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Four contests in area; state supreme court race has four candidates; Polk judge candidates debate Thursday; Osceola Village forum Feb. 2 PAGE 3

Grantsburg School Board member Jim Sundquist sported Packer spectacles at the school board meeting this week to show support for his favorite team as it heads for Dallas and its first Super Bowl appearance since 1998. "I've gotten a lot of mileage out of these glasses since I bought them in Green Bay about 20 years ago for $3,” he said. Photo by Priscilla Bauer

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This is still Packer Country by the looks of pre-Super Bowl chatter

There's no confusing who these folks are backing in the upcoming Super Bowl. The home, located just north of Balsam Lake, is known for Packer-supporting signs and markers. - Photo by Greg Marsten

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ”The Packers are going to the Super Bowl! Can I get a HE-YEAH?!!”

Sentiments of serious Packer fans are reverberating via Facebook postings and street talk throughout the St. Croix Valley this week after Green Bay’s 21-14 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, earning the Green and

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Bitter cold temperatures arrived in the area Friday - Photo by Gary King

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN With record snowfalls in the past two months, nobody here needed reminding that winter is here.

But Mother Nature kept us on our numbing toes, this time with a dip in temperatures last Friday morning, Jan. 21, that didn’t come close to record-breaking cold - but close enough.

Bill Kurtz reported 38 below at his farm just north of St. Croix Falls. Greg and Raelynn Hunter of rural Webster reported 36

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LUCK - What do you do with those old skates? You can make holiday heirloom painted skates through Luck Community Ed. Get creative with freestyle painting which can be learned and mastered in one evening. On Thursday, Feb. 17, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the painting project will be a pair of ice skates that’ll be transformed into a cherished holiday decoration. Once learned, the process and style can be applied to anything that can be painted, like sleds, snow shovels and wooden furniture. Instructor Linda Glenn will guide participants through both the technical and artistic aspects of painting. The fee is $25 which includes all supplies needed to complete your project. Class participants should bring a pair of ice skates that are clean and dry. White or black figure skates, child’s double runners or speed skates work best, but hockey style skates can also be transformed. If you need skates for this project, several pairs are available for $3. Preregistration is required. Call Amy Aguado at Luck Community Ed., 715-472-2152 Ext. 103. - from Luck CE

Vintage snowmobiles at depot, Saturday, Feb. 5

FREDERIC - The Frederic Area Historical Society will host the second-annual vintage snowmobile ride and show at the 1901 Soo Line Depot in Frederic, Saturday, Feb. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Owners of the older snowmobiles that started the whole snowmobile recreation industry are invited to ride in on the Gandy Dancer State Recreation Trail to take part in this event. Trailer parking is available. Judging will take place at 1 p.m. with unique trophies awarded to the best pre-1970, and 1971-plus leaf spring snowmobile. Vintage machines on display will receive an event dash plaque for participating. Last year, Jeff Moats of Frederic correctly identified 22 brands of snowmobiles and the dealers that sold them within a 12-mile radius of Frederic to win the Name the Dealer contest. His winning list will be on display, and you can see if you remember them. Located on the Gandy Dancer State Trail, the restored 1901 Soo Line Depot serves as the Frederic Area Museum. The depot/museum is open from Memorial Day weekend through leaf season in the fall, holidays, and for several special events in Frederic. The depot/museum will be open for tours, coffee and snacks will be available during event hours. There is no admission charged for the event or the museum. For more information: 715-327-4158 or 715-327-4892 evenings. - submitted

A group of Canada geese and trumpeter swans gathered at the edge of the ice on Lower Clam Lake near Siren, Saturday morning, Jan. 22, resting - and likely trying to keep warm - by placing their heads on their backs. The first seriously cold temperatures of this winter - from 23 to 38 below zero - arrived Friday and gradually warmed up to single-digit highs. - Photo by Gary King

Snowmobile fatalities since 200 2 Although snowmobiling can be a fun and thrilling winter activity, it can also be a dangerous and deadly sport. Since 2002, five snowmobile-related fatalities have been recorded in Burnett and Polk counties. The DNR reports that last year was one of the safer snowmobiling seasons statewide with the number of fatalities the lowest since the 2001-02 season at 21.

As of mid-January 2011, there has been only one death involving a snowmobile accident in Wisconsin. Although this map does not show the entire state, it shows most of Northwest Wisconsin and fatalities recorded since 2002. A vast majority of snowmobile-related fatalities take place in northern counties, with Vilas (23), Oneida (21) and Oconto (13) having the most fatal accidents since 2002.

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ST. CROIX FALLS - Paul Harding, author of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winner in fiction, will appear at the St. Croix Falls library at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13.

This book is making big news. It is the first independently published Pulitzer Prize-winner since “A Confederacy of Dunces” received the award nearly 30 years ago. The story of the book’s success was called “The most dramatic literary Cinderella story of recent memory,” by the New York Times. “Tinkers” is the 2011 Valley Reads selection for the St. Croix Valley’s annual communitywide reading program. Read the book, then meet the author on Feb. 13. — with submitted information

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Gold the NFC title and a trip to what will be the team’s fifth Super Bowl since the the event debuted in 1967.

The wait between Super Bowl appearances is getting shorter for Packer fans. The team last took the field in a Super Bowl in 1998 when they were defeated by the Patriots, a team they had defeated in the big game the year before, which brought a third Lombardi trophy back to Green Bay. Before that it was nearly a 30year dry spell between Super Bowls for Packer backers.

Local restaurants, bars and grocery stores are enjoying the extra Sunday business brought on by the postseason run by the Packers - and Green Bay fans have earned boasting rights - especially among the local Viking and Bear fans.

“OK, we lost,” wrote Chicago Bear fan Kirk Miller of Frederic, on his Facebook page. “Our quarterback let us down. But the rookie made it a game.”

Miller, a custodian at Frederic Schools, enjoys the banter with Packer fans throughout the season, and he made a promise to lend some support to the Green and Gold - for one game.

“I will cheer for the Packers (in the Super Bowl) - but the Bears will be back next year.”

Some Packer fans aren’t being as considerate: “Breaking News: Soldier Field will now be known as Mr. Rodger's neighborhood,” wrote one Packer fan on Facebook.

It’s obvious that 2011 is starting out good for fans of a team who began as a sixth seed in the playoff bracket - and the Facebook chatter is just warming up - along with the spirits of Packer fans everywhere, united at times by the power of Facebook: “Rodgie' on offense, and Raji on defense!!! Go Pack!!” - Gary King

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below and over at Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center, Ali Thomas reported a temperature of about 30 below.

Some area schools were closed or postponed classes Friday for two hours - Frederic Schools were already closed for teacher conferences.

A few reports came into the Leader office on Friday saying it was so cold that The RiverBank’s outdoor thermometer in Osceola malfunctioned and was reading minus 74 degrees.

The record low temperature in Wisconsin is minus 55 degrees, recorded at Couderay (about 30 miles east of Spooner) on Feb. 4, 1996. - Gary King

A daylong sled chase

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Snowmobiler finally tracked down after gas drive-off

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A 26-yearold Luck man is being held on several charges, including felony fleeing of police, after allegedly driving off with a tank of gas in his snowmobile, and leading authorities on a daylong chase of sorts worthy of “Butch and Sundance.“ According to Capt.

Steve Smith of the Paul J. Appel Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the allegations against Paul J. Appel, began with a report of an unpaid gas drive-off of $32.60 at around 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17, from the Holiday Stationstore in Balsam Lake. However, the driveoff eventually drew the attention of police across the county.

The initial report stated that the drive-off culprit was riding a white, unmarked snowmobile, wearing dark clothes, with a tan backpack. As the day progressed, that description became common knowledge for law officers in all corners of the region.

The police report tracks the speedy white sled across the county, as the first officers made note of and followed the machine’s tracks, which seemed to lead from behind the Balsam Lake convenience store toward Centuria, and eventually south on the Gandy Dancer Trail toward St. Croix Falls.

One of the first officers reported catching a glimpse of the machine, and officers were set up by the trail outlet near Hwy. 8.

“But he wasn’t stopping for anyone,” Smith said, noting that the rider sped past a PCSD investigator who had attempted to stop the sled at an ancillary trail near the Kassel Tap tavern.

The chase slowly became worthy of a Texas Ranger’s account, as another officer tracked the sled across private property to the west and south of the last location, through a private farm on 90th Avenue, where the rider apparently took a different route. The trail grew cold for a spell, but eventually came back on the radar.

“Then we had a report of someone saying they almost hit somebody flying by on a sled that matched the description,” Smith said. That report came in at 11:49 a.m., almost four hours after the initial report and mentioned a backpack-wearing snowmobile rider running a stop sign on 8th Street in the vil-

lage of Centuria.

“That sounded like our guy,” Smith said, saying they once again renewed their efforts to stop the person.

However, the law enforcement attempts to intercept and stop the rider were unsuccessful, as an attempt to corral the rider on the Gandy Dancer Trail at the intersection of Hwys. 46 and 35 did not work, in spite of the officers having their rooftop lights on and physically signaling the rider to stop. The rider kept heading northbound, blowing through stop signs and whizzing past another attempt to stop them, this time by Milltown Police at 230th Avenue on the same trail.

By then, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden was able to swing into action, using an intercept snowmobile to track the suspect north and was able to follow the rider’s tracks off the trail on 150th Street, across private land and into a residential area.

“We followed his tracks to a house in Luck through the dusting of snow,” Smith said. “The assisting agency was Mother Nature!”

After obtaining a search warrant, they confronted the individual at a home on 2nd Street in the village of Luck, where they found the sled, the backpack and clothing matching the earlier descriptions. Paul Appel report-

drinking and driving, seat belt enforcement and other violations, previous similar efforts have proved fruitful across the broad.

"Last year, we were able to arrest several felony drunk drivers with the efforts," Smith said.

The grant will be applied throughout the coming months at specific times, usually Friday and Saturday evenings when impaired traffic is more common. While a small portion of the grant can also be used for equipment, not everything is eligible. This year, the PCSD will be using $1,000 of the grant money for enhanced sobriety field testing equipment.

Smith is the person who applied for the grant, and like all awards of that type, it was based on specific criteria. This

one relied heavily on current seat belt compliance. Smith led an effort to get an up-to-date tracking count of seatbelt compliance, conducted on Hwy. 8 this last fall.

"I did the count in October, near the intersection of 208th Street and Hwy. 8," Smith said.

"I was pleasantly surprised to see the result, we had 87-percent compliance."

According to Smith, he kept track by looking for the first 100 vehicles of all types where you could clearly notice and register seat belt usage, and counted the number wearing and not wearing them. No tickets were issued.

"That result is very good," he reiterated. "The DOT said they wished more counties had that level of compliance!"

Polk patrol saturation effort this weekend

Click-it or Ticket grant means more officers on the roads

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Polk County Sheriff's deputies will be out in full force this weekend, looking for everything from speeders to seat belt violations and intoxicated drivers as part of a Department of Transportation grant for saturation patrols.

According to Capt. Steve Smith of the PCSD, the effort is one of the first parts of an ongoing, $15,000 Click-it or Ticket campaign, with the WisDOT grant allowing for overtime reimbursement for enhanced efforts. While the focus is on

River Falls goes for green machine

by Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio RIVER FALLS - The city of River Falls has replaced an aging fleet vehicle with an all-electric model. City officials hope to lead by example and encourage other Wisconsin cities to do the same.

River Falls Municipal Utilities needed to replace its John Deere all-terrain utility vehicle, commonly known as a Gator. But

rather than getting another gaspowered model, they took a greener route by buying a neighborhood electric vehicle.

Mike Noreen, River Falls conservation and efficiency coordinator, says it’s basically the same as the Gator except it’s allowed on city streets, and won’t use any fossil fuels under the right circumstances.

“We can choose where we purchase energy from. So, if we

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choose, and we do, to purchase renewable energy, we can power it with renewable energy and that’s pretty exciting.”

Noreen says their new electric utility vehicle came with a $10,000 price tag, but a grant through Wisconsin Public Power Incorporated cut that in half. He says the city is also thinking about replacing an aging Ford Taurus with the all-electric Chevy Volt.

The overlook on the St. Croix River below the bridge at Taylors Falls is known for its spectacular view of the river in the summer - and a more open - but colder - view in the winter. - Photo by Gary King

edly admitted to seeing the officers and being the rider they sought.

The final arrest was made over six hours after the initial report of a gas drive-off. Smith noted that the sled was unmarked, and had its vehicle identification numbers obscured by a rubberized paint lining, usually used in pickup beds.

Appel faces a felony charge of fleeing police and a misdemeanor charge of theft of movable property, with enhancers on both charges as a repeat offender, several times over. It was unclear at press time if the sled was stolen. Appel made an initial appearance on Tuesday, Jan. 18, before Judge Molly GaleWyrick, who set a $1,500 signature bond. He makes a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Appel has an extensive history of both misdemeanor and felony convictions for crimes ranging from theft to resisting arrest and other variations, going back almost a dozen years.

Man dies after headon snowmobile crash

TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – A Forest Lake, Minn., man lost his life when his snowmobile was struck by another in Taylors Falls on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22. Chad C.Hansen, 37, was airlifted after the accident to Regions Hospital in St. Paul but died there early Sunday morning.

Hanson had been riding on the Wild River Trail near Chisago County Road 37 and Herberg Road when he was struck by another snowmobile driven

by Craig A. Finholdt, 56, also of Forest Lake. According to the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office, the collision occurred when Finholdt, who was driving west on the trail, crossed over into the eastbound lane just after cresting a hill. The two sleds hit head-on and caught fire. Finholdt was also injured and taken to Regions via ambulance, but is expected to recover. Alcohol was not thought to be a factor in the accident, but, according to witnesses, speed was. — with information from TwinCities.com and KARE11.com

Clear Lake woman rolls car, walks away

CLAYTON – A Clear Lake woman crashed her car in a onevehicle accident on Monday, Jan. 10, going off Hwy. 63 and rolling it several times.

Danae Eckwall, 24, had no apparent injury, but her 2009 Pontiac had severe damage. Police were sent to the scene of the accident, but Eckwall had left before they got there. The officer said according to the tracks in the snow that Eckwall had been southbound on Hwy. 63 when her car went off the road, going into the west ditch. It rotated clockwise and rolled about three times before coming to rest on its roof. When the police officer located Eckwall, she was charged with failing to report the accident, having no insurance, failure to maintain control of her vehicle and for not wearing a seat belt. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff's Dept.

St. Croix Falls Middle School principal retires

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by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – At the Jan. 11 school board meeting, the board accepted the retirement of Kathy Willow as middle school principal. Willow has been with the district for 20 years. She has spent a total of 32 years in education beginning in her home community of Marinette.

Willow is from Marinette originally. She student taught there, became a substitute teacher and a long-term substitute teacher.

She then obtained a position at the elementary school in Marinette, teaching fourth and fifth grade. While teaching elementary students, she began working on her master’s degree in education from Marquette University in Michigan taking summer classes and weekend classes to become a principal.

“I’ve been a principal 29 of the 32 years, and it is what I’ve known and what I’ve done,” said Willow.

She was a teaching principal for a 1-1/2 years where she taught half days and was acting elementary principal. She transferred to the middle school and became an assistant middle school principal and teacher of seventh- and eighth-grade reading and language arts. “I feel like I gained a lot of experience at the time when I started out,” she said. “I was a newer hire and was laid off, so I received emergency certification to teach special education in the high school for a period of time. I have learned the value of experience through all of this. There is always something new to be gained in the education profession and experience is what helps you.”

Willow was also a kindergartenthrough eighth-grade principal for a year in Oconomowoc. She came to St. Croix Falls in 1991. Her husband, Nick, was a chiropractor at the time, and his profession led to their relocation to a bigger community near the Twin Cities. The position at St. Croix Falls opened up, and Willow was hired. In addition to middle school principal, she was initially in charge of community ed in her early years at St. Croix Falls, until Kelly Anderson,

Kathy Willow leaves St. Croix Falls School District at the end of the 2010-2011 school year after 20 years as middle school principal. – Photo by Tammi Milberg

who runs community ed, now took it over.

Willow has been in charge of the summer school program each year as well in her time with the district. This will be her last year of getting the program put together and ready to roll, but she will not be here when summer school begins.

She said that when she came into education at the middle school level, the philosophy was that middle grades were labeled junior high. The philosophy began to switch from junior high to middle school, and determining the children in those grades are a special group who have social and emotional needs as well as educational needs. She said with that change

in philosophy, programs came into place to help channel meeting social and emotional needs. One example at St. Croix Falls of a program that applied this philosophy is the fifth-grade camp. Willow stated she was pleased when the fifth grade became part of the middle school; when the fifth grade moved from the elementary to the middle school.

“I was glad we were able to continue the tradition of fifth-grade camp. It transitions the students into the middle school. Another program in the middle school we have done as a tradition is our trip to Madison as eighth-graders. We also started an eighth-grade recognition program, and this is our 20th year of doing that.”

She added the eighth-grade recognition is a big deal for students, and they should be recognized for completing this phase of their education. Willow said it recognizes their accomplishments and their parents hand in helping them get this far in their education.

Willow said that during her time as principal the middle school advisory and intramural activities at noon have also been important programs in developing the middle school child. She stated those programs have been successful and are important to the students in helping them build character through competition, team building exercises and helping them be tolerant of others while creating a sense of community.

“My ultimate goal is that I want all the kids to feel school is a safe, positive place with caring adults,” she said. “I want kids to feel a sense of caring and belonging and work toward kids getting that if some kids don’t feel that way. There’s a lot of communicating and working with parents to determine how we can meet their kids needs.”

Willow stated she is looking forward to a flexible schedule to enjoy gardening, sports and visiting family more than she has time for now, as well as getting to know new people in a new community, and being around kids while helping her husband who is also a coach in Minocqua.

“I will miss the kids here, but I will still be around kids,” she said. “It’s people that I will miss and the connections I’ve made here that will be hard to keep up, because I’m moving from the area.”

Willow said she doesn’t expect to be on the committee that hires the new principal. “I probably won’t be involved in that, nor should I be. Anytime someone leaves it gives the board time and opportunity to look at what they are looking for and that’s really something for the board to determine.”

Willow said one thing she has learned over the years is that all parents want the very best for their children and that sometimes what a parent thinks is best and what someone who has experience in education thinks is best aren’t always the same. She said that it’s in working together with parents that one can begin to map out what the best is for the child.

“I’ve been fortunate that this is a nice area and smaller district, because you get to make those connections and get to know everyone on a more personal level,” she said. “I will miss the friendships I have formed over the years with staff and parents in the community. Some of those working relationships with parents to find out what is best for their child have led to friendships.”

Willow is leaving at the end of the school year in June to move to Minocqua where her husband has taken a high school science teacher position this school year. Their daughter, Kelsey, is attending her first year of college. Willow said her husband made a career change, and that between his relocation for a new career and her number of years in the field, it was time to retire.

“I really don’t know what I will be doing. My retirement will take us to the Minocqua area,” she said. “I’m not sure that I can step away from education completely, so I’m really not sure what I will do. It’s hard for me to step back and be unsure because I’m a very organized person and like to know what’s going to happen, but whatever is meant to be will be.”

Fireworks forum provides input for sheriff

Sheriff seeks public input on fireworks issue after letter to editor calls for better control of nuisance noise

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer SIREN - What started as a letter to the editor complaining that Sheriff Dean Roland didn’t enforce the fireworks law ended with a pledged course of action by the sheriff.

Roland called for a special meeting that was held last Thursday night, Jan. 20, at the Burnett County Government Center.

At the end of the meeting, Roland asked residents their opinion on what should be

A Trade Lake Township resident called for more tickets and less warnings for people who light off illegal fireworks. He is a neighbor to Marjean Legler whose letter to the editor prompted Sheriff Roland to call the meeting to discuss the fireworks problem.

done about illegal fireworks.

The fireworks law states pretty clearly that lighting off fireworks other than sparklers, smoke bombs and other “tame” fireworks that spin or move on the ground, without a permit, is illegal. Even a Wisconsin resident purchasing such restricted fireworks as Roman candles, bottle rockets or mortars, without a permit, is illegal.

However, a resident from another state is under no such restriction as long as the nonresident signs a waiver promising not to light the restricted fireworks off in Wisconsin.

As about a third of all property in Burnett County is owned by residents of another state, there is ample opportunity for these property owners to ignore their promise not to light off the restricted fireworks in Wisconsin, as the Roman-candlestudded sky around many area lakes each year has shown.

To get a permit is not all that difficult, it was noted. All village presidents or town chairpersons can issue permits for restricted fireworks, as can any person designated to issue permits by the village president or town chairperson, such as a town clerk. However, the group or person seeking the permit must specify the location and date of a restricted firework show, and the permit must be obtained at least two days in advance so that there is time for law enforcement or fire departments to receive a copy of the permit no later than two days prior to the event.

Few fireworks permits are issued in the county, making most private fireworks displays illegal.

Nuisance Marjean Legler of Trade Lake Township would probably argue that most fireworks are not just illegal, but some can be a nuisance as well. In a recent letter to the editor, Legler described listening to loud

and usually there are too few officers on duty for one officer to travel to the far edge of the county to respond to a fireworks complaint.

Roland also explained that it cost money to dispose of illegal fireworks if the sheriff’s department should confiscate any, and money is something county departments are not flush with these days.

Roland asked what he should do. The response Roland received quickly seemed to distinguish between illegal and nuisance fireworks. For example, Scott Nelson from the Webb Lake Property Association reported that the main fireworks concern of the association is the lighting of fireworks (illegal or otherwise) after 10 or 11 p.m. A letter circulated last summer asking property owners to be courteous when lighting fireworks seems to have had a good impact, according to Nelson.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland at a meeting, Thursday, Jan. 20, asking residents what he should do about illegal fireworks. Photos by Sherill Summer fireworks from spring to fall, at all hours of the day and night, lit from a nearby property on Round Lake where they were reportedly unconcerned by the nuisancefactor of their fireworks. Legler wants Roland to do something.

Legler isn’t alone, according to Roland, who went on to explain at the meeting attended by town board members, members of lake associations and other residents interested in the topic, that fireworks complaints are one of the most common complaints the sheriff’s department handles.

Roland conceded that he should be responding to the Legler situation, but isn’t because usually the fireworks are at night,

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More education While there was a call for more education in the press or where fireworks were sold about the permit process, there was not a call to do much different to curtail illegal fireworks other than to possibly write more tickets, up to $1,000 fine, and less warnings if the perpetrators were caught. However, all who heard of Legler’s situation agreed it was an extreme case that should be addressed.

Legler was not pleased that there was a permit process that could possibly result in the same nuisance fireworks that would be legal and out of the sheriff’s department’s control, until she learned that there could be restraints on the permits if the nearby property owners could be forced into obtaining permits in the first place.

Roland then promised to respond to her situation as soon as the weather warmed and firework season was upon us again.

County recognizes citizen heroism

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by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer SIREN - Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland presented plaques of commendation for heroic acts to six county citizens at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Burnett County Supervisors. The six were among the many citizens who assisted law enforcement personnel when a gunman opened fire in Siren Sept. 26, 2010.

As Roland awarded the commendations, he described what each of the recipients had done as the shooting incident unfolded, and there was a central theme to all of their actions. At risk to themselves they had joined with law enforcement to protect their community.

The six, John Ruud, Dillon Van-

Burnett County Road Commissioner Robert Morehouse discussed his department’s operations with county supervisors. dervelden, Ryan Snell, Jeff Hunter, Shane Hinze and Kent Lindquist, were the only recipients of the commendation who were able to attend the ceremony. Each received a certificate which bore the words

Clayton Jorgensen presented a painting of the Stagecoach Bridge by Jim Springett to the people of Burnett County at the meeting of the Burnett County Supervisors.

Rep. Severson, Assembly Republicans provide tax deductions for HSAs

Puts consumers in driver’s seat

MADISON – On Thursday, Jan. 20, Rep. Erik Severson, R-Osceola, and Assembly Republicans passed legislation that will help send the message that Wisconsin is open for business and provides another option for consumers when making health-care decisions that impact them and their families.

Special Session Assembly Bill 2, which passed the Assembly with a 66-28 vote, will make health savings accounts more affordable by providing a nonrefundable individual income tax deduction of 6.5 percent for HSAs. Wisconsin will now join over 40 states and the federal government in providing the deduction.

“People need affordable health-care options that put them back in control of their

health,” said Severson. “Rather than punishing people for wanting a say in their health care, we can finally let the people of Wisconsin make the best decision for them and their families.”

In making HSAs more affordable, Assembly Republicans have paved the way for job creation in Wisconsin by sending a clear message to employers that they can provide workers with health care that is high in quality and low in cost.

“For too long Wisconsin has been out of step with the rest of the country, putting us at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new businesses,” said Severson.

“We have now sent the message that Wisconsin is the place to do business.”

SS-AB 2 is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Walker soon. - from the office of Rep. Severson

Public addressed proposed auto insurance law changes

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Lawmakers heard from the public Wednesday, Jan. 19, on a plan that would roll back the minimum amount of auto insurance drivers are required to carry. Critics say that repeal would create hidden costs for consumers The plan by Marinette Republican John Nygren mostly returns Wisconsin’s insurance laws to where they stood before the last legislative session. Nygren says it won’t prohibit people from buying more insurance if they want to.

“This bill is not an attempt to encourage people not to purchase liability limits at a higher rate. It’s a bill to encourage people, especially at the lower end, to be able to afford that coverage.”

But critics say there’s no reason to believe this change was responsible for driving up insurance rates, and there’s no guarantee rates will drop back down if this legislation passes.

The trade-off, trial lawyers say, is that people who get hurt in accidents with underinsured drivers won’t be able to collect as much to pay their medical bills.

Daniel Plumb of Milwaukee says his

dad was in an accident with an underinsured driver. He says he’s lucky these higher insurance requirements were in place or else his dad couldn’t have paid his hospital bills.

“He’s 69 years old. He’s worked 50 years, paid all his taxes, always covered for everything and anything. To change this would have destroyed him.”

Attorney Ann Jacobs says the plan also reaches further by forcing people who get run off the road by drivers to report their accidents more quickly and under oath.

She says that may not be possible for people who are badly injured in an accident.

“This is about letting insurance companies walk away from their policies,” says Jacobs. “And the people most injured are being most at risk of losing their coverage.”

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Six men received certificates of commendation from Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland for their actions in support of law enforcement personnel during a shooting incident in Siren. Pictured (L to R) are John Ruud, Dillon Vandervelden, Ryan Snell, Jeff Hunter, Shane Hinze and Kent Lindquist. – Photos by Carl Heidel

of Roland’s description together with words of thanks on behalf of all citizens of the county.

In a meeting that seemed focused on presentations, Clayton Jorgensen presented the county with a painting created

by Jim Springett, a Burnett County artist.

Asked to describe the painting and its background, Jorgensen explained that it depicts the 1863 Stagecoach Bridge across the Namekagon River in Burnett County.

With that for an opening, Jorgensen gave an impromptu history lesson in which he talked about some of the history associated with the bridge, the location of post offices in the area of the bridge, and the type of stagecoaches that were in use in the county at that time.

Keeping with the theme of presentations, Robert Morehouse, Burnett County road commissioner, gave the supervisors his report on the 2009 activities of the road

commission. Included in that report were descriptions of the challenges of acquiring adequate funding for the commission’s work, the parameters for changing roads to gravel roads, and commission services to the townships.

As the presentation drew to a close, Don Taylor, president of the board of supervisors, noted that Morehouse is highly respected throughout the state for his expertise in managing the road commission, and for his extensive knowledge of issues related to roads and their maintenance.

In other business, the supervisors adopted the Burnett County Outdoor Recreation Plan for 2011-2015, and approved submission of a grant application that would enable Main Street improvements for villages in Burnett County.

Library approves bridge loan for library project

January caucus nominates two for village president. All incumbent trustees running uncontested

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer WEBSTER - Prior to the regular village board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, Webster residents had some biannual January business to take care of.

Tim Maloney, Kelly Gunderson and Kevin (Charlie) Weis, all current trustees for the village, were all nominated for another term during the caucus. This will be the first election for Weis as he is currently finishing the term of former Trustee Bill Rock.

There will be two on the ballot for village president, current President Tom Stusek and Jeff Roberts. Roberts is a current trustee and former village president.

The action of most concern for many residents at the meeting was not the January caucus, however. The board was scheduled to decide if the village would secure a $215,000 loan on the library’s behalf so that the renovation of the Larsen building could start in earnest. The actual gap between the project cost and the money on hand was closer to $190,000, but some of the money raised in fundraising was in the form of pledges, and some of the pledges were not anticipated until after the project was complete.

There was information on a 20-year Bremer loan, with interest rates slightly over 3 percent, depending on if the loan was fixed for three or five years. Payments would be in the $1,200- to $1,300-permonth range, depending on the package chosen.

Library board President Laura Rachford insisted that the library would make all loan payments, but some people were clearly skeptical. Village Trustee Paul Berg wanted proof on paper that the library would be able to make the payment, similar to what any business would have to provide when seeking a loan. Berg was concerned that village taxpayers might have to contribute.

Residents were free to join the discussion and it was pointed out that taxpayers are already contributing because the

building is no longer on the tax rolls and much of the library budget is from either the village or the county, therefore taxpayer money. The wisdom of taking a loan out in a poor economy was also questioned, especially since there is no guarantee that the economy will not get even worse.

Despite the majority of the cautionary or opposing opinions, the board vote seemed more swayed by the track record of the fundraising over the last few years, totaling some $880,000, and the idea of having a $1.5 million building as collateral on a loan of this size, if the worst-case scenario was to happen. The board voted 5 to 1 in favor of a bridge loan so that the library project can proceed. Berg was the sole nay vote.

After voting in favor of the bridge loan, the board voted to accept the bid of Siren contractor Jeff Howe. Construction is expected to start in February.

Public water update It is well known in the village that chlorine was added to the water supply because of potentially unsafe water. High levels of coliform bacteria were found in the water supply. The bacteria is normally present in water, but high levels could indicate the presence of more harmful bacteria as well. Until the village knows for sure, chlorine was added to the water.

The report at the village meeting was that a test for more harmful bacteria earlier in the week had come back clean, but additional water samples went out the day of the meeting, which, following up on the story, came back clean as well.

Even if the samples improved, the village planned to continue with a low dose of chlorine for another month just to make sure that the problem does not return.

Director of Public Works Jay Heyer informed the board that he thinks the problem originated in October when a well was pulled for maintenance. The first problem was noticed in November and has only gotten worse over time.

Starting in 2013, the state may force the village to add chlorine year-round. The expected cost of year-round chlorination is expected to be about $200 a month.

Both of the village wells have chlorine tanks and are set up to add chlorine to the water supply year-round if directed to do so.

Luck sets goals to direct future of village

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — About 20 people attended a special meeting at the Luck Village Hall last Wednesday, Jan. 19, to look at setting goals that will direct the village toward the future.

Included in the group were village employees, members of the village board and various committees, and interested members of the public.

The meeting started off with a review of the mission statement for the village, as developed for Luck’s comprehensive plan. It states: “The village of Luck is a vibrant small community widely known for its excellent school system, lakes and other natural resources. The village maintains a healthy attractive downtown business district, serving the needs of residents and visitors. Residents have a variety of housing choices in the village to meet their changing needs. The village promotes highquality growth, and new development is designed and sited to reflect the character of the village and to preserve sensitive environmental areas.

“The village has a strong public infrastructure and continues to maintain the quality of Big Butternut and Little Butternut lakes. Local parks and public facilities provide a variety of recreational

needs, possible support businesses, and to implement a business retention and expansion program, market Luck to attract new businesses, and to develop an area for business, commercial and industrial expansion.

Another strategy is to develop a program that encourages or rewards downtown businesses to improve their buildings in an effort to improve Main Street.

With Luck’s vision statement behind him and a process for planning next to him, Bob Kazmierski led the village of Luck to set goals for the future. Kazmierski, community resource agent with UW-Extension, facilitated a goal-setting meeting at the village hall Wednesday, Jan. 19. — Photos by Mary Stirrat

opportunities for all ages and are linked throughout the community by a system of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, centered on the Gandy Dancer Trail.

“Local leaders continue to work with adjacent towns and Polk County to man-

Three goals were identified as priorities to improve the village of Luck, and participants in the Jan. 19 planning meeting were split into smaller groups to develop action steps to reach those goals.

Iver’s Mountain issue of interest

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer LAKETOWN – The last caucus of the season had one of the largest turnouts.

The Laketown caucus at the community center in Cushing Tuesday, Jan. 25, drew 92 residents.

A full slate of candidates was nominated for the three town board positions.

The town has been involved for the past two years in the Iver’s Mountain debate, whether to allow Mathy Construction to open a basalt rock mine on a 340-acre parcel of land above the Trade River. That

age development and the delivery of services for the betterment of the region.”

Facilitated by UW-Extension Community Resource Agent Bob Kazmierski, the group looked for weaknesses in the statement, with the three top priorities identified as attracting and retaining new businesses, housing and recreation.

Participants were asked to write a practical step to help reach each of the identified priorities, then gathered into three groups to flesh out a plan.

Below are the basic goals for each of the three priorities. The next step, said village Administrator Kristina Handt, will be to review the rough-draft plan of action that was developed and assign boards, committees and commissions to start tackling some of the action steps.

Business Over the next five years, according to the plan, the village will actively recruit new businesses as well as retain and expand existing businesses. The goal is to create 100 jobs during that period.

Steps to achieve this are to inventory existing businesses in order to identify

92 turn out for Laketown caucus

Housing Starting in 2011, the village will improve housing in Luck by purchasing, demolishing and/or refurbishing at least one lot annual. This will result in an increase in the value of each lot as well as the adjacent properties.

Action steps to reach this goal are to have the redevelopment authority identify blighted properties to find properties or land that may be available for housing development. Possibly with the help of Housing and Urban Development/ United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development programs these properties could be purchased, then either refurbished or torn down to make way for an organization like Habitat for Humanity to build.

Recreation To enhance recreation in the village, the plan calls for marketing, new signage and new recreational opportunities for residents by 2012.

Efforts such as forming a community recreation league and seeking input from residents to see what they would like would help meet this goal, as would creating a budget for advertising the golf course, finding sponsors for fishing tournaments, enhancing the trails and creating more community events.

Marketing the new Straight Lake State Park and the golf course, and developing new winter events, are also part of the plan.

Finally, partnerships with the Lions Hall, library, state park and other village assets would be emphasized to pursue additional activities for area residents.

issue is still in the courts.

Incumbent town Chair Dan King was nominated for a second term and will face Ted Zindars on the April 5 ballot. In the only contested race, King received 56 votes, Zindars 23 votes and Dr. Dick Huset 13 votes. Incumbent supervisors Monte Tretsven and Bruce Paulsen will face Stanley Engstrand and Matt Larson for the other two spots on the three-member town board. Incumbent clerk Patsy Gustafson, treasurer Jill Cook and constable Merle Larson were all nominated for re-election.

RIGHT: A total of 92 residents took part in the Laketown caucus, the last in the season.

- Photo by Gregg Westigard

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TF uses cash reserves to pay down debt

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Due to a reduction in staff hours and a leftover balance in the sheriff’s contract, the city has some additional cash reserves from 2010.

The council, at a meeting held Monday, Jan. 24, determined the best use for some of those cash reserves was to pay down debt, helping to keep the levy down for the next tax year. The city needs to pay $5,000 annually for five years to the HRA/EDA for the MNDOT land exchange on Bench Street and sand/salt shed storage facility next to city hall. The council determined they should take $25,000 from the cash reserves of 2010 and use that to pay off the debt, removing an additional payment for the coming year and the following four years that would have to be levied. This money will be set aside into a public works building debt service fund for all debit and credit activities related to the debt service payments.

The council also approved transferring cash reserves money to the public works building project fund in the amount of $36,000 rather than to budget for or borrow for in the coming year.

The council approved the deed for the MNDOT property downtown. A ribboncutting ceremony for the property transfer was held Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. The council approved authorizing the city clerk to set up a meeting for a workshop with Chris Eng HRA/EDA director and the council for a workshop to discuss the demolition of the building, TIF district, and other issues dealing with the TF former MNDOT property.

The fire department had an ending balance of $6,500 and the council discussed the proposal from the fire department to place that money into the internal fire pension fund which would account for debit and credit activities relating to the city contributions for the Taylors Falls Fire Department pension. The council passed a resolution to designate the money into the fire pension fund with the option to consider transfer of funds to the fire pension fund from the general reserves on an annual basis. Vice-Mayor Ross Rivard abstained from the vote as he is a member of the fire department. The motion carried.

One individual addressed the council during public comments. Don Lawrence briefly described issues he had with plowing and parking. The council determined that a discussion with public works, about plowing and parking on street when snowing, should take place with council liaisons. The county plows on CTH 37 to the corner and Lawrence is looking at a safety issue for cars, but the council indicated they may not be able to do much when it comes to the county.

The council also considered the Community Emergency Response Team task force recommendation. It was noted there is money provided in the form of a refund

News from Bone Lake Town Board

BONE LAKE – The Voluntary Dam Advisory Committee reported to the town board on Jan. 13 that another step in the ongoing dam project had been finalized. Letters had been mailed to all affected property owners along the Straight River in June. These landowners were asked if they would sign an easement allowing the town to keep the water level as it now exists. All agreed to the proposed easement with the exception of the Ice Age Trail. They have a stewardship grant from the DNR so permission was necessary to see if the easement complied with their grant. Word had now been received that the grant would not be affected by the proposed easement.

The next item to be addressed as the town board identifies the specifics of building a dam is to invite engineering firms to provide an estimated cost for the dam. The committee was instructed to generate a request for proposal.

for fire department training and the council already set up to $4,000 aside for that.

A meeting was held Wednesday, Jan. 19, to give direction to questions the council had. The results of that meeting were presented to the council. The first question was: should the individual receive training and train other CERT members? The answer was that all members should attend CERT training to help build teamwork and give members time, experience and exposure to a working CERT team before they are ready or qualified to teach others.

The second question was: who interviews CERT members? The CERT task force committee would interview the initial round of applicants. An invitation to the fire and police departments and the city council for input or participation would also be extended.

The third question was if there would be a CERT committee to oversee activities of CERT, and how many? The answer was that the CERT would elect their own leadership team.

The fourth question the council had was: who would be in charge of overseeing community service. The answer was that the CERT task force chair would volunteer to oversee and coordinate community service.

The council had the opportunity to approve the necessary forms including enrollment, background check and volunteer rights and responsibilities. The council approved the CERT paperwork with all members in favor.

The council considered authorizing submission of the Walkable Community Action Plan to the Chisago County Health and Human Services Department for the, State Health Improvement Program. The letter of agreement the city accepted in November includes funding the program which provides $500 for holding a walkable audit workshop, $1,500 for drafting an action plan, and $3,000 for implementing items in the action plan. The only required expense match from the city for the SHIP program is volunteer time and staff time.

The walkability action plan outline is to have four in-street pedestrian crossing signs on Bench Street/Hwy. 95, to add directional pedestrian signage at proposed and existing timber-frame archways on the RiverWalk, to install a timber-frame archway directional sign near the General Store at the RiverWalk entrance, to improve walking trails at the north and south Lions parks, and complete a preliminary design/engineering for the one-mile Valley View Trail project. The council approved the submission of the action plan with all in favor.

The council approved designating 842 West St. as a Heritage Preservation Site.

The property is listed as the J.E. Ekdahl House.

The council also authorized pursuing a recreational trail grant which is a match of 50/50 for the Valley View Trail.

One of the largest crowds in recent history attended the town caucus on Jan. 15.

For the first time in many years a new chairperson was to be nominated. Current town Chairman Wayne Shirley had previously announced his decision to retire after 43 years of public service. The candidates nominated for chairperson were Marsha Karpinen, who received a majority of the votes, followed by Doug Route. These two will be running for the chair of the town board.

For the position of supervisors, incumbents Roger Neumann and Bill Schilling received the greatest number of votes.

Rod Bell and Earl Ericksen also were nominated. A total of four potential candidates can be nominated for the two supervisory positions. Later, Rod Bell declined his nomination for supervisor, so there will be three candidates running for the two positions. The spring election will be held April 5, at the Bone Lake Lutheran Church.

The next town board meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the clerk’s home. – submitted by Darrell Frandsen, town clerk, and Dan Beal, planning commission chair

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Restorative Justice

Juvenile shoplifting – stealing our children’s future

This is the third in our series of educational articles about what restorative justice is and what our agency does within the communities of Northwest Wisconsin.

Many retailers of northwestern Wisconsin understand the financial impact of shoplifting from their business. Here are some current nuggets to dwell on as we explore this problem in our community: Nationwide, more than $13 billion worth of goods are stolen from retailers each year … that’s more than $35 million per day. There are approximately 27 million shoplifters (or 1 in 11 people) in our nation today. More than 10 million people have been caught shoplifting in the last five years.

There is no profile of a typical shoplifter. Men and women shoplift about equally as often. Approximately 25 percent of shoplifters are kids, 75 percent are adults. Fifty-five percent of adult shoplifters say they started shoplifting in their teens. Eighty-nine percent of kids say they know other kids who shoplift, and 66 percent say they hang out with those kids.

Shoplifters say they are caught an average of only once in every 48 times they steal. They are turned over to the police 50 percent of the time. Fifty-seven percent of adults and 33 percent of juveniles say it is hard for them to stop shoplifting even after getting caught. Habitual shoplifters steal an average of 1.6 times per week.

The vast majority of shoplifters are “nonprofessionals” who steal, not out of criminal intent, financial need or greed but as a response to social and personal pressures in their life.

Shoplifting affects more than the offender. It overburdens the police and the courts, adds to a store’s security expenses, costs consumers more for goods, costs communities lost dollars in sales taxes and hurts children and families. The Y.E.S. (Youth Educational Shoplifting) Program

at Restorative Justice is an offense-specific program created by the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention. It helps juveniles to see how shoplifting affects their lives. It teaches youth how much they risk for a small reward, and helps them to learn how to deal with temptation when they want nice things, or feel pressured by friends. The Y.E.S. Program gives kids caught shoplifting a better chance for a successful future. After completing the Y.E.S. Program, 97 percent of juveniles do not repeat the shoplifting offense.

Many local law enforcement agencies have referred youth with shoplifting, and other offenses of theft, to this program as a diversion. This means that the referral is a “one-time gift”… they complete the program with Restorative Justice and the shoplifting citation is dismissed. What this means for youth and their future is that this offense does not go on their record and instead of merely paying the cost of the citation, they receive the education and help that they need to address the shoplifting behavior. This program has also been effective with youth who have been caught stealing in the school environment – such as theft of school property or locker theft.

Shoplifting steals our children’s innocence, their dignity, and their futures. Retailers, when you are handling a juvenile shoplifter in your establishment, consider referral to your local law enforcement agency so that the youth can access this program and have an opportunity for a more successful outcome.

Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that consists primarily of volunteer community members who work in many ways to help those affected by crime to find peace and healing. Please contact us at our office at 715-349-2117 for any information about this program or to make a tax-deductible donation.

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GOP wins this one

• Joe Heller •

One of the more puzzling surprises in the recent state biennium budget - besides its being completed in record time - was the inclusion of a law for mandatory car insurance levels for liability, underinsured motorists and uninsured motorists.

Some have charged the law was Gov. Doyle’s parting gift to trial lawyers. That’s speculation but the circumstantial evidence is strong. Trial lawyers this week were among those protesting a GOP proposal to rescind the law.

Republicans say the public didn’t get a chance to sound off on Doyle’s mandates and that coverage minimums are too high and have driven insurers to raise premiums, forcing people to forgo insurance.

Democrats say there’s no hard evidence to show the mandates contributed to higher premiums.

But, of course, raising minimum coverage levels did cost consumers more.

And we’re hearing about people who are opting to drive with no insurance at all, although, again, no hard figures have been compiled ... at least not at this stage of the argument.

This is clearly a classic example of legislators - or at least one legislator - not being in touch with those of us in the trenches - and deciding what’s right for all of us with the interests of a few of us in mind. Where have we heard that before?

The timing of the law was curious, also - coming at the height of the economic crisis. Buried deep in the budget, with no public hearings, there was little time to stop it. And one could certainly argue that it was designed that way.

Are we really talking about secrecy in state government in 2011?

While the concept of Doyle’s proposal has merit, one critical concern - aired here when the law was proposed - was the fact that while it addressed a need, it may have addressed it too well. Wisconsin now ranks among a handful of states with the highest auto insurance coverage level mandates in the nation.

Maybe it’s a mindset that we need to be number one in everything.

Car insurance would remain mandatory under the GOP’s proposal in replacing the current law enacted under Doyle. But minimum levels would drop, by tens of thousands of dollars in some categories. Current liability minimums of $50,000 for injuring or killing one person, $100,000 for injuring or killing two people and $15,000 for property damage would drop to $25,000, $50,000 and $10,000.

That’s reasonable. And the GOP’s proposal isn’t suggesting that consumers be allowed to go without insurance - just coverage more palatable to their budgets which in turn, should allow more people to get on board with insurance coverage.

Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, one of the bill’s authors, said the GOP’s option is designed to give consumers “the ability to choose and put affordability back into the equation.”

Not to promote the tired GOP versus Dems concept of government, but the GOP wins this argument, hands down, if for nothing else than to balance the scale a bit for consumers, who never had a chance to weigh in on this issue.

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Super Bowl for the Green and Gold? Who would have thunk it a month ago when the Packers were hanging on to playoff hopes by a thread?

But it’s all sinking in this week - and Packer fans across the state - from Grantsburg to Green Bay and from Fountain City to Frederic - are waiting to reclaim the trophy that made Titletown ... well, Titletown.

Aside from all the pride and jubilation, there’s news about the economic impact for the state. Those who can’t afford the outrageously expensive seats to watch the Super Bowl in person will be heading to their favorite restaurants, bars and bowling alleys to watch the big game. Grocery stores, pizza parlors - we hope they all are benefitting from these extra Sundays of football.

Even the media is more fun these days for Packer fans. If they don’t like the Minnesota media, they can watch all the hype on national media for the next few weeks. And who doesn’t like reveling a bit in the losses by rivals? If you’re a Packer fan, you might have cheered - or at least smiled, when the Vikings lost the NFC championship game to the Saints last year.

The front pages of newspapers in Chicago and New York tell the other side of the story - one Green Bay fans know well. Below are some samples of fun headlines crafted by editors in the winning and losing states. Headlines like “Almost famous” (Chicago Tribune) referring to the Bears third-string quarterback who rallied his team but fell short, or “Knocking on 7’s door” (Pittsburg Tribune-Review) referring to their team’s seventh trip to the big game.

This Super Bowl takes us back to the glory days of the NFL - and the winter just got a little shorter for Packer fans who want the Lombardi Trophy back where it belongs.

To take part in our poll, go to theleader.net and scroll down to the lower left part of the screen • See front page for this week’s question

• Where to write • President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Gov. Scott Walker Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI 53707 transition@wisconsin.gov

Congressman Sean Duffy (7th District) 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-225-3365

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• Letters to the editor • Beware of scams

Grandparents beware of scams, like the one I almost fell for. Even though I was aware of these scams, they caught me off guard, and I gave them all the info they needed. It all started with a phone call and when my wife answered I could tell she was a little puzzled. She motioned for me to pick up the other phone. As I did the girl on the other end was crying and said, “Grandpa I had a car accident,” and that she was in jail in Detroit, Mich. She then explained that she was with this wedding party that had too much to drink, and she only had two drinks so she drove the car.

On the way home she hit a car, and two people in the car were injured. When the police came they gave her a sobriety test, and she was over the limit so they took her to jail. The police wouldn’t let her go because the injured people were suing.

At this point I wondered what granddaughter this was. I asked if she was Alex Kurtz from Germany, Gene’s daughter. Of course she said yes, so I gave her all the info she needed. Instead I should have asked which granddaughter she was like my brother did when he received a call from the airport saying this is your grandson. I was aware of that scam.

She said they were holding her until the money was paid, while crying. I asked her if there was a number where I could reach her and she said no. Prior to that she informed me that they had appointed a lawyer for her. All the time I was talking with her it didn’t seem like something she would do and to know all the terminology, using good English etc. While this was playing out in my mind, however, I still fell for the scam because I didn’t want to see her stranded there in a strange place. I asked her if I should call her dad and tell him. She said she would like to tell him herself.

Then I asked to let me speak to her lawyer and he informed me that two people in the car were injured and were suing her for damages. I would have to send money to them before they would release her. I assumed it was the people in the car she hit, but he said no, it was the people in the car she was driving. I asked them to e-mail me with the info and I would get back to them. In about an hour he called back and said he was unable to e-mail me, so he would give me the name of the person to send the money to. It was then that I asked for a phone number I could reach him at and he said he couldn’t be reached there, but he gave me a number of the law firm where he worked and they would page him. Then he instructed me to send $2,900 to a London, England, address as soon as possible, through Western Union and get a confirmation number, but don’t tell them about the accident, just tell them it’s a relative, because this will go on her driving record.

However, prior to that he said they dropped all the charges here. This was another red flag and I said this sounds kind of fishy, but I’m thinking this is my granddaughter.

I went to the bank and the teller asked if I knew this person; if not, maybe I should get an attorney. Well instead I called the number he gave me which was not even a law firm. They had been getting other calls like this as well. It’s a scam and once the money is sent it’s gone.

So if you get calls like this ask which grandchild it is, don’t ask are you so and so. Then ask for some relatives’ names or where they were born, etc.

I have researched and found out how they do this and I think I know how we can catch them, but I don’t know if I should make it public knowledge so every crook can use it.

Bill Kurtz St. Croix Falls

RICE LAKE - The spring Thursdays @ the U series will open Feb. 3 with distinguished author, speaker and radio host Ben Merens.

Merens hosts the popular radio program “At Issue,” an issues-based call-in program that airs every weekday afternoon at 4 p.m. on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio, heard on 88.3 WHWC Menomonie/Eau Claire. The Thursdays @

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Roundabout

After seeing the proposed roundabout design in the newspaper a few weeks back, I noticed that the access from Airport Road to the highway was rerouted to the south.

In the plan that was shown in the newspaper, Airport Road turned south as a frontage road along the west side of the highway and the intersection connect point was not shown. I made some inquiries to WisDOT about the plan and found out some information that our community might be interested in.

With the current proposed plan, there are two alternatives to connect Airport Road with the highway.

In both alternatives, Airport Road will not connect with the highway near its present location.

It will turn and run south along the west side of the highway like a frontage road.

The two alternative intersection connect points are at Lind Road and Luverne Road. So if the Luverne Road option would be selected, anyone driving east on Airport Road toward the highway will have to turn south and drive all the way down to Luverne Road before you could access the highway.

If you were going to go north on Hwy. 35 or east on Hwy. 70, this would add about 1.2 miles to your trip (one way).

There are many of us that live west of the intersection of Airport Road and Hwy. 35/70, that will be affected by this plan.

WisDOT will be holding a public information meeting on the proposed roundabout plan on Wednesday, Feb. 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Room 165 in the Burnett County Government Center. This meeting would be an appropriate time to voice any comments that you might have regarding the plan.

Douglas Crane Professional land surveyor Siren

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A strange thing happened when I was sending out the Web message on oil as I outlined in my letter to the editor of Dec. 22, 2010.

I was mailing out the messages to those requesting them, to the address on the envelope that requested them, and a few days later as I was looking through all the envelopes I found a little note in one requesting that I send it to a specified e-mail address without any name.

It was strange because the owner of the e-mail address could have got it direct without going through a third party just by sending me a short e-mail as I had suggested in my letter. I did send the requested information along with an apology for overlooking the little handwritten note in the envelope. At that time I also advised him, as I did all the others, that there is an error in the Web text which implied that there was enough oil in the Bakken Formation for 2,041 years rather than to the year 2041. I was curious why this individual went to such length to hide his name until I read his Jan. 19 letter in the Leader. It was then apparent that his clandestine approach had little to do with oil and everything to do with politics.

I had provided everyone that requested a copy of the Coast and Geodetic Web site to those without computers. I had also told everyone with e-mail detailed information on how to download all information on the Bakken Formation which includes the above Coast and Geodetic site information that that I sent to everyone. This includes information on some individual wells as well as facts like North Dakota has approved 111 drilling permits for 2011. Just search “Bakken Formation” on the Internet and you have many pages written by most, if not all, the authorities on this oil formation and some like Snopes.com which oppose everything

that isn’t radically liberal. Sorting it all out it was obvious to me that the Coast and Geodetic Survey is the only U.S. authority on such matters, the only one we can depend on. They developed the new technology for locating oil formations, which are sometimes located one on top of the other at different depths, by using deviations in the earth’s magnetic field. This has opened up new oil fields all over the world and particularly in the U.S. where they had given up on finding any new oil.

Also, Mike Miles’ statement that the Stanberry report, which is included on the Coast and Geodetic Web site, would not be there if it was an investment firm.

Mike has gone through the many pages on the Bakken Formation quoting figures from Snopes.com which is so liberal that anything conservative they address is never better than mostly false. They claim to be the authority on the Internet but in reality they are nothing more than defenders of the ultraliberal media that is no longer credible.

If you want to get the real facts on the Obama - Soros connection go the Soros Petrobras Web site he recommends and, like the Bakken Formation Web site, you will not only get specific information from various sources on the Soros-Obama connections but also on what I just told you about Snopes.com. I spent several hours trying to put all the pieces together and it is very involved in numerous ways and it would take several days to fully digest it.

Anyone that really wants to find out what is really going on should take the time to study it. Don’t expect it to be a liberal or conservative Web site as they tell it like it is.

Just to give you a very brief flavor of headlines you can expect: Lies Revealed Greenpeace Leader Admits Arctic Ice Exaggeration; Aug. 17, 2010, Billionaire Soros Oil Spill Payoff – Front Page magazine and an Ed Morrissey Roundup Note – Is it a coincidence that Obama-backer George Soros repositioned himself in Petrobras to get dividends just a few days before Obama committed $2 billion in loans and guarantees for Petrobras offshore operations? Hmmmmmmmm I also made a few observations as I scanned through part of this Web site that are of interest.

All of China’s $10 billion loan to Petrobras will be paid back from oil recovered.

Soros is diverting his capital from developing this oil formation to another one in Brazil.

In addition to his present $2 billion loan Obama is contemplating making a $10 billion export/import loan to develop another offshore oil formation in Brazil.

In conclusion, Mike Miles, you violated your own rules of not checking the facts that you are making such a big deal out of.

I will not accept you accusing me of saying something I didn’t say! Coast and Geodetic Survey said the Bakken Formation contains 503 billion barrels, not me.

Sam Jones Siren

Master's degrees and teacher pay

Fritz Coulter Amery

Grandchild-in-trouble scam

My father-in-law, Merlin, recently got a call from someone who claimed to be his grandson, Scott, and needed money to pay a traffic fine to get out of custody in Canada. He would pay him back the next day.

The call went something like Merlin: “Hello” Caller: “Hello Grandpa. How are you?”

Merlin: “Is this Scott?”

Caller: “Yes, I’m your grandson Scott. I am in trouble. I was driving in Canada near Detroit and was in a traffic accident.

I am at the police station, and they won’t let me go unless I pay $3,000 bail. I can’t get my parents on the phone. Can you wire me the money or give me your credit card number? I will pay you back when I get home.”

Merlin first thought he should do it, then decided – no, Scott was in Minnesota, and so hung up, but still was unsure he did the right thing until he contacted us and found out it was a scam.

My sister-in-law’s 82-year-old mom got a call from her “grandson,” went to the bank and withdrew and wired $3,000 to Texas to get him out of trouble. Of course it was a scam, and she is out the money.

Don’t send people money, give out your credit card or checking account without first checking with the bank, the police or someone else you trust. Phone calls and emails are used often to get your money.

This grandchild-in-trouble scam has caught a lot of older folks in the past year.

Russell B. Hanson Cushing

I recently read an article on the value of a master’s degree for teacher pay. The premise of the article was the relationship between teacher pay and student performance. The following quote from the article pretty well summarizes the problem. “Every year American schools pay more than $8.6 billion in bonuses to teachers with master’s degrees, even though the idea that a higher degree makes a teacher more effective has been mostly debunked.”

The problem is the way teacher contracts are structured. They have a two-tier system of paying teachers, one tier for those with a bachelor’s degree and one for a master’s degree. As an example, in my

Congratulations to the Frederic High School handbell choir and their director, Pat Anderson, who were selected to perform in Madison on Thursday, Jan. 13, for the state Department of Public Instruction’s “Every Child a Graduate.” I like the ring to that title. Excellent hard work from the students and their director.

I bought one of your Christmas discs a few years ago, it’s still one of my very favorites.

Today’s society says that in order to keep up with global trends, people have to multitask. Merens believes this advice will actually keep people from their goals. In his presentation he will speak about three levels of listening: listening to yourself, listening to loved ones and friends and listening to strangers. Merens is a strong proponent of “uni-tasking” and recently released an au-

diobook CD titled “Uni-tasking: 25 Tips for Better Listening.” The series will continue on Feb. 10 with Professor Pete Myers of UW-Eau Claire speaking on Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. This series is sponsored in part by University of Wisconsin-Barron County Foundation donors. For more information, contact the campus at 715-234-8176. - from UWBC

Thursdays @ the U series to begin Feb. 3

the U series, which is open to the public at no charge, will run throughout the semester with presentations running from 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Barron County in Rice Lake. After 25 years as a journalist and 20 as a talk show host, listening expert Merens believes that “People are Dying to be Heard,” the title of his presentation.

school district a teacher with a bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience is paid $40,655 a year. Now if that teacher had a master’s degree they would be paid $47,715 a year, over $7,000 a year more. As studies have shown if there is no improvement in student performance why are we paying that teacher $7,000 more per year.

The way teachers are paid needs to be changed. Eliminate the two-tier system, pay teachers a higher base pay and if a teacher wants to improve themselves by attaining a master’s degree pay for that education cost if the master’s degree obtained is pertinent to what they are teaching. In other words, if the teacher is a math teacher, pay for the cost of obtaining a master’s degree in math. Any increase in base pay would be based on student performance, not just because the teacher has a master’s degree.

What are the chances of any reform to teacher pay? That all depends on school boards and the teacher’s union. School boards need to get innovative in structuring teacher pay and the teacher’s union has to realize the old of way of doing things just doesn’t work anymore. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next two years as schools have to cope with decreasing state aid as a result of budget shortfalls at the state level.

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Sylvia Hanson Frederic

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Harsdorf: HSA tax deductions become law

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MADISON - Contributions to health savings accounts will no longer be taxed by the state after a new bill was signed into law by the governor this week.

“Providing tax deductions for HSA contributions can help make health insurance more affordable for those that use the accounts and provides savings for the businesses that offer them to employees,” said state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls.

HSAs are savings accounts owned by an individual that can be used for minor

medical expenses, such as office visits, prescription and over-the-counter medications, and other preventative care. A high-deductible health insurance policy is used in conjunction with an HSA to cover major medical expenses.

HSAs are an attractive benefit to employees since they are portable and remain with an individual if they change jobs or leave the workforce. HSA contributions are currently exempt from federal taxation, and Wisconsin was one of only a

handful of states that had still been taxing contributions.

“HSAs empower health care consumers,” said Harsdorf. “Using the money from their HSA, individuals can pay for the medical treatments they deem necessary, with the provider they prefer, without having a gatekeeper telling them what care they can or cannot receive, or what doctor they must see. When consumers have more options, health-care providers compete to offer the best possi-

ble care at the lowest possible cost.”

The HSA tax deduction was passed as part of the Legislature’s special session on job creation. The employers that contribute to their employees HSAs will also receive a tax benefit under the deduction since their contribution will not be taxed.

“Tax savings on HSA contributions will allow businesses to invest in hiring and training new workers,” said Harsdorf. from the office of Sen. Harsdorf

additional $128 million.

Jauch said that he was disappointed that the governor did not utilize this opportunity to “present real and meaningful proposals that could help boost struggling businesses across this state. “They do nothing to stabilize the paper industry.

They do nothing to protect loggers and small mills. It does zero to help agriculture and they ignore the state tourism industry. It is amazing that he misses the opportunity to truly help these major sectors which are foundation for the Wisconsin economy,” he said.

Last week Jauch and Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Eagle River, sent a letter to Walker encouraging him to immediately invest $2 million in tourism marketing efforts to boost the tourism economy. “The tourism industry doesn’t need tax credits that they rarely qualify for, they need customers,” he said.

“Nowhere in the state is the need for

economic growth greater than northern Wisconsin, however there is not one example in the session on how these bills will contribute to economic growth in the north. The special session is a political Ouija board that is all show and has no meaningful impact,” the lawmaker noted.

“If one believes that criticism is partisan consider the observation made by the president of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance when he said, “there is not a lot of prospect for growth there. (in the special session bills)” Jauch said one of the bills increases tax credits by $25 million when the existing program currently has $73 million in credits available. “I like the program and have voted for it in the past, but it sure doesn’t make any sense to add money today when state treasury is in the red. It seems as though they have borrowed Wimpy’s favorite saying, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today,” in a foolish

effort that will increase the deficit and threaten the well-being of our schools and essential services,” he added. “It seems to be much more sensible for Gov. Walker to include the dollars in his next budget and show us how his plan assures true shared sacrifice,” he said.

The northern lawmaker said that Walker and Republican legislators have stated that they want to send a message that Wisconsin is open for business. “It appears as though that in their rush to pander to the WMC to help them feel better the administration has abandoned some smart and effective initiatives that would stimulate real growth,” he said. “I was expecting something real.”

Jauch said that the finance committee would be considering several of the bills on Tuesday, Jan. 18, but one of the larger tax-cut proposals has been postponed because it was unworkable. - from the office of Sen. Jauch

Jauch: “Walker, GOP plan: No jobs, $128 million deficit”

Wisconsin taxpayer group says plan offers little “prospect for future growth”

POPLAR - “Gov. Walker’s special session bills fail to create new jobs and will have no meaningful impact on improving northern Wisconsin’s economy,” state Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, said this week.

“Wisconsin should adopt a bold push for jobs. But these bills are not bold, they are expensive symbolic gestures that do nothing to help the average citizen or support a struggling Wisconsin business,” he said.

The special session legislation, which establishes business tax credits and offers tax cuts for health savings, has been criticized for its reliance of deficit spending to pay for the proposals. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has said that the bills will increase the state $3.1 billion deficit by an

Insight School director takes to the air

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Insight Executive Director Karl Peterson is taking to the airwaves to promote the virtues of the Grantsburg School District’s virtual school.

During a presentation of Insight’s quarterly report, which Peterson gave to the Grantsburg School Board Jan. 10, he told board members 14 radio interviews with stations around the state have been scheduled.

“The activity with the radio stations is because we are approaching the open enrollment window, when students can elect to attend a school (such as Insight) outside of their resident district,” Peterson explained. He said the Feb. 7-25 time frame is mandated by the state of Wisconsin.

According to Peterson the radio interviews will be several minutes in length and then edited down to one or two minutes.

“Basically the stations want to know when we are hosting our open enrollment information sessions (14 statewide) in their area as well as a few comments about Insight,” said Peterson, adding the interviews are planned to take place over several weeks.

Along with the exposure Insight will receive through radio interviews and open enrollment sessions, the online school will also have 12 open Enrollment webinars and was present at the recent Great Schools Fair in Milwaukee.

Currently Insight School has an enrollment of 500, which is slightly lower than last year. Those 500 are full-time students.

In addition ISWI serves 53 part-time students, most of which are in the Grantsburg School District.

“Around the nation, online learning, in many forms, is growing at about 30 percent annually. While our enrollment is a little lower this year than last we expect the number of students we serve to increase, paralleling the national trend,” said Peterson.

Peterson went on to tell the board Insight has renewed its accreditation from

During the presentation of Insight School’s quarterly report Karl ,Peterson gave to the Grantsburg School Board at their Jan. 10 board meeting he said 14 radio interviews with stations around the state have been scheduled. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer Northwest Accreditation Commission.

Accreditation is recognition of a highquality and well-balanced educational program. It ensures transferability of credits among other regionally accredited schools.

Peterson also reported that 97.5 percent of its 10th-grade students completed the required Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Examination. The required participation rate is 95 percent.

“The enrollment cap was an interim measure to allow the Legislative Audit Bureau time to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual charter schools.

In February 2010, the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau concluded an audit.

The audit validated the accountability each school has to its district elected school board, showing virtual schools to be not only successful and popular, but also well managed and effective. Over 90 percent of parents, teachers, and high school students reported that they were satisfied with their school. Therefore the

Insight student Alan Tippett, a freshman from Marinette, participated recently in the ISWI Gives Back program. Tippett, along with ISWI staff, helped an elderly community member move to a new residence. - Special photo cap has served its purpose and should be removed. We believe, based on statements by Governor Walker and representatives of the Department of Public Instruction, that the cap will be removed this legislative session,” said Peterson.

Peterson told the board Insight students have been involved in several community service projects around the stat. To set an example for ISWI students, local school staff helped a senior move to a new residence. “It’s part of Insight’s giving back to the community program.”

Peterson said he was pleased to report 76 percent of Insight’s class of 2011 plan to

continue their education at a college or technical school after graduation.

A highlight for Insight students earlier this year, Peterson told the board, was attending a recent Legislators Forum. Students met with state representatives, explained why online education was effective for them and answered legislators’ questions.

Peterson said graduation for the Insight class of 2011 is set for June 4 in Madison and invited all board members to attend.

Fifth-annual Youth Fishing Fun Day coming up

SIREN – Cub Scout Pack 564 will hold its fifth-annual Youth Fishing Fun Day on Sunday, Jan. 30, on Big Doctor Lake in Siren. The fun starts at 9 a.m. and will go until 3 p.m.

There will be first-, second- and third-place prizes for each category of fish, including northern, bass, crappie, panfish and perch. Door prizes will be given out all day, and a sled race contest will be held. Free hot dogs and

hot chocolate will be available, so don’t miss out. Call Bill Lindberg at 715-220-7314 with any questions. – with submitted information

Board approves one-year leave for volleyball coach Bill Morrin

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by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg’s head volleyball coach Bill Morrin came before the school board at the start of their Monday, Jan. 24, meeting bearing an award in each hand.

Morrin told the board at he wanted to show them the awards he was presented with for being chosen the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association National High School Coach of the Year along with Amy Steininger, head girls volleyball coach at Marion Local High School in Maria Stein, Ohio.

Morrin was presented with his awards at the 2010 Josten’s Coaches Honors Luncheon in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 16 during the 2010 AVCA Annual Convention.

Morrin told the board before the luncheon, at which he was to give his acceptance speech, he was informed by one of the organizers to keep his talk to four minutes.

“I thought they were kidding when I was told to keep it to four minutes,” laughed Morrin. “But after I was through speaking, someone asked me if I had seen the timers on each side of the stage. Well, I hadn’t even noticed, but there were two very large timers flashing green while I was speaking and then turning red when I went over.”

“I wasn’t the only coach who went over their four minutes,” said Morrin, with his wife, Dana, nodding in agreement.

Morrin and Steininger’s AVCA National Coach of the Year honors included each coaching an all-star team in the thirdannual Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition. The tournament, held at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium during AVCA Annual Convention, was an unforgettable experience, Morrin told the board.

“I played with great kids,” Morrin told the board. “We ended up losing, but it was a great experience.”

Morrin’s expression then changed to serious as he turned his attention to the other reason for his appearance before the board.

“I’m going to be asking the board this evening for a one-year leave. My daughter, Kortney, will likely be playing college volleyball in Aberdeen, and I want to be able to go and watch her play.”

The board thanked Morrin for the excellent volleyball program his has built over the years at Grantsburg.

Morrin’s wife, Dana, who serves as freshman C squad coach, told the board she will not be asking for a leave. “I like where I am and want to keep doing it.”

Grantsburg head volleyball coach Bill Morrin requested a one-year leave from the Grantsburg School Board at their Monday, Jan. 24, meeting. “My daughter Kortney will likely be playing college volleyball in Aberdeen, and I want to be able to go and watch her play,” Morrin explained to the board.

Later, under consent items on the board’s agenda, the board approved Morrin’s request for the one-year leave. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Later, under consent items on the board’s agenda, the board approved Morrin’s request for a one-year leave.

Grantsburg Athletic Director Mike Amundson will now decide who will step into Morrin’s hard-to-fill shoes for the coming season.

In other board business Several board members and Superintendent Joni Burgin reported on their trip to the state school board convention with Burgin remarking on some of the comments newly elected governor, Scott Walker, made regarding his plans for the issues facing the state.

Burgin said she attended the governor’s address to convention delegates and that Walker talked about the economic crisis in the state. “Walker said his number one goal is to get this state working again. He has put up billboards that Wisconsin is open for business and that new jobs are his major focus.”

Regarding education, Burgin stated Walker told the delegates he wants to duplicate what is working well (our strengths) for each student in Wisconsin.

“Walker wants to ‘empower school districts’ with more local control on contracts. He said that with the state budget deficit there will be no new money and that he would not raise taxes, zero-percent increase. He said the decrease in school funding would be offset by ‘changes’ in contract flexibility and relief from state mandates,” Burgin told the board.

As to the education cap on virtual schools, Burgin said Walker wants to expand the state voucher program and lift the enrollment caps on virtual schools.

“He wants to allow new charter school authorizers who are approved by a statelevel body, perhaps even business run charter schools (not just local school boards). He wants to recruit, retain and reward great teachers. Change the arbitration criteria and use the statewide insurance pool as an option for health insurance cost controls.”

Burgin said these changes are happening in the Legislature “very fast.” “They have only been in session 18 days and already have bills in motion to change the open enrollment window.”

“Lawmakers are now working to repeal the enrollment cap due to the great number of students wanting to enroll. We believe, based on statements by Governor Walker and representatives of the Department of Public Instruction, that the cap will be removed this legislative session,” said Burgin.

The enrollment cap is the 5,250-student cap enacted by the Legislature as part of compromise legislation, which allowed the state to study the effects of virtual schools.

Burgin later explained that according to state laws, the total number of students attending any virtual charter school might not exceed 5,250.

“The waiting list of students that want to enroll in virtual schools grows each year. Last spring more than 7,000 students applied to attend one of the state’s 14 virtual charter schools using open enrollment. The ‘lottery’ has been a source of frustration for students, parents and schools because of the uncertainty,” said Burgin of the current cap.

“Students often do not know where they will attend school until midsummer and schools do not know how many students will attend for planning purposes.

Because of this, many students do not apply,” Burgin, said.

Clayton Jorgenson, the district’s grounds manager, told the board this would be the last report he would be giving to them. Jorgenson, who retired 10 years ago as the district’s elementary principal, said he is ready to turn the mowing

over to crew member Rich Olson.

“I think I started this job right after I retired and was going to just help out for a year,” said Jorgensen, smiling.

Jorgenson said crews from other districts have asked him how he and his crew make Grantsburg’s grounds plan work.

“The plan works because we have the support of all the staff and the administration. We have good equipment and adequate funds for maintenance. And we hire local people who have an investment in the grounds and that makes the difference.”

“You’ve done a great job and put together a great team,” Burgin told Jorgenson.

“I will miss the challenge of the job,” Jorgenson told the board but that he leaving knowing his duties are in the capable hands of Olson.

Jorgenson said the plan was for the grounds crew to go to a three-person staff for the coming year but that he would be around to help if needed in the transition to a new and smaller crew.

Student count Kerri Oachs, the district’s administrative assistant of business affairs, reported the September student count was down 11 students.

Burgin explained the January count is averaged with the September count and summer school to set the enrollment in the equalization aid formula.

“A decrease in enrollment on the September count will impact the district’s equalization aid next year,” said Burgin.

Oachs stated the main reasons for the declining enrollment included more students were being homeschooled, and some students have moved out of the district. The majority of those students no longer attending school were high school students, Oachs told the board.

The Insight School of Wisconsin enrollment is down 155 students this year.

“Enrollment at Insight School decreased this school year but is expected to rebound for the 2011/2012 term,” said the school’s executive director, Karl Peterson.

“Enrollments at an online school are much more fluid than at a traditional high school.”

Peterson said two reasons for the decline in enrollment are; more districts are providing their own online programs and families are still hesitant to enroll because the enrollment cap places the student on a waiting list, resulting in uncertainty as to whether or not their child will actually be able to attend the school selected.

Electors approve Siren schools loan refinance

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer SIREN - The 27 electors who accepted the invitation to attend the regular Siren Board of Education meeting Monday evening, Jan. 24, listened carefully. Superintendent Scott Johnson and board members were asking the electors to approve refinancing of a loan the schools owe to the Wisconsin State Trust Fund.

The proposal was straightforward. If

the Siren schools would refinance the loan, they would reduce the interest rate on the loan from 7.8 percent to 5.5 percent, have the loan paid off in 20 years, save the school district $744,184 by the end of those 20 years, save an additional $48,000 immediately by refinancing now, and do all that with no new taxes and no increase in the present tax levy.

It was an offer no one could refuse. All 27 electors gave their approval to refi-

Jacob Wilhelm, principal of the Siren Elementary School (left), presented school board President Jeff Howe (right) with a check from the Siren Lions Club

nance the loan.

According to Johnson, the school district accepted the original loan 20 years ago under terms which, at that time, would have paid the loan in full after 40 years. At that time, loan repayment amounts were higher than interest charges, and the payments began to reduce the amount of the loan principal.

But changes in a variety of economic and fiscal factors changed all that. Interest charges began to exceed the amount of loan repayments, and the debt, rather than shrinking, began to grow.

This meant that the amount owed on the principal by the end of 2011 would increase from $663,740 to $673,392. At the end of the year, the district would owe $9,652 more than it had owed at the beginning of 2011.

After the vote, Johnson commented that this action will help to strengthen the district’s financial position. “This will put the schools in a sound financial position,” he said. He pointed out that in 2017-2018, the district will finish payment of construction loans for some of the school buildings, and then the refinanced loan will be paid off by 2030.

In another item of business, the schools received a gift of $1,191 from the Siren Lions. Elementary School Principal Jason Wilhelm said that this will enable each of the students to purchase books at the coming book fair.

Wilhelm also presented the board members with the crisis plan drawn up by school staff to deal with critical school

SirenSchools Superintendent Scott Johnson asked district electors to support refinancing of a loan from the Wisconsin State Trust Fund. – Photos by Carl Heidel safety issues in events such as the recent bomb threat at the schools. While board members expressed appreciation for the plan and noted its strengths, one board member was heard to say, “But there’s nothing in here about how to handle the crisis if the Packers lose the Super Bowl.”

Luck senior plans community event

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District hopes to change to local garbage hauler

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK - Thanks to the efforts of Luck senior Kyle James, a new community event will be added to the village’s springtime calendar.

James, who is the student representative on the Luck School Board of Education, told the board at its Monday, Jan. 24, meeting that he would like to combine a National Honor Society project with one for the AODA program and organize a community talent show.

The theme for the show, he said, would be “We’ve Got Better Things to Do,” and would be held in April or May. Rather than being solely a school event, James is proposing, the talent show would be communitywide, drawing in the talents of all district residents. Already on the program are Camille Marsten with guitar and vocals, Sarah Elert on piano, Ashlyn Petersen with vocals, Jaimee Buck with gymnastics and tumbling, and Karl Wicklund with a barbershop quartet. James, himself, is Robert Clifton, president of the Luck School Board of Eduplanning to take part with piano and vocals. cation. – Photos by Mary Stirrat James said he will be approaching Luck area business to ask for contributions for prizes. He would also like to see audience members bring items or cash donations for “I feel like it’s worth a little bit of a fight,” said Palmer. the local food shelf.

“It’s an ambitious proposal,” said school board Presi- Water leak dent Bob Clifton, as the board and administration praised Palmer reported on a maintenance problem that ocJames for his proposal. curred at the school last week. On Tuesday, when, head maintenance director Roger Nelson was on vacation, Garbage hauler water came bubbling up through the floor in the comWith member Amy Dueholm absent from the meet- mons area. ing, the school board agreed to have the district’s attorSoon after that, said Palmer, someone noticed that ney pursue ending a three-year contract with Allied water was coming up into the drinking fountain in the Waste, the garbage hauler used by the district. gym.

The contract ended last November, and during that After investigating several possibilities, the maintelast three-year period Allied Waste purchased BFI, which nance crew accessed a roof drainpipe behind a locker behad been the school’s hauler for a number of years. tween the commons and small gym. Water spewed out According to district Administrator Rick Palmer the as a screw in the back of the locker was removed, said contract is automatically renewed unless the school noti- Palmer, indicating the pipe was blocked. fies the hauler at least 60 days prior to its expiration.

The pipe is a gray water drainpipe taking water from However, said Palmer, no new contract was ever issued the roof, and when the manhole in the street was lifted it with the new owners. became obvious that the pipe was frozen. After thawing The three-year contract with Allied is $1,000 per the water in the pipe, Palmer said, the water flowed month, Palmer said, and he has a local hauler that will freely down the roof drain. do it for much less. Jeff Holdt has provided a quote of $600 per month, which would save the school more than Employee insurance $14,000 over the three-year term of the contract.

A new initiative of the Obama administration allows Palmer told the board that he is a firm believer in hon- parents to keep their children on their health insurance oring contracts, but felt that Allied should possibly have until the child reaches the age of 27, but the benefit is connotified the district about the contract. sidered taxable income and the board is required to deHe said he talked with Allysa Headley of Allied Waste, termine the value of that taxable benefit. a branch of Republic Services, and he included in the Coverage for full-time students is not taxable up school board packet a response from her. In her response through the age of 24.

Headley stated that the company views the contract as Palmer provided information from the district’s audivalid and will hold the school to it. tor that pulls together the information from insurance “I know the school board’s push is to get a local hauler carriers. The industry average for of the taxable benefit, servicing you,” she wrote, “and we feel that we are your according to the auditor, is 29 percent of the insurance local hauler that has provided you with a level of service benefit paid by the district. that meets your expectations, since we haven’t had any Cost for family coverage for district employees is issues in the many years of our service.” $1,790 per month, with 5 percent paid by the employees Allied Waste, Headley continued, has local branches and 95 percent by the district. The district’s 95-percent in Siren, Rice Lake and Hayward, but has employees share amounts to $1,691 per month. from Polk County and participates in the communities it Employees have the option of requesting coverage for serves. their adult children who are not full-time students and The board agreed that the school’s attorney from Weld, who are under the age of 27, said Palmer, and two emRiley, Prenn & Ricci should be asked to write a letter to ployees have chosen to do so. Only these two have the Allied Waste.

Four contests in area

29-percent taxable benefit, which amounts to $490 per month.

The board voted to accept the auditor’s recommendation to accept 29 percent as the taxable benefit for the extended health care.

Audit The 2009-10 audit has been completed, and the board reviewed the highlights of the audit report.

The total fund balance, Palmer pointed Luck senior Kyle James is planout, decreased by ning a communitywide talent $65,500, thanks primashow to be held this spring. rily to a $70,000 deficit in the general fund.

Additional revenue in other areas made up the other $4,500.

The majority of the $70,000 general fund deficit, said Palmer, was due to open enrollment. For the first time ever, he said, the number of student who open enrolled out of the district exceeded the number who open enrolled in.

Property taxes paid for about 47 percent of the nearly $7 million costs for services, with state aid covering about 32 percent. Grants and contributions cover 14 percent, and charges for services the final 7 percent.

Nearly 60 percent of all expenditures are for instructional purposes, according to the audit report. Administration accounts for 9.5 percent at Luck, compared to a state average of 12 percent.

As enrollment at the school has decreased, said Palmer, so has the dollars spent on instruction.

During the 2008-09 school year, $4.24 million was spent on instruction, while $4.14 was spent in 2009-10.

The debt limit a district is allowed to carry is based on the equalized property value within the district. Luck’s debt limit is 10 percent of $348 million in property value, or $34.8 million. The debt right now is at $1.3 million.

“We’re sitting pretty well as far as debt load,” said Palmer.

Other business • The annual lasagna supper and raffle to raise money for the Community Education scholarship fund will be Friday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Community Education provides each graduating senior with a $125 scholarship for continuing education, which can be used anytime within three years of high school graduation.

• Elementary school Principal Ann Goldbach reported on February’s literacy project, which will include sending home a book and a paper heart with each student. After the family reads the book, the name of the book and family will be recorded on the heart, which will then be used to decorate the halls at school. A different literacy project is planned for each month, said Goldbach.

• The board approved the hiring of Marley Hanson for a paraprofessional position to work with a new special-needs student. Also approved was the hiring of Ryan Humpal as varsity baseball coach.

Primary election Feb. 15

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – The statewide primary election is coming up Tuesday, Feb. 15. The primary de-

cides who will be on the April 5 ballot when more than two candidates file for any open office.

All voters in the state get to vote on the Wisconsin Supreme Court contest. Polk County voters decide who will be the next judge on the county’s circuit court. Voters in the village of Osceola have nine persons running for three seats on the village council. The last primary is

a race for a single seat on the Cumberland School Board where incumbent Jonelle Gideo faces Art Adams and Scott Warwick. Part of McKinley in Polk County and Roosevelt in Burnett County are in the Cumberland district.

election contest on the ballot in all parts of the area and the state. Incumbent Justice David Prosser is facing three candidates, Joanne Kloppenburg, Marla Stephens and Joel Winnig, in his bid for another 10-year term on the state’s highest court. The primary will reduce the field of candidates to two for the April 5 spring election ballot.

The candidates are explaining their views and back-

grounds on their Web sites:

Steffen are running for the seat of retired Judge Robert Rasmussen. The Feb. 15 primary will decide which two of the three will go on the April 5 spring election ballot.

This is the only scheduled public debate before the primary.

All the candidates now have Web sites where they present their backgrounds, explain their views on justice and list their endorsements. The Web sites are:

andersonforpolkcountyjudge.com rennickeforjudge.org steffenforjudge.com.

Rasmussen retired last November. The winner of the April election will take office Aug. 1 but may be appointed to the vacant seat earlier.

Four running for state Supreme Court

Only areawide primary

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES – The election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court is the only Feb. 15 primary

kloppenburgforjustice.com justiceprosser.com stephensforjustice.com winnigforjustice.com.

Polk Judge candidates to debate Thursday

All candidates now have Web sites

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The three candidates for Polk County Circuit Court Judge will debate this Thursday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Government Center Building in Balsam Lake. Jeff Anderson, James Rennicke and Daniel

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Blizzard boys on top of conference with Blizzard 4, Pine City/Rush City 1

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer PINE CITY, Minn. – The Blizzard boys hockey squad is back atop the Two Rivers Conference after a strong, 4-1 drubbing of conference rivals, the Pine City/Rush City Dragons, on the road Tuesday, Jan. 25.

The Blizzard drew first blood, and did it early when junior Anthony Dietmeier took a Joe Engelhart pass in for a score at 15:51 in the first period,while the refs were seemingly still stretching their calves for the game ahead.

The Dragons did respond in kind a few minutes later, getting a Drew Gerold shot past Blizzard net minder Thomas Labatt at 12:13 in the first. That would prove to be the only Dragon score of the night.

However, the Blizzard were just getting spooled up, with Bryce Ryan taking a feed from Brandon Ryan at 4:48 in the same period, for what would prove to be the game winner.

Blizzard forward Engelhart kept his scoring streak alive with an unassisted goal at 5:53 in the second frame, and then Aaron Dietmeier got into the action, taking a pass from brother Anthony Dietmeier with an Engelhart helper with just 42 seconds remaining in the second period for the final Blizzard goal of the game.

Blizzard goalie Labatt fended off 20 of 21 Dragon shots on goal, while the Blizzard once again peppered their opponents with many times more pucks, tallying 42 shots on goal in the victory.

With the win, the Blizzard move to 15-21 overall, and 7-1-0 in Two Rivers Conference play. They also had a helping hand on Tuesday when Mora lost their first conference contest of the season with Moose Lake, giving the Blizzard sole control of the top spot.

The Blizzard boys are off until Saturday night, Jan. 29, when they travel to Lindstrom for a contest with North Branch.

Then get ready for a rumble and a big crowd next Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Grantsburg, as the Blizzard host their conference rival and main competition, Mora. The duo goes head-to-head for what may prove to be the Two Rivers Conferencedeciding contest.

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Blizzard junior Joe Engelhart passes the pack and tries to occupy two Minneapolis opponents. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Blizzard 8, Mpls. Novas 1 SIREN – The Blizzard boys hockey team had little trouble holding off the visiting Minneapolis Nova squad on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Siren, skating past them 8-1, and securing their lead in the Two Rivers Conference, where the Nova squad is also in the hunt.

The Nova squad is no slouch, either; Minneapolis hockey fans have pinned great hopes on the program after combining the best of the seven Minneapolis public high schools into one formidable squad last year, which was previously separated into two teams - East and West - and was rumored to be a juggernaut “ultra team” this season. The first scheduled matchup between the Blizzard and the Novas was

Blizzard freshman Aaron Dietmeier races with Minneapolis senior defenseman Benny Bissotte (No. 29) toward a loose puck.

postponed due to weather, and may or may not be made up later.

With the Blizzard easily winning what might be their only contest this season they should feel pretty good, especially with the 8-1 drubbing they handed out on Saturday.

“We’ve just got to keep that momentum going,” stated Blizzard head coach Grant Nicoll. “They’re a very good team.”

The Blizzard had some major offensive help from junior forward Anthony Dietmeier, who not only notched a hat trick, but got the Blizzard boys rolling early with two of those goals within 18 seconds - the first two of the night - early in the first period. Dietmeier’s second goal would prove to be enough for a win, but the Blizzard were skating hard, and seemed to like playing against the new and improved Minneapolis squad. They probably wouldn’t mind skating against them again, as they rallied for two more unanswered goals in the first period, and four more in the second frame, versus one lone Nova goal early in the second period.

“We were skating well,” Nicoll said.

“Again, we’ve just got to keep it up.”

Notables for the Blizzard included Dietmeier’s hat trick, as well as a second period assist, giving him four points on the night. Two Blizzard players also added a pair of goals to the tally: Jake Swenson and Brandon Ryan, with Joe Engelhart adding a goal and three assists, for a fourpoint night.

Bryce Ryan and Aaron Dietmeier each added a pair of assists, and Kyle Roberts also had a helper in the victory.

The Blizzard peppered the Nova goalie corps with 33 shots on goal, while Blizzard net minder Thomas Labatt turned back 18 of 19 Nova shots.

With the win, the Blizzard move to 14-21, and 6-1-0 in the Two Rivers Conference with the victory. They are on the road for three of their next four contests, which are all against conference opponents.

••• BARRON – Barron High School is hosting two youth baseball clinics on Saturday, Feb. 26. The clinics feature Arizona Diamondbacks minor league player, former Eau Claire Cavalier and Eau Claire Express player Mark Hallberg. Hallberg played youth summer baseball in the Unity summer baseball program. A morning clinic from 9 a.m. to noon is designed for players grades 5-8, and the afternoon clinic is being held for high school players from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $35 and registration forms are available at the Barron High School or Middle School Offices, or from area varsity baseball coaches. Each session will be limited to 30 participants on a first registration payment basis. If sessions fill, another session will be created on Monday, Feb. 21. Forms can be mailed with the fee to the Barron City Recreation Office at 828 E. LaSalle Ave., Barron, WI 54812. For more information, call 715-637-1653 or e-mail Barron baseball coach Jon Lantz at lantzj@barron.k12.wi.us. – submitted ••• CUMBERLAND – The 28th-annual Cumberland Baseball Coaches Clinic will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The cost is $50, which includes dinner. It will be held at Nezzy’s and the Cumberland Theater. The headline speakers are Minnesota Twins General Manager Bill Smith and Major League umpire Tim Tschida. Other speakers include college coaches Stein Rear of Northland College, Ed Morgan of UW-Superior, High School Coach Marty Paulsen, and National High School Coach of the Year Tom O’Connell of Burlington Catholic. Contact Mark Fuller at 715790-0109 with questions. No preregistration is necessary. – submitted ••• LEADER LAND – The Clear Lake at Unity boys basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 27, can be heard on 104.9 FM at 7:30 p.m. The Luck at Siren boys and girls basketball games can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28. Luck at Cumberland boys basketball is being broadcast on 104.9 FM beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31. The Webster at Unity boys and girls basketball games can be heard on 104.9 FM beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Altoona at Amery boys basketball game begins at 7:30 p.m., and can be heard on 1260 AM on Jan. 28. The Amery at Osceola boys basketball game is being broadcast on 1260 AM beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 1.

••• MADISON – The Wisconsin at Penn State college basketball game is being broadcast on 1260 AM beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29. The Wisconsin at Michigan Tech college hockey game can be heard Jan. 29, beginning at 6 p.m., on 1260 AM. ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2011 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

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Tiger boys use strong second half for win in SCF

Grantsburg gets nice win over Siren on Tuesday Webster 57, St. Croix Falls 41

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The Webster Tiger boys basketball team used a solid second half - and 30 points from senior Austin Elliott - to get past the St. Croix Falls Saints on Tuesday, Jan. 25, winning 57-41 after being extremely close for much of the first half.

The Saints were shooting the ball very well in the first half, leading for much of the way until the final minutes of the second quarter. Zach Christenson and Nathan Gravesen were a solid one-two punch, with some very good ball handling

by Marcus Campbell and Nick Johnson.

The Saints were also able to keep Tiger standout and offensive board master James Wethern at bay for the first part of the contest, with the bulk of the Webster scoring duty falling on Elliott’s shoulders, which he carried very well, as usual.

After trailing for much of the first half, the Tigers and Elliott found their groove slightly, and dropped a few key bombs to outscore and pass the hosting St. Croix Falls squad as they headed into the locker room, reversing their fortune with a precarious 21-18 lead.

But the Tigers must’ve taken good notes, as they came out for the second half invigorated and immediately fresh, adjusting to the Saints like a favorite sweater, and doing all they could to make up for lost scoring time. Elliott and Wethern got

hotter than a hunting shack wood stove, combining for 14 points in the third quarter, while Tiger teammate Greg McIntyre added 7 points of his own to the cause.

The Saints kept it within striking distance, with Campbell and Christenson carrying the scoring load. But the Saints deficit grew faster than the senior duo could overcome, while also running into foul trouble, giving the Tigers the gift of an early bonus, which they used well.

Webster shooters buried seven of eight freebies in the final quarter alone, and converted 11 of 14 overall, giving them a distinct advantage in the final minutes. St. Croix Falls had some good moments, and showed glimpses of a comeback, but couldn’t overcome the Webster defense, which forced them to the perimeter, and all but eliminated the lane for the Saints otherwise solid offensive play.

Webster was also able to hold on and kill the clock, while limiting Christenson to 16 points, Campbell to 11 and Gravesen to 10 points. The Tigers also kept sharpshooting Nick Johnson away from the bucket for the entire second half, and did not allow him to take any long, long bombs from the hallway, which he has become quite famous for in recent weeks even making the Twin Cities TV news cycle on Monday.

Elliott led all scorers with 30 points, while Wethern and McIntyre added 10 points each. The Tigers move to 10-5 overall, and 5-2 in West Lakeland play, tying them with Grantsburg and Unity for second place, right behind Luck.

The Saints fall to 2-11 overall, and remain winless in conference play, but are much better than their record would suggest, and have given several conferenceleading squads real scares in recent weeks.

Webster senior Greg McIntyre (No. 50) drives for a bucket against the Saints. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Unity’s Steven Kreuger throws down a dunk against the Vikings on Tuesday night. – Photo by Becky Amundson

They travel to Frederic on Friday, Jan. 28, while the Tigers are off until next Tuesday, Feb. 1, when they travel to Unity.

Grantsburg 66, Siren 53 SIREN – In their second conference game with the Dragons this season the Pirates once again took care of business in a key matchup in Siren on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

“This game was very similar to the one we played back at home against these guys. They jumped on us early a little bit, we battled back and just went with it,” said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg.

The Pirates were down 18-13 after the first quarter, but outscored the Dragons 20-5 in the second quarter to take a 33-23 halftime lead.

Grantsburg had another night of scoring balance, as four players reached double digits. Trevor Thompson had 20 points, Derek Bertelsen, 12, Brent Myers 11, Daniel Biorn, 10, David Ohnstad, eight, Seth Coy, three, and Connor Myers, two.

Grantsburg shot 15 of 23 from the freethrow line.

“Total team effort on both ends of the floor,” Hallberg said. – Marty Seeger Unity 55, Frederic 36 FREDERIC – The Eagles battled their way to another win over the Vikings on Tuesday, Jan. 25, keeping the Vikings scoreless in the first quarter. The Vikings managed to hit some 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome another good night offensively for Unity senior, Brady Flaherty, who scored 26 on the night. Flaherty shot 16 of

A.J. Walsh-Brenizer drives toward the hoop in a game against Turtle Lake. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson

18 from the free-throw line, which proved to be an edge in the game.

“I thought we played a much better secnond half offensively versus Frederic. It was another great team effort,” said Eagles coach Shaun Fisher, who added that Flaherty broke the single-game free-throw record with his performance from the charity stripe.

“He did a good job getting to the line and converting those opportunities,” Fisher said.

Joe Draxler hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Raif Poirer sunk one as well, but it wasn’t enough. Draxler had 11 points, Trae Gehl, nine, Mike Tesch, six, Adam Chenal, four, and Robert Kirk and Poirer had three apiece. – Marty Seeger

Luck 56, Turtle Lake 36 LUCK – The Cards downed the Lakers with a good mix of defense and offense according to coach Rick Giller.

“Cole (Mortel) got us started with eight points in the first and two in the second.

He then did a great job of distributing the ball to his teammates,” said Giller.

Alec Mortel scored 25 points and Brady Klatt had a solid second half with six of his eight points in the third quarter.

“Nine players scored in all. Played good defense throughout the game and another great job on the boards,” Giller stated.

Cole Mortel ended with 10 points, Logan Hacker and Evan Armour each had three, A.J. Walsh-Brenizer, Connery Johnson and Brodie Kunze each had two points, and Roger Steen scored one. – Marty Seeger

Saints pin way to victory over Turtle Lake/Clayton Eagles clipped

by Clear Lake in conference dual

St. Croix Falls 70, TL/Clayton 10

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer TURTLE LAKE – The St. Croix Falls wrestling team pinned six Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestlers on their way to an easy victory in Turtle Lake on Thursday, Jan. 20.

At 160 pounds, Jake Rademacher pinned Kollin Horn in 2:32, and at 189, Ryan Nussbaum pinned Zach Johnson in 40 seconds. At 215, Nolan O’Brian pinned Erik Swenson in 3:00, and Ryan Johnson pinned Ezra Buhr in 1:26. Drew Wheeler was the sixth Saints wrestler to get a pin, over Aaron Johnson in 2:40.

Brian Gilbert also picked up a win for the Saints at 135. He won by a 14-2 major decision over Zach Schiller. The only two Turtle Lake/Clayton wins came by a Brock Lien pin over Sean Bradshaw at 112, and a Mitch Wanner major decision win over Eric Segelstrom at 152.

The Saints will be hosting a solid Clear Lake team this Thursday, Jan. 27, beginning at 7 p.m.

Clear Lake 57, Unity 19 CLEAR LAKE – The Unity wrestling team struggled against Clear Lake on Thursday, Jan. 20, but picked up at least four wins on the night, despite the Warriors pinning five Eagle wrestlers.

Wins on the night went to Luke Nelson at 135 pounds, as he pinned Ben Anderson. Also getting a pin was Kevin Bystrom at 140 pounds over Cameron Crawford.

At 145, Dylan Hendricks defeated

Austin Burke by a 10-0 score, and Jordan Hughes defeated Garrett Paulson in a close 7-6 match.

“It was a rough night for the Unity Eagles. We now turn our attention to the conference and regional tournaments,” said Eagles coach Shawn Perkins.

The Conference Wrestling tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, in Cameron. regionals are slated for Saturday, Feb. 12, in Somerset, and the sectional tournament is being held in Amery on Saturday, Feb. 19.

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Luck boys grab conference lead with win over PiLuck 63, Grantsburg 55

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – The Luck Cardinals boys basketball team was able to grab sole possession of the West Lakeland Conference lead after holding the visiting Pirates of Grantsburg at arm’s length on Friday, Jan. 21, winning the contest by a 63-55 margin, in part due to a 24-point second quarter for the Cards.

“We knew this was going to be a tough game and it was,” stated Luck head coach Rick Giller, who also noted that secondquarter flurry of scoring - led by Alec Mortel’s 12 points. But that critical second-frame rash of buckets included four other Luck players picking up the other 12 points. “That is what I like to see.”

Grantsburg was never that far out, even with the Luck scoring flurry in the second frame. The Pirates relied on solid, acrossthe-board scoring, led by 22 points from Brent Myers, and 12 more from Trevor Thompson. But the Pirates had trouble on their second shots, and the Cardinals controlled the boards.

“We didn’t finish at the rim, and it got us in trouble,” Grantsburg head coach Nick Hallberg said. “That was obvious.”

The Cardinal trio of Cole and Alec Mortel combined with Logan Hacker for 44 points, with a similar number of rebounds, meaning the Pirates really only had one chance on each trip downcourt, something Giller agreed was paramount in the win.

“Alec and Cole controlled the boards, combining for 27 rebounds,” Giller said.

“Seven players played and they all scored.”

Luck’s roster was generous on scoring duties, with Hacker adding 14 points to

Luck sophomore Evan Armour (No.11) battles with Grantsburg junior Daniel Biorn for a rebound. – Photos by Greg Marsten

the tally, and a strong night from sophomore Evan Armour, as well, who notched nine points. But the Pirates never rolled over, and Giller noted their ability to explode back into the fray.

“With a minute to go in the third quar-

ter we gave up seven unanswered points and Grantsburg was back in the game,” Giller said. “Our players kept their composure and didn’t let it rattle them.”

Grantsburg had foul trouble in the final quarter, which Luck was able to exploit

Cardinal senior Cole Mortel (No. 20) faces a press by Grantsburg's Derek Bertelsen (No. 41) and the rest of the Pirates. into points. Thompson, Daniel Biorn and Connor Myers all fouled out, leaving the Pirates with some of their premier players bench-bound when they were needed most. The Cards were able to attempt 10 free throws in the fourth quarter - with Hacker going 4 for 4 - which helped seal the deal.

“Luck knew how to close the game out in the last part of the fourth quarter and we didn’t,” Hallberg admitted. “They didn’t do anything we didn’t think they’d do.

We just have to do a better job of executing the things we can control.”

Luck held on for the win, 63-55, moving them to the top of the West Lakeland Conference with a 5-1 record, and 10-2 overall. Grantsburg fell into a three-way tie for second place with Unity and Webster at 42 in conference play, and 10-3 overall.

Eagle boys come out in front over Saints

Unity 67, St. Croix Falls 35

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Eagle boys basketball team had the hot hand from the start against the Saints on Friday, Jan. 22, and never really looked back as they cruised to a 67-35 victory. It was the first time the Eagle seniors had beaten the Saints during a high school game, according to coach Shaun Fisher.

Unity turned up the offense early in the game as Brady Turner drove the lane for two points and followed up with a 3pointer, while Brady Flaherty also knocked down a 3-pointer to help give the Saints an 8-0 lead, before Zach Christensen put up a jumper to get the Saints on the board.

Turner answered with another 3-pointer and Flaherty and Rush Hickethier both connected with threes to give the Eagles a 10-point lead with just under three minutes still remaining in the first quarter.

“Offensively we came out shooting very well and that created momentum for us the rest of the game,” said Fisher.

The Eagles carried their offensive assault into the second quarter, as Flaherty played strong under the basket and Turner buried another 3-pointer – this time drawing a foul and converting it into a four-point play. Moments later, Clay Peckman put in a breakaway layup on a long pass from the Saints baseline, and the Eagles shot out to a 33-15 lead and an eventual 40-18 lead at the half.

“We did a good job on the defensive end contesting shots, but we still need to improve our defensive rebounding,” Fisher said. He added, “We need to continue to play tough team defense for us to be successful the rest of the season.”

The Eagles were led by a balanced scoring effort, with Turner producing 21 points and Flaherty putting up 18. Hickethier had eight, Steven Krueger, six, Peckman, five, Xavier Foeller, four, Aaron Koshatka and Derek Campbell each had two and Jacob Ruck had one.

Unity's Brady Turner led the team with a 21-point effort against St. Croix Falls on Friday, Jan. 21, during the Eagles 67-35 win.

“They have worked hard to improve and the results are starting to show; we are fortunate to have great leadership on our team,” Fisher said.

Christensen led the Saints with a 10 boards and 15 points, while Nick Johnson had eight points, Nathan Gravesen, four, Ben Clausen, three, and Jace Marek, Marcus Campbell and Jared Sprieter had two points apiece.

Siren 49, Frederic 28 SIREN – The Siren Dragon boys basketball team had opened up a big 19-2 lead as the first quarter ended and they didn’t look back against the Vikings on Friday, Jan. 21, in Siren.

Evan Oachs goes in for a layup for the Siren Dragons. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Things slowed down a bit in the second quarter, with the Vikings outscoring the Dragons 7-6 in the second quarter, but the Dragons first-quarter lead was too much to overcome for the Vikings.

Frederic has been on a bit of a losing skid over the past few games, as their loss to Siren is their fifth straight, but they’ll have a shot at righting their ways against the Saints this Friday, Jan. 28, in their next home game.

The leading scorer against the Dragons was Frederic’s Waylon Buck, who had 10 points, while Joe Draxler had six, Mike

Tesch, four and Tony Peterson, Erik Stoner, Robert Kirk and Trae Gehl had two apiece.

Siren’s Andrew Brown had 16 points, Elijah Hinze, 11, Murdock Smith, 12, Taylor Renberg and Luke Bollant had four apiece and Davey St. John had two points.

Webster 50, Somerset 43 SOMERSET – The Webster boys basketball team defeated the struggling Spartans during a Saturday game at Somerset on Jan. 22. Somerset has just two wins on the season and are currently 1-5 in the conference.

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Maternowsky gets 100th win against Eagles

Saints becoming dangerous conference opponent St. Croix Falls 48, Unity 30

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – St. Croix Falls girls basketball coach Angie Maternowsky got her 100th career win against the Eagles on Friday, Jan. 21. Maternowsky said it’s an “exciting milestone” but admits she couldn’t have done it without the talent

Saints coach Angie Maternowsky looks onto the court from the bench.

Mattie Gerlach, a Saints freshman, takes a shot at the basket against the Eagles on Friday, Jan. 21. – Photos by Marty Seeger

she’s worked with over her eight years as head coach of the Saints girls basketball program.

“The girls that have played for SCF have done a great job over the years. I could never reach 100 wins without them,” Maternowsky said.

The Saints got out to a bit of a slow start in the first quarter but held an 8-4 lead heading into the second quarter and maintained a 21-10 lead at halftime. Natalie Sempf and Sarah Petznick had good first halves, leading the Saints with seven and eight points respectively.

“We came around and were able to play our game,” Maternowsky said. “Offensively Sarah and Natalie drove to the basket well. Caitlyn Olson hit some jumpers.

It was a good win. Unity is one of those teams that hangs around, they are very athletic.”

In the third quarter the Saints continued to play well offensively, stretching their lead to 19 points, and by over 20 points midway through the fourth quarter.

Sempf finished with 15 points and Petznick ended with 13 points. Olson ended the game with 10 points. Sydney Geisness was the top rebounder for the Saints with seven, while Sempf had five, and Alexis Erickson and Jessica Rademacher had four rebounds apiece.

“I am happy where the girls are at; however, we need to continue to work and get better. Reduce the number of turnovers, keep everyone scoring and improve defense,” said Maternowsky.

For the Eagles it was a tough night offensively as they made four of 17 from the free-throw line. Brittany Thomfohrda had nine points, and Marisa Hacker and Sarah Bader each had six to lead the Eagles.

Shauna Jorgenson had four points.

Pirate gymnasts make the “bests” of it

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer RICE LAKE – The Grantsburg Pirate gymnastics team may not have swept through the competition at the invitational tournament in Rice Lake on Saturday, Jan. 22, as the sickness bug struck, but they did remarkable work, equaling some of their best individual scores of the season.

“Every Grantsburg gymnasts had a season high or a personal best,” Pirate head coach Kathy Lund exclaimed. “Very happy the girls are constantly adding new skills, making skill connections to their routines and our scores are going up.”

While many of the Pirate girls were able to achieve their best scores of the season, some of the Grantsburg gymnasts went one step further, rallying to score their personal bests, which coach Lund noted was even more special.

“A personal best is the highest score they have received in all the years of competition,” she said.

Senior Haley Johnson did just that on the balance beam, leading her team in the event with a 7.25. RuthAnn Pederson also had a personal best on the balance beam with a 7.15, and in the all-around with a final score of 26.475.

Leading the team in the all-around was Saisha Goepfert, who also made a personal best 27.075.

Season highs were also common for the Grantsburg squad, with Breanna Fickbohm leading the team on the uneven bars with a 6.375.

RuthAnn Pederson finished with a personal best all-around score of 26.475.

Jenna Barnez competed on the beam for Grantsburg at Rice Lake. – Photos submitted

“This was a new routine for her and was credited for a release and change of direction,” Lund noted.

Lund made some team adjustments, due to sickness, and with those changes saw some great individual performances from a few gymnasts outside their usual comfort zones or disciplines.

“All the girls just put forth their best and it was a really good meet,” she noted, in spite of the atypical routine demands, which gave several Pirates chances for season highs, such as on the beam, where Jenna Barnez came away with a 6.30, and a season high on vault from April Campana, with a 7.80.

“Both scores were just a few tenths from their personal bests,” she said.

Coach Lund also gave some credit to the freshmen on the squad who were given extra responsibilities, giving special mention to Heidi Horky, “(She is) holding her own as all-around gymnast,” Lund said. “Her scores went up again this week.”

Horky scored a 6.10 on the beam and a 7.325 on the floor exercise, with an allaround final tally of 26.350. Lund noted that freshman Raelyn Pochman competed on varsity this week and scored 6.425 on floor and 4.425 on the uneven bars.

Overall, the Pirates came away with a respectable ninth-place finish, just a few points off the marks of Rhinelander and Superior, who placed just ahead of Grantsburg. River Falls won the meet handily, with Antigo and hosts Rice Lake/Cumberland next in line, respectively.

The Pirates are on the road to Hudson this Saturday, Jan. 29, along with the St. Croix Falls/Unity combined squad.

Unity hands Panthers 53rd straight loss

Unity 43, Prairie Farm 28

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer PRAIRIE FARM – The Unity girls basketball team handed Prairie Farm another

loss on Thursday, Jan. 20. The Panthers haven’t won a game in 53 tries, and their last victory was back in February of 2008, when they defeated Luck 57-53 during the first round of the WIAA playoffs.

Prairie Farm had a 12-11 lead after the

first quarter ended but the Eagles stepped up defensively in the second quarter, holding the Panthers to just four points.

The Panthers scored just 12 points in the second half as the Eagles pulled away with the win.

Crystal Donahue led with 15 points, while Brittany Thomfohrda added eight, Shauna Jorgenson and Sarah Bader each had six, Hayla Bader, three, Marisa Hacker, two and Katherine Ebensperger, one.

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Saint girls outlast the Tigers

Dragons, Vikings win conference battles St. Croix Falls 44, Webster 37

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – The St. Croix Falls girls were able to overcome a feisty Webster squad that came back from a deficit and tied the hosting Saints in the third quarter, before the Saints pulled away for a 44-37 win, Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Both teams started on similar paths, scoring 10 points in the first quarter, but the Tigers stumbled in the second quarter, with just a lone Michelle Gibbs bucket making the scoreboard, while the Saints managed a dozen points.

The halftime speech must’ve worked for Webster, they came out stronger and matched the hosting squad’s score commendably. While the Tigers rolled back, the Saints went cold, and Webster tied them briefly at 24-24, just before the end of the quarter.

St. Croix Falls woke up as the final quarter began. The Saints relied on senior Sarah Petznick’s ball handling and shooting, as well as sophomore Sydney Geisness’ rebounding and follow-ups, and junior Caitlyn Olson’s perimeter shooting.

They have a solid scoring combo when times get tough, and it served them well as the Tiger girls made a valiant stride to even it up.

But both squads got into foul trouble, and neither team handled the ball as well as they should have, making it a seesaw, back-and-forth contest, with the Saints prevailing in the final minutes, in part because of their steady nerves at the charity stripe. The Tigers rallied for 25 secondhalf points - almost twice their first half production - but it proved too, little too late.

St. Croix Falls regained their lead and went up by eight points, 40-32, as the final minute elapsed. Several valiant shots by the Tigers, including a successful Gibbs 3pointer seemingly from the locker room, got the Tigers within five points with 17 seconds left. But the Saints were able to kill the clock and secure a win, 44-37, giving them a leg up in the very tight West Lakeland Conference.

Saints notables include 17 points for Petznick, 14 for Geisness and six for Olson. Tiger stats included 10 points from Mary Johnson, eight from Shauna Rein, seven from Gibbs and six tallies from Rachel Salas.

The Saints are now at 10-2 overall and tied with Siren at 5-1 in conference play, while the Tigers fall to 5-8 overall and 2-4 in conference matches. Webster is off until next Tuesday, when they travel to Unity, while the Saints travel to Frederic on Friday, Jan. 28, in what promises to be a dandy of a match.

Corissa Schmidt had a 25-point effort along with 10 boards against the Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 24. – Photo by Becky Amundson

The Saints Natalie Sempf and Webster's Shauna Rein struggle for control of the ball in Tuesday's contest at St. Croix Falls. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Siren 61, Grantsburg 50 SIREN – The Lady Dragons powered up over the Pirates with another win on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

“Tonight was a battle, like every game we played this year. Grantsburg has a ton of athletes that can jump and are well coached,” said Siren coach Ryan Karsten.

“It was a slow first half for us offensively except for Ashley Guevara, she found the scoring stroke and put in 20 points in the first half, as Grantsburg’s focus was to slow Carley Emery down.”

Guevara finished with 24 points, while Emery produced 17, but it has been Guevara’s play over the past week that has stood out. According to Karsten, Guevara has had five games where she’s improved in scoring and has been averaging 13 boards per game.

Despite a 40-20 lead at halftime, the Pirates managed to get back within 11 points in the fourth quarter.

“Sloppy rebounding, great hustle on

Grantsburg part and bad coaching on my part,” Karsten stated, but Siren held on for the win.

Karsten was pleased with the effort of Brittany Coulter, who had eight first-half points. She ended the night with 11 points, while Abigail Mitchell added seven and Danielle Keller had two.

“Overall, I am pleased with how we played, but we have to continue to play better, rebound better and limit the team to one shot if we hope to accomplish what is left of our goal sheet,” Karsten said.

For the Pirates, Haley Larson and Kortney Morrin had 13 points apiece, Nicole McKenzie, eight, Kylie Pewe, six, Sam Schweiger, four, and Macy Hansen, Lisa Gaffney and Liz Gaffney each had two points. – Marty Seeger

Frederic 67, Unity 59 FREDERIC – Corissa Schmidt piled in 25 points and Jade Johnson sunk another 20 points during the Vikings win over Unity Tuesday, Jan. 25, but it was an all-

out team effort according to coach Troy Wink.

“Strong night from Corissa and Jade, but so many did their job to allow that to happen!” Wink added.

Schmidt produced a double-double in the game with 10 rebounds, seven coming on the defensive end of the floor.

The coach was also happy with the performance of Vanessa Neumann, who fought for 10 rebounds and added four points. Lauren Domagala also had a good night defensively according to Wink, and Samantha Nelson was strong with five assists and 10 points.

“Nice job of taking the ball to the basket, nice job of getting and making free throws. Defense was good at times. In the end, 59 points is more than we like, but tempo dictated it. Our quick scores led to more possessions for the other team,” Wink said.

Maria Miller also had six points for the Vikings, and Domagala had two. For the Eagles Crystal Donahue had a 20-point effort, while Shauna Jorgenson also put up 20 points. Brittany Thomfohrda had 10, Hayla Bader had four, Sarah Bader, three, and Hailey Olson, two. – Marty Seeger

Eagle boys rout youthful Panthers team

Unity 53, Prairie Farm 27

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer PRAIRIE FARM – The Unity boys basketball team took care of business in Prairie Farm on Thursday, Jan. 20, defeating a struggling Panthers team that had just snapped a 53-game losing streak two days prior against Shell Lake. While the Panthers are struggling, their starting five are sophomores that could show promise in the next couple of years.

Meanwhile, the Eagles managed to do what they were supposed to do, by holding the Panthers to just two points in the first quarter and seven at the half, with Unity producing 35 first-half points.

RIGHT: Steven Krueger of Unity has his eye on the hoop against Prairie Farm on Thursday, Jan. 20. – Photos by Mark Bell, Barron News Shield

Brady Flaherty led the Eagles in scoring with 21, while Rush Hickethier and Brady Turner each scored 13 apiece. Xavier Foeller, Derek Campbell and Clay Peckman each scored two points apiece.

Grantsburg 67, Shell Lake 25 GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg had an easy time against the struggling Lakers on Thursday, Jan. 20, putting up 36 first-half points to Shell Lake’s nine.

Everyone on the Pirates roster got in on the scoring action with Trevor Thompson, Connor Myers and Derek Bertelsen leading with 12 points apiece. Nolan Hanson had nine points, David Ohnstad, eight, Daniel Biorn, six, and Zach Arnold and Seth Coy each had four points apiece.

LEFT: Grantsburg senior Trevor Thompson gets a breakaway bucket. – File photo by Greg Marsten

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Pirate girls sink the Cards

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – The visiting Grantsburg girls played some sharp basketball on Friday, Jan. 21, on the road at Luck, winning by a dozen points, after leading almost the whole way.

The Cardinals struggled offensively, with several lost passes and botched shots, while the Pirates capitalized on the miscues.

“We were outcoached, outhustled and outplayed,” stated Luck head coach Marty Messar, who mentioned that the Cards scoring duties fell mainly on sophomore Avery Steen, who managed 30 points in spite of dedicated Pirate pressure.

“It was a really good road win for us versus a good Luck team,” Grantsburg head coach Adam Hale said. “Even though we gave up 30 to [Avery] Steen, I thought Sam Schweiger did a great job on her in the second half and really limited her open looks.”

The Pirates took a six-point first-quarter lead and stretched it out for much of the contest, although the Cards did get close again in the final frame, courtesy Steen’s bonsai perimeter shooting and Morgan Denny’s solid work on the boards. Denny

Luck freshman Camille Marsten moves inside on Grantsburg's Kortney Morrin. – Photo by Greg Marsten

registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

But the girls in purple responded to all changes well, and managed to intercept a number of Cardinal passes. Pirate Schweiger added five steals and three bombs from downtown to her 11-point scorecard for the night.

Hale also commended senior Kortney Morrin’s play, noting her hustle on both ends of the floor, where she not only racked up 18 points, but added seven rebounds and four steals to her effort.

Messar commended the play of the Pirates, especially in how they kept the pressure on throughout the contest, noting they “displayed great depth, great execution and great athleticism.”

Grantsburg’s Kylie Pewe added 10 points, and Hale also mentioned the play of Liz Gaffney, Macy Hanson and Nicole McKenzie, whom he said “did a great job on the boards. It was a great team effort.”

The Pirates move to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in West Lakeland Conference play. The Cards drop to 7-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play. Luck is off until Friday, when they go up against juggernaut Siren, who will be fresh off hosting Grantsburg three days prior.

Siren fends off Frederic in key conference win Siren 73, Frederic 59

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SIREN – The Frederic girls basketball team came up short in a tough conference battle against the Dragons on Friday, Jan. 21, who improved to 4-1 in the conference standings with the win.

“We did a lot of good things, but had one stretch late in the third that really hurt us on defense,” said Vikings coach Troy Wink.

Wink said his Vikings were trailing by just five points in the final two minutes of the third quarter, before Siren opened it back up to take a 12-point lead. The Dragons entered the fourth quarter with a lead of 14, but the Vikings bit back, cutting the lead to just five points.

“But Siren was able to hit some clutch shots and enough free throws,” Wink stated adding that three of his starters fouled out with over half of the fourth quarter remaining. The Vikings still managed to hang in the game, and will get another shot at the Dragons when they host them at Frederic in late February.

With the exception of the third-quarter hiccup, the Vikings defense was sound, yet Carley Emery proved to have another hot hand for the Dragons, scoring 35 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists. Emery had five of her seven 3pointers in the first half, yet the Vikings answered nicely. In the second quarter, the Vikings went on a 9-1 run and had a chance to take the lead with a 3-pointer that rimmed out just before halftime, but the score remained 34-32 at the half.

“Foul problems with my two returning all-conference girls, Carley Emery and Ashley Guevara, helped Frederic close the gap to 34-32 at the half. We made a couple of adjustments at halftime and were able to keep Carley and Ashley on the floor,” said Siren coach Ryan Karsten, who was also pleased with the play of Raven Emery and Abby Mitchell.

Other scorers for the Dragons included Ashley Guevara, 21 points and 14 rebounds. Raven Emery had nine points, Abigail Mitchell, four, Brittany Coulter, three, Liz Brown, two, and Danielle Keller, one.

For the Vikings it was Jade Johnson with 13 points, Maria Miller, 12, Corissa Schmidt, 11, Samantha Nelson, seven, Sage Karl, six, Brittani Hughes, four, and Lauren Domagala and Vanessa Neumann each had three points.

The Dragons host Luck this Friday, Jan. 28, beginning at 6 p.m., and the Vikings host St. Croix Falls on Friday, Jan. 28, beginning at 6 p.m.

Siren and Frederic players fight for a loose ball on Friday, Jan. 21. The Dragons escaped with a big win despite a relentless effort from Frederic. – Photo by Carl Heidel

Webster 57, Shell Lake 40 WEBSTER – The Tiger girls basketball team shot out to a 15-4 first-quarter lead, and held the Shell Lake Lakers to just nine first-half points for an easy win on Friday, Jan. 21.

Shauna Rein and Michelle Gibbs chipped in 13 points apiece, while Mary Johnson added 12, Rachel Salas, seven, Emily Roppe, six, Chelsea Larson, four, and Kayla Duclon, two.

The Tiger girls have a bit of a break before heading to Unity on Tuesday, Feb. 1, with a game start scheduled for 6 p.m.

Viking boys basketball team gets taste of the pro level

Siren boys and girls, Grantsburg boys to play at Target Center Lanesboro, Minn., 57, Frederic 52

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Frederic boys basketball team traveled to the Target Center on Saturday, Jan. 8, to play a game against Lanesboro, Minn. The Target Center is the home of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, and WNBA

Minnesota Lynx team.

“The kids seemed to have a lot of fun.

It was a great experience for us,” said Vikings coach Ryan Lind, who saw his team take a lead late in the game, only to come up short in the end in the five-point loss.

Lind said Lanesboro hit a few big 3pointers late in the game, which helped them pull away with the win. The game was played by the Minnesota High School rules, which goes by 18-minute halves.

The Vikings trailed 30-25 at the end of the first half, and both teams scored 27-points in the second half.

Leading the Vikings was Trae Gehl, who

had 17 points and three 3-point shots, while Adam Chenal had 11, and Waylon Buck had nine. Others scoring were Tony Peterson with six points, Joe Draxler and Mike Tesch each had four, and Robert Kirk, Raif Poirer Erik Stoner each had two points.

Siren playing at Target Center The Siren Dragons boys and girls basketball teams will be playing at the Target Center against Pine City, Minn., on Saturday, Feb. 12. Tickets cost $20 and are good for all five high school games being played that day. The Siren girls will be playing at around 1:45 p.m., and the Siren

boys play directly after that.

Games must be completed by 5:30 p.m. for the NBA shoot around. The final game of the evening is the Minnesota Timberwolves game versus the Denver Nuggets.

Tickets will be sold during the doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 28, during the Luck at Siren basketball doubleheader or can be purchased at the school through Ryan Karsten.

Grantsburg boys at Target Center The Grantsburg boys will be playing a game at the Target Center this Saturday, Jan. 29. They play a solid Clear Lake team, beginning at 3 p.m.

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Eagle fifth-graders take second

UW-Stevens Point standout Britta Petersen (No. 25) glides inside for a bucket against the UWEau Claire Blugolds at Zorn Arena in Eau Claire on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The game was a chance for local fans to cheer on the Luck native and standout senior. Petersen is the team’s leading scorer, but ran into foul trouble early, spending more time on the bench than usual. Petersen still knocked down six points and grabbed six boards in the Pointer victory over the Blugolds. The Pointers are ranked eighth nationally, and are now 8-0 in the WIAC. – Photo by Greg Marsten

The Unity fifth-grade traveling team participated in a basketball tournament at Prescott last Saturday, Jan. 22, and took second place. They lost their first game of the season to Prescott in the championship game. – Photo submitted

A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Youth (3 Games) Standings: Shooting Stars 4, Infinite 3, Team Hambone 2, JDZ 2, The Bowlers 1, Brothers & Arms 0, Boss, inc., The Three Amigos, inc.

Girls games: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 179, Lauren Domagala (SS) 162, Avery Steen (SS) 156.

Girls series: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 475, Lauren Domagala (SS) 456, Avery Steen (SS) 409.

Boys games: Logan Hacker (TH) 262, A.J. Walsh Brenizer (BA) 204, Charlie Lindberg (I) 203.

Boys series: Logan Hacker 630, A.J. Walsh Brenizer 536, Gary Ekholm (TH) 481.

Team games: Team Hambone 630, Infinite 521, Shooting Stars 474.

Team series: Team Hambone 1647, Shooting Stars 1340, Infinite 1332.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: The Bottle Shop 22, Hog Wild Gals 16.5, House of Wood 16.5, Mane Attractions 16, Hacker’s Lanes 9, Bye 4.

Individual games: Robin Lindvll (BS) 211, Rachelle Petersen (BS) 180, Linda Giller (HWG) 176.

Individual series: Robin Lindvall (BS) 484, Linda Giller (HWG) 482, Kathy Java (HL) 463.

Team games: The Bottle Shop 626, Hog Wild Gals 610, House of Wood 558.

Team series: Hog Wild Gals 1771, The Bottle Shop 1703, Hacker’s Lanes 1637.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Bottle Shop 27, Yellow Lake Lodge 27, Great Northern Outdoors 21.5, SHWHORAW Co. 19, Pioneer Bar 13.5, Rural American Bank 9.

Individual games: Brett Daeffler 248, Ken Tonsager 229, Reed Stevens 222.

Individual series: Brett Daeffler 633, Ed Bitler 617, Reed Stevens 607.

Team games: Great Northern Outdoors 632, Bottle Shop 617, Yellow Lake Lodge 582.

Team series: Bottle Shop 1740, Great Northern Outdoors 1709, Rural American Bank 1577.

Splits converted: 3-10: Butch Hacker Jr. Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Skol Bar 10, Cummings Lumber 7, Larsen Auto Center 7, Pioneer Bar 6, Lewis Silo 4, A-1 Machine 2.

Individual games: Rick Morse (LAC) 248, Mark Bohn (SB) 246, Norm Hansen (A-1) 223.

Individual series: Mark Bohn (SB) 602, Wally Nelson (PB) 582, Norm Hansen (A1) 577.

Team games: Skol Bar 981, Pioneer Bar 937, Lewis Silo 898.

Team series: Skol Bar 2715, Pioneer Bar 2595, A-1 Machine 2588.

Thursday Early Men’s Standings: Hell Raisers 27, Daefflers Quality Meats 23, Frontier Trails 23, American Family Siren 22, Red Iron Studios 16, Fab Four 16, Grindell Law Offices 15, Wikstrom Construction 14.

Individual games: Gilbert Meyer (RIS) 267, Bryce Daeffler (DGM) 264, Dave Hall (HR) 262.

Individual series: Bryce Daeffler (DQM) 749, Brett Daeffler (FT) 733, Mike Skow (DQM) 701.

Team games: Daeffler’s Quality Meats

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Team series: Daeffler’s Quality Meats 2146, Frontier Trails 1976, Hell Raisers 1935.

Consecutive strikes: Jason Pearson 5x 215; Dave Hall 6x 232.

Games 50 pins or more above avg.: Bryce Daeffler 242 (+57); Dave Hall 232 (+56); Gilbert Meyer 226 (+62); Mike Skow 226 (+52).

Others: 700 series – Brett Daeffler 709.

Splits converted: 2-5-7: Laryn Larson. 27-8: Jason Pearson. 3-4-6-7: Ed Bitler. 46-7-9-10: Ed Bitler. 4-7-9: Brian McBroom.

5-7: Gilbert Meyer.

Thursday Late Standings: Johnson Upholstery 10, Stotz & Company 8, Hansen Farms Inc. 5, Fisk Trucking 4, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 1.

Women’s games: Heather Wynn 141.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn 379.

Men’s games: Dale Frandsen 225, Kenneth Hackett 224, John Amrhien 213.

Men’s series: Dale Frandsen 592, Lloyd Swanson 562, Eugene Wynn Sr. 553.

Team games: Hansen Farms Inc. 861, Stotz & Company 834, Johnson Upholstery 810.

Team series: Johnson Upholstery 2485, Stotz & Company 2474, Fisk Trucking 2377.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: Frederic Design 19, The Leader 19, The Pin Heads 14, Pioneer Bar 12, The Dozers 7, Meyer’s Plus 7, Junque Art 6.

Individual games: Karen Carlson 244, Pat Traun 199, Gail Linke 188.

Individual series: Karen Carlson 640, Gail Linke 532, Pat Traun 494.

Team games: Junque Art 654, The Pin Heads 607, The Dozers 577.

Team series: Junque Art 1788, The Pin Heads 1702, The Dozers 1679.

Games 50 or more above average: Karen Carlson.

Splits converted: 4-9: Karen Carlson.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Handicaps, Alley Brats, LuckE, Lakers, Skowl, Dead Eyes, Hot Shots.

Women’s games: Linda Giller 213, Deb Ingram 198, Kathy Java 178.

Women’s series: Linda Giller 546, Deb Ingram 524, Kathy Java 482.

Men’s games: Ron Skow 219, Rodney Marek 210, Ron Skow 203.

Men’s series: Ron Skow 589, Chris Thompson 521, Rodney Marek 513.

Team games: Alley Brats 929, Hot Shots 904, Skowl 898.

Team series: Alley Brats 2653, Hot Shots 2638, Handicaps 2601.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night Madness Standings: Pepie’s Gals 22, Scottay’s Trucking 18, Alleycats 16, Mishaps 16, Triple Threat 16, Eagle Lounge 14, McKenzie Lanes 14, Radio Shack 12.

Individual games: Julia Delougherty 197, Stacy Kemp 181, Heather Donahue 176.

Individual series: Julia Delougherty 541, Peggy Larkin 455, Heather Donahue 448.

Team games (Handicap): Scottay’s Trucking 643, Pepie’s Gals 640.

Team series (Handicap): Pepie’s Gals 1834, McKenzie Lanes 1831.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Sam’s Carpentry 72.5, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 65.5, Edina Divas

63.5, Milltown Appliance 62, Frederic Truck and Tractor 60, McKenzie Lanes 59.5, Bogus Pumpkins 50, Metal Products 39.5.

Individual games: Shirley Wilson 211, Allison Magner 191, Cindy Castellano 183.

Individual series: Allison Magner 530, Shirley Wilson 521, Kathy McKenzie 502.

Team games (Handicap): Edina Divas 845.

Team series (Handicap): Sam’s Carpentry 2360.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: Mom’s Boys 29, The New Comers 28, Lemon Heads 26, What the Ek 20, Jim’s Flooring 19, Lamar Stars 19, Lane Crashers 14, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Jeri Sanderson 178, Brenda Lehmann 169, Sharyl Swagger 163.

Women’s series: Brenda Lehmann 467, Sharyl Swagger 441, Linda Larson 434.

Men’s games: Josh Frenning 234, Jeff Lehmann 230, Zach Gurtner 215.

Men’s series: Jeff Lehmann 612, Glen Minnick 606, Josh Frenning 586.

Team games: Jim’s Flooring 574.

Team series: Jim’s Flooring 1572.

Tuesday Women’s Standings: Tomlinson Insurance 64, Hauge Dental 62.5, Kassel Tap 54, Gutter Dusters 52.5, Custom Outfitter 48, LC’s Gals 47.5, Cutting Edge Pro 42, Country Gals 37.5.

Individual games: Lonnie Stowell 210, Denise Donaghue 204, Patti Katzmark 203.

Individual series: Toni Sloper 551, Lonnie Stowell 544, Lois Swenson 530.

Team games (Handicap): Custom Outfitter 861, Hauge Dental 829, LC’s Gals 813.

Team series (Handicap): Custom Outfitter 2391, Kassel Tap 2351, Hauge Dental 2307.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Hack’s Pub 43, Steve’s Appliance 40.5, The Cobbler Shop 40, Dream Lawn 34, The Dugout 31, Centurview Park 20.5, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 19, McKenzie Lanes 12.

Individual games: Craig Willert & Darren McKenzie 279, Rick Johnson 277, Brian Lawrence 259.

Individual series: Darren McKenzie 723, Craig Willert 703, Jim McKenzie 672.

Team games (Handicap): Hack’s Pub 1297.

Team series (Handicap): Hack’s Pub 3578.

Wednesday Early League Mixed Standings: Cutting Edge 28, Hack’s Pub 26, Amrhien Painting 24, Pro Fab 23, Hol-

R E S U LT S iday StationStore 19, Top Spot 18, Suzie Q’s 16, Bye 6.

Women’s games: Shirley Ince 174, Dixie Runberg 173, Amy Reed 171.

Women’s series: Shirley Ince 484, Jeanne Kizer 472, Janice Fox 467.

Men’s games: Merlin Fox 247, Cody Korsan 219, Eric Hoffman & Ricky Fox 212.

Men’s series: Merlin Fox 631, Ricky Fox 589, Eric Hoffman 539.

Team games (Handicap): Top Spot 714.

Team series (Handicap): Hack’s Pub 1943.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: McKenzie Lanes 20, Dalles Electricial 18, Tiger Express 14, Davy’s Construction 14, Harvest Moon 11, Hanjo Farms 10, Edina Realty 5, Reed’s Marina 4.

Individual games: Daryn Sylvester 258, Sam Leggitt 257, Gene Swenson 253.

Individual series: Daryn Sylvester 707, Gordy Johnson 678, Darren McKenzie 652.

Team games (Handicap): Tiger Express 1092, Edina Realty 1071.

Team series (Handicap): McKenzie Lanes 3030, Tiger Express 3005.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Hack’s Pub 99.5, RiverBank 99, Hauge Dental 97.5, Eagle Valley Bank 97, Cutting Edge Pro 93.5, Bont Chiropractic 84.5, Truhlsen Chiropractic 76, KJ’s 70.

Individual games: Shannon Cox 223, Jen Whelan 215, Kathy McKenzie 209.

Individual series: Jen Whelan 584, Shannon Cox 533, Jane Smith 520.

Team games: Cutting Edge Pro 825, Hack’s Pub 819, Eagle Valley Bank 810.

Team series: Cutting Edge Pro 2321, Hack’s Pub 2287, Hauge Dental 2231.

Black & Orange

Early Birds Standings: Yellow River Saloon 13-7, Black & Orange 10-10, The Tap 9-11, Gandy Dancer Saloon 8-12.

Individual games: Linda Strong (YRS) 165, Rita Tesch (YRS) 164, Michelle Lysdahl (YRS) 158.

Individual series: Linda Strong (YRS) 442, Lynn Toivola (T) 426, Donna Crain (B&O) 424.

Team games: Yellow River Saloon 839, Black & Orange 814, Gandy Dancer Saloon 791.

Team series: Yellow River Saloon 2444, Black & Orange 2350, Gandy Dancer Saloon 2309.

Splits converted: 4-7-10: Pam Dildine.

Monday Night Standings: Glass & Mirror Works 14-2, Larry’s LP 9-7, Black & Orange 8-8, Pope’s Construction 1-15.

Individual games: Dean Eytcheson (G&MW) 224, Breck Eytcheson (G&MW) 223 Vern Nottom (B&O) 206.

Individual series: Breck Eytcheson (G&MW) 581, Dean Eytcheson (G&MW) 576, Vern Nottom (B&O) 542.

Team games: Glass & Mirror Works 977, Larry’s LP 921, Black & Orange 920.

Team series: Glass & Mirror Works 2772, Pope’s Construction 2635, Larry’s LP 2626.

TNT Standings: Larry’s LP 8-4, Cashco 6-6, Flower Power 5-7, Black & Orange 5-7.

Individual games: Audrey Pardun (B&O)

196, Wendy Gramer (C) 190, Jennifer Kern (L) 182.

Individual series: Jennifer Kern (L) 507, Audrey Pardun (B&O) 493, Mary Ellen Smith (C) 467.

Team games: Cashco 914, Larry’s LP 895, Flower Power 883.

Team series: Cashco 2477, Larry’s LP 2465, Flower Power 2373.

Games 50 or more above average: Wendy Gramer 190 (+62).

Wednesday Night Standings: Lions 12-4, Black & Orange 12-4, Cashco 8-8, 10th Hole 7-9, Northview Drive Inn 5-11, Vacant 4-12.

Individual games: Art Bliven (L) 230, Tim Vasatka (B&O) & Mike Zajac (C) 210, Monte Rinnman (C) 189.

Individual series: Art Bliven (L) 593, Tim Vasatka (B&O) 546, Mike Zajac (C) 518.

Team games: Black & Orange 937, Northview Drive Inn 914, Cashco 909.

Team series: Black & Orange 2749, Lions 2684, Northview Drive Inn 2628.

Games 50 or more above average: Art Bliven 230 (+53).

Early Risers Standings: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 16-4, Gandy Dancer 13-7, A+ Sanitation 7-14, 10th Hole 5-15.

Individual games: Donna Crain (GD) 168, Claudia Peterson (GD) 166, Carol Phelps (A+) 160.

Individual series: Donna Crain (GD) 468, Jan Carlson (GNHD) 432, Claudia Peterson (GD) 408.

Team games: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 724, 10th Hole 658, Gandy Dancer 657.

Team series: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 2058, 10th Hole 1941, Gandy Dancer 1937.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Lips 35.5-28.5, Webster Motel 34.5-29.5, Pour House 31-33, Vacant 27-37.

Individual games: Jackie Churchill (L) 209, Daphne Churchill (L) 184, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 171.

Individual series: Jackie Churchill (L) 493, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 487, Daphne Churchill (L) 457.

Team games: Lips 752, Pour House 675, Webster Motel 587.

Team series: Lips 2108, Pour House 1920, Webster Motel 1768.

Games 50 or more above average: Jackie Churchill 209 (+66).

Denny’s Downtown Lanes

Sunday Afternoon Mixed Standings: Spare-Us 25, 3-M’s 20, Team Siren 18, Bye 16, George’s Angels 13, The Pacifiers 13.

Women’s games: Ernie Meyer 179, Lori Dake 154.

Women’s series: Ernie Meyer 405, Lori Dake 402.

Men’s games: Jim Loomis 215, Jamie Meir 195.

Men’s series: Jim Loomis 546, Scott Lamphere 514.

Team games: Spare Us 449 & 446.

Team series: Spare Us 1281, 3-M’s 1190.

Games 50 or more above average: Ernie Meyer (+51); Jim Loomis (+58); Jamie Meir (+60).

Series 100 more above average: Jamie Meir (+109).

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Blizzard girls fall in Eagle River tourney with top

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer EAGLE RIVER – The Blizzard girls hockey squad trekked east to Eagle River for the Pines Classic annual hockey tournament over the weekend, Jan. 21 and 22, which featured the Blizzard, Northland Pines, University School of Milwaukee and Hayward. All three are ranked in the WIAA’s top ten girls hockey teams in the state.

While the competition was extremely close, the Blizzard girls lost both of their games, first against Northland Pines by a 3-2 margin in an overtime shoot-out. The Blizzard girls also fell to USM, 2-1.

“The team really played some good hockey,” Blizzard head coach Tim Bennett stated. “Although, I don’t think it was our best effort. I know the girls can skate with any team in Wisconsin.”

The Blizzard girls have become accustomed to extremely close games this year, many that could have gone either way, and the game against Northland Pines was no exception and was their seventh overtime game of the year.

“The team continues to work hard at finishing at the net,” Bennett said. “The playoffs are just a few weeks away and I think that is when we will start to peak, at the right time.”

Northland Pines 3, Blizzard 2 (OT shoot-out) The first contest of the tourney for the Blizzard was a rematch of sorts against Northland Pines, whom they had played earlier in the season.

Blizzard forward Kassie Lien sets up a play against the defense in a previous game. – File photos by Greg Marsten “We beat Pines earlier in the year in a close game,” coach Bennett said.

All the goals in the latest contest were scored on power plays or were when a team was shorthanded. After an early Blizzard goal was disallowed, Pines took an early lead on a power play in the first period, and then took a two-goal lead in the second period with a shorthanded goal.

Bennett said the game was back and fourth until midway through the third period, when the Blizzard scored two power

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 5-1 11-2 Luck Cardinals Grantsburg Pirates 5-2 11-3 5-2 11-3 Unity Eagles Webster Tigers 5-2 10-5 3-4 9-5 Siren Dragons Frederic Vikings 1-6 4-10 St. Croix Falls Saints 0-7 2-11 Scores Thursday, January 20 Grantsburg 67, Shell Lake 25 Unity 53, Prairie Farm 27 Friday, January 21 Siren 49, Frederic 28 Luck 63, Grantsburg 55 Unity 67, St. Croix Falls 35 Saturday, January 22 Webster 50, Somerset 43 Tuesday, January 25 Unity 55, Frederic 36 Luck 56, Turtle Lake 21 Grantsburg 66, Siren 53 Webster 57, St. Croix Falls 41 Upcoming Thursday, January 27 7:30 p.m. Clear Lake at Unity Friday, January 28 7:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Frederic (DH) Luck at Siren (DH) Saturday, January 29 3 p.m.

Grantsburg vs. Clear Lake at Target Center Monday, January 31 7:30 p.m. Luck at Cumberland Grantsburg at Somerset Tuesday, February 1 7:30 p.m. Webster at Unity (DH) Birchwood at Frederic (DH) St. Croix Falls at Clayton

BOYS HOCKEY

Two Rivers Conference Team Conf. Overall WSFLGUS Blizzard 6-1-0 15-2-1 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 5-1-1 7-8-1 Minneapolis 3-1-2 13-2-3 Legacy Christian Academy 3-3-1 6-10-1 Moose Lake Area 2-4-0 10-7-0 North Branch 2-6-0 4-12-0 Pine City/Rush City 1-6-0 4-14-0 Scores Thursday, January 20 Blizzard 10, Spooner 2 Saturday, January 22 Blizzard 8, Minneapolis 1 Tuesday, January 25 Blizzard 4, Pine City/Rush City 1 Upcoming Saturday, January 29 8 p.m.

Blizzard vs. North Branch at Chisago Lakes Tuesday, February 1 7 p.m.

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson at Grantsburg

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall 5-1 10-1 Siren Dragons St. Croix Falls Saints 5-1 10-2 3-3 8-5 Frederic Vikings Grantsburg Pirates 3-3 7-5 2-4 7-5 Luck Cardinals Webster Tigers 2-4 5-8 Unity Eagles 1-5 7-7 Scores Thursday, January 20 Unity 43, Prairie Farm 28 Friday, January 21 Grantsburg 59, Luck 47 St. Croix Falls 48, Unity 30 Siren 73, Frederic 59 Webster 57, Shell Lake 40 Tuesday, January 25 Siren 61, Grantsburg 50 St. Croix Falls 44, Webster 37 Frederic 67, Unity 59 Upcoming Friday, January 28 6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Frederic (DH) Luck at Siren (DH) 7:30 p.m. Shell Lake at Grantsburg Tuesday, February 1 6 p.m.

Webster at Unity (DH) Birchwood at Frederic (DH) 7:30 p.m. Northwood at Luck PACT Chapter at St. Croix Falls Thursday, February 3 7:30 p.m. Shell Lake at Unity

GYMNASTICS

Upcoming Saturday, January 29 10 a.m.

St. Croix Falls/Unity at Hudson Grantsburg at Hudson

GIRLS HOCKEY

WSFLGUS Blizzard 6-9-2 Scores Friday, January 21 Northland Pines 3, Blizzard 2 (OT) Saturday, January 22 USM Co-op 2, Blizzard 1 Upcoming Friday, January 28 7 p.m.

Blizzard at Silver Bay, Minn.

Saturday, January 29 Noon Blizzard vs. East Range at Ely, Minn.

Tuesday, February 1 8 p.m.

Blizzard at Superior Thursday, February 3 7 p.m.

Blizzard at Moose Lake, Minn.

WRESTLING

Upcoming Thursday, January 27 7 p.m.

Turtle Lake/Clayton at Luck Clear Lake at St. Croix Falls

Blizzard forward Wendy Roberts skates toward the Blizzard’s opponent in an earlier game this year.

play goals, tying the game and sending it into overtime.

That overtime ended in a 2-2 tie, and forced the Blizzard into their first shootout of the year. Unfortunately, the Blizzard lost the shoot-out and could not advance to the championship game. The Blizzard ended up outshooting the Pines squad by a 29-26 margin.

Notables for the Blizzard include goals

by Johanna Lauer and Tanesha Carlson.

Assists went to Kassie Lien, who had two, as did Samantha O’Brien. Goalie Tiffany Meyer made 24 saves on 26 shots on goal.

University School of Milwaukee 2, Blizzard 1 The second game for the Blizzard had them pitted against the University School of Milwaukee, a private high school team.

“This was another great game,” Bennett said, adding that his team “came out very slow. I think we were still asleep.”

USM scored two quick goals in the first period, giving the Blizzard a quick deficit to overcome.

“When you stand around, obviously bad things happen,” he said.

But the Blizzard girls seemed to wake up and came storming back, making a game out of it on an Ashley Dietmeier goal, with assists from Tanesha Carlson and Samantha O’Brien. That would prove to be all the scoring for the contest.

“We had some great chances to score,” Bennett said, noting that they had another goal disallowed.

“I thought the team played well on both ends of the ice,” he said. “Tiffany (Meyer) kept us in the game with some key saves.

That is all you can ask of your goalie, keep us in a position to win. Tiff gives us that every game.”

The shots on goal were very close for both squads, with 34 for USM and 30 for the Blizzard.

The Blizzard are on the road for a long bus ride to Silver Bay, Minn., on Friday, Jan. 28, with a contest the next day in Ely, Minn., near the Canadian border.

Their overall record moves to 6-8-3, with all four of their next games on the road.

Hot Doggin’ RIGHT: Alexis Faulk, a sixth-grader from Unity, is true to the message on her T-shirt, she is hot dogging it. — Photo by Larry Samson

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for local scores and stats In a one-week span the Swami transitioned from bum to brilliant, turning in a gem of a performance with a 15-2 record.

The outstanding outing raised his seasonal mark to 53-21, or 72 percent.

This week’s predictions:

The Swami

THE SWAMI

PREDICTS

Girls St. Croix Falls 58, Frederic 44; Grantsburg 66, Shell Lake 42; Siren 59, Luck 43; Unity 50, Webster 48; Northwood 59, Luck 39; Frederic 70, Birchwood 39; St. Croix Falls 47, PACT Charter 44.

Boys Clear Lake 54, Unity 51; St. Croix Falls 46, Frederic 45; Luck 58, Siren 56; Grantsburg 60, Clear Lake 58; Grantsburg 59 Somerset 45; Luck 52, Cumberland 49; Webster 48, Unity 46; Frederic 58, Birchwood 42; Clayton 60, St. Croix Falls 41.

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

Work begins to remove carp from Clam Flowage

Wild rice, native plants, wildlife and people could benefit from ongoing project

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SIREN – The lower portion of the Clam Flowage was bustling with life Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 25, but not by your typical flow of ice anglers or from the ice-racing crowd typically seen on weekends. On this particular balmy, 20-degree day there were professors from the University of Minnesota, DNR fisheries employees, St. Croix Tribal Environmental Services, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, a commercial fishing crew from Iowa and even a guy from Australia, just to name a few.

All were in attendance for one particular goal, which was to aid in the ongoing effort to remove carp, which have been suspected of hampering the growth of the native wild rice, fish populations and other native vegetation.

“Clam of course is a special interest because of the amount of rice that used to be here,” says Tony Havranek, water resources manager for the St. Croix Tribal Environmental Services in Webster.

Havranek was busy coordinating things out on the ice on Tuesday, but it wasn’t going as well as he’d hoped. The Clam Flowage is a shallow body of water, and the seining nets being used were getting bogged down because of the muddy bottom. About 20 carp averaging 10 pounds and larger had already been caught. Half of the fish were already frozen, while others still flopped around on the ice. Those in attendance were hoping for a whole lot more over the next day or two.

Early last fall, nearly 1,500 carp were captured, and eventually marked by shearing a small portion of the pectoral fin. The process is part of what Havranek calls a mark-and-recapture population estimate, which helps determine how many carp are actually in the flowage.

“Just from what we’ve seen, and from anecdotal information from the lake association and from shocking, there could be well over 10,000 fish, easy,” Havranek guessed, and with most carp weighing in at an average of 10 pounds, it has potential to do a lot of damage to a lake and its ecosystem.

completely, while others were being used to test the viability of the seed bank.

“We think we proved that in the absence of the carp the rice can do well, but you need a seed source, and you need to keep it protected until it’s mature,” Havranek said.

Rice is incredibly fragile, and the root system is so shallow that even wave action can uproot it and destroy the entire bed. Havranek said it’s possible that the bottom-feeding carp could be targeting the younger shoots of rice, but also disrupting the rice by simply rutting around in the shallow water.

In 2009 several more surveys were being done with the help of the University of Minnesota, DNR, GLIFWC, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Clam Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District, who helped fund a plant survey in 2010. Seed integration studies and an expansive water quality investigation were also done. Summer waterfowl brood surveys, as well as comparisons to other local lakes, including Long Lake, have been done, leaving no stone seemingly unturned.

“This is the first time in this part of the state where they’ve done anything like it,” Havranek said, which has made for a long process due to permits and other obstacles, but it’s all worth it according to lake district board member Debbie Schoepke, who lives on Lower Clam and was out on the flowage observing the removal process.

“We’re just trying to figure out how to make the lake better,” Schoepke said.

Water Resources Manager Tony Havranek stands over a pile of about 20 carp that were removed from the Clam Flowage on Tuesday. More are set to be romoved this week if commercial fishing operations run smoothly. – Photos by Marty Seeger

The carp effect Havranek began doing mapping surveys on the flowage in 2001 and at the time it showed roughly 288 acres of dense rice, but just last year it was down to around 60 acres.

“The density is just unbelievably low,” Havranek said, adding that the rice in 2001 was like going through a field of alfalfa or a standing cornfield. The differ-

ence today, is striking.

“Now you go out there and it’s maybe a couple of plants here, and in another 10 or 20 feet, there’s another plant or two.”

Anyone fishing the Clam last summer may have noticed different sites on the lake that had been sectioned off by a mesh wire fence in a 12-foot by 12-foot area.

There were three sites that were all tested for different variables. Some kept carp out

A dream hunt for wounded soldier

BURNETT COUNTY – On Sept. 1, 2010, U.S. Army Cpl. Zacery, (Zac) Blaisdell was wounded in Afghanistan by a rocket-propelled grenade. The 20-yearold was hit by the RPG through his armored vehicle, which severely injured his left forearm, while shrapnel flew, blinded his right eye and inflicted damage to his left knee and throughout his body.

Blaisdell was born in Redmond, Wash., resides in Circle Pines, Minn., but has enjoyed many summers on Trade Lake in the past and, most recently, hunting during the late archery season. In early January, with the efforts of several people in the Burnett and Polk County area, Blaisdell was able to live his dream of getting his first deer kill.

Blaisdell has always had a passion for hunting, and wanted to extend his gratitude to Don Chell and the Burnett County Whitetails Unlimited for donating a nonresident hunting license, and the financial help he received from local

Getting them out Once the carp are removed it will be a few years before anyone will know if the process was a success, but they’ll need to get them out first. The efforts weren’t going as smoothly as expected on Tuesday, but it’s an interesting line of work for Jeff Riedemann of JR Commercial Fish, who specializes in removing rough fish from inland waters to improve the quality of the lake.

The process uses nets of up to 2,500 feet, which are led by radio-controlled minisubmarines to another hole in the ice. It allows the huge net to be swept across a very large area. The lines delivered by the mini-subs are then hooked to a strong winch that helps sweep the nets to a larger opening in the ice, about the size of a car.

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friends and family. Fur, Fins & Feathers Sports, Hacker’s Lanes and Skol Bar also donated to help pay for the crossbow.

Since the injury, Blaisdell has gone through over 20 surgeries and, after visiting with family in the area, is now back at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for major reconstruction of his left forearm and other injury-related surgeries. He has lost use of his left arm and right eye, but hopes to regain both through additional surgeries and a cornea and lens transplant.

Blaisdell was recently awarded a Purple Heart for his bravery in Afghanistan.

– Marty Seeger with submitted information

At right: U.S. Army Cpl. Zacery, (Zac) Blaisdell with his first deer with a crossbow. – Photo submitted

Radio-controlled mini-submarines aid in the process to get seining nets under the ice and sweep a large area to catch fish.

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Carp continued

At the opening, fish are then sorted out.

Catfish, walleye, bluegills and even sturgeon were captured during the first run of the day, but were quickly sorted out and released.

“The last fish out are usually the adult carp,” Havranek said.

The carp are aggregated during the winter – making it easier to capture a much larger school of fish than during spring or summer. To make things even easier, 10 adult carp were marked last fall during the initial population estimate with highfrequency radio transmitters.

Havranek used an antenna to pinpoint those 10 fish under the ice, and with the incorporation of side-scanning sonar they were able to locate a huge school of carp under the ice. The area where the carp were targeted covered hundreds of yards, but the effort seemed well coordinated, with one goal in mind, as people stood waiting for results.

The guy from Australia You’d be hard-pressed to find an Australian accent in northwestern Wisconsin during the dead of winter, but Keith Bell, a specialist in carp harvesting, export and research, was on the Clam Flowage on Tuesday from the land down under. Bell found out about carp harvesting on the Clam through professor Peter Sorenson, a University of Minnesota biologist who was helping with removal efforts and re-

Keith Bell displays one of several uses for the common carp, including these wallets made from their skin.

Inset: Bell’s wallet is made from kangaroo leather and carp skin.

Severson co-authors Rural Jobs Act

MADISON – Rep. Erik Severson, ROsceola, joined Rep. Mary Williams, RMedford, and Rep. Roger Rivard, R-Rice Lak in co-authoring the Rural Jobs Act. Current statute allows for 12 economic development zones. This bill will allow for the creation of four more zones and mandates that two of the zones be located in population areas of less than 5,000 and two in population areas of more than 5,000 but less than 30,000. Since their creation, the enterprise zone program has been one of the most powerful tools the state has to create and retain jobs.

“Rural areas have been the hardest hit by the recession, and we need to stimulate growth and create jobs. By creating these development zones, we can reward businesses that retain and create jobs in rural Wisconsin,” said Severson. “We need to create a business friendly climate in Wisconsin.”

The original bill was written to create 10 zones, all in rural areas, but a veto by former Gov. Doyle removed any mention of rural in the bill. This allowed the zones to be placed in urban areas. An additional bill expanded the number of zones from 10 to 12. Currently nine of the 12 zones are allocated. An article by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel states that Wisconsin has committed up to $135.6 million and is on track to recoup over $164 million.

“I can only imagine what sort of impact on rural communities this would have had if not for Gov. Doyle’s veto. This is a good way to try to get rural communities back on track,” said Severson. “We need to get people back to work, so they don’t have to rely on state programs.”

The bill has been referred to the Committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs. - from the office of Rep. Severson

Osceola candidates forum Feb. 2

Primary for village board

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer OSCEOLA – The nine candidates for the Osceola Village Board will debate the issues at a candidates forum Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in the large community room of the Osceola Senior High School.

The nine candidates will be on the ballot at the Feb. 15 primary election which will decide which six of the nine will go on the April 5 spring election ballot. This is one of only four primary election contests in the area this February.

Three of the trustee seats on the village board are up for election this year. The incumbents, Ken Janes, Wally Piszczek and Purnal Tracy, are running for re-election.

They are being challenged by Casey Borchert, Stephen Bjork, Ken Brookins, John Iwaszko, Carol Otto and Scott Wing.

The primary will decide which three can-

didates will be dropped from the April ballot. Casey’s spot on the ballot was in doubt for a few days last week because of filing deadline issues, but the state election board ruled that his candidacy met the intent of the election rules and he remains a candidate.

The post of village president is also up, with incumbent President Kathy Demulling being challenged by former village President Gary Beckmann. Since only two people filed for the office, that contest goes directly to the April 5 ballot and avoids the primary.

The village of Osceola is one of the municipalities that used nomination papers in December to decide who will be candidates for the spring election. Most municipalities select candidates at nominating caucuses in January. Caucuses can only nominate two candidates for any office and can not result in primaries.

OWI sixth offense charged

POLK COUNTY - A Deer Park man was charged with OWI, sixth offense, late on Saturday night, Jan. 22. Matthew Wilson, 34, had stopped at the side of the road on 170th Street near CTH K. A police officer came by and pulled up behind Wilson’s vehicle. Wilson slowly started to drive forward, then stopped when the officer activated his emergency lights. The officer asked what Wilson had

been doing, and he said he’d needed to go to the bathroom. The officer saw an open can of beer sitting on the floor in the car.

Wilson admitted he had been drinking it.

Field sobriety tests were given and Wilson was arrested and taken to jail. An intoximeter was administered there with a result of .12. – with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Several agencies have been involved with the removal of carp from the Clam Flowage. These people were part of the coordinated effort and can be seen hundreds of yards away, waiting for commercial fisherman to adjust nets, and help with getting the huge nets to sweep through the lake. – Photos by Marty Seeger search. company in the southern hemisphere. He “There’s heaps of uses (for the carp),” also provides consultant services and preBell said as he pulled out his billfold, sentations at conferences throughout the which was made from kangaroo leather, world on how to make the carp more viand of course, the skin from the common able, or find better ways to get rid of them carp. He also had small key chains that he or use better techniques to remove them. is already marketing for sale.

Bell said he has one piece of machinery Bell says it takes about eight weeks to that can take the roe from the carp in one get the skin from a carp to its leathery clump, separate the tiny eggs and eventustate, but it’s just one of several things he’s ally wash them and process them for done to utilize a fish that many would packaging, where they are shipped to Eurather throw in the trash. With over 35 rope for consumption. years in the fishing industry, and 20 years “More people ate carp for tea (dinner) exclusively in the carp industry, Bell oper- last night in the world than any other sinates K&C fisheries, which claims to be the gle protein meal,” Bell exclaimed. largest carp harvesting and processing

Siren Police report

Dec 22: The Siren Police Department assisted with a car / deer collision on Hwy. 70 in Daniels Township. The damage to the vehicle was minor, but the injured deer was shot to end suffering.

Dec. 26: Antonio H. De La Huerta, 24, Danbury, was cited for driving without a license.

Dec. 31: Branden P. Dauenhauer, 24, Balsam Lake, was arrested for fraud.

Jan. 1: Michael K. Kurkowski, 21, Webster, was arrested for disorderly conduct; Ethan A. Hayes, 21, Siren, was arrested for disorderly conduct; and Aaron C. Kackman, 22,

Frederic, was arrested for battery after a fight outside a Siren Village establishment.

Jan. 2: Denise M. Berg, 53, Frederic, was cited for seat belt violation.

Jan. 2: Thomas W. Frankot, 34, Superior, was cited for operating while suspended and nonregistration of vehicle.

Jan. 8: Roselyn L. Peters, 47, Grantsburg, was cited for seat belt violation.

Jan. 8: Jeremiah L. Ziemer, 28, Shell Lake, was cited for seat belt violation.

Jan. 8: Jeremy M. Hollis, 31, Webster, was cited for seat belt violation.

Jan. 8: Ryan S. Madden, 33, Frederic, was cited for nonregistration of vehicle and operating a vehicle without insurance.

Jan. 9: Brice S. Moltzer, 20, Amery, was arrested on a probation violation, and Mitchell A. Derrick, 21, Dresser, was cited for operating without a license after a traffic stop.

Jan. 16: Cory M. McKnight, 35, Siren, was arrested for OWI and cited for nonregistration of vehicle.

Woman steals pills from hospital patient next to her

POLK COUNTY - A Lindstrom, Minn., woman was charged with misdemeanor theft on Saturday, Jan. 22, after stealing some pills from the woman in the bed next to her at the St. Croix Falls hospital.

The two women were in the emergency room with a curtain drawn between them.

Jeannie Schneider, 39, went over to the bed next door with the apparent purpose of retrieving her bottle of tea that had rolled over there. She spoke to the other woman, who began to look for the tea.

While she did that, Schneider took several pills from a container next to the bed.

Family members of the second woman noticed her pill bottle was empty after Schneider left.

Police were contacted and spoke with Schneider, who said she had overheard the family of the woman in the next bed saying they had brought her Vicodin in for her. She said she had gone over to the other bed with the intention of stealing the pills. She admitted taking them and said she swallowed two of them. – with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

by Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio MENOMONIE – More veterans are enrolling at the University of WisconsinStout than at any other UW System School.

Within the last three years enrollment of veterans at Stout increased by more than 60 percent. During the fall of 2007, there were 139 vets, but last spring there were 224. Enrollment Services Director Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs says many of the vets come because their military experience can often translate into a degree.

“If you were a supply officer in the military, we have a very unique major called supply chain management,” says Holsinger-Fuchs. “One thing about Stout too is that almost half of our undergraduate majors are unique only to Stout.”

Holsinger-Fuchs says the campus Veterans Homepage offers a list of more than 80 types of military jobs matched to majors at UW-Stout.

Clint Vincent served four years in the Air Force spending five months at Ballad

Air Base in Iraq. He is now a junior at Stout majoring in property management with a business minor.

“I’m more of a tech school kind of guy, a hands-on kind of guy, but I had all this funding to go to school, and I thought why am I going to go to tech school when I can go for my bachelor’s degree if it’s going to be paid for.”

But UW-Stout’s Holsinger-Fuchs says having a growing population of veterans fresh out of combat is a learning experience for faculty, staff and students.

“Things we’ve heard from veterans are, if a student leaves a backpack sitting somewhere, it can kind of do almost like a flashback or like a post-traumatic stress disorder thing with them. ” Overall, she says vets and active duty soldiers are excellent students, and she expects more enrollments after the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq later this year.

UW-Stout sees unrivaled amount of returning soldiers on campus

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Polk County circuit court

Judith A. Aamold, Luck, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Tiffany M. Anderson, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.

Nicholas B. Arcand, Centuria, loud noise, not guilty plea.

Heather M. Bearheart, Webster, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Andrew L. Blum, Frederic, duty/report accident, $263.50; driving too fast for conditions, $213.10.

Tina M. Davis, Frederic, operating a motor vehicle without in-

surance, $200.50; driving too fast for conditions, $213.10.

Rhonda G. Johnson, Clear Lake, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Kathleen M. Kellerman, Luck, fail to yield right of way from stop sign, $175.30.

Megan L. Kuhl, Clear Lake, operate motor vehicle by probationary licensee with unauthorized person in vehicle, write essay about graduated license law within 30 days, $200.50.

Kody S. Murphy, St. Croix Falls, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Michael L. Neault, Forest Lake, Minn., operate without valid license, $200.50; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Bruce A. Peterson, Lake Elmo, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Christy L. Peterson, Luck, fail to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Theresa M. Peterson, Osceola, OWI, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, not guilty

pleas.

Blake S. Reber, Dresser, retail theft, not guilty plea.

Anthony D. Rositzki, Luck, retail theft, $263.50.

Timothy C. Colalillo, Lake Nebagamon, speeding, $225.70.

Gary J. Distler, Stacy, Minn., OWI, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment, $741.50.

Shawn R. Fohrekamm, Webster, speeding, $200.50.

David F. Hubacher, Hudson, resisting or obstructing an officer, local jail, costs, $88.00; operating

while revoked, local jail, costs, $88.00 Angela R. Landsworth, Barronett, disorderly conduct, $330.50.

Monica M. Martinson, Webster, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Mark T. McCary, Edina, Minn., speeding, costs, $127.50.

Lucas M. Nagel, Apple Valley, Minn., possession of THC, $330.50.

Sharon S. Nyhus, Barronett, disorderly conduct, $330.50.

Chantell M. Phillips, Webster, operating a motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Erin R. Spohn, Grantsburg, dog running at large, $185.00.

Jeffrey G. Swanson, Frederic, operate without carrying license, $150.10.

Gregory L. Visger, Spooner, speeding, $127.50.

Donna R. Hoff, 34, Amery, failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Tianna L. Lemieux, 21, Minneapolis, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Clinton B. Lorenz, 40, Hokah, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Jamie M. Magnuson, no date of birth given, Frederic, warrant - failure to appear, Jan. 19.

John E. Mihalow, 49, Minneapolis, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Aleana D. Peer, 25, Siren, failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Michael D. Roatch, 23, Danbury, failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Duane F. Sam, 25, Cloquet, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Jamie L. Summer, 24, St. Croix Falls, failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Steven W. Walker, 41, Fridley, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

401 7th Street in Centuria 1-bedroom apartments for persons 62+ and/or those with disabilities.

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY GREENTREE SERVICING, LLC., f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation 1115 Centre Pointe Dr., Ste. 7 Mendota Heights, MN 55120, Plaintiff, vs.

JEFF C. BRANDT, et al 514 55th Street Clear Lake, WI 54005, Defendants.

Case No: 10 CV 997 Case Code: 30404 Case Type: Foreclosure of Mortgage SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to each person named above as a Defendant: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after January 26, 2011, 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 Polk County Clerk of Court, 300 Judicial Center, 1005 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-0549, and to Attorney Sam Kaufman, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Vande Zande & Kaufman, LLP, 408 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 430, Waupun, WI 53963-0430.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the complaint with 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 24th day of January, 2011.

VANDE ZANDE & KAUFMAN, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Sam Kaufman Bar No. 1023976 408 East Main Street P.O.Box 430 Waupun, WI 53963-0430 920-324-2951

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

MARK J. DOBBERPUHL, and NICOLE L. DOBBERPUHL Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 410 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 11, 2010, in the amount of $166,928.92, 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, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of the Fifth Addition to the Village of Dresser, located in Outlot Nineteen (19) of the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Dresser, said Plat being located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE1/4 OF SE1/4), Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West, Village of Dresser, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 116-00211-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 523 East Ave. North, Dresser, WI 54009.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

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

Includes water, sewer, garbage pickup, coin laundry. $

365 & Up/Month

Lease, plus deposit. No pets. No smoking. Mgmt. on-site.

PARKWAY APTS. 715-485-3402 Cell 715-554-0780 528628 21-24Lp 11-14a,dp

FOR RENT Two-BR Apartments Downtown St. Croix Falls

450-$475 per mo.

Available now.

Water, sewer & garbage incl.

Background check.

First month’s rent and damage deposit.

612-280-7581

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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Susan V. LaMettry, town of Garfield and Joseph A. Ulrich, town of Garfield, issued Jan. 17, 2011.

Jennifer L. Sawatzke, village of Clayton and Paul T. Mudgett, village of Clayton, issued Jan. 18, 2011.

Hometown Village Apts.

FOR RENT NONSMOKING ONLY

CURRENT AVAILABILITY: ST. CROIX FALLS: On Maryland St. - By The Fairgrounds BALSAM LAKE: Next To County Museum And West Main St. Age 62+ Or Disabled Adjusted Income Unit: $45,500 For 2-Person Household $40,500 For One-Person Household

Rent & Utilities Are 30% Of Adjusted Monthly Income Maximum Rent: $481 Contact Polk County Housing Authority 403 2nd Ave. E., Osceola, WI 54020 1-866-259-3576 (Toll-Free) For Application

715-466-2255

$200 $200 Move-In Move-In Bonus Bonus www.meridangroupinc.net Meridian Group, Inc. EHO

References & verification of disability required.

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(Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

TEESHAN P. HARRINGTON, JILL M. HARRINGTON, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 532 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $240,664.01, entered by the court on August 27, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

Lot Sixteen (16), Plat of Karis Country Corner, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No. 022-01272-1600.

Street Address: 348 238th St., Osceola, WI 54020.

Place of Sale: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI. Date & Time of Sale: March 2, 2011, at 10 a.m.

Terms of Sale: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 262-523-6400

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Angela K. A. Bracht, Farmington and Gustavo Otero-Buenrrostro, town of Farmington, issued Jan. 18, 2011.

Polk County marriage licenses

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Burnett County warrants

Dennis J. Beaupre, 47, no address given, failure to pay fines, Jan. 19.

Adria M. Bersie, 51, Pine City, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Beau C. Bieniek, 29, Oakdale, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Nickolas J. Biever, 25, Richfield, Minn., failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Joseph M. Hansen, 23, Grantsburg, failure to pay fines, Jan. 17.

Trevor J. Snitker, Turtle Lake, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50.

Jimmy L. Studie, Milltown, operating while suspended, $200.50.

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff, vs.

ANGELA J. LUCAS, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 10 CV 428 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 23, 2010, in the amount of $100,798.15, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 17, 2011, 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 forefeit of deposit to plantiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The South 100 feet of Lot “V,” Block 17, of the First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin, less a strip of land 10 feet wide off the west side of said Lot, which is set aside of an alley.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 105 Birch Street East, Frederic, WI 54837.

TAX KEY NO.: 126-00251-0000.

Dated this 14th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Russell J. Karnes State Bar #1054982 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf.

Any information obtained will be used for the purpose.

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Fia Card Services, N.A. B of A/FIA Card Svcs (BANKA2) Naples, FL 34108 Plaintiff, vs.

John Erickson P.O. Box 281 Luck, Wisconsin 54853 Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Case Code: 30301 CASE NO. 10CV1000 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a Defendant(s): You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

The Complaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within forty (40) days of January 26, 2011, 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 Lois Hoff, Clerk of Circuit Court, 1005 West Main Street, Ste. 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Messerli & Kramer, P.A., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 250, Plymouth, MN 55441. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within forty (40) days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

MESSERLI & KRAMER, P.A. Jillian N. Walker, #1066378 3033 Campus Drive Suite 250 Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 Phone: 763-548-7900 Fax: 763-548-7922

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Burnett County circuit court

Molly A. Salak-Rondeau, Prairie Farm, disorderly conduct, $200.50.

Eugene A. Severson, Houlton, criminal damage to property, $232.00.

Burnett County Sheriff's report

Notices/ Employment Opportunities

YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For applications, complete job description and qualifications please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-9176 or Golden Age Manor, 220 529277 23L 13a-e Scholl Ct., Amery, WI, 715-268-7107. AA/EEOC

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AUDIT SERVICES The School District of Siren is requesting proposals from licensed certified public accountant firms to audit its financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

To meet the requirements of this request for proposals, the audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the standards set forth for financial audits in the Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations; and the State Single Audit Guidelines issued by the Wisconsin Department of Administration.

Please submit proposals to: Scott Johnson, District Administrator, 24022 Fourth Avenue, Siren, WI 54872, by 4 p.m., on Monday, February 14, 2011.

Specific questions regarding the bid may be addressed to the district office at (715) 349-7392.

The school district reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submit529189 23L WNAXLP ted.

Virgil Hansen Town Clerk

BIDS WANTED

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EAGLE VALLEY BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

NORMAN F. GUSTAFSON and SUSAN K. GUSTAFSON d/b/a Falls Furniture & Custom Woodworking and GRANITE TOPS, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 306 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 7, 2010, in the amount of $128,353.71, 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 Wed., March 16, 2011, 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: The East 80.8 feet of Lots Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11) and Twelve (12), Block Two (2) of the Original Plat of the Village of Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the North 20 feet of Lot Nine (9).

PARCEL NO.: 111-00243-0000.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 13th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, 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

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 BANK MUTUAL Plaintiff vs.

DEAN A. SOMERS TERESA J. SOMERS Defendants.

Case No.: 09CV895 Case Code: 30404 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on June 8, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on the 16th day of February, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 13, Block 47, Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 344 Washington Street N., St. Croix Falls, WI. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check within ten days after confirmation of sale.

Dated this 27th day of December, 2010. /s/Timothy Moore Polk County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala, Lawyer WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff 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 obtained will be used for that purpose.

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The Town of Luck, WI, will accept bids for the following insulation project.

Approximately 48’x50’ shop ceiling. 12” deep.

Bids must be received no later than February 8, 2011.

Further details may be obtained by calling Town Clerk, Lloyd Nelson, 715472-2037.

The Luck Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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THOMAS D. ANDERSON JR. and JANELLE D. ANDERSON, and STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 446 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on July 27, 2010, in the amount of $222,701.57, 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, March 3, 2011, 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 Nineteen (19) of Timber Ridge 1st Addition, said Plat located in part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4) and part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4). Section Eighteen (18), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West; said Plat including Outlot 1 of the Plat of Timber Ridge, Town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 042-01326-1900.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 930 235th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisonsin, this 6th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, 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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Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court $17.89/hr.

Clerk Of Circuit Court. Full Time 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Deadline To Apply: February 2, 2011

The February Monthly Meeting Has Been Changed To Wednesday, February 2, At The Milltown Fire Hall At 7 p.m.

(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN N. SKEMP Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 02 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was May 10, 1958, and date of death was November 6, 2010. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 1211 172nd Avenue, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before April 21, 2011.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar January 11, 2011 Alexander A. Crosby Personal Representative/ Attorney 332 Minnesota Street Suite W2610 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-228-0497

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MEETING DATE CHANGED

(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLARD B. SOUTHARD Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 10 PR 85 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was August 17, 1928, and date of death was November 20, 2010. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: Box 650, Frederic, WI 54837.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before April 18, 2011.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar January 6, 2011 David L. Grindell Personal Representative/ Attorney Grindell Law Offices, S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561

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ANTHONY D. AMMANN 207 JADEN DR. MILLTOWN, WI 54858 Defedant(s) Case No. 10CV882 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 1138047 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 January 12, 2011, 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 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-4410 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 complain 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: December 14, 2010. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik LLC Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 250 N. Sunnyslope Rd. Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005 Toll-Free: 877-667-8010 Attorney for the Plaintiff

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(Jan. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A. 701 E. 60TH ST. NORTH SIOUX FALLS, SD 57117 Plaintiff, vs.

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD M. POTTING, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 449 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 17, 2010, in the amount of $83,043.56, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 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: Part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as: Beginning at a point on North line of said forty-acre tract that is 66 rods, 6 feet West of the Northeast corner thereof, thence East on said North line 450 feet, thence South parallel with East line of said forty, 8 rods, thence West parallel with North line of said forty 450 feet, thence North 8 rods to point of beginning, except that portion lying North and East of State Trunk Highway No. 87 as now laid out and traveled across said forty, and except, that portion used as said State Trunk Highway No. 87. Also except part to State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation in Volume 970, page 32, as Document No. 697425.

PIN: 046-00906-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2465 Old State Road 87, Cushing, WI 54006.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

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

NOTICE

TOWN OF LORAIN BOARD MEETING Thurs., Feb. 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Lorain Town Hall, 252 345th Ave., Cty. Rd. E Agenda: Call meeting to order. Roll call/verification of meeting notice.

Approve the minutes of the last meeting. Approve the treasury report.

Motion to pay the bills. Reports: Road, Fire Dept., Ambulance, Cemetery, Comprehensive Plan Commission. Additional meeting items for future agendas. Motion to adjourn.

529279 23L 13a Susan E. Hughes, Clerk

Accidents Jan. 8: Cory D. Niles, 17, Grantsburg, was southbound on Hickerson Road in Grantsburg Township when a snowmobile driven by David L. Hait, 49, Harris, Minn., failed to stop at a trail stop sign and entered the pathway of Niles, resulting in a vehicle / snowmobile accident. The driver of the snowmobile may have been injuried in the accident.

Jan. 22: Larry D. Larsen, 62, Webster, was eastbound on CTH X in Sand Lake Township, negotiating a curve when westbound Nathan R. Kast, 21, Webster, lost control negotiating the same curve and entered the eastbound lane. The two vehicles collided causing four injuries to both drivers and a passenger in each vehicle. Three of the injured were transported to the hospital by ambulance. Kast was issued one citation.

Jan. 22: Barbara J. Gluheisen, 44, Siren, was southbound on old Hwy. 35 in Meenon Township when she lost control on the slippery roadway. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned. No citations were issued, but a possible injury was reported.

No ambulance was needed.

Arrests and citations Jan. 20: Brandon M. Songetay, 33, Webseter, was cited for bail-jumping for violating a nodrink bond requirement.

Other incidents Jan. 20: Christina Hjelle, Hudson, reported a boat taken from her property in Burnett County.

The incident is under investigation.

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

KRIS J. PETERSON, and CITIFINANCIAL, INC., Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 225 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 16, 2010, in the amount of $131,130.21, 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, February 17, 2011, 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: Part of Lot 1, Block 16, Third Addition to Lawson City, Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 113 feet to the point of beginning of the Parcel to be described, thence continuing Southerly a distance of 64 feet, thence East to the East line of said Lot 1, thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 64 feet, thence West to the point of beginning.

PIN: 146-00184-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 404 Main Street, Luck, WI 54853.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

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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TOWN TREASURER WANTED The Town of Clam Falls is currently looking for someone to fill the position of town treasurer. Residency within the Town of Clam Falls is a plus, but not mandatory. The town board meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the town hall.

Interested persons should send their resume to Betty Knutson, Clerk, Town of Clam Falls, 3335 90th Street, Frederic, WI 54837,

by February 7, 2011. Selected applicants will be notified of a job 529293 23L 13-14a interview with time and place.

PUBLIC NOTICE

On Tuesday, January 18, 2011, the Polk County Board of Supervisors granted the following district change: TOM AASMUNDRUD -- Agricultural/General Purpose district to Commercial district. Property affected is: 420 45th Ave., Lot 1, CSM #4823, Vol. 21/Pg. 150, located in NW 1/4, SE 1/4, & NE 1/4, SE 1/4, N & W of RR, Sec. 8/T32N/R15W, Town of Clear Lake, pond (12.92 acres).

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(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

DARWIN B. GREEN, et al Defendants Case Number: 10 CV 25 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 28, 2010, in the amount of $211,189.64, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 17, 2011, 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 due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 1902, recorded in Volume 9 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 49, as Document No. 533284, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36, Township 32 North, Range 18 West, in the Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin. Together with and subject to a nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress over the 66 foot private access road as shown on Certified Survey Map No. 1902, recorded in Volume 9 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 51, as Document No. 533299 and disclosed in Declaration of Protective Covenants, recorded in Volume 414, page 809, as Document No. 390552.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 30C 185th Street, Star Prairie, WI 54026.

TAX KEY NO.: 002019340400.

Dated this 13th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (264249)

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

JACKIE M. JOHNSON, JEFFREY J. JOHNSON, MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, Defendants.

Case No. 10CV506 Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on September 20, 2010, in the amount of $173,796.58, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Judicial Center in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 24th day of March, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 3 of CSM #3514 recorded in Volume 16 of CSM, Page 27 as Document #621163, located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 18, Township 32 North, Range 15 West, Village of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, being Lot 4 of CSM #2328 recorded in Volume 11 of CSM, Page 35 as Document #560731.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 207 1st Avenue East, Clear Lake, Wis. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

TANAJA L. MROSZAK, DANIEL MROSZAK, Defendants.

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, Added Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 508 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $113,333.67, entered by the court on August 19, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

The North 417.5 feet of the West 417.5 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Twenty-six (26), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 018-00519-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 148 20th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005.

PLACE OF SALE: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI. DATE & TIME OF SALE: February 23, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (262) 523-6400

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY In the matter of the name change of: Ada Lee Heier-Hubbell By: (Petitioner) Katrina Delaine Heier By: (Copetitioner) Nathan John Hubbell Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 11-CV-12 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: A petition has been filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Ada Lee Heier-Hubbell To: AdaLee Ann Heier-Hubbell IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, State of Wisconsin.

Judge’s Name: Hon. Kenneth L. Kutz Place: Burnett County Circuit Court, 7410 County Road K #115, Siren, WI 54872, Room 220.

Date: February 21, 2011.

Time: 8:45 a.m.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability, in order to participate in the court process, please call 715349-2147 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Hon. Kenneth L. Lutz Circuit Court Judge Jan. 18, 2011

LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE SECONDARY (6 - 12) ART TEACHER UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Long-term substitute teaching position in middle and high school art education, grades 6-12, for the remainder of the school year.

Qualifications necessary: Wisconsin certification; prefer candidates with knowledge of 3D art including ceramics and crafts.

Wisconsin state standards in art education, positive classroom management skills with secondary students and utilization of technology as it relates to art education. Individual will be responsible for keeping accurate records.

Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of application, resume, district employment application (available from www.unity.k12.wi.us) and three (3) letters of recommendation to: BRANDON ROBINSON, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1908 150TH ST./HWY. 46 NORTH BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 Deadline for application: Jan. 28, 2011 528967 22-23L 12a,d EOE

TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARING February 9, 2011 The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Habitat for Humanity requests a SPECIAL EXCEPTION to open a consigned building materials store in the Commercial District. The property address is 2201 U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. The property is located in Section 29 and the parcel identification number is 044-00819-0000 The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to discuss amendments to Chapters 3 and 5 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org.

The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to discuss amendments to the Town Subdivision Ordinance.

Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org.

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DOCUMENT 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WWTP Modifications Frederic, Wisconsin Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the Village of Frederic until 2 p.m., Thursday, February 10, 2011, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of the following items: Furnish and install an insulated floating cover on three existing wastewater lagoons.

Construct a new effluent polishing reactor.

Construct a building addition and ferric chloride feed system.

Make necessary piping changes and other modifications related to the above items.

Bids shall be on the forms provided for that purpose and according to the Contract Documents prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. dated January 2011.

The Bidding Documents may be seen at the issuing office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at 421 Frenette Drive, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729.

Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.sehinc.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the BIDDING DOCUMENTS link and by entering eBidDocTM Number 1431222 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com.

Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 (763.475.9600) for a fee of $120.

Bid security in the amount of 10 percent of the bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids shall be directed to the Village Clerk securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR WWTP MODIFICATIONS.” Bidders Proof of Responsibility must be submitted to SEH, if requested, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Contractors on the Project shall be required to comply with the minimum wages and labor standards as determined by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development Wage Rate Determination, and the Federal Government (determined by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce), and the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, whichever is higher.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

The Owner encourages MBEs, WBEs and SBRAs to submit Bid proposals.

The Village of Frederic reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Village.

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(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY RURAL AMERICAN BANK LUCK, Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD C. STOCKER, and EDWARD A. NEWMANN JOINT REVOCABLE TRUST, and NANCY P. STOCKER, and PATRICK McCORMICK, and HARLAN J. WIENKE, and CENTURYTEL, and POLK-BURNETT SECURITY SERVICES, and THE RECOVAR GROUP, and U-HAUL COMPANY OF WESTERN WISCONSIN, and PAM OIL, and VENEMAN DENTAL CARE, and ANCHORBANK f/k/a S & C BANK, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 170 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 2, 2010, in the amount of $43,015.42, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, Thursday, March 3, 2011, 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: Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 100 recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 101, as Document No. 330417, being part of Outlot 158 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola a/k/a the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin; AND Part of Outlot 158 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola a/k/a the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Osceola, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4), of Section Twenty-seven (27), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4; thence North 214 feet; thence North 89º 40’ West, 150 feet; thence South 214 feet to a point due West of the point of beginning; thence East 150 feet to the point of beginning.

PIN: 165-00577-0000.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 6th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, 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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Alyce M. C. Nichols, 99, Webster Village, Jan. 5.

Ruth A. Johnson, 65, Grantsburg Village, Jan. 1.

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Kristi Swanson Village of Frederic 107 E. Oak Street P.O. Box 567 Frederic, WI 54837

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U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as assignee of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for U.S. BANK, N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY J. ALDEN, and U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ND, a national banking association, Defendants.

Case No.: 09-CV-0812 FORECLOSURE CASE CODE: 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure made in the aboveentitled action on February 24, 2010, in the amount of $107,662.35, I will sell at public auction in the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, City of Balsam Lake, County of Polk, State of Wisconsin, on March 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to wit: Part of the Northeast Onequarter (1/4) of the Northwest One-quarter (1/4) of Section Four (4), In Township Thirtyfive (35) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 4323, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 104, as Document No. 672217.

TAX KEY NO.: 020 01006 0100.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or cashier’s check due at time of sale.

Balance of purchase price must be paid within ten (10) business days after confirmation of the sale.

This property is sold “as is” subject to all legal encumbrances and any outstanding and accruing real estate taxes, special assessments, and penalties and interest, if any. Upon confirmation of the sale by the Court, purchaser will be required to pay all recording fees and, if desired, the cost of title evidence.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2011, at Balsam Lake, Wis. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI Heidi Herschede KOHNER, MANN & KAILAS, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 4650 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53212 PH: 414-962-5110 The above property is located at 2393 River Road, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

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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NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 12:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the Board of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 12:00 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER).

NINA UTNE requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1+3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a private club, recreational camps and campgrounds.

Property affected is: 1930 60th Ave/County Rd K, N FR 1/2, NE, Exc Lot 1, CSM Vol 16/Pg 180, Sec 2/T32N/R18W, town of Alden, Mud Lake (class 3).

THE RIVER BANK/BRENIZER MOTORSPORTS, INC/ HAYWOOD KLAS requests a Special Exception from Sec XC1 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to operate a similar compatible commercial business. Property affected is: 2964 150th St, SW 14, NW 1/4, exc Vol 724/199 for Hwy ROW & exc that part N & W of State Hwy 35, Sec 3/T36N/R17W, town of Luck.

MICHAEL FLANIGAN requests a Special Exception from Sec XC1 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to operate a similar compatible commercial business. Property affected is: 267 100th Ave/County Rd D, Lot 1, CSM #3778, Vol 17/Pg 41, Pt of SE 1/4, SW 1/4, Sec 10/T33N/R15W, town of Clayton.

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DOCUMENT 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sanitary Sewer Lining Project Frederic, Wisconsin Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the Village of Frederic until 2 p.m., Thursday, February 10, 2011, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of the following items in the approximate quantities indicated: Quantity Item 3,500 feet 8-inch Cured-in-Place Sewer Lining 360 feet 10-inch Cured-in-Place Sewer Lining 1,060 feet 12-inch Cured-in-Place Sewer Lining Bids shall be on the forms provided for that purpose and according to the Contract Documents prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. dated January 2011.

The Bidding Documents may be seen at the issuing office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at 421 Frenette Drive, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729.

Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http:/ /www.sehinc.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the BIDDING DOCUMENTS link and by entering eBidDocTM Number 1431185 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com.

Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 (763.475.9600) for a fee of $80.

Bid security in the amount of 10 percent of the bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids shall be directed to the Village Clerk, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, “BID FOR SANITARY SEWER LINING PROJECT.” Bidders Proof of Responsibility must be submitted to SEH, if requested, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Contractors on the Project shall be required to comply with the minimum wages and labor standards as determined by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development Wage Rate Determination, and the Federal Government (determined by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce), and the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, whichever is higher.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

The Owner encourages MBEs, WBEs and SBRAs to submit Bid proposals.

The Village of Frederic reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Village.

Kristi Swanson, Clerk Village of Frederic 107 E. Oak Street P.O. Box 567 Frederic, WI 54837 528637 21-23L WNAXLP

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(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL D. MICHAELSON, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 10 CV 112 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 4, 2010, in the amount of $331,242.61, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 10, 2011, 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 and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 5081 recorded in Volume 22, Page 188, as Document No. 710394, being a part of Lot 1 of CSM No. 70, Volume 1, Page 71, located in Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 17, Town 35 North, Range 16 West, and in Government Lot 4, Section 18, Town 35 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin. PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS: Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 70, recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 71, Document No. 311592, being located in Government Lot 4 of Section 18 and in Government Lots 5 and 6 of Section 17, all in Township 35 North, Range 16 West, Polk County, Wisconsin Except: (1) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of a Certified Survey Map No. 657, recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 149, Document No. 394841, and (2) The real estate and perpetual easement described by Land Contract dated June 13, 1979, filed July 5, 1979, as Instrument No. 393674, recorded in Volume 419 of Records, Page 361, and (3) Easements which were first described by Land Contract dated and filed on December 18, 1964, as Instrument No. 312817; recorded in Volume 262 of Records, Page 567. The Certified Survey Maps and Land Contracts above described as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin. ALSO, excepting those lands described in Partial Release of Mortgage recorded on September 1, 2006, in Volume 993 of Records, Page 756, as Document No. 721776.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1110 West Bone Lake Lane, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 026-00765-0000.

Dated this 4th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Marie M. Flannery State Bar #1045309 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale.

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Polk County deaths

Lillian E. Skow, 96, Luck, died Jan. 3, 2011.

Gudrun O. Johnson, 98, Frederic, died Jan. 5, 2011.

Sylvia S. Tatu, 97, Luck, died Jan. 6, 2011.

Marian C. Antonson, 73, Balsam Lake, died Jan. 14, 2011.

Daryl K. Struck, 39, Milltown, died Jan. 14, 2011.

Beverly I. Wright, 79, Clayton, died Jan. 18, 2011.

TOWN OF MILLTOWN Plan Committee Meeting

Tues., Feb. 1, 2011, 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall Virgil Hansen, Clerk

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY SUMMONS AnchorBank, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

Carol J. Jackson Gary M. Jackson Defendants.

Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 10 CV 924 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Carol J. Jackson/Gary M. Jackson You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after January 26, 2011, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes.

The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main St., Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Bloomer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2011.

Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1045309 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (264183)

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(Dec. 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA M. KLEIN, et al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 360 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 20, 2010, in the amount of $213,519.02, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 16, 2011, 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 due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 17, Plat of Chappy’s Sunrise Park Subdivision, Town of Laketown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2484 204th Street, Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KAY NO.: 030-00958-0000.

Dated this 15th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Marie M. Flannery State Bar #1045309 Bloomer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (262816)

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the action of AgStar Financial Services, FLCA v.

James D. Fredrick, et al, Polk County Case no. 09CV850, I will sell at public auction in the main lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 10 a.m., the following described premises, located in Polk County, Wisconsin: The N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the property described in that deed filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, as Document No. 484327 in Volume 558 of Records, Page 186.

A parcel located in the N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 600 feet; thence south 245 feet; thence west 600 feet; thence north 245 feet to the point of beginning.

Property Address: 554 75th Street, Clear Lake, Wisconsin.

Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee, and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.”

Terms of Sale: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale. /s/Sheriff Tim Moore Polk County, Wisconsin James Flory Wiley Law, S.C. 21 South Barstow Street Post Office Box 629 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0629 Phone: (715) 835-6171 Fax: (715) 835-4222

Grantsburg Area Chamber holds annual meeting

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by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Members of the Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce elected two new board members and welcomed a new chamber president at their annual meeting at the Crex Convention Center on Jan. 20.

Bob Rombach of Red Rock Radio and Bryan Vilstrup of Community Bank were elected by the members to fill the board seats of retiring members Kay Edling and Marilyn Chesnik.

Current board president Ronda Taber, who was also not seeking re-election to the board, turned the presidency over to the board’s vice president, Nicki Peterson.

Taber thanked the current members and the previous board members she served with during her presidency for their support.

Taber then commented on the growth she has witnessed in the past couple of years.

“I want to reflect back to when the chamber had nearly no funds and now we have a healthy balance. At one time we only had 3-4 board members and now we have 9 board members which has made us very successful.”

Taber went on to acknowledge how community involvement also played a big part in making the chamber’s growth possible.

“We’ve included organizations during our events. We want our community to grow. A community can’t stay the same it needs to grow.”

Taber then stressed the importance to members of staying involved with the chamber and the community.

The chairs of chamber events then presented reports on the success of the past year’s events.

Taber reported Grantsburg’s annual Big Gust Days offered more activities and was again very well attended.

Kelli Eklof, of Burnett Medical Center, and organizer of the BMC sponsored Carlyle Sherstad 5K Run, held during Big Gust Days, reported the 2010 race was also successful.

Eklof said the 2011 5K course will be expanded to a 10K course. “Hopefully we’ll bring more runners,” Eklof told chamber members.

Cindi Throngard, chair of the food concession stand at the Burnett County Agricultural Fair, reported that while running the stand was a great financial success again last year, getting enough volunteers to help work in the stand

MIDDLE: New Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Nicki Peterson and Ronda Taber, outgoing president, shared a moment together at the chamber’s annual meeting held at the Crex Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 20. LEFT: Outgoing Grantsburg Area Chamber President Ronda Taber thanked current and previous board members she served with for their support. Taber went on to acknowledge the big part great community support and involvement played in making the growth of the chamber possible. RIGHT: New Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Nicki Peterson told members, “I am very excited to step into the role of Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce president. It will be a very exciting year as we focus on promoting our members and bringing tourism, business and residents to our community.” – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

was a problem.

The chamber and the Grantsburg High School Band Department partner to run the stand with chamber members and band members taking shifts to operate the food concession during the 4-day fair.

“I urge members to volunteer to help at the concession stand as it is a great fundraiser for the chamber and the band,” said Throngard.

Throngard also reported on the Santa Day, in the absence of chair, Kelly Gerber.

Throngard said re-locating the event to the Crex Convention Center gave more room for additional businesses and organization-sponsored activities for the children at-

The Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Board members posed for a photo after the chamber’s Jan. 20 annual meeting at the Crex Convention Center. Front row (L to R): Kraig Fiedler, President Nicki Peterson and Penny Nissen. Back: Bob Rombach, chamber treasurer John Addison and Bryan Vilstrup. Rombach and Vilstrup are the newly elected board members.

Not pictured is chamber secretary Steve Bont.

tending the event.

Kraig Fiedler, who organized the first-annual Antique and Collectible Farm Toy Show last year, said the event was well attended with a good turnout of vendors.

Fiedler hopes to grow the show in 2011.

Nicki Peterson, who created and organized the chamber’s newest event, Grantoberfest, said the 2010 event was very well attended. Peterson said there were 71 vendors and 40 volunteers who all helped make the event very successful.

Peterson then turned to the future and her role as the new chamber president.

“I am very excited to step into the role of Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce president,” said Peterson.

“It will be a very exciting year as we focus on promoting our members and bringing tourism, business and residents to our community,” Peterson added.

Peterson said when she started on the board 2-1/2 years ago, the chamber had about $800 in its account.

“We now carry a significantly larger balance and with these funds we will be able to expand on the events the chamber has sponsored for years as well as grow newer events such as Grantoberfest,” Peterson explained.

“Events like Grantoberfest not only bring our community together to celebrate and have fun, but give our members a great opportunity to show what they have to offer by running activities and having booths.”

Peterson said since joining the board two years ago she started organizing networking events. “They have been a huge success and offer our members a way to meet other business professionals and offer referrals. I hope we can do these events quarterly this year.”

In her closing remarks Peterson said she would continue to invite businesses and organizations to come to one of the chamber’s meetings.

“We encourage businesses of all sizes, nonprofit organizations and individuals to come to a chamber meeting to see what we’re all about.”

For more information about the Grantsburg Area chamber of Commerce go to grantsburgchamber.com.

Daughter of Frederic man a big winner at horse association awards ceremony

MANKATO, Minn. - In December, the 60-plus members of the Min-I-Kota Pinto Horse Association met in Mankato for their annual awards banquet. They enjoyed a silent and a live auction of donated items, a meal at the WOW Entertainment Center, year-end awards and bowling.

Karen Clark of Buffalo, Minn., daughter of Orv Volkmann, Frederic, was in attendance with her husband, Ron. They were to accept both the High Point Stock/Hunt Type Pony Award for her pony mare, Skip Gypsy and the High Point Pleasure/Saddle Type Pony Award for her pony gelding, I Feel Good. Skip Gypsy won the additional award of Overall High Point Pony.

However, it didn’t end there. For a number of years, Jaci and Tom Zellmer have awarded a traveling trophy, named the Glory Award in honor of their Pinto pony, Tommy’s Glory who was the first pinto Stock Type pony to earn the coveted and hard-to-attain award through the Pinto Horse Association of American, her Supreme Championship No. 36. A Supreme Championship is very much like earning an Eagle Scout honor in the Boy Scouts.

I Feel Good, better known as Jimmy at the Clark’s farm in Buffalo, was awarded this honor for his ability to be ridden and shown in hand in more than seven different classes through the 2010 season. The award came as a complete surprise to the Clarks, who were rendered speechless by the honor.

Jaci Zellmer of Mankato, Minn. presents Karen Clark with the Glory Award, going to her pony, I Feel Good. – Photo by Colette Caskey

Just as Karen settled into her chair again and thinking it was the last trip up to the podium, again she was summoned to the front of the room to receive and to be the

last recipient of the Les Schroeder Sportsmanship Award.

This award was begun by Judy Schroeder, after her husband Les passed away, to recognize outstanding members who have contributed to the good of the club. This prestigious award is now retired and will have a very special spot at the Clark’s farm, Rainbow’s End. If this wasn’t enough, in the mail soon after came the confirmation that I Feel Good had attained his Supreme Championship No. 224. To date, there are over 100,000 pintos registered with the Pinto Horse Association of America. This designation means that I Feel Good, aka Jimmy, has earned sufficient points in halter, jumping in hand, trail in hand, English classes and Western classes to have earned his Pinto Championship No. 2044, and his Legion of Merit No. 438, and now is the 224th pinto to have attained their highest award.

This is the fifth Supreme Championship that the Clarks have received with pintos started on their own and finished to this level.

Clark works on the farm, Rainbow’s End, in Buffalo as a riding instructor and horse trainer, with the year 2011 marking her 38th year as a professional in the horse industry. Karen is the daughter of Orv Volkmann, who resides just outside of Frederic. Volkmann was the 1987 Horseman of the Year for the Minnesota Horse Council and is now retired from horse show judging and owning The Brass Bell, a pet and saddle shop in Wayzata, Minn.

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First photos of Gen. Vang’s casket

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After more than 100 man-hours of labor, the coffin for renowned Hmong Gen. Vang Pao was completed on Wednesday, Jan. 26, by local carpenters at B & L Caskets of Frederic. The general passed away on Jan. 6 at the age of 81, and will have a large memorial service in California in the coming days, with a burial in Washington, D.C., at Arlington National Cemetery. Vang was the leader of Hmong guerillas in the CIA-backed efforts to turn back Communism in Laos during the Vietnam War and was also a major force behind Hmong repatriation in the U.S., especially in the Midwest. His funeral service is expected to have over 50,000 in attendance and will receive national news coverage. Adam Broten (shown in photo at upper left with his father, Mike Broten), co-founder of B & L Caskets, noted the general’s casket does not have a speck of metal in it. His company does its own hand turning of hardware and makes the dowels and hinges pretty much from scratch. Broten gave special recognition to workers Frank Schnell and Lindsey Wallin for helping with the project, and to his father, Mike, for help and support. A full story on the project can be found in the Jan. 19 Leader. - Photos by Marty Seeger

Murder trial to be moved to another county

“Climate of fear” regarding case exists in Washburn County, says attorney

by Jessica Beecroft WASHBURN COUNTY - The trial of a former Sarona man charged with intentional homicide will be moved to another county.

Attorney Harry R. Hertel, who represents 48-year-old Jess Carsello, filed a motion for a change of venue Jan. 14, stating that an impartial trial may not be had in

First baby of 2011 at IMC

The first baby for 2011 born at Indianhead Medical Center in Shell Lake was Gideon John Gregory. Dr. Jeffrey Dunham delivered Gideon on Friday, Jan. 14, at 7:06 a.m. Shown (L to R): Dr. Jeffrey Dunham presenting mom Laura with a gift certificate from Lakeside Market with Gideon in her arms and dad Chris holding 2-year-old brother Gus. — Photo by IMC

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Washburn County.

Carsello, 48, now of Weston, is charged with fatally shooting Michael T. Elliot, 31, Sarona, at Carsello’s home in the early morning hours of July 25.

Carsello is claiming self-defense.

According to police reports, Carsello called authorities and said he had shot someone in self-defense.

When investigators arrived at Carsello’s residence, they found Elliot lying face down with six gunshot wounds.

Elliot had been shot from behind, and at least two of those six shots were fired while he was already down, according to investigators. Elliot also had cuts and bruises on his body.

Carsello told deputies he had been drinking with Elliot when things “got weird.” He said he shot Elliot out of fear for his life.

Carsello was held at the Washburn County Jail and on Aug. 5 he was charged with first degree intentional homicide. On Monday, Oct. 18, Carsello posted a $100,000 cash bond and was released with the requirement that he wear an ankle bracelet at all times.

A motion hearing for a change of venue was held at the Washburn County Circuit Court Friday, Jan. 21. Barron County Circuit Court Judge James Babbitt presided.

The defendant,Carsello, appeared with his attorney,

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Hertel, via phone. Washburn County District Attorney Michael Bitney appeared on behalf of the state.

"There exists a climate of fear in Washburn County of possible retaliation by the brothers of the deceased, which could result in jurors being fearful of finding the defendant not guilty or convicting him of a lesser offense," Hertel wrote.

Hertel noted the case has attracted significant publicity, "including numerous Internet comments indicating that members of the population have already judged the defendant guilty without the benefit of a trial having occurred."

The court agreed that a jury will be selected from another county. However, after questions were raised at the cost of transporting a jury from another county versus holding the trial in a neighboring county, the court decided to check with other counties as to hosting the trial.

Hertel asked the court to hold the trial in a county farther away from Shell Lake to prevent the alleged victim's family from intimidating jurors. The court states it will work better for St. Croix or Dunn County to host the trial because there is enough notice. The court wants to keep the trial dates sent for Aug. 1-10.

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Waxing enthusiastic over batik workshop

by Harriet Rice Special to the Leader SIREN - When you open the front door, a blast of warmth and the scent of melting wax assail you. You hear the excited collegial chatter of students immersed in their projects like their fabric soaking in the dye buckets.

This was the scene at North Wind Arts & Gallery last week as seven women learned the ancient art of batik at a fiveday workshop conducted by Siren artist Thom Scott.

Batik is both an art and a craft. It is a method of decorating cloth using wax and dyes. More than 2,000 years old, the batik process originated in Asia, spreading to the islands of Malaysia and west to the Middle East via trade caravans. There is evidence that batik was practiced in China as early as 581-618 A.D. The word “batik” comes from the Javanese ”tik” and means “to dot.”

Scott is no newcomer to the art form.

“I’ve done this before in my home and during my college years,” he said. “I’ve been familiar with batik, but I haven’t stayed up to date with it, so last summer I went to Washington Island in Door County to an internationally known fiber school called Sievers, where I took an eight-day, intensive course from MaryJo Scandin, who is well known for her batik work. I learned the new techniques and the ways she goes about completing a high-quality piece of batik.”

Some people may be familiar with the knot-tying process called tie-dyeing, which was popular in the 1960s. Scott explained the difference between the two.

“With batik you have much greater control over (design), because you’re progressively blocking out color areas with the wax. As you dye, you block out each color, complete it to save it, and continue to block out more designs with wax.”

He continued, “With tie-dye, you don’t work the fabric with wax; the designs are accidental. You don’t control techniques the same way and you end up with a miraculous finished product. With batik you end up with a piece of high-quality

Batik workshop instructor Thom Scott checks the colors of Jane Roussin’s project during the dyeing process.

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Jenny Goalen and Kathy Swingle check a batik work in progress.

Siren artist and instructor Thom Scott helps Kathy Swingle with her fabric design at North Wind Arts’ batik workshop. - Photo by Harriet Rice artwork.”

The students work with natural-fiber fabrics: cotton and rayon. Rayon is actually a wood product, with cellulose forming the basis for the cloth. Rayon was developed by French and British chemists in the late 19th century when there was a shortage of silk.

According to Scott, the wax used for the process is a beeswax/paraffin combination. “There are different tools to create the designs with wax, like a tjanting tool, which is a very old technique. It’s a woodhandled tool that has a small metal reservoir with a fine funnel on the end. You draw with it and make fine lines,” he explained.

“I’m having students here do some of the really basic things. They’re learning a lot about color and what happens when you put colors together. That in itself is an eye-opener,” said Scott. The colors come from a special dye called Procion, a coldwater dye used with salt and soda ash.

The chemical reaction between the dye, water, salt and ash makes the color cling to and set in the fabric. Each separate color must stay in a dye bath for 1-1/2 hours.

“If you’re using six colors for a design, that’s nine hours just for the dyeing, and that doesn’t include the designing and the preliminaries prior to blocking with wax.

It’s very time consuming,” said Scott.

LaDonna Kelly concentrates as she draws an oak-leaf design for one of her batik works during the weeklong workshop at North Wind Arts.

Bonnie Kohl, who paints with watercolors, said she wanted to learn something new and took inspiration from Scott’s work. “When Thom showed us examples of the batik work he did after he took his class, I thought they were so gorgeous; it was something I had to try.”

Kohl was working on her third piece, a design with three dragonflies, after consulting with Scott. “I love (this class).

Thom is outstanding. I don’t know how he is able to keep track of all of us at once; we all have different questions at the same time. (He has) patience beyond anything I’ve ever seen, and he’s so willing to share.

He’s a terrific teacher; you’re not afraid to ask for help at any time,” she enthused.

Some beginners might be apprehensive about trying a craft that seems so complicated. But Scott insists anyone can learn it.

“You don’t have to be an experienced artist. Even though the people here have worked in other mediums, for some of them this is completely new, and they are beginners. I take them through the ninestep process very slowly,” said Scott.

Kathy Recke has no prior batik experience. “I’m always playing with dirty water because I’m a potter, and I wanted to play in clean water,” was her reason for signing up. Three more class members, Kathy Swingle, Jane Roussin and Arlene Elliott, paint but are totally new to batik.

Jenny Goalen also paints. She is relearning the craft. “I’m learning the process from the very beginning myself, even though I did some batik in college many years ago. It’s much more exciting than I thought it would be. It’s fabulous to see

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Local father and son metal artists exhibit at ArtZ

Mike Route of Red Iron Studio in Frederic and his father, Jack, will be exhibiting their metalwork along with watercolor and painting by Bonnie Hagen, as featured artists for the month of February at ArtZ Gallery in Amery.

Mike creates custom, decorative, and sculptural pieces of ironwork. Each piece unique, and worked hot, the iron is heated to around 2,000 degrees where it becomes like clay, hammered, bent and molded into the desired form.

Mike returned to Frederic in 2009 to open his studio in the former Early Oil building. He says, “I love that I can take a raw piece of material and transform it into something aesthetically pleasing and useful.” One of Mike’s glass-topped tables is part of a juried traveling exhibition, Iron 2010, hosted by the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tenn. A self-employed artist for more than 25 years, Jack’s work has been exhibited in many galleries, shops and art/craft fairs across the U.S. In 2009 Jack was invited to have a solo show at Milwaukee’s Villa Terrace Museum of Decorative Arts titled “For the Love of Metal,” and in 2010 he was commissioned by the Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts to create five pieces for the 2010 Governor’s Award for Support in the Arts. Hagen is a sixth-grade teacher at Amery schools who has always been interested in art. A bout with cancer five years ago got her started in painting. She took a few classes in pastel and watercolor as a form of therapy and found that she really enjoyed painting landscapes, flowers and animals and occasionally a still life or abstract. Her paintings incorporate bright colors, texture and line in a spontaneous way.

Hagen exhibits at ArtZ Gallery regularly, as well as other area galleries. The exhibition runs Feb. 3-26. An evening reception is planned at the gallery on Feb. 11, from 5-8 p.m. The public is invited. ArtZ is an artist-owned and operated nonprofit gallery, at 208 Keller Ave. Amery, WI. More information is available at ArtZ208@gmail.com or by calling 715268-8600. - Photos submitted

Auditions set for "Cinderella"

Legion speaking contest winner named

The Polk County Council - American Legion held its oratorical contest Sunday, Jan. 9, at the St. Croix Falls American Legion Post. Hana Peterson (center) was judged the winner of the contest. Shown (L to R) are Dean Daniels, timekeeper; Norm Toensing, judge; Dave Olman, judge; Hana Peterson, Sherri Olman, judge; Steve DuBois, judge; Jen Chapin, judge; and Gene Paulson, Polk County American Legion Commander. - Photo submitted

Local author visits Luck School

Festival Theatre will hold auditions on Saturday, Feb. 12, for community youth (age 5 and up) and adult roles in the Youth & Family Theatre production of “Cinderella.” Audition registration is required in advance. “The cast includes a fascinating array of characters – most known and some unexpected,” said Jaclyn Johnson, production coordinator for the show which opens in April. In addition to Johnson, Ellen Kirk, Danette Olsen and a guest artist (a professional actor) performing in the production will serve as teaching artists for theater workshops which will take place during the rehearsal process and are open for enrollment. Festival Theatre’s Youth & Family Theatre Series was started in 2008 and provides a great opportunity for community participation in the performing arts. Though it is not a requirement, the spring show is particularly wonderful for parents who wish to be directly involved along with their children (either in performance or by providing technical theater support). Registration is required to audition, and all the details can be received by sending an e-mail request to boxoffice@festivaltheatre.org. An audition workshop will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 8, to help beginning actors know what to expect during the audition process and to answer questions about participation. A mandatory parent/guardian orientation will be held for all youth who are invited to call-back auditions. St. Croix Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington St. For more information or to register for auditions, call the Festival Theatre Box Office at 715-4833387. Shown is Purple Stew - a Youth & Family theatre activity. - Photo submitted

Batik workshop/from page 1

by Harriet Rice Special to the Leader SIREN - When you open the front door, a blast of warmth and the scent of melting wax assail you. You hear the excited collegial chatter of students immersed in their projects like their fabric soaking in the dye buckets.

This was the scene at North Wind Arts & Gallery last week as seven women learned the ancient art of batik at a five-day workshop conducted by Siren artist Thom Scott.

Batik is both an art and a craft. It is a method of decorating cloth using wax and dyes. More than 2,000 years old, the batik process originated in Asia, spreading to the islands of Malaysia and west to the Middle East via trade caravans. There is evidence that batik was practiced in China as early as 581-618 A.D. The word “batik” comes from the Javanese ”tik” and means “to dot.”

Scott is no newcomer to the art form. “I’ve done this before in my home and during my college years,” he said.

“I’ve been familiar with batik, but I haven’t stayed up to

Rick Chrustowski, author and illustrator, informed, inspired and entertained the Luck students on Wednesday, Jan. 19. He has a passion for learning about animals, their habitats and their life cycles and has turned his rural River Falls yard into habitats for animals. Through photographs and PowerPoint, he visually transported students to his place of discovery.

He celebrated how much he likes learning new information. Chrustowski also explained about the writing process, the steps to printing a book, and showed the audience with his drawings. At two separate presentations to kindergarten through sixth-graders, the students were delighted when he read “Big Brown Bat,” one of the several nonfiction books he has published. Mrs. Janet Brandt, Title 1 coordinator, was pleased that Luck Elementary students had the opportunity to meet Chrustowski, as he gives a limited number of presentations every year. Brandt noted, “The students had a great time learning how a book is created; they were curious and had plenty of questions.” – Photo submitted

Batik workshop participants at North Wind Arts were (L to R): LaDonna Kelly, Kathy Recke, Arlene Elliott, Kathy Swingle, instructor Thom Scott and Bonnie Kohl. Not pictured: Jenny Goalen and Jane Roussin. - Photo by Harriet Rice

Auditions set for Prairie Fire Children's Theatre play "Sleeping Beauty"

GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty” will be held Monday, Jan. 31, at 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. in the Grantsburg auditorium.

The Golden Age of Hollywood comes to life in this overthe-top version of the classic tale. Set on a movie set in the 1930s, everything that can go wrong does.

Up to 74 local young people are needed to play the roles of Rose, Mallory, Colin, Eugene, Becki, Gwen, Julia, Anna and the rest of the movie stars; the director, assistant director, producer, cameraman, assistant cameraman, makeup girl, soundman, dance coach, sheep wranglers, coffee girl, Chauncy, Chancy, Chintzy, the reporter, the henchmen and the sheep.

Auditions are open to anyone age 7 through 95. The audition process lasts up to two hours, and all auditioners are required to be in attendance the complete time. Rehearsals will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. the remainder of the week with performances scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m., at the GHS auditorium. An audition fee of $5 will be charged to help defray the cost of the show.

Two professional actors/directors from Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s staff will direct the production and play the roles of the bumbling Hypnoist and The Queen Diva of all Stage Mothers.

Tickets for the performances are $5 adults, $3 children (5 and over) and are available at the door.

This weeklong Priaire Fire Children’s Theatre residency is being sponsored by the Grantsburg Community Education.

All ticket income will go to Grantsburg Community Education. For more information contact community education at 715-463-5165, Ext. 160. - submitted

Just for

There were three men on a hill with their watches.

The first man threw his watch Joe Roberts down the hill and it broke.

The second man threw his watch down the hill and it broke.

The third man threw his watch down the hill, walked all the way to the bottom and caught it.

The other two men were puzzled and asked the third man how he did it.

The third man said, “Easy. My watch is five minutes slow!”

••• A police recruit was asked during the exam, “What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?”

He answered, “Call for backup.”

••• A priest was preparing a man for his long journey into the night. Whispering firmly, the priest said, “Denounce the devil! Let him know how little you think of his evil.” The dying man said nothing.

The priest repeated his order. Still the dying man said nothing. The priest asked, “Why do you refuse to denounce the devil and his evil?” The dying man said, “Until I know where I’m heading, I don’t think I ought to aggravate anybody.”

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Common scents

The fragrance business is a

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multibillion dollar industry.

Chemists and entrepreneurs have joined forces trying to find the next John W. Ingalls great smell that will stimulate and lure us into life-changing events. I am not entirely impressed with the usual fragrances and colognes available in the department stores and if I were to go into the scent business I would lean toward something homey. Some of my favorite smells are those that come from food, especially those foods that help us recall good memories. I would even suggest to the fragrance industry to make perfumes to mimic food smells. What man could resist a woman who smelled of fresh-baked bread or smoked bacon?

Those comforting odors actually help us to recall traditions and memories of past experiences. It is these same memories and traditions that help me to cope with the sudden and frequent changes I face every day. I am surprised how the simplest things can trigger memories from my past. Seeing certain landmarks or old family photos helps me to recall past times but scents and sounds have a more powerful effect.

I have never known how to

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dance.

I took some dance classes, when I was much younger. I remember the teachers would look hopefully at me, as I did the floor Carrie Classon stretches, because I looked like someone who could dance—as long as I stayed seated on the floor.

As soon I got on my feet, it became apparent I was no dancer. I could never keep my directions straight.

I couldn’t seem to remember even the shortest routine. I was told I needed “body memory” for this. I must have had body amnesia, because I would rehearse something for an hour then struggle to remember anything of what I had just been taught.

So it was with some trepidation that I attended dance class with Daniel.

Daniel has long had the ambition to dance. He says it is on his “bucket list” and he has been talking about it as long as I have known him. He is fit and has lots of energy and he loves music of all kinds, so there is no reason on earth he should not be a wonderful dancer. I gave him a gift certificate for two private dance lessons at Christmas and we had our first lesson yesterday.

Our teacher was named Gigi (which seems right for a dance instructor). She was slim and dressed entirely in very brightly colored spandex and had a simply amazing amount of energy. Gigi was surprised and delighted when she heard Daniel wanted to dance and listened open-mouthed as he described how motivated he was to learn. Apparently a lot of the men she instructs come somewhat reluctantly, (I suspect many are coerced by their brides-to-be) but Daniel was glad to be there and raring to go.

There was a bit of an introduction, during which Gigi tried to ascertain what type of dancing we

wanted to do and we confessed our uniform ignorance of all types of dance. Finally, we hit the dance floor. We watched ourselves in the large mirrored wall as Gigi demonstrated steps that looked absurdly simple when she did them and terribly confusing when we did. But, astonishingly, after a remarkably short time ... we were dancing.

We did a swing step, and a rumba, and a swing hustle (at least that’s what I think it was called) and then we did the salsa (which took us quite a while to get the hang of). We did a fox-trot and fox-trotted ourselves clear over into a corner and nearly knocked over a lamp, but we were dancing.

I’ll always remember how Daniel’s face filled with joy as he started to dance, then clouded over with concern as he realized he was dancing. Then he forgot the steps. But we just started where we left off and kept on dancing. At the end, we reviewed all the steps we had learned and the lesson was over.

We both wondered aloud, as we got in the car, how we had managed to go so much of our lives and never learn to dance.

I know I’ll never be a great dancer. I suspect I will never remember anything very complicated. But that is okay. To be able to dance even a little seems so basic and so right.

Just moving forward and backward with my partner, together in time, taking simple steps to simple rhythms, makes me feel as if I am in the company of humankind all over the earth, all throughout history.

This is what we humans do, we listen to the music and we dance.

Till next time, —Carrie

"Hopelessly Romantic" – version two

ST. CROIX FALLS - As part of Festival Theatre’s 2011 Valentine’s Weekend events, the second-annual “Hopelessly Romantic” program will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Elbow Room, Festival’s street-level performance space, with social time starting at 7 p.m. and the performance at 7:30 p.m.

“Hopelessly Romantic” is an evening of music, poetry, improvisational theater, sketch comedy and dessert.

The North Star Minstrals, led by Dave Frank, will present music and the Twin Cities-based Improv Troupe Diction Fiction returns to join forces with Festival’s Sew Good Improv team for date-night laughter.

Once again a poetry contest is under way and entries submitted for consideration prior to the performance

will be read and judged by the audience with prizes for the best entries in each category (limerick, haiku and free verse). Entry forms for the contest are available online at www.festivaltheatre.org or by calling the box office at 715-483-3387. The entry deadline is Friday, Feb. 4.

Admission for the event is $15 and includes dessert.

Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. Wine, beer, hot and cold beverages are available for purchase. For patrons dining in town prior to the performance, reservations are recommended at any of the fine dining establishments in St. Croix Falls or Taylors Falls. Dining, lodging and shopping options can be found on the Web site as well. - from Festival Theatre

RICE LAKE — Red Cedar, the annual journal of arts and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Barron County, is looking for submissions of creative writing from any area writers, along with visual art and photography from artists to consider for publication in the 2011 edition.

The publication, which will be available in late April, is now accepting submissions of poems, short stories, photography, creative nonfiction, pencil or pen sketches and other works of art.

Red Cedar features creative writing and art by authors and artists from throughout Northwest Wisconsin and around the state, students at University of Wisconsin campuses, faculty and staff from the University of Wisconsin–Barron County, area high school and middle school students, and local community members.

The publication will be distributed throughout local businesses in Rice Lake and surrounding communities, at the University of Wisconsin–Barron County, and to

the contributing writers and artists.

Submissions of creative writing may include up to five poems or up to three stories or creative nonfiction pieces of fewer than 1,500 words each. Submissions should be e-mailed to redcedar@uwc.edu along with biographical information, all pertinent contact information and an author’s statement about the submission.

Artwork, photography, pen or pencil sketches, and other works of art, should be sent as an e-mail attachment. When submitting artwork, please include Attn: Artwork submission in the subject line.

Submissions can also be mailed to UW-Barron County, c/o Red Cedar, 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake, WI 54868.

For more information about Red Cedar, contact Joel Friederich, English professor at UW-BC and faculty advisor for the journal, at joel.friederich@uwc.edu, or call 715-234-8176, Ext. 5467. — from UW-BC

Publication looking for creative writing, visual art and photography

Breakfast is a good example.

Sometimes in the morning before going to work, I may fry an egg on our cast iron griddle. The hot hiss and sputter of the egg frying in the pan brings me MD happy memories of my childhood. The simple sputter of the egg on the hot oil brings me back to my grandparents home. I recall the sounds and smells of breakfast on cold winter mornings.

My grandpa would get up early and sit in the dimly lit kitchen listening to the news and weather report on an old brown transistor radio with the crooked antenna sticking out at an angle. Over the scratchy sounds of the radio you could hear the quiet, but persistent, puck-a-puck sound of the coffee percolating on the stove. Even now when I have my morning cup of coffee at home I can smell the same coffee percolating many years ago. Grandma would stand by the big cookstove while my brother, I and Grandpa would sit at the counter waiting for pancakes. The soft hiss of the buttermilk pancake batter on the hot griddle and the scrape of the spatula against the cast iron meant everything was going to be all right.

Those sounds and smells are repeated today as I

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have accepted the role of pancake maker. When my children or grandchildren return home, one of their expectations is to have pancakes on Saturday mornings. I make pancakes on a hot cast-iron griddle the way my grandmother made them, and the hiss of the batter and the smell of them cooking now creates memories for them.

The smell of vanilla or fresh-baked bread induces a powerful sense of comfort and home. The housing and real estate industry has exploited this weakness by employing these scents in homes listed for sale.

When you walk into a house smelling like a hot loaf of grandma’s fresh-baked bread just out of the oven, you instantly feel at home.

I had another grandma that was a wonderful cook.

Everything she made was from scratch. Recipes were combined from memory and nothing was written down. The wood-fired cookstove heated the kitchen to an uncomfortable temperature, but the wood smoke was a wonderful addition to the smell of cooking food. Holiday meals left us all feeling incredibly full and completely satisfied. After dinner we would relax in the living room and listen to the music while reflecting on the tastes of dinner and the aromas wafting about. She was famous for her homemade baked beans.

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River Road

Civil War revisited

Ramblings Collected by Russ Hanson

To supplement our budget, out of balance because of the doubling of park fees here in Louisiana, Margo found a job cutting palmetto fronds for the Palm Sunday market. She gets 25 cents each for cutting and packing the sharp-edged leaves in the alligator-, mosquito-, and poisonous snake-infested bayous of southern Louisiana. The Rambler tried it, but it left his hands too sliced up to type his stories. – A Rambler photo

tion. By 20 years after the war, the federal government soldiers pulled out and local white folks took over again and proceeded to strip us of all of our rights. We lost our right to vote, lost our integrated public schools, and over the next 20 years, the whites took control of everything and made rules, down here they are called Jim Crow laws. They enforced everything with violence; the Ku Klux Klan rode around burning, shooting and terrorizing any black folks who spoke out.

“They separated kids into separate schools. White folks paid taxes that went to white schools; black folks paid taxes for black schools. Blacks were poor and so our schools were poor. Black schools when I went to school in the 1930s ran only a few months a year, because we had to work in the fields with our parents to make money.

“If a black man complained, he got lynched. There were hundreds of lynchings of black people down here. The whites ran around with sheets over their heads, the Kluxers burning, shooting and scaring black folks who complained.

“We had a few black colleges. I went to one for two years to get a teaching degree.

Then, in 1952, I got a job teaching in a black elementary school. We got the old desks, books and supplies from the white schools when they got new things. My salary, $51 per month, was half of the white teachers’ on the other side of town.”

“We did a good job with the children who did come to school, but many didn’t stay in school. Even with an education, black people couldn’t get a decent job down here—just in the black school or black hospital. Women worked as house servants; men as field hands and day laborers on plantations. You complain, you got fired.

“We couldn’t stay in the white hotels, couldn’t eat in the white restaurants, had to sit in the back of the bus, couldn’t vote without getting in trouble. I got married

and my husband didn’t dare look at a white man or woman straight on without worrying about getting arrested or a visit by the Kluxers. We sent our two daughters north for an education and they both work in good jobs, lawyer and business, but not around here. Still not possible down here for most black folks.

“This building was the Mooney School, the local black school until 1968 when the school district was told by the court it had to integrate black and white. They had claimed that they had separate but equal schools, but they were not equal, not even close. They shut the school down here, because whites wouldn’t send their children to such a poorly built school.

“Do you know that the local district is still under court orders because instead of really integrating, they have continued to play games with boundaries of districts that keep schools either white or black.

Last March the court found they were still out of compliance and ordered more changes.

“After the black school, this building, closed in 1968, few black teachers got jobs in the new supposedly integrated schools.

I did, and what I remember most was the big boost in my salary! The schools really have never been integrated here; white folks with money moved their kids to private schools or new neighborhoods where new schools were again white.

When the black schools closed, it was really hard for a black teacher or coach to get a job in the new schools—still is even with a court order that one-third must be black, never got near that.

“You see this picture.” She showed us posters of the 20 to 30 black folks marching up main street in 1966. “Dr. King started us on nonviolent marches to try to get our rights. That’s me.” She pointed out a tall, strong-looking young woman marching in the front of a street following mounted police with angry-looking white people lining the streets. “I marched in those times. We got attacked many times

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by the whites along the side, throwing stones at us and sometimes punches. The white police pretended to try to protect us, but they were on the other side too.

We registered to vote, and then politicians had to worry about our vote too!

“It is certainly better now. There still is racism; white folks down here don’t give up their prejudices and privileges easily.

But it is not out in the open like it used to be. They don’t lynch us anymore, we can vote now without being attacked.

“I was so excited when Mr. Obama got elected president. I had always taught my students that if they worked hard, they could become president of the U.S., but inside none of us really believed it.

We were trying to give the children a good education, and we did, in our black schools, but there just wasn’t opportunity for decent jobs down here.“ “When Mr. Obama got elected, I just knew I had to go to Washington, D.C., to see it. I was 80, but I told my daughter I had to go! She tried to talk me out of it; but she hasn’t seen what it was like to be black in the south like I have – to be treated second class so much of your life that it just becomes part of you. I just had to go and be part of the biggest thing that ever happened to me in my whole life.

She realized I was going to go what ever she said, so she took off work and we got to be in the huge crowd at the Capitol for Inauguration Day. We stood all day long in the huge crowd, so excited we didn’t even have to go to the bathroom. We milled around the area and managed to see President Obama as he got out of his car. It was so wonderful to see a black man president of the U.S. If I had died right then, it would have been worth all of the trouble and bother of 80 years of being black in the South to see this happen!

“It is hard for me to see President Obama criticized. I think underneath a lot is really racism. It isn’t gone from here. It is much better, but my, how hard it has been to be black here for 82 years. I hope my grandchildren don’t have to see how people can have raw open hate for people just because of skin color. I think that is why some people are so vicious in attacking President Obama.

“Religion has been a consolation for me. Whites wouldn’t let us worship in the same churches, so we have our own. I never could understand why, when we were all Christians, that white people thought making slaves out of us was right. Sometimes I think religious folks can be the worst when it comes to treating others decently.“ After the tour, Adelle and three other retired teachers who had taught in the segregated schools visited with us. I told them, “Up north, we don’t have discrimination in our churches.” Adelle said “It must be nice where women can be ministers or priests; gays are welcome and your preachers don’t rail against scientists and Muslims.”

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When we travel, I like to have a purpose, something I want to learn about.

This trip south, on the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, I decided to try to find out if the Civil War did any good in solving the problems with slavery in the South. My rather weak recall of history is that although the slaves were freed, they were treated badly for the next 100 years, and only the Civil Rights laws and movements of the 1960s brought about real change, but things are fine now.

The first place we explored was Hammond, La. This town has been in the news recently. Local Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell made the news in October 2009 for refusing to officiate at the wedding of an interracial couple. This town was the 1980s initial setting for the fictional town of Sparta in the first season of “In the Heat of the Night.” In that TV show, black northern cop Virgil Tibbs (Howard Rollins) comes to work in a southern white town with police Chief William Gillespie (Carrol O’Connor), exploring contemporary racism, modern policing, and other issues. I remember it as a good show.

Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish (Louisiana’s name for a county) east of Baton Rouge. It is mostly rural, crossed by freeways with a lot of urban mall sprawl. It has 70 percent white and 29 percent black people. Median income is about $30,000 with about 30 percent living under the poverty line. Total sales tax rate is 9 percent, split locally and statewide; property taxes on a $250,000 house are about $2,000; state income taxes are based on income level, 6 percent over $50,000. Louisiana is rated as a low-tax state, but the ratings seem to represent a low-income state where taxes are relatively high on lower income folks and relatively low on high income folks.

The week started with Martin Luther King Day, something taken very seriously here where 30 percent of the folks are black. We chose to visit a local black-history museum. It was a very interesting, very professional and privately financed museum showing black folks history from their lives in Africa and the history of slavery from transport, sale, plantation life, Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Civil Rights era, ending with a display of current black leaders including President Obama.

We were led on the tour of the former blacks-only school by a teacher who had taught there named Adelle. She was 82 years old, strikingly handsome, with long black and white hair parted in the middle, flowing widely on each side. She spoke in very educated English; a schoolteacher’s precise enunciation, fluent, yet with passion. I started by saying “My great-great-grandfather gave his health to free slaves and his oldest son his life. One hundred and fifty years later, we are here to find out whether it was worth the effort.”

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Celebrating the 90th

I wouldn’t say I was exactly digging in my feet or

dragging my heels, but it is very sobering to realize I am now the eldest member of the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church.

In fact, I kept misquoting myself, saying my 80th birthday was approaching. I don’t know why I did that. I think it was a defense mechanism. Perhaps I was in a state of denial.

I know that I have more years behind me than ahead of me. When we moved to Lewis I was in my 30s and we came here for the summer.

But we never moved back to the city. And then we bought a farm and a good family cow and one cow led to another until we had a whole dairy herd. You have no idea how excited we were to get our first tractor, an F-20. My husband put a little platform in back so we could all stand there and hitch a ride.

My mother died in her 40s and my father in his 70s.

However, my Swedish grandmother, Hilma, and my German grandmother, Pauline, both lived into their 90s with comparatively good health.

And here I am, 90 years young, not bad for a baby who weighed 3 pounds at birth.

I received so many beautiful cards that I should paste them all in a new scrapbook, but my friends tell me old-fashioned scrapbooks with manila pages and shoelace ties are hard to find (i.e. impossible). I wish manufacturers would quit improving and coming out with new products.

After all, when we are happy with certain products, why change them. Isn’t there a saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

A greenhouse lady came to the door with birthday flowers one day in the middle of the week. The men in our family were either in the school classroom or out in the barns and I was lying down trying to deal with 24-hour flu. The lady knocked on the door, neither my faithful dog, Molly nor I, heard her. She could see through the window of the door that there was a good spot to set a bouquet on the apron of the kitchen sink.

Molly woke up and went into her act. She whines, she crawls, she whimpers and whines when she meets a strange woman. She acts as if she is being threatened, beaten and tortured.

I telephoned the greenhouse office and apologized for our foolish dog, “I’m so sorry.” Molly is psychotic.

I don’t know why, in fact, if we err in any direction, we’re too good to her. She gets lots of tidbits. She sits in our laps and she weighs about 60 pounds. So she’s no lightweight lap dog.

She always does that when she doesn’t know the lady. She doesn’t mind having men in the yard, other farmers, etc.

She hasn’t figured out children either and doesn’t understand why they aren’t taller. It’s hard having a 5-year-old dog that needs a psychiatrist’s skill to figure out what ails her. Perhaps I am too protective and

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Bernice Abrahamzon keep her in the house too much. She likes to be outside but the weather the last few days – weeks – has been too cold and she’s running on three legs, so I let her stay inside. She lies under the kitchen table when I’m working at the stove or sink. When I’m talking on the phone in the hallway, she lies at my feet. In the living room she’s nearby. If a dog barks on TV, she hears that and barks too.

If we sent Molly to obedience school, she would fail all her classes, although she is a smart animal.

She has begging down to a real science. Who could resist those sad eyes. Her whole attitude is, “Do you intend to eat all that by yourself?” Who could resist such a pleading Springer spaniel face? (None of us, alas.)

Part of the trauma of turning 90 is that you mourn the passing of many of your contemporary friends. If we don’t hear from them we search the Internet and an obituary.

I am grateful for my years and will appreciate each additional day. Right now I feel as if I’m living in a balloon factory for balloons of many colors floating, tethered by short strings.

And no, they don’t make me want to go up in a balloon in the wild blue yonder. Good old terra firma is just fine.

Good thought Anyone who is too busy to pray is busier than God intended.

And another Keep your words soft and sweet. You never know when you may have to eat them.

And finally Prayer is the key to the day And the lock at night.

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. It was here first.

Until next week, Bernice

Livestock quiz bowl contest results

POLK COUNTY – The eighth livestock quiz bowl contest was held on Saturday, Jan. 22, at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Animal Sciences Building. Livestock Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine and meat goat topics and students use a buzzer to get a chance to answer the questions. Teams compete in a double-elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a judge. Each match has both an individual and toss-up ques- Shown are (L to R): Zach Swenson, Nicole Dittbrenner, Karen Eby and August Swenson, tion round. A group members of the Polk County mixed-division team. – Photo submitted discussion round is included in the senior diviSchmoll. sion to simulate the national competition.

Winners of the mixed division (must contain at least The senior team represents Wisconsin at the Na- one youth from each age division) was Sheboygan tional 4-H Quiz Bowl contest at AKSARBEN in County. Members included Jared Beck, Kim Beck and Omaha, Neb., in September. Winner of the senior di- Sarah Lillesand, coached by Liz Gartman. Polk County vision (14 years of age or older) was the Grant County was in second place. Members included Karen Eby, No. 1 team. Members included Shea Esser, Tyler Bode, August Swenson, Zach Swenson and Nicole DittbrenAmanda Patterson and Brian Patterson, coached by ner, coached by Tim Swenson and Brian Johnston.

Alicia Prill–Adams and Dennis Patterson. Grant This event was organized and facilitated by Bernie County No. 2 was in second place. Members included O’Rourke, UW-Extension youth livestock specialist, Andrea Patterson, Jake Walz, Cordt Esser and Charlie and Melanie Miller, 4-H youth development specialConnelly, coached by Alicia Prill-Adams and Dennis ist, and partially funded by the Wisconsin 4-H FounPatterson. dation. Numerous judges and University of Wisconsin Winner of the junior division (under 14 years old) – Madison students conducted the matches. was Marathon County No. 2. Members included Jake For upcoming events and programs in the animal Thunder, Nathan Uttecht, Matthew Bergs and Katelyn sciences, contact your county UW-Extension office or Zimmerman, coached by Jon and Joann Brubacher and the Wisconsin Livestock Youth Web site Mark Zimmerman. Marathon County “Runts” were http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/youthlive in second place. Members included Malorie Schmoll, stock/index.cfm. - submitted Kailen Smercheck, Reuben Christiansen and Mikayla Christiansen, coached by Shelly Smerchek and Stacy

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Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago

A teenage dance was held Jan. 4 at the Frederic Recreation with music by Mike Waggoner and the Bops.-“The Story of Ruth” was playing at the Grand Theatre, Grantsburg.-A record hop was held at the DBS Hall, Luck.-The movie “Desire in the Dust” was playing at the Frederic Theatre.-“Surprise Package” was playing at the Audiorium Theatre in SCF, starring Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor and Noel Coward.-The entire Bone Lake tax list was published in this newspaper.-The Siren Boy Scouts sponsored an icefishing contest on Jan. 15 on big Clam Lake, Siren, from 1 – 4 p.m. with prizes.-The WDGY Radio Wonders basketball team versus the Grantsburg All Stars competed on Jan. 12 at the Grantsburg High School auditorium.-Dorothy’s Style Stop, Luck, had a dress sale Jan. 12 – 14.A mobile blood unit was coming to Frederic Jan. 26.-Services were held for Holver Johnson at the Lewis church.-An adult driving class began in Frederic on Jan. 19.-A proposed U.S. budget would cost Polk County over $3 million.-An explosion and fire destroyed the Fallstrom home in Falun.

40 Years Ago

The Wistrom family escaped from their burning home in Falun.-An ice-fishing contest was set for Feb. 7 at Big Wood Lake southwest of Grantsburg. Sponsored by Brask-Fossum Post 185 American Legion.-Specials at Anderson’s Store in Siren included Betty Crocker cake mixes, 3 for $1, frozen pie shells at 29¢ each, margarine at 4 for $1 and bologna at 59¢ lb.Aluminum sheets used in production of this newspaper were 25$ each. They were handy for many projects.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, were fryers at 29¢ lb., pancake mix at 59¢ (3-1/4 lbs.) and aluminum foil at 29¢.-The entire tax list for the town of Sand Lake was published in this newspaper.-Farmers State Bank Insurance Agency ran an ad, “Buy locally, where you know the color of his eyes.”-A pancake supper was held every Friday night at Village Inn, Danbury.-The Frederic Phone Co. now provides all direct distance dialing.-Chicken and fish specials were held at Topper Café, Frederic.

20 Years Ago

The DNR, UW-Madison offered a class on scientific fishing.-Ameer’s Department Store ran a winter clearance sale at their store in Frederic.Wetland inventory was completed in Polk County.-Obituaries included Thea Hohn, JoAnne Anderson, S. Christian Jacobson, Agnes Chellman, Laura Cook and Harold Olson.Spanish for Travelers was available at the UWCenter, Barron County.-Ethnic Day at the Balsam Lake Center was postponed.-Conquering Fat was a course offered at the Unity School.-The deadline for the park sticker design contest was March 1.-The Luck Commercial Club reviewed Christmas events.-A former Yankee, Ryne Duren, spoke at the Frederic High School.-Tickets were available for the Lions dinner/dance on Feb. 2, at the 300 Club, Frederic.A Burnett Community Library opened at Siren.-A Webster man, David Sicinmetz, lost his life in a snowmobile accident.-Limited funding may cause delays in road projects.-Master Gardener Series was coming to the local extension office.-The Webster School Board received an update on technology education.-A popular entertainer performed at the Siren Parent-Child Fair. His name was Tom Pease.

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Born at Cumberland Memorial Hospital:

Chase, Hunter, Scout, Tracker and our little angel Remington, along with their parents, Ben and Angel Dodds, would like to introduce their new little brother/son, Timber Remington Dodds, born Jan. 16, at 3:16 p.m., at Cumberland Memorial Hospital.

Timber weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. and was 18-3/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Randy and Teresa Vollrath of Milltown, Kim Hulett of Milltown and John Dodds of Frederic. - submitted •••

Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Gavin James Hollibaugh, born Jan. 5, 2011, to Kasha Brett and Tyler Hollibaugh, Osceola.

Gavin weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz.

••• A boy, Eastin Ivan Craig Cook, born Jan. 7, 2011, to Sara Jensen and Shad Cook, Grantsburg. Eastin weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A girl, Carly Kay Heller, born Jan. 7, 2011, to Jessica Shipley and Raymond Heller, Webster. Carly weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A girl, Payton Eldora Wagner, born Jan. 9, 2011, to Todd and Amanda Wagner, Milltown. Payton weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz.

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Births

Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A girl, Kylie May Ristow-Skoog, born Jan. 17, 2011, to Anthony Skoog and Alicia Ristow, Lindstrom, Minn. Kylie weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

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Born at Amery Regional Medical Center:

A son, William Joseph Lehman, born Dec. 21, 2010, to Tiffany Ostrowski and Andrew Lehmann, Milltown. William weighed 9 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A son, Riley James Pitchford, born Dec. 21, 2010, to Andrea and Benjamin Pitchford, Amery. Riley weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz.

••• A son, Haydin Michael Cain, born Dec. 22, 2010, to Janette and Daniel Cain, Clear Lake. Haydin weighed 9 lbs., 13.5 oz.

••• A son, Brennan William Nelson, born Dec. 27, 2010, to Caitlyn Dahlberg and Tyler Nelson, River Falls. Brennan weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz.

••• A son, Bentley James Gilpin, born Dec. 29, 2010, to Crystal Herrera and Shane Gilpin, Amery. Bentley weighed 8 lbs., 9.5 oz.

••• A son, Dylan Joshua Miller, born Dec. 30, 2010, to Nicole and Joshua Miller, Glenwood City. Dylan weighed 8 lbs.

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Siren Senior Center

The Siren Senior monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Our new vice president, Gerry Vogel, conducted the meeting in the absence of our new president, Corrine Root. One of the things that were decided at the meeting that a potluck luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to join us, you may bring a dish to share, make a donation, or if you can’t manage either, just come and enjoy, you are very welcome. We always have plenty of food and no one goes away hungry.

Another item discussed was the probability that we will once again have a foot lady coming to the center. If all of the plans are finalized, she should be here on the second Monday of each month. You may contact the center to check the details and if we have a list out, have your name reserved for an appointment.

Remember next week on the Thursday, Feb. 3, we will again have our Dining at Five dinner. CeCe is serving roast beef and strawberry shortcake so it should be another great meal. The sign-up sheet is out so make a reservation by phone or stop in and put your name on the sheet.

We will be doing the monthly decorating on Sunday, Jan. 30; hopefully it won’t interfere with Super

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Barb Munger

Bowl Sunday. This is our valentine month and Marge has a lot of new decorations for everyone to enjoy while coming to the center. So be sure and stop in.

Our card games have been a little sparse these last few weeks, hopefully it is due to the weather and we are looking forward to our regulars and of course any newcomers who wish to join us.

Winners at 500 this week were Dave Peterson, Barb Munger, Gerry Vogel, Arvid Pearson and Sue Newberger. Friday Spade winners were Dwaine Bentley, Candace Doriott, Carl Link, Inez Pearson and Sue Newberger. Cora deJong, Anke Olesen, Nona Severson and Barb Munger furnished treats for the players this week.

A box of playing cards were donated by Inez and Arvid Pearson, which we really appreciated.

The center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All of our activities begin promptly at 1 p.m. for Dime Bingo on Tuesday, 500 on Wednesday and Spades on Friday. All are welcome to come out and join in the fun. For any information please call the center at 715-349-7810 or if you care to make a nutrition dinner reservation call 715-3492845. Hope to see you at the center.

Lewis

Bernice Abrahamzon

Sheila Staples and Rick Abrahamzon provided the necessary supplies to stage a pancake breakfast for worshipers after the Sunday, Jan. 23 church service. The United Methodist men cooked the food.

It was all in honor of the 90th birthday of Bernice Abrahamzon. People stayed to meet and greet and eat. Very nice. Bernice values being with her church family.

Last Monday afternoon, she enjoyed a potluck lunch with the Frederic Scrabble Club. Good food, good turnout and good fun. Individual gifts plus a flower bouquet from the group as a whole.

On Tuesday, Bernice enjoyed lunch at the Pour House with Kathy Krantz and Jody Pearson. Very pleasant time together.

A potluck fellowship supper is set for this Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. at the Lewis church followed by the regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m.

The cold continues to lock in this area with rumors of a coming warm up. Area residents are feeding wild turkeys and the deer are treated too.

Birds are having to share sunflower seeds and feeds with hungry squirrels this year with little letup.

Suet disappears in a hurry.

Lewis church members attended the funeral service last Thursday at the Catholic Church for Ben K. He was a good friend of JoAnn Gibbs and friends attended in support of her including John and LaVonne Boyer, Kara Alden, LaVerne Leep, Starr and Carl Warndahl and LaVonne Smith. A funeral lunch was served.

Because of the high price of gasoline some changes in delivery of city newspapers are coming in the future. Those who like their morning newspaper with their morning coffee may be in for a big disappointment.

Hoping you remembered to cut out and save the long poem, “The Dash,” as it has a lot to say about the dash between the date of birth and the date of death. Commentators even referred to it recently on the shooting at Tucson, Ariz.

With the cold so intense and long, residents are still going places, out to eat and socialize. Mankind is, after all, a social creature who doesn’t care for long periods of isolation or staying inside.

Tuesday was a full day of activities starting with our exercise session, followed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, games were played. Charlie Zeigler and Russ Adams were the Hand and Foot winners.

George and Ione Meixner and Delores Benson were the Domino winners. In 500, the winners were Laurice Lambert, Roger Greenley, Jeanette Berquam and John Brown. It was good to see John Brown back after his surgery.

Thursday morning we held our exercise session and played Skip-Bo. At 12:30 p.m., we had potluck lunch followed by the monthly meeting. The winners for 500 cards were Bren Nel Ward, Dareld Lundgren and Betty Wilson.

Because of the extreme cold, Bingo was canceled on Friday.

AARP tax aide will be at the senior center to assist seniors in filing their income tax returns on two Wednesdays, Feb. 16 and March 16. If you need help with your taxes, call 715-483-1901 for an appointment.

The weather will be warming this week. It’s a good time to get out of the house and stop in at the senior center for coffee and check out the activities. You are always welcome. We are open Monday thru Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Marian Edler

St. Croix Senior Center

A daughter, Hailey Ann Gilbertson, born Dec. 31, 2010, to Jessica and Mark Gilbertson, Clear Lake.

Hailey weighed 10 lbs., 12.5 oz.

••• A daughter, Tori Elizabeth Miller, born Jan. 1, 2011, to Katie and Timothy Miller, Glenwood City.

Tori weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A son, Cameron Scott Bricker, born Jan. 2, 2011, to Jennifer Enney and Timothy Bricker, Clayton.

Cameron weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz, ••• A daughter, MKenna Taylor Adams, born Jan. 7, 2011, to Bailey Wheeler and Jason Adams, Clayton.

MKenna weighed 6 lbs., 5.5 oz.

••• A daughter, Annabelle Mae Brekke, born Jan. 10, 2011, to Stephanie and Andrew Brekke, Clayton.

Annabelle weighed 9 lbs., 13.5 oz.

••• A son, Ozzie Steven Warner, born Jan. 14, 2011, to Amanda and Cory Warner, Amery. Ozzie weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz.

••• A daughter, Kirsten Janelle Krohn, born Jan. 14, 2011, to Jennifer and Ryan Krohn, Amery. Kirsten weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz.

••• A son, Isaiah James Schmitt, born Jan. 18, 2011, to Cassie and Shane Schmitt, Roberts. Isaiah weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz.

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Wedding

Rustad/Desjardins

Jessica Rustad and Mark Desjardins were united in marriage June 5, 2010, at Kerkhoven Lutheran Church in Kerkhoven.

The bride is the daughter of Chuck and Jean Rustad of Kerkhoven.

The groom is the son of Jeff and Marilyn Desjardins of Shoreview, Minn.

Maid of honor was Sarah Rustad, sister of the bride. Bride’s attendants were Heidi Winter, Amanda Elbert, Naomi Lane, Molly Laurent, friends of the bride.

Best man was Brian Desjardins, brother of the groom. Groom’s attendants were Jason Desjardins, brother of the groom, Thomas Rustad, brother of the bride, Kalin Laurent and Travis Laurent, friends of the groom.

A reception was held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Willmar. The couple lives in Chicago, Ill. The groom is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the bride is currently practicing dentistry in Chicago, Ill. – Photo submitted

Bev Beckmark

How many of you saw or remember the movie “Bambi”? Remember Bambi’s dad, the prince of the forest, a majestic stag. Well, he has been coming in for corn off and on for over a week in bear country.

He is a beautiful 10-point buck with antlers perfectly matched on both sides. The regulars to the feeder just move aside as he comes in to get his share of corn from the feeders. He is always on the alert though, as any movement seen from the house and he is gone.

We also have a large doe who has found out she can eat out of the tree rat feeders in the trees simply by standing on her hind legs and bracing herself by putting her front legs on a tree. She even enjoys the tree rat’s whirligig and, by simply pulling on a cob, can send it whirling to get to each cob. Somehow animals find ways to master a problem if it gets them food.

The Grandmas group met at the home of Dorothy Lahners for their January meeting/Christmas exchange. A great potluck lunch was enjoyed by all members. The afternoon was spent opening gifts and catching up on holiday news from each home.

Those present were Naomi Glover, Hazel Hahr, Erna Lueck, Marge Peterson, Carol Java and Bev Beck-

mark.

Sympathy to the family of Fred Haaf who passed away Jan. 8.

Sympathy to the family of Lucille Adamietz who passed away Jan. 15.

Sympathy to the family of Elroy Nelson who passed away Jan. 18.

How many of you have thought about taking a trip out east to see some of the historical sites in the city of Boston? Here’s your chance. There is a nine-day bus tour going to Boston in May. A great way to see the historical sites in that city. There are only nine seats left so don’t wait too long if this trip is one you would like to take in. For more info or to sign up call Shirley at 715-349-2514.

All you avid ice fishermen and women, have you seen the fishing contests have started? There’s a great one coming up on Saturday, Jan. 29. It’s the 33rd-annual Danbury Lions Club ice-fishing contest out on Burlingame Lake starting at 10 a.m. if the ice is safe. There are a lot of great prizes, some cash ones. Food and refreshments are available. Why not bring the whole family and make it a great family day, you just might bring home some fish for supper.

It seems like the cold weather has taken a toll on the lunch-goers and card players. The weather predictors are saying that a warm-up is on the way, so hopefully more of us can get out and about. Stop in and pick up a lunch menu and come and join the fun at cards. The center can only survive if it has participation from all of its members. Call Nikki at 715-8665300 with questions about meals.

Once again Wii bowling was a lot of fun and quite competitive. Millie Hansen had high game with a 209. It is not only fun, but good exercise. Stop in and see what you are missing. There are many other fun things to do on the Wii as well. We are in need of some subs for bowling. If interested, call me at 715656-3583.

We had a great group for Dime Bingo. Twenty-five came to play, and we want to send our appreciation to all who come and have fun.

We want to express our gratitude to Ed Smythe for shoveling snow the last couple of weeks.

The center is in need of volunteers to shovel the front walk and the back door area. For those interested, call Dave Wardean at 715-866-8602.

The Danbury casino is researching the possibility of having a shuttle from the senior center, so they need to know if there is any interest. Please call me if you and anyone you know is interested.

Don’t forget the potluck on Saturday, Jan 29.

Setup is at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. It is always a lot of fun and lots of good food. Hope to see you there.

Remember life isn’t measured by the breaths you take, but by the things that take your breath away.

See you at the center.

BALSAM LAKE – The American Red Cross is offering the following review classes – two-year certification: Adult/AED CPR – Monday, Feb. 7, 5:308:30 p.m., first aid – Tuesday, Feb. 8, 5:307:30 p.m. and infant/child– Thursday, Feb. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

These classes will be held at the Polk

County Red Cross office located in Balsam Lake. Preregistration is requested.

To register call Terry Anderson at 715485-3025 or register online at www.scvarc.org. Classes may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment. - submitted

Webster Senior Center

Bernie Boelter

American Red Cross review class for students

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Daisy is a 4-year-old black Lab spayed female.

She came to the shelter as a stray before Christmas and has been waiting her turn ever since. As an adult dog with manners, she has much to offer to the right family. She is looking for a family that enjoys a dog that likes to play and romp. She might even take up hunting ducks for an interested owner.

Daisy has a spark that is only visible with interaction. To see her in a kennel, she is just another black Lab. Out of the kennel she sparkles with enthusiasm. She will be your instant best friend and companion, ready for whatever the day brings.

Five out of the eight dogs available for adoption at our shelter are black dogs. Four of those have been at the shelter since before Christmas; two are puppies. Why do black dogs have such a hard time finding new homes? It is a mystery as old as animal shelters but very real. Perfectly wonderful black dogs are passed over time and again for the misbehaving, behaviorally challenged blond dog. They call it “Black Dog Syndrome.” They wait patiently to be picked, not knowing that humans are fickle about Hi all – Sadie here! Where does the week go, here I am sitting at the computer again trying to come up with things to tell you.

What a cold week it’s been, nearly froze my paws to the ground when outside. I’m so glad for the warm fire to curl up in front of, and being the biggest of all the critters, I think I take up most of the room. I’m thinking a nice pair of warm boots to wear when I go outside might be a good thing.

Lucky cats don’t have to go outside, which I don’t think is fair. I think Mom likes them best.

Great news, Loki, the Welch Corgi, was adopted by some great people and has gone to live in his new forever home. I know my friend will be very happy and well looked after. Garfunkel, the beautiful Border Collie, was picked up by his new family on Friday; he looked so handsome after he was groomed. Why does Mom never get me groomed, just because I don’t have longhair doesn’t mean I don’t like to be pampered.

Some kind people must have heard that we needed to find homes for some of the great furry felines, as Saucy, Ringo and Shirley have all gone

the color of their coat. Hard as we try to explain, they don’t understand that they must try harder than the dumb blonde to impress. Black Daisy and black Dahlia are adult dogs. Black Mitty and black Puddin are 12-week-old Lab mix puppies waiting for homes.

Cold temperatures have kept us indoors for most of January. Your pet is experiencing cabin fever too.

They may find unacceptable ways to express their boredom without some structured release. To keep them from unraveling the toilet paper, looting the garbage can or killing your couch pillows, carve out some time for indoor interactive play. Bring out the toys. A simple game of fetch in the living room for 15 minutes might be all they need. If they are a “Velcro pet,” sticking with you wherever you go, use it to their advantage. Let them follow or chase you up and down the halls or up and down stairs. Hey, it might be good for you too.

Remember, just because they wear a fur coat doesn’t mean that they can withstand the cold temps we experience in Wisconsin for very long. Outdoor potty time for your dog should be short and to the

Shelter

YAPpenings Sadie to loving homes. You remember Ringo; I talked about him last week and included a picture of him.

New ones ready for adoption are LaVerne with the pretty blue eyes, Daisy who is ginger and white, also very friendly, and Goldie, a friendly longerhaired ginger. I have to confess, not being that into cats I got a name wrong – Lenore is actually Loran.

She is a wonderful laid-back kitty, black with some white markings on her tummy. She would really make a wonderful companion for you, and I have included a picture for you to see. Of course, we still have our wayward teenagers, Starsky and Hutch. Cats are still half-price – guys $25 and gals $33.

Happy Tails

Await

Arnell Humane Society of Polk County point. More dogs are lost this time of year because the snow erases the scent trail your pet usually uses to find his way home. Combined with the biting cold, this is a recipe for canine disaster. Adding to the mix is the fact that many unspayed female dogs are in heat this time of year. A male dog may be lured away from home by his nose and not be able to recover his tracks. All of this is to say, be careful when letting your dog outside in cold weather.

Dog licenses for 2011 are due Jan. 31. All dogs 5 months or older must be licensed. At this age, they are required to have had a rabies vaccination from a licensed veterinarian in order to be licensed. The Sable is looking for a family, maybe it will be one of you. She is about 10 months old and a shelter favorite with her personality.

They say she is a shepherd mix of some kind, but like so many of us, Loren you can’t tell for sure what kind of dog we are and nor do we care. Just love us and care for us and we’ll love you back. I’ll show you a picture of Sable. There are some new arrivals at the shelter so watch our Web site and I’ll tell you more about them next week.

So my question to you is why do so many humans bypass black cats and dogs? They need loving homes too, and their personalities are every bit as nice as the other ones. It’s always a mystery to me, does anyone have the answer?

My friend Jenny at the shelter says we really need garbage bags and laundry soap. Did you

Academic news

DULUTH, Minn. –The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its dean’s list for fall semester 2010. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

The five colleges within UMD are College of Education and Human Service Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering, School of Business and Economics and School of Fine Arts.

Amery Madeline L. Anderson, Christine E. Meyer and Sampson W. Moore; Clear Lake Jacob J. Peterson; Frederic Melissa N. Jenssen; Grantsburg Ausha L. Arnold; Luck Mitchell Larson; Osceola Scott Kulzer, Stephanie A. Nelson and Molly M. Tomfohrde; St. Croix Falls Jordyn Lynn; Siren Emily E. Muus and Ben W. Ries; Amery Jonathon M. Meyer. - submitted ••• MENOMONIE – Anna Stone Bohlinger, a 2004 graduate of Unity High School, has been accepted into the Marriage and Family Therapy PhD program, Department of Family Social Science, at the University of Minnesota. The MFT program’s mission is to educate and mentor the next generation of leaders and agents of social change in the field of marriage and family therapy by working systemically with culturally diverse families and communi-

ties locally and internationally. MFT students are trained to become world-class therapists, trainers of therapists, therapy researchers, therapy supervisors, therapy program developers and therapy administrators. Bohlinger is currently completing a master’s degree in family therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and will begin the doctoral program in September. She is the daughter of Dave and Carolyn Stone, Balsam Lake, and resides in St. Paul, Minn., with her husband, Jon. - submitted ••• STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,365 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the fall semester of the 2010-11 academic semester.

Full-time undergraduates who earned grade points of 3.90 to 4.0, 4.0 equals straight A, are given the highest-honors designation. High-honor citations go to those with grade-point averages from 3.75 to 3.89 and honor recognition is accorded to those with grade-point averages from 3.50 to 3.74.

Personalized certificates of scholastic achievement are being sent to those who earned highesthonors distinction.

Students who received honors include: Grantsburg Alison C. McKinley, honors, and Rebecca J. Radtke, highest honors; Luck Derek R. Jorgenson, high honors, and Britta K. Petersen, honors; Osceola Matthew T. Bach, high honors, and Sarah M. Droher, highest honors; Siren Kimberly V. Lindberg, high honors; Unity Sabrina R. Roth, highest honors;

Karen Mangelsen called on Lois Synder Monday morning.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited at the home of Erika and Seth Strickland in Cumberland Friday afternoon. They met their new baby, Cadence James.

Donna and Gerry Hines, Lida and Don Nordquist, and Karen and Hank Mangelsen were supper guests at the home of Marlene and Bruce Swearingen Friday.

Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen visited Mike and Nancy Longhenry Saturday afternoon and evening and had supper there.

Karen, Hank, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen went to River Falls Saturday to visit Larry, Heidi, Celie and Baxter Mangelsen. They had lunch there and then helped Celie celebrate her 10th birthday.

Clam River Tuesday Club will meet Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 1:30 p.m., at the home of Judy Leonard.

Each member is asked to bring something for lunch to go with lasagna, which will be provided. Also, there is a gift exchange for those who wish to participate. The ladies will play the dice game, and prizes will be white elephant items that each person brings.

Dewey - LaFollette

Karen Mangelsen

Webster Allison E. Didier, highest honors, and Brian T. Gibbs, high honors. – submitted ••• EAU CLAIRE - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has named 1,905 undergraduate students to its deans lists for the 2010 fall semester.

The deans list and eligibility criteria, as well as other listings of UW-Eau Claire student honors and awards, can be found online at www.uwec.edu/ucomm/honors.

Students from this area who were selected for the deans’ lists are: Amery Lisa Clark, Arts and Sciences, chemistry; Karen Hansen, Arts and Sciences, mass communication; Marlee Hartman, Arts and Sciences, biology; Britta Marquand, Arts and Sciences, French; Cassandra Smith, Education and Human Sciences, kinesiology; Andrew Zager, Nursing and Health Sciences, nursing; Centuria Hannah Zahler, Arts and Sciences, psychology; James Zahler, Arts and Sciences, philosophy;

Fran Krause

rabies vaccination is an important component of the annual licensing for dogs. It is especially important this year, as there have been diagnosed cases of rabies in domestic animals and an indoor pet cat in Daisy nearby Chisago County. If you haven’t done so yet, contact your town, village or city treasurer. They will sell you, for a nominal fee, a 2011 dog license recorded in your town, village or city and the county. A current dog license is your dog’s ticket home when he gets lost. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St. East, Amery, 715 268-7387 or online: Arnellhumane.org.

know that they always do lots of laundry at the shelter, making sure that all the blankets, towels and toys are clean and disinfected to ensure the health of all my friends. They sure do enough of it!

Sable Mom says not to forget that April 30 is when the annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser and raffle draw will be held. I know I’m looking forward to it.

Well, I guess that’s about it, but before I go I can’t say it enough, all my friends at the shelter thank you for your much-needed and continued support.

Until next time, sending you licks and tail wags.

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org. 715866-4096. We’re on Facebook too.

Clear Lake Denise Fall, Education and Human Sciences, elementary education; Frederic Dawn Harlander, Education and Human Sciences, elementary education; Traci Lundeen, Arts and Sciences, biology; Grantsburg Sarah Frommader, Nursing and Health Sciences, nursing; Kallie Thoreson, Business, accounting; Osceola Emily Brandt, Education and Human Sciences, elementary education; Danielle Cottor, Education and Human Sciences, mathematics; Daniel Gjerning, Business, accounting; Tim Whittenberger, Business, business finance; St. Croix Falls Sara Palmer, Business, business administration; Unity Brenda Rougeux, Arts and Sciences, biology; Webster Casey Ince, Education and Human Sciences, elementary education; Allison Leef, Arts and Sciences, criminal justice. - submitted

Orange

Jack and Jeri Witzany spent the weekend with son Mike in Champlin, Minn., They redeemed their gift certificates and ate out at Red Lobster. The weather was so cold that most of the time was spent indoors.

Pat and Nancy O’Brien’s grandson, Nick, visited them Sunday. They watched the Packer game together.

LaVonne O’Brien, Adeline Ingalls and Diane Medaglia attended the county HCE meeting on Tuesday at the government center. The O’Briens were Superior shoppers on Monday.

LaVonne O'Brien

Thursday night Kent and Nancy, Brad, Deanna and Mark had supper at Fran’s home and celebrated Mark’s birthday.

On Saturday, the Webster basketball team played Somerset with Webster winning the varsity team and losing the JV game. Mark and Deanna watched the game.

Mark and Brad watched the Packer - Bears game with Fran on Sunday. Go, Packers go!

Allyson Krause went back to classes at UWStevens Point on Monday.

Frederic Senior Center

Hello from the Frederic Senior Center. Due to the cold blustery weather, there is not much news.

Thanks to our hardy 500 players. They came through Thursday evening with the following winners: Bill Ihrig in first place, Rich Hustad in second place, Susie Hughes in third place and Mildred Ihrig and Arnie Borchert in fourth place.

If you need help with your taxes, there will be tax aides at our center Thursday, Feb. 10 and Thursday,

Hazel Hoffman

March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. We hope to have a sign-up sheet very soon.

Our Pokeno players are busy playing every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.

It is sure nice to see our pool table getting some action with the help of some Siren players.

Get-well wishes to our president, Marlys McKinney. We hope to see you soon.

LIBRARY NEWS

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Frederic Public Library

Check us out on the web Find what’s happening at the Frederic Library on two Internet sites. We have a new Web site with a new look and you can find us at www.fredericlibrary.org.

You can also look us up on Facebook at www.facebook.com and search for Frederic Public Library. Keep in touch for news and events.

What will the book groups read for February?

Mark Twain’s classic novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been making the news with the announcement of a recently published edition without (what has been described as) the objectionable racial language. The Thursday morning book group will meet at Bean’s Country Griddle on Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., to talk about “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and discuss its impact on American literature. The evening book group has chosen to read “Tinkers,” by Paul Harding, the adult novel chosen as part of the 2011 Valley Reads program.

The author is slated to appear at the St. Croix Falls Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m., and everyone is welcome to attend the program. Copies of both books are available at the library and new members are always welcome at the book discussions.

Story time Story time for preschoolers and their caregivers is held each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books and music and activities. The February theme is our

town, and the author of the month is Jonathan London, known to kids far and wide as the writer of the Froggy books.

Mark your calendars for the February bake and book sale It’s nearly time for the biggest and best bake and book sale ever which will be held this year Thursday and Friday, Feb. 17 –18, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. We have boxes and boxes of great books, movies, music CDs, and audiobooks for our sale and we are still accepting donations of gently used items. You may drop off materials anytime during library open hours, and we can provide a receipt for the number of items you donate. This is one of two large fundraiser book sales held at the library each year, and we appreciate your support.

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February is Love Your Library Month

In Polk County we will be celebrating with a special event on Feb. 23, of Love Your Library, Love Your Laptop. Each library director will be presented with a free laptop purchased by the Friends of the Polk County libraries with the collaboration with grants from the Fred and Katherine Anderson and Otto Bremer foundations and numerous individuals

supporting the Polk County libraries in their technology efforts.

Special invitations have been sent out to library directors, library board presidents, and friends of the individual libraries.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors chair, William Johnson III, will be the master of ceremonies of the event.

Look for the new library ad in the Polk information guide, the 2011 editions features 1-1/2 pages of all the Polk County libraries. This ad is sponsored by the Friends of the Polk County libraries.

And the answer is —-?

What momentous historic event took place in Frederic on Feb. 18, 1936? If you think you know the answer, contact us.

Winners will choose from an array of lovely prizes.

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 for preschoolers is held every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Web site: www.fredericlibrary.org. Facebook: Frederic Public Library.

Pictured is the collaboration of the group of Friends meeting to plan Friends activities for the coming year. If you would like to be part of a Friends group near you; the following libraries have active Friends groups: Amery Public Library, Balsam Lake Public Library, Clear Lake Public Library, Frederic Public Library, Luck Public Library, Milltown Public Library, Osceola Public Library and St. Croix Falls Public Library. – Photo submitted

JAMES RENNICKE INTEGRITY EXPERIENCE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

Chris Byerly of the Frederic Public Library accepted a donation of $500 from Barry Berdal, who presented the money on behalf of the Frederic Lions Club.

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With hard work, common sense and 28 years’ experience in the courtroom, I will strive to keep Polk County a safe place to live and do business.

Community Service and Family: James lives with his family in Johnstown Township. His two sons attend Luck School and are active in sports and music. Both he and his wife, local artist Lydia Rennicke, are very active in the community. They founded and ran both the Luck School Chess Club and the Luck Judo Club. James coached AYSO soccer for several years.

They serve as volunteer help with their boys’ Polk County 4-H horse and aerospace projects. They are members of Georgetown Lutheran Church, where Lydia plays stand-up bass for the bluegrass band.

Princess Desiree Hughes had to remove her crown to wear the headphones while she played a game on the Frederic Library’s new purple children’s computer. – Photos submitted

Paid for by the Rennicke for Judge Campaign. Lydia Rennicke, Treasurer.

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The winter blues take on a different

hue when experienced in a different century. Time travelers are invited to test out the theory when Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park hosts several reenactors during its informal winter camp event at the Burnett County landmark.

The unofficial event is another idea of site director Steve Wierschem. As he explains, “It’s always struck me as odd that our main visitors come during the time the fur trading crew would have been gone. Every summer the voyageurs had to trek in their canoes back to Lake Superior with the furs they’d traded for and to obtain new trade goods brought in from Montreal.

Returning in the fall, they re-established trade again during the winter.

“Several voyageur/fur trade re-enactors were intrigued with the prospect of actually using the forts complex during winter, and I thought it would be a grand idea to give visitors a picture of what winter life—the main season—was like during fur trade times.”

And so the 21st century Folle Avoine winter camp was established, with its inaugural presentation last year. This year’s experiment in winter living is set for the weekend of Feb. 4, 5, and 6.

While some food items will be available for purchase, and the site’s gift shop will be open, the event is a free one—no formal tours, as such, but visitors will be encouraged to come with questions

Heart’s simple eight

We’re flooded with magazines, books, cookbooks, diets and Web sites that tell you that they have the key to better living. Yet, when you start looking through some of these you find that the information may not have a scientific basis, no proven results, or it might be completely inaccurate. So I’ve done a little research for you. In honor of Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month (Feb. 1-28) here are eight simple recommendations for a healthy heart.

Get active – The simplest positive change you can make to effectively improve your heart health is to start walking. It’s enjoyable, free, easy, social and great exercise. Check out a start walking program to get going.

Lower cholesterol – To keep your cholesterol under control, eat foods low in cholesterol, saturated fat and free of trans fat, maintain a healthy weight, and stay physically active. Schedule a yearly screening.

Eat better – To get the nutrients you need, choose foods like vegetables, fruits, whole-grain products and fat-free or low-fat dairy products most often.

Nutrient-rich foods have vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients, but are lower in calories. Eat a wide variety of nutritious foods daily from each of the basic food groups.

Manage blood pressure – Eat a hearthealthy diet, which may include reducing salt, enjoying regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, managing stress, limiting alcohol and avoiding tobacco smoke. Have your blood pressure checked regularly.

Lose weight – When coming up with a fitness and nutrition plan to lose weight, it’s crucial to understand the amount of food calories you’re consuming versus the energy calories you’re burning off with physical activity. When choosing a weight loss plan, choose a program that has a proven track record.

Reduce blood sugar – When diabetes is detected, a doctor may prescribe changes in eating habits, weight control, exercise programs and medication to keep it in check. It’s critical for people with diabetes to have regular checkups.

Work closely with your health-care provider to manage your diabetes.

Stop smoking – Smoking decreases your tolerance for physical activity and increases the tendency for blood to clot.

It decreases HDL (good) cholesterol. If

Folle Avoine Chronicles Woodswhimsy the gnome

and reactions to the re-enactors dwelling in the fur post, with some overnighting in one of the Indian area wigwams. As Wierschem puts it, “It’s another facet of the ‘time travel’ visitors can expect at the fur trade/Indian area of Forts Folle Avoine.”

Snowshoes will be available for those wishing to try out the essential traveling gear of a voyageur. In addition, winter activities such as snow snake – tossing a long stick across the snow, trying for maximum distance – will be demonstrated. “A bit different from what visitors encounter here in the summer, but that’s what we’re all about – showing the everyday aspects of life in the fur trade as best we can,” says Wierschem.

The original traders, as reported in Michel Curot’s journal of 1803-04, were deep in their trading activities with the Ojibwe Indians. On Feb. 4, XY Company trader Curot reported that “David [one of the voyageurs] left to go and rejoin Les Razeur [one of the Indian hunting groups] ... Lagarde. Girard, the

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you need support to quit, look for quitsmoking programs through your doctor, your local hospital and any number of hotlines with trained staff to help you.

Volunteer – Recent research shows that there is a significant connection between volunteering and good health.

Volunteers have greater longevity, higher functional ability, lower rates of depression and less incidence of heart disease.

If this list sounds a lot like your most recent New Year’s resolutions, it’s probably because we all just want a simple way to attain good health and long life.

So, make February of 2011 the month that you pay attention to your heart by choosing to work on one or two of these recommendations. And exercise your heart by becoming a volunteer with a local nonprofit like Interfaith Caregivers. Our volunteers provide rides, visits, household chores and other services for seniors and adults with disabilities.

If you or someone you know could benefit from our services or if you’d like to volunteer, call Interfaith Caregivers at 715-485-9500 or e-mail interfaithcare@centurytel.net. You can also visit the Web site at www.interfaithpolk.org.

Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 426 Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

We currently need volunteers for these client needs: Frederic area: • Rides to local and out of area medical appointments; local shopping; bank • Respite visits Luck: • Rides to local and out of area medical appointments; Frederic beauty shop, local shopping, bank • Minor repair St. Croix Falls: • Rides to local and out of area medical appointments; beauty shop; local shopping and government center • Friendly visits • Light housekeeping

Several fur trade re-enactors will be on hand over the weekend of Feb. 4-6 at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park to interpret the activities of a fur trade post during the winter. - Photo submitted

black man, and four of Mr. Sayer’s [NW Co. trader] men left for the River au Serpent [Snake River near present-day Pine City, Minn.], Mr. Lacroix going with them. They took rum and merchandise, and I understand are not to return until the end of the month or beginnng of the next. Provisions are as scarce at Mr. Sayer’s house as at my own [it had been a bad wild rice season that fall; wild rice – folle avoine – was the main staple of food in the region for the trading parties].”

Curot also reports sending out another of his voyageurs the next day, Feb. 5: “Boisvert and Connor left this morning for le Fond du Lac [present-day Superior, Wis.] ... Smith went to pass the

night with the Indians.” These travels continued all winter, and were known, in the French parlance of the fur trade as “en derouine” travel.

The winter encampment runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-6. Meanwhile, the site’s gift shop is open weekdays as well, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on CTH U, three miles east of the Hwy. 35/CTH U intersection north of Webster in Burnett County’s Yellow Lakes region. There is also a cross-country ski trail accessible from the main gate.

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St. Croix Regional Medical Center offers parenting group Feb. 3

ST. CROIX FALLS – Looking for tips and suggestions about caring for your little one during the first year of development?

St. Croix Regional Medical Center offers you a new parenting group, Year One: Bringing Up Baby, for parents and their babies under 1 year of age.

Held the first Thursday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m., the leaders will address a new childcare/parenting topic of interest each session. This month’s session will focus on making memories: capturing baby’s first year.

Each evening offers a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere to learn and meet other parents who are in the same phase of life. Topics include: car seat safety, developmental stages, common childhood illnesses and vaccines, infant sign language and many more!

The classes are free, but registration is appreciated. The sessions are facilitated by health educators, Angela Chivers (pictured) and Sarah Shaw, who both have small children of their own. To register or for questions, please call 715483-0431 or e-mail: sarah.shaw@scrmc.org. - submitted

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Caregiving often a family affair

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UW-Extension survey sheds light on numbers, needs of employed family caregivers

SIREN – Rosalyn Carter said it best: “There are four kinds of people in the world – those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.”

Beginning in 2011, 10,000 residents will turn age 65 every day for the next 20 years across the U.S. Locally, the number of people either providing care or needing care will increase significantly.

Caregiving is an important topic for families because family members provide more than 80 percent of all care in the U.S. And around 64 percent of family caregivers are also employed outside the

home.

To respond to the concerns of family caregivers who also hold jobs, UW-Extension family living educators have developed the Employed Family Caregiver Survey with the goal of providing resources and information to both employees and their employers.

The survey is an effective way to discover the needs of an increasing number of workers who balance family, work and caregiving responsibilities every day. One of the survey’s goals is to help people be able to identify themselves as caregivers.

Studies show that people don’t always realize that they’ve taken on a caregiving role, seeing caregiving responsibilities as simply part of their job as a conscientious daughter, son, spouse or friend, says Marilyn Kooiker, Burnett County UW-Extension Family Living educator.

“Because there are physical, emotional

and financial impacts connected with caregiving, workers who identify themselves as caregivers through the survey questions can learn about support groups, education and a greater connectedness to local resources, which can help both caregivers and those in their care,” says Kooiker.

The Employed Family Caregiver Survey also highlights caregivers needs. For example, survey participants said they need more legal and financial information, a better understanding of employer benefits, help with housing options, stress management techniques and skills for handling difficult conversations.

The best places and ways to help working caregivers are also covered. Employed caregivers cited articles in company newsletters, lunchtime presentations, onsite support groups and fact sheets as good ways for them to get needed infor-

mation.

Using the survey in the workplace has also been an effective resource for employers. Employers receive an online summary of the survey results, alerting them to potential workplace concerns. “Being able to identify and address employees’ needs ultimately has a positive effect on the bottom line,” says Kooiker.

You can find the Employed Family Caregiver Survey online at www.extension.org/pages/Employed_Fa mily_Caregiver_Survey.

The national extension Family Caregiving Web site has additional information for caregivers at www.extension.org/family+caregiving.

For more information about the survey or other caregiving topics, contact Kooiker at the Burnett County UW-Extension office, 715-349-2151. - submitted

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Pine City Ambulance Service presentation to Scouts

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GRANTSBURG - Mike Sullivan and Barb Mattison of Pine City Medical Ambulance Service showed Grantsburg Cub Scout Pack 560 all about ambulances and what an EMT does to help injured or sick people during a presentation at Burnett Medical Center on Jan. 18.

The EMTs showed Scouts the inside of the ambulance and then demonstrated some of the procedures they perform on patients. The Scouts had their blood pressure taken and heart rates measured.

Sullivan and Mattison also discussed with Scouts when to call 911 and what information the 911 operator would ask the caller. Scouts also learned what happens when EMTs respond to a 911 call.

The program presented was designed to make children comfortable with ambulances and EMTs so if they or a family member is hurt and needs an EMT’s assistance they would be familiar with the medical procedures and equipment used and would less likely be afraid. - submitted

Zayden Anderson didn’t seem to mind being strapped in a chair board during a presentation by Pine City Medical Ambulance Service personnel last week for Grantsburg Scouts. Cashton Kapp kept still as EMT Barb Mattison adjusted the strap a backboard on which he was placed. Both boys were part of a demonstration to show the Scouts what procedures might Grantsburg Cub Scout Pack 560 gathered for a group shot after of be used if they were in a car accident. – Photos submitted the presentation by the Pine City Ambulance Service.

Boy Scout pledge

Bus drivers recognized

Members of Boy Scout Troop 147 gave a public recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during the pregame of Friday's doubleheader basketball game at Luck. – Photo by Greg Marsten Frederic Schools bus drivers were recognized recently for their service. Drivers shown are Kenny Wicklund, who has been driving since 1995, Elmer Nagel, driving since 2002, and Gene Olson, driving since 1998. Not pictured was Geoff Fenton, who has been driving since 2000. — submitted

Freshman Rep. Duffy says there’s common ground for GOP, Democrats

by Glen Moberg Wisconsin Public Radio WAUSAU - As President Obama prepared for his State of the Union address, many were wondering if Democrats and Republicans will be able to work together over the next two years. A newly elected Wisconsin Republican says he’s optimistic, despite his vote to repeal health-care reform.

With bagpipes and an honor guard, north central Wisconsin’s new Republican congressman, Sean Duffy, took a ceremonial oath of office Saturday, Jan. 22, before about 300 people in Wausau, and gave a speech that highlighted his philosophical differences with Democrats.

“Economic prosperity doesn’t come from bureaucrats and politicians, but it comes from the ideas and the hard work of individuals,” he said to an applauding audience.

Duffy’s first vote was to repeal Obama’s signature achievement, the health-care reform bill. Political scientist Eric Giordano,

the director of the Wausau-based think tank, the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, says that wasn’t a good sign that the two parties can work together.

“I think when you identify the bill as a ‘job killing’ bill, that really doesn’t set the tone for compromise,” says Giordano.

But Duffy says that he is now willing to listen to Democrats as the Republicans craft a new health-care bill in Congress.

“Both parties have to say, are we willing to come together to work on solutions? I hope the answer for both Republicans and Democrats is yes. If there’s good ideas, I don’t care where they come from, I’ll sign onto them.”

Giordano says the jury is out, but Duffy’s comments may indicate that the two parties will be able to work together, especially in the wake of the Tucson shootings. He says there’s a momentum toward civility since the incident, which he hoped to see during Obama’s State of the Union address.

Sundog

This past Wednesday, Jan. 19, lasting around two hours between 8 and 10 a.m., there was a beautiful sundog, or winter rainbow, in the eastern sky. Sundogs and sun pillars only occur in January and February in the Northern Hemisphere, and it takes a sunny morning after a very light snowfall to produce a winter rainbow, because the sun in so low in the southern skies that it reflects the ice crystals in the air. Sun pillars, which are white, often occur just before sunrise or just after sundown when the sun, which is no longer visible, reflects the same ice crystals. Pillars are always horizontal, white and shoot upward, and sundogs are vertical and look like short rainbows. - Photo by Diane Dryden

Winter Fun Day 2011

FREDERIC - Coon Lake was the center of action for the annual Winter Fun Day in Frederic last Saturday, Jan. 22.

Ice fishing enthusiasts crowded the lake to take part in the Coon Lake Ice-Fishing Classic that ran all day and offered cash prizes. Proceeds from the event went to the Frederic Schools softball program.

Frederic Arts hosted a snow sculpture contest that began Saturday, with sculptures to be judged on Saturday, Feb. 5. To enter the contest call Maria Ammenda at 715-327-8785. Prizes of $100 (first place), $50 (second place) and $25 (third place) are being offered.

Also part of the special day on Saturday was a garage sale at the Frederic Elementary School - a fundraiser with proceeds going to the Frederic junior class.

Other activities included cross-country skiing at the Coon Lake Trail and Trade River Trail and skating at the Frederic Rink, located across from the football field.

Frederic’s Winter Fun Day is sponsored

by Frederic Chamber of Commerce, Frederic Arts and Frederic Village Park and Recreation.

Jared Lundmark, grandson of Jeff Cummings of Frederic, had great luck while fishing with his grandpa on Coon Lake during Frederic’s Winter Fun Day on Saturday, Jan. 22.

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The sun was out, the fish were biting and a wood stove provided some heat (lower left) on Coon Lake last Saturday, Jan. 22, during Winter Fun Day. Lower left: A young girl prepares to compete in the daylong ice-fishing contest.

An excited young ice angler holds up a scoop full of fish inside an ice-fishing house on Coon Lake in the village of Frederic on Saturday.

Tara Anderson, a senior at Frederic High School and member of the softball team, walked from fish house to fish house to sell raffle tickets during the ice-fishing contest on Coon Lake, Saturday.

LEFT: A garage sale at the elementary school gymnasium raised funds for the junior class, as part of Winter Fun Day activities. - Photo by Gary King

SCF Middle School and Festival Theatre collaborate

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ST. CROIX FALLS – “Blather, Blarney and Balderdash: Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle,” by Patrick Rainville Dorn, opens Friday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. on the St. Croix Falls Elementary School stage. The production is directed by Rob Frankel and David Wesley Frank. Two additional performances will take place on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

The production has six scenes packed with stories and laughs making it great fun for actors and audience alike.

Characters such as leprechauns, fairies, hunchbacks, a griffin, musical animals and other story folk keep the play lively and interesting for all ages. Technical direction by Jana Lensing and Shirley Miller Frey involve an energetic crew who enjoyed doing everything from set building, scene painting and costumes to makeup, lights and sound.

Participating students are Truman Ader, Madalyn Bollig, Michael Breault, Lilly Dillman, Jayden Eckstrom, Thea Erickson, Ashley Ewald, Bailey Ewald, Kathryn Frenette, Aly Frey, Erin Gray, Ashley Handy, Stephanie Hansen, Jacob Haskin, Seth Haskin, Katie Herrick, Eliz-

Ruthie Stewart meets with director Rob Frankel.

abeth Howard, Taylor Jacobson, Miah Katcher, Alex King, Grace Klein, Sophie Klein, Jacob Knight, Zena Lefler, Mariah Loiselle, Raven Marx, Erica Mevissen, Mckenzie Meyer, Bethany Oestreich, Abby Paulson, Allysa Paulson, Olivia Peer, Kristen Petherbridge, Brittny Ringler, Claire Scharfenberg, Louis Sellman, Serendipity Stage, Ruthie Stewart, Hayden Stone, Paige Swenson, Skyler Swenson-Reed, Billie Webb, Cole Webb, Jack Wilmar, Emma Wondra, Morgan Wright, Isaiah Zachariah and Courtney Zehm.

This project almost didn’t take place, but thanks to recently retired SCF Elementary School teacher Cherie Ollman and SCF Middle School Principal Kathy Willow, a collaboration was created between Festival Theatre and the middle school that allowed weekly drama club activities to get under way back in November. That process introduced students to fundamental theater skills such as voice projection, facial expression and memorization technique. Students were also encouraged to find character motivations and to explore change of temperament through vocal and physical expression. Drama club meetings culminated in auditions in which students performed individually chosen monologues that reflected their unique tastes in literature.

Rehearsals began in December for ”Blather, Blarney and Balderdash,” which is a collection of Irish folk and fairy tales told by a trio of leprechauns who are trying to give a young shepherd a lesson in confidence. “The play is about perseverance,” says director David Frank. “The heroes in each story are good role models who find the courage to overcome their personal obstacles and bring joy to their communities as a result.”

Frank is an actor from Clear Lake who graduated from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls and has worked extensively with the Clear Lake and Amery community theaters, in addition to the Willow River Players and The SPACE for creativity. He is also a substitute teacher and a teaching artist with the Wild River Arts Program. His directing partner is Rob Frankel who hails originally from Chicago. Frankel studied at the University of Michigan and has been acting in the Rochester/Minneapolis area ever since. Frankel is also a playwright and father of three children. He was last seen on Festival’s stage as Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.” The two actors performed together for Festival Theatre in October for the production of “Is He Dead?” by Mark Twain.

Of course, theater isn’t all about the actors, and to help with the technical side of the performance, Festival called in Jana Lensing, a freelance artist, actor and full-time mother of two living in Lindstrom, Minn. “My ultimate goal for the tech team is to give students a great sense of accomplishment by achieving the goal of producing an

Olivia Peer and Claire Schafenberg prepare for their roles. – Photos submitted

entertaining play and providing the cast with a strong, supportive team that feels confident in the technical process.” Lensing attended school at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn., as an art major and theater minor. In the past year she enjoyed performing in “Our Town,” “Is He Dead?” and “A Christmas Carol,” as well as working as the musical director, choreographer and scenic artist for “Shake It Up,” at Festival Theatre.

Local teachers Kathy Scharfenberg and Bryan Ekern have been aiding in the process, and have begun to see real growth in the students. “They have all become more confident in using their voices,” says Scharfenberg.

Ekern agrees. ”The students are gaining more and more confidence every day. Seeing the students become confident onstage and gain personal self-confidence has been the most rewarding thing about being involved with drama club so far.”

Performances for “Blather, Blarney and Balderdash” are Friday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 29, at 3 and 7 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Elementary School gymatorium. Tickets are available at the door and are $2 for students, $4 for adults with a special $1 price for students on opening night. – submitted

First-annual Eagle Groove Jazz Festival

Jazz music fans and musicians alike had the opportunity to come together and celebrate on Jan. 22 at Unity High School. Unity Friends of Music hosted the first-annual Eagle Groove Jazz Festival, a daylong event with clinicians, classes and a contest for jazz bands and choirs, culminating that evening with a dynamic jazz finale concert. “This is something I’ve wanted to see happen for a long time” said Adam Bever (shown in white shirt, above), Unity High School band director and professional trombonist for several ensembles in the area. Participating schools included Unity, Somerset, Osceola, Grantsburg and Baldwin-Woodville. - Photos by Kelly Bakke

Musicians from Osceola (photo at left) and Grantsburg (photo at right) schools took part in the first-annual Eagle Groove Jazz Festival held Jan. 22 at Unity High School in Balsam Lake.

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Falls Chamber awards presented

Falls Chamber 2011 award winners (L to R) are: Kirk Anderson (IBS), Bruce Noll (The RiverBank), board President Sandy Williams, Rhonda Anderson (Royal Credit Union), Dean Mielke (Petro Plus - Taylors Falls).

Falls Chamber President Sandy Williams honors outgoing board members Linda Sandmann and Teresa Jerrick for their service at the chamber’s annual awards program held last Thursday, Jan. 20, at the Holiday Inn Express in St. Croix Falls. - Photos

by Greg Marsten

New Falls Chamber Board members. (L to R) are: President Sandy Williams, Executive Director Cindy Stimmler, board members Craig Lien, (Bont Chiropractic), John Gerlach (NEI Electric) and Judy Erickson (Pleasant Valley Orchards - Taylors Falls.)

Royal Credit Union won New Business of the Year, with Rhonda Anderson (left) receiving the award. (

The RiverBank received the Business of the Year Award, with Bruce Noll (right) accepting.

Businessperson of the Year Award went to Kirk Anderson (right) of Interactive Business Solutions.

Eastern Screech Owl makes some noise at Luck Elementary School

Natural resource educator Ali Thomas did a presentation on owls in Wisconsin for Luck third-grade students in Mrs. Beduhn and Mrs. Bartylla’s classes on Friday, Jan. 14. From learning about their traits, hunting and habitat characteristics, she also outlined the various quirks of owls and their different attributes and specialties. Thomas then gave the students a chance to see an Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio) up close and personal. The owl is a resident near Crex Meadows in Grantsburg, and was rehabilitated after being found as a chick with the West Nile virus. After years of rehabilitation, it has since recovered, but is unable to be released into the wild. The little gray owl - which is nameless - is now 3 years old, fully grown and quite tame. The Luck students were extremely interested and respectful of the bird, which became very comfortable around the kids. Now fully recovered from the virus, the owl may live as long as a quarter century and is the only captive owl at Crex. - Photos by Greg Marsten

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February is Heart Month: Know about the 90-minute heart attack window

ST. CROIX FALLS – During a heart attack, literally every minute counts because the risk of death or complication can be significantly reduced if the person is promptly transferred to a hospital for angioplasty or other treatment.

St. Croix Regional Medical Center partners with Regions Hospital to provide patients with rapid and direct access to the Regions Cardiac Care lab, where doctors can quickly perform an angioplasty to open an obstruction or narrowing in the heart’s arteries. The goal is to open blocked arteries in less than 90 minutes from when the patient is first seen at SCRMC, lifesaving Level I cardiology care.

Know these symptoms and warning signs of a heart attack: • Pressure, fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes • Pain extending beyond your chest to your shoulder, arm, back, or even to your teeth and jaw • Increasing episodes of chest pain • Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen • Shortness of breath • Sweating • Impending sense of doom • Light-headedness

• Fainting • Nausea and vomiting Remember: the more symptoms you have, the higher the likelihood that you may be having a heart attack.

Some people have no symptoms at all. If you suspect a heart attack, don’t wait! Call for medical help immediately.

Celebrate National Wear Red for Women Day Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. On Friday, Feb. 4, wear red to speak up about this disease and show your commitment to the fight against heart disease. One in every three female deaths in the U.S. is due to cardiovascular disease, and you can help change this statistic by educating yourself and others about the risk of heart disease.

The American Heart Association is encouraging everyone to wear something red on Friday, Feb. 4, in support of all women who have been touched by heart disease or stroke. That same day, SCRMC staff will also promote Wear Red to Work Day by wearing red and providing free heart-health information.

Please see www.scrmc.org www.goredforwomen.org or www.americanheart.org for more details. – from SCRMC

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The schedule for the five locations is as follows: • Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. -Rusk County Extension conference room, Ladysmith Courthouse • Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. - Price County Extension conference room, Phillips Courthouse • Thursday, 1 p.m. - Ashland Agricultural Research Station • Thursday, 8 p.m. – Northwestern High School, Maple • Friday, 10:30 a.m. – Spooner Agricultural Research Station For more information about the Safari, contact your local UW-Extension office in following counties: Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn - Kevin Schoessow or Otto Wiegand 715-635-3506 or 800-528-1914; Ashland and Bayfield - Jason Fischbach 715-373-6104; Douglas – Jane Anklam 715-395-1363; Rusk – Rich Toebe 715-532-2151; or Price Mark Kopecky 715-339-2555. - submitted

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SPOONER – This winter marks the 27th year that UWExtension has sponsored the Northern Wisconsin Safari of Agriculture Specialists. The goal of this series is to bring University of Wisconsin-Extension specialists and agents, and their expertise to the state’s northern counties with the latest research-based information for farmers and farm businesses. Seminars are held in five locations and are free and open to the public.

Ron Kean, UW-Extension poultry specialist, will discuss Backyard Poultry Management, including but not limited to, general husbandry, common diseases, breeds, housing, fencing, nutrition, winter care, predators and marketing. He will speak at the Spooner Ag Station from 10:30 a.m. - noon on Friday, Feb. 4. Kean grew up on a farm in Nebraska and has been at UW for 18 years. He is teaches companion animal biology, is the breeder flock and hatchery management coordinator at UW-Madison and writes the Answer Man column for Backyard Poultry Magazine. Kean has degrees from Nebraska and Iowa State.

The other two topics are Forest Health Update by Brian Schwingle, DNR, Feb. 16-18 (Spooner, Friday, Feb. 18), and Techniques to Extend Your Grazing Season by Dr. Rhonda Gildersleeve, UW-Extension grazing specialist, Feb. 23-25 (Spooner, Friday, Feb. 25).

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Unity students at Frederic for the USCVMA Honor Band and Jazz Ensemble

FREDERIC - The Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association was at Frederic High School this year for the annual daylong workshop. College clinicians worked with selected area band students on Monday, Jan. 10.

After a day of practice and learning and a buffet meal at Hog Wild in Luck, they performed in concert at 6:30 p.m. Nineteen Unity High School students were performers in this year’s two honor bands. Each band played five selections for the audience.

Nine Unity band members were in the USCVMA Honors Concert Band under the direction of Dr. Mark Whitlock, a music professor at the University of Minnesota—Duluth; he is the director of bands, teaching classes in conducting and trombone: Kasey Heimstead (bass clarinet); April Johnson (clarinet); Jessica Kutina (French horn); Connor MacKinnon (trumpet); Kaitlyn MacKinnon (bass clarinet); Justin Mooney (baritone); Mickey Muller (tenor sax); Emily Stelling (trombone); and Naomi Williamson (flute).

Ten Unity students were in the USCVMA Honors Jazz Ensemble which was led by Dr. David Hagedorn, an assistant professor of music at St. Olaf College; he teaches jazz studies, world music, and percussion and is the artist-in-residence at the university: Brittany Bublitz (piano); Beau Davison (guitar); Nate Dorrance (trumpet); Katherine Ebensperger (alto sax); Dylan Hendricks (bass); Kayla Johnson (tenor sax); Steven Krueger (trumpet); Dawn Michaelson (trombone); Ethan St. Amand (trombone); and Ben Zahler (bass

Unity students at Frederic for honors band and jazz ensemble are back row (L to R): Dylan Hendricks, Beau Davison, Ben Zahler, Steven Krueger, Ethan St. Amand, Mickey Muller and Katherine Ebensperger. Middle row: Kaitlyn MacKinnon, Dawn Michaelson, Connor MacKinnon, April Johnson, Jessica Kutina, Kasey Heimstead, Naomi Williamson and Mr. Adam Bever. Front row: Kayla Johnson, Brittany Bublitz, Emily Stelling and Nate Dorrance. – Photo submitted trombone).

At the concert plaques were presented to students, who had been members of the Wisconsin State Music Association’s Honor Band, Orchestra, and Jazz bands in October 2010. The area was very well represented with instrumental participants from Luck, Osceola, and Unity. Great job to all the USCVMA music programs! The students awarded plaques were: Nathan Dorrance (jazz ensemble—Unity); Katherine Ebensperger (band—Unity); David Franzel (band—Luck); Geoffrey Maiden Mueller (orchestra—Luck); from Osceola were Erin Geddes (band) and Natasha Meyer (band). - submitted

Open enrollment starts Feb. 7

STATEWIDE - Wisconsin’s open enrollment application window for the 2011-12 school year is set for Feb. 7 through 25.

The three-week period gives parents an opportunity to send their children to any public school district in the state.

Traditionally, children in Wisconsin are assigned to school districts based on the location of their parents’ home. The open enrollment period is the only tuition-free opportunity for most parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which

they live.

Parents are urged to apply online directly at dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html.

The online application will be available from midnight Feb. 7 until 4 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Paper applications can be obtained from the DPI or any public school district.

Paper application forms must be received by the nonresident school district no earlier than Feb. 7 and no later than 4 p.m. on Feb. 25. - with information from DPI

Shipping lane sees greater infl flu ux of cargo shipments

by Mike Simonson Wisconsin Public Radio SUPERIOR - St. Lawrence Seaway traffic, the link that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, rebounded last year. It may signal economic recovery while helping Wisconsin farmers.

Farmers from the nation’s breadbasket helped feed the people of Europe and Africa after drought forced Russia and the Ukraine to end or cut back grain exports last summer.

Cal Dalton in Pardeeville just north of Madison was one of those farmers. He says he’s been busy.

“Not only with the harvest, which was excellent, but also because we have bins, we are moving grain to export terminals.”

Two-thirds of Wisconsin’s grain goes down the Mississippi, but the rest is shipped through the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Dan Sydow with Daniel’s Shipping Services in Duluth says 2010 saw a rebound, but it’s still below the 10-year average.

“Because last year was one of the worst

in like 40 years, anything above that you’re happy to get,” says Sydow. “ So because we had a bit of an improvement above that, we’re kind of falsely happy.”

Seaway Administrator Terry Johnson says along with grain exports up 10 percent, all cargo increased 15 percent in 2010.

“What that’s about is the recovery of the economy. The Seaway’s kind of a bellwether for predicting the economy. We tend to be ahead of the curve on the upside and ahead of the curve on the downside, so that’s good news.”

Johnson says flooding in Australia means U.S. farmers will have to pick up the slack next year.

“If you look at grain futures, the flooding in Australia seems to be pricing the market,” says Johnson. “So it very well could be a situation where it could be two good years in a row for American grain farmers.”

The St. Lawrence Seaway closed Dec. 29 and will reopen in late March.

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MONDAY BREAKFAST Cinnamon biscuit.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, baked beans, pretzels OR turkey salad.

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LUNCH Hot dog, brat, buttered noodles, cheesy broccoli, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH HS - MS - ELEM: Chili, mozzarella cheese, bread stick. Nelson: Ravioli.

Corn, pudding, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Chicken fajitas with fixings, baked rice, green beans, mixed fruit, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Tater tot hotdish, lettuce salad, mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Chicken burger with fixings, french fries, sliced carrots, applesauce, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Mozzarella pizza dippers, dipping sauce, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut holes.

LUNCH Scalloped potatoes and ham, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Pizza, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Cardinal burger, french fries, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Taco salad, tortilla chips, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Hot dog, hash browns, baked beans, fresh fruit. Alt.: Hamburger, 712.

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BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Tacos, refried beans, shredded lettuce, corn, pineapples. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST French toast sticks, juice and milk.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, wedges, green beans, veggies, applesauce. Alt.: Mashed potatoes/meatballs/gravy.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Turkey sandwich, Tostito chips, shredded lettuce, corn, apples, oranges. Alt.: Patty.

BREAKFAST Pancakes, juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger, tater tots, lettuce salad, peas, banana. Alt.: Soup and bread.

BREAKFAST cerealand andtoast, toastjuice served Assorted cereal and with peanut butter, juice and milk. milk.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, beans, Pizza dippers, rice,noodles, corn, carrots, veggies, pears, Jell-O. Alt.:banana.

Cook’s celery, pineapple tidbits, choice.

Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Brat, french fries, baked beans, applesauce.

BREAKFAST Scrambled eggs with toast.

LUNCH Taco salad, fixings, steamed peas, pineapple, cinnamon rolls.

BREAKFAST Waffles and sausage.

LUNCH Sub sandwich, seasoned fries, corn, mixed fruit. Alt.: Tuna sandwich, vegetable beef soup.

BREAKFAST Pretzel and cheese.

LUNCH Chicken stir fry, steamed rice, carrots, pears. Alt.: BBQ beef on bun.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon roll, yogurt cup.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, tater tots, baked beans, peaches, chocolate pudding.

Alt.: Hot Ham and cheese.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Breakfast burrito.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs and parsley potatoes.

BREAKFAST Breakfast bites.

LUNCH Chili and garlic toast.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Cinnamon rolls.

LUNCH Chicken patty, broccoli/cauliflower/ cheese.

LUNCH Swedish meatballs, rice, green beans OR meat loaf, twice-baked mashed potatoes, corn, mandarin oranges.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, bun, Monaco-style beans OR chicken tetrazzini, Monaco-style beans, peaches.

GRANTSBURG Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

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Pancakes.

LUNCH Pizza calzones and creamed corn.

LUNCH Sub, lettuce, tomato, Sun Chips, carrots, pineapple.

Waffles.

LUNCH McRib or pizza patty and fries.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, bun, potato wedges, pickles, fruit cocktail.

LUNCH French bread pizza, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, Shape-up.

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Perspectives Sally Bair

A desperate plea

Perhaps you can relate to these common pleas: “Help me! I’ll do anything if you’ll get me out of this mess.” “… if you’ll take the pain away. “… if you’ll finish this terrible job.”

It takes real desperation and humility to call for help when we realize we can’t solve our own problems. Whether physical, emotional, mental or spiritual, we sometimes reach the point of begging.

Sometimes we wrap our cries for help around promises that are impossible to keep. “If you help me out of this mess, I’ll …” You fill in the blanks.

Cries for help can be heard from the sick, from the grieving, the overworked and the desperate. When others are unable to help us, many times our pleas focus on God. David turned to God, as recorded in Psalm 119:140. “I cry out to you; save me, and I will keep your testimonies.”

David’s desperate plea reminds me of a so-called “foxhole” cry. You know, a soldier whose life is in danger, calling out to God to save him and promising the world to God. But aren’t we all guilty of doing that sometimes—bargaining with God and soon forgetting our promises or finding we cannot keep them?

David knew something that we might sometimes forget. Because his relationship with his Father in heaven was so tight, he knew without doubt that God would hear his cry for help. David’s experiences of prior deliverance by God’s hand gave him the faith and assurance that he would help in his newest dilemma.

We too can have the assurance that God will not only hear our cries for help but will deliver us from our dilemmas according to his perfect will. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1) He also promises to never leave us or forsake us. These promises give us great hope when we’re feeling desperate—hope enough to know that we don’t have to bargain with God. All we have to do is trust him. It’s trust that will cause us to keep his word, as David promised. We will always fail if we rely only on our own abilities and endeavors. David failed, too; yet God was faithful.

Lord, we thank you for hearing our prayers and helping in our times of need. Draw us closer to You. Help us never forget that you are our strength, our peace and our joy. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com

County wait lists for Family Care services cut in half

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN — The number of elderly and those with disabilities on county waiting lists for Family Care services has been cut by over half since NorthernBridges began delivering the benefit to Northwest Wisconsin 19 months ago.

“We are right on schedule to eliminate wait lists in the 11 counties we serve by 2012,” said NorthernBridges’ CEO John T. McMahon. “One of the goals of the state’s Family Care program is that those who qualify for services will not have to wait, sometimes for years, to get the help they need. NorthernBridges’ goal is to do that within three years of opening, and I believe we are well on the way to achieving that goal.”

Those on wait lists totaled 1,193 when NorthernBridges opened its regional hub offices in the spring and summer of 2009. Since then, over 615 people have been taken off the lists.

“We work in partnership with the county aging and disability resource centers that manage the wait lists,” said Nancy Brede, NorthernBridges’ director of care management. “We average about 31 off the wait list every month.”

Family Care helps low-income seniors and adults with physical and developmental disabilities remain in their own homes or other community settings such as group homes. Wisconsin pioneered Family Care to fight rising long-term care costs and rescue over 11,000 people statewide who had been on waiting lists for long-term care.

NorthernBridges contracts with local providers to deliver services that members need to remain as independent as possible. Such services include help with meals, housekeeping or medical care.

“One of the first members I worked with had been on the wait list for eight years,” remembered Grace Burkinshaw, a registered nurse and NorthernBridges Resource Center manager. “People manage the best they can while they wait, but this woman was literally crawling to the bathroom. People on the wait lists have a higher incidence of emergency hospital visits and health issues. Along with improving their health and quality of life, it is actually cost effective to help them get services and off the wait list.”

By their sheer numbers, aging baby boomers will strain health-care budgets in all states for the next two decades.

In Wisconsin, it is hoped that Family Care is the answer to maintaining and managing those long-term health-care costs.

“With each person taken off the wait list, we are nearer the time when wait lists no longer exist,” said McMahon, “and we manage our resources wisely enough to help all those in our communities who truly need our help.”

To become a member of NorthernBridges, people must first contact their county aging and disability resource center or ADRC. To find out more about NorthernBridges, go to www.northernbridges.com. — from NorthernBridges

Nearly 40 states sign on for ICE database tracking system

“Their fingerprints are in there if they came in on a visitor’s visa, or someone’s prints would match if they had become a naturalized U.S. citizen,” explains Montenegro.

“But ICE would not take action against those.”

Montenegro says the priority is to catch and deport violent criminal aliens guilty of major crimes such as major drug dealing, murder, rape and kidnapping. But immigrant rights advocates say the new system will inevitably sweep up innocent people who may end up getting deported.

“It affects everybody,” says Primitivo Torres, of the Milwaukee-based group Voces de la Frontera. “Let’s say you get arrested and you still haven’t been charged with a crime yet. Well, under this system it shares information. So let’s say you are undocumented and you have no previous record, but you get arrested somehow under this system. You still gonna’ get deported even if you didn’t commit a crime.”

Torres says a recent study found 25 percent of people deported by ICE are not criminals.

Torres also fears Jack Swedberg, Monument & Marker Sales the program will encourPatrick L. Taylor, Owner, Director age police to use racial proDennis W. Christianson, Director filing in traffic stops. But ICE officials predict the program will do just the opposite because everyone’s fingerprints will be Siren, WI • 715-349-4800 checked regardless of their race or ethnic background.

by Gil Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Wisconsin has joined 37 other states in a law enforcement network to help track down and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.

Under the Secure Communities program, local law enforcement agencies will run a fingerprint match for everyone booked into jail using a national Immigration and Customs Enforcement database. ICE spokeswoman Gail Montenegro says this will help the agency detain and deport people more efficiently. But she acknowledged that the system will also match fingerprints for legal immigrants.

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EVERY MON. Amery Senior Center

EVERY TUES.

• Wii golf, 9 a.m.

Frederic Senior Center • Spades, 1 p.m.

Luck Senior Center Siren Senior Center

• 500, 6:30 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.

• Cribbage, a.m.

• 500 Cards, 1 p.m.,

• Dining at 5, Every 1st Thursday

• Spades, 1 p.m.,

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m.

• Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Men’s Wii Bowling, 9:30 a.m.

• Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

• Mixed Wii Bowling, 9:30 a.m.

• Dining at Five Every 2nd Thursday, 5 p.m.

• Cards & Pool, 7-9 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• SCF, 1-4 p.m., 715-483-2920

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-327-4425 • SCF, 9 a.m.-Noon

• SCF, Noon-6 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Frederic, 2-6 p.m.

• SCF, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 p.m.

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EVERY MON. TOPS

• Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

Meat Raffles

• Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

EVERY TUES. EVERY WED. • Webster Chamber At The Tap, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY FRI.

• Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

St. Croix Falls Senior Center

EVERY THURS.

EVERY SAT.

Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

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Webster Senior Center

EVERY WED.

EVERY MON. • First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

EVERY THURS. • Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

• Danbury Fire & Lions Club, Yellow River Saloon, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY TUES.

EVERY TUES.

• Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341 • Balsam Lake Municipal Building, 3:45 p.m., 715-485-3002

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola, 8:30 a.m., 715-755-3123

EVERY FRI.

EVERY FRI.

• Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Smitty’s Saloon, 5-7 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m.

• Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m.

• Sportsmen’s Club, Yellow River Saloon, 5 p.m.

• Webster Lioness At Dreamers, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Jed’s Laker Lounge, 5 p.m.

• Lake Country Riders At The Pour House, 5:30 p.m.

• Webster Lions At Gandy Dancer Saloon, 4:30 p.m.

• S.N.O.W.S., West Sweden Skol Haus, 7 p.m.

CLIP & SAVE

• Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

EVERY WED.

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-Noon

EVERY SUN.

• Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY SAT. • YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, Webster, 3-5 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Howl at the Moon Saloon, 4 p.m. Proceeds to BC Humane Society thru Jan. 22.

• Wild About Education At Wild Waters, Danbury, 3:30 p.m.

EVERY SUN. • Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Course, 4 p.m.

OBITUARIES

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Lester B. Anton

Lester B. Anton, 90, a resident of St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Center, formerly of Siren, died Jan. 20, 2011.

Lester was born on the family farm on July 19, 1920, to Arthur and Ruby Anton in Lorain Township, Burnett County. He married Leone Hanson on Aug. 23, 1940, in Pine City, Minn. He then enlisted in the United States Army serving with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. After the service, he went to work for the Burnett County Highway Department where he worked until his retirement. During this time he also ran his own antique shop with Leone and had the Laundromat is Siren for a number of years. After retiring he enjoyed much of his time on the Clam River, and his hobby became travel.

Lester moved into Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center in 2003, before Leone passed away. After Capeside Cove closed their doors, Lester was transferred to the St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Center in St. Croix Falls.

Lester was preceded in death by Leone in 2003; and his parents. He is survived by his children, Gregory Anton and David (Linda) Anton; grandchildren, Chris Anton, Kimberly Wambolt, Mikal (Mystie) Anton and Jae (Todd) Swenson; 13 great-grandchildren; along with other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 24, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel with Pastor Steve Ward officiating. Music was provided by Pat Taylor and Fran McBroom. Interment followed at the Laketown Cemetery in Laketown Township, Polk County. Casket bearers were Corey Bauer, Chris Anton, Mikal Anton, Todd Swenson and Wade Wambolt. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren, was entrusted with arrangements.

Robert W. Vesperman

Robert W. Vesperman, 72, died Jan. 23, 2011, at home watching a Badger basketball victory and anticipating a Packer victory.

Robert was born April 15, 1938, in Ashland. Bob was raised in Rice Lake and graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1957. He graduated from UW-Eau Claire and received his master’s in school administration at UW-Superior. Bob began his teaching career in Cameron. After teaching a few years, he became the high school principal.

He was the youngest principal in the state of Wisconsin.

Bob went to Osceola in the fall of 1966 and became the junior high, high school principal and athletic director.

In May of 1993, Bob suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke followed by Guillain-Barre syndrome. These events forced an early retirement following a six-month hospitalization at Regions and Bethesda Hospitals. Bob enjoyed 16 years of good health, which allowed for travel, attending school events and enjoying his community and friends. Bob had a bypass surgery in September 2009 which led to an eight-month hospital stay at Regions and Bethesda Hospitals due to complications.

He is survived by wife of 42 years, Kathy; children, Christopher (Melissa) of Prescott, Nicole (Pam) of Eau Claire; grandchildren, Samuel and Lillian; sister, Margaret (Will) Heraly-Schmidt of Green Bay and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Laura Vesperman; and two infant brothers.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Private interment will be in Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the R.W. Vesperman Scholarship Fund. Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

Gertrude L. Zach

Gertrude L. Zach, 86, a resident of Spooner, died Jan.14, 2011, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn.

Gertrude was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Oakland Township in Burnett County, to John and Emma (Klemenn) Ovre.

She attended the Oakland School in Webster. She married Elmer L. Zach on June 26, 1943, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster. Gertrude loved the outdoors. She enjoyed making flower arrangements from artificial flowers and feeding and watching the birds. She also loved to have company.

Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer; brothers, Les and Bill; an infant brother, Donald; son, Donald; and granddaughter, Mary.

She is survived by her children, Dorothy (Daryll) Cameron of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Mary Lynn Westphal of Chippewa Falls, Ron (Marlene) Zach of Trego and Wayne (Peggy) Zach of Spooner; grandchildren, Michael, Linda, Stephanie, Eric, Wayne, Heather, Becky, Ryan, Neil and Tina; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ann (Bill) Simmons and Dorothy (Burt) Albers.

A memorial Mass was held Thursday, Jan. 20, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church with Father Ed Anderson as the celebrant. Music was provided by organist Sr. Dominica Effertz and the St. Francis Choir.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.scalzotaylor.com.

Scalzo-Taylor Family Funeral Home in Spooner was entrusted with arrangements.

Lucille Rochelle (Woods) Adamietz

Lucille Rochelle (Woods) Adamietz, 91, Webster, died Jan. 15, 2011, at the Amery Regional Medical Center.

Lucille was born Aug. 2, 1919, in River Falls to Leslie and Clara Mae Woods and graduated from Webster High School in 1937. She was married to Albert Philip (Phil) Adamietz on Nov. 11, 1942. They lived in Webster after Phil was discharged from the Army and moved to rural Siren in 1952, where they raised their family of nine children. After Phil passed away in 1994, she moved to Cedarwood Manor in Webster.

Lucille worked at the Siren Bakery, the yo-yo factory in Luck, Alcan in Milltown and Northern Manufacturing in Grantsburg until her retirement. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster. She loved growing vegetables in her garden and flowers that hung from her patio and watching the hummingbirds and orioles that came to her feeders. She enjoyed watching the Twins and Brewers baseball on TV and if not televised she would listen to the game on the radio.

Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Phil; daughters, Theresa Handlos and Phylis Voigt; sons-inlaw, Ronald Voigt and Bill Oleson; her parents; and sisters, Priscilla Woods and Loretta Petersen.

Lucille is survived by her sons, Philip Adamietz, Michael (Debra) Adamietz and Steven Adamietz; daughters, Patricia Oleson, Katherine (Martin) Mansfield, Carol (Dennis) Gravesen and Julia (Robert) Lyberg; son-in-law, Gerald Handlos (special friend Elaine Holdt); 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Marge (Lloyd) Stone and Florence Adamietz; brother-in-law, Jerry Endres; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, Jan. 20, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Webster, with Father Michael Tupa as celebrant. Music was provided by Kim Simon. Interment followed at St. John’s Cemetery, Webster.

Casket bearers were Jeff Handlos, Daniel Gravesen, Kristin Lyberg, Anthony Newman, Benjamin Adamietz and Christopher Adamietz. Honorary casket bearers were Jason Adamietz, Kyle Adamietz and Kevin Mansfield.

Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Tilford E. Hellie Jr.

Tilford E. Hellie Jr., 71, St. Croix Falls, died in his sleep at his home on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.

Tilford was born May 18, 1939, to Tilford and Clara Hellie of Morris, Minn., where he was raised. After graduating from Morris High School in 1957, he attended college and earned his bachelor’s degree in education. After college, Tilford was an active member of the Army National Guard for several years. In 1967, Tilford married Gretchen Dokken of Benson, Minn. Benson became their home and they had two sons, Christopher and Erik.

Tilford eventually lived and worked in Minneapolis for many years before moving to St. Croix Falls, where he and Gretchen enjoyed retirement.

Tilford was preceded in death by his parents, Tilford and Clara Hellie; his younger brother, Keith; and his granddaughter, Madeline.

He is survived by Gretchen Dokken-Hellie; sons, Christopher (Michelle) Hellie and Erik (Jennifer) Hellie; and grandchildren, Emily, Bennett, Marty and Stuart.

Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 27, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, rural St. Croix Falls, at 2 p.m., with visitation at 1 p.m. prior to service. Interment will be held this spring in Morris, Minn. Friends may sign online guest book by visiting www.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home, Amery, was entrusted with arrangements.

Roy H. Carlson

Roy H. Carlson, 90, Danbury, died Jan. 25, 2011.

Memorial service will be Saturday, Jan. 29, at 10:30 a.m. (visitation 8:30-10:30 a.m.) at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. A full obituary will follow in a later edition.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Joseph Juarez

Joseph Juarez, 39, St. Paul, Minn., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Joe was born on Nov. 16, 1971, in St. Paul, Minn.

A graveside committal service will take place in the spring at the Balsam Lake Cemetery where Joe will be laid to rest. Prior to the service another notice will be posted in the local papers.

For more information, please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Beverly I. Wright

Beverly I. Wright, 79, Reeve, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, in Amery.

Beverly Irene Wright was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Amery, the daughter of Louis and Cassie (Abbott) Stindle. She grew up in the Amery area and graduated from Amery High School in 1950.

Beverly was married to Kenneth L. Wright on Aug. 30, 1950, at the Lutheran church at Lake Wapogassett. They moved to Vance Creek Township and operated a dairy farm there for many years.

Together they raised five daughters, Linda, Pamela, Teresa, Wendy and Donna.

Beverly attended the Reeve Evangelical Free Church and in her spare time she enjoyed fishing, needlepoint, ceramics and playing cards with family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Teresa (Tracy) Eggert; parents, Louis and Cassie Stindle; sisters, Dorothy Stindle and Florence McGee. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Wright of Reeve; daughters, Linda Frisle of Somerset, Pamela (Myron) Johnson of Prairie Farm, Wendy Bredeson of Shoreview, Minn. and Donna Johnson of Stephenville, Texas; grandchildren, Tonya (Jerry) Gale, Clayton, Heather (Steve) Mitchell, Somerset, Eric Frisle, Glenwood City, Cassie (Keith) Mignault, Baldwinsville, N.Y., Michael Johnson, Anna Johnson, Prairie Farm, Rebecca (Tom) Randa, Lincoln, Neb., Lucas (Alisa) Eggert, Amanda Eggert, Glenwood City, Whitney (Justin) Peterson, Mikala Bredeson, Shoreview, Minn., Dennis (Annie) Beedle, Dalhart, Texas and Justine Beedle, Fort Worth, Texas; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Howard (Irene) Stindle of Amery; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

A memorial service was held at the Reeve Evangelical Free Church in Reeve on Saturday, Jan. 22, with the Rev. Todd Groat officiating. Music was provided by Nancy Bergmann. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake.

Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Clear Lake was entrusted with arrangements.

Judy Ann (Christensen) Norlander

Judy Ann Norlander, 70, resident of St. Croix Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., with her husband, daughters, sons and grandchildren by her side.

Judy was born July 28, 1940, to Clarence and Gladys Christensen. She grew up in a family of nine children in Cushing. On July 20, 1957, Judy was united in marriage to Gary Norlander and they had four children.

Judy is survived by her husband, Gary; her children, Dixie (Curt) Taylor, Todd (Kathy) Norlander, Toni (Mike) Olsen, Rusty (Brenda) Norlander; nine grandchildren, Jason (April) Norlander, Jared, Jeramy, Kallyn, Kayla and Kody Norlander, Matthew (Danille) Park, Nathon Park, (Justin Musil) and Bradley Olsen; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty (Warren) Norlander, Dresser, and Ruthie Haney, Blaine, Minn.; and brother, Larry (Loretta) Christensen, Osceola.

Funeral services were held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. Croix Falls, on Friday, Jan. 21, with Pastor Eugene DeVries officiating. In spring, Judy will be laid to rest in St. Croix Falls cemetery.

The Edling Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.

Curtis L. Donald

Curtis L. Donald, 18, resident of Bone Lake Township, Frederic, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

He is survived by his parents, Dustin Donald (Lisa McCoy and Makayla) and Audry Greener (Robert Peterson, Austin and Bryanna); sister, Brittany Donald; grandparents, Joyce Greener and Al and Kathryn Donald; greatgrandma, Joyce Rose; aunts and uncles, Julie and John Amerhein, Doug and Lori Johnson, Dawn and Mike Lundsman, Tom and Darcy Binfet, Cody Donald, Clint Donald, Vince and Tonia Greener, Charlie and Lora Greener, Tony Greener and Andy Greener; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held at Luck Lutheran Church in Luck on Wednesday, Jan. 26, with the Rev. Gary Rokenbrodt officiating. Music was provided by vocalist Dana Paulsen and organist Margie Nelson. Honorary pallbearers were Jerod Buck, Ben Kufalk, Jesse Erickson, Dylan Fjorden, Kasey Ouellette, Derek Stauner, Aaron Littlefield and Neal Mellon.

A complete obituary will be published in a later issue.

As information is updated it can be found on the following Web sites: www.rowefh.com and www.wicremationcenter.com or call Bruce Rowe at 715472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with arrangements.

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Irene S. Oberg

Irene S. Oberg, 90, originally of Frederic, died Jan. 15, 2011, at the Presbyterian Home of Arden Hills, Minn.

Irene was born Feb. 16, 1920, in Frederic to G. Elis and Hulda K. Lindell. She graduated from Frederic High School and married Harlan L. Oberg on Oct, 1, 1940. They lived in the Twin Cities until her retirement from John Morell Meat Packing Co. in 1978. Irene attended Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Frederic for many years before moving to Columbia Heights in 2006 to live with her daughter, Renee.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Minnesota and Frederic for over 50 years. She volunteered driving the elderly to appointments, Meals on Wheels, helped to establish the Frederic Historical Society and held the office of president for several years.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Florence; beloved husband of 50 years, Harlan L. Oberg; and son, Garlin L. Oberg.

She is survived by children, Jane Robinson, H. Les Oberg Jr. (Vicky) and Renee Jeske; seven grandchildren, Kristine Wasson, Jill Robinson, Steven Robinson, Brian Oberg, Curtis Oberg, Dan Jeske and Angela Jeske; as well as seven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Friday, Jan. 21, at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic with the Rev. Andy McDaniel officiating. An Eastern Star Service was held.

Music was provided by Mary Lou Daeffler.

As information is updated it can be found on the following Web sites: www.rowefh.com and www.wicremationcenter.com or call Bruce Rowe at 715327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with arrangements.

Elroy M. Nelson

Elroy Murray Nelson, 70, Siren, died peacefully Jan. 18, 2011, at the Grantsburg Continuing Care Center following an 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Elroy was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 10, 1940.

He grew up in the Milltown area. He attended school at Unity as well as Frederic where he graduated in 1960. He served in the United States Navy for 10 years after graduation.

In 1982, he started Nelson’s Appliance Repair Service.

He was in business for himself for 11 years. On June 23, 1984, he married June (Bair) Juleen. He was a member of the George W. Melby Legion Post for 40 years. In October 2005, Elroy and June moved to Birchwood Manor in Siren.

Elroy was preceded in death by his father, Roy Nelson; mother, Vera (Bengston) Coen; and younger brother, Gary Nelson.

He is survived by his wife of 26-1/2 years, June; stepdaughters, Laurie Juleen of Frederic and Lynett Juleen of Webster; as well as grandsons, Matthew, Christopher and Daniel Johnson; brothers, Murrell (Joanie) Nelson of Centuria, Rodney (Elsie) Nelson of Rodgers, Minn., and Steven Williamson of Luck; sisters, Renee’ Williamson of Minnesota and Kay (Terry) Quesnel of Clear Lake; also many nieces, nephews and friends.

As per Elroy’s wishes, there will be no memorial service. His ashes will be spread in his favorite hunting woods in the spring.

Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Helen A. Quigley

Helen A. Quigley, 92, Crystal Lake, Ill., formerly of Webster, died Jan. 16, 2011.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Quigley in 2001; her sons, John, Joseph and McGee; daughter Carol; grandson, Charlie; and her parents.

She is survived by her children, Patricia Ottesen, Michelle (Charles) Bliss, Dennis (Nancy) Quigley, Gary (Linda) Quigley, William (Kathy) Quigley, Monica (Joe) Kammes, Robert (Debbie) Quigley and Jeanine Peterizze; 28 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 24, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, with Father Michael Tupa as celebrant. Interment was at St. John’s Cemetery.

Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Jacqueline Gail Schmid

Jacqueline (Jackie) Gail Schmid, 74, Centuria, died Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Society in St. Croix Falls.

Jackie was born on March 31, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Irene Boie.

It was there in South Minneapolis that she met John (Jack) Schmid though a cousin, and they married on Nov. 21, 1953. They lived in a trailer in Coon Rapids on Jack’s father’s property, but then soon moved that trailer to a park in St. Anthony Village. In July of 1954, Jack was drafted into the Army where he served during the Korean War and just four months later, their first of five sons was born.

Jackie worked at Sears during those two years that Jack was gone to make ends meet.

They decided to move out of the city and start farming.

They bought their first farm in Elk River and then made their way to a big dairy farm in Kimball. In 1983, they bought a farm in Eureka Center and then finally ended up settling down in Centuria where they’ve lived for the past 15 years.

Jackie was always a stay-at-home mom. She enjoyed bowling, rollerskating, snowmobiling, camping and boating. She was most happy when she was on or around the water. Jackie loved family gatherings more than anything.

She was preceded in death by her mother; infant daughter; son, Terry Schmid; and two great-granddaughters, Karly Jo and Abigail (in infancy).

Jackie is survived by her husband, Jack of Centuria; sons, John (Pat) Schmid of Princeton, Minn., Jim (Karen) Schmid of Blaine, Minn., Scott Schmid (Candie Mitchell) of Milltown and Mike (Lizz) Schmid of Centuria; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; brothers-inlaw, Dale (Carol) Schmid of McGregor, Minn., Steve (LoAnne) Schmid of McGregor and Gary (Sharon) Schmid of Eden Valley, Minn.; many nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends.

Funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 24, at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria. Pastor Neal Weltzin officiated the service.

Jacqueline was laid to rest at Fort Snelling Cemetery in Minneapolis following the service. Pallbearers were Jake Schmid, Scott Schmid Jr., Kyle Baumann, Mike Kopacek, Josh Kelch and Phill Murtha. For more information please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Edith Louise Peterson

Edith Louis Peterson, 91, rural Balsam Lake, died Jan. 17, 2011, at the St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Center.

Edith was born Oct. 23, 1919, in St. Paul, Minn., to Frieda C. (Syrene) and Edward Adrian Swanson. She moved to Georgetown when she was 6 months old. She grew up on the farm where her children were also raised. She still lived on the farm, but in her own house, until she entered the St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Home in 2009.

Edith was married to Alfred Peterson on June 18, 1938. She worked as a cook at the Centuria Nursing Home for three years, then transferred to Golden Age Manor in Amery, where she cooked for 10 years until she retired in 1982.

Edith was a member of the East Balsam Baptist Church, taught Sunday school, helped with Bible school, Pioneer Club and Junior Church. She also served as secretary and treasurer of the women’s work. She truly enjoyed quilting, reading and gardening.

She is survived by daughter, Mary (Keith) Ward of Cushing; sons, Donald (Debra) Peterson of Balsam Lake and David (Carolyn) Peterson of Balsam Lake; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Paul Bailey; nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred; daughter, Doris Anette (in infancy); son, Harold Peterson; daughter, Irene Bailey; grandsons, Adam, Zachary and Caleb; brothers and sisters, Frieda, Lillian, Florence, Agnes, Carl and George.

Funeral service was held at the East Balsam Baptist Church Friday, Jan. 21 with Pastor David Sollitt officiating. Music was provided by Sherri Doornink and the Men’s Quartet. Edith was laid to rest next her husband Alfred at the Georgetown Township Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nicholas Ward, Benjamin Ward, Ryan Peterson, Joey Schleusner, Dean Swenson and Randy Hughes. To express online condolences to the family, please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Melvina J. Sorenson

Melvina J. Sorenson, 95, Bone Lake Township, died peacefully in her sleep at Comforts of Home in Frederic on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

Melvina was born Aug. 9, 1915, in Clam Falls to Marion and Stella Smith and grew up in a family of five children. She graduated from Frederic High School in 1932. Melvina met Leonard Sorenson going to dances in Clam Falls and Coomer.

They were married in West Denmark in 1938. They lived in Cushing and Lewis, where she ran the telephone office until 1941.

Melvina and Leonard moved to Lombard, Ill., where they raised a family of four children, always keeping close ties to the family in Wisconsin. Melvina worked as a school cook for years. She did lots of volunteering including teaching Sunday school. After retiring in 1974, she and Leonard moved back to Leonard’s old home farm in Bone Lake where she lived until this past November.

Melvina’s joy was family and friends. Special caregivers were part of her circle of friends. She loved handiwork, word puzzles, card games and gardening.

Songbirds kept her company at the feeders by her window. She was a master cook; homemade bread, cinnamon rolls and dill pickles were her specialties.

She is survived by her children, Larry (Nancy) of Boulder, Colo., Avis (Jon) Erickson of Liberty, Mo., Bruce (Cathy) of Chippewa Falls and Mary (Gordon) Folkman of Forest Lake, Minn.; grandchildren, Neil, Mark (Molly), Diana, Chad (Naoko), Kaja (Asbjorn) and Brian; five great-grandchildren; brother, Allen (Jan) Smith; brotherin-law, Harold Owens; sister-in-law, LaVonne Smith; cousins, and many nieces and nephews.

Melvina was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; brother, John; and sisters, Hazel and Agnes.

Funeral services were held Jan. 22 at the Bone Lake Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mary Ann Bowman officiating. Music was provided by vocalist Janice Nelson and organist Sue Saarem. Interment followed at the Bone Lake Cemetery. Pallbearers assisting were Brian Folkman, Chad Folkman, Mark Sorenson, Neil Sorenson, Pete Dueholm and Wilfred Owens. Honorary pallbearers were Diana Erickson and Kaja Fallesen.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck assisted the family with arrangements.

Theodore A. Boettcher

Theodore “Ted” Alvin Boettcher, 86, St. Croix Falls, Township died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Ted was born Dec. 20, 1924, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of Anna Marie (Gerenz) and Theodore Ernest Boettcher.

He was baptized Jan. 25, 1925, by Pastor G. Ernst at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn. He was confirmed May 12, 1940, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Centuria.

Ted moved with his parents to the Deer Lake area when he was 6 years old. He made a career of farming in Polk County. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Centuria where he served on the church council. He served on the St. Croix Falls Township Board and was a past president of the Polk County 4-H Leaders Federation. He enjoyed baseball, farming and spending time with his family.

Ted is survived by his wife, Marjorie Boettcher of St. Croix Falls Township; sons, Tom Boettcher of Centuria and Tim Boettcher of St. Croix Falls Township; daughter, Ruth (Peter) Stern of River Falls; grandchildren, Brandon Henderson, Kyle Boettcher, Holly Boettcher, Sarah Stern, Kristina Stern and Michael Stern; three great-grandchildren; other family and special friends, Karlen Parrish and Debbie Johnson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his daughter, Rachel Boettcher.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Centuria. Pastor Eugene DeVries officiated the funeral service.

Ted was laid to rest next to his daughter, Rachel Boettcher, at the Oakgrove Cemetery in East Farmington.

Casket bearers were Brandon Henderson, Kyle Boettcher, Holly Boettcher, Sarah Stern, Kristina Stern, Michael Stern, John Adam and Don Hasselquist.

Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

John Jacobson

John Jacobson, 85, a resident of Siren, died Jan. 22, 2011.

Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 27, from 5 – 8 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel.

Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m., with visitation 10-11 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren. Interment will follow at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner. A full obituary will be published in a future edition. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Withholding dessert won’t change daughter’s behavior

Q: We have a 7-year-old daughter who has started stealing sweets from the kitchen. This is new behavior, and we’re at a loss about discipline for her. She’s already lost all of her dessert privileges. What else can we do?

Juli: One of the things that may be complicating your response to your daughter’s sweet tooth is that there are really two different parenting issues to deal with. The more obvious issue is your concern about your daughter’s diet. It’s natural for kids to crave sugary snacks. At 7, your daughter doesn’t have the self-control or maturity to limit her intake of unhealthy food. I wouldn’t overreact to her desire to eat sweets. Food can easily become a control issue, which can become a precursor for disordered eating in the future. Just be sure that you are modeling moderation in your own diet.

The more serious issue involving your daughter’s behavior is trust.

Sneaking is a form of deception.

That’s a big deal. Rather than scolding

Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Juli Slattery

your daughter about the sweets, I would talk seriously with her about trust in your relationship. Explain to her that if she wants something to eat, all she has to do is ask. Even though you may sometimes say “no” when she asks for a doughnut right before dinner, assure her that you will be sensitive to her needs.

Instead of disciplining her behavior with no dessert, which emphasizes the food issue, consider a consequence that has more to do with building trust in your relationship.

••• Q: Can you suggest some ways I can connect with my daughter? It’s one of my goals for the new year. She has a good relationship with her mom because they’re interested in the same “girl stuff.” But she’s just about to reach the teen years, and I want her to have a strong bond with her dad, too, especially before she

starts dating.

Jim: I can’t think of a more worthwhile New Year’s resolution. Generally speaking, the most effective thing you can do to strengthen ties with your daughter is to make time for her – in both quality and quantity. According to my friend, Dr. Kevin Leman, the bond fathers develop with their daughters during times of real conversation and connection can pay huge dividends.

This is especially true for girls in the “tween” years. Leman advises that dads with daughters in this age group “date” them on a regular basis. Showing your daughter that she’s a high priority is essential for many reasons.

For one thing, it will help her seek out men who will respect her later in life.

Affirming your daughter’s femininity and treating her special says to her, “Honey, seek out someone who will treat you right.” In other words, if you can demonstrate for your daughter what a true gentleman is like – someone who honors her, respects her and values her – she’ll be more likely to gravitate toward men like that when she enters the dating world.

On a regular basis, make an effort to take your daughter out to dinner, a

movie, a round of miniature golf, or whatever interests her. I know it’s tough, especially when you’re likely working full time and you also need to make room on your calendar to date your wife. But it’s so important.

The investment you make in your daughter now will impact her for the rest of her life.

••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com. Copyright 2010 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Distributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500.

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Wrecker - Flatbed Air Conditioning & Computerized Car Service - Cold Weather Starts Webster, Wis. 715-866-4100 Days 715-866-8364 Eves.

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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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: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; 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. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Roger Kastelle 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Contemporary Serv. 8:30 a.m.; Adult Ed & Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 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; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, Exploring Prayer 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 3 - adult 9 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. 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

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Worship Serv. 10 a.m.; Sun. School. 9 p.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN 510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. Serv. 6:30 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

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

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Parents & Toddlers 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 10 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.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:15 a.m.

Fellowship following service

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Interim Pastor Julie Brenden Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

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.

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

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.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

METHODIST

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

METHODIST

1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

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

ASSEMBLY

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 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

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

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

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. 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.

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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.

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EVANGELICAL

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.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 715-857-5411 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries 1st Sunday Service: 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursury available; Sun. School for Pre-K to 5th; Sun. School for Jr./Sr. high meet in teen center 2nd Sunday Service: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.; Nursery available; Children’s church ages 3-4

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

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 - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann Sun. School - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible 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 Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

(No child care available) Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Patrick Cox has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in first grade and the son of Tom and Valerie Cox. Patrick comes to school enthusiastic and wearing a big smile each morning. His favorite subject is math. Patrick also like computers, playing tag, popcorn and his litter sister. He is a hockey player for the Mites and would like to be a hockey player when he grows up.

Josh Underwood has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Kathy and Jon Underwood. Josh is energetic, has a good sense of humor and gets excited about things. He is involved in choir, football, basketball, track, mowing lawns and helping his grandparents. Josh enjoys hainging out with his little brother and friends, playing football and biking. He wants to join the Air Force and try to make it to NCAA.

Ray Kurkowski has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Ray and Kordi Kurkowski. Ray is very personable, a hard worker, has a positive attitude and a good sense of humor. He is involved in football, wrestling and baseball. Ray enjoys sports, hanging out with friends and fishing. He plans of going to college in the future.

The greatest influence in his life is his brother.

Gretchen Lee has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in second grade and the daughter of Michelle and Jason Lee. Gretchen is a hard worker and a great helper who is kind to all students.

She loves writing, math and her favorite game in gym is clean out your backyard. Gretchen enjoys writing make-believe stories, playing hockey and reading. She wants to be a veterinarian because she loves animals.

Kerrigan Ekholm has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Renette and Eric Ekholm. Kerrigan is pleasant, courteous, cheerful, strives to do well and is a pleasure to have in class. She is involved in volleyball. Kerrigan enjoys four-wheeling, ice fishing, going to the movies, doing crafts, drawing, reading and snowmobiling. The greatest influence in her life is her grandma.

Summer Johnson has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Scott and Karen Johnson. Summer is very energetic, cooperative, volunteers for many activities and is a very positive leader in FFA. She is involved in U.S. Aryshire Breeders Assoc., is the FFA president and a Sunday school teacher. Summer enjoys tractor pulling, showing cattle and hunting. She plans to attend UW-River Falls for ag ed.

Kullan Parks has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in third grade. Kullan loves his family and together with his sister, Annalise, plays baseball, basketball and football. Kullan also likes to play outside with his friends. He loves math and phy ed. When Kullan grows up he wants to be a football player or a carpenter.

Emma Wondra has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Chris and Lisa Wondra. Emma is a phenominal all-around student who is very focused on achieving her expectations for herself and enjoys being involved in many things. She is a very talented musician and actress. Emma is involved in theater, Forensics, volleyball, band and dance. She enjoys reading, knitting, singing and baby-sitting.

Mike Wampfler has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. He is the son of Warren and Debbie Wampfler.

Mike is involved in a lot of upperlevel classes and has maintained a great GPA. Mike looks after his younger brother and is still able to accomplish all of his class work as well as extracurricular activities. He has shown a tremendous amount of courage and maturity this past year.

Jacob Miroslaw has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. He is 4 years old and the son of Bill and Jenni Miroslaw. Jacob loves being a Tiny Tiger. He likes coloring pictures and reading books at school. He also loves playing with the building toys during free play time. Jacob likes playing with his electric train set and wants to be an engineer when he grows up.

Austin Spafford has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is in fifth grade and the son of Angela Heyer. Austin has excellent attendance and always has a smile for everyone. He works hard to complete his work. Austin is very respectful of his classmates and teachers. His interests include playing basketball, baseball, scooters and watching all sports on TV.

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Ben Kopp has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. He is a freshman and the son of Carl and Christine Kopp. Ben has a younger sister, Katherine, who is in sixth grade.

He enjoys playing sports, watching movies and hanging out with friends. He is involved in football, baseball, basketball and choir.

WEBSTER

SIREN

Bernice Taylor has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Jeff and Mary Taylor. Bernice likes basketball, baseball, football, sledding and visiting with her family. Math, spelling, phy ed and art are Bernice’s favorite classes.

Bernice would like to be either a banker or kindergarten teacher.

She is fun and considerate. This is Bernice’s first year at Siren Schools

Brittany Butler has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman and the daughter of Steve and Pam Butler. Brittany is a kind, polite, optimistic and friendly student. She helps her classmates. Brittany is involved in youth group and baby-sits.

She enjoys hanging with friends, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, fishing, hunting and being outdoors.

Brittany plans to attend college in the medical field. Her brother, Steve, is the greatest influence in her life.

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Brianna Nutter has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in kindergarten and the daughter of Jackie Erdman and Brian Nutter. Brianna is always happy and likes school.

She takes great pride in her work.

Brianna likes her many pets at home. At school Brianna likes going to gym, and this year she has mastered the monkey bars.

Nicholas Larsen has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Kevin and Terri Larsen. Nicholas is a wonderful student, classmate and person. He is very smart and always does well with his schoolwork.

Nicholas has a calm, relaxed and kind personality that makes him a pleasure to work with. He enjoys phy ed and all kinds of sports.

Nicholas is a member of Drum Line and is active in his church.

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Lillian LaVenture has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in first grade and the daughter of Dan and Sarah LaVenture. Lillian has worked hard all year. She always puts forth great effort and shows great leadership skills.

Eva Thiry has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Connie and Robert Thiry. Eva is always on time and asks for help when needed. She does a nice job sharing and has a positive attitude. Eva demonstrates respect toward herself and others. She is always doing the right thing and is careful to complete her work.

Tessa Schiller has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. She is a sophomore and the daughter of Don and Rita Bishop.

Tessa is enthusiastc, full of life and wants to learn. She is a very expressive student who always appreciates the things done for her and the opportunities put her way. Tessa works hard to achieve her goals and is very entertaining. Tessa is involved in choir, band, Forensics and is the cheerleading mascot. She enjoys playing saxophone and reading.

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Coming events

MONDAY/31

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location.

Grantsburg

Every Monday, Indianhead Barbershop Chorus

• Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s “Sleeping Beauty,” 3:45-5:30 p.m., 715-463-5165, Ext. 160.

meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Luck

Every Tuesday • Bingo at the Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 • •

• Travelogue on South Africa at the library/museum, 7 p.m.

p.m.

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 715-483-0431.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-261-7233 for location, 6-7:30 p.m.

Taylors Falls, Minn.

• Bloodmobile at the community center, 1-7 p.m., 651257-4165.

FEBRUARY TUESDAY/1

Every Thursday, Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612205-2321.

Clam Falls

JANUARY

• Coffee hour at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

THURSDAY/27

Siren

WEDNESDAY/2

• Middle school solo/ensemble at the school, 2:30 p.m.

Grantsburg

• AODA Showcase event fundraiser for area post-prom party at high school auditorium, 7 p.m., bergstrome@frederic.k12.wi.us.

Frederic

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.1 p.m.

Luck

Siren

• Showing of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the museum, 7 p.m.

• Heart of the Farm - Women in Agriculture Conference at The Lodge at Crooked Lake. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 715635-3506, 800-528-1914.

Siren • Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Open 1:30 p.m. Distribution 2 p.m.

FRI. & SAT./28 & 29 St. Croix Falls

• “Blather, Blarney and Balderdash: Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle” at the elementary school.

Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. 3 & 7 p.m.

FRIDAY/28 Frederic

• Booster Club is having a taco dinner at the high school, 5-7 p.m.

Siren • Fish fry at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

SATURDAY/29 Amery

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Register 7-9:15 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., 715-268-7390.

• William Kent Kreuger at the public library, 10:30 a.m.

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

St. Croix Falls • Advance directives informational session at the medical center, 10-11:30 a.m., 715-483-0431.

Snow and ice provide a chilling dimension to one of the rock faces along the St. Croix River near the Interstate 35 bridge between Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls. - Photo by Gary King

Atlas • Suzy Q’s fishing contest on Long Trade, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-648-5223.

Danbury • Lions ice-fishing contest on Burlingame Lake, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-244-3403.

Luck • Polk Burnett Farmers Union meeting at Oakwood Inn, 11 a.m.

Webster • Senior potluck at the senior center, noon.

Wolf Creek

SUNDAY/30 Amery

• St. Joseph Church’s ice-fishing contest on North Twin Lake & chicken dinner at the church. Adult fishing contest 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; kids contest 7 a.m.-noon; dinner 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Siren • 2011 Siren Destination Wedding Fair at The Lodge at Crooked Lake, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-349-8399, www.visitsiren.com.

• Cub Scout Pack 564’s 5th-annual Youth Fishing Fun Day at Big Doctors Lake, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-220-7314.

THURSDAY/3 Amery

• Cabin Fever Hoedown at Centennial Hall, 11:45 a.m.

Sign up by Feb. 1.

Balsam Lake • Fourth-grade concert at Unity School, 2:30 p.m.

Grantsburg • AARP tax help for homestead only, at the library, 715463-2244.

St. Croix Falls • Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

• Bringing Up Baby class at St. Croix River Medical Center, 6-7 p.m., 715-483-0431, sarah.shaw@scrmc.org.

FRI. & SAT./4 & 5 Grantsburg

• Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m., 715-463-5165, Ext. 160.

• Coyote hunt at Wolf Creek Bar. Preregister by Jan. 28, 715-483-9255.

Grantsburg Chorale is invited to sing in London

Singers in the Grantsburg area have an amazing opportunity available to them

GRANTSBURG - The Grantsburg community chorale has been invited to travel to England to perform. Britain in 2012 will be a year to remember as London is host country for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.

Simon Carrington, one of the founding members of the King’s Singers, is directing a mass choir in Southwark Cathedral, and Grantsburg singers can be part of it.

Linda Benge, director of the Grantsburg Chorale, has been invited to bring performers to England. The group will fly out of Minneapolis on Dec. 27, travel and rehearse in the Bristol area for several days,

Simon Carrington, one of the founding members of the King’s Singers, will be directing a mass choir.

spend New Year’s in London, and sing in the 1,000year-old cathedral located on the south bank of the Thames River on Jan. 2. Kingsway International Concerts is making arrangements for the group. They sponsored similar concerts in Sydney and Beijing for the 2000 and 2008 Olympics also.

“Everything we learn about the potential trip is exciting,” says Benge.

“Simon

The interior of the Southwark Cathedral where the Grantsburg Chorale will perform.

Bristol Cathedral. – Photos submitted Carrington is world renowned. I have met him, and have great respect for his musicianship, and he should be a really fun director to work with. The group has time for sight-seeing, including visiting Stonehenge, ancient Roman baths, as well as famous London sites like the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben - many wonderful places. We also spend time rehearsing, as well as having the chance to have our own individual concert. After the chorale went to New York City in 2008, one of the singers stated that being in the city as a performer was much more satisfying than being there as a tourist. We had a different focus and it was unforgettable. I think this

trip will be even more amazing.”

Anyone who is interested in singing should contact Benge right away, as the down payment for the trip should be received by Feb. 5. The easiest place to contact Benge is at the Grantsburg High School music department, 715-463-5165 ext. 202 or lbeng@grantsburg.k12.wi.us .

The Grantsburg Chorale is open to anyone in high school or older. If there are singers who are now in college, or living other places, they are flexible about rehearsals and can provide learning CDs to help prepare for the concert. Rehearsals will not begin until June. - submitted