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Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 Vol. 122, No. 17 • Shell Lake, Wis.

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Glenview and Terraceview Christmas concerts, Friday. Sunday, Toys for Tots distribution and Christmas in the Country. See Events, page 8

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Frozen in time

SPORTS

Basketball and wrestling See pages 12-14

Frozen in time, an old hand pump greets the winter snow.

Once a creature for comfort farmers and housewives, it is now a reminder of our past. For many their fondest memories centered around the chore of fetching water on a cold winter day and y o u n g e s t brother getting his tongue stuck on the pump handle. — Photo

by Larry Samson

Letters to Santa from area kids See page 2

People you should know: Holly Solveson See back page

BREAKERS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next year in a case that could mean the eventual release of a young Wisconsin inmate now serving life without parole. The high court has accepted two cases that challenge the constitutionality of giving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole to a 14-year-old convicted of murder. Omer Ninham, a Native American from Oneida, was 14 when he and another teen killed a young Hmong boy by throwing him off the top of a parking ramp. Last month, the state Supreme Court ruled against his claim that because of his age at the time of the murder he should have a chance for parole. The cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court raise the same issue. Marquette law professor Michael O’Hear writes a blog on life sentences. He says the high court might take a different view. He says courts are paying more attention to new findings on juvenile brain development, “They don’t have as great an ability to control their impulses, and they’re more subject to peer pressure as well. In juvenile cases, the brain science is playing a very important role in leading the court to conclude that harsh sentences for juveniles are not appropriate.” But O’Hear cautions that the court in accepting the two cases it has may be trying to distinguish between two categories of homicides. In one of the cases, a 14-year-old got a life without parole sentence for being an accomplice in a robbery and murder in which he didn’t pull the trigger. In the other, the defendant actively participated in beating a man to death. O’Hear says if the court draws a line between accomplices and active participants in a murder, Ninham might not be affected by the change, “Because he was playing a more active role in the killing he was convicted of.”

– submitted by Gilman Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio

Early deadlines for the holiday season

SHELL LAKE — During the Christmas and New Year holiday, the Washburn County Register newspaper will have early deadlines as well as office closings.

The deadline will be at noon on Friday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 30.

The office will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2.— WCR

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Spring election season starts

December is nomination time for county and school boards

by Jessica Beecroft NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – December is the time when people start filing for offices on the April 3 election ballot. All county board seats and at least one seat on each school board are up for election. People running for these offices as well as for some municipal offices must file nominating papers in December to get on the spring ballot. The nominating period started Thursday, Dec. 1, first and ends Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Campaign statements All candidates must file a Campaign Registration Statement at the start of the process and before they start collecting nomination signatures. Candidates register with the election clerk for the office they are running for. Candidates need at least 20 signatures on their nomination papers to run for the county board or village and city councils. Signatures are not needed to get on school board ballots.

All incumbents must register if they are seek-

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ing re-election. Incumbents who are retiring must file a Declaration of Noncandidacy by Dec. 23.

The spring election is Tuesday, April 3. If more than two people file for any open seat, a primary election is set for Feb. 21.

County boards Every county board seat is up for election.

County board terms are for two years with supervisors elected in the even-numbered years.

Each county has adopted new district lines to adjust the districts to the new population numbers from the 2010 census. County board candidates register with the county clerks.

Allard will not seek re-election Washburn County Board: Only one person has filed papers with the county clerk thus far to confirm they will not be running for re-election. That is William Allard, District 9.

School boards School board terms are for three years with a third of the seats up for election each year. In addition, board members appointed to fill vacancies must run for the remainder of their term

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Spirit of giving

Letters to

Santa

SHELL LAKE — During Holiday Saturday, Dec. 3, Santa held a breakfast at the Shell Lake Community Center.

He received the following letters from area children.

The Spooner Moms Club is all about families and the spirit of Christmas.

Volunteers Kathy McDougall and her daughter, Kiera, Sara Wickre and her children, Caleb, Miranda and Amber, gave up their Saturday to help others have a great Christmas. — Photos by Larry Samson

by Larry Samson SPOONER — In the spirit of giving, the Spooner Moms Club held their third-annual community toy drive. On Saturday, Dec. 10, they had over 800 new and slightly used toys that were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The program was set up with no requirements as a way to stretch the holiday dollars.

Toy donation bins were set up at various locations in the Spooner, Trego and Shell Lake area. The toys were collected by the Frito Lay route trucks. The youth groups from Trinity Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church spent an evening washing and sanitizing the used toys. Each child or person got a ticket to shop with a maximum of five per family.

The toys that were not distributed to local children will be donated to the Indianhead Community Action Agency, the St. Croix Tribe, Faith Lutheran Preschool, Little Lambs Preschool and Head Start.

Kathy McDougall, organizer for the drive, said “We could not have done this without the generosity of the community and the area business that do-

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in the next election. Candidates file at the district administration office. Local school districts do not require nomination papers, so a place on the ballot is gained by registering.

These are the 2012 open seats on the school boards serving Washburn, Burnett and Polk counties. The incumbents in those seats are listed.

Washburn County Shell Lake (three seats) – Linda Nielsen, Jeri Bitney, Philip Holman.

Spooner (two seats) – Philip Markgren and Christina Martin.

Northwood (two seats) – Max Ericson and Mary Ganzel.

Birchwood (two seats) – Thorvald Thomas Skar and Robert Herscher.

Burnett County Grantsburg (two seats) – Christine Erickson and Patty Bonneville.

Siren (three seats) – Dayton Daniels, Dave McGrane and Molly Bentley.

Webster (three seats) – Charles Macke, Brenda Rachner and Wendy Larson.

Cumberland (two seats) – Don Hortstman and Jennifer Hyatt.

Polk County Amery (two seats) – Darren Van Blaricom and Lynn Blomstrand.

Clayton (two seats) – Kurt Bussewitz and Jeff Lien.

Clear Lake (two seats) – Tom Aasumundrud and Mark Monson.

Frederic (two seats) – Shari Matz and Troy Engen.

Luck (two seats) – Daryl Bazey and Amy Dueholm.

Osceola (one seat) – Mary Cotch.

St. Croix Falls (2 seats) – Mona Schmidt and Brent McCurdy.

Turtle Lake (two seats) – Sally Gores and Linda Flottum.

Unity (two seats) – Sheryl Holmgren and Kelly Bakke.

Municipal elections Half of the seats on area city and village councils are up for election each year.

Cities and a few villages nominate their candidates using nomination papers in December. Most villages nominate their candidates at caucuses in January and

those caucus dates and races will be covered at the end of December. For six municipalities, all in Polk County, the nomination process starts with candidates registering their candidacy with their municipal clerk. Candidates then need to gather at least 20 signatures before Jan. 3 to get on the April ballot.

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DNR hosts flood awareness meeting

Cities and villages Listed below are the cities and villages where candidates will be nominated in December, the offices open, and the incumbent office holders whose terms are up in April.

City of Shell Lake: Mayor – Sally Peterson. Alderpersons: Ward 1: Andy Eiche, Chad Shelton (Jeri Bitney is not running for re-election.) Ward 2: Connie Graf, Terry Leckel and Dan Harrington.

City of Spooner: Mayor – Gary Cuskey.

Alderpersons: Ward 1: Esa Everroad.

Ward 2: Carol Dunn. Ward 3: Daryl Gabriel. Ward 4: Larry Stelter City of Amery: Mayor – Michael Karuschak. Alderpersons: Wards 1 and 2: Diane Taxdahl. Wards 3 and 4: Jack Rogers and Kay Erickson (two open seats), at large – Kristen Strohbusch.

City of St. Croix Falls: Mayor – Darrell Anderson. Alderpersons: Ward 1: Debra Kravig, Wards 2 and 3: Paul Kuhlman.

Villages Villages elect three of their six trustees in 2012, but not their village presidents. The candidates are listed together for the open seats and run at large.

Village of Birchwood – Linda Zillmer, Robert Hayes and Stacie Small.

Village of Minong – Karen Baker, Andy Podratz and Jane Schaefer.

Village of Clear Lake – Lori Martin, Vern Engebretson and Jerry Peterson.

Dresser – James Rochford Jr., Darron Nelson and Kristi Scheet.

Village of Osceola – Rodney Turner, Mark Campbell and Donald Stocker.

Turtle Lake – Ruth Morton, Ray Hall and Ryan Braastad.

The Register will monitor the filings and retirements during the coming months and list all nominees in early January.

Two injured in accident by the Shell Lake School

by Jessica Beecroft SHELL LAKE – On Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 8 a.m., Kailee J. Mortensen, 21, Spooner, was southbound on Hwy. 63, just north of Pederson Drive in Shell Lake, when she turned to speak to a passenger in her back seat and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Andrew V. Johnson, 38, Shell Lake, who had slowed down to make a right-hand turn on Pederson Drive.

According to the police report, Mortensen’s passengers were Timothy J. Wallace, 21, Springbrook, and a minor

from Shell Lake. The minor was transported by ambulance to the Spooner hospital. Mortensen’s vehicle had moderate front-end damage and was towed, while Johnson’s truck had no damage from the rear impact. Johnson also had a minor passenger from Shell Lake.

Both Mortensen and Johnson were issued citations for driving without insurance, and Mortensen also received a citation for inattentive driving. The fine for driving without insurance is now $200.50.

by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - A group of Wisconsin lawmakers are the latest to voice concern over proposed changes to child labor laws that would limit what kids can do to help out on farms.

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing changes to make work safer for teenagers working on farms. But, Democratic state Rep. Chris Danou of Trempealeau says some of the suggested changes go too far. One rule would not allow kids to work on a farm that’s not owned by their parents, “That’s really the big one. I talked to a lot of people that said oh yeah, I worked on my uncle’s farm, my grandpa’s farm, or are oftentimes, that’s another one, the grandparents retain the ownership, but the parents own the place, these ownership

situations are a lot more complex than the law really allows.”

Danou says 28 Wisconsin lawmakers from both parties signed off on a letter to the state’s congressional delegation asking members oppose the changes. They join other critics from the state, including the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.

Spokesman Casey Langan says some of possible rules don’t reflect the reality on family farms, “Youth can no longer work at heights that are over than 6 feet. You read that definition and you kind of wonder and start looking into what that means. That means you cannot get on a ladder to change a lightbulb.”

The U.S. Department of Labor’s rules are still in the proposal stage. If the department approves them, Congress could pass legislation to keep the rules from taking effect.

Lawmakers concerned over possible changes to child labor laws

Kristy Hanselman, Geographic Information Systems project manager for the DNR mapping projects statewide, holds up a preliminary map of the flood zones in Washburn County. - Photo by Jessica Beecroft

by Jessica Beecroft SHELL LAKE – On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the DNR hosted a flood awareness informational meeting at the Ed Elliot Building in Shell Lake.

DNR staff from around the state came to answer questions on the new mapping project. Washburn County mapping started in September of 2010.

“For the most part, (the state) likes to prioritize counties or watersheds,” said Kristy Hanselman, Geographic Information Systems project manager for the statewide mapping project. “They look at how much flooding is in the county, how much development is there, and prioritize based on that.”

Washburn County was chosen toward the end of the statewide project because the population is so low and there aren’t a lot of flooding problems in the area.

“Almost all counties have been mapped now,” Hanselman noted. “I believe we have six to eight counties left.” The general time frame for the mapping process is about two to 2-1/2 years. Barron, Dunn and Polk have already been finalized.

Not only do they work on maps, but also help answer questions about flood insurance and protecting an individual’s property. The national flood insurance program, FEMA, wants homeowners to be aware that although flooding is America’s most common natural disaster, it is not covered by most homeowner insurance policies.

One of the goals of the floodplain management is to minimize the threat to life

and property resulting from flooding by promoting the preservation of floodplains for carrying and storing floodwaters and encouraging property owners to mitigate their flood risk by elevating, relocating or otherwise flood proofing their structures. Ideally, floodplains should be maintained as open space for uses such as natural areas, trails, ball fields and golf courses.

Building continues in floodplains Despite the risks and costs, people will continue to build in floodplains. Structures to be located in floodplains must not only be elevated above the flood protection elevation, but they must be placed so as not to diminish the ability of the floodplain to carry and store floodwater. Therefore, the decision to buy an existing residence or build a new residence in the floodplain must be approached with great care. This meeting, with the preliminary maps, will help people make an informed decision about living in a flood-prone area.

Due to the costs of these engineering analyses, some floodplain areas are mapped as general floodplains. The general floodplain is also called an approximate study area, unnumbered A Zone or Zone A. Due to the lack of 100-year flood elevations and floodway/flood fringe determinations in a general floodplain area, it is the property owner’s responsibility to pay for an engineering analysis to determine the flood zone before the community can authorize any development.

Correction of Hwy. 63 improvement story

SHELL LAKE — In the Dec. 7 edition of the Register, a story on Hwy. 63 improvements set for 2015 was published.

The owner of Through the Woods was referred to as Mr. Euler. The owners of

Through the Woods are Terry and Kathy Johnson.

The Register apologizes to the Johnsons and Mr. Euler for the error.

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Now the Democrats are lying about Gov. Walker’s plans for BadgerCare

Democrats must think the public is gullible if they expect voters to believe that Republicans want BadgerCare benefits taken from their own friends and family. Citizens should go to the government Web site, read the bill, and do their own research.

Walker, Republicans, and a few Democratic legislators want to eradicate waste and fraud from the BadgerCare Program. A hotline is ready for people to report possible waste or fraud. New hotline number is 877-865-3432.

The current BadgerCare legislation is so loosely written that the door for abuse is wide open. New legislation will clarify requirements for qualifying for Bad-

gerCare. When Act 10 removed abuse of tax dollars from our public schools, the quality of programs and services increased at a lower cost to the taxpayer.

But Democrats warned of pending destruction. Sen. Holperin and other Democrats are spreading similar lies about impending BadgerCare legislation. The Democratic recall ads show a teacher expressing concern over class size and teacher layoffs. The name of the school is omitted. Could it be that the school is one of those that chose not to implement Act 10 reforms so they had to fire teachers? If so, that ad is an ugly form of manipulation through dishonesty.

Democrats get angry when Walker ex-

poses and stops the wasteful use of our tax dollars through corruption, fraud and abuse. According to some Democrats, stopping abuses equals “cutting benefits.” Democrats want to recall the governor because he exposed WEA Trust’s pilfering of millions of our tax dollars by overcharging for health-care premiums. What Democrats apparently want is unhindered access to our tax dollars.

The Milwaukee Public School Board voted recently 6 to 3 to begin implementing the reforms provided under Act 10.

After the destruction of 1,000 jobs, the loss of school programs, and the ire of parents, they were willing to see the

In the past 32 months, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe has not paid any money to the village of Turtle Lake in lieu of taxes. At the same time, they expect all of the services to be provided to them: police, fire, streets, conditional-use permit, alcohol license and special-event permits.

With the casino not paying their share to be a part of our village, it has cost the rest of the village taxpayers a lot of money, also past and future improvements in the village.

If the casino were to pay taxes, they would be well over $250,000 a year. This $250,000 out of a $1,300,000 village budget is 19 percent added cost to the taxpayers. In 2012, it will cost a taxpayer, with a home valued at $100,000, $160 extra because the casino has not paid their share.

It is time that the residents and businesses of Turtle Lake put a stop to supporting the casino share of expense to be a part of this village. They have cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past three years and even more over the past 19-1/2 years that they have been here.

History of payment in lieu of taxes: In the late 1980s, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe opened a Bingo hall in the village of Turtle Lake. At that time they had a written agreement to make payment to the village of Turtle Lake in lieu of taxes. The amount at the time was $7,500 a year.

In 1992, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe built and opened the St. Croix Casino.

They negotiated a payment of $150,000 a year to the village of Turtle Lake in lieu of taxes. The village received their payment until October 1994 when the new tribal council decided not to pay the village.

Then in May 1995, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe made a $15,000 payment a year to the village of Turtle Lake in lieu of taxes. This went on for the next four years until the tribe had to sign a new compact with the state of Wisconsin. At this time the state required the tribe to have a local agreement with the village. There were a lot of negotiations that went on as to what the amount should be. The village board at the time felt that if the property was on the tax roll it would have been taxed at $225,000

but it was agreed to be $170,000 for the next five years. The village did receive all of these payments.

In 2003, Gov. Doyle signed a new compact with the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe and in the compact he took out the two sentences that required the tribe to have a local agreement in lieu of taxes. The village requested the tribe to increase the payment in lieu of taxes as the cost of services has increased, but the tribe chose to continue to pay $170,000 a year until March 2009 when that was the last payment received by the village.

An example of how the casino impact has cost the village over the past 20 years: In 1992 the police budget was $24,000, in 2003, the budget was $232,000 and in 2012 the budget is $460,000. This huge increase in the police budget is due to the direct effect the casino has on the village of Turtle Lake.

If you want to be part of our village, then you should have to pay your fair share just like every other property owner here.

The hypocrisy of those railing against the Recall Walker effort seems to know no bounds.

Consider first that Tea Partiers, a very pro-Walker, anti-recall constituency, are always citing the U.S. Constitution as the basis for their every argument. And yet the Wisconsin Constitution requires no reason for recalling an elected official.

None.

Consider further that Walker himself came to power as Milwaukee County executive in a recall election. Walker was all about people taking back their government as recently as 2002.

Lastly, remember the conversation that Gov. Walker had with a man he thought was David Koch? Remember when he told the fake Koch that he had thought about planting troublemakers in the crowd of protesters at the Capitol last spring?

Imagine if Jim Doyle had been secretly recorded telling a man he thought was, say, Warren Buffet, that he was thinking about planting troublemakers in the

crowd of Tea Partiers at their 2009 Tax Day rally at the Capitol in Madison. The GOP-Tea Party would have been screaming for Doyle’s resignation and recall, without a doubt.

The Recall Walker effort is as American as a hot dog embedded in an apple pie all wrapped up in the flag, and those who decry it are just plain hypocrites.

We would like to wish Gov. Scott Walker and his staff a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We also extend gratitude for all the great work he has done in increasing employment through the Wisconsin is Open for Business program and reducing the debt.

Great job Gov. Walker.

St. Croix Casino not paying their share

Boundless hypocrisy

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Are we going to allow these forms of waste and incompetence to continue?

How often can the Democrats support waste, fraud and incompetence in government before the rest of us show how fed up we are with those self-serving political policies?

Bob Olson Barron County Republican Party Chair Birchwood

Neither socialist nor communist

To care about the well-being of others is neither socialist nor communist. It is just our human nature. Let us reject the kind of rhetoric that would have us believe that needing help or helping people in need is wrong.

Susan Hansen Shell Lake

Area news

BALSAM LAKE — The village of Balsam Lake Board of Trustees will all have iPads, after a long debate and difference of opinion at their meeting. In a 4-3 split the board voted to purchase seven Apple iPads for exclusive board use, to both eliminate paper and to allow a better sharing of information. Two of the trustees and the village president not only voted against the purchase, but said they would probably never use the devices. “Personally, I won’t use one,” village President Guy Williams stated bluntly, also adding that he wanted to donate his tablet to the library for access, something strongly discouraged by village attorney Bruce Anderson, who also clarified several questions regarding open meeting issues, public access and that anything done on the devices is, indeed, public village information. — from the Inter-County Leader ••• CUMBERLAND — Jerry Chartraw was honored at Cumberland City Hall on his retirement of almost 40 years with the city. — from the Cumberland Advocate ••• ALMENA — Though changes in property ownership are generally considered nothing unusual, a recent exchange was historic for one family. Dan and Dean Oberpriller, twin brothers with roots in Almena, recently sold their family property to their second cousin, John J. Braml. To commemorate the sale of the property, they released a CD with songs lauding the village that was home to generations in their family. The property, consisting of 75 acres, had been in the family for over 200 years, and the brothers wanted to make sure it stayed that way. The songs on the CD were written by the twin brothers and produced in collaboration with country western artists Dick Moebakken and Ar Stevens. The result is a two-song CD tribute to Almena performed by Moebakken and Stevens. “The Streets of Almena” is based on the classic “Streets of Laredo” and “Lightning Creek” is based on the popular song, “Whisky River.” The twins have sent copies of the CD to local tourism agencies, hoping to promote Almena and Barron County in general, with the idea that tourism groups in the county and Wisconsin could use the songs to help promote the area. — from the Barron News-Shield

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Special services set at Long Lake Lutheran

SARONA — The members of Long Lake Lutheran Church invite the public to join them at worship services during this blessed time of the year.

Advent services are scheduled for Wednesdays in December starting at 6:15 p.m. A time for fellowship will follow each service.

The Christmas Eve Candlelight Serv-

ice on Saturday, Dec. 24, will begin at 9 p.m., and the worship service on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, will start at 9 a.m.

For more information please call the church office at 715-354-3804. — from Long Lake Lutheran

Primary moved to August

All fall election dates moved up

by Gregg Westigard Special to the Register NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – The primary date for the November election has been moved to Aug. 14, 2012, the second Tuesday in August, a month earlier than the prior second Tuesday in September.

As a result, candidates for the fall election must complete the filing of their election papers by June 1, 2012, and can start that filing on April 15, 2012, a month and a half earlier than in the past.

One consequence of this is that counties will have less time to set the salaries of county officials, the county clerk, treasurer and register of deeds. All officers will be on the November ballot and the salaries for each year of their fouryear terms, 2013 through 2017, must be approved by the county board before the start of the filing period. For Polk County that would mean approval at the March board meeting since the April meeting is after April 15, 2012.

The salaries of the three offices were formerly set along with the salary of the clerks of court, but staggered four-year terms make that impossible. The clerks of court are halfway through their terms, and their salaries for 2013 and 2014 were set two years ago. The salaries set for the three offices could set a base figure for the first two years of the clerks of court elected in 2014.

The process of setting the new salaries

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners

December 5 - $30 Jay/Debbie Pearsall, Shell Lake December 6 - $30 Dave Erickson, Birchwood December 7 - $30 Pam Regenaur, Shell Lake December 8 - $30 Mary Spaulding, Spooner December 9 - $30 Christi Dalen, Sarona

Dahlstroms Lakeside Market Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Temps & levels

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2010 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11

2011 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11

High 27 16 20 15 19 28 21

High 26 20 20 30 23 14 24

Low Precip 6 5 .3” snow -1 -1 2 trace snow 15 1.0” snow 11 3.0” snow

Low Precip.

19 10 .5” snow 11 trace snow 10 -1 -1 6

has already started in Polk County. The personnel committee, which makes a salary recommendation to the county board, has had the topic on its agenda since its Nov. 4 meeting and has it on the agenda of its meeting this Thursday, Dec. 8. Polk County adopted the salaries for the 2011 -2014 terms at its March 2010 meeting.

District attorneys will also be elected this fall, but they are state employees and their salaries are set by the state and determined by the population of the counties. Sheriffs salaries are set by the counties, but their salaries are not equated with the salaries of the other four officials.

Prospective candidates for the state Senate and Assembly have had their timetables moved up also. The challengers and incumbents can start collecting signatures April 15 rather than the former June 1.

Two election seasons, spring and fall, are upon us.

Thursday, Dec. 1, Shell Lake royalty members traveled to Rice Lake to be part of Rice Lake Main Street Association’s 20th-annual Holiday Parade. With the help of parents and grandparents, the float was decorated and illuminated with many icicle lights, blow-up decorations, lighted snowmen and animated deer for the cold wintery night. Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson, Princess Renae Lloyd, Junior Miss Shell Lake Emily Lloyd, Little Miss Shell Lake Gracie Lawrence and Little Miss First Princess McKenna Marko are shown. — Photo submitted

Register Memories

1951 - 60 years ago

• Fire, caused by an overheated oil burner, did considerable damage to the Masonic Temple. The blaze was confined to the upper story of the building by quick action of the Shell Lake Volunteer Fire Department. The loss to the temple would be over $1,000. Damage to the stock of Lind’s Variety Store, tenants of the first floor, was slight, consisting mainly of water damage.

• Shell Lake remained on the top of the western half of the Lakeland Conference by soundly defeating Prairie Farm 65 to 31. Denny Dahl led the Lakers scoring with 18 points followed by Ronny Masterjohn with 15, and Jimmy Masterjohn and Pete Quam with 10 each.

• A musical presentation of the Christmas Story in four tableaux, including two junior choir and several solo parts, was part of the grade-school program.

Playing the part of Child was Laverne Modrow, Faith was Marlys Nyberg, Hope was Marcia Esswein and Love was Judith Henderson. Karen Swan was the accompanist.

• Playing at the Lake Theatre was “You’re In The Navy Now” with Gary Cooper, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert and Millard Mitchell. Also playing was “Destry Rides Again” with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.

1961 - 50 years ago

• Election of officers was held for the Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce. Herbert (Hub) Hoskins was elected president; with Russell Stouffer first vice president, John Dahlstrom second vice president and John Beardsley secretary/treasurer.

• Mr. and Mrs. Erling Romsos and Karen, and Mrs. George Olsen and Mrs. Crosby attended the 4-H leaders Christmas banquet at Edgewater Inn. • Jim Toll, Wayzata, Minn., son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Toll, Shell Lake, bagged a 249-pound black bear during the Minnesota deer-bear season. He was hunting in the Brainerd, Minn., area.

• Al Martin had aircraft for rent to qualified pilots at $7 per hour.

1971 - 40 years ago

• Midway Motors Chevrolet and

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Oldsmobile Agency, located one mile north of Shell Lake in the former Kallenbach building, was Washburn County’s newest automotive agency. Henning “Swede” Westlund was the president and general manager of the firm. Salesmen were Elmer Anderson and Nick Hoeppner. William Bates was the parts manager.

• Members of the Title 1 Parents Advisory Council were Mrs. Warren Quam, Mrs. Bernice Nyhus, Mrs. Harry Dahlstrom Jr., Mr. Roland Erickson, Mrs. Gary Hefter, Mr. Hubert Smith, Mrs. Bob Shaw, Mrs. LaVerne Paffel, Mrs. Merton Zillmer and Mr. Tom Butler.

• Students in Mrs. Nolan Penning’s seventh- and eighth-grade English classes receiving awards by Mrs. Howard Griffin, president of the Indianhead Writers, were first prize of $5 to Bonnie Haugland, second prize of $3 to Peggy Norton and $2 third prize to Jody Smith. Mary Samson and Cindy Harrington received honorable mention.

• New officers of the Twin Valley 4-H Club were Kym Gerner, president; Becky Bush, vice president; Londa LeMoine, secretary; Cindy McDaniels, treasurer; and David Nelson, reporter.

1981 - 30 years ago

• Karen Mortensen, Shell Lake High School student and clarinetist in the band, was accepted for membership in the United States Collegiate Wind Band, which would make a concert tour of England and six other European countries.

• The first two winners of the top citizen awards were Brian Lipske, fourth grade for academic excellence and good behavior; and Kenny Ailport, first grade, for politeness and kindness both to other students and adults. Sally Ziemer, fourth grade, and Nancy Kuntz, first grade, nominated them.

• Poster-essay winners in the Walk for Life were Stacey Sutton, LuEllen Kroll, Gretchen Kauffman, Tiffany Pockat, Colleen Hulleman, Sheri Studt, Mike Knox, Stacie Genson and Sandy Melton.

• Glenn Hile, Shell Lake, was named to the board of directors of the Red Barn Theatre at Rice Lake, while another Shell

Lake member, Naomi Beardsley, left the board.

1991 - 20 years ago

• Russian student Pavel Bogdanov was living with George and Mary Bell Pratt while attending classes at Shell Lake High School.

• David Furchtenicht, Sarona, submitted three winning entries at the UWRiver Falls College of Agriculture annual crop show. He was the winner of the legume hay, mixed hay and corn silage categories.

• Returning letter-winners for the wrestling squad were Jared Forseth, Adam Erickson, Steve Naglosky, Ty Hopke, Rodney Lawrence, Ken Ailport, Andy Kidder and Matt Prochnow.

• Division 6 state champion Shell Lake placed eight players on the Large Lakeland All-Conference football team. They were defensive tackle Ty Hopke, wide receiver Chad Benzer, running back Mike Durand, defensive back Wayne Krantz, defensive end Shawn Knutson, linebacker Ken Ailport, offensive tackle Andy Kidder and center Matt Prochnow.

Linebacker Aaron Smith was named to the second team, and defensive end Eric Holmson and defensive back Eric Olson received honorable mention.

2001 - 10 years ago

• Karen Lloyd, president of the Shell Lake VFW Auxiliary, presented an American flag to Val Nielsen, president of the Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Jeff Swanson and Jordan Forsythe were the top popcorn sellers for Shell Lake Pack 51.

• Taking first place in a competition of six schools was the Shell Lake Junior High Quiz Bowl team. Eighth-grade team members were Sami Dodge, Rhiannon White, Amanda Baker and Alex Mentele. Seventh-grade members were Hanna Christ and Kelli Marlow.

• Virginia Stodola and Florence Carlson enjoyed a bus trip with WJMC Game Day Sports to Lambeau Field to watch the Packers beat the Bears. LeRoy and Virginia Sandridge were also on the same tour.

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Don’t let a dog bite ruin your holiday season

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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK Eight long months she’s waited here, how patient she has been.

Abby’s only question is that she wants to know when She will have a home and someone who will love her so, A life she’s only dreamt of but one she would love to know.

One year old and silly, she is sure to make you smile.

I know she’d help you to forget your troubles for awhile.

Loving and so playful, simply grateful to be here, A cat as sweet as Abby should not have to wait a year.

Her wish is very simple one that’s easy to fulfill, To know that Abby’s going home would truly be a thrill!

Dogs for adoption: 1-1/2-year-old female black/white Lab/hound mix; 2-year-old female black/brown Chihuahua/dachshund mix; 6-monthold male black Lab mix; 2-year-old brindle male pit bull; 11-month-old female black/brindle Lab/pit mix; 5-year-old neutered brown/white American Staffordshire terrier; 8-year-old white/brown spayed Chihuahua; 2-year-old black male Chihuahua mix; 1-1/2-year-old spayed black/tan min pin and a 5-year-old neutered springer spaniel mix.

Cats for adoption: 7-month-old gray/white female medium-hair tiger; 2-1/2-month-old male gray medium-hair kitten; 7-month-old male black shorthair; 1-year-old spayed brown/white shorthair Abyssinian mix; two young shorthair calicos; 3-yearold neutered gray/white shorthair tiger; 2-monthold black longhair male; 1-year-old neutered orange/white shorthair; 3-year-old declawed black female shorthair; 11-month-old shorthair calico; 2year-old female black longhair; 2-year-old shorthair calico; three 8-week-old black kittens; and three 10week-old kittens, orange, black and tiger.

Strays include: Adult neutered black/gray tabby found near T&T Tool in Spooner.

Please remember you can have your pet remembered on our Tree of Lights with a donation.

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SPOONER — Holidays can be stressful on pets as well as on people. Whether it’s the grandchildren trying to tie bows to the cat’s tail, or friends and relatives accidentally tromping on Fido’s toes during the festivities, your otherwise sociable pet can end up literally snapping.

Most animal bites require medical attention to receive preventive antibiotics and an updated tetanus vaccination. All medical providers are required to report animal bites to law enforcement and the health department for investigation, animal quarantine and victim case management.

Century farms and homes wanted

WEST ALLIS — The Wisconsin State Fair is seeking applications for their 2012 Century Farm and Home Program. In 2011 the Wisconsin State Fair honored 168 property owners at their awards program at West Allis.

You may contact the Washburn County Historical So-

Additional funding necessary to meet state obligation to northwestern Wisconsin communities hit by severe summer storms

MADISON — The Joint Committee on Finance has approved a proposal to allocate an additional $1 million to the Wisconsin Disaster Assistance Fund in response to concerns that the fund would be facing a deficit by the end of the fiscal year.

“By allocating these additional resources, the Legislature is reaffirming its promise that the state will help communities struggling with the cost of cleaning up after natural disasters,” said state Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar.

Wisconsin Disaster Relief Fund provides grants covering up to 70 percent of certain costs associated with storm damage. The fund has a budget of $1 million over the biennium and carried over $600,000 from the last biennium.

According to Wisconsin Emergency Management, the fund would be out of money by the end of the first year of the two-year budget.

Earlier this year, Jauch urged Gov. Walker to request the additional funding after a series of severe storms ripped through Northwestern Wisconsin this summer.

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The Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all who were a part of making Holiday Saturday a success.

Many thanks to all who helped out with Breakfast with Santa in setting up, cooking and cleanup. Also thank you to the Miss Shell Lake girls and the Student Council members for all their help and to TriCounty Dairy for donating milk and cheese sticks.

A special thank-you to Laurie Stellrecht who did a fantastic job as photographer. Thank you also to Santa for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit in Shell Lake.

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bird. Yes, she had cooked the giblets and neck in the little paper bags. I’m sure she was not the first to do this, nor the last.

A guy almost became a vegetarian after sitting at the dining table with a view into the kitchen when he witnessed a large dog knock the roaster onto the floor and presumably start eating the meat. The hostesses grabbed up the meat, rinsed it off and continued to serve.

I am reminded again of the time Milt and I asked a couple to join us for lunch after church one Sunday.

As I walked into the house ahead of my guests, I expected the smell of roast beef to be coming from the slow cooker. Unfortunately, no cooking aroma greeted me. Fortunately, I had some meat in the freezer that I could thaw and prepare quicker than the roast would have been.

For those of you planning your holiday meals, may all your plans go perfectly, and if not, just enjoy the time of fellowship, and the stories you may tell in the future.

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The storms resulted in over 40 different applications for aid totaling over $1.9 million being submitted.

The northern lawmaker said the unprecedented number of new applications combined with a backlog of applications going back to 2010 caused concern that the there would not be enough money available for the fund to meet its obligation. “All of these claims are legitimate and it would irresponsible of the state to leave these local governments, to pull the rug out from under them after they’ve already been assured that the assistance would be available.”

The $1 million in additional funding will be transferred from the petroleum inspection fund, which currently has a surplus. While the recent budget relied upon general purpose revenue, the original legislation utilized $3 million from Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award.

“This program has proven to be a lifesaver for townships and counties who are hit with severe weather and are unable to pay for the cleanup costs on their own,” added Jauch, who helped author the legislation creating the fund. “Today’s action by the committee is an acknowledgement of that success and of the critical role the state has in helping local governments in their time of need.” — from the office of Sen. Jauch

Meal planning

uccess is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill When writing about baking disappointments, I knew others would have experiences to share as well.

One lady told me about the time she and her sister were trying to impress their boyfriends. They decided to make them a meal that included fried smelt.

The girls’ mother left the girls to do their thing in the kitchen without taking over. Wanting everything to be perfect for the boyfriends, the girls decided to try the fried smelt out on their dad. Being served up a nice plate of the fried small fish, the dad asked, “Why did you cook my fishing bait?”

A newlywed decided to host Thanksgiving Day for her new in-laws and extended family. The turkey came out of the oven nice and brown and luscious looking. When the turkey was being carved, the new bride realized that there were extra items in the cavity of the

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Any pet that bites must be quarantined for 10 days under state law. If your pet is unvaccinated for rabies, or you do not have a suitable area that it can be quarantined away from other pets, family and friends, it must be quarantined at a veterinary clinic for the 10 days at your expense.

The Washburn County Health Department has investigated over 50 animal bites so far this year. Most bites are preventable. So this holiday season, protect your pet and your guest by ensuring there is adequate adult supervision around pets. — from the Washburn County Health Department

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FFA fruit arriving

SHELL LAKE — The FFA fruit will be arriving Thursday, Dec. 15. Fruit may be picked up after school from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m. on Thursday or Friday, Dec. 16, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Stop at the Shell Lake High School office or drive around to the technology shop doors.

There is extra fruit available and will be on a first-come first-served basis. Spe-

cial arrangements can be made for pickup and deliveries by calling the school at 715-468-7814. Ask for Jenifer Bos. If you ordered from an FFA member, expect that the FFA members will deliver your fruit. You do not need to pick it up.

— from the Shell Lake FFA

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Booze and Belts traffic safety mobilization strives to save lives

Law enforcement agencies will intensify enforcement Dec. 9-17

MADISON — To prevent deaths and injuries from traffic crashes during the upcoming holiday season, law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin will mobilize for the Booze and Belts traffic safety campaign which began Friday, Dec. 9, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 17.

Last December, there were nearly 13,000 traffic crashes in Wisconsin — the most of any month in 2010 — which caused 37 deaths and more than 3,800 injuries, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

“Slippery roads, poor visibility and hectic holiday traffic combined with impatient and impaired drivers make this time of year especially dangerous on our roads,” said State Patrol Maj. Sandra Huxtable, director of the WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. “Although deaths and injuries from traffic crashes devastate individuals, families and entire communities throughout the year, they seem to be even more tragic during the holiday season.”

During Booze and Belts, law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on impaired and unbuckled motorists.

“Last year in Wisconsin, there were

more than 40,000 convictions for drunken driving,” Huxtable says. “If you’re not sober when you drive, you could kill or injure yourself or someone else. Even if you are lucky enough to avoid death or injuries, you are risking a drunken driving arrest that will cause humiliation, huge fines and possible jail time. In addition, you may have to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle you own, have registered in your name or drive.”

Law enforcement officers also will be on the lookout for unbelted drivers and passengers during Booze and Belts and will strictly enforce the mandatory safety belt law. In 2010, there were nearly 120,000 convictions in Wisconsin for failure to fasten safety belts, which was the second most frequent traffic conviction.

“All law enforcement officers hope that people will voluntarily choose to buckle up and drive sober. But if they don’t, the extra traffic enforcement during the mobilization will increase their risk of getting caught,” Huxtable says.

“During Booze and Belts and throughout the year, our goal is reduce the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin, not to ticket or arrest more motorists. For all of us, the best gift we can give our loved ones is to ensure they come together to celebrate the holidays rather than mourn a needless injury or death.” — from WisDOT

John Hendry and next-door neighbor Caleb Wickre work with 10 other children and five adults to load 937 shoe-box gifts onto pallets to be delivered to the Minneapolis collection-processing center. — Photo submitted

by Nan Hendry SPOONER — Recently, 938 shoe-box gifts were collected for Operation Christmas Child at the Spooner area relay station for this Christmas season.

The boxes were loaded onto pallets by volunteers, who happened to be mainly area children, and transported to the Minneapolis collection-processing center

by TSU of Shell Lake, which donated the driver and the truck. The gift-filled boxes will then travel to India or Zambia this

year, where they will be hand delivered by volunteers on that side of the globe.

The goal was to collect more than 500,000 gifts in Minneapolis and 8.2 million worldwide this Christmas season.

Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest organized Christmas project of its kind, but it also remains very unique and personal. One box being packed by one person to be hand delivered to one child living in a desperate situation somewhere in the world.

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Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra’s concerto competition auditions set

RICE LAKE — Do you know any musicians whose talents you’d like to hear more? Perhaps it’s you. Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra is looking for exceptional musicians to compete for the chance to perform with the orchestra in March of 2012.

Musicians of high school age and older may compete in four categories: classical voice, piano, strings, or wind and brass instruments. Musical selections must be from standard repertoire, with orchestral accompaniment parts in print and available through standard publishers. Instrumentalists should be prepared to play one movement of a concerto. Vocalists should select an aria from a major oratorio or opera.

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A maximum of two winners will be selected to perform with the orchestra at its spring concert on Sunday, March 18, 2012, with a possible second venue/date to be announced.

Auditions will be Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2012, at UW-Barron County Fine Arts Theatre in Rice Lake with times to be arranged individually with each applicant. Applicants must provide their own accompanists. The concerto competition is held every other year (evennumbered years) in a tradition that dates back two decades.

Applications are available by calling 715-434-5281 or e-mailing Mary Updike at desairlake@gmail.com. Completed applications must be received via mail or email by Jan. 23, 2012. — from RCSO

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Names of families needing assistance requested no later than Friday, December 16

Friends and family of the residents of Glenview and Terraceview are invited to join them for a

FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Glenview begins at 9:30 a.m.

Terraceview begins at 11 a.m.

Refreshments provided Performances by members of the Shell Lake band as a fundraiser for their upcoming trip to New York City.

Donations to the band to help fund their trip would be greatly appreciated.

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Recipients must complete form and pledge to be home (or have an adult present) between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, December 23, to receive the basket.

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Events

December Thursday, Dec. 15 • Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting provided.

Friday, Dec. 16 • Glenview and Terraceview Christmas concerts.

Glenview begins at 9:30 a.m. Terraceview begins at 11 a.m. Refreshments provided. Performances by members of the Shell Lake band as a fundraiser for their upcoming trip to New York.

Sunday, Dec. 18 • Toys for Tots distribution, noon-2 p.m., Barronett Civic Club.

• Christmas in the Country, Shell Lake Full Gospel Church, 12:30-3 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 • Northern Lights Camera Club meeting 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St. (Hwy. K), Spooner.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support group, 5 p.m. group activity, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6-7 p.m. meeting, Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner. 715-635-4669.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221, meeting 7 p.m. at the lodge.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 • 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.

• The Washburn County Humane Society open board meeting will meet at 5:30 p.m., Spooner state patrol headquarters. 715-635-4720.

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• Santa will visit the Shell Lake Public Library from 67:30 p.m., to read “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” listen to wish lists, and his personal elf will hand out treat bags.

Thursday, Dec. 22 • 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 Wednesday, Dec. 28 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.

January Tuesday, Jan. 3 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m. at the lodge.

Wednesday, Jan. 4 • 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, Jan. 5 • 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.

Donations accepted.

Friday, Jan. 6 • Shell Lake Education Foundation Dads Belgian waffle supper at the doubleheader basketball game against Unity.

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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.

••• 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 715-4682414.

••• 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 715-635-2252 or e-mail Faith In Action at faithinactionwc@yahoo.com.

••• 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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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.

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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.

Shell Lake Alano Club Meetings on CTH B, 2 blocks off Hwy. 63.

All meetings are nonsmoking Sunday 10 a.m.

AA 6 p.m.

AA Beginners Noon AA Monday 5 p.m.

GA Tuesday Noon AA 7 p.m.

AA Wednesday 1 p.m.

AA NA 7 p.m.

Thursday 1 p.m.

AA 7 p.m.

Al-Anon Friday 2 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 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Practice your Bridge skills. Beginners welcome.

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,

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Gifts from the Heart Toy Drive

LEFT: St. Croix casinos deliveryman Russ Merrill (L) and Sue Adams of the Washburn County Food Pantry (R) show off two of the toys received at the pantry from the Gifts from the Heart Toy Drive that was sponsored by the casinos. — Photo submitted

Heart Lake news

Monday morning was foggy here. The temperature was about 36 degrees. We still have quite a bit of snow on the ground but it is dirty so we could use some fresh white stuff.

Everyone seems well here at Glenview and is taking in all the activities. They had a movie night here on Saturday night and they all seemed to enjoy that.

Peder Pederson and Suzi Anderson with her son, John, took in the concert in Spooner on Monday, Dec. 5, at the school. On Sunday evening, they attended a banquet at the First Pentecostal Church furnished by one of their parishioners, Ronnie Schlitz, of Chetek. It was prime rib and what goes with it. That doesn’t sound bad, does it?

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It was a foggy Monday morning with temps just above freezing. Watch your step and your driving for icy spots. It was another Packer victory on Sunday. And so much going on this time of year.

Last Tuesday night the Shell Lake band and choir put on a great Christmas concert again this year. We are proud of our school’s young people’s talent.

The Spooner Class of 1950 got together at Nick’s for our Christmas get-together with 11 attending. They were Cecil and Shirley Scribner, Wally and Barb Koel, Ray and Gurene Smith, Mitzie Paulson, Phyllis Laluby, Carolyn West, Mary Krantz and myself. Some are heading to warmer places soon and there is no class get-together in January.

We lost a dear neighbor, Eleanor Pease, on Thursday. She and late husband, Bob, had a resort on Big Keg’s west side.

She had suffered a stroke a couple of years ago and has been residing at Terraceview Living Center. Funeral services were held Monday at the Shell Lake Methodist Church with Pastor Greg Harrell officiating. Burial was in the family plot in Sarona Cemetery. She was a nice person with a loving personality. Sympathy is extended.

Virginia Stodola went to a Christmas brunch Saturday forenoon at Integrated Care in Rice Lake where her cousin, Harvey Johnson, resides. She reports it was very nice and that Diane Kubista works there.

Last weekend the Greg Krantzes went to Chippewa Falls to the first birthday party for granddaughter Ellie Mae at Matt and Christi Krantz’s. On Sunday, Sue, Ericka and kids

went down for a baby shower for Christi and Matt who are expecting a new baby boy.

A week ago Saturday, Jerid Sykes and Jessica Shadeg were married at the United Methodist Church in Sarona with Pastor Greg Harrell officiating. Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds.

There were 12 ladies that got together at Charlotte Ross’ for a soup lunch and to decorate gingerbread houses. They turned out cute and they had a fun time together.

The 100-year Sarona Church books are still available for nice Christmas gifts. Contact Elfreda West, Charlotte Ross or myself if you would like to purchase one.

Elfreda West went along with daughter, Janet Donetell to the “York Nativity” play at the Northern Star Theatre in Rice Lake on Saturday evening, that great-granddaughter, Norah Hastreiter, was a part of in the manger scene. Reports very nice. Norah is the daughter of Joe and Jennie.

Russel and Craig Furchtenicht attended a dairy conference on Thursday at Wisconsin Dells. They report it was interesting.

Elfreda West, Evie Campbell and I went to Paula and Gary Campbell’s in Trego Sunday noon. Paula and her mom, Dorothy Peterson, had made a lot of cookies, along with gingerbread houses, and had friends in to decorate them. We enjoyed a nice luncheon and of course, Christmas cheer, cooking and visiting. Each brought home some cookies and bars.

“An O. Henry Christmas” held at the Erica Quam Theatre.

They really enjoyed it.

Our sympathy to the family of Eleanor Pease who passed away last week. Funeral services were at the United Methodist Church.

Pastor Don and Helene West, our interim pastors at Salem, left for their home in Ashland on Sunday after services to sing in their community choir at 4 p.m.

New members who joined Salem Lutheran Church on Sunday are Richard and Anita Hoffman, Center City, Minn. Welcome to you.

The Lions Club of Shell Lake made arrangements for a chartered bus to go to Duluth, Minn., to see the Bentleyville Tour of Lights on Monday, Dec. 19. They will be leaving the Shell Lake Community Center at 4 p.m.

Sounds like a good time.

The Methodist church in Shell Lake is hosting a community choir performance on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m., after their monthly community dinner. Many members of our community are participating.

A free concert will also be held at the Full Gospel Church of Shell Lake on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 3 p.m. After all of

these services, this should put everyone in the true spirit of Christmas. Plan to attend one of these or both.

Salem is looking for donations to help kids who need coats in the community. For more information, you can call the Salem church office at 715-468-7718.

How about those Packers? Tim Pederson, Amherst, went to the game this past weekend with some friends.

Sue (Bachinski) Winner, Solon Springs, participated in her choir concert at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Superior. After the concert, they got a Christmas tree.

Everyone is busy shopping and baking for the holidays.

Don’t forget to attend a church of your choice Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. What did the wagon say to the tractor? “Pull me closer … John Deere!”

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Exciting findings – monarch survival: an amazing feat

ews from Monarch Larva Monitoring Project–University of Minnesota: Karen Oberhauser, director of Monarch in the Classroom, is a leading scientist and teacher in the field of monarch biology and migration. She wrote, “Mary Ellen Ryall from Shell Lake has established and dedicated a native remnant tall-grass prairie as a monarch habitat on one-half acre of city land. After a tremendous storm, she has shared an amazing story of monarch survival.”

Ryall wrote, “On July 1, a straight-line wind at 100 mph struck Minong. It blew down 11 red pine trees on my property in the village. In the process of storm cleanup, the trees were cut and taken to the local sawmill to be turned into board foot. There was an Aldo Leopold bench that was crushed beneath one tree. The logger brought his big equipment in and lifted the tree so that his son could save the bench.

Lo and behold, a monarch chrysalis was on the bench. I thought about how the butterfly was a form of transformation and knew it would adapt to the landscape changes. I marveled that I saw a few monarch butterflies flying about the day after the storm. How could winds of 100 mph wreck such havoc in the village and yet allow the butterflies to survive? How did the same wind that caused birds in maple trees to lose their lives allow a butterfly, the weight of a single maple leaf, to survive? It is a beautiful wonder.”

Oberhauser also stated, “While monarchs have amazing tenacity, many individuals are not as lucky as those in Mary Ellen’s habitat. MLMP volunteer Diane Rock captured some incredible photos

of monarch predation last summer…[monarch butterfly faces threats], especially as eggs and larvae, but also as adults. Several studies have shown that only 5-10 percent of monarchs survive to adulthood in the wild. In strong winds and other extreme climate conditions, individual monarchs stand a fighting chance, but they are often no match for the spiders, ants, stinkbugs, wasps and other invertebrates that atChrysalis on Aldo tack monarch larvae on Leopold bench made milkweed plants. Blackby Joel Folstad. – beaked orioles and blackPhoto by Mary Ellen headed grosbeaks are Ryall common predators of adult monarchs in their overwintering sites and, in their breeding grounds, the adults may fall prey to spiders.

“Monarch survival is an amazing feat, considering all the dangers that they face throughout the course of their lives. They appeal to all of us because of the astounding things they are able to accomplish. Research and monitoring through MLMP help us to understand the hardship that monarchs face, and areas where improvements can help support monarch populations.” Source: “After the Storm” by Mary Ellen Ryall.

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Sunday afternoon, Dave and Kris Schilling, Rice Lake, had some neighbors, Tom and Gloria Elliott, Russ, Nancy and Corey Furchtenicht, Roger and Casey Furchtenicht, Jon and Jo Lechnir and their little granddaughter Aubrey and myself there for visiting and Christmas treats. It was held at their neat log cabin in the woods just down Bear Lake from me.

Jo Lechnir reports the Duch family Christmas get-together was held last Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Baldwin with 65 attending.

Saturday evening, Russ and Nancy Furchtenicht, Rock Furchtenicht and Elaine and Willie and Vicki Lombard from Sarona way attended the IMC, Terraceview Living Center and Shell Lake Clinic Christmas party at the Shell Lake Community Center.

Gloria Frey visited her mom, Dorothy Foltz, at the Rice Lake Convalescent Center and then had coffee with her sister, Joann, in Haugen. Gloria said Monday’s weather reminded her of the children’s book, “Caddie Woodlawn,” mild, misty, foggy!

Sympathy to the family of Jack Gillett of the Town of Crystal. He was a WWII vet, quiet, likeable, a bachelor that loved nature, the wood, fields and Crystal Brook. He lived with his late brother, Harvey, a mile south of my home place, all of his life. Funeral service for Jack was at the Dahl Funeral Home on Wednesday. Bless his soul.

Happy birthday to Elaine Norton, Dec. 15; Julie West, Chris Engan and Bill Magnes, Dec. 17; Pat Semm, John Roeser, Judy Juza, Emme Anderson, Steve Hubin and Melissa Petz, Dec. 18; Donna Russell and Eric Anderson, Dec. 19; and Leslie Jaastad, Dec. 20.

Anniversary wishes to Dan and Linda Anderson on Dec. 15; Randy and Peggy McKibben, Dec. 16; and Tom and Linda Tabor, Dec. 19.

Error in last week’s news. Warren and Betty Schlapper and Ida Winkler are from Rice Lake, not from Rhode Island. I had abbreviated R.L. Sorry about the error. I’ll take half of the blame.

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE – The American Lung Association says some states are better than others at helping smokers quit. Wisconsin offers more than most but less than states deemed “quit friendly.” Wisconsin falls short for the amount it spends on the state quit line. Spending per smoker was $.73.

The Centers for Disease Control recommends nearly $11 be spent for each tobacco user for the quit line. Dona Wininsky is with the American Lung Association in Wisconsin. She says this was one factor in getting the state’s adult smoking rate below 20 percent. Many states which saw smoking rates fall for decades are now seeing them stall, “We’re at the lowest rate we ever have been, but the declines are now

smaller and smaller and smaller increments.”

The report by the American Lung Association predicts demand for quit lines will increase as new graphic warning labels are placed on cigarette packs. A federal judge has temporarily blocked those labels; Wininsky predicts the controversial pictures designed to dissuade smokers will be allowed on cigarette packs, “They weren’t scheduled to take effect until next year anyway, so we‘re confident there will be resolution to it within the next several months, and the labels will proceed as planned.”

Nine states require insurance to cover smoking cessation; Wisconsin does not. It does cover smoking cessation for Medicaid recipients, and those on the state employee health plan.

Report says Wisconsin does average job of helping smokers quit

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Picking up Oprah’s gifts

Grantsburg teacher Heather Vilstrup (shown at right) and her mom, Sally Wiesner of Shell Lake (shown above), have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new Volkswagen Beetles since the mother and daughter attended a taping of an “Oprah” show where each audience member received gifts of Winfrey’s “Favorite Things,” including cars. The show aired back in November of 2010, and last week Heather and her mom finally received word their cars were here. The pair traveled to an Eau Claire dealership where they were greeted with much fanfare. “They had a celebration waiting for us.

My car was inside the showroom with my name and balloons on it,” said an excited Wiesner. “My mom got a red one. We were both very excited when we were shown all the features of the car. It’s a very fun car to drive!” – Photos submitted

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Sunday, December 18, with activities starting at 12:30 p.m. & Concert at 3 p.m.

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SPORTS

Shell Lake defeats Prairie Farm

ABOVE: Erica Kozial gets sandwiched between two Panther defenders, McKenna Anderson and Megan Rassbach, on this rebound.

Playing forward, Kristin Kraetke gets a layup on this fast break for two points. It is not often that a forward gets the opportunity for a fast break. – Photos by Larry Samson

Rough-and-tumble game for girls basketball

by Larry Samson PRAIRIE FARM — In a rough-and-tumble game, the Shell Lake girls basketball team extended their winning streak to three games with a 62-23 win over the Prairie Farm Panthers on Friday, Dec. 9. Shell Lake had a 17-2 first-quarter lead and they never looked back.

Jen Cassel had 13 points for the game followed by Shania Pokorny with 12 and Hannah Cassel with 10.

Forward Erica Kozial played a strong defensive game, dominating the boards. She had eight points for the night. The win is one short of their entire 2010-11 season when they finished with only four wins.

Shell Lake’s next challenge will be against the Turtle Lake Lakers on Friday, Dec. 16, at home. Turtle Lake is 3-1 overall and has not played a conference game. They are coming off a 74-13 win over Cumberland. The two teams match up well. Turtle Lake has six seniors on the squad while Shell Lake will have the home-court advantage. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, Shell Lake will travel to Cameron to face their conference rivals at 7:30 p.m.

Cameron has a 2-1 record after a 60-50 loss to Northwood.

RIGHT: With a super effort, Jennifer Connell gets this pass off to her teammate while under duress from the Panther defenders.

Shania Pokorny draws a foul on this layup. She had 12 points for the game as Shell Lake defeated Prairie Farm 62-23 on Friday, Dec. 9.

Jen Cassel gets a push as she goes up for a jump shot. She was the top scorer for Shell Lake with 13 points. The basket was good, and she went to the free-throw line.

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Good game against Northwood

LEFT: BJ Burton gets off his shot after this nice move against Northwood defender Austin Meyer. RIGHT: Things get ugly under the basket as Jon Lloyd gets his shot off. — Photos by Larry Samson

Jon Lloyd screens out Josh Downs so that AJ Denotter can get off this layup against Braxton Philips.

Denotter had 20 points against Northwood, but that was not enough as Shell Lake lost to Northwood 5848 on Monday, Dec 5.

Shell Lake defenders David Brereton and Austin Williams try to stop Gage Harwick who was a oneman wrecking crew for the Evergreens in the second half of the game. Harwick had 17 points in the second half after being held to two points in the first.

Looking for a win

by Larry Samson PRAIRIE FARM — The Shell Lake boys basketball team faced two conference rivals and came away with two losses for the week.

The week started out with a good game against a strong Northwood team on Monday, Dec. 5. Shell Lake trailed by one point at the end of the first quarter and finished the half trailing 34-29. The game was within their grasp as they headed into the third quarter, outscoring Northwood 12-7, but they were unable to put it away in the fourth quarter.

Nick Murray from Northwood had 17 points in the first half. Shell Lake adjusted and shut him out in the second but that left Gage Harwick open and he put 17 points on the board for the Evergreens.

The Prairie Farm Panthers took it to the Lakers on Friday, Dec. 9, with 73-55 win. It was a high-scoring game with the Panthers taking a 21-point lead in the first half.

Shell Lake came back in the second half and played a 32-29 half but were unable to overcome the hole they had dug themselves into. AJ Denotter had 21 points for the game followed by BJ Burton with 11.

Shell Lake will be traveling to Cameron on Friday, Dec. 16, to face their 3-1 conference rival. Cameron is coming off a 65-33 win over Northwood and a 58-43 loss to Clayton.

SPORTS

SCHEDULE

Junior high boys basketball Friday, Dec. 16: At Turtle Lake High School, 5 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19: Vs. Northwood, 5 p.m.

Boys varsity basketball Friday, Dec. 16: At Cameron, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20: Vs. Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22: Doubleheader vs. Birchwood, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 3: Doubleheader at Luck, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6: Doubleheader vs. Unity, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10: Doubleheader at Clayton, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17: At Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20: Doubleheader at Northwood, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24: Doubleheader vs. Prairie Farm, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27: At Bruce, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3: Vs. Cameron, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: At Solon Springs, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9: At Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14: Doubleheader at Frederic, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24: Vs. Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Girls varsity basketball Friday, Dec. 16: Vs. Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20: At Cameron, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22: Doubleheader vs. Birchwood, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 3: Doubleheader at Luck, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6: Doubleheader vs. Unity, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10: Doubleheader at Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13: At Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17: Vs. Grantsburg, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20: Doubleheader at Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24: Doubleheader vs. Prairie Farm, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31: Vs. Cameron, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2: Vs. Webster, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: At Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14: Doubleheader at Frederic, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21: At Solon Springs, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23: Vs. Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 28: At Winter, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 1: Vs. Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity wrestling Thursday, Dec. 15: Vs. Cornell/Gilman, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17: Osceola Invitational, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 29: Bistate at La Crosse, 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5: At Northwood, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7: Superior Invitational, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 12: Vs. Cameron, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14: Ladysmith Invitational, 9 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19: Vs. Bruce, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21: Shell Lake Tournament, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26: At Flambeau, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4: Conference tournament at Cameron, 9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11: Regional at Cameron, 9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18: Sectional at Osseo Fairchild, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23: State tournament, Kohl Center UW Campus

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Spooner Invitational

SPORTS

Wrestling in his first year, David Castillo placed second in the 106 weight class after losing to Dylan Adair of Hayward. — Photos by Larry Samson

Wrestling with the determination of a senior, Dillon Hopke beat McGail Rogstad from Hayward, not once but twice, the first time by a decision and the second time was in the first-place round where Hopke won by a pin. Hopke is 6-0 for the best start of his four-year high-school career.

Spooner Invitational scores

Spooner Invitational team scores Hayward Hurricanes 208.0 Spooner Rails 174.0 Flambeau Falcons 156.5 Chequamegon Screaming Eagles 144.5 Ashland Oredockers 119.5 Shell Lake Lakers 106.0 Northwood Evergreens 71.0 Bayfield Trollers 30.0 Denver Quenette’s 100th career win came after this takedown that ended with a pin over Kenray Barnabas from Chequamegon. The pin came with three seconds left on the clock. Quenette, of Spooner, ended the day with 102 career wins, and there is a lot more wrestling to go this season.

Laker individual results 106: David Castillo, second, 18.00 team points 126: Noah Skluzacek, sixth, 5.00 team points

132: Beau Skluzacek, fourth, 11.00 team points 145: Bryan Knoop, eighth 152: Dillon Hopke, first, 24.00 team points 160: Turner Moe, eighth 195: Caleb Schmidt, first, 26.00 team points 220: Leo Carrillo, sixth, 7.00 team points 285: Cody Mayer, third, 15.00 team points 285: Haleigh Rafalshi, eighth

Schmidt and Hopke place first in Spooner tournament

by Larry Samson SPOONER — With only eight wrestlers in a field of 14 weight classes, Shell Lake placed sixth with 106 points at the Spooner Invitational held Saturday, Dec. 10.

Seniors Caleb Schmidt and Dillon Hopke each took a first place at the tournament. Schmidt had four pins for the

day and is 6-0 to start the season. He pinned Cory Miesbaure of Chequamegon in the middle of the third period to take first place Saturday.

Hopke started out the day with a 13-8 decision over McGail Rogstad of Hayward in the second round and pinned him in the third period to win in the firstplace round.

Spooner had a good day taking second place behind Hayward. Andy Mason, wrestling in the 113-pound weight class, and Michael Place, in the 120-pound weight class, earned a second place. Denver Quenette took a first in the 132pound weight class to earn 24 points for Spooner.

Shell Lake will be hosting Cameron on

Thursday, Dec. 15, in a conference dual meet. The team will be traveling to Osceola on Saturday, Dec. 17, for a weekend tournament.

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Making Christmases Past

by Mary B. Olsen Handcrafted items on a Christmas theme abound. I feel like I am enclosed in a translucent bubble, like a snow globe, surrounded by the abundance of ornaments and all the trappings of the season. For me, it’s a wonderful feeling.

My mother made Christmas for our family. She knitted tassel caps and mittens and scarves. She crocheted, too. She sewed flannel pajamas for all the children and grandchildren. She sewed gifts to decorate all of our homes. She fashioned baby woolens for every baby. Now that I think back, I wonder how she found the time and energy to make all these crafted items and do them so well.

I have always made things, myself, but not as many. I enjoy giving handmade gifts. Each year I get caught up in the Christmas spirit and make family gifts. I find myself enjoying it immensely. I know children will lose a mitten in the snow or wear out their slippers, so I try to supply these small things that always make good gifts.

When I was growing up my parents always made Christmas. My dad made blocks and wooden toys and could put together bicycles from parts he found here and there and painted like new for my brothers. My mother was a cookie baker, as well. We had little money for gifts, but she always managed to find enough to buy ingredients for her wonderful Christmas packages for family members. She made the old German cookies, like her mother made at the Christmas season. It was traditional. I passed it on, as well.

I remember one year as the Christmas season approached my mother busied herself at the sewing machine. She showed me what she was making. She had made patterns for little toy animals.

There were little horses, giraffes, camels, bunnies and kittens and dogs. She made the forms and then I helped her stuff them with kapok. She had embroidered eyes and added ears and yarn manes for the horses, and tails for them. They were so cute, I thought they would be for our family. No, Mother said, we were going to sell them.

So out we went on a cold night with

mother’s shopping bags filled with toy animals. She told me to knock at a door, where she knew there were small children, and ask the person who answered if they wanted to buy holiday gifts for children. As timid as I was, Mother encouraged me, and would stand right behind me as I talked to the adult who came to the door. We sold them all. She told me it wouldn’t have worked so well If it was an adult selling them. I think she was right.

After I was married and away from my hometown I always looked forward to the package that would arrive with handmade gifts from my mother. It brightened our Christmases. My girls loved dolls and one year she sent Barbie dolls for them and a wide assortment of clothes. She had made little fur coats, and evening dresses, and knitted socks and scarves and made leather purses. At the time I didn’t want my girls to have Barbie dolls. I thought it was only a way to get girls to buy things. All this consumerism added to the vast consumption of goods that I believed was bad for our society. My mother saw the dolls as a way to amuse little girls. They loved them. They spent a lot of time dressing the dolls and really enjoyed them.

My mother made Barbie clothes for my daughter’s little children, too. Not so long ago I was at her home visiting and some of the little ones were playing together. What do you suppose they played with? They were playing with Barbie dolls and those old Barbie clothes.

My daughter had saved them and brought them out for her grandchildren.

How wonderful. Now the dolls are a family tradition.

My mother crocheted little snowflakes, each one different, for the Christmas tree and white angels, and she made little felt birds and several other decorations. She made an afghan. She made a wall hanging that is crazy-quilted of silk and satin fabrics, and the names and birthdays of all my children are embroidered on it. I put up my tree shortly before Christmas.

Each year I take out the boxes of the old ornaments and those my mother made and hang them on the tree. Then I get out the afghan and put up the wall hanging.

We didn’t really make Christmas. We made items with love and passed them on to become a cherished tradition.

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The spirit of giving

Barron Electric Cooperative recently donated $4,200 to the Washburn County Food Pantry. Shown (L to R): Sue Adams, director of the Food Pantry; Barb Holman, Barron Electric Cooperative Board director, and Barron Electric lineman Dan Ripplinger. Barron Electric employees, directors and the cooperative donated nearly $19,000 to community, health and education not-for-profit organizations. “Since the program began in 1996, nearly $93,000 has been donated. This program is an excellent example of how employees and directors concern for the community helps a variety of organizations,” said Barron Electric General Manager Dallas Sloan. “We appreciate Barron Electric and our community supporting the Washburn County Food Pantry,” said Adams. – Photo submitted

The Spooner/Trego Lions Club recently made a donation to Spooner Elementary School in the amount of $400 to be used for school supplies. Shown in the back row accepting the check is Principal Anderson from Lions members Mary Kutchera and Gary Kutchera. Students in the front (L to R) are: Carter VanGuilder, Alex Kissack, Peyton Steines, Sevanna Burke, Katlyn Imrick and Cadence Robotti. — Photo submitted

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Dewey Country

by Pauline Lawrence

What a beautiful day we had Sunday, Dec. 11. Yes, the sunshine was out with a little breeze and really nice. Of course, we could have 40 below with the snow flying, couldn’t we?

Dec. 16, a very happy birthday to Delores Christner on her special day, with lots more to come.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Ben Lawrence on his special day, Dec. 17.

Have a great one, Ben. A very happy birthday to Tom VanSelus on his special day, Dec. 17, with lots more to come.

Chelsea Lee, a very happy birthday to you on your special day, Dec. 19, with lots more to come.

Dec. 20, happy anniversary to Scott and Cheryl Hotchkiss on their special day, with lots more to come.

A very happy birthday to Noel Knoop on her special day, Dec. 21. Have a great one, Noel.

Dec. 21, a very happy birthday to Noah Lauterbach on his special day.

Have a fun day, Noah.

Happy birthday to Amberial Jones on her special day, Dec. 21. Have a fun day, Amberial.

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Ray Schlapper upon his passing. He leaves a large family and a large host of friends.

Saturday found Rory and me going to Penny and Jeff Ladd’s where we baked a lot of cookies for Penny to give away for Christmas. We had a great time but the time went fast.

Has everyone got their Christmas shopping done? Well, Christmas Eve was only two weeks from Saturday, Dec. 10.

I hear Ford Motor Company is now going to hire 12,000 more people. That’s just wonderful with so many out of jobs.

Let’s hope other companies will continue with Ford’s idea. I understand Ford Motor Co. didn’t take any money while other car companies took their share.

The Town of Dewey Board met Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Dewey Town Hall. The budget was discussed and approved for 2012. The approval of six town residents for elections was approved. Discussion for the House of Wood inspector, with Darrell Basie approved for two years.

Safety measures were discussed. Please take care when meeting and passing the grader or truck. Our road equipment is much larger due to buying a new grader and it’s hard for the operators to see traffic. There was a discussion by our board regarding a Poquette Lake landing. At this time there aren’t any pavings on Poquette landing and they were notified by the DNR about dirt washing into the lake. Just to have the engineers, cost $21,400. They also want parking with handicap space. Gary MacKenzie, who lives by the landing, tells us for the last 20 years it hasn’t changed, so why the outcry? The board tabled the final action and will look into it further with some paving and precast to see about an easier and less expensive way to put it together.

At this time we don’t have over $100,000

to do this project. Woody reports the roads aren’t frozen at this time. Yellow River Construction did a lot of brushing for Dewey Country. Woody reports they have taken down about 50 big trees near Bashaw Lake and will continue to take more trees out. We also have a homeowner in the Town of Dewey that left the home and can’t make the taxes, etc., for 2011. The next Town of Dewey Board meeting will be Jan. 10. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, Lisa Otto and Marjorie and Charlie were at Jim and Sandy Atkinson’s to help Charlie celebrate his birthday, which is Dec. 14, with a party, as he was 16 now. Attending were Jim and Sandy; Jim Atkinson; Pattie and Noel Beaufeaux, Mitch and Kyle; Kristen and Carl and children; Nancy Atkinson; and Sandy’s sister and Richard Thompson, her brother; and two of Sandy’s nieces, Laurie and Vicky. Have a wonderful day, Charlie.

Talking with Beth Crosby, we find she has a terrible cold and not feelin’ on top of the world. We hope you get well soon.

News from the Fjelstad Palace finds Tuesday Bob visited Jake Pederson and Elmer Talbert. Wednesday was the Clam River Tuesday Club Christmas party at Dixie Andrea’s. All enjoyed a potluck dinner and later they had a gift exchange for their secret pals. New secret pals were drawn. Thursday, Bob and Kris were in Rice Lake for an appointment and did some shopping. Friday Gary and Sue Pederson visited Bob and Kris.

Also, Kris attended a jewelry party at Noel Knoop’s with about 14 gals attending.

Diane Hulleman tells us she attended the Clam River Tuesday Club meeting at Dixie Andrea’s and Dixie has 20 Christmas houses set up plus other decorating throughout her home. She says she really enjoyed it. Thursday Diane met with 13 girls from her work at Lakeview Medical Center and they enjoyed a lunch together. Later Diane spent time shopping.

She’s been a bakin’ cookies and making fudge for Christmas, 5 pounds. Yummy, Diane!

Our Lynn Smith is busy baking Christmas cookies for anyone who would like to buy some. I bought a bunch.

Talking with Loretta VanSelus, she tells us she and Butch enjoyed the Christmas concert of the seventh- through 12thgrades on Tuesday.

Did you hear about the great-grandfather who rode a horse but wouldn’t go near a train? Grandpa rode a train but was afraid of automobiles. Pop drove a car, but was afraid to fly. And I love to fly, but I’m afraid to ride a horse!

Table Talk: What are you going to do different this Christmas that you haven’t done before?

Did I tell you my dog, Rory, laughs?

Yes, he does with his tail, as it’s always a waggin’ at 100 mph.

Scatter sunshine!

Have a great week!

This is the best season of the year – if it was just a little warmer. There are so many places to go, things to see and people to visit. I love it.

The Saint Lucia Festival at Augustana Lutheran Church was held on Friday, Dec. 9, and it was, once again, lovely.

This Lucia was Libby DeJardin, and her attendants were Dani Bents, Shelby Graf, Zoe Hopkins-Hile, Abby Lloyd and Dana Warwick. The girls looked so pretty in their white robes and candles, and they all knew their parts perfectly.

They sang a song that I had never heard before. I think it was probably called “A Baby Changes Everything.”

Augustana’s women’s choir sang “When Christmas Morn is Dawning” and “Santa Lucia.” They have the most beautiful voices. It’s a pleasure to sit and listen to them.

Geri Pittman and I went to the Saint Lucia Festival together, and I was able to take my adorable little great-granddaughter, Tru Vera Marie, along too. She

was named after my mom, you know.

Tru will be 1 year old in January, so this was her very first time to go. She was absolutely thrilled with all the candles and music. When the girls walked around the sanctuary carrying the candles, Tru’s eyes were shining as bright as the candles were. She didn’t know where to look first. It was fun to watch her watch everyone else. This will become one of our family traditions.

You probably heard that Gary Fogelberg retired after working as an engineer for the railroad for 41 years, 10 months and 11 days. His retirement party was held at Barronett Bar Saturday, Dec. 3.

Gary started out at the Chicago/ Northwestern Railroad, and they were later bought up by the Union Pacific.

Gary comes from a long line of railroaders — his grandfather, Bernard (Beans) and his dad, Bud. Both were lifelong railroad workers. His older brothers, Bobby and Larry, are both retired from the railroad. Bobby was the head of a section

gang and traveled around a lot. Larry was in charge of the mechanics in St. Paul. His brother Dennis, who passed away, was also an engineer from LaSalle, Minn.

Gary’s retirement party was very wellattended. There were co-workers, past and present, some from up in Superior and some local. Beth Ranallo did the food for the party, Judy Norton brought a fantastic cheese tray and Jen Huebner made a cake. Everyone had a very nice time, and Gary enjoyed it tremendously.

Congratulations on your retirement, Gary. We all hope you have lots and lots of years of hunting, fishing, and everything else you want to do.

Jerry Marsh brought his new ice-fishing shack over to Duane’s garage to do some minor work on it Thursday evening. It’s pretty nice — has a couple of windows and a couple of bunks. Ice fishing certainly has changed since the

time guys used to sit on a 5-gallon bucket on a windswept lake, hasn’t it? I’d almost be tempted to go fishing in a nice warm camper with the heater going.

Peg Thompson announced that the Sunday school Christmas play will be held Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. The play is called “One Starry Night,” and the kids and Peg have been working very hard to make it special. Hope you can join us that evening.

We will be having our candlelight service at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve and we will have worship service at 9 a.m.

Christmas morning.

I guess that’s all I know this week. Not much, is it? Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful week and I’ll see you next time.

Written for this week.

Clam River Tuesday Club met Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the home of Dixie Andrea for their Christmas party. The ladies enjoyed a potluck meal and gift exchange. Secret pals were revealed and new names were drawn. The next meting will be Jan. 4 at 1:30 p.m., at the home of Diane Hulleman.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Circle Pines, Minn., Friday and visited Nick and Esther Mangelsen.

Donna Hines called on Inez and Arvid Pearson Friday morning.

Saturday visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen were Hannah, Grace and Maynard Mangelsen and David Lester.

Visitors of Don and Lida Nordquist at various time during the week were Bunny and Kim Johnson, Nina, Lawrence, Donna and Gerry Hines, Hank and Karen Mangelsen, Kay Krentz, Jan, Jim, Caleb and Hannah Schott, Ron and Kathy Aho, Deb Nelson, Fanny England and Marlene Swearingen.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen went to Siren UM Church Sunday morning for the Sunday School Christmas program and worship service. Granddaughters Patty and Mandy Close were among the

performers. Following the service, the youth group sponsored a turkey dinner for everyone. A freewill offering was taken to help pay for some animals to be donated through the Heifer Project.

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Karen Mangelsen had lunch with Judy Sigmund Wednesday in Spooner.

Karen’s birthday was celebrated.

On Thursday, Karen Mangelsen called on Inez and Arvid Pearson.

Lawrence and Nina Hines visited Don and Lida Nordquist, Thursday afternoon.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen were Friday visitors of Joe and Barb Durand.

Folks visiting Lida and Don Nordquist Saturday were Donna Hines, Maynard Mangelsen and Roy and Lynn Nordquist.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen called on Dick Quinton Saturday afternoon.

Jim, Jan, Caleb and Hannah Schott, Randi Funk and her friend Addam, and Joleen, Richard, Rick, Angie, Robb and Virjean Funk were Sunday visitors of Don and Lida Nordquist. Randi’s birthday was celebrated.

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Merry Christmas from Scotland

The second in a series celebrating stories and recipes of Christmas food passed down to generations from around the world that are still prepared today by local cooks during the holidays.

by Diane Dryden

SPOONER - If Lakes Gas in Spooner is your bulk fuel supplier, you already know Lindsay Hovind. She’s the one with the lilting voice and beautiful Scottish accent that’s apparent when she answers the phone.

She grew up in Kilsmth, Scotland, one of nine children born to her coal mining father and her nurse mother. When she was 17 the family moved to Edinburgh. The city’s located on the southeast and it’s the second largest city and the capital. It also has a castle that overlooks the town where the tattoos are performed by large groups of bagpipers in the courtyard of the castle.

When she was 26 years old she met her husband, a Navy man, and came to the states to marry him. Several weeks after she arrived, her mother showed up to check out his family and the situation on a whole. She met them all and before she left, her daughter had her approval to marry him.

Hovind remembers that Scotland only had daylight from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the winter months and the wealth of Christmas lights that decorated the homes, houses and businesses created a wonderful sight to behold.

“Because my mother worked full time, it was my father that did the cooking,” she said smiling. “We really disliked our mother’s cooking, so we were glad to see Dad in the kitchen. Originally he worked down the coal mines, but one day he was

by Diane Dryden

Lindsey Hovind vividly remembers her first 26 years eating the haggis and blood pudding that were part of her family’s celebration of Christmas in Scotland. - Photo by Diane Dryden

badly crushed when there was a mine cave-in. He spent nearly a year in hospital and when he got out he was able to go back to work, still with the mining company, but never again below ground.

“Like my own mother, most everyone had their shopping finished before Christmas Day because all the shops were closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day. That meant there were no grocery stores or pharmacies or anything open. Shops were also closed each and every Sunday, so we had to be prepared at home. Another reason the shops were packed with people on Christmas Eve was because stores needed to get rid of merchandise before closing for a week. While Mom was out shopping for her family of 11, Dad was home fixing Christmas Eve steak pie. It wasn’t steak and kidney pie like the English eat, it was made of steak cut into pieces and beef link

sausages along with onions, carrots and gravy with a beautiful puff pastry put on top of the pie pan and then it was put in the oven to bake.”

Hovind said that around the age of 15, when they were old enough, they went to midnight Mass with the family.

“Even though it was very late night, we, like all the other kids, were up bright and early to see what Santa had left for us. Because when we were young, we would worry about Santa getting hurt coming down on top of our coal fire, so my dad made a little door in the wall so Santa could get in and not get burned doing it.

Each of we kids had our own special place for our gifts and we had our stockings in our bedrooms. They were stuffed with peanuts, playing cards, tiny toys, candy and fruit and an orange in the toe.

“For Christmas breakfast we had eggs and bacon and Lorne sausage that was a mixture of pork and beef and it was made into a square loaf,” Lovind recalled. “We also had haggis, which is ground sheep’s heart, liver and lungs that’s been combined with onion, oatmeal, suet and spices. It’s all then sewn into a sheep’s stomach and cooked. I loved it. I also loved the blood pudding. It was a quart of pig’s blood that had bread crumbs, suet, spices, milk, barley and oats added. Then it was boiled and put into a pan to chill and get firm.”

She remembers her father traditionally played Frank Sinatra LPs, and other recording artists of his kind, on the stereogram while he fixed breakfast and then while everyone ate.

“Much later that afternoon we would have our big Christmas dinner consisting of a large pork or beef roast with potatoes roasting in the same pan. My dad was a

gardener who gardened ‘down the back,’ and he grew lots of Brussel sprouts, so we ate them a lot and added them to our festive dinner. For dessert we had ginger nuts, chocolate and caramel shortbread and Christmas crackers, which were pulled apart between two people, and they would make a bang when they opened.”

They had coins and charms and candy in them and they were a quintessential part of their celebration on Christmas.

For many years Lovind went back to Scotland every year, but eventually it stretched to two to three years before she made the trip.

“It’s so commercial now that I really don’t enjoy being there anymore.”

But the memories are hers whenever she wants to go back home. But for now she’s content to live in the U.S. and spend Christmas with her in-laws in Menomonie, always ready to give out her recipe for Scotch Eggs which are welcomed in Great Britain and gaining in popularity here in the states. Her recipe is simple and delicious.

Scotch Eggs

Wrap hard-boiled and peeled eggs in the raw sausage of your choice. It can be Italian, breakfast, turkey, seasoned hamburger, anything, just make sure the egg is completely covered with the meat.

Roll the sausaged eggs in bread crumbs or Shake and Bake and then either deep-fry them or they can be placed on a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and baked at 400 degrees until the sausage is done, usually 30 minutes. These can be served hot or cold, or wrapped in plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator for several days.

Christmas stockings for the troops

SPOONER - Volunteers met at the Ag Research Station in Spooner on Saturday, Dec. 3, with the goal of filling 100 oversized cotton Christmas stockings that been sewn by local women and that were slated to be sent out the following day for two platoons of U.S. troops serving overseas.

This is the fourth year of operation for founders Darlene Heller and Lynda Marquardt, who started their own Adopt a Platoon outreach that supplied personal products like deodorant and razors as well as things like granola bars, candy and drink mixes to troops fighting in the Middle East.

This year, Faith Lutheran Church in Spooner not only helped out financially with a significant gift, but they also sent workers to help and brought items with them for packing into the stockings.

Since local Troop No. 724 returned home in March with servicemen and women from Spooner, Hayward, Superior, Medford and Chippewa Falls, they’ve adopted two new troops this year who are serving in Afghanistan. When they packed stockings for the No. 724 in 2010, they sent 317 stockings.

This year each platoon has approximately 50 men and women in each. Ac-

Fellow organizer Lynda Marquardt packs the finished stockings into containers that were shipped out the following day.

Faithful volunteers come every year to help pack Christmas stockings for U.S. soldiers wherever they’re stationed. - Photos by Diane Dryden

cording to Heller, “The platoon that’s fighting in the mountains and towns will receive something in their stockings that the other one won’t ... Silly String. Evidently, the fighting troops use the product that was originally made for children, to detect trip wires and booby traps. If the string, which squirts out up to 12 feet, is sprayed around a room and it all falls to the floor, the room is clean. If it hangs in the air, there’s a trip wire and they do not enter.”

Program began in 2008

The Adopt a Platoon program started in 2008 by Ida Hagg in Texas. Hagg first realized the importance of care packages when her own son was deployed to Bosnia.

“In every letter he would send, he would talk about how nine out of 10 of his buddies did not receive regular mail.”

Since 1998 her organization has been sending out thousands of care packages to let U.S. troops know they care. In fact she said, “Our organization sends out about 30,000 pieces of mail and care packages every month,” Hagg said.

Spooner’s group doesn’t send out that much, but they have send out not only Christmas stockings for four years, but also Valentine boxes full of candy and gum and drink mixes and valentines. For Easter, each soldier gets a handcrafted card and candies, drink mixes and other treats. During the summer, hundreds of neck coolers find their way to Afghanistan, and each Halloween trick-or-treat bags are sent full

of candies.

“We have received so many thank-you cards and letters that we’ve finally put them all together in a scrapbook,” says Heller. “This year we also assembled 16 stockings for homeless women in the Twin Cities who had served in the military. We made sure they had personal items including a towel and a washcloth, and we also added beautiful items from a bath shop that includes shower gels and lotions. Each of their stockings also contained a beautiful handcrafted card.

“Sometimes these women acquire a drug-dependent lifestyle while overseas that put them onto the street when they return home, and sometimes they pick the wrong person to act as beneficiary if they should die. It’s a military rule to make a will before any soldier ships out and many women put down their boyfriend. While she’s gone, serving her country, he cleans out her account and sells her stuff and disappears. She comes home to absolutely nothing.”

Heller has a special place in her heart for the military personal who are serving overseas because she not only lost her brother in Vietnam, but she has six grandchildren who currently serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and Japan.

This year has become increasing difficult for this dedicated individual to participate as fully as she has before. Diagnosed with kidney cancer nine years ago, she discov-

ered that the surgeon left only a cell or two after removing the diseased kidney, and she now has a stage 4 tumor where her kidney once was. That means a chemo treatment every three weeks, which leaves her very weak and tired, and she’ll have to have the chemo for the rest of her life in order to shrink the inoperable growth. Her doctor is pleased with her progress because there’s a slight shrinkage of the tumor. Still she battles on for the troops, with a little help from her friends who shop, sew and fill the stockings and ship them on their way.

She gives credit to God for blessing her and enabling her to continue to carry on with good friend Marquardt to support the troops, but not just by words, they’re into deeds, and good ones they are.

Darlene Heller, one of the Adopt a Platoon organizers, shows the volunteers how to fill some of the 100 Christmas stockings that were shipped to Afghanistan this year.

Silly String is included for the troops fighting in Afghanistan so it can be used to detect booby traps.

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OBITUARIES

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Eleanor I. Pease

Eleanor I. Pease, 79, Shell Lake, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at Indianhead Medical Center in Shell Lake.

She was born Dec. 20, 1931, in Chetek, to Lloyd and Helen (Wade) Pease.

She was married on Nov. 29, 1948, to Robert Pease who preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1996. Eleanor was also preceded in death by her brothers Jackie, Jimmy and Dale Pease.

She is survived by children Pauline “Bunny” (Larry) Matt, Poplar Grove, Ill., and Robert (Dena) Pease, Sarona; grandchildren Troy (Mel) Dieterman, Belvidere,

Ill., Heidi Matt, Chemung, Ill., Darin (Amanda) Reynolds and Seth (Jaci) Reynolds, both of Rice Lake; great-grandchildren Blake and Holly Dieterman, Michael, Brandon and Jordan Reynolds; and siblings Bill (Connie) Sharp, Poplar Grove, Ill., and Marlene (Clinton) Stariha, Shell Lake.

Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 12, at Shell Lake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gregory Harrell officiating. Burial was in Sarona Cemetery.

The Skinner Funeral Home, Shell Lake, was entrusted with arrangements.

Wilanore S. “Billie” Palm, 94, Spooner, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born Nov. 10, 1917, in Roberts, Ill., to Arthur and Mae Frick. She married 1st Lt. Irvine L. Palm on Nov. 6, 1942, in Florence, S.C. They lived in Louisville, Ky., for a brief time before moving to Spooner in 1949 where Irvine set up his optometric practice, and they raised their three children. Billie worked tirelessly as a homemaker and mother, a job she adored. She enjoyed playing Bridge, Cribbage, square dancing, vegetable and flower gardening, spending time at their cabin, fishing, picking berries and reading. In recent years, she had developed a love of the Milwaukee Brewers and never missed watching a game. She was best known for making pies. She was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, a

past member of the Women’s Civic Club and the Spooner Hospital Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvine; parents; her brother, Rupert Frick; her nephew, Graydon Frick; and her special friend and companion Guy Johnson.

She is survived by her sons, John and Richard; daughter Barb (Greg) Engelhart; and special grandson and light of her life, Joe Engelhart.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Spooner, with Pastor Jack Starr officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Spooner Cemetery following the service.

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

Marilyn Roland, 79, Shell Lake, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at the Terraceview Living Center in Shell Lake.

Marilyn Schnell was born July 16, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., to parents John and Martha (Radatz) Schnell.

She was a career military wife, which led her to live in 35 states before settling down in Spooner in 1988. Marilyn worked at various jobs throughout her life, but most recently she worked at the Shell Lake hospital for numerous years as a receptionist.

Marilyn is preceded in death by her husbands, Delmar Chaffee and Dewey Roland; son Bob Chaffee; and her parents.

Marilyn is survived by her son, Richard (Barbara) Chaffee, Villa Park, Ill.; daughter Sue Roland Larson, Spooner; grandchildren Jason (Kelly) Chaffee, Minneapolis, Minn., Nathan and Christopher Larson, Spooner; and daughter-in-law Jan Chaffee, Trego.

Funeral services were held Dec. 10 at the Dahl Funeral Home in Spooner with Deacon Robert Jetto officiating. Interment followed at the Spooner Veterans

Memorial Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.dahlfh.com.

The Dahl Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.

Wilanore S. “Billie” Palm

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Tuesday, Dec. 20: Salmon loaf with creamed peas, fingerling potatoes, spiced baked apples, multigrain bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Roasted pork loin, mashed reds and gravy, broccoli with cheese sauce, no-guilt carrot cake, dinner roll, butter, milk, coffee.

Thursday, Dec. 22: Chicken noodle soup, crackers, chef salad, dressing, fruit juice, banana nut muffin, milk, coffee.

Friday, Dec. 23: Meatballs, gravy, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes and zucchini, gingerbread cookie, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

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

Celebration worship 10 a.m.; KFC (Kids For Christ) during Service; UTurn Student Ministries 6 p.m.; Tuesdays: Compassion Connection (Men only) 7 p.m.; Wednesdays: Compassion Connection (Women only) 7 p.m.; 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

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

CTH D, Sarona Father Edwin Anderson 715-468-7850 Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

(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

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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

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.

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They’ve called in the FBI

by Diane Dryden SHELL LAKE - On Monday, Dec. 5, starting at 8:45 a.m., the FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force invaded the gymnasium at the 3-12 building to conduct three classes, each addressing the children at their own level about the importance of Internet safety.

The almost hour-long, interactive video, created by the NetSmartz Workshop, is a tool of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that is presented across the United States to schoolchildren of all ages.

“We also have a program for adults,” said the 20-year veteran police detective for Douglas County, John Parenteau, “which is so popular that we usually have at least three more spin-off meetings bringing in new parents and teachers and the community at large and also school administrators who sign their schools up for a formal presentation to the students.”

This task force operates under an education grant and the local program covers all of northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota.

Sgt. Nick Alexander is the commander of the task force, and he is not only a Superior police officer, but he also works with the FBI out of their Milwaukee office. That gives him 14 years with the department and eight years working with the FBI. Both the men who created the three hour-long classes are fathers themselves and know firsthand the dangers waiting for kids that use the Internet.

In his position as detective, Parenteau works in the gritty field of crimes against children and he finds it a positive experience to work in a positive light, warning kids of the dangers of playing simple games, like the ones Disney creates, or Club Penguin or Webkinz or dozens more.

“The kids have to fill out a profile before playing these games and it’s in the chat rooms for the sites that predators lurk, often pretending to be kids themselves or parents of kids wanting to be their friend,” Parenteau noted. “The bad guys no longer need to get in their vehicles in order to park by some school to lure unsuspecting children, now they have all the comforts of home while they use their computers to find vulnerable children.”

Often the kids targeted are the latch-key ones who spend time alone and usually on the computer. When the kindergarteners through second-grade students were asked if they used the computer at home, almost every child raised their hands. When the older students had their cyber class, it dealt with warnings and examples of Facebook and My Space crimes and how easy it is for predators to know all about them and to find them due to cell phone photos having GPS capabilities that can lead anyone directly to them. “This

group, girls age 11-15, are the most targeted because it’s a time of sexual questions and insecurities and predators are right there ready to make them feel important because the bad guys are there to compliment them and listen to their angst.

“This is the age group that needs to understand the connection between smart phones and the GPS system,” said Alexander. “We give them real-life examples of how other youth have been easily located and what happened to them as a result.”

Something else that was a revelation to high school students involved sexual crimes that didn’t seem like a crime.

“If a person uses their phone in order to send an inappropriate nude, or partially nude, photo to their boyfriend, that student can be construed as sending pornographic material

The little kids were told that if anything made them feel scared, or confused or sad, they were to contact a trusted adult and tell them. For the older grades, the message was the same; tell someone, such as a trusted adult or call 911.

The information given for the classes for adults covers topics like why youth sext and its possible consequences.

There’s also help for parents to help prevent sexting, the biggest caution being that the moment they send a digital image of themselves from their cell phone, they completely lose control of what happens to it next.

Cyber bullying information received its share of time with tips that included recognizing the difference between cute and creepy and to ignore mean or threatening messages by blocking the sender and filing a report with the Web site or calling the phone service or law enforcement. They also strongly emphasized using privacy settings on any social network and to not accept just anyone as a friend.

It was a morning of valuable information and some shocking revelations for many students. All of it boiled down to one thing: being in control of the Internet. And it was all brought to them by two men who work with crimes against children every day and see the results of children being robbed of their innocence and sometimes their lives.

For more information on the safe use of the Internet, go to nexsmartz.org, which contains every aspect of Internet crimes and may be an eye-opener for parents, no matter the age of their child.

by Rich Kremer Wisconsin Public Radio LA CROSSE - The National Weather Service is experimenting with a new type of warning for bitterly cold temperatures in Minnesota. But some parts of Wisconsin will take part as well.

This winter the National Weather Service in Minnesota will stop issuing windchill warnings. Instead they’ll begin using Extreme Cold Warnings. Todd Shea is a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in La Crosse. He says it’s an at-

tempt to simplify warnings when temperatures dip to dangerous levels, “So, instead of differentiating between whether there’s a little bit of wind or not, the idea is to have some type of warning when either the windchill or the basic air temperature reaches critical threshold.”

That threshold is 35 degrees below zero. Shea says the weather service first implemented the Extreme Cold Warning system at the tail end of last winter, but it never got cold enough to issue a warning. This year he says they’ll try it for a full season in hopes temperatures

dip enough to see if the new warning works, “It will be based on what kind of feedback we get in the agency from hospitals, emergency management partners, perhaps school officials, highway departments, groups that work or have staff members that are outdoors a lot and see if the information is easier to follow or not.”

Weather service stations in Minnesota will test the new Extreme Cold Warning, but parts of western and northwestern Wisconsin that rely on weather alerts from the Twin Cities and Duluth will be part of the experiment as well.

Even the youngest students, kindergarteners through second-graders, all raised their hands when asked if they used the computer at home.

Detective John Parenteau and Sgt. Nick Alexander spent time at the Shell Lake School to teach students about the pitfalls of the Internet which could bring disastrous results. Photos by Diane Dryden

and is punishable as a federal crime,” Alexander said. “That crime also follows that individual the rest of their life and is often found by colleges and future employers because once the send button is pushed, those photos will be easy access by anyone for the rest of their lives.

The overall message of the day was to be responsible and inform someone if you suspect anything that could be inappropriate on the Internet.

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Raising funds through a golf outing, the Northwest Wisconsin Independent Insurance Agent Association recently made a donation to the Shell Lake Fire Department for fire prevention education and materials. Accepting the check was Keith Dahlstrom, (L) fire chief. Making the presentation was Dave Schraufnagel of Lake Insurance, a member of NWIIAA. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson

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Washburn County Court news Earl D. Smith Jr., DBA T&B Logging, Birchwood, raw forest product overweight violation, $318.45.

Elwood Electric, Trego, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Michelle L. Fogerty, Cumberland, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Stephanie M. Hamblin, Royalton, Minn., operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Kevin C. Heinz, Hayward, seat belt violation, $18.00.

Thomas R. Hostad, Fridley, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Roger D. Hoyt, Ladysmith, failure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Neil J. Johnson, Trego, nonregistration of auto, $175.30; improper registration of auto, $200.50.

Leah K. Keefe, Shell Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Dennis R. Kelly, Spooner, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Dorothy G. Lehman, Chippewa Falls, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Diane L. Lehman Turck, Bismarck, N.D., speeding, $175.30.

Erica J. Lester, Hayward, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Dinah D. Lillestrand, Shakopee, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Scott A. Linville, Hayward, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Anthony P. Littleton, Shell Lake, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Kevin W. Livingston, Shell Lake, failure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Michael C. Mackey, Fall Creek, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Helen K. McBride, St. Cloud, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Erin A. Melton, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Aaron M. Miles, Eau Claire, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Victoria E. Monnier, Minong, operating without valid license, $200.50.

Dennis L. Moschkau, Eau Claire, open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $263.50.

Mary Lou Palacio, Roseville, Minn., speeding, $225.70; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Alan J. Patenaude, Hayward, seat belt violation, $18.00.

Randy Daniels, DBA The Collector, Trego, vehicle equipment violations – Group 3, $175.30; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.0.

Lanae J. Rash, Milwaukee, operating while suspended, $200.50; speeding, $276.10.

Rez Threads Inc., Siren, violate Class A highway weight limits, $362.24.

Robert W. Rice, Homer Glen, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Daniel J. Rosenbush, Sarona, passing at intersection, $200.50.

Nikki M. Scavo, Elmhurst, Ill., speeding, $250.90.

Nathan L. Sleik, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Edward D. Spagnola, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Jessi R. Stouffer, Shell Lake, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Barbara E. Trudeau, Superior, speeding, $200.50.

Dustin D. Uherka, Maple Grove, Minn., underage drinking, $263.50.

Shelly A. Weiss, Cumberland, speeding, $175.30.

Erik J. Wellman, Hudson, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Willow River Excavating Inc., DBA Evergreen Excavating, Spooner, violate Class A highway weight limits, $501.45.

Debbie L. Wood, Cameron, operating while suspended, $200.50.

53, one-tenth of a mile south of CTH B in Sarona, when he hit three deer and entered the median. According to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department, it was a doe and two fawns. The vehicle had a smashed fender, but no injuries were reported.

Carey L. Brabec, 29, Trego, was southbound on Leisure Lake Road at Bethel Road in Trego, when she was negotiating a curve and slid off Monday, Dec. 5 At 4:28 a.m. Kevin C. Lien, 54, the slippery roadway, lost control Foxboro, was southbound on Hwy. and crossed the intersection, en-

tered the ditch and struck trees. The incident occurred at 9:45 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle had very severe front-end damage and was towed.

Nathan J. Bethel, Spooner, possession of THC, $299.00; possess drug paraphernalia, $299.00.

Kevin T. Hamlet, White Bear Lake, Minn., disorderly conduct, $299.00.

Miranda L. Harwick, Rushville, Ill., battery, $243.00; resisting or obstructing an officer, $163.00; bail jumping, $243.00.

Christopher R. Holcomb, Minong, theft, $299.00.

Jason B. Klinkhammer, Spooner, possession of THC, $363.00; bail jumping, $88.00.

Dustin E. Riley, Shell Lake, criminal damage property, $243.00.

Heather L. Starks, Spooner, disorderly conduct, $299.00.

Daniel F. Tande, Chippewa Falls, disorderly conduct, $299.00.

Cynthia J. Treslley, Stone Lake, disorderly conduct, $299.00.

Alyssa M. Whitebird, Shell Lake, theft, $1,325.30.

Donna M. Wood, Spooner, disorderly conduct, $299.00.

Alfredo Aguilar, Elva, speeding, $301.30.

Jeremy R. Beecroft, Spooner, defective speedometer, $175.30.

Vincent J. Bennett, Shell Lake, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Richard E. Bierman, Siren, speeding, $175.30.

Tim F. Blenker, Pewaukee, speedometer violations, $175.30.

Bushman Electric Corp., Stevens Point, nonregistration of other vehicle, $263.50.

Andrew L. Campbell, Shell Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Herbert L. Cantrill, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kristy R. Conatser, Hagerstown, Ind., speeding, $200.50.

Judith A. Deblieck, Florence, Colo., speeding, $175.30.

Jedidiah J. Dimich, North Branch, Minn., speeding, $183.30.

David J. Dingee, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Saturday, Dec. 3 At 5:57 p.m. Maria Cairns, 48, Webster, was southbound on Hwy. 53, just south of Hwy. 70 in Spooner, when she slid on the snow-covered roadway and entered the ditch, striking a metal fence. No injuries were reported and the vehicle was towed with minor damage to the front end.

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Jody Stuenkel, and Jill Andrea, managers at Spooner Health System, presented a donation of $800 to Mary and Gary Kutchera of the Spooner-Trego Lions Club. Diane Neste (not pictured) organized the annual chili feed at SHS. Employees are encouraged to participate in a chili contest and then employees and visitors enjoy chili for lunch with a minimum donation. This year’s event raised $400, which was matched by SHS. The money will be used toward the Christmas Fund Project. Chili contest winners were Jody Stuenkel, first place; Michelle Nelson, second; and Heidi Zellmer, third. — Photo submitted

(Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jan. 4) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBUIRN COUNTY ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY A. SANFORD JONI M. SANFORD Defendants.

Case No. 11-CV-115 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 October 13, 2011, in the amount of $37,384.90, the sheriff or his assignee will sell the described promises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 18, 2012, at 10 a.m.

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

DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of the Plat of Hidden Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: N11978 Hidden Lake Road, Brooklyn, WI 54871 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 Confirmation of the Court. Purchaser 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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Tuesday, Dec. 6 Scott W. Livingston, 36, Sarona, was westbound on CTH D, 200 feet west of Grouse Road in Sarona, when he hit a deer at 5:33 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle sustained substantial damage.

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(Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC AS SERVICER FOR U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-7, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, TMTS SERIES 2006-7 Plaintiff vs.

DEBRA L. MAGNUS, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 281 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 27, 2011, in the amount of $90,990.51, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 4, 2012, at 10:00 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: Lot Three (3), Block Twenty-nine (29), Third Addition to the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 306 West Hazel Street, Spooner, WI 54801.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-281-2-39-1231-0-0-7375.

Dated this 17th day of October, 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. 278685

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MEETING NOTICE SHELL LAKE AREA FIRE ASSOCIATION The Shell Lake Area Fire Association Board of Directors will hold their quarterly meeting Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Fire Hall, 400 6th Ave., Shell Lake, WI Agenda: Approval of minutes; voucher list; treasurer’s report; fire chief’s report; unfinished business; new business: ratify election of fire chief; set next meeting date.

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(Dec. 14, 21, 28, Jan. 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BRANCH 2 ST. CROIX COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Assignee of S & C BANK Plaintiff vs.

DAVID H. RAILSBACK II ARLA J. RAILSBACK LAMPERT YARDS, INC. ANTCZAK CONSTRUCTION, INC. STATE OF WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OF REVENUE JOHN DOE #1 AND JOHN DOE #2 the unknown tenants of the premises located at W8389 Carlton Rd., Spooner, WI 54801 JOHN DOE #3 AND JOHN DOE #4 the unknown tenants of the premises located at N5126 Greenfield Road, Spooner, WI 54801, Defendants.

Case No. 10CV822 Case Code: 30404 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on October 20, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse in the City of Shell Lake, in said county, on the 15th day of February, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: The NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 and S 1/2 of the NW 1/4, the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, lying S of the road and the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4; lying S of the road, all in Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 13 West, Town of Evergreen, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: W8389 Carlton Road, Spooner, WI N5126 Greenfield Road, Spooner, WI. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check within ten days after confirmation of sale.

Dated this 8th day of December, 2011.

Terry C. Dryden Washburn County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala, Lawyer Spangler Nodolf, Bruder & Klinkhammer, LLC P.O. Box 1165 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1165 (715) 830-9771 Attorneys for Plaintiff Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf, and any information we obtained will be used for that purpose.

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the governor and state senators are ridiculous.

As for Jauch, he says nothing surprises him in the world of politics these days “There is a group of people that aren’t interested in the economics of mining but rather interested in forging political division over mining. Mining in and of itself is controversial. The mining legislation is extraordinarily complicated. So what is apparent to me is that you have a group of partisans who are really interested in using the mining issue as a wedge.” For the record, Jauch says he’s not against a mining bill, but is working for one as a member of the Select Senate Committee on Mining.

That committee is crafting a bill that would update the state’s regulations for iron ore mining. It is expected to be used for the proposed iron ore mine on the Penokee Range.

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by Mike Simonson Wisconsin Public Radio NORTHERN WISCONSIN – A Milwaukee-based group wants to recall northern Wisconsin state Sen. Bob Jauch.

They’re forming a political action committee to explore a recall possibility.

CRG Network, short for Citizens for Responsible Government, doesn’t want Jauch recalled for fleeing the state last March with other Democratic senators.

Instead, they want him recalled because of what they say is his opposition to a mining bill. The trouble is, there is no senate mining bill. And Northern CRG representative Shirl LaBarre says she doesn’t like recalls, “Nope. And we are anticipating that he‘d vote ‘yes’ for the mining bill. And if he does, there wouldn’t be a real reason for recall.”

In fact, LaBarre, a prominent Republican in Hayward, says the recall efforts of

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CITY OF SHELL LAKE 2012 BUDGET SUMMARY

The following budget was adopted by the Shell Lake City Council on December 1, 2011.

General Government $242,870 Public Safety 372,304 Public Works 376,426 Health & Human Services 300 Culture, Recreation & Ed. 232,618 Conservation & Develop.

17,235 Debt Service 575,726 Outlay 17.000 TOTAL OF ALL EXPENDITURES $1,834,479 Less: All revenue other than general property - 988,580 TOTAL CITY LEVY $845,899 The detailed budget is available for public inspection at the City Administrator’s office during regular office hours.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHELL LAKE

REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, November 21, 2011

• Mr. Connell would like to form a calendar committee for input into the 2012 - 2013 school year calendar.

Unfinished Business Mrs. Muska moved to increase contracted time to 5 days a week through CESA for Information Technology Coordinator services for Shell Lake Schools, seconded by Mr. Holman. The motion carried.

There is no language at this time in the employee handbook in regards to unpaid leave. A suggestion was made that unpaid leave could be taken with administrative approval with the staff member paying for the cost of a sub. This will be brought back to the December board meeting agenda with a motion.

There was a discussion on the parking at the Primary School. It was suggested patching the blacktop instead of putting in new dirt & blacktop. A committee will be formed to study what needs to be done with the Primary School and the parking lot.

Mrs. Muska moved to adopt Policy 366, Guidance Policy, seconded

by Mrs. Swan. The motion carried.

Mrs. Nielsen moved to accept the release of claims on engine agreement with Cummins-Diesel, seconded by Mrs. Swan. The motion carried.

New Business Mrs. Swan moved to approve the Repurchase Agreement through Shell Lake State Bank of $900,000 to be used during the 2011 - 2012 school year if needed, seconded by Mrs. Muska. The motion carried.

Mrs. Swan moved to contract with MJ Care for school-based services billing, seconded by Mr. Holman. The motion carried.

Mr. Mikula gave a presentation on the outcome of School Perceptions Survey.

Mr. Olson moved to change high school graduation credit requirements from 28 credits to 26 credits, starting with the graduating class of 2013, seconded by by Mr. Mikula. The motion carried.

There was discussion about the spring election which is April 3, 2012.

Phil Holman, Jeri Bitney and Linda Nielsen are up for re-election.

The Holiday Social will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20, from 2:30 - 5 p.m.

Mrs. Muska moved to hire Richard Taylor as JV boys basketball coach pending criminal background check, seconded by Phil Holman. The motion carried.

Mrs. Nielsen moved to hire Ann Cassel as girls C squad basketball coach, as long the number of athletes stay at 22, seconded by Mr. Holman. The motion carried.

Mr. Olson moved to hire Emily Schlieve as forensics advisor, seconded

by Mr. Holman. The motion carried.

First reading of Policy 341.34, Nutrition in the School environment.

First reading of Policy 723, Emergency Plan.

First reading of Policy 723.3, Emergency School Closing.

First reading of Policy 731.2, Video Surveillance.

Committee and president reports were given.

Mr. Mikula moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Holman.

The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 p.m.

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President Jeri Bitney called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Roll call found these members present: Jeri Bitney, Stu Olson, Phil Holman, Mary Ann Swan, Tim Mikula, Linda Nielsen, Wendy Muska. Also present: Jim Connell, Don Peterson, Kim Osterhues, David Schraufnagel, Pam Brown, Phyllis Bergeron, Tom Sauve, Sage Dunham, Lori HansonHungerbuhler, Jessica Beecroft, Ed Heagle, Sarah Skinner, Danette Hopke, Linda Schrankel, Bob Forsythe, Laurine Forsythe, Kim Bulgrin, Pete Hopke, Boyd Anderson and Jennifer Bos. There were no public comments.

Sage Dunham gave the Student Council report. Student Council has set up their holiday display at the campground for the Celebration of Lights. They will be setting up holiday decorations around school after Thanksgiving. Student Council is working with the hospital in helping a family in need.

Several teachers have been a part of an iPad training recently and discussed the positive uses of the iPad in classrooms. The technology committee will meet and discuss iPads and laptops for students in classrooms.

Mrs. Muska moved to accept consent agenda items a-c, seconded by Mrs. Nielsen. The motion carried.

Dave Schraufnagel gave an explanation on EPIC disability insurance and Delta Dental insurance.

The budget review was done by Mr. Connell.

Administrative reports Kim Osterhues • Kent Smith from Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) network gave an overview to staff of the PBIS model.

• A FBI cyber crime lab will be a Shell Lake Schools on December 5 to discuss cyber bullying and Internet safety.

• Projections for class sizes in the upcoming year were discussed.

Don Peterson • Dori Simpson will continue to train staff members on OrtonGillinghamn.

• Pete Hopke and others involved were praised for the Veterans Day program.

• ITV lab scheduling was explained. A student survey has been done to find our what classes they want in regards to ITV scheduling.

Jim Connell • Message Center/School sign - donations from community merchants will be requested to help in paying for a message sign which would be put on school property close to the highway.

• The auditors will be at the December Board meeting to discuss the audit.

• Teachers are needed to teach AP courses. This will be on the December board agenda.

• Katrina Granzin has been hired for 8 hour s a week as PEP Grant Coordinator.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Washburn County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at 7 p.m. in the Washburn County Boardroom, Elliott Building, 110 Fourth Avenue West, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

MINONG TOWNSHIP: Joeann Koblich, Minong, Wisconsin. A request for a variance on a house that is located at 86 feet from the ordinary high-water mark to add on a 10’x26’ deck which would be 76 feet from the ordinary high-water mark of Nancy Lake (normally 100 feet from the ordinary high-water mark). Sec. 38-594. Location: Map #MI 1232/Record ID#21564 part of Govt.

Lot 3, Sec. 22-42-13.

Interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard.

The committee will deliberate in “Open Session.” This agenda and the subsequent meeting minutes are available in large type. If you need assistance please call Lynn Hoeppner at 715-4684600, prior to the meeting.

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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE DECEMBER 1, 2011

Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.

Council members present were Barnes-Haesemeyer, Bitney, Eiche, Graf, Harrington, Leckel and Pederson. Alderperson Shelton was absent. Also present were Vern Redlich, Jessica Beecroft, Clint Stariha, Jeff Parker and Brad Pederson.

A public hearing was held on the proposed 2012 city budget. The budget includes Funds 100, 260, 270, 310, 500 and 595. Brad Pederson gave a short overview of the proposed budget and Levy Limit Worksheet. A Mill Rate Worksheet (TID out) for the proposed 2012 city and other taxing entities’ levies and 2011 Mill Rate Worksheet (TID out) were reviewed. Vern Redlich commented on the courtesy dock, TID incentive for the Nursing Home, local contribution for airport entitlement acquisitions, public works and police department proposed allocations. Mr. Redlich noted the lack of revenue enhancers and said he feels the library is out of hand. Mr. Redlich encouraged the Mayor to veto the budget if it is adopted without increasing users’ fees and cutting back expenses.

The need for further cuts, local economic conditions, other public entities having low or no pay increases, etc. were discussed. Jeff Parker suggested cutting the gravel expense line by $1,000 and sidewalk repair line by $1,000. It was noted debt retirement toward the Third Street Project added approximately 5.3% to the proposed budget. Barnes-Haesemeyer moved, seconded by Bitney, to set the Fund 260 levy (Library) at $70,000. The motion carried 6-yes, 1-no. This action reduces the levy by $2,218. The 2012/2013 wage and benefit plan as recommended by the Executive Committee, with funding for the 2012 portion incorporated in the proposed budget, was discussed. One council member estimated 42% of Shell Lake’s residents incomes went down this year and recommended a $.75 hourly increase across the board for 2012 and 2013 for full-time employees. Barnes-Haesemeyer moved, seconded by Eiche, to adopt the 2012 proposed budget with the $2,218 reduction. A roll call vote was taken: Eiche-yes, Pederson-no, Bitney-no, Leckel-no, Harrington-yes, BarnesHaesemeyer-yes and Graf-yes. The motion carried. The final levy was set at $845,899.

Leckel moved, seconded by Barnes-Haesemeyer, to adjourn at 8:10 p.m. The motion carried.

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Shell Lake 7-12 Holiday Concert gives musical start to the holiday

Singing in the junior high choir are back row (L to R): Anna Hungerbuhler, Emma Thomas, Bryanna Davies and Daniel Parish. Front: Amanda Brereton, Sheri Clark, Lauren Osborn, Caitlyn Brereton and Lindsey Martin.

Singing in the high school alto choir section are back row (L to R): Jessi Sando, Destiny Landsverk, Courtney Roat and Haleigh Rafalski. Middle: Alecia Meister and Chrissy Kodesh. Front: Beth Bulgrin, Tracy McMullin and LaShanda Mays.

Playing “A LEFT: Christmas Canon” were junior high students Alex Eiche and Taylor Rohow on flutes with Logan Zebro on trumpet during the Shell Lake Holiday Concert Tuesday, Dec. 6.

RIGHT: Wendy Muska got the opportunity to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” with her father, Sam Boatman, during the Shell Lake Holiday Concert held Tuesday, Dec. 6. Members of the community came down and stood with the Shell Lake High School choir to sing this Christmas classic at the end of the concert.

Playing in the brass section in the jazz band were Kellie Myers and Brett Holman on trumpets, Wyatt Carlson and Sage Dunham on trombones, with Sam Muska and Sage Albert on drums.

Photos by Larry Samson

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LEFT: Choir director Steve Bulgrin escorted his mother, Audrey, to the choir shell so she could stand and sing with his students. Also shown is Judy Chupp, piano accompanist.

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Breakfast Monday, Dec. 19: Juice, cereal, toast.

Tuesday, Dec. 20: Fruit, sausage link, French toast sticks.

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Juice, cheese omelet, toast.

Thursday, Dec. 22: Fruit, pancakes.

Friday, Dec. 23: Juice, yogurt, toast.

Lunch Monday, Dec. 19: Grades 7-12: Potato bowls with chicken. Grades K-6: Chicken nuggets, corn, pear slices. No Laker.

Tuesday, Dec. 20: BBQ pork sandwich, green beans, peach slices. Grades K-2: Turkey and cheese sandwich. Laker. Salad bar.

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Submarine sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mixed vegetable, mandarin oranges. Laker: Quesadillas.

Thursday, Dec. 22: Hot dog, baked beans, coleslaw, pineapple tidbits. Laker: Salad bar.

Friday, Dec. 23: Pepperoni pizza, carrots, applesauce. No Laker.

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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People you should know

Holly Solveson

Holly Solveson is active in the community and has quite a sense of humor.

“I try to enrich my life with the arts and reading, but those who know me best are allowed to share in my dry sense of humor, sarcasm and silliness. Although slightly cynical, I look for meaning in the little things like sunshooting stars and sets, serendipity.”

Solveson talks about her family. “I have a beautiful, 13-yearold daughter, who talks like me and thinks like me; two things of which I am very proud.” She has decided to return back to Spooner after traveling around.

She said, “I have lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., and SupeHolly Solveson rior, but I always find a reason to come home to my friends and family who have settled in the area. I decided the Spooner area is a great place to live and raise my daughter. I endure, I mean, enjoy the people I meet, the familiar faces I see at the grocery store and being around for family celebrations for birthdays and holidays.”

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Full name, age: Holly S. Solveson, 31 Family: Daughter Serena Solveson; parents Carl and Patti Solveson; siblings Sean (Julie) Solveson and Shari (Brian) Sheehan.

Occupation: Event planning/promotions for Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce.

Washburn county resident since: Aside from three years here and there, I have been a Washburn County resident my entire life.

Hobbies/interests: Astronomy, reading, writing, human rights activism and cross country skiing.

Claim to fame: I’m proud to say I have none. I believe fame is overrated.

My favorite sport to play: Football in the snow.

Favorite sport to watch: Football (in the snow).

Place I would most like to visit: Florence, Italy; Paris, France; London, England; Fiji Islands.

Dinner companion, dead or alive: Dr. Maya Angelou.

The person I most admire: My dad for his unconditional love and support.

Best movie I ever saw: “Pride & Prejudice” (any version).

Favorite movie line: “I shall die here.

Every inch of me will perish. Every inch but one. An inch ... It is small, and fragile, and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away.

We must never let them take it from us. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and things get better. But I hope most of all that you understand that even though I will never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you.”

- V for Vendetta Favorite TV show: “Lie to Me.” Music I listen to: A Fine Frenzy, Flyleaf, Evanescence.

Favorite stooge: Curly.

Favorite dish: Chicken Alfredo pizza.

Last book I read: Excerpts from “The Oxford Book of American Verse.”

My friends would describe me as: Goofy, insightful.

My first job was: Retail sales at my uncle and aunt’s (Bill and Sue Dubnicka) jewelry store, Zimmerman Jewelers in Rice Lake.

I’d like to be remembered for: Expanding the minds and horizons of myself and others.

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RIGHT: Seven-year-old Justine Swanson looks the other way as Anna Tarras paints candy canes on her face. Candy canes were the most popular request for face painting that day.

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