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Nov. 5, 2014
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NOVEMBER 4 BALLOT • UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
The winners STATE/FEDERAL OFFICES
Walker, Duffy returned; Quinn defeats Smith in 75th; Shimel new AG; Bewley new 25th District senator
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A friendly Halloween at the fire hall
Brad Shimel New attorney general
Scott Walker Returned to governor’s seat
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Veterans Day schedules Back page
Sean Duffy
Janet Bewley
Returned to Congress 7th District
Replaces retiring state Sen. Bob Jauch - 25th District
WASHBURN COUNTY SHERIFF
Soccer season wrapup Page 12
BREAKERS
Romaine Quinn Defeats incumbent Smith for 75th Assembly seat
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SIREN – An air ambulance, staffed 24/7, will soon be based at the Burnett County Airport at Siren. North Memorial Air Care will start the new service Monday, Nov. 17, with the arrival of the Agusta helicopter and its crew of three. The emergency medical transport will serve the entire region, offering a 15-minute response time to an area that extends to Superior, Hayward, Ladysmith and New Richmond. The Siren location will be the sixth air care base for North Memorial. The new service will respond to calls from medical providers, hospitals and doctors, and from emergency workers at accident scenes. Patients can be transported from anywhere in the region and will be transported to any desired medical facility in the region. While North Memorial Air Care is a division of North Memorial Health Care, a Twin Cities medical provider, the air care serves the entire community, Deb Fischer, North Memorial community representative, says. The air care helicopter will have a crew of three - a pilot, critical care nurse and paramedic. The crew will be housed in living quarters on-site at the hangar, which is now being remodeled. The crew will work in shifts and will be able to respond to a dispatch for service within minutes. Each trip will transport a single patient.
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Sheriff Terry Dryden returned to office by voters - enters seventh term; new county coroner elected See story, page 3
Terry Dryden Returned to sheriff’s position
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Investors withdraw from $1.5 million project Cite lack of communication and cooperation between organizations involved Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — Wayne and Juanita Poteet, the investors spearheading the project to reopen the Spooner Civic Center, confirmed their decision to withdraw their offer to purchase the building. “It is extremely disappointing, as we put four months of our time and effort into it and we were ready. All we were waiting for was the money to get finalized, and waiting and waiting,” said Wayne. Poteet explained the final factor into their decision to withdraw was when they found out on Tuesday, Oct. 28, that the $200,000 Community Development Investment Grant the purchase hinged on was not selected to be funded. In
an email to Poteet, Jason Grant explained that the project was not chosen for several reasons. Those reasons included a misinterpretation that the start date was for March 2015, the $200,000 shortfall in financial support from the community, insufficient evidence of the Poteets’ private equity pledged to the project and the lack of an explanation to why private sector sources like traditional financing or public borrowing couldn’t meet the needs of the project. “This was not a fun task, it was pretty frustrating, and I told the mayor (Gary Cuskey) that most investors would have been gone a long time ago,” said Poteet. He explained that the lack of people power, communication and cooperation between organizations made the project very frustrating. As an example, a website where community donations could be made was set up but its existence was not com-
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Colonial Williamsburg at the Spooner Middle School Larry Samson | Staff writer SPOONER — The Spooner Middle School put on The Streets of Williamsburg on Friday, Oct. 31, for their parents and community members. The fifthgrade students have been studying Colonial life in America this fall, so what better way to finish up their study. Students dressed like a tradesman or artist, turning the hall into a street in Williamsburg around 1699. They demonstrated how they made the important
items that were needed every day. By role-playing, the students were able to add to their knowledge of that time. To recreate the streets of Williamsburg, the students had to pick a Colonial trade, research it and had to build the props that they used.
Photos by Larry Samson
Gabby Benson, Emily Romportl and Brooke Schulenberg are demonstrating to Mikhail Melton how the Colonial bakers would make bread. Riley Genske and Anna Adamson are Colonial printers. Books were rare in Colonial days. Printing presses were even more rare. The trade of the printer was highly regarded. Books, pamphlets and newspapers were highly sought after.
Teachers like the ones portrayed above, were highly respected in Colonial times. Shown (L to R): Ashley Clark, Lexie Schumacher, McKenna Erickson and Garrett Grubbs. The fifth-grade students were able to pick the trade or occupation that they wanted to portray. Then they had to research it so they could answer the questions asked of them.
Skyler Lindenfelser is churning butter while classmate Ashleigh Callahan is washing clothes. They were demonstrating some of the chores the Colonial women would have done. The Streets of Williamsburg was held at the Spooner Middle School on Friday, Oct. 31. The event was open to parents and the community to come in and learn about Colonial Virginia in 1699.
J a s m i n e Schnacky and Sydney Jain are saddle makers. Saddles and harnesses were something most people needed.
Brody Jepson, Jimmy Melton, Annika Patrick and Alina Johnson are farmers in Colonial times. The students told how farming in the period would have been.
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NOVEMBER 4 BALLOT • UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Walker, Duffy re-elected as Republicans dominate midterm election Challenger unseats incumbent for 75th Assembly seat; Dryden re-elected Bewley wins 25th state Senate seat in close race Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - According to preliminary voting tallies incumbent candidate Scott Walker was re-elected as governor by the majority of Wisconsin voters in the 2014 midterm elections. As of 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Walker received 1,252,750 votes to the 1,115,943 that Democratic candidate challenger Mary Burke tallied. Walker took an early lead as election results began to come in from the 3,568 reporting precincts in the state. The election for governor in Washburn County saw 3,945 voters casting ballots for Walker and 3,073 for Burke. This will be Walker’s second term as governor. Voters in the 7th Congressional District re-elected Sean Duffy over Democratic challenger Kelly Westlund. Duffy garnered 169,2998 votes to the 112,825 Westlund tallied. This will be Duffy’s third term as the 7th District’s congressional representative. In Washburn County, Duffy tallied 3,959 votes to 2,962 for Westlund. Residents in the 75th Assembly District have a new representative. Republican challenger Romaine Robert Quinn of Rice Lake was elected over incumbent Steven Smith of Shell Lake. Quinn received
11,073 votes to the 8,893 Smith grossed. The 24-year-old’s political experience is limited to serving as mayor of the city of Rice Lake from 2010 to 2012, an election he won when he was 18 years old. A total of 1,703 Washburn County residents voted for Quinn to the 1,612 Smith received. Democratic candidate Janet Bewley won the majority of votes to secure the 25th Senate seat over Republican candidate Dane Deutsch. In a close final race, Bewley received 34,959 votes to 33,197 for Deutsch. That’s 51 percent to 49 percent. In Washburn County a majority of votes, 3,840, came in for Deutsch with 2,983 votes for Bewley. Bewley is a resident of Ashland and has represented the 74th Assembly District since 2010.
Dryden re-elected, new county coroner WASHBURN COUNTY - Incumbent Terry Dryden was re-elected as Washburn County sheriff by voters according to preliminary voting results released by the Washburn County Clerk’s Office. Dryden won with 5,145 votes. For the past 23 years, Dryden has held the position as sheriff. He was challenged by write-in candidate Dennis Stuart of Minong who received 816 votes. Washburn County will have a new coroner in Jason Sebens who ran as an In-
dependent, uncontested. Sebens replaces longtime county coroner Karen Baker after she decided to not run for re-election. Karen Nord, running as a Democrat, was also re-elected as clerk of circuit court in an uncontested race.
Shimel new AG; LaFollette returns as secretary of state STATEWIDE - Other positions elected by voters include attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. Brad Schimel was elected as Wisconsin attorney general over Democratic challenger Susan Happ. Schimel received 1,205,165 votes to the 1,060,425 Happ tallied. Incumbent Doug LaFollette won his 10th term as Wisconsin secretary of state. Republican candidate Matt Adamczyk defeated Democrat David Sartori in the election for state treasurer. 1,112,870 votes were tallied for Adamczyk, Sartori collected 1,020,354.
Amendment passes STATEWIDE - Voters overwhelmingly approed establishing a constitutional amendment that would prevent governors and legislators from using the state transportation fund for other uses. The referendum passed by a 4 to 1 margin.
Local voter turnout up from 2010 WASHBURN COUNTY - As of 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2,395,963 voters cast ballots statewide in the 2014 midterm elections up from voter turnout in 2010. In the 2010 midterm elections 2,185,017 voters went to the polls or 49.70 percent of registered voters. The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board projected 2.5 million voters would cast ballots. Fifty-nine percent of Wisconsin residents are registered to vote. In Washburn County 7,191 voters cast ballots. That’s 68 percent of the 10,447 Washburn County residents registered voters. In the last 50 years the highest voter turnout in a November gubernatorial election was 52.4 percent in 1962. The highest turnout in the past decade was 50.9 percent in 2006. Following is a breakdown of voter turnout in Washburn County since 2010, including the 2012 recall election. Washburn County vote totals Year Democrat Republican Total 2010 2,974 3,533 6,608 2012 3,156 4,278 7,493
Preliminary deer herd population goal approved Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — After a three-hour-long meeting, the Washburn County Deer Advisory Council voted on a preliminary deer herd population goal for the county on Wednesday, Oct. 29. A motion to maintain the county’s deer herd population as it currently exists, as a preliminary goal for the next three years, received the majority vote. This was the second meeting of the seven-member citizen council. A majority of the meeting was used to discuss and understand the DNR data and metrics on deer in the county. DNR liaisons Nancy Christel, wildlife biologist, and Kyle Young, forester, provided departmental insight for council members. Together the group went through more than 30 pages of over 10 data metrics from the DNR that have been collected on the deer herd in the county, region and statewide. Factors into the council’s decision included taking council member Tom Perlick’s reports of crop damage into account, alongside the economic impact deer hunting has on the county, the disparity of the county’s habitat, the potential for a CWD outbreak, and the effects the past harsh spring and winter seasons had on the herd. “The crops that we’re growing, that’s our income, that’s what we live on, so my point is these numbers aren’t accurate, it’s significantly more damage than what you see here,” said Perlick, who represented
populations in the last 10-15 years, hunter expectations have just been way out of whack,” said Dunsmoor. He pointed out that the seasons have been structured to bring the population back into balance and that the county can’t go back to that high a population. He also said that part of the problem is the culture of hunting changing, with younger generations of hunters that quantify a good season to getting a big antlered buck. “It’s a little frustrating to watch this The Washburn County Deer Advisory Council voted on the council’s preliminary deer herd ... when it comes down to letting us acpopulation goal on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Shown (L to R): Joe Fitzgerald, Washburn County tour- tually have a say, a dozen people show ism; Nancy Christel, DNR wildlife biologist; Bob Reiter, Washburn County hunting clubs; and Kyle up that are going to speak for the whole Young, DNR forestry. — Photo by Danielle H. Moe county,” said King, Sarona. King pointed out that the deer advisory councils had the county agricultural interests. Accord- food sources and not human zoning. been created after hunters had said their ing to Perlick most, if not all, farmers in Council member Mike Richter, chief input was not being addressed but now, the county have experienced crop dam- deputy of the Washburn County Sheriff’s when they had the opportunity, very few age. Joe Weiss, council chair, pointed out Office, advised the council that the county stepped forward to give it. that the DNR data lists only seven farm- was about 60th of the 72 counties for deerHaddick told the council that having ers in the crop-damage program. Perlick versus-vehicle crashes in a year. After the county units is not the way to effectively stated that because of the damage the deer vote Richter suggested that the council in- manage the deer herd. “You’ve got to go do to crops, his vote had to be to decrease clude a recommendation that the county by habitat,” he said. have a geographic management tool. By the deer herd. The public comment period on the The disparity between the habitats consensus the council agreed to include council’s recommendation to maintain the within the county was discussed. Wash- that recommendation on their prelimi- deer herd in Washburn County will open burn County land records list over 3,500 nary goal worksheet. on Monday, Nov. 3, and remain open agricultural parcels in the county. AccordEight county residents spoke during until Wednesday, Dec. 5. The Washburn ing to the Legislative Audit Bureau, less the public comments section of the meet- County Deer Advisory Council will rethan 20 percent of the county’s land is ag- ing. They were Jim Mlnsa, Jim Schmitz, convene in December to make their final ricultural. The council agreed by consen- Rocky Bank, Tom Edin, Gary Dunsmoor, recommendation to the national resources sus that differences between the southern Kevin King, Kevon Cronk and Bill Had- board; public comment is welcome at that farmland and the northern forest zones in dick. Bank stated he was abstaining from meeting. the county posed a significant challenge hunting because of the lack of deer. “After having all these really high deer to effectively manage a herd that follows
Shell Lake families assisted by American Red Cross following a house fire SHELL LAKE — On Thursday, Oct. 30, at approximately 12:57 p.m., the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office dispatched the Shell Lake Area Fire Department to a house fire at 205 6th Ave. in Shell Lake. The fire was contained to the upper floor. Firefighters were able to knock the fire down and kept it from spreading too far. According to the sheriff’s office, everyone in the house at the time was able to get out safely. Prior to the fire department’s arrival, Shell Lake Police Chief Dave Wilson and Chief Deputy Mike Richter attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. It seemed to help, but the fire needed water. At this time, it is not known what caused the fire. Three families, consisting of 11 individuals, shared the home, according to information received from the American Red Cross. Initial housing was made available to them. Two trained Red Cross workers met with the families to provide additional assistance. Seasonal garments, day-to-day
clothing and food were provided to aid in the families emergency needs at this time. Red Cross Health Services also addressed specific needs. The Red Cross will continue to support these families if any other emergency-related needs arise. For information about supporting the American Red Cross in your community as a volunteer, please call the Red Cross at 877-618-6628 or volunteerwestern.wi@ redcross.org. — with information from the American Red Cross and the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page RIGHT: The Shell Lake Fire Department responded to a fire in the upstairs bedroom of a house at 205 6th Ave. in Shell Lake on Thursday, Oct. 30. Washburn County Sheriff Deputy Mike Richter was the first to respond to the fire. He attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher before the arrival of the fire department. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Masterpieces from mistakes?
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f we never make mistakes, then we are probably not making any decisions. Our mistakes have value; we can learn from them. But we are often embarrassed about our mistakes or ashamed of failures.” – Author Joyce Meyer Artist James Hubbell says, “Mistakes are gifts.” Whenever he’s working on a project and something goes wrong, he doesn’t start over. He looks for a way to use the mistake to make something better. When it comes to knitting, my sister, Konnie, is the talented one. I try my best
but I am not the accomplished crafter that she is. I decided for my next afghan project I would try a new pattern. Even though the pattern doesn’t look too complicated, I seem to have issues with it. Because I knew the first row was the foundation for the entire project, I had to get it perfect before continuing to the next row. After completing three
rows of the pattern of 272 stitches, I saw that I had an error. It took me seven times of ripping out and starting over to get the pattern started correctly. As I continued with the project, there would be times when my counting was off a bit and therefore I would have a stitch in the wrong place. Since this afghan is to be a gift, rather than rip out and start over once again, I decided to write a note sharing about how sometimes we get do-overs and sometimes we need to continue on, working through our mistakes to get to the final goal.
The beauty of handmade according to Betty Hectman is, “Every knit or crocheted item has its own story. The experience of picking the yarn, making the project and what was going on in your life are all woven into the stitches. Remember that what makes handmade items special, is they look like real hands made them. That means there might be a wiggly stitch here and there, but just look at it as part of the tale.” There is no way that my afghan, complete with mistakes, is a masterpiece. I feel assured, though, that it will provide comfort and warmth when necessary.
Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Investors/from page 1 municated effectively. He felt the lack of communication about the project with the community really hurt its success. “I can’t say the community didn’t support it, the community didn’t know. The community didn’t know that we needed you to rally around and raise $25,000. To me that is as important as raising $100,000 from the city,” said Poteet. Major businesses in the community had contributed donations to the project into the hun-
dreds of thousands, but Poteet didn’t feel all businesses were approached and that the fundraising efforts just fell short. If he could do the project over again, Poteet said he would make sure the project would have a leader. “Somewhere in the last month and a half the enthusiasm and the energy just left the project ... for the life of me I don’t know,” he said. The Poteets stuck with the project because they still saw the property
as a viable business that had a significant economic impact to the community. But the loss of the grant compounded many of the issues that had made a project of good intentions painful. “This whole process has been painful. It has not been an easy process; it was not a process I’d like to go through again, but at the end of the day we gave it a good shot, we tried and we just didn’t get there,” he said.
Poteet said that Butch Johnson, the building’s owner, plans to liquidate the facility and convert it for cold storage. Bill Marx, administrator for the city of Spooner, said the city has no intentions for the building and that Johnson will be draining the building of water in preparation for winter.
School board approves plow truck purchase Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER - The purchase of a used plow truck was approved by the Spooner Area School board during their regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 3. The district will purchase a 2004 GMC pickup with plow attachment from the city of Spooner at a purchase price of $10,000. “It would give us the ability to plow those small amounts, 1 to 2 inches, that would otherwise require us to call in our plow company,” said Shannon Grindell, district business manager. Grindell explained that when the district has snow accumulations from 1 to 2 inches
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the plow company is automatically dispatched at $100 an hour. In the 2013-14 school year Grindell figured the district spent about $15,450 on these types of incidents. “We need a truck and the city has been very gracious to allow us to buy this truck at a reduced cost agreement, with the plow it would be about $13,000,” said Nate Eichorst, board member. Ron Bowers, a school maintenance custodian, explained that the district’s current truck that was used for plowing does not meet state safety regulations. The board then approved the second and final reading of the district’s student travel policy on a voice vote. Issues with the policy being outdated appeared when the girls high school golf team was traveling to state. That led administration to request an emergency resolution for an increase to $30 a day allowance. Prior to that the meal allowance for students traveling for school-related programming was $11 a day. This approval rewrites the policy to a $30-a-day for students traveling for school programming.
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Spooner School District approves 2014-15 budget and levy Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer
SPOONER — In a special meeting of the Spooner School Board on Friday, Oct. 31, the school district’s 2014-15 budget and levy were set. Board members Nate Eichorst, Kyle Pierce and Paul Goellner were absent from the meeting but a quorum was still met. Shannon Grindell, district business
manager, explained to the board that the Department of Public Instruction doesn’t finalize their equalization aid until Oct. 15, which left the 2014-15 budget and levy to be determined. Since the annual meeting they have received finalized numbers from the DPI and found out the district’s third-Friday count increased by 41. That increase allows the district to increase
their levy by approximately $130,075, “so the budget, correspondingly, the revenues increased by that same amount,” said Grindell. She confirmed that these are the finalized numbers for the 2014-15 budget. The board approved the adjusted total levy at $14,587,680. In light of the $130,075 increase in revenue, the deficit was decreased along with the mill rate. The mill
rate reported at the annual meeting was adjusted for this change and approved at 9.6794. This is a slight decrease from last year’s mill rate of 9.7 and places Spooner at the fifth lowest mill rate of the 39 school districts in CESA 11.
Area news at a glance MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, a $500,000 project for a number of improvements at Rice Lake Regional Airport. The governor’s action releases funds to purchase snow removal equipment, fill cracks in pavement, upgrade the snow removal equipment building and construct new public hangars. David Montesinos, airport project manager with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said that the project will improve safety and provide better services to the public. The funding breakdown is $23,750 from the state; $26,250 from the city of Rice Lake; and $450,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration. The project is scheduled to begin in October 2014 and should be completed by September 2015. Rice Lake Regional Airport is one of 98 facilities included in the Wisconsin State Airport System Plan, which makes it eligible for state and federal funding. Airport improvement projects are administered through WisDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics. — from WisDOT ••• DALLAS — A monitored fire that burned out of control killed a Dallas man, Donald Burling, 79, Sunday, Oct. 26. An initial investigation determined that Burling was monitoring the controlled burn in a field south of Barron when it got out of control. He was trying to gain control of the fire when he was overtaken by it. The fire burned about a half an acre and was under control soon after arriving on scene, said fire Chief Mike Romsos. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype •••
Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners Oct. 27 - $30 Jim Herman, Shell Lake Oct. 28 - $30 Bert and Sue Skinner, Cumberland Oct. 29 - $30 Jeri Bitney, Shell Lake Oct. 30 - $30 LouAnn Cordes, Turtle Lake Oct. 31 - $300 Randy Dougard, Shell Lake
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Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2013 High Low Precip. Oct. 27 46 28 Oct. 28 50 25 Oct. 29 41 25 Oct. 30 39 30 .07” rain Oct. 31 49 39 .06” rain Nov. 1 49 39 .16” rain Nov. 2 42 33 2014 High Low Precip. Oct. 27 61 29 Oct. 28 67 41 Oct. 29 45 35 .02” rain Oct. 30 41 35 Oct. 31 42 27 .08” rain/ snowflakes Nov. 1 38 20 Nov. 2 39 21
Lake level Monday, Nov. 4, 2013: 1,216.65’ MSL Monday, Nov. 3, 2014: 1,218.34’ MSL
BARRON — A 17-year-old Barron High School student allegedly admitted to authorities Saturday, Oct. 25, that he wrote a message on at bathroom wall a the school threatening to come to school “with a gun and shoot everyone.” The teen was not taken into custody because of his cooperation in the investigation into the incident, stated a news release issued by the Barron police and sheriff’s departments on Monday, Oct. 27. He has been suspended by the school district, pending a possible expulsion hearing. The message was discovered on the wall Wednesday, Oct. 22, and stated that the shooting would take place on Thursday. A search of the school was conducted, but no firearms or other dangerous weapons were found. Law enforcement and school officials worked most of Wednesday night reviewing a pool of suspects. On Thursday, police were staged at the school while classes continued as scheduled. Children who attend Woodland Elementary School, across the street, were escorted from their buses into the school as a precaution. Interviews of the possible suspects were held while the school district kept parents informed of the ongoing process. Law enforcement is confident at this point in the investigation that there were no plans in place to carry this threat out and at no time was it believed any students or staff were in
danger, but threats like this will be taken very seriously by the school district and law enforcement, stated a news release. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype ••• RURAL WEBSTER — A 3-year-old boy lost his life in a farm-related accident on Saturday, Oct. 25, according to the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department. According to a sheriff’s statement, the accident occurred when the father, who had been operating a tractor pulling a rear-mounted PTO-driven tiller, stopped and climbed down from the tractor to clear an obstruction. His son, who had been riding on the tractor with him, apparently exited the tractor at the same time and was pulled into the tiller when he approached the implement. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. — from the Inter-County Leader ••• SIREN — The closing of Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center in August of 2007 left a gap in its wake. After its closing, there were no more nursing home beds in eastern Burnett County, and ever since then local officials and caregivers have hoped that someone would reopen the building and fill the gap Capeside once filled. That wish has come true. Sara Stadler, owner of Countryside Acres Assisted Living in rural Town of Jackson,
Register Memories 1954 – 60 Years Ago
• Mrs. Hattie Moe fell at her home and fractured her ankle. • James Scharhag won the Washburn County sheriff’s race with 2,311 votes. Roger “Paddy” Ryan received 1,376 to Sigurd Gullickson’s 37 votes. • Mrs. Ramona Scharhag resigned from her position as clerk in the welfare office. • New leaders for the Brownie Scouts were Mrs. Harold Gramberg and Mrs. Warren Winton. New Brownies were Susan Banek, Delores Thompson, Judith Ripley, Betty Neiman, Judy Haremza, Susan Hoefer, Diane Wisner, Ellen Kay Gullickson, Joyce Beardsley, JoAnne Lewis, Jane Peterson, Marlene Cantley, Diane Anderson, Linda Mallo and Pamela Poquette.
1964 – 50 Years Ago
• Shell Lake Memorial Hospital was honored for the most improved record among hospitals in this area submitting cases to the Wisconsin Blue Cross plan. The award was made at a meeting of hospitals in Superior. Criteria for the honor were accuracy and speed. • Bert Shipman, Shell Lake; Willard Mullikin, Sarona; and Glen Dismore, Rice Lake, collected a limit of moose on a hunting trip to Ontario. • Mike Penning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Penning, Shell Lake, was holding down a regular guard spot on the West Point Military Academy 150-pound football team for the second year. • Harold Hueden, Shell Lake, started a taxi service and would be on call 24 hours a day.
1974 – 40 Years Ago
• Attending a workshop at Superior called Cultural Arts Combustion were Vicki Meyers, Mrs. Rueben Bush, Mrs. Norval Stensvold, Mrs. Ray Augustyniak, Mary Biver, Cindy Hubin, Terri Leischer, Cheryl Augustyniak, Debby Deerly, Marla Stensvold, Ann Kegel and exchange student Recardo Nunez. • Ed Elliott received recognition for his many years of service to 4-H and the Washburn County Junior Fair. He was one of the first 4-H members in the county
purchased the building but it will not quite go back to what it once was. Instead of a nursing home, the building will become an assisted-living facility. Stadler is renaming the building Kapes Lakeside Assisted Living and Memory Care. Once opened it will be licensed to care for those of advanced age, frail elderly, dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, people with physical and developmental disabilities, those with traumatic head injuries, diabetes and hospice care. — from the InterCounty Leader ••• HAYWARD — The Original Famous Dave’s BBQ Restaurant on Round Lake was destroyed by fire early Monday, Nov. 3. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department was notified of the fire around 4:30 a.m. The caller reported that the bar area was in flames. The Town of Hayward, city of Hayward and Town of Round Lake fire departments were paged out, and the first responders found the building engulfed. No one was inside the building at the time the fire was discovered. Fire tankers were filled with water lakeside at the Round Lake Marina. The state fire marshal was notified. The Original Famous Dave’s celebrated its 20th anniversary in business this year. — from the Sawyer County Record
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and the first Washburn County 4-H member to represent the county at the state fair. He was a 4-H leader for many years. • New officers of the 4-H Leaders were Mrs. William Ennis, president; Robert LeMonie, vice president; and Mrs. Joe Biver, reporter. Continuing officers were Mrs. Andrew Peterson, secretary, and William Lindenberger, treasurer. • The Happy Corner 4-H Club held their annual achievement and fundraising program. E.W. Cathers won a turkey, Ruth Schultz won a ham; and Craig Smith won a cake. Janice Nordquist, Cindy Todd and Evelyn Albee won door prizes.
1984 – 30 Years Ago
• Mark Aderman, son of Darrell and Billie Aderman, Shell Lake, was one of four people chosen to perform at the Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson. Trombonist Aderman performed with the River Falls University jazz ensemble, concert band, brass choir, brass quartet and trombone quartet. He was completing a degree in music education and piano technology. He was teaching at St. Bridget’s Catholic School and would intern teach at Ellsworth. • The engagement of Joni Lynn Kittleson to Jim Campbell was announced. They were both employed at the Shell Lake School District. A Dec. 22 wedding was planned. • Shell Lake volleyball player Julie Druschba was named to the West Lakeland All-Conference first team. • Janell Anderson and Chad Papke, Shell Lake School District students, received scholarships from the Lioness Club for a week’s session at UW-Superior to study advertising design and computer technology, respectively.
1994 – 20 Years Ago
• Accepting a $100 donation from the Museum of Woodcarving were Washburn County 4-H Ambassadors Brenden Harrington, Tanner Hall, Andy Harrington, Doug Olson, Taylor Hall, Jenny Donatell and Lea LaBumbard. • New to Scouting were Shell Lake Tigers George Klopp, Jared McQuade, William Clark, Max Smith, Ryan Leckel,
Marcus Bustus and Brent Pederson. Andy and Darcie Klopp were their coaches. • Shell Lake first- and second-grade students who were winners in the Washburn County Land Conservation poster contest were Jessica Hule, honorable mention; Katie Richter, honorable mention; Sadie Christ, honorable mention; Amanda Zaloudek, honorable mention; Julie Hanson, honorable mention; Rhiannon White, honorable mention; Alec Roeser, third place; Kelsey Bitney, second place; and Clarissa Euler, first place. • Washburn County Land Conservation poster contest winners for Shell Lake students in grades three through six were Betsy Schindeldecker, first place; Clifford Thompson, honorable mention; Anne Bitney, honorable mention; Ashley Paffel, honorable mention; Trent Vanderhoof, honorable mention; Emma Wabrowetz, third place; Amanda Atkinson, first place; Vanessa Johnson, second place; Samantha Johnson, honorable mention; Ashley Bruce, honorable mention; Katrina Spears, honorable mention; and Jerid Pederson, third place.
2004 – 10 Years Ago
• The staff at Shell Lake State Bank earned recognition for their outstanding financial education efforts with an award from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. Accepting the award at the conference in Wisconsin Dells was Peggy McKibben. • The Laker volleyball team took the regional crown. Teammates were Krista Hansen, Laura Alt, Sadie Christ, Rhiannon White, Rachael Spears, Hanna Christ, Desirae Karish, Corrine Kusilek, Hannah Gronning, Britt Dahlstrom and Tonya Haremza. The team was coached by Jan Todd. • Shell Lake dairy farmers Allan and Beth Lawrence were honored with an Excellent Quality Award from Foremost Farms USA for producing quality milk. • Competing at the sectional crosscountry meet were Shell Lake athletes Stephanie Hemshrot, Jamie Hanson, Jessica Halverson, Alyssa Geary, David Granzin, Josh Liesenby and Connor Schmidt.
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LoveLights celebration planned in Spooner
SPOONER — Partners of Spooner Health System is now accepting donations for the 24th-annual LoveLight campaign. Partners will celebrate the donations given through the LoveLights fundraising drive with a ceremony that is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 8, in the activity department of the Benedictine Living Center of Spooner. There will be an inspirational message provided by Pastor Russ Leeper from Trinity Lutheran Church followed by the reading of names. Forms are now available to purchase lights for the two LoveLight trees that will shine at Spooner Health System and Benedictine Living Center during the
month of December. Traditionally, white lights are purchased in memory of someone, red lights are in honor of someone who is still living and blue lights are in honor of someone who is or has been in the armed services. Forms are available at the business office of SHS, the activity department of Benedictine Living Center and various churches throughout the community. Donations can also be sent directly to Spooner Health System, attention LoveLights, 819 Ash St., Spooner, WI, 54801. A minimum $3 donation per light is requested. Over the last five years, 2009-2013,
Partners have disbursed 13 scholarships – six to nontraditional students and eight to high school graduating seniors. The primary requirement for receiving the scholarship is that the student must be going into a health-related field. In 2014, a scholarship was awarded to Kati Stump, a nontraditional student going to school to become an occupational therapist. Three graduating seniors, Alexandria Hotchkiss, Sarah Dettle and Caitlin Fielding, were also awarded $2,000 scholarships. They will receive their money after completion of their first college semester. Through continued support of the community, this campaign has been very
successful in providing students much needed financial support. Partners of SHS are very grateful for the success of this campaign and what they have been able to provide with these donations. Please consider starting the 2014 holiday season by purchasing a light for that special person(s) in your life. Plan to attend the ceremony on Dec. 8. Come early and stay late for the holiday music, refreshments and the ceremony. Please call 715-635-6309 for more information. — from PSHS
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Thursday, Nov. 6 • Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Call 715-520-7999. • Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake. • Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome. Donations accepted. Friday, Nov. 7 • The GFWC Spooner Woman’s Club will meet at 1 p.m. at the DNR Conference Room. Speaker is Nikki Janisin, speaking on Hunt Hill. Remember to bring mittens for schoolchildren and articles for dad-todaughter gift bags. Prospective members and visitors are welcome. For information contact Pat at 715-865-2250. Saturday, Nov. 8 • Knit a basket-weave dishcloth, 9:30 a.m., at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Call 715-635-6811 or visit northwindbook.com. Preregistration request. • Washburn County Food Distribution in conjunction with Ruby’s Pantry, Spooner Middle School Tech Ed Building on Elm Street. Tickets 9 a.m. Distribution 9:30 a.m. Volunteers needed. Contact 715-635-9309, 715-4684017 or 715-222-4410. • Shell Lake PTA Carnival, 4-7 p.m., Shell Lake 3-12 commons and gym. Food available. Will include sweettooth walk and Chinese auction for adults. To make a donation, contact Tara at 715-790-0822. • Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, Spooner, 7:30 p.m. presentation on wild rice. Information, 715-6352479 or WisconsinCanoeHeritageMuseum.org • Holiday craft and bake sale, Faith Lutheran Church, W7148 Luther Road, Spooner, 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Lunch available and door prizes, white elephant and unique gift items. Sunday, Nov. 9 • Family Focus Night at Faith Lutheran Church W7148 Luther Roads, Spooner, 5 p.m. Bring the family for supper and hear Dave Makela speak on being “Thankful for All Things.” Baby-sitting/children’s activities will be available.
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Monday, Nov. 10 • Knit an alpaca shawl, 5 p.m., at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Call 715-635-6811 or visit northwindbook. com. Preregistration request. Tuesday, Nov. 11 • Moms Club meets at Faith Lutheran, Spooner, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 • Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake. All welcome. Donations accepted. • The board of directors for the Railroad Memories Museum meeting, 1 p.m., Spooner City Hall. All volunteers welcome. Thursday, Nov. 13 • The Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center. Saturday, Nov. 15 • Crochet an autumn granny square afghan, 1 p.m., at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Call 715-635-6811 or visit northwindbook.com. Preregistration request. • The Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra will perform its fall concert series, “Stories to Tell,” at 7 p.m. on at the Shell Lake Arts Center. • Meal in a Peel, Sarona United Methodist Church, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. •St. Francis de Sales Polka Mass and Polish feast. 4 p.m. Mass, 5 p.m. feast. For more info call 715-635-2774. Monday, Nov. 17 • Northern Lights Camera Club, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner. • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5 p.m. group activity, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6-7 p.m. meeting, Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner, 715-635-4669. • Shell Lake Community Blood Drive, 3-7 p.m., Country Pride Co-op. Sponsored by Memorial Blood Center. Tuesday, Nov. 18 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m., at the lodge.
Wednesday, Nov. 19 • Shell Lake Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 5 p.m., at the library. The public is welcome. Thursday, Nov. 20 • Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting available. Saturday, Nov. 22 • Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted. Wednesday, Nov. 26 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner. Thursday, Nov. 27 • Tozer Turkey Trot, 5K run/walk benefit with 100 percent of proceeds to the Washburn County Food Pantry. Register 7-8:15 a.m. Start time is 8:30 a.m. For more information email tozerturkeytrot@gmail.com Saturday, Nov. 29 • Second-annual film series, “The Art of Film” at the Shell Lake Arts Center, 7 p.m. More information at facebook.com/shelllakeartscenter, 715-4682414 and shelllakeartscenter.org
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Tuesday, Dec. 2 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m. at the lodge. Wednesday, Dec. 3 • HCE all-member holiday luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. • Free soup and sandwiches, Church of the Nazarene, Spooner, 5:30 p.m. Call 715-635-3496 to confirm. All welcome. Donations accepted. Thursday, Dec. 4 • Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Call 715-520-7999. • Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake. • Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome. Donations accepted.
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Hospice helps patients and families focus on quality of life November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
of every care plan. “Hospice is special as it concentrates on care and support – not cure,” said Lynda Anderson, RN, CHPN, director of clinical care, Regional Hospice Services. “Our highly specialized staff of professionals provides quality medical care while making certain that patients and families find dignity, respect and comfort throughout their end of life journey.” As Don Dealing, a local volunteer for Regional Hospice Services noted, “When I’m asked why I volunteer for hospice, I explain that it is because hospice was there for my family at a very difficult time in our lives. They provided care, compassion and support at a time when we needed it most. This is simply my way of paying it forward.” According to a nationwide Gallup survey, nine out of 10 adults would prefer to be cared for at home rather than in a hospital if diagnosed with a terminal illness. Regional Hospice Services provides the option of being cared for at a place the patient calls home. Hospice care is also provided in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and most private insurance plans and HMOs cover the expenses associated with hospice care. While the Medicare hospice benefit requires that a terminally ill patient have a prognosis of six months or less, there is not a six-month limit to hos-
SPOONER — All Americans deserve quality care at the end of life – it’s a fundamental part of living. November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and Regional Hospice Services is committed to raising awareness surrounding the compassionate care that helps patients and families live as fully as possible when coping with life-limiting illness. Hospice is more than traditional health care as it treats the whole person by providing pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support and spiritual care to patients and their families when a cure is not possible. More simply, hospice care supports living one’s life to the fullest and with dignity and respect, regardless of how much time remains. When patients are admitted into hospice care at an appropriate time, their quality of life can actually improve. Choosing hospice can give patients the care they need, while also providing them with final moments of joy, peace and comfort. With hospice, the wishes of the patient and family are always at the center
Friday, Oct. 10 At approximately 5:46 p.m., Cynthia L. Phinn, 60, Spooner, was stopped at the intersection of CTH E and Hwy. 53 in Trego, when Amber Elliot, 24, Baraboo, rear-ended Phinn’s 2009 Ford Fusion. No one was injured in the accident. Elliot’s 2002 Dodge Neon was not damaged but Phinn’s vehicle had a scuff mark where Elliot’s vehicle had hit it. Thursday, Oct. 16 At approximately 4:23 p.m., Keith Ryskoski, 50, Burnsville, Minn., was northbound on Hwy. 63 in the Town of Barronett, a quarter mile from South Heart Lake Road, when he hit a deer. The 2013 Buick LPR he was driving received moderate damage to the front, middle and rear passenger side. Friday, Oct. 17 At approximately 5:39 a.m., Will Sandstrom, 80, Madison, was southbound on Hwy. 53 in Minong when Virgil Berndt,
pice care services. A patient in the final phase of life may receive hospice care for as long as necessary when a physician certifies that he/she continues to meet eligibility requirements. Every year, more than 1.65 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from hospice and palliative care providers across the United States. In 2014 alone, Regional Hospice Services has provided care to 324 patients and families in nine counties throughout Northwest Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan. Founded in 1991, Regional Hospice Services is a nonprofit, community-based hospice and palliative care agency dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to patients and families facing the challenges of life-limiting illness. Regional Hospice enables patients to experience comfort and dignity at the completion of life. With offices in Ashland, Hayward, Spooner and Bessemer, Mich., Regional Hospice Services works in cooperation with Ashland Memorial Medical Center – Ashland; Hayward Area Memorial Hospital – Hayward; Burnett Medical Center – Grantsburg; Spooner Health Systems – Spooner; and Grand View Health Systems – Ironwood, Mich. More information about hospice, palliative care and advance care planning is
available from a caring Regional Hospice team member in the Spooner and Grantsburg communities at 715-635-9077 or 715685-5151. — from RHS
Opportunity to hike Bear Lake segment HAUGEN — The Superior Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance will be leading a five-mile hike in the Bear Lake Segment on Saturday, Nov. 8. Hikers should meet on CTH VV west of Haugen near the Boy Scout Camp at 9 a.m. The hike will then proceed through the camp and northwest to 13-3/4 - 16th Street and 30th Avenue, where it will end near the Washburn County line. You may want to include blaze orange in your hiking attire. Please call 715-645-0234 or email dalec6@prodigy.net with your intention to participate in order to plan for shuttle rides back to CTH VV or if you any questions. — from Superior Lobe Chapter
Washburn County accident report 48, Stetsonville, driving westbound on Hwy. 77, crossed Hwy. 53 in front of Sandstrom. As Berndt made the crossing the rear of the 2012 Ford F-150 pickup truck he was driving was hit by Sandstrom. Sandstrom suffered nonincapacitating injuries in the accident. Berndt was unhurt as was his passenger, Joseph Sova, 49, Medford. The 1998 Honda Civic Sandstrom was driving sustained severe damage to the front of the vehicle. Berndt’s truck sustained minor damage to the rear. Witnesses to the accident stated they did not see Sandstrom and said he did not have working headlights. Sandstrom denied this accusation. Sandstrom received a citation for operating a vehicle without lighted headlights. If found guilty he could face a fine of $162. At approximately 11:10 a.m., William Smith, 53, Sarona, was eastbound on CTH D half a mile west of Kegema Road in the Town of Sarona, when he swerved
to miss a deer in the roadway. The 2014 Toyota RAV4 he was driving went off the roadway and down a steep embankment, striking some trees, and came to rest against the trees. Smith was not injured but the Toyota sustained severe damage and was towed. Saturday, Oct. 18 At approximately 7 p.m., Mark Soulier, 54, Shell Lake, was westbound on Hwy. 70, a quarter mile west of Lily Road in the Town of Bashaw, when he hit a deer. The 2005 Nissan Titan Soulier was driving sustained moderate damage to the front and front driver side. Thursday, Oct. 23 At approximately 8:47 a.m., Rebecca Swenson, 43, Danbury, was eastbound on Hwy. 70 in the Town of Bashaw when she hit her brakes to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front of her that had suddenly braked. Summer Pederson, 19, Cumberland, was driving behind Swenson and
collided with the rear of the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan Swenson was driving. Neither driver was injured in the accident. Swenson’s vehicle sustained very minor damage to the rear while Pederson’s 1994 Chevrolet Geo sustained minor damage to the front. Sunday, Oct. 26 At approximately 12:30 p.m., Zachary Deber, 17, Sarona, was southbound on Fenander Road two miles south of Leesome Road in the Town of Madge when, upon rounding a curve, two deer ran in front of him. Deber was driving a 2001 Kawasaki motorcycle and swerved to miss the deer but lost control and came to rest in the ditch. Deber suffered possible injuries in the accident. The motorcycle was totaled and towed. — Danielle H. Moe with information from the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office
C O M M U N I T Y H A P P E N I N G S Monday: First Friends Playgroup open to all children, 10 a.m.noon. Focus on infants and caregivers with sensory stimulation and movement experiences. Art project materials provided, closes with circle music time and instrument exploration. Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner. Monday & Thursday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Daily fee includes lunch, program of crafts, exercise, games, music, quiet time. Call 715-635-4367. Tuesday: Women Healing Women support group, every other
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Area writers corner When “The Music Man” came to Peoria
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n show business they would ask about the chances for a show, “Will it play in Peoria?” I think they meant Peoria in the heart of Illinois. I had moved with my family to that city in 1965. My husband, Ted, worked at Caterpillar. He had a friend, Bob, a big, nice-looking single guy. He came to our house while he and Ted built a boat in our garage in their spare time. He wanted the boat, and Ted helped with it. Bob came one fine day, bursting with excitement. He was going to be in a play with the local theater group. He was one of the members of the barbershop quartet, in “The Music Man.” He kept me informed on how the production was coming along. When the day of the event drew near, he presented Ted and me with tickets for the musical. We attended that evening, sitting in very good seats in a packed house and enjoyed the wonderful musical. Bob was a good singer, and the foursome was in the first act on the “Rock Island” song, as traveling salesmen, and as the barbershop quartet, singing, “Lida Rose,” and as the school board. Bob was almost always onstage, and he did a fine job, as well as the entire cast, earning applause. The following day, as they worked on the boat, Bob was still pleased to tell me how great the show was, “We had a standing ovation!” I thought that small man who played Professor Hill was really the best, but they all deserved my applause. I had to go uptown to a certain address to rent a violin for the school year so that
my daughter could learn to play it in the school music program. There I was, minding my own business, with the lively lyrics of the musical still dancing in my head, entering the Hill Music Store. What? I nearly did one of those Hollywood doubletakes, but I got control. The gentleman at the counter was the man who had played Professor Hill in the performance I had seen the evening before. His name was not Hill, and I assumed he was a music teacher, since his performance had been exceptional. I left the store with the violin, and with the thought that maybe the music man Meredith Willson conjured up was a real person, and he was selling musical instruments in Peoria, Iowa, in 1912? It would be a son or grandson. Recently, I was watching “The Lawrence Welk Show” on PBS, which I like to view on Saturday evenings. There was a brief interview with Dick Dale, who had been with the Welk group many years as a saxophone player in the orchestra. He was from Algona, Iowa, a small town near Mason City. Lawrence Welk discovered him while he was playing with Harold Loeffelmacher and the Six Fat Dutchmen on the radio. After the Welk show ended, but did not die, Dick Dale and Ava Barber operated the Rainbow Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., from 1990 until 1996. Then he went home to retire in Iowa. He said Meredith Willson was his inspiration. A famous sax player and a music man from little towns in Iowa? Is it something in the water? I thought musical genius dwelt in big cities, like New York. I can tell you about people who live in New York. They are combative; they have a thick accent. They brag about their wild and wacky city and their hot dogs and Broadway.
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They believe they are the center of the universe, and they are, their universe. Hey, people! There’s somebody out here in flyover country. Maybe someone in Wisconsin or Iowa. Meredith Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa, May 18, 1902. He passed away in 1984 at the age of 82 in Santa Monica, Calif. Meredith was the son of John and Rosalie Willson and he had an older brother and an older sister. His sister, Dixie Willson, wrote children’s books. After he graduated from high school in Mason City he went to New York. He attended Frank Damrosch’s Institute of Musical Art, which later became the Julliard School of Music. He was a fountain of talent. He was a composer, a conductor, a playwright, a flutist and he played the piccolo. From 1921 until 1923 he played with John Philip Sousa’s band. He played with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini from 1924 until 1929. He went to California as the concert director for Radio Station KFRC and then the NBC Radio Network in Hollywood. Did this boy from where the tall corn grows fit in? Higher than an elephant’s eye! He composed the score for Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” in 1940. He did the score for “The Little Foxes,” in 1941. They were both nominated for Academy Awards, one for Best Musical Score, and the other for Best Musical Score for a Dramatic Picture. In World War II, Meredith Willson was with the Armed Forces Radio Service. He worked with George Burns and Gracie Allen and Bill Goodman. He was a regular on the Burns and Allen radio program. He played a character, a shy guy about as dumb as Gracie. After the war he was musical director for “The Big Show” hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, which featured a galaxy of Hollywood stars. He wrote the song, “May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You,” and Tallulah would end her show with the song, reciting the lyrics. Meredith was a panelist on a game show, and he did a centennial production called “The California Story,” followed by “The Oregon Story” and “The Kansas Story.” Brewing over the years, was his desire to write and produce a Broadway musical. It took him eight years to write “The Music Man.” There were 30 revisions and he wrote 40 songs for it. The musical opened on Broadway in 1957. It had stiff competition. “West Side Story” opened three months earlier. Robert Preston played Professor Harold Hill. Marian was played by Barbara Cook. Did New York like it? Well, yes. It played for 1,375 performances. They
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did a revival in 1961 at the West End. In 1980, Dick Van Dyke played Professor Hill in London. They did another Broadway revival in 2000. The music man was played by Eddie Albert and Bert Parks. Songs from the musical are standards – “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Gary, Indiana,” and “Till There Was You.” Meredith Willson continued to write music, classical, and popular songs, among them, “I See The Moon,” and “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.” His second Broadway musical was “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” which ran from 1960 until 1962, for 582 performances. He wrote three books about his life: “And There I Stand With My Piccolo,” “Eggs I Have Laid,” and “But He Doesn’t Know the Territory.” Meredith Willson lived in Brentwood, Calif. Unlike Dick Dale, he did not return to Iowa when he retired. He did return often to his hometown for the North Iowa Band Festival. He led the big parade through town, just like Professor Hill in “The Music Man.” He received many honors, including a postage stamp, but his legacy is the songs he gave us. Meredith Willson was a deacon in the Westwood Hills Congregational Church in Los Angeles. He was buried in the cemetery in Mason City, Iowa. Why do you think the people of New York fell head over heels in love with “The Music Man?” It’s a story with music that tells about a con man who goes to this town in the sticks where all these smalltown dumb people live and they need to be more sophisticated, like New Yorkers are. Of course there is a love story in it. Everybody likes a love story, even New Yorkers. Back to Peoria. The boat was finished and the whole family went down to the river to get it launched. It was very light. Bob lifted it by himself like he was carrying a bass fiddle, and brought it to the water’s edge. The kids and I cheered. He shoved off and sat in it, and it looked like a lovely little boat. Then it gradually began to lose buoyancy and soon we could only see Bob’s head above water. He was a swimmer, so he and Ted splashed around and retrieved the boat after a bit of a struggle. We decided he was too heavy for the brave little boat. He sold the boat to a slim person. The violin lessons only lasted a year. The songs Meredith Willson gave us still swirl around in my head, giving me pleasure time and again, and I think there really was a music man and he had a son who has a store where he sells musical instruments to unsuspecting hopefuls in Peoria.
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Fire hall held a friendly Halloween
Ariel McCone, Jameson Buckridge and Ella Costner posed with Smokey Bear.
Joe Schultz wasn’t about to let his grandchildren, Avery and Rylee Skow, have all the fun on Halloween. It was a fun and safe night for the family.
Ben McNulty was a larger-than-life superhero for Halloween. The Shell Lake Fire Department hosted a friendly Halloween in the fire hall, where the trick-or-treaters could get warm and also get some candy.
Cassidy, Kennedy and William Mehsikomer came as a cowgirl, witch and Transformer for Halloween.
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Helen Torbenson and Breanna Gleason were dressed as princesses for Halloween.
Brianna Fedie was a fairy princess dressed for the cold Wisconsin weather. Halloween was Friday, Oct. 31, and the city was full of young trick-or-treaters running from house to house.
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Partners of WHA Northwestern District meet in Shell Lake
Suzanne Johnson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Traveling to Shell Lake to attend the Wisconsin Hospital Association Northwestern District fall meeting were members from Ashland, Hayward, Ladysmith, Park Falls, Spooner and Superior. Hosted by Indianhead Community Health Care Inc., the meeting was held at the Shell Lake United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Guest speaker was Dr. Gene Rigstad of the Shell Lake Clinic and Indianhead Medical Center. Speaking on women’s health, Dr. Rigstad presented what he feels are important tests for women. He spoke on the importance of mammograms, colonoscopies, Dr. Gene Rigstad, Shell l i f e - s c re e n i n g Lake Clinic and Indianhead tests, pelvic Medical Center, spoke on exams, skin women’s health. tests, lab work and immunizations. Presiding over the business meeting was Jude Bolterman, district chair, Shell Lake. Other district board members are Linda Nielsen, treasurer, Shell Lake; Linda King, secretary, Shell Lake; Allison Posso, community health education chair, Spooner; and Betty Harnisch, public policy chair, Ashland. Each of the presidents for the WHA organizations represented gave an update on the activities their group has done in recent months. Spooner will host the spring district meeting on April 22, 2015.
Jude Bolterman, Shell Lake, received recognition for her outstanding service and was named District Chair of the Year. She received her award at the Partners of WHA Convention held Oct. 15 in Green Bay. Shown with Bolterman are the presidents and co-presidents of the WHA Northwestern District. Back row (L to R): Carol Knudsen, Hayward; Ginny Bosse, Park Falls; Allison Posso, Spooner; Linda King, Shell Lake; Diane Redar, Superior; and Betty Harnisch, Ashland. Front: Barb Peickert, Hayward; Bolterman; and Winnie Lee, Ladysmith.
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Halloween isn’t just for children Sue Downey and Alicia Meister, cashiers at Economart in Spooner, got into the Halloween spirit.
Country singer Rob Knowlton, owner of Fallen Leaves Consignment Store in downtown Shell Lake, wore his Railroad Bob stage clothes for Halloween.
A n d r e a Hartwig, owner of Jean’s Antiques in Shell Lake, was the Great Pumpkin on Halloween.
At My Favorite Things in Shell Lake, Deb Ekern, Lorraine Haremza and Judy Kallenbach were a witch, a painted lady and a clown for Halloween.
The Yellow Brick Road led to Economart as the produce department employees got into the Halloween spirit. Shown (L to R): Sherri Robinson as Dorothy, Chase Norman as Scarecrow, Rex Brown as Tin Man, Ken Marske as Cowardly Lion and Linda Phetteplace was the less-than-friendly witch.
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Employees at the Shell Lake State Bank got into the Halloween spirit with an Egyptian theme. Shown back row (L to R): Jackie Ullrich, Tammy Everson, Abby Butenhoff, Shane Williams, Linda Okonek, Pam VanWyhe, Gloria Butterfield, Sharon Gramberg and Troy Benzer. Front: Dawn Meister, Joni Christ and Angie Anderson.
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Spooner/Shell Lake wraps up soccer season with banquet
The 2014 Spooner/Shell Lake soccer team finished up their season. They are a very young team with 10 freshman players. The players shown back row (L to R): Mykal Lake, Elijah Hansen, Camilo Fernandez, Leon Armbruster, Jake Sacco, Ryan Silvis, Andrew Emerson, Billy Hagberg, Keenan Adams, Tyler Griffith, Max Nelson and Joseph Trcka. Front: Coach Geof Hagen, Jared Amendt, Masrur Rizaev, Michael Stair, John Hoellen, Teagan Schmock, Ben Bray, Caleb Ford, Aaron Durand and Miguel Barrett. The team managers are Hannah Ford, Mackenzie Paffel and Tiana Barrett. — Photos by Larry Samson LEFT: The players receiving letter awards are shown (L to R): Elijah Hanson, Ryan Silvis, Caleb Ford, Andrew Emerson and Aaron Durand. They received their awards at the Spooner/ Shell Lake soccer banquet held Thursday, Oct. 30. It was a time to look back at a tough season and reflect on how much the team improved over the season. RIGHT: Spooner/Shell Lake had three exchange students on their team, which gave it an international flavor. Shown (L to R): Camilo Fernandez, Masrur Rizaev and Leon Armbruster.
Church sews dolls for Operation Christmas Child SPOONER - For the past six or more years, women and girls from Spooner Wesleyan Church have sewn 50-60 dolls to place in the Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes sent around the world. This has been a project for women and girls of all ages working together in learning how to sew matching dresses for both the doll and the child who receives it. Often they get together for a day in the fall to organize and get patterns and teach the younger girls how to use a sewing machine and how to draw faces and make yarn hair for the dolls. Then they take their learned skills home to make their own original dolls to put in their own boxes. The project brings in approximately 100 shoe boxes each year from the church. This year the boxes from this area will be distributed to Tanzania, Uganda, India, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago. By going to the Samaritan’s Purse website, samaritanspurse.org/occ, you can follow your box by giving your shipping donation online, printing the barcode label and taping it to the top of your box. You will receive an email telling you which country your box was sent to. Samari-
tan’s Purse also encourages you to put in a personal note or picture of your family to send along in the box to let the child know that someone cares for them personally by sending a gift of love and a message of hope with the Christmas message of Jesus coming to earth. Each year children are given the opportunity to learn about Jesus through this gift, and their lives and often the lives of their families are changed forever by this message of love. There are two drop-off sites where you can bring your boxes the week of Nov. 17-24. Cornerstone Christian Church, 106 Balsam St., in Spooner will be open Monday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 18, 4-6 p.m.; The women and girls of Spooner Wesleyan Church make dolls Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. – noon; Thursday, Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 21, 9-11 a.m.; Saturday, Nov. 22, to place in Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. They also 10 a.m. – noon; Sunday, Nov. 23, 1-5 p.m.; and Monday, sew matching dresses for the recipients of the dolls. – Photo submitted Nov. 24, 8 a.m. - noon. Siren Covenant Church will be open Monday, Nov. 17, day, Nov. 21, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday, Sunday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 24, Nov. 19, 4-7 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Fri- 8-10 a.m. - submitted
4-H and fair awards banquet
Rosemary and Pete Stump received the Friend of 4-H Award during the 2014 4-H and Washburn County Fair volunteer banquet held on Monday, Nov. 3. Indianhead Rifle and Pistol Club also received the award but were not present to accept it. Photos by Danielle Moe
Jackie Ullrich was selected for the 4-H Alumni of the Year Award.
Spooner Health System received the Sponsor of the Year Award. Accepting the award is Alana Harrington on behalf of Spooner Health System.
Curt Johnson received the Friend of the Fair Award.
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Heart Lake
by Helen V. Pederson
The morning sun comes up earlier now, but goes down earlier, too. On Monday, we had overcast skies so it was a bit dreary. Congratulations to Brady Marschall who got a 12point buck hunting in Amery. Brian got an 11-point deer Sunday night. Aaron and Nick Pederson were up for the weekend for Jeff’s birthday and got a little hunting in too, but no luck. They took their dad out to eat Saturday night for his birthday. Congratulations Jeff. Jude Bolterman attended the fall district WHA meeting at the Shell Lake Methodist Church with about 43 people present. Dr. Rigstad was the speaker.
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Congratulations to Jude and Myron Bolterman who celebrated their 32-year anniversary. They enjoyed dinner out. Jude attended a bridal shower for Sarah Jamme’ on Saturday at Jessica Furchtenicht’s. Josie Mortensen has returned home from the hospital, but Marvin broke his collarbone so is laid up with that. Frank Mortensen was a supper guest of Lillian’s Sunday night. We celebrated Halloween with snacks at 3 p.m. and then went to the lounge and waited for the young ones to come trick or treating. We had quite a few all dressed up. On Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. we observed the Centenarian Cel-
ebration here at Glenview. We had two people from here: Jessie Nilssen and Ruth Abrahamson. Both are 101. Mary Hartman from Terraceview was also honored. They were presented awards, and refreshments were enjoyed. Congratulations to these fine people. On Sunday, Dick Scalzo celebrated his birthday to a large gathering here at Glenview. I think 45 people attended from his family and a large group from Glenview. Birthday greetings Dick! Measure your success by the challenges and lessons you learn along the way.
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It looks like most of those beautiful leaves are now about done for 2014. Yes, the trees look like skeletons now. I never had so many leaves in my yard since we moved here. It seems like I cut them up with the lawn mower and the next day there was lots more. Did you enjoy that extra hour of sleep? With the chilly weather we’ve been having, we just snuggle under the covers and snore away! A very happy anniversary to Carl and Betty Meister as they celebrate 50 years together on Nov. 7. Have a wonderful day. Happy birthday to Dawn Kane and to Ray Schultz on Nov. 7 with many more to come. A very happy birthday to Denis Swan as he enjoys that special day. A very happy birthday to Josh Benjamin on Nov. 10. Many more to Josh. A very happy anniversary to some very dear folks, Glen and Lorraine Crosby, as they celebrate 69 years together on Nov. 11. Many more to this great couple. Happy birthday to Amanda Petersen on Nov. 11. Enjoy your day, Amanda. Nov. 12, a very happy birthday to Tanner Becker, Bill Pfluger, Dona LaPorte, Jack Sklucazek and to Jared Swan. All have a great day! Saturday morning it was 19 degrees according to Diane Hulleman. Burrr! It’s that time of year to get those winter clothes out. Last Thursday evening, we also had sleet and it’s still on my deck. Our deepest sympathy to the family of Tom VanSelus Jr. who passed away Oct. 23. Tom leaves his wife, Renee and sons Robert and Tom along with his mother, Helen VanSelus. Talking with Diane Hulleman, we find Diane volun-
teers for Lakeview Medical Center on Tuesday evening. People that don’t have insurance can come there and be checked over, which is a good thing. Sunday at Lakeview Methodist Church they had All Saints Sunday, where people who have lost a loved one may recognize them. Sunday Mike Murray, Rice Lake, was at Diane’s hunting. Butch VanSelus tells us he has another day of cutting up wood and then he will have enough for the winter. Are you sure about that Butch? Those winters get mighty cold! This past week the VanSeluses went to Tom VanSelus’ funeral held at the Scalzo-Taylor Funeral Home. One day, Butch and a couple of guys got together and got up wood for Renee. Did you have ghosts and goblins visit your house on Oct. 31? I only had three, Noel, Ellianna and Grace Lauterbach. Not a lot but the little wee ones were dressed so cute. Sunday, Cheri and her honey, Eric Amundson, came up to Ann Johnson’s and made dinner. What a nice thing to do. Rick and Janie Lauterbach and children came to the Quams’ to pick up Noel who had stayed with the Quams on Sunday. Friday night to Saturday morning it was so cold that it froze ice on ponds. I saw ducks and wild geese on the ice and sunning themselves. Answer to No. 5 on Are you a Genius? 41 (Half of 4,000 = 2,000; divided by 5 = 400; divided by 10 = 40; plus 1 = 41). Are you a Genius? No. 6. Find the number that best completes the following sequence: 1 2 4 7 11 ? 22 Scatter sunshine! Have a great week!
SHELL LAKE — Are you interested in your ancestors? Have you ever wondered where your family members have lived or what they have done? The Shell Lake Public Library is offering a class on genealogy on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 6-7:30 p.m. Come to the Shell Lake Public library to find out what genealogy is all about and how to get started. Class is free. Registration is encouraged, but not required. For more information, or to register, please contact the Shell Lake Public Library at 715-468-2074. — from SLPL
November is National Picture Book Month SHELL LAKE — November is National Picture Book Month. Library Fun for Little Ones at Shell Lake Public Library will celebrate with traditional, colorful and fun picture books. The children will create a special craft that will picture your favorite little one. Library Fun for Little Ones, hosted by Lakeland Family Resource Center, is every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Shell Lake Public Library. — from SLPL
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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK I’m Smitty the cat and have good news for you, About our adoptions of pets old and new. Some of the kittens were here just a day, Others have waited since April and May. The cat you all know with the frost-bitten ears, Went to his new home, this is reason to cheer. Some of the dogs people kept passing by, Are now in new homes, and they’re happy as pie. So many adoptions, so many still wait, And all of us here think we’re all pretty great. We’d like you to meet us; you might change your mind, ‘Cause we’re some of the best that you ever will find. Cats for adoption: 1-year-old spayed black/brown shorthair tiger; 4-month-old female black/white shorthair; 10-month-old male black/white shorthair; 2-yearold shorthair calico; 5-month-old gray/white male tabby; 5-month-old male orange shorthair; 11-monthold male gray/white shorthair; 4-month-old female black shorthair; 1-year-old neutered orange longhair; 3-year-old spayed gray shorthair; 10-week-old male gray/white tabby; 10-week-old male white/gray tiger; three 9-week-old gray/white shorthair kittens; 10-week-old gray/white tiger; 6-week-old male gray/ white shorthair tiger; 6-week-old female black shorthair and a 11-week-old male black/gray medium-hair tabby. Dogs for adoption: 6-1/2-year-old neutered white Chihuahua; 6-year-old spayed brown Chihuahua; 5-year-old neutered tan/white Chihuahua; 2-year-old female black Lab/boxer mix; 2-year-old female walker hound; 6-year-old male black Lab and a 2-year-old neutered tan boxer/hound mix. Strays include: Adult female husky mix found in Shell Lake, a white terrier mix and white poodle or Maltese mix found together on Schaub Road in Trego. Please visit our website at wcahs.com and remember to spay and neuter your pets. Please drop off your unwanted scrap metal items in the dumpster located at the shelter to help raise money for WCAHS.
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Dorothy Jean Kellogg Dorothy Jean Kellogg, 82, Cameron, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Knapp Haven Nursing Home in Chetek. She was born June 25, 1932, to Marion and Mary Jane “Marie” (Hadden) Day at Ladysmith. She grew up in the Sheldon area and graduated from Flambeau High School in 1949. Dorothy married Raymond A. Gilson on Oct. 21, 1951, at Wabasha, Minn. They divorced in 1952. On Aug. 19, 1958, she was married to Raymond D. Kellogg at Pine City, Minn. They enjoyed 56 years of marriage together. They resided in Ladysmith and later in the Rice Lake area. In 1975, they moved to Cameron where they have lived ever since. Dorothy was employed at the Davis Motel, Cooney’s Supper Club and later the Peavey Paper Mill in Ladysmith. She also worked for Barron County in the 1980s as a home caregiver until retiring in the early 1990s. She was a member of the Rusk County Homemakers for many years and also of the Pieper-Marsh American Legion Post 194 Auxiliary of Cameron and the Cameron Senior Citizens Center. She loved gardening – vegetables and flowers, sewing, fishing, hunting, camping and traveling. She was an open class exhibitor at the Barron County Fair for over 25 years. She loved the competition, showing hundreds of items: sewing, painting,
Thomas Reed Shipley Thomas Reed Shipley, age 59, of New Richmond, Wis., formerly of Hudson, Wis., died Oct. 28, 2014, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. Tom was born Sept. 12, 1955, in Rice Lake, Wis., to Charles and Helen Marie (Peterson) Shipley. He grew up in Hudson and attended Hudson High School but graduated in Eau Claire. He then took classes at UW-Stout in Menomonie. Tom worked for 36 years at Andersen Windows, retiring in 2012. He was very proud of the fact that, during those 36 years, he never once made a single window. Tom enjoyed many things in life including riding his bike, which he liked black and not made in Japan. He also enjoyed spending time with old and new friends at the Willow River Saloon, “Josie’s.” He had a special
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photography, canned goods, flowers and floral arrangements, fruits and vegetables, to name a few. She received many purple grand champion ribbons for her vast talents. She also loved to share her knowledge, teaching anyone who wanted to learn things like flower arranging or cake decorating. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; paternal grandmother, Jean Day Kinyon; and sister-in-law, Margaret Baguhn. She is survived by her husband, Ray, of Cameron; daughters, Geraldine (Jerry) Chartraw of Shell Lake and Sherry Kellogg of Cameron; grandchildren, Jonathan (Kerri) Chartraw and Jolene Lane (Billy Roberto) all of Cumberland and LaToya Kellogg (Justis Waller) of Eau Claire; great-grandchildren Jordan and Austin Fry, Hayleigh, Brody and Jesse Chartraw, Brianne Lane and Onyx Kellogg; brother-in-law Ron Baguhn of Michigan; as well as many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Oct. 31, at the RauschLundeen Funeral Home in Cameron with interment in Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spooner. The Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Cameron and Dallas, was entrusted with arrangements.
Gene L. Spicer, 62, Sarona, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, on the job in Stone Lake. He was born Dec. 4, 1951, in Gouverneur, N.Y., to Gerald and Leaphia (Hamilton) Spicer. After high school, Gene attended college and was trained as an electrician. He was married in Gouverneur, N.Y., on June 19, 1993, to Laurie Law. Gene spent the last 25 years as a residential electrician in the Stone Lake, Long Lake and Hayward area. He loved to fish and travel. Gene was preceded in death by brothers Morley, Morris and Karl. He was a beloved husband and father, who leaves this earth to join his faithful friend, Spartacus. Memories of Gene will be forever treasured by his wife, Laurie, Sarona; children Megan Spicer of Minne-
sota, Joseph (Chrissy) Daniels of Georgia, Kassandra (Mike Bryant) of Spooner and Emily Spicer and Monica Daniels, both of Minnesota; grandchildren Ricky, Christian, Ivy, Caleb, Julia, Caelan, Hallie, Sophia and Kristopher; his sister, Maxine (Percy) Law, Fine, N.Y.; brothers Gary (Kim) Spicer, Berkeley, Calif., and Merle Spicer, Burnsville, Minn.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. A Celebration of Life was held Saturday, Nov. 1, at Skinner Funeral Home, Shell Lake, with family members and friends sharing memories. The Skinner Funeral Home, Shell Lake, was entrusted with arrangements.
Washburn County Court Christina L. Anderson, Spooner, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50; nonregistration of auto, $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00. Richard H. Brown, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.
In Memory Of
Art Swan
One year has passed, Since we saw him last. We did not know that morning, That God had called him home. It broke our hearts to hear it, He did not go alone. He left us peaceful memories, Of stories that he wrote. Once again our family chain has been broken, Nothing seems the same. As God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.
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Melissa M. Haines, Shell Lake, operating while revoked, $200.50; inattentive driving, $187.90. Patrick L. Jones, Spooner, operating with restricted controlled substance, $817.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment. Kristopher C. Miller, Prior Lake, Minn., inattentive driving, $389.50. Brent R. Sirinek, Rice Lake, nonregistration of auto, $175.30. Duane R. Zehm, Spooner, operating while suspended, $200.50; seat belt violation, $10.00. Karl O.D. Blatterman, Sarona, OWI, $3,214.00, license revoked 24 months. Brett R. Cassey, Minong, unlawful phone use, threaten harm, $243.00, probation, sent. withheld. Seth G. Hamlet, Hayward, burglary, $518.00, probation, sent. withheld. Kevin W. Hodge, Webster, reckless driving – endanger safety, $389.50. Scott G. Hopland, Birchwood, disorderly conduct or resisting or obstructing an officer, $114.50. Brian L. Mallam, Spooner, forgery, $268.00, probation, sent. withheld; disorderly conduct, $268.00, local jail, costs; burglary, $268.00, probation, sent. withheld; bail jumping, $268.00, probation, sent. withheld; disorderly conduct, $8,088.00, probation, sent. withheld. Jonathan P. Werntz, Spooner, operating without valid license, $350.00.
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AREA CHURCHES Episcopal
53 3rd St., Shell Lake 715-468-2734 Rev. John Sahlstrom, Rev. John Hendry Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., Nursery Provided; Faith & Friends, K - 5th grades, Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:15 p.m.; Youth Group, 7th - 12th grades, Wednesdays 6 - 8 p.m.
Corner of Elm and Summit St., Spooner 715-635-8475 Father Aaron Zook Holy Eucharist: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning prayer 8:15; Mass 9:30 a.m.
Baptist
Shell Lake Full Gospel
Northwoods Baptist
W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake; 1 mile north of CTH B on U.S. 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday service: 6 p.m. Wednesday service: 7 p.m.
Spooner Baptist
W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277 spoonerbaptist.com Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday evening service 6 p.m. Wed. evening service 6:30 p.m.
Catholic
St. Joseph’s Catholic
100 N. Second St., Shell Lake Father Edwin Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Books and Coffee: Tues. 9 a.m.
St. Catherine’s Catholic
CTH D, Sarona Father Edwin Anderson 715-468-7850 Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
St. Francis de Sales
409 N. Summit St., Spooner Father Edwin Anderson 715-635-3105 Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.
St. Alban’s
W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom Sunday worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m.
Salem Lutheran, ELCA
803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718 Pastor Sue Odegard shelllakesalem lutheran.org Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m..
Full Gospel 293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895 Sunday School & Adult Education Classes: 9 a.m. Celebration worship 9 & 10:30 a.m.; KFC (Kids For Christ) during Service; UTurn Student Ministries 6 p.m.; Tuesdays: Compassion Connection (Men only) 7 p.m.; Wednesdays: Compassion Connection (Women only) 7 p.m.; Thursdays: Compassion Connection (Coed meetings) 7 p.m.;
Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran
20805 CTH H, Barronett 715-468-4403 Pastor Al Bedard Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Family Worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship follows worship Holy Communion first Sunday of the month Midweek Studies Mondays 2 p.m.
Barronett Lutheran 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-671-3197 (cell) Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. The Spirit Connection Youth Group will meet the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Methodist
United Methodist
(WELS) Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner Pastor Gene E. Jahnke 715-635-7672, Home: 715-354-7787 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m. (Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Sunday Worship, 8 a.m. with Holy Communion 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday. Praise worship: 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. Lutheran Hour on WJMC 96.1 FM Radio at 9 a.m. Sundays
Church of the Nazarene
Hwy. 253 S, Spooner Rev. David Frazer 715-635-3496 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday adult, youth and children ministries: 6:30 p.m.
Wesleyan
Spooner Wesleyan
Hwy. 70 W, Spooner spoonerwesleyan.org 715-635-2768 Senior Pastor Ron Gormong; Pastor Brian Scramlin, Assistant Pastor; Pastor Patrick Cooper, Student Ministries; Pastor LeRoy Drake, Pastoral Care; 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship and 9 a.m. Sunday School and ABF; 10 a.m. Third Place Cafe; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Family night, kids, youth and adult programming, nursery provided.
Trinity Lutheran
1790 Scribner St., Spooner Pastor Russ Leeper 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. Office hours: Monday Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Lutheran
Faith Lutheran
Nazarene
Long Lake Lutheran Church
135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake, 715-468-2405 Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School during worship time; webcast livestream.com/ slumc
Sarona Methodist Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
United Methodist
312 Elm St., Spooner 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
Lakeview United Methodist Williams Road, Hertel 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
CLEO FREELANCE
Alliance
Lake Park Alliance
ho deserves our devotion? Whose values should we share? At some point, our lives reflect our choices. History shows that choosing God’s way gives the best results. Reaffirm your choice this week in church.
Other
Cornerstone Christian
Pastor Tom Kelby 106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222 cornerstonechurch spooner.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study and prayer, 6:30 p.m.
Trego Community Church
Pastor John Iaffaldano W5635 Park St. Trego, WI 54888, 715-635-8402 Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting; Youth group, 6:30 p.m.; Kids program, AWANA, ages 4 - grade 6, 6:30 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bishop Patrick F. Roper 715-719-0124 644 S. 6th Street, Barron 715-537-3679 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m., Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m., Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 1 Thessalonians 24:1-3a, 14-25
Matthew 25:1-13
Psalm 78:1-7
Revised Common Lectionary © 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts for
Sunday, November 9, 2014 Twenty Second Sunday After Pentecost ife’s journey is never simple, straight, certain or L serene. It is like a complicated maze that has sharp turns and sudden stops. Getting from the beginning to
the end is no easy task. It is much like life. How blest we are to have the Lord who is personally interested in each of us and is willing to guide us, guard us and give us detailed instructions. But we must be willing to surrender to him and trust in him. Not only will God rescue us when we need him, but he will guide us if we ask him. “Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths,” said David. He did not approach God asking for directions and say, “Lord, if you promise me an easy path I will cooperate with you.” He went to God before he started his journey and said, “Show me - teach me,” then I will make my next move. By voluntarily asking God for help before he started his journey, he could expect God to be with him and protect him on his journey. But he did not stop there. He asked God to “teach him his path.” When he asked God to show him his way he wanted more than directions. He wanted God to be his teacher - his guide through life - explaining his world and his ways to him. It is easy to want God to show us where to go, but it is often difficult for us to open our hearts and allow him to teach us his ways. What a beautiful picture of surrender. Show me where to go, God, and teach me what I need to learn.
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Stone Lake
by Mary Nilssen
The Stone Lake Community pulled off another successful children’s Halloween Party. Approximately 100 children and 100 adults enjoyed the festive occasion. Gratitude is extended to all who supported and helped make the party happen. Holiday House is coming with new holiday items, stocking stuffers and gifts. There is a new location this year - right on Main Street in downtown Stone Lake. Doors will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, and will be open every weekend in November on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dewey-LaFollette
by Karen Mangelsen
Sympathy is extended to Dan and Carol Makosky and family due to the death of their daughter-in-law, Sheila. Sheila’s death was due to cancer and she was only 39 years old. Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to the Siren School on Monday night and attended the middle school/high school band and choir concert. Granddaughters Hannah Mangelsen and Mandy and Patty Close were among the performers. Tuesday evening, Karen and Hank Mangelsen went to The Lodge in Siren to attend the induction ceremony for new members of the Siren High School National Honor Society. Granddaughter Patty Close was one of the inductees. John and Diana Mangelsen visited Nina and Lawrence Hines on Wednesday. Donna and Gerry Hines went to Circle Pines, Minn., Thursday and had lunch with Nick and Esther Mangelsen. Then they traveled on to Vadnais Heights, Minn., and stayed at the home of their daughter, Brenda
Employment opportunities
The coffee shop in downtown Stone Lake will be open this fall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. until Wednesday, Dec. 31. After that date they will be open by chance. Delicious soups will be served along with daily specials. They invite folks to plan a Christmas party or get-together and can accommodate up to 20 people. Daytime or evening hours are available and they invite book clubs, walking groups, knitting groups or any type of meetings or gatherings. They will also offer Christmas baskets with their signature Cabin Blend coffee.
and Tim Sweet. On Saturday, a number of family members came to the Sweet home to celebrate Gerry’s birthday. Donna and Gerry came home Sunday. Karen and Hank Mangelsen went to Superior on Thursday and had lunch at the home of their niece, Jan and Vic Ursin. Jan’s sister, Jean Soyring, came over later to visit, too. Visiting Lawrence and Nina Hines over the weekend were Ashley, Aubrey, Jenny, Chad, Chris and Colin Harrison. Weekend visitors of Linda and Mark Terrian, LaVergne Hubbard and Jim Harden were Kimberly and Larry Brown of Mahomet, Ill. Kimberly is Linda and Mark’s daughter. Roger and Sue Mroszak went out to eat with Sue’s brother, Dick, sisters Jill and Nancy, and Nancy’s friend, John, on Saturday just to celebrate family. There was a special All Saints Day service at Lakeview UM Church on Sunday morning. Those who had passed from the Lakeview fellowship during the last year and were remembered by the lighting of a candle were Bob Fjelstad, Shirley Quinton, Gordon Lauder and Kathleen Hotchkiss. Several from this area attended the fall harvest dinner at Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran Church on Sunday. Lida Nordquist went with Jan Schott to Stillwater, Minn., Sunday afternoon and they attended a gathering honoring the memory of Roy and Dee Nordquist.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL WORKER
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Washburn County is seeking applicants for a Social Worker in the Family Services Unit. This position provides services to families experiencing problems with child abuse and neglect, delinquency, parent-child conflict, alcohol and/or drug abuse, mental health and developmental disabilities. Considerable independent judgment and discretion are required in dealing with families, providers and community agencies. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work OR Bachelor’s degree in related field plus three (3) years’ paid full-time experience in a social work position. Must possess and maintain State of Wisconsin Social Work Certification and valid WI driver’s license. Salary range is $23.10 - $25.47/hr. plus excellent benefits. For an application, contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, phone: 715-468-4624, fax: 715-468-4628, email: adminper@co.washburn.wi.us, or download an application from our county website at www.co.washburn.wi.us. Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, November 21, 2014. E.O.E. 616675 11-13r
Apply today at our corporate office, One Snack Food Lane, Minong, WI, or call Human Resources Director, 1-2a,b,c 12-13r 715-466-6690 for more info. 616987 Jack Link’s Beef Jerky is an equal opportunity employer.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DEPUTY CLERK CITY OF SHELL LAKE, WI
The City of Shell Lake is accepting applications for the position of Deputy Clerk. This is a full-time appointed position reporting to the City Administrator. The Deputy Clerk organizes and keep records, coordinates materials for city council, standing committees, commissions and boards, assists with elections, water & sewer account collections and various clerical duties. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Ability to understand computer programs on accounts payable, Utility Billing, Payroll, General Fund Government Finance. Knowledge of modern bookkeeping and accounting practices and principles; Wisconsin Statutes and Ordinances governing City; English, grammar, spelling and math skills; election procedures and laws; basic computer principles and skills. Ability to prepare understandable, neat, and accurate reports, minutes, and letters. Ability to understand and operate office equipment including computer literacy. Ability to understand and follow complex written and oral instructions. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials and the public. Qualifications: High School degree or GED equivalent with course work in accounting, business or general office practices and two years of administrative/executive assistant experience and background in accounting; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Wages dependent on qualifications with a full benefit package. Application form and job description are available at the City Administrator’s office and applications must be submitted to the City Administrator’s office by 1:30 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2014. For further information, contact City Administrator Andrew Eiche, City Hall, 501 First St., P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871, phone 715-468-7679 or email to: cityadmin@shelllake.org . EOE. 617112 12-13r
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To honor the veterans of the Stone Lake area, the Stone Lake Senior Citizen Center will serve a special meal on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at noon in the Stone Lake Lions Hall. Free to veterans, and other guests are asked for a small donation. A short program will be included. Have a great week and be safe! Mary Nilssen can be reached at 715-865-4008 or upnorthnils2@gmail.com.
Sarona
by Marian Furchtenicht It’s been cooler, but still beautiful weather as we ended the month of October on a happy note. That extra hour seemed nice after changing back the clock. One day when I drove past Bear Lake, I saw eight white swans gracefully floating around. They are so beautiful to see. Nine Sarona Methodist Church folks that were working on some crafts for the upcoming bazaar went for the burger special afterward at the Pioneer on Wednesday. That was nice. The bazaar will be held at the Meal in a Peel on Saturday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. Donna Ness spent a week in Alachua, Fla., with her daughter, Julie Butterfield, and had a great time. They attended a Joyce Meyer convention for two days in Tampa Bay while there. Sunday, Donna and Norm Ness and Scott and Gloria Butterfield went to Ryan’s for son Austin Butterfield’s fourth birthday get-together. Belated wishes to him. Suzie Sundeen and her four children from Elk Mound visited at her folks, Rocky and Pat Semm’s, one day when the kids didn’t have school. Congratulations to Tony and Shannon Ullom on their new baby boy born in Rice Lake on Oct. 28. First-time grands are Tim and Jonell Ullom and greats are Howard and Jean Furchtenicht of Sarona. Friday, Mavis Schlapper was involved in a car accident at CTH B and Hwy. 53, when she hit the rear end of a southbound vehicle while crossing. Luckily no on was injured. Only her car was badly damaged. Saturday evening, Mavis had Jan Rath, Joyce Wade, and myself over for a 5 p.m. supper, special cake and an evening of cards. The occasion was to celebrate Jan’s birthday early. Lane Johnson brought his mom, Camilla Johnson, Haugen, and Eunice Hyllstead, Rice Lake, to visit Virginia Stodola on Sunday afternoon. A Saturday morning brunch bridal shower for Sarah Jamme’ was held at Jessie Furchtenicht’s and was hosted by family. Virginia Sandridge visited Mary West on Wednesday afternoon. Recently 25 agribusiness people from Poland, while on a tour of the United States, visited at Fuernot Farms. Ryan Furchtenicht drove to Missouri on Friday and met his friend, Karl, for the deer hunt there. He got a nice 9-point on Saturday and was home by Sunday noon. My grandson, Brady Marschall, got a nice 12-plus-point buck bow hunting at his grandma, Wealthy’s, in Amery on Saturday. Grandson Brian Marschall got a 9-point buck while bow hunting on Sunday. So I’m expecting to be invited for fresh venison steak supper soon, wouldn’t you think? Congrats to them. Happy birthday wishes to Craig Pearson, Jim Morevec, Dusty Marker, Daryl Andrews and Verjean Schullo on Nov. 6; Austin Butterfield, Nov. 7; Andy Kubista, Jessica Zimmerman and Mike Irvine, Nov. 8; Cathy Roe, Nov. 9; Jerry Bednar, Les Riley, Michael Esser and Joann Anderson, Nov. 10; Jack Palvas, Katie Gronning, Elaine Ryan and Angie Anderson on Nov. 11; Billy Pfluger, Tristan Kemp and Richard Olson, Nov. 12. Anniversary wishes to these couples: John and Lynda Sauer and Norm and Donny Pokorny, their 55th, on Nov. 7; and Steve and Yvette Lee on Nov. 12.
Employment opportunities Shell Lake Arts Center Is Taking Applications For The Position Of
BOOKKEEPER
This position will involve processing payroll and new employees, processing monthly and quarterly taxes, preparing yearly budget and reports as needed. Part time. Must have extensive experience working Quickbooks. Please visit our website at www.shelllakeartscenter.org to view a complete job description and application or call 715-468-2414. Qualified applicants must send application form and personal statement by November 12.
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Barronett
by Judy Pieper
We have a new great-granddaughter! said that it was 80 degrees there. When I Little Kailee Pieper was born to our grand- talked to Curt in Anchorage, he said that daughter, Jasmine, on Nov. 1 in Guam. Her there was snow on the ground, and the 2-1/2-year-old big sister, Kailayah, is just temperature was in the lower 20s. Guess a little jealous of all the attention Kailee is which cousin I would visit right now if I getting, but has decided that maybe they had the chance. I’ll give you a hint, I really can keep her anyway. Thank heaven for like both cousins, but hate cold weather. Did you get many little trick-or-treaters Facebook. We probably won’t be going to Guam anytime soon, but at least we get to at your house? We had zero. I had made about 50 popcorn balls, and we had about see pictures of the little ones. Kailayah and Kailee’s Aunt Janelle, who 10 bags of the mini candy bars, and no little was in basic training at Great Lakes Naval ghosts and goblins showed up. I think they Station, is finished with basic and cooking must all go into Cumberland or Shell Lake school, and was able to be back in Guam to do the trick-or-treating. Watch now, next on leave when little Kailee was born. She year we won’t have any treats to give out, has a little time off to visit with her family and we’ll have lots of little ones stop by. and friends there before coming back to the That’s about the way it goes around here. The Halloween party hosted by Oak States to her next assignment at Norfolk, View Adult Family Home at the Barronett Va. The Scandinavian dinner at Our Sav- Community Center on Friday evening was ior’s Lutheran Church in Campia was well probably the best one we’ve had so far. worth the drive over. Anitia Lehmann, One of our residents is very good at doing Geri Pittman, Duane and I were among rap music, and he recorded some of his the many guests enjoying the food and songs and then acted as the DJ for us. We fellowship. Geri is the only one who likes had quite a few extra guests there, family lutefisk, but both Duane and Anitia tried and friends of our residents, and everyone it and decided that it was something that seemed to be having a very good time. The women of Barronett Lutheran will they can live without. The rest of the food, however, meatballs, rutabagas, lefse, etc., be meeting in the church basement for their regular monthly meeting this Thurswas great. Sue Meier was going to come up to go day, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Hope you can join to the dinner with us, but came down with us for that. The Lakeland Town Board meeting will whatever is going around earlier in the week. She called and said that she was be held next Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Lakefeeling better, but wasn’t quite up to trav- land Town Hall. There will also be a meeteling and didn’t want to spread the germs ing to approve the budget that evening. around any more than necessary. Hope- This is one of the most important meetfully she’ll be up to visit soon. Anitia and ings of the year, and I hope that you will I have to get our lefse made, and it’s tradi- be able to attend. Every resident should know where their property tax money is tional to have Sue help. Curt Hefty called from Anchorage the being spent. I guess that’s about all I know from Barother day, and I thought he called just because he missed us and wanted to chat. ronett this week. See you next time. Well, anyone who knows Curt probably knows that that was not the case. After we had talked for a few minutes, he said that he wished he could come over for a The Lakeland Manor in Shell Lake offers “coup” of coffee. I figured he the freedom seniors want and the convenwas just trying out a new aciences you deserve. Our affordable apartcent, so I told him that I had just made cranberry bread, ments are especially designed for persons and that he should just fly age 62+. For more information on the benon down and I’d have a cup efits of living at the Lakeland Manor, ready for him. Well, I think 616629 I probably told you before, please call 715-468-2730. 11-14r 1-4b Curt is my number two proofreader. He noticed a typo in the Cumberland Advocate and had to let me know that I had spelled “cup” wrong in • Application Assistance • Air Conditioning the news a couple of weeks Available • Utilities Included ago. Actually, I think I’ll • Rent is 30% of monthly • Laundry Facilities make typos a couple of times adjusted income • Patio Or Balcony a month so that I’ll get a call from Alaska more often. I talked to Jerry Hefty this week, too. He and Carol are all settled into their new CCB Housing Management - Mark Adamak place in Webster, Fla. Natu1310 N. Wisconsin Ave., Rice Lake, WI 54868 rally the weather came up 616030 Toll Free 1-888-636-2366 in the conversation, and he 51-2a,b,c10-13r
I, Lolita Olson, Washburn County Clerk, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct summarized version of the monthly meeting of the Washburn County Board of Supervisors held on October 21, 2014. Complete copies of record of all resolutions, ordinances and attachments from this meeting are on file in the Washburn County Clerk’s Office, 10 4th Ave., Shell Lake, WI 54871, (715-468-4600). Minutes are available after approval online at www.co.washburn.wi.us. Further, all ordinances shall be effective upon adoption. Publication of ordinances shall occur in accordance with Section 59.14 of the Wis. Statutes. All Washburn County Code provisions are available at the office of the Washburn County Clerk or online at www.municode.com Pursuant to Sect. 65.90 (5) (a) Wis. Stats. Notice is hereby given that some of these resolutions may contain amendments to the 2014 County Budget. NOTE: These minutes as published herein are subject to corrections, deletions or additions upon approval at the next County Board meeting. Dated this 27th day of October, 2014. Lolita Olson, Washburn County Clerk
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING TOWN OF SARONA, WASHBURN COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at 7 p.m., at the Sarona Town Hall, a Public Budget Hearing on the Proposed Budget for the Town of Sarona in Washburn County will be held. The following is a summary of the 2015 budget. REVENUES 2014 Budget 2015 Budget Intergovernmental $94,680.00 $98,500.00 Local Levy 75,000.00 77,000.00 Interest 250.00 250.00 Miscellaneous 30,000.00 30,000.00 TOTAL REVENUE $199,930.00 $205,750.00 EXPENSES General Government $46,000.00 $49,050.00 Insurance 8,000.00 8,000.00 Roads 181,430.00 162,050.00 Public Safety 28,000.00 30,150.00 Miscellaneous 6,500.00 6,500.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $269,930.00 $255,750.00 Victoria Lombard, Clerk
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF SARONA, WASHBURN COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, immediately following the completion of the Public Budget Hearing on the Proposed Budget which begins at 7 p.m., at the Sarona Town Hall, a Special Meeting of the electors called pursuant to Section 60.12(1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the town board for the following purposes will be held: 1. To approve the minutes of the November 11, 2013, Special Town Meeting. 2. To approve the total highway expenditures for 2015 pursuant to s. 82.03(2)(a) of Wisconsin Statutes. 3. To adopt a resolution for exceeding $5,000.00 per mile. 4. To approve the 2014 town tax levy to be collected in 2015 pursuant to s. 60.10(1)(a) of Wis. Statutes. 5. To establish elected officials salaries for the term of office to begin in April 2015 pursuant to Section 60.32 of Wisconsin Statutes. Dated this 25th day of October, 2014. Victoria Lombard, Clerk
NOTICE OF MEETING TOWN OF SARONA
Notice is hereby given the Sarona Town Board will hold its monthly Board meeting on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, immediately following the Special Town Meeting. Victoria Lombard, Clerk 616716 11-12r WNAXLP
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Meeting Called to Order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Sather. Moment of Silent Meditation and Pledge of Allegiance was presented by Supvr. Mackie. Notice of Meeting was read by County Clerk Olson. Roll Call was done by County Clerk Olson. Present: (20), Absent/Excused: (1) Trembath. Youth Present: (2) Linden, Holman. Approval of Amended Agenda on motion by Mackie, seconded by Lee, M.C. Approval of September 17, 2014, County Board Proceedings on motion by Fiedler, seconded by Dohm, M.C. Concerned Citizens - Joe Banick, president of Spooner Lake District, commented about dam funding; Del Salquist, property owner on Little Spooner Lake, spoke regarding reconstruction of the dam. Washburn County Housing Authority Presentation was given by Katherine Berndt. This is a five-member board, appointed by the county. Ms. Berndt spoke about the program, vouchers available, number of units built in 1979, staff available and need for additional funds. Mission is to provide safe, decent, affordable housing for residents in county. Estimate 135 additional units needed; all dollars are funded through federal government. Ms. Berndt explained what section 8 vouchers consist of, need for additional funds and program income levels. Administrative Coordinator/Finance Director Report - M. Keefe presented both the Executive Audit Summary and audited Financial Statements/Supplementary Information for the year ending December 31, 2013. Executive Audit Summary is an abbreviated version and focuses on various fund balances. Both statements were reviewed and explained. Mr. Keefe also reviewed the requested 2015 budget and explained the summary. Total levy of $10,541,981 will be proposed at the November meeting which is approximately a 0.5% increase. Reviewed allowable vs. actual levy history. The amount of levy has stayed the same. Net new construction is what determines what the county is limited to. Consent Agenda Resolutions: motion to approve by Wilson, seconded by Masterjohn; motion carried on voice vote. A. Resolution 50-14 ATV Vehicle Route Ordinance - CTH G - Town of Frog Creek. Other Resolutions and Ordinances: A. Final Resolution 51-14 Authorizing the Reconstruction of the Spooner Lake Dam and Creating the Spooner Lake Dam Special Assessment District - Motion to approve by Mackie, seconded by Bobin. Jon Johnson reported that there are 4 potential bidders; 1 bid and 3 others didn’t have time but would like to bid. Little Spooner Lake is connected from an engineering standpoint; discussed the hydrologic analysis/survey that was done. Jeff Kohler reviewed the mill rate; may have to meet again to reduce this if project comes in lower. Amendment to change the mill rate under item 8 to .0036 made by Bobin, seconded by Fiedler; motion carried on voice vote. Reviewed impact to owners on both Spooner and Little Spooner Lakes. There are 244 parcels total on both lakes, with approximately less than 12 on Little Spooner Lake. Roll call vote on amended resolution: Yes (17), No (3) Esser, Neste and Hansen. Youth: Yes (1), No (1) Linden. M.C. B. Resolution 52-14 to Develop a Pilot Incentive Program for the Highway Department - Motion to approve by Waggoner, seconded by Fiedler. This is a pilot program designed to help boost morale and increase retention; concerns were raised about it becoming a popularity contest instead of being based on good performance. Discussed implementation of the program, measurements in place for review, staff eligible, productivity and gains in efficiency. Masterjohn called for the question. Additional discussion was held concerning which employees would be in the pilot program. Roll Vote: Yes (20), No (0); Youth: Yes (2), No (0). M.C. C. Reconsideration of Resolution #37-14 Regarding the St. Croix National Heritage Area - Motion by Lester, seconded by Quinn. Mike Peterson spoke concerning background of the proposed heritage area and relayed his concerns. In speaking against this designation, Mr. Peterson reiterated the importance of our timber industry and that we don’t need to restrict how we manage our landscape. The designation implies that the timber industry is not dominant and doesn’t talk about sustainable timber management. Mr. Peterson is active legislatively with the county forest association; WCFA may take a stance to more accurately reflect intent. Supv. Lester commented that the forestry dept. is doing a good job with management of the industry and added that we have more timber in this county than any other county in the nation. Mr. Peterson’s opinion was that there would be potential negative impacts on a long-term basis. Discussed the proposed motion to rescind or repeal. Motion to postpone action until next meeting, seconded by Fiedler; M.C. on voice vote; no negative votes. Committee Reports were given. Public Hearing to be held Nov. 6, 2014, 6 p.m. Chair Appointments were made to the Land Information Council: Web Macomber, David Haessig, Nathan Nelson, Victor Sacco, Carol Buck, Steve Waak, David Masterjohn and John Ripley. Citizen Comments - none at this time. Chair Comments: Chair Sather wanted everyone to be aware that the $50,000 that was previously voted on for the Spooner Redevelopment Authority is going to be in the 2015 budget and will be reviewed at the budget hearing next month. County Mutual Ins. reported that the county highway dept. was mentioned as an outstanding consumer in their 2013 overall loss ratio report; the county in general received honorable mention; Chair Sather thanked the departments involved. Possible Future Agenda Items - Heritage Area Resolution, next board meeting is November 12, day meeting starting at 9 a.m. Audit Per Diems on motion by Mackie, seconded by Fiedler, vote taken; M.C. Adjourn on motion by Wilson, seconded by Quinn, vote taken; M.C. Respectfully submitted, Lolita Olson, County Clerk
RESOLUTION #51-14 FINAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SPOONER LAKE DAM AND CREATING THE SPOONER LAKE DAM SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO §§ 31.38(4) & 66.0703, WIS. STATS. WHEREAS, on June 17, 2014, the Washburn County Board of Supervisors did resolve and declare its intent to create a Special Assessment District for the Reconstruction of the Spooner Lake Dam mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Resolution # 30-14); and WHEREAS, at that time, the Washburn County Board of Supervisors established the necessity to repair the Spooner Dam adopting an engineering plan set rendered by Ayres Associates of Eau Claire (which may be viewed at www.co.washburn.wi. us/departments/highway/ info/spooner-lake-dam-project/plan-set. pdf), at a projected cost of; and WHEREAS, Highway and Dam Committee pursuant to §§ 66.0703(4) & (5), Stats., has submitted a report on June 23, 2014, now on file with the Washburn County clerk’s office; and WHEREAS, a public hearing mandated by § 66.0703(7)(a), Wis. Stats., was held at the boardroom in the Ed Elliot Addition to the Washburn County Courthouse in Shell Lake on August 7, 2014, at which time comments on the proposed special dam assessment district as well as department of natural resources dam grant program were taken; and WHEREAS, a transcript of that hearing is now on file with the Washburn County Clerk’s office; and WHEREAS, the property owners present at the meeting voted overwhelmingly in favor of (i) basing the proposed assessment on property valuation rather than front footage and (ii) spreading payments for the assessment over a five-year period; and WHEREAS, the Highway and Dam Committee of the Washburn County Board of Supervisors has received one bid (and will likely rebid the project) in the amount of $259,000.00; and WHEREAS, partial funding for this project is assured from a state grant of $129,500 or one half the cost of the project; and WHEREAS, the combined assessed value of the property benefitted from the proposed special dam assessment district in 2014 is $31,424,400.00; and WHEREAS, the Washburn County Board of Supervisors deems it necessary to repair the Spooner Lake Dam, § 31.38(4), Wis. Stats., requires the county “...to proceed in accordance with § 66.0703, Stats., [authorizing special assessments generally] to make special assessments to property on account of benefits resulting to the property from the improvement. ...”; and WHEREAS, the Washburn County Board of Supervisors finds that the proposed special assessment district is appropriate as the purpose of the Spooner Lake Dam is solely for the purpose of maintaining the lake levels of Spooner Lake and Little Spooner Lake and not for downstream flood control. WHEREAS, the Washburn County GIS/Mapper has rendered the attached map showing the properties to be benefitted by such improvements. NOW, THEREFORE, the Washburn County Board of Supervisors resolves as follows: 1. The Washburn County Board of Supervisors creates the Spooner Lake Dam Special Assessment District; 2. The boundaries of the proposed Special Assessment District are delineated on the attached map; 3. The Highway and Dam Committee is granted authority to rebid the project at its discretion; 4. Washburn County shall make payments for the reconstruction of the Spooner Lake Dam from the dam fund and shall be reimbursed from the following: (i) The State of Wisconsin in the form of a grant in the amount of one-half the project and (ii) from the Spooner Lake Dam Special Assessment District; 5. The costs of engineering the bids are the responsibility of Washburn County alone; 6. The basis for the assessment shall be the assessed valuation for each property using the 2014 assessment figures. 7. All tax-exempt real property within the district shall be assessed for purposes of the district. 8. The mill rate for the special assessment shall be 0.004121 0.0036 . 9. The special assessment period shall be five years commencing with the tax year 2015 and payments may be made in a lump sum by benefited property owners, or by installment payments due by November 1 of each year: otherwise such installment will be placed on the property tax bill of the benefited property owner as a special assessment for the year in which the installment is due. 10. The special assessment shall be entered upon the tax rolls of the Town of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, as would any other real estate tax, special assessment or special charge by the town treasurer without interest. 11. Any overcharge at the end of the project shall be reimbursed to the taxpayer. 12. This resolution shall be published as a Class 1 notice in the official county newspaper. Fiscal Impact: $259,000.00 to be reimbursed over time. Moved for adoption by the Finance Committee on October 2, 2014: Thomas Machie, Steven Waggoner, Michael Bobin, LH (Skip) Fiedler and Anothony Baier. Passed by a vote of 17 ayes to 3 nays. Correct Attest this 21st day of October, 2014. Lolita Olson, Washburn County Clerk 616841 12r WNAXLP
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Notice is hereby given that Sawyer County/Lac Courte Oreilles Transit Commission (Namekagon Transit) is applying to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a New Freedom operating grant in the amount of $135,550 under Section 5311 of SAFETEA-LU, as amended. PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Project Description: (1) Mobility Management Project of Sawyer County/Lac Courte Oreilles Transit Commission and Bay Area Rural Transit (BART) (2) Volunteer Driver Program - BART Project Type: Operations TOTAL PROGRAMMED: $191,401.00 TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED: $135,550.00 Copies of the detailed program of projects are available for public inspection at the Namekagon Transit Office, 14760 W. County Rd. B, Hayward, WI 54843. Interested persons or organizations may submit written comments to us, or attend a public hearing on this application on Nov. 24, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the Namekagon Transit Office. Notice is further given that the proposed Program of Projects, as shown above, will be the final Program if no changes are required. 616842 12-13rp WNAXLP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING TOWN OF BARRONETT
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 8 p.m., a public hearing on the proposed 2015 budget of the Town of Barronett will be held at the Town Hall, N1608 South Heart Lake Road. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the Clerk’s home. The following is a summary of the 2015 budget: 2014 2015 REVENUES Budget Proposed % Chg. Taxes General Property $ 54,714 $ 56,301 2.9% Intergovernmental $ 160,733 $ 151,113 Public Service $ 8,000 $ 8,000 Misc. Revenue $ 1,350 $ 1,250 TOTAL REVENUE $ 224,797 $ 216,664 -3.6% EXPENSES General Government Public Safety Public Works TOTAL EXPENSE
$ 35,200 $ 15,614 $ 190,668 $ 241,482
Projected Fund Balance 01-01-2015 Projected Revenues Projected Expenses Projected Fund Balance 12-31-2015 Total Indebtedness: $101,622.59
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Notice is hereby given that Sawyer County/Lac Courte Oreilles Transit Commission (Namekagon Transit) is applying to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for an operating grant in the amount of $1,574,217.00 under Section 5311 of SAFETEA-LU, as amended. PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Project Description: (1) Public Transit Operating Assistance Project Type: Operations TOTAL PROGRAMMED: $1,749,217.00 TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,574,217.00 Copies of the detailed program of projects are available for public inspection at the Namekagon Transit Office, 14760 W. County Rd. B, Hayward, WI 54843. Interested persons or organizations may submit written comments to us, or attend a public hearing on this application on Nov. 24, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the Namekagon Transit Office. Notice is further given that the proposed Program of Projects, as shown above, will be the final Program if no changes are required. 616844 12-13rp WNAXLP
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The Washburn County Zoning Committee will hold a business meeting Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. in the Washburn County Boardroom, Elliott Building, 110 Fourth Avenue West, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.
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Notice is hereby given of a Special Town Meeting of the electors of the Town of Barronett on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. This Special Town Meeting will follow the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2015 Town Budget, which begins at 8 p.m., at the Town Hall. This Special Town Meeting of the electors is called pursuant to Sec. 60.12(1)(b) of the Wis. Statutes by the Town Board for the following purpose: 1. To approve the minutes of the November 13, 2013, Special Town Meeting. 2. To discuss/approve Town Official salaries for 2015/16 term. 2. To adopt the 2014 Town Tax Levy to be collected in 2015 pursuant to Sec. 60.10(1)(a) of the Wis. Statutes. Dated this 26th day of October, 2015. Patricia A. Parker, Town Clerk 616714 11-12r WNAXLP
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Rezoning requests have been filed with the Washburn County Zoning Office for changes in the zoning district. The public hearing will be held November 18, 2014, at 4 p.m. in the Washburn County Boardroom, Elliott Building, 110 Fourth Avenue West, Shell Lake, Wisconsin. BASHAW Township: Mary Westby-Howard, Scandia, MN. To rezone 5.10 acres of Residential Agricultural to 3.23 acres to Residential Recreational 2 which is east of the road and 1.87 acres to Residential Recreational 1 and is west of the road Map # BW520B/Record ID# 1770 - 5.10 Acres, Part of the NE NE, Section 29-38-13, Town of Bashaw, which they are trying to sell the property and a split would increase the number of potential buyers. GULL LAKE Township: Alice E. Brott, Madison WI, to rezone 5.28 acres: Map# GL 497/Record ID#: 16204 - 45.28 acres, SW FRL1/4 SW FRL1/4, Section 30-41-11, Town of Gull Lake, from Agricultural to Residential Agriculture to be able to sell the house and 5.28 acres and leave the remaining 40 acres as agricultural. Interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard. The committee will deliberate in “Open Session.” Handicapped access is available throught the south door. This agenda and the subsequent meeting minutes are available in large type. If you need assistance, please call Lolita Olson at 715-468-4600, prior to the meeting. 616570 11-12r Webster Macomber, Zoning Administrator
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(Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v. KEVIN M. VON FELDT, JENNY TRINH-VON FELDT, ROYAL CREDIT UNION, AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION, Defendants. Case No. 11CV128 Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on October 19, 2012, in the amount of $186,316.91, the undersigned Sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the north entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse in the City of Shell Lake, in said County, on the 3rd day of December, 2014, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 16, Block 1, Little Bear Addition, (in the Town of Long Lake), Washburn County, Wisconsin. Tax Parcel No. 65026-2-37-11-22-5 15-426508000. Property Address: N1130 Little Bear Road, Sarona, Wisconsin. Terms of Sale: Cash. Down Payment: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. Dated this 22nd day of October, 2014. /s/ Terry Dryden Washburn County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 616412 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff WNAXLP This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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(Nov. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Kerry L. Larson DOD: 5/22/2014 Notice to Creditors for Summary Assignment (Formal Administration) Case No. 14 PR 27 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. A petition for summary assignment was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 28, 1957, and date of death May 22, 2014, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 210 4th Ave., Shell Lake, WI 54871. 3. The right of a creditor to bring an action terminates three months after the date of publication of this order. Creditors may bring an action by A. filing a claim in the Washburn County Circuit Court before the property is assigned. B. bringing a suit against the assignee(s) after the property is assigned. 4. The property may be assigned to the creditors and interested persons after 30 days have elapsed following the publication of this notice. BY THE COURT: Eugene D. Harrington Circuit Court Judge October 28, 2014 Katherine M. Stewart P.O. Box 364 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-9081 Bar No.: 1005716 617034 WNAXLP
AGENDA REGULAR SHELL LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Call to order - 7 p.m.; Council committee reports; recommendation to approve additional MSA expenses (2013/2014 Street Project); voucher list; budget status reports; recommendation to approve operator license; resolution adopting a Citizen Participation; Unfinished Business: Ward 1 Seat opening; Mayor’s report. Andrew Eiche, City Administrator 617111 12r WNAXLP
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Sawyer County/Lac Courte Oreilles Transit Commission (Namekagon Transit) is applying to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a capital grant in the amount of $250,000 under Section 5311 of SAFETEA-LU, as amended. PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Project Description: (1) Vehicle Replacement Project Type: Capital TOTAL PROGRAMMED: $250,000.00 TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED: $250,000.00 Copies of the detailed program of projects are available for public inspection at the Namekagon Transit Office, 14760 W. County Rd. B, Hayward, WI 54843. Interested persons or organizations may submit written comments to us, or attend a public hearing on this application on Nov. 24, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the Namekagon Transit Office. Notice is further given that the proposed Program of Projects, as shown above, will be the final Program if no changes are required. 616843 12-13rp WNAXLP
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Pumpkins become classic characters
Ricky Nasman decorated his pumpkin as a raccoon from “The Kissing Hand” while Abby Fankhauser and Ethan Carlson made two different monsters from “Where the Wild Things Are.”
Mrs. Hagen’s third-grade class at Shell Lake Elementary read a classic book and used that as the basis to decorate a pumpkin. Brady Lehnherr made a monster from the book “Where the Wild Things Are.” Maddie Melton made a wizard from “Vanishing Pumpkin” and Mark Skluzacek used a character from “Homer Price“ to decorate his pumpkin.
Kyle Milton decorated his pumpkin with a “Green Eggs and Ham” theme while Donavan Balts was inspired by the book “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The third-graders were decorating pumpkins for a class project on Thursday, Oct. 30.
Shell Lake School Menu Breakfast Monday, Nov. 10: Pop-Tart with cheese stick or Mini cinnamon roll. Tuesday, Nov. 11: Waffles or Get Vertical Bar. Wednesday, Nov. 12: Cheddar egg sandwich or ultimate breakfast round. Thursday, Nov. 13: Fruit pocket or muffin. Friday, Nov. 14: Lake pizza or apple stick. Breakfast is served with a choice of juice/fruit and milk with their main item. Every day breakfast is free to all students. Lunch Monday, Nov. 10: Baked chicken. Tuesday, Nov. 11: Taco Day. Wednesday, Nov. 12: Chicken Alfredo. Thursday, Nov. 13: Mozzarella dippers. Friday, Nov. 14: Potato bowl. Salad bar is provided daily to all students. All students also have a daily alternate entrée choice of either sandwich pack: PB&J, flavored cracker and cheese stick or yogurt pack: Flavored fat-free yogurt with granola on side, flavored cracker and cheese stick.
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or the seventh year in a row, Shell Lake Elementary was recognized as being a Wisconsin School of Recognition. This is an award given to schools that have a certain percentage of free or reduced lunch students and also perform above average on WKCE test scores. We are one of 13 schools in the state that have won the award seven or more years in a row, which puts us as one of the higher performing schools in the state of Wisconsin! Laura Stunkel, elementary principal, and Janie LaFave, kindergarten teacher, drove to Madison and represented us at the awards ceremony on Oct. 6. In other academic-related news, both the primary and high schools were recognized as exceeding expectations on their respective School Report Cards. That also puts both of those schools in very elite company. Our ACT scores are higher in every subject area than the previous year. This is also positive for the district. The budget was finalized and approved at the regular school board meeting on Oct. 20. The final numbers are very similar to those discussed at the annual meeting in September. The final mill rate is down
Photos by Larry Samson
The “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is still a popular book with students. Colton Stoner and Mason Iorns both used the book by Mark Twain to inspire their creations. The students are in Mrs. Skinner’s third-grade class.
Student council collects donations for food pantry SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Student Council went trick-or-treating for the food pantry on Friday,
Oct. 31. They extend their gratitude to all that participated in making a donation. — from SLSC
It’s carnival time SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake PTA is looking forward to its annual carnival. The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, 4-7 p.m., in the 3-12 commons and gym. There is no admittance fee. Tickets to play games considerably, to 9.7, compared to 11.5 last year. This is the first time in quite a few years that the mill rate dropped below the state average, which was 10.36 last year. One difference in the budget this year, compared to last year, is that we are budgeting approximately $50,000 more in expenses than we are in revenue. This is a trend that can, and probably will, continue into the near future. Eventually the school board is going to need to make cuts or ask for a referendum to exceed the revenue caps. ••• Our safety committee has been meeting regularly. We are making a lot of progress in establishing crisis protocol and safety procedures. One of the more important items on the most recent agenda was to set up a date and time for a lockdown drill. We did a drill last year, but have since added a button and lockdown announcement. That way we won’t need to use the phone
will be for sale. Food will be available. A Chinese auction and a sweet tooth walk are planned. Anyone wishing to make a donation, may contact Tara at 715790-0822. — from SLPTA and PA system, we just push one button and the rest is automatic. The date and time of the drill will be Nov. 6, 9:30 a.m. at the primary building and 10 a.m. at the 3-12 building. Teachers will talk with their students and they will rehearse ahead of time. It still could be scary for young children and parents may wish to talk to their child about the drill. ••• The year has been off to a very fast start. It is hard to believe that the year is almost one-fourth over already. We are already starting to plan for next year. We have had conversations regarding planning the calendar for the 2015-16 school year, and identifying our professional development priorities. As always, please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions about the district, budget, or any other school related functions. Go Lakers, Jim
Superintendent’s corner • Jim Connell
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Veterans Day programs scheduled
WASHBURN COUNTY — Tuesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. Several programs are planned for Washburn County. Shell Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9867 and American Legion Post 225 Shell Lake will hold a program at the Shell Lake High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 a.m. A social hour for veterans and students is at 9 a.m. Guest speaker is Jocelyn Ford. The high school band and choir will provide music. A program will be held at Terraceview Living Center at 1:30 p.m. in the second-floor activities room. Cake and ice cream for the veterans will be served following the service. Spooner Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1028 Spooner will host a program Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m., in the high school gymnasium. Guest speaker will be Jocelyn Ford, with colors provided by the Spooner Honor Guard. The Spooner High School choir and band students will provide music. There will be a Quilts of Valor presentation. Springbrook, Trego and Earl Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10568 Springbrook, Trego and Earl will have a dinner for post members and their guests on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Steak House and Lodge in Hayward. Social hour is at 4 p.m. with dinner at 5 p.m. Birchwood American Legion Bemis-Hunter Post 379 will host a Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Birch-
wood High School at 11 a.m. The event is hosted by students who are family members of a veteran, past Birchwood graduates that are now veterans and those currently serving in the military. Post colors provided by the American Legion Post 379 with music provided by the Birchwood band and choir. There will be an essay contest for the students; winners will be honored at the annual Post 379 dinner on Saturday Nov. 15, at the Blue Gill Banquet Hall. Social hour is at 5 p.m. with dinner from 6-8 p.m. Minong American Legion Lockman-Jenson Post 499 will have a program on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m., in the Northwood High School Richards Auditorium, hosted by the student council. There will be a veteran speaker from the American Legion and a student speaker, along with a video project. The Northwood High School band will provide music. A small luncheon for Post 499 is planned. — from Washburn County Veterans Service Office
Theatre in the Woods celebrates 25 years Nonprofit community theatre offers everything from comedy to dark tragedy Danielle Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — “It started off absolutely pitch-black in there and two narrators in black talked about how this town was waking up and they had somebody behind these curtains with coconuts, clip-clop, clip-clop, and the sound traveled around the various speakers so it sounded like this horse was walking around this village and then the lights on these curtains came up like a sunrise, it just, it was so wonderful,” recalled Patti Fox. That was the opening scene to the 1996 Theatre in the Woods production of “Under Milk Wood,” and one of Fox’s favorite plays produced by the group. The nonprofit community theater group has staged productions from dark tragedies like “Antigone” to youth-produced musicals like “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” for area residents for a quarter century. Theatre in the Woods began as a group of strangers with a shared interest to perform high quality live theater and have fun doing it. “I just remember Darrell telling us, commitment, commitment is what’s required, and we didn’t know if we had that, we didn’t know each other, we were a bunch of strangers that came together,” said Fox. Darrell Aderman, founder of the Shell Lake Arts Center, spoke to the group to help them understand what was involved in the creation of an organization. By the group’s third meeting, which was held on the lawn outside the county meeting building because it hadn’t been unlocked for them, Fox recalls charter group member Laurie Bakkum saying, “Let’s just do it!” and 25 years later they still are. “We were thrilled to last five years because the mortality rate of new community theater we were told is like 80 or 90 percent ... so once we hit five we were like yeah!” said Fox. At that time the group was putting productions on where they could find a venue and were renting space to keep costumes and props. The group remained without a permanent home for 10 years until they made the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre their home. Since making the Quam their permanent home, they have been able to focus their energy on their mission: creating high-quality live theater and having fun. Voluneers critical “We have always had a huge amount of community support and that has always been something that we have never had to beg for,” said Fox. A core group of 20 to 30 individuals make TitW productions possible, not counting the volunteer ripple effect they get depending on the show. Finding time and volunteers remain challenges for the group. Knowing that the audience wants to see and experience their productions has helped carried them through rough patches. “I personally always thought ‘the audience is there’ whether we’ve got the energy within our organization with the volunteers or the time, those things are the challenges but the audience is there, they are hungry for itso that’s good to know that and we still feel that way,” said Fox. Theater participants love hearing about experiences to their productions, especially first timers, but those are tricky to come by. Renting the building to the after school program has helped in getting people in the building from youth, their parents and family members. Once they’ve experienced the Quam coming back for a production is usually not far behind. “The unique thing about being in a community theater play is that you become a little mini family and you
In November 2013, Theatre in the Woods presented “The Odd Couple.” The community theater has been active for 25 years. — File photo know it’s real when you come to the end of the last play when everyone feels genuinely sad for it all to be over,” said Jody Peck. Peck started getting involved with TitW when her oldest son was 9 years old. TitW has hugely impacted all of her children.
Life impacts TitW has hugely impacted her children. Today her oldest son is pursuing a technical degree in theater for lighting and had the opportunity to direct a TitW production, an opportunity that he wouldn’t have had anywhere else. She explained that being a part of productions teaches important life lessons like how to bounce back after failure and teamwork. “I just get such a thrill out of working with the youth. I think they are hugely talented and they just have so much potential,” said Peck. Working with the youth on productions, youth theater nights and student leaders is her favorite part of being involved. In January, Peck directs an annual youth production called Shine! that showcases the talents of the youth. Fox has also seen the positive impacts of being a part of productions with her daughter, who gained confidence through her involvement. Both Fox and Peck explained that being a part of TitW has brought them closer to people in the community that they wouldn’t have otherwise met or known and exposed them to ideas and concepts that they didn’t know before. “We’ve got people from all walks of life and they all get something different out of theater,” said Fox. “There are just so many pieces that go into running a community theater and there are just massive amounts of volunteer hours that are given so when I think of over 25 years of that happening it is just very humbling to Theatre in the Woods will present “Those Crazy Ladies in the think that so many people have done this so it can still be House on the Corner” in December. — Special photo here today for other people to enjoy,” said Peck. Fox will be directing the upcoming production of “Mama Drama” that will show in May, a production that will be perfect for Mother’s Day.