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Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 Vol. 122, No. 6 • Shell Lake, Wis.

Weekend watch

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• Washburn County Genealogical Society meeting, 1:30 p.m., at the city hall meeting room/library building, Shell Lake. See Events, page 8

A heartbreak homecoming

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Justin Olson’s Jetta

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SPORTS

A tough loss to Frederic See pages 12 & 13

People you should know: Caroline Schlutz See back page

BREAKERS

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MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker visited the northwest region of Wisconsin on Friday morning, Sept. 23, to follow up on the ongoing efforts to clean up fallen timber due to multiple storms. “I’d like to thank the local elected officials, hardworking state employees at numerous agencies, the Wisconsin National Guard, state legislators from the area and other interested parties for coming together to take decisive action to help deal with this massive blowdown,” said Walker. “After surveying the cleanup effort today, I was truly amazed by the good work being done to repair the damage done by storms over the summer.” Following the powerful July 1 windstorm and subsequent storms that toppled trees in more than 130,000 acres in six northern Wisconsin counties, the Wisconsin National Guard and the state of Wisconsin deployed approximately 64 soldiers from the 724th Engineer Battalion to use their military skills and equipment to clear rights of way tangled with branches, limbs and tree trunks. Local governments had cleared roadways of the fallen timber, but lacked the capability to clear the rights of way, which are a fire hazard and public safety concern. – from the office of Gov. Walker ••• NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Could your home survive a wildfire?

Homeowners who live in or near storm-damaged areas in Northwest Wisconsin are urged to act now to protect their homes from wildland fires.

State wildfire experts say with so many trees on the ground and drying, the potential is there for intense fires in 2012. See full story, page 5. – from the DNR ••• MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, has proclaimed 2011 as the year of the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. In 2010, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs announced the formation of a 12-member, volunteer commission to honor the legacy, service and sacrifice of the state’s citizen-soldiers who fought in the Union Army. From 1861 to 1865, Wisconsin sent more than 91,000 men to war, and suffered more than 12,000 casualties. In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Governor Scott Walker and first lady Tonette Walker are pleased to announce the addition of Civil War themed artwork and artifacts to decorate the interior of Wisconsin’s executive residence. To learn more about the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, visit www.CivilWarWisconsin.com. For more information about the museum’s Civil War exhibit and other activities, visit www.WisVetsMuseum.com/. - from the office of Gov. Walker

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Wyatt Carlson with a kickoff return. He had two returns for a total of 29 yards during the Shell Lake homecoming game against Frederic, Friday, Sept. 23. — Photos by Larry Samson

Concealed carry law starts Nov. 1

County board will discuss what county buildings will allow concealed weapons

by Jessica Beecroft WASHBURN COUNTY - The Wisconsin Department of Justice is working to implement 2011 Act 35, the concealed carry law signed by Gov. Walker on July 8. The law goes into effect on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

While the county is preparing to change over, they are also considering if they want to keep concealed carry weapons outside of the government buildings. Wisconsin is the 49th state to approve the concealed carry law.

Only Illinois continues to ban carrying concealed weapons.

According to Mike Keefe, Washburn County administrator coordinator and director of finance, all people will be allowed to carry concealed weapons into some county buildings unless the county board makes it illegal to carry the weapons inside of their buildings.

Keefe said, “The new law is pretty specific in instances where you can and where you cannot have concealed carry weapons. Some

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of the places that are by statute exempt and you’re not allowed to conceal carry (concealed weapons) are the courthouse and the related law enforcement center. But then the question is what about the other buildings the county has? This building (the Elliot building), The Spooner Annex, highway department, the public health department. By definition I don’t think those are courthouses. So we need to decide do we want to allow concealed carry in those buildings, or do we want to stay consistent with the courthouse and not allow concealed carry in those buildings. We have to consider county vehicles, for that matter, any county property, whether it’s parks or campgrounds, county forest. If the county board wants to go without any concealed carry in those buildings, we need to place some sort of signage.” Keefe continued with, “As an employer, we have to decide if we’re going to allow the employees to carry concealed weapons.”

Robert Lester said, “In my wildest dreams, I can’t understand why anyone would want to carry a gun into any county buildings. Are we part of the Wild West now that we’re going to have a shootout every time we have a dispute about something? Why would you want to carry a gun into a county building?

Absolutely doesn’t make any sense at all.

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Homecoming 2011

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Shell Lake

Fourth-graders Julianna Nelson and Heidi Dougard show their spirit. While the events of the homecoming week were limited to the high school, that did not stop these elementary students from joining the fun.

The agony of defeat and the taste of victory were nothing compared to the taste of strained meat. Sophomore Hana Anderson may never volunteer for the mystery bag relay again.

Johanna Sheldon brought the children from her day care out on a beautiful fall day to enjoy the homecoming parade.

Sabrina Skindzelewski spent an hour in front of a mirror to express her school spirit. Does it show?

LEFT: That has got to hurt. Sage Dunham shows how flexible she is in the remake of the old Twister game, only this time using condiments. — Photos by Larry Samson

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More than a scare for party-goers

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Faulty brake collision

Spooner man pleads not guilty, claims gun accidentally discharged

A Spooner man was airlifted following a two-vehicle accident Friday morning, Sept. 16, on Hwy. 70. Randall L. Latcham, 45, was westbound on 70 at 8:34 a.m., followed by a vehicle driven by Stephen J. Temple, 22, Spooner.

Latcham slowed to turn left into a driveway, using his turn signal. Temple stated the brakes failed and his vehicle struck Latcham’s vehicle. Both vehicles came to rest on the westbound shoulder of the roadway. Both parties were taken for medical care due to injuries. When the ambulance arrived on the scene, they requested the fire department for extraction. – Special photo

School district will be debt free 3-12 building now paid in full; levy rate drops slightly

by Jessica Beecroft

SHELL LAKE – On Monday, Sept. 26, the Shell Lake School District annual meeting was held to go over the last year’s achievements and look forward to the current school year. This year the school district will be completely debt free.

“As of right now, the 3-12 building is paid in full!” said Superintendent Jim Connell. “This is something to really be proud of.”

Board of education president Jeri Bitney greeted the crowd.

“Thanks for coming to the annual meeting,” she said. “It’s really nice when people turn out because too often enough people don’t show up. It’s nice to know that people really care about what’s going on and are willing to come here and let us know how you really feel.”

Bitney was appointed chairperson for the meeting.

There was a review of the 2010 annual meeting minutes.

Phil Holman, treasurer, went over the audit summary. “The fiscal year ended on June 30. Since that time the books have been audited by LarsonAllen, CPA. We haven’t gotten their final report, but the numbers have been entered into the DPI Web site.”

The fund balance for 2010-2011 as audited was $1,980,938.29, the budgeted amount for the 2011-2012 school year is the exact same number. “This (fund balance) is a tricky term, you quickly think it is money we have. It’s money on the books, not money in the checking account.” As stated on the DPI Web site, “Fund balance is assets minus liabilities, plus revenues, minus expenses.”

Holman continues, “For last year, we did increase the fund balance by almost $258,000. The main reason for that was not completing a couple of large-scale projects that we had planned to do. We have safety projects at the primary school. Where the buses drop off and parents drive in is kind of a mismatch. We worked on it this year, and we have a plan going with a different drop-off this year, but probably the biggest cost issue to that is the parking lot is in very bad disrepair. It’s horrible to put money into a parking lot, but it was never done right in 1950, meaning it is blacktop placed on top of clay base that does shrink and swell and goes up and down and breaks up horribly. Each year Tim (Ullom, maintenance supervisor) has to put quite a bit of money into repairs into that park-

ing lot. We still are kicking this one around. If we’re going to do something, let’s do it right. But we also need to feel is the K-2 school going to service long term into the future, as well as address these safety concerns. That is a major portion.”

“The second portion is also the K-2 School,” Holman said. “Last year about this time, in September, before our final budget, we had some shingle damage and roofing damage. That has been patched. It is on schedule to be repaired. We had planned to do it in the spring, as soon as school was out, but the cost ticket triggers state rates in employment. And we can do it much cheaper of we wait a year because there is impending legislation in the state that will reduce the cost, as far as the largest project before you need to implement state rates. We’ll most likely be able to go with a local contractor and be able to save the district some money. That should probably be on schedule for next spring.

Those are the main two issues that put in the fund balance. But it’s pretty well committed that we will be using that up in the near future.”

Levy down

According to those figures, the allowable limited revenue or levy is $4,869,980. Of that, the amount the district will be using is $4,369,980. This is $500,000 less than they could levy. With the changes in savings from health insurance payable by school district employees and other savings, compared with any increase from lack of funding, the bottom line is the tax payers should not be paying any more in property taxes compared to last year. This is also pending on the assessments being made in the district as well.

The resolution that the tax levy for the 2011-12 school year be adopted as presented was approved.

Total fund 10 expenditures All fund revenue All fund expenditures Total levy – all funds Levy rate Total levy all funds, 2010-11 Levy rate

Comparisons

$7,623,955 $9,229,808 $9,294,814 $4,451,387 .01171495 $4,446,035 .01088151

To summarize the budget, the total cost per member including debt, food service, and transportation is $13,875. For local comparisions, Birchwood is $16,152, Spooner is at $14,097, Frederic is $13,400, and Cumberland is at $13,600, according to the Department of Public Instruction Web site.

The tax levy is down $41,500. Revenue is down $63,000, state aid is down $304,000 and total revenue is down $338,559.

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by Jessica Beecroft WASHBURN COUNTY – What started as a practical joke at an underage drinking party in the early morning hours of Aug. 18 north of Trego ended with a 20-year-old Shell Lake man being shot in the chest.

Calvin Riley is recovering from the gunshot wound and Mark J. Neta, 19, Spooner, is facing a charge of second-degree reckless injury, a class F felony. Neta entered a plea of not guilty at a Sept. 20 hearing court appearance with his attorney, James Rennicke.

According to a sheriff’s report, both Neta and John P. Kafura, 19, had admitted to going into the woods on several occasions to scare the party-goers. According to Neta, the two men had made a hobby out of wearing camouflage and sneaking into the woods to scare partiers. Oftentimes the men would use fireworks, air rifles, and most recently, the .22 caliber rifle, to scare the crowd.

A sheriff’s deputy questioned the two men that morning at the Trego Travel Center. Neta stated that on this evening, he was armed with several airsoft rifles and one assault-type .22 caliber rifle. He said after having shot some of the partiers with the airsoft rifle, they had been discovered and ultimately were confronted by some at the party. During the confrontation, a physical struggle ensued, at which time the .22 rifle discharged. Neta stated he was initially unaware that the bullet had struck anyone. He repeatedly indicated he believed the safety was on the safe mode; however, it had evidently moved into the fire mode.

Later Neta elaborated more on the scuffle leading up to the firearm discharging. He said that he was initially confronted by other members of the party and that once they knew who the shooters were they laughed and joked and invited them into the campsite.

Neta stated they were showing the party-goers their weapons, both the airsoft and the .22 rifle. Neta stated one of the party-goers asked to shoot the .22 rifle, which Neta denied and told the person that he was not going to allow any intoxicated person to fire his weapons. Neta stated he was asked to shoot the .22, which he agreed to do and fired several shots into the air.

Neta stated he was then jumped by several of the party-goers and it was during this struggle that the firearm discharged. He stated that during the struggle, it was learned that Riley was shot in the chest area. Neta stated both he and Kafura tried to convince other people to call 911; however, they all refused to cooperate, indicating that they

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And I like guns just as much as anybody, but it’s not the place for them. Why do we ask for these problems?”

Keefe, discussed the information from a state attorney, stating that if the county does not tell the employees that they cannot carry, they will not be held liable if an employee is shot and had the option to protect themselves.

Greg Krantz, county board member, said, “I find some of the statements here amazing. We finally are getting the right we’ve been after for years. And we’ve already created a multitude of things that are going to go wrong. And I’ll tell you what, the guy that comes through the door and has ill intent in mind, he doesn’t (care) about your five-by-seven sign that’s standing there. He’s coming in here with purpose, and if he hurts one of our employees, because we’ve done something that says you can’t protect yourself after the state has given us the right to, shame on you! You will have a lawsuit.”

were drinking and underage and didn’t want any trouble with the law. Neta stated that once he learned that Riley was struck by the bullet, there was another scuffle in which he was taken to the ground and hit and kicked several times. Neta stated he and Kafura were ultimately freed and were attempting to locate one of the airsoft guns and their cell phone to make the call to the sheriff’s office themselves. Neta stated that after continued aggression by the members of the drinking party, he and Kafura decided to leave and go to the nearest phone to make the call. When they arrived at the Trego Travel Center, they were surprised to find the victim at the Trego Travel Center and believed the victim was taken to the Spooner Hospital. It is now known that a 17-year-old girl waited for her mother to come to the Trego Travel Center and then they brought Riley to the Spooner Hospital.

At the Trego Travel Center, Neta called 911 with the assistance of the cashier, Hobscheid, where he explained he had shot Calvin Riley, presumably in the chest. Both Neta and Kafura were asked by dispatch to place their knives on the counter where Hobscheid watched.

Neta stated that the incident occurred in the wooded area north of Earl, however, he was unable to provide the deputy with an exact location. Neta advised the deputy that the firearm and airsoft pistols/rifles were located in Kafura’s truck and described the truck as a blue Dodge with a wooden flatbed.

The deputy then met with Kafura.

Both men were noted as extremely cooperative and talked openly about the incident. When Kafura gave his version of what had occurred, it was a similar version of the events; however Kafura stated he wasn’t actually involved in the incident where the .22 rifle discharged.

Kafura stated they have crashed parties like this before; however, this was the first or second time that Neta had actually taken a live firearm with him. Kafura agreed to take an officer to the incident site.

Once at the scene of the incident, two investigators assisted in looking for the spent .22 round and any other evidence.

While attempting to look for the lost cell phone and missing airsoft gun, one of the deputies noted a small cardboard cylinder that was taped in a makeshift fashion with what was believed to be gunpowder in the open end of the tube.

It was the deputy’s belief that this was a primitive bomb-type arrangement. It was later agreed between all officers that this was in fact a makeshift explosive.

All evidence was collected and one vehicle was towed for evidence.

Riley was airlifted for medical care and is now recovering.

A status conference is scheduled for Nov. 9. More information will follow as it becomes available.

The county board will take action on this matter at the October county board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11. All concerned citizens are welcome to voice their opinions, comments and/or concerns on the concealed carry law, and subsequently the action the board will decide on.

Out-of-state CCW licenses issued to Wisconsin residents are not valid in Wisconsin. All Wisconsin residents must obtain a Wisconsin CCW license in order to carry concealed in Wisconsin.

To obtain a CCW license persons must be 21 years of age or older, not be prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, not have been ordered as a condition of bail or release in a criminal case from possessing a dangerous weapon, be a Wisconsin resident and have provided proof of a firearms training required for a license. Applications will start being accepted on Nov. 1, however, no one is allowed to carry until they have received their CCW license.

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Masterjohn Realty to merge with Coldwell Banker East West Realty

SPOONER - Coldwell Banker East West Realty is merging with Masterjohn Realty, combining many years of sales experience under one roof. CB East West has offices in Duluth, Cloquet, Superior, Iron River, Washburn and Ashland, and in 2010 entered the Spooner market by merging with My Favorite Realty/GMAC. Masterjohn Realty’s sales associates will operate as Coldwell Banker East West Realty/Masterjohn Team from the existing Coldwell Banker East West Realty office, at the corner of Hwys. 63 and 70, and be managed by Akemi Fischer.

Richard Wenaas, president, and Greg Kamp, CEO, of CB East West Realty, stated that the experience and professionalism of their Washburn County agents, coupled with their major presence in Northwest Wisconsin and the national resources of the Coldwell Banker franchise, will enable Coldwell Banker East West Realty’s agents to offer top-quality state-of-the-art services to local property buyers and sellers.

In addition, the Masterjohn Realty Solon Springs operation will merge with the Mi-

The Coldwell Banker East West Realty/Masterjohn team: front row (L to R): Mary Hafenstein, Akemi Fischer, Toby Langham and Jeri Bitney Back row (L to R): Steve Simondson, Bob Hall, Dennis Dunn, Mike Masterjohn and Judy Moffitt. – Photo by Jessica Beecroft

nong staff of Masterjohn Realty/Vacationland at 440 Business Hwy.

Wisconsin Education Fair to be held in Rice Lake

RICE LAKE — The Wisconsin Education Fair, featuring representatives from approximately 90 postsecondary institutions, will be in Rice Lake on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The education fair will be held from 9-11 a.m. in the UW-Barron County gymnasium.

This program, which is open to the public free of charge, will provide an opportunity for parents and students to obtain information from approximately 90 postsecondary institutions. Representatives from Wisconsin and out-of-state colleges and universities, vocational schools, trade schools and the military will be present to talk about the many educational opportunities.

No formal sessions will be held; rather, the students and parents will be free to move from display table to display table around the gym, spending as much time as they wish with the individual representatives.

According to UW-BC/WITC event coordinators Kevin Falkenberg and Christy Roshell, “This will be the single-best opportunity for students and parents to pick up literature and information from the many fair participants at one central location.”

Modeled after the successful national college fairs that are held annually in many metropolitan areas, this program replaces many of the college nights that were formerly held at local high schools.

For more information contact Kevin Falkenberg, UW-BC student advisor, at 715-234-8024 or Christy Roshell, WITC career specialist, at 715-234-7082. Local high school guidance counselors will also have specific details regarding this event. The Wisconsin Education Fair is co-sponsored by UW-Barron County and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. — from UW-BC

Photo correction

53, and will be managed by Terry Turek as Coldwell Banker East West Re-

alty/Vacationland Team. - Jessica Beecroft

Area news

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bonnie Urfer, 59, Luck, a longtime staff member of the nonprofit nuclear watchdog group NukeWatch, was sentenced by the federal court in Knoxville to a total of eight months’ incarceration. Urfer has been in jail since May 11 and will now serve another four months. Presiding Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton had Urfer incarcerated May 11 immediately following a jury trial involving 12 activists, all of whom were convicted of trespassing for a peaceful sit-down protest that took place July 5, 2010, at the Y12 nuclear weapons complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn. — from NukeWatch ••• STATEWIDE— Overnight delivery of first-class mail could cease, and nearly 350 Wisconsin postal workers jobs could be at risk as the U.S. Postal Service looks to save billions by consolidating operations. Five mail sorting operations could end in Wisconsin as the postal service deals with a 50-percent drop in first-class mail over the past 10 years. Nationwide, the postal service is studying the closure or consolidation of 250 processing centers to save up to $3 billion. Spokesman Pete Nowacki says they’re looking at transportation networks, capacities of processing plants and impacts on service for customers. He doesn’t expect any decisions about plant closures to be made until early 2012. — from Wisconsin Public Radio ••• FREDERIC — Steven Plum, 54, rural Luck, is facing impaired driving charges for allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into the house of Doug and Becky Amundson, Ash Street, Frederic. When authorities arrived, they discovered Plum asleep behind the wheel. When awakened, he claimed to have blacked out and did not know he had struck the house.

A breath test at the scene reportedly showed a blood alcohol concentration of .30, which is almost four times the legal limit of .08. The car pushed in the top portion of the basement wall; striking some plumbing pipes and came within a foot of striking a gas line. — from the Inter-County Leader ••• CUMBERLAND — Residents are concerned about increasing aquatic weeds in Beaver Dam Lake in Cumberland according to a recent survey on plant management done by the Beaver Dam Lake Management District. District President Dave Evenson said,

“The survey results indicated the most popular uses of the lake were motor boating, enjoying the view, fishing, swimming and pontooning, and that each of these activities was affected by nuisance weeds in the lake and its navigation channels.” Over 50 percent of the survey respondents said their use of the lake was negatively impaired by weed problems. An overwhelming majority, 91 percent, of the survey participants expressed support for fish stocking and boat monitoring programs operated by the lake management district. — from the Cumberland Advocate ••• RICE LAKE — The Boys and Girls Club of Barron County opened the doors to its new clubhouse at the old Lincoln Elementary School at 426 N. Wilson Ave., in Rice Lake. The school closed last spring. Relocating from its former location on North Main Street, the new clubhouse offers a larger facility for youths in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. Volunteers painted former classrooms and donated time and items for the remodel. Featured in the building are a reading room with a loft, chairs and books, a music room with instruments including guitars and a piano, an arts and crafts room, a computer lab, a game room, a sand volleyball court, separate areas for homework instruction and a gym. — from the Chronotype ••• BARRON — Two local men convicted of arson, whose vandalism resulted in the burning of the New Scandinavia Lutheran Church between Barron and Chetek in December 2010, were spared prison time by Judge Timothy Doyle upon a recommendation from District Attorney Angela Beranek and agreement with the two men’s defense attorneys. Lucas Schultz, 18, Cameron, and Jesse Unruh, 21, Barron, were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, five years of initial confinement and five years of supervised release, but those sentences were immediately stayed, and the two will be placed on probation instead. — from Barron NewsShield

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The salaries of the board of education members will stay the same as follows: president and clerk - $1,750, treasurer and vice president - $1,600, and nonofficers $1,500.

Also noted this year, starting Jan. 1, 2012, the school district will have to charge an additional 5 cents per meal as mandated by the state. The federal nutrition guidelines make the state charge a minimum amount for meals. There is currently a rate of about 60 percent of all students that receive free or reduced lunches. It was noted that several people that qualify for this are not utilizing the service. By not using the service, it is actually costing the school district more money to provide meals. The state reimburses the district at a higher rate than the school charges people who pay out of pocket for the meals. So all are encouraged to apply for the free and reduced lunch program by contacting the district office.

As far as issues the district will be working on this year, the district will be working on curriculum. New elementary Principal Kim Osterhues has a background with curriculum and will be assisting the district in getting this up to date.

Curriculum will continue to be a goal and focus this year and into the future.

As previously reported, the 3-6 Wisconsin Promise Award has been awarded to the school four years straight. The school is one of the top 29 schools in the state to receive it four or more years in a row. Jim Connell pointed out this is not out of the 400 some school districts, and this is from a pool of over 10,000 schools in the state.

“This is a really big deal,” he noted.

The community is being asked to participate in a survey to voice their opinions on upcoming and current issues facing the district. To take the survey, please visit: www.survey2000.com. The access code for the Shell Lake School District is: 5M5T – YTDF – M62Y – VCJ7.

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners

September 19 - $30 Andrea Hartwig, Shell Lake September 20 - $30 Chuck Robotti, Shell Lake September 21 - $30 Solon Springs Lions, Solon Springs September 22 - $30 JoAnne Olson, Shell Lake September 23 - $30 Becky Buhl, Fox River Grove, Ill.

Shell Lake Marine

Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Temps & levels

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2010 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25

2011 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25

High 58 59 71 67 64 63 54

High 56 69 67 58 47 55 58

Low 35 42 49 37 41 51 38

Low 52 48 49 39 40 43 39

Lake level: Sept. 27, 2010: 1,217.75’ MSL Sept. 26, 2011: 1,217.86’ MSL

Precip .11” rain 1.91” rain .04” rain Precip. .40” rain

.14” rain .06” rain .06” rain

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Could your home survive a wildfire?

New DNR video showcases simple steps one homeowner took that saved his home

MADISON – Homeowners who live in or near storm-damaged areas in Northwest Wisconsin are urged to act now to protect their homes from wildland fires.

State wildfire experts say with so many trees on the ground and drying, the potential is there for intense fires in 2012.

The Department of Natural Resources has recently completed a nine-minute video on the effectiveness of the Firewise program. The video features an Adams County homeowner whose Firewise house survived being overrun by the 3,400-acre Cottonville fire while neighbors all around him lost theirs.

When wildfires happen in Wisconsin, they cause great damage. But, by following a few basic protection tactics, you can safeguard your rural home and buildings.

The department has created a stormrecovery Web page listing resources available to homeowners for help with cleanup. The page also features a home protection strategy developed by wildfire experts called, Firewise. People who have questions about dealing with storm-downed trees can also call the DNR call center at 888-WDNR-INFO, 888-936-7463, for information seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and talked with a live customer service specialist.

“Homeowners who spend the time and energy to make their property Firewise will not only reduce the risk of a wildfire destroying their home or their neighbor’s home, it will also make it easier and safer for firefighters to protect homes in the event of a blaze,” said DNR’s Firewise program coordinator, Jolene Ackerman.

How Firewise works “Key to the effectiveness of Firewise is an assessment of your property and the fire hazards within an area of 100 to 200 feet around buildings,” said Ackerman, “an area called the Home Ignition Zone.”

The DNR has a Home Ignition Self-Assessment brochure to get homeowners started.

“When beginning the Firewise process, start with the buildings on your property,” says Ackerman. “Clear debris off roofs and out of rain gutters. Prune all tree limbs, especially conifers (or evergreens), within 10 feet of roof edges.

Don’t forget to keep decks swept off and clean out areas under them that have built-up debris. Accumulated dead vegetation supplies the fuel for a flying ember to smolder and ignite a fire.

“Next, remove all flammable materials from within three to five feet around building foundations. This means removing annuals and cutting back perennials as they die off in the fall. Remove excessive amounts of mulch and anything flammable that may be stored next to your siding.

“Clear fallen leaves, brush and dried grass for 30 feet around buildings. Remove dead and dying trees and brokenoff limbs. Prune conifer branches to a height of 6 feet. Keep this 30-foot area maintained throughout next spring’s fire season. Store firewood and other combustible materials at least 30 feet away from the house and other buildings and clear a space at least 10 feet around them.

“Next, look at the vegetation in the zone that extends 30 to 100 feet beyond buildings. Remove as many fallen branches and trees as you can this fall.

Start with the pines as they are considered to be the most flammable tree type in our state.

“Move this material to a local brush collection site or have it chipped on your property. Burning should be your last option. If you decide to burn, start piling the material now and wait to burn it when the ground is completely snow covered. Keep piles small and burn early in the winter rather than late winter to minimize the chance that embers could still be smoldering and flare up when the snow melts.

“Finally, clear fallen trees, shrubs and limbs along your driveway. Keep tree limbs pruned 15 feet above your driveway to accommodate emergency vehicles, should one need to access your property. Remember, a firefighter cannot help save your home if they cannot get

Register Memories

1951 - 60 years ago

• Mike Perry, 4-1/2 years old, hooked a 34-inch musky in Shell Lake. He was fishing with his uncle, Charles Garnhart.

• Mrs. Charles Baker, 52, was killed by an accidental discharged of a gun being brought through her kitchen door. The former Lena Louise Rockaway of Shell Lake, she lived in the Town of Maple Plain, Barron County, near Cumberland.

• Ruth Hefflinger, a nurse at the local hospital, was honored at a surprise dinner and prewedding shower at the shelter house in the park.

• Little Roger Harnesk was spending some time with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Olsen, in the Woodyard community.

1961 - 50 years ago

• Voters turned out in very small numbers for the first official city election of the new city of Shell Lake with only 145 voters going to the polls. The small turnout of voters was due to the fact that only one of the council seats was in contest. In the First Ward Oliver Frey gained the vote over Charles Counselman 26 votes to 23. H.L. (Roy) Hanes was unopposed in the race for mayor, and John Christiansen was unopposed as a candidate for justice of the peace.

• Sally Rundle was given recognition for her high achievement in the initial stage of the seventh-annual National Merit Scholarship competition.

• Parishioners from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church were discussing plans to enlarge the church and construct a hall.

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“These are just a few things you can do to protect your home and property. By taking action now, you are lowering the chance of losing your property to wildfire. Talk to your neighbors about the importance of preparing your properties now, before spring fire season. “ If you would like a Home Ignition Zone Assessment packet mailed to you contact Ackerman at 608-267-7677, email jolene.ackerman@wisconsin.gov, or write to her at Box 7921, 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, WI 53703. – from the WDNR Web site

Public forum on mining set

RICE LAKE — The Blue Hills Solidarity Network is hosting a discussion about the rapidly expanding sand mining and processing that is happening in this region. The presentation will take place Monday, Oct. 3, in Rice Lake at the UW-Barron campus Room 204 in Ritzinger Hall at 6:30 p.m.

The silica sands, also commonly called frac sands, are in increasing demand by companies that use these sands in their drilling process for natural gas and oil in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Dakota and elsewhere across the country. As a result, more and more mines are being proposed.

The mines often remove entire hills while the processing plants release crystalline silica, which can be inhaled and cause cancer or other ailments. According to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, four mines or plants are operating or under consideration in Barron County, one in Burnett, 11 in Chippewa, one in Rusk and one in Dunn. Altogether in Wisconsin, 41 sites are operating or proposed. When the sand is used for extracting natural gas or oil, it is combined with chemicals that threaten water supplies.

For more information call 715-9452164 or e-mail bluehillssolidaritynetwork@gmail.com. — from Blue Hills Solidarity Network

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• Officers of the St. John’s Teens Society were Lora Washkuhn, president; Diane Heftner, vice president; Janice Semm, secretary/treasurer; and Alayne Norton, reporter.

1971 - 40 years ago

• Members of the Shell Lake baseball team were Tom Biver, Harlan Johnson, Ted Biver, Herb Schrankel, Kevin Johnson, Mike White, Dick Pederson and manager Bill Ailport.

• Roger W. Mortensen, Shell Lake, a bricklayer’s apprentice under Enerson Construction, participated in a bricklaying contest at the London Square Mall in Eau Claire.

• Births reported at Indianhead Memorial Hospital were Christine Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cusick, Sarona, on Sept. 24; and Isaac Alan to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bair, Sarona, on Sept. 27.

• Roger Jacobs, son of Merlin and Vera Jacobs, returned to Hancock, Mich., where he was a sophomore at Michigan Tech Institute.

1981 - 30 years ago

• A ground-breaking ceremony for Salem Lutheran Church’s new church was held. The Rev. Norm Luecke said it was expected the congregation would be moving into their new building come spring.

• Ernie W. Heuer, 58, who had farmed on the east side of Shell Lake for 29 years, was killed in a 30- to 40-foot fall from a silo at his farm.

• Nancy Scharhag, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Scharhag, Shell Lake, was a practice teacher in physical educa-

tion and health at Cumberland High School.

• Gary and Katherine Beardsley and family were the new owners of the Chauncey and Mabel Lane farm in the Town of Dewey.

1991 - 20 years ago

• Bob Lambert was the new Shell Lake High School principal.

• Winners of the annual mini-golf tournament at Red Barn Campground during Town and Country Days were Paul Naglosky, Larry Sutherland, Steve Jeska, Dan Dunbar, Tyler Pockat and Scott Schlapper.

• The Harvest Home, operated by Julie Foss, had pumpkins, squash, Indian corn, corn bundles and straw bales, everything for fall.

• Winner of the greased-pig competition at Barronett’s Colorfest were Jake Arnes in the 7 to 10 age group and David Marker, ages 11-14.

2001 - 10 years ago

• The local Shell Lake churches along with Boy Scout Troop 51 were conducting a winter coat, mitten and boot drive.

• Bill Ailport was retiring from TruGas of Shell Lake.

• Members of the high school crosscountry team were Kathryn Cardwell, Tiffany Spears, Jill Oostdyk, Emma Wabrowetz, Kayla Kemp and Tera Reynolds.

• Mike Bartz was named the Northern Wisconsin Region Law Enforcement and Science Media Leader.

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The Cornerstone Campus

by Diane Dryden SPOONER — In 1981 there were a few families that were looking for a church. They checked out every one available within Sunday driving distance, and they found themselves still searching for that special place.

Connections were eventually made between the 20 or so seekers and Ned and Susan Berube. The connection was solid, and soon the Berubes moved to Spooner near the old high school and had services there in their home. They soon outgrew the house and moved on to meeting at the experimental farm in Spooner. With its steady growth, the congregation then moved to Trinity Lutheran Church, and when the Piggly Wiggly grocery store became Schmitz’s Economart in 1986 and moved out of the building, the Cornerstone Church congregation bought it and has been there ever since. That’s 30 years now, and their congregation numbers a comfortable 200 people, give or take a few.

You might have been one of the hundreds of people each December to visit their elaborately done, “A Night in Bethlehem.” It’s a walk-through performance after the birth of Christ. There are food and crafts to buy with money you receive when you enter the building, and the entire night is a treat from the live sheep, goats and chickens when you first arrive, right up to the end of the event where you exit into a room full of sweets, coffee and punch along with a free gift for each family. The scenery alone for this performance takes days and days to put up, and the congregation moves to another location for their own Sunday services.

Being a church that has always liked to celebrate, each fall they hold a Celebration Night to commemorate their past and their present. Individual women set a banquet table with her finest china, silver and center-

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I’m Jack Russell, Chihuahua mix and not quite 2 years old, I’m pretty tough but still might need a sweater when it’s cold.

You’ll find me to be one of the most cheerful dogs you meet, I do believe I am the one who’ll make your life complete.

Dogs for adoption: 6-year-old large neutered black/silver malamute/shepherd mix; 2-year-old brindle male pit bull; adult female Lab mix; 5-yearold neutered brown/white American Staffordshire terrier; 4-1/2-month-old neutered black Lab/boxer mix; 5-year-old female chocolate Lab; 3-year-old male yellow Lab; 3-year-old female yellow Lab; a 2year-old neutered Jack Russell terrier mix and an 8month-old male pug/Chihuahua/beagle/ dachshund mix.

Cats for adoption: 2-month-old female black/ white shorthair; 2-month-old female shorthair tortie; 2-year-old female calico; 1-year-old spayed brown/white shorthair Abyssinian mix; two 2month-old male orange/buff shorthair tigers; 2month-old female shorthair black/brown tiger; 6-month-old shorthair tortie; 6-week-old male and female black/brown tigers; 3-year-old spayed tiger/calico shorthair; 6-month-old black shorthair; 4-month-old female white/black shorthair tiger; 1year-old neutered shorthair Siamese mix; 3-monthold shorthair tiger/calico Manx; 2-year-old spayed Birman and many new kittens from 6-9 weeks old.

Also for adoption: Two adult male gerbils, one black/white, one tan/white. Both friendly and can be held.

Strays include: Adult female hound found on Sawyer Creek Road in Spooner; adult female brown/brindle JRT/cattle dog mix wearing a red collar found near 5th Street in Springbrook; adult brown neutered min pin/Chihuahua mix found on Old Hwy. 63 near Tower Road, Shell Lake, and an adult male golden retriever wearing a studded leather collar with nameplate found between Spooner and Sarona.

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The main church building, a former grocery store, has again been revamped both inside and out during the past year.

This building, which sits on Hwy. 63 in Spooner, was originally built to sell, but since the congregation is growing, it now serves as the Christian education building. – Photos by Diane Dryden

pieces, and the meal is catered in so no one has to spend hours in the kitchen before and after the evening is over.

The second celebration is held on a Wednesday night and is called Family Night. This one is held at the church. After a buffet of finger foods and desserts, there are sometimes skits and performances, and the evening ends with a special slide show.

Three celebrations, all well-attended, unite these brothers and sisters in the common cause, which is presenting salvation through God’s son, Jesus Christ, and working together to grow spiritually.

When three lots became available north of the church, across the alley to be exact, the church bought the lots and took down two of the old houses. The one left standing is still in good shape, and it’s now being revamped into a youth building to accommodate their growing seventh- thru 12th-grade youth group.

Just this past May, a new church was started in the A & H area, and Tryg Wistad pastors at the senior center there. The new church is called Crossroads Christian Church and has services every Sunday at 10 a.m.

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String musicians needed

RICE LAKE — Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra invites area string musicians to rehearsals for its upcoming fall concerts. The Concert of Thanksgiving features Aaron Copland’s “Variations on a Shaker Melody,” Virgil Thomson’s “Pilgrims and Pioneers” from the John Houseman film “Journey to America,” and Felix Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony.

Rehearsals are at UW-Barron County Fine Arts Building in Rice Lake on Wednesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 28 with a rehearsal for strings only. Full orchestra rehearsals begin Oct. 5. Fall concerts will be presented on Friday, Nov. 4, in Rice Lake at UW-Barron County Fine Arts Theatre and Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Heritage Canoe Museum in Spooner. The orchestra is under the direction of Josh Aerie, now in his fourth season.

String musicians may call 715-234-9755 for more information. A limited number of openings for woodwinds, brass and percussion may be available also.

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Time for tea and perhaps a book

f I had known grandchildren were this much fun I would have had them first!” Many of us have heard this quote even though we may not know who first said it.

I enjoy being a parent, and I also love being a grandparent. Therefore, those of you reading this column will on occasion read not only about my children but also about my granddaughter and grandson.

Granddaughter Adalyn is at the age where she and I can enjoy a little culture. Talking to her on the phone one evening after spending several days with her, she asked, “Teacup?” She was referring to the little tea set she and I enjoyed sipping from. I told her when she came to visit we would use our teacups. I asked what she would like served in her teacup to which she replied, “Shep.” Shep in her 2-year-old language equals ice cream in my language. When she did visit and we had teacup, the request was changed to juice, and therefore we enjoyed a cranberry-blueberry blend.

When Adalyn’s mom, my daughter Amanda, was a toddler she would say, “dop-a-dee” when she wanted a book read to her. Adalyn also enjoys storybooks. It is now best to limit the amount to five or six books before bedtime.

I have a varied opinion of some children’s books. Some stories are cute. Some stories are informative. In one of Clifford the Big Red

Dog books, the story teaches the fire safety rule of Stop, Drop and Roll. In the story, “The Pony Who Couldn’t Say Neigh,” a pony named Alfred could make several other animal sounds but could not neigh. The reader is encouraged with these ending sentences, “So don’t be discouraged with things you can’t do. Things worked out for Alfred.

They will for you, too.”

In some children’s storybooks the characters are a bit bizarre, and the storyline doesn’t always seem to make sense. Excuse me Granddaughter Adafor seeming too opin- lyn is enjoying teatime. ionated here, but I — Photo by Amanda Mccan’t help but won- Grane der, “How did they ever get this published?”

I personally enjoy reading, and I am a firm believer in reading to children. Taking the time to enjoy a spot of “tea” with a child now and then isn’t a bad idea either.

Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson

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by Diane Dryden BARRON — Everything old is new again. Whatever it is, fashion, medicine or ways of life, it all goes around in a large cycle; here today, gone tomorrow and back again 50 years later. One WWII poster claimed, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without,” and the same thinking has been regenerated time and time again since the 1940s.

Currently, there is a young man who thought about the possibility of recycling fryer grease for fuel in his car. With some input from a friend that had already done this with his own vehicle, Olson plunged in to the mindset of a genuine recycler. His full name is Justin Olson, and he’s spent the majority of his life involved with food service. He is currently the manager of the Rolling Oaks Restaurant in Barron, on the golf course of the same name on Hwy. 8.

Olson started out as part of the restaurant’s waitstaff and he’s been a part of the advertising, bar tending, cooking, catering and hiring. Currently, he’s the headhoncho of the place and prides himself on their Friday night fish fry, their burgers, and naturally, their Saturday night prime rib, where the prime’s been slow-cooking since the night before.

Oddly enough, his venture into recycling started as he dumped the restaurant’s used fryer grease several times a week in a container for someone else to pick up and cart off. He also had a friend visit him from San Francisco who had the heart of a recycler. He shared with Olson how he could revamp his 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, so he could recycle the fryer grease he was throwing away to use as fuel for his car. They spent three days working on the vehicle, which could have been done in a day, but his friend, Ben, wanted to make sure Olson did it himself, so he could understand the entire process.

Changing a vehicle to fryer grease compliance gets really complicated if the engine doesn’t burn diesel.

There are lots of diesel trucks that fit this requirement, but Olson had the only car that ran on diesel.

Filtering the grease wasn’t hard. It comes in 5-gallon plastic containers, which are housed in sturdy cardboard boxes. When Olson changed the grease in the fryer, now he poured the used grease through a filter that fit inside a 60-gallon container. He then pumped the cleaned oil back into the original 5-gallon containers, but through an even finer filter first. That’s it. If he doesn’t need the cleaned fuel right away, he stores it.

He believes he’s got about 300 gallons saved already.

The fuel runs without producing any carbon material, so all the emissions are clean and odorless. Last summer, Olson drove out to see his friend, who since became the head of San Francisco’s Alternative Energy Program. Even though his Jetta runs on fryer grease, it still requires diesel fuel for starting the motor until it heats up enough to switch to grease. “It usually takes only one or two minutes before I switch the fuels over,” he says. He also needs to switch back to diesel before he stops and turns off the car. On his trip to California, he filled the 13-gallon tank under his trunk that sits next to

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very Thursday, except holidays, a group of gentlemen – and I use that term loosely – meet at a previously agreed upon food establishment and partake of their menu, chat awhile and after the plans for the following week are made they disperse and continue on the day’s remaining plans. The group is known as the ROMEOS — Retired Old Men Eating Out. This name was adopted sometime in the past and I know it is not unique to this area. At the book sale on Labor Day I bought the book titled, “The Greatest Generation” attributed to Tom Brokaw. It is a collection of people who were somehow connected to the actions of the wars in the ‘40s. Some were action related and others just were noted for their contribution. John “Lefty” Caulfield of Cambridge, Mass., started the ROMEOS but the story in the book tells of his poor Irish upbringing and wartime experiences but no basis for his ROMEO beginning. I have no other basis for this story but if Tom Brokaw sat down at a ROMEO meeting in Cambridge and noted it in his book, I have to believe it. As an aside, we rate the establishment on the quality and taste of their Bloody Marys.

••• Did you know that duck hunting is allowed over Shell Lake? I didn’t until last week. It’s quite possible I would have been aware of that fact if I were a duck hunter. But before anyone decides to participate in that endeavor, make sure you have the correct shell shooter and correct shells before you enter your blind. Shooting out the back window or from your deck might be possible but it would not be sporting and also not permissible.

••• Some time back I wrote of a fact that

Justin Olson’s Jetta

Here is restaurateur Justin Olson with his revamped Volkswagen Jetta that runs on his restaurant’s cleaned fryer grease.

The new used-fryer-grease tank is installed beneath the trunk of Justin Olson’s Jetta next to the one that holds the diesel fuel.

There are more wires under the hood, but the revamping creates a vehicle that leaves absolutely no carbon footprint.

had been passed onto me regarding corncobs. A gentleman close to the soil when asked by me regarding the number of cobs on a stalk gave me the answer which was one and in a few cases two. I have to report that that particular soil trekker informed me the other day that he was not entirely correct and that one or two were always possible. He was corrected and as a result I was also and now you are. An observation — looking at one very tall stalk of corn with all its leaves, and the ear itself with all its own leaves and silk underneath the leaves encompassing the cob itself, it looks like a government production.

Potatoes seem to be a perfect way to do things. Pick it up, wash it, cook it and eat it. Lettuce even easier.

Fruit, pick it off the tree and eat it. Corn uses a lot of sun, water, acreage and labor. But I guess the cows don’t look at it this way. Around October I must admit corn and salt and butter sure taste good. Well since corn was here before we arrived, when it was maize, I guess it’s here to stay but it still seems that a lot of work and production is involved for a little reward.

••• The big construction machinery finally left from the middle of town and last week was deployed to South Lake Drive running down to the lakefront.

The driveway was leveled using dirt from the right side of the road and the shallow ditch that was left on the right side was dug out to assist the water running off the road to gravitate to the lake. The roadway was widened a bit to facilitate the process.

••• Overheard in a pasture while two cows were waiting to be milked, “Oh, oh, here comes old cold hands.” True story...

“If you can read the plans, you can make the transformation from diesel to grease,” Justin Olson says enthusiastically.

his diesel fuel tank, and then packed the trunk with 11 containers of grease totally 55 gallons in his trunk and backseat.

Even though he stopped at gas stations along the way to refuel, no one ever asked why he was pouring fryer grease into his trunk. He made the 4,000-mile roundtrip spending only $30 in fuel, and that was the diesel fuel.

This type of thinking borders on genius, because not only does he wrap the original cost of the grease into the running of the restaurant, he uses the same free grease to run his vehicle for nothing, running it without smoke or smell.

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Olson wonders what places like McDonald’s do with their grease, seeing they must generate tons of the stuff.

He also noted that the German Burger Kings are heavily vested into solar and wind power reducing their gas consumption 52 percent and supplying 90 percent of their own electricity. The Denver-based fast-food Chipotle restaurants have installed solar panels on 75 of their restaurants, and they have become the largest direct provider of electricity in the restaurant industry.

Olson’s Jetta is now for sale, because he’s taking the next step and looking for a van that he can convert to burning grease, so he can use it in their catering business. He says he’s not mechanically inclined, but with his enthusiasm for living wisely, you can just about go to the bank knowing he’ll be using other forms of recycling soon that are not only good for his bottom line, but also good for the Earth.

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September Friday, Sept. 30 • Washburn County Genealogical Society meeting, 1:30 p.m., at the city hall meeting room/library building, Shell Lake. The program at the end of the meeting will be name changes from foreign countries to America.

The public is welcome.

October Tuesday, Oct. 4 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m. at the lodge.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 • Washburn County HCE meeting, 9:30 a.m., UW-Extension meeting room, Spooner.

• Unit on Aging, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Free soup and sandwiches, Church of the Nazarene, 5:30 p.m. Call 715-635-3496 to confirm. All welcome. Donations accepted.

• Washburn County Health Department Open Immunization Clinic, Spooner, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Walk-ins on that day only. Appointments are available on other days by calling 715-635-4400. Suggested donation of $5 per vaccination. Bring child’s immunization record.

Thursday, Oct. 6 • Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting, 4:30 p.m., Shell Lake City Hall meeting room.

• Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Contact person Betsy, 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.

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Friday, Oct. 7 GFWC Spooner Women’s Club annual New Members Event at 1 p.m. If you want to learn more about the Women’s Club, plan on attending at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Scribner. Refreshments will be served. Call for details and RSVP, call Sharon at 715-635-2741.

Saturday, Oct. 8 • Washburn County Food Distribution in conjunction with Ruby’s Pantry, Spooner Middle School Tech Ed Building on Elm Street. Ticket sales at 9 a.m. Distribution at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers needed. To sign up or for more information, contact Chuck at 715-635-9309, Bill at 715-468-4017 or Ardys at 715-222-4410.

• Author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran featured at Spooner Memorial Library, 1-3 p.m. For more info call 715-635-2792.

Monday, Oct. 10 • Diabetes education meeting 2-3 p.m. in the classroom at Spooner Health System. Topics and speakers vary each month. For more information contact Claudia at 715-635-1217.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 • Moms Club meets at Faith Lutheran, Spooner, 10 a.m. All stay-at-home or part-time-working moms welcome with their children.

• Namekagon Congregational Church U.C.C. harvest supper, 5-7 p.m., one block north of Hwy. 63 in Earl.

Wednesday, Oct. 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 will meet at 1 p.m. at the city hall building in Spooner. All volunteers welcome.

Thursday, Oct. 13 • The Shell Lake Lions Club will meet, 6:30 p.m., at the Shell Lake Community Center.

• Fibromyalgia/CFS/Chronic Pain Support Group of Barron County meets from 1-3 p.m. at the Chetek Lutheran Church, Chetek. Coffee and refreshments served. Educational materials available to sign out. Call 715-651-9011 or 715-237-2798 for further information.

Saturday, Oct. 15 • St. Joseph/St. Catherine’s Fall Bazaar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the lower level of St. Joseph’s Church in Shell Lake. Lunch served from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Carryouts available.

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• 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. Info call 715-635-4669.

Tuesday, October 18 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 will meet at 7 p.m. at the lodge.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 • Games and activities, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Shell Lake Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 5 p.m., at the library, 501 1st St., Shell Lake. The public is welcome.

Thursday, Oct. 20 • Washburn County Humane Society open board meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the state patrol headquarters in Spooner. Call 715-635-4720 for more information.

• Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting will be provided.

Saturday, Oct. 22 • Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.

Thursday, Oct. 27 • First-Year Parenting class, 5-8:30 p.m., Spooner Annex Building, UW-Extension conference room. To register call Deb Meyer at 715-635-4444 or deb.meyer @ces.uwex.edu Thursday, Oct. 28 • The Shell Lake American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m., at the Friendship Commons.

• Shell Lake VFW will meet at 7 p.m., at the Friendship Commons.

November Wednesday, Nov. 2 • Washburn County annual HCE meeting, 9:30 a.m., UW-Extension meeting room, Spooner.

December Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-4 • “An O. Henry Christmas” at Theater in the Woods, Shell Lake. For reservations call 715-468-4387 or online at www.titw.org.

Friday-Sunday, Dec. 9-11 • “An O. Henry Christmas” at Theater in the Woods, Shell Lake. For reservations call 715-468-4387 or online at www.titw.org.

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Indianhead Community Action Agency is looking for volunteers to help out in their thrift store and food pantry.

Food pantry volunteers must be able to lift at least 25 lbs.

Please stop in to ICAA at 608 Service Road and pick up an application or call 715-635-3975 for more information.

••• The Washburn County Area Humane Society is looking for volunteers to update and maintain their Web site and to research and apply for grants. For more information, call Susie at 715-468-2453 or e-mail wcahs@centurytel.net.

••• Glenview Assisted Living is looking for a volunteer to assist the in-house beautician with appointments. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested volunteers please call 715-468-4255 or e-mail to glenview83-jessica@hotmail.com.

••• Terraceview Living Center Inc. is providing opportunities for talented volunteers skilled in group and 1:1 interactions with the elderly. Seeking services between 3-7 p.m. daily. There will be flexibility in scheduling your services.

Orientation is provided. If you are interested please stop by their office and fill out an application.

••• Volunteer help at the Shell Lake Arts Center is needed for special occasions during the school year. We need help with the middle school honors band, bulk mailings, the piano festival, middle school honors choir and the Gala. If you are interested in volunteering please call 715-468-2414.

••• Faith in Action of Washburn County is looking for volunteers to provide direct services to seniors and adults with disabilities. Tasks might include transportation, light housekeeping, light yard work, fix-it jobs, telephone and in-person visits. Training is provided, and all volunteers choose what they want to do and when they want to volunteer. For more information, please call 715635-2252 or e-mail Faith In Action at faithinactionwc@yahoo.com.

••• The Shell Lake Arts Center is in need of a volunteer with bookkeeping experience to work three - four hours per week between now and June 2012. Activiites include payroll processing, bill payment and documentation, and communicating with the center’s finance committee. Familiarity with QuickBooks is essential. Contact Tara Burns at the SLAC if interested, 715-468-2414.

••• To publish a volunteer opportunity, submit it to us by Monday noon. E-mail it to wcregister@centurytel.net, bring it to the office, or call 715-468-2314. Please list the type of volunteer work you need, as well as dates, times and length of service. Make sure to include your contact information, including your name and phone number. When the volunteer position is filled, please let us know so we can take it off the list. This service is offered free of charge in an effort to bring the community together so those that are looking for help can find those that are looking to help.

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AA Sunday 6 p.m.

AA Beginners Monday Noon AA 5 p.m.

GA Tuesday Noon AA AA 7 p.m.

Wednesday 1 p.m.

AA 7 p.m.

NA Thursday 1 p.m.

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Monday: Lifestyle weight management support group will meet at 4 p.m. Weigh-in, meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the dining room of Indianhead Medical Center in Shell Lake.

Call Michelle Grady at 715-468-7833 for more information. Membership fee is $10 per year, dues 50 cents per week.

• Partners of Veterans women’s support group will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at Counseling Associates in Siren, located across from the Burnett County Government Center. For more information, contact Julie YaekelBlack Elk at 715-349-8575.

• Celebrate Recovery meetings at 6:30. This is a Christ-centered recovery program. Meetings take place in the Community Life Center at Spooner Wesleyan Church, Hwy. 70 West. For more information, call 715635-2768.

• First Friends Playgroup open to all children. Focus on infants and their caregivers with sensory stimulation and movement experiences. Art project materials provided and the morning closes with circle music time and instrument exploration. 10 a.m. to noon at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner.

Monday and Thursday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Daily fee includes lunch and a program of crafts, exercise, games, music, quiet time, etc. For more information, call 715635-4367.

Tuesday: Women Healing Women support group at Time-Out Family Abuse Outreach office, every other Tuesday, 4-5:30 p.m. For survivors of domestic abuse and/or sexual abuse. Free, confidential, closed after first session. For more info or to register, contact Time-Out Family Abuse Shelter Outreach office at 103 Oak St., Spooner, WI 54801, 715-635-5245.

• Ala-Teen meets at 6:30 p.m. in the New Life Christian Center in Rice Lake. Use the back entrance.

• The Washburn County Historical Society Research Room, 102 West Second Avenue, Shell Lake, open Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. throughout the year.

• Bridge at Friendship Commons, Fourth Avenue, Shell Lake, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Practice your bridge skills. Beginners welcome.

Tuesday and Friday: Shell Lake Farmers Market, 2 p.m., parking lot across from Washburn County Courthouse in Shell Lake.

Wednesday: Lakeland Family Resource Center open from noon to 3 p.m.

• AA meeting, 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner.

• 9 a.m. to noon, sewing at Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Kidstime-Parentime at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner, 10 a.m. to noon. Learn, discuss and share ideas and experience to enrich parenting skills. Preselected art or play materials available for children of all ages. Kidstime-Parentime provides quality time for families, networking for parents and a social opportunity for both parents and children. The last Wednesday of the month a potluck lunch is held at 11:15 a.m.

Thursday: AA meets at 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, Minong.

• Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at Indianhead Medical Center, Shell Lake.

• Library Fun For Little Ones, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Shell Lake Public Library. A time for stories, craft and a snack.

No age minimum or maximum for participants.

Thursday and Monday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program, see listing above.

••• Amber Bednar, RN, Washburn County Health Department, is available at the public health office to provide breastfeeding basics, how-tos and postpartum support. Appointments can be made at 715-635-4400.

Domestic abuse and sexual assault are crimes.

Time-Out provides free, confidential victim support. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence in a relationship, please call 800-924-0556.

The Washburn County Genealogy Research Room, 106-1/2 2nd Ave., Museum Hewitt Building, Shell Lake, is closed for the winter. The room can be opened upon request, weather permitting. Call 715635-7937 or 715-635-6450, for more information.

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Organ donation information session held

SHELL LAKE — Organ donation information sessions were held Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Indianhead Medical Center by representatives of RTI Donor Services and Lions Eye Bank.

IMC employees were informed of the benefits and applications of donated human tissue. Currently, more than 112,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, with 1,800 in Wisconsin alone. Nineteen people die each day while waiting.

Major organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine may be donated, as well as bone, corneas, connective tissue — ligaments, tendons, and cartilage, skin and cardiovascular tissues — heart valves, veins and arteries.

Organ, tissue and eye donation saves or improves the lives of those in need.

One donor can save the lives of eight people through organ donation, and another 50 lives may be improved through eye and tissue donation.

To learn more about organ and tissue donation, please visit www.donatelife.net.

If you would like to register with the Wisconsin Donor Registry to give legal consent, please visit www.

YesIWillWisconsin.com for Representatives from RTI Donor Services, Laurie Ripp (left) and Lions more information. – submitEye Bank Wisconsin, Jacki Witkowski (right) stand with Michelle Grady, dited etary manager at Indianhead Medical Center. — Photo submitted

Last day of 2011 season for Spooner Farmers Market

SPOONER — The Spooner Farmers Market will hold its last day of the 2011 season this Saturday, Oct. 1.

Vendors will have a wide selection of late summer and fall produce to sell. These include tomatoes, watermelon and raspberries, radishes, carrots, onions and leeks, snap peas, varieties of lettuce, hot and mild peppers, pumpkins, gourds and squash, broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard, spinach and Asian sweet potatoes.

Fresh bakery products include both yeast and sweet breads, pies cakes, and cookies and bars. Cut flowers, fall mums, houseplants, cut herbs and herb plants will also be available.

The market extends gratitude to the shoppers for making this, their seventh season, a success. Spooner Bake Shoppe and Christman Meats provided the Brat Barn that allowed nonprofit community groups the opportunity to conduct fundraisers for their respective organizations.

Through the winter, vendors will be working on expanding their product base and developing more programming and special events for the 2012 season. If you are interested in becoming a vendor for next season, or if you have ideas for additional products, events or programs or for more information, call 715-520-0593 or cvansluys@aol.com. See you in 2012. — from SFM

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Homecoming 2011

Judah Balser is sitting for a caricature portrait. This event is one of the most popular attractions at the Shell Lake Community Homecoming Event held Friday, Sept. 23, after the football game. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Shell Lake Education Foundation organization that funds many programs at the Shell Lake Schools.

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Winning first place with their float were the freshman. Tia Carlson and Trevor Anderson represented the freshman on the court. The students worked all week on their floats at the bus garage. — Photos by Larry Samson

Fresh off their first-place finish at the Cumberland Rutabaga Festival, the Shell Lake Band was the main attraction at the Shell Lake homecoming parade held Friday, Sept. 23. The marching band is a tradition as old as the homecoming parade.

Homecoming King Jesse Gronning and Queen Kellie Meyers greeted the young students at the primary school.

Marching in the parade to show the Laker Spirit were Indianhead Medical Center employees Donna Ness, Gwen Bartholomew, Trudy Druschba, Kim Martin and Dayna Stetler.

Wearing the Laker colors, the Shell Lake students cheered for their classes in the class games.

RIGHT: Taylor Bauch, wearing safety glasses, is participating in a game at the Shell Lake Schools homecoming class games held Friday, Sept. 23. This game involved water pistols and an effervescent tablet taped to her forehead. The seniors won first place at the games with 40 points, and the juniors placed second with 25 points.

ABOVE: Maddie Hodgett, covered in butter and cereal, was a great sport at the class games where the different classes competed for points earned throughout homecoming week.

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Sports reporter: Larry Samson E-mail results to: wcregister@centurytel.net

SPORTS

Cross-country team has busy week

SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake cross-country team had a busy week last week. Starting with an early morning meet Saturday, Sept. 17, in Osceola and continuing through homecoming with Barron on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and Unity on Thursday, Sept. 22, the teams did very well. The changing weather added to the difficulty of the races.

“I am very proud of each of them because they listen so well and work so hard each day they come. I could not ask for a better group,” said coach Granzin.

Medaling for the Shell Lake girls this week was Emma Anderson who was fourth at Osceola, fourth in Barron, and second at Unity. For the junior high girls, Lauren Osborn placed third at Osceola, fourth in Barron, and second at Unity. Keagan Blazer placed fourth in Osceola, ninth in Barron, and fifth at Unity.

For the boys, Daniel Parish placed sixth in Barron and eighth at Unity.

The cross-country team will run starting at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, at Ladysmith, and again Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Hayward. — from the Shell Lake Athletic Department

They are off and running at the start of the junior high race, Spooner in gray and Shell Lake in blue.

Schools of different sizes can compete against each other in cross country. In junior high competition the boys and girls run the race together. — Photos by Larry Samson

Kourtney Klassa and Jill Butenhoff are running together to push each other for a better time.

Results…

Senior Dillon Hopke opens up in the stretch; he finished with a time of 22:38.5 in the 5K race.

High school boys Ben Butenhoff Dillon Hopke Seth Quinton

High school girls Emma Anderson Kayla Blazer Jill Butenhoff Abigail Granzin Kourtney Klassa Jessica Irvine Junior high boys Marty Anderson Nathaniel Swan Daniel Parish Logan Pashby

Junior high girls Keagan Blazer Morgan Maher Nicole Mikula Lauren Osborn Ariana Udovich

Osceola

Barron 21:16.0 22:38.5 35:27.1

20:02.5 22:10.7 DNC

20:01.0 26:30.0 28:49.0 24:05.0 DNC 25:38.0

16:12.7 21:44.9 23:59.6 19:07.7 23:54.7 20:28.9

16:18.1 22:39.6 25:47.1 19:34.2 25:42.7 21:06.3

15:54.0 17:27.0 12:51.0 15:04.0

15:08.0 15:39.5 12:35.0 15:13.0

12:36.0 13:03.3 10:47.9 12:22.5

8:26.0 12:28.0 10:25.0 8:19.0 10:31.0

13:29.2 19:44.5 16:37.0 12:48.8 17:29.9

11:18.5 15:42.0 13:13.3 10:56.6 13:16.1

19:23.0 21:4.0 DNC

Tell me it ain’t so Joe? Joe Blazer gave up his running shoes so a senior who left his shoes back in Shell Lake would be able to compete. That is fan support.

Senior Abby Granzin running in the Barron Invitational Meet on Tuesday, Sept. 20. She had a time of 19:07.72 in the 4K race.

Unity

In the medal qualifying round, Iciar Ocariz, Spooner, finished third with a time of 16:01.16. Emma Anderson, Shell Lake, finished fourth with a time of 16:12.71. They will part their way as this will be the last race these two seniors will compete against each other. Spooner will compete in Division 2 sectionals at Barron on Friday, Oct. 21, and Shell Lake will be in the Division 3 sectional in Solon Springs on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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Sports reporter: Larry Samson E-mail results to: wcregister@centurytel.net

Three wins in a row

by Larry Samson SHELL LAKE — Coming off the upset come-from-behind win over Clear Lake on Thursday, Sept. 15, the Shell Lake Lakers volleyball team went to Northwood to sweep them in their second matchup 3-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The games went 25-19, 25-22 and 25-15, an amazing feat considering that it was the day after their homecoming powder-puff football game, a feat that no other Lakers team has ever done.

On Thursday, Sept. 22, the team took on Prairie Farm for their homecoming game and swept them 3-0. The games went 25-19, 25-24 and 25-24; they were 85 percent at the serving line.

The Lakers are 4-3 in conference and 7-4 overall. That puts them in fourth place in the Lakeland Central Conference.

By improving their record they will be improving their chances in the playoff by earning a higher seed. It is crunch time for the Lakers. In the next two weeks they will be going against the top three teams in the conference. Cameron is 60, Turtle Lake is 5-1 and Clayton is 5-2.

Shell Lake will travel to Turtle Lake on Thursday, Sept. 29, and to Amery on Saturday, Oct. 1, for the Amery InvitaShania Pokorny with a spike that passes by two Prairie Farm defenders. — Photional. tos by Larry Samson

Emmalee Statz serving up a victory on Thursday, Sept. 22, as Shell Lake swept Prairie Farm 25-19, 25-24 and 25-24 in three straight games.

Lakers suffer a homecoming loss

BJ Burton evades one tackle from Garrett Wendelboe but he could not get away from Peter Chenal on the kickoff return.

by Larry Samson SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Lakers lost their homecoming game 35-0 to their longtime conference rivals, the Frederic Vikings. The loss dropped the Lakers to 4-2 and out of the conference championship. The Vikings should finish the season as undefeated Small Lakeland Conference Champions.

The game Friday, Sept. 23, started out as an old-fashion defense game. It wasn’t until late in the second quarter that Frederic capitalized on an interception that put the ball on the 28-yard line. Four plays later, Viking quarterback Waylon Buck ran it in for a 6-0 lead. The extra-point kick was not good. Good fortunes were with Frederic when they took over on the 35-yard line after a bad snap on the punt attempt. Buck connected to Peter Chenal on a 35-yard touchdown pass, with a twopoint conversion it was 14-0 and they never looked back.

Quarterback Caleb Parker was sacked by Dayton Rivera. The Frederic defense pressure on the Laker defense kept them out of the game as Shell Lake fell 35-0 in conference play Friday, Sept. 23, spoiling the Shell Lake homecoming.

Shell Lake started out the second half by failing to cover the ball and turned it over to Frederic at the 38yard line. Two plays later Frederic ran it in on a 2-yard run and the kick was good, 21-0. Frederic would score two more times and the game ended 35-0.

Shell Lake managed only 52 yards total offense while Frederic had 231 yards rushing and 47 yards passing.

Shell Lake had four first downs to Frederic’s 17 first downs. Shell Lake turned the ball over on two interceptions while Frederic gave up one interception.

Shell Lake will take the next two weeks off, a Winter forfeit next week and a bye the following week. Shell Lake will face Turtle Lake in an away game on Thursday, Oct. 13.

SPORTS

Shell Lake and Frederic have one of the strongest rivalries in Northern Wisconsin and it will hopefully survive the Lakeland Conference realignment. These two teams have dominated the Small Lakeland Conference in the past decade. It was Frederic’s year, defeating the Lakers 35-0. Frederic should finish the season as undefeated conference champs while Shell Lake could finish with a 6-2 season.

SCHEDULE

High School Football Thursday, Oct. 13: At Turtle Lake, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17: JV vs. Turtle Lake, 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21: Playoffs Level 1, 7 p.m.

High School Volleyball Thursday, Sept. 29: At Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1: At Amery, 9 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11: Vs. Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15: Shell Lake Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

(Flambeau, Prairie Farm, Drummond, Ladysmith, Boyceville) Tuesday, Oct. 18: WIAA Regional Fri.-Sat., Oct. 21-22: WIAA Regional Thursday, Oct. 27: WIAA Sectional Saturday, Oct. 29: WIAA Sectional High School Cross Country Thursday, Sept. 29: At Ladysmith HS, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: At Hayward HS/JH, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11: Conference meet at Cameron, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21: WIAA Sectional at Bruce, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29: WIAA State

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SHS sponsors career fair

Most public employee unions choose not to comply with new requirement

ports for state agencies. Jeff Richter is union president. He says it didn’t cost much to run the election. But that’s not true for the larger unions, “When you look at a union with 4,000 members spread all over the state and pay the state thousands of dollars to have the election and then spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to communicate with your members to tell them why they should vote for their union again, it’s just not prudent use of union money.” At a recent news conference in La Crosse, Gov. Walker said the certification issue is not one of his main concerns, “I think the most important thing is that workers in state and local governTW IN ments get to make that deCIT IES cision and if they do that’s fine and if they don’t EAU that’s fine too.” Jeff CLA IRE Richter agrees. He says MINONG certified or not, the unions still have the power to BLOOMER RICE LAK have their voices heard, E “We were a union before SP OO the state government ever NE R KEE recognized us as a union U A W IL M and we’ll be a union long CHE TEK CHIPPEWA FALLS after the government SU stops recognizing us. If I PE RI OR am out in my office and I get a call from my union and they say time to go walk out, you can do it.”

Democratic state legislators like Chris Larson of Milwaukee say the new limits on collective bargaining make strikes much more likely than when state employees had a voice in their working conditions. ls, visit:

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Radiology technologist Stephanie Gleason told students about the various job opportunities in diagnostic imaging.

Occupational therapy assistant Kati Stumph explained the field of occupational therapy to students during Career Day at Spooner Health System on Wednesday, Sept. 21. — Photos submitted

SPOONER — On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 140 high school students from Spooner, Shell Lake and Northwood schools attended Spooner Health System’s Annual Career Fair.

Employees of SHS represented the various opportunities in health care such as nursing, information technology, therapy

and X-ray.

Students were able to speak with staff about their personal job experiences and learn about job-shadowing opportunities at SHS if they were interested. Several area colleges were also present to answer any specific education questions. — from SHS

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by Marian Furchtenicht

It’s flu shot and homecoming time and fall has arrived. It’s been warm and sunny one day and cool and damp the next.

Asters are blooming in hues of white, blues and purple alongside the white, wooly yarrows, complemented by the wine-colored sumacs along our roadsides. With more tree colors showing up, it’s a new and different picture to see every day. Enjoy autumn’s beauty as it doesn’t last long.

Virginia Stodola attended a 96th birthday party for Mable Schrankel at the Spooner Nursing Home on Saturday given by her family. Reports that it was really nice. While there, she visited her cousin, Merle Kopping, and also Dort Lombard. Virginia reports her cousin, Wanda Zullier, 89, formerly of Rice Lake, passed away Sept. 16, in Machesney Park, Ill., where she’s been making her home with her daughter, Kathy Holcomb. Sympathy is extended.

Tony Frey and Kelly, Tim Frey and Alicia, Jeff Johnston and Jan, and Dave and

Kelly Stoner attended the end of the summer ABATE poker run at the Broken Arrow in Conrath. Alicia Miller received second and Jeff a fourth so they were happy.

Elfreda West’s grandson Tom Stubfors, Fridley, Minn., cycled up to visit and had lunch with her one day. Mark and Deb West and some friends went four-wheeling Saturday and Sunday up by Iron River.

Weekend company at Dick and Janace Gagner’s were their daughter, Judy Schroder, Appleton, granddaughter Virginia Sippel and year-old twins Danica and Jacobi from DePere, daughter Brenda and Kevin and their daughter of Rice Lake. Son Kevin Gagner, Clayton, came on Sunday to visit and brought them some apples so Janace was busy peeling when I called her.

Les and Sandi Vogt spent the weekend in the Twin Cities and attended their 45th class reunion with over 125 attendees. They report it was wonderful to visit and catch up on their lives. Sandi re-

Monday morning and the sun is shining brightly. It’s 60 degrees and a slight wind. Can you believe it’s almost October?

Happy birthday to grandson Jeremy White of Madison who celebrated his birthday Sept. 26. Jeremy is a deputy in Dane County.

We express our sympathy to the family of Susan Gilbert, 49, who died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 19. She and her family were renting from Peder Pederson.

Peder and Suze Anderson attended the funeral at Northern Lakes Community Church in Cumberland with the burial in Racine. She had a husband and three boys.

Last Saturday night, I was surprised by a visit of Karen (Schultz) Jacobson of Story City, Iowa. She had spent the weekend with a few classmates for a mini reunion. Karen stayed with Kenny Schultz and visited her aunt Irene, who is a resident at Glenview. Good to visit with you Karen.

Saturday morning Lillian Ullom and her brother, Marvin, attended the memorial and burial service for Joyce (Wallace) Arnes at Lakeside Cemetery in Barronett. She was married to the late Ercyle Arnes. They served lunch at the Barronett Community Center. We offer our sympathy to the family.

On Saturday afternoon, Florence Carlson, Margaret Jones and Lillian Ullom drove to Danbury for a surprise birthday party for Pat Martin, daughter of the late

Jane Mortenson. Pat lived in Chiscago City, MInn. The party was held at Greg and Peggy Giece’s. Birthday greetings Pat. Warren Quam spent the weekend with Tim and Sue Pederson in Amherst. On Saturday, they attended the Badger game in Madison.

It was Dave Stariha’s birthday on Sunday, and he treated people to lunch after church at Full Gospel. Birthday greetings Dave.

Mary and John Marschall, Darryl and Dennis Marschall, James Berry and Garry Erickson drove to Canada last Wednesday for a few days of fishing.

They returned on Sunday afternoon.

Friday night, Arlys Santiago was a dinner guest of Linnea Oleson along with a few neighbors. On Sunday afternoon, Mavis and Roger Flach and Steve and Jody Flach and family went to Elmwood to watch 8-year-old grandson Blake play football.

Most of us watched the football games of the Vikings and Packers and the baseball games of the Brewers on Sunday afternoon.

We would like to express our sympathy to the family of Nancy Erickson, wife of Mark Erickson of Cumberland, who passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. Nancy taught at Shell Lake several years ago. She had a daughter and two sons. Funeral services were held Saturday at Augustana Lutheran Church in Cumberland.

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his past week I had an opportunity to visit Ryan Conner in Hayward.

He invited me to see the native habitat he was implementing on his land. He owns a home and property on Grindstone Lake. Ryan received a Conservation Star Home Award for turning a sandy lawn of mowed grass into a native habitat on the lake. Frankly, this is how I found his house. Ryan had told me he had a rather large colony of asters growing. The asters led me right to his door.

While I was there, I saw several species of small native bees. I also learned about species of asters, which are not easy to identify. Reason why?

There are over 200 species of aster in the United States. For example, Ryan pointed out that calico aster has pink disk florets. The species also has a plumed flower formation. Now I know the name of white heath aster and sky blue aster, which were growing in a

ports Big Ripley Lake neighbor Sue Bergley is recovering from a broken hip. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Otherwise reports the lake activity is quieting down now that school has started. Folks are putting away boats and pulling up docks, getting ready for winter.

Bill and Cindy Pfluger are getting new siding on their house. Years ago it was the black house on the corner, then the brown house, now it’s light siding and really looks nice.

I had John and Mary Marschall and Sara and Kyle, Brady and friend Ashley Anderson and Brian over for Tuesday night supper. Mary and John were leaving the next morning for Canada fishing.

Al and Jolene Loew spent several days in Villa Park, Ill., and attended a dinner for a friend who was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame this past week.

Saturday and Sunday, Al and Jolene took in the celebration of the 150-yearold First Congregational Church in Menomonie, the church Jolene attended as a baby through college. Report it was great and she saw people she hadn’t seen for 60 years. The dinner was held at Stout Ale House on Saturday and Sunday service was held at the church.

Marlene Hanson and niece Kayla went to Minot, N.D., to visit Krista, Karl and Jaydon. They went to Red Wing, Minn., and took the train out Friday night staying through Wednesday. All went well except the train ran late both directions.

Visitor at Bev Helmer’s Thursday until Saturday was Jim Bird, West Bend. He stayed there while in the area for workrelated business. I stopped down on Thursday evening to visit them.

Mary Krantz and I met Lois Titus in

Spooner on Wednesday for lunch and had a great visit. She will be going home to Louisville, Ky., in a couple of weeks after spending the summer at her home in Springbrook.

Talked with my daughter, Mary Marschall, they got back from fishing in Canada after being their Wednesday through Sunday along with John’s uncle, brother and friend. Report fishing was good.

Happy birthday to Garry Gronning and Donna Barnes Haesemeyer, Sept. 29; Ann Reed, Max Elliott, Oct. 1; Bryon Ripplinger, Sandi Scheffel, Becky Kubista and Greg Shingledecker, Oct. 2; Chance Hutton, Charlotta Romsos, Mickey Linton and Judy Davis, Oct. 3; Virginia Stodola, Luella Peterson, Sandi Chartrand, Oct. 4; and Zachary Lord, Oct. 5.

Have a great one!

Anniversary wishes to these couples: Pat and Laurie Frey, Sept. 29; Greg and Cheryl Odden and Greg and Char Shingledecker, Sept. 30; Adam and Kelsey Lyons, Oct. 1; Paul Dan and Terri King, Oct. 2; Jake and Julie West, Oct. 3; Roger and Cindy Furchtenicht, Oct. 4 It’s cranberry time, too, the Stone Lake Cranberry Fest is Saturday, Oct. 1, and the Cheska Opera presents “Long Live the Squeezebox #2” on Friday, Oct. 7, so call 715-234-5600 for tickets for that soon.

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Sympathy is extended to Roy Nordquist and family dye to the death of Roy’s wife, Dee. She was 76.

Sympathy is also extended to Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen and family due to the death of Ronda’s mother, Marlys Longhenry. Maynard and Ronda traveled to Ortonville, Minn., Thursday for the funeral and to spend some time with relatives. They returned Saturday.

Marlys was 82.

Donna Hines visited Inez and Arvid Pearson Monday morning.

Lida Nordquist took Fanny England out for lunch Monday to celebrate her birthday.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen were supper guests of Lida and Don Nordquist Tuesday. Hank’s birthday was celebrated. On Thursday evening, Nina and

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Lawrence Hines were supper guests of Don and Lida to celebrate Nina’s birthday.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Donna and Gerry Hines Wednesday.

Lida Nordquist attended the LWML fall rally in Cumberland Saturday.

Visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen Saturday were Grace and Hannah Mangelsen, Ken and Tyann Otis and Jacob Reh. Weekend visitors of Lawrence and Nina Hines were Colin, Chris, Chad, Aubrey and Ashley Harrison. They helped Nina celebrate her birthday.

Dave, April, Patty and Mandy Close visited Hank and Karen Mangelsen Sunday afternoon to wish Hank a happy birthday.

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rather large colony.

The Monarch Butterfly Habitat has upland white aster. There are several other species of asters at the habitat, and hopefully I will be better able to identify the different species more easily now. Ryan is a dedicated volunteer at the Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake. He has assisted the nonprofit for nearly four years now during the summer season. He has added many native species to the Shell Lake habitat, which in time will provide more color and interest beyond the summer months. It is interesting to note that one of Ryan’s neighbors has also begun to turn his land into a native habitat for pollinators.

Without native habitat for pollinating insects such as bees, butterflies, dragonflies, baths and moths, there most likely would not be

Ryan Conner by the Conservation Star Home Award. the plant and insect biodiversity that exists today. According to Douglas W. Tallamy, author of “Bringing Nature Home,” “Up to 90 percent of all phytophagous insects are considered specialists because they have evolved in concert with no more than a few plant lineages,” Bernays & Gra-

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Native prairie with calico and white heath aster on shoreline property. — Photos by Mary Ellen Ryall

ham 1988. Native insects have not evolved with alien plants and most likely are unable to eat them. For homeowners who want bees to pollinate fruit trees, and gardeners who want to have flowers and vegetables pollinated, it is important to plant native plant species that will invite pollinators to the backyard.

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Barronett by Judy Pieper

trips, especially through scenic areas, so it was a no-brainer actually. They started out in Minnesota, where they visited with family for a couple of days. From there they traveled to Deadwood, S.D., and checked out some places that Wild Bill Hickock made famous. They saw Chimney Rock in Nebraska. That’s on the Oregon Trail. Went to Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods, and Old Colorado City in Colorado.

Drove through northern New Mexico and visited Taos. Shirley said that was a beautifully scenic drive. Then they visited Canyon de Chelly in the Navajo reservation in Arizona. If you like to read mysteries by Tony Hillerman, he writes about that area. They visited the ruins Merl said that by that time he was one of them. They went to the Grand Canyon, and then to Sedona, Ariz. They did a lot of hiking and sightseeing. They finally had to give the car to Brian and flew back home. Shirley said, however, that if they ever win the lottery, Sedona is where they are going to live. Yeah, good luck with that.

Oh, Merl called on Saturday evening with a great idea for Viking fans to get even with Green Bay Packer fans. He said that they should all get together and start cheering for Green Bay. That would be sure to jinx the team. Seems that, lately, whomever Viking fans cheer for end up in the toilet.

I talked to Mary Thompson for a couple of minutes Monday morning. She was on her way to Steven’s house to pick apples. She said that he had a bumper crop this year. I believe that. We have apple trees too, and the apples are huge,

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This is the last week of September!

Gosh, how fast this month has flown. This past week we never saw the sun much.

On Sunday it was mainly cloudy and no rain. The corn is now white and drying down and the soybeans are about ready to combine. Time waits for nobody.

Sept. 29, a very happy birthday to a young lady who celebrates her birthday.

Yes, Alecia Anna Knoop, we wish you many more birthdays.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Eric Petz, to Amber Taylor and to my special niece, Trish Feeney, all on Sept. 29. Have a wonderful day.

Happy anniversary to Adam and Jessica Smith as they celebrate their special day together Sept. 30, with many more wished.

Oct. 1, a very happy anniversary to Katie and David Kinde as they celebrate six years together and may they enjoy many more together.

Happy birthday to Izzy Jensen when she turns 5 years old on Oct. 1. Have a fun day, Izzy!

Happy birthday to David Toll on Oct. 2 when he enjoys his special day. Many

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more.

Happy birthday to Bev Thomas, to John Forrestal and to Dominic Andrew Blatterman as they all enjoy their special day Oct. 3.

Oct. 4, a very happy birthday to Ethan Foust when he turns 5 years old as he enjoys his day.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Matthew Stone, Chase Melton, Rose Deede and Tom Gerlach all on Oct. 5, with many more to come.

Saturday found Rory and myself going to Rice Lake where we met up with Penny, Rylee and Reyana Ladd to go to the big flea market. We didn’t find much but we garage shopped and Penny found some things for her girls. Later we had lunch together before she went home to Chetek and me to Shell Lake. It was a really good day to be out as it was crisp and made for jackets.

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Diane Hulleman attended the funeral on Wednesday for a PCT nurse from Rice Lake. Burial will be in Illinois where she grew up. Thursday night Diane met with

Students from Mr. Thornley’s Spooner High School literature class visited the main floor of Spooner Health System last week. They were using the old-time photos displayed in the hallway of SHS for a writing assignment. — Photo submitted

sweet and plentiful on all the trees.

One of the things that Duane planted this year, which I thought at the time was a pretty silly waste of garden space, was Indian corn. Now, though, I’m so glad he planted it. The ears are very tiny, and the corn is all different colors. Cuter than heck. We can use it for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations.

Our beautiful granddaughter, Savanna Marsh, turned 15 on Sunday, and we had a birthday party at our house for her. It

was great. Almost all of the kids and grandkids and even one of the greatgrandkids were here. Poor Savanna had to open her cards during time-outs and commercials though, because all our Green Bay Packer fans were busy booing the Vikings most of the afternoon. Luckily Savanna is one of the fans so she understood the timing.

I guess that’s about it from Barronett this week. Hope you get out to see all the beautiful fall colors. See you later.

her daughters Ginny Schnell and Nancy Murray and the three shopped and went out for supper.

Our thoughts go out to John Defilippo.

Jim and Sandy Atkinson, Pattie, Lisa, and Jimmy went to a niece’s birthday party when she turned 40 years old. The new bride, Kristen, also went to the party.

Saturday Tom and Sunshine Crosby hosted a birthday party for their little girl who turned 1 year old. Coming to enjoy the party were friends and relatives. Ashley and Morgan came up for the weekend.

Jarrett, Bev and Erik Cassellius came to spend the weekend with Carl and Betty Meister. Jarrett got in some hunting.

Thursday found Bernard and Sandy Redding going to Eau Claire where Sandy had an appointment. Friday they went to Minong for an open house. Bernard’s sister, Marlene, was with them. All the Redding children were up to see Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Bernard.

Vicki and Don Trott stopped in Sunday afternoon to see Evelyn and Cecil Melton.

Glen and Lorraine Crosby attended their little great-granddaughter’s birthday party held at Tom and Sunshine’s.

Bob and Evelyn Rena stopped to visit Glen and Lorraine.

Sunday morning, I heard Ron Spaulding’s dogs a bellering. Yes, he was in hot pursuit to get that bear.

Aren’t the leaves pretty? Yes, driving down CTH H to Cumberland the trees are turning and very pretty, especially those red and gold trees.

Marie Quam tells us her honey left her on Friday to spend time with the Tim Pedersons. He was to be back on Monday.

Last Sunday, Ann Johnson, and the three children of the Lindstroms were home to do some of the jobs around the place getting ready for winter. Ann tells me her garden is about done. She still has some pumpkins and gourds to get in. She was busy making plum and grape jelly this week.

News from the Fjelstad Palace finds last Sunday Mark and Bryan Knoop visiting.

Monday Bob visited Marv Knoop. Kris and three other Red Hat ladies enjoyed lunch and the shops in Hayward. Later Bryan Knoop visited Bob and Kris. Tuesday Cherie and Emily Dorweiler visited.

Wednesday Kris was in Rice Lake. Friday Mark and Bryan Knoop visited Bob and Kris. Saturday found Kris going to Eau Claire to attend the wedding of her nephew, David Strassman, and his bride, Kristine Hanveldt. They were married at Kamp Kenwood and the reception was held later overlooking the lake and a wedding dance followed. Kris stayed overnight with her sister, Pat Kage, and got home Sunday after attending the opening of the wedding gifts. Saturday, Mark and Bryan Knoop, Gary Peterson, Greg Dorweiler and Tyler and Emily visited Bob. Bob took Greg, Tyler and Emily Dorweiler fishing Sunday.

Marv Knoop tells us he is still fighting and getting a nice meal of fish.

Scatter sunshine!

Have a great week!

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The members of Barronett Lutheran were happy to be able to hold worship service in the sanctuary this past Sunday for the first time in about a month. You probably remember that we were having the entire upstairs redone, and let me tell you, the people who we hired to do it were right on time and did a very professional job. Everything looks beautiful and it smells like a brand-new building.

After worship service, Leroy and Dorothy Orth and Mel and Geri Pittman hosted a coffee hour. It was so nice to sit around and visit with everyone. We really have to do that more often.

If you want to send anything to our troops overseas, this is the last week to donate anything this year. Shirley said that she will be sending things out next week sometime. Hopefully we’ll have so much stuff we’ll have to get several boxes to send it all.

The church council will meet next week after worship service.

Isn’t this just the most wonderful time of the year. Fall is my personal favorite.

The colors are glorious. If you are heading north of Barronett on Hwy. 63, be sure to notice the beautiful birch trees on the east side of the read just about half a mile south of the wayside. I don’t know why, but the trees around that little pond seem to be the first to change color, and have some of the brightest colors anywhere.

Merl and Shirley Overvig were able to take a fantastic trip and do a favor for Merl’s son, Brian, at the same time. Brian and his family moved to Arizona and needed someone to drive a car down to them. Merl and Shirley love to take auto

Literature class visits hospital

SPOONER — Are you interested in volunteering in the Spooner Area School District? Your time, talent and experience will benefit students whether you provide tutoring support, after-school activities, teacher assistance, clerical assistance or whatever. Volunteer opportunities are available in the elementary, middle and high school.

A fall volunteer orientation will be held in the Spooner Elementary amphitheater Thursday, Sept. 29, from 4-5 p.m. You will

find out how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This orientation will provide you with all the information you need to get you started. If you are not available for the orientation, please contact Spooner Elementary School at 715635-2174 and talk to Karen Collins, community education director, at Ext. 4235 or one of the AmeriCorps members, Ext. 1279. — from Spooner Schools

Area Writer’s corner

Poems for the seasons

by Mary B. Olsen, Shell Lake There are some restaurants that are named the Four Seasons, at least I have heard of them. They may be nightclubs, or motels, but it doesn’t matter. The name is the most important thing. Without a catchy name, the venture will not succeed. Don’t you think that is true? I certainly think people have poetry in their souls. Because of this inborn love of expressive words, we all seem to find a connection and respond to it. I think everyone, not just little girls and teachers and couples who are in love, enjoys poetry and expressive terms.

I suppose most people think spring poems are suitable for spring and winter poems are better for winter. Poems about autumn leaves in fall and picnics in the summertime. Sure. But why? I think the four seasons can be poetry any time at all.

Does poetry have to be rhyming or set in stanzas? Not really. Our modern poetry is free-flowing and not in any definite form. The most important thing about poetry is not the form, but the way the words or terms cause us to respond in a deeper way than we do with ordinary prose.

Did you know the people who live in Canadian British Columbia have a special way of describing the phenomenon that occurs when rain falls on the trees in the forest and coats them with icy crystals? They call it a “silver thaw.” Isn’t that just beautiful?

All of nature stands in awe Of the sparkling beauty of a silver thaw.

The icy crystals on the wintry trees Whisper in the gentle breeze.

All of mankind stands in awe Of the shining silver thaw.

Does that little verse give you a bit of a chill, in this summer’s warm weather? I guess a springtime poem would be all right, too.

The apple tree bows in full white blossom Like a pretty debutante at a ball; While behind her the evergreen escorts Nod approval of her coming-out gown.

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A summer poem should be about a carefree time when necessary chores are done and you can go fishing or take part in summer get-togethers and you might even play baseball.

Get up two teams and a referee.

Your team is Cops The others are Robbers.

Toss up the bat And the biggest hand wins.

The Robbers are up And the Cops in the field.

The pitcher’s your sister The catcher’s your dad.

Your turn at bat You strike at the ball.

Three times it happens And your mom calls you out.

You feel like crying But you hold back the tears.

Who knows what will happen Your next time at bat?

Forget the mistakes.

Remember the fun.

The Cops and the Robbers Are all your kin.

When the game’s over It doesn’t matter If you lose or you win.

You can eat watermelon And spit out the seeds It’s only a game But you wanted to win.

Then you need another verse for fall, to complete our four-season poetry. That would be a short and sweet verse about the apple tree we met in the spring.

The summer days passed on to fall The apple tree has leafed and bloomed.

The fruit has formed so small and green Upon each branch upon the tree And with the sunshine and the rain Grown larger ripened firm and round.

And then the fruit fell on the ground.

The tree and nature, good provider, Gave us the gift of apple cider.

What is poetry? I think it is a garden where secret flowers bloom we always knew were there and recognize with the joy of remembering. I forgot to name my poems. Let’s just call them Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.

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Relay to receive a good deal

by Suzanne Johnson SHELL LAKE — Although June 2012 may seem like a ways off to you, it doesn’t for those that are organizing the 15th Washburn County Relay For Life Walk. The all-night walk, to raise funds for the American Cancer Society, will start on the track at Shell Lake 3-12 School on Friday, June 1, and continue through the night, ending the morning of Saturday, June 2.

Steve Clay, Washburn County Relay For Life chairman, has announced a good deal for teams that organize early. For teams registering by Monday, Oct. 31, the registration fee will be $75 rather than the normal $150. After that, if a team registers by December the registration fee is $100. Teams registering at the kickoff day will pay $125.

Any team registering after that day will pay $150.

For more information or to register a team contact Clay at 715-416-0486.

Grief support group to meet

RICE LAKE — The Rice Lake Area Grief Support Group fall session, provided and staffed by the Lakeview Medical Center Hospice Care Program, will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 11.

This group is open to adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. The program offers information about the grief process and gives an opportunity for people to share their thoughts and feelings in an environment of understanding and empathy. The group will meet for six weekly sessions, each Tuesday evening from 6-7:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 11 and continuing through Nov. 15. These sessions are provided free of charge but preregistration is required. For more information or to preregister, call 715-236-6256. — from LMCHCP

Wisconsin Covenant deadline is Sept. 30

High school freshmen: you only have days left to enroll in the Wisconsin Covenant

STATEWIDE – The Wisconsin Covenant was created to inspire young people to plan early for a successful high-school career that will lead to higher education. Current freshmen in Wisconsin are invited to sign the Wisconsin Covenant Pledge, a promise that they will: • Earn a high-school diploma.

• Maintain at least a “B” average in high school.

• Complete the classes they need to prepare them for higher education.

• Demonstrate good citizenship and

participate in their community.

• Apply for state and federal financial aid in a timely manner.

• Take the necessary steps to gain admission to a University of Wisconsin System institution, a Wisconsin Technical College, and/or a Wisconsin private college or university.

• In return for meeting these goals and keeping the pledge, a Wisconsin Covenant student will be recognized as a Wisconsin Covenant Scholar, earn a place within Wisconsin’s partnered systems of higher education, and receive a financial aid package, based on their family’s financial need, to help make college affordable.

The unique partnership represents the support of the state, K-12 schools, public and private university and technical college systems, and the community all working together to help students do their best. – submittted

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Apolphe “Londe” Richardson Jr.

Apolphe “Londe” Richardson Jr., 58, Spooner, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., after a five-year battle with leukemia and a short, but aggressive, bout with lung cancer.

Londe was born on June 26, 1953, in New London, Conn., to Apolphe and Jacqueline Richardson Sr. In 1979, Londe moved from Connecticut to Spooner where he had spent many happy summers at his grandfather’s lake resort as a child. Londe was united in marriage with Jeannine Dupré on March 16, 1981, in Duluth, Minn. Londe was a loving husband and father who cherished time with his children and grandchildren. He was a talented athlete and avid sports fan, most loyal to the Chicago Bears, New York Yankees and UConn Huskies. He was also an assistant basketball and baseball coach for his children’s teams.

Known for his kind and gentle spirit, Londe was one of the founding members of the Cornerstone Christian Church in Spooner. He and Jeannine met working as

welders on trident submarines at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. He had a strong work ethic, having spent 12 years working for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, later in route sales for Frito-Lay, Little Debbie and Indianhead Specialty. He was also employed with Hanson Machine for five years before starting at Spooner Health System and the Spooner School District.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Apolphe and Jacqueline Richardson Sr., and nephew Sean King.

He is survived by his loving wife, Jeannine; their children Autumn, Erykah, Londe III, Curtis, Michelle and Keith; grandchildren CJ, Dereon and Rylie Ann; his sister, Desiree (Bill) King; brothers David Richardson and Douglas Richardson; nieces Sasha King and Jacqueline Richardson; along with other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held Sept. 24 at the Cornerstone Christian Church in Spooner with Pastor Tom Kelby officiating. Interment was at Spooner Cemetery.

The Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at scalzo-taylor.com.

Monday, Oct. 3: Vegetable beef soup, crackers, egg salad sandwich, mandarin oranges, cranberry juice, milk, coffee.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, whole-kernel corn, frozen yogurt, apple raisin bread, milk, coffee.

Wednesday, Oct. 5: Pork chop with apples, corn bread casserole, spinach salad with craisins and walnuts, fruited gelatin dessert, bread, butter, beverage.

Thursday, Oct. 6: Vegetable lasagna, stewed tomatoes and zucchini, garlic bread, fruit cocktail, milk, coffee.

Friday, Oct. 7: Garlic-herb chicken breast, baked potato, sour cream, mixed vegetables with cheese sauce, cinnamon applesauce, bread, butter, beverage.

Meal reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Call 715-468-4750.

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Nancy K. Erickson

Nancy K. Erickson, 56, Cumberland, died Wednesday, Sept.

21, 2011, at home with her family by her side.

She was born Oct. 10, 1954, in Rice Lake, to Joseph and Lorraine (Retzlaff) Kuntz. Nancy was baptized Oct. 31, 1954, and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Turtle Lake. She was raised in the Turtle Lake area and graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1972. Nancy graduated from the UW-River Falls with a degree in elementary education in 1976. She taught first grade in Shell Lake for eight years and coached varsity girls basketball for seven of those years. During her time in Shell Lake, she met Mark Erickson of Cumberland, and they were married in Turtle Lake on Dec. 18, 1982. Together they worked to build Erickson Excavating.

Nancy was actively involved in the bookwork and organization of the business. She continued to help run the business from home while raising their children,

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Travis, Ami and Jordan.

Nancy was an active member of Augustana Lutheran Church, serving as church council representative, Sunday school coordinator and altar committee chair. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, watching sports, traveling, gardening and the outdoors.

Nancy loved her family and was a devoted mother and wife.

She is survived by her husband, Mark, Cumberland; her sons, Travis (Rebecca) Erickson, Cumberland, and Jordan Erickson, Cumberland; her daughter, Ami Erickson (Josh Swanson), Cumberland; brother James (Karen) Kuntz, Clayton; sister Bonnie (Alfred) Thill, Almena; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Sept. 24 at Augustana Lutheran Church, Cumberland, with the Rev. Karen Hofstad officiating. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery, Cumberland. Pallbearers were Mark Wiest, Chris Landstrom, Alfred Thill, Brent Thill, Brian Thill and Kyle Scribner. Honorary pallbearer was Kathy Joyce.

The Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland, was entrusted with arrangements.

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5:30 p.m. The food theme is taco and potato bar. Then on Sunday, Oct. 2, Dr. Sam will be speaking during the morning worship hour at 10:45 a.m. He also will be leading the sharing of the Lord’s Supper for Worldwide Communion Sunday.

Don’t miss this chance to hear some good old-fashioned messages that exude love, warmth and righteousness from a true man of God. They are highly sought-after as speakers, but they limit their speaking to just a few occasions. The members of the Church of the Nazarene feel privileged to be able to have them in the area and to be able to invite you to be blessed hearing what God has laid on their hearts.

Please feel free to call 715-635-3496 with any questions. — from Church of the Nazarene

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SPOONER — The Church of the Nazarene, located on Hwy. 253 just south of Spooner, invites you to enjoy three special times of worship. Dr. Samuel and his wife, Grace Pickenpaugh, will be the speakers this week at the church.

The Pickenpaughs were both missionaries to Australia. They also lead the Church of the Nazarene in Minnesota. Dr. Pickenpaugh was the district superintendent of the Minnesota Church of the Nazarene.

Grace was the Nazarene Missionary president for the Minnesota District.

The special services will be Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. with a time of food and fellowship afterward. On Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. a program is planned with missionary slides of Australia and a message afterward.

Everyone is invited to join in a Faith Promise dinner at

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AREA CHURCHES Episcopal

Lake Park Alliance 53 3rd Ave., Shell Lake Pastor John Sahlstrom Lay Pastor Richard Peterson Youth leader Ryan Hunziker 715-468-2734 Worship Service: 10 a.m.

Youth Group, 7th - 12th grades: Wednesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m.

W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor James Frisby 715-635-2277 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday evening service 6 p.m.

Wed. evening service 7 p.m.

Catholic

St. Joseph's Catholic

Shell Lake Full Gospel

293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895 1st Service: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School & Adult Education Classes: 9:45 a.m.

2nd Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pre-KFC & KFC (Kids For Christ) during the 2nd Service (10:30 a.m.); UTurn Student Ministries 6 p.m.; Tuesdays: Compassion Connection (Men only) 7 p.m.; Wednesdays: Compassion Connection (Women only) 7 p.m.; Thurdays: Compassion Connection (Coed meetings) 7 p.m.;

Lutheran

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.

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.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

(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.

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.

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.

Long Lake Lutheran Church

Full Gospel

Northwoods Baptist

Spooner Baptist

(Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Sunday Worship 8 a.m.

Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

Praise and Worship 10:30 Lutheran Hour on WJMC 96.1 FM Radio at 9 a.m. Sundays

Corner of Elm and Summit St., Spooner Father Bob Rodgers 715-635-8475 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

Morning prayer: 8:15 a.m. Monday - Thursday

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.

Faith Lutheran

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 www.shelllakesalem lutheran.org Sunday Worship: 8 and 10 a.m.; coffee and conversation: 9:15 a.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 Tuesdays 2 & 7 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran

1790 Scribner St., Spooner 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Methodist

United Methodist

135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake, 715-468-2405 Pastor Gregory Harrell Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School during worship time; FISH Youth Group Wednesday, 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Sarona Methodist

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Nazarene

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 www.spoonerwesleyan.org Senior Pastor Ronald W. Gormong; Assistant Pastor Chopper Brown 715-635-2768 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School and ABFs: 10:30 a.m.; nursery provided; Celebrate Recovery, now every Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Team Kid ages 4 yrs. - 6th grade Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Other

Cornerstone Christian

Pastor Tom Kelby 106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222 www.cornerstonechurch spooner.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Prayer: 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Team Kid 4 years-6th grade 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Gregory Harrell Sunday worship 9 a.m.

When candles were the means of lighting, if a family wished to play a game, it would cost the price of a candle.

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researcher, Jim Garvey of Southern Illinois University, says it’s too early to say commercial harvesting should be a longterm tool for tackling Asian carp. But Garvey says if the economics work, catching and killing the carp could be done on several Midwest River. Garvey says government subsidies of the commercial harvesting could be expensive, so he says it’s important the caught carp could be brought to market. The carp are already made into fertilizer or animal feed, and sold to grocery stores in China.

But some say with the right marketing, the fish could become food for more U.S dinner plates.

Inside a Chicago restaurant chef Phillippe Parola describes the filleting of a bighead carp. The Louisiana-based entrepreneur is trying to line up investors for a brand of processed products that labels the carp “silverfin.” Elsewhere in Chicago, an anti-hunger group is starting to feed Asian carp to some families. Wisconsin Sea Grant Program fisheries specialist Phil Moy says there’s nothing wrong with providing high-quality protein to sizable numbers of people, while making some kind of dent in Asian carp populations in Midwest rivers.

The dinner table discussion over Asian carp as food comes amid a potentially bigger battle. That’s whether and how to physically separate the Mississippi River system from the Great Lakes, so Asian carp and other invasive species can’t pass between the two waterways.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 Sharon J. Benjamin, 43, Cameron, hit a deer on CTH D, one mile east of Hwy. 63 at 6 p.m. No damage or injuries were reported.

Wednesday, Sept 14 At 11 a.m., John M. Angell, 70, Webb Lake, was stopped that on CTH A, at Hwy. 63, when he started to roll forward to proceed into traffic, then stopped. The vehicle behind him, driven by Kenneth J. Zwilling, 40, Milaca, Minn., believed Angell was proceeding into traffic and was looking to the north for oncoming traffic when he pulled out and rear-ended the vehicle of Angell. Minor damage to the vehicle of Angell was reported. No injuries were reported.

At 6:46 p.m., Joseph F. Miller,

67, Shell Lake, was at the intersection of Hwy. 70 and Carlton Road in Spooner, when his car stalled. The vehicle started to roll back as the vehicle behind him started to move forward and struck the vehicle of Miller. The vehicle behind Miller was driven by Adam G. Coshow, 17, Spooner. Minor rear damage was reported to Miller’s vehicle, but no injuries were reported.

Sunday, Sept. 4 Douglas E. Steinbuch, 53, Rice Lake, was northbound on CTH M, when he went to turn into the Pioneer Bar in Long Lake. Steinbuch stated he missed the driveway while making a right turn and hit a tree.

The air bag deployed and the driver decided he would remove his vehicle himself. When officers arrived at the scene to investigate that

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by Chuck Quirmbach Wisconsin Public Radio CHICAGO - The movement of Asian carp toward the Great Lakes may have slowed, but the debate over what to do with massive numbers of the big fish elsewhere in the Midwest is still simmering. Whether it’s because multimillion dollar carp barriers are working, or some fish behavior not yet understood, scientists believe Asian carp still have not established a reproducing population in Lake Michigan. That’s good news, because most researchers say the hungry fish could disrupt the food web in at least some parts of the Great Lakes. But there is a huge number of carp in the Illinois River, which connects to Lake Michigan near Chicago.

For a better look at one type of the nonnative carp, silver carp, join researchers as they lead a tour of the Illinois near the city of LaSalle. One of the crews turns on an electro-shocking device that makes the hefty fish jump out of the water, and soon there’s one flopping in your boat.

Nearby, at least a dozen of the carp jump simultaneously when they feel the electric charge.

All the fish in these waters have led the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to contract with about a dozen commercial anglers to harvest tons of carp from the Illinois River. I-DNR carp specialist Vic Santucci says the idea is reduce the numbers of carp that could possibly be pushing toward Lake Michigan. Another

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(Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARVEY KRONENBERG a/k/a Harvey J. Kronenberg Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration Case No. 11PR43 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth August 19, 1924, and date of death July 25, 2011, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N14143 E. Flowage Road, Minong, WI 548599801.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 27, 2011.

5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, P.O. Box 316, Shell Lake, Wis. /s/Marilynn E. Benson Probate Registrar P.O. Box 316 Shell Lake, WI 54871 September 15, 2011 Gregory J. Brown Barnes, Brown & Oesterreicher, S.C. 102 E. Grand Ave. P.O. Box 658 Eau Claire, WI 54702 715-832-1325 Bar Number: 1016969

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Travis J. Moore, Town of Evergreen, and Chelsie R. McLawhorn, Town of Evergreen.

Kyle C. Korthof, Town of Evergreen, and Susan M. Stilwell, Town of Evergreen.

James C. Jochimsen, Trego, and Michelle M. Butkus, Trego.

Christopher G. Hover, Spooner, and Amanda M. Erickson, Town of Crystal.

Daine W. J. Krumviede, Minong, and Jocelyn A. Wehmhoefer, Frog Creek.

Adam J. Mechtel, Town of Bashaw, and Christine M. Bontekoe, Town of Bashaw.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE

Date of Sale: Time of Sale: Place of Sale: Title Offered:

Under the authority in Title 28 U.S.C., Sections 2001 and 2002, the property described below will be sold pursuant to a Judgment and Order of Sale entered May 16, 2011, in United States of America v. Mary C. McCloskey, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Donald G. McCloskey, and as Trustee of Donald G. McCloskey and Mary C. McCloskey Revocable Living Trust; and Bank of Sun Prairie, defendant, Civil No. 3:10-CV-00039, United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

November 3, 2011 .

11 a.m. with open house from 9 to 10:30 a.m., registration at 10:30 a.m.

716 Lake St., Birchwood, WI 54817 Only the right, title and interest of Mary C. McCloskey, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Donald G. McCloskey, and as Trustee of Donald G. McCloskey and Mary C. McCloskey Revocable Living Trust; and Bank of Sun Prairie.

In and to the property will be offered for sale.

716 Lake Street Birchwood, WI Lot Six (6), Assessors Plat No. 2, Village of Birchwood.

Lot Seven (7), Assessors Plat No.2, Village of Birchwood, EXCEPTING the parcel described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe at the intersection of the meander line and Northeasterly line of said Lot 7; thence Southeasterly on said Northeasterly lot line 185.00 feet to the Southeasterly corner of said Lot 7; thence Westerly on the South line of said Lot 7 a distance of 48.00 feet; thence Northwesterly to the place of beginning.

Parcel: 65-106-2-37-10-25-1-0-5110 65-106-2-37-10-25-1-0-5100 Property may be Inspected at: Open House: November 3, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Terms and: The sale of the property shall be free and clear of any interests of Mary C. McCloskey, individually and as personal representative Conditions of the Estate of Donald G. McCloskey, and as Trustee of Donald G. McCloskey and Mary C. McCloskey Revocable Living Trust; and Bank of Sun Prairie.

The sale shall be subject to building lines, if established, all laws, ordinances and governmental regulations (including building and zoning) affecting the property, and easements and restrictions of record, if any.

No bid shall be accepted unless it is accompanied by a certified check or cashier’s check, in the minimum amount of 20% of the minimum bid, made payable to the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Before being permitted to bid at the sale, all bidders shall display proof that they are able to comply with this requirement. No bids will be received from any person who has not presented said proof.

The successful bidder shall tender the balance of the purchase price, in certified funds payable to the United States District Court of the Western District of Wisconsin, at the office of the Internal Revenue Service, 380 Office Ct. Fairview Heights, IL 62208, on or before 3:30 p.m., sixty (60) days from the date of sale.

In the event the successful bidder defaults on any of the terms contained herein, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the Internal Revenue Service as part of the proceeds of sale, and the real property shall again be offered for sale or sold to the second highest bidder.

The sale of the property shall be subject to confirmation by the court. Upon confirmation the Internal Revenue Service shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a quit claim deed conveying the property. Upon confirmation all interests in, liens against or claims to the property that are held or asserted by all parties to this action are discharged and extinguished. Upon confirmation of the sale, the Register of Deeds of Washburn County, Wisconsin, shall cause transfer of the property to be reflected upon that county’s register of title.

The sale is ordered in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Section 2001 and is made without the right of redemption.

Minimum Bid amount: $60,000.00.

Form of: All payments must be by cash, certified check, cashier’s or treasurer’s check or by a United States postal, bank, express or telePayment: graph money order. Make check or money order payable to the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

The U.S. may bid as a creditor against its judgment without tender of cash up to the value of the outstanding balance on the mortgage, without tender of cash.

The government reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withdraw the property from sale.

The property is offered for sale “as is: and “where is” and without recourse against the United States. The United States makes no guarantee of condition of the property or its fitness for any purpose. The United States will not consider any claim for allowance or adjustment or for the rescission of the sale based on failure of the property to comply with any expressed or implied representation.

Jennifer Breuchaud, PALS 380 Office Ct., Fairview Heights, IL 62208 546524 6-9rp WNAXLP Phone: 618-713-0421 Catalog No. 18490S Form 2434 (Rev. 3-84)

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Richard D. Shipman, Spooner, underage drinking, $263.50.

Matthew D. Simanski, White Bear Lake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Danial L. Sirianni, Comstock, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Edward F. Stack, Hickory Hills, Ill., give permission to operate AV without registration, $200.50.

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(Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY SHELL LAKE STATE BANK, a Wisconsin banking corporation, P.O. Box 130 Shell Lake, WI 54871 Plaintiff, vs.

TERRI JO KRISKOVSKY N7422 1st Street Trego, WI 54888-9520 And EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL LLC 1120 West Lake Cook Road Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 10 CV 302 Case Code: 30304 By virtue of judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action on April 20, 2011, I will sell at public auction at the Washburn County Courthouse, located in the City of Shell Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin, on November 9, 2011, at 10:15 a.m., all of the following described premises, to wit: Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE1/4 - SW1/4), Section Thirty-five (35), Township Forty (40) North, Range Twelve (12) West, described as follows: Beginning at a point 19 rods and 8 feet North of the center post of the SW1/4 of Section 35 thence North 19 rods and 8 feet; thence East 41 rods to the Westerly boundary of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Company right of way; Thence in a Southerly direction along said right of way 19 rods and 8 feet; thence West to the point of beginning; excepting the following described parcels: PARCEL I: Commencing at a point 19 rods, 8 feet North of the center post of the SW1/4 of Section 35 aforesaid; thence North 19 rods, 8 feet to the place of beginning; thence East 250 feet; thence South 75 feet; thence West 250 feet; thence North 75 feet; to the place of beginning.

PARCEL II: Beginning at the Northwest corned of that parcel of land described in Volume 61 of Deeds, page 385, thence South along the West line of said parcel described in Volume 61 of Deeds, page 385, 182 feet; thence West 38 feet to a point; thence North on a line parallel to the West boundary of said parcel as described in Volume 61 of Deeds, page 385, 182 feet of the North boundary of grantors land as described in Volume 85 of Deeds, page 286; thence East along such North boundary 38 feet to the place of beginning.

PARCEL III: Volume 61 of Deeds, page 385 as follows: Starting at a point 38 rods and 16 feet North of center post of SW1/4 of Section 35; thence East to the West boundary of C. St. P.M. & O. Co. right of way and set an iron pipe 3/4 in. by 3 ft. for the Northeast corner and the place of beginning; thence in a Southwesterly direction along the said right of way, 321.5 feet and set an iron pipe 3/4 in. by 3 ft. for South-east corner, thence West 243 feet and set iron pipe 3/4 in. by 3 ft. for the Southwest corner; thence North 321.5 ft. and set an iron pipe 3/4 in. by 3 ft. for the Northwest corner; thence East 299.5 feet to the place of beginning.

TERMS SALE: CASH (10% cash down payment at sale, balance within ten (10) days of court approval).

DATED at Shell Lake, Wis., this 6th day of Sept., 2011. /s/Terry C. Dryden Sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin Bitney Law Firm, LTD, Thomas J. Bitney, Attorney for Plaintiff 225 Walnut Street P.O. Box 488 Spooner, WI 54801 Phone: 715-635-8741 State Bar No. 1002841

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John C. Mays, Waynesboro, Va., violate red traffic light, $175.30.

Nancy A. McCutcheon, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Jeffrey R. McMonigal, Andover, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Ian W. McNurlin, Fond du Lac, underage drinking, $263.50.

Caitlin M. Mead, Middleton, speeding, $250.90.

Franklin W. Means, Rice Lake, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Brandon L. Merrill, Hayward, operating while suspended, $200.50; speeding, $175.30; drinking open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $263.50.

Steven P. Mitchell, St. Cloud, Minn., possess or use fireworks, $287.00.

Casey M. Mog, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Lucas W. Mulkey, Charles, Ill., speeding, $250.90.

Mary E. Nelson, Bloomington, Minn., violate red traffic light, $175.30.

Matthew M. O’Brien, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Kasey J. Ouellette, Luck, speeding, $250.90.

Brandon T. Oxborough, Bloomington, Minn., underage drinking, $263.50.

Phil J. Randall, Cromwell, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Danielle D. Rodriguez, Danbury, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Jeremy P. Runyon, Stacy, Minn., operate without valid license, $200.50.

Shane P. Sabin, Hayward, speeding, $200.50.

Morleena J. Schilling, St. Paul, Minn., operating while suspended, $220.50.

Myron L. Scott, Horicon, speeding, $175.30.

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Jacquelynn C. Goessling, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Autumn C. Gokey, Eau Claire, speeding, $200.50.

Patrick E. Haines, Shell Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Arvid L. Hartsuiker, Stone Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Karl L. Hildebrandt, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Eric R. Johannes, White Bear Township, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Barrett A. Johnson, Hayward, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Michael D. Jones, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Robert J. Kalins, Elmhurst, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Michelle Kampa, Spooner, underage drinking, $263.50.

Karl’s Transport Inc., Antigo, violate Class A highway weight limits, $1,037.58.

Joseph T. Keenan, Brooklyn Center, Minn., possess or use fireworks, $287.00.

Paige M. Klassa, Shell Lake, failure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Joseph D. Kujala, Shell Lake, underage drinking, $263.50.

Kim P. Kwang, Glenview, Ill., speeding, $250.00.

LCO Development Corp., Hayward, operate vehicle excess width without permit, $208.50; violate Class A highway weight limits, $1,713.85.

Andrew D. LaPorte, Spooner, OWI, $817.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment.

Gayle A. Landwehr, Springbrook, OWI, $817.50, license revoked 6 months, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment.

Raymond J. Larson, Hayward, violate Class A highway weight limits, $621.78.

Ahsinees P. Larson, Hayward, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Jeffrey J. Lawrence, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

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Vickie A. Fisher, Shell Lake, disorderly conduct, $103.00, costs.

Brandon L. Merrill, Spooner, operating while revoked, $299.00.

Dustin E. Riley, Shell Lake, criminal damage to property, $243.00, probation, sent. withheld.

Nathan C. Ableman, Birchwood, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Terran J. Adams, Hayward, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Brittney L. Anderson, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Robert L. Angove, Ortonville, Mich., speeding, $200.00.

James M. Anthony, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $225.70.

Gina L. Benson, Springbrook, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Andrew R. Brown, River Falls, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Martha Palmer Carland, Wayzata, Minn., speeding, $175.00.

Michelle M. Carter, Spring Grove, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Jerry A. Clark, Janesville, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Laura K. Colby, Gordon, reckless driving, endanger safety, $389.50.

Matthew M. Cooperrider, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, trespass to land, $263.50.

Brenda S. DeWitt, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Jeanette C. Doran, Edina, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Thomas M. Dwyer, Glenview, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Shannon L. Evjen, Solon Springs, speeding, $175.30.

Eric T. Fink, Yorkville, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Barbara T. Ford, Elk Grove Village, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Mark A. Gehrt, Richfield, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Benjamin L. Gerdes, New Lenox, Ill., speeding, $225.70.

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• High School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - Starts November 14, 2011.

Interested persons should submit a letter of application to: Jim Campbell, Athletic Director School District of Shell Lake 545826 271 Highway 63 46-47b 5-6r Shell Lake, WI 54871 The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

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Glenview, the area’s premier assisted living “home” for senior adults, is searching for just the right Registered Nurse to complement an outstanding staff. Position will start at approximately 25 hours/ week in the Special Care Wing, and will be on paid call every other weekend. Excellent wage and benefits, and opportunity to become part of a dynamic organization. Submit resume by September 29, 2011, to: Administrator

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(Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

SCOTT D. WASHBURN, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 203 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 25, 2011, in the amount of $176,740.17, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 19, 2011, at 10:15 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: At the North entrance of Washburn County Courthouse located at 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Part of Government Lot 6, Section 2, Township 41 North, Range 13 West, described as Lot 1 in Volume 14 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 44 as Survey Number 3064, Town of Chicog, Washburn County, Wis. Together with an easement for ingress and egress contained in deed dated Oct. 21, 2005, and recorded on Oct. 25, 2005, as Document No. 314139.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: W8226 Bald Eagle Drive, Trego, WI 54888.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-016-2-41-1302-5 05-006-011000.

Dated this 29th day of August, 2011.

Terry Dryden Sheriff of Washburn County Annie M Schumacher State Bar #1074726 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 276606

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY

(Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12)

JOHNSON BANK, vs.

Plaintiff,

WILLIAM CARL MICKEN and ASSET ACCEPTANCE As Assignee of American Express, Defendants.

Case No.: 11-CV-027 Case Code: 30404 Case Classification: Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the aboveentitled action on April 21, 2011, in Washburn County, I will sell at public auction in the North Entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse located at 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin 54871, on November 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described premises, to wit: Part of Government Lot One (1), Section Thirty-Five (35), Township Forty-One (41) North, Range Twelve (12) West, more particularly described as Lot One (1) as recorded in Volume Twelve (12) of Certified Survey Maps, Page 46, Survey No. 2703.

TAX KEY NUMBER: 65 012 2 41 12 35 1 20030 The property will be sold subject to all legal encumbrances.

TERMS OF SALE: Ten (10%) percent of the successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of the Court’s confirmation of the sale or the ten (10%) percent down payment is forfeited to the Plaintiff.

Dated this 25th day of August, 2011.

TERRY DRYDEN Sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Moodie & Blum, S.C. Lori J. Fabian Plaintiff’s Attorney 720 Clinton Street P.O. Box 766 Waukesha, WI 53187-0766 Telephone: (262) 549-8181 Fax: (262) 549-8191 The above property is located at W5541 Palmer Drive, Trego, Wisconsin 54888.

TOWN OF BEAVER BROOK 2011 - 2012 SEASON NOTICE DRIVEWAY SNOWPLOWING 0 - 400 feet........................................ 160 $ 401 - 800 feet.................................... 240 $ 801 - over feet................................... 300 $

Make checks payable to Town of Beaver Brook, Treasurer. Send to Betty Hubin, Treasurer, N4880 Wind Rd., Spooner, WI 54801. Checks must be postmarked by November 1, 2011. After November 1, 2011, charges double original amount. Upon receipt of payment, you will be sent a receipt of payment, flag and release form. Signed release form should be returned to treasurer within one week. For questions, call Betty Hubin at 715-6353256. The Town of Beaver Brook and Washburn County are not liable for any damage to property.

Nancy Erickson, Clerk, Town of Beaver Brook 546356 6r

(Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY BANK MUTUAL

Plaintiff vs.

DAVID H. RAILSBACK AND ARLA J. RAILSBACK Mortgagor Defendants LAMPERT YARDS, INC. STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants NOTICE OF SALE Case No.: 10CV-232 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered in the above-entitled action on December 28, 2010, the undersigned sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction as follows: PLACE OF SALE: Washburn County Courthouse - North Entrance, 10 4th Ave., Shell Lake, WI. DATE OF SALE: October 26, 2011, at 10:15 a.m.

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 154 Rolphs Point Dr., Shell Lake, WI 54871.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lots 6 and 7 of Section 6, Township 37 North of Range 12 West described as follows: Commencing at the One-Quarter corner common to Sections 5 and 6 of said township and range; thence North on the section line, North 4˚3’ West a distance of 1.058 feet to an iron stake; thence North 70˚39’ West a distance of 521.6 feet to an iron stake; thence North 67˚ West a distance of 250 feet to an iron stake; thence North 74˚57’ West a distance of 100 feet to an iron stake; thence North 76˚ West a distance of 300 feet to an iron stake, being the point of beginning; thence continuing North 76˚ West a distance of 200 feet to an iron stake; thence North 72˚50’ West a distance of 50 feet to the center of Lot 9 of Rolph’s Point, being an unrecorded plat; thence South on a line being the centerline of said Lot 9 to the water’s edge of Shell Lake; thence in an easterly direction along said shoreline a distance of approximately 250 feet to a point which is south 10˚5’ West from the point of beginning; thence North 10˚5’ East a distance of approximately 262 feet to the point of beginning; together with all land between said description and the water’s edge of Shell Lake; this property being further described as Lots 7, 8 and the East half of Lot 9 of Rolph’s Point, an unrecorded plat.

TOGETHER WITH a 1/44th interest in that parcel of land described as the existing roadway on the unrecorded plat of Rolph’s Point being a subdivision of Government Lots 6 and 7 of Section 6, Township 37 North, Range 12 West, as conveyed by Quit Claim Deed recorded in Vol. 189 of Records, page 763, as Document No. 165781. Parcel No. 65-282-2-37-12-06-5 05-006-009000.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by certified check.

Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of sale. /s/ Terry C. Dryden Terry C. Dryden, Sheriff HANAWAY ROSS, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 345 S. Jefferson St. Green Bay, WI 54301-4522 (920) 432-3381

(Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY PAUL NELSON Order Setting Deadline for Filing a Claim (Formal Administration) Case No. 11PR44 A petition for formal administration was filed.

THE COURT FINDS: 1. The decedent, with date of birth August 12, 1947, and date of death August 16, 2011, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N13150 Frog Creek Rd., Minong, WI 54859.

2. All interested persons waived notice.

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 19, 2011.

2. A claim must be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

BY THE COURT: Eugene D. Harrington Circuit Court Judge September 20, 2011 Kathryn zumBrunnen P.O. Box 96 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-3174 Bar Number: 1016913

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(Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY Associated Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL D. GRIFFIN SUSAN K. GRIFFIN Defendants.

Case No. 11-CV-17 Hon. Eugene D. Harrington Br. 1 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-captioned action on May 2, 2011, in the amount of $106,862.08, the Sheriff or his assignee will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: November 9, 2011, at 10 a.m.

PLACE: In the North Entrance of Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871.

DESCRIPTION: Lot Five (5), Namekagon Flowage Estates, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: N7470 Trego Haven Road, Trego, WI 54888.

TERMS: Cash; down payment required at the time of Sheriff’s Sale in the amount of 10% by cash, money order, cashier’s check or certified check made payable to the Washburn County Clerk of Courts; balance of sale price due upon confirmation of sale by Court.

Property to be sold as a whole “as is” and subject to all real estate taxes, accrued and accruing, special assessments, if any, penalties and interest.

Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the Sale upon Con-firmation of the Court. Pur-chaser to pay the cost of title evidence.

Terrence C. Dryden, Sheriff Washburn County, Wisconsin Plaintiff’s Attorney: Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C. 500 Third Street, Suite 800 P.O. Box 479 Wausau, WI 54402-0479 715-845-8234 This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

This communication is from a debt collector.

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Fourth-graders spend time at the river

If the crayfish is the mother lode for young boys, then Ben McNulty, Zach Irvine and Levi Meister hit the jackpot. The crayfish are a delectable part of the food chain, but don’t tell these boys that. — Photos by Larry Samson

Jasper McCracken releases a dragonfly larva back into the Namekagon River. All the animals the young students caught were returned to live out their lives and to take their place in the food chain. The students in the Shell Lake fourth-grade class spent the day, Friday, Sept. 23, learning about the river ecosystem and the animals that make the Namekagon River their home.

School menus

Breakfast Monday, Oct. 3: Juice, cereal, toast.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Fruit, sausage link, French toast sticks.

Wednesday, Oct. 5: Juice, cheese omelet, toast.

Thursday, Oct. 6: Fruit, pancakes.

Friday, Oct. 7: Juice, yogurt, toast.

Lunch Monday, Oct. 3: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes, green beans, pear slices. No Laker.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Corn dog, hash browns, peas, peach slices. Laker: Salad bar.

Wednesday, Oct. 5: Hamburger on a bun, cheese slice, fries, carrots, pickles, applesauce. No Laker.

Thursday, Oct. 6: BBQ pork on bun, corn, fresh fruit. Laker: Salad bar.

Friday, Oct. 7: Mozzarella dippers, mixed vegetables, pineapple tidbits. Laker: Quesadillas.

Breakfast served each day for K-12 students. Whole-grain bread and buns and milk served with each meal. Laker sandwiches available to grades 7-12 only. Laker salad bar available to grades 3-12.

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Jacklyn Taylor looks into her net for river critters. She is reluctant to put her hand into the net.

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People you should know

Caroline Schultz

Caroline Schultz graduated from Chetek High School in 2002. From there she took a semester of classes at UW-Barron County.

“I wanted to be somewhere close to family, but be able to live somewhere else, somewhere I had never been. My family means a lot to me, so I wanted to be able to visit them often. I decided to attend UWSuperior.”

Before leaving for Superior, she met her husband, Drew. Caroline recalls, “We went to college together. While in college Drew and I were married and graduated with honors from UW-Superior. I have a four-year degree in elementary education with an early childhood minor. In May of 2008, I had my son, Archer; I planned on staying home with him for his first year. When he turned 8 months old, I started to get bored with staying at home and wanted to have some extra spending money as well. I looked into several different options, including getting a part-time job outside the home. I just couldn’t get myself to leave Archer; it just didn’t seem worth it to me. I decided to try out The Pampered Chef, since it didn’t take up a lot of time outside the home and the other stuff I could do right at home with Archer by my side. Two-and-a-half years later, it was the best decision I could have made!”

“Whatever I do in life, I want to be able to attend my children’s sports games, special events and be there when they need me. That is worth more than money to me and I am grateful to have the means to do so. In the future I can see myself continuing with The Pampered Chef and doing great things in the community. I’d like to create a solid moms group/play group in Shell Lake, help moms in the community connect with each other. I love working for myself, you really have a great sense of freedom and I hope to pursue that in a greater degree in the future.”

Caroline Schultz — Photo submitted

The Caroline Schultz file

Full name, age: Caroline (Laura) Schultz, 27 Family: Husband, Andrew (Drew); son, Archer; 3, stepdaughter, Kylie, 10 Occupation: Director with The Pampered Chef/substitute teacher/manager of ASP Photography/at-home mom Washburn County resident since: 2009 Hobbies/interests: Finding deals online, promoting my business and my husband’s photography business, gardening, mom’s groups and my son and stepdaughter.

Claim to fame: Started my own Pampered Chef business, helped my husband begin his photography business and created a moms group/play group in Shell Lake Favorite sport to watch: Hockey

Place I would like to visit: Paris The person I most admire: My mom, she is the kindest person I know, she has the most giving heart of anyone I’ve ever met. She’s always been there for me no matter what.

Best movie I every saw: This sort of changes with my mood. I like all movies except horror movies.

This is funny but my favorite might just be “Desperado” with Antonio Banderas Favorite movie line: “You complete me” (not from “Jerry Maguire” but from “Night at the Roxbury”) Favorite TV show: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Glee Project” - reality TV shows Music I listen to: Radio stations that play current hit music, if you were to listen to my iPod you’d

find a variety of different genre.

Favorite Stooge: I think I’ve seen bits and pieces of the stooges ... but not enough to make an educated decision on which my favorite would be.

Favorite dish: Anything seafood – I love crab!

Last book I read: Just finished the “Twilight” series, currently reading “Hunger Games.”

My friends would describe me as: Helpful, caring, a good listener, dependable and fun to be around.

My first job was: A carhop at Northlake’s Drive-In – Chetek.

I’d like to be remembered for: Being there for people, giving, doing/creating something special in the community.

Know of a candidate for People you should know? E-mail us at wcregister@centurytel.net

Methamphetamine-related arrests Spotlight on business on the rise

by Rick Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio EAU CLAIRE - State and local officials say methamphetamine-related arrests are on the rise signaling a resurgence of an especially dangerous drug.

A raid in Eau Claire connected with a monthlong investigation into methamphetamine trafficking netted eight arrests, methamphetamine and weapons. Deputy Chief Eric Larsen of the Eau Claire Police Department says evidence from the bust shows that around 13 pounds of meth were trafficked from the Twin Cities to Eau Claire over a year and a half, “In the city of Eau Claire, and in the broader West Central Drug Task Force Region, we have seen an increase.”

In 2005, lawmakers clamped down on the sale of pseudoephedrine. It’s an overthe-counter medication that’s also one of the main ingredients of meth. Larsen says

that made the drug less available in the Chippewa Valley and meth-related arrests fell, but not for long. In 2009, there were seven such arrests and five in 2010, but Larsen says there have been 15 cases so far this year, “I guess I was surprised to see that it’s been coming back as strongly as it has been.”

Dave Spakowicz is a director of field operations for the Division of Criminal Investigation. He says statewide there’s been an increase in meth lab seizures, too. Authorities found 32 last year, and 2011 is on track to match that. “There’s a new production method. It’s a new production method to Wisconsin, it’s not new to the United States, but we’re seeing an increase in what’s commonly known as the one-pot method.”

Spakowicz says that means ingredients are “cooked” in one container which makes the process more convenient but produces smaller batches of meth.

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V O D KAL O N GIS L A N DIC E 750 ml T E AP A R T YP A C K

499

$

Reg. $5.49

12

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Country Pride

99

Reg. $14.49

Co-op

Sun. 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Mon. - Thurs. 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Fri. 5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat. 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

P E P S IO R M O U N T A IN D E W P R O D U C T S S A V E

1.00

$

12 Packs

3

$

99

715-468-2302

1/2 mile south of Shell Lake on 546714 6r Hwy. 63.

Phone: Owner: Location: Business hours: Services provided:

715-557-2448 Dan Scribner Spooner Any time my customer needs assistance Quality seal-up, exclusion and an awesome limited lifetime warranty on all my work as long as all steps are followed.

This is my fourth season with my own business. My business is based on honesty and hard work. I believe a handshake means a done deal, cut in stone. Every customer that accepts one of my bids for work to be done becomes a friend for life.

I love people and dealing one-on-one with them and learning from them. From early childhood, I’ve been like a sponge, soaking in knowledge and putting it to good use in life. So adding honesty and hard work, the work I do makes for a good combination.

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