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Spyglasses in hand, Isaac Lee and Sterling McKinley were "on the case" solving mysteries at Grantsburg Elementary School last week. The second-graders and their classmates became "Reading Detectives" during Let's Read Week. The fun-filled week of activities included students reading mystery books and using clues to solve mystery games, all while developing better reading skills. More photos in Currents section. Photo by Priscilla Bauer

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WPCA FM programmer and general manager Bob Zank says the station’s days are likely numbered, “barring a miracle,” due to a bank decision that may leave the station few options but going “dark.” - Photo by Greg Marsten

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Amery radio station facing possible closure; WPCA FM either a victim of bank buyout foibles or broke their own loan terms

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer AMERY – “Barring some sort of last-minute miracle, we’ll be off the air on March 18,” stated WPCA-FM general manager and programmer Bob Zank.

Zank said that due to a money judgment from a civil suit filed last

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Peacock returns for Festival’s 2011 season

ST. CROIX FALLS - Festival Theatre’s 2011 season features five plays and 10 concerts, including the return of musician Alice Peacock - who has ties to the area - in June. “Our season subscriptions are sold through a flex pass package that allows for many options in scheduling your shows,” says Pam Koch, who leads the patron services team at Festival. 2011 is the 22nd consecutive season at Festival and the Theatre Series will feature a production in March with “Heroes” and then kick into high gear in June with “Once Alice Peacock Upon a Mattress.” The summer months will also see “The Lady with All the Answers” on stage, welcoming back Meg Merckins as Ann Landers. For fall, “The Mystery of Irma Vepp” will run for the month of October and “Inspecting Carol” and “A Caddie Woodlawn Christmas” will be on stage for the holidays. In addition, the Youth and Family Theatre Series will offer “Cinderella” in April and “The Hobbit” in September. A new arts education program for high school students will see “Suessical the Musical” on stage in July and August. Though the 2011 Music Series is still being finalized, Festival will present Story Hill in April, Green Tea and Alice Peacock in June, The Sirens of the 60s in August, and Randy Sabien in October, among others. Go to the Web site at festivaltheatre.org or call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002. - submitted

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Mama D’s tradition to start in Balsam Lake

BALSAM LAKE – A new tradition is starting in Balsam Lake, but it is a continuation of a much older one born in Minneapolis.

Geno D’Agostino, son of the legendary Minneapolis restaurateur and cookbook author Mama D, has decided to bring his mother’s generous Minneapolis tradition to Polk County. Mama D, who died in 2009, started her St. Joseph’s Day feast in 1966 to honor a vow she made when her husband was seriously ill. She promised that if God let her husband live she would celebrate St. Joseph’s Day. Even though her husband died, she decided to honor her favorite saint anyway. Every March 19, from the 1960s to the early ‘80s, she cooked up a delicious Italian spread at her eldest son Sam’s restaurant in Dinkytown and offered the public a free meal. The event drew thousands. She explained that St. Joseph’s Day is the day when the rich open their houses to the

Giovanna D’Agostino, also known as Mama D, held a St. Joseph’s Day Feast in Minneapolis for many years, offering a free meal to anyone who wanted it. Now her son, Geno D’Agostino, is carrying on the tradition in Balsam Lake. - Photo by Cheryl Meyer, StarTribune.com. poor. While the feast is provided with the poor in mind, with the option of a freewill donation, much of the crowd often hardly qualifies as poor. The St. Joseph’s Day celebration provides a great opportunity for giving and community involve-

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Corey James Nadeau Jr. became one lucky baby after a harrowing accident on Hwy. 35

ST. CROIX VALLEY - The latest edition of the life, arts and entertainment publication The Valley Wire features the top 16 local festivals in its early March edition, now on newstands. We won’t give away the top picks (made by selected members of the Wire’s staff) but encourage local residents to check to see if their community celebration - or their favorite celebration - made the list. In reference to one local celebration, the Wire’s article says, “The parade is so good and so large it shuts down a portion of a major U.S. highway and bridge in two states and steams state troopers like nothing short of dark windows and 9 miles over.”

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by Gary King Leader editor POLK COUNTY - Birth listings usually don’t get mixed up with the accident reports.

But one little newborn will be able to tell the story someday of how a highway accident led up to his birth one snowy, windy night - as March roared in like a lion in more ways than one.

Last Tuesday evening, March 1, Corey Nadeau and his eightmonth-pregnant fiancee, Jessica Kiggins, both 21, of Lewis, were on their way to St. Croix Regional Medical Center, thinking they may be welcoming a new baby – three weeks before their due date.

But around 11 p.m., as they drove south on an icy Hwy. 35 and neared Hwy. 8, an oncoming vehicle slid sideways into their path and a head-on collision occurred. A third vehicle following them couldn’t stop in time and slid into the ditch, overturning as it left the highway.

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Corey James Nadeau Jr. was born hours after a harrowing accident on icy roads posed a threat to his debut in this world. His smile tells the world he’s a lucky boy. Photo submitted

Corey, the father. “He is healthy and well, Jessica and I only had minor injuries and we were all released on Saturday night.”

The one downside of the story, according to Corey, is that their ‘97 red Camaro - a vehicle they had just purchased three days earlier and hadn’t insured yet was totaled in the crash. It’s not the best part of the story but overall, it’s just a footnote, he said.

“Our family is doing good and we’re healthy - that to me is the most important part.”

of the crash and basic information - but no names - as it went to press last Wednesday.

Fortunately, no one involved in the incident was seriously hurt but Nadeau and Kiggins were among those taken by ambulance to the hospital - and sure enough, a few hours later a baby was born - Corey James Nadeau Jr. And there was one ironic twist.

“We thought she was in labor but turns out it was a kidney stone and she wouldn’t have had to have him that night,” said

The 1997 Camaro driven by Corey Nadeau following the crash on the evening of March 1. The accident, which involved two other vehicles, produced no life-threatening injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. Photo from Polk Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

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The celebration is set for Sunday, March 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. All are invited to take part in this ecumenical meal. - with submitted information

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LUCK - Marjorie Hunt, registered nurse, director of nursing at the United Pioneer Home, has a dream of seeing a homemade day quilt at the foot of each of the 50 beds in the new United Pioneer Home, which holds its open house in October. “If we all pitch in, it can happen,” she said. Tied quilts should measure 60 by 80 inches. Use washable cotton-type remnants for a homey look.

Make adequate seams to withstand laundering. Use poly-fiber for filler. Label your quilt if you like. Drop off your quilt at the UPH office and mark it “Day Quilt.” - with submitted information ••• SIREN - Ruby’s Royal Serenade will be held Saturday, March 19, at Ruby’s Second Hand in Siren. Girls looking for prom dresses are welcome. For more information call 715-3497253. - with submitted information ••• OSCEOLA – The Osceola Library is surveying the community to better understand thoughts and attitudes about the library as it currently is and what it might be in the future. The brief survey is available online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ inter-countyleader. Paper copies are available at the library and at many local businesses. - submitted ••• BALSAM LAKE - The Balsam Lake office of the American Red Cross still has two openings for CNA classes being held in the Balsam Lake office. Classes begin Monday, March 21 and you must preregister. Please call Terry Anderson for more information at 715-485-3025. - submitted ••• RICE LAKE - Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College offers Continuing Education courses covering a large variety of topics at locations all over Northwest Wisconsin. Starting soon is a three-session opportunity learning how to make a Boston Common quilt at the Rice Lake Campus. Quilting: Boston Common (26930) will be offered on Thursdays, March 24-April 7, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost of the class is $41.50 and a senior fee is available for $22.75.

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by WITC adjunct instructor Diann Raymond, the owner of the Busy Bobbin quilt shop in Rice Lake. The focus of the class will be learning new techniques to sew up an old traditional strippieced quilt design. A supply list will be provided at the first session. There are many other continuing education courses being offered this winter and early spring. To get a complete list of courses and their locations or to register online, log on to witc.edu/search, or by calling 715-234-7082 or 800-243-9482, Ext. 5409 or 5410 for more information concerning WITC Continuing Education classes. VISA, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted for payment. - from WITC ••• SPOONER – On Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m., the Moody Chorale will be presenting a springtime concert of sacred choral music at the Spooner High School auditorium. Founded in 1946 in Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute, the Moody Chorale has long been established as one of the leading collegiate choral organizations in the United States specializing in sacred music.

Their repertoire includes a broad range of music chosen from all periods of music history. The chorale tours the United States twice each year as well as occasional overseas tours. Come join them for a night of uplifting sacred choral music. There is no charge for admission. - submitted

Recall action started against Harsdorf

Local Dems join statewide recall effort

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Possible June recall election for 16 senators

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer POLK COUNTY – State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf and the other 15 senators elected in 2008 are facing the possibility of recall elections in June.

The recall process has started against eight Republicans and eight Democrats.

In each of the 16 Senate districts, volunteers have 60 days to collect about 15,000 signatures of qualified voters. If enough valid signatures are collected within 60 days, a recall election will be held on the Tuesday of the sixth week after the petitions are filed.

The Harsdorf recall was registered on March 2, so the recall election could happen on June 7 or 14. Volunteers in the 10th Senate District will need to collect 15,744 signatures of voters living in the district by the cutoff time of April 30. If the recall election is held, Harsdorf will automatically be a candidate. Other candidates will need to file. If more than one candidate files for ei-

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ther party, a primary election will be held on the sixth Tuesday after the filing date, and the general election will be held four weeks later.

A recall election can be initiated after an elected official has been in office for one year after their most recent election. Senators elected in 2008 can be recalled now, but no one elected in 2010 could face a recall until next year. That includes Sen. Bob Jauch, all assembly members and Gov. Scott Walker.

Possible recalls The Wisconsin Senate has 33 members who serve four-year

terms. The 16 senators elected in 2008 represent the even-numbered districts, 2 through 32. The eight Republicans in the group are Harsdorf, Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling, Luther Olsen, Randy Hopper, Glenn Grothman, Mary Lazich and Dan Kapanke. The Democrats are Lena Taylor, Spencer Coggs, Jim Holperin, Mark Miller, Robert Wirch, Julie Lassa, Fred Risser and Dave Hansen.

Four of the 2008 elections were very close. That includes three Republicans, Darling, Hopper and Kapanke and Democrat Holperin. Darling won with 50.46 percent of the vote, Hopper with 50.05 percent. Kapanke with 51.38 percent and Holperin with 51.21 percent. Seven of the 16 ran unopposed in the 2008 election. That includes Democrats Taylor, Coggs, Miller and Risser and Republicans Cowles, Olsen and Lazich.

Harsdorf defeated Democrat Alison Page in 2008, taking 56.40 percent of the vote in the 10th Senate District. The district includes Burnett County from Webster south, most of Polk County, St. Croix County, half of Pierce County and part of Dunn County.

Polaris employees to share $13.6 million in profit sharing

MEDINA, Minn. - Nearly a week after beginning layoffs of nearly 500 workers at its Osceola parts plant, Polaris Industries announced this week that it would continue its 29-year tradition of profit sharing.

The Twin Cities based maker of snowmobiles, off-road vehicles and Victory motorcycles said more than $13.6 million of its profits from 2010 will be split among its 2,250 hourly Polaris employees in a cash payment.

The company’s 2010 sales totaled just shy of $2 billion.

On average, the employees will receive nearly 19 percent of their annual pay base. Polaris said it also will distribute profitsharing payments to all of its full-time salaried employees.

Additionally, the company said, all Polaris employees will participate in the distribution of $8.1 million worth of Polaris stock that is contributed to their retirement plan.

“We delivered strong performance and posted record results in 2010, and it feels good to reward the hard work and dedication of

our employees,” said Polaris CEO Scott Wine. “It is fundamental to our culture that all employees share in the success they worked so diligently to create.”

Polaris announced last May that it was leaving Osceola, with plans to phase out operations there “over the next 18 to 24 months.”

However, the company gave information to the state Department of Workforce Development in December that it would start laying off workers March 1, and the cuts will come in phases over a six-month period, meaning their departure could be complete before the end of summer, less than 18 months after making the announcement. The company indicated it is taking steps “to minimize job loss and help employees with the transition.”

Their notice also stated that 484 jobs will be cut in Osceola, where it makes components for its products. It was initially projected that more than 500 jobs would be lost with the plant shutdown. Some Polaris employees may find positions with

Kapco Metal Stamping, a Grafton company which purchased the stamping and press operation at Osceola from Polaris, promising to create 50 to 60 jobs. Many of those jobs may go to Polaris employees but were open to other applicants as well.

It’s unclear whether any, or how many, of the Polaris employees would transfer to the company facilities at either Roseau, Minn., or Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Kapco began operations last week in its new plant.

Polaris is moving much of its Osceola operation to a plant the company has built near Monterrey, Mexico. Wine has said the decision to move to Mexico was to be closer to high-demand markets in the southern United States and other potential global markets.

Labor costs in Mexico will be approximately one-third of what they were in Osceola. - Gary King with file reports and information from www.star-tribune.com

Medical condition may have caused death prior to crash

Arthur J. Kruse, 79, Centuria, died from an apparent medical-induced crash that occurred late morning on Monday, March 7, north of Milltown in the town of Luck. Polk County Sheriff's officials and the medical examiner's office believe the man may have died prior to the crash, which occurred on 170th Street, north of 240th Avenue. The person shown walking on the road in the photo is Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Tamara Larson. - Photo by Greg Marsten

POLK COUNTY - Unhappy with Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has initiated recall campaigns against eight Republican state senators, including the 10th District’s Sheila Harsdorf.

Efforts are already under way to gather the required signatures within the 60-day time period prescribed by state law.

For a recall effort to be successful, petitions must be submitted containing signatures equal to 25 percent of the votes cast for governor in the last election. That means Democrats and their supporters in the 10th Senate District need to collect a minimum of 15,500 signatures by the end of April – about 250 each and every day. If they succeed, a new election would be held sometime this summer.

“It’s a daunting task,” admitted Polk County Democratic Party Chair Lowell Enerson of Osceola. “We wouldn’t be doing it if we didn’t think it was absolutely necessary.”

Harsdorf told a pro-Walker audience gathered Saturday at the Best Western motel in Hudson that it was too late to amend Walker’s so-called Budget Repair Bill, which she voted for as a member of the Joint Finance Committee.

In addition to taking away collective bargaining rights for public employees, the bill contains a provision allowing the Department of Administration to sell off between 30 and 40 stateowned power plants without seeking competitive bids. This has been construed by Walker’s opponents as a gift to Koch Industries, whose owners contributed generously to the governor’s election campaign.

“We’re getting a glimpse of what Wisconsin will look like if big money is allowed to decide our elections for us,” said Enerson. “You don’t create jobs by taking money out of the pockets of middle-class wage-earners.”

Democrats understand the need for fiscal restraint, he said, but don’t think enough has been asked of big corporations and the very wealthy.

Those interested in learning more about the recall effort may call 715-557-1127 or email recall_harsdorf@ymail.com.

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SCF man cited for not installing an IID

ST. CROIX FALLS - Kyle Hawkins, 24, St. Croix Falls, was pulled over by a police officer on Friday, March 4, at about 7 a.m.

Hawkins’ vehicle didn’t have current registration. He also did not have a driver’s license or insurance for the vehicle.

Hawkins also said he could not afford to install his court-ordered ignition interlock device.

He was charged with operating after revocation and was cited for nonregistration, operating without insurance and failure to install an IID. He was taken to jail. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Rally before Polk County Board meeting

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Supervisors to start day with planning session

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The highlight of the March meeting of the Polk County Board might be the courthouse rally being called before the evening session of the board on Tuesday, March 15. A flyer for the rally calls for people to gather in the parking lot at 4:30 p.m. and move inside the government center at 6:30 p.m. It says the rally is about “our county, our families, our businesses and our community” and asks people to bring signs. The sponsor of the rally is not mentioned on the flyer.

The county board members will start their meeting at 1 p.m. for a work session to look at the financial state of the county and the impact of the governor’s budget.

The supervisors will start to identify priorities for 2012, a year when a monetary shortfall for the county was projected before the governor announced cuts in program fund. County Administrator Dana Frey has asked the supervisors to look at every program within each department to see what is working.

The board members will end the afternoon session in closed session talking about negotiating strategies for the upcoming contract talks. Polk County employees represented by unions are in the last year of a three-year contract which in-

cluded annual wages increases of just under 3 percent for 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Nonunion management employees have not had base wage increases for 2010 and 2011. Contracts this year would be affected by the governor’s proposal that employees pay a larger portion of their health insurance premiums and half of their retirement plan. In the past, workers often took benefit increases instead of wage increases.

The closed session might end about the time the rally is getting under way. The supervisors will break for dinner and begin the regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. The evening session will start with a period for public comment. The comment period is limited to 30 minutes but can be

extended.

The meeting itself is mainly reports.

There are only four resolutions on the agenda, mostly routine actions like allocating dog license funds and voiding old and uncashed checks.

An attempt was made to call a special board meeting on Thursday, March 3.

Thirteen supervisors petitioned that meeting, asking for discussion about restructuring, resizing and reclassifying positions, looking at unfunded expenses for the 2012 budget and discussing the governor’s budget repair bill. That meeting was canceled when two of the 13 supervisors, Herschel Brown and Kim O’Connell, withdrew their support.

by Tammi Milberg Leader staff writer DRESSER – The village board in Dresser heard a presentation from Habitat for Humanity at the Monday, March 7, board meeting. Eric Kube, director of Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity serving Polk and Burnett counties, gave the board an overview of what Habitat has done, future opportunities and the ReStore in St. Croix Falls.

Kube stated that to date Habitat has built 20 homes. Four of them are in Polk County and 16 of them are in Burnett County. He explained that the program is newer to Polk County than in Burnett and that is why there are fewer homes in Polk County. Kube explained that Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that

helps build affordable homes for families that meet income and sweat equity partnership requirements. “In the end, we become the mortgage holder,” said Kube.

“The loans are zero interest, and the homeowner usually pays around $500 a month.” Kube said the goal for Habitat is to be a long-term solution for homelessness.

“We don’t give homes away,” said Kube. “We are also looking for volunteers, donations of money, land, building materials and professional services.”

Kube stated that Habitat is gearing up for the grand opening of the ReStore, a store which sells new and donated building materials including lumber, lighting, appliances, doors, windows and more.

The ReStore is having their grand opening

on March 26. The ReStore is located on Hwy. 8 in St. Croix Falls in the former Fleet Supply building. The DIY Network is coming out in the morning on Saturday, March 26 for the grand opening. There are door prizes all day and a free lunch will be provided. There are 13 pallets of donated items coming from 3M. Kube stated that Habitat is rolling out another program called a Brush of Kindness. The program will help homeowners who may have smaller home repairs, such as someone who may not be able to afford to paint the exterior of a home and may need some help.

In other business, the board approved Barb Williamson to work four to six hours a week for six months to help out with the parks part time.

The Dresser Neighborhood Watch is hosting the annual Easter egg hunt which has grown to an event that attracts over 200 kids. The village donated $150 toward the hunt in the past. This year the board upped the ante to $200. The hunt will be held at the Dresser Hall Saturday, April 23.

The board also approved a license for the Dresser Lions Club to sell fermented malt beverages at the DOG Fire annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 16.

Reminders that the spring election is Tuesday, April 5, and that all dog owners in the village need to have their dogs licensed by Thursday, March 31, were stated at the meeting.

Dresser trustees filled in on ReStore and Habitat

Bremer Foundation donates $35,000 to new St. Croix Falls ReStore Grand opening set for March 26

ST. CROIX FALLS - The Otto Bremer Foundation recently donated $35,000 toward the new ReStore that Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity is opening in St. Croix Falls.

WRHFH Executive Director Eric Kube said, “We are so excited about starting up the ReStore and so grateful that the Bremer Foundation is supporting it at this level. It’s such a great opportunity for us to grow our mission of building homes for families who need them in Polk and Burnett counties.

“The ReStore will be providing a place for our community to recycle furniture, appliances and building materials, keeping those things out of the landfill. Not to mention we’ll be offering a place where folks can get a tax write-off for donating items they don’t need; and, of course, creating a place where everyone can shop and find great deals!”

The ReStore grand opening is set for Saturday, March 26. The public is invited to join Habitat as they celebrate the event and officially open their doors to begin selling new and used donated materials.

Hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free food, door prizes, and a live radio broadcast from 9 – 11 a.m.

Amy Matthews, host of the DIY net-

work television show “Sweat Equity,” will be on hand. Share in the excitement and find a treasure to take home. There will be a lot of items for sale including hot tubs, pedestal sinks, desks, couches, TVs, doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, mirrors and much more. All proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity to sustain and grow their mission of building homes for – and with – families who need them in Polk and Burnett counties.

The ReStore is at 2201 Hwy. 8 in St.

Croix Falls, in the former Fleet Supply building. Call 715-483-2700 for more information.

deice roads for three years. A recent article in Agri-View pointed out the win/win results of this. F&A Dairy in Dresser was hauling the waste brine to Duluth for disposal. The highway department was paying an increasing amount for salt for snow and ice removal. Emil “Moe” Norby worked out the idea of using the brine, with a high salt content, as a deicing product. The DNR reviewed the idea and gave its approval. The result. The county gets a better deice product that stays in place on the highway and helps clear icy roads better. The county saves 30 to 40 percent on its salt cost. F&A saves about $10,000 a year by not trucking the waste.

Highway Commissioner Steve Warndahl said highway departments are

studying the impact that the Wisconsin budget packages might have on the county highway programs. Among the many pieces of the Madison package, two items were mentioned. The governor wants to shift part of the employees pension plan contribution to each employee.

The county now covers all that cost. This would save the highway department $113,000 a year, Warndahl estimates. And the state wants to reduce its transportation aid 10 percent. That would cost the county $120,000. This is almost a wash with the county coming out on the losing end.

“We are just getting going on a decent road program,” committee member Larry Voelker said. “The people appreciate that.

About Bremer The Otto Bremer Foundation is a charitable trust which uses the earnings from its assets to support nonprofit organizations. A majority of its assets are invested in Bremer Financial Corporation, the ownership of which is shared with Bremer bank employees. In accordance with the

LEFT: The Otto Bremer Foundation presents $35,000 to the new ReStore on Hwy. 8, operated by the Wild River Habitat for Humanity chapter. Shown (L to R) are: David Sandmann, ReStore manager; Jen Olander, a soon-to-be Habitat homeowner after the Amery build this summer, Jim Richison, Bremer business banker, Amery, presenting the check; Eric Kube, executive director of Habitat; and Carolyn Stone, Habitat board member and fundraising chair.- Photos submitted principles set forth in the trust agreement, the mission of the Otto Bremer Foundation is to assist people in achieving full economic, civic and social participation in and for the betterment of their communities. Beneficiaries must reside in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, with preference given to those in regions served by Bremer banks. - submitted

Polk Highway Department looks at state budget effects on operations More praise for cheese brine as deicer

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County Highway Committee held its monthly meeting Thursday, March 3. Much of the meeting focused on department finances for the coming year, 2012 and the effect the state budget adjustments might have on the county. But there was time to share another bit of praise for the county’s use of cheese brine.

The county has been using cheese brine, a waste product of cheese making, to

Now we might go back to the old low levels of roads.”

Warndahl said the department is measuring the level of service offered to the residents and measuring what reduced funding would do to snow/ice removal in the winter and road maintenance in the summer. He said it is an issue of best business practices. For example, how long can you run a truck before it is replaced? This is a balance of repair costs and trade-in values. And how much more does it cost in the future to repair a road that is not maintained? Warndahl said you can only kick the can down the road so many times.

Unity struggles with anticipated revenue cuts

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A short agenda meant a short meeting for the Unity School Board Tuesday evening, March 8.

One of the main agenda items was discussion of the state’s proposed budget, which includes both a lower revenue limit and less state aid for schools.

The state budget bill, said district Administrator Brandon Robinson, “will have a very significant impact on local schools.”

The state of Wisconsin sets a revenue cap limiting the amount of property tax that can be assessed by a school district. According to Robinson, the proposed state budget would reduce the school’s revenue limit by 5.5 percent in both 2012 and 2013.

In addition, general state aid is anticipated to be reduced by 8.4 percent in 2012 and 7.7 in 2013.

Robinson told the board that preliminary forecasts for Unity show a reduction in the revenue limit by about $639,564 for the next school year. In late February the board also learned that the anticipated reduction in state aid would be about $500 per student, for a total of $226,000.

“There will need to be some reductions in programming or staffing to address the decrease in revenue,” Robinson reported. “In addition to the decreased revenue amount, there will likely need to be further reductions that offset fixed costs increases.”

The administrative team and school board are currently reviewing costs to increase efficiencies, but are

hoping to make as little impact on student services as possible.

“Unity School District has long practiced the approach of working to make reductions that impact the classroom and educational programming as little as possible,” Robinson said.

Maintaining strong fiscal stewardship while continuing to offer “educational programming of the highest quality” is the district’s intent, he said.

The district is already beginning to put together the 2011-12 budget, and staff reductions may be considered in late spring to prepare for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

Open enrollment Robinson encouraged parents of students who have applied to open enroll in or out of the Unity School District to research the schools they are considering. School districts in this area are good, said Robinson, and families should investigate to find what is best for their students.

During the open enrollment period in February, the district received 138 applications from district students to enroll in a different school, and 73 applications from students in other districts to open enroll at Unity. Of the 138 applications to open enroll out of the district, 89 are from students currently open enrolled to other schools.

Of those seeking to open enroll to Unity, 46 are currently Unity students.

The number of applications to open enroll out of the district is inflated, said Robinson, because each student can apply to three different schools. Historically, he said, many of the students who apply to open enroll out of the

district stay at Unity, while most of those who apply to open enroll in actually decide to attend Unity.

Parents must decide by June where their child will enroll.

Other business • The long-range planning and building committee is in the process revising the district’s long-range plan that will include plans for facilities, maintenance, district vehicle replacement, and a teaching and learning pathway.

Once the revisions are complete, the plan will be brought to the board for approval.

• Discussions are still under way with St. Croix Regional Medical Center to develop collaborative programming that would bring “new and innovative” opportunities to Unity students and the community, Robinson reported. Ideas will eventually be brought to the school board for consideration.

• The board accepted the resignation of middle school football coach Brian Collins. Collins said in his letter of resignation that he was resigning from coaching to focus on his fall science program, for which he has received grants for after school and off campus.

• Plans were presented for summer school, which will take place June 13-30. The program will include both academic enrichment/remediation opportunities as well as activities such as swimming lessons, preparing for achievement at the next grade level and participating in Prairie Fire Theatre’s “Snow White.” The summer school activities were approved with flexibility for modification.

JoAnn Hallquist asked why the county museum, the former courthouse in downtown Balsam Lake, was not included in the renewable energy study [answer: study staffer Tim Anderson did not know about the museum].

Hallquist also said that after remodeling, the museum is much colder in the winter and is unavailable for use by researchers.

Property Director Deb Peterson said the agreement between the county and the museum calls for heating only during the summer/fall tourist season. She said it is hard to justify turning on the heat for the occasional use of a few people.

DNR forester Paul Heimstead gave an overview of the county forest financial assistance received from the state.

The state pays half the wages and benefits of the county forester, Jeremy Koslowski. It makes no-interest loans to help run the operations of the forestry department. Those loans are paid back out of the proceeds from county forest timber sales. And the state has grant programs for special projects such as the purchase of Maki Lake. The

county forest, with land for hunting, hiking and horse trails, is one of the few county operations that generates money for the general fund.

The recycling center on Hwy. 8 also makes money on some of its operations. Peterson said the center is sharing an oil filter crusher with the highway department and has been a drop-off point for used oil filters for years. Peterson said the center has the funds to keep operating for a year if the governor cuts state funding for recycling.

Peterson said the department is talking to Northwestern Wisconsin Electric about ways to reduce utility costs at the justice center. She also noted that they are delamping the lighting in the government center, cutting down the amount of light to lower electric usage.

There were no reports from the register of deeds and nothing on parks (“they are closed”), the fairgrounds or the status of repairs on the highway building. And with no suggestions for future agenda items and no committee comments, the meeting closed.

Good year for snowmobiles, reducing energy costs

Polk property committee covers range of topics

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Polk County governing committee with the longest name, the property, forestry and recreation committee, held its first meeting in two months on Monday, March 7. The committee oversees the department with the longest name, the parks, forestry, buildings and solid waste department, as well as the register of deeds, the county museum and the fairgrounds.

Despite all that territory to cover, the committee had very little to cover since it last met Jan. 3, and the meeting was over in an hour and a half.

One bright note was mentioned at the start, this was a record year for snowmobile use. The trails were open longer and more continuously than at any time in the past.

Liljenberg named TF 2010 Steward of the Year

by Tammi Milberg Leader Staff Reporter TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city of Taylors Falls honored one of its citizens Feb. 28 at the city council meeting. Jack Liljenberg was named the St. Croix River Valley Steward of the Year for 2010. Each year the cities of St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls select someone from each respective community to honor as a person of stewardship for the river valley. The award started when the National Park Service presented such an award to the cities of St. Croix Falls and Taylors Falls for the work both cities did to prevent an overhead powerline from running through both river-city downtowns in a legal battle that lasted from 1998 to 2001, resulting in a mediated agreement with Xcel Energy to bury the powerlines in the downtowns. This outcome was dubbed a victory for the small cities and their residents. This effort of protection of the aesthetic and natural beauty of the two cities was recognized by the National Park Service when stewardship awards were presented to each city. The mayors of both cities at that time, Mayor Loren Caneday from Taylors Falls and Mayor Terry Lundgren from St. Croix Falls determined that, like the park service, the cities should recognize their people behind the scenes who help protect, preserve and promote the St. Croix River Valley by designating a stewardship award. Each city has carried out this presentation over the years.

The Taylors Falls presentation to Jack Liljenberg was worded as follows: “Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary defines stewardship as the conducting, supervising or managing of something; especially: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care. Jack Liljenberg literally takes to heart the role of stewardship when it comes to the history of Taylors Falls. Whether the question is of great importance to many or of an inconsequential nature to anyone other than the person asking, Jack is able to provide a detailed depiction of the precise facts, oftentimes without conducting much outside research. He has an enormous amount of knowledge stored in his intellect and he has an amazing personal pictorial archive. If research is needed, you can find him at the Chisago County Courthouse pulling tomes from the shelves in the recorder’s office, smiling as he peruses every word to satisfy his hunger for the facts. Wit and humor and history go hand in hand for Jack and he’s eager to share all, or any of the three, with anyone who asks. He is a very talented writer, au-

Jack Liljenberg (left) holds his plaque for 2010 St. Croix River Valley Stewardship Award. Pictured right is Taylors Falls Mayor Michael Buchite holding the plaque that is displayed in city hall with all the stewards’ names posted for each year. Liljenberg was presented with the honor at the Feb. 28 Taylors Falls City Council meeting. – Photo submitted

thoring the ‘Stumbling Down Memory Lane’ in the city’s newsletter since 2003.

“Jack was born and raised in Taylors Falls. His uncles, Kenneth and Harry Ekdahl, and his mother Minnie were instrumental in creating the first Wannigan Days celebration in 1958. His uncles built the wannigan for the parade, and Jack can share many wonderful stories of riding with his uncles to parades all over Minnesota and Wisconsin with the wannigan pulled behind their station wagon. As the stewardship award recipient, Jack will be honored as the grand marshall of the 2011 Wannigan Day parade. Jack truly has continued the tradition of the Ekdahl-Liljenberg family by preserving so much history of Taylors Falls, artifacts and photos. We consider him as the city’s official historian, and refer calls to him whenever the need arises. We believe Jack Liljenberg has earned the right to be selected and honored as the Taylors

Falls 2010 Stewardship Award recipient. On behalf of the citizens of the city of Taylors Falls, we offer to you our humble and heartfelt appreciation for all that you have done and continue to do to preserve and promote the history of Taylors Falls.”

In other business, the council approved posting for a seasonal position with public works. During the 2011 budgeting process, the public works council liaisons proposed to increase the number of hours for a summer seasonal worker for the public works department. The council was in agreement that: •the budget remain at $6,000 for the season •the pay range would be $8 - $9 per hour (depending upon qualifications) •the position would be limited to 185 days of consecutive employment (to eliminate the need to pay retirement benefits) •preference would be given to city residents, with all ages encouraged to apply, and position would be open until filled •the public works council liaisons and the city clerk would initially review the applications and rank them for interviews •the entire council would interview final candidates The council passed a motion for the following position: seasonal public works employee for the 2011 summer/fall. Primary duties will be mowing, landscaping, flowers and park maintenance. Preference will be given to city residents, all ages are encouraged to apply.

The council approved fire training with Councilman Ross Rivard abstaining because he would be attending the training. Fire Chief Al Rivard submitted a memo indicating that there were two first responder classes scheduled to be held at the Taylors Falls Fire Hall. The first one began on Wednesday, March 2, which is a 16hour first responder refresher course. The second one begins Monday, March 7, which is a full 48-hour first responder course.

The council approved a request made by Mike Kriz, public works superintendent, to attend a free training on Thursday, March 17, for Gopher State-One Call locate updates in Hinckley, Minn.

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The antenna note WPCA used mainly used and donated equipment to first get on the air, and for the first few years, used a municipally owned antenna outside Amery, which worked but was not always the best possible signal.

In 2005, Zank sought to help the low-wattage signal by using an antenna designed specifically for an LPFM, and obtained a $20,000 unsecured loan for the engineering

and construction. That $20,000 note originated with the former S & C Bank, based in New Richmond, which later had all 17 branch locations bought out by Madison-based AnchorBank in 2007.

Therein lies the problem, according to Zank, as he outlined the agreement on that bank note that he said now has $11,086 remaining in principal. He talked of a refinancing agreement with a late balloon payout made under a loosely held agreement with S & C and later with AnchorBank.

However, AnchorBank had their own monetary and potential legal issues that surfaced in late 2009 and eventually sold $177 million of their deposits and corresponding loan notes, assets and other capital to the Eau Claire-based Royal Credit Union. While RCU has purchased most of AnchorBank’s deposits, they did not secure or purchase any of the firm’s local business loans, according to RCU commercial relations manager Jennifer Block.

“We’re not involved in any of the commercial loans, either,” she confirmed on Tuesday, March 8. “So no, we don’t own that note.”

Banking on a miracle AnchorBank’s operations have been scaled back dramatically in the past 1-1/2 years, and while they are still an active lending institution outside the region, they have also reportedly suffered numerous defaults on loans, which is the primary reason cited for their large-scale fire sale to RCU in 2009. Various operations within have also reportedly been scaled back, and while a business loan official was reached for input on the WPCA litigation on Tuesday, she said they were unable to comment officially on the particulars of the note, and said they “generally did not comment on pending litigation.”

However, in an interview on Monday, March 7, Zank stated flatly that AnchorBank had “refused to honor the previous terms of the note.”

Until the RCU buyout, Zank said there had been “an agreement in place” to keep payments coming on that tower note, with a refinancing deal that kept the loan payments active and current. He again stated that the principal owed had been worked down to $11,086.

But Zank said that instead of attempting to pursue a deal over the antenna note, AnchorBank “took the judgment” route instead. They filed a civil suit in October 2010 in Polk County Court, with several appearances before Judge Molly GaleWyrick. That civil litigation continued against the WPCA umbrella corporation over the following months, concluding with a notice of judgment and eventual garnishment on Zank and the I-C-N Company five weeks ago.

According to state court records, that final judgment was for $18,304, plus another $2,115.37 in attorney and filing fees.

“All the bills have been paid, and like I’ve said, the checks have always, somehow been covered,” Zank said, noting later that the station has “always met their obligations.”

He said that the latest salvo may be a death knell, and that “barring a miracle,” WPCA will likely “go dark” due to that judgment.

Light in the dark?

Zank said there is a possible light at the end of the tunnel with a last-minute meeting he is having with an interested, unnamed local investor this week, but admitted it may involve caveats or “interest requirements” by that person or firm that are beyond the legal scope of his LPFM license, if not his broadcasting and mission statement.

“Face it, LPFM licenses are so restrictive. There are a lot of things I just can’t do,” he said with a shrug, noting the restrictions on LPFM fundraising possibilities. It is unclear what the garnishment order means to the operation, the license and the several employees and volunteers at the station, but Zank said it literally means the station will likely be forced to go off the air on Friday, March 18.

He jokingly said the bank was “welcome to have back the antenna,” but later sighed and said flatly, “What can I say? We tried.”

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LPFM background WPCA is a licensed low-power FM radio station in Amery, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 95.7 MHz. They are funded entirely by donations and local underwriting, and began broadcasting in June 2003 under the Federal Communication Commission’s sincediscontinued LPFM rules. Those low power licenses were meant to negate some of the sweeping 1996 media ownership rule changes, which have led to a concentration of media power in fewer local hands.

Zank has over half a century in broadcasting, and yet is often one of the medium’s biggest critics, which is part of why he was so passionate about creating WPCA a decade ago. In the station’s mission statement, he rails on TV and other flavors of media, stating they are a “major contributor for what we see as the moral decay so prevalent in our country today.”

He often cites the FCC broadcaster’s creed, which actually goes back to before the agency even existed, under the operational standard of the Radio Act of 1927, requiring broadcast licensees serve the “public interest, convenience and necessity.” That phrase is still listed on every broadcast license.

WPCA was literally one of the last new FM licenses issued in the U.S., as that LPFM window closed shortly after the station went on the air. The LPFM ruling was

part of a dramatic shift in FCC rules in media ownership over the last few decades, where strict competition clamps were placed across the board on ownership to prevent dramatic monopolies of television, radio and print in singular markets. The FCC Telecommunications Act of 1996 dialed back or eliminated outright many of those ownership and licensing parameters, allowing broad monopolies of media ownership, especially in radio, where literally a handful of large firms now own or control the vast majority of the FM and AM airwaves.

LPFMs were meant to quell some of that exploding monopoly that occurred in the late 1990s, and in 2000, the FCC bowed to public pressure, and slowly began issuing LPFM licenses, with WPCA being one of just two issued in the region.

“We’ll have been on the air eight years in June,” Zank said. “If we can make it through this.”

However, there had been several objections to LPFMs and their effect on commercial broadcasters and competition, mainly from the lobbyists and groups the licenses were meant to dilute, and the practice was canceled in 2003, with WPCA as one of the last new licensees in the U.S.

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“All the checks are covered and always have been,” Zank said. “But I can’t recover from this.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE VILLAGE OFFICE - 7505 MAIN STREET - WEBSTER, WISCONSIN, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011, AT 6 P.M. For the purpose of the consideration of a zoning variance for Dean and Christina Phernetton, for property address 7355 Fir Street East Parcel #191 3300 48 300. The property is zoned R-1, Single-Family Residential District. The request is to convert the existing structure from Single-Family Residential to C1 Commercial District. The Board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the request.

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but noted that the operation is welcome to apply for a permit for temporary signage, as it is located in an out-of-the-way location along the lake.

“There’s always been a lot of - I don’t want to say ‘illegal’ signs - but let’s say ‘extra legal’ signs popped up,” stated Anderson.

• The board approved a bid from A-1 Excavating for resurfacing Pearl Street this summer, at a cost of $122,770 plus engineering costs, bringing the total to $139,970. Five bids were received.

• There was much discussion on the culvert on CTH I, near the millpond.

That culvert is part of a proposal to expand boat access to the pond, but requires a bit of legal wrangling, as the property under the roadway technically belongs to the adjacent Faith Lutheran Church.

The village rehabilitation district will approach the church for their release of the deed rights, as the county has right of way, but not ownership of the land. However, any church decision to deed the land back would require a vote of the church body at their

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The project is outside the scope of village costs and will be covered by a combination of funding from the chamber of commerce and Balsam Lake Rehabilitation District.

“This is costing the village no money at all,”

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(Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL E. FOUST and KAREN M. FOUST, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 811 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on January 4, 2011, in the amount of $111,661.05, 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, April 7, 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 Fourteen (14) of Certified Survey Map No. 5261 recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps on page 168 as Document No. 721541, said Map being Lot 14 of Certified Survey Map No. 214 recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps on page 217, as Document No. 359866, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4), Section Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Fifteen (15) West and part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4), Section Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-five (35) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Johnstown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

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• The board voted to spend $600 to update Diggers Hotline maps for property adjacent to and part of the village, so future utility projects are using correct information

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 1 BREMER BANK N.A. 855 Eagle Point Blvd.

P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, MN 55042, Plaintiff, vs.

Douglas Gailen Borgerson 1926 78th Street Luck, WI 54853, and Mary Ann Borgerson, a/k/a Mary A. Stute 105 South West Street Deer Park, WI 54007, and Chase Bank USA, N.A. 200 White Clay Center Drive Newark, DE 19711, and Amery Regional Medical Center 265 Griffin Street E. Amery, WI 54001, and Capital One Bank (USA) 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 250 c/o Messerli & Kramer PA Plymouth, MN 55441, and Interventional Pain Specialists of WI 2021 Cenex Dr. Rice Lake, WI 54868, and NCO Portfolio Management 1804 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230, and Bayfield Financial LLC 150 South 5th Street 1800 Fifth Street Towers Minneapolis, MN 55402 Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 474 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Code: 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 24, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, in said County, on March 24, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 2 of Ludtke’s Addition on Little Blake’s Lake, lying in Part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 26-35-16.

Together with that part of Government Lot 8, lying Westerly of Lots 2 and 3 of the Plat of Ludtke’s Subdivision on Little Blake Lake and more particularly described as that triangular portion of land lying between the streets and roadways as shown on said plat, Section 26-35-16, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN NO.: 26-1614-0.

The above property is located at 1926 78th Street, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 1st day of February, 2011.

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In other board action • The public protection committee decide to follow legal advice and move forward with their policies and procedures manual review and rewrite, with interviews to begin later on rehiring officers to get the department open again.

• The Web site committee outlined some changes and “tweaks” made in recent weeks, with numerous updates and better menus, official proceeding

options, links and other changes to make it easier to use.

“It’s really good now,” stated Trustee Caroline Rediske.

• The board took no action on an issue raised last month by the co-owners of the new Sip and Soak tavern, involving questions on their directional signage.

The issue was front and center for much of the meeting, however, as village attorney Bruce Anderson gave an opinion on the village’s overall signage issue. He admitted that there are some questionable signs around the village that need to be addressed, but that there are also procedures in place to make the issue easily resolved, and that they would be wise to adjust or address the ordinance somehow.

“This has ben an issue for years,” stated Rediske.

The board moved to place the signage issue right away, and passed it on to the recently created “smart growth” committee and will be brought before the board in April for action. They repeatedly denied making an exception until then for the tavern,

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by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The village of Balsam Lake Board of Trustees voted to move forward with a parks committee proposal for enhancements to Pine Park that would include a ninehole Frisbee (disc) golf course, although the funding remains a small stumbling block.

John Hol of Pro-Lawn outlined a proposal and estimates for the course and baskets for “holes,” which totaled approximately $4,452 in materials, with an additional $1,000 in labor.

The chamber of commerce has agreed to cover $2,000 of the cost of the course.

“It’s not like regular golf,” Hol said. “Players like obstacles, trees water, etcetera. I think it would be a nice addition.”

The board agreed, with Hol noting that the course may be a bit tricky at times with camping at the park, but that the final course

layout can be adjusted to not affect others using the park, from campers to kids at the playground.

“I think it could fly,” village President Guy Williams said. “But we need to see it laid out.”

The board moved ahead with the plan, with the parks officials to decide on the funding source, likely using other budgeted funds for the project, which will likely be laided out more in details as the snow melts.

However, the parks group did not move on two other issues of maintenance and playground equipment, as they will study them more at their next meeting.

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• Joe Heller •

Overshadowed

While tens of thousands of people have gathered outside the state Capitol to protest the clause in the governor’s proposed budget bill that would sharply curtail collective bargaining rights for teachers and other public employees, there were far fewer concerned taxpayers at a recent hearing to protest other aspects of the governor’s bill.

About 50 people testified at a hearing Monday, March 7, concerned about proposed cuts in the state’s Medicaid and BadgerCare programs. The hearing was sponsored by HealthWatch Wisconsin, a nonprofit group that advocates for public health-care access.

It wasn’t held at the state Capitol - but rather a few blocks away, at a downtown Madison hotel.

Home health workers, Head Start teachers and Medicaid recipients are calling on legislators not to approve the cuts.

Shanda Hubertus of Wausau, a private duty nurse who cares for disabled people in their homes, spoke at the hearing, saying the proposed cuts in the state’s Medicaid program would probably mean the end of her job and the services she provides.

She said she gets no paid vacation, no sick days, no workmen’s comp or weekend holiday or night differential - and has had no pay increase in 10 years and has no health insurance. “I am an independent contractor, so the lack of benefits is part of the deal,” she said. “But how do you recruit qualified nurses to work with our country’s most vulnerable population if you can’t even get a fair wage?”

Organizers say the ad hoc hearings were necessary because there was no opportunity for those affected to have their voices heard before the vote on the budget repair bill.

Walker’s proposed 2011-13 state budget calls for a $500 million cut to Medicaid, which serves roughly one in five Wisconsin residents.

The fact it affects 20 percent of residents should qualify it for a hearing before legislators, prior to the vote.

Although this newspaper and most media are offering content that focuses specifically on the collective bargaining clause, there should be more headlines about other threatened programs - Medicaid, public radio, the arts and the UW System.

Everyone feels the pain under this proposed budget - but we’re wondering if some key issues and impacts of this budget - in light of the pause created by the stalemate between legislators - aren’t lacking a loud and clear voice.

Hit by the DU(h)

• Web poll results •

Last week’s question

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

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

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

Rep. Erik Severson (28th District) Room 6 North State Capitol Madison, WI 53708 608-267-2365 • 888-529-0028 FAX: 608-282-3628 rep.Severson@legis.state.wi.us Rep. Roger RIvard (75th District) State Capitol Room 307 North P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 608-266-2519 • 888-534-0075 rep.rivard@legis.wi.gov U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson 2 Russell Courtyard Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-5323

Sen. Robert Jauch (25th District) Room 415 South, State Capitol P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707 Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (10th District) State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-7745 • 715-232-1390 Toll-free - 800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us

Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District) Room 8 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708 rep.milroy@legis.state.wi.us

Our poor beleagured little Web site poll.

Each week we post a question - sometimes serious (Do you support Obamacare?)

- oftentimes trivial/fun (such as this week’s question on Charlie Sheen) in order to generate a bit of traffic to our Web site, the-leader.net.

The week before last, like hundreds of other newspaper Web site polls in Wisconsin and beyond, we asked the question “Do you support Gov. Walker’s Budget Repair Bill?”

While the poll usually generates 50 to 150 responses each week from the 3,000 or so visitors it receives, that week saw a surge of traffic. From Wednesday, Feb. 23, through Tuesday, March 1, more than 10,000 people visited the site and it looks like a good portion of those were led - as in directed - to our poll question.

The “yes” votes took an early lead on the poll but curiously, several hundred “no” votes turned up overnight compared to about 50 “yes” votes. At one point it reached 1,400 no to 450 yes - and it was obvious the ratio was a bit lopsided when compared to other national and statewide polls.

It wasn’t long before we received an e-mail saying our poll had been “messed with.” The e-mail contained a link to a Web site called the Democratic Underground.

“DU this poll on Walker’s Budget Bill – this is a district of a rep that may switch sides” read the title of a discussion thread on the site. One of those logged in was “goblinmonger,” who said, “I don’t think this little paper will know what hit them with DU traffic.”

We’re not sure if DU - not to be mistaken with Ducks Unlimited - is totally responsible for the flood of no votes but we’ll give them their due credit.

We took the poll down, posted another question on the Democratic senators leaving the state in protest - and finally posted another version of the Walker budget bill question, using the results from the latter in last week’s paper.

Kudos to DU for obviously being better organized than their underground counterparts - if they have any - on the other side of the issue.

And yes, we know what hit us.

Recommended linking

The publication of opinions and articles on the merits of Gov. Walker’s proposed budget bill and its elements pertaining to collective bargaining may be reaching a tipping point. We’ve attempted to provide space for local opinions first - and it’s clear that most major aspects of the issue have been addressed in the past three weeks. On Tuesday of this week there were reports that some compromise may be in sight.

We’ve received requests to publish articles about the issue from sources like the New York Times (nytimes.com), the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (jsonline.com) and the Madison-based papers (madison.com). There are other sites that have done outstanding jobs of covering the issue - the National Education Association (neatoday.org), the Green Bay Press Gazette (greenbaypressgazette.com), and The Wheeler Report (thewheelerreport.com).

We’re posting four articles exclusively on our Web site this week (www.theleader.net). They are: “The Wisconsin Lie Exposed – Taxpayers Actually Contribute Nothing To Public Employee Pensions” by Rick Ungar of the Policy Page, “The Hidden Cost of Collective Bargaining”by state Rep. Kevin Petersen, “Much Ado About Nothing True” by Gary Sherman, Wisconsin Court of Appeals and “Strange But True Provisions of Collective Bargaining” by Gov. Scott Walker. Interesting reads.

Editorials by Gary King

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• Letters to the editor • 4-H event

Who would have thought it would be 4 below zero at the start of our fishing contest? Who would have thought that 54 people would show up for it? Well it was and they did.

I was afraid that all of the fisherpeople would be sitting in their fish shacks or hanging out in their trucks and no one would be having a good time, but when I came out of the door-prize tent, much to my surprise, most of the group was hanging out around the fire ring drinking pop and hot cocoa. I had to laugh to myself when I saw all the new stocking caps already being put to use. We had 17 stocking caps for door prizes.

Thanks so much to those who donated to our fishing contest. We are so blessed to live in a community that supports organizations like 4-H. Our 25-cent raffle raised $208 for the Grantsburg area food shelf. They, like most food shelves, are in dire need of support.

Thanks to you, we all helped those in need.

Kristi Melin Grantsburg

Who do Republicans represent?

Mr. Walker, Ms. Harsdorf, Mr. Severson and their fellow Republicans choose to balance the state budget on the backs of the working class and the working poor.

The attack on the people who teach our children, fight crime/fires, help us when we are sick and maintain our infrastructure is dishonorable and shameful. Yet they refuse to raise taxes 5 cents on their millionarie and billionaire friends.

I personally know a public school support staff person with a gross income of $24,000/year. She pays $1,000/month for her family’s health insurance. Do the math - she is one of the many working poor.

Walker, Harsdorf, Severson and you Republicans should be ashamed.

Wayne Jensen Trade River

How much more damage?

I received a recorded phone message today about all those greedy protestors in Madison and about our good governor who is doing the right thing for our state.

It made me angry. This is what I understand so far about all of this: 1) There would probably be no budget crisis but for the governor’s giveaway to his big-business friends under his “Open for Business” campaign.

2) There would be no budget crisis if the governor had simply accepted the monetary concessions from the unions, rather than holding out for breaking their future collective bargaining rights.

3) There would be no need to lay off public workers if our governor wasn’t bullheadedly refusing to compromise on his union-breaking agenda. Yet he continues to blame those who block his terrible bill, without assuming any personal responsibility for those projected layoffs.

The public workers are his political hostages with whom he is trying to blackmail the Democratic senators into coming home and thereby accepting passage of his bill.

4) The governor continues to say that he is fulfilling the wishes of Wisconsin voters, even though all polls show that the majority of Wisconsin voters disagree with him.

5) Our governor’s “budget balancing” bill gives the governor unprecedented power to give away (or “sell” for whatever nonbid price he deems) some of your state-owned enterprises to private industry. What possible rationale is there for that kind of dictatorial power?

6) It seems that our governor’s budget will also put the squeeze on local schools and governments without allowing them the means to pay for all their bills. It looks like a future of strict austerity for all (except, of course, big business, for whom Wisconsin is now “open.”)

I am assuming that with his tin ear and stubborn bullheadedness our governor is

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ruining the future of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. However, I shudder at the damage that he will be able to do to the people of our great state before his term is up. For the sake of Wisconsin, it might be well to rein in our governor by recalling all the state representatives and senators we can who are currently rubber-stamping his wrongheaded agenda. Recalling the governor himself would be preferable, but I understand that we have to give him a whole year in office before we can do that. That seems like way too long a time.

David Almlie Frederic

Gov. Walker's stand

Well, well, what do you think of your Democrat reps now?

They get outnumbered and they turn tail and run. The Republicans have been outnumbered for some time, and they had the guts to stay and do what they could.

My question is who is paying for them going AWOL? Their wages should be cut cause they’re not at work.

With my experience with the union, I saw it as they were spending more time protecting the people that didn’t want to work. I could write a book on that.

If we hadn’t had the union, this deadwood could have been fired.

I feel if you do the job you’re being paid to do, you don’t need a union to protect you.

So go Gov. Walker. My hat’s off to you.

Martha Heiden Amery

Clarifi ficcations

This letter is in response to Kris Hartung’s letter in the Feb. 23 edition.

Needless to say, the events of the past several weeks in Madison have been unsettling and have produced an enormous amount of emotion and uncertainty for many of us. Circumstances are changing and what the future holds is unclear, but when weighing in on an issue it is vital that the information being shared is accurate information.

Based on the many phone calls and emails I received prior to the board meeting on Feb. 22, I expected a large number of people in attendance for the board meeting, and indeed there were. A primary concern was to assure that the public comment portion of the meeting was done fairly, respectfully, and that everyone who wanted an opportunity to speak to the school board was afforded the opportunity to do so. Those that wished to speak on the issue were asked to sign up beforehand and only six people signed up - all six of which spoke in support of the teachers and was not something anyone could control. At the end of the public forum session there were still several minutes of the allotted 30 minutes left and anyone else was invited to speak; no one opted to do so.

The second point that I would like to address is the salary information in the letter, which was incorrect. Beginning teachers in the St. Croix Falls School District, that just graduated from college with the proper teacher certification, begin at $34,287.53, not the $37,795.00 quoted in the article. The highest paid teachers in this district currently earn $62,711.89 - not the $74,870.00 quoted in the article. Some teachers may earn more if they coach or sign up for other extracurricular responsibilities, the majority of which are outside of the regular school day. Many of these coaching positions are filled by nonstaff community members as well.

The St. Croix Falls School District has enjoyed a positive and productive working relationship between our school community and all of the people beyond it that make education work for our students. The hope is that we will continue that relationship in the weeks, months and years ahead. Regardless of what happens in Madison, we should be confident that the community and the school employees will continue to treat each other with dignity and respect.

On behalf of the school board and administrative team, I want to thank the community for their passion and continued support in the education of our youth. I will be taking a deep breath and stepping back to assess the facts before the

rumors - I hope everyone else will do the same. Our community has survived difficult times before and we will again because of our respect for each other and our commitment to our students.

I will hold an informational/questionanswer meeting for anyone that would like additional information regarding Gov. Walker’s Budget Repair Bill, his 2011-2013 budget bill, and the implications this will have on collective bargaining. This meeting will be held on Monday evening, March 14, at 7 p.m. in the high school/middle school media center.

Glenn Martin, superintendent St. Croix Falls High School St. Croix Falls

Pony up

Bring out the platitudes and let them ring!

Be careful what you wish for … you might get it.

Any massive tax cut in Wisconsin will result in an economic fiasco in northern Wisconsin counties where the best paying employer is the state. People who have money spend money. People who have money own property and pay taxes. Tax revenue is essential to run the state and diminish the deficit. Granted some concessions should be made in state employee contracts, but these should be negotiated through collective bargaining.

You get what you pay for … you don’t get sumthin’ for nuthin’.

You get nothing for nothing. If there are services we want provided by our government, as citizens of a democracy we need to provide the tax revenue to pay for those services. We have become a nation of spoiled children, whining when we don’t get what we want when we want it, and heaven forbid we should have to pay for what we want. Think of the services and protection we have, think of the roads we drive on, think of the education we provide for children and adults, think about the fact that only 28 percent of eligible voters voted in the last gubernatorial election and remember ... we only get what we pay for. It is time to pony up or shut up.

Charles Dahlen Siren

Defense of marriage act

There has been a development which should alarm every citizen. President Obama has ordered the legal department not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton. This should be a concern of everyone no matter what your opinion about that law. The president of the United States takes an oath when he takes his office, and he pledges to uphold the laws of our country. When there is a lawsuit or anything against a federal law, he is responsible to have it defended in court. With all due respect, a president is not free to pick and choose what he will or won’t defend.

This is a very serious matter and goes against our very system of checks and balances between the three branches of government. If you are concerned, please make your voice heard. The White House comment line is 202-456-1111; Sen. Ron Johnson’s number is 202-224-5323; Sen.

Herb Kohl’s number is 202-224-5653; Rep. Sean Duffy’s number is 202-225-3365 or toll free 855-585-4251. It only takes a few minutes (usually less than one) to make your voice heard.

MaryEllen Olson Amery

Intentional/unintentional consequences

There is a perspective regarding the ongoing Wisconsin budget issues that has not gotten much attention. I am a teacher at Clayton, the smallest district in Polk County, and we have been able to approve an extension of our master agreement until June 2012. The teachers’ offer conceded the increase in retirement contribution by staff, the increased percentage toward health-insurance premiums, and dropped the only two paid holidays from the calendar. This proposal was approved unanimously by the board and the teachers, demonstrating the mutual trust, good faith and shared deep concern for the future of education.

Using my own wages as an example, I will be losing approximately $450 per month from my net take-home pay, about $5,400 per year. Clayton has the lowest salary schedule in Polk County, so I think it is reasonable to assume most county teachers will be losing about $6,000 per year. By my count of staff directories, there are approximately 570 teachers and administrators in Polk County; so extending the numbers means that this group in this county will have at least $3,420,000 less to spend. Adding a rough approximation of noncertified staff at schools who are eligible for retirement and health insurance, the total loss of net pay within the county is surely around $6,000,000 not counting school staff which will be permanently laid off with no option of local hiring due to massive cuts to school districts.

Based on my family and other teachers I have talked to, these public workers will not be doing things like remodeling projects, landscaping or any major purchasing of homes, cars, boats or ATVs; things like going out to eat, to see movies, going on vacation or doing anything recreational that costs money will be suspended. Frequent trips to the nearest town to buy small items will be replaced by longer trips to big-box discount stores and bulk buying. Feed the kids, save the house, drive as little as possible, pay the bills: period.

None of this estimate includes all the other county, state and municipal workers who live here, almost all of whom will be affected to a similar degree.

What are the benefits balancing this loss of local spending? A freeze in property tax? Certain current and future tax cuts if you are rich. Possible modest income tax cuts for 2012? A higher local rate of home foreclosures and repossessions?

The opportunity to lose your local school district to consolidation or dissolution?

The opportunity to participate in the destruction of public education? Certainly, we can all share in the creation of 250,000 new jobs as promised. Do you think they’ll be in Polk County? Do you really think they’ll be in Wisconsin?

Dennis Crowe Luck

Stephen Perner of rural Grantsburg chose to express his opinion with a political cartoon he submitted to the Leader this week. This was the first time he’s entered into the realm of political cartoonists. “I felt this was a special occasion,” he said. “I know how critical this issue is to so many people here and across the state.”

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• Letters to the editor • It's about dignity

I was a public school teacher and labor union organizer in Northwest Wisconsin for over 30 years. I taught in Weyerhaeuser for six years and worked for Northwest United Educators out of Rice Lake for 25. As a labor organizer I helped form unions of workers, and helped them negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements. I worked with and for teachers, and school secretaries and custodians and bus drivers and cooks and aides; I helped organize city and county law enforcement units, and public health nurses, and county social service workers, and street and sewer crews.

As I was helping these workers form their unions, I came to realize that their primary motive for organizing was not economic. The primary motive for having a union was the desire of these workers to have dignity and respect in dealings with their employers. Time and again I was told that what was needed was fairness and equality in the application of work rules and working conditions, as well as in systems of compensation. And time and again the employees voted for a union, and then bargained contracts in a manner that gave them dignity and respect, and resulted in greater justice in the workplace.

This system of collective bargaining for public employees, which started in Wisconsin in 1959, has helped elevate the quality of public education and other public services in our state. When employees have the right to have a genuine say in the manner in which they are treated as employees, then the morale and performance of the workers is greatly improved. In the case of public employees, this means a higher quality of public services, which benefits all.

Now the state of Wisconsin has a governor who is making an all-out attack on unions and worker rights. It is my opinion, based on a lifetime of work with workers and employers, that what the governor is trying to do would cause great harm to our state.

For this I know. The governor and the Legislature have the power of the purse.

They can, and have, restricted cities and counties and school districts in the amounts these local government units can tax and the revenues they can receive.

And the governor and the Legislature have the power to take away the long-established collective bargaining rights of public employees. They can, and have, restricted these rights in the past, including making strikes by public employees illegal.

And this I also know: government cannot legislate away the desire of workers to have dignity and respect.

It is that basic human desire of workers to be treated with dignity that helped Wisconsin pass the first public employee bargaining law in the U.S. in 1959. It is that same basic human desire for dignity that is producing all the demonstrations against the governor’s plans now. And should the governor manage to cripple the rights of workers, it will be that same desire for dignity that will ultimately restore those rights.

Al Manson Town of Murry Rusk County

Powwows open to the public

With the upcoming area schools Native American Awareness weeks the St. Croix Tribal Education Committee, school Native American Coordinators, and the St. Croix Tribal Youth Program would like to invite the community to participate in your school’s events. Many activities are scheduled throughout the week. Traditionally the week ends with a school powwow. Here students, staff, and parents can observe and participate in these social powwows.

A social powwow is a Native American gathering focused on dances and songs that celebrate the connections to tradition,

to the earth, and to one another. Social powwows are not the same as religious and ceremonial powwows or competition and contest powwows. The purpose of the school powwow is to celebrate our students, our culture and our communities.

We take pride in our students, in who they are, in their accomplishments, and in what they represent. We are honored to share our culture with the entire community.

Colorful outfits - called regalia (not costumes) - represent personal reflections and traditional meaning connected with the earth. Some represent birds, others flowering grass. Still others honor animal beings, the bear, the fox and the deer. The dancers themselves interpret the meaning of their outfits.

There are very few people in Native American culture who are as highly regarded as veterans. Going back hundreds of years, songs have been sung of their actions, and this tradition continues today.

When a veterans song is sung, all those who can stand must, and remove their hats in respect for those who served their country. All veterans (Native and non-Native alike) are invited to dance during this song that honors their service and the service of those who’ve gone before us.

The drum used for social powwows serves that purpose only and is not a drum that is used for religious and ceremonial powwows; a separate drum is used for those sacred gatherings, which are not public events. Powwows that are public are meant for everyone. The songs that you hear at fun/social powwows are for the purpose of having fun.

At a powwow, there are no spectators; everyone is considered a participant. All people are welcome to your local school’s annual powwow. This is a time for celebration, a time for fun, a time for family, and a time for community. It is a valuable and fascinating cultural experience for those unfamiliar with the rich traditions of your Native American brothers and sisters.

Please consider experiencing the fun of a social powwow at Unity High School on Friday, April 1. Grand Entry is at 12:45; at Siren High School on Friday, April 15; or at Webster High School on Friday, April 29.

Resources quoted liberally from the following sites: www.minnesotanorthwoods.com or www.stjo.org Sam Rivers, M.Ed. Transition Coordinator Native American Coordinator Unity Schools Balsam Lake

The Great Depression

I remember the Great Depression. I have not been able to determine what was so great about it. I slept in a room that had no heat in subzero temperatures. When I was sick a medical doctor was not called because we could not afford to call a doctor. I survived, but a lot of kids did not. We were the lucky ones. My dad had a good steady job. He was paid a little over 35 cents an hour. He worked years without a day off. His duty, as he saw it, was to see that his kids had something to eat. We always ate well.

The Great Depression produced a great leader. A leader that took this nation from depression to prosperity. He took us through a war to victory and peace. He was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was called a deserter of his class because he was born and raised as a privilege-class person. But he belived that a stong country needed a strong middle class. To help bring this nation out of the Depression, he passed laws favorable to labor unions. His administration passed legislation to institute one of the most significant social advances in history- Social Security. This was to strenthen the middle class.

The actions being taken by the government in Madison are not just an attack on our public employees, but an attack on the middle class. Depriving the middle class of income will slow the economy, increase joblessness and drive us back toward the economic depression. It is true that the

budgets should be balanced, but they should not be balanced on the back of the middle class. The very wealthy need to help pay for our governments both state and federal. Only if the wealthy pay can the budgets be balanced and the economy continue to grow.

Matt Charbonneau Balsam Lake

Vote no

I don’t know that people fully understand the impact of the Budget Repair Bill.

It will adversely affect county employees, municipal employees, city employees, teachers as well as others. Now, many of you may not care much about that, but these people are your friends, neighbors and fellow taxpayers. They are the proud, loyal, experienced workers that plow your roads, teach your children, care for your parents/grandparents and provide countless necessary services on your behalf.

More importantly to you, these people support local businesses, are active in local communities and contribute positively to the local economy.

At this point, you as citizens should be concerned with the massive cuts in state aid and how it will affect family members on medical assistance, BadgerCare, or Family Care. With hundreds of employees in your communities earning less, you should also be concerned about your income as private business owners. Devastating cuts will be made affecting the quality of your roads, your children’s education and child care assistance. If you live on a lake, your lake association may not enjoy the same level of services provided by the county. The list of items negatively affecting everyone seems to be endless. Make no mistake about it, this bill will affect you in one way or another. Contact your legislators and tell them to save the middle class and vote no on the Budget Repair Bill.

Sincerely, Tom Fornengo President Polk County Local 774 Turtle Lake, WI 54889

Walker not qualifi fie ed

Gov. Scott Walker has released his longawaited budget for the state of Wisconsin.

It is even worse than his Budget Repair (Budget Despair) Bill. The budget is an all-out attack on public schools K-12. The massive cuts to public education amount to $800 million. This would mean over a $500 cut per pupil.

A recent letter to the editor writer stated that it had never been proven that spending more money on schools improves the quality of education. Neither has it been proven that cutting spending on public schools improves education. This budget also contains a complete overhaul of the Wisconsin State University System.

Maybe these changes are good and necessary, but these changes should be addressed in a separate bill that is given adequate public hearings. The budget slashes funding for the state universities by 49.5 percent and vocational technical education by 39 percent. How on earth can Wisconsin compete in a global marketplace with cuts to education like these?

I would rather have my taxes raised than suffer the loss of our public education system. I would rather have Walker be laid off than any public schoolteacher.

Walker, a college dropout, is not qualified to teach our children, let alone be governor of this state.

Gail Lando Grantsburg

One more answer

There’s a poll on a local paper’s Web site this week that asks how the schools should deal with the upcoming budget cuts. I went there to respond, but I was alarmed to find that the answer I would’ve picked wasn’t one of the choices. Here are the choices I was given.

1. Fewer teachers. 2. Consolidation/closings. 3. Eliminate programs and extracurriculars. 4. Reduce pay and benefits. 5. All of the above. 6. Raise taxes

and fees. Are you ready for the choice I was looking for? Well, here it is: Cut back on spending! Doesn’t that sound simple?

Now, now, before you go getting all mad at me, let me explain why I think that this is being blown way out of proportion.

The figure I’ve seen cuts the per-pupil funding by $500. I was even blown away by that number because yeah, that’s a lot of money! So I did some research. The most current number I could find is from 2008 so that’s the one I’m using here, but in that year, Wisconsin schools received $10,791 per student, so the cut works out to roughly 4.5 percent. Could you get by with a 4.5-percent cut to your paycheck if you had to? After the housing crisis, in 2009, my wife and I had to deal with a 35percent cut in pay. It wasn’t easy, but we made it. We’re talking about a much smaller percentage here, and let’s not forget that this is a government entity where how much things cost doesn’t really matter. Have you been to a school lately?

There’s evidence of overspending everywhere you look! Many schools have these electronic touch-screen blackboards that hook right into the school’s computer network. I wonder how much one of those things cost? They have auditoriums in newer schools that probably cost millions. When I was in school, we used the gymnasium and it worked just fine. I don’t think most schools would have a problem cutting 5 percent from their budgets, without having to fire anyone, or cut back on any other programs at all.

If that’s not enough for you, let’s go back 10 more years and look at the perstudent funding in 1998, which was $7,123. Adjusted for inflation, it’s $9,408.

That’s a pretty significant increase in funding without anything to show for it.

Test scores haven’t gone up with all the additional funding, so it stands to reason that if funding were reduced, our children’s education shouldn’t suffer at all.

But wait, there’s more. If we go back 40 years, we’re looking at an adjusted for inflation increase of 400 percent. That’s right, we’re spending four times more than 40 years ago and there’s still no significant change in overall test scores. I think it’s safe to say that an increase in funding does not mean a better education for our children.

Does anybody do better with less money? Yes. In 2009, the eighth-graders in Catholic schools averaged 281 out of 500 on the NAEP reading test – 19 points higher than the average American public school eighth-grader and 15 points higher than the average eighth-grader in Wisconsin public schools. On the math test, eighthgraders in Catholic schools averaged 297 out of 500, compared to an average of 282 for eighth-graders in public schools nationwide and 288 for public school eighthgraders in Wisconsin.

In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, as noted on the archdiocese’s Web site, Catholic elementary school tuitions range from $900 per child at St. Adalberts in Milwaukee to the $5,105 for a nonparishioner child at St. Alphonsus in Greendale.

In addition to being less expensive and better than public schools at teaching math and reading, Catholic schools – like any private schools – aren’t likely to indoctrinate young impressionable minds with political views or jargon and can also teach students that there is a God, that the Ten Commandments are true and must be followed, and that our Founding Fathers believed in both.

Now, let’s go back and look at why I think my answer wasn’t one of the choices. Here’s the dirty little secret that the schools (liberals) don’t want you to know, and what many people don’t realize: My answer isn’t dramatic enough.

All the other choices are way more likely to make a person feel sorry for the district or the students, who ultimately would suffer the most. My answer simply doesn’t make anyone angry, it’s just a logical solution. The schools would love for you to believe that it’s inconceivable to spend less money without causing catastrophic damage to the students, but in most cases, it can be done, and probably without anyone even noticing.

Jay Calhoun Luck

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The Leader reported in the Feb. 16, 2011, edition that the new community library in Webster will be named, The Larsen Family Public Library. All those concerned should be reminded that the donation of the building by the Larsen family, while being generous and greatly appreciated by the community, was only a part of the equation. Many businesses in the area, along with many individuals, adults and children, donated to this cause, totaling over $41,000.

A 20-year loan of $215,000 was approved by the village and will be paid off by the library itself, and there is a block grant that will be utilized. With this in mind, it begs the question, why has the word “community” been removed from the name of the new library? I urge those in responsible positions to use restraint and class and let this little community retain the name of their beloved library, The Burnett Community Library.

Annette Starkite Webster

Facts wrong

As a former county board chair who signed union contracts, you would think Bob Blake would have his facts straight.

Polk County employees have always had to contribute toward their health insurance premium.

Per our administrative offices, Polk County employees have been paying 10 percent of their health insurance since before 1979. In addition, we pay 100 percent of our health insurance premiums upon retirement. Yes, our vision and dental insurance is optional. Believe it or not, some employers actually pay some of those premiums for their employees as a benefit, we pay 100 percent.

Perhaps as a former government employee, Blake’s benefits are different. Furthermore, if we haven’t had to contribute toward our long-term disability insurance, why has the county been taking it out of our paychecks?

Blake was on the county board and

The month of February can be summarized with three words, Budget Repair Bill. There has been a lot of discussion regarding this bill, including people contacting me from across the district, the state and even the country.

The sheer volume has been overwhelming, but I was able to talk to people from every side of the issue including both private and public employees. I especially enjoyed being able to discuss the Budget Repair Bill with several groups of teachers from our area, who made the trek down to Madison. We were able to have a civil discussion about the issue, but ultimately had to agree to disagree, as I supported passage of this bill.

What comes next is the budget bill.

On Tuesday, March 1, Gov. Walker gave his budget address, summarizing his proposal for dealing with a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes and fees.

The budget works to eliminate the raid-

Gov. Walker’s budget and emergency Budget Repair Bill An unprecedented number of con-

tacts have been coming into legislative offices since the governor introduced his budget repair bill on Feb. 11. I appreciate the thousands of constituents who have contacted me through e-mail, phone calls, letters and personal visits to express their views and share their concerns.

As we work to balance the state budget and turn our state economy around, it is critical that we put people back to work. That is why the first action the governor took after being sworn in was to call a special session of the Legislature on job creation. Throughout this special session we have acted to put incentives in place to encourage job growth and make our state a friendlier place to do business.

The governor’s Budget Repair Bill lays the foundation for addressing the financial crisis that our state is in. While Wisconsin faces a $3.6 billion budget

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knows the concessions that have been made in order for the county to pay into the Wisconsin Retirement System. We don’t have holidays like Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day nor Columbus Day like most government entities. We have increased our copays on hospital visits, copays on prescription drugs, delayed pay increases, etc.

Blake - we are taxpayers too and would appreciate it if you would get your facts straight.

We are not a bunch of “greedy” employees. As you well know, Polk County employees have been working with budget cuts and high caseloads for some time. We are not paid any more than private sector workers doing comparable work.

Respectfully yours, Just a few of the county employees Tom Fornengo, Rod McGee, John Hale, Melissa McQuay, Mary Jo Hacker, Debra Bagley, Lonna Paulson, Deb Miller, Kathy Walton, Stephanie Wilson, Michelle Berg, Felicia Kallevang, Jim Hexum, Diana Peterson, Sandi Severson, Brian Johnson, Darice Cadogan, Jerry Peterson, Jerry Raygor, Jerry Morgan, Linda Mueller, David Moore, Nicole Ruetz, Kathy McGurrran, Brooke Whitley, Nancy Randall, Loren Dusek, Chad Knutson, Robin Stage, Connie Adams, Alicia Miller, Corby Stark, Judy Brusletten, Sally Spanel, Kathy Knutson and Stephanie Fansler.

That's greed

I am responding to two letters that appeared in the March 2, 2011, issue of the Leader. One of the letters was written by Sharon Kelly of St. Croix Falls, and another written by Cletus J. Tauer of Luck.

Ms. Kelly stated in her letter that the recent events in Madison regarding the budget have “shown us how greedy the unions are and how much influence they have in government due to the huge contributions they make to elected officials.”

Do you think that the $43,000 that the Koch brothers (who don’t even reside in the state) donated to Scott Walker’s campaign is OK? They have made no bones about trying to break the unions in every state they can. You said, “it’s all about

Eric

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ing of segregated funds, reduces the structural deficit by 90 percent, and reduces spending by 6.7 percent. Additionally, the budget will help secure public safety by repealing Doyle’s earlyrelease program and increasing funding for assistant district attorneys. In an effort to reduce or hold the line on fees, the budget also calls for eliminating the farmland conversion fee and maintaining current fees for hunting and fishing licenses. Over the next several weeks, we will begin the process of analyzing the budget, ensuring that the necessary cuts don’t cripple Wisconsin’s ability to

Sheila

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shortfall over the next two years, we also have a $136 million shortfall in the current fiscal year that ends June 30. I commend the governor for recognizing the importance of getting our state’s fiscal house in order. The band-aid approaches of the past - tax increases, raiding segregated funds and increasing debt - have only served to delay the tough decisions that must be made if we are going to get back on solid financial ground.

The key provisions included in the Budget Repair Bill are intended to provide local governments with the tools and flexibility to manage their budgets and the reductions in state aid that are included in the two-year budget bill the governor introduced this week. By requiring state and local government em-

greed.” You are correct there. The Koch brothers, Scott Walker and the Republican Legislature are trying to line their pockets with as much cash as they can and break the unions. I’m not sure there is any other way unions can combat this huge flow of cash from big business other than work to elect candidates who see the need for workers, both public and private, to be represented by a union if they so choose.

Ms. Kelly also stated that when the company she worked for had to “implement furlough days for everyone in order to prevent additional layoffs, stopped all raises, increased health-care premiums and deductibles due to the economic conditions, we didn’t protest, we all showed up for work and were thankful we had jobs!”

My wife is an unclassified state employee not represented by one of your socalled greedy unions. She too was forced to accept furlough days and have an approved pay raise rescinded. She also had to pick up the slack for other positions that were not filled due to budget constraints. She was also still glad to have a job.

Ms. Kelly, the company you worked for also handed out profit-sharing checks during good times. As a public employee, my wife does not get a profit-sharing check even when times were good. Were you greedy when you accepted those checks? I don’t think so. I don’t believe the public unions are being greedy when they are fighting to keep the right to sit down and collectively bargain. The public unions have already agreed to pay and benefit cuts in order to balance the budget.

The governor should take that as a win and agree to it. But no, sadly he wants it all. Now that’s greed. He must really be scared of these unions if he feels he can’t sit down with them and negotiate a compromise. How petty.

In Mr. Tauer’s letter he stated, “The citizens parading in Madison would have you believe that they have a special right to subvert democracy and reason to gain a retirement without want or worry, but we know better.” I don’t know whom the “we” are but the citizens “parading” in Madison do have the right to peaceably support important programs and services. This will be a tough budget, requiring tough decisions, but that is what my neighbors sent me to Madison to do, and I am prepared to make those tough decisions in the best interest of Wisconsin.

Despite all the national attention on the Budget Repair Bill, I have still been able to get some important bills introduced to the Legislature. As we continue trying to free up local communities so that they can cut costs, I have co-authored AB-23 which will repeal a DNR rule which mandated the continuous disinfection of water. While health is certainly in the forefront of my mind, I think it is important that we leave these decisions up to our local communities and allow them to plan and budget rather than mandating from Madison.

I also introduced AB-24 which will make bear hunting safer and more en-

ployees to pay a portion of their pension and health insurance premiums, the governor is hoping to avoid massive layoffs as we work to balance the state budget. Specifically, the governor is proposing that state employees pay an estimated 5.8 percent of their salary toward their pensions and 12.6 percent of their monthly health insurance premiums, bringing their benefits more in line with those of the private sector.

Most of the focus on the Budget Repair Bill has been directed at the proposed changes in collective bargaining for public employees. Collective bargaining would be limited to wages and total wage increases could not exceed the Consumer Price Index, unless approved by voters through a referendum.

These changes are intended to provide maximum flexibility to local governments and schools as they manage their challenging budgets. To address specific concerns raised in regards to the importance of maintaining worker protections, I am pleased that we were successful in amending the bill in the joint finance committee to ensure civil service

assemble and petition their government just as you would be able to do. If you think they are “subverting democracy” you must take that to mean they disagree with you. I am disagreeing with you now, am I subverting democracy? You also called them “pinheads.” My wife, as stated above, is a current state employee (professor with the University of Wisconsin) and I am a retired federal (air traffic controller) employee. We attend the same church as you and Ms. Kelly. My wife and I support the citizens peaceably petitioning their state government in Madison.

Are we “pinheads” too?

I will close by inserting an article from The Business Journal dated Feb. 10, 2011.

“Government employees in Wisconsin receive 4.8 percent less in compensation for an hour of work than private-sector workers who perform similar duties, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute.

The report came out on Thursday as state officials are considering pay cuts for public employees to balance the upcoming two-year state budget. The study compared public and private-sector worker wage, salary and benefit programs based on what type of work people performed and their education levels. It concluded that public workers are not overpaid, and that they are not the cause of, or solution to, current state budget deficits.

In terms of education, 59 percent of fulltime public employees have a college degree, compared with 30 percent of private-sector workers in Wisconsin. State and local government workers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $61,668 annually, compared with $82,134 for private-sector workers, according to the study.

A higher percent of compensation for public workers comes in the form of benefit projects, such as health insurance or pension programs. Health insurance accounts for almost 13 percent of public workers’ compensation, compared with between 7 and 9.7 percent for private workers.”

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joyable for hunters by allowing Class B license holders to shoot a bear when the safety of the hunting party is in jeopardy and allowing for more opportunities to train dogs. This is a bill that should already be a law. It passed by a unanimous voice vote in both the Assembly and Senate, only to be vetoed by Gov. Doyle. This bill is not only important to our local hunters, but will help attract more tourism to Wisconsin during the bear hunting season.

The next couple of months are going to be difficult, but I look forward to taking on the challenges of a difficult budget. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns you may have about the budget. You can reach me by phone toll-free 888-529-0028 or you can e-mail me at Rep.Severson@legis.wisconsin.gov. I look forward to working with you all over the next two years. protections for local government employees. These protections are already in place for state employees.

Another provision in the bill provides flexibility to the Department of Health Services to address the current fiscal year’s $150 million plus shortfall in medical assistance. It is vital that we provide this flexibility in order to sustain these essential services for our most needy and vulnerable citizens.

The governor has proposed bold fundamental reforms to the way government operates in our state. We can no longer avoid the reality of the current economic crisis that Wisconsin, along with most other states, is facing. These are challenging times and they require tough choices. By working to get our fiscal house in order, living within the means of our taxpayers and encouraging job growth in our state, I remain optimistic that we can move Wisconsin forward.

I appreciate your continued input.

Please stay in touch by calling my office at 800-862-1092 or sending me an e-mail to Sen.Harsdorf@legis.wi.gov.

Fireside chat with Supreme Court candidate Kloppenburg

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Longtime assistant attorney general weighs in on judicial activism, the Gableman issue and more

Kloppenburg later said, “the issue is over and in the past,” but said she is just the person who can “help the court get over those [ethics] issues ... and help the court move forward.”

“And I would vow to never make those kinds of decision,“ she added. “And to move beyond the distractions of personality and partisanship.”

She thinks her “new blood” on the court will help those ethics questions and tainted perception of the court “fall away.”

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer TOWN OF BONE LAKE – Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg spent last weekend in the region, gathering support and getting her name out, as she moves forward in a race against incumbent Justice David Prosser.

Speaking at several events on Saturday, March 5, she later sat down for a private interview on Sunday and spoke of everything from judicial activism to the function, honor and misunderstandings about the court and its function.

Background JoAnne Kloppenburg, 57, lives in Madison and has served as Wisconsin’s assistant attorney general under four different attorneys general, from both sides of the aisle and under several governors. She has worked for the Department of Justice since 1989, when she was appointed by Attorney General Don Hanaway in 1989.

“None of them have ever stood in the way of me doing my work,” she said, stating that she has been “an unbiased and impartial prosecutor and litigator.”

She has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court she hopes to become a member of on Tuesday, April 5. She has also tried numerous cases across the state in various circuit courts and before the appellate court, on everything from constitutional to environmental, criminal, administrative and civil law.

Kloppenburg has an undergraduate degree from Yale University, with honors, and a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University. She later earned her law degree from the UW-Madison. She also has several connections to various high courts, having served as a law clerk under Chief Justice Barbara Crabb in the U.S. District Court and as an intern for current state Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

She fondly recalled her three years in Botswana as a Peace Corps volunteer and is proud to say her son is also a Peace Corps volunteer. Eventually, after some prodding, she dropped her guard enough to laugh lightly when she talks of that tour, and told of marrying her husband, Jack Kloppenburg, just before they left.

Why she’s running Kloppenburg was urged to run last fall, she said, and declared her candidacy in December. The message she received, “over and over,” she said, was very clear.

“They had a sense that people’s confidence in the court as an independent and impartial judicial, decision-making body had been eroding some in the state,” she said. “Because of my background and my qualifications and experience and the way I have conducted myself as a prosecutor and a litigator [they thought] that I would be independent and impartial.”

She didn’t take the decision lightly and noted several times the “honor and importance of the court’s independence.”

“They’ve felt I would help restore people’s confidence in the court,” she added, citing her many years in the attorney general’s office, under so many different people, “as evidence that I am and will be independent and impartial.”

Winning the primary Kloppenburg has her work cut out. The February primary whittled the candidate field from four candidates to two, but she received just 25 percent of that primary

Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg is seeking a seat on the state’s highest court and spoke about serious concerns she has with her opponent. - Photo by Greg Marsten

vote, with Prosser fielding slightly more than half of the votes. She has no doubt it is an uphill battle, but the message she presents is strong and “critical,” she said.

And she is confident that her approach and outspoken criticism of the court’s handling of recent ethical issues is part of what the court needs to “move forward.”

“I am running to be a member of the court, as a collective body, and to working with all the justices, to help them put focus again on the job to decide the most important legal issues of the day, to be a check and balance on the other branches of government, by focusing on and listening to everyone,” she said.

She has received numerous endorsements and support from at least half of her former opponents. She thinks the differences between her approach to the court and Prosser “is clear,” that Prosser has already aligned himself with conservative causes, the Legislature and the governor, “showing his partiality.”

The Gableman issue and Prosser Since declaring her candidacy, she has been an outspoken critic of Prosser, and the court’s “party line” reaction to how they have handled the infamous issue with former Burnett County Judge Michael Gableman’s ethics issue, as well as some of the rulings that she and others have perceived as “negatively affecting the high court.”

“Justice Prosser has not shown leadership in helping the court move forward,” she said bluntly.

She citing recent reports of “in-fighting” and “political siding” in recent years, from the court’s own wrist-slapping of Justice Annette Ziegler over conflict of interest issues to the massive outside spending records in that race, to a hugely controversial campaign ad issue involving Gableman. That campaign issue centered on an ad he ran against incumbent Justice Louis Butler that many said tested the limits of free speech, campaign ethos and even on whom should discipline or decide issues involving the high court.

“It [the Gableman issue] comes up, and people have latched onto it quite often.

What I’ve been saying ... is that people tell me that they perceive that ad to be unfair and a lie,” she said. “And they also perceive the decision of the Supreme Court on whether the charge against that ad should proceed to trial ... they see that decision as fallen among party lines and that troubles them.”

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Moving forward “The court needs to act as a collective body and not as individual justices or as blocs,” she said, dwelling on Prosser’s campaign statements and ads. She said the statements “Violate the separations of the court [and other branches of government] and means he would prejudge matters that come before the body.”

Kloppenburg called it “obvious judicial activism ... and further reasons” people have tainted perceptions of the court.

“It’s important that people know the court is listening to them,” she said.

“Whether we agree with them or not, they must leave the courtroom believing the they had a fair day in court.”

“It’s time to move forward,” she said.

“And the result can be a more collegial environment. I don’t think Justice Prosser is helping them move forward.”

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Judicial activism The term “judicial activism” has become a buzz phrase of sorts in judicial elections and is often tossed around without definition.

When asked what it meant to her, Kloppenburg was quick to define the phrase as exactly what Prosser has been doing. She has made some big waves and made a good point, as many editorials have pointed out. She was one of the first and most vocal officials to share concerns over Prosser’s apparent siding, pointing out his Web site commitment to “... protecting the conservative judicial majority and acting as a commonsense complement to both the new (Walker) administration and (Republican-controlled) Legislature.”

She finds Prosser’s ads and political implications “appalling, and totally inappropriate” for a justice of the state’s highest court.

“For a sitting judge to promise that he will work to further the ends of the other two branches of government shows an enormous disregard for the separation of powers and the role of the court as an independent, impartial body,” she said.

“They need to decide cases on the law and the facts that are brought forth in those cases ... not making decisions politically.”

[She has taken some heat for her statements, as has Prosser. The Leader did make a request to get his response to her statements and his meaning behind the campaign ad, but did not receive a reply before press time.]

The focus and open doors Kloppenburg is admittedly troubled by the Supreme Court being under fire at times in recent years, and she said the court is at a crossroads of sorts and needs to overcome those issues and “refocus.”

She noted that the public has many perceptions of what the court actually does and often thinks they hand down sentences or deal almost exclusively in criminal cases.

“Thats’ not the case at all,” she said, pointing out that the court never hands down sentences, but allows lower court to adjust their decisions. She also noted that 2000 U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls approximately 75 percent 715-483-5396 of the court’s decisions and WINTER HOURS: Closed Mon. & Tues.; Wed. - Thurs. argument time is spent on 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. civil cases, “which directly affects all aspects of our daily lives ... that’s the bread and butter of what the court does.”

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Other distractions Kloppenburg was hesitant to talk of some of the “other distractions” the court has endured in recent years, on some very basic ethical issues and questions about money influence and stances.

To both her and Prosser’s credit, they have both agreed to accepting a rare public financing option in the primaries and in the general election that was meant to help dissuade some of those supporter and money influence questions. They will both be victim or benefactor of outside issue ads, some of which surfaced in the primaries, but the rare public financing issue is being watched closely on all sides and is not likely to survive the current budgetary doldrums.

But she said the history is there, and notes Prosser’s votes on those issues that started the ethics questions, mainly involving the role of supporter money and influence and whether it should be a reason for a jurist to recuse oneself on an issue.

“Things like the Gableman decision or the decision on the recusal rules, where the majority adopted, verbatim, rules that had been written by WMC [Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce] and the Realtors Association, and people get recusal, they get that,” she said. “People get the idea that someone has given a lot of money to a justice and then appears before them, there could be an appearance of partiality.”

She suggest that the answers are simple, “To get input from those groups ... and everyone else who has something to say about concerns or recusal, and then fashion your own rules. Take their concerns and then craft your own rules.”

Kloppenburg is adamant that issues like the WMC/Realtors Association decision “continues to feed that perception” [that money buys influence] and called it paramount that they need to overcome “that their is some partisanship on the court.”

“I have argued before the court,” she stated. “But I have argued before the whole court ... not to little blocs.”

of things like the traveling court, and thinks the openness of the body needs to be expanded and enhanced, she also said the “reality of budget constraints” will likely limit some of those options in the future. But she is a big supporter of the Court with Class program, where students are in the gallery for oral arguments, and said she often wants to know what they thought of a case after they witness the proceedings. She is also a fan of the enhanced Web presence and ability to watch cases presented on Wisconsin Eye TV. “There’s so much already that the court has instituted [to open those doors to the public],” she said. “With that, you can watch oral arguments, whereever you are!”

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Pirates claim title in hard-fought win

Defense the difference in win over Spring Valley

Extra Points

Grantsburg 51, Spring Valley 40

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer AMERY – There was no shortage of defense on Saturday, March 5, as the Pirates came out on top against a talented Spring Valley team and secured their spot in the sectional semifinal game against Phillips this Thursday, March 10, in Rice Lake.

“We knew that with both teams it was going to be a defensive battle for sure.

There was no doubt in my mind,” said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg. “I watched them and we talked this morning during the shoot around, that they play good defense and they’re going to get after us and that’s what they did.”

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Members of the Grantsburg boys basketball team pose after their well-deserved win over the Spring Valley Cardinals last Saturday, March 5. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Eagles clutch regional crown over Osceola Hoist first regional championship since ‘88 Unity 53, Osceola 47

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer NEW RICHMOND – The Unity Eagles capped off one of their most successful basketball seasons in over 20 years with a well-deserved win over Osceola on Saturday, March 5, during the Division 3 regional finals in New Richmond. The Eagles had a solid regular season with an overall record of 18-6 in a tough conference, but seem to be breaking out their best basketball at just the right time.

“This feels awesome. I don’t think, starting the year out, that we ever thought

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The Unity boys basketball team won its first regional title since 1988 against Osceola last Saturday, March 5. They’ll be playing Northwestern at Rice Lake this Thursday, March 10, beginning at 7 p.m. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Region belongs to the Luck boys against Siren Luck, 36, Siren 25

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer CUMBERLAND – The Luck Cardinals started maple-syrup slow, while the Siren Dragons exploded out of the gates. Both teams finally came together in a tie five minutes after the half, with the Cards effectively shutting down the Dragons in the second half defensively for a regional final victory on Saturday, March 5, and a trip to the Division 5 sectional in Hayward.

“It was a slow start,” stated Luck head coach Rick Giller. “But we didn’t let it get to us.”

Trailing by five points at the half, the Cardinals were held in check quite well by the Dragons in an unusually low-scoring contest. Siren has several long-ball shooters who can kill an opponent when hot, and they did just that at the start. They

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The Luck Cardinal boys basketball team is headed to the sectional semifinal game against Drummond this Thursday, March 10, which will be played in Hayward beginning at 7 p.m. – Photo by Greg Marsten

••• STEVENS POINT – With a 79-69 win over St. Norbert College and an 82-75 victory over Simpson College, the UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team advanced into the NCAA Division 3, Sweet 16 tournament. The Pointers will then be playing on their home court against George Fox University this Friday, March 11, beginning at 7 p.m. George Fox is a Christian college out of Oregon. They have a 245 record overall, have won their previous 13 games and Britta Petersen were national champions in 2009. UWSP is also hosting Coe and Illinois Wesleyan, and the winner of that game will play either Stevens Point or George Fox on Saturday, March 12, for a chance to advance to the NCAA Final Four in Bloomington, Ill. Britta Petersen of Luck continues to lead the Pointers with solid performances that included a 20-point performance against St. Norbert College and another 12 points, seven rebounds against Simpson College. – Marty Seeger with information from athletics.uwsp.edu ••• LEADER LAND – The Drummond vs. Luck boys basketball sectional semifinal game is being broadcast on 104.9 FM beginning at 7 p.m., on Thursday, March 10. The Prentice vs.

Clayton sectional semifinal boys basketball game on Thursday, March 10, can be heard on 1260 AM beginning at 7 p.m.

••• NEW RICHMOND – The “New” Mix 105, the FUN FM and AM 1260 WXCE along with the New Richmond Hockey Association and the New Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce are presenting “Lifestyle Expo 2011” on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 27, from 10 a.m. 3 p.m. at the New Richmond Sports Center. Special guest appearances by Green Bay Packers John Kuhn, Mark Tauscher and Korey Hall from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, courtesy of the St. Croix Casino-Turtle Lake. Minnesota Twins great Al Newman, star of the 1987 and 1991 World Championship teams will be there on Saturday, March 26, from noon to 2 p.m. A $1,000 cash prize will be given away on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the end of the show, winner must be present to win. Admission is free.

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Tiger boys fall short in Spring Valley

Spring Valley 68, Webster 42

still managed to score 14, while James Wethern added another 13. Greg McIntyre finished with nine points, Zach Holmstrom scored four, and Brad Krause and Josh Baer each added one.

The Tigers end the season at 16-8, and tied with Unity for third place at 8-4 in the conference.

Webster will graduate six seniors, including Croix Swanson, Wethern, Elliott, Dan Dochniak, Holmstrom and McIntyre.

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SPRING VALLEY – Despite a solid performance against the Boyceville in the first round of regional action the Webster boys basketball team met their match against Spring Valley on Friday, March 4.

The Tigers kept with the Cardinals in the first half, trailing by four after the first quarter and seven points at the half, but a big third-quarter performance by Spring Valley opened the game wide open as they scored 24 points and held Webster to just nine.

Although Webster’s leading scorer, Austin Elliott, fell ill prior to the game, he

LEFT: The Webster boys had another great year, but their season was cut short last Friday, March 4, in Spring Valley. – Photo submitted

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This is Hallberg’s first regional title since taking over the head coaching position two years ago, and he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after the game, knowing he’d gotten through his first regional. But with a regional title in hand, he and the Pirates are now focused on the goal of a state title.

“We’ve got to get the bigger one now,” Hallberg said.

The Pirates will need to beat Phillips and the winner of Colfax and Thorp to get to state, but they’ve got a shot considering their performance against Spring Valley, who had trouble scoring from the perimeter, but kept it close throughout the entire game.

Spring Valley led by as much as four points early in the first quarter but Derek Bertelsen banked in two points and Brent Myers hit from three-point range and the Pirates took a one-point lead. The Pirates held their lead to the end of the first quarter, 15-12. From the start of the game, and late into the fourth quarter, it proved to be one of the more physical games of the season for the Pirates, but Hallberg didn’t seem surprised, expecting the referees to call it that way.

“It’s a regional final, and they called it the way they should have called it, and it was perfect. That’s the style we like and I think that’s the style that it’s going to be down the stretch,” said Hallberg.

The Cardinals took a two-point lead early in the second quarter, but a Connor Myers basket tied the game at 17 with four minutes to go in the half. A minute later, Brent Myers picked up a big steal and drew a foul on his way to the basket, sinking two points, but missing the free throw to give Grantsburg their two-point lead back, which is where it remained at halftime.

In the second half, Seth Coy put two points on the board first before Spring Valley’s Dylan Webster sunk a big 3-pointer

Brent Myers of Grantsburg draws a foul against Spring Valley during the regional final held in Amery. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Grantsburg’s Seth Coy had a solid game against Spring Valley last Saturday, as did the rest of the Pirates, who played sound defense. – Photo by Marty Seeger

and was fouled on the shot. He turned the foul into four points, but the Pirates responded quickly, with baskets from Brent Myers, Trevor Thompson and Coy, forcing a Spring Valley time-out, with 4:39 still left in the third quarter.

“In the second half we came out and kind of set the tone there with a couple of baskets, and that was big. I think the first team that would have done that was going to win, and we did it,” Hallberg said.

After the time-out, Thompson hit a huge 3-pointer to stretch the Pirates lead to nine before Kyler Gotzman brought the

Grantsburg’s Trevor Thompson looks back at a loose ball against Clear Lake during the regional semifinal game Friday, March 4. – Photo by John Reed

Cardinals back to within seven with a two-and-one opportunity. He missed the free throw, and the Pirates brought their lead to 10 points with a basket from Daniel Biorn, and a pair of free throws from Brent Myers.

Grantsburg maintained their pressure defense, and kept their lead to eight points heading into the fourth quarter, but Spring Valley fought back, scoring four unanswered points in the first minute, and eventually closing the Pirates lead to just two points.

With a 40-38 lead, Bertelsen hit a layup and moments later, he hit a wide open layup on assist from Thompson, bringing the Pirates lead to six. Spring Valley would get as close as five points, in the final minute of the game, and the Pirates hit 9 of 12 from the free-throw line. Seven of the 12 free throws were made in the final minute of the game. But offense aside, this Pirates win was all about the defensive effort of the team.

“Team defense without a doubt,” Hallberg said.

The Pirates held Spring Valley’s leading scorers, Gotzman and Webster, to 10 and 14 points respectively, while Brent Myers led the Pirates with 15 points. Thompson added 11, Coy, nine, Bertelsen, eight, Ohnstad, four, and Biorn and Connor Myers had two apiece.

Grantsburg 72, Clear Lake 59 GRANTSBURG – After scoring just 25 points in their regular season finale against the Luck Cardinals, the Pirates compiled 72 in their regional semifinal win over the Clear Lake Warriors on Friday, March 4.

The Warriors finished 9-3 in the Central Lakeland standings and were 17-7 overall, and proved a tough draw for the Pirates in the first round, who entered the WIAA tournament with a No. 1 seed. Clear Lake

had defeated Glenwood City in the first round, and got off to a good start against the Pirates, leading 18-12 after the first quarter. They led by one at halftime, before the Pirates set the tempo in the second half, outscoring the Warriors 23-12 in the third quarter, and maintaining their lead throughout the rest of the game.

Brent Myers led with 21 points, Trevor Thompson, 16, Daniel Biorn, 12, Derek Bertelsen, 10, Seth Coy, six, David Ohnstad, four and Connor Myers, one. The Pirates shot 16 of 23 from the free-throw line.

Trevor Thompson of Grantsburg goes up during the tipoff at the start of their battle against Clear Lake. – Photo by John Reed

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by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Grantsburg gymnastic standout Aimee Lerud took her talents to Wisconsin Rapids last Friday, March 4, for the state individual gymnastics tournament, finishing a solid 17th in the Division 2 individual performances.

The Pirate sophomore stumbled only in the vault, but otherwise was among the top half of the scores in events, including a strong 8.417 in the uneven bars, placing her 11th overall.

Lerud also just missed the top 10 in the balance beam, where she garnered an 8.533, good enough for 12th overall.

The sophomore also did well in the floor exercise, coming in 13th with a final tally of 8.750. Her final all-around score of 33.967 placed her 17th out of 25 finalists.

Lerud was a recent transfer to Grantsburg from Minnesota this season and is expected to be a staple of the squad for several years to come, hopefully helping to grow the Pirate program and add even more depth as the program advances.

Grantsburg gymnast Aimee Lerud competed in several events throughout the year and during the state meet held at Wisconsin Rapids, including floor, uneven bars and beam. – File photos by Greg Marsten

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we’d be in this position, in terms of how well we’ve played,” said coach Shaun Fisher.

Playing at a brand-new facility in New Richmond was a bonus for the huge Unity cheering section that were treated to an intensely close battle in all four quarters.

The first half, however, was starkly different in comparison to the second half.

Osceola had big help on the inside, with 6-foot-6-inch junior Lincoln Howard and 6-foot-5-inch junior Kyle Bussewitz, who did a nice job of keeping Unity’s Brady Flaherty from gaining an edge under the basket.

“We knew we weren’t going to get a ton inside with those two big guys, just getting what we could and hit enough shots,” Fisher said.

Flaherty was held to just two first-half points that came from the free-throw line, but both teams were playing it safe in the first half according to Fisher.

“I think both teams were trying to get a feel for each other, both aggressive zones, trying to find the weaknesses. In a regional final you didn’t want to come out and make mistakes that would take yourself out of the game, so I think they were almost too patient,” said Fisher.

Rush Hickethier proved to be a huge asset for the Eagles as he kept the game close in the first quarter, scoring the Eagles only two buckets on a 3-pointer and two points on a steal. Osceola led 7-5 after the

Brady Turner powers up against Somerset during the regional semifinals held at Unity.

Steven Krueger takes aim at the basket against Osceola.

first quarter. The Chieftains went on a bit of a run early in the second quarter, leading by six with under five minutes to play before Hickethier hit another 3-pointer to bring the game back to within three points. Despite Osceola’s answer with a 3pointer of their own, the Eagles capitalized on a missed dunk by Howard, that ended up in the hands of Xavier Foeller, who took it all the way to the basket for two points.

The Eagles ended up taking their first lead of the game when Brady Turner hit his first 3-pointer of the game with 1:20 to go in the first half, and Hickethier hit from the outside to give the Eagles a brief 19-17 lead with 45 seconds on the clock. But the Chieftains would win the first half with a 3-pointer from Robert Seiberlich just before the buzzer, making it a 20-19 Osceola lead.

Things got a lot more physical on the defensive end in the second half, and scoring was frequent, but the game remained close throughout the third quarter. The lead changed at least four times in the third quarter alone, but one thing that remained constant throughout was the play of Hickethier, who had several steals throughout the game and a total 17 points.

“I think he’s been the huge difference these last two games,” said Fisher.

Osceola maintained a 35-31 lead heading into the final quarter, but the Eagles

That’s dirty! A large Unity student section, along with a huge adult section, were on hand to cheer on the Eagles during their regional final game held at New Richmond. – Photos by Marty Seeger didn’t panic. Flaherty had a big fourth fense held Somerset to just two points in a quarter as he started opening up his game span of about four minutes to take a 26-12 from the outside that included a 3-pointer halftime lead, never allowing the Spartans that tied the game at 35 with 5:32 on the to become a threat. clock. He hit another 3-pointer just minRush Hickethier broke out with another utes later that helped give the Eagles a 40- big game scoring 16 points, which in38 lead with 3:28 to go. Turner also hit a cluded two 3-pointers at the start of the 3-pointer with two minutes remaining in third quarter, which forced the Spartans to the game to give the Eagles a five-point take a time-out, with Unity in the driver’s lead, but that was short-lived as Osceola’s seat with a comfortable 20-point lead.

Tyler Doucette answered with a three of his own.

In the final minute of the game, Unity was able to stretch their lead to seven points as Steven Krueger hit a big shot under the basket and several other Eagles shot well from the free-throw line to finally put the game away for good. Osceola managed to get to within three points with 10 seconds to go on two long 3-pointers, but the Eagles kept their composure, which Fisher credits to the confidence of his players, and experience, which has grown over the past two seasons.

“With all those swings, the last couple of years our kids would have folded. This year we’ve had so many close games that we never feel like we’re out of a game.”

Unity will need to play their best when they face Northwestern in Spooner on Thursday, March 10, beginning at 7 p.m.

Unity 60, Somerset 39 BALSAM LAKE – The Eagle boys basketball team seemed well-prepared for their game against the Spartans during the regional semifinal game on Friday, March 4. It was the second time the two teams had met during the year, with the first game siding with Unity back in early December, where the Eagles won by 16 points.

Last Friday, Unity got off to a bit of a slow start, leading 10-7 after the first quarter, but opened the game wide open midway through the second quarter and taking an 11-point lead. The Eagles de-

Unity’s Rush Hickethier has come out of his shell just at the right time to help the Eagles playoff chances.

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also had a tough time converting their second shots, keeping the Cardinal boys in the hunt and poised for a comeback in the second half.

“At halftime, I just told them we didn’t play too good and that we were only down by five,” Giller said. “Logan (Hacker) hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter that I feel was a real motivator for us, and tied the game.”

Giller also gave accolades to senior Roger Steen, who “came off the bench again and had a solid game ... he was a real spark to us both offensively and defensively.”

Steen finished with eight points, three rebounds and three assists in limited minutes. He served as a solid inside complement to the play of seniors Alec and Cole Mortel, who finished with 11 and four points, respectively, but worked the boards for a combined 16 rebounds.

Hacker added nine points and five boards, while Brady Klatt gave the crowd a few solid highlights with some acrobatic shooting and three critical steals.

Siren was flat in the second half, and scored an unusually low six points total, while Luck scored 11 points in each of the remaining two quarters. In fact, only three Dragons scored at all: Murdock Smith led the way with 11 points, followed by Andrew Brown with eight points and Seth Stoner’s six points. Somehow, the Cards were able to shut down high-scoring Elijah Hinze in the contest, which was probably a key to the victory.

“Siren is a talented team that forces you to play defense outside the arc,” Giller said. “But you must cover their inside game, as well. I thought we did a good job most of the time.”

Luck went on to hold the Dragons almost scoreless in the remaining minutes, and cruised to a 36-25 victory to advance.

They play on Thursday, March 10, in Hayward against Drummond, with the winner playing Saturday, March 12, in the sectional final.

Siren finishes the season with a 16-9 overall record, and 5-7 in conference play.

They lose just one senior in Seth Stoner, but retain some of the most talented juniors in the conference in Brown, Hinze, Taylor Renberg, Evan Oachs and Smith, along with a solid bench of Will Haines, Luke Bollant and freshman Jared Emery.

The Dragons will almost surely be a favorite to win the West Lakeland next season, and should be the team to beat in their region, but this contest belonged to the Cardinals.

Luck 54, Northwood 23 LUCK – The Cardinal boys showed defense was the key in their win at home over Northwood on Friday, March 4, during round two of regional basketball action. The win earned them a spot in the

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The Cardinals held Northwood to one point in the first quarter and six first-half points. Luck didn’t do much on offense in the first half, scoring 17 points, but opened up the game considerably in the second half behind the same first-half defense.

It was a balanced night of scoring as several Cardinals got some quality time off the bench. Cole Mortel had 15 points, Alec Mortel, 10, Logan Hacker eight, Brady Klatt, seven, Evan Armour, four, John Denny, three, A.J. Walsh-Brenizer, Roger Steen and Karsten Petersen each had two, and Brodie Kunze had one point.

The Cards shot 12 of 16 from the freethrow line. – Marty Seeger

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Luck senior Brady Klatt drives in against Siren sophomore Evan Oachs in Saturday's playoff game in Cumberland. – Photos by Greg Marsten unless otherwise noted

Several Luck Cardinals hit the hard court during their regional semifinal win over Northwood on Friday, March 4. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson

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Eagle girls end season with win over Vikings Siren 61, Grantsburg 34

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Dragon girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a win over Grantsburg on Thursday, March 3, and earned a well-deserved break before their next contest at home against Luck during the second round of the WIAA regional playoffs.

The Dragons drew a No. 1 seed, earned a first-round bye and defeated the Pirates by 27 points, but it wasn’t the effort coach Ryan Karsten was looking for.

“We didn’t play our best game of the year. I was disappointed in how we played. Both the JV and varsity played sluggish and without urgency for most of the night. We did win by 27 points, but played sloppy and uninspired for most of the night,” Karsten said.

Carley Emery compiled 38 points on the night, which Karsten credited to quality passes by teammates and setting good screens. Emery had five of eight 3-pointers in the second half, and is just 11 points away from hitting her 2,000th point, which could come against Luck Friday night. Other scorers included Brittany Coulter and Ashley Guevara with six points each, Raven Emery, five, Liz Brown, four and Abigail Mitchell, two.

“Brittany Coulter had a nice game with six points, nine rebounds and six assists.

She did a great job and is showing signs of being a high quality player for us over the next 2-plus years. Ashley Guevara came back from her knee injury and hit two 3s in limited work last night,” Karsten said.

The Dragons are coming off their fifth consecutive championship, and seniors Guevara and Emery are both ending their fourth conference titles since their varsity careers began as freshmen.

Grantsburg’s Nicole McKenzie gets pressure from Siren defenders. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Brittany Coulter of Siren scored six points against the Pirates. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Freshman Jessica Rademacher of St. Croix Falls reaches in for the ball against Webster.

Senior Danielle Keller of Siren drives past Macy Hanson of Grantsburg. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

“That is a very impressive feat and doesn’t happen very often. With the win last night, it brings their overall high school record to 86-11. They are two very talented ladies on and off the court that will do many great things after they leave high school,” Karsten said.

Karsten believes this Friday’s playoff game against Luck will be a challenge, and he hopes the Dragons are hitting their stride as a team at the right time.

“I like the way our offense has been putting up points since the Prentice game and that will have to continue if we want to make a long run of the playoffs this season,” said Karsten The Pirates will play host to Spring Valley after receiving a No. 2 seed in Division 4. They may have taken a step back with their game against Siren however.

“It sure wasn’t the way we wanted to finish the regular season. Siren really took it to us and we struggled all night handling the ball. I obviously didn’t do a good job getting us ready to execute offensively and when we did get shots, we didn’t convert. In the first half I thought we did a nice job on Emery but once we got a little fatigued and their lead extended, we let her get some open looks and she’ll bury those every time,” Pirates coach Adam Hale said.

Hale was pleased with the efforts from Nicole McKenzie and Sam Schweiger in hustle and on offense.

McKenzie led on offense with 13 points and Schweiger added 11. Lisa Gaffney had four points, and Macy Hanson, Haley Larson and Liz Gaffney scored two apiece.

Saints and Tigers try to find a loose ball. – Photos by Carl Heidel

Webster led 12-5 after the first quarter and 19-14 at the half, but by the time the third quarter ended, the Saints climbed back into the game and trailed by one.

It was a tough night of free-throw shooting for the Saints, going 3 of 15, while the Tigers were backed by Michelle Gibbs’ 22 points. Other Tigers scoring included Shauna Rein, eight, Rachel Salas and Chelsea Larson each had four and Jayme Mitchell and Mary Johnson had two apiece.

The Saints were led by Sydney Geisness with 10 points, Alexis Erickson, nine, Natalie Sempf, five, Caitlyn Olson and Taylor Orton each had four, Rebecca Wampfler, two and Jessica Rademacher and Jerrica Jones had one each.

Webster 42, St. Croix Falls 36 WEBSTER – The Tiger girls basketball team grabbed their fourth straight win over the Saints on Thursday, March 3, and closed out the regular season with a record of 9-13 and 4-8 in the conference.

Unity 51, Frederic 42 BALSAM LAKE – The regular basketball season conference finale on March 3 between hosting Unity and the Frederic girls ended with the hosting Eagles pulling away and keeping their lead long enough for a nine-point win, 51-42.

Both squads were hobbled with injuries, as the Eagles were without leading scorers Crystal Donahue and Katherine Ebensperger, while the Vikings were without the services of Jade Johnson and Maria Miller. Both teams made adjustments, but were surely different squads from an earlier meeting, where the Vikes won by a similar margin.

After a close first quarter and just a three-point advantage for the Eagles at the half, the Unity girls began to pull away solidly in the third quarter, even going up by over a dozen points briefly, before the offensive attacking of Corissa Schmidt and Samantha Nelson helped get the Vikes back in striking distance.

But the Eagles proved too strong inside and were able to keep the smaller Vikings

Frederic senior Sage Karl drives inside against Unity junior Brittany Thomfohrda.

Frederic junior Lauren Domagala (left) looks for an opening against Unity's Marisa Hacker. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Rachel Salas of Webster dribbles the ball toward the basket against the Saints.

out of the lane without rebound specialist Miller on the court.

Unity had strong nights from Brittany Thomfohrda and Shauna Jorgenson, who led their squad with 13 points each, followed by sophomore Sarah Bader’s 11.

Their scoring, on top of seniors Marisa Hacker and Hayla Bader’s defense, gave the Eagle shooters second chances they might not have had otherwise.

Frederic’s Samantha Nelson was the game’s top scorer with 16 points and was solid at the charity stripe, notching 11 of 14 attempts and keeping her squad in it when Schmidt’s bonsai offensive attacks were not enough.

“I thought our girls battled hard all night. It was a back-and-forth game most of the night,” stated Frederic head coach Troy Wink. “We weren’t getting back on defense and that led to some easy shots for them.”

Unity was vulnerable without all their weapons, and the Vikes did their best to get back in the game, but had too much month at the end of the money.

“In the fourth we chipped away, once down by 13, cut it to eight points,” coach Wink said. “With two straight trips we missed point-blank layups, it was kind of a microcosm of the game. I thought the girls that were able to play played hard, just didn’t get it done.”

Unity was able to hold on for the win, but both squads seemed out of sync and unable to convert at times, maybe by looking ahead to the playoffs.

Frederic finished the season with a 13-8 overall record and a 6-6 record in West Lakeland play. Unity finished 11-11 overall, but 4-8 in conference play. – Greg Marsten

Frederic junior Corissa Schmidt challenges Unity senior Hayla Bader for room in the lane.

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Frederic, Luck and Webster advance to second round

St. Croix Central 42, St. Croix Falls 36

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – A 13-0 run at the start of the first quarter quickly evaporated for the Saints as the Panthers powered their way to victory in the first round of girls basketball playoff action Tuesday, March 8.

Alexis Erickson scored seven, Olson had four and Sydney Geisness added another two points toward the Saints 13 firstquarter points, before the Panthers scored their first two points of the game with under 45 seconds remaining in the quarter. They added another two points, courtesy of Laura DeSmith, just before the buzzer to make it a 13-4 Saints lead heading into the second quarter, when St. Croix Central slowly inched their way back into the game.

The Saints had an evident size advantage over their opponents and controlled the offensive and defensive rebounds, but the Panthers had a significant amount of quickness on defense and in their passing game around the perimeter. By the end of the first half, the Saints were clinging to a two- and four-point lead before Ashley Adkins buried a 3-pointer that tied the game at 19 with just under a minute to play, which is where the game remained at halftime.

St. Croix Falls retook their lead at the beginning of the third quarter with two quick baskets by Geisness. She would end the third quarter with eight points as the Saints held a 29-25 edge going into the fourth quarter, but Adkins continued her assault from the perimeter, hitting her first of three fourth-quarter 3-pointers with 5:45 to play, which helped the Panthers sneak back to within one point. They ended up retaking the lead with the second 3-pointer from Adkins and a steal from Emily West for another two points, giving the Panthers a four-point lead, forcing a Saints time-out.

Despite cutting the Panthers lead to two points after the break, it was as close as the Saints would get as the Panthers pulled away late in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory.

Sam Nelson goes in for a layup for the Vikings during their win against the Bobcats.

– Photos by Becky Amundson

Natalie Sempf (far left) and teammate Sydney Geisness stretch for a loose ball against St. Croix Central on Tuesday, March 8. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Alexis Erickson had a solid game for the Saints against St. Croix Central, but the Saints came up short.

Frederic 63, Birchwood 24 FREDERIC – The Frederic girls basketball team powered easily past Birchwood during the first round of regionals on Tuesday, March 8, and will now play in the regional semifinal game against Northwood this Friday, March 11.

The Vikings used a 27-4 first-quarter lead for a cushion and never looked back against Birchwood, using shots around the perimeter, which is something coach Troy Wink is hopeful his team can do as they move further into the playoffs.

“We had a nice effort,” Wink said. “I felt our starters really set the tone in the first quarter, getting a nice lead. We had strong defense and executed our offense well.”

Sam Nelson knocked down a pair of 3pointers in the first quarter and Corissa Schmidt hit one from the outside as well in the first quarter. She led the Vikings with 17 points, and Nelson added 16. Two others scored double digits as Vanessa Neumann scored 13 and Sage Karl added 11. Neumann was outstanding on the inside with 17 rebounds, and Wink noted that Karl had a great game both on defense and offense. Other scorers included

Webster 62, Glenwood City 56 (OT) GLENWOOD CITY – The Tiger girls basketball team advanced to the second round of regionals with an overtime win over Glenwood City on Tuesday, March 8.

Webster got off to a slow start in the first quarter as the Hilltoppers cruised to a 2012 lead, but the Tigers clamped down defensively to hold Glenwood City to just one point in the second quarter, and take a 25-21 lead at the half.

The Tigers went to the free-throw line often, shooting 20 of 37. Shauna Rein shot eight of 13 from the line and Michelle Gibbs went five of nine. She gave Webster 16 points, while Rein had 14, but it was Mary Johnson’s strong effort in the paint with a team-leading 19 points. Other scorers included Rachel Salas with four, and Chelsea Larson and Jayme Mitchell with two apiece.

Frederic junior Brittani Hughes defends Birchwood prior to an inbound pass.

Mary Johnson of Webster stands at the free-throw line during the Tigers win against the Hilltoppers on Tuesday, March 8. The Tigers won in overtime. – Photo submitted

Lauren Domagala, Emily Byerly and Natalie Phernetton with two points apiece.

Wink hopes to give the No. 1 seeded Evergreens their best shot when they travel to Minong on Friday. Game time is at 7 p.m.

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The Webster cheerleaders show their spirit in Glenwood City during the girls basketball regional game. – Photo submitted

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Siren boys hold off Frederic in semifinal

Siren 68, Frederic 42

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SIREN – The Frederic Vikings could not contain the explosive Siren Dragons on March 4 for the Division 5 regional semifinal basketball team, with the Dragons jumping ahead early and never looking back for a 68-42 victory.

Siren leapt from the line like a supercharged Corvette, riding a wave of Andrew Brown scoring that didn’t stop until the very end. His 26 points led all scorers and included 8-9 freethrow shooting. He also had some help from juniors Elijah Hinze and Taylor Renberg, who spread the Vikings thin and forced them into foul issues early, with scoring power Adam Chenal drawing enough to get into trouble early, limiting the Vikings offense.

Chenal ended with a strong 17-point night, leading the Vikes, but not enough to make up for Brown and company.

Siren also had strong first-half rebounding work from sixth man Luke Bollant, who gave his squad several second chances and, along with the offense of Renberg, Hinze and Brown, was another reason for the Dragons 32-16 halftime lead.

The Vikings had too far to go to make

Siren senior Carley Emery has become a bit of a media star as she closes in on 2,000 career points. She even fielded radio interview requests during a boys playoff game last week. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Siren's Will Haines eventually comes away with a rebound amongst a bevy of Vikings.

up the early difference and, while they began to get back into the game in the third quarter, they had several tough rim rolls and couldn’t overcome that halftime deficit, eventually falling even deeper in the hole as the fouls mounted.

Frederic finished their season with an overall record of 8-16, and 2-10 in conference. They lose a number of key players to graduation, including Trae Gehl, Robert Kirk, Tony Peterson, Raif Poirier and Joe

Draxler. While they have had some improving play from underclassmen like Chenal, Michael Tesch and Waylon Buck, they lose a gaggle of talented athletes, meaning those solid underclassmen will have plenty of strong minutes next season to develop, and roster room for youngsters to step up.

Siren advanced to the final against Luck in Cumberland with the win.

Avery Steen of Luck scored 27 points against the Lakers on Tuesday, March 8, during the Cardinal playoff win. – Photos by Larry Samson

Morgan Denny played her final home game of her high school basketball career.

It was a battle for a loose ball between several players.

Girls Bball/continued

Luck 51, Shell Lake 30 LUCK – Luck sophomore Avery Steen had a big night for the Cardinal girls basketball team on Tuesday, March 8, with a 27-point effort against Shell Lake during the first round of the WIAA regional playoffs. She also had two assists and a rebound as Luck was able to hold the Lakers to just eight points in the second half, and advance to the regional semifinal, which will be played against Siren this Friday, March 11, in Siren beginning at 7 p.m.

The Lakers held an early 12-11 lead after the first quarter, but it was their only lead of the game as the Cardinals led 27-22 at the half and came out firing in the second half and secured the victory. Morgan Denny had eight points and 10 rebounds in her final career home game, while Taylor Joy had a nice night with eight rebounds. Ashlyn Petersen had six points, Camille Marsten and Maia Lehmann each had four and Darian Ogilvie added two.

Osceola 66, Unity 24 OSCEOLA – The Eagle girls basketball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, March 8, at Osceola during the first round of regional action. The Chieftains entered the regional at 12-10 overall, while the Eagles entered with a record of 11-11.

Unity had an up-and-down season but it was a successful year in terms of improvement from previous seasons. They finished fifth in the conference and held a 4-8 conference record. They won’t be returning at least five seniors next season, which include Crystal Donahue, Jessica Kutina, Hayla Bader, Katherine Ebensperger and Marisa Hacker.

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Islander Squirt team ends season at state

CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland Islander Squirt team represented Region 1 at the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association State 4A Hockey Tournament in Merrill.

In the opening game the Islanders played the Ice Wolves of Dodgeville.

Colten Wilson scored the first goal with the assist from Steven Hanson in the first period. Tanner Van Meter scored the second goal unassisted. Dawson Van Meter scored unassisted for the third goal. Alexis Wisner scored on the power play unassisted. The final goal of the period came off the stick of Tanner Van Meter unassisted.

The second period scoring was from Tanner Van Meter with the assists coming from Dawson Van Meter and Alexis Wisner. The third period scoring was again from Tanner Van Meter unassisted. Jonah Becker was credited for the shutout in the Islanders 8-0 win.

The Islanders played Marinette in game two. Marinette was a quick-skating and a

A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Youth (3 Games) Standings: Infinite 27, JDZ 16, The Three Amigos 14, Shooting Stars 13, Boss 13, The Bowlers 9, Team Hambone 8, Brothers & Arms 8.

Girls games: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 193, Avery Steen (SS) 166, Julia Owens (B) 144.

Girls series: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 511, Avery Steen (SS) 469, Julia Owens (B) 356.

Boys games: Logan Hacker (TH) 208, Austin Bruss (B) 201, Charlie Lindberg (I) 193.

Boys series: Logan Hacker (TH) 530, Kyle Hunter (TB) & Austin Bruss (B) 501.

Team games: Team Hambone 510, Infinite 507, Shooting Stars 478.

Team series: Team Hambone 1463, Infinite 1377, Shooting Stars 1337.

Sunday Night I No-Tap Mixed Standings: Happy Campers 36.5, Knaubers 32, Packer Backers 29.5, Chuck’s Team 27, Long Shots 24, Jeff’s Team 23.5, Late Comers 20.5, No Names 15.

Women’s games: Jan Kruse (CT) 276, Julia Owens (LS) 239, Sheila Hansen (JT) 204.

Women’s series: Jan Kruse (CT) 607, Yvonne Snyder (HC) 540, Julia Owens (LS) 513.

Men’s games: Chuck Kruse (CT) 268, Chris Rowell (NN) 263, Jeff Cummings (JT) 254.

Men’s series: Chris Rowell (NN) 723, Jeff Cummings (JT) 713, Chuck Kruse (CT) 671.

Team games: Jeff’s Team 796, Chuck’s Team 773 & 765.

Team series: Jeff’s Team 2238, Chuck’s Team 2214, Happy Campers 2079.

Monday Afternoon Senior Mixed Standings: Vultures 27, Eagles 26, The Bears 25, Badgers 19, Swans 18.5, Nite Hawks 17.5, Cardinals 16, Zebras 11.

Women’s games: Carol Messer (E) 246, Barb Austad (B) 244, Sandy Bannie (Z) 243.

Women’s series: Carol Messer (E) 685, Mary Young (Z) 666, Ruth Sorenson (C) 655.

Men’s games: Dale Johnson (V) 274, Dave Bannie (Z) 245, Al Taylor (V) & Duane Doolittle (V) 243.

Men’s series: Dale Johnson (V) 704, Al Taylor (V) 690, Duane Doolittle (V) 665.

Team games: Vultures 933 & 915, Cardinals & Badgers 873.

Team series: Vultures 2688, Cardinals 2535, Badgers 2534.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Mane Attractions 56, Hog Wild Gals 44.5, House of Wood 40.5, The Bottle Shop 39, Hacker’s Lanes 19, Bye 11.

Individual games: Susie Houston (MA) 202, Ramona Renfroe (HWG) 193, Heidie Skow (HW) 174.

Individual series: Susie Houston (MA) 530, Ramona Renfroe (HWG) 524, Rita Frandsen (MA) 494.

Team games: Hog Wild Gals 630, House of Wood 599, Mane Attractions 586.

Team series: Hog Wild Gals 1743, Mane Attractions 1730, House of Wood 1673.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Yellow Lake Lodge 74, Bottle Shop 67.5, Great Northern Outdoors 60.5, SHWHORAW Co. 57, Pioneer Bar 49.5, Rural American Bank 42.5.

Individual games: Gene Ackland 255, Josh Henry 244, Rita Bohn 243.

Individual series: Gene Ackland 671, Rita Bohn 634, Reed Stevens 631.

Team games: Pioneer Bar, SHWHORAW CO., Pioneer Bar.

The Cumberland Islander Squirt team represented Region 1 at the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association State 4A Hockey Tournament in Merrill. – Photo submitted

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Team series: Yellow Lake Lodge 1798, SHWHORAW CO. 1769, Pioneer Bar 1755.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Josh Henry 6x – 244; Ed Bitler 6x – 216.

Games 50 pins or more above average: Rita Bohn 243 (+68); Josh Henry 244 (+67); Gene Ackland 255 (+61).

Series 100 pins or more above average: Rita Bohn 634 (+109).

Splits converted: 4-7-10: Brian McBroom. 3-6-7: Brian McBroom. 3-6-7-10: Rick Bradway. 2-4-10: Ed Bitler. 2-10: Josh Henry.

Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Larsen Auto Center 27, Cummings Lumber 22, Skol Bar 19, Pioneer Bar 16.5, Lewis Silo 14.5, A-1 Machine 9.

Individual games: Shawn Olson (LS) 229, Dave Romanowski (PB) 226, Buck Hanson (PB) 223.

Individual series: Don Swanson (CL) 635, Dave Romanowski (PB) 605, Shawn Olson (LS) 574.

Team games: Pioneer Bar 960, Lewis Silo 936, Pioneer Bar 923.

Team series: Pioneer Bar 2753, Lewis Silo 2596, Skol Bar 2554.

Thursday Late Standings: Stotz & Company 23, Johnson Upholstery 17, Hansen Farms Inc. 16, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 14.5, Fisk Trucking 14.5.

Women’s games: Judy Bainbridge 148, Heather Wynn 142.

Women’s series: Judy Bainbridge 441, Heather Wynn 404.

Men’s games: Eugene Wynn Sr. 216, Larry Fisk 214, Dale Johnson 212.

Men’s series: Eugene Wynn Jr. 581, Eugene Wynn Sr. 577, Dale Johnson 545.

Team games: Johnson Upholstery 862, Hansen Farms Inc. 844, Stotz & Company 830.

Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2502, Stotz & Company 2421, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 2326.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: The Leader 49, The Dozers 43, The Pin Heads 41, Frederic Design 33, Pioneer Bar 28, Meyer’s Plus 24, Junque Art 24.

Individual games: Gail Linke 202, Jen Ellefson 179, Margie Traun 178.

Individual series: Gail Linke 551, Jen Ellefson 481, Pat Traun 479.

Team games: Junque Art 606, The Dozers 601, The Leader 596.

Team series: Junque Art 1761, The Dozers 1744, The Pin Heads 1713.

Splits converted: 5-10: Myrna Magnuson.

Saturday Night Mixed (2/19/11) Standings: Alley Brats, Luck-E, Handicaps, Skowl, Lakers, Dead Eyes, Hot Shots.

Women’s games: Deb Ingram 221, Kathy Java 188, Deb Ingram 187.

Women’s series: Deb Ingram 575, Kathy Java 526, Linda Giller 490.

Men’s games: Ron Skow 237, Mike Gavin 222, Ron Skow 219.

Men’s series: Ron Skow 649, Eugene Ruhn 550, Bruce Java 547.

Team games: Skowl 960, Hot Shots 927, Lakers 920.

Team series: Lakers 2684, Skowl 2670, Alley Brats 2621.

Saturday Night Mixed (3/5/11) Standings: Alley Brats, Luck-E, Skowl, Handicaps, Lakers, Hot Shots, Dead Eyes.

Women’s games: Deb Ingram 236 & 215, Heidi Winge 214.

Women’s series: Deb Ingram 624, Heidi Winge 527, Linda Giller 504.

Men’s games: Terry Ingram 236, Mike Gavin 223, Eugene Ruhn 218.

Men’s series: Mike Gavin 600, Terry Ingram 588, Chris Thompson 563.

Team games: Luck-E 1008, Alley Brats 960 & 940.

Team series: Alley Brats 2768, Skowl 2765, Hot Shots 2713.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night Madness Standings: Pepie’s Gals 54, McKenzie Lanes 44, Triple Threat 42, Eagle Lounge 40, Mishaps 40, Scottay’s Trucking 38, Alleycats 36, Radio Shack 26.

Individual games: Barbara Benson 225, Peggy Larkin 182, Heidi Carey 179.

Individual series: Barbara Benson 585, Heidi Carey 496, Denise Johnston 483.

Team games (Handicap): Eagle Lounge 693, Pepie’s Gals 630.

Team series (Handicap): Eagle Lounge 1886, Pepie’s Gals 1820.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Sam’s Carpentry 31, McKenzie Lanes 31, Milltown Appliance 25.5, Metal Products 25, Bogus Pumpkins 24.5, Frederic Truck & Tractor 24.5, Edina Divas 21.5, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 21.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 212, Brenda Lehmann 203, Shirley Wilson 198.

Individual series: Cindy Castellano 536, Shirley Wilson 535, Brenda Lehmann 520.

Team games (Handicap): Frederic Truck & Tractor 854.

Team series (Handicap): Sam’s Carpentry 2372.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: The New Comers 79, What the Ek 75, Lane Crashers 69.5, Lemon Heads 67, Lamar Stars 64, Mom’s Boys 63.5, Jim’s Flooring 58, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Sheryl Swagger 205, Janice Berg 160, Linda Larson 153.

Women’s series: Sharyl Swagger 515, Linda Larson 410, Brenda Lehmann 407.

Men’s games: Kevin Ek 243, Jeff Bringgold 211, Jeff Lehmann 205.

Men’s series: Kevin Ek 613, Jeff Bringgold 604, Glen Minnick 542.

Team games: What the Ek 526.

Team series: What the Ek 1554.

Tuesday Women’s Standings: Tomlinson Insurance 120.5, Hauge Dental 116, Kassel Tap 109, LC’s Gals 101.5, Gutter Dusters 96.5, Custom Outfitter 95, Country Gals 92, Cutting Edge Pro 85.5.

Individual games: Cindy Castellano 234, Norma Hauge 213, Lonnie Stowell 212.

Individual series: Cindy Castellano 573, Lonnie Stowell 563, Leann Sylvester 520.

Team games (Handicap): Cutting Edge Pro 869, Tomlinson Insurance 845, Hauge Dental 833.

Team series (Handicap): Cutting Edge Pro 2373, Tomlinson Insurance 2363, LC’s Gals 2337.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: The Dugout 17, Dream Lawn

good passing team who gave the Islanders a good challenge. The only score for the Islanders came from Colten Wilson with assists from Dawson Van Meter and Alexis Wisner in the third period. Becker stopped 14 Marinette shots in the Islanders 9-1 loss.

The loss to Marinette put the Islanders in the third-place game with host team Merrill. The Islanders were held scoreless in the first two periods but during the third period the Islanders turned it up and gave Merrill a great run. The Islanders first score came from Colten Wilson unassisted. The second score came again from Colten Wilson with the assist from Steven Hanson and the third goal came from Dawson Van Meter with the assist from Tanner Van Meter. The final score came from Tanner Van Meter unassisted, but the Islanders lost 6-4.

Becker stopped 11 Merrill shots, and the Islanders came home in fourth place. The Islanders end the season with a record of 24-8. – submitted

R E S U LT S 15, The Cobbler Shop 15, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 12, Steve’s Appliance 8, Centurview Park 5, McKenzie Lanes 5, Hack’s Pub 3.

Individual games: Darren McKenzie 279, Craig Willert 246, Tom Moore 238.

Individual series: Darren McKenzie 761, Craig Willert 643, Steve Clark 617.

Team games (Handicap): The Dugout 1205.

Team series (Handicap): Dream Lawn 3463.

Wednesday Early League Mixed Standings: Cutting Edge 66, Holiday StationStore 49, Suzie Q’s 46, Pro Fab 45, Top Spot 44, Hack’s Pub 44, Amrhien Painting 40, Bye 18.

Women’s games: Dixie Runberg 225, Amy Eibs 195, Janice Fox 180.

Women’s series: Dixie Runberg 544, Janice Foz 462, Jeanne Kizer 457.

Men’s games: Merlin Fox 254, Mike Welling 246, Tim Shalander 243.

Men’s series: Merlin Fox 672, Mike Welling 640, Tim Shalander 614.

Team games (Handicap): Amrhien Painting 721.

Team series (Handicap): Amrhien Painting 2033.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Hanjo Farms 8, Tiger Express 6, Edina Realty 6, Harvest Moon 4, Davy’s Construction 4, McKenzie Lanes 2, Dalles Electrical 2, Reed’s Marina 0.

Individual games: Darren McKenzie 268, Sam Leggitt 265, Daryn Sylvester 258.

Individual series: Sam Leggitt 719, Darren McKenzie 689, Gene Swenson 674.

Team games (Handicap): Tiger Express 1080, McKenzie Lanes 1046.

Team series (Handicap): Tiger Express 3013, McKenzie Lanes 2891.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Hauge Dental 64, Hack’s Pub 55.5, Bont Chiropractic 55, Eagle Valley Bank 53, Cutting Edge Pro 50, Truhlsen Chiropractic 44, RiverBank 40.5, KJ’s 38.

Individual games: Penny Kammerud 254, Dawn High 251, Jen Whelan 221.

Individual series: Penny Kammerud 555, Dawn High 550, Norma Hauge 545.

Team games: Cutting Edge Pro 849, Hauge Dental 825, Bont Chiropractic 824.

Team series: Cutting Edge Pro 2406, Hauge Dental 2333, Truhlsen Chiropractic 2299.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Roller Coasters 40, Pin Busters 37, Fisk Trucking 35, Eureka Bombers 33.5, Happy Campers 33, Ten Pin Titans 33, The In-Laws 32.5, Melonbergers 28.

Women’s games: Toni Sloper 193, Patti Katzmark 171, Nichole Cuddily 169.

Women’s series: Toni Sloper 547, Jan Lehmann 460, Bev Warner 453.

Men’s games: Gene Braund 258, Bill Berg 224, Brian Warner 211.

Men’s series: Gene Braund 699, Brian Warner 600, Bill Berg 598.

Team games: Fisk Trucking 930, The InLaws 922, Roller Coasters 921.

Team series: Roller Coasters 2694, Fisk Trucking 2679, The In-Laws 2653.

Black & Orange

Early Birds Standings: Yellow River Saloon 31-13, The Tap 25-19, Black & Orange 18-26, Gandy Dancer Saloon 14-30.

Individual games: Delores Lien (T) 185, Kay Casey (YRS) 155, Rita Tesch (YRS) 152.

Individual series: Kay Casey (YRS) 446, Delores Lien (T) 436, Linda Strong (YRS) 425.

Team games: Black & Orange 827, The Tap 819, Yellow River Saloon 815.

Team series: The Tap 2373, Yellow River Saloon 2370, Gandy Dancer Saloon 2330.

Monday Night Standings: Glass & Mirror Works 37-3, Larry’s LP 21-19, Black & Orange 14-26, Pope’s Construction 8-32.

Individual games: Josh Johnson (L) 220, Mike Zajac (G&MW) 207, Jack Witzany (L) 193.

Individual series: Josh Johnson (L) 586, Mike Zajac (G&MW) 566, Breck Eytcheson (G&MW) & Curt Phelps (G&MW) 510.

Team games: Larry’s LP 954, Glass & Mirror Works 917, Pope’s Construction 910.

Team series: Larry’s LP 2728, Glass & Mirror Works 2711, Pope’s Construction 2648.

Games 50 or more above average: Josh Johnson 220 (+53).

TNT Standings: Cashco 20-16, Larry’s LP 1818, Flower Power 18-18, Black & Orange 15-17.

Individual games: Wendy Gramer (C) 197, Mary Reese (FP) 179, Becky Reynolds (L) 172.

Individual series: Wendy Gramer (C) 487, Mary Ellen Smith (C) 456, Vicki Tollander (C) 436.

Team games: Cashco 905, Larry’s LP 901, Flower Power 807.

Team series: Cashco 2542, Larry’s LP 2396, Flower Power 2378.

Games 50 or more above average: Wendy Gramer 197 (+68).

Series 100 or more above average: Wendy Gramer 487 (+100).

Wednesday Night Standings: Lions 30-10, Black & Orange 27-13, Cashco 22-18, Northview Drive Inn 21-19, 10th Hole 14-26, Vacant 6-34.

Individual games: Monte Rinnman (C) 200, Art Bliven (L) 193, Larry Johnson (L) 192.

Individual series: Monte Rinnman (C) 558, Art Bliven (L) 556, Tim Vasatka (B&O) 515.

Team games: Black & Orange 925, Lions 914, Northview Drive Inn 909.

Team series: Lions 2715, Black & Orange 2679, Northview Drive Inn 2567.

Early Risers Standings: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 37-7, Gandy Dancer 20-24, A+ Sanitation 19-25, 10th Hole 12-32.

Individual games: Lylah Nelson (A+) 189, Pam Dildine (10th) 167, Claudia Peterson (GD) 165.

Individual series: Lylah Nelson (A+) 492, Claudia Peterson (GD) 448, Pam Dildine (10th) 443.

Team games: A+ Sanitation 696, Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 694, 10th Hole 685.

Team series: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 2040, 10th Hole 1966, A+ Sanitation 1927.

Denny’s Downtown Lanes

Sunday Afternoon Mixed Standings: Spare Us 52, 3-M’s 41, Team Siren 39.5, George’s Angels 38, Bye 31, The Pacifiers 29.5.

Women’s games: Lori Dake 149 & 147.

Women’s series: Bea Moyer 405, Lori Dake 402.

Men’s games: Scott Lamphere 189, George Nutt 174.

Men’s series: Jim Loomis 487, Scott Lamphere 459.

Team games: Spare Us 472, George’s Angels 439.

Team series: Spare Us 1263, 3-M’s 1145.

Games 50 or more above average: Scott Lamphere (+52).

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Osceola Braves gear up for 2011 season

OSCEOLA – Spring is right around the corner and the Osceola Braves have been busy during the off-season recruiting new players and finalizing the 2011 game schedule.

The Braves are extremely pleased to announce two early commitments from new players – first baseman and slugger Adam Gemuenden along with Unity High School senior Brady Flaherty. Gemuenden, from Center City, Minn., currently a junior with Winona State, batted nearly .400 for the Warriors last season.

A University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh baseball recruit, Flaherty can play multiple positions and brings an excellent bat as well. Flaherty played at Oakey Park last summer during the Legion All-Star game.

On April 1 at 6 p.m. the Braves will celebrate their annual Braves Fest at the Osceola Lanes, which includes a meat raffle and jersey giveaways along with other special prizes. Bus trips to upcoming Twins games will also be available through the Osceola Lanes.

Last season, the Braves tied River Falls for the best league record, prior to advancing to the Wisconsin Baseball Association State Tournament. The Braves lost to Sparta-Miller during the state finals tournament. The new 2011 Braves schedule will be released during Braves Fest on April 1 at the Osceola Lanes and will also be listed soon online at MyOsceola.com.

The Osceola Braves baseball season runs from mid-May until mid-August and includes games on most Wednesday and Friday nights during the summer at historic Oakey Park in Osceola. – submitted

RIGHT: Osceola Brave Jared Dettmann signed to pitch for UConn following his upcoming senior season at Somerset High School.

LEFT: Jason Ellingson receives congratulations after belting a home run during the Braves victory over the St. Croix River Bandits during the 2010 season. – Photos submitted

Golf Golf on on Sale Sale

Senior golfers wanted

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Senior Traveling League consists of eight biweekly players representing Siren National Golf, Frederic Golf, Luck Golf, Amery Golf and Cumberland Golf, plus extras. There are 18 holes, two matches on Mondays in May, June, July and August, rotating four courses. Foursomes made up of one player from each course.

There is also a Senior 55 or over 18-hole league at Siren National on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon or morning, yet to be determined. Seniors 65 or over play from front tees. USGA handicap figured weekly after first week of play. Also, great price with cart.

For more information call Herb at 715-349-5566.

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West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Luck Cardinals 11-1 20-4 Grantsburg Pirates 8-4 19-5 Unity Eagles 8-4 18-6 Webster Tigers 8-4 16-8 Siren Dragons 5-7 16-9 Frederic Vikings 2-10 8-16 St. Croix Falls Saints 0-12 2-18 Scores Friday, March 4 (Regional Semifinals) Luck 54, Northwood 23 Siren 68, Frederic 42 Grantsburg 72, Clear Lake 59 Spring Valley 68, Webster 42 Unity 60, Somerset 39 Saturday, March 5 (Regional Finals) Grantsburg 51, Spring Valley 40 Luck 36, Siren 25 Unity 53, Osceola 47 Upcoming Thursday, March 10 (Sectional Semifinals) 7 p.m.

Luck vs. Drummond at Hayward Grantsburg vs. Phillips at Rice Lake Unity vs. Northwestern at Spooner Saturday, March 12 (Sectional Finals) TBD

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West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Siren Dragons 11-1 20-2 Grantsburg Pirates 8-4 14-7 Frederic Vikings 6-6 14-8 St. Croix Falls Saints 6-6 13-8 Unity Eagles 4-8 11-12 Webster Tigers 4-8 10-13 Luck Cardinals 3-9 11-12 Scores Thursday, March 3 Siren 61, Grantsburg 34 Unity 51, Frederic 42 Webster 42, St. Croix Falls 36 Tuesday, March 8 (First Round Regionals) Luck 51, Shell Lake 30 Frederic 63, Birchwood 24 Webster 62, Glenwood City 56 St. Croix Central 42, St. Croix Falls 36 Osceola 66, Unity 24 Upcoming Friday, March 11 (Regional Semifinals) 7 p.m.

Luck at Siren Frederic at Northwood Webster at Boyceville Spring Valley at Grantsburg Saturday, March 12 (Regional Finals) TBD Thursday, March 17 (Sectional Semifinals) TBD

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The St. Croix Falls High Flyers wrestling team took first place at the Luck open tournament on Saturday, March 5. Those participating included Kaden Clark, Dalton Langer, Kyle Zein, Spencer Langer, Luke Clark, Noah Horn, Bryce Haaf, Luke Thaemert, Deven Dowd, Dawson Parks, Graidy Guggisberg, Mitchell Steele, Aaron Steele and Zack Clark. – Photo submitted

St. Croix Spikers win tourney

The St. Croix Spikers 15s volleyball team recently placed first in their tournament in Cambridge, Minn. Pictured back row (L to R): Coach Jamie Rohm, Alyssa Misselt, Maria Rohm, Kierstyn Campbell, Gina Forehand, Marlee Haroldson and coach Megan Yunker. Front row: McKenzie Christenson, Paige Shafer, Amber Misselt and Lauren Rivard. – Photo submitted

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Spring can’t come soon enough

For me, the things-todo list goes virtually blank this time of year, and typically begins with the closing of the inland game fishing season. Not that the inland game fish season mattered much this Marty year anyway, as my tipups sat exactly where I Seeger left them last winter, and I didn’t even purchase a sucker minnow, The let alone wet a line for Bottom walleye.

For the time being, Line it’s a sit-and-wait period, with the exception of a possible shed-antler hunt or late ice-fishing outing. Even the crow hunting season, (which I haven’t done in several years) closes on March 20.

So what is a person supposed to do?

One evening I poured through a mess of photos I had cluttering my computer desktop and stumbled upon some of last year’s spring turkey photos. One in particular was a bearded hen that occasionally visited my backyard. The grass was lush green, and the breeze was warm on

the day I snapped the photo, but glancing out the back window at all the snow snapped me back to reality rather quickly.

That bearded hen was a pesky old bird that dominated a flock of about 20 others.

Most were young turkeys, with two other adult hens. She chased just about anything she thought might be stealing an easy meal or pecked at an unsuspecting bird just for the fun of it, or so it seemed.

It was entertaining to watch on those days with nothing much to do.

Watching turkeys go about their business during the summer, fall and into the early winter months isn’t something that gives everyone a reason to get excited, but a bearded hen is somewhat of a rare treat, and she’s easy to spot among the flock, making it easy to keep tabs on her whereabouts.

I’ve noticed more recently that the flock has shrunk a bit, and the bearded hen has gone missing too. She may have ended up on someone’s dinner table during the fall turkey season, moved on to greener pastures or succumbed to the winter weather.

According to the DNR’s winter-severity index, we’ve had a fairly mild winter by comparison to other areas of the state.

Even with the record snowfall, wildlife can adapt, and that includes the wild turkey. Perhaps our worst stretch for wildlife was during the opening weekend of the rifle deer-hunting season, when rain formed a thick crust on top of the snow, making it difficult for nearly all

A bearded hen traipses through lush green grass during the late spring last year on her way back to the woods. – File photo by Marty Seeger wildlife to scratch for food. More snow springing up around the woods, but it turned out to be a good thing, as it even- was time for a change.

The turkey-hunting season really can’t tually rotted the crust away.

The turkey season for me is a bit early come soon enough, and while looking at this year. I applied for the second season, old turkey photos from last season is fun, which runs from April 20-24, as opposed I’m ready to start taking new ones.

For those of you who may have missed to the third season, and actually got it. The third season typically runs during the end the deadline to apply for a turkey tag, sevof April and often into the fishing opener. eral thousand leftover tags will go up for I’ve always loved the third season, be- sale beginning in late March. cause there’s a slim chance that it will snow, and more of the foliage can be seen

Dozens of trout meetings set for March, April

MADISON – Trout anglers can attend one of more than 30 meetings across the state in late March and early April to give feedback on inland trout fishing now and express their hopes for the future.

The public meetings, part of Wisconsin’s review of inland trout fishing, come as recent studies are showing increased brook and brown trout populations, more trout streams, and changes in angler attitudes and habits.

“As secretary I hope all people will take full advantage of this opportunity to help the department better manage this critical resource,” says Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp. “I am very interested in seeking your ideas on DNR program improvements that matter to the citizens of Wisconsin. We can’t do this without your help.”

Twenty years ago when the Department of Natural Resources switched to its current category system of regulation, fisheries officials said the department would review the trout regulations every five to

10 years. Those were internal reviews, and they led to some changes, like eliminating one of the original five categories of regulation established in 1990.

“Trout fishing in Wisconsin has changed a lot in recent times and we want to hear from anglers if they’ve changed their trout fishing habits, preferences and hopes for the future,” says Scot Stewart, the southern Wisconsin fisheries supervisor who is helping lead the effort.

“This time around, our trout team was putting together some ideas for possible changes for our 2010 review when we decided we needed to take a step back,” says Marty Engel, a veteran fisheries biologist for Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and St. Croix counties.

“We realize that the trout world has changed significantly since we moved to the category system and last asked anglers what they wanted from their trout fishery,” he says. “We think it’s crucial to understand more about those changes before we go any further with our review.”

Participants at the meetings will have a chance to tell DNR fish biologists what they like about trout fishing now and what they think could be improved. Participants will also be asked to fill out a survey to give more specific feedback on everything from where and how often they fish, how often do they harvest fish and what size, and what streams they consider good.

DNR biologists also will present information about a recent statewide analysis of trout populations and other important trends.

Feedback and survey answers will be used to help fine tune a statewide mail survey of randomly selected trout anglers scheduled for fall.

“Our trout team also will be reviewing the feedback, along with the mail survey results, as part of Wisconsin’s trout review. We’ll bring the results back out to you next year at this time, and then ask you to help us set management goals.”

The survey given at the meeting also

will be available for anglers to take online.

The interactive survey will start early this month and run through the end of the early trout season.

The good news, Engel says, is Wisconsin is starting from a very strong foundation. DNR staff past and present, conservation club members and individual anglers have worked hard to improve fishing in Wisconsin. “We want your help to make it even better.”

A full listing of meetings and other information are found on the DNR’s Trout Fishing Review Web pages. Anglers can sign up to receive e-mail notices or mobile alerts when new information is added to this page. For more information contact Marty Engel 715-684-2914 Ext. 110; Scot Stewart 608-273-5967. The meeting pertaining to Barron, Polk, Washburn, and Burnett counties is being held on Tuesday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at the Shell Lake Community Center in Shell Lake. – from the DNR

Volunteers needed for bear population study

MADISON – Are you knowledgeable about the outdoors? If so, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources needs your help with an upcoming bear population study. It’s easy, fun and purposeful.

Participants will help DNR scientists update the state black bear population estimate. Last completed in 2006 by the DNR with help from the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association and the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, the study is used to sustainably manage the bear population.

Here is how to get involved and what you’ll be asked to do as part of this important study: • Contact the DNR biologist in your county.

• Talk about the process with the biologist. You’ll determine how much time you

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can donate. Any amount is appreciated.

• If you are working on private lands, you’ll need to get the OK from the landowner to place baits on the property.

• Baits will be placed between April 23 and May 15. You’ll receive directions from the DNR biologist about how to handle the baits.

• Leave the baits for two to three weeks.

Then, you’ll check the baits and remove them from the woods by May 31.

The baits are loaded with food containing the antibiotic tetracycline. Tetracycline leaves a mark on bone tissue. During the bear-hunting season, hunters will be asked to provide a rib sample, which will show if the bear ate the tetracycline. DNR scientists will use information on the number of baits eaten by bears, bears harvested and harvested bears marked by tetracycline to estimate the population.

The 2006 study showed the bear population was much larger than other studies had suggested. In an effort to keep current on bear population trends, the DNR’s bear

management plan calls for repeating this population study every five years. The final results of this upcoming study will be available in 2013.

The DNR sends an early thanks to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association whose members already have volunteered to set and to check baits as part of this spring’s study. They also will build about 4,000 bait boxes and help find baiting material. Their participation was critical to the success of the 2006 research, and the DNR looks forward to working with the group and the new volunteers again this year.

For more information in Barron County, contact Kevin Morgan 715-637-6867 kevin.morgan@wisconsin.gov. Steve Hoffman in Burnett County, 715-463-2896 steven.hoffman@wisconsin.gov, Michelle Carlisle in Polk County, 715-554-1728 michelle.carlisle@wisconsin.gov or Nancy Christel in Washburn County, 715-6354091 Nancy.Christel@Wisconsin.gov.

– from the DNR

Study: Wisconsin municipalities under fiscal stress before proposed budget changes

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MADISON – A newly published study reports that Wisconsin municipalities have continuously faced financial stress, even before proposed changes to state budget policies related to intergovernmental aids.

The study, titled “How Stressed are Wisconsin Cities

Harsdorf: 20,000 e-mails

HUDSON - Republican state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, who has been targeted for a recall election for supporting Gov. Walker’s proposed Budget Repair Bill, said Monday, March 7, that she’s received 20,000 e-mails regarding the budget issue thus far, four weeks into the controversy.

“Normally, I get 10,000 e-mails a year,” she told a group of 100 supporters gathered at the Hudson House.

“I’ve never in my time seen such public input,” Harsdorf said. “We’ve literally been inundated.”

Harsdorf said besides e-mails she’s received calls and met with people wanting to talk about the budget bill.

“But that’s what our process is all about,” she said.

“Being able to demonstrate is what our process is about.

What our process is not about is walking out!” Her comments drew cheers.

Harsdorf was pursued down the hallway of the Hudson House as she tried to depart after spending time answering teachers questions inside. Once outside the building, she was surrounded by a small group demanding answers and her car was surrounded by protesters as she departed the Hudson House. - Gary King with information from Hudson Star-Observer

and Villages?” was conducted in partnership with researchers from Cooperative Extension, UW-Madison, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Milwaukee.

Researchers administered a Web-based survey to local officials of Wisconsin cities and villages in September 2010 to gauge state municipalities’ fiscal health.

When municipalities are fiscally healthy, they have the ability to create an environment that maintains existing service levels, withstand economic disruption and meet the demands of growth and decline, according to the report.

A total of 195 municipalities responded to the survey.

Fifty-three percent reported that their revenue base at the end of 2010 was inadequate. More than 62 percent projected that their fiscal condition would be inadequate in five years.

“The combined effects of flat and declining state aids to local municipalities, coupled with limits on the property tax, mean that Wisconsin municipalities are facing difficult financial times” said Steve Deller, community development economist with Cooperative Extension, professor of applied and agricultural economics at UWMadison and co-author of the report.

Another co-author, Craig Maher, professor of public administration at the UW-Oshkosh, said, “The uncertainty surrounding the state budget situation has significantly elevated the financial stress facing Wisconsin cities and villages.”

Participants reported that the strategies least likely to be pursued included laying off workers, increasing short-term debt and reducing hours of operation.

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“Just take me to jail”

CLAYTON - William Daniels, 34, Turtle Lake, was arrested for OWI, fourth offense, on Saturday, March 5, at about 2:45 a.m. after drving his vehicle in the ditch. Police were called with a report that there was a vehicle in the ditch on Hwy. 63 near the Berghammer Builders sign with its lights off, and someone was attempting to drive it out of the ditch. When the responding police officer arrived, there was no one at the vehicle, but he found Daniels walking up Hwy. 63.

Daniels said he was freezing and needed to get in the squad car to warm up, and the officer helped him into the vehicle.

Daniels smelled strongly of intoxicants, his speech was slurred and mumbled. He explained he had fallen asleep and gone in the ditch. The officer asked if he was warm enough to take field sobriety tests. Daniels replied, “I’m drunk, just take me to jail.” The officer said he’d have to take the test before they could go to jail.

He performed poorly on the tests; his PBT registered .165, and he was taken in for an evidentiary blood test and then to jail. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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south. The officer called for assistance and went after him also on foot, following him as he turned west and ran along Hwy. 243. He lost sight of Ackerman just before the Minnesota/Wisconsin bridge.

Four other officers arrived to assist, and they tracked his footprints south along the river. After several hundred yards, Ackerman was found along the river at about 1:35 a.m. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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OSCEOLA - Christopher Ackerman, 25, Osceola, was arrested on Friday, March 4, for two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. He was also charged with resisting arrest after taking off on foot during his arrest.

Police received information that night that Ackerman was drinking at P.Y.’s bar in Osceola. He was on a nodrink bond, so the officer headed over to the bar at about 12:45 a.m. Ackerman was sitting at the bar with an empty shot glass and drink glass directly in front of him.

The officer explained why he was there. Ackerman said he had not been drinking alcohol. The officer said Ackerman emitted a moderate odor of alcohol, his eyes were very glassy and his speech was somewhat slurred. The officer took Ackerman outside to administer field sobriety tests, but noted he looked like he might try to run.

The officer held onto him and put him in the backseat of the squad. He administered a Breathalyzer, which registered .20, and arrested Ackerman.

The woman Ackerman had been with came out of the bar and asked him for her house keys. Ackerman took some keys that were on a string around his neck and reached across to hand them to her. As he did, he pushed the officer backward with one hand and took off on foot

“The difficulty facing many municipalities in Wisconsin is that many of the short-term cost-saving strategies have been put in place, and there is little additional room left to maneuver,” said Deller.

The entire report is available online at www.aae.wisc.edu/pubs/sps/pdf/stpap557.pdf - from UW-Extension

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Please Contact: Roy Ward, Athletic Director 715-866-4281, Ext. 334 rward@webster.k12.wi.us Deadline Is Friday, March 11

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS IN LUCK, WI Seeking 1 And/Or 2 Mature & Responsible Personal Care Workers

7 days a week, 6.5 hours per day, midafternoon to early evening. Duties include performing personal care and tasks indicated in the care plan.

To Apply: Download Application: www.peacefullivingcare.com 531085 Or Call: 715-386-7071 28-29Lp Peaceful Living, LLC is an EEO 18-19a,dp

POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, March 22, 2011, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake

Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Closed Session 19.85(I)(c).

III. Open Session. IV. Adjourn.

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The Village of Grantsburg Housing Authority, 213 W. Burnett Ave., Grantsburg, Wis., is now accepting applications for 1 2-bedroom unit and four single-bedroom units.

HUD requires that applicants must be one of the following: 55 years of age, handicapped/disabled, married or domestic partner for 2-BR unit in order to qualify for these units.

Please contact 715-463-2475 for qualifications and application.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DAY SCREENING

The School District of St. Croix Falls will be having a Child Development Day Screening for two- and three-year-old children. The date of the screening will be March 16, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

During Child Development Days, you will have the opportunity to learn about your child’s cognitive, motor and language development. There will be an early childhood teacher and a speech therapist from the St. Croix Falls School District as well as representatives from birth to three assisting in the screening. A 4K teacher will be present to answer any questions you may have about the 4K program in St. Croix Falls. In addition, trained personnel will check your child’s hearing.

Please call Mary Jo Krueger, 715-755-3165, Ext. 221, to schedule and appointment and for information about location. Please schedule and appointment by Friday, March 11, 531205 28-29L 2011.

REGISTER NOW AT SIREN SCHOOL PREKINDERGARTEN & KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS If you have a child that will be four (4) by Sept. 1, 2011, it is time to bring him/her to our Pre-K DragonFly registration.

If your child will be five (5) by Sept. 1, 2011, please register him/her for Kindergarten.

Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 10 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was January 15, 1925, and date of death was February 6, 2011. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wis., with a post office address of: 1899 120th Avenue, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wis., Room Ste. 500, before Jenell Anderson, Probate Registrar, on March 14, 2011, at 8:30 or when scheduled thereafter. You need not appear unless you object. The application may be granted if no objection is made.

2. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before May 22, 2011.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Jenell Anderson Probate Registrar February 18, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Personal Rep./Attorney P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

(Feb. 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY In the matter of the name change of: WHITNEY LINN KROGSTAD By: (Petitioner) MARY KATHERYN YAMBRICK By: (Co-Petitioner) WILLIAM ALLEN YAMBRICK Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 11-CV-34 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: A petition has been filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: WHITNEY LINN KROGSTAD To: WHITNEY LINN KROGSTAD-YAMBRICK IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, State of Wisconsin: HON. KENNETH L. KUTZ, Burnett County Circuit Court, 7410 County Road K #115, Siren, WI 54872, Room 220, March 14, 2011, 11:45 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Inter-County Leader, a newspaper published in Frederic, WI, State of Wisconsin.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability, in order to participate in the court process, please call: 715-349-2147 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. Kutz 2-14-11

REGISTRATION WILL BE MARCH 18, 2011 at the Siren Elementary School Please call for an appointment.

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REGULAR ROUTE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER NEEDED

A CDL with school bus endorsement is required to drive a school bus. For more information, please contact the Transportation Director, Brian Sears, at 715-866-4281, ext. 336 or bsears@webster.k12.wi.us. Applications are available at the Administration Office or online at www.webster.k12.wi.us.

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REQUEST FOR BIDS CARPET CLEANING - SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

This project will involve the summer cleaning of 19,318 sq. ft. of carpet and the summer and winter cleaning of 43 area rugs in size from 5x8 to 10x12. The bid will be a three-year contract. To obtain a copy of cleaning specifications contact the Director of Buildings and Grounds at 715-349-7392, Ext. 403. All bids must be submitted no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2011, in a sealed envelope marked Carpet Cleaning Bids. All mailed bids shall be sent to: Attention: Don Fleischhacker, Director of Buildings and Grounds, School District of Siren, P.O. Box 29, Siren, Wis. 54872-8114.

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ASSOCIATE DEAN OF CONTINUING EDUCATION WITC Ashland Campus

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dynamic individual for a full-time Associate Dean of Continuing Education position at the WITC Ashland Campus. The Associate Dean of Continuing Education is responsible for developing and implementing continuing education for the region, particularly in the area of Personal Enrichment. Also, this position helps facilitate continuing education offering with regional organization by offering licensing, certification and job enhancement classes to the community.

Qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree in related area, Master’s degree preferred; two years’ (full-time equivalency) teaching experience; two years of occupational experience (full-time equivalency) outside the educational setting, experience in Community Education Programming or Adult Education, preferred and Certified Program Planner through LERN, desirable.

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(March 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MILTON C. RUSSELL Notice to Interested Persons and Time Limit for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 12 An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was February 3, 1916, and date of death was February 7, 2011.

The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of 301 7th Street, Centuria, WI 54824.

Please take notice that: 1. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500, before Jenell Anderson, Probate Registrar, on March 25, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter.

You need not appear unless you object. The application may be granted if no objection is made.

2. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before May 23, 2011.

3. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar February 22, 2011 Steven J. Swanson Personal Representative/ Attorney Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 531190 WNAXLP

(Feb. 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED V. ROGERS

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(Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION POLK COUNTY BANK MUTUAL, Plaintiff, vs.

PAMELA J. MICHAELSON f/k/a PAMELA J. LARSON, Defendant.

Case No. 10-CV-722 Branch No. 1 Foreclosure of mortgage/30404 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on January 10, 2011, in the amount of $90,101.43, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction in the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on April 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., the following real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said Judgment to be sold, towit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 20, Plat of Hasta La Vista in the Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 151-00367-2000.

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 101 Ranger Ct., Milltown, WI 54858.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down in cash or certified funds (no personal checks) at sale, the balance due within 10 days of confirmation. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the Court. Said real estate is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff STUPAR, SCHUSTER & COOPER, S.C. By: Jeffrey S. Schuster Attorneys for Plaintiff 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1800 Milwaukee, WI 53203 414-271-8833

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(Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

MORRIS M LEEHEY, et al Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 973 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 16, 2010, in the amount of $71,182.97, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 30, 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, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The following described real estate in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, South 280 feet of the East 390 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, the Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2073 140th Avenue, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 044-00537-0000.

Dated this 19th 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 that purpose. 264579

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(Feb. 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

EDWIN C. EMERSON, Defendant.

Case No. 10 CV 378 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on October 5, 2010, in the amount of $99,390.23, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., All of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lots Twenty-two (22), Twentythree (23) and Twenty-four (24), Block Two (2), Re-Survey of Syndicate Addition to the City of St. Croix Falls according to the Official Plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin.

Parcel No. 281-00840-0000 Street Address: 133 Monroe St., St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 TERMS OF SALE: Cash DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 18th day of November, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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The March meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

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Notice is hereby given that the regular monthly town board meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Hall.

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(Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL 1 INC., AS SUCCESSOR ENTITY OF BENEFICIAL WISCONSIN INC., Plaintiff, vs.

JACK H. PHILLIPS JR. Defendant.

Case Number 10 CV 626 Foreclosure Of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $169,063.89, entered by the court on September 17, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 463, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, page 192, located in Government Lot One (1) and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Thirty-six (36) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No. 146-00540-000.

Street Address: 413 S. 7th St, Luck, WI 54853.

Place of Sale: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St, Balsam Lake, WI. Date & Time of Sale: March 22, 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 to unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments & 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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Apply in person at HR, M - F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online http://danbury.stcroixcasino.com/employment/ (Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Donna G. Bengtson, Unknown Spouse of Donna G. Bengtson, Laura Fairchild as personal representative of the Estate of Donna G. Bengtson, Village of Milltown, a Wisconsin municipal corporation, United States of America, and Unknown Tenants, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 10 CV 535 Case Code: 30404 Judge: R.H. Rasmussen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 20, 2010, in the amount of $31,045.36, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: March 24, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. The balance is due within 10 days of court approval of the sale. The purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of the Plat of Pixie Acres Mobile Home Subdivision in the Village of Milltown, being part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West.

Said land being in the Village of Milltown, County of Polk and State of Wisconsin.

PROPERTY: 519 Parkins Ave. ADDRESS: Milltown, WI 54858 Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Amanda E. Prutzman (#1060975) Attorney for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2878 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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JOB POSTING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR VACANCY

There is an opening beginning after the spring sports season for Athletic Director. The duties include scheduling events, officials, setting up event workers, coordinating event changes, establishing budgets for each sport and ordering supplies. The wages will be between $3,000 and $6,000 per year. If you are interested in applying for this position or would like more information contact Joseph Zirngibli, 24022 Fourth Avenue, Siren, WI 54872. 715-349-2277, ext. 200, or e-mail 530920 28-30L jzirngibl@siren.k12.wi.us

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Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order 2. Clerk and Treas. Reports 3. Any corrections on the printed agenda in the newspaper.

4. Public input 5. Old Business A. Review Furnace Repair B. Discuss possible LRIP projects 6. Employee report 7. Correspondence 8. New Business 9. Review bills/vouchers 10. Set next meeting date 11. Move to adjourn Andrea Lundquist, Clerk

The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk

(Feb. 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

KID’S VIEW DAY CARE INC., a Wisconsin corporation; ILENE J. LINDSKOOG; ROBIN A. KELLEY and RONNIE R. CHINANDER d/b/a CASTLE CREEK COMPANY, Defendants.

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Polk County Government Center 100 Polk County Plaza Balsam Lake, WI County Boardroom Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3 p.m. Work Session & 6:30 p.m. Regular Business Meeting Order of Business

Call to Order, 3 p.m., County Boardroom Roll Call Evidence of Proper Notice Work Session to Consider the following: a) Fiscal outlook for Polk County and initial assessment of the impact of the Governor’s budget and other pending legislation, County Administrator b) Discussion on outlook presentation c) Consideration and action on strategic priorities for 2012 and beyond, or planning for results, Bob Kamierski and Tim Anderson, facilitators d) Development of negotiating strategy concerning labor contracts that become effective January 1, 2012 Pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 19.85(1) (e), the County Board of Supervisors may convene in closed session to consider and develop bargaining strategy for said labor contracts.

Following said closed session, the County Board of Supervisors will reconvene in open session to consider or take action on any matter contained in the meeting notice, including taking necessary action on matters considered in closed session as may be noticed herein.

5. The Board will recess for dinner and reconvene at 6:30 p.m. for the remainder of the meeting.

Regular Business Meeting

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE STATE OF WISCONSIN : : SS. COUNTY OF POLK : By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on October 15, 2010, I will sell the following-described mortgaged premises at public auction in the Foyer Area of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on April 20, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.: Lot Three (3), Oakcrest Business District, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Parcel No.: 281-011870003 Property Address: 815 E. U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

The property will be sold subject to all legal encumbrances.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash. 10% down in the form of cash, certified check or cashier’s check, or money order must be paid at the time of sale. No personal checks or letters of credit will be accepted. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin real estate transfer tax from the proceeds of the sale. The balance of the price shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts by cash, certified check or cashier’s check no later than 10 days after confirmation of the sale by the Court.

If the balance is not paid within that 10-day period, Bidder forfeits the down payment made.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 17th day of February, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin This Document Drafted By: Metzler, Timm, Treleven, Pahl, Beck, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Ronald F. Metzler WI Bar Member No.: 1010044 222 Cherry Street Green Bay, WI 54301-4223 920-435-9593

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Reconvene, 6:30 p.m., County Boardroom Roll Call Prayer: Supervisor Masters Pledge of Allegiance Consideration of Corrections to the Noticed Agenda Consideration of Corrections to the Published Minutes of the January 18, 2011, County Board Meeting 12. Public comments - 3 minutes per person - not to exceed 30 minutes total 13. Chairman’s Report 14. County Administrator’s Report 15. Finance Director’s Report 16. Committee/Board Reports • Highway - Supvr. Caspersen • Finance - Supvr. Bergstrom • Personnel - Supvr. Arcand • Property, Forestry & Recreation - Supvr. Jepsen • Extension, Land & Water, Lime - Supvr. D. Johansen • Public Protection - Supvr. Luke • Land Info - Supvr. O’Connell • Human Services Board - Supvr. Stoneking • Boards of Health & Aging – Supvr. Schmidt • GAM Board, Renewable Energy/Energy Indepen-dence Team - Supvr. Kienholz • Organizational Comm. - Supvr. Brown 17. Consideration of Amendments to the Rules of Order, Article 5, Sections 2, 3 & 4 18. Confirmation of Chairman’s Appointment of Supvr. Kienholz to the IFLS Board 19. Board Recommendation of the following persons to act as Authorized Emergency Fire Wardens for 2011: Deloris and John Hermstad - Towns of Bone Lake, Luck & West Sweden Keith and Michelle Schmidt - Town of Clam Falls Patty and Ron Fredericks - Towns of Clam Falls & West Sweden Earl and Sharon Jensen - Town of Lorain Earl and Marilyn Roettger - Town of Sterling Jeff and Cheri Moats - Towns of West Sweden, Luck & Clam Falls Wayne and Mildred Lundquist - Towns of West Sweden & Clam Falls Penny Shockman - Town of McKinley Shawn Johnson - Town of Sterling 20. Resolutions A. Resolution to Authorize Polk County Japanese Knotweed Control Grant B. Veteran Benefits Funding C. Cancellation of Outstanding Orders D. Resolution to Authorize Disbursement of the 2010 Dog License Fund Moneys and to Appropriate Remaining Surplus for Administration of the Dog License Law in Tax Year 2011 21. Supervisors Reports 22. Adjourn This meeting is open to the public according to Wisconsin State Statute 19.83. Persons with disabilities wishing to attend and/or participate are asked to notify the County Clerk’s office (715-485-9226) at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time so all reasonable accommoda531608 29L 19a,d tions can be made.

(Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Plaintiff, vs.

RANDY L. MCDANIEL AND CINDY S. MCDANIEL, husband and wife; and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NA; and WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

Case No. 10-CV-639 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 Code No. 30405 Other Real Estate NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 8, 2010, in the amount of $190,528.83, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 12, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lot Three (3) of Section Thirty (30), in Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, in the Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map recorded in Volume 12 of Certified Survey Maps at page 155, as Document No. 580602.

AND Part of Government Lot Three (3) of Section Thirty (30), in Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, in the Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing along the North line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 30, North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 1,273.65 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2668, recorded in Volume 12, page 155; thence continuing along said North line North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 371.53 feet to the East line of said Lot 1 and the point of beginning of the parcel to described; thence continuing along said North 89 55’ 09” East a distance of 128.47 feet; thence South 02 19’ 56” East a distance of 436.08 feet; thence South 89 55’ 09” West, a distance of 133.66 feet to the East line of said Lot 1; thence along last said East line North 01 39’ 04” West a distance of 435.91 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 192 118th Street, Town of Black Brook.

TAX KEY NO.: 010-754-0100 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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066, Document No. 489307; thence North along the East line of Stokely Road to the Southwest corner of parcel described in Volume 526 Records, Page 785, Document No. 464646; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East along the Southernmost line of said parcel and extending North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East to the Northwestern line of parcel described in Volume 564 Records, Page 625, Document No. 487944; thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to the Eastern corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence West along the North line of said parcel to the point of beginning. And other real estate.

ATTACHMENT PAGE 3: Parcel 1: Part of Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507, described as follows: A parcel of land located in the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and in the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, Thence N 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds W along the north-south quarter line, 1,101.80 feet; thence N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 300.0 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence continuing N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 205.00 feet; thence S 43 degrees, 40 minutes, 49 seconds E, 215.69 feet to a point on the northerly right-ofway line of the Soo Line Railroad; thence S 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds W along said northerly line of the Soo Line Railroad, 205.00 feet; thence N 43 degrees 40 minutes 40” W, 215.69 feet to the point of beginning.

Parcel 2: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the 1/4 line 1,101.80 feet North of the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, thence North 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds East 44.39 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel described; thence North 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds East 255.61 feet; thence South 43 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds East 215.69 feet to the Soo Line right of way; thence along the Soo Line right of way South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to the point of beginning.

Parcel 3: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Northernmost corner of a parcel of land described in Volume 528 of Records, Page 152 (Parcel 2) in the office of the Polk County Register of Deeds, thence South 47 degrees, 55

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minutes, 44 seconds West 255.61 feet to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to a point due West from the point of beginning; thence East to the point of beginning.

Parcel 4: Part of the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and part of the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507 described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence North along the East line of Stokely Road to the Southwest corner of parcel described in Volume 526 Records, Page 785, Document No. 464646; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East along the Southernmost line of said parcel and extending North 89 degrees 54 minutes 04 seconds East to the Northwestern line of parcel described in Volume 564 Records, Page 625, Document No. 487944; thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West to the Eastern corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, Page 066, Document No. 489307; thence West along the North line of said parcel to the point of beginning.

AND, part of Lot Three (3) of Certified Survey Map No. 337, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 66, Document No. 373350, described as follows: Commencing at the most Northerly corner of Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 337, located in the SW1/4 of Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West in the Village of Milltown; thence South 00 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds West 542.43 feet along the Westerly right of way of Stokely Road; thence, leaving said right of way, North 31 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds West 193.38 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds East 309.41 feet; thence North 31 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds West 6.04 feet to a point on the Southeasterly right of way of the service road; thence, along said right of way, North 58 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds East 120.50 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel being more specifically located in the East 1/2 of SW1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West.

TERMS OF THE SALE: Cash due upon confirmation of sale.

DOWN PAYMENT: Ten Percent (10%) of amount bid by certified check due at time of sale.

Dated this 16th day of February, 2011, at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin John Grindell GRINDELL LAW OFFICES, S.C. Plaintiff’s Attorney P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561

POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Corrections Officer Sheriff’s Department. Full Time.

Deadline To Apply: March 28, 2011

$20.24/hr.

YOU MUST COMPLETE OUR POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For applications, complete job description, qualifications and recruitment outline; please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam 531694 29L Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-9176. AA/EEOC

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING INSTRUCTOR WITC New Richmond

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dynamic individual for a full-time Associate Degree Nursing Instructor position at the WITC New Richmond Campus beginning fall semester. The ideal candidates will demonstrate interest in and potential for excellence in facilitating student learning and development.

Qualifications include: Master’s degree with a major in nursing or significant progress toward master’s degree, two years’ occupational nursing experience and direct care experience as a practicing nurse within the past five years.

Deadline to apply: March 18, 2011

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HUMAN SERVICES ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR WITC New Richmond

Applications are currently being accepted from learning-focused, creative and dynamic candidates for a fulltime Human Services Associate instructor at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College New Richmond Campus.

The Human Services Associate program trains individuals to provide information, support, care and advocacy in a human service agency. The Human Services Associate instructor will prepare students to assist professionals in areas such as psychology, rehabilitation or social work. Primary responsibilities include curriculum development and instruction, fieldwork coordination and oversight, academic/club advising, program promotion/recruitment, and active participation in related divisional, collegewide and external initiatives.

Qualifications include: Master’s Degree in Social Work or Human Services OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Human Services with a Master’s Degree in a related field & minimum of two years’ occupational experience.

Application Deadline: March 25, 2011

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NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN

Monthly Board Meeting Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m.

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(Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL J. OSBORNE, Defendant.

Case No. 10 CV 609 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 20, 2010, in the amount of $122,391.93, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on: Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m., all of the following-described mortgaged premises, to-wit: TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Parcel 1: Lot Four (4) of Certified Survey Map No. 5116, recorded in Volume 23 of Certified Survey Maps, page 23, as Document No. 713014, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis. Parcel 2: A perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the West 70 feet of the North 638.71 feet of the Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-four (34) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, over current driveway as it is now laid out and traveled.

PIN: 044-00458-0400.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2228A 150th Avenue, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 31st 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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(March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Rural American Bank-Luck, Plaintiff, vs.

Donald L. Michaelson aka Donald Michaelson and Laura S. Michaelson aka Laura Michaelson, et al, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 738 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 8th day of February, 2011, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 25th day of May, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: ATTACHMENT PAGE 2: Part of Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Vol. 5 of Certified Survey Maps, page 157, Document No. 445507, described as follows: A parcel of land located in the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and in the NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of Section 8, thence N 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds W along the north-south quarter line, 1,101.80 feet; thence N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 300.0 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence continuing N 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds E, 205.00 feet; thence S 43 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds E, 215.69 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of the Soo Line Railroad; thence S 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds W along said northerly line of the Soo Line Railroad, 205.00 feet; thence N 43 degrees 40 minutes 40” W, 215.69 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 4: Part of the W1/2 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Northernmost corner of a parcel of land described in Volume 528 of Records, Page 152, in the office of the Polk County Register of Deeds, thence South 47 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West 255.61 feet to a point on the East line of Stokely Road; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 56 seconds West along the East line of Stokely Road to a point due West from the point of beginning; thence East to the point of beginning.

Parcel 5: Part of the SW1/4 of SE1/4 and part of the N1/4 of SE1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1166, recorded in Volume 5 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 157, Document No. 445507 described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of parcel described in Volume 567 Records, page

The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall On Mon., March 14, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

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The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 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 12:30 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 12:30 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) DEBRA C. SEVERSON requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 1392 190th Ave., Lot 15, Little Narrows Assessors Plat #1, Sec 35/ T35N/R17W, town of Milltown, Balsam Lake (class 1).

THOMAS A. SCHAFFER requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 2190 W Pipe Lake Ct, Lot 6, Char Mar Estates, Vol. 571/ Pg. 807, Sec. 15/T35N/R15W, town of Johnstown, Pipe Lake (class 1).

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WEBSTER ELEMENTARY FOUR-YEAR-OLD TINY TIGER AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION ATTENTION!

Do you have a child who will be four on or before September 1? If so, it’s time to bring them to our Pre-K Tiny Tiger Registration at Webster School on March 24 & 25, by appointment!

If you have a child who will be FIVE before September 1, and entering kindergarten who did not attend the Pre-K Tiny Tiger Program, please call to schedule an appointment. Registration for your child will be with the kindergarten team on March 25.

Come and join the Tiny Tiger and Kindergarten teachers for a fun-filled session!

Parents will be registering and children will be having fun at school!

Place: Webster Elementary Dates: March 24 & 25 RSVP: Please call the Elementary Office at 715-866-8210 to set up your session time!

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Unity Girl Scouts celebrate World Thinking Day

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BALSAM LAKE – Unity Girl Scouts got a taste of what it might be like to travel to other places in the world on Saturday, Feb. 26, while celebrating World Thinking Day. The kindergarten through sixth-grade troops put on a Festival of Nations at their school with each troop choosing a country to research, to make a display, to serve some native foods from that region, and to have a craft project for those who visited their booth. This event celebrated the theme for the 2011 World Thinking Day, which is: Empowering girls will change our world.

The troops began their event with a formal flag ceremony with posting the United States flag and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Milltown Women’s Chorus sang “America the Beautiful” for the girls and their families.

The girls were then honored by Gene Paulson of the American Legion who presented a United States flag to the service unit. The Girl Scouts then posted many flags from other countries throughout the world.

Each troop made a short educational presentation of

The Milltown Women’s Chorus sang “America the Beautiful.” – Photos submitted

A U.S. flag presented by Gene Paulson of the American Legion was accepted by Lucy Locke on behalf of the Unity Girl Scouts.

A Daisy Scout with her 2011 world tour mask.

set up display booths depicting Brazil, Germany, France, Canada and South Korea. Girls were able to try the various foods represented by each of the countries: Brazil served chocolate caramels called brigadeiros. Germany served sauerkraut and sausages. France served strawberry crepes. Canada served maple cookies and candies. South Korea served shin ramen with kimchi.

Unity Girl Scouts are also busy with their annual

Margaret Butler posted a flag from another country as part of the international flag ceremony.

OWI arrests made in Polk County

CENTURIA - Allan Opitz, 52, Luck, was arrested and charged with OWI, second offense, at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4. A citizen had called in reporting a vehicle that was “driving all over the road” in Centuria.

The responding officer located the described vehicle at 6th Street on Hwy. 35 and pulled him over. The officer smelled intoxicants as they talked, and administered field sobriety tests. Opitz performed poorly. A Breathalyzer registered .081; a later breath test at the jail registered .10. He was also charged with operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration and was taken to jail.

The officer later returned to get a statement from the witness who had called in the erratic driving. The witness reported following Opitz for about two miles and seeing his truck cross the fog line, go into the ditch and kick up gravel. Opitz’s truck allegedly crossed the centerline at least eight times.

Gina Hawkins, 34, Deer Park, was arrested and charged with OWI, third offense, shortly after midnight on Friday, March 4. She was stopped by a police officer for driving on a city street with no headlights or taillights lit on her vehicle. She was apparently intoxicated and field sobriety tests were given. Before she took the Breathalyzer, she told the officer she estimated her blood alcohol level was just under .20. The reading came in at .25. Hawkins was arrested and taken to the hospital for a blood draw and taken to the jail.

Michelle Rieland, 50, Balsam Lake, was arrested and charged with OWI on Friday, March 4, just before 11 p.m.

A police officer saw Rieland weaving in her lane of traffic and crossing overthe centerline in Balsam Lake. The officer pulled her over and administered field sobriety tests. She passed one test but failed others. Her PBT registered .14. She was charged with a first offense though she had a previous OWI arrest in Minnesota in 1991 according to the arrest report.

Christopher Baker, 22, Grantsburg, was charged with OWI, first offense, on Saturday, March 5. A police officer observed Baker going over the centerline. He was stopped and the officer administered field sobriety tests.

His Breathalyzer registered .10, he performed poorly on other tests, and he was arrested. He told the officer he had gone out after working at Polaris, that they had gotten their profit sharing checks that night. His PBT registered .10, and he was arrested.

Cody Lehmann, 22, Centuria, was observed crossing the centerline twice in a no-passing zone by a police officer on Sunday, March 6, at about 1 a.m. The officer followed Lehmann’s vehicle for a short distance until it turned into a driveway. Field sobriety tests were given, including a Breathalyzer, which registered .17. A later intoximeter test read .16. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

A Junior Scout trying shin ramen and kimchi for the first time.

cookie sale until March 20. The cookie sale helps to raise funds needed for Girl Scouts to provide services and projects in the local communities, so take the opportunity to purchase some Girl Scout cookies to support their work.

Girls Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. - submitted

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their country. Two foreign exchange students who are presently attending school at Unity – Femka from Germany and Olga from Russia – gave presentations of their home countries. Then the Girl Scouts hopped on their virtual planes and flew to the cafeteria where the girls had

Festival Theatre adds variety to winter programming

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“I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” is coming to Festival Theatre. – Photo submitted

Lil’ Chefs

Children at the Burnett County Family Resource Center took part in the Lil’ Chefs program to get kids in the kitchen and trying new foods.

Last month they all ate spinach, and the month before tried mac ‘n’ cheese muffins with sweet potatoes and carrots in them. The children are holding items donated by the Acorn Pantry in Siren. Photo submitted

of venue was needed and that led to the opportunity to host some of the unique singer-songwriter programs in St. Croix Falls.

“Fizz created a format that provides audiences with a chance to get up close and personal with the creativity that goes into songwriting,” said Olsen. “A gifted songwriter, singer, and guitarist himself, Fizz has a penchant for choosing headliners that are really fun to hear perform live and that connect listeners to the core of music making.”

The Honky Tonk Café experience opens on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Kizer for one set and then a set by a special guest. For the first event, special guest Carrie Elkin will be on hand to headline.

Carrie is on the Red House Records label and is making a big name around the country from her Austin, Texas base. Additional Honky Tonk Café concerts will take place May 21, July 14, and Nov. 25. submitted

Severson gives statement on budget address

MADISON – State Rep. Erik Severson, R-Osceola, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Walker’s budget address: “You cannot dig yourself out of a hole, you have to climb out. The policies of the past, more taxes and more spending, just kept digging a deeper hole until we ended up with a $3.6 billion deficit. It is time to climb out of this hole by lowering taxes, creating jobs and cutting spending. I remain committed to these principles and will continue to fight for Wisconsin.

“The budget repair was an important first step down the path of fiscal solvency for Wisconsin, but we need to keep moving forward. This is going to be a tough budget, with tough decisions, but the people of northwestern Wisconsin elected me to make those tough decisions.” - from the office of Rep. Severson

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ST. CROIX FALLS - Two new programs have taken the stage at Festival Theatre this winter, one has already gotten strong reviews and the other will debut on Friday, March 11. Akin to the spontaneity and humor of “Triple Espresso” and “A Prairie Home Companion,” audiences will be drawn to both the professionalism and down-home feel of life in the St. Croix Valley with “Fizz Kizer’s Honky Tonk Café” featuring Carrie Elkin on March 11 and the next two performances of “I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” March 19 and April 9.

“I became aware of Lori Powell Gordon’s show, ‘I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens,’ last year when it was launched at the Marine Town Hall and then again in Stillwater,” said Danette Olsen, director of Festival Theatre. “As a humorist, Lori is first-rate and so engaging. Plus, she has teamed up with an awesome group of musicians who add performance elements to the show that make for a great night out. The show is a perfect date night!”

“Fizz Kizer’s Honky Tonk Café” was a staple of life in River Falls, until a change

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by Nicholas Piszczek Special to the Leader LUCK – In the world of technology gone berserk, you had better be vigilant with your personal Internet security. Unfortunately, the clever ones never sleep, chipping away at the back of your computer screen with their malicious tool kits.

There’s no doubt about it, malware, scareware and ransomware software writers are nefarious types and are successful criminals. The odds are 100 percent that they labor much harder at getting inside your life than you work at keeping them out.

Chances are you do the basics in prevention. If you’re like me, you rely on anti-virus software to do its job.

While that in itself is good, it’s only the tip of the spear.

If you point, click and hit enter, more often out of annoyance than forethought, you’re in the danger zone and one click away from a blind meeting with a bad guy.

One of the more blatant bad guys is the ransomware fella. This con man will appear well disguised. It informs you that your security is at risk and pretends to identify current problems that need to be rectified immediately.

Startling bells and warning horns can accelerate the panic, the kind often heard in cockpits when aircraft systems fail.

Just like in the cockpit, it gets your attention, but panicdriven reactions can result in a bad day. Ransomware wants you to believe that it’s your own anti-virus software working.

If it succeeds in getting you to point and click in the moment, it will take your system hostage by rendering basic operations ineffective. You are released when you follow the continuous prompts for funds that you in turn hand over by credit card. Extortion is the proper word here.

A lot of people, even after paying the fee, do not recognize they have been had, and still end up with a damaged system.

Steps to take The following are some steps you can take to put the percentages back in your favor and avoid being ripped off.

1. Recognize that you are vulnerable First ask yourself honest questions about your computer and Internet usage. Are you on a world surfing tour all the time? Do you experience an inordinate amount of pop-up ads on your screen? When was the last time, you ran an anti-virus scan with your own software? If you fit this description, you may already have spyware onboard your system that monitors the information you process.

2. Educate yourself Use reputable anti-virus software and use it proactively. Do not be tempted by the “free security scan” scams and phony security alerts that may only appear to be generated from your own computer. If you don’t know what it is, don’t download it.

3. Slow down Critically analyze what is going on in front of you.

Does anyone even remember the Ctrl+Alt+Del command? Open your task manager and click End Task on Windows-based systems if you suspect foul play. Remember, when we build a better lock they get a better locksmith. Malicious software can be written to activate when you click Cancel, No, or attempt an “X” out.

Crying over computer bugs may send you back to a typewriter but a good computer tech and knowledge can help you conquer Web-based perpetrators. - Photos by Nicholas Piszczek

Brian Seaton of Bri-Bri the Computer Guy, a full-service computer outfit in Luck, says well over 50 percent of his business is in the repair and restoration of infected systems.

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4. Always update Like the old saying goes, “Never put off till tomorrow that which you can do today.” Keep current with updates. “Remind me later” and shuffling it off to the side will open you up to a host of problems and malware writers understand this. Adobe products (PDF files) seem to be especially susceptible to weakened armor when not updated. Remember a gateway in is all that’s needed, don’t provide it.

The Computer Guy Brian Seaton of Bri-Bri the Computer Guy, a full-service computer outfit in Luck, will tell you that well over 50 percent of his business is in the repair and restoration of infected systems. Located across from the Luck Public Library in the old movie theater on Main, Seaton sees his share of frustrated patrons.

He likens the World Wide Web to the Wild West as it is so notoriously difficult to track and catch the culprits. He is highly knowledgeable when it comes to all aspects of computer technology and has been an open door when it comes to discussing some of the machinations of the Web. Like a good doctor for the physical or good mechanic for the vehicle, find yourself a good computer tech and keep them in your corner.

It’s a battle out there and you need all the arrows in your quiver to keep a hack job on the other side of the firewall. Brian at Bri-Bri’s recommends this valuable government Web site that offers information on detecting, dealing with and reporting breaches in security: www.onguardonline.com Web-based perpetrators are not only succeeding to such a high degree, they are rarely caught. When their portal into your personal life is shut down they shuffle along into another dark cyberspace corner, working on new methods to get inside and wreak havoc. Although money is always the motivation, understand that not all Internet crime is based upon crooks gaining access to your financial information.

Simply put, they can make a handsome living getting inside and offering larger companies, bogus ad-based Internet traffic reports. They make money letting others know what beaches you surf.

And therein lies the truth of the matter – even with the Net bringing prosperity, simplified lives and information access to the average person that is unprecedented, there is a big fat criminal peering through the Web every time you suspend yourself in its sticky strands.

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Winners of this year’s Pinewood Derby, held at the Crex Convention Center in Grantsburg on Saturday, Feb. 26, proudly posed with their trophies. Back row: Erick Strohschein, Chris Hermann, Brandon Peterson, Jonathan Michaels, Jacob Phillips, Karissa Strohschein, Jarred Van Watermuellen, and Justin Van Watermuellen. Front row: Noah Kapp, Evangeline Covey, Nathan Drohman, Jason Allred, Cashton Kapp and Levi Hutton. Not pictured: Jordan Phillips and Lauren Hermann and Johnny Erickson.

Wade Peterson was having fun running the derby cars down the track at the Pinewood Derby last Saturday morning.

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Scouts cheered on their favorite derby cars as they raced down the track at the annual Pinewood Derby held last weekend in Grantsburg.

Scout Erick Strohschein watched intently as den leader Jeff Drohman placed derby cars on the track for the start of a race.

RIGHT: Grantsburg Scouts looked surprised as a derby car rolls off the track during the annual Pinewood Derby held last Saturday in Grantsburg.

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FREDERIC - Frederic Arts is sponsoring a bus trip to St. Paul on Friday, April 15. Travel will be on a comfortable motor coach bus, with pickups in Frederic, Luck and Milltown. Tickets include general admission to the Minnesota Science Museum, the King Tut exhibit and “Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs” at the Omnitheatre.

About the exhibit: “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” takes you back in time 3,000 years to one of the most remarkable periods in history. King Tut features 100 authentic artifacts. Walk among the history of some of ancient Egypt’s most significant rulers, including Tut’s relatives, with artifacts immersing you in the daily life, religion and funeral practices that took place under the rule of the pharaohs.

Also included is admission to the American Craft Council craft show, celebrating its 25th year in the Twin Cities at RiverCentre, where more than 240 new and established artists will present their latest handcrafted jewelry, clothing, furniture, home décor and more. public.craftcouncil.org/stpaul Cost: $64 adults, $62 seniors 60-plus and $56 children (412) includes bus and tickets to all events. ($56 adults, $54 seniors and $48 children for Science Museum attractions only). There is a $5 discount for Frederic Arts members.

Prices are based on a minimum required number of participants. Reservations are due by March 26.

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Examples of Frederic artist Jack Route’s metal works will be on display at the American Craft Council craft show. Photo submitted

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vacation.

We've been dating for a year or so and this is our first real vacation together, so it's likely that it will be an opportunity for unCarrie Classon precedented intimacy. This is exactly what worries me.

Vacations are just like real life— conducted in a pressure cooker. All my values, priorities, fears and pet peeves are condensed into a short period of time in a strange location and in close proximity to someone who can't get away from me, no matter how much they might like to. Food, shelter, money, safety and a memorable experience must all be acquired in unfamiliar surroundings while balancing luggage, reading a map and suffering bouts of occasional indigestion.

A further complication is that I like to travel a little off the beaten track. I like to see out-of-the-way places with fewer conveniences. Daniel likes to go camping, so I figured this sort of travel shouldn't pose too great a challenge for us, but we shall see.

When Daniel and I went camping together he was somewhat taken aback when he learned that I planned to cook a proper meal (in a pot, no less) for dinner. His assumption was that anyone could easily survive in the wilderness for up to a week on candy bars and beef jerky. While I suppose this is technically true, he was surprised to learn that I had no interest in trying.

I did cook a meal (in a pot) and Daniel seemed to enjoy it at least as much as a package of beef jerky, so I would say the camping experience was a success.

I once read a story about a young couple that appeared to be perfect for one another. They were so compatible that they decided, early on, to take a vacation together. They picked the location and were

filled with eager anticipation.

But then she learned that he planned to pack a travel iron.

He learned that she planned to rinse out her underwear in the sink. The vacation (and the relationship) were quietly canceled.

I completely understand this.

A travel iron would probably signal the end of a relationship for me. I traveled for two months with two pair of underwear, my computer and an electric toothbrush. I understand that traveling together can make small, endearing eccentricities seem a lot bigger and a lot less endearing.

Further complicating the usual concerns about manual versus electric toothbrushes and the appropriate number of underwear is the fact that Daniel has done no overseas travel before and we are going overseas. It is a testament to the sort of person Daniel is that I suggested we go to Belize on Thursday and we had a flight booked on Friday. We are going to Belize because Daniel wanted to go somewhere I had never been and I have never been to Belize. I thought it was a perfect destination because, not only have I not been there, I know virtually nothing about Belize.

I had never given the country a serious thought until two days ago when we decided to go.

I suppose there are a lot of folks who might suggest that this is a bit ambitious. Perhaps we could have chosen a trip with a few less variables and a lesser likelihood of food-borne illness for our maiden voyage. But Daniel says we should do whatever we can to get to know each other better. That way, he figures, if we break up, we do it for the right reasons.

That makes sense to me.

Till next time, —Carrie

Water theme continues at Frederic School

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A husband is a person who can take out the garbage and give the impression that he just cleaned the Joe Roberts whole house.

••• In the backwoods of Arkansas, Mr. Stewart’s wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. To keep the nervous father-to-be busy, the doctor handed him a lantern and said, “Here, you hold this high so I can see what I’m doing.” Soon, a wee baby boy was brought into the world. “Whoa there Scotty!” said the doctor.

“Don’t be in a rush to put the lantern down ... I think there’s yet another wee one to come.” Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered another little baby.

“No, no, don’t be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern, young man ... It seems there’s yet another one besides!” cried the doctor. The new father scratched his head in bewilderment and asked the doctor, “Do ya think it’s the light that’s attractin’ them?”

••• My dad got a watchdog three months ago. He said he does a great job. So far the dog has watched the house get robbed three times.

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ize how much better I used to be. I am finding out how tough it is going through the aging process. It John W. Ingalls isn’t that I am afraid of growing older but I look back with a sense of loss, loss of form, loss of function and loss of hair.

One advantage of aging is that loss is offset by gain so everything balances out. My loss of form is replaced by a gain in weight. My loss of function is replaced by ingenuity in finding new ways to do my work. The thinning hair on the top of my head is offset by increased amounts of hair coming out of my nose and ears.

Someone once told me that at the age of 50, gravity takes over. I really didn’t want to accept that concept believing that it was really mind over matter. If you didn’t mind it really didn’t matter. However no matter what you may believe, truth has a way of rearing its ugly head and forcing the issue. You can tint and tone, tummy tuck, face lift and liposuction but you will eventually have to face the facts. Father Time is organizing a direct assault on your body.

Somehow a slightly wider waist and stiff, sore knees

The water theme at Frederic Elementary School continues to flow. Whereas some classes may be studying and singing about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, others are busy studying coral reefs, marine animals, lighthouses and much, much more. Daily activities include schoolwide viewings at breakfast of exciting creature features and YouTube videos about sea life. The week of Feb. 28 – March 5 was capped off with a photo opportunity called, Picture with a Marlin. The mall area continues to fill with water art and students in the fourth through sixth grades are working hard on science fair projects. The water theme will be flowing to the north later in the week with the K-6 elementary students heading to Duluth, Minn., to The Great Lakes Aquarium and the Omnimax Theatre. Next week sharks invade. Shown are Olivia Britton, Caleb Schott and Maison Burton. . – Photos submitted are relatively easy to accept. I can’t run like I used to and I am less inclined to enjoy cold weather but what bothers me the most is my hair. I am most shocked about my hair when I MD look back at my high school and Army pictures. I had long, thick, dark hair. I had a hairline that started at my forehead and I could go all day in the sun without a cap and not sunburn the top of my head. My wife would run her fingers through my thick dark hair and it didn’t fall out. Unfortunately everything changed Somewhere in my late 20s I woke up one morning and noticed a gray hair. It stood out like a weed in a perfect garden. I plucked it with aggression. The next day there were two and the day after that there were four. If you want to understand the concept of exponential change, look at my old pictures. My hair didn’t gradually turn gray, it was more like a snowstorm hitting in the middle of August. It seemed like I went to bed one summer’s night and woke up with frost all over my head. I went from black to white. Now if I wear white shoes I look like a cotton swab.

I never considered coloring my hair although I know it is socially acceptable to do so. I prefer to let

nature wreak havoc on me and I will just accept the consequences. If that is the worst thing that ever happens to me I will be very fortunate.

It isn’t just the natural bleaching process that interests me but I also find the growth of hair a fascinating event. I have a theory that hair continues to grow inward even though it may appear to thin on top of your head. Hair is analogous to roots in a potted plant. It continues to grow until it finds a hole like the roots searching for the drain hole in the bottom of a clay pot. How else can you explain the hair coming out of your nose and ears? As a plant becomes root bound it loses some of its vitality and drops its leaves.

In the same way when our head becomes root bound we start shedding some hair on the top of our heads.

Even though I have accepted my white hair I have a habit of letting it grow too long as if I am trying to regain my old form. Longer hair doesn’t help because the hair on the top of my head is thinner and on the sides of my head it is thicker and more bristly. Now in the mornings after getting out of bed I have a direct resemblance to Bozo the Clown. However, rather than dwelling on my receding hairline I like to look back on the old pictures and remember what it was like to have thick dark hair. I liked my preceding hairline.

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Fishy business at the cabin

I got back to the cabin on Orr Lake to open it up March 1. Our Louisiana winter vacation was cut two weeks short when I was exposed to a brush fire with poisonivy smoke, giving my face, ears and neck a full-blown rash. Feeling lousy, I convinced Margo to head up to Pine Island in midFebruary so I could recover in the comfort of home. With the right lotions and pills, my swelling went down so I could open my eyes and now, three weeks later, I have only poison-ivy lung left.

I made the relatives tour up here in Wisconsin to find out how my kin made it through the winter. Driving into Mom’s farm on Evergreen I noticed a big political sign proclaiming “Jeff Anderson Polk Co Judge.” I asked her whether she had gotten into politics finally at 89 years old.

“Well, Jeff stopped in and asked me if I would vote for him.”

“Who is he?” I asked.

“Well, you remember Kermit Anderson our gas man from Dresser? He filled the gas barrel for the tractors. He had a son, Larry, who farms a couple miles east, by Maurice Christenson north of Cushing.

Jeff is Larry’s son. When I used to fish off the road by Orr Lake, sometimes Jeff came over on his bike to fish too. He had to get his chores done and get his dad to let him off from milking. He was a nice boy. I told him I would vote for him and he could put up a sign on my driveway. I don’t know anything about his politics, but his grandpa was nice man.”

I remember Kermit Anderson fondly.

Each time he came to deliver gas, he would hand out penny candy to us boys. In those days we didn’t get much candy, so when he came we made sure we were there and watched him fill up dad’s old gas barrels.

Having a nice grandpa, even if he is long gone, is a political asset up here at Cushing.

I stopped to visit my brother Everett while getting some Burnett Dairy cheese nearby. “What’s new?” I asked.

“Not much. I got another clear cancer check, so am good for another six months.

I put a window in my maple sap cooking shack and got a bigger storage tank and am ready to go any day now.”

He invited me in to the house, I noticed a big-screen TV. “Looks new,” I commented.

“Well, it was a long winter, and I got the urge to buy something. The satellite TV people added a few more shopping and religious channels and wanted me to pay even more, so I decided to totally redo my TV-watching setup.”

Brother Ev is a single man, so if he gets the urge to buy something, he just goes ahead and buys it. We married men have to approach it more like the labor unions— we begin negotiations asking for the 52inch 3-D HD model and after hard bargaining are lucky to get the 25-inch black-and-white model.

“I ordered this new 42-inch flat TV through Wal-Mart and had it delivered to the store. Then I had Farmers Telephone upgrade my Internet DSL speed to the fastest. I bought a Roku box that picks up the Internet signal from my wireless router and lets me stream Internet TV programs through my TV. “The Internet TV programs are not high definition, but decent—don’t like to see people’s wrinkles and pimples anyway. I put up an outside antenna and amplifier to get local stations. I spend $8 a month to subscribe to Netflicks where I can watch on-demand movies through the Internet directly to the TV. I don’t get some of the channels I like, but get a whole lot more choice than before. I can’t watch CNN but can watch the European version of CNN which is pretty much the same with the European news extra.”

He showed me his choice of hundreds of channels through the Roku and Internet.

He plans to hook a computer to the TV so he can do large-screen Internet viewing giving him lots more options to watch things on his TV. “Hardest part was to haul my big old 32-inch TV up on the roof so I could watch for strongest signal as I set the antenna direction. Thing must weigh

Ramblings Collected by Russ Hanson

A spring trickles from a knoll down to the lake and keeps open a small oasis for wildlife including fish seeking extra oxygen late in winter. Native Americans and early settlers hunted and fished the area for centuries. The Rambler claims to have used his bare hands to catch crappies in the frigidly cold pond. – A Rambler photo 2011

150 pounds!”

Motivated to bring the cabin into the Internet age I asked Farmers Independent Phone Co. about hooking up to the Internet. “We have half-price hookup this month and a new DSL service that is $25 per month.” I am already paying $15 a month for dial-up at the cabin so bumping it up another $10 seemed like a good deal.

They had essentially halved the price since last year when I asked about it. So as of March 9, I am going to be hooked up at about 4-5 times faster than the modem.

They offer a faster rate (like Ev got) for more money, but like my handicapped neighbor from the old days, Bobby Johnson, told me at an auction when he was eyeing an old phonograph and I warned him it only played 75 rpm, “Well, if it turned any faster, it would throw the records off!”

I checked with my brother Marvin next.

He lives in Grandpa’s old huge farmhouse on the River Road. “I burned an awful lot of wood this winter keeping the downstairs warm. The insulation isn’t too good and we like it warm inside. Soon as the snow goes down, I’ll have to start getting wood up for next year.” He and Sheila celebrated their 15th grandchild coming along in January and will celebrate 40 years of marriage in June.

“I spent some of the winter taking every picture we have of each grandchild, scanning them into the computer and then printing out a copy and labeling it and putting it in a scrapbook. I’ve got one for each of the 15. I am going to give it to them when they graduate from high school.”

I still have my old and new pictures in a box waiting until I get old to organize them. Poor Marvin won’t have anything left to do when he gets old.

I opened up the cabin and found just one mouse in my flotilla of traps. I had spread mouse poison in the porches crawl spaces and in the outbuildings and I think that must have worked. I may have overdone it a little with the poison. Around the outside of the cabin were the carcasses of three bald eagles, two coyotes, a barred owl, a chicken hawk, five neighbor cats, and miscellaneous birds, squirrels, beavers and otters.

I guess they either ate some of the poison or ate some of the poisoned mice. A guy who can’t learn from his mistakes is pretty dumb, so next year I will put out just half as much poison.

I can’t start the water system yet—have to wait for warmer weather, so for a few weeks I get water from the spring by the lake. I have a pipe driven into the ground nearby with a hand pump. I went down to check it out the first time.

The snow is crusty and deep enough so you lurch along one time on the crust, next foot breaking a foot lower—too deep to drive the tractor through yet. The spring is a fascinating little world of its own. Water comes oozing out of the ground over a boggy 100 square feet and concentrates into a little stream and trickles 100 feet from the spring knoll down into the lake edge.

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ing all winter, attracting all sorts of animals coming to take a drink. The turkey tracks mix with deer, fox, coyote and some I don’t know—it is like an oasis in the Sahara.

In the spring are green, short plants growing, protected from freezing. Where the stream enters the lake, a small open pond forms with thin ice beyond. Fish, short on oxygen in the frozen lake, come to the open to seek out fresh, oxygenated spring water to get a burst of life in the midst of a long, cold, deep-ice winter.

I saw no dead fish in the lake edge opening. Usually by this time of the year, if there is going to be a lake freeze-out, the bottom of the shallow open area is strewn with small dead sunnies and crappies.

None this year at all. Only minnows swimming in the open water.

For as long as the lake has been here and the spring bubbling year-round, people have come to the open water to fish in winter’s harsh conditions. Native Americans taught the white settlers and their boys how to spear and snag fish with bone hooks and spearheads.

When Dad and Mom bought the land in the early 1960s from Ernest and Edith Armstrong, we boys explored the lake and began fishing there. The neighboring oldtimers, the Nelsons, Orrs, Williamsons, Beckstroms, Hoffmans, Borups and other settlers, had fished there for generations.

George Williamson, who grew up a half mile away, told me that many family winter meals were of fish caught at the spring only hours earlier.

We first explored the spring in 1963. We walked from the road across the lake to where a few men would be gathered around the open water. The thin ice had been broken back until it was strong enough to stand on right up to the open water. Just back they made their ice-fishing holes in the stronger ice. We always found them fishing in the shallow water with their short ice-fishing poles, always with a bunch of fish thrown on the ice nearby. Usually crappies, sunnies and a bass or northern.

After visiting and getting no hint as to how they were catching the fish, we left.

“Wonder how they are catching the fish?

You see each fish has a red spot on it’s belly.

Must be snagging them somehow. They got cardboards and blankets too. I bet they lay the cardboard on the ice, put the blanket over their head and snag’em.”

We determined to try it ourselves. We tied treble hooks to heavy fish line and waited until no one was around one day after feeding the young stock at the barn across the road. Walking to the open hole, we saw the flash of dozens of fish fleeing back under the ice. We made our holes, laid down the cardboards, covered our heads and settled in to watch.

The water was shallow, no more than 18 inches deep. Sunlight from the open water spilled back under our holes so we could see into the water almost like looking into an aquarium, the water having a lightgreen/blue shade, but clear and cold.

After just a few minutes, schools of minnows swam through under our faces, just

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inches above the water, on their way to the open spring water. Next came dozens of tiny panfish also heading out into the open area. Gradually larger fish came along so that in about 10 minutes the spring open water was full of tiny to small fish, and back under our faces, some decent-sized sunnies and crappies. Eventually, we began to see a few smaller northern, and a bass or two show up. Finally, some monster carp came sucking in big breaths of water and blowing it out, agitating the water in front of their huge mouths.

We brought out our hooks to test fishing.

We lowered the hook, tried to swing it to the side under a fish and then give a yank.

The hook just slid off the belly—no fish at all. Finally we gave up and just watched the fascinating show of fish coming through right below our eyes. When a puffing carp came directly under me, in an inspired moment, I lowered the treble hook right in front of him and he sucked it deeply into his mouth. I yanked and pulled up a 15-pound carp, flopping him onto the ice. It took about 15 minutes for things to calm underwater and another carp to show up. We got three, all giants!

We thought carp were junk fish as did most of the neighbors. My grandpa, Eugene Hanson, loved fish of any kind. We gave them to him. “I smoke them and they are delicious,” he told us. “You brought enough to last weeks!” (One fishing hippie to another—“They say carp are good smoked. Tried it once, but couldn’t keep it lit.”)

Later we found out the old-timers soldered hooks to coat hanger wire and snagged that way. It was an easy way to get a few fish, but a hard way to get very many, as with each fish the pond took a long time to settle and the fish to come back.

I learned a crappie was different from the rest of the fish. If you saw a nice crappie below you, all you had to do was lower your flattened bare hand edgewise into the water alongside him like another fish, then touch his belly as lightly as you could and he would sort of tip sideways a little and float to the water surface. You followed him up with your hand – all like it was happening in slow motion, and as he broke the surface you gently flipped him out of the hole onto the ice. It didn’t disturb the other crappies below so you could get another pretty soon until your hand went totally numb. Touch any other fish and they were gone in a flash chasing everything else off. Crappies seemed to crave the human touch.

I know snagging fish is illegal, as is spearing them. I wonder if hand patting them into your skillet might be OK? Anyway, I quit doing it 30 years or more ago. However, I did break the ice back last week around the spring and drilled a hole to look below again to see what fish are still in the lake purely for scientific reasons. I am sure that if a fat big crappie swims and stops under my nose, I won’t be tempted to dip my hand in the water and lovingly stroke him into dinner.

••• There will be a maple syrup meeting at the Luck Museum, Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. This is for folks who want to learn to make syrup; folks who make syrup and want to visit with each other about their efforts, and for professionals who will give advice to the rest of us and tell us what is new in the world of maple syrup production. It is free; everyone welcome; door prizes, and coffee and cookies. Did you know that in a good year, you can make a gallon of pure, delicious maple syrup from only four taps in one maple tree? Russ Hanson, Chuck Adleman (both old-timers in maple syruping) will host the meeting.

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Digging for old news

When I dig out news for 40 or 50 years ago, I pick

up the prices of grocery store items, like 10 cans of tomato soup for $1, or bananas at 9¢ lb., or cherry pie filling at three tins for $1.

So recently I wanted to make Black Forest cake with a devil’s food cake mix and a can of cherry pie filling.

I was shocked at the price of the latter item. It was $3 a can. It must have been a very poor year for cherries. Perhaps the blossoms froze? That good old law of supply and demand.

The following day we compared prices at another store. A can of cherry pie filling was $2, a dollar less.

Evidently it was a poor cherry crop there, too, in 2010.

Years ago I went on a tour into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and one of our stops was at a cherry processing plant with cherry wine the product. We were given samples to taste (mm, mm good) and I enjoyed the tour and wrote about it in my column. When it was published, I sent a copy to the winery and thanked them again for the tour. I sent it without any ulterior motive in mind. A few days later a bottle of wine came addressed to me at this newspaper office.

Writers are paid in many ways. Sometimes a kind word or compliment is enough to make us smile.

My co-workers said, “Let’s open it now. Let’s taste it.” But how far would a bottle of wine go with a crew the size of the Leader’s?

“I don’t think so,” I said and tried to spirit it away to a safe hiding place under my desk until it was time to take it home.

From now on, I’ll forget about the Black Forest Cake and make it plain old devil’s food cake. And wouldn’t ya know, Pastor Tom said it never fails to happen and he is the one who gets the cherry pit, and there it was on his plate.

“Maybe it’s a sign of good luck,” I said. “Maybe you’ll inherit a fortune,” and he said, “I don’t think so.”

Thank goodness he didn’t choke on it or swallow it. At $3 a can there shouldn’t be any pits.

I remember when I was a little girl and swallowed a watermelon seed. The grown-ups teased that I’d be growing a watermelon in my stomach and I believed them! I’d seen enough ladies walking around with watermelons growing in their middles.

The reason I include prices of grocery store items in the Do You Remember column is that new residents may relate to that, but not to names. They can also relate to one-time businesses now gone. Frederic had three different hospitals through the years, and now it has none. We had many business places, StokelyVan Camps, three major grocery stores, plus a number of convenience stores and we went shopping Saturday nights.

We know grocery stores have clerks to pay, electricity and heating costs, water and advertising, etc., but we wonder what a fair markup is on an item. I guess dollar stores realize their profit on larger volume

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Bernice Abrahamzon sold. However, weights may vary, cherries, for example, are 1-lb., 5-oz. cans.

Bernice Asper, editor at one time, did the Do You Remember news for many years.

One day when I was looking for something to do between proofreading and sending out bills, I asked Bernice if she had anything for me to do. Sometimes I wrote routine items for the Leader, but this time she asked if I’d do the Do You Remember?

I love doing it as I page through bound volumes. I do it exactly the way Bernice Asper always did it, to get the most items into the prescribed space. I have no desire to change it but keep the same style in memory of her and to honor her as well.

I have no need to put my own touches on it as I do that in my column and Lewis news.

Old-time family names are familiar and I can visualize the individuals as I enter their news.

Once the yellow shoppers came into being, no more grocery ads ran in the Leader but in the Advertisers. I notice, too, the popularity in past issues of bacon squares, stewing hens or locally made sausage.

One day I couldn’t find zweibak in a grocery store and I asked a clerk where it was. He looked at me as if I was speaking a foreign language and disappeared to ask someone else about it.

Where I grew up, we didn’t have bismarks at a bakery. They were called Jelly-Bellies. Skurpa is what my Swedish grandmother called plain toast, but today’s Swedes say that’s a really old-fashioned word.

Meanwhile, if you enjoy the Do You Remember? column each week in the Leader, please tell Olsen Drug store staff at Siren as the store pays for the space each week. Sometimes people request an anniversary entry in it, and we’re happy to accommodate such requests.

Do you know?

I remember how surprised I was years ago when I found out about the word “news.” It is a combination of north – east – west – south. Isn’t that remarkable?

That covers it all, the whole world.

Until next week, Bernice

Webster students perform at Honor Band Festival

On Tuesday, March 1, Webster Middle School students took part in a middle level Honor Band festival at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. Approximately 300 students took part, forming three different bands. They spent the day rehearsing music they had never seen before and performed a concert in the afternoon. Webster students pictured are: Ciarra Lechman, Zac Koelz, Alec Gustafson, Andrew Schrooten, Makayla Hatfield, Paige Young and Mallory Daniels. - Photo submitted

Class on beekeeping offered

RICE LAKE — Beekeeping, a fascinating and rewarding hobby, will be explored in the one-session course, The Art of Beekeeping. This class will meet on Saturday, March 12, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Room 402 in the Student Center at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake.

This class will prepare participants to begin their beekeeping hobby in the spring. All basics of beekeeping will be covered including hive equipment; honeybee society and biology; hive products and marketing; diseases, parasites and pests; and seasonal management.

The course fee includes the book, “First Lessons in Beekeeping” by Keith Delaplane, written in the tradi-

tion of C. P. Dadout’s 1917 original book, a binder with all notes and handouts, and supply catalogs. Course instructor is Dale Wolf, a third-generation certified master beekeeper.

Preregistration is required for this course. Participants can register for The Art of Beekeeping and pay online by going to www.barron.uwc.edu and clicking on Community Education by calling Samantha Heathman at 715-234-8176, Ext. 5403; or e-mailing samantha.heathman@uwc.edu. — from UW-BC

Do you remember?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago

A large crowd attended a sale at Jos. B. Hanson’s store on Feb. 6.-A Stop and Swap sale at Taylors Falls asked customers to pay in 90 days, no interest charged.- E.E. Husband was hospitalized at SCF.The Frederic Clinic and Hospital purchased the Siren Hospital and Clinic facilities.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included bananas at 10¢ lb., sliced bacon at 4 lbs. for 99¢, lettuce at two heads for 29¢, coffee at 2 lbs. for $1.29 and three cans kidney beans for 29¢.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included ocean perch fillets at $1 for 3 lbs., shortening at 3-lb. tin for 69¢, and 12 rolls toilet tissue for 89¢.-Spring driving hazards may be worst of winter.-Obituaries include Clinton Lindberg and Albert Sears.-The Albert Larsons of Milltown celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.-Stokely in Frederic was starting to contract bean acreage.-John Deere Day was set for Feb. 28, 1961, with a free show at the Amery Theatre, followed by a free lunch sponsored by Christensen Implement Co., Amery.-Permanent wave specials at the Frederic Beauty Shop were $12.95.

40 Years Ago

The dog ordinance for Frederic was now in effect.An early morning fire destroyed a Champion Aircraft plant at Osceola.-The Webster board approved the schedule and worked on the budget.-Forty days were allowed for towns to accept or reject Burnett zoning ordinance.-Specials at Route’s Super Market included wieners at 43¢ for 12-oz. pkg., Hunt’s catsup five bottles for $7, and grapefruit at 10 for 59¢.Special at the Frederic Dairy Queen was a milk shake at 24¢ coming March 18-19.-Obituaries included Mariana Yde and Martha Adamietz.-At the Luck school a good-citizen award was presented to Kathleen Harvey.-There were nine entries for state contest from Frederic musicians.-Gust Saros passed away.-On the Farmers State Bank, Frederic, ad it said, “Come in and meet Bob Thorsbakken, the money man.”-Fisk Agency, SCF, needed real estate listings.-Dunrovin’ Resort northeast of Danbury was lost in a morning blaze.-Butternut Dairy’s annual meeting was held in Luck.-No snowmobiling was allowed on the Frederic Golf Course.-Specials at Anderson’s Store, Siren, included peanut butter at $1.49.

20 Years Ago

The Burnett County Democrats met Feb. 7, at the Siren Government Center.-People voiced concerns about the wildlife damage claims program at a meeting in Polk County.-Lt. Gov. Scott McCallum may speak to Polk County Republicans.-The Unity School pool opened.-Polk County officials planned target date for curbside recycling.-John Schneider was running for circuit judge.-Banner lines urged readers to SUPPORT OUR SERVICEMEN.-The Frederic Village Board was eying a new village shop.-A Webster man was convicted of staging a fake burglary.-Columnist Bob Becker wrote about fishing at Clam Lake.-Information was being sought on World War II vets.-The Klondike Derby drew 200 Boy Scouts.-The Northern Pines director, Jim Ahassy, resigned following a critical study of the center.-The Frederic-Siren consolidation study was losing momentum.-The CTH M project was plagued by high cost of moving utilities.-The Milltown Village share could be $217,000 for a 1993 highway project.-A media first aid course was offered through WITC.Corner Cupboard Deli, Frederic, was closed Feb. 25, for remodeling.-Larry and Jason Johnson were wished good luck in their state wrestling matches.

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Lewis

Happy Tails

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Arnell Humane Society of Polk County

Chloe

Chloe is a glamour gal. She is always dressed in a respectable suit of black and white and pays special attention to grooming details. Chloe is quite lovely to behold. She enjoys adoring attention and rewards you with her magnificent calming presence. She is a mature feline of substance and style who enjoys a little mischief now and then, just to keep things interesting. Chloe is 5 years old; spayed and declawed.

All nine of our puppies have found homes and that is a good thing indeed. They are off to become productive members of society. We are very proud of them.

A number of large to medium-large dogs are waiting for homes. Liz is a 2-year-old black Lab/mastiff mix spayed female. She is extra-large and supersweet. Liz loves people and if she could,

she would be your next lap dog. Liz stands 25 inches at the shoulder and is thin at 90 pounds.

She works well for treats and will be a fantastic addition to a family with children taller than she is.

Magic is a 2-year-old St. Bernard/rott mix. He is an overgrown kid who likes to play and have fun.

He has enthusiasm for the day and likes attention.

He has a burnt-red coat with black tips. Magic has learned to walk quietly on leash and is easy to train.

He is a great, also extra-large pup.

An American Eskimo named Tundra would love to take you for walks and get you off the couch, or join you there. Tundra is 8 years old, neutered and happy to work for treats. He would be a great dog for an active senior citizen who needs a companion.

Tundra is available at the senior discount rate.

The Great Shelter Wish List Fundraiser at MarketPlace Foods in St. Croix Falls is in its final week.

Donate wish-list items to the Arnell animal shelter while shopping for groceries. This communitydriven event provides the shelter with litter box filler, paper towels, laundry detergent, rawhide chews, biscuits and Kitten Chow, to name a few. All of these items help us take care of the animals in our shelter, keeping them healthy and happy until they find forever homes.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St. East, Amery, 715-268-7387 or online: Arnellhumane.org.

Borderline news

Bob Brewster

Cloverton: Last week, Don and Marlene Mishler met Sharon and Doug Panek, her brother Phil and Helen Nolan, and Don’s brother Wayne in Siren for dinner to celebrate Sharon’s birthday. On Saturday, they met Sharon and Doug again at Wild Waters, and a good time was had by all. Beverly Carlin is baby-sitting her 1-year-old grandson for a whole week. His mom and dad are Dale and Jenny Carlin.

They still have some hay bales in the field because the early snow halted them from getting them all in last fall.

Cozy Corner: Shirley Flaa from the Riverside area was sick for several days with what seemed a bout of the flu. By Saturday night the pain became unbearable, so Don took her up to St. Luke’s in Duluth.

She was immediately placed in surgery for gall bladder removal. On Monday she came home and is recovering nicely. On Friday, Ron and Sharon Proffit traveled to Elk Mound to attend a violin recital with 8year-old granddaughter Morgan. She has been playing violin for three years now. Her Aunt Renelle Gill, along with Gary and Grant from Cameron, joined the family.

After the recital, everyone was invited back to the Kinbloom’s for dinner and to celebrate Jennifer’s 40th birthday.

The Proffits returned home on Monday afternoon.

Jeri Pearson went to the workers protest in response to Gov. Walker’s Budget Bill at the capitol in Madison on Feb. 26. She joined a busload of teachers, students and public service workers from Superior and Solon Springs, and was impressed by the number of protestors that were there (100,000), and how peaceful and polite they were. Jeri expressed how glad she was to voice her opinion that the bill would hurt education in Wisconsin, as well as march in support of workers rights. On March 5, Jeri and husband Marty, along with Fran Levings and Dave Baker, went to a rally in Solon Springs.

Markville: Fred and Sue Davis joined Paul Davis and his girlfriend from Blaine and went to supper at

the casino in Danbury. They did some gambling and Fred said he had a bit of luck. Sandi and Dave Drake went to see Clara Lilly and Maynard Monson in Hinckley, Minn., on Monday. They said Clara and Maynard are doing fine and they are located in a nice place. Ed and Jan Proffit are very proud to welcome their first great-grandchild, Joseph Allen, who weighed in at 8 lbs. and 7 oz., and was almost 21 inches long. Patty Koehler got to baby-sit her 1year-old grandson for a couple of days in Minneapolis last week. The parents, Alysa and Rick Norenberg, had various chores to attend to, one of which was announcing their pregnancy, for grandchild number two, due in September. The fringe benefit of the trip was that Patty got to shop at the Ikea store. On Sunday, Feb. 27, the Zion Lutheran Church hosted a polka service. The music was the usual worship songs, but they were done in the form of polka music. The Christian band The Big Fat Dutchmen are from Mora, Minn. Zion’s Pastor Tim Faust used to sing with the group.

Remember, if you have news to report, the contact persons for this column are: for Dairyland, Mary Picton at 715-244-3303, for Cloverton, Deloris Schirmer at 320-242-3110, for Markville, Cheryl Wickham at 320-242-3409 and for Cozy Corner, Sharon Proffit at 715-244-3732. The more news you send, the fewer bad jokes you’ll be subjected to.

Also, remember the daylight savings time change this weekend.

In an effort to eradicate cabin fever, the Bill Bates Foundation announced the financing of a Borderline version of Trivial Pursuit named Stump the Old Fogey. The contest will culminate in the awarding of the Old Fogey of the Year Award at the next Borderline New Year’s party. This week’s trivia question is an excerpt from the game: In what year did the last load of sawlogs float down the St. Croix River past Pansy Landing? Answer to last week’s question: The end of another era: Ida Licht left Kingsdale in the late fall of 2004.

We want to express our sincere gratitude to Nikki for all she does. It is not said often enough. She not only serves meals, she adds little surprises now and then which is much appreciated. She had a surprise drawing last week for lots of fun things. The winners were: Bruce Behrens, Maxine Peterson, Lily Gleason, George Emerson and Berenice Quernemoen.

Kudos also to Janice and Barb.

Once again Wii bowling was lots of fun. Judy Weiss had high single game with a 223, and the Sleepers had high team game with a 726. Bernie and Earl furnished caramel rolls. We do have a lot of treats, don’t we?

Twenty-five players came for Dime Bingo and enjoyed the refreshments furnished by Gladys Beers.

We want to send our appreciation to the Siren Senior Center for sending us some get-well cards,

which we were really in need of.

Keep in mind that March is National Nutrition Month and there will be drawings every Friday for food goodies. Stop in and get your menus. The center is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Another reminder that the monthly senior meeting will be Tuesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. and Nick Milroy, our state representative for northern Burnett County, will be stopping in after the meeting.

The last potluck of the season will be Saturday, March 26, at noon. Remember though, no hot dishes or salads, only hors d’oeuvres and sweet things. It sounds like a good time.

If anyone has anything they would like to have in this column, please call me at 715-656-3583.

See you at the center.

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Bernice Abrahamzon

The jam session held Saturday night at the Lewis church drew about 80 listeners/spectators. Individuals testified that it was a great experience.

Those who helped Pastor Tom with the Sunday service were Sylvia Schaetzel; Robin Peterson; soloist Phil Schaetzel; organist, Gloria Chell; pianist, Starr Warndahl; Scott Nelson with portable microphone making it easier for those making special announcements.

It was also Communion Sunday with Carl Warndahl and LaVonne Boyer.

Coffee and cupboard cookies were served after services.

Ash Wednesday services will be held 1 p.m. at the Siren U.M. church and at 7 p.m. at Lewis. Welcome.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Harold Owens whose funeral service was held Friday at the Frederic U.M. Church. He had been a longtime member of the Lorain U.M. church when it existed.

The UMW, which usually meets the second Wednesday night of each month, will meet this week on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at church. Welcome.

The Northwest Regional Writers will meet Friday at 1 p.m. in the Community Room of the Sunrise Apt. building. Assignment is to write on “Honest, the Check is in the Mail.” (It has been called “the great American lie.”)

It is interesting that the new church being established in Grantsburg is named the New Hope Lutheran Church. My late husband’s sister and family lived in South Superior and helped establish the

New Hope Presbyterian church in a former grade school there. The sanctuary was established in the former basement gym area and the church dining room nearby in the former lunchroom. It was an amazing transformation. We sometimes attended Sunday services there as Ken’s sister, Muriel Hulter, was organist there for many, many years. Four or five pastors shared the duties of the ministry, taking turns to preach Sunday services on a rotating basis.

It made for a very interesting schedule. New Hope is a meaningful name.

Nice to have some bare sidewalks after a bit of snow melting. It is also encouraging to think, “If March be here, can April be far behind?”

Lenten services will alternate between the U.M. churches in Siren and Lewis with a meal served at 6 p.m. by the hosting church and the Lenten service at 7 p.m. Check each week’s schedule to be at the right place at the right time. A weekly collection will be accepted.

Diane and Ron Ackland of Hutchinson, Minn., came to attend the funeral of Harold Owens on Friday as the children played together when they were children. Diane and Ron were overnight guests of LaVerne Leep.

The books arrived for the Lenten study and were picked up and paid for on Sunday ($2.50 paperback). If you didn’t sign up for a copy, perhaps Pastor Tom has a couple of extra copies. The title is “The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Laurence.

Jeremy and Sasha Buck, along with Payton and Parker of Sheldon, would like to announce the birth of Paxten Joseph, born Feb. 11, 2011. Paxten weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz.

Maternal grandparents are Kevin and Angie Wiemer of Sheldon and paternal grandparents are LeRoy and Sue Buck of Luck. – submitted •••

lbs., 3 oz.

Births

Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A girl, Olivia Marie Perkins, born Feb. 23, 2011, to Nicole and Nick Perkins, Osceola. Olivia weighed 7 lbs., 6.7 oz.

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Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Faith Denise Ulrich, born Feb. 14, 2011, to Justin and Melissa Ulrich, Dresser. Faith weighed 8

••• A boy, Gus DuWayne Klanderud, born Feb. 14, 2011, to Nicole and Anthony Klanderud, North Branch, Minn. Gus weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz.

••• A girl, Sarah Gayle Turpin, born Feb. 16, 2011, to Mark and Laura Turpin, St. Croix Falls. Sarah weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A boy, Carson James Marciniak, born Feb. 21, 2011, to Stephanie and Doug Marciniak Jr., Amery.

Carson weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz.

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Grantsburg Public Library

Remember to stay up to date with all events, programs, and special announcements on the Grantsburg Library’s Web site at http://grantsburg.wislib.org.

Also on Facebook at Grantsburg Public Library. See you there.

March is Women’s History Month

The library will be featuring women’s authors and women of history. Stop in and check out a book or read up on a great woman of history.

Weekly events

Preschool story hour shakes things up every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Last week Liel Hunt helped us exercise to some fun music, read Dr. Seuss and gave us a great time. Thanks Liel. Join us each week for books, activities and fun.

Youth Chess Club meets for play every Wednesday from 3:45-5:15 p.m., games and learning. All youth ages 10 and up are welcome to stop by and join us for a game. Last week we finished up our tour-

nament and learned some basic rules for becoming a good chess player.

Reading program meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to give children additional reading help as part of the after-school program. For more information contact your child’s teacher.

Upcoming events

AARP Tax Help continues to offer tax help to qualified senior citizens or low-income families; call the library to set up an appointment for tax help. The next dates available will begin Friday, March 11.

New books are listed on the Web page ... grantsburg.wislib.org.

Hours

Library hours are Monday noon – 6 p.m., Tuesday noon – 6 p.m., Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday noon – 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - noon. Library phone is 715-4632244.

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Karen Mangelsen

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Ray Bestler Tuesday afternoon.

Clam River Tuesday Club met March 2 at the home of Trudy DeLawyer. After the meeting, the ladies answered questions on a trivia quiz about products, people and events from the ‘40s and ‘50s.

The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Lida Nordquist.

Donna and Gerry Hines went to Vadnais Heights, Minn., Thursday and stayed overnight with Brenda and Tim Sweet on Friday. They attended the funeral of Tim’s father, Arthur Sweet.

Nina and Lawrence Hines were supper guests of Lida and Don Nordquist Friday.

Saturday visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen were Jake, Holly and Grace Mangelsen and April, Dave, Patty and Mandy Close.

Lawrence and Nina Hines visited Marlene Swearingen Saturday.

Weekend visitors of Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen at various times were Karissa, Randy and Debbie Jorns, Becky, June and Lloyd Anderson, and Tyann, Ken and Duane Otis.

RIVER FALLS – Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 364 students following fall semester at UW-River Falls. Master’s degrees were awarded to 64 students.

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Academic news

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Jessica Lundgren, Bachelor of Science

Ronald Dorn and Andrew Smith, Master of Secondary Education

Janice Hoehne, Master of Secondary Education

Grantsburg

Carol Peterson, Master of Secondary Education

Luck

Karn Petersen, Bachelor of Science

Bryn Anderson, Master of Secondary Education.

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St. Croix Senior Center

Another week closer to spring. Next Sunday, March 13, we turn our clocks ahead one hour. But another snowstorm in the forecast.

Tuesday at 10 a.m., we held our exercise session followed by a game of Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, games were played. Dottie Adams was the winner in Hand and Foot. In Dominos, Delores Benson, George Meixner and Jean McIntyre were winners.

In 500 cards, Ray Nelson, Charlie Mevissen, Don Benson and Laurice Lambert were the winners.

Wednesday, we had cake and ice cream to cele-

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brate the March birthdays.

Thursday, we held our exercise session followed

by Skip-Bo. We have a new member, Greg Converse. He had fresh cookies baked when we came for exercise. In the evening, 500 cards were played.

Chuck Magnuson and Don Benson were tied for first.

If you need assistance with your taxes, AARP people will be at the center on March 16, at 9 a.m.

On March 17, we will have a corned beef and cabbage dinner at 5 p.m. If you want to attend either of these, call 715-483-1901 for reservations.

Siren

We had a rather nice, quiet week as far as the weather goes last week. However knowing Old Man Winter and his ability to make it miserable for most of us, especially this winter, he isn’t going to let us relax for too long. The TV weathermen are saying we are in for more snow so by the time you read this column we could be back in knee-deep snow, right in the middle of a good old-fashioned snowstorm or, if he takes pity on us, it could miss us altogether. I’m betting Mother Nature is going to have a rough time sneaking spring into the area this year.

Not much is new in bear country this week, in fact, it too has been rather quiet. The turkeys are still squabbling over that pretty little gal who drops in every so often. Between the turkeys and the tree rats and their antics it has been rather normal this past week.

The Grandmas group had their February get-together a little late this month, at the home of Hazel Hahr. A great potluck lunch was enjoyed by all and the afternoon spent visiting and doing a variety of crafts. Those present were Erna Lueck, Naomi Glover, Dorothy Lahners, Marge Peterson, Carol Juve and Bev Beckmark.

Last Wednesday evening the Siren Lions took their wives/significant others out for tacos at Little Mexico.

Sympathy to the family of Virgil Olson who passed away Feb. 22.

Sympathy to the family of Harold Owens who passed away Feb. 27.

The Siren School is now saving the bar codes from the Our Family food products. So if you have children, grandchildren or just friends who have kids,

Bev Beckmark

save the bar codes and send them to school with the kids. The school uses them in many ways.

The Siren High School Honor Society will be hosting a blood drive on Friday, March 11, starting at 9 a.m. in the big gym. This is open to the public as well as the high schools. There is also a blood drive at the Burnett County Moose Lodge on Tuesday, March 15, from noon to 5 p.m. If you are a blood donor and can’t make the first blood drive, there is another one scheduled in the area, so mark your calendars. To make an appointment please call the school at 715349-7392, Ext. 401 or for the Moose Lodge call Gerry at 715-866-4878. An appointment is appreciated.

Congratulations to high schooler Ashley Guevara for being chosen Siren Schools student of the week.

A great job done by a great gal.

Last weekend my brother Bob Martin of Duluth, Minn., spent the weekend down in bear country.

While down, we all attended the Erickson auction, his first. Saturday night he took hubby and I out for my birthday and enjoyed a great prime rib dinner.

Sunday he returned home to Duluth.

Don’t forget this Saturday, March 12, in Siren is a variety of St. Patrick’s Day activities. The 5K shamwalk/run at 10 a.m., the antique snowmobile show at 10 a.m., and kites on ice at Crooked Lake at 11 a.m. A parade on Main Street at 2 p.m. Buy a button for $5 and you have a chance to win lots of great prizes. There are also great corned beef and cabbage meals at either the Pour House or at Kris’ Pheasant Inn; all in all, a great way to be Irish for a day.

Orange

Mike, and Tim and Vikki O’Brien attended the state hockey tournament at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday. Their niece, Amy Childers, played for the North Wright County Riverhawks team which was the first time they competed there.

The Orange 4-H Club met at Webster Elementary School Friday night.

The Webers, Freeborns, Gravesens and Karen Hintz attended the Rice Lake versus River Falls basketball game in which Brad Freeborn played. River Falls won their conference this year.

Saturday visitors of Marvel Merriam were Gaby and Billie, Dennis and Carol Gravesen, Mark, Julie and Brad Freeborn.

Natalie Flagstad and Reeny Neinstadt attended a basketball tournament at Clayton Saturday that Brendon played in.

Karen Hintz came on Friday to take her mom, Fran Krause, back to Sturgeon Bay on Saturday. Fran came to attend her granddaughter Cassie’s wedding on Tuesday. The newlyweds are vacationing in Hawaii.

Karen and Fran visited Barb and Norm Pautz at

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LaVonne O'Brien

Hi – Sadie here once again, wondering where the week went. So here it is March and they’re saying we’re supposed to get more snow. Can you imagine, more plowing and shoveling and I get so tired watching all that activity from the warmth of the house!

We spent the morning bringing in wood and running after the ATV. It’s great exercise you know, but I get bored with it real quick. Eli just keeps on running though, guess that’s because he’s a little younger than I am although a gal never confesses to her age.

From kitty land I have great news. Both Gibbs and Smores were adopted and have gone to their new forever homes. Isn’t that wonderful? Humans are so great to visit all my friends at the shelter when looking to adopt a new member for their family.

Heard from the new parents of the kitties Starsky and Loran and they have both settled into their new homes. Starsky has a new name; he is being called Mojo because he seems to have so much energy and is so loving. Loran’s new name is Sofie and I’m told she purrs like a Mercedes.

Her new mom has said that she really is a “Beauty in Black.”

Hutch is another beauty in black and is still looking for his forever home. He is Starsky’s brother and like him has lots of energy and is equally loving. Goldie is a wonderful young gal, both playful and loving; then there is Scrappy. Poor guy, but don’t let his frostbitten ears put you off as he loves humans and is very affectionate.

Now to the important animals, at least to me!

Scrappy

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Daniel, one of the puppies, has been adopted and left the shelter and his brother Felix is waiting for his new parents to pick him up. Mom tells me there are some applications in on some of my other friends so hopefully they will go through so they can also go to their new homes and there are still puppies available. Hopefully I’ll have some updates on those for you next week.

We do have three new dogs at the shelter, all strays. Abes is a large yellow Lab mix, Tony a young black Lab mix and last but not least, Laya, a 4-month-old brindle-colored Lab/hound mix …. we think. All very friendly and soon to be available for adoption so if you know anyone interested then c heck out the Web site.

Does anyone out there have a little spare time and is looking for something to do? The shelter could sure use your talents as a volunteer. I’m told they need office help on days the shelter is open and if you love helping animals then give us a call.

Even if it’s only one day a month, or more, it’s all appreciated. Anyway, thought I’d put it out there as you never know! Mom loves her time there, although I’m not sure what that says about us at home … hmmm, have to think about that.

Raffle tickets are selling so don’t forget to get yours and they’re still needing items for the silent auction as well. Plans for the spaghetti dinner on April 30, are full steam ahead and I can’t wait to taste it, love those leftovers.

That’s it for today, wishing everyone a great week. Watch for our newsletter coming out soon.

Licks and tailwags.

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org.

715-866-4096. We’re on Facebook too!

Frederic Senior Center

We will have the tax aide this week on Thursday, March 10, 9 a.m. to noon. The session that was held here in February was a complete success. Everyone was busy and done by noon with many happy customers.

The moving of the nutrition site to our center has gone very smoothly and seems to be working out real well. We also play Bingo for about one-half hour before lunch.

Chilton Wednesday. They returned to Webster on Thursday. Karen spent a few more days with her mother before returning to Sturgeon Bay.

Written for this week

Karen Hintz returned home to Sturgeon Bay after spending a few days with her mother, Fran Krause.

One night they had a fish dinner with Kent and Nancy Krause.

The Orange 4-H Club was in charge of the games, popcorn and cotton candy for the fundraiser for the Burnett Community Library on Saturday at the Webster High School.

Bryan, Allyson and Kathryn Krause were home from college for the weekend. Friday evening they went to the basketball game in Spring Valley. Webster lost but they did have a good season. Saturday evening they, along with Fran Krause, all had a belated birthday dinner at Mark and Deanna Krause’s house before returning to school on Sunday.

John and Reeny Neinstadt spent Thursday through Saturday in Chippawa Falls.

Amy Childers spent the weekend with her grandparents, Jack and LaVonne O’Brien.

Dr. Seuss Day celebrated at the library

Burnett Community Library celebrated the legendary Dr. Seuss’ birthday during the preschool story time on Wednesday, March 2, by reading “The Cat In The Hat.” Quaid Belland (L) and Emerson Spoelstra donned that infamous redand-white-striped hat and eagerly took on the persona of that rambunctious, entertaining cat. - submitted

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There were a few lucky cardplayers this last week.

Winners in Spades were: first place, Norma Nelson; second place, Carmen Marek; third place, Arnie Borchert and fourth place, Arvid Pearson.

500 winners were: first place, Susie Hughes; second place, David Peterson; third place, Mildred Ihrig and fourth place, Elaine Lamson.

So until we meet again next week – keep smiling and get-well wishes to Fran Kurkowski.

LIBRARY NEWS

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Frederic Public Library

St. Croix Falls Public Library

Food for Fines Feb. 28 through April 23, one food item = $1 in fines All donations will go to the St. Croix Falls Food Shelf (applies to overdue fines – can’t be applied to replacement fines for lost items).

Box Origami Four Mondays at 4 p.m., March 7, 14, 21 and 28.

“An Adventure with David Grayson” on Saturday April 9, 11 a.m.

Presented by Michael Czarnecki, poet and memoirist. “Muckraker” journalist and native son of St. Croix Falls, Ray Stannard Baker authored nine books under the name David Grayson. Grayson’s work was popular and influential in the lives of his contemporaries and is still relevant today.

March 2 story time at the Frederic Library celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday with the children listening to some Seuss stories and receiving Cat in the Hat cereal bowls to take home. Community meeting room is available for – Photo submitted your organization Reserve the meeting room with our online form! www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Engage your preschooler Stimulate the local economy Story time for preschoolers and their Please bring an item or two for the local caregivers is held each Wednesday at food shelf when you visit the library – School’s out at SCFPL Homework help and cool programs for 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books and music your donations will make you feel good youth. For kids in grades five through and activities. The March theme is and will help those in need. eight – Wednesdays 3:30-5 p.m. HomeMother Goose and other classics, and the work help, quiet study, snacks, old-school author of the month is Karma Wilson, Enjoy an evening out known for the Bear books.

Mark your calendars and join us for games, eco arts, computer access and a some exciting programs sponsored by the chance to help build more and better Energize your kids Frederic Library. Tuesday, June 7, at 7 The Little Vikes book group is for third- p.m.: author William Kent Krueger and to fifth-graders and meets every third the Minnesota Crime Wave authors Ellen Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. Boys Hart and Carl Brookins will read from and girls have fun talking about books their works and entertain us. Thursday, “The richest person in the world - in and choosing the next book to read. The Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.: author Chad Lewis will fact all the riches in the world - couldn’t teen book group is for grades six and talk about Wisconsin’s most haunted lo- provide you with anything like the endolder and meets monthly. The teens also cations. less, incredible loot available at your local work on volunteer projects for the comlibrary.” ~Malcolm Forbes munity and plan cool events. The library Be in the know will be starting a teen advisory board Find what’s happening at the Frederic Computer classes soon. Would your teen be interested in Library on two Internet sites. Our new Open lab from 2 to 3:30 p.m., instructor being part of the board? Contact the li- Web site has a new look and you can find available to answer questions and give brary for more information. us at www.fredericlibrary.org. You can one-to-one instructions; next class will be also look us up on Facebook at March 15. www.facebook.com and search for FredExpand your mind The Thursday morning book group will eric Public Library. Keep in touch for Story time meet at the library March 17, at 10 a.m., to news and events.

Wednesday at 11 a.m. Stories, crafts and discuss “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett. snacks; all ages welcome to join our lively This is the story of three women – two Hours and information group.

African-American maids, and a white soFrederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. cialite – who start a movement that will West.

715-327-4979, e-mail freder- New books for March change their lives in 1962-era Jackson, icpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours “Minding Frankie” by Maeve Binchy, Miss. The evening book group will meet are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 “Sing You Home” by Jodi Picoult, “Toys” March 17, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Story by James Patterson, “Cold Wind” by C.J. “Reservation Blues,” the modern-day time for preschoolers is held every Box, “Jungle“ by Clive Cussler, “Saturday classic by Sherman Alexie. Copies are Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Web site: Big Tent Wedding Party” by Alexander available at the library and new members www.fredericlibrary.org.

Facebook: McCall Smith, ”Live Wire” by Harlan are always welcome at the book discus- Frederic Public Library.

Coben. This is just a partial list. sions.

Friends of the Library Friends group meets Wednesday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m., here at the library.

Friends group is an organization for all general comfort and navigation of this who value the public library as a vital Pajama story time Story time has moved to the evenings at sometimes intimidating technology. Space Milltown Public Library. Jump into your is limited, so call in advance to reserve a pajamas, grab a guardian (you’ll need spot. them for the ride anyway), and join us for a half hour of fun, stories and a small craft Did you know?

Dresser Village Library is located at 117 every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.

Besides the myriad of books in all gen- S. Central Ave., Dresser, WI 54009. res and reading levels, the library also has oodles of movies, books on audio, and Three Internet computers Adult winter reading program It is your last chance to snuggle up with even eBooks and eAudiobooks. Check out You must physically present a MORE lia book and start reading your way to our wares anytime at www.more.lib.wi.us brary card to library staff and library fines prizes. Participants 18 and over are in- or stop in and browse the collections. must be under $10 to use a public access vited to participate in this seasonlong procomputer. We also have Wi-Fi available. gram (January - March). Don’t miss out No school? Old school gaming!

Log onto the Public Library icon on your on the bonus raffle for gas cards. Stop in Unity’s early release day on Thursday, laptop. the library to learn more.

March 24, means Milltown Public Library will be hosting another game day. Stop in New items to play any of our “old-fashioned” (i.e. no Sunday State Journal DC Comics Scooby-Doo Graphic NovWith so much happening in our state batteries, no remotes) board and card els, John Scieszka’s Trucktown Easy Readand so few places that distribute the Wis- games. Youth can even battle a librarian. ers, Lego City Adventures Easy Reader consin state newspapers, the Milltown A light snack is provided to worthy oppo- and many others.

Public Library recently subscribed to the nents! Stop in from 1-5 p.m. Bring a friend Sunday edition of the Madison State Jour- or your favorite game. Very young should Check out the new display on Lions nal. Stop in to review this new addition to be accompanied by an adult. Fresh coffee and Lambs in celebration of March. There our magazine and newspaper collection. and fast Wi-Fi are served up every day. are fiction and nonfiction books from picture books to books for preteens.

Hours and information Computer basics lab www.milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715The Milltown Public Library offers computer basic lab time every Wednes- 825-2313. Monday through Thursday 10 day at 1, 2 and 6 p.m. During this time, we a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and help novice users create an e-mail ac- Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. or e-mail millcount, draft and edit documents like hol- townpl@milltownpubliclibrary.org iday greeting letters, and help with the

youth programs at SCFPL. Students need a note from a parent to catch bus No. 9 down to the library. Students in grades two through four are welcome to attend with a parent or guardian present at all times. For more information or to volunteer to be a tutor, contact Cole, the youth services librarian, at czrostlik@stcroixfallslibrary.org or at 715-4831777.

Story hour with Cole Listen to stories, create art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Check out our Web site It has up-to-date information on what’s happening at the library and other useful library tools you can use at home. www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook.

Technology Free wireless and eight public computers are available at the library.

Hours The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Balsam Lake Public Library

Milltown Public Library

community resource and a welcoming place.

Book club In Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Bean Trees,” spunky Marietta (Missy) Greer leaves her Kentucky home to start a new life in Tucson, Ariz. Along the way, she adopts a new name — Taylor Greer — and takes on the responsibilities of instant motherhood when a Cherokee child she calls Turtle is left in her care. Taylor’s travels introduce her to two Guatemalan refugees and a kindly woman from her home state, characters conceived by author Barbara Kingsolver to express the value of community. Book club meets Wednesday, March. 16, at 3 p.m.; everyone welcome.

Hours Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake.

Hours are Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Web site www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.

Dresser Public Library

March book club Book clubs will meet Thursday, March 17, from 2 – 3 p.m. to discuss “The Lace Reader” by Brunonia Barry. New members are always welcome. Call the library or request a copy from the MORE Online Catalog.

Contact us 715-755-2944, telephone and fax number, e-mail us at dresserpl@ifls.lib.wi.us, or visit our Web site, www.dresserpubliclibrary.org, which has information about story time, days closed, reference links, library policy and community information.

Library hours Monday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Tuesday noon–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday noon – 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

www.the-leader.net

Let's Read Week

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Grantsburg

GRANTSBURG - Nelson Primary and Grantsburg Elementary School students had a busy week celebrating reading with jam-packed days of fun exploring the genre of mysteries.

The Let’s Read Week activities were the highlight of the year for students who enjoyed reading and having fun learning reading skills.

The more students read … the better readers they become.

Monday kicked off the week at each school where themes were introduced to students. Nelson’s theme was It’s a Mystery and GES’s theme was GES Reading Detectives. Staff at both schools wore Reading to Succeed Tshirts.

Special days at both schools included: Pajama Day, Dr. Seuss Day, Hat Day and Pirate Detectives Love to Read Day. The Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2 entertained the students as the characters strolled about buildings on Wednesday, stopping in classrooms to read Dr. Seuss storybooks to the children.

Students looked for mystery clues throughout the week and were treated to prize drawings and popcorn parties as part of the celebration. - submitted

Grantsburg Elementary students Alexis Nordahl, Aiden Burkman, McKayla Blume, Hanne Johnson and Tiffany Gronski posed in their pj's last week on a special Pajama Day students enjoyed during the school’s Let’s Read Week celebration.

Grantsburg Elementary first-grader Carter L. Johnson relaxed in his jammies with his favorite book on Pajama Day, one of the special days at the school last week celebrating reading.

Nelson kindergarteners Coen Burkhardt and Alexi Taylor showed off their Cat in the Hat hats and their favorite Dr. Seuss books when the school celebrated the beloved children’s book author’s birthday during Let’s Read Week. – Photos submitted

Photos by Priscilla Bauer unless otherwise noted

Meysa Roberts was snuggled up in a corner with a good book during reading time in her first-grade classroom. The school celebrated Let’s Read Week with special activities and theme days including a fun Pajama Day. S e c o n d graders Brayden Woods, Johnny Turczyk and Desiree Alden were pajama-clad kids who demonstrated how they used their spyglasses for a mystery book activity during readMrs. Gloodt’s kindergarten class wore their Cat in the Hat hats for story time with a ing week at special guest reader, The Cat in the Hat, during the reading celebration held at the school Grantsburg Elelast week. mentary.

Grantsburg second-graders Jared Van Watermeulen and Zayden Anderson, twins for the day in their matching pajamas, showed off their reading detective spyglasses they used in solving mysteries during the Let’s Read Week celebration.

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LUCK CELEBRATES N

To be an FFA member means so much more than country celebrated National FFA Week.

“Infinite Potential” was this year’s theme for N potential. 2010 has been a great year. Our Luck community. Ag on the Lawn, state and national c compete in many different sorts of competitions a FFA creates a family for the student body, and a communication or for the mechanics, there is alw

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Rebecca Hutton, Devin Douglas, Clint Gage and Aaron Norland get ready for a day on the lawn.

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Ag On The Lawn

Every spring we hold our annual Ag on the Lawn that is open to the whole school and the community. Many FFA members bring in their pets and animals, tell something about them and hold presentations throughout the day. Many different breeds of horses, some bunnies, chickens and even a tortoise or two, are just a short list of how diverse our lawn gets. In the past years, we have had the DNR come out and shock the lake (Big Butternut) to show all of the classes and spectators how many fish were in that single area. Besides all of the animals, other members bring in their tractors and even their lawn mowers. With all of the fun and unintended learning, everyone is allowed one free ice-cream cone donated by our sponsors. We also offer brats and hot dogs right off the grill throughout the day!

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Steph Stevens and lamb Bob in the spotlight.

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Every summer we send our officers and some willing membe Wisconsin State FFA Convention. The weekend is full of college and ceremonies, and you inevitably will learn something new eve riences that you just shouldn’t m

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NATIONAL FFA WEEK

n a $12.50 dues and a title. It represents leadership, honesty and teamwork. Feb. 19 - 26, FFA chapters all over the

National FFA Week. FFA empowers members to envision their future and to discover their talents and their k chapter has accomplished many things and has made great memories with all of our members and in our convention, the haunted house and corn maze are just a small list of what activities we do as a chapter. We also anywhere from the Junior High quiz bowl, speaking contests to parliamentary-pro. a place where there is something for everyone. Whether it be for the animals, for horticulture, for leadership and ways something new to learn and to explore.

FFA Motto:

Doing to Learn; Earning to Live; Living to Serve.

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Every October we send four members and our advisor to the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Ind. We took an 11-hour bus ride with other local chapters. While we were there, we also toured the Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis Speedway and Hoosier Park. We listened to great keynote speakers, participated in building a community fence and attended a career workshop. We also attended the local rodeo, which we enjoyed very much. Our advisor got chosen by one of the rodeo clowns and was forced to do a ‘70s dance.

Kelly Kelly Johnson Johnson in in the the annual annual FFA FFA Alumni Alumni truck/tractor truck/tractor pull. pull.

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Third-annual National History Day Fair

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Grantsburg celebrates Academic Achievement with third-annual National History Day Fair

GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg’s third-annual National History Day Fair showcased the work of 220 students in 123 entries.

“The National History Day Fair showcases the academic excellence of our students and clearly demonstrates the great support our schools enjoy from the community of Grantsburg,” stated teacher Allissa Koenen.

The fair, held on Wednesday, March 2, was attended by over 400 community members who came to see the work of the middle and high school students. National History Day is a truly nationwide event that has been going on in schools across the United States since 1974. Its primary purpose is to get students excited about all types of history while developing skills in the areas of research, writing and critical thinking.

This year’s National History Day theme is Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Fail-

ures and Consequences. Under the guidance of teachers Grachia Solie and Allissa and Matthew Koenen, students researched and presented topics that ranged from failure of the Treaty of Traverse de Sioux, the debate over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, to the exercise of diplomacy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

“We are very proud to see this growing program here in its third year at Grantsburg,” stated teacher Matthew Koenen, “and we look forward to attending the regional event in Eau Claire later this month.”

Project Citizen was also present at the National History Day Fair and displayed over 20 exhibits showcasing middle school student research upon a wide variety of social concerns. Winning students involved with this year’s Project Citizen program will advance to Madison on May 9. submitted

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Brent Braunschweig decided to see what all the fuss was as to Oleo vs. Butter by doing a taste test at his history day booth. His display, appropriately named the “Oleo War,” traces the history of the product and the controversy between it and the real thing.

Winners list Below are the groups and individuals that placed at the local fair and will compete at the 2011 NHD Regional Event on Thursday, March 31, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Over 100 entries competed this year at Grantsburg’s local fair and nearly 50 will proceed the next level.

Junior Division results

Grantsburg Middle School students Chelsea Pitts and Audrey Lauer gave a presentation on the Trail of Tears, named for what happened as a result of President Jackson’s 1830 Indian Removal Act. The Cherokees went to the Supreme Court, which ruled it unconstitutional, but in 1834 a law was enacted making Indian Country west of the Mississippi, forcing some 18,000 Cherokees to move on the "Trail of Tears" 15,000 miles long, a trip resulting in the death of 4,000 Cherokees.

Freshman Whitney Oachs stood next to a section of her faux Berlin Wall. Oachs gave a fully charged historical performance over the international debate inherent in the construction and later destruction of the Berlin Wall. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Grantsburg eighth-grader Clara Leonard sat next to her display on temperance lecturer Ellen Hobart. During the Civil War Hobart raised money for the Wisconsin Soldiers Aid Society and applied to fill her husband’s position in his absence functioning as a regular Army chaplain, with one exception: she received no pay. Though never recognized in military history, Hobart showed women they had rights and responsibilities to fulfill.

Papers: First: Chris Parker Individual performances First: Sarah Coppenbarger Second: Anneka Johnson Group performances First: Katie Curtin, Josh Curtin, Andy Hartshorn, Liza Hartshorn and Delia Labatt Second: Laura Drohman and Alyssa Taylor Web site First: Heidi Schoettle Second: Brittney Luedtke Third: Mackenzie Omer and Lydia VanDeusen Individual exhibits First: Carolyn Peterson Second: Ethan Henneman Third: Taylor Jensen Fourth: Clara Leonard Fifth: Nathan Swenson Group exhibits First: Maria Oachs and Rhiana Pochman Second: Adam Johnson and Dylan Oman Third: Hallie Jensen and Maddie Duncan Fourth: Mark Olsen and Cory Sandberg Project Citizen finalists: Jackson Gerber, Delia Labatt, Meg Rod, Alyssa Anderson, Drew McNally, Jaxon Jones, Jase Quimby,

Teddy Vitale, Everett Wincek, Jessee Lerud, Cassidy Quimby, Josh Curtin, Andy Hartshorn, Violet Ohnstadt, Kristin Olson, Cody Byers, Rachel Glover, Emily Livingston and Kalvin Watt.

Senior Division Results

Individual performances First: Whitney Oachs Second: Connor Myers Group performances First: Zach Graves, Bradley Taylor and Abby Wilson Web sites First: Kylie Pewe and Jen Schwieger Second: Haley Larson and Jaciee Bowman Individual exhibits First: Ellie Corbin Second: Sean Handy Third: Danichell Wilson Fourth: Kayla Casey Fifth: Lea Chute Group exhibits First: Brady Thompson and Jake Radtke Second: Johanna Lauer and Mariah Zastrow Third: Grace Corbin and Stacey McKenzie Fourth: Jenna Michel and Tiffany Moyer Fifth: Sammie Schuldt and Steven Wilson.

Spencer Louis gave a presentation on Obesity in Wisconsin for his history day project. The seventh-grade student was one of 220 students exhibiting at the annual event held at the Grantsburg Middle School.

Sophomores Johanna Lauer and Mariah Zastrow doublecheck their bibliography and prepare to be evaluated by their judges.

Their research centered upon the diplomatic failure inherent in the collapse of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux.

The bloody consequences of this failure eventually led to the expulsion of all Dakota (Sioux) Indians from the state of Minnesota and permanently soured relations between the tribe and the United States government.

ABOVE: Senior Jadde Simmons discussed her exhibit about the debate over the death penalty in the past century with sophomore Jasmine Cady.

LEFT: Grantsburg Middle School teacher Nick Hallberg examined the Web sites constructed by instructor Grachia Solie's eighth-graders.

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Music across the centuries

One fur trader wrote this about one of his singers: “Mr. M ... sang as only a One of the richest legacies left by the true voyageur can do, imivoyageur’s footprints in our history is that tating the action of the padof music. Like much of our hidden herdle, and in their high, itage, it’s a tale remarkable enough to be resounding and yet musirescued from history’s dustbin. Somecal tones.

His practiced times, via music, we are able to personally voice enabled him to give Woodswhimsy reconnect with the voices of those who us the various swells and the gnome passed this way before. falls of sounds upon the Mostly of French Canadian or French-Inwaters, driven about by the dian ancestry, the voyageurs of the fur winds, dispersed and softtrade brought songs hundreds of years old ened in the wide expanses, on every journey they made into the bush. or brought close again to One folklorist commented that in early the ear by neighboring rocks.

He finished, as usual, French Canada folk songs were “as family as barleywith a piercing Indian yell ... blow breezes, blow, the bread.” For a population weaned on song—for play, stream runs fast, the rapids are near, and the daylight’s for work, at dances and parties as well as in church— past ...” adapting familiar tunes to the rhythm of a canoe While songs filled the air on the canoe routes, the lilt crew’s paddling cadence was a natural legacy of a muof fiddle music was heard at the wintering sites, such sical culture. as Forts Folle Avoine. Despite thousands of miles of The voyageurs canoeing songs, while often joyful, were also helpful in relieving the monotony of long, te- rugged travel, some voyageurs would tote their fiddles along wherever they went. Their music broke up dious hours of travel (18-hour workdays were not unthe monotony of long winters at the trading posts, common) and in establishing a rhythmic cadence as while earning the delight and appreciation of one’s felthe crews plied the waterways. Voyageurs birch-bark low travelers, the the native Indians, as well. canoes averaged 20-35 feet in length, could carry 2-4 Here again is a heritage still present, if one knows tons of cargo, and needed as many as eight to 10 padwhere to look.

Jacques Deseve, a former interpreter at dlers in the largest craft (used mostly on Lake Superior Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, remembers his and the eastern routes to Montreal). With several padyears in a French Canadian community fondly: “I’ll dlers per side—plus a steersman and bowman at einever forget the lively fiddle music at parties and sother end—keeping a steady stroking sequence was cial gatherings. In some homes, a cherished fiddle ocessential, and thus rhythmic singing was utilized to cupied, when not in use, a prominent spot on a living ensure a unified pace.

Folle Avoine Chronicles

Nowadays a song like “Alouette” may be sung for its pretty repetition, but in voyaguer days it was an ideal canoe paddling “chanson,” or song, sung hundreds of times as the bark craft plied the continent’s interlaced waterways. Some tunes had many variations, both in lyrics and melodies; some would run to several dozen verses. While most were traditional tunes, many were richly embellished, while others were composed en route by the voyageurs themselves. Often simple children’s songs were perfectly suited to the mood and paddling pace needed to propel the canoes. As one author noted, “It is difficult to exaggerate the voyageurs’ legacy of songs.” No iPods or boom boxes, apparently.

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And every winter, at the town’s winter festival—appropriately known as Festival du Voyageur— fiddle contests and dancing prevailed.”

The music of the origiFur trading posts often resonated to the nal rousing tunes of a voyageur fiddler. – Photo voyageurs echoes down submitted the centuries as new generations experience their heritage with genuine joie de vivre (joy of life).

Meanwhile, Forts Folle Avoine’s ski trails remain open for use. The site’s gift shop is also open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily. Plans are afoot for several programs due to start in the spring ... I’ll see what’s up and report back to you here every couple of weeks. For more info, call 715-866-8890 or visit theforts.org online.

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

BREAKFAST Breakfast burrito.

LUNCH Chicken patty, smile fries, raw veggies, dip OR tuna salad.

BREAKFAST

LUNCH Chili cheese wrap, corn, applesauce cake OR turkey salad.

LUNCH Meatball sub with fixings, buttered noodles, mixed vegetables, apple and orange slices, bread basket.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, raw veggies, dip OR ham salad.

EARLY RELEASE

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken fajita, assorted toppings, carrots OR chicken-strip salad.

LUNCH Fish square on a bun, coleslaw, Sun Chips OR chicken taco salad, 7-12.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, mandarin oranges, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Brunch: Egg patty, French toast, baked ham, orange juice, banana, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Chicken fajitas with fixings, baked rice, peas, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Ham & cheese stacker, potato salad, fresh veggies, dip, sliced peaches, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, carrots, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut holes.

LUNCH Taco Tuesday, hard/soft/bag, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/pancake stick.

LUNCH Cheese or sausage pizza, rice, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Mini corn dogs, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/muffin.

LUNCH Nacho supreme, tortilla chips, corn, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Fish sticks, potato smiles, winter mix, fresh fruit. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

SIREN

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Quesadilla, Tostitos, black beans & brown rice, carrots, celery sticks, beans, apples, oranges. Alt.: Pork with gravy over rice.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Soup and sandwich, crackers, shredded lettuce, peas, peaches.

Alt.: Mini corn dog.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Fish sticks, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, corn, apricots. Alt.: Cheeseburger.

BREAKFAST Pancake and sausage on a stick, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, rice, coleslaw, steamed peas, strawberries. Alt.: Soup and sandwich.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal cerealand andtoast, toastjuice served and with milk. peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger garlic Pizza dippers,rice rice,hotdish, corn, carrots, bread, applesauce. celery, lettuce, pineapplecorn, tidbits, banana.

Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken patty, spicy potato wedge, peas, applesauce. Alt.: Hamburger, baked potato soup.

BREAKFAST Waffles with fruit.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, tater tots, baked beans, pineapple, orange. Alt.: Beef stew.

BREAKFAST Pretzel with cheese.

LUNCH Spaghetti, meat sauce, garlic toast, broccoli with cheese, pears. Alt.: Chicken Alfredo.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, breakfast potato, toast.

LUNCH Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches. Alt.: Ham & cheese.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon roll, yogurt cup.

LUNCH Cheese pizza, lettuce salad, steamed corn, spicy apples. Alt.: Burritos.

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST Breakfast pocket.

LUNCH Tomato soup with crackers and grilled cheese.

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfait.

LUNCH Hamburger and fries.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon rolls.

LUNCH Cheese pizza, corn and tuna salad.

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR tomato soup with cheese topping, grilled cheese, coleslaw, applesauce.

LUNCH Cheeseburger, bun, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

LUNCH French bread pizza, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, Shape-up.

FREDERIC GRANTSBURG Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

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Waffles.

BREAKFAST

Combo bar.

Omelets.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets and rice.

LUNCH Spaghetti, green beans and bread sticks.

LUNCH Spaghetti with meat sauce, bread stick, garden salad, pears.

LUNCH Beef and cheddar sub, Monacoblend beans OR Swedish meatballs, rice, California-blend veggies, peaches.

Muffin.

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Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

Tomorrow may be too late

Death is not a popular subject in our culture. It comes suddenly for many—a heart attack, a road accident, an enemy’s bullet. It’s our human nature to see future days, not the end of days. We reach forward for an education, a mate, children, and business success with all of its earthly benefits. And when we retire, we’re encouraged to live healthy, full lives in our few remaining years. The only plans we make for our demise are in making a will, leaving a financial legacy, and buying a cemetery plot.

It is said that there are no atheists in foxholes. It’s when we face possible death that we’re most likely to call out to God and think about the hereafter.

David, a devout follower of God, had such thoughts when he believed he was facing a mortal illness because of his past sins. “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled …. Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for tour mercies’ sake. For in death there is no remembrance of tou; in the grave who will give tou thanks?” (Psalm 6:25) David’s words are a sobering reminder that once we die, it is too late to call upon God for mercy. That’s why David called on him while he yet lived. This is a lesson for all of us. God wants us to call upon him today, not only for help and strength, but for our eternal salvation, because once we die, it will be too late.

God’s Word rings with reminders to be prepared for our last day on earth. “We then, as workers together with him, also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:1-2) Lord, like David, we want to be ready for the day of our death. We believe in and accept your Son, Jesus, as our only Savior from sin. While we yet live, may we never forget the merciful sacrifice of his life on the cross for our sins. We thank you for your loving salvation, in Jesus’ name, amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com

Congregation at St. Peter's enjoys fish lunch

Irene and Barbara Jorgensen join Mary Mattson to enjoy a special fish lunch, which was prepared for the congregation of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, Feb. 27, as an offering of thanks from Fred and Leslie Valentine. - Photos by Lori Nelson

Kelly Fitzgerald and Leslie and Fred Valentine pose for a photo after preparing the special fish lunch for the St. Peter’s Lutheran congregation on Sunday, Feb. 27.

Fisherman/fishing guide Fred was the cook for the day. His wife, Leslie, and Fitzgerald helped to make the day a success.

OBITUARIES

Douglas G. Glenn

Douglas G. Glenn, 62, Forest Lake, Minn., died at his home March 3, 2011.

Doug was born Feb. 3, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minn. He attended Holy Cross Grade School and graduated from DeLasalle High School in 1967. He received a tool, die and mold making certificate from Dunwoody Institute in 1970. In 1975, Doug married Helen (Lynn) Lusikka.

He worked in the family business, Glenn Metalcraft, until 1983. He then purchased C & R Metal Specialties and later started Douglas Metal Products. In 1991, he changed the names to Douglas Metal Specialties and Douglas Metal Spinning.

He retired in 2006.

He loved spending time with family and friends, golfing, traveling and boating on Balsam Lake.

Doug is survived by his wife, Helen; daughters, Jerilyn and Janet; sisters, Lynne Vien and Susan (Thomas) Callahan, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edmund and Stella; and his brother, Dennis.

Funeral service was held Tuesday, March 8, at Mattson Funeral Home in Forest Lake. Interment was at Oak Park Cemetery, Forest Lake. Memorials preferred to the U of MN Medical Foundation for pulmonary fibrosis research.

Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Forest Lake, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

Arvid W. Christiansen

Arvid W. Christiansen, 68, Luck, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center with his family at his side.

Arvid was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Amery, to Walter and Josephine (Swank) Christiansen. He spent his younger life on a farm in Georgetown. After graduating from Unity High School in 1961, he went to the Cities to look for a job, but came back home and worked at the Duncan Yo-Yo factory for several years. He loved the country living.

Arvid was in the Army from 1964-1966. He was stationed in Fort Lewis, Wash. When he came home he married JoAnne (Lande) on Sept.

16, 1966.

Arvid worked for Durex, Inc. for many years before he retired. Arvid loved to hunt, fish and trapshoot. Bowling was another hobby and when he bowled a 300 game, it was a very exciting evening.

Arvid was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, JoAnne; children, Darrin (Karla) of St. Cloud, Minn. and Sarah (Chad) Neely of Luck; brother, Jim (Selma) of Luck; grandchildren, Paige and Ethan Christiansen and Alexis Neely; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Memorial services were held at Luck Lutheran Church, Luck, Monday, March 7, with Pastor Paul Baardseth officiating. Music was provided by organist Margie Nelson and vocalist Sheila Brom. Full military honors were presented following the service at the church.

Refer to the following Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, www.rowefh.com and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown, www.wicremationcenter.com have been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Barbara A. Sigafoos

Thank You

The family of Herbert Byl would like to extend a thank-you to everyone who offered us love, support, prayers and memorials during our time of loss and at the celebration of his life.

Thank you to the staff at United Pioneer Home of Luck for their good care and for making Herb smile the 18 months he was a resident. A special thank-you to Pastor Baardseth, organist Margie Nelson, soloist Sheila Brom, the lunch committee of Luck Lutheran Church, and the Grantsburg American Legion for the presentation of full military honors in recognition of Herb’s military service. May God bless each and every one.

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Barbara A. Sigafoos, 77, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, after an extended illness.

She was born in Saltillo, Miss., to Robert E. Riley and Clara Thornely.

She married William Sigafoos. She was employed by the FBI until 1968, and she then followed her husband, Bill, to the National Park Service from Washington, D.C., to Mississippi, Nebraska and finally to St. Croix Falls.

There she became a charter member of the St. Croix Falls Lioness Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers and two sisters.

She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Blanchard; her son, Robert Sigafoos; brother, Robert Riley; and sister, Dorothy.

Memorial service was held Tuesday, March 8, at First Baptist Church in Taylors Falls, Minn. Interment was at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Edling Funeral Home, St. Croix Falls, was entrusted with arrangements.

Irene Sarah Lovica Peck Danielson

Irene Sarah Lovica Peck Danielson, 95, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Webster, died on Feb. 24, 2011.

She was born July 19, 1915, in St. Croix County to Harry and Lovica Peck. She married Fred S. Danielson on June 16, 1932.

Irene looked for the best in everyone and exemplified the truth of scripture in her everyday life.

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Fred S. Danielson; grandson, Barton W. Johnson; great-granddaughter, Allison G. Veldt and two sons-in-law, Dale Johnson and Virgil Buck.

Irene is survived by eight children, Curtis (Barbara) Danielson, Vincent (Karilyn) Danielson, Charlotte Buck, Ione Johnson, Roland (Bonnie) Danielson, Beulah (Melvin) Sullivan, Gail (Vicente) Trujillo and Pamela (Michael) Bishop; 30 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, March 1. Interment was at City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz. Condolences, thoughts and fond memories for the family may be left at Irene’s memorial at www.mem.com.

Raymond P. Chaplinski

Raymond (Ray) P. Chaplinksi, 90, St.Croix Falls, died peacefully on Feb. 28, 2011.

Ray was member of the USAAC while serving in WWII and the U.S. Air Force while participating in the Korean Conflict. Ray will be fondly remembered for his love of family, country, reading and life in general.

He was also a member of the American Legion Post 143, St. Croix Falls.

Ray was preceded in death by parents, Florian and Mary Chaplinski; beloved wife, Barbara; and son, Steve Chaplinski.

He is survived by daughter, Connie (Eric) Rud; grandchildren, Jennifer (Matt) Holson-Chaplinski, Aaron Bracht, Angela (Craig) Hurwitz and Crystal (Tim) Lusk; 12 great-grandchildren; and many more family and friends.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 18, with visitation from 9-11 a.m. and memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. at the St. Croix Valley Funeral Home, St. Croix Falls.

In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred.

The St. Croix Valley Funeral Home and Polk County Cremation Society, St. Croix Falls, were entrusted with arrangements.

Harley Prell

Harley Prell, 89, Eau Claire, formerly of Cumberland, died March 1, 2011.

Harley was born March 25, 1921, in Cumberland, to Jason and Freda (Bentzine) Prell. He became a child of God and heir of eternal life through the rite of holy baptism as an infant. He later professed his faith in Jesus Christ as his savior through the rite of confirmation at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cumberland. Harley graduated from Cumberland High School in 1938 and attended business college in Minneapolis, Minn., following graduation. He pursued a career in sales prior to entering the Army Air Force for the duration of World War II. After the war, Harley went to work in the dairy farming industry and spent time as a postmaster in New Richmond, under President Eisenhower and Gov. Warren Knowles.

In 1977, Harley and his wife, Sharon, established Cemetery Memorials. This proved to be a successful endeavor that they managed for the rest of his career.

Sharon is continuing to operate Cemetery Memorials going forward. Harley was an active member of various veterans organizations.

Harley was in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Harley is survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Cheryl; brother, Russell (Veronica) of Eau Claire; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Harley was preceded in death by his son, Harley Jr.; brother, Jack; sisters, Mary Anne and Iris.

Memorial services took place Monday, March 7, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cumberland with the Rev. John Miels officiating. Military honors will be conducted at the church by American Legion Post No. 98. Burial will be at a later date in the Lakeside Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred. Friends may offer condolences online at www.fullerspeckienhulke.com.

Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Road, Eau Claire, was entrusted with arrangements.

OBITUARIES

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Roger Rixmann

Roger W. Rixmann, 76, Osceola, died Tuesday March 1, 2011, at his home after a battle with lung cancer.

Roger was born in Wheeler to Elise and Bernard Rixmann on Feb. 12, 1935. He graduated from New Richmond High School in 1953. On Aug. 18, 1956, he married Patricia A. Maypark at Resurrection Lutheran Church. He was a mailer for 32 years. In his free time, Roger enjoyed sunshine, mowing the lawn for hours on end, grandchildren, dancing, crossword puzzles, grilling, bowling and Windsor Cokes.

Roger was preceded in death by his son, Steven John; brothers, Louis and Edward; sisters, Helen, Marge and Rose.

He is survived by his wife of 54-1/2 years, Patricia; sons, Ronald (Sharon) and David (Trudy); daughters, Paula (Dave) Kolbeck and Diane (Jamie) Greaves; daughter-in-law, Kathy (Dan) Lavacot; grandchildren Chad Sells, Lizze (Jeremy) Ziemer, Michael, Andrew (Kassandra), Sherri, Ashley, Nathan (Rachel), Crystal, Ronelle, Kevin, Alyssa, Heather and Adam Rixmann, Elise and Allison Kolbeck and Jadin Greaves; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Larry (Sheila) and Lester (Carol); and sister, Lorraine Merkel.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 5, at Zion Lutheran Church in Farmington. Interment was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.grandstrandfh.com.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.

Theresa Marie Doskey

Theresa Marie “Terry” (Schoonover) Doskey, 78, Grantsburg, died March 5, 2011, surrounded by her family.

She was born Oct. 16, 1931. She was an active member of the community and tImmaculate Conception Church.

She enjoyed cooking, crocheting and visiting.

She is survived by her children, Dave (Penny) Doskey, Toni (John) Hoglund, Dan Doskey and Penny (Bill) Lehman; grandchildren, Amber (John), Joe (Amy), Linda (Chad), Kris (David), Sarah (Kurt), Lori (Jason), Danny (Lynn), Laura, Mandy and Carissa (Jack); 17 great-grandchildren; siblings, Joan Lease of St. Cloud, Minn., Dan Schoonover of Park Rapids, Minn., and Patsy Bravo of Pipestone, Minn.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Beatty; brother, Schoony; son, Frank and grandson, Buddy.

A celebration of her life will be held Thursday, March 10, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Grantsburg, 11 a.m.

The Edling Funeral Home, St. Croix Falls, was entrusted with arrangements.

Darla M. Paulson, 37, Clear Lake, died unexpectedly on Monday morning, Feb. 28, 2011, at the Amery Regional Medical Center.

Darla Mae Paulson was born on May 8, 1973, in Amery, the daughter of Donald and Ruth (Gibson) Larsen. She grew up in Amery and graduated from Amery High School in 1991. Darla was married to Peter A. Paulson on Aug. 28, 1993, at Little Falls. Together they made their home in Clear Lake and raised four sons, Justin, Alex, Garrett and Lukas. Over the years, Darla has worked with autistic children as a behavioral therapist and as a photographer for the Clear Lake Museum Chronicle. She enjoyed scrapbooking, dancing and was an avid supporter of the Clear Lake wrestling program. Darla loved spending time near Lake Superior and in Herbster with her family and friends. She was an active member of the Reeve Evangelical Free Church.

Darla was preceded in death by her sister, Donette Leslie; and father-in-law, Melvin Paulson; She is survived by her husband, Pete Paulson of Clear Lake; sons, Justin Paulson of St. Paul, Minn., Alex Paulson of Clear Lake, Garrett Paulson of Clear Lake and Lukas Paulson of Clear Lake; parents, Don and Ruth Larsen of Dresser; brothers and sisters, Debra (Elmer) Nagel of Luck, Diane Roth of Clear Lake, Doug (Deb) Larsen of Amery, Dennis (Amy) Larsen of Dresser and Derald Larsen of Dresser; mother-in-law, Irene Paulson of Clear Lake; and many nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Funeral service was held Friday, March 4, at the Reeve Evangelical Free Church with the Rev. Todd Groat officiating. Organist was Nancy Bergmann and vocalist was Gary Beestman. Interment was at Reeve Cemetery in Vance Creek.

Casket bearers were Deb Nagel, Blaine Leslie, Jeremiah Smith, Brandon Paulson, Jacob Paulson, Aaron Paulson and Jeff Paulson.

The Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home, Clear Lake, was entrusted with arrangements.

Larry Nystrom

Larry Nystrom, 67, St. Croix Falls, formerly of Centuria, died Feb. 28, 2011, at his current home.

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12, at the McKinley Methodist Church, 1 p.m., with Pastor Annie Tricker officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at church. Private spring interment will be at the McKinley Cemetery.

The St. Croix Valley Funeral Home and Polk County Cremation Society of St. Croix Falls were entrusted with arrangements.

Dennis Chapman

Dennis Chapman, Siren, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2011, at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minn.

Memorial service will be held Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m., at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster.

Visitation will be held from 10 – 11 a.m. at the church.

Check the Web site for more information www.oconnellfuneralhomes.com. A full obituary was published in the March 2 Leader.

The O’Connell Funeral Home and Countryside Crematory were entrusted with arrangements.

Dennis Wayne Gill

Thank You From

Leonard J. Fossum Family Thanks to all our many friends and relatives who sent flowers, food, cards and memorials, and all of your kind thoughts and prayers. Special thanks to Pastor Andy Bollant; Brad Alden for the music; Swedberg Taylor Funeral Home; and the ladies of the Siren Assembly of God Church for providing the lunch.

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Kaye LaRayne Heine, 60, resident of Frederic, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

Kaye was born Feb. 4, 1951, to Victor and Marie Weinzierl. She attended grade school at Maple Valley and then attended school in the Frederic District, graduating in 1969. She attended UW-Barron County, receiving her generals and then transferred to UW-Eau Claire to study occupational therapy. She obtained her certified nursing assistant certification and worked for the Frederic Nursing Home for many years. In June of 1984 she married Greg Heine. To that union two daughters were born, Brittney and Ashley.

Kaye lived in the Frederic area all her life. She was an active member of the Frederic community, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Frederic Save the Pool Committee, the Frederic Citizen’s Scholarship Committee and was a Frederic Village election supervisor. She did what she could do to get family and friends wherever they needed to go and enjoyed taking her mom and her friends to Rice Lake to shop and eat.

Kaye enjoyed being with her family. Recently she took care of her great-nephew Hayden Lee. Kaye was preceded in death by her father, Victor Weinzierl; grandparents, Rueben and Inga Sederlund, Christ and Elizabeth Weinzierl; father-in-law, Robert Heine and mother-in-law, Elna Heine; brother-in-law, Rodney Heine; sister-in-law, Carla Heine Baker; aunts, uncles and cousins.

She is survived by her husband, Greg; daughters, Brittney (Karl) Franklin and Ashley Heine; mother, Marie Weinzierl; brother, Kevin (Renee) Weinzierl; brother-inlaw, Raymond Baker; nieces, Lindsey (Carl) Lee, Victoria Weinzierl, Michelle Chamberlin and Todd, Kara (Brian) Ludlum; nephew, Joseph Baker and Amanda; grandnephews, Hayden, Jordan and Nathan; grand-niece Lily Ann; aunts, uncles and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Frederic, on Sunday, March 6, with Father Dennis Mullen presiding, assisted by Deacon Stan Marczak. Music was provided by organist Mary Lou Daeffler and the Frederic High School Show Choir. Honorary pallbearers were Andrea Wondra, Holly Route, Jean Moats, Verlene Pearson, Carole Wondra and Linda Munson. Private interment will be at a later date at Maple Grove Catholic Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com or www.wicremationcenter.com . Please continue to check these Web sites for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic and the Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with arrangements.

Dennis Wayne Gill, 53, Grantsburg, died March 5, 2011, at his home.

Violet Fossum, Lawrence/Kay, Mitch/Sharon, Dennis is survived by his wife, Kim; and stepchildren, Kevin/Laura, Susan/Duane, Wanda/Steve And All Josh Walker, Sheena Malory, Mandy Smith and Eli The Grandchildren And Great-Grandchildren Walker.

A memorial service will be held Friday, March 11, 2 p.m., at the Edling Funeral In Memory of Father - James E. Nystrom Home in Grantsburg.

The Edling Funeral Home, and his Son - Larry E. Nystrom Grantsburg, was entrusted Larry Nystrom, 67, passed away on Feb. 28, 2011, at his current home in St. Croix Falls, with arrangements.

Certain times in life require a personal touch We can help with • Prearrangements • Traditional Services • On-Site Crematory • Cemetery Monuments

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Timothy Froehlich, 64, resident of Clam Falls Township – Frederic, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011.

He is survived by his wife, Ann; stepdaughter, Suzette (Joe) Lambin; granddaughter, Jessica Lambin; brother, Vincent Froehlich and wife Sandy; niece, Sarah; nephew, Patrick.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Frederic on Monday, March 7, with Father Dennis Mullen officiating. Music was provided by organist Marla McFetridge and vocalist Dave Malinovsky. Interment was held at the Lewis Cemetery with pallbearers, Dave Malinovsky, Paul Malinovsky, Scott Olson, Alvin Greener, Tony Greener and Andy Greener assisting.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com.

Please continue to check the Web site for updated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic was entrusted with arrangements.

Darla Paulson

Your time has come to work no more, I pray the Lord gives you the best, Peace be with you in your journey, While you have eternal rest.

Up the path to Heaven’s door.

The land you loved here on earth, May the fishing of your dreams, Will give you your final birth.

Wait for you in Heaven’s streams.

No longer troubles cross your brow.

Without mosquitoes, gnats or flies The ones you left will live somehow.

To bother you in sunny skies.

And, so with wishes that are true, May the ducks fly in the fall, May God Bless and welcome you. willingly to your call.

Your leaving us had made us sad, As the sun sets in the west, And mighty proud to call you Dad. we pray for you Heaven’s best.

Now as you leave your loves behind, We pray the deer in Heaven’s herd Be proud that we are of your kind.

Are just as large as what we heard.

You finally rest without a peep, The Happy Hunting Ground, if true So sleep, my father, sleep. is a place made for you.

We love you much!

Larry Nystrom Dedicated to his father, not knowing he wrote it for himself. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 12, McKinley Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m., visitation 1 hr. prior to service at church, private spring interment at McKinley cemetery. Pastor Annie Tricker officiating. St. Croix Valley Funeral Home & Polk County Cremation Society, St. Croix Falls, was entrusted with arrangements.

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Parents must carefully foster self-esteem in kids

QUESTION: I often hear about the importance of boosting a child’s self-esteem. But how can I accomplish that with my son without making him selfabsorbed or self-centered?

JIM: Instilling a sense of self-esteem in children is a critical task for parents. And you’re right, there’s a big difference between healthy self-esteem and destructive selfishness. Like you, many moms and dads find themselves asking how to find the right balance.

Dr. Kevin Leman, a frequent Focus on the Family broadcast guest, suggests that parents can cultivate healthy self-esteem in their kids by learning “the ABCs.” The letter A stands for acceptance. We might not always approve of our children’s choices or behavior, but we always need to let them know that we love and accept them unconditionally. In other words, you can tell your son that playing video games for six hours a day is unacceptable. But don’t give him the impression that he is therefore unacceptable.

The letter B stands for belonging. We can give our kids a sense of belonging by creating a sense of community within the

Yellow Lake Lutheran Church, Webster, will have Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 9, 4 p.m.

••• West Denmark Lutheran Church Lent services will be starting Wednesday, March 9 and continuing until April 13.

Each Wednesday evening supper will be served at 6 p.m., with worship beginning at 7 p.m.

••• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Webster, invites the community to a soup and sandwich supper at 6 p.m., followed by

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family. It’s important that we give our sons and daughters a voice in family decisions when appropriate, that we listen to what they have to say, and that we support them in their activities.

Finally, the letter C stands for competence. We can give our children the gift of competence by allowing them to experience life firsthand. This means we need to avoid being overprotective. And we should fight the urge to do for our kids what they can do for themselves. Even when they make mistakes, they’ll be gaining life experience that will boost their sense of self-worth in the long run.

Acceptance, belonging and confidence ... if we can instill these ABCs in our kids hearts and minds, we’ll be setting them on the road to healthy self-esteem.

••• Q: Every now and then, my 5-year-old daughter cries (usually when she doesn’t get her way) and says things like, “Nobody loves me!” My family has a

history of depression, and I wonder if my daughter’s behavior is normal or if it is a sign that she is depressed.

Juli: You are wise to be sensitive to signs of depression in your daughter.

However, the behavior you are describing sounds like a normal 5-year-old reaction. Children are not as sophisticated in muting their feelings as we are as adults.

That’s why they are so much fun to be with. Within a 10-minute span, they can experience elation and devastation, feel love and hatred, and think you are both the best mom and the worst mom in the world.

Even so, a 5-year-old can be depressed, and it’s good to know what to look for. If your daughter were depressed, her feelings would be less situational. In other words, she would be down, expressing sad feelings even when good things are happening around her. You might also notice changes in appetite and sleep patterns. Depressed children sometimes withdraw, get panicky and lose interest in things they used to enjoy. If you consistently notice these symptoms in your daughter, seek help from a professional counselor or her pediatrician.

You also want to be careful not to overreact when your daughter displays negative emotions throughout the normal

Local Lenten services

Lenten worship service at 7 p.m. A supper and service will be held each Wednesday during Lent, which begins March 9, and ends April 13.

••• Grace Lutheran Church of West Sweden and Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake have announced “The Seven Wonders of the Word” as the theme for this year’s Lenten season. Lenten services will alternate between Grace and Zion, with the Ash Wednesday service held at Zion. Services begin at 7 p.m. Beginning March 16, a soup supper will be served

at 6 p.m. followed by worship.

••• Bethany Lutheran Church of Grantsburg will be holding an Ash Wednesday communion service with imposition of ashes at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9.

During the Lenten season there will be Wednesday evening services beginning at 6 p.m. with a soup supper, followed by worship at 7 p.m.

••• St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, north of Luck, will be holding Lenten services beginning Wednesday, March 9, and con-

course of daily life. If you go overboard with consolation and comfort when she makes statements like, “Nobody loves me!” you may reinforce that behavior.

She needs a steady supply of love and affection from you, not just when she is showing negative emotion.

••• 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.

This feature may not by reproduced or distributed electronically, in print or otherwise, without written permission of Focus on the Family.

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tinuing each Wednesday through April 20. There will be a gathering at 6 p.m. for soup and bread. A devotional service will begin at 7 p.m. This service includes hymns, meditation and evening prayer.

••• Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, will begin Lent services on Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. Services will continue on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. throughout Lent.

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Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48 Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO. “Your Electric Servant” Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 Duane Lindh

HAULING • Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

WEBSTER

ALPHA

CUSHING

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

BASS LAKE LUMBER

CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC. Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

BRUCE’S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING

• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP

Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

WILD RIVER FLAGS

1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Clif Gipp, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 • 715-689-2467

Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

SIREN OLSEN & SON Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

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)

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

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

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

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Keith Radiske 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

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA

ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA

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

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN

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

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC

(Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th 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 a.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.

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

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

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 a.m.

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. 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 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.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

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month 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

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

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

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.

Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 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.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

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.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

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.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

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)

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

FULL GOSPEL

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL

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

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

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

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.

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK.

715-857-5411 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

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

EUREKA BAPTIST

NAZARENE

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

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.

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship Service - 11 a.m.

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; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries Sunday Service: 9 a.m.; All ages Sunday School 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

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

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.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.

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”

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

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 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

(No child care available) Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

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.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

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ADVENTIST

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MISCELLANEOUS

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Find out more by calling 800227-7636 or this newspaper. www.cnaads.com (CNOW)

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY: If you had hip replacement surgery between 2005 -present and suffered problems requiring a second revision surgery you may be entitled to compensation. Attorney Charles Johnson 1800-535-5727 (CNOW) IF YOU USED THE ANTIBIOTIC DRUG LEVAQUIN AND SUFFERED A TENDON RUPTURE, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (CNOW)

Dr. Daniel C. Satterlund Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Phone (715) 472-2121

715-866-4700 SEE US FOR ALL YOUR VISION CARE NEEDS. Exams, Glasses & Contacts, Foreign Body Removal, Treatment of Eye Disease

Robert L. Nelson New York Life Insurance Company Box 313 Luck, Wis. 54853 Phone

715-472-2502

www.stcroixeye.com Mon.-Fri. • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster, Wisconsin

“Distinctive Funeral Service”

Dresser, Wis.

April 1, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

April 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

April 3, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

(formerly Woodlands Grill) in Grantsburg, WI

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Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:15 p.m.

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Rated G, 84 Minutes.

Fri.-Sat.: 1:00, 5:00 & 9:00 p.m.

Sun.: 1:00 & 5:00 p.m.

Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 p.m.

MARS NEEDS MOMS

Comedian Josh Blue Appearing Fri., April 15, 2011, at 8 p.m.

Rated PG, 88 Minutes.

Fri.-Sat.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

Sun.: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.

Mon.-Thurs.: 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.

All shows and show times before 6 p.m. $5.00.

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Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

DON’T WAIT!!! Tickets are going fast.

For more info on tickets and directions call: 715-463-6888 A Joe Roberts Production Tickets also available at Siren Drug Store & The Copy Shop in St. Croix Falls.

Information, 715-338-5989

NEW YORK LIFE

Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

AUSTIN LAKE GREENHOUSE & FLOWER SHOP • WEDDING BOUQUETS • FUNERAL DESIGNS • CUT FLOWERS • GIFTS • BALLOONS • BEDDING PLANTS • POTTED PLANTS • TUXEDO RENTAL BY SAVVI • ANTLER KING PRODUCTS Hwy. 35 & “FF,” Webster Flowers Phoned Anywhere

Call 715-866-7261

• Commercial Printing • Office Supplies • Daily UPS Pickup • Fax & Copy Service See us for all your printing needs.

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Rated R, 108 Minutes.

Fri.-Sun.: 3:00 & 7:00 p.m.

Mon.-Thurs.: 7:00 p.m.

Phone 715-268-2004

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Dr. T.L. Christopherson

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FOR SALE HEATERS, FIREPLACES AND FURNACES

Valley, 715-684-4440, www.frcscv.org.

• Farm Crisis, information, 800-9422472.

• Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

• Gamblers Anonymous, Amery - 715268-6829, Mark; Cameron - 715-2343301.

• MOPS for moms and their preschoolers, www.mops.org, 715-5541220, • Multiple Sclerosis support group, Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-282361.

• Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents of children with disabilities or speAT THE LODGE cial needs, 715-472-2002.

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• TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 Rated PG, 107 Minutes. orFri.-Sat.: 715-235-8882.

1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.

Sun.: 1:00, 3:00, for 5:00Adults, & 7:00 p.m.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AND PAGE 46 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - MARCH 9, 2011 RESOURCES SUPPORT WANT ADS • Family Resource Center St. Croix

• Farm Crisis, information, 800-942- • Multiple Sclerosis support group, 2472.

Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-28• Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

2361.

• Gamblers Anonymous, Amery - 715- • Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents 268-6829, Mark; Cameron - 715-234- of children with disabilities or speGROUPS AND RESOURCES 3301. cial needs, 715-472-2002.

• MOPS for moms and their pre- • Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life schoolers, www.mops.org, 715-554- Care Center, 715-755-2229.

1220, • Student Assistance Program, Amery • Multiple Sclerosis support group, School District, personal or family probAmery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-28- lems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

2361.

• TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 • Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents or 715-235-8882. of children with disabilities or spe- • Basic Education for Adults, job cencial needs, 715-472-2002. ter, Balsam Lake, 715-485-3115.

• Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life Care Center, 715-755-2229.

• Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family problems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

• TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 (Formerly “Big Hugs Child Care”) or 715-235-8882. is taking applications for Substitute & Assistant Child Care • Basic Education for Adults, job cen- . if you; Teachers ter,Are Balsam Lake,18 715-485-3115. at least years old • Are energetic and enthusiastic about

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Sarah Backlin has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Frank and Lisa Backlin. Sarah is a hardworking student who is involved in band, bell choir, basketball and Girl Scouts. After she graduates from high school she plans on going to college to become a veterinarian.

Delaney Snowden has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Christine and Shawn Broughman. Delaney is a conscientious student with a pleasant personality. She is an excellent school and community citizen. Delaney enjoys singing. She plans to go to college and have a family.

Allison Martin has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Art and Kristan Martin.

Allison is very much an individual, a good decision maker, has a strong desire to succeed and is very polite and respectful. She is involved in band, drama club, church youth group, choir, queen pageant and works at Oak Forest Center. Allison enjoys music, reading and biking. She hopes to attend UW-Madison for premed.

Carter Johnson has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in first grade and the son of Kari Doornink and Chris Green. Carter is kind, thoughtful, respectful and helpful.

His positive energy adds much to the class. Carter enjoys recess and loves to play kickball. He also enjoys Writers Workshop. Carter likes to read Guided Reading books to his family. They have a cat named Jake.

LUCK

Cameron Johnson has been Luck Elementary chosen School’s student of the week. He is in first grade. Cameron is nice and friendly to others. Whenever someone is stuck, Cameron is there for them. His birthday is in February and he lives on a farm.

Cameron likes the Green Bay Packers, cows and farms. He also likes to ride his tractor around on his farm.

Jacob Wald has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of Dan and Deb Wald. Jacob sets a good example for others, is always willing to help, has a positive attitude and is friendly to everyone.

He is involved in football, baseball, basketball and golf. Jacob enjoys hunting and fishing. He plans on going to college and hopefully getting a good job. The people who have influenced his life the most are his parents and sister.

ST. CROIX FALLS

Derek Hutton has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Sandy and Joe Hutton. Derek is in band, choir Boy Scouts, football and basketball. He enjoys playing basketball, spending time with friends and family and watching football and basketball on TV. The greatest influence in his life is his parents.

Connery Johnson has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Eugene and Pattie Johnson. Connery is a great student with a pleasant personality who gets along with everyone. He is involved in Kinship, volunteers for Special Olympics, baseball, basketball and works at Flying Pie Pizza. Connery enjoys playing sports and hunting. He plans to attend college to become a special education teacher.

Derek Fisk has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in third grade and the son of Diane and Doug Fisk. Derek loves to be around his family. At school Derek likes math, social studies and science. He and his friends are very creative and make up their own games. At home Derek likes to help his dad cut wood.

He also likes to hunt and fish.

Derek’s goal for his future is to always make the honor roll.

Marissa Chamernick has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week.

She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Lynette and Mike Chamernick. Marissa is involved in dance. Her favorite subject is language arts because it’s easy for her. Marissa has learned to ask questions and take responsibility for her learning and is a joy to have in class.

Natalie Sempf has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. She is a sophomore and the daughter of Rod Sempf and Carin Vernon. Natalie likes being with friends and family, playing sports, being outside and traveling. She is in SOS, basketball, softball, volleyball, PRIDE committee and S-Club.

WEBSTER

SIREN

Mollie Anderson has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade. Mollie always follows rules for being safe, responsible and respectful. She works hard and does her best on every assignment. Mollie is always willing to help the teacher or other students. She is kind and considerate to her classmates. Mollie seems happy to be at school and makes our classroom a nicer place to be because she is in it.

Sherice Hartley has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Anna and Patrick Whited. Sherice is usually behind the camera and organizes the student of the week’s photo. She works hard and always comes to class with a positive attitude and smile.

Sherice is kind and always ready to lend a helping hand. She enjoys gym and loves participating in sports and riding horse.

Caitlynn Daniels has been chosen Siren Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of William Daniels and Shelly Hatch. Caitlynn has a positive and respectful attitude and always participates in class discussions. She is a positive role model. Caitynn's favorite color is blue, favorite animal is a monkey, favorite number is six and her favorite place is the gym. Her current plans for the future include going to college and playing basketball.

Brittany Mason has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman and the daughter of Lisa Tijerine and Grant Mason. Brittany is an inquisitive student who enjoys working with technology.

Summer Winkler has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in second grade and the daughter of Rene and Brandon Winkler. Summer is a hard worker who takes her time and does an awesome job in school. She loves to read and write. Her favorite food is pizza. When she grows up she wants to be a be a scientist. Her favorite thing to do is go to movies with her family.

Austin Moser has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is in fifth grade and the son of Michelle Geisler and Troy Moser. Austin is a competitive athlete who enjoys basketball. He works well in the classroom and is concerned about his grades. When someone is looking for a volunteer to help, Austin is one of the first to volunteer. He enjoys hunting and basketball.

Michael Blankenship has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of Heather Powell and Michael Blankenship.

Michael is a personable student who works hard on any project.

He works independently and is respectful to those around him.

Michael is a good role model because he is honest and trustworthy. He enjoys listening to music and muscle cars.

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Hunter Hermansen has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fourth grade and the son of Eric and Paula Hermansen.

Hunter has a wonderful attitude and always displays exemplary behavior. He is a hard worker who is always willing to lend a helping hand. Hunter enjoys hunting, fishing and reading.

Bradley Eley has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. Bradley is in eighth grade and son of Jim and Angela Eley. Bradley has a positive attitude and is a great role model for his peers. He works very hard and has respect for his teachers and classmates.

Ella Luepke has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. She is a freshman and the daughter of Wayne and Barbie Luepke. She runs cross country and plays on the softball team.

Ella enjoys keeping active by swimming and biking. Her favorite class is phy ed. She plans to attend a four-year college after high school. Ella adds to class discussions. She resides in Centuria.

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MARCH

Coming events

THURSDAY/10

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities Turtle Lake

• Deer management units 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 22A & 23 info forum at the school library, 7 p.m., 715-637-6867.

TUESDAY/15

Amery

Amery

• NARFE dinner meeting at Village Pizzeria, noon, 715268-8618.

• Tax aides at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-2687884.

• Adult, child, infant CPR/AED and standard first aid classes at Red Cross office, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-485-3025.

• The Compassionate Friends Chapter of the Northwoods meet at Milltown Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715663-1152, www.compassionatefriends.org.

Balsam Lake

Milltown

Frederic

Osceola

• Tax aide at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon.

Grantsburg

• High school jazz contest at the school, 4 p.m.

Siren

• Deer management units 10 & 16 info forum at Crex, 6 p.m., 715-463-2896.

• Blood drive at the Moose Lodge, noon-5 .m., 715-8664878.

St. Croix Falls

Webster

• Expectant parents three-week class starts at the medical center, 6-8:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

• Rep. Milroy at the senior center following the 1 p.m. senior meeting.

FRI. & SAT./11 & 12

WEDNESDAY/16

Frederic

Balsam Lake

• “Alice in Wonderland” at the elementary school, 7:30 p.m., 715-327-4868.

• Friends of the Library meet at the library, 1:30 p.m.

FRI.-SUN./11-13 Balsam Lake

• The musical “Kilroy Was Here,” in the Unity High School Auditorium, Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.

Webster

• Tax aides at the senior center, 1 p.m.

FRIDAY/11 Balsam Lake

• Poco Penners will meet in the municipal building, 2 p.m., 715-483-9738.

Centuria

• Red Cross no-tap fundraiser at McKenzie Lanes, 715485-3025.

Frederic

• NW Regional Writers meet at Sunrise Apts. Write on “Honest, the Check is in the Mail,” 1 p.m.

Grantsburg

• Tax aides at the library. Make appt., 715-463-2244.

Siren

• Fish fry at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

• NHS blood drive at the high school, 9 a.m., 715-3497392, Ext. 401.

St. Croix Falls

Frost can be a sign of warmer weather and many area residents are ready to put scenes of winter like this behind them in exchange for spring vistas. Temperatures have neared abovefreezing levels this week, but another dusting of snow added to the area’s near record snowfall this season. - Special photo

St. Croix Falls

• “Heroes” at Festival Theatre. Sat. 7:30 p.m. Sun. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

Webster

• Home Sweet Home Show at the high school. Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

SATURDAY/12 Amery

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Register 7-9:15 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., 715-268-7390.

• Red Cross no-tap fundraiser at Club 53, 715-485-3025.

• Snolf Tournament on Lake Wapo, noon-4 p.m., 715268-5005.

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St. Croix Falls

• Spring Expo at the village hall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-4835456, 715-557-2252/2253.

SAT. & SUN./12 & 13

• Women’s program at Milltown Lutheran Church, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Register at 715-825-3596.

• 500 card party at VFW Post 6856, cancer fundraiser, 2 p.m.

• Fizz Kizer’s Honky Tonk Café with Carrie Elkin at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., festivaltheatre.org.

• Fish fry at the American Legion, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Balsam Lake

• “Killroy Was Here” musical at the Unity school. Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.

Milltown Siren

• St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. 5K Shamwalk/run. 8 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. start, 715-349-2155. Parade 2 p.m., www.visitsiren.com, 715-349-8399.

St. Croix Falls

• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378.

Webb Lake

• St. Patrick’s parade, 1 p.m., 715-259-3522.

SUNDAY/13 Siren

• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

MON.-SUN./14-20 Rice Lake

• Tax aide at the senior center, make appt., 9 a.m.-noon, 715-483-1901.

THURS. & FRI./17 & 18 St. Croix Falls

• “Heroes” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

ONGOING

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Every Monday

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery, 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Every Tuesday

MONDAY/14

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

Grantsburg

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Serenity House (old jail), Balsam Lake, 7 p.m., 612-205-2321.

Every Friday, Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 8:15 a.m., 715-268-5408.

• Boat show at Cedar Mall.

Amery

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

• Golden-winged warblers presentation at Crex Meadows Wildlife Center, 7-8 p.m.

Siren

• Tax aides at the senior center, 715-349-7810.

Every Thursday

“Alice in Wonderland” on stage this weekend in Frederic

FREDERIC- Check your watch and don’t be late! You have a very important date this weekend with scores of local young people and two professional actors as they take the stage in Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical version of “Alice in Wonderland.”

Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m., at Frederic Elementary School.

“Alice,” with original script and music

by Daniel Nordquist, continues Prairie Fire’s tradition of presenting classic tales as you’ve never seen them done before.

The local cast features: Olivia Schauls, Tylyn O’Brien, Isabelle Burton, Kendra Erickson, Sydney Domagala, Jared Lund, Chris Kuechenmeister, Kalyn Miller, Peter Lund, Cade Engen, Lara Harlander, Alexis Hufstedler, Jenna Laqua, Kinzie Matz, Sid

Lara Harlander plays the Joker, Cade Engen plays the Jack of Hearts and Peter Lund plays the King of Hearts in this weekend’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” at the Frederic Elementary School auditorium.

Wood, Katie Rokenbrodt, Bailey Hufstedler, Elizabeth Petersen, Baylee Kelton, Shyli King, Cassidy Chenal, Lexy Doyle, Hope Goebel, Hannah Schott, Elaine Lahti, Jori Braden, John Chenal, Derek Steele, Andrew Tinman, Andre Tuynman, Braeden Siebenthal, Austin Ennis, Kyle Knauber, Micheal Nelson, Jonah Tinman, Micheal Chenal, James Magnuson, Lucas Kuechenmeister, Trent Zenzen, Ann Chenal, Tessa Domagala, Megan Williamson, Shyla Baker, Johannah Erickson, Jonathan Magnuson, Emily Amundson, Olivia Schauls plays Alice and Tylyn O’Brien plays the Sarah Huro, Sarah Backlin, White Rabbit in this Friday and Saturday’s production of Jenna Burton, Taylor Zenzen, Prairie Fire Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland” at Frederic. Jasmine Marcyan, Shannan Er- Photos submitted ickson, Leo Chenal, Emma Kar, Mariah Coen, Melanie Jacobsen, Har- Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre now tours lie Kelton, Kaitlin Bartlett, Sarah Wells, annually to over 200 communities in eight Kali Laqua, Haley Ennis, Sophie Freder- states.

Tickets are adults, $5 and children 3 to icks, Ethan Alexander, Zachary Peterson, Trent Kuechenmeister and Karlie Alexan- 18, $3 and are available at the door. The Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre residency der.

Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre profes- is being sponsored by Frederic Commusionals Gavin Nachtigall and Jo Gimbel nity Education with financial help from co-direct this production and will play the Polk Burnett Electric Operation Roundroles of The Queen of Hearts and The Mad up.

Remember, don’t be late.

Hatter.

For more information contact Ann The play features set and costume design by Deboral Pick. Founded in 1987, Fawver at 715-327-4868. – submitted