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W A S H B U R N
Aug. 10, 2011
INSIDE
C O U N T Y
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 Vol. 121, No. 51 • Shell Lake, Wis.
Weekend watch
w c r e g i s t e r. n e t
• Minong Summer Days • Cakes at the Lake at Hunt Hill See Events, page 8
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Top brass
Jack Pine Savage Days celebrated See page 11
SPORTS Fall sports schedule See page 13
People you should know: Naomi Fogelberg See back page
BREAKERS
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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson announced that his staff will hold office hours to meet with individuals needing assistance or wanting to discuss other federal matters. This is an opportunity to talk about Medicaid, education, Social Security, Medicare, Senior Care, etc. Although Johnson will not attend these office hours, it is important for elected officials to hear about individuals concerns, so attend one of these sessions and let your voice be heard. Thursday, Aug. 11, 9 to 10 a.m., conference room, Ashland City Hall, 601 Main Street West, Ashland and Thursday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m. to noon, council chambers, Washburn City Hall, 119 Washington Ave., Washburn. - with submitted information ••• NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Voters in Burnett, Polk and other parts of the 10th Senate District returned state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to office Tuesday, Aug. 9, in one of six recall elections held across the state. Harsdorf defeated challenger Shelly Moore by a margin of 37,099 to 27,250 votes. Democrats defeated two incumbent senators but needed three victories Tuesday to keep their hopes alive of gaining control of the Senate. The final two recall elections will be held next Tuesday, Aug. 16, in which incumbent Democratic senators will be challenged by Republican candidates. See www.the-leader.net for more information. - with information from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Deputy position approved
by Jessica Beecroft WASHBURN COUNTY – The county’s personnel committee met Monday, Aug. 8, and approved a sheriff’s deputy position for the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department. After being denied at the county board on April 19, law enforcement requested that the personnel committee approve a newly budgeted position for another deputy. It will fill a deputy position that also patrols. The vacancy occurred with the resigning of a deputy two months ago. According to Washburn County Sheriff Terry Dryden, with adding this position, Washburn County will have 24/7 coverage again. Mike Richter, chief deputy for Washburn County Sheriff’s Department, said, “We are staffed at less than half the state average. We have
See New deputy, page 3
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Do you agree with the decision to fund the county deputy position? (See story above) 1. Yes, we need to do as much as possible to support the sheriff's recommendation. 2. No, the county board was right in turning it down for budget reasons.
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Trombone players Hannah Hodgett, Isaac Cusick and Seth Olson took part in the Shell Lake Superior Marching Band Camp the week of Aug. 1. See more photos on page 23. Photo by Larry Samson
MoTIC project launched
Area tourism promotion about to get much, much bigger
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Promoting Northwest Wisconsin is being taken to a whole new level. Local businesses and organizations are invited to take a close-up look at the new Mobile Travel Information Center, coming to 25 towns and cities in the area starting Tuesday, Aug. 16. The information center is an opportunity offered by the Northwest Wisconsin Destination Marketing Organization, which got its start in January 2008, when a group of likeminded tourism promoters and small-business owners met at the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Spooner. Over the past 3-1/2 years, the group has
been responsible for major marketing campaigns promoting Northwest Wisconsin. From monthly event posters to full-page newspaper advertisements in dozens of newspapers, the NW WI DMO has told the region’s travel story to millions of potential customers. Some area businesses and chambers of commerce use regional sports and travel shows to promote tourism. Greg Vreeland, general manager of the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad says, “These shows during the off-season allow us to have face-to-face contact with tens of thousands of potential customers each winter. They allow us to instantly answer questions and to refine our destination story for each customer. At each show I try to go through all of the booths, which sometimes number over a thousand, to see what types of displays are working, and who from our area is See MoTIC project, page 3
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad General Manager and NW WI tourism promoter Greg Vreeland shows a mock-up of the outside graphics for the 2012 NW WI Mobile Travel Information Center. - Special photo
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