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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Vol. 123, No. 48 • Shell Lake, Wis.

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Local grad settles in as new Spooner HS principal

Consultation

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Little League action See page 12

52 years behind the wheel

People you should know DeWayne Olson

by Diane Dryden

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SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake High School Class of 1962 will gather Saturday, July 21, at the Lakeview Bar and Grill on Shell Lake’s Main Street for a reunion. A social hour will start at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Members of other classes are welcome to attend. — submitted ••• SHELL LAKE — An additional swim lessons sign-up will be held Saturday, July 21, from 10-11 a.m., in the council chambers at Shell Lake City Hall. Shell Lake residents pay $14 per child, all others pay $24 per child. Swim lessons will start Monday, July 23, and will run through Friday, Aug. 3. — from the city of Shell Lake •••

TREGO — Have you or your family enjoyed the Namekagon River?

Do you have stories to tell? Or are you interested in learning more about the river’s history? Come to the Namekagon River Memory Day hosted by the National Park Service on Friday, July 20, from 2-5 p.m. at the Namekagon River Visitor Center in Trego. The public is invited to share stories that can be recorded, bring in photographs that can be scanned and share knowledge of how places got their names. In addition, Bob Olson will speak about the Uhrenholdt Forest in Sawyer County. Olson, whose father was author and environmentalist Sigurd Olson, recently donated the 100-acre Uhrenholdt estate in Seeley to Northland College.

He will begin his remarks at approximately 2 p.m. With permission, the stories and photos that the public shares will be used by the National Park Service to better tell the history of the river through programs, exhibits, brochures and the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway’s Web site.

Stories can help today’s visitors understand what a special place the Namekagon was and still is. Researchers can use the photos and stories to assist managers in making decisions. The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located in Trego on Hwy. 63, one mile east of Hwy. 53. Call 715635-8346, Ext. 429 for questions about the Namekagon River Memory Day. — from NPS

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In a game where every run counts, Spooner softball coach Cindy Blonk and Cassidy Quinton talk over their strategy during a pitcher change. See more photos, page 13. — Photo by Larry Samson

It’s fair time :

SHELL LAKE - It was a cold day in Indiana when, in February 1932, Mr. and Mrs. Van Meter welcomed the birth of their first child, a son they named Ralph. He would be the oldest of five children.

His grandpa and dad owned a butcher store and his dad owned a farm that specialized in pigs and cattle. It was hard work, but there was always time for the family to go fishing. Like so many other Indianans, the Van Meters moved to Wisconsin eventually.

Being a farm boy, Ralph learned to work hard and to be responsible. When his draft notice arrived in 1952, he decided on the Army. The United States was at war with Korea, but he was stationed in Maryland where he was trained to be part of the military police. He was stationed in Aberdeen, Md., the headquarters for a proving ground for ammunition and bombs. The gates were far from the main buildings, so one of his jobs was to drive the soldiers out to the gates and pick up the ones going off duty. He was also called out to direct traffic and he became the official driver for the officers as they spent time at the local dances, along with any other times they left the post for duties.

“The Army taught me honesty and how to take orders. It also taught me how to get along with people.”

Van Meter always liked to look sharp, so he frequented the dry cleaners often and that’s where he met Arlene, his future wife. They married in 1954, and when he had finished his military career, he and his new wife moved to Indiana for a while and then to Galesville to be nearer to her family. Not long after that, they found their way to Cumberland where his father had some vacation cabin rentals and one of those cabins became their home until they moved to Shell Lake where Van Meter worked in the Chevy garage doing oil changes, washing cars and also doing car repairs. Soon he and his brother-in-law bought the local Skelly station, located where the Shell Lake State Bank now has their ATM machine on Hwy. 63, where he continued his garage work as well as driving a semi

Ralph Van Meter and hiw wife, Arlene, plan to spend their retirement years camping and fishing and enjoying their five girls and all their grandchildren and grandchildren.- Photo by Diane Dryden

that hauled cattle and machinery.

At home

Meanwhile Arlene was a homemaker raising their five girls; Sue, Nancy, Karen, Laurie and Mary. Happily, when her husband came home from work with some news in April, 1960, she agreed that he should take the job the village of Shell Lake had asked him to fill … that of night watchman for this little burg that was jampacked with people and bars. The downside of the position was that he had to use his own car and pay for his own gas, and the hours were terrible, 8 p.m. until 4 in the morning. The pay wasn’t super at $270 a month, but he said OK. This was also the time when Jack Blume owned the funeral home and the ambulance service in town and Ralph was hired to drive the ambulance for emergencies and the hearse for funerals.

After Shell Lake became a city in 1964, it took over the ambulance service, and they made Van Meter chief of police. Needless to say, Van Meter missed many school events and his girls learned

SPOONER — The Washburn County Fair in Spooner, in its 101st year, will be entertaining fairgoers from Thursday, July 26, through Sunday, July 29.

This four-day event will feature live entertainment, carnival rides, exhibits, games, food vendors, livestock auction, talent show and commercial displays just to name a few. Check out the fair’s Web site at washburncountyfair.com for up-to-date schedules and entertainment information. — with submitted information

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Behind the wheel/

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July sunset

A July sunset over Shell Lake. — Photo by Amy Monson

Shell Lake royalty is having a busy summer

to automatically lower their voices each morning when they were home because,“ Dad is sleeping.” As soon as the girls were all in school, Arlene found a job in the school’s kitchen, where she worked from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. during the school week. The girls were required to get themselves up in the morning and off to school, being very quiet as they did it. This was the family schedule for years until the elections for sheriff in 1990.

“I knew Terry Dryden because he had worked for the Shell Lake Police Department, as well as the sheriff’s department before he decided to run for sheriff. He took me aside and said that if he won the election he would like me to consider working for the sheriff’s office in transportation. He won the election, I retired from being chief, and I became the department’s transportation officer.

“I drove prisoners to the doctor or to prison and picked up people that had warrants out for their arrest and were being held all over Wisconsin and the surrounding states.. During the countless times when our jail was full, I transported prisoners to other facilities until we had room to have them back. I spent a lot of time on the road picking up prisoners for trial in Washburn County and then after their trial, I’d have to take them back to prison. I’ve driven to Tennessee, Indiana and Illinois with prisoners and I’ve made many trips to the federal prison in Minnesota as well as just about any lock-up facility in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.”

Eventually Arlene quit her job at the school and she rode along with her husband, especially when a female prisoner was being transported.

“If they need to go to the bathroom during the trip, I was there to accompany her in and out and back into the squad,” she said.

Advice offered

Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson, left, is shown with Holly Davis, Turtle Lake’s former Queen of the Lakes and Snows, who passed on her title Saturday, July 7, during their coronation. — Photo by Krys Robinson

From Clayton and Clear Lake to Hayward’s Musky Fest and Rice Lake’s Aquafest, all the way to Hudson and Balsam Lake, to Spooner’s Rodeo parade and Turtle Lake, the Shell Lake Royalty has been attending coronations, queen’s teas and parades around Northwest Wisconsin representing Shell Lake and promoting Town and Country Days. Pictured are Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson, Princess Renae Lloyd, Junior Miss Shell Lake Emily Lloyd, Little Miss Shell Lake Gracie Lawrence, First Princess McKenna Marko and Second Princess Christina Hubbell as they attended the Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo Parade on Saturday, July 7. — Photo by Hans Cathers

“I remember,” says Ralph, “many kids that were scared to death about going to prison and I’d talk to them as we drove. I always told them to learn the rules and follow them. I also tell them to tell the truth, nothing messes up your story like lies do, and most importantly I let them know they have to show respect.”

Sometimes he felt his counsel fell on deaf ears, but every once in a while he would have that same scared young person in his vehicle again taking them back to court and they would credit him with his good advice.

Ralph Van Meter is officially retired from law enforcement now and can spend more time fishing with his family. This past year for Father’s Day he was taken to Cabella’s and told to pick out a rod and reel, and the family bought his license and got him all ready to head out to the local lakes and wet a line. It’s been a long and successful career in law enforcement, 52 year to be exact, most of it behind the wheel in some capacity.

Sheriff Dryden credits him for all the years the department had to call in the middle of night and ask if he could get dressed and come in to transport a prisoner.

“No matter what time of the day or night it was, we could always count on Ralph to come right in without complaint to provide this valuable service for the county. He’s certainly added to the running of the sheriff’s office, making it so much smoother, and we are very grateful for the 22 years he worked with us. Ralph asked not to have a plaque made for him, and he declined the offer of a cake-and-coffee retirement open house for him at the sheriff’s office. It’s just the kind of man he is, one that believes the honor of the job is in doing it well. And he certainly has.”

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Health officials release heat-related fatality information

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Heat can be deadly

MADISON – State health officials are confirming eight heat-related deaths and 11 possible heat-related deaths since July 1, and continuing to urge precautions during this week’s high temperatures. While half of the confirmed deaths occurred in southern Wisconsin, two of the fatalities were in Barron County and two in La Crosse County.

The Department of Health Services continues to work with local public health decoroners and medical partments, examiners to gather information on the

Assessments hitting residents

number of heat-related fatalities statewide.

“Heatstroke can be rapid and fatal,” said state health officer Dr. Henry Anderson.

“People should remain cool and safe by keeping hydrated, slowing down, staying indoors and avoiding strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day.”

Hot weather can be dangerous for anyone but is especially dangerous for older adults, infants and young children, individuals with chronic health problems, those who work outdoors or in hot settings and isolated individuals who may not know how to cool off or ask for help. Officials encourage people to check on neighbors, friends and family during the

ongoing heat wave.

When temperatures are above 90 degrees, officials recommend the following actions: • To avoid dehydration, make it a point to drink more fluids during hot weather.

Rapid weight loss may be a sign of dehydration.

• Do not plan strenuous activities during the warmest part of the day.

• Individuals at highest risk should spend the hottest part of the day in a cool, preferably air-conditioned, place.

• Use fans to increase ventilation unless temperatures exceed 90 degrees, at which point fans become ineffective in reducing

heat-related illness.

• Take action to reduce body temperatures if heat-related symptoms appear.

• If you or your neighbors do not have air conditioning, go to a local library, mall or cooling center. For information on the nearest cooling center, call 211 or contact your health-care provider.

For more information on preventing heat-related illness: dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/injurypreventi on/weatherrelated/heat.htm. —from the state health department

Minong Flowage Dam is coming down

by Jessica Beecroft

WASHBURN COUNTY - The Minong Flowage Dam is scheduled to be destroyed next year. Jon Johnson, highway commissioner, said the initial design for the dam will be submitted in September, reviewed by the DNR, bid out by winter, and an initial resolution offered by February or March 2013 by Washburn and Douglas counties creating a new assessment district.

On Thursday, June 28, residents and concerned citizens came to a public hearing held at the Northwood High School on creating the Minong Flowage Dam Special Assessment to pay for the removal of the dam. Several DNR, Washburn County, and Douglas County officials were available for expertise. Johnson said between 250 and

300 people were in attendance.

The initial estimates for removing the dam were $689,000 after the feasibility study conducted by the Aryes Associates.

Johnson said that the majority of people in the area would rather have the assessment based on assessed value, rather than shoreline frontage.

Washburn County owns the Minong Flowage Dam, but it is operated by Flambeau Hydro Inc., a subsidy of North American Hydro. Aryes Associates was retained to conduct the feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for modifying or removing the dam. Other options looked at included repairing the dam and even just listing it as a high hazard dam and installing four additional side gates, where two of those gates would take the place of the existing powerhouse. The existing powerhouse would then be removed. That estimate came in at $1.12 million.

With all five alternatives in hand, the

Birchwood teen dies in single-vehicle crash

BARRON COUNTY -A single-vehicle accident Friday, July 13, claimed the life of a 15-year-old Birchwood boy.

Triston Sager died at Regions Hospital in St. Paul from injuries sustained in a crash in the Town of Maple Plain, near Cumberland.

According to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, Sager was one of two passengers in a modified Ford Bronco driven by Wade Richey, 22, of Spooner.

The Bronco allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Fifth Street at 26-1/2 Avenue.

The Bronco went into the ditch and struck

an embankment.

Richey refused medical treatment at the scene but was later taken to Cumberland Hospital with unknown injuries. Passenger Joseph Rauch, 14, Birchwood, was ejected and suffered severe injuries. He was taken to the Cumberland Hospital and then airlifted to Regions.

Richey told authorities that the vehicle malfunctioned. Authorities are investigating the accident, which occurred at 5:45 p.m. - with information from twincities.com

Minong Flowage Dam. - Special photo

county has decided that removal of the dam is the most cost effective. The assessment concluded that the dam is a “high hazard” dam.

According to Wisconsin Administrative Code 333, high hazard dams must be able to pass a 1,000 year flood without over-topping. Currently the Minong Flowage Dam does not meet these requirements. The Wisconsin DNR notified Washburn County that it must either increase the spillway or

remove the dam in the next 10 years.

Sixty percent of the dams in Wisconsin are owned by a company or private individual, 9 percent by the state of Wisconsin, 17 percent by a municipality such as a town or county government, and 14 percent by other ownership types.

A dam is classified as a large dam if it has a structural height of over 6 feet and impounds 50 acre-feet or more, or has a structural height of 25 feet or more and impounds more than 15 acre-feet. There are approximately 1,160 large dams in Wisconsin.

The "hazard" rating is not based on the physical attributes, quality or strength of the dam itself, but rather the potential for loss of life or property damage should the dam fail. A dam is assigned a rating of High Hazard when its failure would put lives at risk. - with information from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource

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SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center is seeking candidates for the John Frischmann Memorial Scholarship. This is a $250 scholarship for a young actor or actress to attend acting and playwriting camp, which takes place during the week of July 29-Aug. 3. The arts center requests that nominees not be currently registered for this camp at Shell Lake. John Frischmann was an avid supporter of the arts as well as the Shell Lake Arts Center; this scholarship supports one of his and his family’s favorite areas of the performing arts. The arts center is honored to be a part of this very special opportunity for a student.

Acting and playwriting camp is led by working New York City actor Eric Mark Olson. Students will study vocal production, stage presence, body language and personalizing characters. They will also learn about the basics of auditions and rehearsals, and spend the week writing their own show. Whether students have lots of experience or have never been on stage, this program is for every budding actor

and actress. About acting and playwriting camp, Olson states, “For those who have ever sung in choir, painted a picture, gone dancing or stood on stage and acted out a story, you will know firsthand that the arts have the power to heal, teach, inspire and grow amazing young human beings. Acting at its core is an investigation of the human condition. Discovering new aspects of the human experience through the characters we play offers us a unique window into the lives of others. This investigation helps us gain understanding and acceptance of others in the world around us, not to mention a great awareness of ourselves.

In essence, through writing and acting out the stories we choose to tell, we create a voice in the world that people can hear. In this way, I want students to understand that they have a voice, that they matter, and they can be the change in the world they wish to see.”

For more information or to nominate a student, call the arts center office at 715468-2414. — from SLAC

Just learning to walk, Joseph Nauertz is too young to be an all-star even though his shirt says he is. See all-star photos in Sports, page 13. — Photo by Larry Samson

VOICES

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Alzheimer's garden tours

I attended the Alzheimer’s garden tours on Saturday, July 14. I had an awesome time seeing all the different gardens and all the great ideas at each location. Each of the private gardens displayed the owners tastes and personalities, and I got lots of ideas on how to use

old or antique items, recycle unusual things from torn-down barns or houses, even the cutest cabin made from an old chicken coop. One place had water ponds, which I love the trickling sound of the falling water and frogs croaking.

The experimental garden was also open,

The instructor for motorcycle safety tells his students not to swerve to avoid the ubiquitous deer. I did not have to make that choice last week while riding south on Shallow Lake Road. All I saw was the color brown which blocked the horizon. A couple of seconds later I found myself flat on my back in a newly mowed ditch filled with 4 inches of water. My leg gave me pain, so I lifted it with both hands to see if it was still attached. Two fellows in a pickup, behind my friend who was following me on his cycle, were beside me in seconds; one having sprinted so fast that he broke a strap on his sandal.

Apparently, I hit the buck dead center at headlight height as he sprang from the ditch. A split-second later he would have hit me from the side. One witness asked me if I purposely extended my arms and legs, like a diver, as I completed a forward flip before slamming to the ground. “No, but I now do know how that German soldier on a motorcycle felt, in the movie “The Great Escape,” when Steve McQueen jerked him off the cycle by stretching a cord between two trees.”

How I ended 30 feet to the right of the road I do not know. But a better landing strip cannot be found in Washburn County for such activity! My only conso-

lation is that the buck’s ribs may be sorer than my knee.

As of July 8 in Wisconsin, there have been 51 motorcycle deaths, including three passengers, up from 39 last year.

Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists risk a fatal crash 35 times that of a passenger car. Deer are the third most struck object by motorcyclists, after other vehicles and fixed objects. Deer are to the cycle rider as land mines are to the foot soldier; hidden, camouflaged, silent, unexpected and deadly. One can try to mitigate the danger by using protective clothing and helmet, daytime travel, routes taken and specific defensive driving techniques, but you still may be had.

I was wearing a helmet and was very, very lucky; whatever that means I do not know. The bike was totaled, but I ended up with only a skinned knee, a broken thumbnail, which needed trimming, torn jeans and discolored grandchildren pictures due to my soggy billfold. It had been a great 60,000 miles on two wheels.

A week later, I ask myself if another bike is my future. Not just yet. Although I did not “buy the farm,” I did get a brief glimpse of a quarter section.

The farm

Saturday, June 30 At 9:20 p.m. Daniel L. Joki, 66, Park Rapids, Minn., was southbound on Hwy. 53, one-half mile north of Shell Creek Road in Minong when he hit a deer while driving his motorcycle. Joki was transported by ambulance to the Spooner emergency room where he was met with the Life Link helicopter for further medical treatment at a larger facil-

Jack Neely Shell Lake

and I took many pictures of the beautiful flowers there. I hope this event becomes an annual event and more gardeners let their gardens be open and enjoyed by people like me.

I would like to extend gratitude to Yellow River Garden Center for sponsoring this event and appreciation to the gardeners for sharing your beautiful, peaceful gardens; Lynn and Dan Hubin, Diane Dryden, Bill and Lori Allard, and all

those who make the experimental garden the masterpiece that it is. I do not know all the people that were involved in making this event possible, but I appreciate them, and I will support this event again next year.

A battle is raging for “Who Really Cares for the Health Care for America?!”

One side claims the problem and ultimate threat to America is “ObamaCare?”

That was not the president’s name for it.

That phrase is used as a negative. Hearing it is supposed to generate fear and even terror in the minds and hearts of all.

The other side does not have a catch phase attached to it. Some might think an appropriate title would be “John and Mitch’s Scare!” John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, leaders in the House and Senate, represent those interests who want to terrify the American people. Expensive glossy mailers and robo-calls facilitate those fears.

A recent robo-call claims to be a nonprofit group concerned for Americans.

Their message in essence is that even though the Supreme Court has basically affirmed the president’s plan Sean Duffy is leading the charge to destroy “Obama Care.” If that effort would become successful, who would the winners and losers be? The present plan finally makes the cost equal for women and men, extends care for family members up to age 26, and does not allow pre-existing conditions to prevent care from being extended to those in need.

Going back to the previous plan or worse

would affirm that the “financial health” of insurance companies and corporate pharmacies must always come first, before the best interests of the American people.

Duffy, we need a “Moses” to lead us into the promised land of health care for all. Whose side are you on?

Facilitating fears

Washburn County accident report

ity. The motorcycle was totaled and towed.

Thursday, July 5 At 8:58 p.m. John E. Hunker, 44, South Range, was northbound on Hwy. 53, 100 feet south of Mackey Road in Trego, when a deer jumped up from the median, missing the truck and striking the 1954 Corvette that Hunker was hauling

William Powers lost control and flipped the car at least twice Tuesday, July 10. - Photo from Washburn County Sheriff’s Dept.

A 1954 Corvette was being towed when a deer jumped right into it. See the full report under accident reports, above, July 5. - Photo from Washburn County Sheriff’s Dept.

Gerry Chartraw Shell Lake

on a trailer. The only damage was to the Corvette. No injuries were reported.

Tuesday, July 10 At 7:15 p.m. William P. Powers, 18, Shell Lake, was westbound on CTH J, one-quarter mile east from Woodyard Road in Shell Lake, when he left the roadway, hit the gravel, lost control and went backward into the ditch. The vehi-

Keith Trembath Spooner

What a waste

Did you know that Congress (Republican members) have spent nearly $50 million in presenting 33 resolutions to repeal the heatlh care act, or parts of it - well aware, of course, that the Senate or the president would veto their efforts - what a waste ... most people don't even understand the plan.

Congressman Obey's recent statement (facebook.com/DaveObey) really helps clear up the facts.

Susan Hansen Shell Lake

cle flipped at least twice. The vehicle was removed by the father before the officer arrived at the scene. There was also a passenger in the front seat who had already gone home. Powers had injuries but was not transported by ambulance.

The vehicle was totaled.

Area news

SIREN —The Siren Chamber of Commerce recently recognized the Shell Lake Clinic in Siren. As a satellite of the main clinic in Shell Lake and Indianhead Medical Center, the clinic opened its doors in Siren over 30 years ago. Dr. Jeff Dunham has been with this family practice clinic for 22 years, sharing his expertise with the community through his involvement in civic and educational organizations. Marilyn Grefsrud and Diane McGrane have each been with the clinic for almost 10 years. — from the InterCounty Leader ••• CUMBERLAND — Megan Pedersen, 12, was the winner for the second time, in the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce’s Rutabaga Festival button design contest. Her design, Shake Your ‘Baga 80 cool years, was so popular, the chamber decided to put it on a T-shirt. — from the Cumberland Advocate ••• RICE LAKE — The Rice Lake Board of Education weighed concerns of parents and heeded the new superintendent’s recommendation in deciding not to implement a plan to increase the number of early-release days from five to 18 for the 2012-2013 school year. District

principals presented the plan for expanding the early release at the June board meeting. They said using the extra time for teachers to collaborate every other week and study the latest student data would benefit students and improve achievement. A letter was sent to all district parents explaining the reasoning for the change. However, parents have not been supportive of the plan and made their concerns known to the board.

After hearing suggestions of compromise options, it was decided to wait on changing the number of early-release days. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype ••• BARRON — A dozen weeks worth of work on Hwy. 8, Division Avenue, in Barron, began Monday, July 9, as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation started a nearly $4.5 million resurfacing project from the western city limits of Barron east to CTH W near the BarronStanley town line. When the repaved highway is complete, it will feature three lanes through Barron, including one lane each for east- and westbound traffic and middle left turn lane for traffic headed both ways. — from the Barron News-Shield •••

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Northwoods Support Team supporting troops for five years

SPOONER — The Northwoods Support Team will be 5 years old this fall. Back in 2008, Lynda Marquardt found out about the Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon through a story on MSN. It was about this organization that helps provide care packages from people back home wishing to lend support to our military personnel serving primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Marquardt and a group of women became involved in this nonprofit project. The group was named Northwoods Support Team to indicate to the national organization what part of America the group is from.

The Northwoods Support Team receives the name of an officer in charge and how many soldiers are in that unit in Iraq or Afghanistan and that office distributes the goodies that are sent.

The first year, because it was late fall, there were enough items collected to fill 54 stockings. To date the team has filled more than 750 stockings at Christmastime. The stockings are sewed by local ladies and have contained more than $22,500 worth of items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, candy, drink mixes and granola bars just to mention a few of the items.

SPOONER — Two annual fundraising events for the Washburn County Area Humane Society will be coming up in August.

The events are the Par for Pets Golf Tournament to be held at the Spooner Golf Course, on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 3 p.m., and the Thrift Sale for Tails to be held on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24 and 25.

Because financing of the animal shelter, located at 1400 Cottonwood Ave., Spooner, south end of Spooner by the Washburn County Fairgrounds, is largely based on donations from fundraising efforts and community support, Par for Pets and the Thrift Sale for Tails help keep the doors of this very needed and well-kept temporary home for a variety of small animals of Washburn County open. Donations of any type, shelter supplies and monetary, have never been taken for granted but are especially appreciated knowing it is harder to give to charity

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners

July 9 - $30 Katina Andreas-Braun, Rush City, Minn.

July 10 - $30 Donn and Mary Dinnies, Shell Lake July 11 - $30 Jeff Norton, Spooner July 12 - $30 Gordon Welter, Cumberland July 13 - $30 Jeff Larson, Shell Lake

Stresau Laboratory Inc. Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Temps & levels

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2011 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15

2012 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15

High 86 82 89 86 77 75 70

High 87 84 86 86 86 84 89

Low 69 70 62 60 49 56 61 Low 57 54 59 61 67 64 63

Precip. .22” rain .05” rain Precip.

trace rain .013” rain

Lake level Monday, July 18, 2011: 1,218.18’ MSL Monday, July 16, 2012: 1,217.82’ MSL

In 2009, the summer neck-cooler project was added. The temperatures reach the triple digits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The neck coolers will stay cool for several hours and can be rejuvenated by placing them in water for a short time. Local ladies sew the neck coolers. To date they have sewn and sent over 635 neck coolers with treats.

In 2010, the valentine project was added.

Girl Scouts, Sunday school students as well as youth groups have made the beautiful handmade valentines. They always include conversation hearts and some other kind of treats. There have been over 310 valentines sent to date.

In 2011, NST felt soldiers would enjoy hearing from them so the Easter project was started.

Again, Easter cards were handmade by children in Head Start and other young people who wanted to be involved. Treats like peeps and other items were included.

There have been over 225 soldiers treated at Easter. Also in 2011, Halloween cards and trick-or-treat bags with goodies were sent.

The Halloween treats were sent to the same 225 soldiers as the Easter cards.

Word was received that there were about

16 homeless veteran women and NST was able to send them Christmas stockings with items they needed. This was done through a program at Fort Snelling.

The postage for sending these items in the last five years has totaled over $4,000. The Northwoods Support Team has no funding other than fundraisers and donations.

There will be a booth at the Washburn County Fair the end of July to help raise community awareness and donations to help support the projects for our heroes away from home. Be sure to stop by and look at the scrapbook that the committee has put together over the past five years.

The committee members are also available to visit groups or organizations to do a presentation about what they are doing and what the needs are. None of these projects would be possible without the support of the community.

One of the ongoing fundraisers the committee has going at all times is the neck coolers. They always have neck coolers to sell for $5 with 100 percent of the money going into the fund to purchase items needed for the soldiers. If you are interested in purchasing neck coolers, you may contact Dar-

lene Heller at 715-635-2930.

“We are proud to have been able to provide some comforts from home for over 2,200 soldiers in the military that have received a treat from us. We have numerous thank-yous from soldiers. They are included in the scrapbook and will be available to read at the fair,” stated a member of NST. Gratitude is extended to everyone who has in any way helped make this past five years so successful. The committee wouldn’t be able to accomplish this without your help. The goal is to be able to continue these projects for many more years. If you would like to donate items or do a monetary donation, you can drop items off at the Community Bank of Spooner. Checks should be made out to the Northwoods Support Team.

Anyone who has an idea for a fundraiser to help raise money for the projects is asked to let the committee know.

Questions and comments can be directed to Heller at 715-635-2930 or darlene_heller@yahoo.com or Marquardt at 715-635-6237 or lyn_marquardt@hotmail.com. — from NST

Upcoming fundraisers to benefit WCAHS in these economic times.

All WCAHS employees and volunteers are hoping to see a large participation in both of these upcoming fundraisers.

The fifth-annual Par for Pets Golf Tournament at the Spooner Golf Club, located northeast of Spooner on CH, on Sunday, Aug. 12, starts with a 3 p.m. shotgun start.

This will be a four-person, nine-hole scramble. The cost of this event for each person covers the nine holes of golf, a cart and a grilled chicken buffet. Prizes will be awarded to the first-place and second-place golfers.

You may preregister by calling the Spooner Golf Club at 715-635-3580 or you may register the day of the event beginning at 1 p.m.

What is so good about this tournament is that there is no age limit or skill level to be a part of this fun, and you will be a part of a fundraiser for the local animal shelter.

Golfers that day will not only experience the fun of different hole contests and putting competition, but will also enjoy the satisfaction that the profits from this event go entirely to this local Humane Society.

If you can’t golf that day but would like to sponsor a hole, you could be a Yorkie, a retriever or a St. Bernard with different amounts designated. Or, if you would like to be involved in the afternoon of Par for Pets without golfing, come out to the course and get in on a few raffle ticket drawings.

The annual two-day Thrift Sale for Tails will be held at the Washburn County Fair-

1952 - 60 years ago

completed the tractor driving safety course could enter the tractor driving contest at the Washburn County Junior Fair.

• Six-year-old Jimmy McGraw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McGraw, was still unconscious and listed in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth following a bicycle mishap. Jimmy’s bike was struck by the front-right fender of a truck driven by Joele Boyle, 28, Spooner, on Hwy. 63 in front of the Cozy Café in Shell Lake. Boyle did not see the youngster until the collision occurred.

• Shell Lake students Penny Hendel, Donna Bell and Roxanne Stouffer attended a piano workshop.

• Ken Pederson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Pederson, Shell Lake, was a drummer with the musical group L.A. King and Company. Ken, a student at UW-La Crosse, played with the band six nights a week in La Crosse at the Hoffman House.

Register Memories

• Jerry Gustafson and Donald Stariha were elected into the honorary Camping Society, Order of the Arrow, while attending Camp Philips with the Shell Lake Boy Scout Troop.

• R. D. Stouffer, veteran member of the Washburn County School Committee, resigned to serve on the Shell Lake School Board. Ole S. Soholt resigned from the Shell Lake Board, having served as a member for 16 years. Stouffer was named to fill Director Soholt’s unexpired term.

• About 180 people attended the annual meeting for the Shell Lake School.

It was voted to keep the rural schools in operation with a minimum of repairs, pending the time when the Shell Lake School would be able to take care of the additional students. The budget of $160,320 was approved.

• Ed Wenzel had hip surgery at General Hospital in Madison.

1962 - 50 years ago

• Ole Flottum celebrated 25 years with Northern States Power Company.

• Team captains for the tug-of-war to be held at the Washburn County Junior Fair were Mike Linton, Beaver Brook; Don Rydberg, Bashaw; Loren Parks, Barronett; and Aage Duch, Sarona.

• Mary Moen, Wendy Hansen, Paula and Paulette Swan, and Rickey and Stevie DesJardins were attending the Whispering Pines Methodist Camp near Frederic.

• Aqua Vista Motel had a very successful opening with over 300 residents and visitors coming to see the newest addition to the city of Shell Lake.

1972 - 40 years ago

• All 4-H, FFA and those who had

grounds building, located at the south end of Spooner, on Friday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m.6 p.m., and on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. All profit from this sale goes directly to the Washburn County Area Humane Society. If you would like more information or would like to donate nonclothing and nonelectrical items to this sale, please call the shelter at 715-635-4720 or Connie at 715-635-7677.

Do yourself and the shelter a wonderful favor and take part in this Thrift Sale for Tails. If you’re not already convinced to donate to or enjoy shopping at this sale, think about this — because this sale is about kindness, need and giving, any items left from this sale will be given to the St. Alban’s Closet. — from WCAHC

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1982 - 30 years ago

• The annual Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce get-together with summer and new residents was held at the shelter house at the city beach. Candidates for Washburn County offices in the fall election were invited to attend.

• Hulda Toftness, 93, was Queen of the Day when 66 of her family came to the Red Barn Campgrounds for a reunion.

• High winds accompanied a severe electrical storm in the area blowing down trees and doing other damage.

Campers in Shell Lake Municipal Campground were damaged. Part of the roof on the Ed Hanke home, Donovan Cove, was torn off.

• Diann Dinnies and Dianna Soltis instructed swimming lessons and Kathy Joyce was giving tennis lessons.

1992 - 20 years ago

• Doug Williams, a teacher in the Shell Lake School District, was unanimously elected by the Shell Lake City Council as a Ward I alderman.

• Students from the area that completed Kids’ Kollege at UW-Barron County were Kathryn Cardwell, Tonya Davison, Brady Mortensen, Matthew Parker, Sarah Parker, Jerid Pederson, Nicholas Pederson, Meghan Pesko, Michael Pesko and Jackson Smith.

• The Shell Lake Babe Ruth baseball team won the Heart O’ the North League championship. Members of the team were Mike Fox, Caleb Melton, Jacob Ridgeway, Tony Harrington, Steve Walczak, Ben Kidder, Andrew Melton, Scott Witte, Jeff Lambert, Corey Mortensen, Jacob Ekern, Brian Schilling, Trevor Krantz, Ryan Hanson, Ryan Pederson, Josh Verdon and Tim Fox. Randy McKibben was the coach.

• Shell Lake’s newest business, The Outdoor Store, was located on 5th Avenue and featured live bait and fishing tackle, ammunition and miscellaneous outdoor sporting goods. Owners were Kim and Cheri VanGuilder.

2002 - 10 years ago

• Thomas Helstern took a flight with pilot Dick Nelson during the Young Eagles Day held at the Shell Lake Airport.

• Gerda Ritter, resident at Terraceview Living Center, celebrated her 90th birthday.

• Cheri Johnson graduated from the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program and started a new job with the U.S. Grain Council.

• Emily Pfluger and Ashley Quinton were attending Whispering Pines Youth Camp.

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Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Heart Lake news

Monday was a sunny day here in Shell Lake. I guess we will have one more day of high temps and humidity and then it will cool off. Southern Wisconsin is burning up as they haven’t had any rain.

Our sincere sympathy to the family of Jim Swan who passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 11. Jim and wife Ruth (Oldeen) farmed in the Dewey Country for many years, raising four children, Wendy, Jerry, David and Joni. They belonged to the Heart Lake Church. Jim worked for years at the Shell Lake hospital, and Ruth worked at the clinic. They moved to Cumberland on Hwy. Located at 1400 Cottonwood Ave. in Spooner 48, had lots of flowers and a nice garden. Jim was an out(Behind the county fairgrounds) going person, friend of all and enjoyed family, grandchil715-635-4720 wcahs.com dren and great-grandchildren. All who knew him will miss him. Funeral was at Salem on Saturday, July 14.

Saturday, July 14, a group of friends of the Haiti people had a really nice program at the park. In spite of the heat, SPOONER — Jane Jonas, author of “Upside Down,” will they had a good crowd.

Happy birthday to Mary Randall who celebrated on be at Northwind Book & Fiber in downtown Spooner on Thursday, July 12. She served Dairy Queen cake at our cofThursday, July 26, at 7 p.m. She will fee break. be reading from and signing copies of Also, happy birthday to Annie Okonek who also had a her book. birthday on July 12.

“Upside Down” details Jonas’ jourHappy birthday to my grandson, Brent Pederson, of ney following the sudden tragic death Minneapolis, Minn. of her husband. Her memories of Sue and Larry Winner of Solon Springs came down on their too brief time together, comSaturday to attend the funeral of Jim and took me along. bined with entries from her grief jourThey continued on to Minneapolis to attend a birthday for nal, form a heartbreaking tale that Larry’s son. Jeff took in the visitation on Friday night. also expresses love, humor and inLast Saturday, Steve and Jody Flach, Maddy and Blake tense soul searching. It is a personal took Mavis and Roger Flach to the Brewer game, along tale of a love story that ultimately offers hope.

Jonas is a Wisconsin native currently living in Montana with Jody’s parents, Karen and Rex Pollock of Wanakee.

They enjoyed the trip and the game. and spends her summers in Northwest Wisconsin.

For information, contact Northwind Book & Fiber at 715635-6811. — from NBF

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Cheri and Steve Minot and Michelle and Tanya treated Peder Pederson to a birthday dinner at their home on Sunday. Mary Morton took Peder to the new family restaurant for his birthday Thursday. Cheri Minot took Peder to the circus here in Shell Lake on Thursday for a birthday treat.

Arlys Santiago visited her cousin, Les Olson, in Timberland on Friday, and they enjoyed fish together at the Timberland Bar. Judy Bolterman took in the visitation on Friday night for Jim Swan. Chuck and Mary Campbell of Appleton visited over the weekend at Chuck’s sister’s, Judy and Myron Bolterman. Chuck and Mary attended Chuck’s 45th class reunion from Spooner High School at Tracks. Judy’s nephew, Ben, and wife Sara (Campbell) and four children are spending a week vacation at Bass Lake. Judy and Myron visited them on Sunday night.

Karen and Ben Holzen and John and Mary Marschall had Friday night supper together and afterward went to the Holzen home to visit.

The Marschalls went to Hudson on Saturday for a graduation party and then to John’s mom, Wealthy’s, for a visit with relatives from Florida on Sunday. Mary visited her daughter, Sara, in Cumberland to make jam together.

Bobbie Schultz is back from vacationing in Ruby, Mich., and visiting her brother and family.

The daughter of McConkies left Wisconsin on Friday and will return to South Africa via Boston, Mass.

Milton Odden is now back in his home, Thomas Landing, in Rice Lake after recuperating at the convalescent home for a couple of weeks.

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Milt instructs Jeanine in turning a wooden closet rod into a doughy stick. — Photo by Timmy Moody

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The count it gets higher each week that goes by, The number of cats coming in makes you cry.

I don’t mean to make this poem sound oh so sad, But with so many homeless, it makes me quite mad.

If people would do just one thing for their pet, Then we all would have so many fewer regrets.

The answer is simple, here’s what you should do, Please alter your pet, they’ll be grateful to you.

What mom wants eight babies to care for for weeks, Then hard to find homes for if they’re not unique.

They need to go somewhere, that somewhere is here, That’s why we see hundreds of cats every year.

Please do what I ask, spay and neuter your cats, If you do just one thing at least promise you’ll do that.

Cats for adoption: 2-year-old neutered orange/white shorthair; 1-year-old spayed buff shorthair tabby; 3year-old male black/white shorthair; 9-week-old male black/white shorthair; 7-month-old female black/white shorthair; two 3-month-old black female kittens; 3-month-old female black/white kitten; two 11week-old shorthair kittens, one black, one orange tiger; four 7-week-old shorthair tabby kittens; 3-month-old neutered gray shorthair; 8-week-old male orange tabby; 7-week-old male shorthair tiger; 3-1/2-month-old shorthair calico; 1-year-old female Abyssinian mix; 8year-old spayed gray/white shorthair; 2-year-old medium-hair torti; 5-month-old male brown/black medium-hair tabby; two 3-month-old shorthair tiger kittens and three 5-week-old orange/gray tabby kittens.

Dogs for adoption: 2-year-old gray/white male pit bull; 3-year-old male black/white fox terrier mix; 1-1/2year- old male black/white rat terrier; 3-year-old spayed black Lab mix; two 11-week-old female black Lab mix puppies; 10-month-old female German shepherd; 12-week-old female German shorthaired pointer and a 3-year-old neutered brown/white JRT/Chihuahua mix.

Also for adoption: A 3-year-old male white/brown rat and a 1-year-old male white/brown rat.

WCAHS has an income-eligible spay/neuter program to assist with a portion of the cost of altering your pet. Please visit our Web site or call WCAHS for more information.

While working in the kitchen one evening after work, I heard a knock at the back door. There stood the neighbor along with two of her nephews. When I saw that they were carrying wooden closet rods, I knew why they were at my house. As the family was planning a camping trip, Jeanine, Timmy and Leelan were looking for Milt’s assistance in making doughy sticks.

Perhaps you may not be familiar with what doughy sticks are. Milt brought out his belt/disc sander and had the eager participants rounding the end of the 4-foot rods, making it smooth, so that after soaking in cooking oil, a refrigerator biscuit could be placed on the rod end and cooked over an open campfire. Once the little cup-shaped biscuit is baked, you can fill it with either blueberry, cherry or any other favorite pie filling, and top it off with a generous amount of whipped topping. This treat is a camping favorite along with s’mores or pudgy pies.

Last weekend, Milt and I attended a church family camp. Another couple asked if we brought stuff to make a doughy. We hadn’t. The couple went on to tell us about how they had introduced the pastor to a doughy and he ended up eating 13 his first time. They also told how they use different puddings and make layers of chocolate and vanilla in each doughy.

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Collections of hazardous waste set

plants. The chemicals often make it through these wastewater plants and then find their way back into our natural waters. Why not just stop this destructive loop in the first place?

Besides the environmental effects of improper medication disposal, having these unused or expired medications at home can be a source of accidental ingestion, particularly for kids and pets, who are more susceptible to poisoning. If they are thrown in the trash, there is also the potential that persons may see discarded containers in your trash and use the medications for illegal purposes. If you can’t bring the medications in to the collection, the second best option would be to utilize the sheriff department’s drop box, both Burnett and Washburn sheriff departments accept medications for proper disposal; please call them directly for more information.

Household pharmaceuticals accepted at the collection events include prescription and over-the-counter medications such as pills, capsules, ointments, liquids, sprays, creams, inhalers, vials and drops. Please note that no radioactive or chemotherapy medications will be accepted. Also, we cannot accept sharps, syringes, IV bags or tubing. Please contact your health provider for disposal options for those materials. Please leave the medications in their original containers so that they can be identified. If you have privacy concerns, simply blacken out your personal information on the container – please leave the drug name on the bottle so it can be properly inventoried. We don’t need your name or other personal information.

Northwest Cleansweep invites county residents to check out your medicine cabinets and drawers and rid your home of old medications.

Please note that this collection is for households only, medications generated from nursing homes, home health care, coroner and the like are not permitted at this collection. Please call Jen Barton with questions on this program at 715-635-2197.

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Samantha Evans, Shell Lake, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Bemidji State University. — from The Link ••• MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has named the following area students to the spring semester dean’s list. Shell Lake: Anthony Mikula, College of Biological Sciences; Spooner: Jennifer Pederson, College of Biological Sciences; Shelby Seckora, College of Biological Sciences; and Kayla Vik, College of Liberal Arts. — from The Link ••• RIVER FALLS — Sarah Stoeberl, Bachelor of Science degree with a major in psychology; and Tyler Sundby, Bachelor of Science degree with a major in theater arts, both from Birchwood, were among the 823 students who received degrees during spring commencement at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in May. — from The Link ••• SUPERIOR — Megan Baasch, Shell Lake, has earned an associate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Matthew Amerson, Spooner, earned a Bachelor of Science degree; and Adam Frankiewicz, Spooner, also earned a Bachelor of Science degree. — from The Link •••

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Thank You

Earth Notes • Jen Barton

Thank you to all our family and friends for helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary!

Your presence, good wishes and gifts were very much appreciated!

Thank You Again, Jimmy & Sandy Atkinson

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I am listening to the constant chatter, the drone of blended voices, as they surround me in this busy café in the Cities. Someone to my left holds a forkful of Pad Thai noodles in midair, lost in conversation, the noodles draping down to touch the edges of the to-go box.

A young man takes a large gulp from his travel mug and he stares in contemplation at a newspaper, his hands lightly rubbing rhythmically at the edge.

Another young man leans back and his chest rises and falls in a deep sigh. His hand reaches up to rub his head, and something catches my eye. Inked on the inside of his forearm is a tattoo.

This tattoo obviously must hold some significance for him, but it also evokes feelings for me. The man leans over and begins talking with someone else, his hands moving in gesticulating manners, but the tattoo stays within the range of my gaze.

I remember the way I felt, the memories I keep locked safely away in the crevices of my membrane, the rolling hills, the endless ocean, the family I hold dear, all from the image of New Zealand tattooed on this man’s forearm.

For those that do not know, I lived in New Zealand for a year and just recently returned there for a few weeks in January to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of a dear friend who is more like a sister to me. I consider New Zealand my second home and I have traveled all over both the North and South Island.

But out of the countless memories I have from my times in New Zealand, there is one that bubbles to the surface of my mind.

My [host] family and I decided to spend a day in Mokau, a small beach town with endless black sand beaches, caves, cliffs, small pools – and all to ourselves.

There was an adventure waiting to be explored at every twist and turn of the beach without a tourist in sight to crowd the beach.

The sand stained my feet ebony, the salt dried on my skin from the ocean waves lapping against my legs, I could smell my hair as it curled and baked in the abundant sunshine. Not too far off, my host brother and his friends delved meticulously in the rocks for small crabs and kinas and jumped in small pools of water shaded by colossal rocks. If I could describe a perfect day, this would be it. There wasn’t a care in the world as we roamed the never-ending shores and laughed and spent time together.

Later, we bought fish and chips from a local shop and ate our fill of the steaming fries and deep-fried fish. As I looked around at my host family, that I had lived with for almost a year at that point, I realized I felt loved. I felt at home.

As we licked our greasy fingers and stared out at an endless incandescent ocean, I looked around at my family’s smiling faces. And I realized: love comes in many forms. Whether it’s familial, or through best friends, or a boyfriend or husband’s love, it’s there beneath it all. And sometimes, it grows gradually, slowly, almost like a tree; and perhaps, that is why it is called a family tree.

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THANK YOU

Gratitude is the memory of the heart and our hearts are full. We thank the doctors and nursing staff at the Mayo Clinic and the Shell Lake Hospital for your compassionate care of our husband and Dad, Jim. We thank our families and friends who moved in and made sure that our children were fed and got to school, permission slips were signed and homework finished. We thank Jim’s co-workers for their friendship and support. We are grateful to live in a community that should you decide to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.

We thank the teachers and staff at the Siren and Grantsburg schools for food, donated time, love and unending support. We treasure the memory of bringing Rachel’s graduation to Jim in the hospital.

We thank Pastor Andrew for your guidance and our church family for the music and the delicious food served at the celebration of Jim’s life.

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The Northwest Cleansweep hazardous waste collection program, a Northwest Regional Planning Commission division that provides collection events to 10 counties in northwestern Wisconsin, will be accepting unwanted or unused medications (free) from households along with hazardous wastes and electronics at all of its 10-county Saturday collection events this summer.

Burnett County’s scheduled Saturday hazardous waste collection for 2012 will be on Aug. 4, in Siren at the Burnett County Highway Shop on Hwy. 70 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Prescription medications will be collected along with hazardous wastes and electronics at this Saturday collection. Washburn County’s scheduled Saturday hazardous waste collection for 2012 will be on Saturday, Sept. 8, in Spooner at the hazardous waste storage site near the Washburn County Humane Society from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Residents are permitted to use either collection.

There are several important reasons to bring medications in to collection events. Up until recently, most people have either thrown medications in the trash, flushed them down the toilet or burned them with their trash in a burn barrel. Utilizing these options present several environmental problems. Flushing of medications into the wastewater system means that ultimately these drugs will find their way into our lakes, rivers, streams and drinking water. Many medications, when introduced into our natural waters, can lead to reproductive and developmental problems in fish and other aquatic wildlife. Studies have been done confirming these results. Burning medications is illegal according to state law, because of the chemical pollutants that can be emitted from burning. Trashing medications can also ultimately result in water contamination because the chemicals break down when water (rain) percolates through the landfill layers. This liquid, called leachate, is typically pumped out of landfills at some point and treated at wastewater treatment

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Baby-sitting available.

• Show choir campers concert, 6:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake.

• The Washburn County Historical Society monthly meeting, 4 p.m., Hewitt Building, Shell Lake. Public is invited.

Wednesday, July 25 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.

Friday, July 20 • Show choir camp concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center.

Saturday, July 21 •Indianhead Writers Annual Picnic Meeting, 1 p.m., Shell Lake, Mary, 715-468-2604 Wednesday, July 25 • GRANDparents Adventures: Butterflies, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543.

• Rock band faculty concert, 7 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake.

Thursday-Sunday, July 26-29 • 101st-annual Washburn County Fair, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 715-469-3217.

Thursday, July 26 • First Year Parenting class, 5-8:30 p.m., Spooner Annex Building, UW-Extension conference room. Call Deb Meyer at 715-635-4444 or deb.meyer@ces.uwex.edu.

• The Shell Lake American Legion meeting, 6:30 p.m., Friendship Commons.

• Shell Lake VFW meeting, 7 p.m., Friendship Commons.

Friday, July 27 • Rock band campers concert, 2 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake.

• SLAC Pottery Show, begins at 4 p.m., Potter’s Shed, Shell Lake 715-468-2414.

Saturday, July 28 • Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted.

Monday, July 30 • Guitar/trumpet concert, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake.

Tuesday, July 31 • Town and Country Days Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Shell Lake City Hall.

Monday-Wednesday, July 30-Aug. 1 • Spanish Language and Culture Day Camp, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, hunthill.org

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Wednesday, Aug. 1 • Washburn County HCE meeting at UW-Extension meeting room, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Thursday, Aug. 2 • Indianhead Community Health Care picnic potluck in the park, 4-6 p.m., at the Shell Lake beach shelter house. Bring a dish to pass. Beverages, utensils and broasted chicken provided. RSVP to 715-468-7833. Current members, former members and future members invited.

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• 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. Call 715-520-7999.

• Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake.

• Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome. Donations accepted.

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

Wednesday, Aug. 8 • Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake. All welcome. Donations accepted.

• The board of directors for the Railroad Memories Museum meeting, 1 p.m., Spooner City Hall. All volunteers welcome.

Thursday, Aug. 9 • The Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center.

• Fibromyalgia/CFS/Chronic Pain Support Group, 1-3 p.m. at the Chetek Lutheran Church. Call 715-651-9011 or 715-237-2798.

• Education and support for people affected by cancer, 3:30-5 p.m., Marshfield Clinic Rice Lake Center. Registration required, 715236-8327.

Saturday, Aug. 11 • Washburn County Food Distribution in conjunction with Ruby’s Pantry, Spooner Middle School Tech Ed Building on Elm Street.

Tickets 9 a.m. Distribution 9:30 a.m. Volunteers needed. Contact 715-635-9309, 715-468-4017, or 715-222-4410.

Sunday, Aug. 12 • Par of Pets fundraiser for Washburn County Area Humane Society, 3 p.m. shotgun start. Call Spooner Golf Course, 715-6353580, to register.

Monday, Aug. 13 • Diabetes Education Meeting, 2-3 p.m., in the classroom at Spooner Health System. Call 715-635-1217.

Tuesday, Aug. 14 • Moms Club meets at Faith Lutheran, Spooner, 10 a.m.

Dairy pasture walk July 25

CHETEK — The NW Wisconsin Graziers Network and UW-Extension invite you to a unique dairy pasture walk at the John and Heidi Wise farm at Chetek in Barron County on Wednesday, July 25, 10 a.m.-noon. The farm is located at 746 21st St., between 7th and 8th Avenue, three to four miles west of Chetek. From Hwy. 53 at the Chetek exit, take CTH I west about 2.5 miles to 6th Avenue, turn right, go one mile to 21st Street, turn right and go 1.5 miles to the farm. Watch for the signs. Different types of cheese curds from Ellsworth Dairy will be offered as a snack.

The Wises bought the farm in 2010 after moving from the Twin Cities area. Both had good-paying professional careers in other fields, but neither has an agricultural background. The Wises have taken full advantage of outside management assistance. They have a mentoring arrangement with a dairy farm family from Minnesota. They also have quarterly dairy team meetings involving the mentors, UW-Extension, the grazing planner, nutritionist and banker.

The farm consists of 160 acres that was in the CRP program for about 15 years. A rotational grazing plan was done by NW Graziers. There are currently 80 milking crossbred cows bred specifically for grazing. There are 20 heifers and 20 calves. Of the 70 cows originally purchased, 60 of them are still in the herd. Milk quality is good with SCC counts at or below 150,000. A new retrofit milking parlor and holding area were built into the existing old dairy barn. Cows are kept outside year-round and out-wintered on bedding packs in cold weather.

There is a new creek crossing designed by NRCS. The farm employs a system of flytraps and fly predators.

Fencing consists of two systems, with exterior and interior fences using separate energizers. The farm has a guest house and a future farm-stay program is being planned.

For more information, contact Tim Jergenson, the Barron County UW-Extension ag agent, at 715-537-6250, Ext. 1, or Lynn Johnson 715-268-8778 or Randy Gilbertson 715520-2112 at NW Graziers. — from UW-Extension

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••• Indianhead Community Action Agency is looking for volunteers to help out in their thrift store and food pantry. Food pantry volunteers must be able to lift at least 25 lbs.

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

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

••• 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.

••• 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.

••• Washburn County Unit on Aging is in need of volunteer drivers for the Meals on Wheels program and the medical escort program. This is a great opportunity to socialize, meet new people, travel and help others. Mileage is paid to volunteers who use their own vehicles when transporting and/or delivering. You must posses a valid state of Wisconsin driver’s license and be able to read maps, road names and street signs. If interested, please contact Eva at the Aging and Dis30rtfc ability Resource Center in Spooner at 715-635-4460.

••• The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, 312 Front St., Spooner, is seeking volunteers to join its team of keymasters.

These are the folks that dedicate three or four hours every couple of weeks during the summer to open the museum exhibit hall to visitors. No special knowledge or skills are required, just a friendly attitude and a willingness to be prompt and responsible. The museum exhibit hall is a pleasant place to spend your time while helping keep this Northwest Wisconsin institution open. The exhibit hall is open from Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and on Sundays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Keymasters work either half a day or a whole day, whichever they wish, and set their own schedule of days. Inquiries for more information can be made to Jed Malischke at 715-6352479 or by writing to jmalisch@centurytel.net.

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Monday: 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 Yaekel-Black Elk at 715-3498575.

• 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 715-635-2768.

• 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.

• Each Monday through Monday, Aug. 27, free movie at dusk near the lakeside pavilion on Shell Lake. Bring your own blanket or chair. Refreshments available. To receive an e-mail about the weekly movies or to volunteer in the concession stand e-mail joahnahgp@hotmail.com.

• Friendly Bridge, Shell Lake Friendship Commons on 4th Avenue, 1 p.m. All abilites welcome.

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 715-635-4367.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Library Fun For Little Ones, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Shell Lake Public Library. A time for stories, craft and a snack. No age minimum or maximum for participants.

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

Friday and Saturday: The Washburn County Genealogy Research Room, 106-1/2 2nd Ave., Museum Hewitt Building, Shell Lake, opened for the summer on Friday, June 1. The room will be open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Volunteers will be able to help the public.

Call 715-635-7937 for more information.

• Washburn County Historical Society Museum, 102 W. 2nd Ave., Shell Lake, open June through Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 715-468-2982.

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

Domestic abuse and sexual assault are crimes. Time-Out provides free, confidential victim support. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence in a relationship, please call 800924-0556.

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

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Taubman receives Lions Recognition Medal

SHELL LAKE — Although the Shell Lake Lions Club has many hardworking members, Bill Taubman is the name that comes to many people’s minds when the club is mentioned. Taubman has been a member for years and held many positions in the Lions organization at various levels, including district governor, and has been recognized for his service before, but his recent recognition is special.

The Lions Recognition Medal can only be recommended by an executive officer, international director, past international director or past international president. At the recent Lions State Convention, Taubman was awarded this prestigious medal

by Past International President Sid Scruggs. As an example of how rare this award is, of the 1.5 million Lions members around the world, Taubman is only the 17th person to be a recipient.

Taubman has been the “go-to guy” for the Wisconsin Lions Mission to Mexico project that provided aid for many needy people for years, but that’s only part of his qualifications for this award. When he heard about the terrible tragedies of the tornados that swept through Mississippi and Missouri, he spearheaded a Lions relief effort that brought needed supplies and funds to Americans in desperate need. His countless hours in organizing this effort, including personally hauling many of these supplies to these states, were instrumental in his being recommended for this award.

Perhaps current District Gov. Jerry Spies said it best, “He stands out as a ‘hero’ who had made me proud to be a Lion, and I’m sure he inspired many more to take up the mantle of serving those who need our help.” — from Shell Lake Lions

Bill Taubman, Shell Lake, recently received the prestigious Lions Recognition Medal.

Shown (L to R): Past International Director Ron Duffe, Taubman and Immediate Past International President Sid Scruggs. — Photo submitted

Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease program offered in Spooner

SPOONER — Do you want relief from arthritis pain or just want to be more active? Starting Tuesday, July 31, the Washburn County ADRC is teaming up with the Northwest Sports Complex and offering the Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease class, which will teach participants how to safely make physical activity part of their everyday life. The evidence-based program is designed for people with or without arthritis – young and old, male and female, fit and not-so-fit. Based on research and tested programs in exercise science, behavior change and arthritis management, Walk With Ease is shown to and increase bal-

ance, strength and walking pace; reduce pain and discomfort of arthritis; improve overall health and build confidence to be physically active.

Walk With Ease is a structured walking program that offers support, information and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines. Eva Johnston of Washburn County ADRC, a certified Walk With Ease leader, will teach the class. During the program, participants will learn proper stretching and pain management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace. The program can even be modified to meet the needs of individual

participants so that each person can develop an exercise routine that fits their unique goals.

“Research shows that walking is not only good for joints, but also helps improve the health of the heart, lungs and bones,” said Alison Eschweiler of the Arthritis Foundation, Upper Midwest Region, Wisconsin Chapter. “Walking can also help manage weight which can reduce one’s risk for arthritis in the knee, heart disease and diabetes. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you will most likely have success with Walk With Ease.”

The Walk With Ease program will be offered from Tuesday, July 31, through Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Northwest Sports Complex located at 301 Walnut St. in Spooner. This class is open to the public.

Class will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2–3 p.m. for six weeks.

The cost is only $5 and includes a Walk With Ease book, incentives and the class.

For more information please call Johnston at 715-635-4460. Before starting any exercise program, always check with your physician. — from the Arthritis Foundation

Hip-hop, urban street dancing added to SLAC dance camp

SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center Dance Intensive camp will be bringing two very unique styles of dance to the program next week, July 126 – 20. John “JC” Cunningham and Natalie Jansen, both of Milwaukee, specialize in hip-hop and urban street dancing, bringing a special element to the popular Dance Intensive camp, which already features ballet - including en pointe, modern, jazz and musical theater dance. There is still time to register for this exciting camp.

Cunningham found his love for hip-hop dance in 1995 while street performing in San Francisco. After moving to Milwaukee he helped form Dance Inc. at Marquette University, and was a founding member of Hype, which formed in 2001. Cunningham has been a member of Hype MU, Hype UWM, Monkey Wrench and Organized Chaos. He now oversees the Hype college programs with an average of 40 dancers every year, helping them train to dance and choreograph in hip-hop and other styles.

After a short stint as the artistic director, he has been the executive director since 2009 with the opening of Smash Studios. With almost 12 years of choreography experi-

ence he loves sharing his knowledge of hip-hop and the versatility that it provides.

“I have studied various styles, but hip-hop has always spoken to me because of its practicality and its ability to bend all the rules of conventional dance.”

Jansen started her hip-hop journey in 2006 with Monkey Wrench, a professional dance crew, at the age of 15. She then went on to become one of the principle dancers of Smash Studios in 2009, and since that time has been a choreographer and director for Hype UW Milwaukee. Jansen was first discovered as a street performer, and now with six years of choreography under her belt, she is always looking to share her love for dance and hip-hop culture.

The duo will be demonstrating their talents at the dance camp’s final performance on Friday, July 27, at 11 a.m. Don’t miss the show choir preview performance on this Thursday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the lakefront pavilion, and the final show choir concert this Friday, July 20, in the Darrell Aderman Auditorium at 7 p.m. — from SLAC

Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s comes to Spooner

SPOONER — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting northern Wisconsin residents to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® . The Spooner walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. at the Cornerstone Church, 106 Balsam St., Spooner. Walk festivities begin at 10 a.m.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is more than a walk; it is an experience for thousands of participants from across the area who gather each year to raise critical funds for Alzheimer’s care and support services here in Wisconsin. Others lend their support through contributions and pledges, and the area business community participates through sponsorship gifts, prize donations, signs of support and area teams.

In addition to the walk, participants will enjoy food and beverages, raffle drawings, games, entertainment and a special pro-

gram to honor those who have experienced or are experiencing Alzheimer’s. The walk is open to everyone. Start or join a team today. Go to alz.org/walk to register.

“There has never been a greater need for residents of northern Wisconsin to join in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by participating in Walk to End Alzheimer’s,” said Joan Litwitz, program director for the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Wisconsin Chapter. “Funds raised will provide care and support services to hundreds of residents in the area who are living with Alzheimer’s today. Your support will also contribute to advancing critically needed research.”

To learn more about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900 or visit alz.org/gwwi. — from Alzheimer’s Association

JC Cunningham will be an instructor at the Shell Lake Arts Center Dance Intensive camp.

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Natalie Jansen, part of a duo, will demonstrate her talent at the dance camp’s final performance Friday, July 27.

Start Ahead Start Here open house set

RICE LAKE — Adults thinking about completing or starting a University of Wisconsin degree are invited to Start Ahead Start Here, an open house to be held Monday, July 23, from 6-7:15 p.m., in Meggers 108 at the University of Wisconsin-Barron County.

“One in five UW-Barron County students are returning to the classroom to start a new career, advance at work or complete a personal goal,” said Deb Neuheisel, adult student initiatives coordinator. “They choose UW-Barron County because it is close to home, offers the quality instruction and is the lowest cost in the university system.”

Open house guests will tour the campus, learn about FastTrack courses and consider several options for earning a University of Wisconsin degree. They will be offered a free Myers Briggs Type Indicator career assessment and follow-up, and a voucher toward ReFresh workshops to sharpen mathematics and English skills.

FastTrack classes make it possible to at-

tend class one night a week and complete an associate degree in about 2-1/2 years.

Courses are taught in a blended format, combining in-class and online instruction.

Some courses are accelerated and are staggered to start midterm. This allows student to enroll in selected courses throughout the year. Courses are both general education and business, including accounting, economics, information systems and general business classes.

Students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree without leaving the area can select from several majors that can be completed with UW partner universities using various forms of instruction.

To register for the July 23 open house, contact UW-BC Student Services at 715234-8024, or e-mail uwbcinfo@uwc.edu.

For those unable to make the Monday open house, individual appointments can be arranged for Tuesday, July 24, by contacting Neuheisel at 715-234-8176, ext.

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Love for Lozandier fundraiser

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LEFT: A single picture hanging onstage at the second-annual Love for Lozandier fundraiser, tells the story.

RIGHT: Made with love and compassion, Megan Nickell sells handmade scarves and children’s clothing.

Photos by Larry Samson

LEFT: Heath Andrews on drums, Kate Melton on piano, and Nicole Jensen singing vocals provided music for the second-annual Love for Lozandier fundraiser event held Saturday, July 14, at the Shell Lake Memorial Park. From 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. music from various groups filled the park. Lozandier is a small village in Haiti that has benefited from the generosity of Shell Lake community members.

RIGHT: What Emily Nickell liked most about the second-annual Love for Lozandier fundraising event was the strawberry ice cream.

The best and the brightest students studied under Dr. Roger McVey during the week of the piano camp, July 9-13.

LEFT: Shania Schaefer is a very talented home-school student from Shell Lake. She is the 2012 Intermezzo Scholarship recipient.

Photos by Larry Samson

Piano recital held in Darrell Aderman Auditorium LEFT: Daniel Peterson performs with intensity playing, “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin. He will be a freshman at Spooner High School this fall.

Andrew Dahlstrom finished his piano performance in the Shell Lake Arts Center Piano Concert held Friday, July 13, at the Darrell Aderman Auditorium. Dahlstrom will be a junior at Shell Lake High School.

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Little League action

RIGHT: Chase Melton tries to make a diving catch just inches short. It is his determination that helped earn him a position on the team.

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Bob Bontekoe was the starting pitcher for the 11- to 12-year-old Spooner/Shell Lake All-Star team as they lost, 21-2, to a very strong Eau Claire team in a home game on July 1. Spooner/Shell Lake defeated Rice Lake 11-8 in extra innings on Monday, July 9, for the opportunity to play Eau Claire. — Photos by Larry Samson

The 11- to 12-year-old Spooner/Shell Lake All-Star team coached by Caleb Melton, Kurt Hubatch and Adam Buchman are (L to R): Bob Bontekoe, Daniel Hubatch, Samuel Melton, Colton Avery, Bryce Carroll, Mark Nauertz, Logan Zebro, Chase Melton, AJ Buchman, Andrew Martin, Chris Larson and Cody Halverson.

AJ Buckman slides safely into third base as Chase Melton runs to second.

All-star season comes to close LEFT: The Rice Lake runner slides under the tag by Thomas Kissack.

Spooner/Shell Lake lost their game to Rice Lake on Thursday, July 12. That was their last game of the all-star season. — Photos by Larry Samson

Catcher John Kidder gets the ball too high to make the tag at home.

Christian Johnson goes into the windup.

LEFT: The 9- to 10-year-old Spooner/Shell Lake All-Star team coached by Mike Hollen and Andrew Johnson are back row (L to R): Carter Lawrence, Ryan Lambert, Nick Kraetke, Jordan Aronson, AJ Hotchkiss, Carter Melton and Christian Johnson.

Front: Thomas Kissack, Spencer Hollen, John Kidder, John Nauertz, Devon Dodge and Tyler Green.

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

Last game of the season

Madison LaFave gets some last-minute coaching from Steph Marker during a time-out. Jim Connell (background, left) is as comfortable in his duties as umpire as he is as superintendent at Shell Lake. Umpiring is a job that nobody wants, but everyone wants to tell you how to do it, in that way it is a lot like being a superintendent.

Photos by Larry Samson

Third baseman Jordyn Monson finished her first year playing junior high softball. She played third base along with catching.

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••• SHELL LAKE — All Shell Lake girls in grades 6-12 who are interested in playing volleyball are welcome to attend a volleyball camp Monday, July 23-Wednesday, July 25. Grades 6-8 will have camp from 8-10 a.m. Grades 9-12 will be from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no cost to attend camp. All camps will be held at the Shell Lake High School.

Please wear athletic attire and gym shoes. Bring a water-filled bottle. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Cassel, 715-520-0911. — from Shell Lake Athletic Department ••• SHELL LAKE — The fifth-annual Laker football camp will begin Monday, July 23, from 5-8 p.m. The camp will be held at the high school. This is a mandatory football camp for all athletes grades 9-12. The camp will run through Thursday, July 26. All players need to bring both indoor and outdoor workout clothing. If you have any questions, please contact coach Mark Lehnherr at 715-645-2332. — from the Shell Lake Athletic Department

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SPOONER — On Tuesday, July 10, Spooner Golf Club recorded the sixth hole-in-one of the year. Member Chris Quinlan aced the par-3 second hole, which measures at 135 yards, using a 5 iron. — from SGC

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Emily Parish got the win against Northwood in their game on Monday, July 9.

Courtney Melton gets a hit with a nice level swing as Shell Lake winds down their softball season. Melton will be trading in her glove and bat for a volleyball as she starts school this fall as a freshman.

Come from behind win

July 10 Game: 1, 2, 3 Waltz 9-hole league First: Mary Lou Barneson, Lee Weiss, Donna Wilson and Josie Morrison, 58 Second: Carol Heim, Mark Smejkal, Cheryl Duden and Jan Huse, 59 Chip-in: Mickey Lambert, No. 4 Birdie: Mickey Lambert, No. 4 18-hole league First: Peggy Holman, Pat Weiss, Linda Nichols and Kathy Pryor, 116 Second: Jane Blockhus, Kathy Bagley, Sarah Carr and Shirley Richards, 118 Chip-in: Linda Nichols, No. 1 and No. 9; Marge Hallberg, No. 10.

LEFT: Sophia DelFiacco, Spooner, was going into home plate with a Hayward catcher waiting for her. Playing smart ball, DelFiacco slid under the tag for the tying run. It was a new game as Spooner Red Team tied it up 1313 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Emily Beeler’s extra-inning home run gave the Spooner team a big win over Hayward. They needed only two runs to win and cleared the bases with her second home run of the game. Spooner celebrated a 1716 win on Tuesday, July 10, before their hometown fans.

Photos by Larry Samson

Youth softball season completed FAR LEFT: Addison Schroeder stands on second base after her stand-up double in the thirdand fourth-grade softball game. Shell Lake beat Turtle Lake in their Tuesday, July 10, game; it was their last game of the season. — Photos by Larry Samson CENTER PHOTO: Grace Thomas with a tworun double.

RIGHT: Hannah Green is keeping her eye on the ball as she has been taught to do.

Circus comes to town

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Shell Lake

LEFT: It will be a couple of days before Makenzie Moravec washes her face, and then she will only be left with her memories of the day that the circus came to town.

Photos by Larry Samson

RIGHT: Miss Karina dazzled the audience with her amazing hulahoop act that she took to great heights. For those of us who grew up with the first hula hoops, it was good old-fashioned fun.

The clowns were a hit with Emily Swan.

Many people have heard of a dinner theater, well in Shell Lake there was a dinner circus. Janice Organ and Susie Niles enjoyed the food, entertainment and service provided by DJ at the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus held at the high school on Thursday, July 12.

Like memories of the past, adults and children show up to watch as the big top goes up when the circus comes to town. The traveling circus is as old as our country, and in many small communities it still is a main attraction.

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Local graduate begins job as Spooner High School principal

Meet Ms. Peterson

by Jessica Beecroft

SPOONER – The Spooner School District has hired Jennifer Peterson as the new high school principal effective July 1. Peterson came directly from Las Vegas, Nev., working for Clark County.

Peterson graduated from the Shell Lake High School. The daughter of Roy and Candie Peterson of Shell Lake, she’s been away from the state of Wisconsin for 15 years. She spent that time as a math teacher, and under her official title as math teacher, math chair and assistant principal for Clark County School District, she opened up several schools in one of the largest and fastest-growing school districts in the nation.

“What brought me back was the thought of coming home,” she said. “Looking for a

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little less hectic pace, I think. The perfect opportunity arose.”

Peterson had several opportunities to stay in Clark County, but “God had to do the direction. He opened the right doors and the right path.”

When asked what she is most looking forward to, Peterson said, “Taking all the knowledge I have from working in a large school district and bringing that back home; providing opportunity for a lot of collaboration, team work, getting involved in a community. There was not quite the community involvement in education in a lot of the areas in Clark County because it was growing so fast. They would always have to rezone the schools. I’m really excited to come back to an established community, with an established veteran staff, as well as new staff. It’s a good blend of staff members.”

Peterson already had a chance to meet

many of the staff members. “What a joy it’s going to be to be able to work with them as a collaboration. The ultimate goal is students, and my goal is to support the teachers so they can impact them directly.”

Peterson has a bachelor’s in mathematics, all her secondary education certifications, and a master’s degree in curriculum instruction and another master’s in educational administration and leadership.

The Clark County School District is the fifth largest school district in the United States.

“We had approximately 350 schools and 315,000 students. It was very large. It was always growing, so there was a lot of excitement.”

Peterson will be anxious to meet the students on the first day of school, which is set for Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Child safety: Don’t leave the kids alone in cars

WASHBURN COUNTY — The Keeping Kids Safe in Washburn County Child Safety Coalition would like to remind parents and grandparents to never leave children in a car alone. Here are some facts from the Wisconsin Children’s Health Alliance: • Since 1998, more than 500 children in the U.S. have died from heatstroke while unattended in a car.

• The inside of a car can quickly become very hot. On an 80-degree day, the inside of a car can reach 100 degrees in just 10

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dent of sales and marketing. He says that’s expected when most of the days are in the 90s and 100s. “Though we were down in attendance and that attendance generated a little less consumer spending on the property, we were up significantly on the business-to-business side of Summerfest,” he says. “Our sponsorships, group sales and exhibitor revenue was up 11.4 percent.

So that’s going to help counteract that financial impact somewhat.”

Boler says they’ll also have to dip into a reserve fund this year to help pay off the festival. He says next year’s festival should not be affected.

Across the state, Riverfest in La Crosse, July 3 - 7, took a harder hit. Attendance and sales at the riverfront music and entertainment festival were down about 40 percent because of the heat.

Tammy Klein is president-elect of the Riverfest board. She says next year’s festi-

val will be a struggle.

“We’ve already kind of been sitting around, tossing around ideas where we can maybe do some different things next year and compensate for the losses,” she says.

The lost revenue may not only affect next year’s Riverfest, but also La Crosse’s Fourth of July fireworks display and different nonprofit organizations, which are funded by beverage sales.

connection and you don’t feel the emotion,” he says. “It truly hits home, literally.”

For small cities like River Falls, this kind of crime is rare, which makes it all the more painful. Police Chief Roger Laquee says it’s the worst crime he’s seen in 34 years.

Wayne Warnke drove the school bus for two of the Schaffhausens. He says he’ll miss the girls when school is back in session but he and the city will move on. “It won’t change what River Falls is,” he says.

“The community will come together, it’s been a fine community, it’ll be a fine community and that’s the only upside to it, is that it brings people together for all the

RIGHT: Members of 8-year-old Sophie Schaffhausen’s soccer team sign a memorial for the family. LOWER RIGHT: Three stuffed bears and flowers are among the items at a memorial for the three slain Schaffhausen girls. - Photos by Rick Kremer/WPR

“American Idol,” Spooner style

SPOONER – The “American Idol” craze is taking a twist as Spooner hosts “Spooner Idol” on Saturday, Aug. 4. Contestants will be competing for cash prizes. The first-place act receives $300; second place $200; and third place, $100.

In addition to the first prize there will be CD recording and live video and optional management signing.

Contest rules:

• Avoid heatstroke-related injury and

phone or computer calendar as a reminder to drop your child off at child care.

• Take action if you see an unattended child in a vehicle: Dial 911 immediately and follow the instructions that emergency personnel provide. They are trained to determine if a child is in danger.

For more information about the Keeping Kids Safe in Washburn County Child Safety Coalition, contact Cheri Nickell at 715-635-4400, or send an e-mail to cnickell@co.washburn.wi.us. — from KKSIWC Child Safety Coalition

River Falls residents turn out to honor slain girls

RIVER FALLS - There were three minutes of silence among the crowd at Glenn Park in River Falls Wednesday night, July 11 – one minute for each of the three lives cut short last week. Hundreds of mourners at the candlelight vigil honored 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia Schaffhausen, who were found dead Tuesday afternoon, July 10. The girls father, Aaron Schaffhausen, has been arrested and is expected to face murder charges.

Mourners say the vigil is the first step in the healing process for the community of River Falls.

Tom Nelson’s daughter was on a soccer team with Amara Schaffhausen. He says the hurt from this tragic event has hit River Falls hard. “You have a true connection where sometimes in bigger cities or news stories from far away, you don’t have that

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Remember ACT

death by never leaving your child alone in the car, even for a minute, consistently locking unattended vehicle doors and trunks.

• Create reminders and habits that give you and your child’s caregiver a safety net; establish a peace-of-mind plan. When you drop off your child, make a habit of calling or texting all other caregivers, so all of you know where your child is at all times. Place a purse, briefcase, gym bag, cell phone or an item that is needed at your next stop in a backseat. Set the alarm on your cell

Heat blamed for lower attendance at summer festivals

MILWAUKEE - It was not only Wisconsin festival-goers that had to endure last week’s extreme heat. Festivals themselves suffered, too.

More than 805,000 attendees walked through the Summerfest turnstiles this year in Milwaukee despite the heat. That’s 8 percent fewer than last year.

John Boler is Summerfest’s vice presi-

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minutes.

• Young children are particularly vulnerable since their internal systems to regulate body temperature are not fully developed.

• When the body temperature reaches 104 degrees, the internal organs start to shut down. When it reaches 107 degrees, the person dies.

Here are some top tips for preventing hyperthermia from safekids.org

1. Contestants must have one original song or one cover song to perform in the

first round of judging.

2. The acts that make it to the second round of judging must have an additional song to perform immediately as both rounds will occur one after the other on the same day.

3. Bring your own musical instrument(s) if needed as this is a “plug and play” contest. There will be a drum kit available for use if needed.

4. Contestants performing with an accompaniment track must provide backup music in CD form.

5. All contestants must stay on the premises until all judging is complete.

6. There will be four judges, but contestants are encouraged to bring their friends and family to show crowd support as part of the judging is based on audience response.

7. Contestants must register in advance online at jackpinesavagedays.com. The order of performances will be determined by the judges. Contestants will not be notified of performance order in advance.

8. Contestants must be age 16 and up.

This contest is in no way related to or affiliated with the popular singing competition “American Idol.”

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Sarona by Marian Furchtenicht

evening on a riverboat on the Mississippi River at an engagement party for a niece.

It was lovely and thankfully air-conditioned.

Sarona folks extend sympathy to Pat and Rocky Semm and the Librande family in the death of her brother, Donald Librande, Cameron. He passed away July 5 at the age of 42. Services were held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Dobie on Saturday.

Judy Krovoza, 69, Prairie Farm, passed away. She and late husband, Dick, lived in Sarona on Johns Road, west of Big Kegema Lake for several years. She moved back to the Scott Mansion where they had lived for 31 years after her husband’s death. They owned and operated Scoops Salad Dressing Company for many years. She did foster care, was a crafter and antique collector.

Her funeral was at United Lutheran Church in Prairie Farm with interment in the Northern Wisconsin Vets Cemetery, Spooner. Sympathy is extended.

Condolences to the family of Jim Swan, 86, well-liked by all who ever met him. He was a farmer in South Dewey for many years. He delivered fuel for the co-op, and worked at the Shell Lake hospital and was very active at Salem Lutheran Church in Shell Lake. He was well-known and fun to visit with. Russ and Nancy Furchtenicht attended his funeral visitation on Friday night.

Last weekend the Frey family spent time at the cabin on Little Ripley. I hear Gloria Frey ran down the hill riding a broom and it isn’t even Halloween yet.

Ann (Drake) Falkner of Madison spent last weekend with her niece, Darlene

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fun day, Justin.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Maria McKay and also to Cheri Amundson. Have a great day ladies.

Happy anniversary to Paul and Bev Schaeffer on July 24. Have a wonderful day.

Happy anniversary to Steve and Karen Stellrecht on their special day, July 24, with lots more to come.

Happy birthday to Josh LaVeau, Iver Johnson and Shawn Paul Stellrecht all on July 5. Have a wonderful day.

They tell us on TV that 30 percent of the corn is at a loss. They also tell us that groceries will go up 30 percent. Yuck!

Yah know since those coyotes were in our farm yard, I’ve only heard them howl two nights, and the first time was in the woods west and the second time they were behind my house. Let’s hope they stay away.

Paula and Kenzie Cramer stopped in Chetek to pick up Rylee and Reyana Ladd on Thursday. They came up to our farm as Paula wanted to do more painting. Isn’t it wonderful of Paula? Yes, she got another bedroom painted and it looks wonderful. I mowed our big lawn while she did it on Friday. The color of the bedroom is a light brown. Then she brought her carpet cleaner, and it didn’t have the ump, so she

Is everyone cooked by now? Yes, they tell us that we are in for another hot streak.

It certainly has been a very hot summer this year. The winter was so mild, too. Ah well, we’ll get through this weather, won’t we?

Happy birthday to McKenna Vanderhoof as they turns 6 years old on July 19.

Have a fun day, McKenna.

Happy birthday to Gretchen Gajewski as she turns 4 years old on July 19. Have a great day Gretchen.

Happy birthday to Roxie Spaulding on her birthday, July 19. May you have many more Roxie.

July 20, a happy birthday to Dale Johnson, Rick Petersen, Sherri Forrestal and to Marjean Fisher. Have a great one.

July 22, a very happy birthday to Justin Richard Meister as he enjoys his special day. Have a great one, Justin. Justin is the little son of Steve and Lorrie Meister and the grandson of Paul Meister and Dick and Kathy Meronk.

A very happy anniversary to Karen and Gene Hotchkiss on June 22 when they enjoyed 46 years together, with many more wished.

Happy birthday to Dee Redding on her special day, July 22, with lots more to come.

July 23, a very happy birthday to Justin Melton when he turns 6 years old. Have a

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Johnechek. She grew up in West Sarona years back on the place where Roger Furchtenicht lives. She is the daughter of Ralph and Anna Drake. Her brother was Ralph and her sister was Iva (Drake) Johnechek.

Mavis Schlapper visited Bev Helmer Sunday evening to watch TV as hers wasn’t working.

Gloria Frey spent sometime with her mom, Dorothy Foltz, at the Rice Lake convalescent home on Tuesday. Wednesday evening Tony and Kelly and Jan and Jeff had supper at their folks, Anton and Gloria’s.

Granddaughter Lainey Hutton spent the weekend at the Greg Krantz’s. Sue reports she had her first ripe tomato.

Rocky Furchtenicht and Elaine Ryan bummed on the weekend. They went down to Central Illinois. They report lots of the crops are very sad. Sunday en route home they visited her sister, Amy, and Buddy Hansen in Stoddard. Said they are very dry there. Elaine got to see her niece and new baby while there. They took in a railroad museum in Fennimore. It was interesting. They had stayed overnight at Dubuque and watched the boats going through the locks.

Mavis Schlapper had the birthday girls in on Monday afternoon for her and my belated birthdays, with Bev Helmer, Gloria Frey, Mary Krantz, Elaine Ryan, Elfreda West and me there to enjoy a nice afternoon visiting.

Russ and Nancy Furchtenicht and their grands, Jillian and Jaxson, attended the Pioneer Village Museum doings they had in Cameron on Saturday and enjoyed it.

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end. Tom and Jane’s daughter, Sharon, and honey and their grandchildren were renting a house on Shell Lake for a week.

Sandy Atkinson tells us she and Jimmy were in to see them and enjoyed supper a number of times. Lisa and Marjorie Otto, and Kristen and Karl and three children, and Jimmy Atkinson were at the lake a number of times. They left Sunday for their home in Chicago.

Butch and Loretta VanSelus attended the circus in Shell Lake on Thursday.

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Jim Swan who passed away July 11. Funeral services were held at the Salem Lutheran Church.

Bernard Redding was to have chemo on Friday at Mayo in Eau Claire but getting there they decided he needed more tests.

Sandy said they were there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday Bernard went back to have a port put in. Their daughter, Dawn Kane, came to take them down. Sandy tells us they have five bears plus the little ones coming to their home. Dawn came Thursday, and that night there was a bear in the Reddings yard. Jeff and Dee Redding and son Spencer were up Friday and Saturday at the Reddings.

Talking with Mark Knoop at the board meeting, we find Mark wouldn’t like to live in Alaska. He says it’s too bright at night to sleep. While there, they got in some fishing and exploring. Cody Knoop, son of Steve and Donna Knoop, lives in Alaska. He, I believe, is a forester.

My raspberries are ripe for the past two weeks or more so I’ve been picking them. I now have I think 11 quarts. It will be nice to make jam, jelly and also pie, as it’s yummy!

They tell us on TV that the in the United States half of our states are in drought. That doesn’t sound good, does it?

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called Penny Ladd and asked her to bring her carpet cleaner, which she did Friday afternoon. She did three rooms of carpet, which look wonderful. Penny came to get Rylee as they had to go to a meeting in Barron on Saturday. Both kids are in wrestling, I believe. Paula and Reyana left Saturday afternoon. It was so great to have Paula paint the rooms as they hadn’t been painted since we got the house in 2005 and everything looks just wonderful.

The Dewey Town Board met at the town hall. Jim Toll reported on the Shell Lake Fire Department. He tells us the big new fire truck they bought is now fully paid for, and they are looking to get a pump truck now. The board bought a huge, 30-foot culvert, which will go below Mark Stellrecht’s beyond the bridge. This will be done soon.

The board voted to have the Burnett County Highway Department do one pass for mowing. Well after 11 years, we find we had pocket gophers eating our electrical up. So Mark Knoop and Jerry Sexton dug it up and spliced it. Hopefully those pocket gophers will get a good shock the next time. The Sand Road project will be worked on shortly. Steve Madison will do the gravel hauling for this project. It will be for 1-1/2 miles. Next town board meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m., at the town hall.

Everyone welcome.

Diane Hulleman attended the Clam River Tuesday Club this past week at Kay O’Donnell’s.

Sunday was the Lakeview Methodist Church picnic.

I had an oops last week in my column.

Jeanette Baker will be buried at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery near Spooner on Thursday, July 19. Aug. 5 would have been Jeanette and Byron’s 66th wedding anniversary. Our sympathy to the family.

Jimmy Atkinson was home for the week-

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My granddaughter, Sara, and fiancé Kyle and John and Mary Marschall were at my house for supper Monday evening.

Cousins Charlotte and Glenn Campbell, Trego, visited me on Wednesday afternoon en route home from Rice Lake. That was nice.

The biannual Sarona Day picnic is to be held Saturday, July 21, 1 p.m., at the Sarona Town Park next to the hall. Bring a dish to pass and come and enjoy visiting with your neighbors. There’s lots of fun games planned according to Kelly Stoner. Also BYOB. Backwoods Saloon and Whitetail Campground are having their annual Hawaiian luau with a 5 p.m. potluck and live music.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Janet Single, Allen Cernocky, Kevin Smith, Brett Holman, July 19; Vonna Duch, Pete Hubin, Susan Sundeen, Paul Donetell, Thorin Benham, Sue Heilborn and Meredith Hulin, July 20; Butch Schaeffer, Mark West, Sandi Bender and Brad Drost, July 22; Eileen Zaloudek, July 23; Alice Ward and Orlin Church, July 24; Bryon West, Dylan Hubin, Joann and Julie Plumeri, Reid Hastreiter and Elaine King, July 25.

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It’s fair time already. Barron County started this week and Washburn County is next week, ready or not.

Fourth of July weekend, the folks on Big Ripley enjoyed lots of company and played hard. Dick and Marie King had their son’s family for the week. The Jim Swensons had their daughter, Sandi, and grandson Dustin for a few days. There were lots of fireworks to watch that were enjoyed by all.

Hopes and prayers for a speedy recovery for Lynn and Jeff Gallup, who were in a serious four-wheeler accident in late June.

Lynn had surgery and is home and Jeff had surgery last Tuesday and will be in a rehab center for a time before he comes home.

Ruth Eiche and Rita Schroepfer had a great vacation recently in Upper Michigan.

They enjoyed quite a few of Michigan’s state campgrounds around Lake Superior, with hiking and sightseeing many waterfalls, as well as just relaxing. Weather was great and they spent a night near Iron Mountain with Ruth’s sister Audrey.

Last Sunday, Virginia Stodola and her cousin, Eunice Hyllested, attended a belated 94th birthday party for another cousin, Carmello Johnson, Haugen.

Joanne Lechnir visited Virginia Stodola on Sunday evening and they had a great visit.

This weekend, Dave and Cathy Stodola, Hudson and Jim Stodola, Greenfield, were at their mom Virginia’s.

Les and Sandi Vogt spent Saturday

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Barronett by Judy Pieper

Hi. I’m not even going to say a word about the weather. I’m sure you’re tired of hearing the old “hot enough for you?”

We will be having an outdoor worship service at Barronett Lutheran Sunday morning, July 22, at 9 a.m. After the service, everyone is invited to join us for donuts and ice-cream sundaes. There will be folding chairs at the church, but it would be nice if you could bring your own comfortable lawn chair. We hope you can join us for worship service and refreshments. If you’re new to our area, it would be a perfect way to get to know us a little better.

According to the long-range weather forecast, it should be a perfect day for the outdoor service. But, just in case the people who forecast the weather are wrong, and they have been known to be once in a while, we will postpone the outdoor service until next Sunday, July 29.

The women of First Lutheran in Cumberland are hosting a salad luncheon on Thursday, July 19, at noon. A few of the women from our church are planning to attend. Sounds like a nice cool way to spend the lunch hour.

I finally got around to going to another Cumberland Islanders baseball game on Sunday. Every time I planned to go it seemed that something came up to prevent it. Anyway, I guess I must have picked the hottest day of the year to go and cheer them on. Watching them play was worth sitting out in the blistering sun for a couple of hours. They are that good. I just can’t imagine how they could run around in the heat like that.

They were playing against Seeley, and the final score, after 7-1/2 innings, was Cumberland 11, Seeley 1. Next Saturday evening, they will be playing against the Hornets at Haugen at 7:30 p.m., and I plan to be there cheering them on again.

At least maybe it won’t be quite so hot.

Let me tell you, it’s so much more fun watching the local team than it is watching the Twins or Brewers on television.

We have a nice, clean basement, and I have Shirley Overvig to thank for it Well, Shirley didn’t exactly clean the base-

ment, but when she came over and helped me move a heavy object out of the basement I noticed how awful it looked. It was damp, full of cobwebs — you know, one of those places in the house you really don’t want your friends to see. Don’t try to kid me, we all have them. That was on Friday, I think. Anyway, Sunday morning I woke up at about 4:30 a.m., couldn’t go back to sleep, so I went down and scrubbed the whole basement. And I turned on the dehumidifier. It looks almost like humans could live there again. Guess I’ll have to have Shirley come over every couple of months to do a walk-through so I’ll stay motivated to keep it clean.

Our darling little grandson, Wrigley Marsh, is 1 year old. His birthday was July 16. He is the world’s smartest and cutest boy, of course. Don’t tell Curt Hefty I said that. He thinks his grandkids are the smartest and cutest. Wrigley just started walking a couple of weeks ago, and now we can hardly keep up with him. Actually, to be truthful, we had a hard time keeping him in sight when he was crawling. Grandkids are wonderful!

We got a package in the mail from Curt Hefty the other day. It was a deck of Farmall tractor playing cards. He thought maybe Duane would have better luck beating me at Cribbage if he used a Farmall deck. Ha! We’ll just see about that.

When I walked into church Sunday morning, I thought Pastor Todd’s younger brother was taking his place for the day. It was actually Pastor Todd, but he had shaved off his mustache. Makes him look a lot younger. He said that this is the first time he has been clean shaven for, I think — 29 years. If he’s going to let us vote on whether or not to let the mustache grow back, I’m going to vote against it. He looks very nice without it.

I guess that’s about all I know from Barronett this week. Hope you can make it to our outdoor worship service on Sunday. Have a wonderful week, and I’ll see you soon.

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Butchering Days

by Art Swan, Shell Lake When I was 7 maybe 8 years old, I remember my dad placing water in a metal container. He built a fire in the stove to heat the water. They killed the hogs and put them on a wooden platform. When the water was boiling hot, it was poured on a burlap bag over the hog. When the hair could be pulled off by hand, the bag was removed.

Many men as were room for, grabbed the butchering scrapers and with speed, scraped off the hair. Sometimes the hair got cold and more hot water was poured over the hog. All the hair had to be removed from the head. Ears were cut off.

My dad had a block and tackle, which was hung in a nearby tree, or a tripod of two-by-fours. It would lock into whatever they wanted. The innards were taken out, with the heart and liver being saved for eating. Sometimes blood was saved, they had to stir it fast and keep it

Dewey-LaFollette by Karen Mangelsen

Sympathy is extended to Byron Baker and family due to the death on July 6 of Byron’s wife, Jeanette. A memorial service will be held at the Wisconsin Veteran’s Cemetery near Spooner on Thursday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. Following the service, there will be a time of fellowship for family and friends at the home of Dave and Pam Dunn near Hertel. Jeanette was 88.

Roger and Sue Mroszak visited at the home of Dan and Lisa Pederson in Cottage Grove, Minn., recently. They wished a bon voyage to granddaughter Carlie Pederson, who was leaving for Germany for a month to visit friends.

Karen Mangelsen called on Doris Kosloski Monday afternoon.

Mary Dunn, Lida Nordquist, Diana and Karen Mangelsen, Sharon Syverson and Nina Hines were guests of Marlene Swearingen Tuesday. They enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and playing cards.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Sue and Roger Mroszak Tuesday evening.

Clam River Tuesday Club met July 11 at the home of Kay Krentz. The next meeting will be Aug. 1 at the home of Trudy DeLawyer. The afternoon will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a potluck meal.

Senior Lunch Menu

Monday, July 23: Crispy baked fish, au gratin potatoes, asparagus, pistachio dessert, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Tuesday, July 24: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, baked apples, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Wednesday, July 25: Sliced baked ham, mashed sweet potatoes, tossed salad, dressing, gelatin cake with topping, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Thursday, July 26: Spaghetti and meat sauce, Parmesan, pea salad, apricot halves, garlic bread, milk, coffee.

Friday, July 27: BBQ pulled pork chicken on bun, ovenfried potatoes, marinated cuke salad, fresh fruit, milk, coffee.

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

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Entry blanks & rules are available in the premium books and also at libraries, also at www.washburncountyfair.com Any questions, call Charlotte Thompson, 715-731-0065.

Send entries to Jenny Arnes, N525 Leach Lake Rd., Barronett, WI 54813.

There are 3 categories: Youth 12 & Under, Youth 13-18, Adult 19 & Over.

Prizes are $75 1st, $50 2nd and $25 3rd in each category.

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The Washburn Co. Fair Talent Contest Will Be Sunday, July 29, At 2 p.m., At The Spooner Advocate Stage On The Fairgrounds In Spooner

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Lida Nordquist called on Fannie England Thursday afternoon.

Sue and Roger Mroszak went to Forest Lake, Minn., Thursday and stayed overnight with Bob and Mary Anderson.

Several other longtime friends also came there to visit Thursday evening.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen went to the Webster Fair Friday evening to see the animals and other exhibits. Their granddaughters, Patty and Mandy Close, had several entries there. Judi Menke and her children, daughter and grandsons of Duane Otis, had a number of entries also.

Congratulations to Don and Eleanor Grunnes on their 56th wedding anniversary, which was July 14.

Donna and Gerry Hines, Lida Nordquist, Nina and Lawrence Hines and Marlene Swearingen went to the wedding of Donna and Gerry’s granddaughter Kristie Sweet to Dustin Holman on Saturday. It was held in St. Paul, Minn. Gerry and Donna stayed overnight with Brenda and Tim Sweet. On Sunday they had lunch with Barry and Sue Hines and family before they came home.

Despite the warm weather and humidity, there was a nice turnout at the Lakeview UM Church picnic Sunday.

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cool with snow. My mother made blood bread adding water to the blood and also dumplings.

After we were married, Lenore made dumplings a few times. She was the joy of my life. Being Norwegian, she had eaten this at home.

My mother made headcheese from the head, always saying, “You have to be careful not to use some parts.” She taught Lenore how to make it.

When we went to grade school, my mother put headcheese on our sandwich. We never had Spam, but it would not have been any comparison to headcheese.

My dad had hams made, which were smoked. My uncle had a smokehouse.

One time he put the hams in the oat bin, but they spoiled. What a happy day when REA came out with refrigeration.

I still have some scrapers and the block and tackle my dad and brothers used for butchering.

Enjoy you life today, don’t complain.

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OBITUARIES

Jeanette G. Baker

Send death notices/obituaries to P.O. Box 455, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or e-mail wcregister@centurytel.net

Jeanette G. Baker, loving wife, mother, sister and friend, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Spooner Health System. A longtime resident of Shell Lake, she was 88 years old.

She was born Nov. 14, 1923, in the Town of Rusk to Roy and Estella Cooper.

Jeanette is survived by her husband of 65 years, Byron; two sons, Eugene (Linda) Baker, Cushing, and Robert Baker, Eatonville, Wash.; two daughters, Gail (Brian) Anderson, Lake Elmo, Minn., and Patricia (Steve Atkinson) Shandorf, Shell Lake; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and her sister, Margaret

Brown, St. Paul, Minn.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 19, at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery near Spooner with family friend Edd Hill officiating. ”What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller

James G. Swan, 86, Cumberland, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at his home.

He was born May 10, 1926, in Shell Lake, to Elmer and Helen (Gowan) Swan. Jim graduated from Shell Lake High School in 1944.

He was married in Barronett on June 15, 1946, to Ruth Oldeen at the Barronett Lutheran Church. They farmed in the South Dewey community for many years. He was an active member of the community and served on the Roosevelt Town Board. Jim delivered fuel for the Shell Lake Co-op for seven years and then was employed at the Shell Lake Hospital for 28 years. He was a member of Heart Lake Lutheran Church prior to the merger with Salem Lutheran Church and served on the council of each for several years. Jim was an active sportsman, loved hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren after his retirement. He and his wife enjoyed spending their winters in Arizona and Florida for several years. Jim had an outgoing personality and there was nothing he enjoyed more than a visit and a good laugh with an old friend.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; two infant brothers and sister, Helen Albee.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, Cumberland; daughters Joni (Mark) Parker, Shell Lake, and Wendy Swan, San Antonio, Texas; sons David (Londa) Swan, Eau Claire, and Jerry Swan, Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren Jessica, Kristin, Sarah and Matthew; great-grandchildren Camden, RyLee, Audrey and Hunter; and sister Marianna Lutz, Torrance, Calif.

Funeral services were held July 14 at Salem Lutheran Church, Shell Lake, with the Rev. Timothy Schmidt officiating. Burial of cremains was in Shell Lake Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Porter, Bud Rydberg, Dennis Swan, Rodney Olson, Dale Holman and Lee Swan.

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

Randall “Randy” Ceaglske, 46, Barronett, passed away July 6, 2012, at his home.

Randy was born on May 10, 1966, to Norman and Beverly Ceaglske in Edina, Minn. After graduating from Braham Area High School, Randy graduated from St. Cloud University majoring in biomedical science and attended University of South Dakota Medical School in Vermillion, S.D. He graduated from Vermillion in 1992 and spent his residency in diagnostic radiology at St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee. Randy worked at Diagnostic Radiology Associates in Rice Lake. In his spare time Randy liked to motorcycle, travel, hunt, snowmobile, four-wheel and be on the lake in speedboats. He spent a great deal of time research-

ing Lyme disease and associated tick-borne pathogens.

Randy is survived by his children, Jorgan (Clarissa) Staupe, Garrett Johnson and Grant Ceaglske; parents Norman and Beverly; sister Janet (Hank) CeaglskeMuhich; brother Kenneth (Tammy) Ceaglske; three nieces; many other relatives and friends.

Memorial services were held July 14 at Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner. Online condolences can be made at scalzo-taylor.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Wisconsin Lyme Network, 2227 Broken Hill Road Waukesha, WI 53188, wisconsinlyme.net.

The Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.

Henry “Hank” Johnson, 74, a lifelong resident of Spooner, died on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Hank was born on May 24, 1938, in Spooner on his family’s farm to parents Henry and Mary (Roberts) Johnson.

After graduating from Spooner High School, he worked for American Motors for two years before working at the Spooner Machine Shop for Dick Swearingen. In 1960, Hank was united in marriage to Patricia Bassett. Hank then worked at Jelco Buses for 11 years, after which he worked at the Riverside 66 until he and his son, Jon, bought the old Kronlund Auto Shop Building in 1985 and opened Hank and Jon’s Oak Street Auto where Hank was a master mechanic until his retirement in 2005. Hank enjoyed country music, gardening and farming, but his real joy was spending time with his family and friends. Hank always had a joke or a story for every occasion and always lifted others spirits.

Hank was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.

Hank is survived by his wife, Patricia, of 56 years; sons

Jon (Shelly) Johnson and Jim Johnson (Melissa); daughter Tammy (Keith) Hanley; grandchildren Jessie, Roshelle, Roger, Jacob, Dayna, Brittney, Caitlin, Lynsey, Blake, Taylor, Jon Jr. and Zac; great-granddaughters Cadence, Evie, Addison; with a great-grandson on the way; and lots of nieces, nephews and extended family including Dani, Garin and Colton.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 20, at 10:30 am, at the Dahl Funeral Home with Pastor Jack Starr officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 19, from 4-8 p.m., at the Dahl Funeral Home and also on Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Spooner Cemetery. To leave online condolences or to order flowers, please visit dahlfh.com.

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

James G. Swan

Randall "Randy" Ceaglske

Henry “Hank” Johnson

Vincent Claude Gillespie

Vincent “Vince” Claude Gillespie, 56, died June 28, 2012, in Minneapolis, Minn., after battling cancer.

The youngest of six children, Vince was born March 24, 1956, in St. Paul, Minn. He graduated from De La Salle High School in Minneapolis. After serving in the Navy, he returned to Minneapolis, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Vince was loved by those who valued his mordant wit, unswerving loyalty and generous spirit.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Helen.

Vince will be deeply missed and remembered by his son, Lenny (Tina), Minneapolis, Minn.; siblings, Sr. Margaret “Meg,” CSJ, Minneapolis, Minn., James, St. Cloud, Minn., Patricia (Gordon), Dallas, Texas, John (Linda), Dallas, Texas, and Michael (Marvin), South Orange, N.J.; good friend, Malcolm “Max” Ray, Minneapolis, Minn., and Shell Lake; several nieces; a nephew; and numerous cousins.

Private memorial services were held.

Cremation Society of Minnesota was entrusted with arrangements.

Steven D. Axelsen

Steven D. Axelsen, 55, Colfax, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.

Steve was born Nov. 22, 1956, in Sparta, to Victor and Lucille (Koopman) Axelsen. He was raised in Sparta and graduated from Sparta High School in 1974. Steve proudly served his country for nine years in the U.S. Navy spending time in Japan, Hawaii, the Philippines and San Diego to name a few. In his high school years, Steve worked for Theodore Schmitz who raised watermelons and muskmelons. He also worked at Toro, Spartek, drove semi for Plant Marketing and the Poop Truck.

He met the love of his life, Wendy, and they were married on Dec. 31, 1993. Steve enjoyed scrapping, watching Westerns, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and loyal pets, Marmaduke and Jasimine.

He was preceded in death by his mom, Lucille; nephews Shawn Kolbo and Hillman Koopman; and sister-in-law Nancee Lloyd.

Steve is survived by his devoted wife, Wendy; stepson Jason Wuorenma, Almena; stepdaughter Holly Wuorenma (Cody Cance), Eau Claire; dad Victor Axelsen, Sparta; brothers Darrel Koopman, Cassopolis, Mich., and Phillip Axelsen of Indiana; sister Polly (Dave) Kolbo, Sparta; father- and mother-in-law Merton and Peggy Zillmer, Spooner; brothers- and sisters-in-law Rick (Nancy) Zillmer, Altoona, Lori (Delray) Melton, Spooner, and Chris (Mary) Zillmer, Appleton; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A celebration of life will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at the home of Merton and Peggy Zillmer, W7104 Sunset Lane, Spooner. Interment will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Evergreen Funeral Home and Crematory, Eau Claire, was entrusted with arrangements.

To send your condolence to the family, please visit obituaries at evergreenfuneralhome.com.

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Offering WiFi: Wireless Internet Monday:..................Noon to 8 p.m.

Tuesday:................10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday:..............Noon to 8 p.m.

Thursday:.............10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday:..................10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday:...............10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Community member help is needed to work at Town and Country Day concession stands for the following events and times. Sign up for 2-hour slots or more. Wherever you can assist is appreciated!

Pavilion Concessions Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pavilion Concessions Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kickball & Volleyball (at Tiptown) Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Concessions or end of games Street Dance (on Main Street) Saturday 6 to 11 p.m.

Admission Sales Tractor Pull (at Tiptown) Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission Sales Car Show (on Main Street) Sunday 1 to 6:30 p.m.

Truck Pull (at Tiptown) Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission Sales or close to end of event Please sign up at Shell Lake City Hall, Mon. thru Fri. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions? Please email or call Tammy Fulton at tammyfulton09@yahoo.com or 715-296-6117. Thank you community members!

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AREA CHURCHES

Alliance

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.

Baptist

Northwoods Baptist

W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake; 1 mile north of CTH B on U.S. 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday service: 6 p.m.

Wednesday service: 7 p.m.

Spooner Baptist

W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277 www.spoonerbaptist.com Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday evening service 6 p.m.

Wed. evening service 6:30 p.m.

Catholic

St. Joseph's Catholic

100 N. Second St., Shell Lake Father Edwin Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m.

Books and Coffee: Tues.

9 a.m.

St. Catherine's Catholic

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

St. Francis de Sales

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409 N. Summit St., Spooner Father Edwin Anderson 715-635-3105 Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

Episcopal St. Alban's

W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m.

Outdoor Service 10:15 Indoor Service

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

Salem Lutheran, ELCA

803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718 www.shelllakesalem lutheran.org Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10:15 a.m..

Full Gospel Shell Lake Full Gospel

Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran

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.;

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

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.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

(WELS) Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner Pastor Gene E. Jahnke 715-635-7672, Home: 715-354-7787 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m.

Faith Lutheran

(Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Sunday 9. a.m. Worship Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Worship Lutheran Hour on WJMC 96.1 FM Radio at 9 a.m. Sundays

Nazarene

Long Lake Lutheran Church

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; webcast livestream.com/slumc

Sarona Methodist Pastor Gregory Harrell Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

United Methodist 312 Elm St., Spooner 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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.

Trego Community Church

Pastor John Iaffaldano W5635 Park St. Trego, WI 54888 715-635-8402 Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting; 6:30-8 p.m. AWANA Sept. - April. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., all ages.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Lakeview United Methodist Williams Road, Hertel 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

While visiting a factory with a friend, he took me into the boiler room. I was impressed with all of the different parts of the boiler that were necessary to make it work properly.

One of the most important parts of the boiler was a glass tube with water in it. I was told that it was impossible to look into the boiler to see how much water was in it. However, it was possible to know how much water was in the boiler by looking at the gauge. The gauge would register whatever was in the boiler.

What is true of the boiler is true of the believer.

How much do we love Christ? We can measure our love for him by the amount of time we spend in reading the Bible, talking with him in prayer and waiting on him in worship. We can also measure our love for him by taking an inventory of the amount of time we invest in our service to others who are in need.

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Chalk artist and Bible teacher to present special services

SPOONER — Drawing Closer Ministries, featuring chalk artist and Bible teacher Randy Davis of Ottumwa, Iowa, will be the guest at the Spooner Church of the Nazarene for three special services. On Friday, July 20, the service is at 7 p.m. On Saturday, July 21, there is a free community barbecue meal at 4:30 p.m., followed by a service at 6 p.m. On Sunday morning, July 22, the special service is at 10:45 a.m.

Prior to the drawing, Davis uses a unique visual method to convey Biblical principles and how they can be applied to modern-day living. A stunning chalk drawing concludes the presentation, which is enhanced by colored lights and special black-light effects revealing a previously drawn “hidden” picture. Chalk drawing ministries were very popular over 40 years ago, and you will not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance.

Davis has traveled extensively in the Midwest but is being sought by churches nationwide and is now being sought worldwide. To learn more about this unique visual ministry you may visit their Web site at chalkartist.com.

For more information about these inspirational services of Bible teaching, music and chalk artistry, contact the church at 715-635-3496. The Spooner Church of the Nazarene is located on Hwy. 253, seventenths mile south of the state troopers office.

The public is encouraged to attend. — from Church of the Nazarene

RIGHT: Randy Davis, chalk artist and Bible teacher, will present three special services at the Spooner Church of the Nazarene. — Photo submitted

Blast from the Past concert to benefit food pantry

LONG LAKE — Long Lake Lutheran Church’s concert series will host Blast from the Past concert on Wednesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. with the Teachers Four featuring Doug Johnson on the guitar, Bill Hrudka on the drums, Chris Richie on the bass and Brent Harings on the keyboard.

Everyone is invited to spend a very enjoyable evening listening to great Johnny Cash songs and rock and roll music from the ‘50s.

Johnson, Hrudka and Richie taught at Rice Lake Middle School and have enjoyed making music together over the years.

Heckel performs at SLAC

Harings has been a band and choir instructor at many area schools and churches.

A freewill offering will be taken with all proceeds going to the Birchwood Food Pantry. An ice-cream sundae treat will be provided in the church’s fellowship hall following their performance.

Long Lake Lutheran is at W3114 Church Road, three miles north of the intersection of Hwys. V and M. For more information call the church office at 715-354-3804. — from Long Lake Lutheran

ReFresh courses offered at UW-BC

RICE LAKE — ReFresh courses are designed for anyone who needs or wants to improve their mathematics and/or English and writing skills. These one-session classes will be offered at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake.

These courses are designed for a variety of people: those who need to upgrade their job skills along with adults who are entering collegiate level classes for the first

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time or those who are returning to college to finish their degree.

Both courses will meet on a Tuesday evening from 5-9 p.m.

To register and pay online go to barron.uwc.edu/ce or call Samantha Heathman in the UW-BC community education department at 715-234-8176, Ext. 5403 or email samantha.heathman@uwc.edu. — from UW-BC

Shell Lake native Sean Heckel performed at the Shell Lake Arts Center’s final jazz ensemble and combo concert on Friday, June 22. This concert was a culmination of a weeklong jazz ensemble and combo camp where participants received instruction from professional jazz musicians from across the nation on improvisation, listening, instrument master classes, jazz history and more. There are three weeks of jazz every summer at the arts center, as well as many other camps in art, singing, classical music, music theater and dance. For more information or to register for a workshop, call 715-468-2414 or visit shelllakeartscenter.org. — Photo submitted

First official Red Hat queens coronation

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — “In the beginning was a Red Hat. It was given to one friend by another friend. That Red Hat became two Red Hats, which became four Red Hats, which became eight Red Hats, which became . . .

“Thus was born the Red Hat Society.

Now a worldwide phenomenon, it continues to grow as more and more women begin to understand its importance in their lives. Without the RHS, women didn’t know how important they could be to other women. With the RHS, women are able to explore skills and talents they did not know they had. Without the RHS, women of a certain age could feel useless and unnecessary. With the RHS, women realize that there is more to life than raising children and doing charitable works. The Red Hat Society makes us whole!” – author Louise Harrington-Barton Red Hat sisters from around the world support one another in their daily lives.

RHS supporting members wear full regalia that includes distinctive red hats and purple outfits if you are 50 and older.

Women under 50 are the Pinkies. They wear a pink hat and lavender until they turn 50 for their red hat reduation.

The first red hat given to Linda Murphy from Sue Ellen Cooper, founder of the RHS, and the first purple boa found their new home in April of 2011 in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.

In 2012, for the first time in Red Hat Society history, the society hosted an official royal queens coronation ceremony, presided over by Exalted Queen Mother Sue Ellen Cooper, Esteemed Vice Queen Mother Linda Murphy and CEO Lady Bug

Debra Granich at the 2012 RHS International Convention. The event was held Saturday, June 30, at the Paris Las Vegas Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nev. Georgean Kruger, Shell Lake, attended this historymaking coronation and was officially crowned a royal queen of the Zippity Do Dah’s Red Hat Chapter located in Shell Lake. For any Red Hat queen who has never been given her own coronation, this was an event not to be missed.

The second-annual queens coronation will be held in Atlanta, Ga., April 25, 2013, the anniversary of the day the society was founded 15 years ago. They will be celebrating the Red Hat Society’s 15th birthday and will give all the official coronated queens from 2012 the opportunity to join the dynamic trio in crowning the newest queens of the society. This writer hopes to be a part of this event. Bring your crown of choice and be a part of Red Hat history.

Shown (L to R): Esteemed Vice Queen Linda Murphy, who received the first red hat, Queen Georgean Kruger and Exalted Queen Sue Ellen Cooper, the founder of the Red Hat Society. — Photos compliments of Paris Las Vegas Hotel

LEFT: Red Hat Society member Georgean Kruger being crowned Royal Queen by Esteemed Queen Sue Ellen Cooper.

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Jason P. Madej, Hayward, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Joseph P. McGraw, Mahtomedi, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Joshawa E. Ness, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Carl W. O’Brien, Milwaukee, speeding, $175.00.

Lloyd O. Olson, Birchwood, speeding, $200.50; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Jordan W.J. Ortmann, Spooner, minor operating motorcycle without headgear, $175.30.

Thomas W. Pitcock, Oakland Park, Fla., speeding, $200.00.

David A. Rasmusson, Bloomington, Minn., operating ATV without nonresident trail pass, $200.50.

Brian J. Robertson, Haugen, speeding, $200.50.

Patrick A. Ross, Spooner, speedometer violations, $175.30.

Notices/Employment Opportunities/Garage Sales

Fri. & Sat., July 20 & 21

We’re online @ wcregisteronline.com

YARD SALE

W8949 Cty. Hwy. B Shell Lake

Fri., July 20 Noon - 5 p.m.

Sat., July 21 Low Price & Make Offers Handyman and fishing stuff; household; some neat misc.; some free stuff.

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8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

(July 4, 11, 18)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 12PR34

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth July 16, 1939, and date of death June 9, 2012, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W5830 Oak Ridge Dr., Trego, WI 54888.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is September 27, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

Lisa Andersen 6342 Red Hawk Dr. Lino Lakes, MN 55014 651-925-7404

Baby equipment; boys clothes; children’s infant to 5T; pickup topper; vanity; books; toys; household items.

N4839 Perch Lake Rd. Spooner

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING CODE REVISIONS CITY OF SHELL LAKE

The Shell Lake Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on the following proposed additions to the Shell Lake Zoning Code: An Ordinance Regarding Nonresident Day-Care Centers on Private Property The Common Council of the City of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF PROVISIONS. The R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts of the City of Shell Lake Zoning Code are amended by adding the following as a Conditional Use in each district: ( ) Day care centers for children on parcels not primarily used as a residence.

SECTION II. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional or if the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provisions or applications.

SECTION III. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided by law.

A public hearing will be held on this matter Monday, August 6, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

Bradley A. Pederson, City Administrator 564783 47-48r WNAXLP

JOB POSTING

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES SWENSON DOB: 7/16/1939

Marilynn E. Benson Probate Register June 18, 2012

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

N3860 Fenander Rd. Sarona From Hwy. 53, CTH B east 2 miles to Fenander Rd., north 1-1/4 miles on right.

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sat., July 21, 8 a.m.-Noon

The following position is available in the Shell Lake School District: Full-time Elementary Aide Start Date: 2012-13 school year.

Description: This is a full-time elementary aide position with the School District of Shell Lake.

Candidates are recommended to have a Wisconsin license through D.P.I. as a Special Education Aide.

To apply: Interested applicants are to send the following: - Letter of application - Resume’ - Letter of reference - If candidate holds a WI Special Education Aide license, this should be submitted also.

Successful applicant must complete a criminal background check, drug screen and medical exam.

Application Deadline: July 30, 2012.

Submit application materials to: Mrs. Kimberly Osterhues, Elementary Principal School District of Shell Lake 271 Hwy. 63 S. Shell Lake, WI 54871 The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

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705 West CTH B Shell Lake

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Antiques; furniture; brand-new Schwinn bike; lift recliner; Xbox games.

Thursday & Friday, July 19 & 20

By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the action of AgStar Financial Services, FLCA vs.

Vilas R. Allaback, et al, Washburn County Case No. 11CV119, I will sell at public auction at the North entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on July 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises, located in Washburn County, Wisconsin:

The SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 28, Township 40 North, Range 10 West, Town of Bass Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin, except the easterly 996 feet thereof. Also including a 2001 Skyline Lexington Serial No. D6300811NAB, affixed to and part of the real property.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: W1596 County Hwy. E, Springbrook, WI 54875.

Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee, and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.”

TERMS OF SALE: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale.

Sheriff Terry Dryden Washburn County, Wisconsin James Flory Wiley Law, S.C. P.O. Box 629 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0629 Phone: 715-835-6171

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Thurs., July 19, 4-8 p.m.

Fri., July 20, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sat., July 21, 8 a.m.-Noon

GARAGE SALE

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GARAGE SALE 565412 48rp

3-FAMILY GARAGE SALE

(July 4, 11, 18) NOTICE OF ADJOURNED SHERIFF’S SALE

Sarah A. Salzwedel, Monticello, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Ryan C. Severson, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Gregory A. Severson, Springbrook, speeding, $175.30.

Susan L. Shotts, Spooner, speeding, $200.50.

Richard A. Smith, Deerfield, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Sophal Sour, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jacob E. Stauffer, Stone Lake, speeding, $250.90.

Kenneth J. Stinehart, Spooner, OWI, $817.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Alexander J. Streitz, Trego, underage drinking, $263.60, alcohol assessment.

(July 18, 25, August 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL F. NELSON DOB: 09/30/1953 Amended Order and Notice for Hearing on Petition for Final Judgment (Formal Administration) Case No. 11-PR-19 A petition for final judgment was filed.

THE COURT FINDS: The decedent, with date of birth September 30, 1953, and date of death November 18, 2012, was domiciled in Douglas County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1318 Catlin Avenue, Superior, WI 54880.

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The petition will be heard at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, before Hon. Eugene D. Harrington, Court Official, on August 20, 2012, at 2:15 p.m.

You do not need to appear unless you object. The petition may be granted if there is no objection.

2. Notice by publication is required.

Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

The names or addresses of the following interested persons (if any) are not known or reasonably ascertainable: Christopher Fuentes.

BY THE COURT: Hon. Eugene D. Harrington Circuit Court Judge July 6, 2012 David L. Grindell GRINDELL LAW OFFICES, S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561 Bar Number: 1002628

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST CITY OF SHELL LAKE

A public hearing will be held on the following conditional use permit request pertaining to a short-term rental, Monday, August 6, 2012, at 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 501 First Street, Shell Lake, WI. Phillip Ringlien, N6045 Black Pine Lane, Spooner, WI 54801, Pt. of Gov. Lot 2, Lot 7 (proposed rental address 112 Rolphs Point Spur), City of Shell Lake.

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James B. Sutter, Eau Claire, speeding, $175.30.

Lora L. Vanderploeg, Cable, speeding, $175.30.

Jacob A. Wahleithner, Spooner, failure to notify police of accident, $263.50; operating without valid license, $200.50.

Justin J. Waldron, Minong, speeding, $175.30.

Jay G. Wallish, Roseville, Minn., operating ATV without valid registration, $200.50.

Ryan P. Walters, Shell Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Robert J. White, Rice Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Michael K. Williams, Elk Mound, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Harry F. Zeruth, Birchwood, speeding, $225.70.

(July 18, 25, Aug. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

JOYCE A. ANDERSON FKA JOYCE A. HAGEN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 209 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 10, 2012, in the amount of $77,287.22, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 15, 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: The South 45.20 feet of Lot 3 and the North 26.80 feet of Lot 4, as measured along South Summit Street, Block 5, Lawndale Addition, in the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 217 South Summit Street, Spooner, WI 54801.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-281-2-39-1231-5 15-418-524500.

Dated this 11th day of June, 2012. /s/Sheriff Terry Dryden Washburn County Sheriff Dustin A. McMahon Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086857 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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 that purpose. 1896884

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Bjorn E. Hanson, Rice Lake, speeding, $200.50.

Anne E. Hawks, Olathe, Kan., speeding, $200.50.

Alethia D. Houle, Moose Lake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Shane L. Hughes, Eau Claire, speeding, $200.50.

Steven M. Jacobson, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $250.90.

Connie M. Johnson, Trego, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50; unsafe backing of vehicle, $175.30.

Jeffrey P. Jurasz, Minong, ATV operation on highways, $200.50.

Steven S. LaPorte, Trego, ATV operation on highways, $200.50.

Cindy L. Lee, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kristi A. Lytle, Ely, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

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Corinne A. Elliott, Shell Lake, underage drinking, $263.50, alcohol assessment.

Steven F. Flock, Sparta, speeding, $175.30.

Jack C. Frisinger, Barron, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Patricia A. Frisinger, Barron, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Alan R. Froemel, Willowbrook, Ill., speeding, $200.50.

Michael E. Goalen, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Lawrence J. Guibord, Hayward, speeding, $175.30.

Geoffry P. Haggen, Spooner, speeding, $175.30.

Eric H. Hansen, Elk River, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Mareen A. Hanson, Woodbury, Minn., failure to yield for yield sign, $175.30.

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Brian R. Anderson, Colfax, ATV without headgear, operating $150.10.

Kristine M. Arnold, Decatur, Ind., speeding, $250.90.

Blair M. Basten, Oneida, nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Derek J. Becker, Trego, failure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Benjamin M. Bidon, Corpus Christi, Texas, speeding, $200.50.

Robert S. Cairn Cross, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Stephanie M. Caldwell, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Dana S. Chinander, Hayward, speeding, $200.50.

Sharon L. Coffey, Iron River, speeding, $175.30.

Chrissy D. Diesterhaft, Almena, operating after rev./susp. of registration, $175.30; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Washburn County Court news

NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE WATER CUSTOMER OF THE SHELL LAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES UTILITY

This is to give you notice that the Shell Lake Municipal Utilities will file an application on July 20, 2012, with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), for authority to increase water rates. Rates for general service will increase 3.2 percent. The increase is necessary to reduce the existing dificiency in present rates.

The request is being made under Wis. Stat. 196.193. Rate increases granted under this statute do not require a public hearing. The effect of the increase for some selected customers is shown below. Public Fire Protection and Wholesale rates (if applicable) will also increase 3.2 persent.

Customer Classification

Average Residential Large Residential Commercial Public Authority Industrial

Meter Size 5/8” 3/4” 1” 1-1/2” 2”

Gallons 12,000 18,000 150,000 225,000 450,000

Existing Quarterly Rate $45.34 $59.56 $348.61 $497.99 $808.61

Revised Quarterly Rate $46.84 $61.54 $360.19 $514.42 $834.62

565444 48r This rate increase will go into effect on October 1, 2012.

If you have any questions about the rate increase, call the Shell Lake Municipal Utilities at 715-468-7679.

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Randy Larson requests a variance at 115 South Industrial Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Lot 4 Shell Lake S. Side Industrial Park, to construct an 80-ft. x 81-ft. addition that would require a reduced rear yard setback. Zoning Classification: Industrial II. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 13-1-30(c)(4).

A public hearing will be held on this matter Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 5 p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

Clint R. Stariha, Zoning Administrator 565443 48-49r WNAXLP

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Administrative/Human Resource Assistant - Part Time

Washburn County is accepting applications for a part-time (85%) Administration/Human Resource Assistant in the office of Administration/Finance/Personnel. The purpose of this position is to perform technical and administrative tasks and to maintain administration and personnel records. The duties involve considerable responsibility for assisting in the administration of the various elements of Administration, Finance, and Human Resource Departments. The individual is expected to exercise discretion, independent judgment and resourcefulness in dealing with unusual circumstances. This position provides confidential support to the Administrative Coordinator/Finance Director and the Human Resource/Benefits Director.

Approximate starting salary is $17.95 (dependent on qualifications), with excellent benefits. Selection procedure will consist of a typing exam and oral interview. Typing test for this position will be held in Rice Lake. Download an employment application and a position description from the County website at http://www.co.washburn.wi.us or contact the Washburn County Human Resource Department, P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871 (Ph. 715-468-4624, fax 715-468-4628). Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application.

Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2012.

“EOE”.

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JOB POSTING

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The following half-time position is available in the Shell Lake School District: Half-time Elementary Special Education Aide Start Date: 2012-13 School Year.

Description: This is a half-time elementary position with the School District of Shell Lake. Duties include assisting special education staff and working with students. Candidates must possess or obtain a Wisconsin license through D.P.I. as a Special Education Aide.

To apply: Interested applicants are to send the following: - Letter of application - Resume - Letter of reference - Copy of current WI Special Education Aide license.

Candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check, drug screen and medical exam.

Application Deadline: July 30, 2012.

Submit application materials to: Mrs. Kimberly Osterhues, Elementary Principal School District of Shell Lake 271 Hwy. 63 S. Shell Lake, WI 54871 The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

JOB POSTING

Elementary Education Teacher

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The following position is available in the Shell Lake School District: Elementary Education Teacher This 100% F.T.E. elementary teaching position will start with the 2012/2013 school year. Wisconsin D.P.I. license is required.

To apply: Applicants must send the following: • Letter of application • Resume • D.P.I. license • Three letters of recommendation • Copy of official transcripts Successful applicant must pass a criminal background check, drug screen and required medical exam.

Start Date: 2012-13 school year Application Deadline: August 3, 2012 Submit application materials to: Mrs. Kimberly Osterhues, Elementary Principal School District of Shell Lake 271 Hwy. 63 Shell Lake, WI 54871 The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

Notices

(July 18, 25, Aug. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. as servicer for Bank of New York as Trustee for the Benefit of Alternative Loan Trust 2007-7T2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-7T2 Plaintiff vs.

ROSS A. SCHLIESMANN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case No.: 08 CV 236 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 23, 2009, in the amount of $588,653.31, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 15, 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 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land in Government Lots 1 and 2, and in lands not part of the U.S. Public Land Survey, Section 3, Township 37 North, Range 10 West, and in the SE1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 10 West, Town of Birchwood, Washburn County, Wisconsin, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Quarter Corner to Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 10 West and Section 3, Township 37 North, Range 10 West and Section 3, Township 37 North, Range 10 West, marked by a 2-1/2” brass-capped iron pipe; thence N 64 Degrees 55’03”W, 715.83 Feet to the place of beginning. Thence S36 Degrees 12’11”W, 818.88 Feet to a 1” iron pipe near the North Shore of Nick Lake; thence N39 Degrees 34’57”W, 257.90 Feet along the lake to a 1” iron pipe; thence leaving the lake N36 Degrees 12’11”E, 448.96 Feet to a 1” iron pipe; thence N27 Degrees 36’35”E, 410.00 Feet to a 1” iron pipe; thence S 28 Degrees 01’48”E, 181.15 Feet to a 1” iron pipe; thence S46 Degrees 04’54”E, 149.48 Feet to the place of beginning.

Including also all lands lying between the lakeshore meander line and Nick Lake.

Surveyor’s-Certificate I, Stuart L. Foltz, Registered Land Surveyor #S-1170, hereby certify that we have surveyed the above-described property; that this plat is an accurate survey and a true representation thereof, and correctly shows the exterior boundary lines and the correct measurements thereof; that we have made such survey by the order of Ross Schliesmann, and that we have complied with Chapter 236.34 of the Wisconsin Statutes. A lso known as: Parcel 1 of C.S.M. No. 3464 Recorded on July 25, 2006, as Document No. 319583.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: W1129 Peufald Road, Birchwood, WI 54817.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-010-2-37-1003-5-05-002-001010.

Dated this 3rd day of July, 2012. /s/Sheriff Terry Dryden Washburn County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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 that purpose. 1952515

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HEARING NOTICE - VARIANCE REQUEST CITY OF SHELL LAKE

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wcregisteronline.com (July 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Terry G. Groves Order Setting Time to Hear Petition for Administration and Deadline for Filing Claims (Formal Administration) Case No. 12PR36 A petition for formal administration was filed.

THE COURT FINDS: The decedent, with date of birth January 30, 1948, and date of death April 22, 2012, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N1745 Co. Hwy. M, Sarona, WI 54870.

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The petition be heard at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, before Circuit Court Judge Eugene D. Harrington on August 6, 2012, at 9 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The petition may be granted if there is no objection.

2. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 6, 2012.

3. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Box 339, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

4. Heirship will be determined at the hearing on petition for final judgment.

5. Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715-4684688 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Eugene D. Harrington Circuit Court Judge June 27, 2012 Kathryn zumBrunnen Box 96 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-3174 Bar #1016913 564480 WNAXLP

HEARING NOTICE CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP CITY OF SHELL LAKE

John & Jane Lokken, 324 Hewitt St., Eau Claire, WI 54703, and Christopher & Jackie Guibert, 8825 Pine Crest Lake NW, Rochester, MN 55901, request approval of a certified survey map to divide Lot 1, CSM V 6 P 244, V 155 P 691 & V 384 P 405, City of Shell Lake into two separate parcels containing approximately 1.065 acres each.

A public hearing will be held on this matter Monday, August 6, 2012, at 5:20 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 501 First Street, Shell Lake, WI. Clint R. Stariha, Zoning Administrator 565509 48-49r

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLOODPLAIN ZONING ORDINANCE - CITY OF SHELL LAKE

Public Notice is given to all persons of the City of Shell Lake that a public hearing will be held at 5:15 p.m., on Monday, August 6, 2012, at the Council Chambers, City Hall, 501-1st Street, Shell Lake 54871, to solicit comments on proposed floodplain zoning ordinance revisions that are required by state and federal law. A copy of the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance is available for review at Shell Lake City Hall, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in floodplain areas and will govern uses permitted in mapped floodplains. Activities such as dredging, filling, excavating and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be restricted according to which flood zone the property is in.

All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Written comments may be submitted to: Brad Pederson, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871. If you have questions, call City Hall at 715-468-7679.

565373 48-49r WNAXLP Bradley A. Pederson, City Administrator

RECYCLING DAY TOWN OF BASHAW Notice is hereby given that the Bashaw town board shall hold a recycling day on Saturday, July 28, 2012, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Northwest Regional Planning in Spooner, WI. Each household will be able to bring a maximum of 12 items that fall under the category of tires, fluorescent bulbs, oil filters, computers, TVs, VCRs, DVD or DVR players. Appliances that will be free of charge and not included in the limit of 12 per household are: refrigerators, humidifiers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, microwaves, residential furnaces, water softeners, trash compactors and garbage disposals. Each household will be asked to provide proof of residency.

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Learning that is fun

Madeline Naglosky and Rhianna Johnson are racking their brains learning new words playing the game UpWords. It is a 3-D Scrabble-type game.

The sidewalk graffiti artists in Christi Alt’s paint and craft class are back row (L to R): Marcus Warren, Trinity Campbell, Makenna Anderson, Alt, and Haelyn Eggert, with Tayla Lundberg in the front.

Exploring the world through books are the students in Judy Ricci’s reading class (L to R): Madeline Naglosky, Hannah Schultz, Rayna Lundberg, Abbie Anderson, Rhianna Johnson and Ethan Lyga.

Photos by Larry Samson

The students in Chrissy Taylor’s Laker Leader class spent part of their morning on Monday, July 9, picking up litter in the Shell Lake Memorial Park. Shown (L to R): Elle Nelson, Zach Jensen, Chris Crowell, Tyson Wilmot, Wade Maresh, Anna Mikula, Breeana Monson, Opal Warren, Ivy Morrison, Elizabeth Fogelberg and Taylor. The class is designed to promote leadership and civic responsibilities.

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People you should know

“I was born in Spooner on Aug. 11, 1976, and have lived in Washburn County ever since. I graduated from Spooner High School in 1995, and then went to WITC in Rice Lake for the police science program and graduated from CVTC in 1997 with an associate degree in police science. I then went through Wisconsin basic police recruit in 1997 and I started work as a part-time police officer for the city of Spooner. In 1998 I started working for the city of Hayward as a part-time police officer. In 1999, I started working for the village of Minong as a part-time officer and then in 2000 I was hired on as a full-time officer for the village of Minong. Then in February of 2001, I was hired as a full-time police officer for the city of Spooner. I was also a member of the Washburn County SRT for a few years.

“I have three children: Nicholas who is 10, Rebecka who is 7, and Hunter who is 4.

“I enjoy all outdoor activities, I hunt, fish and trap, ride ATV and I get to do all these activities with my children and family. With all these outdoor activities I don’t spend much time indoors so I don’t watch much for TV or many

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“I also enjoy riding my Harley when I have time.”

DeWayne Olson is not only humble but an officer, and one who has a familiar smile to many.

Full name, age: DeWayne W. Olson, 35.

Family: Three children, Nicholas, Rebecka and Hunter.

Occupation: Police officer.

Washburn County resident since: 1976; Hobbies/interests: Anything outdoors.

My favorite sport to play: Deer hunting.

Favorite sport to watch: Football.

Place I would most like to visit: Alaska.

Dinner companion, dead or alive: I am not into having dinner with famous people.

The person I most admire: I admire lots of different people.

Best movie I ever saw: I don’t spend much time watching movies.

Favorite TV show: Don’t have one.

Music I listen to: Metal.

Favorite dish: Fish.

Last book I read: In high school.

My first job was: Dishwasher.

My friends would describe me as: I don’t know what they would say.

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SUPERIOR - UW-Superior library employees are working to save their books. Most of the 200,000-volume collection was damaged at the Jim Dan Hill Library during last month’s flood. While the library is locked and being cleaned, the library books have taken up a new residence. Now instead of taking up three floors in its own building, the entire library is in a single computer lab. Cataloger Janet Baltes says it is difficult in the cramped area.

The staff is trying to update the catalog of books, which library acquisitions worker Beverly Sturgis says took a long time to develop. “It was very hard,” she says. “Buying books is done one title at a time. You get a personal relationship with every book, I think, as you go through it; it is not like you buy a box of assorted books.”

Senior student Hannah Pickett of Superior also works at the Jim Dan Hill Library. She says the basement of the library carried a large assortment of books, and losing them is very difficult. “I love books,” she says. “It is interesting because there were so many different topics down there that you would just discover a new thing every day. Just browsing through the books, being so close to the books, having to reshelf them; one day I was reshelving books on the ancient history of Rome. Then the next day, I would be looking at quantum physics books or having to reshelf a variety of books down there.”

Some of the damaged books may be converted into e-books, which are books available online and through e-readers, while the rest of the 200,000 books may be recovered through a freezedrying process. But for now, the click and clack of keyboards and the glow of computer monitors is where they call home.