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July 3, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Vol. 124, No. 46 • Shell Lake, Wis.
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• Fourth of July celebrations • Extreme strings performance @ Shell Lake • Cakes at the Lake breakfast @ Hunt Hill • Sailboat regatta on Shell Lake • SLAC Master Concert band performance See Events page 6
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Veterans honored Page 12
Centenarian Dorothy Foltz honored Page 24 Briar Naglosky is kicking back and relaxing as he waits his turn in the payloader. The children had the opportunity to climb up and explore big trucks and construction equipment in the Shell Lake Library Big Truck program held Thursday, June 27, in the parking lot between the library and the Catholic church. More photos on page 14. – Photo by Larry Samson
Health of the lake
Invasive species, water quality and lake level focus on annual LPRD meeting
Just being Angels Page 13
BREAKERS
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SHELL LAKE — Kicking off the Independence Day celebration is Shell Lake’s traditional street dance and fireworks. The White Ties will provide music for the street dance held Wednesday, July 3, from 8 p.m. to midnight on Shell Lake’s Main Street. During an intermission, the fireworks display will light up the sky. Food and beverages will be available throughout the evening. The traditional Fourth of July boat parade on Shell Lake will start on the north side of Rolph’s Point at noon on Thursday, July 4. Saturday, July 6, the 11thannual Shell Lake Fine Art Festival will take place in Shell Lake’s Memorial Park from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. A sailing regatta gets under way at noon on Shell Lake. Also, the Washburn County Historical Fireworks will light up the skies over Society is hosting their annual pie and ice-cream social at the Shell Lake on Wednesday night, July 3. museum from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. File photo by Larry Samson — with submitted info
by Danielle Moe Register staff writer SHELL LAKE - Informative speeches on invasive plants, water quality and snails highlighted the annual meeting of the Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District on Saturday, June 29. Joan Locken of the lake advisory committee stated that the public access management plan the committee has incorporated has been put into practice. The adopt-an-access program is currently looking for people to help maintain lake access areas by adopting one of the available accesses. Lake coordinator Dave Vold shared data outlining ongoing projects in and around Shell Lake. Vold reported that the current lake elevation is at 1,218 feet, and according to data that has been collected yearly since 1935, the high and low elevations have steadily risen. “Therefore, if we look over history, it’s quite possible that we could get up to that flooding elevation again,” Vold explained. A 10-year study done in partner with the U.S. Geological Survey and the city on a survey of the groundwater is complete, but the report
has not been officially released. According to Vold’s data, 82 percent of the water that comes into Shell Lake is precipitation. “We will be looking at these studies to determine if there are some projects that should be installed around the lake,” stated Vold. Vold also reported that the soil on the south side of the city park has become so compacted that they have been working on aerating the soil in an effort to curb erosion. A volunteer is needed to check vegetation beds in the lake for Eurasian water milfoil on a monthly basis. Vold also stated that they still need to check the lake for the invasive species of zebra mussels and spiny water fleas. Shell Lake Mayor Sally Peterson observed that this would be Vold’s last year as the lake coordinator. “We are truly going to miss Dave, and thank you once again for all the hard work you have done,” stated Peterson. Vold has been the lake coordinator since 2003. “It’s been an interesting ride, we have good camaraderie within the city I think, and so it’s a team effort,” stated Vold. Compared to last year, this year’s boat inspections are lower due to the cold spring. Jared McQuade, coordinator for watercraft inspectors for the city, reported that 720 boats have been inspected, and only nine boats were found
See Lake health, page 3
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Logan Scott, 10, from Chippewa Falls, checks out UW-Extension’s regional resource educator John Haack’s toad tadpole display. - Photo by Danielle Moe