Knauber, F, 5:50.11; 8. Angela Gaffney, G, 5:55.68; 17. Kaelah Maslow, G, 7:43.00.

3,200-meter run - 1. Sam Nelson, F, 12:12.39; 2.

Angela Gaffney, G, 12:32.65.

100-meter hurdles - 7. Adrianna Otte, F, 19.60; 8. Jade Johnson, F, 19.83; 12. Karry Simpson, F, 20.47.

300-meter hurdles - 1. Sam Nelson, F, 52.12; 7.

Jade Johnson, F, 56.41; 10. Adrianna Otte, F, 58.11.

4x100-meter relay - 1. Frederic (Candace Buck, Tanesha Carlson, Jade Johnson, Sage Karl), 52.92.

4x200-meter relay - 4. Frederic (Allison Anderson, Kendra Wells, Sara Underwood, Tanesha Carlson), 2:01.46.

4x400-meter relay - 5. Frederic (Kendra Wells, Sara Underwood, Annie Kackman, Leah Engebretson), 4:45.05.

4x800-meter relay - 1. Frederic (Sam Nelson, Megan Anderson, Sarah Knauber, Calla Karl), 10:15.19.

1,600-meter sprint medley - 5. Frederic (Cathryn McConnell, Kayla Nelson, Karry Simpson, Leah Engebretson), 5:16.23.

High jump - 1. Kortney Morrin, G, 5-02; 2.

Megan Finch, G, 5-00; 9. Calla Karl, F, 4-06.

Pole vault - 2T. Kortney Morrin, G, 8-00; 10.

Sam Nelson, F, 6-06.

Long jump - 2. Candace Buck, F, 14-10.

Triple jump - 3. Jade Johnson, F, 31-05.75; 7.

Candace Buck, F, 30-03.25; 13. Adrianna Otte, F, 28-01.25.

Shot put - 8. Allison Anderson, F, 28-11; 10.

Kendra Wells, F, 27-05; 11. Carissa Skifstad, G, 26-10; 13. Cathryn McConnell, F, 26-05; 15.

Ashley Griffith, G, 25-00; 20. Sarah Knauber, F, 21-03.

Discus - 7. Allison Anderson, F, 78-06; 8.

Cathryn McConnell, F, 76-09; 10. Carissa Skifstad, G, 69-08; 13. Ashley Griffith, G, 66-08; 16.

Kayla Nelson, F, 56-02.

Chisago Lakes Track Invitational (5-1-09) Boys Team Results Place Team Points 1st Minnehaha Academy 148.0 2nd North Branch 142.0 3rd Chisago Lakes 140.0 4th Columbia Heights 93.0 5th Frederic 77.0 6th Rush City 63.0 7th Grantsburg 50.0 8th Math & Science Acad.

24.0 Individual Results (Area performers) 100-meter dash - 9. Dylan Franklin, G, 12.64; 12. Will Geiger, G, 12.84; 15. Cody Benedict, G, 14.13.

200-meter dash - 10. Dylan Franklin, G, 25.79; 15. Jesse Chouinard, F, 27.51; 16. John Chelmo, F, 27.71; 18. Jesse Sanchez, F, 29.22.

400-meter dash - 5. Ben Ackerley, F, 56.54.

800-meter run - 6. Ben Ackerley, F, 2:16.59; 7.

Josiah Lund, F, 2:18.56; 10. Daniel Gaffney, G, 2:28.73.

1,600-meter run - 16. Andy Falk, G, 5:43.14; 18.

Manuel Silva, F, 6:13.91.

3,200-meter run - 8. Ben Nelson, F, 11:07.08; 10.

Joel Anderson, F, 11:45.20.

110-meter hurdles - 1. Zach Anderson, F, 15.71; 6. Tony Peterson, F, 17.67; 13. Devon Mogel, G, 21.40 300-meter hurdles - 1. Zach Anderson, F, 42.03; 4. Tony Peterson, F, 45.09; 15. Devon Mogel, G, 53.92.

4x100-meter relay - 6. Frederic (Robert Kirk, Cody Hallanger, John Chelmo, Jesse Chouinard), 50.68; 8. Grantsburg (Dylan Franklin, Casey Swosinski, Will Geiger, Cody Benedict), 51.16.

4x400-meter relay - 4. Grantsburg (Jason Jensen, Matt Emerson, Tony Larson, Will Geiger), 3:45.20; 6. Frederic (Ben Ackerley, Patrick Eaton, Robert Kirk, Tony Peterson), 3:51.98.

4x800-meter relay - 5. Frederic (Greg Puetz, Patrick Eaton, Joel Anderson, Ben Nelson), 9:16.66; 7. Grantsburg (Ben Dorff, Matt Emerson, Andy Falk, Daniel Gaffney), 9:39.99.

1,600-meter sprint medley - 1. Grantsburg, 4:01.56; 6. Frederic (Ben Nelson, Cody Hallanger, Joel Anderson, Greg Puetz), 4:20.17.

High jump - 6. Zach Anderson, F, 5-08; 12.

Robert Kirk, F, 5-04; 14. Nick Lindgren, G, 502.

Pole vault - 5. Tony Larson, G, 10-06; 9T. Nick Lindgren, G, 8-06.

Long jump - 4. Casey Swosinski, G, 17-10; 8.

Dylan Franklin, G, 17-05.

Triple jump - 3. Zach Anderson, F, 38-10; 6.

Tony Peterson, F, 37-04.75; 14. Robert Kirk, F, 34-07.75.

Shot put - 2. Mitch Evenson, G, 44-07; 6. Cody Gruel, F, 41-08; 8. John Chelmo, F, 39-01; 10.

Kevin Berry, G, 36-06; 17. Manuel Silva, F, 3008; 19. Jordan Heinike, G, 30-02; 21. Jesse Chouinard, F, 28-00.

Discus - 1. Cody Gruel, F, 127-06; 4. Mitch Evenson, G, 121-04; 5. Jason Jensen, G, 107-03; 9. Kevin Berry, G, 102-03; 15. John Chelmo, F, 93-00; 17. Ryan Phernetton, F, 84-09; 21. Jordan Heinike, G, 79-00; 22. Jesse Sanchez, F, 78-10.

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St. Croix Falls track invitational results

Frederic freshman Robert Kink gets over his mark in the high jump at the Unity track meet. – Photo by Larry Samson

Aaron Engstrand hurls the disc in St. Croix Falls. – Photos by Marty Seeger unless otherwise noted St. Croix Falls Track Invitational (4-30-09) Boys Team Results Place Team Points 1st Webster 120.83 2nd Unity 106.83 3rd Luck 97.50 4th Turtle Lake/Clayton 97.00 5th Clear Lake 92.33 6th St. Croix Falls 83.50 7th Cameron 76.50 8th Siren 18.00

St. Croix Falls Track Invitational (4-30-09) Girls Team Results Place Team Points 1st Unity 129.0 2nd Clear Lake 113.5 3rd Turtle Lake/Clayton 105.0 4th Webster 95.0 5th St. Croix Falls 92.5 6th Siren 68.0 7th Cameron 66.0 8th Luck 5.0 Individual Results (Top area performers) 100-meter dash - 4T. Gabby Nuckles, SCF, 14.06; 6. Haley St. Amand, U, 14.09.

200-meter dash - 3. Sam Ince, U, 28.46; 4.

Melissa Gustavson, W, 28.84; 5. Lauren Richter, SCF, 28.87; 6. Alyssa Main, W, 29.62; 7. Marnie Rozumalski, L, 29.71; 8. April Johnson, U, 30.15.

400-meter dash - 1. Sarah Howe, S, 1:05.56; 6.

Chris Stoll, W, 1:10.78; 7. April Johnson, U, 1:11.70.

800-meter run - 2. Sarah Howe, S, 2:44.22; 4.

Katherine Ebensperger, U, 2:52.68; 7. Kayce Rachner, W, 2:58.31; 8. Shaina Pardun, W, 3:02.

1,600-meter run - 2. Bailey Bergmann, SCF, 6:07.37; 6. Brittany Rudolph, SCF, 7:01.42; 7.

Danielle Dyson, W, 7:12.06; 8. Jessica Robain, U, 7:14.18.

100-meter hurdles - 1. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 17.69; 3. Michelle Gibbs, W, 18.53; 4. Steph Kothlow, U, 19.03; 5. Hayla Bader, U, 20.31; 6.

Kayla Bixler, SCF, 21.06; 7. Cadi Harper, U, 21.21; 8. Carlee Libbenga, SCF, 21.37.

300-meter hurdles - 1. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 53.97; 3. Steph Kothlow, U, 58.81; 4. Paige Marek, SCF, 59.15; 5. Carlee Libbenga, SCF, 1:01.93; 6. Danielle Dyson, W, 1:06.37.

4x100-meter relay - 3. St. Croix Falls, 57.43; 4.

Unity, 58.16; 6. Webster, 1:00.18; 7. Siren, 1:01.84.

4x200-meter relay - 2. Unity, 2:01.31; 5. St. Croix Falls, 2:05.65; 6. Siren, 2:12.26.

4x400-meter relay - 3. St. Croix Falls, 4:42; 5.

Siren, 5:02; 6. Unity, 5:03.

4x800-meter relay - 3. St. Croix Falls, 11:40; 4.

Unity, 12:25; 5. Webster, 12:48.

High jump - 1. Steph Kothlow, U, 4-06; 2T. Deanna Phernetton, S, 4-04; 2T. Jenna Christensen, U, 4-04; 2T. Ashley Johnson, U, 4-04; 6.

Michelle Gibbs, W, 4-02.

Pole vault - 1. Shaina Pardun, W, 8-00; 2T. Brittany Bernier, U, 7-00; 2T. Paige Marek, SCF, 700; 4T. Alexa Meyer, SCF, 6-00; 4T. Mackenzie Koelz, W, 6-00.

Long jump - 1. Daphne Hubbell, S, 14-00.5; 2.

Jenna Christensen, U, 13-11; 3. Kendra Spurgeon, W, 13-08.25; 6. Kristen Sexton, S, 12-08.

Triple jump - 1. Hayla Bader, U, 28-02.25; 2.

Michelle Gibbs, W, 27-10.75; 3. Sarah Petznick, SCF, 27-03.5; 5. Jenna Christensen, U, 26-08; 7.

Cadi Harper, U, 27-01.5; 8. Gabby Nuckles, SCF, 25-09.75.

Shot put - 1. Mary Johnson, W, 31-01.25; 2. Sam Hill, U, 31-00; 3. Sam Ince, U, 30-07.25; 4. Reba Smallwood, W, 30-05.75; 5. Daphne Hubbell, S, 30-04.75; 6. Amanda Kuske, U, 30-03.25; 7.

Ashley Guevara, S, 29-08.75; 8. Brianna Petersin, U, 28-06.5.

Discus - 1. Reba Smallwood, W, 106-11.5; 2.

Ashley Guevara, S, 97-03; 3. Daphne Hubbell, S, 87-08.375; 4. Mary Johnson, W, 86-01.625; 5.

Haley St. Amand, U, 73-10.875; 6. Brittney Danielson, L, 71-04; 7. Kendra Spurgeon, W, 72-01.

Unity’s Xavier Foeller got out in front in the 110-meter hurdles at St. Croix Falls.

Haley Anderson of St. Croix Falls in the long jump.

Luck’s Landen Strilzuk was the winner in the long jump last week in St. Croix Falls.

Individual Results (Top area performers) 100-meter dash - 1. Arnold Gorr, L, 11.28; 5.

Nick Morgan, 11.59; 6. Dustin McKinney, U, 11.60.

200-meter dash - 2. Arnold Gorr, L, 23.27; 3.

Nick Morgan, L, 24.15; 4. Dan Pope, W, 24.40; 5. Tyler Christensen, U, 24.43.

400-meter dash - 1. Nick Morgan, L, 54.84; 2.

Landen Strilzuk, L, 55.13; 3. Kyle Godfrey, W, 55.68; 4. Ryan Jaremczuk, SCF, 58.72; 7T. Nick Koelz, W, 1:00.15.

800-meter run - 3. JT Elmgren, W, 2:24.09; 8.

Doug Bengtson, U, 2:28.

1,600-meter run - 1. Devin Greene, W, 4:59; 2.

Jake Rademacher, SCF, 5:09; 4. Matt Elmgren, W, 5:17; 5. Alex Frey, SCF, 5:25.40; 7. Rashuad Kelash, SCF, 5:32.

3,200-meter run - 2. Devin Greene, W, 11:11.5; 3. Steven Olson, U, 11.19.9; 4. Alex Frey, SCF, 12:07; 5. Chris Eisen, SCF, 13:11.

110-meter hurdles - 1. Xavier Foeller, U, 17.31; 3. Mason Kriegel, W, 18.18; 5. Alec Carlson, U, 19.21; 6. Joe Carpenter, SCF, 19.21; 8. Josh Baer, W, 20.34.

300-meter hurdles - 2. Zach Zelinski, SCF, 45.37; 4. Mason Kriegel, W, 46.47; 6. Alec Carlson, U, 47.37; 7. Ryan Brickle, W, 47.77; 8. Joe Carpenter, SCF, 48.37.

4x100-meter relay - 4. St. Croix Falls, 48.70; 5.

Unity, 48.75; 6. Siren, 52.55; 7. Webster, 55.00.

4x200-meter relay - 3. St. Croix Falls, 1:41; 4.

Webster, 1:44; 5. Unity, 1:45; 6. Siren, 1:51.

4x400-meter relay - 2. Webster, 3:46.44; 4.

Unity, 3:58; 5. St. Croix Falls, 4:09; 7. Siren, 4:31.

4x800-meter relay - 2. Webster, 9:24.53; 3. St. Croix Falls, 9:30.18; 5. Unity, 9:49.96.

High jump - 3. Adam Anderson, L, 5-06; 4T. Jake Rademacher, SCF, 5-04; 4T. Tim Sundstrom, W, 5-04; 4T. Steven Krueger, U, 5-04; 4T. Luke Hileshiem, U, 5-04; 8T. Nick Koelz, W, 502.

Pole vault - 1. Mason Kriegel, W, 11-00; 2. Luke Hilleshiem, U, 10-06; Dylan Hendricks, U, 1000; 4. Zac Rintoul, SCF, 9-06; 5T. Lance Peper, U, 9-00; 5T. AJ Walsh-Brenizer, L, 9-00; 8T. Bryan Krause, W, 7-00.

Long jump - 1. Landen Strilzuk, L, 18-6; 3.

Nick Morgan, L, 17-09.75; 6. Rush Hickethier, U, 17-02.5; 8. Kyle Godfrey, W, 16-05.

Triple jump - 1. Landen Strilzuk, L, 38-01.75; 3.

Luke Hilleshiem, U, 36-06.25; 4. Rush Hickethier, U, 36-01; 6. Isaac Wegner, S, 35-08; 7.

Nolan Kriegel, W, 35-00.75; 8. Dan Dochniak, W, 33-10.

Shot put - 1. Joe Swanson, U, 41-00; 2. James Longhenry, L, 40-05.5; 3. Ryan Larson, SCF, 3906.25; 4. Roger Steen, L, 39-05.25; 5. Jessie Janssen, W, 38-00.25; 6. Seth Stoner, S, 37-07.5; 7. Kyler Liljenburg, W, 37-05.5; 8. Adam Anderson, L, 37-00.75.

Discus - 1. Joe Swanson, U, 151-01.75; 2. Ryan Larson, SCF, 134-06.125; 3. Dan Pope, W, 12608.75; Kyler Liljenburg, W, 121-06.125; 5. Ben Shives, W, 116-03.125; 6. Jessie Janseen, W, 11007.375; 7. Adam Anderson, L, 110-02.625; 8.

Aaron Engstrand, S, 109-10.25.

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Conference up for grabs for area golfers Unity edges Grantsburg by one stroke

by Marty Seeger LUCK – It was a perfect evening for golf in Luck on Monday, with a light, warm breeze to go along with the quiet competition slowly taking place among area teams. In the West Lakeland Conference, at least four teams could be vying for the top spot this year, including Unity, Grantsburg, Luck and St. Croix Falls.

On Monday, Unity defeated Grantsburg by one stroke, 162 to 163, while Luck pulled in the third spot at 169 and the Saints shot a 179. Unity, so far, has a been somewhat of a sleeper team in the confernence, but has shown they can compete with any team in the conference.

“The boys have been doing everything that I have asked. They are open to improving their game and are willing to try whatever is asked,” said first-year coach

Karl Weber of Webster rolls a soft putt across the green.

St. Croix Falls Golf Invitational 4-28-09) St. Croix Valley Golf Course Team Scores Place Team Score 1st St. Croix Falls 159 2nd Grantsburg 171 3rd Unity 172 4th Luck 181 5th Webster 193 6th Siren 201 7th Frederic 219 Individual Scores Name Score School Kyle Christensen 37 St. Croix Falls Carson Giller 39 Luck Blake Yunker 39 St. Croix Falls Tony Folk 40 Grantsburg Reed Sorenson 40 Unity Mitchell Elliott 40 Webster Brad Berner 41 Grantsburg Josh Yunker 41 St. Croix Falls Brandon Stencil 41 Unity John Mikl 42 St. Croix Falls Luke Bollant 42 Siren Derek Sando 43 Grantsburg Erik Nelson 45 Unity Sam Bengtson 46 Unity Karl Weber 46 Webster Connar Goetz 47 Grantsburg Dylan Fultz 47 Luck Christian McCabe 47 Luck Chris Aldrich 48 Luck Roger Steen 49 Luck Drew Fontanille 50 St. Croix Falls Jake Bengtson 50 Unity Kyle Johnson 51 Grantsburg Jordan Sargent 52 Siren Will Primm 53 Frederic Kevin Niedenfuer 53 Siren Alex Clemmons 53 Webster Ian Anderson 54 Frederic Justin Decorah 54 Siren Dan Erickson 54 Webster Chris Hopp 55 Frederic Ben Clasen 55 Siren Dayton Rivera 57 Frederic Brent Crandell 60 Frederic Scott Stromberg DQ Webster

Larry Stencil. “They are all ‘course rats’ … spending large amounts of time outside of practice to sharpen their games.”

Unity is a young and promising team, which includes one senior, two sophomores and two freshmen on varsity.

Stencil said the team gets along well together and is confident in their abilities as well.

“I think that at the beginning of the season, we did not know that we were capable of being where we are. We knew that our ability had potential. Now, its like, ‘let’s see how far this is going to take us’. The boys have a large amount of confidence,” Stencil said. “And as golfers know, confidence is huge in this sport.”

Stencil also says that Grantsburg comes to play each and every match and St. Croix Falls and Luck each have a talented core of players that will be very competitive in the conference.

Four golfers tied for first place on Monday including Unity’s Reed Sorenson and Brandon Stencil, who each shot 39. Derek Sando of Grantsburg and Dylan Fultz of Luck each notched scores of 39 as well. For Frederic it was Chris Hopp who led his team with 51. For Siren it was Luke Bollant with a 43, and for Webster Mitchell Elliot and Alex Clemmons each led the Tigers with a 44.

Blake Yunker of St. Croix Falls led the Saints at the Luck Golf Course on Monday with a 42.

Luck Golf Invitational (5-4-09) Luck Golf Course Team Scores Place Team Score 1st Unity 162 2nd Grantsburg 163 3rd Luck 169 4th St. Croix Falls 179 5th Webster 184 6th Siren 188 7th Frederic 233 Individual Scores Name Score School Derek Sando 39 Grantsburg Dylan Fultz 39 Luck Reed Sorenson 39 Unity Brandon Stencil 39 Unity Brad Berner 41 Grantsburg Tony Folk 41 Grantsburg Kyle Johnson 42 Grantsburg Carson Giller 42 Luck Blake Yunker 42 St. Croix Falls Sam Bengtson 42 Unity Jake Bengtson 42 Unity Christian McCabe 43 Luck Luke Bollant 43 Siren Kyle Christensen 44 St. Croix Falls John Mikl 44 St. Croix Falls Jordan Sargent 44 Siren Ben Bengtson 44 Unity Mitchell Elliott 44 Webster Alex Clemmons 44 Webster Roger Steen 45 Luck Chris Aldrich 45 Luck Connar Goetz 46 Grantsburg Karl Weber 47 Webster Josh Yunker 49 St. Croix Falls Justin Decorah 49 Siren Scott Stromberg 49 Webster Dan Erickson 50 Webster Chris Hopp 51 Frederic Taylor Sempf 51 St. Croix Falls Ben Clasen 52 Siren Dayton Rivera 54 Frederic Kevin Niedenfuer 54 Siren Will Primm 63 Frederic Travis Love 65 Frederic Brent Crandell 66 Frederic

Luck's Christian McCabe was third on his team at the Luck Golf Course with a score of 43.

Frederic's Will Primm takes a practice swing near the green on the eighth hole at the Luck Golf Course.

Siren's Justin Decorah golfed a 49 at the Luck Golf Course Monday evening. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Jake Bengtson of Unity eyes up a drive as he and the Eagles were able to beat Grantsburg by a stroke on Monday in Luck.

Grantsburg Golf Invitational (5-5-09) Grantsburg Golf Course Team Scores Place Team Score 1stT St. Croix Falls 164 1stT Luck 164 3rd Webster 167 4th Grantsburg 170 5th Unity 171 6th Siren 196 7th Frederic 218 Individual Scores Name Score School Kyle Christensen 35 St. Croix Falls Reed Sorenson 36 Unity Karl Weber 37 Webster Carson Giller 39 Luck Blake Yunker 39 St. Croix Falls Tony Folk 40 Grantsburg Connar Goetz 41 Grantsburg Christian McCabe 41 Luck Roger Steen 41 Luck Luke Bollant 41 Siren Alex Clemmons 42 Webster Derek Sando 43 Grantsburg Dylan Fultz 43 Luck Chris Aldrich 43 Luck Sam Bengtson 43 Unity Scott Stromberg 43 Webster John Mikl 44 St. Croix Falls Jake Bengtson 45 Unity Mitchell Elliott 45 Webster Brad Berner 46 Grantsburg Josh Yunker 46 St. Croix Falls Brandon Stencil 47 Unity Kyle Johnson 48 Grantsburg Taylor Sempf 48 St. Croix Falls Dan Erickson 48 Webster Dayton Rivera 49 Frederic Brent Crandell 51 Frederic Ben Clasen 51 Siren Ben Bengtson 51 Unity Justin Decorah 52 Siren Kevin Niedenfuer 52 Siren Jordan Sargent 53 Siren Will Primm 57 Frederic Ian Anderson 61 Frederic Chris Hopp 62 Frederic

Grantsburg's Connar Goetz takes a swing on hole No. one at the Luck Golf Course.

2009 Golf All-Conference Points Standing Team Points Team Points Unity 29 St. Croix Falls 28 Grantsburg 27 Luck 25 Webster 17 Siren 10 Frederic 5 Standing Individual Points Name Points School Reed Sorenson 132 Unity Blake Yunker 96 St. Croix Falls Carson Giller 94 Luck Brandon Stencil 94 Unity Dylan Fultz 92 Luck Kyle Christensen 92 St. Croix Falls Tony Folk 76 Grantsburg Derek Sando 76 Grantsburg Luke Bollant 70 Siren Brad Berner 64 Grantsburg Sam Bengtson 56 Unity Kyle Johnson 54 Grantsburg John Mikl 46 St. Croix Falls Jake Bengtson 42 Unity Mitchell Elliott 40 Webster Connar Goetz 36 Grantsburg Josh Yunker 32 St. Croix Falls Karl Weber 30 Webster Christian McCabe 26 Luck Alex Clemmons 22 Webster Roger Steen 18 Luck Rhett Warner 18 St. Croix Falls Ben Bengston 12 Unity Scott Stromberg 12 Webster Justin Decorah 10 Siren Chris Aldrich 8 Luck Erick Nelson 6 Unity Jordan Sargent 4 Siren

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Frederic USBC bowling banquet at Hacker’s Lanes

From (L to R): Don Hughes and Ed Bitler each rolled 300 games, while Rita Bohn had a 298 game and Brett Daeffler also bowled a 300 game. Not pictured is Ron Skow, who also rolled a 300 this year. – Photos submitted

Mike Sullivan and Blake Douglas were the doubles winners of Frederic USBC annual championships.

FREDERIC – The 2008-2009 bowling season has come to a close at Hacker’s Lanes with the Frederic USBC Bowling Association holding its annual spring banquet on Thursday, April 30. Bowlers were recognized for high games, series, averages and for winning the endof-the-year tournaments. Several leagues handed out trophies for their league winners as well.

It was another great year of bowling with plenty of USBC awards that bowlers achieved. Most award achievements are based on a bowler’s average. There were a total of 285 awards this year.

There was a record number of 300 games bowled at Hacker’s Lanes this year with Ed Bitler, Ron Skow, Don Hughes and Brett Daeffler all rolling one. The highest certified game for a woman ever in the Frederic USBC Association was also rolled this year. Rita Bohn rolled

onship winners were Cummings Lumber, Hacker’s Lanes, Mark’s Girls (Team Events), Mike Sullivan and Blake Douglas (doubles) and Skow (singles and all events). Women City Tournament winners were Pioneer Bar (team event), JoAnn Pomerleau and Janet Brewster (doubles) and Merry Yates (singles and all events).

Champions of the 600 series and women’s 500 series tournaments were Nick Skow and Nancy Anderson with Buck Hanson being the 700-series tournament champion. The champions of the annual team tournament of champions was Bazey Racing.

Scholarship winners from the youth scholarship tournament were Nick Rognrud, Jordan Bazey, Ben Richter, Josh Bazey and Linke. – submitted

a 298 game during the Tuesday-night classic league.

Bohn also had the highest certified three-game series ever for a woman at Hacker’s Lanes with a 722 series.

Merit award certificates from USBC Headquarters will be issued to the following bowlers for the highest games, series and averages for men and women members of the Frederic USBC. Hughes (215 average and 779 series), Bohn (high game 298 and 722 series, women) and Karen Carlson (179 average women).

Youth high games were Logan Hacker 268 and Lori Linke 230, high series Josh Bazey 681 and Linke 558 and high average Hacker 193 and Linke 159.

National awards of 11 strikes in a row this year were given to Skow and Roger Tollander (299 game), Bohn (298), Reed Stevens (297) and Chris Rowell (296).

On the tournament side, Frederic USBC Champi-

McKenzie Lanes Monday night ladies winners

The Sam’s Carpentry team was the champion team of the Monday night ladies league finals at McKenzie Lanes. Pictured back row (L to R): Audrey Laue, Joan Wulf, Fran McLeod and Lilah Robinson.

Front row: Erlene Johnson and Helen Leggitt.

High league awards were given to Allison Magner, actual game 275; Cindy Castellano, actual series 642 and high average 171; Amber Duncan, high handicap game 257 and Shirley Wilson, high handicap series 687. – Photos submitted

Division II winners were (L to R): Suzanne Ozlund, high handicap game 250; Lois Hermanson, actual series 560 and Marie Sogge, actual game 195.

Hacker’s Lanes Friday night ladies winners

Mary Young received most improved bowler, The Hole in the Wall team received first place for The Pioneer team was awarded second place for the Dorthoy Barfknecht, high series with handicap and Tammy Lindberg, high game with handicap. the Friday night bowling league at Hacker’s Lanes. Friday night bowling league. – Photos submitted

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This column has become well known for its meticulous, fingeron-the-pulse coverage of the local sports scene. But this week it first takes a brief deviation into the national realm with these reports which emanate from far beyond THE SPORTS the 54837 ZIP code.

From Kiln, Miss., comes word that Brett Favre has hired a personal trainer and is intent on working himself back into football shape in preparation for a possible return to the NFL, most likely wearing the purple jersey of the Minnesota Vikings. Favre is still bitter over being jilted by Green Bay Packers management after reconsidering his retirement and asking for his old job back after a season in which he led the Pack to a 13-3 record. Here’s an apt analogy: Just imagine if longtime Inter-County Leader icons such as Gary King or Bernice Abrahamzon had done the same thing (i.e. retired, then reconsidered).

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would welcome them both back due to their many years of yeoman service to the company. (Certainly a lowly stringer like me, or someone with a very short tenure might justifiably be treated differently than the likes of Gary, Bernice, or Brett.)

So as it is, some say Brett would like to “stick it” to the Packers organization (though he still loves the fans) and finish his record-setting Hall of Fame career with the Vikings. One thing is certain if the Vikes sign Favre: There are legions of local Viking fans who can’t wait to rush to their local NFL-apparel store or click on a Web site and purchase a purple “Favre - No 4” jersey to wear to work on Fridays during football season and, of course, to church on game-day Sundays.

From Detroit, Mich., comes word that “Jerry Davis“ was among the umpiring crew in the Twins-Tigers series on Monday and Tuesday.

Some locals have wondered if this is the same Jerry Davis from Webster who terrorized Upper St. Croix Valley Conference pitchers with his potent bat back in the fledgling days of Webster High School’s baseball program in the mid-1970s.

Exhaustive Wikipedia research has revealed, that no, it is not “our” Jerry Davis. The umpiring Davis spells his first name “Gerry” and was born in St. Louis in 1953. So

LEADER S P O R T S SCOREBOARD BASEBALL

West Lakeland Conference Standings

Team St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Luck Unity Frederic Siren/Webster

Conf.

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

Scores

Overall 8-3 6-6 6-6 7-6 1-7 0-8

Thursday, April 30 Grantsburg 3, Luck 0 Frederic 5, Siren/Webster 4 St. Croix Falls 6, Unity 2 Friday, May 1 Somerset 4, Unity 2 Osceola 2, Grantsburg 1 Chetek 4, St. Croix Falls 2 Monday, May 4 Luck 17, Siren/Webster 8 Unity 7, Frederic 0 St. Croix Falls 8, Grantsburg 4

Upcoming

Thursday, May 7 5 p.m.

Siren/Webster at St. Croix Falls Unity at Grantsburg Friday, May 8 5 p.m.

Frederic at Luck Saturday, May 9 9 a.m.

Frederic at Shell Lake Tourney 10 a.m.

Unity at Bruce St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg 1 p.m.

Somerset at Grantsburg Siren/Webster at Plum City Monday, May 11 5 p.m.

Luck at Unity Grantsburg at Siren/Webster St. Croix Falls at Frederic Tuesday, May 12 4:30 p.m. Birchwood at Luck 5 p.m.

Grantsburg at Pine City St. Croix Falls at Siren

GOLF

Upcoming

Friday, May 8 11 a.m.

All area teams (except Webster) at Hayward Saturday, May 9 9 a.m.

All area teams (except Webster) at Telemark Monday, May 11 4 p.m.

All area teams at Frederic Tuesday, May 12 4 p.m.

All area teams at Siren

WOMEN’S SLOW PITCH

Standings Team Overall Chell Trucking 1-0 Maurer Construction 1-0 Clam Falls Pheasant Inn 0-1 Bobbie’s World 0-1 Scores Monday, May 4 Chell Trucking 8, Bobbie’s World 7 Maurer Construction 26, Clam Falls Pheasant Inn 18

SOFTBALL

West Lakeland Conference Standings

Team Grantsburg Frederic Luck St. Croix Falls Unity Webster/Siren

Conf.

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

Scores

Thursday, April 30 Frederic 5, Luck 1 St. Croix Falls 6, Webster/Siren 2 Grantsburg 18, Unity 0 Friday, May 1 Shell Lake 22, Webster/Siren 12 Grantsburg 12, Clear Lake 5 Chetek 9, St. Croix Falls 0 Saturday, May 2 Luck 4, Hinckley-Finlayson 3 Luck 13, Spring Valley 8 Luck 6, Hayward 5 Tuesday, May 5 Luck 12, Unity 4 Grantsburg 18, Webster/Siren 0 Frederic 11, St. Croix Falls 5

Upcoming

Thursday, May 7 5 p.m.

Luck at St. Croix Falls Webster/Siren at Unity Friday, May 8 4:30 p.m. Frederic at Grantsburg Saturday, May 9 9 a.m.

Frederic at Shell Lake Tourney 10 a.m.

Tourney at Grantsburg Tourney at Siren 10:30 a.m. Bruce at St. Croix Falls Monday, May 10 5 p.m.

Luck at Frederic Grantsburg at Unity Tuesday, May 11 4:30 p.m. Birchwood at Luck 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Webster/Siren Frederic at Turtle Lake Grantsburg at Unity

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Thursday, May 7 4:15 p.m. Unity at Clear Lake Webster at Clear Lake St. Croix Falls at Clear Lake Friday, May 8 3:45 p.m. Siren at Hinckley-Finalyson Unity at New Richmond Tuesday, May 12 4 p.m.

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there’s another rumor or myth that has been dispelled thanks to the Internet.

From Los Angeles, Calif., comes word that ex-Webster Tiger Jarrod Washburn appears to be determined to finish the final year of his Seattle Mariners contract with a flourish and therefore set himself up for another lucrative contract to possibly close out his career.

Washburn recently recorded his 100th career victory, or 99 more than Hayward legend Fritz Ackley compiled in his major league stint. Currently Washburn holds a 3-1 record and a 2.97 era. (After a hard-luck nodecision last Saturday when he left after seven with a 2-1 lead.) Washburn’s Mariners come to the Twin Cities this weekend, but if the M’s rotation pattern holds true, Jarrod’s next start will be in Kansas City the day before the three-game series with the Twins. And that’s good news for Twins fans since Washburn has compiled a glowing career record under the Teflon roof of the Metrodome.

From beside several rivers and creeks in northern Wisconsin comes word that some trout anglers were scratching their heads over last weekend’s inability to place their prized quarry into their creel. Still others reported that they recorded their limits. For those who struck out or had a substandard outing, here are a few tips that might help the next time you’re in pursuit of speckles or browns: 1) Approach the stream at a right angle (perpendicularly), especially on sunny days. Trout are extremely skittish and sensitive to movement and shadows.

2) Learn to read the stream. Know the patterns of riffles or rapids, which are likely to hold a lurking trout. This can only be gained from experience coupled with acute spatial perception.

3) Fish in places you haven’t fished before. Don’t run to the same eddies or holes every time. Most likely others have fished there as well. Expand your horizons.

4) If you encounter another angler on the stream, ask if he’s had any luck. If he says he’s “caught some nice ones” or he’s “one short of the limit,” make note of the direction from which he came and try your luck in his recently vacated territory.

Chances are his haunts will produce for you after enough time has elapsed.

5) Conversely, if you’re having good luck, never tell the full truth to a fellow angler you meet on the stream. Think of how Bill Clinton might answer the “Any luck?” question. Even though you might have some hefty trout in your creel, if a guy asks “Any luck?” your recommended response should be from among the following: “I haven’t been here long”; There’s a small one in there” (nodding toward the creel) “Some chubs and suckers”; “They’re finicky this morning.” You get the picture. None of those responses are actual lies. There’s just not “full disclosure.”

Good luck fishing!

John Ryan may be reached at jmr202@yahoo.com

U.S. Bank hosts varsity softball tournament in Siren

SIREN – A U.S. Bank GFP Invitational varsity softball tournament will be held in Siren on Saturday, May 9. It will be seven-inning games not to exceed one and onehalf hours. The 10-run rule after five innings or 15 runs after three innings will apply. Medals will be awarded to the top three places.

The first games of the day will begin at 10 a.m. Amery will be the home team on the west field versus Braham and Pact

PREPS

Charter versus Webster/Siren on the east field. Approximately at noon, Somerset versus Pact Charter will take place on the west field and Ashland versus Amery on the east field.

Webster/Siren will compete with Ashland at 2:15 p.m. on the west field while Braham and Somerset meet up on the east field. The final games will be Pact Charter versus Ashland on the west field and Amery versus Webster/Siren on the east field, around 4:15. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information

OF THE

NAME: Melissa Jenssen SCHOOL: Luck YEAR: Senior COMMENTS: Luck pitcher Melissa Jenssen has been on a tear lately for the Cardinals softball team pitching a ton in the teams tournament win in Luck last Saturday. She had two hits in each of the teams three wins over the weekend, Melissa Jenssen and continued to pitch and hit well against Unity on Tuesday, going 4 for 4 with three RBIs. – Marty Seeger

WEEK

NAME: Reed Sorenson SCHOOL: Unity YEAR: Freshman COMMENTS: Unity golfer, Reed Sorenson has been a great addition to the Unity golf team this season. He helped with their most recent one-stroke win in Luck and placed second overall in Siren on Reed Sorenson Tuesday night with a 37.

Sorenson is the individual conference leader in points, and tied for first along with teammate Brandon Stencil in Luck with a 39. – Marty Seeger

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A pair of red, white and blue turkey heads bobbled back and forth as they cautiously popped up over the ridge ahead of me without a sound, and instantly my heart flutMarty tered. I had been hunting for only a couple of Seeger hours last Wednesday afternoon on the first day of my turkey seaThe son and already had Bottom the perfect opportunity to take my first Line bird with a bow. A young jake wasn’t something I planned to take, but contemplating the weekend ahead, I decided it might be best to tag out on one anyway to avoid the shoulda, woulda, coulda story on the last day of the hunt.

The birds slowly walked from 16 yards to what looked like 30 yards by the time I decided to take a shot. They were cautious, yet unaware of my presence and seemed more alert to the jake and hen decoys I had roughly five yards away from the blind.

It turned out to be more like 38 yards as I let an arrow fly, watching it travel a hair over the turkey’s back and into the tree behind it.

It was a pathetic shot, no doubt, and I watched dumbly as the birds moved slowly out of range and into an area not easily penetrated by another arrow. I sighed a slight whiff of adrenaline but managed to pinch a grin to myself, knowing that I’d taken a shot at my first turkey with a bow and felt somewhat successful in the attempt. It was a good learning experience and something I made sure not to repeat the following morning.

I’ve chased turkeys before with a bow and not shy to admit that I’ve been

A spring bowhunt for turkeys can be the ultimate thrill. – Photo by Grandma Carol largely unsuccessful. Mostly it’s because I give up after the first day and reach for the shotgun instead. This year, however, I vowed to do it all with a bow, regardless of the outcome or how much I love to eat wild turkey.

Gearing up The bulk of the gear necessary to harvest a bird with a gun seems limited in comparison to taking one with a bow.

This was certainly the case last week as I lumbered through the woods with decoys, chair, bow, vest, calls and a blind weighing in at 15 pounds. A co-worker’s husband was actually kind enough to let me use his blind for the weekend, which was probably the only reason I was successful the following morning. It takes a mere five to 10 minutes to set up and even allows for arrows to pass through a camouflage screen. To say it was an advantage would be an understatement,

Crex Meadows premieres “Mystery of the Toxic Swans” GRANTSBURG – This winter, unprecedented numbers of poisoned swans lay ailing on ponds and riverways in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The majestic white birds, which look like lengthy white arrows in flight, mate for life and typically return to the same nest year after year. Wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers mounted a valiant rescue mission to save the swans, a daunting task.

On Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. – noon at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education Center, 102 E. Crex Ave. in Grantsburg, join wildlife rehabilitator Marge Gibson, executive director of the Raptor Education Group, and avian biologist Pat Manthey, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Trumpeter Swan Recovery Program, for a special showing of the 2009 documentary film, “Mystery of the Toxic Swans.”

This compelling one-hour documentary follows a team of scientists as they search for toxic hot zones and try to solve a forensic mystery. For nine winters, this same deadly poison has been killing wild trumpeter swans along the Canada-U.S. border. Forensic investigators discover more than 2,100 swans

have died, but they are struggling to prove where the birds find and eat the poison. “Mystery of the Toxic Swans” examines the environmental, political, and legal consequence of this situation beyond the perplexing mortality of the trumpeter swans.

Trumpeter swan populations, which have rebounded since hunting for their feathers and skin nearly led to the extinction of the species, are particularly susceptible to the poison. With their long necks and broad feet, swans can easily reach deep into wetland mud and pluck edibles from cropland soil. But by no means are they the only victims.

Each year millions of waterfowl—from teal to geese—are ingesting the poison.

This special event is open to the public. Registration is recommended; auditorium space is limited. Contact Cindy Bertalan, Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, at 715-463-2739 or e-mail: information@crexmeadows.org . A $5 donation to the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education Program is appreciated. – submitted

and I’m already working on what to say to my wife when I try to buy one next spring when they go on sale.

As for Wednesday afternoon’s hunt, it ended shortly after I missed the jake, but I was confident in the spot I had chosen and opted to go back the next morning, leaving the chair and decoys behind to lighten the load.

Short and sweet Thursday was overcast, and the rain predicted was at bay before first light as I worked to pop the blind in place for the morning hunt. I heard a gobble off in the distance even though it was still quite dark in the woods, and it was nice to avoid using a light while I put up the blind. It was shaping up to be a great morning like they all do, as one gobble turned to two, three turned to four, and so on. The chain reaction of gobbles had begun by the time I settled in, yet noth-

ing seemed close except for a jake gobbling over the ridge. It was likely one I had heard the evening before.

A half hour soon passed, and not a gobble could be heard for the next two hours. Occasionally a short bout of light rain would patter on the roof of the blind, making it difficult to hear, but mostly, it was silent.

The rain finally stopped for good, when suddenly a clunking sound interrupted the several songbirds chirping around me. My jake decoy had shifted on a light breeze and was now looking straight into the air. I chuckled at the look of it, but just as I was about to creep out to fix it, a gobble echoed, and it wasn’t far. It was the first I’d heard of any turkey for at least two hours. I quickly called back lightly with a diaphragm call, and the bird responded. Another call, and he gobbled again.

Grabbing my bow, I sat silently for about 10 minutes, listening as the booming gobbles drew nearer, until finally it sounded as though it was on top of the blind. He was in full view by the time I heard his last gobble. He came over the ridge strutting close to the tree in which my Muzzy broadhead is lodged. He slowly made a line to my right, looking curiously at the jake decoy and probably wondering what it was looking at in the trees. He strutted one last time at 28 yards and before I knew it the hunt was over.

According to a scale at my grandmother’s house, the bird weighed 24 pounds. I’ll definitely be using that scale again next time. It was a younger bird too, with just 3/4-inch spurs, but a nice beard measuring 9-1/2-inches. Not a bad way to end a hunt that lasted roughly five hours. Perhaps next time I won’t be so lucky, but I’ll definitely be chasing gobblers again with a bow and arrow in the future.

Sucker contest held in Burnett County

LEFT: Gary Haaf of Siren was the winner of the prize for the largest fish, which he caught during the sucker contest that was promoted

by Backwoods Bait, Big Mike’s Outdoor Sports and Wild Bill’s. Haaf is shown with a pair of huge carp he caught during the contest. TOP RIGHT: Cole Fernango accepts his award from Mike Hendrickson after he and Josh Profitt teamed up to win the sucker contest. BOTTOM RIGHT: This little girl seemed to be enjoying her time spent at the sucker contest held in Burnett County. – Photos submitted

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A person is killed or injured in a speed-related crash in Wisconsin approximately every 47 minutes, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

“Even exceeding the posted limit by five miles per hour puts drivers, their passengers and everyone else on the road at a greater risk of a serious crash,” says State Patrol Captain Doug Notbohm of the Northwest Region. “Drivers traveling at high speeds for an extended period of time on the open road also tend to not slow down sufficiently when approaching an intersection, construction zone or slower vehicles.”

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“Although deaths in motorcycle crashes decreased by about 20 percent last year, our ultimate goal is zero preventable traffic deaths in Wisconsin. That is the vision of our Zero In Wisconsin traffic-safety campaign,” says Patzer. “Education and training continue to be our most important tools for improving motorcycle safety. Riding a motorcycle is vastly different than driving a car or truck. To improve their safe driving skills, motorcycle riders, especially those who have not ridden for many years, should consider taking a motorcycle-safety course. The demand for these courses is high, but they are well worth the wait. We hope to train more riders than ever this year.”

The Wisconsin Motorcycle Safety Program in partnership with the state technical colleges has graduated more than 113,000 motorcycle riders since 1982.

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Speeding can be costly at the gas pump, too. At speeds above 60 mph, gas mileage decreases rapidly.

Drivers can assume that each five mph they drive above 60 mph is about equal to paying an additional 24 cents per gallon for gas, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Despite the danger and expense of speeding, too many people willingly exceed posted limits. Speeding is by far the most common traffic conviction in Wisconsin. Last year, there were more than 192,000 speeding convictions statewide, which was more than 26 percent of all traffic convictions.

Many people speed in a futile attempt to get where they’re going a little sooner. But as Notbohm points out, “If you’re stopped for speeding or are involved in a crash, any time saved will be lost and then some.”

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Siren police report April 24: Justin Will, 27, Webster, was taken to Burnett County Jail at 3 p.m. and issued three citations – criminal property damage, disorderly conduct and resisting/obstructing an officer. The Siren officer was sent to Madden’s Steakhouse at 9 a.m. to look at a vehicle parked there with slashed tires, writing on the back window and a smashed-in passenger window. The vehicle, owned by Gregory J. Rosenow, Pine City, Minn., had been driven to and parked at Madden’s by his daughter the night before.

April 25: The Siren officer was dispatched to Siren School regarding an auto accident at 11:47 p.m. He assisted deputies by taking a female juvenile to Burnett

County Jail.

April 28: Anthony A. Atkins, 35, Siren, was picked up on a warrant arrest from the city of Amery at 5:05 p.m.

The Siren officer took Atkins to Luck to meet an Amery officer.

Cheryl L. Carson, 59, Siren, was cited for speeding on Hwy.70 and Hanson Avenue at 8:33 p.m.

April 29: Allan D. Timblin, 50, Siren, was taken to Burnett County Jail at 12:09 a.m. on a domestic battery charge.

The Siren squad car, driven

by Officer Aaron Bentley, hit a deer at 11:40 p.m. while in a mutual-aid pursuit in Webster. According to the report, the deer ran into the path of the squad. The left front and left-front door were dam-

Polk Co. marriage licenses Rachel L. Fisk and Derek J. Petersen, both of Minnesota, applied April 20.

Jennifer L. Feide, Forest Lake, Minn., and David .

Kooiman, Forest Lake, Minn., applied April 21.

Jamie J. Jones, St. Croix Falls, and Joshua J. Marier, St.

Croix Falls, applied April 22.

Dana M. Swanson, Osceola, and Charles F. Weber, Osceola, applied April 23.

Christine M. McKenzie, Milltown, and Ian Witt, Milltown, applied April 24.

Burnett Co. civil court Asset Acceptance LLC vs.

Theodor Haupt, Grantsburg, $4,214.59.

Capital One Bank vs. Amy M. Edaburn, Grantsburg, $863.22.

Lakeview Medical Center vs.

Russell Allen, Siren, $939.00.

Surgery Clinic of Spooner vs. Ashley M. Gilbertson, Siren, $1,021.28.

aged. Bentley was asked to lay down sticks to stop the fleeing vehicle. He was on CTH FF and Jamison Road when the deer ran out.

May 1: Joel D. Rud, 43, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., was cited for failing to stop at the Hwy. 35/70 stoplight at 2:40 p.m.

May 3: Amber D. Strese, 30, Cushing, was cited for speeding on Hwy. 70 and Hanson Avenue at 5:59 p.m.

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Burnett County circuit court Robert G. Michels, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $211.20.

James P. Miley, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Daniel R. Miller, St. Bonifacius, Minn., speeding, $186.00.

Brandon S. Miner, Hinckley, Minn., speeding, $211.20.

Richard D. Morse, Siren, speeding, not guilty plea.

Mark J. Mueller, Spooner, speeding, $186.00.

Nathanial R. Nadeau, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joshua D. Nieman, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding, $186.00.

Nina M. Northquest, Grantsburg, operating while suspended, not guilty plea.

Reino O. Ojala, Sunfish Lake, Minn., speeding, $186.00.

Steven R. Ortiz, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80.

Mark L. Ostertag, Bayport, Minn., waterskipping, not guilty plea.

Joseph J. Packer, Willow River Road, Minn., speeding, $160.80; operating while suspended, $186.00.

Jacob A. Pardun, Webster, speeding, $160.80.

Nathan W. Pardun, Danbury, underage drinking, not guilty plea.

Timothy J. Peterson, Lakeville, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Deanna M. Phernetton, Webster, speeding, $211.20.

Sierra D. Phernetton, Webster, operate without valid license, not guilty plea.

Diane P. Porter, Mora, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Mark E. Potvin, Siren, operation without required lamps lighted, $148.20.

Dinah C. Radke, Frederic, speeding, $160.80.

John W. Rashid, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Calvin D. Riley, Shell Lake, speeding, $186.00.

Jordan M. Rogers, Webster, underage drinking, $753.00, one-year license suspension and order for assessment.

Charles T. Rogney, Osceola, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $186.00.

Jerry L. Rudkin, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

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(April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION BANK MUTUAL, Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD E. BURKE; KATHERINE L. GLOMB, Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-672 Branch No. 2 Foreclosure of Mortgage/30404 NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on November 21, 2008, in the amount of $206,716.19, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction in the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on June 16, 2009, at 10 a.m., the following real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said Judgment to be sold, to-wit: Legal description: Lot 8, First Addition to Oak Meadows, being part of Outlot 67 and part of Outlot 68 of the Assessors Plat to the Village of Clayton, located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 15 West, Village of Clayton, Polk County, Wisconsin. (TAX KEY NO. 112-00370-0800.)

Address of Property: 105 Oak Dr., Clayton WI 54004.

Terms of Sale: 10% down in cash or certified funds (no personal checks) at sale, the balance due within 10 days of confirmation. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the Court. Said real estate is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Tim Moore Polk County Sheriff STUPAR, SCHUSTER & COOPER, S.C. By: Jeffrey S. Schuster Attorneys for Plaintiff 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1800 Milwaukee, WI 53203 (414) 271-8833

plastic. The incident is under investigation.

April 20: Dale O. Anderson, 74, Siren, reported his mailbox stolen. The incident is under investigation.

May 2: Bruce W. Nierad, Siren, reported an ATV and a sixgallon gas can with gas taken from a pole shed. The incident is under investigation.

Notices

(April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY As Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4 Plaintiff vs.

CHRISTINE A. ANDERSON, et al Defendants Case No. 08 CV 175 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 25, 2008, in the amount of $163,739.64, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 7, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens, encumbrances, and applicable real estate transfer taxes.

PLACE: In the foyer o the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 4019, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, in Volume 18 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 49, as Document No. 652912.

ADDRESS: 1553 230th Avenue, Milltown, WI 54858 TAX KEY NO.: 040-00111-0000 Dated this 30th day of March, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo & Assoc., LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar #1034906 6508 South 27th Street Suite #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through Rural Housing Service (RHS), successor in interest to the Farmers Home Administration 4949 Kirschling Court Stevens Point, WI 54481, Plaintiff, -vsALISHA MCDERMOTT, 2009 W. Church Road Star Prairie, WI 54026, Helen A. McKenzie, 93, Defendants.

Grantsburg Village, April 27.

NOTICE OF Jerry W. Kesler, 60, Siren FORECLOSURE SALE Township, April 15.

Larry L. Stellrecht, 63, Rusk Case No. 08 CV 679 Township, April 21.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virture of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above action on February 17, 2009, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction, Thursday, May 14, at 10 a.m., at the front lobby of the Sheriff’s Department at Marjorie A. Hansen, 81, April the Justice Center, 1005 W. 3, 2009, Balsam Lake Main Street, Balsam Lake, State Paul M. Caron Sr., 60, April 11, of Wisconsin, the following 2009, Turtle Lake described premises: David A. Schumacher, 71, The South 50 feet of the East April 16, 2009, Amery Half of Lot W, Block 16, First Gregory G. Kinderman, 69, Addition to the Village of April 17, 2009, Osceola Frederic, Polk County, WisTony F. Senske, 56, April 18, consin, Tax Key No. 1282009, Amery 00232-0000.

Florence J. Beisker, 83, April TERMS: Cash; subject to all 20, 2009, Frederic unpaid property taxes, speRuth A. Grunke, 93, April 20, cial assessments, penalties 2009, Frederic and interest. Buyer to pay Ruth L. Jerdee, 87, April 22, transfer fee and costs of sher2009, Amery iff’s sale.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by certified check.

BALANCE DUE: Within ten (10) days of confirmation of sale.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 407 Lake Avenue, Frederic, WI 54837.

Monthly Board Dated at Balsam Lake, WisMeeting consin, on March 26, 2009.

Monday, May 11, Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff at 7 p.m.

Kenneth Wm. Jost Milltown Fire Hall Jost Law Office Virgil Hansen, Clerk P.O. Box 54 483146 25-26a,d 33-37L Chetek, WI 54728

was severely damaged.

April 24: Tracee R. Belisle, 24, Hertel, was arrested for operating after revocation and Brandon L. Belisle, 28, Webster, was cited for nonregistration of vehicle.

April 24: Aaron M. Stroot, 20, Webster, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

April 27: Robert A. Edwards, 53, Webster, was arrested on a probation violation.

Other incidents April 13: Gretchen M. Crawford, Grantsburg, reported that graffiti was painted on her mailbox, the inside was filled with silly string and it was wrapped in

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April 24: Kyle D. Lindus, 20, Grantsburg, was southbound on Soderbeck Road in Grantsburg Township when he lost control of his vehicle. Alcohol was a factor in the accident. One citation was issued for reckless driving - endangering safety. One injury was reported.

April 26: Lloyd J. Huberty, 48, Danbury, was southbound on French Road in Oakland Township when he swerved to hit a deer. He lost control of the vehicle, entered the ditch and hit small trees. There were no injuries reported.

April 30: Karen L. Blenker, 42, Chanhassen, Minn., reported hitting a deer while on CTH N in Daniels Township. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle

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Accidents April 20: Trevor K. Thiex, 27, Siren, was southbound on Hwy. 35 in Oakland Township when he reported hitting a deer. He was on duty for the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department in a squad car at the time of the accident.

No injuries were reported, and no reported damage to the squad car.

April 20: Cassandra A. Parker, 22, Grand Rapids, Minn., was southbound on Hwy. 35 in Oakland Township when she lost control in a curve. The vehicle left the roadway and went airborne and hit a tree. The tree fell and landed on the rear of the vehicle, severely damaging the vehicle. The driver was transported to the hospital for her injuries. Alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.

April 24: Jellisa A. Reynolds, 20, Boyceville, was northbound on CTH H when she reported the rear tire went flat. The vehicle entered the ditch and rolled over.

No injuries were reported. One citation was issued for failure to

Timothy A. Scheele, Rush City, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Karen J. Schmidt, So. St. Paul, Minn., operating while under influence, improper parking/standing of vehicle, operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas.

Mark L. Schumacher, Lewis, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea.

Gerald F. Seifert, Ellsworth, possess fish 75 percent or more over bag limit, $783.75.

Kevin C. Selander, Center City, Minn., waterskipping, $160.80.

Dale A. Sexton, Dairyland, nonregistration of auto, $160.80.

David S. Sill, Marion, Texas, speeding, $160.80.

Andrea A. Silva, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

John E. Skotterud, Circle Pines, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Hazel M. Slayton, Stone Lake, speeding, not guilty plea.

Jessica R. Smith, Solon Springs, speeding, $211.20.

Rodger H. Sommerfeld, Siren, speeding, $186.00.

Shayne A. Staege, Webster, speeding, $160.80.

Jeanna R. Steele, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80.

Joe D. Steffan, Osceola, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $186.00.

Craig A. Stevens, Webster, operate without valid license, not guilty plea.

Lucas M. Streich, Amery, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $186.00.

Cody L. Studeman, Fort Knox, Ky., operating while under influence, $677.00, six-month li-

(April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff, vs.

MILO T. MANNINO, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 524 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 20, 2009, in the amount of $180,429.39, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 26, 2009, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 4382, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 163, as Document No. 675941, located in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 26, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, in the Town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1966 Dwight Lane, Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 042-00588-0200.

Dated this 1st day of April, 2009. /s/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (146846)

cense suspension and order for assessment; possess open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $249.00.

Tina L. Sutherland, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80.

Ernest S. Swanson, Webster, operating while suspended, not guilty plea.

Jesse L. Swanson, Siren, reckless driving – endanger safety, not guilty plea.

Swanson Trucking of Central Minnesota, Inc., Foley, Minn., violate Class A hwy. weight limits, $333.86.

Melissa A. Taylor, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Amber R. Thompson, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $211.00.

Joseph D. Tilton, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Thomas D. Walbon, Mounds View, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

David W. Walter, Pine City, Minn., motor vehicle windows not reasonably clean, $160.80.

David L. Weller II, Siren, seat belt violation, not guilty plea.

Cole R. White, Grantsburg, speeding, seat belt violation, not guilty pleas.

Susan J. White, Tarpon Springs, Fla., speeding, $160.80.

Justin A. Will, Webster, operate with controlled substance, not guilty plea.

Samuel J. Williamson, Siren, inattentive driving, $173.40.

Amy F. Witte, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $160.80.

Michell E. Young, Danbury, failure to notify police of accident, $249.00.

(April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

KEVIN L. BUCK, individually and d/b/a Lake Country Cheese and d/b/a Falls Maytag, f/d/b/a Appliances & More, and BILL’S DISTRIBUTING, and WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 20 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 31, 2009, in the amount of $355,823.91, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Thursday, June 4, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m., TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 1444, recorded in Volume 7 of Certified Survey Maps, page 21, Document No. 486208, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW 1/4), Section 35, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 044-00982-0000.

Street Address: 1978 U.S. Highway 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 14th day of April, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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Jennifer C. Lindamood, Braham, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Derek L. Lindemann, Webster, speeding, $236.40.

Todd H. Lockwood, Danbury, speeding, $186.00.

Vernon E. Lokker, New Richmond, speeding, $160.80.

Jannifer M. Long, Sarona, speeding, not guilty plea.

Cory D. Louis, St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00; speeding, $160.80.

Shannon L. Lund, Golden Valley, Minn., speeding, $211.20.

Michael N. Lundeen, Osceola, speeding, $160.80.

Duane L. Lutterman, Cambridge, Minn., speeding, $186.00.

Loren W. Mack, Maplewood, Minn., speeding, $186.00.

Melissa A. Mason, Dairyland, unclean/defective lights or reflectors, operating while suspended, not guilty pleas.

Thomas V. Meadows, Frederic, fail to stop/improper stop at stop sign, $160.80.

Nickilas E. Meister, Maplewood, Minn., operate vehicle in navigable water, not guilty plea.

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Terry L. Justin, Braham, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea.

Kangas Entr, Inc., McGregor, Minn., failure to obtain IFTA, $257.00; nonregistration of vehicle > 10,000 lbs., $257.00.

Devin A. Kidder, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80.

Donald E. Kline, Hayward, operating while suspended, $186.00.

Jeffrey W. Kline, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Sarah A. Kline, Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joanne M. Klink, Siren, violation of child safety restraint requirements, operating while suspended, not guilty pleas.

Roger L. Kuula, Siren, operate snowmobile while intoxicated, operate snowmobile PAC .08 < .10, operate snowmobile illegally on or in the vicinity of highways, not guilty pleas.

Sara E. Larson, Lino Lakes, Minn., speeding, $160.80.

Rick L. Lenoue, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, passing in nopassing zone, reckless driving – endanger safety, not guilty pleas.

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cense revoked 36 months, 140day jail sentence, Huber release granted, alcohol assessment.

Jamie M. Magnuson, 29, Frederic, disorderly conduct, $309.00.

Ronald L. Anderson, 31, Spooner, disorderly conduct, one-year probation, must com-

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(April 29, May 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

WILLIAM F. BOKENYI and SHERRI D. BOKENYI, husband and wife; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants, Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-608 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 17, 2008, in the amount of $199,967.55, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 26, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Lot 32 Of First Addition To Montriol Estates.

Said Land Being In The City Of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 684 South Moody Road, St. Croix Falls.

TAX KEY NO.: 281-1341-0000.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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(May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005R4, Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD A. SCHROEDER; PEGGY SUE SCHROEDER, his wife; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and STATE OF WISCONSIN, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-658 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE (Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404) By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on December 30, 2008, in the amount of $108,761.22, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 1st day of July, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Lot 28 of the Assessor’s Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the North 100 feet thereof.

Tax Key No. 281-00985-0000 Terms Of Sale: 10% down, cash, money order or certified check. Balance due within ten days of confirmation of sale.

This property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. /s/Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hersh Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-9339 State Bar No. 1016890 Velnetske The above property is located at 322 E. Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

Hersh Law offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WM SPECIALTY MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

TAMBRA L. GREVICH, a single person, Defendant.

Case No. 08-CV-462 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE (Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404) By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on August 21, 2008, in the amount of $167,315.53, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 18th day of June, 2009, at 10 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of SE 1/4) of Section Twenty Three (23), Township Thirty Two (32) North or Range Eighteen (18) West, EXCEPTING land described in that certain deed dated August 20, 1946, and recorded on August 21, 1946, in the office of the Register of Deeds, Polk County, Wisconsin in Volume 167 of Deeds on page 44 and shown as Document No. 241844. Tax Key No. 002-01563-0000.

Terms Of Sale: 10% down cash, money order or certified check. Balance due within ten days of confirmation of sale.

This property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. /s/ Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hersh Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 (262) 241-9339 State Bar No. 1016890 Velnetske The above property is located at 247 192nd Street, Star Prairie, Wisconsin.

Hersh Law Offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Douglas L. Foster, 46, Barronett, disorderly conduct, oneyear probation, on abusive contact with victim, anger-management assessment.

Adam P. Songetay, 34, Webster, operate without license, $186.00.

Albert S. Brown, 46, Champlin, Minn., hunt without license, three-year DNR license revocation, $2,108.00.

Ernest S. Swanson, 38, Pine City, Minn., unclassified forteiture, 30-day jail sentence, $88.00; disorderly conduct, 30day jail sentence - concurrent with other sentence, $163.00.

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Erin R. Bearheart, 17, Webster, disorderly conduct, one-year probation, return to school or earn HSED or GED, may apply for expunction, alcohol assessment.

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(April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff vs.

GERALD R. WONDRA JR. and ROYAL CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

Case No. 08 CV 422 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on November 25, 2008, in the amount of $67,839.07, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m., TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: The East 67 feet of Lot 3, Block B, Peterson’s Addition to the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 201-00503-0000.

Street Address: 218 South Street, Amery, Wisconsin.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 31st day of March, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

Burnett County criminal court Shawn M. Songetay, 35, Danbury, OWI, $1,209.00, 60day jail sentence, Huber release granted, license revoked 24 months, alcohol assessment.

Jonas F. Bakken, 32, Minneapolis, Minn., OWI - with alcohol concentration enhancer, $2,866.00, one-year probation, li-

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All Plants Grown By Polk County Adult Development Center Thrivent Financial For Lutherans is supplementing the funds raised.

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(May 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY MTT FINANCIAL, LLC Plaintiff vs.

JARIS C. JOHNSON, and DENNIS DIRKS, and GARY PEER, and COUNTRY COMFORT, Defendants.

SUMMONS Case No. 09 CV 231 Case Classification No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage To: Jaris C. Johnson 406 220th Avenue Comstock, WI 54826 You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within forty (40) days after May 6, 2009, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is: Clerk of Court Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Steven J. Swanson 105 Washington Street South P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within forty (40) days after May 6, 2009, the Court may grant Judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint and you may lose your right to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A Judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated the 28th day of April, 2009.

Steven J. Swanson #1003029 Attorney for Plaintiff 105 South Washington Street P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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Dated this 14th day of April, 2009.

Tim Moore Polk County Sheriff Attorney Sam Kaufman 201 S. Marr Street Fond du Lac, WI 54936

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(Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY GREENTREE SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

DOUGLAS J. WALTON, ANNA M. WALTON, CAPITAL ONE BANK, Defendants.

Case No.: 08 CV 755 Case Code: 30404 Case Type: Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 12th day of December, 2008, I will sell at public auction in the front lobby/ foyer area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, County of Polk, Wis., on June 23, 2009, at 10 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot Thirty-five (35) of the Plat of Pixie Acres Mobile Home Second Addition to the Village of Milltown, being part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/ 4), Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Polk County, WI. Tax Parcel No.: 151-00427-0000 Address: 623 Milltown Ave. Milltown, WI TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% down of amount bid in cash or certified check at the time of sale made payable to Clerk of Courts; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

SALE SUBJECT TO: Property to be sold as a whole “AS IS” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, real estate taxes, accrued and accruing special assessments, if any, penalties and interest. Purchaser to pay all recording fees, Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax and cost of title evidence.

(April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff vs.

NICHOLAS B. HESTER and CAROL A. HESTER, Defendants.

Case No. 09 CV 61 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on March 18, 2009, in the amount of $100,972.86, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis., on: Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 10 o’clock a.m., TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: The Southeasterly 75 feet of Outlot 49 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 165-00411-0000.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 6th day of April, 2009. /s/ Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(May 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Dorothy Mae La Doucer Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 09 PR 26 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was October 8, 1924 and date of death was March 30, 2009. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 202 Cedar Street E., Frederic, WI 54837.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 1034, before Janell Anderson, Probate Registrar, on June 2, 2009, at 11 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter. You need not appear unless you object. The application may be granted if no objection is made.

2. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before August 7, 2009.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar April 28, 2009 Christine A. Rasmussen Personal Representative/ Attorney Doar, Drill & Skow, S.C. 103 N. Knowles Ave. New Richmond, WI 54017 715-246-2211

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(May 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A. S/I/I TO DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT CARD BANK, N.A. 111 TOWN CENTER DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89128 Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN WRIGHT 1356 HUNGERFORD PT. ST. CROIX FALLS, WI 540248105 Defendant(s).

Case No. 09CV268 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 675404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after 5/08/ 2009 you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court whose address is 1005 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer to the complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40-day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: April 15, 2009. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK LLC ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION 2448 S. 102nd Street, Suite 210 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Toll-Free: 888-302-4011

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NOTICE TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE

Ken Kellogg Secretary

BIDS WANTED

Hot Mix Blacktopping

22-feet wide by 2-in. deep, compacted. Also, 20-ft. wide by 2-in. deep, compacted for the same project.

The Town of Luck, Luck, Wis., will accept bids for the following:

TRIP Project

South of 300th Ave., 1 mile on 160th St. Bids must be received no later than May 12, 2009.

Further details may be obtained by calling Town Clerk Lloyd Nelson, 715-472-2037.

The Luck Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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(April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, Vs MICHAEL SMITH, et al Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 437 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 29, 2008, in the amount of $240,794.64 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 2, 2009, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of the sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal leins and encumbrances.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3337, filed April 16, 2001, in Volume 15 of Certified Survey Maps, page 104, as Document No. 610977, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35, Town 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis. Also described as: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3337, filed April 16, 2001, in Volume 15 of Certified Survey Maps, page 104, as Document No. 610977, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35, Town 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Together with a 66 foot wide access easement for the benefit of Parcel 1 as designated by Surveyor of Certified Survey Map No. 3337.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1225 135th St., Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 006-01076-0100.

Dated this 10th day of April 2009. /S/ Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Benjamin J. Pliskie State Bar #1037985 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (148884)

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(Apr. 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA J. ORFEI Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 09 PR 20 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was June 11, 1939, and date of death was March 19, 2009. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 2329 Woodland Shores, Luck, WI 54853.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before July 27, 2009.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar April 16, 2009 Christine A. Rasmussen Attorney 103 N. Knowles Ave. New Richmond, WI 54017 715-246-2211

Tues., May 12, 2009 7 p.m. at Don (Shorty) Beaulieu’s 314 2nd Ave. SW Milltown, Wis.

The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall, On Mon., May 11, 2009, At 7:30 p.m.

Agenda: Verification of Posting; Clerk’s Minutes; Treasurer’s Report; Resident Issues; Road Items; Ambulance Service; White Pine Cemetery; Pay Bills; and look at correspondence.

484564 37L 27a Linda Terrian, Clerk (April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY C.U. Mortgage Services, Inc. 500 Main Street, Suite 100 New Brighton, MN 55112, Plaintiff, vs.

Christopher W. Cobb Annadale R. Cobb 538 Roundlake Lane Osceola, WI 54020 and, J. Doe I-V and XY2 Company I-V, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE Case No. 08-CV-481 Honorable Robert H. Rasmussen Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action on October 8, 2008, in the amount of $269,811.27, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 505 recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 234 as Document No. 385464, located in the West one-half of the Southeast Quarter (W 2 of the SE 3), Section One (1), Township Thirty-two (32) North of Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 538 Roundlake Lane, Osceola, WI 54020.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2009.

Peterson Fram & Bergman, P.A. By /s/Steven H. Bruns Attorneys for Plaintiff 55 E. 5th Street, Suite 800 St. Paul, MN 55101 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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Notices/Employment PUBLIC NOTICE

VILLAGE OF FREDERIC

Monthly Board Meeting Monday, May 11, 2009 At 7 p.m.

Kristi Swanson 484136 Deputy Clerk 37L

NOTICE

PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE Sales

Must have excellent people skills and be detail oriented. Retail experience preferred but not required.

Flexible schedule and benefits available.

Addl. $2.50/ hour for weekend hours.

TOWN OF TRADE LAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7 p.m.

Trade Lake Town Hall

Apply In Person At:

MENARDS

Deborah Christian, Clerk tradelakewi@grantsburgtelcom.net

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The May meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

Ann Peterson 484135 Clerk-Treasurer 37L

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1285 208th Street St. Croix Falls, Wis.

(April 22, 29, May 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Plaintiff, Vs. MARIETTE E. HOEFLER, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 531 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on Sept. 11, 2008, in the amount of $334,773.42 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 21, 2009, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wis. Together with an undivided 1/5 interest in Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Parcel 1: Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Parcel 2: An undivided 1/5 interest in Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4351, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 132, as Document No. 674078, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2434 225th Ave., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 TAX KEY NO.: 020-01102-0150 Dated this 14th day of April 2009 /S/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (145818)

(April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2009) STATE OF WISCONSIN POLK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004FFH3, Plaintiff vs.

TROY D. CHRISTENSEN and JENNIFER S. CHRISTENSEN, husband and wife, and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE unknown tenants; and POLK COUNTY and DAVID HOLMDAHL; and DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF WISCONSIN, SC, and CHEMMASTER INC.; and RYAN M. BENSON and THE RIVERBANK; and LVNV FUNDING LLC, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants, and STATE OF WISCONSIN, Added Defendant.

Case No. 08-CV-630 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 12, 2008, in the amount of $181,270.08, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 9, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The East 515 Feet of the North 729 Feet of the Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Milltown, Polk County, Wis., except the East 295 Feet of the North 362 Feet thereof, and except highway right of way.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1965 160th Street, Town of Milltown TAX KEY NO.: 40-969-0 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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MILLTOWN CEMETERY

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TOWN OF STERLING BURNING BAN NOTICE

No burning is allowed until after 6 p.m. on the east side of River Road, per the Town of Sterling fire ordinance. This ordinance is in effect from April 1 through June 1, 2009. West of River Road a DNR burning permit is required.

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Julie Peterson, Clerk

(May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

CAROLE A. RETANA and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through the Rural Housing Service, United States Department of Agriculture, and WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION Defendants.

Case No. 08 CV 614 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on December 23, 2008, in the amount of $30,067.48, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lot Two (2), Section Nineteen (19), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Village of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point 216 feet Southeasterly from the Northeast corner of Lot Six (6), Block Sixteen (16) in a Southeasterly direction parallel with Graves Street in the Village of Clear Lake; thence Southeasterly on a line with the Southerly line of Graves Street a distance of 75 feet; thence Southwesterly on a line parallel with the Easterly line of said Block Sixteen (16) a distance of 150 feet; thence in a Northwesterly direction on a line parallel to the Southerly line of Graves Street a distance of 75 feet; thence in a Northeasterly direction a distance of 150 feet to the point of beginning, being a portion of Outlot Eighty-nine (89), (previously recorded as Outlot 86), Village of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, according to the official plat on file and of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 113-00312-0000 Street Address: 150 Third Avenue, Clear Lake, WI 54005.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 24th day of April, 2009.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson / #1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 484467 WNAXLP

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TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE

The May Monthly Town Board Meeting Will Be Held On May 11, 2009, At 7 p.m.

At The Town Hall.

Full agenda posted on May 8, 2009, at the town hall, town office and Crow Bar. For the Town Board 484126 37L 27a Lorraine Radke, Clerk

HERTEL LAKEVIEW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING Fri., May 8, 2009

NOTICE TOWN OF LAKETOWN Comprehensive Planning Meeting

7 p.m.

Lakeview United Methodist Church

Tues., May 12, 2009, 7 p.m.

Cushing Community Center

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Agenda: Discussion of land use.

Public welcome.

Patsy Gustafson 484689 37L Town Clerk

BIDS WANTED GRADING OF GRAVEL ROADS - TOWN OF SIREN The Town of Siren is seeking sealed bids for the grading of the township gravel roads for the summer season with a road grader. Must have certificate of insurance. The township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened on May 14, 2009, at 7 at the Siren Town Hall.

Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Road 482869 35-37L Siren, WI 54872

POLK COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER NOW ENROLLING Luck 4K Cardinals (4-year-old kindergarten)

ALL LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT CHILDREN WHO TURN AGE 4 BY SEPTEMBER 1 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LUCK 4K CARDINALS PROGRAM AT THE PCELC IN BALSAM LAKE This is a half-day, 4-days-a-week program.

TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED BOTH TO AND FROM THE LEARNING CENTER, but the buses fill up 483994 quickly, so please register as soon as possible.

36-37L 26-27a To register, please call the Luck Elementary School, 715-4722153, extension 108. You may also call Nina, Melinda or Jenny at 715-485-3413, PCELC, for more-detailed information.

REQUEST FOR BIDS

The School District of Siren will be accepting bids on the replacement of 24,300 sq. ft. of flat roof membrane, with the reroofing project to be completed by June 30, 2009. All bids to be in the Siren School District Office by May 22, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. sealed and marked “Roof membrane replacement.” To obtain further specifications, and to view jobsite, please contact the Director of Building and Grounds, at 715-349-7392, ext. 403.

The Siren Board of Education retains the right to reject any and all proposal bids.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN 24022 Fourth Avenue North, P.O. Box 29 484323 26-27a-e 37-38L Siren, WI 54872

HELP WANTED

The Luck Library is now taking bids for a cleaning person. Cleaning duties include, but are not limited to: Dusting, washing windows, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping and cleanning of bathrooms.

This person will be needed 2 times per week for 2 hours each time. Must be able to clean between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. weekdays.

Please submit your bid before May 18, 2009, to the:

LUCK PUBLIC LIBRARY P.O. Box 500 Luck, WI 54853

Notices/Employment

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TOWN OF EUREKA

Monthly Board Meeting Thurs., May 14, 2009, 7 p.m.

Agenda: Call to order; minutes and reports; old business updates. New business: Open roadwork bids, flagpole flowers, town insurance; citizen comment time. Correspondence; discussion items & announcements.

Sign vouchers to authorize payment.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Frederic Village Board will meet, at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W., in the Village of Frederic, for the purpose of conducting an Organizational Meeting. This meeting will be held on Monday, May 11, 2009, at 6 p.m.

Kristi Swanson, Village Treasurer/Deputy Clerk 484493 37L WNAXLP

BIDS WANTED

Homeshield Colonial Craft (subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Company) is now accepting bids for the sale of our shavings by semi trailer load.

Please call or stop by for a bid form. All bids must be postmarked by Wed., May 20, 2009.

HOMESHIELD COLONIAL CRAFT 501 Main Street S. • Luck, WI 54853

715-472-2223

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POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake

Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business: A. CDBG. VI. New 484088 37L Business: Long-Term Improvements. VII. Adjourn

lowing time: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Northland Community Center.

At the open book session, instructional information and objection forms will be available. These documents will assist with scheduling a hearing before the Board of Review. The assessor will be present and available to answer questions at the open book. Keep in mind that objection forms must be filed with clerk of the Board of Review at least 48 hours before the Board of Review is conducted, unless the Board of Review chooses to waive this requirement.

Notice is hereby given this 22nd day of April, 2009.

Dori Willett, Clerk 484606 37L WNAXLP

INVITATION TO BID

The Town of Jackson is seeking sealed bids for pulverizing existing asphalt surfaces on the length of Morningstar Drive from Fox Ridge Trace to Three Mile Road (1.1 miles).

Pulverizing shall render existing asphalt surface to fragment size passing a 2” screening. Pulverizing work is to be coordinated with town representatives and paving contractors and must be completed by June 30, 2009. Bids are due on May 11, 2009, and will be opened at the monthly Town Board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. that evening.

Valid certificate of insurance must be presented with bids.

The Town of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids or portion thereof, to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid, and to accept any bid which will best serve its interests. For more information, contact Roger Larson at 715-866-7529.

483508 36-37L 26-27a Sealed bids should be sent to Town of Jackson, 4599 County Road A, Webster, WI 54893. Attn.: Road Bid.

The Town of Jackson is seeking sealed bids for pulverizing existing asphalt surfaces on the length of Eagle Lake Road (0.67 mile) from Mail Road to Town Line. Pulverizing shall render existing asphalt surface to fragment size passing a 2” screening. Pulverizing work is to be coordinated with town representatives and must be completed by August 15, 2009. Bids are due on May 11, 2009, and will be opened at the monthly Town Board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. that evening. Valid certificate of insurance must be presented with bids. The Town of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids or portion thereof, to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid, and to accept any bid which will best serve its interests. For more infor483506 mation, contact Roger Larson at 715-866-7529. 36-37L 26-27a Sealed bids should be sent to Town of Jackson, 4599 County Road A, Webster, WI 54893. Attn.: Road Bid.

COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE Siren Girls Head Volleyball Coach for 2009 - 2010 Siren Girls JV Volleyball Coach for 2009 - 2010

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SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

If interested, please contact Ryan Karsten, Athletic Director Via e-mail: ad@siren.k12.wi.us Via Phone: 715-349-2277, Ext. 310 Via Mail: 24022 North 4th Ave., Siren, WI 54872 Application will be taken until positions are filled!

Board Meeting Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Agenda: 1. Reading of minutes. 2. Treasurer’s report. 3. Review and pay bills. 4. Patrolman’s report.

Any additional agenda will be posted in the Luck Town Hall and Clerk’s office.

Lloyd Nelson Clerk 484637 37L

NOTICE

The Regular Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of McKinley Will Be Held Tues., May 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Agenda will be posted at the Town Hall.

Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, 484574 37L Clerk

SPRING CLEANUP WEEK May 11 - May 15, 2009

The Village Crew will pick up items such as appliances, furniture, tires and demolition material. This service is by appointment only. A $10 minimum charge will apply.

Village of Frederic

Call the Village Hall to schedule a pickup.

715-327-4294

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Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

NOTICE - VILLAGE OF SIREN RESIDENTS NOXIOUS WEED NOTICE

Notice is herby given, to each and every person who owns, occupies, or controls land in the Village of Siren, County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, to destroy all noxious weeds: Canada Thistle, Leafy Spurge and Field Bindweed (Creeping Jenny). The term destroy means the complete killing of weed plants above the surface of the ground by the use of chemicals, cutting, tillage, cropping system, pasturing livestock, or any or all of these in effective, combination, at a time and in a manner as will effectually prevent the weed plants from maturing to the bloom or flower state as required by Wisconsin §66.0407.

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Polk County is accepting applications for the following positions:

NOTICE TOWN OF GEORGETOWN BOARD OF REVIEW

Aging Site Manager $12.02/hr.

Aging Dept.

CASUAL FILL IN WHEN NEEDED 3.5 - 4-hr./day Deadline to apply: Open until filled

Board of Review will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009, from 8 to 10

Deputy a.m., Sheriff at the Georgetown Town Hall. $20.37/hr.

In order to appear before the Board of Review you must file a written Sheriff’s Office OPEN BOOK NOTICE - Town of Blaine, Burnett Cty. Full objection Time with the town clerk at least 48 hours before appearing before the board.

Pursuant to s70.45, Wis. Stats, the assessment roll for the Deadline to apply: March 24, 2008 Book, the“Sheriff assessment roll will be open to public inspection and 2009 assessment year will be open for examination at the fol- MUSTOpen complete Deputy Application”

INVITATION TO BID ASPHALT ROAD PULVERIZATION WORK TOWN OF JACKSON

NOTICE TOWN OF LUCK

ASPHALT ROAD PULVERIZATION WORK TOWN OF JACKSON

NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADJOURN BOARD OF REVIEW TO LATER DATE

Town of Daniels, Burnett County Board of Review will meet on the 12th day of May, 2009, at 7:15 p.m. at Daniels Town hall for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the thirty-day period beginning on the 2nd Monday of May, pursuant to Sec. 70.47 (1) of Wis.. Statutes.

Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, the Board of Review will be ajourned until further notice.

Notice is hereby given this 27th day of April, 2009.

NOTICE - TOWN OF DANIELS MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

The monthly board meeting will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. following the meeting to adjourn Board of Review to a later date. Agenda: Minutes of Clerk & Treasurer approve liquor license for Backwoods Beer & Bait; payment of town bills and any other business properly brought before board. The agenda will be posted at Daniels Town Hall 24 hours before meeting.

484087 37L Submittted by Clerk, Ellen Ellis, this 30th day of April, 2009.

the assessor will be present to answer questions on Friday, May 15,

2009, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Seasonal Highway $12.77 Lindgren, Clerk, Town of Georgetown 484583 37-38L 27a,d MarchKristine Deadline to apply: 26, 2008

**Dietary Aide $10.08/hr. - $10.48/hr.

Golden Age Manor Unity School District Part-time 43 hr./pay period (varying shifts) Deadline to apply: Open until filled For questions call Michelle Gunn @ 715-268-7107

MIDDLE SCHOOL JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND APPLICATION CAN BE SOFTBALL COACH OBTAINED FROM POLK COUNTY’S WEB SITE AT:

Prefer candidates with teaching/school volunteer expewww.co.polk.wi.us , or Polk County Dept. of Human rience; interest in working with middle school students, genResources, 100 Polk #229, Balsam Lake,Qualified, WI eral knowledge in Co. the Plaza fundamentals of softball.

54810, 715-485-9176 Golden Age Manor,district 220 Scholl interested personsorapply by completing application Ct., Amery, WI, 715-268-7107.

AA/EEOC form, submit letter of application, resume, references, to Brandon Robinson, Administrator, Unity School, P.O. **PLEASE SUBMITDistrict APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO Box 307, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-825-3515. Deadline for MICHELLE @ GOLDEN AGE MANOR applying Friday, May 15, 2009. EOE.

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Public Health Educator $20.76/hr. Bachelor’s Health Department $22.14/hr. Master’s Part time, limited term, grant funded (up to 30 hr./wk) Deadline to apply: Open until filled YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-4859176. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC 484732 37L

BE YOUR OWN BOSS

The store Menards is looking for an aggressive and responsible person with a Class “A” CDL to own and operate their own delivery truck and to deliver materials.

This GREAT opportunity comes with super security and unlimited earning potential.

This is YOUR opportunity to work with the #1 home improvement center!

Contact Mike, Doug or Tom 1285 208th St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54020 715-483-2980

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Notices/Employment INVITATION FOR BID Siren School District

The Siren School District invites bids on the following science classrooms renovation project:

CARPENTRY WORK

• Construct two small rooms within a classroom • Install steel door frames and doors • Move and reinstall base cabinets

ELECTRICAL WORK

• Install additional outlets, lights, power strips

PLUMBING WORK

• Chemical resistant plumbing for three sinks • Plumb emergency eye wash station and shower to existing drains and water lines.

These projects may be bid on individually. Parties interested in bidding are invited to a prebid conference on Thursday, May 14, 484130 37-38L 2009, at 4 p.m. at the Siren High School.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Polk County Land Information Committee will hold public hearing(s) on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 10 a.m., in the Government Center (1st floor, County Boardroom), Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Committee will recess at 10:30 a.m. to view site(s) and will reconvene at 12:30 p.m., at the Government Center, in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, to consider the following and other agenda items: GORDON & ROSETTE PALMER request a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 1388 Kemah Park Tr., Lot 2, CSM #491, Vol. 2/Pg. 220, Pt. of Govt. Lot 8, Sec. 35/T35N/R17W, Town of Milltown, Pond - class 3.

KIRKHAM B. WOOD requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 2161 E. Pipe Lake Ln., Lot 7, CSM #1914, Vol. 9/Pg. 61, Pt. of Govt. Lot 3, Sec. 15/T35N/R15W, Town of Johnstown, Pipe Lake - class 1.

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INVITATION TO BID HOT MIX PAVING PROJECT TOWN OF JACKSON

The Town of Jackson is seeking sealed bids for surfacing over pulverized asphalt and compacted gravel on the length of Morningstar Drive from Fox Ridge Trace to Three Mile Road (1.1 miles). Paved width shall be 20 feet and compacted blacktop surface is to be 2 inches thick. Pulverizing of existing blacktop surface, spreading base gravel and initial shaping will be performed by others. Contractor to perform final grading, compacting and moisture content control prior to applying hot mix surface. Bids are to indicate planned material usage (tons per mile) for 2-inch compacted thickness and actual material usage is to be documented by certified weight tickets which must be presented at time of application. A completed engineer’s certification must be furnished upon completion of all work. Surfacing work is to be coordinated with town representatives and must be completed by September 15, 2009. Bids are due on June 8, 2009, and will be opened at the monthly Town Board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. that evening. Valid certificate of insurance must be presented with bids. The Town of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids or portion thereof, to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid, and to accept any bid which will best serve its interests. For more information, contact Roger Larson at 715-866-7529. Sealed bids should be sent to Town of Jackson, 4599 County Road 483504 A, Webster, WI 54893. ATTN.: Road Bid Hot Mix. 36-37L 26-27a

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF BLAINE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Blaine of Burnett County shall hold its first meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Northland Community Center.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide the information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of the time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person use to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the assessor requests. The Town of Blaine has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information this is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Town of Blaine Dori Willett, Clerk 484605 37L WNAXLP

WEBSTER SUMMER SCHOOL 2009 “Open to nonresident students”

Dates:

June 8 - 12 June 15 - 19 June 22 - 26 Times: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - Noon Friday Full-Day Field Trips

ding Enrich unch Rea L / t ment s a f k F ie th a a ld e M Tr r ips B Registrations are now being accepted Deadline is May 21, 2009

Pick up registrations at the Elementary or Middle 483782 36-37L School Office.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF EUREKA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Review for the Town of Eureka of Polk County shall hold its first meeting on the 21st day of May, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Eureka Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board.

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a sesson of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The Town of Eureka has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions for persons using information to the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Town of Eureka Michelle Tonnar, Clerk 484670 37-38L

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF SIREN Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Siren of Burnett County will be held on Monday, May 11, 2009, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Siren Town Hall, 7240 South Long Lake Road. For appointments call 800-721-4157.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board.

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the board of review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the board about that person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or County shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) if Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other person may testify by telephone.

Mary Hunter, Clerk Town of Siren 482871 35-37L WNALXP

TOWN OF BALSAM LAKE NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN THAT the Open Book for the Town of Balsam Lake will be held on Monday, May 18, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Town Shop.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF BALSAM LAKE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Balsam Lake of Polk County, shall hold its first meeting on the 18th day of May, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Town Shop.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedual requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of an board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by the telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Town of Balsam Lake 484733 37-38L 27d Brian R. Masters, Clerk Notice: The monthly meeting for the Town of Balsam Lake will be held on Monday, May 18, 2009, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Town Shop. Agenda will be printed closer to the meeting.

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You We Our team Northern Bridges in Hayward, WI, and 8 hub offices

in 11 counties, is a newly created managed care organization building a new philosophy and culture for our members and employees. We are different from any other place you will ever work and we’re proud of that. Are you ready for a change?

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west 1/4, Northeast 1/4, Of Section 17, Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Town Of Sand Lake, County Of Burnett, State Of Wisconsin And More Particularly Described As Follows: Commencing At The Southwest Corner Of The Southwest 1/4, Northeast 1/4 Of Section 17; Thence South 89° 29’ 16” East 910.44 Feet Along The South Line Of The Southwest 1/4, Northeast 1/4 To The Point Of Beginning; Thence Continuing South 89° 27’ 16” East 24.11 Feet Along Said South Line; Thence North 33° 23’ 14” West 33.45 Feet To A Point On The Southerly Right-Of-Way Line Of Whistler Road; Thence Southwesterly Along Said Right-Of-Way Line 20.07 Feet On The Arc Of A Circle Concave To The Northwest Whose Radius Is 199.75 Feet The Chord Of Said Arc Bearing South 61° 07’ 53” West 20.06 Feet; Thence South 33° 23’ 14” East 21.57 Feet To The Point Of Beginning; Parcel 2) Beginning At The Easternmost Point Of Lot 1 Of Certified Survey Map No. 3312, Volume 16, Page 58 And 59; Thence North 55° 26’ 24” West 10 Feet To A Point; Thence North 33° 23’ 14” West To The North Line Of The Northwest 1/4, Southeast 1/4, Of Section 17, Township 39 North, Range 15 West; Thence Westerly Along Said Line To The Northeast Corner Of Said Certified Survey Map; Thence South 33° 23’ 14” East 110.26 Feet To The Point Of Beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 26232 WHISTLER ROAD, Town of Sand Lake.

TAX KEY NO.: 07-026-2-39-1517-4-02-000-013000.

LEGACY PIN: 026-3217-03-210.

Dean Roland Sheriff of Burnett County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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(May 6, 13, 20, 27 June 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY EVERHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

FRANK R. FLEISCHHACHER and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Frank R. Fleischhacher; and PATRICIA A. OMUNDSON and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Patricia A. Omundson a/k/a Patricia A. Osmundson; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants; and BURNETT DAIRY COOPERATIVE; and LARRY’S L.P., INC., Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-296 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 Code No. 30405 Other Real Estate AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 18, 2008, in the amount of $85,343.17, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 9, 2009, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Burnett County Government Center, located at 7410 County Road K, Siren, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 Of Certified Survey Map Survey Map No. 3312, Volume 16, Pages 58 And 59, A Part Of The Northwest 1/4, Southeast 1/4 Of Section 17, Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Burnett County, Wisconsin; Together With A Nonexclusive Easement For Ingress And Egress Over And Across The Following Described Parcels Of Land: Parcel 1) A Parcel Of Land Located In The South-

PUBLIC NOTICE ON AN APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN TIER I OF GREEN TIER

Pursuant to Section 299.83, Wis. Stats., the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hereby gives notice that DNR has received an application for participation in Tier I of Green Tier from Bishop Fixture & Millwork, Inc., 101 Eagle Dr., Balsam Lake, Polk County, WI 54810. Bishop designs and manufactures display fixtures, office furniture and custom millwork for retail environments. Bishop’s past environmental efforts include paint waste reductions, use of recycled solvents containing less hazardous air pollutants and no heavy metals, energy use reductions, and an extensive recycling program in their plant and office. Future projects include further energy use and air emissions reductions and the development of a product recycling program for their customers. Additional information available: Specific information on this application for participation in Tier I of Green Tier, on Bishop Fixture & Millwork, Inc., and on the Green Tier program can be accessed via the Internet at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cea/environmental/ comment/index.htm or by contacting Laurel Sukup, Department of Natural Resources, 107 Sutliff Avenue, Rhinelander, WI 54501. laurel.sukup@wisconsin.gov. (Ph.) 715-365-8936, (Fax) 715-365-8932. Reasonable requests for the information in an alternate format will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities. Opportunity for public to comment or request a public meeting: DNR will accept written comments from the public regarding the application through June 8, 2009. Comments may be submitted to Laurel Sukup (see above). Also within the 30-day comment period, individuals may request a public informational meeting concerning this application by submitting a written request to the DNR contact. If DNR determines there is significant interest in this application, DNR will hold a public informational meeting. How DNR will make final decisions: DNR will determine whether the applicant has satisfied all of the eligibility requirements in Sec. 299.83(3), Wis. Stats. If all eligibility requirements are met, DNR will approve this application unless doing so is not in the best interest of the Green Tier program. A decision by DNR to approve or deny an application for Tier I of Green Tier is not subject to review under state laws governing contested case hearings. For the Secretary: /s/ Mark McDermid, Director, Bureau of Cooperative 484607 37Lp WNAXLP Environmental Assistance, 04/28/2009.

TOWN of ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pursuant to Wis. Stats.

70.45 the assessment roll for the 2009 assessment year will be open for examination on Thursday, May 21, 2009, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Town Hall. This session gives the property owner an opportunity to meet with the assessor, ask questions of the assessor, and look over their property assessments.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of St. Croix Falls of Polk County shall hold its first meeting on the 21st day of May, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Town Hall located at 1305 200th Street.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board or by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person applies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of St. Croix Falls has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exception for person using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other person may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, 484492 37L Janet Krueger, Clerk, The Town of St. Croix Falls WNAXLP

Friday, May 8 Saturday, May 9 Monday, May 11

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

8 a.m. to Noon 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dumpsters are located at the village shop on West 3rd Avenue. Residents must bring their refuse to the shop during the above hours.

NO GARBAGE OR RECYCLABLES $12/appliance – $17/air conditioner Auto tires - $2/tire, no rims. Larger tires extra.

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The Siren Sanitary District meeting will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., at the Siren Town Hall.

Immediately following the Sanitary District Meeting, the Town of Siren will hold a Board Meeting at approximately 7 p.m. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk 715-349-5119 483495 36-37L

SPRING CLEANUP DAYS VILLAGE OF LUCK RESIDENTS

PREPAYMENT FOR APPLIANCES MUST BE MADE AT THE LUCK VILLAGE HALL BEFORE PICKUP. Bagged leaves and brush will be picked up free at curbside during the week of May 4 through May 15.

BURNETT COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

TEMPORARY CLERICAL POSITION

Burnett County is seeking applicants for a Temporary Clerical position.

Approximate duration of assignment is 4 to 6 months, performing a variety of advanced clerical and computer tasks, requiring considerable office experience with an emphasis on computer data entry, word processing and basic accounting. This employee will be responsible for the coordination of transportation services for consumers of the Health and Human Services Department.

This type of position requires office experience and completion of a standard high school course, supplemented by business or vocational/technical school courses or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.

The selection process may include initial screening, written exam, skill test and personal interview.

Starting Salary: $14.72 per hour For further information and application material contact the Burnett County Administration/Human Resources Office, Burnett County Government Center, Room #190, 7410 County Road K, #116, Siren, WI 54872 (www.burnettcounty.com or mthalacker@burnettcounty.org Phone: 715-349-2181, Fax: 715-349-2180). Applications accepted until 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2009.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 484067 36-37L 26a,b,c (April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CapFinancial Properties CV2, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Donald D. Smith, Evelyn K. Smith, Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation, Household Finance Corporation, Capital One Bank, Elite Recovery Services, Department of Workforce Development, ABC Partnership, XYZ Corporation, John Doe and Mary Roe, Defendants.

Case No.: 08-CV-615 Case Code: 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) The amount claimed exeeds $5,000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 23, 2008, in the amount of Fiftyone Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-eight and 24/100 Dollars ($51,888.24), the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE & TIME: June 24, 2009, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, payable to the Clerk of Courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Entrance of Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Six (6), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range

Eighteen (18) West, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of parcel described in Volume 392 Records, page 262, Document No. 375027; thence following said East line North 1°50’27” West 2,087.97 feet; thence North 89°08’33” East 418.72 feet; thence South 1°50’27” East to the Southwest corner of parcel G of Certified Survey Map No. 795, recorded in Volume 4 of Certified Survey Maps, page 40, Document No. 404768; thence South 82°57’35” East to the Westerly line of 66-foot roadway easement (the Easterly line of said roadway easement being described in Volume 467 Records, page 494, Document No. 426682); thence Southerly following the Westerly line of said roadway easement to a point that is 500 feet North of the South section line; which is the point of beginning; thence West 990 feet; thence South 500 feet to Section line, thence East along section line to a point which is located on the Westerly line of said roadway easement, Southerly of the point of beginning, thence Northerly to the point of beginning, except highway right of way, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2331 230th Avenue, Cushing, Wisconsin 54028.

Dated: April 23, 2009.

SEVERSON, SHELDON, DOUGHERTY & MOLENDA, P.A. By: Brian J. Wisdorf, I.D. #1065688 Loren M. Solfest, I.D. #1036610 Attorneys for Plaintiff 7300 West 147th Street Suite 600 Apple Valley, MN 55124 952-432-3136

WNAXLP

Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Village of Siren, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held on Wed., May 13, at 10 a.m. at the Village Hall, 24049 First Avenue, Village of Siren, Wisconsin, relative to an application for a variance to the Village of Siren Land Use Ordinance as follows: Subdivision of a lot in an R-2 residential zone to create two lots, one of which will be 71-ft. wide, less than the 75-ft. width required by the Code of Ordinances. The current property parcel PID is 07-181-2-38-16-08-3 01-000-042000. The property is on Fourth Avenue north of Main Street, former address 24103 Fourth Avenue.

All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. Information on the proposal is available at the Village Office at 24049 First Avenue.

Randy Surbaugh, Administrator 484724 37L WNAXLP

TOWN OF SIREN SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT MEETING TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETING

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VILLAGE OF SIREN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

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Earth Arts Tour

Samples of art seen at the Earth Arts Tour last weekend were paintings by Victoria Lehman, left, and above, Win Herberg and her pottery.Artwork by several artists were on display throughout the area.

The artwork shown here was on display in Frederic.— Photos by Rob Harrison

Luck School fifinne arts exhibition

Unity seventh-grade concert

Unity Middle School’s seventh-grade spring concert was held Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m. The band proudly played “A March on the Kings Highway,” directed by Aleta Anderson. Unity’s seventh-grade choir leaped into spring singing “Banana Boat,” directed by Dana Paulsen. – Photos submitted

Luck second-grader Katie Christensen examines some of the artwork on display at Luck’s fine-arts exhibition Monday.

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Bryce Amlee’s p i e c e s w e r e among a display of naturethemed ceramics.

Luck School held its annual fine arts exhibition Monday, May 4, featuring artwork of students of all ages. These giant-sized candy bars were made by ninth- through 12th-graders. Eyeing them up are high school art teacher Kyle Clemins and senior Ashley Valentine.

Photos by Mary Stirrat

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Environmental crisis … green architecture to the rescue

by Debbie K. Trantow DANBURY - With the environment and the economy in crisis, people concerned about both the planet and their pocketbooks are asking how to live more simply.

Green architect James Widder, founder of Minneapolis-based GreenWave energy architecture, is part of the solution with his Rainbow Lake Cabin near Danbury in Northwest Wisconsin. His firm is part of an organization called Archithesis, “a network of architects dedicated to provide ecological and aesthetic harmony between a dwelling and its surrounding environment.”

Rainbow Lake Cabin is designed to blend into the surrounding woodlands and to overlook the south shore of Rainbow Lake. Widder insists that green homes don‘t have to look like spaceships.

This cabin on Rainbow Lake was designed by green architect James Widder, founder of Minneapolis-based GreenWave energy architecture. — Photos submitted

Widder says the lake is the living room at his cabin on Rainbow Lake.

“The lake is the living room,” he says, and sitting on the screened porch is like sitting in a tree house. With the carefully chosen design and building materials, the entire space is light and airy. Add in a spiral staircase that extends through all three levels, saving space and adding real beauty to the cabin, stone and the floors from native oak. Much of the building depends on recycled materials, most notably the redwood trim fashioned from wood salvaged from Napa Valley wine tanks. Like cedar, redwood doesn’t rot, so it won’t need to be replaced with future trees. It doesn’t need to be painted either, making it unneces-

sary to introduce paint fumes into the air.

Rainbow Lake Cabin utilizes passive solar energy and natural ventilation to provide most of its heat and cooling.

Built into a south-facing slope, with windows to the south, much of the needed heat is provided by the sun. A radiant slab on the lower level captures heat and releases it when the building cools off in the evening. Dark wood and slate flooring produces a similar effect. Additional heat is provided by a woodstove.

Shading is an important part of the design: in the hot months shades are drawn to keep it cool. Widder points out that in this climate, one only really needs air conditioning about two weeks out of the year. He’s designed Rainbow Lake Cabin on three levels. Open windows in the garage on the lower level together with windows on the roof of the cabin cause air to move throughout the entire building. This feature and strategically placed windows in the individual rooms plus an open screened porch virtually eliminate the need for air conditioning.

This not only saves the energy an air conditioner would use to run, it eliminates the pollution that the production of that energy would cause. Widder notes that a gutter all around the roof would catch at least enough rainwater for the toilet

and shower. Included is a handicappedaccessible bathroom.

Besides the passive solar energy of the windows and natural cross-ventilation, a 500-watt array of solar shingles on the roof capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. These features bring energy

costs down to approximately 60 percent of what they would be in a conventional home.

A lot of this design is based on simple common sense, he says. A longtime promoter of sustainable architecture, Widder says he is influenced by Edwin Lunde, a self-taught architect, who worked from 1920-1945 and is known as the Father of Northwoods Cabin Architecture. Lunde’s 1920s lodges incorporated sustainability before it was fashionable. Widder adds that, eventually, green building will help us to “be free of loss of human life over oil.”

“Do you want to build dumb or do you want to build smart?” he asks his clients. “If you want quality, that costs more.”

Like many of the new energy-efficient technologies, up-front costs may be higher, but the savings in energy costs in the long run make it worth it.

Rainbow Lake Cabin will soon be on the market, and the firm is committed to designing and building many similar structures. Widder comments that he would like to concentrate much more of his business in this area of Wisconsin.

He says he’s impressed by the environmental consciousness exhibited by the folks in the area and yearns to be part of the community.

What’s next for GreenWave energy architecture? Jim says his firm’s “Northern Studio is close to launching the next generation of wind-energy technology.”

With the carefully chosen design and building materials, the entire space is light and airy, and sitting on the screened porch is like sitting in a tree house.

Mexican night fundraiser for Marilyn Berg

Marilyn Berg, right, Luck, was diagnosed with cancer last fall, and a fundraiser was held for at Luck Schools Monday. Berg, shown with Lois Johansen, has been very active in promoting the village.

Kris Palmer, right, organized the Mexican Dance students from Angela Chivers’ Purity in Motion performed night fundraiser for Luck resident Marilyn a Mexican dance, in keeping with the theme of the evening. Chivers’ Berg. Local entertainment, including stu- said the girls had told her they wanted to help with the fundraiser, dents, and a silent auction were highlights and the group developed the dance specifically for the occasion. of the evening, which included a taco dinner. On clarinet is Kalley Lunsmann, with Photos by Mary Stirrat Emily Warren on horn.

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L ocal A CS wa lks this weekend Frederic Honorary Chair Joan Funne

Luck Honorary Chairs Amy Fossum and Beth Cunningham

Fifteen years and still counting

by Nancy Jappe FREDERIC – “I am a cancer survivor,” Joan Funne said during the report she made at the kickoff breakfast for the Frederic ACS Run/Walk this coming Saturday.

When Funne made this comment March 27, it had been 15 years since her first diagnosis, in September 1994, of the early stages of ductal microcalcification in one breast. She’s now cancer free and still counting the years.

After going through a needle-core biopsy at the University of Minnesota, Funne and her husband, Tom, along with Jens and June Fossum from Frederic, went off on a vacation trip out West.

They were somewhere in Wyoming on the third day after the biopsy.

As requested, Funne had to call the university for results.

Funne asked the others to go to the car.

She was alone when she made the call.

Good news – all the tissue they had tested was clear. Bad news – they were not able to capture any of the calcification. “I was not happy,” Funne said.

“That was what I went there for. But it didn’t keep me from having a good time on the trip.”

Funne had to be retested and put through more mammograms when she got home. Then came a consultation with the surgeon, who recommended she undergo a mastectomy, removing the breast on one side. This was standard procedure at that time. “I was not comfortable with that plan nor (with) the surgeon himself. I left,” Funne recalled.

On May 19 of that year, she went to the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, a part of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., for an incisional biopsy, a test that came back positive. Funne made the decision to have a lumpectomy and go through radiation therapy.

Surgery was performed June 6, 1995.

Radiation therapy five days a week started July 12 and ended Aug. 18.

“Everything went very well for me,” Funne said. “I had no problems with radiation. In fact, I came home and played golf the same day.”

Follow-up mammograms were given every six months for a period of time, then yearly. Another needle-core biopsy was done in 1997. “All clear,” the results stated.

“I feel very fortunate to be here 15 years later, but I am very mindful of what has been,” Funne concluded.

Remembering those early cancer days Funne is this year’s honorary chair of the Frederic run/walk. She said that her story isn’t as spectacular as stories some

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Joan Funne, a 15-year cancer survivor, is the 2009 Honorary Chair of the May 9 Frederic ACS Run/Walk.

Funne, who walks in the event every year, will be leading the way as the group takes off from Frederic Elementary School on their choice of several courses laid out around the village. – Photo by Nancy Jappe cancer survivors tell, but she was willing to go back 15 years to talk about her decision to forego a mastectomy and go instead with the less-invasive lumpectomy.

“I just wasn’t ready to have that done,” she said about the mastectomy advised by the surgeon. “I knew a lumpectomy was possible, and the fact that the calcification was (in the ducts).

If it had spread to the lymph nodes, I would not have been so cavalier about it.

The decision was made because of where the cancer was.”

Funne encourages women to make sure they get their mammograms, which can pick up calcification when there is no lump to be felt.

“Even though you don’t have a lump, don’t ignore mammograms,” she strongly advises. She also speaks out for early diagnosis, saying that there are new drugs out there and research going on all the time that can made a difference in treating a cancer when there is early detection.

Funne has a family history of cancer, with one sister having a mastectomy and another lymphoma, and her dad’s sister also a cancer patient. Her mother died of a misdiagnosed brain tumor at the age of 47, and an aunt died at the age of 41 from breast cancer. She recognizes that people nowdays are very conscientious about cancer symptoms, and aren’t afraid to ask questions about anything suspicious going on in their bodies.

“Doing various testing (mentioning a colonoscopy as one) would ensure people. Such simple things,” Funne said.

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Sisters Amy Fossum, left, and Beth Cunningham are both survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. They are the honorary co-chairs of the American Cancer Society Finish Line in Luck. — Photo submitted

Sisters are survivors of Hodgkin’s

by Mary Stirrat LUCK — When her sister, Beth Cunningham, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma 13 years ago, Amy Fossum never thought she would follow in her footsteps.

But 13 months ago, after going to the doctor about a persistent cough and being diagnosed with the same cancer, Amy found strength and encouragement through her sister’s experience.

Both are now cancer free, and Amy hosted a cancer-free celebration this past weekend. The sisters have been selected as honorary chairpersons of the 2009 American Cancer Society Finish Line of Luck. They are the daughters of Bruce and Sandy Lundquist and were raised on a farm by Frederic.

Although the sisters faced the same type of cancer, their route to becoming cancer-free was very different. Great strides have been made in cancer research and treatment during the dozen years that separated their diagnoses and each required different treatment.

Beth Cunningham “I was a college student in civil engineering at UW-Platteville when I was diagnosed,” said Beth. “I was 20, and when you’re 20 you’re invincible.”

In 1997, Beth suffered what she thought was an unexplainable injury to her arm. As a track athlete in hammer and shot put, she attributed the pain to a sports injury and treated it as such.

After school was out that spring Beth noticed a lump on her neck and talked with her mother, Sandy Lundquist, who works at the Luck Medical Clinic. She went in to the clinic and had the lump removed on a Monday.

Within days she had the news that it

was cancer.

The next few weeks were a whirlwind, she recalls. Further examination showed that the cancer was not the type that they originally thought but was Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“The ‘injury’ I had was the lymph node under my arm,” she said. “They said I could have had it for maybe a year before I was diagnosed.”

Hodgkin’s typically responds to a regimen of chemotherapy followed by radiation, and that was the treatment prescribed for Beth. She had six months of chemotherapy, with treatments every two weeks and then five weeks of daily radiation.

Every other Friday, early in the morning, she and a friend would leave Platteville and make the trip to the Twin Cities for treatment. When her chemo was done they would come to Beth’s parents’ home for the weekend, where Beth recovered and prepared for another week of school.

At the same time, she continued full time at UW-Platteville, as a civil-engineer major.

“That was the first semester of my junior year and the entire fall was spent that way,” she said. “I didn’t want my cancer to affect me. I never thought about not continuing with school.”

She was unable to compete in track that year, but kept a full load of credits and made the honor roll.

Chemotherapy treatments were done

by Christmas, “a Christmas present to me,” said Beth, and after the new year she began her five weeks of radiation.

Again she felt it important that she continue her care in the Twin Cities, which

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“If you find stuff early, you are probably going to be just fine.”

Funne had no problems with the radiation treatments. The hard part was the drive down and back from Abbott Northwestern Hospital in the heart of Minneapolis twice a day, five days a week, for six weeks. There is a closer place for people in this area now, in Maplewood, a cancer center that is only an hour and 10 minutes away.

During her first radiation appointment, a cast was made of her arm and body so that future positioning could be made in exactly the same way each time.

The treatment is just like having an Xray. “The technologist would get me lined up, step back and pull down on the zapper. There was no sensation whatsoever. It took no more than 10 minutes (total),” Funne said.

would be difficult, since radiation was every weekday.

It was arranged that Beth would stay with her great-aunt in the Twin Cities for the five weeks of radiation. She went to her professors at Platteville to see if she could have her work forwarded to her, explaining that she would be undergoing radiation for cancer. There was no e-mail at that time, so she communicated via phone and snail mail.

“It was interesting,” she said. “By this time I was 21. It was a really sad 21st birthday – only one glass of champagne.”

The cancer reacted to the treatment like it was supposed to, said Beth, and after the five weeks of radiation she was given a cancer-free bill of health.

All in all, she said, her cancer experience was about as good as it gets.

Although she was carrying a full load of credits in engineering while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation in a city 250 miles away, she said, the flexibility of being in college made it much easier.

Through the whole ordeal, Beth still made the dean’s list both semesters. And she competed again in track the next year, going to nationals for hammer.

“It really was a ‘good’ time to go through it,” said Beth. “I wasn’t working, I wasn’t married.”

It was a struggle,” she said. “I don’t mean to say it wasn’t. There obviously are good days and bad days.”

Beth, now 33, eventually married the friend who brought her back and forth to the Twin Cities for chemotherapy. Her husband, Bryan, is also a civil engineer, and the couple has three children.

Andrew is 6, Benjamin is 3, and Calvin is 1.

They live in Cameron, and Beth works part time from home, designing highways for the DOT.

Advice from this survivor “You don’t have to accept the first opinion,” Funne said. “It’s not as though you are hemorrhaging or will die within minutes if they don’t get to you.

Be comfortable with the people who are taking care of you. You have only got one body. It is yours. You are responsible for it.

“I admire gals who have fought some tremendous battles in treatment and have gone through multiple chemotherapies. I never had to battle like that. I have watched gals who were fighting losing battles. Some of my friends just

didn’t make it. That is so sad.

“People shouldn’t (concentrate) on that. Fight the good fight,” Funne stressed.

A bit of history on the Funnes Joan Funne grew up in Osceola. She met Tom Funne, whose dad was a dentist in Luck. The couple married in 1950, and moved to Frederic in 1954. They have lived in the same house for the past 51 years. Tom taught school in Minong for two years, then moved to Frederic to accept a teaching position offered by Mr. Glynn. He became the superintendent of the Frederic Golf Course in 1969.

The year the Funne twins were born, Tom suffered a brain hemorrhage. He was recovering from that when Joan went into labor with the twins. He was able to go back to teaching all subjects for students in seventh and eighth grade, math, science and physical education plus being the basketball and golf coach.

Joan worked as a teachers aide at the school, and then at Hagberg’s before she became the manager of the clubhouse at the golf course.

The Funnes have four children, seven grandchildren and a 2-year-old greatgranddaughter. Members of the family will be in Frederic Saturday, May 9, six of them to run the course, the rest to walk along, keeping company with the honorary chair.

Frederic elementary food drive

Students at Frederic Elementary collected over 1,000 items during their annual food drive. The total weight of the food collected was 1,016 pounds. The food was delivered to the Frederic Food Shelf. – Photo submitted

Luck area run/walk this Saturday LUCK - This Saturday, May 9, is the annual 1-, 3- or 5-mile Luck Area American Cancer Society Run/Walk at Luck High School, co-sponsored by Amery Regional Medical Center – Luck Clinic, St. Croix Valley Hardwoods and Larsen Auto Centers.

Registration and team pictures are from 8 to 9 a.m. All team members should arrive early to allow time for picture taking. Cancer survivors are asked to stop by the survivor’s table to be specially recognized. The opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Jonn Dinnies and this year’s honorary chairpersons, sisters Beth Cunningham and Amy Fossum, will speak prior to the ribbon cutting.

Refreshments, provided by local businesses, will be available before and after the run/walk. Bob Kreutzin will be on the route with water and available to as-

sist any walkers that need it. He will have an American Cancer Society poster in the window of his vehicle.

Prizes for individual top money raisers are a deacon’s bench from House of Wood, 18 holes of golf at Frederic Golf Course one-night stay and $20 gift certificate at Grand Casino Hinkley and a a $25 gift certificate at Van Meter Meats. A traveling trophy is awarded to the team that raises the most money. T-shirts are given to each participant raising $60 or more and a free round of golf at Frederic Golf Course with one paid round is available when $25 or more in donations is brought in.

If you are unable to participate, consider supporting a runner/walker with a donation, purchase a tribute flag (contact Marcia Anderson 715-472-8478) or a foot-a-buck (available at local businesses). - with submitted information

Amy Fossum Trying to get to the root of a cough that persisted through the winter of 2007-08, Amy Fossum went through some X-rays at Burnett Medical Center, where she was working at the time.

They found a mass along a blood vessel that goes from the heart to the brain, she said, and immediately diagnosed it as Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“I was more annoyed than anything.

I had all these plans,” said Amy, 34, who now works at Polaris Industries in Osceola and has been married to Jeremy for eight years.

Her oncologist at Abbot Northwestern Hospital was very optimistic, noting that the cancer was confined to Amy’s chest area and had not spread to any other organ. Five days later, in mid-April 2008, she started chemotherapy.

In 95 percent of Hodgkin’s cases, said Amy, the regimen followed by her sister of chemotherapy followed by radiation works. She, however, was not following the typical path.

After eight treatments, a scan indicated that the mass was not shrinking as expected. In September she started a new regimen, with chemotherapy every week.

Amy continued working throughout her treatment, even changing jobs at one point. She would take a day off after the chemo but determined not to let it interfere with her life any more than absolutely necessary.

“It’s a foreign thing in my body,” she said, recalling her thoughts at the time,

“and I’m going to get rid of it. I’ll battle it, but I won’t let it get the better of me.”

Amy’s cancer still did not respond to the treatment, and in December her oncologist decided to double check to make sure they were dealing with Hodgkin’s.

A lymph node was removed that confirmed that it was, indeed, Hodgkin’s.

“I was in that 5 percent not responding to chemotherapy,” she said. Some cancers, she explained, can “hide” from chemotherapy. They cannot, however, hide from radiation, and in January Amy began radiation treatments.

Up by 5 a.m. and on the road by 5:30 a.m. for her 7 a.m. treatments at Abbot Northwestern, Amy would then go to work as human resources manager at Polaris.

She lost her hair and got a wig named “Wendy.”

“I really appreciated that,” said Amy. “I’m a very social person. I was working and I like to go out. But when my hair came back I got rid of her. I found I actually like my natural (hair) color. And now it’s curly.”

Nearly a year after it all started, Amy was given the all-clear.

“March 19 (2009) I was contacted and told I was cancer-free,” she said. “In my case the radiation did it. It’s been a long haul.

“Physically you get tired. You have to work through that,” she said. “You definitely need a support system through something like this. It was overwhelming how kind people and how supportive people are. My family and friends, even people I didn’t know, were really reaching out to me.”

Her sister, said Amy, was her inspiration.

“Had I been the first to go through it,” she said, “I don’t know if I would have been so strong. She is my hero. She was in school and would drive up from Platteville for her chemo, spend the weekend, then drive back to school. I didn’t realize at the time what that really meant.”

••• “It seems like your life will never be the same,” said Beth, “but it does get better. You move on. The pain and the bad days; they end.”

People are usually stronger than they think, she said, and a great part of the experience is the person’s attitude.

“I took the high road and said it wasn’t going to bother me. These were just hurdles in my junior year of college.”

Although both Amy and Beth are free of cancer, they admit to some fears regarding their future.

“I’ll probably be more nervous now when I get a cough,” said Amy. “I’ll be more aware of that.”

Research shows that, following chemotherapy and radiation, the two will be at a higher risk for breast cancer, leukemia and uterine cancer.

But advances in treatment are happening every day, and the American Cancer Society is helping to make great strides in diagnosing and treating the disease, they both noted.

Both Polaris and the Luck Medical Center have sponsored the Finish Line in Luck, and the family has long been involved in supporting the fundraising efforts to fight cancer.

“We’re very honored to be chosen as honorary co-chairs,” said Beth.

Fine arts show, concert this Thursday FREDERIC - The Frederic Fine Arts Show and spring concert will be held this Thursday, May 7, at the performance center at the 6-12 school, beginning at 7 p.m.

Music instructors Patti Burns, Pat Anderson and Greg Heine will direct performances by the high school

band, high school choir and show choir and the bell choirs.

Approximately 10 minutes before the program, students who won awards at the state music contest will be showcased. - with submitted information.

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Three winners of the Wisconsin Region Writers Association / Northwest Region Writers student contest.

First place “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” by (name withheld by request), Osceola Middle School, eighth grade The news announces another death.

Across the street police find meth. I hear downstairs my parents scream. My life is tearing at the seam. Now I lay me down to sleep, Each night I cry myself to sleep.

I have no friends, I try not to care. It’s hard to see someone who isn’t really there. But the people at school drive me insane. They think that they are the only ones with pain. Now I lay me down to sleep, Each night I cry myself to sleep.

The sun comes up, it’s a beautiful day.

I hear the birds, I’ll find a way To hope for something, and learn to smile And end my sorrow for a while. Now

Writer’s Corner I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

••• Second place “Fishing” by James Keller, Siren Middle School, eighth grade Standing on the boat, Hopefully you’re afloat In the beating sun, having fun.

Casting out the line, Make sure not to whine, Or you’ll get a fine When your bobber goes down.

Jerk your pole around

As I walk to its still warm body, It lies motionless with the arrow still Within its heart.

Don’t reel it in too fast, Or you’ll lose your bass.

Make sure to grab the net Before you get too wet.

A perfect shot.

••• Third place “A Perfect Shot” by Austin Bruss, Siren Middle School, seventh grade

Northwest Regional Writers The Northwest Regional Writers meet at 1 p.m. the second Friday of the month either in Frederic or Grantsburg. Call Mary Jacobson at 715-349-2761 for more information about the organization.

As I sit in my stand, In the quiet wood, A wild deer grazes in the field, As I draw back my bow.

I let the arrow soar through the air, Its target the tender shoulder of the deer.

It pierces through the skin, Into the warm flesh of the deer.

The deer dashes into the wood, Only to fall twenty yards further.

PoCo Penners The PoCo Penners meet the second Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the county boardroom in the government center in Balsam Lake. Contact Brenda Mayer at 715-485-3571 or Iris Holm 715-294-3174 for more information. - submitted

Submissions should be typed, double-spaced on one side only of 8 -1/2 x 11 white paper, leaving a minimum of 1-inch margins all around. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be no more than 800 words.

Submissions may be delivered to The Leader’s offices in Frederic or Siren, mailed to Box 490, Frederic, WI 54837 or e-mailed to the-leader@centurytel.net. We prefer e-mailed copy.

If hand-delivered or mailed, please write "Writers’ Corner" somewhere on the front of the envelope. If e-mailed, please use "Writers’ Corner" as the subject and include the submission as body text of the e-mail. No attachments, please. Your submission to Writers’ Corner grants The Leader one-time rights to publish the item in the weekly newspaper. The author retains the copyright and all future publication rights. The Leader may edit submissions for grammar and punctuation, clarity and length. If you have any questions about this feature, please contact us at the-leader@centurytel.net or call 715-327-4236. - Editor

Time for the 71st Sterling Settler's Picnic CUSHING – Every June, on the Sunday after Father’s Day, the new and the old settlers get together at the Cushing Community Center to reminisce and meet each other again.

This year, on June 28 at noon, they will have a potluck dinner. Bring your favorite picnic-type dish to share, and the rest will be furnished.

A short program, led by Chairperson

Shirley Christianson, will follow lunch.

The speaker is Dorothy Sandahl, pastor of the Laketown and Cushing First Lutheran churches.

Karen Johnson will provide the music.

There are door prizes and recognition of the oldest, youngest, longest-married and coming from a distance.

The inhabitants of Sterling Township have been celebrating annually the Set-

tler’s Picnic longer then any other celebration in the area; it started way back in 1939, held outdoors by the Old Settler’s Cemetery on Cowan Creek. Maps will be available for persons to take a selfguided tour of the Barrens so you can see the many historical landmarks there.

There are many new businesses and homes out in the Barrens now too. The SLE Historical Society will have the mu-

seum open on the second floor of the community center with historical items and photos on display. There will be demonstrations of early crafts, etc.

They look forward to meeting you and welcoming back all the descendants of the settlers of the Barrens of Sterling Township and the surrounding areas. submitted

Polk-Burnett awards $11,450 to local programs through Operation Round-Up

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CENTURIA – Polk-Burnett’s Operation Round-Up awarded $11,450 to 19 community organizations at its spring 2009 quarterly meeting. Grant recipients are: 1. Northwest Regional Writers, $500, to pay for speakers at the statewide spring conference and host a conference for youth.

2. Burnett County Law Enforcement Citizens Auxiliary, Mounted Patrol, $500, to purchase reflective breast collars for horses and reflective vests for riders.

3. Clear Lake Area Community Center, Inc., $250, to upgrade lighting in the gym with energy efficiency fixtures.

4. St. Croix Valley Destination ImagiNation Regional Tournament, $500, to host regional tournament for 700 children from 15 school districts.

5. Star Prairie Fish and Game Association, $250, to host annual pontoon lunch for senior citizens on Cedar Lake.

6. The Salvation Army, $500, to continue to meet the needs of homeless individuals and families in Polk County.

7. Siren Police Department, $700, to purchase a defibrillator for use on medical calls in the village of Siren and surrounding areas.

8. Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County, $1,000, to assist with wheelchair ramps, firewood, housecleaning, respite care, yard work, shoveling and home repairs to help maintain independent living.

Polk-Burnett’s Operation Round-Up awarded a $1,000 grant to Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County to assist with wheelchair ramps, firewood, housecleaning, yard work, home repairs and other projects to help local individuals maintain independent living. (L to R): Presenting the check this week were Jan McInroy and Vicki Tollander, Operation Round-Up directors; Bill Schmidt, Polk-Burnett general manager; and Alma Karels, Operation Round-Up treasurer, Accepting the check were Barb Blodgett, director, and Laure Siebrasse, secretary, Interfaith Caregivers. – Photo submitted 9. Somerset School District, $1,000, to help replace automated defibrillators and build additional green spaces for soccer and football.

10. County Line First Responders, $1,000, to purchase defibrillator, radios, oxygen tanks and updated medical supplies.

11. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, $500, to expand facility to include isolation kennels for dogs.

12. Polk County Amateur Radio Asso-

ciation, $250, to help purchase radios, computers, generator, and train personnel.

13. Luck Public Library, $700, to build storage cabinets and shelving at new library with local workers.

14. Burnett County Adult Day Care Association, $800, to replace computer equipment from 1997.

15. Luck School Chess Club, $250, to purchase tournament chess sets, clocks and books and send team to chess cham-

pionship.

16. Polk County Transportation for the Disabled & Elderly, Inc., $1,000, to assist with fuel costs for Care-A-Van transportation.

17. The Association Retreat Center, $250, to host spring sports awards program and recognize student athletes from area high schools with WPCA radio station.

18. Moms and Dads Against Meth, Inc., $500, to support in-house and outreach services at Butterfly House, a safe and sober residence for women in recovery from drugs and alcohol.

19. Balsam Lake Public Library, $1,000, to expand summer reading program in anticipation of increased use due to economy.

Funding for Operation Round-Up is donated by members of Polk-Burnett who volunteer to round their monthly electric bill up to the next even dollar amount. The monies are combined and grants are awarded quarterly to organizations that improve our local quality of life.

The next application deadline is June 1. Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant or co-op members who’d like to round their bill up in support of Operation Round-Up may call 800-421-0283 or visit polkburnett.com. – from Polk-Burnett

Water-safety instructor course RICE LAKE — The American Red Cross will offer a water-safety instructor course in Rice Lake beginning on Saturday, May 9.

Certification through this course is required to teach the Red Cross watersafety courses offered at many of the

area swimming facilities.

Swimming abilities required include 25 yards each of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and 15 yards of butterfly.

Stroke work is included in the course as well as lesson planning, skill supervision

and stroke observation skills. You must be 16 years old by the end of the course.

The course is scheduled for Saturdays, May 9, 23, June 6 and Thursday, June 11.

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by Russ Hanson The smells of spring on the farm are here. The neighbors are hauling their manure piles and plowing it under, ever optimistic that this year will be a good one. My high school teacher from the 1960s, Rodger Meyer of St Croix Falls, has a story for us this week from his early days on the farm. Mr. Meyer taught physics, chemistry, math and Spanish. My own career in science came about because he was able to convey his own interest in the physical world and how things worked to me. His story is part of a book he wrote for his children and grandchildren.

“I grew up in a small town with three grocery stores, two taverns, two garages and a filling station with hand pumps.

There were two churches and a oneroom grade school. My favorite aunt ran a small farm out of town while my uncle worked in a paper mill. They didn’t have children, so Bingo, their dog, and I were like children for them. Aunt Elsie always wore bib overalls and did most of the farm work. She drove the Model T Ford until Uncle Harry traded it for a Model A. The shifting mechanism was too complicated for her.

“I rode my bike a mile out to the farm on Saturdays - even in the winter - to help with chores. Aunt Elsie tried to show me how to harness the horses, but old Rex would push me against the wall of the stall so I could hardly breathe, and Max stepped on my foot and wouldn’t get off. I think they sensed I was scared of them and wanted to have some fun with me. Anyway, I never learned to harness the horses.

“The barn was small but I managed to fill the wheelbarrow with manure when I cleaned the gutter. It was easy pushing it out the door to the stoneboat, a heavy, raftlike thing pulled by the horses. We used pitchforks to spread that fertilizer on the field. I was in high school when they got the manure spreader and a new Allis Chalmers tractor. I thought it was a great improvement until I learned that I had to push the wheelbarrow up a wide board to dump it in the spreader.

That was quite a push, even taking a run at it. More than once, I slipped and dumped the load over the side of the plank.

“I thought the worst winter chore was cleaning that stinking chicken coop.

The smell of ammonia was so strong it was hard to breathe. I really worked fast scraping the slanted boards with a hoe and picking up the hen poop from the dirt floor. I welcomed the fresh cold winter air when I was done and didn’t realize that I was anesthetized to the odor until I rode my bike home. I smelled hen poop for hours.

“Uncle Harry let me drive the small Allis after he bought a bigger one. Aunt Elsie drove it, too. Uncle Harry bought a new Ford car every two years, through 1942 when they quit making cars and switched to war production. My family had a 1941 Dodge that they bought new - the last new car the dealer had before he closed his business and went to war.

My stepdad gave me the ‘41 Dodge when I was a senior at River Falls as a graduation present in advance. It had a slight knock in the engine at 90,000 miles.

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Thorson never told me about ridge reamers so when I put the pistons in from the top, I must have broken a ring due to the carbon ridge at the top of the cylinder. It was too late in the year to go back to the shop. I sold the car to a neighbor boy when I entered the Army.

The mechanic who repaired it for him said the broken ring scored the cylinder wall so he bored out the cylinder and put in oversized pistons and rings. Live and learn!

“I am reminded of a similar experience when I was building cement stave silos. Our crew of three finished a sixtyfooter one hot afternoon and drove our truck to the next job. It was dark when we arrived and the boss was cussing up a storm after he checked the build site.

The spot for the silo was in a pigpen and the footing crew didn’t have the footing in. We rigged up some lights and began digging the circular trench in the stench of pig manure. I was the mud man in our crew so I mixed up several batches of concrete in a trough that the others spread in the trench. Silo crews were paid by the number of silos built, so we worked from dawn to dusk. We finished our nasty task and flopped on the farmer’s beds near midnight. I shared a bed with my grouchy boss. During the night I had a bad dream that included a smell so real I woke and asked the boss ‘Do you smell that pig?’ He wasn’t happy when he said ‘No!’ “I was able to work during the war years when I was in high school and then at River Falls College. The books there were free. I paid $2.50 per week for a room in a private home with a roommate and ate at Ma Journey’s boarding house for very little cost. I earned enough in the summer to pay for nine months at RF. I painted houses, worked on the farm, spent two summers at the Jim Falls Dairy, and one summer as a gandy dancer on a work train in northern Minnesota with the Duluth, Mesabi and Iron Range Railroad while in grade school and high school. I worked two summers for the Madison Silo Co. out of Chippewa Falls and at another job poured molten aluminum at Qualheim Foundry in Racine.

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Notes from the Rambler Over the last two weeks, Margo has had a bad cold. She is just getting over it now, but it kept her pretty much inactive the whole time. I bought her 20 microwavable servings of chicken soup, five packages of cough drops, about $100 worth of nose drops, decongestants, rubs, pills and supplies and rented dozens of old movies and tried to leave her be to recover in peace.

I didn’t get the cold so decided to hit some local cultural events on my own.

At the Luck Museum program, I learned from James McKeown, camera collector and expert, that my collection of 50 old cameras was worth about $100 total.

At the Polk County Historical Society, I learned from Dr. Allen Hanson that my collection of less-than-pristine old books was worth even less than the cameras.

Eiler Ravenholt brought an autographed J. F. Kennedy book that turned out to be worth several thousand dollars! At the Polk County Genealogical Society, I learned how important it was to digitize my family records and some

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At the Wisconsin Regional Writers conference in Siren, I learned how to write poetry. Start with a sentence: “The white birch tree leaves trembled gently in the wind” and just chop out the extra words and letters: “Birch leaves tremble in the wind” and it becomes poetry.

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I missed eating aebleskivers; missed a bunch of church suppers and smelt fries; I missed an art tour; I did stumble onto a huge Forest Lake garage-sale event. This time of year has so many things going on that you really can choose what you like to do. I am all tired out now of going out for entertainment, and with Margo finally over her cold we will have to get back to work and finish the maple syrup bottling and cutting wood for next season and then plant the gardens.

My neighbor, Marlys Hedberg, is collecting pledges for an American Cancer Society walk in Luck this Saturday. A few months ago, her story of meeting her husband at the Cushing roller rink was in the column. I suggested she might try skating the five miles, but she says she no longer has her skates. My brother, Marvin, took some of his grandchildren skating at Pine City, Minn., last summer. They stopped him after a few spills. “You’re getting hurt too much, Grandpa.”

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A heavy purse and light heart We had a two-day rummage sale at our Lewis church last Friday and Saturday with a good crew of volunteer workers. It takes time to lay out all the items and the prices were mostly 25¢ or 50¢.

We also discussed our new print out of members’ names, Abrahamzon addresses and phone numbers.

“Everyone has a star after a name,” complained one woman, “What does that mean?”

“It means that person is a member!” I said.

“Well, I’ve been a member for years,” she said, “and there’s no star.”

“Then it’s just an omission.” Carl Warndahl walked through the room.

“Ask him if he got a star.”

“Yes,” we said, “he’s got a Starr.” The result was that we laughed so hard that we must have added 10 years to our lives. We were almost slaphappy or perhaps more tired than we knew.

It turned out the member who prepared the list didn’t have her own name in the directory. More laughs.

You know that old saying, “There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.” On the face of it, it sounds like spilled coffee, but it boils down to mistakes.

Someone discovered a flask. It was empty. Someone else discovered a stuffed white tiger and I think the tiger was whisked away to be in a church skit – or perhaps for a grandchild. A huge sombrero, a memento of someone’s trip to Mexico, found an interested buyer.

I bought a small display case for small rocks, two cookbooks and four huge soup bowls that could be used for cereal, too.

I considered a big purse but put it back. Then I went back for it as it was really huge.

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On Saturday, I attended the Spring Wisconsin Regional Writers conferences at the Lodge in Siren. As a greeter I made a point of stopping at every table to welcome registrants to God’s country. We are proud of our white birch, our white pine and our area.

I am not what you’d call a native as I come from downstate. I’m now a converted northerner and when I go downstate, things down there look strange to me. The roads have no shoulders to speak of, there are too many billboards, and there is less roadkill.

From time to time birds of a feather like to flock together (another cliché) so it was fun to greet and meet – or meet and greet – longtime writer friends.

It was a good thing I bought the big rummage-sale purse as I found out the purse could hold five new books while I only carried one book in my hand. Easier to sneak my purchases into the house. I stopped at most tables and fell for a book titled “Tales from the Red Pump” (It’s located in the couple’s front yard in the Solon Springs area.)

I stopped to visit with a delightful 90-year-old poet, Kay Karras, no relation to Katherine Karras who wrote for the Sunday Pioneer Press when I did. (She even knew my walking stick was made from diamond willow and most people don’t recognize what it is.)

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And I met the butterfly lady who writes for the Washburn County Register. Such a delight!

One of my stops was at Michael Perry’s table. Didn’t see any copies of his well-known “Population 485” but one on coop and another on truck (is it a love affair with a pickup or a woman?). He likes to use words not acceptable to editors, i.e. contents of a nose when someone has a cold, four letters, one guess). He has an agent watching over him.

I missed talking to Michael Norman, but I have heard him before at conferences at UW-River Falls, as my three sons graduated from that university. His collaborator in Haunted Wisconsin books was Beth Scott. One year she taught a 12-part course at Amery and a carload of us went to Amery once a week for that.

The woman who spoke on poetry, Beverly Larsen, gave us some wonderful and innovative ideas for writing poetry – enthusiastic, engaging presentation.

I think I am the eternal student at heart. You know how I figure. No day is wasted if I learn something new.

People hugged me because I’m a free spirit and dare to be myself at writers’ conferences. They hug me and want to see my jade ring, the coveted ambition of every WRWA member. I thought someone might wonder how long I’ve belonged to WRWA, but they didn’t. Perhaps someone can match it or surpass it.

One woman asked, “And you know August Derleth?”

“Yes,” I said. He was my teacher at Rhinelander.

“And you’re a Ben Logan groupie?”

“I adore him,” I answered.

It is such fun being open and honest about something I love best. Writing! This column, for instance, was already written in my head before I put pen to paper.

It was fun, too, to have middle school and possible high school students among us, because the world needs writers. Not just today but in the future.

Writers can inform, influence, entertain, change viewpoints and initiate changes. Do not under estimate the power of the pen or computer or word processor. We are a power to be reckoned with (Rule 1: Never end a sentence with a preposition). When you know the rules, sometimes you can afford to break them if nobody is looking.

A lot of hard work went into planning a state conference, but a lot of satisfaction was realized. We are happy we lured writer friends to come this far north.

Open mike made it possible for many writers to read from their works. It’s like showing off a new baby.

Meanwhile, by hiding five books in a purse, I have blown my cover. How will I sneak any more books into the house? I think I heard the house list way to one side.

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50 Years Ago Mother’s Day was May 10, and Windus Apparel, Frederic, suggested any of these gifts: slips, hats, blouses, dresses, gowns, purses, jewelry, hankies or hosiery.-No trespassing signs were available at the Leader office for 10¢ each.-March was the safest month in seven years.-Grass fires kept firefighters on the go in Burnett County.-A hearing was set for May 12, on the Maple Valley School. Hundreds battled a Burnett County fire that swept through 18,000 acres.

It started with a spark from a chimney fire at the Charley Larson farm in the Freya Community northeast of Grantsburg.-A freak tornado hit the Rocky Ridge area east of Lewis, doing considerable damage to the Norman Hill house trailer and trees in the yard.

Mr. and Mrs. Hill and baby were asleep when the storm hit. Trees were damaged at the Onello Hill place.-A good shower finally broke the drought.-A vehicle-safety check would soon begin.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included lemons at 39¢/dozen, crushed pineapple was 5 14-oz. cans for $1, Swansdown cake mixes at 4 for $1 and Campbell’s tomato soup at 11¢ a can.-A special at the Leader office, Frederic, was a ream of typing paper at $1.-Frederic Auto Co., Inc., had an ad proclaiming, “More people are buying Chevrolets in 1959 than any other car.”-Charles Tollander opened a sportinggoods store in Webster in the former Oscar’s Place.

40 Years Ago Jerry Olin, Unity junior, was appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy.-There was a good response to courses offered in Frederic summer school.-The 45th anniversary of the Women’s Club in Frederic was observed May 13.-Frederic Co-op bowlers did well in the state tourney.-Mrs. John Boyer had a next-to-new clothes sale on May 10, on Benson Road, Frederic.The Frederic American Legion began having Sunday pancake breakfasts on May 11, at the Legion Hall from 6:30 to 10 a.m.-The Hallquist Store at Luck was purchased by Jess Petersen.-The Luck Drive-in was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson from Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coe of Minneapolis.-Specials at the Frederic Coop Store included fruit cocktail at four 1-lb. cans for $1, peas at 5 cans for $1, tomatoes at 5 cans for 89¢ and Maxwell House coffee at 3 lbs. for $1.74.-A banquet was held to honor Siren teachers at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren.-A new tree planter was now is use in Burnett County.-Col. Walter Hoar, Shell Lake, was guest speaker at the Nelson Elementary Grade School.-Wheels and tires were stolen from cars at the Chrysler-Plymouth property, Dresser.-The Polk Burnett dairy princess would be crowned at Clayton.-A salad luncheon would benefit the hospital at SCF.-The Coomer Old Settler’s Picnic was set for July 13, at the Siren Park, with potluck lunch at 1 p.m.

20 Years Ago Connie Sheffield wrote a column Focus on Family Living for this weekly newspaper.-The Frederic High School presented the play “Skinned Alive” and the cast included Mike Benoy, Jake Wisse, Jennifer Wedin, Tracy Rudolph, Alex Wagner, Robert Wenthe, Patti Carlson, Amy Gustafson, David Richter, Michelle Lee, Eric Dahlberg and Amy Route. The director was Gwynne Jenson.-Sand Lake was one of eight lakes closed to spear fishing.-Ski-trail members objected to tree clearing.-Gov. Tommy Thompson stopped to pose with the Wood Lake Beavers 4-H Club.-A Rice Lake bomb case would be tried in Burnett County.-Voyager Village would get a second golf course.-The Grantsburg board approved lighting for the junior high gym.-Deer ticks and Lyme disease were here for the season.-The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota helped heal injured birds.More hunter’s-choice permits would be issued in 1989.-Walter “Sonny” Lundeen continued his battle with ag officials.-Conservation plans were adopted for 15 Burnett County farms.-Glen Johnson was selected as Grantsburg’s Man of the Year.-The annual meeting of the Lorrain Cemetery Ass’n. was held April 17.-Burnett County would be part of 4-county recycling study.-An arts celebration was set at Siren, Monday, May 1, in the small gym.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Webster Senior Center

866-4334 Monday was the ever-favorite liver and onions day and it was great to have Pat and Alan Nicholson join us again for Nicky’s delicious meal. Even though some people say “ewww, gross” whenever they hear liver mentioned, it is one of the most popular meals in the four nutrition sites in the county and people check the new menus each month to see which day it is scheduled to get signed up for it right away.

Thirty-four members of the Ravishing Rubies and Runaway Rubies Red Hat Society clubs went on a bus trip Tuesday to the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake. They enjoyed Bingo with prizes on the way down and then a buffet luncheon followed by casino games.

The next regular monthly luncheon of the Ravishing Rubies will be held at noon on Tuesday, May 26, at Madden’s Restaurant, Siren.

Jim and Helen Gatten, Clara Lilly, Jim and Mary Bies, Cliff and Bev Pardun, Barb Parsons, Opal Johnson, Delores Farr, Margel Ruck and I were among the 81 seniors attending Super Adults on Tuesday at the Clover Community Church. Special music was by Jerry Blokzlyl of Markville, who sang, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” and “How Great Thou Art.” Hannah Casey of Mora, Minn., gave a special interest feature on recreational music. In addition to being the mother of three teenagers, she also teaches music lessons. One of the interesting things that I learned was that patients with Parkinson’s disease can move more easily and smoothly with music therapy, as it relaxes their nervous system. Music is also good for stroke patients, because the right side of a patient’s brain can be trained to take over for the damaged left side. Music can make a person feel happy, sad, energized, calm, united or divided. It is said that music can sooth the soul and calm the savage beast. In the devotions by Pastor Dan Fritch, he said that 36 out of the 66 books of the Bible have reference to singing and/or musical instruments. So the core purpose of music woven through the Bible is to praise and glorify God. Revelations 4:5-11 looks to him as the Cre-

ator, and Revelations 5 looks to him as our Savior.

Nicky served the congregate diners her lasagna meal on Wednesday. Twelve people played dime Bingo in the afternoon and enjoyed eating the delicious refreshments furnished by Edna Schroeder.

A special happy birthday to my daughter, Heather Stahl, who celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. I can’t believe she is 32 years old already. It seems only yesterday that she was following Elden around in the garden with a carpenter’s bag of seed potatoes tied around her neck, waiting to drop them into the hole made by him.

The diners welcomed Pete Neubauer back on Friday after returning from spending the winter months in the sunny south.

Friday was May 1, May Day. Does anyone even celebrate it any more? When I was a child, we made little baskets to put wild flowers in and give to our mother, or hung one on the door of someone special, knocked, and then ran and hid to watch the surprise and joy on a person’s face to see it. We have little flower-filled May baskets hanging on our holiday tree in the center, and I really love they way they look. Dave Wardean, Rod Hopkins, Pat O’Brien and Chuck Lehman finished installing the remaining sections of our split-rail fence at the center on Friday, and the whole effect is eye-catching. Stop by the center for morning coffee and see their great job. Thanks guys!

An estimated 140 people enjoyed the rafter-raising, spirit-lifting music of all the musicians at the monthly old-time gospel jam fest at the Lewis Methodist Church on Saturday evening. Rather than take notes, I just sat back and enjoyed the moment, well, actually three hours of it. The next get-together on Saturday, June 6, will start at 5 p.m. instead of 6 p.m., because Brad Alden promises they will be grilling hotdogs, etc., and it will all take place outdoors (weather permitting), so bring a folding chair along.

Congratulations to newlyweds Bill Lehman and Penny Fornengo who were married on Thursday, April 30, and Bud and Patricia

Lentz who were married on Saturday, May 2, with both couples having their vows exchanged at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Webster.

Don’t wait until the last minute to sign up for the combination Dining at Five evening meal and the Volunteer Recognition Dinner being held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12.

Nicky will be serving a roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy, mini salad bar, glazed carrots, rolls, milk and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Call 715-866-5300 to make your reservation.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be sponsoring a fundraiser rummage and bake sale on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange School located on CTH A. Donations of baked goodies and household goods, knickknacks and gently-used clothing will be greatly appreciated.

Our special thanks go to Mary Poretti for the donation of assorted greeting cards; Therese Gloege – candy; and Dave, Rod, Pat and Chuck for their hard work at installing the remaining sections of split-rail fencing. We

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Mary Klar still haven’t gotten our Experience Works kitchen aide for Nicky, and she is very grateful for all the hours Lily Gleason has donated in helping her after Lily completes her homedelivered-meal route.

Our get-well wishes and prayers go out to Olive Gehrke, Lynn Kern, Don Peterson, Mable Buhler and Andrew Macke. Our sympathy and prayers also go out to Bonnie Plath in the death of her sister, Lil Jonsrud, of Spencer and to the family of Imogene (Ball) Heimer in her recent passing.

According to Jesus, our heavenly Father is like a devoted shepherd who leaves his flock of 99 sheep in the safety and shelter of the fold and sacrificially goes out to find that one lost lamb. “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.” – Luke 15:6. If we are like a lost sheep, we can call out to him and he will rescue us. How much are we worth to Jesus versus modern man’s idea of worth? New gold watch - $500, new suit $200, new dress - $100, Dinner for two - $50.

The love of God – priceless!

See you at the center!

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Monday visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen were Dick Quinton and Randy Schacht.

Nettie Otis, Deb Schlapper and Marlene Swearingen were Thursday afternoon visitors of Donna and Gerry Hines.

Caleb Schott was an overnight guest Friday at the home of his grandparents, Lida and Don Nordquist.

Weekend visitors of Gerry and Donna Hines were Brian, Jane and Bryton Hines and Mark and Sue Hines.

Garry, Beth, Gene, Donna, Glen and Lorraine Crosby, Mike and Kathy Spears, Hank and Karen Mangelsen, Don and Lida Nordquist and Marlene Swearingen were among the large number of people who went to the birthday party Saturday for Beatrice Lee

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in honor of her 86th birthday. It was held at the home of Dixie and Allen Jeffery of rural Luck.

Lida and Don Nordquist were guests Saturday at the home of Jan, Jim, Caleb and Hannah Schott. They helped Hannah celebrate her eighth birthday.

Matthew Lester is home on leave from the Army for several days. He stayed with his grandparents, Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen, over the weekend.

Patty and Dave Close visited Karen and Hank Mangelsen Sunday afternoon.

The annual meeting of Hertel Lakeview Cemetery Association will be held Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m., at Lakeview United Methodist Church.

Burnett Community Library I though it would be fun each week to share one of the responses we received for our drawing during National Library Week: My public library is important to our community because … “It frees the mind to imagine, the heart to dream and the soul to be free through reading books.”

Our library was closed on Tuesday, April 28, due to inventory. Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped out, we counted 13,677 items.

Our library has contacted EBSCO to receive free access to their Career Library database. It is being offered to interested public libraries for the rest of the year because libraries play a valuable role in helping people find employment. Career Library contains detailed information on more than 2,500 occupations, including interest and skill assessments, connecting results to the appropriate career clusters. It also includes state-specific resources, a resume builder and an occupation video library.

We’re looking for grade-school children and their families, second- to six-graders, to attend a book presentation on Tuesday, May 12, at 6 p.m., to celebrate Children’s Book Week. We will discuss “Pink and Say,” by Patricia Polacco, followed by refreshments.

Meeting reminders

• Adult book club, Tuesday, May 26, at 10 a.m., “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” by Mary Ann Shaffer.

• Library board meeting, Monday, May 11, at 4:15 p.m.

• Afternoon craft groups, Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m., on the lower level. Bring a friend and your favorite craft.

• Friends of the Library meeting, Wednesday, May 13, at 11 a.m.

• May 23, Friends of the Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

New books for children

“Warriors: Power of Three, No. 3,” Sunrise

New books for adults

“Brimstone,” by Robert Parker; “Last Scene Alive,” by Charlaine Harris and “First Family,” by David Baldacci.

Tax forms are still available on the lower level.

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Monday Spades was played at 1 p.m., with the following winners: Lorna Erickson in first place, Corine Root in second place, Shirley Sandquist in third place and Willis Williams in fourth place.

Tuesday Whist was played. Coffe time is enjoyed.

Morning coffee time is enjoyed early each morning and the pool table keeps busy.

Wednesday Pokeno was played at 1 p.m.

Thursday night 500 cards at 6:30 p.m. resulted in the following winners: Norma Nelson in first place, Myrna Weik in second place, David Peterson in third place and Eleanor Bonneville in fourth place.

Friday Pokeno was played at 12:30. Our monthly meeting was cancelled.

Saturday was a potluck and birthdays of

the month were celebrated. Our 12 current members over 90 years old were honored at a special table with a special cake. Pictures were taken and a good time was enjoyed by those honored. A good crowd of other seniors enjoyed card games and Pokeno along with ice cream and cake.

Each Saturday our “share a lunch” is enjoyed at noon and card games and either Bingo or Pokeno is played by those not playing cards.

Our monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 8, 1:30 p.m. All members urged to attend as important business needs to be addressed.

Remember Mother’s Day. Mothers who laugh lots live longer.

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653-4281 A two-day rummage sale was held at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church on Friday and Saturday with most items priced 25¢ or 50¢ in order to serve the needs of the present economy.

Sales were also held on the front lawn of the LaVerne Leep home, inside the former Westlund Bros. – Hill Store by Jean Hill and at the Barb and Gary Morrill place on Hwy. 35.

The jam session at the Lewis church Saturday night was well attended by area music

lovers.

Congratulations to McKenna Cook, daughter of Linda and Kerry Cook of Lewis, who was confirmed Sunday, May 3, at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Cook (no relation) was in charge of the service. The family served goodies afterward.

Other members of the confirmation class were confirmed at the Siren United Methodist Church. The young people were received into membership, promising to support the church with their presence and their presents and

prayers.

Members of the state writers association (WRWA) gathered Friday night and all-day Saturday for the spring conference at the Lodge, Siren. Speakers included Michael Perry, author of several books including: “Population 485,” “Coop,” “Truck,” etc. He was a very entertaining speaker with the right timing to evoke a lot of laughter. He also handled a workshop well and was perfectly at home calling out names for door prizes.

Small-town but cozy.

Bernice Abrahamzon Congratulations to Carolyn Marquardt of the Northwest Regional Writers who won a top prize for a contest entry.

Bernice Abrahamzon was also happy that a friend, Jo Stewart of the St. Croix Writers of Solon Springs, won a prize with her entry.

Happy to report that some of our local writers were able to attend. The Northwest Regional Writers will meet at 1 p.m. this Friday at Espresso Cabin near Grantsburg. Assignment: “The Empty House Next Door.” Order food off menu if desired. (Change of location).

Cloverton-Markville Two of our residents from out here were involved in the first-annual invitational art show held at the East Central School last week.

Dave Baker was a judge and Clint Elliott, junior at the school, not only won a first- and second-prize for his pottery work, but also had a piece selected for the People’s Choice Award.

Webster High School and Hinckley-Finlayson High School also submitted student work to be in the show. Dave was one of three judges for the event, Marguerite Walz and Bonnie Waletzo worked with him. The event was organized by East Central art teacher Chris George and industrial arts instructor Jocelyn Rydberg.

All involved in the show are hopeful that perhaps even more schools will enter next year. As Ms. George said, “It is a great opportunity for kids to have their work shown and to see what kind of artwork is being done by students in neighboring schools.”

County board Supervisors Doug Carlson and Steve Chaffee answered questions at

the last meeting of the East Pine County Wanderers. Topics included the proposed Northern Lights Rail, the Homeland Security Department and various budget difficulties.

Shirley and Jerry Blokzyl brought the cake and the door prize; a nice little gift of money was won by Cheryl Wickham. Other special guests were the Wickham’s son Ron and his wife, Jenny. Jenny has just completed a tour in Iraq and we gave them a heartfelt round of applause for their service to our country. April birthdays were Frank Schaaf and Dave Baker.

I received a most interesting call the other day. A gentleman from over in Wisconsin named Joe Wagner said that he hunted in Cloverton over 50 years ago and stayed at the home of the Fureys, Lydia Mishler’s parents. He wondered if anyone was still living in the “red farm on the corner,” Doris and Tony Fornengo’s place. He also once had a friend named Louis Mishler and wondered if he was related to Don. I called Don and learned that he did not know the name. Mr. Wagner said

reading this column was like a “trip down memory lane” each week.

Maria Starowoitow is now home after three months of recuperation from a broken ankle.

She had surgery at St. Luke’s, then two months in the Benedictine Health Center followed by a month at her daughter Tania’s home in Pine City, Minn. She is doing well and receiving physical therapy, nurse visits and housecleaning also. Welcome home, Maria.

Marlene and Don Mishler joined 14 other classmates of Don’s for their twice-a-year lunch at Jan and Gary’s Café last week.

Everyone had a good chance to catch up on everything.

Former resident Evelyn Johnson said she attended granddaughter Nichole’s graduation from chef school.

The son-in-law of Beverly and Ed Carlin was injured in a pickup truck rollover awhile back. His injuries seem to be to his head as he is experiencing memory loss and, at times, disorientation. His name is Robbie and

he is married to Ed and Bev’s daughter, Jenny. We wish him a good recovery.

The Carlins enjoyed the afternoon they spent at the Parker’s Prairie School last week for grandson Cole’s kindergarten program.

They left early in the morning and picked up another grandson, Ben, in Sandstone, Minn., to take with them.

Deloris Schirmer went down to Danbury the other day and commented on all of the shelves that are being filled now in the new addition to Wayne’s Food Store.

Remember cemetery cleanup in Cloverton is Friday, May 15, at 1 p.m. and in Markville on Saturday, May 16, at 9 a.m.

Dave and I went to Minnetonka last weekend for an overnight with his daughter Leda and her husband Mark. We went to the Tonkadale Greenhouse, ate at Maynard’s on Lake Minnetonka and watched “The Wrestler.” The occasion was Leda’s 31st birthday and Dave’s 66th birthday.

Happy birthday to all, wherever you are.

Each year, the shelter holds a garage sale fundraiser in June. This year, the sale is being postponed until the end of the summer.

That means you will have all summer to find treasures to donate to our sale in the fall.

Members will receive a postcard notifying them of the upcoming garage sale date. We will also keep you updated in this column, in plenty of time to donate for our sale.

We have been busy at the shelter, but not all of the activity has been in adoptions.

Just-want-to-lookers are making regular visits to the animals, and in this way, a steady stream of our adoptables are going home.

Tippy, the sweetheart Border collie, found a home last week. She said that she was happy to gain a brother in the move.

The increase in people losing their homes has caused an increase in much-loved, welltrained pets being surrendered at the shelter. Remember to check our available pets if you or someone you know is in need of a furry addition to their home.

Appointments for the snip and tuck spay/neuter program are being taken at the shelter. Low-income residents of the area are encouraged to take advantage of this service to lower the pet overpopulation in their homes by spaying and neutering their pet at Arnell. Applications for the program are available at the shelter or online, e-mail, www.amhspets@amerytel.net Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715 268-7387 (PETS) or www.arnellhumane.org

Gus is a 1-yearold male chow mix.

He has a soft golden-rust coat, a black mask and a curly tail.

Gus springs on his long legs. He loves to take walks and play with other dogs. He has enthusiasm to spare and will make each day an adventure in companionship. Lovers of the chow chow breed will find Gus to be a hybrid alternative with all of the smiles and none of the attitude.

Arnell Humane Society Happy Tails

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Siren Senior Center The word is out that Wisconsin is planning on discontinuing the monthly drivers-license assistance at the Siren Village Hall. It is needless to say that the seniors at the center are disturbed about it. In order to help prevent this, a petition was passed around and signed by the people attending dinner on Wednesday last week.

As most of you realize, if they do discontinue this service we would have to drive to Rice Lake, which is a 100-mile round-trip. Not only would this be costly for most seniors, but quite a few of our older seniors do not care to drive this distance. It has been suggested that we should call Ann Hraychuck’s office at 888-529-0028 and protest this.

So if you find that this would be an incon-

venience for you, please give her a call so she can add her input to this.

Dining at Five is May 7, so if you haven’t made your reservation for dinner do so now by calling 715-349-2845.

This will be the volunteer recognition and everyone is welcome.

Speedy recovery wishes to Virginia Martin who had hip surgery last week. We have missed her at cards all winter and hope she will be back with us soon.

The center is decorated for May, thanks to Marge Nyberg and Myrna Thomas, and gratitude is extended to Lou Jappe who hauled in the decorations from the shed.

The card committee has finally found a home for all of the cards that have been

made the last several years and it will be a lot more convenient to find what you need with our new storage cart. We have found three off-site ladies (Lilac Grove Apartments) who are now helping recycle the greeting cards. Thank you, Marge Nielson, Elaine Lamson and Bernie Karl. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we will be able to sell them at the Farmers Market this summer. If anyone is in need of a greeting card keep us in mind as we have a nice variety and they are only 35 cents each or three for $1.

Again this week we had nice turnouts for all of our activities. Winners at 500 were Anke Olesen, Gerry Vogel, Darlene Groves, Barb Munger and Shirley Doriott. Spades winners were, Ralph Groves, Candace Doriott, Marie

together.

A belated happy birthday to Millie Lunberg, who was 101 years young on April 28.

Bingo coverall winners on Friday were Deloris Benson and Elaine Swenson. Fourteen people enjoyed this afternoon together.

Nine of our local people helped open the 500-card season at Cedar Lake Communitiy Center on Saturday evening. Carol Van Buskirk took first place with a score of 4,440.

Jane Rosauer was second-place winner with a score of 3,920. A potluck preceded the card playing. Next game night will be May 16, at 7 p.m.

Gratitude is extended to Marian Edler for writing the news the previous two weeks while I was recovering from surgery. Also, thoughts go to Ione Meixner, Connie Gray

Bentley, Barb Munger and Gerry Vogel.

The Feet First Clinic will be at the center on Monday, May 18. The reservation sheet is out so call 715-349-7810 or come in and sign up.

Gratitude to Nona and Ralph Severson who made a special trip to Laughlin, Nev., to bring us back eight boxes of playing cards for our card games. What would we ever do if we didn’t have people like them thinking of us?

The center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have a healthy week.

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SCF Senior Center I found it hard to believe this past weekend that one of my neighbors had the lawn mower out and was trimming grass. It reminded me that I need to get my mower serviced soon.

The spring rain and warm sunny days really made flowers and grass come alive.

Thirty-seven people enjoyed Tuesday afternoon 500 cards. Winners were Laurie Lamert, Artis Brown, Don Benson, Phil Mevissen, Jim Anderson and Mary Lou Lund. Roger Greenly and Jim Anderson won the nine bid. Domino winners were George Meixner, Donna Schlosser and Jean McIntyre.

Thursday evening 500 card winners were Rich Hustad, Jeannette Berquam, Deloy Olson, Don Benson and Kim Rosen. Darlene Cross and Jeannette Berquam won the nine bid. Twenty-eight people enjoyed this evening

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and Marcella Frojker.

If you are looking for an activity on a weekend, head to the local school athletic field where there are usually 12 teams playing soccer at the same time. It gives a great group to choose from to watch.

Remember, our senior center is always available for rental for any occasion. We now have the Internet PowerPoint, which is available for a small additional fee. Our center is open to the public on Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stop by for refreshments and pick up a current schedule of activities.

The eye doctor asked Ole, “Have your eyes ever been checked?” “No,” says Ole, “They have always been blue.”

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Harmony H.C.E. met at Adeline Ingalls on Tuesday with Adeline and Peggy Keains as hosts.

Fran Krause attended the mother-daughter salad luncheon at Bethany Church on Sunday.

Mark and Dee Krause spent the weekend in Duluth/Superior celebrating their 25th anniversary. They met Rusty and Peg Heland, who were watching their son play baseball for UW - Oskosh at UW-Superior.

Tuesday Donna Carlson visited Maxine Stone and Thursday Ethel Daniels visited her.

Friday evening, Jack and LaVonne O’Brien had dinner with Bob O’Brien and Rylee at the Pour House. Tim O’Brien spent Saturday with Jack and LaVonne.

Tylyn O’Brien and Bobbi Jo O’Brien were in the bell choir and band contest from Frederic in Eau Claire on Saturday.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Luck Senior Center

by Kathy Mueller Hello again, we’ve been busy this last week, very busy visiting and snacking on good food. Last Friday a couple who lived in Luck years ago stopped by to visit. Ellen Jepsen and Edna Lawson remembered them well and they all had a good time catching up on events.

One day last week Bob Kreutzian brought in a wonderful Danish kringle that was so incredibly good! I am afraid I had more than my share. I understand some of our Luck schoolchildren were selling these as a fundraiser–thanks kids!

We were visiting and laughing the other day trying to figure out ways to coax a few more souls into our midst to share our laughter. Joan Chaffee suggested we set aside about one day a week to discuss “someone,” and for sure, people will come in droves. So, it’s official, on Friday, May 10, we will discuss, umm, Joan Chaffee, at 1 p.m., so be there.

Say, Joan has a birthday this month – on the

30 – we can add that to our discussion.

We have a few more May birthdays. Lauritz Jensen will celebrate his on May 12. Both Norm and Ellie Schmeckpepper have birthdays this month; Norm on the 30th, and Ellie on the 1st. Happy birthday all of you.

Remember, our Men’s Breakfast will be on Saturday, May 16, at 9 a.m. Please sign up for the breakfast; sign up in person at the center or call at 715-472-8285. We are open Tuesday through Friday. The menu will be a surprise; I guarantee you it will be very good.

We will be requesting a donation. Come for good food and a good time.

We are also planning a special event for ladies. We will have a Women’s Tea on Friday, June 19, at 1 p.m. There will be tea of course, and the dainty goodies to go with it plus an entertaining program. Again, we need to know how many to plan for, so please sign up or call us for your reservation.

All ladies are invited.

Birth announcements Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center: A girl, Melina Rose Maria Saenger, born April 23, 2009, to Norman and Donna Saenger, Milltown. Melina weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz.

••• A girl, Ada Jo Violet Abbotts, born April 23, 2009, to Jennifer and Joseph Abbotts, Osceola. Ada weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A girl, Peyton Nevaeh Evans, born April 24, 2009, to Holly Prokop and Brian Evans, Robbinsdale, Minn. Peyton weighed 6 lbs, 9 oz.

••• A girl, Erica Mae Flores Pastrana, born April 25, 2009, to Nicole and Jose Flores Pastrana, Osceola. Erica weighed 5 lbs., 9 oz.

••• A boy, Ethan Glenn Harrison, born April 26, 2009, to Jamie Mosay and Michael Harrison,

Academic news

FREDERIC – Kelly Daeffler, Frederic, received one of four $1,000 scholarships from the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors. The Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors presents four scholarships statewide to students who are employed, or who have parents/ guardians or grandparents who are employed, at plants that are members of the association. – submitted

Luck. Ethan weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A boy, Caden Louis Ouellette, born April 27, 2009, to Kayla Brett, Milltown, and Justin Ouellette, Chisago City, Minn. Caden weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz.

••• A girl, Ciara Rose Norlander, born April 28, 2009, to April and Jason Norlander, St. Croix Falls. Ciara weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz.

••• A girl, Coralynn Christine Bukkila, born April 29, 2009, to Carly and Benjamin Bukkila, Frederic. Coralynn weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz.

••• A boy, Eli Alexander Paulhe, born April 28, 2009, to Elaina Paulhe, St. Croix Falls. Eli weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

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We finally got a little of that much-needed rain last week, but we could use a lot more, as I’m almost positive our fire danger is not over yet.

After the rain it really didn’t take long for the grass to turn green. As you well know deer seem, to be able to find fresh grass and that seems to bring them in from the woods to the ditches for the first of the seasons goodies so be extra careful as they are extremely quick at darting out into the paths of cars.

The bears are still active in the town of Siren this past week, especially around Clear Lake, just south of Siren. Several of the homes around the lake have had their suet feeders and birdfeeders either broken to bits or just knocked on the ground. Use extra care at night when going to and from your homes after dark. Also, take extra care to watch your children and small dogs.

Congratulations to elementary student Grace Tolzman and high schooler Jessica Tills for being chosen Siren schools students of the week.

Congratulations to Megan Baasch for being chosen Inter-County Leader prep of the week.

The Siren area will soon have its own loss and grief support group at the Burnett County Family Resource Center. If you would like to be included in this program or just want more info call 715-349-2922.

Sympathy to the family of Jerry W. Kesier who passed away April 13.

Sympathy to the family of Charlotte Probst who passed away April 18.

Sympathy to the family of Donald Johnson who passed away last week.

The United Methodist Women’s group had a trial run German dinner last Friday evening, May 1, with about 105 attendees being served. It seemed to go rather well so discussions at a future meeting will be held to decide if they will be having this dinner again next year.

Congratulations to the Siren Methodist confirmands, Kyaisha D. Kettlula, Mackenzie E. Erickson and Hunter Wickstrom. They were confirmed on Sunday, May 3.

Interstate Park news Morning bird walks Migrant songbirds are returning to northern Wisconsin and Interstate Park. Many species of birds will remain here while others are passing through on their way farther north.

Don’t miss the opportunity to view and listen to these messengers of spring! Join Robin Maercklein of the National Park Service for a two-hour morning bird walk on Silverbrook Trail from 7 - 9 a.m. Saturdays, May 9 and 16.

Meet at the Pines Group Camp at Wisconsin Interstate Park. Bring binoculars and a bird field guide if you have them.

Spring wildflower mania The Friends of Interstate Park are hosting wildflower walks on Sundays in May. It happens every spring—can’t distinguish a false rue anemone from a wood anemone from early meadow rue? Get it all sorted out on woodland wildflower walks with local plant ecologist and botanist Barb Delaney. The walks take place on May 10 (Mother’s Day) and May 17 at 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and repeated at 3:30 – 5 p.m. There’s something new every week! Meet promptly at the Ice Age Center at Wisconsin Interstate Park—we might car pool from there to other locations in the park. The walk will take place rain or shine!

Preregistration is required and attendance is limited to 12 people. The fee is $5/nonmembers, $3/Friends members. A Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls, on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. Annual passes for 2009 Jamie Lea T. Bell (formerly Jamie Lea are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. Daily Rivard), Physician Assistant-Certified, passes are $7 for residents or joined the Shell Lake Clinic in April 2009 $10 for nonresidents. For more information call Julie at 715483-3747.

Wedding announcement

Arnold/Desjardins Nalani Arnold and Jason Desjardins were united in marriage on October 19, 2008, on Houlopie Beach on the island of Lanai in Hawaii, by officient, Patti Fisher.

The reception was on Houlopoe Beach.

Bridesmaids were: Crissy Hamilton, friend of the couple, Lanai City, Hawaii; Janice Lauderdale, friend of the bride, Oahu, Hawaii; Melinda Hurford, friend of the bride, Lanai City, Hawaii; Chanel Moke Puha, friend of the bride, Oahu, Hawaii; and Erin Quon, friend of the couple, Lanai City, Hawaii.

Groomsmen were: Nelson Hamilton, friend of the groom, Lanai City, Hawaii; Brian Desjardins, brother of the groom, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mark Desjardins, brother of the groom, Shoreview, Minn.; Randy Arnold, brother of the bride, Oahu, Hawaii; and Andy Peterson, cousin of the groom, Osceola.

Bobi Arnold, Oahu, Hawaii and the late Bill Arnold are the bride’s parents.

Jeff and Marilyn Desjardins, Shoreview, Minn., are the groom’s parents.

Special attendances were: Warren, uncle of the groom, Karen and Andy Peterson, Osceola; Lesa, cousin of the groom, and Mark Locken and family of Superior.

The Desjardins spend their honeymoon in Mo’orea, Tahiti.

Nalani is employed as a social coordinator for the Four Seasons Resort on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. She holds a master’s of science in hospitality management from the University of Miami.

Jason is the assistant IT director at the Four Seasons Resort on the island of Lanau in Hawaii. He graduated from Frederic High School in 1996, and holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from UW-River Falls.

A reception open house will be held in their honor on Sunday, May 17, 2009, from 2 to 8 p.m., at the Frederic Country Club.

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Pioneer Memoirs This is another installment of a publication of memoirs written in 1947 by Frederic pioneer Alice Dahlin Lund. - Editor

by Alice Dahlin Lund Johanes lived a very straight and honest life, and though he did not like to go away to earn some extra money, he was not lazy.

All in all, he was an individual. He did what he thought was right and cared very little about what folks thought about him.

He was far from being ignorant, though he did have a few queer habits. He had the habit of putting his cud of chewing tobacco inside of his cap when he took a chew from the new plug. I guess he was afraid he would get short of it and that the old cuds might come in handy. When he came home he would bow his head, take off his cap and put the old cuds into a little tin box for further use, should he want it.

He tanned hides, made shoes for the family, harnesses for the horses and even made a snowplow that he used regularly on the roads as far as his land reached. He said they were accustomed to that in Sweden and it was going to be that way here too. At Christmas time he always brought home three spruce trees: one for the house and one for each side of the outside door.

He then strewed the yard with branches of spruce. The branches looked very nice on the white snow as folks passed on their way home from the Christmas service, called Julotta.

Johanes and Maya did not belong to the church in our community, although they were both confirmed and belonged to the Lutheran church in Sweden. However, they were always willing to help. They had the true spirit of giving and were always kind. Maya would sew for the Ladies aid and tried to save her dimes for it. When the bell was purchased for the church, Johanes and his young son drove 18 miles to the station to get the bell and bring it right up to the church, though he was not a member. Their son belonged to our young-people’s league.

Maya was a very thrifty and ambitious person. She carded and spun wool, making flannel and mackinaw for dresses and men’s clothing. She brought a part of a loom from across the ocean. She was always busy knitting mittens, scarves and sweaters. It seemed as though she had to hurry, for she had a stroke and was sick

but seven days before she passed away.

She was laid to rest at the age of 50 years.

She had done much good for the community.

There was a serious diphtheria epidemic that claimed many lives in 1882 or so. Wherever there was help needed, Maya and Johanes would be found.

They labored endlessly without thought of pay, night and day.

They nursed the sick and dressed children, one after the other. Uncle dug graves and hauled the dead to the cemetery. This kept on for some time. It was hard for them, too, for they had three children of their own, and were keeping a brother and sister of mine. They would go in the barn and change their clothing before entering their home. It was a miracle; not one of their household was stricken. But somehow, after things were adjusted to normal, this was all forgotten. They did not toll the church bell, as was the custom of the day, when beloved Maya was called home to glory. It was customary to toll the church bell at ten o’clock in morning after a person died who belonged to the church. Johanes grieved because of this, but was much too proud to ask them. I felt that this would have been the least the church could have done for the couple who earnestly labored during such a critical time, and who brought home the very bell that they would not toll.

They were worthy people. Johanes never borrowed money; he tended to his own business and paid his taxes and voted regularly. When I was a child, I had a notion that I liked him better than my own father. Uncle would play with children. He even played “Ring Around the Roses.” Father was quite stern and never played with us. He thought we should behave as grownups. As I grew older I could see that they were individuals with different characteristics. My children knew him and liked him. My oldest son quoted him many times saying he was almost a philosopher of his day.

Their daughter Lotta married and lived in the city a couple of years. Later them moved back to West Sweden, planning to

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settle there on a farm, but her husband decided to work in the mines one winter so as to help to finance the farm. He was gone about six or seven months before she heard from him. He wrote saying he would be home in May. The month of May came and went, but he never returned.

Lotta could never find out what happened to him. Many people thought that he might have been robbed and killed as this often happened to men returning from work with heavy payrolls. Lotta gave birth to a little girl, who died in infancy, and Lotta, thereafter made her home with her father and two brothers. Johanes passed on at a ripe old age, and one son passed away not long ago. Lotta and her remaining brother are still living on the old farm in the log house that their father built. They have always lived independently and I guess they always will. Their place is still clear of mortgage and they seem to manage without assistance. Bless their hearts, I hope they will not be sick very long when their time comes for departure.

Thus ends my story of two good people, whose help was so willingly accepted, and for whom so little has been done. It is a strange trait in human beings to be so forgetful of good and so remindful of an error or queer habit.

An old friend of mine, from Seattle, Wash., has been visiting me. This evening she is visiting her niece, so I am all alone and a little lonely, as we have been reviewing our girlhood days. She reminded me of a dance our crowd had in an empty house near the sawmill during the day. It was a rather spooky incident, but young people that were out for fun would not stop because of that.

As we were coming close to the house, one of the boys suddenly cried out. “Look, there is a ghost on the lumber pile.” I looked up and saw a man holding his cap in one hand and reaching upward with the other. One of the boys had run ahead and climbed on the lumber pile to scare us. I screamed just once and sank to the ground in a faint. When I regained consciousness, I was lying in a snowdrift and the boys and girls were rubbing snow on my face. I was soon all right; I would not let this spoil the fun that had been planned.

We entered the house and played games and danced, a lively square dance. A big black dog, that none of us had ever seen before, came running across the floor and really broke up the fun. We decided to get

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Wisconsin State Recreational Trails require passes for bicycle riders 16 years of age and older. Locally, the Gandy Dancer Trail, running from St. Croix Falls to Danbury, requires state passes.

Passes are available from vendors in the villages along the Gandy Dancer Trail as well as the Polk County Information Center in St. Croix Falls and the

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our caps and coats and go home lest something more serious might happen to us.

Two other friends, one that I had not seen for 50 years, came to see us and asked us if we remembered when we danced in the empty house. I think we all remember it very well.

We had many good times during the rest of the winter, but in the spring we girls went to Minneapolis, Minn., in search of work, and the boys went to Osceola to work on the railroad. I worked in the North Star Woolen Mill.

Christmas of 1885 rolled around, and two of my sisters, my aunt and I went home on a vacation. One other sister was keeping house for father. My aunt, uncle and three cousins were there too. We were a family of 13 over the holidays. Christmas morning four of us got up at 3 a.m. and walked seven miles to Julotte, the Christmas morning service. The closer we got to the church, the more people we saw, some of them carrying real torches made of pine roots.

Going home from church, I met a nice young man who had recently come over from Sweden, though I did not know it at the time. I said, “Why don’t you answer me? I hate a man that will not answer when I speak to him!” Then one of the boys told me that he did not speak English. I said, “Why did you not say so, I can speak Swedish.” He was tall, slender and handsome, with dark curly hair. I thought his face would have been just perfect if his nose had been just a little smaller.

One of my sisters was keeping company with his brother. As we walked along we came to a new road. “Let’s walk the new road,” I suggested. We could not agree, though we would all have met on the same road again. My sister, the new Swede and I chose the new one. We passed an old bachelor’s house on our way, so we agreed to go in and wish him a merry Christmas. He had an organ that he made, and the young man could play a little, so we played and sang a few Swedish songs. Finally the old fellow suggested breakfast. We helped him prepare a nice breakfast of pancakes, fried pork and coffee. He seemed so happy that to this day, I feel good about it, for I know we brought Christmas cheer to his heart. – With information submitted by Brian Johnson’s family. – From Betty Fenton, director of public relations, Frederic Area Historical Society.

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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Amery Public Library “Siesta Lane: One Cabin, No Running Water and a Year Living Green,” by Amy Minato Feeling disconnected from the life of consumerism, Amy Minato decided to leave the city and live a green life for a year. She moved from Chicago to a quiet, simple rural retreat in Eugene, Ore. The community she discovered was called Siesta Lane; she soon found it to be like Thoreau’s Walden Pond for her.

A like-minded group of men and women lived in tiny cottages with no electricty or running water. The experience changed her forever. She shared her life with wildlife and plants, worked at multiple low-paying jobs and gained an appreciation for silence, solitude, insects, wind and rain.

Siesta Lane is filled with poetry, observances of nature, homespun philosophy and the joys of the simple life. We just celebrated Earth Day, celebrate it a little longer and read this book.

Library notes Story time enjoyed Miracle, the lamb brought by Bonnie Feist last week. Regular story time next week at 10:30 a.m. with songs and stories for everyone. On Wednesday, May 13, we will be having story time at Golden Age Manor at 10:30

a.m. for National Nursing Home Week.

Everyone is welcome.

Friends of the Library meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18, for their monthly meeting.

Teens Read meets at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., on May 18 to discuss “Saturday Night Dirt,” by Will Weaver, a book about dirttrack auto racing. Pick up a book at the circulation desk and join us if you are a teen.

Friends of the Library book group meets on May 18, at 7 p.m. to discuss “The Tender Bar,” by J. R. Moeringer.

Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join us.

The starting date for the summer reading program is Monday, June 8; watch for further information on Be Creative at Your Library with fun events over the summer.

Otaku Club meets every Tuesday at 5 p.m. for teens and older who love gaming, manga and anime. Stop in and check it out if you are a teen.

Library hours Hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Balsam Lake Library Story time Story time is at 11 a.m. every Wednesday, here at the library.

All ages are welcome to join us for stories, crafts, music and snacks.

Book club Wednesday, May 20, at 3 p.m. Everyone welcome. May’s selection is “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey,” by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.

Hours Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake.

Hours are Monday 10 a.m. –8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Web site www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.

Polk County Library Hours Osceola Public Library Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our phone number is 715-294-2310, and our Web address is www.osceolapubliclibrary.org.

St. Croix Falls Public Library Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, except Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday. 715-483-1777. E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Balsam Lake Public Libary

Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake. Hours are Monday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.

– 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Web site http://www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.

Centuria Public Library Monday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.; Thursday: noon - 7 p.m.; Friday: closed; and Saturday: 10 a.m. - noon.

Luck Public Library Open from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Thursday. Fridays we will be open 11 a.m.

– 5 p.m. Saturday we will be open from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Dresser Public Library Monday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday noon–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–noon and 1–7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls Public Library Summer read 2009 You are invited to Be Creative at the St Croix Falls Public Library – Wednesdays, July 1 – 29, 7 p.m. Sign up at the library any time after school is out for the summer.

It’s double your donation. Our second $100,000 challenge grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation started in April. The library has one year to raise $50,000 and the foundation will match that figure.

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. We are grateful.

Check out the library Web site and explore the links – you can even make a donation online!

Go to www.stcroixfallslibrary.org and click on the new library building more information link. Let’s match that challenge grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation.

Technology Free wireless Internet 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 art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Hours, contact The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday.

715-483-1777.

E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. The library will be closed Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25.

Frederic Public Library Story-time theme is community workers Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to story time every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Guest readers in May will be community workers, including the police department, the fire department and the hospital. Join us for a lively hour of stories and activities.

What is your favorite color?

The library interior painting is done, and we are proud to show off ten new colors! Stop in to see the difference, and stay to have a cup of coffee and browse our shelves.

In Capable Hands jugglers are coming The Frederic Library is jump-starting its summer-reading program, Be Creative @ Your Library, by partnering with the Friends of Frederic Library to sponsor the comedy-juggling-magic duo In Capable Hands, an entertaining kid-oriented act. In Capable Hands will be appearing at the Frederic Elementary School on Tuesday, May 19, at 12:45

p.m., for a 45-minute show, and all community children and caregivers are invited for the fun. For more information, please contact the library.

Book groups to meet The Thursday-morning book group will meet May 21, at 10 a.m., to talk about “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,” by Malcolm Gladwell. The evening book group will meet May 21, at 7 p.m., to discuss James Baldwin’s classic novel, “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” Copies of both titles are available at the library, and new members are always welcome.

Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak Street West.

715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Story time is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Amery Public Library Hours will be Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Milltown Public Library The library hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.

– 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Sunday closed.

Centuria Public Library

Amery Public Library

Clear Lake Public Library

Luck Public Library

Frederic Public Library

Dresser Public Library

Clear Lake Public Library Monday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tuesday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 - 8 p.m.; Thursday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. We can be reached by phone at 715-263-2802 or by e-mail at clearlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Frederic Public Library Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak Street West.

715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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by Wayne Anderson “Here we are in India!” Squirmy exclaimed, with ancient wonder. “This is such an old part of the world. And in all that time, a lot has happened here.”

“And look at all the people,” Wormy said, bug-eyed.” It’s wall-to-wall people.

Ant colonies have fewer inhabitants. I don’t think I’ve see so many people in one country in my wormy life.”

“Excuse me?” hinted Squirmy. “Can you spell China?”

“China? Oh, yeah. I forgot. China is number one in population. Sorry, Squirmy.”

India indeed has a lot of people living in her country, which is shaped like a triangle. At last count there were some 1.2 billion people living in an area about one-third the size of America. That’s like living in a crowded elevator.

But on this crowded elevator, you can go to the highest point in the world: Mount Everest. This majestic, mighty mountain stands 29,028 feet among the grand Himalaya range.

Mount Everest, named after British surveyor Sir George Everest, is the tallest point in all the sky. And it’s growing! Scientists put a global positioning system up there and saw the mountain is growing a few millimeters every year because the continental plates under the sea are pushing it up.

The Sherpa people who live way up in the mountains call it “Goddess Mother of the World.” That’s one way to say it, in the Nepal language. But in India there are more than 1,500 native tongues. Still, these different people speak common English so they can do business. English is the “language of commerce.”

“I speak English to Indian people all the time back in Wisconsin,” Wormy said proudly. “In fact, I told some friends there we were coming to India to visit.”

“You were on the phone to India from back home?” Squirmy asked in international wonder. “Why were you calling someone in India from Wisconsin?”

“Because I needed computer help,” Wormy said with a sly smirk. “And when I called the help number, I got someone in India.”

Big American computer companies have lots of offices in India. They hire

thousands of people in many cities in India to help customers back in the USA. A lot of Indian people are educated, but poor.

And they will work for low wages. So companies go to Wayne M. India and hire Anderson people to work.

They are happy The to have jobs.

“Hey Anderson Squirmy, what Report other cool things are there to see in India?” Wormy said, growing impatient and itching to travel around. “There are natural wonders like huge mountains, but what about some things man has made?”

“I can point to something fantastic with two words,” my eager friend.

“Just two words?” Wormy said in disbelief. “What are they?”

“Taj Mahal,” Squirmy said, and said no more.

The Taj Mahal is one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world, which is a little morbid because the Taj Mahal is a tomb.

Back in the 17th century the emperor of India, named Shah Jahan, got married to a lovely girl named Mumtaz Mahal. She was the king’s third wife. They loved each other very much and were so happy together.

But in giving birth to their fourteenth child, something went wrong and she was going to die. She begged Shah Jahan to build her a fantastic tomb. He wept and told her he would. The year was 1631.

Brokenhearted, he invited architects from around the world to design the most grand, fantastic, marble mausoleum ever built. An architect from Persia won the contest.

And for 21 long years, more than 20,000 workers labored day and night building the massive-domed tomb made of beautiful white marble. Over 1,000 elephants hauled the materials from India and Asia.

Stonecutters chiseled deep, intricate designs, which were inlaid with precious stones from Tibet and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Arabia. Sparkling crystal was

The Taj Mahal, one of the manmade Seven Wonders of the World.

Cows, sacred in the Hindu religion, roam the town streets free and lay down where they like. – Illustration: Kaylynn Anderson and John Schneider, Grantsburg High School.

Photos by Wayne Anderson shipped from China.

It cost 32 million rupees back then.

Today that would be billions of dollars.

“Wow! Squirmy, in two words you said a mouthful.”

“No kidding, my amazed friend. The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. That’s why some three million people go see it every year.”

“India is full of great things,” Wormy said with amazement. “They have tallest mountains and grandest tombs. But what about important people?”

“Last time I summed up your request in two words,” Squirmy replied with brevity.

“This time I’m going to answer you with one word.”

“How can an important person be recognized in one word?” Wormy queried.

Squirmy looked at his anticipating friend and peacefully said: “Gandhi.”

He was born in 1869 in India. He went to college in England and became a lawyer. A company in South Africa needed some legal help, so they hired him as an advisor. But after he got there, many people treated him as a second-class person – all because his skin was brown. They told him this made him inferior.

He had not been regarded like this in England. And he was shocked at the ugly way Indian immigrants were treated in South Africa. He took up their cause of wanting justice and good civil rights.

“Squirmy, it’s important that everyone be treated fairly. It doesn’t matter what you look like or even how you think.

Everyone deserves a fair shake – even worms!” Wormy proclaimed in his best justice-for-all tone.

“That’s the spirit, my free friend,” Squirmy seconded. “And we must keep at it, because the minute we get lazy bad things creep back in.”

So for 20 years Gandhi worked hard in South Africa and was beaten for his good deeds. He often went to prison for protesting the cruel injustice by white South Africans. It was there he developed his strong principle of civil disobedience. He called it “truth and firmness.” Gandhi was of the Hindu religion, but loved people of all faiths.

After he finished his important work in South Africa, he returned home to India.

The British government ruled there. They too did not treat the Indian people fairly.

They exploited their land and kept Indian people in extreme poverty.

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2. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

3. The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Gandhi took up their cause and organized national strikes and peaceful protests.

He simply did not cooperate with a bad government. He used the principle of civil disobedience. And he became a living example and a symbol for a free India.

Every day he prayed and often fasted for peace. He wore a simple loincloth and never dressed fancy. He ate vegetables and drank fruit juices.

“Didn’t I read he liked milk?” Wormy said, remembering his Indian history.

“Oh yes. In fact it was goat’s milk,” Squirmy said with historical exactness.

People loved Gandhi as a saint and called him Mahatma (great soul). And by leading his beloved country in noncooperation and nonviolence he believed that Great Britain would eventually give up, give in and leave India. He was right. In 1947 India was free from British rule.

Gandhi loved all people, even the British. He saw them all as equal in God’s eyes. Even the poor and dirty people called “Untouchables;” he saw them as the “People of God.” On his way to a prayer meeting, he stopped to greet followers in the garden.

It was a cool evening on Jan. 30, 1948. And out of the crowd stepped a fanatic Hindu man who pulled a gun and gunned down the frail, saintly man. Gandhi was 79 years old.

Gandhi was dead. But his inspirational life and his belief in justice for all lived on.

Great American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were inspired by Gandhi and went on to lead us in justice and civil rights for all.

“India sure has a lot to offer and think about,” Wormy noted.

“Again, you said a mouthful. India has more than 4,500 years of history to consider,” Squirmy replied.

The many natural wonders, fantastic manmade buildings and inspirational people are all part of incredible India, a country that’s shaped like a triangle.

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Luther Point celebrating 60 years

Pictured are the first group of campers ever to attend Luther Point Bible Camp. They were from Chisago-Apple River and came to Luther Point July 24-30, 1949. – Photo submitted In the early years, counselors were strictly on a volunteer basis and the program took place only in the summer months. Campers paid a small fee and brought donated food in large cans.

Bob and Erna Berthelsen, from Albert Lea, Minn., were the camp managers for several summers. In 1970, the first paid counselors were hired. In 1975, the first year-round director, Gary Loktu, was hired and the director’s residence, now the camp office, was built. The following year Gary Loktu passed away during heart surgery.

In 1977, the Rev. Chip Salzgeber was hired as the second camp director. Under his leadership, programs expanded to include group retreating and canoe trips. Also in 1977, the camp dining hall, now known as the Gary Loktu Center, was winterized. The building was utilized as a dining hall-youth retreat space for about 25 years, until 2002, and had overnight accommodations for up to forty people. Salzgeber resigned in 1979.

In 1980 the Rev. Ted Berkland was called to serve as director. Some significant improvements were made to the facilities in 1983-84, including a new septic system and an addition to the Gary Loktu Center. The ministry also expanded in the number of staff hired and programs offered during the eleven years that Berkland served as director.

He retired in October of 1991.

In May 1992, the Rev. Craig M. Corbin became executive director and he continues to serve in that capacity to this day. During the last fifteen years the camp has seen some significant improvements. The Gary Loktu Center was completely remodeled. Up to 250 people can comfortably dine in the GLC, with a beautiful view of the lake.

Luther Lodge was also remodeled and made more energy efficient. In 2001, the retreat center was built. This facility is a high-comfort center with motel-style rooms and excellent accommodations. It has a large meeting space and two fireside rooms.

From 2003-2007, six family cabins were remodeled and made into year-round cabins. Nestled in the pines along Akermark Bay, these cabins are a lovely way for families and small groups to enjoy Luther Point and have helped to enhance retreat opportunities.

As year-round retreats and events have grown, Luther Point’s staff has also had to grow. There are now six fulltime year-round staff and several part-time year-round staff along with a volunteer board of directors consisting of 12 people. Luther Point’s foundation started in 2003. As the Foundation grows, it will provide means to help keep Luther Point secure into the future.

Luther Point is now sponsoring the Opening More Doors Together Capital Campaign. The main goal of this campaign is to build a storm shelter with a youth center on top. Luther Point’s goal is to continue to offer its ministry of Forming Faith, Pointing to Christ to anyone who is willing to come.

In the last 60 years, Luther Point has grown from serving people only in the summer to serving 35 to 100 people nearly every weekend throughout the year. More and more people are enjoying Luther Point during the week in the fall, winter and spring. Last year over 6,000 people came to Luther Point.

The facilities and grounds have been modernized and improved but the mission of Luther Point remains the same. Their mission is to encourage Christian faith through learning, worship, discipleship, and fellowship opportunities, and to build a relationship with God, others and creation. Throughout the years many people have devoted a lot of time and hard work to make the ministry what it is today.

The 60th anniversary provides an ideal opportunity to enjoy or get reacquainted with Luther Point Bible Camp.

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TRADE LAKE – This year Luther Point is celebrating their 60th anniversary. The public is invited to come celebrate and enjoy the legacy that has been passed down. The 60th-anniversary kickoff event will be held Saturday, May 16 (see ad). This summer, they will be celebrating with a “weekly birthday party” for the campers. A final celebration, which will include many activities, is planned for Saturday, Sept. 19 (see LutherPoint.org for details). If you cannot attend any of these events, consider renting a family cabin for a couple of days. You can also share the legacy by getting a group together from church or work, to use one of the beautiful facilities there.

There will be a special section on the Web site devoted to the history of Luther Point and stories of people who have attended. If readers have a story to share, please email it to Marcel@LutherPoint.org or mail it to the office at 11525 Luther Pt. Rd., Grantsburg, WI 54840. Watch the Web site LutherPoint.org for updates on events and to learn about more opportunities to camp and retreat.

Luther Point has been around for a long time. In fact, the vision of the camp began in the 1930s with a dream by two men, Pastor Arvid Larson, Zion Lutheran Church, Trade Lake, and Mr. Ed Dahlberg, the owner of the land which is now Luther Point. Lutheran congregations of the ELCA, UELC, and Augustana Synod were among the charter member congregations. The articles of incorporation for the Lutheran Bible Camp Association (Luther Point Bible Camp) were signed in July of 1946.

Construction of the first cabins began in October of 1947 and the first campers attended in July, 1949. Luther Lodge, originally the faculty cabin, now a year-round retreat center accommodating up to twenty people, was built in 1951.

In 1956 the chapel was built and Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake donated their pipe organ to be placed in it. The acreage owned by the camp expanded when Dahlberg donated forty acres of woods across CTH M.

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Black water Somali terrorists, oops! Sorry. Despondent Somali youth with RPGs and AK-47s riding around in little boats are currently boarding humongous ships in the Indian Ocean. It appears their intent is to hold the ships and crews for ransom. So far they have been paid $150 million while every affected country has wrung their hands. On one recent occasion they got on the wrong ship. After holding the captain hostage on a lifeboat for a couple of days, the Navy Seals cancelled their tickets. As a result of this harsh response the Somali youth have threatened to kill Americans; they’re apparently slow learners.

In an attempt to stop these Somali youth from boarding, some crews are hosing them down with water. Whatever happened to hosing them down with lead?

Many of these small boats are hundreds of miles from land, which is impossible to achieve unless they are refueled. This would lead you to the

conclusion that they are probably resupplied by a mother ship. Why not just blow the mother ship out of the water?

There has been some discussion about attacking their land bases but the Black Hawk Down incident is still intimidating the politicians.

What an amazing situation – a bunch of pirates in cruddy boats are holding nations hostage. They apparently haven’t heard about our history with Tripoli. We could send in the Marines but I think the shipping companies should put two Blackwater (Xe) employees with their wares, on each ship. The piracy would end soon.

Brooke Biedinger

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Webster writer wins state contest SIREN – A heartfelt account of Wisconsin retirement and the joys of the four seasons has won first place for Carolyn Marquardt of Webster in the 2009 Al P. Nelson Feature Writing Contest of the Wisconsin Regional Writers Association.

This year’s judge was Sandra Draelos, co-publisher, with her husband, of “Boomers,” a monthly newspaper published in the Milwaukee area.

“I love Wisconsin,” Draelos said, “and you can tell the author does, too. I was impressed that in 889 words the author was able to take us through a year of seasons and delights of Wisconsin living in a well-written, smooth transition from one season to the next.” The judge added: “In my mind’s eye, the writer

took me through a three-minute guided tour of what retirement in Wisconsin is all about.”

The Webster writer and her entry, “Retired in Wisconsin,” received the $75 first prize in feature writing at the May 2 WRWA Spring Conference, held this year at The Lodge in Siren.

This was the 15th-annual Al P. Nelson Feature Writing Contest, which is named after the longtime Delafield freelance writer and University of Wisconsin Extension writing instructor. Nelson, author of a book on the early days of moviemaking, “The Birth of a Nation Story,” died in 1994 and his family set up a fund to launch the WRWA contest. submitted

Moore honored by Thrivent Financial Local financial representative named to Pinnacle Council LUCK – Cris A. Moore, FIC, FICF, CLTC, of Luck, a financial representative with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, has qualified for the organization’s prestigious Pinnacle Council. In order to qualify for the Pinnacle Council, Moore demonstrated outstanding sales and service to members.

Moore is with Thrivent Financial’s

eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin regional financial office, serving Lutherans and their family members in Luck and the surrounding communities by providing financial guidance and solutions to help them achieve their financial goals.

Approximately 85 of Thrivent Financial’s 2,600 financial representatives qualified for the Pinnacle Council.

Moore has been with Thrivent Financial and its predecessor organizations for 18 years and has been recognized for his performance 18 times. - submitted

Groundbreaking is good news for affordable housing in Polk County AMERY – Times are tough and the construction of new homes has slowed considerably across the country. But here in Polk County the Larson/Rehbein family will mark an important milestone in the construction of their new home— and the community is invited to join in on the fun! The celebration begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, at the construction site on Minneapolis Avenue, north of Lien Elementary School. Habitat for Humanity representatives and Thrivent Financial members, and others will speak during a short program.

This new home is a result of an alliance between Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Called Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, this alliance has resulted in thousands of decent, affordable homes across the country since 2005. Thanks to its 2.6 million members who own financial products with the organization, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is able to contribute to the improvement of communities like Amery.

The Thrivent Builds alliance encourages members of Thrivent Financial and members of area Lutheran churches to help the community at large in working alongside the partner families to build these homes.

The Larson/Rehbein family is more than a little eager to finish construction of their new home. They will complete 300 hours of “sweat equity” helping to build it, a basic tenet of Habitat for Humanity. They will also repay the noprofit mortgage over a period of years, illustrating Habitat for Humanity’s objective to give families a “hand up” rather than a “hand out.”

“Being able to help provide a family with a home means so much to Thrivent members,” states Jon Grams, local Thrivent representative. “Volunteering is important to them, and this gives them a great way to personally support our community by helping families achieve financial security.”

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Opening weekend events at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park May 23 and 24 activities include “A Sense of Place” exhibit and the 40th-anniversary celebration DANBURY – In addition to the typical opening-weekend activities held at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, such as the all-weekend plant sale and Sunday Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast (8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.), in 2009 a special celebration is taking place. This year is the 40th anniversary of the site discovery and 20th anniversary of the opening of the park to the public by the Burnett County Historical Society.

An exhibit is under way titled “A Sense of Place.” This exhibit details the many generations that called this 80-acre site home until 1969 when the archeological site was discovered and from then through today.

A recognition program will be held on Saturday to honor those many people who have been a part of the site’s and the Burnett County Historical Society’s heritage.

Visitors can view the new exhibit, attend scheduled activities, snack on fry

The centerpiece of Forts Folle Avoine is the XY Trading Post, recreated in its original spot along the Yellow River. - Special photos bread, or catch a glimpse of Michel Curot and John Sayer, the early 1800s fur-post traders. Augmenting the usual interactive tours conducted by traditionally attired interpreters, an encampment of historical re-enactors will be on hand to add to the fun learning experience.

A new publication, “Voices from our Past: Telling the Folle Avoine Story,” written by Jacques Deseve, is being re-

Grantsburg choir pop concert set GRANTSBURG - Choirs from grades 7-12 will join on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m., in the Grantsburg High School auditorium for the final concert of the year, “This Is Why We Sing.” The concert will be followed by an ice-cream social in the commons.

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Anniversary program activities Saturday, May 23: Welcome and guest speakers, blacksmith dedication by local schools and book signing with Jacques

Students were part of a major excavation project in the 1970s at the site of a fur trading post where Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park now stands.

Deseve and Carole Fure.

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Grantsburg students qualify for nationals in history competition

The Grantsburg students who qualified for the National History Day national competition show off their medals with their history advisors. Pictured (L to R): Mrs. Koenen, Jordan Christopherson, Cory Niles, Erin Stavne and Mr. Koenen. – Photos submitted MADISON – After competing in and winning both a local and a regional history competition, Grantsburg students Cory Niles, Jordan Christopherson and Erin Stavne competed at the National History Day’s state competition at the University of Madison on Saturday, May 2.

The competition is held every year and this year’s National History Day competition theme is The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies. There are several different categories that entries are allowed to compete in, including – papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries and Web sites.

Niles, Christopherson and Stavne competed in senior group exhibits during the state competition where they were judged by a panel of judges on their display.

Their “Jack the Ripper: Media’s Perpetual Sensation and Notorious Catalyst of Social Reform” exhibit was presented to every set of judges differently at each competition. They had redone the display after arriving in Madison.

“We really had no idea what to expect as far as if they would proceed from the state competition,” Niles’ mom Vicky Drohman said. “It was totally cool when their names were announced as national qualifiers!”

With a national qualification, the Grantsburg students will go on to the University of Maryland from June 14-18 to compete in the national competition.

“The kids will be doing fundraising and hoping for local businesses to sponsor them for the cost of the

Cory Niles, Erin Stavne and Jordan Christopherson stand by their Jack the Ripper exhibit during state history competition held in Madison on Saturday, May 2. trip,” Drohman said. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information

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St. Croix Tribe Powwow

Tribal Councilman Mike Decorah dances at the powwow at the Siren School on Friday, May 1. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s This little guy is demonstrating that powwow featured the drum group Indian Bay Singers, a you are never too young to dance at a drum group from the Sand Lake Community. Robert powwow.

Tucker was the emcee.

Shown is the Swan Dance during the Siren School powwow.

RIGHT: (L to R) Recent graduate Kyle Phernetton and juniors Preston Decorah and Brandon Geshick perform the grass dance at the powwow held at the Siren School on Friday, May 1.

Photos by Sherill Summer

Retiring Siren teacher Diane Lund receives a hug during her honor dance at the Siren School powwow. Lund has taught at the school for 34 years.

27th-annual Jackson smelt feed

There was a large crowd gathered to participate in the Jackson smelt fry on Friday, May 1. The group of volunteers served approximately 400 customers. During the evening, volunteers cooked 100 lbs. of smelt and 125 lbs. of pollock.

Evan Eckes, 4, of Eau Claire, seemed to be enjoying the smelt fry while visit with his grandma.

Marissa McCullough, Minneapolis, Minn., was sneaking in a mouthful of Jell-O while people-watching at the smelt feed.

Shown (L to R): Keith Weyenberg, Jim Lubinsky and Sam McCullough are three of the volunteers who assisted in frying smelt on Friday, May 1, at the 27th-annual Jackson smelt fry. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Raelynn Hunter

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An aebleskiver by any other name would taste as sweet

by Priscilla Bauer LUCK - The ad for the annual aebleskiver supper described an aebleskiver as “a cross between a Swedish pancake, a regular pancake, cake and heaven!”

And by the look on the faces of those enjoying a taste of this Danish delicacy, the ad’s assessment of the aebleskiver fit to a Danish tee (especially when you added the butter and the syrup). Heav-

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If you missed this year’s aebleskivers, not to worry, the supper has been happening at the West Denmark Lutheran Church for over 60 years, and it will surely be happening again next May. If you’ve never been to an aebleskiver supper you have to go to experience that little bit of heaven in West Denmark called the aebleskiver.

Friends Eva Hansen and Wayne Schultz shared some aebleskivers and laugh as the two enjoyed the Danish pancakes and other Danish delicacies including medisterpolse, a traditional sausage and sodsuppe, a fruit soup.

Evie Beal was charged with the job of posting the numbers at West Denmark Church’s aebleskiver supper last Saturday. The annual event, featuring a meal of Danish pancakes and other traditional dishes, is so popular those attending had to take numbers and wait to be called for their spots at tables in the church-hall basement. The over 350 people attending this year’s event didn’t mind the wait for dinner as they visited with neighbors and old friends, and checked out the bake sale and raffle prizes at the annual fundraiser.

Mike Miles gets ready to pour more batter as fellow aebleskiver chef Jay Stackhouse carefully watches to make sure the Danish-version pancakes were cooked to perfection.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Frederic 4-6 program

Frederic’s fifth-grade band opened the Frederic grades 4-6 spring concert on Thursday, April 30. They played two selections, “Follow that Flute” and “Rockin’ the Blues.”

The sixth-grade bell choir displayed their musical flair, performing “Exultations,” “Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus” and “Joyful Noise.”

Nine (three not pictured) fourth-graders played recorders for the audience during the Frederic spring concert. “Recorder Dancin’” and “Zippy Toad” were the songs performed by the students on their recorders.

Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld

Kyle Olson, Maddie Ammend, Aubree Boissey and Harli Kelton wore the letters for the word “know” during the Education Rocks portion of the Frederic grades 4-6 spring concert on Thursday night. Grades four and five sang four selections during the performance, “Education Rocks,” “Information Age,” “Think” and “Never Stop Learning.”

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Grantsburg Women’s Club wedding dress display GRANTSBURG - The Grantsburg Women Working Together group enjoyed an evening of sharing memories of weddings past when members brought their dresses and photographs to display at the group’s meeting held at the Crex Convention Center on April 20.

For the nostalgic senior brides attending, remembering the good old days of youth and laughter and reminiscences of wedding customs and ceremonies from a former era had them recounting their own wedding days, some telling traumatic tales and others humorous happenings.

After dinner GWWT officers were recognized with a show of appreciation for out going President Sara Hunt and incoming president and vice president, Janet Oachs and Bev Hayes. Marge Sauerberg and Judy Pearson were also recognized as continuing club officers of secretary and treasurer.

An evening of friendly visiting, good food and shared memories was enjoyed by all in attendance. Priscilla Bauer The officers of Grantsburg Women Working Together were recognized at a dinner and program at the Crex Convention Center on April 20. (L to R): Judy Pearson, treasurer; Sara Hunt, out going president; Janet Oachs, in coming president; Bev Hayes, in coming vice president and Marge Sauerberg, secretary.

– Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Pe r s o n a li ze d G ra d u at i o n O p e n H o u s e C ar d s Ione Erickson stands by her great-aunt, Hattie Magnuson’s, wedding dress, which will be 100 years old this June. Magnuson was married in 1909 at the family farm in Alpha. Ironically, the Alpha farm, now known as Smoland Prairie Homestead, is still hosting weddings, offering the restored farmhouse and grounds for marriages and receptions.

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Students and community show they’ve got heart Grantsburg Elementary students raise over $3,300 for heart disease and stroke research

by Priscilla Bauer GRANTSBURG - The students who participated in the Jump Rope for Heart event brought in over $3,300 in pledges from family, friends and community members, showing just how serious they and their community were about raising money to fight heart disease and stroke.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jump Rope For Heart, a national educational fundraising program, sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

The event’s organizer, Grantsburg Elementary physical education instructor Jason Hedrix, began the afternoon event by talking to students about the importance of keeping their hearts healthy through diet and exercise.

Sisters Olivia and Alaina Oachs had fun playing hopscotch together during the Jump Rope for Heart event last Friday afternoon at Grantsburg Elementary.

Grantsburg Elementary students had fun jumping rope together during the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser on the school’s playground last Friday afternoon. The 130 students who participated in the event raised over $3,300 to support lifesaving heart disease and stroke research. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer Then it was time for the students to start jumping. And jump they did, with all kinds of equipment from hula hoops to rope ladders to big bouncy balls set up in stations in the school’s gymnasium and outside on the playground.

Students finished one fun activity and then moved to the next, listening as teachers and volunteers reminded them that by jumping they were also helping raise funds to support lifesaving heart and stroke research.

During the afternoon students also had lessons about how to keep their hearts and bodies fit by eating healthy foods and exercising.

The Jump Rope for Heart program is designed not only to teach students how to be physically fit but also shows students how they can contribute to their community’s well-being. Through the generous donations collected, students saw how everyone can work together for the community’s welfare.

As Kali and her classmates finished their turns on the bouncy balls they showed no signs of slowing down and headed outside to play hopscotch and do some team jump roping.

“I thought the event went really well,” said Hedrix. “We raised over $3,300, and there are still some donations coming in. I think that is incredible!”

MacKinzie Crandell wore just the right shirt for the Jump Rope for Heart program held on May 1 at the Grantsburg Elementary School. Students hit the playground with their jump ropes, raising over $3,300 for heart disease and stroke research.

Program has raised more than $700 million NATIONWIDE – The Jump Rope For Heart program owes its existence to Jean Barkow, a physical education teacher at Milwaukee Riverside High School. Jean held her first rope-a-thon with her local American Heart Association chapter in the late 1970s. In 1978 the national fundraising event was launched with the support of the American Heart Association and American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

This year, Jump Rope For Heart celebrates its 30th anniversary. Since 1978, Jump Rope For Heart has raised over $703 million for the fight against heart disease and stroke. Millions of students have jumped rope and learned about heart health and how nutrition and physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke.

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• Overweight adolescents have at least a 70-percent chance of becoming overweight adults.

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• Some experts predict that for the first time in history, because of inactivity and obesity-related illnesses, children’s life spans will be shorter than their parents’. - From the American Heart Association Web site

First Communion Sunday at St. Dominic Catholic Church FREDERIC - The first Sunday of May in Frederic was a beautiful spring day.

The sun was shining, there was a light wind, the grass was green and flowers were emerging.

A festive event was occurring at St. Dominic Church. The children preparing for their first Holy Communion were excited. After several years of preparation they were ready to receive this sacrament. Family and friends gathered to be with them on this important day in their faith life.

Earlier in the year, during their preparation for the big day, several ceremonies took place. One Sunday, the children received a beautifully decorated white candle, which was lit for them as a symbol of God’s love. The candle was to be lit at mealtimes with their family to remind them that the light of Christ was with them.

Then, at a succeeding service, the children each received a loaf of bread and were asked to pray for those who had prepared this bread, mixed, kneaded and baked it that they might share it with their family. This sharing of the bread was to symbolize the breaking and

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sharing of bread as Jesus had done with his disciples and friends.

The last few weeks the children (with their parents’ help) have been making a banner for their family pew at the service. Each banner contained the child’s name and symbols for the sacrament they were about to receive.

Last week, the children participated in their first reconciliation ceremony in preparation for reception of their first Holy Communion. This ritual asks them to review the actions in their life to determine that they are living as Jesus would want them to.

It was determined that the children

understood the importance of the step they were taking in the reception of Jesus into their lives.

It was obvious at the service that the step the children were taking was not only important to them but to their families as well. The parents have nurtured these children for years, with assistance from the faith community at St. Dominic.

They have been dedicated to instilling in the children a love and respect for God and love and service to others. As each child approached the altar to receive Communion he/she was accompanied by family and friends who were present.

The parish is proud of what these children and their families have accomplished and congratulates them on the step they have taken into communion with the other members of the parish.

As time goes on, the families and the faith community will prepare these children for a more mature understanding of their faith and a fuller participation in living God’s message in the world.

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Wound Healing Center awarded certifificcate of distinction Committed to developing best practices for leadingedge health care AMERY - Specializing in the treatment of chronic wounds that have not responded to previous treatment in more than 30 days, the Wound Healing Center offers highly specialized treatments including bioengineered skin substitutes, growth factor therapies, biological and biosynthetic dressings and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Yet, amid all of its state-of-the-art equipment, the clinical staff relies on old-fashioned number crunching to ensure new therapies are evidence-based and best-practice driven.

The Wound Healing Center in Amery is a National Healing Corporation

wound healing center and reports wound outcomes, patient healing times and other information to the Floridabased firm which was once again awarded the Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction for wound care.

“This is a tribute to the hard work and tireless dedication of our specialized clinical teams,” says NHC CEO James Patrick. “Maintaining Joint Commission certification requires demonstrating a standard of excellence and the review process evaluates the program’s ability to evaluate and improve care within its own organization.”

The Joint Commission launched its Disease-Specific Care Certification program in 2002, the first program of its in the nation. kind An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest

standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public and evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S. The Wound Healing Center follows an evidenced-based methodology that begins with a patient’s first visit.

After performing a full diagnosis, the clinical staff takes photographs of the wound and does so again at each subsequent visit to document and evaluate the therapy’s progress. Patients do not undergo any treatment or progress to a new level of treatment until the need is clearly indicated. Through regular reports and phone calls, the Wound Healing Center works with the patient’s doctors to develop a total approach to treatment and care.

NHC Wound Healing Centers also participate in clinical trials and multicenter studies of the effectiveness of new therapies and products. NHC accounts for more than 30 percent of the nation’s managed wound healing centers and is a pioneer in research. Its partnership with the Wound Healing Research Program at the Ohio State University in Columbus has resulted in the world’s largest database of tissue samples providing the most complete catalog of healing and nonhealing responses across a wide variety of wound types and patient conditions.

For more information on treating and preventing chronic wounds, contact the Wound Healing Center in Amery or call 715-268-0175. - from ARMC

Webster High School presents annual pop concert WEBSTER – On Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m., Webster High School’s choir and band will present their annual pop con-

cert. Music from the’80s, Beatles and music from the movies “Gladiator” and “The Lion King” will be performed. In

addition, there will be several features of senior vocalists and instrumentalists.

Popcorn and punch will be served.

Please come for a great evening of entertainment. Cost is $2 for adults and $1 for students. - submitted

History part of town land use open house TOWN OF CLAM FALLS - The Town of Clam Falls Land Use Committee held an open house Saturday, April 25, at the Clam Falls Town Hall. Members of the town were invited to meet with committee members and discuss questions and concerns about the land use plan being constructed for Clam Falls Township.

Clayton Jorgenson, local historian, was on hand with many photos and documents relating to the history of Clam

Falls. Included in the artifacts were photos donated for the day by H. Donald Johnson of Clam Falls. The photos were of the first car dealership in the area; it was located in Lewis and owned by his father. Jorgenson also acknowledged the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ulick, longtime residents of Lewis, thanking them for their memories of the area.

Among the artifacts shown was an original letter in Charles E. Lewis’s hand-

Academic news

ordinance that encourages mixed uses and compact development.

In order to comply with this order, Clam Falls Township has organized a committee of citizen volunteers who will create a plan for the township. The land use planning meetings are open to the public and are held the second Tuesday of each month, the day before the town board meetings. Look for notices in the paper. - Kris Surbaugh

BALSAM LAKE POTTERY

EAU CLAIRE - Eighty-six University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seniors have been selected for 2008-09 to receive the Outstanding Senior Award and to appear in the 2009 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Campus nominating committees and editors of the Who’s Who directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.

Following is a list of students in the area who have been selected to receive the Outstanding Senior Award.

Luck Amy Wallin, parents Suzanne and Lindsey Wallin, social work. - submitted

writing, along with many other photos of original buildings, roads and the original bridge at the Clam Falls flowage.

Wisconsin’s Smart Growth Act requires local governments to adopt a comprehensive plan by January 1, 2010, if they engage in zoning or other specified land use actions. The state also requires that cities and villages with a population greater than 12,500 adopt a traditional neighborhood development

WILL be open Fri. & Sat., May 8 & 9, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the studio: 501 150th St., Balsam Lake & will have ware at the Cafe Wren Garden & Art Sale on Hwy. 35 in Luck, May 22-25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.

Due to a death in the family, the Balsam Lake Pottery could not be open for the Earth Arts Tour. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

David and Carolyn Stone

For more information, call: 715-485-3928

484601 37Lp

Studio Location: 1/3 mile south of Hwy. 46N & Co. Rd. I corner or 3.5 miles north of Hwy. 8, on 150th St.

484353 26-29a-ep 37-40Lp

WE’VE GOT MOTHER’S DAY ALL WRAPPED UP

Locally Crafted Gifts Under $20 You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

USED BOOKS AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF GIFTS, GARDEN AND HOME DÉCOR 484415 26dp 37Lp

The Book Nook, LLC Sherrie A. Voltz 311 Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis.

715-485-9400

Hours: Wed. thru Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Also By Appointment) 484600 37r,L

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Frederic Area Run/Walk to be held May 9, rain or shine FREDERIC – The Frederic American Cancer Society Run/Walk will take place on Saturday, May 9, regardless of weather conditions. If there should be inclement weather to walk in, that is nothing compared to what a cancer patient endures while fighting the disease.

Registration for the Frederic walk will be from 8-8:45 a.m. at the Birch Street Elementary School; arrive early enough to register, receive a T-shirt if $50 is raised, and have team pictures taken. Refreshments provided by local businesses will be available before the walk. Cancer survivors are urged to register and receive a “survivor” ring or wristband and flower.

Cancer survivors are asked to line up behind the honorary chair at the ribbon cutting at the beginning of the walk.

Joan Funne is the honorary chair of the Frederic run/walk. She is a breast cancer

survivor and an excellent role model for all of us.

Team pictures will be taken before the walk and team captains are urged to register all team members early to allow times for all team pictures to be taken before the 9:15 a.m. walk start.

Sponsors for the Frederic ACS Run/Walk again this year are Larsen Auto Centers and Amery Regional Medical Center.

Frederic walkers may choose a 2-, 3- or 5-mile route. Route signs are posted along the way. Also posted along Hwy. 35 in Frederic are Signs of Hope that have been purchased by area businesses to support the walk. The Frederic Area Ambulance will be available if needed.

The Frederic walk will be selling tribute flags. Forms for the flags are available at the banks in Frederic or may be

purchased the day of the walk for a minimum of $5. Tribute flags for the Frederic walk may be sent to Kay Thorsbakken prior to the walk at Box 221, Frederic, WI 54837 or purchased the day of the walk. The flags will be on display near the registration areas of the walk.

Betty and Bob MacKean have created and donated a beautiful quilt as a fundraiser for the ACS Run/Walk. Quilt raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Tickets may be purchased the day of the walk or prior to the walk from the U.S. and Bremer Banks, Curves, The Medicine Shoppe, from Betty MacKean or run/walk committee members. The drawing for the quilt will take place just before the walk begins at 9:15 a.m.

The Frederic Golf Course is offering a buy one; get one free round of golf for

every run/walk participant. The golf course is also donating four free rounds of golf. That drawing will also take place at 9:15 a.m., so be certain to sign up for the drawing For further information on the Frederic ACS Run/Walk, contact Elvira Schmidt at 715-653-2684.

Join the fight against cancer on Saturday, May 9. If you are unable to walk, sponsor a walker, or purchase a tribute flag in honor or memory of a friend or loved one. The ACS walks are about having fun, coming together as a community and doing something positive to help cancer research, education, advocacy and service. The ACS offers hope, progress and answers. Together we can make a difference. Persistence is the key to finding a cure for cancer … the ultimate goal of the run/walk. - submitted

Curves announces Prom Challenge winners WEBSTER – Nine Webster High School juniors and four Siren High School seniors were winners of the Prom Challenge program sponsored by Curves Fitness for Women.

During the six-week period before prom night, juniors Holly Gustafson, Nicole Steiner, Loreto Stange, Ellie Isaacson, Bethany Nutt, Christina Becker, Brittany Ballard, Alyssa Payson and Amanda Kleidon from Webster High School worked out 36 times for the top score. Seniors Cassandra Anderson, Angelica Perez, Ashley Clay, Brittany Flat-

ten and Rose Kopecky exercised 21 times.

Jessica Tills, Amber Guevara, Allison Didier and Katy Kelley were senior class winners from Siren High School with 15 workouts. Juniors Tasha Kosloski and Brittany Horwath worked out nine times.

The winners received five free Curves sessions and a Timbers Theatre gift card.

The top senior and junior girls each won 10 free Curves sessions.

The Challenge was open to all four high schools in the area, including Fred-

eric and Luck. “We encouraged girls to work out for free three times a week, with prizes going to the school and class with the highest attendance and number of workouts,” explained Janet Swenson, manager of the Webster Curves.

“The girls really seemed to enjoy themselves,” said Swenson. “I think it was a fun experience for them and perhaps a motivator to pursue healthy lifestyles.”

Swenson added, “We’ll be offering special summer rates for high school and college students. They’ll pay no sign-up

fee and a flat $99 for June, July and August.”

The Curves Fitness program offers a 30-minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe hydraulic resistance. The workout can be modified to meet nearly all levels of desire and capability. There are also special co-ed hours during which men are invited to work the circuit along with women. For additional information, call 715-8668018. - submitted

Fair promotion sign contest set BURNETT COUNTY - The Central Burnett County Fair Board is sponsoring an outdoor sign contest to promote the fair in Webster. This year’s theme is Flock to the Fair. Judging will be based on creativity and advertisement value.

The contest is open to 4-H Clubs, Boy/Girl Scouts and church youth

groups in Burnett County.

Rules for the contest say: You must include the Central Burnett County Fair dates of July 9-11, Webster, and your club name on the sign. The sign must be at least 4 feet by 8 feet and must be anchored by two “U” or “T” posts with bolts or zip ties securing the sign to the

posts. The sign must be up no later than June 16, and must be on private land, not on the road right of way. Please get permission from landowners. The Central Burnett County Fair Board will judge the signs and award placing ribbons, each club that participates will also receive $25, paid out in Oct. The signs should be

taken down by July 14 and can be stored at the Central Burnett County Fairgrounds.

Participants must call Mary Pardee, UW-Extension youth development agent, at 715-349-2151, with the location and directions to their sign by June 16. Submitted

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH???

Menu LOCATION

MAY 11 - MAY 15

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

BREAKFAST Muffin, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Pizza, raw veggies, dip, cottage cheese OR chicken strip salad.

BREAKFAST Omelet/sausage, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Mr. Rib, waffle fries, raw veggies OR chicken taco salad.

BREAKFAST Tastries, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Chicken alfredo with noodles, winter mix veg., bread stick OR ham salad.

BREAKFAST Uncrustable, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, assorted sauces, tritaters OR turkey salad.

BREAKFAST K-6 Pop•Tart, 7-12 scones, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Nachos, assorted toppings, corn OR tuna salad.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, buttered noodles, mini carrots, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed broccoli, fresh strawberries, apples, oranges, bread basket.

NO SCHOOL

LUNCH Chicken burger, bun, oven potatoes, sliced carrots, applesauce, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Pizza, green beans, lettuce salad, bananas, apples, oranges, bread basket.

EARLY RELEASE

BREAKFAST Cereal/bagel.

LUNCH Sausage or cheese pizza, juice, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Taco Tuesday, hard or soft shells, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 712.

BREAKFAST Moms and muffins.

LUNCH Chicken patty on a bun, tater tots, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Hamburger, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, ham/cheese/sour cream, broccoli with cheese, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Spaghetti hotdish, hot creamed corn, fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, wedges, coleslaw, beans, tropical fruit.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Lasagna, garlic toast, lettuce salad, corn, applesauce.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger on a bun, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, baked beans, pears.

BREAKFAST Waffles, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken & gravy over mashed potatoes, lettuce, peas, peaches, bananas.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with juice and milk.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, white rice, whole-kernel corn, pineapple, mandarin oranges.

BREAKFAST Blueberry muffins.

LUNCH Cheeseburger, bun, french fries, corn, pears.

BREAKFAST Scrambled eggs, sausage & toast.

LUNCH Hot ham & cheese, macaroni salad, green beans, peaches.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Lasagna, lettuce salad, garlic toast, carrots, pears.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, potatoes & toast.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, peas, applesauce.

BREAKFAST Breakfastwith pizza.

Oatmeal toppings.

LUNCH Cheese cheese, dogs w/toppings, Grilled tomato soup,baked vegchips, cinnamon applesauce baked gies & dip, mixed fruit. beans. Alt.: Veggie beef barley, turkey sandwich.

BREAKFAST French toast.

LUNCH Chicken a la king, potatoes or biscuits and peas.

BREAKFAST

UNITY

BREAKFAST Lumberjacks.

LUNCH Pizza calzones and corn.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pockets.

LUNCH Spaghetti, bread sticks and green beans.

BREAKFAST Belgian waffles w/toppings.

LUNCH Sub sandwich, chips, cottage cheese.

EARLY RELEASE

WEBSTER

LUNCH Chili with cheese, salad, Fritos, banana, pineapple.

LUNCH Hot ham & cheese, bun, potatoes, carrots OR hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches, pears.

LUNCH The max pizza dippers, marinara sauce, salad, pineapple, fruit cocktail.

LUNCH California cheeseburger, bun, chips, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

FREDERIC GRANTSBURG

Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

LUCK

SIREN ST. CROIX FALLS

Muffins.

LUNCH Cook’s choice.

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR chicken veggie soup with barley, sandwich, applesauce, fruit mix.

buns,

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Church Directory ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC

609 Benson Road. Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

510 Foster Ave. E.; Mark E. Hall, Pastor Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9 a.m. Prayer & Praise Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship Service

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 483-1357 and 755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LIFE 24/7 - CENTURIA

309 5th Street, 715-640-1450 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Saturday 6 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH

1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Pastor Matt Faarem Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.

Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Pastor John Clasen; Pastoral Serv. 349-5280 Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

Pastor Mark Richardson, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemp. Serv. 8:15 a.m.; Gospel Wor., Adult Ed. & Sun. Schl. 9:30; Trad. Serv. 10:45 a.m.

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws

Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; 472-8153, Office/Kit. - 472-2535 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m.; Fellowship 10 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN

Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during school year; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun.

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE

faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl 648-5323 or 648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:15 a.m.

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Pastor John Siedschlag, Phone 866-5406; Church Phone 866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m; Sun. Wors. - 10 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 E-mail: peace@centurytel.net Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Bob Sinclair Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:40 a.m.; Confirmation Wed. 6 p.m.; HS Youth Wed. 6 p.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Catherine Burnette 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA

CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791Roger Pittman, Pastor Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 10 a.m.

Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sun. School - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 Sat.: 4:30 p.m. St. Dominic; Sun.: 8:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception; 10:30 a.m. St. Dominic Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

ST. ANNE PARISH

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Pastor Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10:45 a.m., Wed. 5:45 p.m. (SeptMay), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) Sat. 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., Centuria Paul Foulke, Pastor, 715-485-3363 Sun. Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Marty Nolet Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Pastor Bruce Stunkard Sun. Wor. 11 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

ASSEMBLY

10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 857-5580, Parsonage 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

Pastor John Siedschlag Home 715-866-5405; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

Hwy. 70 East, 689-2271 Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School (ages 4 thru 12th grade), Fellowship, Adult Bible Class at 9:15 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship after service.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastor Ray Reinholtzen, Douglas Olson and Roger Kampstra Services begin at 9:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sun.

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC)

Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

Pastor Scott Sagel, 715-689-2541 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE

Pastor Gary Tonn Praise Time 8 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:20 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Wed. 5 p.m. (Summer), Fri. 9 a.m.

(Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m.

Sun. or by appt.

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor David Almlie, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8:15 a.m., Thurs. 11:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Bible Study; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

Minister Garret Derouin, 866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN WOODLAND WESLEYAN

Dairyland - Rev. Jack Martiny 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morn. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 327-4436 Early Wor. 8:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. 10 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod)

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC

Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sun. School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

Pastor Kevin Millen Associate Pastor Jim Carmon Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

1614 CTH, North Luck; Mark E. Hall, Pastor Office Phone 472-2605 Dial-A-Devotion 472-2345 Sun. Worship - 9 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

FULL GOSPEL WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

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

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LUCK

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

Phone 327-4340, 327-8384, 327-8090 Pastor David Almlie Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHED.

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Wor. - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. School 9:15 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

PRESBYTERIAN

oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Alan J. Hagstrom, 715-294-3195 Adult Class - 9 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 646-2357 Mel Rau, Pastor Sunday Worship & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:40 a.m.

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 857-5580, Parsonage - 822-3001, TR Office - 822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

PRESBYTERIAN

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 Mtg. @ Osceola Elementary School Sun. Service - 9:45 a.m.

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

EVANGELICAL

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

FREDERIC EVAN. FREE CHURCH

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor David Sollitt 715-857-5411 or 715-268-2651 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl.-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Interim Pastor, 715-483-9464 Sun. Schl. - 10 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor Sun.: 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.; 10 - 11:15 a.m.

Sun. Schl. for Pre-K to 5th 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. for middle schl. 8:30 a.m. at teen center; Sun. Schl. for high schl. 10 a.m. at teen center. Nursery avail. only during second serv.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Wor. 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA

“The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. Schl. 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHRISTIAN CENTER EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morn. Wor. 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN Fr. Robert McMeekin, pastor 715-220-5111/hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Lori Ward, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COM\MUNITY

7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Reverend R.A. Luebke Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Pastor Timothy Barnes Sat. 7 p.m. prayer; Sun. Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Sun. Schl. 8:45 a.m.; Adult Class 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP

Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. Schl. for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Asst. Pastor Ken Janes Sun. School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

Church Phone 715-866-4111; Rev. Merrill Olson - Pastor Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

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CHURCH NEWS Rain barrels and manna

The Infallibility of the Bible

I decided to set up a rain barrel to save money on my electric bill. We have enough dry spells in our part of the country that I thought it would be helpful to collect free rain water to use during the dry times of gardening.

There are other benefits of stored rain. It helps conserve groundwater, it helps control erosion, and its natural nutrients help nourish plants.

North-country plants can survive on about three inches of water a month.

I’ve noticed that when it comes in the Perspectives form of rain, plants become perkier and grow faster than when watered from a hose.

The Bible refers to rain as a blessing from God. When the Israelites needed food in the wilderness, God caused the heavens to rain manna. “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you,” the Lord told Moses. (Exodus 16:4) God’s heavenly bread was as fine as frost on the ground. It supposedly tasted like coriander, and provided enough nutrients to keep the people healthy.

The manna God rained on his people represents the spiritual manna God offers us—his son, Jesus Christ. “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. This is the bread, which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread, which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51) Jesus did not mean we should literally eat his flesh. He means that if we believe in him, listen to him, and follow his teachings and his will, we will be filled and have life.

A life of faith in Christ means he will bless us with abundant love, joy, peace and the other spiritual fruit of the Holy Spirit, which include patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control. (See Galatians 5:22-23) Like the rain which pours down on earthly plants to nourish them and cause them to grow, we can be spiritually nourished and grow in his love when we accept— believe in—him as our life-giving manna.

Lord, we thank you for the rain of blessings you give us.

Continue to shower us with the life-giving nutrients of your Word so we can use it daily and store it up in our hearts, even as a rain barrel stores the nutrient-laden rain. In Jesus’ name, amen.

(Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com)

Sally Bair Eternal

There have been many attacks on the Bible down through the ages, because the Bible condemns too much of what men love to do. Without the Bible one can do virtually anything he wants to do. Man wants to live as he pleases without being accountable to God. Many want to live as though there is no God. Psalms 14:1 says, “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” With many people, materialism and humanism have replaced God, resulting in unbelief in the Bible. Today unbelief in the Bible is often seen as a badge of courage to be displayed openly and worn proudly. Satan plants seeds of doubt in the minds of people, which result in unbelief. Unbelief is a contagious disease, which causes one to depart from God. Hebrews 3:12 says, “Lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God”. Unbelief will cause countless souls to be lost in eternity.

The Bible tells us from where all things came, why we are here, how we are to live while here, and where we are going. The Bible is the word of God, which is verbally inspired, infallible, inerrant, all sufficient, and authoritative. The Bible is “Not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches” (1 Corinthians 2:13). In the Bible, God has told us everything we need so we can please Him and go to Heaven. 2 Peter 1:3 says, “His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness.”

Each of us will make the choice to either accept the Bible as our authority in religion or reject it. But we will bear the consequences of our choice. God’s word is the authority or standard by which all people will be judged on Judgment Day. Jesus says in John 12:48, “He who re-

jects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him, the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” People may ignore God’s word now, but on Judgment Day they will not be able to ignore it. Happy will be the person who has shown his love for the truth of God’s word and obeyed it. Because the Bible is the pure and inspired word of God it “is able to save your souls” (James 1:21). But woe be to those who have set it aside.

We must not neglect to follow God’s authoritative word if we want to go to Heaven. Hebrews Preacher’s 2:3 says, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which at first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.” There is no escape if one neglects to believe and obey God’s authoritative and infallible word. (Written by Ron Boatwright) If readers have questions you would like answered in this weekly column or simply wish to know more about the Church of Christ, you are invited to call 715-8667157, visit the Web site at www.burnettcountycofc.com or stop by the church building at 7425 West Birch Street in Webster. Sunday Bible class begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. We also meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Office hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. - noon.

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News from the Pews

Trinity Lutheran Church celebrates a special event Last Sunday, May 3, students and teachers delivered May baskets to all the residents of Comforts of Home. The week before, the students used their talents and skills to make each basket special and then they attached a ribbon to the baskets so they could be hung on the door of each resident. Before delivering the baskets, the students sang several of their favorite songs for the residents who were up and in the living room of Comforts of Home. It is important to know the joy of giving. – Photo submitted

Baptism held at Bone Lake Lutheran Madelynn Eileen Schmidt and River Grace Jenson received the sacrament of Holy Baptism at Bone Lake Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 19. From left to right: Chrissy and Kevin Schmidt and their daughter, Madelynn; Pastor Mary Ann Bowman; River and her parents, Erin and Matt Jenson.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Falun celebrated a special event recently. Rita Miller, a member of the congregation and a citizen of Brazil, passed her American citizenship test with a perfect score, and now she and her daughter Carolina will take the oath of citizenship to become American citizens. Pictured at the celebration are Rita (back) and Carolina (front). - Special photo

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LEFT: Children at Bone Lake Lutheran Church are all smiles as they experience the rhythm and music of Uganda, Africa.

– Photos submitted RIGHT: Sam Okello, from Uganda, played African music during the worship service at Bone Lake Lutheran on Sunday, May 3. During Sunday school he introduced the children to his music and let them play the drums and the other instruments which he brought with him. Also during worship a special offering was received for Malawi, Africa, the church’s companion synod. Special offerings during the month of May will help fund feeding stations throughout Malawi to help put an end to hunger.

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OBITUARIES/CHURCH NEWS

Ronald (Ron) E. Hansen

Lienwood Lienden Louden

Ronald (Ron) E. Hansen, age 71, a resident of Danbury, died May 3, 2009, at his home.

Memorial services were held Wednesday, May 6, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Interment followed at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner.

A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

Lienwood Lienden Louden, 85, died April 28, 2009.

He was born Sept. 2, 1924, in Freeborn County, Minn. He spent most of his life farming in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

He owned grocery stores in Gonvic and Gully, Minn.

He worked as a custodial engineer in the Apple Valley and Swanville, Minn., schools. He was a longtime member of Trade Lake Baptist Church in Trade Lake.

Most recently he was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Motley, Minn. His last place of residence was Wausau, near his daughter, Wendy Taylor. He will be remembered for his love of music, singing and playing his guitar.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Olga and Homer; wives, Bernice and Helen “Beth”; sisters, Lura, Maxine, Dorothy, Virginia and Priscilla; brothers, Gardner and Richard; and one granddaughter, Amy Lynn Hurning.

He is survived by his children, Sharon (Lowell), David (Brenda), Wendy (Jim) and Kevin (Carol Ann); five grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five stepchildren, Linda, Rick, Julie, Brian and Esther; several stepgrandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

He also leaves one sister, Betty (John); one brother-inlaw, Leland; one sister-in-law, Karen; many nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.

Funeral services were held at the Edling Funeral Chapel in Grantsburg on Saturday, May 2, 2009.

Clarice L. Lindahl Clarice L. Lindahl, resident of Frederic, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. She was 81 years old.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Valerie Lindahl; daughters, Mary (Simon) Nelson and Jill (Greg) Norman; 11 grandchldren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Angeline Bender and Irene Campbell; brothers, Don (Jan) Skoog and Les (Dee) Skoog.

Visitation will be held at Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic on Wednesday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Frederic on Thursday, May 7, at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10 a.m.

A full obituary will follow at a later date.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic, was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church confifirrmation LEWIS – McKenna Grace Cook, daughter of Linda and Kerry Cook of Lewis, was confirmed Sunday, May 3, at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Cook was in charge of the service. Her parents served treats afterward at the church.

Additional confirmands at the Siren United Methodist Church were welcomed into membership. – Photo submitted

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Mary Lee Olson of Taylors Falls, Minn., died suddenly at her home on Monday, April 27, 2009, at the age of 65.

Mary was born Oct. 9, 1943, in Frederic to Manley and Gladys Amundson. She graduated from Luck High School in 1961. On June 13, 1963, she married Stuart Olson in St. Paul, Minn. Mary was a homemaker for many years raising her four children. She was employed outside the home at F and A Dairy in Dresser and the Dalles House in St. Croix Falls until her retirement. She enjoyed home decorating and flower gardening.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Manley and Gladys.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Stuart; son, Jay (Kathy) Olson of Vadnais Heights, Minn.; daughters, Kristen (Christopher) Olson of Blaine, Minn., Kari (David) Forsythe of Wausau, Karla (Scott) Rivers of Coon Rapids, Minn.; grandchildren, Andrea, Anthony and Alexander Olson, Miranda and Erika Olson and Jonathan, Daniel and Joshua Forsythe.

Funeral services were held Thursday, April 30, at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola with Dr. Rolland Robinson, officiating. Music was provided by David and Daniel Forsythe. Private interment will be in the Kahbakong Cemetery.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

Local United Methodist churches, Circuit 2, this year agreed to donate their Lenten offerings to Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity in Siren. The offerings collected and donated totaled $2,144.62. Pictured at the donation from the United Methodist churches are Tom Cook, serving Siren and Lewis; Mike Weaver, St. Croix Falls and Wolf Creek; Paul Foulke, Holy Trinity; Carolyn Saunders, Grantsburg Central and Atlas; Cindy Glocke, of Webster Grace and Danbury, as well as Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity; and Pastor Freddie Kirk, St. Luke’s. — Photo by Jackie Thorwick

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OBITUARIES Evelyn I.A. Hutton

Nick R. Elwood

Harley C. “Putter” Petersen

Evelyn I.A. Hutton, resident of the United Pioneer Home in Luck, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. She was 91 years old.

Evelyn Johnson was born to Vernie and Agnes Johnson on July 26, 1917. She lived in Bone Lake Township most of her life. She attended LaFollette grade school and two years of high school. Evelyn was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural Luck. In May of 1934, Evelyn was married to Jerry Hutton of Luck. They were blessed with three children: son, Vernon, deceased in 1968; son, Dale; and daughter, Mary Ann. Jerry and Evelyn farmed in Bone Lake a number of years while their children were growing up. They then moved to St. Paul where Jerry worked almost 20 years as a shipping clerk at MacArthur Insulating Co. When Jerry retired, they moved back to their farm. Evelyn was active at Bone Lake Lutheran Church, including Dorcas Circle and outreach ministry until she became ill and was homebound.

Evelyn loved cooking large meals for her children and extended family. She liked to embroider quilt tops and pillowcases. She also loved her flowers.

She is survived by her son, Dale Hutton; daughter, Mary Ann Simon; five grandchildren; many great- and great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and special friends and Pastor Mary Ann. Funeral services were held at Bone Lake Lutheran Church, Bone Lake Township of Luck, on Monday, May 4, with Pastor Mary Ann Bowman officiating.

Musicians were organist Margie Nelson and soloist Sara Route. Pallbearers were Bill Schilling, Dale Jensen, Greg Simon, LeRoy Hutton, Alvin Tyler and Earl Jensen.

The Rowe Funeral Home of Luck was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Nick R. Elwood, 23, of Clear Lake, died suddenly and unexpectedly early on Friday morning, May 1, 2009.

Nicholas Ryan Elwood was born on June 10, 1985, in Amery, the son of Ross and Susan (Faschingbauer) Elwood. He grew up in the Clear Lake area and graduated from Clear Lake High School in 2003.

Nick loved living life to the fullest and enjoyed tractor pulling, camping and many sports, especially wrestling. The past few years he participated as a referee and later helped coach kids in the Clear Lake wrestling program. Nick was also an active presence at the Clear Lake True Value and was particularly proud of being Clear Lake’s “appliance specialist.” He was also a member of the Clear Lake Masonic Temple.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Gerald Elwood and Richard and Patricia Faschingbauer.

He is survived by his parents, Ross and Lori Elwood of Cambridge, Minn., and Sue and Kevin Isakson of Clear Lake; brother and sisters, Micheal Elwood of Ft. Atkinson, Aliana Elwood of Clear Lake, Trisha (Nick) Stilson of Cambridge, Minn., and Tiffany Schultz of Rush City, Minn.; grandparents, Gulaine Elwood of Amery, Earl and Betty Isakson of Amery and Glenn and Joyce Weidendorf of Harris, Minn.; many aunts, uncles, cousins, family, friends and members of the Clear Lake Jr. High wrestling team and Clear Lake Area Wrestling Club.

Funeral service was held at the United Covenant Church in Clear Lake on Tuesday, May 5, with the Rev. Gary Tonn officiating. Organist was Margaret Peterson.

Casket bearers were Luke Elwood, Colten Faschingbauer, Ryan Elwood, Brice Isakson, Spencer Elwood, Ian Isakson, Cody Faschingbauer and Nick Muehlberg.

The Scheuermann - Hammer Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Clear Lake was entrusted with arrangements.

Harley C. “Putter” Petersen died at his home on Lake Minocqua Monday, April 20, 2009.

Putter was born in Luck on June 10, 1925, to John and Dora Petersen. He graduated from Luck High School on 1943 and enlisted in the Navy. He served his country as a combat air crewman on P.B.M. Martin Mariner. Putter was stationed on both the East and West coasts. He and his crew performed anti-submarine warfare and combat duty until discharged in May 1946. He started with the Wisconsin Conservation Department as a game warden in 1949. He was stationed in Appleton, Ellsworth and Viroqua.

In 1962, he moved to Minocqua as one of the five original “flying game wardens” for the Wisconsin Conservation Department. He retired in January 1982 as chief district pilot for the DNR. On June 6, 1948, Putter married Donna Mae Lawson in Luck. They were married for 60 years. Born to this marriage were sons, Brad and Kent.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; sons, Brad (Patty) and Kent (Lori), all of Minocqua; six grandchildren, Stacy (Mike) Harvey, Brady (Allison), Erika, Mark, Andrea and Kara; six great-grandchildren, Lexi, Malreaux, Brady Jr. and Layla Petersen and Reese and Quinn Harvey; brother, Carlo; and three sisters, Fern, Melba and Lola Mae. Putter was preceded on death by his parents; and brother, Reno.

Memorial service was held at Ascension Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 26. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Ascension Lutheran Church or Dr. Kate Lakeland Hospice.

Joseph C. Matrious Joseph C. Matrious, 62, a resident of Danbury, died May 1, 2009, at Spooner Health Systems.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 5, at Danbury Tribal Center. Interment followed at Danbury Cemetery.

A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

Randall L. Greene Randall L. Greene, 49, a resident of Spooner, died May 1, 2009, at Spooner Health Systems. Private services will be held.

A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition.

The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

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Terrence Fowler Sr. Terrence Fowler Sr., 64, Eau Claire, and formerly of St. Croix Falls, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at Sacred Heart Hospital.

He was born in Kenosha, on May 26, 1944, to Alvin and Josephine (Vitakitis) Fowler. Terry married Rose Ann Schmit on June 27, 1970, in Centuria.

He was preceded in death by his son, Terrence Jr., 38, of Shippensburg, Pa., who died suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.

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She is survived by her husband, David Dennis; two sons and daughter, Steve (Lisa) Dennis, Rice Lake, Rachelle (Tony) Johnson, Shell Lake, and Dave (Cyndi) Dennis, Haugen; nine grandchildren; her father, Herb Peck; two brothers and a sister, Jim (Carol) Peck, Webb Lake, Lucy Anne Melton, Webb Lake, and Jack (Katie) Peck, Webb Lake; and many nieces and nephews.

Her soul is with the Lord, where she longed to be.

With us remains the memory of a God-fearing, loving and patient wife, mother and grandmother. Our hearts bow in tribute to the inner beauty, the sacrificing spirit and the abiding faith in which our Lord kept her. The Lord truly showed his love and mercy in giving us an earthly wife, mother and grandmother who leaned only and always on the one who holds all of us in the palm of his hand. Her life will always be an inspiration to us.

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CHURCH NEWS Blending families can be stressful for children, parents Q: My husband died two years ago, leaving our two children and me behind. I have met a wonderful man, Bill, a widower with two kids - and we plan to marry. I have a concern that my children are not in favor of the relationship. Where should we start to build our new family? And could you identify the issues that are likely to be most difficult for us?

DR. DOBSON: I would strongly suggest that you get some outside help as you bring your two families together. It is extremely difficult to do that on your own, and for some people, it is impossible. If you can afford professional counseling from a marriage, family and child counselor who has dealt with blended families, it would be wise to get that assistance. A pastor also might be able to guide you, although there are some tough relationship issues to be handled by a professional who has “been there” before.

You’re already experiencing the thorny issue of conflict between Bill and your children, which is common.

One of your kids is likely to see your future husband as a usurper. When a mother or father dies or when a divorce occurs, one child often moves into the power vacuum left by the departing parent. That youngster becomes the surrogate spouse. I’m not referring to sexual matters. Rather, that boy or girl becomes more mature than his or her years and relates to the remaining parent more as a peer. The status that comes with that supportive role is very seductive, and he or she is usually unwilling to give it up. The stepfather becomes a threat to that child. Much work must be done to bring

them together.

The kids’ loyalty to the memory of their dad is another issue that requires sensitive handling. In their eyes, to welcome the newcomer with open arms would be an act of betrayal. That’s certainly understandable and something that must be worked through with your children. It will require time, patience, understanding, and prayer.

I would say the greatest problem you will face, however, is the way you and Bill will feel about your kids. Each of you is irrationally committed to your own, and you’re merely acquainted with the others. When fights and insults occur between the two sets of children, you will be tempted to be partial to those you brought into the world, and Bill will probably favor his own flesh and blood. The natural tendency is to let the blended family dissolve into armed camps – us against them. If the kids sense any tension between you and Bill over their clashes, they will exploit and exaggerate it to gain power over the other children, etc.

Unless there are some ways to ventilate these issues and work through them, battles will occur that will be remembered for a lifetime.

I have painted a worst-case scenario in order to prepare you for what could occur. Now let me encourage you. Many of these problems can be anticipated and lessened. Others can be avoided altogether. It is possi-

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ble to blend families successfully, and millions have done it. But the task is difficult, and you will need some help in pulling it off.

••• Q: Is it inevitable that sexual desire must diminish in the fifth, sixth, and seventh decades of life?

DR. DOBSON: There is no organic basis for healthy women or men to experience less desire as they age.

The sexual appetite depends more on a state of mind and emotional attitudes than on one’s chronological age. If a husband and wife see themselves as old and unattractive, they might lose interest in sex for reasons only secondary to their age. But from a physical point of view, it is a myth that men and women must be sexually apathetic unless there are disease processes or physical malfunctions to be considered.

••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman emeritus of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.

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not be allowed unless approved by the Plan Commission and by the Town Board.

And amend Chapter III General Zoning, Section C.3 Commercial District, d.

Lot Size, Yard and Building Requirements in its entirety to read as follows: (1) A minimum lot frontage of one hundred fifty (150) feet (2) A minimum lot area of one (1) acre.

(3) Front Yard. (a) The minimum front yard distance from the building or structure to the front lot line shall be according to the setback required by Chapter IV for the class of roadway it abuts. (b) The setback requirement for lots abutting a Class B Highway shall also be required within flve hundred (500) feet of the intersection of a Class B Highway and any other Highway. The five hundred (500) feet shall be measured along the right of way of any Highway that intersects a Class B Highway. (c) Any lot abutting an Officially Mapped road shall have a setback of a Class D Highway according to Chapter IV of the Town Zoning Ordinance. This requirement is effective once the road is constructed.

(4) Side Yard. (a) Minimum of twenty (20) feet. (b) If buildings or abutting lots are not constructed with a common wall or with walls contiguous to one another, a side yard is required, an alternative access to the rear yard must be provided. (c) There shall be a side yard of not less than flfly (50) feet along side of any lots in the Commercial District which abuts the side lot line of a lot in a Residential or Transitional District and is not separated therefrom by a street or alley.

(5) Rear Yard. (a) There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet in depth. (b) There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty-flve (25) feet on any lot in the Commercial District which abuts the lot line of a Residential District.

(6) Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except for accessory building in a rear yard.

(7) Height. There shall be a maximum building height of thirty-flve (35) feet.

There shall be a maximum of two and one half (2 -1/2) stories.

And amend Chapter III General Zoning, Section C.3 Commercial District, i.

Town Commercial Design Guidelines, to read as follows: Town Commercial Design guidelines shall be applied to all new commercial development and commercial development involving a structural alteration, addition, or repair to a structure that exceeds fifty (50%) percent of the equalized assessed value of the structure over the lifetime of the structure and those that include a significant change of use, except when the change of use is in an existing structure.

And an addition to Chapter III General Zoning, Section C.3 Commercial District, adding m. Financial Guarantee which reads as follows: m. Financial Guarantee. A cash escrow deposit shall accompany any site plan application. The cash escrow deposit shall cover all cost associated with the site plan review as estimated by the Zoning Administrator. The applicant shall pay the total cost of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant's project.

(1) "Materials" shall include, but not limited to, maps, graphs, charts, reports, drawings, etc., and all printing or reproduction of same.

(2) "Staff and/or consulting timeâ&#x20AC;? shall include any time spent in researching for, presenting, information, or actual production of material.

(3) The hourly rate for "staff and/or consulting time " shall be established and made available to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator prior to production of any materials.

Section 2: Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and legal publication.

Adopted on February 18, 2009, by Resolution 09-08.

William Hughes, Town Chair.

Attest: Janet Krueger, Town Clerk.

Posted at the following locations on February 23, 2009: Wayne's Cafe Lampert's Town Hall Res. 21-09 - Approval Of Town Of St. Croix Falls Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Motion (Rediske/O'Connell) to approve. Sara McCurdy addressed the resolution. Motion to adopt Resolution 21-09 carried, by a unanimous voice vote.

POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APRIL 21, 2009

Chairman Beseler called the meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors to order at 6:00 p.m. County Clerk informed the chair the notice of the agenda was posted in three public buildings, mailed to all of Polk County media, published in the county's legal paper, the Tri-County and Indianhead Advertisers and posted on the county's Web site the week of April 13, 2009, and the amended agenda was posted on April 17, 2009. Corporation Counsel verified that sufficient notice of the meeting was given.

Roll call was taken by the Clerk, with 20 members present. Supvr. Kienholz and Supvr. Caspersen were absent. Pat Messicci was absent under tendered resignation.

Supervisor Masters offered prayer.

Chairman Beseler led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Chairman Beseler announced that Duana Bremer withdrew her name from the appointment to District 12.

Chairman Beseler requested a suspension of the rules, due to the amended agenda which was published following the 10-day posting rule. Motion (Masters/Jepsen) to suspend the rules. A roll call vote was taken. Motion to Suspend the Rules failed, the vote was 11 in favor, 9 opposed. A 2/3 majority was required. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Peterson, Schmidt, Rediske, Edgell, Masters. Arcand, Larsen, Luke, Jepsen, Bergstrom and Beseler. Voting no: Supvrs.

Dueholm, Johansen, Brown, Sample, Stoneking, O'Connell, Johnson, Voelker and Newville.)

Motion (Larsen/Sample) to approve initial agenda. Chairman Beseler struck item #XIV from the agenda. Motion to approve initial agenda, with item #XIV as struck by Chairman Beseler, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Supervisors Kienholz and Caspersen joined session at 6:20. Public comments were given.

Motion (Schmidt/Brown) to accept the minutes of the March 17, 2009, County Board Meeting. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Two presentations were given.

The first presentation was given by Darlene Kusmirek on behalf of the Polk County Safety Committee to explain the implementation of Code Adam and other projects they are working on.

The second presentation was given by Tim Ritten, Land and Water Resource Director, who presented a plaque to Rebecca Fredrickson in her achievement as the Outstanding Conservation Employee Award on behalf of the Wisconsin Association of Land Conservation Employees.

5-minute break.

Finance Director's Report was given by Tonya Weinert.

RESOLUTION 21-09

APPROVAL OF TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the Town of St. Croix Falls administers their own Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, paragraph 3 of Wisconsin Statute Chapter 60.62 relating to town zoning authority, if exercising village powers, reads: "In counties having a county zoning ordinance, no zoning ordinance or amendment of a zoning ordinance may be adopted under this section unless approved by the county board;" and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls has approved the attached amendments to their Town Zoning Ordinance on February 18, 2009; and WHEREAS, the Polk County Board of Supervisors must also approve of the Ordinance Amendments.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors hereby approves the attached Zoning Ordinance Amendments for the Town of St. Croix Falls.

Funding amount: $0.00.

Date Finance Committee Advised: N/A. Effective date: Upon Publication.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted.

Submitted by: Kim A. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell.

TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN RESOLUTION 09-08 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING ORDINANCE 09-01, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1, CHAPTER III, SECTION C, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Town Board for the Town of St. Croix Falls has village powers under Section 60.10(2)(c), Stats., that grants police powers as set forth in Section 61.34(1), Stats., to act for the good order of the Town, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and WHEREAS, the Town of St. Croix Falls adopted Zoning Ordinance No. 1 on August 5, 1965, amended in its entirety on May 12, 1994, and subsequent amendments including the amendment on March 20, 2001, and January 16, 2008; and WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls deems it advisable and necessary to amend Chapter III, Section C.3 Commercial District, a, d, i, and the addition of m to the Zoning Ordinance No. 1; and WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls held the first reading of the proposed Chapter III, Section C.3 Commercial District amendments on November 19 and December 17, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls approved Resolution 09-01 adopting the Ordinance 09-01 amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1, Chapter III, Section C.3 Commercial District, a, d(3)(a)&(c) and i on January 21, 2009; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 09-01 adopted by Resolution 09-01 on January 21, 2009, was missing some of the amendments that were read in the first and second readings.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls does approve the amended Ordinance 09-01 amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1, Chapter III, Section C.3 Commercial District, a, d, i, & the addition of m.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls hereby petitions the Polk County Board of Supervisors to concur and ratify the amendment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this ordinance becomes effective upon passage and publication of this enabling resolution.

Dated this 18th day of February, 2009.

William Hughes, Chairperson.

Attest: Janet Krueger, Town Clerk.

Approved by voice vote. 5 Yeas, 0 Nays.

TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1 ENTITLED "TOWN ZONING ORDINANCE" AMENDED ORDINANCE 09-01 Section 1: Purpose The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter III General Zoning, Section C.3 Commercial District, a, to read as follows: All new commercial development and commercial development involving a structural alteration, addition, or repair to a structure that exceeds fifty (50%) percent of the equalized assessed value of the structure over the lifetime of the structure and those that include a significant change of use, except when the change of use is in an existing structure, shall be subject to the Town Commercial Design Guidelines including site plan review and shall

RESOLUTION 22-09

2009 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHEREAS, the improvements of the County Trunk Highway System are of great importance to the residents of Polk County; and WHEREAS, the County has a responsibility to keep and maintain the County Trunk Highway system in repair; and WHEREAS, the Polk County Highway Committee has approved projects for FY 2009; and WHEREAS, the Highway Committee and the County Board has approved a budget to effect measured improvement on the projects approved by the Highway Committee for FY 2009; and WHEREAS, the County's purchasing policy requires the County board to take action and approve any and all public works projects over $150,000.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the Highway Department to proceed on the following projects: CTH H1 - Ditching/Culverts/Paving 491,300.00 CTH X1 - Pulverize/Overlay/Shoulders 487,900.00 CTH P1 - Pulverize/Overlay/Culverts 464,000.00 CTH B1/C1/C2/CC1/PP1 - Chip Seals 298,500.00 CTH I7 - Ultra Thin Overlay 161,300.00 CTH T2 - Ultra Thin Overlay 125,800.00 CTH A1.1 - Mill/Overlay 83,000.00 CTH Y1 - Right of Way Purchase 70,000.00 Preliminary Work for 2010 Project 230,000.00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the approved project costs exceed the estimated project cost, the Board authorizes the department to eliminate projects to meet budget constraints.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, those projects eliminated may be moved to future funding years.

Funding amount: $2,411,800.00.

Funding source: 2009 Highway Budget.

Finance Committee Recommends.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted.

Submitted at the request of the Polk County Highway Committee: Marvin Caspersen, Herschel Brown, Larry Voelker, Jay Luke and Dean Johansen.

Res. 22-09 - 2009 Highway Construction Projects. Motion (Caspersen/Brown) to approve. Motion to adopt Resolution 22-09 carried, by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION 23-09

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TO AUTHORIZE AN EASEMENT TO POLK-BURNETT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL LINES AT AND ACROSS THE DD KENNEDY COUNTY PARK WHEREAS, Polk-Burnett Electrical Cooperative presently provides electrical service to the DD Kennedy County with overhead lines; and

PAGE 28 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - MAY 6, 2009 WHEREAS, Polk-Burnett Electrical Cooperative has proposed to install two underground lines within DD Kennedy County Park to replace and retire the overhead line; and WHEREAS, Polk-Burnett Electrical Cooperative has also proposed to install an underground line on the southeast corner of the park to upgrade the service that it provides to other customers in the area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes an easement to Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative for the purpose of installation and service of underground electrical wires at and across the DD Kennedy County Park across the lands having the legal description as follows: W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Section 3, Town 33 North, Range 17 West, Town of Garfield, County of Polk, Wisconsin.

Part of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 described in V1 CSM/185 V588/264 V356/26; the W 40 rods of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4; the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4; and the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 Section 3, T33N, R17W, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Right-of-way easement proposal and PBEC drawing available at clerk’s office.

Funding amount: No cost to the County.

Funding source: N/A. Date Finance Committee Advised: N/A. Finance Committee Recommendation: N/A. Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted as amended.

Submitted by the Polk County Property, Forestry and Recreation Committee: Bryan Beseler, Larry Jepsen, Michael Larsen, Russell E. Arcand and Joan Peterson.

Res. 23-09 - To Authorize An Easement To Polk-Burnett Cooperative For Underground Electrical Lines At And Across The DD Kennedy County Park. Motion (Larsen/Peterson) to approve. Motion (Larsen/Masters) to amend the motion, changing the legal description to that of the new right-of-way easement.

Motion to amend Resolution 23-09 carried by a unanimous voice vote. Motion to adopt the amended Resolution 23-09 carried, by a unanimous voice vote.

Law in the Polk County Jail for convenience or on a voluntary basis will be assessed the sum of $25.00 per day under the same terms as outlined in (a). c. Booking fee: The sum of $25.00 assessed to every inmate that is booked into the Polk County Jail, provided the inmate is sentenced to the County Jail for a crime and the sentence is imposed in Polk County Circuit Court. The booking fee also applies to inmates that are incarcerated as a result of a probation hold or time served as a condition of probation. The booking fee will be assessed for the calendar day in which the inmate is booked into the jail regardless of the time of day.

5. DUPLICATION OF EXPENSES: The Polk County Jail will not seek to recover the same expense twice.

In the event the inmate is incarcerated solely because of conduct which violate the inmate's probation supervision and which would not otherwise constitute a criminal offense and, in the event the Department of Corrections would make payment to the County at a funding level of $40.00 per day as specified in WI STATS 302.33(2)(a)(3), the county would not seek reimbursement from the inmate. Polk County will however, assess warrant fees as set forth in 4d.

6. REIMBURSEMENT FORM: Each inmate confined to the Polk County Jail is required to pay the costs of incarceration as stated herein or will be required to complete a financial disclosure and income statement provided by the Sheriff. This form shall provide for obtaining the Social Security number, age and marital status of an inmate, the number and ages of dependant children, the income, the type and value of real property owned by the inmate, the type and value of personal property, the inmates cash and financial institution accounts, the types and values of investments, annuities and pension plans and any other personal significant cash value owned by the prisoner. The form may be used by the Sheriff, District Attorney or Corporation Counsel to make decisions regarding reimbursement to the County and to investigate the financial status of the inmate. The information on the completed form is not a public record except that Polk County shall provide the information from the form in response to a request for information under WI STATS 49.22(2m) made by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development or under WI STATS 59.53(5) made by the Child Support Agency.

7. INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTS: The Sheriff shall charge an inmate for the expenses set forth while the inmate is imprisoned. a. The Sheriff shall maintain an institutional account for a prisoner's use for payment of items from canteen, vending, or similar services, the Sheriff may make deductions from the account to pay for the expenses as set forth above. If the inmate has a balance due for expenses under this ordinance, from prior incarcerations, any institutional account funds created as part of a subsequent incarceration may be used to recover the sums due from the prior incarceration. b. The Sheriff shall maintain an account of a Huber inmate pursuant to WI STATS 303.08(3), the Sheriff may make deductions from the account to pay for the expenses set forth in this ordinance subject to the limitations of WI STATS 303.08(5).

8. WAGES OF A HUBER/WORK RELEASE INMATE: The wages, salary, and unemployment training benefits received by an inmate shall be divided by the Sheriff for the following purposes, in the order stated: a. Necessary travel expense to and from work; b. Court-ordered support of the prisoner's dependants, if any; c. Expenses owed to the County under this Ordinance; d. Payment either in full or ratably, of the inmate's obligation acknowledged by the prisoner in writing or which have been reduced to judgment; e. The balance, if any, to the inmate, upon release.

9. INMATE COOPERATION: An inmate shall cooperate with the Sheriff in seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred for that inmate. An inmate who intentionally refuses to cooperate may not earn good time credit under WI STATS 302.43 10. LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER REIMBURSEMENT: Within twelve (12) months after the release of an inmate from jail, Polk County may commence an action in Circuit Court to recover the expenses under this Ordinance; plus the costs to investigate the financial status of the inmate and the expenses of collection not otherwise recovered or are barred.

11. PROCEEDS: Any sums collected under this Ordinance shall be deposited with the County Treasurer.

Effective date: Upon passage and publication as provided by law.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

County board action: Adopted by unanimous voice vote.

Dated this 21st of April, 2009.

Date presented to the Polk County Board of Supervisors: April 21, 2009.

Sponsored by the Public Protection Committee: Kim A. O’Connell, Joan Peterson, Jay Luke, Neil Johnson and Brian Masters.

Res. 26-09 - Ordinance Establishing Sheriff’s Jail Fees For Inmates Incarcerated In The Polk County Jail. Motion (Masters/Luke) to approve. Sheriff Moore addressed the resolution. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-09 carried by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION 24-09

RESOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AIDS WHEREAS, the Polk County Parks Department is interested in developinglands for public outdoor recreation purposes as described in the application; and WHEREAS, financial aid is required to carry out the project.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Parks Department understands that matching funds and in-kind labor will be raised from noncounty sources; and hereby authorized the Parks Director of the Polk County Parks Department to act on behalf of Polk County to: • Submit an application to the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for any financial aid that may be available; • Complete reimbursement claim along with necessary supporting documentation with 6 months of project completion date; • Sign documents; and • Take necessary action to undertake, direct, and complete the approved project.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Parks Department will comply with state or federal rules for the programs to the general public during reasonable hours consistent with the type of facility; and will obtain from the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval in writing before any change is made in the use of the project site.

Effective date: Upon Passage. Carried by unanimous voice vote.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

Submitted by: Bryan Beseler, Larry Jepsen, Joan Peterson, Russell E. Arcand and Mick Larsen.

The above resolution was adopted on the 21st day of 2009, by the County Board of Supervisors of Polk County. (if necessary, note the vote on the resolution).

Res. 24-09 - Resolution For Outdoor Recreation Aids. Motion (Brown/Larsen) to approve. Motion to adopt Resolution 24-09 carried by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION 25-09

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DONATION OF ABANDONED AMERY COMMUNICATION TOWER TO THE CITY OF AMERY WHEREAS, Polk County activated a new communication system in October of 2006; and WHEREAS, the old 150-ft. communication tower and steel building located at the old Amery Landfill was abandoned; and WHEREAS, the City of Amery permitted the placement of the Amery Tower on City Property since approximately 1972; and WHEREAS, the City of Amery has expressed an intent to accept ownership of the tower and building; and WHEREAS, the future communication needs of Polk County does not include plans for this Amery Tower; and WHEREAS, the cost of disassembling the tower exceeds the value.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors grant ownership of the Amery Tower and accompanying building to the City of Amery without cost to the City of Amery.

Submitted to the Polk County Board of Supervisors this 21st day of April 2009.

Funding amount: None.

Funding source None.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

County board action: Adopted on April 21, 2009.

Submitted by the Public Protection and Judicial Committee: Jay Luke, Kim O’Connell, Neil Johnson, Joan Peterson and Brian Masters.

Res. 25-09 - Resolution Authorizing Donation Of Abandoned Amery Communication Tower To The City Of Amery. Motion (O’Connell/Luke) to approve.

Motion to adopt Resolution 25-09 carried by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION 27-09

EARLY REPAYMENT OF THE BREMER BANK LOAN WHEREAS, the Golden Age Manor has a significant "2008 Profit;" and WHEREAS, the Golden Age Manor has requested funding for Capital Improvements and the Finance Committee is recommending financing of these Capital Requests through the State Trust Fund Loan Program; and WHEREAS, Polk County has an outstanding bank loan for the repair of HVAC Equipment with a "ballon payment" of $42,682 due in 2015.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Polk County Board of Supervisors, authorizes the Finance Director/Internal County Auditor to make the appropriate transfer from the Golden Age Manor 2008 Surplus to pay off the bank loan effective immediately.

Funding amount: Estimated Payoff $73,216.00.

Funding source: 2008 Golden Age Manor "Surplus."

Date Finance Committee Advised & Recommended: April 8, 2009.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Defeated by roll call vote (tie vote).

Submitted at the recommendation of the Finance Committee: Brian Masters.

Res. 27-09 - Early Repayment Of The Bremer Bank Loan. Motion (Bergstrom/Masters) to approve. Gary Taxdahl, GAM Administrator, addressed the resolution. Discussion followed. Motion (Sample/Jepsen) to postpone action on the Res. 27-09 until the County Board meeting in May. Roll call vote was taken. Motion to postpone was defeated 9 Yes, 13 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Dueholm, Johansen, Sample, Arcand, Luke, Stoneking, Jepsen, Voelker and Newville. Those voting no: Supvrs. Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Kienholz, Caspersen, Rediske, Edgell, Masters, Larsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom, Johnson and Beseler.) Motion to adopt Resolution 27-09 was defeated after a roll call vote, 11 Yes, 11 No. (Those voting yes: Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Kienholz, Edgell, Masters, Larsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom, Johnson and Beseler.) Those voting no: Supvrs. Dueholm, Johansen, Caspersen, Rediske, Sample, Arcand, Luke, Stoneking, Jepsen, Voelker and Newville.)

ORDINANCE 26-09 POLK COUNTY WISCONSIN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SHERIFF'S JAIL FEES FOR INMATES INCARCERATED IN THE POLK COUNTY JAIL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF POLK COUNTY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 1. Previous ordinances regarding jail fees including Ordinance #75-03 are hereby vacated and recreated as follows: 2. AUTHORITY: This ordinance is enacted pursuant to WI STATS 302.372, 302.38, 303.08, 303.18 and 800.095(6).

3. INTENT: It is the intent of this ordinance that sentenced inmates, inmates imprisoned as a condition of Probation or inmates that are held on a Probation hold in the Polk County Jail, to the extent authorized by law, contribute to the cost of their incarceration.

4. FEES ASSESSED TO INMATES: An inmate sentenced to jail for a crime, and inmates incarcerated under authority of Probation and parole, shall have the fees assessed in the following manner: a. Huber privileged inmates: The sum of $15.00 per day assessed every calendar day or the nearest full day that the inmate is in employment status, whether or not the inmate actually works on a given day.

Employment status has a meaning as identified in WI STATS 303.08(1)(a) through (e). b. Out-of-county Huber inmates: Inmates that are sentenced in any court outside of Polk County and desire to serve the sentence under Huber

RESOLUTION 28-09

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RESOLUTION TO PROCEED WITH GOLDEN AGE MANOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, for the last few years there was discussion of selling Golden Age Manor, and on January 22, 2008, Golden Age Manor was sold; and

MAY 6, 2009 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 29 WHEREAS, during the time of consideration to sell Golden Age Manor all nonemergency capital improvements were put on hold; and WHEREAS, since the Golden Age Manor will remain in Polk County ownership, some delayed capital improvements need to proceed expeditiously; and WHEREAS, Golden Age Manor needs to replace its 50- (fifty-) year-old windows that are single pane, and inefficient, replace the 11- (eleven-) year-old carpeting that is worn out; and WHEREAS, these capital items should have been replaced years ago, it is time to expedite the bidding process to replace these items, which will improve the comfort of the residents and improve the appearance and energy efficiency of the home that they live in; and WHEREAS, Golden Age Manor could recoup 70%-75% of these capital expenses through the Medicaid reimbursement program.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the Golden Age Manor Board of Trustees to proceed with the acquisition of applying for grant funding for new windows, carpeting, and bathing system insulated roof.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to authorize GAM Board of Trustees to proceed with the acquisition of flooring and using GAM 2008 surplus funds as the funding source.

Funding amount: $200,000.00.

Funding source: Grant Funds.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted as amended.

Submitted at the recommendation of the Golden Age Manor Board: Robert Dueholm, Gerald Newville and David Ollman.

Res. 28-09 - Resolution To Proceed With Golden Age Manor Capital Improvements. Motion (Newville/Stoneking) to approve. Motion (Brown/Schmidt) to table Resolution 28-09 until a later date. Motion to table Resolution 28-09 failed by a roll call vote of 7 Yes, 15 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Edgell, Masters, Sample and Johnson. Those voting no: Supvrs. Dueholm, Johansen, Keinholz, Caspersen, Rediske, Arcand, Larsen, Luke, Stoneking, Jepsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom, Voelker, Newville and Beseler.)

Motion (Newville/Peterson) to amend Resolution 28-09 by striking out Bathing System from the list of improvements. Motion to amend Resolution 2809, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

At the request of Supervisor Pat Schmidt, Duana Bremer addressed the County Board, regarding possible grant funds for GAM for energy-efficient projects. Motion (Rediske/Brown) to postpone taking any action on Resolution 28-09 until the June board meeting. Motion to postpone action failed by a roll call vote, 6 Yes, 16 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Schmidt, Brown, Edgell, Masters, Sample and Johnson. Those voting no: Supvrs. Dueholm, Peterson, Johansen, Kienholz, Caspersen, Rediske, Arcand, Larsen, Luke, Stoneking, Jepsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom, Voelker, Newville and Beseler).

Motion (O'Connell/Masters) to amend Resolution 28-09 by striking out the words, "the acquisition” and inserting "applying for grant" and adding roof to the list of improvements and striking the funding amount. Motion to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, failed by a roll call vote, 9 Yes votes, 13 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Kienholz, Edgell, Masters, O'Connell, Bergstrom and Johnson. Those voting no: Supvrs.

Dueholm, Johansen, Caspersen, Rediske, Sample, Arcand, Larsen, Luke, Stoneking, lepsen, Voelker, Newville and Beseler).

A request to call the question on Resolution 28-09. Roll call vote taken, tie vote 11 to 11. The request was defeated and debate continued. Motion (Rediske/Brown) to reconsider postponing Resolution 28-09. Motion to reconsider carried by roll call vote, 12 Yes, 10 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs.

Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Rediske, Edgell, Masters, Sample, Larsen, Jepsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom and Johnson. Those voting no: Dueholm, Johansen, Kienholz, Caspersen, Arcand, Luke, Stoneking, Voelker, Newville and Beseler).

Motion (Dueholm/Stoneking) to amend the motion to postpone by changing the postponement date from the June County Board meeting to May. Motion to amend the motion to postpone, failed by a roll call vote 8 Yes, 15 No. (Those voting yes: Supvrs. Dueholm, Johansen, Caspersen, Luke, Stoneking, Voelker, Newville and Beseler. Those voting no: Peterson, Schmidt, Brown, Kienholz, Rediske, Edgell, Masters, Sample, Arcand, Larsen, Jepsen, O'Connell, Bergstrom and Johnson).

Chairman Beseler called for the vote on the motion, to postpone action on Resolution 28-09. Motion failed by a roll call vote. 11 Yes, 11 No. Motion (Bergstrom/Rediske) to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, by striking “acquisition” and inserting “apply for grant funding” and by striking “carpeting” from the improvement list. Motion to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, carried by a roll call vote, 19 Yes, 3 No. (Those voting no: Supvrs.

Luke, Stoneking and Beseler.)

5-minute break.

Motion (Dueholm/O'Connell) to amend Resolution 28-09 by adding “insulated roof” to improvement list and the source of funding to be Grant Funds. Motion to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Motion (Dueholm/Brown) to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, by adding a second resolved clause that reads: “BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors authorizes the Golden Age Manor Board of Trustees to proceed with the acquisition of flooring, using GAM 2008 surplus funds as the funding source.” Motion to approve the amended Resolution 28-09, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Motion (Voelker/Rediske) to amend Resolution 28-09, as amended, to strike from the first WHEREAS paragraph the line stating: “and on January 22, 2008, Golden Age Manor was sold.” Motion to approve amended Resolution 28-09, as amended, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

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RESOLUTION 30-09

TO DISALLOW CLAIM OF RICE PARTNERSHIP AND GOLDEN HEALTH CARE AND REHAB CENTER, LLC. WHEREAS, on January 14, 2009, Rice Partnership and Golden Health Care and Rehab Center, LLC., (hereinafter referred to as "Claimant"), delivered by certified mail a Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to Claim and Claim to the Polk County Clerk; and WHEREAS, said Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to Claim and Claim demands against Polk County to pay Claimant the sum of $232,673.70, allegedly for contractual damages that Claimant claims to have incurred as a result of Polk County breach certain contractual provisions in the Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of the Golden Age Manor Nursing Home; and WHEREAS, it has been determined by a court of law that the Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of the Golden Age Manor Nursing Home is null and void; and WHEREAS, upon review of said claim, the Corporation Counsel has recommended denial of said claim.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors denies the claim of Rice Partnership and Golden Health Care and Rehab Center, LLC., as delivered to the Polk County Clerk on January 14, 2009.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 893.80(1g) no action or claim may be brought against Polk County, or any of its officers, boards, committees, agents or employees after six months from the date of service of this notice.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall constitute a Notice of Disallowance and that a certified copy of same be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, Rice Partnership and Golden Health Care and Rehab Center, LLC., 1726 N. Ballard Road, Appleton, Wisconsin, and its attorneys.

Funding source: N/A. Funding amount: N/A. Date Finance Committee Advised: February 25, 2009.

Finance Committee Recommendation: Adoption.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted.

Submitted at the recommendation of the Finance Committee: Bryan Beseler, Gary Bergstrom, Brian Masters and Kathryn Kienholz.

The above resolution, Resolution 30-09: To Disallow Claim of Rice Partnership and Golden Health Care and Rehab Center, LLC., was adopted by the Polk County Board of Supervisors by a unanimous voice vote.

Res. 30-09 - To Disallow Claim Of Rice Partnership And Golden Health Care And Rehab Center, LLC. Motion (Newville/Masters) to approve. Motion to adopt Resolution 30-09, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION 31-09

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER WHEREAS, there is an attorney general's opinion that each county may have only one official newspaper; and WHEREAS, Polk County, currently has one primary newspaper and two secondary newspapers; and WHEREAS, it is important to the residents of Polk County, that all legal notices and advertising be made available; and WHEREAS, it is in the County's best interest to do so at the lowest cost available; and WHEREAS, after submitting bids, Inter-County Leader newspaper's rate for all of the official printing requirements is the lowest submitted.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that effective April 21, 2009, the InterCounty Leader shall be Polk County’s official newspaper, and Tri-County North and Indianhead Advertiser shall be the secondary newspapers.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that effective April 21, 2009, that the official paper shall publish the county board proceedings and election notices as required to be published by the County Clerk.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the official and secondary papers shall publish the official notices and agendas as required to satisfy required legal posting and publishing.

Funding source: County Clerk's Budget.

Date Finance Committee Advised/Recommended: April 8, 2009.

Effective date: Upon Passage.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Adopted.

Submitted at the recommendation of the Finance Committee: Brian Masters .

Res. 31-09 Official Newspaper. Motion (Masters/Larsen) to approve. Motion to amend Resolution 31-09 to show the Inter-County Leader as submitting the lowest overall bid and the Inter-County Leader shall be the official newspaper, and that the Indianhead and Tri-County North Advertisers shall be the secondary newspapers. Motion to approve amended Resolution 31-09 carried by voice vote. Motion to adopt Resolution 31-09 carried by voice vote.

Standing Committees Reports were given.

Supervisor's Reports were given. Supvr. Voelker reported and filed with the Clerk a petition from the Village of Clayton, supporting the appointment of Craig Moriak to the Polk County Board of Supervisors District 12.

Chairman's Report given. Chairman Beseler noted he would be away April 24 to 29. Vice Chair Keith Rediske to fill in as acting County Board Chair. Also, start time for County Board meeting will be changed to 6:30 for the months of May thru Sept. Administrative Coordinator's Report was given by Chairman Beseler.

Motion (Newville/Larsen) to adjourn. Motion carried. (10:00 p.m.).

RESOLUTION 29-09

State Loan Program Drawing Before 08/01/09 Principal Interest 3.5% Total 59,092 6,501 65,593 57,160 8,432 65,592 59,143 6,449 65,592 61,231 4,361 65,592 63,374 2,218 65,592 $300,000 $27,961 $327,961

State Loan Program Drawing After 08/01/09 Interest 3.5% Total Difference 16,455 83,248 8,185 83,248 5,535 83,247 2,815 83,247 $32,990 $332,990 $5,029

Res. 29-09 - Resolution Approving The Completion Of The State Loan Application. Motion (Bergstrom/Arcand) to approve. Motion (Bergstrom/Arcand) to amend Resolution 29-09 by striking to remove: Replacement of Windows at GAM and Replacement of Carpeting at GAM. Motion (Newville/Rediske) to amend the amendment by changing the funding amount to: not to exceed $110,000.

5-minute break.

Motion (Jepsen/Larsen) to withdraw the amendment to the amendment of Resolution 29-09, carried by a unanimous voice vote. Motion (Larsen/Peterson) to withdraw the amendment to Resolution 29-09 carried by a unanimous voice vote. Motion (Voelker/Brown) to table Resolution 29-09, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPLETION OF THE STATE LOAN APPLICATION Polk County, Wisconsin WHEREAS, the Polk County Board of Supervisors approved the purchases identified below and authorized the County Finance Director to take all action necessary to secure a loan for not more than five years in an amount not to exceed $315,000 from the Wisconsin State Trust Fund to fund the following projects; • Replacement of Windows at Golden Age Manor (GAM); • Replacement of Carpeting at GAM; and • Countywide Timekeeping System WHEREAS, the County Board must authorize the completion of the State Loan Application attached; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisors approves the completion of the State Loan Application attached and authorizes the County Finance Director to take all action necessary to complete the process to secure a loan from the Wisconsin State Trust Fund to pay for the projects.

Funding amount: Not to exceed $315,000.00.

Funding source: State Trust Loan Program.

Date Finance Committee Recommended/Approved: March 25 & April 8, 2009.

Approved as to form: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.

Date Submitted to County Board: April 21, 2009.

County board action: Tabled.

Submitted at the recommendation of the Finance Committee: Kathryn Kienholz, Gary Bergstrom, Brian Masters, Bryan Beseler and Mick Larsen.

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Principal 66,793 75,063 77,712 80,432 $300,000

STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF POLK

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I, Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk for Polk County, do hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the County Board Proceedings of the Polk County Board of Supervisors' Session held on April 21, 2009.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Taylor Zenzen has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in third grade and the son of Holly Zenzen and Joe Zenzen. Taylor is a hardworking student and is very good at math. He does his best in all his subjects. His hobbies include lots of hockey, soccer, baseball and paint ball.

Kendra Mossey has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Gary and Carol Mossey. Kendra is an honor student who is a hard worker, cooperative and pleasant to work with. She aims to succeed. Kendra is involved in basketball, volleyball, softball, track and piano. She enjoys any kind of sport. Kendra plans to go to college in the future.

Samantha Nelson has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. She is a sophomore and the daughter of Ameer Nelson. Samantha is a National Honor Society student who excels athletically, has a very strong work ethic and is an excellent citizen. She is involved in Forensics, FFA, student council, cross country, track, basketball and works at the nursing home.

Samantha enjoys watching the sun go down and plans to become a dentist.

Valerie Kuhn has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in second grade and the daughter of Laura Kuhn and Phililp Kuhn.

Valerie always does her work and is very kind to her classmates. Her favorite class is art.

Valerie enjoys spending time with her family and dancing with her sister and little brother.

Katelyn Dinnies has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Barb and Jonn Dinnies. Katelyn is very responsible, respectful and reliabe. Her work ethic in all of her classes is commendable. Katelyn is involved in Girl Scouts, confirmation, choir, band, volleyball, softball and track. She enjoys singing, swimming, baby-sitting, art, reading and cooking.

Kasey Johnson has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Scott and Karen Johnson. Kasey is a hardworking student who goes above and beyond the call of duty for FFA. She is also involved in church youth group, 4-H and is a Sunday school teacher. Kasey enjoys spending time on her farm. She plans to attend UW-River Falls.

Samuel McKinven has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade and the son of Wayne and Jane McKinven. Social studies is Sam’s favorite subject. Sam likes to read books and enjoys playing sports such as soccer and football with his dad. He also collects rocks, mainly white crystals and enjoys watching history shows. Sam is quick to give someone a smile.

Jamie Fischbach has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Vicki and Bruce Fischbach. Jamie is a very good student and demonstrates courage, patience and grace at all times.

She participates in basketball, choir and SHE club. Jamie was crowned Winterfest Queen. She plans on attending college to earn a degree in business and speech and language pathology.

A.J. Flatten has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. He is the son of Fred and Georgeann Flatten. A.J. is a hard worker at learning times and a good helper at cleanup time. He loves being a Tiny Tiger.

His favorite part of the day is Boost Up when he can bounce basketballs. A.J. enjoys riding his bike and playing baseball. Someday he hopes to be a builder who builds apartments and schools.

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Kim Culver has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. She is a junior. Kim enjoys fishing, 4-H, hunting, mudding, FFA, snowboarding, softball, farming and hanging out with friends. She also shows dairy cows and market hogs at the fair. Kim is involved in cross country.

Alec Ralph has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is in fifth grade and the son of Ruth and Steve Ralph. Alec is a great student and an overall neat person to have in class. He has a wonderful sense of humor, an unusual amount of patience and an extremely positive attitude. In addition to being well-mannered and a team player, Alec takes pride in his schoolwork and being a member of band.

Ryan Clemmons has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Christine and Bruce Gibbs. Ryan is a very responsible student that takes his work and grades seriously. He also contributes in the classroom in a positive manner and enjoys making people laugh. Ryan is involved in SIGN, basketball and golf. He enjoys anything outdoors.

Ryan plans to attend U.W.-Stout and major in Spanish.

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Amy Segelstrom has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week.

She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Jim and Lonnie Segelstrom. Amy is a great student and fun to have in class.

She is very diligent about getting homework done and goes above and beyond on projects and activities. Amy enjoys soccer, horseback riding and hanging out with friends. She is involved in volleyball. Amy loves animals.

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SIREN

Brady Mangen has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. He is a fourth-grader and the son of Amye and Harley Mangen. He is an outstanding student and a great friend to everyone. Brady always makes good choices and looks out for the needs of others in a caring way. He enjoys playing any kind of sport, especially hockey. His favorite subject is math. He wants to become a professional athlete.

Jessica Hoffman has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. She is a sophomore and the daughter of Scott and Cheryl Hoffman. Jessica works hard to understand and apply what is being taught. She is always prepared for class and is a good role model. Jessica is involved in softball and church. She is going to NC4C in November.

She enjoys riding bike, swimming, shopping and working out. Jessica plans to attend college in financing.

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LUCK

Andrea Johnson has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in second grade and the daughter of Andrew and Theresa Johnson.

Andrea comes to school each day with a bright and happy smile. She is polite, fun and wellliked by everyone. Her favorite classes are P.E., music and spelling. When not in school, Andrea likes to ride bikes with her twin sister, Elizabeth.

Arikka Davison has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Tina Davison-Berglund and Bruce Berglund. Arikka has a positive attitude and pleasant smile. Arikka is quick to offer assistance to both teachers and students. She has an inquiring mind and is always trying to learn something new. Arikka is involved in swing choir, volleyball, soccer, basketball and track,

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Evangelina Thiry has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade and the daughter of Connie and Robert Thiry. Eva shows awesome academic performance and effort. She is quiet, successful and determined to succeed. Eva has a sunny disposition which is infectious to other students. She is always cooperating so the best learning can take place in the classroom.

Dylan Ruck has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Dan and Mindy Ruck. Dylan has a good attitude and is respectful. He works hard and is making good choices.

Clinton Holin has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Barbara and Dale Holin.

Clinton is willing to lend a hand.

He enjoys drawing.

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MAY

THURSDAY/7 Balsam Lake

• Polk County Library Federation Brown Bag library lecture, 715-485-8680.

Frederic

• Fine arts concert, high school, 7 p.m.

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

Coming events

Grantsburg

• National Day of Prayer - Evening prayer service at the high school, 7 p.m.

• Health Workshop - 7 Steps To Health & Healing at Marek Chiropractic Office, 6 p.m., 715-327-4253. Open to public.

• Spring concert, grades 7-8, 7 p.m.

Grantsburg

• Home-foreclosure town hall meeting with Rep. Ann Hraychuck at the senior center, 12:30-1:30 p.m., 888-529-0028.

Luck

• 1st Red Cross fundraiser, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Golf Scramble, at Luck Golf Course, 715-485-3025, www.scvarc.org.

St. Croix Falls

Milltown

• Home-foreclosure town hall meeting with Rep. Ann Hraychuck at the senior center, 2:303:30 p.m., 888-529-0028.

Osceola

TUES. & WED./12 & 13

• American Legion Auxiliary Post 254 meets at the community center, 7 p.m., 715-825-3423.

• Auditions to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” for Osceola Braves games will be held at Expressions, 7 p.m. 715-294-4775 or liwaszko@gmail.com.

Cumberland

• Free health screenings at the hospital, 6-9 a.m., www.cumberlandhealthcare.com.

TUESDAY/12

Siren

• Dining at Five dinner at the senior center; volunteers to be honored, 5 p.m., 715-3497810, 715-349-2845.

• National Day of Prayer - Burnett County Events Prayer Breakfast at Adventures Restaurant, 8 a.m.

Milltown

• Unity Middle School Spring Fling 2009 in the Middle School gym, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Band and choir concert at 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls

• King’s Clubhouse play group at the Alliance Church of the Valley, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 715-4831100.

• Exercise at the senior center, 10-11 a.m.

• 500 cards and Dominos at the senior center, 12:30 p.m.

Taylors Falls, Minn.

• Dining at Five dinner with volunteer recognition, at the senior center, 5 p.m., 715-8665300.

• Exercise at the senior center, 10-11 a.m.

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

• Ladies Night Out downtown, 5-9 p.m.

• Annual meeting and open house for Festival Theatre volunteers, 7 p.m., 715-483-3387, 888-887-6002.

• TF’s Historical Society meeting at the community center. Program at 7 p.m., 651-2574773.

FRI. & SAT./8 & 9 Balsam Lake

• The American Legion Auxiliary and Post 278 will be distributing The Memorial Poppy.

Rain dates May 15 & 16.

Milltown

• Unity Lions plant sale at Milltown park, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

FRIDAY/8

Webster

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SATURDAY/9 Balsam Lake

• Bingo & pig roast benefitting Breast Cancer 3-Day at the rod & gun club, 3 p.m.

Clear Lake

• “In His Image” Mother/Daughter Brunch at United Covenant Church, 10 a.m.-noon, 715948-2153.

Cushing

Frederic

• 100-Bird Shoot at the rod and gun club, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-377-8860.

Grantsburg

• Lions Club plant sale at Qualle Bear Day Care, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Pokeno at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Senior center monthly meeting, 1:30 p.m.

• Meeting of NW Regional Writers, notice change of place to Espresso Cabin near Grantsburg. Write on “Empty House Next Door,” 1 p.m.

Siren

• Open house for Community Referral Agency’s Burnett County Outreach Office.

Call for directions, 715-349-7272, 2-5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Bridge at the senior center, 10 a.m.

Webster

• Pop concert presented by the high school choir and band, 7 p.m.

SAT. & SUN./9 & 10 Lake Elmo, Minn.

• Llama Magic and Shepherds Harvest at the Washington County Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.5 p.m., www.llamamagic.com.

Dresser

Frederic

• American Cancer Society Run/Walk, beginning at Birch Street Elementary school. Registration 8-9 a.m., walk begins 9:15 a.m., 800-947-0487, www.cancer.org, 715-653-2684.

• 5th-annual communitywide garage sale event, 715-327-4271.

• Food and fellowship, at noon, cards, afternoon coffee and refreshments at the senior center.

• Sneak preview at the depot, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Grantsburg

• Special showing of documentary film “Mystery of the Toxic Swans” at Crex Meadows Wildlife Education Center, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.

Luck

• 14th-annual American Cancer Society 1-, 3, or 5-mile run/walk at the school, 9 a.m., 715472-2654.

• Workday on the Marguerite Johnson trail section along the Straight River with the Ice Age Trail Association, 9:30 a.m., 715-472-2248.

Osceola

• Jesus Cares Ministry at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 10-11 a.m., 715-294-2828.

Siren

• Girl Scouts dog wash fundraiser at The Pet and Tack Store, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-349-5446.

• Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild meeting at senior center, 9 a.m., 715-472-4117.

• NorWesCo Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting at the Burnett County Government Center, Room 165, 9 a.m., 715-259-7727.

• Siren Lions & Lioness garage sale donation drop-off day at their building, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-349-2400.

Statewide

• Rural letter carriers food drive collection.

St. Croix Falls

• Neal & Leandra in concert at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387. www.festivaltheatre.org.

• Bird walk at WI Interstate Park. Meet at the Pines Group Camp, 7-9 a.m., 715-483-3747.

SUNDAY/10 St. Croix Falls

• Wildflower walk at Interstate Park. Meet at the Ice Age Center, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3:30-5 p.m., 715-483-3747.

MONDAY/11 Frederic

• Spades at the senior center, 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY/13 Dresser

• Baccalaureate at Peace Lutheran Church, 7:30 p.m.

Frederic

• Pokeno at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Siren

• Old Town Gospel Choir from Sweden to perform at the Covenant Church, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY/14 Amery

• Trip to Minnesota Arboretum, sponsored by senior citizens center, 715-268-6605.

Frederic

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

Luck

• Dinner meeting of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees at Hog Wild BBQ, noon, 715-327-8658.

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise at the senior center, 10-11 a.m.

• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m.

Stillwater, Minn.

• Annual spring membership meeting of the St. Croix River Association at the Grand Banquet Center in Stillwater, 6 p.m., 651-260-6260.

FRI. & SAT./15 & 16 Fox Creek

• Garage/bake sale at Georgetown Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sixth graders attend Earth Day program The second-annual Earth Day Partnership between Festival Theatre and the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway took place on Friday, April 24. Participating schools were St. Croix Falls, Osceola, Clear Lake, Clayton and Chisago Lakes with nearly 500 sixth-graders and their teachers attending the event.

The program included a one-hour concert and conversation by musicians Dan Chouinard and Tom Draughton at Festival Theatre, viewing the National Park Service film, along with outdoor activities along the Gaylord Nelson Riverwalk (named for Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson). United under the theme of Watershed Moments, Our Connection to the World, these activities were designed to allow students to make historic, personal and natural-resource connections with the St. Croix River. National Park Service and Festival Theatre staff presented information on logging history, the local habitat and making observations about the St. Croix River. Riverway Superintendent Christopher Stein encountered a surprise visit by Lumberjackstiltskin during the all-school gathering. School districts in the St. Croix watershed who wish their sixthgraders to participate in 2010 for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day should contact Festival Theatre at 715-483-3387.

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Webb Lake

• Community club rummage sale at the community hall, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.